"It would be foolish to expect objective reporting: not because the journalists are bad people, but because of the economic structure of the organizations they work for. In fact, what is surprising is that despite all of this, occasionally there is some very good reporting. But overall we either have silence, or a completely distorted picture, in which those resisting their impoverishment are being labelled 'terrorists' " Arundhati Roy
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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: 4,792www.icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,702
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Western Powers Have Syria in Their Sights
By Jean Shaoul
The threats are being taken seriously by Tehran. "Syria is the front-runner in Middle Eastern resistance (to Israel) and NATO cannot intimidate this country with an attack ... If, God forbid, such a thing happened, NATO would drown in a quagmire from which it would never be able to escape." Irans Foreign Minister: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29043.htm
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Iran Offers New Nuclear Deal
By Ramin Mostaghim
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Robert Gates Says Israel Is an Ungrateful Ally
By Jeffrey Goldberg
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"Free Tripoli" - Just Don't Mention The Corpses
By Lizzie Phelan
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Direct Democracy Understanding The Libyan Political System
Video and Text
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We Will Not Allow The Imperialists To Succeed in Libya Message on Behalf of the Libyan Jamahiriya
By Moussa Ibrahim
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The Face of Imperialism
This is a must watch - By Michael Parenti
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A decade after the 9/11 attacks Americans Live In An Era Of Endless War
By Greg Jaffe
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Endless War and the Culture of Unrestrained Power
By Glenn Greenwald
There is nothing more dangerous -- nothing -- than allowing this type of power to be exercised without accountability: no oversight, no transparency, no consequences for serious wrongdoing: exactly the state of affairs that prevails in the United States. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29053.htm
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They Say Pakistan is a Military Dictatorship
By Arundhati Roy
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Mexico Fades An Intrusion of Reality - Never a Good Thing
By Fred Reed
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Yemen: 19 Killed as Soldiers, Militants Clash:
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Rival Yemeni troops brace for showdown:
The elite Republican Guard troops, commanded by Ahmed, the eldest son of Saleh, have reinforced their presence this week and deployed tanks and missiles on the hills overlooking Sanaa, witnesses said. http://bit.ly/pkU7t1
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Nine soldiers killed as gunmen attack Iraqi patrol:
Police told the German Press Agency dpa that 'ten soldiers managed to survive and flee the scene of the attack,' which was in Haditha, a city in the western province of Al-Anbar. http://bit.ly/oGYrBZ
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Taliban bomb kills Afghan governor, 3 guards:
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American working for Pentagon found dead in Kabul:
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NATO gives Afghans a $2.5bn white elephant:
AN iron mountain of military hardware destined for Afghanistan may be mothballed on arrival because Kabul cannot afford to maintain it, officials have said. Equipment including 22,000 US vehicles, 20 Russian helicopters and transport aircraft from Italy - is due to arrive over the next six months http://bit.ly/obSV2D
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'Too many chiefs and not enough Indians' U.S. hails Pakistan's capture of (ANOTHER) al Qaeda leader: -
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CIA's Push for Drone War Driven by Internal Needs:
When David Petraeus walks into the Central Intelligence Agency Tuesday, he will be taking over an organisation whose mission has changed in recent years from gathering and analysing intelligence to waging military campaigns through drone strikes in Pakistan, as well as in Yemen and Somalia. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=104993
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CIA agent barred from leaving Pakistan:
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Kashmiris go on strike over detentions:
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Indian MP arrested over bribery scandal:
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Smells a little better but? Libyan convoy with gold, cash crossed to Niger-NTC:
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" A friend in need" We won't grant asylum to Gaddafi - Burkina Faso:
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Africans trapped in southern Libya fear for lives - aid agencies:
Thousands of African migrants trapped in Libya are in need of protection from growing harassment and hundreds more have been arrested by rebels who overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, aid agencies said on Tuesday. http://bit.ly/phRYfs
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Libyan opposition lays siege to pro-Gaddafi strongholds:
Thousands of heavily armed opposition fighters have laid siege to the remaining strongholds of the former Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi that continue to be pounded from the air by NATO warplanes and are running short of water, food and medicine. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/sep2011/liby-s06.shtml
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Al-Qaida gets hands on Libyan weapons:
The North African branch of al-Qaida managed to get a hold of surface-to-air missiles during the Libyan war, a European terrorism official said. http://bit.ly/ra3AHE
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Libya mission couldn't have been done without U.S.: NATO chief: --
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Venezuela urges EU, U.S. to stop military intervention in Libya:
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Nicaragua refuses to recognize NTC, calls NATO drunken warmonger:
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega announced that his government does not recognize the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people and described NTC as "an instrument of intervention by NATO forces." http://mathaba.net/news/?x=628516
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Atlantic Council: Is Libya a "Global Con?":
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Manipulating Video Images: Sloppy Journalism or War Propaganda?
