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Rebellious Russian Finance Minister Resigns
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered rebellious Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin to resign. A defiant Kudrin told Medvedev he would consult with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin before making a decision. More 
Interview: OIC Secretary-General Says Palestinian State 'Conducive To Peace'
Established in 1969 and boasting 57 states, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has emerged as a key supporter of the Palestinian's quest for membership in the UN. Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Turkish academic who has headed the OIC since 2005, spoke with RFE/RL correspondent Nikola Krastev in New York. More 
Resumption Of Talks On Moldova's Trandniester Conflict Is Only A Small First Step
Talks on Moldova's Transdniester conflict are set to resume after being suspended for more than five years. RFE/RL looks at the significance of the resumption of the talks and the serious issues that remain unresolved. More 
Many Kyrgyz Fail To Find A Glittering Future In Gold
Kyrgyzstan's substantial gold deposits have done little to change the lives of ordinary Kyrgyz citizens, who still struggle with poverty and rampant unemployment, and bring home an average salary of between $150 and $200 a month. More 
CERN Explains The Big Fuss Over 'Neutrino' Findings
James Gillies, spokesman for the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, speaks with RFE/RL correspondent Ron Synovitz about an experiment that has captured the attention of the world. If independently verified, the measurement of subatomic 'neutrino' particles traveling faster than the speed of light would prove that one of the foundations of modern physics, Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, was wrong. More 
U.S Politicians Slam Palestine's UN Bid
Members of the U.S. Congress have joined national Jewish leaders at a press conference in New York to express their opposition to the Palestinian Authority's bid for full state recognition by the United Nations. More 
Magnitsky's Mother Files Complaint
The mother of Sergei Magnitsky has filed a criminal complaint against Russian Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika, senior officials of the Russian Interior Ministry, the Federal Security Service, the Penitentiary Service, and 11 judges, accusing them of being involved in a conspiracy to murder her son. More Saying they've had a taste of the Iranian regime's brutality, two Americans held by Iran for two years on spying charges have arrived back in the United States, where they accused Tehran of holding them "hostage." More 
Libya Transitional Gov't To Be Named 'This Week'
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil's announcement comes as the council failed to seat a new cabinet of ministers last week. More 
Afghan Minister Praises Farming Sector's Modernization
Afghan officials say the country's agricultural sector is being modernized in a bid to attract foreign investment and get farmers to stop growing poppies. More 
Belarus Politician's Location 'Unknown'
The wife of jailed former Belarusian presidential candidate Andrey Sannikau says she does not know where her husband is currently being detained More 
Kyrgyz Ban Foreign Media For Election
Kyrgyzstan's new ban on foreign-media broadcasts in the country during the presidential-election campaign has caused mixed reactions. More 
Tajik Police Launch Child Labor Probe
Tajik authorities are checking reports that children in the southern part of the country are being used as forced labor. More 
Jailed Belarus Activist Has Broken Leg
A jailed Belarusian opposition activist who says he was beaten by police last week is reported to have a broken leg. More 
Exiled Activist Shot Dead In Russia
Exiled Uzbek businessman and opposition People's Movement of Uzbekistan official Fuad Rustamkhojaev was shot several times in the head and chest in front of his home in western Russia. More 
Ex-Afghan Minister: Pressure On ISI To End Ties With Terror Groups
A former Afghan official says pressure is mounting on Pakistan to end its support for extremist groups who were reportedly involved in last week's assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. More 
Palestinians Hold Rally In Ukraine
Some 300 members of the Palestinian diaspora in Ukraine have gathered in the eastern city of Kharkiv to support Palestine's bid for UN membership. More 
Going Rogue
Well, so much for the hopes that an answer to the 2012 question would put an end to political uncertainty in Russia. More 
The Power Vertical Podcast -- Putin: The Sequel
The fallout from Vladimir Putin's announcement this weekend that he will return to the presidency in 2012 with Dmitry Medvedev becoming his prime minister has already begun. More 
Sarah Shourd Too Sexy For Iranian Hard-Line Website
An Iranian hard-line website has posted doctored pictures of American citizens Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer who were recently released in Iran after being charged with espionage. More 
Exiled Journalist Describes Iranian Self-Censorship As 'Walking Blindly Through A Minefield'
