Danger of anti-Semitic ‘spillover’ in US
criticism of Israel: In a meeting
with The Times of Israel staff Wednesday, Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish Organizations Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Malcolm
Hoenlein sounded the alarm against rising anti-Semitism worldwide,
including in the United States.
Character assassination:
New Greek finance minister accused of
anti-Semitism : Many members in
Syriza, Greece’s new ruling party, have expressed extremely hostile
opinions of Israel in the past.
September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi
royals backed al Qaeda: A former al
Qaeda operative imprisoned for life for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks has told lawyers for victims of the attacks that members of the
Saudi royal family supported the Islamic militant group.
No Saudi-Russian talks to bump up oil price in
return for disowning Assad – Moscow:
Moscow denies a report claiming that Saudi Arabia had offered to adjust
its oil production and create a crude price rise in exchange for Russia
withdrawing support for Syrian President Bashar Assad.
25 militants killed in airstrikes in Pakistan;
At least 25 suspected militants have been killed in renewed army
airstrikes in northwestern Pakistan's Khyber Agency and South
Waziristan, said the Pakistani army press office.
Four soldiers killed in Pakistan bomb attack:
Four Pakistani troops were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside
bomb planted by the Taliban in a restive northwestern tribal area
Tuesday, officials said.
As the US moves closer to India, Pakistan looks
to Russia: Islamabad’s military and
political leaders are seeking to warm ties with Moscow that have been
frosty since the cold war
Obama seeks $1bn from Congress for aid to
Pakistan: The Obama administration
has asked the US Congress to provide more than $1 billion in civilian
and military aid to Pakistan, including a six-fold increase in foreign
military financing.
20 militants, 1 soldier killed in eastern and northern Afghan
provinces: A total of 21 people
including one Afghan security person and 20 Taliban militants had been
killed in the eastern Nangarhar and the northern Takhar provinces since
Tuesday night, officials said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
Cancer epidemic underway in Fukushima — Rates up
6,000% says head of cancer research center
— “This is definitely a holocaust… everything’s being swept under the
rug” — “Very, very frightening… my family members are brainwashed”
5 killed in deadly rocket attack on hospital in
rebel-held Donetsk in Ukraine: At
least five people are reported dead after the shelling of a hospital in
Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Eyewitnesses say at least one shell hit the
building in territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
Hundreds of Demonstrators Attack Ukrainian
President's Office: Protesters are
demanding that the defense minister and attorney general resign, while
intense clashes continue in eastern Ukraine.
US-backed program for retraining Ukrainian
military men will start in March - ambassador;
US military aid to Ukraine this year will be $120 million, including a
new $75 million, the funds will be used for training Ukrainian military
men, US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine Geoffrey
Pyatt has stated.
Bravado, resentment and fear as Ukraine calls men
to war: "It was either serve or go to
prison ... he's promised to come back," she said, declining to give her
surname.
If Russia is Ukraine’s enemy then why are 1.2
million Ukrainian men seeking refuge in Russia?;
Ukrainian men of conscription age are seeking refuge in Russia in
numbers that increased by 20,000 in one week, the press service of the
Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) said on Monday. Who is invading
who?
Pope: Stop fratricide violence in Ukraine, stop
pushing for ‘victory’: Earlier the
head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill thanked the Holy
See for taking a balanced stance on the Ukrainian conflict and calling
for peace in that troubled land.
Donetsk Authorities Claim NATO Ammunition Found
in Ukraine; The Donetsk People's
Republic (DPR) forces have found ammunition used exclusively in NATO
countries that the Ukrainian Army is not usually equipped with, Deputy
Donetsk Militia Commander Eduard Basurin said Tuesday.
Hacked documents reveal Ukrainian military in
dire conditions: The papers contain
information about catastrophic situation inside the Ukrainian armed
forces, such as extremely low morale, arms smuggling, and attempts by
Ukrainian commanders to force their soldiers to fight the pro-Russian
militia.
Moscow hopes for thorough investigation into
failed coup in Macedonia - foreign ministry:
Macedonia’s leadership said leader of the biggest opposing
Social-Democratic Union and foreign intelligence services were involved
in the failed attempt
ISIS vows attacks on France, calls Muslims to
join new 'caliphate': The video,
reportedly seen by AFP, shows a masked individual surrounded by armed
fighters calling on French Muslims to take up the cause for the creation
of an “Islamic caliphate,” which has taken root in parts of Iraq and
Syria.
Colombian Court Investigates Ex-President Uribe
over Massacre: A Colombian court
ordered an investigation into the actions of former Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe Tuesday for allegedly allowing a group of paramilitaries to
use a helicopter in order to assassinate 15 peasants in the province of
Antioquia October 22, 1997.
US Embassy Bribing Venezuela Officials to Topple
Government: Venezuelan President
Nicolas Maduro accused officials at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas of
conspiring to bribe people close to the Venezuelan government, including
current and former ministers and military officials, in order for them
to conspire against the Bolivarian government.
Whistleblower John Kiriakou, only person jailed
over CIA torture program, is out of prison:
Former CIA official John Kiriakou was today released after two and a
half years in prison. He exposed the Bush-era war-on-terror torture
program, and for that act of bravery became the only American to serve
time in connection with it.
Johann Hari: Everything We Know About the Drug
War & Addiction is Wrong: Over the
past four years Hari has traveled to the United States, Mexico, Canada,
Uruguay and Portugal to research his new book, "Chasing the Scream: The
First and Last Days of the War of Drugs." His findings may surprise you
February 03, 2014
Mission Imperative
Why the West and Kiev Regime Must Kill the Truth
By Finian Cunningham
The West cannot afford – absolutely cannot afford – to let the facts get
in the way of their «story» that seeks to criminalise Russia.
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U.S.-Russia Clash in Ukraine?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Disaster looms if we get ourselves embroiled in Ukraine’s civil war. We
would face, first, the near certainty of defeat for our allies, if not
ourselves.
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Remembrance of Wars Past
Why There Is No Massive Antiwar Movement in America
By Tom Engelhardt
War was privatized and the citizen soldier replaced by an
“all-volunteer” force and a host of paid contractors working for warrior
corporations.
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Netanyahu’s Speech and the Politics of Iran
Policy
By Gareth Porter
Netanyahu’s approaching speech to Congress is a reflection of the
increasingly open interference in US politics by Israel and its
political forces in the United States.
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Venezuela: a Coup in Real Time
By Eva Golinger
There is a coup underway in Venezuela. The pieces are all falling into
place like a bad CIA movie.
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The War Prayer
By Mark Twain
O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our
shells.
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Five children among at least 51 killed in Syrian
government airstrikes: .- Five
children were among at least 51 people who were killed in aerial raids
carried out by Syrian government forces in different parts of the
country, the pro-rebel, SOHR, reported on Tuesday.
Isis video purports to show Jordanian pilot being
burned to death : The footage, which
is titled 'Healing the Believers' Chests' appears to show the captured
airman wearing an orange jumpsuit as a trail of petrol leading up to the
cage is seen being set alight. Flames are seen quickly spreading to the
cage where they completely engulf the helpless pilot in images that are
far too distressing to publish.
ISIS Burn Jordanian Pilot 2015
: Video -
WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK. IT’S PROBABLY THE WORST
THING YOU’VE EVER SEEN. IT’S HORRIFYING.
Jordan announces execution of six ISIS prisoners
in retaliation for killing of Jordanian pilot
: The release of the video has prompted Jordan to announce it will
execute all prisoners convicted of association with ISIS 'within hours'.
Killed for 'being gay':
ISIS savages blindfolded man and threw him off tower block - then stoned
him to death when he SURVIVED the fall
The Three Hidden Messages Behind ISIS’s Bloody
Rampages: After its barbaric attacks,
many observers are struggling to understand the logic – if any – behind
ISIS’s deadly acts.
Officials: Explosions in Iraq kill more than a
dozen people: The deadliest bombing
happened in central Baghdad's popular Karradah area, where police and
hospital officials say three bombs hit Wathiq Square, a popular
commercial district packed with restaurants and shops, killing at least
five people
Condemnation after Kurds drag ISIS bodies through
Kirkuk streets: Photographs appeared
on social media of cars dragging bodies of ISIS fighters through the
streets of Kirkuk, in some cases accompanied by civilians with Kurdish
flags celebrating their victory. There are unconfirmed reports that a
vehicle belonging to the Kurdish security police was involved in the
incidents.
ISIL loses key Iraqi province to government
forces: Shia Badr Brigade holds
victory rally and declares that it is ready to move north into ISIL
strongholds.
‘American Sniper’ misfires in Iraq:
After just a handful of sometimes rowdy screenings, the film has been
pulled from Baghdad’s only movie theater amid complaints from the Iraqi
government — as well as viewers — that it “insults” Iraqis.
Netanyahu’s Congress invitation raises eyebrows
among some US generals: Analysis: Top
brass who have questioned Obama’s strategies don't want a foreign leader
influencing US decision-making
Outgoing head of UN Gaza probe pans Netanyahu,
Liberman: William Schabas calls PM,
FM ‘masters of extravagant, ridiculous statements'; says he was
‘obstacle’ to commission’s work.
Head of Gaza war crimes inquiry received
'personal attacks, death threats':
The head of a UN inquiry into last summer’s Israeli military offensive
in Gaza who sent the UN a resignation letter on Monday after Israeli
allegations of bias due to consultancy work he did for the Palestine
Liberation Organisation (PLO) has said he received death threats during
his time as chairman.
'Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism,' Rules German
Judge; A German judge last week
equated condemnation of Zionism with anti-Semitism, undercutting the
arguments of many who claim that hostile criticism of Israel is not the
same as hating the Jews.
12 extremists killed in French operation in Mali;
A Malian official says that a French military operation killed 12
extremists in far northern Mali, amid renewed violence in the region
Fresh clashes erupt near Libya port; many killed:
New clashes erupted on Tuesday between Libyan rival factions fighting
for control of the country’s biggest oil port Es Sider, killing several
people, both sides said.
Gadhafi wanted to go peacefully, not by force:
Libyan leader's only request was to leave with 'dignity'
Chad forces launch fierce assault on Boko Haram:
Fighter jets bomb positions of Nigeria's armed group in the town of
Gamboru, seized several months ago by the fighters.
One killed as bombs explode in Cairo, Alexandria:
One Egyptian was killed when a bomb exploded on the outskirts of
Alexandria early Wednesday
Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy gives up
Egypt citizenship : Mohamed Fahmy's
release is said to be "imminent" after he agreed to relinquish his
Egyptian citizenship
Two Russians kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region:
Two Russians working for UTair airline have been kidnapped in Sudan's
Darfur region, the Russian airline and the Russian embassy in Khartoum
said on Tuesday.
Oil price slump threatens to erode Algeria's
status quo: Violent protests over
deteriorating public services have raised fears of more extreme
responses.
Taliban attack on checkpoint in Kandahar kills 5 Afghan
policemen: Durani says there are
indications one or more of the attackers wore a police uniform.
Pakistan: US killed 26 in January: BIJ:
The US stepped up its drone campaign in Pakistan during the first month
of the year, launching more strikes and killing more people in a month
than any since July 2014.
Ukraine : Renewed fighting 'catastrophic' says UN:
Up to 16 civilians have been killed and dozens more injured in the space
of 24 hours in fighting in eastern Ukraine, as the UN warns that the
fresh surge in violence is proving "catastrophic".
US official plays down prospect of arming Ukraine:
White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said that
sanctions were the best way of applying pressure on Russia. "We don't
think the answer to the crisis in Ukraine is simply to inject more
weapons and engage in tit-for-tat," he said.
Germany and Hungary agree not to provide arms to
Ukraine: The leaders of Germany and
Hungary have agreed not to sell weapons to Ukraine to use in its war
against Russian-backed separatists, but have disagreed over the
philosophy of a Budapest government that critics call anti-democratic.
Ukrainian border sealed to hold 80% of men
fleeing mobilization - Minister of Defense:
All regions of Ukraine managed to recruit only 20% of the necessary
number of soldiers during mobilization. This was stated by the Minister
of Defense of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak. He proposed to limit the travel
abroad of all men from 18 to 60 years old.
UK: MPs say yes to three-person babies:
MPs have voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two
women and one man, in an historic move.
Secret Video Shows Horrific Animal Abuse in UK
Halal Slaughterhouse: The clips
include video of sheep being hurled around, and kicked in the face and
head, being thrown head-first into a solid structure, a worker jumping
up and down on the neck of a conscious animal, and staff laughing as a
sheep bleeds to death with the painted outline of green spectacles drawn
around its eyes.
A Dead Prosecutor's Arrest Warrant for the
Argentine President: The document was
reportedly found in the garbage of Alberto Nisman, who died mysteriously
last month hours before he was due to testify against Cristina Fernández
de Kirchner.
