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William Rivers Pitt | The Deadly Fraud of "American Exceptionalism"
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t r u t h o u t | 10.08
The Deadly Fraud of "American Exceptionalism"
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33155-the-deadly-fraud-of-american-ex=
ceptionalism
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: Here's what would actually be exceptional: D=
on't bomb hospitals filled with medical professional volunteers and civilia=
ns, including children. Don't ignore the fact that the gun industry is caus=
ing bodies to be stacked like cordwood because the NRA throws weight in DC.
Challenging Racist Speech in US Politics
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33128-challenging-racist-speech-in-us=
-politics
Johnnie Lotesta and Cedric de Leon, Truthout: As recent comments by Republi=
can presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson show, US politician=
s and the public often fail to address discriminatory speech in public disc=
ourse. Progressives must challenge racist language that perpetuates the mar=
ginalization of people of color and diverse faiths.
New Novel Explores the Lived History of Palestine's Struggle
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33152-new-novel-explores-the-lived-hi=
story-of-palestine-s-struggle
Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: Susan Abulhawa's book The Blue Between Sky and =
Water is a poignant family history that reveals the ways Israel has oppress=
ed generations of Palestinians since its founding in 1948. The story follow=
s a matriarch and her descendants from a depopulated Palestinian village no=
rth of Gaza, to the US, and back to Gaza.=20
FOIA Documents Reveal Agent Orange Dioxin, Toxic Dumps, Fish Kills on Okina=
wa Base
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33158-foia-documents-reveal-agent-orange=
-dioxin-toxic-dumps-fish-kills-on-okinawa-base
Jon Mitchell, The Asia-Pacific Journal: Documents recently released by the =
Pentagon reveal that Agent Orange dioxin was discovered at the US Army's Ma=
chinato Service Area, Urasoe City, Okinawa, in the 1970s. Two veterans have=
won compensation, but many more have been denied.
Iowa Town Pursues Complete Energy Independence
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33160-encouraged-by-study-iowa-town-purs=
uing-energy-independence
Karen Uhlenhuth, Midwest Energy News: The city council in Bloomfield, Iowa,=
decided to pursue the goal after a pair of consultants last fall produced =
a study that concluded that with a relatively modest investment in renewabl=
e energy, the town could meet all of its electricity needs with locally pro=
duced power.
In Sudden Switch, Hillary Clinton Opposes Trans-Pacific Partnership
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33159-in-sudden-switch-hillary-clinton-o=
pposes-trans-pacific-partnership
Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times: Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that =
she is likely to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal negotiated=
by the Obama administration, a notable departure from the White House on o=
ne of the president's top foreign policy initiatives.
Welcome to a New Planet: Climate Change "Tipping Points" and the Fate of th=
e Earth
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33156-welcome-to-a-new-planet-climate-ch=
ange-tipping-points-and-the-fate-of-the-earth
Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch: The latest reports from the Intergovernmenta=
l Panel on Climate Change make for increasingly hair-raising reading, sugge=
sting that the planet is approaching possible moments of irreversible damag=
e in a fashion and at a speed that had not been anticipated.
Cheney, Bush, Give Your Home to a Refugee
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33164-cheney-bush-give-your-home-to-a=
-refugee
Laura Flanders, The Laura Flanders Show: Waterfront sunsets, oysters, cool =
breezes on white sails. I hope the Bushes and the Cheneys enjoyed their lon=
g vacation because now it is time for them to hand over their vacation home=
s to refugees. The refugee crisis is their fault.
The Trade Creature Walks Among Us!
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33162-the-trade-creature-walks-among-=
us
Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: Every time you think that beast called t=
he Trans-Pacific Partnership is finished, it comes back like a bad penny. S=
o now, as we head toward the climax of this horror story, it's going to tak=
e all of us villagers storming the monster's lair with our pitchforks to br=
ing the trade deal down.
