Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Not For Profit - For Global Justice 53 Cents of Your Tax Dollar Goes to War, Killing and Destruction Ignorance Kills - Knowledge is Power - Peace is Possible  We must support each other or be washed away in a flood of propaganda and lies told on behalf of a corrupted government,  supported by a valueless corporate culture that desires profits at any cost.    We call on people of conscience and courage-all who seek peace, economic justice, human rights and a healthy environment to help sustain and grow the Information Clearing House, newsletter and website.  Chip In Today To Help Us To Better Inform Our Fellow Human Beings 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, Information Clearing House, PO Box 365 Imperial Beach, CA 91933. USA.   Please act now - Become A Supporting Reader === "There would be an end of war and preparations for war if the cost were borne by those responsible for war. There would be an end of armaments and preparedness if incomes and inheritances and the landed estates of the feudal classes paid for the protection which their privileges enjoy.   War and preparations for war are possible only because the ruling classes are able to shift a great part of the cost onto the poor by indirect taxation and loans. War expenditures are tolerated only because the burdens are concealed in the increased cost of the things people consume.   "The art of plucking the goose without making it cry out" has been developed to a high state of perfection at the hands of the war makers."  -Frederic Clemson Howe - (1867-1940)    June 24 /25, 2012 Click Here For Op-Ed Articles Click Here For Hard News Items Click Here For Cost Of War

Op-Ed Articles War, Killing and Destruction   Your Tax Dollars at War 3 Minute Video "People have to realize that 53 cents of every dollar that they are paying into taxes is going to the military to an astonishing figure there is an enormous, enormous amount of money being blown on war an killing and destruction.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31690.htm Syria: Gulf of Tonkin Redux? By Stephen Lendman The Obama and Erdogan administrations may have staged Friday's incident. Whether it's a pretext for full-scale intervention remains to be seen.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31683.htm Saudi Arabia Plans to Fund Syria "Rebel" Army By Martin Chulov Turkey has also allowed the establishment of a command centre in Istanbul which is co-ordinating supply lines in consultation with FSA leaders inside Syria.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31684.htm US Struggles to Install Proxy "Brotherhood" in Egypt By Tony Cartalucci From Egypt to Syria, the Muslim Brotherhood does the West's bidding - now joined by overt State Department fronts.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31686.htm Britain's Secret Iraq Torture Prisons Exposed By David Rose UK soldiers 'beat innocent Iraqi men in black ops jails but new secret justice law means their torture will be hidden forever'.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31681.htm Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction? By Paul Balles The two most abhorrent conspiracies of the last decade were the one that got the USA and the UK into war in Iraq and the current conspiracy to get America into war with Iran.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31688.htm Paraguay: Obama's Second Latin American Coup By Shamus Cooke President Obama's devious actions towards Paraguay reaffirm which side of the wealth divide he stands on.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31685.htm How Big Banks Victimize Our Democracy By Bill Moyers Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith discuss the folly and corruption of both banks and government. Also, Peter Edelman on fighting U.S. poverty.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31694.htm Is the Threat of a "Mafia State" Real? By Michael Busch The intersection between state power and illicit actors is as old as the modern nation-state itself.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31692.htm "Do We All Work for Central Bankers? CNBC Admits We're All Slaves Video Is this Global Governance at last? Is it One World.. with the Central Bankers in charge?"   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31689.htm Will Obama Have a Legacy? By Ted Rall Is Obama incapable of bravery? Of vision? Or is he using the threat of a Romney SCOTUS to threaten women into voting for him?   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31693.htm Will Toledo, Ohio Be The First Major American City To Be Owned By China? By Michael Snyder In many "rust belt" areas, real estate can be had for a song, and the Chinese are taking full advantage of this.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31687.htm Poorer US Citizens Live Five Years Less Than Affluent Countrymen By Amy Hodges The United States still trails many of the world's countries when it comes to life expectancy, and its poorest citizens live approximately five years less than more affluent persons, according to a new study.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31682.htm Military Rolls Tanks Onto St. Louis Streets...But Why? By Brandon Smith - Video and Article U.S. Army troops all the way from Maryland running open exercises in armored personnel carriers on the busy streets of St. Louis?   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31691.htm Hard News                         At least 34 killed in new Syria violence: Activists:   Violence in Syria killed at least 34 people on Sunday, more than half of them troops who died in clashes with rebels as the bloodshed reached new heights, said the "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". http://is.gd/FLture  Syria rebels without leader, disorganized, willing to kill prisoners : Some rebel factions embracing increasingly violent tactics amid brutal crackdown by Assad regime; One group known to be releasing prisoners in bomb-rigged cars turning drivers into unwitting suicide bombers http://is.gd/zG03li  Saudi Arabia and Qatar funding Syrian "rebels":   Saudi Arabia and Qatar are paying salaries to rebel forces fighting in the Syrian revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, an Arab diplomat said on Saturday. http://is.gd/TJSTHI  Drone trucks up the ante in Syria:   Suicide bombers could well be, well, history now. The driver of this truck was simply