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Fed Beaten
Bill To Audit Federal Reserve Passes Key Hurdle

By Ryan Grim

In an unprecedented defeat for the Federal Reserve, an amendment to audit the multi-trillion dollar institution was approved by the House Finance Committee with an overwhelming and bipartisan 43-26 vote on Thursday afternoon despite harried last-minute lobbying from top Fed officials and the surprise opposition of Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who had previously been a supporter. Continue

The Great Stimulus Debate of '09

"Crybabies need not apply"

By Mike Whitney

Barack Obama has decided to push the economy back into recession, and no one can figure out why. Perhaps the impressionable Obama has come under the spell of the deficit hawks and crystal gazers who see Armageddon around every corner. Continue

The Pending Collapse Of The U.S.A.

By Timothy V. Gatto

The truth that most people realize but can’t openly talk about is that America has seen better days and that the system of capitalism has long outlived its usefulness. Continue

Economic Crisis Is Getting Bloody

Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions, Foreclosures and Job Losses

By Nick Turse

Despite ever rosier economic predictions and a surging stock market, the body count from the economic crisis is destined only to grow in the weeks and months ahead. Continue

Get Out Of My Country

This is a must listen - Interview With Malalai Joya

A lone Afghan woman is making her way across to Canada arguing that our troops and all foreign forces should get out. Continue

Obama Aggresses
Media echoes lie : Iran threatens to "wipe Israel off the map."

By Carl Herman

“Crimes against Peace” is the planning of a War of Aggression. It is illegal under several areas of law wherein all nations bound themselves to prevent the carnage of war: the UN Charter (treaty status), Nuremberg Principles (or London Charter, treaty status), and US military law. Continue

53% Of Israeli's Favor Ethnic Cleansing

Poll: Transfer Tops Solutions to Arab-Israeli Problem

Israeli National News

Transfer of Arabs from the Palestinian Authority to actual Arab countries was the most popular solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, according to a poll this week by Israel National News. Continue

Zionist Control of Britain’s Government: 1940-2009

By William A. Cook

The Zionists and their “gangs,” a euphemism for well equipped and well trained military forces, launched a full scale terrorist rebellion against the British by robbing banks, indiscriminate killing of British police, and the assassination of British minister-resident Lord Moyne in 1944. Continue

18 killed in Afghan suicide blast: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed 18 people, including several children, in a marketplace in western Afghanistan on Friday, close to a provincial governor’s compound, the governor said.

Five guards killed in attack on former Afghan warlord: A controversial former Afghan warlord who is now a lawmaker escaped unhurt after a roadside bomb ripped through his convoy on Friday, killing five of his bodyguards, police said.

Roadside bomb kills 3 civilians, wound 3 in E Afghanistan: Three civilians were killed and three others were injured as their car hit a roadside bomb in Khost city capital of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, police said.

Outrage as Nato attack 'kills Afghan civilians': A joint Afghan-Nato raid has outraged Afghan villagers, who claim innocent civilians were killed. The operation took place in the village of Haiderabad in Ghazni province early on Friday morning.

2 occupation force troops killed in blasts, clashes in Afghanistan: Two coalition troops have been killed in bomb blast and clashes in Afghanistan belonging to UK and Denmark.

Gates: No handover to Afghan forces any time soon: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it was too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.

Afghan governor turned 3,000 men over to Taliban: "Lots of people, including my family members, went back to the Taliban because they had lost respect for the government. The British bore the brunt of this because the Taliban became the defenders of Helmand, where the local tradition doesn't allow foreigners to go into people's homes."

All Afghan detainees likely tortured: diplomat: All detainees transferred by Canadians to Afghan prisons were likely tortured by Afghan officials and many of the prisoners were innocent, says a former senior diplomat with Canada's mission in Afghanistan.

Extrajudicial killings: U.S. Kills 8 People In Pakistan: A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a compound being used by suspected Taliban militants in a village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan, according to two intelligence officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information.

Pakistan: : Eight militants killed in clashes in Khyber Agency: At least eight militants were killed while several others were injured during clashes with security forces in Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency.

Fact or fiction? Taliban chief hides in Pakistan: Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Afghan Taliban, has fled a Pakistani city on the border with Afghanistan and found refuge from potential U.S. attacks in the teeming Pakistani port city of Karachi with the assistance of Pakistan's intelligence service, three current and former U.S. intelligence officials said.

