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Dan Froomkin, The Washington Post: "It's hard to summarize the past five and a half years. But I'll try. I started my column in January 2004, and one dominant theme quickly emerged: That George W. Bush was truly the proverbial emperor with no clothes."

http://www.truthout.org/062709D?n



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Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn, ProPublica and The Washington Post: "The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, is drafting an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate suspected terrorists indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations."

http://www.truthout.org/062709A?n

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Indefinite prison time for detainees?

Under the proposal, detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release would be kept in confinement in the U.S. or possibly overseas, two administration officials said Friday.

http://snipurl.com/l2a0h


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
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Zahlreiche CDU Politiker forderten schon in der Vergangenheit einen sogenannten Arbeitsdienst für Arbeitslosengeld II (ALG II) Bezieher einzuführen. Etwas "blumig" heißt es in dem der Redaktion vorliegendem "Regierungsprogramm 2009 – 2013 der CDU und CSU"... Lesen Sie weiter:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/cdu-arbeitsdienst-fuer-hartz-iv-empfaenger4377.php



Hartz IV Sanktionen sind völliger Unfug

Schlägt man die Bildzeitung auf oder lauscht man den Argumenten der Bundesregierung, so ensteht der Eindruck, Erwerbslose im Hartz IV Bezug müssten sanktioniert werden, weil sie sonst Jobangebote ausschlagen würden. Doch welche Jobangebote sollten Erwerbslose ablehnen, wenn offene Arbeitsangebote immer weniger werden? Unermüdlich suggerieren gerade konservative Kreise das Bild des "arbeitslosen Faulenzer, der auf Kosten der Steuerzahler lebt". So ist der "gemeinsame Feind" schnell ausgemacht und ein Arbeitszwang für Hartz IV Betroffene macht sich auch gut im CDU Wahlprogramm. Lesen Sie den ganzen Text:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-sanktionen-sind-voelliger-unfug4279.php



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hartz+IV
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http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/652.html



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Jun 26 2009

by Caroline Boxer, Strathearn Herald

AUCHTERARDER residents are preparing to mount a counter offence against the council’s decision to approve a 15m phone mast in the town.

Read More...
http://tinyurl.com/prmkm2

National Lawyer's Guild
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/06/26-5



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/26-9



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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Daniel+Schulman

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/06/26



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/schiff/schiff31.1.html



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul545.html

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New Fed Powers Not Matched with Accountability
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/06/26-0



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A new report finds telecoms in Europe have helped the Iranian government develop one of the world's most sophisticated mechanisms to censor the internet. It's called deep packet inspection, and it's also being used here at home.

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/23/deep_packet_inspection_telecoms_aided_iran


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=censor+internet

The Obama administration has decided to bolster efforts to support Somalia's embattled government by providing money for weapons and helping the military in neighboring Djibouti train Somali forces, U.S. officials said Thursday.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/26/official-bolster-aid-train-somali-forces/



World's largest refugee camp keeps growing

The bloody conflict in Somalia has created the world's largest refugee camp, with 500 hungry and exhausted refugees pouring into this wind-swept camp in neighboring Kenya every day, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31569565/ns/world_news-africa/


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
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The failure to fully comply with the withdrawal agreement indicates the United States is looking to withdraw from Iraq in name only, as it appears that up to 50,000 military personnel will remain after the deadline.

http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/6211


From Information Clearing House



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The 20th Century

By Howard Zinn

The complete audio book.

Click here to listen
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22922.htm



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By Emily Spence

Recently, an American Civil Liberties Union report pointed out, "Anti-terrorism training materials currently being used by the Department of Defense (DoD) teach its personnel that free expression in the form of public protests should be regarded as 'low level terrorism."

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22917.htm

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We Are All Terrorists Now!
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/barnett10.html



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By Zhou Xin and Chris Buckley

China's central bank renewed its call on Friday for the creation of a super-sovereign reserve currency to reduce the dollar's global domination, which it said had worsened the financial crisis.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22923.htm



Will the 'Dollar Wars' Kill What's Left of the American Dream?

