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| === Read this newsletter online http://tinyurl.com/dy6yy === Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq "1,252,595" http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html === Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America'sWar On Iraq 4,136 http://icasualties.org/oif/ The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs $543,950,765,724 See the cost in your community http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182 === The Mask of Altruism Disguising a Colonial War Oil will be the driving factor for military intervention in Sudan By John Laughland The absence of anti-war scepticism about the prospect of sending troops into Sudan is especially odd in view of the fact that Darfur has oil. For two years, campaigners have chanted that there should be "no blood for oil" in Iraq, yet they seem not to have noticed that there are huge untapped reserves in both southern Sudan and southern Darfur. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20465.htm === War between Russia and Georgia orchestrated from USA By Pravda Russian officials believe that it was the USA that orchestrated the current conflict. The chairman of the State Duma Committee for Security, Vladimir Vasilyev, believes that the current conflict is South Ossetia is very reminiscent to the wars in Iraq and Kosovo. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20469.htm === South Ossetia: Inside Georgia but dependent on Russia By The Irish Times A short history of the conflict in South Ossetia. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20466.htm === Tape: Top CIA official confesses order to forge Iraq-9/11 letter came on White House stationery By John Byrne In damning transcript, ex-CIA official says Cheney likely ordered letter linking Hussein to 9/11 attacks. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20470.htm === Showdown with Nancy Pelosi Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on the ballot By John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan qualified Friday for a November showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, collecting the signatures needed to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for Congress. - While Sheehan said Friday that she has raised more than $300,000 for the race, Pelosi had collected more than $2.3 million by the end of June and had $455,138 in the bank. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20468.htm === United by Misery: Two Boys from Gaza and Nilin By Ramzy Baroud Ahmed Moussa was a 12-year-old Palestinian boy from the West Bank village of Nilin, near Ramallah. Mohamed Bahloul is a 12-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza City. The former was shot and killed 29 July by Israeli forces following a peaceful protest against the Israeli apartheid wall. The latter is awaiting death in a dilapidated hospital in Gaza. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20472.htm === In Plain English Why the Drug War is a Crime against Humanity Explained By Carmen Yarrusso Like the Iraq war and the "war on terror", the so-called "drug war" is a government contrived "war" based on lies that generates massive profits for a few while causing massive suffering for many. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20467.htm ===. Credit Crisis Triggers Unprecedented Response Worst debt turmoil since Depression sparks government action By David Cho and Neil Irwin Since the credit crisis erupted a year ago, the Bush administration has presided over one of the broadest expansions of the government into private lending in U.S. history, risking public money to prop up financial firms both large and small. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20471.htm === How To Blow It By Michael Moore It's the most winnable presidential election in American history - but the Democrats are old hands at losing. Michael Moore offers some helpful hints on how they might gift it all to the Republicans. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20473.htm === 1,500 Killed As Russia says Georgian Forces Expelled from S.Ossetian Capital: The city has suffered major destruction since the start of Georgia's ground and air onslaught that began early on Friday. Russia says 1,500 people have so far died in the violence, and 30,000 South Ossetians have fled across the border into Russia. http://en.rian.ru/world/20080809/115919037.html === Hundreds killed in Russian Bombing: Russian tanks and troops have rumbled into South Ossetia http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/56178/Hundreds-killed-in-Russian-bombings === Georgia declares 'state of war': "I have signed a decree on a state of war. Georgia is under a state of total military aggression by the Russian navy, air force, large-scale ground operations," Saakashvili said. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2008/08/200889123329508417.html === US military trainers not involved in Georgia conflict: military: The Pentagon took a hands off approach to outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Georgia Friday, keeping tabs on US military trainers there and dusting off contingency plans should Americans need to be evacuated, Pentagon officials said. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjCNfv_hN7dzfcaXwielvnLpfRrA === NATO encouraged Georgia - Russian envoy: "It all confirms our numerous warnings addressed to the international community that it is necessary to pay attention to massive arms purchasing by Georgia during several years. Now we see how these arms and Georgian special troops who had been trained by foreign specialists are used," he said. http://russiatoday.com/news/news/28660 === Plucky little Georgia? No, the cold war reading won't wash: It is crudely simplistic to cast Russia as the sole villain in the clashes over South Ossetia. The west would be wise to stay out http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/09/georgia.russia1 === In photos: 'Georgia South Ossetia Conflict : http://tinyurl.com/5o42r8 === 2008 South Ossetia War: This article documents ongoing warfare: Information may change rapidly, and might initially be unconfirmed, as the conflict evolves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_South_Ossetia_(2008) === Iraq: Northern town bombing toll rises to 91: The casualty toll from a devastating car bombing in the northern border town of Talafar rose to 21 dead and 70 injured on Friday, a local security http://tinyurl.com/66f57v === Iraq: At least 4 killed in another bloody day of US occupation: U.S. occupation forces killed two "militants" and detained 14 suspects http://www.reuters.com/article/gc05/idUSL859154520080809 === Afghan official says 20 militants killed in west: About 20 Taliban fighters were killed in a battle with Afghan and U.S.-led forces near a key military supply route in western Afghanistan, a provincial official said Saturday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_re_ca/afghan_violence === Afghan troops and civilians surround UK occupation force base after child killed: The Royal Irish troops pulled out to another base after coming under fire, where they remained until the situation had calmed down. http://tinyurl.com/5l4dyq === Canadian occupation force soldier dies in Afghan firefight: Occupation troops came under fire from insurgents. But there was also gunfire coming from a private security company convoy that was passing by. http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2008/08/09/6397506.html === 14 troops killed in northwest Pakistan: Fourteen security personnel were killed Saturday in two separate pro-Taliban militant attacks in northwest Pakistan, officials said. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/392276/cs/1/ === Army gives Musharraf one week to resign from office: The claim was supported by a former military aide to the president, who said that the army's leadership wanted Mr Musharraf to be spared the humiliation of impeachment. http://tinyurl.com/67l4jd === Pakistan puts spy agency under civilian control: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani put the military's main spy agency under the control of the Interior Ministry on Saturday, a move seen as asserting civilian authority over the intelligence network. http://tinyurl.com/6q6t2y === Iran: China recognizes Iran's nuclear right: Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that Beijing officially recognizes Iran's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. ttp://www.mathaba.net/rss/?x=601240 === Kuwait opposes US stance on Iran: Kuwait says it has the 'courage' to advise the White House not to escalate its war of words with Iran over the country's nuclear program. http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=66109§ionid=351020104 === The battle for Bolivia: Bolivians will head to the polls this Sunday for a vote on whether to recall the president, the vice-president, and eight provincial governors. It is ostensibly a referendum on central government control against regional autonomy, but at its heart is a bitter dispute over the distribution of natural resources. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/08/200888181430327804.html === Morales seen to have the edge in weekend poll test: Regional leaders in natural gas-rich provinces are chafing at Mr Morales's decision to take more taxes for the central government and at his calls to break up and distribute large landholdings. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/0809/1218206290261.html === Paraguay, "a devastated country", says elected president: Paraguay's elected president former bishop Fernando Lugo said he receives a "devastated country with no institutions", and claimed there is a plan to destabilize his administration which takes office next August 15. http://www.mercopress.com/vernoticia.do?id=14197&formato=HTML === Ecuador tells US to leave its military air base: Ecuadorian officials informed the US embassy of the plans, which have long been a pledge by President Rafael Correa despite objections from surrounding residents financially reliant on the Manta base. http://tinyurl.com/6odk7x === Suskind releasing transcript of 'forgery' source: Author Ron Suskind, whose new book charges that the Bush administration ordered the CIA to forge a letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence linking Iraq to al Qaeda, will now be releasing a transcript of the interview with one of his primary sources to defend himself against charges of inaccuracy. http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Suskind_to_release_transcripts_of_intel_0808.html === Let Us Work Towards Peace & Joy Tom Feeley |
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