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"I recoil with horror at the ferociousness of man. Will nations
never devise a more rational umpire of differences than force? Are
there no means of coercing injustice more gratifying to our nature
than a waste of the blood of thousands and of the labor of millions
of our fellow creatures? ": Thomas Jefferson
"No man survives when freedom fails, The best men rot in filthy
jails, And those who cry 'appease, appease' Are hanged by those
they tried to please.": Hiram Mann
= "The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is
degraded. It is a doctrine alike of the oldest and of the newest
philosophy, that man is one, and that you cannot injure any member,
without a sympathetic injury to all the members": Ralph Waldo
Emerson. 1844
= When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask
why the poor have no food, they call me a communist .- Dom Helder
Camara
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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq "1,339,771"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged)
In America's War On Iraq: 4,682 icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In
Afghanistan : 1,523 http://icasualties.org/oef/
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Cost of War in Iraq $701,872,037,633
Cost of War in Afghanistan $232,039,991,635
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Fed Beaten Bill To Audit Federal Reserve Passes Key Hurdle
By Ryan Grim
In an unprecedented defeat for the Federal Reserve, an amendment
to audit the multi-trillion dollar institution was approved by the
House Finance Committee with an overwhelming and bipartisan 43-26
vote on Thursday afternoon despite harried last-minute lobbying
from top Fed officials and the surprise opposition of Chairman
Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who had previously been a supporter.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24018.htm
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The Great Stimulus Debate of '09
"Crybabies need not apply"
By Mike Whitney
Barack Obama has decided to push the economy back into recession,
and no one can figure out why. Perhaps the impressionable Obama has
come under the spell of the deficit hawks and crystal gazers who
see Armageddon around every corner.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24025.htm
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The Pending Collapse Of The U.S.A.
By Timothy V. Gatto
The truth that most people realize but canbt openly talk about is
that America has seen better days and that the system of capitalism
has long outlived its usefulness.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24020.htm
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Economic Crisis Is Getting Bloody
Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions, Foreclosures and Job
Losses
By Nick Turse
Despite ever rosier economic predictions and a surging stock market,
the body count from the economic crisis is destined only to grow
in the weeks and months ahead.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24023.htm
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Get Out Of My Country
This is a must listen - Interview With Malalai Joya
A lone Afghan woman is making her way across to Canada arguing that
our troops and all foreign forces should get out.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24026.htm
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Obama Aggresses Media echoes lie : Iran threatens to "wipe Israel
off the map."
By Carl Herman
bCrimes against Peaceb is the planning of a War of Aggression. It
is illegal under several areas of law wherein all nations bound
themselves to prevent the carnage of war: the UN Charter (treaty
status), Nuremberg Principles (or London Charter, treaty status),
and US military law.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24024.htm
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53% Of Israeli's Favor Ethnic Cleansing
Poll: Transfer Tops Solutions to Arab-Israeli Problem
Israeli National News
Transfer of Arabs from the Palestinian Authority to actual Arab
countries was the most popular solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict,
according to a poll this week by Israel National News.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24021.htm
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Zionist Control of Britainbs Government: 1940-2009
By William A. Cook
The Zionists and their bgangs,b a euphemism for well equipped and
well trained military forces, launched a full scale terrorist
rebellion against the British by robbing banks, indiscriminate
killing of British police, and the assassination of British
minister-resident Lord Moyne in 1944.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24022.htm
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18 killed in Afghan suicide blast:
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed 18 people, including several
children, in a marketplace in western Afghanistan on Friday, close
to a provincial governorbs compound, the governor said.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/37037/18-killed-afghan-suicide-blast.html
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Five guards killed in attack on former Afghan warlord:
A controversial former Afghan warlord who is now a lawmaker escaped
unhurt after a roadside bomb ripped through his convoy on Friday,
killing five of his bodyguards, police said.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1019537/1/.html
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Roadside bomb kills 3 civilians, wound 3 in E Afghanistan:
Three civilians were killed and three others were injured as their
car hit a roadside bomb in Khost city capital of Khost province in
eastern Afghanistan on Friday, police said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/20/content_12505067.htm
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Outrage as Nato attack 'kills Afghan civilians':
A joint Afghan-Nato raid has outraged Afghan villagers, who claim
innocent civilians were killed. The operation took place in the
village of Haiderabad in Ghazni province early on Friday morning.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/11/2009112016917138492.html
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2 occupation force troops killed in blasts, clashes in Afghanistan:
Two coalition troops have been killed in bomb blast and clashes in
Afghanistan belonging to UK and Denmark.
http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?221578
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Gates: No handover to Afghan forces any time soon:
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it was too soon to set a
timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan
forces, as proposed by Britain.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111742§ionid=351020403
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Afghan governor turned 3,000 men over to Taliban:
"Lots of people, including my family members, went back to the
Taliban because they had lost respect for the government. The British
bore the brunt of this because the Taliban became the defenders of
Helmand, where the local tradition doesn't allow foreigners to go
into people's homes."
