 |
Not For Profit - For Global Justice
This Is Independent Media
100% Non Commercial, Fearless, Forthright & Independent
Solely Funded By People Like You: Working For A More Peaceful World
The
news and information researched and provided by ICH does not endear us
to corporate America or the many who work for or support the US
military industrial complex .
We
are less popular still with those who support the occupation and and
exploitation of Palestinian people and the racist, apartheid state of
Israel. We rely on people like you to help meet our monthly expenses.
ICH
has been described by John Pilger as having a wonderfully free
rebellious spirit and a great source of excellent daily journalism. If
you agree with John,click this link
- Double Your Money - Matching Donation Opportunity -
A long time supporter of Information Clearing House has generously offered to match any donation of $100.00 or more made this month by readers like you. Your donation will be doubled by our benefactor.
Please provide whatever you can- $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100- To Use your debit/credit card or check click here: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/support.htm
or
if you prefer to send a check or money order, (US Funds) Information
Clearing House, PO Box 365 Imperial Beach, CA 91933. USA.
Low income readers: DON'T send money, just encourage others to subscribe to our daily newsletter.
To all who have assisted in the past. Thank you. Your help is greatly appreciated. Tom Feeley
==============
|
|
"Only
reason can convince us of those three fundamental truths: without a
recognition of which there can be no effective liberty: That what we
believe is not necessarily true; that what we like is not necessarily
good; and that all questions are open." - -- Clive Bell - (1881-1964) - Source: Civilization, 1928
"The
worst forms of tyranny, or certainly the most successful ones, are not
those we rail against but those that so insinuate themselves into the
imagery of our consciousness, and the fabric of our lives, as not to be
perceived as tyranny." -- Michael Parenti - (1933- )
|
| May 21/22, 2012 |
| Click Here For Op-Ed Articles |
| Click Here For Hard News Items |
| Click Here For Cost Of War |
   |
Op-Ed Articles
NATO's Core Function is to Advance US Global Interests
By Kate Hudson
A
cursory glance at NATO's recent history shows that whatever its
changing rationale, or the nature of its supposed enemies in the
post-Cold War period, its core function has remained to advance US
global interests and foreign policy goals.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31391.htm
AIPAC Congress
Who Owns Your Congressperson?
By MJ Rosenberg
11 House members voted against AIPAC's "Bomb Iran" resolution as described here. This transcript explains the other votes.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31389.htm
Israeli Settler Shoots at Palestinians while IDF Soldiers Stand By
Video
In
the video, two of the settlers are armed; one with a pistol and one
with an M-16 automatic rifle. They are seen aiming their weapons at the
Palestinians and one seen firing at them, while soldiers do nothing to
stop them.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31382.htm
Nazism, Zionism, and the Arab World
By Annette Herskovits
Countering the myths spread by pro-Israel ideologues.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31394.htm
Colombia and the Mainstream Media
When the Respectable Become Extremists The Extremists Become Respectable
By James Petras
Extremism
in all of its forms permeates Western regimes and finds its
justification and rationalization in the respectable media whose job is
to indoctrinate civil society and turn citizens into voluntary
accomplices to extremism.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31392.htm
The Framework For Suppressing Information
Public Opinion in America's 21st Century Police State
By Prof. James F. Tracy
It
is not beyond reason to point out that America is one serious
terrorist attack or mass civil disturbance away from the implementation
of policies to seriously limit or curtail the traffic of ideas.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31390.htm
Recovery or Collapse? Bet on Collapse
By Paul Craig Roberts
When
the dollar goes, interest rates will escalate, and bond prices will
collapse. Everyone who sought safety in US Treasuries will be wiped
out.
We should all be aware that such outcomes are not part of the public debate. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31385.htm
The insolvent United States banking system: Lessons from J.P. Morgan Chase
Why the banks must be nationalized
By Horace Campbell
As
central bankers from China to Venezuela and from Argentina to Japan
are seeking ways to exit from the contagion of the speculative trading
of US bankers, progressive forces must renew the call for the
nationalization of the big banks, which are supposed to be too big to
fail.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31387.htm
At Least 38 U.S. Lawmakers Personally Invested in JPMorgan Chase
By Russ Choma
15 Democrats and 23 Republicans owned shares in JPMorgan Chase worth a total of between $2.1 million and $3.8 million.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31388.htm
The Waltz of the Zombie Banks
By Mike Whitney
It's
the same everywhere. The banks are keeping houses off the market to
trick people into believing that prices have hit bottom. But prices
haven't hit bottom, in fact, they still have a long way to go.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31386.htm
How the Ultra-Rich Betray America
By Paul Buchheit
The betrayals come in many forms. Here are a few of the more outrageous, and destructive, examples:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31393.htm
Nato Talks Security and Peace, Chicago has Neither
By Gary Younge
The
paradox of such a city hosting this summit lays bare the brutal way in
which inequality is globally maintained and locally replicated.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31383.htm
U.S. Veterans Return War Medals at NATO Summit
Daily Dispatch From The NATO Protests
Video
A collection of video reports by grassroots journalists who are covering the NATO Summit in Chicago.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31384.htm |
| Hard News
Yemen: Suicide bomber kills at least 96 soldiers: On
Monday, a suicide bomber posing as a member of the Yemen military
killed at least 96 people and wounded hundreds more--most if not all
soldiers--in a blast in Sanaa, Yemen's capital.
