8 September 2012 — Information Clearing House
US Sends More Spies, Diplomats to Syrian Border
By KIMBERLY DOZIER
U.S. officials said the U.S. personnel has helped improve the rebels’ military organization.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32381.htm
Is Palestine a Lost Cause?
By Alan Hart
Is there any real prospect, in any foreseeable future, of justice for the Palestinians?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32387.htm
The March of Folly
By Uri Avnery
NOTHING COULD be more scary than the thought that this duo – Binyamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak – is in a position to start a war, the dimensions and outcome of which are incalculable.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32382.htm
Congressman Confirms Heated Argument Between Netanyahu and US Envoy
By Yoel Goldman
“It was very, very clear that the Israelis had lost their patience with the administration,” Rogers, chairman of the House intelligence committee.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32380.htm
U.S. Attack on Iran Would Take Hundreds of Planes, Ships, and Missiles
By Noah Shachtman
A remarkably detailed inventory of what it would take to strike Iran, cataloging everthing from the number of bombers required to the types of bombs they ought to carry.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32385.htm
The Message From Both Parties Is That Americans Are Disposable
By Paul Craig Roberts
Neither party asked why the US is at wars with Muslims for Israel. Why should Americans be losing lives and limbs for Israel while going broke and running up enormous war debts for our children and grandchildren?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32383.htm
FAIR TV NEWS:
Video
Misreporting on Iran‘s Nuclear Energy Program.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32394.htm
Bahrain Migraine For The USA
By Thomas C. Mountain
The people of Bahrain know all to well that the Khalifah regimes real godfather is the USA and it is more than likely that the end of the regime will be followed by a demand to close the American naval base located in Bahrain.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32389.htm
5 Countries the U.S. Is Royally Screwing Over
By Alex Kane
From the drug war to the war on terror, the United States is wreaking havoc around the globe.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32384.htm
Africom is Spreading its Activity Throughout the Continent
By Abayomi Azikiwe
Why has the Pentagon increased its military involvement on the continent?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32388.htm
Democrats Parade Osama bin Laden’s Corpse as their Proudest Achievement
By Glenn Greenwald
It’s one thing for Democrats to fete Obama’s tougher-than-thou national security credentials, but this ghoulish jingoism is warped.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32392.htm
“President Romney”
How to Prevent Those Two Words From Ever Being Spoken
By Michael Moore
I cannot stress enough to you that unless you and I are doing something every day for the next 60 days to get people out to vote, then there is a chance we will all be saying “President Romney” come January.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32393.htm
Don’t Call It ‘Raising the Retirement Age,’ Because That’s Not What They’re Doing
By Jim Naureckas
Corporate media mostly missed one of the major pieces of news in President Barack Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32390.htm
Bubba and Barack Go to Bank of America Stadium
By Rob Urie
By feigning large differences between the political parties what is hidden is the narrow set of interests that both parties serve.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32391.htm
The Vanishing Appeal of Capitalism
By James Rothenberg
Inequality reeks in the land of equals.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32386.htm
Turkish troops kill 26 “PKK rebels” in major offensive:
The operation against separatist rebels from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) began on Wednesday night in Sirnak, a south-easterly province bordering Iraq and Syria and the site of frequent clashes between rebels and Turkish troops.
Sectarian attacks kill 9 in Iraq:
Attacks in Iraq, including a series of apparently co-ordinated bombings against Shiite places of worship in the north, killed at least nine people on Friday, security and medical officials said.
Blair government’s role in Iraq war ‘undermined democracy’:
The Blair government’s role in the war against Iraq “absolutely undermines the basis of our democracy” according to Lord Falconer, one of the ex-prime minister’s closest allies during the build up to war in 2003.
Bomb attacks kill five Syrian troops :
A motorcycle bomb struck as worshippers left a mosque after Friday prayers in the northern neighbourhood of Rokn Eddin, state television said. “The terrorist attack killed five members of the security forces and injured several others.
