I C HA Question Of Trust:Sun Jul 13 18:48:29 2003208.152.73.60A Question Of Trust: The CIA's Tenet takes the fall for a flawed claim in the State of the Union, but has Bush's credibility taken an even greater hit? http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030721-464405,00.html =========================== A Must Read It’s time to turn our eyes back home: Could it be that our leaders want to divert our attention from the real problems here at home? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4089.htm === Riverside Conversations: A must see for insight into Americas financial future, China, globalization and state of world economy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4088.htm === The Real Winners: A rogue's gallery of war profiteers. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4090.htm === The Coming Financial Reality: The question that needs to be asked today concerns just how America is going to avoid paying its debts. http://www.counterpunch.org/schaefer07122003.html === 9/11: Connecting the dots: "At present the United States faces no global rival. America’s grand strategy should aim to preserve and extend this advantageous position as far into the future as possible." Project for the New American Century http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4093.htm === A Question Of Trust: The CIA's Tenet takes the fall for a flawed claim in the State of the Union, but has Bush's credibility taken an even greater hit? http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030721-464405,00.html === How the Land of the Free Became the Dinosaur in the Tar Pit http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/03/07/08.html === Muslim leaders in Iraq sound warning against US: Sunni leader talks of jihad in six months http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/world/story/0,4386,199425,00.html === US Faces High Price for NATO Role in Postwar Iraq: Not even US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld seemed to know whether his government had actually asked NATO to send troops to help the beleaguered US-led occupation in Iraq http://tinyurl.com/gt56 === Shabby cause to shed blood: The bad news is that the Japanese government wants to send troops to Iraq. The good news is that this time Tokyo has probably gone too far. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4092.htm === India not to send troops to Iraq: The internal debate within the Government is over and "on balance of considerations", the decision is that it will not be in India's national interest to send its troops to Iraq. http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2003071305290100.htm === Is American foreign policy a threat to its very security? There are two basic reasons why anti-Americanism is becoming a global culture: US foreign policy and the persona of President Bush. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4091.htm === Ralph Nader Says Bush Impeachable on Iraq War http://tinyurl.com/gt4z === Blair seeks new powers to attack rogue states: Blair has involved British troops in five conflicts overseas in his six years in office, and appears to be willing to take part in many more. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4081.htm === CIA Got Uranium Reference Cut in Oct. Why Bush Cited It In Jan. Is Unclear http://tinyurl.com/grxe === The Uranium Fiction: The White House has a lot of explaining to do. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4087.htm === Blair ignored CIA weapons warning: In a remarkable letter released last night, the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, reveals a catalogue of disputes between the two countries, lending more ammunition to critics of the war. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4083.htm === Bush overstated Iraq links to al-Qaida, former intelligence officials say http://www.boston.com/dailynews/193/wash/Bush_overstated_Iraq_links_to_:.shtml === 20 Lies About the War: Falsehoods ranging from exaggeration to plain untruth were used to make the case for war. More lies are being used in the aftermath. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4082.htm === Terror Suspect's Lawyer Blasts U.S. Gov't : A lawyer for an Australian terror suspect accused the United States in an interview aired Sunday of staging a "Stalinist show trial" in order to convict and possibly execute him quickly. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49182-2003Jul12.html === The Time for Nonviolence Has Come: There is not one superpower in the world today, but two: the militarized United States on the one hand, and the millions of ordinary people, including many Americans, who yearn to devote their energies to a humane future. Which will win? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4086.htm === If you find this site informative please donate, every $ helps keep up with hosting costs. Thanks! http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/support.htm === MSNBC Poll: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Click here to vote http://www.msnbc.com/news/938046.asp === Belgium Scraps War Crimes Law Which Angered US http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20030712/wl_nm/belgium_law_dc See also: U.S. Charged With War Crimes. The Evidence File http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3450.htm === Robert Fisk: US Leans On Belgians to Spare Sharon From Trial http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4084.htm === Why The Middle East Conflict Continues To Exist: If there were no oil, would there have been an Arab-Israeli conflict? As long as the Arabs and Jews are blaming each other, the foreigners' role will go unnoticed- as will their profits. