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 4,207
icasualties.org/oif/
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$575,928,769,372
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Confronting the Terrorist Within
By Chris Hedges
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, when viewed from the receiving end, are state-sponsored acts of terrorism. These wars defy every ethical and legal code that seek to determine when a nation can wage war, from Just War Theory to the statutes of international law largely put into place by the United States after World War II. These wars are criminal wars of aggression. C
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21367.htm
Analysis: Defense Policy Under Obama and Gates
SIZE OF U.S. MILITARY — TO INCREASE AS PLANNED
By Reuters
Obama has backed the Bush administration’s program to increase the size of the U.S. military’s stretched ground forces. He restated his commitment to a larger military at Monday’s news conference.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21361.htm
With Gates, Obama Opts for Empire
By Matthew Rothschild
He’s about running the U.S. empire-with less bravado than Bush-Cheney, but perhaps more efficiently. And he’s perfectly willing to use the old hands like Gates, bloody as they are, to get that job done.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21362.htm
The End of the Affair
Obama and the antiwar movement
By Justin Raimondo
Antiwar voters took a chance on Obama, reasoning that anything would be better than four more years of Bushian belligerence, yet now they discover to their chagrin that the dice are loaded.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21365.htm
The Cost of Hegemony is Beyond Reach
By Paul Craig Roberts
Undeterred by massive budget deficits from wars, a falling economy, and financial bailouts, the US government has managed to start a new cold war with Russia. Last Friday, the Russian military announced that it was developing a new generation of ballistic missiles in response to the US government’s decision to deploy ballistic missile defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21366.htm
Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
By Spencer S. Hsu and Ann Scott Tyson
Plan would dedicate 20,000 uniformed troops inside U.S. by 201.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21360.htm
Censorship in America?
By Timothy V. Gatto
The attacks by missile-bearing unmanned Predators have killed hundreds in Pakistan attending funerals and weddings, yet this hardly gets mentioned in the MSM. When Americans see the demonstrations and protests against our actions in the Middle-East, it is apparent that most Americans are wondering why.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21368.htm
The Great Land Giveaway
Neo-Colonialism by Invitation
By James Petras
Colonial style empire-building is making a huge comeback, and most of the colonialists are late-comers, elbowing their way past the established European and US predators.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21369.htm
Breakdown of the Global Monetary System by Summer 2009
By GEAB
Without a complete overhaul of the system inherited from 1944 by summer 2009, the failing of the current system and that of the United States at the center, will lead the whole planet to an unprecedented economic, social, political and strategic instability, and more specifically to a breakdown of the global monetary system by summer 2009.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21364.htm
Climate Juggernaut ‘On The Horizon’
By AFP
WAR, hunger, poverty and sickness will stalk humanity if the world fails to tackle climate change, a 12-day UN conference on global warming heard today.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21363.htm
Iraq blasts kill 33:
At least 33 people were killed in a spate of attacks targeting security forces in the heart of Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul on Monday on what was the deadliest day in Iraq in three weeks.
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All options are open, resistance legitimate right – Sadrist MP:
A Sadrist legislator said all options are open for the Sadirsts in accordance with their constitutional and legal rights, adding “resistance of occupation” is a legitimate right guaranteed by the international law”.
en.aswataliraq.info/?p=103920
23 dead in Afghan clashes: –
A suicide attack near a German diplomatic convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul left three Afghan civilians dead Sunday as 20 other people, most of them insurgents, were reported killed in other unrest.
www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=255347
Suicide-bomber kills 10 in Afghanistan: –
A suicide-bomb attack on a crowded market in southern Afghanistan killed Monday 10 persons, including two police officers.
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Gunmen on motorbike kill governor in Afghanistan:
Two Taliban fighters on motorbike shot dead a district governor in southern Afghanistan Monday morning, the latest in a series of assassinations of senior provincial officials.
www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-54228.html
Press and “Psy Ops” to merge at NATO Afghan HQ: sources:
The U.S. general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan has ordered a merger of the office that releases news with “Psy Ops,” which deals with propaganda, a move that goes against the alliance’s policy, three officials said.
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AS0ZV20081129
32 Killed in Pakistan Clashes:
“We have confirmed reports of 32 people killed since Saturday in Karachi,” Waseem Ahmed, Karachi’s police chief, said.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/12/2008121105220396146.html
Mumbai attacks – city fears five terrorists are ‘missing’:
At least five terrorist gunmen have evaded capture in Mumbai and could make a secondary strike on India’s financial capital, it was feared today.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5265938.ece
India sends ‘stern’ message to Pakistan:
India has vowed to take “stern action” against Islamabad following terrorist attacks on Mumbai carried out by Pakistani nationals.
www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=255366
Pakistan rejects “unsubstantiated” Mumbai allegations: –
Pakistan rejected on Monday what it called unsubstantiated allegations of complicity in the militant assault on Mumbai and sought help from allies to reduce tension with India.
in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINISL40188520081201
LT denies link to Mumbai terrorism:
The banned Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LT) denied its involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks even as US media and intelligence speculated about the group’s possible role in the attacks that left over 200 people, including several foreigners, dead in India’s financial capital, Mumbai.
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Pakistan warns west: we cannot fight al-Qaida if crisis escalates:
Intelligence officials say 100,000 troops will be taken from duties on Afghan border if India begins ‘unwanted conflict’
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In case you missed
Shock as top Indian Army officer arrested over bomb attack:
The Indian Army has been shocked by the arrest of a senior Military Intelligence officer on suspicion of involvement in a bomb attack by Hindu extremists in western India in September.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5107111.ece
India asks for Dawood and Masood Azhar’s head:
India has asked Pakistan to hand over gangster Dawood Ibrahim and terrorist leader Maulana Masood Azhar for their suspected involvement in the Mumbai terror attack.
tinyurl.com/5a7owp
US tells Pakistan to cooperate in India probe:
The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday, saying the “civilized” world must unite against this menace.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_re_as/rice_india
Mumbai attacks ‘were a ploy to wreck Obama plan to isolate al-Qaeda’:
Last week’s atrocities were designed to provoke a crisis, or even a war, between the nuclear-armed neighbours, diverting Islamabad’s attention from extremism in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and thus relieving pressure on al-Qaeda, Taleban and other militants based there.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5263919.ece
Iran parliament: Time to talk to US:
Iran’s Majlis Speaker, Ali Larijani, told reporters on Monday that the parliament is mulling over the letters received from members of the US Congress and Senate, who had put forward a request for initiating parliamentary dialogue between the two countries.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=77120§ionid=351020101
Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza with humanitarian aid:
The Israel Navy on Monday turned away a Libyan ship heading to Gaza with 3,000 tons of humanitarian aid, ending the most high-profile effort yet to break a blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042587.html
Family of Mumbai Chabad victim rejects official Israeli memorial:
The family has also said that it does not want Teitelboim’s coffin wrapped in an Israeli flag before it is boarded onto the plane in India later Monday, as those of the other Jewish and Israeli victims will be.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042611.html
Chavez tries to extend term limits:
Hugo Chavez has said that he is directing his United Socialist party (PSUV) to seek a constitutional amendment that would allow him to be re-elected an unlimted number of times.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/
2008/12/200812173710936122.html
OPEC says ready to cut oil production by good amount at coming meeting in Algeria:
“The Organization is ready to cut production by another million barrel, which is a good amount” and “we are all geared towards it,” El-Badri was quoted as saying.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/01/content_10441356.htm
U.S. Muslims worry about new federal rules:
Critics say the rules will allow for abuses, including more racial and religious profiling.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27986133