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"Few men are willing to brave
the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the
wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery
in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential vital
quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most
painfully to change." - Robert F. Kennedy -
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| April 06/07, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
We Want War, And We Want It Now
By Pepe Escobar
Isn't
democracy wonderful - when US-allied Persian Gulf monarchies can buy a
mercenary army for peanuts? Isn't it great to be a revolutionary with
an assured paycheck?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31011.htm
Our Men in Iran?
By Seymour M. Hersh
"The
M.E.K. was a total joke," the senior Pentagon consultant said, "and
now it's a real network inside Iran. How did the M.E.K. get so much
more efficient?" he asked rhetorically. "Part of it is the training in
Nevada. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31011.htm
Report: U.S. Trained Terror Group
By Glenn Greenwald
If
this report is true, it means the U.S. Government actively trained a
group that the U.S. Government itself legally categorizes as a "foreign
terrorist organization," a clear felony under U.S. law: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31012.htm
"Babar Ahmad's Case Shames Us All."
BBC Video
He
has been held for eight years in a UK jail without charge or trial,
during which time he has been fighting extradition to the United States
under controversial "war on terror" legislation. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31015.htm
East Timor: A Lesson In Why The Poorest Threaten The Powerful
By John Pilger
One
independent little country astride lucrative natural resources and
strategic sea lanes is of serious concern to the United States and its
"deputy sheriff" in Canberra.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31007.htm
Obama by Default
The Republicans are a sick joke
By Robert Scheer
With
Ron Paul out of it and warmongering hedge fund hustler Mitt Romney the
likely Republican nominee, the GOP has defined itself indelibly as the
party of moneyed greed and unfettered imperialism. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31004.htm
The Fable of the Century
By Robert Reich
Imagine that the richest people in this country use some of their vast wealth to routinely bribe politicians.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31003.htm
Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History
And Why Taxpayers Shouldn't Stand for It Any More
By Bill McKibben
Most
of the men and women who vote in Congress each year to continue
subsidies have taken campaign donations from big energy companies. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31006.htm
Strip-Searches: Obama Wants You to Bend Over (Or Squat) and Spread 'Em
By Glen Ford
"Crushing
political dissent, not safety in jails, is what motivates the Obama
administration to ally itself with the most reactionary wing of the
Republican-dominated U.S. Supreme Court." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31005.htm
Greek Mourners: It Was Not Suicide, It Was Financial Murder
Video
Athenians
gather in the spot where a 77-year-old man shot himself dead over
debts on Wednesday and a woman reads the man's suicide letter to the
crowd. Later in the evening the vigil turns to chaos when riot police
use teargas on protesters. Mourners say the police attacks were
unprovoked. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31008.htm
Ireland: Bailed Out Banks are in Process of Going Bust Again
By David McWilliam
Ernest
Hemingway was once asked how did he go bankrupt. The great man thought
for a second and then replied: "I went bankrupt in two ways, gradually
and then suddenly." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31009.htm
U.S. Standard of Living Has Fallen More Than 50%
By Jeff Nielson
Western
wages have plummeted so low that a two-income family is now (on
average) 15% poorer than a one-income family of 40 years ago. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31010.htm
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| Hard News
4 Afghan Police Killed; 7 People Die in Truck Fire: Four
Afghan policemen were killed on Friday as the Taliban have stepped up
their attacks against government and NATO troops to undermine the
U.S.-led coalition's effort to build up Afghan forces so they can take
the lead in the next few years. http://abcn.ws/HtohFN
Suicide bomber kills Afghanistan peace councillor:
A suicide bomber has killed the influential head of a regional peace council in eastern Afghanistan, security officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17637353
U.S. drone attacks from Afghanistan to end after 2014: FM:
Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasool said on Thursday Afghanistan would not
be used as a launch pad for U.S. drones attacks on neighboring
countries after NATO combat forces leave by the end of 2014 http://reut.rs/I1l6U3
Anti-US protests rock Pakistan: Hundreds
of Islamist activists hit the streets of Pakistan yesterday, demanding
holy war and torching US flags to condemn a $10 million bounty slapped
on the founder of a terror group. http://bit.ly/I37NSW
Syrian army fighting rebels days before troop pullback (+video) - Syrian
troops and tanks battled rebels on Friday, opposition activists said,
only four days before a troop pullback agreed by President Bashar
al-Assad as part of international envoy Kofi Annan's plan to end a year
of bloodshed. http://bit.ly/IguJQB
Syria says UN rights chief ignores 'terrorism': Syria
lashed out at the UN high commissioner for human rights on Friday,
accusing her of turning a blind eye to "terrorism" funded from abroad. http://yhoo.it/Hlvv1c
Syrian rebels tell Kofi Annan team they will honour truce: The
Free Syrian Army (FSA) met a delegation from peace envoy Kofi Annan
this week and confirmed that their fighters will stop shooting if
President Bashar al-Assad withdraws his tanks and troops to barracks
before a ceasefire deadline next Thursday. http://bit.ly/I7xpli
