World-News: 10 September 2011

Evaggelos Vallianatos, Truthout: 'Clearly, environmental protection was never a luxury to be weakened or taken away so that industry can go on making profits at the expense of human health and the undermining of life on earth. Yet, the political unanimity in business as usual is remarkable: money from the industries in question pollutes scientists at our universities and our politicians and presidents, both Republican and Democratic. The transition from the Republican George W. Bush to the Democrat Barack Obama brought some cosmetic changes to environmental protection, but the essentials of protecting business rather than human health and the natural world remain in place.'

http://www.truth-out.org/business-usual-destroying-america/1314812108

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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=environmental+protection
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Evaggelos+Vallianatos
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Starmail - 10. Sep, 22:09

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GOP Reps. Dismiss Tax Cut for Working Americans in Favor of Giveaways to Corporations

Starmail - 10. Sep, 22:03

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The Legacy of 9/11 and the War on Intellectuals

Stephen Zunes, Truthout: 'My argument was that the more the United States has militarized the region, the less secure the American people had become. I noted how all the sophisticated weaponry, brave fighting men and women, and brilliant military leadership the United States possessed would do little good if there were hundreds of millions of people in the Middle East and beyond who hated us. Even though only a small percentage of the population supports Osama bin Laden s methods, I argued, there would still be enough people to maintain dangerous terrorist networks as long as his grievances resonated with large numbers of people.'

http://www.truth-out.org/legacy-911-and-war-intellectuals/1315608304

Bird-Dogging Torturers in NYC

Ray McGovern, Truthout: 'As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 nears, many ex-Bush administration officials who approved torture in the 'war on terror' and botched the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are back in the spotlight taking bows from appreciative audiences in tightly controlled settings.... What became gradually and reassuringly clear is that New York continues to be a tale of two cities. And those whom my grandmother used to call 'the swells' remain a loud but increasingly transparent minority.'

http://www.truth-out.org/bird-dogging-torturers-nyc/1315675648

Relics, Artifacts and Memories: A Year Spent With World Trade Center Steel

Amanda Lin Costa, Truthout: 'I didn?t set off to become an expert in World Trade Center (WTC) steel but recently it occurred to me I was becoming one. The thought first dawned on me about a month ago, after I spent the day filming at The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of a documentary I have been working on about WTC steel... It was fascinating to see the meticulous samples nestled in shallow drawers that reminded me, ironically, of the flat files used by architects to store the blueprints used to build monumental structures. These drawers contained the clues to the collapse of the world s most famous buildings.'

http://www.truth-out.org/relics-artifacts-and-memories-year-spent-world-trade-center-steel/1315724400

Education: Our True Homeland Security

William J. Astore, Truthout: 'How about redefining education as our true Homeland Security? A security based not on military power or intrusive surveillance but on creativity and critical thinking and informed citizenship? How about stimulating and facilitating a lifelong pursuit of fresh ideas and innovative solutions to national and global challenges? There are, of course, sound and practical reasons for such a pursuit, such as maintaining our economic competitiveness. But learning how to learn is also a critical way to arm ourselves against propaganda and manipulation, a way to build one's very own BS detector, if you will.'

http://www.truth-out.org/education-our-true-homeland-security/1315582316

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Imperial Hubris of the War on Terror

Video and Transcript

Michael Scheuer headed the CIA s Osama bin Laden tracking unit and now argues the 'war on terror' has actually made Al Qaeda bigger and done nothing to address the reasons for terrorism.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29090.htm

9/11 and the Decline of Brand America

By Reza Pankhurst

Ten years after 9/11, the unipolar age of the American hyper-power is over; US-style Capitalism and its professed free-market ideology which has been exposed as a myth.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29092.htm

911 Experts Speak Out

Video

Are All Of These Architects and Engineers Wrong?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29088.htm

Bush Credits 'The Work That Was Done' During 'My Presidency' For Osama Bin Laden s Death

The reality, of course, is that Bush s attempts to capture or kill bin Laden were huge failures.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/09/09/315518/bush-takes-credit-for-bin-laden/

War 'on' terror, or 'for' terror?:

The scenes of horror that unfolded on 9/11 sparked a response that would become the 'War on Terror'. But experts believe we are now in a much more dangerous world than we were 10 years ago.

https://rt.com/news/war-terror-world-now-257/

Taliban 'Offered Bin Laden Trial Before 9/11'

By Mujib Mashal

Former minister says group was prepared to see bin Laden put on trial prior to 9/11, but US was not interested.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29098.htm

Al-Qa'ida, and the Myth Behind the War on Terrorism

By Patrick Cockburn

The atrocities against America created the image of Osama bin Laden as the leader of a global jihad upon the West. It was a fantasy that governments willingly, and disastrously, helped to perpetuate.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29101.htm

Imagine

Video

An moment of relief from the pity fest and rampant propaganda poising our minds and air waves today September 11, 2011.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29099.htm

