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
$563,587,531,484
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Payback’s A Bitch
By David Michael Green
The number of sacrificial victims to the fragile ego of one George Walker Bush is astonishing to contemplate. It’s staggering to imagine that one individual’s personal childhood inadequacies could wreak so much havoc on an entire planet, but indeed they have.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21045.htm
Excerpts From Draft U.S.-Iraqi “Security” Agreement
By The Associated Press
The Iraqi government can ask the U.S. government to keep forces for the purposes of training and supporting Iraqi security forces. In that case, a special agreement will be implemented and be negotiated and signed by both parties under laws and constitutional procedures applicable in both countries.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21050.htm
America’s National Strategy of Global Intervention
By William Pfaff
The noteworthy thing about this National Defense Strategy statement is that it says nothing directly about American national defense. It is a strategy for intervening in other countries, and preventing others from blocking or resisting American interventions.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21048.htm
Civilian Dead are a Trade-off in Nato’s War of Barbarity
By Seumas Milne
The killing of innocent Afghans by US bombs is the result of a calculation, not just a mistake. And it is fuelling resistance.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21049.htm
In Case You Missed it
Breaking The Silence
Video By Award Winning Journalist John Pilger
A hard hitting special report into the “war on terror”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12555.htm
10 Years of the Pinochet Principle
By Philippe Sands
The arrest warrant served on the Chilean head of state in 1998 changed history and has implications for the US government now.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21044.htm
No More Investment Banks
Turn Them Into Public Utilities
By Mike Whitney
The stock market will probably lose another 15 to 20 percent, unemployment will soar, real estate will continue to crash, and consumer spending will dry up. That’s all part of the hard landing ahead.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21046.htm
Economic Peace
By Garda Ghista
A “toxic combination” of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, with more than one billion people as poor as ever.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21043.htm
Imperialist Strategic Thinking on Iran
By Reza Fiyouzat
I have argued that the U.S. ruling classes do not want a regime change in Iran at all. On the contrary, they like and appreciate greatly the theocratic setup in Iran, and all they wish is for the mullahs cool it down on the rhetorical front and act differently with regards to a few agenda items dear to Uncle Sam’s heart as pertains to the regional setup in the Middle East.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21047.htm
The Little Lie, and How It Grew
By David Benjamin
Last week, Gayle Quinnell, a septuagenarian reactionary from Shakopee, Minnesota, confessed – on TV – to G.O.P. candidate John McCain that she fears Democratic candidate Barack Obama because “he’s an Arab.” McCain replied that, no, Obama’s no Arab at all, but a “decent family man” (implying that the two depictions are mutually exclusive).
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21042.htm
30 “Taliban” killed in Pakistan army operation:
The air strikes in the country’s tribal regions bordering Afghanistan follow operations yesterday in which army sources claimed to have killed 60 militants.
tinyurl.com/596qof
Four killed in Pakistan bazaar blast:
Authorities said the bomb triggered by remote control exploded in the bazaar of the town of Dera Bugti, about 220 miles from the provincial capital of Quetta, police sources told KUNA, the Kuwait news agency.
tinyurl.com/5gpz3z
60 “insurgents” killed in northwest Pakistan: army:
Troops backed by helicopter gunships and artillery pounded militant positions in northwest Pakistan, killing 60 fighters and wounding many others, the military said Saturday
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/18/pakistan-insurgents.html
China to help Pakistan build two more N-plants:
China has agreed to build two nuclear power plants in Pakistan, and Chinese firms and banks are planning to invest to help an old ally desperate for financial support, Pakistani officials said yesterday.
tinyurl.com/5seecc
Taliban kill about 30 after halting bus:
A Taliban spokesman said the militia’s fighters carried out the attack but had killed 27 Afghan army soldiers riding on the bus.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/19/asia/AS-Afghan-Violence.php
Tribal elder, 22 insurgents killed in Afghanistan attacks:
Gunmen killed a tribal elder and his son in southern Afghanistan, while elsewhere in the country at least 22 insurgents were killed and eight were detained in separate operations by Afghan and international forces, officials said Saturday.
tinyurl.com/6qutvr
Seven killed as Taliban ‘shoot down’ US chopper:
Afghan Taliban claimed to have shot down a US military helicopter in Birmal area of Afghanistan’s Paktika province early on Saturday morning, killing seven soldiers.
www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=17900
Somali: At least 20 killed as fierce fighting continues in capital:
“Insurgents” this week battled government troops and Ethiopian occupation forces in the heaviest fighting in weeks, the BBC reported Saturday.
tinyurl.com/637zor
In case you missed it:
U.S.-Made Mess in Somalia:
The media should be focusing on one of the major causes of the Somali mess: U.S. government meddling.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17509.htm
Bleak scenes as Ethiopia puts war before famine:
On the front line of an invisible Ethiopian famine, government forces stand between the dying tribes scattered across a closed hinterland and outside aid.
tinyurl.com/6qco5c
Ethiopia risks £130 million of British aid by ‘hiding famine’:
Britain is threatening to withhold £130 million of aid from Ethiopia if its government hides the scale of a famine in the Somali region where a bitter war against rebels is taking place.
tinyurl.com/56bycz
Iraq: At least 22 killed an another bloody day of US occupation:
Five Iraqis were killed, including a pregnant woman, in a shootout when gunmen attacked the house of a leader of U.S. backed neighbourhood patrols south of Balad, the U.S. military said.
tinyurl.com/6zjhpw
Iraqis stage mass anti-US occupation rally:
Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have staged a mass demonstration in Baghdad in protest against plans to extend the US mandate in Iraq. An estimated 50,000 protesters chanted slogans such as “Get out occupier!”.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7677551.stm
Raw Video: Massive Baghdad Protest:
Shiites rally in Baghdad against a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, burning effigies of President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Marchers want Iraq’s parliament to reject the agreement, letting troops stay until 2011
tinyurl.com/62p27b
Opposition grows to proposed Iraq security deal:
Al-Sadr said anyone who claims the agreement will end “the occupation of our land” or “tells you that it gives Iraqi sovereignty is a liar.”
