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"Can any reasonable man be well disposed toward a government which
makes war and carnage the only means of supporting itself?" -- Alexander Hamilton - (1757-1804) - Source: at the US Constitutional Convention
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"Throughout the history of the United States, war has been the
primary impetus behind the growth and development of the central state.
It has been the lever by which presidents and other national officials
have bolstered the power of the state in the face of tenacious popular
resistance." -- Bruce D. Porter - (1952- ) Professor of political science at Brigham Young University - Source: "War and the Rise of the State", 1994
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,770icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,501
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If This Is Not War, What Is?
Replacing Economic Democracy with Financial Oligarchy
By Michael Hudson
At issue is whether Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and the rest
of Europe will roll back democratic reform and move toward financial
oligarchy. The financial objective is to bypass parliament by demanding
a "consensus" to put foreign creditors first, above the economy at
large. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28245.htm
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Policymakers Have Made Another Depression Unavoidable
By Mike Whitney
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U.S. Could Be Headed for Iraq Redux
By Democracy Now!
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An Open Letter to the Troops:
You're Not Defending Our Freedoms
By Jacob Hornberger
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God Bless America. And its Bombs
By William Blum
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What Does the ICC Stand For?
By Diana Johnstone
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An Unpalatable Truth
The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism
By John Pilger
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The Most Dangerous Country in the World?
Mexico's Failed War on Drugs
By Michael McCaughan
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Calls to Legalise Cannabis and Ecstasy
By Guy Adams
A panel of world leaders called yesterday for the biggest shake-up
of drug laws in half a century. "The global war on drugs has failed,
with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the
world," declared the Global Commission on Drug Policy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28240.htm
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Tunisia finds 150 bodies from refugee vessels:
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House Rejects Bill to Defund NATO Operations in Libya:
The vote on Sherman's amendment is separate from another Libya
resolution authored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), which is expected
to come up on the House floor Friday http://bit.ly/kSUkCP
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House Passes John Boehner's Modest Libya Resolution, Defeats Dennis Kucinich's Measure to Withdraw Troops:
The House of Representatives approved a resolution declaring that
"the President has failed to provide Congress with a compelling
rationale based upon United States national security interests for
current United States military activities regarding Libya" http://abcn.ws/mIUye8
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White Propaganda:
Robert Gates: Congressional moves on Libya 'dangerous':
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, one of the administration's most
bipartisan figures, on Friday blasted House efforts to curtail U.S.
participation in the NATO campaign in Libya , warning that the move
would undermine alliances and military operations http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56110.html
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72 killed in Pakistan: :
Twenty-seven security forces personnel were confirmed dead while 45
militants were reportedly killed in Shaltalo area of a border village
in Upper Dir district on Thursday after an attack by hundreds of
militants from Afghanistan. http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?239997
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Hundreds besiege Pakistan border area for third day:
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Making peace with the Taliban? UN pressed to lift Afghan sanctions:
Britain and US accept insurgents' demand to end sanctions on ex-Taliban leaders including notorious Mohammed Qalamuddin. http://bit.ly/lBZNBI
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34 shot dead in Hama as protests sweep Syria:
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Syrian Internet Networks Shut Down as Protests Intensify:
About two-thirds of Syria's Internet networks became unreachable
today as protests against President Bashar al-Assad intensified. http://buswk.co/jBvvgZ
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Deadly bombing at Iraq mosque leaves 19 killed, 52 injured:
At least 19 people were killed and 52 injured in an explosion
targeting worshippers in a mosque in northern Iraq on Friday, police
sources said. http://bit.ly/mgFWbv
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Suicide bomber kills 5 at Iraqi hospital:
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Iraq Arrests Seen as Effort to Squelch More Protests:
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4 Killed : President Saleh and Yemeni PM wounded as clashes continue:
Four officers of the elite Republican Guard were killed when two shells crashed into the mosque, the official said. http://bit.ly/jhjm3k
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Yemen President Saleh killed-opposition TV says:
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed on Friday after an
attack on the presidential palace, Suhail, a TV station run by the
country's opposition, reported. http://reut.rs/lup4y8
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Mass funeral held in Yemen for 50 killed in violence:
Young men carried the bodies in a mass procession as Yemeni
protesters gathered in a main street in the capital ahead of Friday
prayers. http://bit.ly/msFM9s
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No proof U.S.-trained forces attack Yemen protestors - U.S.:
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Two Bahraini protesters killed:
Two Bahraini anti-government protesters have been killed over the
past 24 hours in the Persian Gulf island as Saudi-backed regime forces
continue their brutal crackdown. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/183027.html
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Bahrain police 'suppress protest':
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Palestinians cancel Naksa Day march to Israel-Lebanon "border":
Organizers say Sunday's planned march marking anniversary of 1967
war to be replaced by strikes across all 12 of Lebanon's Palestinian
refugee camps. http://bit.ly/jYGquz
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Israelis must brace for dark times:
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Get rid of Zionism :
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Jordanians demand PM's resignation:
Protesters, who took to the streets following the Friday Prayers,
accuse the government of failing to fight corruption and adopting
political and economic reforms. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/183074.html
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Controversy dogs Chomsky as he accepts Sydney Peace Prize:
In recent weeks the 82-year-old has been one of America's
most-hated men, subjected to ''obscenities, intellectual hysteria and
death threats'' over remarks following the shooting of Osama bin Laden. http://bit.ly/mjoHyR
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Army judges weigh military trials for civilians:
Three Army judges are weighing a question that hasn't cropped up in
decades: whether a civilian contractor working for the U.S. military
can be tried in a military court. The issue eventually could end up at
the Supreme Court. http://bit.ly/mvGUhJ
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Greek government to announce billions more in austerity measures:
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Stranger than fiction:
Three arrested, accused of illegally feeding homeless:
Arrest papers state that Cross, Markeson and McHenry helped feed 40
people Wednesday night. The ordinance applies to feedings of more than
25 people. http://thesent.nl/kBYNKv
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Goldman Said to Get Subpoena Over Its Role in Crisis:
The Wall Street investment bank has received a subpoena from the
office of the Manhattan district attorney, which is investigating
Goldman's role in the financial crisis, said one person familiar with
the subpoena. http://nyti.ms/miFILK
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Rich Welfare: Wanda Sykes on Bail Out for the Rich!
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Videographer At Gunpoint To Hand Over Phone:
Miami Beach police did their best to destroy a citizen video that
shows them shooting a man to death in a hail of bullets Memorial Day. http://bit.ly/kofRwp
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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