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"A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." Oscar Wilde
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." - Winston Churchill
"Let the TRUTH be told, though the heavens fall" - Jim Garrison
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"Free Syrian Army" Killing Christians, Burning Churches: Report
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NUN who has been superior at a Syrian monastery for the past 18 years
has warned that media coverage of ongoing violence in that country has
been "partial and untrue". It is "a fake", Mother Agnes Mariam said,
which "hides atrocities committed in the name of liberty and
democracy". http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32177.htm
Rebel Dark Side: Syrian 'charities' mute on atrocity claims
By RT
The
embattled Syrian opposition has made a fresh plea for foreign action,
as activists claim people's support for the insurgency is dwindling
amid new allegations of rebel atrocities. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32178.htm
Syria is Only a Pretext
By Thierry Meyssan
Re-engineering of the global balance of power. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32174.htm
What "The Situation in Syria" Really Means
The 133 prostitutes who voted with the Empire
By The Saker
Should
Iran and Hezbollah be sufficiently weakened, the Zio-Sunni-US will
immediately turn to other parts of the world to "liberate" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32176.htm
"The Syrian People Have A Right To Rise Up Against Their Government"
By George Galloway
A must? watch for anyone that has yet to understand the geopolitical forces at play in the Syria crisis. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32173.htm
What if the Empire Project Fails in Syria?
By Michael Collins
Al
Jazeera's weekend coverage of the critical battle for Aleppo, Syria
reveals a major obstacle for the United States-NATO Empire Project.
Hardly anyone in Aleppo is signing up to fight with rebels. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32179.htm
Preying on the Prayerful
By Charles Davis
Killings in the US are condemned, while American violence abroad is ignored or glorified. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32172.htm
Democracies Don't Start Wars, But Fake Democracies Sure Do!
By Dave Lindorff
Clearly
the reason we have seen the US starting so many wars is that the US is
and has not for a very long time been anything approaching a
democracy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32181.htm
NBC's War for Fun and Profit
By Glenn Greenwald
A new reality show of soldiers and celebrities playing war games showcases our national religion: military worship. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32183.htm
Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad:
How Both Parties Made Illegality the American Way of Life
By Alfred W. McCoy
The modern American urge to use torture did not, of course, begin on September 12, 2001. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32184.htm
The Many-Headed Hydra
The stench from the heads of five members of the US congress
By Dr. Paul Balles
Will someone please educate these bigots about Islam? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32185.htm
Julian Assange will be granted asylum, says official
By Irene Caselli in Quito
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa has agreed to give the WikiLeaks founder asylum, according to an official in Quito. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32185.htm
FBI raids homes of Occupy protesters in Oregon and Washington
By Tom Carter
Over
the last month, heavily armed "domestic terrorism" units of the FBI
used battering rams and stun grenades to conduct early-morning raids on
the homes of political protesters in Seattle and Olympia, Washington
and Portland, Oregon. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32182.htm
Professor William Black-We've Decriminalized Fraud
Video
"Outright fraud caused the great recession and they are able to do it now with impunity." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32175.htm
Warning: Get Your Money Out:
By Mac Slavo
'All Legal Bank Deposit Protections Are Now Officially Gone' http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32180.htm
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Bombs kill 46 across Afghanistan
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Suicide bombers launched multiple attacks in a remote corner of
southwestern Afghanistan near the Iranian border Tuesday, killing
dozens of people including shoppers buying sweets for a Muslim holiday
and leaving charred and smoldering bits of cookies and dried fruit
among the bodies on the ground.
30 killed in Pakistan clash: Security
forces targeted militants' hideouts in different areas in Upper
Orakzai Agency and killed 25 "militants", Dunya News reported. During
the clashes, five security personnel were also killed and 16 others
sustained injuries.
Pakistani Military Attack Afghan Checkpoints, Killing 1 Soldier: Pakistan's
military attacked Afghan checkpoints in eastern Kunar province on
Tuesday morning, killing one Afghan border policeman and injuring five
others, a local official said.
Nigeria army kills 20 suspected Boko Haram members: "We
got a report that some suspected members of Boko Haram were meeting at
a particular location in Maiduguri. Our men mobilised, leading to a
shootout. Twenty suspected terrorists were killed," Ebhaleme told AFP
news agency.
Five killed, nine injured as hundreds of Yemen's Republican Guard clash with troops: Some
200 Guard members surrounded the Defense Ministry building in the
capital city before clashes broke out. Heavy gunfire and explosions
were heard as government troops were sent to repel the attack.
Iraq attacks leave four dead:
Shootings and bombings in Iraq on Tuesday killed four people, including an anti-corruption investigator, security and medical officials said.
Neighbor of fugitive Iraqi vice-president tells trial he carried bombs for official's son: Vice-President
Tariq al-Hashemi, one of Iraq's senior Sunni Muslim politicians, is
charged with running death squads against Shiites. In Tuesday's court
session, the neighbour said he carried explosives but did not take part
in attacks.
US officials: al-Qaida gaining foothold in Syria: Al-Qaida
has advanced beyond isolated pockets of activity in Syria and now is
building a network of well-organized cells, according to U.S.
intelligence officials, who fear the terrorists could be on the verge of
establishing an Iraq-like foothold that would be hard to defeat if
rebels eventually oust President Bashar Assad.
Al-Qaeda flags fly over rebel-held Syria: Op-Ed: There
has recently been a small stir in the American media, as media
organizations from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal to the
Associated Press have finally gotten around to acknowledging a
"presence" of al-Qaeda and like-minded jihadist groups among the Syrian
rebel forces seeking to topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Libyan fighters join Syrian revolt: Veteran
fighters of last year's civil war in Libya have come to the front-line
in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under conditions far
more dire than those in the battle against Muammar Gaddafi, a
Libyan-Irish fighter has told Reuters
Engineering Consent For More Support Of Syrian Insurgents::
Syria crisis: west loses faith in SNC to unite opposition groups: US, UK and France seek to build more direct links with disparate rebels amid fears that Islamists are getting Gulf donations.
Jordan: Police disperse angry Syrians at refugee camp: Anti-riot
police were called in Monday to quell a protest by angry Syrians at a
refugee camp after they clashed with guards when they tried to leave
the facility, a security official said.
Egypt's New Top General Has U.S. Ties: Egypt's
new top military officer is a known commodity in Washington who has
long-standing ties to the U.S., Obama administration officials said
Monday, playing down the impact of the previous day's power shake-up in
Egypt.
Morsy studying Camp David Accords amendment issue: President
Mohamed Morsy is studying whether to amend the Camp David Accords to
ensure Egypt's full sovereignty and control over every inch of Sinai,
said Mohamed Gadallah, legal adviser to the president.
Hidden History: America's Secret Drone War in Africa: In
all, air raids by manned and unmanned U.S. aircraft have killed at
least 112 Somali militants, according to a count by the London-based
Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
Colombia's security forces investigated for murder of 3,000 civilians: Until
June 1, 1,882 members of the security forces had been charged with the
murder of 2,984 civilians, a prosecution spokesman told Colombia
Reports.
Ecuador to make Assange asylum bid decision 'this week': Ecuador's
president has said he hopes to make a decision on whether Julian
Assange will be granted political asylum in the country this week.
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"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 : 3,139
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,362,549,919,495
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