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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/06/14-0

Broken Promises, Broken Laws, Broken Lives
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/06/16-0

Maher Arar: In Refusing to Hear My Case, the Supreme Court Has Put the World's Peace and Order in Danger
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/06/29-8

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The US wins the right to abduct innocent people with impunity

Salon
by Glenn Greenwald

06/14/10

The Supreme Court today denied a petition of review from Maher Arar, the Canadian and Syrian citizen who was abducted by the U.S. Government at a stopover at JFK Airport when returning to Canada in 2002, held incommunicado for two weeks, and then rendered to Syria, where he spent the next 10 months being tortured, even though — as everyone acknowledges — he was guilty of absolutely nothing. Arar sued the U.S. Government for what was done to him, and last November, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of his lawsuit on the ground that courts have no right to interfere in these decisions of the Executive Branch. That was the decision which the U.S. Supreme Court let stand today, ending Arar’s attempt to be compensated for what was done to him.

http://tinyurl.com/28eqtnu



Nowhere to hide

Slate
by Dahlia Lithwick

06/16/10

This week the Supreme Court denied, without comment, the appeal of Maher Arar, a dual citizen of Canada and Syria who was arrested in transit through JFK airport in 2002, then shipped off to Syria and tortured for 10 months. Arar’s abuse allegedly included repeated beatings with electrical cables and confinement in a cell the size of a grave. When they realized they had the wrong guy — the really, totally, and utterly innocent guy — Arar was released without charges. He was then completely exonerated of any link to terror by the Canadian government, which impaneled a commission to investigate the incident, issued a 1,000-plus-page report on the matter, held its own intelligence forces responsible for their role in the screw-up, then apologized and paid Arar $9.8 million. Whereas the U.S. government — as Glenn Greenwald observes — has never apologized, never acknowledged any wrongdoing, never held anyone responsible, and, on President Barack Obama’s watch, has only redoubled its efforts to prevent Arar from having even a single day in court...

http://www.slate.com/id/2257211/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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High court dismissal of Maher Arar's suit confirms US executive officials are above the law

http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9740/

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The Arar Case: Wrong and Unapologetic

William Fisher, Truthout: "So, where was Barack Obama when contrition was being handed out? What does he/we have to be contrite about? Well, just this: Back in 2002, a young computer engineer was passing through New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on his way back to his home in Canada. But he never made it. Instead, he was 'rendered' by US authorities to a Syrian prison, where, for the next ten plus months, he was held without charge and without family notification."

http://www.truth-out.org/the-arar-case-wrong-and-unapologetic60534

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The Tyranny of Judges
http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard233.html



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Die EU will Biokraftstoffe fördern, die nachhaltig sind und hat nun Kriterien dafür aufgestellt. Ein einheitliches EU-Siegel wird es allerdings nicht geben und verboten wird klimaschädlicher Biosprit auch nicht.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/147817



Malaria durch Biosprit

Studie: 48% mehr Malaria-Infektionen nach 4% Regenwaldabholzung.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/147970



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Die Bürgerarbeit - neuester Lösungsvorschlag zur Bekämpfung der Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit, folgt den üblichen Vorschlägen: Wie bei den 1-Euro-Jobs wird erneut die dadurch entstehende Chance auf eine Beschäftigung im ersten Arbeitsmarkt angepriesen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32778/1.html



Clegg will Steuersenkungen für Geringverdiener

Der britische Liberaldemokrat fordert zudem auch eine Sondersteuer für Banker.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/147821



Mit Fördern, Fordern und Zwang in den Niedriglohnjob

Mit dem Projekt "Bürgerarbeit" will Ursula von der Leyen Arbeitslose wieder in die Berufstätigkeit bringen - zu fragwürdigen Konditionen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32960/1.html

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Das interessiert hier keinen Menschen!

