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 4,185
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$563,004,340,867
See the cost in your community
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Who Cares about Omar Khadr ?
By Debbie Menon
The case against him is insane. – He is a child soldier, which means he is a victim of war not a war criminal.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21033.htm
Additional Thoughts on the Bailout
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office” – Aesop
By Paul Craig Roberts
Just as the Bush regime’s wars have been used to pour billions of dollars into the pockets of its military-security donor base, the Paulson bailout looks like a Bush regime scheme to incur $700 billion in new public debt in order to transfer the money into the coffers of its financial donor base.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21034.htm
The End of Friedmanite Economics
By Mike Whitney
“We are in the midst of a major historic turning point, equivalent to the emergence of neoliberalism under Thatcher and Reagan” (interview with economist Robert Pollin)
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21029.htm
Capitalism Without Capital?
By Ron Paul
Not only is our nation on the verge of bankruptcy, but so are its people and private institutions. We are now repeatedly hearing about businesses “needing to access the credit market to make payroll.” This is an unmistakable sign of more dire consequences ahead for the economy.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21038.htm
Americans Unwilling to Face Reality
By John R. MacArthur
Even with all the frenzied commentary about the credit crisis now choking the media (while the financial geniuses assembled at the corner of Wall and K Streets scramble to save their hides), I’m struck more by what’s not being said than what is. – Where, for example, is the voice of organized labor?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21035.htm
The American Way of Life is Dead…
By Stanislav Mishin
he era of the dollar is over and with it US power. The dollar has been in a steady free fall for the better of the past 6 years, faster than the steady decline of the preceding 30 years. How is it, that with a prolonged war, costing close to $1 trillion, no new taxes have been raised? Well, that’s what printing presses are for and why since 2004, the Fed has stopped issuing the M3 report.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21031.htm
“Working Poor”
Nearly 30% of US Families Subsist on Poverty Wages
By Tom Eley
A report released Tuesday by the Working Poor Families Project reveals that more than 28 percent of American families with one or both parents employed are living in poverty.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21032.htm
Infant Mortality: US Ranks 29th Lowest In The World
By Gardiner Harris
Although the United States has relatively good numbers for cancer screening and survival, the nation compares poorly with other countries in many other statistical categories, including life expectancy and preventable deaths from diseases like diabetes, circulatory problems and respiratory issues like asthma.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21030.htm
Ralph Nader & Cynthia McKinney – The Final Debate
Democracy Now! – Audio, Video and Transcript
Third-Party Candidates Ralph Nader & Cynthia McKinney Respond to Final McCain-Obama Debate.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21036.htm
McCain and Rolling Thunder
War Hero or War Criminal?
By Robert Richter
I will never forget how stunned I was when Gen. Telford Taylor, a chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials after World War Two, told me that he strongly supported the idea of trying the U.S. pilots captured in North Vietnam as war criminals – and that he would be proud to lead in their prosecution.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21028.htm
Above The Law!
Bush Declares Exceptions to Sections of Two Bills He Signed Into Law
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
In the authorization bill, Mr. Bush challenged four sections. One forbid the money from being used “to exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq”; another required negotiations for an agreement by which Iraq would share some of the costs of the American military operations there.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21037.htm
Israel’s ‘City of Coexistence’ Shows its True Colours
By Jonathan Cook
Communal tensions are always high in the half a dozen “mixed cities” like Acre, the only places in Israel where Jews and Arabs live in close proximity, even if in largely separate neighbourhoods.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21027.htm
25 Civilans killed as US bombs village in Afghanistan: :
Afghan locals say women and children were among civilians killed in an air attack by international forces in the country’s south.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/17/2393563.htm?section=justin
US bombs kill 18 civilians in Afghanistan:
Angry local people brought the bodies of at least six women and children, some of them badly disfigured, to the provincial capital Lashkargar and placed the bodies outside the house of the provincial governor, according to witnesses who spoke to The Times in Lashkargar.
tinyurl.com/52lttv
Afghan cop killed after shooting dead US soldier:
An Afghan policeman was killed after he shot dead a US soldier in eastern Afghanistan, while elsewhere in the country ‘friendly fire’ killed a coalition soldier and an Afghan civilian was killed in a rocket attack, officials said Thursday.
tinyurl.com/3hjsjv
British occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan blast: ministry:
A British occupation force soldier serving with NATO-led troops in Afghanistan died in an explosion Wednesday, the defence ministry said.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081015/wl_uk_afp/afghanistanunrestbritain
Enemy in Afghanistan has increased up to 30 percent in a year, U.S. general :
”I’m telling you that the enemy did increase from 20 to 30 percent this last year,” Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schlosser tells Lara Logan. “I’ll tell you that they are doing more complex activities, which concerns me greatly.
tinyurl.com/3te4fk
Afghanistan: Pakistan’s ex-spymaster outlines Taliban demands:
The Taliban will agree to peace talks if they are recognised as a political force, if a date is set for the withdrawal of international forces, and if Taliban prisoners are released, according to Pakistan’s former spy chief, Retired Lt. General Hamid Gul.
