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 4,155
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$553,461,407,563
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Leaked Draft Agreement Calls for Indefinite Iraq Occupation
By Amy Goodman
I think both the candidates, Obama and McCain, are planning to leave troops in the long run. So from an Iraqi point of view, I don’t think there is a major difference in the U.S. foreign policy in Iraq between the two candidates, because both of them are not for ending the intervention in Iraq. Both of them are for keeping troops in Iraq. They call it residual force; they call it whatever they want to call it. But they want to continue interfering in Iraq militarily and politically in the long run.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20745.htm
US a Step Closer to Iran Blockade
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
The United States government has imposed new sanctions on Iran, this time targeting its shipping industry, by blacklisting the main shipping line and 18 subsidiaries, accusing the maritime carrier of being engaged in contraband nuclear material, a charge vehemently denied by Iran.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20749.htm
Palin Links Iraq to Sept. 11 Attack
By Anne E. Kornblut
Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would “defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20742.htm
Sarah Palin is a Disaster in Waiting
By Joan Burnie
Sarah Palin, with her rigid belief that God and the gun can solve everything, scares the lipstick off me.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20746.htm
Fear By Fantasy
By Yvonne Ridley
Once again the wretched racists and Islamaphobes in the Metroplitan Force and the British Government have further demonised Muslims and resulted in further ethnic and religious profiling at airports through their fear by fantasy policies.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20747.htm
Alleging Coup Plot, Chávez Ousts U.S. Envoy
BY SIMON ROMERO
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said Thursday that he was expelling the American ambassador, Patrick Duddy, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. Mr. Chávez took this step after he said his government had discovered an American-supported plot by military officers to topple him.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20743.htm
Go Home, Gringo
By Richard Gott
On the 35th anniversary of the military overthrow of Salvador Allende in Chile on September 11, 1973, which had the overt support of the United States, the presidents of Bolivia and Venezuela have asked the US ambassadors accredited to their countries to leave.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20750.htm
Global Starvation Ignored by American Policy Elites
By Peter Phillips
Over 30,000 people a day (85% children under 5) die of malnutrition, curable diseases, and starvation. The numbers of unnecessary deaths has exceeded three hundred million people over the past forty years.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20748.htm
US Bailout of Mortgage Giants Sets Stage for Wider Financial Crisis
By Barry Grey
On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) declared that as a result of the government bailout, the finances of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had to be “directly incorporated into the federal budget,” and its liabilities added to the US national debt. This means, in effect, a near doubling of the US sovereign debt to a figure equivalent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20744.htm
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32 killed in Iraq car bombing:
Iraqi officials say that at least 32 people have been killed when a car bomb targeted a police station in a mainly Shiite town north of Baghdad. A police officer said the explosives-laden car went off near a police station in a commercial area in the town of Dujail.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-09-12-Iraq-carbombing_N.htm
At least 9 more killed in another bloody day of US occupation:
A suicide bomber killed two people and wounded 15 others when he attacked a Shi’ite mosque in the district of Sinjar, 390 km (240 miles) northwest of Baghdad, the head of the district, Dakheel Qassim, and police said.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LC649472.htm
Rights group finds secret prison in Basra:
Many of the detainees bore signs of torture. “They are crammed in a circular room surrounded with slabs of concrete with no roof,” Thamer said. He said the prison is operated by the Defense Ministry and none of the inmates has ever been tried or given access to legal assistance.
www.azzaman.com/english/index.
asp?fname=news\2008-09-11\kurd.htm
Pakistan: At Least 40 Militants Killed Near Afghan Border:
At least 40 suspected Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed Friday in fierce clashes with Pakistani security forces in a tribal area on the Afghan border, a military spokesman said.
tinyurl.com/3w67c5
U.S. missile attack in Pakistan kills 14:
Fourteen people were killed in the northwestern Pakistani region of North Waziristan on Friday in a missile attack by a pilotless U.S. aircraft on suspected militants near the Afghan border, security officials said.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080912/ts_nm/pakistan_violence_dc
Pakistan order to kill US invaders:
KEY corps commanders of Pakistan’s 600,000-strong army issued orders last night to retaliate against “invading” US forces that enter the country to attack militant targets.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story
/0,25197,24336245-25837,00.html
Sharif’s Party Warns U.S. on Strikes:
Pakistan’s main opposition party said Friday the country could pull out of the war on terror over stepped-up attacks by U.S. forces from across the border with Afghanistan.
