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"There is a principle which is a bar against all information,
which is proof against all argument, and which cannot fail to keep a
man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is, contempt prior to
examination." - Rev. William H. Poole
"And say, finally, whether peace is best preserved by
giving energy to the government or information to the people. This last
is the most legitimate engine of government. Educate and inform the
whole mass of people. Enable them to see that it is their interest to
preserve peace and order, and they will preserve them. And it requires
no very high degree of education to convince them of this. They are the
only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." - Thomas Jefferson - (1743-1826), US Founding Father,
"It should be no surprise that when rich men take control
of the government, they pass laws that are favorable to themselves. The
surprise is that those who are not rich vote for such people, even
though they should know from bitter experience that the rich will
continue to rip off the rest of us." Andrew Greeley (Chicago Sun-Times, February 18, 2001)
"They hang the man, and flog the woman,
That steals the goose from off the common;
But let the greater villain loose,
That steals the common from the goose." An anonymous protest poem from the 17th century.
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Op-Ed Articles
Secret Hidden In US-Afghan Deal
Pact Won't End War - Or SOF Night Raids
By Gareth Porter
The Obama administration's success in obscuring those facts is the real story behind the ostensible story of the agreement.
Not Explaining the Why of Terrorism
By Ray McGovern
John
Brennan, President Obama's chief adviser on counterterrorism, has
again put on public display two unfortunate facts: (1) that the White
House has no clue as to how to counter terrorism; and (2) (in Brennan's
words) "the unfortunate fact that to save many innocent lives we are
sometimes obliged to take lives." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31240.htm
Finding Bin Laden: The Truth Behind the Official Story
By Gareth Porter
Russia 'Retains Right' to Pre-emptive Strike on U.S. "Missile Shield"
By RT
Libya Immunizes 'Revolutionaries' From War Crimes Prosecution
By Middle East Online
Illegal Settlements Bonanza: Israel Plots an Endgame
By Ramzy Baroud
Extractive Capitalism
The Divisions in the Latin American Progressive Camp
By James Petras
Premature Birth Death Rate Higher in US
US Ranks Lower Than Iraq, Afghanistan On This List
By Jennifer Bixler
U.S. Spends Far More for Health Care Than 12 Industrialized Nations
By Mary Mahon
"If I Wanted America To Be A Dictatorship"
5 Minute Video
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| Hard News
56 killed in Nigeria bomb blast - reports: At
least 56 people are reported dead after gunmen set off explosives and
fired on a cattle market in northeastern Nigeria overnight.
US kills 15 people in Yemen: Yemeni
military officials who are currently engaged in an offensive against
Islamist guerillas there claimed that all the dead were
"al-Qaida-linked" militants.http://bit.ly/J3ORql
Yemen kills eight "Qaeda militants" in Abyan: Yemeni
soldiers killed eight Al-Qaeda militants as they tried to attack an
army post in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, the defence
ministry said.http://yhoo.it/Jtz4MV
Yemenis call for purges of ex-leader's loyalists: Tens
of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets to demand that
members of the country's former regime be purged from top military
posts. Rallies organized by youth groups were held Thursday in the
capital Sanaa and several other cities.http://bit.ly/IpSODg
Dozens protesters killed in Cairo attack: Video report: The number of people killed in street clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo is rising.http://bit.ly/KVjos1
Bombs targeting anti-Taliban elders, security forces kill 5 in northwest Pakistan: In
the first attack, a bomb planted alongside a road exploded as two
anti-Taliban tribal elders were walking past, killing them both. A
second blast occurred when security forces rushed to the scene, killing
two paramilitary soldiers and one police official.http://wapo.st/Jg7GUM
About 25,000 Troops May Be Needed In Afghanistan After 2014, Planners Say: American
military officials say that the planning figure is 25,000 troops,
commanded by a three-star general. They would include trainers as well
as thousands of Green Berets and other special operations troops who