Vahid Pourostad, a well-known Iranian journalist who before being forced to leave Iran about a year ago served on the editorial boards of a number of reformist newspapers and now works for Radio Farda, talks about avoiding the "red lines" of the Iranian establishment. More 
Haram Superpower
A clerical alliance in Pakistan has issued a religious decree (fatwa) saying that it is haram (illegitimate) to call the United States a "superpower" because "only Allah Almighty deserved the title." More 
EU Abandons Western Values At UN
If and when Durban III gives way to Durban IV, the leaders of the 18 EU states that took part in last week's event have to ask themselves what good can become of allowing illiberal regimes to hijack the cause of human rights. More 
Death Of A Statesman: Burhanuddin Rabbani
I suspect Burhanuddin Rabbani will be remembered by most as the ideologue-turned-freedom fighter who went on to assume the role of a peacemaker. It is not a simple story. In Afghanistan it could hardly be otherwise. More |
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Information Clearing House Newsletter
News You Won't Find On CNN
September 26, 2011
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"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the ones you have to focus on" - G W Bush
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"What luck for the rulers that men do not think." --Adolf Hitler
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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: 4,792 www.icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,738
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Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,255,005,648,801http://www.costofwar.com/
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US Might Opt for Air Strikes in Waziristan, Warn Experts
By TAHIR NIAZ
Corps commanders exploring options if US attempts attacks inside
Pakistan; Ask civil, military leadership to present united front.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29218.htm
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A Feckless Leadership Invites Aggression
By Inayatullah
It all started with a selfish, egotistic and insecure military dictator's abject surrender to a threat from a superpower.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29219.htm
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Mahmoud Abbas: The Second Coming
By Linah Alsaafin
Nelson Mandela once said that "only free men can negotiate" and
these failed talks between the PA and Israel which have come at the
expense of Palestinians and the increasing loss of their rights only
give the illusion to the outside world that the relationship is between
two partners, two equals, not the occupier and the occupied.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29213.htm
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Venezuela Endorses Sovereignty of Palestinian State
By Hugo Chávez Frías
I want to make myself clear: It is one thing to denounce
anti-Semitism, and an entirely different thing to passively accept that
Zionistic barbarism enforces an apartheid regime against the
Palestinian people. From an ethical standpoint those who denounce the
first, must condemn the second.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29214.htm
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Mearsheimer Responds to Goldberg's Latest Smear
By Stephen M. Walt
In a certain sense, it is hard not to be impressed by the energy
and imagination that Jeffrey Goldberg devotes to smearing Steve Walt
and me.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29224.htm
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Martin Luther King Jr. Would have Agreed with Tony Bennet
By Jay Janson
Folks, it has taken a beloved 85 year old jazz singer to scratch
the surface of the psyop control of most American minds exercised by
investor-owned-and-managed media since World War One.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29216.htm
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Terrorist!!!
Video
Where are the cries of just demand, for Arabs driven from their
land? Blame the victim, turn the cheek, praise the bully, kick the
weak!
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29226.htm
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Mission Accomplished.
The Iraq War Is a Smashing Success
By Michael Parenti
The US destroyed a country that had the audacity to retain control
of its own oil supply, kept its entire economy under state control
(rather than private corporate ownership), and did not invite the IMF
or the giant transnational corporations in.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29217.htm
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What Media Coverage Omits about U.S. Hikers Released by Iran
By Glenn Greenwald
The first duty of the American "watchdog media" should be
highlighting the abuses of the U.S. Government, not those of other,
already-hated regimes on the other side of the world.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29220.htm
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The West and the Rest in a One-Model-Fits-All World
The Decline and Fall of Just About Everyone
By Pepe Escobar
Within the next 30 years, the top five will, according to Goldman
Sachs, likely be China, the U.S., India, Brazil, and Mexico. Western
Europe? Bye-bye!