online.wsj.com/article/SB122121783801
527717.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news
20 militants, 5 mercenaries killed in clashes in Afghanistan:
Taliban militants attacked a logistics convoy in western Afghanistan on Friday, sparking a clash that killed 10 insurgents and five Afghan guards, an official said. Another 10 militants were killed by U.S.-led coalition troops north of Kabul.
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Does killing Afghan civilians keep us safe?:
This week, as we remember the nearly 3,000 American citizens who died in the rubble of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon or in a remote field in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, we also should think about the civilians who are still dying in Afghanistan.
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Karzai opposes long-term presence of foreign troops:
President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he opposed the long-term presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, adding any new U.S. strategy to tackle militancy must involve a greater role for his government.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL25950.htm
New UN nuclear report on Iran ‘to be presented Sept. 15':
IAEA General Director Mohamed ElBaradei, in his previous report on Iran, presented to the Board of Governors in May, noted progress in clearing up the remaining issues on Iran’s past nuclear activities, but said several questions remained unanswered
en.rian.ru/world/20080912/116746475.html
Russia says no to war, sanctions on Iran:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he will not accept military action or new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=69201§ionid=351020104
Iran, Syria talks in Moscow amid stand-off with West:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki for talks on the completion by a Russian company of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, a cooperation that has worried Washington. – Russia on Friday also held talks with another close Middle East ally, Syria, on the use of the Soviet-era Mediterranean naval base at Tartus, Interfax and RIA Novosti reported.
paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?205657
Presstitute and war pimp alert: :
Iran is a threat, but the West can’t afford to have Israel bomb it – yet:
With almost every day that passes, the crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme appears to move a step closer to what looks increasingly like its inevitable conclusion – military action.
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Palin backs Israeli right to strike Iran:
The US must ensure that Teheran does not obtain weapons of mass destruction and should not second guess an Israeli decision to carry out a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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Palin leaves open the option of waging war with Russia:
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin left open the option Thursday of waging war with Russia if it were to invade neighboring Georgia and the former Soviet republic were a NATO ally.
kdrv.com/news/national/43851
Putin warns US against new arms race in east Europe:
After accusing the United States of acting like “a Roman emperor”, Mr Putin warned Poland and the Czech Republic against hosting the US missile shield.
news.scotsman.com/world/Putin-warns-US-against-.4485590.jp
Mossad could capture Ahmadinejad:
Pensioners Minister and former Mossad agent Rafi Eitan hinted that the intelligence agency could capture Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and haul him before the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
tinyurl.com/3o5vu4
Candidate Biden: U.S., Israel Joined at the Hip: “A strong America is a strong Israel,” said Biden.
“I have a 35-year record of supporting Israel, and Israel’s security is enhanced the stronger America is.
www.jewishexponent.com/article/17064/
Read it and weep:
Another facet of Israel’s regime in the occupied territories has come to light – and it’s tearing families apart
tinyurl.com/3wfguy
Ex-minister accuses Israel of racism:
Former Israeli education minister Shulamit Aloni slams mistreatment of the Palestinians by Tel Aviv, accusing it of ethnocracy and racism.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=69202§ionid=351020202
‘Israeli extremists using the Sabbath to terrorise Arabs
‘:It is tragic and nauseating that the Sabbath, prescribed by Judaism as a day of rest from the toils of a pious life, is taken by a few extremists as the perfect opportunity to go and terrorise some Arabs.
