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: 4,662
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1,415
icasualties.org/oef/
Cost of War in Iraq
$685,698,908,647
Cost of War in Afghanistan
$227,646,558,305
The cost in your community
www.nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
Afghan Presidential Election Is a False Hope for Change
By Haroun Mir
Almost eight years after military defeat of the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan is back to square one. – The same powerbrokers, who should have been sidelined from political process after president Karzai’s election in 2004, still manipulate Afghan politics. Meanwhile, a majority of senior officials from Afghan Diaspora, who were once considered a hope for the country, have lost their credibility by enriching themselves at the detriment of the very poor people.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23572.htm
“Have you no shame, no decency?”
Netanyahu Rips UN for Ahmadinejad ‘Disgrace’
By HERB KEINON
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday took to task the countries of the world that had sat silently and listened the day before to Holocaust-denier Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, asking them, “Have you no shame, no decency?”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23574.htm
President Ahmadinejad: An Interview With Katie Couric
Video By CBS
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks about his country’s nuclear program and comments regarding the Holocaust.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23571.htm
Gaddafi Urges ‘One State Solution’
By Al Jazeera
“There is no way to have these two states so close, because they are already integrated. Two million Palestinians live in Israel, Gaza is isolated … torn apart and isolated. Israel should get rid of their nuclear weapons – the Muslim countries will not recognise Israel as long as they have nuclear weapons”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23575.htm
Israeli Drive to Prevent Jewish Girls Dating Arabs
By Jonathan Cook
Hostility to intimate relationships developing across Israel’s ethnic divide is shared by many Israeli Jews, who regard such behaviour as a threat to the state’s Jewishness. One of the few polls on the subject, in 2007, found that more than half of Israeli Jews believed intermarriage should be equated with “national treason”.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23573.htm
America’s Teacher
Naomi Klein interviews Michael Moore
You can’t avoid the anger boiling over at some point when you have one in eight mortgages in delinquency or foreclosure, where there’s a foreclosure filing once every 7.5 seconds and the unemployment rate keeps growing. That will have its own tipping point.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23577.htm
The Ultimate Sign Of Our Lethargy
By Bill Maher
Millions thrown out of their homes, tossed out of work, lost their life savings, retirements postponed – and they just take it. 30% interest on credit cards? It’s a good thing the Supreme Court legalized sodomy a few years ago.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23576.htm
19 killed, one injured in separate accidents in Iraq :
‘Two policemen were killed and one was injured during clashes between gunmen and Iraqi police in Yermuk area, west of Mosul,’
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Al Maliki Announces Break With Iraqi National Alliance:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki ended speculation surrounding his return to the Shia Iraqi National Alliance coalition by announcing that he will form his own ‘State of Law’ coalition soon. Al Maliki announced that he will contest the forthcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections [to be held in January 2010] by way of this coalition, and ruled out joining any other political coalitions.
www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=18246
Pakistan: 18 killed in Bannu clashes:
Nine militants, seven peace committee members and two Khasadars were killed in clashes here in the limits of Miryan police station on Thursday.
paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=219617
U.S. Kills 12 People in Pakistan:
This was the fourth US drone attack this month in North Waziristan, where militants linked to Taliban and Al Qaida are said to be hiding.
www.deccanherald.com/content/27229/12-militants-killed-fresh-us.html
Bribery and corruption:
Senate votes to triple foreign aid to Pakistan:
The Senate voted Thursday to triple foreign aid to Pakistan, with lawmakers saying the legislation could change the crisis-driven nature of U.S.-Pakistan relations and create ties based more on long-term interests.
www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-24-aid-pakistan_N.htm
UK to provide extra funding to Pakistan:
The Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting; Crown copyrightThe UK will provide an extra £50 million of funding to improve infrastructure and security in Pakistan’s border areas, Gordon Brown has announced.
www.number10.gov.uk/Page20761
Anti-U.S. Wave Imperiling Efforts in Pakistan, Officials Say:
A new wave of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan has slowed the arrival of hundreds of U.S. civilian CIA and military officials charged with implementing assistance programs, undermined cooperation in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and put American lives at risk, according to officials from both countries.
