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"In the eyes of posterity it
will inevitably seem that, in safeguarding our freedom, we destroyed
it. The vast clandestine apparatus we built up to prove our enemies'
resources and intentions only served in the end to confuse our own
purposes; that practice of deceiving others for the good of the state
led infallibly to our deceiving ourselves; and that vast army of
clandestine personnel built up to execute these purposes were soon
caught up in the web of their own sick fantasies, with disastrous
consequences for them and us". - -- Malcom Muggeridge - May 1966
"Peace, in the sense of the
absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or
cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner
of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones
in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country.
Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where people are
fed, and where individuals and nations are free." - The XIVth Dalai Lama
"Goodness without wisdom always accomplished evil." --- Robert A. Heinlein - (1907-1988) American writer - Source: "Stranger in a Strange Land" |
| 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 : 2,907
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
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Op-Ed Articles
Saudi Arabia May Be Tied to 9/11, 2 Ex-Senators Say
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
In
sworn statements that seem likely to reignite the debate, two former
senators who were privy to top secret information on the Saudis'
activities say they believe that the Saudi government might have played a
direct role in the terrorist attacks.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30688.htm Another Bogus Argument for War with Iran
By Stephen M. Walt
If Americans fall for this sort of contorted historical analysis, we'll have only ourselves to blame.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30690.htm
Manipulating Public Perceptions
US Panel Passes Bill on Iran-Latin America Links
By AFP
The
bill referred to an alleged plot by Iran to recruit Mexican drug
cartel killers to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30691.htm
Will Bibi Break Obama
By Pat Buchanan
The prime minister of Israel is angry with Barack Obama and is coming here to force a hardening of U.S. policy toward Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30692.htm
Israeli Officials: Starve Iranians to Stop Nukes
By Attila Somfalvi
"Suffocating
sanctions could lead to a grave economic situation in Iran and to a
shortage of food," the source said. - "While the Persian people have
nothing to eat and may rise up as was the case in Syria, Tunisia and
other Arab states." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30689.htm
Jenny Tonge and Ehud Olmert - Can You Spot The Difference?
By Mehdi Hasan
Calling for, or worrying about, a one-state solution isn't new, novel or controversial.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30693.htm
Syria: A Conspiracy Revealed
By Felicity Arbuthnot
"The
de facto role of the US armed forces will be to keep the world safe
for our economy and open to our cultural assault. To those ends, we
will do a fair amount of killing."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30685.htm
The Ghost and the Machine
By Kathy Kelly with research by the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers
Aymal's
father was sitting in a garden with four other men. A weaponized
drone, what we used to call an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or UAV, was
flying, unseen, overhead, and fired missiles into the garden, killing
all five men. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30687.htm
America's Dangerous Game
Must Watch - Video By Aljazeera
This
film reveals the full scale of Washington's covert war in Yemen and
asks: Is the US creating more enemies than it can capture or kill? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30686.htm
On The Claim of Exceptionalism
By Lawrence Davidson
And why is America exceptional? The alleged capacity to force most of the world to its will.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30694.htm
Growing Number Of Americans Can't Afford Food, Study Finds
By Alexander Eichler
About
18.6 percent of people -- almost one out of every five -- told Gallup
pollsters that they couldn't always afford to feed everyone in their
family in 2011. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30695.htm
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18 "militants" killed in Pakistan 18 militants were killed when fighter jets attacked their hideouts in Pakistan's northwest, a media report said. : http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-166035.html
U.S. Threatens Pakistan: Drop Iran Pipeline:
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has threatened Pakistan with sanctions if the country continues with plans to build a natural gas pipeline to Iran. http://on.wsj.com/zy0vCq
Pakistan defends Iran gas pipeline deal: Pakistan
will pursue a gas pipeline deal with Iran despite international
pressure, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17224906
State Secretary: U.S. strongly supports idea of TAPI gas pipeline construction: The
United States strongly supports the idea of construction of the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. http://en.trend.az/capital/energy/1998487.html
