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Gulf markets fall among uncertainty - 5 Oct 08

2008-10-08T10:50:48Z

Markets in the Middle East have closed deep in the red. They had been spared the pain over the last five days because they were closed for Eid holidays. But no respite for them today. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Doha, Qatar.

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Inside Story - Financial Crisis and the Gulf States- Sept 24 - Part 2

2008-09-29T02:49:22Z

Gulf markets were nursing losses of about 17 percent each last week, wiping out most of the years gains. This leads us to the central question: are the Gulf States in fact sheltered from the global financial meltdown?

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Inside Story - Financial Crisis and the Gulf States- Sept 24 - Part 1

2008-09-29T04:49:08Z

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CHENEY CONSIDERED KILLING AMERICAN SERVICEMEN DRESSED AS IRAN TO START WORLD WAR 3

2008-10-10T14:41:16Z

AMERICANS UNITE The Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh reveals how the neocons convened around Dick Cheney and brainstormed ways to kick off World War IV, as they fondly call their pet project to take out the Muslims and foment a contrived "clash of civilizations."
According to Hersh, this meeting occurred after the neocons failed miserably to stage a rehashed version of the Gulf of Tonkin incident in the Strait of Hormuz, mostly because it is no longer 1964 and such Big Lies — thanks to the internet and bloggers — are far more difficult to float. "For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there," quipped LBJ about the imaginary act of North Vietnamese boats supposedly attacking U.S. ships, leading to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and undeclared war in Southeast Asia, ultimately resulting in the death of nearly 60,000 Americans and around 3 million Southeast Asians.
In an exclusive Think Progress story, we learn the meeting took place in Cheney's office and the subject on the table was "how to create a casus belli between Tehran and Washington," part of an ongoing effort to provide an excuse to attack Iran. "There was a dozen ideas proffered about how to trigger a war," Hersh explains. "The one that interested me the most was why don't we build — we in our shipyard — build four or five boats that look like Iranian PT boats. Put Navy seals on them with a lot of arms. And next time one of our boats goes to the Straits of Hormuz, start a shoot-up."
Hersh would have us believe this scenario did not play out because "you can't have Americans killing Americans," an absurd explanation considering the fact the attacks of September 11 were just that — "Americans killing Americans," a calculated and cold-blooded act of mass murder carried out by elements in the U.S. government as a "new Pearl Harbor," a cynical pretext to launch the "war on terror," now grinding into its seventh year.
Ominously, these "ideas" hark back to Operation Northwoods, the JSC plan to stage a false flag terror event — or a number of events — designed to provide a pretext to invade Cuba and take out Fidel Castro. Such "ideas" included "friendly Cubans" attacking the U.S. base at Guantanamo, shooting down a drone disguised as a chartered civil airliner and blaming it on Cuba, inciting riots and staging terror attacks in Miami, and other terrorist acts. Fortunately, then Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, put a kibosh to this insane plan.More recently, in January, 2003, in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion George Bush and Tony Blair discussed painting planes in United Nations colors "in order to provoke an attack which could then be used to justify material breach" and thus set in motion an invasion, according to Philippe Sands, a leading British human rights lawyer (see Revealed: Bush and Blair discussed using American Spyplane in UN colors to lure Saddam into war, Channel Four News).
In fact, the neocons have not rested in their effort to foment war and force the support of the American people by way of deception. On May 16, 2008, Paul Joseph Watson, writing for Prison Planet, noted confidential recordings released under the Freedom of Information Act revealing the efforts of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and top military analysts to cook up another terrorist attack on America in order to gain support for their ambitious plans to decimate Muslim culture. "The most extraordinary exchange takes place when Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong bemoans shrinking political support for Neo-Con war plans on Capitol Hill and suggests that sympathy for the Bush administration's agenda will only be achieved after a new terror attack," writes Watson. "Rumsfeld agrees that the psychological impact of 9/11 is wearing off and the 'behavior pattern' of citizens in both the U.S. and Europe suggests that they are unconcerned about the threat of terror." Rumsfeld characterizes Bush as "a victim of success" because America has not suffered "an attack in five years" and for Rumsfeld and the neocons this state of affairs is indeed lamentable.
Obviously, the neocons will stop at nothing — including the murder of more Americans in a false flag terror attack — to realize their agenda.
Finally, Sy Hersh casts suspicion on himself during the interview when he admits he did not bother to write an article on the neocon casus belli brainstorming session because it did not go forward. "So I can understand the argument for not writing something that was rejected — uh maybe. My attitude always towards editors is they're mice training to be rats.... But the point is jejune, if you know what that means." It was "jejune" because Hersh believes the "American public, if you get the right incident, the American public will support bang-bang-kiss-kiss. You know, we're into it."