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/18/iraq-rally.html
U.S. pact hits snag as Iraq Shi’ites seek changes:
The Shi’ite alliance, which includes Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s Dawa Party, said its leaders had reviewed the pact at a meeting on Saturday and were not happy with all of it.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081019/wl_nm/us_iraq
Turkish warplanes strike “Kurdish bases” 100km inside Iraq:
The jet fighters bombed Mount Qandil, an area about 100km inside Iraq, where the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, is believed to be hiding.
tinyurl.com/5zocqx
McConnell says Iraq action likely helped prevent more terrorist attacks on US:
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said Friday he likely would have voted to invade Iraq in 2002, even if he knew that Saddam Hussein didn’t possess weapons of mass destruction.
tinyurl.com/63aaxo
Ex-U.K. security chief: 9/11 response was overdone:
The former head of Britain’s security services said in remarks published Saturday that the response to the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States was a huge overreaction.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1029640.html
Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran?
Spy documents detail Iraqi militias – Iran link:
The files appear to back U.S. claims about Tehran’s Shiite influence.
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6066398.html
Gordon Prather: Iran attack?: Has the ‘Amber Light’ Turned Green?:
In the opinion of the Likudniks, Russia’s refusal last month to even consider the imposition of such sanctions constitutes “negotiations breaking down.”
www.antiwar.com/prather/?articleid=13606
Iran blames intolerance for losing UN seat vote:
Iran on Saturday blamed what it said was intolerance of its independent positions by the West for its failure to win a seat on the U.N. Security Council, which has imposed sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear work
www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=3319988
Report: U.S. Missteps Led To Shah’s Overthrow:
A new study argues that the United States secretly helped create the conditions that led to the overthrow of its ally, the Shah.
tinyurl.com/59289k
Israel expects U.S.-Iran talks under Obama :
Israel has no knowledge at present that Obama intends to present pre-conditions to dialogue with the Iranians, which is of great concern to Jerusalem.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1029680.html
Barak: Israel giving serious thought to Saudi peace plan:
Defense Minister and Labor Party Chairman Ehud Barak said Sunday that Israeli leaders have been discussing pursuing a comprehensive Saudi peace plan, an initiative touted by the moderate Arab elements across the Middle East.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1029855.html
Afraid To Sleep: The Children of Gaza: Weaned on Fear and Trauma:
Sahr fixed her large eyes upon me and informed me, “I asked my mum to hug me and keep me safe. I was scared when I heard the voice of my Dad moaning and screaming. I saw the blood covering our house and many ghosts tried to snatch me. In the corner of the room, three soldiers were beating my younger brother Emad. I cried and cried and cried until my mum awakened me. I am afraid to sleep because they keep coming back.”
tinyurl.com/5npb5g
US warns Syria against “military intervention” in Lebanon:
The US warning comes a few days after the foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon signed a document formalizing diplomatic ties between the two countries, for the first time since they became independent 60 years ago. The US has been cautious about the start-up of diplomatic ties.
tinyurl.com/5a2dqt
Three Russians die in Caucasus ambush:
A third Russian soldier has died after a troop column was ambushed in the volatile north Caucasus, an official said, after an unconfirmed report said clashes killed around 50 Russian soldiers.
tinyurl.com/62yn5g
Putin May Use Credit Squeeze to `Destroy’ Oligarchs:
Billionaires seeking bailouts — including Oleg Deripaska, Russia’s richest man, and Mikhail Fridman — will have to give authorities veto power over their companies’ financing decisions.
tinyurl.com/5ho4u5
Colombia’s Uribe Said To Hinder Militia Probes:
Far from pressing to uncover the truth, President Álvaro Uribe’s U.S.-backed government has hindered investigations into links between paramilitary groups and the country’s political establishment, a leading human rights group said in a report released Thursday.
tinyurl.com/6ghgak
U.S. Trade Move Shakes Bolivia:
The decision by the Bush administration to suspend trade preferences that benefit Bolivia has left workers here worried about the potential for widespread layoffs at a time when the nation is struggling to cope with the international financial crisis.
tinyurl.com/6qy596
Evo: Bolivia won’t “kneel down” to US on “drug war”:
”We can’t kneel down for $63 million,” said Morales during the opening in La Paz of a textile factory that will be run by workers.
ww4report.com/node/6175
UK: Passports will be needed to buy mobile phones:
Everyone who buys a mobile telephone will be forced to register their identity on a national database under government plans to extend massively the powers of state surveillance.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4969312.ece
Wall Street banks in $70bn staff payout:
Pay and bonus deals equivalent to 10% of US government bail-out package
www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/17/executivesalaries-banking
War in Iraq took her son, Wall St. greed is about to take her home:
Jocelyne Voltaire, a native of Haiti and a 20+ year resident of Queens Village just lost her son in Iraq and is in danger of losing her house on Friday, October 17th. This is another tragedy of the failed economic and foreign policies of the Bush Administration- lend your support TODAY to help Jocelyne keep her home
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Mervyns plans liquidation:
The Hayward retailer said Friday that it would close its remaining 149 locations. The stores will remain open through the holiday season with liquidation sales. Mervyns previously planned to close 26 underperforming locations.
www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/10/13/daily62.html
Food Stamp Challenge prompts belt tightening:
The average person receiving the full benefits of food stamp assistance goes grocery shopping with only $29.35 for a five-day period, or $5.87 a day.
tinyurl.com/55qwvz