Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq  “1,255,026"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,150
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$550,370,971,024
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‘US to Strike Iran in Coming Weeks’
The Jerusalem Post
The impending air-strike on Iran was to be carried out by unmanned aircraft “within weeks,” the report claimed, quoting “well placed” sources.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20659.htm

The Dutch Connection
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich
The recent De Telegraaf article[i] ‘revealing’ the Dutch intelligence cooperation with the CIA is a propaganda piece aimed at undermining the credibility of United Nations, its specialized agency, the IAEA, and its chief Mohammad ElBaradei.  It also seeks to demoralize the Iranians and undermine their resolve in confronting outside enemies.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20667.htm

The Pipeline Guardians: NATO, SCO
By Kostis Geropoulos
Washington has long hoped that the energy-rich Caspian region would help reduce Iran’s role in the global oil market, diversify supplies away from Russia, and provide an alternative to Saudi Arabian oil.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20660.htm

Danger grows of NATO-Russian clash in Black Sea
By Julie Hyland and Chris Marsden
Reports confirm that at least six NATO vessels are in the Black Sea, meaning that Russian warnings that warships from the western alliance now outnumber their own fleet anchored off the western coast of Georgia are not as far off the mark as is claimed.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20664.htm

Dancing With Chaos
Will a Russo-American Nuclear War Happen (Soon)?
By MANUEL GARCIA, Jr.
So, is a new nuclear war possible? Let’s muse on this. After all, the time necessary for rationality to work its good is only available before the shoot-out, or after the killing is done and the survivors are ready to move on to the burials.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20665.htm

What’s Past is Prologue
The War Will Go On
By C. G. ESTABROOK
In the late summer of 2008, as the American political parties convene to produce a new president, it seems clear that Americans will continue to kill and die — and suffer and inflict terrible injuries — in the U.S. war in the Middle East, regardless of who is elected president, well into the next administration and beyond.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20666.htm

Those Who Are Tasked to Police This Democracy Are Blinded by Confetti
By Gary Younge
The real problem with the Bush years is not so much what he did but that America’s political class enabled him to do it.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20661.htm

Curb Your Enthusiasm for Obama
By Chris Hedges
The Democrats, who promise to end the war in Iraq, create jobs and provide universal health care, ignore these promises once election cycles are over. And we never make them pay. They gave us NAFTA, the destruction of welfare and increased military spending, and we gave them our vote. This is the party that took back Congress in 2006 on an anti-war platform and then increased troop levels and funding for the Iraq war.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20662.htm

An Open Letter to God, From Michael Moore
By Michael Moore
The last thing John McCain and the Republicans needed was to have a split-screen on TVs across America: one side with Bush and McCain partying in St. Paul, and on the other side of the screen, live footage of their Republican administration screwing up once again while New Orleans drowns.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20663.htm

500 civilians killed, injured in Afghanistan’:
At least 500 civilians were killed or wounded during the five-day US-led troops` ground and air operation in the Sangin district of Helmand province, a member of Afghanistan`s parliament said on Sunday.
paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?205155

Killings of 5 Afghan children inflame tensions:
Foreign and Afghan forces killed five children in two separate incidents Monday, further inflaming tensions in the country over the killings of civilians by troops from the U.S. and other countries.
tinyurl.com/62kb3k

NATO occupation troops kill another three Afghan children:
NATO occupations troops accidentally killed three Afghan children in artillery fire in eastern Afghanistan Monday, the force said, the latest in a string of civilian casualties caused by foreign soldiers.
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gImuAzh8VQXog7-0waAhS9W54eKw

Afghan family killed in house raid:
A family of four, including two children, have been killed in an overnight raid by occupation troops in Afghanistan, a police official and witnesses have said.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/09/20089171420533142.html

More than 100 killed in Pakistan tribal area: Suicide attacks:
The Taliban also launched suicide attacks on the tribal militia, killing 12 tribesmen. Eight other tribesmen and 77 Taliban were also killed during the fighting, locals said.
tinyurl.com/5bbp37

