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November 23, 2014

Israel Reconsiders Military Action Against Iran

By Jerusalem Post

Whether Israel still has the ability to strike Iran, without American assistance, is an open question.
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How The U.S. And Israel Support Al-Qaeda in South Syria

By Moon Of Alabama

When the Obama administration said it bombed the "Khorasan group" in north Syria experts wondered what that meant. There was and is no such group.
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ISIS – Fighting The Modern Wahabis

By Eric Margolis

ISIS uses the idiom of Islam, but it’s a bloodthirsty mob of enraged young men who understand little about Islam.
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All-Out War in Ukraine: NATO’s ‘Final Offensive’

By James Petras

There are clear signs that a major war is about to break out in Ukraine:
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Biden in Kiev on US Regime-Change Victory Tour

By Finian Cunningham

In spite of a dearth of evidence, Western governments, NATO and the Western mainstream media continue to assert that Moscow is the guilty party for the conflict in Ukraine.
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West 'Seeks Russia Regime Change' Lavrov

By RT

The West doesn’t want to change Russia’s policies. They want a regime change. Practically nobody denies that”
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Washington Plays Russian Roulette

By Pepe Escobar

So the logic of escalation is on. The economically devastated EU is a joke; the only thing that counts for the US is NATO.
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Readers Comments Show anti-Putin Propaganda Not Working

By Mike Whitney

Readers Comments Show anti-Putin Propaganda Not Working.
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In Israel, Only Jewish Blood Shocks Anyone

By Gideon Levy

Murder by ax is more appalling than murder by rifle.
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The US War Industry
Blazing The Terrorism Trail


By CJ Werleman

There are “more than 1,200 government organisations and nearly 2,000 private companies working on counterterrorism, homeland security, and intelligence programs,”
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Obedience is the True Character Flaw

By Paul Street

We can and must reverse the prevalent establishment psychological messaging on radical dissent and mass obedience

Up to 80 people killed by suspected Ugandan rebels in Congo: group: Suspected Ugandan ADF-NALU rebels have killed between 50 and 80 people in attacks near the eastern Congolese town of Beni, slitting the throats of many of their victims, local sources and witnesses said on Friday.

28 people killed in Kenya bus attack: Al-Shabab fighters from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya's north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out from the rest of the passengers, police officials said.

Children 'killed and snatched by Mali rebels': Suspected al-Qaeda-linked rebels have kidnapped 10 children and killed two others who tried to escape near two towns in Mali, capping a week of violence in the West African country's desert north, a senior Malian military official said.

Plague outbreak kills 40 in Madagascar: WHO warns of deadly disease spreading in densely populated capital city with weak healthcare system.

Islamic State kills at least 25 Iraqi tribesmen near Ramadi: officials: Islamic State militants have killed at least 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe in a village on the eastern edge of the provincial capital Ramadi, local officials said on Saturday, in apparent revenge for tribal opposition to the radical Islamists.

Iraq: ISIL launches fierce assault on Iraq's Ramadi: Major offensive under way in capital of Anbar, where only a few small areas of province remain under government control. Tens of Iraqi soldiers had been abducted near Ramadi while at least 20 Iraqi soldiers and eight ISIL fighters had been killed in the fighting.

Iraqi forces repel Islamic State attack on Ramadi: The Islamic State offensive, which began on Friday, was described as the militants' most ambitious effort yet to seize Ramadi, about 95 kilometres west of the capital, Baghdad. Islamic State has controlled parts of Ramadi and environs for months.

U.S. plans to arm Iraq's Sunni tribesmen with AK-47s, RPGs, mortars: The United States plans to buy arms for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds to help bolster the battle against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, according to a Pentagon document prepared for Congress.

A breakdown of all the weapons the U.S. wants to give Iraq to fight militants: Top U.S. officials said earlier this month that they would ask Congress to spend $1.6 billion in fiscal 2015 to help equip security forces across Iraq. A new Defense Department document outlines what that money will go toward

Islamic State stockpiles silver, gold to make own currency: The Islamic State is accumulating gold, silver and copper in markets throughout northern and western Iraq, dealers report, in an apparent effort to stockpile enough precious metal to follow through on a pledge to mint its own currency.

U.S. has killed 910 people in Syria: monitor: Air strikes by U.S.-led forces in Syria have killed 910 people, including 52 civilians, since the start of the campaign against Islamic State and other fighters two months ago, a group monitoring the conflict said on Saturday.

12 Syrian soldiers killed near Damascus - SOHR: At least 12 Syrian soldiers and pro-government militiamen were killed in battles against Al-Nusra Front and other Islamist opposition groups in Zabdean town, eastern Ghouta, on the rural outskirts of Damascus on Saturday.

Russia accuses US of seeking to topple Assad: Russia on Saturday said the US-led operation against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadists in Syria could be a guise for trying to “surreptitiously” topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.

Bashar al-Assad Says 'Real' Cooperation Needed to Crush Islamic State: "Terrorist groups, led by IS, did not emerge from nothing but are the fruit of the mistaken and aggressive policies of those who have waged war on Syria," state news agency SANA quoted him as saying.

Revealed: UK ‘mercenaries’ fighting Islamic State terrorist forces in Syria: The Britons appear to have been recruited by an American called Jordan Matson on behalf of the “Lions of Rojava”, which is run by the Kurdish YPG movement and whose Facebook page urges people to join and help “send [the] terrorists to hell and save humanity”

Al-Qaeda in Yemen denounces ISIS: Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch has denounced ISIS for declaring a caliphate on territory it seized in Syria and Iraq and its plans to further expand its area of control.

Iran: Nuclear deal impossible before deadline: A member of Iranian negotiating team in Vienna told an Iranian news agency that Iran and the six main powers involved in the high-level talks in the Austrian capital were discussing the possibility of extending negations if the parties failed to arrive to an agreement before Monday.

43 US Senators 'Alarmed' by Reports of Obama-Iran Nuke Deal: Scathing letter by Republican senators warns Obama against plans to circumvent Congress on a deal with Iran.

Israeli forces open fire on Palestinian protests across West Bank: Israeli forces opened fire and injured dozens of Palestinians across the West Bank on Friday, as hundreds marched in a number of cities and villages in protest against the Israeli occupation and recent Israeli violence in occupied East Jerusalem.

Abbas warns Israel against 'religious war': His comments came as Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank, amid growing fears that Israel wants to change the status quo at Jerusalem's Haram al-Sharif by allowing Jewish prayer there.

