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the War Is Making You Poor Act

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oh yeah… those wars

Tell me again… what was the reason I should be thinking the mexican by the freeway offramp selling oranges is draining our tax dollars?

Pentagon spending in February, the most recent month available, was $6.7 billion in Afghanistan compared with $5.5 billion in Iraq.

via Afghan war costs now outpace Iraq’s – USATODAY.com.

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Beware America’s Republican Mullahs

Read this article!

Look at Iran and give thanks that the Republican Party — the tool of America's mullahs married to the Neocon war mongers — is in decline and has been rejected by the American people. Work to keep America secular, free and democratic.

via Frank Schaeffer: The Real Lesson Of Iran — Beware America’s Republican Mullahs.

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family had to pay an equivalent of $3,000 as a “bullet fee”

Pure insanity:

Upon learning of his son's death, the elder Mr. Alipour was told the family had to pay an equivalent of $3,000 as a “bullet fee”—a fee for the bullet used by security forces—before taking the body back, relatives said.

via Son’s Death Has Iranian Family Asking Why – WSJ.com.

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Iran protest

The violent interventions of the Basij militia – one of Ahmadinejad's bases of electoral support – armed with bicycle chains, batons and Kalashnikovs and dressed in a mixture of civilian clothes and fatigues, is an increasingly significant factor in the crisis.

via Police force Iran protest off streets | World news | The Observer.

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As Predicted – A Bloody Day as Iranians Cry for Freedom

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A woman shot and killed in the uprising on Saturday in Tehran.

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History in Iran

Iran is right now about to prove that protest is still a means of facing truth to power. What an amazing time to be alive.

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