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Campaign For Liberty
by William Astore and Tom Engelhardt

07/26/10

Consider a strange aspect of our wars since October 2001: they have yet to establish a bona fide American hero, a national household name. Two were actually ‘nominated’ early by the Bush administration — Jessica Lynch, a 19-year-old private and clerk captured by the Iraqis in the early days of the American invasion and later ‘rescued’ by Army Rangers and Navy Seals, and Pat Tillman, the former NFL safety who volunteered for service in the Army Rangers eight months after 9/11 and died under ‘enemy’ gunfire in Afghanistan. Both stories were later revealed to be put-up jobs, pure Bush-era propaganda and deceit...

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=1031



Government has run amok since 9/11

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Sheldon Richman

07/27/10

Those who understand the exploitative nature of big government suspected that the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks had little to do with the security of the American people and much to do with power and money. Still, the magnitude of the scam, as revealed by the Washington Post last week, is astonishing. Naturally, the politicians justify the growth in intelligence operations on national security grounds. To make sure such attacks never happen again, they said, new powers, agencies, personnel, and facilities were imperative...

http://www.fff.org/comment/com1007j.asp


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G. Hornberger

07/26/10

I wonder what torture-memo attorneys John Yoo and Jay Bybee are thinking regarding the report of a U.S. sailor who was apparently taken captive by the Taliban yesterday. Time will tell whether the sailor who was killed with him was actually the lucky one. Would the Taliban torture the guy? It wouldn’t surprise anyone, but one thing is certain: the U.S. government unfortunately has no moral standing whatsoever to demand proper treatment of the soldier, given its own position and its own track record regarding torture and abuse...

http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2010-07-26.asp


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "BP oil disaster response workers are reporting endemic problems, such as not being paid on time, low morale, rampant sickness, equipment failures and being lied to regularly. 'Yesterday was a catastrophe,' one worker, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Truthout, 'People are waiting 2-3 hours for their paychecks to be brought to them and I know for a fact three people that didn't get paid and no reason was given.'"

http://www.truth-out.org/bp-response-workers-report-low-morale-lack-pay-sickness61718



BP's Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell Policy: The Well's Corked, but Public and Government Are Left in the Dark

Dave Lindorff, This Can't Be Happening: "Prof. Bob Bea, of UC Berkeley, a civil engineer with years of expertise in marine oil drilling, says he is concerned that during the current crisis of BP's blown-out well deep under the Gulf of Mexico, government scientists may not be getting all the information they need from the secretive oil company in order to make intelligent decisions about shutting down the gusher."

http://www.truth-out.org/bps-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy-the-wells-corked-but-public-and-government-are-left-dark61716



Our Complicity

Dahr Jamail, Dahr Jamial's Dispatches: "Not long ago we strolled along a beautiful white-sand beach in Orange Beach, Alabama, taking photos of freshly washed ashore black and brown tar balls. We watched little boys playing in the shallow surf, trying to catch minnows, as red oil boom bobbed in the waves just offshore behind them. This is the world we have all created."

http://www.truth-out.org/our-complicity61860

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Today we’re shutting down BP stations all over Central London
http://bit.ly/aNmvfn

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There is no $20 billion clean up fund
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/876.html



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http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9842/

Wikileaks reveals civilian deaths caused and covered up by US military
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9843/

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Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Confused, Alone, and in Legal Limbo
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/26-4

The End of (Military) History? The US, Israel, and the Failure of the Western Way of War
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/29-6

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Leakistan: The new insurgency

The New Republic
by Andrew J. Bacevich

07/25/10

The leaks are unlikely to affect the course of events on the ground. However, they may well affect the debate over the war here at home. In that regard, the effect is likely to be pernicious, intensifying the already existing inclination to focus on peripheral matters while ignoring vastly more important ones. For months on end, Washington has fixated on this question: what, oh what, are we to do about Afghanistan? Implicit in the question are at least two assumptions: first, that something must be done; and, second, that if the United States and its allies can just devise the right approach (or assign the right general), then surely something can be done. Both assumptions are highly dubious. To indulge them is to avoid the question that should rightly claim Washington’s attention: What exactly is the point of the Afghanistan war?

http://tinyurl.com/2763h2d



The WikiLeaks war logs change everything

Salon
by Dan Gillmor

07/26/10

Whatever our keepers of intelligence secrets do know, and whatever abuses they’ve done to our civil liberties to learn them, they must feel less sure today about keeping it all contained. When that many people have access to information, however compartmentalized their bosses may think they’ve made the system, some of it will get out, which leads to something else we should worry about. … The WikiLeaks war diary will absolutely spur our powerful institutions to look for increasingly draconian ways to clamp down on how we share information. What WikiLeaks represents is what governments and corporations fear: a threat to their cultures of secrecy and dominance in their domains...

http://tinyurl.com/2g7ugya


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Courage Is Contagious: Whistleblower Guidelines
http://groups.google.de/group/freepage-news/t/2c588c698299fe58?hl=en

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WikiLeaks: Time to Celebrate, Time to Mourn

Jeff Cohen, Truthout: "It's a big win for Internet-based, indie media that WikiLeaks.org posted its 'Afghan War Diary,' based on 90,000 leaked US military records detailing a failing war in which US and allied forces have repeatedly killed innocent civilians. This on-the-ground material is vaster than the Daniel Ellsberg-leaked Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War and was much faster in reaching the public."

http://www.truth-out.org/wikileaks-time-celebrate-time-mourn61742



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NFI. 56 Killed None Insurgent

Wikileaks veröffentlicht fast 92.000 meist geheime Dokumente des US-Militärs, die Einblick in die Situation in Afghanistan gewähren.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/33/33029/1.html

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Wie die Wahrheits Hacker von WikiLeaks die Freie Presse fördern
http://quintessenz.at/d/000100008045

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28. Juli 2010

Afghanistan-Dokumente dürfen nicht folgenlos bleiben

Die Vorsitzende der LINKEN, Gesine Lötzsch fordert Konsequenzen aus den jetzt verfügbaren Dokumenten über den Afghanistankrieg. Lötzsch hält eine Überprüfung und Neuabstimmung der Afghanistan-Mandate der Bundeswehr für notwendig.

Es wird immer klarer, dass in Afghanistan Krieg herrscht, wie wir es von Anfang an gesagt haben. Bei der Verabschiedung der Afghanistanmandate lagen nicht alle Informationen vor, die jetzt verfügbar sind. Die Situation am Hindukusch eskaliert seit Jahren. Wir müssen den Mut aufbringen, der Wahrheit ins Auge zu schauen. Die Bundeswehr steht in Afghanistan in einem Kriegseinsatz. Die Zahl der unschuldigen Opfer steigt ständig. Die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung will einen baldigen Abzug. Die Afghanistanmandate der Bundeswehr müssen jetzt in Kenntnis der neuen Dokumente überprüft und neu zur Abstimmung gestellt werden, damit sich alle Abgeordneten fragen können, ob sie diesen Einsatz noch vor ihrem Gewissen verantworten können. An dieser Debatte kommt niemand mehr vorbei. Wir sind für den sofortigen Abzug der Bundeswehr aus diesem Krieg.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/afghanistan-dokumente-duerfen-nicht-folgenlos-bleiben/



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The WikiLeaks Afghanistan Leak
http://www.lewrockwell.com/greenwald/greenwald69.html

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WikiLeaks Founder: Docs Show Everyday Brutality of War
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/26-0

Wikileaks: Massive Leak of Secret Files Exposes Truth of Occupation
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/25-3

Secret Files Reveal 'Unseen Afghan War'
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/07/26-0

Wikileaks: A New Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/26

Rights Groups File Challenge to Targeted Killing by US
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/08/30-6

Secret 'Kill Lists' Fly in the Face of US and Int'l Law
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/08/31-6

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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Press Conference

VIDEO

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gave a press conference at the Frontline Club in London Monday to address the publication of classified documents from the US government.

http://www.truth-out.org/wikileaks-founder-assange-press-conference-video61712

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New focus: targeted killings of Taliban

Columbus Dispatch

08/01/10

When President Barack Obama announced his new war plan for Afghanistan last year, the centerpiece of the strategy — and a big part of the rationale for sending 30,000 additional troops — was to safeguard the Afghan people, provide them with a competent government and win their allegiance. Eight months later, that counterinsurgency strategy has shown little success, as demonstrated by the flagging military and civilian operations in Marja and Kandahar and the spread of Taliban influence in other areas of the country...

http://tinyurl.com/23k5byx


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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US Corporate Media Downplays Pentagon's Special Commando Assassination Unit

By Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff

The New York Times, Washington Post, and most other newspapers in the US are censoring or under-reporting the WikiLeaks documents that show US Task Force 373 (TF 373) is an out-of-control assassination unit responsible for the deaths of many hundreds of civilians in Afghanistan.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26079.htm



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Let Them Eat Losses
http://www.lewrockwell.com/celente/celente43.1.html



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Wer sich nicht wehrt, lebt verkehrt

26. Juli 2010

Grundsicherungsämter haben im vergangenen Jahr massenhaft wegen fehlerhafter Arbeit falsche Hartz-IV-Bescheide erlassen. Das hat die Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) laut «Bild»-Zeitung in einem neuen Statistikbericht eingeräumt. Insgesamt wurde in 805.200 Fällen Widerspruch gegen Bescheide eingelegt. 301.500 Widersprüche oder mehr als 37 Prozent seien erfolgreich gewesen. Außerdem hätten 142.700 Hartz-IV-Beziehende gegen ihre Bescheide geklagt. 55.800, also 38 Prozent, haben vor Gericht recht bekommen. Dazu erklärt die stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Partei DIE LINKE, Katja Kipping:

Der Ämterpfusch bei Hartz IV hält weiter an. Wer angesichts der massenhaft rechtswidrigen Arbeit der Ämter Debatten über die Einschränkung und Gebührenerhöhung bei der rechtlichen Wehr gegen Amtsbescheide führt, sägt am Ast der Bürgerrechte. Stattdessen sollte die Wehrhaftigkeit der betroffenen Bürgerinnen und Bürger erhöht werden durch die Finanzierung unabhängiger Beratungsstellen. Der Druck auf die Mitarbeiter zur Senkung der Auszahlleistungen muss aufhören. Dafür sind Qualifizierungen der Mitarbeiter erforderlich. Die hohe Anzahl der erfolgreichen Widersprüche und Klagen bestätigt auch den Satz: Wer sich nicht wehrt, lebt verkehrt.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/wer-sich-nicht-wehrt-lebt-verkehrt/

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Massenhaft falsche Hartz IV-Bescheide

Wie die Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) in einem internen Bericht bestätigt, wurden haufenweise falsche Hartz IV-Bescheide versandt. Die BA beziffert die falsch erlassenen Arbeitslosengeld II Bescheide mit 162.300. Die Dunkelziffer dürfte freilich weitaus höher liegen, was anhand der erfolgreichen Widerspruchsverfahren erkennbar ist... Weiter lesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/massenhaft-falsche-hartz-iv-bescheide-2367.php



Musterwiderspruch Selbständige Juli 2010

Für alle die es betrifft und anwenden können. Ich lege gegen o.g. Bescheid Widerspruch ein, soweit er rechtswidrig ist, und be­antrage die Zahlung, auch rückwirkend, der rechtswidrig nicht bewilligten Leistun­gen.

