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The American Empire Is Bankrupt By Chris Hedges This week marks the end of the dollar’s reign as the world’s reserve currency. It marks the start of a terrible period of economic and political decline in the United States. And it signals the last gasp of the American imperium. That’s over. It is not coming back. And what is to come will be very, very painful. === Afghan Villagers Slain As They Took Cover By Jon Swain Tears streaming down her face, the Afghan woman sat in a corner of a room with no roof and broken windows, mourning 19 of her closest and dearest relatives. “They were parts of my heart,” she said. === EXCLUSIVE: Former Gitmo Detainee Describes Prison Ordeal Video Former Guantanamo inmate Lakdhar Boumediene told FRANCE 24 in an exclusive interview about his seven-year ordeal in the US prison camp, where his protestations of innocence were met with escalating brutality from interrogators. === Death In The Amazon Indigenous Peoples’ Global Fight with Big Business By John Vidal As mining and oil firms race for dwindling resources, indigenous peoples battle to protect their land, and often pay the ultimate price. === Iran Protesters Defy Rally Ban By Al Jazeera In his first public appearance since the elections three days ago, Mir Hossein Mousavi, the defeated presidential candidate, told supporters at the rally in Tehran on Monday that he would take part if new elections were called. === The Iranian Vote: Citizen Journalism Round-up By Jessica Reed As Iranian commenters claim that “traditional media have completely failed” them following the outcome of Friday’s vote, many turned citizen journalists overnight – using collaborative platforms to publish their pictures and live accounts of what has been happening on the ground as efficiently as possible. Here’s a selection of links to some interesting pages in English. === Videos And Pictures From Protests in Tehran Video Finally I could upload the videos of clash and conflict between protestors to election results and riot police forces. === Poll Predicted Landslide Victory for Ahmadinejad By eCraftSpace Does This Poll Show that Ahmadinejad Victory is Reliable? === Fury as Brown reveals Iraq war inquiry will be held in secret: Gordon Brown provoked fury today by revealing the long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war will be heard in secret and will not report until after the next election. === Another Whitehall whitewash: Given what we know already from leaks, the secrecy surrounding the Chilcot Iraq inquiry is as absurd as it is scandalous === EU alarmed about mass executions in Iraq: The European Union said Monday that it is “deeply disturbed” at reports that in recent days further death sentences were carried out in Iraq, probably totaling 20 === “Most” US troops out of Iraqi cities: US commander: Most US troops have moved outside Iraqi cities and the American pull-out from the country’s urban centres, due by the end of the month, is on schedule, the top US commander said on Monday. === Shots fired as assive crowds defy Tehran rally ban: It was reporrted that shots were fired at the protesters, killing at least one person. === Iran’s disputed elections: the aftermath: Follow live updates on the aftermath of the election ==== The Iranian election results, by province: What really happened in Iran during that election count? As thousands protest the results and demonstrate, we’ve gone to the Iranian Ministry of the Interior to get the official version of events. === Why is Dennis Ross being ousted as Obama envoy to Iran?: Dennis Ross, who most recently served as a special State Department envoy to Iran, will abruptly be relieved of his duties, sources in Washington told Haaretz. An official announcement is expected in the coming days. === Doublespeak: Netanyahu backs demilitarized Palestinian state: “I call on you, our Palestinian neighbors, and to the leadership of the Palestinian Authority: Let us begin peace negotiations immediately, without preconditions,” he said. “Israel is committed to international agreements and expects all the other parties to fulfill their obligations as well.” === Doublespeak: Rewarded: Obama welcomes Netanyahu acceptance of Palestinian state: The White House on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s endorsement of a Palestinian state, and reiterated its commitment both to the Palestinian aspiration for sovereignty as well as Israel’s security. === Stop treating Gazans like savages: Carter: Former US president Jimmy Carter urged Israel to lift a crippling blockade of Hamas-run Gaza Strip in an interview on Sunday, saying the territory’s residents were being treated like savages. === Poll: American Support for Israel, PA Declines: 49 percent of U.S. voters called themselves supporters of Israel, down from 57 percent in January. Supporters of the PA dropped a percentage point to seven percent. A total of 31 percent were either undecided or non-supportive of either position. Those who identified as Republicans showed the strongest support for Israel === Ethiopian Occupation Troops Say They Arrived in Balanbal Town to Fight Against Foreign Enemies in Somalia.- The Ethiopian troops who reached in Balanbal town in central Somalia recently have said that they want to fight against what they called foreign enemies of Ethiopia in Somalia, officials told Shabelle radio on Sunday. === Indians clash with armed police in Peru: Video report: Up to 100 people have been killed this week alone in clashes between the Indians and armed police. === Inside the Peruvian Amazon: Video report - “Warning – Video contains images that some readers may find disturbing === CIA head says Cheney almost wishing US be attacked: CIA Director Leon Panetta says former Vice President Dick Cheney’s criticism of the Obama administration’s approach to terrorism almost suggests “he’s wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point.” === Ex-Bush attorney Yoo ordered to testify in Padllia case: Former Bush administration attorney John Yoo was ordered on Friday by a federal judge in San Francisco to testify in an appeal brought by Jose Padilla, an American citizen who was held for more than three years and allegedly tortured while in U.S. military custody. === China Tells U.S.: You Broke the Dollar, Now Fix It: , Beijing is diversifying its overseas investments and pressing U.S. officials for an “exit strategy” from the ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies that China fears will eventually inflate away the value of its U.S. bond holdings and fell the dollar. === ‘Supermarkets set to refuse cash’: Dutch supermarkets are hoping to phase out the use of cash by 2014, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Thursday, quoting the retail board CBL. |
