Mourn On The 4th of July

By John Pilger

Liberals say that the United States is once again a "nation of moral ideals",
but behind the façade little has changed. With his government of warmongers,
Wall Street cronies and polluters from the Bush and Clinton eras, Barack Obama
is merely upholding the myths of a divine America.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23017.htm

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*Europe Media* Quiet on German Court Killing

5 Minute Video

*Europe Media* Talk too Much on NIDA Sultan but Quiet on German Court Killing
of a Insulted Pregnant Muslim Girl
http://www.shiatv.net/view_video.php?viewkey=b0758856e71a272601ac

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Symbolic funeral for 'Hijab Martyr' in Tehran

Some of the worshippers at Tehran's weekly Friday prayers hold a symbolic
funeral for Marwa el-Sherbini, a pregnant Egyptian woman who was stabbed to
death in a German courtroom.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=100365&sectionid=351020101

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Iran gives death penalty to terror cell members

Twelve members of the Jundullah, including the brother of group leader
Abdolmalek Rigi, have been sentenced to death over their involvement in a
number of terror acts in Iran.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=100399&sectionid=351020101

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CIA reveals Cheney's 'direct orders' of secrecy

Former US vice president Dick Cheney 'directly' intervened to prevent Congress
from finding out about a CIA-run anti-terror program; the agency is quoted as
saying.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=100446&sectionid=3510203

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Tehran and Tegucigalpa: A Tale of Two Capitals
By Barry Grey

Nothing so clearly demonstrates the decay of American democracy and the "free
press" in the United States than the manner in which it lines up behind phony
"color revolutions" against regimes deemed inimical to US interests and
ignores flagrantly antidemocratic measures by regimes backed by the CIA, the
military and the State Department.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23011.htm

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Obama's Rollback Strategy

Honduras, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan (and the Boomerang Effect)

By James Petras

The recent events in Honduras and Iran, which pit democratically elected
regimes against pro-US military and civilian actors intent on overthrowing
them can best be understood as part of a larger White House strategy designed
to rollback the gains achieved by opposition government and movements during
the Bush years.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23010.htm

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China: Xinjiang Crisis Deepens

By John Chan

So far no world leader has publicly condemned the massive crackdown by Chinese
security forces in Urumqi or challenged Beijing's claim that its heavily-armed
troops are there to maintain social order and prevent further ethnic conflict.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23013.htm

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Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Discusses Coup, Costa Rica Talks

By Democracy Now! - Audio and Transcript

Zelaya said he is seeking the resignation of the interim Honduran government
within 24 hours. He emphasized he was in Costa Rica for talks but not for
negotiations with the forces that ousted him. Citing widespread international
support Zelaya added that he expects to be shortly reinstated as president.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23014.htm

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Are Our Markets Being Manipulated By "Rogues" Or Firms?

By Danny Schechter

There's New Evidence to Suggest that Crime In The Financial Markets is Rife.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23016.htm

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The Great American Bubble Machine

By Matt Taibbi

All that money that you're losing, it's going somewhere, and in both a literal
and a figurative sense, Goldman Sachs is where it's going: The bank is a huge,
highly sophisticated engine for converting the useful, deployed wealth of
society into the least useful, most wasteful and insoluble substance on
Earth - pure profit for rich individuals.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23009.htm

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The Two-state Solution, Israeli-style
Charity, checkpoints and client rulers

By Jonathan Cook in Ramallah

While Israel has been buying yet more time with Washington in bickering over a
paltry settlement freeze, it has been forging ahead with the process of
creating two Palestinian territories, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, that,
despite supposedly emerging from occupation, are in reality sinking ever
deeper into chronic dependency on Israeli goodwill.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23012.htm

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Congress's $1.2 Million a Day Drug Habit

By Unsilent Generation

Last year alone the drug industry spent $234 million on lobbying. In the first
three months of this year, it spent more than $66.5 million-$1.2 million a
day.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23015.htm