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15 killed in S Afghanistan:
Taliban militants stormed a police checkpoint in Helmand province south of Afghanistan, killing one police constable and wounding seven others while over a dozen militants died in the gun battle, a local official said Friday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/25/content_12111775.htm
3 militants killed, U.S. soldier injured in W Afghanistan:
A clash between militants and security forces claimed the lives of three Taliban fighters in the western Nimroz province, provincial governor Ghulam Dastgir Azad said Friday.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/25/content_12111969.htm
5 U.S. Occupation Force Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan :
Two soldiers were killed outright and three later died of their injuries in a trio of separate incidents on Thursday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Friday.
english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/25-09-2009/109519-Afghanistan-0
Bomb attack kills Afghan policemen: govt:
A roadside bomb tore through an Afghan police vehicle killing three policemen and wounding two others in a Taliban stronghold of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the government said.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090924/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest
Bin Laden urges Europe to ditch US:
Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, has purportedly issued a new audio message online, calling on European countries to end their alliance with the US and withdraw forces from Afghanistan.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/09/200992516148816101.html
Netanyahu speech / PM slams Gaza probe, challenges UN to confront Iran:
In a dramatic address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran poses a threat to the peace of the world and that it is incumbent on the world body to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1116784.html
Iran discloses new enrichment plant:
“On 21 September, Iran informed the IAEA in a letter that a new pilot fuel enrichment plant was under construction in the country … the enrichment level would be up to five per cent”, Vidricaire said.
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleea
st/2009/09/200992581942180430.html
Obama, Sarkozy, Brown issue ultimatum over second Iran uranium plant:
“Iran has been building a covert uranium enrichment facility… for several years,” Obama said. “We expect the IAEA to immediately investigate this disturbing information.”
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1117043.html
Clinton: Iran Nuke Disclosure ‘Sharpens Our Sense of Urgency’:”
This is further evidence of Iran’s continued defiance of IAEA and the United Nations obligations. Iran is breaking rules that all nations are expected to follow, and we fully support an immediate IAEA investigation.
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‘U.S. knew of secret Iranian nuclear plant for years’:
The United States has known for years of the existence of a secret Iranian nuclear enrichment facility, a senior U.S. official stated Friday.
haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1117085.html
Ahmadinejad: We don’t have to tell Obama of every nuclear plant we have:
“This does not mean we must inform Mr. Obama’s administration of every facility that we have,” he told Time magazine in an interview when asked about U.S. President Barack Obama’s charge on Friday that a nuclear fuel plant Iran disclosed this week had been built secretly.
haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1117083.html
Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran : G-8:
Iran has 3 months to stop uranium enrichment:
“But we are to make it absolutely clear that our window of opportunity will not remain open indefinitely,” Frattini told a group of reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_re_us/un_un_g8_iran
Manuel Zelaya rebuffed by coup chief in talks:
OUSTED Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said yesterday his first talks with the military-backed government that kicked him out of the country in June had been a failure.
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UN Security Council Meets on Honduras Coup:
Brazilian authorities asked for the emergency meeting after Mr. Zelaya secretly returned to Honduras on Monday, and Brazil agreed to shelter him inside its embassy in the capital, Tegucigalpa.
www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-25-voa23.cfm
UN deplores Honduras embassy siege:
The council said on Friday the military-backed interim rulers of Honduras must ensure “the safety of individuals on [the embassy’s] premises”.
english.aljazeera.net//news/ameri
cas/2009/09/200992517513891915.html
Obama to continue “preventive detention” :
President Obama will continue to detain Terrorism suspects without charges under the current system (the one used by Bush/Cheney as well):
www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/09/24/detention/index.html
Banks Fight to Kill Proposed Consumer Protection Agency:
The Chamber said it’s spending about $2 million on ads, educational efforts and a grassroots campaign to kill the agency. It said that the grassroots effort has led to more than 23,000 letters sent to Congress to date.
www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/75997.html