Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,209,263"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
 
===
 
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,079
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$521,520,778,595
 
See the cost in your community
nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
 
===
 
Genocide in Iraq?
 
By David Model
 
This hypocrisy betrays the indifference of American leaders to basic democratic principles and to respect for both domestic and international law.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19967.htm
 
===
 
Paying for War at the Pump
 
By Robert Scheer
 
McCain’s strategy is clearly that of distracting attention from the calamitous economy by sounding the demagogue’s alarm about enemies at the gate.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19968.htm
 
===
 
Propagandists First, Journalists Second
 
How the New York Times Won 2004 for Bush
 
By Ted Rall
 
A whore, at least, would have demanded money.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19969.htm
 
===
 
The Last Roundup
 
By Christopher Ketcham
 
Is the government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial law?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19966.htm
 
===
 
Iraq: At least 35 killed in another bloody day of US occupation:
 
A female suicide bomber with explosives strapped to her belt blew herself up north of Rutba town,
uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL2124569020080521
 
===
 
Sons of Iraq? Or Baghdad’s Sopranos?:
 
Working with a U.S.-funded Sunni guard force can be a lot like dealing with the mob. Some of the armed men act like the dons of their neighborhood.
fairuse.100webcustomers.com/sf/latimes238.htm
 
===
 
What a load of Bull!!
 
US regrets need to detain Iraqi children-envoy
 
It’s very unfortunate that insurgents, terrorists, use young people in their campaign of violence and as a result … we’ve had to detain young people who should be in school learning and preparing for a productive life,” he said.
www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSN20281565
 
===
 
Report: U.S. delays report on Iran:
 
The United States has postponed the release of a report detailing allegations of Iranian support for Iraqi insurgents, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/21/content_8222915.htm
 
===
 
Olmert proposes US naval blockade on Iran: report:
 
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed in talks with a U.S. Congressional leader that a naval blockade be imposed on Iran to try to curb its nuclear program, an Israeli newspaper said on Wednesday.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080521/wl_nm/israel_iran_dc
 
===
 
Former Clinton Whitehouse aide: We’re in for a “cataclysmic” Bush endgame:
 
He said that the US faces a “cataclysmic” final few months of the Bush term, and that Bush is determined to leave a lasting mark on the world regardless of who is elected the next president.
blogs.guardian.co.uk/usa/2008/05/former_clinton_whitehouse_aide.html
 
===
 
Israeli Gaza siege ‘significant risk to public health’ UK warns:
 
Britain’s Department for International Development has been monitoring the humanitarian situation in Gaza, warning its assessments show that it is “extremely serious and that there are significant risks to public health.”
tinyurl.com/4y9pc5
 
===
 
Global Peace Index: Israel hits rock bottom:
 
Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Israel 136th out of 140 countries, alongside Afghanistan, Chad
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3545840,00.html
 
===
 
Syria and Israel start peace talks:
 
Syria and Israel have started indirect peace talks, under the auspices of Turkey, Israel’s Ministry Of Foreign Affairs said.
tinyurl.com/3jccph
 
===
 
Hezbollah wins veto in Lebanon deal to end 19 months on brink of civil war:
 
Lebanon’s feuding leaders have struck a deal in Qatar which will pave the way for the election of a new president and the creation of a national unity government, capping 19 months of political turmoil which brought the country to the brink of civil war.
tinyurl.com/4m497a
 
===
 
14 Taliban, two NATO occupation force soldiers killed in Afghanistan – Summary:
 
An Afghan provincial official claimed on Wednesday that army forces killed 14 suspected Taliban, including some foreign fighters, in southern Afghanistan, while two NATO occupation force soldiers and an Afghan interpreter were killed in an explosion in the same region.
tinyurl.com/4v2ncg
 
===
 
Afghanistan: Taliban claim death of ‘female US spy’:
 
Taliban fighters in Afghanistan claim to have killed a woman by slitting her throat after accusing her of spying for US forces in Afghanistan.
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2182812534
 
