Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered
In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,339,771"
Number
of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed
(Officially
acknowledged) In U.S. War And
Occupation Of Iraq 4,677
Number
Of International Occupation Force Troops
Slaughtered In Afghanistan
: 1,512
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Hollow Victory
By John
Mearsheimer
According to the Republicans, the United States
is once again at the crossroads of losing another
critical war because of feckless Democrats. Only
this time it's Afghanistan. Continue
Breaking the Australian Silence
By John Pilger
In a speech at the Sydney Opera House to mark his
award of Australia's human rights prize, the
Sydney Peace Prize, John Pilger describes the
"unique features" of a political
silence in Australia: how it affects the national
life of his homeland and the way Australians see
the world and are manipulated by great power
"which speaks through an invisible
government of propaganda".
Continue
The Evil Empire
By Paul Craig Roberts
Obamas credibility is shot. And so is
Congresss, assuming it ever had any. The US
House of Representatives has just voted to show
the entire world that the US House of
Representatives is nothing but the servile,
venal, puppet of the Israel Lobby. Continue
U.N. Affirms Israeli-Hamas War
Crimes Report
By Thalif Deen
The report, which was favourably voted
by the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva
last month, received overwhelming support
Thursday in the 192-member General Assembly. The
vote was 114 in favour and 18 against, with 44
abstentions. The 18 countries that voted against
the resolution included the United States,
Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands,
Italy and Israel. Continue
Goldstone and Gaza
By Jimmy Carter
Knowing of the ability of Israeli
forces, often using U.S. weapons, to strike
targets with pinpoint accuracy, it was difficult
to understand or explain the destruction of
hospitals, schools, prisons, United Nations
facilities, small factories and repair shops,
agricultural processing plants and almost 40,000
homes. Continue
The Real Intelligence Failure
By Philip Giraldi
United States intelligence agencies, most notably
the CIA, have failed to appreciate that both the
Cold War and the so-called Global War on Terror
were fought in error against enemies that were
deliberately distorted and magnified to create
fear. Continue
Horror at Fort Hood Inspires
Horribly Predictable Islamophobia
By John Nichols
Because a soldier identified as the
gunman had a name that led to the presumption
that he was Muslim, the incident inspired an
all-too-predictable outbreak of Islamophobia.
Continue
Can You Hear Us Now?
By David Michael Green
Where we go from here could be very,
very ugly. The GOP right now is in the process of
alienating and crushing every last scrap of
moderately sensible politics from within its
ranks. Continue
Credit Card Firms Hurry to Raise
Rates
Some top 30% as
new rules loom
By Megan Woolhouse
Credit card companies are rushing to increase
interest rates to historic highs of more than 30
percent, cut credit limits, and add new fees,
even for customers who pay their bills on time.
Continue
Nine
civilians, US occupation force soldier killed in
Afghanistan: An overnight airstrike
by international forces killed nine civilians,
including three children, said villagers on
Thursday. Afghan authorities said they had no
reports of civilian deaths.
Three
occupation force soldiers killed in Afghan
attacks: Two US soldiers were among
those who died in the attacks, which took place
in the south of the country on Thursday, ISAF
said, without giving details of the third victim.
Two
NATO-Led Force Members Missing in Afghanistan:
The Taliban later said they are holding the
soldiers bodies, the British Broadcasting
Corp. said, citing Reuters.
Taliban:
'We've Got Drowned Troops' Bodies':
The claim comes as Nato revealed a manhunt was
under way to find two Nato troops missing in
western Afghanistan since Wednesday.
US
Fed Up With Troops Dying to Prop Up Karzai:
It seems that Hamid Karzai just can't be trusted
on his own.
Rep.
Eric Massa calls for a conclusion to the war in
Afghanistan: On the 2950th day of
the War in Afghanistan, Rep. Eric Massa went to
the floor of the House of Representatives and
called for an end.
Australia:
No more troops, Faulkner tells US:
Australia has made it clear to the US it is not
in a position to increase troop or training
commitments in Afghanistan if the Obama
Administration decides to add to its troop levels
in response to General Stanley McChrystal's
report, the Defence Minister, John Faulkner, said
in Washington.
