Panorama: Tom Feeley's Email to Dr. Shabbir

[Dr. Shabbir]

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Peace and Joy - Tom Feeley

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"The greatest country, the richest country, is not that which has the most
capitalists, monopolists, immense grabbings, vast fortunes, with its sad, sad
soil of extreme, degrading, damning poverty, but the land in which there are the
most homesteads, freeholds-where wealth does not show such contrasts high and
low, where all men have enough-a modest living-and no man is made possessor
beyond the sane and beautiful necessities.": Walt Whitman (1819-1892):

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"A State divided into a small number of rich and a large number of poor will
always develop a government manipulated by the rich to protect the amenities represented by their property.": Harold Laski (1930):

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“Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded
because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of
armies; from these proceed debts and taxes. And armies, and debts, and taxes are
the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. “In
war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended. Its influence in
dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied; and all the means of
seducing the minds, are added to those of subduing the force of the people. “The
same malignant aspect in republicanism may be traced in the inequality of
fortunes, and the opportunities of fraud, growing out of a state of war… and in
the degeneracy of manners and morals, engendered by both. No nation could
preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.” : James Madison, April
20, 1795


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Number Of Iraqi Civilians Slaughtered In America's War On Iraq - At Least
655,000 + +
http://tinyurl.com/usq4x

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In
America'sWar On Iraq 3,218
http://icasualties.org/oif/

The War in Iraq Costs
$409,364,138,199

See the cost in your community
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

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The Late, Great American Nation

By John W. Whitehead

A pattern is emerging, predicated on one horrific incident in 2001. The current
administration is laying the groundwork for a military state, and this is our
final wake-up call.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17348.htm

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Blair, Bush Could Face Probe at The Hague

By Gethin Chamberlain

TONY Blair could face the prospect of an International Criminal Court
investigation for alleged coalition war crimes in Iraq.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17347.htm

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A Good Kicking

Video - Torture Goes Unpunished

The Panorama special called A Good Kicking investigates the torture of seven
Iraqi civilians in 2003 while held in British custody in Basra. One man, a hotel
receptionist called Baha Mousa, died and had 93 injuries on his body. soldier,
who asked to have his identity protected, told Panorama: "What I saw in that
cell wasn't interrogation. It wasn't detention. It was torture as far as I am
concerned. It was brutal. It was barbaric."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17344.htm

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It's Hardly Pocahontas

New exhibits portray Jamestown colonists as killers and rapists

By James Langton

England's first successful colonists in America have been branded as rapists and
murderers who imported slavery and oppressed the local Indian population.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17342.htm

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Iraq: At Least 41 Killed In Another Bloody Day Of U.S. Occupation:

Iraqi police found the decapitated bodies of nine policemen with their hands
bound and bearing signs of torture in a town near the city of Ramadi
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO823109.htm

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7 U.S. occupation force soldiers die in Iraq:

The U.S. military on Sunday announced the deaths of seven more troops in Iraq,
including four killed by a roadside bomb while patrolling western Baghdad
http://snipurl.com/1dbzq

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Video shows bomb blowing up U.S. occupation forces vehicle :

Video showing an alleged insurgent crawling under a U.S. military vehicle in
Iraq and purportedly planting explosives in full daylight. Seconds later, the
video cuts to an explosion ripping the vehicle apart.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17341.htm

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Third of Iraqi children now malnourished:

Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Iraq say that malnutrition rates have risen
in Iraq from 19 percent before the US-led invasion to a national average of 28
percent four years later.
http://snipurl.com/1dbzs

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Defense chief raps withdrawal deadline:

Both the Pentagon and the Iraqi government have gotten the message that Congress
is losing patience with the war, said Gates
http://snipurl.com/1dbzv

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From Shock & Awe to the 'surge' without end :

Four years ago this Tuesday, George Bush began his ill-fated Iraq campaign.
Today's news that the US is sending an extra battalion to Baghdad will push
troop levels to 160,000 - 10,000 more than at the time of the invasion
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2369003.ece

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The One Video Clip Explaining Everything Wrong With Iraq, The Media, And The
Right :

On Meet the Press, they expressed their commitment to "fair and balanced" debate
by having on disgraced war supporter Richard Perle and indicted, deposed
ex-congressman Tom DeLay against Admiral and Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak and
Former Democratic Rep. Tom Andrews of Win Without War
http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/03/the_one_video_c.html

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God's Dupes:

Moderate believers give cover to religious fanatics -- and are every bit as
delusional.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17345.htm

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Worldwide protests mark Iraq war :

A series of anti-war demonstrations in countries including the United States,
Canada, Australia, Spain and Britain occured ahead of the fourth anniversary of
the US-led war in Iraq.
http://snipurl.com/1dbzw

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VIDEOS: March on the Pentagon:

A portion of the march leaving from the Mall next to the Lincoln Memorial across
the Memorial Bridge.
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/138323/index.php

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Czech village rejects US radar base :

