World-News

New multi-nation poll finds that, more people disapprove of Obama s drone strikes than approve. Indeed, ''the policy is unpopular in majority Muslim nations, but also in Europe and other regions as well''; specifically, ''at least three-in-four [are opposed] in a diverse set of countries: Greece (90%), Egypt (89%), Jordan (85%), Turkey (81%), Spain (76%), Brazil (76%) and Japan (75%).''

http://is.gd/0hAe5Y



A drones are attacking funeral processions and civilian and Taliban rescue teams in Pakistan.

Video

A staggering report exposing the practice has outraged NGOs and legal experts, who are demanding international laws to govern drone warfare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCQLTMmFIso


From Information Clearing House

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US Drone Program Fuels Global Dismay with Obama Presidency
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/06/13-3

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Game of drones

Cato Institute
by Gene Healy

06/12/12

Technology forged for gathering battlefield intelligence and waging war against terrorists is coming home and the powers that be seem pretty blithe about it. ... That's a problem. Drone technology dramatically enhances the government s ability to monitor citizens in public places and on their own property and privacy law hasn t kept pace with technological change...

http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/game-drones


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Glenn+Greenwald
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Gene+Healy
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Everything you know about economics is wrong

By Paul B. Farrell

Economics dogma is on track to destroy the world with a misleading ideology.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31568.htm



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=perpetual+growth
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Paul+B.+Farrell
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http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Syngenta_Charged.php

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Spin and lies from Syngenta an ''Australian Agribusiness''

http://emfacts.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fde0125885d9f7d82a3668e7d&id=02b04e00e5&e=50655bac52



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=agribusiness
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=GM+Corn
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AN ARMY doctor has been accused of a cover-up following the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa at the hands of British soldiers.

http://is.gd/F3c9Jp


From Information Clearing House



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By Clara Weiss

The units being prepared for an intervention are the 76th Division of airborne forces (an especially experienced unit of the Russian army), the 15th Army Division, as well as special forces from a brigade of the Black Sea fleet, which has a base in the Syrian port of Tartus.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31559.htm



Syria: It Is Looking Ominous

By Penny

The use of helicopters gives NATO the justification to launch airstrikes.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31562.htm



Hillary Clinton: Russia sending attack helicopters to Syria

The Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad s regime and warned that the Arab country s 15-month conflict could become even deadlier.

http://is.gd/rtzcic



Obama speeds up limited air strike, no-fly zones preparations for Syria

Their mission will be to knock out Assad s central regime and military command centers so as to shake regime stability and restrict Syrian army and air force activity for subduing rebel action.

http://is.gd/jp6cEH



Russia Accuses U.S. of Supplying Arms to Syria Rebels to Fight Assad

By Al Arabiya News

Russia is supplying ''anti-air defense systems'' to Damascus in a deal that ''in no way violates international laws,'' Lavrov told a news conference during a brief visit to Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31573.htm


From Information Clearing House

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War is coming. Expect it.

Freedom s Phoenix
by Stephen Lendman

06/13/12

It s baked in the cake. Preparations began months ago. Regime change plans are longstanding. The road to Tehran runs through Damascus. Washington runs everything. It controls the process. At stake is regional dominance. Key also is shutting out Russia and China. War is the strategy of choice when other methods fail...

http://bit.ly/LySDIo



Double hypocrisy

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G. Hornberger

06/14/12

Russian foreign minister Sergey V. Lavrov hoisted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton up on her petard after she accused Russia of shipping attack helicopters to the Assad regime in Syria. In response, Lavrov reminded Clinton of something she might have forgotten: that the U.S. government supplies weaponry to oppressive regimes throughout the Middle East...

http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2012-06-14.asp


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Do We Really Want To Pick a Fight With Moscow?
http://lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis297.html



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Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress: ''Mitt Romney confirmed on Tuesday that he would allow insurers to deny coverage to millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions if the Supreme Court strikes down 'Obamacare' later this month. During a speech at Con-Air Industries in Orlando, Florida, the former Massachusetts governor said that Americans who have not been 'continuously insured' would not be protected from discrimination if they suffer from pre-existing conditions.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9754-romney-confirms-he-will-deny-insurance-to-millions-with-pre-existing-conditions-if-obamacare-is-struck-down