Venezuela Rejects New US Sanctions;
“The people of Venezuela ratifies its independence and sovereignty. We
do not recognize … interference of any kind by foreign powers,” read a
statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment:
The official unemployment rate, which cruelly overlooks the suffering of
the long-term and often permanently unemployed as well as the
depressingly underemployed, amounts to a Big Lie.
VIDEO: Police Responding To Burglar Alarm Held
Down 11-Year-Old Girl At Gunpoint In Her Own Home:
Ppolice entered the house without announcing themselves, and upon seeing
the 11-year-old they held her down at gun point, and pressed their knees
down onto her back and yelled at her threateningly, as though she could
somehow be a burglar.
February 02, 2015
Lavrov: Obama's Confirm US Involvement in Coup
By RNA - TASS
According to the Russian foreign minister, Barack Obama confirmed the US
has been involved in the Ukrainian state coup since the very beginning.
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Guardian Op-Ed Calls for WWIII. Sure, Why Not?
By Riley Waggaman
Since the beginning of time, television pundits and other serious
thinkers have beckoned the young to die or lose limbs in pointless,
illegal wars.
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War Is the New Normal
Seven Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist
By William J. Astore
How do we inoculate our children against such a permanent state of war
and the war state itself? I have one simple suggestion.
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Paradise Stolen
Don't Show Your Children
Must Watch
- 5 Minute Video
If you're a child, or an adult who's afraid to face reality, do not
watch this video.
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US, Israel Acknowledge Terror Attack, Murder of
Imad Mughniyah
By Moon Of Alabama
It had been assumed that the assassination had been a Mossad plot but
the "news" in the story, based on "former U.S. intelligence officials",
is that the CIA was heavily involved and that Bush gave the order to
kill Mughniyah.
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Hasbara Happenings: US Media Again Propagandises
For Israel
By CJ Werleman
The US media, conservative or liberal, has become a loudspeaker for the
Israeli government.
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Gaza in Arizona
How Israeli High-Tech Firms Will Up-Armor the U.S.-Mexican Border
By Todd Miller and Gabriel M. Schivone
“We have learned lots from Gaza,” he told the audience. “It’s a great
laboratory.”
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Delusional America
By Paul Craig Roberts
The United States government and the American people cannot contend with
reality, because they do not know what the reality is.
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Malcolm X Was Right About America
By Chris Hedges
The civil rights leader, assassinated 50 years ago this month, knew that
empire cannot be reformed—it must be destroyed.
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Greece Under Attack
By Paul Craig Roberts
Washington will not permit any independent governments to arise in
Europe.
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Stephen Fry on God - The Meaning Of Life
Video
The God who created this universe - is quiet clearly a maniac.
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Bush Blair Legacy Continues As -:
Almost 1,400 Iraqis killed in January violence:
Civilians make up more than half of all casualties, with UN figures
showing that month was one of deadliest in years.
12 ISIS rebels killed and dozens wounded in a
rocket attack western Baghdad: The
Iraqi Ministry of Defense said the Iraqi government announced on Sunday,
that 12 terrorists were killed and dozens of others from "ISIS" were
injured
Isis: Yazidi mass grave with 25 bodies of
children, women and men found in Iraq:
Kurdish forces have found yet another mass grave containing the remains
of about 25 members of the Yazidi minority, believed to have been killed
last year by the Islamic State (Isis), according to officials.
Peshmerga regain control of Kirkuk oil field
occupied by ISIS: A security source
in Kirkuk revealed on Saturday, that Kurdish Peshmarga forces managed to
regain control of al-Khabaz oil field south of the province after ISIS
terrorists entered it during the past few hours
Obama budget allocates $8.8 bln to fight ISIS,
help Iraq: President Barack Obama's
fiscal 2016 budget requests $8.8 billion to fund U.S. efforts to fight
ISIS militants, bolster Iraq's army and strengthen the "moderate"
opposition in Syria, documents released on Monday showed.
Gates: Destroying ISIS "Unattainable"
Video- "With the means that he has approved so far, I think that's an
unattainable objective."
Former head of UK army: We're reaping what we
sowed in Iraq: The former head of the
army has said British troops may need to be deployed in Iraq and Syria
to fight Isis, and admitted the West is “reaping a little bit of what we
sowed”.
Syria air strikes kill 32: pro-rebel activists:
Syrian government air strikes on opposition-held towns across the
country killed at least 32 people Monday, and wounded dozens more, an
activist group said.
Blast targeting bus near Shi'ite shrine in
Damascus kills six: A bomb tore apart
a bus thought to be carrying Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in
Damascus on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 19 in a
rare attack at the center of the Syrian capital, a Reuters witness and
local media said.
Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage
beheaded: Appalled and saddened by
news of journalist Kenji Goto's purported beheading by Islamic State
extremists, Japan ordered heightened security precautions Sunday and
said it would persist with its non-military support for fighting
terrorism.
Kobane: Inside the town devastated by fight
against IS: At the edge of Freedom
Square, in the centre of Kobane, you witness the full cost of the stand
taken here against the Islamic State (IS), and it is humbling.
US kills four people in Yemen
: A drone strike killed at least four alleged
suspects in Yemen Monday, tribal sources said, the third attack in a
week after Washington vowed to pursue its anti-jihadi campaign there.
At least 10 killed in Al Houthi attacks:
At least ten people have been killed in Yemen over the past four days in
attacks led by an Al Qaida’s affiliate against Al Houthi fighters and
the Yemeni army, local officials and the group said.
No one immune from Israeli preemptive strikes,
says PM: In strongest hint yet of
IDF’s responsibility for Jan. 18 Golan attack, Netanyahu tells cabinet
Israel will ‘continue to act’
CIA, Mossad 'planned deadly 2008 car bomb attack'
on Hezbollah commander: He was killed
instantly by a car bomb planted in a spare tire on the back of a parked
car, which exploded shrapnel in a tight radius, the Post said.
Houthis give Yemeni political factions ultimatum:
Movement threatens unilateral action if parties fail to reach deal with
Houthis within three days
Several reported killed in Somalia airstrike:
Several people have been reported killed in an airstrike apparently
targeting a residential home in southern Somalia occupied by al-Shabab
militants.
New Boko Haram attack on Nigerian city of
Maiduguri: Gunfire was reported on
the streets of the northern city after an attack that began in the early
hours of Sunday.
Female suicide bombers suspected in Nigeria
presidential rally blast; Two female
suicide bombers were suspected of being behind a blast outside a stadium
in northeast Nigeria where President Goodluck Jonathan had given a
speech Monday, rescue workers and health officials said.
Secret Benghazi report reveals Hillary’s Libya
war push armed al Qaeda-tied terrorists:
Libyan officials were deeply concerned in 2011, as Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton was trying to remove Moammar Gadhafi from power,
that weapons were being funneled to NATO-backed rebels with ties to al
Qaeda, fearing that well-armed insurgents could create a safe haven for
terrorists.
Egypt confirms death sentences for 183 people:
An Egyptian court on Monday confirmed death sentences for 183 supporters
of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood on charges of killing police
officers, as authorities continued a crackdown on opponents, AFP and
Reuters news agencies reported.
Egypt deports jailed Al Jazeera journalist Peter
Greste:
Greste put on flight out of the country while two of his
colleagues, Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy, remain imprisoned.
Muslim Brotherhood Gives Foreigners Ten Days to
Pack Bags and Leave Egypt; The
so-called "leadership of the revolutionary youth" of the Egyptian Muslim
Brotherhood has threatened foreigners with physical violence, demanding
that they leave Egypt by February 11.
Taliban attacks on checkpoints kill 9 Afghan
police officers: Taliban insurgents,
some likely wearing police uniforms, attacked checkpoints in
Afghanistan, killing at least nine officers in their latest assault,
authorities said Monday.
Australia PM Abbott 'to learn from Queensland
poll rout': The state's
Liberal-National Party, allied to Mr Abbott's ruling coalition, lost the
largest political majority in Australian history after just one term.
Death toll mounts in Ukraine fighting after peace
talks fail: - Thirteen government
soldiers and at least as many civilians have been killed in the past 24
hours in eastern Ukraine's separatist conflict after the collapse of
peace talks, Kiev authorities said.
War Could Be over for 7,000 Trapped Ukrainian
Soldiers: Major disaster looms for
the Ukrainian Army as NAF forces tighten noose around Debaltsevo
Ukraine rebels vow to mobilise 100,000-strong
force: Extra fighters to be called up
for planned mobilisation in coming days, as US considers sending weapons
to Kiev.
U.S. Considers Supplying Arms to Ukraine Forces,
Officials Say: NATO’s military
commander, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, now supports providing defensive
weapons and equipment to Kiev’s beleaguered forces, and an array of
administration and military officials appear to be edging toward that
position, American officials said Sunday.
France pledges tanks, armored vehicles to NATO
force: France is pledging tanks and
armored vehicles to bolster NATO forces in Poland, where leaders are
increasingly uneasy about Russia.
Merkel: Germany won't give weapons to Ukraine,
favors talks: "It is my firm belief
that this conflict cannot be solved militarily," Merkel said after
meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest.
Russia buys record amount of gold:
Central Bank of Russia spent over USD6 billions on gold purchases last
year in an attempt to shift away from a dependency on the dollar.
Russia extends olive branch to Greeks:
Following is highlights of the unofficial transcript of a CNBC exclusive
interview with Anton Siluanov, Russian Minister of Finance with CNBC's
Geoff Cutmore.
Syriza Raises Greek Minimum Wage as it Begins
Euro Debt Tour: In the latest of a
series of progressive policies, Greece's new left-wing government
pledged to raise the minimum wage Sunday, a further sign that days of
harsh austerity measures are over.
Greece Will Repay ECB, IMF, Reach Deal With EU,
Tsipras Says: - Prime Minister Alexis
Tsipras sought to repair relations with Greece’s creditors ahead of a
diplomatic push to win support for his economic program, as euro area
officials said they’re looking for concessions from the new government.
Ireland: Thousands take to the streets again over
water charges: Around 15,000
protesters brought Dublin to a standstill and thousands more marched
around the country yesterday - dashing Government hopes that anti-water
charge anger has gone away.
China knocks US off top of foreign investment
ranking: China became the world’s top
destination for foreign direct investment in 2014, dethroning the United
States, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing data released Thursday
by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
President Maduro accuses Joe Biden of ‘bloody
coup’ in Venezuela: This is the first
time a direct accusation of this gravity was made in front of thousands
of cheering spectators and the world at large
Wife of Ex Iguala Mayor Is United Warriors Drug
Cartel Boss: The wife of jailed
former Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca, Maria de los Angeles Pineda, was
the true head of the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel, which, according to
Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam, is responsible for the
enforced disappearance and murder of the 43 Ayotzinapa students.
For Many U.S. Families, Financial Disaster Is
Just One Setback Away: About 70% of
U.S. households are struggling with at least one of three problems with
their balance sheets—low incomes, insufficient savings or debt,
according to an analysis of government data by the Pew Charitable Trusts
on Thursday.
Unarmed Virginia man shot by cop had his hands in
the air, fellow officers told investigators:
An unarmed Virginia man had his hands in the air when he was shot and
killed by a Fairfax County police officer in 2013, according to four
other police officers who were at the scene, the Washington Post is
reporting.
New York to Pay $3.9mn Settlement after Police
Kill Black Teen:
The officer involved ultimately never faced
charges for shooting the unarmed teen.
Police murders and the criminalization of protest
in America: On Friday, New York
Police Department Commissioner William J. Bratton announced the
formation of a 350-member paramilitary police unit specializing in
“disorder control and counter-terrorism.” Bratton made clear the new
unit would be used to crack down on political opposition.
February 01, 2015
Ukrainian Government: “No Russian Troops Are
Fighting Against Us”
By Eric Zuesse
If what General Muzhenko says is true, then he is a hero for having
risked his entire career by having gone public with this courageous
statement.
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March To Folly In Ukraine
By Eric Margolis
The United States has just made an exceptionally dangerous, even
reckless decision over Ukraine.
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Russian Aggression And The BBC's Drums Of Nuclear
War
By Oliver Tickell
Naked propaganda about fictitious 'Russian aggression' intended to
soften us up for a war that could wipe out life on Earth.
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‘Group-Thinking’ the World into a New War
By Robert Parry
The armchair warriors of Official Washington are eager for a new war,
this time with Russia over Ukraine, and they are operating from the same
sort of mindless “group think” and hostility to dissent that proved so
disastrous in Iraq.
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Syria? Yes, We are Responsible
By Joshua Virasami
We have held no regard for the ambitions of freedom died for by ordinary
Syrians, instead we have crushed them.
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Who’s the “Low Life Scum:” Kissinger or CODEPINK?
