Information Clearing House Newsletter News You Will Not Find On CNN

Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq 1,129,698
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html


Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed
(Officially acknowledged) In America'sWar On Iraq
3,886
http://icasualties.org/oif/

The War in Iraq Costs
$475,073,394,184

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

Unfit To Serve

"You, Mr.. Bush, are a bald-faced liar."

8 Minute Video & Transcript - Keith Olbermann

A Special Comment about the President's cataclysmic deception about Iran. Click to view
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18847.htm

Scott Horton Interviews Scott Ritter

Scott Ritter: Cheney's Iran Policy Still Stands

A must listen / read

Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine and UN weapons inspector, discusses the new Iran NIE,his admiration for Ron Paul and the need of the American people to destroy the careers of their warmonger representatives.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18851.htm

An Odd Week, Indeed

Piano Wire Puppeteers

By Sean Penn

Didn't Senator Clinton just vote in essence to give President Bush the power to bomb Iran? If he had done it last week, would that have made her right? I mean, if she knew then what she knows now? Or am I getting that backward? Golly, I'm confused.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18848.htm

CIA Destroyed Video of 'Waterboarding' al-Qaida Detainees

By Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington

The decision to destroy two videotapes documenting the use of waterboarding against Abu Zubaydah and another high-value al-Qaida detainee was made in November 2005 - as American media were just beginning to focus on the existence of the secret CIA prison network.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18849.htm

The Central Bank; Silent Partner in the Bloodletting

By Mike Whitney

A nation's economy is a reflection pool. The face that looks back from the water; is the face of the culture and the prevailing ethos. It's no different with America. The stewards of the US economic system-Paulson and Bernanke-are inextricably linked to a political/military establishment which has been thoroughly marinated in a culture of violence and corruption.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18850.htm

Now and Forever

By Bob Herbert

Seriously. How long do we want this madness to last?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18846.htm

Iraq: A New Country?

Must Watch 5 Minute Video

A video that describes what the situation is really like in Iraq.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18852.htm

Woman suicide attacker and car bomb kill 26:

A woman wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 16 people and a suicide car bomb killed 10 in Iraq on Friday, in attacks aimed at units helping U.S. forces fight al Qaeda.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07543380.htm

Iraq: Another 11 killed as US occupation grinds on:

Five bodies were found in different districts of Baghdad on Thursday, police said.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07657637.htm

Marine charged with murder in Fallujah killing:

Nelson's squad leader, Jose Luis Nazario, also faces criminal charges in the case, one in a series of incidents in which members of the U.S. armed forces are accused of committing violent crimes in Iraq and intensified criticism over the U.S. invasion.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3970340

Shi'ite rival to Iraq's al-Sadr slammed for US visit:

An imam with ties to Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday criticized a rival leader's recent visit to Washington, calling it an act of "surrender."
http://snipurl.com/1uxsk

Cowards:

Democrats signal compromise on Iraq funding:

Democrats controlling Congress sent the most explicit signals yet on Thursday that they are resigned to providing additional funding for the war in Iraq before Congress adjourns for the year.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22146002/

Majority of military families disapprove of Bush's handling of Iraq war :

A majority of military families disapprove of President George W. Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.
http://snipurl.com/1uxsm

Military Families Question Iraq War as Support for Bush Slips:

``Saddam Hussein wasn't a threat and the culmination of my career was that war and it wasn't necessary,'' says Fletcher, 32, a financial analyst in Bluffton, South Carolina, who served almost 10 years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.
http://snipurl.com/1uxsp

'Millions missing' from Iraq fund :

A $5.2bn (£2.6bn) fund used to train and equip Iraqi security forces cannot be shown to have been used properly, US military auditors say in a new report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7132310.stm

US official in Blackwater probe quits:

U.S. State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard, under scrutiny for his brother's link to the Blackwater security firm, has decided to resign, U.S. officials said on Friday.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07324527.htm

In case you missed it:

War Is A Racket: :

Major General. Smedley Butler served his country for 34 years, yet he spoke against American armed intervention into the affairs of sovereign nations.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4377.htm

Bush under fire over Iran lies :

"Are you telling me a president who's briefed every single morning, who's fixated on Iran, is not told back in August that the tentative conclusion of 16 intelligence agencies in the United States government said they had abandoned their effort for a nuclear weapon in '03?" asked Senator Joseph Biden.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usirannuclearpolitics

White House Quietly Admits Bush Lied About When He Learned That Iran Had Suspended Its Nuclear Program:

Admission Was Reported by ABC News But Has Largely Been Ignored by Corporate Media
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5409

Israel urges strong position on Iran :

Israel gave warning yesterday that Iran must either co-operate with the West over its uranium enrichment programme or face military action
http://snipurl.com/1uxsu

Cheney: No reason to doubt the new intelligence report on Iran:

The vice president stressed that the administration would not change its policy towards Iran. "We still think there's a need to continue the course we've been on to persuade the Iranians not to enrich uranium," he said.
http://snipurl.com/1uxsv

US Vice Adm:Iran Threats To Shut Strait : -

Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital commercial waterway, are the greatest concern for Naval security in the region, a senior U.S. Naval said Friday.
http://snipurl.com/1uxsw

Fred Thompson doubts Iran nuke report:

Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Tuesday he's skeptical of a new report that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago and questioned the United States' ability to gather intelligence.
http://snipurl.com/1uxsz

Gates Urges Gulf Region to Counter Iran;

Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to tell Gulf countries Saturday they must work together to help the U.S. counter Iranian threats, including Tehran's ballistic missiles and meddling in Iraq.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/12/07/ap4417750.html

Russian FM rejects U.S. call for further sanctions against Iran :

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed a call by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for further U.N. sanctions on Iran concerning its ambitious nuclear program.
http://snipurl.com/1uxt1

Israeli minister cancels London trip on arrest fears :

Israeli Public Security Minister Avi Dichter has cancelled a trip to Britain over concerns he could be arrested on war crimes allegations, his spokesman said on Thursday.
http://snipurl.com/1uxt2

17 Taliban killed :

The air strikes by NATO-led forces killed 17 Taliban fighters in western Afghanistan on Thursday, as another in a series of bomb blasts around Kabul damaged a German aid agency vehicle, police said.
http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?195311

Breaking point:

Is another war imminent in Kosovo? Julian Borger reports
http://snipurl.com/1uxt6

Legislating history:

The desire to control both past and present is, of course, a common feature of dictatorships. This can be done through propaganda, distorting the truth or suppressing the facts.
http://snipurl.com/1uxt7

Rep. Ron Paul: Remarks on Violent Radicalization & Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, HR 1955 :

Legislation such as this demands heavy-handed governmental action against American citizens where no crime has been committed. It is yet another attack on our Constitutionally-protected civil liberties. It is my sincere hope that we will reject such approaches to security, which will fail at their stated goal at a great cost to our way of life.
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2007/cr120507h.htm

House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites:

Wednesday's vote caught Internet companies by surprise: the Democratic leadership rushed the SAFE Act to the floor under a procedure that's supposed to be reserved for noncontroversial legislation. It was introduced October 10, but has never received even one hearing or committee vote.
http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html?tag=nefd.top

Florida Just First to Face National Run on the Bank: : (Bloomberg) --

Florida officials are going to meet today to talk about the crisis in the state's Local Government Investment Pool. I don't know what they are going to talk about, but I know what they had better decide.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=a6Ne4_lh1TS4&refer=home

Let Us Work Towards Peace & Joy
Tom Feeley