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Rage Against Wall Street Crooks
Commentary, News // Sep 30 2011
by Stephen Lendman Angry New Yorkers organized an initiative called “Occupy Wall Street.” Beginning September 17, they called for “tak(ing) the bull by the horns,” referring to the familiar New York financial district symbol. Its web site statement said: “The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will [...]
Continue ReadingEntrapping Muslims in America
Commentary, News // Sep 30 2011
by Stephen Lendman Post-9/11, American Muslims became fair game, targeting them for their faith, ethnicity, and at times prominence and charity. As a result, they’ve been ruthlessly vilified and exploited as “war on terror” scapegoats for political advantage. Entrapment is commonly used. Guilt or innocence doesn’t matter, just the illusion that America is safer when, [...]
Continue ReadingIsraeli West Bank Annexation Bill
Commentary, News // Sep 29 2011
by Stephen Lendman Palestinians petitioned the UN for sovereign recognition and full UN membership. Four extremist MKs responded, calling for West Bank settlements annexed. A previous article explained, accessed through the following link: http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2011/09/calls-to-annex-west-bank-settlements.html MK Deputy Speaker Danny Danon wants more. On September 27, the JTA Global News Service of the Jewish People headlined, “Knesset [...]
Continue ReadingImploding Bubble Economies
Commentary, News // Sep 29 2011
by Stephen Lendman Economic meltdown comes in stages. Recognition takes longer. Tout TV pundits stay in denial longest, calling crisis conditions a normal correction. Reality suggests otherwise with US unemployment approaching 23%, home foreclosures multiplying, and poverty levels double or more official distorted numbers that artificially hold them down. Longtime market expert and regular Progressive [...]
Continue ReadingNotes on Liberty Park: Occupy Wall Street
Commentary, News // Sep 28 2011
BobTuskin.com Mark Bevilaqua So this is it. A testament to all our freedoms. One Liberty Plaza. A stones throw away from the center where almost ten years ago, you could look up to see the towers. Now their silhouettes have been replaced with new towers, and a new glass veneer that is cold and disconcerting [...]
Continue ReadingAl CIAeda magazine celebrates 9/11 anniversary
Commentary, News // Sep 28 2011
By Khaled Wassef CBS Al Qaeda in Yemen has released an edition of its English-language magazine, “Inspire,” celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In the magazine, the group decries Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent remarks at the United Nations suggesting that the U.S. and Israeli spy agency Mossad may have orchestrated the attacks, saying [...]
Continue ReadingOrange County’s Water Supplier Target of Fluoridation Lawsuit
Commentary, News // Sep 28 2011
A lawsuit against the Metropolitan Water District seeks to alter the fluoridation practices of water districts nationwide. A similar suit involving the same attorney was thrown out of court in Escondido in 2005. By Debbie Tharp LagunaNPatch A lawsuit alleges that the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies water to Moulton Niguel Water District, has [...]
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