Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,331,578"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’s War On Iraq 4,321
icasualties.org/oif/
The War in Iraq Costs
$683,193,325,304
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Iraq: Troop Movements Are not a ‘Withdrawal’
By Dennis Kucinich
“This is not a great victory for peace. On May 19, the Christian Science Monitor reported that Iraqi and U.S. military officials virtually redrew the city limits of Baghdad in order to consider the Army’s Forward Operating Base Falcon as outside the city, despite every map of Baghdad clearly showing it with in city limits.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22959.htm
Neocons Agree
Report Projects Continued U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
By Michael Novinson
When former Republican presidential candidate John McCain said in January 2008 that he would be OK with United States troops in Iraq for another 100 years, Democrats ridiculed him as a warmonger. Now, a report from a “centrist” political think tank predicts that U.S. troops will remain in Iraq well after the current December 2011 withdrawal deadline.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22960.htm
The “Spirit of Humanity
By Paul Craig Roberts
On June 30, the government of Israel committed an act of piracy when the Israeli Navy in international waters illegally boarded the “Spirit of Humanity,” kidnapped its 21-person crew from 11 countries, including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Laureate Mairead MaGuire.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22964.htm
Pirates of the Mediterranean
By Yvonne Ridley
While western naval fleets are patrolling the waters off the coast of Africa, acts of piracy are being carried out routinely in the Mediterranean. But the international community leaders couldn’t care less because most of those who are kidnapped, shot at and hijacked at sea are Palestinian fishermen from Gaza.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22965.htm
Demonising Iran Conveniently Hides Uncomfortable Truths for the West
By Robin Yassin-Kassab
THE MAINSTREAM media narrative of events unfolding in Iran has been set out for us as clear as a fairytale: an evil dictatorship has rigged elections and now violently suppresses its country’s democrats, hysterically blaming foreign saboteurs the while. But the Twitter generation is on the right side of history (in Obama’s words), and could bring Iran back within the regional circle of moderation. If only Iran becomes moderate, a whole set of regional conflicts will be solved.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22966.htm
Democracy Derailed in Honduras
By Greg Grandin
The US media have also falsely yet unanimously presented Zelaya’s moves as a power grab, an effort to end term limits to allow him to run for re-election. But the referendum Zelaya was pushing—which prompted the coup—asked citizens only if there should be a vote on “whether to hold a Constituent National Assembly that will approve a new political Constitution.” In other words, Hondurans weren’t being asked to vote on term limits or even on revising the Constitution.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22955.htm
Behind the Honduran Coup
Why Zelaya’s Actions Were Legal
By Alberto Vallente Thorensen
In their rage, the almighty gods of Honduran politics have punished an aspiring titan, President Manuel Zelaya, for attempting to give Hondurans the gift of participatory democracy. This generated a constitutional conflict that resulted in president Zelaya’s banishment and exile. In this tragedy, words are once again the healers of enraged minds. If we, the spectators, are not attentive to these words, we risk succumbing intellectually, willfully accepting the facts presented by the angry coup-makers and Honduran gods of politics.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22956.htm
Democracy Held Hostage in Honduras
By Al Giordano
Today in Honduras, various important things happened. The illegitimate “president,” Roberto Micheletti, convened a rally (see photo) where he stood side by side with the military general that led the violent coup. So much for the spin that the generals handed over the reins to civilian authorities: the coup has expanded their power vastly.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22957.htm
The Significance Of Washington’s Coup Attempt In Honduras
By Shamus Cooke
Nearly all of the U.S. media’s writing about the Honduran coup is littered with negative references to Hugo Chavez, the “socialist project,” and other buzzwords meant to influence the reader toward acceptance of the coup.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22958.htm
Weapons: Our #1 Export?
By Frida Berrigan
Absent an explicit shift away from Bush administration policies, U.S. weapons sales are likely to continue to fuel conflict and abet human rights abuses. During the two Bush terms, the majority of U.S. arms sales to the developing world went to countries that our own State Department defined as undemocratic regimes and/or major human rights abusers. And over two-thirds of the world’s active conflicts involved weapons that had been supplied by the United States.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22961.htm
In case you missed it
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
By John Perkins
In his first book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins told the story of his work as a highly paid consultant hired to strong-arm leaders into creating policy favorable to the US government and corporations, what he calls the “corporatocracy.” John Perkins says he helped the US cheat poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could possibly repay and then taking over their economies.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17829.htm
Banks Own The US Government
By Dean Baker
Last month, when the US Congress failed to pass a bankruptcy reform measure that would have allowed home mortgages to be modified in bankruptcy, senator Dick Durbin succinctly commented: “The banks own the place.” That seems pretty clear.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22963.htm
Declaration of Indictment
The unanimous Declaration of the fifty united States of America
By David Swanson
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with a gang of lawless thugs and insist on the appointment of a special prosecutor to enforce the laws of the land even against those until recently holding the reins of Power, a decent respect to the opinions of humankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Prosecution.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22954.htm
The Fourth of July Is a Celebration of Agitation
By Jim Hightowe
Are you an agitator? You know, one of those people who won’t leave well enough alone, who’s always questioning authority and trying to stir things up. If so, the Powers That Be detest you – you … you … “agitator!” They spit the term out as a pejorative to brand anyone who dares to challenge the established order.
