Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq  “1,245,538"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
 
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,125
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$539,156,923,527
 
See the cost in your community
nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
 
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US Lawyer Seeks To Sue US Over Iran Threats
 
By Chris Gelken
 
With all due respect to Iran’s leaders, they must not underestimate the ruthlessness and cruelty of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, and their Straussian Neo-Conservative advisors when it comes to their willingness to use military force against Iran.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20337.htm
 
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Why is Gordon Brown Repeating a Mistranslation ?
 
By The Editor
 
The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s never called for Israel “to be wiped off the map”. This has been confirmed by many Iranian language experts. That the mainstream media have repeated and echoed the original mistranslation from 2005 attests to their bias and hidden agenda.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20339.htm
 
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Method In The Madness
 
Why The Want To Attack Iran
 
By Ed Kinane
 
Attacking Iran keeps the pot boiling. It perpetuates the phony war on terror. More war provides more enemies and so more pretext to erode civil liberties. Unscrupulous politicians and certain corporations thrive when fear keeps people dumb and dazed. With another invasion the Halliburtons and Blackwaters get to lap up more contracts.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20342.htm
 
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Karadzic Fingered At Last
 
By Daniel Simpson
 
While there’s little doubt Dr Karadzic stole a fortune, having been convicted of fraud and embezzlement before the war, he wasn’t just an outlaw holed up with mercenaries, defying wary pursuers to take casualties. The weather-beaten folk he went to ground amongst had been reared on tales of centuries of relentless oppression. Even if they loathed the man they loved his cause: the avenging of bygone misfortunes, by wanton aggression if needs be.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20340.htm
 
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In Case You Missed It
 
BBC Interviews Radovan Karadzic
 
1 Minute Video
 
Radovan Karadzic interviewed by the BBC in 1995 argues that the Dayton Agreement legitimized the War in Bosnia and that all his Soldiers adhered to the Geneva Conventions!Considering George W Bush and co have argued that the Geneva Conventions are outdated Bush should be aware this COULD happen to him.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20341.htm
 
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G8 to Poor Women: Let Them Eat Dirt
 
By Yifat Susskind
 
Last week, leaders of the world’s richest countries, the Group of Eight (G8), met to chart the course of the global economy at the luxurious Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. While P
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20345.htm
 
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Gitmo ‘Justice’ for US Citizens?
 
By Robert Parry
 
A conservative-dominated U.S. Appeals Court has opened the door for President George W. Bush or a successor to throw American citizens – as well as non-citizens – into a legal black hole by designating them “enemy combatants,” even if they have engaged in no violent act and are living on U.S. soil.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20344.htm
 
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Democracy And Deference
 
By Mark Slouka
 
I blame my parents, which is trite but traditional. Six years after stepping onto the troubled shore of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s America they had a son and promptly began to fill his head with nonsense. In America, they taught me, talent and hard work were all; allegiance was automatically owed to no one; respect had to be earned.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20343.htm
 
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Obama On The Brink
 
By Robert Scheer
 
Just like former maverick John McCain, who has refashioned himself as a mindless rubber stamp for the most inane policies of the miserably failed Bush administration.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20346.htm
 
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Four US soldiers charged with conspiracy to murder Iraqis:
 
Four US soldiers have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the deaths of several detainees in Iraq in early 2007, the US Army said Wednesday.
tinyurl.com/6au5ad
 
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US military status talks with Iraq could linger for next White House:
 
The next White House will most likely inherit the difficult negotiations over the long-term status of American military forces in Iraq as disputes linger over setting timelines for expected troop withdrawals, U.S. officials say.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/23/africa/ME-Iraq-US-Forces.php
 
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Premier says Iraq can look after own security:
 
We are making great progress in the security situation,’ al-Maliki said, adding there was now a considerable measure of freedom and democracy in the country. ‘Iraq is able to take the security situation into its own hands. We have achieved great success,’ al-Maliki said.
tinyurl.com/5e6fv3
 
