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"Excessive
partiality for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike of another,
cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve
to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other. Real
patriots, who may resist the intrigues of the favorite, are liable to
become suspected and odious; while its tools and dupes usurp the
applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests."
-- George Washington (1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President
"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks." - "It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men." -- Samuel Adams- (1722-1803) "One of the things they want is a passive quiescent population. So one of the things that you can do to make life uncomfortable for them is NOT to be passive and quiescent." - Noam Chomsky |
| April 21/22, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
The Grand Prix, Western Hypocrisy and the Gulf States
By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
Where
have Bahrain, Qatar or Saudi Arabia been in terms of human rights? Let
us have a look and let us hold the western powers, particularly the
FUKUS-Axis (France, UK, US and Israel) to account in their international
relations.
U.S. Patriot Act Kept Somalia Starving
By Linus Atarah
Humanitarian
organisations suspended food aid delivery to drought- struck areas
controlled by Al-Shabaab for fear of violating the USA Patriot Act.
To Sleep with Open Eyes
By Fidel Castro Ruz
The
Yankee transnationals will never give up their control over the land,
the water, the mines and the natural resources of our countries. Their
soldiers should vacate the military bases; their troops should be
withdrawn from each and every one of our territories.
The Simple Truth in Chomsky's Words
By Geoff_Kennedy
"One
of the things they want is a passive quiescent population. So one of
the things that you can do to make life uncomfortable for them is NOT
to be passive
and quiescent."
WikiLeaks Supporters Plan US Foundation to Restore Funding
By James Ball
Supporters
based in the US are now in talks with Assange to establish a US-based
foundation aimed at funding organisations cut off by private companies
in situations with first amendment implications.
Has Ron Paul Sold Out To Israeli Lobby?
Ron Paul Shocks Campaign Staff With New Position On Israel
By Grace Wyler
Paul
first made this position known Wednesday night, during a private
meeting with evangelical leaders interested in helping the Texas
Congressman reach out to the conservative Christian community.
Debt-ridden Countries IMF'd
By Michael Hudson
How much debt can you throw at a problem caused by too much debt?
Cheney's Heart Transplants
By Christopher Brauchli
The
heart Mr. Cheney got was clearly not a kind heart and as we soon
learned, there was no difference between Dick Cheney with the old heart
and Dick Cheney with the new heart.
Prostitution and Empire
By Jim Panyard
The
self righteous prigs in Sodom on the Potomac are also saying the
prostitutes "may" have been "exposed" to classified information, which
makes the situation even more severe.
The TSA's Mission Creep is Making the US a Police State
By Jennifer Abel
The out-of-control Transportation Security Administration is past patdowns at airports - now it's checkpoints and roadblocks.
Breast Cancer Survivor Jailed Over $280 Medical Bill
'Debtor's Prisons' Return to the U.S
By Alain Sherter
Breast
cancer survivor handcuffed and thrown in jail over a mistaken $280
medical bill as 'debtor's prisons' return to the U.S.
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Fresh air raids by Yemeni warplanes kill 12 "al-Qaida" militants: At
least 12 militants of the al-Qaida terrorist group were killed and
five others injured on Saturday evening in air strikes by Yemeni air
forces in the southern province of Abyan, a government official said,
Xinhua reported.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2017405.html 8 Yemeni soldiers killed in clashes with al-Qaida in restive south: Dozens of al-Qaida militants attacked a post of Yemeni army forces on Saturday, sparking deadly clashes that killed eight soldiers and wounded 13 others in the southern province of Abyan, a senior army officer told Xinhua. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2017395.html
3 killed in south Libya clashes: hospital: Fresh
fighting flared in the Libyan desert town of Kufra overnight leaving
three people dead and 17 others wounded, local sources told AFP on
Saturday.
http://bit.ly/I2Jd4c
South Sudan says troops bombed during flashpoint "pullout": South
Sudan accused its neighbour Sudan of bombing its troops as they pulled
out of the disputed oil region of Heglig on Saturday, dampening
already faint hopes of any imminent settlement between the bitter foes.
http://yhoo.it/JesrDz
Sudan Rejects Talks with South Sudan : Sudanese
President Omar al-Bashir rejected holding new talks with authorities
from South Sudan, and assured that the troops who still remain in his
country will be expelled.
http://bit.ly/IdeiW6
Bombings kill three as Iraq governor targeted: Bombs
exploded in two minibuses in Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people
and wounding at least 12, while a bomb attack on a governor's convoy
wounded two guards, security officials said.
http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=3575
Iraq calls Turkey "hostile state" as relations dim: Maliki
was responding to comments made by Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip
Erdogan on Thursday in which Erdogan accused the Iraqi leader of fanning
tensions between the country's Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds with his
"self-centered" ways.