informationclearinghouse.info/article22962.htm
Pakistan: 27 killed in Kurram Agency clashes:
According to sources, two groups clashed with each other in Kurram Agency area of Mangak, killing 21 people including a commander of a group; while, six from other group were killed.
www.pakistantimes.net/pt/detail.php?newsId=2078
Another five militants killed in Dir, Swat: :
One soldier was also killed and twelve soldiers, including an officer injured in operations. Additionally, in Dir a number of suspected militants were killed and injured by the local Lashkar in the area, as they cleared Shatkas village
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Pro-Govt Pakistan tribal leader killed:
A pro-Government tribal leader and vocal critic of Islamist militants was killed in an ambush near his home in north-west Pakistan, officials said.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/01/2614273.htm?section=justin
4 Taliban insurgents killed in S Afghanistan:
Four Taliban insurgents were killed as they came in contact with Afghan National Police and U.S. -led Coalition troops in southern Afghan province of Ghazni Wednesday morning, police said.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/01/content_11633697.htm
Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan:
A key Taliban commander was killed in northern Afghanistan when militants attacked a Nato convoy as Afghan and foreign troops conducted an operation to clear an area of militants, officials said yesterday.
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Two NATO occupation force soldiers killed in Afghanistan: –
A bomb blast in Afghanistan on Wednesday killed two soldiers in the NATO-led force deployed here to counter a Taliban insurgency, the military said.
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‘The enemy has the momentum in Afghanistan’:
The man known to be the architect of America’s surge of troops in Iraq, believes it will take 18 months for the western allies to take control in Afghanistan.
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Iraqis are too shrewd to fall for an ‘invisible’ occupation:
US operations will be suspended for a few days to promote the perception that Iraqi forces are actually in control; Ali al-Adeeb, a senior leader of Mr al-Maliki’s Dawa party, says the Americans will become “invisible”.
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Xe-Blackwater Personnel Shot Iraqi Children, Others in Multiple Incidents:
A spate of unprovoked civilian shootings by Xe-Blackwater personnel in Iraq between 2005 and 2008 are detailed in an amended lawsuit filed late Tuesday in Virginia federal court, according to the Washington, D.C. law firm that represents the families of those killed and wounded in the incidents.
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US forces to free Iranian diplomats:
As part of its security accord with the Baghdad government, the US military will release the Iranian diplomats it took hostage in Iraq two years ago.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99404§ionid=351020101
Moussavi digs in on Ahmadinejad election win:
‘From now on we will have a government the legitimacy of which the majority of the people, including me, will not acknowledge,’ Moussavi said in his first reaction to the official confirmation of Ahmadinejad’s re-election.
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Mousavi to disclose tell-all documents:
As the Iranian opposition continues to express skepticism about the election result, defeated candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi says he will present documents that prove electoral fraud.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99550§ionid=351020101
UK Embassy staff released in Iran:
Three more Iranian staff of the British embassy in Tehran are released by authorities as two losing presidential candidates denounce the election.
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Plight of Palestinians getting worse, UN warns:
The blockade of Gaza is causing severe humanitarian hardship and the situation is getting worse every day, the head of the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Wednesday..,
www.adn.com/nation/story/849816.html
US remains silent over McKinney arrest by Israel:
Israeli Navy detained former US congresswoman and Nobel Prize laureate Cynthia McKinney and twenty other human rights activists on board a relief boat outside Israel’s territorial waters on Tuesday as they were heading to Gaza on a humanitarian mission.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=99532§ionid=351020202
Gaza aid activists transferred to immigration authority ahead of deportation:
The 19 foreign peace activists, who were arrested on Tuesday after trying to sail to the Gaza Strip, were transferred to the immigration authority’s detainment facility ahead of their deportation from Israel.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3739828,00.html
We are NOT the “Story”, It’s Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers:
Since its founding in 1948 the State of Israel has regularly kidnapped and tortured Palestinians, throwing them into forgotten prisons where they can languish for years. Today, over 11,000 Palestinian political prisoners without benefit of due process, some never even charged – men, women, and children – endure torture and isolation in Israeli jails, outdoor prison camps, and secret black sites
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Netanyahu: Israel’s bond with the United States is unbreakable:
Speaking at 4th of July reception, PM praises US as model for freedom, values; hints that a nuclear Iran would be “greatest danger facing the world.”
