Monday, November 11, 2013

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Friederich Nietzsche



"Information that is consistent with our pre-existing beliefs is often accepted at face value, whereas evidence that contradicts them is critically scrutinized and discounted. Our beliefs may thus be less responsive than they should to the implications of new information" -  Thomas Gilovich, How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life 

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I'm an expert in homo sapiens behavior. They can rationalize anything. Take war. They'll bankrupt their economies, sacrifie the best of their young, unleash a bloodbath that impresses even me, at the expense of providing shelter, food, and medicine for their own people." -  Mario Acevedo, The Undead Kama Sutra 



"What sets our species apart is not just what men will do to other men, but how tirelessly they justify it." - William Dietrich, Napoleon's Pyramids 

"No one really knows why humans do what they do." -  David K. Reynolds
"When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience, and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; culture-death is a clear possibility." - Neil Postman





"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives... I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends... and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it." - John Lennon, Interview BBC-TV (June 22, 1968)





 "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Friederich Nietzsche







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 France Wrecks P5+1 Deal for Arab Money
By Finian Cunningham
By wrecking a potential deal with Iran, Fabius was no doubt bidding to please Saudi Arabia and the other Persian Gulf Arab regimes.
France Tries to Blow Up Iran Deal
By Emptywheel
France will make an effort to thwart any deal. And if talks fail, they'll get a big chunk of Saudi Arabia's considerable weapons spending.
Killing Arafat
Video - Al Jazeera Investigates -
A world exclusive investigation tells the inside story of the fight for the facts behind Yasser Arafat's death.
Israeli Bombers: Al Qaeda's Air Force
By James Petras
The current series of Israeli bombing raids and missile strikes against Syria are designed to strengthen the armed Syrian opposition and Islamist mercenaries seeking to destroy the government in Damascus .
US Built 'Powerful Organs of State Terrorism' in Iraq
By Nicolas J.S. Davies
When we look at the absolute chaos today in Iraq, Libya and Syria, I think we have to ask who is responsible - and are these in fact crimes for which people should be held criminally responsible?
Foreign Office And Human Rights in Libya and Iraq
By Vladimir Odintsov
Today the recently prosperous Naser´s, Kaddafi´s and Hussein´s states are ravaged, their resources ransacked, state infrastructure ruined and children grow surrounded by gun sights.
The Dynastic Hillary Bandwagon - Bad for America
By Ralph Nader
Does the future of our country benefit from Hillary, another Clinton, another politician almost indistinguishable from Barack Obama's militaristic, corporatist policies garnished by big money donors from Wall Street and other plutocratic canyons?
The Required Blood Sacrifice
By Jonathan Goodwin
November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States. It has become a day of holy worship for many. Churches as well as today's temples of worship - the sports arena - will bear witness to this glorious event.
US Police Have Killed Over 5,000 Civilians Since 9/11
By Katie Rucke
Statistically speaking, Americans should be more fearful of the local cops than "terrorists."
Are You a Gorilla or a God?
By Paul Rosenberg
Humanity stands about halfway between gorillas and gods. - What we become in the future depends on whether we choose.
Dangerous Ideas
Deepak Chopra vs Richard Dawkins
Video
Does the universe have a purpose ? Is religion good for people ?
The Super Rich Reinvent U.S. Capitalism
By Shamus Cooke
Democrats and Republicans alike - insist that the U.S. is broke, all the while conveniently ignoring the mountains of tax-free wealth piling up in the pockets of the super rich.
Why Does Congress Think It's OK for Working Americans to Go Hungry?
By Jerry Lanson
Alarming evidence that we live in a broken and declining society.




