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Let America Be America Again
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed--
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.) Langston Hughes
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Engineering Consent For An Attack Iran
Netanyahu: Iran Six to Seven Months from Nuclear Bomb Capability
By The Associated Press and Reuters
Defence Minister: Clegg Axed Me Because I Won't Support Attack on Iran
By Mark Nicol and Brendan Carlin
Armada of British Naval Power Massing in the Gulf as Israel Prepares an Iran Strike
By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent
It's Us or the Nukes
By David Swanson
'US Could Drone Libya to Death': Pepe Escobar
By RT
Every
calculated move by the Obama administration from now on needs to
secure the election. They don't want a discussion about their Middle
Eastern policy. They do not want the people in the US discussing if the
Muslim Brotherhood is an ally of America or not. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32451.htm
The Libya Fiasco and the Folly of Intervention
By Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.)
Conservatives, Democrats and the Convenience of Denouncing Free Speech
By Glenn Greenwald
Islamophobia
America and Muslims to Think of Rational Dialogue
By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD
USA and Mexico: Best Democracies Money can Buy
By Saul Landau and Nelson Valdes
The Future of America and the Globe.
Must Watch Video
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7 women among 23 Afghans killed in US-led airstrikes: civilians:
At
least 23 people, including seven women, have been killed in two US-led
airstrikes on the eastern provinces of Kunar and Laghman in
Afghanistan.
http://is.gd/QMFSpa
Karzai condemns killing of civilians by US-led forces: The
condemnation comes after at least 24 people, including eight women,
were killed in two US-led airstrikes on the two provinces on Sunday. http://is.gd/BNb5NN
NATO 'killed Afghan women' on black weekend: The
US-led International Security Assistance Force initially said an air
strike targeted about 45 insurgents, but later expressed its sincerest
condolences over "possible ISAF-caused civilian casualties" numbering
five to eight. http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/268102
Six Nato occupation force troops killed by Afghan allies hours after Taliban attack airbase:
Fifteen
Taliban fighters who fought their way on to Helmand's main airbase
destroyed six jets worth millions of pounds in an assault that was the
start of a bloody weekend for Nato forces - in the last 48 hours six UK
and US troops have died at the hands of their Afghan allies. http://is.gd/wQj5EL
14 Killed in Pakistan Blast:
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a roadside bomb blast has hit a van, killing 14 people, including two children. http://is.gd/JIiSNV
1 killed as anti-US protesters rally near US consulate in Karachi - reports: One
person was reportedly killed and six others injured by police fire
when anti-US protesters clashed with security forces outside the US
consulate in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. http://rt.com/news/anti-us-protest-karachi-263/
Yemen blast kills three soldiers in Mukalla: Three
Yemeni soldiers were killed and six others wounded in a roadside
bombing that targeted the convoy of a security chief in the
southeastern city of Mukalla on Sunday, a security official and
witnesses said. http://is.gd/mxi3NH
Yemen Parliment rejects US Marines at embassy: In
a statement, parliament affirmed its "rejection of any form of foreign
presence" in Yemen, saying it was up to the government to provide
security for foreign embassies. http://is.gd/sMQ3c9
Engineering Consent For An Attack Iran:
Netanyahu: Iran on brink of nuclear bomb in 6-7 months: Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Iran was just
six to seven months away from being able to build a nuclear bomb,
adding urgency to his demand that President Barack Obama set a clear
"red line" for Tehran in what could deepen the worst U.S.-Israeli rift
in decades. http://is.gd/syyUHr
Netanyahu confident world will adopt Iran 'red lines': Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confident the world will come
round to see "the wisdom" of his insistence on laying down "red lines"
for Iran over its nuclear drive, he said today. http://is.gd/z4H1FC
Iran issues ominous warning against Israel attack:
The
top commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned Sunday
that his country's missiles will ensure "nothing will remain" of Israel
if it takes military action against Tehran over its controversial
nuclear program. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari also warned that Iran might,
withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and hit U.S. bases in
the Middle East.
