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"You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan 'neath slavery's heavy rod." - Solon -- (c.638 BC-558 BC)
"The common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people. It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power and make deliberative and concerted use of it to set in motion evils which leave no home in the world untouched." Justice Robert Jackson - Nuremberg address "Understand that all battles are waged on an unconscious level before they are begun on the conscious one, and this battle is no different. The power structure wishes us to believe that the only options available are those which they present to us, we know this is simply not true, and therefore we must redefine the terrain of this conflict, and clearly, it is a conflict of worldviews and agendas." - Teresa Stover |
| May 02/03, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
The Empire vs. Iran (and Syria)
A New World War for a New World Order?
By Jooneed Khan
Confronted
with a declining World Order it can no longer control, does the West
want to re-assert its will through a new world war, which this time
would be really global? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31226.htm
UN Mute Over NATO's Syrian Death Squads
By Tony Cartalucci
UN's silence over Syrian opposition terrorism lays bare "international law's" illegitimacy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31225.htm
Broken Spring?
By Sami Ramadan
It
is sad to note that the democratic, anti-imperialist organisations
that led the peaceful protest movement initially have been eclipsed by
the Nato-backed sectarian forces of the Syrian National Council and the
Free Syrian Army. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31230.htm
The Vicious Cycle of Jihadism and Patriotism
By Ross Caputi
Jihad is pitifully misunderstood in the U.S.. The widespread belief that jihad sanctions terrorism is completely false. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31231.htm
What You Need to Succeed is Sincerity
And If You Can Fake Sincerity You've Got It Made.
By William Blum
Barack Obama knows there is something he can do about man's endless capacity for cruelty. He can add to it. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31232.htm
Real Politics Must be in the Streets
The Constitutional Crimes of Barack Obama
By Dave Lindorff
He
is, in truth, a war criminal easily the equal of his predecessor,
George W. Bush, and perhaps even of Bush's regent, former Vice
President Dick Cheney. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31227.htm
Indict Rendell: Political Elites Fall on Wrong Side of Bad Law
By Daniel Denvir
"If you indict me, I hope you know, you have to indict 67 other Americans who did the same thing, including seven generals. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31229.htm
For Israel, Punishing Palestinians is not Enough
By Amira Hass
An
ongoing hunger strike by nearly 2,000 Palestinian inmates stands as a
reminder of their humanity, but Israelis are more interested in
revenge. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31228.htm
What Obama Knows
By Fidel Castro
All
Latin American nations, particularly our own, will be affected by the
process that is taking place in Venezuela, the home country of the
Liberator of the Americas. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31224.htm
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20 Killed in Cairo As Attackers Storm Protest: Thugs
attacked an anti-military protest near the defence ministry in Cairo
on Wednesday and 20 people were killed, officials said, in the
politically tense run-up to the first post-uprising presidential
election. http://bit.ly/KqTN54
Egypt policeman killed, 2 injured in Sinai attack: - An
Egyptian policeman was killed and two of his colleagues injured on
Wednesday in an armed attack on their tank in the northern Sinai city
Rafah, officials said. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=481533
Two horse race in final stretch for Egypt presidency: A
poll published in state-run al-Ahram daily on Monday showed veteran
diplomat Amr Moussa in the lead, followed by Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh,
who has emerged in recent days as the leading Islamist candidate after
securing the support of the ultra-conservative Salafist movement. http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84000W20120501
Fact or fiction?
