"Should, hereafter, those incited by the lust of power and prompted by the supineness or venality of their constituents, overleap the known barriers of this Constitution and violate the unalienable rights of humanity: it will only serve to show, that no compact among men (however provident in its construction and sacred in its ratification) can be pronounced everlasting and inviolable, and if I may so express myself, that no wall of words, that no mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of boundless ambition on the side, aided by the sapping current of corrupted morals on the other." -- George Washington

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"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." -- William Pitt -- (1759-1806) British Prime Minister (1783-1801, 1804-06)

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"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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Former prime minister warns that Middle East would be 'very, very badly destabilised "if" Iran acquired nuclear weapons.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29076.htm

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Nothing causes so much fear among the elite as the prospect of a nation controlled by its people.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29081.htm

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One wonders whether the sickening and slobbering piles of lard sitting at home on their sofas with their newly acquired plasma TV screens are nodding obediently, snorting and cooing and saying "Cor!"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29065.htm

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Just as radical Islam filled the vacuum created by the imploded Soviet Union as an existential core threat, so too has the degradation of al Qaeda cleared the decks for the coming war with China.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29079.htm

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Unless the US can tackle its domestic problem, China will be the new hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29080.htm

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By invading Iraq, the U.S. fell into a trap set by bin Laden .
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29084.htm

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More countries are destroyed by their own politicians than by foreign armies.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29077.htm

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Mostly, the talk is of the "middle class"-its stagnant wages, foreclosed houses, maxed-out credit cards and adult kids still living in their childhood bedrooms.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29085.htm

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"The world is collectively suffering from a crisis of confidence, in the face of a deteriorating economic outlook and rising concerns about the health of sovereigns and banks."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29086.htm

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We are governed by political ideologies that are inflexible, uncompromising, and that ignore the long-term well-being of our country.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29083.htm

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Although many in the US government aspire to her level of commitment to Israel, few can measure up to a dedication that extends beyond the very interests of her own country.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29078.htm

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'He Scares Me,' North Korean Dictator Says.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29082.htm

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Seven people died and six were wounded in a suicide car bombing at a police headquarters in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Friday, a spokesman for the provincial administration said.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20110909/166578734.html

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A statement that three died in an insurgent attack in the east, and one in a roadside bomb explosion in the south. It did not release further details or the nationalities of those killed, but said all died on Friday.
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_18860800

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U.S. soldiers deployed on the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan say the war isn't going away for another ten years, even after Washington pulls troops from a country locked in a deadly Islamist insurgency.
http://reut.rs/qKPdtz

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A "surge" of U.S. civilian officials into Afghanistan has cost about $1.7 billion since 2009, and is likely to get a lot more expensive soon, according to a new audit.
http://wapo.st/okc6q9

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Medical officials and witnesses say at least five civilians have been killed in the past 48 hours in military strikes in southern Yemen.
http://wapo.st/okc6q9

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Death threats did not stop Hadi al-Mahdi, a popular radio talk show host in Baghdad, from criticizing and mocking the Iraqi government's waste and inefficiency. What silenced him was his actual death.
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/09/09/166072.html

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Hundreds of Iraqis gathered Friday in central Baghdad to demonstrate against the government, amid a heavy deployment of military forces.
http://bit.ly/qh2bih

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It's the lying about it: Baha Mousa's nose was broken. There was blood above the corpse's mouth. The skin had been ripped off his wrists. According to his friend, Baha had been crying and pleading for his life from beneath his hood.
http://ind.pn/nnpfOR

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New WikiLeaks cables show angry Nouri al-Maliki accusing Arab neighbours of stoking civil war.
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/09/201199133920876153.html

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Syrian troops killed a teenage boy on Friday as protests broke out across the country urging international protection from a deadly government crackdown on dissent, activists said.
http://bit.ly/ncvhHt

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Activists called Friday for protests across Syria to ask "for foreign protection," a move aimed at putting pressure on President Bashar Assad and his regime which has pressed on with a violent crackdown on dissent.
http://bit.ly/qxnpcZ

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Political conflict during Syria's uprising has moved from the streets into the home, dividing families along political lines, at times pitting husband against wife and brother against sister.
http://bit.ly/oltJ7i

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As the Syrian opposition delegation arrived in Moscow, President Dmitry Medvedev said protesters in Syria included "extremists" and "terrorists".
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2439909.ece

