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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a judicial ceremony in Tehran. Photograph: Str/AP

Battle for Iran shifts from the streets to the heart of power
Peter Beaumont and a special correspondent in Tehran
The Observer, Sunday 28 June 2009

Ayatollah Khamenei's support for President Ahmadinejad has led both moderates and hard-liners to start plotting against him. More

At Guantanamo Bay's Camp 5 detention center, a guard stands near the shadow of a detainee. The Obama administration plans to bypass Congress with an executive order allowing indefinite detention, according to government officials. (Photo: Getty Images)

White House Drafts Indefinite Detention Order

Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn, ProPublica and The Washington Post: "The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, is drafting an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate suspected terrorists indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations." More

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US Policies Criticized by UN Rights Watchdog

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, South African Navanethem Pillay. (Photo: AP)

Colum Lynch, The Washington Post: "The United Nations' top human rights advocate, Navanethem Pillay, on Wednesday appealed to the Obama administration to release Guantanamo Bay inmates or try them in a court of law, and said officials who authorized the use of 'torture' must be held accountable." Full Story

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Officers of Iran's Revolutionary Guard at a meeting with President Ahmadinejad earlier this year. (Photo: Rouholla Vahdati / ISNA / AP)

Protests of the June 12 presidential election are reportedly continuing in Iran, but U.S. intelligence agencies know little about what is happening on the ground due to a lack of staff in the country. Sipa via AP

For US Intelligence, Few Clues to Iran Turmoil

Mary Louise Kelly, NPR: "Generations of Western spies have tried, and mostly failed, to decipher events in Iran. Martin Indyk was among them. Working for Australian intelligence 30 years ago, Indyk, who has since served as a US diplomat, regaled a recent gathering at the Brookings Institution with his efforts to crack Iran in 1979." More

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Following an Israeli missile strike, a Palestinian man attempts to douse flames from a fuel t

ank. (Photo: Xinhua / AP)

Ira Chernus | Palestinian and Israeli Violence: Time to Change the Story

Ira Chernus, TomDispatch.com: "The Israel Project hired pollster Stanley Greenberg to test American opinion on the Middle East conflict - and got a big surprise. In September 2008, 69% of Americans called themselves pro-Israel. Now, it's only 49%. In September, the same 69% wanted the US to side with Israel; now, only 44%. How to explain this dramatic shift? Greenberg himself suggested the answer years ago when he pointed out that, in politics, 'a narrative is the key to everything.' Last year the old narrative about the Middle East conflict was still dominant: Israel is an innocent victim, doing only what it must do to defend itself against the Palestinians. Today, that narrative is beginning to lose its grip on Americans." More

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A nun stands vigilant at the gate of the School of the America's at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Photo: St. Anthony's)

Louis Wolf | A Thoroughly Un-American Institution

Louis Wolf, Council on Hemispheric Affairs: "Today, Thursday June 25th Congress will to vote on an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act which would require the School of the Americas/WHINSEC to release to the public the names, ranks, countries of origin, courses taken and dates of attendance of all the students and instructors at the institute. The School of the America's, renamed WHINSEC, is an organization founded with the explicit purpose of teaching its students the science of torture and interrogation techniques. Its records have been concealed, and for the most part its dealings shrouded in mystery." More

De-Econo-Crap!

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor leader Maria Elena Durazo at a rally where she urged Fresh & Easy supermarkets to negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement with a local coalition. (Photo: AP)

Recession No Time to Retreat, Says LA Labor Leader

Patrick J. McDonnell, The Los Angeles Times: "The state may be going broke, jobs may be vanishing like the morning mist, and the nation may be enduring its worst economic stretch in decades. But Southern California's top labor leader says this is not the time for unions to beat a retreat. On the contrary." More

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Craps from the Crypt!



Who Cares About Palestine and its children? Can you hear the parents wailing for their youngs? and the crying of the children who have just lost their parents to an Israeli bullet? Can you smell the Palestinian blood that is not yet dried while the fresh blood bled from a fresh kill? In Gaza? West Bank? Everywhere?