MI6 endorsing Amr Moussa for Egypt president': After several reports and close observations of the secrecy surrounding Amr Moussa's election campaign, a reporter working for the Islam Times in Cairo confirmed that there are a team of British intelligence officers that are running Moussa's presidential campaign. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/239194.html
20 Troops Killed As Syria Army Suffers Deadliest Day Since Ceasefire: Rebels
killed 15 soldiers - including two colonels - in a dawn ambush in the
northern province of Aleppo, where two rebel fighters also died, said
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. http://bit.ly/IEQmOa
Russia says Syria rebels intent on ruining peace bid: - Russia
on Wednesday blamed "terrorists" for recent attacks in Syria and
accused rebels of conducting a concerted campaign to ensure U.N.-Arab
League envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan fails. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/russia/detail/126931/
Syrian president grants amnesty for military penalties only: Assad
has granted a set of amnesties that pardoned wanted people who hadn't
committed homicide during the year-long crisis. But Wednesday's amnesty
came specifically for military penalties only. http://bit.ly/KqTRlj
Fifteen "militants" killed in Yemen airstrike:
Fifteen "al-Qaida-linked" militants have been killed in a missile strike on their training camp in southern Yemen, according to military officials. http://bit.ly/JO8C2F
"Western authorities" fear militants will carry implanted bombs: U.S.
and allied officials said they are increasingly concerned that doctors
working with al Qaeda's Yemen-based affiliate will implant bombs
inside living militants in order to try to circumvent airport security
measures and bring down aircraft. http://bit.ly/IGeA7v
7 killed as Taliban claim deadly attacks in Kabul: The
Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack which
police said targeted a housing compound for westerners in the city. The
area, known as the Green Village, is also home to several foreign
military bases. http://aje.me/K0N1WF
Two Nato Occupation Force Troops Killed by IED Blast: Two Nato troops died Wednesday from the blast of an improvised explosive device in eastern Afghanistan, Isaf said. http://bit.ly/JTJonn
US secures presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014: The
United States and Afghanistan have signed an agreement to extend the
US presence in the war-torn country to another decade beyond 2014. http://presstv.com/detail/239129.html
Equipment for Afghan army is stranded in Pakistan, Pentagon says: Thousands
of tons of military equipment intended for the Afghan army and police
is stranded in Pakistan, which for months has refused to reopen ground
supply routes for NATO convoys despite high-level U.S. pressure, a new
Pentagon report says. http://lat.ms/IvY1xC
U.S. kills innocent girls: Hard
on the heels of Khar-Grossman talks in which Pakistan turned down the
US request to let Nato supplies pass through, the US ended its
month-long hiatus in drone warfare and claimed that it had killed four
suspected militants and wounded two others holed up in a girls' school
in North Waziristan on Sunday. The truth is that the attack left four
young girls dead. http://bit.ly/JcGN4i
Why I Interrupted Obama's Counterterrorism Adviser: Because
the U.S. Keeps Killing Innocents Abroad: "Mr. Brennan, will you speak
out about the innocents killed by the U.S. in our drone strikes?,"
asked Benjamin during a speech marking the anniversary of bin Laden's
death. http://bit.ly/IJZQkC
Engineering Consent For An Attack On Iran:
Pentagon encircles Iran: Victory would take 3 weeks: As the US beefs up its military presence in the Persian Gulf region, Pentagon strategists estimate that they would need less than a month to defeat Iranian forces should a military conflict take place. http://rt.com/news/us-military-presence-iran-419/
Map: US bases encircle Iran: Dozens of US and allied forces' military installations dot the region, from Oman, UAE and Kuwait to Turkey and Israel. http://aje.me/Ip1xXl
1,550 Palestinians now on hunger strike: Another
100 prisoners had begun refusing food in the last two days, swelling
the number of those on hunger strike to 1,550 - or more than a third of
the total Palestinian prison population of 4,700. http://bit.ly/ImA9qC
UN rights expert raises alarm over Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli Prisons: UN
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian
territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk on Monday said he was
appalled by the "continuing human rights violations in Israeli
prisons," amid a massive wave of hunger strikes by Palestinian
prisoners. http://bit.ly/JdpXC7
U.S. pressing UN Human Rights Commissioner to put off West Bank settlements probe: The
Obama administration is trying to delay the establishment of a panel
appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the
issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. http://bit.ly/K1iKY2
'We've gone way beyond Apartheid': Peace activist Jeff Halper speculates that Israel may annex Area C - with the consent of the Palestinian Authority. http://aje.me/KuzaW3
Israel's military censor to monitor Facebook, Twitter, blogs: Col.
