Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,339,771"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’s War On Iraq: 4,334
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1340
icasualties.org/oef/
Cost of War in Iraq
$676,812,253,033
Cost of War in Afghanistan
$225,232,496,747
The cost in your community
www.nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
The Ultimate Burden
By Bob Herbert
If we had a draft – or merely the threat of a draft – we would not be in Iraq or Afghanistan. But we don’t have a draft so it’s safe for most of the nation to be mindless about waging war. Other people’s children are going to the slaughter.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23358.htm
Is The USA A Sick Country Or What?
By Dave Lindorff
We’ve got a litany of horror and abuse here that sounds like the worst kind of stories that used to come out of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, or the Argentine Junta or Idi Amin’s Uganda. About the only thing missing is word that the military and CIA torturers were eating their victims, or feeding them their own genitals, but who knows? Maybe we’ll get there yet. It’s hard at this point to rule anything out.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23361.htm
The CIA’s Post-torture Profits
By Tim Shorrock
Architects of a shameful chapter in the agency’s history now reap rich rewards in the private sector. They must be held to account.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23357.htm
$2m Witness Payment, Bogus Forensic Evidence and Pentagon Memo Blaming Iran:
How Lockerbie bomber appeal threatened Scottish justice
By ANTONIA HOYLE and FIDELMA COOK
‘There may well be political manoeuvres behind his release but at the heart was a decision to save the face of the Scottish judiciary – in particular the Crown Prosecution, who would have been shown to have been involved in an abuse of process by non-disclosure of witness statements.’
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23360.htm
A Mean Streak in the US Mainstream
By Mary Dejevsky
August 25, 2009 “The Independent” — When we Europeans – the British included – contemplate the battles President Obama must fight to reform the US health system, our first response tends to be disbelief. How can it be that so obvious a social good as universal health insurance, so humane a solution to common vulnerability, is not sewn deep into the fabric of the United States?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23359.htm
36 killed in Afghan blast caused by 5 car bombs:
Five car bombs that detonated simultaneously rocked Afghanistan’s largest southern city Tuesday, destroying a construction company office and damaging dozens of nearby buildings, officials said. At least 36 people died in the blast and 64 were wounded.
www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13199087?nclick_check=1
NATO occupation force deaths in Afghanistan hit new high: –
Four U.S. occupation force soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Tuesday, making 2009 the deadliest year for the growing contingent of foreign troops since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32551695/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
Hamid Karzai and his chief rival tied in preliminary tally of Afghanistan vote:
A runoff for president seems likely, but analysts caution that totals could swing widely as the count continues and more provinces’ results are tallied. Complaints of fraud continue to mount.
www.latimes.com/news/la-fg-afghan
-elections26-2009aug26,0,6183433.story
Four militants killed; 11 bodies found in Swat:
Security forces killed four militants during a search operation while 11 bullet-riddled bodies of the militants were found in Sar Tiligram area in the Swat Valley on Monday.
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=218471
Pakistani Taliban admit Mehsud killed in US strike:
Two of Mehsud’s top aides, Hakimullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman, called The Associated Press on Tuesday evening to say that he had died Sunday of wounds from the Aug. 5 strike near the Afghan border..
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090825/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_3
Obama administration uses Blackwater in drone killings:
A new report reveals that Blackwater has been contracted to work with the unmanned Predator drones that carry out assassinations and terrorize villages in eastern and southern Afghanistan and the border regions of Pakistan.
www.wsws.org/articles/2009/aug2009/blac-a22.shtml
“Al-Qaeda” claims Baghdad bombings that killed 95:
Al-Qaeda has claimed twin truck bombs outside two ministries in Baghdad last week that killed 95 people and wounded almost 600, according to a statement posted Tuesday on an Islamist website.
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Iranian Sunni rebel confesses U.S. role in terror plots inside Iran:
An Iranian Sunni rebel said on Tuesday the United States had supporting role in launching terror plots inside Iran.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/26/content_11943561.htm
Pakistan Says West Must Cut Source of Taliban’s Funding, Arms:
“What is the source of Taliban funding and what is the source of their weapons supply?” Azizuddin said in an interview with Turkish media, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported yesterday. “Nobody either talks about it or wants to talk about it.”
