Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq  “1,255,026"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,150
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$549,582,483,438
 
See the cost in your community
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Super Imperialism
Mike Whitney Interviews Michael Hudson
“Dollar hegemony enables the US to own indirectly but essentially the entire global economy by requiring its wealth to be denominated in fiat dollars that the US can print at will with little in the way of monetary penalties.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20647.htm

Bank of China flees Fannie-Freddie
By Saskia Scholtes in New York and James Politi in Washington
Bank of China has cut its portfolio of securities issued or guaranteed by troubled US mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by a quarter since the end of June.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20648.htm

Jimmy Carter Conspicuously Absent From Podium
By Brett Lieberman and Nathan Guttman
Former president Jimmy Carter’s controversial views on Israel cost him a place on the podium at the Democratic Party convention in late August, senior Democratic operatives acknowledged to the Forward.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20649.htm

The Disneyfication of New Orleans
By Anna Hartnell
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, a more glamorous image of black America is presenting itself to the world in the person of Barack Obama. Meanwhile, in New Orleans, America’s story of black urban poverty is still unfolding, largely beneath the radar of the global media.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20650.htm

Iraqi PM changes team negotiating U.S. troops pact:
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has reshuffled and replaced the head of a negotiating team seeking to finalise an agreement on the future presence of U.S. troops here, a senior Iraqi politician said on Thursday.
tinyurl.com/6x77dd

Four Iraqi militants killed in Mosul:
The Iraqi policemen killed four militants including two would-be suicide bombers in Mosul city, north Iraq, on Friday.
tinyurl.com/6rkomb

Marine cleared of manslaughter: :
Prosecutors told the jury that Mr Nazario had ignored clear rules about how to treat prisoners and ordered the execution-style killing of four “unarmed, submissive, docile” detainees during a house search.
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24260272-38198,00.html

In case you missed it:
Military officers testify that US soldiers murdered Iraqi detainees:
Testimony presented to a US Army hearing in Germany this week detailed how three US noncommissioned officers executed four bound and blindfolded Iraqi detainees in Baghdad in April 2007. The four men-whose names have been withheld by the US military-were allegedly murdered and their bodies dumped on the banks of a canal.
www.wsws.org/articles/2008/aug2008/iraq-a29.shtml

Afghanistan: At least 26 killed in another bloody day of US occupation:
More than 24 militants were killed in two separate battles with U.S.-led coalition troops in Afghanistan, the coalition said Friday.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-29-Afghan-violence_N.htm

German occupation forces kill 3 Afghan civilians:
Germany’s Defense Ministry says three civilians were killed when security forces opened fire after their vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan.
tinyurl.com/5bv43o

Two-dozen “Taliban militants” killed in Pakistan’s Swat valley:
An aerial raid targeting Maulana Fazlullah, who has been leading an Islamic insurgency in Pakistan’s Swat region for the enforcement of Taliban rule since last year, resulted in the death of two dozens of pro-Taliban militants, reports quoting security officials said.
tinyurl.com/5qhzko

Presidential hopeful hides out in mansion ‘for security reasons’:
Pakistan’s presidential front runner has moved into a tightly guarded government compound over security fears, officials said yesterday as a militant campaign against the government led to more violence in the country’s volatile north-west
tinyurl.com/5plcon

Georgian breakaway state ‘will become Russian’:
Three days after Moscow recognised it as independent, parliamentary speaker Znaur Gassiyev, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the region’s leader, Eduard Kokoity, discussed the idea earlier this week. They agreed Russia would absorb South Ossetia “in several years” or earlier, he said.
www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhqlojeygbid/rss2/

Georgia breaks diplomatic ties with Russia: foreign ministry:
Georgia has broken off diplomatic ties with Moscow and ordered Russian diplomats to leave Tbilisi, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told AFP on Friday.
tinyurl.com/6pyy76

