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"The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government." - Thomas Paine
"All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born." - François Fénelon
"I
do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm
not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions." - George Carlin
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| May 27/28, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
The NATO/UN Army
Perpetual War ... and Bankruptcy for U.S.
By William F. Jasper
President
Obama and the NATO leaders have pushed ahead on the globalist agenda
to transform NATO more fully into the global military arm of the United
Nations. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31428.htm
Shadow Of Subservience
By Taj M Khattak
Obama
is expected to know a thing or two about slavery, but he looked
unperturbed as the long shadow of subservience began to be cast on the
proud people of Afghanistan for yet another decade. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31427.htm
Why NATO Targets Syria and Iran?
By M D Nalapat
The
head of the International Atomic Energy Agency,Yukio Amano,follows UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's policy of supporting whatever it is
that the NATO powers want. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31429.htm
West's Undermining UN Paves Way for NATO Syrian Intervention
By Tony Cartalucci
We
have only apathy left to blame if NATO is allowed to carry on with its
campaign of military aggression - a Nuremberg offense we as a Western
society swore after World War II, "Never Again!" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31430.htm
Washington's Hypocrisies
By Paul Craig Roberts
The
US government is the second worst human rights abuser on the planet
and the sole enabler of the worst-Israel. But this doesn't hamper
Washington from pointing the finger elsewhere. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31432.htm
The Power Principle
Documentary About U.S. Foreign Policy
Video
Simply brilliant. - This is probably the best film ever made about American foreign policy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31417.htm
Remember
Short Video
An alternative view of Memorial Day. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31433.htm
Revealed: Hundreds of Words to Avoid Using Online
If You Don't Want the Government Spying On You
By Daniel Miller
Released
under a freedom of information request, the information sheds new
light on how government analysts are instructed to patrol the internet
searching for domestic and external threats. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31431.htm
Elections Won't Bring Progressive Change, So What Can?
By Jack A. Smith
Even progressive Democrats, well aware of Obama's abundant shortcomings, will cut him slack for fear of the "greater evil." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31434.htm
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32 children among 92 killed in Syria, UN says: More
than 90 people, including at least 32 children younger than 10, were
killed in a central Syrian village, top UN officials said Saturday,
accusing the government of perpetrating the indiscriminate shelling of
civilian neighborhoods. http://b.globe.com/K3r1Oa
Syrian government denies being behind attack that killed 90: The
Syrian government denied Sunday its troops were behind an attack on a
string of villages that left more than 90 people dead, blaming the
killings on "hundreds of heavily-armed gunmen" who also attacked
soldiers in the area. http://bit.ly/LV5Kab
Free Syrian Army says cannot commit to peace plan: "We
announce that unless the UN Security Council takes urgent steps for
the protection of civilians, Annan's plan is going to go to hell," a
statement by the FSA said. http://yhoo.it/K1MSpd
Sen. Lieberman: White House inching closer to military response in Syria: "I
think they're moving toward some more real action," Sen. Joe Lieberman
(I-Ct.) told The Hill regarding the White House's evolving position on
Syria. http://bit.ly/KpolDN
62 militants, 12 troops killed in Yemen: The
Yemeni army battled al Qaeda-linked militants deep inside Zinjibar on
Saturday, recapturing key positions in the rebel-held southern city and
killing at least 62 extremist fighters, a military official said. http://bit.ly/KVhEiE
8 civilians killed in US-led airstrike in eastern Afghanistan: A
man, his wife and six of their children were killed in the attack on
Saturday in the village of Suri Khail in the Gurda Saria district of
Paktia Province, a local government spokesman Rohullah Samoon said http://bit.ly/KG1po7
General restricts war-zone photography: Marine
commanders in Afghanistan have cracked down on war-zone photography in
the wake of two international scandals this year in which U.S. troops
were depicted posing with dead Taliban fighters. http://bit.ly/Mx4nLe
US kills four in Waziristan, Pakistan: At
least 4 people have been killed in an attack by US drones in
Pakistan's tribal region of Waziristan, officials said. Security
officials said those killed were Taliban militants, but this has not
been independently verified. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18218238
Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare: - Video - With
its increase in drone strikes, the United States is turning away from
the large-scale military interventions of the past decade and towards
covert operations, beyond such known locations as Pakistan and Yemen.
Check out this video to learn where else Scahill thinks these covert ops
are headed. http://bit.ly/KVhI1T
'Iran to face harsher sanctions despite talks':
US official says Israeli concerns that "time is running out" on Iran nuclear issue justified, but diplomatic path must be exhausted. http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=271543
In a first, U.S. declares 5 million Palestinians to be refugees: report: Advocates of Israel worry that the move could give an advantage to the Palestinians in terms of their right of return. http://bit.ly/JNJOXv
The Forcible Transfer of the Palestinian People from the Jordan Valley: Forcible
transfer and deportation are terms that commonly evoke images of
people being loaded onto trucks or trains or violently driven away. http://bit.ly/KHtBqs
Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal: Today,
a Jew from any country can move to Israel, while a Palestinian
refugee, with a valid claim to property in Israel, cannot. And although
Palestinians make up about 20 percent of Israel's population, the 2012
budget allocates less than 7 percent for Palestinian citizens. http://nyti.ms/KfRRPv
Mali Tuaregs, Islamist rebels agree to merge, create new state: The
deal between MNLA, which has said it wants an independent secular
state in the north, and the al Qaeda-linked Salafist Ansar Dine, which
had wanted to impose Sharia across Mali, may complicate international
efforts to stabilise Mali after a March coup that plunged the country
into chaos. http://bit.ly/KNvyh4
Mali government rejects north's independence: Official categorically rejects idea of Islamic Azawad state declared by Tuareg separatists and Ansar Dine fighters. http://aje.me/KNicSe
"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 : 3,016
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