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US attack on Pakistan kills 45:

Suspected US drones launched two missile attacks on Taliban targets in the
South Waziristan tribal region yesterday, killing at least 45 militants in the
latest in a barrage of strikes close to the Afghan border, intelligence
officials said.
http://snipurl.com/mg341

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Twelve killed as troops attack militants in South Waziristan:

The jets pounded suspected Taliban hideouts in four villages Thursday in Ladha
and Kani Guram areas of the South Waziristan tribal region, near the Afghan
border, four intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity.
http://snipurl.com/mg353

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Remotely controlled blast kills 25 near Kabul:

At least 25 people were killed Thursday in a remotely detonated explosion
south of the Afghanistan capital in what was apparently a booby-trapped
vehicle.
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Blast+outside+school+Afghanistan+kills/1774293/s\
tory.html

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2 NATO occupation force soldiers killed in S Afghanistan:

Two soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
were killed on Wednesday in south Afghanistan, a press release of the alliance
said Thursday.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/09/content_11681444.htm

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Iraq: At least 40 killed in new attacks:

33 people have been killed in two suspected suicide attacks in the northern
Iraqi town of Tal Afar, police have said. Elsewhere, at least seven civilians
were killed and 20 injured by two bombs hidden in piles of rubbish in a market
in Baghdad's Sadr city.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/07/20097954018263803.html

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US frees 5 Iranian diplomats held since 2007 in Iraq:

Iran's ambassador to Baghdad says five Iranian diplomats who were kidnapped by
US forces have been handed over to the government of Nouri al-Maliki.
http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jul/1091.html

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Iranian police disperse protest:

Iranian police have dispersed hundreds of protesters who staged a march to
commemorate the anniversary of student unrest in 1999, witnesses have said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/07/200979134022271172.html

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G8 issues Iran nuclear 'deadline':

Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations have deplored post-election
violence in Iran, and said the Islamic Republic had until September to
negotiate with the West over its nuclear programme.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/07/20097972440767632.html

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Clinton calls for 'even stricter' Iran sanctions:

Is window of opportunities given by Washington to Tehran about to close? The
United States will call for "even stricter sanctions on Iran to try to change
the behavior of the regime," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a
TV interview broadcast in Venezuela.
http://snipurl.com/mg39u

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Is Israel Already at War With Iran?:

Israel may have already started a war against Iran's nuclear program - not
with bunker busting bombs and cruise missiles, but with computers.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=8030578&page=1

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UN: Israel must tear down West Bank barrier:

Israel must tear down its West Bank separation barrier, a senior U.N. official
said Wednesday, marking five years since the International Court of Justice
declared the barrier illegal and a violation of Palestinian rights.
http://snipurl.com/mg3c8

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EU retracts criticism of Israeli settlements:

The European Commission on Thursday backtracked on its unusually harsh
criticism of Israeli settlements, declaring that a statement released earlier
this week did not reflect the commission's position.
http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098983.html

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Democrats Say Panetta Admits CIA Misled Them:

Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon E. Panetta has told lawmakers that
the agency "concealed significant actions" from Congress, according to a
letter released Wednesday from seven Democratic lawmakers.
http://snipurl.com/mg3e8

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FBI: Mortgage fraud on the rise:

Mortgage fraud is increasing throughout the U.S., as distressed homeowners
look for answers to troubled mortgages and find little help from their banks,
according to a new FBI report.
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/07/06/daily42.html

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The Top 10 Mortgage Fraud States For 2008:

Here's a look at the top 10 mortgage fraud states for 2008:
http://snipurl.com/mg3gf

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13 Real Estate Professionals Are Indicted on Mortgage Fraud Charges:

The 13, employed in nearly every profession in the real estate industry -
including lawyers, real estate agents, appraisers and bank workers - were
accused of participating in 19 sham real estate transactions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/nyregion/09mortgage.html?ref=nyregion

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