Link: http://www.ramzybaroud.net/articles.php?id=fff9adbab6147f872162b62d89a588d0&mode=details&offset=0&browse_category=4772302

Somewhere in my home I have a set of photo albums I rarely go near. I fear the flood of cruel memories that might be evoked from looking at the countless photos I took during a trip to Iraq. Many of the pictures are of children who developed rare forms of cancer as a result of exposure to Depleted Uranium (DU), which was used in the US-led war against Iraq over two decades ago.

Link: http://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech-technology-and-liberty/governments-anti-leak-measures-attack-privacy-and-press

Although the conflict between government classification rules and practices and the First Amendment rights necessary to promote a free and open society is nothing new, recent developments may indicate an alarming shift away from basic First Amendment principles.

Link: http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m90582&hd=&size=1&l=e

Just one day after the Pakistani government summoned a top US diplomat to formally protest the ongoing drone strikes against North Waziristan Agency, the Obama Administration has launched three more strikes, killing 18 others.

Link: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=32474

China today, because of its dynamic economic growth and its determination to pursue sovereign Chinese national interests, merely because China exists, is becoming the Pentagon new “enemy image,” now replacing the earlier “enemy image” of Islam used after September 2001 by the Bush-Cheney Administration to justify the Pentagon’s global power pursuit, or that of Soviet Communism during the Cold War. The new US military posture against China has nothing to do with any aggressive threat from the side of China. The Pentagon has decided to escalate its aggressive military posture to China merely because China has become a strong vibrant independent pole in world economics and geopolitics. Only vassal states need apply to Washington’s globalized world.

Link: http://www.redress.cc/palestine/jkanj20120824

Jamal Kanj argues that “leaked” Israeli information on plans to attack Iran are intended to drag the USA into a new Middle East quagmire through committing aggression against Iran on the eve of the American presidential election. Western and Israeli media are lush with purported leaks on the joint efforts of the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and his defence minister, Ehud Barak, to enlist the support of a reluctant military top brass to attack Iran.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2012/08/customer-deposits-are-property-of-bank.html

In June of 2012, Eric Bloom, former chief executive, and Charles Mosely, head trader of Sentinel Management Group (SMG) were indicted for stealing $500 million in customer secured funds. Both Mosely and Bloom were accused of “exposing” customer segregated funds “to a portfolio of highly risky derivatives.”

Link: http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/08/24/americas-descent-poverty-paul-craig-roberts/

The United States has collapsed economically, socially, politically, legally, constitutionally, and environmentally. The country that exists today is not even a shell of the country into which I was born. In this article I will deal with America’s economic collapse. In subsequent articles, i will deal with other aspects of American collapse.

Link: http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/08/24/continues-vet-psychiatric-detention-guns-seized-175131/

After Brandon Raub’s attorney warned of veterans are being rounded up nationwide news comes of another veteran having his guns seized. Last night Marine Veteran Brandon Raub’s attorney informed Glen Beck that veteran’s nationwide are being rounded up in a psychiatric detention stings for their political views. As his attorney put it ‘People are disappearing everywhere’: Video- BREAKING NEWS: Fmr. Marine Arrested by FBI for Patriotic Facebook Posts!! SHARE EVERYWHERE!

Link: http://theintelhub.com/2012/08/25/syrias-destruction-will-ensure-us-and-israeli-strategic-advantage-for-iranian-strike/

According to mainstream media (MSM), the capital of Syria is under siege as the CIA-sponsored Free Syrian Army (FSA) conducts house raids and attacks military checkpoints on highways.

Link: http://rt.com/news/interview-correa-ecuador-assange-514/

The mounting pressure on Ecuador after granting Julian Assange asylum, comes from some countries imperial ambitions, Ecuador`s President says. He argued that the UK’s “diplomatic clumsiness” only showcased strong support for Ecuador. President Rafael Correa gave RT an exclusive interview explaining his country's position concerning Julianne Assange`s case.

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/08/24-0

The old logic of the slave plantation is still the logic of our industrial food system, 500 years in the making. There’s a new way of thinking taking off.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2012/08/monsantos-top-7-lies-about-gmo-labeling.html

Due to the near future voting on November 6, 2012 for California’s Proposition 37, there has been a lot of heat going back and forth concerning GMO foods. Up until now, 10′s of million of dollars have been funneled into the opposing side of the bill, with biotechnology giant Monsanto dishing out a whopping $4.2 million alone. Monsanto has even recently published a page on their site titled ”Taking a Stand: Proposition 37, The California Labeling Proposal,” where the GMO giant attempts to logically explain why it is against GMO labeling.