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2590822622
Pakistani air strikes in Bajaur kill seven militants : :
At least seven militants were killed and several others injured when jet fighters bombed suspected hideouts of Taliban and militants at Charmang area here on Thursday.
tinyurl.com/3udvnh
U.S. attack kills 6 in Pakistan’s tribal region:
Three missiles hit two houses in Sam Kunigram area of South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border, leaving at least six dead and five injured, Dawn News TV said.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/16/content_10204775.htm
Taliban: ready to lay down guns:
After weeks of fighting, the Pakistan Taliban today said it was ready to lay down its arms and talk, but the Pakistani army is continuing its operations.
tinyurl.com/3uje8b
U.S. military: 2 American occupation force soldiers die in Iraq:
The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in a rocket or mortar attack north of Baghdad.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-10-16-soldier-death_N.htm
Suicide bomber disguised as soldier blows himself up in Iraq:
A suicide attacker disguised as a soldier has detonated a vest of explosives he was wearing in Iraq’s Baquba city, US forces said in a statement on Thursday.
tinyurl.com/4awkro
Draft pact lets Iraq try troops:
American troops could face trial before Iraqi courts for major crimes committed off base and when not on missions, under a draft security pact hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, Iraqi officials familiar with the accord said Wednesday.
washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/16/draft-pact-lets-iraq-try-troops/
Iraqi Parliament accuses top US general of interfering:
The Iraqi Parliament said on Thursday the top US general in Iraq violated diplomatic norms and interfered in internal affairs when he accused Iraqi lawmakers of taking bribes from Iran.
tinyurl.com/3suwea
Gates consulting Congress on Iraq agreement: Pentagon:
Morrell said the agreement reached by US and Iraqi negotiators would not be final until it had been approved by leaders in both countries, but it was close enough that Gates had decided to consult key members of Congress.
tinyurl.com/3rkskj
Fighting In Somalia’s Mogadishu Kills 23:
At least 23 people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu when insurgents attacked camps housing African Union and Ethiopian occupation troops Thursday, triggering heavy clashes, witnesses and police said.
tinyurl.com/3nsscn
Ethiopia Rejects Somalia Withdrawal Timetable:
Mr. Meles indicated there would be no change in Ethiopia’s determination to keep occupation troops in Somalia until a credible international force is ready to replace them.
www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-16-voa39.cfm?rss=topstories
Israeli troops kill Palestinian, wound another in West Bank:
Abdel-Aziz Beerat, 20, was killed when Israeli soldiers in a jeep opened fire in the village of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, the sources said.
tinyurl.com/3h236m
The settlers’ war with Israel:
In any peace deal with the Palestinians, Israel will also have to tackle the problem of militant Jewish settlers
tinyurl.com/49dsp6
The character of the next President :
It’s tempting to write this off as a race between the first black man to run for President and the first corpse but this isn’t over.
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McCain Vs Obama or Batman vs. The Penguin: The Debate –
Humor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63SRpGXBHE
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Home Prices Seem Far From Bottom :
Home prices across much of the country are likely to fall through late 2009, economists say, and in some markets the trend could last even longer depending on the severity of the anticipated recession.
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/business/
economy/16housing.html?th&emc=th
Birmingham, Alabama on the brink (of bankruptcy):
With $3.2 billion in debt, the county that is home to Alabama’s largest city is about to go bust. How the credit crisis went South.
tinyurl.com/42ypz3
As crisis bites, more Americans turn to food stamps:
While penny-pinching among the wealthy may help draw attention to poverty issues, living on food stamps is a devastating reality for millions of Americans — and the numbers are growing to alarming levels.
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZXwx2NWRcbejD0x64sqBvnIHGVw
As Budgets Tighten, More People Decide Medical Care Can Wait:
To monitor the multiple sclerosis attacking Ann Pietrangelo’s central nervous system, her doctor recommends an annual MRI. Last year, the 49-year-old Winchester, Va., woman had to pay a $3,000 co-payment to get the imaging done.
tinyurl.com/4wsc45