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All Afghan detainees likely tortured: diplomat:
All detainees transferred by Canadians to Afghan prisons were likely
tortured by Afghan officials and many of the prisoners were innocent,
says a former senior diplomat with Canada's mission in Afghanistan.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/11/18/diplomat-afghan-detainees.html
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Extrajudicial killings: U.S. Kills 8 People In Pakistan:
A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a compound being used by suspected
Taliban militants in a village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan,
according to two intelligence officials who spoke on condition of
anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/11/20/8_militants_killed_in_reported_us_strike
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Pakistan: : Eight militants killed in clashes in Khyber Agency:
At least eight militants were killed while several others were
injured during clashes with security forces in Bara Tehsil of Khyber
Agency.
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Fact or fiction?
Taliban chief hides in Pakistan:
Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Afghan Taliban,
has fled a Pakistani city on the border with Afghanistan and found
refuge from potential U.S. attacks in the teeming Pakistani port
city of Karachi with the assistance of Pakistan's intelligence
service, three current and former U.S. intelligence officials said.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/20/taliban-chief-takes-cover-in-pakistan-populace/
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Islamabad under pressure over Blackwater presence:
Urging the across-the-board disarmament of the Pakistan-based US
officials and military personnel as well as prosecution of alleged
subversive elements, the party's Punjab President, Hashim Shaukat
Khan said the Interior Ministry let 200 Blackwater staffers enter
Pakistan without clearing the customs "under American pressure,"
the newspaper added.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111782§ionid=351020401
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Abbas confirms election delay:
Palestinian presidential and legislative elections scheduled for
January will be postponed, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president,
has confirmed. - "Perhaps they will be delayed by a year, or less,
I don't know. What I am saying now is that I will not be a candidate,"
Abbas said in the interview that was broadcast on Thursday.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/11/20091120163941337623.html
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'Fatah officials warn of third Palestinian intifada':
Fatah had made a strategic decision to declare a third intifada
against Israel, movement officials told Nazereth-based newspaper
Hadith Anas, citing the failed peace talks as the reason for their
resolution.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1129602.html
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Israel conducting secret talks with Hamas, Abbas says:
The Palestinian president reiterated his criticism against Israel,
saying that Jerusalem wasn't truly interested in peace, adding that
"Washington isn't pushing Israel enough to advance the peace process."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1129441.html
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Stranger than fiction:
Embracing Sarah Palin:
It is time for America's Jews to toss aside their innate liberal
leanings, and embrace Sarah Palin as a figure worthy of Jewish
support. With her remarks this week, she has more than earned it
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/2#3930
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Is the Israel lobby doing more harm than good? :
"With the price of a meal, he bought you as a captive audience for
three hours," said a friend familiar with these events. "He does
the same thing back home every month and gives the same speech. The
politicians all come because they know there's a good chance they
will get a check out of it for their campaigns."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1129517.html
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The Pro-Israel lobby and Antisemitism:
C4's Dispatches has been branded 'antisemitic', but surely Britain's
Jewish community can cope with reasoned scrutiny?
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In case you missed it:
Inside Britain's Israel Lobby:
Dispatches investigates one of the most powerful and influential
political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the
interests of the State of Israel.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23997.htm
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In case you missed it:
The Israel Lobby: Video Documentary:
John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago) and Steve Walt (Harvard)
published the controversial article 'The Israel Lobby and US foreign
policy'. In it they state that it is not, or no longer, expedient
for the US to support and protect present-day Israel. The documentary
sheds light on both parties involved in the discussion: those who
wish to maintain the strong tie between the US and Israel, and those
who were critical of it and not infrequently became 'victims' of
the lobby.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20155.htm
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Historian: Obama Won't Go Head-to-Head with US Jews:
bEthnic minorities like the Jews are an integral part of the American
nation, and every president in the White House understands that if
he ignores the Jews of the United States and their supporters he
will be making a mistake,b
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134519
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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran :
Dismay at Iran nuclear response:
Senior officials from six world powers have expressed disappointment
at Iran's response to an offer of a deal intended to delay its
potential ability to make nuclear bombs and have urged Tehran to
reconsider the proposal.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/11/20091120162734626961.html
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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran :
Obama warns US, partners mulling 'consequences' for Iran:
President Barack Obama warned Thursday that the United States and
its partners were working on a package of steps to show Iran the
"consequences" of its decision to snub a nuclear deal with world
powers.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/usirannuclearobama
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IAEA chief: Time is running out for Iran nuclear deal:
The IAEA chief also said he did not want to see sanctions against
Iran, adding he thought they would only force Tehran into a more
hawkish position.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1129607.html
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IAEA speaks out against fresh sanctions on Iran:
"We have not received any written response from Iran. What I got
of course is an oral response, which basically said 'we need to
keep all the material in Iran until we get the fuel,'" ElBaradei
said.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111760§ionid=351020104
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Demonizing Ahmadinejad : Media manipulation and war with Iran?
