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hate those men who would send into war youth to fight and die for
them; the pride and cowardice of those old men, making their wars that
boys must die." - Mary Roberts Rinehart
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| June 02 / 03, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
U.S. And Israel Developed Iran Worm
By SIOBHAN GORMAN
The covert CIA effort also includes persistent drone surveillance and cyberspying on Iranian scientists, they said. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31481.htm
Two sides of the same coin
NATO Summit Highlights Neo-con/neo-liberal Overlap
By Paul Rosenberg
Neither
the neo-cons nor the neo-liberals have any intention to realistically
face up to the facts of imperial decline or the damage America's empire
does to its own democracy, much less anyone else's. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31483.htm
America's Unrequited Love For Israel
Has US Support for Israel Reached a Tipping Point?
By Stephen J. Sniegoski
American support for Israel had not had such a detrimental impact on American well-being as it does today. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31487.htm
War Kills People ...
As Do Lies By U.S. And Western Interventionists
By Michael Scheuer
What
have the Syrians ever done to the United States to merit Washington's
decision to manipulate an internal Syrian dispute to oust Asaad? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31488.htm
Ghosts of Syria: Diehard Militias Who Kill in the Name of Assad
By Peter Kellier
The shabiha have been blamed for the massacre in Houla, but who is their paymaster, and who gives them orders? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31486.htm
Sunni Vs Shia - The War Your Enemies Want
Video
A warning to muslims. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31484.htm
The Leveson Inquiry Into the British Press -
Oh, What a Lovely Game
By John Pilger
Offering
glimpses of the power and petty gangsterism of the British tabloid
press, the inquiry conducted by Lord Leveson has, I suspect, shocked
few people. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31482.htm
Bush Convicted of War Crimes at Tribunal
Video
Francis Boyle: Judgement at Malaysian hearing may help push case at ICC; Obama in violation for not pursuing indictment. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31485.htm
Video: Reporter Attacked For Daring To Ask A Question To A Powerful CEO
By Lee Fang
Unraveling the Welfare Safety Net
Europe Moves Closer to Banktatorship
By Mike Whitney
The
EU Commission and ECB are allowing the crisis to grow to achieve their
goal, which is the creation of a fiscal union controlled by banks that
has unlimited access to funding and the power to impose policy
("austerity") through coercion. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31489.htm
Compromise Coming Home to Roost:
The Real Problem with Obama's Capitulation
By John Atcheson
Our
ship of state seems destined to maneuver through dangerous shoals
using the broken compass that is the Republican playbook for a corporate
take-over of America. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31490.htm
George Carlin On Bankers
Video
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| Hard News
30 "Taliban militants" killed in Afghanistan: At
least 30 Taliban militants have been killed and 14 injured in various
Afghanistan provinces in the last 24 hours, the country's interior
ministry said on Saturday morning. http://is.gd/4Zdqaj
British occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan: A British soldier was shot dead while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Saturday, becoming the 416th to be killed since military operations started in 2001. http://is.gd/0NFAXJ
Italy may also launch drone attacks on Pak-Afghan border area: The
United States is now planning to arm Italy's fleet of MQ-9 Reaper
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with missiles and bombs, in a bid to
"protect Italian armed forces from enemy threats" in Afghanistan. http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=158234
US kills four in Pakistan:
Four people were killed in a US drone strike Saturday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, said a security official here. http://is.gd/yPwtPK
China backs Pak's calls to respect its sovereignty: Against
the backdrop of US drone attacks in Pakistan, China has sought to
reinforce its strategic ties with Islamabad, promising "enhanced"
economic aid and backing its close ally's calls to respect its
sovereignty http://is.gd/zAaEly
Rebels kill 14 soldiers in clashes with Syria army: Rebels kills six soldiers in southern province of Daraa, and at least eight others in clashes on the outskirts of Damascus http://is.gd/qyX1fz
11 factory workers killed in Syria: Gunmen
killed 11 workers at a state-owned fertilizer factory in a volatile
central Syrian province, activists said Friday, the second
execution-style shooting reported in Syria in less than a week http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=158342
UN rights body votes to condemn Syria for massacre; Russia rejects the measure: As
Russian diplomats in Geneva dismissed the resolution as "unbalanced"
and voted against the text, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised
to press the Syrian government for an end to the violence and insisted a
political solution was still possible despite mounting frustration
over the lack of diplomatic progress. http://is.gd/ZXT8ap