By Medea Benjamin
McCain called us disgraceful, what is really disgraceful is the Senate
calling in a tired old war criminal to testify about “Global Challenges
and the U.S. National Security Strategy.”
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The Greek Earthquake
By Conn Hallinan
The troika’s austerity model has been quite efficient at smashing trade
unions, selling off public resources at fire sale prices, lowering wages
and starving social services.
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Greece's New Finance Minister Newsnight Interview
Video
"As a fan of the BBC, I must say I was appalled by the depths of
inaccuracy in the reporting underpinning this interview (not to mention
the presenter’s considerable rudeness).
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Income Inequality Soars In Every US State
By Andre Damon
Income inequality in New York State was even higher in 2007 than it was
in 1928, during the “roaring 20s” that gave rise to the Great
Depression.
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Capitalism Killing the Earth and its People
By Finian Cunningham
Killing people at home and around the world, and all for the making of
tacky bits of paper called dollars.
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The Police State Is Upon Us
By Paul Craig Roberts
9/11 has been used to create a police/warfare state.
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Syrian troops kill 50 rebels in Idlib:
At least 50 rebels were killed and 150 wounded Saturday in fresh clashes
with the government troops in the northwestern province of Idlib, the
pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.
Kenji Goto: Video 'shows IS beheading Japan
hostage': A video has been released
online purporting to show the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto
by Islamic State militants.
Kurds battle ISIS around Kobani: activists:
Kurdish forces engaged in sporadic battles with ISIS around the Syrian
town of Kobani on Saturday, seeking to expand their control in the area,
an activist group said.
ISIS fighters acknowledge defeat in Kobani:
In a video released by the pro-ISIS Aamaq News Agency late Friday, two
fighters said airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition were the main reason
why they were forced to withdraw from Kobani
Officials say bombings kill 14 people around
Iraq's capital: A series of bombings
in and around the Iraqi capital killed 14 people Saturday and a senior
Kurdish commander died in clashes with Islamic State militants in
northern Iraq.
At least 21 killed as Iraqi cities rocked by
deadly attacks: Islamic State in Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL) fighters struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the
Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Baghdad killed at least
21 people, security and medical sources said.
Kurdish commander killed in Islamic State attack
on Kirkuk: Brigadier General Shirko
Rauf and five other peshmerga soldiers killed during clashes in northern
Iraqi city
Islamic State Group Snatches Iraqi Oil Facility:
The oil station – called Khabbaz – is a relatively small producer south
west of the city of Kirkuk. Before it assault, it was reportedly
producing around 10,000 barrels a day.
US Troops 'May' Be Needed in Iraq, Says Hagel:
U.S. ground forces may again be deployed to Iraq, outgoing Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel hinted on Friday. “I think it may require a
forward deployment of some of our troops,” he told CNN.
Negotiations with Isis over Japanese and
Jordanian hostages 'deadlocked':
Tokyo says there has been no progress in trying to secure release of
Japanese journalist Kenji Goto and Jordanian pilot Muadh al-Kassasbeh
Robert Fisk: Isis hostage crisis: The prisoner swap has only one
purpose for the militants :
Op-Ed Recognition that the Islamic State exists and that
foreign nations acknowledge its power.
American shot and injured in Saudi Arabia:
The official Saudi Press Agency says an American citizen was injured
when his car came under fire in Saudi Arabia’s eastern al-Ihsaa
province.
Jordan 'says it will hang its ISIS captives' if airman hostage
is dead: The government has
apparently warned that Sajida al-Rishawi and other jailed ISIS
commanders would be 'quickly judged and sentenced' in revenge for Muath
al-Kaseasbeh's death.
Nasrallah: Hezbollah to respond to Israeli
attacks: Hezbollah leader says the
group does not want war with Israel, but is ready for it.. Hezbollah
leader Hassan Nasrallah has warned that his group was ready to respond
to any attack by Israel at any time and in any place, insisting that
rules of engagement no longer applied between the Lebanese movement and
Israel.
CIA and Mossad killed Hezbollah’s commander in
2008: Special report: On Feb. 12,
2008, Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah’s international operations chief, walked
on a quiet nighttime street in Damascus after dinner at a nearby
restaurant. Not far away, a team of CIA spotters in the Syrian capital
was tracking his movements.
Video shows Israeli shelling of UN compound:
A video posted online on Friday shows an Israeli strike that killed a
Spanish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon
Spanish Peacekeeper Is the Latest Example of
Israel Killing United Nations Personnel:
Imagine the response if Hamas or Hezbollah had repeatedly and
unrepentantly killed United Nations officials in the course of their
conflict with Israel.
Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian near
Nablus: Israeli soldiers shot dead a
Palestinian late on Saturday near Nablus in the north of the occupied
West Bank, Palestinian security officials said. They said Ahmad al-Najjar,
19, was killed and another man was wounded by live fire during a clash
with Israeli forces.
Britons loathe Israel more than Iran, survey
finds: Britons feel more
“unfavorable” to Israel than any other country worldwide except North
Korea, a survey found.
US kills four people in Yemen:
Yemeni tribal and security officials said on Saturday a US drone strike
had hit a car in the Shabwa province, killing four suspected al-Qaida
operatives.
U.S. drone strategy in trouble as Yemeni al Qaeda
gathers support: Schoolboy Mohammed
Taeiman died this week on a remote Yemeni road, a casualty of a U.S.
drone campaign against the local branch of al Qaeda that seems to be
sliding into disarray.
US lacks intelligence to continue waging
indiscriminate drone warfare in Yemen:
US intelligence has been forced to rely on spy satellite imagery,
surveillance drones and electronic eavesdropping rather than on “human
intelligence” on the ground, an official with direct knowledge of the
operations told Reuters anonymously.
Yemeni Al-Qaeda says France replaced US as ‘main
enemy of Islam’: The announcement was
made by Ibrahim al-Rubaish in an audio message that was published on
YouTube. It claimed that with the “weakening” of the United States over
the past few years, France has surpassed the US in the “war on Islam,”
AFP reported.
Yemen's Houthis attack protesters in Sanaa:
Fighters break up anti-Houthi rally in capital, as 'Southern Movement'
pulls out of talks to form a new government.
Pakistan mosque bombing kills 59 people:
Thousands of Shiites across Pakistan mourned and protested Saturday
after a bombing at a Shiite mosque in the country killed at least 59
people.
Pakistan: Two policemen killed by militants in a
rocket attack: Two policemen were
killed on Saturday in a rocket attack by militants targeting a convoy of
a senior police official who survived the assault in the Gwadar district
of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province
3 US mercenaries killed in shooting at Kabul
airport:
Three U.S. mercenaries were killed and a fourth wounded Thursday in a
shooting in Kabul, a U.S. defense official said. Two media outlets
reported that the shooter was an Afghan in an Army uniform.
Taliban says agent infiltrated Afghan's security
forces for attack that killed 3 Americans:
The Afghan-based organization on Friday took credit for an attack that
killed three American contractors and said it was carried out by a
fighter who had infiltrated Afghanistan's security forces.
Two killed as Muslim protesters clash with police
in Afghan capital: witnesses: Around
500 protesters streamed into an eastern part of the city, chanting
"Death to France" and "Death to Infidels", putting residents of nearby
international compounds on a state of alert.
40 Egyptian soldiers killed:
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cut short a visit
to Ethiopia for an African Union summit on Friday after Islamic State’s
Egyptian wing claimed the killing of at least 40 soldiers and police
officers in the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt: Interior ministry employee killed in
Sinai: officials : An Egyptian
interior ministry employee was killed in North Sinai, security officials
said Saturday, two days after jihadis aligned with ISIS killed 30 people
in the peninsula.
Africa agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko
Haram: The move came after the
council urged heads of state to endorse the deployment of troops from
five West African countries to fight the terror group, said the head of
the African Union's Peace and Security Council, Samil Chergui.
Ukraine : 40 people killed in 24 hours of
fighting : A new
round of peace talks have started between the Ukrainian government and
pro-Russian rebels after being stalled by the deaths of at least 40
people in 24 hours of fierce fighting.
Artillery fire kills at least 12 civilians in
war-torn Donetsk: Five people were
killed as they were waiting for humanitarian aid outside a community
centre and two people were killed in the same neighbourhood when a
mortar shell landed near a bus stop. Two rebel representatives went to
Minsk for peace talks on Friday, but went back to eastern Ukraine a few
hours later after the Ukrainian representative failed to turn up.
Ukraine’s Aidar battalion fighters besiege
military HQ in Kiev (PHOTOS, VIDEO):
Ukraine’s most infamous volunteer squad, the Aidar battalion – condemned
by Amnesty International for its unmatched brutality in eastern Ukraine
– allegedly came under Grad and Smerch rocket fire by the regular
military near the town of Schastya in Lugansk region.
NATO to Surround Russia with "Command Centers":
NATO will establish command centers in six of its eastern countries in
coming months, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, in part
of a beefed-up response to Russian aggressiveness.
Military dominance over Russia impossible,
nuclear deterrent top priority – Defense Minister:
Russia aims to maintain its military advantage, prioritize the
rearmament of its nuclear deterrence forces and refit up to 100 percent
of its military hardware by 2020. In 2015 Russia will start testing its
successor to the “Satan” heavy nuclear missile.
Greece sell out?
EU wins Greek backing to extend Russia sanctions,
delays decision on new steps:
According to Italy's foreign minister, Kotzias announced to the meeting:
"I am not a Russian puppet." He signed up to a sharply worded statement
that declared Moscow responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine and
demanded it halt its backing for the separatists.
Greece delays EU agreement on Russia sanctions
: Nikos Kotzias, the new Greek foreign minister, said : “We are not
against every sanction. We are in the mainstream, we are not the bad
boys.”
Russia might bailout Greece – finance minister:
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Moscow wouldn't rule it
out. His statement comes days after Greece openly opposed further
economic sanctions against Russia.
Greece economy: Merkel rules out more debt
relief: German Chancellor Angela
Merkel has ruled out cancelling any of Greece's debt, saying banks and
creditors have already made substantial cuts. But Mrs Merkel told the
Die Welt newspaper she still wanted Greece to stay in the eurozone.
Mass rally in Madrid for anti-austerity Podemos
party: Tens of thousands marched in
the Spanish capital Madrid Saturday in a major show of support for
fledgling leftist anti-austerity party Podemos, whose surging popularity
and policies have drawn comparisons with Greece’s new Syriza rulers.
British army creates team of Facebook warriors:
The British army is creating a special force of Facebook warriors,
skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to engage in
unconventional warfare in the information age.
Argentina Prosecutor Who Accused Kirchner Had
Steady Contact With US Embassy, Leaked Cables Show:
Nisman gave US officials advanced notice on his procedural moves and was
apparently coached by the embassy in "improving" his requests for arrest
warrants for Iranians
Argentina Calls out US Republican Meddling in
Nisman Case: Argentine Chief of
Cabinet Jorge Capitanich accused U.S. Republican senator Marco Rubio of
“imperialist behavior,” after the right-wing politician expressed doubts
about the Argentine government's ability to conduct the investigation
into the death of the prosecutor Alberto Nisman.
Maduro Says Obama Knows about Plans against
Venezuela: Venezuela’s President said
U.S. officials have urged Venezuela’s isolation to regional leaders,
saying that the government will soon fall.
Glimmer of Hope for Assange:
There is a window of hope, thanks to a U.N. human rights body, for a
solution to the diplomatic asylum of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange,
holed up in the embassy of Ecuador in London for the past two and a half
years.
Canada to criminalize public terror threats:
Canada will introduce new anti-terror laws that will make it a crime to
promote terrorism against Canadians online or elsewhere, Prime Minister
Stephen Harper said Friday.
NSA Still Collects Bulk Domestic Data, Still
Lacks Way to Assess Value: The
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board called attention to the
obvious fact that one full year after it concluded that the government’s
bulk collection of metadata on domestic telephone calls is illegal and
unproductive, the program continues apace.
New regs say passengers cannot fly without
biometric ID card: To help Police
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Inside the FBI’s disturbing quest for domestic
terrorists : “They can do whatever
the f*** they want”:
When Is It OK for Cops to Shoot a Moving Car?:
Around 200 protesters gathered outside the Denver Police Department's
district two station Wednesday night, some pounding on the windows of
the building while the now-familiar chant of "No Justice, no peace!"
rang out from the crowd. A video projector was hooked up to a car
battery, beaming the image of 17-year-old Jessie Hernandez onto the wall
of the station.
Oil surges 8 percent as U.S. rig count plunges,
shorts scramble: Oil prices roared
back from six-year lows on Friday, rocketing more than 8 percent as a
record weekly decline in U.S. oil drilling fueled a frenzy of
short-covering.
