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Further Updates Will Follow Later Today Russian Troops Landing in Crimea: Report Air Space Had Been Closed By RTE Russian aircraft carrying nearly 2,000 suspected troops have landed at a military air base near the regional capital of the Crimean peninsula, a top Ukrainian official said accusing Moscow of an "armed invasion". http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37798.htm Manufacturing Consent For Military Intervention? Ukraine Pleads For Help After Russian 'Invasion' Mark MacKinnon The new Ukrainian government says it has been invaded by Russia and has appealed for the United States and United Kingdom to protect it, as guaranteed under a 1994 agreement. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37795.htm Fact Or Fiction? Crimean Coup is Payback by Putin for Ukraine's Revolution By Luke Harding After what Moscow regards as the western-backed takeover of Kiev, the Kremlin's choreography has been impressive. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37797.htm Washington's Man Yatsenyuk Setting Ukraine Up For Ruin By Kenneth Rapoza Ukraine's interim prime minister, Arseniy "Yats" Yatsenyuk, may prove to be arsenic to the beleaguered nation. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37789.htm Ukraine's Protests in Context By Kenny Coyle The Euro love-fest for Ukraine masks some deeply ugly alliances. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37788.htm The Coup in Ukraine Obama's Dumbest Plan Yet By Mike Whitney The United States helped defeat Nazism in World War 2. Obama helped bring it back. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37790.htm The Syrian Subterfuge: The Case for Humanitarian War - Again By Ajamu Baraka "This concern for the humanity of the Syrians is comical if it was not so deadly serious." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37791.htm 'Illegal' Drone Strikes Condemned In Landslide Vote By European Politicians By Jessica Elgot Europe's politicians have voted by a landslide to propose a ban on US drone strikes that have killed thousands in Yemen and Pakistan, calling the killings "unlawful". http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37786.htm Prelude to World War We are Hungry in Three Languages By John Stanton The combination of financiers, investors, technocrats and politicians is toxic. They run the world with formulas and a market ideology that has long since passed its prime. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37794.htm Socialism's Critics Look at Venezuela and Say, 'We Told You So'. But They Are Wrong By Owen Jones The democratic credentials of the post- Chavez government are being maligned. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37792.htm Venezuela: Socialism Is Still a Real and Inspiring Possibility By Chris Gilbert What was once known as capitalism was simply being rebaptized as "socialism." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37793.htm When Protests and Violence Are Important to the U.S. Media By Nate Singham It is worth comparing the extent of press coverage to protests of similar importance next door to Venezuela. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37796.htm The Greatest Propaganda Coup of Our Time? By Mike Whitney Yipee! Free money for all the crooks who blew up the financial system and plunged the economy into recession. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37787.htm Cost Of War Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590" Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,883 Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,424 Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan Total Cost of Wars Since 2001 $1,517,253,082,795 http://www.costofwar.com/ Quick Links... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Website More About Us Email: emailtom@cox.net Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phone:San Diego USA 619-407-7054 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. .

A Shadow US Foreign Policy, The Keystone XL Pipeline: Who Benefits?

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FOCUS: Rep. Alan Grayson | The Keystone XL Pipeline: Who Benefits?

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Grayson writes: "Today, energy independence soon will be a reality. For China. Thanks to the Keystone XL pipeline."
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Parry writes: "A shadow foreign policy apparatus built by Ronald Reagan for the Cold War survives to this day as a slush fund that keeps American neocons well fed and still destabilizes target nations, now including Ukraine."
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The beginning of the end

The five-year battle against Keystone XL is approaching its conclusion. And you have a chance to help write the final chapter. According to Republican governors' recent comments, President Obama is going to make a final decision on the pipeline in a couple months. Last month, you — along with thousands of other people — signed a petition asking John Kerry to reject the faulty Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) released by the State Department. (Thank you for speaking up!) Now there's another way that you can make a difference. Secretary John Kerry and the State Department now have a 30-day period where people like us can formally comment on the FEIS. Will you submit a comment to Secretary Kerry by the March 7 deadline, encouraging President Obama to say "no" to the Keystone XL pipeline? You and I both know that Keystone's carbon footprint would be equivalent to more than 50 new coal plants — and that's not what America needs. It's time to tell Washington, Secretary Kerry, and President Obama that we care about climate change — and that approving the Keystone XL pipeline is a dangerous step in the wrong direction. Take one minute to share your thoughts with Secretary Kerry. Thanks again for all your help, Jesse Thomas

TransCanda's Dirty Tar Sands Public Comments Still Open

Please join with others and speak out to protect the environment from Dirty Tar Sands!