would work with Afghans on counter-terror missions.http://n.pr/JDcxlj
Afghanistan security deal Obama signed has holes: The
deal signed Tuesday also allows either nation to walk away on a year's
notice. That could allow the next U.S. president, or the next Afghan
leader, to scuttle a deal negotiated by his or her predecessor.http://bit.ly/IK8ndD
Turkish forces kill three PKK members: Three
members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in
clashes with the Turkish security forces in Turkey's eastern province
of Agri.http://www.presstv.ir/detail/239391.html
Baghdad hit by attacks as VP death squad trial opens: Gun
and bomb attacks struck the Baghdad area where Iraq's fugitive Vice
President Tareq al-Hashemi was to go on trial in absentia Thursday on
charges he says are politically motivated.http://bit.ly/IJEh7h
Trial of the fugitive Tariq al-Hashemi adjourned in Iraq: Iraq's
Supreme Judiciary Council has postponed the trial of the fugitive Vice
President Tariq al-Hashemi over accusations of involvement in
terrorist attacks until May 10, 2012.http://www.presstv.ir/detail/239368.html
Son of Syrian leader assassinated: The
son of Ali Haidar, an opposition leader advocating peaceful solution
to the Syrian crisis, was shot dead along with his friend in a car on
the road of al-Mahnaya that connects Homs to the town of Misyyaf in
Hama province.http://bit.ly/J2lrJe
Syrian Opposition Leader Calls for National Reconciliation: The
leader of the Syrian opposition Nationalist Party, Ali Haidar, on
Thursday called on all countrymen to achieve national reconciliation
after the death of his son, Ishmael, at the hands of armed groups.http://bit.ly/Iq3m3U
US, NATO exploring post-Assad scenarios in Syria, says top general: Top
U.S. and NATO military leaders are exploring the possible political
and military fallout in Syria if Western powers decide to remove Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad by military force.http://bit.ly/Jq7T5P
Gulf states behind weapons ship bound for Syria, Ali says: Syria's
ambassador to Lebanon accused Gulf countries Wednesday, including
Qatar and Saudi Arabia, of being behind the Syria-bound arms shipments
that was intercepted recently by the Lebanese Army.http://bit.ly/JWSNdN
Ex-Lebanese informatin minister censures US senator's visit to Lebanon: Samaha
strongly criticized the visit by Lieberman, saying the trip was mainly
aimed at making "connections with the armed terrorists inside Syria."http://www.presstv.ir/detail/239299.html
Israeli lobbyists seeking to station MKO in Azerbaijan: Report: Israel
is reportedly seeking to relocate the members of the terrorist
Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) to the Republic of Azerbaijan as
part of attempts to station the anti-Iran terrorists in five US-allied
countries in the Middle East.http://www.presstv.ir/detail/239381.html
Six army battalions called up under emergency orders to meet growing "threat" on Egypt, Syria borders: Knesset approves IDF request to call up a further 16 battalions if needed.http://bit.ly/Imzln1
Israeli treatment of hunger strikers 'appals' UN expert: A
UN expert has said he is appalled by the "continuing human rights
violations in Israeli prisons", as Palestinian inmates continue a mass
hunger strike.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17922530
Israel: Stop Jailing People Without Charge or Trial: HRW:: Israel
should immediately charge or release people jailed without charge or
trial under so-called administrative detention, Human Rights Watch said
today.http://bit.ly/KajgWg
Fatah, Hamas unity meet ends without deal: A
Cairo meeting between Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal and an official of
the rival Fatah movement made no headway on the formation of a
Palestinian national unity government, an official said on Thursday.http://yhoo.it/Jtz4N4
Iranian lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah sentenced to nine years in jail: Dadkhah has defended several people on death row in Iran, including pastor Yusuf Naderkhani who is jailed for apostasyhttp://bit.ly/K3HLAM
Libya's ruling council issues new laws against loyalists of deposed leader Gadhafi: One
law imposes a life sentence on anyone convicted of talking part in
Gadhafi's propaganda machine. Another allows for confiscation of
property and possessions of 200 of Gadhafi's supporters, relatives,
Cabinet ministers and military commanders.http://wapo.st/Irs8FS
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi 'to be tried in remote mountaintop town': The
