Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,194,935"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
 
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,012
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War in Iraq Costs
$506,635,704,027
 
See the cost in your community
nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
 
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General William Odom Tells Senate Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution
 
By William E. Odom, LT General, USA, Ret.
 
Let me emphasize that our new Sunni friends insist on being paid for their loyalty. – Remember, we do not own these people. We merely rent them.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19671.htm
 
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War Is A Racket
 
US Lawmakers Have As Much As $196 Million Invested In “Defense” Companies
 
By The Associated Press
 
Members of the U.S.Congress have as much as $196 million collectively invested in companies doing business with the Defense Department, earning millions since the start of the Iraq war, according to a new study by a nonpartisan research group.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19672.htm
 
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Al Qaeda #2: We’ll Attack Iran
 
By Noah Shachtman
 
Recently, Senator John McCain has repeatedly indicated that Iran and al-Qaeda are in cahoots. The terror group’s number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, would beg to differ. In a long-promised online Q&A session, Zawahiri says it would be “in the interest” of Al-Qaeda to see Iran “sap[ped]” by a fight with the United States. Moreover, he seems to promise that the extremist collective will “battle” whoever wins that U.S.-Iran struggle.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19673.htm
 
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At least 22 killed as US occupation grinds on
 
A road side bomb struck a police patrol near the Askariya shrine in central Samara, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, killing five policemen, police said.
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL03583620080403
 
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U.S. forces kill five Iraqi policemen south of Baghdad :
 
U.S. troops killed five Iraqi policemen and wounded 11 people during a predawn military operation in the city of Hilla, 100 km south of Baghdad, a city police source said on Thursday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/03/content_7913464.htm
 
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US occupation forces kill at least three civilians, including a child:
 
Al Qaeda “winning” against US?
tinyurl.com/yrqhcc
 
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Maliki warns crackdown on Shiite militias will continue:
 
“I expect more crackdowns like this. We do not negotiate with outlaws,” Maliki told a news conference in the capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone.
tinyurl.com/yv7jhk
 
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Al-Sadr hints at retaliation if arrest of his followers does not stop:
 
The anti-American occupation cleric says in a statement issued Thursday in Najaf that the government has placed his movement in an impossible situation by demanding that followers stop military and political opposition and ignore the arrests and killings of supporters.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/03/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Al-Sadr.php
 
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Al-Sadr Stronghold Brims With Confidence:
 
Black banners announcing the deaths of Mahdi Army fighters plaster the streets. Scores of Shiite militiamen gather at the funeral of a fallen comrade as a U.S. helicopter gunship hovers above.
tinyurl.com/246hw2
 
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Al-Sadr calls for million-Iraqi rally against U.S occupation.:
 
The time has come to express your rejections and raise your voices loud against the unjust occupier and enemy of nations and humanity, and against the horrible massacres committed by the occupier against our honorable people,” it said.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23931887/
 
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Noam Chomsky : “Good News,” Iraq & Beyond:
 
Both Parties well to the right of the population on major issues
www.zcommunications.org/zmag/viewArticle/17048
 
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20 killed as attacks rock Somalia:
 
In the 30-minute battle, the Islamists managed to oust the troops, killing at least 15 of them.
tinyurl.com/2zgsjc
 
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Afghan civilians killed, wounded in NATO occupation forces :
 
One Afghan civilian was killed and three others were wounded by a NATO-led forces’ single ‘warning shot’ in southern Afghanistan, while several militants were killed in separate air and ground operations, officials said Thursday.
tinyurl.com/29x6kq
 
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Yet to be paid war on terror dues of 500 mln dlrs may cripple Pak economy :
 
Already facing an economic crisis-like situation, the new federal government in Pakistan might face trouble in controlling the rising budget deficit if the US doesn’t reimburse 500 million dollars which it had committed to Islamabad to continue its fight against terror, especially in tribal areas.
tinyurl.com/ytvldx
 
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Musharraf may be impeached if MPs want: Pak Speaker:
 
“If Parliamentarians want to impeach Musharraf, they may do so with a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly and the Senate,” she said. “I’ll see the matter is in accordance with the Constitution because I am a custodian of the National Assembly and not a party.”
ia.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/03pakpoll.htm
 
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Iran installs advanced centrifuges in main atom plant:
 
Iran launched 3,000 centrifuges, a basis for industrial scale enrichment, in the underground Natanz production hall last year. But they are a 1970s-vintage design prone to breakdown so Iran began testing an advanced version in Natanz’s pilot wing.
tinyurl.com/2baq68
 
