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"The biggest need in politics and government today is for people of integrity and courage, who will do what they believe is right and not worry about the political consequences to themselves" -- Reva Beck Bosone
"He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so." -- Walter Lippmann
"Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast." -- Tacitus (Annals)
"Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession." -- Julia Ward Howe (Peace proclamation, London, 1870)
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Op-Ed Articles
The US-Iran Economic War
By Pepe Escobar
Presstitute Alert - Demonizing Iran/Venezuela
Ahmadinejad, Chavez "Taunt" US from Caracas
By Whitney Eulich, Correspondent
After Iran, Venezuela?
By Mike Whitney
Al-Assad Speech
Foreign Powers, Terrorists Want Syrian Uprising
Video
Speech by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad -January 10th 2012, speaking on uprising, civilian deaths, humanitarian monitoring of violence, the Arab League and foreign powers that he claims are seeking control of Syria for economic or political gain. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30202.htm
Neocon Israel Mouthpiece Writes Syrian Opposition Intervention Paper
By Moon Of Alabama
Puppets & Dictators
By RT
Humanitarian Bombing
"Shame On You Americans"
Video
Why Do We Ignore the Civilians We Kill in US Wars?
By John Tirman
Why the American silence on our wars' main victims? Our self-image, based on what cultural historian Richard Slotkin calls "the frontier myth" - in which righteous violence is used to subdue or annihilate the savages of whatever land we're trying to conquer. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30201.htm
My Guantánamo Nightmare
By LAKHDAR BOUMEDIENE
I went on a hunger strike for two years because no one would tell me why I was being imprisoned. Twice each day my captors would shove a tube up my nose, down my throat and into my stomach so they could pour food into me. It was excruciating. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30198.htm
Why Washington Wants 'Finito' with Putin
By F. William Engdahl
US Agents Helped Launder Millions in Drug Proceeds
By Olga Rodriguez
Mexico's government allowed a group of undercover U.S. anti-drug agents and their Colombian informant to launder millions in cash for a powerful Mexican drug trafficker and his Colombian cocaine supplier, according to documents made public Monday. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30197.htm
No Longer a Party of Lincoln
The Racial Politics of the New GOP
By John Nichols
Grow up, Ron Paul
By Carl Gibson
If Corporations Are People, Then ...
By Don Cavallaro
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
By Gil Scott-Heron
You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip, Skip out for beer during commercials, Because the revolution will not be televised. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30203.htm
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Blast kills 29 in northwest Pakistan: At least 29 people were killed and over 40 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials and witnesses said. http://bit.ly/zjPFGy
US kills four people in Pakistan: Officials: Two missiles destroyed a "militant" compound in Pakistan's tribal area near the Afghan border, killing four "militants" late on Tuesday, security officials said. http://bit.ly/zNLbeD
Pakistan high court warns PM to comply with order to investigate president:
The court said that Gilani has failed to follow court orders to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The court also accused the government of violating the constitution and threatening the balance of power in the country: http://bit.ly/AhkIJB
Afghan-NATO operation kills 10 "Taliban", police say: Ten Taliban insurgents were killed in an operation by Afghan and foreign forces in northern Afghanistan, Afghan police said Tuesday. http://bit.ly/zqqLz9
Suicide attackers storm office in Afghan east, 7 killed -
Three suicide attackers stormed a government building in Afghanistan's volatile east on Tuesday, sparking a six-hour gun battle with security forces in which four government employees and three policemen were killed, authorities said. http://reut.rs/w5MHu4
Probe accuses US of Afghan detainee abuse: Inmates at facility in Bagram tell investigating commission they were tortured and held without evidence by authorities.
Afghan government accuses US of torture and false imprisonment: The crisis besetting the US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan has been deepened over recent days. Its own puppet government, headed by President Hamid Karzai, has publicly accused the American military of torture and arbitrary detention at the largest US-run prison in the country. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/jan2012/afgh-j10.shtml
Four Russian Troops Killed In Fighting With Chechen Rebels: Four Russian security personnel, including three policemen and a member of the interior army, have been killed in fighting with rebels in the troubled North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Russia's interior ministry said Monday. http://bit.ly/zSXzv6
Schoolboys among eight killed in Iraq: Gun and bomb attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq have killed eight people, including an army colonel and three schoolboys, security officials said, a day after a spate of violence left 17 dead. http://bit.ly/zZrUhl
Squad mate testifies in Marine's Iraq massacre trial: A former squad mate of a Marine implicated in the deaths of 19 Iraqis in 2005 has told a court-martial that after a roadside bombing the group raced to nearby homes, firing rounds and tossing grenades, even though he heard no gunfire and saw no weapons or Iraqis fleeing. http://bit.ly/yD35Xp
In case you missed it:
Iraqi Girl tells of US Attack in Haditha:
Ten-year-old Iman Walid witnessed the killing of seven members of her family in an attack by American marines last November. The interview with Iman was filmed exclusively for ITV News by Ali Hamdani,our Iraqi video diarist. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13452.htm
Report: Saudi King Abdullah ordered to assassinate Iraqi VP 'Tariq al-Hashemi':
Saudi King Abdullah ordered to assassinate Iraqi VP (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Saudi regime is reportedly planning to assassinate fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi over fears that he might disclose Saudi Arabia's role in the bloody events in Iraq.