US Economy grows, incomes shrink
: Americans continue to lose money whi: The first
data on 2013 incomes show continuing bad news for Americans, my analysis
of a new Internal Revenue Service report shows. Average income fell 2.6
percent in 2013, even though the economy grew 3.2 percent in real terms
over 2012.
January 29, 2015
‘Empire of Chaos’ in the House
Is The House of Saud Starting To Have Second Thoughts
By Pepe Escobar
The real ‘Masters of the Universe’ who run the ‘Empire of Chaos’ want
the House of Saud to do most of their dirty work against Russia; and in
a later stage they will take care of the “towel heads”
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Secret Audio Recordings Exposes
How Hilary Clinton Distorted Facts To Push For Attack On Libya
By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro and Kelly Riddell
“[Gadhafi] said he was willing to step down and permit a transition
government.”
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Netanyahu Speech Scandal Blows Up
By Philip Weiss
Even AIPAC is trying to steer clear of the wreckage.
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How Obama Can Stop Netanyahu’s Iran War
By Scott McConnell
Obama can win his showdown with Netanyahu, win it decisively, and in so
doing forever transform the relationship between the United States and
Israel.
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There Is No such Category In American Law As
Enemy Combatant
By Andrew Napolitano
The courts have been loath to interfere with any president's execution
of foreign policy, no matter its apparent lawlessness.
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I Do Not Trust The Policy Of The United States
By Fidel Castro Ruz
The grave dangers which today threaten humanity must yield to norms
which are compatible with human dignity. No country can be denied such a
right.
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Is Democracy Dead In The West?
By Paul Craig Roberts
The Greeks, despite their glorious history, could not stop their
conquest by the EU and a handful of German and Dutch banks.
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Trojan Hearse:
Greek Elections and the Euro Leper Colony
By Greg Palast
For the last five years, Greeks have been told that, if you cure your
disease—that is, if you dump the euro—the sky will fall. I guess Greeks
haven’t noticed, the sky has fallen already.
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War By Other Means
Video By John Pilger
An investigation into the crippling levels of debt paid by Third World
countries.
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Code Pink Tries to Arrest Kissinger for ‘War
Crimes
Video
“Get out of here you low life scum.” - Senator John McCain.
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Iraq: 40 ISIS members killed in al-Jazerra battle
: The Official of the Mohammadi crowd in al-Baghdadi sub-district
western Ramadi announced on Thursday, killing 40 element of ISIS
terrorist organization in liberating Juba battle western Ramadi, in
support of al-Baghdadi emergency forces and the international coalition
Violence in Baghdad suburbs kills 21: sources:
At least 21 people, mostly civilians, were killed on Thursday in the
outskirts of Baghdad by explosions at five separate locations and a
shooting, security and medical sources said.
434 terrorists killed in three provinces:
Baghdad Operations Command announced on Wednesday, that hundreds of
terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria “ISIS” were killed in
the toll of operations launched by the security forces during last week
in Baghdad, Anbar and Salahuddin provinces
Iraq probes alleged massacre by Shia militia in
Diyala: Iraq's Prime Minister Haider
al-Abadi has ordered an investigation into allegations Shia militiamen
massacred Sunni residents of an eastern village.
Syria government airstrikes kill at least 8 in
ISIS-held city: Syrian activists say
government airstrikes have killed at least eight people in a northern
town held by the Islamic State. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights said the airstrikes targeted the city of Al-Bab Thursday.
House Democrat Introduces ISIS War Authorization
Bill: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)
introduced legislation Wednesday to authorize military force against
Islamic State militants -- a step aimed at forcing Congress to take
responsibility for a war it's been funding for nearly six months with
almost no debate on its duration, costs or potential toll.
Islamic State operative confesses to receiving
funding through US - report: “During
investigations, Yousaf al Salafi revealed that he was getting funding –
routed through America – to run the organization in Pakistan and recruit
young people to fight in Syria,”
ISIS Says, Will Kill Jordanian Pilot And Japanese
Journalist Today Unless Swapped For Prisoner:
An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist being held by
Islamic State militants said a Jordanian air force pilot also held by
the group would be killed unless an Iraqi female prisoner in Jordan was
released by sunset on Thursday.
Jordan demands proof pilot alive as IS deadline
passes: Jordan demanded proof
Thursday that a pilot threatened with execution by the Islamic State
group was alive, as a deadline set by the jihadists to free a female
militant expired.
ISIS threatens to behead Obama and 'transform
America into Muslim province': The
masked ISIS fighter threatened attacks on the US, France, Belgium and
the Kurds, claiming that the group's followers will kill the American
and Kurdish presidents as well as detonating car bombs and explosives in
European countries that are part of the international coalition fighting
against it.
Isis stands strong as its numerous enemies fail
to find a common plan to defeat it: Analysis:
The jihadis are being squeezed militarily and economically, but there is
no sign of an implosion.
Al-Qaeda Militants Kill 2 Yemeni Soldiers in
Marib: Two Yemeni soldiers were
killed and two wounded when they were ambushed by suspected al-Qaeda
militants in the central province of Marib, a regional official said on
Thursday.
Yemeni president under house arrest - govt:
The Yemeni government on Thursday accused Houthi rebels of keeping
President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah under
house arrest.
Yemen PM Bahah confirms resignation:
Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah on Thursday confirmed his
resignation, broadcaster Al Arabiya reported. He stepped down after
Shiite Ansar Allah militias, linked to the Houthi movement, seized the
presidential palace.
Israel Kills A Spanish UN Peacekeeper In Lebanon:
Spain on Wednesday said Israeli fire had killed a Spanish UN peacekeeper
serving in South Lebanon and called on the United Nations to fully
investigate the violence
Hezbollah conveys to Israel it does not want
escalation: United Nations delivers
message to Israeli leaders; officials on both sides of border announce
return to routine
Professor Fired for Criticizing Israel Files
Lawsuit Against University of Illinois:
Steven Salaita, an academic whose contract for tenured professorship was
abruptly terminated by the University of Illinois board of trustees last
September for tweets critical of Israel, has filed a lawsuit against the
university’s administrators and unnamed donors.
Senate panel advances Iran sanctions bill:
Only four Democrats - Senators Sherrod Brown, Jack Reed, Jeff Merkley
and Elizabeth Warren - voted against the bill sponsored by Republican
Senator Mark Kirk and Democrat Robert Menendez.
Egypt state TV says 20 killed, 36 wounded in
Sinai attacks: - Egyptian state TV
says simultaneous attacks on police and military targets in the Sinai
Peninsula on Thursday killed 20 people, including civilians, and wounded
36.
18 killed in Taliban attack:
At least 11 Afghan policemen were killed and several others wounded in
an attack on a checkpoint in the Andar District of Ghazni province,
according to local officials. Seven Taliban fighters were also killed in
the attack, which occurred on Wednesday night, Deputy Provincial
Governor Mohammed Ali Ahmadi said.
Suicide bomb at Afghan funeral for Taliban
victims kills 16: A suicide bomber
struck a funeral in Afghanistan for the victims of an earlier Taliban
attack, killing 16 people and wounding 39, an Afghan official said.
5 Killed by Roadside Bomb in Eastern Afghanistan:
Afghanistan car bombFive people, including a policeman and a child, were
killed by roadside bombing in two Afghanistan’s eastern provinces, TASS
news agency said.
Taliban not a terrorist group, White House deputy
press secretary says: White House
deputy press secretary Eric Schultz argued during Wednesday’s briefing
that the United States can negotiate prisoner swaps with Taliban
members, because the Taliban is not considered a terrorist group.
Did Obama Order Total Information Shutdown on
Afghanistan?: In a stunning and
blatantly obvious move to try to hide its failed efforts in Afghanistan,
the military suddenly decided back in October that they would classify
any and all information on the capabilities of Afghan National Security
Forces
US kills 4 people near Pak-Afghan border:
At least four suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike on
Thursday in the Nazyan district near the Pak-Afghan border. The identity
of the militants is yet to be ascertained,
Boko Haram : Chad 'captures Nigerian town from
militants': Chad's army has driven
Boko Haram militants out of Malumfatori town in north-eastern Nigeria, a
senior official from Niger has told the BBC. The reported capture of the
town, which lies near the borders of Chad and Niger, follows two days of
fighting.
Over 38,000 Somali children facing starvation: UN:
Over 38,000 Somali children are at "high risk" from dying from
starvation despite hunger levels improving by almost a third across the
war-torn nation, UN experts said Thursday.
Ukraine Chief of Staff Admits No Russian Troops
in Donetsk: Ukraine’s military Chief
of Staff Viktor Muzhenko admitted Russian troops have not been taking
part in combat operations in the country’s east during news briefing in
Kiev, Ukraine Channel 5 television reports.
Ukrainian parliament declares Russia aggressor
state: The Ukrainian parliament, the
Verkhovna Rada, has passed a resolution declaring Russia to be an
aggressor state and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s
Republics to be terrorist organizations.
Gorbachev: US dragging Russia into new Cold War,
which might grow into armed conflict:
“What’s next? Unfortunately, I cannot be sure that the Cold War will not
bring about a ‘hot’ one. I’m afraid they might take the risk,” he said.
IMF to Ukraine: End War or Face Aid Cut-Off:
IMF head gets tough. Cannot go on supporting a country that is blowing
billions on a war without end
RAF Jets Scrambled to Intercept Russian Bombers
Off Dorset Coast: There was very
nearly an international diplomatic situation above the British southern
coastline yesterday, as two Russian Bear long-range bombers were spotted
flying near to British airspace over Dorset.
Greece threatens EU veto over Russian sanctions:
The new Greek government is expected to veto further sanctions against
Russia today, amid fears the radical left-wing party could be moving
closer to the Kremlin.
Greece misinterpreted over Russia sanctions:
minister: Greece's new finance
minister Yanis Varoufakis rejected suggestions that complaints from
Athens over a European Union statement on Ukraine meant it was preparing
to veto sanctions against Russia.
Tsipras Names Cabinet Heading for Clash Over
Bailout and Russia: Greek Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled a cabinet that threatens to maximize
friction with other European Union governments on issues ranging from
the country’s bailout agreement to sanctions on Russia.
MP George Galloway: UK is Well Organized
Hypocrisy & Foreigners Run Our Elections
: Video - Abby Martin interviews UK Respect Party Member of Parliament,
George Galloway, about Tony Blair's comments on Islamism, BBC
censorship, and why he disagrees with the Scottish Independence
movement.
Inquest: Sydney café hostage killed by police
bullet: A hostage who died during a
siege in a downtown Sydney cafe was killed when she was struck by
fragments of a bullet fired from a police officer's gun as authorities
stormed in to end the 16-hour standoff, a lawyer told an inquest on
Thursday.
U.S. Acknowledges Conviction of Guantanamo
Detainee Should Not Stand: The United
States has acknowledged that the conviction of an Australian man held
for nearly six years in Guantanamo Bay was not legally valid.
Castro demands Guantanamo Bay in return for
US-Cuba diplomatic deal: Cuba has
demanded the US hand back the Guantanamo Bay military base before
relations with Washington are normalised.
In a speech, President Raul Castro also called for the lifting of the US
trade embargo and Cuba's removal from a terror list.
Raul Castro warns U.S. against meddling in Cuba's
affairs: "Everything appears to
indicate that the aim is to foment an artificial political opposition
via economic, political and communicational means," Castro told a summit
in Costa Rica.
Jesse Ventura: Chris Kyle Is No Hero, He's a Liar:
Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, won $1.8 million in a defamation lawsuit
last year against the estate of the late Chris Kyle, the SEAL
protagonist of the movie, which has sparked debate over whether snipers
should be considered heroes.
Obama to request big defense budget hike:
President Barack Obama will ask Congress for a hefty, almost 8 percent
boost for the Pentagon, including $5.3 billion to equip and train Iraqi
soldiers and moderate Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants in
the Middle East.
House of Cards: A DC Real Estate Column
: House of Cards, an ongoing real estate
column, examines the lifestyle and houses of DC’s most notorious elite.
Today we profile, former Democratic Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle
who recently sold a seven-bedroom house for $3.25 million.
Denver Police Shooting: Witness Claims Colorado
Officers Walked Up to Teen's Car Window and Shot Her:
Another teenager riding in the car that 17-year-old teenager Jessica
Hernandez was driving when she was gunned down by Denver police this
week is dramatically disputing officer's versions of the shooting,
sparking protest across the city.
Mother of girl killed by Denver police wants
independent autopsy: Monday shooting
of Jessica Hernandez was the fourth time in seven months that a Denver
officer fired at a vehicle after perceiving it as a threat
Texas Cop Kill Mentally Ill Teenage Girl In
Police Station : Watch: The three
officers involved in the death of Coignard are now on paid leave. A
preliminary autopsy has classified the teenager's death as a homicide.
