"Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized." - Steve Allen
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,778 icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,516
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Pilger Film Banned By Lannan Foundation
By John Pilger
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What the American Public Shouldn't Know
By Kourosh Ziabari
Many people around the world might have credulously or perhaps naively fallen in the trap of believing the tempting claims of the U.S. statesmen and politicians who say that their country is a "beacon of freedom" and a "pioneer of democracy." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28299.htm
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Police State Much?
By Cindy Sheehan
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Gaddafi Offfers To Share $20 Billion With Rebels in Peace Deal
By Kim Sengupta and Solomon Hughes
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Muammar Qadhafi Pens Letter to Congress
By Jennifer Epstein
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NATO Chief Rasmussen Grilled Over Libya Assault
By RT
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NATO Inflicted Libyan Deaths, Injuries Not 'Propaganda': Cynthia McKinney
By Deborah Dupre
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Arab Revolutions Mask Economic Status Quo
By Mark LeVine
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War Crimes and Misdemeanors
By Stephen M. Walt
This is the sort of pious moralizing that drives lots of people in other countries crazy. The issue isn't just our reluctance to put former top officials in the dock, it is also our relentless eagerness to preach to others about how they ought to behave. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28290.htm
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What is Real or Unreal? Iran and the Issue of Nuclear Weapons
By Lawrence Davidson
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A Tale and a Joke: Pimping the Holocaust's Memory
By Meir Stieglitz
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China Ratings House Says US Defaulting: Report
By AFP
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The Unemployment Conspiracy; It's the Policy, Stupid
By Mike Whitney
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26 killed in Pakistan clashes :
Taliban fighters stormed a checkpoint, killing eight Pakistani soldiers in an Afghan border region that the army previously said it had cleared of insurgents, while two bomb attacks elsewhere in the northwest yesterday killed six civilians, officials said. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=307587
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Pakistan rangers 'gun down unarmed man':
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Gunmen kill nine in Afghan wedding attack:
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Four policemen killed in suicide bombing at Afghan mosque:
Four policemen were killed Friday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a mosque in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, officials said. http://bit.ly/koTgxY
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Report Details Misbehavior by Kabul Embassy Guards:
The report highlighted occasions when guards brought women believed to be prostitutes into Camp Sullivan and videotaped themselves drinking and partially undressed. http://wapo.st/EyWMz
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15 Indian police killed in Maoist attacks:
A bomb blast allegedly triggered by Maoist rebels has killed at least 10 police officers in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials say. Friday's early morning attack in the forested areas of the mineral rich region hit security vehicles, a senior police official said. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/06/201161051539413728.html
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10 killed as Muammar Gaddafi forces retaliate as NATO eyes endgame:
LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi, increasingly cornered by a stunning upturn in NATO airstrikes, lashed back with renewed shelling on the outskirts of the western city of Misratah yesterday, killing 10 rebel fighters. http://bit.ly/lYsAYj
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Extrajudicial execution? Gaddafi a legitimate target, says NATO official :
The NATO official said that Gaddafi would be included in the resolution and is a legitimate target because he is head of the military and therefore part of the control and command structure. http://bit.ly/kqzKHD
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Russian envoy plans trip to Tripoli after meeting Libyan rebel leaders:
At a press conference held in Moscow on Friday, Margelov said he was ready to fly to Tripoli at any moment and all that was needed was permission from NATO forces that are currently imposing a no-flight regime over the country. http://rt.com/politics/envoy-plans-libyan-rebel/
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NATO chief Rasmussen grilled LIVE on RT over Libya assault : Video -
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We'll turn our guns on Libyan rebels if they attack civilians, Nato threatens:
The warning follows a report by Human Rights Watch accusing the opposition of abusing civilians and calling on the provisional government in Benghazi, the National Transitional Council (NTC), to investigate. One rebel commander said last night: "We object to being threatened by our allies. They are taking part in military action only at our invitation." http://ind.pn/iT6nSs
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Pentagon Sees Libya Military Costs Soar:
U.S. military operations in Libya are expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than the initial $750 million outgoing defense secretary Robert Gates estimated last month, the Financial Times reported on its website Thursday, citing figures it obtained. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110608-714942.html
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Norway To Quit Libya Operation By August 1:
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Outgoing US defence secretary slams NATO:
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Goldman investigated over �31m Libyan 'bribe':
The investment banking giant made the offer of a $50m (�31m) payment, which would have gone to the son-in-law of the state oil company boss, according to reports last week http://ind.pn/ltHc0Y
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Eight killed as Yemeni troops fight southern rebels:
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U.S. Bombs Yemen:
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Syrian forces shoot dead seven protesters, activists say:
Syrian security forces on Friday shot dead seven anti-regime protesters, including two in Dara'a, according to an updated toll provided by human rights activists http://bit.ly/ix54ok
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Turkish PM Erdogan calls ongoing Syrian crackdown 'savagery':
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Syrian forces' crackdown on protesters as "savagery" and suggested the violence could force Turkey to back any UN Security Council resolutions against the country. http://bit.ly/jadFZA
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Russia, China Shield Syria from Possible U.N. Sanctions:
A resolution inspired by Western nations critical of civilian killings in politically-beleaguered Syria is facing threats from two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council: Russia and China. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56011
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3 Iraqi officials assassinated in Baghdad: -
Three Iraqi government officials were assassinated Thursday in separate attacks in Baghdad, Interior Ministry officials told CNN. http://bit.ly/j2Em1a
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Iraq militia claims attack on U.S. troops:
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Iraq will ask US troops to stay post-2011, says Panetta:
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Rape victim should pay rapist? : US congressman says Iraq should repay "war" costs:
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Bahrainis hold anti-regime protests:
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Opposition: 400 Bahrainis on trial after protests:
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Hamas to participate in any future Palestinian government, senior official says:
Salah al-Bardaweel, a high-ranking Hamas leader in Gaza, refutes press reports that the group may exclude itself from a future government to avoid international isolation. http://bit.ly/jKqr3s
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Haaretz exclusive: Secret cables show Israel's battle plan over Palestinian UN bid:
Foreign Ministry documents outline instructions to envoys to thwart international recognition of Palestinian state. http://bit.ly/lqjd7n
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"60 Minutes" Reports on Jerusalem : Video -
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UK mobilizes offshoots to kill Press TV:
Press TV's regular coverage of crimes committed by the Israeli regime in the occupied Palestinian territories are definitely among the strict red lines that British media policy-makers will not easily tolerate. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/184061.html
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Bilderberg: world's fate sealed behind closed doors:
The Bilderberg Group, an invitation-only meeting of the world's most powerful people, is taking place in Switzerland. Just what the political insiders, media moguls and industry magnates will actually discuss, remains top secret. http://rt.com/news/bilderberg-switzerland-moritz-2011/
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WikiLeaks cables reveal more juveniles detained at Guantanamo Bay than U.S. claimed:
The University of California Davis Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas reported that the number of children imprisoned at Guantanamo is almost twice as many as it reported to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. http://bit.ly/laJR3O
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Bradley Manning activist subpoenaed in WikiLeaks investigation:
A computer expert and vocal supporter of the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks has been served a subpoena compelling his testimony in the Grand Jury investigation of the leaked documents. http://bit.ly/ldBUli
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Terrorism - A former FBI chief told the truth : Video -
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School surveillance: how big brother spies on pupils:
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US largest mortgage firms penalized:
Treasury officials said on Thursday that the three banks -- Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo -- have abused homeowners and violated the rules of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), The Huffington Post reported. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/184054.html
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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