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"There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience." - Hartley Shawcross - (1902-2003), prosecutor at Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal
"Heroism
on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that
goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!" - Albert Einstein - (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela
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Engineering Consent For An Attack On Syria
Western Troops 'Increasingly Likely' to Intervene
By Nick Hopkins
A War for US Public Opinion as Israel Alleges Iranian Terrorism
By Tony Karon
BBC Covers Up War Crimes
Misleads Over Syrian Security Operations.
By Tony Cartalucci
Who is Fighting in Syria?
By Thierry Meyssan
The
U.S. launched an operation planned a long time ago against Syria.
First, through its regional allies, and then directly, they have
introduced armed bands, modeled on the Contras in Nicaragua, that have
destabilized the country. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31979.htm
Romney promises blind allegiance to Israel
Romney: Obama Undermines Israel's Global Standing, Israelis Deserve Better
By Natasha Mozgovaya
"I
believe our country is the greatest force for good the world has ever
known, and that our influence is needed as much now as ever. And I am
guided by one overwhelming conviction and passion: This century must be
an American century," he said. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31981.htm
Promises About Another American Century Are Pretty Lies
By Conor Friedersdorf
"Rebuilding America's Defenses" - A Summary
Blueprint of the PNAC Plan for U.S. Global Hegemony
By Bette Stockbauer
"American Lives Are Not More Important Than Other People's Lives"
By Larry Everest
Mexican Official: CIA 'Manages' Drug Trade
By Chris Arsenault
The Criminal Injustice System
By Ralph Nader
In case you missed it
Torture Inc. Americas Brutal Prisons
Video
Anaheim Mayhem: Shock-cops kill two over 3 days of brutality
Video
Does the NSA Have a File On You? Probably
By Barb Darrow
Federal Reserve Audit Bill Overwhelmingly Passes The House
By Jennifer Bendery
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| Hard News
More than 40 killed as govt forces clash with guerillas inTajikistan:
Militants have been surrounded by troops and have nowhere to
escape, a source from the security forces told Tajik newspaper
Asia-Plus.
Militants attack paramilitary force check-post in Pakistan, 14 killed: Eleven
militants and three security personnel were killed and several were
wounded in clashes between the two sides on Wednesday in Pakistan's
troubled tribal agency, said officials.
7 Afghan children killed in bomb blast: . "A
total of seven innocent children were grazing their animals in Taiwara
district but one stepped on a pressure- plate bomb leading to a
powerful blast killing all of them on the spot,"
20 Afghan guards defect to Taliban: Twenty
Afghan guards for the NATO-led Australian forces have defected to the
Taliban in southern Afghanistan after a dispute with the soldiers,
local police say.
At least 36 killed as violent clashes spread in India's Assam: Fighting between Bodo tribespeople and Muslim settlers in northeastern Assam state have killed at least 36 people.
Al Qaeda Taking Deadly New Role in Syria Conflict: It
is the sort of image that has become a staple of the Syrian
revolution, a video of masked men calling themselves the Free Syrian
Army and brandishing AK-47s - with one unsettling difference. In the
background hang two flags of Al Qaeda, white Arabic writing on a black
field.
In Syria conflict, U.S. struggles to fill intelligence gaps: With
no CIA operatives on the ground in Syria and only a handful stationed
at key border posts, the agency has been heavily dependent on its
counterparts in Jordan and Turkey and on other regional allies.
Russia says U.S. tries to justify terrorism in Syria: - Russia
accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to justify terrorism
against the Syrian government and berated Western nations it said had
failed to condemn a bomb attack that killed senior security officials.
Rebels promise 'fireworks' for Assad, using IED's: We
used to make them in Turkey and bring them here, but now we are making
more here. We learned a lot from the internet, but we also have our own
special method of making them that is a secret."
Aleppo: BBC journalist on Syria warplanes bombing city: What
appeared to be Russian-made MiG planes arced through the sky. We
watched as they dropped in, bombing and strafing rebel positions.
Media Hysteria Over Syria "Bombing" City of Aleppo : Between
lies revolving around distorted statements regarding chemical weapons,
fabricated atrocities, and now claims of airstrikes being used upon
"civilian populations," the West is desperately running down the list
for a "casus belli" that will stick
Propaganda and war pimp alert:
UK 'may be drawn into Syria action': Britain will find it increasingly difficult to avoid taking part in action in Syria, a former Army commander has warned.
