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revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of
values. We must rapidly begin to shift from a thing-oriented society
to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit
motives and property rights are considered more important than
people; the giant triplets of racism, militarism, and economic
exploitation are incapable of being conquered: Martin Luther King
- http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2564.htm
= Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!
Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other
tools of murder! Strike against preparedness that means death and
misery to millions of human beings! Be not dumb, obedient slaves
in an army of destruction! Be heroes in an army of construction!:
Helen Keller. - Source: Told to an audience at Carnegie Hall one
year before the United States entered World War I. From 'Declarations
of Independence' by Howard Zinn page 75
= "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being
overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is hard business. If
you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But
no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
: Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
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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: 4,684 icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In
Afghanistan : 1,530 http://icasualties.org/oef/
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Cost of War in Iraq $703,853,088,477
Cost of War in Afghanistan $232,578,144,445
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In Afghanistan and At Home, We're Being Driven Off a Cliff
By Ron Smith
President Obama made the war in Afghanistan his war. The anti-war
people are silent because he's their man. Leading Democrats in the
House are proposing a "surtax" on income to be used for paying the
mounting costs of battling insurgents on the other side of the
world. And we're reduced to shouting "C'mon man" as we are driven
over that cliff.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24077.htm
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Three Trillion Dollars The Hidden Cost of War
2 Minute Video
In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60
billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over
10 times that figure. So what's behind the ballooning dollar signs?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24075.htm
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Deception Has Always Been The Name Of Zionismbs Game
By Alan Hart
Netanyahu is not stupid. He knows that some of us know he is not
remotely interested in peace on terms the Palestinians could accept.
So what then is his real game plan of the moment? Simple. He is
seeking to make peace with the Obama administration. And its response
suggests that with the help of the Zionist lobby and its stooges
in Congress hebs got that matter firmly under control.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24072.htm
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A Letter to the Presidents of the Hemisphere
By Manuel Zelaya Rosales President of Honduras
At this moment in Honduras we are in a de facto State. There is no
Constitution. Nor are there Constitutional powers because they have
been destroyed by force by the military Coup dbEtat on that ominous
day of June 28, 2009.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24074.htm
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The Great Marginalization
Planning for Poverty?
By Carl Ginsburg
The word from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at last weekbs
community meeting in the Bronx was disappointing, to say the least.
After promising bgood jobsb during a recent campaign, how could a
man with so many billions, and now fresh from a re-election victory,
oppose a $10-an-hour wage?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24078.htm
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The Economic Crisis And What Must Be Done
By Richard C. Cook
The United States does not control its own destiny. Rather it is
controlled by an international financial elite, of which the American
branch works out of big New York banks like J.P. Morgan Chase, Wall
Street investment firms such as Goldman Sachs, and the Federal
Reserve System. They in turn control the White House, Congress, the
military, the mass media, the intelligence agencies, both political
parties, the universities, etc.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24076.htm
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What Is Totalitarianism?
By Michael Kleen
If the United States came under the control of a totalitarian regime,
would we recognize it? This question is of utmost importance today,
when many of us harbor fears that some time in the near future ideas
such as freedom, liberty, and privacy will be alien to our society.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24073.htm
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Pakistan kills 30 "militants" in tribal belt:
Pakistani troops killed 30 militants in the country's lawless tribal
region where a key anti-Taliban leader was assassinated in a bomb
attack on Friday, officials said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091127/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrest
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Pakistan's president facing military anger over his U.S. ties:
Suspicions by Pakistan's powerful army that the country's civilian
leadership is growing too close to the United States are fueling a
political crisis that analysts here believe threatens the survival
of the government and could divert attention from the battle against
Islamic extremists.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/79576.html
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8 Taliban militants killed in E Afghanistan:
Eight militants were killed as Afghan and U.S.-led forces responded
their attack in eastern Paktika province in Afghanistan, provincial
administration spokesman said on Thursday.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/26/content_12542728.htm
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Taliban reopen northern front in Afghanistan:
The turnabout vividly demonstrates how security has broken down
even in unexpected parts of Afghanistan.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34167708/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/
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Afghan children 'die from neglect':
Afghan refugees who fled the war-torn south have claimed they are
so neglected by government in Kabul that their children are dying
from hypothermia for want of the most basic supplies.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/11/2009112783816298143.html
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9 Saudi soldiers missing as Yemen fighting rages:
A Saudi defense ministry spokesman told the official SPA news agency
on Thursday the Yemen-based fighters may have taken the soldiers
prisoner, and that Houthis are 'entirely responsible for their
wellbeing.' http://presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=112292§ionid=351020206
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IAEA censures Iran over atomic site:
The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body has voted overwhelmingly
to censure Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret,
and has demanded it freeze the project immediately.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/11/2009112710473030247.html
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Israel welcomes IAEA Iran decision:
"The adoption of the decision by a large majority indicates that
the international community has reached the conclusion that Iran's
nuclear programme, which is advancing secretly through concealment
and deception, is becoming an urgent and real danger to world peace.
