World-News

According to Morgan Strong in Consortium News, "There have been five agonizing years of this war in Iraq. Five terrible years of bewilderment and rage. Commemorating that anniversary, Frontline, the PBS investigative series, allotted four-and-one-half hours over two nights to an in-depth analysis of the war in Iraq and how it came about."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/033008F.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=anniversary

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/03/29/7969/



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http://www.alternet.org/story/48729/


Informant: Shawbear



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Zbigniew Brzezinski writes in The Washington Post, "Both Democratic presidential candidates agree that the United States should end its combat mission in Iraq within 12 to 16 months of their possible inauguration. The Republican candidate has spoken of continuing the war, even for a hundred years, until 'victory.' The core issue of this campaign is thus a basic disagreement over the merits of the war and the benefits and costs of continuing it."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/033008Z.shtml



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Der Internationale Tag des Waldes am 21. März gedenkt bereits seit 30 Jahren der globalen Waldvernichtung. Trotzdem ist dieser wichtige Umwelttag in der Öffentlichkeit kaum bekannt. Dabei ist seine Botschaft – die weltweite Waldzerstörung zu stoppen – heute aktueller denn je: Jedes Jahr werden weltw...

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http://www.oekosmos.de/artikel/details/internationaler-tag-des-waldes-wald-aufforsten-zum-schutz-des-regenwaldes/



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Regenwald

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's fifth-biggest pension fund, said on Thursday it was shying away from U.S. Treasuries because of falling yields and the weakening dollar.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7415585


From Information Clearing House


http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=US+treasuries
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=weakening+dollar

Rising prices and a growing fear of scarcity have prompted some of the world's largest rice producers to announce drastic limits on the amount of rice they export.

http://tinyurl.com/2d2br8


From Information Clearing House

Ensuring Permanence

The Bush Administration Is Negotiating a Long-Term Iraq Occupation.
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/ensuring-permanence



Hersh: Don't trust Washington on Iraq

Prominent journalist Seymour Hersh says the US is 'in real trouble' because news coverage on Iraq is anything but balanced and unbiased.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=49193&sectionid=3510203


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+occupation
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By The Associated Press

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi poured contempt on fellow Arab leaders at a summit Saturday and warned that they might be overthrown like former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19638.htm



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Gadhafi
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=toppling+Saddam

By RIA Novosti

"The latest military intelligence data point to heightened U.S. military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran," the official said, adding that the Pentagon has probably not yet made a final decision as to when an attack will be launched.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19640.htm

Correcting an error:

This article ( http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19640.htm ) was originally published on 27/ 03/ 2007 by RIA Novosti. I had intended to post it with an "In Case You Missed It " heading. My purpose on doing so was to make the reader aware of a continuous buildup of U.S. military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran over the last year. Due to sloppy work on my part I neglected to provided the heading and incorrectly dated the article 29/03/08, thereby misleading ICH readers into thinking this was a recent development. I apologize for misinforming readers and am very grateful to those who brought this error to my attention. Tom Feeley - Editor - Information Clearing House. 03/04/08



Murdering Iranians

By Lew Rockwell

Terrible rumors from Russia continue to swirl around the Middle East that the Cheney-Bush junta has decided to bomb Iran on April 4th or 6th, targeting not only nuclear-power research facilities but ships, planes, antiaircraft installations, and the Iranian pentagon.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19641.htm



The monsters of war

These monsters of war, whose catastrophic damage has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and more than 4,300 coalition troops, are the real proprietors of weapons of mass destruction.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19639.htm

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U.S. military buildup on Iran border
http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/5d3b6df52a512fef?hl=en

Russia Alarmed' As US Readies April Nuclear Attack On Iran
http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/306a550081f403ac?hl=en



http://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=U.S.+military+buildup+on+Iran+border
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=4,000
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http://news.orf.at/ticker/284568.html

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Verbraucherschutz: Handyortung wird kritisch bewertet

FOCUS Online - Germany

Beim anderen Handys wird der jeweilige Sendemast registriert, an dem sich das Handy eingewählt hat. Je nach dessen Entfernung ist die Positionsbestimmung ...

http://www.focus.de/digital/digital-news/verbraucherschutz-handyortung-wird-kritisch-bewertet_aid_374061.html



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Handy+Ortung

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/7291/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

Die Regierung im indischen Bundesstaat Andhra Pradesh plant den Polavaram-Staudamm am Fluss Godavari.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683339ms93

Sensationelle Wende im Fall Percy Schmeiser gegen Monsanto: Biotech-Konzern zahlt Schadenersatz.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683337ms93



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Monsanto
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Gentech+Kontamination
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Ausgeführt von der Regierung der USA mit stillschweigender Billigung aller Verbündeten.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683319ms93



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Blackwater

Die Gewalt in Tibet geht weiter, ein Fakt, der die Autorin Ines Geipel nicht wundert. Die ehemalige Leistungssportlerin sagt im Interview mit Sonntag Aktuell: "Es gibt eine olympische Charta, nach deren Kriterien die Spiele nie nach China hätten vergeben werden dürfen."

