"The Iranians Are Killing Americans" Senator Lindsey Graham By Scott Horton The U.S.-supported venture has probably actually increased Iranian government influence in... Read More
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Iran Brokers Call for Ceasefire; Bush reduced to Irrelevancy in Iraq; Fighting Continues By Juan Cole A parliamentary delegation from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's own... Read More
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By Steve Soto Al-Sadr knows that he and his forces cannot win a face-to-face battle with American forces and air power, and that attempting to engage in such a prolonged battle is a recipe... Read More
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By Paul Craig Roberts The US Congress, the US media, the American people, and the United Nations, are looking the other way as Cheney prepares his attack on Iran.... Read More
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By Carl Coon We need to lead by example, not threats. We need to listen to others, learn what their problems are, and exercise our talents and ingenuity toward finding solutions that help... Read More
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By Mark A. Goldman The real issue is whether we are a nation of laws.. i.e., do we believe in the rule of law.. or have we simply given up on the American Experiment and the Constitution... Read More
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By Richard M Bennett The funding and overall control of the unrest has also been linked to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, and by inference to the US Central Intelligence Agency... Read More
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By Walter Pincus While public attention has been focused on Shiite-vs.-Shiite fighting in Basra and Baghdad, U.S. military leaders are taking a cold second look at the future intentions of... Read More
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By K Gajendra Singh In its backyard Latin America, USA maintained its dominance under Monroe doctrine except for defiant Cuba under Fidel Castro .But Washington is losing its sway and total... Read More
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Oil And Water Will Control The World By John Gray New superpowers are competing for diminishing resources as Britain becomes a bit-player. The outcome could be deadly.... Read More
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Less Regulation, More Power to the Fed By Mike Whitney It is being billed as a “massive shakeup of US financial market regulation”, but don't be deceived. Treasury... Read More
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The Iraqi Interior istry announced on Monday that some 215 militants were killed during the past week in the attacks on the southern city of Basra within the framework of the "Charge of... Read More
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"It is sheer folly to expect justice from the unprincipled": Proverb = "Much law, but little justic": Proverb = "Where might is master, justice is... Read More
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By Juan Cole The US faced a dilemma in Iraq. It needed to have new provincial elections in an attempt to mollify the Sunni Arabs, especially in Sunni-majority provinces like Diyala, which... Read More
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Vow a Drawdown in Iraq If They Win Seats By Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer More than three dozen Democratic congressional candidates banded together yesterday to promise that,... Read More
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By Norman Solomon While the Iraqi government continued its large-scale military assault in Basra, the NPR reporter's voice from Iraq was unequivocal on the morning of March 27: "There... Read More
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By Hamish McDonald The US may be getting ready to drop its financial atom bomb on the much bigger target of Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19629.htm Read More
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The March 20, 2008 US Declaration of War on Iran By John McGlynn On this date the US officially declared war on Iran. But it's not going to be the kind of war many have been... Read More
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By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich West is punishing China for its reluctance to impose sanctions on Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19626.htm === Read More
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Bush: Iraq is returning to normal: President Bush, saying that "normalcy is returning back to Iraq," argued Thursday that last year's U.S. troop "surge" has improved... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-01 19:20:00
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Ahmed Quraishi Next to her bad Collagen-injected facelift job, Nancy Pelosi has given us one of the worst lessons in deceitful diplomacy on behalf of the United States. Pelosi, who is... Read More
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By Paul Craig Roberts In the recently published thriller, The Shell Game, Steve Alten weaves a tale of a neoconservative plot to attack Iran. To overcome resistance, a black op group... Read More
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By Lolita C. Baldor In August an Air Force B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and flown from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to Barksdale Air Force Base,... Read More
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By David Michael Green The point is to swiftboat Obama by injecting race into the campaign and frightening away closet racist voters. The point of doing that is to win power. And the point... Read More
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Against the dull thud-boom of rocket hits and ascending plumes of black smoke, Baghdad's fortified Green Zone rumbled with running soldiers and intermittent cries of "duck and take... Read More
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  Five years after the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. and Iraqi governments claim the country is becoming a less dangerous place. For most Iraqi refugees in Syria, the upbeat assessments... Read More
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The statement was from Mullah Bradar Muhammad Akhand, who referred to himself as deputy emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.... Read More
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: Taliban declared 'out of Islam' by 73 sects: The edict in Urdu language was circulated on behalf of Mufti Zainul Aabideen on Friday night. The one page edict focuses on Talibans’s... Read More
