Shia Strength: [shia_strength] Iran shines at Creation, Innovation exhibition

Who Rules America?

By Paul Craig Roberts

What do you suppose it is like to be elected president of the United States only to find that your power is restricted to the service of powerful interest groups?
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22611.htm

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Iran shines at Creation, Innovation exhibition

Iranian inventors have brought home the top awards of the first exhibition marking the European Year of Creation and Innovation. The highly innovative Iranian team came first with one bronze, seven silver and six gold medals. The team also collected five special prizes for its achievements.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=94563&sectionid=351020105

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Lawrence Wilkerson Drops an Iraq-Torture Bombshell

By Bob Fertik

What I have learned is that as the administration authorized harsh interrogation in April and May of 2002 -- well before the Justice Department had rendered any legal opinion -- its principal priority for intelligence was not aimed at pre-empting another terrorist attack on the U.S. but discovering a smoking gun linking Iraq and al-Qa'ida.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22616.htm

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"Ugly" Questions for Gen. Myers

By Ray McGovern

Tuesday evening offered an unusual opportunity to question the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001-2005), Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, at an alumni club dinner.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22617.htm

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Israeli nukes 'real threat' to Middle East

"The real danger as far as nuclear military programs are concerned is posed by Israel and not Iran," BBC Persian quoted Mussa as speaking during a Sunday panel discussion on the future of Middle East peacemaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Jordan.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=95072&sectionid=351020202

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Iran urges nuke states to respect NPT

Iran has called for states armed with nuclear weapons to show commitment to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The Iranian delegation issued the demand at the NPT Review Conference in New York.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=94754&sectionid=351020104

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So Long Since Dreaming Made Sense.

By Paul A. Moore

Barack Obama's national security advisor Gen. James Jones, rejected Afghan President Hamid Karzai's demand the U.S. halt all aerial attacks in that country. Gen. Jones said, "we can't fight with one hand tied behind our back." With both hands free a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan's Farah province killed as many as 130 civilians.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22613.htm

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US-Latin American Relations

A Time of Rising Militarism, Protectionism and Pillage

By James Petras

Obama's relentless pursuit of military-driven empire building while in the midst of an ongoing and deepening domestic economic depression forms the basis for understanding Washington's contemporary relation with Latin America today.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22612.htm

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Legitimizing Netanyahu?

The Pope's Pilgrimage

By Jonathan Cook

Pope Benedict XVI upset the schedule on his first day in Israel by leaving an interfaith meeting in Jerusalem early on Monday night after a leading Muslim cleric called on him to condemn the "slaughter" of women and children in the recent assault on Gaza.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22618.htm

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Sri Lanka: Inside The War Zone

Grim scenes at Sri Lankan camps

Video

WARNING - Note graphic images contained in this story may disturb.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22615.htm

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Why Don't We Care About Sri Lanka?

By Dean Nelson

Western governments and societies are always quick to condemn atrocities in the Middle East and Africa. But there's been a lack of comparable outrage over the events in Sri Lanka.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22614.htm

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50 killed as Sri Lanka accused of breaking artillery pledge:

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that "satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts contradict Sri Lankan government claims that its armed forces are no longer using heavy weapons in the densely populated conflict area".
http://snipurl.com/i0tvp

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Doctors flee hospital as shelling continues in Sri Lanka: -

Doctors and aides abandoned the only hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone amid unrelenting shell attacks, a health official said today. The military said thousands of civilians braved rebel gunfire and fled across the front lines.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/634247

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Red Cross sees 'unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe' in Sri Lanka: -

Hundreds of seriously wounded or ill patients are waiting for medical care in north-eastern Sri Lanka but the International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday that for the third consecutive day it could not evacuate them due to heavy fighting. "Our staff are witnessing an unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe," Pierre Krahenbuhl, the ICRC's director of operations, said, using language rarely employed by the organization.
http://snipurl.com/i0txz

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Sri Lanka warned on 'war crimes':

The UK has told Sri Lanka it may face a potential war crimes probe over deaths of civilians in the island's conflict, a Foreign Office minister has said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8050244.stm

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Pakistan Says 63 Killed as Troops Near Swat Valley Town:

Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said troops were engaged Thursday in intense fighting about four miles south of Mingora, the valley's main town.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520157,00.html

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Almost 700,000 flee deadly fighting:

THE number of people who have fled fighting in northwest Pakistan and registered with authorities in the last 11 days has jumped to more than 670,000, the UN refugee agency said yesterday.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25479104-401,00.html

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Some may call it treason:

U.S. acknowledges Pakistan drone program:

The U.S. military has flown drones into Pakistan at least a dozen times in recent weeks in cooperation with the Pakistanis as part of a new program, U.S. officials acknowledged Wednesday.
http://snipurl.com/i0u1n

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Brown welcomes the butcher of Buner to Downing Street :

Commenting on Zardari's visit to Britain, Hizb ut Tahrir Britain's Media representative Taji Mustafa said "Once again we see the British government roll out the red carpet for another Muslim ruler who is engaged in the barbaric slaughter of his own people.
http://snipurl.com/i0u2o

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11 Militants Killed In Afghanistan :

Insurgents attacked the police post in Paktika province on Wednesday evening and fighting raged for several hours, said Gen. Dawlat Khan, the provincial police chief.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/100995/11-militants-killed-in-Afghanistan

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3 militants, security guard killed in S Afghanistan:

A clash between Taliban militants and a private security company Thursday left three Taliban rebels and a security guard dead in south Afghanistan's Ghazni province, local police chief said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/14/content_11375559.htm

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Iraq party chief shot dead, three injured in attack in Kirkuk:

A leading member of the Awakening Councils was killed and three others were wounded on Thursday by gunmen in Kirkuk, a police source said.
http://snipurl.com/i0u56

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Cheney: U.S. Must Threaten to Bomb Iran:

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the only way for President Barack Obama's diplomacy with Iran to work is if Obama threatens to bomb the country.
http://snipurl.com/i0u6p

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Obama warns Netanyahu: Don't surprise me with Iran strike:

The message from the American envoy to the prime minister reveals U.S. concern that Israel could lose patience and act against Iran. It is important to the Americans that they not be caught off guard and find themselves facing facts on the ground at the last minute.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085466.html

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Jordan king: Israel must accept Palestinian state :

Abdullah II makes comments during Aqaba meet with Netanyahu, ahead of PM's upcoming visit to U.S
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085493.html

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War crimes against children: new report on the 313 children killed during Gaza attack:

A new report released today reveals the true extent of child killings by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip during its 23 day offensive on Gaza between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/PSLG-7S2J6W?OpenDocument

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1,400 dead · 5000 homes destroyed · Remember Gaza 16 May:

National Demonstration Saturday 16 May. Assemble 12noon Malet St London WC1E 7HY March to Trafalgar Square
http://stopwar.org.uk/content/view/1179/1/

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Rape is effective weapon of war, senators told: -

Hundreds of thousands of women, girls and babies have been raped during 12 years of conflict in eastern Congo, victims of a weapon of war that almost always goes unpunished, senators were told Wednesday.
http://snipurl.com/i0uaa

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US detainee abuse 'unprecedented':

A former US official has accused the administration of George Bush, the former president, of authorising "unprecedented" acts of abuse during the interrogation of terror suspects.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/05/2009513171344291514.html

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Change? What Change?

Obama blocks abuse image release:

Barack Obama, the US president, is to appeal a legal ruling ordering the release of dozens of images depicting abuse of detainees in Afghanistan and Iraq.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/05/2009513193254552877.html

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Obama mulls 'indefinite detention' of terror suspects: -

As part of its plans to close Guantanamo Bay, the Obama administration is considering holding some of the detainees indefinitely and without trial on US soil, US media reported Thursday.
http://snipurl.com/i0uhv

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Are the people who 'really run the world' meeting this weekend?:

The Bilderberg group, the topic of many conspiracy theories, is now meeting behind closed doors in Greece.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085589.html

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U.S. Economy: Jobless Claims Increase:

The total number of people collecting unemployment insurance surged in the prior week to 6.56 million, setting a record for the 15th straight week and indicating companies are still not hiring.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5aNqahBpCaA&refer=home

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Chrysler Notifies 789 Dealers of Closure:

Chrysler LLC is seeking to immediately drop 789 dealers from its retail network, according to documents filed on Thursday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124231125953119515.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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California Seeks U.S. Help With Budget Borrowing:

California asked the U.S. Treasury for help with sales of short-term notes as the recession threatens to force the most-populous state to borrow as much as $23 billion to pay its bills.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a3fS2DpF3Bkk&refer=us

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