20 August 2012 — Information Clearing House
The War in the Shadows
By Chris Hedges
There are hundreds of millions of people who have a tragic intimacy with the twisted and brutal soul of American imperialism. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32231.htm
US Drone Strikes Target Rescuers in Pakistan – and the West Stays Silent
By Glenn Greenwald
Attacking rescuers – a tactic long deemed by the US a hallmark of terrorism – is now routinely used by the Obama administration. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32235.htm
To Bomb or not to Bomb
By Paul Balles
Netanyahu “is suffering from megalomania. Iran for him is like a demon that has to be attacked.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32238.htm
Peace Would Be All Hell
By Rand Clifford
As deeply as we have sunk into apathy, dependence is breathing down our necks. And the “New World Order” sounds like a euphemism for bondage. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32239.htm
Amerika’s Future is Death
By Paul Craig Roberts
Most Americans have a very small knowledge base and very large ideological preconceptions. Consequently, they cannot tell fiction from fact. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32237.htm
France Falls Victim to Its Allegiance to the U.S
By Thierry Meyssan
Carefully distracted by their media, the French people seem not to be able to make the connection between betrayal by their elites and their own economic problems.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32241.htm
Assange speech at Ecuador Embassy
‘War on Whistleblowers Must End!
Video
“As WikiLeaks stands under threat, so does the freedom of expression and the health of all our societies. We must use this moment to articulate the choice that is before the government of the United States of America,” he said. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32230.htm
My Visit to a London Embassy Under Threat
By Jeff Cohen
At the door of the rather small embassy, I was met by cops who interrogated me about who I was and why I sought entry. I had to wonder if the embassy was under siege by Britain on behalf of Washington. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32232.htm
Raping Wikileaks
Sex, Lies and Julian Assange
Must Watch – Video Documentary
What was the nature of his relationship with the two women who claim he assaulted them? And what did they tell police that led the authorities to seek his arrest?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31976.htm
Pussy Riot, The Unfortunate Dupes of Amerikan Hegemony
By Paul Craig Roberts
Pussy Riot were brutally deceived and used by the Washington-financed NGOs that have infiltrated Russia.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32236.htm
The New Totalitarianism of Surveillance Technology
By Naomi Wolf
If you think that 24/7 tracking of citizens by biometric recognition systems is paranoid fantasy, just read the industry newsletters. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32234.htm
With Romney-Ryan,
GOP Becomes Grand Old Private-Equity Party
By John Nichols
The ticket Republicans will nominate in Tampa next week is uniquely connected to the “vulture capitalist” constituency, and uniquely committed to protecting the interests of today’s robber-baron class. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32233.htm
On the Road to Ryan and Ruin
By Lawrence Davidson
Ryan is no less than the reincarnation of a free marketeer who wants to recreate the circumstances that brought us all 33 major economic downturns crowned by the Great Depression. How quickly people forget. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32240.htm
NATO kills at least 20 people in Afghanistan: :
Some Afghan officials in Kunar province, where the attack took place, put the death toll at 40 to 50. NATO said only that ”at least two dozen” “insurgents” were killed after a joint Afghan-NATO ground operation observed a large gathering of armed men on Saturday and called in an airstrike. http://is.gd/BgYXWZ
4 New Zealand occupation force troops killed following blast in Bamiyan province: According to local authorities in central Bamiyan province of Afghanistan, at least four New Zealand troops were killed following a roadside improvised explosive device explosion in this province. http://is.gd/fBMTiN
Afghan Policeman Kills U.S. Service Member on Joint Patrol: A U.S. service member was killed in southern Afghanistan today on a patrol with Afghan security forces when one of the Afghans turned his weapon on the Americans, the latest in a rash of what the ISAF is now calling “insider” attacks on American troops. http://is.gd/T4oy1w
U.S. occupation force soldier killed, “insider” escapes after latest attack in Afghanistan: – Two men in Afghan police uniforms shot at U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan Sunday, killing one and injuring another, Afghan security officials tell CBS News.. http://is.gd/98q8F1
