Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,267,401"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,171
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$556,809,194,783
See the cost in your community
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Goldman Sachs Socialism
By William Greider
Wall Street put a gun to the head of the politicians and said, Give us the money—right now—or take the blame for whatever follows. The audacity of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s bailout proposal is reflected in what it refuses to say: no explanations of how the bailout will work, no demands on the bankers in exchange for the public’s money. The Treasury’s opaque, three-page summary of plan includes this chilling statement:
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20853.htm
Has Deregulation Sired Fascism?
By Paul Craig Roberts
The US cannot be a hegemonic power without foreign financing. All indications are that the rest of the world is tiring of US arrogance.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20854.htm
Half a Trillion Bailout For The Creators of the Market Crisis
By Bob Chapman
The House Finance Committee, headed by Rep. Barney Frank, and the Senate Finance Committee, headed by Sen. Christopher Dodd, will give it their usual Boo-Boo, response: “I don’t know, Yogi,” in order to give the clueless sheople the appearance that they are going to protect taxpayers from the slimy bankers, when the reality is, it is already a done deal and has been planned long in advance, probably for many months, if not years, just like the Patriot Acts.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20849.htm
Forbes publishes list of 400 wealthiest Americans
By Tom Eley
The recently released Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans shows that the combined wealth of the aristocracy has increased 2 percent, even amidst the financial breakdown and recession of the economy. “In this, the 27th edition of the list,” Forbes glumly notes, “the assembled net worth of America’s wealthiest rose by $30 billion-only 2%-to $1.57 trillion.”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20852.htm
McDeregulation
By Keith Olbermann – 6 Minute Video
There is a man running for president who actually believes — right now — that deregulation has been a great thing for the U-S economy… He has surrounded himself with lobbyists who made millions pushing for the regulatory changes that facilitated the current crisis… And he thinks that deregulation of the banking industry has been so great… we should do the exact same thing with — make that “to” — health care.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20850.htm
Larry King Interview with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad
Video
Larry King interviews Iran’s president on Tuesday night 23 September 2008. His interview with Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got his take on America’s elections, political candidates, Israel, Zionism, and Iraq. Ahmadinejad is in New York for the United Nation’s 63rd General Assembly.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20851.htm
Iraq: At least 21 killed in another bloody day of US occupation:
A bomb attached to a car killed an off-duty soldier and wounded six civilians in northeast Baghdad, police said.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LO261779.htm
Iraq is one of the world’s most corrupt countries:
At the bottom of the transparency table, along with Somalia and Iraq, are Burma, Haiti, Afghanistan and Sudan.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7631013.stm
Attacks in Afghan capital kill 6 police:
Three policemen were killed by a landmine planted by Taliban insurgents in a police post in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, a police official said.
tinyurl.com/47tsw5
‘Grim’ Afghanistan Report To Be Kept Secret by US:
US intelligence analysts are putting the final touches on a secret National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Afghanistan that reportedly describes the situation as “grim”, but there are “no plans to declassify” any of it before the election, according to one US official familiar with the process.
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5867448&page=1
US told it must hold talks with Taliban’s Mullah Omar:
The US must broker a power-sharing agreement with the head of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, in order to establish peace in the region, the Governor of Pakistan’s lawless border areas has said.
tinyurl.com/3zh9ec
Gates: Terror Groups in Pakistan Greatest Threat to Afghanistan, US:
Gates cautioned against a rapid military expansion in Afghanistan, even though the top U.S. military commander there has asked for thousands of additional troops
www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-23-voa46.cfm
Gates defends operations inside Pakistan:
Robert Gates, US defence secretary, on Tuesday suggested that the US was justified under international law in conducting unilateral military operations inside Pakistan to protect American troops.
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7188c750-8999-11dd-8371-0000779fd18c.html
Pakistan Won’t Tolerate Sovereignty Violations, PM Says:
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday reiterated that his country wouldn’t tolerate violations of its sovereignty after a series of strikes this month.
tinyurl.com/3p8awr
Officials: U.S. Drone Shot Down:
Pakistani soldiers and tribesm en shot down a suspected U.S. military drone close to the Afghan border Tuesday night, three intelligence officials said.
tinyurl.com/4dmtra
‘US drone crashes’ in Pakistan:
An unmanned drone aircraft has crashed in northwest Pakistan’s South Waziristan region, according to Pakistan’s military.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/
09/200892461651173711.html
Pakistan: Taliban war now threatens to reach beyond tribal areas:
The Taliban rebellion which has gripped Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan is gaining strength and threatening to escalate in other parts of the country.
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2509469117
Iran’s leader says ‘American empire’ near collapse: –
Iran’s president addressed the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday declaring that “the American empire” is nearing collapse and should end its military involvement in other countries.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080923/ap_
on_re_mi_ea/un_general_assembly
Russia, China thwart Iran sanctions:
On Tuesday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it saw no reason for such a gathering, which the U.S. and the Europeans believe is key to showing a unified front.
