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"When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie." - Robert Higgs
"Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac." - George Orwell "All warfare is based on deception." - Sun Tzu |
| March 30, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
Anatomy of a Massacre
Eye Witness Report Of Recent Afghan Massacre
Must Watch Video Report
Yalda
Hakim travels to the villages where the massacre took place and
interviews survivors of the attack. Many Afghans, including some of the
survivors that night, believe more than one U.S. soldier was present in
the two villages where the killings took place.
The Burial Brigade of Homs
An Executioner for Syria's Rebels Tells His Story
By Ulrike Putz in Beirut
One member of a rebel "burial brigade" who has executed four men by slitting their throats defended his work.
How the West De-democratised the Middle East
By Irfan Ahmad
Rather than promote democracy in the Middle East, the West has a long history of doing the exact opposite.
John Pilger : Real Journalism
Video
The New Mandela
By Uri Avnery
Marwan
Barghouti has given up all hope of achieving Palestinian freedom
through cooperation with Israel, or even Israeli opposition forces.
George Galloway Wins Shock Election in Bradford, U.K.
By Agence France-Presse
Britain's
mainstream parties were reeling Friday after firebrand George
Galloway, a fierce critic of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, won a
sensational return to parliament.
US Anti-terrorism Law Curbs Free Speech and Activist Work, Court Told
By Paul Harris in New York
A
group political activists and journalists has launched a legal
challenge to stop an American law they say allows the US military to
arrest civilians anywhere in the world and detain them without trial as
accused supporters of terrorism.
Will The Koch Brothers Buy The White House?
By Bob Abeshouse
The
Kochs are planning to raise and spend more than $200m to defeat Obama
in 2012. But the brothers could easily kick in more without anyone
knowing due to loopholes in US law.
US House of Representatives Approves Plan to Destroy
Medicare, Medicaid and Food Stamps
By Patrick Martin
The
US House of Representatives has adopted a budget resolution that calls
for privatization of Medicare and the elimination of Medicaid, food
stamps and many other federal entitlement benefits. The resolution is
part of a bipartisan campaign to slash spending on social programs.
Supreme Court Judges Have Access to Guaranteed Care, Shouldn't You?
By Rose Ann DeMoro
They
won't have to worry about being bankrupted by medical bills, about
being denied needed treatment their doctor recommended because some
insurance bean counter deemed it 'experimental' or 'not medically
necessary.'
Can America's Descent Possibly Be Reversed?
By Scott Lazarowitz
To
say that America is becoming like Nazi Germany is not an exaggeration.
But too many people glance over such assertions in disbelief,
perceiving such things as absurdities. They are in denial, and just do
not want to believe what's going on.
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| Hard News
Pakistan Says 21 Militants Killed In Orakzai Tribal Area: Fighting broke out when a group of more than 50 militants attacked a military outpost in the Khadizai area.
http://bit.ly/HsbW64
U.S. kills 5 suspected "Qaeda militants" in S.Yemen - officials: One bystander was also killed and five were wounded, officials and residents told Reuters.
http://bit.ly/HBFs4L
Afghan policeman kills nine colleagues:
An Afghan policeman in the eastern province of Paktika drugged, then shot and killed, nine of his colleagues as they slept early Friday morning http://bit.ly/GZMdOn
NATO Says Two Occupation Force Troops Killed In Southern Afghanistan: NATO
said two of its soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan --
one in a roadside bomb explosion, the other in a suspected militant
attack.
http://bit.ly/HohA3Z
US says former Afghan governor ordered killing of American soldiers: President
Hamid Karzai's administration has rejected requests to prosecute
Ghulam Qawis Abu Bakr for the killings and for alleged corruption,
saying evidence is lacking. Abu Bakr, who remains a power broker in his
province of Kapisa just north of Kabul, has denied the US allegations.
http://nyp.st/H2Y65C
U.S. kills 4 people in Pakistan:
A US drone launched a missile attack on a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border early Friday, killing four insurgents, security officials said. http://bit.ly/HvrVAx
U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan villagers 'had many accomplices', survivors of massacre claim: Several
survivors claim to have seen more than one American soldier, and as
many as 20, during the atrocity earlier this month.
http://bit.ly/H7pKSq
Annan: Damascus must take first step to end Syria violence: Ceasefire
negotiations with the opposition could only start after government
forces laid down their arms, he said. At the same time, Fawzi
acknowledged that there were two sides to the conflict.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2008778.html
Syria's Assad says will cooperate with UN peace plan if rebels halt violence: Syrian
President Bashar Assad says will spare no effort to make the mission
of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan a success but he demands that armed
opponents commit to halting violence, it was reported on Thursday.
http://bit.ly/H4xQHy
Saudis/US Seek to Funnel Arms to Syria Rebels: Gulf Kingdom Is Pressing Jordan for a Route to Border, Officials Say; Iraq Warns of 'Regional and Global Proxy Wars'
http://on.wsj.com/HqF3Se
Iran will defend Syria's regime: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:
"Iran will defend Syria because of its support for the anti-Zionist regime resistance," Khamenei said as he received Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, state television reported. http://bit.ly/H1Vf1s
Turkey to reduce reliance on Iran oil by 20 pct through Libya imports: Turkey
plans to purchase oil from Libya in an attempt to reduce its
dependence on Iranian oil by 20 percent, a move that is expected to
help the country bypass sanctions the US plans to impose on countries
buying oil from Iran.