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29223.htm
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Saving the Rich and Losing the Economy
By Paul Craig Roberts
Americans are getting by, maintaining living standards, by
consuming their capital. Even those with a cushion are eating their
seed corn. The path that the US economy is on means that the number of
Americans without resources to sustain them will be rising.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29215.htm
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Europe Leads the Way Back to Depression
By Mike Whitney
While EU finance ministers smiled and played nice to their US hosts
at the meetings in Washington, they have no intention of following
Geithners' advice.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29225.htm
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This Economic Collapse is a 'Crisis of Bigness'
By Paul Kingsnorth
Leopold Kohr warned 50 years ago that the gigantist global system would grow until it imploded. We should have listened.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29222.htm
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The Tomatoes of Wrath
By Chris Hedges
Ortiz, who along with many others among these migrant workers sends
about $100 home to Mexico every month to support elderly parents,
works under conditions in these fields that replicates medieval serfdom
and at times descends into outright slavery.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29221.htm
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Global Revolution: Wall Street Occupation
Live Video Stream
This channel will feature live streams from global non violent
revolution spreading across the globe, from solidarity protests and
events in Spain, Greece, France, Belgium, Iceland and other places
around the globe.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29156.htm
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15 killed as clashes erupt in southern Philippines:
At least 15 killed in fighting after attack by suspected separatists on troops in Sulu province, officials say.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/09/20119256645738243.html
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Seven "insurgents" killed in Afghanistan:
Afghan and NATO-led forces have killed seven insurgents and
captured 32 in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO-led coalition said Monday.
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-75295.html
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2 occupation force soldiers killed in bombings:
Two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were
killed in seperate explosions in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance said
on Monday.
http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2011/09/26/2-isaf-soldiers-killed-bombings
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Afghan employee kills U.S. citizen at Kabul CIA base:
An Afghan employee of the U.S. government opened fire inside a CIA
office in Kabul on Sunday evening, killing an American and injuring a
second, U.S. and Afghan officials said, in the second major breach of
embassy security in two weeks.
http://thesent.nl/pEC3G9
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It's not Pak job to protect Nato forces: PM Gilani:
He said the allegations portray a confusion and policy disarray
within the US establishment on the way forward in Afghanistan. Clearly,
there is concern over the deterioration of the security situation in
Afghanistan, he said.
http://bit.ly/p41D09
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Pakistan 'will not launch' Haqqani offensive:
Pakistan will not launch an offensive against Haqqani extremists
despite Washington ramping up the pressure after a series of attacks on
US targets in Afghanistan, an official said Monday.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/pakistan-will-not-launch-haqqani-offensive/
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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Pakistan?
U.S. Pressed To Seek Military Action Against Pakistan:
A Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunday
that the U.S. should consider military action against Pakistan if it
continues to support terrorist attacks against American troops in
Afghanistan.
http://www.kztv10.com/news/u-s-pressed-to-seek-military-action-against-pakistan/
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US might opt for air strikes in Waziristan, warn experts: -
Defence and security experts have forewarned the civilian and
military leadership of Pakistan that the US might opt for air strikes
in North Waziristan. However, they believe that the US would not take
out a ground offensive inside Pakistan.
http://bit.ly/pCJQcD
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The mother of all follies:
Some analysts conclude that the US-Pakistan embroilment is
escalating exponentially - from a veritably Low Intensity Conflict
(LIC) to a Low Intensity War (LIW) and now potentially to a
full-fledged one.
http://bit.ly/qJzCrS
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Pak will stand against US if it attacks Waziristan: Imran Khan:
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan has warned the US that
the entire nation will stand united against American forces if the
latter attacks Waziristan.
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-75441.html
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US attack on Pakistan will be a catastrophic mistake, says PEW:
US took action against Cambodia when it failed to win Vietnam War
and now they are planning to repeat the mistake without realising that
their troops in Afghanistan are not away from Pakistan
http://bit.ly/nbf5Ql
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CIA, not Pakistan, created Haqqani network: Malik:
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created the Haqqani network
and trained its members, not Pakistan, Federal Interior Minister Rehman
Malik said on Sunday.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\09\26\story_26-9-2011_pg7_9
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Pakistan army chief cancels UK visit:
Ashfaq Kayani changes plan to meet British defence minister amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and the US.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/09/2011926113459653369.html
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Gen. Kayani lauded for stance against America :
"The US government should not take Pakistan as Iraq and Libya,"
they said adding that the US government should keep in view the fate of
former Soviet Union.
http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=155659&Itemid=38
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Chinese Vice PM arrives in Islamabad as Pak-US ties strain:
Chinese Vice Prime Minister Meng Jianzhu arrived here on Monday on
an official visit to discuss bilateral relations and matters of
regional interests amid growing strains in Pak-US ties.
