World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/07/05-4

For President? er, Emperor in 2016: General Dave Petraeus
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/07/07-1

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The Lies That Sold Obama s Escalation in Afghanistan

Gareth Porter, Truthout: 'A few days after Barack Obama s December 2009 announcement of 33,000 more troops being sent to Afghanistan, in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates advanced the official justification for escalation: the Afghan Taliban would not abandon its ties with al-Qaeda unless forced to do so by US military force and the realization that 'they're likely to lose.' Even in comparison with the usual lies that justify wars, this one was a whopper.'

http://www.truth-out.org/lies-sold-obamas-escalation-afghanistan/1309706361

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L.A. City Council calls for U.S. to end Afghanistan, Iraq wars

The Los Angeles City Council called Tuesday for the federal government to end its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, saying money for those foreign wars should be invested instead in cities and other domestic needs.

http://lat.ms/lyPeMB


From Information Clearing House



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Robert+Gates
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Petraeus
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=emperor
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Taliban
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=al-Qaeda
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Noah+Shachtman
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Spencer+Ackerman
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Gareth+Porter
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