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DEATH BY GOVERNMENT: GENOCIDE AND MASS MURDER

DEATH BY GOVERNMENT: GENOCIDE AND MASS MURDER
All told, governments killed more than 262 million people in the 20th century outside of wars, according to University of Hawaii political science professor R.J. Rummel. Just to give perspective on this incredible murder by government, if all these bodies were laid head to toe, with the average height being 5', then they would circle the earth ten times. Also, this democide murdered 6 times more people than died in combat in all the foreign and internal wars of the century. Finally, given popular estimates of the dead in a major nuclear war, this total democide is as though such a war did occur, but with its dead spread over a century

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Highlights
The Censored War and You
Kelley B. Vlahos on the war we don’t see
Rights Groups Deplore Gitmo Trials Order
Jim Lobe on Obama's latest broken promise
The Fed Undermines Foreign Policy
Follow the dollars straight to Libya, says Ron Paul
 
Co-opting the Libyan Revolution
Eric Margolis on the empire in action
US Using Depleted Uranium in Libya?
Doug Weir on the likelihood and the danger
Marching Into Libya
Rep. Ron Paul predicts a long haul
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News
Updated April 5, 2011 - 10:48 AM EDT
Gadhafi's Sons Have Eye on Seizing Power
 
 US Planes Hit Targets on Libyan Coastline
 GOP Lawmakers Divided Over Arming Libyan Rebels
 Gates: It's a Matter of Time Before Gadhafi's Gone
Obama Reverses Civilian Trial Plan for 9/11 Detainee
 
 Rights Groups Deplore Order to Try 9/11 Suspects at Guantánamo
Afghan Border Policeman Kills Two US Soldiers 
 
 Report Reveals Discipline Breakdown in Afghanistan 'Kill Team' Brigade
At Least 17 Killed in Yemen Crackdown
Despite Attack, UN 'Not Party' to Ivory Coast Conflict
Israel Plans to Resume Assasination Campaigns
 
 Obama Aide: US 'Consistent' in Opposing Palestinian Statehood
Viewpoints
Why We Keep Fighting All These Wars  by Stephen M. Walt
The Fed Undermines Foreign Policy  by Rep. Ron Paul
Libyan War Recalls Afghan Pitfalls by Robert Parry
The Limits of Air Power by Andrew Cockburn
Lessons of Libya  by David Sirota
Goldstone's Reconsideration by Bernard Avishai
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Frontline
How Libya Is a Showcase in the New Arms Race
Gen. Petraeus Being 'Seriously Considered' for CIA Director
GOP Bill: Fund Pentagon for Year, Government for Week
Iraq Security Forces Under Scrutiny as Violence Rises
How the Senate Was Bait-And-Switched Into War
Libya: The 'Dirty Secret' of UK Arms Sales to Gadhafi
CEO of Italian Energy Co. in Libya for Talks With Rebels
 
Afghanistan
Did a Quran Burning Really Cause Afghan Violence?
Afghan Women Still Battling for Rights
Purdue Receives $32 Million Afghanistan Farm Grant
Pakistan
Report: Al-Qaeda in Pakistan Grooming New Leadership
David Cameron Calls for 'Fresh Start' With Pakistan
Pakistani Tribe Chief Killed
Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Pakistani Bus Stop
Iraq
Protesters Demand Resignation of Kurdish Government
Iranian Artillery Shells Border Regions in Sulaimaniyah
Police in Iraq's Kurdish Region Arrest 2 Clerics Who Urged Protests, Say They Incited Violence
Monday: 2 US Soldiers, 18 Iraqis Killed; 15 Iraqis Wounded
Israel/Palestine
Israeli General: Recognizing Palestine an 'International Assault Against Israel'
Israel Indicts Kidnapped Gaza Engineer as 'Rocket Mastermind'
Prominent Israelis to Propose Peace Plan
Israel Scours Palestinian Village in Hunt for Killers
Israeli-Arab Actor Gunned Down in West Bank
Rachel Corrie Trials Resume in Haifa
Egypt
Egypt's Foreign Minister Talks Tough on Israel
A Stasi Expert Advises Egypt on Secret Police Legacy
Egypt Ready to 'Open New Page' in Relations With Iran
Bahrain
Iran Warns Saudis to Remove Their Troops From Bahrain
Bahrain: Government Shuts Down Newspaper Critical of Crackdown
Middle East
US Sees Yemen Unrest as a Possible Opening for al-Qaeda
US Suspends Arms Aid to Lebanon, Again
 
War in Libya
Libyan Oil Minister Says Calls to Oust Gadhafi Unrealistic
Libya Rebels Advance on Oil Town of Brega, Again
Libya Wounded Describe Siege Hell, Turkey Seeks Peace
Libya: Military Instructor Attempts to Turn Youthful Volunteers Into Fearsome Fighting Force
Italy Backs Libyan Rebel Council
Sanctions Are Dropped Against Libyan Defector
In Libya, Being a Rebel Medic Means Being a Target
UK Will Supply Equipment to Libyan Rebels, Says Hague
Namibia MPs Criticize NATO Strikes on Libya
Libya: US War at Home
Senators Debate Libya Resolution
Likely Voters Are Wary of Libyan Mission Cost
Ivory Coast
UN Helicopters Fire on Gbagbo Army Camp
France Sends Extra 150 Soldiers to Ivory Coast
Aid Agencies Brace for Massive Refugee Flows From Ivory Coast
Ouattara Forces Say They Have Surrounded Ivory Coast Palace
Russia and Her Neighbors
Kazakh President Wins Vote at Home, but Not Among International Observers
Opposition in Azerbaijan Vows to Step Up Protests
Islamist Websites Report Russia's 'Bin-Laden' Still Alive, Again
The War at Home
'Paranoia Meter': HBGary's Plot to Find the Pentagon's Next WikiLeaker
Ratings for Obama's National Security Performance Fall to New Low
Darpa: We Have Conflicts of Interest All the Time
US Government's Domain Seizures Failed Miserably
In Other News
Haiti's Martelly Elected as President, Unofficial Results Show
UN Plane Crashes in Congo Killing 32

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