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: 4,666
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1,445
icasualties.org/oef/
Cost of War in Iraq
$688,880,744,573
Cost of War in Afghanistan
$228,510,904,592
The cost in your community
www.nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
UN Calls For New Reserve Currency
By AFP
The United Nations called on Tuesday for a new global reserve currency to end dollar supremacy which has allowed the United States the “privilege” of building a huge trade deficit.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23655.htm
The Demise of the Dollar
By Robert Fisk
In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23648.htm
Ditching the Dollar
An Interview With Robert Fisk
Al Jazeera has this exclusive interview with Robert Fisk and Steven King, chief economist from the HSBC Group.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23649.htm
Dollar Hysteria
By Mike Whitney
Yes, the dollar will fall, (eventually) but not for the reasons that most people think.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23647.htm
There Is No Recovery
Video Interview With Peter Schiff
Click to view
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23650.htm
Dow Will Fall To 6,300 By Year End: Portfolio Manager
By: CNBC
“I think we go below the double dip,” Lekas told CNBC. “By year-end, we drop below 6,300 on the Dow and by 2011, we’re at 4,200.”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23654.htm
Marx and Lenin Revisited
By Paul Craig Roberts
If Karl Marx and V. I. Lenin were alive today, they would be leading contenders for the Nobel Prize in economics.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23643.htm
The “Goldstone Report”
Another PA Betrayal
By Khalid Amayreh
What is it that makes the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah and its disoriented ambassador in Geneva cringe so submissively in the face of Zionist pressure?
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23644.htm
How Israel Bought Off UN’s War Crimes Probe
By Jonathan Cook
According to Israeli and Palestinian analysts, diplomatic arm-twisting was not the only factor in the PA’s change of heart.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23651.htm
Palestine Will Be Free
An animated peace music video
The video features the story of a young brave Palestinian girl who never loses hope for a better future despite the harsh realities surrounding her.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23653.htm
Who Is a Jew?
By Gilad Atzmon
At the end of the day, digging into peoples ethnic past and family bloodline is not a common practice you expect from the Western press. It is something you tend to leave for racists, Nazis and Rabbis.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23652.htm
‘Rethink Afghanistan’
Must Watch: Robert Greenwald’s new video documentary.
Americans should stop and rethink support for a war that worsens by the day, costs billions of dollars, causes the deaths of U.S. soldiers and countless Afghan civilians and which, ultimately, will make the U.S. less safe. Click to view
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23646.htm
Children With Bombs
Fault Lines – Al Jazeera Video Report
Fault Lines revisits Obamas policies on torture, the California budget crisis, the war in Afghanistan and Evangelism in the US military.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23656.htm
Pelosi Says New Tax Is ‘On The Table’
By Michael O’Brien
A new value added tax (VAT) is “on the table” to help the U.S. address is fiscal liabilities, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday night.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23645.htm
Over 100 Taliban, Ten soldiers killed in Afghanistan :
Ten Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush in southern Afghanistan, while US military claimed Tuesday that more than 100 Taliban were killed in an in an eastern region.
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White House: Leaving Afghanistan not an option:
The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama is not considering a strategy for Afghanistan that would withdraw U.S. troops from the eroding war there.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_afghanistan
Gates: US will stay in Afghanistan:
Gates said Washington could not afford to give al-Qaeda or the Taliban the propaganda victory of a US retreat.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/20091064451860748.html
House liberals float bill to bar troop ‘surge’:
Nearly two dozen House liberals have signed onto a bill introduced this past week that would prohibit an increase of troops in Afghanistan.
snipurl.com/sd6mq
Afghanistan sitting on a gold mine:
Afghanistan is sitting on a wealth of mineral reserves — perhaps the richest in the region — that offer hope for a country mired in poverty after decades of war, the mining minister says.
www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/02/21
/afghanistan-sitting-on-a-gold-mine.html
New Afghan vote rules may ensure Karzai victory:
Preliminary results showed the incumbent Karzai with 54.6 percent of the vote in Aug 20 vote, but the Electoral Complaints Commission has ordered a recount of 12 percent of ballot boxes after finding “clear and convincing evidence of fraud”.
