"The voice of protest, of warning, of appeal is never more needed than when the clamor of fife and drum, echoed by the press and too often by the pulpit, is bidding all men fall in and keep step and obey in silence the tyrannous word of command. Then, more than ever, it is the duty of the good citizen not to be silent." -- Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908) American scholar

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"It is one thing to wish to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth." - Richard Whately: On the Love of Truth

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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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"If you can't get the guy you want," said the officer, "you get the guy who knows him."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29180.htm

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U.S. officials have disclosed plans for further deployment of its drone planes in East Africa. A base on the Seychelles for Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles, another one is to be established in Ethiopia in addition to the existing one in Djibouti.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29177.htm

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The overt theme is unilateralism, but it is ultimately a story of domination. It calls for the United States to maintain its overwhelming military superiority and prevent new rivals from rising up to challenge it on the world stage. It calls for dominion over friends and enemies alike.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1544.htm

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Politics, the media, wealth and power... they are all enmeshed in this nation that we proclaim to be free and democratic.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29185.htm

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Obama is promising to veto a Palestinian state for reasons that he has yet to clearly articulate. The president could always come out and explain his dramatic change of heart in plain language - but that might prove a little embarrassing.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29182.htm

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For months, Palestinian intellectuals, historians, legal experts and academicians have warned against Abbas's haphazard, understudied move.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29183.htm

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Exercise of its veto at UN will highlight Israel's diplomatic isolation along with Washington's slavish posture.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29184.htm

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Rick Perry is talking up his travels to Israel on the stump - a line that's likely music to the ears of an activist rabbi who made the governor's last two trips happen.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29190.htm

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'Tears of Gaza' by Vibeke Lokkeberg is a documentary film that should be watched by every American, to see how Israel spends our taxes. Every European should watch it, to see the true face of Israel.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29165.htm

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The forced impoverishment of Greece with exorbitant returns demanded by German and French central bankers is likely to produce another fascist military coup.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29188.htm

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My prediction is if she continues to "Tell It Like It Is", Senator Brown is going to find himself a very ex-Senator.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29189.htm

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Why is it that self-termed progressives are in full retreat (and have been for decades) from the witless army of angry clowns and hack illusionists of the U.S. rightwing?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29179.htm

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The average household income in the U.S. in 2010 was just under $50,000 - down 2.3 percent from 2009 and lower than it was in 1997.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29186.htm

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Formerly (and perhaps more aptly) named Liberty Park, the plaza has become home to the activists and the center point of an increasingly bitter standoff between protesters and police.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29178.htm

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The video shows unidentified occupants watching protests from the balconies of Wall Street in amusement while sipping champagne.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29187.htm

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Is it possible that we are known for feeding war machines, lining the pockets of the rich and killing innocent men and women? Is this what our great republic has been reduced to?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29191.htm

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As he lay dying in a Georgia prison, Troy Davis had a few words to say to his alleged victim's family.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29192.htm

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At least 16 people were killed Wednesday in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, in fresh clashes between troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and dissident military forces, shattering a short-lived ceasefire.
http://bit.ly/nXd1je

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Ten al-Qaida suspects were killed while a top leader in the network escaped death as U.S. drones carried out several air strikes on their strongholds in Yemen's south, local officials said Wednesday.
http://bit.ly/n5NBf4

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At least 11 police officers were killed in a terrorist attack in the Afghan Province of Ghazni on Wednesday night, a local police chief said.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20110921/167003659.html

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Two coalition service members were killed as a result of an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
http://bit.ly/oHFEIM

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The Obama administration has sharply warned Pakistan that it must cut ties with a leading Taliban group based in the tribal region along the Afghan border and help eliminate its leaders, according to officials from both countries.
http://wapo.st/pCcH9E

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The United States and Pakistan have reportedly agreed to limit the number of American troops in that country, amid frayed relations between the two nations and a struggle to repair them.
http://tgr.ph/mQpisY