Libyan commander holding Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has declared he will
stage a trial of the dictator's son in the remote mountaintop town where
he has been held since his capture last November.http://tgr.ph/Jr7O1A
Ex-Libyan PM confirms claim Kadhafi funded Sarkozy in 2007: A
lawyer for former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi says his
client can confirm that ex-Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime
funded French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign.http://rfi.my/JFfkKQ
Tuareg uprising in Mali threatens neighbor Niger: In
the weeks since a sudden Tuareg revolt split Mali in two, officials in
neighboring Niger have been desperate to stop the Sahara uprising from
spreading across their border.http://arabnews.com/world/article624004.ece
Bush Torture Memo Author John Yoo Immune From Suit: John
Yoo, the Bush administration lawyer best known for authoring the
infamous "torture memo", has immunity from a lawsuit by an American
citizen held in a military jail as an enemy combatant, a federal
appeals court said Wednesday.http://bit.ly/Iy2pcg
US military-industrial giant KBR in bidding to privatize British police forces: Giant
US military-industrial company Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) is in
the running to win a slice of a controversial £1.5 billion (US$2.43
billion) contract to transform the West Midlands and Surrey police
forces in Britain, The (London) Times reported.http://bit.ly/K3kD6w
UK military prepare for '9/11-type attack': BRITISH
military commanders said they are training to deal with a "9/11-type
attack" as they launched a major exercise to test their readiness for
the 2012 London Olympics.http://bit.ly/IZnE6J
U.S. : No-Fly Zone To Be Enforced By Shoot-To-Kill Order During NATO Summit: Plans
to keep residents and dignitaries safe during the NATO Summit include a
no-fly zone, with a shoot-to-kill warning for those who break the ban.http://cbsloc.al/ItIDAe
Border Vigilante Identified As Gunman In Arizona Massacre: Longtime white supremacist and border vigilante JT Ready saw himself as part of a war that few others would fight.http://bit.ly/IDOAZS
Unmasked: Meet The FBI's Bridge Bomb Plot Snitch: The
paid informant who helped orchestrate the FBI sting that resulted in
the arrest of five anarchists for allegedly plotting to blow up an Ohio
bridge is a convicted felon who was arrested on bad check and theft
charges in the midst of his cooperation with federal investigators, The
Smoking Gun has learned.http://bit.ly/Kbhft4
Terrorist Plots, Hatched by the F.B.I.: THE United States has been narrowly saved from lethal terrorist plots in recent years - or so it has seemedhttp://nyti.ms/JunKom
Spanish homeowners rally together to fight evictions by banks: The
impact of the toxic assets choking Spain's banks is being shown on a
personal level as a legal battle begins in the country's courts.http://tgr.ph/IU7eLc
Hunger Stalks America: Arizona, Arkansas and Texas: According
to a new report by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
released in March, the child poverty rate in the state is 26.8 percent
and has grown 2 percent in the last 10 years.http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/may2012/hung-m03.shtml
The Poor are Getting Poorer. Is It Time to Raise the Minimum Wage?: Income
inequality is here to stay, unless something radical changes that will
give working class families a larger slice of the pie.http://yhoo.it/IJFpYm
Job Cuts Increase 7.1% in April: Challenger Report: From
the same month a year ago, job cuts were up 11.2 percent and so far
this year the number of job cuts has increased by 9.8 percent to
183,653.http://www.cnbc.com/id/47259424
Payroll Survey Signals U.S. Jobs Slowing as Orders Drop: Economy: Companies
in the U.S. added fewer workers last month, according to data from a
private survey, pointing to a cooling in the job market, as the
Commerce Department also reported a decline in factory orders in March.http://bloom.bg/JoJ2zl
A teen with a job becomes a rarity in US economy: Only
about 25 percent of 16- to 19-year-olds currently are working, a drop
of 10 percentage points from just five years ago, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.http://bit.ly/IYlyUF
"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: 4,807
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,987
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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