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 4,193
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$570,008,790,934
See the cost in your community
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Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda in Many Countries
By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI
The secret order gave the military new authority to attack the Qaeda terrorist network anywhere in the world, and a more sweeping mandate to conduct operations in countries not at war with the United States.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21186.htm
Seven Pointless Years in Afghanistan
By Robert Skidelsky
A negotiated settlement with the Taliban would precipitate the end of an unwinnable conflict.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21188.htm
The Case for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
By Sameer Dossani
International law is clear on this subject. No country may occupy another indefinitely and certainly not without the will of the people being occupied. If an Obama administration truly thinks that withdrawing U.S. and NATO troops would be a bad thing for Afghans, hold a referendum to see who would like the troops to remain.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21187.htm
Obama’s Change Orgy
By Dr. Elias Akleh
Hypnotized by “change” and “race” people could not see the similarities Obama has with McCain/Bush/Republicans.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21193.htm
U.S. will soon face second “Great Depression”
Renowned economist Khazin predicted U.S. financial crisis in 2000
By Yevgeniy Chernyx
Whatever decision Wall Street takes right now, the demand is going to fall. What will happen to these industries? In 2000, we estimated that 25 percent of the U.S. economy would disappear. Today, we think the number is closest to one-third – if not more.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21189.htm
A Bone in America’s Throat
By JEFF HALPER
Even before the voting began, Israeli politicians and pundits were asking: Will an Obama Administration be good for Israel? “Be good for Israel” is our code for “Will the US allow us to keep our settlements and continue to support our efforts to prevent negotiations with the Palestinians from ever bearing fruit?”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21192.htm
Kristallnacht,: 70 Years On:
Sound of Broken Glass Still Echoes from Nazi Atrocity
By Ciaran Walsh
Kristallnacht, or the Night of the Broken Glass, occurred on November 9th and 10th in 1938. The two nights of state-bac
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21191.htm
Iraq: Bombs kill at least 33 in another bloody day of US occupation:
Two car bombs exploded in central Baghdad Monday and a suicide bomber blew himself up among police and civilians who rushed to help the wounded, a triple strike that killed 28 people and wounded 68.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081110/ts_nm/us_iraq
‘No to violation of Iraq’s sovereignty’:
Sadr al-Din Qubanchi, a close aide to Ayatollah Sistani, said on Monday that the Grand Ayatollah would announce his stance on the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) as soon as Iraqi officials concluded their talks on the security pact, Aswat al-Iraq News Agency reported.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=74959§ionid=351020201
Iraq Pact Would Bar U.S. Troops Past 2011:
The proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact removes language authorizing Iraq to ask U.S. soldiers to stay beyond 2011 and bans cross-border attacks from Iraqi soil, according to a copy of the draft obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/10/iraq/main4588236.shtml
US military killed 14 Afghan security guards:
Afghan governor: An Afghan provincial governor said Monday that US- led coalition military forces killed 14 security guards working with a road construction company in eastern Afghanistan, while the US military claimed those killed were militants.
tinyurl.com/6dese8
Karzai condemns killings by US:
“Carrying out such attacks will only expand the gap between the people and the government of Afghanistan, as well as between Afghanistan and its international allies,’’ Karzai said.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/11/2008111015293401391.html
Canada firm on quitting Afghanistan by 2011:
The Americans may have shown renewed interest in Afghanistan but Canada stays firm on its decision to end its mission in the war-torn country by 2011, says Canada’s new foreign minister Lawrence Cannon.
tinyurl.com/5j3ewa
Pakistan: Security forces killed 11 “militants” in Bajore:
Security forces killed Eleven militants during carried out airstrikes on their positions in Zorbandar and Sabagi areas of Bajore here Monday.
paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?207732
Security forces kill seven militants in NW Pakistan:
At least seven militants were killed and several other injured during exchanges of fire with security forces in northwest Pakistan on Monday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/10/content_10338001.htm
Six “Taliban” killed in Pakistani air strikes: :
At least six suspected militants were killed Monday when Pakistani jets bombarded Taliban hideouts in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
tinyurl.com/6xvzbh
Gazans plunged into darkness:
The power station was shut down on Monday evening after Israel refused to restart deliveries, despite warnings that fuel supplies were almost exhausted.
tinyurl.com/62cr3y
Palestinian couple evicted from home of 50 years as Jerusalem settlers move in:
Britain, US and UN fail to stop supreme court decision
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/10/israelandthepalestinians
Olmert: We must cede parts of J’lem:
“If we want to keep Israel Jewish and democratic, we need to give up parts of the homeland we have dreamed about for generations and [mentioned] in our prayers, even Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem, and to return to a 1967 Israel with certain amendments,”
tinyurl.com/5jv4ox
‘Bush OK’d intel operations in Iran’:
The New York Times revealed on its website late Sunday that US forces had carried out ‘reconnaissance missions in Iran’ and conducted about a dozen secret attacks in about 20 countries.
www.mathaba.net/rss/?x=611128
Documents linking Iran to nuclear weapons push may have been fabricated:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has obtained evidence suggesting that documents which have been described as technical studies for a secret Iranian nuclear weapons-related research program may have been fabricated.
rawstory.com/news/2008/IAEA_suspects_fraud_in_evidence_for_1109.html
Fact or fiction?
IAEA finds uranium traces at Syrian site: diplomats:
U.N. investigators have found traces of uranium at a Syrian site Washington says was a secret nuclear reactor almost built before Israel bombed the target last year, diplomats said on Monday.
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4A95B520081110
UK: MPs seek to censor the media:
Britain’s security agencies and police would be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mps-seek-to-censor-the-media-1006607.html
Obama planning US trials for Guantanamo prisoners:
President-elect Obama’s advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_el_pr/obama_guantanamo
Guilt By Torture:
Binyam Mohamed’s Transatlantic Quest for Justice
tinyurl.com/5etd8e
Warning of new bin Laden attack:
OSAMA bin Laden is planning an attack against the United States that will “outdo by far” September 11, an Arab newspaper in London has reported.
tinyurl.com/5pejfl
In Case you missed it:
Full text: Bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ :
Why are we fighting and opposing you? – What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6537.htm
Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?:
Will an Obama Administration Reverse the Tide?
www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10860
GM Tumbles as Deutsche Says It May Become Worthless:
General Motors Corp. plummeted as much as 31 percent and moved toward its lowest level in 62 years after a Deutsche Bank AG analyst downgraded the shares, saying they may be worthless in a year.
tinyurl.com/6qlffx
Nortel Posts Biggest Loss Since 2001, Fires Workers: –
Nortel Networks Corp., North America’s largest maker of phone equipment, posted its biggest net loss in seven years and announced plans to cut 1,300 jobs as customers scale back budgets.
tinyurl.com/6kqn8x
DHL to cut 9,500 jobs:
DHL U.S. Express said it will close its U.S. ground hubs, and cut the number of stations to 103 from 412.
www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/11/10/daily7.html
Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection:
Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation’s second-biggest electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday but plans to stay open for business as the busy holiday season approaches.
biz.yahoo.com/ap/081110/circuit_city_bankruptcy.html
US hands insurer extra $40bn:
The US government has added an extra $40bn to a rescue package for the troubled insurance giant American International Group (AIG).
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/11/20081110162342396284.html