OREO 09 12 08

OREO 09 12 08

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OREO 09 12 08
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Newsstories of interest:
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1  DISORDER
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__SUPERPOWER WAR ON PAKISTAN__
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Officials: Bush secretly OK'd raids in Pakistan  Click
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_pakistan
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"The presidential order...was issued over the summer to
give new authority to U.S. special operations forces"
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"More recently, the administration secretly gave conven-
tional ground troops new authority"
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THIS IS HOT EVIDENCE READY
FOR THE WAR CRIMES TRIALS!
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Alice Miles | Terrorists win if we lose faith in trial
by jury | If 12 ordinary citizens were not convinced of
an airline bomb plot, police and politicians have [>] no
right to contradict them  Click
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/alice_miles/article4726707.ece
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Which terrorists win?
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THE TERRORISTS AT THE TOP
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in both The Superpower and its poodle.
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Kingsnorth trial: Coal protesters cleared of criminal
damage to chimney | The trial of the six Greenpeace UK
activists was the first case in which acting to prevent
climate change causing damage to property formed part of
a 'lawful excuse' defence  Click
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/10/activists.carbonemissions
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"legally justified because they were trying to prevent
climate change causing greater damage to property around
the world."
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That sounds good, but nonetheless it's a version of
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THE LESSER-EVIL CRAP
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Gov't officials investigated for sex, gifts  Click
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080910/ap_on_go_ot/interior_oil_trysts
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"officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties
partied, had sex with and accepted golf and ski outings
from employees of energy companies"
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EICHMANNS, ARISE !
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2  AFRICA
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EGYPT
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Egyptian urban inflation rises  Click
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http://www.afrol.com/articles/30747
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"Rising food prices has driven inflation in urban parts
of Egypt above market forecasts to a 16-year high of 23.6
percent in the year to August"
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SHE'LL BE COMIN' 'ROUND TH' MOUNTAIN
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3  ASIA
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THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ)
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U.S. policy post 9/11 has increased terrorism: Syria  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLB47117220080911
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"made the use of force the beginning and the end of the
fight against terrorism and thus terrorism is much more
widespread today"
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SPEAKING FRANKLY--
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The Superpower cowards dared not face up to Russia lest
it use its nukes, --so it re-launched its campaign for
world $lavery under the new WOT label.
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THUS resistance to Superpower-terrorism "is much more
widespread today."
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THE BU$H PLAN (AFGHANISTAN)
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Pentagon admits Afghan strategy not succeeding  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1043793620080910?sp=true
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"nearly seven years since U.S.-led forces [duh] toppled
the Taliban"
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9/11 seven years later: U.S. 'safe,' South Asia in
turmoil  Click
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20080910/wl_mcclatchy/3041862
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"a key reason for the resurgence is a growing popular
sympathy for the militants"
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"Pakistan is far less secure than before the launch of
the...[duh] war on terrorism.  It is unquestionable
that we are failing in Afghanistan."
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HAVE ANY LESSONS BEEN LEARNED?
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The Superpower still clings to its 9/11 myths, dares not
even mention the fact that Russia organized and financed
one of The Superpower's biggest military defeats, and
stands by its binLaden/alQaeda CIA inventions.
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NO LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED !
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Perhaps in 14 years?  Don't be ridiculous.
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Roger Cohen | In the Seventh Year  Click
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Channel Tunnel Remains Closed After Freight Blaze  Click
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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-britain-tunnel.html
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British soldier killed in blast in Afghanistan  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLB4485320080911
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"on a routine patrol"
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TROOP TERRORISM
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THE BU$H PLAN (PAKISTAN)
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Pakistan army chief criticizes US raid  Click
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080910/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_us
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"The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country
will be defended at all cost and no external force is al-
lowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan."
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That reads well, but nonetheless it's a sellout's
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SEVILE *S* 
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4 EUROPE
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EUSKAL HERRIA
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Spanish high court rejects Basque referendum  Click
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080911/D934Q1KG0.html
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"The national [= Spanish] government appealed to...[its]
Constitutional Court shortly after the Basque parliament
approved the referendum blueprint"
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SHE'LL BE COMIN' 'ROUND TH' MOUNTAIN
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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Russia’s Recognition of Georgian Areas Raises Hopes of
Its Own Separatists  Click
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"It’s an abstraction now, but 20 years down the road, it
won’t be such an abstraction.” 
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Map:  Click
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US [Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and
Eurasian Affairs] name[s] three goals in the Caucasus  Click
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http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/09/11/10140.shtml
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"a possible use of...[the] recognizing by Russia of
South Ossetia and Abkhazia to work out a new policy
towards certain regions in Russia itself."
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1,000 Hit Streets Over Soaring Fuel Prices  Click
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http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=27109
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"organized by the Russian Road Transport Trade Union"
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5  LATAM
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MEXICO
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Delay Seen for Fence At U.S.-Mexico Line | Construction
Costs, Land Purchasing Cited  Click
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091003419.html
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"completed 344 miles of fencing as of Aug. 29, about half
its goal" for this year
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6  SUPERPOWER
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Paul says he turned down appeal to endorse McCain  Click
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080910/ap_on_el_pr/ron_paul_third_parties
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"Paul called the presidential elections a charade and
said voters are faced with the 'lesser of two evils.'"
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FALSE CHOICE IS *THE* EVIL ITSELF
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’08 Rivals Have Ties to Loan Giants  Click
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"each man and his party...have ties to the fallen giants"
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Mexican Billionaire Buys a 6.4% Stake in [NY] Times
Company  Click
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"Slim has a history of buying depressed assets he can
later sell at a profit"
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THE SUPERPOWER IS NOW ON
SALE AT DISCOUNT PRICES!
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Carlos Slim Helú:  Click
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim_Hel%C3%BA
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7  $$$$
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U.S. Government [Federal Reserve & Treasury Department]
Assisting in Sale of Lehman Brothers  Click
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/11/AR2008091102580.html
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FACTBOX: Global write-downs and credit losses  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1045946120080910
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INSTANT VIEW: Lehman posts large loss, cuts dividend  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1025427020080910?sp=true
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FACTBOX: Lehman rank in M&A, equity, debt finance deals  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLA40591520080910?sp=true
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FACTBOX: Five facts about Lehman Brothers' past and present  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0930860520080910
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INSTANT VIEW: OPEC agrees effective 520,000 bpd output cut  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSP34658320080910?sp=true
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OPEC and Russia seek closer ties  Click
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLA27827420080910?sp=true
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Record Oil Imports Offset Export Growth  Click
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"trade deficit reached a 16-month high in July"
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