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"There's
a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious-makes you
so sick at heart-that you can't take part. You can't even passively
take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon
the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to
make it stop. And you've indicate to the people who run it, to the
people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be
prevented from working at all!" - Mario Savio
"States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions". - Noam Chomsky " He who recognizes no humanity in others, loses it in himself."-- author unknown |
| June 05 / 06, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
War Drums for Syria?
By Rep. Ron Paul
We are on a fast track to war against Syria. It is time to put on the brakes.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31513.htm
Syria's Insurrection Is Not America's War
By Pat Buchanan
If
we begin providing weapons to those seeking the overthrow of Assad, as
the Post urges, it will be a fateful step for this republic.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31506.htm
From Dreams to Drones: Who Is The Real Barack Obama?
By Pankaj Mishra
As
the latest US attacks kill 17 and threaten to destabilise Pakistan, the
president could be the cruellest political hoax of our times.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31510.htm
Breaking The Golden Rule
By Stephen M. Walt
The Obama administration is using American power in ways that remain poorly understood by most Americans.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31505.htm
Imperialism and Violence in Colombia
By James Petras
In
terms of civilian killings, trade union and human rights activist
murders and the dispossession of peasants, the US backed oligarchy has
the dubious distinction of being at the top of the list of tyrannical
rulers. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31508.htm
Western Banks 'Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade'
By Ed Vulliamy
"Suppose
all cocaine consumption in the US disappeared and went to Canada.
Would Americans be happy to see the homicide rates in Seattle skyrocket
in order to prevent the cocaine and the money going to Canada? That way
they start to understand for a moment the cost to Colombia and
Mexico."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31509.htm
In Case You Missed It
Why We Fight
Video
What
are the forces that shape and propel American militarism? This
award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the
American war machine.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8494.htm
Collapse At Hand
By Paul Craig Roberts
A
failed political system that allows unregulated banks to place
uncovered bets 15 times larger than the US economy is a system that is
headed for catastrophic failure.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31507.htm
Paper Money Collapse
The Keiser Report: Video
Max
Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss all hell breaking loose as
an electronics chain store stockpiles security shutters, capital flees
Greece.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31511.htm
Gore Vidal on the Future
By Real News
Vidal:
"I was born 80 years ago in a country called the United States of
America and now I live in a Homeland -- an expression we haven't heard
since Hitler."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31514.htm
Police Stop, Handcuff Every Adult in Search for Bank Robber
Video
Police
searching for suspected bank robbers stopped every car at an
intersection, handcuffed all the adults and searched the cars, one of
which they believed was carrying the suspect.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31512.htm |
| Hard News
24 killed in attack on Pakistan check-post: At
least 20 militants and four soldiers were killed after an army
check-post was attacked in Pakistan's northwest tribal region early
Tuesday, a media report said.
http://is.gd/eYC3yW
17 killed as US drones attack in Pakistan targets for third successive day: US drone kills up to 17 people in north Waziristan, the third such attack on targets in Pakistan in as many days
http://is.gd/cBcNh3
Pakistan summons US charge d'affaires over drone attacks: The
ministry protested against the drone strikes, calling them "unlawful,
against international law and a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty."
http://is.gd/GF3Gzm
Three US 'diplomats' detained in Pakistan for illegally carrying weapons: Six
people, including three US nationals, were detained on Monday in
northwest Pakistan after police discovered a large cache of illegal
arms from their vehicles.
http://is.gd/cNjHuz
NATO will exit Afghanistan as Soviets did, through Central Asia: NATO
signs deals with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan to truck its
military supplies from Afghan war out through Central Asia, giving it
options instead of closed Pakistan route.
http://is.gd/H2tUsQ
Blasts kill 4 Afghan policemen, 1 civilian: Afghan
authorities say two separate roadside bomb blasts have killed five
people including four policemen in the east of the country.
http://is.gd/xHZaeY
Clashes in south Yemen kill 23 "Al-Qaeda militants": Tuesday's
statement from the ministry says fighting between government troops,
backed by heavy artillery, and the militants intensified overnight in
the northern part of Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan.
http://is.gd/D8RQRN
U.S. drone "targets" in Yemen raise questions: A
growing number of attacks have been aimed at lower-level figures who
are suspected of having links to terrorism operatives but are seen
mainly as leaders of factions focused on gaining territory in Yemen's
internal struggle.