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"believe nothing until it has been officially denied"
Syria, Yemen should not fear NATO - official:

They have nothing to be afraid of, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Dirk Brengelmann told a press conference in Moscow on Friday.
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=272128

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The battle for Bani Walid between Libya's loyalists and insurgents rages on. According to Al Jazeera, the day's casualties comprise two insurgents; the Arab satellite broadcasters also report the capture of 8 Libya loyalists
http://bit.ly/pTTe9z

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The estimated amount of all signed and planned military contracts of Gaddafi's government with Russia was $4 billion.
http://rt.com/news/arms-russia-contracts-libya-099/

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The Palestinian people are "long overdue" in their quest for an independent state, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday, ahead of a Palestinian push for statehood in the UN planned for later this month.
http://bit.ly/pHLfVd

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'If something comes to a vote in the UN Security Council the US will veto.'
http://bit.ly/nv13Rw

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Spokesman for Jewish settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, suggested invoking the "Dromi Law," which permits home owners to kill intruders and could be used to shoot Palestinians attempting to approach Jewish homes in the neighborhood.
http://bit.ly/p7TOwC

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A retired college professor from the US state of Texas who has sailed approximately 8,000 miles to the eastern Mediterranean in an epic voyage, is heading toward his destination - the exact location where Israeli forces tried to sink a US Navy ship in 1967, killing or injuring over 200 American servicemen.
http://www.imemc.org/article/61983

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Egyptian activists demolished a wall around the Israeli embassy in Cairo Friday after thousands demonstrated at Tahrir Square to push for a timetable for transition to democracy and an end to military trials for civilians.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/09/us-egypt-protest-idUSTRE7885PH20110909

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 Rally in Cairo to press generals to keep their promises of political reform ends with attack on Israeli embassy wall.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/20119993150747146.html

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Explosive Evidence -- Experts Speak Out"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW6mJOqRDI4&feature=player_embedded#!

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FBI found ties between hijackers and Saudis in Sarasota but never revealed the findings
http://bit.ly/qf6wqD

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In case you missed it:

Fox News has learned some U.S. investigators believe that there are Israelis again very much engaged in spying in and on the U.S., who may have known things they didn't tell us before September 11
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7545.htm

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Concluding with the massive expansion of surveillance since 9/11, the report delves into the many ways the government now spies on Americans without any suspicion of wrongdoing, from warrantless wiretapping to cell phone location tracking - but with little to show for it.
http://bit.ly/pm6LaP

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Case raises concerns about criminalising contact between journalists and off-the-record sources
http://bit.ly/oRSGvJ

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Barring a last minute stay of execution by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in a last ditch hearing scheduled for September 19, accused Savannah, Ga. cop killer Troy Anthony Davis will be executed.
http://bit.ly/oEjX9K

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Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sTZrMNPhQAc

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Photos show Republican candidates Rick Perry and Ron Paul in heated discussion during a presidential debate ad break
http://bit.ly/quu2u0

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The New Apostolic Reformation seeks dominion over society and government -- and it looks like Perry is their chosen candidate.
http://bit.ly/of06zt

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The report finds that a full third of those who are born into the middle class actually slip below middle-class income levels as adults.
http://bit.ly/pWXlKk

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Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans: Yada, yada, yada
http://1.usa.gov/nJsdp2

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This jobs package isn't going to pass Congress, so this speech wasn't about policy, it was about messaging.
http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2011/09/09/obama-is-coming-to-cut-medicare/

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The new complex in Sanand, Gujarat, will employ 5,000 people turning out 240,000 vehicles and 270,000 engines a year. Production is scheduled to start in 2014.
http://bit.ly/nawJLL

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The number of job cuts are not final and could change. The restructuring aims to reduce the bank's workforce of 280,000 over a period of years, the Journal said.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/BofA-discussing-about-40000-rb-3979901818.html

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Bank of America is rearranging chairs on the deck of the Titanic. And firing thousands of people who don't need to be fired.
http://www.businessinsider.com/bank-of-america-bankruptcy-whalen-2011-9

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Canada surprises with job losses in August:

Canada's economy unexpectedly lost jobs in August, overshadowing other signs the economy was making a comeback after a bleak second quarter and keeping central bank rate hikes off the table.
http://reut.rs/oVg6Mj

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Tom Feeley