From: Rob Kall [mailto:r...@opednews.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 8:21 PM
Subject: OpEdNews: Paul Craig Roberts; The Western Onslaught Against International Law
OpEdNews <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XPaV0K3jYyuyzD9...>
Bold and Daring: The Way Progressive News Should Be
By willy scanlon
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cO5KimjJdOY%2BF...> Murder and Rape Rampant in Afghanistan
Murder and Rape of Afghani's by American is rampant and it seems that nobody really cares.
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By Paul Craig Roberts
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qw1Vs5vS4%2BosL...> The Western Onslaught Against International Law Image removed by sender.
There has been more protest over p*ssy Riot than over the illegal detention and torture of Bradley Manning or the UK government's threat to invade the Embassy of Ecuador and to drag out WikiLeaks' Julian Assange. Where are the protests over the Anglo-American destruction of the rule of law? Why Aren't Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Chatham House on the case?
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BK7tm0AXMYTZEat...> U.S. Foreign Arms Sales Are Most of Global Market Image removed by sender.
Weapons sales by the United States tripled in 2011 to a record high, driven by major arms sales to Persian Gulf allies concerned about Iran's regional ambitions, according to a new study for Congress. Overseas weapons sales by the United States totaled $66.3 billion last year, or more than three-quarters of the global arms market, valued at $85.3 billion in 2011. Russia was a distant second, with $4.8 billion in deals.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wsDQJXO20QcSUbV...> Orwell's 1984 Solution to Criminalize War: "If There was Hope, it must Lie in the Proles" Image removed by sender.
The author, a professor from Florida Atlantic University, makes the argument using statistics from polls on the Libyan intervention and the possible Syrian intervention to demonstrate that contrary to the popular presumption, the "ignorant sheep" of America are the true anti-imperial force, and the intellectuals are the force for war. He shows that Orwell held the same opinion in his seminal work, "1984."
By Mason Gaffney
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5sLViIWH5f7tTtJ...> Land Booms, Capital Stretch-Out, And Banking Collapse Image removed by sender.
Part of a "Pilot Paper", conference on the bank bubble, The American Institute for Economic Research.
By Glenn Greenwald
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2F%2BMg6g3M27O...> Film Highlights the Temptations and Perils of Blind Obedience to Authority Image removed by sender.
Oppression is designed to compel obedience and submission to authority. Those who voluntarily put themselves in that state -- by believing that their institutions of authority are just and good and should be followed rather than subverted -- render oppression redundant, unnecessary.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rtDyqOIW7tgGGfF...> Homeowners are paying on a debt/obligation they don't owe!
Homeowners only have to look at the fraud committed in their original mortgage to see the fraud
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YVAo8sFJblcGkHn...> Palestinians Living in Firing Zones
Life in Occupied Palestine is hard enough. Imagine how much worse in firing zones.
Zionist <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BsQDdoeTxmvDx...> Court clears Israeli army over death of U.S. activist Image removed by sender.
An Israeli court on Tuesday cleared Israel's military of any blame for the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an army bulldozer during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Gaza. Corrie's mother, Cindy, denounced the verdict and accused the court of looking to shield the military from justice. "I believe that this was a bad day not only for our family but a bad day for human rights, for humanity, the rule of law and also for the country of Israel," she told reporters. The family said it would appeal the ruling.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1MkGU%2B1n7NVT9...> Israel stops activists from entering West Bank Image removed by sender.
Israeli authorities refused entry on Sunday to about 100 pro-Palestinian activists, including three Americans, attempting to cross overland to the West Bank from Jordan, according to their leader. Israel's Defense Ministry denounced the protesters as "provocateurs and known troublemakers."
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By Roy Eidelson
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UMof6ezxwL%2FWD...> Dr. Frankenstein and the APA's Decade of Monstrosities Image removed by sender.
There is no shortage of arenas where the tale of Frankenstein -- of science unmoored from values, of ambition unrestrained by conscience -- resonates today. One that stands out for many psychologists is the APA's ongoing embrace of "war on terror" opportunities that have placed U.S. psychologists at the center of coercive interrogations and other human rights abuses.
By Robert Reich
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Rjos3YAKWqMXagy...> George W. Bush as Hurricane Isaac Image removed by sender.
We're still living with George W. Bush's legacy -- the last Republican to occupy the White House -- which is a truth that Romney is desperate to put out of our minds. He wants to blame the bad economy, and most of everything else, on Obama.
By William Boardman
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xbxFOXPi0v4l925...> Penn. Resists Voter Suppression
Legal challenges to Penn. voter suppression go forward on three fronts.
By Walter Uhler
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=F%2BTDzsCHTq2Qi...> Another Media Clown Show Stupifies Minds About Penn State
Three days ago, Philadelphia's NBC TV 10 6:00 PM News aired a broadcast, actually a clown show under the guise of a news report, about Penn State that could not but further stupify the public about the Sandusky scandal.
By Lawrence Davidson
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=88e5Wz70oyPVx4R...> Domestic Terrorism American Style -- An Analysis Image removed by sender.
It would be a mistake to think that the Klan mentality is dead in the U.S. Quite the contrary. The nation's deep seated history of racism has helped preserve an apparent permanent subset of Americans who grow up with prejudicial feelings against anyone they perceive as a threat to their version of the "American way of life."
By John Nichols
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CVNaP1EhSrv7AGq...> Paul Ryan Struggles With the Inconvenient Demands of Democracy Image removed by sender.
The Ryan-Zerban debate has the potential be every bit as good as the Biden-Ryan debate. The question is whether Paul Ryan respects his Wisconsin constituents enough to join the debate -- and to actually ask for their votes. Such demands are inconvenient when you are a Republican "rock star" jetting around the country. But democracy can be inconvenient. And Ryan owes more to his constituents than photo opportunities.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cb3ep3syxHUWoTx...> Superior Fuel Cell Material Developed Image removed by sender.
Fuel cells are a promising technology for use as a source of electricity to power electronic devices, vehicles, military aircraft and equipment. A fuel cell converts the chemical energy from hydrogen (fuel) into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen. A fuel cell can produce electricity continuously as long as there is a fuel supply.
Patrick Mattimore
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NpqkEf4DIuObthc...> Silent Alarms About American Education
Stories about education the public will ignore
By Tom Rees
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uXKlxyVoEnlXDE5...> "Awe" expands sense of time, makes people less materialistic Image removed by sender.
New research shows that a feeling a sense of awe an encourage people to be less materialistic.
By Craig Newmark
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FL1XpozufA6q2Mw...> Game of Thrones Guy, George R. R. Martin, Opposes Attacks on Voting Rights
t is one thing to attempt to win elections. But trying to do so by denying the most basic and important right of any American citizen to hundreds and thousands of people, on entirely spurious grounds... that goes beyond reprehensible.
By Tom Engelhardt
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FMd1fIA4X7kq7...> Tom Engelhardt: Losing It in Washington
In the wake of several deaths among its contingent of troops in a previously peaceful province in Afghanistan, New Zealand (like France and South Korea) is now expediting the departure of its 140 soldiers. That's not exactly headline-making news here in the U.S. If you're an American, you probably didn't even know that New Zealand was playing a small part in our Afghan War.
By June Genis
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WyFDF6zSx40UN54...> Respose to Laura Stein's Criticism of Libertarianism
This is a response to the recent article by Laura Stein which was critical of libertarianism.
By C. S. Herrman
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dRRrdA48OzMlBJB...> How Republicans Live with
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