Islamabad under pressure over Blackwater presence: Urging the across-the-board disarmament of the Pakistan-based US officials and military personnel as well as prosecution of alleged subversive elements, the party's Punjab President, Hashim Shaukat Khan said the Interior Ministry let 200 Blackwater staffers enter Pakistan without clearing the customs "under American pressure," the newspaper added.

Abbas confirms election delay: Palestinian presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January will be postponed, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has confirmed. - "Perhaps they will be delayed by a year, or less, I don't know. What I am saying now is that I will not be a candidate," Abbas said in the interview that was broadcast on Thursday.

'Fatah officials warn of third Palestinian intifada': Fatah had made a strategic decision to declare a third intifada against Israel, movement officials told Nazereth-based newspaper Hadith Anas, citing the failed peace talks as the reason for their resolution.

Israel conducting secret talks with Hamas, Abbas says: The Palestinian president reiterated his criticism against Israel, saying that Jerusalem wasn't truly interested in peace, adding that "Washington isn't pushing Israel enough to advance the peace process."

Stranger than fiction: Embracing Sarah Palin: It is time for America's Jews to toss aside their innate liberal leanings, and embrace Sarah Palin as a figure worthy of Jewish support. With her remarks this week, she has more than earned it

Is the Israel lobby doing more harm than good? : "With the price of a meal, he bought you as a captive audience for three hours," said a friend familiar with these events. "He does the same thing back home every month and gives the same speech. The politicians all come because they know there's a good chance they will get a check out of it for their campaigns."

The Pro-Israel lobby and Antisemitism: C4's Dispatches has been branded 'antisemitic', but surely Britain's Jewish community can cope with reasoned scrutiny?

In case you missed it: Inside Britain's Israel Lobby: Dispatches investigates one of the most powerful and influential political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the interests of the State of Israel.

In case you missed it: The Israel Lobby: Video Documentary: John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago) and Steve Walt (Harvard) published the controversial article 'The Israel Lobby and US foreign policy'. In it they state that it is not, or no longer, expedient for the US to support and protect present-day Israel. The documentary sheds light on both parties involved in the discussion: those who wish to maintain the strong tie between the US and Israel, and those who were critical of it and not infrequently became 'victims' of the lobby.

Historian: Obama Won't Go Head-to-Head with US Jews: “Ethnic minorities like the Jews are an integral part of the American nation, and every president in the White House understands that if he ignores the Jews of the United States and their supporters he will be making a mistake,”

Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran : Dismay at Iran nuclear response: Senior officials from six world powers have expressed disappointment at Iran's response to an offer of a deal intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs and have urged Tehran to reconsider the proposal.

Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran : Obama warns US, partners mulling 'consequences' for Iran: President Barack Obama warned Thursday that the United States and its partners were working on a package of steps to show Iran the "consequences" of its decision to snub a nuclear deal with world powers.

IAEA chief: Time is running out for Iran nuclear deal: The IAEA chief also said he did not want to see sanctions against Iran, adding he thought they would only force Tehran into a more hawkish position.

IAEA speaks out against fresh sanctions on Iran: "We have not received any written response from Iran. What I got of course is an oral response, which basically said 'we need to keep all the material in Iran until we get the fuel,'" ElBaradei said.

Demonizing Ahmadinejad : Media manipulation and war with Iran? This is another example of Mainstream Media's continuing suppression of basic facts concerning Israel and the Palestinians and other dramatic details related to the Middle East.

In case you missed it: How we lied to put a killer in power: The world's press was systematically manipulated by British intelligence as part of a plot to overthrow Indonesia's President Sukarno in the 1960s, according to Foreign Office documents. The BBC, the Observer andReuters news agency were all duped into carrying stories manufactured by agents working for the Foreign Office.

Houthis release new footage of Saudi attack: The Houthi fighters have released new footage, which they say depict Saudi aircraft targeting civilians in northern Yemeni villages near the border.

Colombia-Venezuela divide widens: Gabriel Silva, Colombia's defence minister, said uniformed men, allegedly from the Venezuelan army, blew up the bridges that cross into Colombia's Norte de Santander state. - Ramon Carrizalez, Venezuela's vice-president said the bridges were removed on the Venezuelan side and that they were illegal crossings used for drug trafficking.

U.S. urges Honduras de facto leader to step aside: – Honduras' de facto leader should make good on an offer to step aside for a week so voters can focus on November 29 polls and resolve the country's political crisis, the U.S. State Department said Friday.