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Obama Attracts Crowds - McCain Attracts Audiences Pt. 3. | Hurricanes overshadow VP Pick and GOP Convention (Before it even Begins)

2008-10-10T14:40:19Z

Gallup Poll: Obama 48% - McCain 42%
Electoral College - one would need 269.5 to be president: Obama 273 - McCain 265
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Hurricane Katrina hit three years ago. Two major Hurricanes [Or Tropical Storms] are slated to hit Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. A bad reminder for Republicans! Gustav is approaching. Pray for victims.

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When The Politico and Drudge Report start saying Republican Presidential presumptive nominee Senator John McCain's pick for vice president is more of a "Hail Mary" pass, then you know you're in trouble. Even talk radio pundits are trying their hardest to make Vice Presidential nominee 44-year old Alaskan Republican governor Sarah Palin look better qualified than Presidential candidate 47-year old Illinois Democratic Senator Barack Obama.

So wait a minute, you are saying a Harvard-educated, law professor, who became a community organizer for the poor, who was a former state senator, and went from city to city in his bid to become a United States Senator, inexperienced? A man, who had more contributions made to his campaign than his main rival in the primaries, fought the smear campaigns launched by conservative critics, and getting global praise from all sectors of the world, inexperienced!

When Republicans and conservatives are jealous of the success of Senator Barack Obama, they go after the supporters. Call us everything they can think of. Or listen to the talk radios blabber mouths. This pick in Palin makes a desperate attempt for conservatives to pull the Clinton-Lieberman Democrats to the McCain campaign.

The McCain campaign has been very sloppy when it comes to campaigning. Talk radio thinks that all the "Celeb" ads are effective, when clearly there are no substantive issues worth addressing in the ad. They actually think the "Wright", "Ayers" and "Proud" attacks are effective. The P.U.M.A.s claims that Obama stole the nomination from Senator Hillary Clinton. They failed to realize that the Clinton campaign, with all the attempts to paint Obama as "out of touch", "inexperienced", and his "questionable associates" it clearly backfired against her campaign. Of course, the shady ties and blunders from Terry McAuliffe, Mark Penn, Geraldine Ferraro, Howard Wolfson, and even Bill Clinton had exposed a weakness in the Clinton campaign. Facts are facts. Michigan and Florida were not to be in play, the Democratic National Conference were gracious to the Clintons to say at least.

Let's go to the 2004 strategy. Keyes attacks him over non-substantive issues, he lost. He was railing on Clinton for being a carpetbagger when he turned out to pander the same.

In 2008, Obama won Iowa with a 15% hold against John Edwards 10% and Hillary came third with 7%. Obama campaigned hard and fought all the ney sayers. Now the McCain campaign is recycling right out of the Clinton campaign.

This is quite unique. Senator John McCain has taken the same mantra that helped Alan Keyes lose the Illinois United States Senate race, Hillary Clinton to lose the Democratic Primaries, and Fox News to lose credibility in reporting the candidates.

Now I caution Obama supporters not to go too hard on Sarah Palin. She is a mom.

Since the announcement of Sarah Palin, many either praised the decision or shunned it as a desperation move to appease de facto Clinton supporters. Some already made comparisons to comedian/actress Tina Fey, either calling her out on experience, her investigation to abuse of powers, and from calling her "babe". Some have already made her the butt of ridicule for her family being not involved in the Republican Party, her praise for Obama's policies, her support for Ron Paul, and just for P.U.M.A., Palin stated that the tactics that Senator Hillary Clinton used to win New Hampshire are just "whiney".

Could this be Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro 2008? That's in response to that silly Ferraro making still more "ignorant" comments about Blacks and Latinos. God, you wonder why the Clinton campaign needs a bitter woman like that.

Um, I think we have a problem. We'll see in the polls.

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US 'war on drugs' in Iraq - 11 Aug 08

2008-08-17T08:41:19Z

Iraq has become a favoured route for heroin and hashish, passing from Afghanistan and Iran to illegal markets in Europe and Africa.

Washington may claim it is winning the so-called "war on terror" in Iraq, but US forces there are facing a growing battle against drugs.

Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton reports.

