"Vietnam should remind conservatives that whenever you put your faith in big government for any reason, sooner or later you wind up an apologist for mass murder." -  Karl Hess

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U.S. Organizing Syrian Rebels
Syrian Rebels Get Influx of Arms with Gulf Neighbors’ Money, U.S. Coordination

By Karen DeYoung and Liz Sly

Syrian rebels have begun receiving significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated in part by the United States, according to opposition activists and U.S. and foreign officials. Continue

Multi-lateral War Crimes Are Still War Crimes, No Matter Who Commits Them

By The World Can't Wait

US and its European allies have re-purposed NATO to dominate the globe. Continue

Veterans For Peace Calls for an End to NATO

By Veterans for Peace

NATO provides the United States with a pretense of global coalition and legality. Approximately half of the world's military spending is U.S., while adding the other NATO nations brings the total to three-quarters. Continue

US Resource War Against China
Further U.S. Militarization of The African Continent

By Nile Bowie

Public opinion in the United States is now being mobilized in favor of a greater military presence in Africa. Continue

Creating Killers and Dyers
Stop military recruiters and you stop the wars.

By Tony Soldo

The US Empire spends a billion dollars a year on military recruiting advertising and they do it because it works. Continue

Obama’s New Free Speech Threat

By Glenn Greenwald

An Executive order seeks to punish U.S. citizens even for "indirectly" obstructing dictatorial rule in Yemen. Continue

In Yemen, Eating is a Luxury Millions Struggle to Afford

By Lara Sukhtian

About 55 percent of Yemenis live below the poverty line on less than $2 dollars a day. Ten million are "food insecure," and five million of them are "severely food insecure." Continue

Farewell Israel?

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Is the American-Jewish romance with Israel coming to an end? - Cross Talk with Norman Finkelstein, Daniel Pollak and Mouin Rabbani. Continue

Chávez's Economics Lesson for Europe

By Richard Gott

Hugo Chávez's rejection of the neoliberal policies dragging Europe down sets a hopeful example to Greece and beyond. Continued

Ireland's Referendum- an Opportunity for Change

By John Perkins

If voters agree to sign this treaty for fiscal discipline, the country will be forced to implement even stricter austerity measures on its already beleaguered citizens. Continue

Accidentally Released - and Incredibly Embarrassing
Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in 'Naked Short Selling'

By Matt Taibbi

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes God smiles on us. Continue

Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands:
Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistreatment

By Dave Johnson

This is the story of what happens when an average couple is up against a giant, wealthy, powerful bank. Continue

13 "Al-Qaida Militants", 4 Soldiers Killed In South Yemen: Intensive fighting occurred between government forces and al-Qaida militants Wednesday morning in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, leaving at least four soldiers and 13 terrorists dead.

7 Iraqi army soldiers killed in suicide bombing: A suicide car bomber struck an Iraqi army base in western Mosul on Tuesday, killing seven Iraqi soldiers and wounding 20 people, an official said.

Trial of Iraqi Vice President Hashemi opens in his absence: The trial of Iraq’s fugitive vice-president, Tariq al-Hashemi, opened in his absence on Tuesday and a lawmaker whose relatives were allegedly killed by “death squads” under his orders screamed abuse across the courtroom

Report: Syria rebels get better weapons as US quietly boosts support: Syrian rebels are getting more and better weapons in an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated partly by the United States, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday.

Army deploys in north Lebanon after deadly clashe: Lebanese soldiers backed by armored vehicles deployed Tuesday in the northern coastal city of Tripoli to restore order after three days of clashes between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen that claimed the lives of three and wounded scores more.

Libyan and two Tunisians confess to infiltrating into Syria with al-Qaeda; Syria state-run TV (Syria TV) on Tuesday published footage of three terrorists, one Libyan and two Tunisians, who confess to infiltrating into Syria to carry out terrorist attacks in coordination with al-Qaeda.

Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution Fighters Arrive in Syria: At least five Tunisians have been killed this month in the revolution – the Syrian revolution, that is. A sixth may also be dead.

Several killed in Libya desert town clash: At least seven people were killed in clashes between armed nomads and residents of a Libyan town on the border with Algeria on Wednesday, officials said, underlining the insecurity that still plagues the country one month before elections.

Concern grows over jihadist numbers in eastern Libya: Hundreds of Islamist militants are in and around the town, and there are camps where weapons and physical training are provided to militants. He said one official had described the area as "a disaster zone."

