Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,273,378"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,179
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$560,477,058,241
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Iran, the IAEA, and the Laptop
By Muhammad Sahimi
Iran is being pressed to respond to charges of doubtful legitimacy.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20957.htm
Secrets of Iraq’s Death Chamber
By Robert Fisk
Prisoners are being summarily executed in the government’s high-security detention centre in Baghdad.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20959.htm
McCain Is Deluding Himself Over The ‘Surge’
There’s a hole in the US argument, and blood is rushing through
By Johann Hari:
John McCain is desperate to talk about the surge rather than the splurge. His Iraq war is set to cost one trillion dollars, and his deregulation-mania has cost hundreds of billions.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20958.htm
Elite Officer Recalls Bin Laden Hunt
US Officials Stopped Plans to Kill Bin Laden
By CBS
“Our job was to go find him, capture or kill him, and we knew the writing on the wall was to kill him because nobody wanted to bring Osama bin Laden back to stand trial in the United States somewhere,”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20961.htm
Rumsfeld Updated Army’s Continuity of Operations Plan before 9/11
By Tom Burghardt
One fact is abundantly clear from the mass of conflicting evidence and assertions made by proponents of various theories surrounding the 9/11 events: AR 500-3 demonstrates that from the very first moments after being installed in office, the Bush regime was involved in a “controlled demolition” of the U.S. Constitution. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20960.htm
A Crisis Made in the Oval Office
By Dean Baker
A financial panic provoked by President Bush was designed to stampede Congress into passing the bail-out for Wall Street.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20956.htm
Dennis Kucinich on the Democrats’ Bailout Betrayal
By Chris Hedges
The passing of the $850-billion bailout pulled the plug on the New Deal. The Great Society is now gasping for air, mortally wounded, coughing up blood. It will not recover. It was murdered by the Democratic Party.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20964.htm
Voting the Fate of the Nation
Will Economic Meltdown, Race, or Regional Loyalty Be the Trump Card in Election 2008?
By Chalmers Johnson
The Karl Rove-trained Republican Party has been hard at work disenfranchising black voters. Although we are finally beyond property qualifications, written tests, and the poll tax, there are many new gimmicks.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20966.htm
Cindy Sheehan Reveals Plan for New National Party
By Stephen Dohnberg
In an interview with this reporter, Cindy Sheehan (for the first time to press) reveals intentions in forming a new political party, and reflects on her chances in unseating Nancy Pelosi in her race for Congress.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20963.htm
Why America’s Problem Is Cultural, Not Political
By Stephen Gabow
Here are some questions that ask the same thing in different ways. How can McCain/Palin even stand a chance in this election, given the state of the country? Why hasn’t “conservative” become a dirty word, given the results of the last 8 (or is it 30) years of conservative rule?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20965.htm
It’s Palin Doing the Pallin’
Hockey moms in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
SPECIAL COMMENT – By Keith Olbermann
The Governor of Alaska has got to be the sleaziest politician working the stage at the moment, there is the sheer blessed stupidity of letting herself become the bomb-thrower when her own life is full of domestic terrorists.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20962.htm
Nearly 60 killed in southern Afghanistan:
U.S.-led coalition and Afghan security forces killed 43 “militants” during heavy fighting in Qalat district of southern Zabul province Sunday, the U.S. military said in a statement Tuesday.
tinyurl.com/47mgrp
Australian troops ‘kill Afghan governor’:
Australian special forces soldiers may have inadvertently shot dead Afghan district governor Rozi Khan, defence head Angus Houston has admitted.
news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=642848
US backs Taliban return to power in Afghanistan:
Gates’ comments followed revelations that Taliban representatives met with Afghan government officials last month in Saudi Arabia, a former high-level Taliban ambassador said on Monday.
tinyurl.com/4hm4ca
Afghan Government Denies Talking with Taliban:
Presidential spokesman Humayun Hamidzada told reporters that while President Hamid Karzai has asked the Saudi King to arrange such discussions, they have not yet occurred.
www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-07-voa38.cfm
Patrick Cockburn: The British commander is right… you’ll never beat Taliban:
The admission by a senior British Army commander, Mark Carleton-Smith, over the weekend that absolute military victory in Afghanistan is impossible has been overtaken by the talks in Mecca.
tinyurl.com/4dj6yq
U.S. says Afghan war comments “defeatist”:
Britain’s military commander and ambassador in Afghanistan are being “defeatist” by thinking the war cannot be won, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, as Washington seeks more troops for the conflict that started exactly seven years ago.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081007/wl_nm/us_afghan_usa
Our Secret War In Pakistan?: Don’t Ask:
Don’t ask about the troops on bases here in Afghanistan who don’t wear uniforms, have long beards (so they can better blend in during covert operations), tattoos and don’t mingle with regular soldiers.
worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/07/1500617.aspx
Pakistan: Six militants in ‘militia uniforms’ killed:
The sources also said that the militants were firing on troops from their positions.
www.dawn.com/2008/10/07/top3.htm
Pakistan orders refugees out of frontier region:
Afghan refugees were flowing over the border from a Pakistani battle zone today after officials accused them of links with Taliban militants and ordered them out, police said.
