Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,331,578"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’s War On Iraq: 4,328
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1271
icasualties.org/oef/
Cost of War in Iraq
$668,740,885,857
Cost of War in Afghanistan
$223,039,928,774
The cost in your community
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When Killers Come Home
By Dave Phillips
Marquez’s 3,500-soldier unit – now called the 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team – fought in some of the bloodiest places in Iraq, taking the most casualties of any Fort Carson unit by far. Back home, 10 of its infantrymen have been arrested and accused of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter since 2006. Others have committed suicide, or tried to.
informationclearinghouse.info/article23154.htm
Obama Ignores Torture
By Helen Thomas
Many Americans heaved a sigh of relief last January when President Barack Obama banned the torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It made the administration look more humane than the Bush-Cheney team. But that is not the whole story.
informationclearinghouse.info/article23148.htm
Russia and Iran Join Hands
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Compared with the hypothetical US-Iran engagement, relations between Russia and Iran are progressing toward a honeymoon born of geostrategic considerations. The joint maneuver in the Caspian may prove a starting point for more comprehensive military collaboration between the Russian and Iran.
informationclearinghouse.info/article23146.htm
Iran: Which Side Are You On?
By William Bowles
What is depressing is that the left is having this argument in the first place! In this sense then, the arguments on the left have been an unqualified success, for the Empire that is, for they have diverted attention away from the US and its allies attempts to install a regime favourable to the West. Instead, we bicker about which side to back and find ourselves the unwitting accomplices of the Empire regardless of which side we support.
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The West Widens the Fatah-Hamas Split
By Seumas Milne
Palestinian unity is essential for any peace deal – but the US, Britain and the EU are playing a central role in preventing it.
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Can An ‘Arab Soul’ Yearn For Israel’s Anthem?
By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth
Arab pupils expected to learn Zionist song .
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Venezuela Prepares Defense Against Potential U.S. Aggression from Colombia
By James Suggett
“You are opening your house to an enemy of your neighbor… and the neighbor has the right to say that it is an unfriendly act,” Chavez said to the Colombian government.
informationclearinghouse.info/article23150.htm
US-Colombia Military Ties Face Resistance
Al Jazeera Video Report By Gabriel Elizondo.
The United States is in the final stages of negotiations with Colombia to shift its anti-drug operations from Ecuador to Colombian airbases. The plan has faced resistance in Colombia, where a senator says the US uses its fight against drugs as an excuse to increase its influence in Colombia’s internal affairs.
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The Truth about Socialized Medicine
By Audrey Mayer
I have been hearing a lot of pundits and politicians bemoan “socialized medicine” and its supposed inefficiencies and inequities. These horror stories are never accompanied by data, just hearsay and anecdotes from “a friend of a friend” in Canada or the United Kingdom. Rarely have I heard from people who have themselves experienced a universal public health care system. As one of those people, I thought I should speak up.
informationclearinghouse.info/article23147.htm
More than 100 killed in Nigeria :
“Over 100 dead bodies have been deposited at the premises of the police headquarters and more are still being brought in,” Ibrahim Bala, a local radio journalist, told the AFP news agency.
english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009
/07/200972883457337569.html
Blasts Kill 9 in Southern Afghanistan :
A remote-control roadside bomb struck two vehicles of a private security company in Giriskh, a remote district in the southern Helmand province, killing eight guards and wounding four others, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_
content&task=view&id=3386&Itemid=48
7 killed in Afghanistan:
At least three employees of a private construction company and three civilians were killed in the south-eastern province of Khost, while a local campaign official of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah was killed in Laghman province, officials said on Tuesday.
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Roadside bombing kills 2 civilians in N Afghanistan: –
A roadside bombing against police left two civilians dead and injured four others in the relatively peaceful northern province of Tahar, provincial police chief said on Tuesday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/28/content_11787475.htm
Afghanistan strikes Taliban truce in remote area:
Afghanistan has struck a ceasefire deal with Taliban insurgents in a remote province, a presidential spokesman said on Monday, the first move of its kind amid an escalation of violence ahead of elections next month.
www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSSP509252._CH_.2400
Taliban peace deal was ‘bought’ for £20,000:
A peace deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government announced by Hamid Karzai has been dismissed as a sham amid claims militants were paid to lay down their weapons.
