Manipulating the Public Mind

The U.S. Has Plans to Invade Iran Before Bush's Term Ends

By Walter C. Uhler

We simply cannot permit the Bush "war party" to run roughshod over America's democracy once again.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10441.htm

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Manipulating the Public Mind

By Charles Sullivan

No one is more effectively enslaved by the power brokers in government than those who wear the chains of servitude but think they are free. Unfortunately, the average American has no conception of how effectively their perceptions are shaped and manipulated by the media propaganda they unwittingly feed into their unsuspecting minds.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10448.htm

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The 'Second' Man

The slain Abu Azzam may not have been Zarqawi’s top deputy after all. Will his death have any effect on the Iraq insurgency?

By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball

U.S. intelligence officials and counterterrorism analysts are questioning whether a slain terrorist—described by President Bush today as the “second-most-wanted Al Qaeda leader in Iraq”—was as significant a figure as the Bush administration is claiming.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10450.htm

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At least 85 killed in triple Iraqi car bombing:

Two pick-up trucks blew up in a central shopping street, with a third pick-up exploding in another neighbourhood 10 minutes later, local police Lieutenant-Colonel Adel Abdallah said.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16768975-401,00.html

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Eight Killed In Continuing Violence

Iraqi Civilians Killed; : Five Iraqi civilians were killed and 30 were wounded in a suicide-bomber attack in Tal Afar, Iraq, Wedensday, military officials reported.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW942500.htm

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Iraqi Civilians Killed; :

Five Iraqi civilians were killed and 30 were wounded in a suicide-bomber attack in Tal Afar, Iraq, Wedensday, military officials reported.
http://tinyurl.com/7stxe

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Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Ramadi :

A roadside bomb killed five American soldiers during combat in the western town of Ramadi, a hotbed of insurgent activity, the U.S military said Thursday.
http://tinyurl.com/8uhe9

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U.S. Soldier and Airman killed in IED attack
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/Releases/Sep/050928h.htm

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Top U.S. General Says Number of Capable Iraqi Battalions Drops to One:

The number of Iraqi battalions capable of combat without U.S. support has dropped from three to one, the top American commander in Iraq told Congress Thursday, prompting Republicans to question whether U.S. troops will be able to withdraw next year.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB60MB97EE.html

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U.S. general casts doubt on 2006 troop cut in Iraq:

The top U.S. general in Iraq on Wednesday cast doubt on his previous forecasts of a substantial cut in American forces in 2006, saying Iraq was in a period of heightened uncertainty that made it "too soon to tell" if troops can be brought home.
http://tinyurl.com/c7v7l

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Sunnis say no chance for Iraq constitution deal:

"The constitution issue is dead until the referendum," said Sunni negotiator Hussein al-Falluji on Thursday. "We will vote 'No' and we will not accept the American policy of aggression to get what they want. There is no way we will support it."
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BAK947253.htm

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Arianna Huffington : As Iraq Burns; Dems Look on the Bright Side
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10439.htm

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Prisoner abuse in Iraq :

The court-martial conviction Monday of the reservist Lynndie England for her role in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib should fool no one that the Pentagon is taking seriously the mistreatment of Iraqis, especially after the release last Friday of a report on torture by members of the 82rd Airborne Division stationed near Falluja.
http://tinyurl.com/abv3n

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Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghraib Photos :

Saying the United States "does not surrender to blackmail," a judge ruled Thursday that pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over government claims that they could damage America's image.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10454.htm

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'Peace Mom' assails McCain :

Cindy Sheehan, whose 26-day anti-war vigil this summer outside President Bush's Texas ranch grabbed international attention, met privately for 20 minutes on Tuesday with Sen. John McCain and afterward called him "a warmonger."
http://tinyurl.com/dmbu2

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Cindy Sheehan: Why I Was Smiling:

I had a huge grin on my face when I was getting arrested. I have received a lot of flak for smiling. Apparently I am not supposed to smile, but I had some really good reasons for doing so.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10443.htm

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'Frog-Marching' Bush to the Hague:

If the leaders of a less powerful nation had invaded a country under false pretenses – touching off a war that left tens of thousands of civilians dead – there surely would be demands for war crimes prosecutions before the International Criminal Court at the Hague. But not for Bush and his War Cabinet.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2005/092905.html

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The undersecretary's dangerous trip:

Karen Hughes takes her "Innocents Abroad" tour to the Middle East -- and plays into the hands of Osama bin Laden.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10444.htm

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Turkish women blast U.S. envoy on Iraq war :

Bush aide Karen Hughes endures another round of criticism for Middle East policies
http://tinyurl.com/d94kx

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Don't mention the war :

Walter Wolfgang, a party member for 57 years, was bundled out of the conference hall by stewards after shouting "nonsense" as Mr Straw, the Foreign Secretary, defended Britain's role in Iraq. He was later stopped under anti-terrorist powers as he tried to re-enter the hall.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article315804.ece

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Blair's selfish vanity risks poisoning Labour's future :

On Iraq Blair is not simply discredited: his personal pride has become a fundamental obstacle to any rational discussion about what now needs to happen. It has been obvious for some time that the presence of British and American troops is causing more problems than it solves
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1580655,00.html

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Britain 'agreed in secret' to expel Saudis during £40bn arms talks :

