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Source: http://killinghope.org/bblum6/aer84.html The Anti-Empire Report August 4th, 2010 by William Blum www.killinghope.org So please tell me again: What's the war about? When facts are inconvenient, when international law, human rights and history get in the way, when war crimes can't easily be justified or explained away, when logic doesn't help ... [Link] [Cache]

For those who like wasting time, space, and print. "Our fascination with ‘real’ housewife of D.C." by Joanna Weiss, Globe Columnist | August 10, 2010 YES, I know, I’m not supposed to be interested in Michaele Salahi. I’m supposed to just ignore her until she goes away. But I’ve tried ... [Link] [Cache]

10/08/2010 Yusuf FernandezAugust 10, 2010Al-Manar.com.lb is not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone.On August 4, US State Department spokesman P. J. Crowley said that the firing by Lebanese armed forces on Israeli troops near the Israel-Lebanon ... [Link] [Cache]

By Yusuf Fernandez | Al-Manar – TV | August 10, 2010 US weaponry laid entire Lebanese communities to waste in 2006 - Photo credit Amelia Opalinska On August 4, US State Department spokesman P. J. Crowley said that Lebanese armed forces firing on Israeli troops near the Israel-Lebanon border the ... [Link] [Cache]

?Thanks to Phan Nguyen, the original author, and Works In Progress, the original publisher. 1. Boycott is a tactic, not a principle. This concept was most eloquently detailed by Nelson Mandela. A boycott is initiated to create change. It is not a tool of rejection, retribution, punishment, or disgust. When ... [Link] [Cache]

A4P: August 4, 2010by Alex Whisson - The Australian - 4 August 2010TEN years on from the Camp David talks, not only is the Israel-Palestine conflict no closer to being resolved, it is entering a dangerous phase. The phase is marked by the rise of extremism and intransigence in both ... [Link] [Cache]

Today in Palestine: [if gte mso 9]>--> Land and Property Theft and Destruction/Ethnic Cleansing Jerusalem report documents wave of demolitions Jerusalem – Ma’an – The Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights released a report on Thursday, documenting the demolition of several greenhouses, a car wash and a grocery in ... [Link] [Cache]

"Wiki-Leaks is Israel like we all didn’t know By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior EditorVeterans TodayNow “Wiki-Leaks” is busy selling phony bin Laden stories, having the long dead Osama humiliating the CIA by running around villages in Afghanistan selling vacuum cleaners. What is our “leak” site really about? This is a ... [Link] [Cache]

By ANTHONY DIMAGGIO, CounterPunch The European Union is imposing more severe sanctions on Iran, while U.S. leaders debate whether they should officially support an Israeli military attack. The cavalier nature of “debates” concerning Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons development assume that it is the right of the U.S. and its allies ... [Link] [Cache]

Why wouldn't they be? They just got out of prison."Bold attack seeks to reassert Al Qaeda presence in Baghdad; 16 security officials killed in daylight at checkpoint" by Rebecca Santana, Associated Press | July 30, 2010BAGHDAD — Militants flew an Al Qaeda flag over a Baghdad neighborhood yesterday after killing ... [Link] [Cache]

US President Barack Obama has signed a spending bill allocating USD 37 billion to the unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.The new funds bring the total cost of the two US-led wars in the region to USD 1 trillion since 2001.The spending bill had been pending in Congress due to ... [Link] [Cache]

Clinton “burning up phone lines” to Middle East Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been “burning up the phone lines” the past five days to try and lay the groundwork for a transition from indirect to direct Israel-Palestinian peace talks, aides say. Clinton’s phone calls with Arab and Israeli leaders ... [Link] [Cache]

Related: In One Ear and Out the OtherYup. As a reader I get sick of reading the same old s***."US support may give talks boost, Egypt says; Cites assurances from Washington" by Associated Press | July 29, 2010 CAIRO — Egypt said yesterday that it has received US assurances that ... [Link] [Cache]

Obama is Preparing to Bomb Iran Webster Tarpley, Tarpley.net, Jul 21 2010 More links and annotations at source – RB After about two and a half years during which the danger of war between the US and Iran was at a relatively low level, this threat is now rapidly increasing. ... [Link] [Cache]

I would only ask the reader to remind themselves they are all dead over lies."Arlington officials knew of desecration" by Christian Davenport, Washington Post | June 24, 2010 WASHINGTON — Officials at Arlington National Cemetery said Tuesday that they were aware that discarded tombstones were lining the banks of a ... [Link] [Cache]

