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"A
Society that is in its higher circles and middle levels widely
believed to be a network of smart rackets does not produce men with an
inner moral sense; a society that is merely expedient does not produce
men of conscience. A society that narrows the meaning of "success" to
the big money and in its terms condemns failure as the chief vice,
raising money to the plane of absolute value, will produce the sharp
operator and the shady deal. Blessed are the cynical, for only they
have what it takes to succeed." - C. Wright Mills - The Power Elite
"A
State divided into a small number of rich and a large number of poor
will always develop a government manipulated by the rich to protect the
amenities represented by their property." Harold Laski
"The
West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or
religion but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence.
Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do." -Samuel Huntington, Harvard Professor, "The Clash of Civilizations"
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Inventing an Iranian Threat
By Stephen Lendman
Plot to Provoke War with Iran Thwarted by Navy Analyst
By Juan Cole
The American People are at the Mercy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
By Sheldon Richman
While
Israel-cheered on by its American boosters led by AIPAC and Mitt
Romney-beats the drums ever louder for a war of aggression against
Iran, President Obama in late July signed the United States-Israel
Enhanced Cooperation Act. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32292.htm
Shas Spiritual Leader Calls on Jews to Pray for Annihilation of Iran
By Haaretz and Reuters
Israel Breaks Silence Over Army Abuses
By Donald Macintyre
British Paper Claims Western Troops are in Syria
By Tony Cartalucci
Are Human Rights Becoming a Tool of US "Smart Power"?
By Coleen Rowley
Orwell's 1984 Solution to Criminalize War
"If There was Hope, it must Lie in the Proles"
By James Tracy
The Conservative Psyche:
How Ordinary People Come to Embrace Paul Ryan's Cruelty
By Joshua Holland
Romney and Ryan: Right Wing Billionaires Think it's Time to Take the Gloves Off
By Real News
US "Fifty Wealthiest Lawmakers" list:
A Congress of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich
By Eric London
No Way to Avoid Global Financial Collapse, Says Predictive Software
By Susanne Posel
Fight over NDAA's police-state provisions continues in court
By Jake Olzen
Solitary Confinement:
Torture Chambers For Black Revolutionaries
By Kanya D'Almeida and Bret Grote
Revolution 2012: It's Time To Rise
5 Minute Video
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Taliban, Pakistani security forces clash in Bajaur; 36 killed:
Clashes between Pakistani security forces and Taliban militants
have left 36 people, a majority of them rebels, dead in Bajaur tribal
region over the past three days, military sources said today.
17Afghan civilians killed 'in Taliban feud': A group of 17 civilians - 15 men and two women - have been killed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
10 Afghan soldiers killed in attack: Taliban
insurgents overran an Afghan army post in the troubled southern
province of Helmand in a pre-dawn attack on Monday, killing 10
troopers, authorities said.
Over 600 Afghan soldiers killed during the past 2 months: Hundreds
of Afghan national army soldiers were killed in various incidents
across the country during the past two months, Afghan defense ministry
officials said on Monday.
Two NATO occupation force soldiers killed by Afghan army: Two
NATO soldiers were killed Monday when an Afghan army soldier opened
fire against coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO-led
coalition said in a statement.
Tom Engelhardt: How Quickly Will the U.S. Leave Afghanistan? Op-Ed - New
Zealand (like France and South Korea) is now expediting the departure
of its 140 soldiers. That's not exactly headline-making news here in
the U.S. If you're an American, you probably didn't even know that New
Zealand was playing a small part in our Afghan War.
Consider The Source:
320 'killed execution-style' in Syria: Syrian
opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's army of
massacring hundreds of people in a town close to the capital that
government forces recaptured from rebels.
Consider The Source:
35 killed as Syria opens new front in Damascus: Activists
report: At least 35 people, including children, were killed as Syrian
forces backed by combat helicopters battled rebels in a new front in
and around east Damascus today, a monitoring group said.
Syrian helicopter down under fire in Damascus: State
television confirmed a helicopter had crashed in Damascus but gave no
details. Opposition activists said rebels had shot it down. Opposition
video footage showed a crippled aircraft burning up and crashing into a
built-up area, sending up a pillar of oily black smoke.