Between Burbank and West Bank... why should there be such a big discrepancy? Where do we go and turn to? Who is listening to our plea?

Shame on you and the world.

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morning

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Mohammed Mossadeg, Man of the Year

Chris Hedges' Columns

Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away

a beautiful sunday...

Craps from the Crypt!

a beautiful sunday afternoon... in San Francisco,... but across the lands and oceans... there are people fighting for the things they're dying for, such as Freedom! They are Not invisible and they are Invincible...

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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/21/iran-neda-warning-gr.html

"At 19:05 June 20th Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st. A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart.

I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim's chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes. The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Please let the world know.""

They Called her Neda (means Voice in Farsi), her full name is Neda Agha Soltan, was born 1982, Philosophy student, with classmates/teacher at the time... Died with her eyes open... Copy&Paste above link to watch the video of her last moments caught by a cellphone. The man in white shirt and cried out for her to come back is her father.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMxFa6-6gJ4&feature=pyv&ad=3809534051&kw=neda&gclid=COy3uYydnJsCFShRagodcFo6pQ

== The Author's Calling==
This bloody road remains a mystery
This sudden darkness fills the air
What are we waiting for?
Wont anybody help us?
What are we waiting for?
We cant afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
Its a do or die situation
We will be invincible

This shattered dream you cannot justify
Were gonna scream until were satisified
What are we running for?
Weve got the right to be angry
What are we running for?
When theres no where we can run to anymore

We cant afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
Its a do or die situation
We will be invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
Its a do or die situation
We will be invincible

Wont anybody help us?
What are we running for?
When theres no where, no where we can run to anymore

We cant afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
Its a do or die situation
We will be invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
Its a do or die situation
We will be invincible

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Images Reveal Full Horror of "Amazon's Tiananmen"
Friday 19 June 2009
by: Guy Adams | Visit article original @ The Independent UK

(Photo: AP)

Peru accused of cover-up after indigenous protest ends in death at Devil's Bend. full story

Peru Indians Hail "Historic" Day
Friday 19 June 2009
by: | Visit article original @ BBC News

Indigenous Peruvians participate in a barricade, blocking the entrance to the city of Yurimaguas during protesting last week. (Photo: Reuters)

Indigenous groups in Peru have called off protests after two land laws which led to deadly fighting were revoked. More

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Firing Back on Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism
Thursday 18 June 2009
by: Sara Robinson | Visit article original @ The Campaign for America's Future

Anti-abortion activists pray together before meeting with the press about their reaction to the Tiller murder. (Photo: Reuters)

It's been a wild couple of weeks for those of us in the wingnutology business. Our services have been in tremendous demand as the mainstream media tries to sort out the meaning of what Scott Roeder and James von Brunn did. I've done an average of one radio show every day for the past two weeks trying to help various lefty talkers around the country make some sense of it all; and I'm generally gratified at how seriously people are starting to take this. Read More

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Peru's prime minister to step down

Wednesday 17 June 2009
by: Rory Carroll | Visit article original @ The Guardian UK

Yehude Simon said he will resign over violent clashes between security forces and Amazon tribes... More

Norman Solomon | Obama and Anti-War Democrats

Norman Solomon, Truthout: "As a close vote neared on a supplemental funding bill for more war in Iraq and Afghanistan, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that 'the White House has threatened to pull support from Democratic freshmen who vote no.' In effect, it was so important to President Obama to get the war funds that he was willing to paint a political target on the backs of some of the gutsiest new progressives in Congress." More

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An indigenous man in Peru is part of the indigenous rights movement protesting development in the Amazon jungle. (Photo: Reuters)

Activists Urge Obama to Use Trade Pact as Leverage
Tuesday 16 June 2009
by: Haider Rizvi | Visit article original @ Inter Press Service

NEW YORK, Jun 16 (IPS) - The United States government is coming under intense pressure from rights organisations and environmental groups to redefine its trade pact with Peru, a tool that they charge the government in Lima is using to justify oppression against the indigenous population. MOre

CRap-O-Merica!