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2 dead, 60 injured in Honduras anti-coup protests:
The death toll from protests against the interim Honduran government installed after a military coup increased to two on Monday after a protestor died in hospital.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/30/content_11623326.htm
Honduras president postpones return home after OAS ultimatum:
“We will wait 72 hours in order to continue with this process,” Zelaya said in an interview with the CNN after the OAS gave Honduras 72 hours to restore Zelaya’s presidency or would face suspension from the organization. Zelaya said on Tuesday that he would return to Honduras on Thursday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/02/content_11636350.htm
Interim Honduran leader says only armed invasion will restore Zelaya: –
Honduras’ interim president says it’s going to take a lot more than the threat of suspension from the Organization of American States to get his predecessor returned to office.
www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10624812
U.N. General Assembly Backs Ousted Honduran:
On Visit to U.S., Zelaya Also Wins OAS Support but Doesn’t Meet with top Obama administration officials.
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Honduran President Manuel Zelaya:
“The moment he sets foot in the country” he will be arrested. Authorities allege that Zelaya faces 18 charges against him, including treason, abuse of authority, and corruption. Rubi says that he has notified the Interpol about Zelaya’s warrant.
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U.S. suspends military ties with Honduras:
The United States said on Wednesday that it has suspended its military ties with Honduras days after Manuel Zelaya, president of the country, was deposed in a coup.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/01/content_11636244.htm
U.S. Base in Honduras on Shut-down :
The 600 American soldiers, sailors and airmen based at Soto Cano Air Base are staying on the base and not conducting exercises with the Honduran military, said Robert Appin, deputy director for public information and outreach at Southern Command in Miami.
frontierindia.net/us-base-in-honduras
-on-shut-down-following-uprising
Honduras new government is censoring journalists:
Reporters for The Associated Press were taken away in military vehicles and Venezuela’s Telesur network — and any other station supportive of toppled president Manuel Zelaya — are still off the air.
www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-
dade/breaking-news/story/1122536.html
Photos of Protests On The Streets Of Honduras:
Confrontations between demonstrators opposing the government of RobertoMicheletti Bain and elements of the Honduran armed forces and the national police left around 60 wounded and 5 disappeared protestors, whose whereabouts are still unknown, but that the authorities of the de facto government are trying to ignore the serious human rights implications
aliveinhonduras.org/category/hablahonduras/
Zelaya accused of drug ties:
“Every night, three or four Venezuelan-registered planes land without the permission of appropriate authorities and bring thousands of pounds … and packages of money that are the fruit of drug trafficking,” its foreign minister, Enrique Ortez, told CNN en Espanol.
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U.S. spy says just followed orders in Italy kidnap:
A former U.S. spy at the center of a kidnapping trial in Italy appeared to acknowledge a role in the abduction of a Muslim cleric but said he was only following orders, according to a rare interview published on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE55T3H420090630
GM and Ford suspend Russian plants:
General Motors and Ford, the US car manufacturers, have suspended operations on their production lines in Russia.
english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/07/20097113506239148.html
Citi raises rates on millions of credit cards: report:
Citigroup Inc has increased interest rates on up to 15 million U.S. credit card accounts just months before curbs on such rises come into effect, the Financial Times reported citing people close to the situation.
www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5600ZI20090701
California budget crisis deepens:
John Chiang, state controller, could now issue “IOU”-style notes by Thursday to the state’s vendors, local agencies overseeing health programmes and recipients of state aid – including the elderly, the disabled and college students.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/07/200971184645433465.html
Hotel Loan Defaults Double as Recession Cuts Travel:
As many as one in five U.S. hotel loans may default through 2010 as the recession means companies are spending less on travel and perks, according to University of California economist Kenneth Rosen.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=acgd9We.1TEY
Gannett Laying Off 1,000 as Ad Sales Slide:
Gannett, which owns top-selling newspaper USA Today, is laying off more than 1,000 staff to try and combat persistent declines in revenue, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
www.cnbc.com/id/31672477
Goldman Sachs The Fourth Branch of the U.S. Government:
Best Financial Markets Analysis ArticleQuietly and almost unnoticed by most Americans, the US Federal Government introduced a fourth branch to its political structure in 2006.
www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article11686.html