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Facing total economic meltdown at home US/UK, spear-heading NATO, have chosen the path of confrontation with the rest of the world, a path which will lead us to the brink of war with Russia and China

Students March against the War in US

Posted by smeddum on October 8, 2009

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Code Pink rethinks Afghan withdrawal

Posted by seumasach on October 8, 2009

He who pays the leftist calls the tune. Cindy Sheehan did well to dissociate herself from the leftist “antiwar movement”

Is Medea Benjamin Naive or Just Confused?

Scott Horton

Antiwar.com

8th October, 2009

When I heard that there would be antiwar protests across the country on October 7, 2009, mourning the 8th anniversary of the start of the invasion of Afghanistan, I immediately picked up the phone to get one of the great anti-warrior women of Code Pink to join me on Antiwar Radio for the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »

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New U.S. missile defense plans pose no threat to Russia – Lavrov

Posted by seumasach on October 8, 2009

KHARKOV (Ukraine), October 7 (RIA Novosti) – The new U.S. missile shield plans present no risks for Russia, and favorable conditions are now emerging for bilateral dialogue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

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Video: Cindy Sheehan speaking at Bellarmine university

Posted by smeddum on October 8, 2009

http://www.hillbillyreport.org/diary/584/cindy-sheehan-speaking-at-bellarmine-university

H/T to James Pence

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China maps an end to the Afghan war

Posted by seumasach on October 7, 2009

M K Bhadrakumar

Asia Times

2nd October, 2009

The article “Afghan peace needs a map” [1] which appeared in the English-language China Daily newspaper on Monday should receive careful attention. China Daily is government-owned and the article is a very rare piece of focused opinion that proposes concrete steps to be taken on the way forward in unlocking the Afghan stalemate.

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Obama to discuss Afghan war with congressional leaders

Posted by smeddum on October 7, 2009

October 06, 2009

Peoplesdaily

U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss Afghan war with top congressional leaders from both major parties Tuesday, as the U.S. government is reviewing its Afghan strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pakistan Resists US Presence, Influence

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

antiwar.com

Nation Poised to Reject Billions in US Aid

by Jason Ditz, October 05, 2009

Growing opposition to the US attempts to expand its influence in Pakistan is taking shape in the form of increasing resistance to plans by Pakistan’s military and increasingly its civilian government as well.

America’s fortress-like Islamabad embassy

Nowhere has American power been more visible than the massive expansion of the embassy in Islamabad, sparking protests against the site that will some day hold Ambassador Anne Patterson, a contentious figure in her own right who has been threatening US military attacks against the city of Quetta if Pakistan doesn’t give in to demands to launch action of its own. Read the rest of this entry »

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Iran’s Nuclear Threat Is A LIE

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

Iran’s Nuclear Threat Is A LIE
By John Pilger
10-6-9

Rense.com

Obama’s “showdown” with Iran has another agenda. The media have been tasked with preparing the public for endless war

In 2001, the Observer published a series of reports that claimed an “Iraqi connection” to al-Qaeda, even describing the base in Iraq where the training of terrorists took place and a facility where anthrax was being manufactured as a weapon of mass destruction. It was all false. Supplied by US intelligence and Iraqi exiles, planted stories in the British and US media helped George Bush and Tony Blair to launch an illegal invasion which caused, according to the most recent study, 1.3 million deaths. Read the rest of this entry »

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Max Keiser: Dollar to be buried way before 2018

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

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Alex Jones Tv:Cindy Sheehan Arrested infront of The White House Oct 5th

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

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Russian anti-terror team to break Blackwater example in Iraq?

Posted by smeddum on October 6, 2009

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