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"A new fascism promises security
from the terror of crime. All that is required is that we take away
the criminals' rights-which, of course, are our own. Out of our
desperation and fear we begin to feel a sense of security from the new
totalitarian state." Gerry Spence, lawyer and author, source: Give Me Liberty, 1998
"...So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men." Voltaire, François Marie Arouet (1694-1778), Philosophical Dictionary, 1764 "All of history attests that the centralization and concentration of power breed despotism." H.A.Scott Trask |
| April 28/29, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
The Children of Fallujah
The Hospital of Horrors
By Robert Fisk
Stillbirths,
disabilities, deformities too distressing to describe - what lies
behind the torments in Fallujah General Hospital? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31189.htm
In Case You Missed It
"The Real Terrorist Was Me"
Video
"Racism is a vital weapon employed by this government." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26047.htm
Make Love, then War
By Linh Dinh
Maybe
Dylan will surprise us all by refusing to receive his Freedom Medal
from such a war-monger, and break all protocols by ambushing his bloody
host with, "Come you masters of war. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31194.htm
"We Assassinate Their leaders"
John Perkins - CNBC Video
"My
job was to corrupt high officials in countries and get them to accept
huge loans to sign off on them to make a lot of money." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31197.htm
The NSA Is Watching You
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Three
targeted Americans: - None of these U.S. citizens was charged with a
crime, but they have been tracked, surveilled, detained-sometimes at
gunpoint-and interrogated, with no access to a lawyer. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31193.htm
How The "Cyber Intelligence Sharing And Protection Act" Would Affect You (faq):
By Declan McCullagh
CISPA
would "waive every single privacy law ever enacted in the name of
cybersecurity," Rep. Jared Polis, a Colorado Democrat and onetime Web
entrepreneur, said during the debate. "Allowing the military and NSA to
spy on Americans on American soil goes against every principle this
country was founded on." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31191.htm
In Case You Missed It
The Spy Factory
Video
An
eye-opening documentary on the National Security Agency. NOVA exposes
the ultra-secret intelligence agency's role in the failure to stop the
9/11 attacks and the subsequent eavesdropping program that listens in
without warrant on millions of American citizens. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31196.htm
Joseph McCarthy Reborn
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
Rep.
West, beware: In the flammable pool of toxic paranoia that passes
these days as patriotism in America, a single careless match can light
an inferno. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31195.htm
EuroSpeak for "Starve the Beast"
The Meaning of "Austerity Measures"
By Mike Whitney
Unemployment
in Spain is the highest in Europe at 24 percent. (Youth unemployment
is over 50 percent) Even so, Spain's right wing PM Mariano Rajoy is
attempting to reach the deficit targets demanded by the troika which
will push unemployment higher while further deepening the depression. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31190.htm
Austerity Measures Leading Europe To 'Suicide', Nobel Economist Says
By Zoe Schneeweiss
Nobel
Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said Europe is in a "dire"
situation as a focus on austerity pushes the continent toward
"suicide." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31198.htm
Food Stamps In Crosshairs Of Republicans' Plan To Save Military
By Arthur Delaney
The
latest Republican plan to reconcile the budget and preserve defense
spending extracts even deeper cuts from programs to help the poor. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31192.htm
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16 killed in clashes between rebels and Syrian troops:
Twelve rebels and four soldiers were killed in clashes Saturday in several areas across Syria, while the government claimed it had foiled an attempted "terrorist" infiltration by sea, DPA reported. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2020059.html
Syria : Suicide Bomber Hits Damascus, Killing At Least 10 : - A
suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the
Syrian capital Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding nearly