Greg Palast

Public Comment is still open re. TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline permit applications.

You can send comments by electronic submission through the federal government's eRulemaking Portal. To submit comments electronically, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov), enter the Docket No. DOS-2014-0003, and follow the prompts to submit a comment.

The State Department also will accept comments submitted in hard copy by mail and postmarked no later than Mar...ch 7, 2014. Please note that standard mail delivery to the State Department can be delayed due to security screening. To submit comments by mail, use the following address:

Bureau of Energy Resources, Room 4843,
Attn: Keystone XL Public Comments,
U.S. Department of State,
2201 C St. NW.,
Washington,
DC 20520.

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Anabel is a community activist from California's Central Valley. She's part of an awesome panel of fracking and climate activists who will be joining us for tonight's Don't Frack California web chat. Tune in live online at 6:00PST/9:00EST: http://act.350.org/signup/WebDFCAL/

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Anabel Marquez is a community activist in Shafter, CA and a member of CRPE's fracking committee. Shafter is one of the most heavily fracked areas in California ...and Anabel sees the effects of this boom everyday. Join her on Thursday for a live webchat with 350.org and CREDO to learn more about how the Valley is fighting back.

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The Canadian government isn't telling the truth about tar sands pollution.

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West Virginians Harvest Rainwater in Wake of Chem Spill, Moazzam Begg Arrest: Criminalizing Muslim Political Dissent,

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Greenwald and Hussain write: "Moazzam Begg, a native-born British citizen of Pakistani descent, spent three years incarcerated in the most notorious detention camps created in the post-9/11 'War on Terror': all without ever being charged with any crime."
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Judge Orders Kentucky to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From Other States
Amanda Holpuch, Guardian UK
Holpuch reports: "A federal judge on Thursday ordered Kentucky to immediately recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states."
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Armed Men Take Control of Two Airports in Crimea
Andrew Higgins and Patrick Reevell, The New York Times
Higgins and Reevell report: "Amid fears of a Kremlin-backed separatist rebellion here against Ukraine's fledgling government, armed men in military uniforms took up positions at two Crimean airports as Ukraine's interior minister warned of 'a direct provocation,' but there was no sign of any violence."
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Christie Aide Joked About Creating a Second Traffic Jam
Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post
Lowery reports: "The comments come as Christie prepares for a fundraiser in Boston Thursday night, and just hours after newly-released text messages show that top Christie aides joked about causing 'traffic problems' at the home of a New Jersey rabbi associated with the Port Authority - a new example of them jesting about using traffic construction as means of political retribution."
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Verizon CEO Says You Should Pay More If You Use the Internet Too Much
Lauren C. Williams, ThinkProgress
Williams reports: "Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam closed out a Monday conference call with investors saying that true net neutrality, which promotes an open Internet where all online traffic is treated equally, means customers and companies that use more Internet should pay more."
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West Virginians Harvest Rainwater in Wake of Chem Spill
Molly Rusk, YES! Magazine
Rusk reports: "Some residents of the Kanawha Valley in West Virginia lost access to clean drinking water on January 9, when a coal-processing facility spilled roughly 10,000 gallons of crude MCHM - a chemical used to treat coal - into the Elk River and surrounding land. The spill affected the water supply for more than 300,000 people."
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With just 41 votes, Republican senators block veterans benefits bill, Republican lobbyist drafts bill barring 'self-declared homosexual football players' from NFL teams et al