WATCH: Seattle cop pepper-sprays teacher directly
in face for walking too close: A high
school teacher and activist sued the city of Seattle after a police
officer sprayed chemical irritant directly into his face as he left a
peaceful rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Mayor Says Homeless People Are Criminals, Closes
Public Park To Drive Them Away: The
California mayor joins a long list of mayors who are attempting to crack
down on homelessness by cracking down on the homeless themselves.
January 28, 2015
Foreign Troops in Ukraine? You Bet!
By Daniel McAdams
US military on the ground in Ukraine is a significant escalation, far
beyond the previous deployment of additional US and NATO troops in
neighboring Poland and the Baltics.
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War Is Going Badly for Kiev. Which Makes It All
the More Dangerous
By The Saker
The worse the Junta's military defeats, the higher the risk of a major
false flag.
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The Reality And Horror Of War
Ukrainian POW's Face NAF Commander Givi and the Fury of Donetsk
Residents
Graphic Video
Ukraine's Armed Forces try to storm Donetsk Int. Airport and get
annihilated by Novorossiya Armed Forces headed by Givi, Motorola, and
others. Full, uncensored version [not for the faint of heart].
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"MUST WATCH: Nov 2013 (pre-Maidan!):
Ukraine Deputy has proof of USA staging civil war in Ukraine".
Video and Transcript
The project is currently overseen and under the responsibility…of the US
ambassador to Ukraine.
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Startling Revelations:
IS Operative Confesses To Getting Funds Via US
By Naveed Miraj
Yousaf al Salafi – allegedly the Pakistan commander of Islamic State
(IS) or Daish – has confessed during investigations that he has been
receiving funds through the United States.
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Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels’ Cash
By Jamie Dettmer
Even the favored secular militias groomed to fight ISIS have seen their
funding cut in half.
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The Time Machine in Australia
By Gary Flomenhoft
Just tell us which of your illegal, immoral wars to join, and we’ll be
there pronto!
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Lebanon, Syria: The Resistance Strikes Back
By Moon Of Alabama
Today's attack on the Israeli convoy is the (deserved) response for the
various Israeli peace violations.
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American Sniper and US Doom
By Finian Cunningham
Every day, some 20 US military veterans commit suicide, most of them
wracked by mental breakdown.
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The Troops Are Destroying Our Country
By Jacob G. Hornberger
The truth is that the troops, through what they’re doing over there, are
indirectly destroying our country, our rights and freedoms, our safety
and security, and our economic well-being.
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The Future of Freedom:
Interview with NSA Whistleblower William Binney
By Tragedy and Hope
"No other country in the world could have done to us, what we have done
to ourselves"
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Democracy For Sale
Koch Brothers Plan to Spend $900M on Campaign
By Nicholas Confessore
The goal, announced Monday at the Kochs' annual winter donor retreat in
Palm Springs, Calif., would effectively allow the Kochs' political
organization to operate at the same financial scale as the Democratic
and Republican parties.
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36 killed in clashes with IS in Iraq:
A total of 36 people were killed in attacks and clashes with the Islamic
State (IS) militants in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala Wednesday,
security sources said.
Survivors say Iraqi forces watched as Shi'ite
militias executed 72 Sunnis:
Survivors tell the same story: they were taken from their homes by men
in uniform; heads down and linked together, then led in small groups to
a field, made to kneel, and selected to be shot one by one.
ISIS & Japan agree on hostage swap, Japanese
journalist to be freed 'within hours':
Japan and ISIS have agreed on an exchange of journalist Kenji Goto, held
hostage by the Islamist militants, for Sajida al-Rishawi, the Iraqi
woman who killed 60 people in a 2005 Jordan bombing, a senior Japanese
diplomat said.
IS hostages: Jordan in pilot exchange offer after
Goto video: Jordan says it is willing
to hand over an Iraqi woman on death row in exchange for a Jordanian
pilot being held by Islamic State (IS) militants.
Too soon to say 'mission accomplished' in Kobani,
U.S. official says: "About 90 percent
of the town has been retaken and ISIL, whether on order or the fact that
they are just breaking ranks, are withdrawing from the town," the
official told reporters, adding that the number of Islamic State
fighters killed in the fighting in Kobani "is in the four figures."
Syria Kurds return to 'destroyed' Kobane:
Kobane officials say at least half of the town is in ruins as many Kurds
return after ISIL was pushed out on Monday.
Syria approves U.N. $2.9 billion humanitarian aid
plan for 2015: Syria said on
Wednesday it has approved a United Nations plan to deliver humanitarian
aid to millions of people in the war-torn country this year, but warned
the only way to the end the crisis was to help Damascus fight terrorism.
Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes
Awry: Plagued By Red Tape and Skimpy
Supplies, U.S. Shifts Program’s Focus
Map: How the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and
Syria has surged since October: The
number of foreign fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria, mostly to fight
alongside the Islamic State, has grown to 20,000 — up more than 5,000
from previous estimates made in October, according to the International
Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR).
2 IDF soldiers, UN peacekeeper killed: Israel,
Hezbollah exchange fire: Israel
responded to the attack on the IDF vehicle by firing 25 artillery shells
into Lebanon, according to Lebanese security officials cited by Naharnet.
Two soldiers killed, 7 hurt in attack on Lebanon
border: Hezbollah claims revenge
strike on Israeli patrol; IDF bombards targets in Lebanon in response,
reportedly killing a UN peacekeeper
Officials react to Hezbollah attack on Israeli
convoy with mix of praise, denunciation:
A Foreign Ministry statement said Lebanon remained commited to U.N.
Resolution 1701, arguing that Hezbollah’s attack did not amount to a
violation of the 2006 deal since it targeted an Israeli military convoy
inside the Shebaa Farms, which is occupied Lebanese territory.
Gaza war ‘unlawful’: Israeli rights group blames
IDF for deliberately targeting residential areas:
An Israeli human rights group has accused the IDF of war crimes during
last year’s Gaza invasion by launching airstrikes that intentionally
targeted residential areas, killing women and children, while claiming
that Hamas was hiding behind civilians.
B’Tselem accuses IDF of violating laws of war in
Gaza: Israeli rights group says
military illegally targeted homes of Hamas leaders who hid behind
civilians, and distorted facts
Shimon Peres, apologize for Israel's enablement
of the Rwandan and Serbian genocides:
It is still not too late to admit theses crimes, that will be remembered
forever, were committed in the name of the citizens of Israel.
When the going gets tough, the Jews start packing:
I'm thinking of quitting Britain over 'very, very depressing' recent
rise in anti-Semitic attacks, says Jewish actress Maureen Lipman
US kills 12 year old student in Yemen:
A Yemeni rights group said on Tuesday a sixth grade student aged about
12 was killed in a U.S. drone strike east of the capital Sanaa, an
assertion that could raise fresh concern over Washington's campaign
against suspected militants.
U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two –
Again: News Analysis - "This double
game was well known to the Americans. They went along with it. It is
what allowed AQAP to take Jar and other regions of Yemen and hold them
with some ease." -- Vijay Prashad
Senate Dems oppose Iran sanctions vote before
March 24: Democrats on the Senate
Banking Committee made clear Tuesday they oppose passing a new Iran
sanctions bill, at least until a March 24 deadline for a framework
agreement in the ongoing negotiations.
Bahrain's most senior opposition leader goes on
trial: Bahrain's top opposition
leader went on trial on Wednesday on charges of promoting the violent
overthrow of the political system, a case that has riled his followers
and inflamed unrest in the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab state.
Foreign intervention ‘100 times more likely’ in
oil-rich states – study: Cutting-edge
research from British universities has confirmed a belief long held by
conspiracy theorists, realists and hawkish neoconservatives alike: oil
drives foreign intervention and war.
23 killed in Ukraine fighting;
Ukrainian troops and independence-seeking forces were locked in fierce
fighting in eastern regions, killing at least 23 people, authorities
said
3 Ukrainian soldiers killed in east:
Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said
the situation remains tense and pro-Russian rebels are attacking the
army on all fronts.
Ukraine rebels say government forces pushed back
near Donetsk: Pro-federation forces
said on Tuesday they had pushed Ukrainian government troops out of two
districts on the outskirts of their main stronghold Donetsk, and their
aim was to expand their control to the entire region.
English Speaking Mercenary in Mariupol ID’d as
Brit Leon Swampy From London, England:
Report: An English speaking mercenary seen in a video following the
assault on Mariupol early Saturday has been identified through social
media as British-born Leon Swampy.
U.S. to Give $2 Billion to Ukraine as Fears Grow
of Full-On War: The United States has
agreed to give the Ukrainian government $2 billion in loan guarantees as
fighting increases between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels.
"No
Money For War"--IMF to Ukraine: The
International Monetary Fund will assist Ukraine only after the situation
inside the country is stabilized. The IMF Executive Director Christine
Lagarde made this announcement in a Monday interview with Le Monde.
US warns of more sanctions on Russia:
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has said sanctions against Russia could
be extended because of the escalation of violence in east Ukraine.
New Greek govt furious over EU 'unequivocal'
anti-Russia statement: The new Greek
government has spoken out against the EU partners over the statement
that lays the blame for Saturday’s fatal attack on the Ukrainian city of
Mariupol on Russia. Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria voiced similar
objections earlier.
Greece will not default - PM Tsipras:
The Athens Stock Exchange fell by 8% in response to Mr Tsipras's
remarks, and as it emerged that his government was putting on hold major
privatisation projects, including the port of Piraeus and the main power
company, the Public Power Corporation of Greece.
12 killed as Mali's MNLA Tuareg rebels hit by
suicide bombers: Suicide bombers and
armed attackers have killed about a dozen people in an assault on rebel
positions in northern Mali, security sources have said. This is the
first suicide bombing blamed on the pro-government Gatia militia
fighting Tuareg rebels.
Libya: Former US marine died in gun battle with
Tripoli hotel attackers: The gunmen
sprayed the lobby with gunfire before moving upstairs, killing victims
reported to include a French citizen and two Filipinos.Berry died in a
gun battle on one of the upper floors.
Amnesty calls for U.N. sanctions, war crimes
probe in Libya: The battle over
Benghazi is part of a wider conflict involving two major factions and
their competing governments struggling for control of the North African
state and its oil resources four years after civil war ousted Muammar
Gaddafi.
Tears, chants as rebel child soldiers are freed
in South Sudan: More than 2,000 boys
are expected to be released in the next few weeks - the largest handover
in the short history of the world's youngest nation - and reunited with
their families.
AU, China agree big infrastructure deal:
African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma praised the proposal at "the
most substantive project the AU has ever signed with a partner",
although the ambitious project that includes highways and high speed
railways is at present just a commitment to develop the infrastructure,
and contains few details.
Five suspected Taliban militants killed in
Pakistan: Five suspected Taliban
militants were killed in a clash with security forces in the southern
port city of Karachi on Wednesday, police said. The clash occurred in a
suburban neighborhood of the eastern district after police raided a
militant hideout.
European commission plans to request 42 items of
personal information about air passengers:
A new European commission counter-terror plan will require the blanket
collection and storage for up to five years of personal data records of
all passengers flying in and out of Europe, the Guardian can reveal.
Canada Casts Global Surveillance Dragnet Over
File Downloads: Canada’s leading
surveillance agency is monitoring millions of Internet users’ file
downloads in a dragnet search to identify extremists, according to
top-secret documents.
Experts Unmask 'Regin' Trojan as NSA Tool:
The new analysis provides clear proof that Regin is in fact the
cyber-attack platform belonging to the Five Eyes alliance, which
includes the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Spies Among Us:
How Community Outreach Programs to Muslims Blur Lines between Outreach
and Intelligence
VIDEO: Faith Leaders Unite Against Bigotry In The
Name Of Religion After Dallas Muslims Were Targeted By Hate Groups:
Leaders and members of many beliefs talked about how what was shouted
and scrawled on to posters was wrong and how much it hurt Muslims who
are family, neighbors and friends.
Apple posts the biggest quarterly profit in
history: Apple reported a net profit
of $18bn (£11.8bn) in its fiscal first quarter, which tops the $15.9bn
made by ExxonMobil in the second quarter of 2012, according to Standard
and Poor's.
US May Be behind Drug Accusations against
Venezuelan Politician: Cabello's
former chief of security Leamsy Salazar left Venezuela in December, and
this week surfaced in the United States to accuse Cabello of supposedly
having “links” to illegal activities.
Mexican President Tells Nation to 'Move On' from
43 Students: Mexican President
Enrique Peña Nieto asked the nation not to get “caught up” in the
enforced disappearances of the 43 Ayotzinapa students from the southern
Mexican state of Guerrero – Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam,
insisted the investigation into the matter is closed.
