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The Forever War, Still Forever - The American Prospect
The American Prospect
The American Prospect
Whatever you call it, the War on Terror is our endless war, just as George W. Bush set it out to be. With a Congress and most of a public willing to let him do almost anything he wanted, Bush's administration told us all those years ago that we were ...
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Crossing Afghanistan, I saw how the war brought jobs – and corruption - Globe and Mail
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Not only did it mean spending seemingly endless stretches jostling around in cramped, burning hot cabin, and braving Taliban attacks – we narrowly missed two bomb blasts on our trip – but it almost meant crossing Pakistan's tribal areas, which are ...
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NDAA debate: US programming the war machine - RT
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RT
We plan to really push back on this endless war program in the process.” The White House is expected to announce on Thursday its intention to partially move the drone program out of the Central Intelligence Agency and to the Department of Defense ...
Obama to justify targeted killing, vow new bid to reduce Gitmo population - Press TV
Press TV
Press TV
While Obama will try to “reject” the notion of an endless US war with “terrorists,” the report says, he does not appear to think the end is anywhere near since “he is also institutionalizing procedures for [terror] drone strikes.” This is while a top ...
Obama to detail terrorism policy including drone attacks and Guantánamo Bay ...MinnPost.com
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American cities struggle to combat rising gun violence - ABC Online
ABC Online
ABC Online
CHARLES RAMSEY, PHILADELPHIA POLICE COMMISSIONER: It seems like there's an endless flow of guns in the city. We don't even know how many guns ... This is a war here in inner cities all across the United States. And I'm not sure that the average ...
Chief CT Attorney: 'Truthers changed Freedom of Information landscape, so release of Sandy Hook details must be blocked'
Chief CT Attorney: 'Truthers changed Freedom of Information landscape, so release of Sandy Hook details must be blocked' --CT bill would suppress Sandy Hook crime scene photos 22 May 2013 A bill was brokered Wednesday by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy [regarding the crime scene] photos from the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. But civil libertarians oppose the legislation and Connecticut's newspaper and radio executives warned Wednesday that suppression of information could set a bad precedent and create unintended consequences. The bill, a draft of which was released by the governor's office late Wednesday afternoon, is crafted specifically to cover the crime-scene photos and 911 audio recordings of the December 14 shootings at the Newtown school. But it would also allow Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia to continue to withhold the death certificates for the 20 first graders and six adults murdered there... Chief State's Attorney Kevin T. Kane said Wednesday that while mainstream news media traditionally avoid the use of graphic photos, bloggers and so-called truthers -- who claim the Newtown murders are a hoax by officials with an anti-gun agenda -- have changed the Freedom of Information landscape. Kane was seeking broader powers to prevent photos and recordings of graphic 911 calls from public release, but the draft narrows the scope to those murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Secretly Drafted CT Bill: Sandy Hook Details Would Remain Blocked
Secretly Drafted CT Bill: Sandy Hook Details Would Remain Blocked --The only reason the public was made aware of this bill, drafted in secret, was because The Hartford Courant obtained an email regarding the drafting of a 'special act.' Secretly Drafted Bill Would Leave Release of Some Newtown Investigative Records Up to Families 22 May 2013 A secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday. Family members of victims would have discretion over release of some of the records. A draft of the bill was released Wednesday afternoon by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office, which has been working behind the scenes in recent weeks on drafting the language with legislative leaders and the office of the state's top prosecutor, Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane. Word of the planned legislation was kept from the public until Tuesday, when The Courant obtained a copy of an email written by a Kane assistant that said Malloy's legal staff told him a draft of a "special act" would be quickly "forthcoming." A Courant story about the secret plan to withhold information on the Newtown investigation has sparked intense interest and concern in Connecticut and nationwide -- based both on what the bill would do and the way it was put together outside the normal legislative process, without a public hearing. Lawmakers at first were talking about trying to vote on the bill Wednesday, but they abandoned that idea as criticism mounted. [See also: Sandy Hook Shooting 'Oddities'.]
Woolwich: 'Soldier Dead After Terror Attack'
Woolwich: 'Soldier Dead After Terror Attack' --A man is filmed trying to justify a deadly attack on a man thought to be a serving soldier. Warning: Contains distressing images. 22 May 2013 A man reported to be a serving soldier has been hacked to death in Woolwich, south east London, in what is being treated as a terrorist attack. Dozens of weapons - including a number of knives - and pools of blood could be seen on the ground in John Wilson Street, where a man said to be wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt was attacked by two men. Witnesses say the pair appeared to deliberately drive their car at the victim, before getting out with various bladed weapons and launching their attack.
Woolwich: EDL Demo and Mosques Attacked
Woolwich: EDL Demo and Mosques Attacked --Riot police contained an English Defence League demo following the Woolwich killing, while elsewhere two mosques were attacked. 23 May 2013 English Defence League [fascist sociopaths] supporters took to the streets of Woolwich and threw missiles at police after the suspected terrorist killing earlier in the day. Elsewhere, two men were arrested following separate attacks on mosques. In Woolwich, a group of between 75 and 100 men gathered at The Queen's Arms pub on Burrage Grove, where they sang nationalistic songs. Earlier, two men were arrested following separate attacks on mosques in the hours following the suspected terrorist incident in southeast London. A 43-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex.