Honduras regime seeks to disarm citizens ahead of polls: The Honduran de facto regime on Friday ordered citizens to turn in their weapons in a bid to avert violence around disputed presidential elections to be held at the end of the month.

Ecuador Closing bases: The closure of the US military base in Manta is a huge victory for both the Ecuadorian activists who have been campaigning for a decade against the US military presence in their country, and for the international No-Bases campaign.

Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is ‘not a religion’: On his 700 Club TV show yesterday, Pat Robertson claimed that Islam is “not a religion,” but “a violent political system bent on the overthrow of the governments of the world and world domination”:

Pentagon budget must rise to fund current plans: An average of $567 billion would be needed annually, in constant 2010 dollars, from 2011 to 2028, not including any war funding, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated.

Panel votes to audit the Fed; cap its spending at $4 trillion: A key congressional panel on Thursday approved legislation introduced by the Texas congressman Rep. Ron Paul, that - for the first time in the central bank's 95-year-history -- would require government audits of Federal Reserve monetary policy, as well as how much the central bank has lent and will lend to specific banks.

In case you missed it: Priceless: How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession: The Federal Reserve, through its extensive network of consultants, visiting scholars, alumni and staff economists, so thoroughly dominates the field of economics that real criticism of the central bank has become a career liability for members of the profession

Problem mortgages hit new high at 14 percent: More than 14 percent of borrowers were in trouble on their mortgage during the third quarter, a new record, according to an industry survey released Thursday

How many delinquencies are on new mortgages?: Mortgage delinquencies keep rising and are now occurring in a huge way among borrowers who had been rated good credit risks. Just about every category of mortgages gone bad hit a new record in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

New wave of foreclosures lurks as defaults pile up: Unless foreclosure modification efforts begin succeeding on a permanent basis - a scenario that many analysts think is unlikely - millions more foreclosed homes will come to market.

Nearly 10% of Texans running late on home loans, survey finds: More than a quarter of Nevada's homes with mortgages are delinquent or in foreclosure, the Mortgage Bankers' survey found.

Banks face major commercial real estate storm: Sooner or later, office buildings and other commercial real estate financed during the credit bubble will generate hurricane-scale losses for banks.

Hacked: Sensitive Documents Lifted from Hadley Climate Center: The whole affair has much of the blogosphere alight. Blogs skeptical of man-made global warming see blood in the water.

Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global Warming'?: The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously exposed after a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (aka Hadley )

'Fat for cosmetics' murder suspects arrested in Peru: Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe.

November 19, 2009

Hungering for a True Thanksgiving

By Amy Goodman

“In the next 60 seconds, 10 children will die of hunger,” says a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) online video. It continues, “For the first time in humanity, over 1 billion people are chronically hungry.” Continue

13 VS. 2,000,000

Fort Hood Shootings a Shocker...Why Not U.S. War Crimes?

By Ted Rall

American lives are worth a lot. - The lives of foreigners, on the other hand, are pretty much worthless. Continue

Obedience to God or Obedience to Orders?

By Jacob G. Hornberger

What if the U.S. government is the aggressor, not the defender, in a particular war? What if the president orders soldiers to kill people who have done nothing against the United States? What if the U.S. government itself starts a war against a much weaker nation? Continue

Hell Comes Home

Killing is the ultimate traumatic experience

By Robert C. Koehler

There’s no armor, it turns out, for conscience. So our men and women are coming home from the killing fields wounded in their heads, used up, greeted only by the military’s own meat grinder of inadequate health care and intolerance for “weakness.” Continue

Secret CIA 'Torture' Prison Discovered

ABC News Finds the Location of a "Black Site" for Alleged Terrorists in Lithuania

By BRIAN ROSS and MATTHEW COLE

The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC News this week. Continue

International Law And Israeli Propaganda

This is a must watch: Norman Finkelstein Interviewed on Danish TV

"Hamas is not obliged under international law to accept the legitimacy of the state of Israel." Continue

Iran Began Preparing for U.S. Bombing in 2002

By Gareth Porter

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published new evidence Monday that Iran had been building "contingency centres" in the event of a U.S. bombing attack as early as 2002, years before it began building the second enrichment facility at Qom. Continue

Joe Hill, "Ain't Never Died."

