ICH: Worse Than a Crime
 
Resent-Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:13:38 -0600 (CST)


"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded
our humanity." : Albert Einstein

= "The victor will never be asked if he told the truth." : Adolf
Hitler

= "If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom." :
Robert Frost

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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq 1,168,058
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged)
In America'sWar On Iraq 3,932 http://icasualties.org/oif/

The War in Iraq Costs $489,085,398,248

See the cost in your community
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

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Kucinich to Introduce Impeachment of Bush Before State of the Union

3 Minute Video

In a brazen show of courage, Congressman Kucinich took to the House
Floor yesterday and called Bush and Cheney the liars that they are
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19148.htm

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'US the Biggest Producer of Terror'

By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail

"Now, Iraqis know that behind the U.S. smile is hatred and violence,"
Taiseer added. "They call others violent and terrorists, but what
they are doing in Iraq and in other countries is the origin and
essence of terror. America is the biggest producer of terror, and
they spend huge funds for creating and training death squads all
over the world."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19186.htm

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Dear Soldiers: Your Government Lied to You

By Aaron Glantz

When young American men and women sign up to serve in US military,
our government makes a basic promise to them: that if they are
wounded in the line of duty they will get the care they need.
Unfortunately, for tens of thousands of veterans of Iraq and
Afghanistan, that's a promise that only exists on paper.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19187.htm

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Worse Than a Crime

By Uri Avnery

Sderot is only a pretext - much like the two captured soldiers were
a pretext for something else altogether. The real purpose of the
whole exercise is to overthrow the Hamas regime in Gaza and to
prevent a Hamas takeover in the West Bank.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19189.htm

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What is Mahmoud Abbas Waiting For?

By Ghada Karmi

It appears clear to all but the Palestinian president that resistance,
not supine collaboration, is the only strategic option.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19195.htm

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An Unstable Marriage

By Jonathan Steele

Defeat in Iraq? The paradox of Baghdad is that a fundamentally
anti-western government is umbilically linked to US occupation.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19192.htm

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Iraq: The Forever Treaty

By Seattle PI Editorial

With the clock ticking on our "commitments" in Iraq - the international
mandate expires in less than a year - the Bush administration is
left in an interesting position. It could create a plan for a troop
withdrawal; instead, the plan being negotiated with the Iraqi
government focuses on reasons to stay there.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19190.htm

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Why Bush Wants to Legalize the Nuke Trade with Turkey

Exonerating Neocon Criminals

By Joshua Frank

According to FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds there is a vast black
market for nukes, and certain U.S. officials have been supplying
sensitive nuclear technology information to Turkish and Israeli
interests through its conduits.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19193.htm

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The Profile of a Third World Country

How Bush Destroyed the Dollar

By Paul Craig Roberts

It is difficult to know where Bush has accomplished the most
destruction, the Iraqi economy or the US economy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19188.htm

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At the Edge of the Abyss

By Gary North

All in all, this week was a sign that the economy is headed toward
the falls.

Keep close watch on the canoe 100 yards ahead of you. If, without
warning, it disappears, start paddling for the shore. Either shore.
Fast.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19194.htm

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Return to Triangulation

Ambition, Power and the Clintons

By Ralph Nader

For Bill and Hillary Clinton, the ultimate American dream is eight
more years.

Yet how do you think they would react to having dozens of partisans
at their rallies sporting large signs calling for EIGHT MORE YEARS,
EIGHT MORE YEARS?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19191.htm

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At Least nine killed as US occupation grinds on:

In Baquba, some 60 kilometres north of Baghdad, joint US-Iraqi
forces killed three al-Qaeda militants during military operations
Friday, the Iraqi news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) said.

http://snipurl.com/1ybpk

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Aide of anti-U.S. occupation Shiite cleric shot dead in holy Najaf
:

Gunmen assassinated an aide to firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr in the holy city of Najaf in south of Baghdad, a local
police source said on Saturday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/26/content_7500514.htm

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Gadhafi's son said tied to Iraq attack ?

