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"Common experience shows how much rarer is moral courage than physical bravery. A thousand men will march to the mouth of the cannon where one man will dare espouse an unpopular cause." - Clarence Darrow
"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." - Robert F. Kennedy
"Do the thing you fear, then the death of fear is certain." - Brian Tracey
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Op-Ed Articles
Never Forget
Iraq. Began with big lies. Ending with big lies
By William Blum
Debacle!
How Wars Revealed the Weakness of the Global Superpower
By Tom Engelhardt
Statement From Afghan Resistance Regarding Negotiations
By Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Our Innocents Abroad?
By Pat Buchanan
When Can the President Assassinate Americans?
By Daniel McCarthy
The Outlook For Liberty is Dismal
By Paul Craig Roberts
The Law of Love and the Law of Violence
By Leo Tolstoy
Climate Change
Our Real Bequest to Future Generations
By Dean Baker
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| Hard News
18 Syrian Army Soldiers Killed By Deserters: At least 18 Syrian army soldiers were killed in the clashes that broke out today in Yasem against the defectors. The Syrian observatory for human rights reports http://bit.ly/yMBtA0
Free Syrian Army threatens to escalate campaign: The commander of Syria's 'Free Army' - made up of deserters - has warned the regime his men are about to escalate their offensive against the regular army. http://bit.ly/y9P6dV
Syria gas pipeline hit by explosion: A gas pipeline in central Syria was hit by an explosion today in an attack the government blamed on terrorists, the state-run news agency said. http://ind.pn/vms8g6
Arab League says Syria monitors are helping: Meanwhile army defectors whose armed insurgency has threatened to overshadow the peaceful popular uprising captured dozens of members of the security forces by seizing two checkpoints Monday, the opposition said. Army defectors also clashed with security forces at a third checkpoint, killing and wounding an unspecified number of Syrian troops. http://reut.rs/ubv7IS
US working to discredit AL monitors U.S. fears Syria not living up to Arab League deal:
The United States Tuesday expressed serious concerns about Syria's handling of an Arab League monitoring mission designed to halt a crackdown on anti-government protests. http://en.rian.ru/world/20120103/170611049.html
Taliban leaders held at Guantánamo Bay to be released in peace talks deal:
US agrees in principle to releasing top officials from Afghanistan insurgent group in exchange for starting process of negotiations. http://bit.ly/yXnMcD
Pakistan bomb attacks kill five: TWO separate bomb blasts in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Tuesday killed five people and wounded 26 others. http://bit.ly/umG4gr
U.S. Opened Pandora's Box with Drones:
A disadvantage is that this type of warfare depersonalizes warfare and reduces it to just another video game. http://ohne.ws/siCqoL
At least six killed as Libyan rebels clash in Tripoli: The witnesses conveyed that the clashes erupted when security forces loyal to the National Transitional Council of Libya tried to retake the government building, occupied by a militia of rebels from the town of Misruta. http://bit.ly/rCDkJB
Engineering Consent For Attack On Iran :
France says Iran still developing nuclear arms: "Iran is pursuing the development of its nuclear arms, I have no doubt about it," he told French television I-Tele. http://yhoo.it/ztWPEj
Iran warns US carrier off Persian Gulf: General Salehi said on Tuesday that we recommend and warn the aircraft carrier not to return to its previous position in the Persian Gulf, "since we are not in the habit of repeating a warning and we warn only once." http://www.presstv.ir/detail/219094.html
U.S. Joins EU Pressing to Cut Iran Oil Sales Over Nuclear Effort: The Obama administration and European governments are seeking help from Arab and Asian allies to reduce Iran's oil revenues in the dispute over its nuclear program, while trying to avoid causing a surge in prices that may threaten the global economic recovery. http://buswk.co/xBNS18
Oil above $111 on Iran, China, U.S. data: Crude oil rose above $111 a barrel on Tuesday as tension between Iran and the United States stirred fear of a possible disruption to oil supplies from the Middle East http://reut.rs/vvFE4x
Israel's useful idiot:
Michele Bachmann: Put US missiles on alert to warn Iran: Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she would put U.S. missiles on alert and consider blockading Iran to let that country know it should not develop nuclear weapons. http://bit.ly/xYYY4h
Palestinians Mull 'Harsh Measures' for Israel, Abbas Says -
Abbas' comments came a day after Haaretz reported that Palestinians were preparing a diplomatic campaign that aims to put Israel under "a real international siege." http://bit.ly/uycuIK
