"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." - Winston Churchill
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"The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted." - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,780www.icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,536
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The Saudi Arabian Moment
By Lawrence Davidson
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Gaza and American 'Security'
By Ray McGovern
The United States is widely seen as responsible for Israel's
aggressive behavior, which is hardly surprising. It is no secret that
Israel enjoys financial ($3 billion per year), military and virtually
unquestioned political support from Washington. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28374.htm
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Nato Air strike On Civilians in Tripoli:
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Waging Another Unconstitutional War
By Ralph Nader
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Those Libyan Atrocities: Do They Really Stand Up?
By Patrick Cockburn
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There Was No Libyan Peaceful Protest, Just Murderous Gangs and Nic Robertson
By Jay Janson
This latest war would seem far fetched, but for CNN boldly leading
enough of the rest of corporate owned Western media in public deception
with repeating war-justifying sound-bites colored by almost obvious
psyops of "now you see it, now you don't' film shots. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28376.htm
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Conspiracy Theory
By Paul Craig Roberts
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This Hero Didn't Stand a Chance
By Chris Hedges
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America for Sale
By Dylan Ratigan
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The Truth About the Economy
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Pakistan: 25 insurgents, four soldiers killed in clashes:
Sources said security forces, backed by gunship helicopters and jet
fighters, launched an operation against the militants in Baizai, a
remote subdivision of Mohmand Agency bordering Afghanistan. http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?240555
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US Kills 11 People in Pakistan:
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Protests against American drone attacks in northern Pakistan:
Hundreds of armed tribesmen gathered in North Waziristan on Monday
to protest against deadly drone strikes, chanting "Death to America"
and "Stop the drone attacks. http://tgr.ph/k5EJj3
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8 NATO occupation force troopers killed in 1 day in Afghanistan:
The latest death brings the total to 38 NATO service members killed so far this month http://tgr.ph/k5EJj3
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Rocket attacks in Afghan border village kill six civilians:
Six Afghan civilians were killed and six were injured Monday in
rocket attacks in a border village between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a
senior Afghan police official said. http://bit.ly/iZDlEr
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Afghan suicide blast kills Kunduz 3 civilians:
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Forces kill "rogue" Afghan soldier who killed Aussie:
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U.S. Ambassador Responds to Karzai's Criticisms:
"When Americans, who are serving in your country at great cost - in
terms of life and treasure - hear themselves compared with occupiers,
told that they are only here to advance their own interest and likened
to the brutal enemies of the Afghan people," the ambassador said, "my
people, in turn, are filled with confusion and grow weary of our effort
here." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/world/asia/20afghanistan.html?hp
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24 killed in clashes in south Yemen:
At least seven soldiers were killed on Monday during fighting with
"al-Qaida militants" in Yemen' s southern province of Abyan, a local
army officer told Xinhua. Meanwhile, 17 "al-Qaida militant" were killed
by the army forces on Sunday clashes, the country's defense ministry
said. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1894020.html
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US investigators reportedly say Yemen's Saleh hit by advanced US-made missile:
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Yemeni President to return to Sanaa Friday - media:
"President Ali Abdullah Saleh will return from Saudi Arabia to
Yemen on Friday if no extraordinary events, hindering his return,
occur," Elaph quoted Yaser Yamani, Sanaa's deputy mayor as saying. http://en.rian.ru/world/20110620/164722600.html
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Libya: Monday: NATO killed another 13 civilians :
A NATO attack killed 13 civilians including relatives of an
official closely linked to Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi on Monday, the
Libyan government said, just one day after NATO admitted killing
civilians in a air raid on Tripoli. http://bit.ly/meUN0t
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Sunday: Nato bomb 'kills nine Libyan civilians' as stray air strike is blamed on 'system failure':
Nato admitted on Sunday that its weapons destroyed a house in
Tripoli in an incident likely to sow new doubts inside the alliance
about its mission in Libya. http://bit.ly/kROw9t
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NATO admits Libyan civilians killed in botched air strike:
Libyan officials said the blast flattened a two-storey house, killing two children and seven adults. http://bit.ly/mFpZfE
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Video: : Nato air strike on civilians in Tripoli:
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GOP splitting over U.S. role in Libya and Afghanistan:
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House May Vote This Week on Money for Libya Strikes:
The House appears likely to vote this week on a measure that would
limit financing for the American military efforts in Libya, using the
chamber's appropriations power to push back against the White House,
which did not seek Congressional authorization for the mission. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/world/africa/20powers.html?_r=2
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2 killed, 6 wounded in Baghdad violence:
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Missing Iraq cash 'as high as $18bn':
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Where's our missing $17bn?
Iraq demands return of oil money 'stolen by U.S. institutions after 2003 invasion' http://bit.ly/jbgRuv
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Brian Haw gave his life for peace: Tony Benn:
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U.S. Mayors Pass Resolution To Bring 'War Dollars' Home :
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Assad Admits Innocent People Killed:
Al-Assad said, "The state must be attentive to the needs of its
citizens, and most of the Syrian people - those who took to the streets
and those who stayed at home - have needs to which the state must be
attentive. At the same time, there was a minority which tried to bring
the majority to confrontation with the state." http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/213170
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Syria's Assad offers dialogue, rejects 'chaos':
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EU plans to slap Syria with more sanctions:
Outraged" European foreign ministers on Monday prepared to beef up
sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad as Britain demanded he "reform
or step aside". http://bit.ly/ifM66G
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Medvedev opposes Libya-style resolution on Syria:
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Russia to urge Syria opposition to talk to government:
Russia will call on the Syrian opposition to negotiate with the
ruling authorities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on
Monday. Representatives of the Syrian opposition will visit Moscow for
talks on June 27 http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110620/164722821.html
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Bahraini leadership faces new claims that torture took place in hospital:
Human rights group says suspected protesters - and doctors and nurses who treated them - have been systematically abused http://ind.pn/iyMH4c
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Leadership row delays Palestinian unity govt:
A meeting in Cairo on Tuesday between Palestinian president Mahmoud
Abbas, who heads Fatah, and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal has been
postponed due to Hamas opposition to the reappointment of
Western-backed economist Salam Fayyad, they said. http://bit.ly/jrIMs7
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US: Israeli missile defense system can protect our Mideast bases:
Head of the Pentagon's missile defense system says Israel's Iron
Dome and Arrow systems will be integrated into a regional defense
array. http://bit.ly/lmlpKw
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'Israel punishes ex-spy chief over Iran':
According to Israel's Channel 2, Dagan was asked to surrender his
diplomatic passport "after he publicly criticized [Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Israeli Defense Minister Ehud] Barak
for their stance on Iran." http://www.presstv.ir/detail/185472.html
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U.N. Reports Steady Rise of Refugees:
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IMF: Eurozone crisis poses global threat:
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Power cuts hit Greece as protests grow:
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Thousands protest against government austerity measures in Greece:
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Spanish Revolution?
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Middle-class worker loyalty to employers on decline:
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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