Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,219,596"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
 
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,087
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$525,189,721,111
 
See the cost in your community
nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
 
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That’s why I went for John Bolton
 
By George Monbiot
 
As long as the greatest crime of the 21st century remains unprosecuted, we all have a duty to keep the truth alive.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20035.htm
 
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Khamenei : “We Do Not Want The Bomb”
 
By Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran
 
“Our nation will not back down one moment against bullying of the U.S,” he said in a momentous and politically charged speech.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20037.htm
 
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Candidate McCain: A Risky Choice
 
By Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay
 
The American political process, especially at the presidential level, is inhuman and inefficient. It is a gruesome meat grinder where candidates have to campaign for months in primaries or caucuses in all 50 states, raise tens of millions dollars and see their private lives exposed and criticized. With such a system, it is no wonder that few Americans with high intellect and character are willing to submit themselves to such an ordeal.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20036.htm
 
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Burma, Victim Of The “War On Terror”
 
By John Pilger
 
John Pilger marks the Burmese junta’s renewal of the house arrest of Aung San Suu Ky with an examination of the intimidations of the ‘war on terror’ on those who help to free her and her people.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20034.htm
 
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Afghanistan : 24 killed as new chief for NATO’s occupation force :
 
A new US general took command of NATO forces in Afghanistan Tuesday, vowing to deal with rebels who stood in the way of stability, as new attacks killed around two dozen people including three occupation troops
tinyurl.com/5rvnex
 
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Canadian occupation force officer killed in Afghanistan:
 
A Canadian platoon commander was shot and killed this morning during a firefight with “insurgents” in the Panjwayi District of southern Afghanistan.
ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN0337136020080603
 
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Why Australia is leaving Iraq:
 
Prime Minister Rudd criticized the US justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq as 550 Australian troops packed up to leave.
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p04s01-wome.html
 
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“Enough Is Enough, It’s Time to Get Out”: Veterans:
 
Dozens of veterans from the U.S. occupation of Iraq converged in this west coast city over the weekend to share stories of atrocities being committed daily in Iraq, in a continuation of the “Winter Soldier” hearings held in Silver Spring, Maryland in March.
www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/03/9378/
 
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House of Commons votes to let U.S. War Resisters stay in Canada:
 
The Opposition parties in the House of Commons joined together today to adopt a recommendation which, if implemented, would make it possible for U.S. Iraq War resisters to obtain Permanent Resident status in Canada.
www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/03/c7865.html
 
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Iraq says likely to miss deadline for US pact:
 
A July target for negotiating an agreement on future relations between Iraq and the United States is likely to be missed, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Tuesday.
tinyurl.com/6xyfwe
 
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US-Iraq security pact shapes up as major battle as Iraqi prime minister goes to Iran for talks:
 
A proposed U.S.-Iraq security agreement is shaping up as a major political battle between America and Iran, as the debate over the future of troops here intensifies ahead of the fall U.S. presidential election.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/03/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Security.php
 
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Tell Iraqis No Permanent Bases:
 
“The next president should commit to a speedy and complete withdrawal from Iraq,” argues Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president, “and tell the Iraqi people that the U.S. troops will be going home.”
www.theweekly.com/news/2008/June/03/Bob_Barr.html
 
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Iran’s Khamenei labels Bush ‘mad’ :
 
Iran’s supreme leader has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to a peaceful nuclear programme, while attacking George Bush, the US president as “mentally ill”.
tinyurl.com/55k59o
 
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Rice Accuses Iran in Speech to Pro-Israel Group:
 
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice escalated the Bush administration’s anti-Iran rhetoric on Tuesday, accusing the Tehran regime of pursuing nuclear weapons and calling any dialogue with Iran’s leaders pointless until they suspend the country’s enrichment of uranium.
tinyurl.com/68mlkn
 
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Rice: Iranian gov’’t “dangerous but has vulnerabilities”:
 
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said on Tuesday that the Iranian government is “dangerous” but has vulnerabilities the international community must exploit.
tinyurl.com/5kbo53
 
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Rice: U.S. will cooperate with Israel on missile defense system in face of Iranian threat:
 
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that in the face of the Iranian threat, America will continue to work to improve the capabilities of her allies and will cooperate with Israel in every aspect related to missile defense systems.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/989816.html
 
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Latest IAEA Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program and US Media:
 
Remember the run up to the Iraq war back in 2002? Well, the so called “liberal” US media sources, such as the New York Times (NYT) [1] and the Washington Post (WP) [2], are at it again, this time regarding Iran’s nuclear program.
www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/5111
 
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McCain to AIPAC: I’m committed to making certain Israel maintains military edge:
 
Adds: Tehran’s continued pursuit of nuclear weapons poses an unacceptable risk, a danger we cannot allow
tinyurl.com/5kjxss
 
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Israeli PM to ask US for new military platforms, funding:
 
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to use his trip in Washington, DC this week to tie up some loose ends on several requests by the IDF for new military platforms as well as funding for defense-related projects, officials said Monday.
tinyurl.com/5kogdm
 
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Bill Kristol At AIPAC:
 
Obama And McCain “Don’t Actually Differ” On Iran
www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/02/bill-kristol-at-aipac-oba_n_104799.html
 
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Israel’s Barak says he has prepared legislation to dissolve parliament:
 
The comments raise the pressure on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down to face a widening corruption scandal.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/02/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Politics.php
 
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The Hope of a Victimized People:
 
I am the son of a Palestinian father. Through countless stories about his family, I absorbed the ethic that the strong must help the less fortunate.
www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/03/9390/
 
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UN: Apathy worsening food crisis :
 
Billions of dollars are being wasted on feeding obese people in the West while millions starve around the world, Jacques Diouf, the United Nations food agency chief, has told world leaders at a summit on food security in Rome.
tinyurl.com/6qskrp
 
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Venezuelan foreign minister says Negroponte has ‘criminal record’:
 
At the annual meeting of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in the Colombian city of Medellin, Maduro accused Negroponte of being “responsible for disappearances, for tortures and for deaths in Central America and in several parts of the world.”
tinyurl.com/55g5od
 
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New rules make it tougher for travellers to US:
 
He labelled it “antiterrorist paranoia”.
www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10514241
 
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Gun T-shirt ‘was a security risk’:
 
A man wearing a T-shirt depicting a cartoon character holding a gun was stopped from boarding a flight by the security at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7431640.stm
 
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Insured or not, few are secure in U.S. health system:
 
It’s an insidious system designed to fleece consumers while pretending to provide a degree of security against the costs of illness.
www.news-journalonline.com/ColEssays.htm
 
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Oil prices: George Soros warns that speculators could trigger stock market crash:
 
He believes that the doubling in the price over the last year is partly due to investment institutions, such as pension funds, who are pumping money into indexes that track the cost of crude.
www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/03/commodities
 
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US banks likely to fail as bad loans soar:
 
US banks set aside a record $37.1bn to cover losses on real estate loans and other credits during the first quarter in a sign of the growing economic pain being caused by the global credit crisis
tinyurl.com/5ge8cd
 
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GM closing 4 truck and SUV plants in North America:
 
General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles.
tinyurl.com/6r6zud