Begründung:
1. Der Bescheid ist insgesamt rechtswidrig. Die im System A2LL erstellten Bescheide sind regelmäßig nicht nachvollziehbar und genügen nicht den Anforderungen des § 35 SGB X. Die seitens Ihrer Geschäftsführung angekündigte Nutzung der Freitext-Möglichkeit wird nur unzureichend genutzt. Im Bescheid v. xxx-2010 wird Ihre Abweichung von meiner EKS/Vorausschau nicht abschließend aufgelistet, begründet wird sie überhaupt nicht. Damit bin ich in meinem grundgesetzlich garantierten Recht auf ein rechtsstaatli­ches Verfahren beeinträchtigt. Es ist mir dadurch auch nicht möglich, allen von Ihnen vorgenommenen Kürzungen im Einzelnen durch Tatsachenvorbringung zu widerspre­chen, da sie mir nicht bekannt sind... Lesen Sie weiter:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-musterwiderspruch-selbstaendige-juli-2010.php



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Afghanistan War Logs: Massive Leak of Secret Files Exposes Truth of Occupation

By Nick Davies and David Leigh

Hundreds of civilians killed by coalition troops · Covert unit hunts leaders for 'kill or capture' · Steep rise in Taliban bomb attacks on Nato · Read the Guardian's full war logs investigation.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26016.htm



How US Marines Sanitised Record of Bloodbath

By Declan Walsh

War logs show how marines gave cleaned up accounts of incident in which they killed 19 civilians.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26024.htm



Secret CIA Paramilitaries' Role in Civilian Deaths

By David Leigh

Innocent Afghan men, women and children have paid the price of the Americans' rules of engagement.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26019.htm



Task Force 373: Special Forces Death Squads Hunting Top Taliban

By Nick Davies

The Nato coalition in Afghanistan has been using an undisclosed "black" unit of special forces, Task Force 373, to hunt down targets for death or detention without trial. Details of more than 2,000 senior figures from the Taliban and al-Qaida are held on a "kill or capture" list.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26018.htm



Afghan War Leaks Expose Costly Folly

By Ray McGovern

The brutality and fecklessness of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan have been laid bare in an indisputable way just days before the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on whether to throw $33.5 billion more into the Afghan quagmire, when that money is badly needed at home.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26022.htm



US Attack Kills 52 In Afghan Village

A Nato rocket attack on a village in Afghanistan last week killed 52 civilians, including women and children, the office of Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has said in a statement.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/07/2010726143021529494.html



Afghan leader calls for probe into civilian deaths

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into the deaths of "a number" of civilians in a rocket attack in southern Afghanistan, his spokesman told AFP on Monday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100726/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestcivilians



Civilians caught in firing line of British troops

The US army's archives contain descriptions of at least 21 separate occasions in which British troops are said to have shot or bombed Afghan civilians, including women and children.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/british-troops-afghan-civilian-shootings



Julian Assange on the Afghanistan war logs

'They show the true nature of this war': Video: Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, explains why he decided to publish thousands of secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan.

http://bit.ly/cvBI06



Download Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary,_2004-2010



Wikileaks Afghanistan files: download the key incidents as a spreadsheet

Key incidents from the Wikileaks Afghanistan war logs selected by Guardian writers. As a spreadsheet, with co-ordinates.

http://bit.ly/aVVDDZ



How the US is losing the battle for hearts and minds

Leaked Afghanistan war logs reveal villagers' unenthusiastic responses to US army attempts to build bridges.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/26/us-battle-hearts-minds-afghanistan



Afghan files: Task Force 373 - the Taliban hunters

Channel 4 News analyses claims Task Force 373 appeared to botch attempts to kill al-Qaida operatives.

http://bit.ly/aS2J0T



Congress's response to WikiLeaks: shoot the messenger

Despite the release of some 92,000 classified documents that cast doubt on the success of the US war effort in Afghanistan, all but the staunchest antiwar members of Congress focused their most scathing words Monday on WikiLeaks, the website that published the material.

http://bit.ly/cnzzKg


From Information Clearing House

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This Was All Secret?

Eugene Robinson: "The tens of thousands of classified military documents posted on the Internet Sunday confirm what critics of the war in Afghanistan already knew or suspected: We are wading deeper into a long-running, morally ambiguous conflict that has virtually no chance of ending well. The Obama administration, our NATO allies and the Afghan government responded to the documents - made public by a gadfly organization known as Wikileaks - by saying they tell us nothing new. Which is the problem."

http://www.truth-out.org/eugene-robinson-this-was-all-secret61719



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Wall Street Journal

07/25/10

Thousands of secret military documents were released Sunday by a Web-based organization, a gigantic leak of classified information that appeared to present a bleak view of Afghanistan war and could have a profound impact on the public perception of the conflict. The release of the documents, which were obtained and made public by the website WikiLeaks, evoked the Pentagon Papers, the secret history of the Vietnam War, which when published contradicted the public narrative of that war and played a role in turning public opinion against it...

http://tinyurl.com/23fu4tv



Bradley Manning’s gift

AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

07/26/10

They said the huge cache of classified documents — including 250,000 diplomatic messages passed from US embassies around the world to Washington — was a fantasy, ‘boasting’ by Pfc. Bradley Manning, the intelligence analyst who gave Wikileaks that video of US soldiers laughing and shouting ‘good shot!’ as they mowed down Iraqi civilians. The ‘hi tech’ media, especially Wired magazine, did everything they could do discredit and smear him, including spreading rumors about his alleged sexuality. Now, with the release of over 91,000 internal US government communications, intelligence analyses and incident reports via Wikileaks, the motive behind the determined effort to smear Manning and shut down Wikileaks is all too apparent...

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2010/07/25/bradley-mannings-gift/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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The Opposites Game: All the Strangeness of Our American World in One Article
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/26-8

The Heroism of PFC Bradley Manning
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/30-1

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Pentagon Eyes Accused Analyst Over WikiLeaks Data

Military investigators are checking computers used by Bradley Manning, a U.S. Army intelligence analyst charged this month with leaking classified information, to see if he is the source of thousands of military documents published Sunday by WikiLeaks.

http://bit.ly/bJl8W4



Legal Fund Established to Fight Imprisonment of Accused WikiLeaks Whistleblower

At 4PM EST on July 27, the Bradley Manning Support Network ( http://www.bradleymanning.org ) will begin accepting online donations for the legal defense of Private First Class Bradley Manning.

http://www.bradleymanning.org/


From Information Clearing House



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Der Konzern will noch tiefer als im Golf von Mexiko bohren.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/148080

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Keine Tiefseebohrung im Mittelmeer
http://www.campact.de/oel/sn1/signer



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http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=oil+spill

Obwohl Griechenland in fast allen Bereichen sparen muss, ermuntern Deutschland und Frankreich die Hellenen zu einem absurden Rüstungswettlauf mit der Türkei.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32961/1.html



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/rozeff/rozeff328.html

On the Two Great Classes in Contemporary America
http://www.lewrockwell.com/higgs/higgs158.html

Bring Out Your Dead
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/galland12.1.html

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On the coming fall of the American empire

Campaign For Liberty
by Daniel McCarthy

07/23/10

Bruce Fein’s American Empire: Before the Fall is not for the faint of heart. ‘You, your family, your friends, your professional colleagues, and your elected and appointed officials in the nation’s highest circles will fiercely resist the truths this book expounds,’ the author warns. He’s not kidding. Only the most well informed constitutionalist will fail to be surprised by this book — and even that reader will come away from American Empire with a clearer understanding of the dangers facing our republic...

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=1028



Obama leading us down the road of ruination

Freedom Politics
by Thomas J. Lucente Jr.

07/25/10

Americans are fighting the wrong war. The greatest threat to national security is not Islamic extremism. Nor is it a Chinese military buildup, nuclear weapons in Iran or climate change. ‘I think the biggest threat we have to our national security is our debt,’ said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. How right he is...

http://tinyurl.com/2fwyz95



The year America dissolved

CounterPunch
by Paul Craig Roberts

07/26/10

The Roman Empire lasted for centuries. The American one collapsed overnight. Rome’s corruption became the strength of her enemies, and the Western Empire was overrun. America’s collapse occurred when government ceased to represent the people and became the instrument of a private oligarchy. Decisions were made in behalf of short-term profits for the few at the expense of unmanageable liabilities for the many. Overwhelmed by liabilities, the government collapsed...

http://counterpunch.org/roberts07262010.html



Fight back against the oligarchy

AlterNet
by US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

07/25/10

While the middle class disappears and poverty increases the wealthiest people in our country are not only doing extremely well, they are using their wealth and political power to protect and expand their very privileged status at the expense of everyone else. This upper-crust of extremely wealthy families are hell-bent on destroying the democratic vision of a strong middle-class which has made the United States the envy of the world. In its place they are determined to create an oligarchy in which a small number of families control the economic and political life of our country...

http://tinyurl.com/23gl89n


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Imperial Overkill and the Death of US Empire
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/27-7

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America's Corruption Racket in Central Asia

By Scott Horton

This is the third time this summer that the United States has been slammed with credible charges of corrupting foreign governments in Central Asia.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26266.htm



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Christiane Tourtet's latest PRESS article has been published in The American Chronicle and its 21 Affiliates Magazines.

"Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle proclaims July as Toxic Injury Awareness and Education Month"

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/171671

Please circulate this message internationally.Thank you!


