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http://meinungen.gmx.net/forum-gmx/post/14803117



Wulff bezieht umstrittenes Büro

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Future of Freedom Foundation
by Andy Worthington

03/29/12

Ten years ago, on the evening of March 28, 2002, the Bush administration officially embarked on its 'high-value detainee' program in the 'war on terror' that had been declared in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, when Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn (more commonly identified as Abu Zubaydah), was captured in a house raid in Faisalabad, Pakistan...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Indonesian Oil Palm Fires Threaten Important Orangutan Population with Extirpation

http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/sendsm.aspx?id=congo_oil_virunga



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Einen siebzehnjährigen Jungen erschießen? Natürlich Notwehr, was denn sonst, selbst wenn dokumentarisch festgehalten ist, dass es nichts zum Verteidigen gab. Kommt man aber in Florida mit durch, der selbsternannte Bürgerwehrschütze George Zimmermann jedenfalls blieb unbehelligt von jeglicher Behörde. Der Wahrheit am nächsten kam der Konservative Geraldo Rivera: Die Kleidung Trayvon Martins sei mindestens ebenso sehr schuld an seinem Tod wie der Todesschütze... der Junge trug Hoodie, also Kapuzenshirt, das Gesetz, nachdem darauf die Todesstrafe steht, war bisher nicht bekannt. Hier eine kurze Videoaufzeichnung vom "Million Hoodie March" in New York vom 21. März 2012 bei You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9896y3BGcs

Siehe dazu: ''Michelle Alexander, The Age of Obama as a Racial Nightmare'' am 25. März 2012 bei Tomdispatch - ein aktueller Beitrag der Autorin von ''The new Jim Crow'' über die rassistischen Bedingungen solcher Todesfälle - und ihre Produktion durch ein Vorgehen, das Sicherheitspolitik genannt wird..: http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175520/best_of_tomdispatch:_michelle_alexander,_the_age_of_obama_as_a_racial_nightmare/

Sowie: ''Es ist Rassismus'' von Reymer Klüver am 24. März 2012 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung, wo es unter anderem heisst: ''In den USA gehen Tausende Menschen auf die Straße, weil die Polizei den mutmaßlichen Todesschützen des 17-jährigen Trayvon Martin laufen ließ. Der Junge war auf dem Rückweg von einem Süßigkeitenladen einem Mitglied der freiwilligen Bürgerwehr zum Opfer gefallen. Auch Präsident Obama zeigte Flagge in der Rassismus-Debatte: ''Wenn ich einen Sohn hätte, würde er wie Trayvon aussehen''..: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/proteste-in-den-usa-nach-tod-eines-teenagers-es-ist-rassismus-1.1317120

Und: ''Gespannte Rassenbeziehungen in den USA'' von Peter Winkler am 24. März 2012 in der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung, wo hinzu weitere jüngste Gewalttaten berichtet werden: http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/politik/international/gespannte_rassenbeziehungen_in_den_usa_1.16048645.html


Aus: LabourNet, 30. März 2012



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Nearly one out of every five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year were killed by Afghan police or army forces. Nine of the 16 victims were U.S. soldiers.

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American Culture and the Afghan War

By Younes Abdullah Muhammad

It is no longer sufficient to merely oppose wars abroad. To reestablish liberty at home Americans must right wrongs by attacking the imperialist culture.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31099.htm


From Information Clearing House

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The Afghan Syndrome

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com: ''Still, credit must be given. Increasingly poorly remembered, Vietnam is now one for the ages. After so many years, Afghanistan has finally emerged as a quagmire beholden to no other war. What an achievement! Our moment, Afghanistan included, has proven so extreme, so disastrous, that it s finally put the unquiet ghost of Vietnam in its grave. And here s the miracle: it has all happened without anyone in Washington grasping the essence of that now-ancient defeat, or understanding a thing.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8439-the-afghan-syndrome



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By Philip Giraldi

Who but the gaggle of foreign policy experts surrounding the three leading Republican presidential candidates, all of whom are salivating for war, can deny that America is in steep decline?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30935.htm



On The Nature Of Self-Defeating Convictions

A missive to an estranged southern friend

By Phil Rockstroh

We live in a culture that worships the god of violent death. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30941.htm



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US drone raids in Yemen 'kill hundreds'

Report says drone attacks have become as frequent as in Pakistan, with scores of civilians killed.

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''Al-Qaida'' fighters mown down in airstrikes

Dozens of al-Qaida fighters in Yemen have been reportedly wiped out in airstrikes, possibly carried out by American forces as U.S. President Barack Obama ramps up his ''secret war'' against the jihadists.

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U.S. kills 14 ''al-Qaida militants'' in Yemen s south

The warplane fired two missiles on an al-Qaida convoy on a desert road in the outskirts of Lauder town, about 150 km northeast of Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan, killing at least 14 militants and wounding 10 others, the local government official said condition of anonymity.

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US kills 7 people in Yemen

A U.S. drone strike killed seven suspected al-Qaida members believed to be heading toward a restive province where Yemeni forces have been intensely battling the terror group, Yemeni officials said.