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George Bush isn’t in charge, says Vladimir Putin:
In a thinly veiled dig at George Bush, Vladimir Putin today suggested that the US President was not in charge of American affairs, saying that it was “the court that makes the king”.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4734894.ece
Eight killed in Bolivia clashes, US tensions rise:
Opposition activists shot dead seven peasant farmers in the remote Amazon region of Pando, a government official said, describing the incident as a massacre. An employee of the opposition-led regional government was also killed.
africa.reuters.com/country/ER/news/usnN11288319.html
Bolivian president wants U.S. ambassador to leave:
President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he is expelling the U.S. ambassador in Bolivia for allegedly inciting violent opposition protests.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-09-10-bolivia-ambassador_N.htm
US expels Bolivian ambassador:
“In response to unwarranted action and in accordance with the Vienna Convention, we have officially informed the Government of Bolivia of our decision to declare Ambassador Gustavo Guzman persona non grata,’’ said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24334010-38198,00.html
Venezuela expels U.S. ambassador:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Thursday his decision to expel the U.S. ambassador and ordered him to leave the country in 72 hours.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/12/content_9936541.htm
U.S. expelling Venezuelan envoy in response to Chavez:
“We have informed the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States that he will be expelled and should leave the United States,” McCormack said.
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/12/
venezuela.us/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
Honduras in diplomatic snub to US over Bolivia:
Honduras, a former U.S. ally in Central America now run by a leftist government, told a U.S. envoy not to present his credentials as ambassador on Friday in a diplomatic snub in support of Bolivia.
africa.reuters.com/energyandoil/news/usnN12401444.html
U.S. accuses top Venezuelan officials of aiding Colombian rebels:
The United States has sanctioned two senior Venezuelan officials, accusing them of aiding Colombian rebels in a move that caps a week of escalating diplomatic tension between the two countries.
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/12/venezuela-us.html
We understand there is an indigenous majority in Bolivia —represented by President Morales — and a minority of European descent, which has for the first time lost power in the country. How do you think this is contributing to the unrest there? And is this indeed the main problem?
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=69214§ionid=3510302
Yankee hegemony finished: Chavez:
“The Yankee hegemony is finished,” said Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez in a televised speech announcing the arrival of Russia’s warplanes. – Russia’s Navy plans to send a nuclear cruiser flagship, submarines and anti-ship aircraft to Venezuela for joint naval manoeuvres later this year.
www.hindu.com/2008/09/12/stories/2008091256031400.htm
UNICEF: More than 2.5 million evacuated in Cuba:
UNICEF expressed concern today over the 2.5 million Cubans who have been evacuated from their homes, and the scores of children who have been left without schools, their communities and hospitals without electricity and hundreds of roads washed away. Two powerful hurricanes – Gustav and Ike – pummeled the island of Cuba in the last nine days with high winds and torrential rains that left a broad path of destruction.
www.unicef.org/media/media_45613.html
Cuba rejects U.S. “aid with strings”: .
The U.S. said on Tuesday they were ready to send aid to Cuba – but only on the condition that it is accompanied by experts to evaluate the damage.
www.hindu.com/2008/09/13/stories/2008091356031400.htm
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Haiti:
The death toll in Haiti continues to rise following a series of devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean. Official government figures have placed the number dead between 600 and 1,000, with more than 800,000 people-half of them children-in need of emergency aid throughout the country.
www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/hait-s12.shtml
UN appeals for 108 million dollars for relief in Haiti:
According to needs assessments, up to 800,000 people, or nearly10 percent of the country’s population, are in dire need of assistance.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/11/content_9912849.htm
‘Tens of thousands to be laid off every week’ as UK falls into recession:
Tens of thousands of people could be laid off every week in the run-up to Christmas as the UK economy falls into recession, David Blanchflower of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee warned today.
www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/
sep/11/recession.unemploymentdata
U.S. Foreclosures Hit Record in August as Housing Prices Fell:
Owners of 303,879 properties, or one in 416 U.S. households, got a default notice, were warned of a pending auction or foreclosed on last month. That was the most since reporting began in January 2005.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206
01103&sid=aWKdjgdwQZQI&refer=us
U.S. retail sales fell in August:
The Commerce Department said sales fell at electronics and appliance stores, clothing shops, building and garden stores, and department stores. Gasoline sales also dipped as prices retreated. Sales at furniture and home furnishing stores were flat.
www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/09/08/daily55.html