Christiane Tourtet B.A.
Founder/President
International MCS/EMS Awareness
http://www.nettally.com/prusty/mcs.htm



http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Christiane+Tourtet

Nach dem US-Vorbild sollte auch in der EU nur ein Stresstest simuliert werden, denn es ging vor allem darum, die Märkte mit passablen Ergebnissen zu beruhigen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/33/33023/1.html

New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach a record $1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128725212&ft=1&f=1001


From Information Clearing House

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The Budget Deficit Chicken Hawks

Dean Baker, Truthout: "Most people are familiar with the concept of 'chicken hawks.' Chicken hawks are the politicians who are anxious to send other people to risk their lives in war, but somehow managed to avoid service when they had the opportunity to fight themselves. Former Vice-President Dick Cheney and former President George W. Bush are the leading members of the chicken hawk society."

http://www.truth-out.org/the-budget-deficit-chicken-hawks61704



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Some in South Korea dispute the official version of events: that a North Korean torpedo ripped apart the Cheonan.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/23/world/la-fg-korea-torpedo-20100724


From Information Clearing House



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

By Conn Hallinan

The Afghan Taliban have never been a threat to the West, and the idea that fighting the Taliban would reduce the threat of terrorism is "complete rubbish." In any case, the al-Qaeda operatives who pulled off the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon got their training in Hamburg and south Florida, not Tora Bora.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26014.htm

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Here Be Dragons: In Bed With the US Army

Ann Jones, TomDispatch: "In the eight years I've reported on Afghanistan, I've 'embedded' regularly with Afghan civilians, especially women. Recently, however, with American troops 'surging' and journalists getting into the swing of the military's counterinsurgency 'strategy' (better known by its acronym, COIN), I decided to get with the program as well. Last June, I filed a request to embed with the U.S. Army."

http://www.truth-out.org/here-be-dragons-in-bed-with-us-army61919



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Das beeindruckende Doku-Drama zum Klimawandel jetzt auch in deutschen Kinos.
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741689326ms217



Klimaanlage der Erde läuft heiß

WWF warnt vor Folgen der steigenden CO2-Emissionen.
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741689354ms217



Indischer Ozean: Meeresspiegel steigt massiv an

Forscher: Zumindest zum Teil vom Menschen mitverursacht. Betroffen davon sind die Küsten in der Bengalenbucht, der Arabischen See, Sri Lanka, Sumatra und Java.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741689349ms217



Landpflanzen nutzen jährlich 15 Prozent des gesamten Kohlendioxids in der Atmosphäre

Ökosysteme der Landoberfläche nehmen jedes Jahr etwa 123 Milliarden Tonnen Kohlenstoff in Form von Kohlendioxid (ca. 450 Milliarden Tonnen CO2) aus der Atmosphäre auf.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741689320ms217



Umweltschädliche Subventionen kosten 48 Milliarden Euro

Fast die Hälfte der Subventionen begünstigt direkt den Verbrauch fossiler Energieträger und macht so Anstrengungen im Klimaschutz teilweise zunichte.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741689347ms217



Den Ausbau von Solar- und Windenergie weltweit vorantreiben

In vielen Ländern fehlen immer noch grundlegende Informationen, um erneuerbare Energien voranzubringen.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741689345ms217



http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Klimawandel
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http://groups.google.com/group/omeganews/t/b4372e49ac79152a?hl=de



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Zuerst mal hört sich "Bürgerarbeit" ganz gut an, zumindest deutlich besser als Workfare oder "Nur wer arbeitet, soll auch essen." - genau darauf läuft es aber hinaus, wie im Weiteren klar erkennbar wird. Zunächst mal wird der Bürgerarbeiter auch aus Steuergeldern bezahlt, ist per Definition unserer Regierungsparteien also noch immer ein Sozialschmarotzer - und das nicht nur mit 690 Millionen Euro von deutschen Steuerzahlern (damit kurioserweise auch von ALG II-Beziehern und späteren Bürgerarbeitern selbst, denn auch diese zahlen Steuern), sondern auch den Steuergeldern anderer EU-Staaten, denn dieses Projekt von Frau von der Leyen, das im Juli startete, wird mit 600 Millionen Euro von der EU bezuschusst, "gefördert" heißt das im Amtsdeutsch. Im Ergebnis sinken die Aufwendungen für ALG II um genau diesen Zuschuss. Eigentlich eine Politposse: Deutschland holt sich so einen Teil seiner EU-Mitgliedsbeiträge zurück. Lesen Sie weiter:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-buergerarbeit-oder-buergerzwang-10195.php

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Wie Ehrenamt zum Billig-Job wird

Freiwillige Arbeit in gemeinnützigen Initiativen oder Nachbarschaftsvereinen heißt bald »Nationales Engagement«. Artikel von Heidrun Dittrich in junge Welt vom 27.07.2010 http://www.jungewelt.de/2010/07-27/050.php


MainArbeit GmbH / Arge Offenbach am Main: Interessenbekundung zur Teilnahme am Programm „Bürgerarbeit“ gem. Bekanntmachung des BMAS vom 19. April 2010

Bürgerarbeit-Konzept der MainArbeit Offenbach, dokumentiert bei Harald Thomé (pdf) http://www.harald-thome.de/media/files/Konzept-Main-Arbeit-_21-05-2010-END.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 28. Juli 2010

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Lohnarbeit ganz umsonst: Bürgerarbeit - »Jeder bekommt eine Chance«

Schwarze Schafe: Bürgerarbeit in den Bundesländern

Liste der teilnehmenden Institutionen nach Ländern bem Erwerbslosenforum http://www.erwerbslosenforum.de/nachrichten/12_132010130713_398_1.htm


Aus: LabourNet, 4. August 2010



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Jede Minute sterben weltweit 11 Kinder an Hunger, doch Reiche und Superreiche lassen sich immer wieder etwas neues einfallen, um ihren dekandenten Wohlstand offen zur Schau zu stellen. Das Modehaus für Reiche "Maus & Hoffman" in Palm Beach, Florida, verpackt ihren gut betuchten Kunden Schuhkartons mit echten Dollarbögen. Hierfür hat das Unternehmen extra eine Genehmigung von der US-Notenbank erhalten. Lesen Sie weiter:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/dekadenz-der-reichen-geldscheine-als-verpackung-91823.php

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Deutsche Banken lassen Transparenz vermissen

Sechs Banken aus Deutschland haben ihre Risiken mit Staatsanleihen nicht offen gelegt - auch die Deutsche Bank.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/148083

The British economy faces a triple whammy of higher inflation, lower growth and rising unemployment, according to one of the Bank of England's most senior policy makers. Living standards over the next few years will rise only "minimally".

http://bit.ly/bWwhyV


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Bank+of+England
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The head of the American Association of Professors has accused BP of trying to "buy" the best scientists and academics to help its defence against litigation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10731408



Deepwater Horizon alarms were switched off 'to help workers sleep'

Alarms and safety mechanisms on gulf disaster oil rig were disabled, chief technician at Transocean reveals.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/23/deepwater-horizon-oil-rig-alarms



Strippers, Booze and Race Riots

BP's Cleanup Workers Run Amok in Grand Isle.
http://bit.ly/cU3DAo



BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle

By Abe Louise Young

Hiring prison labor is more than a way for BP to save money while cleaning up the biggest oil spill in history. By tapping into the inmate workforce, the company and its subcontractors get workers who are not only cheap but easily silenced-and they get lucrative tax write-offs in the process.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26011.htm



BP fails to put money in promised escrow account

Ken Feinberg, who was appointed to administer oil spill claims out of the escrow fund, has said he "hasn't been able to start writing claims checks" because BP PLC has failed to deposit any money into the $20 billion fund it promised to create.

http://bit.ly/cbI9IK


From Information Clearing House

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Researchers Confirm Subsea Gulf Oil Plumes Are From BP Well

Sara Kennedy, McClatchy Newspapers: "Through a chemical fingerprinting process, University of South Florida researchers have definitively linked clouds of underwater oil in the northern Gulf of Mexico to BP's runaway Deepwater Horizon well - the first direct scientific link between the subsurface oil clouds commonly known as 'plumes' and the BP oil spill, USF officials said Friday."

http://www.truth-out.org/researchers-confirm-subsea-gulf-oil-plumes-are-from-bp-well61662



BP May Be Trying to Hire Scientists to Protect Against Their Potential Future Testimony

Video

Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show: "Something just happened in the BP oil disaster that can really only be explained using a scene from season five of 'The Sopranos.'"

http://www.truth-out.org/bp-tries-hire-entire-scientists-protect-against-their-potential-future-testimony61660



Disabled Oil Rig Alarm Points to Human Failures in Gulf Oil Spill

Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor: "As investigators probe the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, it's becoming clearer that human decisions regarding key safety equipment were part of the nation's largest oil spill. A disabled fire alarm and critical gas venting systems set to 'bypass' likely became part of a complex web of human errors that contributed to the Deepwater Horizon accident at the heart of the nation's worst oil spill."

http://www.truth-out.org/disabled-oil-rig-alarm-points-human-failures-gulf-oil-spill61684

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Dr. Tom Termotto 's latest PRESS RELEASE has been published by Christiane Tourtet B.A. in the American Chronicle and its 21 Affiliates magazines:

" DR. TOM TERMOTTO : BP NUCLEAR OPTION SPELLS MEGA-DISASTER FOR GULF OF MEXICO"

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/171510

"DR. TOM TERMOTTO : ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE BP GULF OIL SPILL"

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/174426

"DR. TOM TERMOTTO : HAVE BP & THE US GOVERNMENT PERPETRATED YET ANOTHER FRAUD AGAINST WE THE PEOPLE?"

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/177958

"DR. TOM TERMOTTO; WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE THEY PUTTING IN THE WATER ? "

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/179203

Please circulate this message internationally.Thank you.


Christiane Tourtet B.A.
Founder/President
International MCS/EMS Awareness
http://www.nettally.com/prusty/mcs.htm

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Justice Department Considering Using False Claims Act to Recover Losses in Deepwater Horizon Disaster

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/26-10



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The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are taking a toll on minds as well as bodies, statistics released by the U.S. Army indicate. The Army said the number of U.S. soldiers forced to leave the military because of mental disorders increased by 64 percent from 2005 to 2009, USA Today reported Friday.