For-Profit Colleges Are Bankrolling Romney to Keep Student Loan Money Flowing

Charles M. Smith and Dina Rasor, Truthout: ''Unfortunately there is great pressure at this time to cut back on state educational funding. The for-profit schools have an incentive to lobby for these states' 'austerity' programs to cripple their competition public colleges. There have been efforts to resist these cutbacks in one of the most valuable public goods the states can produce, educated citizens. The fight will be a tough one, however, because the public colleges are competing with well-financed for-profit colleges and the attitude of the Republican Party toward the privatization of most aspects of government.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9790-for-profit-colleges-are-bankrolling-mitt-romney-and-other-republicans-to-keep-their-public-student-loans-flowing

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Romney s Campaign of Inanity
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/14-12



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Mark Karlin, Truthout: ''Given the frustration at impacting the grip of the plutocracy on the US and our government, let s start off with the subtitle of your book: 'Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It.' What are some of the activities individuals can do to create change, because the oligarchs have control of Congress, for the most part, and the backing of a one-vote majority on the Supreme Court?''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9721-how-the-1-percent-and-transnational-corporations-hijacked-our-political-system-and-what-to-do-about-it



1% Pathologies

Chris Hayes, Crown Publishers: ''Nearly all of the commentary on America s growing inequality focuses on the ways in which skewed distribution of income and wealth is bad for those on the bottom of the pyramid: the way it leads to stagnating wages and competition for scarce positional goods; the way it alienates the middle and working classes and the poor. But we largely ignore the effect of extreme inequality that is, in the long run, the most destructive: the way it makes those at the top of the social pyramid worse.''

http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/9813-one-percent-pathologies

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Crooked Elections, Crooked Markets, and Crooked Numbers
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/06/12/283-crooked-elections-crooked-markets-and-crooked-numbers/

Romans 13 and Obeying the Government
http://lewrockwell.com/vance/vance293.html

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Hubris as the Evil Force in History

By Paul Craig Roberts

Washington asserts the superiority of the American way and the right to impose it on the rest of the world. Hubris is in full flower despite its defeats.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31567.htm



Poorer US Citizens Live Five Years Less Than Affluent Countrymen

By Amy Hodges

The United States still trails many of the world s countries when it comes to life expectancy, and its poorest citizens live approximately five years less than more affluent persons, according to a new study.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31682.htm



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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=/lewrockwell-show
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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/06/12-0

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Why The Economy Can t Get Out of First Gear: The Rich Have Sucked It Dry

By Robert Reich

Can I say this any more simply? The earnings of the great American middle class fueled the great American expansion for three decades after World War II. Their relative lack of earnings in more recent years set us up for the great American bust.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31574.htm



Fed members gave their own banks $4 trillion during bailout

By Robert Scheer

During the financial crisis, at least 18 former and current directors from Federal Reserve Banks worked in banks and corporations that collectively received over $4 trillion in low-interest loans from the Federal Reserve.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31591.htm



Jamie Dimon Is Not Alone

Banks and Businesses Took $4 Trillion in Bailouts. This report reveals the inherent conflicts of interest that exist at the Federal Reserve.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31590.htm



Federal Reserve predicts new economic crisis

A recent meeting of the US Federal Reserve revealed that members of America s central bank are not very optimistic about the future of the country s economy.

http://rt.com/usa/news/economic-meeting-fed-members-048/


From Information Clearing House

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The Great Retirement Squeeze: Pension Cuts Mean Poverty for Future Elders

Paul Kleyman, New America Media: ''Only a week after an election signaling a rollback in public-employee retirement benefits, new Federal Reserve data show a sharp decline in family wealth. The effect is especially acute for non-whites and Hispanic households. The compounding factors of deep losses in U.S. family wealth, sharp declines in pensions and calls in Washington to reduce Social Security could tarnish Americans' golden years for generations to come, particularly for economically vulnerable groups of older women and ethnic elders.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9802-the-great-retirement-squeeze-pension-cuts-mean-poverty-for-future-elders



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Das Nettovermögen der Mittelschicht ist von 2007 bis 2010 nach Angaben der Fed durch die Finanzkrise auf den Stand der frühen 1990er Jahre geschrumpft.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/152175



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