By Dick Meister

It's Nov. 19, 1915, in a courtyard of the Utah State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City. Five riflemen take careful aim at a condemned organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, Joe Hill, who stands before them straight and stiff and proud. "Fire!" he shouts defiantly. Continue

Pakistan: 20 killed in Taliban suicide attack outside court: According to witnesses the bomber stepped out of a taxi and walked towards a crowd of prople waiting at the entrance to a court building. He detonated his suicide vest as he was being frisked by a police inspector.

11 militants killed by Pak forces: The Pakistani military killed 11 militants during operations in the country’s restive tribal belt and destroyed several rebel hideouts, authorities said on Wednesday. Six militants were killed in fighting over the past 24 hours in South Waziristan.

Pakistan Kill 7 Civilians: Two women, three children and two men were killed when military planes accidentally bombed some houses in Hangu on Wednesday.

Extrajudicial Killing: U.S. attack kills 4 people in Pakistan: At least four suspected militants were killed and five others wounded in a suspected United States drone missile strike in North Waziristan tribal agency, local TV channel reported Thursday.

10 civilians killed in Afghan suicide bomb attack: Ten civilians were killed and many others injured Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan, the police said.

2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Blast: Lt. Col. Todd Vician says the two were killed by a bomb explosion in Zabul province late Thursday morning

Military policeman killed in Afghanistan: A British soldier from the Royal Military police has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.. He did not have any further details.

Hamid Karzai: foreign troops out of Afghanistan in five years: President Hamid Karzai today signalled the beginning of the end of foreign military intervention in his country, when he pledged that Afghan security forces would take the lead in combating the Taleban over the next three to five years.

Private security companies will leave Afghanistan within two years: President Karzai told private security companies that they would have to cease operating in Afghanistan within the next two years.

'Liberation was just a big lie': "Karzai has not only insulted, but betrayed the Afghan people."

Canadian diplomats ordered to hold back information on Afghan prison torture: There was a fear that graphic reports, even in censored form, could be uncovered by opposition parties and the media through access-to-information laws, leading to revelations that would further erode already-tenuous public support.

Iraq: : At least four killed in Mosul attacks: At least four people were killed and six injured in two attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday.

Nidal Malik Hasan sought prosecutions for 'war crimes confessions': Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood gunman, had sought military prosecutions against soldiers he claimed confessed "war crimes" to him during counselling sessions.

Saudi soldier killed in clashes in Yemen: report: A Saudi soldier has been killed in clashes with Yemeni Shiite rebels at the border between the two countries, Saudi media reported on Thursday.

Yemen troops 'kill Houthi rebel leader': Yemeni government forces fighting Houthi rebels in the country's north have killed a leader and forced his supporters into retreat, officials say.

Houthis destroy Saudi tanks, Humvees: On Wednesday, the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of relentless missile attacks and artillery fire against civilians on the Yemeni soil.

Iran sends warships to Yemeni waters: The deployment, announced Saturday in Tehran, could bring closer the prospect of a confrontation with Saudi Arabia, its regional rival, amid rising tension in the Gulf and Red Sea regions, both vital oil arteries.

Iran to send more warships to fight Somali pirates: Fariborz Qaderpanah, said Wednesday that the navy has decided to send more ships to the Gulf of Aden to protect Iranian merchant containers and oil tankers from Somali pirates in the volatile waters.

Iran Wants 100% Guarantee on N. Fuel Issue: Iranian ambassador to IAEA said Wednesday night Iran is ready for final round of talks for acquiring fuel for Tehran Research Reactor, but "we want 100% guarantee".

Major powers to hold Iran nuclear talks on Nov 20: Representatives from major world powers will meet in Brussels Friday to discuss developments with Iran's nuclear programme, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's office said Thursday.

Obama renews threats against Iran: US President Barack Obama says the door is still open for Iran to accept the IAEA-backed proposal on a nuclear fuel deal but warned of “consequences” if Tehran does not change its mind.

Iran FM: New sanctions not a wise move: “I think they [the world powers] are wise enough not to repeat failed experiences. Of course it's totally up to them," he added.

Iranian Laptop With Nuclear Data Stolen in Tehran: A laptop computer belonging to an Iranian nuclear scientist and carrying confidential data about Iran’s atomic facilities was stolen in Tehran.

Hamas vows to win Palestinian rights by resistance: "Not much hope could be upheld for a future Palestinian state as long as the Zionist occupation persists; Israel pushes ahead with plans to build more homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem Al-Quds as well as the West Bank; and Palestinians are shorn of the right to free decision-making," Meshaal told al-Jazeera TV network on Wednesday.