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQOi0fCozTyw
Top Sunni rebel on Iran death row says US ordered :
A top Sunni rebel said on Tuesday that his militant group received orders from the United States to launch terror attacks in the Islamic republic.
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Report: Iran has not expanded uranium enrichment since May:
Iran has not expanded the number of centrifuges enriching uranium at its Natanz nuclear site since the end of May after increasing capacity steadily over the previous three years, diplomats in Vienna have told Reuters.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1110007.html
Palestinian PM: We’ll form de facto state by 2011:
The Palestinian Authority intends to establish a de-facto state within the next two years, despite failing peace talks, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Tuesday.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1109991.html
“Handgun and power drill”:
Selected pages from the CIA inspector general’s report on interrogation during the war on terror
www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/08/25/cia_ig_report/
Full inspector general’s report on CIA interrogation :
pdf file
media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/documents/cia_report.pdf?
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Deaths, Missing Detainees Still Blacked Out in New CIA Report:
Inspector General Reportedly Discovered Three Died, Many Unaccounted For by CIA
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8410340
Cheney Slams Obama Administration Decision:
“President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security,”
abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=8409637
Yemen “anti-Shia” campaign surges amid UN warning:
Yemeni troops have arrested several Shia fighters after a soldier was killed and others were wounded during overnight clashes in northern parts of the country.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=104462§ionid=351020206
Humanitarian Situation in N. Yemen Worsening:
U.N. refugee spokesman Andrej Mahecic says a dire and complex humanitarian emergency has worsened during the past few days. He says the UNHCR is particularly worried about the situation in Sa’ada city.
www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-25-voa23.cfm
Roots of Yemen’s conflict with northern rebels:
Here is some background about the rebels, known as Houthis after the family of their present leader, Abdul-Malek al-Houthi:
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US envoy pledges to help Darfur rebels unite:
Three factions that broke away from the Sudan Liberation Army led by Paris-based Abdelwahid Mohammed Nur and a fourth group, the United Resistance Front announced the deal on Saturday following mediation by US envoy Scott Gration.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090822/pl_afp/sudanconflictdarfurusethiopia
South America to Slam US-Colombia Base Deal:
South American presidents are expected to slam a US plan to use military bases in Colombia when they gather for a summit in Argentina at the end of the week specifically to discuss the issue.
www.france24.com/en/20090825-south
-america-slam-us-colombia-base-deal
Lynching of Cynthia McKinney urged by ‘journalist’ trained and paid by FBI:
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney sent an email around on Sunday in which she wrote: “[I]t has just now come to my attention that a ‘journalist’ who suggested that I be lynched was actually being paid by our own government to say that. Now, when I reported it to the FBI, how in the world was I to know that he was at that time on the FBI’s payroll?”
snipurl.com/r2lqr
USA: Denial of parole to Leonard Peltier after more than 32 years in prison:
Amnesty International today regretted the US Parole Commission’s decision not to grant Leonard Peltier parole despite concerns about the fairness of his 1977 conviction for murder. The organization called for the immediate release on parole of the activist, who is serving two consecutive life sentences and has spent more than 32 years in prison.
snipurl.com/r2lrt
US deficit to soar towards $1.6tn:
Fuelled by President Obama’s $787bn stimulus package and reduced tax revenues due to the recession, it compares with a $455bn deficit in 2008
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8221207.stm
White House, CBO debt forecasts challenge Obama:
The U.S. national debt will nearly double over the next 10 years, government forecasts showed Tuesday. The White House projected a cumulative $9 trillion deficit between 2010 and 2019
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE57M0WV20090825
Obama re-nominates Bernanke to stabilize markets:
US President Barack Obama has nominated Ben Bernanke to head the US Federal Reserve for a second term despite oppositions that he failed to fend off the economic meltdown.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=104449§ionid=3510203