The GOP’s Iran Dilemma By Patrick J. Buchanan
	Netanyahu and AIPAC, the Saudis and Gulf Arabs, will demand that Congress kill the Iran deal that Lindsey Graham says is a "death sentence for the State of Israel." - Continue

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Is the Iran Nukes Deal Aimed at Crushing Putin? By Mike Whitney
	Obama isn’t easing sanctions because he thinks it “will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon”.  That’s baloney. - Continue

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Why Is Washington Addicted to War? By Scott McConnell
	How did we arrive at this strange place—a de facto alliance with neo-Nazis and Chechen Islamists—waging a proxy war against Moscow on Russia’s border. - Continue

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MH-17 Mystery: A New Tonkin Gulf Case? By Robert Parry
	The MH-17 case is being exploited to justify a new Cold War as U.S. intelligence again is silent about what it knows. - Continue

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Greece’s Lesson For Russia By Paul Craig Roberts
	The West simply cannot be trusted. - Continue

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The Crucifixion of Greece is Killing the European Project By Seumas Milne
	This attempt to turn Athens into a debt colony will fail – and open the way to the breakup of the eurozone . - Continue

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The End of Capitalism Has Begun By Paul Mason
	Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. - Continue

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American Exceptionalism, Military Service, and Sacrifice in War By Camillo Mac Bica
	American Exceptionalism is misguided and betrays an arrogance and hypocrisy that increases rather than lessens hatred for the United States and the threat of terrorist attack. . - Continue

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FBI Tracked Chattanooga Shooter's Family for Years By Tony Cartalucci
	The US continues to openly support the very "terrorists" it claims threatens its homeland and has inspired these sort of attacks. - Continue

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Chicago’s Rebel Rabbi By Eli Ungar-Sargon
	"We must stand with the oppressed and call out the oppressor" - Continue

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Suicide bombs kill at least 64 people in north-eastern Nigeria: Suicide bombs have killed at least 64 people in multiple blasts in north-eastern Nigeria, according to officials. Police said two female suicide bombers killed 12 people at prayer grounds in Damaturu. Hours earlier two bombs killed dozens of people buying goods for the holiday at the market of Gombe town

Girl, elderly woman carry out bombings in northeastern Nigeria, army says: A 10-year-old girl and an elderly woman carried out two suicide bombings Friday targeting Muslim prayer grounds in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, an army spokesman said.

Niger army kills 30 suspected Boko Haram insurgents: sources: The army launched the operation on Thursday, a day after gunmen thought to be from Boko Haram crossed over from Nigeria and killed at least a dozen villagers on the Niger side of the border.

US Kills 30 People In Kenya: AT least 30 alleged, members of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants have been killed in a US drone strike, the Kenyan government has said, but backtracked on its earlier claim that the alleged mastermind of the Garissa University massacre was among the dead.

Chad troops kill 19 insurgents after Boko Haram raid on Army post: “Boko Haram attacked the post of Konguia at around five in the morning,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “The army responded, killing 19 Boko Haram members. A soldier died and the attackers fled to Nigeria.

6 killed as deadly clashes erupt in Egypt after Eid prayers: Supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi had held small marches in Giza after the Friday morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Margaret Thatcher demanded UK find ways to 'destabilise' Ethiopian regime in power during 1984 famine: A top secret Downing Street memo reveals how the former Prime Minister wanted to support rebels fighting the authoritarian regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam and suspend some types of relief to the Ethiopians after a year of aid operations to alleviate the famine which killed a million people

31 killed in clashes with IS in Iraq: In Iraq's western province of Anbar, the security forces and allied paramilitary militias known as Hashd Shaabi, or popular mobilization, clashed with IS militants in east of the town of Baghdadi, leaving 12 IS militants killed, a provincial security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Car Bomb In Iraq Kills At Least 21, Including Children: The bomb exploded on July 17 in a busy market as Iraqis celebrated the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Khan Bani Saad, a town 30 kilometers northeast of Baghdad.

Bombs kill 11 civilians in IS town in Syria: The "intensified air attacks by regime forces on Al-Bab are aimed at foiling IS efforts on multiple fronts," including the nearby Kweyris military airport, which IS has besieged for more than a year.

ISIS child beheads Syrian soldier: activists: The child is among several hundred so-called "Cubs of the Caliphate". They are children, ranging in age from pre-teens to mid-teens, given military training and hardline indoctrination after being recruited near schools, mosques and in public areas where ISIS is operating.

54 U.S.-trained fighters enters Syria: U.S. officials call them the ‘New Syrian Force’: Turkish news media said 54 fighters crossed in Sunday in a convoy of 30 vehicles, commanded by an ethnic Turkman colonel who’d defected from the Syrian army.