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212313969.shtml?ref=rss


From Information Clearing House



http://sharenews.twoday.net/topics/Iraq+-+Irak+/
http://sharenews.twoday.net/topics/Afghanistan/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=mental+disorder

"UK forces used about 1.9 metric tons of depleted uranium ammunition in the Iraq war in 2003," UK Defense Secretary Liam Fox said in a written reply to the House of Commons on Thursday, the Kuwait News Agency reported.

http://www.tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/news/environment/15236-uk-admits-using-du-ammunition-in-iraq.html



Scientific study shows soaring cancer rates in Fallujah; DU suspected

A new epidemiological study reports that "the people of Fallujah are experiencing higher rates of cancer, leukemia, infant mortality, and sexual mutations than those recorded among survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the years after those Japanese cities were incinerated by U.S. atomic bomb strikes in 1945"...

http://bit.ly/cfthBS


From Information Clearing House

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Only UK media cover epidemiological study of shocking cancer rates in Fallujah
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9838/

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Document Reveals Military Was Concerned About Gulf War Vets' Exposure to Depleted Uranium

Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "For years, the government has denied that depleted uranium (DU), a radioactive toxic waste left over from nuclear fission and added to munitions used in the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars, poisoned Iraqi civilians and veterans."

http://www.truth-out.org/document-reveals-military-was-concerned-about-gulf-war-vets-exposure-depleted-uranium61781



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By Mike Whitney

Financial system instability is no accident. It's Central Bank policy. As financial institutions discover they can no longer count on organic growth in the real economy to increase profits, (because consumers are too strapped to spend freely) they will rely more heavily on dodgy accounting, bogus ratings, opaque debt-instruments, high-frequency trading and lax lending standards.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25999.htm



Federal Report Faults Banks on Huge Bonuses

By ERIC DASH

With the financial system on the verge of collapse in late 2008, a group of troubled banks doled out more than $2 billion in bonuses and other payments to their highest earners. Now, the federal authority on banker pay says that nearly 80 percent of that sum was unmerited.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26005.htm



Feinberg: Unfair to Ask Firms to Return Payouts

U.S. "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg on Friday declined to request 17 financial firms that doled out $1.6 billion in "ill advised" executive compensation to return the excessive payouts, saying to do so would be unfair to the companies and could trigger private lawsuits and additional Congressional investigation.

http://bit.ly/cd7jLi


From Information Clearing House

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Economic Warnings From Two Respected Analysts
http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north870.html

Relax, This Will Hurt a Lot
http://www.lewrockwell.com/faber/faber72.1.html

Are Regulators Attempting to Kill Off the Money Market Mutual Fund Industry?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig11/wenzel10.1.html

The Grossly Problematic Gross Domestic Product
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/johnsson6.1.1.html

One Economic Chart That You Should Permanently Burn Into Your Memory
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/economic-horror.html



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By Robert Verkaik, Home Affairs Editor

Until now, this country has been guilty only by association in the illegal transfer of prisoners. But the covert rendition of a Moroccan man by MI5 agents suggests that the practice was central to Britain's 'war on terror'.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26001.htm



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By Johann Hari

Sometimes there is a news story that lays out the priorities that drive our governments once the doors are closed and the cameras are switched off. The story of the attempt to trade the Lockerbie bomber for oil is one of those moments.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26006.htm



Lockerbie: Megrahi Was Framed

By John Pilger

The hysteria over the release of the so-called Lockerbie bomber reveals much about the political and media class on both sides of the Atlantic, especially Britain.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23425.htm



US-UK rift over Lockerbie release

The Scottish minister who released the Lockerbie bomber has refused to appear before a US senate committee to explain his decision, deepening a transatlantic rift between the US and Britain over the case.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/07/201072345447629684.html



Revealed: Document Exposes US Double-talk On Lockerbie

Jason Allardyce and Tony Allen-Mills

The document, acquired by a well placed US source, threatens to undermine Obama's claim last week that all Americans were "surprised, disappointed and angry" to learn of Megrahi's release.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26021.htm


From Information Clearing House



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig11/black-s4.1.1.html

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Ann Curry Focuses On 'Hidden America'

The Impoverished (PHOTOS)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/23/ann-curry-focuses-on-hidd_n_657320.html


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Hidden+America
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Im Senat wollten auch viele Demokraten nicht für eine Begrenzung der CO2-Emissionen stimmen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/148068



http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Klimaschutz
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=CO2

Der US-Notenbankchef bezeichnet de Ausblick für die US-Wirtschaft als "außergewöhnlich unsicher".

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/148062



http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Federal+Reserve
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URGENT ALERT: WAL-MART TO BEGIN ITEM-LEVEL TAGGING CLOTHING WITH RFID YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! PLEASE JOIN US IN OPPOSING WAL-MART'S RFID PLANS

Today the Wall Street Journal broke an enormous story: Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, has declared war on our privacy. The giant retailer has announced it will begin placing item-level RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tracking tags on clothing sold in its stores.

THIS IS HUGE NEWS. It is the first step to the planned roll-out of the Internet of Things, where global corporations like IBM, Procter & Gamble, and Wal-Mart's technology partner NCR plan to equip every product with a tracking device and use a network of RFID readers to monitor and observe YOU everywhere you go. It is the frightening world detailed in our book "Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID," and it is finally coming to pass.

Unless we stop it, Wal-Mart's roll-out is scheduled to begin next month.

Here is the Wall Street Journal article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704421304575383213061198090.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories

And here is a WSJ poll where you can make your views known (today only): http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/question-day-229/topics/do-you-have-privacy-concerns

As you know, RFID is a powerful tracking technology that raises unprecedented privacy concerns. Wal-Mart's plan does more than just threaten our privacy -- it is poised to become a direct threat to our freedom and civil liberties, as I will describe in future emails.

It is imperative that we immediately act to oppose Wal-Mart's RFID rollout. I have placed calls and given Wal-Mart an opportunity to respond, but as of this afternoon, Wal-Mart corporate executives and media representatives have not returned my calls.

In the meantime, we are formulating a response to Wal-Mart's plans that will protect consumers. I will keep you posted on this breaking story.


Katherine Albrecht, Ed.D.
Founder and Director of CASPIAN Consumer Privacy
Co-Author of Spychips
http://www.KatherineAlbrecht.com /
http://www.spychips.com/
http://www.antichips.com


ABOUT CASPIAN

CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) is a grass-roots consumer group fighting retail surveillance schemes since 1999 and irresponsible RFID use since 2002. With thousands of members in all 50 U.S. states and over 30 countries worldwide, CASPIAN seeks to educate consumers about marketing strategies that invade their privacy and encourage privacy-conscious shopping habits across the retail spectrum.

http://www.spychips.com/
http://www.antichips.com/
http://www.nocards.org/

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Wal-Mart wants to get into your pants
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38376726/ns/business-retail


Informant: CGamba

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Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Video

"Could a media system, controlled by a few global corporations with the ability to overwhelm all competing voices, be able to turn lies into truth?..."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13062.htm

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Wal-Mart plan to use smart tags raises privacy concerns

USA Today

07/29/10

Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is putting electronic identification tags on men’s clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world’s largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows among privacy experts. The tags work by reflecting a weak radio signal to identify the product. They have long spurred privacy fears as well as visions of stores being able to scan an entire shopping cart of items at one time...

http://tinyurl.com/2uhpfur


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Unser Wasser - Unterschreiben Sie ab Juli!

„Die zweite Stufe des Volksbegehrens "Unser Wasser" startet ab Juli. Bis Oktober 2010 müssen 170.000 Unterschriften gesammelt werden. Wir wollen mit unserem Volksbegehren zur Offenlegung der rechtswidrigen Geheimverträge erreichen, dass die Verträge öffentlich und unabhängig kontrolliert werden. Erst hierdurch werden die Voraussetzungen für eine kostengünstige Rekommunalisierung der Wasserbetriebe geschaffen…“ Der Aufruf bei „Unverkäuflich“ http://www.unverkaeuflich.org/home/

Siehe dazu auch:

Informationsmappe des Berliner Wassertisches vom 19. Mai 2010 (pdf) http://www.unverkaeuflich.org/fileadmin/dokumente/Wasser/Pressemappe.pdf


"Flüssiges Berlin"

Der neue Film der Kampagne PPP-Irrweg zeigt am Beispiel Berlin die Folgen sogenannter Öffentlich-Privater-Partnerschaften auf und fordert die Offenlegung der dazugehörigen Geheimverträge. Die rund 20minütige Reportage findet sich unter Youtube, aufgeteilt in zwei Videos:

Flüssiges Berlin? - Teil 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrAVNQkKTY

Flüssiges Berlin? - Teil 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV17BZ4j61Q&feature=related


Aus: LabourNet, 23. Juli 2010



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Rente: Gewerkschaften drohen mit heißem Herbst

„Nach der Lesart der Gewerkschaften kann die von der Bundesregierung geplante Überprüfung der Rente mit 67 nur ein Ergebnis haben: Da nur eine Minderheit der Arbeitnehmer überhaupt bis zum heutigen Rentenalter von 65 durchhält, muss die Rente mit 67 abgeschafft werden. Wie der DGB die Bundesregierung unter Druck setzen will…“ Artikel von Daniel Delhaes und Peter Thelen im Handelsblatt vom 21.07.2010 http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/rente-gewerkschaften-drohen-mit-heissem-herbst;2621931;0

Siehe dazu: Rentenpolitik der Koalition ein Armutszeugnis

„Die Bundesregierung will ihr Sparpaket um jeden Preis durchsetzen und nimmt dabei auch steigende Altersarmut in Kauf. Anders ist die Streichung der ursprünglich für 2014 in Aussicht gestellten Mini-Senkung des Beitrags zur Rentenversicherung nicht zu verstehen. Der DGB kritisiert das Vorhaben…“ DGB-Pressemitteilung vom 21.07.2010 http://www.dgb.de/themen/++co++16963cb0-94cd-11df-70b3-00188b4dc422


Aus: LabourNet, 23. Juli 2010

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Darmstadt: Arbeitslose entern Maritim-Hotel

„Die Gewerkschaftliche Arbeitsloseninitiative Darmstadt (GALIDA) hat heute aus Protest gegen das Sparpaket der schwarz/gelben Bundesregierung die Lobby des Maritim-Luxushotels in Darmstadt geentert. Sie protestiert damit gegen die Mehrwertsteuerermäßigung für Hoteliers, die zu Steuerausfällen von 1 Milliarde Euro pro Jahr führen. Gleichzeitig sollen Alg II BezieherInnen pro Jahr 900 Millionen Euro an Leistungen gekürzt werden…“ Bericht vom 28.07.2010 http://galida.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/galida-entert-maritim-luxushotel/


Die Verursacher und Profiteure der Krise blockieren‹.

Die Aktionsgruppe Georg Büchner wird in ihrem Vorhaben von immer mehr Gruppierungen unterstützt und bereitet sich derzeit auf eine Aktionskonferenz vor, die am 21. August im Studierendenhaus der Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Universität, Frankfurt am Main, stattfinden wird.


