"I wouldn't go to war again as I have done to protect some lousy investment of the bankers. There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket." -- Major General Smedley Darling Butler - (1981-1940) Major General USMC, "Old Gimlet Eye'' and "Hell Devil Darling", most highly decorated military men from the pre-World War II era. Source: from a speech in 1933
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"The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear." -- Herbert Sebastien Agar - (1897-1980)
Source: The Time for greatness, 1942
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"The key to wisdom is this -- constant and frequent questioning ...
for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth." -- Peter Abelard (1099-1142) Source: Sic et non, c. 1120
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"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.": -
Aldous Huxley - (1894-1963) Author
Lest We Forget
By John Pilger
On Remembrance Day 2007 - Veterans Day in America - the great and the good bowed their heads at the Cenotaph. Generals, politicians, newsreaders, football managers and stock-market traders wore their poppies. Hypocrisy was a presence. No one mentioned Iraq. No one uttered the slightest remorse for the fallen of that country. No one read the forbidden list.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18726.htm===
In the Hands of the Military
By Chris Hedges
The last, best hope for averting a war with Iran lies with the United States military. The Democratic Congress, cowed by the Israel lobby and terrified of appearing weak on defense before the presidential elections, will do nothing to halt an attack.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18722.htm===
Princess Ferragamo at the Barricades
It's all about "regime change"
By Mike Whitney It doesn't take a genius to figure out why the crooked Princess Ferragamo--Benazir Bhutto-has returned to Pakistan. Bhutto's been traipsing all over Washington trying to garner support from think-tank heavies and establishment powerbrokers to help her stage a political come-back in Islamabad.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18730.htm
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Torturing Palestinian Detainees
By Stephen Lendman
Since the early 1990s, B'Tselem published more than ten reports on Israelis' use of torture and mistreatment of Palestinian detainees. This is the latest one in an effort to raise public awareness and help abolish these abhorrent practices.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18723.htm===
Entangling Alliances
By Ron Paul
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Venezuela: Between Ballots And Bullets
By James Petras
History has repeatedly taught that when you put social democracy, egalitarianism and popular power at the top of the political agenda, as Chavez has done, and as the vast majority of the populace enthusiastically responds, the Right, the reactionary military, the 'Centrist' political defectors and ideologues, the White House, the hysterical middle classes and the Church cardinals will sacrifice any and all democratic freedoms to defend their property, privileges and power by whatever means and at whatever cost necessary.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18727.htm===
"The Assassination of Hugo Chavez"
By Greg Palast. Video Report
In my interview with the president of Venezuela on March 28, he made Bush the following astonishing offer: Chavez would drop the price of oil to $50 a barrel, "not too high, a fair price," he said - a third less than the $75 a barrel for oil recently posted on the spot market. That would bring down the price at the pump by about a buck, from $3 to $2 a gallon.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18724.htm===
Charges dropped against last of 'Los Angeles Eight'
By Michel Shehadeh
For the last 20 years, the U.S. government has accused me of being a terrorist. Along with six other Palestinians and a Kenyan, we were dubbed the "Los Angeles Eight" by the media. Our case even made it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18729.htm===
"We won't take it any more."
Address by Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson
We raise our voices in unison to say to President Bush, to Vice President Cheney, to other members of the Bush Administration (past and present), to a majority of Congress, including Utah's entire congressional delegation, and to much of the mainstream media: "You have failed us miserably and we won't take it any more."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18728.htm===
Iraq: At least 71 killed as US occupation grinds on:
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U.S. forces accused of shooting Sunni allies:
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US House votes Iraq troop withdrawal Bush would veto:
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq, defying President George W. Bush by tying the measure to $50 billion in new war funds.
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Baghdad slams KRG oil deals :
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General says Turkey implementing Iraq operation:
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Cholera kills boy at notorious Baghdad orphanage:
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120 US war veteran suicides a week:
THE US military is experiencing a "suicide epidemic" with veterans killing themselves at the rate of 120 a week, according to an investigation by US television network CBS.
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IAEA: Iran Generally Truthful On "Nukes" :
White House press secretary Dana Perino said the report indicated that Iran has not suspended its enrichment-related activities and continues to defy the international community. "We believe that selective cooperation is not good enough," she said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071115/ap_on_re_eu/iran_nuclear===
Ahmadinejad Says U.N. Report Vindicates Iran :
Iran said on Thursday it had been vindicated in a report by the U.N. atomic watchdog and there would be no legal basis for further discussion at the U.N. Security Council of its nuclear plans.