Israeli mayor bans Arab workers from his city, prompts outrage: The mayor of Israeli city Ashkelon, Itamar Shimoni, has imposed a partial ban on employing Arab-Israeli workers in his city

Majority of Jews in Israel support Ashkelon mayor's decision to ban Arab workers: A poll shows that a majority of Jews in Israel back Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni's decision to ban Arab workers from constructing bomb shelters in city kindergartens, Israel media reported.

Protesters clash with Bahraini forces, call election ‘farce’ (PHOTOS, VIDEO): Security forces in Bahrain have engaged anti-regime protesters with tear gas as crowds of activists across the nation attempted to block the streets in protest against parliamentary elections which they see as farce and sham.

3 Afghan soldiers martyred following IED attack in past 24 hours: Afghan armyAt least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were martyred following roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack.

Obama signs order expanding U.S. war on Afghanistan: NYT: U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing a broader military mission in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

Afghanistan parliament approves US, NATO agreements: Afghanistan's parliament has approved a bilateral security agreement between Kabul and Washington allowing international troops to remain in the country past the end of this year.

3 killed as Ukraine accuses Russia of cross-border shelling: One government soldier was killed and 18 others wounded in confrontation with rebels, according to the press service of the Ukrainian military operation. In addition, two civilians were killed in eastern Ukraine in the past day, the press service said

Propaganda? Kiev says Russia has 7,500 troops in Ukraine: Russia has 7,500 troops in the east of the country, where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months, Ukraine's defense minister said.

UK troops in largest armored deployment in Eastern Europe for six years: Britain is carrying out its largest armored deployment in Eastern Europe for six years, in a joint exercise with Poland to reassure it in the wake of Russia's (alledged) intervention in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday.

Joe Biden retreats from angry crowd in Ukraine: Vice President Joseph R. Biden retreated from an angry crowd in Kiev Friday when his Secret Service agents decided the situation was not safe.

Chinese diplomat declares support for Russia's approach toward Ukraine: China supports Russia's position on measures aimed at overcoming the Ukrainian crisis, says Gui Congyou, acting director-general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Department of European-Central Asian Affairs.

US, Canada & Ukraine vote against Russia’s anti-Nazism resolution at UN: UN General Assembly’s Third Committee passed a Russia-proposed resolution condemning attempts to glorify Nazism ideology and denial of German Nazi war crimes. The US, Canada and Ukraine were the only countries to vote against it.

On The Looming Wall Of Chinese Defaults, Restructuring Firm Warns "You Know It's Coming": The news this week of China's largest corporate bankruptcy - Haixin Iron & Steel Group - amid crashing iron ore and steel priceswas followed by analysts noting it "will be followed by others

Petitioning Save the Children: Rescind or apologise for giving an award to Tony Blair. Tony Blair was jointly responsible for starting an illegal war. Had he been a "Third World Despot" he would almost certainly have been charged with war crimes.

UK Security Enforced Media Blackout of Government Child Abuse: Two British newspaper bosses claim that national security services prevented them from publishing allegations of a government pedophile ring in the 1980s on the grounds that it was intelligence that might damage national security.

UK police spied on reporters for years, docs show: Freelance video journalist Jason Parkinson returned home from vacation this year to find a brown paper envelope in his mailbox. He opened it to find nine years of his life laid out in shocking detail.

UK: New web data powers plan for police: A law forcing communications firms to keep details that could help identify criminals using the internet is being planned by the home secretary.

UK paved way for Sweden’s new demand for Assange’s extradition: The decision of the Stockholm Appeals Court to uphold the arrest warrant issued against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over four years ago is the product of high-level collusion between the Swedish, British and US authorities.

American Surveillance Now Threatens American Business: A new study finds that a vast majority of Americans trust neither the government nor tech companies with their personal data.

School of the Americas Morphs Into US Training Industrial Complex: In a long, 200-year history of US interventionism, covert action and troubling support for repressive regimes, the story of the US Army School of the Americas (SOA) at Ft. Benning, Georgia, stands out as a grotesque example of militarism run amok.

Latin America applauds Obama's immigration plan: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto praised President Barack Obama on Friday for his executive orders granting new rights to millions of people living illegally in the United States, calling it "an act of justice."

Ferguson grand jury decision not expected before Monday: Multiple sources tell CBS News that the announcement of a grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting case is not expected before Monday.

'Totally innocent' unarmed 28yo 'accidentally' shot dead by NYPD police: A rookie NYPD officer “accidentally” shot and killed an unarmed African-American man in a staircase in a New York apartment block. It happened as Ferguson is tensely waiting for a grand jury decision on a police officer who shot Michael Brown.

Europe Veering From US Abyss Over Russia?

By Finian Cunningham

American politics is arguably the most corporate-controlled, brainwashed, intellectually devoid and dangerous institution that the world has ever known.
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Delusional US ‘Group Think’ on Syria, Ukraine

By Robert Parry


Despite the craziness of this we-must-take-out-Assad thinking, it has become the “group think” of Official Washington.
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Black Flags In Libya
Samantha Power Warns Against Intervention Fatigue


By Moon Of Alabama

U.S. leadership is needed now more than ever amid global threats.
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Uncomplicated, in Afghanistan

By Kathy Kelly

There are numerous, obvious solutions to problems in Afghanistan which NATO countries could consider, could even attempt if the alliance wasn’t there for the mineral wealth.
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The Biggest Threat to Democracy and Freedom

By Jacob G. Hornberger

Ike was right about the grave danger to democracy and freedom posed by national-security state governmental apparatuses. Just ask Egyptians. Or Chileans.
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Mexico in Turmoil

By Mel Carriere


Is it any wonder, then, that the chefs who cook the news have been keeping a tight lid on the simmering Mexican pot?
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US Political Prisoners Seek Justice at UN Committee on Torture

By Glen Ford


They say that charity begins at home – and so, it should be added, does torture.
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Ferguson and the 'Us vs. Them' Illusion

By Robert Koehler

gun sales at local shops are through the roof and the local Klan is stirring, distributing fliers warning protesters that they've awakened a sleeping giant.
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Wall Street is Taking Over America’s Pension Plans

By Murtaza Hussain

“There is a massive transfer of power and wealth happening from the public to Wall Street, through pensions,”
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JPMorgan Chases Profits

By Christopher Brauchli

JPMorgan had discovered yet another way to make money at the expense of its customers. It did this by ignoring part of the bankruptcy laws.
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At least 60 people killed in Iraq: Dozens of people killed including 38 ISIL militants in clashes between militants and Iraqi army.