Warum es richtig war, bei der Eröffnung der „Nordbahntrasse“ auf die
Tatsache der Ein-Euro-Jobs hinzuweisen und die Arbeitsbedingungen der
eingesetzten ArbeiterInnen zu kritisieren. Eine Anmerkung zur kleinen
Aktion der Aktion Zahltag und von basta! vom 9. Juni 2010
http://basta-wuppertal.de/2010/06/trassenfest-ein-euro-jobs/


Am Montag, den 5. Juli, ist Zahltag in Wuppertal

„ARGE-Leitung bestreitet katastrophale Zustände und will zur Tagesordnung übergehen. Doch wir wollen das nicht! Zugleich wehren wir uns gegen das unsoziale Berliner Sparpaket! Zum nächsten Wuppertaler Zahltag ruft der Erwerbslosenverein Tacheles gemeinsam mit anderen Gruppen und aktiven Erwerbslosen nach Vohwinkel auf. Am 5. Juli treffen wir uns ab 8:00 Uhr vor der Geschäftsstelle der ARGE in der Corneliusstraße 2…“ Aufruf bei Tacheles http://www.tacheles-sozialhilfe.de/harry/view.asp?ID=1923


Aus: LabourNet, 15. Juni 2010

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Wuppertal: ARGE finanziert Bürgerwehr?

„Die ARGE Wuppertal finanziert seit einiger Zeit Wachleute, die eine Baustelle sowie einen neu gebauten Fußweg auf einer stillgelegten Bahnstrecke bewachen. Es handelt sich um ein kurzes Teilstück der sogenannten Nordbahntrasse, um die es aus verschiedenen Richtungen schon seit Monaten negative Schlagzeilen gibt. Etwa 20 Personen führen dort Wach.- und Sicherungstätigkeiten aus. Die Wachleute werden von der Wichernhaus Wuppertal gGmbH gestellt. Die Wichernhaus Wuppertal gGmbH ist Mitglied im Diakonischen Werk der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland und betreut eine größere Zahl an 1-Euro Jobbern, außerdem werden zahlreiche Projekte im zweiten Arbeitsmarkt durchgeführt…“ Bericht von Emil Blume vom 17.08.2010 bei indymedia http://de.indymedia.org/2010/08/287955.shtml


Arbeitslose kritisieren Arbeitsförderung: „Arge verhöhnt uns“

„Die Schlägerei in einem Büro der Arbeitsförderung Schwalm-Eder (Arge) sei nur die Spitze eines länger schwelenden Konflikts gewesen, sagt Lutz Baumann, Vorsitzender des Vereins Organisierter Arbeitsloser Schwalm-Eder (Oase). Der arbeitslose Diplom-Ingenieur und Chemiker kritisiert die Praktiken der Behörde massiv: Immer wieder komme es vor, dass Mitarbeiter der Arge ungerechtfertigt Leistungen kürzten oder Geld nicht auszahlen, dass den Menschen zustehe. In den Räumen der Arge war es vor einigen Wochen wegen eines Schecks zu einer tätlichen Auseinandersetzung gekommen. Beide Streithähne, ein Angestellter der Arge und ein Kunde, trugen Verletzungen davon…“ Artikel von Damai D. Dewert vom 17.08.10 im Portal der Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine Zeitung http://www.hna.de/nachrichten/schwalm-eder-kreis/fritzlar/arge-verhoehnt-arbeitslose-881964.html


Aus: LabourNet, 19. August 2010

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Rundmail des Aktionsbündnis Sozialproteste (ABSP) am 16. Juni 2010
http://groups.google.com/group/omeganews/t/829d7eeebf20f57e?hl=de

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30. Juni 2010 Caren Lay

Kein Sommermärchen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt

Zur Situation auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt im Monat Juni erklärt die Bundesgeschäftsführerin der Partei DIE LINKE, Caren Lay:

3,153 Millionen Menschen waren im Monat Juni ohne Arbeit – offiziell. Jenseits geschönter Zahlen liegt die Arbeitslosigkeit bedeutend höher. DIE LINKE hat auch in diesem Monat nachgerechnet: 4,332 Millionen sind es wirklich, wenn man diejenigen mit einrechnet, die in Minijobs oder arbeitsmarktpolitischen Maßnahmen geparkt sind. So positiv der Rückgang der Arbeitslosigkeit für jede und jeden Einzelnen ist, von einem Sommermärchen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt kann man nicht sprechen. Eine übergroße Zahl der neuen Arbeitsplätze sind Mini- und Midijobs, fallen unter die Kurzarbeiterregelung oder sind prekäre Beschäftigungsverhältnisse. Von einem wirklichen Aufschwung am Arbeitsmarkt, vom Entstehen notwendiger sozialversicherungspflichtiger, existenzsichernder Arbeit ist Deutschland weit entfernt – und wird es bleiben, wenn die angekündigten Sparmaßnahmen aus dem Hause von der Leyen und Schäuble greifen. Das Statistische Bundesamt hat Zahlen veröffentlicht, wonach sich im vergangenen Jahr 8,6 Millionen Menschen Arbeit oder mehr Arbeitsstunden wünschten. Hier versagt die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der Bundesregierung. Ein Gegensteuern ist dringend geboten. Aus Sicht der LINKEN braucht es einen flächendeckenden gesetzlichen Mindestlohn, der Nachfrage und somit Arbeit schafft. Es braucht ein Investitionsprogramm und vor allem arbeitsmarktpolitische Programme, die diesen Namen auch verdienen und Menschen in Arbeit bringen statt sie zu verwalten. Die Einführung eines öffentlich geförderten Beschäftigungssektors wäre dazu ein erster Schritt.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/kein-sommermaerchen-auf-dem-arbeitsmarkt/



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Europol wird internationaler Daten-Marktplatz


Mitten im Gezerre um das strittige SWIFT-Abkommen fordern US-Behörden Zugriff auf umfangreiche Datensammlungen der EU-Polizeiagentur Europol.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32792/1.html



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Regierung vor dem Bruch?
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32794/1.html



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Another look at Enron

Foundation for Economic Education
by William L. Anderson

06/16/10

The response from journalists and politicians across the country was unanimous: Enron was a fraudulent entity and a number of executives and employees got what they deserved by going to prison. However, I have been among the critics not only of the verdicts, but also of the government’s conduct throughout this sorry affair. Thus I am part of a larger public effort to tell people there is another side to the story. Before going further, however, let me say that Enron’s demise should not have been a surprise, as it was a product of the Federal Reserve’s late 1990s boom. Alan Greenspan’s easy-credit regime permitted Enron and other firms to boost their stock prices to levels well above where the fundamentals said they should have been...

http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/not-so-fast/enron/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Creating Artificial Stupidity
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/sowell6.1.1.html

Forcing Politicians to Listen
http://www.lewrockwell.com/whitehead/whitehead13.1.html

Creating Money Out of Thin Air
http://www.lewrockwell.com/murphy/murphy169.html

Bailing Out Politicians Now?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan141.html

Toxic Citizens?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/toxic-citizens.html

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Obama's Treasury Dept. Works Against Volcker-Lincoln Reform
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/06/14-7

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In jail for being in debt

"They have no right to do this to me," said the 57-year-old patient care advocate, her voice as soft as a whisper. "Not for a stupid credit card."

http://www.startribune.com/investigators/95692619.html


From Information Clearing House



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The probe spans five provinces and reveals a grim landscape of hazardous trash and sickened Iraqis.

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Bulging Inventory Signals Next Leg Down in Housing

By Mike Whitney

"U.S. home foreclosures reached a record for the second consecutive month in May, with increases in every state, as lenders stepped up property seizures, according to RealtyTrac.Inc.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25717.htm



"Dr. Death Says The U.S. Is Really, Really Sick"

By Eric Margolis

Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the American crash of 2008. Knick-named "Dr. Death by the media," he warns of grim economic times ahead: deflation; rising unemployment; increased taxes; overcapacity; and negative growth.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25710.htm



Man Loses Home During Cancer Fight: Despite Pleading, Bank Forecloses On Home

To the bank, he said, he was just another name and number, not a person trying to provide for his family and fight the cancers that had invaded his body.