US to flex naval might in Persian Gulf war games: The
US Navy is leading its largest-ever war games in the Persian Gulf,
with warships from 25 countries being deployed in the region. Tehran,
in return, is preparing for its biggest air defense war game in the
history of Islamic Republic next month. https://rt.com/news/naval-training-persian-gulf-258/
Dozens killed in Syria clashes, shelling: : After
a week of fighting over the central district of Midan, the army had
taken most of the area and set up checkpoints for the first time, an
AFP correspondent said. http://is.gd/2ra84Y
Iran honored to share experiences with Syria: It
is an honor for the Islamic Republic to share its experiences and
provide [the Syrian government with] any kind of consultation to defend
Syria which is in the resistance circle," Jafari told reporters on
Sunday, adding that Iran condemns foreign countries for providing
military support for the insurgents in Syria. http://is.gd/jDGXx5
Iran Rejects Reports on Military Presence in Syria: Commander
of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad
Ali Jafari strongly rejected western media reports alleging that Iran
has deployed troops in Syria, saying that Tehran is only giving advice
and spiritual assistance to Bashar al-Assad's government http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9106240450
Syrian Opposition Fears Libyan Assault will Cost American Support: Sleiman
Hweiri grimaced, his gaze fixated on the television screen. Al-Jazeera
was broadcasting footage of protesters storming the American embassy
in Tunis and replacing the US flag with the black banner of Islam.
"After this, the Americans won't be in any mood to help us," he says
with an air of resignation. http://themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=36018
Anti-U.S. outrage over video began with Christian activist's phone call to a reporter: Morris
Sadek, a Coptic Christian who lives in suburban Washington, D.C.,
whose anti-Islam campaigning led to the revocation of his Egyptian
citizenship earlier this year, had an exclusive story for Gamel
Girgis
America orders embassy staff to leave Tunis, Khartoum: The
United States ordered non-essential staff to leave its embassies in
Tunisia and Sudan on Saturday after both diplomatic posts were attacked
and Khartoum rejected a U.S. request to send a platoon of Marines to
bolster security at its mission there. http://is.gd/tKEeXi
Canada closes 3 more embassies over safety concerns:
Al-Qaeda quoted as hailing embassy closings as 'great event' http://is.gd/XYbbiN
Would-be Jihadist Chicago teenager tries to blow up bar, arrested in FBI sting: "The
explosives that Daoud allegedly attempted to detonate posed no threat
to the public...They were inert and had been supplied by undercover law
enforcement personnel," acting US Attorney Gary Shapiro said Saturday
in a statement from the US Attorney's Office in the Northern District
of Illinois. https://rt.com/usa/news/bar-bomb-sting-fbi-241/
UK: Masters of cover-up: How the Establishment closes ranks to protect its own and deny the people the truth: Cover-up,
lies, obfuscation and incompetence: these are the defects in the
police and ambulance service revealed by this week's damning report into
the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 96 people died. http://is.gd/rQpSvF
Venezuela, Bolivia rejects US drug report : Both
countries, which are led by leftist presidents highly critical of U.S.
foreign policy, lambasted the report, denying its claims and saying
that Washington has no right to judge other countries on how they
handle the drug trade. http://is.gd/UXNkBQ
JPMorgan faces money laundering probe: source JPMorgan
Chase & Co's compliance with U.S. anti-money laundering laws is
being reviewed by a banking regulator, a source said, making the
largest U.S. bank the latest target of a wide investigation of how banks
prevent transactions involving drug money and sanctioned countries. http://is.gd/xJ2FRJ
Money-Laundering Inquiry Is Said to Aim at U.S. Banks: Federal
and state authorities are investigating a handful of major American
banks for failing to monitor cash transactions in and out of their
branches, a lapse that may have enabled drug dealers and terrorists to
launder tainted money
UK-based banks accused of massive mis-selling in Italy: Several UK-based investment banks have been accused of mis-selling financial products to Italian cities and regions. http://is.gd/8Ybr3w
Thousands Protest Against AusterityI In Madrid: Video - Large
anti-austerity protests were underway on Saturday as demonstrators
from all over the country plan to march in downtown Madrid. http://is.gd/sfY57e
Egan-Jones Cuts U.S. Rating to AA- After Fed Adds to Stimulus: Egan-Jones
Ratings Co. cut its credit rating for the U.S. one level to AA-,
citing the potential for the Federal Reserve's third round of
large-scale asset purchases to weaken the dollar and drive up
inflation. http://is.gd/XRT8ZZ
Over One Million U.S. Kids Are Homeless:
The
National Center on Family Homelessness estimates that the true number
of homeless children in the U.S. is closer to 1.6 million. http://is.gd/Wk5Yqp
How Much Does the Fed's Plan Really Help Main Street?: One
way to gauge the extent to which Main Street might benefit is to look
at the interest rates ordinary people pay on their mortgages, credit
cards and car loans. Those rates, however, don't make the strongest case
for Mr. Bernanke being a man of the people. http://is.gd/WpjSz9
In Prosecutors, Debt Collectors Find a Partner: "This
is guilty until proven innocent," said Paul Arons, a consumer lawyer
in Friday Harbor, Wash., about two hours north of Seattle. http://is.gd/Nde2tC
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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 : 3,183
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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