Inside the Surveillance State

How Peaceful Activists Get Swept Up onto 'Terrorist' Watch Lists
http://www.alternet.org/rights/152432

From Information Clearing House

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Mohamed Atta and the Venice Flying Circus
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-911-files/mohamed-atta-and-the-venice-flying-circus.html

Sound Evidence for WTC 7 Explosions
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-911-files/sound-evidence-for-wtc-7-explosions.html

The Flying Bin Ladens
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-911-files/the-flying-bin-ladens.html

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Massive online archive of 3,000 hours of 9/11 TV reportage
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10540/

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Abolish the Department of Homeland Security

Cato Institute
by David Rittgers

09/19/11

George W. Bush was right before he was wrong. Mr. Bush initially opposed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, but he bowed to political pressure and formed a new bureaucracy and increased domestic-security funds. Ten years after Sept. 11, it s time to rethink the very existence of that department because the additional layers of government and wasteful spending do not provide enough security to justify its existence...

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=13679

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Hartz IV: Regierung verteidigt Kürzungen bei Behinderten

Während der Sozialverband Deutschland (SoVD) und der Sozialverband VdK ein sofortiges Ende der Benachteiligung von behinderten Menschen anlässlich einer Veröffentlichung eines Gutachtens der Hans Böckler Stiftung zur Neuregelung der Hartz IV Regelbedarfe bei Arbeitslosengeld II und Sozialhilfe fordert, verteidigte die Bundesregierung in einer Antwort auf die Frage der Bundestagsabgeordneten Katja Kipping die Kürzungen von behinderten Menschen um monatlich 73 Euro, wenn Erwachsene bei ihren Eltern leben. Denn statt des vollen bei Hartz IV üblichen Regelsatzes von 364 Euro, erhalten Behinderte lediglich 291 Euro monatlich, wenn sie das 25. Lebensjahr überschritten haben und mit anderen Erwachsenen in einem Haushalt leben. Weiter lesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-regierung-kuerzt-behinderten-bezuege-130426.php

Der Anteil der Stromkosten in den Regelleistungen reicht nicht aus

Bei den Stromkosten findet eine massive Unterdeckung statt. Die Folge: Hartz IV Bezieher müssen mehr für Energiekosten ausgeben, als in den Regelleistungen http://www.gegen-hartz.de/hartzivregelleistung.php vorgesehen sind. Das ergab eine repräsentative Studie der Gemeinnützigen Gesellschaft für Verbraucher und Sozialberatung (GVS). Die Gefahr durch der Verschuldung ist aufgrund der Unterdeckung der Stromkosten besonders hoch, wie der Bund der Energiekunden mahnte. Weiter lesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-reicht-nicht-fuer-stromkosten-261726.php

Hartz IV und das angebliche Jobwunder in Deutschland

Nirgends in Europa müssen so viele Menschen im Niedriglohnsektor arbeiten. Da hilft es auch nichts zu beschönigen, indem die Bundesregierung fortlaufend wiederholt, 'Deutschland habe ein Jobwunder'. Die Frage ist nur zu welchem Preis? Nach Berechnungen des Instituts Arbeit und Qualifikation, des Statistischen Bundesamtes sowie der Bundesagentur für Arbeit arbeiten derzeit rund 2,1 Millionen Menschen in Jobs, wo sie weniger als 6 Euro brutto in der Stunde verdienen. Die Hälfte der Geringverdiener arbeiten für 5 Euro je Stunde. 70 Prozent der Betroffenen haben eine Ausbildung oder Studium absolviert... Weiter lesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-und-das-jobwunder-in-deutschland-39283.php

DGB Studie: Die Hartz IV Regelsätze widersprechen den Vorgaben des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes

Zwei wissenschaftliche Studien im Auftrag des Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes (DGB) haben ermittelt, dass die (Neu-) Berechnungen der Hartz IV Regelsätze einer Prüfung vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht nicht standhalten würden. Die Studienautoren verweisen darauf, dass die Gesetzgebungen nicht den ursprünglichen Vorgaben des obersten Verfassungsgerichts in Karlsruhe von Februar 2010 entsprechen. Weiter lesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/dgb-studie-hartz-iv-regelsaetze-verfassungswidrig-21006.php

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Bescheid als Erpressung der Hartz IV-Bezieher und einen Freifahrtschein für Jobcenter

http://www.sozialticker.com/neue-masche-der-jobcenter-schon-mal-vorsorglich-sippenhaft-androhen_20110912.html

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An Unending Crisis: America in the 21st Century

Cary Fraser, Truthout: 'For more than four decades, the American political system has been defined by a growing gap between the electorate and the presidency as a symbol of good governance and political legitimacy. It would appear that the serial crises affecting presidents since 1968 have served to entrench a 'credibility' gap within American politics. That gap is now a bellwether of the American political system and it is an indicator of the political polarization that has overtaken the American political system. The fissures in American politics have been provoked by and contributed to, the escalating conflicts among the three branches of government - the legislature, the judiciary and the executive - and internecine war within the two major political parties.'

