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"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.": P. J. O'Rourke - (1947- ) US humorist, journalist, & political commentator
"No man has ever ruled other men for their own good." - - George Herron -- (1862-1925) American clergyman, lecturer, writer, and Christian socialist activist
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget. " - Arundhati Roy
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Op-Ed Articles
Playing With Fire
Obama's Risky Oil Threat to China
By Michael T. Klare
In Bed With Lola and Gulnara
By Craig Murray
The Afghanistan conference in Bonn is a farce. There are no representatives of the Afghan resistance to the occupation, so it is not negotiating peace. Karzai's corrupt and effete presidency, obtained by massive electoral fraud, expires in 2014. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29900.htm
How Iran Acquired A Stealth Drone
By Moon Of Alabama
Israel Stole Uranium from U.S., Report Will Show
By Kristin Dailey
A U.S.-based research institute will soon publish what it says is "indisputable" evidence that Israel stole weapons-grade uranium for its still-undeclared atomic weapons program from a nuclear reprocessing plant in western Pennsylvania. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29901.htm
So This Is How Liberty Dies
By Washington's Blog
George W. Bush Fears Arrest - Cancels Visit To Switzerland
By Daily Mail
Overcoming Barriers to Killing
By Butler Shaffer
Beginning in early childhood, schools have inculcated young minds in the alleged virtues of obedience to the centralized authority of the state, without whose continuing supervision, we have been told, would render our lives "nasty, brutish, and short. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29897.htm
Where Were You When They Crucified My Lord?
By Chris Hedges
U.S. Agents Launder Mexican Profits of Drug Cartels
By GINGER THOMPSON
Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington's expanding role in Mexico's fight against drug cartels, according to current and former federal law enforcement officials. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29895.htm
It's Your Choice, Europe:
Rebel Against the Banks or Accept Debt-Serfdom
By Charles Hugh Smith
Renouncing the euro does not mean renouncing the freedoms of the European Union: the two are only bound at the hip in the minds of your enfeebled leadership, who are in thrall to the leveraged-26-to-1 banks that are poised on the edge of insolvency. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29898.htm
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| Hard News
14 killed in Nato bombing, firing by Afghan forces:
Fourteen people, including three children and two women, were reportedly killed and 13 others were injured in Nato bombing and subsequent firing by the Afghan security forces on the villagers, who had gathered to protest the killing of civilians in night bombing at Tagab in Kapisa province of Afghanistan on Sunday. http://bit.ly/tyrHjy
Afghan policemen killed in fight with Taleban: Afghan police say an unspecified number of policemen have been killed and wounded in a gunbattle with insurgents in the country's northeast.
German minister urges Afghanistan support until 2025: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle called Monday on the international community to pledge its 'continued practical and financial support' to Afghanistan for 10 years after international troops withdraw in 2014. http://bit.ly/sruHUK
U.S.'s Afghan Headache: $400-a-Gallon Gasoline:
The Pentagon is stuck with the expense for the foreseeable future, especially given the recent deterioration in U.S.-Pakistani relations. http://on.wsj.com/sQINBq
Pakistan Says They are 'Temporarily' Leaving Liaison Centers in Wake of NATO Attack: The decision highlighted current problems with coordination because U.S. military officials seemed to think it was another retaliatory move by Pakistan for the NATO strikes. The officials feared it would hamper efforts to liaise with Pakistani forces and increase the risk something could go wrong again http://fxn.ws/vrssjW
Assassination attempt kills 21 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq: Twenty-one people were killed and nearly 100 others injured when five bombs struck Shiite pilgrims during an important religious ritual for the Muslim sect. http://bit.ly/twKsgZ
Six killed in central Syria in fresh violence: - Syrian security forces killed Tuesday at least six people, five from the same family, in the central province of Homs, which has been a flashpoint for anti-government protests since the uprising started in mid-March, activists said. http://bit.ly/viotDv
Syria reports gunbattle on Turkish border: Syrian border guards blocked an infiltration attempt from Turkey by about 35 "armed terrorists," the official Syrian news agency SANA said on Tuesday, as Syria forces battle a growing threat from army defectors and rebel fighters. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4157990,00.html
Syria Offers to Allow Observers, With Strings: Syria said Monday that it would agree to allow an Arab mission of military and civilian observers into the country as part of an Arab League proposal to end months of bloodshed there, but it attached a number of conditions, among them the cancellation of economic sanctions decreed by the league. http://nyti.ms/t6Ugjz
Arab League rebuffs Damascus:
The Arab League said it won't lift sanctions imposed on Syria, after President Bashar al-Assad's government demanded the removal of the league's punitive measures as a condition for admitting observers. http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/12/06/181040.html
Clinton sees Syrian opposition, US envoy returns: Clinton told a group of seven Syrian pro-reform activists that she wanted to hear their plans to establish a new democratic government if they are successful in prying President Bashar Assad and his regime from power. Her invitation was a step short of endorsement, but a clear sign the US wants to work closely with those who might assume leadership roles. http://bit.ly/rKIoEp