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRqjZV1
Meppj40hTs8IBOv4DdsQwD93CN3684
Iran’s president: Pursuing nuclear weapons is politically backwarded:
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that any state pursuing nuclear weapons is politically backwarded
www1.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-24/0809245505114955.htm
President protests US hurdles in way of Iran nuclear program:
“The time has come for the IAEA to present a clear report to the international community on its monitoring of the disarmament of these nuclear powers and their nuclear activities, and for a disarmament committee to be established by independent states to monitor the disarmament of these nuclear powers.
www1.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0809243567120227.htm
US forces are surrounding Iran, says Ahmadinejad:
Iranian president calls for furthering of diplomatic relations between the two nations
tinyurl.com/54mbvx
Presstitute and war pimp alert::
‘Iran’s incitement start of a genocide’:
Iran has already started down the road to genocide,” said human rights lawyer and Canadian MP Irwin Cotler, at a conference here Tuesday ahead of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s appearance at the UN later in the day.
tinyurl.com/4xul8a
Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran:
Iran’s request to join UN Security Council is absurd’:
“In effect, the request is to let a criminal judge himself. It is absurd for a country that threatens the security of its neighbors and calls for the destruction of another state to be a member of an organization that aims to contribute to global security,” she stated.
tinyurl.com/4dyupx
Ahmadinejad talks Holocaust on CNN:
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has shed light on his views about the Holocaust in an interview with CNN’s Larry King Live.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=70415§ionid=351020101
Iran asks Ban Ki-moon to hold referendum in entire Palestine:
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday called on the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to hold a free referendum in Palestine for determining and establishing the type of state in the entire Palestinian lands.
www1.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0809240699115431.htm
Israelis ‘killed driver who lost control of car’:
The family of a Palestinian shot dead after his car ploughed into pedestrians in occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday challenged Israeli police allegations that he had carried out a deliberate attack.
www.gulfnews.com/region/Middle_East/10247211.html
Israeli occupation troops open fire at Palestinians, wound two in Gaza:
Two Palestinians were injured late last night after Israeli occupation forces opened fire at them when they were walking east of Gaza City
tinyurl.com/4f7ypl
Israel mulls stopping new ‘Gaza boat’:
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak will, for the second time in as many months, need to decide whether or not to intercept a boat full of pro-Palestinian protesters sailing from Cyprus to Gaza.
tinyurl.com/49u54l
Israel’s slipping democracy:
Our basic constitutional documents speak of a “Jewish democratic state” while about 20 percent of our citizens are non-Jews. We have no separation of synagogue and state. We have, for over 40 years, maintained illegal settlements and a harsh military occupation in most of the Palestinian territories captured in 1967.
news.yahoo.com/story//csm/20080924/cm_csm/yeisikovits
Somali insurgency escalates, 15 civilians killed:
Islamists attacked African peacekeepers in Mogadishu, sparking a battle that killed 11 civilians and sent many fleeing the city in Somalia’s escalating insurgency, witnesses said on Wednesday.
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLO11508.html?rpc=401&
Somalis flee Mogadishu gun battles:
Hundreds of Somalis have fled Mogadishu after several days of heavy fighting between anti-government fighters and Somali troops, supported by the Ethiopian military and African Union peacekeepers.
english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/09/2008924710479926.html
Analysis: Somalia crisis deepened by Ethiopia:
The crisis over the past 18 months is exceeding even the worst-case scenarios dreamed up nearly two years ago, when occupation troops from neighboring Ethiopia arrived to oust a “radical Islamic” militia and support the Western-backed government..
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/24/
africa/AF-ANL-Somalia-Analysis.php
US: N Korea must allow IAEA checks:
Earlier in the day North Korea told international nuclear monitors to leave the site of its main nuclear reactor in order to step up moves to restart the plant, the UN’s nuclear agency said.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/
2008/09/200892491520363483.html
North Korea bars international inspectors from nuclear facility:
North Korea has barred international inspectors from a nuclear reprocessing plant that produces weapons-grade material and intends to restart activity there in a week, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/24/asia/north.php
Venezuela: Iran to finance 25 factories:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that 25 Iranian-built factories will open in the country in the near future.
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Business/?id=1.0.2509122345
Bolivian president censures United States:
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday said the United States has tried to thwart his political ambitions and, more recently, failed to condemn a pro-autonomy movement that uses “terrorist” tactics.
edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/
09/23/bolivia.morales/index.html
American to halt Bolivia flights:
American Airlines says it has suspended flights to and from Bolivia due to the country’s political crisis. The airline’s Bolivian sales manager says that American’s daily flights to and from the South American country are on hold as a “precaution for the security of our customers, personnel and airplanes.”
www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/09/american_to_hal.html
Ecuadorians march to support Bolivian president:
Hundreds of Ecuadorians went on a peaceful demonstration here Tuesday to express their support for Bolivian President Evo Morales, who was facing a political crisis at home as the opposition-controlled provinces demanded more autonomy.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/24/content_10102010.htm
Ecuador seizes dam company assets:
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has ordered troops to seize the assets of a major Brazilian construction company
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7632920.stm
The battle over war powers:
The Constitution, and the War Powers Act of 1973, limit a president’s ability to initiate conflict. Some wish to change that.
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-
findley22-2008sep22,0,3471151.story
Victim of torture: U.S. says Pakistani suspect may be unfit for trial:
Fink asked that her client be placed in a hospital for medical and psychological care and be treated as someone who may have been the victim of torture.
www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE48MBHS20080923
US Plans To Station Active Unit Inside The United States For The First Time:
1 Minute Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYxTzDFofZQ
Source: Freddie Mac paid McCain aide’s firm:
Almost up until the time it was taken over by the government in the nation’s financial crisis, one of two housing giants paid $15,000 a month to the lobbying firm of John McCain’s campaign manager, a person familiar with the financial arrangement says.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_freddie_mac
In Case you missed it:
Forecast: U.S. dollar could plunge 90 pct:
“We are going to see economic times the likes of which no living person has seen,”
tinyurl.com/4vfj66
Democrats signal support for Wall Street bailout at Senate hearing:
At a hearing Tuesday, Democratic members of the Senate Banking Committee assured Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke that they would move quickly to pass legislation authorizing the Bush administration to launch a trillion-dollar-plus bailout of Wall Street.
www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/bail-s24.shtml