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can properly dignify and honor each person killed or wounded as an
individual -- as a father, a son, a daughter, a mother -- not just as
collateral damage. " - Patrick Leahy
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press, or at least most of it, has lost the passion, the outrage, and
the sense of mission that once drove reporters to defy authority and
tell the truth." - Chris Hedges
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The Provocateurs Know Politics and Religion Don't Mix
By Robert Fisk
Blowback of the Ugliest Kind: The lessons no one will learn from Benghazi
By Mark LeVine
Lest We Forget Clinton on Qaddafi: "We Came, We Saw, He Died"
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The Great Islamophobic Crusade
By Max Blumenthal
Monopolizing War? What America Knows How to Do Best
By Tom Engelhardt
The Revolution From Above
By Paul Craig Roberts
Americans are the first people in
history who are so idealistic, or so thoroughly brainwashed, that they
prefer to pay for wars and bail out banks than to make their mortgage
payments and help their children with student loan debt. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32435.htm
DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: Jesse Ventura No More Gangs in Government
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Hard News
Syria: Christians take up arms for first time
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"Everybody is fighting everybody," said George, an Armenian
Christian from the city. "The Armenians are fighting because they
believe the FSA are sent by their Turkish oppressors to attack them,
the Christians want to defend their neighbourhoods, Shabiha regime
militia are there to kill and rape, the army is fighting the FSA, and
the [Kurdish militant group] PKK have their own militia too."
Al-Qaeda leader urges support for ousting Syria's Assad: Al-Qaeda
leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on all Muslims to back the rebels
in Syria, saying the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad would bring
them closer to the ultimate goal of defeating Israel, according to an
audio recording posted on the Internet on Thursday.
Al-Qaeda video claims U.S. will target American Muslims: Al-Qaeda
released a Sept. 11 anniversary video declaring that the United States
was at war with Islam and that American Muslims should brace for a
"holocaust," U.S. monitors said Wednesday.
US imposes new sanctions on Hezbollah chief: The
United States on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah leader
Hassan Nasrallah and two other figures in the Lebanese Shiite militia
over their support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Netanyahu pushing Obama around on Iran: Now
the question becomes, is there enough institutional gravitas left in
the US Government to be able to withstand this pressure and PR war
launched by Israel to send US Marines to Iran?
Bipartisan Expert Group: Iran Attack Risks 'All-Out Regional War' Lasting 'Several Years': The
report - whose signatories include Brent Scowcroft, ret. Adm. William
Fallon, former Republican senator Chuck Hagel, ret. Gen. Anthony Zinni
and former Amb. Thomas Pickering - concludes that a unilateral Israeli
attack would set back the Iranian nuclear program by only 2 years
After Israeli lobbying, Germany pledges to reassess sub deal with Egypt, report claims: Jerusalem
knew Berlin planned to sell two attack subs to Cairo since November,
but only recently started to express concern, Der Spiegel reports
US hostage held in Pakistan appeals to Netanyahu for help: Warren Weinstein, held by al-Qaeda, pleads in video from 'one Jew to another,' says Obama has shown no interest in his case
Obama on Egypt: Neither friend nor foe: "I
don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider
them an enemy," Obama said. "They are a new government that is trying
to find its way."
Death toll in Yemen anti-US protests rises to 4: Clashes
between police and demonstrators protesting against a film mocking
Islam near the US embassy in Sanaa on Thursday killed four people, a
security official said.
US officials say 2 warships moving toward Libya: There have been four destroyers in the Mediterranean for some time. These moves will increase that to five.
Russians Say Anti-U.S. Attack in Libya Vindicates Their Position: Upon
learning of the violent death of the United States ambassador to Libya
on Wednesday, many Russians responded with variations on "I told you
so."
American Killed in Libya Was on Intel Mission to Track Weapons: One
of the Americans killed alongside Ambassador Christopher Stevens in an
attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya Tuesday told ABC News
before his death that he was working with the State Department on an
intelligence mission to round up dangerous weapons in the war-torn
nation.
Feds ID California man's role in anti-Islam film: Federal
authorities have identified a southern California man once convicted
of financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that
ignited mob violence against U.S. embassies across the Mideast, a U.S.
law enforcement official said Thursday.
'Innocence Of Muslims': Man Admits Role In Anti-Islam Movie: The
self-proclaimed director of "Innocence of Muslims" initially claimed a
Jewish and Israeli background. But others involved in the film said
his statements were contrived as evidence mounted that the film's key
player was a southern Californian Coptic Christian with a checkered
past.
Meet The Right-Wing Extremist Behind Anti-Muslim Film : While
Bacile claims to be in hiding, and his identity remains murky, another
character who has been publicly listed as a consultant on the film is a
known anti-Muslim activist with ties to the extreme Christian right
and the militia movement
Who is Sam Bacile?: Some
key facts about Bacile's background and role in the film crumbled
Wednesday as a Christian activist involved in the film project said
that Bacile was a pseudonym, that he was not Jewish or Israeli, and
that a group of Americans of Mideast origin collaborated on the film.
Officials in Israel also said there was no record of Bacile as an
Israeli citizen.
Pat Robertson: Muslims 'go crazy' because they have the spirit of a 'wild donkey': Televangelist
Pat Robertson on Wednesday responded to this week's attacks on the
U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya by explaining to his viewers that
Muslims "go crazy" when Islam is insulted because they can't defend the
tenets of their religion.
FBI Warns of Violence in America Over Anti-Islamic Movie: A
U.S. intelligence bulletin warned today that the violent outrage aimed
at U.S. embassies spawned by a movie mocking the Prophet Mohammed
could be spread to America by extremist groups eager to "exploit
anger."
Romney criticised for remarks on Libya attack: Barack
Obama has said Mitt Romney tends to "shoot first and aim later" after
his challenger in upcoming elections attacked the US president's
response to protests in North Africa.
Greek Unemployment rate hits 23.6 percent in second quarter: According
to figures released on Thursday, unemployment climbed to 23.6 percent
in the quarter from 22.6 percent in the first quarter.
Rich-Poor Gap Widens to Most Since 1967 as Income Falls: The
report also showed the income gap between rich and poor people grew to
the widest in more than 40 years in 2011 as the poverty rate remained
at almost a two-decade high.
Mayor Emanuel plans to close one-fifth of Chicago public schools: A
central issue in the struggle of Chicago teachers is the plan by the
city, backed by the Obama administration, to dismantle large sections
of the school district, closing dozens of public schools and opening
new privately-operated charter schools.
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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 : 3,174
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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