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59414N20091005
Six Killed as Pakistan Jets Bomb Tribal Region:
The attacks come amid increasing speculation that the military is on the brink of a ground offensive into South Waziristan, a hideout of Taliban and Al-Qaeda rebels fighting in both Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan.
www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=18368
Dead man talking:
New Pakistani Taliban chief dispels death rumours:
New Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud appeared in a video clip broadcast on local television on Monday, dispelling rumours of his death and vowing “severe” new attacks.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/pakistanunresttaliban
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Woman suicide bomber kills five at Iraqi funeral:
A suicide bomb attack at a funeral killed five people on Monday in western Iraq where a roadside bombing claimed a sixth life, local officials said.
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US occupation force soldier is killed in attack on camp in Iraq:
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday the death of a Michigan soldier.
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Poll: Most in U.S. would back Iran attack:
A strong majority of U.S. residents say it is important to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, even if it means taking military action, a poll indicates
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U.S. officials: We’re ready to take action on Iran:
Administration officials told impatient lawmakers Tuesday that they are ready to take swift and substantial action against Iran if it disregards current diplomatic efforts to stop its alleged nuclear weapons program.
haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1119192.html
Rumors of Ahmadinejad’s Judaism have been greatly exaggerated:
Over the weekend, a British newspaper published an item which claimed that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, perhaps the most vocal anti-Jewish leader of the modern era, was, in fact, Jewish by birth. Unfortunately for those who appreciate irony, it appears as though that that initial report was inaccurate.
news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20091006/wl_ynews/ynews_wl943
PA blamed for Goldstone vote delay:
The Palestinians missed a rare chance by delaying a vote on the Goldstone report which accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza, a senior Qatari foreign ministry official has said.
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/200910694937206242.html
Israeli Arab party urges Abbas to quit over Goldstone report:
For the first time in history, an Israeli Arab political party challenged the Palestinian leadership on Tuesday, calling for the immediate dismissal of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1119189.html
Hamas warns of unity deal delay following UN Gaza report vote crisis:
Hamas on Tuesday threatened to delay the signing of an inter-reconciliation deal in Cairo this month due to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)’s request to postpone a vote on a UN fact-finding report on Israel’s war in Gaza.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/06/content_12188210.htm
Report: Abbas may pass Goldstone report to Security Council:
The possibility, cited by chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat and reported Tuesday by the French news agency AFP, would mark a 180-degree turn from the Palestinian delegation’s decision last Friday at the U.N. Human Rights Council to defer a vote on the report until the council’s next session in March.
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Israel ‘in new settlement drive’:
About 800 new housing units are being built in settlements across the West Bank, in addition to the thousands already under construction. Despite US calls for Israel to stop building on occupied land, Peace Now said the new building projects began over the past three months in 34 settlements.
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/200910611338186952.html
Honduras coup leader lifts rights restrictions:
Roberto Micheletti, Honduras’ de facto president, has lifted a decree restricting civil liberties, as his government prepares to hold talks with Manuel Zelaya, the country’s ousted president.
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/200910517155738223.html
Government admits filming torture of Gitmo inmate, alleged 9/11 plotter:
The United States government admitted on Monday that the torture of a Saudi man alleged to be part of the 9/11 plot was recorded on video, according to court documents procured by the Center for Constitutional Rights.
rawstory.com/2009/10/government-admits
-recording-torture-of-alleged-911-plotter/
Turkish police battle IMF protesters in Istanbul:
Turkish police used water cannon, tear gas and pepper spray today to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6863015.ece
Dollar falls on oil plan report:
The dollar has fallen following a report that Gulf states are in secret talks to replace the greenback as the main currency for the trading of oil.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8292011.stm
Saudi Bank Governor Denies Talks to Replace Dollar :
Saudi Arabia hasn’t held talks with China and other countries on dropping the dollar as the currency for pricing oil, Saudi Central Bank Governor Muhammad al-Jasser said, denying a report in the U.K.’s Independent newspaper.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=apt5We30uqlA
Lawyers scarce for poor facing foreclosure:
The nation’s foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without legal assistance that could save their homes.
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-05-foreclosure-lawyer_N.htm
U.S. Apartment Vacancies Hit 23-Year High of 7.8% :
Job losses and falling wages are shrinking the pool of potential tenants. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September, the highest since 1983, the Labor Department said Oct. 2.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=arslYEazGY30
Retail sales to show slump may persist:
“If last year was a socks-and-underwear Christmas, I think this year is going to be even tougher,” Edwards said.
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5950R220091006