A day in the life of the New American Century

Bush is the real threat
The Middle East faces a crisis that could dwarf even the dangers arising from the war in Iraq.
By Tony Benn
Now that the US president has announced that he has not ruled out an attack on Iran, if it does not abandon its nuclear programme, the Middle East faces a crisis that could dwarf even the dangers arising from the war in Iraq.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10040.htm

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Lies Of Omission
By Dom Stasi
In journalism, ignoring a story is tantamount to lying. A lie of omission is no less a lie. Truth is a commodity too long abused if not abandoned altogether in the mainstream American press, especially so in its treatment of the human catastrophe that is the Bush presidency.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10048.htm

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816 killed in Baghdad bridge stampede :
The stampede occurred after the Kadhimiya mosque -- the burial place of Shiite imam Mussa Kazim who died 12 centuries ago -- came under mortar fire, leaving at least seven dead and 37 wounded.
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=320247

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More than 600 killed in Iraq stampede:
Hundreds of people have died after a stampede triggered by rumours of a bomber among a massive Iraqi Shia crowd attending a religious ceremony at a shrine in Baghdad.
http://snipurl.com/hck6

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Poisoning Kills 25 Iraqi at Shiite shrine:
Officials said 25 people died of poisoning after eating or drinking products that had been deliberately contaminated .
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=320247

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Seven Killed In Further Violence:
A driver was killed by U.S troops when he failed to obey instructions and refused to stop in the town of Baiji. A U.S soldier was killed when he was struck by a roadside bomb in Iskandariyah, south of Baghdad
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW034458.htm

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TV reporter dies in Iraq covering rally:
An Iraqi television journalist who was killed covering a demonstration east of Baghdad became the 67th journalist to die in the Iraq war, a media advocacy group said Tuesday.
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=59824

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Two US soldiers killed in Iraq:
Two US soldiers were killed in Iraq and three others wounded in two separate attacks, the US military said Wednesday.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=14423

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U.S. Soldier killed by roadside bomb in Iraq :
U.S. Army Maj. Gregory Fester, 41, who has three children in the Forest Hills Public Schools, died Tuesday while on foot patrol, said his wife, Julie Fester.
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US forces in Iraq suffered more combat deaths in August than any month this year:
The total number of U.S. military deaths in August, including those deemed non-hostile, was at least 83, according to figures available Wednesday.
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Iraq war costs more per month than Vietnam:
The U.S. war in Iraq now costs more per month than the average monthly cost of military operations in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
http://snipurl.com/hcgr

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Allawi's Party Accuses the Governmental Forces of Attacking the Former Prime Minister's Guards :
"The elements of the Iraqi National Guard that conducted the attack are among battalion 302." The statement condemned "such attacks that are supported by the current Iraqi government."
http://www.almendhar.com/english_5433/news_print.aspx

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Reuters cameraman to be held in Abu Ghraib:
A cameraman for Reuters in Iraq has been ordered by a secret tribunal to be held without charge in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison until his case is reviewed within six months, a US military spokesman said today.
http://snipurl.com/hcki

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Iraq Law on Late Constitution Changes :
Iraq's interim law says the version of the proposed constitution signed off on by Iraq's parliament on Sunday cannot be amended. Yet the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Tuesday he believes there still may be further changes made to the draft constitution in order to try to win Sunni Arab approval.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10042.htm

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US Offered USD 75 Million to Iraqi Sunnis for Signature under Constitution:
http://snipurl.com/hckj

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Robert Scheer: Iraq's Fig-Leaf Constitution:
Who lost Iraq? Someday, as a fragmented Iraq spirals further into religious madness, terrorism and civil war, there will be a bipartisan inquiry into this blundering intrusion into another people's history.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10043.htm

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Bush: U.S. Must Protect Iraq Oil From Terror:
President Bush on Tuesday answered growing anti-war protests with a fresh reason for American troops to continue fighting in Iraq: protection of the country's vast oil fields that he said would otherwise fall under the control of terrorist extremists.
http://snipurl.com/hckm

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The Day Casey Died:
An interview with Cindy Sheehan, a Journalist and a Wounded Soldier Who Remember the Battle of Sadr City
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10044.htm

