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"I wouldn't call it fascism exactly, but a political system nominally controlled by an irresponsible, dumbed down electorate who are manipulated by dishonest, cynical, controlled mass media that dispense the propaganda of a corrupt political establishment can hardly be described as democracy either." -- Edward Zehr - (1936-2001) Columnist =
"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them." -- Justice Joseph Story : (1779-1845) US Supreme Court Justice 1833 =
"In relation to the political decontamination of our public life, the government will embark upon a systematic campaign to restore the nation's moral and material health. The whole educational system, theater, film, literature, the press and broadcasting -- all these will be used as a means to this end." -- Adolf Hitler : - (1889-1945) German Nazi Dictator Source: Volkischer Beobachter, 23 March 1933 =
"And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, and said unto them, 'It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." -- Jesus of Nazareth - Source: The Holy Bible, Matthew 21:12 India Awaits Green Light for Raids on Pakistan By Usman Khalid === U.S. Draws India Into The Afghan War M.K. Bhadrakumar === Herding Humans For Profit By: Peter Chamberlin The duplicitous leaders in those countries then carry-out America's will, to set them upon a path to war, in effect, driving their own people into a "kill trap" where unwanted war is forced upon them. This pattern prevails all over the earth, wherever the US has imperial designs. We are all being herded into a global war trap, some call it world war III.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21538.htm === Secret of the Lusitania Arms find challenges Allied claims it was solely a passenger ship By Sam Greenhill Her sinking with the loss of almost 1,200 lives caused such outrage that it propelled the U.S. into the First World War. But now divers have revealed a dark secret about the cargo carried by the Lusitania on its final journey in May 1915.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21530.htm === Top Ten Myths About Iraq, 2008 By Juan Cole === Seasonal Forgiveness Has a Limit Bush and his cronies must face a reckoning By Jonathan Freedland === The Noose Tightens Rumsfeld, Ashcroft and other top Bush officials could soon face legal jeopardy. By Jonathan Tepperman === Alternative Christmas Message Video and full text of a Christmas message from Iran's president By Mahmoud Ahmadinejad === Iran Abuses Doctor's Rights By Cesar Chelala === Christmas on Planet Pope By Giles Fraser === Still Combating Stereotypes in the 21st Century By: Ghada Al Atrash Janbey From my personal experience as an Arab woman raised in the West for more than twenty years, I find myself constantly defying the stereotypes that have categorized me and my fellow Arab women as suppressed, oppressed, or imprisoned behind a veil.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21535.htm === Justice For Mr. Madoff? All Right, But Just This Once." By Dave Parts === 20,000 Pakistan troops move toward Indian border, officials say: === Bomb Kills One As Pakistan Arrests 7 Indians: Pakistan said yesterday it has arrested seven Indians in connection with a bomb blast in Lahore on Wednesday. The bomb-rigged truck exploded in a heavily guarded neighborhood of the city, killing a woman and injuring four people.
http://tinyurl.com/6uawzx === India Warns Citizens: Don't Travel To Pakistan (VIDEO): === Musharraf says India 'cannot dare cast an evil eye' on Pak: Amid heightened tensions between the neighbours in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, former President Pervez Musharraf on Friday said India "cannot dare cast an evil eye" on Pakistan as long as the armed forces are there to defend the country.
http://tinyurl.com/7k4x8p === Pak may curb fuel sale to save for war: Pakistan is left with only 6 days of oil reserves and the government is considering to halt fuel sale to the general public citing possible war with India, highly placed official sources said.
http://tinyurl.com/7arlxv === U.S. Coalition: 11 Taliban Killed in Afghan Operation: === Bomb kills Canadian occupation Force soldier in Afghanistan: The military said Friday that the soldiers were traveling in an armored vehicle in the Zhari district of Kandahar province when the deadly blast occurred.
http://tinyurl.com/7olzxq ===
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Troop-caused civilian deaths angering Afghans: watchdog: "Anti-insurgent" air strikes, which caused a quarter of more than 1,800 civilians deaths in Afghanistan this year, were a focus of public anger against troops in 2008, a rights groups said Wednesday.
http://tinyurl.com/9z3pmj === "Pro-Taliban group" claims responsibility for Lahore blast: === Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan: The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four younger women. His visitor, a CIA officer, saw an opportunity, and reached into his bag for a small gift. Four blue pills. Viagra.
http://tinyurl.com/82zxpb === Iraq prison revolt leaves 16 dead; three al Qaida escape: === Baghdad: At least 6 people killed: === At least five Iraqis were killed and scores were injured on Christmas day attacks in Iraq: === In case you missed it: Missing US arms probe goes global: - === Russia advises Obama to plan Iran talks: === Report: Peres urges Obama to delay talks with Iran: President Shimon Peres reportedly told Japanese media on Thursday that it would be wise for U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to put off dialogue with Iran until after the Islamic Republic holds presidential elections slated for June 2009.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050373.html === Report: Iran preps humanitarian aid ship to Gaza Strip: === Gaza Hunger In Pictures: I stopped by al shanty bakery mid of Gaza City. It is one of the biggest bakeries across Gaza which provides tens of thousands with bread. Hundreds of people crowded outside the bakery in a very long long row waiting for bag of bread. Children, women and men were awaiting the chance to have the bread which is totally running out in Gaza.
