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"Tyrant"
Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as, "one who rules without law, looks to his own advantage rather than that of his subjects, and uses extreme and cruel tactics -- against his own people as well as others".
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"He (Obama) may prove the most disastrous president in our history in terms of civil liberties." - Jonathan Turley - professor of law at George Washington University.
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"But if you say, you can still pass the violations over, then I ask, hath your house been burnt? Hath your property been destroyed before your face? Are your wife and children destitute of a bed to lie on, or bread to live on? Have you lost a parent or a child by their hands, and yourself the ruined and wretched survivor? If you have not, then you are not a judge of those who have." Thomas Paine - (1737-1809) - Source: Common Sense, 1776
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"When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out."
Reverend Martin Niemoeller - (1892-1984) German Lutheran pastor, was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Dachau in 1938. He was freed by the allied forces in 1945. - Source: Poem in 1976 translated from German
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"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." - Robert Francis Kennedy quotes ( U.S. attorney general and adviser, 1925-1968)
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Take The Pledge
"I pledge that if any U.S. troops, contractors, or mercenaries remain in Afghanistan on Thursday, October 6, 2011, as that occupation goes into its 11th year, I will commit to being in Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., with others on that day or the days immediately following, for as long as I can, with the intention of making it our Tahrir Square, Cairo, our Madison, Wisconsin, where we will NONVIOLENTLY resist the corporate machine by occupying Freedom Plaza until our resources are invested in human needs and environmental protection instead of war and exploitation. We can do this together. We will be the beginning." http://october2011.org/welcome
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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: 4,794www.icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,745
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Obama Kills US Citizens In Yemen
By Al Jazeera
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Extrajudicial Executions
Ron Paul Condemns Killing of "al Qaeda's" Awlaki
By Elizabeth Williamson
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The Due-process-free Assassination of U.S. Citizens is Now Reality
By Glenn Greenwald
From an authoritarian perspective, that's the genius of America's political culture. It not only finds way to obliterate the most basic individual liberties designed to safeguard citizens from consummate abuses of powe. It actually gets its citizens to stand up and clap and even celebrate the destruction of those safeguards. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29268.htm
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Extrajudicial Executions
Obama Can Kill Anyone He Wants To
By Robert Dreyfuss
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He Kills His Own People
Obama: A Disaster for Civil Liberties
By Jonathan Turley
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Is The War On Terror A Hoax?
By Paul Craig Roberts
When I observe the gullibility of my fellow citizens at the absurd "terror plots" that the US government manufactures, it causes me to realize that fear is the most powerful weapon any government has for advancing an undeclared agenda. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29273.htm
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The FBI Again Thwarts Its Own Terror Plot
By Glenn Greenwald
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Mutiny on the Titanic
By Uri Avnery
Can you really chant "the People Demand Social Justice" and ignore the daily oppression of four million Palestinians in the occupied territories? When you abandon your principles on the way to power, what are you likely to do with that power? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29274.htm
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Blair to be Declared 'Persona Non Grata'
By Press TV
The PLO decided that Blair is no longer trusted to be an international representative as he is strongly lobbying European powers to decline a Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN Security Council, and that they would declare him 'persona non grata' in the next few days. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29266.htm
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The Best Among Us
By Chris Hedges
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US kills 21 people in Somalia:
On Friday, a Somali government official confirmed that the US drone had killed at least 21 "fighters" and injured many more late Thursday night, forcing many to flee the Qooqani and Taabto districts. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/201999.html
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Bomb kills 15 at Shiite funeral south of Baghdad:
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11 killed in Pakistan attack:
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US kills four people in Pakistan:
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US will only kill Pakistani people from the sky:
U.S. will not send troops into Pakistan (again) : U.S. official - :
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China to accord consistent support to Pakistan::
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US announces sanctions on 'Haqqani men':
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4 NATO occupation force members killed in Afghanistan: :
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Arundhati Roy : The Dead Begin to Speak Up in India :
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War criminal:
Obama praises killing of al-Awlaki:
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Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen - live coverage:
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Yemeni President refuses to quit:
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Syrian clashes kill at least 10:
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Dissidents in Syria reject foreign intervention: Kilo:
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With Libya still smoldering, Russia rejects UN resolution on Syria:
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Libyans flee as NATO supported rebels attack city of Sirte:
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Snipers halt NTC fight for Kadhafi hometown:
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NTC seeks UN help for Sirte wounded:
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Sirte Besieged: 'No water, no power, people flee to desert' ICRC :
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Civilians urge NTC to control Libyan militias:
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Libya Media Front: 'No NATO success without Al Jazeera':
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Chavez: Libya's new UN representative a 'puppet':
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Propaganda alert::
"NATO is the indispensable alliance": Rasmussen :
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Nato's Interference in internal affairs must not be covered by concept of protecting civilians : Russian Foreign Ministry:
"We cannot side-step the polemics [at the 66th session of the UN general Assembly] on the concept of responsibility for the protection [of civilians], which some speakers cited while justifying the use of force in internal conflicts, including in Libya," he said at a press briefing in Moscow on Friday. http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=6&id=276995
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Egyptians gather to 'reclaim revolution':
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Jordanians call for resignation of PM:
Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets in the capital, Amman, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit and the dissolution of the lower house of parliament. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/202002.html
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Outcry as Bahrain jails medical staff who aided activists:
TWENTY Bahraini doctors and nurses who treated activists wounded during anti-government protests have been jailed for between five and 15 years in sentences denounced by medical bodies and human rights groups worldwide. http://bit.ly/qKzOlV
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U.S. Congress Urged to Reject Arms Sale:
More than a dozen U.S. and international human rights and arms control groups are urging Congress to block a proposed 53- million-dollar arms sale to Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet, until it ends its crackdown against the opposition and adopts serious reforms. http://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=3887
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Exporting Democracy One Bomb At A Time:
U.S. Now Controls More than Half of World Arms Sales:
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Israeli Warplanes Fly Low over Turkish Exploration Ship:
Low-flying Israeli jet fighters "harassed" a Turkish seismic research ship exploring for natural gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean near Cyprus on Thursday night, according to Turkish media reports, in what seemed to be a further escalation in the already fraying ties between the once longtime allies. http://bit.ly/rmv5Ol
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Germany reprimands Israel over new illegal Jerusalem construction:
Chancellor Angela Merkel calls Benjamin Netanyahu over planned construction in Gilo neighborhood over the Green Line, says Israel must prove it is serious about resuming negotiations with Palestinians. http://bit.ly/nfhiS6
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Fall of Empire, End to Wars:
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Canadian protesters call for arrest of Dick Cheney:
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Plutonium 'detected outside Fukushima plant' :
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Germany will leave the euro, says leading commentator:
'My view is that it is Germany that will have to pull out of the euro,' said Malmgren, speaking at Threadneedle Investments' European conference in London on Thursday. 'The decision has already been made by the government that leaving the euro is a possibility.' http://bit.ly/nLNDUZ
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Watchdog: Regulators Bowed to Banks on Bailout
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Bank of America faces outrage over debit card charge:
Bank of America got pummeled by investors and its customers Friday, a day after announcing that it would charge many debit card users a $5 monthly fee when they shop. http://wapo.st/nJHfXC
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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