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"Thank
God that at this hour I am dangerous to the war profiteers of this
country who rob the people on the one hand, and rob and debase the
government on the other; and then with their pockets and wallets
stuffed with the filthy, bloodstained profits of war, wrap the sacred
folds of the Stars and Stripes about them and [about] their blatant
hypocrisy to the world." Kate Richards O'Hare's
Address To the Court Proceedings on the Sentencing of Mrs. Kate
Richards O'Hare by Hon Martin J. Wade, 1 P. M., Friday, Dec 14, 1917.
http://pages.slu.edu/student/alamla/Doc13.html
"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
"Free
inquiry requires that we tolerate diversity of opinion and that we
respect the right of individuals to express their beliefs, however
unpopular they may be, without social or legal prohibition or fear of
success." -- Paul Kurtz - "A Secular Humanist Declaration," in On The Barricades, 1989
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Op-Ed Articles
Iran's Nuclear Scientists are not Being Assassinated.
They are Being Murdered
By Mehdi Hasan
Washington Moves The World Closer To War
By Paul Craig Roberts
In Signal to Israel and Iran, Obama Delays War Exercise
By Gareth Porter and Jim Lobe
The
postponement of a massive joint U.S.-Israeli military exercise appears
to be the culmination of a series of events that has impelled the Barack
Obama administration to put more distance between the United States
and aggressive Israeli policies toward Iran.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30268.htm
The Myth of "Isolated" Iran
Following the Money in the Iran Crisis
By Pepe Escobar
US, Not Iran, Is To Blame
By Sandhya Jain
US Special Forces In Syria?
Does our country have troops in Syria and if so, why?
By Nadin Abbott
The Divergent Faces of Israel
By Lawrence Davidson
"Uri-Nation"
Pissing Contests...
By Layla Anwar
I've
been reading quite a bit about the politics of "Urination", a series of
articles expressing "indignation" at the video that proudly
circulated, about some of your brave boys "urinating" on dead corpses of
Afghans after being murdered by you.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30272.htm
Is Our Military Addicted to 'War Porn'?
By Matthis Chiroux
How to Create a Depression
By Martin Feldstein
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| Hard News
Analysts: US, Pakistan collaborating again on drone strikes:
"The signs are that the U.S. has revisited intelligence
cooperation with Pakistan, and the two sides have returned to the early
stages, when drone attacks were initiated under a covert joint
mandate," said Simbal Khan, the director of research at the Institute
of Strategic Studies Islamabad, a research center funded by Pakistan's
Foreign Ministry.
5 policemen killed in western Iraq:
Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured.
He
will die if you don't pay': Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports from Baghdad
where families of innocent detainees face extortion from corrupt
officials
http://bit.ly/zZR85e
Report: Commander in Syrian army killed:
Syria rejects Arab troop proposal:
Syria
has rejected any plans to send Arab troops into the country, saying it
will "confront" and "stand firm" against military intervention after
the leader of Qatar said in a television interview that Arab countries
should step in with force.
http://bit.ly/yUNBOI
Qatar Emir Call For Troops In Syria Is Two Month Old:
Russia digs in heels on Syria resolution:
Russia
signalled on Tuesday it would not make major concessions over its
draft Security Council resolution to end bloodshed in Syria, sticking
by its key ally in the Middle East.
http://bit.ly/w1y34s
Russia considers military strike on Iran inadmissable:
Deputy
Foreign Minister of Russia Gennady Gatilov said "Any military strike
on Iran is unacceptable, they will help to ensure that the situation
will become even more critical,"
http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/1980993.html
Russia retains right to provide Iran with S-300 defensive system:
'The
air defense system does not fall under UN Security Council sanctions,
as was official confirmed at the time by the US State Department, so,
roughly speaking, we introduced the sanctions against these defensive
weapons systems and so we can cancel them."
http://themoscownews.com/international/20120117/189375225.html
Why Russia is planning Iran war games:
Russia has reportedly ordered the military to plan war games to deal with potential spillover from a US-Iran conflict.
http://bit.ly/wyJPNm
Despite sanctions on Iran, India will continue buying oil:
New
Delhi has sent a multi-ministerial delegation to Tehran to find out
the best ways of paying the West Asian nation for the crude imports, a
sign that the US sanctions has had little or no impact on India's
intent to buy oil from Iran.
http://bit.ly/yLWbpK
China Gets Cheaper Iran Oil as U.S. Pays Tab for Hormuz Patrols: China
stands to be the biggest beneficiary of U.S. and European plans for
sanctions on Iran's oil sales in an effort to pressure the regime to
abandon its nuclear program.
http://buswk.co/wDXItZ
IAEA delegation expected in Iran in Jan.:
"Iran's
agreement to this visit indicates Tehran's interaction with the IAEA
to remove ambiguities and to hold a meeting based on the obligations of
both sides and within the framework of technical and expert issues,"
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/221593.html
Saudi Arabia and Iran spar over oil embargo:
Saudi
Arabia will make up for any shortfall in world oil supply caused by
sanctions against Iran, the country's oil minister has said, despite
warnings from Iran that such a move would provoke unspecified
"consequences".
