I wouldn't call it fascism exactly, but a political system nominally controlled
by an irresponsible, dumbed down electorate who are manipulated by dishonest,
cynical, controlled mass media that dispense the propaganda of a corrupt
political establishment can hardly be described as democracy either: Edward Zehr
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of
state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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Because we fear the responsibility for our actions, we have allowed ourselves to
develop the mentality of slaves. Contrary to the stirring sentiments of the
Declaration of Independence, we now pledge "our Lives, our Fortunes and our
sacred Honor" not to one another for our mutual protection, but to the state,
whose actions continue to exploit, despoil, and destroy us: Butler D. Shaffer
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"Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.": Thomas
Jefferson
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A time comes when silence is betrayal." Rev. Martin Luther King
Israel 'authorized' to continue attacks
By Aljazeera
Israel has said it has received implicit "authorization" from international
powers to continue its attacks in Lebanon.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14228.htm
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Smoke signals from the battle of Bint Jbeil send a warning to Israel
By Robert Fisk
Is it possible - is it conceivable - that Israel is losing its war in Lebanon?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14223.htm===
Who is winning this war?
Q & A With Uri Avnery
On the 15th day of the war, Hizbullah is functioning and fighting. That by
itself will go down in the annals of the Arab peoples as a shining victory. When
a featherweight boxer faces a heavyweight and is still standing in the 15th
round - that is a victory, whatever the final outcome.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14229.htm===
There is an alternative to this unnecessary war
Eisenhower ended the Suez war in 1956, and America could do it now
By Adrian Hamilton:
If Bush, with Blair in support, prefers not rein in Israel, it isn't because he
doesn't see the means. It's because he doesn't want to. The question the public
should be asking is "why not?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14234.htm===
The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil
By Michel Chossudovsky
Is there a relationship between the bombing of Lebanon and the inauguration of
the World's largest strategic pipeline, which will channel more a million
barrels of oil a day to Western markets?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14233.htm===
Growing fears for civilians in Lebanon
Must watch 4 minute video report
BBC Report From TYRE, Lebanon.
Click here to view
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14236.htm===
"Hezbollah has never been a terrorist organization."
Must watch 4 Minute Video
Member of parliament George Galloway.
Click here to view
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14235.htm===
US Blocks Security Council statement on UN Peacekeepers Death
By Agence France Presse
China, home of one of the dead soldiers of the UN mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL),
had originally demanded a condemnation of the attack. But the United States
would not accept any criticism of its ally, Israel, diplomats said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14231.htm===
Dean Calls Iraqi PM an 'Anti-Semite'
By BRIAN SKOLOFF
Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean on Wednesday called Iraqi Prime Minister
Nouri al-Maliki an "anti-Semite" for failing to denounce Hezbollah for its
attacks against Israel.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14218.htm===
Idiot Nation
By John S. Hatch
It’s hard to imagine how a proud nation could surrender its soul without so much
as a whimper. Does it matter that crimes can be proven against America’s
leaders? How is it so easy to devolve from Christianity to snarling dogs and
sodomy committed against young imprisoned boys, to massacres and murders, the
use of white phosphorous and depleted uranium.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14216.htm===
Satire
Israel Attacks US
By Jerry Ghinelli
The government of Israel today launched a massive air assault on suspected
terrorist targets along coastal cities of the United States of America. Termed
operation Just Reward II, hundreds of Israeli fighter jets streamed across the
Atlantic in precise formation and fired surgical air strikes at alleged
terrorist strongholds in the heavy Muslim populations of Jersey City and North
Bergen, New Jersey.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14224.htm===
Standing up for Canada?
By David Orchard
Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated: “Israel’s response, under the
circumstances, has been measured.” He announced that it was “too early” to call
for a ceasefire. These words, in essence, signalled a green light from Canada
for the bombing to continue.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14215.htm===
The neocon resurgence
By Sidney Blumenthal
The delusional US mindset that made the Iraq war a disaster has resurfaced in
Lebanon.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14238.htm===
Great soul of power
By Noam Chomsky
A prevailing truth was expressed by US President John Adams two centuries ago:
"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension
of the weak." That is the deep root of the combination of savagery and
self-righteousness that infects the imperial mentality — and in some measure,
every structure of authority and domination.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14221.htm===
Lebanon says up to 600 killed in Israeli attacks:
Hospitals had so far received 401 bodies of victims of the Israeli attacks. "On
top of those victims, there are 150 to 200 bodies still under the rubble. We
have not been able to pull them out because the areas they died in are still
under fire," Khalifeh told Reuters.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3282427,00.html===
Dozens killed in day of fiercest combat yet:
Israel's two-front conflict saw its heaviest day of fighting on Wednesday,
killing nine Israeli soldiers, dozens of Hezbollah fighters and at least 23
Palestinians in Gaza.
http://tinyurl.com/jdzn4
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Harper demands answers on UN death:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, under attack by political opponents over his
Middle East policy, said yesterday he will seek explanations from the United
Nations and the Israeli government about the "terrible tragedy" that killed a
Canadian peacekeeper in Lebanon.