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‘Divide the Taliban’ urges UK:
David Miliband, Britain’s foreign minister, has called on the Afghan government to divide the Taliban by opening talks with moderate fighters.
english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/07/2009727134325933154.html
Taliban issues code of conduct:
The book, with 13 chapters talks of limiting suicide attacks, avoiding civilian casualties and winning the battle for the hearts and minds of the local civilian population.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/07/20097278348124813.html
America’s New Nightmare: Mullah Baradar: In His Own Words:
In all likelihood, you’ve never heard of Mullah Baradar. The adversary that American forces are squaring off against in Afghanistan-the man ultimately responsible for the spike in casualties that has made July the deadliest month for Coalition soldiers since the war began in 2001-is Baradar.
www.newsweek.com/id/208638
Richard Holbrooke declares war on Taleban bankrollers:
Barack Obama’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has declared war on the Taleban’s bankrollers, announcing a campaign to interdict hundreds of millions of dollars of foreign funds flowing into the militants’ coffers each year.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6730964.ece
Poll: Brits Say Afghan War “Unwinnable”:
A majority of the British public believes the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan cannot be won and British troops should be withdrawn immediately, according to a poll commissioned by The Independent.
www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/28/
world/worldwatch/entry5192952.shtml
Over 30 militants killed in Pakistan:
At least 31 militants were killed and 28 others, including a Taliban commander, were arrested in separate operations in northwestern Pakistan, according to a media report Monday.
story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid
/2411cd3571b4f088/id/523912/cs/1/
Policeman beheaded in Swat Valley:
The find was a sign that Taleban militants have not given up the fight for the northwestern region, despite a nearly three-month-old army offensive.
www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/
article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10587204
Pakistan’s ex-spy chief rebuffs Gul’s remarks:
Pakistan’s former chief of intelligence Brig. Imtiaz Ahmed (Ret.) has strongly rebuffed the allegations of being the CIA and Israeli agent, which was leveled by Hamid Gul in his interview with Arab News on Sunday.
www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion
=0&article=124933&d=28&m=7&y=2009
8 Killed in $7M Baghdad Bank Robbery:
Gunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million Tuesday during an early morning robbery at a bank in central Baghdad that police say is the work of insurgents attempting to finance their operations.
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535049,00.html
Car bomb kills at least two at Baghdad market:
At least two people were killed and five wounded when a car bomb blasted a crowded pet market in central Baghdad today, police sources said.
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British troops forced to withdraw as Iraqi Parliament delays deal:
British troops are facing a final and ignominious retreat from Iraq after the delay of a deal that would have allowed them to stay to train the country’s navy.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6729631.ece
US defence secretary visits Iraq:
The officials are expected to discuss Baghdad’s interest in acquiring US fighter jets to counter possible threats from neighbouring nations after US forces leave the country.
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast
/2009/07/200972891258349317.html
Iraqi army storms Iranian opposition camp:
The Iraqi army seized control on Tuesday of the main base for Iran’s main armed opposition in exile after months of a tense standoff, military officials said.
www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=33423
Iran ‘to release 140 post-vote detainees’:
Jalali said only 150 of those arrested remain in custody and that they would be subjected to court action, as they have serious charges such as the possession of firearms and damaging public property.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=101829§ionid=351020101
US autumn deadline for Iran not coincidental :
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has given Iran a deadline until fall to respond positively to the request of President Barack Obama to enter negotiations over its nuclear program. Gates made the comment after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak on Monday
www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/
july/29/yehey/opinion/20090729opi6.html
Israel’s Lieberman Calls for UN Sanctions on Iran:
“If this regime will achieve nuclear power it’s a real threat. We need to stop Iranians,” he said.
