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Friday 3 August 2012


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"What no one seemed to notice. . . was the ever widening gap. . .between the government and the people. . . And it became always wider. . . the whole process of its coming into being, was above all diverting, it provided an excuse not to think for people who did not want to think anyway . . . (it) gave us some dreadful, fundamental things to think about . . .and kept us so busy with continuous changes and 'crises' and so fascinated . . . by the machinations of the 'national enemies,' without and within, that we had no time to think about these dreadful things that were growing, little by little, all around us. . ." - Milton Mayer - They Thought They Were Free - The Germans, 1933-45 -http://is.gd/KLLkPQ 


"Philosophy should always know that indifference is a militant thing. It batters down the walls of cities and murders the women and children amid the flames and the purloining of altar vessels. When it goes away it leaves smoking ruins, where lie citizens bayonetted through the throat. It is not a children's pastime like mere highway robbery." - Stephen Crane



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Obama Does Syriana

Must Read/Watch - By Pepe Escobar

Israel is in bed with al-Qaeda-style Islamists.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32070.htm



Obama Admits Funding Fake Revolutionaries to Attack Assad

By Susanne Posel

The US Treasury has granted release of funds to the FSA through the Syrian Support Group (SSG), a Washington representative of the Free Syrian Army to conduct financial transactions.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32083.htm



Syria's Crumbling Pluralism
Civil Disintegration and Ethnic Cleansing.

By KAPIL KOMIREDDI

As Saudi Arabian arms and money bolster the opposition, the 80,000 Christians who've been "cleansed" from their homes in Hamidiya and Bustan al-Diwan in Homs Province in March by the Free Syrian Army have gradually given up the prospect of ever returning home.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32080.htm



Syria Picture Faked, Say Bloggers

By Austrian Times

Critics have blamed the faking on a media desperation to show brutality on the part of government forces.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32073.htm



The West and the Glorification of Terrorism

By Thierry Meyssan

The Western members refused to apply to the attack in Syria one of the most basic principles of international relations: the condemnation of terrorism.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32069.htm



An "Act Of War"
Congressman Ron Paul Speaks On The "Obsession With Iran"

Must Watch -Video

Texas Congressman Ron Paul says the US is "obsessed with" keeping Iran under illegal sanctions, while pushing for furthering the embargoes in, what he calls, an "act of war" against the Islamic Republic.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32086.htm



Central Bankers Agenda: Obama Sanctions Against Iran Over Gold

By Susanne Posel

Obama has made his position clear. He is using the might of the US military to stop Iran from further devaluation of the US dollar. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32081.htm


Ordinary Citizens
The Silent Victims Of Anti-Iranian Sanctions

By Kourosh Ziabari

"When you put on sanctions on a country, it's an act of war and that's what this is all about,"  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32077.htm



Sanctions: Diplomacy's Weapon of Mass Murder

By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich

There has been little resistance to sanctions in the false belief that sanctions are a tool of diplomacy and preferable to war.  Enforcement of this belief has been a major victory for American public diplomacy.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32079.htm



In Hiroshima's Shadow

By Noam Chomsky

The current escalation of the, "undeclared war," against Iran increases the threat of accidental large-scale war.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32084.htm



Exploiting Jews from Arab Countries

By Lara Friedman

A bipartisan group of members of Congress introduced a new bill embracing the cause of "Jewish refugees from Arab countries" in a way that Congress has never replicated on the Palestinian side-  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32076.htm



Drones and Obama's Tuesday Kill List

By Brenda Norrell

Medea Benjamin of CodePink said it is time for US citizens to show the world they do not support US drone assassinations in Pakistan and elsewhere.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32078.htm



Deranged Angels Of Self-Preservation

By Phil Rockstroh

In the contest between Stupid and Evil, Stupid reaps far more destruction. Why? Stupid prevails by the sheer force of numbers in its ranks.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32085.htm



Corruption in the United States
500 years of Western economic growth has peaked out

By The Editor

What we have is a very very corrupt "system" and a very very corrupt and incompetent elite in Washington.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32071.htm