Syria air strikes conducted by UK military pilots: This is despite UK MPs voting in 2013 against military action in Syria.

UAE says military officer killed in action in Yemen: UAE news agency WAM reported that Al Ka'abi was killed while "performing his national duty with the participating forces of the Operation Restoring Hope Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to support the legitimate government in Yemen".

Yemen's Aden falls to Saudi-backed fighters, clashes subside, residents say: Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters completed their offensive to retake the southern city of Aden from the Houthi militia on Friday, residents said, as fighting in one main district subsided.

Saudi Special forces sent into Yemen: Report: Saudi Arabia has reportedly sent Special Forces into Yemen under the pretext of escorting some fugitive former Yemeni officials back into its war-torn southern neighbor, in another violation of Yemeni sovereignty.

Islamic State says car bomb explodes near Saudi prison, driver killed: A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Saudi Arabia's highest security prison at sunset on Thursday, killing the driver and wounding two security officials, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

Hamas's Meshaal in rare meeting with Saudi King Salman: Meshaal was accompanied by a number of senior Hamas members when he met King Salman along with other top Saudi officials, including the kingdom's crown prince and defence minister

Saudi FM threatens Iran with confrontation after nuclear talks breakthrough: Following a Thursday meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Riyadh is “committed to confront” the Islamic Republic should Iran “try to cause mischief in the region.”

47% of Israelis would back 'unilateral Iran strike: Asked: "In your view, does the agreement that was signed bring Iran closer to obtaining a nuclear weapons capability?" 71 per cent said yes.

Iran? Is That the One We Invaded?: 75 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 can’t locate Iran on a map, according to a National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs Geographic Literacy Study in 2006, let alone be grateful for a complicated diplomatic deal crafted half a world away.

2 killed as Afghan president says negotiations with Taliban are solution: In a message to the nation on a major Muslim holiday, the Afghan president said Friday that negotiations with the Taliban are the only way to "end the bloodshed" and bring peace to the country.

'Was there a 2nd plane?' New footage shows MH17 crash site minutes after Boeing downing: News Corp Australia has obtained a previously unknown video allegedly taken minutes after Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was downed in Ukraine exactly one year ago. The voices cited by the transcript of the full footage claim a warplane shot down the Boeing.

3 French arrested in IS-inspired plan to attack base: Three young men plotted an attack on a French military base after receiving orders from an Islamic State group contact in Syria to strike in France, prosecutors said Friday.

Greece debt crisis: German MPs vote 'yes' to bailout talks: The German parliament has voted in favour of starting negotiations on Greece's €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal.

Greece: ministry, banks will not open on Monday after all: "The Greek Finance Ministry and the Bank of Greece examine all possibilities and technical details so that banks can open as soon as possible," says a finance ministry announcement, thereby negating previous reports that Greek banks will open on Monday.

Greece's Tsipras Culls Rebel Ministers : Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sacked a group of dissident ministers Friday from his government, following divisions within the party over economic reforms over a new bailout deal.

John Pilger on Greece. : John Pilger, on the last minute flip flop and betrayal of the Greek people, by their own government.

UK: Report shows tenants spend half income on housing : Tenants across England spend an average of 47 percent of their after-tax income on rent, according to the annual English Housing Survey published in February. In London this figure is even higher, with people spending an average of 73 percent of their pre-tax income on rent.

Goldman Sachs' bankers set to share £5.3BILLION in pay and bonuses despite profits slump: The US-based investment bank made £670million in the three months to the end of June but that was down by 53% on the same period last year

Drug Trafficking, Corruption Funds Politics in Guatemala: Drug-trafficking money and corruption are the key sources of political parties’ finances in Guatemala, a new report by the U.N's International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala said Thursday.

Four US marines and gunman killed in 'act of terrorism' in Tennessee: Official sources did not agree on whether the attack was being treated as an act of domestic or international terrorism. US attorney Bill Killian told reporters officials were treating the attacks as an act of “domestic terrorism” but the FBI said it and its partners were still investigating a motive.

Everything we know about the Tennessee shooter so far: A former engineering graduate, 24-year-old Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait and came to the US in 1996. His family members were all naturalized US citizens, but it is unclear if or when Abdulazeez became an American citizen, according to the Associated Press.

After Chattanooga shooting, Trump calls for Marines to carry guns: "These are four great Marines ... and that they're not allowed to carry guns is absolutely ridiculous," Trump told Fox News's Bill O’Reilly Thursday.

Watch: Police Slam Woman's Face on the Ground in Hospital : A video obtained by the Colorado Springs Independent shows an incident that's at the center of an excessive force lawsuit that's being prepared

A Life Behind Bars — : Sentenced at just 15 years old, Efran Paredes is now 41 and has spent most of his life behind bars. teleSUR In Depth 17 July 2015 Sentenced at just 15 years old, Efran Paredes is now 41 and has spent most of his life behind bars. teleSUR's Kim Brown looks into a cruel system that sentences teenagers to life without parole.

