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"Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." - John Maynard Keynes
"All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but that once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force." - George Orwell
"When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty." - Anonymous
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Op-Ed Articles
The Folly of Sanctions
By Ron Paul
Target Iran: Washington's Countdown to War
By Tom Burghardt
Obama Fulfilling the Neocon Dream
Mass Regime Change in Muslim World?
Glenn Greenwald
UN Report on Syria:
Based on Witness Accounts..... OUTSIDE of Syria
By Tony Cartalucci
Republicans and Israel: Too Much Love Can Kill You
By Chemi Shalev
Unknown Snipers and Western Backed Regime Change
Death Squads in the Service of Western Intelligence
By Gearóid Ó Colmáin
U.S. Intervention in the Middle East
By ICH
This partial chronology of U.S. intervention in the Middle East illustrates the lengths to which the U.S. power structure has gone to gain and maintain U.S. domination of the Middle East--a region considered key to the U.S.'s standing as an imperialist world power. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6308.htm
Iran Contra at 25
Reagan and Bush 'Criminal Liability' Evaluations
By The National Security Archive
Dead Afghan Kids Still Not Newsworthy
By Peter Hart
Back in March, we wondered when U.S. corporate news outlets would find U.S./NATO killing of Afghan kids newsworthy. Back then, it was nine children killed in a March 1 airstrike. This resulted in two network news stories on the evening or morning newscasts, and two brief references on the PBS NewsHour. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29847.htm
Darwinian Stupidity
By Richard Schwartzman
The New Authoritarianism
From Decaying Democracies to Technocratic Dictatorships and Beyond
By James Petras
We delineate a two-stage process of political regression. The first stage involves the transition from a decaying democracy to an oligarchical democracy; the second stage currently unfolding in Europe involves the transition from oligarchical democracy to colonial-technocratic dictatorship. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29848.htm
No to Co-Option
MoveOn is the Opposite of the Occupy Movement
By Kevin Zeese
Secret Fed Loans Helped Banks Net $13 Billion
By Bob Ivry, Bradley Keoun and Phil Kuntz
Fitch Drops U.S. Debt Outlook To Negative
By Kevin Carmichael
"How Could This Happen in America?"
Why Police Are Treating Americans Like Military Threats
By William Hogeland
"I'll Occupy"
The 99% is Pissed and We Will Not Be Dismissed!
Song and Video
American Deceptionalism
By Paul Rosenberg
The End of Poverty?
Documentary
Filmmaker Philippe Diaz examines the history and impact of economic inequality in the third world, and makes the compelling argument that it's not an accident or simple bad luck that has created a growing underclass around the world. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29844.htm
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| Hard News
US kills 18 people in Somalia:
According to a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) officer, the incident occurred in an al-Shabab training camp in the town of Badade.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/212652.html
17 killed, MP wounded in Iraq attacks:
At least 17 people were killed and more than 50 wounded, among them an Iraqi member of parliament, on Monday in a wave of bloody attacks mainly in and around Baghdad, security officials and an MP said. http://bit.ly/tLSp73
US refuses to apologise for Pakistan air strike that killed 24 soldiers:
Closing the border crossings will halt almost half of supplies for the Nato-led force, including British troops. http://tgr.ph/vmAy5h
Pakistan: CIA 'Black Night' out to fuel sectarian strife in Muharram:
The intelligence agencies have raised fears of terrorism across the country as a CIA-backed squad has been tasked to carry out terrorists activities to stoke sectarian strife during Muharram. http://bit.ly/tcObuI
Violation of Pak sovereignty not acceptable: China, Russia: China expressed deep shock and strong concern over the incident and extended condolences to the aggrieved families. He said that Pakistan's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected http://bit.ly/uHWIpd
'Bugsplat': The ugly US drone war in Pakistan: It's time for the US to re-examine the consequences of its dehumanising, deadly attacks in Pakistan. http://bit.ly/sI9Non
Pakistan says Supply line permanently stopped: Malik: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday said the Nato supply line had not been suspended but permanently stopped, making it clear that containers that had been stopped would not be allowed to cross the Pak-Afghan border. http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/11/28/179611.html
US general orders troops retrained after 7 Afghan civilians killed : The top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan has ordered retraining of coalition forces after seven civilians were killed in a military operation last week in the southern part of the country, coalition officials said Tuesday. http://wapo.st/t6TG1I
Syrian "rebel" ambush kill 3 soldiers:
"Rebel" forces ambushed an army vehicle in northern Syria on Tuesday, killing three soldiers and capturing two others, Syrian human rights observers said. http://bit.ly/uSZRnL
Presstitute alert: ...
