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Pakistan: Former CIA Agent Is Being Charged with Murder Over Drone Strike: This week, Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad high court in Pakistan ordered former CIA station chief, Jonathan Banks, and former CIA general counsel, John Rizzo (who gave the legal approval for the strikes), to be charged.

China to build $2bn Iran-Pakistan pipeline - media: China will reportedly finance the so-called ‘Peace Pipeline’ natural gas pipeline from Iran, home to the world’s second largest reserves, to energy-deprived Pakistan. The project was delayed due to US dissent.

Large-scale US military drill in Europe angers Russia: A four-week military exercise by US land, sea and air forces in Europe have raised the alarm bells in Russia which sees the drill as "an unprecedentedly dangerous step" at its front door.

The Ukraine crisis is not what it seems: Op-Ed: Russia is in effect applying the US’s Monroe Doctrine to their own “near-abroad”. The US would not tolerate Mexico or Canada making a military alliance with China or Russia. Russia’s resistance to Ukraine joining Nato follows the same logic.

Russia will invest $18 billion in reserves BRICS: Russia, together with Brazil, India, China and South Africa will create an international currency reserves that will be used to stabilize the local SLE, in case of their sudden depreciation. This total complexity will be allocated 100 billion. Russia's share in the reserves of the BRICS countries will amount to $ 18 billion.

Greece Repays US$494M in IMF Loans: Greece met a deadline Thursday to repay US$494 million in debt to the International Monetary Fund, snubbing rumors the country wouldn't pay up in time. “The payment has been made,” a Greek official told Reuters.

I'm not super rich, insists multi-millionaire Blair: Former PM accused of being out of touch after saying his earnings go towards 'infrastructure' around him

Canada’s racialised militarism: The Canadian government’s depiction of a 'terrorism threat' often calls for extensive monitoring or policing of entire Muslim communities

Tsarnaev found guilty on all counts in Boston bombing trial: A Boston jury on Wednesday found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts laid against him in connection with the bomb blasts near the finish line of the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon, which killed three people and wounded another 264. The verdict followed 11 hours of deliberations over two days.

As Colombian Oil Money Flowed To Clintons, State Department Took No Action To Prevent Labor Violations: At the same time that Clinton's State Department was lauding Colombia’s human rights record, her family was forging a financial relationship with Pacific Rubiales, the sprawling Canadian petroleum company at the center of Colombia’s labor strife.

Rand Paul gets testy in NBC interview about foreign policy: A day after declaring his presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul took issue with a line of questioning over his foreign policy positions.

Anti-Muslim Hitler Ads Plastered on Buses in Philadelphia: One particular ad features a message reading, “Islamic Jew Hatred: It’s in the Quran. Two-thirds of all US aid goes to Islamic countries. Stop racism, end all aid to Islamic countries.”

S Carolina officer in fatal shooting had prior complaint: A South Carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting an unarmed man in the back had a prior complaint made against him about using force.

Graphic Video Shows Cops Let K9 Maul Unconscious Man : Video - A new video has surfaced of the Vineland Police department's arrest of Phillip White. White's limp arm can be seen swinging limp as the dog tears into this unconscious man.

World’s Worst Cop Admits to Quotas, Falsifying Charges, & Extorting the Poor: A disturbing yet incredibly revealing video was uploaded to YouTube yesterday which shows a Kennewick police officer admit to a slew of misdeeds.

The US Gov Can Download the Entire Contents of Your Computer at Border Crossings: Hundreds of thousands of travelers cross US borders every day. And none of them—save the precious few with diplomatic immunity—have any right to privacy, according to Department of Homeland Security documents

April 08, 2015

Unworthy Victims
Western Wars Have Killed Four Million Muslims Since 1990


By Nafeez Ahmed

Most people have no idea of the true scale of protracted terror wrought in their name by US and UK tyranny in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Gatekeepers

By Simon Wood


For Western leaders and other establishment figures, it seems mass killings on this scale - 'holocausts' - only occur when firmly esconced in (approved) history books, when they can safely bow their heads once a year and solemnly swear 'never again' and 'we shall not forget them'.
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Why The Rise Of Fascism Is Again The Issue: John Pilger

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John Pilger lays out the swath carved by fascism in the last 70 years. Continue

The Iran Nuclear Energy Agreement: Force Again Prevails Over Law

By Paul Craig Roberts


An agreement with Washington is a prelude to treachery. It puts the signer at ease while Washington prepares the signer’s doom. This is the way Washington operates.
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Six Things You Didn’t Know the U.S. and Its Allies Did to Iran

By Jon Schwarz


It’s not just John McCain singing “bomb bomb bomb Iran.” Admiral William Fallon, who retired as head of CENTCOM in 2008, said about Iran: “These guys are ants. When the time comes, you crush them.”
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Who Did the Eavesdropping?

By Philip Giraldi


What Did Mossad Steal and Whom Did They Share it With?
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"We Specialize In Illegal Wars" Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges


"There is virtually no reporting by the American media"
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Master Of War
Cheney: President Obama Wants ‘To Take America Down’

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If you had somebody who, as president — who wanted to take America down. Who wanted to fundamentally weaken our position in the world. Turn our back on our allies and encourage our enemies, it would look exactly like what Barack Obama is doing. Continue

Political Smears in U.S. Never Change:
The NYT’s 1967 Attack on MLK’s Anti-War Speech


By Glenn Greenwald

The attack of the NYT editors on King for that speech is strikingly familiar, because it’s completely identical to how anti-war advocates in the U.S. are maligned today.
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Noam Chomsky on the New York Times' Media Bias

By Noam Chomsky


The media reflects, uncritically, the approved doctrine: that the U.S. owns the world, and it does so by right.
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Judith Miller’s Blame-Shifting Memoir

By an Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)

U.S. intelligence veterans recall the real story of how New York Times reporter Judith Miller disgraced herself and her profession by helping to mislead Americans into the disastrous war in Iraq.
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Autocrats United Against Yemen

By Adil E. Shamoo

Media reports have largely echoed the charge that the Houthis are Iranian proxies. Yet this misleading cliché serves no other interest than to demonize Iran.
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Manhunters, Inc.
Hunting Humans by Remote Control


By Grégoire Chamayou


How the Predator and Extra-Judicial Execution Became Washington’s Calling Cards.
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U.S. Secretly Tracked Billions of Calls for Decades

By Brad Heath

The U.S. government started keeping secret records of Americans' international telephone calls nearly a decade before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, harvesting billions of calls in as many 116 countries.
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White House Reveals Desperate Lack of Support for TPP

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers

Widespread Environmental Opposition to TPP Leads to Embarrassing White House Statement Claiming Environmental Support – the Opposite of Reality.
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Iraqi forces kill 43 ISIL militants north of Tikrit: Iraqi security forces have engaged members of the Takfiri ISIL militant group during two separate operations north of the recently liberated strategic city of Tikrit, killing a total of 43 the terrorists in the process.

Iraq: '10,000 tribesmen join fight against ISIS': More than 10,000 tribal fighters in Iraq have backed Iraqi troops and U.S.-led coalition air forces in an attack on the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), seizing control of two districts to the east of Ramadi, according to Iraqi government officials.

Islamic State bombs target Syria rivals, kill 31: monitors: Two car bombs set off by Islamic State insurgents killed at least 31 people in northern Syria including a senior rival fighter from al Qaeda's Nusra Front, a group monitoring the war said on Wednesday.

Violence in Damascus refugee camp kills 18: Amnesty: The 18 were killed by sniper fire or aerial bombardment in the Yarmouk camp, and included a 12-year-old girl and a humanitarian worker, the rights group said, citing local activists.

UN warns of 'slaughter of innocents' in Syrian refugee camp: Some 18,000 civilians, including 3,500 children, are caught in the camp outside Damascus just a few miles from President Bashar Assad's palace. The camp largely fell under ISIS control last week and is surrounded by the Syrian army.

ISIS Mass Grave Death Toll in Iraq and Syria Surpasses 3,000: The combined number of bodies discovered in ISIS mass graves has surpassed 3,000 after the gruesome extent of the terror group’s mass murder in the Iraqi city of Tikrit was revealed on Tuesday.
 

22 killed as Houthis fight tribesmen in Yemen's Shabwah: Twenty Houthi militants and two armed tribesmen were killed in Wednesday clashes between the two camps in southern Yemen's Shabwah province, a tribal source has said.

6 children killed in Yemen as Saudi-led coalition airstrike hits school: Half a dozen children were killed after a rocket hit a school in a Saudi-led coalition air raid in central Yemen, Sputnik reported citing a military source. The Red Cross has warned of a “catastrophic” situation as shelling in Yemen intensified.

180 Children Killed in Saudi-Led War on Yemen: The incessant attacks on Yemeni soil by Saudi Arabia and its allies have led to the death of a large number of civilians, including 180 children, Al Mayadeen TV channel reported on Wednesday.

Yemeni Citizens Await Ground Operation to Avenge Killed Civilians – Expert: All citizens of Yemen are just waiting for the invasion of the enemy soldiers so that they can take blood revenge for killed sisters, mothers and children.

Yemen: Rebels push into central Aden: On Wednesday, dozens of rebel fighters and allied troops reportedly pushed into the district of Crater, near the city's port. Residents told Reuters that the rebels were backed by a tank and two armoured vehicles.

Iran sends navy vessels near Yemen amid airstrikes: : Iran dispatched a naval destroyer and another vessel Wednesday to waters near Yemen as the United States quickened weapons supply to the Saudi-led coalition striking rebels there, underlining how foreign powers are deepening their involvement in the conflict.

Iran and Turkey back political solution to Yemen crisis: Iranian president tells his visiting Turkish counterpart ceasefire in Yemen "must be established" and strikes halted.

Iran's Zarif due in Pakistan amid Yemen war debate: Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, is expected to urge Pakistan to reject a request to join a Saudi-led campaign against Iran-allied Houthi forces in Yemen when he arrives for talks in Pakistan.

Obama: Iran's nuclear breakout time could be zero in 13 years: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that 13 to 15 years after the nuclear agreement with Iran goes into effect, the Islamic Republic's breakout time to acquire enough fissile material for an atomic bomb could be close to zero.

Poll: 31 percent of U.S. Republicans support Iran nuclear deal; Poll reveals sharp split within party as its leaders ramp up opposition to pending deal championed by Obama.

Saudi police officers killed in Riyadh shooting: Incident in capital's eastern district is the second attack on police force in in the kingdom in as many months.

Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli soldiers: Man injured two troops outside a settlement before he was killed by one of the soldiers, Israeli army says.

Egypt: 15 "Militants" Killed in Army Raids: Fifteen militants were killed and one other injured during the army raids in the restive north Sinai province in Egypt. The army targeted areas in Sheikh Zowayed and Rafah with aerial and ground forces, security sources said.

Nine Congolese soldiers killed by Rwandan Hutu rebels: Nine Congolese soldiers were killed in an ambush by Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a military source said Tuesday, over a month after the army launched a sweeping offensive against the militias.

Fifth Tunisian soldier dies after ambush: A Tunisian soldier wounded in an ambush blamed on jihadis has died of his injuries, raising to five the number of troops killed in the attack, a government official said Wednesday.

US soldier shot dead in Afghanistan 'insider attack': Assailant kills one US soldier and injures several others before being shot dead in the compound of the governor of the eastern province of Nangarhar

5 Militants Killed in Pakistan: Five suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including its Karachi chief, were killed and two Rangers personnel were injured in a clash between security forces and miscreants in Kemari area.

Pakistan judge orders charges against ex–CIA officials over US drone murders: A Pakistani judge on Tuesday ordered criminal charges to be filed against a former CIA lawyer who oversaw the agency’s drone program and a former station chief in Islamabad over a 2009 strike that killed two people.

Propaganda? Russia Hacked White House Computer System In 2014: Report: Despite only gaining entry into the unclassified parts of the White House's system, the situation is still considered very serious. Through their security breach, the hackers were able to access sensitive information including real-time but private details of the schedule of the president.

Greek PM blasts Anti-Russia sanctions at Putin meet: - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday lashed out at EU sanctions against Russia during talks with Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin in Moscow that have unnerved Brussels.

Putin: Greece did not seek financial aid from Russia: Mr Putin said that Russia would consider loans to Greece for joint infrastructure projects, including a natural gas pipeline.

5 Myths about Greece the Banksters need you to believe: Those who continue to buy into the IMF propaganda without pause should consider these points

Eurex Margin Call Said to Be Behind DuessHyp’s Collapse: The near-collapse of Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank AG, the German lender hit by Heta Asset Resolution AG’s debt moratorium, was prompted in part by a margin call from Eurex, people familiar with the matter said.

China Spoils Washington's Economic War against Venezuela: In countering US economic aggression against Venezuela, China steps in with a 10 billion dollar loan. China is making a habit of bailing out countries targeted by US sanctions

An American sanctuary ends for Salvadoran general: For General Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, the American dream is over. The 77-year-old is expected to be deported from US this week for his alleged role in the torture and extrajudicial killings of unarmed citizens during El Salvador's bloody civil war.

Che Guevara Murderer Attending Summit of the Americas : Rodriguez is a Cuban and an ex-CIA agent. He is also known for having participated in the Bay of Pigs invasion. The CIA also sent him to Bolivia to kill revolutionary leader Guevara in 1967. He ordered that Guevara be “shot below the neck” so that it could be “proved” that he had been “killed in combat.”

Protesters decry racism after South Carolina officer shoots man in back; Demonstrators rallied on Wednesday against what they described as a culture of police brutality in South Carolina in the case of a white officer caught on video killing a black man by shooting him in the back as the man ran away after a traffic stop.

How St. Louis Police Robbed My Family of $1000 (and How I’m Trying To Get It Back): St. Ann is one of the more notorious cities in the county when it comes to traffic violations and, in my mother’s case, the city’s finest, quite simply, fucked up.

U.S. Police Kill More Civilians in March than UK Police Killed in 100 Years: The following statistics seem impossible to believe. While I wonder how accurately the UK has been tracking these numbers historically, the enormous spread seems much too large to ignore, and is a national embarrassment that should be dealt with immediately.

Human Rights Watch Sues DEA Over Bulk Collection of Americans’ Telephone Records: Human Rights Watch, a nonpartisan organization that fights human rights abuses across the globe, filed suit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration late Tuesday for illegally collecting records of its telephone calls to certain foreign countries as part of yet another government bulk surveillance program.

April 07, 2015

US-Saudis Terrorise Yemen to ‘Cry Uncle’

By Finian Cunningham


The last thing that the Americans and the Saudis want is a unified, democratic Yemen that serves the interests of its people, instead of the interests of foreign powers. 
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Obama’s Fateful Indecision

By Robert Parry

President Obama faces a critical decision – whether to repudiate those old allies and cooperate with Iran or watch as Sunni terrorist groups possibly take control of a major country in the Mideast.
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Saudi Atrocities Go Unnoticed

By Chris Ernesto

Here’s a look at five things about Saudi Arabia that US officials and the establishment media are neglecting to talk about as Saudi bombs continue to drop on the people of Yemen with the support of the United States:
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Failed U.S. Strategic Concepts:
War on Terror and State Sponsor of Terrorism


By Michael S. Rozeff

There are an order of magnitude more jihadist forces today than 14 years go. Huge numbers of innocent people have been slaughtered, wounded and displaced.
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Bibi’s Iran shocker: How He Accidentally Revealed his Desire for More War

By Elias Isquith

Netanyahu has long claimed he doesn't want the U.S. to go to war with Iran. But this weekend, he let the truth slip.
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What You Don’t Know About The United States – Iran Agreements

By Thierry Meyssan


How Washington intends to organise the Levant and the Gulf regions for the next ten years.
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President Zeman Tells Washington That The Czech Republic Is Not An American Protectorate

By Paul Craig Roberts


The Czech people, President Zeman said, were next in line for extermination by the Nazis, and it was the Red Army that saved the Czech people.
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Letter From ‘Deep’ Russia

By The  Saker

Russians are not a bunch of low-achieving drunks. If you have that stereotype in mind, get rid of it now!
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Crimea: The Way Back Home - EN Subtitles -

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Andrey Kondrashov's documentary on the return of Crimea to Russia, aired in Russia on March 15, and now available with English subtitles.
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How America Became an Oligarchy

By Ellen Brown

According to a new study from Princeton University, American democracy no longer exists.
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The Myths of US Exceptionalism

By Jack Rasmus

The appeal to exceptionalism is just another ideological ploy to get working classes to accept their deteriorating conditions.
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‘Strange’ States

By Nikos Raptis

Is it so difficult to build a society of wisdom and morality? Not. If the ‘many’ have the honesty to see what is going on in the world.
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Communities that Abide Revisited

By Dmitry Orlov

Material gratification, luxury and lavish lifestyles are not good for your community:
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Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn

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While most people slept, a trio of artists and some helpers installed a bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Brooklyn on Monday morning.
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Iraqis exhume mass graves of 1,700 killed by Islamic State; Forensic teams at work on burial sites in liberated Tikrit where jihadists executed captive soldiers last summer

30 killed in airstrike, clashes with IS in Iraq: In Salahudin province, 13 IS militants were killed when the security forces repelled an attack on military positions near Mazraa village, just south of the refinery town of Baiji, some 200 km north of Baghdad, Xinhua reported citing police chief of Baiji Colonel Saad Nufous.

Yemen clashes kill over 140: Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140 dead in 24 hours, as the Red Cross faced delays to urgently needed aid deliveries.

18 dead in Yemen fighting as Saudi-led warships shell rebels: Militia loyal to fugitive President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi battled rebels attempting to advance on a port in the city's Mualla district, witnesses said.

US speeds up arms supplies to Saudi-led coalition: official: "As part of that effort, we have expedited weapons deliveries, we have increased our intelligence sharing, and we have established a joint coordination planning cell in the Saudi operation center."

Red Cross says situation 'catastrophic' in Yemen's Aden: The Red Cross warned Tuesday of a "catastrophic" situation in Yemen's main southern city Aden, as loyalist forces battled rebels in the streets backed by shelling by Saudi-led warships. 

Yemen: 'This war has killed everything that was beautiful': As air raids continue to batter the Arab world’s poorest state, many Yemenis fear the country’s deepening divisions will inflict irreparable damage to its soul

Lebanese army says three militants killed near Syria border: Three unidentified militants were killed in clashes with Lebanese soldiers who launched an operation near the Syrian border early on Tuesday to retake control of a hilltop, the Lebanese army said.

ISIS Says It Has Taken Over Another Part Of The Syrian Capital: Just a few days after taking over a massive refugee camp in the Syrian capital and beheading several people, ISIS says it now controls a second area inside Damascus

The Palestinians of Yarmouk: We need international intervention, Islamic State is beheading people : If you want to feed your children, you need to take your funeral shroud with you. There are snipers on every street, you are not safe anywhere.

Syria envoy to Lebanon says US changing attitude to Damascus: The U.S. has been forced to confront its policy failures in Syria and is now reconsidering its position towards the regime, Damascus’s ambassador to Lebanon said Tuesday.

Islamic State launches English-language radio bulletins: The militant group's English bulletin, launched Tuesday and promoted via Twitter, accompanies Arabic and Russian bulletins already airing on the network.

Israelis targeted UN peacekeepers in Lebanon: Spanish report: A confidential Spanish military report on the death of a Spanish UN peacekeeper in Israeli shelling in Lebanon said he was manning a post that appeared to have been targeted, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Occupier orders Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar held 6 months without charge or trial; Jarrar is one of 15 Palestinian legislators and 23 female political prisoners currently detained by Israeli occupation forces, Addameer states.

Israel destroys home of blind brothers in East Jerusalem; More than one hundred Israeli soldiers turned up at Nureddin Amro’s home at 5:30 in the morning last Tuesday, accompanied by bulldozers and dogs. It quickly became clear that the soldiers had one item on their agenda: demolition.

