Obama Authorizes Airstrikes On Assad Troops By RT
	Thus the US may become involved in the Syrian civil war on the rebel side. - Continue

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Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China By Paul Craig Roberts
	Washington intends to rule the world, which requires prevailing over Russia and China. - Continue

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AIPAC Taking All But 3 Freshmen Congresspeople to Israel in Effort to Sabotage Iran deal By Ben Norton
	Over 50 US congresspeople will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel in August. - Continue

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America’s Barbaric Logic of Hiroshima 70 Years On By Finian Cunningham
	The act of obliterating up to 200,000 Japanese civilians was an event of premeditated mass murder whose intent was solely political. - Continue

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Dealing With Mass Killings in America By Karen J. Greenberg
	Funding Our Children, Not Our Wars. - Continue

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A Haven From the Animal Holocaust By Chris Hedges
	Only in the insanity of corporate America can nonviolent animal rights activists be charged as terrorists. - Continue

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Syria army jet crashes in town, 31 killed: A Syrian army aircraft crashed during a bombing run over rebel-held Ariha on Monday, killing at least 31 people and destroying a vegetable market, a monitoring group and residents said.

First U.S.-trained Syria rebel believed killed in fighting: sources: A member of a new Syrian force trained by the U.S. military was believed to have been killed in clashes last week with al Qaeda's Syria wing, in what would be the fledgling force's first battlefield casualty, U.S. officials said on Monday.

Obama’s Syria strategy review focuses on ISIS, Assad govt – report: Unhappy with the results of the fight against Islamic State militants, President Barack Obama has reportedly ordered a review of America’s strategy – one that could include the removal of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Lavrov slams U.S. plan to up Syria bombing: Lavrov condemned comments by the White House that it could take “additional steps” to protect allies in Syria and warned President Bashar Assad’s regime not to impede their actions.

U.S. launches armed flights over Syria from Turkish base: The U.S. military has begun flying armed aircraft over Syria from Turkey, the Pentagon said Monday, a move that could expand its ability to carry out airstrikes to protect U.S.-trained rebels in northern Syria.

U.S., Turkey Agree to Keep Syrian Kurds Out of Proposed Border Zone: The U.S. and Turkey have reached an understanding meant to assure the Ankara government that plans to drive Islamic State militants from a proposed safe zone in northern Syria won’t clear the way for Kurdish fighters to move in.

US-Turkey deal on Syria a big gamble: Their goals, while overlapping in some ways, are far different in others, mainly on the question of how to handle Kurdish militants battling Islamic State fighters in Syria. And that's the problem.

British air strikes on Syria: Public back bombing campaign by margin of two to one, says poll

UK would be safer if it stopped following US foreign policy, says Jeremy Corbyn: Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has said the United Kingdom must become "a constant irritant on human rights” and should stop looking to the United States when formulating foreign policy, in an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye.

Report: US-led strikes have killed at least 459 civilians: "In this context, the present coalition policy of downplaying or denying all claims of noncombatant fatalities makes little sense, and risks handing (the) Islamic State (group) and other forces a powerful propaganda tool."

34 Killed in Clashes With IS Militants in Iraq: Iraqi security forces on Monday continued clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi province of Anbar, leaving a total of 34 people killed and 23 others wounded, a provincial security source said

1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq's Anbar: - More than 1,500 schools have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the conflict in Iraq's troubled Anbar province alone, a spokesman said Monday.

Saudi civilian killed as projectile hit house on Yemen border: Shelling from Yemen killed a civilian on Sunday across the border in Saudi Arabia, which has been leading air strikes against Houthi rebels in the war-torn country, a civil defence spokesman said.

Yemen: Pro-Hadi fighters recapture largest military base: Fighters loyal to Yemen’s exiled President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi, backed by Gulf Arab support, seized the country’s largest military base from Houthi forces Monday after heavy combat in which dozens were killed or captured, a pro-Hadi commander said.

US agrees to speed up arms sales to Gulf states: Kerry: His Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah, told a joint press conference with Kerry that the nuclear deal was "the best option among other options". Kerry said the United States had "agreed to expedite certain arms sales that are needed and that have taken too long in the past".

Palestinian Authority presents file documenting 'settler terrorism' to ICC prosecutor : Malki, who met with Bensadou in The Hague, said the presentation was made on instructions from PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

Most Wanted Jewish Terror Suspect Arrested by Shin Bet: Meir Ettinger, a grandson of Meir Kahane, denies existence of a Jewish terror underground, but calls for fighting the 'idol worship' of the existence of mosques and churches in Israel.

Why Israel is suddenly owning up to its terrorism: By calling Friday's arson attack a terrorist act, the Israelis are hoping to avoid the full force of international law.

“Israel has not changed for the worse, it’s always been bad”: Still steeped in Israel’s Zionist mythology fueled by generations of Israeli Hasbara (propaganda) efforts, Western Jews truly believe that Israel used to be better but that it has gotten worse, moved to the right.

Amnesty International report details Israeli war crimes in 2014 bombing of Rafah: Amnesty International has uncovered overwhelming evidence of Israeli war crimes committed in a relentless and massive bombardment of residential areas in the city of Rafah.

Russian FM meets Hamas leader, offers help toward statehood: Sergey Lavrov says Moscow supports initiatives seeking a ‘permanent’ home for Palestinians, invites Mashaal to Russia for more talks

Israeli Think Tank With GOP Ties at Center of Iran Deal Opposition: One Israeli think tank at the center of the campaign is the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, whose largest donor is US casino magnate and Republican benefactor Sheldon Adelson.

Former Top Brass to Netanyahu: Accept Iran Accord as Done Deal': Israel must renew trust with U.S., 'initiate political move' in support of two-state solution, dozens of former defense officials say in open letter.