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke awaits President Obama's remarks on new regulatory reform. (Title: AP)

Obama Plan Improves Regulatory Structure but Doesn't Address Accountability

Wednesday 17 June 2009

by: Dean Baker, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Washington, DC - There are many useful features of President Obama's proposals for the reform of the regulatory system. Most notably, the plan to establish an agency to ensure that financial products are fair and transparent to consumers is a big step forward. Such an agency might have prevented many of the worst abuses in the subprime market. mOrE!

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I Love Bill Maher's Crap!

(Artwork: Drew Friedman / Time Magazine)

Bill Maher | Enough With the Obamathon

Bill Maher, The Los Angeles Times: "In conclusion, Bush was a jerk, but he never cared about being seen having a burger with Dick Cheney. He picked up the phone in the White House and said, 'I'm the president, bring me a burger.' And they'd say, 'Sir, this is NORAD. Would you please stop ordering burgers with the red phone?' I'm glad that Obama is president, but the 'Audacity of Hope' part is over. Right now, I'm hoping for a little more audacity." (Read On)

Stop The Oil Crap!!!

Indigenous people in Northern Peru. (Photo: Getty Images)

"We Are Fighting for Our Lives and Our Dignity"

John Vidal, The Guardian UK: "It has been called the world's second 'oil war', but the only similarity between Iraq and events in the jungles of northern Peru over the last few weeks has been the mismatch of force. On one side have been the police armed with automatic weapons, teargas, helicopter gunships and armoured cars. On the other are several thousand Awajun and Wambis Indians, many of them in war paint and armed with bows and arrows and spears." Full Story

Back Off the Israel Crap!

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad shakes hands with former President Jimmy Carter. After saying Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu raised new obstacles to peace, Carter announced he will travel to Gaza to meet with Hamas leaders. (Photo: Getty Images)

Jimmy Carter to Meet Hamas Leaders After Criticizing Israeli Prime Minister

Rory McCarthy, The Guardian UK: "The former US president Jimmy Carter will visit Gaza for a rare meeting with senior Hamas officials following his criticism of a key speech by Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, on Sunday night. Carter, who has been in Israel and the occupied West Bank over the past week, will be one of the most senior western figures to meet the Hamas leadership in Gaza in recent years. He is expected to meet, among other Hamas officials, Ismail Haniyeh, the former Palestinian prime minister." More

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A worker in Yurimaguas, Peru, loads a ship with bags of rice on Tuesday, during a temporary break in indigenous protesters' blockade of the region. (Photo: Enrique Castro-Mendivil / Reuters)

US-Peru FTA Sparks Indigenous Massacre

Tom Loudon, Truthout: "During the last week, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, confrontations between nonviolent indigenous protesters and police have left up to 100 people dead. The vast majority of the casualties are civilians, who have been conducting peaceful demonstrations in defense of the Amazon rain forest." Read More

Military recruiters speak with high school students about enlistment. (Photo: David Friedman / Getty Images)

US Towns Challenge Feds on Military Recruiting

The Associated Press: "Two towns nestled in the rugged coastline and the liberal politics of Northern California have fought the federal government by banning the US military from recruiting minors within their city limits. Now the federal government is fighting back." Full Story

another saturday... darkened evening... war! WAR!!

Crap-o-craps!!

For the people of Iraq, the war goes on. (Photo: expose-the-war-profiteers.org)

The Privatization of "Obama's War"
Saturday 06 June 2009
by: Michael Winship, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

The sudden reappearance of former Vice President Dick Cheney over the last few months - seeming to emerge from his famous undisclosed location more frequently now than he ever did when he was in office - does not mean six more weeks of winter. But it does bring to mind that classic country and western song, "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?"

