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Educate and inform the whole mass of people. Enable them to see that
it is their interest to preserve peace and order, and they will
preserve them. And it requires no very high degree of education to
convince them of this. They are the only sure reliance for the
preservation of our liberty." - -- Thomas Jefferson - 1743-1826
"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President - 1797 - 1801
"The
right to know is like the right to live. It is fundamental and
unconditional in its assumption that knowledge, like life, is a
desirable thing." - George Bernard Shaw - 1856-1950
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| March 23, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
Worrisome Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria
By Stephen Lendman
Washington's
longstanding policy wants pro-Western leadership replacing Assad. All
means will be employed to achieve it, including war. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30898.htm
Israel and US Disagree on Timetable for Iran Attack
By Associated Press
Barak
said that 2012 is a "highly important" year for a possible strike and
speculated that the timeframe for a "surgical intervention" - a
precision hit on Iranian targets - is not a matter of weeks, but it is
not a matter of years either. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30905.htm
Special Report - Intel Shows Iran Not Nuclear "Threat"
By Reuters
Tehran
does not have a bomb, has not decided to build one, and is probably
years away from having a deliverable nuclear warhead. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30900.htm
Nuclear Watchdog Chief Accused of Pro-western Bias Over Iran
By Julian Borger
Former
officials warn of parallels between IAEA approach to Iran and mistakes
over Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30899.htm
US' Double Standards
China Daily Editorial
Once again the United States is trying to throw its weight around and impose its unilateral vision on other countries. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30901.htm
The Burial Of Our Species
The Roads Leading to Disaster
Must Read- By Fidel Castro
Does
anyone by chance think that the United States will be capable of
acting with the independence that will keep it from the inevitable
disaster awaiting it? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30897.htm
'Belambai' is Afghanistan's 'My Lai'
By Paul Rosenberg
Both
Vietnam and Afghanistan were lost wars from the very beginning, as
futile as they were immoral, begun by men abysmally ignorant of
history, culture and geography.
An Administration Gone Rogue
No money for undeclared wars!
By Rep. Ron Paul
Who
is to blame that Congress as a body will not stand up and demand that
the president treat the Constitution as more than an anachronistic
piece of paper, or merely a set of aspirations and guidelines? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30894.htm
Obama Guidelines Permit Data on U.S. Citizens to be "Held Longer"
By Sari Horwitz and Ellen Nakashim
The
Obama administration has approved guidelines that allow
counterterrorism officials to lengthen the period of time they retain
information about U.S. residents, even if they have no known connection
to terrorism. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30893.htm
Big Brother On Campus
By Michael Gould-Wartofsky
From breaking up Occupy protests to spying on Muslim students, homeland security is targeting college kids.
Biden to Latin America: Drop Dead
By Peter Passell
The laws of economics show why the United States has little chance of victory in the war on drugs.
'Big Government' Isn't the Problem, Big Money Is
By Robert Reich
Progressives
must take back our economy and our democracy from a regressive right
backed by a plutocracy that has taken over both. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30903.htm
Paul Ryan's Focus on Dignity
By Greg Kaufmann
Ryan
hands out about $4.4 trillion in tax cuts that primarily benefit the
very best off, and pays for it with $4.15 trillion in spending cuts to
programs that primarily benefit the poor and middle class. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30904.htm
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US kills 29 people in Yemen: U.S.
warships shelled suspected al Qaeda hideouts in southern Yemen on
Thursday, days after a Yemeni terrorist cell tied to the group claimed
responsibility for the murder of an American citizen. http://bit.ly/GT9suS
US drone attack kills 30 in south Yemen: Remote-commanded
unmanned US warplanes, so-called drones, targeted alleged al-Qaeda
bases in south Yemen, in the city of Zinjibar, killing at least 30
people and wounding dozens of others. According to eyewitnesses, not
only alleged bases were targeted, but US missiles were launched also
against vehicles driving through the city centre. http://bit.ly/GWUWRQ
Landmines kill 10 in northern Yemen battle zone: - At
least 10 people were killed by landmine explosions on Friday in a part
of northern Yemen where Shi'ite Muslim fighters and tribal militiamen
have fought running battles for months, the defence ministry said. http://bit.ly/GJrW0v
Street protests across Yemen demand trial of ex-president for deaths of demonstrators: Tens
of thousands of protesters streamed into city centers across Yemen on
Friday, demanding that their ex-president be stripped of immunity from
prosecution and be put on trial for the deaths of demonstrators during
the yearlong uprising. http://wapo.st/GTbTLF
4 security members killed near Baghdad:
Four Iraqi soldiers and policemen were killed when defusing a bomb in a suburb of Iraq's capital Baghdad on Thursday evening, an Interior Ministry source said. http://bit.ly/GTmOKd
Army deserters kill two Syrian soldiers, capture 18 in attack near Turkish border: Syrian
anti-government fighters killed two government soldiers and captured
18 others, including two officers, in an attack on a Syrian army unit
on Friday near the border with Turkey, Al Arabiya correspondent reported
from the Turkish side of the border. http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/03/23/202602.html
Kurd militants threaten Turkey if it enters Syria: Turkish
Kurd militants threatened on Thursday to turn all Kurdish populated
areas into a "war zone" if Turkish troops entered Syria, a sign the
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has allies in Syria may be taking
sides in the conflict there. http://reut.rs/GHENhy
