Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Not For Profit - For Global Justice "The day we see truth and cease to speak is the day we begin to die." -Martin Luther King  The Real Battle Is For Your Mind $642,000,000,000 (billion) for the War Machine and Buttons for those who fight it's propaganda Lies, propaganda and disinformation are the weapons used to acquire our surrender and convert us from being active citizens who values truth and humanity to robotic, consumers who accepts worthless trinkets in exchange for our silence.   If the American people were aware of the facts presented on this website there is no doubt in my mind that we would live in a more peaceful world, where our politicians would be forced to act according to our will rather than that of corporate warmongers who value neither humanity or liberty.  You may say "what can I do, I am only one person" and I will remind you in the words of Margaret Mead.  "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has"   I ask that you join the ranks of ICH supporters and forward the articles and videos on this website to your friends and colleagues. You at least have a choice of where to stand is this propaganda war, that is destroying the lives of countess millions.   Ignorance Kills - Knowledge is Power - Peace is Possible There are, but a few source of news and information left that are free of government and corporate propaganda. Information Clearing House is funded 100% from its readers-you! Our only accountability is to our passion for justice and a desire for a world free of needless human suffering.  Please act now - Become A Supporting Reader   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/support.htm Thank you for helping to keep truth alive === "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."  -  Eli Wiesel  "We who have a voice must speak for the voiceless." -  Archbishop Oscar Romero " I may be arrested, I may be tried and thrown into jail, but I never will be silent." -  Emma Goldman    June 21 /22, 2012 Click Here For Op-Ed Articles Click Here For Hard News Items Click Here For Cost Of War

Op-Ed Articles U.S. Crimes Against Humanity? History is the Enemy as 'Brilliant' Psy-ops Become the News By John Pilger History is buried with the dead and deformed of Vietnam and Bhopal. And history is the new enemy.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31666.htm  U.S. Arming Syrian Opposition Fighters By ERIC SCHMITT C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence officers.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31665.htm  Tensions Between UK and Russia Soared Over Syria-bound Helicopters By David Usborne Britain came alarmingly close to a dangerous clash with Moscow when David Cameron was asked to consider giving an order to forcibly board a ship headed towards the English Channel carrying three Russian-made helicopters for delivery to Syria.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31663.htm  Russia's Syria Policy On the Right Side of History By Sergei Lavrov We are not trying to whitewash the multiple mistakes and miscalculations made by Damascus, including the use of force against peaceful demonstrations at the beginning of the crisis.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31668.htm  Congress on Iran: Iraq Redux? Don't let your member of Congress use lies to justify action against Iran Video In a recent debate over a new round of sanctions against Iran, six members of Congress blatantly misrepresented the findings of November's IAEA report and what is known about Iran's nuclear program.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31669.htm  America: Drugged Up, Dumbed Down and Crazy Dangerous By Robert Bridge The dogs of war are barking in the backyard and some deranged minds seem determined to swing open the gates - again. At the same time, the American people, the only ones who can stop the savagery, are saddled with long-term debt, deficits and depression.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31672.htm  Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney? By Michael T. Klare As history suggests, engaging in aggressive global geopolitical confrontations with other determined, well-armed players usually leads to friction, crisis, war, and disaster.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31670.htm  U.S. Drone Attacks May Constitute War Crimes: UN By Owen Bowcott in Geneva Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law, says UN rapporteur.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31667.htm  Assange's Mother: Australia Puppet Govt Aided US Persecution of Julian Video and Transcript Unfortunately we have a puppet government in Australia, it's run by the US.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31664.htm  Thousands Die Prematurely For Lack of Health Insurance By Viji Sundaram In 2010 alone, about 3,164 Californians between the ages of 25 and 64 died prematurely for lack of health insurance.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31671.htm   Hard News               Afghanistan: 21 killed including 3 U.S. occupation force troops: -   At least 21 people, apparently including three U.S. soldiers, were killed Wednesday by a suicide bomber who attacked a U.S. and Afghan military checkpoint in this provincial capital, Afghan officials said.  http://is.gd/BahYI1  Hamid Karzai government under fire for oil deal with company run by cousin:   Anti-corruption campaigners and diplomats have challenged Hamid Karzai's government for awarding a $3bn oil deal to a company run by a cousin who was jailed in the United States for drug trafficking.  