http://bit.ly/oKJYAS
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Libya: NATO paves way for fresh NTC push into Sirte :
"NATO has dropped a lot of bombs today," said one NTC fighter, who declined to give his name. "You can see the planes up above.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/09/201192651338500817.html
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Hundreds of Libyan civilians flee NATO bombing of Sirte as revolutionary offensive on hold:
Hundreds of civilians fled Moammar Gadhafi's hometown Monday to
escape growing shortages of food and medicine and escalating fears that
their homes will be struck during fighting between revolutionaries
forces and regime loyalists.
http://wapo.st/rmITBz
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Government loyalists attack from Algeria:
Gunmen loyal to the libyan government crossed the Libyan border
from Algeria and attacked NATO supported "revolutionary" forces,
killing six people, officials said on Sunday.
http://www.startribune.com/world/130538478.html
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Libyan NTC says repulsed pro-Gaddafi attack in south:
Militias loyal to Libya's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi attacked
the southern town of Ghadames, on the border with Algeria, on Saturday
but were pushed back, a spokesman for Libya's interim government said
on Sunday.
http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=257893
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Town paying a high price for supporting Libyan government :
After the war, vengeance as rebels seek out 'traitors'
http://ind.pn/nuVzJ9
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Egypt security forces seize smuggled anti-aircraft weapons:
According to Egyptian security forces, the weapons most likely were
smuggled into the country illegally from neighboring Libya or Sudan.
Possibly, the smugglers had planned to ship the cargo on the Sinai
Peninsula, but fled in fear of the police patrol.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/09/26/56724374.html
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Four Syrian army deserters shot dead: activists:
Syrian security forces shot dead four soldiers trying to desert on
Monday, as troops deployed in villages near the Turkish border and the
Qusseir region of central Homs province, activists said.
http://news.yahoo.com/four-syrian-army-deserters-shot-dead-activists-162525167.html
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Syria, defectors form dissident army in sign uprising may be entering new phase:
A group of defectors calling themselves the Free Syrian Army is
attempting the first effort to organize an armed challenge to President
Bashar al-Assad's rule
http://wapo.st/oCaMOV
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Soldier, three family members killed in Iraq:
Three civilians and one soldier were killed in Iraq on Monday in two different attacks, police and army sources said
http://bit.ly/pcHgAG
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As U.S. Military Leaves Iraq, U.S. Diplomats Fill In:
The upcoming troop withdrawal won't mean the U.S. presence here
disappears, however. Instead, the number of Americans in Basra will
actually increase significantly in the months ahead as the State
Department dramatically expands its consulate here.
http://bit.ly/nd3Fk4
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U.S. To Hand Over Iraq Bases, Equipment Worth Billions:
With just over three months until the last U.S. troops are
currently due to leave Iraq, the Department of Defense is engaged in a
mad dash to give away things that cost U.S. taxpayers billions of
dollars to buy and build.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/26/iraq-withdrawal-us-bases-equipment_n_975463.html
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Turkish premier signals joint operation with Iran: -
Turkey's prime minister has signaled a joint military offensive
with Iran against their common enemy: Kurdish rebels based in northern
Iraq.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/25/ap/europe/main20111375.shtml
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Report: Iran, Russia, China mulling joint missile shield:
Unofficial sources have announced that Iran, Russia, and China are
currently holding talks on a proposal to establish a joint missile
defense shield as a counterweight to a NATO defense shield, Mehr news
agency reported.
http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/1936522.html
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US kills dozens in Somalia:
United States drones have reportedly struck three districts in
southern Somalia, killing dozens of civilians and wounding scores of
others.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/201160.html
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Drone Crashes in Al Shabaab Controlled Town of Southern Somalia:
Local residents told Shabelle that the unmanned aerial vehicle came
down after fighters loyal to Al Shabaab, which alleges to be Al
Qaeda's proxy in the horn of African nation, fired with anti-aircraft
missiles.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201109250140.html
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Yemeni general killed, 30 troops taken hostage:
A general was killed and 30 other troops loyal to Yemeni President
Ali Abdullah Saleh were taken hostage when tribesmen overnight attacked
their base in the north, tribal sources and officials said today.
http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=384583&catid=37
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Yemen's Saleh calls for early elections:
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh made no pledge to step down in
his first address to the nation since returning home on Sunday, calling
for early elections in a move that is unlikely to appease protesters
demanding his immediate departure.
http://bit.ly/ohYtZA
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US caught off guard by Saleh's return to Yemen:
The Obama administration apparently was blindsided by the surprise
return Friday of Yemen's wounded and embattled leader after three
months abroad for medical care, a development that further complicates
already crumbling U.S.-backed mediation efforts to prevent a civil war
and a possible al-Qaida power grab in the largely lawless Arab country.