MH17: The Blaming Putin Game Goes On By Philip Giraldi
	Who shot down MH-17? Somebody knows. - Continue

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Obama Offers Military Upgrade to Help Israel Swallow Bitter Iranian Deal By Barak Ravid
	Barack Obama has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediate talks to upgrade the Israel Defense Forces’ offensive and defensive capabilities in the wake of the deal on Iran’s nuclear program.” - Continue

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With Iran Deal, Israel Turns a Day of Celebration Into a Day of Mourning By Gideon Levy
	An intelligent Israel, one not brainwashed and angst-ridden, would be happy this week. The day the agreement was reached with Iran should have been a holiday celebrating the prevention of the next war. - Continue

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Two Cheers for the Iran Agreement By Sheldon Richman
	It’s especially outrageous for Israel, which has aggressed against its neighbors, to stand in judgment of Iran. - Continue

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Riots in Athens: EU’s Impending Collapse? By Norman Pollack
	Capitalism by its very harshness is creating its own antithesis. Ideological labels are not important; what is, is a genuine people’s government. - Continue

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Who’s Next for Berlin’s Financial Blitzkrieg? By Finian Cunningham
	Dirty tricks from Washington are on the cards for Berlin. - Continue

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The Trail of the Troika Video
	A must-see documentary to understand the situation in Greece. - Continue

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US Military Launches Jade Helm Domestic Training Operations By Thomas Gaist
	The drills mark a new and ominous stage in the expansion of domestic military operations and planning. - Continue

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Obama’s Prison Charade By Margaret Kimberley
	Obama’s “sudden desire to look like the Great Emancipator is an ongoing publicity junket.” - Continue

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The Tragedy and Farce of the U.S. Presidential Race is Under-way By E.F Nicholson
	Elections are bought, not won. It’s really an advertising campaign showdown on who has the slickest, most convincing sales pitch and the most effective scaremongering. - Continue

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Bush, Blair Legacy Continues As - 31 killed in clashes with IS in Iraq: Fierce clashes and air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) militants killed 31 across Iraq on Thursday, security sources said.

Fallujah doctors: Iraqi airstrikes kill 11 more, including women and children: Another 11 people – including women and children – have been killed by random Iraqi airstrikes in the city of Fallujah, said a top health official of the key city that Baghdad is fighting to retake from the Islamic State group (ISIS, or Daesh in Arabic).

Emirati soldier killed while participating in Saudi-led campaign in Yemen: The officer died during his participation in Operation Restoring Hope, which is being carried out by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to support the legitimate government in Yemen.

Saudi warplanes hit multiple locations across Yemen : In the most recent raids, Saudi jets bombarded the foreign ministry building and a mosque in capital Sana’a. Warplanes also targeted multiple residential areas in Aden. Earlier, Saudi fighter jets bombarded a mosque, a school, a trade and health center in the Munabbih district of Sa’ada province.

Yemen troops push Shiite rebels out of Aden areas: Saudi-backed Yemeni troops and fighters have driven Shiite rebels out of two major neighborhoods in the southern port city of Aden, Thursday, prompting street celebrations by residents after weeks of fierce fighting.

UK Royal Air Force Bombs Diverted to Saudis for Yemen, Syria Strikes: "We are not participating directly in Saudi-led military operations in Yemen, but we are providing technical support, precision-guided weapons and exchanging information with the Saudi Arabian armed forces through pre-existing arrangements."

Russia plans fuel shipments to Syria from Crimea : Russia plans to supply Syria with 200,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year via the Crimean port of Kerch, two trading sources told Reuters.

Iran deal heartens Syria’s Assad, worries rebels: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad signaled on Tuesday he expected more support from his top regional ally Iran in the wake of a nuclear deal that includes Western states that have backed the insurgency against him.

Obama adviser: We never sought ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to Iran sites: In April, Ben Rhodes had told Israeli TV a final deal would ensure access ‘if we see something that we want to inspect’

Exclusive: Rice - Iran cannot avoid inspections of suspicious sites: Rice, in an interview with Reuters, said the deal would not give Iran any room to oppose inspections if Washington or others had information believed to reveal a secret site that they took to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for review.

Why Is Iran’s Refusal to Allow No-Notice Inspections Legit? : They will never accept the conditions we imposed on Iraq, and any neutral observer would agree they’d be fools to do so.

U.S. Offers to Help Israel Bolster Military Aid : The current agreement, which went into effect in 2009, provides for $3 billion a year, most of which is used by Israel to buy American military hardware, such as jets and components for missile defense. Israel requested between $4.2 billion and $4.5 billion a year for the next 10 years, an official familiar with the talks said.