http://bit.ly/w4qjyW
'Nuclear Iran could deter IDF from wars in Gaza, Lebanon':
IDF preparing for major Gaza attack within months:
Hacker brings down Israeli websites:
Sites of El Al and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange affected in latest incident in a series of attacks over past two weeks.
http://bit.ly/AtU6aI
Israeli hackers bring down Saudi, UAE stock exchange websites:
In
fresh round of cyber warfare, Israel hackers, who go by the name
IDF-TEAM, retaliate against Saudi attack on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, El
Al websites.
http://bit.ly/xN5lLr
Litani Project Launched: "New Victory against Israel":
Lebanese
Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Miqati launched on
Tuesday the 300-million dollar Litani River project to irrigate land in
southern Lebanon. Berri said at the launch at the Grand Serail: "Today
we are witnessing one of the chapters of Lebanon's victory against
Israel."
http://bit.ly/ypsWDY
Egypt's next parliament to be led by Islamist: Liberals
and Islamists in Egypt announced a temporary agreement Monday on a
power-sharing plan that would install a Muslim Brotherhood leader as
speaker of the country's newly elected parliament.
http://wapo.st/wOsuTk
Rick Perry: Turkey is being ruled by what many perceive to be Islamic terrorists:
Vying
for the support of South Carolina's Republicans at the latest
Republican debate, the Texan governor calls for zeroing out the foreign
aid the U.S. provides the NATO member.
http://bit.ly/yJh0eT
Perry Comment Roils Turkish Foreign Ministry:
Romney admits he pays lower tax rate than most Americans:
Presidential
"front-runner" Mitt Romney acknowledged Tuesday that he pays an income
tax rate close to 15 percent, the same rate that billionaire investor
Warren Buffett has decried as lower than that paid by most middle-class
Americans.
http://bit.ly/xDFc4K
Romney's Top $ Contributors:
Ron Paul Makes Fox Moderator Look Stupid on Military Spending : Video -
Ron Paul educates Fox News moderator on the difference between defense spending and the military industrial complex.
http://bit.ly/xbImtk
CNN Poll: Obama tied with Romney & Paul in November showdowns : A
CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday also indicates that Rep.
Ron Paul of Texas is also even with Obama in another possible showdown
this November
http://bit.ly/yufjas
Extradition of alleged bin Laden aide blocked: European human rights court says there is a "real risk" that evidence against Abu Qatada had been "obtained by torture".
http://bit.ly/xJ6tZW
Torture charges dropped against UK intelligence officers:
Pressure
from the intelligence establishment in the UK and the United States is
now mounting on the British government to pass further legislation to
suppress intelligence information in court and prevent officers from
ever being brought before them in future.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/jan2012/tort-j17.shtml
Greece Is Insolvent, Will Default on Debt: Fitch:
Greece
is insolvent and probably won't be able to honor a bond payment in
March as the country negotiates with creditors to cut its debt burden,
Fitch Ratings Managing Director Edward Parker said.
http://bloom.bg/xBBrC2
S&P Strips France of its Sterling AAA Credit Rating; Austria, Italy Also : Germany
kept its AAA rating, which is the highest bestowed by S&P, but a
stalling economy could negatively impact Germany in the future,
economists warned.
http://bit.ly/AcmoER
S&P Expects More Euro-Zone Downgrades In Coming Weeks: Standard
& Poor's said more European local and regional governments,
government-related entities and financial companies could face ratings
actions over the next four weeks following downgrades of France and
eight other euro-zone countries on Friday.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120117-709743.html
IMF executive warns of eurozone 'spiral':
A
senior International Monetary Fund executive warned on Monday that
Europe required bold action to avert a "downward spiral" that could
drag the world economy into "catastrophe".
http://yhoo.it/A1NHbB
UK 'planning for eurozone collapse':
Treasury minister Lord Sassoon said the planning was aimed at dealing with "all potential outcomes of the eurozone crisis".
http://bit.ly/z1sZx0
Cooking the books?
Wells Fargo profit rises 20%, credit provisions fall:
Wells
Fargo & Co. grew fourth-quarter earnings by 20% as the banking
giant posted more loan growth and again reduced the amount of money it
sets aside to cover potential loan losses
http://bit.ly/wO167p
"Recovery" at risk as Americans raid savings:
In
an ominous sign for America's economic growth prospects, workers are
paring back contributions to college funds and growing numbers are
borrowing from their retirement accounts.
http://reut.rs/zNHVyT
Our cars are getting older, too: Average age now 10.8 years:
The
average age of the cars and trucks on U.S. roads hit a record 10.8
years as of July 1, 2011, as worries about job security the economy
kept many people from making big-ticket purchases.
http://usat.ly/y36P4t
"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 : 2,863
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Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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