U.S. to send new troops to Iraq even before Congress OKs funds: Some of the 1,500 new U.S. troops authorized to advise and train Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State militants will deploy to the country in the next few weeks without waiting for Congress to fund the mission, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

‘Can’t guarantee’ no civilians were killed in anti-ISIS bombings, Canadian military says: Navy Capt. Paul Forget, a spokesman for the country’s operations command, said there’s no way to know for certain if Canada’s most recent two missions caused any civilian casualties.

Syrian army kills tens of 'terrorists' near Kobane: Report: The Syrian troops on Thursday killed tens of "terrorists" in the countryside of the predominantly Kurdish city of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobane, in northern Syria, according to the state news agency SANA.

Al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front attacks Syrian government-held town in Golan Heights: The insurgents were locked in street fighting with government troops in the city centre overnight and were pushed back to the outskirts on Thursday, activists said. Thousands of Baath City's 30,000 residents have already fled.

Mutiny Inside Yemen's Special Forces: Officers suspected to be loyalists of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh are leading a mutiny inside the headquarters of an elite paramilitary unit, seeking to oust their commander on Thursday, officials said. The officials say gunfire was heard Thursday afternoon inside the Special Forces headquarters

45 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria: Boko Haram have killed at least 45 people in a village near Mafa city in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, media reported citing municipal sources and witnesses.

Six killed in CAR clashes: Six people were killed and around 10 were injured in western Central African Republic during clashes pitting Christian militia fighters against UN peacekeepers, a town residents and local journalist said on Thursday.

U.S. kills six people in northwest Pakistan: officials: Two missiles struck a house in Mada Khel village of the North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday night, said a security official based in the area.

Bomb kills 2 soldiers in northwest Pakistan: A bomb attached to a motorcycle struck an army vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing two soldiers, a police official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

U.S. increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine: The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for now not to provide weapons, U.S. officials said.

Propaganda alert: Biden Visits Ukraine as NATO Accuses Russia Over Weapons: Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine is “unacceptable” and separatist elections earlier this month were a “Kremlin-orchestrated farce,” U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a visit to Kiev.

EU disburses 260-million-euro loan to Ukraine: The EU has disbursed 600 million euros (USD 768 million) under two EU MFA programs this year. Another 750 million euros (USD 960 million) remains available under the two programs, provided Ukraine shows satisfactory progress with the accompanying reforms,

War criminal: Tony Blair honoured with Save The Children's Global Legacy Award : Tony Blair was last night recognised for his humanitarian work at a glamorous gala to raise funds for a global children's charity – in front of guests including Lassie the dog.

US sends Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia, Slovakia: The release of the men, four Yemenis and a Tunisian, brings the prison population to 143, about 100 fewer than when President Barack Obama took office pledging to close the detention center.

Ayotzinapa protests in Mexico: Hundreds of thousands Mexicans marched Thursday. Despite the threats of the Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto of further force against protestors, the Ayotzinapa missing students protests all around Mexico are still ongoing

Obama extends deportation reprieve to 5 million undocumented immigrants: President Barack Obama announced an executive order on immigration reform Thursday, which he will sign on Friday. The actions will affect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants in the US, many of whom are the parents or spouses of legal residents.

Torture Report Fight Erupts In Chaos: "It makes a lot of people who did really bad things look really bad, which is the only way not to repeat those mistakes in the future," he continued. "The public has to know about it. They don’t want the public to know about it."

Before Snowden, some in NSA warned of a backlash: Dissenters within the National Security Agency, lwarned in 2009 that the program to secretly collect American phone records wasn't providing enough intelligence to justify the backlash it would cause if revealed, current and former intelligence officials say.

Julian Assange: Swedish court rejects appeal to lift arrest warrant: Ruling means WikiLeaks founder still faces extradition to Sweden if he leaves Ecuador embassy in London

Russell Brand : Why Are We REALLY Being Spied On? Video

Police arrest demonstrators ahead of expected grand jury ruling in Michael Brown case: The arrests are an escalation of the police crackdown on protesters ahead of an expected grand jury ruling in the coming days on whether or not to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August.

2-Year-Old Hospitalized After Police Raid Wrong Home, Threw Grenade into His Bedroom: A Mother and her two older children told officers there was a 2-year-old in the room. Police ignored them, told them to cover their ears, and threw a smoke bomb into the room as the 2-year-old Justin stood near the door.

November 20, 2014

Obama Remains High-Handed—And Wrong—About Ukraine

By William Pfaff

Is it possible that no one in his own government has yet worked up the courage to tell Mr. Obama that it was his own United States State Department that arranged a public uprising in Kiev last February.
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Obama’s Gun-running Operation

By Trevor Timm

If you thought the Isis war couldn't get any worse, just wait for more of the CIA.
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Obama's Orwellian War in Iraq

Jeremy Scahill

We Created the Very Threat We Claim to be Fighting.
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Cashing In on the ISIS Crisis

By Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins


No matter how pointless these wars prove, America’s military-industrial complex makes a killing.
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US Prepares to Sell Saudi Arabia Warships to Help Take Down Iran

By Bruce K. Gagnon

This likely $20 billion weapons sale indicates just how corrupt and immoral the US 'experiment' in democracy has become.
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A 'Child' Is Missing–From a New York Times Headline

By Jim Naureckas
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Palestinian Shot by Israeli Troops at Gaza Border - Think for a second about what kind of image that calls up. How much does that image change when you read the story's second sentence? A spokeswoman for the hospital said the Palestinian was a 10-year-old boy.
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Talk of a Third Intifada: Where to from Here, Palestine?

By Ramzy Baroud

It is the awakening of a whole society, joined by a painstaking attempt at redrawing all priorities as a step forward on the path of liberation.
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Who Rules the World?

By Benjamin Dangl

How a concentration of wealth and political power undermines democracy.
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NY Times Report Documents Metastasizing of the Police State of America

By Dave Lindorff

One can no longer speak in terms of the US as a country that is moving towards becoming a police state. We are living in a police state.
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Is Texas Getting Ready to Kill An Innocent Man?

