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  • Army deploys combat unit in US for possible civil unrest
    29 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Bill Van Auken
    For the first time ever, the US military is deploying an active duty regular Army combat unit for full-time use inside the United States to deal with emergencies, including potential civil unrest.
    Beginning on October 1, the First Brigade Combat Team of the Third Division will be placed under the command of US Army North, the Army’s component of the Pentagon’s Northern Command (NorthCom), which was created in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with the (…)

  • Pre-election Militarization of the North America
    29 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Pre-election Militarization of the North American Homeland. US Combat Troops in Iraq repatriated to "help with civil unrest"
    by Michel Chossudovsky
    The Army Times reports that the 3rd Infantry’s 1st Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq to defend the Homeland, as "an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks." The BCT unit has been attached to US Army North, the Army’s component of US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). (…)

  • Demonstrators Rally on Wall St. Against Federal Bailout (videos)
    28 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    As President Bush was holding an emergency economic summit at the White House, protesters took to the streets across the country to oppose a Wall Street bailout. In New York, a series of demonstrations occurred near the Stock Exchange.
    AMY GOODMAN: As President Bush was holding an emergency economic summit at the White House, protesters took to the streets all over the country to oppose a Wall Street bailout. In New York, a series of demonstrations occurred near the Stock Exchange. This is (…)

  • Turning Point: a survey of Pak-US relations
    28 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Yousuf Nasim Sunday, 28 Sep, 2008 | 10:00 AM PKT |
    President Zardari and President Bush of the United States during a meeting in New York. - Reuters
    Pakistan’s foreign relations with the United States are once again at a turning point. The US’ increasingly aggressive counter-insurgency tactics and Pakistani indignation at border violations signal a stark increase in tension between the two ’War on Terror’ allies.
    Regardless of their reservations, it is essential that Pakistan and (…)

  • prosecute gwbush 4 murder
    27 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    The Mission: There are 2,700 District Attorneys in the United States. We intend to send a copy of The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder to every single one of them.
    From The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder by Vincent Bugliosi, page 168.
    "I hope that at some time in the near future a courageous U.S. attorney general, U.S. attorney, state attorney general, or district attorney in America who is committed to the rule of law and who has dedicated his career to enforcing the (…)

  • Nader and The Wall Street Bailout (video)
    27 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    http://internationalnews.over-blog.com/article-23191292.html

  • Bailout foes hold day of protests
    27 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Bailout foes hold day of protests
    September 26th, 2008 1:38 am
    Grassroots groups and online activists rally against the proposed taxpayer rescue of Wall Street.
    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The public backlash against the Bush administration’s proposal to use tax dollars to bailout Wall Street spilled into the streets Thursday.
    "People all over the country are up in arms about this," said David Elliot, a spokesman for grassroots advocacy group UsAction. "Our members are livid, and (…)

  • The Gore Presidency: An Alternative History
    25 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the first debate of the 2008 presidential campaign now set to take place on the campus of the University of Mississippi, it seems appropriate to reflect back upon the Supreme Court decision in Bush vs. Gore almost eight years ago and the subsequent history of the United States that has flowed from the swing vote of a single justice.
    Writing for a 5-4 majority of the divided court, Justice Anthony Kennedy, a former Professor of Constitutional Law, upheld the Florida (…)

  • $700Bn for a temporary fix??? NOT!!!
    25 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    If we do what Bushcrew is proposing, this problem will just come back to haunt us all again in a few months and be even WORSE.
    The real problem with the economy is that its primary driver - the middle class - is out of money to squeeze.
    Everyone has been sqeezing and squeezing until the middle class has been bled dry - it’s just that many haven’t figured that out yet. They still have a little room on the credit cards, or they bought their house 15 or 20 years ago - but done the way (…)

  • George Carlin: America is Tyranny (video)
    25 September 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    http://internationalnews.over-blog.com/article-22719123.html