http://tinyurl.com/z5hlg===
World condemns Israel as diplomacy fails again:
Jerusalem attempted to fend off the rebukes following the deaths of the four UN
observers, who came from Austria, Canada, Finland and China.
http://www.alternet.org/story/39527
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War pimp alert:
Bush cites Iran's role in Lebanon conflict:
President Bush declined Thursday to criticize Israel's tactics in its continuing
offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, and gave a sharp
condemnation of Iran's role in the bloody fighting.
http://tinyurl.com/kjpzr===
Israel's star-spangled arsenal;
Much has been made in the US media of the Syrian- and Iranian-origin weaponry
used by Hezbollah in the escalating violence in Israel and Lebanon. There has
been no parallel discussion of the origin of Israel's weaponry, the vast bulk of
which is from the United States.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14237.htm===
'They are treating us like meat in a butcher's shop':
Outside the hospital, men were nailing shut around 70 coffins for just some of
the scores of innocent civilians killed in the previous nine days' bombardment.
Among them were the small coffins of 20 children.
http://www.sundayherald.com/56880===
Belgian Jewish Leader: Israel Committing War Crimes :
Jewish associations have begun to react against the Israeli offensive into
Lebanon. Head of the Union of Belgian Jewish Progressives (UPJB) Dr. Jacques
Ravedovitch stated that Israel is committing war crimes in Lebanon.
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&hn=35131===
Twin wars `a calculated kind of madness':
Israel's twin wars, one in Lebanon and the other in the Gaza Strip, are a
disaster, not only for their civilian victims but also Israel itself, as well as
for the United States, and the chief cheerleader for both, Stephen Harper.
http://tinyurl.com/eh5pg===
Uri Avnery: Is Beirut Burning? :
It is not important how long this war will last and what will be its results -
the fact that a few thousand fighters have withstood the Israeli army for 11
days and more, has already been imprinted in the consciousness of hundred of
millions of Arabs and Muslims.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article14220.htm===
Syrian reporter: In Syria there is atmosphere of eve of war:
As the conflict with Hizbullah in Lebanon escalates by the day, the question of
Syria's involvement in the conflict becomes increasingly more relevant.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3282279,00.html===
Israel steps up "psy-ops" in Lebanon :
From mass targeting of mobile phones with voice and text messages to
old-fashioned radio broadcasts warning of imminent attacks, Israel is deploying
a range of old and new technologies in Lebanon as part of the psychological
operations ("psyops") campaign supplementing its military attacks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5217484.stm
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In case you missed it:
Noam Chomsky in Beirut:
"I think Nasrallah has a reasoned and persuasive argument that the arms should
be in the hands of Hizbullah as a deterrent to potential aggression, and there
are plenty of background reasons for that ..."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14230.htm===
In case you missed it:
Hezbollah Signals It's Open to Talks With United States:
A Hezbollah political leader told a delegation of former European and American
officials last month that the Bush administration approached the organization
for talks following September 11, 2001, and that the group would be open to new
discussions.
http://www.nysun.com/article/11974?access=129695===
Bombs bound for Israel came via British airports :
Ministers are embroiled in a row over whether British military equipment and
airports are being used to assist Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1199343.ece===
75-year-old woman and a child among 5 killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in
Gaza:
Despite a high death toll in Gaza, with 23 people killed on Wednesday alone, the
world's attention has been focused on Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been
fighting Hezbollah guerrillas since July 12.
http://tinyurl.com/kljop===
In case you missed it;
Video Israel Doesn't Want You to See:
Israeli army embarrassed by video broadcast
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14232.htm===
Israeli tank shelling kills two Palestinian sisters in Gaza Strip :
Two Palestinian sisters, aged at two and nine, were killed and their mother
critically wounded Wednesday evening in an Israeli tank shelling at the eastern
town of Jabalya in northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics and witnesses said.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200607/27/eng20060727_287066.html===
Pictures of children killed by Israeli occupation forces
http://tinyurl.com/fmfz7===
At least 21 Palestinians killed as Israeli occupation forces invade Gaza:
At least 21 Palestinians were killed yesterday when the Israeli army renewed its
hostilities in the Gaza Strip. About 50 tanks and armoured vehicles entered
northern Gaza and began demolishing buildings and trees at dawn. Armed
Palestinians attacked the forces and fighting continued all day.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1831143,00.html===
In Pictures - Today In Gaza Picture Album:
- WARNING - Graphic images depicting the reality and horror of Israel's Invasion
and destruction of Gaza
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14239.htm===
Why Israel Can’t Win the War:
The world is witnessing what could be a critical turning point in the
Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel is now engaged in a war that could permanently
undermine the efficacy of its much-vaunted military apparatus.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14226.htm===
Map Showing Where Israel Has Bombed Lebanon
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14227.htm===
A Statement By The Saudi Royal Court:
It should be stated that patience could not last forever. If the Israeli
military brutality persisted with killings and destruction no one could predict
the consequences and then regreat will be in vain
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14217.htm===
A history of terror:
60th anniversary of Zionist bombing the King David Hotel:
91 people died, among them 28 British, 41 Arabs and 17 Jews. One IZL fighter was
killed inside the hotel, after the explosives had been set.