Abbas: Mideast peace deal won't happen with me: Abbas said he had made clear during talks with U.S. President Barack Obama that he did not see himself as likely to convince Israel to halt construction in West Bank settlements. "I told President Obama, if you can't halt [settlements] why could I?"

Israel builds Jewish homes with one hand, destroys Arab homes with the other: The World Likud movement held a cornerstone-laying ceremony yesterday for the expansion of the neighborhood of Nof Zion, despite - or possibly because of - American pressure against building in East Jerusalem. The Jewish settlement is in the middle of the Arab village of Jabal Mukkaber. Meanwhile, the Jerusalem municipality razed two Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem yesterday.

Netanyahu senses Obama's weakness on Jerusalem: If there is anything that irks the White House more than news from the American consulate in Jerusalem about new West Bank settlements, it is a newspaper report on a new neighborhood in East Jerusalem.

Netanyahu party member slams 'racist' Obama: "President Obama should not interfere with the rights of the Jewish people to live in Jerusalem," said Likud Knesset Member Danny Danon. "This ... is a racist demand"

U.K. Jews lambaste TV 'exposé' of Britain's pro-Israel lobby: A television program purporting to expose the unknown power and influence Britain's pro-Israel lobby has triggered a wave of condemnation by British Jews, some of whom accused the report of stoking anti-Semitism.

In case you missed it: Inside Britain's Israel Lobby: Dispatches investigates one of the most powerful and influential political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the interests of the State of Israel.

Russia extends death penalty ban: A Russian court has effectively outlawed the death penalty in the country, ruling that a moratorium on capital punishment due to expire in January must remain in force.

UK: Judges attack UK secrecy over public documents: Senior judges say the foreign secretary is stopping them releasing details of CIA interrogation techniques - even though the US has published them.

Fair trial? Main 9/11 plotter will be convicted, executed: Obama: US President Barack Obama, defending plans to try accused September 11 author Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court, predicted Wednesday that he would be convicted and executed.

FBI tracked Studs Terkel for decades: The FBI spent 45 years tracking Terkel as a suspected communist, according to his 269-page dossier. Only 147 pages were released.

$4.8 trillion - Interest on U.S. debt: Unless lawmakers make big changes, the interest Americans will have to pay to keep the country running over the next decade will reach unheard of levels.

1 million jobless face benefits loss in January: Extended benefits will expire unless Congress acts. Recent extension only covers workers through Dec. 31.

Your congressman's padded retirement plan: Opinion polls show that Americans today have a special contempt for Congress. They might be even more upset if they knew what kind of retirement deal congressmen have given themselves at the taxpayers' expense

Bank Bonuses Surge; While many Americans will count themselves lucky to be drawing any kind of income at all this year, bonus payments will rise by 40 percent for most bankers, according to a recent survey conducted by New York-based Options Group.

Restore law and split up banks: Ten years ago, the Republican-controlled Congress — egged on by that champion deregulator, former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm — passed legislation that arguably did more to plunge the United States into our crippling great recession than anything else: It repealed the Great Depression era’s Glass-Steagall Act.

Geithner, under fire, defends AIG bailout: - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended on Thursday the costly bailout of AIG and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the failure of big financial firms.

India’s billionaires outstrip US counterparts: The combined fortunes of India’s 100 richest have reached $276bn, well outstripping their Chinese peers’ $170bn, according to data compiled by Forbes magazine. Though the net worth of the 100 richest Americans has fallen by 18 per cent, they still amounted to the wealthiest national group with $775bn.

November 18, 2009

Global Warfare
U.S. Military Operations in All Major Regions of the World

By Rick_Rozoff

Not only does one country account for the overwhelming plurality of world military expenditures, but that nation also has troops and bases on all six habitable continents (as well as a 54-year military mission in Antarctica, Operation Deep Freeze) and eleven aircraft carrier strike groups and six navy fleets that roam the world's oceans and seas at will. It is also expanding a global interceptor missile system on land, on sea, in the air and into space that will leave it invulnerable to retaliation. Continue

In Case You Missed It
The Criminalization of War

America's "Long War" From the Truman Doctrine to the NeoConservatives

Video - By Michel Chossudovsky

The Implications of the US Military Agenda. Click to view

Who Will Be Next?
The Eviction Of Palestinian Families Continue

Video Report

The sight of Palestinians in East Jerusalem being forced out of their homes has become an all too familiar scene. Continue

The Complete Guide to Killing Non-Jews

Introduction by Gilad Atzmon

American and British corrupted politicians who are happy to take donations from Israeli Tycoons and other ‘Friends of Israel’ better start to understand once and for all what kind of Ideology they are aligning themselves with. Continue

Dirty Money - Dirty Politicians?