Israel to pay Rwanda millions to absorb unwanted African refugees; The deal comes after a new policy was unveiled last week by the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority that would enable the state to deport Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to third party countries in Africa against their will.

Palestine Takes Israel to ICC over Tax Dispute: President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he will turn to the International Criminal Court over Israel's refusal to fully release hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues owed to Palestinians.

Israel official: Military action against Iran still possible: A senior Israeli government minister on Monday warned that taking military action against Iran's nuclear program is still an option — despite last week's framework deal between world powers and the Islamic Republic.

Obama adviser: Military option against Iran still on the table if deal falls through: A US military option with regard to Iran remains on the table should Tehran violate the terms of a framework agreement to curb its nuclear program, according to US Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Obama: Recognising Israel not a condition of Iran deal: US President Barack Obama has poured cold water on an Israeli demand that a nuclear deal between world powers and Iran be predicated on Tehran officially recognising Israel.

Top Democrat backs bill okaying Congress to sink Iran deal: Defying White House, Senator Chuck Schumer endorses legislation intended to enable lawmakers to kill nuclear accord with Tehran

Boko Haram disguised as preachers kill at least 24 in Nigeria: The attackers arrived in cars late on Sunday and gathered people at a mosque in the remote village of Kwajafa, pretending to preach Islam. They then opened fire on them, witness Simeon Buba said.

Three Tunisian soldiers killed in militant attack on checkpoint: Tunisian forces have tightened security and recently killed nine militants from a group officials blamed for orchestrating last month's Bardo museum attack in which two gunmen killed 21 foreign tourists.

2 DR Congo soldiers killed by Rwandese rebels: Two Congolese soldiers were killed on Monday in an ambush laid by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda in North Kivu province, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), security sources said on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Warnings on Libya government move to divert oil revenues; Libya's internationally recognised government has moved to divert revenues from the long-established state oil company and Central Bank to its own coffers -- in an effort experts warn is "risky" and likely to fail.

10 Militants Killed in Afghan Security Operations; Two soldiers were killed in an explosion while ten militants were killed in separate military operations across Afghanistan in past 24 hours, said General Zahir Azimi, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense.

6 killed in bomb attack near Afghan capital;,Four police and two civilians were killed in bomb attack in northern part of Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Afghan soldier who killed U.S. general is identified: The gunman, who officials said was named Rafiqullah and was originally from the eastern province of Paktia, on Tuesday fatally shot U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene — the highest-ranking U.S. officer killed in combat overseas since the Vietnam War.

Rebels kill eight Iran soldiers on Pakistan border: Eight Iranian border guards have been killed in a clash with Sunni rebels who had infiltrated from neighbouring Pakistan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Indian farmers commit suicide after rains destroy crops: At least 30 farmers in India have reportedly committed suicide over the past week in northern India after non-seasonal rains destroyed thousands of hectares of crops before harvest.

"US Has Screwed Up Its Approach To China's AIIB" Former US Secretary Of State Blasts: With at least 46 nations now agreeing to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the writing could perhaps be on the well for the dollar.

Iran approved to join China-backed infrastructure bank: More than 50 countries, plus Taiwan, have now applied to join the bank in a diplomatic coup for Beijing after Washington initially opposed its allies becoming members.

Ukraine: Government could collapse under corruption warns security expert : Only a year after the Maidan protests swept a pro-Western government into power, Kiev's new regime is in danger of collapsing among endemic corruption, a leading security analyst said.

Passenger car sales in Ukraine plunges almost 80% in March: The new passenger car market in Ukraine in March reached only 2,259 cars, which is 79.2% down on March 2014 and 23% down on February 2015, the Ukrautoprom association has reported.

Legendary Investor Jim Rogers: Buy Russian Stocks Fast: Rock bottom oil prices, a resurgent ruble and a rebounding stock market make it a good time to invest in Russia, according to American investor Jim Rogers.

Russia Ready to Discuss Gas Discount, New Loan With Greece: The Russian government is willing to hold talks with Greece on the possible allocation of new loans and a discount on the price of gas, the Kommersant newspaper reports.

John Oliver’s hilarious interview with Edward Snowden: Video - Oliver traveled to Moscow to ask “the most famous hero and/or traitor in recent American history,” as Oliver put it, why he had leaked sensitive government documents.

15 Mexican police killed in gang ambush: At least 15 police officers were killed in an ambush by a gang in western Mexico, an official said Tuesday, one day after another attack against authorities in Jalisco state

US Army to Investigate Soldier Sexual Abuse Claims in Colombia : For years, U.S. soldiers abused young women with impuntity due to “bilateral agreements.” U.S. army criminal investigators will examine claims that U.S. military personnel sexually assaulted more than 50 Colombian women and children, USA Today reports.

Guatemalans deliberately infected with STDs sue Johns Hopkins University for $1bn:, Lawsuit with 800 plaintiffs seeks damages for individuals, spouses and children of people deliberately infected with STDs through US government programme

Western Canada Glaciers In Danger Of Shrinking By 70 Percent By 2100: Study: Glaciers in western Canada could shrink by as much as 70 percent by the year 2100 due to the effects of global climate change, according to a new study. These glaciers cover more than 10,300 square miles, roughly the size of the state of Vermont.

Thousands of starving sea lions wash up on US beaches: Record number of the marine mammals stranded on California shores, due to warming ocean temperatures.

How a plan to ration water in Southern California will work: The current drought is one of the most punishing in modern history. Irrigation deliveries have been slashed, forcing growers to idle more than 400,000 acres of cropland last year.

Rand Paul announces presidential run; On his campaign website, Paul announced, "I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government." The announcement includes a video testimonial from his wife, Kelley Ashby Paul.

Trial Begins for US Police Charged with Killing Unarmed Couple : Only one Cleveland police officer has been charged criminally despite the involvement of 12 officers and who fired a total of 137 shots.

Prison Guards Resign After Viral Beating Photo Posted to Facebook; Two Georgia correction officers have resigned after a photo of a beaten teenage inmate with a leash around his neck was posted on Facebook, apparently with a contraband cellphone, officials said Monday.

America's Poor Spend 60% Of Their Income On Food & Housing: The bottom 10% of Americans, by income, devote 42% of their spending to housing and an additional 17% to food–nearly 60% of their total spending, according to the Consumer Expenditures Survey. By contrast, the wealthiest 10% of Americans dedicate only 31% of their spending to housing and 11% to food–closer to 40% of total spending…

April 07, 2015

A Young Prince May Cost Syria and Yemen Dear

By Patrick Cockburn

Why has Saudi Arabia plunged into this morass.
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Yemen – The Big Picture

By Peter Koenig


Yemen, like Ukraine, is just another square on the geopolitical chess board which the exceptional nation aims to dominate.
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The Christian Tragedy In The Middle East Did Not Begin With Isis

By Robert Fisk

The tragedy of the Arab world is now on such a literally Biblical scale that we are all demeaned by it.
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Imagery and Empire
Understanding the Western Fear of Arab and Muslim Terrorists


By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

Either tacitly or openly, both Arabs and Muslims are portrayed as uncivilized subjects.
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Devil is in Western Interpretation of Iran Nuclear Deal

By Finian Cunningham

Contrary to what Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Zarif is saying, it is far from clear that all sanctions against his country will be annulled immediately in the coming months.
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Manufacturing a ‘Good Adversary’ in Tehran

By Gareth Porter

The Obama administration insists Iran will remain an adversary even if an agreement is reached on the nuclear issue, citing Iran’s alleged role in supporting terrorism and as a “troublemaker” in the region.
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Eurasian Emporium or Nuclear War?

By Pepe Escobar

Russian “aggression” is a myth. Moscow’s strategy, so far, has been pure self-defense.
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The Coming War with China

By Bill Bonner

Today’s hegemon becomes tomorrow’s also-ran. Today’s reserve currency becomes tomorrow’s toilet paper. Today’s cock o’ the walk becomes tomorrow’s dinner.
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China-led Development Bank Challenges US Economic Interests

By John Perkins

Despite pressure from Washington, major U.S. allies have agreed to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, known as AIIB.
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Rahm Emanuel: A Symbol of Much of What Is Wrong with America

By Paul Bucheit

America's is a sickness of the mind, the unwavering belief by people in power that free-market capitalism will somehow work for everyone.
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Boycott, Divest and Sanction Corporations That Feed on Prisons

By Chris Hedges

Slavery is legal in prisons under the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Yemen clashes kill more than 100 as aid delayed: Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 100 dead in 24 hours, as the Red Cross faced delays to urgently needed aid deliveries.

Yemen: 'Corpses are lying in the streets':After more than a week of Saudi-led air strikes, the country is heading towards a major humanitarian crisis.

Pakistan says Saudi asked for warplanes, warships and soldiers; Saudi Arabia has asked Pakistan for military aircraft, warships and soldiers, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday, at the start of a parliamentary debate on whether Pakistan should get involved in a Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.

China temporarily shuts embassy in Yemen: Two Chinese navy ships have evacuated 613 Chinese citizens and 279 foreigners from the county, the ministry also said, marking the first time that China's military has helped other countries evacuate their people during an international crisis.

30 killed in airstrike, clashes with IS militants in Iraq: A total of 30 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Monday in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, security source said.

Iraq: Attacks kill at least 9 in Baghdad: Police say the deadliest attack Sunday took place in the northern Sabi al-Bore neighborhood, where a bomb ripped through an outdoor market, killing four civilians and wounding 10 others.

Top ISIS leader who was once Saddam general killed in Fallujah: “Abu-Jihad was a former General in Saddam Hussein’s regime,” Abdullah Wasiq, a member of the committee, told reporters. “He was killed near Fallujah’s Grand Mosque by the security forces of the Fallujah Liberation Committee.”

Video purportedly shows ISIS destroying ancient Iraq city: Hatra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, withstood Roman invaders twice in the 2nd Century, but the archeological site may be no match against 21st Century Islamic extremists bent on destroying “false idols” that violate its strict interpretation of Islamic Law.

Syria: At least 13 killed in Yarmouk camp: At least 13 people were executed by Daesh militants in Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus on Sunday, according to the Syrian activists.

UN official: State of Syrian refugee camp 'beyond inhumane': Palestinian fighters clashed with Islamic State militants Monday in a heavily contested Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital as a United Nations official described the situation in the embattled camp as "beyond inhumane."

Al Qaeda kidnaps 300 Syrian Kurds, Kurdish official says: Idris Nassan, an official in the Kobani canton, said the men were taken on Sunday evening as they were traveling from the town of Afrin, which is under Kurdish control, to the cities of Aleppo and the capital Damascus.

Russia hosts boycotted Syria peace talks: Russia is hosting talks involving the Syrian government and some rival figures, but the main opposition group has stayed away, limiting the chance of any breakthrough towards ending the country's conflict.

Saudi raid of eastern Shiite town kills one: During the raid, which took place on Sunday afternoon, security forces encountered heavy gunfire and responded. Police also arrested four Saudi citizens.

PA seeks to speed up ICC probe into Israeli war crimes; The Palestinian Authority is providing new documents to the International Criminal Court to speed up a preliminary probe into possible Israeli war crimes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Malki said Monday.

Abbas rejects Israel's partial transfer of Palestinian tax revenue: - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday Israel had released frozen tax revenue to the Authority but that he had ordered the funds to be returned because money had been deducted to cover debts to Israeli utility companies.

Seven killed as Boko Haram insurgents attack Chad: The Boko Haram insurgents ambushed people on their way to a market in Tchoukou Telia, near Lake Chad at the weekend, killing the civilians. He stated that some of the victims had their throats cut, while others were shot.

Libyan army pushes towards Tripoli ahead of next round of talks: Clashes have intensified outside Tripoli as Libyan National Army (LNA) forces claim to have taken control of a strategic town, and Libya Dawn prepares to defend the capital from attack.

26 insurgents killed in multiple ops: At least 26 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 34 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours.

Nine killed in roadside bombs targeting Afghan police; -At least nine people were killed Monday in two separate roadside bombings targeting Afghan police vehicles, highlighting an uptick in attacks against security forces before the Taliban's expected spring offensive.

Afghanistan's Taliban say Mullah Omar is alive and well: Published on a Taliban web site on Sunday in four languages, the account addresses rumors the reclusive one-eyed leader, in hiding for over a decade, is either dead or seriously ill.

10 killed in military airstrike in NW Pakistan : At least ten suspected militants were killed and several others injured when Pakistani Army's jet fighters launched an airstrike in the country's northwest tribal area of Khyber Agency on Sunday.

Ukraine’s neo-Nazi leader becomes top military adviser, legalizes fighters: Ukraine’s Interpol-wanted leader of extremist group Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh, has been appointed as an adviser to the country’s Chief of General Staff. He has agreed to legalize thousands of fighters as an assault team subordinate to the regular army.

Russia to Play Big Role in China-Led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Russia expects to play a hefty role in the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which it hopes will become a major driver of Eurasian integration, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.

US ambassador barred from Prague Castle by Czech president: Czech President Milos Zeman has said the US ambassador is not welcome at his Prague Castle residence, reports say. The apparent snub follows remarks by US envoy Andrew Schapiro seen as critical of the president's decision to attend forthcoming World War Two commemorations in Moscow.

Greek FM: 'We are intent upon reforming Greece deeply': Greece has given an assurance that it intends to repay its debts. Speaking after a meeting with the International Monetary Fund in Washington, the Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, said his government was, "intent upon reforming Greece deeply".

How a former spy managed to survive two years in prison after leaking CIA secrets: He will describe how former CIA colleagues protested the arrest, transfer, and torture in Syria of Canadian Maher Arar — but he absolutely won’t reveal the name of a woman in CIA middle-management who he says insisted on Arar’s arrest.

$10 bln down the drain? US spends billions on 'ineffective' missile defense systems

Gov Jerry Brown: Californians to Be Heavily Fined for Long Showers; Brown said, “This executive order is done under emergency power. It has the force of law. Very unusual. It’s requiring action and changes in behavior from the Oregon border all the way to the Mexican border. It affects lawns. It affects people’s — how long they stay in the shower. How businesses use water.”

Homeland Security is using the police to turn America into a giant surveillance state; Police and DHS work hand in hand to spy on our every movement. DHS claims they don't have access to law enforcement license plate readers. Which is B.S.

April 05, 2015

The Hidden Hand Behind the Islamic State Militants? Saddam Hussein’s.

By Liz Sly

The Iraqi officers are in command, and they make the tactics and the battle plans,”
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US-Israel Wage War on Iran in Syria

By Tony Cartalucci

One need only look at overt and continuous support for MEK terrorists in a bid to overthrow the government of Iran to uncover the reality of Washington’s willingness to sponsor terrorism.
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Iran Won Upfront Sanctions Relief, But With Potential Snags

By Gareth Porter

Iran could get the bulk of the sanctions relief in the initial period of implementation – much of it within the first year or so. But that prospect would depend on the good will of the Obama administration and the IAEA.
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Will Yemen Become Saudi Arabia's Vietnam?

By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

Saudis are going to try and expand the war and bring in troops from Pakistan or mercenaries from other parts of the world.
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Obama’s Dirty War on Yemen Murdering Civilians

By Stephen Lendman

US warships shelling Yemeni targets. Air attacks struck residential neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, power stations, a Hodeida dairy plant, and other nonmilitary sites.
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Guess Who’s Loving Saudi Bombs in Yemen?

By Daniel McAdams


One group in Yemen seems to be making out quite well in the US-backed and Saudi-created chaos: al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Yes, al-Qaeda.
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Al Shabaab Benefited from Western Destruction of Libyan State

By Robert Barsocchini

Al Shabaab, the Islamic terrorist group that has just laid siege to a Kenyan university, killing nearly 150 people, benefited from the 2011 Western aggression that backed al Qaeda and affiliated militias to destroy the state of Libya:
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NATO is Building Up for War

By Brian Cloughley

Moscow is not going to bow the knee in the face of immature threats by sabre-rattling US generals and their swaggering acolytes.
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America’s Warfare-State Revolution

By Jacob G. Hornberger

Like the welfare state, modern-day Americans continue to remain convinced that their system of government has never changed in a fundamental way.
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Science, Mind, and Politics

By Noam Chomsky & Lawrence Krauss

Science, Mind, and Politics is a candid and unscripted conversation on contemporary issues on the nature of humanity, the power of science and the mind, and global social justice.
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Death toll in Yemen’s Aden rises to 195: At least 195 have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded since the beginning of fighting in Yemen’s Aden in late March, the port city’s health authorities said Sunday.

Saudi Strike Kills at Least Nine in Yemeni Family: At least nine people from a single family were killed when what appeared to be an airstrike by the Saudi-led military coalition struck a home in a village outside Sana, Yemen’s capital, officials said Saturday.

The bodies pile up in Yemen’s civil war and Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign: The potential for more such atrocities to be carried out with impunity is increasing as the Yemeni state collapses and regional powers pile in.

Houthi rebels advance in Aden despite air strikes; Fierce clashes continue in Yemen's southern port city as conditions worsen for civilians.

Elite Troops Enter Yemen: : Special forces are involved in the military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a Saudi adviser said yesterday.

Saudi special forces 'involved in Yemen ops': Army special forces supplied weapons and communications equipment to militia loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in the main southern city of Aden, the adviser told AFP.

Red Cross requests Yemen ceasefire amid new air strikes: Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebel targets have continued unabated in Yemen, hours after the Red Cross called for a 24-hour ceasefire to give aid workers a chance to address the growing crisis in the country.

Saudi Arabia rejects all-inclusive arms embargo on Yemen proposed by Russia: Saudi Arabia has rejected Russia’s amendments to a Security Council draft resolution which would see an all-inclusive arms embargo on all parties in the Yemeni conflict, as it continues to spiral out of control with civilian death toll climbing up.

Al Qaeda takes over Mukalla army base in Yemen: The al Qaeda jihadists killed an unspecified number of soldiers and captured a large cache of military hardware,

After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching: Near the charred, bullet-scarred government headquarters, two federal policemen flanked a suspected Islamic State fighter. Urged on by a furious mob, the two officers took out knives and repeatedly stabbed the man in the neck and slit his throat. The killing was witnessed by two Reuters correspondents.

Shi'ite fighters leave Tikrit after looting: Iraqi officials: Almost all Shi'ite paramilitaries had left Tikrit on Saturday after locals complained that some fighters had spent several days looting the Sunni city after helping retake it from Islamic State.

Iraqi PM: Armies have no chance against IS if it keeps recruiting foreigners: - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi told a German magazine that armies in the region around Iraq had no chance of defeating Islamic State (IS) if the militants continued to recruit ideologically indoctrinated foreign fighters.

IS takes control of 90 percent of Yarmouk, called 'hell hole' by UN official: The Islamic State group and al-Nusra Front have taken control of the Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus while Ahrar al-Sham announces it has started a push back against the groups

Israel readies lobbying strategy for tougher final deal with Iran: An official Israeli analysis has drawn up a list of alleged shortcomings of the nuclear framework agreement between Iran and world powers, providing a basis for what is expected to be months of furious lobbying by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reshape or cancel the deal.

Democrats Develop Rift with Jewish Voters: “Many U.S. Jewish leaders are unnerved both by the new Iran nuclear agreement and the public falling out between President Barack Obama and his Israeli counterpart, developments that are creating a rift in the durable alliance between Jews and the Democratic Party in the run-up to the 2016 elections,

Hezbollah: Iran Nuclear Deal Victory for Resistance Project: Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, hailed as victory the framework accord clinched between Iran and the world powers over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Report: Israeli Jet Struck Weapons Depots in Libya; Arab news sources reported at week's end that an unidentified jet believed to be Israeli destroyed warehouses in southern Libya that held weapons bought by Iran for Hamas.

