World Depression Regional Wars and the Decline of the US Empire By James Petras We are living the end of an entire epoch: Experts everywhere witness the collapse of the US and world financial system, the absence of credit for trade and the lack of financing for investment. A world depression, in which upward of a quarter of the world's labor force will be unemployed, is looming. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22326.htm === Obama's Domino Theory By Juan Cole Obama broke with his pledge of straight talk to the public and fell back on Bush-style boogeymen and implausible conspiracy theories. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22321.htm === Killing For George Secret US Forces Carried Out Assassinations in a Dozen Counties By Seymour Hersh "They've been going into countries, not talking to the ambassador or to the CIA station chief, and finding people on a list and executing them and leaving," http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22325.htm === Netanyahu to Obama: Stop Iran-Or I Will By Jeffrey Goldberg Netanyahu said of the Iranian leadership, "You don't want a messianic apocalyptic cult controlling atomic bombs. When the wide-eyed believer gets hold of the reins of power and the weapons of mass death, then the entire world should start worrying, and that is what is happening in Iran." http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22328.htm === Please Tell Me, Where is Israel Headed? By John J. Mearsheimer The Israel lobby, will adamantly defend Israel's right to do whatever it wants in the Occupied Territories and make it impossible for the president to put significant pressure on Israel. Netanyahu, like all Israeli leaders, understands this basic fact of life. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22327.htm === Children Of Darkness - Killing 'Them' Media Lens Enemies of the West are killing people, and enemies of the West are currently labelled "al-Qaeda" http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22324.htm === The Silence Surrounding Sri Lanka By Arundhati Roy The horror that is unfolding in Sri Lanka becomes possible because of the silence that surrounds it. There is almost no reporting in the international press - or in the mainstream media in India, where I live - about what is happening. From the little information that is filtering through, it looks as though the Sri Lankan government is using the propaganda of "the war on terror" as a fig leaf to dismantle any semblance of democracy in the country and commit unspeakable crimes against the Tamil people. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22323.htm === Israel's Covert War on Iran Faces Disapproving White House By RICHARD SALE Facing mounting U.S. opposition behind the scenes, Israel still plans to continue a covert operation to delay Iran's nuclear program by assassinating key Iranian scientists, U.S. officials said. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22319.htm === Obstruction of Justice By Chris Hedges The trial of Al-Arian is a cause célèbre in the Muslim world. A documentary film was made about the case in Europe. He has become the poster child for judicial abuse and persecution of Muslims in the United States by the Bush administration. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22320.htm === U-20: Will the Global Economy Resurface? By Walden Bello The Group of 20 (G20) is making a big show of getting together to come to grips with the global economic crisis. But here's the problem with the upcoming summit in London on April 2: It's all show. What the show masks is a very deep worry and fear among the global elite that it really doesn't know the direction in which the world economy is heading and the measures needed to stabilize it. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22322.htm === --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