By Scott Thill

Countries yoked to America's currency, and therefore its cratering empire, want to kick the dollar to the curb. And that's bad news for the U.S.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22921.htm



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By Joel S. Hirschhorn

What we are now witnessing in Congress and the White House is a total, ugly capitulation to the money and power of the private health insurance industry. If the private health insurance industry maintains its stranglehold on the national system, then taxpayers will pay even more money for the worst national health care system in the world.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22915.htm



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By Ed Ciaccio

All those of us who claim to care about others both here and abroad, about justice, and about peace, must become relentless in our efforts to fundamentally change the current pro-corporate, anti-human system of our country, starting with the current members of Congress.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22913.htm



Congress Just Gave Itself Nearly 4 Billion For Expenses

By Greg Bacon

How sweet it is! How would you like a job with a six figure salary and the ability to vote yourself an additional healthy chunk of taxpayer money to be used for "expenses?"

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22918.htm



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Channel 4 Video Report

- Warning - The report by Jonathan Rugman contains scenes which viewers may find distressing.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22924.htm



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Mike Elk, The Huffington Post: "So far only one group has been able to force the banks to seriously change their practices - workers occupying their factories."

http://www.truthout.org/062609LA?n

Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post: "On any given day, the rowhouse at 133 C St. SE - well-appointed, with American flag flying, white-and-green-trimmed windows and a pleasant garden - fills with talk of power and the Lord. At least five congressmen live there, quietly renting upstairs rooms from an organization affiliated with 'the Fellowship,' the obsessively secretive Arlington spiritual group that organizes the National Day of Prayer breakfast, an event routinely attended by legions of top government officials. Other politicians come to the house for group spirituality sessions, prayer meetings or to simply share their troubles."

http://www.truthout.org/062609U?n



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Manuel+Roig-Franzia

by NWV News

The Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security recently hosted a teleconference for law enforcement agencies and associations such as the National Association of Chiefs of Police to discuss the Obama Administration's interest in using the military during "emergencies." Fortunately, NewsWithViews.com had exclusive access to the discussion and the explanations by Homeland Security and Defense Departments officials.........

http://www.newswithviews.com/BreakingNews/breaking166.htm

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My brush with Homeland Security
CounterPunch
by Gregory Burris

07/07/09

I have friends who have been held up at passport control when entering the United States, but most of their stories involve only a brief series of professionally conducted questions. I myself have experienced a certain amount of unwarranted humiliation at the hands of power-abusing authorities when crossing the borders of other countries — namely, Armenia, Bulgaria, and, most impudently, Israel where my wife and brother-in-law were detained and interrogated for several hours during our visit last year — but I have never expected to receive such treatment when entering my own country. Indeed, nobody I encountered on this day treated me rudely or abusively, but this little brush with Homeland Security revealed to me that there is a serious dearth of knowledge about the peoples and places against which Homeland Security supposedly exists to protect us...

http://counterpunch.org/burris07072009.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Joseph E. Stiglitz, The Nation: "A poorly designed and insufficient stimulus means that the downturn will last longer, the recovery will be slower and there will be more innocent victims. Among these victims are the many developing countries--including those that have had far better regulatory and macroeconomic policies than the United States and some European countries. In the United States a financial crisis transformed itself into an economic crisis; in many developing countries the economic downturn is creating a financial crisis."

http://www.truthout.org/062609D?n



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- " Religion et pornographie : Appel aux Catholiques de France"
- 20 Minutes: La première application «adulte» de l'Iphone n'est plus disponible.

http://www.next-up.org/pages/EglisesAntennesRelais.php

http://groups.google.com/group/omeganews/t/aeb3ca8a90928a2f?hl=de
http://groups.google.com/group/omeganews/t/c6e3e88cb892bd6e?hl=de



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Stoke & Staffordshire - Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

... committee yesterday discussed the findings of a report compiled by a task and finish group which explored the health effects of mobile phone masts. ...