Libya: Six dead, 20 injured in Misrata suicide bombing: At least six people have been killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide bombing attack on a security checkpoint in Misrata, a local official news agency reported.

Cairo bomb blast kills policeman: The explosion, in the upmarket Zamalek district, injured several more people on the May 15 bridge.

Civilian killed in northern Mali attack; - Militants shelled the largest city in restive northern Mali on Sunday, killing a civilian and wounding three relatives as they slept, said hospital and security sources

Kenya: Extremists vows more attacks; Somalia's Islamic extremist group al-Shabab warned Saturday of more attacks in Kenya like the assault on Garissa University College that killed 148 people. Kenyan cities will run red with blood," said al-Shabab according to the SITE intelligence monitoring group.

6 Taliban Insurgents Killed, 13 Injured in Northern Afghanistan: At least six Taliban insurgents were killed and 13 others injured as a result of fierce clashes with the security forces on the highway between northern Jowzjan and Sar-e-Pul provinces, local officials said.

Pakistan: 5 militants killed in military operation : At least five suspected militants belonging to a pro-Taliban outfit, were killed when Pakistani helicopter gunships pounded their hideouts in the volatile northwest tribal region near the Afghan border.

Ukraine crisis: Six government soldiers killed in east; Six Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents in the east of the country, government officials say. Four died after their vehicle was reportedly fired on by pro-Russian separatists in Schastye, close to the separatist stronghold of Lugansk.

New Ukrainian Bill Threatens to Intern Russians Citizens Living in Ukraine; Ukrainian President Poroshenko has submitted a bill to his country's parliament allowing for the internment of Russian citizens living in Ukraine.

Russia to ratify BRICS currency pool deal soon — envoy: The foreign currency reserve pool of the BRICS group will total $100 billion, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Vadim Lukov

Far-right groups and Islamists clash outside London mosque: Around 100 members from the two far-right groups gathered outside the London Central Mosque and the Islamic Cultural Center in central London as Muslims entered the building to observe Friday prayers or Jumu-ah.

Former Guantanamo boss faces French court inquiry: On Thursday, the court granted the complaint, summoning the former American general to France for a hearing.

Former U of M student charged with supporting terrorism: Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh has been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. He is alleged to have provided personnel to support efforts to kill American citizens and members of the US military abroad.

FBI Defuses Another Of Its Own Terrorist Plots: Last week, as you may have heard, the Justice Department breathlessly announced that it had uncovered and broken up a terrorist plot against the government, leading to the arrest of a 20 year-old man, Christopher Lee Cornell, in Ohio. According to the FBI, Cornell was planning to go to the US Capitol and kill government officials.

FBI Uncovers Another Of Its Own Plots: The FBI "uncovered" yet another of its own terrorist plots, the latest in a very long line of "terrorist plots" the FBI has "uncovered" -- in which the details always show that it was an undercover FBI "informant" (often doing this to get off leniently for some other issue), who more or less goads hapless, naive people, into a "plot" that had no real chance of ever happening.

Soaring dollar puts the world on sale for Americans: The U.S. currency's value has surged over the last nine months, reaching levels against some world currencies last seen more than a decade ago. In Europe, it now costs just $1.09 to buy one euro, down from $1.37 a year ago and almost $1.50 four years ago.

These are the racially charged e-mails that got 3 Ferguson police and court officials fired: City officials in Ferguson, Mo., on Thursday evening released the full, unredacted content of racially charged and religiously insensitive e-mails sent by the city’s former court clerk as well as two former supervisors in the police department.

April 03, 2015

Iran Deal: A Game-Changer for the Middle East

By Phyllis Bennis

Negotiators in Switzerland just won a huge victory for diplomacy over war. Now we've got to protect it.
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Thoughts On That Maybe-Deal About Iran's Nuclear Achievements

By Moon Of Alabama

There are many distortions and lies in the "western" reporting on the issue. Facts that are left out include.
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Iran, P5+1 Joint Statement Calling for Removal of all Anti-Iran Sanctions

By Press TV

None of Iran’s nuclear facilities as well as the previous activities will be stopped, shut down or suspended and Iran’s nuclear activities in all its nuclear facilities including Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan and Arak will continue.
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The US-Israel-Iran Triangle’s Tangled History

By Robert Parry


The history of Israel’s cooperative dealings with Iran, including after the ouster of the Shah and the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979, seems to have been forgotten.
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Cold War 2.0

By William Blum

Once a nation becomes an Officially Designated Enemy of the empire the methods of torture can be exquisite and endless.
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In Yemen the “Axis of kindness” Shows the True Face of the Empire and Proves Lenin Right

By The Saker

US continues to pretend to bomb al-Qaeda in Iraq while supporting the same al-Qaeda in Syria and Yemen.
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The Pentagon Plan to ‘Divide and Rule’ the Muslim World

By Nafeez Ahmed

Yemen is the latest casualty of a neoconservative strategy commissioned by the US Army to ‘capitalise on Sunni-Shia conflict’ in the Middle East - the goal is nothing short of ‘Western dominance’
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Can Evil Be Defeated?

By Paul Craig Roberts


By learning again how to think, how to be human, how to be moral, the American police state can be defeated.
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Lower Drinking Age, Raise Killing Age

By David Swanson

The United States sends people to kill and die in war that it doesn't trust with a beer.
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How Google AdSense Censors the News

By Kelley Vlahos

Google as an Internet gatekeeper is no fantasy.
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9/11 Truth: Why Do Good People Become Silent—or Worse—About 9/11?

By Frances T. Shure

If certain persons in powerful positions conspired to orchestrate the 9/11 attacks, as evidence strongly indicates — would it be rational not to do anything?
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Kenya : 147 killed in Garissa University assault: At least 147 people, mostly students, have been killed in an assault by al-Shabab militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya. Four of the gunman were eventually surrounded in a dormitory, and died when their suicide vests detonated.

ISIS Egypt branch claims deadly Sinai attacks: The Egyptian affiliate of the ISIS claimed responsibility Friday for deadly attacks on army checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 15 soldiers and two civilians.

27 killed in blasts and clashes with IS militants in Iraq: A total of 27 people were killed on Thursday in separate bomb attacks and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's provinces of Salahudin and Anbar, security sources said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Islamic State Fights Rival Rebels In Damascus Refugee Camp: Islamic State took most of Yarmouk refugee camp on Wednesday, its first major presence in the area around the capital and home to other insurgents.

Syrian rebels abduct Lebanese truck drivers on Jordan border: Suspected Nusra Front militants were holding around 10 Lebanese truck drivers hostage at a major border crossing with Jordan Friday, two days after rebel fighters seized control of it from the Syrian government.

Yemen: Saudis airdrop arms to Aden defenders, Houthis pull back: Houthi forces pulled back from a central Aden district Friday and warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition dropped weapons and medical aid to fighters defending the southern Yemeni city, a last symbolic foothold of the country's absent president.

Yemen evacuation demonstrates China’s growing far-seas naval capabilities: On Sunday, March 29, the Chinese PLA Navy (PLAN) evacuated 570 Chinese citizens from two port cities in Yemen. Then on Thursday, April 2, the PLAN force returned to evacuate 225 foreign nationals. All evacuees were transported to Djibouti, where they await flights home.

Full U.S. text on preliminary nuclear accord with Iran: Following is the full text of a U.S. "fact sheet" released after Washington and other major powers reached a framework agreement on Thursday on curbing Iran's nuclear program for at least a decade after eight days of marathon talks in Switzerland.

Netanyahu spoke to Barack Obama and expressed Israel's strong opposition to the framework agreement with Iran: This deal would legitimize Iran's nuclear program, bolster Iran's economy, and increase Iran's aggression and terror throughout the Middle East and beyond.

Benjamin Netanyahu Says Final Nuclear Deal Must Include Iran’s Recognition of Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel introduced a new demand Friday for the final phase of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, saying the completed deal must include an “unambiguous Iranian recognition of Israel’s right to exist.”
Netanyahu convenes security chiefs over Iran nuclear accord: Officials slammed Thursday's announcement in Lausanne of a framework accord as a "historic mistake," warning that if implemented it would jeopardize Israel's very existence.

Roadside bomb leaves 7 civilians dead in east Afghanistan: Seven civilians, including four children and a woman, have been killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Logar.

Russia Slams NATO Military Buildup in Europe as 'Unprecedentedly Dangerous': "NATO buildup on the Eastern flank, or in the so-called 'front-line countries,' is an unprecedentedly dangerous step that violates all agreements, including the Russia-NATO Founding Act, which is still in force," the ministry's

Alexis Tsipras to Meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow Next Week : Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras plan to discuss economic ties next week as Greek seeks to pay off it’s International Monetary Fund creditors in order to free up frozen bailout aid.

Greece draws up drachma plans, prepares to miss IMF payment: 'We are a Left-wing government. If we have to choose between a default to the IMF or a default to our own people, it is a no-brainer,' says senior Greek official

French court summons ex-Guantanamo chief in torture probe: A French court Thursday summoned former Guantanamo prison chief Geoffrey Miller over accusations of torture by two ex-detainees, in a move their lawyer said would open the door to further prosecutions.

UK spied on Argentina over alleged new attempt to take Falklands – Snowden leak: The intelligence data released by Snowden suggest that Britain spied on the Argentinian authorities since at least 2009, preparing offensive cyber operations to change public opinion regarding the Falklands, according to the Intercept.

U.S. Hospital Sued For Deliberately Spreading STDs in Guatemala: : The U.S. government in partnership with Johns Hopkins University ran a 1940’s program that spread syphilis in the Central American country.

American citizen linked to al-Qaeda is captured, flown secretly to U.S.: Pakistani forces detained Farekh several weeks ago and recently transferred him to U.S. custody after his identity was confirmed. Officials said he was questioned by members of an interrogation team composed of FBI, CIA and Pentagon officials and then advised of his Miranda rights.

Informant Provided Bomb-Making Manual to Alleged “ISIS-Inspired” Plotters: Like other recent sensational “terror plots,” however, the criminal complaint unsealed yesterday demonstrates the key role of an undercover law enforcement informant in both formulating and facilitating the alleged plot.

US Police Killed Over 100 People in March : Police in the United States were responsible for the deaths of 115 people in the month of March alone, according to an independent website that has been keeping tally.

20 Years in Prison for Miscarrying? The Case of Purvi Patel & the Criminalization of Pregnancy: On Monday, Purvi Patel became the first person in U.S. history sentenced to prison for feticide for what the state said was an attempt to end her own pregnancy. While Patel says she had a miscarriage, delivering a stillborn fetus, prosecutors accused her of taking drugs to induce an abortion,

After Warmest Winter, Drought-Stricken California Limits Water But Exempts Thirstiest Big Growers: Studies show the current drought, which has intensified over the past four years, is the worst California has seen in at least 120 years. Some suggest it is the region’s worst drought in more than a thousand years.

Americans Not in Labor Force Exceed 93 Million for First Time; : That is the first time the number of Americans out of the labor force has exceeded 93 million.

56,131,000 Women Aren’t In the Labor Force, A Record High: The level is a record high, and the labor force participation for the month of March at 56.6 percent is a 27-year low, according to CNS News. In February that rate for women was 56.7 percent.

April 02, 2015

American Hell for Yemen

By Margaret Kimberley

The U.S.-spawned whirlwind of carnage and destruction has wrecked the societies of Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen, yet most Americans feel themselves blameless.
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Why Iran Distrusts the US in Nuke Talks

By Ray McGovern

The real history of the West’s dealings on Iran’s nuclear program shows bad faith by the U.S. government.
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Eight Urgent ‘Musts’ Needed for Palestinians to Defeat Apartheid:

By Ramzy Baroud

First, the most difficult obstacle to overcome is the stronghold of Mahmoud Abbas and his corrupt circle on Palestine’s political discourse at home.
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Noam Chomsky: Democracy Is a Threat to Any Power System

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“The race towards disaster is being carried out with almost euphoric intensity,” said Chomsky.
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Seeking Truth Together: Challenging the Silence Racism Creates

By David Ragland

Racism is part of American social ecology, often as unrecognized as the air we breathe.
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Guilty of Being Poor

By Karen Dolan

One woman’s story illustrates what’s happening to more and more people as municipal revenues become the focus of police departments all over the country.
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Iraq: 150 ISIS fighters killed in Tikrit: The Iraqi Federal Police said more than 150 Islamic State fighters have been killed in the ongoing liberation of Tikrit and all of the militants' bases and facilities in the city have been captured.

27 killed in blasts and clashes with IS militants in Iraq: A total of 27 people were killed on Thursday in separate bomb attacks and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's provinces of Salahudin and Anbar, security sources said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Rebels seize Syria-Jordan border as IS storms Damascus: Rebels backed by Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate seized control Wednesday of the last border crossing with Jordan that had been under regime control, dealing a major blow to President Bashar al-Assad.

UN report: More than 25,000 foreigners fight with terrorists: The number of fighters leaving home to join al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria and other countries has spiked to more than 25,000 from over 100 nations, according to a new U.N. report.

Yemen: Foreign troops reportedly enter Aden, as first Saudi soldier killed in north: The troop deployment comes after the Houthis manage to seize central district and presidential palace in Aden

Rebel forces push farther into key Yemeni port city of Aden: Shiite rebel forces backed by tanks and heavy machine guns pushed deeper into Yemen’s second-largest city on Wednesday in a bid to strengthen their hold even as Saudi-led airstrikes attempt to cut off their supply lines and cripple their capabilities

Al-Qaeda in Yemen frees prisoners in mass jailbreak: Hundreds of inmates, including a senior al-Qaeda figure, freed during raid in southeastern Yemen, official says.

Al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen say fire rocket toward U.S. embassy; An al Qaeda splinter group said it launched a rocket toward the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Saturday, wounding several guards, to retaliate for a purported U.S. drone strike in a northern province of Yemen the day before.

Russian consulate bombed and looted in Yemen: Shiite rebels attacked and looted the Russian Consulate in Aden. They broke down the door of the Consulate building, and looted the consulate property and office equipment. The militants loaded the equipment and documents into cars and fled in an unknown direction. At the time of the attack there were no workers in the Russian Consulate.

Chinese military disembark in port of Aden, Yemen, to guard evacuation – official: Dozens of unidentified foreign troops reported disembarking in the port of Aden turned out to be Chinese soldiers maintaining security as an unknown party opened fire on a vessel evacuating foreign citizens, a Yemeni official told Sputnik.

Americans in Yemen fear they have been left behind as bombing escalates: Several countries have evacuated their civilians, including China, India, Pakistan and Somalia. The US has not followed suit

All options including military on the table for Iran: Israeli minister: Threat of unilateral action from Israel comes as Iranian nuclear talks in Lausanne enter seventh day

Top UK MP Brands Netanyahu War Criminal as Palestine Joins ICC; Senior British Member of Parliament Sir Bob Russell has branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal, on the day Palestine finally accedes to the International Criminal Court, paving the way for war crimes trials.

US raises prospect of Israel UN isolation: Is Israel about to lose its American firewall at the United Nations in New York, or will it continue to be so flameproof? A year ago, these questions would have been near unthinkable.

Afghanistan suicide bomb blast kills 16 in Khost: Another 40 were injured in the attack on a crowd of people protesting outside the office of the provincial governor.

Shocking video shows Afghan suicide attack that killed 17: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of a demonstration against corruption in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost on 2 April, killing 17 people and injuring at least 50 more, government officials said.

$45 Billion in Tax Dollars Goes Missing in Afghanistan: A new report from the office of John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), revealed that there’s virtually no way to know what happened to a large chunk of money the Defense Department spent in Afghanistan before 2010.

Suspected rebels kill 5 Indian security personnel: Heavily armed insurgents ambushed an army convoy in Arunachal Pradesh state in the remote northeast, killing three soldiers and wounding four others, said Nabin Payeng, an inspector-general of state police. They escaped after the attack in Tirap district.

Soldiers from Chad and Niger claim to have killed hundreds as they drive armed group out of Malam Fatori town.: Chad's army said its forces had killed hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and lost nine of its own troops in clashes in northern Nigeria.

Egypt : 32 killed, including 15 soldiers, in attacks in Sinai: At least 32 people, including 15 soldiers and two civilians, were killed Thursday in five simultaneous attacks against the army in the north of Egyptian Sinai, where the army is fighting a local branch of the self-proclaimed Islamic State organization (Daesh), said the police in a new toll.

Al Shabaab storms Kenyan university, 14 killed: With scores of students wounded and hundreds unaccounted for, police and soldiers surrounded Garissa University College. They sealed off the compound and were trying to flush out the gunmen, Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinet said.

How the Pentagon Lost Track of $45 Billion: Since 2002, Congress has set aside $104 billion specifically to rebuild Afghanistan. Of that, $66 billion went to the Pentagon.

Iceland looks at ending boom and bust with radical money plan: Iceland's government is considering a revolutionary monetary proposal - removing the power of commercial banks to create money and handing it to the central bank.

World US Military to Launch Special Force for Latin America : The new force will be deployed to the Palmerola base in Honduras and will include 250 troops.

New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges: Sen. Bob Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants who rose to become one of the highest-ranking Hispanic members of Congress, was charged Wednesday with accepting nearly $1 million in gifts and campaign contributions from a longtime friend in exchange for a stream of political favors.

California governor orders mandatory water restrictions: : California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered officials Wednesday to impose statewide mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history as surveyors found the lowest snow level in the Sierra Nevada snowpack in 65 years of record-keeping.

Atlanta teachers, principals convicted in cheating scandal: Eleven Atlanta, Georgia teachers, principals, and administrators were found guilty of felony racketeering charges Wednesday in connection with a city-wide test cheating scandal.

April 01, 2015

The Biggest Threat to American Liberty

By Jacob G. Hornberger

Eastern Europeans are getting a gander at America’s overgrown military establishment.
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Fascism in Ukraine

By John Pilger

The 21st century is witnessing a new rise of fascism that is not less dangerous than the Nazi movement in the period of the World War II.
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Syria: Why is Assad Still in Power?

By Edward Dark

Why has he survived for so long in the face of such seemingly overwhelming odds? Why has he been able to withstand the major global powers, hostile neighbours on every border and tens of thousands of well-armed rebel fighters.
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President al-Assad’s [Full] interview with Charlie Rose of American CBS News

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As you know, Secretary Kerry has called you a brutal dictator. Secretary Kerry! Other people have said worse. Does that bother you? Is that an accurate description of you?
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How to Decipher Yemen
Where the Enemy of Your Enemy Is Also Your Enemy


By Graham E. Fuller

There are fourth myths about Yemen that need to be sorted out.
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Deciphering the Mideast Chaos

By Robert Parry

Israel is now allied with Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Persian Gulf states, which are, in turn, supporting Sunni militants in Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
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John Bolton’s Love of Bombs

By Lawrence Davidson


The sharks at AIPAC who are determined, for the sake of Israel, to make war on Iran right down to the last American soldier.
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Who Spies for Israel in Washington’s Nuclear Negotiations?

By James Petras

The failure of the Obama regime to go after its own State Department officials acting as agents for Israel; and its refusal to identify, arrest, prosecute and sentence high-level spies within the Cabinet have severely compromised the sovereignty of the United States.
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If This is What an Anti-war Presidency Looks Like To You, You're Detached From Reality

By Trevor Timm

If Obama is an anti-war president, he’s the worst anti-war president in history. In the last six years, the Obama administration has bombed seven countries in the Middle East alone.
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Stop Smoking the Democrack

By Cindy Sheehan and David Swanson

Rather than giving a blank check to war mongering for the next nearly two years, - save us all the suffering and pretend the president right now is Dick Cheney. Protest accordingly.
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We Are Losing The Oceans

By Paul Craig Roberts

In the Western World truth is dying.
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Military and Police in Florida Practice Detaining Citizens

By Alex Newman

The drills are serving to prepare Americans to accept martial law in a national emergency.
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No One Is Free Until All Are Free
 
 By Chris Hedges
 

 The primacy of personal pleasure obtained at the expense of others is the defining characteristic of a civilization in its death throes. 
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Islamic State kills 37 in new attack on Syrian village: Syrian state television put the number killed at 44 and said 21 others had been wounded in the attack on Mabouja, a 60 km drive east of Hama. A Syrian military source said the army had repelled the assault yesterday.

