ICH: American Complicity: The Solution

"Perhaps the most obvious political effect of controlled news is the advantage it gives powerful people in getting their issues on the political agenda and defining those issues in ways likely to influence their resolution.": W. Lance Bennett - Author, professor at University of Washington Source: News: The Politics of Illusion, 1983

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"Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.": William Godwin - (1756-1836)

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"The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and his fellow men.": Robert G. Ingersoll - (1833-1899)

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"Freedom of expression is the well-spring of our civilization... The history of civilization is in considerable measure the displacement of error which once held sway as official truth by beliefs which in turn have yielded to other truths. Therefore the liberty of man to search for truth ought not to be fettered, no matter what orthodoxies he may challenge.": Felix Frankfurter - (1882-1965) U.S. Supreme Court Justice - Source: Concurring Opinion, Dennis et al. v. U.S. (1951)

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"Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order." : Justice Robert H. Jackson - (1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice Source: West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1943

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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq  "1,252,595"
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
 
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America'sWar On Iraq 4,138
http://icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War And Occupation Of Iraq Costs
$544,507,752,171
 
See the cost in your community
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
 
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Russia Georgia War

Washington Risks Nuclear War by Miscalculation

By F William Engdahl

The dramatic military attack by the military of the Republic of Georgia on South Ossetia in the last days has brought the world one major step closer to the ultimate horror of the Cold War era-a thermonuclear war between Russia and the United States-by miscalculation. What is playing out in the Caucasus is being reported in US media in an alarmingly misleading light, making Moscow appear the lone aggressor.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20489.htm

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Bush's War in Georgia

Will it be the Flyswatter or the Blunderbuss?

By Mike Whitney

Sometimes war provides clarity. That's certainly true in this case. After this weekends fighting, everyone in the Russian political establishment knows that Washington is willing to sacrifice thousands of innocent civilians and plunge the entire region into chaos to achieve its geopolitical objectives.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20478.htm

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From Stupid to Moronic to Evil

By Paul Craig Roberts

The Endowment for Democracy purchased Georgia as a US colony. The affront to Russia was extreme, but at the time Russia was weak. Oligarchs with outside money had grabbed control over Russian resources, and Russia was in dire straits and could not resist American imperialism.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20483.htm

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Getting Georgia's War On

By Mark Ames

The outbreak of war in Georgia on Friday offers a disturbing and somewhat surreal taste of what to expect from John McCain should he become our nation's Commander in Chief.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20479.htm

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The War in Georgia Is a War for the West

By MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI
President of Georgia

Why this war? This is the question my people are asking. This war is not of Georgia's making, nor is it Georgia's choice.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20490.htm

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Beyond Politics

Feeding The Beast

By Mumia Abu-Jamal

Millions have apparently forgotten the bitter lessons from the 2006 mid term election, when Democrats prevailed in congressional elections, formed a slight majority in both houses, and proceeded to do - nothing.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20480.htm

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Obama's Letters of No Apology

By Paul Street

Should Barack Obama's volunteers mail "Letters of No Apology" to survivors of the large number of people killed by U.S. imperial assault in Iraq and Afghanistan?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20484.htm

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To Be Atom Bombed

By Raymond G. Wilson

We need to think about the future of America. Shall we succeed through wartime force and nuclear threats to secure our vital interests in other nations? Or is there a better way to achieve the peace the world craves, the world peace that is possible? Who will lead the way?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20482.htm

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Memory of Fire:

Bringing Embers of Hiroshima to Cuba

Video

"Memory of Fire: Bringing Embers of Hiroshima to Cuba" was produced by (Hiroshima Home TV) and first broadcast in 2007. The documentary tells the story of Ernesto Che Guevara's thoughts on Hiroshima and their relation to the Cuban Revolution's commitment to humanism.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20487.htm

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American Complicity

The Solution

By Timothy Gatto

As globalization becomes a way of life, we realize that each and every one of us is part of a larger whole. What happens on one side of the world directly affects our part of the world. There are those that remain oblivious to the fact that everything that happens in this much smaller world has a cause and effect. The American government is operating in a time warp that has not changed since the end of WWII.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20481.htm

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Naomi Klein: Olympics Are Coming out Party for "McCommunism"

Video

"Security, central planning, surveillance state is an ideal cocoon for global capitalism"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20485.htm

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Is Evo in danger after the August 10 referendum ?

