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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,708
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1,719
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George W. Bush 'Knew Guantánamo Prisoners Were Innocent'
By Tim Reid
George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld covered up that hundreds of innocent men were sent to the Guantánamo Bay prison camp because they feared that releasing them would harm the push for war in Iraq and the broader War on Terror, according to a new document obtained by The Times.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25173.htm
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In Case You Missed it
The President's Real Goal in Iraq
By JAY BOOKMAN
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Olbermann on Obama's Assassination Program
By Glenn Greenwald
There are many legitimate criticisms voiced about Keith Olbermann, but he deserves substantial credit for his coverage night of a story that is as self-evidently significant as it is under-covered: Barack Obama's assassination program aimed at American citizens.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25174.htm
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The Pay-Any-Price Principle
By David Sirota
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PTSD, Infertility and other Consequences of War
By Bob Nichols
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"The Accountability Movement"
Leading Journalists Expose The Myth of a Free Press" :
By Guns and Butter
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Blowback in Kyrgyzstan
By Joseph Huff-Hannon
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The Surveillance Regime
Editorial - The Nation
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Fact Or Fiction?
Where America Stands: World Power
By Lara Logan
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The Coming European Debt Wars
EU Countries sinking into Depression
By Prof. Michael Hudson
The choice that Europe ends up making will likely drive millions into the streets. Political and economic alliances will shift, currencies will crumble and governments will fall. The European Union and indeed, the international financial system will change in ways yet to be seen.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25179.htm
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Greenspan's Testimony:
Two hours of buck-passing
By Mike Whitney
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29 militants killed at checkpoint:
Pakistani security forces killed 29 militants in two troubled tribal regions near Afghanistan on Friday, officials said
http://snipurl.com/vcy5l
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Suicide bombers blow themselves up after clashes with Pakistani police:
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Friday in a northern Pakistani district after exchanging fire with police that left at least five law enforcement personnel wounded, said police.
http://snipurl.com/vcy5s
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5 "Taliban" Killed In Afghanistan: :
US occupation troops killed three "Taliban militants", including a commander, in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, its governor said Friday, while police fatally shot two in a neighbouring province.
http://snipurl.com/vcy61
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4 killed as Nato helicopter downed in Afghanistan,:
A spokesman for the Taliban said its forces had shot it down, although an Afghan official said it appeared to have crashed due to mechanical failure, causing four deaths.
http://snipurl.com/vcy6b
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Inquiry puts spotlight on U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan:
A joint U.S.-Afghan investigation into a raid in February may shed light on the secretive role of Special Forces, who are said to account for a disproportionate number of civilian deaths.
http://snipurl.com/vcy6q
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Karzai 'powerless' to talk peace with Taliban:
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Gunmen kill 2 cops in Mosul:
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Iraq War Vet: We Were Told to Just Shoot People, and the Officers Would Take Care of Us":
"Something else we were encouraged to do, almost with a wink and nudge, was to carry 'drop weapons', or by my third tour, 'drop shovels'. We would carry these weapons or shovels with us because if we accidentally shot a civilian, we could just toss the weapon on the body, and make them look like an insurgent."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25177.htm
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Sadr tells Iraqis they must oust American forces:
Muqtada al-SadrShiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on Sunnis and Shi'ites to unite to oust American forces. In an address read to tens of thousands of supporters at a rally to mark the seventh anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Sadr said that without Iraqi unity "the occupation and its advocates will stay in Iraq without fear".
http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/314202
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Iraqis rally on anniversary of US occupation:
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Fall of Baghdad anniversary marked:
Thousands of Iraqis have been holding demonstrations throughout Iraq to mark the fall of Baghdad during the 2003 US-led invasion.
http://snipurl.com/vcygi
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In case you missed it:
A tale of two photos:
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Reuters Chief Spikes Story on Killing of His Own Staffers In Baghdad:
The editor in chief of Reuters, declined to run a story by one of his own reporters containing claims that the 2007 killings of two Reuters staffers in Baghdad by U.S. troops may have been war crimes.
http://snipurl.com/vcyhp
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EXCLUSIVE: One Day After 2007 Attack, Witnesses Describe US Killings of Iraqi Civilians:
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Gaza in blackout as Israeli blockade continues:
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Youth despair as Gaza jobless rate hits 60 per cent:
Young people in Gaza are desperately trying to leave the blockaded enclave. The blockade has raised unemployment to one of the highest rates in the world, putting it at about 60 per cent.
http://snipurl.com/vcyj2
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Netanyahu won't attend nuke summit in US:
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Israel's nuclear standoff:
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Israeli journalist Anat Kam under secret house arrest since December:
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In Israel, reality hides under a 'top secret' stamp:
Some of the same prominent politicians and security figures who are today expressing shock at Kam's alleged misdeeds have, during my decades of journalism, in fact given me material for countless articles related to strategic issues.
http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1161849.html
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Iran says new generation of centrifuges tested:
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P5+1 talks end with Russia preaching 'diplomacy' on Iran:
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Kyrgyzstan moves to shut US-run Menas air base:
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Kyrgyzstan: The Revolution's Leaders Cozy Up to Russia:
It seems clear now that Kyrgyzstan will quickly return to Moscow's sphere of influence after months of strained relations with Russia, making the U.S. military presence in the country all the more precarious.
http://snipurl.com/vcyl6
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Prisoner demands compensation for Guantánamo nightmare:
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