Nusra Front signals sharia law for captured Syrian city; The Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front indicated Wednesday that a Syrian city captured from the government in recent days would be ruled according to Islamic sharia law but the group would not seek to monopolize power there.

ISIS seizes most of Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus: PLO: "Fighters from ISIS launched an assault this morning on Yarmouk and they took over the majority of the camp," said Anwar Abdel Hadi, director of political affairs for the Palestine Liberation Organization in Damascus.

Jordan shuts main Syria border crossing amid fighting: Jordan on Wednesday closed its main border crossing with Syria amid fierce clashes between rebels and pro-government forces for control of the post.

Syria, Iraq a 'finishing school' for foreign fighters - U.N. report: More than 25,000 foreign fighters from some 100 countries are linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, with Syria and Iraq comprising a "veritable international finishing school for extremists," United Nations experts reported to the U.N. Security Council.

Saudi Arabia, allies’ airstrike on Yemen factory, kills 35 people: Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Shiite rebel positions in both north and south Yemen early Wednesday, setting off explosions and drawing return fire from anti-aircraft guns. Airstrikes also hit a factory in a western port city and 35 workers died there, according to witnesses and officials.

Major Fighting Escalates on Saudi Arabia-Yemen Border "The bombing today is worse than on any other day and we hear sounds of explosions and see Saudi planes in the air."

In propaganda war: Americans seek 'war crimes' charges against Hamas leaders: Twenty-six Americans filed a complaint on Tuesday to the US Attorney General requesting the justice ministry prosecute Hamas leaders for "war crimes," the Israeli legal group representing them said.

Netanyahu, Boehner hail US-Israel ties: Arriving in Jerusalem as head of a delegation of lawmakers visiting US allies in the Middle East, Boehner said that wherever they’ve gone, the “message is the same — you can’t continue to turn your eye away from the threats that face all of us.”

From Gaza To Southampton – We Are All Palestinians: For the second time in just a month, a British academic institution has been intimidated by an orchestrated Zionist lobby.

Iran: Sanctions must be dropped for nuclear deal:“We insist that the lifting of financial, bank and oil industry sanctions was the first step and on a clear roadmap for lifting the rest of the sanction,” Abbas Araqchi, Iranian deputy FM told the media.

Carter Says Iran Nuclear Deal Would Not Limit US Military Options: The U.S. will reserve the right to use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon even if a deal is reached Iran's nuclear program, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday.

U.S. releases military aid to Egypt, cites national security: The White House said Obama notified Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in a phone call Tuesday that the U.S. would be sending 12 F-16 fighter jets, 20 missiles and up to 125 tank kits, while continuing to request $1.3 billion in military assistance for Egypt.

Nigeria: Buhari will 'spare no effort' to defeat Boko Haram; Nigerian president-elect says he will rid nation of armed group in first address to the nation since poll victory.

Former military dictator wins Nigerian presidency: -News Analysis - Buhari’s military junta banned strikes and public protests in 1984, and empowered the security forces to carry out arbitrary arrests and detentions of civilians, including numerous intellectuals, politicized students and journalists.

Afghanistan: Seven militants killed in Zabul: At least seven Taliban militants have been killed and eight others wounded in military operation conducted by Afghan security forces in southern Zabul province, said a local official.

Pakistani Navy to Purchase Eight New Submarines From China: Pakistan has been negotiating the submarine purchase with China since 2011, with initial plans to purchase six, and subsequently raising the number to eight. The plan is viewed as a means to address the country’s force imbalance with India.

US Army to train Ukrainian fascist militias: The US Army will begin training Ukraine National Guard battalions on April 20 at a site in western Ukraine, near the Polish border, according to an announcement made Sunday by the country’s interior minister, Arsen Avakov.

How Long Would the US Navy Survive in a Shooting War?: US Navy is a huge force but largely based around aircraft carrier groups that modern weaponry may have made obsolete

Greece to give creditors new reforms for bailout cash: Full list of specific reforms to be released in days, paving the way for crucial funds needed to avoid bankruptcy.

Yanis Varoufakis: “Greece Will Adopt the Bitcoin If Eurogroup Doesn’t Give Us a Deal”: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, the second top thinker in the world according to prospect magazine surprised even his closest aides at a secret meeting when he said “We ‘ve had enough, we ‘ll run on Bitcoin.”

UNASUR Head Calls for Removal of US Bases from Latin America ” "A good point on the new agenda of relations (on the continent) would be the elimination of U.S. military bases” from South America, "a leftover from the days of the Cold War and other clashes," Samper added.

Study: Pharmaceuticals Kill More Teens Than Illegal Substances In The US: Combine the number of overdose deaths caused by heroin and cocaine, and you still haven’t matched the number of deaths caused by pharmaceutical prescription medications each year in the United States.

March 31, 2015

Yemen Echoes of 1930s Aggression and Descent into Barbarism

By Finian Cunningham

That a defenceless, impoverished country such as Yemen can be openly bombed by hundreds of US-supplied F-15 fighter jets – and for that criminality to be widely endorsed – is a sure sign that the world is once again sliding into the abyss.
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Nasrallah to Saudi Invaders
Yemeni People will Triumph, You’ll be Defeated

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Hezbollah leader elaborated on the pretexts used by the Saudi Arabia to justify its war on Yemen, saying they are "baseless" pretexts.
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A Middle East Holocaust

By Paul Craig Roberts

Washington has committed a terrible crime in our name. Washington not only murdered Iraq, Washington has murdered the Middle East.
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McCain Suggests Israel "Go Rogue," Blow Up Iran Negotiations By Starting War

By Zaid Jilani

During a floor speech he gave on March 24th, the senator suggested that Israel “go rogue” and that if they don't they may not survive the next 22 months of the Obama presidency:
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Muslim vs. White Mass Murderers

By Matt Peppe


Terrorists are thought to be irredeemable, subhuman creatures who do not even qualify as legitimate members of society with rights.
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Pepe Escobar in Eastern Ukraine: Howling in Donetsk

By Pepe Escobar

Quite a few people – in Donbass, in Moscow, and now in Europe – have asked me what struck me most about this visit. I could start by paraphrasing Allen Ginsberg in Howl – “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness”.
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Repeal, Don’t Reform the IMF!

By Ron Paul

The IMF has a history of using the funds provided to it by the American taxpayer to prop up dictatorial regimes and support unsound economic policies.

The United States Could Learn From Its British Ally

By Ivan Eland

Although Britain and France were on the winning side of both world wars, they lost their worldwide empires partly because those wars drained their coffers. Continue

License to Kill

By Dmitry Orlov

As law and order break down in more and more places, we will see more and more US troops on the streets of cities in the US, spreading death and destruction just like they did in Iraq or in Afghanistan.
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The Vendetta Against Bowe Bergdahl

By Patrick Martin

The decision by the Pentagon to bring charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy against former Afghanistan prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl is vindictive and politically reactionary.
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A World of Violence

By Eduardo Galeano

On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence and Be Consigned to Oblivion.
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No One Is Free Until All Are Free
 
 By Chris Hedges
 

 The primacy of personal pleasure obtained at the expense of others is the defining characteristic of a civilization in its death throes. 
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4 Ways Corporations Owe Us, Big Time—And How They Can Pay Us Back

By Paul Buchheit

Corporate greed has reached its limit. It does not have to be this way.
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Show Me the Money, Hillary!
Clintonesque Entitlement Should Be Shunned


By Philip Giraldi

The Clinton’s are singular in terms of both their greed and their hubristic sense of entitlement.
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Postcard from the End of America: Carlisle, PA

By Linh Dinh

We’ve become a nation of burger flippers, burrito rollers, taco stuffers, cocktail mixers, surly cashiers, personal care assistants, dog walkers, sign-waving statues of liberties and, whether on sidewalks or more discretely, beggars.
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None Of Us Are Free - If One Of Us Is Chained

By Solomon Burke

And there are people still in darkness,
And they just can't see the light.
If you don't say it's wrong then that says it right.
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At least 36 dead as Yemen's Houthis shell Aden, warplanes bomb airport: Yemen's Houthi militiamen and allied army units shelled Aden overnight while Saudi-led coalition jets bombed their positions near the airport, killing at least 36 people, officials and witnesses said on Tuesday.

Saudi-led allied bombing of Sanaa, Yemen, Leaves at Least 11 Dead, 30 Injured: Saudi-led allied bombing of the Yarim District to the south of Yemen’s capital Sanaa has left at least 11 dead and another 30 injured, a security source told Sputnik.

Saudi Arabia kills 45 people in refugee camp in Yemen: Monday: At least 45 people have been killed in an air strike that struck a refugee camp in the northern Yemeni region of Haradh according to the International Organization for Migration. A humanitarian official earlier said the bombing had targeted a military installation in the vicinity of the camp.

Dozens killed as Yemen tribes clash with Houthis: Fighting erupted when tribal fighters attacked a Houthi-held area near Asailan. Almost thirty were killed among the Houthis and their loyalists during confrontations which also killed eight members of the tribes, a security source told Al Arabiya.

Saudi-led forces strike Yemen rebels, blockade ports: Saudi-led naval forces imposed a blockade on Yemen's ports as coalition airstrikes on Monday repelled an advance on the southern port city of Aden by Shiite rebels and forces loyal to a former president, in what appeared to be the most intense day of fighting since the air campaign began five days ago.

Saudi-Led Ground Invasion of Yemen 'Within Days': Yemeni Foreign Minister said he expects nine member Arab coalition troops to be inside Yemen soon.

Pakistan to join Saudi coalition against Yemen rebels - senior official; - Pakistan will send troops to Saudi Arabia to give military support to a coalition of mainly Gulf states fighting Yemeni Houthi rebels, a senior government official said on Monday.

Yemen's Houthis enter base on Bab el-Mandeb strait: officials: Soldiers of the 17th Armoured Division in the Dabab district in Yemen's southwestern Taiz province opened the gates to the Houthis, whose military advance has been challenged by six days of Saudi-led air strikes.

Saudi envoy denounces Nasrallah’s speech as ‘slanderous’: “The speech made by Hezbollah’s General Secretary Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah expressed the confusion experienced by the sides he represents [Iran], and contained a lot of slander and false allegations against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Asiri said in a statement.

Twin Car Bombings in Baghdad Kill At Least 11: Iraq: Monday: Shortly before noon, the two explosive-laden cars went off simultaneously in a commercial area of the Shiite-dominated Husseiniyah district in northeastern Baghdad, a police officer said. Two policemen were among the dead. At least 26 people were wounded in the attack, he added.

Isis: Shocking images released of blindfolded couple being stoned to death: Shocking new images have emerged showing Islamic State militants stoning a blindfolded and bound man and woman to death in Iraq. The couple were sentenced to death for having sex before marriage.

US denies killing Iranians in drone strikes in Iraq: Pentagon rejects claims by Tehran that US killed two Revolutionary Guards in strikes near ISIL-held Tikrit last week.

Iraq forces retake government HQ in Tikrit from IS: Iraqi forces have retaken the Salaheddin provincial government headquarters in Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, a significant advance in the battle to recapture the city, officials said Tuesday.

US-led coalition says IS still holds parts of Iraq's Tikrit: Baghdad: The Islamic State group still controls parts of the Iraqi city of Tikrit, which Baghdad announced had been retaken, the US-led coalition battling the jihadists said Tuesday.

IS Killed 44 in Syrian Village. Islamic State group militants killed Tuesday at least 44 people in Mabuja, a government-held village in central Syria. The violent Islamist group launched the attack Tuesday in a region which is known for its diverse religious sects, including Christian, Ismailis and Alawites.

26 killed in Syria attacks: A total of 14 people, including two women and two children, died in ground-to-ground rocket attacks and military air raids in Idlib, the capital city of the eponymous northern province that has been under the control of Al Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front since Saturday, when its troops expelled pro-regime forces.

14 killed in Syria car bomb blast: At least 14 people were killed on Tuesday when a booby-trapped car went off in the Syria's southern province of Daraa, a monitoring group reported.

Syrian military source alleges Turkish role in Idlib offensive: A Syrian military source accused Turkey on Monday of helping Islamist rebels to stage an assault on Idlib, a provincial capital which fighters seized at the weekend.

Canadian House of Commons votes to extend, expand mission against Islamic State: Canadian fighter jets will soon begin bombing Islamic extremists in Syria as the federal government moves ahead with its expanded military mission in the Middle East.

Former Israeli Premier Olmert convicted in corruption case: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was convicted Monday of unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter in a retrial on corruption charges, the latest chapter in the downfall of a man who only years earlier hoped to lead the country to a historic peace agreement with the Palestinians.

Nuclear talks to continue until major disputes overcome: Iran: Iran is willing to continue talks with six major powers on a preliminary political agreement that will be used as a basis of a comprehensive nuclear deal, a senior nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday.

Iran asks Turkish envoy to explain Erdogan comments: On Thursday, Erdogan demanded that “Iran and the terrorist groups must withdraw” from Yemen.

Istanbul prosecutor taken hostage in courthouse by far-left Turkish group (VIDEO): An Istanbul prosecutor has been taken hostage by an armed leftist group threatning to kill him if their demands weren't met. The official was handling the case of the 15-year-old who died in a police gas attack. The standoff is curently underway.

Chad Army Says 54 Islamist Militants Killed in Nigeria Fighting: Troops from Chad and Niger killed 54 fighters from the Boko Haram Islamist group in a battle around a Nigerian village on Monday, Chad’s army said.

Libya's Tripoli-based parliament sacks prime minister: In an effort to address the country's political crisis, delegates from the rival administrations have been meeting at UN-brokered talks in what has been described as one of the last chances to stop the country from plunging into a full-scale civil war.

Opposition wins Nigeria election: Nigeria's presidential poll is won by Muhammadu Buhari, in the country's first election victory by the opposition.

33 Insurgents Killed in Latest Offensive in Helmand: In the latest offensive, at least 33 Taliban insurgents were killed and seven others wounded over the past 24 hours in Sangin district of southern Helmand, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Tuesday.

Australian immigration dept leaks G20 leaders’ passport info – report: The personal details of all 20 leaders at the recent G20 summit in Australia have been accidentally leaked by the Australian immigration department. Despite being notified of the high-profile breach four months ago, it neglected to inform anyone.

Australia: Federal Government Set to Introduce Tax on Bank Deposits: The Government is heading for a fight with the banking industry, which has warned it will have to pass the cost back onto customers.

‘Reuters lied’: MH17 witness says reporter falsified testimony: A Lugansk Region resident, whom Reuters cites as saying he saw evidence of a surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held territory on the day MH17 was downed, told RT the news agency gave a false report of his interview.

Boris Nemtsov murder: Authorities identify 'mastermind' behind killing: Russia's Investigative Committee has identified the person who gave weapons, a vehicle and money to the man who allegedly murdered the Russian opposition politician, a source close to the investigation told Kommersant.

Ukraine lost five Indian airplanes: Five Indian transport airplanes from 40 shipped to Ukraine for modernization under the contract signed in 2009 have disappeared, according to the publication Defense News with reference to the official from Indian Air force.

Soros says ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if West helps: George Soros is ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if Western countries help private investment there, and sees a 1 in 3 chance Greece will leave the euro, the billionaire financier told Austrian newspaper Der Standard.

Russia: BRICS Represents Political and Economic Alliance: The BRICS group is an alliance of nations based on the long-term strategic interests in the political, economic, social and cultural arena, irrespective of the growth rates of each of its members, the Russian diplomat said

Destroying the Greek economy in order to save it: European authorities are using dirty tactics to bring Greece to heel

Greece says it's not backing down on its debt relief goal: Greece has not given up on its aim to renegotiate its debt to render it viable, the country's deputy finance minister said on Monday as talks between Athens and its lenders on reforms to unlock aid continue.

French local elections: Conservatives triumph over left: France's opposition conservative UMP Party has made big gains in local elections, at the expense of the ruling Socialists. The UMP, led by ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, boosted the number of councils it controls from 40 to 67 in the vote.

‘Extradite Obama to Israel, lock the b*stard up’: UKIP candidate resigns over FB post: A parliamentary candidate for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has stepped down after he said US President Barack Obama should be kidnapped and put on trial in Israel, it has emerged.

Spain: Police Arrest Family, Say Sons Were to Join Jihad: Police on Tuesday arrested four members of a family, including 16-year-old twin boys who were allegedly about to travel to Syria to become jihadi fighters, the Interior Ministry said.

Facebook accused of tracking all users even if they delete accounts, ask never to be followed: A new report claims that Facebook secretly installs tracking cookies on users’ computers, allowing them to follow users around the internet even after they’ve left the website, deleted their account and requested to be no longer followed.

Baja California farm workers demand better pay and working conditions : Workershave said they currently receive around 110 pesos ($7) for 10-hour working days with no overtime pay.

Honoring Cesar Chavez's Birthday: The best way to honor Cesar Chavez is by supporting the cause for which he sacrificed everything. That's happening in San Francisco on his birthday this year.

Satellite data indicates sea levels rising faster than expected: Scientists analysing satellite data warn that rises in sea level are increasing threats to coastal cities and food security

US War on Terror Leaves 1.3 Million Dead in Three Countries : The U.S.-led “war on terror” which began Sept. 11, 2001, has left at least 1.3 million people dead – mostly civilians – in 12 years in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, a 101-page report revealed.

NSA shooting: One dead after car rams security gate: One person is dead and at least one other is severely injured after a shooting at a gate to the US National Security Agency headquarters. An unnamed official told the Associated Press that gunfire broke out after a car tried to ram the gate to the sprawling military campus near Washington DC.

Don’t See Evil: Google’s boycott campaign against war photography and alternative media

Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat than Putin: Reuters/Ipsos poll: The poll showed 34 percent of Republicans ranked Obama as an imminent threat, ahead of Putin (25 percent), who has been accused of aggression in the Ukraine, and Assad (23 percent).

Citizens defy Border Patrol as cameras roll at highway checkpoints: Video - A family in California – who refused to consent to a search or move his car into an inspection area – was yanked out of the vehicle and cuffed in front of his crying 4-year-old son, and soon crying wife. Watch how matters unfold:

Major controversy after police pulled over a firefighter: “We’re going to stop all this nonsense with you guys down here — just stopping people and doing whatever you want, so that’s done, those days are over,” Soto said

VIDEO: NYPD Cop Epitomizes Why People Distrust Police as He Goes Ballistic on an Uber Driver: A horrifying glimpse of power going to someone’s head when they are granted a shiny badge and forget who they work for.

March 30, 2015

Yemen Exploding: Is the Stage Set for the Big War?