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683317ms93



Tibetische Mönche vor Journalisten: "Tibet ist nicht frei"

Dutzende Tibeter unterbrechen eine von der chinesischen Regierung organisierte Besichtigungstour westlicher Medienvertreter in Tibet.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683330ms93



Leading Chinese Intellectuals Ask China to Rethink Tibet Policy

Leading Chinese intellectuals and writers released a petition today that appeared on several websites in Chinese, entitled 'Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation'.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683357ms93

Chinesische Intellektuelle für Tibet

Zwölf Vorschläge von einigen chinesischen Intellektuellen, um mit der Situation in Tibet umzugehen.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683346ms93



Viele Tibeter erschossen - Hunderte Tibeter festgenommen

Letzten Meldungen (BBC) zufolge wurden Hunderte junger Tibeter festgenommen und ins Gefängnis geworfen, um im Vorfeld zu den Olympischen Spielen weitere Proteste zu verhindern.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683347ms93



Tibet-Konflikt verschreckt China-Investoren

Anleger ziehen sich aus chinesischen Fonds zurück.
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683336ms93



Dalai Lama: An Appeal to the Chinese People

Today, I extend heartfelt greetings to my Chinese brothers and sisters around the world, particularly to those in the People’s Republic of China. In the light of the recent developments in Tibet, I would like to share with you my thoughts concerning relations between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples, and make a personal appeal to all of you.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683352ms93



Weltweiter Solidaritätstag für Tibet am 31.03.2008

Die Tibet Initiative Deutschland e.V. wendet sich an die Öffentlichkeit, am Montag, den 31. März, noch einmal die Tibetflagge zu hissen. An diesem Tag trifft das Olympische Feuer in Peking ein.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683322ms93

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Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital

Chinese security forces sealed off parts of Lhasa on Saturday and Tibet's government-in-exile said it was investigating reports of fresh protests, weeks after the city was shaken by an anti-government riot.

http://tinyurl.com/39aw45



Tibet: China's ''cultural genocide''

Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has urged Beijing to give meaningful autonomy to Tibet and end China's "cultural genocide" in the region.

http://tinyurl.com/2ktd9m


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tibet
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dalai+Lama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=genocide

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/new-hampshire-j.html


From APFN daily update

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/7293/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Joshua+Holland
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Raed+Jarrar

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032908C.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Siegelman
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Karl+Rove

Edmund L. Andrews, The New York Times, writes: "The Treasury Department will propose on Monday that Congress give the Federal Reserve broad new authority to oversee financial market stability, in effect allowing it to send SWAT teams into any corner of the industry or any institution that might pose a risk to the overall system."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032908B.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Federal+Reserve
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Edmund+L.+Andrews

In einer Resolution hat sich der UN-Menschenrechtsrat nun auch die Klimaerwärmung thematisiert, die vor allem die Armen betreffe.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/105691



Arktisches Eis schmilzt immer schneller

Experten auf dem ExtremWetterKongress gehen davon aus, dass die Arktis ab 2050 im Sommer eisfrei sein wird.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/27/27610/1.html

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Gigantische Eisfläche bricht aus antarktischem Schelfeis

Ausgelöst durch den Klimawandel ist nach Angaben von Wissenschaftlern in der Antarktis ein gigantisches Teilstück aus dem Schelfeis gebrochen.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683340ms93



Klimawandel: Drastische Folgen für Verkehr und Infrastruktur

Hitze, Überschwemmungen und Hurrikans als größte Probleme.
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683327ms93

Ein BIZ-Ökonom hält die "Great Moderation" für beendet und ein "neues Gleichgewicht" erreicht. Nun drohe eine globale Rückkehr hoher Inflationsraten oder - im Krisenfall - weltweit gefährliche Deflation.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/27/27596/1.html

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/03/28/7954/


Informant: Dorothee Krien

Carol Rosenberg, writing for MiamiHerald.com, reports, "The Navy lawyer for Osama bin Laden's driver argues in a Guantanamo military commissions motion that senior Pentagon officials are orchestrating war crimes prosecutions for the 2008 campaign."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032908Z.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Gitmo
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Guantanamo
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Carol+Rosenberg

Paul Krugman writes for The New York Times: "When George W. Bush first ran for the White House, political reporters assured us that he came across as a reasonable, moderate guy. Yet those of us who looked at his policy proposals - big tax cuts for the rich and Social Security privatization - had a very different impression. And we were right. The moral is that it's important to take a hard look at what candidates say about policy."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032808P.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Paul+Krugman

