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"This
is, in theory, still a free country, but our politically correct,
censorious times are such that many of us tremble to give vent to
perfectly acceptable views for fear of condemnation. Freedom of speech
is thereby imperiled, big questions go undebated, and great lies become
accepted, unequivocally as great truths." -- Simon Heffer Source: Daily Mail, 7 June 2000
"The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary, to keep the waters pure." --Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 1823. ME 15:491 "A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer |
| April 24/25, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
How Liberty Was Lost
By Paul Craig Roberts
Demonization
always plays a role. The Indians were savages and the Palestinians are
terrorists. Any country that can control the explanation can get away
with evil.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31167.htm
Media Promote War on Syria
By Stephen Lendman
Syria's
a battle zone. Western generated violence is to blame, not Assad.
America's media scoundrels claim otherwise. They want him ousted by any
means, including war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31166.htm
Iraq's Road Back From Oblivion
By Robert Fisk
"There
is no real country anymore." - We've lost our sense of something that
belongs to us, our homeland. We've lost our national identity as
Iraqis."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31163.htm
A New Record is Set for Military Spending
The Shame of Nations
By Lawrence S. Wittner
World
military spending reached a record $1,738 billion in 2011 - an
increase of $138 billion over the previous year. The United States
accounted for 41 percent of that, or $711 billion.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31162.htm
The Globalization of Hollow Politics
By Chris Hedges
The
extremists, of course, are already in power. They have been in power
for several years. They write our legislation. They pick the candidates
and fund their campaigns.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31158.htm
Abroad, as at Home, Obama Coasts on a Wave of Disappointment
By Gary Younge
Significant
hope was invested in Obama to repair America's global reputation and
reorient its foreign policy - but there's been precious little return.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31161.htm
Liberals and Their Situational Ethics
By Professor Lawrence Davidson
It seems clear that liberals have no more sense of "universal" ethics than do conservatives.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31160.htm
The Relationship Between Christianity and Capitalism
By Bill Moyers
American Christianity went off the rails -- and now threatens to take American society with it.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31159.htm
Israel's Persecution Of
Christians In the Holy Land
CBS 60 Minutes
The
exodus from the Holy Land of Palestinian Christians could eventually
leave holy cities like Jerusalem and Bethlehem without a local
Christian population. Bob Simon reports.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31157.htm
The lesson for Obama of Europe's failed austerity
By Robert Reich
Because
most Americans' real pay continues to drop, they're going deeper into
debt and tapping into their savings. Inevitably, they'll have to cut
their spending.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31165.htm
Social Security is Strong:
Sen. Bernie Sanders
A
new report today by Social Security trustees showed the program's
trust fund has $2.7 trillion in reserves and will grow to $3.06
trillion by 2021, enough to maintain the unbroken record of paying every
nickel owed to every beneficiary in full for another two decades.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31164.htm The Cost of a Nation of Incarceration
CBS News Video and Transcript
Nationwide,
the numbers are staggering: Nearly 2.4 million people behind bars,
even though over the last 20 years the crime rate has actually dropped
by more than 40 percent.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31156.htm |
| Hard News
20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan: At
least 20 Taliban militants, including four commanders, have been
killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Xinhua reported Tuesday.
http://bit.ly/K5BulG
NATO Occupation Force Soldier Killed In South Afghanistan: : This solider lost his live in a mine blast.
http://bit.ly/JXmtD5
Army major's despair at our 'pointless war': 'I'm
being sent out to stabilise a country I have no faith, interest or
empathy in, to prop up a government the UN says is corrupt.
http://bit.ly/IcM5ia
Afghanistan War: US, Afghanistan Finalize Strategic Pact: The
U.S. will provide military and financial support to the Afghan people
for at least a decade beyond 2014, the deadline for most foreign forces
to withdraw.
http://huff.to/I2Sqi9
No funding guarantee for Afghan security in new US military deal: The lack of any funding guarantee flies in the face of demands made by Afghan president Hamid Karzai last week.