By Ron Paul

The stage for the “Big War” may well be set and we will be hearing a lot more about Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula in the coming months.
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The Geopolitics Behind the War in Yemen

By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

The proposals for a united Arab military serve US, Israeli, and Saudi interests.
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Perpetuating Chaos and Lawlessness in Middle East

By Ajamu Baraka

U.S. and Saudi geo-strategic interest in containing the influence of Iran has trumped international law and any concerns about the lives of the people of Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Bahrain.
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Eight Urgent ‘Musts’ Needed for Palestinians to Defeat Apartheid

By Ramzy Baroud


Waiting on Israeli society to change from within is a colossal waste of time.
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America's Disastrous Iran Policy

By Flynt Leverett Hillary Mann Leverett

A deal on nukes won't be enough. America needs to change its geopolitical view of Iran.
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NYT Publishes Call to Bomb Iran

By Robert Parry

The New York Times followed the Washington Post in publishing an op-ed advocating the unprovoked bombing of Iran.
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Why the West is to Blame for the Crisis in Ukraine: The Full Story

By Chris Nineham

We can't begin to understand the Ukrainian catastrophe unless we reject the dominant Western account of what is happening.
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Proof that Russia and Iran Want War:

By Washingtons Blog


Look How Close They Put Their Countries To Our Military Bases!
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"The Syrian Crisis Can Be Solved" President Assad

Full text President Assad’s full interview with Russian news network

The West does not accept partners. If they don’t like a certain state, they try to change it, or replace its president.
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President Erdogan is a Muslim Brotherhood Fanatic: President Bashar al-Assad

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Saudi Arabia is--an (unintel) autocracy. Medieval system that's based on the Wahhabi dark ideology.
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Islamic State is the Cancer of Modern Capitalism

By Nafeez Ahmed

The brutal ‘Islamic State’ is a symptom of a deepening crisis of civilisation premised on fossil fuel addiction, which is undermining Western hegemony and unravelling state power across the Muslim world.
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China’s Bank & Waning USA Hegemony

By Jack Rasmus

Two events occurred last week that mark a further phase in the waning of US global economic hegemony.
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The Social Costs Of Capitalism Are Destroying Earth’s Ability To Support Life

By Paul Craig Roberts

Capitalism’s pursuit of profit is destroying life on earth. Continue

38 killed as Yemen tribes clash with Houthi-Saleh rebel forces: The fighting erupted when tribesmen attacked positions held by Houthi rebels near the oil-rich area of Usaylan in Shabwa province, the sources said.

Fighting grips Aden as Houthis continue to push south: Fierce fighting has been reported in Yemen's coastal city of Aden as Houthi rebels continued their push south despite a fifth night of Saudi-led airstrikes against the group's positions.

Saudi Arabia Sends over 5,000 Takfiri Terrorists to Yemen: "Saudi Arabia has sent around 5,000 Takfiri mercenaries to fight against the Yemeni army and revolutionary committees,' Yemeni Army Commander Colonel Abdel Sattar al-Boushali told FNA on Saturday night.

Houthis told to 'surrender' at Arab League summit: Yemen's president has called on Houthi fighters to "surrender" at a meeting of the Arab League in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, as Saudi-led air raids continued to strike the group's positions for a third day.

Arab League agrees to create joint Arab military force - Egypt’s president: "The Arab leaders have decided to agree on the principle of a joint Arab military force," Sisi said Sunday as the summit wrapped up. The summit final communique called for "coordination, efforts and steps to establish an unified Arab force" to intervene in countries such as Yemen. 30 IS militants killed in Iraqi clashes, airstrikes: At least 30 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Sunday in clashes and U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in the Iraqi provinces of Salahudin and Anbar, security sources said.

4 Iraqi soldiers killed fighting with IS in Tikrit: Four Iraqi soldiers were killed in street fighting with Islamic State militants in Tikrit overnight as they advanced slowly into the city, a Sunni jihadist bastion, in the wake of coalition air strikes, a security official said.

Top Kurdish ISIS leader killed in Mosul: The top Kurdish ISIS leader, reportedly responsible for the death of dozens of Kurdish civilians, was killed in coalition air strikes in Mosul, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said Sunday.

Thousands flee Syrian city Idlib after rebel capture : Idlib was the second major city to fall from government control and represents a rare coup for the country's fragmented opposition. But it also raises the prospect of this strategically vital territory falling into the hands of Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria.

Assad Says US Airstrikes Have Made ISIS Stronger; Says ISIS, Saudi Arabia Of Same Ideological Bent: Syrian President Bashar Assad said the U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria have not been effective in the fight against the Islamic State group. In fact, he said in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes," the terrorist group has been gaining strength and expanding its reach.

Putin letter to Arab summit triggers Saudi attack: Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy Sunday, telling an Arab summit that he should not express support for the Middle East while fueling instability by supporting Syrian leader Bashar Assad.

Tentative deal reached in Iran nuclear talks as Netanyahu warns of 'dangerous' accord: Iran and six world powers have reached a tentative agreement on key parts of a deal sharply curtailing Tehran's nuclear programme, Western diplomats said Sunday while cautioning that the pact is by no means done.

Report: PA to pause ICC steps in exchange for tax revenues: According to the report, the ICC prosecutor has opened a preliminary examination on alleged Israeli war crimes during its devastating summer 2014 assault on Gaza. Israel's prime minister's office announced Friday that Israel would release the funds it collects on the PA's behalf and withheld as punishment for its move to join the ICC.

Vladimir Putin says Russia will fight for the right of Palestinians to their own state: In an address to the Arab League summit in Egypt on Saturday, Mr Putin spoke against foreign intervention in countries’ internal disputes and spoke of the role Russia can play in diplomatic channels.

Boko Haram kills 41, prevents hundreds voting in Nigeria: - Boko Haram extremists killed 41 people, including a legislator, and scared hundreds of people from polling stations but millions voted across Nigeria Saturday in the most closely contested presidential race in the nation's history.

Three killed in suicide attack targeting Afghan MP: A suicide attacker targeting a prominent Afghan MP killed three people including a child and wounded seven others in Kabul on Sunday, officials said, just days after Washington announced it would slow the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

‘80,000 Pakistanis killed in US War on Terror’: With the total number of casualties ranging between 81,325 and 81,860 in Pakistan from 2004 until the end of 2013, the statistical breakdown is as follows: civilians (48,504), journalists (45), civilians killed by drones (416 – 95), Pakistani security forces (5,498) and militants (26,862).

US National Guard sends 12 F-15 interceptor jets to Europe to guard against Russia: Florida Air Guard is to deploy 12 F-15C jets and about 200 airmen to Europe as part of Washington’s military build-up, which it claims is necessary to protect European NATO members from ‘Russian aggression.’

Donetsk Rebels to Start Own Pension Fund, Pay Retirees Abandoned by Kiev: From April this year, the Donetsk People’s Republic will begin the regular payment of pensions in Russian roubles. This is a result of a decree issued by the head of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), Aleksandr Zakharchenko, according to the Donetsk News Agency.

Australia & Denmark defy US by applying to join China-led bank: Australia and Denmark, despite previous American objections to the move, say they will join a new Beijing-backed investment bank that some in Washington say could supplant the US-dominated International Monetary Fund.

Hollande’s Socialist Party suffers setback in French local elections: French President François Hollande’s Socialist Party suffered an electoral setback Sunday, March 22, as the center-right alliance of former President Nicolas Sarkozy came out on top in the first round of local elections and the far-right National Front took about a quarter of the vote, the Wall Street Journal reports.

UK government promotes "British values" by blaming Muslims for everything: Attacked for their faith, their dress, their schools, their university societies and their politics, UK Muslims are scapegoated on a daily basis.

Mexican Political Official Gunned Down in Western Mexico Mexican city councilman Feliciano Garcia Fierros gunned down in the city of Tlaquepaque on Saturday. Mexican city councilman Feliciano Garcia Fierros gunned down in the city of Tlaquepaque on Saturday.

New probe into Clinton's Muslim assistant Huma Abedin started by Senate: Questions linger about Ms. Abedin's alleged connection to the Muslim Brotherhood's women's auxiliary while having access to classified information and documents.

Bergdahl intended to walk to nearest base, report wrongdoing: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl left his unit in eastern Afghanistan in July 2009 intending to walk to the nearest U.S. military outpost to report wrongdoing, believing he could not trust his own commanders to deal with his concerns, CNN has learned.

U.S. Pays Most for Healthcare of Any Industrialized Nation … But Ranks Worst for Healthcare: The U.S. underperforms relative to other countries on most dimensions of performance. Among the 11 nations studied in this report—Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States—the U.S. ranks last 

March 27, 2015

An Iraqi Holocaust
2.7 Million Iraqi Dead From Violence Or War-imposed Deprivation


By Dr Gideon Polya

How many people do you have to kill before you qualify to be described as a mass murderer and a war criminal?
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'Human Cost' of War on Terror Must be Considered: Report

By Shawn Conner

The report estimates that the war has, killed around 1.3 million people.
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Assad: Anti-ISIS Coalition Doesn’t Want to Get Rid of Islamic State Completely

By RT

Some of its members would prefer to retain the terrorist force to blackmail different countries, he said.
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Yemen: Now State Terrorists Can Join US Bombing Coalitions?

By Finian Cunningham

Washington is openly bombing a country with the help of a state that is officially a terrorist enemy. Duplicity reigns supreme.
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Invading Yemen: Criminality in Support of Hegemony

By Ajamu Baraka

The intervention by the Saudi’s and the GCC continues the international lawlessness that the U.S. precipitated with its War on Terror over the last decade and a half. 
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US-Saudi Blitz in Yemen: Naked Aggression, Absolute Desperation

By Tony Cartalucci

the conflict in Yemen is a proxy war. Not between Iran and Saudi Arabia per say, but between Iran and the United States, with the United States electing Saudi Arabia as its unfortunate stand-in.

The Money Trail
How the US Fostered Yemen's Separatist Movement


By Sputnik

In the south, a separatist movement calling for a "State of South Arabia" is emerging. Fostered by the US, it will leave the Houthis with two hostile states at their borders and locked access to the sea, if it succeeds.
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Another Week, Another War
The Iron Logic of America's Middle East Madness


By Chris Floyd


Another week, another war. And yet another American alliance with the forces of Islamic extremism.
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John Bolton’s call for war on Iran

By Bill Van Auken


The New York Times Thursday published a prominent opinion piece entitled “To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.”
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Sanctions and the Fate of the Nuclear Talks

By Gareth Porter

Iran will never be free of the pressure from the United States exerted through pressure on foreign businesses and banks until the sanctions laws themselves are terminated.
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Manufacturing Dissent

By Paul Craig Roberts

The neoconservatives constitute a war lobby. When one war doesn’t work, they want another.
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Neocons: the Echo of German Fascism

By Todd E. Pierce

The Republican Party is on a roll, having won two major elections in a row. The first was winning control of the U.S. Congress last fall. The second is the victory by the Republicans’ de facto party leader Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s recent election.
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Netanyahu’s Spying Denials Contradicted by Secret NSA Documents

By Glenn Greenwald and Andrew Fishman

Some key U.S. government documents — list Israel among the U.S.’s most threatening cyber-adversaries and as a “hostile” foreign intelligence service.
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Noam Chomsky on Institutional Stupidity
By Noam Chomsky

A corporation is a tyranny. It’s the purest example of a tyranny you can imagine.
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Private Emails Reveal ex-Clinton Aide’s Secret Spy Network

Jeff Gerth, ProPublica, and Sam Biddle, Gawker


Sidney Blumenthal supplied intelligence to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gathered by  a secret network.
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Exclusive: TSA’s Secret Behavior Checklist to Spot Terrorists

By Jana Winter and Cora Currier

Fidgeting, whistling, sweaty palms. Add one point each. Arrogance, a cold penetrating stare, and rigid posture, two points
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The Poor Get Prison
The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty


By Karen Dolan

Poor people, especially people of color, face a far greater risk of being fined, arrested, and even incarcerated for minor offenses than other Americans.
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Saudi-led air strikes kill 39 civilians in Yemen: According to residents, dozens of vehicles carrying anti-aircraft missiles have been continuously circling the capital’s neighborhoods since the Saudi-led raids began.

Tribes kill 21 Shiite rebels in south Yemen: local official: At least 21 Yemeni Shiite rebels were killed Friday when residents in a tribal southern region opened fire at their vehicles, a local official and witnesses told AFP.

Yemen Houthi rebels advance despite Saudi-led air strikes: Yemen's Houthi rebels made broad gains in the country's south and east on Friday despite a second day of Saudi-led air strikes meant to check the Iranian-backed militia's efforts to overthrow President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Saudi Arabia calls up American expertise in bombing of Yemen: Arab warplanes dropped hundreds of bombs on rebel targets in Yemen Friday in an air campaign that dwarfs the bombing of ISIS in Iraq and Syria

Egypt says it is ready to send troops: Houthi rebels say country will be ‘graveyard of invaders’ if ground offensive follows Saudi-led air strikes

Sudanese army says ground troops to join Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: The Sudanese army said on Thursday that its troops are heading to unspecified areas in Saudi Arabia to participate in the Saudi-led military action against Shiite Houthi militants allied with Iran, who have taken control of Yemen since September 2014.

Pakistan mulling Saudi request to send ground troops to Yemen: The Pakistani foreign ministry confirmed that the Saudis have asked Pakistan contribute ground forces to Yemen, Reuters reports, but Defense Minister Khawaja Asif indicated that Pakistan is reluctant to get involved.

Fact or fiction? Israeli Fighter Jets Join Saudi Arabia in War on Yemen: "This is for the first time that the Zionists are conducting a joint operation in coalition with Arabs," Secretary General of Yemen's Al-Haq Political Party Hassan Zayd wrote on his facebook page. He noted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had issued direct orders for the Israeli air force to send fighter jets to the Saudi-led air raid on Yemen.

Saudi military invasion, turning Yemen into Iraq, Syria: Economist: Last time Saudi Arabia intervened against Ansarullah in Yemen, it suffered blowback. In response to Saudi airstrikes against the Ansarullah in and around the Northern region of Saada, Ansarullah fighters crossed over the Saudi border, seizing dozens of towns and villages.

Muqtada Sadr Warns Saudi Arabia to Immediately Halt Attacks on Yemen: Senior Iraqi cleric Seyed Muqtada al-Sadr warned Riyadh to immediately call off its invasion of Yemen or wait for serious consequences of its move.

Hezbollah leader slams Saudi intervention in Yemen: Hassan Nasrallah rejected Riyadh's claim that it had assembled a coalition to conduct airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels in order to save Yemen, an operation named "Decisive Storm." He said that since Israel was created in 1948 "there has been no decisive storm or even a decisive breeze" to help the Palestinians.

Russia regrets US double standards on Yemen: The United States has followed double standards by providing support for Yemen’s fleeing president and by denying the same to former Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovich, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

5 facts you need to know about Yemen and its conflicts: The country boasts a strategic location on the southwestern tip of Arabia. It is located along the major sea route from Europe to Asia, near some of the busiest Red Sea shipping and trading lanes

20 killed as Syrian army closes in on city near Lebanese border: The Syrian army, backed by Hezbollah fighters, closed in on the city of Zabadani near the border with Lebanon on Friday, a Lebanese security source said, and Syrian media said at least 20 insurgents had been killed in the battles to seize high ground.

Syrian President Assad says open to dialogue with US: Embattled leader says he is open to dialogue with anyone but will not compromise on sovereignty of his country.

Assad 'welcomes' larger Russian naval presence in Syria: "I can say with complete confidence that we welcome any widening of the Russian presence in the eastern Mediterranean and on Syrian coasts and ports," including the port of Tartus, Assad said.

Battle for Tikrit: Iraq special forces advance as US coalition joins fight against Islamic State militants: Iraqi special forces are advancing on central Tikrit as US-led coalition planes join the largest offensive yet against Islamic State militants holding out in Saddam Hussein's home city.

UN: 2014 deadliest year for Palestinians: The number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 2014 was the highest since 1967, report says

Israel to release tax funds to Palestinians: Every month, Israel transfers to the PA around $127 million (118 million euros) in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets that transit through Israeli ports

South Sudan Army Claims 54 Rebels Killed in Fresh Fighting: The South Sudan army said Friday its forces killed more than 50 rebel fighters this week in fresh fighting in the Unity state capital, Bentiu, and Ayod in Jonglei state.

Ambassador among 10 killed in Somalia hotel Al Shabaab attack : At least 10 people have died in an attack by Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab militants on a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Somali security officials said Friday. "There are at least 10 people killed, including Somalia's ambassador to Switzerland who was in the hotel," one of the security sources told AFP.

Nigeria army captures last stronghold of Boko Haram: Nigerian army troops on Friday liberated Gwoza, a town that the Boko Haram militant group had used as the headquarters of its self-styled "Islamic caliphate" in northeastern Nigeria.

CIA-linked Haftar will probably sabotage any Libyan peace deal: Haftar dismissed the peace dialogue as talks with terrorists. He takes not just radical groups such as the Islamic State to be his enemies but all his opponents

10 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Wardoj Clashes: The fierce clashes broke Friday morning in Wardoj district when dozens of armed Taliban insurgents attacked security check posts, the police chief Gen. Baba Jan said.

Police officer among two killed in bomb explosion in Paktika: Two soldiers from Afghan Local Police including an officer embraced martyrdom in a landmine explosion in Paktika province.

Five Policemen Killed as Militants Attack Checkpost in Pakistan: Five policemen have been killed in an attack by Taliban militants on a police checkpost in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province. The attack took place late last night in the Mekhtar area of Loralai district.

Russia warns NATO drills a ‘problem’ as US attack planes buzz Poland: Four US A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes are taking part in war games in Poland, as the nation expects about 10,000 NATO forces at drills this year. Moscow says the military build-up at Russia’s borders will have a negative long-term impact.

Russia unveils plans for high speed railway and superhighway to connect Europe and America: Plans for a new high-speed transport corridor that could potentially link London and New York by rail and superhighway have been unveiled.

Homelessness in London soars by 79% since 2010 – report: The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of London has risen by over one-third in the past year – twice the national average – government figures reveal. The crisis has prompted homelessness charities to call for sweeping reforms.

Leave Facebook if you don't want to be spied on, warns EU: The European Commission has warned EU citizens that they should close their Facebook accounts if they want to keep information private from US security services, finding that current Safe Harbour legislation does not protect citizen’s data.

Amnesty International Whitewashes Venezuelan Opposition : Amnesty International's latest report on Venezuela calls for justice for the dozens of people killed during the unrest that shook the country a year ago, while using sleight of hand to deflect attention away from those responsible.

Gowdy: Clinton wiped email server clean, deleted all emails: Hillary Rodham Clinton wiped her email server "clean," permanently deleting all emails from it, the Republican chairman of a House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks said Friday.

Special forces set to swarm Southwest and operate undetected among civilians in massive military exercise: Soldiers armed with blank rounds will operate in and around towns in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado for 8 weeks. The so-called Realistic Military Training has some residents fearful the drill is a preparation for martial law

US: Chicago-area cousins planned US terrorist attack: Hasan Edmonds' sister, Manchinique Bates, told the Chicago Sun-Times, "They aren't terrorists. ... Just because they choose to worship as Muslims does not make them terrorists."

New Video Appears to Show Cops Planting Crack in Innocent Man’s Car After Brutally Beating Him: Dashcam video released on Tuesday proved several Inkster officers lied about their extremely brutal encounter with 57-year-old Floyd Dent on January 28. On Thursday, the lawyer representing Dent released perhaps an even more sinister video from the evening.

Philly Begins Posting Anti-Muslim Ads with Hitler on Public Transportation: The black and white ads say "Jew Hatred: It’s in the Quran" and features a picture of a 1941 meeting between Adolf Hilter and Hajj Amin al-Husseini, a Palestinian Arab nationalist who was known for radio shows supporting the Nazis.

Is the F-35 fighter jet a trillion-dollar fiasco?: The F-35 is a product of the most expensive weapons program in U.S. history. According to one Pentagon report, the price tag will reach $1.4 trillion.