http://is.gd/fp02HT
Clashes kill 15 soldiers in western Syria: Clashes
between troops and rebels in Syria's western Latakia province killed
15 soldiers on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
reported, bringing the day's death toll to at least 25.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4238704,00.html
UN observer Robert Mood says foreign interests are fuelling conflict in Syria: Head
of the UN Observer Mission in Syria Major General Robert Mood has said
he believes foreign interests are fuelling the conflict in Syria by
providing money and weapons.
http://is.gd/zU1A1r
Hillary Clinton to China, Russia: Syria Needs Regime Change: Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is inviting China and Russia to "be
part of the solution in Syria" but says that must include a political
transition from the Assad regime.
http://is.gd/jtIsO2
China and Russia: Keep faith in Annan peace plan: "On
the Syrian issue, the two heads of state said the international
community should continue to support the joint Arab League/UN Special
Envoy Annan's mediation efforts and the UN monitoring mission, to
promote a political solution to the problem in Syria,"
http://is.gd/FzdOoR
"The desolation of Homs and the war of information ": The
words of a greek-catholic Bishop: "Peace in Syria could be saved if
everyone told the truth. After a year of conflict, the reality on the
ground is far from the picture that imposes disinformation in Western
media": says a testimony sent to Fides Agency by the French Bishop
Philip Tournyol Clos, a greek-Catholic Melkite
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=31658&lan=eng
Syria grants aid agencies access to four locations: UN: Syrian
authorities have agreed to give relief workers access to four key
sites, the United Nations said on Tuesday following a meeting on
scaling up humanitarian aid.
http://is.gd/wtObOL
Syrian activists form 'military coalition' against Assad's regime: Tribal
leader Abdul-Ilah al-Melhem told the anti-regime activists who
gathered in the meeting that tribesmen opposed to President Assad will
join the new force seeking to topple regime in Damascus.
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/06/04/218570.html
Five killed in northern Iraq attacks: Five Iraqis have been killed and eight injured in two separate attacks in Mosul, 400 kilometres north of Baghdad.
http://is.gd/6yDJV8
Iran: EU ignores request for early nuclear talks: Iran's
state TV reports that the European Union has ignored a request by
Tehran for preparatory talks ahead of key nuclear negotiations later
this month.
http://is.gd/f8Y0Qn
Dagan: 5 minutes after Iran strike - we're at war: Former
Mossad Chief Meir Dagan has once again warned against the destructive
consequences of a possible strike against Iranian nuclear site
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4238287,00.html
Believe It Or Not!
Israel asks Arab visitors to open emails to search: When
Sandra Tamari arrived at Israel's international airport, she received
an unusual request: A security agent pushed a computer screen in front
of her, connected to Gmail and told her to "log in."
http://is.gd/NB1yI8
Israel to jail illegal migrants: Illegal immigrants may be jailed for up to three years under new law aimed at stemming flow of Africans entering Israel.
http://is.gd/VSkIeU
What's behind Obama's new military base in Chile? : Obama
has been quietly constructing American bases in the remote Southern
Cone. It's an intriguing news story which has received scant attention
in the US media, much less the so-called progressive media.
http://is.gd/bkYSQt
Argentina: More controls for buying US dollars: A
new rule published Monday says anyone wanting to buy dollars for
travel must first prove their money was obtained legally, and provide
the tax agency with trip details including why, when and where they are
traveling.
http://is.gd/Bt6KgX
S&P: One-in-three chance Greece to exit eurozone: Standard
& Poor's Ratings Services said there is at least a one-in-three
chance of Greece exiting the eurozone in the coming months, following
national elections on June 17.
http://is.gd/2T2ECj
Peter Schiff: "Upcoming Crash Is Going To Be Worse Than 2008": Video -
Euro Pacific Capital's Peter Schiff argues that quantitative easing is "toxic" for the economy. http://is.gd/VZ6BJJ
AIG Chief Sees Retirement Age as High as 80 After Crisis: American
International Group Inc. (AIG) Chief Executive Officer Robert
Benmosche said Europe's debt crisis shows governments worldwide must
accept that people will have to work more years as life expectancies
increase.
http://is.gd/04IRrV
Default: the Student Loan Documentary : Video : Documentary
chronicling the stories of borrowers from different backgrounds
affected by the private student lending industry and their struggles to
change the system.
http://is.gd/20PvJH
Wisconsin vote recall has wider implications: President Barack Obama's bid for a second term may hinge on the outcome of the recall vote for Republican Scott Walker.
http://is.gd/oMrPTy
Military May Be Using Drones In US To Help Police: Drone
manufacturers are gearing up to pitch an estimated 18,000 police
departments in the U.S. on the benefits of flying drones.
http://is.gd/thtRMD
"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 : 3,031
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 |
