In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading
The Independent
10/5/09 (In the US)
By Robert Fisk
In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia,...
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TPM
10/5/09
By Ben Frumin
Eighty-two people were arrested in an anti-war protest outside the White House today, according to a press release issued by protest organizers.
Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq in 2004 and later made a name for herself by camping outside then-President George W. Bush’s home in Crawford, TX, was involved in...
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After Downing Street
10/5/09
By Stephen Lendman
Believing what governments say can be hazardous to your health. It’s even truer from corporate-sponsored studies on the benefits of their products. Thus, be very leery about the new CSL Ltd. one on the effectiveness of taking one Swine Flu dose. More to the point, any Swine Flu shot as,...
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Raw Story
10/5/09
By Stephen C. Webster
The United States government admitted on Monday that the torture of a Saudi man alleged to be part of the 9/11 plot was recorded on video, according to court documents procured by the Center for Constitutional Rights.
The tapes, allegedly showing the torture of Mohammed al Qahtani, 31, have long been...
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AP
10/5/09
A self-described New York City anarchist has been accused of tweeting the location of police officers to protesters trying to evade them during the G20 economic summit in Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Elliot Madison alleging he used Twitter to direct the movement of protesters and inform them about law enforcement actions at last month’s...
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Fired Envoy: One in Three Karzai Votes Was Fraudulent
Anti-War.com
10/5/09
By Jason Ditz
Former US Ambassador Peter Galbraith, who was fired from his role as second ranking official at the UN Mission to Afghanistan last week, says he was ordered by mission chief Kai Eide to cover up the extent of the voter fraud by Afghan President...
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China View
10/5/09
TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday that “Israel is number one threat to Middle East” with its nuclear arms, the official IRNA news agency reported.
At a joint press conference with Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization chief Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran, ElBaradei...
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Campaign for Liberty
10/5/09
By Tom Mullen
“You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” — Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride (1987)
It is ironic that Michael Moore’s latest movie, Capitalism: A Love Story features two appearances by writer and comedic actor Wallace Shawn. There...
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Prison Planet
10/5/09
By Paul Joseph Watson
In response to growing criticism and suspicion, American Police Force has changed its name, changed its logo and altered several areas of its website in an attempt to “diffuse tension” surrounding the private paramilitary organization that wants to take over law enforcement duties while bossing a $27 million dollar detention...
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AFP
10/5/09
The International Monetary Fund took on a bigger global role Sunday as its 186 member nations accepted the mantle of guiding a lasting economic recovery from the 20 largest economies.
The IMF’s steering committee endorsed the Group of 20 summit plan for sustainable growth after the worst economic crisis in decades, including an increase in...
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