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NATO dilemma at Sana'a-Damascus fork:
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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Syria:
UN secretary-general urges world community to unite and take action on Syria:
While Ban stopped short of calling for military intervention, he delivered some of his strongest statements yet condemning the violence he says Syrian President Bashar Assad is perpetrating against his people. Ban said it is time for U.N. member nations to unite and take "coherent measures." http://wapo.st/pwcfQd
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In case you missed it: U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show:
The State Department has secretly financed Syrian political opposition groups and related projects, including a satellite TV channel that beams anti-government programming into the country, according to previously undisclosed diplomatic cables. http://wapo.st/fzASak
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Russia to oppose any moves to arm Syrian opposition:
The international community's "response to events" in Damascus will move from supporting the people's uprising and condemning the oppression of the regime by waving the stick of economic and financial sanctions - to arming the Syrian opposition, similar to what was done in Libya. http://bit.ly/pVv9es
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Iran warns over NATO's radar system in Turkey: minister :
Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that Iran will not tolerate any aggression against its national interests. Vahidi made the remarks in an interview with reporters in Tehran on Tuesday http://bit.ly/oT9b1I
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Israeli General: Likelihood of all-out Middle East war increasing:
Home Front Command chief says Middle East regional war could include use of weapons of mass destruction; warns that Arab Spring may turn into 'Radical Islamic Winter'. http://bit.ly/oLtgOw
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Abbas: Palestinians will resume peace talks with Israel after UN recognition of state:
Palestinian Authority president tells meeting of Israeli intellectuals who support UN bid 'we don't want to delegitimize Israel. We want to legitimize ourselves'; stresses negotiations are top priority. http://bit.ly/obtAzN
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Alert: French JDL is recruiting 'militants' to travel to West Bank in 2 weeks:
"This trip is for militants with military experience: The aim of this expedition is to lend a hand to our brothers face the aggression Palestinian occupants and thus enhance the security features of Jewish cities in Judea and Samaria." http://bit.ly/qFRrOp
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Leak Offers Look at Efforts by U.S. to Spy on Israel:
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Haitians protest alleged attack by UN peacekeepers:
Several hundred Haitians demonstrated Monday in support of an 18-year-old man who says he was sexually assaulted by peacekeepers from Uruguay on a U.N. base along the southern coast of Haiti. http://yhoo.it/oGHD9h
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Mexico's Felipe Calder�n Admits Drug War Is Failing:
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Justin Raimondo: Fast and Furious: Blowback from Mexico:
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Why the gun industry secretly loves Obama:
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China Using Rare Earths as a Weapon:
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Swiss National Bank Makes Epic Intervention Move, Sending The Swiss Franc Plunging:
This kind of floor/peg has been speculated on in recent weeks, but this is still an unbelievable move that will require ongoing Franc printing by the SNB to work. http://read.bi/oY2BG8
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Nigeria bank chief sees yuan becoming reserve currency: -
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Ford building $1bn manufacturing complex in India:
The new manufacturing facilities in Sanand in the western state of Gujarat will create 5,000 jobs, and will be able initially to produce 240,000 vehicles and 270,000 engines a year, Ford said. http://f24.my/nX1Hvs
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Chris Whalen: Bank Of America Should Declare Bankruptcy:
Bank of America has over $100 billion in mortgage liabilities, says Chris Whalen Co-founder of Institutional Risk Analytics. http://read.bi/mZxRLr
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Bank Of America Called Grieving Widow "48 Times A Day":
Many families who have just lost a loved one have had to deal with the unfortunate task of dealing with the debt left behind after death. One widowed woman is suing Bank of America Home Loan Servicing, saying they called her as many as 48 times a day demanding payment. http://bit.ly/niNUiz
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Torture Alleged at Chain of Children's Homes: -
Hundreds of parents claim a group of boarding schools tortured their children: locked them in dog cages, forced them to lie in feces and eat vomit, masturbated them and denied the troubled teens any religion "except for the Mormon faith." http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/09/06/39546.htm
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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