 March 26, 2015

Civilians Killed As Saudi-led Forces Attack Yemen

By  Al Jazeera and Agencies

100 Saudi war planes were involved in the operation, The United Arab Emirates is participating with 30 jets, Bahrain with 15, Qatar with 10, Morocco and Jordan both with six, while Sudan offered three planes, officials said.
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Yemen Beware as it Threatens US-backed Order

By Finian Cunningham

The crisis in Yemen is the latest manifestation of the old order desperately trying to cling on to a dwindling power base.
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Saudi Attack on Yemen - The New Normal?

By Tony Cartalucci

This is naked military aggression by every count.
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US-Created Violence and Chaos in Yemen

By Stephen Lendman


"Our elder sister, the Saudi kingdom, doesn't respect the Yemenis and wants to impose here in Yemen the sequence of events and divisions that happened in Libya."
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How Will the Yemeni Civil War End?

By Ron Paul

This idea that we can run an Empire with military threats, missiles, and economic sanctions is a fallacy.
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Assad: West Follows Same Scenario in Syria, Ukraine to Weaken Russia

By Sputnik

there is a goal in both cases to weaken Russia and create puppet states,” Assad told Russian reporters.
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Vladimir Putin Not Responsible for Ukrainian Civil War, Expert Says

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Through a careful review of recent history, Russia and Soviet scholar Paul Robinson debunks the claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin is directing the rebels fighting in Ukraine’s eastern region.
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Lithuanians Under Police State Attack
and the world under Washington’s attack

By Paul Craig Roberts

Americans are the worst informed people on the planet.
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The Roots of Netanyahu’s Electoral Victory: Colonial Expansion and Fascist Ideology

By James Petras

Jewish-centered racism is an integral and accepted part of Israel’s political culture.
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Traitor Senators Used Israeli Spies Against Their Own Country

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"Cenk Uygur and John Iadaola host of The Young Turks discuss a recent report on Israeli spying activities used to aide traitor senators against Iran/U.S. nuclear talks.
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Congress Totally Cool With Israel Spying on U.S.

By Tim Mak

If anything, lawmakers said they were perturbed that the Israelis were being accused of spying.
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The State Is Spying on You Right Now. Where's the Outrage?

By Andrew Napolitano

What's going on here is government's fixation on spying and lying.
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Naomi Klein: Let's Kick Oil While the Price is Down

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Let's not blow what could be our best chance to prevent catastrophic global warming.
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Magna Carta Messed Up the World, Here’s How to Fix It

By Noam Chomsky


The “logic” of capitalist development has left a nightmare of environmental destruction in its wake.
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Your Money, Your Life

By Gerald Celente

There has been nothing like this in the History of the World. Continue

At least 71 dead as rebels advance on Syria's Idlib: Pro-rebel monitor: "The government and its supporting forces have lost 17 checkpoints and regime locations to the Al-Nusra Front and other Islamist groups in and around Idlib" in the country's northwest, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Syrian Islamist insurgents advance around Idlib city: monitor: - An alliance of Syrian Islamist rebels including al Qaeda's Nusra Front have overrun 17 defense posts around Idlib in an offensive to take the city from the army and allied militia, a monitoring group said on Thursday.

US general: No decision to shield US-trained rebels in Syria: The top U.S. commander in the Middle East says he'd like his forces to protect the Syrian rebels the U.S. is training to fight the Islamic State group. But, Gen. Lloyd Austin told Congress Thursday, he's waiting for the White House to respond to his recommendation.

Syria's US Supported Rebels,Won't Attend Peace Talks: Syria's main Western-backed opposition group says it will not attend the next round of peace talks in Moscow on the Syrian conflict.

Iraq: 35, including 28 Daesh militants killed in Saladin: The 28 Daesh militants were killed in Iraqi air force and U.S.-led international coalition airstrikes on Tikrit, an Iraqi army officer said. Separately, seven people were killed in an improvised explosives device blast at a home in Is-haki town south of Tikrit, the officer added.

Iraqi Shiite militias 'pulled back' from Tikrit: US: Iraq's Shiite militias have withdrawn from the forefront of an offensive to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State jihadists, allowing Baghdad government troops to take the lead, a top US general said Thursday.

US air strikes trigger final push on Iraq's Tikrit: Iraqi forces buoyed by the first US-led coalition air strikes on Tikrit made a final push Thursday to flush diehard jihadists out of Saddam Hussein's hometown.

Top General Says 'There's No Exit Strategy' For War Against ISIS: Eight months after the initial bombing campaign began in Iraq, Allen told members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that there is no exit plan for what increasingly seems to be an intractable conflict.

Saudi-led strikes kill 25 civilians in Sana’a: Mohammad Al-Qubati, head of the Monitoring Department in the Ministry of Health, confirmed that 25 had died and 40 were injured. He could not verify in what parts of the city the victims came from.

Saudi-led military airstrikes renewed in Yemen: Saudi forces and their allies renewed airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, Sky News Arabiya reported Thursday afternoon, adding that the airstrikes targeted Houthi sites and the Delmi airbase in the Capital of Sanaa and Saada Governorate.

Ground operation planned in Yemen: Egyptian officials: Egyptian security and military officials say Saudi Arabia and Egypt will lead a ground operation in Yemen against Shiite rebels and their allies after a campaign of airstrikes to weaken them.

Obama Authorizes Support for Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen: President Obama has authorized U.S. logistical and intelligence support for Saudi Arabia as it launches airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.

US Warships in Red Sea Ready to Respond in Yemen - : Two United States warships stationed in the Red Sea are ready to respond to the situation in Yemen as the US Department of Defense closely monitors the Houthi uprising in the country, US Central Command said on Thursday.

Pakistan delegation heads to Saudi Arabia after Yemen request: Pakistan's government said Thursday it will dispatch a top civil-military delegation to Saudi Arabia following Riyadh's request that it join a coalition to defend Yemen's president, promising a "strong response" to any threat to the Gulf kingdom.

Iran Warns: Saudi Arabia Will Get Finger Burnt in Yemen: Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Thursday that Saudi Arabia has deployed "100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers and other navy units" for the military campaign against Yemen.

Hezbollah Calls on Saudi Arabia to Immediately Halt Its Aggression on Yemen : Hezbollah denounced the participation of some Arab and non-Arab states in the aggression, noting that they provided the hostile campaign with a political cover.

Russian expert: Saudi Arabia may suffer defeat in Yemen: A military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen will trigger a large-scale conflict in the region and most probably end with Riyadh's defeat, said expert on Oriental studies, Higher School of Economic pedagogue Leonid Isayev, who returned from a trip to Yemen on Wednesday.

UN: Israel Has Killed Highest Number of Palestines Since 1967 : Annual report says Palestine civilians “continue to be subject to threats to their life, physical safety and liberty.”

Propaganda? US Declassifies Document Revealing Israel's Nuclear Program: Obama revenge for Netanyahu's Congress talk? 1987 report on Israel's top secret nuclear program released in unprecedented move.

21 Taliban killed in Afghan province: A total of 21 Taliban militants including their key commander Mullah Nurullah have been killed and eight others injured in Ghazni province with Ghazni city as its capital 125 km south of Kabul on Wednesday, deputy to provincial police chief Assadullah Insafi said.

Five killed, 10 hurt in missiles attack on Khost: Spokesman to the provincial governor Mobarez Zadran said that 15 rockets were fired from other side of the Durand Line.. Five civilian including three women and two children were killed and 10 others including women, men and children were wounded.

Agent Orange Funding Opens Door To US Militarism And Covert Action In Vietnam: The use of Agent Orange constitutes a war crime with devastating effects on the people in Vietnam not only during the war but even today.

Chinese company creates 3D-printed car for just $1,770 (VIDEO)

Putin says Western spies plot against Russia before polls: "The attempts by Western security services to use public, non-governmental organizations and non-political groups for their own benefit, mostly to discredit the authorities and destabilize the situation in Russia, have not stopped," Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency

Putin says Russia will stand firm in standoff with West: Putin said "the situation around our country will change for the better, but not because we will make concessions, bend down or trifle with someone." "It will change for the better only if we become stronger," he said

Pentagon Sending Troops Into Ukraine In April: According to a Department of Defense press release, the Pentagon is sending 290 US service members into Ukraine to train Ukrainian military units in April. The training will reportedly occur in the Ukrainian city of Yavoriv near the Ukraine-Poland border.

UK: 'involved in mass murder on British soil, colluded with loyalist paramilitaries in 80 deaths between 1972 and 1978'

Ireland: Survivors outraged at plan to seal institutional abuse reports for 75 years: These ranged from rapes, beatings and the starvation of children, to youngsters being hired out as cheap labour. The abuse was described as "endemic" and was said to be "the most shameful episode in the history of the Irish State".

Alone at controls, co-pilot sought to ‘destroy’ the plane: The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and “intentionally” sent the plane full speed into a mountain in the French Alps, ignoring the pilot’s frantic pounding on the door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Prosecutor: Co-Pilot Crashed Deliberately, But Not a Terrorist : Is the prosecutor arguing that the Germanwings co-pilot isn’t a terrorist because he is German?

US Wars in Last Decade Killed Estimated 2 Million: Through its campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, the US may be responsible for the deaths of millions.

Rand Paul Proposes Boosting Defense Spending: In an olive branch to defense hawks hell-bent on curtailing his White House ambitions, the libertarian Senator introduced a budget amendment late Wednesday calling for a nearly $190 billion infusion to the defense budget over the next two years—a roughly 16 percent increase.

Bowe Bergdahl Charged: : Yesterday, the Army announced its intention to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and has served him with those two charges.

Unarmed black man beaten by Michigan cops in arrest video: Video - While in a chokehold, Dent was punched 16 times in the head by one officer. Another one tried to handcuff him, and a third officer arrived and Tasered him three times.

Police Implement New Policy to Treat Everyone as Criminals: Drivers as well as their passengers in Topeka Kansas will soon be subject to a new policy requiring everyone to put their hands up during police stops.

FBI Ordered to Disclose its Surveillance Tactics on Communities: . Judge Richard Seeborg disallowed the FBI’s attempt to use a “law enforcement exemption” in the Freedom of Information Act to shield from public disclosure details of the agency’s surveillance programs.

Government Report Finds DEA Agents Had "Sex Parties" With Prostitutes Hired By Drug Cartels: Although some of the DEA agents participating in these parties denied it, the information in the case file suggested they should have known the prostitutes in attendance were paid with cartel funds.

Americans Don’t Care That Much About the Environment, Poll Shows: Americans care less about environmental issues now than they have in the past—and they’re no more worried about global warming than they were decades ago, a new poll shows.

March 25, 2015

The US House of Representatives Openly Calls for Regime Change in Moscow

By Alex Christoforou

The resolution gets to the root of what America's elite really want...the dismantling, and subsequent resource plundering of the Russian Federation.
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Ukraine’s Oligarchs Turn on Each Other

By Robert Parry

Ukraine’s post-coup regime is facing what looks like a falling-out among thieves as oligarch-warlord Igor Kolomoisky, brought his armed men to Kiev to fight for control of the state-owned energy company.
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Russian Duma May Reauthorize Putin to Send the Russian Army Into Ukraine

Translated from Russian by J.Hawk


The Russian Parliament ought to once again give the President of the Russian Federation to use armed force in Ukraine if the US decides to send sizable arms supplies to that country.”
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Israel: The Morning After

By Gideon Levy

The two-state solution is clinically dead. It’s time to think about the alternative. Does anyone know of an alternative to the two-state idea other than one state?
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Yemen Joins The Axis Of Resistance

By Moon Of Alabama

Houthi, like many other Yemenis, despise the Saudis and their Wahhabism. It is mostly therefore that they are accused of being allied with Iran.
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Study: U.S. Wars Have Left Over 1 Million Dead in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan

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The investigators found "the war has, directly or indirectly, killed around one million people in Iraq, 220,000 in Afghanistan and 80,000 in Pakistan ( i.e. a total of around 1.3 million).
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How The US Government and US Military Became Murder, Inc.

By Paul Craig Roberts

When you read this book you will weep for your country ruled as it is by completely immoral and inhumane monsters.
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The Scene of the Crime
A Reporter’s Journey to My Lai and the Secrets of the Past.


By Seymour M. Hersh

“God will punish you for what you made me do”
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Financial Feudalism

By Dmitry Orlov

Everywhere you care to look, the ever-shrinking economy eventually results in populist revolt, war and national bankruptcy, and these cause money to stop working in a number of ways.
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A Felon for a Facebook Post
The Abduction of Matthew Townsend


By William Norman Grigg

Matthew Townsend was made an offender for using a sidewalk without a police officer’s permission, and then accused of a felony for publishing a Facebook post about the incident. 
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The Only Truly Compliant, Submissive Citizen in a Police State Is a Dead One

By John W. Whitehead

This is the death rattle of the American dream, which was built on the idea that no one is above the law, that our rights are inalienable and cannot be taken away, and that our government and its appointed agents exist to serve us.
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In Case You Missed It
Let Your Life Be a Friction to Stop the Machine


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A brief and crucial history of the United States
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Over 1,500 militants attack Syria’s Idlib, 170 militants, 23 civilians killed: The militant's attacks are countered by Syrian government forces, which control Idlib. The military source told Sputnik that around 170 militants have been killed. The number of casualties among Idlib defenders was not available on Tuesday.

19 killed as Syrian Army, Hezbollah seize two hilltops near border: Hezbollah and the Syrian army clashed with jihadi militants and seized two key vantage points along the Lebanese border Wednesday, ahead of a much-anticipated offensive in Qalamoun, according to security sources.

Syrian rebels seize historic town in south: monitor: Insurgents have seized a historic town in southern Syria from the government, a group monitoring the war said on Wednesday, part of a counter attack rebels say they are waging to stop Damascus reclaiming the border zone near Israel and Jordan.

17 killed in clashes with IS militants in Iraq: At least 17 people were killed and 23 wounded on Wednesday in clashes between security forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi provinces of Salahudin and Anbar, security sources said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

55 killed in clashes with IS militants in western Iraq: Separate clashes on Tuesday between Iraqi forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's western province of Anbar left a total of 55 people killed and 71 wounded, security and medical sources said.

Turkish military clashes with Kurdish militants in southeast: The Turkish military exchanged fire with Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey Wednesday in a rare violation of a two-year old cease-fire, part of a peace process between the militants and Ankara.

Yemen president flees city by boat during intense fighting: The Journal reported a convoy of Saudi Arabian officials helped Hadi in his escape. Newsweek said the Houthis put a $93,000 (20m Yemeni riyals) bounty on Hadi's capture.

Saudi Arabia moves heavy arms to border with chaos-stricken Yemen: Houthi fighters have overrun Al-Anad airbase and entered Aden, arresting the defense minister. The objective of the Saudi Arabian troops remains uncertain and even the US, Riyadh’s major ally, is not sure what the House of Saud has on its mind regarding the long-lasting political turmoil of its southern neighbor.

Yemen FM urges 'quick Arab intervention’ against Houthi militants: Yassin warned against the threats facing the security of Yemen after meeting Arab League secretary-general Nabil El-Arabi in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. "We agreed on holding a meeting on Thursday about the situation in Yemen on the sidelines of the Arab League summit," Yassin told reporters.

White House Stands By Claim That Yemen is ‘Model’ of Success Despite ‘Complete Chaos’: Video -

Obama says possibility of two-state solution 'very dim': US president says it's hard to imagine solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict after Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks.

Video: Israeli night raids on sleeping Palestinian children: Israeli human rights group B’Tselem today released two harrowing videos of heavily armed Israeli soldiers raiding the bedrooms of Palestinian children in the middle of the night.

Jordan agrees deal for Russia to build nuclear plant: The $10bn power plant in energy-poor Jordan is scheduled to be completed in 2023

75 killed in Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria town: Many old and young women were also seized by the Boko Haram militants, who have been in control of the Nigeria-Cameroon border community for some six months, said the survivor named Mairo Mohammad.

Daesh car bomb, clashes leave 17 dead in Libya: The Daesh group's affiliate in Libya said it played a role in a string of suicide car bombings that killed 12 people on Wednesday in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Islamic State militants kill five pro-Tripoli government fighters: Libyan news agency: Two military sources told Reuters the attack near the city's power station on its western outskirts appeared to be a suicide bombing but no more details were immediately available.

ISIS affiliate claims Libya bombings that killed 12: The affiliate of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Libya has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s car bombings that killed 12 people in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Air strikes kill 30 militants allied with Pakistani Taliban: sources: Pakistani jet fighters killed 30 militants allied to the Pakistani Taliban in a missile attack in the mountainous northwestern Khyber region on Wednesday, including the group's spokesman, intelligence officials said.

U.S. Kills 11 Suspected, Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan: A U.S. drone strike killed 11 Pakistani Taliban militants in north-eastern Afghanistan, including six or seven senior commanders, intelligence officials said on Wednesday, hours after a strike killed at least nine militants in the same area.

6 dead after blast near Finance Ministry rocks Afghan capital: The explosion comes after Taliban leadership announced earlier on Wednesday that the Obama administration’s decision to slow US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan would hamper peace efforts in the country.

Moscow says new U.S. national security strategy is anti-Russian: The Security Council also repeated an assertion Washington might try to engineer political change in Russia using the same tactics of mass protest the Kremlin says it applied to topple a pro-Russian president in Kiev last year.

Ukraine's Oligarchs Joust, Putin Laughs: As if its festering conflict with Russia and war-torn economy weren't enough, Ukraine is facing a growing self-inflicted problem: a showdown between the government in Kiev and an influential billionaire with his own private army.

British government 'colluded over 80 murders': The UK, security forces colluded with loyalist paramilitaries in 80 deaths between July 1972 and June 1978 in Northern Ireland's "murder triangle" in counties Armagh and Tyrone, Leslie Thomas QC said.

The millions in EU funding the BBC tried to hide: Over the last three years the BBC has secretly obtained millions of pounds in grants from the European Union. Licence fee payers might assume that the Corporation would have been compelled to disclose the source of this money in its annual reports, but they bear no trace of it specifically.

Uruguay says it will not take any more Guantanamo Bay inmates: The resettlement of the men has been weighed down with problems almost since they arrived there.

TransCanada’s Other Massive Pipeline Plan: TransCanada has recently proposed an even bigger pipeline called Energy East that would carry 1.1 million barrels of tar sands oil from Alberta, across all of central and Eastern Canada to Atlantic refineries and ports.

Slave-caught seafood winds up in US restaurants, food chains: Seafood caught by slaves forced to fish on a tiny island in Indonesia is ending up at major supermarkets, restaurants and even pet stores across the United States, a year-long investigation by AP has revealed.

Religious freedom bill likely to become law in Indiana: A controversial religious freedom bill that critics warn will sanction discrimination against LGBT people looks poised to become law in the Hoosier State.

Shock Video: Car Explodes After Border Patrol Agent Tasers Driver: Shock video shows a car exploding into flames after a Border Patrol agent shoots a taser into the vehicle, killing the driver as agents back away and refuse to help

March 24, 2015

Does Washington Intend War With Russia

The Saker interviews Paul Craig Roberts

Who, in your opinion, are the most powerful people in the USA today? Who takes the final, top level, strategic decision?
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Are NGOs Agents of Subversion?

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Reportedly, State funneled $350,000 to an American NGO called OneVoice, which has an Israeli subsidiary, Victory 15, that collaborated with U.S. operatives to bring Bibi down.
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Cameron Invokes Thatcher with Cheap Propaganda Stunt

By Finian Cunningham


David Cameron’s underwhelming £20 million fund has all the hallmarks of what it is: a has-been Western power trying its best to destabilise foreign countries on the cheap.
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WSJ: Israel Spied On US Talks With Iran

By Al Jazeera Staff

The White House discovered the alleged spying by intercepting communications among Israeli intelligence officials.
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In Public Relation Exercise
White House Official Calls for End to ’50-year Occupation’

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Chief of Staff McDonough says Israel’s government must match ‘words with actions and policies,’ warns PM’s statements can’t be willed away.
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Israel Behind Hamas - Assange

By RT


The WikiLeaks founder accused Israeli authorities of supporting Hamas group at its early stages in order to divide the Palestinian resistance.
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Children's Crusade
The Nightmare-Makers of the West


By Chris Floyd

Knock down their doors, drone bomb their villages, kidnap, kill and terrorize them without mercy, without respite.
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Who are the Real Barbarians - The West or Muslims?