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Out of Iraq in One Year - How to Redeploy - by CAP

2008-10-10T14:49:18Z

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/iraq

Dr Lawrence Korb, former assistant Secretary of CAP's military experts release a new report outlining how the United States can implement a logistically sound strategic redeployment from Iraq. Defense and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, disputes the claim that US forces cannot withdraw from Iraq in under 2 years.

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US Shoots Down Iranian Civilian Airliner 2

2008-08-07T14:57:37Z

Iran: IR655 testifies to US brutality
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:17:29
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says US indifference toward the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 testifies to its inhuman actions.

"The appalling act of shooting down Iran Air Flight 655, which resulted in the tragic death of nearly 300 innocent civilians in 1988, is one of the greatest human tragedies in history," said Ahmadinejad in a Wednesday commemoration ceremony for victims of the Airbus incident.

"The tragic incident lays bare that the United States will stop at nothing to secure its longstanding doctrine of cupidity and hegemony," he continued.

President Ahmadinejad said the IR655 catastrophe indicates that US belligerence will not be tolerated in Today's world.

"This is while the main culprits behind this heinous crime were awarded with medals of Honor for causing the death of innocent Iranians," he concluded.

The Iranian passenger jet was destroyed by the US Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai on Sunday July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House claims the incident was an honest mistake on behalf of the US Navy. Iran, however, says there is no way that an Airbus A300 can be mistaken for an F-14 Tomcat fighter.

Iran has called on the international community to never forget Washington's atrocities in the Persian Gulf, the US government's refusal to claim responsibility for the incident, and its refusal to apologize to the Iranian nation.

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US Shoots Down Iranian Civilian Airliner 1

2008-08-07T16:59:49Z

Iran: IR655 testifies to US brutality
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:17:29
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says US indifference toward the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 testifies to its inhuman actions.

"The tragic incident lays bare that the United States will stop at nothing to secure its longstanding doctrine of cupidity and hegemony," he continued.

President Ahmadinejad said the IR655 catastrophe indicates that US belligerence will not be tolerated in Today's world.

"This is while the main culprits behind this heinous crime were awarded with medals of Honor for causing the death of innocent Iranians," he concluded.

The Iranian passenger jet was destroyed by the US Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai on Sunday July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House claims the incident was an honest mistake on behalf of the US Navy. Iran, however, says there is no way that an Airbus A300 can be mistaken for an F-14 Tomcat fighter.

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US Shoots Down Iranian Civilian Airliner

2008-08-07T18:48:38Z

Iran: IR655 testifies to US brutality
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:17:29
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says US indifference toward the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 testifies to its inhuman actions.

"The tragic incident lays bare that the United States will stop at nothing to secure its longstanding doctrine of cupidity and hegemony," he continued.

President Ahmadinejad said the IR655 catastrophe indicates that US belligerence will not be tolerated in Today's world.

"This is while the main culprits behind this heinous crime were awarded with medals of Honor for causing the death of innocent Iranians," he concluded.

The Iranian passenger jet was destroyed by the US Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai on Sunday July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House claims the incident was an honest mistake on behalf of the US Navy. Iran, however, says there is no way that an Airbus A300 can be mistaken for an F-14 Tomcat fighter.

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US Shoots Down Iranian Civilian Airliner B3

2008-08-07T18:48:38Z

Iran: IR655 testifies to US brutality
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:17:29
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says US indifference toward the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 testifies to its inhuman actions.

"The tragic incident lays bare that the United States will stop at nothing to secure its longstanding doctrine of cupidity and hegemony," he continued.

President Ahmadinejad said the IR655 catastrophe indicates that US belligerence will not be tolerated in Today's world.

"This is while the main culprits behind this heinous crime were awarded with medals of Honor for causing the death of innocent Iranians," he concluded.

The Iranian passenger jet was destroyed by the US Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai on Sunday July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House claims the incident was an honest mistake on behalf of the US Navy. Iran, however, says there is no way that an Airbus A300 can be mistaken for an F-14 Tomcat fighter.

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US Shoots Down Iranian Civilian Airliner B2

2008-08-08T20:44:55Z

Iran: IR655 testifies to US brutality
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:17:29
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says US indifference toward the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 testifies to its inhuman actions.

"The tragic incident lays bare that the United States will stop at nothing to secure its longstanding doctrine of cupidity and hegemony," he continued.

President Ahmadinejad said the IR655 catastrophe indicates that US belligerence will not be tolerated in Today's world.

