13 September 2012 — Information Clearing House
The Provocateurs Know Politics and Religion Don’t Mix
By Robert Fisk
It only takes a couple of loonies a few seconds to kick off a miniature war in the Muslim world. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32433.htm
Blowback of the Ugliest Kind:
The lessons no one will learn from Benghazi
By Mark LeVine
Will Americans respond as expected, with prejudice and ignorance? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32434.htm
Lest We Forget
Clinton on Qaddafi: “We Came, We Saw, He Died”
Video
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared a laugh with a television news reporter moments after hearing deposed Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi had been killed. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29472.htm
The Great Islamophobic Crusade
By Max Blumenthal
Inside the Bizarre Cabal of Secretive Donors, Demagogic Bloggers, Pseudo-Scholars, European Neo-Fascists, Violent Israeli Settlers, and Republican Presidential Hopefuls Behind the Crusade http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32432.htm
Monopolizing War?
What America Knows How to Do Best
By Tom Engelhardt
It’s pop-quiz time when it comes to the American way of war: three questions, torn from the latest news, just for you. Here’s the first of them, and good luck! http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32437.htm
The Revolution From Above
By Paul Craig Roberts
Americans are the first people in history who are so idealistic, or so thoroughly brainwashed, that they prefer to pay for wars and bail out banks than to make their mortgage payments and help their children with student loan debt. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32435.htm
DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: Jesse Ventura
No More Gangs in Government
Video
“The Terrorist Won! we’re Not Free Anymore!” http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32436.htm
Syria: Christians take up arms for first time
“Everybody is fighting everybody,” said George, an Armenian Christian from the city. “The Armenians are fighting because they believe the FSA are sent by their Turkish oppressors to attack them, the Christians want to defend their neighbourhoods, Shabiha regime militia are there to kill and rape, the army is fighting the FSA, and the [Kurdish militant group] PKK have their own militia too.”
Al-Qaeda leader urges support for ousting Syria’s Assad:
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on all Muslims to back the rebels in Syria, saying the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad would bring them closer to the ultimate goal of defeating Israel, according to an audio recording posted on the Internet on Thursday.
Al-Qaeda video claims U.S. will target American Muslims: Al-Qaeda released a Sept. 11 anniversary video declaring that the United States was at war with Islam and that American Muslims should brace for a “holocaust,” U.S. monitors said Wednesday.
US imposes new sanctions on Hezbollah chief: The United States on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and two other figures in the Lebanese Shiite militia over their support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Netanyahu pushing Obama around on Iran: Now the question becomes, is there enough institutional gravitas left in the US Government to be able to withstand this pressure and PR war launched by Israel to send US Marines to Iran?
Bipartisan Expert Group: Iran Attack Risks ‘All-Out Regional War’ Lasting ‘Several Years’: The report – whose signatories include Brent Scowcroft, ret. Adm. William Fallon, former Republican senator Chuck Hagel, ret. Gen. Anthony Zinni and former Amb. Thomas Pickering – concludes that a unilateral Israeli attack would set back the Iranian nuclear program by only 2 years
After Israeli lobbying, Germany pledges to reassess sub deal with Egypt, report claims: Jerusalem knew Berlin planned to sell two attack subs to Cairo since November, but only recently started to express concern, Der Spiegel reports
US hostage held in Pakistan appeals to Netanyahu for help: Warren Weinstein, held by al-Qaeda, pleads in video from ‘one Jew to another,’ says Obama has shown no interest in his case
Obama on Egypt: Neither friend nor foe: “I don’t think that we would consider them an ally, but we don’t consider them an enemy,” Obama said. “They are a new government that is trying to find its way.”
Death toll in Yemen anti-US protests rises to 4: Clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against a film mocking Islam near the US embassy in Sanaa on Thursday killed four people, a security official said.
US officials say 2 warships moving toward Libya: There have been four destroyers in the Mediterranean for some time. These moves will increase that to five.
Russians Say Anti-U.S. Attack in Libya Vindicates Their Position: Upon learning of the violent death of the United States ambassador to Libya on Wednesday, many Russians responded with variations on “I told you so.”
American Killed in Libya Was on Intel Mission to Track Weapons: One of the Americans killed alongside Ambassador Christopher Stevens in an attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya Tuesday told ABC News before his death that he was working with the State Department on an intelligence mission to round up dangerous weapons in the war-torn nation.
Feds ID California man’s role in anti-Islam film: Federal authorities have identified a southern California man once convicted of financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S. embassies across the Mideast, a U.S. law enforcement official said Thursday.
‘Innocence Of Muslims’: Man Admits Role In Anti-Islam Movie: The self-proclaimed director of “Innocence of Muslims” initially claimed a Jewish and Israeli background. But others involved in the film said his statements were contrived as evidence mounted that the film’s key player was a southern Californian Coptic Christian with a checkered past.
Meet The Right-Wing Extremist Behind Anti-Muslim Film : While Bacile claims to be in hiding, and his identity remains murky, another character who has been publicly listed as a consultant on the film is a known anti-Muslim activist with ties to the extreme Christian right and the militia movement
Who is Sam Bacile?: Some key facts about Bacile’s background and role in the film crumbled Wednesday as a Christian activist involved in the film project said that Bacile was a pseudonym, that he was not Jewish or Israeli, and that a group of Americans of Mideast origin collaborated on the film. Officials in Israel also said there was no record of Bacile as an Israeli citizen.
Pat Robertson: Muslims ‘go crazy’ because they have the spirit of a ‘wild donkey’: Televangelist Pat Robertson on Wednesday responded to this week’s attacks on the U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya by explaining to his viewers that Muslims “go crazy” when Islam is insulted because they can’t defend the tenets of their religion.
FBI Warns of Violence in America Over Anti-Islamic Movie: A U.S. intelligence bulletin warned today that the violent outrage aimed at U.S. embassies spawned by a movie mocking the Prophet Mohammed could be spread to America by extremist groups eager to “exploit anger.”
Romney criticised for remarks on Libya attack: Barack Obama has said Mitt Romney tends to “shoot first and aim later” after his challenger in upcoming elections attacked the US president’s response to protests in North Africa.
Greek Unemployment rate hits 23.6 percent in second quarter: According to figures released on Thursday, unemployment climbed to 23.6 percent in the quarter from 22.6 percent in the first quarter.
Rich-Poor Gap Widens to Most Since 1967 as Income Falls: The report also showed the income gap between rich and poor people grew to the widest in more than 40 years in 2011 as the poverty rate remained at almost a two-decade high.
Mayor Emanuel plans to close one-fifth of Chicago public schools: A central issue in the struggle of Chicago teachers is the plan by the city, backed by the Obama administration, to dismantle large sections of the school district, closing dozens of public schools and opening new privately-operated charter schools.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/sep2012/chic-s13.shtml
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 : 3,174
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,372,464,848,251
The New Dark Age 
Leave a comment