World at risk as Syrian chemical stockpile faces plunder: The
West supports the opposition and proposes regime change in Syria. But
should President Assad be removed, what would happen to his vast
arsenal of chemical weapons, which may become a powerful tool of
terrorism for radical extremists? http://www.rt.com/news/syria-chemical-weapons-threat-816/
Lebanese fighter trains new generation of jihadis for Syria: Syrian revolution gets helping hand from foreign fighters http://is.gd/gw9ooP
Lebanon: Seven killed in clashes between pro- and anti-Assad groups: Gunbattles
between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in northern Lebanon killed at
least seven people and wounded 22 on Saturday, security officials
said, http://is.gd/AI4j98
Hezbollah demands hostages in Syria be freed: Hassan Nasrallah calls for the release of Lebanese Shia pilgrims held in Syria, saying they are innocent civilians. http://is.gd/Ei1AHJ
Sunni Vs Shia - The War Your Enemies Want : - Video A warning to muslims. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31484.htm
Four "Qaeda fighters", soldier killed in Yemen: The
insurgents had fired three rockets at the headquarters of the 25th
Mechanised Brigade, killing the soldier and wounding six others. http://is.gd/D8VGXY
Bombs, shootings kill three in Iraq: Bomb
attacks and shootings in central Iraq on Friday killed three people,
including a police colonel and an army officer, security and medical
officials said. http://gulftoday.ae/portal/24c959c8-d428-4d4d-9a65-0df61f4442c3.aspx
Sadr warns Maliki over ties to Turkey: "The
most difficult phase of Turkey-Iraqi ties is when sectarian games are
played. The wrong perspective is to see Iraq as only a Shiite country
and Turkey as a Sunni country," al-Sadr said, adding that Iraq should be
a country of all sects, religions and races. http://is.gd/yauJi4
India sticks with Iran when it comes to oil: Video - India
has dealt a fresh blow to America and Europe's attempts to force Iran
to stop enriching Uranium. Just one months before unprecedented
sanctions against the Islamic republic coming to force New Delhi, the
biggest buyer of Iranian oil, said their trade will not be affected. http://is.gd/WObZq5
Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life for complicity in killing of protesters: Ousted
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister were
sentenced to life in prison Saturday for complicity in the killing of
protesters during the 2011 winter revolt that turned once-untouchable
despots into defendants. http://is.gd/h5jWsI
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood candidate Morsi calls for protests after Mubarak's verdict: The
verdict sparked fierce clashes between the families of the victims and
security officials inside the court. Angry spectators called the court
illegitimate and demanded the execution of Mubarak. http://is.gd/rkc82a
Egypt Enters The Third Stage Of The Revolution, And No One Is Watching: Egypt
is about to go postal, joining Libya on its western border, Syria to
the north, and Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen on the south and to the east. http://is.gd/JwB8YA
Attempted Seizing Of Libya's Oil Minister Highlights Security Risks: Armed militiamen on Thursday tried to seize Libya's oil minister, officials say http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120601-714447.html
How the Israel Lobby's Favorite Senator Is Trying to Erase Palestinian Refugees: Critics
of Senator Mark Kirk's drive to redefine who a Palestinian refugee is
say the move is part of a strategy to take refugee rights for
Palestinians off the negotiating table. http://is.gd/rAeial
Israel is playing a big part in Arizona race.
Once she joined 'Women in Black' and opposed aid to Israel. And then- she ran for Congress and went to AIPAC http://is.gd/8gIKKv
A run for her money: Saudi princess flees from $7 million hotel bill: Princess
Maha al-Sudairi was caught trying to sneak out of a luxury Paris hotel
in the dead of night - leaving her entourage of 60 people and an
unpaid bill of US$7.4 million behind. http://www.rt.com/news/saudi-princess-skips-hotel-bill-851/
Canada accused of 'complicity' in torture in UN report: UN body says changes to Canada's immigration laws risk human rights violations http://is.gd/fY80KL
China arrests top security official on suspicion of spying for U.S. : It is a case both countries have kept quiet for several months as they strive to prevent a fresh crisis in relations. http://is.gd/J5PgWm
US to shift naval firepower to Asia-Pacific: Defence chief Leon Panetta announces major strategy shift that will assign 60 per cent of US fleet to Pacific by 2020. http://is.gd/m0X8Gr
House Republicans add half-billion dollars to Pentagon budget: Critics claim the extra cash is a "slush fund" for potential pork-barrel projects in lawmakers' districts. http://is.gd/1I1IOj
Euro zone unemployment hits record high, seen rising: -
Euro zone unemployment has hit a record high, and job losses are likely to keep climbing as the bloc's devastating debt crisis eats away at businesses' ability to hire workers while indebted governments continue to cut staff. http://is.gd/XIy3JH
The Cable News Nightmare: CNN (and Piers Morgan) in audience crisis: Figures
from ratings agency Nielsen show that America's most famous rolling
news brand has just experienced its worst month for almost 20 years,
parting company with more than 50 per cent of its audience in 12
months. http://is.gd/krVqFZ
"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 : 3,027
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
