World-News

By Peter Ewart

Stop bailing out the banks and financiers. Let them fall. In their place, set up public non-profit banking institutions, similar to credit unions, and ban the hedge funds, currency manipulators, and other speculators as pirates who constitute a threat to human society.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25437.htm



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Still Fighting Them Here

By Jack Hunter

To what extent do our wars in the Middle East inspire attacks in the US? Aren't we "fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them here?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25432.htm



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Middle+East

http://act.commondreams.org/go/606?akid=56.124981.xQsU-n&t=14

Drone Attacks Rise in Pakistan
http://act.commondreams.org/go/609?akid=56.124981.xQsU-n&t=20

New Target of Rights Erosions: US Citizens
http://act.commondreams.org/go/610?akid=56.124981.xQsU-n&t=22

CIVIC: Afghanistan: Obama, Karzai Right to Openly Discuss Civilian Casualties
http://act.commondreams.org/go/620?akid=56.124981.xQsU-n&t=42



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
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Liberty For All
by Harry Browne

I would guess that Thomas Barnett has never bothered to examine the history of government programs — and the sad record of failure after failure after failure. It isn’t just the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty or the War on Illiteracy that has failed to fulfill its promises. There hasn’t been a single American war in this century or the last in which the U.S. government actually achieved the results that were promised when it went to war... (written 10/04; posted 05/12/10)

http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=4273


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Harry+Browne

USA Today

05/12/10

The monthly cost of the war in Afghanistan, driven by troop increases and fighting on difficult terrain, has topped Iraq costs for the first time since 2003 and shows no sign of letting up. Pentagon spending in February, the most recent month available, was $6.7 billion in Afghanistan compared with $5.5 billion in Iraq. As recently as fiscal year 2008, Iraq was three times as expensive; in 2009, it was twice as costly...

http://tinyurl.com/26f2x6h



Feting a fetid war

AntiWar.Com
by Ivan Eland

05/12/10

To smooth over the stormy relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, President Barack Obama is throwing out the red carpet in Washington, D.C., for Karzai and his entourage. Vice President Joe Biden, who in the past has erupted in open hostility toward Karzai, is holding a ‘kiss-and-make-up’ dinner for the Afghan leader. All of this hoopla is the belated recognition by the Obama administration that Karzai is weak and corrupt but is the only game in town in Afghanistan. Of course, if the Vietnam War is any indication, being chained to a local leader with no legitimacy at home is usually the death knell of the entire war effort...

http://original.antiwar.com/eland/2010/05/11/feting-a-fetid-war/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Joe+Biden
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Karzai
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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ivan+Eland

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/05/12

Public Citizen: Climate Bill Is a Misnomer: It’s a Nuclear Energy-Promoting, Oil Drilling-Championing, Coal Mining-Boosting Gift to Polluters
http://act.commondreams.org/go/597?akid=55.124981.uhB-eo&t=28

Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): Grassroots Clean Energy/Environmental Groups: Kerry-Lieberman Dirty Energy Bill Is No Solution to Climate Crisis
http://act.commondreams.org/go/598?akid=55.124981.uhB-eo&t=30

350 Goal Will Never Be Achieved With Kerry-Lieberman
http://act.commondreams.org/go/616?akid=56.124981.xQsU-n&t=34

Plans to Cool Planet Heat Up Geo-Engineering Debate
http://act.commondreams.org/go/585?akid=55.124981.uhB-eo&t=4

Climate Reality Check: Kerry-Lieberman Bill Continues Dangerous Direction for U.S.
http://act.commondreams.org/go/658?akid=59.124981.HG8OGR&t=34

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So, just who are the wealthiest members of Congress?

Hint: If you need a loan, you might ask Kerry, who has about $167 million in the bank.
http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/22289


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lieberman
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=geoengineering
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=pollut
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=drilling
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=coal+mining
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Margaret+Munro
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Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers: "Many of us progressives now in our 60s and 70s spent years of our young lives in 'The Sixties' trying to stop the U.S. war in Vietnam. Many in this cohort were beaten, jailed, lost jobs, suffered discrimination. We were, after all, considered 'unpatriotic' and 'traitors' by government leaders and their rightwing supporters."

http://www.truthout.org/mr-obama-tear-down-this-war59431

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Peace Action: Over 13 Million People Push Congress for Afghanistan Exit Strategy
http://act.commondreams.org/go/640?akid=57.124981.MWBjnY&t=40



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Amy Goodman and Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Democracy NOW!: "Investigative journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill obtains a rare audio recording of a recent, private speech delivered by Erik Prince, the owner of Blackwater, to a friendly audience in January. The speech, which Prince attempted to keep from public consumption, provides a stunning glimpse into his views and future plans and reveals details of previously undisclosed activities of Blackwater."

http://www.truthout.org/secret-recording-erik-prince-reveals-previously-undisclosed-blackwater-ops59422



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Blackwater
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Erik+Prince
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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jeremy+Scahill

Jim Hightower, Truthout: "Luckily, as our country tries to cope with another oozing oil disaster, we have political leaders with the insight, expertise and cool heads to analyze the problem precisely and guide us to rational long-term solutions. For example, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas."

http://www.truthout.org/jim-hightower-what-a-holy-mess-our-oil-addiction-is-causing59417



The Dementia of Petroleum Addiction?

