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"With
each newly minted crisis, US leaders roll out the same time-tested
scenario. They start demonizing a foreign leader ... charging them with
being communistic or otherwise dictatorial, dangerously aggressive,
power hungry, genocidal, given to terrorism or drug trafficking, ready
to deny us access to vital resources, harboring weapons of mass
destruction, or just inexplicably "anti-American" and "anti-West."
Lacking any information to the contrary, the frightened public ... are
swept along." - Michael Parenti
"The
first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic
leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of
leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools
and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and
terrorism on the other." Bertrand Russell Freedom, Harcourt Brace, 1940
"The
two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first,
the widespread delusion among the poor that we have a democracy, and
second, the chronic terror among the rich, lest we get it." Edward Dowling
"It
is in the nature of imperialism that citizens of the imperial power
are always among the last to know--or care--about circumstances in the
colonies." Bertrand Russell
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Al-Qaida Turns Tide for Rebels in Battle for Eastern Syria
By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Deir el-Zour
Flipping The Script:
The Western Media's Syria Propaganda Is Falling Apart
By Saman Mohammadi
Iran Warns Turkey Against Military Intervention in Syria:
By AFP
Is Israel Fixing the Intelligence to Justify an Attack on Iran?
By Ray McGovern
A Green Light For War
Is Romney Being Neoconned Into War?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
What
does "stand with" Israel, if she launches a surprise attack on Iran,
mean? Does it mean the United States will guide Israeli planes to their
targets and provide bases on their return? Does it mean U.S. air cover
while Israeli planes strike Iran? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32032.htm
Iran Diplomacy Runs into Sanctions-Happy U.S. Congress
By Jasmin Ramsey
Congress's
rush to pass new sanctions against Iran ahead of the August recess
comes amidst an intensified drive to pin the Iranian government to
deadly acts of international terrorism and amplified moves by U.S.
politicians to demonstrate their support for Mideast ally Israel ahead
of the November presidential election. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32027.htm
Whose Laws?
US Marine Corps Creates "Law Enforcement" Battalions
By Julie Watson
The
Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions - a
lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes can
quickly deploy worldwide to help investigate crimes from terrorism to
drug trafficking and train fledgling security forces in allied nations.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32026.htm
In Case You Missed it
Neocon Imperialism, 9/11, and the Attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq
By David Ray Griffin
In Case You Missed It
Full Spectrum Dominance
By William Engdahl
Horror Hospital:
The Most Shocking Photos And Testimony From The Dawood Military Hospital Scandal
By Rebecca Elliott and Michael Hastings
If
you look at only one story about the Afghan War this year, make it
this one. An explosive Congressional investigation revealed horrific new
details this week about a U.S. funded military hospital in Afghanistan
that kept patients in "Auschwitz-like" conditions. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32025.htm
Mitt Romney: Richer Means Superior
By Cenk Uygur
America's Prosperity Requires a Level Playing Field
By Joseph E. Stiglitz
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| Hard News
Two Car Bombs Kill At Least 20 In Iraq:
The double blast in Karradah, a busy shopping district across the
Tigris River from the Green Zone, occurred during the middle of rush
hour as streets were full of people heading home from work.
More than $200 million wasted on Iraq police training, audit says: The
United States wasted more than $200 million on an Iraqi
police-training program that has little backing on the ground, a new
U.S. government audit released Monday found.
22 PKK militants killed in Turkey clashes: TV: Twenty-two
Kurdish militants were killed during clashes in eastern Turkey over
the last three days, CNN Turk television said on its website on
Tuesday, adding to Ankara's concerns over gains by Kurdish groups in
neighboring Syria.
Turkey's Syria policy backfires:
Ankara's
support for a regime change in Syria has started to backfire,
threatening Turkey's own national security, with Syrian Kurdish groups
forming a de facto state in the north of Syria.
Syria rebels take police stations, kill 40: observer group: Syrian
rebels have attacked key military targets and over-run two police
stations in Aleppo, killing 40 officers, an observer group says.
US and Turkey to accelerate political transition in Syria: US
President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
have agreed to coordinate their efforts to accelerate political
transition in Syria, the White House has said.
Turkey Strengthens Forces on Syrian Border: The
Turkish military sent troops, armored personnel carriers and missile
batteries to the Syrian border on Monday, shoring up defenses against a
country that has plunged into turmoil with some serious potential
repercussions for Turkey.
Engineering Consent For An Attack On Syria:
John Bolton: America and its allies must prepare to secure Syria's weapons of mass destruction: Op-Ed : We
still do not know whether Iraq's Saddam Hussein, before his 2003
overthrow, sent CW assets into Syria, as unconfirmed reports indicated.
If such Iraqi CW stocks exist in Syria, their current locations are
unknown.
Tanks from Saudi Arabia vs. Half-Naked Unarmed Man in Bahrain: The
U.S. picks its sides according to power plays that have nothing to do
with the fanciful pap about freedom, democracy, morality, obligation,
and duty provided for public consumption by its leaders and candidates
running for office.
Five Scenarios to Justify US Arms Sales to Middle East Countries: "The
US Congress approved a 10-year contract worth 60 billion dollars with
Saudi Arabia according to which Riyadh will buy F-15 fighter jets,
helicopters, various missiles, bombs, early warning radars, and night
vision equipment from the United States."
EU, US race to reward Israel's massive human rights violations:
The
lower Israel sinks in public estimation, the more generous western
leaders are in handing out aid and special favors to their wayward
ally. The past few days have been particularly shameless.
6 militants killed following clashes in Kunar province: According
to local authorities in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan at least
6 militants including their commander was killed following clashes
with the Afghan security forces in Asmar and Sarkano districts.
2 California soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Military officials say two soldiers from Northern California have been killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan.
Five ATF officials found responsible for Fast and Furious: The
investigators unearthed new evidence that agents from the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Phoenix initially sought
to hide from the Mexican government the crucial information that two
Fast and Furious firearms were recovered after the brother of a Mexican
state attorney general was killed there.
Romney aide loses cool, curses at press in Poland: - The
traveling press secretary for Mitt Romney lost his cool and cursed at
reporters who attempted to ask questions of the Republican presidential
candidate in a public plaza near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
Warsaw Tuesday.
Second India blackout in two days cuts power to 670 million: Grids
supplying electricity to half of India's 1.2 billion people collapsed
on Tuesday, trapping coal miners, stranding train travelers and
plunging hospitals into darkness in the second major blackout in as many
days.
"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 : 3,113
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,357,849,085,583
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