Georgia: Mentally handicapped Warren Hill
executed : The 54-year-old, who has
the mental age of a child, had three last-minute stays of executions
before he was finally killed by the state of Georgia.
January 27, 2015
Killing Ragheads for Jesus
By Chris Hedges
The movie “American Sniper” lionizes the most despicable aspects of U.S.
society—including the belief that Christians are called upon to
exterminate “lesser breeds.”
Continue
WATCH: Chomsky Blasts 'American Sniper' and the
Media that Glorifies It
By Janet Allon
The famed professor draws a disturbing parallel between "Sniper" and our
"global assassination program."
Continue
Why Do Critics Love American Sniper?
By Jonathan Cook
The only reason audiences could be raving about American Sniper, is that
it closely aligns with the mood of self-pity that currently dominates in
the US.
Continue
The Persians Are Coming!
By Patrick J. Buchanan
The issue is whether Iran represents a threat to our security worth
risking a war. For that is where many, including Bibi, want us to go.
Continue
It Is Time For Iran To Tell The West ‘Goodbye’
By Paul Craig Roberts
It is pointless for Iran to negotiate with the West in hopes of gaining
acceptance. Iran is on the same list as Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi, and
Assad.
Continue
Syria's President Speaks
A Conversation With Bashar al-Assad
By Jonathan Tepperman
Israel is supporting the rebels in Syria. It’s very clear. Because
whenever we make advances in some place, they make an attack in order to
undermine the army. It’s very clear.
Continue
Russia In The Cross Hairs
By Paul Craig Roberts
In my opinion, Russia is in grave danger.
Continue
French President’s Holocaust Day Speech Presages
Crackdown On Palestine Supporters
By Ali Abunimah
French President François Hollande used an International Holocaust
Memorial Day speech to confirm that his government plans to tighten its
control over what people are allowed to say online.
Continue
White House Threatened By Drones
By Chris Floyd
a small, private drone crashed on the lawn near the president’s home.
This episode, though minor, has alerted the White House to a wider
problem, the official said.
Continue
Torture If You Must, But Do Not Under Any
Circumstances Call the New York Times
By Dan Froomkin
Monday’s guilty verdict in the trial of former CIA officer Jeffrey
Sterling on espionage charges — for talking to a newspaper reporter — is
the latest milepost on the dark and dismal path Barack Obama has
traveled since his inaugural promises to usher in a “new era of
openness.”
Continue
Barrett Brown’s Sentence Is Unjust, But It May
Become The Norm For Journalists
By Trevor Timm
Jailed, in part, because he shared a link to a stolen document that he
did not steal, and despite the fact that this is not a crime.
Continue
Iraq's Shiite militias killed 70 civilians after
IS rollback: Sunni leaders: Report:
Sunni politicians and tribal chiefs from Iraq’s eastern Diyala province
accused Shiite militias on Monday of killing more than 70 unarmed
civilians who had fled clashes with Islamic State militants.
At least 14 killed in violence across Iraq:
At least 14 people have been killed and several others injured in bomb
attacks and acts of violence in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and in
Mosul, sources said Monday.
Canada’s troops keep getting into firefights in
Iraq, and reaction is mixed: Canadian
Special Operations troops have engaged Islamic State militants in Iraq
in firefights at least three times in recent days while training Kurdish
troops, a turn of events that has raised questions about how the
military advising mission in Iraq may be evolving.
Iraq invasion 2003: The bloody warnings six wise
men gave to Tony Blair as he prepared to launch poorly planned campaign:
This was a meeting that could have changed the course of history and,
with better planning for the aftermath, saved countless lives – if only
the Prime Minister and his advisers had listened and acted on the bloody
warnings on that day in November 2002.
Kurds push Islamic State out of Kobani after
four-month battle: Kurdish forces
took control of the Syrian town of Kobani on Monday after driving out
Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group and Syrian state media said,
although Washington said the four-month battle was not yet over.
ISIS threatens to kill 2nd Japanese hostage,
Jordan pilot in 24 hours: The Islamic
State has released a video with a threat to kill a second Japanese
hostage and a Jordanian pilot in the next 24 hours if the Japanese
authorities fail to persuade Jordan to release failed suicide bomber
Sajida al-Rishawi from prison.
Assad seeks agreement over U.S. air strikes in
Syria: President Bashar al-Assad has
said U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria
should be subject to an agreement with Damascus and Syrian troops should
be involved on the ground.
Assad rejects Syria opposition 'puppets' as
Moscow talks begin: Syria's President
Bashar al-Assad has dismissed the country's Western-backed opposition as
"puppets", as a new round of peace talks begins in Moscow.
US kills 3 people in Yemen:
Yemeni tribal and security officials in the central
province of Marib said a missile hit a vehicle carrying three men near
the boundary with neighboring Shabwa province, an Al-Qaeda stronghold.
Attack kills 2 Al Qaeda militants, Yemeni soldier
: Al Qaeda militants attacked a military checkpoint in southern Yemen on
Monday, killing a soldier and wounding two others, a local official told
Reuters. Two of the gunmen were also killed.
Houthis free top aide to Yemen president:
Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak was relased on Tuesday, and handed over to local
tribes in the southern province of Shabwa.
US closes embassy in Yemen amid political turmoil:
The decision to close the US outpost in Yemen to the public was made
"out of abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who
may be visiting the embassy," US officials said in a statement published
on Monday.
Three more beheaded under new Saudi king:
According to an AFP tally, their executions bring to 16 the number of
Saudis and foreigners put to death this year under the kingdom's strict
version of Islamic sharia law.
Iran sends warning to Israel via US officials:
The Tuesday report quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein
Amirabdollahian as saying, "We told the Americans that the leaders of
the Zionist regime should await the consequences of their act."
Israel 'systematically mistreats' Palestinian
children in custody: "Arrested
children are commonly taken into custody by heavily armed soldiers,
blindfolded with their wrists tied behind their backs before being
transported to an interrogation centre," the CRIN report said.
UN halts Gaza house repairs saying donors failed
to pay up: "$5.4 billion was pledged
at the Cairo (aid) conference last October and virtually none of it has
reached Gaza. This is distressing and unacceptable.
Pakistan says 53 alleged ‘terrorists’ killed in
airstrikes near Afghanistan: “In
precise aerial strikes, 53 terrorists including some foreigners were
killed,” the Pakistani military said in a statement on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: At least 30 Taliban killed in Kundoz
operation: Afghan forcesSecurity
officials in northern Kundoz province say Taliban have suffered heavy
casualties in the ongoing operation in Imam Sahib District.
Boko Haram Attacks Leave at Least 30 Dead in
Nigeria’s Northeast: “They attacked
our people in Madagali, Michika and surrounding villages” yesterday,
Adamu Kamale, a member of the Adamawa state legislature representing the
area, said by phone Tuesday from Yola, the state capital. “They
destroyed houses and shops and killed a lot of people.”
13 killed in South Sudan convoy ambush:
At least 13 people, including four journalists, were killed in South
Sudan’s western region, when gunmen attacked their convoy in the
country’s west, a military spokesman said.
Hostage Crisis Hits Libya, 8 Dead in Luxury Hotel:
Heavily armed men stormed a luxury hotel overlooking the Meditarranean.
They fired indiscriminately at staff and patrons, while detonating a car
bomb.
UN Troops in Mali Kill at Least 3 Protesters:
United Nations peacekeepers in the northern Malian town of Gao killed at
least three people on Tuesday when they used live rounds to disperse
protesters there, witnesses said, but a U.N. spokesman said only warning
shots were fired.
Putin: Ukraine army is NATO legion aimed at
restraining Russia:
According to Putin, the Ukrainian army “is not an army,
but a foreign legion, in this case a foreign NATO legion, which, of
course, doesn’t pursue the national interests of Ukraine.”
EU leaders likely to decide on new Russia
sanctions: European Union leaders
asked their foreign ministers on Tuesday to consider possible new
sanctions on Russia in response to a rebel offensive in eastern Ukraine,
but a final decision to impose them is likely to be left to a summit
next month.
FBI arrests alleged Russian spy in New York:
- Federal agents on Monday arrested an alleged
Russian spy in New York accused of trying to recruit sources and collect
economic intelligence while working as a Manhattan banker, officials
said.
Russian 'spy' was the son of top KGB officer
: The father of one of the three
alleged Russian spies in America was a high ranking FSB intelligence
service officer, it emerged today.
Russia, Iran to Create Joint Bank for
Transactions in National Currencies:
Relations between Moscow and Tehran are actively developing, according
to Iranian ambassador, so the two countries are planning to trade in
national currencies.
Tear gas at Kosovo rally demanding minister
resign over war victims comment:
Police have deployed tear gas to disperse some 2,000 protesters, who
rallied in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina. The demonstration called for the
dismissal of a Serb minister accused of insulting Albanian war victims.
Greece debt repayment in full is 'unrealistic',
says Syriza: "I haven't met an
economist in their heart of hearts that will tell you that Greece will
pay back all of that debt. It can't be done," Mr Tsakalotos said.
Jury Convicts Sterling on All Nine Counts:
There’s much more that raises questions about the
legitimacy (though not necessarily the outcome) of the trial, such as
the things CIA managed to keep secret, including that the CIA had
declared state secrets over some of the evidence submitted at trial to
deprive Sterling of the ability to sue for discrimination.
WikiLeaks Slams Google Capitulation to US
Government: WikiLeaks strongly
criticized Google at a press conference in Geneva Monday for taking two
and a half years to divulge that it had handed over staff emails from
the open information journalistic group to the U.S. government.
Secret ‘BADASS’ Intelligence Program Spied on
Smartphones: British and Canadian spy
agencies accumulated sensitive data on smartphone users, including
location, app preferences, and unique device identifiers, by
piggybacking on ubiquitous software from advertising and analytics
companies, according to a document obtained by NSA whistleblower Edward
Snowden.
DEA Using License-Plate Readers To Build Database
Of Millions Of Drivers: Under the
authority of the Justice Department, the DEA has been building a
national database to track in real time the movement of millions of
vehicles around the country, current and newly released government
documents show.
“I don't trust the policy of the United States.”:
Fidel Castro Expresses Cautious Support of Cuba/US Talks:
Fidel Castro conceded, “I don't trust the policy of the United States
nor have I had an exchange with them.” “But, this does not mean ... a
rejection of a peaceful solution to conflicts or the dangers of war,” he
explained.
Bolivian President Denounces Neoliberal Attacks
Against Venezuela: The economic war
and political destabilization plan against Venezuela is rooted in the
last 15 years of opposition attempts to unconstitutionally take over
state power. Morales applauded the Venezuelan people for “defeating
political conspiracies with maturity.”
Argentina to dissolve intelligence body after
prosecutor death: The move comes
after the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman - hours before
he had been due to testify against senior government officials.
Mexico missing: Thousands march to demand full
investigation: Thousands of people
have taken part in demonstrations in Mexico City to demand a full
investigation into the disappearance of 43 students four months ago.
January 25, 2015
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“Panic in Kiev: Ukrainian Forces Surrender
Donbass”
By Dmitry Orlov
Local authorities in Ukrainian-controlled districts near the front
report that Ukrainian soldiers are deserting with their weapons and
taking to looting the countryside in increasing numbers.
Continue
"Out Of My Face Please" - Are US Soldiers In
Mariupol?
By Tyler Durden
This video clip raises many questions about American involvement in the
ongoing conflict.
Continue
Russia Accuses Poles of 'Mockery of History' Over
Auschwitz
By VANESSA GERA
Russia has accused Poland of engaging in a "mockery of history" after
the Polish foreign minister credited Ukrainian soldiers, rather than the
Soviet Red Army, with liberating Auschwitz 70 years ago.
Hillary Clinton Mocks Putin
Gladly Accepts $500K in Jewels from Head-Chopping Saudi Dictator
By Riley Waggaman
Does Putin need to behead someone to curry her favor? Maybe...
Continue
US A Dangerous Ally: Former Australia PM
By Staff Reporter
The United States will eventually use Australia as a base to attack
China.
Continue
Tsipras Declares End to 'Vicious Cycle of
Austerity' After Syriza Wins Greek Election
By Matthew Weaver
With more than three-quarters of the results in Syriza is projected to
win 149 seats in the 300 seat parliament.
Continue
Greece Shows What Can Happen When The Young
Revolt Against Corrupt Elites
By Paul Mason
“These guys have avoided paying tax through the Metaxas dictatorship,
the Nazi occupation, a civil war and a military junta.”
Continue
Syrian troops kill 117 rebels in
southern region: state media:
The Syrian troops killed as many as 117 extremist rebels in separate
operations in southern Syria, the state news agency SANA reported
Saturday. The army forces killed 47 terrorists of the al-Qaida-linked
Nusra Front in the town of Mashara in the southern province of al-Qunaitera,
according to SANA.
