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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

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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

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"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.

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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

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“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.”
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Russia In The Cross Hairs

By Paul Craig Roberts


In my opinion, Russia is in grave danger.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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...
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US A Dangerous Ally: Former Australia PM

By Staff Reporter

The United States will eventually use Australia as a base to attack China.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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“Civilization” of the Neocons

By Peter Koenig

The West under neoliberal leadership (sic) has become a horrifying merciless killing machine.
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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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.

 

 

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