Unity in 2011 By Timothy V. Gatto

By Timothy V. Gatto
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liberalpro.blogspot.com
December 31, 2010

As 2010 comes to a close, I’m reflecting on everything that has happened. In my personal life, it really hasn’t been a bad year. I’ve had two books published, a novel and a political book. I guess that seeing my novel in print (Kimchee Days or Stoned-Cold Warriors) after 15 years of rejections, it was the best thing that has happened this year. People that are closest to me are healthy so I’m happy about that also.

The US Congress’ Pet Pariah by Franklin Lamb

by Franklin Lamb
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Beirut, Lebanon
31 December, 2010

This week marks the second anniversary of among the most savage criminal slaughters of human life in long memory. The 522 hour indiscriminate carnage, “Cast Lead”  that killed 1,417 Palestinians, mostly civilians, 352 of them children, injuring for life more than 5,300 , indicts  Israel as well as those countries that continue to supply it weapons, diplomatic cover and to enforce Israel’s  illegal siege on sealed Gaza.

Wikileaks: The Book of Revelations? Not if you read the MSM By William Bowles

By William Bowles
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williambowles.info 29 December, 2010
crossposted on Strategic Culture Foundation
31 December, 2010

The revelations come thick and fast, or faster than they were but aside from the odd mention, you wouldn’t know it if you relied on the mainstream media. If ever we needed evidence of collusion between corporate- so-called public broadcasting and the state then the way the diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks have been almost entirely ignored is the proof.

Anybody who has followed my (obsessive) collection of stories on the Wikileaks saga will know that it started off with a grand flourish and so far at least—and the statistics prove it—has faded from view without a whimper from the corporate/state media stranglehold on the news.

Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, War and Resisting Government Crackdown

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Dec. 31, 2020

Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, War and Resisting Government Crackdown

2010 can be defined as the year of WikiLeaks. The whisteblowing website first made headlines around the world in April when it released a video of a U.S. helicopter gunship indiscriminately firing on Iraqi civilians killing 12 people, including two Reuters news staff. In July, WikiLeaks created a bigger firestorm when it published more than 90,000 classified U.S. military war logs of the war in Afghanistan. Then in October, WikiLeaks published some 390,000 classified U.S. documents on the war in Iraq—the largest intelligence leak in U.S. history and the greatest internal account of any war on public record. And in November WikiLeaks began releasing a giant trove of confidential State Department cables that sent shockwaves through the global diplomatic establishment. Throughout it all, WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange were targeted by the U.S. and other governments around the world. We play our interviews with Assange and with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

via Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, War and Resisting Government Crackdown

Creation Is A Scientific Fact

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Updated: added an excerpt from and a link to Cris Putnam’s blog post.

David Barstow: Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours

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Democracy Now!
Dec. 30, 2010

“Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours:” The Explosion that Killed 11 Workers and Led to the Worst Oil Spill in U.S. History

It has been eight months since the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon set off the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Eleven workers were killed and more than 200 million gallons of oil were dumped into the Gulf of Mexico. A major investigation by the New York Times takes an in-depth look into how explosion occurred. Based on interviews with 21 crew members and testimony from 94 others, the investigation concludes every single one of the rig’s defenses failed. We speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Barstow. [includes rush transcript]

“Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours” (The New York Times)

via “Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours:” The Explosion that Killed 11 Workers and Led to the Worst Oil Spill in U.S. History

Robert Meeropol: My Parents Were Executed Under the Unconstitutional Espionage Act

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Democracy Now!
Dec. 30, 2010

Son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: “My Parents Were Executed Under the Unconstitutional Espionage Act — Here’s Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange”

As the U.S. Department of Justice considers charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act of 1917, we speak with Robert Meeropol, the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg—the only U.S. citizens to be executed under the Espionage Act, in what’s been described as the most controversial death sentence in U.S. history. This week, Meeropol released a widely read statement in support of WikiLeaks called, “My Parents Were Executed Under the Unconstitutional Espionage Act—Here’s Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange.”

via Son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: “My Parents Were Executed Under the Unconstitutional Espionage Act — Here’s Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange”

Amtrack, Hitler and Lunch in Paris by Daniel N. White

by Daniel N. White
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December 31, 2010

Reading too much lately, too much time, not enough work, not enough money in the bank to travel or start a project.  That’s Christmas for you.  Picked up and read Waiting on a Train, by James McCommons.  Short, well-written first hand account of the author travelling the entire length, near as I can figure it, of the Amtrak passenger rail system.  Did so over a two year spell, and during so went off and interviewed most of the important players, both political and rail industry, on the passenger rail issue here in the US.

Letter to Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo regarding A Stock Transfer Tax by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
December 30, 2010

Dear Governor-Elect Cuomo:

The conditions where many regular New Yorkers live are grim. Poverty, unemployment, home foreclosures, and small business bankruptcies keep growing.

On the other side of the tracks, the top twenty-five hedge fund managers recorded an average of $1 billion each, or over $80 million each a month in 2009. Quite a quick rebound on the backs of American taxpayers and privileged tax policies.

Keiser Report: Ellen Brown on “Deficit Easing”

with Ellen Brown
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webofdebt.com
December 30, 2010

RussiaToday | December 30, 2010

This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, find an unsurprising answer to the most important question of our time, “why is America broke?” They also discuss ‘nasty surprises’ and Tony of Arabia. In the second half of the show, Max talks to author and blogger, Ellen Brown, about her latest piece on the [Dandelion Salad] offering a solution for Ireland.

“Second Chances” by Cindy Sheehan

by Cindy Sheehan
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Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog
Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox
December 30, 2010

In case you don’t know, Michael Vick is the current starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, but while he was QB of the Atlanta Falcons, he was arrested, tried and convicted of running a dog-fighting ring that contained some of the most vile torture, cruelty, and death to mans’ “best-friend” that were tragically bred for Michael Vick’s sick and twisted pleasures.

After spending 23 months both in prison or under house arrest, Michael Vick was signed to play for the Philadelphia Eagles and he earned the position of starting QB with a seven million dollar, two-year contract.

UK planning to evacuate expats from the Persian Gulf region in the event of war with Iran

Propaganda Alert

compiled by Cem Ertür
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Dandelion Salad
30 December 2010

1) Britain forms plan for Gulf evacuation in event of war with Iran (29 December 2010)
2) US army chief: We are very ready to attack Iran (18 December 2010)

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/8228244/Britain-forms-plan-for-Gulf-evacuation-in-event-of-war-with-Iran.html

excerpts from: Britain forms plan for Gulf evacuation in event of war with Iran

Michael Hudson: America is about to slide into third world status

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Washington Uses Arms Sales To Achieve Global Supremacy by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
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Stop NATO
Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism
December 29, 2010

In its Yearbook 2010, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) documents that the United States accounts for 43 percent of world military spending and 30 percent of global arms exports, making it preeminent in both categories.

Aggregate spending on American defense and on wars abroad is substantially larger than the official Pentagon budget and in fact may account for half of international military expenditures. [1]

John Pilger in conversation with Julian Assange

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John Pilger interviews Julian Assange.