Bombed Libyan Village Where NATO's "Collateral Damage" Has A Name And A Face: NATO says it was a "legitimate" target. Villagers tell a very different story, of innocent victims, and pain made worse by NATO's refusal to admit its tragic error.

Collateral damage: Victims of NATO's war: Can NATO be sued and held accountable for killing civilians as most recently seen in Libya and Afghanistan?

EU carries out attack on Somalia: Maritime aircraft and attack helicopters took part in the attacks early in the morning on the mainland, a spokesman said. No casualties were reported in the raid, which occurred along Somalia's central coastline in the region of Galmudug.

US stokes war flames before nuclear talks; The US House of Representatives approved a resolution on Tuesday that undermines diplomatic efforts to resolve Iran's nuclear stand-off with the West peacefully.

RAND Corporation warns against striking Iran: One of the most influential and respected U.S. think tanks advising the Pentagon, has published a comprehensive report in the Rand Review warning against striking Iran.

Bolton: ‘Israel should have struck’ Iran several years ago: Former United Nations’ American ambassador John Bolton continued his campaign to have the country of Iran bombed Tuesday evening, feeling that Israel should have accomplished the task several years ago.

Pakistan sells out: Pakistan seeks $1M per day to supply Afghan war The cost of the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan is about to rise by $365 million annually under an agreement that would reopen a key NATO supply route through Pakistan that has been closed for nearly six months.

US administration threatens to veto bill placing conditions on Pakistan aid: Opposing many provisions of a key defence bill, including conditions imposed on US aid to Pakistan, the Obama administration has threatened to veto it if it impedes the ability of the government to execute the new American defence strategy.

Palestinians mark Nakba with protests: A source at Ramallah's government hospital said that 17 people had been injured by rubber bullets, 15 at Beitunia and another two at Qalandia.

Hamas condemns PA cabinet reshuffle: – The reshuffled Palestinian Authority government will be sworn in Wednesday at 6 p.m. officials said, in a move that Hamas condemned and labeled illegitimate.

Army deploys in north Lebanon after deadly clashe: Lebanese soldiers backed by armored vehicles deployed Tuesday in the northern coastal city of Tripoli to restore order after three days of clashes between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen that claimed the lives of three and wounded scores more.

Egypt: U.S. Image Still Negative: Poll: America’s image remains overwhelmingly negative – only 19% offer a favorable opinion of the U.S. Egyptian opinions about President Obama have grown steadily more negative over the course of his presidency.

Islamists & Necrophilia: How Western Media Fell For Bogus Islam-Bashing Tale: The making of a hoax: how a story about a law allowing Egyptian men to have sex with their dead wives went from rumor to front page of the Daily Mail, the Huffington Post and Al-Arabiya.

House panel wants $5.3B more for weapons: A powerful House defense spending panel has recommended adding more than $5.3 billion to the Pentagon’s procurement accounts in 2013 to buy more aircraft, ships, vehicles and weapons, according to a report.

Survey finds 23 percent rise in street homelessness in New York City: In a cynical attempt to limit press coverage of the survey, the agency released the data late on a Friday afternoon.

FACT CHECK: Romney oversimplifies debt 'inferno': A look at some of Romney's assertions and how they compare with the facts:

Two killed as Colombia blast targets former minister: Video - President says two dead and several others, including ex-interior minister Fernando Londono, injured in explosion.

Yankee, come here: Mexicans want US to clean up War on Drugs mess: More than half of Mexican voters want America take a bigger role in fighting against Mexican drug cartels, a pre-election poll shows. They want the US to take more responsibility for the violence, which they partially blame on the northern neighbor.

Nearly $2M in Guns, Combat Gear Sold to Gangs: A wide-reaching investigation by military and civilian authorities has uncovered a criminal conspiracy within the Armed Forces to steal and sell nearly $2 million in guns and combat gear to gangs in the U.S. and foreign countries including China, military officials have confirmed.

Welcome to 1984: US has 55 daily encounters with "suspected terrorists": The figure - which equals more than 20,000 contacts per year - underscores the growing sweep of the watchlists, which have expanded significantly since a failed Christmas Day 2009 bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner. But officials note that very few of those daily contacts lead to arrests.

FBI Crackdown on Anti-War Groups Targets Chicano, Brown Beret Activist Carlos Montes: A longtime leader in the Chicano, immigrant rights, and antiwar movements, Montes’ arrest in a May 2011 raid followed similar FBI raids on activists in Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois targeting fellow members of a political group called the Anti-War Committee.

