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"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum." -- Noam Chomsky (1928- ) Institute Professor Emeritus of Linguistics

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"No one has ever succeeded in keeping nations at war except by lies." -- Salvador de Madariaga (1886-1978 ), Spanish writer, diplomat, and historian, noted for his service at the League of Nations

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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/

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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq "1,284,105"
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America'sWar On Iraq 4,207
http://icasualties.org/oif/

The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$576,167,657,354

See the cost in your community
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

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India
Please Don't Go Down the Bush- Cheney Road

By Juan Cole

There is a danger in India as we speak of mob action against Muslims, which will ineluctably drag the country into communal violence.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21370.htm

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The Triumph of Terror

What is the rationale of Mumbai terrorist attack?

By Patrick J. Buchanan

The strategic target of the militants is the Pakistani government.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21371.htm

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Mumbai Attacks: Piecing Together the Story

By AlterNet

There is a torrent of information and analysis on the recent attacks in Mumbai, but much of the story is nowhere to be seen in the American mainstream media. Here's a guide to what you might have missed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21378.htm

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Obama's Kettle of Hawks

By JEREMY SCAHILL

What ultimately ties Obama's team together is their unified support for the classic US foreign policy recipe: the hidden hand of the free market, backed up by the iron fist of US militarism to defend the America First doctrine.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21373.htm

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Vote First. Ask Questions Later.

By William Blum

Is there reason to be happy that the insufferably religious George W. is soon to be history? "I believe that Christ died for my sins and I am redeemed through him. That is a source of strength and sustenance on a daily basis." That was said by someone named Barack Obama.1 The United States turns out religious fanatics like the Japanese turn out cars. Let's pray for an end to this.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21377.htm

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How Many Americans Died Because of Bush's Torture Program?

By Scott Horton

According to a special operations intelligence officer, the answer is a number north of three thousand-not counting the tens of thousands maimed or seriously wounded, the destruction of the nation's reputation as a moral leader, or the damage done to our Constitution.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21372.htm

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Kafka Has a Rival

The UK Foreign Office Lectures Us on Human Rights

By John Pilger

John Pilger describes the black irony of an "open day to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" at the Foreign Office, guardian of rapacious British power and policies that invert the meaning of human rights.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21374.htm

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Somalia: Another CIA-Backed Coup Blows Up

By Mike Whitney

Up until a month ago, no one in the Bush administration showed the least bit of interest in the incidents of piracy off the coast of Somalia. Now that's all changed and there's talk of sending in the Navy to patrol the waters off the Horn of Africa and clean up the pirates hideouts. Why the sudden about-face?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21375.htm

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Jewish 'Refugee' Lobby Seeks to Eclipse Palestinian Losses

By Jonathan Cook

A broad coalition of Jewish lobby groups has made a series of breakthroughs this year in its campaign to link the question of justice for millions of Palestinian refugees with justice for Jews who left Arab states in the wake of Israel's establishment 60 years ago.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21376.htm

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Bombs kill 14, wounds many across Iraq:

Pupils were leaving the school when the bomb placed in a cart in the northern city of Mosul was detonated, killing four people and wounding 12.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/2346628

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Two Sunni party members killed:

Unknown assailants have killed two members of a Sunni party in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, 400 kilometres north of the capital Baghdad, security sources said early Tuesday.
http://tinyurl.com/5lrtz3

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Bomber Kills 7 in Violent Afghan Province:

A man wrapped in explosives approached a police car passing through a crowded marketplace in the southern province of Helmand on Monday and detonated himself, killing at least seven people and wounding at least 27, the local authorities said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/world/asia/02afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world

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Top U.S. official: We warned India before Mumbai attacks:

The United States warned India before last week's brutal attacks in Mumbai that terrorists appeared to be plotting a mostly waterborne assault on its financial capital, a senior Bush administration official said Tuesday.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042994.html

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All the terrorists were from Pakistan and well-trained, says Mumbai police chief:

He said police had received an alert saying that a hotel could be attacked.
http://tinyurl.com/5at5f7

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Pakistani links to terror raise tensions in region:

Militant says former army member ran training camp
http://tinyurl.com/59nsmg

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US official: India attack may have Pakistani roots:

That's the closest a U.S. official has come to laying blame for the coordinated assaults in Mumbai, although the official was careful to say Tuesday that the evidence isn't all in.
http://tinyurl.com/6f9pa6

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India demands Pakistan extraditions:

The Indian government has presented Pakistan with a list of 20 fugitives it wants extradited as relations between the two nations deteriorate over the Mumbai terror attacks.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/12/2008121152158798572.html

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US gives green light for Indian attack on pakistan:

India has right to protect itself: Obama:

Sovereign nations have the right to protect themselves, US president-elect Barack Obama said on Monday, when asked if India could follow the same policy he advocated during his election campaign - of bombing terrorist camps in Pakistan if there was actionable evidence and Islamabad refused to act on it.
http://tinyurl.com/6hapuf

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Mumbai mayhem conspiracy to hit nuke: Gul:

Former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) ISI Chief General (Retd.) Hameed Gul has said that Mumbai incident is an international based conspiracy to deprive Pakistan of its atomic power.
http://www.pak-times.com/2008/11/28/mumbai-mayhem-conspiracy-to-hit-nuke-gul/

Pak TV channel says 26/11 hatched by Hindu Zionists:

Mumbai's 26/11 was actually a plan hatched by "Hindu Zionists" and "Western Zionists", including the Mossad, said a self-styled Pakistan security expert on a Pakistan news television show, uploaded on www.hotklix.com.
http://tinyurl.com/6mwdxu

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Israel Kills 2 Palestinians In Gaza:

Palestinian medical officials said the dead were civilians - a pair of teenage brothers who were struck outside their house. The identities of four people wounded were not immediately known.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042982.html

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Palestinian government says Israel not allowing funds into Gaza:

Acting Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad strongly criticized Israel Tuesday, saying Israel has blocked cash transfers into the Gaza Strip, meaning thousands of public employees will not be able to get their salaries on Wednesday.
http://tinyurl.com/6ftc8y

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Olmert: Clinton as Secretary of State will strengthen Israel-U.S. ties:

"Sen. Clinton is a friend of the State of Israel and the Jewish People and I am sure that in her new position she will continue to advance the special Israel-U.S. relationship," the Prime Minister said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042663.html

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Obama says US 'will maintain strongest military on planet':

"To ensure prosperity here at home and peace abroad, we all share the belief we have to maintain the strongest military on the planet."
http://tinyurl.com/5szdta

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Venezuela Proposes New Regional Currency During ALBA Summit:

President Hugo Chávez proposed the creation of a regional monetary bloc with its own currency to break the hegemony of the U.S. dollar and U.S.-dominated international financial institutions.
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/3994

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Thousands Of Ex-Paramilitaries Active In Colombia - Study:

More than 10,000 demobilized paramilitary fighters are currently active in gangs working for Colombian drug lords, according to a study out Monday.
http://tinyurl.com/5pvzz6

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Nicaragua: Venezuela has offered to replace U.S. aid:

President Daniel Ortega says Venezuela has offered Nicaragua $100 million in aid if the U.S. and European Union cut off funding over disputed elections.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-12-02-nicaragua-venezuela_N.htm

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US manufacturing hits 26-year low: ISM :

The Institute of Supply Management said its manufacturing index slumped 2.7 points to 36.2 percent, far below the 50 percent level that separates expansion and contraction. The level was the lowest since May 1982.
http://www.breitbart.com/print.php?id=081201191102.3uw0pjyd&show_article=1

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U.S. May Be in for 'Great Recession,' Longest Postwar:

The longest economic slumps since 1945 were the 16-month downturns that ended in March 1975 and November 1982. The Great Depression lasted 43 months, from August 1929 to March 1933
http://tinyurl.com/6ztpyo

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Mortgage delinquencies shoot higher:

The percentage of people who are two months behind on their mortgages shot up in the third quarter from the same period last year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081202/mortgage_delinquencies_third_quarter.html

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Let us work towards Peace and Joy

Tom Feeley

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