30, state TV said. Three other smaller explosions also were reported in
the capital, killing one person http://huff.to/ImUuks
Russia condemns "barbaric" attacks in Syria: Russia
on Saturday condemned what it called "barbaric" attacks in Syria,
stepping up criticism of rebels a day after an explosion authorities
blamed on a suicide bomber killed at least nine people in the capital
Damascus. http://bit.ly/IrLdaF
Lebanon says intercepted weapons shipment headed for Syrian rebels: The Lebanese navy intercepted three containers of weapons destined for Syrian rebel forces on board a ship originating from Libya, a security official told AFP on Saturday. http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/28/210889.html
Russia backs delivering decisive rebuff to terrorists in Syria: The
Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that "we are
convinced that the terrorists operating in Syria need a decisive
rebuff." "All domestic and outside players need to prevent any support"
from reaching the armed gangs, it added. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/238540.html
Russia, EU circulate UN drafts on Syria monitors: A
key difference is the EU text, which diplomats say was drafted by
France, "underlines the need for the Syrian government to agree rapidly
with the United Nations the independent use of air assets" by the
observer mission. http://bit.ly/JIkCGD
Engineering Consent For An Attack On Iran: Barak:
Iranians Determined to Fool the World: Defense Minister says Israeli "stopwatch" on Iran is ticking faster than that of the US. http://bit.ly/IgWbNA
Israel ex-spy warns against "messianic" war on Iran: A
former Israeli spymaster has branded the country's leaders unfit to
tackle the Iranian nuclear program and "messianic" in the strongest
criticism from a security veteran of threats to launch a pre-emptive
war. http://reut.rs/Iy64HG
At Least 8 Killed In Bomb Attack On Iraq Coffee Shop : At
least eight people have been killed and more than 20 injured after a
coffee shop in Iraq's eastern Diyala province was struck by two
near-simultaneous bombs, media reports citing Iraqi officials said late
on Thursday. http://bit.ly/JLhmIF
Prison riot in Libya kills 3, injures 13: At
least three people have been killed in Libya and 13 injured in a
prison riot that broke out in the oasis town of Kufra. A group of armed
men attacked the prison to free a prisoner involved in the death of
Gen. Abdel Fattah Younes http://bit.ly/IqXeyr
Courthouse bomb in Libya's Benghazi injures one: A
bomb exploded at a courthouse in the Libyan city of Benghazi on
Friday, wounding one person and damaging surrounding buildings in a
fresh challenge to the post-Gaddafi government's struggle to restore
stability. http://trib.in/Kgeu8I
Gaddafi 'funded' 2007 Sarkozy campaign: The
government of the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi agreed to fund
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign with an
estimated $66m, a French news website has reported. http://aje.me/IynQKJ
French President Sarkozy appeals to neo-fascist vote:
Sarkozy is desperate to win the votes of the 6.5 million people who voted for the third placed candidate, the neo-fascist Marine Le Pen. He needs them to overtake Hollande in the runoff on May 6. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/apr2012/sark-a27.shtml
Saudi closes embassy in Egypt over protests: Cairo demonstrations over Egyptian lawyer arrested in Saudi Arabia lead Riyadh to recall ambassador and close missions. http://aje.me/IjrV6k
Obama campaign questions Romney on bin Laden death: Barack
Obama's campaign sought to make the death of Osama bin Laden a central
part of the U.S. presidential election on Friday with a video that
questioned whether Republican rival Mitt Romney would have made the same
call to approve the mission that killed the al Qaeda leader. http://trib.in/Iyo5mw
Images of Osama bin Laden killing not to be released, judge orders:
A US federal court has backed the Obama administration in refusing to release pictures or video from military operation http://bit.ly/IU70oG
Osama bin Laden's family preparing to live incognito in Saudi Arabia: The
14 members of Osama bin Laden's family who survived the US Navy Seal
raid which killed him in May last year were on Friday preparing to live
incognito - but apparently in some luxury - in Saudi Arabia after
being deported from Pakistan http://tgr.ph/J11Ret
A cost of war: Soaring disability benefits for veterans: The
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expects to spend $57 billion on
disability benefits next year. That's up 25% from $46 billion this
