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 4,177
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$562,708,732,283
See the cost in your community
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CIA Torture Tactics Endorsed in White House Secret Memos
Waterboarding got nod from White House
By Joby Warrick
The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency’s use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21021.htm
Steering Committee To Seek Prosecution of Bush For War Crimes
By Sherwood Ross
Massachusetts law school Dean Lawrence Velvel will chair a Steering Committee to pursue the prosecution for war crimes of President Bush and culpable high-ranking aides after they leave office Jan. 20th.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21022.htm
Understanding the U.S.-Iran Crisis
By Phyllis Bennis
It is false to claim that Iran is violating the Non-Proliferation Treaty by enriching uranium for its nuclear power plants. The NPT (Article IV) allows every country that signs on as a non-nuclear weapons state, including Iran, the inalienable right “to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination.”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21018.htm
Israeli Bestseller Breaks National Taboo
By Jonathan Cook
Dr Shlomo Sand argues that the Jews were never exiled from the Holy Land, that most of today’s Jews have no historical connection to the land called Israel and that the only political solution to the country’s conflict with the Palestinians is to abolish the Jewish state.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21020.htm
Shattering a ‘National Mythology’
By Ofri Ilani
In this work, the author attempts to prove that the Jews now living in Israel and other places in the world are not at all descendants of the ancient people who inhabited the Kingdom of Judea during the First and Second Temple period. Their origins, according to him, are in varied peoples that converted to Judaism during the course of history.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21019.htm
U.S. Could Guarantee $2 Trillion For Banks
By The Associated Press
That’s the equivalent of about 20 percent of the national debt, which recently blew past $10 trillion, and roughly 14 percent of U.S. gross domestic product – the economy’s total output of goods and services.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21023.htm
The 56 Trillion Dollar Deficit
Bill Maher Interviews Fmr. Comptroller General David Walker
6 Minute Video
Comptroller General David Walker, explains that we have a debt of $480,000 per US household?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21024.htm
When the Federal Government Fails the People
By Joel S. Hirschhorn
The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all three branches of the federal government. And also to resist the propaganda masquerading as patriotic obligation that voting will fundamentally fix the federal government.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21026.htm
No Dog in this Fight
By P Jerome
By November 5, the same people will be controlling our lives, regardless of the election outcome. Real power never gets voted out of office. It must be confronted and overturned.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21025.htm
Afghan Official: 70 Taliban Militants Killed in Air Strike in Afghanistan:
An Afghan government official says international warplanes have bombed a gathering of Taliban fighters near the southern border with Pakistan, killing 70 militants.
www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-15-voa12.cfm
Defections hit Afghan forces:
After fighting the Taliban for the past seven years, many working for the Afghan security forces are now switching sides.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/200810152158993793.html
Some Afghans live under Taliban rule – and prefer it:
In provinces just south of Kabul, the insurgents have a shadow government that polices roads and runs courts.
www.csmonitor.com/2008/1015/p01s01-wosc.html
Pakistan military kill 16 “militants” in tribal area: officials:
The attacks took place in the Bajaur tribal district, where the Pakistan military launched a major offensive against Islamic fighters in August.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081015/wl_sthasia_afp
/pakistanafghanistanunrest_081015150829
Eight “militants” killed in Pakistan’s restive Swat valley:
Pakistan’s army claimed on Wednesday it had killed at least eight pro-Taliban militants, including two important commanders, in the troubled north-western valley of Swat.
tinyurl.com/42eeh2
Pakistan’s risky militia strategy:
After years of failure, the people in charge of running the “war on terror” in Pakistan’s tribal areas are using militias as a new card.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7671734.stm
New intelligence report says Pakistan is ‘on the edge’:
A U.S. official who participated in drafting the top secret National Intelligence Estimate said it portrays the situation in Pakistan as “very bad.” Another official called the draft “very bleak,” and said it describes Pakistan as being “on the edge.”
www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/53926.html
Pakistan gets help from China for ailing economy:
Zardari and Chinese President Hu Jintao attended a signing ceremony here for 11 agreements, including deals on economic and technical cooperation, minerals, environmental protection, satellite purchases, agricultural research, and electricity.
tinyurl.com/43rp7j
Iraq: At least 24 killed in another bloody day of US occupation:
U.S forces said they identified the body of Abu Qaswarah, who was the second in command of al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was killed Oct. 5 during a security operation in Mosul.
www.antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13595
U. S. occupation force soldier killed in Baghdad :
An American occupation force soldier was killed Tuesday by gunfire in western Baghdad, the U. S. military said, the first U. S. combat death in the capital in two weeks.
tinyurl.com/4q5gv3
Iraq says pact to allow U.S. troops until 2011:
A draft agreement with the United States requires U.S. troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011 unless asked to stay, and gives Iraq the right to try them for felonies committed while off duty, Iraq said on Wednesday.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LF536938.htm
Iraq Criticizes U.S. Commander For Bribe Comments:
The Iraqi government criticized the top U.S. commander in Iraq on Wednesday for accusing Iran of trying to bribe Iraqi politicians.
www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212179115.shtml
Presstitute and war pimp alert:
U.S. official has new evidence of Iranian meddling in Iraq:
The United States has new intelligence indicating Iran is reorganizing in an effort to assert its influence inside Iraq and may be behind several recent attacks, according to a senior U.S. official who spoke with CNN Monday.
edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/14/us.ir
an.iraq/index.html?eref=rss_world
Presstitute and war pimp alert:
Why Israel will hit Iran soon:
I suspect that Israel will launch an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities not later than one week before the U.S. presidential election.
www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20081015_W
hy_Israel_will_hit_Iran_soon.html
Iran: Bushehr reactor operational in 2009:
Iran says its experts are busy to ensure a timely start-up of the Bushehr nuclear plant. A senior Iranian nuclear official says the nuclear power plant in Bushehr will become operational in 2009, as previously planned.
www.payvand.com/news/08/oct/1146.html
Australia to impose unilateral Iran sanctions:
Australia will impose new unilateral economic sanctions against Iran over Tehran’s decision to continue uranium enrichment.
tinyurl.com/4apkqw
Israeli troops shot dead “harmless” boy: witnesses:
A Palestinian teenager was shot dead and at least two others injured late Tuesday after Israeli troops opened fire on the group near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/10/15/58314.html
Thousands of Christian pilgrims march for Israel:
Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the globe took to the streets of Jerusalem on Wednesday, singing hymns and swaying in the autumn sunlight in a colourful parade of support for Israel.
tinyurl.com/49nhbl
Syria and Lebanon formalise ties:
The two countries have not had formal diplomatic relations since both gained independence from France in the 1940s. The decree said that Damascus would open an embassy in Lebanon for the first time since independence.
tinyurl.com/3s2tnx
The Hague rejects Georgia’s request to indict Russia:
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague rejected Georgia’s request to prosecute Russia for violating its territorial integrity in the breakaway region of South Ossetia during the conflict that killed hundreds and drove thousands of others from their homes two months ago.
tinyurl.com/4bjhfj
Russia sends a very clear message to the West:
Russia has recently embarked on the most massive military maneuvers since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Interestingly, the role of the Ground Forces was this time rather limited and it is the Navy and the Air Force which took center stage.
tinyurl.com/4pf8lc
Millions face starvation in Zimbabwe:
The UN food aid agency found Zimbabweans were reduced to eating wild fruits. Aid agencies say that half the population, about five million people, face starvation, two-thirds of children are out of school and water shortages have led to deadly cholera outbreaks.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24493897-2703,00.html
Guantanamo prosecutor accuses Pentagon of ethical misconduct in terrorist trials:
A military prosecutor quit his job after concluding that the trial system at the US detainment facility Guantanamo Bay amounted to a “creeping rot” of injustice.
tinyurl.com/523xgb
NSA Tapped 9/11 Hijackers’ Phone Calls for 2 Years – Inside the U.S.:
I’ve previously pointed out that the U.S. government heard the 9/11 plans from the hijackers’ own mouth. Most of what I wrote about involved the NSA and other intelligence services tapping top Al Qaeda operatives’ phone calls outside the U.S.
tinyurl.com/3u9tlp
Whistleblower: Oil watchdog agency ‘cult of corruption’:
Bobby Maxwell kept a close eye on the oil industry for more than 20 years as a government auditor. But he said the federal agency he worked for is now a “cult of corruption” — a claim backed up by a recent government report.
www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/14/oil.whistleblower/index.html
FBI: Justifiable homicides at highest in more than a decade:
The number of justifiable homicides committed by police and private citizens has been rising in the past two years to their highest levels in more than a decade, reflecting a shoot-first philosophy in dealing with crime, say law enforcement analysts.
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-14-justifiable_N.htm
Time to listen to us, say S.Africa, Brazil and India:
The leaders of South Africa, Brazil and India said on Wednesday the global credit crisis showed the need for south-south solidarity and reform of institutions like the United Nations to reflect their growing economic clout.
africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnJOE49E0FV.html
UK: Unemployment to hit three million ‘within a year’ as it rises at fastest rate for 17 years:
The rate is already at its highest level for almost a decade after soaring more than 10 per cent in the past three months to 1.79million.
tinyurl.com/4k3yru
Pepsi to cut 3,300 jobs:
PepsiCo announced plans Tuesday to cut 3,300 jobs as it reported a 10 percent decline in third-quarter net income.
tinyurl.com/4c9anr
Fed Opens Cash Spigot to Overseas Credit Markets:
The U.S. central bank said Monday it would provide unlimited dollars to the European Central Bank, Bank of England and Swiss National Bank, allowing them to relieve pressure on commercial banks across their regions.
tinyurl.com/4wrnm9
FY ‘08 budget deficit swells to record $455 billion:
“We’re on track for another record deficit in 2009 even without another stimulus package. And I don’t think anyone would bet against another stimulus package right now,” Crandall said.
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49D9GL20081014
Chicago mayor to shut down government for six days:
Facing a huge hole in Chicago’s current and upcoming budgets, Mayor Richard Daley announced on Tuesday a plan to partially shut down city government for six days.
www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE49D7W820081014
Another Great Depression?:
What’s the difference between a financial crisis and a Depression? At least initially, the symptoms appear similar
tinyurl.com/4zlyds
Grim outlook on U.S. profits and jobs:
The euphoria that swept Wall Street on Monday gave way to a sober reality on Tuesday: a recession, perhaps the deepest one in decades, may be unavoidable.
www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/15/business/15outlook.php
Stocks fall as retail sales show steep drop:
Volatility battered Wall Street again Wednesday after a disappointing retail sales report reminded investors that country is either in a recession or moving toward one.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street