US Kills 30 people in Somalia: At least 30 alleged, members of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab militants were killed in a U.S. drone strike Thursday, the Kenyan government said, while backtracking on its earlier claim that the alleged mastermind of the Garissa University massacre was among the dead.

Retired US general: Drones cause more damage than good: US President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official has launched a scathing attack on the White House's counter-terrorism strategy, including the administration's handling of the ISIL threat in Iraq and Syria and the US military's drone war.

Egyptian Army kills 22 militants in N. Sinai: At least 22 militants were killed by the Armed Forces in Sheikh Zuwaid City in North Sinai, said the army here Thursday. Intelligence information revealed that there were 22 militants inside their stronghold in the city, Army Spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Samir said

ISIS affiliate claims attack on Egyptian navy vessel: An Egyptian navy vessel caught fire off the coast of Sinai Thursday after an exchange of gunshots with militants from the shore, the military said.

Libyan special forces commander killed by Islamic State in Benghazi: A top commander in Libya's special forces, Salem Al-Naaili, has been killed by Islamic State (Isis) in Benghazi following days of violent clashes in Libya's second city.

US attacks kill 16 people in Afghanistan: On Thursday, Afghan officials said a US drone strike took place in the central eastern Maidan Wardak Province.

Retired General: Drones Create More Terrorists Than They Kill, Iraq War Helped Create ISIS: Retired Army Gen. Mike Flynn, a top intelligence official in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, says in a forthcoming interview on Al Jazeera English that the drone war is creating more terrorists than it is killing.

Japan's lower house approves change to self-defence law: The changes would allow Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two.

Israeli-made air-to-air missile may have downed MH17 - report: A report on Malaysian Airlines MH17 air disaster in Ukraine last year by a group of old-hand aviation security experts maintains that the Boeing might have been downed by an Israeli Python air-to-air missile.

MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900M: A writ filed in Chicago Wednesday claimed that Igor Strelkov, a Russian also known as Igor Girkin, was acting with the "actual or apparent" authority of President Vladimir Putin's government when the Malaysia Airlines jet was blown out of the sky, killing all 298 people on board.

Greek parliament approves bailout measures as Syriza fragments: The package was approved with 229 votes in the 300-seat chamber. There were 64 votes against it and six abstentions. But Tsipras required the support of pro-European opposition parties to push the measure through, leaving a question over the future of his government.

EU central bank raises Greek credit after bailout vote: Central bank president Mario Draghi says emergency credit to Greek banks has been raised by $980 million.

How The European Central Bank Took Over Greek Banks: Look at what Greeks will doing when banks reopen: will the lines be to deposit cash... or to withdraw it.

Four Marines killed in Chattanooga shooting: A U.S. official says four Marines are dead after a shooting attack at two military facilities today in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The official says the lone gunman involved in the attack was also killed. This happened at two separate military locations just seven miles apart.

Woman Dies In Jail After Being Roughed Up During Traffic Stop. Police Say It Was Suicide.: In a video released Wednesday night, multiple police officers seem to be holding 28-year-old Sandra Bland to the ground while she cries out, “You just slammed my head into the ground, do you not even care about that?” Three days later, Bland was found dead in a jail cell.

Man Stopped By Cops For Driving 5 MPH Under Speed Limit, Beat Up And Falsely Accused Of Resisting Wins Case: A federal judge has upheld a verdict in favor of a 78-year-old who was disabled by a stroke. In the course of arresting the disabled man, one officer punched him in the gut, knocked him to the ground and then falsely accused him of resisting arrest.

Police preferred applicants who wouldn’t arrest colleagues: The Methuen police department gave preference to job candidates who said they wouldn’t arrest relatives or fellow officers for drunken driving, the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission found.

Feds can read every email you opened last year without a warrant: It's no longer a surprise that the government is reading your emails. What you might not know is that it can readily read most of your email without a warrant.

U.S. Screening on Foreign Projects Roils Aid Groups: A new federal screening program designed to ferret out terrorists working for government-backed nonprofit organizations is drawing sharp criticism from groups that say the vetting is overly intrusive, undermines their mission, and may endanger the lives of their employees.

For The 1st Time More Black Children Than White In Poverty Nationally, 60 Percent In Detroit: As the poverty rate declined for white and Hispanic children, it rose for black children, per Pew. Overall, there are 4.2 million impoverished black children and 4.1 million white kids.

Hillary Clinton Has Already Spent $18.7 Million: The Democratic presidential candidate is spending at a remarkable rate of $230,000 per day.

Poll: Clinton's standing falls among Democrats: Just 39 percent of all Americans have a favorable view of Clinton, compared to nearly half who say they have a negative opinion of her. That's an eight-point increase in her unfavorable rating from an AP-GfK poll conducted at the end of April.

