"Find out just what the people will submit to and you have found
out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon
them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words
or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the
endurance of those whom they oppress." -- Frederick Douglass
- [Frederick Baily] (1818-1895), escaped slave, Abolitionist, author,
editor of the North Star and later the New National Era August 4, 1857
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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 corporate machine 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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Libya - The Other Side of the Coin
By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
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A Secret License to Kill
By David Cole
Imagine that Russia started killing individuals living in the
United States with remote-controlled drone missiles, and argued that it
was justified in doing so because it had determined, in secret, that
they posed a threat to Russia's security.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29168.htm
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U.S. Republicans submit resolution giving Israel right to annex West Bank
By Natasha Mozgovaya
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Why the Middle East Will Never Be the Same Again
By Robert Fisk
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Abused and Tortured
Jose Padilla and How American Justice Functions
By Glenn Greenwald
America is plagued by a two-tiered justice system in which
political and financial elites enjoy virtually absolute immunity for
even the most egregious of crimes, while ordinary Americans (and
especially fully stigmatized ones like Padilla) are subject with few
defenses to the world's largest and one of its most merciless systems
of punishment.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29167.htm
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Troy Davis Execution:
Georgia Pardons Board Denies Plea For Clemency
By Ed Pilkington
Amnesty International's US branch, that has championed the case,
said: "Allowing a man to be sent to death under an enormous cloud of
doubt about his guilt is an outrageous affront to justice. The case
against Davis unraveled long ago."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29169.htm
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US Poverty Report
By Braden Goyette
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The Truth about 'Class War' in America
By Richard Wolff
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Welcome To The USA
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Arrested
Video
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A Revolutionary Idea for a Revolutionary Time:
A Plan of Action for the Global Political Awakening
By Andrew Gavin Marshall
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20 Shiite Muslim pilgrims killed in southwestern Pakistan:
Gunmen opened fire on a bus in Pakistan's southwestern province of
Baluchistan in a suspected sectarian attack on Tuesday, killing around
20 Shiite Muslim pilgrims traveling to Iran, police said.
http://bit.ly/n7mcPP
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Eighteen "militants", one Pak security personnel killed in Orakzai clashes:
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4 killed in Peshawar blast:
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Afghan Policeman, 3 Civilians Killed in Northern Afghanistan:
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Former Afghan president reportedly killed:
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Third day of violence leaves 12 dead in Yemen:
Clashes intensified on Tuesday between forces loyal to Yemeni
President Ali Abduallah Saleh and army defectors, leaving at least 12
people killed.
http://bit.ly/n5p1cj
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Yemen unrest: 'Ceasefire' halts fighting in Sanaa:
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Yemen on the verge of a humanitarian disaster, UNICEF warns:
Yemen remains on the verge of a humanitarian disaster, with rates
of malnutrition that are among the highest in the world especially
among children in communities displaced by conflict across the country,
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported today.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39622&Cr=yemen&Cr1=
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Five killed in Syria as rebels struggle to organise :
"Five residents, including a woman, were shot dead yesterday by
security forces, who have been conducting a sweep in Houla since
Sunday," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement.
http://bit.ly/oZ0ET3
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Iraq violence leaves five dead:
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Suicide bombers kill Sunni 'Awakening' leader in Iraq: -
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Gaddafi :Transitional council of Libya 'void and illegitimate' Video and transcript:
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Libyan militias amass weapons:
At a huge weapons depot in the Libyan capital, flat-bed trucks line
up to be piled high with land mines, rockets and shells, before being
driven off into the western mountains.
http://wapo.st/ny5Jd7
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African Union recognises Libya's NTC:
The African Union (AU) recognised the National Transitional Council
(NTC) as Libya's de facto government on Tuesday, removing another
piece of diplomatic support for ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi.
http://reut.rs/qtzNhY
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Suspend Libya relations, US to Kenya :
Kenya has rejected a bid by the United States government to
pressure Nairobi into kicking out Libyan diplomats loyal to the Gadaffi
regime. The us wants Kenya establish diplomatic relations with the
rebel transitional national congress.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAYi5X0bgJU&feature=fvwrel
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US, Israeli military chiefs meet: -
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Official: Palestine has 7 votes in Security Council:
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Report: UN vote on Palestinian statehood might be delayed for weeks:
Sources say a 'silent agreement' exists among Western powers to act to postpone the Security Council vote.