10 militants killed in suicide attack on mosque in Pakistan:
At least 10 militants were killed and several injured when a suicide bomber today targeted a mosque inside a base of the banned terror group in the Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan, officials said. http://bit.ly/GJopBy
4 Pakistani soldiers killed: Gunmen
ambushed a Pakistani paramilitary checkpost on Friday, killing four
soldiers and abducting four others in the southwestern province of
Balochistan, officials said. http://gulftoday.ae/portal/6327ec19-8a03-4457-a037-d01cabf457ea.aspx
US soldier charged in 17 Afghan murders: Bales
"could" face the death penalty for 17 counts of murder with
premeditation, along with six counts of attempted murder against
additional civilians in Kandahar province, US forces in Afghanistan said
in a statement. http://bit.ly/GJpmdU
Afghan villagers live in fear of another massacre: "Are
the American soldiers coming back, papa?" This is a question Fateh
Mohammad hears almost every night. He and his family live in Zangabad, a
small village around 40 kilometers away from Kandahar. http://bit.ly/GKicqW
U.S. general backs plan to pause Afghan drawdown in 2013:
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Thursday indicated that he believes there should be no American troop drawdowns in 2013, leaving the total at the 68,000 who will remain following scheduled withdrawals this year. http://wapo.st/GNkzp5
Western countries scramble for Afghan exits: As
international forces prepare for withdrawal from Afghanistan, Western
countries are already in talks with Afghanistan's Central Asian
neighbors to bring their troops and military equipment back home. http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/NC23Df03.html
Karzai says West to fund army for $4b a year: Karzai
told a graduation ceremony at a military academy in Kabul: "It's set
that post-2014, for the next 10 years until 2024, the international
community, with the U.S. in the lead and followed by Europe and other
countries, will pay Afghanistan security forces $4.1 billion
annually." http://bit.ly/GLVLzw
West tensions against Iran worse than 2011 quake for Japan: Tanaka:
Former executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
says Western tensions against Iran could hit Japan with an economic
impact greater than that from the March 2011 earthquake. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/232925.html
More $ for Israel:
U.S. Congress supports additional funding for Israel's Iron Dome systems: Meanwhile, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has questioned continued funding for the Palestinian Authority http://bit.ly/GTiJ6R
Would-be Spy for Israel Gets 13 Years in Prison: A
former government space scientist was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years
in prison after admitting he tried to sell space and defense secrets to
Israel in what turned out to be an FBI sting operation. http://mnstr.me/GGNPdW
US journalist fired after calling Israeli occupation 'brutal': A
veteran American journalist has been fired after referring to Israel's
occupation of Palestinian and Syrian land as "brutal." http://bit.ly/GKiwWv
French intelligence chief: Toulouse shooter arrested by Israel Police in 2010 for possession of a knife: He
said that French intelligence tracked him and investigated to see if
he is suspicious, but found that he had not been engaging in any
ideological activism or religious activity. http://bit.ly/GRadn2
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French President Sarkozy Sees Opportunity for Censorship, Seizes It: President
Nicolas Sarkozy of France has begun calling for criminal penalties for
citizens who visit web sites that advocate for terror or hate. "From
now on, any person who habitually consults Web sites that advocate
terrorism or that call for hatred and violence will be criminally
punished," Sarkozy was reported as saying. http://bit.ly/GHc4iZ
Army Sgt. Robert Bales to be charged with 17 counts of murder: Bales'
civilian attorney, John Henry Browne, said Friday without commenting
on the specific charges that he believes the government will have a
hard time proving its case and that at some stage in the prosecution
his client's mental state will be an important issue. http://wapo.st/GJ9eJY
Internet rumours of coup in China: The
rumours of a military coup in China continue on social media. So much
so that on China's version of Twitter, Weibo, the word 'coup' has been
censored. The latest rumour I have heard is that artillery was being
moved to the capital from a nearby province. http://itv.co/GKhBFY
Damaging coup rumours ricochet across China: Welcome
to the weird and wonderful world of reporting on China in the past few
days. Coup rumours ricocheted back and forth, most over the internet,
but some were picked up by western newspapers. China's microblogs were
awash with speculation. Hard facts were non-existent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17476760
Tuareg rebels take Mali town, threaten 3 more:
Tuareg rebels on Friday threatened three strategic northern towns, including the famed ancient city of Timbuktu, as leaders of the two-month-old rebellion took advantage of a power vacuum caused when government soldiers stormed the presidential palace and ousted the democratically elected president. http://bit.ly/GJvCTV
Rights groups warn of Libya's shaky peace: Human
Rights Watch said it documented killings, torture and forced
displacement by militias of innocent civilians or people suspected of
sympathies with the late leader Moammar Gadhafi. http://bit.ly/GRv66h
Global 'water war' threat by 2030 - US intelligence: Nations
will cut off rivers to prevent their enemies having access to water
downstream, terrorists will blow up dams, and states that cannot
provide water for their citizens will collapse. This is the future - as
painted by a top US security report. http://www.rt.com/news/water-conflict-terrorism-rivers-239/
NSA Chief Appears to Deny Ability to Warrantlessly Wiretap Despite Evidence: The
former NSA official held his thumb and forefinger close together. "We
are, like, that far from a turnkey totalitarian state," he says. http://bit.ly/GFL8dr
How the rich took over airport security: Security checks were one of America's most democratic places -- until rich passengers got their own speedy lines http://www.salon.com/2012/03/22/how_the_rich_took_over_airport_security/
"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 : 2,933
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
