Journalist urges Americans to search for truth, freedom'

Journalist urges Americans to search for truth, freedom'

By Molly Bingham

We still have the freedom in this country as individuals and as journalists to defend the rights enshrined in the Constitution, to defend the values that we as individuals still hold dear -- so why aren't we doing it? Are we scared? If we're scared, then who will be there to defend those rights and values when it is proposed that they be taken away?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8794.htm

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Killing people on behalf of a foreign regime

Unfortunately, all too many Americans continue to put their blind faith in the feds and their beloved wars, believing that federal officials, like pagan gods, know what’s best for the American people and are only acting in their best interests.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8799.htm

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Ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide Speaks From Exile

Fourteen months ago, Aristide was flown to the Central African Republic in what he called a modern-day kidnapping in the service of a coup d'etat backed by the United States.We speak with President Aristide about the ailing former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, whether he will return to Haiti, the continuation of the "black holocaust" and much more.

Click here to listen
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8797.htm

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3 Marines die in operation near border :

Hundreds of American troops backed by helicopter gunships and warplanes swept into remote desert villages near the Syrian border Monday, reportedly killing as many as 100 militants since the weekend operation began.
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Iraqi rebels counter-attack U.S. offensive:

On Monday night, rebels launched a counterattack 5 miles from U.S. Camp Gannon in Qaim, said U.S. Marine Capt. Jeffrey Pool. They attacked a Marine convoy with small arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, roadside bombs and two car bombers.
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=8480

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Gunmen Kidnap Governor of Iraqi Province:

Gunmen kidnapped the governor of Iraq's western Anbar province Tuesday and told his family he would be released when U.S. forces withdraw from Qaim, the site of a major new offensive against followers of Iraq's most-wanted militant, relatives said.
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Chicago Tribune video report from Syrian border
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On border, GIs find rebels set for fight: Insurgents' training improved, U.S. says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0505100158may10,1,4571573,print.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

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US claims killing many Iraqi fighters :

"When the American helicopters arrived, the mujahidin captured and killed (their hostages), except for one of them, a Japanese, currently detained by the mujahidin but whose wounds are serious. "We will publish photographs of those who were killed," it said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5677B9AA-0B4E-479A-AB71-C25C6DEDF0F7.htm

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Seven killed as Iraqi police vent anger at US after car bombings:

Iraqi police hurled insults at US soldiers after two suicide car bomb blasts in Baghdad killed at least seven people and left 19 wounded, including policemen.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1364588.htm

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The Marines’ flawed body armor:

The Marine Corps issued to nearly 10,000 troops body armor that government experts urged the Corps to reject after tests revealed critical, life-threatening flaws in the vests.
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-832873.php

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Italian Foreign Minister: Italy will Withdraw its Contingent from Iraq in January or February 2006
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=142&newsid=63562&ch=0&datte=2005-05-10

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Army, Marines miss recruiting goals again:

The all-volunteer military is facing its toughest test yet. In April, the Army missed its recruiting goal for the third month in a row, short by nearly 2,800 recruits, or 42 percent off its target. For the first time in 10 years, the Marine Corps missed its recruiting goal for the last four months.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8798.htm

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Iraq War: Cheating for enlistments:

Disquieting evidence of the continued strain of maintaining a large military commitment in Iraq came from two sources last week.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/223238_recruited.asp

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British memo: U.S. data manipulated for Iraq war:

Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and [weapons of mass destruction]. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8796.htm

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Blair faces growing chorus to quit :

Labour MPs have engaged in a fierce war of words over Prime Minister Tony Blair's future in Downing Street.
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A Tentative Strategy for ending the War :

The war will only end when support for the war ends at home. We have a new weapon in that struggle; the truth. Let's use it.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8801.htm

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Women and children among 8 civilians killed in US air strikes in E. Afghanistan
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/10/content_2938818.htm

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Afghanistan Offers Amnesty to Wanted Taliban Rebels:

The head of Afghanistan's peace and reconciliation commission held out an amnesty today for all rebels fighting American and government forces, including the most wanted men, the Taliban leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar,
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8793.htm

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Afghanistan: Karzai Confirms Amnesty Offer Is For All Willing Afghans
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Taliban radio back on the air :

The opening statement of the broadcast in Pashtu told listeners that "Sharia Zhagh radio raises the voice of the Islamic brotherhood against the superpower, United States of America
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/GE11Ag01.html

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Prisoner Rights and International Law:

Japanese and American Responsibility From World War II to Guantanamo
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=7824&sectionID=17

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John Bolton, a Force of Darkness:

When I tell you John Bolton is a true force of darkness, you can be sure I do not do so lightly. “Darkness” in this sense is the absence of light and Bolton is a protégé of Richard Perle, who has been known for decades in Washington as “The Prince of Darkness.”
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5455

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John Bolton : Inflate and Intimidate :

