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From: Information Clearing House
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008
Subject: ICH: Obama Opts for Empire
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"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own
destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long
after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.": James Baldwin
Biography - Fiction Writer, Essayist, Social Critic, 1924-1987
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Confront the Terrorist Within
By Chris Hedges
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, when viewed from the
receiving end, are state-sponsored acts of terrorism. These wars defy every
ethical and legal code that seek to determine when a nation can wage war, from
Just War Theory to the statutes of international law largely put into place by
the United States after World War II. These wars are criminal wars of
aggression. C
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21367.htm
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Analysis: Defense Policy Under Obama and Gates
SIZE OF U.S. MILITARY -- TO INCREASE AS PLANNED
By Reuters
Obama has backed the Bush administration's program to increase
the size of the U.S. military's stretched ground forces. He restated his
commitment to a larger military at Monday's news conference.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21361.htm
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With Gates, Obama Opts for Empire
By Matthew Rothschild
He's about running the U.S. empire-with less bravado than
Bush-Cheney, but perhaps more efficiently. And he's perfectly willing to use
the old hands like Gates, bloody as they are, to get that job done.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21362.htm
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The End of the Affair
Obama and the antiwar movement
By Justin Raimondo
Antiwar voters took a chance on Obama, reasoning that anything
would be better than four more years of Bushian belligerence, yet now they
discover to their chagrin that the dice are loaded.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21365.htm
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The Cost of Hegemony is Beyond Reach
By Paul Craig Roberts
Undeterred by massive budget deficits from wars, a falling
economy, and financial bailouts, the US government has managed to start a new
cold war with Russia. Last Friday, the Russian military announced that it was
developing a new generation of ballistic missiles in response to the US
government's decision to deploy ballistic missile defenses in Poland and the
Czech Republic.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21366.htm
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Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
By Spencer S. Hsu and Ann Scott Tyson
Plan would dedicate 20,000 uniformed troops inside U.S. by 201.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21360.htm
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Censorship in America?
By Timothy V. Gatto
The attacks by missile-bearing unmanned Predators have killed
hundreds in Pakistan attending funerals and weddings, yet this hardly gets
mentioned in the MSM. When Americans see the demonstrations and protests
against our actions in the Middle-East, it is apparent that most Americans are
wondering why.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21368.htm
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The Great Land Giveaway
Neo-Colonialism by Invitation
By James Petras
Colonial style empire-building is making a huge comeback, and
most of the colonialists are late-comers, elbowing their way past the
established European and US predators.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21369.htm
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Breakdown of the Global Monetary System by Summer 2009
By GEAB
Without a complete overhaul of the system inherited from 1944
by summer 2009, the failing of the current system and that of the United States
at the center, will lead the whole planet to an unprecedented economic, social,
political and strategic instability, and more specifically to a breakdown of
the global monetary system by summer 2009.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21364.htm
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Climate Juggernaut 'On The Horizon'
By AFP
WAR, hunger, poverty and sickness will stalk humanity if the
world fails to tackle climate change, a 12-day UN conference on global warming
heard today.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21363.htm
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Press and "Psy Ops" to merge at NATO Afghan HQ: sources:
The U.S. general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan has
ordered a merger of the office that releases news with "Psy Ops," which deals
with propaganda, a move that goes against the alliance's policy, three
officials said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AS0ZV20081129
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Mumbai attacks - city fears five terrorists are 'missing':
At least five terrorist gunmen have evaded capture in Mumbai
and could make a secondary strike on India's financial capital, it was feared
today.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5265938.ece
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India sends 'stern' message to Pakistan:
India has vowed to take "stern action" against Islamabad
following terrorist attacks on Mumbai carried out by Pakistani nationals.
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=255366
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Pakistan rejects "unsubstantiated" Mumbai allegations: -
Pakistan rejected on Monday what it called unsubstantiated
allegations of complicity in the militant assault on Mumbai and sought help
from allies to reduce tension with India.
http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINISL40188520081201
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LT denies link to Mumbai terrorism:
The banned Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LT) denied its involvement in the
Mumbai terror attacks even as US media and intelligence speculated about the
group's possible role in the attacks that left over 200 people, including
several foreigners, dead in India's financial capital, Mumbai.
http://tinyurl.com/6yc6ht
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Pakistan warns west: we cannot fight al-Qaida if crisis
escalates:
Intelligence officials say 100,000 troops will be taken from
duties on Afghan border if India begins 'unwanted conflict'
http://tinyurl.com/6ep3nw
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In case you missed
Shock as top Indian Army officer arrested over bomb attack:
The Indian Army has been shocked by the arrest of a senior
Military Intelligence officer on suspicion of involvement in a bomb attack by
Hindu extremists in western India in September.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5107111.ece
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India asks for Dawood and Masood Azhar's head: :
India has asked Pakistan to hand over gangster Dawood Ibrahim
and terrorist leader Maulana Masood Azhar for their suspected involvement in
the Mumbai terror attack.
http://tinyurl.com/5a7owp
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US tells Pakistan to cooperate in India probe:
The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete
cooperation in investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival
India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday, saying the "civilized"
world must unite against this menace.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_re_as/rice_india
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Mumbai attacks 'were a ploy to wreck Obama plan to isolate
al-Qaeda':
Last week's atrocities were designed to provoke a crisis, or
even a war, between the nuclear-armed neighbours, diverting Islamabad's
attention from extremism in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and thus
relieving pressure on al-Qaeda, Taleban and other militants based there.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5263919.ece
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Iran parliament: Time to talk to US:
Iran's Majlis Speaker, Ali Larijani, told reporters on Monday
that the parliament is mulling over the letters received from members of the US
Congress and Senate, who had put forward a request for initiating parliamentary
dialogue between the two countries.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=77120§ionid=351020101
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Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza with humanitarian
aid:
The Israel Navy on Monday turned away a Libyan ship heading to
Gaza with 3,000 tons of humanitarian aid, ending the most high-profile effort
yet to break a blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1042587.html
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OPEC says ready to cut oil production by good amount at coming
meeting in Algeria:
"The Organization is ready to cut production by another million
barrel, which is a good amount" and "we are all geared towards it," El-Badri
was quoted as saying.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/01/content_10441356.htm
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