Two U.S. occupation force soldiers "killed by Afghan soldier, civilian" : An
Afghan believed to be a soldier and another in civilian clothing shot
dead two American soldiers Thursday, Western and Afghan officials said http://trib.in/xagif7
Lt Col Daniel Davis: 'US army does not tell truth': As
Afghan fury over Koran burning by US forces continues, a serving US
army officer has said publicly that the US top brass are not telling the
truth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17183739
Syrian army takes control of rebel stronghold: The
Syrian army took control Thursday of the district of Baba Amr in Homs
after nearly two days of fighting against the rebels. "The Syrian army
controls all of Baba Amr, the last pockets of resistance are all
fallen," said a Syrian security source in Damascus. http://bit.ly/An529e
Syrian rebels "withdraw" from Homs stronghold: Most
Syrian rebels fighting government forces pulled out of the Baba Amro
district of Homs on Thursday, said activists, as snow blanketed the
besieged city. A few fighters stayed behind to cover what supporters say
is a tactical withdrawal by their comrades. http://bit.ly/zJtrZL
Complete Text of Syrian Rebel Statement on Retreat From Homs District: A statement posted on Facebook on Thursday in the name of the Free Syrian Army http://nyti.ms/xb30SN
Saudi, Qatari plans to arm Syrian rebels risk overtaking cautious approach favored by U.S.: Saudi
Arabia and Qatar indicated this week that they are prepared to help
Syrian opposition military forces. Kuwait's parliament passed a
nonbinding resolution Thursday calling for the government to provide
weapons to the rebels and break ties with Damascu http://wapo.st/y7fiYF
Libyan Gov't to Give $100M to Syrian Rebels: The
Libyan government - formerly Libya's opposition forces - says it will
give $100 million in food and medicine to Syria's rebel forces. http://bit.ly/AoK9PC
UK embassy staff withdrawn from Syria: Britain has withdrawn its diplomats from Syria for security reasons, but says it is not breaking diplomatic ties with Damascus http://bit.ly/zeKsQs
Netanyahu will ask Obama to threaten Iran strike: Intensive
preparations underway to ensure a successful meeting between the two
leaders next week in Washington, despite lack of trust between two
sides. http://bit.ly/yTpubl
US Air Force prepared if "diplomacy" with Iran fails: general: The
United States has powerful bombs at the ready in the case of possible
military action against Iran and work is under way to bolster their
firepower, the air force chief said Wednesday, AFP reported. http://en.trend.az/regions/world/usa/1998431.html
Airmen depart for US, Turkish training exercise:
Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing board a C-130 Hercules here Feb. 27 to fly to Turkey in support of Anatolian Falcon 2012, a weapons training deployment that includes interdiction, attack, air superiority, defense suppression, airlift, air refueling and reconnaissance http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123291677
New Navy Railgun Tests Leading to Ship Superweapon by 2020: The
Navy envisions using railguns to destroy enemy ships, defend against
enemy missiles, or bombard land targets in support of Marines hitting
the beaches. http://yhoo.it/Av8nw3
US Court approves warrantless searches of cell phones: Police can search a cell phone for its number without having a warrant, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. http://bit.ly/A7Hlly
Oil price jumps to 43-month high on Saudi blast reports: Crude
oil prices have hit a 43-month high after reports that a pipeline
exploded in Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil producer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17229025
China's Share of Reserves in U.S. Dollar Dives: Fresh
U.S. Treasury data suggest that China has lost its taste for investing
as much of its $3.2 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves in U.S.
dollars and may be increasing its holding of euro-denominated securities
during a time that a debt crisis has roiled European markets. http://on.wsj.com/wpQauC
Unemployment Rate Jumps In Europe: Mass
unemployment in Greece and Spain combined to push the jobless rate
across the 17-country eurozone up to its highest rate since the euro
was established in 1999, official figures showed Thursday http://n.pr/zlIIZ1
British bank chief warns quantitative easing is 'laying seeds for next crisis': Standard Chartered boss warns that pumping huge sums into Western economies could have unforeseen consequences http://bit.ly/wYepVk
Sir Mervyn King accuses banks of profiting at taxpayers' expense by rigging lending: In
a remarkable outburst at the Treasury Select Committee, Sir Mervyn
launched a scathing attack on the banks and claimed that Labour had
been too easily swayed by the forceful banking lobby when in power. http://tgr.ph/yTvMoa
Ireland Told by EU It May Need More Budget Cuts to Meet Targets: "The
growth outlook could continue to deteriorate significantly," the
commission said in the documents obtained by Bloomberg News, which were
supplied to lawmakers by Germany's finance ministry. "A further
deterioration of the macroeconomic backdrop could require additional
fiscal tightening later in the year." http://bloom.bg/xHlDxb
"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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