Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,284,105"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,192
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$569,170,020,699
See the cost in your community
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A Plea from Israel
Come, Obama, Change My Life
By Eanetti
Come to Israel, grab its stupid leadership by the throat and take its foot off the neck of another people. Come and force us to do what is clear, and written, and fitting, and necessary, come and get us out of the Territories.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21170.htm
The Promised Land?
Obama, Emanuel and Israel
By JOHN V. WHITBECK
In the first major appointment of his administration, President-elect Barack Obama has named as his chief of staff Congressman Rahm Emanuel, an Israeli citizen and Israeli army veteran whose father, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, was a member of Menachem Begin’s Irgun forces during the Nakba.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21165.htm
Why the GM – Cerberus – Chrysler Bailout is Bad for Taxpayers
By Robert Farago
Cerberus Capital, a highly secretive NYC-based vulture investment fund, wants the U.S. government and taxpayers to bailout its failed investment in Chrysler and its failing investment in GMAC. Its partner in this raid on the US Treasury is General Motors, a woefully insolvent automobile manufacturer whose CEO is paid $40k each day. Here’s why a bailout for GM and/or Chrysler is a bad idea.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21171.htm
Can Obama Stop the Bush Administration’s Final Economic Heist?
By Naomi Klein
Terrible looting of public capital has a habit of taking place during periods of dramatic political transition, and Bush has one underway.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21166.htm
The Election: It Had to Be this Way
By Timothy V. Gatto
Barack Obama will be the catalyst for a new movement, away from false hope and false promises, not because he will deliver to the people of this country anything worthwhile, but because he won’t. This will be the final nail in the coffin of our corporatist society.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21167.htm
Ralph Nader Calls Obama “Uncle Tom”?
By Fox News – Video And Transcript
Fox News distorts Nader’s comments to paint him as a racist.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21169.htm
American History X
By David Cook
If you ever doubted the concept of white privilege, ask yourself: when was the last time a white man wept with joy because another white man was elected president?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21172.htm
From Cold War To Class War
An interview with Dr. Michael Hudson – financial economist and historian
By Guns and Butter – Audio
Will the US default on its foreign debt?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21164.htm
The Escalation of the New Arms Race!
By Rev. Richard Skaff
So here we are, once again, a new American administration, a new conflict, a new monster to quell, and a new arms race.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21168.htm
Afghan probe confirms US killed 37 civilians :
President Hamid Karzai had said “around 40" civilians were killed in the strike in the province’s Shah Wali Kot district on Monday that followed an ambush on international soldiers.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081107/wl_
sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestcivilian
U.S. military shoot and then rescue Afghan soldier:
Abdul Matin was resting under a tree with seven fellow Afghan soldiers this week when three U.S. helicopters opened fire.
tinyurl.com/6s4jy9
Pakistan: US kills up to 14, suicide bomber kills 22:
During the US election campaign, President-elect Barack Obama declared that he would sanction attacks on Pakistani territory if they were necessary for US interests.
www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/107/article_2080.asp
Pakistani jets kill 16 Taliban militants: official:
At least 16 militants were killed Friday as Pakistani forces bombarded several suspected Taliban hideouts in a restive northwest tribal region known as a safe haven for militants, officials said.
tinyurl.com/5a8x93
Saudi Arabia to give Pakistan $4 billion:
Saudi Arabia has agreed to give $4 billion to Pakistan and provide oil facility on one-year deferred payments to bail out the country from a debilitating economic crisis.
www.godubai.com/gulftoday/article.asp?AID=13&Section=Business
US to supply $200m of wheat on deferred payments: .
Separately, the US is also supplying Pakistan with 50,000 tonnes of wheat under a food-aid programme, the official said.
www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Nov08/07/09.htm
Bombs explode in Iraq, killing four:
Police said today that two bombs have exploded in western Baghdad, killing four people and wounding three policemen.
www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_10925393?nclick_check=1
Iraq: No US presence beyond 2011:
Iraqi national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubaie said on Thursday that the US had agreed to remove a clause from the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which would allow US troops to stay in Iraq after 2011.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=74609§ionid=351020201
Newspaper: Washington OKs most Iraq’s proposed changes over SOFA:
The paper also said that the U.S. side “rejected changes on the immunity item, but the U.S. response which is expected in two days would include a proposal that would solve this issue.”