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Iran: IAEA resolution puts cooperation in jeopardy:
Opposed by Malaysia, Venezuela and Cuba, the resolution also urges
Iran to clarify what it calls the purpose and the chronology of the
plant's construction. It also wants Iran to confirm it has no more
hidden nuclear plants and no intentions whatsoever to build one.
http://presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=112310§ionid=351020104
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Envoy Defends Iran's Peaceful N. Program at IAEA:
Full text of Iranian Ambassadors statement in the Board of Governors
meeting (Vienna, November 26-27), which focused on implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8809060662
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U.S. says patience with Iran fading:
The U.S. envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday international
patience with Iran was running out and a group of six world powers
could not continue "round after round" of fruitless talks for talks'
sake.
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=458406
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Iran nuclear crisis: are new sanctions on the way?:
The IAEA resolution, censuring Iran's secret construction of another
uranium enrichment plant, was supported by Russia and China. This
does not mean they will join in a new round of international measures
against Iran. But it does mean that Iran cannot count on them for
diplomatic support.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8382989.stm
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'Iran less of a threat than North Korea':
Iran is not as great a threat to global security as other
nuclear-proliferating countries such as North Korea and Pakistan,
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told European Jewish leaders in
a meeting in Moscow on Thursday afternoon.
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Iran bexpects Russian missiles within 2 monthsb:
Iran expects Russia to deliver powerful S-300 air-defence missile
systems within two months despite fierce objections from the United
States and Israel, Tehran's ambassador to Moscow has said.
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=DEF&artid=171029
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Israeli strike on Gaza Palestinian resistance squad kills one: army
:
The Israel Air Force bombed a group of Palestinian fighters who
were about to fire a rocket at southern Israel Friday morning,
killing one of the militants, a military spokesman in Tel Aviv said.
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Israel police 'arrest Mossad spy on training exercise':
The young trainee was spotted by a female passer-by as he planted
a fake bomb under a vehicle in the city.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8377746.stm
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Israel okays 28 new settlement buildings, despite freeze:
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday ordered the IDF to issue a
temporary freeze order, but at the same time allowed the construction
of 28 new public buildings in settlements.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1131124.html
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Abbas says Netanyahu chose "settlement, not peace":
Abbas accused Netanyahu of not committing to relaunching negotiations,
which in the Palestinian leader's view would require putting an end
to the construction of settlements altogether.
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UN: US Block on Goldstone Report Must Not Defer Justice:
Given its responsibility for forcing a deferral of the vote and its
criticism of the mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone, the
United States bears a special responsibility to ensure that Israel
commences investigations that are credible, impartial and meet
international standards http://snipurl.com/tfwso
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Honduras prepares for elections:
Honduras prepares for election, but only US has said it will recognise
the result.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/11/20091127542528135.html
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No Fair Election In Honduras Under Military Occupation:
As the Honduran election approaches this Sunday, let's be clear
about the conditions under which it is taking place. Human rights
abuses are rampant, freedom of speech is under attack, and the
election process is in the hands of the very people who perpetrated
the coup.
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Brazil says won't recognize new Honduran government":
Brazil will not recognize the winner of this weekend's election in
Honduras as a legitimate president, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso
Amorim said on Thursday, setting the stage for a potential showdown
with Washington.
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Indian Newspaper: American Suspect Eyed In Chabad House Attack,
Might Be A CIA Double Agent:
The tantalising possibility that David Coleman Headley may have
been a US undercover agent who turned rogue is vexing many here as
American authorities keep the US-based Lashkar jihadi out of the
reach of Indian investigators.
http://www.vosizneias.com/43842/eid/84108273
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Four charged in 2d Hezbollah case:
An alleged Hezbollah arms dealer was arrested in Philadelphia on
Saturday, and U.S. Attorney Michael L. Levy said, "We are dealing
with two different groups trying to buy M4s."
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Dubai asks to delay paying creditors:
The chairman of Dubaibs Supreme Fiscal Committee, stressed that the
call to defer for at least six months at least some of $60 billion
owed to creditors by Dubai World, the emiratebs chief investment
arm, was bcarefully plannedb and aimed at taking decisive action.
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Dubai debt triggers investor panic:
Asian and European banks distance themselves from Dubai World fearing
debt default.
http://english.aljazeera.net/business/2009/11/20091126103029690634.html
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UK: Recession 'is even worse than feared':
Chancellor predicts steepest slump ever http://snipurl.com/tfuj6
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Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food:
While some have plenty of food to spare, a recent report by the
Department of Agriculture finds the number of U.S. homes lacking
"food security," meaning their eating habits were disrupted for
lack of money, rose from 4.7 million in 2007 to 6.7 million last
year.
http://www.livescience.com/culture/091126-food-waste.html
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Who Needs God When We've Got Mammon?:
The world's most prosperous (and happiest) countries are also its
least religious, new research states.
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Atheism and Diversity: Is It Wrong For Atheists To Convert Believers?:
Is the very act of atheist activism (trying to persuade people that
atheism is correct and working to change the world into one without
religion) an act of attempted conformity? Are atheists trying to
create a drab, gray, uniform world, where everyone else is just
like them?
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Let Us Work Towards Peace And Joy
Tom Feeley