Women and children amoung 10 killed in shelling in Pakistan’s tribal area:
The 10 people, mostly women and children belonging to the same family were killed when a shell fired by security forces against the militants landed at their house at the town of Enayat Qila in Bajaur tribal region, according to NNI.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/01/content_9751972.htm

200,000 civilians have fled their homes:
According to the World Health Organization and Unicef, which are providing assistance in the area. Many of the refugees, who are now squatting in makeshift camps or bunking with extended families, are angry at the deaths of relatives and the destruction of property. More than 40,000 people from Bajaur are now refugees in Afghanistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/31/asia/pakistan.php

Pakistani Taliban vow to strike during Ramadan:
“It’s a joke. It isn’t a matter of holy or unholy. All months are holy. If they want to end fighting, it should be permanent,” Muslim Khan, Taliban spokesman in the Swat Valley, said of the government announcement of the temporary halt in military operations.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP84739.htm

Iraq: At least 4 killed as US occupation grinds on: –
A sniper shot dead two Iraqi soldiers on Sunday in Mansour district, in western Baghdad, police said.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW119440.htm

Maliki’s growing defiance of U.S. worries allies and critics:
U.S. officials in Baghdad worry that success has gone to Maliki’s head. They fear that his tough bargaining on a long-term security agreement with the United States is a sign that Maliki thinks he can move ahead on his own.
www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/51167.html

UK urges EU to suspend Russia talk:
A spokesman for Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, announced the British initiative as the EU’s 27 national leaders gathered in Brussels for a three-hour summit devoted to the crisis sparked by last month’s Russian-Georgian war
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9fa9fe66-782c-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c.html

Albright slams US handling of Georgia crisis:
Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright has blasted the current US administration’s handling of the Georgia crisis, saying her first move would have been to travel to Russia for talks.
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jKGyvl-wPdH2pItbNf_eGOGEWdkw

EU will send observers to Georgia:
EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said that no decisions on imposing sanctions against Russia would be taken at the meeting but that he hoped the EU members would approve the deployment of up to 200 monitors by mid-October.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=68162&sectionid=351020605

Russia: U.S. may have sent arms to Georgia:
Russia warned the West on Monday against supporting Georgia’s leadership, suggesting that the Un==ited States carried weapons as well as aid to the ex-Soviet republic and calling for an arms embargo until the Georgian government falls.
www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/09/01/20080901Russia01.html

Russian military aid to breakaway provinces:
Russia’s president said Sunday his country will give military aid to the two separatist regions at the center of the war with Georgia – signaling Moscow has no intention of backing down in the face of Western pressure.
tinyurl.com/665vnn

Russia calls for arms embargo on Georgia:
“It would be right to impose an embargo on weapons to this regime, until different authorities turn Georgia a normal state,” Mr Lavrov said on Monday (1 September) in a speech to foreign policy students in Russia.
euobserver.com/9/26665

Georgia admits dropping cluster bombs, says rights group:
Human Rights Watch says it has letter acknowledging use of cluster bombs near Russian border tunnel
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/01/georgia.russia

Russia-Cuba ties worry U.S.:
Amid rising tensions over Georgia, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that Russia is moving to rebuild one of the most dangerous features of the old Soviet Union’s security structure — its alliance with Cuba.
tinyurl.com/58rptw

US gearing up to attack Iran – report:
Tehran is expected to take delivery of the S-300 missile systems by year’s end – narrowing the window of opportunity for a strike.
www.jnewswire.com/article/2517

Iran: We haven’t bought Russian anti-aircraft missile batteries:
Iran denied on Monday it had bought Russia’s advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, after Israeli defense sources said the Islamic Republic could receive a delivery of the weapons by the end of the year.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1017176.html

Russia may push forward with S-300 sales to Iran: –
Russia may proceed with plans to sell advanced S-300 air defense systems to Iran under a secret contract believed to have been signed in 2005, a Russian analyst said on Monday
en.rian.ru/russia/20080901/116446535.html

US fears Russia will sell Iran S-300s:
“If Tehran obtained the S-300, it would be a game-changer in military thinking for tackling Iran. That could be a catalyst for Israeli air attacks before it is operational,” said Dan Goure, a long-time Pentagon advisor.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=68096&sectionid=3510203

