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"We must make clear to the Germans that the wrong for which their fallen leaders are on trial is not that they lost the war, but that they started it ":U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, U.S. representative to the International Conference on Military Trials, Aug. 12, 1945
"Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking; where it is absent, discussion is apt to become worse than useless." -- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi - (1828-1910) Russian writer Source: On Life and Essays on Religion
"This is my creed: Happiness is the only good; reason the only torch; justice the only worship, humanity the only religion, and love the only priest" -Robert G. Ingersoll
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Op-Ed Articles
ISAF Aggression Against Pakistan
By General Mirza Aslam Beg
George Orwell on the Evil Iranian Menace
By Glenn Greenwald
Iran is not Iraq
By Yvonne Ridley
From Occupation to "Occupy"
The Israelification of American Domestic Security
By Max Blumenthal
Among the most prominent Israeli government figure to have influenced the practices of American law enforcement officials is Avi Dichter, a former head of Israel's Shin Bet internal security service and current member of Knesset. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29892.htm
Are Americans in Line for Gitmo?
By Ray McGovern
Though the 9/11 attacks occurred more than a decade ago, Congress continues to exploit them to pass evermore draconian laws on "terrorism," with the Senate now empowering the military to arrest people on U.S. soil and hold them without trial, a serious threat to American liberties. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29888.htm
The Obama Regime Has No Constitutional Scruples
By Paul Craig Roberts
Legal for U.S. Govt to Execute Citizens Abroad?
By Cenk Uygur
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| Hard News
42 "insurgents" killed, 37 arrested in Afghanistan: -
Security forces during operations, in different parts of Afghanistan, have killed 42 insurgents and captured 37 more suspects over the past 24 hours, country's Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/7664944.html
4 Afghan children killed by roadside bomb:
Four Afghan children and a woman were killed Monday when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb in the country's troubled south, police said. http://bit.ly/tLTubg
Pakistan friendly fire deaths were due to "errors" by US officers:
American officers gave the wrong coordinates to their Pakistani counterparts as they sought clearance for the air strike that killed 24 friendly troops last weekend, admit officials in both countries. http://tgr.ph/uFktCY
Obama Offers 'Condolences' in Deaths of Pakistani Troops: The president's comments stopped short of a formal apology or videotaped statement to ease the public anger in Pakistan. http://nyti.ms/vq27BW
US starts vacating Shamsi airbase in Pakistan: The US on Sunday started pulling out its nationals from Shamsi airbase, reportedly used by CIA- operated drones, on the orders of Pakistan government after a deadly NATO cross-border airsrike killed 24 of its soldiers http://bit.ly/tM66UA
Car bomb kills 16, injures 31 in Iraq: A car bombing attack has killed at least 16 Shia pilgrims and wounded 31 others during a religious ceremony in the Iraqi city of Hilla, a police source says. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/213945.html
Iran shoots down US drone: Iranian military official quoted as warning of crushing response after unmanned spy plane is shot down http://bit.ly/vH4op9
US, Israel covert war against Iran suspected: report: - Many former US intelligence officials and Iran experts believe last month's explosion at a military base near Tehran was part of a covert effort by the US, Israel and other states to disable Iran's nuclear and missile programs http://f24.my/sXxr1V
Swiss reporters discredit UK embassy tale: Two Swiss reporters reveal the fabricated nature of remarks made by former British envoy to Iran Dominick Chilcott, who claimed that he and his staff suffered an ordeal when protesters entered the embassy. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/213777.html
Nine killed in new Syrian violence: Syrian security forces on Monday shot dead five civilians in Homs province, a human rights group said.: The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported mutinous soldiers killed four security force members, including an officer, at the southern protest hub of Dael in Daraa province. http://bit.ly/s7FpwJ
Syria Says It Will Allow Arab Observer Mission: Syria said Monday it would allow in an Arab mission of military and civilian observers to oversee the implementation of an Arab League peace plan that Damascus agreed to last month to end nearly nine months of violence there. http://nyti.ms/uVDh0J
Report: Syria carried out large military exercises: The Syrian army has carried out military maneuvers that included test-firing of missiles and operations by its ground and air forces "similar to a real battle," state-run media reported Monday dpa reported http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1965553.html
Qatar is Arming, Funding Armed Groups in Syria: Russia Today TV on Monday said that Qatar is providing weapons to the armed groups in Syria and providing financial funding for them, according to intelligence and media reports. http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/12/05/386154.htm
Russia downgrades relations with Qatar over attack on ambassador: Airport security and customs officials beat up Russian Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko and two other Russian diplomats on November 29 in an attempt to seize the diplomatic dispatch the ambassador was carrying on a return trip from Jordan. http://en.ria.ru/russia/20111205/169361690.html
Yemeni president hands over power, but little changes: More than a week after President Ali Abdullah Saleh handed over authority to his vice president, the autocrat still exerts enormous presidential power, issuing decrees and engaging with world leaders. His family still controls the security forces, which activists say have continued to kill and arrest protesters. His portrait still hangs ubiquitously around the capital. http://wapo.st/tNWSal
Yemenis call for Saleh execution: Thousands of Yemeni anti-regime demonstrators have taken to the streets across the country to call for the execution of dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, Press TV reports. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/213783.html
Egypt vote turnout downgraded amid run-off: Election authority cites mistake in first round of counting, lowering figure to 52 per cent, as run-off voting begins. http://bit.ly/rEEFui
Egypt Salafis want no pact with Muslim Brotherhood: - Egypt's ultra-conservative Islamist Salafis said they will not water down their views to ally with the more moderate Muslim Brotherhood, after a first-round vote put the two rival groups on track to dominate parliament. http://thesent.nl/tZ1bM8
Expert: Muslim Brotherhood will Empty Israeli Peace Deal: "The Muslim Brothers, at least ostensibly, will try to receive international legitimacy for their government, and won't cancel the peace agreements immediately... but, in effect, that's what's going to happen, in the end." http://bit.ly/voDj4N
Netanyahu's history lesson hints at Israeli strike on Iran: Netanyahu's speech draws comparison between Ben-Gurion's decision to found Israel and the decisions he is facing today to counter the Iranian "nuclear threat." http://bit.ly/rx7VBc
WikiLeaks suspect wants Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton as witnesses:
A defense lawyer for Private Bradley Manning made the request Friday deep in a 20-page list of defense witnesses for a so-called Article 32 hearing scheduled to start Dec. 16 at Fort Meade, Md. The hearing, is to consider whether Manning's case should be referred for a full-scale court martial. http://politi.co/strAYB
New Latin American body raps Britain, United States: A new Latin American and Caribbean organization backed Argentina's claim to sovereignty over the British-ruled Falkland Islands and slammed U.S. sanctions on Cuba at Saturday's end of a two-day summit. http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111203/ts_nm/us_latam_summit
Italy would collapse without austerity plan: PM Mario Monti: Italy would have collapsed without the government's tough new austerity package, Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Monday, saying his country ran the risk of a Greek-style emergency. http://bit.ly/sKDBIC
Pay Gap Between Rich And Poor Growing Faster In UK Than Any Other High-Income Country: The study - Divided We Stand: published by the forum of 34 countries that earn the most, said the annual average income of the top 10% was almost £55,000 in 2008, nearly 12 times higher than that of the bottom 10%, who earned an average of £4,700. This is up from a ratio http://huff.to/uTHn1w
"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 : 2,823
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Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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