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"I
was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many
people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally
tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in
their countryare
terrorists. I tell them that I was also a terrorist yesterday, but,
today, I am admired by the very people who said I was one." - Nelson Mandela - Larry King Live, May 16, 200
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"Terrorism is the price of empire. If you do not wish to pay the price, you must give up the empire" Pat Buchanan - Where the Right Went Wrong
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"Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism." - Noam Chomsky
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Take The Pledge
"I
pledge that if any U.S. troops, contractors, or mercenaries remain in
Afghanistan on Thursday, October 6, 2011, as that occupation goes into
its 11th year, I will commit to being in Freedom Plaza in Washington,
D.C.,with
others on that day or the days immediately following, for as long as I
can, with the intention of making it our Tahrir Square, Cairo, our
Madison, Wisconsin, where we will NONVIOLENTLY resist the corporatemachine
by occupying Freedom Plaza until our resources are invested in human
needs and environmental protection instead of war and exploitation. We
can do this together. We will be the beginning."
http://october2011.org/welcome
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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,792
www.icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,718
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US Mendacity Knows No Bounds
US Says State Veto In 'Interests' of Palestinians
BY AFP
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Taking on Turkey: Israel's 'Dangerous' Game
By Ramzy Baroud
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What is the True Cost of the Afghanistan War?
By Tony Benn.
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Global Nato and the Recolonisation of Africa
Lessons From the Libyan Intervention
By Horace Campbell
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Familiar Hawks Press Obama on Iraq Withdrawal
By Jim Lobe
A
familiar group of mainly neo-conservative hawks - many of whom
championed the 2003 invasion of Iraq -released an open letter to
President Barack Obama Thursday urging him to retain a substantial
military force in
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From The Archives - September 29, 2002
The President's Real Goal in Iraq
By Jay Bookman
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America's Sham War on Terrorism
By James Bovard
Private
cars packed with dynamite are evil, while guided missiles launched
from government jet fighters that blow up cars driven by terrorist
suspects are good, regardless of how many children are in the back seat
at the
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America's Crumbling Infrastructure
By RT
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Free to Die
By Paul Krugman
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Times poll finds a souring mood among troops:
After
a decade of war in Afghanistan, many troops are losing confidence in
the long-term likelihood of success for the U.S. military mission
there, and their overall support for President Obama has slipped,
according to the latest Military Times annual reader survey.
http://bit.ly/pW1Gg3
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Glenn Greenwald: Major Discovery:
A
Purpose of the War in Afghanistan: Our invasion and occupation is what
enables the Taliban to recruit massive numbers of Afghan teenagers into
their cause. And now, we have to stay until we either kill all the
people who hate us and want us gone from their country or propagandize
deradicalize them into meekly accepting our presence.
http://bit.ly/mODLyf
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Official: US dollars ending up in Taliban hands:
U.S.
government money spent on contracts in Afghanistan is ending up in the
hands of Taliban insurgents that American troops have been fighting
for nearly a decade, and it is unlikely the flow can be shut off
completely, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday.
http://bit.ly/ocs9KR
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15 killed in Syria: Reports:
In
the central city of Homs, two demonstrators were shot dead by security
forces when several thousand people gathered to protest, activists
said.
http://bit.ly/owCeqs
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Armed men attack Syrian troops, kill 1:
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13 rebels killed as fighting rages in Kadafi's hometown:
Fighting
continued in Moammar Kadafi's hometown of Sirte on Friday, with 13
anti-government troops reported killed and at least 25 wounded.
http://lat.ms/nrXvTp
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Libya fighters forced to retreat:
Libyan
government supporters put up fierce resistance against offensives
trying to storm two strongholds today, forcing revolutionary fighters
into retreat in the mountains and turning Gaddafi's seaside home town
into a battlefield of snipers firing from mosques and heavy weapons
rattling main boulevards.
http://www.eecho.ie/news/world/libya-fighters-forced-to-retreat-520909.html
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Libyan rebel fighters regroup for new attack on Sirte :
Rebel
fighters regrouped on Friday for a new assault on Muammar Qaddafi's
hometown of Sirte, remaining upbeat despite suffering heavy losses the
previous day at the hands of the toppled tyrant's forces.
http://bit.ly/oKtaxe
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Rebel troops enter Bani Walid: Reuters witness: -
Libyan
fighters poured into a desert town held by forces loyal to Muammar
Gaddafi on Friday as explosions and gunfire echoed around the town's
hills and valleys, a Reuters reporter said.