http://is.gd/b2c88V  Karzai calls on Afghans to fight corruption:   Ahead of an international conference aimed at collecting billions more in foreign aid for Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai on Thursday called on his government to step up the fight against the corruption  http://is.gd/zCg3eg  Reports reveal Afghan govt-Taliban links:   Five people arrested by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) along with a truck laden with 10-tonne explosive material on April 15 from a checkpoint near Pul-e-Charkhi of Kabul have links with Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS), investigative reports reveal.  http://is.gd/ttaYId  Top General Accused of Blocking Corruption Probe to Help Obama:   One of the US Army's rising stars stands accused of obstructing an inquiry into widespread corruption and mismanagement of the Afghan forces he mentored.  http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/caldwell/  Pakistan: Three killed in Peshawar blast:   At least three people including a child were killed and 21 others injured in the blast that occurred in Hazar Khwani area, Geo News reported.  http://is.gd/EPBQib  Pakistan Chaos: Prominent PM Nominee Arrested:   Just two days after the nation's highest court disqualified Yousuf Raza Gilani from holding the office of Prime Minister, the man nominated to replace him by President Asif Ali Zardari has been arrested.  http://is.gd/09Jyug  Obama moves to conceal drone death figures:   The Obama administration has moved to block the release of information relating to its overseas drone assassination program, and will not even acknowledge that it exists, despite countless public references to the program and the proven existence of an official "kill list".  http://is.gd/UQg9ek  Lavrov Drives Home Russia Stand on Syria :   When will the West finally engage with Russia on terms of mutual respect rather than the bullying and browbeating that has become the standard modus operandi of international diplomacy these days?  http://is.gd/NlNlAT  Libya'sclashes leave 105 dead:   The week-long clashes were seen as a test for Libya's new government, which has struggled to assert its authority.  http://is.gd/HrMwxq  Snatched and detained - Libya's "jungle law":   In a stark reminder of the lawlessness that prevails in Libya eight months after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, the gunmen never told Ruhuma why they abducted him. - "We weren't told anything, we were just beaten - our hands, our legs, our bodies," the 42-year old father-of-two said.  http://is.gd/1MuI6h  Tunisian attack destroys 2 vehicles near Libya:   A pair of Tunisian fighter jets attacked and destroyed two vehicles filled with weapons crossing the desert border from Libya, while a third escaped to Algeria, a Tunisian security official said Thursday.  http://is.gd/oqyzaM  Iran: Israel, U.S. plan fresh cyber attacks after nuclear talks in Moscow:   Speaking to Press TV, Iranian Intelligence Minister says Tehran successfully foiled the attack, allegedly planned with U.K., but that conspirators were still bent on striking.  http://is.gd/lWLEIR  Ecuador says it will decide soon on Assange asylum:   Ecuador says it expects to decide Thursday on an asylum request by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is spending a third day ensconced in its London embassy.  http://is.gd/6SfkJ8  Julian Assange: celebrity backers face £240,000 bill for WikiLeaks founder's bail breach:   Socialite Jemima Khan, film director Ken Loach and journalist John Pilger all put up thousands of pounds in securities to allow Assange his freedom in December 2010.  http://is.gd/e9s1Lf  UK NatWest bank computer meltdown:   Millions of customers unable to move or withdraw money that was paid into their accounts today  http://is.gd/rKxACT  UK: Doctors take industrial action over pensions:   Thousands of doctors took industrial action on Thursday for the first time in nearly 40 years, in a row over changes to their pensions as part of government austerity measures.  http://is.gd/c1XlgF  Nicaragua reduces poverty rate in rural areas:   According to the FIDEG's recent report, Nicaragua -- where most of the population lives in the countryside -- has reduced its extreme poverty rate from 19 to 10 percent in just five years.  http://is.gd/LiwyZf  The Fed's Forthright Admission About Our Messy Economic Situation: .   A variety of measures were announced, including an extension of an arcane but consequential policy of buying hundreds of billions of dollars of Treasury bonds ($267 billion to be exact) in order to keep interest rates low, on top of the $400 billion the Fed has already purchased since last September.  http://is.gd/hu0ERp  America's long slope down:   A broad swath of official economic data shows that America and its people are in much worse shape than when we paid higher taxes, higher interest rates and made more of the manufactured goods we use.  http://is.gd/vO2dDp  Chicago Teachers Union Takes the Upper Hand with Overwhelming Strike Vote:   A whopping 89 percent of teachers voted on June 11 to authorize a strike come fall (actually late summer) as highly contentious contract negotiations stretch on. Chicago teachers last went on strike in 1987.  http://is.gd/l81h7r  By the Numbers: The U.S.'s Growing For-Profit Detention Industry: The detention business goes beyond just criminal prisoners.   http://is.gd/uo75wn                                 "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    $1,344,652,539,671         http://www.costofwar.com/