This is another example of Mainstream Media's continuing suppression
of basic facts concerning Israel and the Palestinians and other
dramatic details related to the Middle East.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onNzrNEFs1E&feature=player_embedded
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In case you missed it:
How we lied to put a killer in power:
The world's press was systematically manipulated by British
intelligence as part of a plot to overthrow Indonesia's President
Sukarno in the 1960s, according to Foreign Office documents. The
BBC, the Observer and Reuters news agency were all duped into
carrying stories manufactured by agents working for the Foreign
Office.
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Houthis release new footage of Saudi attack:
The Houthi fighters have released new footage, which they say depict
Saudi aircraft targeting civilians in northern Yemeni villages near
the border.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=111762§ionid=351020206
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Colombia-Venezuela divide widens:
Gabriel Silva, Colombia's defence minister, said uniformed men,
allegedly from the Venezuelan army, blew up the bridges that cross
into Colombia's Norte de Santander state. - Ramon Carrizalez,
Venezuela's vice-president said the bridges were removed on the
Venezuelan side and that they were illegal crossings used for drug
trafficking.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/11/2009112004914250182.html
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U.S. urges Honduras de facto leader to step aside: b
Honduras' de facto leader should make good on an offer to step aside
for a week so voters can focus on November 29 polls and resolve the
country's political crisis, the U.S. State Department said Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/pl_nm/us_honduras_usa
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Honduras regime seeks to disarm citizens ahead of polls:
The Honduran de facto regime on Friday ordered citizens to turn in
their weapons in a bid to avert violence around disputed presidential
elections to be held at the end of the month.
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Ecuador Closing bases:
The closure of the US military base in Manta is a huge victory for
both the Ecuadorian activists who have been campaigning for a decade
against the US military presence in their country, and for the
international No-Bases campaign.
http://www.tni.org/article/closing-bases
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Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is bnot a religionb:
On his 700 Club TV show yesterday, Pat Robertson claimed that Islam
is bnot a religion,b but ba violent political system bent on the
overthrow of the governments of the world and world dominationb:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/10/robertson-muslim-fascist/
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Pentagon budget must rise to fund current plans:
An average of $567 billion would be needed annually, in constant
2010 dollars, from 2011 to 2028, not including any war funding, the
nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/11/19/afx7141640.html
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Panel votes to audit the Fed; cap its spending at $4 trillion:
A key congressional panel on Thursday approved legislation introduced
by the Texas congressman Rep. Ron Paul, that - for the first time
in the central bank's 95-year-history -- would require government
audits of Federal Reserve monetary policy, as well as how much the
central bank has lent and will lend to specific banks.
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In case you missed it:
Priceless: How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession:
The Federal Reserve, through its extensive network of consultants,
visiting scholars, alumni and staff economists, so thoroughly
dominates the field of economics that real criticism of the central
bank has become a career liability for members of the profession
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/07/priceless-how-the-federal_n_278805.html
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Problem mortgages hit new high at 14 percent:
More than 14 percent of borrowers were in trouble on their mortgage
during the third quarter, a new record, according to an industry
survey released Thursday
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111903885.html
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How many delinquencies are on new mortgages?:
Mortgage delinquencies keep rising and are now occurring in a huge
way among borrowers who had been rated good credit risks. Just about
every category of mortgages gone bad hit a new record in the third
quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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New wave of foreclosures lurks as defaults pile up:
Unless foreclosure modification efforts begin succeeding on a
permanent basis - a scenario that many analysts think is unlikely
- millions more foreclosed homes will come to market.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/topstories/story/1065863.html
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Nearly 10% of Texans running late on home loans, survey finds:
More than a quarter of Nevada's homes with mortgages are delinquent
or in foreclosure, the Mortgage Bankers' survey found.
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Banks face major commercial real estate storm:
Sooner or later, office buildings and other commercial real estate
financed during the credit bubble will generate hurricane-scale
losses for banks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSTRE5AH5FM20091118
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Hacked: Sensitive Documents Lifted from Hadley Climate Center:
The whole affair has much of the blogosphere alight. Blogs skeptical
of man-made global warming see blood in the water.
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Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global
Warming'?:
The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka
AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously
exposed after a hacker broke into the computers at the University
of East Angliabs Climate Research Unit (aka Hadley )
http://snipurl.com/tc6tz
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'Fat for cosmetics' murder suspects arrested in Peru:
Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing
dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic
uses in Europe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8369674.stm
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Let Us Work Towards Peace And Joy
Tom Feeley