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"The worst forms of tyranny, or certainly the most successful ones,
are not those we rail against but those that so insinuate themselves
into the imagery of our consciousness, and the fabric of our lives, as
not to be perceived as tyranny." -- Michael Parenti
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"The inherent right in the people to reform their government, I do
not deny; and they have another right, and that is to resist
unconstitutional laws without overturning the government." - -- Daniel Webster - (1782-1852) US Senator
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Take The Pledge
"I pledge that if any U.S. troops, contractors, or mercenaries
remain in Afghanistan on Thursday, October 6, 2011, as that occupation
goes into its 11th year, I will commit to being in Freedom Plaza in
Washington, D.C., with others on that day or the days immediately
following, for as long as I can, with the intention of making it our
Tahrir Square, Cairo, our Madison, Wisconsin, where we will
NONVIOLENTLY resist the corporate machine by occupying Freedom Plaza
until our resources are invested in human needs and environmental
protection instead of war and exploitation. We can do this together. We
will be the beginning." http://october2011.org/welcome
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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: 4,794 www.icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,740
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Why President Saleh returned to Yemen
By James Spencer
While the west focuses almost exclusively on al-Qaida activity in
Yemen, Saleh is unconcerned by much of it - indeed, there is good
evidence that he has orchestrated at least part of it and can probably
bring it back under control reasonably easily. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29249.htm
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Tinder Well-Stacked for Syrian Sectarian Bonfire
By Peter Lee
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A Palestinian State?
By Ron Paul
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"Getting it Right: Dilemmas in Humanitarian Intervention."
By Noam Chomsky
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As The Drone Flies
A World of Lawlessness and Chaos
By Ralph Nader
The fast developing predator drone technology, officially called
unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, is becoming so dominant and so beyond
any restraining framework of law or ethics, that its use by the U.S.
government around the world may invite a horrific blowback. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29243.htm
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Army Tracking Plan: Drones That Never Forget a Face
By Noah Shachtman
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In the Belly of the Beast
By William Bowles
Capitalist 'democracy' is revealed as a total sham, controlled by a
political class, united only in self-interest, regardless of the
'party' in power, surely it's time to rethink how we can bring about an
end to this chaotic madness. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29250.htm
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The Illusion of the American Dream
By Bohemian
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Propaganda
"Job Creators": Luntz Strikes Again
By Alan Grayson
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The Revolution Begins at Home
An Open Letter to Join the Wall Street Occupation
By Arun Gupta
What is occurring on Wall Street right now is truly remarkable. For
over 10 days, in the sanctum of the great cathedral of global
capitalism, the dispossessed have liberated territory from the
financial overlords and their police army. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29247.htm
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Is This Woman Crazy Or What?
Bachmann Warns of Hezbollah 'Missile Sites' in Cuba
Video
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A thought police for the internet age
The Dangerous Cult of the Guardian
By Jonathan Cook
The Guardian, considered the most leftwing newspaper in Britain and
rapidly acquiring cult status in the United States, where many readers
tend to assume they are getting access through its pages to
unvarnished truth and the full range of critical thinking on the left. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29251.htm
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Anti-Gaddafi fighters pounded in Bani Walid:
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Libya's NTC forces urge more NATO strikes:
Anti-Gaddafi forces have urged NATO to intensify its air war as
they took heavy losses in a push on the ousted despot's birthplace of
Sirte and his other remaining bastion, Bani Walid. http://bit.ly/pEdepq
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NTC fighters killed in Sirte battle: -
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Sirte civilians accuse NATO of genocide:
CIVILIANS pouring out of the besieged city of Sirte accused NATO of
committing genocide yesterday as revolutionary forces reinforced their
numbers and prepared for a new attack on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's
home town. http://bit.ly/poCnwj
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Ethnic cleansing, genocide and the Tawergha:
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Analysis: Libya adrift:
Gaddafi himself is still free, probably hiding somewhere inside the
country, and urging his followers to fight to the end. None of his
sons have been captured. Heavy bombardments from NATO's planes are
killing civilians in areas controlled by his forces. http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=239686&R=R3
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A Questionable Form of Freedom for North Africa:
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Boots on the ground: Nightmare in Libya:
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Syrian nuclear scientist killed by attackers:
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Senior officer gunned down in central Syria: -
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Anti-Assad fighters defy odds in Syrian town:
Tanks pounded Rastan for a second day on Wednesday. At least 1,000
deserters and armed villagers have been fighting tank- and
helicopter-backed forces trying to regain control of the town,
residents said. http://thesent.nl/q4BOUc
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Defected Syrian officer threatens security forces:
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Russia against new draft resolution on Syria :
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How revolution turned sour in the birthplace of the Arab Spring:
Kim Sengupta returns to the Tunisian city where a street trader's self-immolation changed the course of history http://ind.pn/oN9FCg
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France: Iran risks attack if it continues to develop nuclear program:
French envoy to UN does not specify who would carry out strike, but
warns attack would have 'disastrous consequences in the region.' http://bit.ly/oZHZXU
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Netanyahu's messianism could launch attack on Iran:
Benjamin Netanyahu promised to tell the truth at the United
Nations, and the truth was indeed revealed. The prime minister chose in
this speech to quote reverently from his meetings with one person
only: the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who viewed himself as the messiah. http://bit.ly/p8xGQf
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Iran to mass-produce cruise missile:
Iran has launched a mass-production line of the domestically-built
Qader marine cruise missile to supply the Islamic Revolution Guards
Corps (IRGC) naval forces and the country's Navy. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/201617.html
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Iran says could deploy navy near U.S. coast: report:
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French far-right militants join Israeli settlers in West Bank:
Earlier this month an announcement appeared on a French website,
calling for "militants with military experience" to participate in a
solidarity trip to Israel and the occupied West Bank between 19 and 25
September. http://bit.ly/nbBKjn
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Israeli father of released U.S. hiker says his son is 'faring well':
Jacob Fattal, whose son Josh was one of two American hikers
released last week after spending two years in an Iranian prison, has
told Haaretz that his son is faring well. http://bit.ly/oIVcIb
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US attack kills 10 Afghan civilians:
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20 killed in Afghan violence:
A senior police official and eight other Afghan policemen were
killed Wednesday in a spate of violence in the south, officials said.
