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The Guardian: "Kabul is the new Beirut." This frivolous drivel fell from the mouth of a journalist in Afghanistan. She was effervescent with excitement about the prospect of Kabul's expatriate bars being even more hip than those in Beirut. Beirut – where they dance to the beat of the bombs, ... [Link] [Cache]

The Washington Post: Afghanistan's Central Bank has taken control of the country's biggest and most politically potent private bank and ordered its chairman to hand over $160 million worth of luxury villas and other real estate purchased in Dubai for well-connected insiders, according to Afghan bankers and officials. The intervention ... [Link] [Cache]

In two weeks Bard College is staging a lecture in New York by New Republic editor Martin Peretz. You have to wonder how appropriate this is given Peretz's latest rant against Muslims and the First Amendment. Peretz's anti Arab-racism is by now well known and an embarrassment even to the ... [Link] [Cache]

Hussein Assi 03/09/2010 Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said on Friday that the so-called Middle East peace talks were stillborn and doomed, stressing that Jerusalem cannot be the eternal capital of the illegal State of Israel.His eminence said that the Israeli enemy is facing a lot of challenges, emphasizing ... [Link] [Cache]

The Angelides Commission Squints Back at the Bank Bailout and the Fall of Lehman By MICHAEL HUDSON | CounterPunch | September 3, 2010 What is the difference between today’s economy and Lehman Brothers just before it collapsed in September 2008? Should Lehman, the economy, Wall Street – or none of ... [Link] [Cache]

Cook at the CFR;"...The Palestinians remain divided, that's been the situation since the January 2006 elections [in which Hamas won the majority of seats in the Palestinian parliament] and the June takeover in 2007 of Gaza by Hamas. So the Palestinian leadership is clearly divided. They are reluctant to go ... [Link] [Cache]

We're dividing. Finally - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News [Link] [Cache]

Our Appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation Dear visitors, thank you for your interest in our plea. The next Wikimania conference is set to take place in Haifa, Israel on August 4 – 7, 2011. The location was chosen based on a city bid to host the conference. We are a ... [Link] [Cache]

"Cherie wasn't the only object of Blair's fervour. At one point, back in 1994, the former PM insists he and Gordon Brown had eyes only for each other." Tony Blair memoirs: Sex, war, Carole Caplin and George Bush Tony Blair writes that he and Gordon Brown were "a bit like ... [Link] [Cache]

Segregating Desert Poison from Deseret honeyTwo days ago I highlighted the Hasbara outlet "Desertpeace" reaction towards Resistance killing four settlers near Kiryat Arbai "Murder is murder!Killing of civilians is NOT resistance!!Killing of settlers living illegally on Palestinian soil will not end settlement activity!!!" "Desert Peace" claimed "Whoever that group might ... [Link] [Cache]

At least, that's what he's trying to tell us.Hansen insists he never read most of those documents, revealing though they were. "This is not something that was particularly important at the time. If it had been part of our plan -- when we get through the election we're going to ... [Link] [Cache]

Thursday, September 2, 2010 BuildingWhat? Just how did Muslims bring down WTC7? Just lucky I guess. And we should thank those 19 Muslim daredevils and Bin Laden for suspending the laws of physics and bringing down WTC 1 & 2 so neatly straight down in a pile and for turning ... [Link] [Cache]

And other news from Today in Palestine: [if !mso]>-->Land and Property Theft and Destruction/Ethnic CleansingSource: Abbas under U.S. pressure to continue talks even if settlements expand Even if the PA agrees that some settlement blocs will remain in Israeli hands in a future agreement, Abbas cannot agree to a continuation ... [Link] [Cache]

This is good news from the New Statesman. It could be better because the Massive Attack in the headline isn't retaliation for Gaza or over 60 years of ethnic cleansing but the solidarity of a very prominent, massive even, musical duo with the Palestinian cause.The movement for a cultural boycott ... [Link] [Cache]

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Here’s the Most Trusted Name in News’ Erickson, explaining why he wants to get teabagged by The Quitter’s cabana boy. I so totally have a man-crush on this dude. He calls the Democrats ’socialists’, says Barack Obama is ‘bad for America’, and wants to privatize social security. He says mean ... [Link] [Cache]

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It is no surprise that Goldman Sachs commands loyalty among its employees when you consider the bonuses that come with the job. GS employees are found in government and financial institutions around the world. Does that loyalty imbue employees as they pursue positions elsewhere? Do they bring GS ethics with ... [Link] [Cache]

I've said before that I don't like the expression "zionazi". Zionism's bad enough without tacking things onto it. A friend of mine sent me this picture which was in the window of a gallery in Shoreditch in east London.There I was in a pub, coincidentally not far from Shoreditch, when ... [Link] [Cache]

Guinea Presidential Candidates Pledge Peaceful Campaign VOA News 03 September 2010 Photo: AFP The two candidates in Guinea’s run-off presidential election have signed an agreement to run “peaceful” campaigns and respect the official election results. Former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo and longtime opposition leader Alpha Conde signed the document ... [Link] [Cache]

Hurricane Earl is weakening as it runs into cooler water and feels the effect of the mid-latitude Westerlies. Intensity on the surface is about 75 knots 139 kmh/86 mph . The cyclone is tracking in a direction of north northeast at 18 knots 33 kmh/21 mph as generally predicted by ... [Link] [Cache]

What do you think when you see the photograph? In this 1966 photo, a US Air Force C-123 sprayed the Agent Orange defoliant along a South Vietnam jungle. Department of Defense File 1966/ Via Associated Press I think WAR CRIME, readers!And what Army POISONS its OWN TROOPS, huh?"Diabetes now tops ... [Link] [Cache]

Havana, Cuba, Sept 3.- East Timor’s President Jose Ramos Horta thanked the Cuban contribution to education in his country as he declared the district of Oe-cusse free of illiteracy. [Link] [Cache]

"The miners.... will need to clear 3,000 to 4,000 tons of rock.... the work will require the men to work in shifts 24 hours a day" Related: Trapped Chilean miners are not being paidNot getting paid now, huh? I wonder why the NYT left that out."Trapped miners forge a refuge; ... [Link] [Cache]

photo: El Tekolote via flickr There were 72 bodies found on a ranch ninety miles south of the Texas border — obvious victims of a drug cartel massacre. Bullets have been hitting public buildings in El Paso and the Washington Post is reporting that at least $20 billion a year ... [Link] [Cache]

Havana, Sep 3.- Cuban President Raul Castro met with Spanish Socialist Workers Party representatives Senator Leire Pajin, organizational secretary, and Elena Valenciano, international relations and cooperation secretary. [Link] [Cache]

Seven thoughts and take-aways from the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that got underway in Washington this week.1 Defining the goal: The Obama administration more clearly defined the goal to be achieved in one year of talks: reaching a framework agreement on all the core issues that can then be followed .... ... [Link] [Cache]

I wonder what kind of outfits he comes with:"Mexico says drug lord ‘the Barbie’ captured" by Associated Press | August 31, 2010 MEXICO CITY — Federal police on yesterday captured a long-sought, Texas-born alleged gang kingpin who faces drug trafficking charges in the United States and has been blamed for ... [Link] [Cache]

Also see: Spain's Gay Sex Slaves"Rape case vs. Wikileaks founder reopened" by Associated Press | September 2, 2010 STOCKHOLM — A senior Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday, the latest twist to a puzzling case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each ... [Link] [Cache]