Sima Vaknin-Gil said that the new system will monitor visual and
textual information on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, on
blogs and on traditional news sites. http://bit.ly/IX3BqZ
Libya: Tortured To Death:
UN mission voices concern over detainee deaths resulting from torture: The United Nations mission for Libya has expressed its concern to the country's authorities over the recent deaths of three people in a detention centre in the north-western city of Misrata, saying it believes that the deaths were the result of torture. http://bit.ly/Is9Enr
Troops battle for control of Mali's capital: Current military leaders say they retain hold of key locations in Bamako after attempted counter-coup claimed 14 lives. http://aje.me/K4811M
Major GOP donor arrested in $100 million veteran charity scam: The
U.S. Marshal Service announced Tuesday that it had captured one of
America's Most Wanted fugitives who is accused of creating a fake
charity for Navy veterans that funneled some of the $100 million
collected to Republican candidates. http://bit.ly/JTkyBg
You Can Be A Patriot or a Profiteer...But You Can't Be Both.: This
week, the three military contractors that do the most business with
the Pentagon announced their quarterly profits for 2012. Their profits
continue to grow while they push Washington, D.C. to protect their
budgets at the expense of the rest of us. http://huff.to/Ih6q6n
Charts: The Real Cost of Killing Bin Laden: In
a message released in November 2004, Osama bin Laden declared, "We are
continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of
bankruptcy." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31223.htm
New York subway bomb plot man found guilty after terrorism trial: The
government's case was built on the testimony of four men: two other
radicalized Muslim men from Queens who pleaded guilty in the subway
plot, a British would-be shoe bomber and a man originally from Long
Island who gave al-Qaida pointers on how best to attack a Walmart
store. http://bit.ly/K5w8wW
U.S. launches first-ever marketing campaign to halt falling numbers of tourists: The
USA has launched its first-ever marketing campaign to lure more
foreign visitors from Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom. http://bit.ly/ISB6Jy
Sting nets 5 FBI says plotted to bomb bridge near Cleveland: The
operation outlined Tuesday in federal court papers described a poorly
financed operation by inexperienced players who at times joked about
their lack of terror savvy but sought to use the cover of the Occupy
campaign in Cleveland to strike a violent blow against U.S. corporate
properties and interests. http://usat.ly/IER4Yl
Lawyer questions informant's role in Ohio plot: An
attorney representing one of five defendants in an alleged plot to
blow up an Ohio bridge is questioning the role of an undercover
informant. http://apne.ws/KPkl4Z
Video: Occupy Oakland May Day Police Violence: "Stop, I was just riding my bike!" http://bit.ly/K8rCOj
Riot police macing protesters in Portland on May Day : Video - May
Day in Portland began with singing, dancing, and flowers. But the
ending wasn't as joly - with pepper spray, shootings, and 20 people in
jail. The Portland police apparently turned a celebration into a riot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGOFs9Ny-UI
I Just Got Tear Gassed!" And Other Tales From Occupy May Day: Photos, video, and dispatches from our correspondents in New York, DC, Oakland, and San Francisco. http://bit.ly/INwOkS
Protesters continue legal battle for stop and frisk policy: New
York City's police department is fighting a legal battle for its Stop
and Frisk policy. Last year 685,724 individuals were searched and of
those frisked http://bit.ly/IUNnLY
Student abandoned in DEA holding cell drank own urine to survive: Daniel
Chong, a 24-year old student at UC San Diego, was taken into custody
during a drug raid and abandoned in a holding cell for five days
without food or water, according to NBC San Diego. http://bit.ly/IlHkAH
Eurozone unemployment rate hits record high of 10.9: Spain
tops the list with the highest rate amongst the 17-member eurozone
with 24.1 percent of its people unemployed. Greece is close behind,
though its figures date back to January, with a general jobless rate of
21.7 percent. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/239177.html
"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 : 2,985
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