China Real Estate Unravels: Foreign investors are pulling back from China’s property sector. Foreign funding for property development was down -91.4% in March and -80.8% in April, compared to the same months last year.

Greek President Told Banks Anxious as Deposits Pulled: Central bank head George Provopoulos told Papoulias that Greeks have withdrawn as much as 700 million euros ($891 million) and the situation could worsen, according to the transcript of the president’s meeting with party leaders on May 14 that was published yesterday.

Moody’s to downgrade 21 Spanish banks: Moody’s is set to ‘significantly’ downgrade 21 Spanish banks within a week, following a cut of credit ratings on Italian banks, the Spanish economic daily Expansion said on Wednesday. 

May 15, 2012

Likely Victory for MeK Shills
US poised to take Iranian exile group off terrorism list

By Glenn Greenwald

MeK is trained and funded by the Israelis and has been perpetrating acts of violence on Iranian soil aimed at that country’s civilian nuclear scientists and facilities. Continue

Nakba Day 2012
Palestinian Refugees Waiting, 64 Years and Counting

By Sam Bahour

The Nakba – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Zionist and later Israeli forces from late 1947 into 1948. Continue

The Zionist Scenario: Now And In The Future

By Lawrence Davidson

In the process of this ethnic cleansing, the number of Palestinians who die is irrelevant to the Zionist leadership. The Palestinians, like the American Indians, are seen as hardly human. Continue

Five Reasons Drone Assassinations Are Illegal

By Bill Quigley

These killings would be criminal acts if they occurred inside the US. Does it make legal sense that these killings would be legal outside the US? Continue

Desperate Times Demand Revolutionary Measures

By Peter Phillips

Do we understand that habeas corpus is no longer a legal protection in the US or that the US president can torture and kill American citizens, let along anyone in the world? Continue

The Horrible Things That The Empire Offer Us

By Fidel Castro

In our homeland, the problems described here do not exist: would this be the reason why the empire is trying to make it surrender by starvation and hostility? Continue

The Third Candidate
The National Security State Wins (Again)

By William J. Astore

That candidate is guaranteed to be the one clear winner of election 2012: the US military and our ever-surging national security state. Continue

How Being 'The Party Of No' Is Working For The GOP

By Gary Younge

Intransigent, extremist, uncompromising … the Republican party should be a basket case. Instead, it has a winning strategy. Continue

Greeks Rush the Banks; Lines Form at ATMs;
Nearly $1 Billion Withdrawn in Past Week

By Mac Slavo

The Greek people are realizing that the economic and political system as they know it is rapidly descending into chaos. Continue

Dimon, the Whale Man, and Glass-Steagall

By Nomi Prins

It was fitting that while President Obama and his Hollywood apostles broke fundraising records at a sumptuous $40,000 per plate dinner at George Clooney’s place, word of JPM Chase’s ‘mistake’ rippled through the news. Continue

Grandma Sentenced to Life Without Parole for First-Time Drug Offense

By Rebecca McCray

Yes, you read that right — the latest casualty of our War on Drugs is a grandmother who never even touched the drugs that sent her to prison. Continue

At least 42 killed in offensive on Yemen militants: At least 42 people including 30 Islamist militants were killed in Yemen on Monday night and Tuesday, officials and residents said, as the government pressed ahead with a new U.S.-backed offensive against insurgents in the south.

Yemen: U.S. troops directly guiding four-front assault on "Qaeda militants" for "first time": Yemeni warplanes and troops backed by heavy artillery waged a four-front assault on al Qaeda militants Tuesday, trying to uproot their hold in the south in an offensive Yemeni officials said was for the first time being directly guided by American troops at a nearby airbase.

Suspected US attack kills 12 civilians in Yemen: Reports vary but between 14 and 15 people have been killed in a double air strike on the southern city of Jaar. Of these, as many as a dozen are being reported as civilians. Up to 21 civilians have also been reported injured.

"Al-Qaida "attacks Yemen information minister : Yemeni authorities said Information Minister Ali Amrani was targeted by al-Qaida militants when a bomb exploded at his residence.

Syrian attack kills 21; rebels hold U.N. monitors: Reuters asked one of the four monitors by phone if they were being held prisoner. He did not reply.

