News Oil Speculators: A Force for Peace?
04-23-2012
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Charles Goyette on LewRockwell.com
Are high gas prices the only thing between us and a war with Iran? Is Obama's re-election the reason that we don't find ourselves caught up in another needless mideast war?
Do we have oil speculators to thank for it?
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News The Duty of the Military in a Militarized Empire
04-23-2012
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http://batr.org
Ever since Congress abrogated their lawful war power authority to declare war, the military industrial complex has embarked on a path of global empire.
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News ISRAELI POLITICAL INSANITY. THE SAMSON OPTION:
04-22-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Gil Ronen
We bring to the attention of our readers the response of Israeli poet Itamar Yaoz-Kost to the message of Nobel Laureate Guenter Grass, who warns the World of the dangers of a US Israeli sponsored war on Iran.
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News US Troops Posed with Body Parts in Afghanistan
04-20-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
US soldier says he released the photos to the LA Times to show breakdown in leadership and discipline
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News Blowback Fears Grow over US Drone Program in Yemen
04-17-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
'Every US attack conducted in Yemen only grows al Qaeda's power'
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News This New $7 Billion Warship Is Part Of The US Response To China's Military Buildup
04-13-2012
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http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert Johnson
Looking a bit like an old Civil War Ironclad, the $7 billion DDG 1000 USS Zumwalt will focus on land attacks, relying heavily on its advanced stealth technology to slip in close to shore before unleashing its massive onboard arsenal.
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News Is a Water War between India and Pakistan Imminent?
04-12-2012
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Oilprice.com
A rising new element of discord threatens to precipitate a new armed clash between southern Asia’s two nuclear powers – water.
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News Highlights of the Brandywine Peace Community's Good Friday Protest at Lockheed Martin (video)
04-06-2012
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The International Libertarian
Highlights of the Brandywine Peace Community's Good Friday Protest and Civil Disobedience at Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, PA
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Darren Wolfe
News US Belligerency Risks Global War
04-06-2012
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http://www.rense.com, Stephen Lendman
The business of America is war. Since WW II, permanent war for unchallenged global dominance became policy.
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News US-Israel War on Iran : The Myth of Limited Warfare
04-06-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Prof. James
The mounting threat of a US-Israeli military attack against Iran is based on several factors including:
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Reference Link Deaths In Other Nations Since WW II Due To U.S. Interventions
Counter Currents
“How many September 11ths has the United States caused in other nations since WWII?” This theme is developed in this report which contains an estimated numbers of such deaths in 37 nations as well as brief explanations of why the U.S. is considered c
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News Clinton: Time Running Out for Diplomacy With Iran
04-01-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by John Glaser
Rhetoric about Iranian intentions to build nuclear weapons still sputter despite intelligence consensus to the contrary
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News Come Home America at Nullify Now! Philadelphia
03-31-2012
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Come Home America
Darren Wolfe with Come Home America speaks at Nullify Now! Philadelphia on march 31, 2012. He spoke about peace activism, the tenth Amendment Center's Defend the Guard legislation, and the upcoming End the Fed rally.
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Darren Wolfe
News McCain, Lieberman and Graham: The Senate’s three war-crazed amigos
03-30-2012
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http://www.salon.com, By Alex Pareene
John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham have an exciting new idea (spoiler: It's war)
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News London: 'We always get our oil… No matter what!’
03-30-2012
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http://rt.com,
With the threat of a British tanker strike threatening to paralyze 90 per cent of gas stations, the government’s decision to train 200 military teams to get behind the wheel shouldn’t come as a surprise given the UK’s sordid history with oil.
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News Foreign Troops Inside Syria: The Failed UN Brokered "Peace Plan" Sets the Stage for War?
03-30-2012
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www.globalresearch.ca, by Michel Chossudovsky
In late February, 13 French military officers were arrrested in Homs at the height of the armed insurrection, pointing to the presence of foreign troops on Syrian soil in derogation of international law.
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News Cyberattacks should require presidential authorization, official says
03-27-2012
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Washington Post
Cyberattacks on enemy computer systems should require presidential authority — and not be launched at the discretion of individual military commanders — the nation’s top cyberwarrior told Congress on Tuesday.
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Reference Link Ever Heard of the SWIFT System?
King World News
The US has pressured SWIFT, the international financial messaging service, to drop Iran from its network. According to legendary gold investor Jim Sinclair this will backfire with dire consequences for the dollar.
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News Free the Slaves, Stop the Wars, End the State - by Jim Davidson
03-26-2012
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L. Neil Smith's The Libertarian Enterprise
We begin on Friday 30 March with a speech by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. You may remember that her son, Casey, was killed in the unconstitutional and undeclared war with Iraq. You may also remember that there was never any justification for that
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News US WAR ON IRAN: "THE WORST MISTAKE IN AMERICAN HISTORY"
03-25-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Fidel Castro Ruz
Fidel Castro ‘s latest reflections hints to the danger of a looming US Iran war. Fidel Castro warns that a war with Iran war would be the worst mistake in US history.