Craig Collins Ph.D.: "Petroleum executives assure us that their giant tankers and offshore oil rigs pose no danger to the environment; coal company CEOs insist that their mines are safe and that blasting off mountaintops is ecologically benign; natural gas companies claim that 'fracking' deep underground geological formations will not contaminate fresh water aquifers; and nuclear power promoters tell us not to worry about core meltdowns or the disposal of millions of tons of highly radioactive waste."

http://www.truthout.org/the-dementia-petroleum-addiction59373



Louisiana Lawmakers: BP Can't Handle Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Anymore

Bill Sasser, The Christian Science Monitor: "Calls are mounting for the state of Louisiana and the federal government to wrest control of the Gulf oil spill cleanup from BP. Two lawmakers say BP seems 'overwhelmed.'"

http://www.truthout.org/louisiana-lawmakers-bp-cant-handle-gulf-oil-spill-cleanup-anymore59416

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As We Die for BP, Our Military Rots in the Wrong Gulf
http://act.commondreams.org/go/590?akid=55.124981.uhB-eo&t=14

Moving Our Nation Beyond Petroleum
http://act.commondreams.org/go/593?akid=55.124981.uhB-eo&t=20

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Lessons from the Gulf

Freedom's Phoenix
by Stephen Lendman

05/13/10

BP is a serial scofflaw, earning billions while assessed pocket change in fines, penalties and settlements for a company its size. Despite its history of repeated violations, it’s allowed to conduct business as usual because effective crackdowns aren’t imposed in an environment of regulatory laxity. And, of course, it’s as true across the board in deference to all predatory giants in all sectors, preying on the public and environment for profit with complicit government help...

http://tinyurl.com/24exmt9



Oil spill: Who is liable?

The Free Liberal
by Fred E. Foldvary

05/13/10

The ‘polluter pays’ principle is ethical, efficient, and sustainable. When there is an oil spill such as the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the involved oil companies are morally responsible to compensate society for the damage. But such is not legally required today. In 1990 the U.S. federal government enacted the Oil Pollution Act that set a $75 million liability cap for financial damage and a $500 million cap for environmental damage. The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, reportedly caused by a methane gas explosion, will impose damages of over $10 billion...

http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/004039.html



Halliburton: Oil spill fall guy?

Mother Jones
by Kate Sheppard

05/12/10

During Tuesday’s Senate hearings on the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP, the operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig, came in for plenty of tough questions. But the focus is increasingly shifting to the role of Halliburton, which poured the cement for the rig, as well as for another operation that spilled oil off the coast of Australia last August...

http://tinyurl.com/2c2mhdc


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Tell BP to Clean Up Its Act
http://action.healthygulf.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3652

Monster oil spill
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_offshore_drilling_2/?cl=577557111&v=6235

Say No to Another Gulf of Mexico-like Spill
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/608/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=2971



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Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "Despite the broad, national backlash sparked by Arizona's harsh immigration bill - including protests and calls to boycott the state - lawmakers in more than 15 states across the country have recently called for similar legislation."

http://messenger.truthout.org/ss/link.php?M=218701&N=652&C=89f7caada66e1246c446c82a45236d36&L=5403

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City Council Votes To Boycott State of Arizona

Video report
http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/?watchId=70125774-393f-4d41-95b1-46325c402b68



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=immigra
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Yana+Kunichoff
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In a wide-ranging video interview with Truthout, former CIA counterterrorism official John Kiriakou reveals new information about the capture and torture of "high-value" detainee Abu Zubaydah and discloses, for the first time, his role in the events that led to the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame.

http://www.truthout.org/interview-with-former-cia-officer-john-kiriakou59396

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Did Abu Zubadah Have Dissociative Identity Disorder? And Why It Matters

Firedoglake (blog)

He blew the whistle on the mind control programs, which had been partly revealed by the Rockefeller Commission and Congressional investigation. ...

http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/48647



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Central+Intelligence+Agency
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http://www.lewrockwell.com/cuthbert/cuthbert12.1.html



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Während die Katastrophe im Golf von Mexiko immer größere Kreise zieht, werden Ölkonzerne geschont und Klimawissenschaftler von Staatsanwälten schikaniert.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32620/1.html



Alles noch viel schlimmer

Im Golf von Mexiko zieht das Öl-Desaster immer größere Kreise.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/147635



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McCarthy
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Die Wahlen in NRW sind vorbei, die ersten Sparvorschläge kommen umgehend.
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32618/1.html



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Roland+Koch
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Schwarz+Gelb

Nach dem Abacus-Program von Goldman Sachs knöpfen sich die US-Behörden nun die "Dead Presidents"-Deals der Investmentbank Morgan Stanley vor.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/147609



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Morgan+Stanley
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Goldman+Sachs

Die FDP begeht Wortbruch und flirtet mit der Ampel. Doch dieses Angebot ist vergiftet, Verlierer ist in jedem Falle der Wähler.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32621/1.html



FDP sagt endgültig Ampel- und Jamaika-Koalition in NRW ab

Für die NRW-Grünen Chefin Löhrmann bewegen sich FDP und Linke "am extremen Rand innerhalb des demokratischen Spektrums".

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/147625



Aus Pinkwart wird "Pinkilanti"

Auch der nordrhein-westfälische FDP-Chef ist gegen den Ypsilanti-Effekt nicht ganz immun.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32628/1.html



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