http://bit.ly/np9vKU
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US senators urge African leaders on Palestinian vote:
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IDF oversees NATO emergency drill:
Equipped with vast experience and knowledge, representatives of
Home Front Command, Magen David Adom, Israel police and Health Ministry
train, critique and grade over 1,000 soldiers, rescue personnel from
dozens of countries, including Turkey
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4124645,00.html
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The coming Republican push on Iran:
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UK complicity in Iran terrors exposed:
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has exposed the depth
of British spying apparatus's involvement in assassination plots
against Iranian nuclear scientists.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/200250.html
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'Iran designs system superior to S-300':
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Al-Jazeera Top Officials Resign for fabricating news on Syria: -
Director-General of al-Jazeera Satellite Channel, Waddah Khanfar,
resigned on Tuesday after he was found directly in contact with the US
intelligence as well as fabricating news on the events in Syria, Yemen
and Libya.
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/09/20/370553.htm
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In case you missed it:
Explosive Wikileaks US Cable:
Al Jazeera Deletes Content that Disturb US Government: A
confidential US cables from US embassy in Doha, reveals that Al Jazeera
Managing Director Wadah Khanfar has agreed to US government request to
delete and altar website content that "disturb" the US government
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29104.htm
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Bolivian President Morales asks SouthAm bloc to 'decertify' US:
Morales accused the United States of being the root cause of the international drug trade as a leading consumer of cocaine.
http://wapo.st/pXSVtk
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U.S.-Canada Perimeter Security and the Consolidation of North America:
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Three Quarters of "Homeland Security" Grant Money Goes to Jewish Causes:
There's good reason for the Jewish community to be proud. A Forward
analysis of the 995 grants distributed through the national program
from 2007 to 2010 found that 734, or 73.7%, went to Jewish
organizations. DHS announced its grants for 2011 in late August, and
here, too, Jewish groups were the big winners, with 81% of those
awards.
http://forward.com/articles/142542/
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Keiser Report: Dollar-Trapped : Video:
This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss Babyface
Bernanke, Eurotarp and 'rogue traders.' In the second half of the show
Max talks to Bill Still, director of The Money Masters & The Secret
of Oz, about Fort Knox, state banks and monetary reform.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrSWpmtm0kY&feature=player_embedded#!
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US economy may be weak 'for years to come': IMF:
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Food Inflation Reaches "Quite Concerning" Levels In Houston:
Our pricing survey in Houston once again showed further price
increases coming through to retail. Our average basket is now up over
9% in about a year and increased +1.5% since our last visit to the
market in July.
http://read.bi/qPKjSQ
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Inside the Trillion-Dollar Underground Economy Keeping Many Americans (Barely) Afloat in Desperate Times:
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
RFE/RL Headlines
9/20/2011 9:00:25 PM
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Features
UN's Special Rapporteur To Iran 'Fully Aware Of Daunting Task Ahead'
A career politician from the Maldives who was a key architect of the
remote archipelago's democratic reforms has taken on an extraordinarily
challenging task: acting as the UN's first special rapporteur on human
rights to Iran since 2002.
More
Politics Lurks Behind Iranian Banking Scandal
Iran has been rocked by one of the world's largest banks frauds, with
over $2.5 billion believed to have been stolen. The political
repercussions of the scandal could be equally far-reaching, with a top
ally of the Iranian president suspected of being involved.
More
Iran's Naval-Gazing More Political Than Military
Tehran is talking up its naval capabilities and vowing to deploy its
ships far from home waters. Analysts say the real thrust of Iran's new
strategy is more political than military.
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News
U.S. Expects More 'Audacious' Taliban
The head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said he believes that U.S.
and Afghan troops must adapt their tactics to prepare for more audacious
attacks by the Taliban.
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Afghan Peace Council Head Rabbani Killed
Afghan police say the chairman of the country's High Peace Council,
former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, has been killed in a suicide
attack at his home in Kabul.
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Russia Guilty Of 'Violations' In Yukos Case
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia's government
committed violations in its legal proceedings against the Yukos oil
company. But the Strasbourg-based court said there was no evidence the
tax-evasion charges against the former oil giant were politically
motivated.