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Three more Yemeni protesters have been killed after forces loyal to the country's dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh fired mortars at opposition supporters in the capital.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/200410.html

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The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret drone bases for counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign
http://wapo.st/qE9d1P

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Syrian forces killed at least six civilians in military operations in central and northwestern regions yesterday, residents said, following an increase in attacks on the army by defectors sheltering in rural areas.
http://bit.ly/qlZZry

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy took a swipe at Syria on Tuesday for its harsh military repression of pro-democracy protesters, calling on the UN to give the Syrian people the same assistance given to the Libyans, dpa reported.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1934508.html

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The media advisor to Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki "absolutely" denied statements reported by The New York Times this week that the Iraqi government urged the Syrian president to step down.
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/09/21/167932.html

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Iraqi Vice President Khudair al-Khuzaie says in line with a bilateral security accord, the US forces deployed in the country will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of this year.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/200457.html

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Clashes took place between the fighters of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) and members of the security troops of the fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi around nightfall on Tuesday in central Tripoli, a Xinhua witness said.
http://wapo.st/qE9d1P

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NATO's decision-making body granted approval Wednesday for the military alliance to continue its mission over Libya for another 90 days.
http://wapo.st/qG7rCb

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The North Atlantic tribes, under the banner of NATO, and their Arab flunkies are lining up for a showdown in Sirte. Muammar Qaddafi and the Al Fateh revolutionary forces remain defiant and have issued statements saying that they will never surrender. Their extraordinary resistance has most certainly earned them a place in the history of modern warfare.
http://sfbayview.com/2011/imperialism-will-be-buried-in-africa/

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The Burkinabe, as Burkina Faso's residents are known, credit Gadhafi with starting banks, hospitals, university buildings, roads, mosques and women's education centers.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/09/15/124242/tiny-burkina-faso-confronts-gadhafis.html

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Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has strongly condemned plans to deploy a NATO early-warning radar system in the country, CNN Turk TV channel reported today. CHP stated that it will oppose the authorities' decision.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/turkey/1934626.html

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PLO Secretary-General, members of PLO delegation in Washington say U.S. president's speech was 'double standard' when he praised the Arab Spring but did not express support for Palestinian state.
http://bit.ly/mT3h9b

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In the de-facto capital of Ramallah, the epicenter of the rally took place at the newly-constructed Arafat Square where Al-Aashiqeen, a Palestinian band, performed following fiery speeches delivered by leaders of political factions.
http://palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=17124

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After perhaps the warmest pro-Israel speech given at an annual UN General Assembly meeting by any U.S. president, Barack Obama now has 'seal of approval' from no less an authority than Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
http://bit.ly/nDzBhV

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Troy Anthony Davis is willing to take a polygraph test before he is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night to show he is not a cop killer, his lawyer said late Tuesday evening.
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/troy-davis-willing-to-1185439.html

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Troy Davis, an American convicted two decades ago of killing an off-duty policeman, has urged opponents of the death penalty to fight on after he is executed Wednesday following a failed bid for clemency.
http://bit.ly/pnBG16

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The real debate is how: A Greek default and exit must be taken in the people's interests - not entrusting the process to the EU, IMF and banks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/19/greece-must-default-and-quit-euro

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The European debt crisis has generated as much as 300 billion euros ($410 billion) in credit risk for European banks, the International Monetary Fund said, calling for capital injections to reassure investors and support lending.
http://bloom.bg/oKuOgE

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Canada's unemployment rate will climb higher through the rest of this year and in 2012, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday
http://english.cri.cn/6826/2011/09/21/189s659255.htm

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Moody's Investor Service has downgraded the debt ratings of three major US banks, amid worries over the lack of government support for top lenders in case of crisis.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/200480.html

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It's official. The first decade of the 21st century will go down in the history books as a step back for the American middle class.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/21/news/economy/middle_class_income/index.htm

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Tom Feeley