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How Petraeus Created the Myth of His Success
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t r u t h o u t | 11.27
How Petraeus Created the Myth of His Success
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12997-how-petraeus-created-the-myth-of-his-success
Gareth Porter, Truthout: General David Petraeus represents a new type of military commander, whose primary strength lay neither in strategy nor in command of combat, but in strategic manipulation of information to maintain domestic support for counterinsurgency wars of choice and enhance his own reputation.
Goldman Sachs' Global Coup D'etat
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12996-goldman-sachs-global-coup-de-tat
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: The Bank of England, a key player in the ongoing euro zone crisis, announced that former Goldman Sachs investment banker Mark Carney will be its new chief.
Photos Show Walmart Apparel at Site of Deadly Bangladesh Factory Fire
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12981-fire-kills-at-least-118-factory-workers-at-walmart-supplier-in-bangladesh
Josh Eidelson, The Nation: Walmart is denying any connection to the Bangladesh factory that recently saw at least 118 workers killed in a fire, but The Nation was sent photos depicting otherwise.
Paul Krugman | Beyond Fiscal Cliff, an Austerity Bomb
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12974-beyond-fiscal-cliff-an-austerity-bomb
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: The phrase "austerity bomb" is a much better term than "fiscal cliff" to describe what's scheduled to happen at the end of the year.
A Reformist Strategy to Downsize the Drone Strike Policy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12987-a-reformist-strategy-to-downsize-the-drone-strike-policy
Robert Naiman, Truthout: It's likely to be more useful if a greater number of legislators do something modest, than if very few do something profound.
Of Plagues and Prisons: Two Films Everyone Should See
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12945-survive-and-house-two-films-should-be-required-viewing-for-all-citizens
Joe Macare, Truthout: "The House I Live In" and "How To Survive A Plague" are must-see documentaries that address the war on drugs and the AIDS crisis in ways that may surprise even well-informed progressives.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The "Congressman With Guts" Attended Walmart Protests, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12995-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-goldman-sachs-is-taking-over-the-world-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Firebrand Alan Grayson showed up to lend support to Walmart workers at one of the Black Friday strikes that took place in 46 different states; the battle over Obamacare continues; Republicans block efforts to invest in infrastructure; and more.
Despite Election Victories, Escalating Poverty and Inequality Remain Largely Ignored
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12938-despite-election-victories-poverty-and-inequality-remain-huge-problems
Ted Morgan, Truthout: Despite election victories, a media blackout on poverty and inequality still threaten the majority's well-being.
Corrections Corporation of America Used in Drug Sweeps of Public School Students
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12993-corrections-corporation-of-america-used-in-drug-sweeps-of-public-school-students
Beau Hodai, PRWatch: In an unsettling trend in Arizona, private corrections corporations have assisted local law enforcement agencies in drug raids at public schools.
World Energy Report 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Really, Truly Ugly
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12988-world-energy-report-2012-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-truly-ugly
Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch: When the prestigious Paris-based International Energy Agency released this year's edition of its World Energy Outlook, news stories focused only on the expected increase in US oil production and missed the real news that the data revealed about climate change.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
GOP Senators Embraced Condi Rice as Secretary of State After She Ignored 9/11 Warnings, But Pummel Susan Rice
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17659-gop-senators-embraced-condi-rice-as-secretary-of-state-after-she-ignored-9-11-warnings-but-pummel-susan-rice
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: The stench of partisan hypocrisy wafts from DC as Republican senators vilify Susan Rice for reading talking points, when they enthusiastically supported Condi Rice for Secretary of State. It was the latter Rice who paid no heed to terrorist hijacking alerts prior to 9/11.