http://bit.ly/Jo7YZw
Pulling out of expensive war will be costly, officials say: An
already expensive war in Afghanistan will cost American taxpayers
between $5 billion and $10 billion just to pull a decade's worth of
weapons, vehicles and supplies out of the country
http://bit.ly/JmYbTx
U.S. troops have fired from base inside Afghanistan at Pakistan 4 times: U.S.
troops have fired into Pakistani territory at least four times in the
last 10 months in cross-border skirmishes that they say are in response
to shelling from inside Pakistan, CNN has learned.
http://bit.ly/HVGquk
US congressman refused entry to Afghanistan over criticisms of Karzai: Renewed tension between Washington and Kabul after Afghan president tells Dana Rohrabacher he would not be welcome
http://bit.ly/HUn0Gc
Killed - by a US drone: The
boy, 16, sitting with me in these photos was protesting against deadly
US drone strikes... Three days later he was killed - by a US drone
http://bit.ly/Jy8D9Z
28 arrested after drone protest: "In
my 50 years,of protesting publicly all over the US, I have never seen
such a preemptive action against free speech on a public street," said
protester Debra Sweet.
http://bit.ly/JoqyEf
Yemen: Air strikes kill 7 al-Qaida militants: Yemeni
military officials say seven al-Qaida-linked militants have been
killed in two airstrikes in the south. It's the latest in a Yemen
offensive against the Islamist militants.
http://bit.ly/I7uYPX
U.S. Kills "AQAP leader" in Yemen: FBI
director Robert Mueller visited Yemen on Tuesday, pledging to help
quell an Islamist insurgency there, as security and government sources
said a U.S. drone had killed a prominent al Qaeda leader linked to a
2005 attack on a French oil tanker.
http://bit.ly/JXnRp2
Activists say: Syrian troops 'kill dozens' in Hama: Government
forces attacked the Arbeen neighbourhood of the western city and its
surrounding areas on Monday with light and heavy machine guns, killing
28 civilians, said the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/04/20124244145281848.html
Who are the "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" -- SOHR
is run out of a two-bedroom terraced home in Coventry by one man using
the name Rami Abdulrahman (or Rami Abdul Rahman, or Rami Abdelrahman).
He also runs a clothes shop
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights
2 army officers killed as rebels rock Syrian capital with three separate attacks:
Rebels seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad killed three regime officers in separate attacks Tuesday around Damascus, activists and state media said, the latest violence targeting the security forces used by the government to quash dissent. http://bit.ly/IcbPMH
Free Syrian army has 60,000 servicemen: The
Free Syrian army created by the opposition to oppose the Syrian army
has 60,000 servicemen, the Turkish Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2018325.html
Lebanon should arrest Free Syrian Army members: "No
borders can be completely secured. It's important however that arrests
be made when a violation is committed. It is in our best interest that
armed individuals and members of the Free Syrian Army be prevented from
crossing the border".
http://bit.ly/Jm89qL
More cracks in Syria truce :
"Activists said" 31 people were killed on Monday in shelling and shooting in the central city of Hama, a hub of the anti-Assad revolt, the day after a brief visit by a UN team. http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/6802898/
5 Boko Haram members killed in blast - military: Nigeria's
military says five suspected members of a radical Islamist sect were
killed in an explosion that struck a small town in the country's
restive northeast.
http://bit.ly/Iju4Pf
Sudan bombs South Sudan three killed: Sudanese
warplanes carried out air strikes on South Sudan today, killing three
people near a southern oil town, residents and military officials said,
three days after South Sudan pulled out of a disputed oil field.
http://bit.ly/K6XXyO
UN condemns demolition of Bedouin homes in Israel: UN
agencies in the West Bank said on Sunday that Israel destroyed 21
homes of Bedouins last week, making 54 people including 35 children
homeless.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4219683,00.html
Israel approves three illegal West Bank settlements: Condemning
the decision, Nabil Abu Rdainah, a spokesman for Mahmoud Abbas, the
Palestinian president, said "Netanyahu has pushed things to a dead end
yet again".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/04/201242484751503415.html
Top Palestinian warns Israel it may be headed toward a single, non-Jewish state: A
leading Palestinian is suggesting they might drop the "two-state
solution" . Instead, Palestinians might seek a multi-ethnic state
covering all of historic Palestine - including today's Israel, said
former Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia in an interview at his office in
this West Bank town.