Residents of a Czech village have voted against hosting a US anti-missile radar
station, fearing it will make the village a military target, amid a gathering of
anti-war protesters in the nation's capital.
http://snipurl.com/1dbzx

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Russia to increase global clout to combat U.S. unilateralism::

Russia’s foreign minister harshly criticized what he called Washington’s unilateral foreign policy on Saturday, and
said Moscow intended to counterbalance it with its increasing global clout.
http://snipurl.com/1dbzz

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Iran said Russia has been paid 90% of the total deal amount:

Officials said that despite Russia's assertions, Iran has honored its payment
schedule of the $1 billion Bushehr project. Despite this, they said, Russia's
state-owned Atomstroiexport has slowed down construction to avoid sending
nuclear fuel to Iran.
http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n108186

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War pimp alert:

US and Israel conduct major missile defence exercise:

Israel and the US are conducting a large-scale missile defence exercise aimed at
combining their systems, American and Israeli officials said today, as both
countries warn that Iran could obtain nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
http://snipurl.com/1dc00

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Palestinian government is approved:

The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, told
lawmakers that Palestinians reject "all forms of violence" and want a permanent settlement
with Israel.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/18/africa/web.0318mideast.php

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World support grows for Palestinian Cabinet :

Palestinians installed a new coalition government yesterday in hopes of
persuading the international community to end its isolation of the Palestinian
National Authority and lift a year of bruising sanctions.
http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Middle_East/10111947.html

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U.S. to keep Palestinian aid ban, contacts possible:

The United States and Israel on Sunday agreed to keep a ban on financial aid to
the new Palestinian government, but in a break with the Jewish state, Washington
left room for contacts with non-Hamas ministers.
http://snipurl.com/1dc04

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Prof. Tanya Reinhardt dies age 63 :

Reinhardt, one of the most outspoken representatives of the radical Israeli
left, was a fierce critic of the 1993 Oslo Accords between Israel and the
Palestine Liberation Organization, saying they represented a perpetuation of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and
Gaza.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/839031.html

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Rachel Corrie and Palestine:

A slip of a girl faced one of Israel's most feared war machines in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories--the armed bulldozer--and died.
http://www.counterpunch.org/karkar03152007.html

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Taming Leviathan: THIS week saw yet another reminder of the awesome power of
“the lobby”.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) brought more than 6,000
activists to Washington for its annual policy conference. And they proceeded to
live up to their critics' darkest fears.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17346.htm

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Grab your sick bag: Video: Cheney Speech To Israel's Most Powerful Lobby:

V. P. Cheney at the American Israel Public Affairs Cmte. Forum
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17343.htm

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In case you missed it:

The Unauthorized Biography of Dick Cheney: Video:

"In Dick Cheney's World, what he says is frequently more fiction than fact"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/video1018.htm

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2 police killed in Afghan violence :

A two-hour clash between suspected Taliban militants and police left two
officers dead in occupied Afghanistan, a spokesman said Sunday.
http://snipurl.com/1dc0b

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Taliban releases Italian reporter :

Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo has been freed in Afghanistan after two
weeks in captivity, his employer La Repubblica said on Sunday.
http://snipurl.com/1dc0c

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Pressure on Musharraf as protests spread :

The situation in Pakistan seems to be heading out of control. Protests against
the sacking of the Chief Justice Iftikar Mohd Chaudhry are spreading to other
parts of the country.
http://www.centralchronicle.com/20070319/1903191.htm

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Why Musharraf Survives:

Recent threats by the Bush administration to cut off billions of dollars in aid
to Pakistan have sparked panic in government circles.
http://snipurl.com/1dc0h

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Egyptian MPs stage walkout :

Opposition MPs in Egypt have walked out of parliament in protest over
constitutional amendments proposed by Hosni Mubarak, the president.
http://snipurl.com/1dc0j

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Zimbabwe opposition figure attacked :

A member of Zimbabwe's opposition has been prevented from leaving the country
after being beaten up en route to Harare airport, officials said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/68846E72-5808-4249-8D81-247090A9AFDB.htm

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Hicks was forcibly sedated, says lawyer:

DAVID HICKS was left frightened and confused after being forcibly sedated at
Guantanamo Bay last month and then told of new charges the prosecution wanted to
bring against him, his US military defence lawyer, Major Michael Mori, has said.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/18/1174152882379.html

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Ban word "terrorist" from U.S. trial, lawyer asks:

Defense lawyers want the word "terrorist" banned as too inflammatory in the U.S.
trial of Jose Padilla and two other men charged with conspiring to aid Islamist extremists overseas.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1624043020070317

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A constructive plot to return Guantanamo Bay to Cuba :

The Invalidity of the Cuban-American Treaty on Guantanamo Bay
http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-489--6-6--.html

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Chris Shaw: Garbage & stuff:

A short history of what man covets most
http://www.energybulletin.net/27296.html

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Global warming is a 'weapon of mass destruction' :

Climate experts hit back after being accused of overstating the problem
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/climate_change/article2368999.ece

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Let us work towards

Peace & Joy

Tom Feeley
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Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August
1765) John Adams