www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Oct/20081007News015.asp
Pakistan rupee hits record low:
Pakistan’s economic crisis deepened on Monday after the rupee sank to an all-time low and Standard & Poor’s, the global rating agency, downgraded the rating on the country’s sovereign debt to CCC-plus – a few notches above default level.
tinyurl.com/49pbkw
U.S. soldier, Iraqi policeman killed in northern Iraq: –
One U.S. soldier and one Iraqi policeman were killed in overnight shootout in the city of Mosul, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/07/content_10161839.htm
Twin bombs go off in Baghdad as Negroponte wraps up visit:
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told reporters an agreement was “very close,” but nothing was final. However, there were “new ideas and new language” on a mutually acceptable deal with the US, he said.
tinyurl.com/4rb8sn
Iraq’s FM: ‘Bold’ decisions needed on bases deal:
The U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal to keep U.S. troops in this country next year but it will take “bold political decisions” to overcome the final hurdles, Iraq’s foreign minister said Tuesday.
tinyurl.com/4g9hsr
Rice: success in Iraq ‘not a sure thing’:
The road for the US in Iraq has been “harder, longer, and more difficult than I personally imagined,” Rice said adding that the country has seen a “hopeful but fragile turn of events.”
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=71496§ionid=351020201
Defense Dept. To Fund Pro-American Publicity In The Iraqi Media:
The Defense Department will pay private U.S. contractors in Iraq up to $300 million over the next three years to produce news stories, entertainment programs and public service advertisements for the Iraqi media in an effort to “engage and inspire” the local population to support U.S. objectives and the Iraqi government.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20963.htm
FCC Is Said to Be Probing Military Analysts’ TV Appearances:
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether military analysts with ties to contractors and the Defense Department broke the law when they appeared on television to speak about the Iraq War, an FCC official said.
tinyurl.com/4fncwf
Iran: Iraq has duty to resist Americans:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad told a visiting Iraqi official that Iraq had “a duty” to resist the Americans. Another Iranian leader warned of unspecified consequences throughout the region if the US was not resisted.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3606785,00.html
Iran denies landing US Falcon Jet:
An informed military source told Press TV that the Falcon which was forced to land in Iran last week did not belong to the US Air Force.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=71525§ionid=351020101
US troops protect Iran from Israel?:
Washington will not allow an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities while US troops are in Iraq, Israeli diplomatic sources claim.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=71508§ionid=351020104
Dutch lawyers seek ex-Israeli spy chief’s arrest:
Lawyers for a Palestinian who claims he was tortured in an Israeli jail are seeking a Dutch arrest warrant for Israel’s former spy chief, a human rights activist said Tuesday.
tinyurl.com/3p3n4b
Report: Yemeni militants sought help from Israeli spy agency:
Six militants from the Islamic Jihad organization arrested by Yemeni police had tried to approach an Israeli intelligence agency for help to carry out terrorist attacks in the Arab state, a security source said on Tuesday.
tinyurl.com/5xb4d4
Russia to address Israel’s concerns over arms sale to Iran:
In his final days in office, Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert concluded his visit to Russia after a meeting with its President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday.
tinyurl.com/43gng7
Russia says U.S. on dangerous path over arms control:
The United States is upsetting the nuclear arms balance by failing to offer a fully-fledged replacement for the START arms control treaty when it expires next year, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49571P20081006
Judge: Calif. must pay for prison health care:
U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson made it clear Monday he expects California to pay $8 billion for seven new inmate medical facilities. But he stopped short of immediately holding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Controller John Chiang in contempt for failing to turn over the money.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_re_us/california_prisons
McCain fudges his Navy record:
During the course of his flying career with the U.S. Navy, John McCain was involved in at least five major mishaps or crashes involving his plane.
tinyurl.com/4v6bls
IMF Says World Economy Heading for `Major Downturn’:
Global growth is headed for a ``major downturn’’ next year, as U.S. gross domestic product grinds close to a halt, the International Monetary Fund said in a staff report prepared for a Group of Seven meeting this week.
tinyurl.com/52rhpp
Fed joins global scramble to contain credit crisis:
Russia negotiated an emergency bailout for Iceland and unveiled an aid package for its own banks on Tuesday, while Japan called for greater coordination.
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49542Y20081007
Fed to provide as much as $900B in loans to banks:
The Federal Reserve will provide as much as $900 billion in cash loans to squeezed banks in an urgent effort Monday to break through a dangerous credit clog that threatens the economy and has unhinged financial markets around the globe.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fed_credit_crisis
Fed to buy massive amounts of short-term debt:
The Federal Reserve moved swiftly to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy, saying Tuesday it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hinting that it may cut interest rates.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown
‘Your company is bankrupt, you keep $480m. Is that fair?’:
“Your company is now bankrupt and our country is in a state of crisis,” said Waxman, a liberal from California. “You get to keep $480m. I have a very basic question: Is that fair?”
tinyurl.com/4hmflm
Household winter heat costs to rise 15 percent:
Average household heating fuel costs this winter will be 15 percent higher than last year, with heating oil and natural gas users taking the biggest hit due to more expensive crude oil and colder weather than last winter, the government’s top energy forecasting agency said Tuesday
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4964JK20081007