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Panel-urges-mast-caution/article-1113056-detail/article.html



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Law and order
The Partial Observer
by Discordian Pope Iacobus Rex

06/25/09

The preemptive, forceful imposition of ‘order’ only creates disorder. Instead, as individuals and as a people we would do well to change our mindset about how to treat each other. Instead of focusing on ‘order’ and the prosperity it’s supposed to create, our focus should be on justice...

http://partialobserver.com/article.cfm?id=3272



Obama: Honoring the dead and disrupting the living

Rebirth of Reason
by Alexandra York

06/25/09

Now then: while our possibly duly-elected President, Barack Obama, attempts to shackle the rest of us to his locomotive speeding Left very fast, we might at least shout ‘Halt!’ on the family outings that disrupt the world and pick more of our tax-payers’ pockets for personal entertainment. On the other hand, perhaps we should encourage this Imperial, ‘Get-out-of-my-way-I’m-having-fun’ behavior, because the more time Mr. Obama and brood are out ‘on the town,’ he’ll be away from Washington town, which might — dream on! — distract him from his arrogant, self-centered, it’s-all-about-Me-and-what-I-want absorptions and his all-too-obvious desire to move beyond being a mere Rock-star President and usurp the power of a King, with the total ability to dictate his subjective will to the rest of us, then, obedient ‘Subjects’...

http://tinyurl.com/kje575



What’s the purpose of a correction?

The Daily Reckoning
by Bill Bonner

06/25/09

The whole world economy is underwater and the same economists who failed the critical test are manning the pumps. What makes anyone think they know what they are doing? On the surface of it their plan is absurd. Commerce, industry and households drown in a sea of debt; these fellows throw them a bucket of water. Asked to explain themselves, they resort to voodoo economics. ‘If we give Wall Street a lot of taxpayer money they will feel more like lending to households. That will bring a recovery,’ they say. ‘And oh yes, we’ll give money to automakers who couldn’t make it on their own, too.’ The feds are spending trillions — buying up trillions worth of Wall Street’s mistakes … bailing out failed banks, insurance firms and even automobile companies … subsidizing borrowers … and realizing their own boondoggle projects. If Ben Bernanke were a teenaged girl, his name would be written on every public bathroom wall in town...

http://dailyreckoning.com/whats-the-purpose-of-a-correction/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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CounterPunch
by Kathy Kelly

06/25/09

If we want to counter Al-Qaeda, if we want to be safe from further terrorist attacks, we’d do well to remember that even when we don’t recognize the humanity of people bearing the brunt of our wars, these very people have eyes to see and ears to hear. They must be asking themselves, who are the terrorists?

http://counterpunch.org/kelly06252009.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G. Hornberger

06/25/09

While the Ayattolahs in Iran are intimidating people into ceasing their criticism of the government, U.S. Justice Department prosecutors are doing the same here in the United States, specifically in the trial of U.S. vs. Robert Kahre, which is currently taking place in Las Vegas. Upset with critical comments posted by American citizens regarding the prosecution of a man who used gold and silver coins issued by the U.S. mint as legal tender, the prosecutors have been abusing their power to issue grand-jury subpoenas...

http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2009-06-25.asp


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Während Italiens Rechtsblock bei den Kommunal- und Provinzwahlen Erfolge feiert, könnte der Premiereminister wegen seines Privatlebens nun doch unter Druck geraten.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/30/30599/1.html



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

...Und in den Gefängnissen gerächt. Während die Staatselite versucht, die Krise intern zu lösen, müssen sich die Protestierer auf das Schlimmste gefasst machen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/30/30605/1.html

http://www.lewrockwell.com/akers/akers110.html

The solution is not more politics
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/keeter2.html



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Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

mit der Bitte um Veröffentlichung senden wir Ihnen folgenden Veranstaltungshinweis der ödp München.

Vortrag am 14.07.:„Die Säge am eigenen Ast - Über Steuern, Steuerver(sch)wendung und Verantwortung„

Referent: Sepp Rottmayr, Netzwerk Friedenssteuer e.V.

Dienstag, 14. Juli 2009, 19.30 Uhr - Einlass 19:00 Uhr – Der Eintritt ist frei In den Räumen des Hansa-Hauses , Brienner Str. 39, Rgb., (Rahnstüberl) MVV-Haltestellen: Königsplatz (U2) oder Stiglmaierplatz (U1/Tram 20+21).