Feinstein: It Is Time For U.S. Special Forces On
The Ground In Syria: I think we need
to protect our allies: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan. And be more
pronounced about it.
Bush Blair Legacy Continues As -
65 killed in clashes, bomb attacks in Iraq:
A total of 56 people were killed in the clashes between security forces
and the Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq and 9 others killed in
bomb attacks targeting restaurants in the capital Baghdad on Sunday,
security sources said.
1,000 US paratroopers from
Panther Brigade headed to Iraq this week:
More than three years after the U.S. military presence in Iraq was
thought over, about a quarter of the Panther Brigade will return with a
new mission to help "train" Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State.
Iran vows retaliatory response to
fresh sanctions by U.S.: Iran's
Majlis (parliament) has devised retaliatory plans in case that the
United States imposes fresh sanctions on the country over its nuclear
program, the Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said here on Saturday.
Report: Germany Halts Arms Exports To Saudi Arabia:
Germany has decided to stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia because of
"instability in the region," German daily Bild reported on Sunday.
Israeli president declines invitation to meet
Obama: Talks between two presidents'
offices had intensified in recent days, but Rivlin eventually had to
decline, citing scheduling conflict.
Israeli journalist covering prosecutor's death
flees Argentina: Reporter who broke
death of federal prosecutor flies home to
Israel saying he fears for his safety from
security agents.
Anti-Israel cartoon breached standards,
Australian press organization finds:
An Australian press organization has judged that a cartoon published in
The Sydney Morning Herald violated press Standards of Practice by the
way it linked symbols of the Jewish faith to criticism of Israel.
White House says drone strikes in Yemen continue
despite Houthi "coup": Continuing
“partnered” strikes with the Yemenis provides a signal that the US still
considers itself to have reliable allies on the ground to spot for drone
strikes and aid in other attacks on an al-Qaida affiliate observers fear
will capitalize on the unfolding unrest in the country.
Yemeni president decides to withdraw resignation:
A presidential advisor, requesting anonymity, told Xinhua that Hadi made
his decision to withdraw the resignation based on the international
efforts led by United Nations envoy Jamal Bin Omar, as well as
representatives of the political parties in the country.
Rain of Molotovs: Bahraini protesters batter
police armored vehicles with petrol bombs:
Molotov cocktail armed protesters clashed with police in Sitra, just
east of Bahrain's main island on Friday, as demonstrators demanded the
release of imprisoned Shia opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
We are very close to nuclear agreement:
Rouhani: Iranian president Hassan Rouhani says the country is "very
close" to clinching a deal with global powers on its nuclear program.
At least 100 Boko Haram militants killed in
attack on Nigerian city : At least
100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists were killed on Sunday as the
militants attempted to penetrate the north eastern city of Maiduguri, a
local vigilante and a military official said.
Kerry in Nigeria to warn against postelection
violence: In a rare high-level visit
to Africa's most populous country, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on
Sunday urged Nigeria's leading presidential candidates to refrain from
fomenting violence after next month's vote, and he condemned savage
attacks by Boko Haram, an al-Qaida-linked insurgency.
15 killed in Egypt in clashes with police
: 15 more people have been killed in clashes between protesters and
police, making Sunday the deadliest day since former army chief Abdel
Fattah al-Sisi was elected president in June.
6 killed as gunmen kidnap Libyan deputy foreign
minister: As sporadic factional
fighting continued in several parts of the country, six people were
killed when rockets hit residential houses in the city of Benghazi on
Sunday, medics said.
Rockets kill 30 in Mariupol as rebels launch
offensive: Ukraine blamed pro-Russia
rebels, but the separatists said Ukrainian forces were behind the
attacks.
Military-clad English-speakers caught on camera
in Mariupol shelling aftermath: Armed
people in uniform speaking fluent English with no accent have been
spotted in Mariupol in the aftermath of the rocket hit, fuelling
allegations that foreign private military contractors are serving among
Ukrainian troops.
US Trainers To Deploy To Ukraine:
American soldiers will deploy to Ukraine this spring to begin training
four companies of the Ukrainian National Guard, the head of US Army
Europe Lt. Gen Ben Hodges said during his first visit to Kiev on
Wednesday.
Poroshenko to IMF: Did I Say $17 Billion? We
Actually Need $50 Billion: Ukrainian
President Petro Poroshenko has told the IMF that his government cannot
raise bilateral financing from the EU or the NATO allies, and now
requires $50 billion, triple the $17 billion agreed with the IMF last
April
US Army looking to store tanks, equipment in
Eastern Europe: U.S. Army Europe will
soon dispatch a survey team to eastern Europe to scout locations for
tanks and other military hardware as part of a broader effort to bolster
the U.S. military presence in a region, the Army’s top commander in
Europe said Friday.
Russia develops heavy drone, promises S500
missile system by 2017: The Russian
military is putting the finishing touches to its very own heavy military
UAV. The drone is part of a wider modernization effort, with the
cutting-edge flagship S500 missile system coming in 2017.
Greek PM concedes election defeat:
Antonis Samaras hopes nation's EU membership will not be endangered as
Syriza party heads towards big election victory.
Slaves No More: EU’s bailout program for Greece
‘dead’ – Syriza economist: The
bailout program, which the outgoing Greek government signed with the EU,
is dead and will be renegotiated, Yiannis Milios, chief economy policy
maker at the leftist anti-austerity party Syriza said after it won the
country’s parliamentary election.
35 alleged militants killed in army airstrikes in
NW Pakistan: At least 35 militants
were killed in Pakistan army's airstrikes in the northwestern restive
tribal region of North Waziristan, the military said on Sunday.
Dozens of police commandos killed in Philippines:
More than 30 Philippine police commandos have been killed in a clash
with fighters from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) while
hunting a top criminal suspect in the country's south, a local official
has said.
Pakistan Restores Power After Blast Blacks Out
80% of Country: Power is completely
restored in Pakistan after a terrorist attack triggered a power failure
and caused a blackout across about 80 percent of the nation.
Obama, Modi Move Closer With Nuclear Liability
Breakthrough: “We think we came to an
understanding of the liability” issue, U.S. Ambassador Richard Verma
said. The deal “now opens the door for U.S. and other companies to come
forward and help India develop its nuclear, non-carbon-based energy
production.”
Maduro Says Mexican Ex-President Has Ties with
Drug Cartels: Venezuelan President
Nicolas Maduro accused Felipe Calderon of plotting with opposition to
kill him and to topple his government.
Harvard professors warn 'privacy is dead'
: Predict mosquito-sized robots that
steal samples of your DNA
Matt Taibbi: 'American Sniper' Is Almost Too Dumb
to Criticize: Op-Ed: We end up
talking about Chris Kyle and his dilemmas, and not about the Rumsfelds
and Cheneys and other officials up the chain who put Kyle and his
high-powered rifle on rooftops in Iraq and asked him to shoot women and
children.
Ex-spies infiltrate Hollywood as espionage TV shows and movies
multiply: Many former CIA officials
tiptoe into Hollywood by writing books, getting them optioned and
consulting on whatever project results.
US General’s A-10 treason comment sparks concerns over protected
speech: “If anyone accuses me of
saying this, I will deny it … anyone who is passing information to
Congress about A-10 capabilities is committing treason,” Post told an
audience of officers at Nellis Air Force Base according to the military
blog John Q. Public.
Watch - Clip shows Oklahoma cop chasing, gunning
down suspect (GRAPHIC VIDEO) -
Grand Jury Clears Two Cops Who Beat African
American Woman Over An Unpaid Traffic Ticket:
Video - It was all caught on video by overhead cameras which recorded
the officers grabbing Diggles by the hair, and slamming her face on the
counter, then pinning her down on the floor.
More homeless camps are appearing beyond downtown
L.A.'s skid row: Evicted four months
ago from their Highland Park apartment, Louis Morales and his
18-year-old stepson, Arthur Valenzuela, live half-hidden by brush along
the nearby Arroyo Seco riverbed.
January 24, 2015
Charlie
Hebdo, A Free Press, And Social
Security
By Paul Craig Roberts
America is now a closed-mind
country. Minds are closed by
ideological agendas, by narrow
private interests, and by the
view that only conspiracy kooks
dissent from official
explanations.
Continue
A Key Day In The Ukrainian Conflict?
By Alexander Mercouris
This may turn out to be a critical day in the evolution of the Ukrainian
conflict.
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The Murderous Folly of the New Cold War
By Chris Floyd
America’s media and political elites are colluding to obscure the
realities of the most volatile and dangerous situation in world politics
today: Washington's insane drive to destroy the Russian economy and
force "regime change" in the Kremlin.
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US ‘Democracy Promotion’ In Ukraine Is About
Dominating ‘Greater Middle East’
By Nafeez Ahmed
The US has a long and sordid history of covertly interfering in Ukraine
through ultra-nationalist, Nazi and neo-Nazi factions.
Continue
With Aleppo Encircled, West Seeks Wildcard to
Save its Terror Hordes
By Tony Cartalucci
The West conspired to intentionally build up and unleash terrorist
mercenaries affiliated with Al Qaeda across the Arab World to fight a
proxy war against Iran and its growing arc of influence.
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Greater Israel
Netanyahu Seeks to Turn US Congress Against Elected American President
By Anthony Bellchambers
Is this what PM Cameron, President Obama and and their combined
electorates of 370 million really want – to renounce democratic
government so as to be dictated to by the prime minister of a state of
just eight million.
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Occupier’s Justice: Heads and Tails you Lose
By Jonathan Cook
Yesterday I had an idea for a short story to explain the unrelenting
insanity of the occupation for ordinary Palestinians. Tell me what you
think.
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The Tsunami Facing Cuba
By Eric Margolis
Obama administration has finally figured out how to put an end to Cuba’s
Communist system.
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Law Has Been Murdered
By Paul Craig Roberts
What Brown, Kelly, and Mahoney are in fact proving is that the US is
lawless in the sense that law serves only the government and its agenda.
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Escape from America
By Linh Dinh
In this permanent war, all-seeing, robo cop state, hundreds of thousands
of citizens are already internal refugees shivering in tents, under
bridges and on sidewalks.
Continue
The 12 Worst Ideas Religion Has Unleashed On The
World
By Valerie Tarico
(1) The term “Chosen People” typically refers to the Hebrew Bible and
the ugly idea that God has given certain tribes a Promised Land (even
though it is already occupied by other people).
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The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been
Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
By Johann Hari
If we truly absorb this new story, we will have to change a lot more
than the drug war. We will have to change ourselves.
Continue
Security forces retake areas from IS militants in
Iraq, 49 killed: Iraqi security
forces on Saturday freed a town and seized new areas from the Islamic
State (IS) militants in northern and eastern Iraq, leaving at least 49
IS militants killed, security sources and officials said.
Officials Say Bombings Kill 13 People in Iraq's
Capital: A series of bombings, mainly
targeting Shiite neighborhoods
U.S. Won’t Admit to Killing a Single Civilian in
the ISIS War: Civilian deaths, a
keystone metric of the last war in Iraq, has now become the statistic no
one wants to talk about.
Pentagon dispatches first batch of US forces to
train Syrian mercenaries": The US
troops, mostly special operations forces from the US Special Operations
Command (SOCOM), will begin arriving in countries outside Syria in the
next few days, Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said on
Friday.
Islamic militants behead Japanese hostage, offer
swap for remaining one - reports: A
video has reportedly appeared on the internet showing one of the
Japanese hostages held by jihadists. He claimed his companion was
executed and said the Islamic State want him swapped for a suspected,
female suicide bomber.
Iran moves away from US dollar in foreign trade:
Iran is stopping mutual settlements in dollars with foreign countries
and agreements on bilateral swap in new currencies will be signed in the
near future, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said.
Afghanistan: 21 militants killed in Kunduz:
District chief Amanuddin Quraishi said on Saturday that in the two-joint
day operations five security personnel were also killed. He said that
dead bodies of several militants still remained at the scene. “Three
local policemen (ALP) and two Afghan National Army troops embraced
martyrdom during the fierce clashes,” he said, adding that five
insurgents were also wounded.
Rebels say launched attack on Mariupol as 20
killed in east Ukraine city: At least
20 people were killed by shelling in the east Ukrainian port city of
Mariupol on Saturday, regional police said, as a rebel leader said
separatists were launching an offensive on the city, the news agency RIA
reported.
Watch: PM Zakharchenko handed over the bodies of
the UAF KIAs: POWs visited Donetsk
streets to have a look on results of Ukrainian artillery strikes in
Donetsk
Ukraine drops non-aligned status:
Ukraine's president has signed a bill dropping his country's non-aligned
status but also signalled that a referendum will be held before seeking
NATO membership.