PM aus Erfurt: Blockade im „heißen Herbst“

„Gegner des unsozialen Sparpakets der Bundesregierung planen für den 18. Oktober eine eintägige Blockade der Börse oder einer Bankzentrale in Frankfurt am Main. Regionale Netzwerke treffen sich in diesen Wochen zur Vorbereitung, so auch am 27. Juli 2010 in Erfurt…“ Pressemitteilung vom 29. Juli 2010 auf der Aktionsseite http://aufstand.blogsport.de/2010/07/29/pm-aus-erfurt-blockade-im-heissen-herbst/


soziale kämpfe in der krise. Eine Bestandsaufnahme aus Sicht einiger Erwerbslosenaktivist/innen

„Wir sind eine Gruppe von Menschen, die „rund um die soziale Frage” aktiv sind. Wir kommen aus sehr unterschiedlichen Zusammenhängen, die von „klassischen” Erwerbslosengruppen aus dem Westen, über Hartz-IVGruppen aus dem Osten bis hin zu den radikalen Linken (West) oder anderen Bündniskonstellationen reichen. (…) Mit verschiedenen Fragen wollen wir eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme der derzeitigen Aktivitäten im Bereich sozialer Kämpfe, ihrer Potentiale, Möglichkeiten und Grenzen aus dem Blickwinkel von Erwerbslosen-Aktivist/innen vornehmen: Wo stehen „wir”1? Wie sehen wir die Zukunft sozialer Kämpfe? Wie sind die derzeitigen (politischen und sozialen) Verhältnisse zu verstehen? Wie bewegen wir uns darin und was für Schlussfolgerungen ziehen wir daraus? Wo liegen ausbaufähige Momente zur Intervention und Organisierung? Wie können wir Schwerpunkte setzen, ohne uns ständig zu überfordern, und falsche Erwartungen zu wecken? Wie können wir unsere Potentiale tatsächlich mit Lust und Gewinn nutzen? (…) „Wir brauchen starke Strukturen von „unten”, mit denen wir in die gesellschaftlichen Aushandlungen treten können (und wollen). Selbstorganisierungsprozesse von „unten” sind in den letzten Jahren an vielen Orten entstanden und ausgebaut worden. Über diese bisher primär lokale Praxis der einzelnen Gruppen hinaus sollte jedoch eine strategische Bündnisorientierung entstehen. Offenheit für politische Fragen und für Veränderungen sowie ein gesellschaftlicher Weitblick werden gebraucht. Autonomie ist wichtig, bloße Selbstbezogenheit ist auf Dauer fehl am Platz.“ Wir wünschen uns, dass dieses Papier anregt zur Diskussion, zum Streit. Wir hoffen auf lebendige Auseinandersetzungen digital, auf Papier oder in realen Räumen.“ Diskussionsbeitrag vom Juli 2010 von Berit Schröder (felS), Claudia Kratzsch + Hinrich Garms (BAG Prekäre Lebenslagen), Corinna Genschel (Kontaktstelle soziale Bewegungen), Edgar Schu (Aktiobsbündnis Sozialproteste), Frank Eschholz (Soziale Bewegung Land Brandenburg), Frank Jäger (Tacheles e.V.), Guido Arnold (agenturschluss), Karin Zennig + Volker Hinck (d.i.s.s.i.d.e.n.t.)(pdf) http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeit/aktionen/persp_zuspitzen.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 30. Juli 2010

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Wer ärmer ist, stirbt auch zunehmend früher

Nach einer Studie ist die Ungleichheit im Hinblick auf vorzeitige Mortalität in Großbritannien seit 1990 stetig gestiegen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/3/148065

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Hartz IV Betroffene besetzen Maritim Hotel in Darmstadt und protestierten damit gegen das unsoziale Sparpaket der Bundesregierung.

In Darmstadt haben gestern rund 30 Hartz IV Betroffene und Gewerkschaftler das Konferenz-Hotel "Maritim" besetzt. Sie protestierten damit gegen das geplante Sparpaket der Bundesregierung. In einer Erklärung hieß es, man habe "die Lobby des Maritim-Luxushotels geentert". Lesen Sie weiter:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-betroffene-besetzen-maritim-hotel-18891.php

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18. August 2010

Eine Regierungskommission gegen Altersarmut ist überflüssig

"Gegen Altersarmut hat die Bundesregierung ihre schärfste Waffe aus dem Depot geholt – eine Regierungskommission, " erklärt die Vorsitzende der Partei DIE LINKE, Gesine Lötzsch, in Reaktion auf die Einsetzung einer Regierungskommission gegen Altersarmut. Gesine Lötzsch weiter:

Warum bildet die Bundesregierung für bestimmte Probleme erst eine Kommission und warum kann sie andere Probleme ohne weiteres an einem Wochenende klären? Diese Frage ist einfach zu beantworten: Regierungskommissionen werden gebildet, wenn man Probleme nicht lösen will. Gegen die Altersarmut helfen keine Kommissionen, sondern nur klare Entscheidungen von Regierung und Parlament Die Bundesregierung muss die Rente erst ab 67 Jahren zurücknehmen. Diese Rentenkürzung ist eine Ursache für wachsende Altersarmut. Die Voraussetzung für gute Renten sind gute Löhne. Deshalb muss die Lohndrückerpolitik endlich beendet werden. Das Niedriglohnland Deutschland ist Ergebnis der Politik von CDU/CSU, SPD und Grünen. Aus Niedriglöhnen werden Niedrigrenten. Deshalb ist eine Hauptforderung der Partei DIE LINKE die Einführung eines gesetzlichen Mindestlohns von 10 Euro pro Stunde. Ich hoffe, dass sich die Reformer in der SPD gegen Fraktionsvorsitzenden Steinmeier und den in den letzten drei Tagen eingeknickten Parteivorsitzenden Gabriel durchsetzen. Das würde die SPD für uns koalitionsfähiger machen und zeigen, dass sie bereit ist, aus ihren Fehlern zu lernen.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/eine-regierungskommission-gegen-altersarmut-ist-ueberfluessig/



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„Die Kommunen wollen künftig die Unterkunftskosten für Hartz-IV-Empfänger selbst festlegen. Zahlreiche Betroffene müssten sich dann wohl eine neue Wohnung suchen…“ Artikel von Maike Rademaker in der FTD vom 23.07.2010 http://www.ftd.de/politik/deutschland/:radikaler-sparvorschlag-hartz-iv-empfaengern-droht-mietschock/50147739.html


Politik zwingt Kommunen zum Rotstift

Welche Konsequenzen das 80 Milliarden-Sparpaket der Bundesregierung für die Kommunen bedeutet und welche Alternative es gibt, darüber mehr im klartext Infodienst. DGB-klartext 24/2010 vom 15.07.2010 http://www.dgb.de/themen/++co++1777367c-8fe9-11df-70b3-00188b4dc422


Aus: LabourNet, 23. Juli 2010

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Menschenverachtende Sparvorschläge zur Entlastung der Kommunen: Sollen Hartz IV Betroffene nur noch in 25 Quadratmeter großen Wohnungen leben dürfen?

Ein Entwurf des Arbeitsministeriums sieht vor, dass alleinstehende Hartz IV Bezieher nur noch in Wohnungen leben dürfen, die nicht größer als 25 Quadratmeter groß sind. Bei den Vorschlägen handelt es sich zunächst um Diskussionsentwürfe, wie ein Sprecher des Ministeriums versichert. Würde diese Regelung umgesetzt werden, so drohen massenhafte Zwangsumzüge. Lesen Sie weiter:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-drohen-neue-zwangsumzuege-1829.php



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Center for a Stateless Society
by Kevin Carson

07/22/10

Every society in history, since the rise of class domination (and of states as its instruments), has had a cultural reproduction apparatus. The purpose is to process newborn human beings into the kind of ‘human resources’ a given system needs to continue on a stable basis: People who accept the prevailing system of power as normal, and who dismiss fundamental challenges to the system of power as ‘radical’ or ‘extremist.’ But the Matrix we live in has its own glitches: Internal contradictions built into the system’s own propaganda, which act as stumbling blocks and regularly cause ideological ‘defects’ in the human resources being processed by the system. This is unavoidable. What the system does cannot be reconciled with what it says. What it says this week cannot be reconciled with what it said last week. And sometimes people notice, and put two and two together...

http://c4ss.org/content/3226


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Sudden price spikes and falls in food prices cannot be explained away - the banks are making a killing from betting on food.

http://bit.ly/bEnNPB



Global Food Prices Hysteria, Hunger and Riots Forecast

Extreme weather conditions have affected many parts of the globe this year, not just Russia alone. Torrential rains in Brazil and Colombia affected the harvest of cocoa beans. In India, crop acres of rice have declined as a result of massive floods. The reduction of the wheat production is expected in Canada, where floods also caused severe damage to the national agriculture.

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article21903.html


From Information Clearing House



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The survey found that in the five years following the 2004 attacks by USA-led forces there has been a four-fold increase in all cancer. The types of cancer are similar to that in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors who were exposed to nuclear fallout.

http://bit.ly/cBu0pe



Cancer Rate In Fallujah Worse Than Hiroshima

By Tom Eley

According to the authors of a new study, "Cancer, Infant Mortality and Birth Sex-Ratio in Fallujah, Iraq 2005-2009," the people of Fallujah are experiencing higher rates of cancer, leukemia, infant mortality, and sexual mutations than those recorded among survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the years after those Japanese cities were incinerated by US atomic bomb strikes in 1945.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26004.htm


From Information Clearing House



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Concerns about the lack of progress in Afghanistan are rising as U.S. lawmakers consider an emergency funding bill.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/20/world/la-fg-afghan-war-support-20100721



Senate Approves $60B for Afghanistan Surge

In a take-it-or-leave-it gesture, the Senate voted Thursday night to reject more than $20 billion in domestic spending the House had tacked on to its $60 billion bill to fund President Barack Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/22/politics/main6704719.shtml


From Information Clearing House

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Will House Dems Oppose a Jobless War Supplemental?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/23-13

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Time to Make a Fuss

Maya Schenwar, Truthout: "Obama's latest supplemental spending request, which would sign away $33 billion more for Afghanistan and Iraq, is hovering on the brink of passage. Those billions would be heaped on top of the $159.3 billion that Congress approved (with little fuss) for the wars in May. Now, if ever, Congress should be fussing - and so should the rest of us."

http://www.truth-out.org/afghanistan-funding-time-make-a-fuss61736

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No More Afghanistan War Funding

In the wake of 90,000 leaked documents finally exposing the truth of how completely misguided the occupation of Afghanistan is, and how badly it's really going, the New York Times is reporting that

"In Congress, House leaders were rushing to hold a vote on a critical war-financing bill as early as Tuesday, fearing that the disclosures could stoke Democratic opposition to the measure."

Stop The Afghanistan War Funding Action Page: http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1053.php

The truth WOULD tend to put a crimp in continuing hideously bad policy, so of course they want to rush to extend the bad policy even more, before even more truth comes out. Well, we the people have our own urgent message for Congress. Stop it. Stop it cold. Stop it now. Or don't count on being in office after the next election.

If there were a law requiring truth in political advertising, all those politicians shouting, "Support our troops" would be shouting "Support our war profiteers" instead. The ongoing occupation of Afghanistan is not the biggest gift to those recruiting terrorists to attack Americans all over the world. No, Iraq is the biggest gift in that regard, but Afghanistan is a close second.