Kurdish opposition quits Syrian National Council: The
Syrian Kurdish opposition bloc has walked away from the Syrian
National Council, exposing deep and problematic rifts within the
umbrella opposition group just days after international leaders granted
the body extra recognition after attempts to unify. http://bit.ly/I8wWzb
Syria crisis: Turkey tells UN it may need refugee help: "We
have spared no efforts to accommodate Syrians fleeing the violence
back home, but if they continue to arrive at this rate, we will need
the UN and international community to step in." http://bbc.in/I6EEtJ
US missile defense plans may signal strike on Iran, Russia warns: A unified missile defense system comprising the United States and six Arab states is a signal that a military strike on Iran could be on the horizon, says the Chairman of the State Duma's International Affairs Committee. http://bit.ly/HiXZrL
China ups the pressure to prevent a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities:
A senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday an attack on Iran would invite devastating retaliation that would envelop the region and destabilize the global economic recovery, and added that the international community had to restrain itself from war. http://bit.ly/HrUeya
Egypt: No evidence of Sinai rocket launch: Egyptian
officials disputed on Thursday Israeli assessments showing that
rockets which struck the city of Eilat were fired from Egypt's Sinai
desert. http://bit.ly/I8OSI9
Tuaregs claim 'independence' from Mali: Rebel group proclaims "independence of Azawad" following gains in northern Mali, as Algerian consulate staff abducted. http://aje.me/HZg7mH
Tensions rise in Mali as rebels impose sharia law in Timbuktu: Mali's
crisis deepened Wednesday, as officials in the fabled northern city of
Timbuktu confirmed that the Islamic rebel faction that seized control
of the town over the weekend has announced it will impose sharia law. http://bit.ly/Hij4RX
NATO nations must help restore order in Mali: The
most severe trouble has erupted not in Libya but in neighboring Mali, a
poor desert nation that had sustained a fragile democracy for more than
two decades. http://wapo.st/HhCMyb
Small team of U.S. troops still in Mali, on 'stand-by': Over the weekend, AFRICOM dispatched a team of rotating advisory troops to the capital, Bamako. http://1.usa.gov/Hb3rt2
U.S. Hands Off Mali!: Recent
developments in the West African Republic of Mali are raising serious
concerns about the possibility of yet another U.S. intervention. http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2012/mali050412.html
Gaddafi son's atrocity: Failing to license camels?: The
most serious charge against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi that Libya managed
to back with evidence is over his failure to obtain a license for his
camels, the head of Human Rights Watch says. http://bit.ly/Hjdjo7
Bahrain hunger striker's daughter arrested: Zainab al-Khawaja detained at protest for father, who has been moved to military hospital due to deteriorating health. http://aje.me/I66dDA
Emirates Detain Pair From U.S.-Backed Group: The
United Arab Emirates detained two employees of an American-financed
pro-democracy organization and barred one of them from leaving the
country on Thursday, worsening a diplomatic confrontation with the
United States that has embarrassed and puzzled administration
officials. http://nyti.ms/HmvSZt
Wealth of Muslim Brotherhood's presidential hopeful worries some Egyptians: El Shater made his money in a range of businesses that included furniture, textiles, car manufacturing and banking. He was regularly detained and imprisoned under Mubarak, whose regime called him the outlawed Brotherhood's top financier and money launderer. http://bit.ly/I42KQZ George Galloway: Why Do Muslims Like Me? - Video - Because he has always defended them against bigotry, hatred, occupation and war? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31014.htm
North Korea warns against attempts to intercept satellite: Whoever
"intercepts the satellite or collects its debris will meet immediate,
resolute and merciless punishment" from the North, the Committee for
the Peaceful Reunification of Korea in Pyongyang announced in a
statement on Thursday. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/234877.html
Tepco Reports Another Radioactive Water Leak at Fukushima Plant; Tokyo
Electric Power Co. said as much as 12 tons of radioactive water leaked
from a pipe at its crippled Fukushima nuclear station, the second such
incident in 11 days at the same pipeline, raising further doubts about
the stability of the plant. http://buswk.co/Hx96aB
Former CIA officer indicted for leaking classified information to journalists: FORMER
CIA officer John Kiriakou was formally indicted for repeatedly leaking
classified information to reporters, including the identity of a
covert officer. http://bit.ly/HQHa4z
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange: PCC stood by as I was libelled by media: Site's founder tells Leveson inquiry he faced inaccuracies 'possibly on a scale not seen since the abuse of the McCanns' http://bit.ly/HijEkR
Family of Iraqi Woman Killed in California Was in Crisis, Records Show: Court
documents made public this week instead reveal details of a family in
crisis, with talk of divorce and a daughter resisting an arranged
marriage, and of Ms. Alawadi's survivors themselves coming under
scrutiny from investigators. http://nyti.ms/I9Sl9s
Where are our jobs going to come from?: As
scandalous as Stephen Harper's fighter jet plan has been (and even
more wasteful is his $9 billion expenditure on jails we don't need)
there's a larger issue: The economy is not growing fast enough to
create enough jobs for Canadian workers http://bit.ly/I7gbCG
Jobs Report Tempers Hopes of Accelerating U.S. Recovery: The
country's employers added a disappointing 120,000 jobs in March, about
half the gains posted in each of the preceding three months. http://nyti.ms/IbNKAP
"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 : 2,951
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