‘The bailout is over. Blackmail is over.
Subservience is over’: Greece will
make history, Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras tells final rally ahead of
general election
Boko Haram attacks village, kills 15 people,
ahead of president's visit:
"The terrorists attacked Kambari village which is less
than five kilometres to Maiduguri around 5:00 am. They killed 15 people
and set the entire hamlet ablaze," said a security source who requested
anonymity.
UN security member killed by unknown gunmen in
Libya's capital: A security staff of
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to Libya was shot dead
by unknown gunmen in Libya's Tripoli on Saturday, said local security
sources.
Libyan Militants Seize A Central Bank Branch With
As Much As $100 Billion Inside:
Fighters loyal to a renegade general in Libya just seized a Central Bank
facility in the coastal city of Benghazi according to The New York
Times.
Haftar forces seize Libya central bank branch in
Benghazi: The UN yesterday condemned
an attack on the office of the Libyan Central Bank in the city of
Benghazi in the east of Libya. The attack appears to have been carried
out by forces loyal to CIA-linked general Khalifa Haftar.
Pentagon agency wants drones to hunt in packs,
like wolves: “Just as wolves hunt in
coordinated packs with minimal communication, multiple CODE-enabled
unmanned aircraft would collaborate to find, track, identify and engage
targets, all under the command of a single human mission supervisor,”
said Jean-Charles Ledé, the program’s manager, in a statement.
Snowden: iPhones Have Secret Spyware That Lets
Govt's Monitor Unsuspecting Users:
The NSA whistleblower's lawyer says the secret software can be remotely
activated to watch the user.
How the CIA made Google:
News Analysis - Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance,
endless war, and Skynet
Ex-FBI Official: 'We Left Our Most Important
Prisoners To Amateurs': Former FBI
agent Ali Soufan was one of the first to interrogate terror suspects at
Guantanamo. He later left the prison and criticized torture methods used
by the CIA. He accuses the government of turning interrogations of
inmates over to outsourced amateurs.
Argentine Officials: Rogue Intelligence Agents
Killed Nisman: Government officials
said Friday that rogue agents from Argentina own intelligence services
were behind the death of Alberto Nisman, a state prosecutor and lead
investigator in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center
that killed 85 people and injured hundreds in Buenos Aires.
Brazil's most populous region facing worst
drought in 80 years: "Since records
for Brazil's south-eastern region began 84 years ago, we have never seen
such a delicate and worrying situation," said Ms Teixeira.
The oceans are warming so fast, they keep
breaking scientists' charts: Wow, was
this a bad year for those who deny the reality and the significance of
human-induced climate change.
A slap in the face reveals a lot about Mexico:
A governor slaps his aide, telling a great deal about race, class, and
politics in the country.
Harper's Canada: What have we become?:
Does it ever feel like you've just woken up and found yourself living in
a country you don't recognize? How did Canada get to where it is today
January 23, 2015
Russian
"Elite" Warns Of War With The
U.S.
By Miriam Elder
The head of a leading
Kremlin-owned bank warned on
Friday that further banking
sanctions would lead Russia and
the U.S. to the “brink of war.”
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Against
Terrorism -- But for What?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
If democracy is our goal, why
did we not recognize the
election of Hamas in the
Palestinian territories, or of
Hezbollah in Lebanon?
Continue
“Civilization” of the Neocons
By Peter Koenig
The West under neoliberal
leadership (sic) has become a
horrifying merciless killing
machine.
Continue
Western
Politicians and Media Rush To
Issue Tributes To King That Led
The World In Beheadings:
By WashingtonsBlog
The Saudis under King Abdullah
have beheaded more people than
ISIS, treated women drivers and
atheists as terrorists, and
flogged people who speak out.
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Compare
and Contrast
Obama’s Reaction to the Deaths
of King Abdullah and Hugo Chávez
By Glenn Greenwald
Only in those circles of
tribalism, jingoism and
propaganda is such tripe taken
at all seriously.
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Netanyahu
‘Spat In Our Face,’ White House
Officials Said
By Times of Israel staff
We thought we’ve seen
everything,” the newspaper
quoted an unnamed senior US
official as saying. “But Bibi
managed to surprise even us.
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Argentina's President Says
Prosecutor Killed In Plot
By AFP
Argentine President Cristina
Kirchner says prosecutor
murdered to implicate her
government in a cover-up.
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False
flags and how to start a 'colour
revolution' in Argentina
By Mario
The day judge Nisman is invited
by the opposition to appear in
Congress, he is found dead in
his apartment.
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The Davos
Oligarchs are Right to Fear the
World They’ve Made
By Seumas Milne
The billionaires and corporate
oligarchs meeting in Davos this
week are getting worried about
inequality.
Continue
Draghi's
"No-growth" QE
Money for Stocks, Zilch for the
Economy
By Mike Whitney
Most experts agree that QE will
do almost nothing to stimulate
growth or reduce soaring
unemployment, they also agree
that it will push bank stocks
higher, intensify their gambling
operations, and help them to
conceal their lack of capital.
Continue
Barrett
Brown Sentenced to 5 Years,
After Facing More Than a Century
By Douglas Lucas
A feisty,
confrontational journalist who
exposed explosive details about
the machinations of the national
security apparatus and faced
more than a century in prison
has been sentenced to five years
and three months.
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My Future
in Prison
By Kathy Kelly
'I will be free in three months,
but our collective future is
most assuredly shackled to a
wrongheaded criminal justice
system.'
Continue
Air
strike on Damascus suburb 'kills
dozens': activists say.:
More than 30 people have been
killed in air strikes by Syrian
government warplanes near the
capital Damascus, activists say.
Syrian
priest raps Western silence
after car-bomb kills 15 in Homs:
A Syrian Catholic priest has
blasted the silence of the
Western media after 15 people
were killed, and 50 others
wounded, by a car-bomb explosion
in the center of the city of
Homs.
Hagel
casts doubt on ISIS body count:
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is
downplaying claims that 6,000
fighters from the Islamic State
in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have
been killed in U.S.-led
airstrikes. Hagel said he had
not seen "any verification" for
that figure at a Pentagon
briefing Thursday.
Two
journalists among seven killed
in Iraq violence:
Baquba, Iraq: The Islamic State
(IS) group killed seven people
Friday, including two
journalists, in the Muqdadiyah
area north of Baghdad, their
employers and officials said.
Iraqi PM:
Falling oil price ‘disastrous’
in fight against ISIS:
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
made the remarks while attending
a meeting of the US-led
coalition against Islamic State
in London on Thursday. Abadi
said allies could help by
allowing Iraq to defer payments
for ammunition and weapons.
First
U.S. troops head to Middle East
to train Syrian opposition:
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
has ordered the first group of
about 100 U.S. troops to head to
the Middle East in the next few
days to establish training sites
for Syrian opposition fighters
battling Islamic State
militants, the Pentagon said on
Friday.
Five
Lebanese soldiers killed in
clashes with militants near
Syria:
Lebanese troops repelled an
attack by militants on an army
outpost near the Syrian border
on Friday but five soldiers were
killed, the army said.
Druze
student beaten by Jews ‘for
speaking Arabic’:
Tommy Hasson, 21, says he was
attacked by about te:
Twenty-one-year-old Tommy Hasson
said about ten men assaulted him
with broken glass bottles and
other sharp objects. He added
that the ten attackers had
initially assaulted him verbally
and spat on him after he
conversed with a friend in
Arabic.
U.S.
pulls more staff from Yemen
embassy amid deepening crisis:
The scaling down of its presence
in Yemen is the first sign that
the latest turmoil there will
affect U.S operations in a
country that President Barack
Obama hailed just four months
ago as a model for “successful”
counter-terrorism partnerships.
Houthi
fighters on alert as Yemen power
vacuum emerges:
The president's resignation on
Thursday startled the Arabian
Peninsula country of 25 million,
where the Shia Muslim Houthis
have emerged as the dominant
faction after seizing Sanaa in
September and dictating terms to
Hadi, whom they had held as a
virtual prisoner at his home
residence after clashes with
security guards this week.
New Saudi
king promises to continue
predecessors' policies:
King Salman said: "We will
continue adhering to the correct
policies which Saudi Arabia has
followed since its
establishment." King Abdullah
died Friday at the age of 90
after nearly two decades in
power.
UK
decision to lower flags after
death of Saudi king stirs
debate: The
government's decision on Friday
to lower British flags following
the death of Saudi Arabia's King
Abdullah has stirred
controversy, with critics
pointing to the kingdom's poor
human rights record.
Egyptian
student killed in clashes as
anniversary of uprising nears:
An Egyptian student was killed
on Friday during clashes between
Muslim Brotherhood protesters
and residents in the coastal
city of Alexandria, as
demonstrations gathered pace two
days before the anniversary of
the 2011 uprising.
Mubarak's
sons released from Egyptian
prison:
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, sons of
ex-president, leave jail pending
retrial in their corruption
case, state media reports.
Leader of
Libyan Islamists Ansar al-sharia,
dies of wounds:
Zahawi, who founded an Ansar al-Sharia
brigade in Benghazi after
helping with his fighters to
oust Muammar Gaddafi in 2011,
had been in hospital for
treatment since he was seriously
wounded in battle, members of
his family told Reuters.
Admiral:
U.S.
could have ousted Gadhafi
peacefully:
Obama chose to arm
al-Qaida-linked 'rebels'
Armenian
soldiers killed in border clash:
At least two Armenian soldiers
were killed in clashes with
troops from neighbouring
Azerbaijan on Friday, but the
former Soviet republics gave
conflicting death tolls and
disputed who was to blame.
Propaganda alert:
Brzezinski: US Should Deploy
Troops to Baltics:
The United States and its allies
should deploy troops to Baltic
states to deter Russia from
staging a possible incursion in
those countries, former
presidential national security
adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski,
told lawmakers Wednesday.
Putin
says Ukraine ordered new
offensive against rebels:
Russian leader accuses Kiev of
violating latest truce as
pro-Moscow fighters unveil their
own large-scale assault plans.
Ukrainian
Politician: Armed Coup against
Poroshenko Is Coming:
A former People's Deputy of
Ukraine warns that Poroshenko's
days are numbered
US Army
in Europe Awarding Medals to
Maimed Ukrainian Soldiers
: General Ben
Hodges, Chief of the US Army in
Europe Says "Thank You for Your
Service!"
Putin's
New Gas Strategy Is Brilliant:
Gazprom's pipeline to Turkey
makes good commercial sense and
should have happened years ago,
according to a new report by
some of the most knowledgeable
people on Russia's gas industry
Head of
US state media put RT on same
challenge list as ISIS, Boko
Haram:
“We are facing a number of
challenges from entities like
Russia Today which is out there
pushing a point of view, the
Islamic State in the Middle East
and groups like Boko Haram,” he
said. “But I firmly believe that
this agency has a role to play
in facing those challenges.”
Afghanistan: Suicide attack
leaves 2 killed, 16 injured in
Lashkar Gah:
Two persons have been killed and
16 others wounded in a suicide
attack in Lashkar Gah,
provincial capital of southern
Helmand province.
Lawyer:
US 'will clear' Australia
ex-Guantanamo man David Hicks:
The United States has accepted
that the former Guantanamo
inmate, Australian citizen David
Hicks, is innocent, his lawyer
says.
All
aboard the 'Lolita Express':
Flight logs reveal the many
trips Bill Clinton and Alan
Dershowitz took on pedophile
Jeffrey Epstein's private jet
with anonymous women
Supreme
Court Upholds Auto Stop With No
Traffic Violation:
Ignorance of the law is no
excuse - that is, unless you're
a police officer. For the first
time, in December, the Supreme
Court upheld a traffic stop even
where there was no traffic
violation. The court, in Heien
v. North Carolina, continued its
steady erosion of the Fourth
Amendment's protection against
unreasonable searches and
seizures.
US
Supreme Court Considers Random
Use Of Drug Dogs During Traffic
Stops:
US Supreme Court buildingShould
police have the power to order a
driver out of his car while a
search is conducted with a drug
dog -- even when there is no
reason to believe the motorist
has done anything wrong?
$7M
verdict against cops upheld in
Caravella's DNA exoneration:
Two former Miramar police
officers who framed a mentally
challenged 15-year-old boy for
the rape and murder of a woman
must pay him $7 million for the
nearly 26 years he spent in
prison, a federal appeals court
ruled Thursday.
Rap
Artist Faces Life In Prison For
Album Lyrics:
The San Diego-based rapper,
whose real name is Brandon
Duncan, faces 25 years to life
in prison if he is convicted
under a little-known California
statute.
North
Dakota pipeline leaks crude oil,
3mn gallons of fracking
byproduct:
Officials have called the leak
the largest of its kind in state
history.