In addition, 11 insurgents were killed in clashes with security forces
Tuesday night in eastern Afghanistan. http://bit.ly/oauR2r
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New Zealand Occupation Force Soldier Killed In Afghanistan:
A New Zealand special forces soldier has been shot dead in
Afghanistan while taking part in an operation against insurgents near
the capital Kabul. http://bit.ly/qV9nJm
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U.N. Says Afghan Clashes on Rise:
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U.S. kills 4 people in Pakistan: :
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US raid in Pakistan will be against sovereignty: PM:
Asked how Islamabad would respond if there was a unilateral
military operation by the United States inside Pakistan to go after the
Haqqanis, Gilani responded: "We are a sovereign country. How can they
come and raid in our country?" http://www.geo.tv/9-27-2011/86796.htm
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China will stand by Pakistan in hour of need: Chinese vice PM:
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Fallout feared if US steps up 'extrajudicial killings':
"At this critical juncture, the drone strikes have been causing
fear and panic among the people of Fata. Any expansion in drone strikes
will further deteriorate the situation adding to public backlash in
Pakistan and resulting in more anti-American sentiments. http://bit.ly/mULNPZ
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Pakistan is able to retaliate if need be: Senate defense committee:
The committee condemned all the allegations made by the US against
Pakistan and was also seriously considering all the threats given by
them http://bit.ly/nN83Qa
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Tribesmen threaten the US with holy war:
Waving party flags and wearing ribbons inscribed with verses from
the Holy Qur'an, dozens of tribesmen joined the throng armed with
Kalashnikovs. - "The whole nation will wage a jihad against America and
will fight against them shoulder to shoulder with Pakistani armed
forces," Haq added. http://bit.ly/nfB1V3
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In Pakistani Media, the U.S. Is a Target for Acrimony:
The United States might still be weighing its options about how to
deal with Pakistan, but many politicians, retired army generals and
popular television talk show hosts here have already made up their
minds that America is on the warpath with their country. http://nyti.ms/p4g1WB
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Gunmen kill 5 relatives of Sunni militiaman allied with Iraqi government, officials say: -
Gunmen wearing military-style uniforms broke into the house of a
pro-government Sunni militiaman early on Wednesday and killed five
members of his family, including three children, Iraqi officials said. http://wapo.st/ri2rPU
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Yemen army fighter shot down as hundreds of thousands call for president execution:
Tribesmen fighting soldiers loyal to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah
Saleh shot down Wednesday an army fighter jet. A Sukhoi SU-22 "fell
during a regular mission" and opposition leaders were "responsible for
the incident," said a military spokesman quoted by Saba state news
agency. http://bit.ly/r5RZAH
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Defected soldiers blur the lines of peaceful protests in Yemen's conflict:
The city is carved into enclaves between soldiers loyal to Saleh
and troops following a general who backs the opposition, and is still
reeling from a week of shelling and shooting which killed more than 100
people. http://bit.ly/qWP0QZ
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CIA, Pentagon fight to keep "Osama bin Laden" death photos secret:
CIA National Clandestine Service Director wrote that the CIA has
"52 unique....photographs and/or videorecordings" depicting bin Laden
during or after the May operation. Bennett said all the imagery is
classified "TOP SECRET," meaning that disclosure of the material could
lead to "exceptionally grave damage" to U.S. national security. http://politi.co/qogc8e
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Guilty even when proven innocent:
Even Those Cleared of Crimes Can Stay on F.B.I.'s Watch List:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is permitted to include people
on the government's terrorist watch list even if they have been
acquitted of terrorism-related offenses or the charges are dropped,
according to newly released documents. http://nyti.ms/p63GbF
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Border bill would expand Homeland Security powers:
That question is driving a heated debate over a controversial bill
to give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping authority over
federal lands within 100 miles of the U. S. border. http://usat.ly/orTjcS
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Germany slams 'stupid' US plans to boost EU rescue fund:
Germany and America were on a collision course on Tuesday night
over the handling of Europe's debt crisis after Berlin savaged plans to
boost the EU rescue fund as a "stupid idea" and told the White House
to sort out its own mess before giving gratuitous advice to others. http://tgr.ph/p7LKBH
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BAE Systems axes nearly 3,000 jobs in UK:
British arms manufacturer blames governments' reductions in defence budgets as it cuts jobs in facilities across the UK. http://aje.me/nAOQkA
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Protesters plan to occupy London Stock Exchange:
A group of protesters are organising an occupation of the London
Stock Exchange to bring attention to what they see as unethical
behaviour on the part of banks, following a similar demonstration on
Wall Street. http://tgr.ph/nB0LDU
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'Occupy Wall Street' Fighting Bankster Greed and the Surveillance State:
The crackdown on the Wall Street protesters this weekend seems to
have backfired. The campsite-cum-experiment in radical democracy is
still there, holding general assemblies just shouting distance from
Goldman Sachs and the Wall Street bull. It even appears to be growing. http://bit.ly/pK6ozS
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Occupy Boston: smart, savvy, and aiming to emulate Wall Street protests:
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U.S. economy on 'knife edge' of contraction: Fed economist:
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Record numbers seeking government aid, Sacramento welfare chief says:
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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