OREO For 01 02 09

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OREO For 01 02 09
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Newsstories of interest: many are dated January 1st
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** = Important  [in this edition: 1 ]
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MH = Misleading Headline  [in this edition:  ]
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1  DISORDER
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ONE BRAVE IRAQI
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__MUNTAZER AL-ZAIDI__
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HAS PUT TO INDELIBLE SHAME
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ALL 500 MEMBERS OF THE COWARD CONGRESS
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AND EXPOSED THEM ALL AS VICIOUS ACCESSORIES
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OF THE BU$H-GANG WAR CRIMINALS
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Democratizing international relations
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02 Jan 2009
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"The 'international community' notion has been distorted to
a point that it is now applicable only when the US and a
number of its Western allies are included.
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Thus, a UN General Assembly resolution adopted by the over-
whelming majority of UN member countries criticizing the US
embargo and blockade against Cuba is not treated as the voice
of the 'international community.'"
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http://www.vpdf.org.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:democratizing-international-relations&catid=36:news&Itemid=62
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Downgrades And Downfall | How could a single unit of AIG cause
the giant company's near-ruin and become a fulcrum of the global 
financial crisis?  By straying from its own rules for managing
risk and then failing to anticipate the consequences.
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December 31, 2008
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Third of three parts
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"There was no system in place to account for the fact that
the company might not be a Triple A forever."
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/30/AR2008123003431_pf.html
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The Debt Trap | Colleges Profit as Banks Market Credit Cards
to Students
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December 31, 2008
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"The bank [Bank of America] has an $8.4 million, seven-year
contract with Michigan State giving it access to students’
names and addresses and use of the university’s logo."
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WHAT IS HIGHER EUCATION ?
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POISIN TO LOWER AWARENESS
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/business/01student.html?ref=business&pagewanted=all#
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3  ASIA
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THE BU$H PLAN (PALESTINE)
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Israel targets Gaza mosques used by Hamas
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Jan 1, 2:34 AM EST
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"Wednesday's air strike that left Gaza City's Tel Al-Hawa
mosque in ruins, with only its minaret remaining upright,
was deliberate."
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_GAZA_MOSQUES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-01-01-02-34-15
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Jennifer Loewenstein | If Hamas Did Not Exist | Israel Has No
Intention of Granting a Palestinian State
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"Those dreaming of one state must be forced to ask themselves
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what Israel would do to a population of 4 million Palestinians
within its borders
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when it commits on a daily, if not hourly basis, crimes against
their collective humanity while they live alongside its borders?"
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January 1 , 2009
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http://www.counterpunch.org/
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Gaza death toll reaches 417
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01 Jan 2009 15:51:20 GMT
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"as part of an all-out war"
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EXACTLY
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=80144§ionid=351020202
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Ahmadinejad: Moses would punish Israel
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01 Jan 2009 19:32:05 GMT 
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"These minority of criminals and thieves are liars because they
represent themselves as followers of the prophet.  If Moses had
been present today, he would first punish the Zionists for their
conduct which is even worse than that of the Pharaoh."
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A TRULY JEWISH STATE IS NOT DOING ANY OF THESE THINGS;
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THE SUPERPOWER'S PUPPET ISRAEL STATE IS DOING THEM ALL
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=80164§ionid=351020101
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**  Hamas 'hits main air base in south' 
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01 Jan 2009 16:41:12 GMT
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"Hamas's military wing announced that it had fired rockets at
Hatzerim Air Base located on the western outskirts of Beersheba"
"home to the warplanes which have been carrying out air raids on
the Gaza Strip."
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=80146§ionid=351020202
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Hatzerim Airbase:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatzerim_Airbase
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Hatzerim 31°14'N 34°39'E
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"On 19 January 1998 the first two of 25 new US-built Boeing
F-15Is arrived at Hatzerim Air Force Base.  They were greeted
[by] a crowd of 3,000, including dignitaries from the United
States and Israel."
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/hatzerim.htm
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F-15E Strike Eagle | F-15I
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-15I#F-15I
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In Dense Gaza, Civilians Suffer
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December 31, 2008
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"long-distance bombardment of the Hamas-controlled territory
has...splintered families and shattered homes in one of the
most densely populated places on Earth."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/world/middleeast/01gaza.html?_r=1&ref=world&pagewanted=all
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THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ)
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TV station staffer [Hadeel Emad] wounded by U.S. fire in
Baghdad
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January 1, 2009 - 03:45:32
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"the incident indicates 'how cheap the Iraqi blood is in the
eyes of the U.S. forces.'"