My impressions of Bolivia

By MICHEL COLLON

Behind the rightwing, the United States prepares a civil war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20488.htm

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Vote Against Torture Collusion:

Psychologists Vote on Referendum Against Participating in Bush Regime Detention Centers

By Stephen Soldz

Torture is not a nuanced issue. Vote No to torture. Vote YES on the referendum.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20486.htm

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2,000 killed in Georgian offensive: Russia:

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Sobyanin described the situation in the war zone as a "humanitarian catastrophe." He said over 30,000 refugees from South Ossetia had crossed into Russia in the past 36 hours.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/10/stories/2008081060641400.htm

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Russia Says 18 Troops Killed, 4 Planes Downed In Georgia:

Russia's armed forces have lost 18 soldiers and four aircraft in the conflict with Georgia, a senior Russian commander told a news conference Monday.
http://tinyurl.com/5sgcho

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Russian Troops Launch Ground Offensive in Georgia:

Russia sent ground forces into Georgia proper for the first time since fighting began five days ago, seizing a military base and forcing the Georgian army to retreat toward the capital.
http://tinyurl.com/5jwhr2

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Russian troops in Georgia advance:

Moscow said it had launched a raid on the town of Senaki to stop Georgia from attacking Russian forces in South Ossetia, another breakaway region.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7554507.stm

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Georgia claims Russians have cut country in half:

Russia opened a second front of fighting in Georgia on Monday, sending armored vehicles beyond two breakaway provinces and seizing a military base in the country's west, officials said.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/apcontent/ci_10163451

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U.N. Security Council Calls for Emergency Session to Resolve Georgia-Russia Crisis:

Facing Russia's superior firepower and expanding range of attacks, Georgia requested this latest session, which is to begin at 5 p.m. EDT in New York.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,401243,00.html

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The west can no longer stand idle while the Russian bully wreaks havoc:

The clashes with Georgia follow years of aggressive Kremlin policy. Moscow needs to be told its G8 place is not unconditional
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/11/russia.georgia

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US diplomat blames Russia of planned invasion of Georgia:

'We have listened to statements from the Russian side, that the railroad troops, introduced to Abkhazia months ago were deployed there with a humanitarian mission. Now we know the truth
http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n149002

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US sends more arms to Georgia - Israeli media:

The United States is sending fresh supplies of weapons to Georgia from its base in the Jordanian port of Aqabah. That's according to the Israeli newspaper - Maariv.
http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/28832

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Putin blames US govt for encouraging aggression:

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday flayed the US for encouraging Georgia's "aggression" as Russia and the Tbilisi government accused each other of launching fresh attacks, amid stepped up EU diplomatic efforts to end the conflict over the disputed territory of South Ossetia.
http://tinyurl.com/5e3alh

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Putin complains over US Georgia troops lift:

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today accused the United States of adding to the chaos in Georgia by airlifting home its troops serving in Iraq.
http://tinyurl.com/6ztmp2

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Russians decry Western "propaganda" over crisis:

The West is drumming up anti-Russian propaganda and its media unfairly portraying Russia during the crisis with Georgia, ordinary Russians, officials and news outlets said on Monday.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3581108,00.html

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Iraq: At least 15 killed in another bloody day of US occupation:

Four women were killed and four others wounded, including a woman, when a roadside bomb exploded by their pick-up vehicle near Baquba
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSKAM120791

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Iraqi leader gives refugees free flight home:

Many of those returning on the free flight, however, said they had come back only because they were broke after years of living outside Iraq and still feared the dangers in their homeland.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_returning_home

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Iran Sunni Rebels Claim To Kill 2 Police, Capture 3 Guards -TV:

An Iranian Sunni rebel group claimed Monday to have kidnapped three Revolutionary Guard officers and executed two policemen captured in June after talks with Tehran failed to secure their release, Al- Arabiya news channel reported.
http://tinyurl.com/6xxx6q

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Massive US Naval Armada Heads for Iran:

The build up of naval forces in the Gulf will be one of the largest multi-national naval armadas since the First and Second Gulf Wars. The intent is to create a US/EU naval blockade (which is an Act of War under international law) around Iran
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/35448

