After being caught calling Netanyahu a ‘liar’ French president sends particularly friendly letter to Israeli PM offering close cooperation on issue of Iran sanctions Itamar Eichner Ynetnews Published: 11.13.11, Days after being caught calling Benjamin Netanyahu a “liar” in a private conversation with US President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is [...]
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Guantanamo court can’t free bomb suspect, U.S. says
By Jane Sutton Trust.org 02 Nov 2011 19:51 MIAMI, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. war crimes tribunal that will try the alleged planner of a deadly attack on a U.S. warship has no power to free him if he is acquitted, military prosecutors said in court documents made public on Wednesday. Defense [...]
US Income Disparity, Economic Anxiety Grow: Studies
Published on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by Agence France Presse WASHINGTON— Income for the richest Americans has grown 15 times faster than for the poor since 1979, a government study showed, as a poll out Wednesday highlighted deep anxiety over uneven wealth distribution a year ahead ofUSelections. The income disparity, and concentration of more [...]
John Pilger: The Son of Africa Claims a Continent’s Crown Jewels
Information Clearing House – October 19, 2011 On 14 October, President Barack Obama announced he was sending United Statesspecial forces troops to Ugandato join the civil war there. In the next few months, UScombat troops will be sent to South Sudan, Congoand Central African Republic. They will only “engage” for “self-defence”, says Obama, satirically. With [...]
Pepe Escobar : Obama, the king of Africa
Pepe Escobar is the author of Globalistan: How the Globalized World is Dissolving into Liquid War (Nimble Books, 2007) and Red Zone Blues: a snapshot of Baghdad during the surge. His new book, just out, is Obama does Globalistan (Nimble Books, 2009). Asia Times Oct 18, 2011 If United States President Barack Obama [...]
Pizza Magnate Herman Cain Has Extensive Ties To Powerful Koch Group
RYAN J. FOLEY The Huffington Post. 10/16/11 09:16 PM ET IOWA CITY,Iowa— Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation’s capital. But Cain’s economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who [...]
Fast And Furious Scandal: Ariz. Sheriffs Want Larger Investigation
hirdAge Media Posted by Jasmine Williams on October 12, 2011 4:00 AM For the Fast and Furious scandal,Arizonacounty sheriffs are calling for the president to initiate an independent investigation into a sting operation involving gun trafficking that went awry. The sting operation, known as “Operation Fast and Furious,” was established to catch big-time [...]
Drone Wars: Is it legal?
They may be cool, they may be scary, but are the drones legal? No one really knows for sure. Jean MacKenzieOctober GlobalPost 10, 2011 05:40 Few weapons in the modern arsenal excite the popular imagination like drones. Sleek and deadly, operated at a remove of thousands of miles by faceless technicians, drones [...]