"This is while the main culprits behind this heinous crime were awarded with medals of Honor for causing the death of innocent Iranians," he concluded.

The Iranian passenger jet was destroyed by the US Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai on Sunday July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House claims the incident was an honest mistake on behalf of the US Navy. Iran, however, says there is no way that an Airbus A300 can be mistaken for an F-14 Tomcat fighter.

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Inside Story - Iran/Israel tensions - 29 Jun 08 - Part 1

2008-07-04T12:42:42Z

Defence sources have claimed that Iran has moved ballistic missiles into launch positions, with Israel's Dimona nuclear plant among the possible targets. This comes as speculation intensifies over a possible Israeli attack on Iran. Inside Story asks what this increased tension means for the handling of the Iranian nuclear issue and the stability of the Gulf.

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Re: Iran 2-0 Syria Highlights + Goals 06/14/08

2008-07-13T12:38:01Z

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2008-07-13T14:37:46Z

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Roots of Conflict in the Middle East

2008-07-01T10:44:39Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Historian Niall Ferguson debates futurist author Peter Schwartz on the historical roots of modern-day conflicts in the Middle East.

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Niall Ferguson and Peter Schwartz present Historian vs. Futurist on Human Progress as part of The Long Now Foundation's Seminars about Long-term Thinking.

Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is a resident faculty member of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.

He is also a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford University, and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

He is most recently the author of the books The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West (2006) and Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire (2004).

Peter Schwartz is cofounder and chairman of Global Business Network (GBN), a unique membership organization and worldwide network of strategists, business executives, scientists, and artists based in Emeryville, California. Established in 01988, GBN specializes in corporate scenario planning and research on the future of the business environment. From 01982 to 01986, Peter headed scenario planning for the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies in London. His team conducted comprehensive analyses of the global business and political environment and worked with senior management to create successful strategies.

Schwartz is the co-author of both the 01999 books The Long Boom, and When Good Companies Do Bad Things: Responsibility and Risk in an Age of Globalization, and is the author of the 01991 book, The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World. He is a member of the Long Now Foundation's Board of Directors.

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Everywoman - May Seikaly - 09 May 08 - Pt 2

2008-06-06T09:37:48Z

An interview with May Seikaly, who has spent the last twenty years collecting Palestinian stories; and what to do if you need an extra pair of hands when you're pregnant, we meet a doula

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Iranian National Shows the Captured British Soldiers

2008-10-10T14:38:13Z

Iranian National Shows the Captured British Soldiers

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Pressure mounts for Gulf labour reform - 24 Jan 08

2008-06-10T15:31:03Z

Their living and working conditions are described by rights groups as atrocious. An estimated six million migrant workers , mostly from Asia, who are helping to build the rich Gulf economies.

But international pressure for an end to what some term slavery appears to be having an impact .

Officials from GCC states and their Asian counterparts, have been meeting in Abu Dhabi to discuss migrant workers. Hashem Ahelbarra reports.

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France seeks stronger Saudi Arabia ties - 13 Jan 08

2008-06-09T21:30:30Z

Nicolas Sarkozy is in the Saudi capital Riyadh as he embarks on a Gulf tour. It's expected deals to build nuclear power stations will be signed with the United Arab Emirates as Sarkozy tries to strengthen French economic, military and political ties in the region. Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Riyadh.

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Inside Story - Bush: "Confront Iran" - 13 Jan 08 - Part 2

2008-06-09T21:30:44Z

Speaking in Abu Dhabi on the latest leg of his Middle East tour, George Bush urged Arab nations to join to "confront the danger of Iran" before "it's too late". Inside Story asks how Gulf leaders will respond to his call.

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Inside Story - Bush: "Confront Iran" - 13 Jan 08 - Part 1

2008-06-09T21:30:49Z

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Riz Khan's Street Talk - 10 Jan 08

2008-06-09T15:32:56Z

On Riz Khan Street Talk we discuss the interaction between Iranian and US ships in the Gulf, what's on the Arab League's agenda, and a recovered Picasso painting.

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US footage of confrontation in the Gulf - 09 Jan 08

2008-06-09T09:37:20Z

The Pentagon releases footage filmed from the USS Hopper showing Iranian boats heading towards the vessel as well as an audiotape of radio communications.

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Bush: Iranian Persian Gulf Incident a "Provocative Act"

2008-06-09T21:30:51Z

President Bush press conference, January 8, 2008

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