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An August surprise: Russia-Georgia conflict explodes on world scene |
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Written by John Wojcik
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Friday, 15 August 2008 |
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The U.S.-backed militarization of the Caucasus in the former Soviet Union exploded on the night of Aug. 7. Under cover of darkness and as the world watched the Olympics, the government of right-wing Georgian President Saakashvili ordered an all-out military attack on Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. People's Weekly World
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Written by Michel Chossudovsky
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
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Towards a Broader Russia-US Military Confrontation?
During the night of August 7, coinciding with the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Georgia's president Saakashvili ordered an all-out military attack on Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. The aerial bombardments and ground attacks were largely directed against civilian targets including residential areas, hospitals and the university.
. . . Georgia is an outpost of US and NATO forces, on the immediate border of the Russian Federation and within proximity of the Middle East Central Asian war theater. South Ossetia is also at the crossroads of strategic oil and gas pipeline routes.
. . . The question is: was this a deliberate provocation intended to trigger
a Russian military response and suck the Russians into a broader
military confrontation with Georgia (and allied forces) which could
potentially escalate into an all out war?
Read the article at Global Research
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Paraguay, “a devastated country”, says elected president |
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Written by Mercopress
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 |
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Paraguay’s elected president former bishop Fernando Lugo said he receives a “devastated country with no institutions”, and claimed there is a plan to destabilize his administration which takes office next August 15. MERCOPRESS
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Unofficial results: Morales keeps job in Bolivia |
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Written by Anna Shockley
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 |
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Partial unofficial results show Bolivia's voters have decided
President Evo Morales can keep his job. Associated Press
For background, see The Battle for Bolivia, by Will Stebbins, at Al Jazeera
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Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on the ballot |
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Written by John Wildermuth
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 |
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Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan qualified Friday for a November showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, collecting the signatures needed to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for Congress.
SFGate , found by Information Clearinghouse
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The mask of altruism disguising a colonial war |
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Written by John Laughland
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 |
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Oil will be the driving factor for military intervention in Sudan
The Guardian - sent by Information Clearinghouse
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G8 to Poor Women: Let Them Eat Dirt |
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Written by Yifat Susskind
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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Last week, leaders of the world’s richest countries, the Group of Eight (G8), met to chart the course of the global economy at the luxurious Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. While President Bush and his colleagues discussed world hunger over a six-course lunch, women in Haiti were preparing cakes of dirt for their children’s dinner. Published by Real Women, Real Voices and found by Information Clearinghouse
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Anti-war protesters banned from demonstrating against Bush |
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Written by The Mole
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Saturday, 14 June 2008 |
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London police have announced a ban on anti-war campaigners hoping to protest against President George Bush's visit to Downing Street this Sunday. The First Post, UK (This article was called to our attention by Information Clearinghouse.)
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Major powers to offer Iran deal to end nuclear row |
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Written by Parisa Hafezi
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Saturday, 14 June 2008 |
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EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived in Tehran late on Friday to present an incentives package agreed by the United States, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany in the latest bid to end a deepening dispute over Tehran's atomic ambitions. Reuters/Yahoo! (This article was called to our attention by Information Clearinghouse. )
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Supreme Court ruling could free scores from Guantanamo |
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Written by Michael Doyle and Carol Rosenberg
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Saturday, 14 June 2008 |
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. . . These habeas corpus hearings before federal judges will force the Bush administration to reveal its evidence and expose publicly how the detainees have been treated. Some attorneys think that the administration simply will start releasing detainees to avoid the potentially embarrassing hearings altogether. McClatchy Newspapers
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The Rising of Latin America |
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Written by John Pilger
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Saturday, 14 June 2008 |
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The Genesis of 'The War On Democracy'
In the 1960s, when I first went to Latin America, I travelled up the cone of the continent from Chile across the Altiplano to Peru, mostly in rickety buses and single-carriage trains. It was an experience my memory stored for life, especially the spectacle of the movement of people. Information Clearinghouse
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Written by Charley Reese
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
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President George Bush and his tag-along buddy John McCain are repeating almost word for word about Iran the pattern of lies and threats they used to justify the war against Iraq. - Information Clearinghouse
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Carter says U.S. Tortures Prisoners |
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Written by CNN - Alexander Mooney
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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"Our country for the first time in my life time has abandoned the basic principle of human rights," Carter said. "We've said that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to those people in Abu Ghraib prison and Guantanamo, and we've said we can torture prisoners..." CNN
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The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder |
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Written by Vincent Bugliosi
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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There is direct evidence that President George W. Bush did not honorably lead this nation, but deliberately misled it into a war he wanted. Bush and his administration knowingly lied to Congress and to the American public — lies that have cost the lives of more than 4,000 young American soldiers and close to $1 trillion. Common Dreams -- Thanks to Information Clearinghouse for forwarding the article.
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Written by Philip Giraldi
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack an Iranian al-Qods-run camp that is believed to be training Iraqi militants. The American Conservative, Sunday, May 11 - (Thanks to Information Clearinghouse for forwarding the article.)
Please check News and Opinion for updates. 3454
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Iran to offer new deal to break nuclear deadlock |
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Written by IRNA (Iran News Agency)
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
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Iran is to present the international community with a new package of proposals aimed at breaking the diplomatic deadlock over the country's nuclear program, Iranian ambassador to London Rasoul Movahedian has revealed. Islamic Republic News Agency
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U.S. declines to help present nuclear deal to Iran |
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Written by Sue Pleming
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World powers will in the coming days offer a revised package of incentives to Iran but Washington has refused to send its own envoy to help present the deal, diplomats and a U.S. official said Thursday. Reuters
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Pandemic response plan: let the elderly, the sick, and the poor die |
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Written by Larry Chin
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
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The Bush-Cheney administration’s Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) have collectively set guidelines that recommend---in the event of a
"pandemic" or mass crisis---that the elderly, the sick, the severely injured, and
the poor will be denied life-saving medical treatment. Global Research
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Should the U.S. End Aid to Israel? |
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Written by Allison Weir
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
During periods of recession, when Americans are thrown out of work, homes are repossessed, school budgets cut and businesses fail, Congress continues to give Israel massive amounts of our tax money; currently, about 7 million dollars per day. Counterpunch
Please note that Alison Weir will be one of the speakers at the Peace in the Holy Land conference next weekend (April 11-12) in Columbia.
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La-Z-Boy, Whirlpool Moving Hundreds Of Jobs To Mexico |
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Written by the Chattanoogan
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
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La-Z-Boy and Whirlpool are moving jobs to new plants in Mexico, bringing job losses to hundreds of workers in Dayton and Cleveland. La-Z-Boy employees in Dayton were told today that the cutting and sewing operation is being moved to Mexico. Kathy Liebmann, La-Z-Boy spokesperson, said the Dayton facility has over 2,000 employees . . . the Chattanoogan.com
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