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If it was not yet clear to Washington that a new political order prevailed here, the three-day visit this week by America's chief diplomat dealing with Pakistan should put any doubt to rest.... Read More
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Mexico is deploying about 2,500 troops to its US border to tackle mounting violence between drugs gangs that has left hundreds of people dead, authorities say. http://tinyurl.com/3yo78k Read More
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  calls on Arab summit to support armed resistance to Israeli occupation: "Cut all ties with Israel, withdraw the Arab initiative," he shouted. "The Zionist enemy doesn't... Read More
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Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, has accused the US ambassador of leading a conspiracy against his government and the US main aid organisation of carrying out a "dirty campaign"... Read More
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The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd Exactly five years ago, on the afternoon of March 19, 2003, mere hours before bombs began falling in Baghdad, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., gave a speech... Read More
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"Freedom of expression is the well-spring of our civilization... The history of civilization is in considerable measure the displacement of error which once held sway as official truth by... Read More
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in Fighting in Baghdad U.S. Forces Battle Mahdi Army in Sadr City, Aircraft Target Basra By Sudarsan Raghavan and Sholnn Freeman U.S. forces in armored vehicles battled Mahdi Army... Read More
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Al Jazeera - Video Report Riz Khan interviews Patrick Cockburn, who has been a Middle East correspondent since 1979 for the Financial Times and The Independent and asks if Iraq is on the verge... Read More
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By Ray McGovern At the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), war cheerleaders, dressed as academicians, were delivering a panegyric on how peaceful and stable the situation in Iraq had... Read More
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By Patrick J. Buchanan One begins to understand why Gen. Petraeus wants a "pause" in the pullout of U.S. forces, and why Bush agrees. This will leave more U.S. troops in Iraq on... Read More
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Analysts say Iraqis may be about to witness a new phase in the cycle of violence that has gripped the country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 -- intra-Shi'ite bloodletting that could tear... Read More
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Moqtada al-Sadr. Sadr's militia, the Mahdi Army, stood its ground in several days of heavy fighting with Iraqi soldiers backed up by American and British air power. But perhaps more important than... Read More
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  Starts to Disown Basra Operation : As it became clear last week that the "Operation Knights Assault" in Basra was in serious trouble, the George W. Bush administration began... Read More
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Iranian who "brokered Iraqi peace" is on U.S. terrorist watch list: Brig. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who helped U.S.-backed Iraqi leaders negotiate a deal with radical Shiite... Read More
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: Roadside bombings of American troops in Iraq were occurring with bloody regularity when military investigators made a disturbing discovery: American-made computer circuits sold to a trading... Read More
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: Secretly 'Recruit or Hire Bloggers': The report introduces the military audience to the "blogging phenomenon," and lays out a number of ways in which the armed forces --... Read More
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to pass key legislation allowing more spying on US citizens: : The proposed reform would ease requirements for court warrants to conduct wiretaps of suspected security threats and provide... Read More
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resigns amid mounting corruption charges: While the 62-year-old Jackson cited “personal and family matters” as the cause of his resignation, he became a casualty, at least... Read More
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  The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd Exactly five years ago, on the afternoon of March 19, 2003, mere hours before bombs began falling in Baghdad, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., gave a... Read More
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A great wave of oppressive tyranny isn’t going to strike, but rather a slow seepage of oppressive laws and regulations from within will sink the American dream of liberty: George Baumler... Read More
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Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution By William E. Odom, LT General, USA, Ret. Let me emphasize that our new Sunni friends insist on being paid for their loyalty. - Remember, we do not... Read More
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US Lawmakers Have As Much As $196 Million Invested In "Defense" Companies By The Associated Press Members of the U.S.Congress have as much as $196 million collectively... Read More
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By Noah Shachtman Recently, Senator John McCain has repeatedly indicated that Iran and al-Qaeda are in cahoots. The terror group's number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, would beg to differ. In a... Read More
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at retaliation if arrest of his followers does not stop: The anti-American occupation cleric says in a statement issued Thursday in Najaf that the government has placed his movement in an... Read More
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Black banners announcing the deaths of Mahdi Army fighters plaster the streets. Scores of Shiite militiamen gather at the funeral of a fallen comrade as a U.S. helicopter gunship hovers above.... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-03 19:43:13
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against U.S occupation.: The time has come to express your rejections and raise your voices loud against the unjust occupier and enemy of nations and humanity, and against the horrible... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-03 19:46:34
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Both Parties well to the right of the population on major issues http://www.zcommunications.org/zmag/viewArticle/17048 Read More