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Puppet fears strings will be cut:
 
 Sunni leaders fears Iran is preparing to invade Iraq’:
 
A prominent Sunni tribal leader allied to the American military told Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday that he fears Iran could take over Iraq and plunge the region into fresh turmoil if U.S. troops leave too soon.
tinyurl.com/5q5y32
 
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Obama, in Israel, Says a Nuclear-Armed Iran Poses Grave Threat:
 
``A nuclear Iran would pose a grave threat,’’ Obama told reporters today in Sderot, Israel. ``The world must prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.’’
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a8EAXBGdfnpA&refer=politics
 
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Iran ‘steadfast’ on nuclear work:
 
“The Iranian people are steadfast and will not step back an inch against the oppressive powers,” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday at a rally in the southwestern province of Kohgelouyeh-Boyerahmad.
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/07/200872382614455738.html
 
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Report: Israeli sources say Russia to supply new Iran air defenses:
 
Iran is set to receive an advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft system by the year’s end that could help fend off any preemptive strikes against its nuclear facilities, senior Israeli defense sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1004840.html
 
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Military strike not an option on Iran, EU ministers say:
 
European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday (22 July) called for further diplomacy in dealing with concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme and ruled out a military strike as an option.
euobserver.com/9/26526
 
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Ex-US advisors: Iran attack ‘disaster’:
 
Two former senior White House security advisors have warned that a military attack against Iran would be a catastrophe for the US.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=64546&sectionid=351020101
 
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Heads of IAEA and Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization to meet after inconclusive nuke talks:
 
A diplomat close to the U.N. nuclear watchdog says the encounter was requested by Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because the information was confidential.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/23/europe/EU-GEN-Nuclear-Iran.php
 
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War crime suit filed against Israelis:
 
The list includes former Israel’s war minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, his former military advisor Michael Herzog, former chief of staff Moshe Ya’alon, and former air force commander Dan Halutz, Ma’an News Agency reported on Tuesday.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=64512&sectionid=351020202
 
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Gaza poverty mounts despite Hamas-Israel truce:
 
“The situation in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate and the number of poor people continues to increase one month after a truce has been reached,” John Ging, operation director of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the impoverished enclave told reporters.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8757095.htm
 
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Obama Assures Israel He’s a Friend:
 
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama assured Israel and its U.S. Jewish supporters on Wednesday he was a friend who would not press for peace concessions that would compromise its security.
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5434078
 
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NATO Occupation Force Soldier, Police Chief Killed In Afghanistan:
 
A NATO soldier died of wounds suffered while fighting with insurgents in Afghanistan’s troubled southern province of Helmand Tuesday, media reports said, while a district police chief was killed in a bomb blast in the country’s east.
www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=661675
 
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British occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan:
 
A British occupation forcesoldier died after being ambushed in southern Afghanistan, while U.S.-led occupation troops killed several militants near the capital, officials said Wednesday.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/23/asia/AS-Afghan-Violence.php
 
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Pakistan: Pro-Taliban militants prepare for fresh battle in north-west:
 
“The government has breached the peace agreement with the continuation of the operation in Hangu,” Muslim Khan, a spokesperson for the pro-Taliban militants told Adnkronos International (AKI).
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2360141842
 
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SOUTH AFRICA: Small Farmers Pushed to Plant Genetically Modified Seed:
 
“The Department makes very attractive offers to provide farming equipment, water piping and seeds, but then uses this as a strategy to push GMO because of agreements they have signed with multinational GM seed patent holders,” says Vez
www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43256
 
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EU hits Zimbabwe with enhanced sanctions package:
 
The new embargo identified a further 37 supporters of the regime whose assets will be frozen and who will be subject to a visa ban, preventing them from entering EU territory.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article4380413.ece
 
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Karadzic ‘to fight’ extradition bid:
 