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Manufacturing Consent For War With Iran:
 
Report warns of Saudi Arabia and Turkey possibly joining in a nuclear arms race:
 
The report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also says Turkey would come under pressure to follow suit if Iran builds nuclear weapons. It says while Turkey doesn’t see Iran as an enemy, it also believes a power balance between the countries is the primary reason for a peaceful relationship between them.
www.wandtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8109721
 
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China: Report that we gave info about Iran to IAEA is ‘groundless’ :
 
China dismissed Thursday a news report saying it had provided the International Atomic Energy Agency with intelligence linked to Iran’s alleged attempts to make nuclear arms.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/971579.html
 
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Nato to support US missile shield :
 
George Bush, the US president, has won backing for his controversial missile defence shield to be based in Europe, despite Russian objections.
tinyurl.com/2u3xbh
 
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Israel fears Syrian army moves may signal Hezbollah attack :
 
Israel is concerned that recent actions by the Syrian armed forces are a possible preamble for a Hezbollah operation against the northern border and a broader conflagration.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/971398.html
 
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Intel sources: Syria didn’t call up reserve forces :
 
Syria did not call up reserve forces over the last few days, intelligence sources in the defense establishment said Thursday, rejecting reports of recent aggressive troop movements by Damascus.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/971616.html
 
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Hamas Accepts State Within 1967 Borders: Meshaal:
 
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said that his movement supports the united Palestinian position that calls for the establishment of a fully sovereign state within the 1967 borders, including Jerusalem, and refugees’ right to return.
tinyurl.com/24zd4m
 
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Hamas man “tortured to death” in custody: lawmakers:
 
Palestinian lawmakers probing the death in custody of a preacher from the Islamist Hamas movement said on Thursday he had been “tortured to death” by security men loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas.
tinyurl.com/2673hs
 
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Are You Listening, Joe Lieberman? :
 
Kudos to Rabbi Eric Yoffie, head of the Union for Reform Judaism, who has publicly spoken out against Jewish political cooperation with those Evangelicals who label themselves “Christian Zionists,” with their most prominent organization – Christians United for Israel – and with its leader, Rev. John Hagee.
news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20080403/cm_huffpost/094811
 
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Hillary Clinton’s Little-Noticed Israel Problem :
 
Hillary Clinton’s position on Israel could mean a significant departure from longstanding U.S. policy. How come no one cares?
tinyurl.com/2y9qh8
 
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A New Smear Email:
 
Obama Gave an Anti-Israel Speech at a Black Church
tinyurl.com/2e3t96
 
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Colombia’s president criticizes Barack Obama on trade stance:
 
Colombia’s president sharply criticized U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday for opposing a trade deal with his country, calling the Democrat out of touch with the realities of the South American nation.
tinyurl.com/yqzgao
 
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Venezuela passes ‘windfall’ oil tax :
 
The tax would take 50 per cent of oil revenues above $70 per barrel and an additional 60 per cent of revenues over $100 per barrel.
tinyurl.com/2l87z7
 
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Why the rich are looking to Latin America:
 
The region’s growing economies – plus recent political stability – mean that cash-rich investors are snapping up homes there, from holiday villas on Brazil’s beaches to high-rise flats in Mexico City and Panama.
tinyurl.com/2a8u85
 
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NKorea military threatens countermeasures against South: report:
 
North Korea’s military on Thursday threatened unspecified countermeasures after South Korea refused to apologise for remarks by its top general, a news report said, as cross-border tensions escalated.
www.spacewar.com/2006/080403054920.wfk944xk.html
 
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Rice Jumps to Record, Corn Near High as Demand Outpaces Supply :
 
Rice climbed to a record and corn traded near its highest ever on speculation a 3 percent annual increase in global demand for cereals will outstrip supply as governments curb exports to prevent protests.
tinyurl.com/yojhdl
 
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Hungry crowds spell trouble for world leaders:
 
“Is it not said ‘A hungry man is an angry man’?” commented Simon Nkwenti, head of a teachers’ union in Cameroon, after riots that killed dozens of people in the central African country.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23502580.htm
 
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Oil Rises, Gasoline Surges to Record on U.S. Fuel-Supply Drop :
 
Crude oil rose more than $3 a barrel and gasoline surged to a record after an Energy Department report showed that U.S. supplies of the motor fuel fell a third week.
tinyurl.com/2ywc88
 
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Jobless claims shoot up to 2-year high :
 
The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits last week shot up to the highest level in more than two years, fresh evidence of the damage to a national economy clobbered by housing, credit and financial crises.
tinyurl.com/2y8luy