Russia to close its embassy in Georgia-RIA:
Russia will have to close its embassy in Tbilisi after Georgia decided to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow, Russia’s RIA news agency quoted an unidentified Foreign Ministry source as saying on Friday.
africa.reuters.com/energyandoil/news/usnLT517735.html

Russia ‘could destroy NATO ships in Black Sea within 20 minutes’:
“Despite the apparent strength, the NATO naval group in the Black Sea is not battle-worthy,” Admiral Eduard Baltin said. “If necessary, a single missile salvo from the Moskva missile cruiser and two or three missile boats would be enough to annihilate the entire group.”
en.rian.ru/russia/20080829/116377956.html

Georgian conflict to lead to NATO buildup around Belarus:
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said earlier Friday NATO’s course toward confrontation with Russia will lead to irreversible consequences.
en.rian.ru/world/20080829/116387189.html

What the Russian papers say:
Russia to spend almost half of its budget on new arms race :
Russia may deploy three military bases in Abkhazia, South Ossetia
en.rian.ru/analysis/20080829/116385526.html

Russia: US still looking for WMDs in Iraq?:
Russia has slammed what it calls the UN Security Council’s hypocritical stance on the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=67878&sectionid=351020602

Putin smells a US rat in Georgia crisis:
In tones that seemed alternately angry and mischievous, Putin suggested the Bush administration may have tried to create a crisis that would influence American voters in the choice of a successor to President George W Bush.
www.smh.com.au/news/world/putin-smells-us-rat/2008/08/29/1219516735777.html

A Setback for Russia in Bloc of 6 Nations Approval Withheld on Georgian Action:
Russia suffered a significant setback here Thursday as members of a regional security group in which the Kremlin plays an important role offered little support for Moscow’s military action in Georgia.
tinyurl.com/56hopy

EU Envoys: Russia Is Violating Ceasefire Deal In Georgia: –
European Union fact finders said Friday they would tell the E.U. that Russia is in violation of a ceasefire deal in Georgia. – Anne-Marie Lizin, a Belgian senator, told journalists that Russian “ peacekeepers” had expanded a buffer zone around the disputed South Ossetia region by at least 15 kilometers.
tinyurl.com/6bzdjb

‘Russia mulls oil cut over sanctions’:
Russia is reportedly preparing to cut oil supplies to Poland and Germany in response to threatened EU sanctions over the Georgia conflict.
itn.co.uk/news/8f02b79ce3d577562e3be22f55a917ec.html

EU to boost Georgia ties, pull back from Russia sanctions: –
An emergency EU summit on Monday will boost support to Georgia and warn Russia there can be “no business as usual” in relations but refrain from imposing sanctions, officials said Friday.
www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1220021222.79

Russia, Iran to discuss Bushehr NPP completion on Sept. 1:
“In effective business any disputable issues are resolved through negotiations. That is why I am certain that the Bushehr construction will be completed successfully,” Beschetnov said. “Besides, it is important for Russia’s reputation [as a reliable business partner].”
en.rian.ru/russia/20080829/116383899.html

Iran: 4,000 centrifuges work at Natanz enrichment facilities:
Sheikh-Attar told TV Channel One on the occasion of the Government Week (August 23-29) that additionally, 3,000 more centrifuges are in the stage of installation.
www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-203/0808290164105953.htm

Israel ready to stop Iranian nukes:
The unidentified source said while international superpowers such as the United States are focusing their antinuclear efforts on diplomacy, Israel won’t accept that Iran is capable of developing nuclear weaponry, IsraelNN.com reported Friday.
tinyurl.com/6lv8dv

Ads pushing Iran strike show Denver under missile attack from Boulder:
A nonprofit lobbying organization aimed at strengthening Israel’s image in the media quietly ran ads during the Democratic National Convention in which Boulder, Colorado launches missile attacks on Denver, in an attempt to bolster support for Israeli action against Iran.
tinyurl.com/6j9nps