Britain has already agreed to expel two Saudi dissidents during secret negotiations on proposed arms purchases by Riyadh worth up to £40bn, a Saudi government source has claimed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10445.htm

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At least 29 killed in Arab militia attack on Darfur camp: :

The United Nations refugee agency said an Arab militia attack on a camp in Sudan's Darfur region was feared to have killed at least 29 people and seriously injured 10.
http://tinyurl.com/bke6r

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Three Palestinian fighters shot dead :

Three Palestinian fighters have been killed during armed clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank city of Jenin
http://tinyurl.com/9dgx8

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Pentagon Analyst to Plead Guilty to Leak in Israeli Spy Affair:

A Pentagon analyst charged with providing classified information to an Israeli official and members of a pro-Israeli lobbying group will plead guilty, according to the U.S. District Court clerk's office.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10451.htm

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In case you missed it:

Video: Israel Is Spying In And On The U.S.? :

Fox News has learned some U.S. investigators believe that there are Israelis again very much engaged in spying in and on the U.S., who may have known things they didn't tell us before September 11. Quick Time video.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7545.htm

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Gulf factor key to PM’s Iran vote decision:

Top-ranking Americans have told equally top-ranking Indians in recent weeks that the US has plans to invade Iran before Bush’s term ends. In 2002, a year before the US invaded Iraq, high-ranking Americans had similarly shared their definitive vision of a post-Saddam Iraq, making it clear that they would change the regime in Baghdad.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10442.htm

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The Meaning of the IAEA Iran Vote :

Is the U.S. willing to use nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear adversary that is an NPT signatory, thus risking universal condemnation? Several statements and documents from the Defense Department suggest that it is indeed fully prepared to do so.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10449.htm

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Egypt proposes nuclear-free-zone in Middle East:

Egypt Wednesday proposed the creation of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East and blasted Israel for standing in the way, at a meeting in Vienna of the UN atomic watchdog.
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_003594.php

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Mass grave found in Afghanistan:

A mass grave discovered in eastern Afghanistan is thought to contain the bodies of more than 500 soldiers of the communist government that was toppled in 1992, officials said.
http://tinyurl.com/b4xjc

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Mass graves found linked to Afghan poll candidates:

At least two election candidates are implicated, officials said on Thursday.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL111194.htm

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In case you missed it:

Convoy of Death:

The film provides eyewitness testimony that U.S. troops were complicit in the massacre of thousands of Taliban prisoners during the Afghan War.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3267.htm

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Judge upholds abuse lawsuit :

A federal judge upheld a lawsuit by two men who claim they were beaten and starved after a roundup of Muslim men in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10440.htm

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Left to Die in a New Orleans Prison:

Thousands of prisoners were abandoned for days when Katrina hit New Orleans; more than 500 are still missing.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10447.htm

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The predators of New Orleans :

The Army Corps in New Orleans is now led by the official who formerly oversaw contracts in Iraq. The Lower Ninth Ward may never exist again, but already the barroom and strip-joint owners in the French Quarter are relishing the fat days ahead, as the Halliburton workers, Blackwater mercenaries, and Bechtel engineers leave their federal paychecks behind on Bourbon Street.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10446.htm

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Mike Whitney : Brownie's Comic Opera :

It was like watching Suzanne Sommers play Lady Macbeth; poor Brownie was in way over his head. The ex-FEMA chief stuck close to his Karl Rove script and didn't give an inch to the blustery congressmen.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10453.htm

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Senate Confirms Roberts As Chief Justice:

The Senate voted 78-22 to confirm Roberts — a 50-year-old U.S. appeals judge from the Washington suburb of Chevy Chase, Md. — as Rehnquist's successor. All 55 of the Senate's majority Republicans, and half of the Democrats, voted for Roberts.
http://tinyurl.com/a46bf

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The Hammer Gets Hit:

DeLay's indictment comes on the heels of charges that top political aide Jim Ellis and veteran fundraiser John Colyandro illegally funneled $190,000 in corporate contributions to candidates for the Texas legislature in 2002 through the national Republican Party.
http://tinyurl.com/azppw

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In case you missed it:

The D.A. And Tom DeLay :

Ronnie Earle is the local district attorney in Austin, Texas. What he cares about most is rooting out public corruption. Over the years, he’s indicted more than a dozen politicians, including a U.S. senator, the state’s attorney general, and a sitting Texas Supreme Court justice.
http://tinyurl.com/4dr6d

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Company run by Frist's brother made $630m deal two days before he announced he would be leader:

Today, a RAW STORY investigation has turned up more intrigue surrounding Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's affiliation with his family's booming for-profit hospital chain, HCA.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10452.htm

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All Gulf oil output shut down:

Hurricanes Rita and Katrina have damaged more offshore drilling rigs than any storm in recent times, and one report Wednesday said all oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has temporarily ceased.
http://tinyurl.com/d2ow7

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Arctic ice melting faster as temperatures climb:

'Best answer is warming,' say researchers, who predict trend to continue
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9527485/

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UK: Blood on the shop floor:

Retailers report sales falling at the fastest rate since records began
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1580401,00.html

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Charge Him or Release Him

Jose Padilla : U.S. Citizen Imprisoned Without Trial or Charges for 3 Years and 144 Days
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10223.htm

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Peace & Joy
Tom Feeley
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Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August 1765) John Adams