It's over. It's beyond redemption. The only justification for going into Afghanistan in the first place was to get Osama bin Laden. They failed to do that. That means the mission was a TOTAL failure. It was a lost cause 9 years and a trillion dollars ago. And parking hundreds of thousands of our troops there for a hundred years, like ducks in an IED shooting gallery, will not change that reality.

We have generated so much hatred against America after a decade of collateral genocide in the Middle East, that if Osama bin Laden was the starting center of the Karachi Jihadists basketball team, nobody would breathe a word of it for a thousand miles. That's just how bad it is.

So pick up a 25 pack of the "Corporations Are Not The People" bumper stickers for a modest donation if you have not done so already, because the war-making corporations are just pursuing their own profit at the expense of the good foreign policy interest of the American people in all this. Any donation you make is what makes it possible for us to send a free sticker to anyone who cannot make a donation right now. But we still need your energy to distribute the bulk packs as widely as possible.

Bulk Corporations Are Not The People bumper stickers: http://www.peaceteam.net/bumper_stickers_bulk.php

And you can always get one free for yourself with no donation required, if you have not requested yours already.

And here is the Facebook link for the Stop The Afghanistan War Funding action page further above.

[Facebook] Action Page: http://apps.facebook.com/fb_voices/action.php?qnum=pnum1053

And this is the Twitter reply for this same action

@cxs #p1053

Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to be ours, and forward this alert as widely as possible.

usalone402b:320927

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Obama signs war spending bill

USA Today

07/29/10

President Obama on Thursday signed legislation to fund his troop surge in Afghanistan, even though it was stripped of money for domestic stimulus programs. Congress passed the bill on Tuesday and Obama signed it without public remarks in a low-key Oval Office session. Democratic leaders had to rely on Republican support to pass the $59 billion measure, which provides money for 30,000 additional troops in Afghanistan and other programs...

http://tinyurl.com/23qzcdx


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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U.S. Special Operations Forces have begun venturing out with Pakistani forces on aid projects, deepening the American role in the effort to defeat Islamist militants in Pakistani territory that has been off limits to U.S. ground troops.

http://bit.ly/cfASps



US Kills 16 People in Pakistan

Local people have started rescue activities following the drone attacks and are engaged in clearing rubble and hurrying wounded men to hospital, said the report. The death toll could further rise as many of the injured people are in critical condition.

http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1725591.html



US Kills13 in Pakistan attacks

Thirteen people were killed and 11 others injured in drone attacks in Pakistan's North and South Waziristan areas on Sunday, local media reports said on Monday.

http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-7630.html



US Attack Kills 4 In Pakistan

A US drone fired 2 missiles in Dandi Darba Khel area of South Waziristan on Sunday.
http://bit.ly/cN78Xc



Cameron sparks diplomatic row with Pakistan after 'export of terror' remarks

David Cameron today sparked a furious diplomatic row with Islamabad after accusing elements of the Pakistani state of promoting the export of terrorism.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/28/david-cameron-india-pakistan-terror



The CIA & The ISI: More In Common Than We Think?

By Nida Khan

Drones Kill 12 Children Playing Outside' - 'A Family Buries 15' - 'Americans Target the Wrong House Again'. Virtually every morning on the streets of Karachi, Pakistan, these sorts of headlines gleamed across the front pages of major papers, led the evening news broadcasts and drove conversations around dinner tables in both elite and impoverished households alike.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26069.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Kucinich Says White House Abused Its Power, Wants Forces Out of Pakistan

Deb Weinstein, Truthout: "The five hundred million dollars in aid the US pledged to Pakistan this week is not the only backing the United States is providing the country considered an ally against terrorist elements. According to a statement by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the White House has increased its military commitment to Pakistan without Congressional oversight or approval. The White House's abuse of its authority, Kucinich says in his statement, 'must stop.'"

http://www.truth-out.org/kucinich-says-white-house-abused-its-power-wants-forces-out-pakistan61651

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich: House Expected to Act Next Week on Kucinich, Paul Privileged Resolution to Remove U.S. Forces in Pakistan
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/23-7

Weekend of Pakistan Drone Attacks Leaves 35 Dead
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/26-1



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Nach dem Congressional Research Service flossen an direkten militärischen Kosten allein in den Irak-Krieg mehr als 700 Milliarden Dollar.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/148059



http://sharenews.twoday.net/topics/Iraq+-+Irak+/

Die Bundeskanzlerin hat ihre Zukunft schon hinter sich. Die Frage ist nur, wie lange "Mutti" noch den "Kohl" machen wird oder darf.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/33/33007/1.html



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Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht kam zu einem fragwürdigen Urteil, wenn nun Abgeordneten, die keine "verfassungsfeindlichen Bestrebungen verfolgen", nachspioniert werden darf.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/33/33009/1.html



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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/07/22-1

Addicted to Bush
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/23-1

The American Empire According to TomDispatch
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/23-5

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America the Monster
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/america-the-monster.html

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Empire: Constantly changing map of the Middle East region

Illustrating how various "empires" have risen and fallen in the past 5000 years.
http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf



No To Oligarchy

By Bernie Sanders

Today, because of stagnating wages and higher costs for basic necessities, the average two-wage-earner family has less disposable income than a one-wage-earner family did a generation ago. The average American today is underpaid, overworked and stressed out as to what the future will bring for his or her children. For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26010.htm


From Information Clearing House



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By Gary Leupp

Practically everyone now understands that the war in Afghanistan is going very badly. This is not because the Taliban and other "insurgent" forces are strong and their foreign foes weak. It is because of the Afghans' indomitable spirit of independence that is only intensified by each civilian death due to house raids or bombs.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25998.htm



Unconfirmed report: US-led strike kills dozens of civilians

A US-led air strike has reputedly left dozens of civilians dead in Afghanistan, raising concerns about the growing number of civilian casualties in the country.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=136066&sectionid=351020403


From Information Clearing House

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In Legislative Struggle, Education Loses, War Wins
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/23-4

"What Was My Father's Crime?" Afghan Tells Story of His Father's Killing in a US Night Raid
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/07/23-3

'Scores Die in Afghan Village Raid'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/26-3



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Rose Aguilar, Truthout: "When Louisiana residents ask marine toxicologist and community activist Riki Ott what she would do if she lived in the Gulf with children, she tells them she would leave immediately. 'It's that bad. We need to start talking about who's going to pay for evacuations.'"

http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604



BP Facing Lawsuit Over Handling of Oil Spill Cleanup

Hillary Stemple, JURIST: "A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against BP in a Louisiana state court alleging that the company's negligent actions led to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and that BP was also negligent in its handling of the cleanup of the oil spill. The plaintiffs contend that BP assumed responsibility for the health and safety of the local cleanup workers hired by the company but failed to provide them with adequate training, protective equipment, decontamination equipment and instructions to help them conduct the cleanup in a safe manner. Plaintiff John Wunstell, a former shrimper, alleges that he was hospitalized after being exposed to the chemical dispersants used to clean the oil, and that he is now at a greater risk of developing lung and esophageal cancer due to his exposure to the chemicals. Plaintiffs also contend that they were required to use their own boats to conduct cleanup efforts and that the boats are now damaged, threatening their future ability to earn a living through commercial fishing."

http://www.truth-out.org/bp-facing-lawsuit-over-handling-oil-spill-cleanup61611

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BP Admits It 'Photoshopped' Official Images as Oil Spill 'Cut and Paste' Row Escalates
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/22-0

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The Great Oil Scam
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/901.html



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Das Europäische Patentamt muss eine Grundsatzentscheidung über die Patentierbarkeit von Pflanzen treffen.

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Britische Geheimdienstchefin bestätigt, dass Saddam Hussein keine Bedrohung darstellte und mit den Anschlägen vom 11.9. nichts zu tun hatte.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/148054

Nach der neuesten Forsa-Umfrage würde die Regierungskoalition nur noch ein Drittel der Stimmen erhalten und wäre Minderheitsregierung.

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On the Bloated Intelligence Bureaucracy
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Silent Summer: How Oil Disaster Impacts Biodiversity
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/21-4

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BP's Long, Bloody History of Reckless Greed

Al Hart, Truthout: "British Petroleum (now known as BP), the company responsible for the worst single-source environmental catastrophe in U.S. history, has over its 100-year history caused a number of environmental and workplace disasters. But the harm BP has caused goes further. In the early 1950s, BP and the British government convinced the U.S. to overthrow the democratic government of Iran - an action that has had disastrous consequences for Iran, the U.S., and the Middle East to this day."

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NATO foreign ministers heard only what they wanted to hear on Tuesday in Kabul as they sought to reassure the world that withdrawal can take place in 2014. The reality, however, is quite different.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,707689,00.html#ref=rss



Rebuild America, or Bomb Afghanistan? Bring Our War $$ Home!

By Lisa Savage

The current war in Afghanistan costs in excess of $48,000 a minute. Meanwhile, a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is talking about cuts to Social Security, Medicare and the home mortgage deduction to address the nation's growing budget deficit.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25995.htm


From Information Clearing House

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No Quick Exit for Troops in Afghanistan, Nato Head Says
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/21-4



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„Die krankheitsbedingten Fehlzeiten steigen auf den höchsten Halbjahreswert seit fünf Jahren. Vor allem an Montagen fehlen die Arbeitnehmer. Der Krankenstand in den deutschen Betrieben ist im ersten Halbjahr dieses Jahres auf den höchsten Stand seit fünf Jahren gestiegen. Die Arbeitnehmer fehlten in den ersten sechs Monaten laut den neuesten Statistiken des Bundesgesundheitsministeriums (BMG), die WELT ONLINE vorliegen, 3,58 Prozent der Sollarbeitszeit (2005: 3,91 Prozent) – das sind zehn Prozent mehr als im vergleichbaren Vorjahreszeitraum. Die Fehlquote entspricht vier Arbeitstagen…“ Artikel von Christoph B. Schiltz in Die Welt vom 19.07.2010 http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article8522057/Krankenstand-in-Deutschland-steigt-sprunghaft-an.html

Siehe dazu: Arbeitnehmer: Trendwende am Krankenbett

„Es ist schon fast eine Pawlow'scher Reflex: Steigt der Krankenstand, wird dies sofort damit erklärt, dass die Angst vor dem Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes zurückgegangen sei und sich Arbeitnehmer deswegen wieder häufiger krankmeldeten. Insofern müssten sich die deutschen Arbeitnehmer sicher sein, dass die Wirtschaftskrise allmählich überwunden ist…“ Kommentar von Daniel Baumann in der Frankfurter Rundschau online vom 19.07.2010 http://www.fr-online.de/in_und_ausland/wirtschaft/aktuell/2863242_Arbeitnehmer-Trendwende-am-Krankenbett.html