Sveta Vujacic said an appeal will be lodged on Friday, after a Serbian judge ruled that Karadzic had three days to challenge his extradition order.
english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2008/07/200872344857411450.html
 
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Now Russian Experts Recommend Activating Cuba Radar:
 
 Russian military experts are recommending reactivating a radar facility on Cuba in response to US plans for a missile defence shield based in the Czech Republic and Poland, it was reported in Moscow Wednesday
tinyurl.com/66e5bx
 
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US criticises Russia-Venezuelan arms deal:
 
The US Tuesday criticized a $2-billion Russian package of arms sales to Venezuela, saying the weaponry pursued by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez goes beyond the country’s defensive needs.
tinyurl.com/6k757t
 
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Venezuela Leader in Belarus Decries “U.S. Imperialism”:
 
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vowed on Wednesday to work with Belarus, an ex-Soviet state long at odds with Washington, to defeat “hegemonistic” U.S. imperialism.
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5434060
 
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Ecuador’s president now in neocon crosshairs:
 
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has now found himself, like his ally Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, in the neocon crosshairs for ordering Ecuador’s Deposit Guarantee Agency (AGD) to seize control of some 200 companies belonging to fugitive Ecuadorian banker brothers William and Roberto Isaias.
onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3528.shtml
 
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Sen. Joe Lieberman praises pastor who said Holocaust was God’s work:
 
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent who frequently campaigns with McCain, said pastor John Hagee’s support for Israel outweighed the remarks that led McCain to reject his endorsement.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1004845.html
 
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Comment:  By British MP George Galloway – Video: 
 
Live Debate with George Galloway.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20338.htm
 
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‘EU may require visas from US citizens’:
 
The EU has warned the US of retaliatory measures if citizens of the 27-nation bloc are not granted visa-free entry within five months.
www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=64568&sectionid=351020605
 
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New Spying Law Quickly Challenged:
 
Civil liberties advocates have lost no time in asking a federal court to stop the government from conducting surveillance under the new wiretapping law passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush last week.
ipsnews.net/wap/news.asp?idnews=43270
 
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Conservative Lawyers Urge Bush To Issue ‘Pre-Emptive Pardons’ To Officials Involved In Illegal Programs:
 
According to the Times, “several members of the conservative legal community” in Washington D.C. are urging Bush to issue “pre-emptive pardons” to those involved so as to “not be exposed even to the risk of an investigation and expensive legal bills”
thinkprogress.org/2008/07/21/bush-preemptive-pardons/
 
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War is a racket:
 
General Dynamics Second-Quarter Net Jumps 25% on Armor, Jets:
 
General Dynamics Corp., the largest maker of armored vehicles for the U.S. military, said second- quarter earnings rose 25 percent as the Iraq war lifted sales of blast-proof trucks
tinyurl.com/6ho34k
 
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Wachovia loses $8.9B, cuts 6,350 workers, dividend:
 
Wachovia Corp. reported a surprisingly large second-quarter loss Tuesday, deflating Wall Street’s hopes that the nation’s big banks are weathering the credit crisis well
biz.yahoo.com/ap/080722/earns_wachovia.html?.v=19
 
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Who’s Next? List of Troubled Banks Worries Wall Street:
 
Banks in Colorado, Maryland, Georgia and California top privately-prepared lists of troubled banks being circulated on Wall Street and in Washington.
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5374205&page=1
 
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GM, Ford `On the Verge of Bankruptcy:
 
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., the two biggest U.S. automakers, have about a 46 percent chance of default within five years, according to Edward Altman, a finance professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
tinyurl.com/6xq8ke
 
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How to fight foreclosure on your home:
 
Using the “produce the note” strategy is something all homeowners facing foreclosure can do. If you believe you’ve been treated unfairly, fight back. We have created templates for a legal request, a letter to your lender and a motion to compel to help you through the process.
www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2008/06/19/produce-the-note-how-to