Syria's Assad vows 'iron hand' against opponents: "Our priority now is to regain security in which we basked for decades, and this can only be achieved by hitting the terrorists with an iron hand," Assad said in a nearly two-hour speech to a cheering crowd packed with well-dressed supporters at Damascus University. "We will not be lenient with those who work with outsiders against the country." http://bit.ly/wsZKg4
Arab League anger as monitors attacked: Arabi said "some members of the mission were victim of violent attacks carried out by pro-regime elements in Latakia and Deir Ezzor, and from elements considered to be members of the opposition in other areas". http://bit.ly/wg7unc
Erdogan warns of 'civil war' in Syria as daily bloodshed continues:
"The situation that has emerged there is right now heading towards a religious, sectarian and racial civil war. This must be stopped," Erdogan said at a televised press conference. http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/01/09/187210.html
'Iran war to deteriorate world economy': A senior Chinese diplomat says, "Everyone knows that 40 percent of the oil shipped daily to every part of the world goes through the Strait of Hormuz, so once war starts in this region not only will the relevant nations be affected and attacked, it would also ... bring disaster to a world economy deep in crisis," Chen Xiaodong warned on Tuesday http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220299.html
'US builds hospitals in Georgia, readies for war with Iran': A big war between the US and Iran is beginning in the Persian Gulf. $5 billion was allocated for the construction of these 20-bed military hospitals," Javelidze said in an interview with Georgian paper Kviris Kronika (News of the Week), as cited by Newsgeorgia website. http://rt.com/politics/us-georgia-iran-war-441/
Sanctions begin taking a bigger toll on Iran: The West's strategy has sent the currency, the rial, into a tailspin and pushed inflation higher. But the risks are high. http://lat.ms/z8eG5T
Cuban Missile Crisis, the Sequel; $3,000 Gold Possible: In what appears as swift retaliation by Iran against U.S.-led economic sanctions imposed on the Persian Gulf state, suddenly Iran says it will no longer accept the U.S. dollar as payment for its oil shipments to India, Japan and China. http://bit.ly/wdfgsh
2 killed as US defends immunity for Yemeni Saleh: Amnesty International said on Monday that the draft law is "a smack in the face for justice, made all the more glaring by the fact that protesters have been calling for an end to impunity since mass protests began in early 2011." http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220329.html
U.S. conveys to Libya its dissatisfaction over Sudanese president visit: Bashir has disclosed following Gaddafi's downfall that his country provided military help to the NTC during the course of the battles in Libya throughout most of this year. http://www.sudantribune.com/U-S-conveys-to-Libya-its,41242
No Evidence' of Mass Killings - UN: It was still not clear on Saturday how many people had died but with as many as a third of all thatch huts set on fire in targeted areas, some 60,000 people were in desperate need of help, Johnson added. http://allafrica.com/stories/201201090550.html
Al-Shabab dismisses Kenya air raid toll claim: Somali group confirms attack took place in Garbaharey but denies 60 of its fighters were killed. http://bit.ly/ybWlTJ
Nigeria: Rage amid poverty: Anger over corruption emerges in Nigeria strike, fueling fears of unrest. http://wapo.st/ABuL20
US millionaire Kenneth Abramowitz funds settlers linked to attacks on IDF: The narrative that Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition is "cracking down" on those wild West Bank settlers is falling apart with Haaretz's revelation that the leader of Netanyahu's political party passed on information about Israeli military movements to settlers seeking to block moves against outposts. http://bit.ly/wV1S1s
Israel buy Gingrich -
Sheldon Adelson gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich group: American billionaire and close ally of Israeli PM Netanyahu makes contribution to super PAC named 'Winning Our Future'; has previously supported Gingrich's claim that Palestinians are 'invented people.' http://bit.ly/xaPdKv
Sabbath-observant Jew named Obama's new White House chief of staff: Over the past three years, Lew, whose son studied in a yeshiva in Israel, has developed a close working relationship with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, and has met several times with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz. http://bit.ly/wyPUpU
CAIR Disavows Tampa Terror Suspect; Was There Entrapment?: Shibly characterized Osmakac as a "self-radicalized lone wolf" and said the local community played "a vital role" in bringing him to the attention of the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office. http://bit.ly/yJAfCq
Investors pay to lend to Germany, want more from France: - Investors paid to lend Germany a combined 3.9 billion euros for six months on Monday, accepting a loss in a renewed flight to safety from the euro zone debt crisis. http://reut.rs/xoVIkl
Europe's Crisis Is Germany's Blessing: Its neighbors may be suffering, but the euro crisis has created conditions that actually benefit the German economy. Not only is the government enjoying the windfall of negative interest rates on bonds, but unemployment is down and exports are booming. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,808248,00.html
Greece should quit euro unless "massive" funding given: Czech:
Greece should leave the euro zone and devalue its new currency unless Europe is willing to provide "massive" funding for the indebted country, Czech central bank Governor Miroslav Singer said in a newspaper interview. http://yhoo.it/yQEgim
For Many Americans, Jobs Crisis to Last Many Years: The amount of jobs in the economy is still about 6.1 million lower than before the brutal 2007-2009 recession. At December's pace of gains, it would take about 2 1/2 years just to get back to pre-recession levels of employment. http://www.cnbc.com/id/45911135
Pennsylvania to impose asset test for food stamps: Pennsylvania plans to make the amount of food stamps that people receive contingent on the assets they possess - an unexpected move that bucks national trends and places the commonwealth among a minority of states. http://bit.ly/wCAqxx
"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 : 2,858
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Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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