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"If
we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the
indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future." - Madeleine K. Albright, 64th Secretary of State of the United States and Ambassador to the United Nations
"I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think the price is worth it." - Madeleine K. Albright [In response to a question from Leslie Stahl, "We have heard that a half million children have died (as a result of Clinton's sanctions against Iraq). I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. ... is the price worth it? "In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli." - Howard Zinn "Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy." - P. J. O'Rourke |
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Op-Ed Articles
Obama Stalling His Way To War With Iran
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
Obama
is locking America into a path that is increasingly likely to result
in yet another U.S.-initiated war in the Middle East during the first
years of the next presidential term. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31714.htm
Simulating an Iranian Attack on Israel - Why?
By Alan Hart
Given
that there is no prospect of Iran initiating missile strikes or other
military action against Israel - I mean that it will only fire in
response to an Israeli or an American-and-Israeli attack - what is the
real purpose of the forthcoming exercise? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31719.htm
Can We Stop a Civil War in Syria?
By Phyllis Bennis
It's
not surprising that the normal human reaction is "we've got to do
something!" But what is needed is serious diplomacy - not an army or
air force action. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31720.htm
The U.S. & Syria: Facts You Should Know
By Joyce Chediac
The
following timeline reviews the progression of U.S.-NATO intervention
in Syria and counteracts the Big Lie in the corporate media aimed at
preparing open imperialist military aggression against the Syrian
people. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31715.htm
The Wake-Up May Be Too Late
By Philip Giraldi
It
is about time that people in the United States begin to realize that
unlimited support of Israel has turned US foreign policy into the
poison that is bidding to destroy the republic. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31718.htm
Palestinians, Question the Point of the P.A.
By Philip Weiss
The Palestinian Authority is a stooge government like the Bantustan governments the South Africans sought to install. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31722.htm
Worth It'? Or a War Crime?
How to remember the British terror bombing of German civilians
By Lindsey German
The
terror bombing of Germany involved the deliberate targeting of
civilians and destruction of their homes, with a total disregard for
human life that is quite breathtaking. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31723.htm
Obamacare Wins, We Lose
By John Stauber
This
is a massive victory for corporate power, forcing citizens to buy an
expensive insurance product that won't serve our needs very well but
will profit industry, in lieu of receiving real health care. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31717.htm
What the Market Does to Our Souls
By Alan Nasser
Elites
are now resolved to defeat organized labor, to reduce as much of the
social wage as they can get away with and to do away with impediments
to capital's unlimited freedom to accumulate, i.e. to privatize public
assets. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31716.htm
The American People Are Angry
By Bernie Sanders
We
are in the process of losing the great middle class. We're seeing more
of our people living in poverty. - What the American people are saying
is enough is enough. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31721.htm
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| Hard News
Militants from Afghanistan launch attack in Pakistan, 8 killed: At
least eight militants were killed when they tried to launch a third
attack from Afghanistan inside Pakistan in less than a week, said
officials on Thursday. http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2249880&Language=en
7 Pakistan soldiers killed by blast: A
roadside bomb has hit a paramilitary convoy in north-west Pakistan,
killing seven soldiers, officials say. The attack happened as the
convoy passed through a bazaar in Bara, a town in the Khyber tribal
area. http://is.gd/tyLL26
U.S. kills at least 5 in Pakistan: A
US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's
northwestern tribal district killed at least five militants late
Tuesday, security officials said. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/26/u-s-drone-strike-kills-at-least-5-in-pakistan/
3 in 4 Pakistanis now consider US an enemy as resentment grows: Approximately
4 in 10 Pakistanis believe that US military and financial aid is
having a negative impact on their country; only 1 in 10 believes the
impact has been positive. http://www.rt.com/news/pakistan-consider-us-enemy-940/
Taliban Attacks Kill 10 Afghan Police Officers:
Afghan officials say roadside bombs and a Taliban ambush have killed at least 10 Afghan police. http://is.gd/P43Dj5
Two NATO occupation force soldiers killed in eastern Afghan blast: "Two
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members died
following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in eastern
Afghanistan yesterday," the NATO-led ISAF said in the statement http://en.trend.az/regions/world/afghanistan/2041234.html
US pays high price for Pak route cut-off: Moving
supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan via Central Asia costs three
times as much as routes through Pakistan, which Islamabad shut seven
months ago in anger, a senior US officer said Wednesday. http://is.gd/H5lADf
At least 20 killed in northern Mali fighting: "Al-Qaeda-linked"
fighters have taken control of the headquarters of the local
separatist rebels in the north Mali town of Gao after a bloody battle
that has killed at least 20 people, residents said. http://is.gd/LBW6Wb
Nigeria: 21 Killed As Gunmen, Clash in Kano: No
fewer than 17 Islamist militants were killed, yesterday, in Kano after
two days of sustained exchange of fire between the militants and
security agents. http://allafrica.com/stories/201206280001.html
Libya's former PM Mahmoudi 'tortured' on forced return to Tripoli: Extradited
politician had ribs broken and lung punctured, claims lawyer, but
Tripoli officials dismiss allegations as naked lie. http://is.gd/GaKz8l
At least 14 killed, 59 wound wounded in serial attacks in Iraq: Eight
people were killed and 30 others wounded after a bomb went off in a
popular Baghdad market on Thursday while another bomb blast killed two
people and wounded 15 in Taji, 25 kilometers north of the capital, the
officials said. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/06/28/248377/attacks-leave-dead-iraq/
7 killed as US-backed gunmen stage massacre at Syrian TV station: Gunmen