Arbeitnehmer plagt immer mehr psychischer Stress

Die längsten Fehlzeiten im Job rühren von psychischen Problemen her. Krankheitsgrund Nummer Eins aber bleibt der Rücken. Meldung in Die Welt vom 09.07.2010 http://www.welt.de/gesundheit/psychologie/article8383799/Arbeitnehmer-plagt-immer-mehr-psychischer-Stress.html

Siehe dazu:

Kranke Arbeitnehmer: Wenn die Seele streikt

„Die Meldung wiederholt sich mit schöner Regelmäßigkeit: Jeden Sommer meldet das Wissenschaftliche Institut der AOK (Wido), dass psychische Erkrankungen zunehmen. Nach den nun vorgelegten Zahlen waren im vergangenen Jahr seelische Leiden für 8,6 Prozent aller krankheitsbedingten Fehltage in deutschen Unternehmen verantwortlich. Ein Jahr zuvor waren es noch 8,3 Fehltage. In den vergangenen zwölf Jahren ist die Zahl der Fehltage durch psychische Erkrankungen um fast 80 Prozent gestiegen. Obwohl das Problem schon seit einigen Jahren bekannt ist und manche Unternehmen und Krankenkassen inzwischen reagiert haben, konnte der bedenkliche Trend nicht gestoppt werden. Inzwischen liegen die seelischen Störungen laut Report an vierter Stelle bei den Ursachen für eine Erkrankung Berufstätiger...“ Artikel von Daniel Baumann in der Frankfurter Rundschau vom 09.07.2010 http://www.fr-online.de/top_news/2833106_Kranke-Arbeitnehmer-Wenn-die-Seele-streikt.html


Psychisch krank durch Stress Diagnose: Ausgebrannt und leer gepresst

Immer erreichbar, nie voll da: Arbeitnehmer gelten als Hochleistungsfaktor, der nie Pause machen darf - und gehen daran kaputt. Das kann sich unsere Gesellschaft nicht leisten. Ein Kommentar von Guido Bohsem in der Süddeutschen Zeitung vom 09.07.2010 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/karriere/psychisch-krank-durch-stress-diagnose-ausgebrannt-und-leer-gepresst-1.972289


Arbeitspsychologie: Die erschöpfte Republik

Artikel von Volker Bahl vom 18.07.2010 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeitsalltag/gh/bahl_stress.html


Informationsüberflutung - Was uns wirklich krank macht

Der permanente Aufmerksamkeitsdruck verändert die Psyche des Menschen. Doch nicht die Technologie ist das Problem, sondern die Kombination von Informations- und Konkurrenzdruck. Wir müssen wieder Herren unserer Zeit werden. Artikel von Geert Lovink in der FAZ vom 22. Juni 2010 http://www.faz.net/s/RubCEB3712D41B64C3094E31BDC1446D18E/Doc~EC79B7C9C1AD7422C9E37964D1F51D4BA~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html


Aus: LabourNet, 21. Juli 2010

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Krankenstand in Deutschland ist ungesund niedrig

„Das Bundesgesundheitsministerium meldet, der Krankenstand steigt. BKK und DAK melden, die Krankmeldungen der Deutschen stagnieren. Wer misst hier eigentlich was und wie sieht es wirklich aus in deutschen Unternehmen? Der IG Metall-Experte für Gesundheit und Gute Arbeit, Klaus Pickshaus, gibt einen Überblick zum Zahlenwirrwarr…“ Artikel vom 27.07.2010 bei der IG Metall http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A456501-5248A904/internet/style.xsl/view_5160.htm

Siehe dazu auch: Die Krankmeldungen steigen wieder

„Die Zahl der Krankmeldungen steigt wieder – und das relativ deutlich. Im ersten Halbjahr hat die Zahl beachtliche zehn Prozent zugenommen. Ist ja klar, sagen einige, wenn die Konjunktur besser läuft, dann steigt auch der Krankenstand. In der Sendung "Arbeit und Soziales" wollen wir diese Frage klären: Wie krank sind die Arbeitnehmer? Was sind die häufigsten Krankheiten? Und wie hängt das alles zusammen? Gäste im Studio sind Werner Scherer von der Vereinigung der hessischen Unternehmerverbände, VHU, und Klaus Pickshaus von der IG Metall.“ Streitgespräch im Hessischen Rundfunk am 24. Juli 2010 als mp3-Download http://mp3.podcast.hr-online.de/mp3/podcast/hr-info_arbeit_soziales/hr-info_arbeit_soziales_20100724.mp3


Aus: LabourNet, 28. Juli 2010



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Hamburger Volksabstimmung zur Schulreform

Hamburger Volksabstimmung zur Schulreform – eine Volksabstimmung der „Eliten“?

Niederlage für eine solidarische Gesellschaft. Das Hamburger Ergebnis der Volksabstimmung zur Schulreform liegt ganz im Trend der Bildungspolitik. Artikel von Peter Nowak auf Telepolis vom 20.07.2010 http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32987/1.html

Aus dem Text: „Das Ergebnis des Hamburger Volksentscheids zur Schulreform wird in der Regel vor dem Hintergrund der politischen Parteienkonstellation in Hamburg interpretiert (Schulreform gescheitert, Regierungschef zurückgetreten). Dabei wird vor allem die Frage gestellt, ob das schwarz-grüne Bündnis nach dem Rücktritt des Regierenden Bürgermeisters noch eine Zukunft hat. Die ersten Neuwahlforderungen von SPD, FDP, aber auch der Linken bleiben in diesem Schema befangen. Auch den Hamburger Grünen hingegen fällt nichts Besseres ein, als von der CDU zu fordern, sie soll zum Koalitionsvertrag stehen...“


Volksabstimmung in Hamburg: Eine schwere Niederlage !

„In Hamburg haben sich die Eltern aus den Oberklassen und den Stadtteilen mit begüterten Schichten bei der Volksabstimmung zur Primarstufe durchgesetzt. Sie haben ihr Interesse, ihre Kinder frühzeitig für das Gymnasium selektieren zu lassen, in einer bemerkenswerten Geschlossenheit durchgesetzt. Selten ist die soziale, kulturelle und politische Hegemonie von ca 12 % der Einwohner einer westdeutschen Metropole, verstärkt durch weitere 12 % Mitläufer aus den oberen Mittelschichten, mit Sicherheit darunter auch SPD-, Grün- und Linkewähler, so brutal sichtbar geworden. Sichtbar geworden ist auch die verheerende Niederlage von zwei dritteln der Menschen dieser Stadt, die eigentlich ein Interesse haben müßten, für Ihre Kinder wenigstens diese Winzreform durchzusetzen. Die Sichtweise der Bedeutung dieser Niederlage als Niederlage der Unterklassen kommt in den meisten politischen Kommentaren der Linken nicht vor. Analysieren wir also zunächst den Vorgang selbst, bevor wir uns den "linken" Kommentaren zuwenden...“ Artikel von Karl-Ludwig Ostermann in scharf-links vom 20.07.10 http://scharf-links.de/48.0.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=11305&tx_ttnews[backPid]=56&cHash=c42a2e5ba1


Der Hamburger Volksentscheid zur Bildungsreform

Gegen die Scheuerl-Initiative, na klar! Aber Bauchgrimmen beim JA zur Vorlage der Bürgerschaft! Artikel von Dieter Wegner auf scharf-links vom 20.07.10 http://scharf-links.de/48.0.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=11303&tx_ttnews[backPid]=56&cHash=21b31f7dac


Bildungsforscher Hurrelmann "Wir stecken die Schüler in Boxen"

Bildungswissenschaftler Klaus Hurrelmann erklärt, warum die Schulreform in Hamburg gescheitert ist, wie die ideale Schule aussieht und warum das Gymnasium nicht angetastet werden darf. Interview von Maria Holzmüller mit Klaus Hurrelmann in der Süddeutschen Zeitung vom 19.07.2010 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/karriere/wahl-der-richtigen-schulform-es-lastet-ein-riesiger-druck-auf-den-eltern-1.977101


"Volksentscheid" in Hamburg als "Klassenkampf von oben"

Artikel von Volker Bahl vom 21.07.2010 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeitsalltag/bildung/bahl1.html

Presseübersicht in den Hinweisen des Tages der NachDenkSeiten vom 20. Juli 2010 http://www.nachdenkseiten.de/?p=6219#h01


Aus: LabourNet, 21. Juli 2010

Stephen F. Rohde, The Daily Journal: "As U.S. courts grapple with the right of Guantanamo detainees to seek release through habeas corpus, understanding the history and the purpose of the Great Writ seems more important than ever. Why should foreigners, who are not citizens of the United States, held outside the United States, captured in the War on Terror but not charged or convicted of any crimes, have the right to go into a U.S. federal court to challenge their detention?"

http://www.truth-out.org/the-origins-habeas-corpus61518



In Abu Zubaydah's Case, Court Relies on Propaganda and Lies

Andy Worthington, Truthout: "In the history of the 'War on Terror,' few stories are as disturbing as that of Abu Zubaydah. Seized in Pakistan in March 2002, Zubaydah was initially regarded as a 'high-value detainee' of such significance that the Bush administration conceived its torture program specifically for use on him. But the case against him has steadily unraveled over the years, as officials - first in the Bush administration, and then under President Obama - have conceded that his significance was monstrously overstated, and that he was not a member of al-Qaeda, was not involved in planning any international terrorist attacks, and had no advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks."

http://www.truth-out.org/in-abu-zubaydahs-case-court-relies-propaganda-and-lies61547



"Our American Heroes": Why It's Wrong to Equate Military Service With Heroism

William J. Astore, TomDispatch.com: "When I was a kid in the 1970s, I loved reading accounts of American heroism from World War II. I remember being riveted by a book about the staunch Marine defenders of Wake Island and inspired by John F. Kennedy's exploits saving the sailors he commanded on PT-109. Closer to home, I had an uncle - like so many vets of that war, relatively silent on his own experiences - who had been at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941, and then fought them in a brutal campaign on Guadalcanal, where he earned a Bronze Star. Such men seemed like heroes to me, so it came as something of a shock when, in 1980, I first heard Yoda's summary of war in The Empire Strikes Back. Luke Skywalker, if you remember, tells the wizened Jedi master that he seeks 'a great warrior.' 'Wars not make one great,' Yoda replies."

http://www.truth-out.org/%E2%80%9Cour-american-heroes%E2%80%9D-why-it%E2%80%99s-wrong-equate-military-service-with-heroism61595



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Die US-Marine und Raytheon berichten von einem erfolgreichen Test einer Laserkanone.

