I wanted to find out what had turned ordinary American soldiers into the apparent monsters revealed in the photographs.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12258.htm
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Aipac’s Hidden Persuaders
By Richard Silverstein
The Israel lobby is aiming to soften up US public opinion for an attack on Iran. Americans should resist its propaganda.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22636.htm
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“We Are Escalating War – We Are Less Safe”
5 Minute Video By Ron Paul
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http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22638.htm
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Record bombs dropped in Afghanistan in April:
In the past month, warplanes released 438 bombs, the most ever. April also marked the fourth consecutive month that the number of bombs dropped rose, after a decline starting last July.
http://snipurl.com/i815x
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Critics Call Obama’s Tribunals “Bush Lite”:
In an apparent reversal, President Barack Obama is reviving the Bush administration’s much-criticized military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay detainees, shocking those who expected the president to end them completely.
http://snipurl.com/i818h
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Panetta to CIA employees: We told Pelosi the truth:
CIA Director Leon Panetta just sent a stern message to his employees defending the agency against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s criticisms. His message: We didn’t mislead Congress; stay focused on your job.
http://snipurl.com/i819s
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Lifting the Hood: Must Watch Video -
As the ‘hooded man’ in the infamous Abu Ghraib pictures, Haj Ali became an icon of everything that was wrong with the US occupation. He tells his story and we hear from other prisoners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ0x5ZLbeqQ&feature=fvsr
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Arabs see Israel – not Iran – as nuclear threat:
Arab League chief says Israel’s nuclear bombs arsenal poses ‘real danger’ in troubled Middle East.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32091
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Congressional leaders inadvertently expose Israeli lobbyists behind letter to Obama:
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The U.S. to Raise Military Aid to Israel:
The budget proposed to Congress for 2010 includes $2.775 billion in aid to Israel, compared to $2.5 billon budgeted for 2009. This is more than a 10% increase in total U.S. aid to Israel.
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/1915-the-us-to-raise-military-aid-to-israel.html
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US Nuclear Weapons Spending Topped $52 Billion Last Year:
According to a new report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, spending on US nuclear weapons infrastructure and related programs surpassed $52 billion in 2008.
http://snipurl.com/i81e8