Powerful
Afghan Governor Challenges President:
Defiant Former Warlord With Popular Backing and
Armed Supporters Demands a Say for Karzai's
Defeated Rival Abdullah
Afghan
war 'controls immigration': Removing
troops from Afghanistan would "significantly
increase" the number of asylum seekers
coming to the UK, the immigration minister has
said.
Pakistan:
Seven militants killed in fresh South Waziristan
clashes: The Pakistani army has
reached the strategically crucial Taliban
stronghold of Makeen, Pakistani daily DawnNews
reported on Friday. As battles continued across
South Waziristan, the Pakistani army claimed to
have killed seven militants in clashes around
Ladha and Sararogha.
Pakistan:
Two suspected suicide bombers killed in Mansehra:
On a tip off, police was deployed at the entry
point to Balakot, SHO Balakot police Khursheed
Khan told DawnNews. When a suspected car entering
the district was intercepted, the bombers present
in it opened fire, Khan said.
Pakistan
army 'storms Taliban town': The
operation in South Waziristan, the main Taliban
and al-Qaeda sanctuary in Pakistan, has sparked a
wave of retaliatory attacks that have killed
about 300 civilians and troops in the past month.
Mukhtar
hints at military operation in N Waziristan:
A military operation will also be conducted in
North Waziristan after the completion of
Operation Rah-e-Nijat, Defence Minister Ahmad
Mukhtar said on Thursday.
Fort
Hood shooting update: Suspect Nidal Hassan is
alive, stable: Of course, the
wingnuts -- led by Michelle Malkin and Pam Geller
-- are going ape in their campaign to paint this
as a terrorist attack by a Muslim jihadi.
Investigators
seek motive for base massacre: An
Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on
fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his
apartment in the days before the rampage that
left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday.
Counter-terror
plans will be revised to reflect Fort Hood and
Afghan attacks: A soldier turning on
his comrades at Fort Hood, an Afghan policeman
killing the British soldiers who trained him -
two uncannily similar events in two days, but
incidents which, across the Western world,
security authorities have been planning for and
dreading.
Religious
outrage over Iraqi MP expenses:
Religious outrage over Iraqi MP expenses: Iraq's
presidential council, which normally rubber
stamps legislation, earlier this week said it
twice opposed moves by MPs to secure the perks
but had been powerless to stop the law from
passing at its third reading.
Deputy
FM: Israel threat to attack Iran is not bluff:
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has said
that Israel is not bluffing in its threats to
take military action against Iran's contentious
nuclear program, in remarks broadcast Friday on
Sky News.
Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran: Iran
tested advanced nuclear warhead design
secret report: : Watchdog fears
Tehran has key component to put bombs in missiles
IAEA:
We found 'nothing to worry about' at secret Iran
nuke site: Mohammed ElBaradei also
told the New York Times that he was examining
possible compromises to unblock a draft nuclear
cooperation deal between Iran and three major
powers that has floundered over Iranian
objections.
Iran
cleric: IAEA obligated to supply Iran nuclear
fuel: The United Nations nuclear
watchdog is legally obliged to provide Iran with
nuclear fuel for its research reactor without
setting any conditions, a "hardline"
Iranian cleric told worshippers on Friday.
Lieberman
satisfied with UN vote on Goldstone war crimes
report: "On the whole, we are
satisfied with the fact that 18 countries, which
are a moral majority, supported Israel's stance
and 44 abstained and did not vote with the
automatic majority," he said.
Report:
U.S. stopped Israel from attacking ship:
Hezbollah has vehemently denied any link to the
weapons and denounced "Israeli piracy"
in international waters.
Supporters
urge Abbas to run again: "I
have told our brethren in the PLO [Palestine
Liberation Organisation] ... that I have no
desire to run in the forthcoming election,"
he said in a speech broadcast live from his
headquarters in Ramallah on Thursday.
Zelaya:
Power-sharing deal dead: :
Honduras's deposed president says that a
US-brokered agreement has failed to end the
country's political crisis. Manuel Zelaya made
the announcement on Friday after a deadline for
forming a unity government passed.
U.S.
Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26
Years: The guy on the street
is going to ask, What recovery?
said Stuart G. Hoffman, chief economist at
the PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh.
The job market is still in reverse.
Obama
signs bill to extend unemployment benefits:
It doesnt help people who will run out of
benefits in 2010 though Congress is
expected to come back and pass legislation this
year that extends that eligibility window into
next year.
Fannie
Mae seeks $15B more in government aid after 3Q
loss: The government-controlled
company continued to see a dramatic surge of
borrowers fall behind as the unemployment rate
climbs. At the end of last month, about 4.7% of
Fannie Mae's borrowers had missed at least three
payments. That's nearly triple last year's level.
November
05, 2009
Former UK Ambassador: CIA Sent
People to be Raped with Broken
Bottles
By Daniel Tencer
The CIA relied on intelligence based on torture
in prisons in Uzbekistan, a place where
widespread torture practices include raping
suspects with broken bottles and boiling them
alive, says a former British ambassador to the
central Asian country. Continue
EXCLUSIVE: Convicted CIA Spy
Says "We Broke the Law"
By MATTHEW COLE, AVNI PATEL, and BRIAN ROSS
Sabrina deSousa Says U.S. "Betrayed"
Her and Others Found Guilty in Kidnapping of
Muslim Cleric in Italy. Continue
America's New Crusader Castles
By Simon Tisdall
Across the Middle East, the US is building
heavily fortified embassies which cut off
diplomats and create hostilities. Continue
Truth, Human Dignity and the
Goldstone Report
How Your
Representative Voted
By Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Today we journey from Operation
Cast Lead to Operation Cast Doubt. Almost as
serious as committing war crimes is covering up
war crimes, pretending that war crimes were never
committed and did not exist. Continue
Bipartisan Attack on
International Humanitarian Law
By Stephen Zunes
Since this report documented apparent
war crimes by a key U.S. ally, however, Congress
has taken the unprecedented action of passing a
resolution condemning it. Perhaps most ominously,
the resolution also endorses Israel's right to
attack Syria and Iran on the grounds that they
are "state sponsors of terrorism." Continue
Pornographic Past vs Murderous
Present
By Gilad Atzmon
Why would any writer make up
stories about the Holocaust? Continue
Zionisms Version of
History
This is a must
watch - By Norman
Finkelstein
The reason why Finkelstein is vilified by Jewish
supporters of Israel right or wrong can be simply
stated. In his writing and public speaking, as in
his doctoral thesis, he is committed to exposing
books which present Zionisms version of
history. They are, he writes and says, part of a
monumental hoax, fraud
and nonsense. Continue
Shut Down This Murderous Racket
Change We Need
and Crave
By Matt Reichel
Al Capone is awake in his grave in awe
at the criminal racket promulgated by the health
care industry: a murderous multi-billion dollar
industry that keeps the worlds Superpower
in the sociological Stone Age. Continue
At
least 40 killed as Saudi jets bomb Yemen:
: Saudi officials as saying that the air force
had attacked fighters who had seized a border
area, killing about 40 Houthis.
Iran
Arabic channel taken off air:
Al-Alam's coverage of the war in Yemen including
statements from the rebels accusing Saudi Arabia
of involvement may also have angered Riyadh,
analysts say
33
killed in Pakistan's tribal area operation:
At least 28" militants" were killed and
five others apprehended during ongoing military
operations in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal
area in the last 24 hours, an army statement said
Thursday.
US
Kills 4 In Pakistan: : According to
sources, the identity of the injured and killed
persons has yet to be ascertained but the wounded
men have been rushed to hospital for treatment,
the private channel GEO News reported.
More
than dozen civilians, one US occupation force
soldier killed in Afghanistan: In
the southern province of Helmand, villagers
brought the bodies of nine civilians to
Lashkargah, the capital, claiming they had been
killed by a mortar round from occupation forces.
Afghanistan: Children among 9
civilians killed by occupation forces: : Artillery and mortar shelling
by the NATO-led international troops killed nine
civilians including three children in southern
Afghanistan, locals said, quoted by Afghan news
agency Pajhwok on Thursday.