Naief told The Associated Press his information about the Seifaddin
Regiment and the younger Gadhafi's purported role came from "reliable
sources"

maintained by his Anbar Awakening Council within the ranks of
al-Qaida in Mosul and elsewehere.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

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Critics Fear Pact Will Tie Next President's Hands:

As President George W. Bush seeks to deeply entrench U.S. military
forces in Iraq, the Congress and foreign policy pundits are looking
beyond his term and debating the future of U.S. foreign policy
there.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40934

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Iranian Foreign Minister praises U.S. moves in Iraq:

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the Washington's plan to
reduce troop strength in Iraq "will be a good decision." And he
spoke approvingly of Britain transferring military control of Basra
to Iraqi forces last month.

http://snipurl.com/1ybpo

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As many as 25 militants killed in Pakistan:

A Pakistani army helicopter fired at militants trying to damage a
road tunnel in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing up to
25, a senior government official said.

http://snipurl.com/1ybpp

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US Military Says Taliban Militant Killed In Pakistan :

The U.S. military in Afghanistan said Saturday that a Taliban-
linked militant leader wanted by Washington had been killed in
neighboring Pakistan.

http://snipurl.com/1ybpq

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Mullah Omar sacks Baitullah for fighting against Pak Army:

Taliban chief Mullah Omar has sacked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
(TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud for fighting against the Pakistan Army
instead of with NATO forces, Asia Times Online reported on Friday.

http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Jan08/26/12.htm

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US, not Taliban, threat to Pak nukes: Mehsud:

Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has said that his radical
organisation does not pose a threat to Islamabad's nuclear arsenal,
pointedly describing the United States as the real danger to the
atomic warheads in the Islamic nation.

http://ia.rediff.com/news/2008/jan/26pak1.htm

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Blast kills four Afghans in US-led force :

A roadside bomb killed four Afghan fighters from the US-led coalition
force yesterday in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial official
said.

http://snipurl.com/1ybps

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American Woman Kidnapped in Afghanistan:

Gunmen Kidnap Burqa-Clad American Aid Worker and Her Driver in
Afghanistan http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4194665

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Karzai: You can call me US puppet:

On his perceived image as an impotent leader in thrall to the U.S.

administration, Karzai, said he was willing to shoulder insults in
return for U.S. assistance.

http://snipurl.com/1ybpu

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President Hamid Karzai moves to block UN super-envoy in Afghanistan
:

Lord Ashdown's appointment as the UN special envoy in Afghanistan
has been blocked by President Karzai after he met a series of Western
leaders in Davos, diplomats said last night.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3254382.ece

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More than 72,043 battlefield casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan:

The Pentagon officially reported 72,043 battlefield casualties from
Iraq and Afghanistan through Jan. 5, 2008. In addition, VA hospitals
and clinics have treated 263,909 unplanned patients from the Iraq
and Afghanistan wars.

http://snipurl.com/1ybpx

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Bill Moyers : Old story but with new math:

On at least 532 separate occasions those officials told us unequivocally
that Iraq had links to Al Quaeda or weapons of mass destruction,
or both. Remember when this alarm went off?

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01252008/watch.html

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Pathetic Arguments for Foreign Intervention:

Republican presidential contender Ron Paul certainly deserves credit
for putting the foreign policy of noninterventionism into the public
debate. It's about time.

http://www.fff.org/comment/com0801h.asp

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Air attack kills Hamas commander:

AN Israeli air strike killed the Hamas military commander for the
Gaza-Egypt border town of Rafah overnight (AEDT), the latest in a
spate of deadly raids on the Islamist-controlled Gaza Strip.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23112022-38201,00.html

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Hamas prevents Egypt sealing border :

Hamas resistance fighters have defied Egyptian attempts to reseal
the border with Gaza by using a bulldozer to smash through the chain
and concrete fence.

http://snipurl.com/1ybpz

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Egyptian troops pull back, Gazans flood over border:

Egyptian troops kept their distance from the breached Gaza border
on Saturday a day after a security guard was shot in the foot,
allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream unhindered into Egypt
http://snipurl.com/1ybtw

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Hamas offers Egypt talks on restoring Gaza border:

Hamas offered on Saturday to restore the Gaza Strip's ruptured
border with Egypt through direct diplomacy with Cairo, challenging
a plan by rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to assume control
http://africa.reuters.com/country/EG/news/usnL26638649.html

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Hamas official announces readiness for dialogue with Fatah :

Former Palestinian Prime Minister and a Hamas leader Dr. Mahmoud
al-Zahhar announced on Saturday his movement's acceptance of the
invitation extended by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to initiate
a serious dialogue with the Fatah in Egypt http://snipurl.com/1ybty

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Jordanian rally supports Hamas:

Chanting slogans urging Islamist Hamas militants to resume suicide
bombings against Israel, thousands of Jordanians marched in the
capital yesterday to protest against Israel's blockade of Gaza.

http://snipurl.com/1ybu0

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Doubts over French bank's version of multi-billion euro scam:

Analysts have expressed doubts over Societe Generale's declaration
that a single rogue trader was responsible for the fraud that cost
it 4.9 billion euros ($7.1 billion).

http://snipurl.com/1ybu1

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Let Us Work Towards Peace & Joy

Tom Feeley