West demands Security Council action on Syria: The United States and Germany on Monday led Western calls for the divided UN Security Council to act on Syria's deadly assault against protests after UN investigators said crimes against humanity had been committed. http://bit.ly/uSZRnL
Dark clouds of war shrouding Syria: As a latest sign of Western intervention, the nuclear aircraft-carrier USS George HW Bush has reportedly anchored off Syria. The ship is capable of carrying up to 70 aircraft, including 48 attack jets. The aircraft-carrier is escorted by a group of vessels which contains a destroyer. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2011-11/28/c_131274625.htm
Russia's NATO envoy to visit China, Iran over missile defense:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev outlined on Wednesday a series of possible "appropriate measures" if missile defense talks between Moscow and Washington result in failure, including the deployment of "advanced offensive weapon systems" targeting the European component of the missile defense network. http://en.rian.ru/world/20111128/169117562.html
Iran inks payback law to expel British ambassador:
A bill to downgrade Iran's ties with Britain got final approval on Monday a day after parliament approved the measure compelling the government to expel the British ambassador http://bit.ly/uPv6qb
Iran regrets some protesters' actions: Iran's Foreign Ministry has expressed regret over the "unacceptable actions" of a number of protesters during Iranian students' gathering in front of Britain's embassy in Tehran.
Gingrich calls for bombing Iran refineries:
The former House speaker opined that the US could break Iran within a year with "cutting off the gasoline supply to Iran and then, frankly, sabotaging the only refinery they have." http://www.presstv.ir/detail/212631.html
Evangelicals Flocking Toward Newt Gingrich: How the religious right is learning to love the adulterous, thrice-married former speaker. http://bit.ly/tjINQh
Pregnant New York Times Journalist, Strip Searched By Israeli Soldiers : Israel's Defense Ministry apologized Monday for the treatment of a pregnant American news photographer who said she was strip searched and humiliated by Israeli soldiers during a security check. http://huff.to/sXkaEm
Saudi regime increases troops in Qatif:
Over the past several days, Saudi security forces have killed five protesters and injured many others in the Eastern Province. The funerals for the victims have usually turned to demonstrations with protesters chanting slogans against the Al Saud regime.
Libya says ex-deputy PM suspect in general's killing: - Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Monday a former NTC deputy prime minister was suspected of involvement in the killing of one of the rebel movement's most senior military commanders. http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=27480
NATO troops shot, wounded in brutal Kosovo clashes (VIDEO): At least two Kosovan Serbs and two NATO peacekeepers were injured in a fresh wave of violence in northern Kosovo, casting doubts on whether the conflict could be resolved in the near future. http://rt.com/news/kosovo-clashes-violence-victims-421/
Feds Withholding Evidence Favorable to Bradley Manning, Lawyer Charges: The civilian lawyer for Bradley Manning, the Army private who allegedly leaked tens of thousands of classified U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks, is seeking to question the severity of the leak by requesting the government's own internal damage assessments that reportedly contradict statements that Manning irreparably damaged national security. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/manning-defense-strategy/
Internet has become 'surveillance machine': Julian Assange: The former hacker criticised journalists and the mainstream media for becoming too cosy with the powerful and secretive organisations they were supposed to be holding to account. http://bit.ly/uDG2gK
Herman Cain Reassessing Campaign Amid Allegations: An adviser to Cain said the former businessman told staff he will spend the next two days assessing his candidacy, and that he would base his decision on two factors. One, whether or not he still has enough support to go on, and two, the toll it is taking on his family. http://abcn.ws/rZHeGT
IMF drawing up £500bn package to save Italy, Spain and the euro: Any IMF involvement in European rescue packages would be partly underwritten by British taxpayers, which could leave this country liable if Italy and Spain did not repay any international loan. http://tgr.ph/vuPPb4
Death of a currency as eurogeddon approaches: It's time to think what hitherto markets have regarded as unthinkable - that the euro really is on its last legs. http://tgr.ph/vYosxe
Democrat calls for hearing on 'secret' bank loans from Federal Reserve: A top House Democrat is calling for a hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke following a report that the central bank secretly committed more than $7 trillion to save banks during the financial crisis. http://bit.ly/ucdlln
Citigroup-SEC settlement rejected by New York judge: Jed Rakoff blocks $285m CDO settlement, arguing that the deal obscured an 'overriding public interest in knowing the truth'
Who Owns Your Home?:
If the house you bought has ever been in foreclosure, there's a strong chance you have a problem. http://bit.ly/tG6nUL
U.S. to restart construction of nuclear reactors: After 34 years, the United States is expected to resume construction of nuclear reactors by the end of the year, and Toshiba will export turbine equipment for the reactors to the U.S. early next month, it was learned Saturday. http://bit.ly/rLfco4
"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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| Cost Of war
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:
4,801
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,818
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Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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