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In Defense of Clear Thinking
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U.S. Empire Mocks Martin Luther King Day

By Matthew Rothschild

The United States has troops in 177 countries. And that's nothing to celebrate on Martin Luther King Day.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27274.htm



Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream...to Go to War?!"

Video

Last week the Pentagon sank to a new low: claiming that Dr. King would "understand" the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27277.htm



Martin Luther King Jr. on The Mike Douglas Show in 1967

Video Interview
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27280.htm



The Pentagon's So-Called "Cuts"

According to the Secretary of Defense, this massive set of cuts would, in fact, guarantee "modest growth" in the already monstrous Pentagon budget for at least the next three years.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/01/pentagons-so-called-cuts


From Information Clearing House

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Which Side Would Martin Luther King Be On?
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/01/17-3

What Would Dr. King Say About...?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/17-7

We Twisted King?s Dream, So We Live With His Nightmare
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/17-5



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Today's report from RealtyTrac serves as a warning to big banks, Fannie, Freddie and local communities; The foreclosure glut is coming, and they'd better be ready to get rid of that glut in a big way.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41059824/?



New Hit to Strapped States

With the market for municipal bonds tumbling, cities, hospitals, schools and other public borrowers are scrambling to refinance tens of billions of dollars of debt this year, another sign that the once-safe market is under duress.

http://on.wsj.com/g1FUj2



U.S. Bills States $1.3 Billion in Interest Amid Tight Budgets

As if states did not have enough on their plates getting their shaky finances in order, a new bill is coming due - from the federal government, which will charge them $1.3 billion in interest this fall on the billions they have borrowed from Washington to pay unemployment benefits during the downturn.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/us/politics/15stimulus.html?_r=2&hp



Home price drops exceed Great Depression

Zillow: Home prices fell for the 53rd consecutive month in November, taking the decline past that of the Great Depression for the first time in the prolonged housing slump, according to Zillow.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70961E20110111?



City puts a stop to homeless outreach

Bobby and Amanda Herring spent more than a year providing food to homeless people in downtown Houston every day. That ended two weeks ago when the city shut down their "Feed a Friend" effort for lack of a permit.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7381016.html


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He will disclose the details of 'massive potential tax evasion' before he flies home to stand trial over his actions.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/16/swiss-whistleblower-rudolf-elmer-banks


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Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, Truthout: "Can we as a nation be secure without having to dominate those abroad in never-ending wars, while single-handedly garrisoning the world? At the onset, I acknowledge that intelligence is important and that certain information must be kept secret. Nonetheless, when intelligence and secrecy are used to control and manipulate public opinion, hide embarrassing mistakes, foster political gain, or deny basic human rights, they become counterproductive to the American way of life."

http://www.truth-out.org/terror-intelligence-and-you-partners-fear-ballet66883



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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica: "In the context of today?s roiling political and energy debates, it?s not at all clear who will win. But if money is an indicator, the anti-regulatory group has the upper hand.... According to data from Open Secrets, the 32 [congress] members against disclosure received $1,742,572. The average contribution from the oil and gas sector to individuals from that group was $54,455. Oklahoma Democrat Dan Boren, who co-chairs the caucus, personally received more than $202,000, including almost $15,000 from Chesapeake Energy, one of the largest natural gas producers in the United States."

http://www.truth-out.org/opponents-fracking-disclosure-take-big-money-from-industry66868



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K.T. Cox, Truthout: "Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a decorated disabled American veteran, is the victim of a witch hunt that has been ongoing since the 9/11 attacks. Chaudhry is being deported to Pakistan, where he will 'inevitably be murdered by the Taliban for his service in the US Army,' says Seth Manzel, executive director of G.I. Voice. Chaudhry came to the US legally over 13 years ago and has been married to a native-born citizen for nearly ten years. The suit Chaudhry and his wife filed against the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in US district court to press for his citizenship was dismissed on October 26, 2010, on summary judgement, without any trial or opportunity to further present their circumstances."

http://www.truth-out.org/decorated-disabled-veteran-is-being-deported-pakistan66833



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Joel Olson, New Clear Vision: "With the passage of the notorious anti-immigrant bill SB 1070 last spring, the outlawing of ethnic studies as of January 1st, the gutting of the school and university systems, the collapsed housing market, the high unemployment rates, and now the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, you might be wondering what it's like to actually live in Arizona right about now. In short: it ain't easy. But it helps to put Giffords's shooting in historical perspective, which is defined by two things in Arizona: corruption and class struggle. And ironically, this perspective gives me hope about the radically democratic future of my home state."

http://www.truth-out.org/corruption-and-class-struggle-what-its-really-like-live-arizona66842



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Kevin Zeese, Truthout: "The case of Pvt. Bradley Manning raises legal issues about his pre-trial detention, freedom of speech and the press, as well as proving his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Putting aside Manning's guilt or innocence, if Manning saw the Afghan and Iraq war diaries as well as the diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks, what should he have done? And what should be the proper response of government to their publication?"

http://www.truth-out.org/bradley-manning-and-rule-law66829



Bradley Manning and GI Resistance to US War Crimes

Angola 3 News interviews Dahr Jamail on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the media's coverage of WikiLeaks, the actions of Bradley Manning and the military's response to soldier resistance. Jamail says, "The US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq could not have more clearly violated international law. Even the former secretary general of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, said in September 2004 that the Iraq war was illegal and breached the UN Charter. An illegal war is thus the mother of all war crimes, for from that stems all the rest.... What Manning did by leaking this critical information has been to uphold his oath as a soldier in the most patriotic way."

http://www.truth-out.org/bradley-manning-and-gi-resistance-us-war-crimes66791



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John Pilger, Truthout: "The attacks on WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, are a response to an information revolution that threatens old power orders in politics and journalism. The incitement to murder trumpeted by public figures in the United States, together with attempts by the Obama administration to corrupt the law and send Assange to a hell-hole prison for the rest of his life, are the reactions of a rapacious system exposed as never before."

http://www.truth-out.org/the-war-wikileaks-john-pilgers-investigation-and-interview-with-julian-assange66847



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A US rights group Thursday appealed to a court in the case of former prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan who accuse ex-defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld of being to blame for their torture.

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