Biden quoted as saying that Israel will have to reconcile itself to a nuclear Iran:
In a clandestine meeting with unnamed Israeli officials, which was partially covered by the US Jewish Army Radio, Barack Obama’s vice-presidential nominee said, “Israel will have to reconcile itself with the nuclearization of Iran.”
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1017129.html

Erekat: Abbas told Olmert PA won’t accept interim peace deal:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected Israel’s idea of an interim peace agreement at summit with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Sunday, a Palestinian negotiator said, insisting on an all-or-nothing approach that virtually ruled out an accord by a January target date.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1016586.html

Shin Bet chief: Abbas’ time as PA President is running out:
Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin on Sunday told the cabinet that Mahmoud Abbas’ time as Palestinian President was nearing its end as elections in the Palestinian Authority approach.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1016836.html

Gaza medical workers go on strike:
Thousands of doctors in the Gaza Strip have gone on strike in protest at what they say was the politically motivated firing of at least 50 doctors and administrators by the Hamas-run health ministry.
tinyurl.com/5qofny

Democratic Rep.: Palin pick is ‘direct affront to all Jewish Americans’:
Democratic Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida lashed out Saturday at John McCain’s choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, accusing her of supporting “Nazi sympathizer” Pat Buchanan, and branding the move an “affront to all Jewish Americans.”
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1016785.html

Somalia fighters ‘making comeback’:
Opposition fighters in Somalia appear to have made a major comeback after being ousted by Somali government troops backed up by Ethiopian forces last year.
english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/09/2008912327554293.html

Russia to send 200 peacekeepers to central Africa:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on sending a Russian military contingent to Chad and the neighboring Central African Republic in support of a UN mission in the region, the Kremlin said on Monday.
en.rian.ru/russia/20080901/116452868.html

Medvedev outlines five main points of future foreign policy:
The five points, Medvedev said, were firstly, the superiority of the fundamental principles of international law. The second point was that the world must be multipolar.
en.rian.ru/world/20080831/116422749.html

Russian Police Arrest, Kill Owner of News Web Site:
Police arrested and shot to death Sunday the head of an Internet news service who had been critical of authorities in the volatile Caucasus province of Ingushetia.
tinyurl.com/57ro4r

Protesters Demonstrate Against Alleged US Nukes in Germany:
About 2,000 pacifists demonstrated without violence Saturday outside a German Air Force base where they insist 20 US nuclear weapons are stored.
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3604906,00.html

Morales meets Iranian president:
Evo Morales, Bolivia’s president, has met his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran in an effort to boost relations between the two oil rich nations.
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/
2008/09/200891154557660682.html

Venezuela’s Chavez threatens to expel US ambassador:
 ’We are not going to accept interference in our internal affairs,’ Chavez said on his weekly TV program on Sunday. ‘If you violate international norms, then you would have to leave this country … You might have to grab your suitcases and get out of Venezuela, so choose your words more carefully your excellency, Mr. Ambassador.’
www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/09/01/afx5375963.html

Venezuela rejects visit of U.S. anti-drug chief:
A ministry statement issued Sunday said the American anti-drug chief “would better use his time to control the flourishing drug trafficking and abuse in his own country.”
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/01/content_9749212.htm

McCain Suggests Bush Has Endorsed Torture:
“Waterboarding to me is torture, okay? And waterboarding was advocated by the administration, and according to a published report, was used,” McCain said. “I obviously don’t want to torture any prisoners.”
tinyurl.com/694osn

Ultra-Secretive Right-Wing Group Met In Minn. To Vet Palin:
Last week, while the media focused almost obsessively on the DNC’s spectacle in Denver, the country’s most influential conservatives met quietly at a hotel in downtown Minneapolis to get to know Sarah Palin. The assembled were members of the Council for National Policy, an ultra-secretive cabal that networks wealthy right-wing donors together with top conservative operatives to plan long-term movement strategy.
www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?pid=352178

Employers not required to report illegal workers:
Did a suburban Dallas employer go too far when it told police about a job applicant who presented what turned out to be a counterfeit Social Security card?
www.khou.com/news/state/stories/
khou080831_mp_illegal_reports.2f396edf.html