By Mahboob A. Khawaja

Is Obama going to force Israel and its 650,000 armed settlers out of the West Bank?
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Empire And Colonialism
Rich Men In London Still Deciding Africa's Future

By Colin Todhunter

In return for receiving aid money and corporate investment, African countries have to change their laws, making it easier for corporations to acquire farmland, control seed supplies and export produce.
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Greece: Fascists At the Gate

By Conn M. Hallinan

Golden Dawn’s penchant for violence is what led to the charge that it is a criminal organization.
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Noam Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons and Unchecked Climate Change Are Leading Us Toward Doomsday

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The war “ended with the use of an ultimate weapon which can bring human history to an end.”
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Orwell and Kafka Do America:
How the Government Steals Your Money--"Legally," Of Course


By Charles Hugh Smith

Be glad you live in a fake democracy with a fake rule of law, a fake judiciary, and a government of thugs with the officially sanctioned right to steal your money and possessions without any due process or court proceedings.
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 55 killed in clashes with IS militants in western Iraq: Separate clashes on Tuesday between Iraqi forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's western province of Anbar left a total of 55 people killed and 71 wounded, security and medical sources said.

Iraq request for U.S.-led Tikrit air strikes 'imminent': diplomat: If the coalition accepts the request, it would see by far the biggest collaboration so far against the militants by Iraqi forces, the Iranian-backed paramilitaries and their Iranian advisers on the ground, and the United States and its allies.

US-led coalition providing tactical support in Tikrit offensive against Isis: The surveillance and intelligence sharing would mark the first time US forces have participated in the campaign to retake the city from Islamic State fighters

At Least 13 Civilians Killed by Rebel Shelling in Northern Syria: At least 13 civilians were killed on Monday and several others were injured after Islamist rebels fired shells at government-controlled areas in Aleppo province, the largest in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday.

Nusra Front quietly rising in Syria as West targets ISIS: The Al-Qaida offshoot, which is increasingly violent toward civilians and forcibly converts minorities, will likely outlast ISIS in Syria, an expert says.

Islamist factions in Syria merge against Assad regime: Two major Islamist factions have joined forces in the struggle against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the primary Islamist armed alliance in the country posted on Twitter, according to media reports.

Canada to announce air strikes over Syria: Canada's prime minister will announce a one-year extension of its military mission against the Daesh group and expand it to include air strikes on targets in Syria, a senior government official said Monday.

30 Killed in Central Yemen Clashes: Tribes; The Shiite Huthi militia, backed by troops allied to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, clashed with armed tribesmen in Baida province late yesterday, the sources said, adding that nine tribesmen and 15 Huthi fighters were killed.

Rebels fire on protesters in south Yemen, killing 6: Shiite rebels fired bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters demanding they withdraw from a southern province, killing six demonstrators, wounding scores more and escalating tensions in a country on the verge of civil war.

Yemen's Houthis take town 100 km north of Aden, residents say: - Houthi fighters and allied army units captured the town of Kirsh, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Yemen's second city of Aden, on Tuesday after heavy fighting with forces loyal to President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, local officials and residents said.

Yemen foes square off as fears of war, Saudi-Iran rivalry grow: Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yaseen called on Monday for Gulf Arab help to prevent the Houthis' getting air control.

360 US Lawmakers Warn Obama on Iran : A bipartisan group of 360 US lawmakers has signed a letter warning President Barack ObamaThe House letter stipulates that Congress must review any deal reached with Iran to ensure that its terms “foreclose any pathway” to a nuclear bomb. “And only then will Congress be able to consider permanent sanctions relief," it adds.

Boehner 'shocked' by report Israel spied on Iran talks: The top Republican in Congress said Tuesday he was "shocked" by a report that Israel spied on Iranian nuclear talks but insisted he did not know whether information was shared with US lawmakers.

Israel's Netanyahu Apologizes For Remarks On Arab Voters: Last week, Netanyahu wrote a Facebook post urging his supporters to come out and vote. It read, in part: "The right-wing government is in danger. Arab voters are coming out in droves to the polls. Left-wing organizations are busing them out."

White House Not Impressed by Netanyahu’s Apology Tour: McDonough reiterated the White House’s position that the United States would “re-evaluate our approach to the peace process” — a subtle threat that Washington would consider taking up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the United Nations. Jerusalem has staunchly opposed the potential move.

Israeli Official: White House was part of bid to oust Netanyahu: Obama slammed Netanyahu’s comments as evidence of the “erosion” of Israeli democracy. The president also vowed to “reevaluate” bilateral ties between the two countries in the wake of the prime minister’s pre-vote rejection of Palestinian statehood — a stance he subsequently walked back.

Sixty percent of global drone exports come from Israel: Israel has supplied 60.7 percent of the world’s drones since 1985, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

The Southampton University Win/Win Situation: News Analysis - I am thrilled by the Zionist despair surrounding the Southampton University Conference on Israel’s legitimacy. The conference, due to take place next month, plans to examine the legality of Israel in the eye of international law.

Gunmen kill at least 13 in Afghan highway attack: Gunmen in eastern Afghanistan attacked passing vehicles on a darkened highway during a midnight assault on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, authorities said.

U.S.kills nine people in Afghanistan: The U.S. used a drone to kill at least nine alledged Pakistani militants, in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province early Tuesday, intelligence officials said, part of an intensifying drone campaign against Pakistani militants in Afghanistan.

The occupation continues: White House: US to slow troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: The White House said Tuesday the U.S. will keep its current complement of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015, instead of cutting the number by about half as originally planned.

Benghazi suicide blast kills seven: Two suicide bombers drove an car packed with explosives into an army checkpoint in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday, killing seven people and wounding nine, army and medical sources told Reuters.

UN Unveils Proposals to End Libya Crisis: The United Nations unveiled Tuesday a six-point proposal aimed at ending the violence plaguing Libya by establishing a transitional government to rule until a new constitution is adopted and elections held.

Roadside bomb kills two soldiers in Egypt's Sinai: A roadside bomb killed two soldiers and wounded six others on Tuesday as it struck a passing armoured vehicle in the restive Sinai peninsula, Egyptian military and medical officials said.

DPR Militia Leader: US Already Supplying Lethal Weapons to Ukraine: The United States is already supplying weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, has said.

NATO's Creepy New Plan to Infiltrate Twitter and Facebook: NATO has announced that “countering false Russian narratives on social media” is a major priority.

Greek and German leaders hold debt talks: Tspiras, making his first visit to the German capital since taking office in January, said the budget cuts and structural reforms demanded over the last five years in exchange for two bailout programmes had not been a "success story" but rather brought his country to its knees.

Russian Foreign Minister Begins Tour of Latin America : The Russian foriegn minister arrived in Cuba in order to discuss cooperation in regional affairs and make joint steps to overcome the blockade against the island.

US Military Sexually Abused at Least 54 Colombian Children: U.S. military staff are accused of filming sexual abuse of Colombian girls and selling the videos as pornography.

Thousands in Montreal unite against austerity and petro-economy: Called by the Comité Printemps 2015 (Spring 2015 Committee), the "Popular Protest Against Austerity and the Petro-Economy" in Montreal on Saturday, March 21, was the spring's first major demonstration in what many hope will be a heated season.

House passes resolution urging Obama to send weapons to Ukraine: The House on Monday overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Barack Obama to send lethal weapons to Ukraine. The resolution was approved 348 to 48. There is bipartisan support in Congress to provide the arms to Ukraine forces battling the rebels

Body Cam Footage Shows Police Officer Attempt to Shoot Family Dog and Kill Mother Instead: On Monday, the Burlington police department released a 12-second clip from a Burlington Police officer’s body cam, showing him shooting and killing Autumn Steele.

Which American Cities Have The Biggest Income Inequality: The top 5% of San Francisco households (the highest 'high income' city in a recent study on income inequality) earns over 47 times the income of the bottom 20% in Detroit (the lowest 'low income' city).

47% of American households save nothing: This could be the scariest chart in the world, from Deutsche Bank's Torsten Sløk. Nearly half of American households don't save any of their money.

New Home Sales Data Goes Full Retard With Report Frozen Northeast Saw 153% Surge: This is how ridiculous government data has become

March 23, 2015

Russia Under Attack

By Paul Craig Roberts

Human intelligence has gone missing if after 14 years of US military aggression against eight countries the world does not understand that Washington is lost in arrogance and hubris and imagines itself the ruler of the universe.
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War Between NATO and Russia a Real Possibility: Stephen Cohen

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"I think the possibility of war with Russia is real." -
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The Russian Military Asked Me to Publish Its Propaganda

By David Swanson


He wanted to slip me articles already written and pay me to publish them under my name.
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Washington Misses Bigger Picture of New Chinese Investment Bank

By Jim Lobe

Washington—including Republicans in Congress and the mainstream media—is not paying adequate attention to major shifts in the global order and how isolated the United States has become.
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Iran is Ready to Crash Pipelineistan

By Pepe Escobar

Even U.S. Big Oil is salivating at the prospect of doing business with Iran on energy.
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US Soldier Admits Killing Unarmed Afghans For Sport

By Paul Harris

An American soldier has pleaded guilty to being part of a "kill team" who deliberately murdered Afghan civilians for sport last year.
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Stephen Harper Should Arrest Himself

By Robert Fisk

And while he's at it, he can lock up all the other Western leaders who have savaged the Muslim world too.
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Paranoid Benjamin Netanyahu Prepares For His Last Stand

By Max Blumenthal


Netanyahu has described a suicidal Jewish extremist as his personal hero. Will he follow in his path?
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Journalism as Subversion

By Chris Hedges

Global capitalism seeks to erase our stories and our histories.
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Lies and Deceptions on the Left: The Politics of Self Destruction

By James Petras

Over the past year, what appeared as hopeful signs, that Left governments were emerging as powerful alternatives to right-wing pro-US regimes, is turning into a historic rout, which will relegate them to the dustbin of history for many years to come.
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Modern American Apartheid, Insidious and Undeclared

By Garikai Chengu

America is exhibiting many of the racial excesses of apartheid South Africa: extreme racial income inequality, apartheid schools, a racialised for-profit prison system, institutionally racist police practices, and residential re-segregation.
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Can You Say "Blowback" in Spanish?
The Failed War on Drugs in Mexico (and the United States)

By Rebecca Gordon

Urban gangs in the United States today are not the Sharks and Jets of West Side Story.
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Why the 99 Percent Keeps Losing

By Robert Kuttner

The right keeps gaining and the wealthy keep pulling away. How can this possibly be? Let me suggest seven reasons:
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Middle East

Syrian Rebels Shell City of Aleppo, Killing at Least 13: Syrian rebels fired mortar rounds into government-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo during rush hour Monday, killing 13 people and wounding dozens, state-run TV and an activist group said.

ISIL militants kill 74 Syrian soldiers - SOHR: At least 74 soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed in the attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on their camps in Hama city, central Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday.

Syria rebels capture crew of downed military helicopter: Four government airmen taken hostage after aircraft crashes in northwestern Idlib province, activist group says.

Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs: monitor: Islamic State fighters attacked a military airport in Syria's Homs province on Monday as they pressed a westward offensive against government strongholds, a monitoring group said.

Iraq : Baghdad bombings kill 19; wound 36: Multiple bombings in the Iraqi capital killed at least 19 people and wounded 36, as Iraqi forces continued preparing for a large-scale operation to recapture the city of Tikrit from the Islamic State group.

Mass grave of Iraqi soldiers found south of Tikrit: An official security source said on Monday, that the security forces found a mass grave containing the remains of Iraqi soldiers appeared to have been killed by ISIS

Tikrit assault stalls as Obama withholds airstrikes to avoid Iran ties, analysts say: “The lack of precise coalition targeting is, for the first time, a limiting factor leading Iraqi commanders to halt the operation to retake Tikrit,” the ISW said in a new report.

Iraq militia chief slams army 'weaklings' over Tikrit strikes: The head of a powerful Shiite militia on Sunday criticised "weaklings" in the Iraqi army who want US-led air strikes to support the massive operation to retake Tikrit from jihadists.

Iran accused of sending 30,000 troops to fight in Iraq: Kurdish politician says Iranian forces present in a number of Iraqi cities and go beyond military advisers and experts.

Iran's top leader rejects U.S. 'bullying' in nuclear talks: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States on Saturday of using economic pressure and "bullying" to try to turn his countrymen against Islamic rule. Amid shouts of 'Death to America', Khamenei, reiterated in a speech in northeastern Iran that Tehran would not be pressured into giving in to Western demands in the negotiations with major powers.

Israeli propaganda: Khamenei calls ‘Death to America’ as Kerry hails progress on nuke deal: Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei called for “Death to America” on Saturday, a day after President Barack Obama appealed to Iran to seize a “historic opportunity” for a nuclear deal and a better future, and as US Secretary of State John Kerry claimed substantial progress toward an accord.

Israeli delegation heads to France ahead of final round of Iran nuclear talks: The Israeli delegation's trip is a last-ditch effort to influence the understandings taking shape between Iran and world powers; France holds toughest view on deal.

U.S. Boosts Military Presence in Gulf Waters as Iran Deal Inches Closer: Some 3,000 U.S. military personnel as well as American “air, land, sea, and special operations components” have moved into the Persian Gulf region for a military exercise that coincides with the finalization of a nuclear agreement with Iran, according to officials from U.S. Central Command

It’s Official: The Pentagon Finally Admitted That Israel Has Nuclear Weapons, Too: After five decades of pretending otherwise, the Pentagon has reluctantly confirmed that Israel does indeed possess nuclear bombs, as well as awesome weapons technology similar to America’s.

Obama: We believe Netanyahu doesn't want a Palestinian state: US President Barack Obama said Friday he has taken Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his word that he doesn't support a two-state solution, despite Netanyahu backtracking on his statement that a Palestinian state will not be formed under his watch.

US considers 'other steps' to bypass Benjamin Netanyahu:The United States is weighing a new approach to Middle East peace that may be less supportive of Israel, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised doubts that he would ever accept a Palestinian state.

US sits out UN debate on Palestinian human rights: Jerusalem denies report that move at Human Rights Council indicates shift in Washington’s policy on Israel

McCain to Obama: get over your temper tantrum: U.S. Senator John McCain accused President Barack Obama of throwing a "temper tantrum" over comments by Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu. "The least of your problems is what Bibi Netanyahu said during an election campaign. If every politician were held to everything they say in a political campaign, obviously that would be a topic of long discussion."

Republican presidential candidate, Ted Cruz Says: Imagine A President Who Stands With Israel (Video): Ted Cruz ignited the crowd at Liberty University today as he announced his bid for President of the United States. The crowd loved his comments in support of Israel.

Australian theater rejects Jewish act, cites ‘Zionism’: Sydney’s Red ­Rattler Theatre refuses Hillel request to book venue for stage play because of ‘occupation of Palestine’

Yemen president calls for military aid: - Yemen's embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has asked Gulf countries to intervene militarily against Shi’a rebels who have seized the capital and are advancing toward his new base in the south, his foreign minister told Saudi media Monday.

Yemen: Houthis seize country’s third city : Armed Houthi rebels took control of Taiz’s airport on Saturday evening. The Houthis’ “Revolutionary Council”—set up to oversee the country’s affairs following the group’s power-grab in February—that it was mobilizing the Yemeni armed forces due to what it said was the current “state of war” in the country.

US "Loses" $500 Million In Weapons Given To Yemen, Now In Al-Qaeda Hands: America's now laughable, pathetic foreign policy has not only resulted in another US-supported administration to be exiled or worse, but is has directly armed the adversary.

Asia

87 killed as Pakistan army takes on Taliban: The military said that it has killed at least 80 people, all designated "terrorists", while seven soldiers were also killed.

14 Taliban, 3 Policemen Killed in Fresh Conflicts: Rahmatullah Hashar, governor of Aqcha district in Northern Jawzjan province said that three policemen were killed during a gun battle with Taliban last night, Khaama Press reported. Taliban have confirmed the gun battle and the killing of one of their fighters during this gun battle.

Africa

Eight killed in air strike as Libya government aims to recapture capital: Eight civilians were killed in an air strike near Tripoli on Monday, the U.S. ambassador said, as Libya's internationally recognised government pressed on with an assault to recapture the capital it abandoned to a rival faction last year.

Nigeria: Two Female Suicide Bombers Killed in Accidental Detonation: This incident which occurred on Sunday afternoon at Auno village of Konduga local government area, a distance of about 15 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital also got seven other persons injured.

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign deal to end Nile dispute: Three African leaders have signed an initial deal to end a long-running dispute over the sharing of Nile waters and the building of Africa's biggest hydroelectric dam, in Ethiopia.

Europe

Kremlin urges France, Germany to push Ukraine more on peace deal: Russia accused Kiev on Monday of violating parts of the Minsk peace deal for east Ukraine and urged Germany and France, which helped negotiate it, to do more to ensure Kiev sticks to the agreements that were reached, APA reports quoting Reuters.

Poroshenko Says 30% of Soldiers from First-Wave Mobilization Deserted: Almost a third ( 30 per cent) of the first wave of mobilized soldiers are deserters,Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced in an interview with TV channel “Inter”, which aired on Saturday evening, March 21.

Ukraine plans to stop buying Russian gas: On Saturday, the minister stated that Ukraine was confident Russia would have to lower the price it charges Kiev for gas, as increased imports from the European Union have greatly reduced Ukraine's reliance on supplies from Gazprom.

Spain: Podemos faces tough test in Andalusia, where Spain’s unemployment soars: Regional elections in social-democratic stronghold could put brand-new party in power

Greece wants 100 mln euros in damages from German defence firms: Greece's government wants more than 100 million euros ($110 million) in compensation from German defence companies it says paid bribes to win arms deals, a senior defence ministry source confirmed on Monday.

Ireland: Thousands of people line streets of capital for national Right 2 Water campaign: Holding flags with the photos of of the jailed water protestors, some of the marchers say they will go to jail too before they pay their water bills.

Here are the salaries of 13 major world leaders: Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he and almost everyone working for him would take a 10% pay cut because of mounting economic sanctions imposed on his country.

Americas

Canadian Bill Outlawing "Terrorist Propaganda" Could Be Used to Control NATO Narrative: Ambiguous definitions of "terrorist propaganda" and "threats to national security" might lead to labeling vocal support for Russia a criminal offense"

Documents Reveal Canada’s Secret Hacking Tactics: Canada’s electronic surveillance agency has secretly developed an arsenal of cyberweapons capable of stealing data and destroying adversaries’ infrastructure, according to newly revealed classified documents.

Ted Cruz Launches Presidential Campaign at Liberty University: "I believe God isn't done with America yet." Sen. Ted Cruz launched his presidential campaign with a convocation — a speech that fused religious themes with political arguments and his family’s personal stories.

Ted Cruz's most provocative quotes: To a largely Arab Christian audience in Washington, as they booed him offstage for his vocal support of Israel: “I am saddened to see that some here, not everyone, but some here, are so consumed with hate… If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you.”

Why Did Ted Cruz Refuse to Disclose How Much His Wife—a VP at Goldman Sachs—Makes? : The Tea Party fave and presidential aspirant lacks transparency on this issue. Wonder why.

