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"There
comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor
politic...but one must take it because it is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
"Twenty
years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor." - Mark Twain
"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." Leonardo da Vinci
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US Won't Back Israeli Attack On Iran
By Shimon Shiffer
A Major Failure by Washington
A Blast From the Past: The Non-Aligned Movement
By Eric Margolis
What The SaudisWant Vs Iranian Soft Power
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
Avigdor Lieberman: Master of Mischief
By Uri Avnery
A Crisis of Trust in Afghanistan
By Gwynne Dyer
"A
defeatist position [in Afghanistan] is not possible for us. We cannot
leave in our underpants...or without any." Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987,
two years before the Soviets pulled out. Two years before NATO pulls
out, the same frantic search is underway for something that could be
called a victory, or at least "peace with honour" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32347.htm
No Accountability for Torturers
By Marjorie Cohn
Life Is Sacred
By Chris Hedges
Inherit The Wind... The Evil of Two Lessers
By Philip A Farruggio
8 Ways to Improve Society Without the Political Process
By J.G. Vibes
The New Normal
Travels Through the Police State
By David Rovics
H a r l a n C o u n t y USA
Video Documentary
This
documentary will help to remind us that our freedoms and working
conditions were not won by U.S. soldiers in foreign lands but through
the suffering and sweat of our fathers and grand fathers in their
struggle against commercial interests. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13730.htm
Smile or Die
Short Video
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| Hard News
13 militants killed in Afghan operations in past 24 hours:
Up to 13 Taliban militants have been killed and 13 others detained
in eight operations carried out by the Afghan police, army and the
NATO-led troops over the past 24 hours, the country's Interior Ministry
said Monday morning.
NATO occupation force servicemember killed in Afghan bombing: The
international military coalition in Afghanistan says one of its
service members has died in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. The
NATO military alliance did not provide details of the incident or the
nationality of the dead force member
Minister accused of abuse to become Afghan spy chief: Afghan
President Hamid Karzai has nominated a cabinet minister to head the
country's spy agency who has been accused of involvement in torture,
drug-trafficking and corruption.
Canadian forces to continue Afghan training despite U.S. suspension: U.S.
forces have suspended the training of Afghan local police forces in
response to a surge of attacks by infiltrators, but the work of
Canada's 900 military trainers will continue.
Two killed in US consulate vehicle bombing in Pakistan: A
car bomb slammed into a US consulate vehicle in Peshawar, Pakistan on
Monday, killing two Pakistanis and wounding two American consular staff
members
Terrorism by another name:
U.S. kills 13 in Yemen: An
airstrike carried out by a U.S. drone killed 13 civilians, including
three women, the Yemen Post and Xinhua reported Sunday.
Yemen airstrike kills ten civilians: Ten
civilians including a 10-year-old girl were killed in a Yemeni
government air strike that had apparently missed its intended target, a
car carrying Islamist militants, tribal officials and residents there
said on Monday.
10 killed in Kurdish rebel attacks near Iraq border : Kurdish
rebels attacked police and military posts in a town near the Iraqi
border with long range weapons and rocket launchers, killing 10
security force members, a Turkish official said today.
Why is Iraq now immune from criticism over appalling human rights record?: Despite at least 96 executions in Iraq this year and well-documented human rights abuses, the world remains silent
Sixty Syrian Rebels Reported Killed: Syrian
government forces on Monday killed 60 rebels from the Free Syrian Army
(FSA) in the west of the country, Al-Mayadeen TV reported. Four Syrian
troops were killed and over 20 injured in the city of Al-Qusayr, part
of the Homs Governorate.
Airstrikes in Syria kill 19 activists said: An
amateur video posted online showed men frantically searching for
bodies in the rubble of a white building smashed into a pile of debris.
The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified.
Damascus car bomb kills five: Syrian
state news agency SANA blamed the attack on a "terrorist group." "An
explosive device planted in a car by an armed terrorist group went off
in the Al-Wehdeh area of Jaramana," SANA said, adding that the
casualties included women and children.
New UN Syria envoy: Diplomatic solution 'nearly impossible' (+video): Diplomatic
attempts to end the Syrian conflict are "nearly impossible" and not
enough is being done to end the fighting, the new United Nations and
Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said in a BBC interview broadcast
on Monday.
Dialogue, best solution to resolve Syrian crisis: Iran FM: Iranian
Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the ongoing crisis in Syria
should be resolved through a national dialogue without preconditions.
Russia: Syria Rebels' Airport Threat 'Unacceptable': Russia
said on Monday it would work with other countries to ensure that the
rebel Free Syria Army stops making "unacceptable" threats, following
the announcement on Friday that the FSA now views Syria's two biggest
civil airports as "military targets," the Russian Foreign Ministry said
on its website.
Syria says new Egypt president 'Mubarak with beard': Syria
hit back at Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Monday saying his
Islamist beard is the only thing that distinguishes him from the veteran
strongman he replaced after last year's Arab Spring uprising.
Obama Denies Israeli Newspaper Report of Secret Iran Contacts: The
White House on Monday denied an Israeli newspaper report that accused
Washington of secretly negotiating with Tehran to keep the United
States out of a future Israel-Iran war.
Netanyahu Says Clear 'Red Line' Could Avert Strike Against Iran: Military
action against Iran's nuclear program could be averted if the
international community sets a clear "red line" it will not permit Iran
to cross, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today.
Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah: Iran
could strike U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli
strike on its nuclear facilities, the leader of Lebanon's
Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said on Monday.
Car bomb kills two in Libya: A
Libyan intelligence officer was killed and another wounded on Sunday
when their car exploded in Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city, a
security spokesperson said.
Gaza man dies after setting himself on fire: The
death of a young Gaza man who set himself on fire because he could not
find a job has sent shockwaves through this conservative territory and
underscored growing despair among Palestinian youth.
Israel 'Pillaging' Palestinian Resources: By
mining natural resources from the occupied Palestinian territories for
its own economic purposes, Israel is committing the war crime of
pillage in the Dead Sea area
Christians disrespected in Christ's Motherland: There is a Middle Eastern country whose main religion is not Islam. How do Christians live in Israel?
Assange Asylum Wins Correa Anti-U.S. Cachet as Trade to Suffer: "This
latest move completely undermines the relationship with the U.S. and
virtually guarantees that Ecuador will be removed from the Andean trade
preference benefits," Arnson said in a phone interview from
Washington.
Ecuador: Correa pushes free speech, challenges 'media dictatorship': The
decision by WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange to seek asylum in
Ecuador's London Embassy triggered an international media campaign that
highlighted the "hypocrisy" of his decision to choose a country
condemned for supposed attacks on press freedom
DNC security rules trigger free speech worries: Starting
Saturday, someone walking through Charlotte's central business
district could run afoul of the law by carrying water bottles, hair
spray, socks or magic markers under sweeping security rules enacted
ahead of the Democratic National Convention.
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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 : 3,169
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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