British
occupation force soldier killed by explosion in
Afghanistan: The serviceman, who has
not yet been named, was killed in an explosion
near Sangin in central Helmand province this
morning. His family have been informed.
UN
to evacuate staff in Afghanistan:
About 600 non-essential workers to be moved
temporarily while safer housing is found
Karzai
'corrupt' but 'our guy', French FM tells NYT:
Karzai is corrupt, O.K., Mr. Kouchner
said, but corruption is endemic in Afghanistan
and he is our guy, despite being
weakened by the recent election marked by fraud.
We have to legitimize him
US
'spending money to reach Taliban':
Washington is ready to spend a huge sum of money
to start talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, a
former Pakistani lawmaker says.
Iraq:
Two US occupation force soldiers killed in
separate incidents: Two American
soldiers have been killed in Iraq in separate
incidents, the US army said on Thursday. Both
soldiers died on Wednesday
Iraq
Misses Deadline on Election Law:
Iraqi lawmakers failed Thursday to pass an
election law, heightening uncertainty over
whether next year's parliamentary polls will be
delayed.
ElBaradei
warns against any Israeli attack on Iran:
ElBaradei said he was convinced the Iranians were
prepared at one point to stop their enrichment
program but that the previous US administration
and the European powers missed an opportunity to
end the standoff by imposing conditions on Iran
that were "impossible to accept".
U.S.
dodges UN debate on Goldstone Gaza war crimes
report: The United States on
Wednesday openly eschewed a United Nations
General Assembly debate on a resolution that
would call on Israel and the Palestinians to
investigate charges of war crimes during the Gaza
war detailed in the Goldstone Commission's
report.
Israel
and Gaza Deserve Better than a Misguided
Resolution : Congressman Brian Baird
: What will it say about this Congress and our
country if we so readily seek to block "any
further consideration" of a human rights
investigation produced by one of the most
respected jurists in the world today: - In my
judgment, far from meriting the obstruction
called for in H.Res. 867, the Goldstone report is
without question worthy of further investigation.
Gideon
Levy: The IDF is pushing the media - and Israel -
into a war dance: Every few weeks
you have to sow fear, every few months you need
to make threats, and once every year or two you
have to have another little war.
Abbas
'not to seek re-election': Mahmoud
Abbas, who heads the Fatah faction in the West
Bank, will give a speech later on Thursday
explaining his decision not to run.
Palestinian
aides: Abbas will not seek re-election:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on
Thursday he will not seek re-election in a
January ballot because of the lack of progress in
peace talks with Israel, Palestinian officials
said.
UN
report finds no evidence of arms smuggling to
Lebanon: In the report, Ban wrote
that the Lebanese government had not informed the
UN of a single incident of weapons smuggling to
its territory, whether by land, sea or air.
Honduras
de facto leader 'to quit': The panel
overseeing a deal to end the four month political
crisis in Honduras has said that Roberto
Micheletti, the country's interim president, will
stand down although it has not given details as
to when.
Deal
or no deal in Honduras: But the ink
was barely dry on the accord when leaders of the
coup regime indicated that they had no intention
of honouring it. Some of them clearly saw the
agreement as just another delaying tactic
The
Real Winner in Honduras: The United States?:
The US also likely secures another puppet in the
region who will be opposed to the progressive
social, economic and political reforms being
articulated and demanded by the countrys
social movements.
November
04, 2009
Italian Court Sentences 23 CIA
Agents Over Rendition Flight
By Richard Owen in Rome
The Americans were all tried in
absentia, but the verdicts were nevertheless
hailed by human rights campaigners as an
important victory that could open the way to
further prosecutions. Two lower-ranking agents of
the Italian military agency SISMI were sentenced
to three years each. Continue
A Court Decision that Reflects
What Type of Country the U.S. is
By Glenn Greenwald
Even when government officials purposely
subject an innocent person to brutal torture,
they enjoy full immunity. Continue
Who Are The Six Uighurs Released
From Guantánamo To Palau?