Hard News  
Bodies in the streets, a plague of looters and 10,000 dead in one city alone:
Filipinos struggle to cope with huge typhoon that was 'like a tsunami'
Typhoon Survivors Hunt For Food 'Like Zombies':
"People are becoming violent. They are looting business establishments, the malls, just to find food, rice and milk. I am afraid that in one week, people will be killing from hunger."
Clashes in Helmand, 14 Taliban militants killed or injured:
Taliban militants killed in Badghis provinceAt least 14 Taliban militants were killed or injured during clashes with the Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.
Attacks in north Iraq kill seven people:
 Attacks across Iraq, the deadliest of which struck the main northern city of Mosul, left seven people dead and 50 wounded Sunday, the latest in a months-long surge in bloodletting.
2 killed as migrant workers clash with Saudi police over deportations:
A crackdown on migrants in Saudi Arabia sparked clashes between police and hundreds of foreign workers in a poor area of the capital Riyadh. Two people were killed and dozens were injured in the violence.
US, Yemen hold talks to build new Guantanamo prison:
The Obama administration is negotiating with Yemen to build a new detention facility on its soil that would hold dozens of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, US and Yemeni officials say.
Syrian army retakes northern military base in third day of clashes:
Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants recaptured an army base in northern Syria from rebels on Sunday, the third day of heavy fighting for the strategic military target which has changed hands three times since Friday.
Syrian government eases blockade of rebel-held town:
Government officials and rebels reached a deal to ease a weeks-long blockade on a rebel-held town near the Syrian capital on Sunday, allowing food to reach civilians there for the first time in weeks, activists said.
Geneva talks end without deal on Iran's nuclear programme:
Diplomats said to be furious after France objected to a stopgap deal being presented as a fait accompli
Iran Impasse: French reluctance causes nuclear talks to stall : Video report:
France revealed itself to be the most skeptical in the Western camp, refusing to accept any short-term deal.
Khamenei slams French 'imprudent, inept move' to delay Iran nuclear deal:
"Since the time of [former President Nicolas] Sarkozy, the French government has adopted a policy of opposing the Iranian nation and unfortunately the current French government is pursuing the same policy. In our opinion, this is a wrong move. It is ill-advised and unwise."
McCain: 'Vive la France':
Sen. John McCain on Sunday hailed France for its "courage" to hold up a nuclear agreement with Iran.
Bennett to personally lobby Congress against Iran deal:
Economics and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett intends to travel to the US this week to lobby US Congress members against a potential deal with Iran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions.
Israel boosts attack on Iran nuclear deal after 'productive' Geneva talks:
Israel is ramping up its effort to prevent a deal with Iran, which is seen as a serious threat to its national security. It comes after French intervention stalled high-level talks aimed at resolving the conflict over Iran's nuclear program.
Iran announces new air defense missile system amid nuclear talks:
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that the Islamic Republic has successfully developed a new air defense system capable of destroying modern fighter jets and drones, Iranian Fars News agency reported on Saturday.
Japan ready to build nuclear power plants in Iran:
Japanese Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director General for Press and Public Diplomacy Koichi Mizushima has expressed his country's readiness to cooperate with Iran to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic Republic.
Egypt: 11 'militants" killed in clashes with army in Sinai:
An Egyptian army source said 11 armed men were killed in clashes with army forces over the weekend in northern Sinai.
7 killed in Nigeria's Kano state: military: -
At least five Boko Haram fighters and two soldiers were killed during the Nigerian military's latest clampdown against the militant sect in the northwestern state of Kano, the military said here on Sunday.
Attacks in eastern Libya kill 6;'
A string of attacks in eastern Libya has killed a public prosecutor and five members of the security forces in less than 24 hours, judicial and medical sources said on Saturday.
Libyan autonomy group forms oil firm, challenges government: -
 An autonomy movement in eastern Libya said on Sunday it had formed a regional oil firm to start selling crude after seizing several ports, mounting a challenge to the government in Tripoli as it struggles to gain control of oil facilities.
Zeidan: Foreign forces may act to halt chaos:
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan warned Libyans of the possibility of foreign powers intervening unless the country's current chaos ends, in an appeal on Sunday aimed at rallying his campaign against militias.
Libyan Prime Minister: Rebel against militias to prevent 'foreign occupation': -
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan warned Libyans of the possibility of foreign powers intervening unless the country's current chaos ends, in an appeal Sunday aimed at rallying his campaign against militias.
Tunisian police accused of torture:
Death of man in custody puts spotlight on country's feared security forces.
How politicians use the poppy appeal to make today's wars more popular:
Supporting the troops is increasingly used as a substitute for supporting unpopular wars, and the poppy appeal is part of that process.
Outspoken mayor from Mexico's Michoacan state found dead:
Ygnacio Lopez Mendoza was one of the few mayors from Mexico's troubled state of Michoacan who openly sounded the alarm about the narco thugs whose extortion demands were targeting even small local governments like his.
Venezuela troops seize shops over high prices:
President orders electronics chain to cut prices and slams "bourgeois parasites" he says are exploiting Venezuelans.
Feds seek $864M from BofA over Countrywide loans:
Federal prosecutors want Bank of America to pay about $864 million over losses incurred by the government after it bought thousands of home loans made by Countrywide Financial during the housing boom. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara made the request in documents filed late Friday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
Arizona Firefighters Charge Family Nearly $20,000 After Home Burns Down:
 An Arizona couple recently left homeless when their mobile home burned to the ground couldn't believe their eyes when they received a bill for nearly $20,000 from a private fire department.











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John Nichols and Bob McChesney were featured on Moyers & Company this weekend, talking about their excellent new book Dollarocracy.
The segment was a fantastic discussion of how the corporate media system inhibits our democracy.
Or pledge $50 and we will send you the book AND a DVD of FAIR's Dollarocracy event with Nichols, McChesney, Amy Goodman and Jeremy Scahill.
Let's be honest: The book delivers a thoroughly discouraging message, laying out how the media giants have gotten bigger and how their control over the democratic discourse threatens our political system.
But Nichols and McChesney are also optimists, encouraging citizens to join the efforts to fight back.






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