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Steinbrück lässt das Reden

(cai) Der designierte SPD-Kanzlerkandidat Peer Steinbrück hat laut ''Bild''-Zeitung eine geplante Rede auf einer Veranstaltung der Schweizer Sarasin-Bank kurzfristig abgesagt. Das Schweizer Geldhaus soll nach Angaben der ''Süddeutschen Zeitung'' in die Affäre der Hypo-Vereinsbank (HVB) um mutmaßlichen Steuerbetrug bei Aktiengeschäften verwickelt sein...

http://www.gmx.net/themen/nachrichten/deutschland/709zwm2-steinbrueck-laesst-reden#.A1000146



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The Nation
by Robert Dreyfuss

12/04/12

In October, I blogged about an incident in Afghanistan in which three small children were killed in a US airstrike. In that one small incident, which drew little attention at the time and since, three children aged 12, 10 and 8 were blown to smithereens in a NATO bombing while they were out gathering dung for fuel. Now, in a despicable article in Military Times, the US military says that children are legitimate targets in the war in Afghanistan because sometimes the Taliban and other insurgents use kids...

http://tinyurl.com/dyflqhx


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Prince Harry kills Taliban commander in Afghanistan: reports

Prince Harry who is an RAF helicopter pilot deployed in Afghanistan, has killed a Taliban leader in an airstrike, notching up his first 'kill', British media reported today.

http://is.gd/aSDLeN


From Information Clearing House



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James Kwak, Baseline Scenario: Sixteen trillion dollars is the amount of Treasury debt outstanding at the moment. The more relevant figure is the amount of debt the federal government owes to people and institutions other than itself.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13139-entitlements-scare-tactics



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Gareth Porter, Truthout: After the collapse of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps in the face of the Sunni insurgency of 2004, General David Petraeus led the US war strategy to a dependence on Shi'a militia that inflamed sectarian war - a development that flew beneath the news media s radar. Part 2 of 4.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13122-how-petraeus-quietly-stoked-the-fires-of-sectarian-war-without-getting-burned



Petraeus Rising: Managing the ''War of Perceptions'' in Iraq

Gareth Porter, Truthout: The story of how David Petraeus s much-heralded crowning achievement in Iraq was constructed reveals a series of contradictions that undermine the Petraeus myth. Petraeus took the command in Iraq with so little commitment to the mission that he took the extraordinary precaution of preparing his personal exit strategy if he did not believe he could make a credible case for success.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13310-petraeus-rising-managing-the-war-of-perceptions-in-iraq



A Year After US Troops Withdraw from Iraq, Fog of War Thickens

Andrew Lam, New American Media: In its wake, the Iraq war has left us with more questions than answers.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13307-a-year-after-us-troops-withdraw-from-iraq-fog-of-war-thickens

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Why remember Iraq?

Antiwar.com
by Philip Giraldi

12/13/12

Most Americans would prefer to forget that we are approaching the first anniversary of the expulsion of U.S. military forces from Iraq. The Republican Party, which rallied behind George W. Bush to invade the country and occupy it, has suffered from a short memory relating to that misbegotten war even as it agitates for new and similar military interventions. Much of the silence on the subject is certainly due to the fact that most Democrats and nearly all the media were also on board, though perhaps for reasons that did not completely coincide with the Bush neocons? imperial vision...

http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2012/12/12/why-remember-iraq/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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It would seem that the corporate end of the business world is doing much better following the recession. Sadly, employees are seeing wages reach an all-time low. According to Robert Brusca, economist with FAO Research in New York, this an unfortunate part of the game.

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From Information Clearing House



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The number of terrorist attacks each year has more than quadrupled in the decade since September 11, 2001, a study released on Tuesday said, with Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan the most affected.

