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"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.": James Baldwin Biography - Fiction Writer, Essayist, Social Critic, 1924-1987 = "... The greatest bulwark of capitalism is militarism: Emma Goldman Biography - Anarchist, Feminist, Labor Advocate, 1869-1940 = "It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease. When the poor share some of the power that the affluent now monopolize, we will give a damn.": Cesar Estrada Chavez Biography - Farm Workers' Union Founder, Human Rights Activist, 1927-1993 === Confronting the Terrorist Within By Chris Hedges The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, when viewed from the receiving end, are state-sponsored acts of terrorism. These wars defy every ethical and legal code that seek to determine when a nation can wage war, from Just War Theory to the statutes of international law largely put into place by the United States after World War II. These wars are criminal wars of aggression. C http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21367.htm === Analysis: Defense Policy Under Obama and Gates SIZE OF U.S. MILITARY -- TO INCREASE AS PLANNED By Reuters === With Gates, Obama Opts for Empire By Matthew Rothschild === The End of the Affair Obama and the antiwar movement By Justin Raimondo === The Cost of Hegemony is Beyond Reach By Paul Craig Roberts Undeterred by massive budget deficits from wars, a falling economy, and financial bailouts, the US government has managed to start a new cold war with Russia. Last Friday, the Russian military announced that it was developing a new generation of ballistic missiles in response to the US government's decision to deploy ballistic missile defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21366.htm === Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security By Spencer S. Hsu and Ann Scott Tyson === Censorship in America? By Timothy V. Gatto The attacks by missile-bearing unmanned Predators have killed hundreds in Pakistan attending funerals and weddings, yet this hardly gets mentioned in the MSM. When Americans see the demonstrations and protests against our actions in the Middle-East, it is apparent that most Americans are wondering why. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21368.htm === The Great Land Giveaway Neo-Colonialism by Invitation By James Petras === Breakdown of the Global Monetary System by Summer 2009 By GEAB Without a complete overhaul of the system inherited from 1944 by summer 2009, the failing of the current system and that of the United States at the center, will lead the whole planet to an unprecedented economic, social, political and strategic instability, and more specifically to a breakdown of the global monetary system by summer 2009. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21364.htm ===
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Climate Juggernaut 'On The Horizon' By AFP === Iraq blasts kill 33: === All options are open, resistance legitimate right - Sadrist MP: A Sadrist legislator said all options are open for the Sadirsts in accordance with their constitutional and legal rights, adding "resistance of occupation" is a legitimate right guaranteed by the international law". http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=103920 === 23 dead in Afghan clashes: - A suicide attack near a German diplomatic convoy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul left three Afghan civilians dead Sunday as 20 other people, most of them insurgents, were reported killed in other unrest. http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=255347 === Suicide-bomber kills 10 in Afghanistan: - A suicide-bomb attack on a crowded market in southern Afghanistan killed Monday 10 persons, including two police officers. http://tinyurl.com/5vj3ev === Gunmen on motorbike kill governor in Afghanistan: === Press and "Psy Ops" to merge at NATO Afghan HQ: sources: === 32 Killed in Pakistan Clashes: === Mumbai attacks - city fears five terrorists are 'missing': === India sends 'stern' message to Pakistan: === Pakistan rejects "unsubstantiated" Mumbai allegations: - === LT denies link to Mumbai terrorism: The banned Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LT) denied its involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks even as US media and intelligence speculated about the group's possible role in the attacks that left over 200 people, including several foreigners, dead in India's financial capital, Mumbai. http://tinyurl.com/6yc6ht === Pakistan warns west: we cannot fight al-Qaida if crisis escalates: Intelligence officials say 100,000 troops will be taken from duties on Afghan border if India begins 'unwanted conflict' http://tinyurl.com/6ep3nw === In case you missed Shock as top Indian Army officer arrested over bomb attack: === India asks for Dawood and Masood Azhar's head: : India has asked Pakistan to hand over gangster Dawood Ibrahim and terrorist leader Maulana Masood Azhar for their suspected involvement in the Mumbai terror attack. http://tinyurl.com/5a7owp === US tells Pakistan to cooperate in India probe: The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday, saying the "civilized" world must unite against this menace. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_re_as/rice_india === Mumbai attacks 'were a ploy to wreck Obama plan to isolate al-Qaeda': Last week's atrocities were designed to provoke a crisis, or even a war, between the nuclear-armed neighbours, diverting Islamabad's attention from extremism in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and thus relieving pressure on al-Qaeda, Taleban and other militants based there. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5263919.ece === Iran parliament: Time to talk to US: Iran's Majlis Speaker, Ali Larijani, told reporters on Monday that the parliament is mulling over the letters received from members of the US Congress and Senate, who had put forward a request for initiating parliamentary dialogue between the two countries. http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=77120§ionid=351020101 === Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza with humanitarian aid: The Israel Navy on Monday turned away a Libyan ship heading to Gaza with 3,000 tons of humanitarian aid, ending the most high-profile effort yet to break a blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042587.html === Family of Mumbai Chabad victim rejects official Israeli memorial: The family has also said that it does not want Teitelboim's coffin wrapped in an Israeli flag before it is boarded onto the plane in India later Monday, as those of the other Jewish and Israeli victims will be. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042611.html === Chavez tries to extend term limits: === OPEC says ready to cut oil production by good amount at coming meeting in Algeria: === U.S. Muslims worry about new federal rules: === Let us work towards Peace and Joy Tom Feeley |
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