year, and nearly quadruple the $15 billion spent in 2000, before the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began. http://cnnmon.ie/K5VjhQ
Little Evidence That Torture Treatment Used By CIA Produced Any Counter-Terrorism Breakthroughs :
People familiar with the inquiry said it consisted of as much as 2,000 pages in narrative accounts of how the CIA interrogation program worked, including specific case histories in which enhanced interrogation tactics were used. http://huff.to/Iw8frM
Padilla takes torture case to US Supreme Court: US
citizen Jose Padilla, who was jailed for four years as an "enemy
combatant" and claims to have been tortured, has asked the Supreme Court
to reinstate his civil case against top US officials. http://bit.ly/JIl47Z
Military judge rejects motions to reduce charges against Bradley Manning: An
Army judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a charge of "aiding the
enemy" in the government's prosecution of accused whistleblower Bradley
Manning, who faces military court martial this fall. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/apr2012/mann-a27.shtml
CISPA : Congressman Johnson " I know its 2012 but it sure Feels like 1984": Congressman
Hank Johnson, who represents the eastern suburbs of Atlanta in the
U.S. Congress, speaks against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and
Protection Act (CISPA) on the House floor. Apr 26, 2012. http://bit.ly/Kgfxp3
Houstonians Revolt Over TSA On Buses: Dozens
of outraged residents attended a Houston METRO board meeting yesterday
to express their disgust at how TSA workers were used to interrogate
passengers on buses during a so-called "anti-terror" exercise last
week. http://www.infowars.com/houstonians-revolt-over-tsa-on-buses/
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Is Far From Over: Spent
reactor fuel, containing roughly 85 times more long-lived
radioactivity than released at Chernobyl, still sits in pools vulnerable
to earthquakes. http://huff.to/JlCmqQ
Romney's religion: Who are evangelicals to question Mormonism?: Jokes
about polygamy and funny long underwear aside, Mitt Romney's Mormon
faith has not been, and will not become, a factor in the presidential
campaign of 2012. http://bsun.md/KhrINq
More than 68,000 US guns seized in Mexico: Many
guns involved in Mexican violence were sourced from the US. The flood
of tens of thousands of weapons underscores complaints from Mexico that
the US is responsible for arming the drug cartels plaguing its southern
neighbour. http://aje.me/IaXImj
Hundreds of Economists: Marijuana Prohibition Costs Billions, Legalization Would Earn Billions: Over
300 economists, including three Nobel Laureates, recently signed a
petition that encourages the president, Congress, governors and state
legislatures to carefully consider marijuana legalization in America. http://bit.ly/Iji96s
New Poll: Almost Everyone Thinks It's Wrong to Jail People for Pot: Majorities
of respondents in the three countries (Britain 56%, Canada 68%, United
States 74%) welcome the concept of using alternative penalties-such as
fines, probation or community service-rather than prison for
non-violent offenders http://bit.ly/Jqnerm
Eurozone Retail Sales Plunge at Strongest Pace Since Late-2008; German
Retail Sales Plunge Into Contraction; French Retail Sales Plunge at
Record Pace; Record Job Losses, Record Retail Plunge in Italy http://bit.ly/IMbEW3
Ireland's Noonan Says Will Cut Growth Forecast by Almost Half: Irish
growth may be about 0.75 percent this year, Noonan said in an
interview with Dublin-based broadcaster RTE today, down from a December
estimate of 1.3 percent. http://bit.ly/Jqnerm
US economic growth slows to 2.2% rate, official figures show:
US government cutbacks mean growth rate slows from 3% in the final three months of 2011 http://bit.ly/IvoHJK
Exxon Makes $104 Million In Profit Per Day So Far In 2012: Last
year, ExxonMobil, one of the world's most profitable companies, earned
$1,300 in profits per second. As consumers paid record-high springtime
gas prices, Exxon posted first quarter profits of $9.45 billion. http://bit.ly/I3N5mp
Wife of Active Duty Marine Shot 37 Times by Local Deputy and CHP Can Proceed to Trial: A
wrongful death suit against a San Diego deputy sheriff is proceeding
to trial after the deputy along with a group of California Highway
Patrol officers killed an active duty Marine who was a veteran of the
Iraq war, by shooting him 37 times after pinning his car at the side of
the freeway. http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/26/46004.htm
"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 : 2,981
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