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4085.htm === N Korea 'reprocesses' nuclear rods that could produce enough plutonium for several atom bombs http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3062171.stm === The Fundamental Fallacy of Government: Government is a monopoly of force. Why is it that most people favor such a monopoly? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4080.htm === Our President Is A Criminal: The campaign in furtherance of the conspiracy to defraud the public into buying the Iraq war is one of the the most cynical abuses of power in U.S. history. It deserves to be treated as such. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4073.htm === Trading on fear: From the start, the invasion of Iraq was seen in the US as a marketing project. Selling 'Brand America' abroad was an abject failure; but at home, it worked. PR analysts Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber explain how it worked. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4072.htm === Death By Slow Burn: How America Nukes Its Own Troops: What “Support Our Troops” really means. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4074.htm === Why Has Our Military Refused to Show This Training Video To Our Troops Now Serving In Iraq? Depleted Uranium Hazard Awareness http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3581.htm === The U.S. Government's Silent Genocide: History will recall the U.S. legacy in Afghanistan -- to capture one man, an entire nation of innocent people were sentenced to a slow, painful death by low-level radiation sickness. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4075.htm === "The Panama Deception" This film shows how the U.S. attacked Panama and killed 3 or 4 thousand people in an invasion that the rest of the world was against. (Sound familiar?) It won the Academy Award for best documentary. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4078.htm === Truman attacked Jews in diary: President's rant startles scholars 1947 writings found in library. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4076.htm === Truman Adviser Recalls May 14,1948 US Decision to Recognize Israel http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4077.htm === Blair calls off medal ceremony in US: The Prime Minister and the President scrapped the ceremony as it would have triggered a furious backlash in Britain where controversy over the war is raging. http://tinyurl.com/gqiy === Suicides among U.S. soldiers in Iraq should be investigated http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1351549 === AUTHORITARIANS GONE WILD: Will George W. Bush put the kibosh on elections in the United States next year? http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030710/7/4mx3n.html === White House refuses to release Sept. 11 info: "The White House is continuing a trend of presenting obstacles to us rather than cooperating with us," said Tim Roemer, a member of the independent commission investigating Sept. 11. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5792329.htm === Bush's Data Dump: The administration is hiding bad economic news. Here's how. http://slate.msn.com/id/2085481/ === War-weary troops long for home: For every death, there are at least a dozen other attacks that do not make the daily press bulletins. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3055553.stm === 'No real planning for postwar Iraq' Officials didn't develop any real postwar plans because they believed that Iraqis would welcome U.S. troops with open arms and Washington could install a favored Iraqi exile as the country's leader. http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/6285262.htm === Give Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz the boot: Both should be fired. Here's why. http://tinyurl.com/gqaw === Tenet, Takes The Fall For Bush http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-usiraq12jul12,0,5002133.story === Spies take rap for Howard on Iraq: All three governments of the coalition of the willing drew on intelligence citing an Iraq-Niger uranium deal to help bolster the public case for war on Iraq – evidence now shown to be false. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,6734263%255E2702,00.html === 'The worst kind of lie'' Bush has lied daily, doing it so awkwardly at times that you might think everyone is aware of it, and it seems to make no difference to his political standing. http://www.yellowtimes.org/article.php?sid=1467 === Bush had "faith-based" intelligence on Iraq: arms expert: In other words, "We know the answers, give us the intelligence to support those answers." http://www.spacewar.com/2003/030711162517.v43k5waj.html === Bush's Approval Rating Drops Sharply : Public Increasingly Concerned About Casualties in Iraq http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44786-2003Jul11.html?nav=hpto === U.S. Forces Girding for Raids by Iraqis: "When you combine the intelligence that we're seeing with the sentiment that usually surrounds these days, there's reason for a lot of concern," a second military official said. http://tinyurl.com/gqap === Iraqi children face disasters caused by US-led war: "The whole country is littered with instruments of war, even the schools," says de Rooy. "Just to give you an idea, two weeks ago 1700 sites with unexploded munitions were identified only in Baghdad. http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2003-daily/12-07-2003/world/w4.htm === Powell admits lack of certainty on foreign troops for Iraq: US efforts to enlist international assistance in pacifying the country may have hit a snag. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/030711/1/3chho.html === France and Germany Tie Troops for Iraq to a UN Mandate http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/international/worldspecial/10CND-ALLI.html?ex=1058943069&ei=1&en=dbefd686f0ad47dc === No Decision Yet to Send Pakistan Troops to Iraq http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2003-daily/12-07-2003/main/main4.htm === US May Tap Oil for Iraqi Loans: The Bush administration is considering a provocative idea to pledge some of Iraq's future oil and gas revenue to secure long-term reconstruction loans before a new Iraqi government is in place to sign off on the proposal. http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-iraqoil11jul11,0,6478466.story === Report: US Pumping Iraqi Oil Through Kuwait To Pay For War. http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/peoplestoryA1172A.htm === BP and Shell to Buy Two Billion Barrels of Iraqi Crude: The oil sold under the new tender is "freshly minted," said one industry source, speaking on condition of anonymity. US agrees to increase peacekeepers in Congo: The United States has agreed to increase the number of peacekeepers in Congo by 2,100 to 10,800 http://ap.news-star.com/pstories/business/20030709/1279742.shtml === Patrolling the world: Even as America worries about its obligations in Iraq, Pentagon planners are busy figuring out where else to send troops around the world. http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1919390 === Does U.S. Intervention Overseas Breed Terrorism? The Historical Record: Reading this document and understanding its conclusions will convince you of the depth of disregard our government has for the welfare of its own people. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1568.htm === Liberia, Israel, And The Dead End Of Settler Colonialism: "In all the media discourse on the deadly political turmoil in Liberia .. there has been almost no historical background presented .." http://palestinechronicle.com/article.php?story=20030708065518249 === Personal Voices: Back to Africa: The United States, remains inhospitable to many Nigerians. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16375 === Sharon and the media: Under the Sharon government intimidation of reporters deemed "unfriendly" to Israel is routine and sanctioned by the government. http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,3604,996711,00.html === Millions May Lose Overtime Pay With New Bush Bill: The new rules take overtime away from at least 644,000 white-collar workers and possibly as many as 8 million. http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/2325698/detail.html === Pentagon staff took $1.5m bribes: TWO former Pentagon officials were convicted today of taking more than $US1 million ($1.53 million) in bribes and accepting prostitutes and boxing match tickets from government contractors. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4071.htm === What the Hell is going on with CBS?! WHO is LYING? What happened in Mere Hours to change their headline? http://www.takebackthemedia.com/cbscia.html === Here we go again: Bush: "I believe God has called us into action http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Bush_in_Africa/0,,2-7-1505_1386439,00.html === Americas Third World War: How 6 million People Were killed in CIA secret wars against third world countries. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4068.htm === In case you missed it: CIA Analysis: The Predicament Mr. Bush And The Pentagon Have Gotten US Into "It's important you understand who is pushing this war" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2097.htm === Iraqi chemical weapons "posed no risk", expert says http://www.spacewar.com/2003/030711094150.an8w6wpw.html === Militiaman describes Iraqi resistance: Network of guerrilla cells ready for a long war, he says. http://www.thedailycamera.com/bdc/middle_east/article/0,1713,BDC_10836_2099194,00.html === Bush Team United As Iraq Front Unravels The familiar drip, drip, drip of a brewing political scandal echoes through the power centers of Washington and London. http://www.msnbc.com/news/937576.asp?0sl=-21&cp1=1 === Bremer a quick study in colony building: It's possible that former minister of information Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, aka "Comical Ali", will be proved prophetic: "They're coming to surrender or be burned in their tanks." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4070.htm === Baghdad's new blogger: Its author is a U.S. Army sergeant camped outside one of Saddam Hussein's palaces http://turningtables.blogspot.com/ === Palestinian advocate receives standing ovation at Loyola lecture http://www.neworleansjewishnews.com/link.asp?smenu=69&sdetail=113 ===Head Hunter: The Bush administration wants t
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