Patti Smith on Closing Guant=C3=A1namo, Remembering Rachel Corrie and Obama
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33167-patti-smith-on-closing-guantanamo-=
remembering-rachel-corrie-and-obama
Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!: Patti Smith has been a long=
time activist, performing regularly at antiwar rallies and political benefi=
ts. She has also written songs about former Guant=C3=A1namo prisoner Murat =
Kurnaz and Rachel Corrie, the 23-year-old college student who was crushed t=
o death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza.
Murder and Abortion Cases Highlight Continuing Injustices Against Women in =
Colombia
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33165-murder-and-abortion-cases-highligh=
t-continuing-injustices-against-women-in-colombia
Lully Posada, Global Voices: Two events in the last few weeks have left Col=
ombians wondering if their country is still hostile toward women: the murde=
r of journalist Flor Alba N=C3=BA=C3=B1ez, and the announcement of possible=
charges against actress and singer Carolina Sabino for allegedly having an=
abortion.
Illegal Logging Threatens Indigenous Rights and Sustainable Development in =
the Peruvian Amazon
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33161-illegal-logging-threatens-indigeno=
us-rights-and-sustainable-development-in-the-peruvian-amazon
Mariana Araujo Herrera, Council on Hemispheric Affairs: Illegal logging in =
Peru became prominent in the 1970s in a few areas. Since then it has spread=
throughout the Peruvian Amazon. The practice is deeply detrimental to comm=
unities in the region.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
In the US, Is God a White Racist?
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/is-god-a-white-racist-in-the-=
us
Mark Karlin, Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout: Southern white people, partic=
ularly the plutocratic plantation owners, were quick to invoke God to conte=
nd that slavery was divinely sanctioned. And slavery served as a major driv=
ing force behind the Second Amendment.=20
Why the US Bombing of an Afghan Hospital Is a War Crime
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/why-the-us-bombing-of-an-afgh=
an-hospital-is-a-war-crime
Kevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/us/politics/house-speaker-vote.html?modul=
e=3DNotification&version=3DBreakingNews®ion=3DFixedTop&action=3DClick&co=
ntentCollection=3DBreakingNews&contentID=3D52441678&pgtype=3DHomepage&_r=3D=
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Autopsy Shows Oklahoma Used Wrong Drug to Execute Man in January
Read the Article at NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/autopsy-shows-oklahoma-us=
ed-wrong-drug-execute-man-january-n441046
Monsanto vs. Freedom of Information Act
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/monsanto-vs-freedom-of-inform=
ation-act
New Billboards Bring Messages to Empower and Inspire Black Community
Read the Article at RH Reality Check
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/10/07/new-billboards-bring-messages-=
empower-inspire-black-community/?&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dreality&u=
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aily-enews-10-8-2015&source=3Ddaily-enews-10-8-2015
The Snowden Effect: New Privacy Wins Await After Data Transfer Ruling
Read the Article at the Guardian US
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/08/snowden-effect-new-pri=
vacy-wins-data-transfer-ruling?CMP=3Dema_565a
For the First Time, a Top Coal Industry Executive Faces Criminal Charges
Read the Article at Grist
http://grist.org/climate-energy/for-the-first-time-a-top-coal-industry-exec=
utive-faces-criminal-charges/?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dnewsletter&ut=
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>In the US, Is God a White Racist? </strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>Southern white people, particularly the plutocratic plantation owners, were quick to invoke God to contend that slavery was divinely sanctioned. And slavery served as a major driving force behind the Second Amendment.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Kevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> Here's what would actually be exceptional: Don't bomb hospitals filled with medical professional volunteers and civilians, including children. Don't ignore the fact that the gun industry is causing bodies to be stacked like cordwood because the NRA throws weight in DC.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Nrz1WPLspJSYPof6hAsc43PjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gqPQFk7J55kmN7o8jC%2BSfnPjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>Challenging Racist Speech in US Politics</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Johnnie Lotesta and Cedric de Leon, Truthout:</strong> As recent comments by Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson show, US politicians and the public often fail to address discriminatory speech in public discourse. Progressives must challenge racist language that perpetuates the marginalization of people of color and diverse faiths.