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"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President - 1797 - 1801
Let Us Preserve Liberty and Prevent Needless Human Suffering
I believe, Ignorance is the enemy of peace and human suffering the true cost of war.
I believe that lies kill and those who tell them, profit without regard to human costs.
I
believe that a single tear, torn from the heart of a child who
witnesses the needless death of its parent or sibling, has more value
than all of the wealth spent on bombs and armaments.
I
believe that when we join with others and discover the harsh realities
about our history and the torment that has paid for our comfortable
lives we are each compelled to help others understand that another way
is possible.
Each one, can reach one. Each one, can teach one.
We
must rely on ourselves and those with similar values to act and
counter the "news" and misinformation that is spewed on an unsuspecting
public by the commercial media.
I believe John Adams was correct, I believe that working towards a more compassionate world is worthwhile goal.
I am making a special appeal to you as a person of
conscience and courage and all who seek peace, economic justice, human
rights and a healthy environment to help sustain and grow the
Information Clearing House, newsletter and website.
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Peace and Joy - Tom Feeley
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"I
shall not bear ill will toward anyone. - I shall not submit to
injustice from anyone. - I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in
resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering." - Mahatma Gandhi
"Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." - Paulo Coelho
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| June 18 /19, 2012 |
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Op-Ed Articles
Despite Elections
Mubarak's Army of Thugs Remains in Business
By Robert Fisk
The
military has played a shrewd game - insisting Mubarak go on trial
while realigning supporters to preserve their privileges.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31629.htm
Russian Navy Preparing to Defend Base in Syria
By The Moscow Times
Russia
is preparing to send Marines to defend its naval base in Syria amid
continued unrest in the Arab state, Interfax reported Monday, citing a
Navy source.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31628.htm
A Lincoln Brigade For Syria
By Doug Bandow
The sofa samurai and ivory-tower warriors are in full war cry over Syria.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31622.htm
Subtle Propaganda?
Why Iran Should Get the Bomb
By Kenneth N. Waltz
Most
U.S., European, and Israeli commentators and policymakers warn that a
nuclear-armed Iran would be the worst possible outcome of the current
standoff. In fact, it would probably be the best possible result:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31624.htm
Abe Foxman's ADL Lets Its Bigotry Slip:
In its view there are no Palestinian citizens of Israel
By Ali Abunimah
It
would seem this poll is part of Israel lobby groups' propaganda
efforts to put pressure on the US to escalate its confrontation with
Iran, on behalf of Israel.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31620.htm
It Couldn't Happen Here, It Does Happen There
The Value of American -- and Afghan -- Lives
By Tom Engelhardt
At the very least, the Afghan War has given a different meaning to the ceremonial phrase "till death do us part."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31623.htm
Top UK Award Goes to Journalist Who Exposed Secrets of Afghanistan War
By The Martha Gellhorn Trust
Gareth
Porter, the Washington-based journalist, has won the prestigious
Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism for 2012 for his investigation of
US 'killing strategy' in Afghanistan, including the targeting of people
through their mobile phones.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31619.htm
When Noam Chomsky Wept
Must Read - By Fred Branfman
Why is Noam so affected by the suffering, victims of U.S. foreign policy.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31616.htm
America's Secret World
WikiLeaks - The Forgotten Man
By Quentin McDermott
Will Bradley Manning attempt to avoid a life sentence by turning against Julian Assange?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31618.htm
Forget The Election Results
Greece Is Still Doomed And So Is The Rest Of Europe
By The Economic Collapse
Right now the ingredients for a "perfect storm" are developing in Europe.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31627.htm
Global Economic Collapse?
"Germany has become the world's mattress"
By Cenk Uygur
Is a global financial collapse coming? The fact that German 2-year bond yields are at 0% suggests bad news.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31621.htm
Banks Have No Duty Of Care
Why They Want the Euro To Collapse
Must Watch - Video
The war machine capitalism and schizophrenia. Is Aung San Suu Kyi an agent for freedom or capitalism?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31613.htm
The Biggest Myth Preventing an Economic Recovery
By Washington's Blog
The
most dangerous myth - because a lot of economic policy is based upon
it, and because so few know that it is false - is the myth about how
banks make loans.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31626.htm
'Equality of Opportunity' Can't Exist
When the Rich Have 85 Percent of US Wealth
2 Minute Video
Economist
and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Joseph Stiglitz j - "The United States is
not only the country with the most inequality in outcomes, it's the
country with the least equality of opportunity," Stiglitz says. "A kid's
life prospects are more dependent on the education and income of his
parents than in any other advanced industrial countries."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31615.htm
Occupy Will Be Back
By Chris Hedges
"Our
job is to stand for transformation, shifting power from concentrated
wealth to the people. As long as we keep annunciating and fighting for
this, whether we are talking about health care, finance, empire,
housing, we will succeed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31617.htm
Mass Transit Cameras Spot Bad Guys, No Human Judgment Required
By Neal Ungerleider
A
new breed of security cameras can supposedly detect terrorism and
crime without a human judgment call--and mass transit agencies are
shelling out big bucks for the product.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31625.htm
Yes, Big Brother is Reading Your Email
Soon He'll Be Reading Your Body Language, Thanks to Microsoft
By New York Crank
Welcome to the new police state.