The Fiscal Cliff Is a Lie
Read the Article at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2012/11/27/the_fiscal_cliff_is_a_lie/
Britain Ready to Back Palestinian Statehood at UN
Read the Article at the Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/27/uk-ready-to-back-palestine-statehood
The Millennial Generation: Our Liberal Future
Read the Article at New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/generation-d-americas-liberal-future.html
WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning to Testify He Has Been Punished Enough
Read the article at The Telegraph UK
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/9705953/WikiLeaks-Bradley-Manning-to-testify-he-has-been-punished-enough.html
What Filibuster Reform Really Is, and What It Will Really Do
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/dems-defend-filibuster-reform-effort-mcconnell-has-broken-the-social-contract.php
Heir Apparent: Rev. Franklin Graham Angling to Be the Next Jerry Falwell
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17657-heir-apparent-rev-franklin-graham-angling-to-be-the-next-jerry-falwell
Striking Dairy Farmers in Europe Hose Down Riot Cops With Milk
Watch the Video at Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/further/2012/11/27
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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>GOP Senators Embraced Condi Rice as Secretary of State After She Ignored 9/11 Warnings, But Pummel Susan Rice </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>The stench of partisan hypocrisy wafts from DC as Republican senators vilify Susan Rice for reading talking points, when they enthusiastically supported Condi Rice for Secretary of State. It was the latter Rice who paid no heed to terrorist hijacking alerts prior to 9/11.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=07x8LS0IUmiv%2BtEqAqtvojeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></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>The Fiscal Cliff Is a Lie</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=os4cZMa25lEZoFqp8RwtFDeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Read the Article at Salon</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Britain Ready to Back Palestinian Statehood at UN</strong></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>The Millennial Generation: Our Liberal Future</strong></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>WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning to Testify He Has Been Punished Enough</strong></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>What Filibuster Reform Really Is, and What It Will Really Do</strong></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>Heir Apparent: Rev. Franklin Graham Angling to Be the Next Jerry Falwell</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OPfOcx8YCGp9mff06s%2B8ZHz5DId0JcuE"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Striking Dairy Farmers in Europe Hose Down Riot Cops With Milk</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=07x8LS0IUmjRTPys8P6IeDeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Watch the Video at Common Dreams</strong></a></p>
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<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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Yv%2FjLd11eDL7iA05Bv9XIjeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>How Petraeus Created the Myth of His Success</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>Gareth Porter, Truthout:</strong> General David Petraeus represents a new type of military commander, whose primary strength lay neither in strategy nor in command of combat, but in strategic manipulation of information to maintain domestic support for counterinsurgency wars of choice and enhance his own reputation.</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0Ydapo53%2F74LxpBqmDfqYjeQsj2GVhqL"><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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IlCHH5T%2Bk2yC9s7d2XmI7DeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Goldman Sachs' Global Coup D'etat</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>Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take:</strong> The Bank of England, a key player in the ongoing euro zone crisis, announced that former Goldman Sachs investment banker Mark Carney will be its new chief.</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GtiZ9TeHj2ZFPANuHubmSjeQsj2GVhqL"><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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=k2QjyQ%2FMuGS8F5NlZ5nlvzeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Photos Show Walmart Apparel at Site of Deadly Bangladesh Factory Fire</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>Josh Eidelson, The Nation:</strong> Walmart is denying any connection to the Bangladesh factory that recently saw at least 118 workers killed in a fire, but The Nation was sent photos depicting otherwise.</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=R2Y4DbplVMvuntSYL%2Fl7YTeQsj2GVhqL"><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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BINflWnRuggmKMlMtAKXpHz5DId0JcuE"><strong>Paul Krugman | Beyond Fiscal Cliff, an Austerity Bomb</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>Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> The phrase "austerity bomb" is a much better term than "fiscal cliff" to describe what's scheduled to happen at the end of the year.</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JHs2JOZvm%2FUKWsfSkk2IszeQsj2GVhqL"><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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2F24egXSLOO2U73KUva21FzeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>A Reformist Strategy to Downsize the Drone Strike Policy</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>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> It's likely to be more useful if a greater number of legislators do something modest, than if very few do something profound.</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tLmwKO%2F2i3Ql1zWpWPjAaDeQsj2GVhqL"><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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NkTwL%2B9PznJvv9%2FNAubHEjeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Of Plagues and Prisons: Two Films Everyone Should See</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>Joe Macare, Truthout:</strong> "The House I Live In" and "How To Survive A Plague" are must-see documentaries that address the war on drugs and the AIDS crisis in ways that may surprise even well-informed progressives.</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VnnGioM2YUuVSx7uts%2FEDTeQsj2GVhqL"><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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UeSRxgDWhUqAsrAhzr8ioTeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: The "Congressman With Guts" Attended Walmart Protests, and More</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>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Firebrand Alan Grayson showed up to lend support to Walmart workers at one of the Black Friday strikes that took place in 46 different states; the battle over Obamacare continues; Republicans block efforts to invest in infrastructure; and more.</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kGFfwJrFPlfu9rAw7TNeCjeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Jo5IOTeKzAFMEWxqCzgP%2FzeQsj2GVhqL"><strong>Despite Election Victories, Escalating Poverty and Inequality Remain Largely Ignored</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>Ted Morgan, Truthout:</strong> Despite election victories, a media blackout on poverty and inequality still threaten the majority's well-being.</p>
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