By Andy Worthington
I have written at length about the plight of
Guantánamos Uighurs, innocent men caught
up in the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in
October 2001, who were mostly seized and sold to
U.S. forces by Pakistani villagers after fleeing
a settlement in Afghanistans Tora Bora
mountains where they had been living a Spartan
live for several months, free from Chinese
oppression. Continue
America is Performing its
Familiar Role of Propping Up a Dictator
By Robert Fisk
After Disneyworld elections, they are on
the Karzai-government side against the Pashtun
villagers of southern Afghanistan among whom the
Taliban live. Where is the next My Lai?
Journalists should avoid predictions. In this
case I will not. Our Western mission in
Afghanistan is going to end in utter disaster. Continue
President Obama's Deep Love Of
Peace?
By William Blum
Question: How many countries do you have
to be at war with to be disqualified from
receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? Continue
Zionism's Jewish Enemy
Alan Hart Interviews Professor Ilan Pappe
Like all Israelis, Ilan Pappe was brought up,
conditioned, to believe Zionisms version of
the history of the making and sustaining of the
Arab-Israeli conflict. It wasnt until he
went to England to continue his academic studies
that he had access to documentation which enabled
him to understand that Zionisms version is
a propaganda lie. Continue
Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the
Drug War Failure
Video Documentary - Narrated By Ed Asner
Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure
documents what many believe to be dangerous
hypocrisy on the part of the American government.
Continue
Thirty
"militants" killed in South Waziristan
street battles: A senior military
official told AFP the army had taken
the strategic town of Sararogha in the third week
of fighting, while 30 insurgents were reported
killed in the last 24 hours.
Pakistan:
Refugee camp raided, 2 children die in police
firing: Pakistani security forces
Tuesday raided an Afghan refugee camp near the
northwestern city of Peshawar and killed two
children when they opened fire on the refugees, a
refugee said.
Eyewitness:
Fleeing Waziristan's war: Life
became very tough in the last few months in my
home town of Jandola.The army sealed off the
entire tribal agency [district] for more than
three months and there were constant artillery
shellings and bombings by Cobra helicopters and
F-16 fighter jets.
5
British Occupation Force Troops Killed By Afghan
Cop, Says UK Military: An Afghan
policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the
volatile southern province of Helmand, killing
five before fleeing, British and Afghan
authorities said Wednesday
Taliban
takes blame for five British soldiers' deaths in
Afghanistan: The Taliban claimed
responsibility today for the killing of five
British soldiers by a rogue Afghan policeman.
Afghan
police infiltrated by Taliban at every
level: Afghanistans
police are poorly trained, plagued by drug
addiction and infiltrated by the Taliban at
every level, a former British soldier has
claimed.
Abdullah: Karzai's re-election
as Afghan leader 'illegal':
Three days after pulling out of a run-off against
the incumbent, Abdullah said a subsequent
decision by the Independent Election Commission
(IEC) to hand Karzai another five years in power
had no basis in law and underlined its bias.
Hamid
Karzai reaches out to 'Taliban brothers' in
Afghanistan : During his speech, Mr
Karzai said: "Afghanistan has been defamed
by corruption. Our government has been defamed by
corruption." He said his regime would
"strive, by any means possible," to
eradicate it, but failed to spell out detailed
proposals.
MP:
US Base in Afghanistan Established to Collect
Intelligence on Iran: The mission of
the US base in Afghanistan is collecting
intelligence and running espionage operations
against Iran, Russia and China, a senior Afghan
lawmaker said Wednesday.
Three
killed in Iraq's violence: Three
people were killed, including a senior police
officer and his wife, and nine others wounded in
bomb and gunfire attacks near Baghdad and the
volatile province of Diyala on Wednesday, police
said.
Senior
Iraqi policeman killed by bomb outside his door:
Explosions in and around Baghdad on Wednesday
also wounded 20 people.
U.S. Occupation Force Troops in
Iraq, Afghanistan Get Bibles on a Stick: The image of a disturbed troop,
all crazied-up in battle, marching along with a
gun and the story of the bible ringing in his
ears and wreaking biblical vengeance is a pretty
uncomfortable one.
Saudi
soldier killed in Yemen border fighting:
A clash between Saudi forces and Yemeni rebels
left one Saudi and one rebel dead, the two sides
said on Wednesday, as Yemen's five-year-old
insurgency spilled over the frontier for the
first time.