By Jordan Smith

In a small southern town like Bastrop, an affair between a black man and a young white woman engaged to a white police officer…could be extremely dangerous if it was revealed.
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Syria: 118 people killed on Wednesday : Report: Those killed are : 31 civilians, 17 rebels, 12 Non-Syrian Islamic fighters, 16 NDF, 22 Regular forces, 7 unknown rebels, 4 Non-Syrian fighters allied to regime forces .

Islamic State: Senior IS leader reportedly killed in air strike in Mosul: They said Radwan Taleb al-Hamdouni, who they described as the radical militant group's leader in Mosul, was killed with his driver when their car was hit in a western district of the city on Wednesday afternoon.

US advisers spread out through Iraq: The US security personnel sent to help Iraqi forces combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will be on the front lines alongside Iraqi troops and Kurdish forces, but will not engage in fighting unless for self-defence, Iraqi officials said.

France to send six fighter jets to Jordan to target Islamic State: France will send six Mirage fighter jets to Jordan to strike Islamic State fighters in Iraq, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday.

Tripoli still boils after militants driven out: So many bullet holes cover the apartment blocks and shops in the Bab Al Tabbeneh district of northern Lebanon’s main city Tripoli that you can hardly tell which conflict they are from any more.

Israeli occupation force soldiers protect settlers attacking Palestinian villagers (VIDEO): The IDF troops did nothing to stop Israeli settlers from attacking Palestinian villagers, according to videos released by the Yesh Din rights group, showing soldiers pointing guns at Palestinians while Israelis are throwing stones from behind their backs.

Egypt prosecutor asks for death sentence for ousted President Morsi: Former Egyptian leader accused of leaking state secrets to Iran and cooperated with Hamas to destabilize Egypt.

Military leader becomes Burkina Faso PM: The military initially had picked Zida to lead Burkina Faso after it took control in the power vacuum after longtime President Blaise Compaore resigned on October 31, ending a 27-year-rule.

Seven Taliban Insurgents Killed in Badakhshan Operation: At least seven Taliban insurgents were killed and three others arrested in an Afghan security forces operation in northeastern Badakhshan province on Wednesday night, local officials said.

4 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan attack: Four Taliban fighters who attacked a compound housing foreign workers in the Afghan capital have been killed in a failed assault there.

Ukraine: Donetsk without water after shelling: Residents in large areas of rebel-held Donetsk were left without water after power supplies to a filtration plant were hit by shelling, according to the city's independent mayor.

Ukraine rejects Moscow's call for direct talks with rebels: Lavrov said in Moscow that the "party of war" — supporters of Kiev's military campaign against the rebels — had tried to exclude the separatists from the peace effort and to "force the West to seek the consent of Russia to act as a side in the conflict."

Lavrov: Russia Not Planning to Beg West to Lift Sanctions: "Sanctions are not our choice at all, but we are not planning on begging Western countries to lift these sanctions, though sometimes they do hint about it [by saying] 'let's agree on certain criteria, we'll tell you what you need to do and then we'll lift sanctions.' We're not going to play those games,"

Video Shows French ISIS Fighters Calling for Attacks in France: A new propaganda video from the militant group Islamic State shows three French fighters calling on Muslims in France to carry out attacks in France or to join the group’s fight in Iraq and Syria, according to a jihadist monitoring organization.

FBI tracking 150 people who may have travelled to Syria 'to fight': Number of Americans suspected of fighting for Islamic State in Syria much higher than previously thought

After 13 years, 2 wars and trillions in military spending, terrorist attacks are rising sharply: Worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents increased from less than 1,500 in 2000 to nearly 10,000 in 2013.

More than 80 percent of last year's terrorism fatalities occurred in just five countries. Of the 17,958 people who died in terrorist attacks in 2013, 82 percent were in one of five countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Syria.

Did The National Archives Give The CIA Permission To Destroy Evidence?: The agency's watchdogs say the emails are vital to the oversight process, and that, due to its history of secrecy, the CIA shouldn’t be trusted to judge what’s worth saving and what isn’t.

Think tank: U.S. citizens 21st in personal freedoms: The U.S.’s worst ranking was 31st, in the safety and security category — a broad category focusing on how safe citizens feel.

Banking breeds cheating for financial gain - Swiss researchers: Society expects bank employees to be honest when entrusting them with money. However, new research involving bankers suggests they are more likely than other professionals to be dishonest if they are reminded about their professional role.

Mayor of London, refuses to pay US tax bill: All US citizens, including those with dual citizenship, are legally obliged to file a tax return and liable to pay US taxes, wherever they are living, even if the income is earned abroad.

Obama to act unilaterally on immigration, irking Republicans: President Barack Obama will outline a plan on Thursday to relax U.S. immigration policy for as many as 5 million people, bypassing Congress and angering Republicans.

GOP senator warns of violence after immigration order: "You're going to see — hopefully not — but you could see instances of anarchy. ... You could see violence." Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn said.

US media silent over “state of emergency” declaration in Missouri: The decision by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to declare a preemptive “state of emergency” and activate the National Guard is an extraordinary and unprecedented act, with enormous implications for democratic rights in the United States.

Police, protesters argue over ‘rules of engagement’ ahead of Ferguson decision: Following weeks of intense negotiations, local police officials and Ferguson protesters have agreed to a dozen policies for how any future protests will be policed — but have yet to reach consensus over whether tear gas and riot gear will be used.

Police must respect protesters' rights in Ferguson – HRW: Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the police in Ferguson, Missouri must allow peaceful protest after the coming decision by a grand jury on the Michael Brown case, and that law enforcement abuses like those of August are unacceptable.

Global protests target Walmart and 'world's richest' family, the Waltons: Protesting Walmart workers are calling for the world's largest private employer and its owners – the Waltons - to provide "decent wages and good jobs." The countries joining in the protests include United States, Canada, Mexico, India and Brazil.