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SUPERPOWER RACISM
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http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105618
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THE BU$H PLAN (AFGHANISTAN)
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Taliban kill 20 bodyguards in Afghanistan
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Jan 1, 2009 5:26am EST
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"[puppet] interior ministry in Kabul confirmed the killing of
20 [puppet] guards on the payroll of the ministry"
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5000TZ20090101
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For Afghans, a Price for Everything, and Anything for a Price 
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January 1, 2009
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"When he proposed drawing up a set of regulations to govern
private property..., he was told by [Puppet-]President Karzai
to stop. 
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'Just back off,' he told me."
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THE SUPERPOWER'S IN CHARGE
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/world/asia/02kabul.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all
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THE BU$H PLAN (PAKISTAN)
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[duh] Suspected U.S. drone kills 3 in Pakistan
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Jan 1, 2009 4:09am EST
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"'It was a precision strike as there have been no civilian
casualties.  All the dead and wounded were militants from
[>] Turkmenistan,'
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THE OFFICIAL SAID."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5000OJ20090101
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Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear facilities
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Jan 1, 2009 1:32pm IST
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"annual exchange they undertake as part of a [duh] pact prohi-
biting attacks on such installations"
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http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-37249220090101
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SCENARIOS-What war with India could mean for Pakistan
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Dec 24, 2008 1:46pm IST
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"assuming the country has not been flattened by Indian nuclear
strikes"
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http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINISL19957720081224?sp=true
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INDIA
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Indian Muslims under pressure in Mumbai aftermath
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Jan 1, 2009 8:05am EST
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"Muslims make up about 13 percent of India's population."
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They--
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"are underrepresented in government jobs and [in] the judi-
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"overrepresented in the prison populations in many Indian
states."
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Therefore--
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"India's parliament passed recently...[a law] allowing police
to hold suspects without filing charges for up to 180 days."
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CIA JOY
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE50001O20090101?sp=true
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Bombs kill 3, wound 27 in Guwahati
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Jan 1, 2009 7:27pm IST
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"India's Home Minister...Chidambaram was due to visit the
state for a security review on Thursday [01 01 09]."
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http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-37252020090101
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Guwahati:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guwahati
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"the gateway to the North-East Region"
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United Liberation Front of Asom:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Liberation_Front_of_Asom
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4 EUROPE
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed
the problems of supplying Russian gas to Ukraine and its tran-
sit through Ukraine to Europe
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December 31, 2008 18:50
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"Gazprom has been buying gas from its Central Asian partners,
in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and essentially
simply transporting it to Ukraine.
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Starting in 2009 the Central Asian countries will adopt world
market prices for the gas they sell, and...Gazprom itself will
be buying that gas at a price of no less than $340 per thousand
cubic metre."
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http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/text/news/2008/12/211318.shtml
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SNAP ANALYSIS: What does Russia's gas cut-off mean for Ukraine?
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Jan 1, 2009 6:49am EST
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"Price hikes would strain Naftogaz finances even more in a year
in which it has to repay a $500 million Eurobond."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5000TF20090101
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Eurobond:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurobond
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FACTBOX: Top Russian gas customers in Europe
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Jan 1, 2009 7:11am EST
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE50011220090101
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TIMELINE: Russian cuts gas to Ukraine in latest gas row
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Jan 1, 2009 6:49am EST
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From 2005-2006 on.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5000X420090101?sp=true
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Q&A: Russia-Ukraine gas clash
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Jan 1, 2009 6:49am EST
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"there is more than Russia's reputation at stake --it needs
export revenues more than ever, as oil prices fall, the rouble
depreciates and the government spends its cash pile on support-
ing the economy."
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CIA JOY
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http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5000X520090101?sp=true
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SPAIN
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RPT-FEATURE-Unemployment a social time bomb for Spain
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Jan 1, 2009 8:04am EST
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"The make-up of Spain's workforce has changed drastically with
the arrival of nearly 5 million immigrants boosting the popula-
tion by 15 percent over the past decade."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSLI24754120090101?sp=true
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5  LATAM
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BOLIVIA
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Bolivia to Rein [In] Fuel Trafficking
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Jan 1
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"Bolivia will charge all vehicles with foreign plates the
international price rate for gas and diesel as means to
stop fuel trafficking."
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http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={4B9E9A1E-6772-4D64-B1DA-E26E57BF8395})&language=EN
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