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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq  “1,222,013"
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,101icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$528,837,459,847
 
See the cost in your community
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The Greatest Story Never Told
 
Finally, the U.S. Mega-Bases in Iraq Make the News
 
By Tom Engelhardt
 
Billions have evidently gone into single massive mega-bases like the U.S. air base at Balad, about 60 miles north of Baghdad. It’s a “16-square-mile fortress,” housing perhaps 40,000 U.S. troops, contractors, special ops types, and Defense Department employees.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20103.htm
 
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Iraq: Status of Forces Agreement
 
Is Iraq Independent or “a Client State of the US”
 
By Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
 
Veteran reporter Patrick Cockburn broke the story of Bush’s secret Iraq plan. He explains its terrible implications for Iraqi sovereignty.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20102.htm
 
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Members of Iraqi Parliament Ask U.S. to Leave
 
Iraqi MPs speak out about occupation
 
Senior Iraqi MPs call for US troop withdrawal, saying US keeping Iraqi army dependent on US.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20104.htm
 
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US Runs Out Of Patience With Pakistan
 
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
 
The words came from Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the weekend, threatening to send troops into Pakistani territory in hot pursuit of the Taliban, but Islamabad has no doubts Karzai was reading from a script prepared by the United States.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20100.htm
 
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Taking Back The Republic
 
Gore Vidal’s Article of Impeachment
 
By Gore Vidal
 
On June 9, 2008, a counterrevolution began on the floor of the House of Representatives against the gas and oil crooks who had seized control of the federal government. This counterrevolution began in the exact place which had slumbered during the all-out assault on our liberties and the Constitution itself.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20099.htm
 
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Elect Obama or Fall Into Tyranny
 
By Paul Craig Roberts
 
Where is the hope when Obama endorses a foreign policy that benefits only Israeli territorial expansion and an economic policy that benefits only multimillionaires and billionaires?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20105.htm
 
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In Case You Missed it
 
Wealth Creates Poverty?
 
Video – Dr. Michael Parenti: “Terrorism, Globalization and Conspiracy”
 
Globalization is an attempt to extend corporate monopoly control over the whole globe. Over every national economy. Over every local economy Over every life.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11635.htm
 
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38 Killed in Latest Attacks In Occupied Afghanistan: :
 
Afghan and coalition forces killed 20 “militants” after the rebels attacked a reconnaissance patrol in Deh Chopan district of southern Zabul province on Sunday, US military said in a statement. In another incident, 15 Taliban militants were killed by Afghan and coalition forces in the Sangin district of Helmand province
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Afghan blast kills 4 foreign occupation troops :
 
The incident happened in the southwestern province of Farah on Saturday.
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Taliban run four districts in Helmand – official :
 
A recent US marine-led operation to seize control of the Garmser district from the Taliban has forced many residents in the district to flee their homes. The local bazaar, Hazar Joft, was destroyed in the intense fighting.
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Taliban fighters take over several Afghan villages:
 
Hundreds of Taliban fighters took over several villages in southern Afghanistan on Monday just outside the region’s largest city, and NATO and Afghan forces were redeploying to meet the threat, officials said.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan
 
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Afghan President Threatens Raids into Pakistan:
 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai issued the forceful warning to the militants and to the Pakistani government at a news conference in Kabul. He says his country is ready to seek out militant leaders wherever they are.
www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-15-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories
 
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Pakistan vents anger at Karzai over threat :
 
“I would also like to make it absolutely clear that Pakistan shall defend its territorial sovereignty,” he added. In a further expression of displeasure with Karzai, Islamabad on Monday summoned Afghan Ambassador Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai to the Foreign Office to formally “lodge a strong protest.”
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Karzai threat seen as pressure tactic in Pakistan:
 
For Karzai to lash out at Pakistan is nothing new, but his outburst coincided with growing impatience with Pakistan among Western allies. The escape of more than 1,000 prisoners, including 400 Taliban, from Kandahar’s jail last Friday was another embarrassing demonstration of the enemy’s strength for Karzai.
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Bush says he wants to help calm ‘testy situation’ over Afghan-Pakistan border:
 
