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Hindustan Times [India]

08/23/12

Pakistan summoned a US diplomat on Thursday to protest over drone strikes in its northwestern tribal area, which it called ''unlawful'', the foreign ministry said in a statement. Missile attacks from unmanned US aircraft in the restive North Waziristan tribal district have killed at least 15 people since the start of the Muslim festival of Eid on Saturday...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: ''In a new book, author Craig Unger examines the return of Karl Rove, the man who masterminded the rise of George W. Bush from governor of Texas to a two-term presidency, who advised Bush during two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and who was at the center of two of the biggest scandals of the Bush administration: the Valerie Plame Wilson affair and the US attorneys scandal. While Rove was almost indicted for the Plame affair, he has reinvented himself to become the most powerful political operative in America.''

http://truth-out.org/video/item/11069-inside-karl-roves-secret-kingdom-craig-unger-on-stolen-votes-political-attacks-billionaire-ties

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The Troops Protect Our Freedom, and Other Lies I Learned in School

By Kevin Carson

When it comes to guaranteeing stability and promoting democracy, the United States' record is pretty clear. ''Global security'' and ''stability'' mean the security and stability of a particular global order guaranteed by the United States-a global order that reflects the interests of the coalition of class forces that control the American government.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24250.htm



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Mike Ludwig, Truthout: ''Nearly one in five Americans could not afford the food they or their families needed at some point in the past year, and now anti-poverty advocates are pressing Congress to abandon proposed food stamp cuts as a historic drought threatens to drive up food prices across the country.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/11067-millions-go-hungry-as-congress-considers-food-stamp-cuts-and-drought-threatens-crops

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US: June Foodstamp Recipients Hit All Time High

Three Times As Many Americans Enter Poverty As Find Jobs.
http://is.gd/g989Cf



Phoenix Mayor Loses 4 Pounds On A Week s Food Stamp Budget

By Bonnie Kavoussi

As part of Hunger Awareness Month, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton chose to experience what life is like for the 1.1 million food stamp recipients in Arizona.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32608.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Food price spikes will get worse as extreme weather caused by climate change devastates food production

New research shows that the full impact of climate change on future food prices is being underestimated, according to international agency Oxfam.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416816129ms335

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US Drought Batters Farmers as World Food Looms
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/04-5



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Hedge funds are betting on a disaster hitting the financial markets within the next several quarters, with managers holding onto historic levels of cash.

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From Information Clearing House



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http://lewrockwell.com/orig11/wolf-n7.1.1.html

Are People Being Thrown Into Psychiatric Wards for Their Political Views?
http://lewrockwell.com/spl4/political-psych-wards.html

The Creeping Police State
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/09/07/307-the-creeping-police-state/

Welcome to the American Gulag: Using Involuntary Commitment Laws To Silence Dissenters
http://lewrockwell.com/whitehead/whitehead55.1.html

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Creeping Counterterrorism: From Muslims to Political Protesters

Sahar Aziz, Truthout: ''Our shortsighted forfeiture of civil liberties based on fears of the 'Muslim other' now equips our government to quash political dissent.... When we allow governments to forfeit our civil rights to protect 'us' from 'them,' we lose sight of how quickly we can become the 'them.'''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11043-creeping-counterterrorism-from-muslims-to-political-protesters

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When Did Dissent Become a Crime?

America s Police State on Steroids at the Conventions: Protests in Tampa and Charlotte have been swarmed by police and enveloped in surveillance.

http://is.gd/SAgQBb


From Information Clearing House



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/08/23-8

Iran Call for Nuclear Abolition by 2025 is Unreported by New York Times
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/08/28-3

The US and Israel, Not Iran, Threaten Peace
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/04-6

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Israel, Obama and the Curse of John Wayne

By Andrew Alexander

Obama should make a public declaration against military action by Israel. We need a pre-emptive declaration before any pre-emptive war.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32318.htm



'I don t want to be complicit' in an Israeli strike on Iran, says US army chief

Martin Dempsey warns that, while it may delay the Iranian nuclear program, an Israeli military campaign could also unravel international sanctions on the Tehran regime.

http://is.gd/uqn7bE



Bitter Jerusalem slams US for 'lack of determination' in face of Iran s nuclear drive

After Dempsey says he doesn t want to be 'complicit' in Israeli attack, analysts highlight that US army chief used a term with criminal connotations.

http://is.gd/TqgUr0



U.S. Scales-Back Military Exercise with Israel, Affecting Potential Attack on Iran

A smaller U.S. contingent may make it more difficult for the Israeli government to launch a pre-emptive strike on Tehran s nuclear program.

http://is.gd/33eYFu



What About Israel s Nuclear Weapons?

By Patrick B. Pexton

''Why does the press follow every jot and tittle of Iran s nuclear program, but we never see any stories about Israel s nuclear weapons capability?''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32341.htm



Iran strike a done deal? Israel prepares citizens for war

Major drills simulating missile strikes in case of a war with the Islamic State have been held in Tel Aviv. And these emergency exercises are not the only way Israelis are being prepared for an attack.

http://is.gd/bDL2dp



US Won t Back Israeli Attack On Iran

By Shimon Shiffer

Washington reportedly sends Tehran indirect message saying it will not back Israeli strike on nuclear facilities as long as Iran refrains from attacking American facilities in Persian Gulf.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32354.htm


From Information Clearing House

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A Blast From the Past: The Non-Aligned Movement
http://www.lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis305.html



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/23-0

Romney Plan Is Recipe for a Cooked Planet
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/08/23-0

Paul Ryan: Galt, Gold and God
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/08/24-2

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Romney-Ryan ''Ploughshares to Swords** Budget Would Cost America at Least 530,000 Jobs

Robert Naiman, Truthout: ''Saving ... 750,000 jobs by extending the stimulus cost the government real money, $160 billion. Whereas, saving 530,000 jobs by not replacing military cuts with domestic cuts is absolutely free. It doesn t cost the government a single dollar.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/11099-romney-ryan-ploughshares-to-swords-budget-would-cost-america-at-least-530000-jobs



Documents Show Details on Romney Family Trusts

Nicholas Confessore and Julie Creswell, The New York Times News Service: ''Hundreds of pages of confidential internal documents from the private equity firm Bain Capital published online Thursday provided new details on investments held by the Romney family s trusts, as well as aggressive strategies that Bain appears to have used to minimize its investors' and partners' tax liabilities.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/11115-documents-show-details-on-romney-family-trusts



Romney and Ryan: Right Wing Billionaires Think It s Time to Take the Gloves Off

Paul Jay, The Real News Network: ''John Weeks: The right wing elite think if they can make a major breakthrough, they can end the last vestiges of the welfare state.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11114-romney-and-ryan-right-wing-billionaires-think-its-time-to-take-the-gloves-off



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