More than 360 dead as toll rises
in Israeli siege on Gaza: The
number of Palestinians who have died as a result
of the Israeli siege on Gaza has passed 360, a
statement released by the health ministry of the
deposed Palestinian government in Gaza has said.
Israel's Worst Enemies Are Those
Who Support its Policies: Chomsky:
It was not possible to carry out the military
occupation this required and at the same time
maintain elementary moral values. The worst
enemies of Israel were those supporting it. What
they were in fact supporting was its moral
degeneration and ultimate destruction, said
Chomsky.
House
of Representatives Condemn Israeli War Crimes
Report: "This resolution is
blatantly biased and it damages U.S.
credibility," said Democratic Representative
Betty McCollum
Jews
to Israel: Stop villifying Goldstone:l
"When it comes to Israel, hard-core
censorship and intimidation by those claiming to
speak in the name of the Jewish people have been
the order of the day," the letter said
regarding Israel's response to the Goldstone
report findings.
United
Nations Begins Debate on Gaza War Crimes Inquiry:
The resolutions calls for investigation are
nonbinding, and no meaningful action is likely in
the Security Council because the United States,
which has opposed the reports findings, has
veto power on the panel.
Israel's
UN ambassador: Goldstone report was born of hate,
executed in sin: Israel's ambassador
to the United Nations, Gabriela Shalev, spoke at
the opening of a UN General Assembly debate on a
report accusing Israel of having committed war
crimes in Gaza, saying that the report was
"born of hatred and executed in sin."
Jewish
"Settlers"
Squatters Force Way Into East Jerusalem Home,
Evict Arab Family (PHOTOS): Jewish settlers
squatters forced their way into a disputed house
in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, using hired guards
to evict an elderly Palestinian woman and tossing
the other residents' belongings into the
rain-swept yard.
Britain:
Israeli settlements are 'illegal' and 'obstacle'
to peace: "Settlements are
illegal in our view and an obstacle" that
impedes efforts which seek to work out a final
settlement between the Israelis and Palestinians.
About time!: Erekat:
Palestinian state may have to be abandoned:
Chief Palestinian negotiator expresses concern
over continued expansion of Jewish settlements,
says goal of independent state will not be
fulfilled if US does not interfere
Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran : Yadlin:
Qom facility has 'no possible civilian use':
The recently-revealed Iranian nuclear facility in
the Shi'ite holy city of Qom has "no
possible civilian use," Military
Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin said
Tuesday, directly contradicting statements made
by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in
September.
Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Gaza: Hamas
Rocket 'Could Hit Tel Aviv From Gaza':
Hamas has test-fired a new rocket capable of
hitting Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip, according
to Israeli military intelligence.
Hamas
denies owning long-range rockets:
The Islamist Hamas movement denied Wednesday that
it has test-fired a long-range rocket capable of
striking deep into Israel, saying the claim, made
by the head of Israeli military intelligence, was
'propaganda.'
Hamas
says ready to confront possible Israeli operation
in Gaza: Islamic Hamas movement on
Wednesday said its fighters are ready to confront
Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip if Israel
carried out its threats to attack.
Israel
says commandos intercept arms shipment:
The pre-dawn seizure near Cyprus was a rare
interception of a suspected arms shipment by
Israel, which has long accused Iran of arming its
enemies. Israel offered no evidence to support
its claim that the weapons came from Iran and
were meant for Hezbollah.
Iran,
Syria reject Israeli claims over arms cargo:
Contrary to Israeli claims, "the ship was
not carrying Iranian-made weaponry for Syria or
Lebanon," but was in fact carrying
Syrian-made items for consumption in Iran.
Protests
flare in Iran's capital as demonstrators,
security forces clash: Large areas
of Tehran are in chaos as troops fire tear gas
and beat antigovernment protesters on the 30th
anniversary of the U.S. Embassy's seizure.
Demonstrations erupt in other cities as well.
Italian
court sentences 23 CIA agents over kidnap flight:
An Italian court sentenced 23 former CIA agents
to up to eight years in prison today for their
role in the abduction of an Egyptian terrorist
suspect in the first trial over extraordinary
renditions.