Or, maybe, "If You Won't Leave Me, I'll Find Someone Who Will."
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or, Maybe that's one more reason Dick Cheney, private contractor emeritus, won't go away.......
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the eve of 6/4

Crap-O-Craps!!

Q: Doctor, I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? 
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it...  don't waste them on exercise. 
     Everything wears out eventually.  Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; 
     that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster.  
     Want to live longer?  Take a nap.  

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables? 
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies.  What does a cow eat? Hay and corn.
     And what are these? Vegetables.  So a steak is nothing more than an efficient 
     mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken.   
     Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).   
     And a pork chop can give you  100% of your recommended daily allowance of  vegetable  products. 

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?  
A:  No, not at all.  Wine is made from fruit.  Brandy is distilled wine, 
     that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you  get even more 
     of the goodness that  way.   Beer is also made out of grain.  Bottoms   up! 

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat   ratio? 
A: Well, if you have a body and you have  fat, your ratio is one  to one.  
     If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to  one, etc. 

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular  exercise  program? 
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry.  My philosophy is: No  Pain...Good!

         Q:  Aren't fried foods bad for you?  
         A:  YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! .....  Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil.  
              In fact, they're permeated in it.  How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?  

         Q:  Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? 
         A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. 
              You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger   stomach.  

         Q:  Is chocolate bad for me?  
         A:  Are you crazy? HELLO, Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! 
               It's the best feel-good food around! 

       Q:  Is swimming good for your figure?  
         A:  If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to  me. 

         Q:  Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?  
         A:  Hey!  'Round' is a shape!  

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. 

And remember:

'Life should  NOT  be a journey to the grave with the intention 
of  arriving  safely in an attractive and well preserved  body, 
but rather  to skid in sideways -
Chardonnay in one  hand - chocolate in  the other - 
body thoroughly used up,  totally worn out and   
screaming 'WOO  HOO, What a  Ride' 

   

AND.....

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. 
It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.  

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. 

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.  

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. 

CONCLUSION

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills  you. 

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(Photo: AFP)

Palestinians want a stop to the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank

Hopes High for Obama's Islam Speech
Tuesday 02 June 2009
by: Paul Reynolds | Visit article original @ BBC News

Paul Reynolds, BBC News: "President Obama will give what could be one of the most important speeches of his presidency on Thursday when he addresses the relationship between the United States and Muslims. In his speech, to the University of Cairo, he will hope to break with the hostility of recent years and set a new tone designed not only to isolate the extremists of al-Qaeda and the Taliban, but to re-establish the understanding America gained on 9/11 and lost in Iraq." (More)

Students attend class at the "Knowledge Is Power Program" (KIPP) Academy in the Bronx, New York. (Photo: Chris Hondros / Newsmakers)

No Ordinary Success
The boundaries of school reform
James Forman, Jr.

James Forman Jr., The Boston Review: "How much can schools improve the life prospects of children growing up in poor neighborhoods? This question has divided the education community since at least the 1960s, when a group of researchers led by James Coleman attempted to quantify the extent to which segregation hurt black children. Coleman concluded that differences in family background had a greater impact on student achievement than did differences in school quality." (More)

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Goodbye, GM
Monday 01 June 2009
by: Michael Moore | Visit article original @ MichaelMoore.com

"I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it official: General Motors, as we know it, has been totaled." (Full Story)

GM headquarters in downtown Detroit. (Photo: Reuters)

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Dean Baker | Investigating the Collapse: Looking for the Killer We Already Know

Dean Baker, Truthout: "Congress may establish a commission to investigate the causes of the economic crisis. This may be a useful exercise in publicly shaming those who are responsible for an enormous amount of unnecessary suffering. That would be a good thing. These people should be held accountable. Those in the financial sector who broke the law should go to jail, or at the least, lose their ill-gotten fortunes. The public officials whose incompetence and/or corruption allowed for this disaster should lose their jobs and never again be given a position of public trust." (Read More)

(Photo: Reuters)