The Bush Administration, with Chairman Richard Lugar's assistance, is withholding crucial information describing how Bolton tried to spy on colleagues through National Security Agency intercepts and how he skewed intelligence on Syria.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8790.htm

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The Hon. John Bolton:

Mr. Bolton - a member of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs is responsible for withdrawing the U.S. signature from the treaty on the International Criminal Court
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8791.htm

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Neocon History:

Justin Raimondo explains how the neoconservatives went from being communists to Republicans, and why they took America to war in Iraq. Audio
http://weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=94

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Hamas poll wins cloud pullout:

PLANS for withdrawing from the Gaza Strip have suffered a double setback, with Israel taking fright at the growing electoral strength of the Islamic militant group Hamas, and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announcing he will postpone the pullout by three weeks.
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Israel may reconsider Gaza withdrawal:

Israel's Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom says that Israel will reconsider its Gaza troop-pullout plan if Hamas wins the forthcoming Palestinian elections.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/86B8CFF5-43E9-40A6-8197-B75AE5E577B1.htm

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Pro-Israel bias found in US TV news:

US television network coverage of the Middle East conflict slants news towards Israel's point of view by giving disproportionate coverage to Israeli deaths, a journalist says.
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If Americans Knew:

118 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 680 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000.
http://ifamericaknew.org/

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Israel: Patients were guinea pigs and didn't know it:

According to the comptroller's report, thousands of individuals participated in hospital research studies and medical experiments that were not authorized in accordance with the law.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=573805

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Video: Mosaic: World News Reports from Middle East TV For 05/09/05:

The nation's only uncensored compilation of daily television news reports from more than 15 countries in the Middle East. QuickTime Video.
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Two Wars Too Many:

Neocons hunt for the right surrogate at the right time to take on Iran
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0519,mondo1,63824,6.html

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US media and Iran's nuclear threat:

The US media is nowadays filled with news on Iran's nuclear threat, preparing the American public for yet another Middle East conflict without, however, maintaining a modicum of balance by reflecting the Iranian point of view.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GE11Ak01.html

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Blix Says Washington's Own Nuclear Moves Cost It Support :

The former chief U.N. weapons inspector also cited positions taken by Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton devaluing treaties and international law
http://www.local6.com/news/4469828/detail.html

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Nuclear weapons, a mind boggling issue?: Doesn’t need to be.

Check out this quick loading 90-second movie we made to explain what’s going on and what’s at stake.
http://www.truemajorityaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=jvLUJdP8H&b=611597

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Nuclear leak enough to make 20 bombs :

A leak of highly radioactive nuclear fuel dissolved in enough concentrated nitric acid to half-fill an Olympic-size swimming pool has forced the closure of a controversial British reprocessing plant.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10124710

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Chechen Field Commander Threatens To Extend War:

In an interview with RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service, senior Chechen field commander Doku Umarov said that by the end of this year the Chechen resistance will begin large-scale military activities in Russian regions beyond the borders of Chechnya.
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/5/F2A49F75-4387-4C52-A5AE-9FF68F2FA31E.html

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Radioactive rockets 'for sale' in breakaway Soviet republic:

Dimitri spoke fluent English with an American accent. He was tough and businesslike. “The Alazan rocket will cost $200,000 (£105,000),” he said. “The price is not negotiable. It’s a very special thing.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1603602,00.html

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Cuban Exile Could Test U.S. Definition of Terrorist:

If Mr. Posada has indeed illegally entered the United States, the Bush administration has three choices: granting him asylum; jailing him for illegal entry; or granting Venezuela's request for extradition.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8800.htm

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Bush, Posada & Terrorism Hypocrisy:

The New York Times has finally put the case of fugitive terrorist Luis Posada Carriles on Page One, observing that the violent anti-Castro Cuban’s presence in Florida “could test” George W. Bush’s universal condemnation of terrorism. But that principle already appears to have been tested and failed.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2005/051005.html

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LUIS POSADA CARRILES - THE DECLASSIFIED RECORD

CIA and FBI Documents Detail Career in International Terrorism; Connection to U.S.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB153/index.htm

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Plan Colombia Aid and the Paramilitaries:

Events this week reveal the - a long-standing pattern of U.S. military collaboration with Colombian paramilitaries going back to the 1960’s.
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2005/5/6/1636/09285

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Congressman Ron Paul:

National ID Cards Won't Stop Terrorism or Illegal Immigration: National ID cards will be used to track the law-abiding masses, not criminals.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8795.htm

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True Patriots Should Worry More about Freedom at Home :

President George W. Bush claims that he is spreading freedom throughout the world. However, for him “freedom” appears to be more a slogan, devoid of content and used to harness U.S. nationalism for his own purposes.
http://independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1508

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Appeals court sides with Cheney in task force lawsuit :

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously found that two private groups that sued Cheney failed to establish that the federal government had a legal duty to produce documents detailing the White House's contacts with business executives and lobbyists.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0510CheneyEnergy10-ON.html

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