the Syrian street version of the US drone pilots at Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas making war on militants, terrorists, and similar undesirables. http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article542567.ece  Whose Spring? The CIA's Hand In The Rise of Islamists And International Terrorist Groups : Op-Ed -   Liberal dupes who opposed Bush's war against Iraq on the grounds that it was an illegal war based on false intelligence are supporting Obama's war against Syria, and they feel confident that they are on the right side of history for doing so. http://is.gd/T2KNlF  Turkey Locates Jet Shot Down in Syrian waters:   Turkey's foreign minister said the F4 Phantom jet momentarily strayed into Syrian airspace - but was not on a spying mission. http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16252413  Turkey invokes NATO pact after Syria downs plane:   Under article 4 of NATO's charter, member countries can request consultation when they feel their security is threatened. NATO will meet tomorrow to discuss its response to the shooting. http://is.gd/5Z1YwO  British Fighter Jets Put On Syria Alert:   BRITISH fighter planes are on stand-by to launch an attack on Syria after Turkey pledged revenge for the downing of one of its war jets. http://is.gd/NnYvz6  Britain: Syria will be held to account for shooting down Turkish plane:   "The Assad regime should not make the mistake of believing that it can act with impunity. It will be held to account for its behavior. The UK stands ready to pursue robust action at the UN Security Council," Hague said. http://is.gd/AwsP0F  Russia won't permit foreign intervention in Syria:   The Kremlin, which considers Syria to be a second Georgia, wants to keep its only naval base outside the former Soviet Union under its control and protect its interest in the region. http://is.gd/NeTCmF  Why NATO Won't Go To War Over Syria Shooting Down Turkish Jet: Op-Ed -  " Turkey was engaged in aggressive action along its border with Syria during a particularly tense situation and flew into Syrian airspace. While shooting down the plane was almost certainly an overreaction--the Assad government has said as much--it's hardly an "attack." http://is.gd/sd1Hoa  Turkish warplanes have struck Kurdish rebel targets deep inside Iraq:   Kurdish rebels killed one policeman and wounded three others in a roadside bomb attack inside Turkey on Sunday, authorities said. http://is.gd/yWtU1I  Iraqi authorities order closure of 44 news organisations:   Press freedom group condemns move as a warning to critics of the prime minister http://is.gd/rqii3W  War criminal: Blair blocked Cabinet from hearing legal advice on Iraq:   MPs demanded an emergency recall of the Chilcot inquiry last night after new revelations that Tony Blair blocked the Government's most senior lawyer from explaining to Cabinet the legality of the war in Iraq. http://is.gd/IWIIxg  U.S., Israel continue preparations for strike on Iran nuclear facilities:   The website cites U.S. defense contracts and Israel's new military preparations, suggesting that 'all sides are getting ready for whatever may come.' http://is.gd/N4srDS  Israel's Military Action against Iran Synonymous with End of Zionist Regime:   A deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces reiterated the country's capability to repel threats, and warned Israel that any military aggression against Iran would lead to an immediate end of the Zionist regime. http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9103083248  Report: Venezuela supplied Iran with F-16 to help prepare for possible strike:  Venezuela has transferred at least one F-16 fighter to Iran in an attempt to help it calibrate its air defenses, in preparation for a possible Israeli or U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities, Haaretz quoted Spanish newspaper ABC as reporting. http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2040045.html  Morsi wins Egypt's presidential election:   Muslim Brotherhood candidate declared the official winner with 13.2 million votes. http://is.gd/s6Txpk  Watch Live; Egyptians in Tahrir Square react to results of presidential election -   Video http://rt.com/on-air/egypt-election-turmoil/  Egyptian President doubts al Qaeda role in 9/11:   Egypt's next president has long called for the U.S. to hold a "scientific conference" to determine the real culprits of the Sept. 11 attacks, having cast doubt on al Qaeda's role in 9/11 for years. http://is.gd/rnW38c  Four Nato occupation force soldiers killed in Afghanistan:   Four service members have died in southern Afghanistan in the past two days, Nato said today. http://is.gd/BNW7Bx  Hundreds of US forces conduct secret operations in Somalia: report:   At least 390 American troops have been training local soldiers secretly in Somali training bases over the past two months, Somali military sources said on Sunday. http://is.gd/HcLfFt  Poland shaken by case alleging an illicit CIA prison there: .   Evidence that a foreign power was allowed to conduct illicit activities on Polish soil has deeply shaken many Poles' faith in the United States and in Poland's sense of itself as a successful democracy born from the ashes of the Cold War. http://is.gd/gK70L2  Paraguay's Lugo denounces ouster as president:   Lugo said his truncated presidency was targeted because he tried to help the South American nation's poor majority. Asked whether he had any hope of retaking office, Lugo exhorted his followers to remain peaceful but suggested that national and international clamor could lead Paraguayan lawmakers to reverse his impeachment. http://is.gd/6T6LsK  Latin American leaders reject Paraguay 'coup':   Heads of three regional countries say they will not recognise new government after President Fernando Lugo was ousted. http://is.gd/DRJdOH  Bolivia reaches salary agreement with striking police:   The deal came after the government deployed the army troops to patrol the streets of several major cities on Saturday in response to the police mutiny. http://is.gd/hnMixT  NatWest customers fear running out of food and electricity:   NatWest's online forum becomes a diary of disillusionment as those unable to go to the bank's branches run out of money http://is.gd/IMAHOC                          "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 : 3,061 Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan Total Cost of Wars Since 2001    $1,345,648,291,614        http://www.costofwar.com/