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/03/content_10300656.htm
Barak to Rice: Israel convinced Iran working on nuclear arms:
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Friday that Israel was convinced Iran is working toward creating an atomic bomb while simultaneously deceiving the world by negotiating over supervision of its contentious nuclear program.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1035342.html
Israeli presidential hopeful blasts Obama’s Iran plan:
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama was attacked by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday for declaring his willingness to talk with Iran about its nuclear program.
www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=937866
Rahm Emanuel’s father: An Israeli terrorist
The appointment of Rahm Emanuel triggered widespread interest in Israel, the native country of his former Jewish underground fighter father.
tinyurl.com/5v4utx
Jews laud Obama pick of Rahm Emanuel for chief of staff:
“Rep. Emanuel is also a good friend of Israel, coming from good Irgun stock, davening at an Orthodox synagogue, and sending his children to Jewish day schools,” Daroff concluded.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1035128.html
Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is no pal of ours, Israel’s foes say:
Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, once a member of the Irgun militia that fought for Israel’s statehood, was asked in an interview with the Hebrew daily Maariv if his son’s appointment would be good for Israel. “Obviously, he will influence the President to be pro-Israel,” said the elder Emanuel, who immigrated to the U.S. from Israel in the 1950s.
tinyurl.com/5rt6o8
IDF troops film themselves humiliating bound Palestinian:
Channel 10 on Thursday released footage taken by Israel Defense Forces soldiers of themselves humiliating a bound and blindfolded Palestinian man at a West Bank checkpoint.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1035088.html
More than 100 civilians killed in DR Congo fighting: rights groups:
Fighting between rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 100 civilians, several international aid and rights agencies said Friday.
tinyurl.com/5kac2z
Fighting resumes in DR Congo:
“The fighting is getting more intense here,” Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow, reporting from the Kibati refugee camp, said, adding that he could hear heavy artilery fire near the camp.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21165.htm
How will President Obama deploy his Internet army?:
A powerful new lobbying force is coming to town: Barack Obama’s triumphant army of 3.1 million Internet-linked donors and volunteers.
www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/55350.html
What bailed-out banks spend on lobbying:
Nineteen banks taking taxpayer money from the Treasury Department have spent $32.4 million lobbying the federal government during the first nine months of this year, their lobbying disclosure reports show.
tinyurl.com/6zpujy
Ford reports 3Q loss, announces job cuts:
Despite receiving a portion of a $25 billion industry bailout from the federal government, Ford said it would cut its research and development budget and eliminate about 10 percent of its white-collar work force as it continues to cut costs.
www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2008/11/03/daily40.html
GM warns it could run out of cash in 2009:
General Motors warned Friday that it has only a minimum amount of cash to operate its business through the end of the year, and even with planned restructuring will fall short of cash in the first two quarters of 2009.
tinyurl.com/5atect
Chrysler cash drains away as crisis deepens – sources:
Chrysler LLC is rapidly burning through cash and being driven to prepare for a possible break-up if it can’t clinch a merger with General Motors Corp or get government funding needed to ride out the economic crisis, people with knowledge of the situation said.
www.reuters.com/article/etfNews/idUSN0641626220081107
Auto Leaders to Press for More Federal Aid:
Top auto industry executives and the president of the United Auto Workers plan to meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today to ask for additional federal aid for the struggling U.S. carmakers.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/11/05/AR2008110504546.html
Jobs lost in 2008: 1.2 million: . Unemployment soars to 6.5%:
With most economic indicators signaling even more difficult times ahead, job losses will likely deepen and continue through at least the first half of 2009.
money.cnn.com/2008/11/07/news/economy
/jobs_october/?postversion=2008110711
Consumer bankruptcies in October top 100,000:
The sagging economy sparked 106,266 consumer bankruptcy filings in October, the first time monthly filings topped 100,000 since the bankruptcy law changed in 2005, the American Bankruptcy Institute said Tuesday.
www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/2008-11-04-bankruptcies_N.htm
Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Fell 4.6%: –
Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy previously owned homes in September, indicating the credit crisis will inflict more damage on the housing market.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20
601087&sid=awq3yJZ0NBLk&refer=home
US retail sales worst in 35 years; holiday view cut:
“The great unknown is just how much lower can consumer spending go?” said Piper Jaffray analyst Jeff Klinefelter. “With savings rates at historic lows and constraints on the availability of consumer credit, I just think there’s concern that the perfect storm is brewing.”
www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7993582
Philadelphia to close libraries, pools, cut jobs:
Mayor says city among many facing large budget shortfalls in bad economy
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27577140/
New Hampshire Becomes First State Senate with Female Majority:
History was made in New Hampshire on Tuesday as New Hampshire’s state senate became the first state legislative body in US history with a female majority. Thirteen of the state’s twenty-four senators are now women.
tinyurl.com/6fb9tt