www.newsmax.com/headlines/israel_iran
_sanctions_un/2009/07/28/240894.html
In anti-US rally, Israelis term Obama ‘racist’:
Nearly 1,500 people held a demonstration at a Jerusalem (al-Quds) square on Monday evening to protest the policy adopted by the Obama administration in dealing with Israel, the Israeli Channel 7 reported Tuesday.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=101826§ionid=351020202
Facebook removes Haniyeh fan site:
‘Friends’ of Hamas prime minister enraged, Al-Hayat reports site is ‘under pressure from Israel, US’
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3752210,00.html
Honduras’ Manuel Zelaya calls for new protests along border:
As hundreds of his followers lay sprawled on a gymnasium floor that has become their temporary home, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya called for a fresh wave of protests Tuesday along the Nicaraguan-Honduran border to commemorate the one-month mark since he was toppled.
www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-
dade/breaking-news/story/1160761.html
US revokes visas for Honduran officials:
The State Department says it has revoked the diplomatic visas for four Honduran officials working in its interim government.
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Climate Change to Force 75 Million Pacific Islanders From Their Homes:
More than 75 million people living on Pacific islands will have to relocate by 2050 because of the effects of climate change, Oxfam has warned.
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Arundhati Roy: Business as usual:
And we call this progress?
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U.S. charges 7 with plotting terror attacks in Israel:
The indictment released Monday does not detail any specific terrorist plans or targets overseas, although it claims some of the defendants traveled to Israel in 2007 with the intent of waging “violent jihad” and returned home without success.
haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1103425.html
Rabbi denounces son accused of being fed informant:
Rabbi Israel Dwek, the spiritual leader of the Sephardic Jewish community in the wealthy Monmouth County suburb of Deal, took to his pulpit on Saturday to cite the Talmudic Law of Moser that prohibits a Jew from informing on another Jew to a non-Jew.
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Rabbis and organ trafficking:
Jews don’t donate organs much: a “paltry 8 percent” of Israelis hold organ-donor cards, versus 35 percent of people in most Western nations. That leaves a big market for kidneys and other “transplant tourism.”
www.theweek.com/article/index/98972/Rabbis_and_organ_trafficking
Secrets of CIA ‘ghost flights’ to be revealed:
Guantánamo detainee’s lawyers hail UK air firm’s U-turn that allows rendition case to go to court
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/26/cia-rendition-guantanamo
Man gets life for Bush murder plot:
A man who received a 30-year jail sentence for joining al-Qaeda and conspiring to kill former US President George W. Bush has had his penalty increased to life imprisonment.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/
2009/07/2009727175924560123.html
A $100 million bonus: Citigroup is considering paying a $100 million bonus — to one guy.
This is the same Citigroup that received $45 billion in bailout money. The same Citigroup that will soon be 34% owned by the U.S. government. The same Citigroup that has lost 95% of its share value since 2007.
blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/
archive/2009/07/27/a-100-million-bonus.aspx
Sticker Shock: $23.7 Trillion Bailout?:
“The total potential federal government support could reach up to $23.7 trillion,” says Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, in a report released today on the government’s efforts to fix the financial system. Yes, $23.7 trillion.
abcnews.go.com/Business/Politics/story?id=8140184
Report: FDIC Bailout Will Save Banks $24 Billion:
The Wall Street Journal ran the numbers on a federal bailout program, this one run by the FDIC, and found it will save eight big U.S. banks “about $24 billion in borrowing costs during the next three years.”
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Schwarzenegger signs budget with more welfare cuts: –
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made additional cuts to child welfare programs, medical care for the poor and AIDS prevention efforts Tuesday as he signed an $85 billion compromise spending plan that he called “the good, the bad and the ugly.”
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More Utahns turn to short sales:
One out of every six homes for sale in the Salt Lake Valley is a short sale. That’s according to Salt Lake Board of Realtors
www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7306279
Verizon to cut 8,000 workers:
Verizon Communications Inc. will eliminate 8,000 jobs by the end of the year as the company suffers from a slowdown in corporate accounts.
www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/07/27/daily22.html