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Drone death in Yemen of an American teenager

With the house still quiet with slumber, the 15-year-old left a letter for his mother begging forgiveness, then crawled out a second-storey kitchen window and dropped to the garden below.

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US kills at least 7 ''militants'' in Yemen

At least seven ''Al-Qaeda militants'' were killed early Tuesday during an overnight drone attack in different locations in southern Yemen, according to news reports.

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Seeking the Truth About U.S. Targeted Killing Strike That Killed Dozens of Women and Children in Yemen

By Nathan Freed Wessler and Pardiss Kebriaei

The images are horrifying. Rarely has the American public seen so clearly the human costs of America s targeted killing campaign.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31106.htm



U.S. Kills ''AQAP leader'' in Yemen

FBI director Robert Mueller visited Yemen on Tuesday, pledging to help quell an Islamist insurgency there, as security and government sources said a U.S. drone had killed a prominent al Qaeda leader linked to a 2005 attack on a French oil tanker.

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Fifteen ''militants'' killed in Yemen airstrike

Fifteen ''al-Qaida-linked'' militants have been killed in a missile strike on their training camp in southern Yemen, according to military officials.

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US kills 15 people in Yemen

Yemeni military officials who are currently engaged in an offensive against Islamist guerillas there claimed that all the dead were ''al-Qaida-linked'' militants.

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From Information Clearing House

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Nonstop U.S. backed bombardment of Southern Yemen
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-war-on-terror-is-a-fraud/nonstop-us-backed-bombardment-of-southern-yemen.html



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Dina Rasor, Truthout: ''As I mentioned in an earlier Solutions column, it was a tradition for ex-generals to enter the civilian business world. It was even considered unseemly for a retired general to go work for a military company after World War II, but unfortunately, a large percentage of current retiring generals go to work for defense companies, giving 'advice' and claiming not to lobby.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8175-generals-who-dont-just-fade-away-the-newest-in-self-dealing-maneuvers

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Drug and Health Product Industry Spent $700 Million on Lobbying
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/03/29-12

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McChrystal: Time To Bring Back The Draft

By Josh Rogin

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander of international forces in Afghanistan, said this week that the United States should bring back the draft if it ever goes to war again.

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Salvatore Babones, Truthout: ''The idea that corporations should seek to maximize shareholder value, and nothing else, was born in the 1980s and rose to dominance in the 1990s. Before the 1990s, many people believed that corporations existed to produce useful goods, provide important services, generate meaningful employment and support vibrant communities. How quaint that sounds today.''

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Whose Recovery?

Robert Reich, Robert Reich s Blog: ''Luxury retailers are smiling. So are the owners of high-end restaurants, sellers of upscale cars, vacation planners, financial advisors, and personal coaches. For them and their customers and clients the recession is over. The recovery is now full speed.But the rest of America isn t enjoying an economic recovery. It s still sick. Many Americans remain in critical condition.... It s almost a certainly that all the gains went to the top 10 percent, and the lion s share to the top 1 percent. Over a third of the gains went to 15,600 super-rich households in the top one-tenth of one percent.''

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U.S. Corporate Tax Rate Much Lower Than Most Other Developed Nations

Pat Garofalo, ThinkProgress: ''Republicans have been kvetching about the fact that, as of Sunday, the U.S. will have the highest statutory corporate tax rate in the world following a scheduled cut in Japan s corporate tax. 'The United States is a world leader in countless ways. 'World's Highest Taxes' is a title we should give up as soon as possible,' wrote Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) in a Fox News op-ed.... The U.S. both taxes its corporations less and raises less in revenue from corporate taxes than its foreign competitors.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8233-reality-check-us-corporate-tax-rate-much-lower-than-most-other-developed-nations



Shareholders Say No to Citigroup CEO Pay: A Model for Fighting Crony Capitalism

Dean Baker, Truthout: ''Last week, the country saw one of the fruits of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill. The bill requires that major corporations offer their shareholders the opportunity to vote on the pay package for their chief executive. The shareholders of Citigroup voted down the $14.9 million pay package for CEO Vikram Pandit by a margin of 55-45 percent. The vote was nonbinding (a very serious problem), but it was nonetheless a huge slap in the face for Pandit and Citigroup s top management and directors.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8669-shareholders-say-no-to-citigroup-ceo-pay-a-model-for-fighting-crony-capitalism

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The 1% strike back

Our Future Blog
by Robert Borosage

03/29/12

In 2010, as the economy began its slow recovery from the Great Recession, a new study shows the richest 1% of Americans captured a staggering 93% of all income growth, while the incomes of most Americans stagnated. 93%. Occupy that. The 1% are back. The stock market, leading source of wealth for the few, rebounded. Housing, the leading source of wealth for middle income Americans, continued to decline. Median CEO pay soared a stunning 27%. When the 2011 figures come out, the disparities will be even greater...

http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012031329/1-strike-back


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Jobs Report Tempers Hopes of Accelerating US Recovery
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Bank CEOs Gain as Millions Lose Dreams, Retirement to Foreclosure
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Cross-Border Martial Law
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