Iran: Tensions between US and Russia behind nuclear push, says expert:
Faraj said the Russians and the Iranians may have reached a political accord during the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held in Tashkent in Uzbekistan on Thursday.
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2446741794

Report says China offered widespread help on nukes:
Former Air Force secretary Thomas Reed, a former weapons lab scientist, paints a portrait of China as a reckless distributor of nuclear weapons know-how in a report released Thursday in PhysicsToday magazine.
www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-08-28-china_N.htm

Report: Hezbollah’s new missiles have range ‘Israel can’t fathom’:
The report quotes senior Arab sources who claim that the Lebanon-based militia plans to use the missiles in the event Israel decides to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, or if the United States launches an offensive that has the potential to ignite a regional war.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1016487.html

Robert Fisk: Why do we keep letting the politicians get away with lies?:
How on earth do they get away with it? Let’s start with war between Hizbollah and Israel – past and future war, that is.
tinyurl.com/553b2k

Palestinians to repatriate from Lebanon:
Mahmoud Abbas has ruled out the conception that Palestinians living in Lebanon’s refugee camps may be compelled to stay there permanently.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=67843&sectionid=351020203

In case you missed it:
One State Solution: A greater Palestine?:
Perhaps “Palestine” should be declared to include Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Jordan
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12874.htm

AP’s Self-contradicting Settler-editors:
Staffed almost exclusively by Israeli nationals and Jewish immigrants living illegally as settlers in the Palestinian West Bank, The Associated Press’ West Jerusalem bureau is the global central hub for Israeli apologetics.
www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/aps-self-contradicting-settler-editors/

Noam Chomsky: Britain has failed US detainees:
Britain has failed in its duty to stop the US from committing “shameful acts” in the treatment of suspects detained during the war on terror, one of America’s most respected intellectuals warns today.
tinyurl.com/6gy45e

Why McCain Picked Palin:
John McCain needs to persuade swing voters that he’s willing to take on the Republican establishment. He needs to persuade conservatives that he isn’t squishy about social issues. And he needs to close the gender gap. When you think about it, the real surprise about Sarah Palin’s selection a his running mate is that it’s such a surprise.
www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837510,00.html?xid=rss-nation

In case you missed it:
‘Creation science’ enters the race: GOVERNOR:
Palin is only candidate to suggest it should be discussed in schools.
dwb.adn.com/news/politics/elections/story/8347904p-8243554c.html

Caught In A lie:
The Cindy McCain and Mother And Mother Teresa Fantasy:
The McCain campaign was called out for lying about the purported urging of Cindy McCain by Mother Teresa herself to adopt two children at her orphanage back in 1991. Turns out, McCain never met or even spoke with Mother Teresa on that trip.
tinyurl.com/5zs8gb

Morales sets Boliva referendum date:
Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, has set the date for a referendum on a new constitution that allows presidential re-election and aims to empower a the country’s indigenous majority.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/08/200882941236134841.html

Prosecutors seek to slash Abramoff prison term:
The Justice Department on Wednesday recommended a dramatic reduction in the prison sentence of imprisoned lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who became the key witness against lawmakers and congressional aides he spent years corrupting.
tinyurl.com/59bouv

London mayor unveils climate crisis plan:
Some 15 percent of London is deemed at high risk from flooding due to global warming — an area including 1.25 million people, 480,000 properties, 441 schools, 75 underground and rail stations, 10 hospitals and one airport.
tinyurl.com/6dylen

U.S., Europe, Japan Devised Plan to Prop Up Dollar, Nikkei Says:
Finance officials from the U.S., Japan and Europe in mid-March drew up plans to strengthen the U.S. dollar following troubles at Bear Stearns Cos., Nikkei English News reported, citing unnamed sources.
tinyurl.com/64bwpw

FDIC announces 10th bank failure of the year:
Georgia’s Integrity Bank is closed by state regulators. FDIC is named receiver and branches will reopen as Regions Bank.
tinyurl.com/5ozljn