stormed a pro-government television station in Syria Wednesday,
slaughtering seven employees, wounding others and taking several people
hostage. The attack came a day after President Bashar al-Assad
declared Syria to be in "a real state of war." http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/jun2012/syri-j28.shtml
Kofi Annan proposes Syria 'unity government': Kofi
Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, has
proposed setting up a transitional government that could include
followers of President Bashar al-Assad and opposition members in a bid
to end the country's war, diplomats said. http://is.gd/ipN7aY
Russia: No backing for any plan that calls for Syria's Assad to step down: - Russia
on Thursday said it would not endorse a call for Syrian President
Bashar Assad to give up power and criticized as inappropriate claims
that it had agreed to plans by international envoy Kofi Annan for a new
national unity government in Syria that could include the opposition http://is.gd/g2GVjU
Russian trap in Syria: Op-Ed The
duty of teaching Turkey a lesson in not meddling in the Syrian crisis
fell on Russia's shoulders. Our downed military jet can be interpreted
as a message from Russia that "I am now in Syrian lands." http://is.gd/DoQa8q
Syria puts double whammy on Turkey: Op-Ed: The
Russian stance has perceptibly hardened in the past week in response
to a recent series of provocative rhetoric by the United States and
London's stage-managed event on June 18 to smear Moscow's stance on
Syria. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/NF26Ak02.html
Turkey sets up 'security corridor' on border with Syria: Turkey
has sent missile batteries, tanks and troops to the border with Syria
as a "security corridor", almost a week after the Syrian downing of a
Turkish military jet, media reports said Thursday. http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=53105
Russia halts plans to supply S-300 missile system to Syria - reports: Russia's
main weapons producer has allegedly suspended its contract with Syria
to supply S-300 long-range missile systems. Russia's 'Vedomosti' daily
published the report, citing unnamed sources within the
military-industrial complex. http://www.rt.com/news/russia-halts-syria-s300-contract-822/
U.S. double-standards crystal clear in Bahrain: Where
are the calls from the U.S. and NATO for a "humanitarian intervention"
or for regime change in Bahrain, a U.S. ally that hosts a base for the
U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet? Nowhere http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_06_28/79635932/
Armed rebels abduct 14 Palestinian Liberation Army members in Syria: Fourteen Palestinian Liberation Army members have been kidnapped in Syria by anti-Damascus armed groups. http://is.gd/20m60o
Mossad accused after Hamas member killed in Syria: The
official said Ghannaja was one of the deputies of Mahmud al-Mabhuh, a
senior Hamas military commander found dead in a Dubai hotel room in
2010. Investigators in the Gulf emirate have accused Mossad of that
murder. http://is.gd/diHAFC
Iran warns EU of 'repercussions' over new sanctions: Iran's
chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, warned the EU in a letter on
Thursday that new sanctions will have "repercussions" on talks over his
country's atomic activities. http://is.gd/pWH2WG
Fact or fiction:
Iran's Vice President Makes "Anti-Semitic" Speech at Forum: Mr. Rahimi, second in line to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said the Talmud teaches to "destroy everyone who opposes the Jews." The "Zionists" are in firm control of the illegal drug trade, Mr. Rahimi said, asking foreign dignitaries to research his claims. "Zionists" is Iran's ideological term for Jews who support the state of Israel. http://is.gd/8yipeW
UK report finds IDF tortures Palestinian children:
British lawyers have lodged a complaint at the UN against Israel for allegedly torturing Palestinian children. Their report showed youngsters held in solitary confinement and shackled while in the custody of the Israeli military. http://www.rt.com/news/israel-tortures-palestinian-children-report-002/
Mohamed Morsi to pick woman and Christian as Egypt's vice-presidents: Mohamed
Morsi's first appointments as president-elect of Egypt will be a woman
and a Coptic Christian, his spokesman has told the Guardian, as he
moves to allay fears of the Muslim Brotherhood. http://is.gd/BSnIcJ
Mexican media scandal: secretive Televisa unit promoted PRI candidate:
A secretive unit inside Mexico's predominant television network set up and funded a campaign for Enrique Peña Nieto, who is the favourite to win Sunday's presidential election, according to people familiar with the operation and documents seen by the Guardian. http://is.gd/4q1G6B
Supreme Court upholds key Obama healthcare centerpiece: The
U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the centerpiece of President
Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul law requiring that most
Americans get insurance by 2014 or pay a financial penalty, a historic
ruling that gave the White House a big win ahead of Obama's re-election
bid in November. http://is.gd/tqfQ9f
Who is Bankrolling the Fight Against "Obamacare?": The
lead plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act, the National Federation for
Independent Business (NFIB), is a highly partisan front group
masquerading as the "nation's leading small business association," http://is.gd/88QsA1
Romney's Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas: Mitt
Romney's financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of
firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to
new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India. http://is.gd/XO3TkQ
Jobless Claims in U.S. Hovered Last Week Near 2012 High: The
number of applications for unemployment benefits hovered last week
near the highest level of the year, showing little improvement in the
U.S. labor market. http://is.gd/7Rqqa8
Stockton, California slashes workers' health benefits ahead of bankruptcy filing: The
City Council of Stockton, a river port with nearly 300,000 residents
in California's central valley region, voted Tuesday night to file for
bankruptcy protection and adopted an interim budget that slashes health
benefits for both current and retired city workers. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/jun2012/stoc-j28.shtml
JPMorgan Slips on Report Trading Loss Widened to $9 Billion: JPMorgan
Chase & Co. (JPM) fell more than 6 percent in New York trading
after the New York Times reported the lender's losses from credit
derivatives may eventually total as much as $9 billion, exceeding the
firm's initial estimate http://is.gd/0e1Y73
"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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| Cost Of War
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: 4,807
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,066
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,346,950,078,831
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