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  "The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood." -  
Martin Luther King, Jr
 

"We can shape the national sentiment with our voices of compassion and reason. We can send the simple message that we must not kill innocent people in the name of justice." --  Fran Korten 
 
"Five enemies of peace inhabit with us--avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace." --  Petrarch 
 
"He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so." --  Walter Lippmann

April 04/05, 2017
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Op-Ed

Something is Not Adding Up In Idlib Chemical Weapons Attack
By Paul Antonopoulos
Even before investigations could be conducted, -  "Assad government bears responsibility for 'chemical' attack."    - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46801.htm
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Putin Derangement Syndrome Arrives
By Matt Taibbi
Whatever the truth about Trump and Russia, the speculation surrounding it has become a dangerous case of mass hysteria.    - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46800.htm
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Chomsky: Outrage Over Russian Hacking Claims is Laughable
Video and Transcript
The United States doesn't just interfere in elections. It overthrows governments it doesn't like, institutes military dictatorships.   - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46802.htm
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Top Obama Adviser Sought Names of Trump Associates in Intel
By Eli Lake
Rice's requests to learn the identities of Trump officials during the transition period does highlight concern about U.S. surveillance programs.   - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46799.htm
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Trump Ally Roger Stone Says : Jared Kushner Is Leaking To MSNBC
By Brad Reed
Some of these attacks on the president, clearly are being manipulated by Jared Kushner," Stone said.   - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46803.htm
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"Beyond Vietnam"- A Time to Break Silence
By Rev. Martin Luther King
In his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, King called the United States "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today."    - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2564.htm
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Hard News     

Dozens killed in suspected gas attack on Syrian rebel area:
 An alleged Syrian government chemical attack killed at least 58 people, including 11 children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a pro-rebel monitor, medics and rescue workers in the rebel-held area said.
 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib-idUSKBN1760IB
 
 
 Lest we forget:
 Seymour M. Hersh: Whose sarin?
 The U.S. intelligence agencies produced evidence that the al-Nusra Front, a jihadi group affiliated with al-Qaida, had mastered the mechanics of creating sarin and was capable of manufacturing it in quantity.
 https://www.lrb.co.uk/v35/n24/seymour-m-hersh/whose-sarin
 
 
 Yemen: The savage May-Saudi equation:
 As Yemen's annihilation continues, Theresa May is reaffirming her support for the brutal Saudi regime
 http://www.stopwar.org.uk/index.php/news-comment/2495-yemen-the-savage-may-saudi-equation
 
 
 Bahrain King Approves Military Trials for Civilians:
 Amnesty International called the amendment a "disastrous move towards patently unfair" trials of civilians, warning that it could be used to try activists on "trumped-up charges."
 http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Bahrain-King-Approves-Military-Trials-for-Civilians-20170404-0012.html
 
 
 Anger as Berlin refuses to light Brandenburg Gate in Russian colors after attack;
 In the past after attacks in other countries, the city has beamed the colors of flags of France, Turkey, Britain and the Netherlands onto the Brandenburg Gate
 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-blast-metro-berlin-idUSKBN1761YW
 
 
 Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel ;
 The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladi­mir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication
 http://tinyurl.com/jvo89b9
 
 
 US Senator Goes After RT, Sputnik: They're 'Undermining Our Democracy'!;
 New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen set her sights on Sputnik News and RT, comparing Russian media to Nazi propaganda and calling for the companies to be registered as foreign agents.
 https://sputniknews.com/politics/201704041052296474-senator-shaheen-rt-sputnik-foreign-agents/
 
 
 Jacksonville man arrested after neighbors threatened with guns and anti-Muslim insults;
 He yelled at them, saying "I'm going to kill all you Muslim m**f**s, get out of my country. Don't talk to my wife," the arrest report said.
 http://tinyurl.com/ksnecxe
 
 
 Trump administration may force U.S. visitors to hand over social media passwords, bank accounts:
 The vetting procedure could affect people around the world, including visitors from 38 countries that participate in the Visa Waiver Program, including France, Germany, and Australia.
 https://thinkprogress.org/visitors-us-phone-bank-accounts-e0d4d7a1c31
 
 
 Susan Rice Ordered Spy Agencies To Produce 'Detailed Spreadsheets' Involving Trump:
 Obama's national security adviser Susan Rice ordered U.S. spy agencies to produce "detailed spreadsheets" of legal phone calls involving Donald Trump and his aides when he was running for president
 http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/03/susan-rice-ordered-spy-agencies-to-produce-detailed-spreadsheets-involving-trump/
 
 
 White House logs indicate Susan Rice consumed unmasked intel on Trump associatesby Sara Carter and John Solomon:
 Susan Rice accessed numerous intelligence reports during Obama's last seven months in office that contained National Security Agency intercepts involving Donald Trump
 http://circa.com/politics/accountability/white-house-logs-indicate-susan-rice-consumed-unmasked-intel-on-trump-associates
 
 
 Rand Paul: Susan Rice should testify under oath about Trump unmasking;
 The Kentucky senator, called the unmasking an "enormous deal" and indicated that it should be illegal.
 http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/327078-paul-rice-should-testify-under-oath-about-unmasking-of-trump
 
 
 Cities sick of Trump kleptocracy push for impeachment;

 Cambridge, Massachusetts is the latest city to take up a vote.
 https://thinkprogress.org/cities-sick-of-trump-kleptocracy-push-for-impeachment-4199e21e78af
 
 
 Filling the swamp:
 Donald Trump's Pick to Oversee Big Pharma Is Addicted to Opioid-Industry Cash;
 Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Trump's nominee to the lead the Food and Drug Administration, has received significant payments from the opioid industry
 https://theintercept.com/2017/04/04/scott-gottlieb-opioid/
 
 
 Filling the swamp:
 Koch Brothers' Operatives Fill Top White House Positions, Ethics Forms Reveal:
 A significant number of senior Trump staffers were previously employed by the sprawling network of hard-right and libertarian advocacy groups financed and controlled by Koch brothers
 https://theintercept.com/2017/04/04/koch-trump-wh/
 
 
 Trump Kleptocracy Watch; A quick reminder:
 When trying to figure out what Donald Trump is up to, it always pays to heed Deep Throat's advice and follow the loot.
 http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trump-kleptocracy-watch-an-update



"Let us be peace and joy"
  
Tom Feeley

 
Cost Of War
 
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"


Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:  4,886


Number Of  International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,486

Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
  
   
  1,753,026,935,733                

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