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Network-centric Warfare

By Tom Burghardt
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13939


Informant: Dorothee Krien



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http://www.truthout.org/061409Z

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YouTube Video May Show Gunman Killing Protesters in Iran

In the clip, likely shot from a cell phone, a blue-shirted gunman fires an AK-47 into a courtyard from a second-story window.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22852.htm



Iranian bloggers upload clash video

This amateur video posted on Wednesday (June 17) purports to show members of the Basij militia firing at a crowd of demonstrators from the roof of their building on Monday.

http://snipurl.com/kblas



Young Iranians use video to tell story

With traditional forms of communication blocked, Iranians are using technology to keep the world informed about events.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8102676.stm



Iranian opposition leader calls for mass rally

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi issued a direct challenge Wednesday to the country's supreme leader and cleric-led system, calling for a mass rally to protest disputed election results and violence against his followers.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-06-17-iran-election_N.htm?csp=34



Iran rallies planned amid clampdown

Supporters of candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi called on Wednesday for a rally to go ahead at 5pm local time (13:30 GMT), despite the authorities imposing a ban on the opposition gatherings.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/06/200961781159912955.html



Robert Fisk in Iran: Extraordinary scenes

'The authorities are losing control of what's happening on the streets and that's very dangerous and damaging to them'.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/17/2600571.htm



US sees both Iran rivals as hostile

"It's important to understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised," Obama told CNBC news.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/06/2009616235841279404.html



Pictures from the protests in Iran

Warning - Images should only be viewed by a mature audience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhashemi/sets/72157619758530748/show/


From Information Clearing House

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Iran elections: mass arrests and campus raids as regime hits back
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/17/iran-election-protests-arrests1


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Never mind that "each subsequent novel flu that sweeps through the world
has been milder," Chin observes. "The public health community keeps waiting
for the ...

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-fumento14-2009jun14,0,2670943.story



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Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung vieler Städte im brasilianischen Regenwald erinnert an heute vergessene amerikanische Siedlungen, die nach kurzem Goldrausch ein langes Siechtum erlebten.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/30/30492/1.html

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Bundesregierung fördert Ausbeutung des Amazonasgebietes

Indianer in Peru verteidigen ihr Land und den Wald unter Einsatz ihres Lebens

Im Amazonasgebiet von Peru ist der Streit zwischen Ureinwohner und der Regierung eskaliert: Hintergrund ist die katastrophale Wirtschaftspolitik Perus bezüglich der Nutzung des Regenwaldes. Das Land verhandelt nun mit der Europäischen Union über ein Freihandelsabkommen. Die EU-Staaten möchten sich in Peru neue Absatzmärkte und den Zugang zu Rohstoffen sichern, die den ständig wachsenden Energiehunger der Industrie stillen soll. (Start: 13.06.2009)

Protestaktion
https://www.regenwald.org/protestaktion.php?id=420



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A prisoner who says he was tortured while being held for nearly four years as a suspected terrorist can sue former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo for coming up with the legal theories that justified his alleged treatment, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Friday.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/12/MND5186KL8.DTL



Why the h... should I feel sorry, says girl soldier who abused Iraqi prisoners

In this deeply disturbing interview, the - torturer who appalled the world by appearing in shocking 'souvenir' photographs remains utterly unrepentant and says she has 800 MORE torture photos that could rock the White House.

http://snipurl.com/k2er5


From Information Clearing House



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As US troops and private contractors surge in Afghanistan, a new report reveals a system rife with abuse. Also, why is an executive of a major war contractor on the commission investigating contractors?

http://rebelreports.com/post/122453587/a-perfect-storm-for-disaster-brewing-with


From Information Clearing House



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By CNBC.com

With $45 billion in capital and $2.1 trillion in assets, the central bank would not withstand the scrutiny normally afforded other institutions.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22825.htm



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By Joseph Stiglitz

The US has a huge corporate safety net, allowing the banks to gamble with impunity, but offers little to struggling individuals.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22823.htm



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Wie Wirtschaftskrise und Klimakatastrophe zusammenhängen und was international zu tun ist. Interview mit Franz Alt - Teil 1 u. 2.

http://tinyurl.com/n5d2mh
http://tinyurl.com/kr6u9m



Prognose: Neues Rekordminimum der arktischen Meereisbedeckung?

Der negative Trend setzt sich fort. Auch für den Spätsommer 2009 ist wieder ein kritisches Minimum des arktischen Meereises zu erwarten.

http://tinyurl.com/lolytz



Der Wert eines Baumes

Bäume sind Lebewesen, die bis zu 1.000 Jahre alt und über 100 Meter hoch werden können. Als „grüne Lungen“ sind sie unersetz­lich und als landschaftsgestaltendes Element haben sie eine hohe ästhetische Funktion.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741686174ms158,Der+Wert+eines+Baumes,7,a12902.html

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/06/12/pentagon-cyber-command-seen-as-threat-to-civil-liberties/


Informant: Kev Hall



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Reid Wilson and Kevin Bogardus, The Hill: "Senators who oversee the $700 billion Wall Street rescue package held stocks in many of the banks bailed out towards the end of last year, according to financial disclosure reports released Friday."

http://www.truthout.org/061309Z



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- Image du jour (Sp) : "Détermination face aux irradiations HF micro-ondes"
http://www.next-up.org/divers/image_semaine1.php#1

- THT Action mondiale de sensibilisation et de soutien : "Aider KAMIONKI à vivre"

- "Euro 2012 THT Kamionki action Michel Platini, président UEFA: Participer"