November 19, 2014

On Media Outlets That Continue to Describe Unknown Drone Victims As “Militants”

By Glenn Greenwald

There is a very compelling case to make that continual, sustained drone warfare in places such as Pakistan and Yemen meet the U.S.’s formal definition of “terrorism”
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Russia invades Ukraine. Again. And again. And yet again … using Saddam’s WMD

By William Blum


“The United States has photographs that show the Russian artillery moved into Ukraine, American officials say.
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Putin: ‘US Wants To Subdue Russia"

By RT

"Throughout history no one has ever managed to do so toward Russia – and no one ever will," Putin said.
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US and Europe Conceal Their Bankruptcy with Hostility to Russia

By Finian Cunningham

This desperate clinging to waning American hegemony, supported by European vassals, is serving to drive the world economy into deeper malaise and poverty. 
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Living with Insanity
Harper, Abbott, and Cameron at the Brisbane G-20

By John Chuckman

Harper only pretends America is a great and non-threatening friend.
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Lemmings Race For War
The collective psychopathy of modern America

By Butler Shaffer

I asked myself how seemingly loving parents could encourage their children to partake in such destructiveness.
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The Green Fields Of France

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The Fureys and Davey Arthur. Written By Eric Bogle

I see by your gravestone you were only 19
When you joined the glorious fallen in 1916,
Well, I hope you died quick and I hope you died clean
Or, Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene?
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Millions Of People Feel The Need To Escape, But From What?

By E.F Nicholson

What drives any compulsive form of escapism is temporary relief from pain – be it physical, emotional, mental or spiritual.
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The “USA Freedom Act”?
The Irrelevance of the U.S. Congress in Stopping NSA Mass Surveillance:


By Glenn Greenwald


There is a real question about whether the defeat of this bill is good, bad, or irrelevant.
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Happy Talk About the Climate

By Dmitry Orlov

This deal does nothing to forestall a complete, total, unmitigated disaster.
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Syria: Thirty-five reported killed in Aleppo bombardment: Video report

Dozens of ISIL Fighters Killed in Iraq's Babil: Report: Iraqi troops launched a major ground offensive against the ISIL Takfiri group in Babil province, killing and injuring dozens of terrorists.

Iraq Violence Spills Into Kurdish Capital as Car Bomb Kills Five: At least five people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside the governor’s office in Erbil, capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, according to Iraqi media.

Iraqi Kurds: West not providing enough arms to defeat ISIS: The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, accused Western countries Wednesday of not providing enough heavy weapons to help his 'peshmerga' forces deliver a "decisive blow" against ISIS militants.

Patrick Cockburn: Baghdad hails the retaking of the Baiji oil refinery: Analysis - Iraqi security forces have re-entered the country’s biggest oil refinery at Baiji, the recapture of which would be the Baghdad government’s most important military success since Isis seized most of northern and western Iraq during the summer.

Isis has enough weapons to carry on fighting for two years, UN warns: Even if the US-led bombing campaign continues to destroy the group’s vehicles and heavier weapons, the UN report states, it “cannot mitigate the effect of the significant volume of light weapons” Isis possesses.

Iraq says Islamic State stole 1 million tonnes of grain, took it to Syria: Iraq believes Islamic State militants have stolen more than one million tonnes of grain from the country's north and taken it to two cities they control in neighboring Syria, the agriculture minister has said.

War criminal: Blair 'has seen Chilcot findings': Letters detailing conclusions of public inquiry into Iraq war are sent to main participants

Riyadh fears Islamic State wants sectarian war in Saudi Arabia: - Tighter security in Saudi Arabia has made it hard for Islamic State to target the government so the militants are instead trying to incite a sectarian conflict via attacks on the Shi'ite Muslim minority, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.

9/11 terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui claims Saudi involvement: The 46-year old French national is claiming that Saudi Embassy officials were involved in a plot to shoot down Air Force One to assassinate Bill Clinton and/or Hillary Clinton during a trip to the United Kingdom.

Clashes near Egypt's border with Gaza kill 10 civilians: sources: Ten civilians were killed overnight during fighting between the army and Islamist militants near Egypt's border with Gaza, where the military has launched a crackdown in recent weeks, security and medical sources said Wednesday.

'Collective punishment': Israel demolishes East Jerusalem home after synagogue attack: Human rights groups have criticised the policy. Amnesty International said on Tuesday: "Punishing the families of suspects by destroying their homes is collective punishment and is prohibited by international law."

Israeli forces destroy home of East Jerusalem car attack suspect: Israeli occupation forces entered the area after midnight, surrounded the five-story building where the al-Shaludi family lives, and forced residents out of the building without allowing them to bring any of their possessions with them, witnesses said.

Shin Bet chief: Abbas is not inciting to terror: While Netanyahu points accusing finger at Palestinian president, Yoram Cohen says MKs going on Temple Mount, vengeance killing of Palestinian teen Abu Khdeir main factors behind Jerusalem violence.

Police chief: Lone wolves apparently carried out deadly attack at Jerusalem synagogue: National Police Commissioner Yochanan Danino said Tuesday's terror attack at a synagogue in Jerusalem appeared to be a grassroots, independent attack carried out by lone wolves, though he added that the investigation is not yet complete.

Spanish parliament easily passes measure recognizing Palestinian state: The symbolic motion, which echoes similar votes last month in Britain and Ireland, received the backing of all the political groups of the lower house.

US kills 18 people in E Afghanistan: Twelve people were killed after a vehicle was attacked in the Bati Kot district on Tuesday. Local police authorities said six people were also killed in another US-led drone strike in the Haska Mina district.

Germany and Italy to keep up to 1,350 soldiers in Afghanistan: Germany aims to retain up to 850 soldiers in Afghanistan, a German defense ministry spokesman said, while Italy will go with an average of about 500, according to the defense minister.

UN announces 12-hour ceasefire in Libya's Benghazi: U.N. Special Representative Bernardino Leon says the ceasefire started on Wednesday morning and could be extended by the parties. The Red Crescent will evacuate civilians from affected areas as well as retrieve bodies of those killed in the fighting.

Black Flag of Isis Raised Over Libya's Derna Just 200 Miles From EU Coast: Fighters loyal to the jihadist group are now in control of the city of Derna, which has a population of about 100,000, is close to the Egyptian border, and about 200 miles from the shores of the European Union.

Seventh Sierra Leone doctor killed by Ebola - source: A Sierra Leonean doctor died of Ebola on Tuesday, a medical source said, bringing to seven the number of doctors killed by the virus savaging the nation's healthcare system

Cuban doctor contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone: Felix Baez is the first to contract virus, out of 165-member medical team deployed by island nation to Sierra Leone.

Tour the Destruction of a Ukrainian Battlefield Through the Eyes of a Drone: Bombed-out fields dotted with what appear to be fox holes and artillery explosions litter the grim landscape. The flatness of the Ukrainian plains brings to mind images of WWI, especially how the leafless trees and the dying grass mimic trench scenes from Belgium or France.