http://yhoo.it/JgxpNg
Pentagon: Civilian contractors targeted in Yemen: The Pentagon confirmed that three civilian contractors helping train Yemen's coast guard were attacked Sunday in Yemen.
http://cbsn.ws/KFLJCI
Syrian forces kill 9 deserters, reports monitoring group: Syrian
forces ambushed and killed nine army deserters near a north Damascus
suburb as fighting between armed rebels and troops raged around the
capital during the night, a monitoring group said today.
http://bit.ly/JJWJQg
Opposition Source: Brother-in-Law of Syrian President Has Been Killed: The
brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad, who also is the
troubled nation's former intelligence chief, is dead after an apparent
assassination attack Sunday in Damascus, Syrian opposition leaders tell
U.S. News & World Report.
http://bit.ly/JKnRwN
Syrian spillover: 3 Killed as Beirut sees worst clashes in four years: The killing of a Sunni cleric at a Lebanese Army checkpoint yesterday ignited widespread protests among aggrieved Sunnis.
http://bit.ly/JLySQg
Threat of new rebel Lebanese army as tensions grow over killing of Sunni clerics: The shootings follow a week of violence in the country's volatile and disenfranchised north
http://ind.pn/JvlVDY
Iraq attacks kill three: Shootings and bombings killed three people and wounded nine in central Iraq on Monday, security officials said.
http://yhoo.it/JgQbnC
Kurdish oil deal stirs Iraqi tensions: Autonomous region's oil minister outlines plans to export oil and gas to Turkey, increasing tensions with Baghdad.
http://aje.me/JwsdTB
Afghan army in secret deals with Taliban: In
the area of Ghazni province where both are based, an hour's drive
south of Kabul, they collaborate to loot NATO supply convoys, dividing
up the proceeds. And they share intelligence on NATO's military
operations.
http://bit.ly/KFLJTp
Barack Obama snubs Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari at Nato summit: 'Patience
with Pakistan is wearing thin, not just in the US but also in the Nato
alliance,' one US official told the Times, indicating that none of the
Pakistani demands could be met.
http://bit.ly/Jg0Ui7
Nato orders five new drones worth $1.7bn:
The contract launches NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, which is expected to support a broad range of missions, including protecting ground forces, border and maritime security, counterterrorism, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster relief. http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=50130
Iran Strike Gains Support in Some Nations, Russia Says: Some
countries favor more than ever using a military strike to stem Iran's
nuclear ambitions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
http://bloom.bg/K9qnvL
War criminal:
Tony Blair Heckled in Maine college speech: A handful of protesters briefly interrupted a Maine college graduation speech by British Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for world unity. http://apne.ws/KTdkzl
60,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews fill Citi Field and Arthur Ashe Stadium to denounce evils of the Internet: An
overflow crowd of another 20,000 bearded men sporting long black coats
and big black hats filled nearby Arthur Ashe Stadium for the
unprecedented attack on modern technology.
http://nydn.us/Jf8eut
Violent clashes between Chicago police and anti-NATO protesters (RAW VIDEO) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1zTmhn3fv4
Welcome, Nato, to Chicago's police state: The Nato summit will come and go, but Mayor Emanuel has authorised a 'new normal' of militarised social control in Chicago
http://bit.ly/KxUwTd
Chicago police frame antiwar activists on "terrorism" charges:
The bogus character of the charges is demonstrated by the fact that the five men are charged for three separate incidents, linked only by the involvement of two undercover police provocateurs, who instigated or concocted each of the supposed "terrorist" plots. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/may2012/terr-m21.shtml
Senator Lindsey Graham : Absolutely, Military can imprison Americans Indefinitely - Video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-GqDCpcOss
Innocent Americans spent at least 10,000 years in jail: . At
least 2,000 people have been sentenced to prison for crimes in the
last 23 years, only to eventually be exonerated by the court.
http://bit.ly/JhkzhT
The U.S. Department of Double Standards: Corporate criminals go free while the Justice Department targets those without expensive lawyers and lobbyists.
http://bit.ly/L835mI
Police state bill passed to suppress Quebec student strike:
Quebec's National Assembly adopted emergency legislation last Friday that imposes draconian restrictions on the right to demonstrate and criminalizes the fourteen-week, provincewide student strike against plans to raise university tuition fees by more than 80 percent. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/may2012/pers-m21.shtml
Canada: Montreal protests result in chaos, mass arrests: 300 arrested Sunday night, and 69 Saturday night, as protesters defy new laws
http://bit.ly/JAbk07
Canada Currency Tumbles as Europe Crisis Overshadows Data: Canada's
dollar dropped the most since November, falling for a third straight
week as concern Europe's debt crisis will worsen overshadowed
government data showing inflation and factory sales rose more than
forecast.
http://bloom.bg/JdFW6X
Rising US recession risk poses the real threat to Europe: The
US economy has slowed to stall speed. A few lonely forecasters fear
that America has already fallen back into recession, replicating the
terrible double-dip of 1937.
http://tgr.ph/JuEHeo
Investors dump Facebook: Facebook stock falls nearly 14 pct to session low at $33
http://reut.rs/JL01Tx
The U.S. Department of Double Standards: Corporate criminals go free while the Justice Department targets those without expensive lawyers and lobbyists.
http://bit.ly/JKUcDw
"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
|
| 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: 4,807
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,006
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
