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"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it." - H. L. Mencken - (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist,
"Humanity's most valuable assets have been the non-conformists. Were it not for the non-conformists, he who refuses to be satisfied to go along with the continuance of things as they are, and insists upon attempting to find new ways of bettering things, the world would have known little progress, indeed." - Josiah William Gitt - (1884-1973) |
| May 24/25, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
War With Iran Has Already Begun
By Nathan L Fuller
If
you actually don't want war with Iran, you have to help end duopoly.
You can't support either of the two establishment parties who feed the
military-industrial complex and fear-monger voters into submission. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31412.htm
"Money for Jobs Not for War"
American Chauvinism and Reformist Illusions
By Larry Everest
Why
should antiwar demands focus first and foremost on the war's impact on
Americans and their lives-and not on the victims of U.S. aggression: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31414.htm
NATO Summit A Show Of Force
By Paul Heise
The
NATO summit put on display how we can and do conjure up foreign and
domestic threats to justify government control of our society. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31415.htm
Planting Evidence to Sow Fear:
Chicago Cops are the Terrorists
By Dave Lindorff
This kind of entrapment and official deceit by police should alarm every American. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31413.htm
What If We Have Only Memories Of Freedom?
By Andrew Napolitano
What
if Memorial Day reminds us of times when we had more freedom? What if
freedom is dying right under our eyes? What if the memory of the past
is more fulfilling than the reality of the present? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31411.htm
Nigel Farage: Break Up The Euro and Restore Human Dignity
- Video -
"The Medicine Is Killing The Patient" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31416.htm
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Yemeni army kills 33 militants in south:
Yemeni troops fought Islamist militants in southern cities on Thursday, as the government pressed ahead with a U.S.-backed offensive to help stabilise the impoverished Arab state that has turned into a base for al Qaeda. http://bit.ly/JuJxKE
Let them eat bombs?
On the brink of hunger catastrophe aid agencies warn: Yemen is on the brink of a catastrophic food crisis, seven aid agencies said today (23 May 2012) with 10 million people - 44 percent of the population - without enough food to eat. The aid agencies warned that malnutrition rates recorded by the UN in some parts of the country were alarming, with one in three children severely malnourished. http://reliefweb.int/node/498606
17 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan:
At least 17 Taliban militants have been killed in a countrywide military operation in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said on Thursday. http://bit.ly/KhyJAv
Murder Inc:
US attacks mosque; 10 killed: "The drone fired two missiles and hit the village mosque where a number of people were offering Fajr (morning) prayer," local tribal elder Roashan Din told NBC News. http://on.msnbc.com/Jt9XfT
Pakistan condemns US drone attacks:
The Pakistan government has a clear policy that the US drone attacks are "illegal, a violation of international law and unacceptable", Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan told a weekly news briefing. http://bit.ly/Mv4gjp
John Brennan is the U.S. "Assassination Czar"?:
President Obama's counterterrorism chief John Brennan is heading up a new team to determine who should be targeted by armed U.S. drones overseas http://bit.ly/KdoRti
US senators vote to cut Pak aid by 58pc:
A US Senate panel voted cuts in aid to Pakistan by 58 percent on Tuesday and threatened to withhold even more cash if Islamabad does not reopen its supply routes for NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, reflecting American frustration over a months-long standoff. http://bit.ly/JAhDBM
Karzai's bid for a dictatorial detention law:
The Afghan government is creating the authority to hold individuals without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time on security grounds-a power it has never before said it needed. http://bit.ly/JeTvSW
US poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebels:
As one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that would essentially give U.S. nods of approval to arms transfers from Arab nations to some Syrian opposition fighters. http://bit.ly/Kixv8h
Syria's New Parliament Holds 1st Session:
On May 7, the parliamentarian elections were carried out under the new constitution that allowed multi-party system and ended the monopoly of power by the ruling al-Baath party. The electoral process was supervised by an independent judicial committee. http://english.cri.cn/6966/2012/05/24/53s701877.htm
Iran and world powers agree to hold more nuclear talks in mid-June:
Despite little progress in talks, the Islamic Republic and the six world powers agree to hold another round of discussions in Geneva next month. http://bit.ly/JfiEJd
Deal or no deal, Iran may be bombed - Israeli minister:
A military strike against Iranian facilities is not out of the question, even though Tehran has reached agreement on a probe with the UN's nuclear watchdog, says Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. http://www.rt.com/news/iran-attack-israel-barak-962/
UK defence chiefs prepare for conflict with Iran over nuclear programme:
Ministers on Britain's National Security Council have been advised there is still a "25%-50% chance" that the nuclear stand-off with Iran could result in a military conflict, the Guardian has been told. http://bit.ly/JHWWTA War With Iran Near? Hope Fades For Resolution in P5+1 Talks: It's beginning to look as though the latest round of P5+1 talks with Iran may fail, spelling disaster for a diplomatic process that is arguably on its last legs. Although the talks continue today in Baghdad, serious concessions need to be made to salvage the talks. http://bit.ly/KHqCN8
US Senate mulls unprecedented aid to Israel:
Legislators aim to further expand security aid so as to improve Israel's capabilities vis-à-vis Iran, Defense News weekly reports http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4233005,00.html
Amnesty International: Israel frequently uses excessive force against Palestinians:
Annual report for 2012 says Israel killed 55 civilians in the West Bank and Gaza, including 11 children. http://bit.ly/JstLjm
Turkey issues arrest warrants for ex-IDF officers:
Four officers accused of ordering the raid on the Mavi Marmara, in which nine Turks were killed. http://bit.ly/KrGvZE
Majority of Germans view Israel as 'aggressive': poll:
A recent survey finds that 59 percent of the Germans perceive Israel as 'aggressive', believing that Berlin has no special obligation towards the Jewish state. http://bit.ly/LjPSrF
New Russian missile to penetrate euro shield:
The new missile is expected to improve Russia's offensive arsenal, "including by increasing the capability to overcome missile defence systems that are being created", the ministry said in a statement. http://bit.ly/KSwG4O
New age colonialism: West buying up Third World?:
Multinational corporations are buying up swathes of land in underdeveloped countries in an unchecked scramble towards new-age colonialism. So-called "land grabbing" sees western powers vying for economic control of the developing world's resources. http://bit.ly/Khlno2
Canada: Police begin to apply draconian Bill 78:
Quebec authorities have begun to make use of the sweeping repressive powers contained in Bill 78-the emergency legislation the provincial Liberal government rushed through the National Assembly late last week to suppress the province-wide student strike. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/may2012/queb-m24.shtml
Fukushima in the USA - San Onofre : Video -
There is troubling news out of Japan - where there's now more signs now that the Fukushima nuclear crisis is still ongoing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUt_l1EuCvo
Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Chernobyl or Fukushima could happen every ten to 20 years:
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, fear similar catastrophes could occur around the world every ten to 20 years - 200 times more frequently than previously thought. http://bit.ly/KdaJjw
Greece to Exit Euro, New Currency to Fall 60%: Citi:
Greece will leave the euro zone next year and the country's new currency will "immediately fall by 60 percent," according to Citi chief economist Willem Buiter. http://www.cnbc.com/id/47547122
Greece Will Leave Euro This Year or Next, Roubini Writes in HZ:
Roubini said "other periphery countries already have problems" similar to Greece's in terms of their debt burden and lack of competitiveness. Portugal "will probably have to restructure its debt at some point and leave the euro. http://bloom.bg/JY4MY0
"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 : 3,008
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
