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"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of State and corporate power." Benito Mussolini
"Fascism is capitalism plus murder." - Upton Sinclair (AKA: Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. American Novelist and polemicist, 1878-1968)
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the 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great
political importance: The growth of democracy, the growth of corporate
power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting
corporate power against democracy." Alex Carey: Australian social scientist, quoted by Noam Chomsky in World Orders Old and New
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Only a Ceasefire will End the Nightmare in Syria
By Patrick Seale
It
is not easy to be the neighbour of an expansionist and aggressive
Jewish state, which believes that its security is best assured, not by
making peace with its neighbours, but by subverting, destabilising and
destroying them with the aid of American power. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32052.htm
Inside Syria: Aleppo's Christians Arm Against Islamists
By Hugh Macleod, Annasofie Flamand and a reporter inside Syria
Video - Syrian MP Executed Publicly by "Free Syrian Army" Firing Squad:
By Al Jazeera, New York Times
The Role of CIA-pampered Saudi Spymaster in Syria
By Ismail Salami
West Provoking Civil War in Syria
By George Galloway - Video
Presstitute Alert
Panetta, Israeli Leaders Warn Iran
By Luis Ramirez
The Power of War Propaganda on Iran, and How It Works
80% of Americans think Iran's nuclear program threatens the US
By John Glaser
Unfortunately,
such widespread and impenetrable false beliefs in the realm of foreign
policy, means that the political leadership can pretty easily launch a
war if and when they decide to do so and whether it is warranted or
not. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32048.htm
Ahmadinejad slams U.S. Republican for 'kissing Israel's foot'
By The Associated Press
The Neoconservative War Criminals In Our Midst
By Paul Craig Roberts
Iran, al-Qaeda, Taliban Told to Pay for 9/11
By IOL
Double Standards of Mass Murder
By Paul Balles
Mr.
President, what leads you to order mass murder in Afghanistan or Iraq
or Yemen or Libya? Is it acceptable evil, if you only order the act and
someone else performs the evil? Or are you suggesting that mass murder
of foreigners involves killing non humans? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32056.htm
In case you missed it
The Algebra of Infinite Justice
By Arundhati Roy
People
are being asked to make two leaps of faith here. First, to assume that
The Enemy is who the US government says it is, even though it has no
substantial evidence to support that claim. And second, to assume that
The Enemy's motives are what the US government says they are, and
there's nothing to support that either. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13044.htm
The Next Four Years
I the Person = We the People
By Gerald Celente
Gore Vidal Dies Aged 86
By George Eaton
Like
most of you, I woke to the sad news that Gore Vidal has died at the
age of 86. Here's footage of some of his most notable TV appearances,
including his famous duel with William F. Buckley Jr at the 1968
Democratic convention. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32046.htm
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15 killed as Yemen forces, gunmen battle in Sanaa:
A firefight between Yemeni security forces and gunmen dressed in
police uniforms killed 15 people and wounded 43 at the interior ministry
in Sanaa on Tuesday, medical and security officials said.
Seven Afghans, four NATO occupation force troops killed: Seven Afghans working with Westerners have been executed, and four NATO troops and an interpreter killed in bomb attacks.
Taliban cheers reopening of NATO supply routes: The
U.S. military estimates that theft, bribery and mismanagement put $360
million in the hands of the Taliban, regional war lords and criminals
in 2010 alone -- with more than half that amount pinched from convoys
along the supply routes.
325 deaths in Iraq makes July the bloodiest month in two years: The figures showed 241 civilians, 44 soldiers and 40 policemen were killed last month and almost 700 people were injured.
Hiding evidence of war crimes: Tony
Blair's Iraq meetings to remain secret after government veto: Attorney
general overrides calls from freedom of information watchdog to
release cabinet minutes from before 2003 invasion.
George Galloway On British War Criminals: Video -
U.S. concerned over Iraqi threats to force anti-Iran terror group from camp: Iraqi
authorities have been locked in a protracted dispute with the
Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK) over plans to move 3,000 MEK members from Camp
Ashraf, where they have lived for years, to a former U.S. base near
Baghdad's airport - a step toward their ultimate expulsion from Iraq.
Syrian troops storm rebels command center in Aleppo, kill 150: According
to reports coming from Syria, the army attacked a rebel-held school in
Aleppo's Salahuddin district, which was being used as a command
center, on Wednesday and inflicted heavy losses on anti-Damascus armed
groups.
UN observers confirm rebels in possession of tanks in Syria 's largest city: The
UN Supervision Mission in Syria said it's deeply concerned about the
situation in Aleppo city, confirming that the armed rebels, for the
first time, are in possession of heavy weapons including tanks.
General Assembly to ask Syria's Assad to step down: The
draft resolution takes a swipe at Russia and China by "deploring the
Security Council failure" to act. Moscow and Beijing have used their
veto in the Council three times to kill resolutions that might have
opened the door to sanctions on Syria.
Engineering Consent For An Attack On Iran Netanyahu:
I Won't Let Iran Destroy Us: Prime
Minister Netanyahu in interviews to major television channels: Iran is
making atomic bombs to destroy us. I won't let that happen.
Panetta: U.S. prepared to implement "other options" to prevent nuclear Iran: "If
they (Iran) continue and if they proceed with a nuclear weapon, ... we
have options that we are prepared to implement to ensure that does not
happen."
China reacts furiously to new U.S. sanctions over Iran:
"Citing
its domestic law, the U.S. imposed sanctions on a Chinese financial
institution, which seriously violates the norms of international
relations and damages China's interests," the ministry said.
2 people killed in armed attack in Sudan's North Darfur: A
Sudanese official and his driver were killed on Wednesday when an
unidentified armed group attacked his vehicle in Kutum area of North
Darfur state, the official SUNA news agency reported.
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of backing rebels:
The remark came as the rebels warned that negotiation could only take place if Kabila steps down.
Europe Suspends Aid to Rawanda Govt:
Germany
and Britain have joined the Netherlands in recent days in suspending
aid to Rwanda, in response to a recent report by a group of United
Nations experts which said Rwanda was instrumental in forming and
supporting the M23 rebel group led by indicted war criminal Bosco
Ntaganda.
Obama's Adventures in Africa : Op-Ed: How
great a threat to the U.S. are Al Shabab, al Qaeda in the Islamic
Maghreb, Boko Haram, and the other groups we're surveilling or
targeting?
"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
$1,358,209,721,477
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