World-News

Mofaz, who led his Kadima party out of the coalition last week, declared that Kadima wanted no part in ''operational adventures'' planned by Netanyahu, which he said would endanger Israelis.

http://is.gd/Vw3Jrv

Netanyahu s ex-deputy warns against attacking Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ex-deputy said on Tuesday the Israeli leader s attempt to recruit hawkish rebels from former coalition partner Kadima was aimed at boosting cabinet support for striking Iran.

http://is.gd/lVQaWS

A War for US Public Opinion as Israel Alleges Iranian Terrorism

By Tony Karon

Their bodies were hardly cold before Mr Netanyahu was insisting that the attack was ''unquestionably'' the work of Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31984.htm

Stop War on Iran

Video Documentary

A feature length documentary film responding to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32001.htm

Is Israel Fixing the Intelligence to Justify an Attack on Iran?

By Ray McGovern

The likelihood of hostilities with Iran before the presidential election in November is increasing. Beware of ''fixed'' intelligence.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32034.htm

The Power of War Propaganda on Iran, and How It Works: 80% of Americans think Iran s nuclear program threatens the US

By John Glaser

Unfortunately, such widespread and impenetrable false beliefs in the realm of foreign policy, means that the political leadership can pretty easily launch a war if and when they decide to do so and whether it is warranted or not.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32048.htm

Panetta: U.S. prepared to implement ''other options'' to prevent nuclear Iran

''If they (Iran) continue and if they proceed with a nuclear weapon, ... we have options that we are prepared to implement to ensure that does not happen.''

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-08/01/c_131754339.htm

Netanyahu 'Determined to Attack Iran' Before US Elections

By Times of Israel

The report added that Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak believe Obama would have no choice but to give backing for an Israeli attack before the US presidential elections in November.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32244.htm

Ryan Adviser Calls On Congress To Authorize War With Iran

By Zack Beauchamp

If we are unwilling as a nation to state that we will act to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, that conclusion should solidify support for what would then become the inevitable Israeli strike.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32247.htm

Appeal to Non-Aligned Leaders Meeting in Tehran

By Veterans for Peace

Israel s leaders regard the period between now and the U.S. election on Nov. 6 as the most opportune time to virtually guarantee U.S. support for such an attack. And the continuing buildup of U.S. forces in the area of the Persian Gulf strengthens the impression of U.S. readiness to provide it.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32248.htm

From Information Clearing House

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Romney to Back Israel s ''Right to Strike Iran,'' Aide Says

Ashley Parker, The New York Times News Service: ''In a speech here Sunday evening, Mitt Romney plans to assert that he respects Israel s right to take pre-emptive action to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capabilities that could be used for a weapon. Dan Senor, a senior Romney foreign policy adviser who helped orchestrate Mr. Romney s stop here, told reporters in a briefing before the speech that Mr. Romney would express, several times, that it was 'unacceptable' for Iran to develop the capability to build nuclear weapons.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10581-romney-to-back-israels-right-to-strike-iran-aide-says

In Hiroshima s Shadow

Noam Chomsky, Truthout: ''The current escalation of the, 'undeclared war,' against Iran increases the threat of accidental large-scale war. Some of the dangers were illustrated last month when a US naval vessel, part of the huge deployment in the Gulf, fired on a small fishing boat, killing one Indian crew member and wounding at least three others. It would not take much to set off a major war.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10660-in-hiroshimas-shadow

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US presents Israel with Iran strike plan

Southern California Press-Enterprise

07/29/12

An Israeli newspaper reported Sunday that the Obama administration s top security official has briefed Israel on U.S. plans for a possible attack on Iran, seeking to reassure it that Washington is prepared to act militarily should diplomacy and sanctions fail to pressure Tehran to abandon its nuclear enrichment program. A senior Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential talks, said the article in the Haaretz daily was incorrect...

http://tinyurl.com/bstwstk

US Congress approves new sanctions on Iran

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

08/01/12

Congress voted Wednesday to slap sanctions on Iran s energy, shipping and financial industries, convinced that increasing the economic pressure on Tehran will derail its suspected nuclear weapons program. The House overwhelmingly passed the bill 421-6 and a short time later, the Senate approved it by voice vote. The measure now heads to President Barack Obama for his expected signature...

http://tinyurl.com/ctnot3p

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Iranian Leader Says War May Happen Within Weeks
http://lewrockwell.com/orig11/clabough11.1.html

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/topics/Iran/
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Climate Change and the Next U.S. Revolution

By Shamus Cooke

The U.S. heat wave is slowly shaking the foundations of American politics. It may take years for the deep rumble to evolve into an above ground, institution-shattering earthquake, but U.S. society has changed for good.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31977.htm