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News “Stability” Trumps Democracy in Egypt
03-24-2012
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CHARLES DAVIS and MEDEA BENJAMIN, CounterPunch
Were it Syria or Iran, the rhetoric from Washington would be stern, aggressive even. But since the repressive ruling clique is the military junta in Egypt, the lectures are timid – and coupled with a handout. Indeed, as Secretary of State Hillary Cli
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News Videos of civilian casualties outside hospital in Sri Lanka
03-23-2012
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LiveLeak.com
Sri Lankan troops made fresh advances into a territory held by the Tamil Tigers, the defence ministry said. The report came amid mounting alarm over large-scale civilian deaths due to shelling by the Sri Lankan army. WARNING: Very Graphic Videos
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News Occupy the IRS to Support Cindy Sheehan and Oppose the US Empire
03-22-2012
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Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox
Peace Activist and Gold Star Mother, Cindy Sheehan, is a conscientious war tax resister and the US Attorney, on behalf of the IRS, has summoned her to court to produce requested documents. This hearing date is just a few days after Tax Day where mill
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Darren Wolfe
News America's war in Afghanistan: murdered civilians, mistreated veterans
03-20-2012
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http://www.guardian.co.uk, Amy Goodman
We may never know what drove a US Army staff sergeant to head out into the Afghan night and allegedly murder at least 16 civilians in their homes, among them nine children and three women.
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Opinion CONNECTING THE DOTS
America’s addiction to war and madness
03-19-2012 Frosty Wooldridge
George W. Bush and Obama enjoy their wealth, families and their status. They will remain “untainted and untouched” from the wars they started and continue.Millions will suffer destruction not to mention ongoing misery and mental illness.
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News JOSEPH KONY, AMERICA'S PRETEXT TO INVADE AFRICA: US Marines Dispatched to Five African Countries
03-17-2012
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by Global Research News
The hidden agenda in Uganda, Central Africa and the Horn of Africa is the conquest of oil and strategic mineral resources.
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News Congress To Vote On Declaration Of World War 3 — An Endless War With No Borders, No Clear Enemies
03-16-2012
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http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com,
The United States Congress is set to vote on legislation that authorizes the official start of World War 3.
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News Netanyahu Moves Closer to Iran Attack
03-16-2012
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http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is once again hinting at the possibility of an attack against Iran in the near future
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Opinion CONNECTING THE DOTS
Insane Afghanistan war creating more insanity
03-14-2012 Frosty Wooldridge
"The troops are protesting “by any other means” their entrapment in a no-win landscape where Washington politicians and career-crazy senior officers keep a war going beyond the limit of sanity.”
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Headlines: Drones, baby, drones -- Insane Afghanistan war creating more insanity
-- Netanyahu Moves Closer to Iran Attack -- Congress To Vote On Declaration Of World War 3 — An Endless War With No Borders, No Clear Enemies -- JOSEPH KONY, AMERICA'S PRETEXT TO INVADE AFRICA: US Marines Dispatched to Five African Countries -- America’s addiction to war and madness
-- America's war in Afghanistan: murdered civilians, mistreated veterans -- Occupy the IRS to Support Cindy Sheehan and Oppose the US Empire -- Videos of civilian casualties outside hospital in Sri Lanka -- “Stability” Trumps Democracy in Egypt -- US WAR ON IRAN: "THE WORST MISTAKE IN AMERICAN HISTORY" -- Free the Slaves, Stop the Wars, End the State - by Jim Davidson -- Ever Heard of the SWIFT System? -- Cyberattacks should require presidential authorization, official says -- Foreign Troops Inside Syria: The Failed UN Brokered "Peace Plan" Sets the Stage for War?
-- London: 'We always get our oil… No matter what!’ -- McCain, Lieberman and Graham: The Senate’s three war-crazed amigos -- Come Home America at Nullify Now! Philadelphia -- Clinton: Time Running Out for Diplomacy With Iran
-- Deaths In Other Nations Since WW II Due To U.S. Interventions -- US-Israel War on Iran : The Myth of Limited Warfare
-- US Belligerency Risks Global War
-- Highlights of the Brandywine Peace Community's Good Friday Protest at Lockheed Martin (video) -- Is a Water War between India and Pakistan Imminent? -- This New $7 Billion Warship Is Part Of The US Response To China's Military Buildup -- Blowback Fears Grow over US Drone Program in Yemen -- US Troops Posed with Body Parts in Afghanistan -- ISRAELI POLITICAL INSANITY. THE SAMSON OPTION: -- The Duty of the Military in a Militarized Empire -- Oil Speculators: A Force for Peace? --