Tunisian Islamists join jihad against Syria: The first that Tunisian schoolteacher Mokhtar Mars heard of his brother fighting alongside rebels in Syria was a phone call from a foreign number, telling him Houssein was dead.

Russia warns Kosovo against training Syria rebels: Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin condemned what he called "disturbing information" that Kosovo authorities had been "establishing contacts with the Syrian opposition to train insurgents" in Kosovo. Kosovo's foreign minister denied any training was planned.

Over 51% of Syria voters cast ballots in recent elections: Official : A Syrian official says more than half of the eligible voters in Syria participated in the May 7 parliamentary elections, which were held under a new constitution that paved the way for a multiparty system in the country.

Split Syria opposition keeps chief, violence grinds on: Ghalioun, 67, who will serve another three-month term, has been criticised by some opposition figures for failing to unify the SNC and forge close ties to dissidents inside Syria. He has also been accused of providing a liberal veneer to what is a widely Islamist, albeit factionalised, opposition.

Syrian "unrest" spills into Lebanon for 3rd day: Firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, Lebanese gunmen clashed in street battles Monday as sectarian tensions linked to the 14-month-old uprising in Syria bled across the border for a third day.

Major war games on Syria border ‘have nothing to do’ with Syria: U.S.: The United States and its allies have started in Jordan what was described as the largest military exercises in the Middle East in 10 years, focusing on "irregular warfare," top officers said on Tuesday.

2 Pakistani lawsuits pressure government to deal with CIA drone strikes: Although Pakistan’s leaders have complained bitterly about CIA drones targeting militants on their country’s soil, they seem powerless to stop them. Now attorneys for drone strike victims want to know why the government has failed to act.

Pakistan sells out for seat at NATO table: Nato Invites Pakistan to Chicago as Supply Route Opens: Nato invited Pakistan to join the alliance's biggest summit ever in Chicago starting Sunday after the announced the reopening of a key supply route through its territory into Afghanistan.

Afghanistan hopeful of extra US cash to fund security: Officials believe Washington will pay more on top of lion's share of expected $4.1bn annual budget after foreign troops leave

5 Iraqi soldiers killed in suicide bombing: Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber who drove an explosives-rigged fuel truck into the front gate of an army post has killed five soldiers in the country's north.

Bodyguard says Iraqi VP paid him to gun down official who was ‘annoyance’: A bodyguard for Iraq’s fugitive vice-president testified Tuesday that he was paid $3,000 to assassinate a government security official in one of hundreds of death squad killings that authorities link to one of the nation’s highest-ranking Sunni leaders.

Iraq still operating secret torture site, rights group says: A clandestine jail and alleged torture site under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki continues to operate more than a year after the government ordered it shut down, Human Rights Watch claims in a report being released Tuesday.

Lest we forget: : How U.S. used MeK to brand Iraq as a supporter of International Terrorism : Iraq shelters terrorist groups including the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), which has used terrorist violence against Iran and in the 1970s was responsible for killing several U.S. military personnel and U.S. civilians.

Iran hangs "Mossad agent' for scientist killing: Iran has hanged a man it said was an agent for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad whom it convicted of killing one of its nuclear scientists in 2010, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.

Palestinian strike: a coup for non-violent protest: The deal which ended the Palestinian prisoners' mass hunger strike not only headed off a confrontation with Israel, but it also proved the growing success of their strategy of non-violent protest.

Ex-Murdoch editor charged over U.K. tabloid scandal: Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the tycoon's empire and sent shockwaves through the British political establishment.

Motorman: Britain’s other massive press scandal: It remains largely buried by a combination of official secrecy and press industry cover-up.

TSA Agents Conduct ‘Full Monty’ Pat-Down On Henry Kissinger: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger got searched by a Transportation Security Administration employee while going through a security checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport in New York Friday, The Washington Post reports.

Rendition victim takes his case to European court: A German car salesman of Lebanese birth who was the victim of a mistaken “extraordinary rendition” by the CIA is to have his case heard by the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday.

Daniel Ellsberg accepts Human Rights Award on behalf of Bradley Manning : Video - Daniel Ellsberg (Pentagon Papers whistle-blower) accepts the "People's Choice Human Rights Award" on behalf of accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower Army PFC Bradley Manning at Global Exchange's ceremony at the San Francisco War Memorial Building on May 10, 2012.

