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"I
believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the
source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion,
and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our
ideas" - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in
deserving them." - Aristotle
"Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual
consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so,
but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it." -
Mikhail Bakunin
"Each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each
other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights."
- Carol Bellamy
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Persian Gulf
Primed to Explode?
By Kaveh L.
Afrasiabi
Russia's UN
ambassador
'Don't be duped
by Western humanitarian rhetoric on Syria'
By
RT
How leftist
"anti-zionists" are allied with Israel against Syria
By Mimi Al Laham
(aka "Syrian Girl") and Lizzie Phelan
"Progressive"
Journalism's Legacy of Deceit
By Prof. James
F. Tracy
Progressive-left media
persist in acting as propaganda outlets for the US-NATO destabilization of
Syria, thus placating a politically conscious audience that might otherwise be
mobilized against acts of imperialism and violence.
Fact Or
Fiction?
Mossad agents run false flag terror operations in Bulgaria
and other states
By Soraya
Sepahpour-Ulrich
Amira Hass: The
Anti-Semitism That Goes Unreported
By Amira
Hass
It's no
accident that the diligent anti-Semitism researchers have left out this data.
Thrill-seeking
American tourists take aim at West Bank firing range
By Agence
France-Presse
Norman
Solomon is a 65-year-old real estate agent from Los Angeles, a world away from
the West Bank settlement firing range where he is spending the day learning to
shoot a gun.
The Attempted
U.S. Siege of Bolivia
By Patricio
Montesinos
"This chamber
reeks of blood."
When I Started Hating America
By Randy
Shields.
I grew
up when even the scuzziest American president didn't drop bombs on 16 year-old
American kids.
Holding Off
Armageddon
The Libor Scandal In Full Perspective
By Paul Craig
Roberts
The
Federal Reserve and the Bank of England should be indicted for their
participation in the fraud.
Romney: Gold
Medal in Dishonesty
By Brian
Moench
I think
a serious fundamental defect in Mitt Romney has been on display for a long time.
Lie to Me Fox
and Corporate Crime
By Russell
Mokhiber
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Hard
News
More Than 300
Killed in Syria, "Rights Group Says": The London-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said Friday that nearly 100 of the people killed in
the violence were government troops. Many civilians were also killed. http://is.gd/M1eNnz
In case you missed it:
The The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights: The Inside Story:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has become the most quoted,
and most disputed, primary source of casualty figures in Syria. Al-Akhbar
investigates the political disputes, personal gain and prejudice, and media role
behind a recent row over its ownership. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31934.htm
Syrian troops
secure Damascus neighborhood: Syrian troops and tanks on Friday drove
rebels from a Damascus neighborhood where some of the heaviest of this week's
fighting in the capital left cars gutted and fighters' bodies in the
streets. http://is.gd/295TsY
Free Syrian Army
executes 22 Syrian soldiers: Iraq official : Iraqi border guards had
witnessed the Free Syrian Army take control of a border outpost, detain a Syrian
army lieutenant colonel, and then cut off his arms and legs. "Then they executed
22 Syrian soldiers in front of the eyes of Iraqi soldiers." http://is.gd/4uxA6u
Iraqi army seals
border with Syria: Iraqi army officials shut off their side of the
gate with huge oblong blast walls on Friday, the Reuters photographer said.
Officials told him they were preparing for possible outbreaks of fighting on the
Syrian side during the night. http://is.gd/QsQxI7
Syrian troops
'claw back' Turkish border posts: Rebels gained control of key border
posts into Iraq, say Iraqi officials, threatening to open up access for weaponry
supplies http://is.gd/HXmdZ2
Insurgents
forming unit to "secure" chemical weapons site: The opposition Free
Syrian Army is creating a special unit of men trained to secure Syria's chemical
weapons sites, a former general in the country's chemical and biological weapons
administration has told the Daily Telegraph. http://is.gd/KQcLfQ
Russian envoy to
France: Assad ready to step down: Assad accepted the final statement
of the June 30 Geneva agreement for a transition "toward a more democratic
regime" and in essence this meant that "he accepted to leave, but leave in a
civilized way." http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120720/API/1207200622
UNSC unanimously
extends Syria observer mission for 'final' 30 days: "We are glad
because, first of all, the resolution is balanced and second, we appreciate the
role the UN mission observers have played and will play in the Syrian conflict.