Russia, Not ISIS, Greatest Threat to US, General Says By Marcus Weisgerber
	"I would put the threats to this nation in the following order: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea," Selva said. - Continue

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US ‘Shot Itself in the Foot’ by Pushing Russia Toward China - Jim Rogers By Sputnik
	For Russia it is better to be with 3 billion creditors than 1 billion debtors,” the investor explained. - Continue

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Secret Document Shows CIA Reaction to Finding No WMD in Iraq By David Swanson
	Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Jay Rockefeller concluded that, "In making the case for war, the Administration repeatedly presented intelligence as fact when in reality it was unsubstantiated, contradicted, or even nonexistent." - Continue

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Israeli Special Forces Assassinated Senior Syrian Official By Matthew Cole
	Muhammad Suleiman, a top aide to the Syrian president, was shot in the head and neck, and the Israeli military team escaped by sea. - Continue

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Israel Is The Ultimate Terrorist By Sayed Hassan Nasrallah
	“Israel is terrorism in essence, and the source of all terrorism in the region. The Arabs have sold Palestine, Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the Palestinian people to Israel. - Continue

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Greece: Sound and Fury Signifying Much By Paul Craig Roberts
	The message from the collapse of Syriza is that the social welfare system throughout the West will be dismantled. - Continue

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A New Versailles Treaty is Haunting Europe By Yanis Varoufakis
	The project of European integration has, indeed, been fatally wounded over the past few days. - Continue

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Dashcam Video Of Calif. Cops Killing Unarmed Man Video
	“The videos show the cold-blooded shooting of clearly unarmed men.” - Continue

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Freedom or the Slaughterhouse? The American Police State from A to Z By John W. Whitehead
	Will you, like so many clueless Americans, freely walk into the slaughterhouse? - Continue

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Chris Hedges on Bernie Sanders and the Corporate Democrats By Russell Mokhiber
	“He’s lending credibility to a party that is completely corporatized. He has agreed that he will endorse the candidate, which, unless there is some miracle, will probably be Hillary Clinton.” - Continue

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Barrel bombs kill 21 in Fallujah: At least 21 civilians have been killed and 24 others injured by several barrel bombs dropped by Iraqi government warplanes on residential areas in the city of Fallujah, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.

13 civilians killed in government air raids on northern Syria: Thirteen civilians, among them seven children, were killed in aerial attacks by Syria's government Wednesday on the northern province of Aleppo, an activist group said.

More than 50 ISIS child soldiers killed in Syria in 2015: As many as 31 were killed in July alone, in explosions, clashes, and air strikes by Syria's regime and the US-led coalition.

Syrian army, Hezbollah advance in city near Lebanese border: The control of the city, about 45 km (30 miles) northwest of the capital Damascus, is seen as crucial to consolidate government-held areas linking Lebanon and Syria. Zabadani is a former popular resort on the main Beirut-Damascus highway.

Obama: US needs Iran's help in Syria: The Syrian civil war will not be resolved without the support of Iran, Russia, and other nations that don’t always see eye-to-eye with the United States, President Obama said on Wednesday.

Obama says he was encouraged by Putin’s phone call on situation in Syria: "I think they get a sense that the Assad regime is losing a grip over greater and greater swaths of territory inside of Syria [to Sunni jihadist militias] and that the prospects for a [Sunni jihadist] takeover or rout of the Syrian regime is not imminent but becomes a greater and greater threat by the day," the US president said.

Yemen pro-govt forces take Aden port from Houthis: residents: Saudi-backed Yemeni militiamen captured Aden's main port and a neighboring district on Wednesday, a big prize in their battle to drive Houthi forces from the southern city, residents and fighters said.

Pentagon chief: We will use 'military option' against Iran if necessary: "We will utilize the military option if necessary," he added "Our military — including tens of thousands of U.S. forces in the Middle East — are full speed ahead maintaining a strong presence in the Gulf."

Iran says nuclear deal ends 'manufactured crisis': Zarif, who led Iran's negotiating team in the 18 straight days of "tough" talks that culminated in Tuesday's historic agreement, said common ground had been found.

Iran Dismisses IAEA's Access to Military Sites, N. Scientists: "In the inked roadmap (agreement), no permission has been issued for the IAEA's access to any military centers and the nuclear scientists," Kamalvandi said in an interview with the state-run TV on Tuesday.

Iranians’ View of the Nuclear Deal: Optimistic, With Significant Caveats: There is substantial debate among Iranians about the virtues of the deal, with most viewing it positively due to the economic benefits it is expected to provide, but with many holding the view that it unfairly impinges on Iranian sovereignty in exchange for very few legitimate concessions.