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110923/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_yemen
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Back to Sanaa: Saleh's Saudi Mandate:
Paved by his son's military crackdown, embattled president Ali
Abdallah Saleh returns to Yemen with an apparent Saudi mandate to
regain control of the streets of Sanaa and end the standoff between his
forces and the opposition.
http://bit.ly/nZUzN7
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Bahrain's besieged protesters keep campaign alive:
On an island no bigger in area than New York City, majority Shiites
and Sunnis backing the ruling dynasty are increasingly unable to find
common ground or even agree on a general path toward dialogue.
http://bit.ly/p07lBk
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US Army to cut nearly 50,000 soldiers over 5 years:
Bostick, the Army G-1, said the pending drawdown initially will
focus on the temporary 22,000-soldier increase launched three years ago
to support the Afghanistan troop surge.
http://bit.ly/nDHwNl
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Canada: Human rights group urges Ottawa to investigate Cheney over torture:
A human rights group is urging the federal government to bring
criminal charges against former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney,
accusing him of playing a role in the torture of detainees during the
years of the Bush administration.
http://bit.ly/rqw4e6
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IDF-Palestinian coordination remains effective, despite heightened tensions:
Large-scale demonstrations in Palestinian Authority-controlled towns kept from spilling over into areas controlled by Israel.
http://bit.ly/qzP9eN
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IAEA won't discuss Israel's 'nuclear capabilities' after Arab proposal dropped:
Israel also voted against a clause in the proposal that calls on
all states in the Middle East to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty. Israel is not a signatory to the treaty, and it has no
intentions to become one
http://bit.ly/qIqwi0
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How Rick Perry courts the Zionist vote:
Appearing with Jewish extremists is designed to win over apocalyptic Christians
http://bit.ly/q31Fol
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Humor: Rick Perry Dancing With The Rabbis :
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Tar sands action: Why I will be risking arrest today:
Today I am going to participate in an event that will likely result
in my arrest. I will be joining hundreds of other Canadians in
non-violent civil disobedience to protest the Harper government's
inaction on climate change and demand that they stop the expansion of
the Alberta tar sands.
http://bit.ly/qjC5JY
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Greece faces austerity strike as default looms:
As the prospect of a disastrous debt default hung over Greece, the
government faced strikes and protests Monday against new austerity
measures needed to appease the country's rescue creditors.
http://bit.ly/rk0eYk
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Greece needs to default on its debt and exit the eurozone:
If the current Greek government can't take the necessary steps to
do this, it should give way to other political forces than can
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/26/greece-default-debt-exit-eurozone
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Occupy Wall St : Facing The Machine: Video -
1,000 + people marched through nyc and many were arrested. the crowd at the park grows each day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLEIVMki0D8&feature=share
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'Wall Street' protesters jailed after Union Square scuffle vow to keep fighting for financial reform:
The jailed Wall Street protesters emerged from their cells Sunday
complaining they were pepper sprayed, roughed up, denied food and water
and ridiculed by cops as "hippies."
http://nydn.us/o09BoS
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Obama $8 Billion Solar 'Betamax' Undercut as China Backs Rival Technology:
The U.S. government's $8 billion bet on solar energy that would
pave the deserts with mirrors risks following the Betamax into the
technological wilderness because of Chinese backing for a cheaper
system.
http://bloom.bg/nORkCN
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It's not 'class warfare,' it's Christianity:
Americans sharing more equally in the burden of pulling our country
out of massive debt, and using tax revenue to stimulate the economy
and create jobs isn't "class warfare," it's actually Christianity.
http://wapo.st/o81h6t
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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Guess Who's the Job Creator
The American Jobs Act would invest $30 billion in modernizing and upgrading school and community college infrastructure. And $35 billion would go to prevent up to 280,000 layoffs of teachers, who are—along with cops and firefighters—particularly vulnerable to local government budget shortfalls.More: The American Jobs Act: A Bill Worthy of Its Name
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