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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. - Otto von Bismarck -
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So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. - Albert Einstein
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,770 icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,443
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Cross and Double Cross With Gitmo Files
US Knew Where Osama Was Since 2005
By Israel Shamir
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Bin Laden's Daughter Confirms
Father Captured Alive Then Killed By US Special Forces
By Al Arabiya's correspondent in Islamabad
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Some Ruminations on Children of Empire
By William Bowles
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This Was Revenge
Obama Snatches Defeat from Jaws of Victory
By Yvonne Ridley
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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead -Again!
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich
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Bread and Circuses
For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid
By JAMES DAO and DALIA SUSSMAN
The glow of national pride seemed to rise above partisan politics, as support for the president rose significantly among both Republicans and independents. In all, 57 percent said they now approved of the president's job performance. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28023.htm
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The Agendas Behind the Bin Laden News Event
By Paul Craig Roberts
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What If Bush Did It?
A Nation Celebrates What It is Told
By Chris Floyd
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Keith Olbermann: Special Comment
The Death of Osama bin Laden
By Keith Olbermann
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Stranger Than Fiction
Blackwater's New Ethics Chief: John Ashcroft
By Spencer Ackerman
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At least 11 Afghan Taliban militants killed in secuirty operation:
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One civilian, six Taliban killed in NATO night raid in Afghanistan:
NATO-led forces in Afghanistan killed a civilian and six Taliban militants in the country's south-east, officials said Wednesday. http://bit.ly/mMw97L
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Ivory Coast: Dozens die as Laurent Gbagbo's militia fight on:
Liberian mercenaries in Abidjan still resisting three weeks after Alassane Ouattara deposed beaten president http://bit.ly/ky8rc2
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Explosing in southern Yemen kills 5 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in firefight:
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Baghdad Car bomb explosion kills 16 in Shia area:
Baghdad Car bomb explosion kills 16 in Shia area(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A car bomb blast in a predominantly Shia area of southern Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, killed at least 16 people and left dozens wounded on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported citing security officials. http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=239799
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Clashes between Yemen police, gunmen kill seven:
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Yemen women rally in support of to President Saleh:
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Yemen Jews rally in support of Saleh:
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Five Killed in Misrata Siege, IOM Evacuates Wounded:
A ship chartered by the International Organization for Migration docked amid the shelling Wednesday, and workers boarded evacuees and delivered basic supplies ashore http://bit.ly/ktJ8ec
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Libya: UN Security Council powers dispute coalition :
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Hypocrisy Alert:
Libya: UN continues to send aid as Security Council debates crimes against humanity:
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor will ask the court's judges to issue arrest warrants for three people who he said seem to bear the greatest responsibility for crimes against humanity committed in Libya since a pro-democracy movement emerged in mid-February. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38270&Cr=libya&Cr1=
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The ICC arrest warrants will make Colonel Gaddafi dig in his heels:
The international criminal court wants to arrest key Libyans. With Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in the frame, negotiated peace is less likely http://bit.ly/jJLL3W
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Libya's Gaddafi still alive, U.S. spy chief says:
U.S. intelligence officials believe Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has not been seen in public since a NATO missile attack reportedly killed his son, is still alive, CIA Director Leon Panetta told NBC television on Tuesday. http://bit.ly/iRJrow
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Deadly attack follows Erdogan rally:
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CIA denies bin Laden was captured before his killing:
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Was Bin Laden's Killing Legal?:
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Pakistan 'Told US About Osama Home In 2009':
Pakistan government and intelligence services have insisted they shared key information about Osama bin Laden's compound up to two years ago with their American counterparts. http://bit.ly/imsH6y
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US troops were yards from Osama bin Laden house in 2008 : Wikileaks: US Embassy Cables:
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Fact or fiction?