Israel wants ‘permanent stand-off’ with Tehran - UK Foreign Sec: Israel wants a “permanent stand-off” with Iran, which is not in the interests of the Middle East or the UK, says Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.

At least 30 dead in triple Islamist attack in NE Nigeria: The three assaults were carried out simultaneously Tuesday in Borno state, the epicentre of Boko Haram's insurgency, and are part of a surge in Islamist violence since Buhari came to power on May 29.

Nine killed in Ugandan rebel attack: Ugandan rebels shot dead or burned alive nine people during an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military and humanitarian sources said Wednesday.

7 Al Shabaab militants killed in fight with KDF: Seven Al Shabaab militants were killed in a gun fight that left a Kenya Defence Forces soldier dead in Gedo region of Somalia.

Libyan commander killed as offensive against Islamists stalls: Islamic State militants said they killed a Libyan army commander in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, as a pro-government offensive against the Islamists appeared to stall.

28 Taliban Insurgents Killed in US Drone Strike in Nangarhar: The strike took place in Haska Mina district of the province after a U.S drone targeted the Taliban insurgents, a spokesman for Provincial Governor, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said.

Taliban leader Mullah Omar backs Afghan peace talks: The leader of the Afghan Taliban has given his backing to peace talks with the Afghan government, saying that the goal of the negotiations is an "end to occupation" by foreign forces.

Japan's parliament to vote on military deployment: If it is approved by the Japanese parliament, the Diet, in an initial vote scheduled for Thursday, it could spell the end of 70 years of Japan's Self Defense Forces (SDF) policy, described in the country's constitution, of pacifism. The proposed measure is widely unpopular in Japan
 

China Should Not Overreact To New U.S. Military Strategy: When asked about the Pentagon’s newly released and updated National Military Strategy of the United States at a July 3 news conference, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said that her government was “dissatisfied with and opposed to some contents of the U.S. report which groundlessly exaggerates the China threat,”

Eleven killed in heaviest Ukraine clashes in weeks: Ukraine lost eight soldiers Wednesday in a dramatic spike in fighting with pro-Russian gunmen that further imperilled a truce Washington's top European envoy is desperately trying to salvage in Kiev.

US officials say Ukraine rebels behind MH17 downing, Dutch team cannot confirm: The Dutch Safety Board has been heading an international investigation into the cause of the crash since a large number of passengers on the flight were from Holland while the plane itself flew out of Amsterdam.

UK: Mhairi Black: SNP MP's maiden speech in full : Video - “I am the only 20 year old in the UK that the Chancellor is prepared to help with housing.”

Tsipras Kicks Off Bailout Pitch with Math Already in Question: As Tsipras went on national television on Tuesday night to argue for a deal that he only agreed to with “a knife at my neck,” European officials were at a loss over how to put together a bridging loan that will keep Greece from defaulting on the European Central Bank and its own citizens next week.

IMF demands Greece debt relief ahead of bailout vote: Creditor says "concrete" measures needed to lighten Greece debt burden as Athens prepares to vote on bailout deal.

Greek pharmacists & civil servants launch 24hr strike, protesting austerity measures: Public workers and pharmacists in Greece have gone on strike and launched a protest against proposed austerity measures set to be debated by parliament on Wednesday. Meanwhile, pensioners are expected to hold a separate demonstration.

Greece Deal is 'Inhumane and Colonialist' Says Uruguay's Mujica:“What we have seen in Greece is a brutal thing. It is as if Europe had established a protectorate or something like that,” said Mujica in an interview with a local radio station Tuesday.

Video shows Mexican drug kingpin escaping maximum security jail: Mexican authorities have released the footage demonstrating the very moment the Sinaloa cartel boss, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Loera, made his daring escape from a highest-security prison. The search for the notorious drug lord goes on.

Wages of fear trap Mexican prison guards in corruption spiral: Working for a modest wage among powerful criminals, Mexican prison guards are caught between a rock and a hard place, often helpless against the muscle and financial might of drug gangs like Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel.

Ethics Director Among Top Psychologists Who Aided CIA Torture and Cover-Up: Prominent psychologists colluded with the Department of Defense and CIA to create a framework of justification for appalling and inexcusable torture, but the person heading that partnership was none other than Stephen Behnke, the Ethics Director of the American Psychological Association.

Court asked to kill off NSA's 'zombie dragnet' of Americans' bulk phone data: While the surveillance dragnet was phased out by Congress and Barack Obama last month, an American Civil Liberties Union suit seeks to end a twilight, zombie period of the same US phone records collection, slated under the new law to last six months.

Yellen urges Congress to be wary of Fed reforms: Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen urged lawmakers to tread lightly when it comes to overhauling the central bank, warning that proposed changes could undermine its ability to support the economy.