http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/gaza-hunger-in-photos/ === Palestinian rocket accidentally kills 2 young Gaza girls: === Israel gives Hamas 48 hours: - Israel on Friday gave Hamas and other Palestinian militant factions in the Gaza Strip 48 hours to reduce ongoing rocket and mortar attacks from the salient or risk an Israeli military operation into the strip.
http://tinyurl.com/9hs6t7 === Gaza bracing for Israeli attack: The spectre of a military attack is hanging over the Gaza Strip as militants fired another volley of rockets despite Israeli warnings that failure to stop the attacks would lead to bloodshed.
http://tinyurl.com/8zxdst === Hamas holds UN liable for Israel crimes: === Hamas: Our leaders do not fear death: Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip said Thursday that they were not worried about the possibility that Israel might assassinate the movement's top leaders. The officials said that Hamas had prepared itself for such an eventuality to ensure there would be no leadership vacuum if Israel carried out its threats.
http://tinyurl.com/7zbn23 ===
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Russia deploys 2nd S-400 missile system: === Tens of Thousands of Guineans Attend Conte Funeral: Thousands of Guineans turned out Friday to pay their respects to former President Lansana Conte, whose death this week sparked a military coup. Mutinous soldiers have consolidated power with the resignation of Guinea's prime minister.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-26-voa13.cfm === Junior army officer declares himself new Guinea 'president': === Coup in Guinea largely welcomed: === US demands immediate return to civilian rule in Guinea: "The United States of America condemns the military coup in Guinea and rejects the communique promising elections in December 2010," said the statement in French. "We demand an immediate return to civilian rule."
http://tinyurl.com/8u4ncj === Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter dies at 78: === In case you missed it: Harold Pinter : "Blatant state terrorism": As every single person here knows, the justification for the invasion of Iraq was that Saddam Hussein possessed a highly dangerous body of weapons of mass destruction, some of which could be fired in 45 minutes, bringing about appalling devastation. We were assured that was true. It was not true.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11239.htm === Riots push Greece to the edge: The guards at the Bank of Greece retreated behind supposedly impregnable bronze doors, and steeled themselves for yet another assault on the symbols of wealth, prosperity and unbridled capitalism.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7798056.stm === Protectionist dominoes are beginning to tumble across the world: === Blagojevich Lawyer Seeks to Subpoena Obama Aides: An attorney for Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked the Illinois House committee considering whether to impeach the governor to subpoena more than a dozen witnesses, including President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff and a senior adviser.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123023389395233961.html === Rezko attorney 'owns' Obama mansion: === Oklahoma City war veteran accused of selling bombs to gang members: Police spent the day searching the house of a decorated, two-tour Iraq war veteran on Tuesday to investigate a tip that the former soldier was said to have been making explosive devices to sell to gang members, according to a probable cause affidavit.
http://tinyurl.com/8swdjs === Homeland Security forecasts 5-year terror threats: The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press.
http://tinyurl.com/6szd8n === USA needs nuclear explosion to turn the world into dictatorship: Is the United States going to put dictatorship into effect under the guise of the anti-terrorist struggle? What may trigger another major transformation in 2009? The answer is obvious: another 9/11 in the USA
http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/106864-0/ === Japan output data casts more gloom: === U.S. Economy: Home Prices Fall Near Depression Pace: Sales of single-family houses in the U.S. dropped in November by the most in two decades and resale prices collapsed at a pace reminiscent of the Great Depression, dashing speculation the market was close to a bottom.
http://tinyurl.com/8alcyc === Visits to U.S. Retailers Fell 24% on Weekend Before Christmas: Customer visits to U.S. retailers fell 24 percent last weekend compared with a year earlier, the biggest drop on record, as deepened discounts failed to attract consumers.
http://tinyurl.com/7bxeww === Cash-strapped states look to cut from Medicaid: === Military recruiters having no trouble filling quotas: In a crumbling economy, jobs disappear and opportunities fade. But one employer always has openings: the U.S. military.
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USA needs nuclear explosion to turn the world into dictatorship: Is the United States going to put dictatorship into effect under the guise of the anti-terrorist struggle? What may trigger another major transformation in 2009? The answer is obvious: another 9/11 in the USA
http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/106864-0/ America's reputation and standing in the world has totally cratered. What's even worse is that Pravda is absolutely correct on this call. What a truly fudged up reality. --L.B. |
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