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Iran launched 3,000 centrifuges, a basis for industrial scale enrichment, in the underground Natanz production hall last year. But they are a 1970s-vintage design prone to breakdown so Iran... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-03 19:51:31
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Report warns of Saudi Arabia and Turkey possibly joining in a nuclear arms race: The report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also says Turkey would come under pressure to follow... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-03 19:57:36
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Report that we gave info about Iran to IAEA is 'groundless' : China dismissed Thursday a news report saying it had provided the International Atomic Energy Agency with intelligence linked... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-03 19:59:10
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George Bush, the US president, has won backing for his controversial missile defence shield to be based in Europe, despite Russian objections. http://tinyurl.com/2u3xbh Read More
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Israel fears Syrian army moves may signal Hezbollah attack : Israel is concerned that recent actions by the Syrian armed forces are a possible preamble for a Hezbollah operation against the... Read More
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Hamas Accepts State Within 1967 Borders: Meshaal: Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said that his movement supports the united Palestinian position that calls for the establishment of a fully... Read More
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Kudos to Rabbi Eric Yoffie, head of the Union for Reform Judaism, who has publicly spoken out against Jewish political cooperation with those Evangelicals who label themselves "Christian... Read More
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Hillary Clinton's position on Israel could mean a significant departure from longstanding U.S. policy. How come no one cares? http://tinyurl.com/2y9qh8 Read More
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Obama Gave an Anti-Israel Speech at a Black Church http://tinyurl.com/2e3t96 Read More
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criticizes Barack Obama on trade stance: Colombia's president sharply criticized U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday for opposing a trade deal with his country, calling... Read More
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  The tax would take 50 per cent of oil revenues above $70 per barrel and an additional 60 per cent of revenues over $100 per barrel. http://tinyurl.com/2l87z7 Read More
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The region's growing economies - plus recent political stability - mean that cash-rich investors are snapping up homes there, from holiday villas on Brazil's beaches to high-rise flats in Mexico... Read More
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countermeasures against South: report: North Korea's military on Thursday threatened unspecified countermeasures after South Korea refused to apologise for remarks by its top general, a... Read More
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, Corn Near High as Demand Outpaces Supply : Rice climbed to a record and corn traded near its highest ever on speculation a 3 percent annual increase in global demand for cereals will... Read More
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"Is it not said 'A hungry man is an angry man'?" commented Simon Nkwenti, head of a teachers' union in Cameroon, after riots that killed dozens of people in the central African... Read More
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, Gasoline Surges to Record on U.S. Fuel-Supply Drop : Crude oil rose more than $3 a barrel and gasoline surged to a record after an Energy Department report showed that U.S. supplies of... Read More
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The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits last week shot up to the highest level in more than two years, fresh evidence of the damage to a national economy clobbered by... Read More
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The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd Exactly five years ago, on the afternoon of March 19, 2003, mere hours before bombs began falling in Baghdad, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., gave a speech... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-03 20:28:19
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By Pepe Escobar Iran is sufficiently powerful to broker a ceasefire deal. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19675.htm Read More
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By Jacob G. Hornberger The killing of those children and their families is just one example of how U.S. foreign policy has engendered anger and hatred for the United States, which produces... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:35:51
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A Time to Break Silence By Rev. Martin Luther King . In his "Beyond Vietnam" speech delivered at New York's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967 -- a year to the day before... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:37:05
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Dr Martin Luther King:A Demanding Legacy By Mike Marqusee The memory of Martin Luther King has been reduced from a difficult firebrand to a simplistic hero.... Read More
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Funding Our Own Decline By Alison Weir During periods of recession, when Americans are thrown out of work, homes are repossessed, school budgets cut and businesses fail, Congress... Read More
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as cleric calls for massive anti-US occupation protests : Following al-Sadr's announcement, American tanks reportedly surrounded the Shia stronghold of Sadr City on Friday, while American... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:40:19
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Maliki's decision to suspend the operation, in which no timeframe was specified, came just a day after he vowed to pursue more raids around the country against what he called "criminal... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:41:29
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More than 1,000 Iraqis deserted, refused to fight in Basra: Iraqi military commanders tell The New York Times that more than 1,000 soldiers and police officers either deserted or refused to... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:42:39