http://bit.ly/H735Fa
Attacking Iran: Did US just torpedo Israeli deal for a base in Azerbaijan?: Israel
is developing a 'secret staging ground' in Azerbaijan for a possible
attack on Iran, reports Foreign Policy magazine. US officials aren't
happy with that, and may have leaked the story.
http://bit.ly/H1sjUZ
One Killed in 'Land Day' clashes: Tear gas & tension as Palestinians protest : Video - At
least one person is reported killed as Israeli police use tear gas and
water cannons against Palestinian protesters, marking Land Day. They
are remembering the death of six Arabs killed by police in
demonstrations against a land grab by Israel in 1976. RT's Paula Slier
reports from the scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nffbnYZW4ws&feature=player_embedded Israel seals off West Bank for Land Day protests: Supporters in neighbouring Arab countries are also planning marches near Israel's borders in solidarity events. http://bit.ly/H6zgk5
Live blog - Land Day and Global March to Jerusalem: Live
blog wil cover all the news from Friday's Earth day and Global March
to Jerusalem demonstrations: come here for regular updates about
developments.
http://bit.ly/Hpw6Kj
Israeli plan earmarks 10 percent of West Bank for illegal settlement expansion: Newly
released maps indicate Civil Administration secretly setting aside
additional land for illegal "Jewish settlements", presumably with the
intention of expanding them.
http://bit.ly/GYQ5iw
Israel to "deport" Palestinian woman on hunger strike to Gaza: A
Palestinian woman on hunger strike in protest at her detention without
charges by Israel will be deported to the Gaza Strip under a deal
ending her fast, her representatives said on Thursday.
http://bit.ly/H5knmY
PA: Israel deportation policy 'a war crime': Israel's
policy of deporting Palestinians is a war crime, a top Palestinian
Authority official said Thursday after a deal to send a detainee to
Gaza.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=472469
Libya's humanitarian catastophe the West doesn't care about because it caused it: Video - Journalist
Neil Clark says now regime change has been achieved in Libya the
Western powers don't care about the humanitarian catastrophe their
intervention has caused and the Western media isn't interested in
reporting it.
http://bit.ly/Hvtf6l
Mali coup leader seeks help as rebels take town: Mali's
junta leader appealed on Friday for outside help to secure the West
African country after separatist Tuareg rebels took the strategic
northern town of Kidal.
http://bit.ly/Hvtezp
France arrests "suspected Islamists", Sarkozy eyes more raids: "There
will be further operations, allowing us to expel a number of people
who have no business in the country," he said in an interview on Europe 1
radio.
http://bit.ly/HplNWy
French Anti-Terror Raids: A Sarkozy Election Gambit?: Sarkozy
indicated the operation was also part of an offensive against "a form
of radical Islam and in full accord with the law." The aim, he said,
was to counter a public security threat that-as Merah's murderous acts
proved-must not be taken lightly or ignored. "What took place this
morning will continue," Sarkozy vowed.
http://ti.me/Hsc7gI
Four Muslim preachers banned from entering France: Former
mufti of Jerusalem Akrama Sabri and Egyptian preacher Safwat Hegazi
among 4 Muslim clerics banned from entering France to attend conference
on grounds they are a threat to public order
http://bit.ly/H4z1wQ
Rallies Worldwide to Mark the 9th Anniversary of the Disappearance of Aafia Siddiqui:
On Saturday, outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London, I will be speaking at an event marking the ninth anniversary of the disappearance in Pakistan of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who vanished for five years and five months http://bit.ly/H4QUJc
Iraqi Immigrant's Killing in California Horrifying: An Iraqi immigrant woman's recent murder in California is a warning of the dangers of Islamophobia.
http://bit.ly/HuaSxk
Pope criticises US embargo on Cuba: Head of Catholic Church says 50-year-old trade ban unfairly burdens Cubans as he wraps up his visit to communist island.
http://aje.me/GWTL8H
The Department Of Homeland Security Is Buying 450 Million New Bullets: The
high performance HST bullets are designed for law enforcement and ATK
says they offer "optimum penetration for terminal performance."
http://bit.ly/Hvu7Ik
US exports to China hit record high of $103.9 billion:
With this level of exports, China has emerged as the third most common destination for US overseas shipments, just behind Canada and Mexico, US-China Business Council said. http://bit.ly/H8kYnI
U.S. Companies Mum On China High Tech Export Opportunity:
Here's a billion-dollar opportunity American companies are shy about discussing publicly: supplying China with high-technology that could be used by its military. http://on.wsj.com/Hpj4ik
Demand for U.S. Debt Is Not Limitless: In 2011, the Fed purchased a stunning 61% of Treasury issuance. That can't last
http://on.wsj.com/GZY5Q5
"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 : 2,942
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
