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Op-Ed Articles Syria 'Shoots Down Turkish Fighter Jet' By David Blair Syrian air defences had shot down the plane, allegedly while it was flying over the country's territory.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31674.htm U.S. Marching To War In Syria HR 5993 The Syria Non-Intervention Act of 2012 By Rep Ron Paul These are acts of war by the United States government.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31673.htm How Misinformed are Republicans About World Affairs? By Jim Lobe 63% of Republicans still believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. invaded it in 2003.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31678.htm In Case You Missed It  9/11 And The Pentagon Mass Casualty Exercise By Dennis Ryan This information is reproduced from a U.S. Military web site. The article is dated Nov. 3, 2000, some 10 months prior to the attack on the Pentagon of 9/11/01.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3533.htm An Anti-Arab Hate Video Pro-Israel Activists Break New Ground By MJ Rosenberg This video has to be seen to be believed. Although it has long been known that AIPAC, the  American Jewish Committee and other pro-Netanyahu groups have ties to  groups promoting anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hate, this video represents a new low.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31680.htm The Power Principle Video Simply brilliant. - This is probably the best film ever made about American foreign policy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31417.htm Obama and Immigration The Great Pretender Throws His Base a Bone By Mike Whitney Barack Obama has the worst record on immigration of any president in US history. No one else comes close.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31677.htm High Court Produces a Politics Of, By and For Corporations By John Nichols No one should miss the intent of the Court majority, which was to tip the balance a little more toward corporate power.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31676.htm "The Missing Billions," Savage Austerity Cuts and Corporate Tax Avoidance By Andy Worthington £850 billion was used to bail out the banks, even though, according to some estimates, $11 trillion is hidden in offshore accounts.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31679.htm Capitalism and the Mad Uncle in the Attic By John Atcheson Can't we just pretend, for one more generation, that the whole infinite growth on a finite world thing isn't just a giant, tragic Ponzi Scheme designed to sell out the future?   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31675.htm Hard News               26 killed in Kabul hotel attack: At least 15 civilians were killed when seven Taliban militants shot their way into a popular lakeside resort here and took scores of hostages, Afghan officials said on Friday. http://is.gd/RJO5dc  Engineering Consent For An Attack On Pakistan: US considers launching joint US-Afghan raids in Pakistan :   U.S. military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in neighboring Afghanistan that they have considered launching secret joint U.S.-Afghan commando raids into Pakistan to hunt them down, officials told The Associated Press. http://is.gd/nS0abm  Pakistan lawmakers elect former minister Ashraf as PM in country's latest political upheaval:   Pakistan's parliament elected former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as the new prime minister on Friday after the incumbent was disqualified by the Supreme Court. http://is.gd/77pZKD  U.S. kills 39 people in Somalia:   At least 39 people have been killed in two US assassination drone attacks in Somalia, the latest of CIA's airstrikes in foreign countries. http://is.gd/uYFJLX  Armed groups kill 25 Syrian civilians in Aleppo:   Armed groups fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have killed 25 more civilians in the northern province of Aleppo. http://is.gd/EDkRkn  Syrian TV says gunmen kidnapped and killed 25:   A video emerged Friday showing more than a dozen bloodied corpses in Syria, some of them piled on top of each other and in military uniforms, in what the government said was a "massacre" by rebels in the northern province of Aleppo. http://is.gd/bWDi0p  Tunisian holy warriors fight in Syria:   Heightening fears about extremism amid new freedoms http://is.gd/DBSGAL  Syria Crisis: Iran Should Be Part Of Solution, U.N.'s Kofi Annan Says: Annan, the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy, told reporters that he is working to convene a so-called "contact group" meeting on Syria in Geneva on June 30. The United States has vehemently opposed the involvement of Iran, which Russia has demanded. http://is.gd/pQrU8N  Fact or