We were the initiators who launched this mission, that is why we believe that is
important to extend it," Russia's Ambassador to the UN said. http://www.rt.com/news/un-council-mission-vote-701/
Putin Warns
Against Bypassing Security Council Syria Veto: After Russia and China
vetoed the Western-backed UN Security Council resolution, U.S. Ambassador to the
UN Susan Rice said that the United States and its partners "have no choice but
to look to partnerships and actions outside of this council to protect the
Syrian people." http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120720/174704600.html
Russian Arms
Ship Offloads Syria Helicopters: A Russian cargo ship carrying a
batch of Mi-25 attack helicopters and air defense systems for Syria has
offloaded the aircraft in the Russian port of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad
region, a security source said on Friday. http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120720/174698082.html
Not Everyone
Hates Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: "Now that the army is gone,
there is no one to stop them from killing us for speaking out," she
said. http://is.gd/zw2St9
Afghan district
police chief among five killed by bomb: A roadside bomb killed five
Afghan policemen, including a district police chief, when it ripped through
their vehicle in a volatile part of southern Afghanistan, provincial authorities
said http://is.gd/yFeOeV
More than half
Iran parliament backs Hormuz closure bill: "If the sanctions
continue, the countries that have imposed sanctions have no right to cross the
Strait of Hormuz without harm," the Iranian Students' News Agency quoted Qodoosi
as saying. http://is.gd/wvRxrJ
Bulgarian media
name Swedish citizen and former Guantanamo detainee as Burgas suicide bomber:
Reports claim that the person responsible for the Burgas terror
attack, which killed five Israelis, is 33-year-old Mehdi Ghezali - a Swedish
citizen of Algerian descent. http://is.gd/v5ped6
Sweden denies
that Burgas bus bomber was a Swede: The Swedish intelligence (SAPO)
denied that Mehdi Ghezali, a Swedish citizen of Algerian origin, was the suicide
bomber who blew himself up at the Burgas airport in Bulgaria. http://is.gd/hiIuNH
Jewish voices
call for an end to Israel's occupation of Palestine: Jewish voices in
calling for a just and lasting peace, which would allow both Israelis and
Palestinians to thrive, say that first and foremost this requires an end to the
occupation. http://is.gd/ZfpB4I
Moshe Silman
dies after self-immolation at Israeli protest : "Moshe was simply not
willing for the State of Israel to run him over anymore," a friend
said. http://is.gd/2VVber
Julian Assange
Interviews Anwar Ibrahim Leader of the Malaysian Opposition: Video -
In 2008, he was again targeted for sex crimes allegations, he won the
case earlier this year. With Malaysian elections looming with Anwar tipped to
win, he has now been charged with unauthorized assembly. If found convicted, he
will be prevented from running. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31931.htm
WikiLeak
suspects treatment 'shocking': EVIDENCE showing the mistreatment of
WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning at a military brig should "shock the
conscience" of the court, his lawyer says. http://is.gd/OSj6N9
Defense lawyers
say Guantanamo court rigged to deliver death sentence: The Pentagon
official overseeing the Guantanamo tribunal tried to rig the jury selection
process to boost the odds of obtaining a death sentence for a prisoner accused
of directing a deadly attack on a U.S. warship, defense lawyers alleged on
Thursday. http://is.gd/oMGD4S
Mexico
presidential runner-up alleges money laundering in election: López
Obrador accuses president-elect Peña Nieto of using illicit funds and money
laundering to finance his campaign http://is.gd/BdPSEn
Engineering Consent For
A War On Terror?
U.S. government issues another worldwide security
caution: Terrorist groups "continue to plan terrorist attacks against
U.S. interests in multiple regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and the
Middle East," a statement by the Department of State's Bureau of Consular
Affairs said. http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/18/travel/us-worldwide-caution/index.html
Colorado man
avoids jail after conspiring to sell machine guns and C4: A
35-year-old Colorado man avoided a jail sentence on Wednesday even after
pleading guilty to conspiring to sell more than 30 machine guns with optical
sights, five pounds of C4 explosives, grenades and 14 semi-automatic pistols
smuggled into the country from Iraq. http://is.gd/afpFG7
Gunman kills 12
in Denver suburb at Batman movie: Aurora Police spokesman Frank Fania
said the suspect was carrying a knife, a rifle and a handgun when arrested, and
one other gun was recovered from the theater. The gunman was also wearing a
bulletproof vest. http://is.gd/iP0Jt2
Spanish rallies
turn violent as million people protest in 80 cities (VIDEO, PHOTOS) -
Spanish police have clashed with protesters marching against the
latest batch of austerity measures. Over a million public employees, trade union
members and fed-up citizens have taken to the streets in over 80 Spanish
cities. http://www.rt.com/news/spain-protests-austerity-cuts-634/
Most members of
Congress keep their tax returns secret: Just 17 out of the 535
members of Congress released their most recent tax forms or provided some
similar documentation of their tax liabilities in response to requests from
McClatchy over the last three months. Another 19 replied that they wouldn't
release the information, and the remainder never responded to the
query. http://is.gd/IDQZzS
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