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Stunning new report on USS Reagan radiation Harvey Wasserman, Common Dreams . . . A stunning new report indicates the U.S. Navy knew that sailors from the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its meltdowns and explosions nearly three years ago. Many of the sailors are already suffering devastating health impacts, but are being stonewalled by Tepco and the Navy. The $4.3 billion carrier is now docked in San Diego. Critics question whether it belongs there at all. Attempts to decontaminate U.S. ships irradiated during the Pacific nuclear bombs tests from 1946-1963 proved fruitless. Still radioactive? (stock photo) Stars and Stripes . . . When the March 11, 2011 disaster struck, the Reagan was on its way to Korea, according to Reagan sailors who participated in Operation Tomodachi. They turned around and immediately made their way for the Japanese mainland, passing through a sea of debris. Sailors told Stars and Stripes that they believe they were as close as five miles off the coast of the stricken plant that spewed radiation into the air and sea. Sailors who were onboard the Reagan have claimed that they were drinking contaminated desalinated seawater and bathing in it until the ship’s leadership came over the public address system and told them to stop because it was contaminated. They claim the ventilation system was also contaminated. Furthermore, some claim they were pressured into signing forms confirming they had been given iodine pills when none had been provided. The ship's ventilation system might have been contaminated? What other systems might have been contaminated?The US Navy's "investigation" of the turret explosion on the USS Iowa doesn't give me much confidence that we'll be told the truth about conditions aboard the USS Reagan during its exposure to Fukushima radiation, or about what action has been taken to decontaminate the $4.3 billion dollar carrier. Wasserman . . . In the midst of a snow storm, deck hands were enveloped in a warm cloud that came with a metallic taste. Sailors testify that the Reagan’s 5,500-member crew was told over the ship’s intercom to avoid drinking or bathing in desalinized water drawn from a radioactive sea. The huge carrier quickly ceased its humanitarian efforts and sailed 100 miles out to sea, where newly published internal Navy communications confirm it was still taking serious doses of radioactive fallout. Still taking serious doses of radioactive fallout.For how long? Wasserman . . . Tepco and the Navy contend the Reagan did not receive a high enough dose to warrant serious concern. But Japan, South Korea and Guam deemed the carrier too radioactive to enter their ports. Tepco and the Navy are insisting that all is well.Yeah. Thanks for looking into this, keep up the good work! Watch heckler inside Supreme Court shout 'money is not speech' The long, sordid history of discrimination against Christians in America O'Reilly: 'There's gotta be some downside to having a woman president' Republican lobbyist drafts bill barring 'self-declared homosexual football players' from NFL teams About the Koch brothers and cancer victims David Koch The most egregious of the Koch brothers anti-Obamacare ads has been the one featuring Julie Boonstra, a leukemia patient who made a lot of vague and easily disproved assertions about how Obamacare was hurting her. The response from the Koch brothers' astroturf group, Americans for Prosperity, to anyone pointing out that Boonstra's claims were not believable has been basically "how can you be so mean to a cancer victim?" Well, since the Kochs want to play the cancer victim card, let's do it. Let's start back in 2010. A prominent philanthropist, cancer survivor, and American businessman, David Koch, has given millions to the cause of cancer research, while his company—Koch Industries—has lobbied against formal recognition of formaldehyde as a carcinogen, The New Yorker reported in a piece published today. [...]The National Cancer Institute published a study in 2009 concluding that formaldehyde causes cancer in humans. [...] [P]rior to the May 2009 study, the National Cancer Institute had also performed a preliminary study that linked formaldehyde to leukemia, but members of Congress including Sens. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and David Vitter, R-La., managed to delay the EPA from officially designating the chemical as a “known carcinogen.” [...] In a letter to federal health authorities sent last December, the company’s vice-president of environmental affairs wrote that “the company ‘strongly disagrees’ with the N.I.H. panel’s conclusion that formaldehyde should be treated as a known human carcinogen,” reported The New Yorker. Koch Industries bought Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s largest plywood manufacturers—a process that uses and produces a great deal of formaldehyde—in 2005. But David Koch cares deeply about cancer victims. Not so much about preventing people from getting cancer by keeping carcinogens out of the atmosphere, but once they've got it, he's there. You know what else besides formaldehyde are carcinogens? Butadiene and benzene. About that, August, 2013: Flint Hills Resources reported a benzene and butadiene leak late Tuesday at its olefins plant in Port Arthur, Texas, the company said in a filing with the National Response Center.According to the filing, 325 pounds of butadiene and 268 pounds of benzene was released into the atmosphere. The report also stated there was an equipment failure that caused the leak and that it has been secured. You know what happens next: "Flint Hills Resources is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc." And guess who ranks #14 in the top 100 of Political Economy Research Institute's Toxic 100 Air Polluters? "The Toxic 100 Air Polluters ranks corporations based on the chronic human health risk from all of their U.S. polluting facilities." "Chronic human health risk." Yep, and the fact-checkers are the bad guys when it comes to a cancer victim. Watch: The surrender of America's liberals Christiegate: Christie refuses to release Sandy fund integrity reports Christie aides joked about causing 'traffic problems' at rabbi's home Michigan Democrat taking Koch brothers head-on over Obamacare With just 41 votes, Republican senators block veterans benefits bill Cartoon: Billy the Kitty goes to the click farm for Facebook likes Make change happen. Log in or sign up for Daily Kos, the nation's largest progressive community. Thanks for all you do, The Daily Kos team

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