The 15 Biggest Congressional Recipients Of Wall Street Campaign Cash

By Huffington Post

Which members of Congress have so far received most Wall Street money for the 2010 election cycle. The answers may surprise you. Continue

Hungry In The USA
America's Economic Pain Brings Hunger Pangs

By Amy Goldstein

The nation's economic crisis has catapulted the number of Americans who lack enough food to the highest level since the government has been keeping track, according to a new federal report, which shows that nearly 50 million people -- including almost one child in four -- struggled last year to get enough to eat. Continue

Who Are You and What Have You Done With the Community Organizer We Elected President?

By Robert Scheer

What's up with Barack Obama? The candidate for change once promised to take on the powerful banking interests but is now doing their bidding. Finally, a leading Democrat, in this case Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, has a good idea for monitoring the Wall Street fat cats who all but destroyed the American economy, and the Obama administration condemns it. Continue

"This is our surge"
Iraq's Lessons, On The Home Front

By Karl Vick

Combat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have been advising Salinas police on counterinsurgency strategy, bringing lessons from the battlefield to the meanest streets in an American city. Continue

The Pledge of Allegiance is un-American

By Michael Lind

Shouldn't the government pledge allegiance to the people rather than the other way around? Continue

23 "Taliban insurgents" killed in Afghanistan: In fresh offensive against Taliban fighters in a border town in Paktika province east of Afghanistan the troops eliminated nearly two dozen insurgents, a private television channel reported Wednesday.

US public backs Obama in Afghan war occupation: A poll in the US has found that the majority of Americans are confident that Barack Obama's future strategy for the "war" in Afghanistan will be successful.

U.S. Turns to Local Guns-for-Hire to Guard Afghan Outpost: In Iraq, the U.S. military put tribesman and former insurgents and Iraqi soldiers on the payroll, turning them into local neighborhood watches, called “Sons of Iraq.” Similar efforts in Afghanistan are only just beginning. Perhaps this is one of them.

Britain 'to stage Afghanistan surge': FOREIGN Secretary David Miliband has given the strongest indication yet that Britain's military presence in Afghanistan will significantly increase.

Afghan minister accused of taking $30 million bribe: The Afghan minister of mines accepted a roughly $30 million bribe to award the country's largest development project to a Chinese mining firm, according to a U.S. official who is familiar with military intelligence reports.

Afghan president's brother is lightning rod: Ahmed Wali Karzai is a half brother of Afghanistan's embattled president, whose international partners believe removing him from the country's political mix is essential if the newly elected administration is to prove its commitment to good governance.

Pakistani troops kill 11 "militants" in north-west : According to a military statement, the Islamist insurgents attacked security forces with small arms in Kund Mela area of South Waziristan district, injuring five soldiers including one officer. Six rebels died in the firefight.

Six militants killed, 8 soldiers wounded in Waziristan operation: Pakistani security forces Wednesday killed six more militants in Waziristan operation and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during search operation.

Taliban declare guerrilla war against Pakistan army: "We have not been defeated. We have voluntarily withdrawn into the mountains under a strategy that will trap the Pakistan army in the area,"

Militants using ‘Israeli weapons’: The use of Israeli-made light arms by militants in Pakistan against security forces in Waziristan region of the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan has raised several questions amongst many, news reports revealed yesterday.

Mush a US stooge, says A Q Khan: Calling Pervez Musharraf an “American stooge”, disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan has accused the former president of transferring “very sensitive information” on Pakistan’s atomic programme to the US.

Pakistani women condemn U.S.: The women marched silently towards the city centre, holding banners saying "Go, America, go" and "America, the traitor.

Iraq VP vetoes new election law: Tariq al-Hashemi said on Wednesday he objected to Article I of the law because it did not give a voice to Iraqis abroad, many of whom are Sunni Muslims who fled the country during sectarian fighting after the US-led invasion in 2003.

Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009: Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in Afghanistan.

Least we forget: Obama Promise To End The War, 2007: Video: Quote: "I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war..

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