I wanted OUT four years ago!!"Kabul meeting to lay ground for 2014 deadline" by Robert H. Reid, Associated Press Writer | July 19, 2010KABUL, Afghanistan --The strategy sits for now on a table in a locked-down Afghan capital: Hand over security in all 34 provinces to the government by the ... [Link] [Cache]

Both literal and figurative:"Biden visits Baghdad amid political impasse; Will meet with country’s leaders, offer assurances" by Leila Fadel, Washington Post | July 4, 2010Remember, readers, the Washington Post is the CIA 's newspaper so this is straight from the horse's mou..., well, try the other end.BAGHDAD — Vice President ... [Link] [Cache]

Gates agrees to work on war message in meeting with GOP senators Alexander Bolton, The Hill, Jul 16 2010 Obama has a problem with mixed messages about when Us troops will leave Afghanistan, Gates told Senate Republicans. At a meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Republicans complained about inconsistency among ... [Link] [Cache]

I'm sure they are glad to have him. Can you FEEL the FEAR, readers!?"For Obamas, a vacation on island that’s seen it all; Maine town, long an A-list enclave, unfazed by visit" by David Filipov, Globe Staff | July 16, 2010 BAR HARBOR, Maine — When President Obama arrives on ... [Link] [Cache]

After the U.S. Government took action against several sites connected to movie streaming recently, nerves are jangling over the possibility that this is just the beginning of a wider crackdown. Now it appears that a free blogging platform has been taken down by its hosting provider on orders from the ... [Link] [Cache]

With the AmeriKan MSM serving up a smokescreen of s***. "US nudge on nuclear arms catches Israel off guard" by Mark Landler, New York Times | July 4, 2010 WASHINGTON — It was only one paragraph buried deep in the most plain-vanilla kind of diplomatic document, 40 pages of dry ... [Link] [Cache]

Collateral Abuse in the “Russian Agent” Case Machetera Traducido a español por Manuel Cedeño Berrueta y Manuel Talens, de Tlaxcala Elian González with his father, Juan Miguel González It’s a well known fact that for a child, emotional trauma is every bit as damaging as the physical kind and often ... [Link] [Cache]

And other news from Today in Palestine: [if gte mso 9]>--> Land theft and destruction/Ethnic cleansing Israel To Expropriate 30 Dunams Near Hebron The Israeli Authorities decided to illegally expropriate 30 Dunams of Palestinian lands that belong to villagers of Beit Ola, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. ... [Link] [Cache]

A self-proclaimed “Baloch leader” who often back terrorist actions by armed militants against Pakistan security force has sought the help and support of the United States against Pakistan and Iran. To the surprise of many Pakistanis the so-called president of Baloch Society of North America BSO-NA , Dr. Wahid Baloch ... [Link] [Cache]

Too early to judge Biden’s visit and the U.S. Suggestions regarding the formation of the Iraqi government as failure or success, but the only thing the Americans need to understand, is that history in Iraq does not significantly change its tactics and behavior. Therefore, an end to the political vacuum ... [Link] [Cache]

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Juan The death of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah at age 75 in Beirut marks the passing of a cleric revered by many Shiite Muslims and by many Lebanese and Iraqis. His life exemplified the awakening and increasing global influence of Shiite Islam. Although ... [Link] [Cache]

[if gte mso 9]>-->Just as English pubs used to pour mild ale over bitter in the once-famous drink, "half 'n half," the BBC World Service yesterday camouflaged facts on Israel and Palestine--though at least it offers facts somewhere. BBC Newshour's Robin Lustig mentions "that the U.S. has "provided" Israel "billions ... [Link] [Cache]

But NO CHANGE in POLICY!Related: McChrystal apologizes for article"Remarks put general’s job in peril; McChrystal ordered to White House following criticism of top officials" by Bryan Bender and Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | June 23, 2010 WASHINGTON — Army General Stanley A. McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan, returns ... [Link] [Cache]

As often, the Sadrists did not hesitate to express their rejection to the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Baghdad with their own style, by putting their mark on this visit with three Katyusha rockets exploded around the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone. At the same time, the ... [Link] [Cache]

It was quiet around here save for the sporadic fireworks going off around town -- unlike the lethal stuff the AmeriKan military is dumping all over the planet.If the true value of the day and the point of the revolution were part of the day I would not mind; however, ... [Link] [Cache]