Propaganda alert: NATO Sees Military Buildup In Ukraine, Urges Russia To Pull Back: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says there has been a "serious military buildup" both in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine and on the Russian side of the border, and he has urged Moscow to pull back its forces.

Ukraine: Russia wants guarantees from Nato: Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would like to receive a guarantee that Ukraine will not join Nato, as they are fearful of the Nato-affiliated countries on their borders.

Putin says relations with US must be based on equality: Russia is ready for cooperation with the United States, provided it is based on respect for each others' interests and non-interference in domestic affairs, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

PUTIN: Ukraine Is Great, But It's Missing One Thing ...: "It lacks, it seems to me, the understanding that to be successful, stable, prosperous, it's necessary that all people who live in that territory, regardless of which language they speak — whether Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian, or even Polish — have a feeling that the territory is their Motherland," Putin said.

Ukraine Admits Its Gold Is Gone: "There Is Almost No Gold Left In The Central Bank Vault": In an interview on Ukraine TV, none other than the head of the Ukraine Central Bank made the stunning admission that "in the vaults of the central bank there is almost no gold left.

"Don't sanitize the war" ‘My God, people should see this’: Video - War critic Donahue on Tomas Young’s life after Iraq

Senate Republicans block landmark NSA surveillance reform bill: The USA Freedom Act, a bill introduced last year that sought to end the NSA’s ongoing daily collection of practically all US phone data, failed to reach a 60-vote threshold to cut off debate and move to passage.

Senate defeats Keystone XL pipeline:" The U.S. Senate defeated a bill to authorize construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The bill failed to overcome a 60-vote threshold for passage by a narrow 59-41 decision. All 45 Republican senators voted for it, but Landrieu could not clinch the necessary last Democratic vote.

FBI Warns Ferguson Decision ‘Will Likely’ Lead to Violence : The FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision “will likely” lead some extremist protesters to threaten and even attack police officers or federal agents.

California Tells Court It Can’t Release Inmates Early Because It Would Lose Cheap Prison Labor: By employing prison inmates who are paid less than $2 per day, the state saves some $1 billion, according to a recent BuzzFeed feature of the practice.

More Federal Agencies Are Using Undercover Operations: The federal government has significantly expanded undercover operations in recent years, with officers from at least 40 agencies posing as business people, welfare recipients, political protesters and even doctors or ministers to ferret out wrongdoing, records and interviews show.

Canadian woman hit with $950K medical bill after unexpectedly giving birth in US hospital: She and her husband can’t afford to pay the $950,000 the insurance carrier has billed them, and they said if they begin paying they’ll be stuck paying the rest of their lives.

November 18, 2014

IS Promotes Its Bloody Multinationality - Obama Says Assad Stays

By Moon Of Alabama

Video showed a row of 18 Islamic State fighters each beheading a captured Syrian officer or pilot.
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How Many Islamic State Fighters Are There?

By Ray McGovern

On his flight back to Washington, Dempsey will have time to ponder whether he has the courage to pass on this discouraging word to President Barack Obama about ISIS.
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The Next Presidential Election Will Move The World Closer To War

By Paul Craig Roberts


Hillary as president would mean war with Russia.
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It’s All Right, Ma, I’m Only Bleeding

By Chris Floyd

Clinton’s budding campaign is being lovingly embraced by unreconstructed neo-cons, who see a Clinton presidency as a restoration of the glory days of the PNAC crowd.
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It's No Accident
Afghan Opium Production Hits All-Time High

By Mike Whitney

The proliferation of drugs helps to keep the “little people” in line so the adults can get on with the business of looting.
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Redefining “Imminent”

By Brian Terrell

How the U.S. Department of Justice Makes Murder Respectable, Kills the Innocent and Jails their Defenders.
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US Policemen Visit Israel to Learn New Strategies and Methods:

By teleSUR

Police officers from the United States, which is one of the countries with the most militarized police corps, visited Israel, which has one of the most repressive security agencies, to learn “cutting-edge policing strategies and technologies.”
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Ten Illegal Police Actions to Watch for in Ferguson

By Bill Quigley

When the Michael Brown verdict is announced, people can expect the police to take at least ten different illegal actions to prevent people from exercising their constitutional rights. 
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Are ‘We the People’ Useful Idiots in the Digital Age?

By John W. Whitehead

If free speech is not vigilantly protected, democracy is more likely to drift toward fear, repression, and violence.
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Too Dumb for Democracy?

B.K. Marcus

Should Americans feel bad that we are the second-most-ignorant country in the world?
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28 killed in clashes, car bombings in Iraq: In the western province of Anbar, dozens of IS militants attacked an army headquarters near the village of Majjara, near Fallujah, some 50 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a provincial security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

25+ ISIS fighters killed in Mosul by US-led coalition fighter jets: “This evening, the international coalition conducted air strikes against ISIS targets in an area near central Mosul. The air strikes resulted in killing at least 25 ISIS elements and destroying their shelters and checkpoints around the area. The operation was based on intelligence received from reliable sources.”

ISIS Killed 1,432 Syrians Outside Battle Since June: Report: The militant Islamic State group has killed 1,432 Syrians off the battlefield since the end of June when it declared a caliphate in the territory under its control, a group monitoring the war said on Monday.

Islamic State Claims Beheading of Former U.S. Army Ranger/Aid Worker Peter Kassig - (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Gruesome Islamic State Video Announces Death of Peter Kassig: The video also graphically shows brutal footage of a group of Syrian soldiers being beheaded by the group.

US backed Syrian rebels abandon Aleppo, leader flees to Turkey: The Free Syrian Army (FSA), the recognized armed opposition group against the Bashar al-Assad in Syria, has ceased its resistance in Aleppo, Syria’s second biggest city, withdrawing its 14,000 militia from the city, a ranking Turkish security source told the Hürriyet Daily News on Nov. 17.

Syrian Kurds advance in heart of Kobani, says monitor: Syrian Kurds fighting the ISIS group in the flashpoint town of Kobani made new gains on Tuesday, expelling the militants from several central buildings and seizing weapons, a monitor said.

Mossad-Backed Jundallah Pledges Support for ISIS: Jundallah is primarily a Balochistan separatist group, active in both Pakistan’s far west and in southeastern Iran. In recent years, the group’s attacks have mostly centered on Iran, and there is evidence they have been backed by Israel’s Mossad in doing so.

Prelate warns that Syria could turn into another Libya: An archbishop in northeastern Syria has warned of the disastrous consequences of potential airstrikes by the United States against Syrian government forces.

