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November 08, 2011
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 Op-Ed Articles

IAEA Study as Pretext for War on Iran

 

By RT

 

The precedent of US intelligence presenting false evidence to build a case for the war in Iraq raises alarm bells as to the accuracy of the atomic agency's latest report on Iran.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29668.htm

 


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Bought and Paid For?
Nuclear Wikileaks: Cables Show Cosy US Relationship with IAEA Chief

 

By Julian Borger

 

As Mohamed ElBaradei's term as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headed towards a close last year, Washington looked forward to the new era under Yukiya Amano with relish.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29664.htm

 


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Presstitute Alert
Iran Prepping for Missile Attack on Israel

 

By Aaron Klein

 

Iran has been preparing Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon to retaliate in the case of Israeli strikes against Tehran's nuclear sites, according to Egyptian security officials speaking to WND.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29665.htm

 


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Murder Inc - Licensed to Kill
US Assassination Drones & Targeted Killings

 

By Press TV

 

The Pentagon now has some 7,000 aerial drones, compared with fewer than 50 a decade ago, and has asked Congress for nearly $5 billion for drones in 2012.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29666.htm

 


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The Obama Doctrine: Making a Virtue of Necessity

 

By James Petras

 

In response to major military and political losses as well as new opportunity, the White House is fashioning a new doctrine of imperial conquest based on intensified aerial warfare, greater extra-territorial intervention, and, when circumstances allow, alliances with collaborators.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29667.htm

 


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In case you missed it
Why We Fight

 

Must Match - Documentary

 

This award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8494.htm

 


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The US is a Police State

 

By Prof. John McMurtry

 

What is a police state? - it can be deduced as unlimited state power  of armed force freely discharged without citizen right to stop it.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29671.htm

 


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Occupy America

 

By Michael Parenti

 

When the people liberate their own minds and take a hard clear look at what the 1% is doing and what the 99% should be doing, then serious stuff begins to happen.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29672.htm

 


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"Corporations Are Not People"
Activists Push Amendment to Revoke "Corporate Personhood"

 

By Democracy Now!

 

"I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29673.htm

 


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Official US Propaganda Movie
Prelude to War

 

Video

 

The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29670.htm

 


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Courage

 

I Minute Video

 

"A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29669.htm

 

Hard News

60 Afghan Taliban killed in attack on NATO base:

 

According to an ISAF spokesman, a large group of insurgents attacked the base using small arms and rocket-proplled grenades. ISAF troops fought back, causing "significant" casualties among the insurgents, Voice of America News reported.
http://bit.ly/tZVRaP

 


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British occupation force soldier is killed in Afghanistan:

 

The soldier from 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment is killed while on patrol in Babaji, Helmand province
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/09/british-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan

 


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Afghan soldiers disarmed after attack on Australian allies:

 

Soldier turned his weapons on colleagues at base in Uruzgan province, seriously wounding three of them
http://bit.ly/vLPDlH

 


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Musharraf: U.S. terror claims are nonsense:

 

He said there may be some refugee camps on the Pakistani side of the border that could be harboring some unsavory figures, but most of the U.S. claims were nothing more than "a mirage."
http://bit.ly/vZxAXM

 


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14 dead as Niger clashes with convoy from Libya:

 

Niger's army has clashed with a heavily armed convoy of vehicles that entered its territory from Libya, killing 13 in the convoy and suffering one casualty on its side, military sources in the West African country said on Wednesday.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246339/20111109/14-dead-niger-clashes-convoy-libya.htm

 


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New Libyan PM seeks cash, reassures fighters:

 

 Libya's incoming prime minister Abdurrahim El-Keib was forced on Wednesday to pacify an angry crowd of armed fighters demanding jobs and back-pay, and urged his Western allies to unblock frozen funds so his government can pay its way.
http://bit.ly/vdK8A1

 


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Libya ex-PM 'faces torture threat' if he leaves Tunisia:

 

Tunisia should halt plans to extradite Libya's last Gaddafi-era PM back home, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15662469

 


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Murder Inc.
US kills 6 people in Somalia:

 

The terror drone raid was carried out Wednesday morning near Kismayo in southern Somalia, leaving six people dead and 70 women and girls that were fleeing the area toward Kismayo wounded.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/209142.html

 


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US military adds armed robotic helicopters to fleet:

 

The US military plans to add a new lethal drone to its fleet -- a robotic helicopter for the US Navy equipped with laser-guided rockets, defense giant Northrop Grumman said Wednesday.
http://yhoo.it/v2P8Mx