The U.S. leader refused to say whether he would back Karzai’s threat, but says he understands the Afghan leader’s frustration
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US military helicopters intrude in Pak tribal area:
 
Two military helicopters of the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan intruded into Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region, triggering panic among local residents, reports said on Monday.
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4 Killed in Pakistan mosque blast :
 
At least four people have been killed after an explosive device went off at a mosque in northwest Pakistan, police said.
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Iraq: At least 8 killed as US occupation grinds on:
 
A roadside bomb exploded at a checkpoint, killing three members of the U.S.-backed neighborhood police
www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GCA-iraq/idUSL1554039320080616
 
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Iraqi forces ready for assault on southern Shiite stronghold:
 
“The military is fully deployed to ensure total control of the city without leaving any gaps for the militants to flee,” a statement quoting General Nasir al-Abadi, a senior Iraqi commander from the defence ministry said.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/16/2276545.htm?section=justin
 
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Presstitute and war pimp alert::
 
Iran and North Korea may have bought nuclear missile blueprints:
 
Designs for a nuclear device small enough to fit on a ballistic missile were found on computers linked to the international smuggling ring that supplied nuclear technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea, a top US expert says.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4144317.ece
 
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Israeli Ministers Mull Plans for Military Strike against Iran:
 
The Israeli government no longer believes that sanctions can prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. A broad consensus in favor of a military strike against Tehran’s nuclear facilities — without the Americans, if necessary — is beginning to take shape.
www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,559925,00.html
 
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Manufacturing Consent For An Attack On Iran:
 
Sneh: Israel will have to deal with the Iranian “threat” alone:
 
In the near future Israel will not be able to escape attacking Iran, Israel Radio quoted former deputy defense minister Ephraim Sneh as saying on Sunday.
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Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran?:
 
The latest victim is James Risen, The New York Times reporter for national security and intelligence affairs. About three months ago, a federal grand jury issued a subpoena against him, ordering Risen to give evidence in court. A heavy blackout has been imposed on the affair
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/961337.html
 
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Britain: EU agrees to freeze Iran bank’s assets:
 
Ellam has said following talks in London between Brown and President Bush that all EU member states had agreed they should freeze the bank’s assets.
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Gordon Brown delivers on Iran for George Bush:
 
BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown last night announced new troops for Afghanistan and tougher sanctions on Iran, delighting visiting US President George W. Bush.
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Bush demo police branded ‘blood hungry’ by protesters:
 
As George Bush dined with Prime Minister Gordon Brown several hundred yards away in Downing Street – the demonstration degenerated into a vicious melee in which numerous officers and protesters were injured, and 25 were arrested.
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Israel occupation forces kills 3 members of Gaza resistance: :
 
Israeli attacks in southern Gaza killed three Palestinian resistance members Monday and injured three others
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Fact or fiction?
 
Hamas leader says truce talks near successful end:
 
“The talks under way in Egypt on calm are nearing an end, an end that would bring about what the Palestinian people aspire to — a lifting of the siege, the opening of the crossings and an end to the aggression,” Haniyeh told a gathering in Gaza.
nz.news.yahoo.com/080616/5/65fi.html
 
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Report: Rich nations failing Africa :
 
The world’s richest nations are falling short on pledges to double aid to Africa by 2010 at a time when soaring food prices risk a global food shortage, a watchdog has reported
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Prisoner abuse was routine at U.S. bases in Afghanistan:
 
The public outcry in the U.S. and abroad has focused on prisoner abuse at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, but sadistic violence first appeared at Bagram, north of Kabul, and at a similar U.S. internment camp at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20101.htm
 
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Supreme Court to decide 9-11 abuse case:
 
The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether a lawsuit can proceed against the former U.S. attorney general and the FBI director in a case brought by a Pakistani man who said he was abused in detention after the September 11 attacks.
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