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"When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get anything by their Victory but new masters." - George Savile - (1633-1695) 1st Marquess of Halifax
"Government, in its last analysis, is organized force." - -- Woodrow Wilson - (1856-1924) 28th US President "Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can never be deprived of their liberties, while they retain in their own hands, a power sufficient to any other power in the state." - -- Noah Webster - (1758-1843) "One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences." - O. A. Battista - [Orlando Aloysius Battista] (1917-1995), Canadian-American chemist and author |
| April 04/05, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
Syria: America Steps Onto The Slippery Slope
By Robert Wright
Could
we at least be honest about we're doing? The U.S., by giving the
rebels this communications equipment, is now officially helping Syrians
kill other Syrians. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30986.htm
Text of Annan's six-point peace plan for Syria
By Reuters
Here is a text of the proposal which calls on the Syrian authorities to: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30979.htm
The Immense Tolls of Imperial War
Casualty Comprehension
By Christian Sorensen
Juxtaposition
provides insight into Pentagon delusion. Over 6,400 uniformed American
service-members and 2,330 mercenaries have died in the Global War on
Terror since 2001, but their corpses might end up in a landfill when
they return to the United States. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30978.htm
And The Band Played Waltzing Mathilda
Video and Lyrics
And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay
I looked at the place where my legs used to be And thanked Christ there was no one there waiting for me To mourn and to grieve and to pity. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30977.htm
This Is Your Brain on the Department of Defense
By Azeen Ghorayshi
The Department of Defense has long had its eyes on emerging neuroscience technologies. Should we be worried? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30980.htm
The Vengeance of "Don't Retreat, Reload" Vigilantes
By Robert S. Becker
What
the Bush Doctrine distilled into unilateral pre-emptive perfidy,
executed by Rumsfeld's dire "shock and awe," then justified by Cheney's
One Per Cent Doctrine, was domesticated by this in-your-face mandate
from a presumptive national leader. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30983.htm
Black Cop Shot 28 Times By White Cops - Could Spend Life In Jail
By RT
An
African-American cop from Chicago is facing 80 years behind prison for
attempted murder after four white police officers shot him nearly 30
times and left him for dead. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30981.htm
Is This Outrageous Or What?
Man in London charged with terrorism offences over al-Qaida document
By Ben Quinn
Mohammed Shabir Ali, 24, is alleged to have possessed copy of 44 Ways to Support Jihad by Anwar al-Awlaki. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30984.htm
Tongue-cutting at Al Jazeera
By Glenn Greenwald
I'm
currently conducting interviews as a follow-up to the rather
acrimonious debate that erupted this week from my argument that
"terrorism expertise" is not an actual discipline, but rather (like the
term "terrorism" itself) just another instrument for legitimizing the
violence of the U.S. and its allies. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30987.htm
Pensioner Commits Suicide at Greek Parliament
Video By Rt - Text By Dow Jones
A
77-year-old Greek man took his life in Athens' central Syntagma Square
early Wednesday, leaving a note behind that linked his tragic act to
the country's deepening economic crisis, police said, at a time national
suicide rates have been on the rise. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30982.htm
Public Education "Failure by Design,"
By Noam Chomsky
"There
has been a shift from the belief that we as a nation benefit from
higher education, to a belief that it's the people receiving the
education who primarily benefit and so they should foot the bill," http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30985.htm
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22 people killed in Libya in clashes between rival militias: Militias
from rival towns in western Libya battled each other with tanks and
artillery on Tuesday in fierce fighting that killed at least 22 people,
local officials said. http://wapo.st/HHoN2a
Libyan Exodus:: Rising Tensions in Libya Lead to Congestion at Tunisian Border Crossings:
In the past 24 hours alone, between 10,000 and 12,000 Libyans have entered Tunisia, the highest level in months. http://bit.ly/HjiyCW 16 "Insurgents" Killed In Ongoing Kapisa Operation: Sixteen insurgents were killed and eight others were wounded in joint Afghan and Nato troop operations in the Tagab district of Kapisa province on Tuesday http://bit.ly/Hg4Djn
At least 12 killed in Afghanistan suicide blast: A
suicide bomber on Wednesday killed at least 12 people and injured many
more in the Faryab province in northern Afghanistan, a Norwegian armed
forces' spokesman told AFP. http://bit.ly/HtEO8G
Three NATO occupation force troops killed in Afghanistan: The
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said one service member
was killed by an improvised explosive device in the south of the
country, one by a similar blast in the east and one by an insurgent
attack in the east. http://bit.ly/Hgnfh5
US Drone strike?
Seven killed, several hurt in Pakistan blast: The van was carrying 15 men from Khurrakai village to Jamrud, the main town in Khyber district when it was hit while passing through a ravine http://bit.ly/HeIdxR
U.S. stuns Pakistan with $10 million bounty: Pakistan
has previously said it can't act against Saeed because the country's
fiercely independent judiciary has cleared him of involvement in the
Mumbai attacks. Saeed faces no criminal charges in Pakistan, and he's
often appeared in public in recent months, denouncing the United States
and calling for Islamabad to end counter-terrorism cooperation with
Washington http://www.startribune.com/world/146034745.html
Pakistani militant leader thumbs nose at U.S. bounty: "I
am here, I am visible. America should give that reward money to me,"
he told reporters Wednesday, mocking Washington for placing a bounty on a
man whose whereabouts are no mystery. "I will be in Lahore tomorrow.