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Bush backs 'corrupt and incompetent' Iraqi government: The Bush administration is backing a corrupt and incompetent government in Iraq, Sen. Carl Levin told reporters Friday, setting a... Read More
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A top UN official warned on Friday of "very grave" humanitarian problems in Iraq, including a lack of food and the internal displacement of more than two million people.... Read More
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not to hand off occupation to next president: "We believe there is still time for you to recognize that a change in strategy is necessary to repair the grave damage done to our... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:45:56
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Mr. Bush told alliance leaders about the expected troop boost when they discussed Afghanistan in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Thursday, Mr. Gates told reporters on his plane as he flew out... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:47:07
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using heroin cash to buy surface-to-air missiles: Taliban drug lords are using cash from Afghanistan's bumper heroin crop to try to buy Stinger missiles, the country's anti-narcotics chief... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:48:12
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says no to unilateral US operation: New Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the right of hot pursuit to attack targets within Pakistan couldnt be granted to... Read More
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after opening fire on monks and Tibet protesters: Chinese paramilitary police have killed eight people after opening fire on several hundred Tibetan monks and villagers in bloody violence... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:50:32
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who hit Dichter aide was aiming for minister: : A Hamas sniper who wounded an aide to Public Security Minister Avi Dichter, Mati Gill, was aiming for the minister and the group he was... Read More
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Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora warned on Friday that Israel could exploit major military exercises to exacerbate tensions along the volatile border between the two countries.... Read More
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National Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said: "All efforts are being made to bring Syria to the negotiating table in order to sign a peace treaty. And he went on: "We... Read More
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Life of one yeshiva boy worth more than 1,000 Arabs : "Even when we seek revenge, it is important to make one thing clear – the life of one yeshiva boy is worth more than the... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:54:49
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As 1,000 Christians tour Israel with Christians United for Israel, the head of the Union for Reform Judaism called Wednesday night on the union to reject alliances with the group, which - he... Read More
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Israel, while supposedly observing an ironclad boycott of all things Iranian, is happily buying Iranian oil http://tinyurl.com/39h5ef === Read More
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In the waning days of his eight years as president, Putin demonstrated his strength — successfully driving a wedge through the NATO alliance.... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:58:33
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Governments across the developing world are scrambling to boost farm imports and restrict exports in an attempt to forestall rising food prices and social unrest.... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 21:59:44
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"Starting now, take all the legal and economic steps to nationalise in the short term the national cement industry, everything that was privatised," Chavez said.... Read More
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6 Minute Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXpavT5RCP8 Read More
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As the campaign wears on, Hillary's hypocrisy is growing - and the public and media are starting to recognise it http://tinyurl.com/yvq38q Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 22:02:55
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: U.S. National Debt : As we wind our way towards an election between the numerous professional liars who have been put forward as candidates for U.S. President, it seems to be a great time... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 22:03:57
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borrowing $38.1 billion a day from Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve reports Thursday that those firms averaged $38.1 billion in daily borrowing over the past week from the new lending... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 22:05:11
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"Helicopter Ben" is living up to the nickname he earned after he remarked in a 2002 speech that he would stave off a recession even if he had to drop money from helicopters to do it.... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 22:06:05
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The Labor Department on Friday said non-farm employment fell by 80,000 jobs in March, the biggest decline in five years. Financial markets saw the drop as reinforcing the need for further Federal... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 22:07:00
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Motorola Inc. is laying off 2,600 employees across the company, resulting in a pretax charge of $104 million for the first quarter, the Schaumburg-based telecommunications equipment-maker disclosed... Read More
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La-Z-Boy employees in Dayton were told today that the cutting and sewing operation is being moved to Mexico. http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_125124.asp Read More
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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq "1,196,514" http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html === Number of U.S. Military Personnel... Read More
Posted by: thehughman1 on 2008-04-04 22:10:41
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And an orator said, "Speak to us of Freedom." And he answered: At the city gate and by your fireside I have seen you prostrate yourself and worship your own freedom,... Read More
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