===
 
Pakistan signs deal with Taliban militants:
 
The Pakistani government has agreed to withdraw troops and introduce Sharia law in the conflict-ravaged Swat valley in exchange for a halt to Taliban suicide bombings and attacks on government buildings.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/21/pakistan
 
===
 
U.S. warns Pakistan against deal with militants:
 
The United States on Tuesday warned Pakistan against negotiating an agreement with militants along its border with Afghanistan, saying a deal might allow them to plot attacks in Pakistan and abroad.
tinyurl.com/5yuet9
 
===
 
US urges Pakistan to nab Taliban chief, in test of anti-terror zeal:
 
The United States asked Pakistan to arrest and bring to justice a Taliban militant commander Islamabad was negotiating with to underline its commitment to the “war on terror.”
tinyurl.com/3lk822
 
===
 
Sudanese troops killed in Abyei :
 
At least 22 Sudanese government troops have been killed in clashes in the region of Abyei, an oil-rich border area between north and south Sudan.
tinyurl.com/6s885y
 
===
 
South Africa violence spreads:
 
Xenophobic violence broke out in Johannesburg, about 600km, north of Durban, 10 days ago and has claimed 24 lives, displaced 13,000 people and seen scores injured by rampaging mobs bearing axes, machetes and razing shacks to the ground.
tinyurl.com/58842t
 
===
 
McCain: I will prevent Bolivia and Venezuela from taking the Cuban road:
 
Republican Senator John McCain, speaking before a noisy crowd in Miami on Cuban Independence Day, on Tuesday pledged to keep the embargo against the Caribbean island, prevent Bolivia and Venezuela from taking the same road taken by Cuba, and strengthen ties with Brazil, Chile and Peru, if he is elected as US president.
tinyurl.com/4by62w
 
===
 
U.S. Military Bases in South America:
 
Despite his record unpopularity, it would appear that President Bush wants to go out of office with a bang. Having failed to overthrow Hugo Chávez through an attempted coup, the White House now hopes to escalate pressure on Venezuela’s President by other means.
www.counterpunch.org/kozloff05212008.html
 
===
 
Venezuela warns of hyper oil inflation:
 
Following the discovery of a U.S. Navy fighter in Venezuelan airspace, President Hugo Chavez warned that oil prices could reach $500 a barrel were the United States to attack Venezuela.
tinyurl.com/3t99y5
 
===
 
Oil hits a record high of $132:
 
Investors have been drawn in by a weak US currency, which has made dollar-denominated commodities relatively cheap for holders of other currencies
www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/may/21/commodities.globaleconomy
 
===
 
Former Detainee Describes ‘Water Treatment” by US:
 
Murat Kurnaz told members of Congress today he was subjected to “water treatment,” electric shocks and other abuse during the almost five years he spent in U.S. custody
www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/LawPolitics/story?id=4896217&page=1
 
===
 
FBI watched Guantanamo abuse – report:
 
AN FBI agent watched Australian detainee Mamdouh Habib repeatedly vomit during a marathon interrogation session at Guantanamo Bay in 2004, according to a long-awaited US Justice Department report released today.
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23735419-401,00.html
 
===
 
Report: U.S. Soldiers Did ‘Dirty Work’ for Chinese Interrogators:
 
Alleges Guantanamo Personnel Softened Up Detainees at Request of Chinese Intelligence
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4894921&page=1
 
===
 
FBI staff silenced over torture:
 
AS EVIDENCE of prisoner mistreatment at Guantanamo Bay began to mount in 2002, FBI agents at the base created a “war crimes file” to document accusations against American military personnel, but were eventually ordered to close the file down, a Justice Department report has disclosed.
www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/05/21/1211182897520.html
 
===
 
$531,472 Per Household: Taxpayers’ bill leaps by trillions:
 
“We’re running deficits in the trillions of dollars, not the hundreds of billions of dollars we’re being told,” says Sheila Weinberg, chief executive of the Institute for Truth in Accounting of Chicago.
www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-05-18-Redink_N.htm