Cops Shot Unarmed Georgia Woman in the Head, Admired Their Marksmanship, Prevented First Aid : AJCAJCAn awful story in Georgia about a fatal 2010 police shooting as investigated by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News, illustrates many of the structural and systemic problems in policing and police discipline, not just in Georgia but around the country.

Video Catches Planned Parenthood’s Top Doctor Allegedly, Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies: : New undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, describing how Planned Parenthood sells the body parts of aborted unborn children and admitting she uses partial-birth abortions to supply intact body parts.

Health Insurance Prices Takeoff: Worker Pay Stagnant: Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans — market leaders in many states — are seeking rate increases that average 23 percent in Illinois, 25 percent in North Carolina, 31 percent in Oklahoma, 36 percent in Tennessee and 54 percent in Minnesota.

Iran Nuke Deal Resets Eurasia’s ‘Great Game' By Pepe Escobar
	Iran — supported by Russia and China — has finally, successfully, called the long, winding 12-year-long Atlanticist bluff on its “nuclear weapons.”  - Continue

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Iran Achieved All Long-sought Objectives: Rouhani By Press TV
	Israel’s efforts to push the nuclear talks into failure have led to the defeat of the Tel Aviv regime, the Iranian president stated.   - Continue

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Netanyahu: Israel ‘Not Bound’ by Iran Deal, Will Defend Itself By Itamar Sharon, Jonathan Beck and Avi Lewis
	President tells Tehran: ‘A foreign policy based on threats to attack your neighbors or eradicate Israel, that’s a dead end’.   - Continue

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Full Text Of President Barack Obama’s Speech On Nuclear Deal With Iran By ICH
	President tells Tehran: ‘A foreign policy based on threats to attack your neighbors or eradicate Israel, that’s a dead end’.   - Continue

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Lavrov: Russia Expects US to Abandon Europe AMD Plans After Iran Deal By RT
	Moscow hopes the US will fulfill its promise not to develop a system of missile defense in Europe after a deal with Iran has been reached, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.   - Continue

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Warning: Nuclear Deal With Iran Prelude to War, Not "Breakthrough" By Tony Cartalucci
	The West has no intention of striking any lasting deal with Iran - Continue

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ISIS Crisis Exegesis By David Swanson
	Talking with Iran has made the war profiteers and their servants sad and the rest of the world happy. Perhaps the novel idea of negotiating rather than killing will be carried over to several other parts of the world. - Continue

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Roger Annis - War in Ukraine & NATO Offensive in Eastern Europe Video
	An eyewitness report from the war zone of Eastern Ukraine - Continue

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Can The US Evolve With Russia and the Rest of Humanity? By Finian Cunningham
	If not evolution, then revolution is required in America, if greater humanity is to progress. - Continue

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Greece is Being Treated Like a Hostile Occupied State By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
	The cruel capitulation forced upon Greece after 31 hours on the diplomatic rack offers no conceivable way out the country’s perpetual crisis. - Continue

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Yanis Varoufakis on Greek Crisis Audio And Transcript
	The banks were used by foreign powers to take over the government - Continue

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Another “Terror” Arrest; Another Mentally Ill Man, Armed by the FBI By Dan Froomkin
	U.S. law enforcement officials announced another terror arrest on Monday, after arming a mentally ill man and then charging him with having guns. - Continue

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Scott Walker: An Idiot, Ready to Serve on Day 900 By Ted Rall
	Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor best known for his war against labor unions in particular and workers in general. - Continue

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Double suicide bombing kills hard-line rebel leader in Syria: A double suicide bombing in northern Syria on Tuesday targeted the headquarters of an ultraconservative Islamic rebel group, killing its leader and several other high ranking members.

ISIS gains ground against Syria army in Hassakeh: activists: ISIS has gained ground against the Syrian army in a major northeastern city, activists said, after three weeks of clashes that killed 170 people.

14 Iraqis killed, 35 injured in car bomb blasts in Baghdad : Around 14 Iraqis were killed and 35 others injured Monday in series of car bomb explosions that took place in a number of areas in the Iraqi capital

Isis in Iraq: Thousands of Shia militiamen to join decisive battle to take back Fallujah: The battle is likely to be one of the decisive military engagements of the Iraq war as Fallujah has been at the centre of the Sunni revolt in Iraq since the US invaded the country in 2003.

Fighting, Air Strikes Kill At Least 45 in Yemen Despite Truce: Fighting near the southern Yemeni city of Aden killed 35 people on Sunday, the exiled government said, in breach of a temporary humanitarian truce brokered by the United Nations.

Ten alleged members of al Qaeda killed in a US drone attack in Yemen: Ten alleged members of Al Qaeda, including three local leaders, were killed in two raids by US drones in south-eastern Yemen.