Sacrifice Zones

By Bill Moyers and Chris Hedges

How Whole Regions of America Have Been Destroyed in the Name of Quarterly Profits.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31978.htm

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Why I am Leaving America
http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/why-im-leaving-america.html

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Dienstag, 24. Juli 2012

A Simple Desire from Afghanistan: 'We Want Lives without War'

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/23-2

Conditions at U.S.-Funded Afghan Hospital
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/08/01-0

Unending War Makes Life 'Misery' for Afghans
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/07

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US inspector general: Millions lost in Afghan reconstruction

Brisbane Courier-Mail [Australia]

07/30/12

Millions of dollars in US funds have been lost due to poor planning and workmanship in projects to help rebuild Afghanistan and billions more could be at risk, a US watchdog says. The report by the special inspector general for Afghanistan, John Sopko, warned that handing over security to Afghan forces as the US withdraws its troops would also likely balloon the costs of US-funded aid schemes. ... The analysis examines the Afghan Infrastructure Fund, which was authorised by Congress in 2010. Over the past two years, Congress has invested $800 million into the fund, and the State Department has committed about $1 billion of its funds to related infrastructure programs...

http://bit.ly/NRAWop

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Mission Failure Afghanistan: A Message Written in Blood That No One Wants to Hear

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: ''If the Aurora shootings got all the attention here last week, far more Americans are dying at the hands of Afghan allies than died in James Holmes s hail of gunfire. And yet the message from the more deadly of those rampages is barely in the news and few here are paying attention.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10618-mission-failure-afghanistan-a-message-written-in-blood-that-no-one-wants-to-hear

Why Afghanistan Can t Wait

Kathy Kelly and Dr. Hakim, RootsAction: ''In small ways, real strength asserts itself, in small work, repeated a thousand fold, by people like the Afghan Peace Volunteers ... in small actions we invite the world to emulate the torrent that erodes walls, with which we build an alternative to the lie of exceptionalism, the lie of security, the lie of violence.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10783-why-afghanistan-cant-wait

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Sick of Being Occupied

Collaborators turn on their invaders.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/engelhardt/engelhardt447.html

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NATO occupation force troops kill 4 Afghan civilians

According to local authorities in western Nimroz province of Afghanistan, a number of Afghan civilians were killed following night time military operation by coalition security forces in this province.

http://is.gd/LS4kT3

From Information Clearing House

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Erratic Weather Across Globe Fueling Impending Food Crisis

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/23-0

'Time Running Out' to Avert Global Food Crisis: Experts
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/26-0

The World is Closer to a Food Crisis Than Most People Realize
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/26-5

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=food+crisis
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US Poverty Rate Reaching 50-Year High

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/23-2

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Obama s America and Ours
http://lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan254.html

Security and Self-Governance
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul815.html

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£13tn hoard hidden from taxman by global elite

A global super-rich elite has exploited gaps in cross-border tax rules to hide an extraordinary £13 trillion ($21tn) of wealth offshore, as much as the American and Japanese GDPs put together, according to research commissioned by the campaign group Tax Justice Network.

http://is.gd/nhEwt9

Living Paycheck To Paycheck Is Reality For Two In Five Households

According to a report from the Consumer Federation of America and the Consumer Planner Board of Standards, Inc., 38 percent of households live paycheck to paycheck. In 1997, this figure was 31 percent.

http://is.gd/AsKEjQ

Poverty in America: Why Can t We End It?

Half the jobs in the nation pay less than $34,000 a year, according to the Economic Policy Institute. A quarter pay below the poverty line for a family of four, less than $23,000 annually.

http://is.gd/fzY1pL

From Information Clearing House

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A Community on Overdose

Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, TomDispatch: ''During the two years Joe Sacco and I reported from the poorest pockets of the United States, areas that have been sacrificed before the altar of unfettered and unregulated capitalism, we found not only decayed and impoverished communities but shattered lives. There comes a moment when the pain and despair of constantly running into a huge wall, of realizing that there is no way out of poverty, crush human beings. Those who best managed to resist and bring some order to their lives almost always turned to religion and in that faith many found the power to resist and even rebel.''

http://truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/11028-a-community-on-overdose

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Starmail - 24. Jul, 05:48

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Montag, 23. Juli 2012

Clement steigt bei Arbeitgeber-Lobby auf

Wolfgang Clement wird Kuratoriumsvorsitzender der Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft (INSM) und damit Nachfolger von Hans Tietmeyer der den Posten seit Gründung der INSM inne hatte.

http://www.lobbycontrol.de/blog/index.php?p=11186

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Starmail - 23. Jul, 16:11

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Tötungsoperationen: Welche Rolle haben die privaten Sicherheitsunternehmen?