Robert Fisk: The Syrian army would like to appear squeaky clean. It isn't: Op-Ed - "Our own beloved Free Syria Army has actually advertised its own murders on YouTube"
Sharp increase in refugee flows from Syria: A
surge in the number of Syrians seeking sanctuary from their country's
soaring violence prompted the Turkish government to halt the flow of
refugees at two key border crossings Sunday
France: Chemicals in Syria 'cause' for intervention: French
President Francois Hollande warned Monday that the use of chemical
weapons by the Syrian regime would be a legitimate reason for a foreign
intervention.
France would recognize Syrian opposition gov't: French
President Francois Hollande urged Syria's divided opposition to form a
provisional government, promising that France would recognize it in
hopes of upping the pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime as the
violence escalates in the Arab country.
10 killed in Iraq in bombs, shootings: A
series of attacks across Iraq on Sunday killed 10 people, among them
three soldiers and two policemen, security and medical officials said.
Egyptian Leader Adds Rivals of West to Syria Plan: Staking
out a new leadership role for Egypt in the shaken landscape of the
Arab uprisings, President Mohamed Morsi is reaching out to Iran and
other regional powers in an initiative to halt the escalating violence
in Syria.
Egypt security officials reach temporary cease-fire with Sinai militants: Egyptian
newspaper reports that a delegation sent by President Morsi met with
radical Salafi leaders on Saturday, resulting in agreements to cease
fire and free prisoners.
Egypt rejected U.S. demand to fire on Iranian ship: Suez chief: Egyptian
Naval Forces recently rejected a U.S. demand to fire on an Iranian
vessel loaded with arms and heading to Syria, the chairman of the Suez
Canal Authority has told Al Arabiya.
U.S. Arms Sales Make Up Most of Global Market: Weapons
sales by the United States tripled in 2011 to a record high, driven by
major arms sales to Persian Gulf allies concerned about Iran's
regional ambitions, according to a new study for Congress.
US warns of crime, political violence in Libya: The
State Department says violent crime, especially carjacking and
robbery, has become a serious problem. The department also said
political violence in the form of assassinations and vehicle bombs has
increased in Benghazi and Tripoli.
Libya minister quits over Sufi shrine attack: Interior minister resigns after Sufi Muslim sites are demolished by armed groups witnesses say claim to be Salafis.
Finian Cunningham: Britain's barbaric 'special relationship' with Arab dictators: Op-Ed - The
image of British Prime Minister David Cameron greeting Bahrain's King
Hamad on the steps of 10 Downing Street last week conveys a subtle
message of Britain's presumption of global superiority. It also betrays
the real role of Britain's rulers in the suppression of democracy and
human rights around the world.
There Are More Than Three Times As Many Gun Dealers In The United States As There Are Grocery Stores :
According
to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, there are 129,817
federally licensed firearms dealers in the United States
Ecuador: UK Wikileaks' Julian Assange 'threat' over: Britain
has "given up its threat" to enter Ecuador's London embassy to arrest
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador's president has said.
Ron Paul speech at "We Are The Future" Rally 8/26/12 - Video
Average U.S. Household Has Lost 5% in Annual Income Since Economic "Recovery" Began: The
rich are getting richer, and the poor really are getting poorer.
According to a new report, Americans are earning less today on average
than they were when the Great Recession, which began in December 2007,
ended in June 2009.
Payday lenders use courts to create modern debtors' prison: Wakita
Shaw's troubles started with a $425 payday loan, the kind of
high-interest, short-term debt that seldom ends well for the borrower.
But most of them don't end up in jail. So Shaw was surprised in May of
last year to hear that the St. Louis County police were looking for her.
She and her mother went to the police station.
Bankers' profits soar on backs of home buyers: Don't you just love the bankers? The worse things get, the more money they make.
U.S. Debt On Track to Hit $16 Trillion Within Week: The
federal government's debt could hit an unprecedented $16 trillion this
week while the Republican Party is holding its national convention in
Tampa, Fla.
DEBT BOMB - The Global Financial Crisis Stripped Bare - Video -
Humor?
World Watches as Danish Intrest Rates Venture Below Zero: Of
all the many striking policy measures taken since the financial
crisis, one of the most extraordinary has gone almost unremarked-the
introduction of negative official interest rates by Denmark.
Italy miners barricade themselves underground with explosives: Up
to 100 Sardinian miners armed with hundreds of kilograms of explosives
have barricaded themselves nearly 400 meters underground in Italy's
only coal mine to put pressure on the Rome government to protect its
survival.
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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 : 3,159
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,366,823,071,481
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