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tzbewh%2FyPnOAW3thhkZul3PjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gbw3M81VCTxev3EZgK8xTHPjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>New Novel Explores the Lived History of Palestine's Struggle</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout:</strong> Susan Abulhawa's book <i>The Blue Between Sky and Water</i> is a poignant family history that reveals the ways Israel has oppressed generations of Palestinians since its founding in 1948. The story follows a matriarch and her descendants from a depopulated Palestinian village north of Gaza, to the US and back to Gaza.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ggxZqHr9cpMdsYs2SJ3BxzE%2B0KHCxKdE"><strong>Read the Book Review</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wuvKLmKPH7ARt%2FOP0ysnTXPjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>FOIA Documents Reveal Agent Orange Dioxin, Toxic Dumps, Fish Kills on Okinawa Base</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Jon Mitchell, The Asia-Pacific Journal:</strong> Documents recently released by the Pentagon reveal that Agent Orange dioxin was discovered at the US Army's Machinato Service Area, Urasoe City, Okinawa, in the 1970s. Two veterans have won compensation, but many more have been denied.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DmtR836S%2BU1lZ26ycQfn8HPjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lW4Mq8oWHQGjRajRfxPNb3PjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>Iowa Town Pursues Complete Energy Independence</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Karen Uhlenhuth, Midwest Energy News:</strong> The city council in Bloomfield, Iowa, decided to pursue the goal after a pair of consultants last fall produced a study that concluded that with a relatively modest investment in renewable energy, the town could meet all of its electricity needs with locally produced power.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wfKY7k9BhiKiECIJy%2BEVDHPjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aiQVN6RXiPDJRNW0FbQUUnPjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>In Sudden Switch, Hillary Clinton Opposes Trans-Pacific Partnership</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times:</strong> Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she is likely to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal negotiated by the Obama administration, a notable departure from the White House on one of the president's top foreign policy initiatives.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch:</strong> The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change make for increasingly hair-raising reading, suggesting that the planet is approaching possible moments of irreversible damage in a fashion and at a speed that had not been anticipated.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Laura Flanders, The Laura Flanders Show:</strong> Waterfront sunsets, oysters, cool breezes on white sails. I hope the Bushes and the Cheneys enjoyed their long vacation because now it is time for them to hand over their vacation homes to refugees. The refugee crisis is their fault.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=apmovqOEXtT6cUTTNe8AK3PjAUKr0uOQ"><strong>Listen to the Audio Segment</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OUeqEuRXBc9EFfivhDE6tDE%2B0KHCxKdE"><strong>Patti Smith on Closing Guantánamo, Remembering Rachel Corrie and Obama</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!:</strong> Patti Smith has been a longtime activist, performing regularly at antiwar rallies and political benefits. She has also written songs about former Guantánamo prisoner Murat Kurnaz and Rachel Corrie, the 23-year-old college student who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Michael Winship, Moyers & Company:</strong> Every time you think that beast called the Trans-Pacific Partnership is finished, it comes back like a bad penny. So now, as we head toward the climax of this horror story, it's going to take all of us villagers storming the monster's lair with our pitchforks to bring the trade deal down.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Lully Posada, Global Voices:</strong> Two events in the last few weeks have left Colombians wondering if their country is still hostile toward women: the murder of journalist Flor Alba Núñez, and the announcement of possible charges against actress and singer Carolina Sabino for allegedly having an abortion.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mariana Araujo Herrera, Council on Hemispheric Affairs:</strong> Illegal logging in Peru became prominent in the 1970s in a few areas. Since then it has spread throughout the Peruvian Amazon. The practice is deeply detrimental to communities in the region.</p>
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