http://yhoo.it/nab1AY
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Rampant racism:
Black migrants barred from fleeing Libya :
Libya's
National Transitional Council (NTC) wants to screen some 3,000 migrant
workers, most of whom are of sub-Saharan origin, to identify Gaddafi
mercenaries among them. They will not be allowed out of the country
until the process is completed.
https://rt.com/news/libya-black-migrants-abuse-737/
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Islamists' growing sway raises questions for Libya:
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Africa Command Learns from Libya Operations: -
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US Bombs South Somalia: :
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Yemeni troops 'fire on anti-regime demo':
Yemeni
troops opened fire Thursday on thousands of people demonstrating in
Taez for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, wounding at least
10 people, the protesters said.
http://bit.ly/oPJ67c
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Hamas, Fatah representatives meet in Gaza ahead of UN bid:
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Congress mulls closing PLO mission in Washington in light of UN bid:
Congress
considers cutting PA aid; former terrorism finance analyst at U.S.
Treasury accuses PA President Abbas of being corrupt, recommends that
Abbas presidential budget be scrutinized and power of PA PM Fayyad be
increased.
http://bit.ly/n4l3FK
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U.S. Vetoing Palestinian State It Claims to Support:
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Israel violates UNSC resolutions: UNIFIL:
UNIFIL's
political director, said on Friday that the Israeli army violates
Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity on an almost daily
basis which is against the UNSC Resolution 1701.
http://presstv.com/detail/199461.html
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WHAT!?
Saudis 'eye Pakistani nukes' to face Iran: --
Saudi
Arabia has been beefing up its military links with Pakistan to counter
Iran's expansionist plans and this reportedly includes acquiring
atomic arms from the only Muslim nuclear power or its pledge of nuclear
cover
http://bit.ly/pNc65i
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USS Cole bombing case called 'too tainted' for death penalty trial:
The
military's case against a former Saudi millionaire accused of
masterminding the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole is tainted by delay,
torture and destruction of evidence, lawyers argued Friday in a bid to
spare the Guantánamo captive a death penalty trial.
http://bit.ly/qDHw0Q
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War crimes: Dutch state found liable for 1947 massacre of 431 men and boys in Java:
SIXTY-FOUR
years after it happened, the Dutch state has been found liable for the
deaths of 431 men and boys in a massacre in the Javanese village of
Rawagede in 1947 - during a notorious "police action" by colonial troops
following Indonesia's declaration of independence two years earlier.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0916/1224304195266.html
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Washington hails NATO radar deployment deal with Turkey:
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NATO welcomes U.S.-Polish start of missile defense agreement:
The
United States will deploy elements of a missile defense shield in
Poland by 2018. The United States and Poland said in a joint statement
on Thursday that the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement of 2008 and
its Amending Protocol of 2010 on deployment of the land-based SM-3
system within Poland has entered into force, effective as of September
15, 2011.
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110916/166891921.html
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USA and NATO tighten Anaconda loop around Russia:
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Deal near on more US military access in Australia:
An
emerging defense agreement would let the U.S. expand its military
presence in Australia as the Obama administration and its allies
maneuver to counter an "increasingly assertive" China.
http://bo.st/pzPKRq
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Hacking: Met use Official Secrets Act to demand Guardian reveals sources:
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MI5 recruits "telephone spies" to listen in on London 2012 plots:
The
Security Service hopes to find candidates able to eavesdrop on
potential terrorists by getting foreign language speakers to play an
interactive "game" online.
http://bit.ly/p95O8d
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Blackberry would close UK service in unrest if ordered: -
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Stranger than fiction:
Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony?:
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1984 :
Group urges U.S. to adopt electronic ID cards for citizens:
As
the Obama administration works on a set of voluntary online
credentials for American Web surfers, some technologists say the
government should examine Estonia's mandatory electronic identification
cards as a model.
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110915_9324.php
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John Nichols: Supreme Court Blocks Rick Perry's Texecution of Inmate 'Based on the Color of His Skin':
Texas
Governor Rick Perry uses his state's reputation for killing without
question to gain applause for his presidential bid from Tea Party
audiences that cannot contain their bloodlust.
http://bit.ly/o1PJ9q
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Is China Ready To Pull The Plug?
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War good for US employment:
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Unemployment rates rose in majority of states:
Unemployment rates in August rose in 26 states, fell in 12 and remain unchanged in 12
http://yhoo.it/pSr6kJ
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High Stakes Testing in Schools: Who's Cheating Who?:
"High stakes testing was designed as a Trojan Horse for a corporate educational takeover, but packaged as a public good."
http://bit.ly/nmlDc7
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