http://www.truth-out.org/unending-crisis-america-21st-century/1312898719

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Cost of civilian 'surge' in Afghanistan: $1.7 billion

A 'surge' of U.S. civilian officials into Afghanistan has cost about $1.7 billion since 2009, and is likely to get a lot more expensive soon, according to a new audit.

http://wapo.st/okc6q9

10 More years: On the Afghan 'frontline', U.S. soldiers see longer war ahead

U.S. soldiers deployed on the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan say the war isn t going away for another ten years, even after Washington pulls troops from a country locked in a deadly Islamist insurgency.

http://reut.rs/qKPdtz

From Information Clearing House

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Starmail - 10. Sep, 09:35

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A Few Important Causes Of The Decline Of The USA

By Rodrigue Tremblay

More countries are destroyed by their own politicians than by foreign armies.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29077.htm

World Entering 'Dangerous New Phase': IMF

By Catherine Boyle

'The world is collectively suffering from a crisis of confidence, in the face of a deteriorating economic outlook and rising concerns about the health of sovereigns and banks.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29086.htm

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Starmail - 10. Sep, 09:29

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October Will Be Month of the Big Unraveling

http://www.lewrockwell.com/slavo/slavo56.1.html

Dirty Word: Debt
http://lewrockwell.com/orig12/russell-r17.1.html

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Tony Blair Calls for Regime Change in Iran and Syria

By Nicholas Watt

Former prime minister warns that Middle East would be 'very, very badly destabilised 'if' Iran acquired nuclear weapons.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29076.htm

How UK put Libyan dissidents under house arrest at Gaddafi s behest following Blair's 'deal in the desert'

Top-secret documents discovered abandoned in ambassador s residence by the Mail on Sunday reveal Blair government s double-dealing.

http://bit.ly/pDpAbn

British firms clamor to get a foot in the door in Libya:

Lord David Trefgarne, chairman of the LBBC, said members of his organization are keen to join him on an upcoming reconnaissance trip to the Libyan capital later this month, even with the UK s Foreign Office advising against all travel to Libya.

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/09/06/165620.html

Tony Blair s six secret visits to Col Gaddafi

Tony Blair s close relationship to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has come under fresh scrutiny after it emerged he had six private meetings with the dictator in the three years after he left Downing Street.

http://tgr.ph/p6BKj9

From Information Clearing House

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Starmail - 10. Sep, 06:21

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Obama Jobs Plan Tax Cuts Threaten Social Security

http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/09/09

Obama is Coming to Cut Medicare
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/09/09-12

The Poor: Still Here, Still Poor
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/09/09-7

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15 Examples of How 'The Little Guy' Is Getting Absolutely Killed in America Today
http://lewrockwell.com/rep2/little-guy-getting-killed.html

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Imperial Delusions: Ignoring the Lessons of 9/11

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Gegen Vorratsdatenspeicherung in jeder Form

'Freiheit statt Angst': ein Demonstrationsbündnis mobilisiert für einen besseren Datenschutz.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/150437

Die SPD und die Vorratsdatenspeicherung - zurück zu den Wurzeln

Zwischenzeitlich gab es vereinzelte Hoffnung, dass die SPD, die dereinst für die Etablierung der VDS verantwortlich zeichnete, dazugelernt hätte. Doch diese Hoffnung war trügerisch, wie sich zeigt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/5/150826

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Mitmachen! Petition für Datenschutz als Voreinstellung

'Datenschutzfreundliche Voreinstellungen bei Hard- und Software sind seit langem eine der zentralen Forderungen des FoeBuD. Denn 'Standardeinstellungen sind Politik!' (Rena Tangens) Deshalb freuen wir uns über die Initiative des Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. (vzbv) und unterstützen diese Petition. Wir möchten damit möglichst viele Menschen als Mitunterzeichner/innen gewinnen. Wir wollen mindestens 50.000 Unterzeichner sammeln, damit es eine öffentliche Anhörung im Bundestag mit Rederecht für den Petenten Gerd Billen vom vzbv gibt. Sie können die Petition hier oder beim vzbv unterzeichnen. Die Unterschriften werden gemeinsam eingereicht. Die Petition läuft bis zum 4. Dezember 2011. Zeichnen Sie mit!...' Siehe dazu die Sonderseite des FoeBuD mit der Möglichkeit die Petition zu unterschreiben https://petition.foebud.org/FoeBuD/Datenschutzfreundliche-Voreinstellungen/

Aus: LabourNet, 5. Oktober 2011

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An Unending Crisis: America in the 21st Century

Cost of civilian 'surge' in Afghanistan: $1.7 billion

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October Will Be Month of the Big Unraveling

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