World-News

Patrick Cockburn

One of the most important changes in world politics over the past decade is that the US has failed to win two wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan, despite deploying large and vastly expensive land armies. Equally telling, these failures were against relatively puny forces of guerrillas.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32886.htm



US Detention of Imran Khan Part of Trend to Harass Anti-drone Advocates

By Glenn Greenwald

The vindictive humiliation of Pakistan s most popular politician shows the US government s intolerance for dissent.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32885.htm



US drones are killing many civilians

Op-Ed

When we are told that 16 militants have been killed in a drone strike, it usually turns out that, for example, four of these militants were children and seven were women.

http://is.gd/mFs25t


From Information Clearing House

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Drone-Murders of Americans ?Totally Right, Totally Constitutional?: Homeland Security Chairperson
http://lewrockwell.com/spl4/drone-murders-of-americans.html

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Do you want murders done in your name?

Downsize DC
by James Wilson

10/29/12

The President uses drones to kill some terrorists and lots of innocents. Revenge, in turn, creates more terrorists. He bases his murderous power on the 2001 'Authorization to Use Military Force.' Please tell Congress to repeal it...

http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/do-you-want-murders-done-in-your-name



Kill lists will continue

Antiwar.com
by Philip Giraldi

11/08/12

We are seeing a series of wars unprecedented in scope that are carefully being disguised as non-wars, or, at best, limited objective constabulary actions, while the definition of terrorist has become increasingly elastic, permitting the listing of anyone who supports in any way or condones the activities of any group viewed as threatening to American interests. The CIA, which has recently requested a sharp increase in the number of drones it operates, is being transformed from an intelligence service into a paramilitary organization...

http://tinyurl.com/d2u74z3


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Authorization+to+Use+Military+Force
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Pakistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Homeland+Security
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Philip+Giraldi
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