6 people killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack: Two Palestinians armed with a gun and axes attacked a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday killing four Israelis, police said. The two assailants were shot dead.

Occupied East Jerusalem Under 'Collective Punishment': After months of unrest, municipal officials in Jerusalem have begun a widespread crackdown on the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, enforcing the finest points of the law in what rights groups have dubbed an act of "collective punishment".

Israel to step up demolition of Palestinian homes: Israel has sent notices to the families of several Palestinians in the West Bank implicated in attacks against Israelis to vacate their homes ahead of their impending demolitions. The development indicated that Israel is intensifying its much maligned policy of punitive destructions of homes of suspected attackers.

Haaretz obtains full document of EU-proposed sanctions against Israel: Sanctions could apply to Israeli politicians opposed to the two-state solution, which could include Bennett and Rivlin; steps against European companies working in settlements; punitive measures against Palestinians over 'negative measures.'

Blast kills senior Islamist politician in Yemen: A car bombing Tuesday killed a leading member of Yemen's powerful Sunni Al-Islah party whose supporters have been battling Shiite militias, a security official said.

At least 12 killed by female suicide bomber in Nigeria: Video report:

4 killed in revenge attacks after Kenya mosques raid: Four people were stabbed to death in Kenya's volatile port city of Mombasa following security raids on mosques in which a man was killed and over 200 people arrested, police said on Tuesday.

Seven Soldiers, Three Police Officers Killed in Ukraine: Seven Ukrainian soldiers and three policemen were killed in east Ukraine during the last 24 hours, amidst the conflict between the government troops and the pro-Russian separatist forces despite truce, official sources announced Monday.

Ukraine : Petro Poroshenko says country is 'ready for total war' with Russia: Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko says his country is "prepared for total war" as fighting continues around the pro-Russian rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine scraps human rights treaty for rebel areas, cuts services, freezes banks: Kiev has suspended the protection of human rights and ordered the withdrawal of its institutions from areas controlled by local militia in the nation's east. Rebels have branded the decree, which hits the population on winter’s eve, an ‘act of genocide.'

Poroshenko: "Their children will hole up in the basements - this is how we win the war!": Video - 'We will have our jobs. They will not. We will have our pensions. They will not. We will have care for children, for people, and retirees. They will not. Our children will go to schools and kindergartens. Theirs will hole up in basements"

Ukraine: EU fails to agree on new Russia sanctions: The EU's foreign ministers have agreed to move towards placing more Ukrainian separatists under sanctions but not to increase sanctions on Russia

Russia and Poland expel diplomats in tit-for-tat measures: Russia calls Polish action ‘unfriendly and unfounded’ and says Polish diplomats left for activities ‘incompatible with their status’

'Obama is a lame duck': Gorbachev comments after G20: "Obama is a lame duck. One must not finish the job in such a mediocre way. He just decided to throw accusations around. He will be of no avail any more, unfortunately. I've thought better of him," the former leader of the USSR told Rusnovosti radio.

Russian and Venezuelan State Oil Companies Close Exportation Deal: Russian state oil company Rosneft has signed a deal with the Venezuelan government which will see the state entity import 1.6 million tonnes of oil and 9 million tonnes of oil derivatives from Venezuela’s state owned oil company, PDVSA.

The Real Reason For Cheap Oil and Gas: In this video Luke Rudkowski explains the greater geopolitical chess game that is causing gas and oil prices to drop globally.

Four Killed in Attack on Contractors' Camp in Kabul, Afghanistan: Four people were killed when a suicide car bomb detonated at a perimeter wall of a camp housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital on Tuesday morning

Musharraf warns of proxy war with India in Afghanistan: The departure of NATO combat forces from Afghanistan could push India and Pakistan towards a proxy war in the troubled state, Pakistan’s former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf warned in an interview with a foreign news agency.

China will never use force to achieve goals, Xi vows: President Xi Jinping vowed yesterday never to use force to achieve Beijing's goals, including in maritime disputes, just days after US President Barack Obama warned of the dangers of outright conflict in Asia.

Abe calls snap Japan poll, delays tax hike: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his party Tuesday he was calling a snap election and delaying a sales tax rise after figures showed Japan was in a recession.

Global terror attack deaths rose sharply in 2013, says report: There were nearly 10,000 terrorist attacks in 2013, a 44% increase from the previous year, the Global Terrorism Index 2014 report added.

Over 35 mn subject to modern day slavery across the world: Among its definition of modern day slavery are: forced into in a life of cotton picking, cannabis growing, prostitution, fighting wars, cleaning up after the wealthy, debt bondage, forced marriage and the sale or exploitation of children, as well as human trafficking.

US/India WTO Agreement: How Corporate Greed Trumps Needs of World's Poor and Hungry: 'The big question is why do governments even need the WTO to decide whether they can guarantee the right to food to their people?'

Missouri governor declares state of emergency as national guard called in to Ferguson: The governor of Missouri declared a state of emergency on Monday, authorising the national guard to assist the policing of protests expected in Ferguson after it is announced whether a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black 18-year-old will face charges.

US Faces Child Homelessness Epidemic: A new study has found that one in 30 children in the U.S. is homeless, while up to 25 percent of homeless pre-school children have mental health problems.

Rampant Use of Solitary Confinement in the US Constitutes Torture: George Ruiz is 72 years old. For the past 30 years, he has spent every day alone — locked in a cramped, windowless cell inside the Security Housing Unit (SHU) first at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, then at Tehachapi prison.

Nearly half of Florida households are struggling financially, United Way reports: Nearly half of Florida households do not earn enough to pay for basic necessities, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Way that seeks to cast a light on the large group of state residents who struggle financially but do not meet the official criteria for being in poverty.

25% Of Americans Prefer Socialism Over Capitalism: While Americans are preached that "free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity," it appears that not everyone is buying it.

November 17, 2014

The Siege of Julian Assange is a Farce

By John Pilger

Hell hath no fury like great power scorned.
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"We Won't Let It Happen"

Vladimir Putin Interview With German TV

The Ukrainian central authorities have sent the armed forces there and they even use ballistic missiles. Does anybody speak about it? Not a single word. And what does it mean?
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Obama’s Speech in Australia:
A Threat of War Against China


By James Cogan

A bellicose restatement that the US will use every means, including war, to prevent any challenge by China to American dominance over the Asia-Pacific.
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Obama Administration Loses Collective Mind
Sending Troops To Iraq, Targeting Assad In Syria?