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Iraq war tests resolve of a patriotic U.S. soldier:
"If Bush feels it's such a noble cause, maybe he should talk to his own daughters about making a commitment," said Connolly's mother, Deborah.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N31360035.htm

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David Corn: George Bush's Original Sin:
No matter what Bush says before a hand-picked audience, he cannot escape the original sin.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10045.htm

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Full Iraq Withdrawal Urged in Denmark :
47.9 per cent of respondents support withdrawing all of Denmark's troops from Iraq immediately, while 38.6 per cent disagree.
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/8744

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Let's Call It 'the War On Non-CIA Endorsed Terror' :
Fighting terrorism should not be a pretext to advance a country's political agenda. The cultivation of fear for the purposes of exploiting a fixated and phobic mindset is a dangerous game.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10041.htm

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N.Y. Judge Hesitant on Abu Ghraib Photos :
``How can I ignore the expert opinion of General Myers, who is concerned with the safety of his troops?'' the judge asked. ``I can't substitute my opinion for the opinion of General Myers.''
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10046.htm

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Assassination fears grip Beirut leaders:
Fear of assassination has gripped the anti-Syrian camp in Lebanon, many of whose leading figures have gone abroad ahead of a UN
report on the killing of former premier Rafiq al-Hariri.
http://snipurl.com/hckq

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Iran: Tehran Claims Breakthrough In Nuclear Processing: -
Iran continues to press ahead with its controversial efforts to master technologies that could one day give it the domestic ability to produce nuclear fuel.
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Call for anti-terror law ban on US evangelist :
Story in full A GOVERNMENT minister has fuelled the row over Britain's proposed new anti-terror laws by calling for Pat Robertson, the controversial American evangelist, to be banned from the UK.
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1862182005

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"Journalism" and the Neocon Pulpit:
Venezuela: a Launch Pad for Muslim Extremism?
http://www.counterpunch.com/leupp08302005.html

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U.S. softens weapons charge against Cuba:
The State Department report apparently marks the first time that the U.S. government has publicly softened its earlier charge, which has been controversial from the outset.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article10047.htm

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U.S. Selling the Most Weapons to Developing Nations:
The United States is the largest supplier of weapons to developing nations, delivering more than $9.6 billion in arms to Near East and Asian countries last year.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBE928R0DE.html

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A crippling blow to U.S. oil industry:
Most of the oil and gas production from the Gulf of Mexico remained shut off Tuesday. The region accounts for nearly a third of domestic oil production and a fifth of its natural gas output.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/238699_oil31.html

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Oil refineries still shut down:
Eight Gulf of Mexico refineries remain shut and one is operating at a reduced rate while damage from Hurricane Katrina continues to be assessed by oil and gas companies.
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Katrina blamed for soaring gas prices in Canada:
Motorists pulling up to the pumps today may be wishing they filled up yesterday, after prices jumped overnight by as much as 20 cents a litre.
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Katrina Should be A Lesson To US on Global Warming:
Seems like everything is President Bush's fault. One day after Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast, German commentators are laying into the US for its stubborn attitude to global warming and Kyoto.
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,372179,00.html

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Republicans accused of witch-hunt against climate change scientists :
Some of America's leading scientists have accused Republican politicians of intimidating climate-change experts by placing them under unprecedented scrutiny.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,9865,1559028,00.html

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Bush accused of Aids damage to Africa:
A senior United Nations official has accused President George Bush of "doing damage to Africa" by cutting funding for condoms, a move which may jeopardise the successful fight against HIV/Aids in Uganda.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5273375-106925,00.html

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Poll: Most of us can't get ahead :
More than half of Americans surveyed say their family income is falling behind the cost of living, and another third say they are just keeping up with higher living costs, a poll commissioned by the AFL-CIO says.
http://snipurl.com/hcl1

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More Americans lack cover for ill-health:
The number of Americans without health insurance in 2004 climbed for the fourth consecutive year to a record high of 45.8m and the poverty rate also increased, according to official figures yesterday.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/090ffe88-198e-11da-804e-00000e2511c8.html

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Thanks to Information Clearing House.