The Associated Press reports: "Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is not just getting to go home after spending nine months in federal prison. He's also getting a chance to testify before Congress about possible political influence over his prosecution."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032808K.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Don+Siegelman

The Associated Press reports: "Five former US secretaries of State on Thursday urged the next presidential administration to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and open a dialogue with Iran.... Powell was joined by Henry A. Kissinger, James A. Baker III, Warren Christopher and Madeleine K. Albright, who sat in a round-table discussion sponsored by the University of Georgia at a sold-out conference center in downtown Athens."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032808J.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Guantanamo

http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/b195f4fe5de60ce9?hl=en



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=ACLU

J. Sri Raman discusses the relevance of the new autobiography of India's far-right leader, Lal Krishna Advani: "These excerpts from Advani's just-published autobiography, 'My Country, My Life,' are of interest not just as evidence of the lead the far right took in forging the US-India 'strategic partnership,' of which so much is spoken and heard these days. The section of the book dealing with this subject is important, also, as an indication of the direction India's foreign policy can take in a not-too-distant future, if there is an upswing in the far right's political fortunes."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032808T.shtml



Indian Men in US "Slave" Protest

From BBC News: "Almost 100 Indians who moved to the US for jobs have marched hundreds of miles to Washington, DC, in protest being forced to work 'like slaves.'"

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032808LB.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=strategic+partnership
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=slavery
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=J.+Sri+Raman

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters, reports: "Charges were dismissed on Friday against a US Marine accused of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the 2005 shooting deaths of two dozen unarmed Iraqi civilians at Haditha."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032808R.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Haditha

"There are further declines ahead for the dollar,'' said Antje Praefcke, a Frankfurt-based currency strategist at Commerzbank AG, Germany's second-largest lender.

http://tinyurl.com/2a9uvd



World Bank warns of shift

STATE-backed sovereign wealth funds are likely to diversify their investments and move away from US dollar-denominated assets, a World Bank official says.

http://tinyurl.com/yufs6f



U.S consumer spending slows

U.S. consumers, jolted by a credit crisis, job cuts and soaring energy costs, turned in the weakest spending performance in 17 months in February, further evidence that the risks of a recession are increasing.

http://tinyurl.com/2735gu



Dr. Peter Morici: US Recession - Knocking down False Gods

The US recession is a wake up call. Americans need to confront some false gods--free trade, gas guzzlers and Wall Street.

http://www.finfacts.com/irishfinancenews/article_1013016.shtml


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dollar+drop
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=World+Bank
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=consumer+spending
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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=recession
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Five years after the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. and Iraqi governments claim the country is becoming a less dangerous place. For most Iraqi refugees in Syria, the upbeat assessments don't count for much.

http://www.slate.com/id/2187520/


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=five+years+ann
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The Next Big Plan From Bernanke

By Mike Whitney

Bernanke should seriously consider the consequences of his next move before he acts. Once the dollar starts to free-fall, there's no telling where it will land.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19632.htm



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Bernanke
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dollar+fall
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US Draws On Its Dominion To Wreak Havoc In Iran

By Hamish McDonald

The US may be getting ready to drop its financial atom bomb on the much bigger target of Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19629.htm



Day of Infamy

The March 20, 2008 US Declaration of War on Iran

By John McGlynn

On this date the US officially declared war on Iran. But it's not going to be the kind of war many have been expecting.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19630.htm
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JD01Ak01.html



http://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hamish+McDonald

by Cliff Kincaid

Does McCain’s vision look like an emerging world government? It is certainly a variation of “global governance,” which is the proposal that former Clinton State Department official Strobe Talbott makes in his book, The Great Experiment. Talbott calls McCain a “pragmatist” in foreign affairs, just like Obama and Hillary, and says that he expects his liberal Brookings Institution to have influence over a McCain presidency.........

http://www.newswithviews.com/Kincaid/cliff214.htm



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=global+governance
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hillary
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Strobe+Talbott
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/Kincaid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwjqwQrpJfE

Thanks to Holly Near for giving permission to use her song "I Am Willing."

I dedicate this video to the victims of war in Iraq and Afghanistan and do so in memory of the over a million who have been killed in these wars.

See testimonies by witnesses to war at http://www.ivaw.org

Thanks to the veterans for giving witness; it took courage to do so. And thank you to Iraq Veterans Against the War for organizing Winter Soldier.

Websites are invited to embed the video for viewing on their sites. Screen size may be changed to fit the website dimensions (keep 4:3 ratio for best viewing results).

"I Am Willing" by Holly Near is © 2003 Hereford Music (ASCAP). It was used by permission; all rights reserved. http://www.hollynear.com


Charlie Jenks
http://www.peacejournal.org
http://www.youtube.com/PeaceJournalTV


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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=winter+soldier
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=veterans

http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/59f9a3b75c8c1c56?hl=en



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http://tinyurl.com/2afhns



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/gottfried/gottfried108.html



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