Drei ethische Dimensionen beschreiben maßgeblich die Zukunfts- und Lebens- möglichkeiten des Menschen: Gerechtigkeit, Frieden und Bewahrung der Schöpfung. Alle drei fordern Gesellschaften und Staaten heraus. Alle drei werden maßgeblich durch den Einsatz und die (Um-)Verteilung öffentlicher Haushaltsmittel also durch die Verwendung der Steuern beeinflusst. Zum Beispiel werden weltweit ca. 2,6 Milliarden € Steuermittel täglich für Rüstung, Militär und Krieg ausgegeben. Die Summe an umweltzerstörenden Subventionen ist so groß, dass sie nicht mehr ermittelbar ist. Diese Ausgaben fördern auch die Umverteilung von Geld, Einfluss und Lebensqualität zu Lasten der Armen.

Dienen Steuern noch überwiegend dem Gemeinwesen? Oder dienen sie mehr dem Machterhalt der herrschenden Schicht und deren Wahlgeschenken? Ist das Arbeitsplatzargument ein Vorwand? Wieviel Schulden hat der Staat? Wie werden sie auf die Bevölkerung umgelegt? Die Zinsen werden mit neuen Krediten bezahlt. Wer sind die Gewinner in diesem Spiel der Macht? Viele, die einige Zusammenhänge erkennen, haben ein Problem. Sie zahlen Steuern und sind so verantwortlich für deren Verwendung, für das weitere Öffnen der Schere zwischen Arm und Reich, zwischen Mächtigen und Ohnmächtigen, für militärische Gewaltanwendung und für die Zerstörung der Umwelt. Und sie sehen, dass sie und ihre Nachkommen dafür haften.

Doch was tun? - Informieren Sie sich und diskutieren Sie mit!


Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Herbert Brunner Pressebeauftragter (V.i.S.d.P.)
Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ödp)
Stadtverband München
Brienner Str. 46/V, 80333 München
Fon 089/452 474 15 × Fax 089/550 699 86
E-Mail presse@oedp-muenchen.de
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Veranstaltungshinweise zur kostenfreien Vortragsreihe:

In den Räumen des Hansa-Hauses, Brienner Str. 39, Rgb, Rahnstüberl. MVV-Haltestellen: Königsplatz (U2) oder Stiglmaierplatz (U1/Tram 20+21).

Di., 11. Aug. 2009, 19.30 Uhr „100% erneuerbare Energien: Vision oder schon Wirklichkeit?“ Referentin: Ina Röpcke, Fachjournalistin erneuerbare Energien

Die., 8. Sep. 2009, 19.30 Uhr „Biogas - Konkurrenz zur Nahrungsmittelproduktion? - Mit globalen Nährstoffkreis- läufen auf dem Weg zur Bio-Biogasanlage“ Referent: Ansgar Blasweiler, BiogasSüd

Die., 13. Okt. 2009, 19.30 Uhr „Mediation statt Ehestreit vor Gericht – für eine menschliche Trennung ohne finanziellen Ruin“ Referent: Rainer Köpnick, Mediator

ödp – Profil In der ödp arbeiten Menschen zusammen, die dem Streben von Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft nach "Immer mehr" das Prinzip Verantwortung entgegensetzen: "So leben, dass Zukunft bleibt!". Angestrebt wird eine Wende im Lebens- und Wirtschaftsstil – weg von der Überfluss- und Verschwendungswirtschaft, hin zu Nachhaltigkeit und "echter" Lebensqualität.

Fawn Johnson, The Wall Street Journal: "Congressional investigators have discovered that large health insurers in every region of the country are relying on faulty databases to underpay millions of valid insurance claims."

http://www.truthout.org/062509HA?n



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=health+insurer

Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor: "Americans got an in-depth peek inside the government's management of the financial crisis Thursday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Congressional panel he did not threaten the jobs of officials at Bank of America. At the hearing, Mr. Bernanke faced tough questioning about whether the Fed exerted inappropriate pressure on Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis to press forward with a planned merger with Merrill Lynch late last year. At that time, Mr. Lewis had learned about some $12 billion in unexpected losses at Merrill."

http://www.truthout.org/062509S?n



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=financial+crisis
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Tara Lohan, AlterNet: "It turns out that figuring out the most simple thing - like what's on your dinner plate, and where it came from - is actually a pretty subversive act. That's what director Robert Kenner found out while spending six years putting together the amazing new documentary, 'Food Inc.,' which features prominent food writers Michael Pollan ('The Omnivore's Dilemma') and Eric Schlosser ('Fast Food Nation')."

http://www.truthout.org/062509R?n



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