March 22, 2015

Created A Mess in The Middle East? Just Blame Iran

By Moon Of Alabama

A disgraced former U.S. general, who gave away top government secrets to get laid, has some opinion on the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq.
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Judge Orders Release of Detainee Abuse Photos

By Josh Gerstein

A federal judge has ordered the release of about 2,000 photos depicting the abuse of prisoners in U.S. military custody—images that President Barack Obama declared years ago should be kept from public view.
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Netanyahu Victory Opens Door for One-State Solution

By Francis Boyle

Netanyahu’s decision will leave the Palestinians no alternative but to pursue the creation of one-state of Palestine that will include what is known today as Palestine, Israel and Jerusalem and where a majority of its citizens will be Palestinians.
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Mideast Peace Is Buried

By Eric Margolis

Israel and King Bibi now hold all the high cards.
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Never Trust Netanyahu

By Lisa Goldman

The Israeli prime minister’s last-minute political ploys prove that he’s an opportunist of the worst kind. And the U.S. has to stop enabling his bad behavior.
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Trying to Justify US War Propaganda is Reaching Comic Levels

By RT America

Russia using Vietnamese air bases to refuel bomber aircraft raises tensions with the West, yet there is nothing wrong with US and NATO drills near the Russian border, according to State Department spokesperson Jeff Rathke.
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A Family Business of Perpetual War

By Robert Parry

This extraordinary husband-and-wife duo makes quite a one-two punch for the Military-Industrial Complex.
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The Power Principle

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"Simply brilliant. This is probably the best film ever made about American foreign policy."
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Venezuela Is Not a threat
Letter to the People of the United States


By Nicolas Maduro | President of Venezuela

We believe that our world must be based on the rules of international law, without interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
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5 Signs the Government's Biggest War is for Your Mind

By Carey Wedler

While organized, physical violence is a repulsive form of oppression, the state employs a variety of tactics to wage war on its own citizens.
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Psywar
The Real Battlefield Is Your Mind


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How did the land of the free and the home of the brave arrive at a place where citizens could be manipulated with such efficiency and on such a massive scale?
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The Century of the Self

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How politicians and business learned to create and manipulate mass-consumer society.
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Middle East

More than 100 killed in Syria attacks: More than 70 members of government forces were killed when IS attacked checkpoints and other positions in the central Homs and Hama provinces, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Death toll in Syria Kurd attack rises to 45: The death toll from attacks on Kurdish new year celebrations in Syria has risen to 45, including five children, activists said Saturday, accusing ISIS of responsibility.

ISIS video purports to show Kurdish peshmerga beheadings: ISIS has published a video purporting to show the beheading of three Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq by militants who threatened to kill "dozens" more of those being held captive.

Moscow to host Syria peace talks on April 6: Representatives of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and opposition figures will meet for peace talks in Moscow on April 6, three months after a meeting ended without concrete results, a Russian foreign ministry spokesman told AFP.

ISIS hackers post kill list of U.S. military members: Hackers claiming affiliation with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Saturday published personal details of 100 U.S. military personnel and urged violence against them.

Iraq: 30 killed in shelling of Iraqi Airways near Samarra : A source in Samarra operations command revealed killing 30 terrorists in the shelling of the Iraqi Airways west of the city.

Tikrit Operation Stalled by Mass Casualties, War Crimes Allegations: Three weeks after it started, the Iraqi government operation to retake the city of Tikrit from the self-proclaimed Islamic State has stalled, while the government and militias remain divided after suffering greater casualties than anticipated.

Al-Qaeda driven out of Yemen city after killing 20 soldiers: Al-Qaeda fighters captured the capital of a province in southern Yemen late on Friday, killing about 20 soldiers, before they were driven out by the army, local officials and residents said.

US evacuating remaining 100 special forces troops from Yemen: The troops, who had conducted counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda and its affiliated militant groups, were the last U.S. forces stationed in Yemen.

Obama left Netanyahu ‘with impression US will abandon Israel at UN’: Israeli sources detail president’s ‘difficult’ 30-minute post-election call to Netanyahu, posit grave scenarios for diplomatic rupture.

Netanyahu the mythbuster: ‘Special relationship’ no more: News Analysis - Imagine if an American presidential candidate made a plea to his supporters on election day with the following statement: “The Republican administration is in danger. Black voters are going en masse to the polls. Liberal NGOs are bringing them on buses.”

US House Speaker John Boehner to visit Netanyahu: Mr Boehner's visit will take place in April, weeks after a clear election victory for Mr Netanyahu's Likud party. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the visit would include several congressional Republicans.

UN commission on women blames Israel's occupation for 'grave situation' of Palestinian women: The resolution, sponsored by the Palestinians and South Africa, was adopted by a vote of 27-2 with 13 abstentions. The United States and Israel voted against it and European Union members abstained.

EU report slams Israel for settlement building in Jerusalem: An EU report suggests Jerusalem has reached a dangerous boiling point of ‘polarization and violence.’ The account, published by the Guardian, says the EU may take a tougher line against Israel as it continues to build illegal settlements in the city.

Asia

Khyber operation: 80 militants killed near Pakistan-Afghanistan border: The latest phase of the operation in Khyber Agency, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, has killed 80 militants and injured over 100.

Afghan official says 3 dead in attack targeting police chief: A roadside bomb targeting a district police chief killed three civilians in northern Afghanistan on Saturday when it blew up their vehicle, an official said. Meanwhile, security forces foiled a would-be suicide attack on the vice president during a traditional horse-riding event.

At least 70 bodies found in Nigerian town: At least 70 bodies have been found dumped outside the town of Damasak in north-eastern Nigeria, after it was recaptured from Boko Haram militants.

Libya's Recognized Government Launches Air Strike on Camp in Tripoli:: Libya's internationally recognised government conducted air strikes on a military camp on Saturday and attempted to hit the airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said.

Europe

Russian police kill 6 suspected insurgents in Dagestan: Police initially said that two suspected rebels were killed in the Saturday operation at an apartment building in Makhachkala, but the National Anti-Terrorist Committee later said another four were killed when police searched other apartments in the building.

Three killed as clashes rumble on in east Ukraine: Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the country's rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists said Saturday.

Russia urges Germany, France to safeguard peace in Ukraine: Russia appealed to Germany and France on Saturday to ensure Kiev does not try to incite violence in east Ukraine to encourage the United States to send Ukrainian forces lethal weapons.

NATO Ready To Welcome Ukraine As Full Member: Stoltenberg: NATO is ready to consider the Ukraine’s bid for membership in the alliance, if Ukraine decides to submit it. This has been stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels at the forum organized by the German Marshall Fund.

Russian Envoy Warns Denmark Not to Join NATO Missile Shield: The Russian Ambassador to Denmark has warned that Copenhagen will face grave consequences if it joins the NATO missile defense shield.

Ruble Strong: Russian Currency No Longer Reacts to Oil Prices, Foreign Debt: "Despite oil prices falling in the past few days, the exchange rate is practically not reacting. What does this mean? That the rate has found its new place in the conditions of the new oil price, the new balance of payments," the minister said in an interview on Russian television.

Putin Calls for Currency Union Between Russia and Ex-Soviet States: "The time has come to start thinking about forming a currency union," Putin said after the talks in the Kazakh capital Astana with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Russia Rebounds, Despite Sanctions: Investors in Russian government securities denominated in rubles have earned the equivalent of 7 cents on the dollar so far this year, as measured by the Bloomberg Russia Local Sovereign Bond Index. In contrast, anyone holding similar government debt in emerging markets across-the-board has lost 1.1 percent in 2015.

EU's pledges 2bn euros for Greek 'humanitarian crisis': Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed the move, stressing a common need to tackle the humanitarian crisis

'Bread, jobs, dignity': Crowds gather for anti-austerity march in Madrid: Spanish police deployed some 1,200 officers to monitor Saturday’s protest, which is called Marches of Dignity. Up to 20,000 people are expected to show up.

UK Police Deem Snowden Leak Investigation a State Secret: A counter-terrorism detective for the force told a court the case was being viewed as likely to be a “conspiracy with a global dimension.”

Americas

Ecuadorean Foreign Minister: The United States is the Real Threat in the Americas, Not Venezuela: The Obama administration is facing criticism across Latin America for leveling new sanctions against Venezuela and declaring the country an "unusual and extraordinary threat to national security."

Activists Call for US Military to Leave Peru : Protesters rejected Peru’s congressional decision to allow 3,677 U.S. military personnel to enter the country in 2015, including over 90 airplanes and helicopters, this Thursday at a demonstration in the capital Lima.

Mexico set to allow armed U.S. customs officials within its borders: A Mexican initiative to allow U.S. customs officials to carry weapons in the country could clear the way for customs inspections inside Mexico’s assembly plants, alleviating congestion at border crossings.

Canada Crude Falls Below $30; BMO Seeks Oil Sands Cost Cuts: Canadian heavy oil prices fell below $30 for the first time in more than six years as Bank of Montreal warned that oil sands producers must cut costs.

Oklahoma Chief: ISIS Chemical Attacks in U.S. Possible: Lawmakers and municipal officials are growing increasingly concerned about the Islamic State's efforts to obtain and use chemical weapons to attack soft targets within the United States.

Video reveals Dallas cops shooting schizophrenic man holding screwdriver: Dallas police shot a mentally ill black man on his doorstep because he was holding a small screwdriver, a newly released video shows.

Chicago police commander resigns in wake of Homan Square revelations: The Guardian exposed a series of incommunicado detention and abuse at the Chicago police facility, including people being held for extensive periods of time without public notifications to their families or access to attorneys.

Mississippi Judge Bars Public Defenders from Representing Clients: Judge Jeffrey Weill seems to believe public defenders should be more deferential to him and less passionate in the representation of their clients.

Rand Paul: Foreign donations to Clinton Foundation ‘thinly veiled bribes’: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told POLITICO on Friday that foreign contributions to the Clinton Foundation are “thinly veiled bribes,” and said Hillary Clinton should return any donations from Saudi Arabia or other countries that abuse the rights of women.

Haitians Protest Outside Hillary Clinton’s Office Over ‘Billions Stolen’ by Clinton Foundation: The activists are claiming the money was stolen through the Haiti Reconstruction Commission that was headed by Bill Clinton. In January 2015, the Clinton Foundation was the target of protests for wasting more than $10 billion and awarding contracts to non-Haitian companies.

Clinton Poised to Raise $1 Billion: Without a strong primary challenger, Hillary Clinton will have the luxury of amassing huge sums of money this year while Republicans duke it out in a costly primary fight.

March 20, 2015

Forgiving Al-Qaeda in Pursuit of a New Enemy

By Jim Naureckas

There are indications of a shift toward groups like Al-Qaeda– as potential allies against the governments Washington has identified as more important enemies, namely Shi'ite-led Iran and Syria.
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US Weapons Have a Nasty Habit of Going AWOL

By AJ Vicens

From Afghanistan to Yemen, a short history of American arms ending up in the wrong hands.
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Netanyahu is Either a Liar or a Liar, and the White House Won't be Played

By Laurence Lewis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now backtracking on his claimed opposition to Palestinian statehood, anyone who has been paying attention knows that it's really the international community he's trying to punk.
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In case You Missed It
Bibi Unmasked: Caught On Tape: What Netanyahu Really Thinks Of US

By Justin Raimondo

In 2001, Bibi Netanyahu paid a condolence call on a group of Israeli settlers in the village of Ofra, widows whose husbands had been killed in the Intifada: the videotaped conversation has just been leaked, and broadcast by Israel’s Channel 10, and it is a blockbuster.
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What Would Ike Do?

By Patrick J. Buchanan

We are today headed for a collision with Israel as serious as Suez ’56, and we are about to see what Barack Obama is made of.
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Fear as Gold:
The Currency of Israel’s Elections


By Binoy Kampmark

Having attained electoral victory, Netanyahu has demonstrated how the reptile in politics can go far.
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Bill C-51 Reveals Harper's Inner Bully

By Murray Dobbin

The Harper government's pursuit of its odious Secret Police Act (Bill C-51) is just another chapter in the most through-going, and massive social engineering project in the history of the country.
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What You Need to Know about Venezuela

By George Ciccariello-Maher

Venezuela is a “national security threat” only because it refuses to be controlled by the US.
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Real Unemployment is Double the ‘Official’ Unemployment Rate

By Pete Dolack

Across North America, Europe and Australia, the real unemployment rate is approximately double the “official” unemployment rate.
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Middle East

142 killed in Yemen mosques blasts: At least 142 people were killed when four suicide bombers blew themselves up in two mosques in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during Friday prayers, AFP reported.

IS claims deadly Yemen mosque bombings: In an online statement, the previously unknown Sanaa branch of IS warned that the bombings were "just the tip of the iceberg". "Infidel Huthis should know that the soldiers of the Islamic State will not rest until they eradicate them... and cut off the arm of the Safavid (Iranian) plan in Yemen," the statement said.

Yemen: Shiite, Sunni militants lead slide into chaos: Sunni tribes, hostile to a Huthi advance into their provinces, have teamed up with Al-Qaeda against the militia, with the government mostly standing by.

More than 70 Syria government forces killed in IS attacks: monitor: The attacks in the provinces of Homs and Hama targeted checkpoints and positions manned by government loyalists, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Two bomb attacks kill more than 20 Syria Kurds: The observatory said one of the attacks was carried out by a bomber who belonged to the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group.

Syrian Al Qaeda branch claims killing 12 Hezbollah members: The Nusra Front, an affiliate of the Al Qaeda in Syria, said on Friday that it killed 12 members of the Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group Hezbollah in the region of al-Qalamoun, north of Damascus, on the border with Lebanon.

Why The Islamic State Is Not Really Islamic: Op-Ed: : Some 120 Muslim religious scholars this week published an open letter refuting the Islamic State’s claim to be a religious political movement, joining a series of high-profile condemnations of the extremist group by Islamic religious and political leaders.

Netanyahu Now Says He Wants a 2-State Solution: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestinian despite coming out against a Palestinian state on the eve of Tuesday’s election.

Obama tells Netanyahu U.S. to 'reassess' policy on Israel, Mideast diplomacy: Obama’s telephone call to Netanyahu followed a television interview in which the Israeli leader backed away from his pre-election declaration that there would be no Palestinian state on his watch, an about-face apparently aimed at quelling U.S. criticism triggered by his comments.

Come in Mr Peace Envoy: your time is up: Rumours abound of the Right Dishonourable Anthony Blair’s imminent departure from his position as the Quartet’s Peace Envoy. The Chosen One has occupied that position since the powers-that-be gave it to him in 2007, at the behest of his mate George W. Bush.

Africa

S. Sudan rebels say 13 killed in ambush on government troops: Lt.Col Peter Riek Gew said the ambush also left nine soldiers seriously injured. Gew has confirmed that another four vehicles from the South Sudanese army (SPLA) were set on fire.

Clashes between rival militias kill nine in Libya: At least nine people have been killed in fighting between rival militia groups in western Libya, as the security situation further deteriorates in the conflict-ridden North African country, Press TV reported.

Asia

Pakistan: Militants in Army fatigues storm J&K thana, 6 killed: Two heavily-armed terrorists, posing as soldiers in Army fatigues, stormed a police station and killed three people before they were gunned down at Rajbagh in Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua district on Friday.

Two Pak Rangers Killed in Suicide Attack in Karachi: At least two Pakistani paramilitary Rangers personnel were killed today in a suicide bombing targeting their vehicle here, police said. The attackers targeted the vehicle in which around six soldiers were travelling in North Nazimabad area of the city.

Mob beats Afghan woman to death : Video - This is the moment a woman was beaten to death by a mob before her body was set on fire and dumped in a muddy river in the heart of Afghanistan's capital.

Afghan cleric and others defend lynching of woman in Kabul: An Afghan cleric and a police official on Friday defended the lynching of a woman in central Kabul after a mob was filmed stamping on the woman and smashing a brick on her head after she was accused of burning a Koran, Islam's holy book.

Europe

One civilian killed in rebel attack in east Ukrainian town: regional police: One civilian was killed on Friday in an attack by pro-Russian separatist rebels in the government-controlled town of Avdiyivka in east Ukraine despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian regional police said.

Russia says sanctions 'destructive', will act in own interests: - Russia described "sanctions rhetoric" as destructive on Friday and said it would do what is in its national interests after European Union leaders kept economic sanctions in place over the Ukraine crisis.

EU gears up for propaganda war with Russia: The European Union is set to launch a first operation in a new propaganda war with Russia within days of EU leaders giving formal approval to the campaign at a summit on Thursday.

Future Russian army could deploy anywhere in the world – in 7 hours: In the future, a fleet of heavy transport aircraft will reportedly be capable of moving a strategic unit of 400 Armata tanks, with ammunition, to anywhere in the world. And probably at hypersonic speed, enabling Russia to mount a global military response.

Turkey offers Ukraine $50 mln loan: Ukraine's Poroshenko: "I'm grateful to Erdogan for the decision to offer a loan of $50 million towards covering the budget deficit," Poroshenko said following a one-on-one meeting with Erdogan, who was on an official visit to the Ukrainian capital.

Syriza promises new austerity list as European institutions intensify pressure on Greece: A statement issued by the European powers and Greece Friday morning declared, “Greek authorities will have the ownership of the reforms and will present a full list of specific reforms in the next days.”

UK: Confronting Islamophobia – why everyone should demonstrate against racism on Saturday : Islamophobia has become an institutional norm - we need to stand shoulder to shoulder with Muslim communites and oppose military interventions and wars argues Chris Nineham

Americas

UN Warns World Could have 40% Water Shortfall by 2030: The U.N. says if current trends don't change, the world will have only 60 percent of the water it needs in 2030, and demand will rise 55 percent by 2050.

To Solve California’s Water Crisis, We Must Change the Nation’s Food System: The bold headline of a recent Los Angeles Times editorial by the hydrologist Jay Famiglietti starkly warned: “California has about one year of water left. Will you ration now?

Mexico ambush leaves 10 dead, including 5 federal police: - A gang ambushed a federal police convoy in western Mexico, sparking a shootout that killed five officers, three suspects and two bystanders, authorities said Friday.

Canada Joins USA With Indefinite Imprisonment: Now Canada joins the crowd as an authoritarian anti-Human Right nation. Yes, quiet Canadians are joining the brainwashed people who believe whatever their government tells them to their doom and it is called bill C-51

Remember the Abu Ghraib Torture Pictures? There are More That Obama Doesn’t Want You to See : The nightmarish images from Abu Ghraib are still seared into the American consciousness: piles of naked bodies, detainees being led on leashes and U.S. soldiers giving a thumbs-up as it all happens. But now, the U.S. government is trying to conceal as many as 2,100 additional photographs that are said to be even more disturbing.

US Veterans statistics: PTSD, Depression, TBI, Suicide. Recent statistical studies show that rates of veteran suicide are much higher than previously thought, as much as five to eight thousand a year (22 a day, up from a low of 18-a-year in 2007, based on a 2012 VA Suicide Data Report).

Look Home, Obama : If Obama wants to see police state repression of popular protestors, he might want look at his own self-declared “home town” Chicago.

The Shocking Finding From the DOJ's Ferguson Report That Nobody Has Noticed: News Analysis - In Ferguson -- a city with a population of 21,000 -- 16,000 people have outstanding arrest warrants, meaning that they are currently actively wanted by the police.

US Customs Quietly Launches Facial Recognition Experiment at DC Airport: On March 11, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quietly rolled out a new facial recognition pilot program to help custom officers catch “imposters,” or people using a passport that isn't theirs, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Motherboard on Wednesday.

ACLU sues TSA for airport ‘behavioral detection’ program: The TSA uses the so-called behavioral detection system as part of its Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques program, whereby special trained officers look out for suspicious passengers who are then sent for further screening.

 

 

 

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