http://bit.ly/I1YpBU Engineering Consent For An Attack On Syria: Clinton says Turkey may invoke NATO's Article 4 over Syrian tension: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "NATO has responsibilities to protect the Turkish border according to Article 5," referring to the border incident. Article 5, known as the collective defense clause, commits NATO states to defend a member state when it comes under an attack. http://bit.ly/I192qD
UN monitors visit Syria opposition stronghold: Five
unarmed U.N. truce monitors toured the battered city at the heart of
the Syrian uprising on foot Saturday, encountering unusually calm
streets after weeks of shelling as a throng of residents clamored for
foreign military help to oust President Bashar Assad.
http://bit.ly/IflT5H
UN council approves 300 Syria monitor mission: Security Council unanimously adopts resolution authorising deployment of up to 300 observers to Syria for three months.
http://aje.me/IdV3tC
Syria hails UNSC's latest resolution: Syria
has welcomed the United Nations Security Council's latest resolution
and said the world body's observers have been able to access all the
trouble spots that they wished to visit.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3340295.ece
US says may not allow renewal of UN mission in Syria: The
United States warned Saturday it may not allow the renewal of the UN
ceasefire monitoring mission in Syria after the first three months, and
called for greater international pressure on the government of
President Bashar al-Assad.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1196711/1/.html
Paris "Friends of Syria" meeting: Imperialist powers prepare for war against Syria: The
so-called "Friends of Syria," consisting of the major imperialist
powers, their NATO allies, and the Gulf monarchies, met Thursday
evening in Paris to step up their war preparations against Syria.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/apr2012/syri-a21.shtml
"Armed terrorist" group blows up pipeline in Syria: Syria's
state news agency said that an "armed terrorist" group blew up an oil
pipeline in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zor, near the border
with Iraq, on Saturday.
http://yhoo.it/IeskGo
Pentagon has 'successful plan' with hundreds of Tomahawks deployed near Iran: "We
are prepared with all options on the table if we have to respond,"
Panetta said, adding that "there are plans" to deal with Iran if the
country does not give up its nuclear ambitions.
http://rt.com/news/pentagon-iran-attack-missiles-606/
Israeli PM admits: Iran never called to wipe out Israel: Speaking
to Al Jazeera, deputy PM admits Ahmadinejad was misquoted, never said
Israel must be wiped off the map. US: Iran caving under paralyzing
sanctions
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4216986,00.html
EU condemns eviction of Arab family from East Jerusalem home: The
eviction, carried out by the Bailiff's Office with police back-up,
gave Jewish residents complete control of three homes in the Beit
Hanina neighborhood, paving the way for the first Jewish residential
presence in the area.
http://bit.ly/JnaS4E
More $ for Israel:
U.S. Republicans seek to provide Israel with $680 million for Iron Dome anti-missile system: This year, Obama's budget requests $3.1 billion in security assistance to Israel, part of a 10-year, $30 billion U.S. commitment to the Jewish state's security. None of that is scheduled to fund Iron Dome. http://bit.ly/IalDUp Taliban claim responsibility for SW Afghanistan copter crash: A Taliban spokesman announced on Thursday evening that "Taliban fighters shot down a helicopter and killed all its passengers in Khanashen Dewalak area near Garmsir in the southern Helmand province," CNN reported on Friday. http://presstv.com/detail/237268.html
Afghan forces arrest five men with 10,000kg explosives: Intelligence agency says men were planning multiple attacks on crowded areas when they were detained in Kabul
http://bit.ly/J9gn6s
Pakistan, US exploring joint ownership of drone attacks: Pakistan
and the United States have begun exploring various options for joint
ownership of drone attacks against militant targets in the tribal belt
after the US flatly refused to stop the predator strikes.
http://bit.ly/Jqef91
US Muslim: I Was Tortured at FBI's Behest in UAE: A
Muslim American seeking asylum in Sweden claimed Wednesday he was
detained at the U.S. government's request while in the United Arab
Emirates last summer, tortured in custody and interrogated about the
activities of a Portland, Oregon, mosque.
http://abcn.ws/I19wwS US transfers 2 Guantanamo prisoners to El Salvador: The men, ethnic Uighurs from a region of China roiled by a separatist movement, are learning Spanish and gratefully settling into their new home in the Central American country, lawyers for the men said. http://bit.ly/JeuveH
Citizens United Constitutional Amendment Backed By Vermont Legislature: Vermont
has become the third U.S. state to pass a resolution calling on
Congress to amend the Constitution to get money out of politics and
reverse the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that allows
unlimited corporate money in politics.
http://huff.to/IYBkRA
"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 : 2,967
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