Syrian rebels say civilian airliners now ‘legitimate targets’:
Civilian aircraft flying in or out of airports in the Syrian cities of Damascus or Aleppo risk being shot down from 10 September onwards, opposition group the Free Syrian Army has publicly declared.
Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham urge US to arm Syrian rebels:
“We should be supplying weapons to the opposition to Assad (and) I strongly support the creation of a safe zone,” said Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, who has since become a Connecticut independent.
Propaganda alert!
Ahmadinejad Personally Ordered Officers to Syria, Say (Unnamed) Sources:
According to the report, Iran has also shipped hundreds of tons of military equipment, including guns, rockets, and shells to Syria through the regular air corridor that has been established between Damascus and Tehran.
Gareth Porter : Pink Shrouds Aimed to Draw Attention to Iran Military Site, Analysts Say:
Diplomats from an unidentified country and a Washington research organisation considered close to the International Atomic Energy Agency have alleged in recent weeks that Iran has covered two buildings at a military site to hide a clean-up of evidence of nuclear weapons related testing.
Precursor to an attack on Iran? :
Canada shuts Iran embassy:
“Canada’s position on the regime in Iran is well known. Canada views the government of Iran as the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today,” Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said.
Canada’s move on Iran could complicate relations with Russia:
Iran “refuses to comply with United Nations resolutions pertaining to its nuclear programme,” he said. “It routinely threatens the existence of the state of Israel and engages in racist, anti-semetic rhetoric and incitement to genocide. It is among the world’s worst violators of human rights and it shelters and materially supports terrorist groups.”
In case you missed it:
Does Iran’s President Want Israel Wiped Off The Map? – Does He Deny The Holocaust?:
An analysis of media rhetoric on its way to war against Iran – Commenting on the alleged statements of Iran‘s President Ahmadinejad .
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12790.htm
Three killed in Libya clashes over shrine:
Clashes killed three people and wounded several others in eastern Libya on Friday as locals confronted Islamists attempting to destroy a Muslim shrine, the interior ministry said.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/three-killed-libya-clashes-over-shrine-164128162.html
Gaddafi son to leave political asylum in Niger:
Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will be allowed to leave Niger, where he sought asylum after the fall of his father’s regime. FRANCE 24 spoke to his lawyer, who declined to confirm whether Saadi was bound for South Africa.
Who Gets Africa’s Water?:
A serious crisis occurs when there is less than 500 cubic meter per person per year. The World Bank and the WTO are energetic and anti-democratic instruments, eagerly facilitating corporate control and commoditization of water.
Haqqani Network Officially Designated ‘Terrorists’:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a report to Congress saying that the group, which is “believed” to have been responsible for several high-profile attacks and kidnappings, “meets the statutory criteria for designation.”
Blacklisting Haqqanis ‘not good’: Pakistan official:
Any decision by the United States to blacklist the Haqqani network as terrorists will negatively impact future relations with Pakistan, a senior Pakistani security official said Friday.
Will attorneys gain access to Guantanamo prisoners?:
Judge Royce C. Lamberth, disapproved of the government’s non-respect for the US legislation and its judicial system, has stated that the Defence Department is trying to violate the basic standards of justice.
Judge sides with Gitmo detainees on lawyer access:
Lamberth, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, said the government’s attempt to change the rules was “an illegitimate exercise of executive power.”
When Did Dissent Become a Crime?
America‘s Police State on Steroids at the Conventions: Protests in Tampa and Charlotte have been swarmed by police and enveloped in surveillance.
Photographers in Los Angeles considered terrorists under official LAPD policy:
The next time a tourist snaps a picture of the famous Hollywood sign, their photo won’t be the only item added to the annals. The LAPD considers photography a suspicious activity, and trying to take certain shots may add a page to your personal file.
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 : 3,172
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,370,585,064,536
The New Dark Age 
Leave a comment