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From Information Clearing House



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Have we really learnt nothing at all from what happened in Iraq?
http://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/msg/1354612734.html



Patriot missiles, chemical weapons hype aim to intimidate Syria

Video

http://is.gd/nyD7IW


From Information Clearing House

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US officials say Syrian forces have armed chemical weapons

NBC News

12/05/12

The Syrian military is prepared to use chemical weapons against its own people and is awaiting final orders from President Bashar Assad, U.S. officials told NBC News on Wednesday. The military has loaded the precursor chemicals for sarin, a deadly nerve gas, into aerial bombs that could be dropped onto the Syrian people from dozens of fighter-bombers, the officials said...

http://tinyurl.com/b6ejdxu


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Propaganda Deja Vu? Media Uncritically Echoes Unnamed US Officials on Syria s Chemical Weapons
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/07-1



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By Jean Bricmont

After the Kosovo Albanians in 1999, we have been told that ''we'' must protect Afghan women, Iraqi Kurds and more recently the people of Libya and of Syria.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33222.htm



Libya 'talking points' were heavily edited by the CIA, Wall Street Journal reports

The 'talking points' about the Libya embassy attack were edited to remove a reference to Al Qaeda, among other details.

http://is.gd/DVLwzG


From Information Clearing House



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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/12/04

Bradley Manning s Brig Staff Violated Navy Rules
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/12/06

The Trials of Bradley Manning
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/13-0

The Corporate Media s Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/14-3

Military judge rules Bradley Manning illegally treated
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/01/08-7

Even a Military Judge Recognizes What Many Progressives Deny: Bradley Manning Was Mistreated
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/09-1

Punishment Before Trial: More Than 1,000 Days and Counting for Bradley Manning
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/15-5

Manning: I Leaked Documents to Show 'True Cost of War'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/02/28-4

The Uncommon Courage of Bradley Manning
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/03/01

Prosecutor Overreach Could Turn All Whistleblowing into Treason
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/03/05-1

Bradley Manning Trial Begins: A 'Danger Zone' for Civil Liberties
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/03

Hypocrisy Lies at the Heart of the Trial of Bradley Manning
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/06/03

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Bradley Manning: A Window Into the American Soul
http://lewrockwell.com/roberts/roberts378.html

The Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/scheer6.1.1.html

Manning Plea Statement: Americans Had a Right To Know 'True Cost of War'
http://lewrockwell.com/spl5/manning-plea.html

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Lawyer: Military Treatment of Bradley Manning 'Criminal'

By JOSH GERSTEIN

''Brad s treatment at Quantico will forever be etched in our nation s history as a disgraceful moment in time."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33217.htm



Manning Was Treated Like an 'Animal' Attorney Says

By Julie Tate

''The fact that Manning s spirit is not broken is amazing,'' Coombs said. ''Being treated as a zoo animal for that period of time has to weigh heavily on the psyche.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33300.htm



The Torture of Bradley Manning

Report From The Courtroom

By Andrew Blake

If there s a bad time to discuss holiday shopping, it s while waiting for someone to describe being tortured.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33330.htm



Bradley Manning: The Face of Heroism

By Glenn Greenwald

Heroism is a slippery and ambiguous concept. But whatever it means, it is embodied by Bradley Manning and the acts which he unflinchingly acknowledged.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34131.htm



Bradley Manning Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize: Icelandic MP

Video and transcript: Bradley Manning s statements during his guilty plea prove that he is hero who truly deserves the Nobel Peace prize, Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir told RT, stressing that the mainstream media cannot afford to ignore his case.

http://rt.com/op-edge/manning-pleads-guilty-hero-650/



The United States should be in the dock, not Bradley Manning

By Owen Jones

The whistleblower has allowed us to scrutinise the hidden realities of US power.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35158.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Judge: Manning will not be allowed to present a defense

ABC News

01/16/13

A military judge s ruling on Wednesday tightly limited an Army private s ability to argue he had good reasons for allegedly sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. Pfc. Bradley Manning can use motive evidence at his June 3 trial only to show that he didn t know the leaked material would be seen by al-Qaida, or to seek leniency at sentencing, Col. Denise Lind ruled during a pretrial hearing. Evidence of motive isn t relevant to the other charges, she said...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/04-4

Obama: From Community Organizer to Robot President
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/04-4



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Aktuelle Statistik des CO2-Ausstoßes vorgelegt. Seit 1990 Anstieg von rund 57 Prozent.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/153300



CO2-Emissionen vermutlich gestiegen

Konzerne lassen lieber Braunkohle- als Gaskraftwerke laufen.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/153404



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