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| Hard News
At least 52 killed in Nigerian suicide bombings: AT
least 52 people were killed in religious rioting sparked by three
suicide bombings against churches in northern Nigeria, where the dead
were on Monday piled up in mortuaries and cemeteries in the city of
Kaduna.
http://is.gd/tK6ibz
15 killed in suicide attack in central Iraq: At
least 15 people were killed and 40 injured when a suicide bomber
attacked a funeral in Baquba, central Iraq, dpa reported quoting local
media as said on Monday.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/iraq/2038272.html
Eleven killed in Syria violence, "activists say": The
Local Coordination Committees, a group of activists documenting
violence, said five people were killed in Damascus and three in the
central province of Homs, where government forces have for days been
shelling rebel strongholds.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2037799.html
Russian navy ships set to sail to protect military base in Syria: report: The
official said the ships will carry an unspecified number of marines to
protect Russians in Syria and evacuate some equipment from Tartus, if
necessary.
http://is.gd/BHbNWf
Israeli News says: Russian Commandos 'to Escort Assad Out of Syria':
Voice of Israel cites Russian reports that say Russian commandos may sail to Syria to escort Assad to safety. http://is.gd/I01KBb
Not 'if' but 'when': US intervention in Syria on countdown:
A delegation from Syrian opposition is reportedly in talks with US officials over the targets they want to attack to weaken the Syrian government and the arms they want America to provide to do it. A "Libya lite" operation in Syria may be imminent. http://is.gd/I01KBb
UK, US spying for Syrian rebels: Report: British
and American spy satellites have been listening in on Syrian
government forces and passing the intelligence to rebels through spies
on the ground, British media reports say.
http://is.gd/6QjE86
US Attempting to Trigger Full Proxy War in Syria: Torrent of propaganda, foreign arms, and political sabotage seek to fulfill broader plans for destabilization.
http://is.gd/NcL4I3
West avoids direct intervention in Syria for own reasons, but blames Russia: The U.S. would rather deflect blame for the bloody conflict onto its old Cold War foe.
http://is.gd/g6nWmE
Putin's Mexican stand-off: " The
American audience still needs an enemy, and Russia fits that image,"
Rahr said. "And Russian leadership is also nervous about the protest
movement and believes it is fueled by the U.S. They also need an
enemy."
http://themoscownews.com/news/20120618/189857924.html
5 killed in Afghanistan bombing: Monday's explosion killed an Afghan local police commander along with his son, two body guards and one civilian.
http://is.gd/gl4jdf
Four students killed in bomb attack on Pakistan university bus: A
bomb attached to a vehicle left in a suburb of the provincial capital,
Quetta, was detonated remotely as the bus - which was on its way to
the Balochistan University of Information Technology - passed by. Most
of the passengers on board were members of the minority Shia Hazara
community.
http://is.gd/aGbD9H
Ties in turmoil, US holds up Pak payments: The
US has held up a reimbursement of $400 million spent by Pakistan on
the war against terror due to the strained relationship between the two
countries, adding to the worries of financial managers in Islamabad, a
media report said on Monday.
http://is.gd/fmnltB
Suicide bomber kills Yemen army chief: The
commander of military forces in the south of Yemen was killed by a
suicide bomber in the port city of Aden on Monday, days after troops
drove Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda from their southern
strongholds.
http://is.gd/AfYWCZ
Iran: 20% uranium enrichment not on table forever: Iran: A
source close to the Iranian delegation told Press TV that any
conversation regarding the 20 percent enrichment will be halted, if the
six major world powers (P5+1) refuses to recognize Iran's enrichment
rights and to lift the unilateral sanctions.
http://is.gd/1a3G3g
We Can't Crush Iran: Three new reports conclude a U.S. or Israeli strike on Tehran's nuclear sites would have disastrous results
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/15/we_cant_crush_iran/singleton/
Romney calls Obama weak on nuclear Iran: For
the second day in a row, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt
Romney labeled his rival weak on combating a nuclear Iran,
http://is.gd/FdrFjj
Israeli attack kills two Palestinians in Gaza: Also
on Monday, two other Palestinians and an Israeli construction worker
were killed in an exchange of fire in an area to the south of Gaza near
the Egyptian border.
http://is.gd/mf0M5K
Israel deploys tanks near Egypt border violating Camp David accord: Two
Israeli tanks have been spotted moving toward the border fence on
Monday. Both Egypt and Israel are obliged to keep the area
demilitarized under the Camp David Accord.
http://is.gd/43XLLY
Egypt election: Both sides claim victory : Mohammed Morsi wins 51.8% of vote, Brotherhood says - Ahmed Shafiq's campaign says winning 'beyond all doubt'
http://is.gd/JbRbWK
Egypt rivals claim presidency as army tightens grip: Egypt's
agonized passage from revolution to democracy was in limbo on Monday,
as the Muslim Brotherhood claimed victory in a presidential election
while the generals who took over from Hosni Mubarak decreed it was they
who would keep power for now.
http://is.gd/5GBIoc
Profile: Who are Egypt's military rulers?: Background on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and a few of its most prominent members.
http://is.gd/pcQFvO
Prince Salman named Saudi crown prince: The
76-year-old prince will retain his role as defence minister, a post he
was appointed to in October; he will also become the deputy prime
minister.
http://is.gd/AztRQQ Hollande Bolstered as Socialists Win French Parliament Control: French President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party and its allies won an absolute majority in the National Assembly, exit polls showed, paving the way for them to pass legislation without the aid of other members of parliament. http://is.gd/qrpcrc
Greece Races to Form Coalition as Cash Dwindles Amid EU Demands: Greece's
two traditional political rivals are in a race to forge a coalition as
the state's cash dwindles, bank deposits flee and Europe demands
renewed austerity pledges before releasing more emergency aid.
http://is.gd/k4r8sJ
There is Another Choice: What We Can Learn From Iceland : For
all the fearmongering we hear out of our politicians on the right
about how heaven forbid we're going to turn into Greece, the one country
you never hear them talk about any more is Iceland.
http://is.gd/Zk669t
"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 : 3,050
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,343,651,098,042
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