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison --Pentagon wants $450 million for maintaining, 'upgrading' Guantanamo prison [while Obusha, the GOP and their Wall Street overlords push to slash Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid? Start reading.] 22 May 2013 The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. The budget request for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 calls for $79 million for detention operations, the same as the current year, and $20.5 million for the office of military commissions, an increase over the current amount of $12.6 million. The request also includes $40 million for a fiber optic cable and $99 million for operation and maintenance. The Pentagon also wants $200 million for military construction to upgrade temporary facilities.
BP to invest $2.85 billion in Iraq's largest oilfield
Mission accomplished! BP to invest $2.85 billion in Iraq's largest oilfield 22 May 2013 Oil major BP has allocated $2.85 billion to develop Iraq's Rumaila oilfield in 2013, up from $2.2 billion last year, the head of the joint management committee for the field told Reuters On Wednesday. Boosting output from Rumaila, Iraq's most prolific oilfield is vital for the country to realize its US ambition of raising oil exports to 6 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2017. Salah Mohammad said production from the field would rise to 1.450 million bpd by the end of 2013 from around 1.4 million bpd now. [See: KBR Tells U.S. Army It Will Cost $500 Million and Take 13 Years to Close Its Iraq Contract. Hopefully, Iraqis will become busy little bees, and do what Hungary did with Monsanto. Hungarian farmers burned Monsanto's crops, then kicked the terrorists out of the country. Burn, then boot. Got it? --LRP]
FBI agent kills man after questioning him about link to Boston bombing suspect
FBI agent kills man after questioning him about link to Boston bombing suspect 22 May 2013 An unidentified FBI agent shot and killed a man in Orlando, Fla., early Wednesday after questioning him about his link to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Dave Couvertier, a special agent and spokesman for the FBI's Tampa field office, told Yahoo News the shooting is under investigation. He identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old Chechen-born Orlando resident and apparent acquaintance of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the brothers suspected of planning and carrying out the terror attack at last month's Boston Marathon.
Soldier beheaded by two alleged terrorists, citing Allah, in London machete attack
Soldier beheaded by two alleged terrorists, citing Allah, in London machete attack 22 May 2013 A major police operation was launched today after two alleged terrorists murdered a soldier in the street in broad daylight. Eyewitnesses said the victim was hacked to death, with some suggesting his attackers tried to behead him, before charging at police when they arrived on the scene in Woolwich, south east London. One of the men behind the attack in Woolwich, south east London, was filmed wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and saying, "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you", in footage shown on ITV News tonight. Metropolitan Police Commander Simon Letchford confirmed that the victim's two attackers were shot by armed officers.
Riots grip Stockholm suburbs after police shooting
Riots grip Stockholm suburbs after police shooting 22 May 2013 Rioters have lit fires and stoned emergency services in the suburbs of Stockholm for the third night in a row after a man was shot dead by police. Incidents were reported in at least nine suburbs of the Swedish capital and police made eight arrests. On Sunday night, more than 100 cars were set alight, Swedish media report.
Another Memorial Day in This Endless War - Truthdig
Truthdig
In a remarkable but little-noticed oversight hearing last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee looked at “The Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.” The 2001 AUMF is the act passed ...
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US Admits for First Time Drones Killed 4 Americans
US Admits for First Time Drones Killed 4 Americans 23 May 2013 One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. In a letter to Congressional leaders obtained by The New York Times, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. disclosed that the administration had deliberately killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. The American responsibility for Mr. Awlaki's death has been widely reported, but the administration had until now refused to confirm or deny it. The letter also said that the United States had killed three other Americans: Samir Khan, who was killed in the same strike; Mr. Awlaki's son Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, who was also killed in Yemen; and Jude Mohammed, who was killed in a strike in Pakistan.
EarthLink removes block on CLG Newsletter's mail server
EarthLink removes block on CLG Newsletter's mail server by Lori Price, www.legitgov.org 22 May 2013 Earlier today, I requested that EarthLink.net remove the block that they had imposed on CLG's mail server, hosted at MayFirst.org. The block was preventing EarthLink and MindSpring CLG readers from receiving their newsletter. See more, at: EarthLink (and MindSpring) blocking CLG Newsletter since 15 May 2013. Earlier, I received the following response, shortly after I sent my request for unblocking.
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Subject: Re: Blocked 209.51.172.11
Hello clg_news @ legitgov.org,
We have removed the block on mail originating from 209.51.172.11, please allow 2-24 hours for normal email traffic to resume. Please understand that IPs previously removed from the EarthLink Correct Connect database may be re-added in the future should the server be discovered to again be open for relay.
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MILPITAS CALENDAR for the week of May 24, 2013 - Milpitas Post
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The hands-on atmosphere of "Lil Chefs" will engage both parents and children in exploring the endless imaginative possibilities of pairing creativity with cuisine. Families will have the chance to participate in a variety of .... The next meeting of ...
Five Reasons We Love Angelina Jolie - PerezHilton.com
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PerezHilton.com
There's an endless list of reasons why St. Angie is absolutely perfect, but just adding to that list is her recent heroic decision to get a double mastectomy. But, that's clearly not all. She's been a woman of courage and power and her humanitarian ...
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