 


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'15,000 strong' army gathers to take on Syria:

 

An insurgent army which claims to be up to 15,000 strong is being coordinated from Turkey to take on President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, which risks plunging the region into open warfare.
http://tgr.ph/tXqagg

 


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Arab league prepares 'harsh' measures against Syria:

 

"The Arab League informed the opposition Syrian National Council that the emergency meeting of foreign ministers on Saturday will approve new measures against the Syrian regime due to non-compliance with the Arab initiative provisions," the newspaper said.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20111109/168552788.html

 


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US to Syrian protesters: Say no to amnesty offer:

 

The U.S. spoke out against the amnesty offer last week, and Syria claimed that the warning was proof of U.S. involvement in Syria's unrest. - State-run media said the U.S. "prompting armed groups to continue committing murders." The U.S. has dismissed similar Syrian claims as baseless.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20111109/us-us-syria/

 


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Israeli minister warns of possible strike on Iran:

 

 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Tuesday of a possible Israeli military strike against Iran's nuclear program and rejected suggestions that the Jewish state would be devastated by an Iranian counterattack.
http://bit.ly/rzN2id

 


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WikiLeaks cable portrays IAEA chief as 'in US court' on Iran nuclear program:

 

 Iran could use the WikiLeaks revelation as another reason not to cooperate with the West on its nuclear program.
http://bit.ly/fsWLFE

 


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Britain, France urge new strong sanctions on Iran:

 

Britain and France, in a joint statement Wednesday, called for new tougher strong sanctions to be imposed on Iran unless Tehran cooperates over its nuclear programme.
http://yhoo.it/vN0LsA

 


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Russia says wont back new Iran sanctions over nuclear program:

 

"Any additional sanctions against Iran will be seen in the international community as an instrument for regime change in Iran. That approach is unacceptable to us, and the Russian side does not intend to consider such proposals," Interfax quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as saying.
http://bit.ly/ujcpkW

 


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Presstitute alert: ...
Canada likely to stand with allies on Iran: Analyst

 

Canada may get pulled into military strikes against Iran if it comes to a showdown between western powers and the "rogue state".
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/07/canada-likely-to-stand-with-allies-on-iran-analyst

 


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Former Mossad Chief Seeks to Avert Israeli Attack:

 

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan is hoping to prevent what he believes could be a catastrophe. His statements, however, have deeply angered the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,796320,00.html

 


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Right-wing general with links to torture wins presidency:

 

Right-wing Patriotic Party candidate Otto Perez Molina, who studied in the US military's notorious School of the Americas in the mid 1980s and ran on a law and order ticket, won 54 per cent, beating Manuel Baldizon of the Democratic Freedom Revival party.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/111703

 


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Chavez Calls Up Ortega to Congratulate Him for Election Victory :

 

Ortega won 63.95 percent of votes, according to the latest preliminary reports released Monday.
http://bit.ly/tmENtT

 


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Show trial: USS Cole bomb suspect arraigned at Guantanamo:

 

The main suspect in the USS Cole bombing was formally arraigned Wednesday at Guantanamo in the first such case since U.S. President Barack Obama reversed course and ordered controversial military trials to resume.
http://www.dose.ca/news/story.html?id=5681634

 


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Thousands march in student protest over university fees:

 

Some 4,000 officers were on duty, as demonstrators marched peacefully in a protest against higher tuition fees and "privatisation" in universities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15646709

 


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Canada: Police shut down Occupy protests:

 

Police forcibly removed protesters from a London, Ontario park early Wednesday, marking the beginning of the end of the Occupy movement in Canada as other cities vowed to also evict demonstrators.
http://yhoo.it/uV3Lol

 


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Joe Walsh screams at constituents, defends Banks :

 

Don't blame banks!" "I'm tired of hearing that crap!""
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbpGbAyEjeg&feature=player_embedded

 


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Despotism & Democracy : Video -

 

Measures how a society ranks on a spectrum stretching from democracy to despotism. Explains how societies and nations can be measured by the degree that power is concentrated and respect for the individual is restricted.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4971.htm

 


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New US offshore oil leasing plan includes Arctic:

 

The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic.
http://bit.ly/vyP8Wi


"Let us be peace and joy"

Tom Feeley
Cost Of war

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: 
4,801


Number Of  International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,796

 

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Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
 $1,275,462,531,752
http://www.costofwar.com/

 

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