Top Government Insider: Bin Laden Died In 2001, 9/11 A False Flag:
Pieczenik cannot be dismissed as a "conspiracy theorist". He served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under three different administrations, Nixon, Ford and Carter, while also working under Reagan and Bush senior, and still works as a consultant for the Department of Defense. http://bit.ly/mugLV7
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Osama bin Laden hideout 'worth far less than US claimed':
Pakistan property experts say US government description of '$1m mansion' was way off the mark, as further exaggerations come to light http://bit.ly/j5iSXE
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In case you missed it:
Bush rejects Taliban offer to surrender bin Laden:
After a week of debilitating strikes at targets across Afghanistan, the Taliban repeated an offer to hand over Osama bin Laden, only to be rejected by President Bush. http://ind.pn/4rxaIg
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In case you missed it:
USA refused Bin Laden's capture February 27th 2001 :
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Drone Attacks : A New Frontier Legally, Politically, and Morally:
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Kill Teams:
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'Terrorists' arrested in Daraa, Syria says:
Security forces in the Syrian city of Daraa arrested members of a militant group and found a large cache of weapons, the Syrian government announced. http://bit.ly/igb2EL
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Syrian tanks deployed; hundreds detained:
Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles deployed around the town of Rastan on Wednesday, witnesses said, raising fears of another crackdown on protests challenging President Bashar al-Assad's rule. http://bit.ly/jkebJn
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SYRIA: Who is Behind The Protest Movement?
Fabricating a Pretext for a US-NATO "Humanitarian Intervention" What the media failed to mention is that among the demonstrators there were armed gunmen as well as snipers who were shooting at both the security forces and the protesters. http://bit.ly/mUez5v
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Fatah, Hamas proclaim landmark reconciliation pact:
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Wednesday proclaimed a landmark reconciliation pact aimed at ending their bitter four-year rift that has left them with competing governments in the territories envisioned for a future Palestinian state, but Israel's leader denounced it as a "mortal blow to peace." http://www.omaha.com/article/20110504/AP/705049798
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UN official: Israeli occupation killed 1,300 Palestinian children since 2000:
A UN official has confirmed that Israel's occupation forces have killed more than 1,300 Palestinian children during the last decade. http://bit.ly/lfpTHd
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US to examine possible sanctions against Venezuela:
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Bahrain: Emergency law's renewal signals more repression:
The Bahraini government must end its relentless crackdown on human rights, Amnesty International said today after the country's parliament voted to extend a repressive state of emergency amid continued arrests of dissidents. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19438
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Spies in blue:
San Francisco cops assigned to the FBI's terrorism task force can ignore local police orders and California privacy laws to spy on people without any evidence of a crime. http://www.sfbg.com/2011/04/26/spies-blue
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US Hosts World Press Freedom Day in the Midst of Prosecuting Media Publisher WikiLeaks:
There is little indication that anyone with the ability to influence power will be moved to address the hypocrisy of the US hosting a World Press Freedom Day when those running the US are largely incapable and unwilling of upholding the universal principle of freedom of the press. http://wlcentral.org/node/1734
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Julian Assange Facebook an 'Appalling Spy Machine':
Assange believes that it is "...the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications with each other, their relatives...all accessible to U.S. intelligence." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NsjehBfMF0
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FBI using surveillance software to track suspects online: .
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Anti-Islam message widely denounced; mayor weighs in:
Graffiti that celebrated Osama Bin Laden's death and also appeared to threaten local Muslims was scrawled onto the community center at 118 Anderson St. sometime yesterday morning. http://portlanddailysun.me/node/24929/
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U.S. should legalize drugs, says former Mexican president Fox:
He said the drug violence threatens to rip his country apart. It has claimed more than 37,000 lives in Mexico since 2006 http://reut.rs/kbN2ua
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Drug Decriminalization in Portugal::
On July 1, 2001, a nationwide law in Portugal took effect that decriminalized all drugs, including cocaine and heroin. Under the new legal framework, all drugs were "decriminalized," not "legalized." http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10080
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The dollar is at its lowest value in four decades:
A weak currency should be good news for a country's exporters, but that hasn't stopped America from running a persistent trade deficit. http://econ.st/iF63h1
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Texas uses animal euthanasia drug to execute inmate:
Texas has carried out its first execution using a sedative often used to euthanise animals. http://bit.ly/mw1NWb
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U.S. Treasury: China Has Decreased Its Holdings of U.S. Debt:
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US 'Currency Crash': :
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10 States Where Pensions Are Running Out of Money:
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South Carolina Chief Justice Puts Brakes On Foreclosures:
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About 1 in 7 in U.S. Receive Food Stamps:
Growth in the food stamp program appeared to reach a plateau in February - with 14.3% of the population relying on the safety net program. http://on.wsj.com/ilknYf
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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