"If we'd been born where they were born and taught what they were taught, we would believe what they believe."-- A sign inside a church in Northern Ireland, explaining the origin of intolerance and hate
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"People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome." - George Orwell
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" ... the media in the United States effectively represents the interests of corporate America, and ... the media elite are the watchdogs of what constitutes acceptable ideological messages, the parameters of news and information content, and the general use of media resources.-- Peter Phillips, Project Censored, 1998
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"History is written by the victors". -Winston Churchill
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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: 4,800 www.icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,792
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Netanyahu Trying to Persuade Cabinet to Support Attack on Iran
By Zvi Zrahiya, Jonathan Lis, Barak Ravid and Amos Harel
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The Zionist lobby's First Lady in US Congress
By Alan Hart
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Neocolonial Scramble for Africa
By John Cherian
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The Human Toll of the U.S. Drone Campaign
By Glenn Greenwald
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Propaganda alert New Book Disputes Obama Administration's Account of Bin Laden Raid
By NewsCore
The book claims the SEALs landed on the roof of bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, rather than on the ground as the administration has stated. Pfarrer also writes that it was within 90 seconds of the beginning of the raid that bin Laden was killed. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29586.htm
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If This is Honor, I'll Pass. Oo.rah
By Fred Reed
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15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps: Food Stamps And The End Of The American Empire
By Gregor MacDonald
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Bringing Democracy Back Home This Time, Let's Really Crash the Party
By Andrew Levine
The democratic character of the regime under which we live has waxed and waned over the past two and a third centuries. Today, it is at an especially low ebb; and unless current trends are reversed, the situation is sure to become even worse. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29592.htm
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US and Europe Enraged Over Greek Democratic Referendum
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Austerity Measures Responsible For Athens' 'New Poor'
By Apostolis Fotiadis
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Greece's Choice - and Ours: Democracy or Finance?
By Robert Reich
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US kills 20 people in Somalia:
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Kenya issues attack warning over Twitter:
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Somalia: Ethiopian Military Crosses the Border:
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At least 18 killed in renewed Yemen violence:
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Two Nato Occupation Force Soldiers Killed in Eastern Afghanistan, Isaf Says:
At least two Nato troops died following an Improvised Explosive Device attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, Isaf said. http://goo.gl/CqoDc
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Rogue US army unit leader saw Afghans as 'savages':
The ringleader of a rogue US army unit accused of killing Afghan civilians for sport treated the locals like "savages," a court martial heard. http://goo.gl/O0vCq
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Syrian army deserters kill 15:
Syrian army deserters killed seven soldiers and eight members of the security forces and gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in an apparent response to the killing of 11 villagers earlier on Wednesday, an activist group said http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=244158
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Syria reaches deal with Arab League on unrest:
Syria said on Tuesday it had reached agreement with an Arab League committee tasked with finding a way to end seven months of unrest and starting a dialogue between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents. http://goo.gl/iM7zs
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Syrian colonel says he heads armed rebellion against Assad regime:
From his heavily guarded enclave in Turkey, a leading Syrian defector says he is heading an armed rebellion against the regime of President Bashar Assad. http://goo.gl/QGmly
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Propaganda alert:: Site discovery ups fear of Syria-Pakistan nuke ties:
The reported discovery of a complex in Syria has raised UN suspicions that Damascus collaborated with Abdul Qadeer Khan, the architect of Pakistan's nuclear bomb project, to obtain nuclear technology for a covert weapons programme. http://goo.gl/8g8Bd
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US fears uncoordinated Israeli strike on Iran:
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Israeli nuclear bluff and the American hand behind it:
The current moment for an attack on Iran is more than lucrative. While Iran's closest ally in the region, Syria, is suffering from internal turmoil, Iran would face a possible attack single-handedly. http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/11/02/59766425.html
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Iran military head warns of 'heavy damage' should Israel attack:
Tehran responds to recent reports of Israeli leaders' efforts to gain support for an attack on Iran's nuclear development sites. http://goo.gl/loa9v
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Israel Air Force conducts drills for long-range attacks:
While the media and political sphere is abuzz with news on a potential attack on Iran's nuclear development facilities, the Israel Air Force conducts comprehensive drills on long-range attacks at Italy NATO base. http://goo.gl/JtVri
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IDF test-fires ballistic missile in central Israel:
Defense Ministry says trial was preplanned, has no connection to recent media publications on possible attack on Iran. http://goo.gl/qQ3he
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IDF has green light to invade Gaza :
Government authorized IDF to take all necessary steps to stop Gaza rocket fire, including ground operation, military official tells AP. Offensive to be ordered only after massive rocket fire. Egypt envoy: 'We saved Gaza from destruction' http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4142646,00.html
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Israel to speed up illegal settlement construction in Jerusalem, West Bank: -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for speeding up the construction of 2,000 housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The announcement from his office comes in retaliation for the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO's vote, a day earlier, to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership. http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/world/meast/israel-settlements/
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Obama will rue his lack of principle on Palestine's Unesco membership:
In pulling out of Unesco, Obama gives the right a boost and abandons all pretensions of being an honest peace broker http://goo.gl/EPauH
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Saudi monarchy founder assured UK on Palestine:
"I conceded and acknowledged a thousand times to Sir Percy Cox, delegate of Great Britain, that I have no objection to giving Palestine to the poor Jews or even to non-Jews, and I will never ever violate their [the UK] orders" http://www.presstv.ir/detail/208014.html
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Aid ships head from Turkish port to Gaza:
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In Libya, Fighting May Outlast the Revolution:
Many of the local militia leaders who helped topple Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi are abandoning a pledge to give up their weapons and now say they intend to preserve their autonomy and influence political decisions as "guardians of the revolution. http://goo.gl/yY2br
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Bahrain rights probe head says torture systematic:
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U.S. could face Russian military response over missile shield:
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UK court rules WikiLeaks's Assange should be extradited:
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Georgia men arrested over alleged US ricin plot:
Four suspects believed to be members of fringe domestic militia group that planned to target federal government buildings http://goo.gl/arNMh
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British police surveillance system can turn off mobile phones:
Police in London possess a surveillance technology that sounds like something straight out of science fiction: a mobile GSM device that pretends to be a cellular tower, tricking nearby phones into connecting to it, then intercepting all their communications. http://goo.gl/aeoOq
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Greek Cabinet Unanimously Agrees To Hold Referendum:
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Coup fears: Prime Minister George Papandreou sacked the Greek military high command :
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UK: Manufacturing drops 'like a stone':
Double dip recession fears were fuelled today after a key measure of the health of manufacturing sector "dropped like a stone" to a 28-month low. http://goo.gl/Ym0JI
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FBI to probe MF Global's use of client money:
MF Global, the securities firm led by former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, admitted using clients' money as its financial troubles mounted, a U.S. official says. http://goo.gl/Zbk38
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Poof it's gone!
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Some 15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps:
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DC's homeless to be left in the cold this winter:
Residents of the Washington DC metropolitan area make on average the largest annual income of any region in America. The nation's capital also boasts a homeless population that is unmatched by many locales from coast-to-coast. http://rt.com/usa/news/homeless-winter-dc-city-333/
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Crowd swells at peaceful Occupy Oakland general strike rally:
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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