Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,307,319"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,230
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$590,779,040,802
See the cost in your community
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Unseen Gaza
Channel 4 Video Report
Is what has been presented on our screens and in our papers a true reflection of events on the ground in Gaza? And how do these reports differ to those aired in other countries?Featuring images that haven’t before
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21833.htm

Justifying War Crimes
Must watch 6 minute video
Jon Snow, channel 4 interviews Mr Mark Regev, the Israeli government spokesperson. This about weapons used in civilian areas that contravene Customary International Humanitarian Law.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21832.htm

Fatah Fears Gaza Conflict has put Hamas in the Ascendancy
Palestinian party created by Yasser Arafat suffers sharp decline in support
By Patrick Cockburn in Nablus
The sharp decline in support for Fatah and the discrediting of Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, because of his inertia during the 22-day Gaza war, will make it very difficult for the US and the EU to pretend that Fatah are the true representatives of the Palestinian community. The international community is likely to find it impossible to marginalise Hamas in reconstructing Gaza.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21826.htm

Gaddafi Refloats One-state Idea After Gaza “War”
By Reuters
The Gaza war will be followed by more violence until Israelis and Palestinians create a state called “Isratine” where they can live together in peace, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in remarks published on Thursday.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21827.htm

Noam Chomsky: Obama’s Stance on Gaza Crisis “Approximately the Bush Position”
Democracy Now ! Audio
In a visit to the State Department Thursday, President Obama made his first substantive comments on the Middle East conflict since Israel’s attack on Gaza. Obama first mentioned his commitment to Israel’s security, without affirming his commitment to Palestinian security.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21822.htm

Saudi Prince Says U.S. Ties at Risk Over Mideast
By Reuters
A member of Saudi Arabia’s royal family warned U.S. President Barack Obama Friday the Middle East peace process and U.S.-Saudi ties were at risk unless Washington changed tack on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21831.htm

Repudiate the Carter Doctrine
By Michael Klare
“An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region [and thereby endanger the flow of oil] will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21824.htm

Kabul’s Rift With The US Widens
By M K Bhadrakumar
On Tuesday, Karzai utilized the opening of the Afghan parliament’s winter session in Kabul to criticize the United States-led coalition for its conduct of the war, its manner of bypassing his government as if it was inconsequential as a source of Afghan authority, its patronage of “warlords”, the corruption and waste in its aid programs and its condoning of drug trafficking.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21825.htm

Hillary, Tzipi to Stop Iran Enrichment
By Press TV
Israel’s daily Haaretz said Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and the new US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the deal during a phone conversation on Thursday.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21829.htm

Official: UN May Prosecute Bush Administration, Regardless Of US Action
By David Edwards
The UN’s special torture rapporteur called on the US Tuesday to pursue former president George W. Bush and defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld for torture and bad treatment of Guantanamo prisoners.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21830.htm

Obama’s Orders Leave Framework of Torture, Indefinite Detention Intact
By Tom Eley
While the media is portraying these orders as a repudiation of the detention and interrogation policies of the Bush administration, they actually change little. They essentially represent a public relations effort to refurbish the image of the United States abroad after years of torture and extralegal detentions and shield high-ranking American officials from potential criminal prosecution.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21828.htm

What Was Said, and What Was Not
By David Michael Green
Obama speaks in rather vague generalities that allow his audience to project onto him much of what they choose to. I assume that, smart as he is, he does this on purpose, since he can thus benefit from winning their support without leaving himself pinned to commitments he may wish to avoid at a later date.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21823.htm

U.S. bombs Pakistan, 18 killed:
Two suspected U.S. missile attacks today killed 18 people in Pakistan just east of the Afghan border, the first such strikes since the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
www.thestar.com/News/World/article/576172

Bombs kill two soldiers, one civilian in Pakistan:
A suicide car bomber killed two soldiers in Pakistan’s troubled Swat district on Friday, hours after a civilian died in a roadside explosion intended for a military convoy, an official said.
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Gunmen storm Iraqi family home, 9 killed:
Nine members of an Iraqi family, including six women and a child, were killed when unknown gunmen stormed their home near Baquba in the restive province of Diyala, police said.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/23/2473485.htm?section=justin

US forces in Iraq kill three brothers in a house raid:
US forces stormed the house in the village of Youssifia, south of the northern city of Mosul, a police source told the Voices of Iraq news agency (VOI) without giving further details.
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Iraq says will shut Iran rebel camp in 2 months:
Iran has long demanded the rebels be expelled from Iraq. Iraq has said it will close the camp without expelling the rebels by force, but has not spelled out where they will go.
tinyurl.com/avb9ed

Experts: Concerns over Gaza op prosecutions justified:
‘Every Israeli involved in the fighting is subject to prosecution anywhere in the world,’ warns top litigator. ‘We can sue Hamas for rocket fire,’ adds former deputy JAG
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21826.htm

Israel names justice minister to fight war crime charges:
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has put the justice minister in charge of defending Israel against charges of war crimes during its 22-day Gaza assault, a government source said Friday.
tinyurl.com/b4a7ss

Israel to approve aid for IDF officers accused of Gaza war crimes:
The government is set to approve a bill Sunday to grant aid and support to Israel Defense Forces officers in cases where they face suits for alleged war crimes from Operation Cast Lead.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1058215.html

France says Israel continues to block aid, diplomats from Gaza:
France said on Thursday that Israel was still blocking certain humanitarian goods and diplomats from entering Gaza and it reiterated a call on the Israeli authorities to open all crossing points to the Palestinian Territory.
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Israel to allow Egypt to boost force on Gaza border:
Israel has taken a favorable view of an Egyptian request to increase the force of its border guards along the Philadelphi Route by at least 750 – and possibly as much as 1,500 – according to a senior Israeli political source.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1057965.html

Icelandic government becomes first to be brought down by the credit crunch:
After several nights of rioting over the financial crisis, Prime Minister Geir Haarde, surrendered to increasing pressure and called a general election for May.
tinyurl.com/dhba5w

We’ll have to go begging to the IMF, says Cameron:
Britain risks bankruptcy and a humiliating bailout by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) because of Gordon Brown’s borrowing, David Cameron said yesterday.
tinyurl.com/cxxzdd

Where You Won’t Shop In 2009:
While industry executives and shoppers will remember 2008 as the year the party ended, figure 2009 to be the year of the hangover. Already, Circuit City, Linens ‘N Things and Mervyn’s stores are going away. Sharper Image is too, though the company will continue to sell some of its high-end gadgets through license agreements with other retailers.
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