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From Our Bureaus
Ukraine TV Journalists Protest Closures
Several dozen Ukrainian journalists have gathered at the Kharkiv mayor's
office to protest the closure of local television channels
More
Sanjar Bakiev Moved To Bishkek Jail
Kyrgyz officials say former President Kumanbek Bakiev's nephew has been
transferred from a labor camp in southern Kyrgyzstan to a detention
center in Bishkek because of alleged death threats.
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Ukraine Veterans Protest Benefit Cuts
KYIV -- Thousands of veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War and participants
in the Chornobyl nuclear disaster clean-up protested in Kyiv on
September 20 against a bill that would eliminate many of their social
benefits, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
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'Favoritism' In Russian Oscar Selection
A prominent Russian film director has called for changes in the
composition of the country's "Oscar Committee" because its members "are
dependent" on director Nikita Mikhalkov.
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Jailed Belarus Journalist Loses Appeal
A journalist for a top Polish daily convicted in Belarus of defaming President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has lost his appeal.
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Estonia Deports Uzbek Who Swam From Russia
Estonia has deported an Uzbek asylum seeker who swam across a river from Russia to reach the Baltic country.
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Nagorno-Karabakh Holds Elections
Voters in the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh have
voted to elect local government bodies in the capital, Stepanakert, and
more than 200 other communities.
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Kazakhs To Sell Gas To Kyrgyz After Uzbekistan Raises Price
An agreement under which Kazakhstan will supply Kyrgyzstan with 300
million cubic meters of natural gas in exchange for water is contingent
upon the cooperation of transit country Uzbekistan.
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Transmission
The King's Speech: Can Just Anyone Talk Like Belarus's President?
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, notorious for his maladroit
phrasing and a hit-or-miss commitment to grammar, has long enchanted the
public with his official utterances. So when he debuted some colorful
phrases during a speech earlier his year, Alyaksey Paulouski very
reasonably wanted to know: What do those words mean? Can I use them
myself?
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The Power Vertical
A Requiem For Managed Pluralism?
It is hard to look at Right Cause's public meltdown last week as
anything other than an unmitigated disaster for the Kremlin's political
managers.
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Persian Letters
Ahmadinejad's 'Deviant Current' Heads To UN
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is on his way to New York to attend
the UN General Assembly, accompanied by his wife and his close circle
of advisers, including controversial aide Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei,
Iranian news agencies reported.
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Chaikhana
Nazarbaev's Fairy-Tale Life
If sycophancy toward the Kazakh president really exists -- as many claim
-- the author of a series of fairy tales takes it a step farther.
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Commentary
How the Palestinian Statehood Bid May Backfire
The Palestine Authority's efforts to obtain full UN membership could
make the existing political situation in the country even more
difficult.
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Sherwood Ross
Why America Needs To Dismantle Its Security Apparatus
The
best way for America to become more secure may well be to dismantle its
vast security apparatus. This means eliminating the Department of
Homeland Security, closing down our 800 military bases on foreign soil,
and slashing armaments spending by the War Department, the one
euphemistically called the Department of Defense but which is, in fact,
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Veterans Today
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Sept. 19, 2011
Compton Construction, Bumpus Mills, Tenn. (W9126G-11-D-0064); Au Authum
Ki, Chandler, Ariz. (W9126G-11-D-0063); Small Business Group, Inc.,
Summerville, S.C. (W9126G-11-D-0062); and GSC Construction, Augusta, Ga.
(W9126G-11-D-0061), were awarded a $263,000,000 firm-fixed-price
multiple-award-task-order contract. »» |
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Veterans Today
CBC and Pacifica Disgraced by Kay
Pacifica
and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have joined forces in
featuring Jonathan Kay in 9/11/11 coverage aimed at renewing the
psychological warfare essential to the invasions, torture, Genocide,
illegal occupations and Islamophobia characterizing the 9/11 wars. »» |
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Veterans Today
Veterans Week Celebration Set
In
recognition of Veteran's Day 2011, which takes place on Friday,
November 11, Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center will host an
eight-day-long celebration, paying tribute to Veterans. Many events are
open to the community. »» |
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