fiction? Syrian diplomat reportedly passing military intel to Israel and US:   Serving envoy, trusted by Damascus, has detailed how Iran arms Hezbollah via Syria, according to TV report http://is.gd/n2kUl8  13 dead, 100 hurt in Baghdad bombings: At least 13 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Friday when two roadside bombs exploded in quick succession in a crowded Baghdad market, Iraqi police and hospital sources said, in the latest attack targeting Shi'ite Muslims this month. http://is.gd/iW99tP  Sadrists lose faith in Iraq's Maliki: Speaker of the Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi said Thursday at a news conference that lawmakers will submit a request for inquiry against Maliki, adding the Parliament would then decide whether to move to a non-confidence vote. http://is.gd/mJRhRF  Libyan military prosecutor shot dead in Benghazi:   Juma Obaidi al-Jazawi, accused of involvement in death of rebel commander last year, is killed as he leaves mosque http://is.gd/Jmz7K4  Egyptians pack Tahrir to slam military 'coup':   Cairo's iconic square is again seething with anger as the nation nervously awaited the results of the presidential poll. http://is.gd/oX2eFp  Iran: Ahmadinejad - West is against Iran's scientific, technological progress:  "The people of the world are well aware about the discriminatory and inefficient behavior of the arrogant powers and these corrupt global powers, which are in minority, have adopted a style that is against the nations and their style is in their own interests," he added. http://is.gd/54NPYA  Tell President Obama: We support diplomacy with Iran, not an unnecessary and costly war.:   The next week is critically important for those of us who want to avoid an unnecessary and costly war with Iran. http://is.gd/diAGg2  U.S. sending floating naval base through the Suez Canal:   The ship will function as a staging base for special operations forces and small patrol boats, including mine countermeasure vessels, in gulf waters that Iran has previously threatened to shut down. http://is.gd/97YZFP  Israel Gets Billions in U.S. "Aid"   American taxpayers give Israel over $8 million per day.This is to a nation, at its peak, of 7.4 million people - smaller than West Virginia. Israel has received more American money than any other nation on earth. http://is.gd/WY5KJg  An interview with Julian Assange : Assange seeks guarantees that aren't legally binding: It doesn't look like he'll be alighting a plane in South America any time soon. Even if he's granted asylum he will be arrested by British police. http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2012/s3531126.htm  Jemima Khan tells Julian Assange to stop hiding and face his Swedish sex accusers :   The socialite and former wife of cricket star Imran Khan was among a host of wealthy supporters who put up tens of thousands of pounds to help the WikiLeaks founder meet his £240,000 bail following his arrest in 2010. http://is.gd/MYRxwy  China, Brazil in $30 billion-currency swap deal:   China and Brazil have agreed a currency-swap arrangement that enables each country to access up to $30 billion as part of efforts to build a financial buffer to help guard against a freeze up in global markets, according to reports. http://is.gd/sN7t23  More Icelandic bankers arrested:   Iceland's special prosecutor into the banking crisis has confirmed that raids have taken place today and that arrests have been made. The Central Bank of Iceland is among the institutions under investigation. http://is.gd/BSlG45  Iceland economy grows at fastest pace since crash:   Annual economic growth for the first three months of 2012 was at 4.5 percent while GDP grew 2.4 percent, the highest rate since the first quarter of 2008. Annual growth for 2011 was also up 2.7 percent, while the fourth quarter was up 1.9 percent on the same period of 2010. http://is.gd/3CWOVK  Italian PM says 'one week to save eurozone';   Mario Monti warns of apocalyptic consequences of failure as EU leaders agree to boost economic output by one per cent. http://is.gd/12qa5n  Moody's Downgrades Global Banks: Here is a a summary of the major ratings action taken. http://is.gd/DOAsLA  Moody's downgrades several major US banks:   Bank of America among those affected, as credit rating agency says US government less likely to fund future bailouts. http://is.gd/preAYs  Public transportation: 'Don't like the cuts? Take a hike';   The old consensus that mass transit drives the economy is gone: austerity-crazed Republicans aim to run it into the ground http://is.gd/ef6p0J                                  "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 :3,055 Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan Total Cost of Wars Since 2001    $1,343,651,098,042        http://www.costofwar.com/