The Impending Collapse of American Medicine

By Paul Craig Roberts and Robert S. Dotson, M.D

What "Obamacare" does is to divert Medicare and Medicaid monies to the profits of private insurance companies. Instead of providing medical care to those in need, the taxpayers' money will provide bonuses for insurance executives and profits for their shareholders.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32072.htm



Satire
CIA's 'Facebook' Program Dramatically Cut Agency's Costs

By The Onion

The CIA's invention of Facebook has saved the government millions of dollars.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32074.htm



Vermont Farmer Crushes 7 Police Cars with Tractor over Pot Arrest
Raw Footage of Destruction

By Live Leak

With their vehicles crushed, "We had nothing to pursue him with," said Chief Deputy Philip Brooks. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32075.htm

Hard News  
  
 
67 killed in Syria as rebels use tanks on air base:  
Syrian rebels used tanks to attack a military airport northwest of Aleppo on Thursday, a rebel commander said, as a pro-insurgent" group reported 67 people killed in violence nationwide. 



Presstitute and War Pimp Alert
Syrian rebel commanders warn extremists could gain sway without aid from US, allies:  Leading commanders of the Free Syrian Army, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, warn of dire consequences if the Obama administration continues to pay just "lip service" to the rebels and opposition forces. 



Syrian army moves on rebels in Aleppo, Damascus:  A senior United Nations official said a long-expected army onslaught to take Aleppo, Syria's largest city and economic hub, was now imminent following a build-up of army reinforcements. The fighting in Aleppo has focused on the Salaheddine district, seen as a gateway to the city for the Syrian army. 



Russia condemns "harmful" U.N. assembly resolution on Syria:  Russia condemned a resolution on Syria which the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted on Friday as "harmful," complaining that it was tantamount to a show of support for rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.? 



Syria reaches oil deal with ally Russia:  Syria has reached an agreement with ally Russia to secure much-needed fuel as a delegation of ministers sent by President Bashar al-Assad asked Moscow to help alleviate the effects of sanctions on the war-torn country.? 



Russia blames US for Annan resignation as envoy for Syria crisis:  Russia has blamed the United States for the resignation of Kofi Annan as the joint United Nations and Arab League envoy for the Syria crisis 



Bush's war crimes continues  Iraq: 34 killed as violence : Five police officers were killed Friday -- four in Dhuluiya north of the capital of Baghdad and another in the northeastern Baghdad neighborhood of Waziriya. This follows a flurry of attacks in the capital and outlying provinces Thursday that left 29 dead, including police, soldiers, civilians, pro-government militia members and insurgent gunmen. 



Afghan local police commander kill 17 civilians in Uruzgan:  According to local authorities in southern Uruzgan provnince of Afghanistan, an Afghan local police commander murdered 17 Afghan civilians in this province. 



US kills another 4 people in NW Pakistan:  The officials say the missiles hit a car in Khushali village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan. 



Pakistan: Let Us Kill Our Own Citizens For You:
Islamabad's high commissioner believes the US should hand over control of drone attacks to his government 



Uzbekistan bans foreign military bases on its land:  Uzbekistan is moving to ban foreign military bases on its territory, local media reported on Thursday, ending speculation it could allow the United States to reopen a base for operations in neighboring Afghanistan. 



Australia rejects proposal to base U.S. carrier:  Australia on Thursday rejected a proposal by a Washington-based think tank to base a nuclear aircraft carrier strike group on Australia's west coast as part of a shift of U.S. military might to the Asia-Pacific region. 



Egypt's new cabinet to be dominated by technocrats:
The list of 18 nominees released Wednesday includes mostly low-profile technocrats and officials who served under ousted president Hosni Mubarak. 



Yemenis protest against Saleh cronies:  Tens of thousands have rallied in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and several other cities to demand the removal of the former president's relatives and allies from key military and security positions they still hold. 



Revealed: The £93m City lobby machine:
The British financial services industry spent more than £92m last year lobbying politicians and regulators in an 'economic war of attrition' that has secured a string of policy victories. 



Romney Hits Harry Reid Over Tax Claim: 'Put Up Or Shut Up':  Reid set off a firestorm by citing an anonymous investor from Bain Capital, the investment firm Romney used to head, who allegedly said that Romney had not paid taxes in a decade.  


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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 :3,119
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001

      $1,358,894,187,808