http://wapo.st/I9pZhR
Clampdown on Palestinian media spreads to the Web: The
Palestinian Authority has quietly instructed Internet providers to
block access to news websites whose reporting is critical of President
Mahmoud Abbas, according to senior government officials and data
analyzed by network security experts.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=478726
Egypt terminates gas supply to Israel: Israeli
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz described the decision as one of
"great concern," both politically and economically. "This is a dangerous
precedent that casts a pall over the peace agreements and the peaceful
atmosphere between Israel and Egypt," Steinitz said.
http://bit.ly/Ir0KEv
Egypt ready to resume gas exports to Israel at new price: International
Cooperation Minister "Fayza Abul Naga said the Egyptian side had no
objections to reaching a new contract with new conditions and a new
price," the official MENA news agency reported.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=51880
Egypt denies 8 US nonprofits license to operate, including Carter Center: The
licenses were denied because the groups' activities "breach the
country's sovereignty," the Social Affairs Ministry official said. That
makes it unlikely that The Carter Center would be allowed to observe
the upcoming vote.
http://wapo.st/IhE5Iw
Blowback;
Top US general says African coups and proliferation of Libyan weapons threaten stability: Ham said the region was threatened by terrorist organizations, especially al-Qaida, who he said are benefiting from recent coups in Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and the flood of weapons from Libya. http://sunsent.nl/IlVOi7
Pentagon sets up new spy agency to eavesdrop on a changing world: The
Defense Department is seeking new authority from Congress that would
let DOD personnel work undercover in industry to conduct clandestine
military operations abroad against terrorists and their sponsors.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/24/pentagon-new-spy-agency
Mother of tortured U.S. citizen appeals case to Supreme Court: On
Monday, the mother of a U.S. citizen Jose Padilla, who was tortured at
a naval base in Charleston asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a
lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other
government officials on behalf of her son.
http://bit.ly/K3sg9D
Proposed increase in Internet surveillance powers threatens British ruling coalition: British
plans to extend the state's powers to monitor emails and other social
media, and set up secret courts to hear evidence gathered by
intelligence agencies, are threatening to destroy the country's ruling
coalition.
http://natpo.st/I2rwDK
In Pictures: What the richest country on the planet looks like: The Many Spendors of Qatar
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/04/23/the_wonders_of_qatar#0
Europe's Austerity Backlash Gathers Steam in Merkel Test: French
President Nicolas Sarkozy lost the first round of his re-election bid
and a revolt against extra spending cuts in the traditionally
budget-conscious Netherlands propelled Prime Minister Mark Rutte's
coalition toward an early breakup.
http://bloom.bg/I9w0Xi
Nicolas Sarkozy issues direct appeal to National Front voters: Returning
to the campaign trail on Monday in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, he said: "I
hold nothing against National Front voters." "I say to them: 'I've
heard you...The French don't want to be dispossessed of their way of
life. That's the message I heard, and I will take to the second round of
the election," he said.
http://tgr.ph/JqOUys
Iceland ex-PM Haarde 'partly' guilty over 2008 crisis: Former
Icelandic PM Geir Haarde has been found not guilty of negligence over
the 2008 financial crisis that saw the island's economy go into
meltdown.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17817174
Protesters Arrested at Iowa Wells Fargo: "Wells
Fargo's mortgage office here in Iowa is making billions in profits
every year by kicking hardworking families out of their homes and they
aren't even paying taxes on their ill-got wealth," said Kenn Bowen
http://www.thenation.com/blog/167527/police-arrest-protesters-wells-fargo-iowa
"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 : 2,970
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