The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death: Groundbreaking Columbia law school study sets out in shocking detail the flaws that led to Carlos DeLuna's execution in 1989

JPM Losses Already $3-4 bln; Europe's Core Emergency Ongoing Bank Runs; Greece To Re-Default" - Eric Sprott's comments from the New York 2012 Hard Assets Conference, going on now

The Truth About JP Morgan’s $2 Billion Loss: Before we can understand what’s really going on with JP Morgan’s loss, we need a little background.

Greece to repay maturing debt: govt source: Greece will repay 436 million euros ($A564 million) in maturing debt, covering private creditors who had refused to take part in a write-down under an EU-IMF bailout, a government source says.

Moody's Downgrades 26 Italian Banks: Moody's move came hours after the firm raised an alarm on Spain, arguing the country's banks remain vulnerable even after Madrid moved to increase the banks' cushions against potential losses from real-estate loans.

France's Hollande is in Berlin after 'lightning hit': Newly sworn in French President Francois Hollande has now arrived in Berlin for key talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after his plane was apparently hit by lightning.

Homeland Security Files Show Feds Central to Occupy Crackdown: The new documents, only “scratch the surface of a mass intelligence network including Fusion Centers, saturated with 'anti-terrorism' funding, that mobilizes thousands of local and federal officers and agents to investigate and monitor the social justice movement.”

Occupy Directory: Trying to find a local occupation? : The Occupation Directory is a public listing of all known Occupation sites built by and for the #Occupy movement.

May 14, 2012

AIPAC Resolution Demanding War With Iran On House Floor Tomorrow

By M.J. Rosenberg

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives is slated to vote on a resolution designed to tie the president’s hands on Iran policy. Continue

This Weekend's Extravaganza of Crapoganda on Iran's Nuclear Program

By Nima Shirazi

These are the depths to which propaganda about the Iranian nuclear program have sunk.  It's not even clever anymore, it's just stupid. Continue

IAEA Refuses Iran Cooperation Pact Until After Parchin Visit

By Gareth Porter

Talks this week over alleged nuclear weapons work by Iran are likely to remain gridlocked after International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano warned that he will hold up an agreement until Tehran allows the United Nations watchdog's inspectors to visit the key military complex of Parchin. Continue

Long Live 'Our' Gulf Bastards

By Pepe Escobar

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates can torture, kill, repress and demonize their own subjects - in full confidence the "master" will let you get away with it. Continue

Why So Little Condemnation of Israel's Extremism?

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

The moralistic Chief Rabbi will not be on "Thought for the Day" expressing sorrow for the treatment of these prisoners. Ardent British Zionists will not be pressed to condemn those responsible for the state barbarism. Continue

A Tipping Point for Israel

By Philip Giraldi

We have reached the point where the proverbial cat is out of the bag. Everyone, with the possible exception of the U.S. Congress, has become aware that there is something terribly wrong with Israel. Continue

The Palestinian Hunger Strike & Occupy Wall Street

By Noam Chomsky

Occupy Wall Street "Has Created Something That Didn’t Really Exist" in U.S. — Solidarity. Continue

America as a Shining Drone Upon a Hill

By Tom Engelhardt

We have turned much of the rest of the planet into what can only be considered an American free-fire zone. Continue

The Case of the Missing Terrorists

By: Paul Craig Roberts

If there were any real terrorists, Jose Rodriguez would be dead. Continue

Idiocy as WMD

By Linh Dinh

The dumbing down of America will only accelerate as this cornered and bankrupt country becomes ever more vicious to its citizens and foreigners alike. Continue

The Enjoyment Of Servitude
Man's Almost Infinite Appetite For Distractions.

By Aldous Huxley

Even in Rome there was nothing like the non-stop distractions now provided by newspapers and magazines, by radio, television and the cinema. Continue

Colonized by Corporations

By Chris Hedges

In Robert E. Gamer’s book “The Developing Nations” is a chapter called “Why Men Do Not Revolt.” In it Gamer notes that although the oppressed often do revolt, the object of their hostility is misplaced. They vent their fury on a political puppet, someone who masks colonial power, a despised racial or ethnic group or an apostate within their own political class. Continue

Learning From The Eurocrisis

By Michael Hudson

The banks really have no power at all except the power to bribe, and in Europe—in South America, the power to assassinate, which they do quite frequently. Continue

Deja Vu: JP Morgan Credit Default Swaps Put Markets on Brink

By Silver Vigilante

The element of Occupy Wall Street that supports the establishment left-wing  might find themselves today dumbfounded to explain how their candidate of choice, Barack Obama, has allowed JPMorgan to accrue derivatives positions which have proven hazardous to the global economy. Continue

Five Facts That Put America to Shame

By Paul Buchheit

The golden door on the Statue of Liberty seems to have an invisible hand holding it shut. Continue

"Rebels' kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition seeks unity: Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, as efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said it would boycott Arab-backed talks to unite its splintered ranks.

