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  • The story of the White Rose inevitably makes people with a military mindset very uncomfortable
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    The White Rose: A Lesson in Dissent
    http://www.fff.org/freedom/0196a.asp
    Now, it just so happens that of all the articles I have written for the past 17 years, “The White Rose” is my favorite. It details the efforts of Hans and Sophie Scholl, who were brother and sister, to oppose their own government - the Nazi government - in the midst of World War II. The essay was later reprinted in a book of readings for high school students on the Holocaust. While in Munich a few years ago, I (…)

  • One Thousand A Month Tortured To Death In Iraq
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Dr. John Pace drops a bombshell that translates as a whisper through obscure Maltese paper
    Paul Joseph Watson/Prison Planet.com | February 21 2006
    Proving that Abu Ghraib and Gitmo are the tip of the iceberg, the outgoing UN human rights chief dropped a bombshell when he told an obscure Maltese newspaper that as many as a thousand detainees a month are being tortured to death in Iraq.
    Dr. John Pace told the obscure Times of Malta newspaper,
    "The Baghdad morgue received 1,100 bodies (…)

  • America and Iran: At the Brink of the Abyss
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    We can stop a "preemptive" nuclear strike by Jorge Hirsch
    Whether the U.S. will use nuclear weapons against Iran if a military confrontation erupts is in the hands of a single person, President Bush, as stated in NSC 30 from 1948: "the decision as to the employment of atomic weapons in the event of war is to be made by the Chief Executive when he considers such decision to be required." Bush will certainly not ask Congress nor the public permission once hostilities start. Whether or not (…)

  • How was the Iraq war ’sold’?
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Every member of Congress, no matter what their stance on the war in Iraq, should back U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s Resolution of Inquiry demanding all documents pertaining to contracts that the U.S. government has signed with the intent to "sell" the war.
    Public relations companies such as the Rendon Group and the Lincoln Group were hired by the administration, and paid tens of millions of dollars from taxpayer funds, to develop and implement a marketing campaign to persuade the American (…)

  • Silence the War Drums
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Before the US House of Representatives, February 16, 2006
    Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this very dangerous legislation. My colleagues would do well to understand that this legislation is leading us toward war against Iran.
    Those reading this bill may find themselves feeling a sense of déjà vu. In many cases one can just substitute "Iraq" for "Iran" in this bill and we could be back in the pre-2003 run up to war with Iraq. And the logic of this current push for war is much (…)

  • There is no imminent threat of Iran building a nuclear weapon
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Ranking Member of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, issued the following statement today on H. Con. Res. 341:
    “This bill undermines efforts towards a peaceful resolution of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and puts the United States on a dangerous path that could lead to war. This bill, and the debate in the House, have an eerie resemblance to similar debate and resolutions that led (…)

  • Iran Is 10 Years From Nuclear Bomb-U.S. Intelligence Contrasts With Administration Statements
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    A major U.S. intelligence review has projected that Iran is about a decade away from manufacturing the key ingredient for a nuclear weapon, roughly doubling the previous estimate of five years, according to government sources with firsthand knowledge of the new analysis.
    The carefully hedged assessments, which represent consensus among U.S. intelligence agencies, contrast with forceful public statements by the White House. Administration officials have asserted, but have not offered proof, (…)

  • OFFENSIVE INFORMATION WARFARE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONSWayne Madsen
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Nov. 2001
    Critical infrastructure protection is a two-edged sword. While stressing defensive infrastructure protection methods quite publicly, the U.S. government is not so keen on discussing its plans to conduct offensive cyber-attacks against other countries. However, one part of the U.S. plan to wage such warfare falls into the category of psychological warfare operations, which consists of infusing the electronic media with propaganda aimed at managing or changing popular perceptions (…)

  • 7862 IRAQI PRISONERS MURDERED IN US CUSTODY
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Signs of the Times February 18, 2006 Two days ago, online magazine Salon.com announced that they had obtained files and other electronic documents from an internal Army investigation into the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal.
    The files, from the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command contained a total of 1,325 new images of suspected detainee abuse, 93 video files of suspected detainee abuse, 660 images of adult pornography, 546 images of suspected dead Iraqi detainees, 29 images of (…)

  • Why Peace Organizations Should Work for the Impeachment of Bush and Cheney
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    1.-Impeachment is where people’s energy is, all over the country. If we want a large and growing and democratic movement, we should listen to our members.
    2.-Exposing the lies and the crimes related to this war is, more than anything else, building opposition to the war, as well as to future wars. There is no better way to expose the crimes than to demand an investigation that could lead to impeachment. (As demanded by H Res 635.)
    3.-Bush and Cheney have given dozens of speeches making (…)