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Iran to ready thousands of graves for enemy soldiers:

Iran is to dig 320,000 graves in border districts to allow for the burial of enemy soldiers in the event of any attack on its territory, a top commander said on Sunday.
http://tinyurl.com/5ohwm2

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Rice: Israel can decide for itself on Iran:

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended Israel's right to make its own decision about whether it takes military action against Iran, in an interview released over the weekend.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1218104249803

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Israel to Close Gaza Crossings After Rocket Attack:

Israel's Defence Ministry said in a statement later crossings between Israel and the Hamas-controlled territory would be closed on Tuesday in response to the attack. No Palestinian group claimed responsibility for firing the rocket.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5555740

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An Appeal from the Passengers and Crew of the SS FREE GAZA and SS LIBERTY:

Two years ago, about a dozen human rights activists devised a plan to sail a boat to Gaza in order to break the siege. We rejected a plan to rent a boat as impractical because a similar venture in 1988 failed when the Israelis disabled the boat before it sailed and the three organizers were killed.
http://ussliberty.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/an-appeal-from-the-passengers-and-crew-of-the-ss-free-gaza-and-ss-liberty/

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Afghan, U.S.occupation forces kill 8 civilians, 25 Taliban:

Afghan and U.S.-led occupation forces killed 25 Taliban insurgents and eight civilians after an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Monday.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=98e026ea-3907-4747-b0fe-c8b1eec085c8

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Kabul bomber kills three civilians, wounds NATO occupqation force soldiers:

A suicide car-bomber targeting a NATO convoy in Afghanistan has killed three civilians and wounded 12 others.
http://www.local12.com/news/world/story.aspx?content_id=aeee1871-adb0-47a9-b7f7-73d9045ae0e4

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Bomb Blast Kills Policeman In Afghan Capital - Police:

A bomb blew up a police vehicle on the outskirts of the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, killing one officer and injuring two others, the Kabul police chief said.
http://tinyurl.com/6xyrco

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Karzai says Afghanistan war is doomed to failure:

President Karzai says the war on terror is doomed to fail because militants are now hiding in Pakistan, not Afghanistan.
http://tinyurl.com/57sdvz

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Pakistan intelligence helping Taliban: NATO occupation force general: -

Pakistan's intelligence agency is helping the Taliban to pursue an insurgency in Afghanistan that has seen a 50 percent hike in attacks in some areas this year, the NATO commander here told AFP.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/wl_afp/afghanistanunrestnato

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Pakistani clashes kill over 6 civilians, 50 Taliban: officials:

Pakistani warplanes killed at least six civilians in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Monday after fierce clashes in which more than 50 Taliban militants were killed, officials said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/wl_afp/pakistanafghanistanunrest

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Taliban kill eight cops in Swat:

Eight policemen were killed in Bunir City of the restive Swat valley in Pakistan while sectarian clashes in Kurram Agency still continues, officials said on Saturday.
http://www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=60092

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Pakistani Taliban Repel Government:

Taliban fighters forced Pakistani soldiers to retreat from a militants' stronghold near the border with Afghanistan over the weekend, after a three-day battle sent civilians fleeing from government airstrikes.
http://tinyurl.com/6ehq6y

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Embattled Musharraf seeks Saudi Arabia's help:

Disappointed by his American friends, President Pervez Musharraf, who faces impeachment by the ruling coalition, has sent an "SOS message" to the Saudi authorities, a source said on Monday.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Musharraf_seeks_Saudi_Arabias_help/rssarticleshow/3351856.cms

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Bolivians back Morales in recall:

Voters vigorously endorsed President Evo Morales on Sunday in a recall referendum he devised to try to break a political stalemate and revive his leftist crusade, partial unofficial results showed.
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=WORLD&ID=565348542601101397

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Morales to advance Bolivian reforms:

BOLIVIAN president Evo Morales was today preparing a redoubled nationalisation push and other socialist reforms after winning huge support in a weekend referendum.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24166682-12377,00.html

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Nancy Pelosi Admits She Hasn't Read Articles Of Impeachment : Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUlhmOQEI_M

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Let us work towards Peace & Joy

Tom