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From Information Clearing House

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Could the Right to Rent Stop the Foreclosure Hurricane?
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/06/24-0

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Report: Nearly one in three Q1 US home sales a foreclosure

Reuters

06/30/10

Nearly one out of every three U.S. home sales in the first quarter was a foreclosure property as steep price discounts boosted demand for distressed real estate, RealtyTrac said in a new report on Wednesday. Foreclosure homes accounted for 31 percent of all residential sales in the first quarter of 2010, with the average sales price of properties that sold while in some stage of foreclosure nearly 27 percent below homes that were not in the process, Irvine, California-based RealtyTrac said...

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65T0TY20100630


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Race and Recession: Foreclosure Losses Still Mounting

Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines: "It has been more than two years since Sandra Hines got shoved out of her family's home of 38 years, but her loss still feels fresh and raw. She remains proud of her northwest Detroit neighborhood. Its streets are lined with stately trees and dozens of modest brick and concrete houses like the one her family called home for a generation. Today, the two story house sits empty, but through the window a ladder and can of paint can be spotted in the living room - signs that the new owner has been here working."

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By Gareth Porter

On Thursday, McChrystal's message that his strategy will weaken the Taliban in its heartland took its worst beating thus far, when he admitted that the planned offensive in Kandahar City and surrounding districts is being delayed until September at the earliest, because it does not have the support of the Kandahar population and leadership.

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Afghanistan Mineral Riches: Beware the Hype

By James Joyner

The discovery in question dates to 2007, has been widely documented on US government websites for years, and the $1 trillion figure seems to have been conjured from thin air. - The Soviets had documented this trove way back in 1985!

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25712.htm



Is Petraeus McChrystal's Replacement or Obama's

By Paul Craig Roberts

The most telling aspect of the McChrystal-Obama contretemps is that it has caused no one in the US government, or media, to ask why the US is still killing women and children in Afghanistan after 9 years. The US government is prepared for everyone except itself to be tried at the War Crimes Tribunal.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25808.htm

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Anxiety Reigns in Washington Over Afghanistan (Petraeus Passes Out During Senate Hearing)

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/06/15-2

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Senators Rap War Effort

Wall Street Journal

06/15/10

The Obama administration’s Afghan war effort came under blistering bipartisan attack in the Senate Tuesday …. The top Democrat and the top Republican on the Senate committee responsible for military oversight — both of whom were strong supporters of the White House’s decision to surge 30,000 troops into Afghanistan last year — sharply questioned administration claims of progress in southern Afghanistan, where the bulk of new troops has been deployed. … The debate over the July 2011 date dominated Tuesday’s hearing, which was cut short after Gen. David Petraeus, overall commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, briefly fainted during intense questioning by Messrs. Levin and McCain...

http://tinyurl.com/2bzk4n6



Afghan bling

AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

06/16/10

Just as John McCain was telling Gen. David Petraeus how worried he is that the US is going to leave Afghanistan before ‘the job’ is done, the General’s head dropped onto the desk in front of him: had he passed out from ennui? McCain had the same effect on the American electorate in 2008. Petraeus blamed it on not having had breakfast, but, in any case, the US government seems intent on having Afghanistan for lunch — and what a rich meal that is going to be! According to a piece by James Risen in the New York Times, there’s gold in them thar hills!

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2010/06/15/afghan-bling/



A question of life and death

The New Republic
by William Galston

06/15/10

Our military commanders in Afghanistan talk incessantly about the need to ’shape’ the political context in a given area before beginning activities with a significant military component — but if their own research is correct, our chances of ’shaping’ Kandahar any time soon range from slim to none. Based on General McChrystal’s own logic, then, we cannot proceed there because a key requirement for success is not fulfilled. And if we can’t prevail in Kandahar, then we’re stuck with the Taliban as a long-term military presence and political force in Afghanistan...

http://www.tnr.com/blog/william-galston/75546/question-life-and-death


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Making It McChrystal Clear
http://www.lewrockwell.com/shaffer/shaffer218.html

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McCHRYSTAL'S CHALLENGE
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9755/



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