http://tinyurl.com/lal2n===
Iraq: Attacks in Upscale Part of Baghdad Kill 31 :
Mortars, rockets and a car bomb blasted Baghdad's upscale Karradah district
Thursday, killing at least 31 people and wounding 153, police said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5977528,00.html===
Iraq: At least 30 Killed as U.S. occupation continues:
Nineteen bodies with bullet holes and showing signs of torture were found in
different areas of the capital, Interior Ministry sources said.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW720572.htm===
Rumsfeld extends tours of 3,500 US troops in Iraq:
The Pentagon extended the tours of about 3,500 US troops in Iraq for 120 days in
a move that dashed hopes of a reduction in the US force this year in the face of
surging sectarian violence.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060727/pl_afp/usiraqmilitarytroops===
Civil war won't end until troops leave Iraq:
I have been visiting Baghdad in peace and in war since 1978 and I have never
seen this city of 6 million people so paralyzed by fear. The streets are empty
in the middle of the day because Sunni and Shiite Muslims are terrified of
running into a checkpoint manned by members of the other community who may kill
them after a glance at their identity cards.
http://tinyurl.com/zbmpy===
They plundered Iraq for fun and profit:
Mike Battles — former Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island and Fox
News war-on-terror analyst — figured he could make a quick fortune off the
rebuilding of Iraq. So he and pal Scott Custer set up a contracting firm with
the catchy name of Custer Battles. The company proceeded to steal a cool $50
million from American taxpayers, according to two of its former employees.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003151758_froma26.html===
Coalition forces kill 3 in occupied Afghanistan ":
Coalition forces in Afghanistan killed three "insurgents" Thursday after an
ambush in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, the U.S. military said.
http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20060727-110840-7192r.htm===
NATO soldiers among 16 dead in Afghan chopper "crash":
Sixteen people, including two US civilians and two NATO soldiers from the
Netherlands, were killed in a helicopter "crash" in the eastern Afghan province
of Khost,
http://tinyurl.com/jbgwv===
US House backs India nuclear deal:
Amendments that aimed to put limits on India's nuclear weapons programme, that
were proposed by critics concerned the deal would harm non-proliferation goals,
were rejected.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F71AC309-E5FE-41E7-B6CA-758B0E160227.htm===
Russia rebuffs U.S. call to rethink $1bln Venezuela arms deal :
"We will honor the contract," Ivanov said, adding that Venezuela had no
restrictions on arms supplies.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20060726/51864682.html===
Bolton Is Still Unfit to Serve:
The president wants Congress to permanently appoint John Bolton as ambassador to
the U.N., but a year on the job shows just how bad Bolton has been.
http://www.alternet.org/story/39489===
His nightmare began on 9/12:
A refugee claimant who was handed over to American officials at the border as a
terror suspect the day after 9/11 says he is still trying to figure out how he
was launched into a five-year nightmare in U.S. jails.
http://tinyurl.com/otbgt===
Pentagon Approves $11 Billion Contract For Useless Weapons System :
In an effort to combat Al Qaeda’s non-existent fleet of stealth fighter jets,
the Air Force, following an endorsement by the taxpayer-funded Institute for
Defense Analyses (IDA), approved a new three-year, $11 billion contract for the
F-22.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/25/f22-corruption/===
In case you missed it: Exposed:
The Carlyle Group :
I defy you to watch this 48 minute documentary and not be outraged about the
depth of corruption and deceit within the highest ranks of our government.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article3995.htm===
ExxonMobil makes $10.4B in second quarter:
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA/RDSB) said Thursday that second-quarter earnings jumped
40% to $7.32 billion as high oil prices offset production difficulties in
Nigeria and the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2006-07-27-exxon_x.htm===
ConocoPhillips again posts a record profit:
For the second quarter of the year, the company booked net income of $5.2
billion, or $3.09 a share, on revenue of $47.1 billion.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4074906.html===
End of Cheap Oil:
The increase in oil prices in world markets is inevitable because the resource
is dwindling and supplies have peaked, peak oil means the end of cheap oil, and
an end to economies organized around the increasing availability of cheap oil.
http://www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/2006-06/26shiva.cfm
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Gabriel Kolko: Bankers Fear World Economic Meltdown:
The vultures from the investment houses and banks have begun to position
themselves to profit from the imminent business distress – a crisis they see as
a matter of timing rather than principle.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14219.htm===
Sheehan buys land in Crawford:
``We decided to buy property in Crawford to use until George's resignation or
impeachment, which we all hope is soon for the sake of the world,'' - ``I can't
think of a better way to use Casey's insurance money than for peace, and I am
sure that Casey approves.''
http://cbs11tv.com/texaswire/TX--PeaceMom-Land_d_n_0tx--/resources_news_html===
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