Red Cross: Syrian Rebels Using Guerrilla Tactics: The International Committee of the Red Cross chief Jakob Kellenberger says , rebels have shifted their types of attacks in recent weeks after engaging in heavy fighting with better-equipped government forces earlier this year.

Al-Qaeda Behind Blasts in Damascus – Russian Foreign Ministry: “Terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda, are behind the recent acts of terror in Syria, including al-Qaeda,” Gatilov said. “There are confirmed reports indicating that armed rebel groups enlist mercenaries from Libya and other Arab countries.”

Syria violence spreads to Lebanon, death toll rises: Two men were killed and at least 20 were wounded in clashes between Alawite supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Muslim fighters in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, medical sources said on Monday.

11 "Insurgents" Killed in Afghan Raids: In two separate Afghan police operations in northern Faryab province on Sunday night, six insurgents were killed and two others were wounded, a spokesman for the 303 Pamir Police Zone in northern Afghanistan, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, said.

Afghanistan: 9 killed in market blast: The Monday morning blast took place inside a shop in a market in the Ghormuch district of northern Faryab province.

Pakistan: 17 militants killed in Khyber, Khurram Agencies: At least 17 militants were killed and several others injured, while three hideouts were also destroyed in security forces actions in Khyber and Kurram Agencies on Monday.

Yemen battles kill 16 Al Qaida militants; 6 troops: Yemeni government forces pounded Al Qaida fighters on Monday, killing at least 16, while six soldiers died in clashes with militants in the country's troubled south, military officials said.

Six people killed in spate of Iraq bombings: Six people were killed in attacks in central and northern Iraq on Monday, including five who died in a spate of bombings in Fallujah, officials said.

George Bush Guilty of Torture: FORMER US President George W Bush and seven key members of his team have been found guilty of war crimes by a tribunal in Malaysia.
 

Nuclear infowar: New ‘evidence’ of Iran’s nuclear ambitions: The computer-generated revelation of murky origins comes just a day before IAEA and Iranian officials meet in Vienna for a two-day talks.

Iran tells West to 'correct its manner' ahead of talks; "If the West corrects its manners and respects the Iranian people, in return it will gain the respect of the Iranians," the official IRNA news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in the northeastern city of Qoochan where he is on a provincial tour.

Kodak Had a Secret Nuclear Reactor Loaded With Enriched Uranium: Kodak may be going under, but apparently they could have started their own nuclear war if they wanted, just six years ago. Down in a basement in Rochester, NY, they had a nuclear reactor loaded with 3.5 pounds of enriched uranium—the same kind they use in atomic warheads.

Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union: minister: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismissed by the opposition as a ruse to avoid political reform.

Rights group: NATO underplayed civilian deaths in Libya: NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope of collateral damage it caused during the campaign that helped oust Moammar Gadhafi.

Unacknowledged Deaths: HRW: Report: This report examines in detail eight NATO air strikes in Libya that resulted in 72 civilian deaths, including 20 women and 24 children. It is based on one or more field investigations to each of the bombing sites during and after the conflict, including interviews with witnesses and local resident.

Growing the Empire: U.S. Seeks Global Spec Ops Network: U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) wants to establish a worldwide network linking special operations forces (SOF) of allied and partner nations to combat terrorism.

Ron Paul Statement on Campaign Going Forward: 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul issued the following statement to supporters and the general public concerning the continuation of his historic bid for the GOP nomination.

Italy mulls using army to stem political violence: Although protests against Italy's austerity programme have been largely peaceful, last week a well-known anarchist group claimed responsibility for an attack in which a Finmeccanica executive was shot in the leg.

Anti-bailout bloc to shun Greek crisis talks: The leader of far-left bloc Syriza has rejected an invitation from the Greek president to join a final round of coalition talks, all but ensuring new elections in the debt-stricken country.

Mass anti-austerity protests sweep through Spain: At least 100,000 protesters angered by the country's grim economic prospects turned out for street demonstrations in 80 cities across Spain. This marked the one-year anniversary of a movement that inspired similar activist groups in other countries.