Petrodollar Warfare

"As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances,
there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in
such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air -- however
slight -- lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness." : William O Douglas

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Billions Stolen From Iraq?:
By CBS Some $8.8 billion dispersed for reconstruction efforts in Iraq is unaccounted for, says the U.S. official in charge of tracing it.

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"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is
hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people
against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to
govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they
mean to be masters." : Daniel Webster

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In case you missed it:
Petrodollar Warfare:
Dollars, Euros and the Upcoming Iranian Oil Bourse: It is now obvious the invasion of Iraq had less to do with any threat from Saddam's long-gone WMD program and certainly less to do to do with fighting International terrorism than it has to do with gaining strategic control over Iraq's hydrocarbon reserves and in doing so maintain the U.S. dollar as the monopoly currency for the critical international oil market.
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Number Of Iraqi civilians Slaughtered In America's War 100,000 +

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Slaughtered (Officially acknowledged) In Bush's War 2267

The War in Iraq Costs $240,024,565,224 See the cost in your community
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Intel pros say Bush is lying about foiling 2002 terror attack:
Outraged intelligence professionals say President George W. Bush is "cheapening" and "politicizing" their work with claims the United States foiled a planned terrorist attack against Los Angeles in 2002.

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"Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.": George
Washington , Farewell Address

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New Nuclear Weapons on the Way?
By Bradford Plumer
How a plan to renovate nuclear stockpiles could go far beyond its original mission.
February 7, 2006


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"Law is often the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an
individual.": Thomas Jefferson to I. Tiffany, 1819

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Wartime Socialism
By Bradford Plumer
How important is the military to the U.S. economy? Perhaps too important.
February 7, 2006


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"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." : Winston Churchill

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RadioNation with Laura Flanders

Saturday, Feb.11
Their reality, our reality. Bush knew New Orleans was drowning. Scooter Libby knew Cheney told him to out Valerie Plame. Corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff knew Bush and W. knew him. The CIA's top Mideast guy says Iraq wasn't a threat, but W. didn't want facts. Does any of this matter if our votes can't be trusted? An update on how states are changing voting with PENNY VENETIS, who brought the first-in-the-nation suit to successfully challenge the constitutionality of paperless voting machines. Plus JOHN GIDEON, news editor for VoteTrustUSA - the source for citizen activists. And an update on the GOP's backlash against voting rights activists in Ohio from BOB FITRAKIS, editor-publisher of FreePress.org. Then RODNEY CROWELL, whose "The Outsider" might have been Nashville's most political CD in 2005.

Stream It, 7pm to 10pm, if not on local: HERE