2
Killed: Venezuela blocks Colombia border:
Venezuela blocks border with Colombia after two
Venezuelan soldiers were shot dead in an attack
the Chavez government claims was carried out by
Colombian paramilitary groups.
Zelaya
seeks US clarity on return:
Honduras' deposed president has sent a letter to
the US secretary of state asking why US officials
have said that they will recognise forthcoming
Honduran elections even if he is not reinstated
beforehand.
Suspect
surrenders, puts hands on squad car then
gets Tased in neck: Video: Rolando
Ruiz's lawyer released dashcam video of an April
30 incident in which Ruiz can be seen with his
hands on the hood of a car when a police officer
approaches him and Tases him in the neck.
Inequality:
The Root Source of Sickness in America:
The United States spends more on health care than
any other industrial nation, yet it has the
highest infant death rates and the lowest life
expectancy.
Fannie,
Freddie Single-Family Home Delinquencies Continue
to Rise: Fannie Mae said the
delinquency rate on loans in its single-family
guarantee business rose 0.28 percentage points to
4.45 percent in August, the latest month Fannie
has data for, well above 1.57 percent in August
2008.
Delinquencies
in credit cards may lead to more defaults:
According to Fitch Ratings, the number of credit
cards that were 60 days or more late increased to
4.22 percent in October after seeing a drop the
month before.
November
03, 2009
Karzai Was Hellbent On Victory.
Afghans Will Pay The Price
By Peter Galbraith
The declaration of victory caps weeks of farce
and failure, especially for the UN. Continue
A War That Cant Be Won
Starts with
candy, ends in napalm
By Serge Halimi
The French foreign minister Bernard
Kouchner still hopes to win hearts and
minds with a bullet-proof vest (2) and
McChrystal assures the world that the
American goal in Afghanistan must not be
primarily to hunt down and kill Taliban
insurgents but to protect the population Continue
Opium, Rape and the American Way
By Chris Hedges
The warlords we champion in Afghanistan are as
venal, as opposed to the rights of women and
basic democratic freedoms, and as heavily
involved in opium trafficking as the Taliban. The
moral lines we draw between us and our
adversaries are fictional. Continue
US Used "False
Pretext" to Invade Iraq in 2003, ElBaradei
Says
By DPA
Outgoing UN nuclear watchdog chief
Mohamed ElBaradei criticized the United States on
Monday for using a 'false pretext' to invade
Iraq, costing 'the lives of possibly hundreds of
thousands of innocent civilians.' Continue
Return to the Middle Ages
By Bouthaina Shaaban
History
will condemn those who remain silent towards
these crimes and will remember and thank only
those who defend Palestinian children and the
right of the Palestinian people to live in
dignity, freedom, security and safety on their
national soil. Continue
Israel's Right To Exist?
By Alan Hart
Zionism, Israel was given its birth certificate
and thus legitimacy by the UN Partition
Resolution of 29 November 1947. This is
propaganda nonsense.Continue
Banks and
Bombs
Report Slams Bank Links to
Clusterbomb Production
By Olesya Dmitracova
Leading banks have funded arms
manufacturers, whose products include cluster
bombs, to the tune of $5 billion in the past two
years, despite an international accord to ban
such weapons, a study said Thursday. Continue
When Is It Legitimate For The
Oppressed To Take Up Arms?
By Arundhati Roy
Roy is against the development of nuclear weapons
without regard to the lives of the poor, and the
refusal to grant Kashmir independence. She has
called the US-led war in Afghanistan
"another act of terror against the people of
the world" and considers US-style capitalism
to be the cause of much of the world's
instability. Continue
Minsky to Bernanke: "Size
Matters!"
By Mike Whitney
Now that the economy is no longer on
steroids, the financial system needs to be
downsized. Continue
21
"militants" killed in Pakistan's S
Waziristan operation: In last 24
hours, 21 militants have been killed during the
Pakistani security forces operation in the
country's tribal area of South Waziristan,
according to an army press release Tuesday.
7
Taliban militants killed by Afghan troops:
Afghan troops backed by NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces have
killed seven Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's
northern Kunduz province, an official said
Tuesday.
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