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Day 6 Of Our March Fundraiser
A VERY Slow Month for Financial Contributions
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"It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners." - Albert Camus
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." - Albert Einstein
"In this war - as in others - I am less interested in honoring the dead than in preventing the dead." - Butler Shaffer
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| March 21, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
Afghan Villagers Say Shootings Were Revenge
By Deb Riechmann and Mirwais Khan
Several
Afghans near the villages where an American soldier is alleged to have
killed 16 civilians say U.S. troops lined them up against a wall after
a roadside bombing and told them that they, and even their children,
would pay a price for the attack.
Obama's Afghanistan Massacre Deniers
Why do liberals ignore millions of non-American war deaths?
By Terry Michael
Victims
in the village of Kandahar are just the latest among six million who
have perished in America's wars-of-choice in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and
now the Central Asian graveyard of empires, Afghanistan.
Toulouse Cannot be Explained as an Isolated Hate Crime
By Lindsey German
The shootings in south west France are the terrible and disastrous outcome of the West's war policies and anti-Muslim racism.
Aggression Begets Aggression
By John Perkins
It
may serve our egos to remember the good ole days of our own people's
triumphs, but it also serves to perpetuate the myth that aggression is
honorable.
Details of Talks with IAEA Belie Charge Iran Refused Cooperation
By Gareth Porter
The
first detailed account of negotiations between the International
Atomic Energy Agency and Iran last month belies earlier statements by
unnamed Western officials portraying Iran as refusing to cooperate with
the IAEA in allaying concerns about alleged nuclear weaponisation work.
The Three Amigos and the Misuse of History
By Paul Pillar
Lindsey
Graham of South Carolina, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and John McCain
of Arizona - whom their staffers affectionately refer to as the "three
amigos," are most immediately interested in getting the United States
involved in the civil war in Syria.
The Ex-FBI Informant with a Change of Heart
'There Is No Real Hunt. It's Fixed'
By Paul Harri
Craig
Monteilh describes how he pretended to be a radical Muslim in order to
root out potential threats, shining a light on some of the bureau's
more ethically murky practices.
Bolivia Has Transformed Itself by Ignoring the Washington Consensus
By Luis Hernández Navarro
By breaking with orthodox prescriptions for progress, Evo Morales has helped to forge a new Bolivia centered on 'living well'
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
By Arundhati Roy
Capitalism's
real "grave-diggers" may end up being its own delusional Cardinals,
who have turned ideology into faith. Despite their strategic
brilliance, they seem to have trouble grasping a simple fact:
Capitalism is destroying the planet.
Real Estate 4 Ransom
What role did real estate play in the crashing of the global economy?
Video Documentary
The 40 min documentary looks at whether genuine freedom has been delivered by the democratic system.
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Afghan official: 3 civilians killed, 15 wounded by insurgent rocket that explodes in bazaar:
Gen. Zirawer Zahid, the police chief in Ghazni province, said insurgents who fired the rocket Wednesday were targeting the police headquarters, but it fell in a market area of Muqur district instead. http://wapo.st/GHpg7l
Afghan villagers say massacre was premeditated : In
accounts to The Associated Press and to Afghan government officials,
the residents allege that U.S. troops lined up men from the village of
Mokhoyan against a wall after the bombing on either March 7 or 8, and
told them they would pay a price for the attack.
http://bit.ly/GFp1rk
Lawyer: 'no proof' Sgt Bales massacred 16 Afghan civilians: His
lawyer John Henry Browne told reporters yesterday: "We've all heard
the allegations. I don't know that the government has proved much.
There is no forensic evidence, there is no confession."
http://bit.ly/GEOyMM
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq bombings that killed almost 50: Al
Qaeda's front group in Iraq claimed responsibility Wednesday for a
wave of attacks that killed 46 people across the country this week and
said the violence exposes how weak government security is ahead of the
upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad.
http://bit.ly/GJgC4F
UN Security Council backs Syria peace plan: The
statement expressed the council's "full support" for Annan's efforts,
and called upon both the government and the opposition "to work in good
faith with the envoy towards a peaceful settlement of the Syrian
crisis" and to fully implement his six-point proposal.
http://aje.me/GCy6TC
Syria rebels committed serious abuses, Human Rights Watch says: Human
Rights Watch alleges Syrian opposition fighters have carried out
kidnappings and torture, and reportedly executions, in contrast to
their freedom fighter image.
http://lat.ms/GBvGEP
US Mercenary "Took Part" in Gaddafi Killing; Sent
to Assist Syrian opposition: US government officials requested that an
American private security firm contact Syrian opposition figures in
Turkey to see "how they can help in regime change," the CEO of one of
these firms told Stratfor in a company email obtained by WikiLeaks and
Al-Akhbar.
http://bit.ly/Gzp2PS
Turkey readies Syrian buffer zone plan: Turkey
has discreetly begun preparations for a buffer zone on the Syrian side
of the border between the two countries. - One official said about 500
specialised soldiers had arrived in the area recently to look at
military options for the buffer zone and the handling of more refugees.
http://bit.ly/GFmehr
Iran will produce nuclear weapons if attacked: Russia: Russia
warned Tuesday that Iran would have no option but to develop nuclear
weapons if it came under attack from either the United States or Israel
over its contested atomic programme.
http://yhoo.it/GAXTW2
Former Mossad chief: Israel will know before Iran begins producing nuclear weapons: Speaking
at an event in a Haifa hospital, Dagan said that currently Israel must
not attack Iran, and that a strike on its nuclear facilities should be
the last resort.
http://bit.ly/GCHy5S
Rep. King: Israeli attack on Iran won't be 'surgical' strike: House
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Pete King (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday
suggested that an Israeli attack on Iran could involve the United
States in a military conflict with Tehran, but cautioned that the
possibility should not weaken resolve to halt Iran's nuclear program.
http://bit.ly/GDFzCq
Kuwait says Iran has assured it will not shut Hormuz: - Iran
has assured Kuwait it will not try to close the vital Strait of Hormuz
shipping route, Kuwait's ruler said in remarks carried by state-run
news agency KUNA on Tuesday.
http://yhoo.it/GC7psf
U.S. Exempts Japan and 10 Other Countries From Sanctions Over Iran Oil: The
Obama administration on Tuesday exempted Japan and 10 European nations
from the prospect of biting sanctions intended to punish countries
that continue to buy oil from Iran, but it left open the fate of other
major importers, including China, India and South Korea.
http://nyti.ms/GFLHGt
US war game foreshadows Israeli attack on Iran: Details
of a recent Pentagon war game, leaked yesterday in the New York Times,
underscore the advanced character and recklessness of the Obama
administration's preparations for war against Iran.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/mar2012/iran-m21.shtml
Germany to sell Israel new nuke-capable submarine: Germany
has announced that it will sell Israel a sixth Dolphin-class submarine
capable of carrying nuclear warheads with an operating range of 4,500
kilometers (2,800 miles).
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/232603.html
Israeli Violation of Lebanese Airspace Unacceptable - Russia: The
violation of Lebanese airspace by the Israeli Air Force is
unacceptable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday
after a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20120320/172284555.html
French police prepare to storm building: French
police were preparing to storm an apartment building in Toulouse today
if a gunman suspected in seven killings and claiming allegiance to
al-Qa'ida doesn't surrender, a top police official said.
http://ind.pn/GCYb1e
Toulouse siege: live: Live coverage
of the siege at the home of the suspected Toulouse serial killer
responsible for the murders of four people outside a Jewish school and
three paratroopers in south west France.
http://tgr.ph/GFMieI
"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 : 2,930
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