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Part 1

by Kelleigh Nelson

It was probably about 1951 or 52 when I was just a little girl and was sitting at the kitchen table in our apartment in Chicago. My mom was reading the Chicago Tribune newspaper and often would read aloud to me as a child. I distinctly remember her reading an article to me that stated the federal government had sprayed a flu virus over the Rogers Park area of Chicago to see how the contamination worked on the........

http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh109.htm



American Citizens as Guinea Pigs

Part 2

by Kelleigh Nelson

Most Americans do not remember what a horror the polio epidemic was upon America. In the early 50s, over 33,000 Americans fell crippled or died slow, terrible deaths from polio each year. It was a virus spread casually that infected the lining of the intestines, then the blood stream, and finally the nervous system where it destroyed the victim’s brain stem. The search for a polio vaccine became a national scientific effort supported by very powerful political forces. As a virus, it did not respond to antibiotics as bacteria do, so a vaccine was needed to stop the crippling and killing......

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Das Land soll ab 2014 selbst für seine Sicherheit sorgen.
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32994/1.html



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Federal Contributions from Political Action Committee of Beleaguered Oil Giant BP Slow to a Trickle

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/20-5

EPA Whistleblower Accuses Agency of Covering Up Effects of Dispersant in BP Oil Spill Cleanup

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/20-3

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): FDA Should Test Gulf Seafood for Dispersant Contamination
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/08/04

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BP testimony: Officials knew of key safety problem on rig

BP officials knew about a problem on a crucial well safety device at least three months before the catastrophic April 20 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico but failed to repair it, according to testimony Tuesday from the company's well manager.

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Senior EPA Analyst: "Government [Agencies] Have Been Sock Puppets for BP In This Cover Up"

Corexit is one of a number of dispersants, that are toxic, that are used to atomize the oil and force it down the water column so that it's invisible to the eye. In this case, these dispersants were used in massive quantities, almost two million gallons so far, to hide the magnitude of the spill and save BP money.

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2010/07/senior-epa-analyst-government-agencies.html


From Information Clearing House

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The truth about Corexit
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Stop spraying the Gulf with Corexit now
http://www.stopthespraying.org/



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War, Women, and the Taliban
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Don’t You Know There’s a War On?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/20-2

Hello, America? This is Your Wakeup Call
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/20-1

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The complexity conundrum

AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

07/21/10

In the wake of 9/11, an entire industry was born, one that grew larger as grandstanding ‘ “tough on terrorism’ politicians threw money at our anti-terrorist efforts. For the War Party, it was a bonanza just begging to be exploited, and they did so on a grand scale. In our recessionary economy, this may be one of the very few growth industries. The second part of the Post series details the commercial aspect of all this, and the key role played by private contractors — who profit, I might add, from the very complexity that threatens to defeat us...

http://tinyurl.com/27p97q6



Stockman: GOP policies “have crippled our economy”

The Nation
by John Nichols

08/02/10

The truth is not going to sway Republican Party stalwarts in arguments about matters economic. … No conservative worth his or her tea bags is going to accept a charge that Republicans are at fault for the fiscal dysfunction of the moment from anyone short of the Gipper’s ‘budget guru’ — the man Ronald Reagan trusted as his director of the Office of Management and Budget. Conveniently, David Stockman — the Reagan administration’s point man in the fight for supply-side economics who proved when it came to deficit issues to be even more conservative than the 40th president — has weighed in on the matter...

http://tinyurl.com/2ulr56f


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter

She told the inquiry: "Our involvement in Iraq radicalised, for want of a better word, a whole generation of young people - not a whole generation, a few among a generation - who saw our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as being an attack on Islam.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25971.htm



'Iraq war led to surge in terrorist plots against Britain'

Britain's involvement in the invasion of Iraq led to an almost unmanageable increase in the number of terrorist plots against it, a former head of British intelligence revealed Tuesday.

http://bit.ly/akRd6x



Ex-MI5 chief blasts Iraq invasion

THE former head of MI5, Britain's Security Service, has delivered a devastating critique of the invasion of Iraq, saying it substantially increased the threat of terrorist attacks in Britain and was a significant factor behind the radicalisation of young Muslims.

http://www.watoday.com.au/world/exmi5-chief-blasts-iraq-invasion-20100721-10l3g.html



Former MI5 chief demolishes Blair's defence of the Iraq war

Tony Blair's evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry that toppling Saddam Hussein helped make Britain safe from terrorists was dramatically undermined by the former head of MI5 yesterday.

http://bit.ly/duc8lc



Nick Clegg angers Tory partners by saying war in Iraq was illegal

The Deputy Prime Minister hit out at former foreign secretary Jack Straw during heated exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions over public spending.

http://bit.ly/bSexnb



Chilcot inquiry: Iraq expert Carne Ross claims civil servants are withholding vital documents

Britain's 'deep state' of secretive bureaucrats is denying witnesses to the Chilcot inquiry crucial files.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/25/chilcot-iraq-carne-ross


From Information Clearing House

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Chilcot Inquiry Accused of Fixating on West and Ignoring Real Victims
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/08/27-5



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Hawaii Reporter
by James W. Cox

07/19/10

For a second time in history, the government in power over Hawaii is trying to divide the people living on these small islands by race. The last time was in January 1893 when Queen Liliuokalani permanently adjourned the legislature and tried to implement a new constitution reserving suffrage solely to persons with Hawaiian blood. The result of that attempt was civil action by citizens born in Hawaii who would have been disenfranchised by the revised constitution...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Campaign For Liberty
by Philip Giraldi

07/19/10

The Ministry of Truth was how George Orwell described the mechanism used by government to control information in his seminal novel 1984. A recent trip to Europe has convinced me that the governments of the world have been rocked by the power of the internet and are seeking to gain control of it so that they will have a virtual monopoly on information that the public is able to access. In Italy, Germany, and Britain the anonymous internet that most Americans are still familiar with is slowly being modified. If one goes into an internet cafe it is now legally required in most countries in the European Union to present a government issued form of identification...

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=1020



Coercion is death

Strike the Root
by B.R. Merrick

07/19/10

All governments exist upon the initiation of coercion. Each government that is or ever was has basically said, ‘We are here to protect you, to watch over you, to provide for you, to coordinate you, to rule over you. You have no choice in the matter. This is for our collective posterity. You are free to disagree and to do so as loudly as you wish, but you will obey.’ Name a single earthly government that does not, in essence, say this. You may find greater financial freedom in Singapore, but you can be whacked with a cane if you cross them...

http://www.strike-the-root.com/coercion-is-death


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Shutdown of Blogging Site Sparks Dispute

By STEVE LOHR

A free blogging site, Blogetery.com, went dark less than two weeks ago, and its disappearance is stirring controversy about the obligations of Internet services and threats to free speech on the Web.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25982.htm



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Scott Thill, AlterNet: "The days of quietly retiring with a nest egg built up from years of savings from a long career on the verge of disappearing. For tens of millions of Americans, facing rising costs, shrinking incomes and growing debts they already have disappeared."

http://www.truth-out.org/the-retirement-nightmare-half-americans-have-less-than-2000-banked-their-golden-years61493



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EU-Parlamentarier opponieren gegen die geplante "IT-Agentur" zur Verwaltung polizeilicher Datenhalden. Ein Ende der Errichtung neuer Informationssysteme ist indes nicht absehbar.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32980/1.html



Antidot zu Korpsgeist-Omerta und Drohparagrafen

Videobeweise erweisen sich immer stärker als wirksames Mittel gegen die Vertuschung von polizeilichem Fehlverhalten.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/32/32979/1.html



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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/07/19-0

American Bird Conservancy: Many Gulf Spill Cleanup Efforts Ineffective and Harming, not Helping Birds

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/19-2

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BP's Scheme to Swindle the "Small People"

Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "Gulf Coast fishermen and others with lost income claims against British Petroleum (BP) are outraged by a recent announcement that the $20 billion government-administered claim fund will subtract money they earn by working on the cleanup effort from any future damage claims against BP. This move, according to lawyers in Louisiana working on behalf of Louisiana fishermen and others affected by the BP oil disaster, contradicts an earlier BP statement where the company promised it would do no such thing."

http://www.truth-out.org/bps-scheme-swindle-small-people61509

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Post-9/11 militarism helps BP, hurts America

AntiWar.Com
by Kelley B. Vlahos

07/20/10

Down on the bayou, reporters and activists have been pulled over and questioned by British Petroleum security guards and local police because they might be ‘terrorists.’ Journalists have been kicked off public property, detained, harassed, and forced to hand over their photographs — and their Social Security numbers. They’ve been prevented from renting boats or flying below 3,000 feet over the coast. They’ve been threatened with arrest. It all sounds pretty In the Heat of the Night, but this goes way beyond the press butting up against powerful interests in the Gulf, or even the government and BP engaging in elaborate CYA message control. Look closer and witness the future. See how they get away with militarizing every law enforcement operation, every domestic emergency response situation, because for years Americans have allowed this creeping militarization to happen. In a post-9/11 world, every problem requires a military solution, and too often in these crises, the people are the problem...

http://original.antiwar.com/vlahos/2010/07/19/militarization-bp-spill/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Sea floor leak now confirmed

May have been hidden by Gulf oil spill media blackout.
http://exm.nr/d4Llps



What Does the Seep Mean for the Gulf?

What is clear is if this seep is related to the capped well, the situation at the bottom of the gulf is verging on a nightmare scenario for BP and everyone affected by the oil spill.

http://news.discovery.com/earth/what-does-the-seep-mean-for-the-gulf.html


From Information Clearing House

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Stop Shell Oil
http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=5Jqk-ji2R-uaEXYTsL8UaQ..



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The right wing’s perversion of patriotism

Christian Science Monitor
by Walter Rodgers

It once was a given that you did not discuss religion or politics in polite company. To this list, I would add ‘patriotism.’ It has become the new secular American religion, so mercurial that we cannot even agree about what it is. It is regrettable that a once healthy American patriotism has morphed into intolerant jingoism. Love of country has been hijacked. It was not always thus. As a boy in New England, just after World War II, I was schooled in patriotism quite unlike what’s out there today. The week before Thanksgiving, public schools taught us the Pilgrims’ vision of religious liberty. On Memorial Day, Cub Scouts marched up to Pine Hill Cemetery and laid flowers on the graves of Civil War veterans, who we learned had fought and died to preserve the Union. In Massachusetts, patriotism had special currency because it earned us an extra holiday that schoolchildren in most other states didn’t have, Patriots’ Day...

http://tinyurl.com/24odbvd


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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