Palestinians: Peace talks require halt to (illegal) Israeli settlement construction:
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says nothing will come of Tuesday's meeting in Jordan unless Israel agrees to halt settlement construction in West Bank and East Jerusalem. http://bit.ly/rGN0CN
Israel announces contentious Jerusalem construction ahead of peace talks meet:
Housing Ministry publishes tender for (illegal) 300 housing units beyond the Green Line hours before Jordan-mediated session between Netanyahu envoy, PA negotiator. http://bit.ly/tyNMtg
Number of Palestinians and Israeli Jews will be equal by 2015.: According to the Palestinian Authority's CBS there are about 300,000 more Jews than Palestinians, while according to the Israeli CBS that number stands at 100,000. http://bit.ly/tEwnTC
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood plans to put treaty with Israel to a referendum:
The Muslim Brotherhood, has announced it will not recognize Israel and intends to bring the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty to a referendum. http://bit.ly/rLmFTK
Egyptians vote in third round of elections: The Freedom and Justice party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood group, and Nour, set up by ultraconservative Salafi Islamists, secured between them about two-thirds of the vote in the early stages. They are expected to replicate their gains in the final round to produce an overwhelmingly Islamist parliament, with liberals occupying less than a fifth of the seats. http://on.ft.com/zWY20C
Israel-Egypt peace appears to be nearing its end: Western leaders have tried to downplay the fact that Egypt's next government will be controlled by Islamist parties with ties to Hamas and other terror groups http://bit.ly/tScOsn
Gaza's Hamas PM warmly welcomed in Turkish parliament: The Palestinian leader received a standing ovation from the ranks of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) for his surprise entry into the room as the prime minister was making his weekly address to his fellow deputies. http://bit.ly/AvKu6X
Israel scraps military deal with Turkey: The move by the Defense Ministry, could cost Israel Aerospace Industries and the military electronics manufacturer Elbit Systems an estimated $90 million if Ankara demands compensation. http://bit.ly/xGjCfX
Obama Makes Arms Sales A Key Tool Of U.S. Foreign Policy: The President and his advisors apparently have decided that well-armed allies are the next best thing to U.S. "boots on the ground" when it comes to advancing America's global "security" interests. http://onforb.es/rX0Qkl
Boko Haram 'threatens Nigerian Christians and troops': A purported spokesman for Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum to Christians in the country's north and threatened troops after the president declared a state of emergency in hard hit areas. http://bit.ly/v2OxYk
Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?: Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it "haram", or forbidden, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society. This includes voting in elections, wearing shirts and trousers or receiving a secular education. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13809501
Boko Haram: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
In the town of Maiduguri, where the group was formed in 2002, the residents dubbed it Boko Haram. The term "Boko Haram" comes from the Hausa word boko meaning "Animist, western or otherwise non-Islamic education" and the Arabic word haram figuratively meaning "sin" (literally, "forbidden"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram
Exposed: The Military's Freakiest 'Non-Lethal' Weapon Ideas:
The military's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate's "Non-Lethal Weapons Reference Book," leaked online last week by PublicIntelligence.org, is a terrifying treasure trove that describes dozens of ways - for military and law enforcement officials to make you wish they were using the real bullets. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/non-lethal-weapons/
Shocking Religious Hate Crimes In NYC: Islamic And Hindu Centers Firebombed: Four molotov cocktails were thrown in Queens, New York on Sunday night. The targets of these fire bombing attacks were a mosque and a Hindu place of worship. No one was killed in any of the explosions, but damage was done and a clear message of hatred was sent. http://bit.ly/ssJwX3
2012 Iowa Caucuses by the numbers:
The percentages for the top three GOP contenders (Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum) in an Iowa survey http://bit.ly/uRQUEc
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| 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 : 2,848
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Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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