America can contact me whenever it wants to." http://usat.ly/I1iG9x
Bomb at Mogadishu theater kills 10, including Somali sports officials: The
attack apparently was aimed at assassinating Prime Minister Abdiweli
Mohammed Ali, who was attending a ceremony with many officials of his
Western-backed Transitional Federal Government, or TFG. http://lat.ms/Hla5iv
Car bomb kills five in Iraq: officials: : A
car bomb apparently targeting a local police chief killed five people
and wounded 10 in central Iraq on Wednesday morning, police and medical
officials said. http://bit.ly/HfBZ0Z
Fugitive Iraqi vice president on Saudi "pilgrimage":
Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, whom Iraqi authorities want to try on charges he ran death squads, arrived in Saudi Arabia from Qatar on Wednesday to perform the Umrah pilgrimage, a Saudi government official said. http://reut.rs/HmoOd1
Blackwater Videos Show Guards In Iraq Firing Weapons 'Enthusiastically,' Vehicles Hitting Civilians: One
video shows a contractor randomly and "enthusiastically" firing an
AK-47 from the turret of an armored vehicle and another shows a private
guard yelling obscenities at passers-by and other armored cars
smashing into civilian vehicles: http://bit.ly/HodtFt
Russia's FM warns against arming Syrian opposition: "They
want to solve the Syrian problem with the opposition only, but it's
impossible to settle the situation like that. There must be a dialogue
of all the parties involved." http://apne.ws/Hehra2
Peres says fall of Assad would be death knell for Hezbollah: report: The Israeli president also described Assad, a key Hezbollah ally, as "more brutal" and "less intelligent" than his father and predecessor, Hafez Assad http://bit.ly/HP3mOG
Geagea says escapes assassination attempt:
Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea said in a news conference Wednesday afternoon that he had escaped an assassination attempt earlier in the day, when shots were fired at his Maarab residence. http://bit.ly/HP3uOf
Israel issues tender for hundreds of new illegal apartments in occupied East Jerusalem: Construction
in Har Homa is considered especially provocative in the eyes of the
Palestinians and the international community, as it is the most recent
large Israeli neighborhood to be built over the Green Line. It was
originally built in the 1990s. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30977.htm
German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass' new poem: Nuclear
Israel is a threat to world peace: Grass publishes a poem criticizing
Israel's role in the Israel-Iran conflict; Israel embassy in Germany
says poem is 'blood libel.' http://bit.ly/Hkygh9
New report documents systematic abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention:
In the past 11 years alone, around 7,500 children, some as young as 12 years, are estimated to have been detained, interrogated, and imprisoned within this system. This averages out at between 500-700 children per year, or nearly two children, each and every day. http://bit.ly/GGkcjg
Bahrain's government must stop killing its people, and listen to them:
We in al-Wefaq want only a genuinely democratic constitutional monarchy built on dialogue, not weapons http://bit.ly/HUzdbP
First wave of US Marines bound for Australia: Australian
Defense Minister Stephen Smith is scheduled Wednesday to formally
welcome the first contingent of U.S. Marines at a ceremony outside of
Darwin, according to The Australian newspaper. http://1.usa.gov/HKzdwE
2,500 U.S. Marines In Australia "Not A Military Base": Despite
the fact that the US's final military presence in the country is to
grow into a 2,500-person Marine Air Ground Task Force, Australia's
defense minister Stephen Smith insisted Wednesday morning that the
marines and their entourage cannot be qualified as a military base. http://rt.com/news/usa-australia-darwin-china-185/
Mexico's Former Foreign Minister Slams President Calderon for Escalating Drug War: 'It's Not Worth 50,000 Murders":
Jorge Castañeda, the former foreign minister of Mexico, gave a strong interview to NPR's "Tell Me More" program this afternoon. Castañeda, a longtime legalization advocate, supported Pres. Calderon during his campaign, but became a critic over the Calderon drug war escalation. http://bit.ly/HlLVno
Gerald Celente on the decline of the US Empire/Dollar: As
the currency weakens many countries that use the dollar are searching
for alternatives. China is expected to be the top world economy in a
matter of years. To add insult to injury, the BRICS countries have
decided to lose the dollar and use their own currencies. So what does
this mean for the US dollar? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBCanYwazWs
Robert Reich: How We're Turning America Into a Giant Casino: Organized gambling is a scam. And given who plays, this is one of the most regressive taxes in the nation. http://bit.ly/HJuGf1
What is the real price of the London Olympics?: The cost of hosting the Olympics has skyrocketed while private funders have evaporated. Welcome to celebration capitalism http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/04/price-of-london-olympics
"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 : 2,948
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