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Presstitute and war pimp alert:
Israel Begins Preparations for Possible Iranian Attack:
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Wary of war, Gulf eyes Ahmadinejad visit for clues:
Gulf Arab states hope Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will use a visit to Bahrain on Saturday to show his country is not seeking to escalate a standoff over its nuclear program, analysts say.
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Iran threat assessment won't be released, intelligence chief says:
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Intel Chief Blasts 'Cherry Picked' Intel:
National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell said Tuesday he would resign if administration officials mischaracterized or "cherry-picked" intelligence to support their own political agenda.
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How Cheney Cooked the Intelligence on Iran :
Dick Cheney has been trying to pressure intelligence analysts who have not drunk the neocon kool-aid on Iran to go along with his line on the issues at stake in a National Intelligence Estimate on Iran that the White House has been holding up for more than a year.
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US: China to be responsible for diplomacy failure if it opposes new Iran sanctions:
China would be responsible if diplomatic solutions fail in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions, the US ambassador to the United Nations warned Thursday, saying Washington expects and will seek Beijing's cooperation for new sanctions.
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Former Iran negotiator charged with spying for UK :
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Report: Series of explosions rip through Iranian military site :
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Army kills 20 pro-Taliban militants in north-west Pakistan :
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Knives out for Musharraf as US loosens ties:
THE White House is trying to distance itself from President Pervez Musharraf and build connections to other Pakistanis, fearing he could soon fall from power.
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U.S. Is Looking Past Musharraf in Case He Falls :
Almost two weeks into Pakistan's political crisis, Bush administration officials are losing faith that the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, can survive in office and have begun discussing what might come next, according to senior administration officials.
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Busharraf of Pakistan:
There is never a dull moment when one follows the soap serial of Pakistan politics. Though always predictable, the main character is full of seemingly new tricks. His antics keep the media busy by providing them their daily prescribed dose of 'breaking news.'
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Afghan battle over English course kills five: :
Taliban insurgents shot dead an Afghan man for teaching English, triggering a shootout that left two militants and two policemen dead, a government official said Thursday.
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Olmert sets new condition for talks:
Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, has set forth a new condition for talks on Palestinian statehood, insisting any negotiation must be predicated on the recognition of Israel as the "state of Jewish people".
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Abbas calls for Hamas overthrow in Gaza :
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Thursday for the overthrow of Gaza's Hamas rulers, following the Islamic group's deadly crackdown on his loyalists in June.
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Palestinian billionaire launches movement to rival Fatah, Hamas :
Hundreds of Palestinian business people and professionals, led by an influential billionaire, launched a new political movement Thursday, reflecting growing disillusionment with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party.
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Hebron settlers filmed harassing city's Palestinian residents:
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US embarrassed as Putin honours spy who came in from the cornfields :
In Sioux City, Iowa, they are calling him the spy who came in from the cornfields. But, in Russia, the man the neighbours remember as a polite and private intellectual is being feted as one of the most important spies of the 20th century.
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One farmer's suicide every 30 minutes :
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Chiquita sued for Colombia killings :
Leading banana producer, Chiquita Brands International, has been sued for funding and arming a Colombian paramilitary organisation accused of killing banana growers.
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UK: Terror crackdown: Passengers forced to answer 53 questions BEFORE they travel:
For every journey, security officials will want credit card details, holiday contact numbers, travel plans, email addresses, car numbers and even any previous missed flights.
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Bush embarrassed by new attorney general:
Michael Mukasey, who was sworn in Tuesday, has reopened a dormant inquiry into the US government's warrantless wiretapping programme which was effectively blocked by the president 18 months ago.
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35m Americans go hungry in 2006 :
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Poll: People worry about being homeless: -
Nearly a third of Americans have at one point worried about becoming homeless and many more are taking in friends and relatives needing a home, a survey found.
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Fed makes biggest temporary injection since '01 :
The Federal Reserve on Thursday pumped its biggest temporary daily infusion into the U.S. banking system since just after the September 11, 2001 attacks as short-term lending rates rose on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Let Us Work Towards Peace & Joy
Tom Feeley