By Doug Bandow

The administration would have us believe that it can simultaneously destroy ISIL, rid Iraq of sectarianism, replace Bashar al-Assad with a Syrian Thomas Jefferson, contain Iranian influence, and convince a gaggle of hostile Middle Eastern states to work together to further America’s ends.
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US Doesn't Want to Stop ISIL - Only Exploit them for Other Means

By SteveMC

US Airstrikes Against ISIL not Meant to Destroy ISIL.
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Theological Explanations Are A Diversion When Looking at the Rise of Islamic State

By Myriam Francois-Cerrah

Look beyond the smokescreen of Islamic "essence" when analysing the motives of Islamic State.
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Watchers of the Sky Falls in a Pit

By David Swanson

People being slaughtered from the sky are almost always being killed by the U.S. military and its allies.
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The Last Days of Tomas Young

By Chris Hedges

We must grieve for Tomas Young, for all the severely wounded men and women hidden from view, suffering their private torments in claustrophobic rooms.
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Do Wars Really Defend America’s Freedom?

By Lawrence S. Wittner

Warfare is not conducive to freedom. Amid the heightened fear and inflamed nationalism that accompany war, governments and many of their citizens regard dissent as akin to treason.
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Multiplication of Western Walls

By James Petras

Merkel, Obama and other imperialist rulers have a double standard with regard to ‘Walls’ – they denounce ‘Communist Walls’ while supporting murderous ‘Capitalist Walls’ against refugees.
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Serve the People

By Ari Paul

If Jesus of Nazareth ever returns to the earthly realm, he would be advised not to make his debut in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The police would likely cuff him.
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20 Syrian soldiers killed in Deir Azzor - SOHR: The opposition fighters used an explosive-laden Hummer in the attack, according to a statement released by the opposition tonight.

IS militants execute 13 men in al- Tabaqa area: Reliable sources informed SOHR that IS militanst executed 13 men in al- Tabaqa area on charge of being “sleeper cells working for NDF”, where they were arrested a month ago.

Car bombs targeting commercial areas kill 14 in Baghdad: A pair of car bombs targeted busy commercial areas in the Iraqi capital on Monday, Nov 17, killing at least 14 people and wounding 31, officials said, according to the Associated Press.

Hagel acknowledges may have to consider troop deployment in Iraq: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is acknowledging he may have to consider recommendations to place ground forces in Iraq to help forces there locate targets if, in fact, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff makes that recommendation.

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors: The announcement was made by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and came after an emergency meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh to discuss the dispute, which was threatening an annual summit set to be held in Qatar's capital Doha in December.

Israeli Forces Shoot 10-year-old Palestinian Girl in the Head: Mayar Amran Twafic al-Natsheh, 10, was a passenger in her grandfather's car, and was struck in the face when a bullet smashed through the car window. Her mother, grandmother and sibling were also in the car.

10-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Shot In The Neck By Israeli Soldiers: A 10-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and seriously wounded by IDF soldiers Sunday afternoon after he approached the southern fence of the Kissufim checkpoint where loitering is forbidden, according to the IDF.

East Jerusalem under 'collective punishment': Jerusalem's most disenfranchised residents are being targeted in a 'draconian' crackdown, rights groups say.

13 people killed as suicide attack targets market in Nigeria: Female bomber blows herself up among shoppers in Bauchi state, killing at least 13 people, witnesses say.

Nigerian Troops Recapture Chibok, Several Killed in Bauchi Bombing: 10 soldiers killed in Adamawa

Algerian troops kill seven "militants" near border: Algerian army troops killed 7 militants and arrested one another in two separate operations near borders with Mali and Libya, a security source told Xinhua on Sunday.

Libya: Four Killed in Libya Clashes Around Tripoli Airport: Deadly fighting between Islamist militias and forces backed by Libya's internationally recognised government on Sunday forced the closure of an airport in eastern Tripoli, military sources said.

Ten Things You Didn't Know About Libya Under Gaddafi's So-called Dictatorship: Terrorist or beloved Leader? You decide

One person killed as police raid Mombasa mosques: One person was killed Monday as Kenyan security forces raided mosques in the port city of Mombasa searching for weapons and radical supporters of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliated Al Shabaab militants, police said.

Tanzania’s Masai face homeland eviction…so Dubai royals can hunt: Masai people living in northern Tanzania are facing eviction from their historical homeland, as the government has reportedly reneged on a promise and is proceeding with plans to remake the land into a hunting reserve for Dubai's royal family.

Six Taliban Insurgents Killed in Takhar: At least six Taliban insurgents were killed and 12 others injured in an attack on local police outposts in northern Takhar province on Sunday night, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Monday.

US Kills 4 People In Afghanistan: : Colonel, Hazrat Hosain Mashriqiwal press in charge of police in Nangarhar said BNA, the drone attack took place on a corolla car in Gorgari region, Dehbala district of that province

US Soldier Killed in Afghanistan: A 31-year-old Green Beret from Bay City who served two tours of duty in Iraq has been killed fighting in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon.

Arrests follow Bangladesh professor murder: Police arrest 20 for questioning over killing of Shafiul Islam, who led push to ban students wearing full-face veils.

Russia fears ethnic cleansing in Ukraine amid rise of neo-Nazism – Putin: As Kiev continues to amass its forces in eastern Ukraine despite the ceasefire and use radical nationalist groups as armed battalions, Moscow is concerned about possible ethnic cleansing there, Russian President Vladimir Putin told ARD in an interview.

Kiev Effectively Cedes East Ukraine to Separatists; : Last week, the government in Ukraine cut off pensions benefits to residents of rebel-held areas until such time as these areas return to Ukrainian control.

This "Putin Isolated" Nonsense Is Dangerous: Unfortunately a lot of stupid people in Washington DC, politicians as well as media folks, believe in their own propaganda

Japan's economy falls into recession: Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for a second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession in the world's third largest economy.

UK: David Cameron warns of looming second global crash: PM says ‘red warning lights are flashing’ against a backdrop of instability and uncertainty, as G20 summit draws to a close

Report: Child homelessness surges in the US: The number of homeless children in the US has surged in recent years to an all-time high, amounting to one child out of every 30, according to a comprehensive state-by-state report.

America: "Land Of The Not-So-Free" If You're A Woman: According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, nearly a third of all female prisoners worldwide are incarcerated in the United States of America.

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