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"To
love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never
get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life
around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its
lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is
simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try
and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." - Allan Clements : World Dharma
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Resisting Genocide: Syria, North Korea, and Cuba
By Gearóid Ó Colmáin
Imperial Warrior Kerry at State
By Stephen Lendman
The Ultimate Logic of a Society Built on Mass Murder
By Glen Ford
An Open Letter To All Americans: Shame On You!
By Jim Taylor
Putting Faith On Trial
Is Religon a Force For Good Or Evil?
Interview with renowned atheist Richard Dawkins
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| Hard News
Govt airstrike kills dozens in central Syria - activists: The
account is supported by an amateur video released on YouTube which
shows dozens of dead or wounded people in the rubble of what the off
camera narrator says was a bakery. The footage also depicts men carrying
victims out of a bombed one-story block, and a crater in the road
beside it. http://is.gd/7ssqPy
Syria: Iraq 2.0, another false-flag invasion, rated XXX: Op-Ed: The
US and NATO are set to invade Syria, something many of us have been
warning about for a while now. It has been obvious that they have been
looking for a pretext and that pretext has already been injected into
the public debate. That pretext: chemical weapons, http://is.gd/Xy81HT
UN envoy Brahimi arrives in Damascus: Lakhdar
Brahimi is hoping to "achieve a breakthrough", to broker a solution
that would lead to a consensus transitional government with full
authority, diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera on Sunday. http://is.gd/lTwMqD
In Hezbollah stronghold, Lebanese Christians find respect, stability: In
a Christian home in a Shiite suburb of Beirut, images of Hezbollah
leader Hassan Nasrallah share mantel and wall space with the Virgin
Mary. http://is.gd/3HHQcD
Iraq bombs - 4 killed: Three
separate bomb attacks killed a member of the Kurdish peshmerga
security forces and three construction workers in Iraq on Sunday,
officers and doctors said. http://is.gd/rTjdzJ
Exxon oil deal linked to looming civil war in Iraq: - With
their opposing armies massed on either side of the contested border
dividing southern and northern Iraq, leaders in Baghdad and the
semi-autonomous Kurdistan region are warning they are close to civil war
-- one that could be triggered by Exxon Mobil. http://is.gd/64I1Cr
Iran 'has mostly overcome sanction challenges': Western
sanctions on Iran's shipping and energy sectors caused serious
problems for its oil industry earlier this year but Iran has mostly
overcome those challenges, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi was quoted as
saying on Sunday. http://www.tradearabia.com/news/OGN_227782.html
'PA won't allow (illegal) E1 "settlement" project to happen': The
Palestinian Authority will not allow Israeli plans to build in the
occupied E1 area of Jerusalem to be realized, PA President Mahmoud
Abbas said Saturday, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. Abbas
said the building plans are "a red line and we will not allow it to
happen." http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=296966
Netanyahu warns Hamas: We're not finished with you yet: IDF
preparing to hit Islamists 'with a still heavier blow,' PM says in
pre-election interviews; also hails his government's economic successes,
says ties with US are strong. http://is.gd/nZfHYt
Netanyahu lauds Kerry nomination for US secretary of state job: Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday welcomed the appointment
of his personal friend John Kerry as US secretary of state and
described him as "a known supporter of Israel's security". http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=550250
South Africa's African National Congress Endorses Israel Boycott: South
Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, voted to make
boycotts, divestment and sanctions of Israel part of its official
policy. http://is.gd/Y13NZv
Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for suicide bomb that killed senior minister: Mr
Bilour was long on the target list of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan,
an umbrella organisation of the Pakistani militant groups, and survived
at least two previous assassination attacks. http://is.gd/9VJYyC
Pakistan mob burns man for 'blasphemy': Police say man beaten to death and set on fire for apparently desecrating Islam's holy book, Quran. http://is.gd/AZQfdN
Grotesque: Prince Harry kills Taliban commander in Afghanistan: reports: Prince
Harry who is an RAF helicopter pilot deployed in Afghanistan, has
killed a Taliban leader in an airstrike, notching up his first 'kill',
British media reported today. http://is.gd/aSDLeN
Muslim Brotherhood claims victory in Egypt constitution vote amid fraud allegations: Egypt's
new Sharia-based constitution has been approved in a second round of
voting, the ruling Muslim Brotherhood party said. The country's
opposition leveled accusations of fraud, saying it will appeal the
referendum results. http://rt.com/news/egypt-referendum-approves-constitution-670/
Thousands protest in Bahrain seeking PM's ouster: Thousands
of Shiite protesters in Bahrain Saturday demanded a transition
government and the removal of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman
al-Khalifa, who has been premier since 1974, witnesses said. http://is.gd/AnOSpC
US to deploy newest weapons to Asia-Pacific: The
Pentagon will send P-8 submarine-hunting aircraft, cruise missiles,
Virginia-class submarines, coastal combat ships and F-35 fighter jets
to Asian ports and bases in coming years, the senior official told
reporters http://is.gd/XUiufy
Mosque Arsonist: Fox News Made Me Do It!: An
Indiana man who pleaded guilty yesterday to setting an Ohio mosque on
fire told a judge he was motivated by media accounts - specifically
those on Fox News - suggesting Muslims were threatening Americans and
were in control of parts of the federal government. http://is.gd/w9FylL
Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons: Reuters
reporters went to gun shows in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Texas, and
found long lines to get in the door, crowds around the dealer booths, a
rush to buy assault weapons even at higher prices and some dealers
selling out. http://is.gd/sB0o8O
'Gee Dad ... A Winchester!' Marketing Guns to the American Youth of Yore: Gunmakers
in the US used to advertise their deadly products directly to teenage
boys, marketing them as the perfect Christmas present. And if the wife
resisted, Winchester had the answer. http://is.gd/WcwyNT
UK: Banking: thousands of customers switch their accounts out of the big five: Consumers
are deserting major high-street banks in unprecedented numbers after a
slew of revelations about unethical behaviour, according to data from
the Move Your Money campaign. http://is.gd/Wfj38O
Christmas food handouts double as millions face 'financial precipice': The
number of people who will turn to food banks for sustenance is
expected to double this Christmas, as a new report warns that millions
more families face a financial "precipice" due to high personal debts,
flatlining wages and future interest rate rises. http://is.gd/g2jNC2
American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals: Generation
Y professionals entering the workforce are finding careers that once
were gateways to high pay and upwardly mobile lives turning into
detours and dead ends. Average incomes for individuals ages 25 to 34
have fallen 8 percent, double the adult population's total drop, since
the recession began in December 2007. http://is.gd/MQL3mq
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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 : 3,243
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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