US ‘should hand over footage of drone strikes or face UN inquiry’: UN special rapporteur : The US must open itself to an independent investigation into its use of drone strikes or the United Nations will be forced to step in, Ben Emmerson QC said yesterday. http://is.gd/tcDX3Q
US kills ten people in pakistan: American drones fired a series of missiles in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan yesterday, killing a total of ten “suspected militants”, Pakistani officials said. http://is.gd/bF3NQR
Pakistan: Six militants killed in Khyber Agency shelling: At least six militants were killed and five others injured in shelling by security forces on suspected hideouts on Sunday http://is.gd/OriWrq
14 killed in attack on Yemen intelligence : Suspected Al Qaeda-linked militants killed at least 14 Yemeni soldiers and security guards yesterday in a car bombing and grenade attack on the intelligence service headquarters in Aden, the Defence Ministry and witnesses said. http://is.gd/7BAB3x
Lethal Blasts Kill Two in Libya Capital: Multiple car bomb blasts killed two people in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Sunday morning as authorities arrested 32 people. http://www.thefreshoutlook.com/?p=13092
Russia: Syrian opposition getting lots of Western arms: Russia on Monday cited what it called increasing evidence that Syrian rebels were obtaining large amounts of Western-made arms, suggesting the United States and European countries are helping fuel persistent violence in the divided country. http://is.gd/Nyg5m4
British intelligence enabled Syrian insurgents to launch devastating attacks: ‘The British are giving the information to the Turks and the Americans and we are getting it from the Turks.’ http://is.gd/FyM9Wc
Germany helping Syria rebels with spy ship intel: Germany’s Bild am Sonntag said the boat had spying equipment from the German intelligence service on board, enabling it to observe Syrian troop movements up to 600 km (375 miles) inland. http://is.gd/aNzabi
Russia’s Lavrov: only U.N. should decide on force against Syria: “Syria‘s situation is important and causing worry not only because of the bloodshed but also because the outcome of this drama will impact the way conflicts will be resolved; either following the U.N. Charter, or democracy by bombs, will win.” http://is.gd/J8YAIS
UN Syria envoy rejects criticism on Assad resignation: The new UN special envoy to Syria has rejected criticism from opposition groups for refusing to say whether President Bashar al-Assad must resign. http://is.gd/q7XRma
‘Obama, Americans Would Support Israeli Attack on Iran:’ Oren: President Barack Obama, Congress and the American people would support Israel if it carried out a pre-emptive attack on Iran, Michael Oren, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, told Yisrael HaYom Sunday. http://is.gd/KIT1dM
Republican Congressman Scolded After Drinking and Nudity in Israel: A group of House Republicans visiting Israel as part of an official Congressional delegation last summer enjoyed a late night of drinking at the Sea of Galilee that included swimming and, in the case of one member, a little skinny dipping in the place where the Bible says Jesus walked on water. http://is.gd/lPM6na
Facebook removes Hezbollah sites:
The U.S. State Department considers Hezbollah a terrorist organization and added the al-Manar television site to the Terrorist Exclusion List in 2004. http://is.gd/DvpUJX
Poland Shedding Light on Secret CIA Prison: On an idyllic lake surrounded by woods and a double row of mesh-and-razor-wire fences about 100 miles north of Warsaw, there stands a secluded villa that the CIA once used to interrogate – and allegedly torture – top al-Qaida suspects. http://is.gd/8a6jmS
–Ecuador rallies Latin America in Assange battle with UK: – Ecuador cast its dispute with Britain over asylum for WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange as a struggle against colonialism on Saturday, drawing growing support from its neighbors in the international diplomatic saga. http://is.gd/voOUB3
Army morale declines, survey shows: Only a quarter of the Army’s officers and enlisted soldiers believe the nation’s largest military branch is headed in the right direction – a survey response that is the lowest on record and reflects what some in the service call a crisis in confidence. http://is.gd/hZHDIF
Unemployment rates rise in 44 states in July: –
Unemployment rates rose in 44 U.S. states in July, the most states to show a monthly increase in more than three years and a reflection of weak hiring nationwide. http://is.gd/ySvnGD
Cost Of War
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq “1,455,590“
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’s War On Iraq: 4,883
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,155
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,364,502,659,297
The New Dark Age 
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