Dozens killed in Somalia fighting, Kenyan army says: More than 40 Islamist militants and 11 Somali government troops were killed in fighting over the weekend in the town of Hayo, southern Somalia, a Kenyan military spokesman said on Tuesday. http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=248352
Two women shot dead in Yemen protest: Forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot dead two women and wounded six other people when they opened fire on a crowd of protesters in the city of Taez yesterday, medics said. http://bit.ly/sjfjBc
Drone shot down over Iran belonged to CIA, official reveal:
The aircraft, with stealth capabilities, was being used by the spy agency for secret missions in Iran, US officials admitted. http://bit.ly/vGR4oq
Iran's Revolutionary Guards prepare for attack by "West": Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran's nuclear programme. http://tgr.ph/tKH0ld
Engineering Consent For Attack On Iran :
Iran becoming a pariah state, says US official:
A senior US official on Monday said the situation over Iran's nuclear programme was becoming increasingly worrying and an urgent diplomatic solution needs to be found. http://tgr.ph/sonTnP
UAE leader: Israel would destroy Iran if attacked: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the absolute monarch of Dubai, said that he does not think Iran would develop a nuclear weapon since it would be of little use to it. http://bit.ly/uDOppE
Former top IDF officer: Israel will have to take military action against Gaza "terror": Speaking at Tel Aviv University, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yoav Galant says Israel neglected to root out terror infrastructure in coastal Strip since it concentrated on West Bank militants. http://bit.ly/s6jpnm
IOF soldiers storm offices of Hamas MPs: - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed offices of Hamas MPs in Tulkarem on Tuesday morning and confiscated computers of three of them along with work documents. http://bit.ly/s13ZDz
Hezbollah chief makes rare public appearance: "I wanted to be with you for a few minutes ... to renew our pledge and for the world to hear us," Nasrallah said. His public appearance, he said, was a message to those who believed they could "threaten us." http://bit.ly/rEv1nB
Qaeda urges Libyan rebels to keep their weapons: Senior Al Qaeda militant Abu Yahya Al Libi urged Libyans who defeated the regime of Muammar Gaddafi to hold on to their weapons and implement sharia law, in a video released Monday. http://bit.ly/vSrle1
Arrests in Moscow after anti-Putin rally: Russian activists detained after protests over results of criticised election which kept Putin's United Russia in power. http://bit.ly/trz70h
Russia warns West against criticism: Medvedev's warning on Tuesday comes after OSCE-led observers said the country's parliamentary election last week were slanted in favor of ruling party United Russia, AFP reported. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/214132.html
Stephen F. Cohen: U.S. Meddles in Russia: Russia historian Stephen F. Cohen says the U.S. assumption of Russia's weakness causes us to attempt to meddle in the country's political life.
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A New Arms Race Looms between Russia and US: Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's ambassador to NATO, wanted to push his American negotiating partner into a corner. "If space aliens were to completely disarm Iran," he asked, "would Washington continue with its plans to build a missile defense system in Poland?" http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,801961,00.html
WikiLeaks' Assange given green light to appeal extradition:
Julian Assange entered the Royal Court of Justice on Monday morning with the knowledge that within 24 hours he could well have been on a plane to Sweden. However, as he left court he was greeted with cheers from supporters after being granted permission to apply to Britain's Supreme Court in a bid to stay in the UK. http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/06/61645324.html
Cheney Mall Confrontation Over Iraq Draws Top U.S. Court Review: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from two Secret Service agents being sued by a man they arrested after he berated and touched then-Vice President Dick Cheney in a shopping mall. http://buswk.co/s1bdBl
Congresswoman accuses Blackwater founder of "intimidation" over Indy article: The good citizens of Baghdad aren't the only ones who know what it's like to feel intimidated by representatives of Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, the trigger-happy private security firm which was recently re-named "Xe Services."
Latin America integration: The official creation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) at the third Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Dec 2 is a landmark event for the region. http://bit.ly/vquyiy
S&P to put AAA Eurozone countries on creditwatch negative: The Financial Times reported that the credit rating agency, Standard and Poor's placed the six remaining AAA Eurozone countries on creditwatch negative. Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Luxembourg are the countries put on watch for a possible downgrade. http://bit.ly/t4V0cH
Hearing On Whether Insider Trading By Congress Should Be Illegal: Only in a banana republic would Congress be "forced" to hold hearings on whether to ban itself from illegal (for everyone else) insider trading. http://bit.ly/w4sgvf
Over 46 Million Americans On Foodstamps For The First Time Ever: Since the start of the Second Great Depression, food stamp participation has increased by 18.7 million, and is now at an all time higher 46.3 million. http://bit.ly/ua4McJ
"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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