Saudi-backed forces seize Aden airport-exiled govt: Gulf-backed Yemeni forces recaptured Aden's international airport from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday as heavy combat took place across the port city following the collapse of a humanitarian truce, the exiled government said.

Video shows Palestinian youth fleeing before being killed: Human rights group accuses Israeli officer of shooting unarmed teenager in the back near checkpoint in the West Bank.

’16 people were killed in Gaza’– How the ‘NYT’ whites out Israeli violence: Let’s say you’re the leading American newspaper and the one-year anniversary of Israel’s attack on Gaza is looming. How do you cover the story? That’s a problem. It’s hard to acknowledge this important milestone without pointing out the Israeli violence, which included war crimes and a continuing blockade.

Israeli spy admits: we encouraged anti-Semitic conspiracy theories: Perhaps remember that next time Netanyahu exploits a tragedy or claims to speak for all Jews.

Iranians Are Euphoric After Nuclear Deal Reached: Iranians are declaring online that the deal is a victory, posting ?#IranWinsPeace in thousands of tweets and Instagram posts since Monday.

Islamist Militants Killed 70 People in Northeastern Nigeria: About 45 people died during violence in the district of Monguno, while a four-hour assault on Mainok, a village on the outskirts of the state capital, Maiduguri, killed 25 people on Monday, Hassan Ibrahim said.

100 dead migrants washed up off Libyan coast: Libyan migration department spokesman said on Tuesday in Tripoli that no fewer than 100 bodies, presumably of sub-Saharan boat migrants, were washed up near the Libyan city of Tajoura.

Pakistan military says 14 "militants killed in air strikes": Pakistan air strikes killed 14 suspected militants near the Afghan border on Tuesday, the military said, part of a major ongoing operation against Taliban and other insurgents.

14 Fighters Killed in Taliban, ISIL Internal Clashes in Afghanistan: Mashriqiwal said that nine militants were killed and 11 others wounded after a fight broke out between two insurgent groups of the ISIL and Taliban in Sholani area of Chaparhar District on Monday. According to Mashriqiwal, the second clash erupted in Mamand village of Achin District leaving five more militants killed.

US drone attack kills 12 people in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar: Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiw, the spokesman for Nangarhar police, claimed that the attack targeted Taliban militants in the Achin district of the province on Sunday.

Afghan occupation costs American taxpayers $4 million per hour – study: New data shows that America’s war in Afghanistan is costing taxpayers roughly $4 million an hour, despite the Obama administration’s drawdown of troops leaving only 10,000 soldiers in the country.

Right Sector gunmen take boy hostage in western Ukraine: Two people were killed Saturday in a Right Sector gun-and-grenade attack on police in a western Ukrainian city. Police had surrounded some gunmen in a wooded area of Mukacheve and have been trying to negotiate their surrender since then.

How Canada’s embassy in Ukraine was used as pawn in 2014 uprising: The Canadian Press pieces together how a security breach at an embassy wound up having far-reaching implications.

IMF calls for Greece debt relief as Germany talks tough: A secret International Monetary Fund study showed Greece needs far more debt relief than European governments have been willing to contemplate so far, as Germany heaped pressure on Athens on Tuesday to reform and win back its partners' trust.

The Troika And The Five Families: The Germans just made their biggest mistake in a long time (how about some 75 years) over the weekend.

Tormenting Greece is about sending a message that we are now in a new EU: What’s the difference between the Mafia and the current European leadership? The Mafia makes you an offer you can’t refuse. The leaders of the European Union offer you a deal you can neither refuse nor accept without destroying yourself.

Puerto Rican plan to make workers pay for the island’s debt crisis: The fallout continues in Puerto Rico’s debt crisis following the June 29 announcement by Governor Alejandro García Padilla that the US commonwealth’s $73 billion debt is “not payable.”

Headquarters of Ecuador's Ruling Party Bombed: The attack took place at a time of high tension for the government. Authorities say the bomb was well-made and thoughtfully planned.

Maduro Talks to teleSUR : From the Peruvian Sun Hall at the Miraflores Palace, teleSUR’s Tatiana Perez and Rey Gomez spoke to President Nicolas Maduro about the government’s plans to recover the disputed territory, which Venezuela believes was taken from it illegally by the British Empire.

Guantanamo prisoner — cleared of war crimes — remains in solitary confinement: A month after a federal court set aside a 2008 tribunal's war-crimes conviction of a former Osama bin Laden aide, he remains isolated as a convict in a maximum-security prison at Guantanamo.

Citizenfour director Laura Poitras sues US over 'Kafkaesque harassment': Film-maker whose documentary about Edward Snowden won an Oscar says she has been held for hours at a time by airport officials, told she was on a no-fly list and threatened with handcuffs for taking notes