Laut Recherchen eines US-Journalisten arbeiten Angestellte des Unternehmens, das früher Blackwater hieß, als Killer im Auftrag der CIA.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/152441

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Starmail - 23. Jul, 05:58

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Weltweit werden Vermögen in Höhe von 16,7 Billionen Euro in Steueroasen gebunkert

Britisches Tax Justice Network: die Ungleichheit zwischen Armen und Reichen ist größer als bisher angenommen, Staatsschulden könnten mit Schließung von Gesetzeslücken erheblich abgebaut werden.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/152440

...und erneut soll der Rettungsschirm gehebelt werden

Auch für den ESM wird nun der Hebel ausgegraben, der beim temporären EFSF kläglich versagte.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/152845

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Euro-Rettung: Wer zahlt für die Krise?
http://www.campact.de/vst/sn2/signer

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Die deutsche Regierung heizt die Eurokrise weiter an

''Ginge es nach François Hollande und Mario Monti würde der Euro-Rettungsschirm ESM mit einer Banklizenz ausgestattet, die es ihm erlauben würde, mit EZB-Krediten direkt Staatsanleihen notleidender Eurostaaten zu kaufen. Nach langem Zaudern und Zögern wäre dies ein echter Befreiungsschlag im Kampf der europäischen Bevölkerung gegen die destruktiven Auswirkungen der Finanzmärkte. Doch die deutsche Regierung scheint kein Interesse an einer Bekämpfung der Krise zu haben und wehrt sich mit fadenscheinigen Argumenten gegen den französisch-italienischen Vorstoß. Die Begründung lautet: Eine Entspannung würde den Reformdruck von den angegriffenen Ländern nehmen. Schon immer lag es vor allem an ideologischer Verbohrtheit, wenn die Welt ins Unglück gestürzt wurde?'' Artikel von Jens Berger vom 1. August 2012 bei den Nachdenkseiten http://www.nachdenkseiten.de/?p=14032

''Versteckte Risiken''

''Was die Bundestagsabgeordneten unterließen, kommt nun von anderer Seite: die genauere Lektüre des ESM-Vertrages und das Erschrecken über neue Dimensionen der Haftung und fehlende Einspruchs-und Kontrollmöglichkeiten?'' Artikel von Thomas Pany in telepolis vom 31.07.2012 http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/152499

Ökonom Flassbeck zur Euro-Krise: Die niedrigen Löhne sind schuld an der Krise

''Absurderweise halten viele Ökonomen Kapitalflüsse von den Überschussländern nach Südeuropa für den Ursprung der Schuldenkrise. Eine Lohn-Debatte wäre intelligenter?'' Kommentar von Heiner Flassbeck in der FTD online vom 31.07.2012 http://www.ftd.de/politik/konjunktur/:oekonom-flassbeck-zur-euro-krise-die-niedrigen-loehne-sind-schuld-an-der-krise/70070469.html

Aus: LabourNet, 2. August 2012

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EZB und Rettungsschirm-Politik wozu?

Kommentierte Presseschau von Volker Bahl vom 12.9.2012 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/eu/wipo/krise_bahl39.html

ESM-LEAK: Piratenpartei Bayern veröffentlicht unter Verschluss gehaltene ESM-Dokumente

''Die Piraten in Bayern veröffentlichen ab heute insgesamt 16 Dokumente über den Europäischen Stabilitätsmechanismus (ESM), die der Öffentlichkeit bislang nicht zugänglich gemacht worden sind. Die darin enthaltenen Detailbestimmungen zur Durchführung des ESM wurden nur dem Haushaltsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages zur Zustimmung vorgelegt. Eine öffentliche Diskussion durfte nicht zuletzt aufgrund der Kennzeichnung mancher Dokumente als ''Vertraulich'' oder ''Verschlusssache'' nicht stattfinden?'' Pressemitteilung vom 12. September 2012 http://piratenpartei-bayern.de/2012/09/12/esm-leak-piratenpartei-bayern-veroffentlicht-unter-verschluss-gehaltene-esm-dokumente/

Die vorerst veröffentlichten Dateien:

ESM-Anlagerichtlinie.pdf http://esm.piratenpartei-bayern.de/ESM-Anlagerichtlinie.pdf

ESM-Anschreiben.pdf http://esm.piratenpartei-bayern.de/ESM-Anschreiben.pdf

ESM-Beschaeftigung.pdf http://esm.piratenpartei-bayern.de/ESM-Beschaeftigung.pdf

ESM-Kapitalabrufe.pdf http://esm.piratenpartei-bayern.de/ESM-Kapitalabrufe.pdf

ESM-Satzung.pdf http://esm.piratenpartei-bayern.de/ESM-Satzung.pdf

Aus: LabourNet, 13. September 2012

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