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Five Good Reasons to Avoid a War with Iran

23 hours ago ago from America 20XY

Campaign For Liberty 12/8/09 By Philip Giraldi As America's founding fathers clearly understood war is a serious business and should only be engaged in when there is a threat to vital national interests. The US Constitution stipulates that there must be a declaration of war from congress, a safeguard inserted in the document to prevent presidents from going to war without a clear national consensus behind them. Nevertheless, ...

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It's One Thing To Win A Nobel Peace Prize, Another To Earn It

21 hours ago ago from Ramblings of a Sane Man; Financial Crisis Writings, Peace Writings, Economic Crisis Advice

It is ironic but President Obama will accept his Nobel Peace Prize just a week after escalating the Afghanistan War. This 8 1/2 year old open ended war is rapidly escalating and it will also take the U.S. military deeper into Pakistan. In addition, Mr. Obama is fighting the Iraq War, while the CIA is conducting its secret operations including seizing suspects and torturing them. But it's not too late for Mr. Obama. He could rise to the ...

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Obama Far Outdoes Bush in Escalating War -- The Numbers Will Surprise You

20 hours ago ago from ALL EYES ON OBAMA

Increasing numbers of deployed soldiers, mercenaries and drones all add up to Obama being more of a war president than Bush, in terms of hard numbers. By David DeGraw, Amped Status Posted on December 9, 2009, Printed on December 9, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/144449/ As Obama announced plans for escalating the war effort, it has become clear that the Obama Illusion has taken yet another horrifying turn. Before explaining ...

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Harper: Soft on War Crime

16 hours ago ago from THE OTTAWA PEACE ASSEMBLY

During the last federal election, Stephen Harper said "soft on crime doesn't work". Yet the continuing revelations of torture in Afghanistan show that the Harper government is soft on war crime . Stephen Harper supported the war in Iraq . The Harper government is trying to deport war resisters who are refusing to be complicit in war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the Harper government is complicit in torture of innocent Afghans , a war ...

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Personal jurisdiction over foreign contractors

1 hour, 2 minutes ago ago from Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog

Foreign companies often do business with the United States as foreign contractors. As the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown, sometimes that business takes place entirely overseas. Where does that leave persons wishing to sue foreign contractors? The...

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