Playing the WMD card:
Official: Israel to act if Syria arsenal breached:
Israel's
foreign minister warned on Wednesday his country will act immediately
if it discovers Islamic militants are raiding Syria's chemical or
biological weapons stocks, while Israelis rushed to stock up on gas
masks as the bellicose rhetoric swells.
Israel may attack Iran : Israeli Defense Minister: Barak said Israel might have to make "tough and crucial decisions" about its security. :
Most Voters Say US Should Help Israel in Attack on Iran: A
majority of 51 percent of likely U.S. voters say their country should
help Israel if it attacks Iran, according to a Rasmussen poll.
Iran "threatens" to 'strike out' at any intervention in Syria: "None
of Syria's friends or the great front of resistance has yet entered
the scene, and in the event that this happens, decisive blows will be
struck at the enemy, especially the hated Arab rulers," Gen. Masoud
Jazayeri, a spokesman of the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Fars
news agency.
If virus attacks on Iran continue, U.S. will get its teeth knocked out - official: Earlier
today Bloomberg reported citing the F-Secure Security Labs website
that Iran's nuclear facilities have suffered a cyber attack that shut
down computers and played music from the rock band AC/DC.
Hezbollah officially declared not a terrorist group: EU rejects request: The
European Union turned down a request Tuesday by Israeli Foreign
Minister Avigdor Lieberman to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist group
after last week's deadly bombing in Bulgaria. "There is no consensus
for putting Hezbollah on the list of terrorist organizations," said
Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
He who pays the piper calls the tune: Israel advances the Palestinian Authority NIS 180m. to ease finance crisis:
Israel,
in a "goodwill gesture" to the Palestinian Authority, gave Ramallah
over the last few days a NIS 180 million advance on tax money it
transfers on a monthly basis, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Israel, the 51st State? How the GOP Is Courting West Bank Settlers to Vote for Mitt Romney:
Republicans
are using President Obama's policy toward Israel as a cudgel to score
political points and woo Jewish voters and donors.
Will Libya Become Another Somalia? Or Worse?: Libya
seems well on its way to becoming the next Somalia, with much of the
country already ruled by tribal/clan based armed militias. As was the
case in Somalia, Libya is in the process of separation, with the
eastern, oil rich, Cyrenica region having issued a de facto declaration
of independence.
Far from a Humanitarian Savior, the U.S. Causes Vast Misery In Africa Op-Ed - : The
United States has finally made a token effort towards reining in its
central African client state, Rwanda, whose destabilization of
neighboring Congo has contributed to the deaths of six million people
over the past 16 years.
Celebrated Spanish judge Garzon to head Assange legal team: Famous
Spanish human rights investigator Baltasar Garzon will lead the legal
team representing WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, the
whistleblower website announced on Tuesday.
Feinstein: W.H. behind some leaks: Democrat
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the chairman of the Senate
Intelligence Committee, says that the White House was at least partially
responsible for controversial leaks of classified information.
New York Police Department spies in N.J., investigation finds:
A
building superintendent in New Brunswick opened the door to apartment
No. 1076 one balmy Tuesday and discovered an alarming scene: terrorist
literature strewn about the table and computer and surveillance
equipment set up in the next room.
Shock Greenland ice thaw: Greenland's
surface ice cover melted this month over a larger area than ever
detected in more than 30 years of satellite observations, NASA has
said.
US Drought Could Cause Global Unrest: Twice
in the last five years, rising food prices triggered global waves of
social unrest. With drought baking US crops, another round of soaring,
society-straining price spikes may happen in coming months.
Irelands Bankers being Arrested and Charged! : Video - The
former Chief Executive and Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank has appeared
in court in Dublin charged in connection with financial irregularities
at the bank.
Seven Largest U.S. Banks Have Created Thousands Of Subsidiaries To Avoid Taxes: Fed
Report: America's seven biggest banks now have more than 14,500
subsidiaries around the world, according to a new report by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York (h/t Bloomberg). They have hatched more than
10,000 of these subsidiaries since 1991, largely in an aim to skirt
regulations and taxes
"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: 4,883
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,105
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,356,046,702,859
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