- We are all concerned about the environmental pollution generated by artificial EMFs. We would be grateful if you would take part in the campaign of support for the residents of Kamionki by sending an email to Michel Platini, as president of UEFA, to ask him to approach the Directors of the Ministry for Environmental Protection in Poland. With thanks - "Michel Platini: Please help Kamionki to live"


- Kamionki: the photos of an environmental and health scandal (Poster)

- Kamionki : les photos du scandale sanitaire et environnemental (Poster)

http://www.next-up.org/France/THT.php#1

Bei dem Mitmach- Video Anbieter "Youtube" ist ein Video aufgetaucht, auf dem ein Mitschnitt einer MDR Radio Sport Reportage zu hören ist. Wenn man auf dem Youtube Portal den Titel "MDR Uli Landespokalverlierer-Plauen" eingibt, gelangt man zu der besagten Aufnahme. Zu Beginn sind allerdings nur undeutliche Worte zu erkennen. Ab der Minute 1:00 sagt ein Moderator: "Uli, das ist doch Dein Thema: Randerlierende Fussballfans, Assis, Hartz IV Empfänger und äh Rechtsradikale." Bei dieser unsäglichen Aufzählung, die äußerst diskriminierend alles in ein Topf wirft, bleibt es allerdings nicht.

Lesen Sie weiter:
http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/mdr-uli-vergleicht-hartz-iv-empfaenger-mit-rechten75112.php

Der MDR hat kurz nach der Veröffentlichung des Artikel reagiert und personelle Konsequenzen gezogen. Der Moderator wurde von seiner Tätigkeit als Radiomoderator suspendiert:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-mdr-feuert-skandal-reporter83321.php



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Remy Ourdan, Le Monde: "They are trying to be more discreet and less murderous than in Iraq. In Kabul, foreign mercenaries don't let loose with rapid fire at intersections and the laws attempt to compel them to cooperate with Afghan companies. However, with the improvement of the situation in Iraq and since Barack Obama announced that Afghanistan and Pakistan were the 'central front' of the war against al-Qaeda, they've been arriving."

http://www.truthout.org/061209F



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Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian: "Attempts by vulture fund investors to profit from Argentina's debt default are straining US-Argentine relations."

http://www.truthout.org/061209E



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World industrial production, trade, and stock markets are diving faster now than during 1929-30.

http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/3421&ref=patrick.net



Consumer borrowing plunges by $15.7B in April

The Federal Reserve said Friday the April decline was the second largest ever in dollar terms following March's drop of $16.6 billion. March's decline originally was reported as $11.1 billion, which had been the most on records dating to 1943.

http://snipurl.com/k05ap



Most banks still getting weaker, analysis shows

First-quarter reports show bad loans increasing at 60% of banks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31193659/ns/business-us_business/



Dead Banks Walking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) list of problem banks grew to 305 in the first quarter, the highest number since 1994, but of course the names of those banks are not released so that depositors can be forewarned.

http://mises.org/story/3507


From Information Clearing House



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The deal was concluded after Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, went to the Capitol to assure Senate Democrats that President Obama would use all administrative and legal means to prevent the photos' release. At the same time, a federal court issued a ruling effectively ensuring that the photos would not be released for months, if ever.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/us/politics/12cong.html?_r=2&ref=global-home



More 'sickening' truths about torture soon to be revealed

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently warned in a speech on the floor of the Senate that almost everything we think we know about the Bush administration's torture program is wrong.

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/06/11/maddow-more-sickening/


From Information Clearing House



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A tacit agreement operates between the Obama administration, the U.S corporate media, most progressive U.S. liberals, and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA).

http://snipurl.com/k04un



US plans push for 'information war' in Afghanistan

The emphasis on public relations comes amid concern among US and NATO officials about the effect of civilian casualties from US-led air strikes. Insurgents have sought to exploit public outrage over the casualties.

http://snipurl.com/k04vj



Afghanistan violence hits all-time high since U.S. invasion

The violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high last week, and more difficulty lies ahead, the United States' top war zone commander said Thursday.

http://snipurl.com/k04wi



NATO to send 10,000 extra troop to Afghanistan

NATO Defense Ministers agreed here Friday to send extra troops to Afghanistan for security during upcoming elections and to continue anti-piracy naval operation off the coast of Somalia.

http://snipurl.com/k04xq


From Information Clearing House

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Civilian Casualties of (Our Fully Funded) War
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2009/06/17



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By Mike Whitney

Master illusionist Bernanke is just arranging the props for his next big trick. The fact is, Bernanke anticipated the current wave of deflation and set up a straw man (the banks) to deal with it so it wouldn't look like he was simply printing more paper to finance the deficits.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22817.htm



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By John W. Dean

There are, in fact, precedents, and studies, that illuminate the grave problems confronting a democracy in making a choice when faced with the options of prosecuting and punishing versus forgiving and forgetting. I discovered this material some years ago when studying authoritarian governance.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22814.htm



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By Bill Van Auken

In its escalation of the US war in Afghanistan, and its increasing extension across the border into Pakistan, the Obama administration has chosen as its senior commander an officer who is among those most deeply implicated in the criminal operations carried out under Bush and Cheney.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22812.htm



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Our Vanishing Household Wealth
$1.3 Trillion Gone in the First Quarter, Thanks, Fed.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl/vanishing-household-wealth.html



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US Crony Capitalism
http://www.lewrockwell.com/schiff/schiff26.1.html

The Frame of Mind of American Economic Policymakers
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/faber7.1.1.html



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- Picture of the day: Demonstration 11 06 2009 (SP)
http://www.next-up.org/divers/image_semaine1.php#1

- Kamionki (PL) Support: "Protest against activity of General Direction of the Enviromental Protection"

http://www.next-up.org/France/THT.php#1