Libya investigates video of guards beating jailed Gaddafi son: The video appears to show guards goading and beating Saadi Gaddafi, 42, who was extradited to Libya by Niger last year.

Watch: Taliban says video shows 'allegiance' to new leader: The Afghan Taliban has released a video that they say shows hundreds of people declaring their allegiance to their new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.

Ukraine's "Nazis" Threaten To Overthrow Government: Like Saint Mary (the militia which recently pledged to create a "Christian Taliban" and insists that "Moscow must burn"), The Right Sector is one of the many volunteer battalions fighting to rout the Russian-backed separatists operating in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine's ex-PM Mykola Azarov sets up 'Ukraine salvation committee': Ukraine's former prime minister, in exile in Moscow, has announced the creation of a 'Ukraine salvation committee' and pushed for early presidential and parliamentary elections.

Greece : Bank shares collapse by 30pc in first day of trading in five weeks: Athens Stock Exchange falls by 22.8pc with banks taking a battering on first day of trading in over a month

UK: ‘Guilty’: Ex-UBS & Citigroup trader jailed 14yrs for key rate manipulation: Tom Hayes, a former yen derivatives trader at UBS and Citigroup, has become the first person found guilty of rigging benchmark interest rate. Along with other traders, he manipulated Libor, a benchmark for interest rates on trillions of dollars.

UK would be safer if it stopped following US foreign policy, says Jeremy Corbyn: Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has said the United Kingdom must become "a constant irritant on human rights” and should stop looking to the United States when formulating foreign policy, in an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye.

Puerto Rico Defaults For the First Time: The default came soon after the island's Government Development Bank announced that it was only able to make a partial payment on its $72 billion debt.

Special Report: State Department watered down human trafficking report: Countries such as India, Uzbekistan and Mexico, wound up with better grades than the State Department’s human-rights experts wanted to give them, the sources said

Kansas moves to implement $25 ATM withdrawal limit for welfare recipients: A newly revised version of Kansas’ welfare plan does not permit withdrawals of more than $25 per transaction per day. Out-of-state purchases also will be blocked. A fee of $1 will be collected for every transaction, not including additional bank ATM fees.

This Wharton Grad Wants You to Live in His Shipping Containers: Luke Iseman has figured out how to afford the San Francisco Bay area. He lives in a shipping container.

Obama Administration SHOCKED That People Being Bombed May Retaliate By Moon Of Alabama
	These people are too pathetically clueless to even be embarrassed about it.  - Continue

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The New Axis of Evil in America's Voracious Lust for Power and Resources By Jason Hirthler
	Russia, Iran and China are identified as the current obstacles to America's everlasting quest for full spectrum dominance of the world. - Continue

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Power in the Service of Power By Finian Cunningham
	Irish-born Samantha Power, 44, has made a successful career for herself from the profane use of human rights, atrocities and genocide for the furtherance of American foreign policy. - Continue

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Lies My History Teacher Told Me Why Americans Believe That Bombing Hiroshima Was Necessary By Gary G. Kohls
	We historically-illiterate Americans are blocked, again and again, from learning historical truths about the American Empire   - Continue

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Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an "Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery" By Jon Schwarz
	Both Democrats and Republicans, Carter said, “look upon this unlimited money as a great benefit to themselves.”   - Continue

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Bernie Sanders, Dr. King, and the Triple Evils By Paul Street
	Sanders’ silence is consistent with his long and ongoing record of supporting Washington’s criminal military adventures abroad and Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians.   - Continue

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Migrant Crisis: Has Nothing To Do With So-called 'Economic Migration' By Chris Nineham
	Most of the migrants in Calais are fleeing violence in countries such as Syria, Eritrea, Somalia and Afghanistan.  - Continue

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Turkey air strike kills 10 civilians; Army denies: Ten civilians were killed this weekend in a Turkish air strike against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq, a Turkish pro-Kurdish party said Sunday, but the army denied the bombing had taken place near a populated area.

Obama's deal with Ankara is a betrayal of Syrian Kurds and may not even weaken Isis: -News Analysis - : Since the accord, the Turks have only waged war on Kurds while no US bomber has used Incirlik airbase

1.3 million Killed in Iraq, US is worse than IS: Deepa Kumar, an Indian-American professor of journalism and media studies at New Jersey’s main public university has set off a blaze in the media and academic circles by declaring that the US is more brutal than the IS for the reason that it has killed more people in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

Three Turkish soldiers killed as PKK steps up attacks after air strikes: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants killed two soldiers and wounded 31 in a suicide attack overnight in eastern Turkey, the army said on Sunday, as violence escalated following Ankara's air bombardment targeting Kurdish militants.

Hezbollah pushes on in Zabadani, loses 4 fighters: Hezbollah and the Syrian Army capture a new position in east Zabadani Sunday, in a push that leaves scores of militants either dead or wounded, the party’s Al-Manar TV reports

Watch: Syria Qaeda posts video of 'capture' of US-trained rebels: It depicts five men walking through a field in a straight line, hands behind their heads, supervised by one hooded man and one armed man.

Israeli leaders lit the match that burned baby Ali Dawabsha: To anyone paying attention to the widespread expressions of hatred emanating from many quarters of Israeli Jewish society, these stern platitudes are not only unconvincing, they are an obvious handwashing performance meant for external consumption.

US gov’t has ‘faith in the system’ that Israel will prosecute killers of Palestinian child– why?: News Analysis - It must be “faith” because there’s no evidence for it: the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem documents that Israeli government has a policy of NOT enforcing the law against Jewish settlers

Iran plans to buy 80-90 Boeing, Airbus planes a year, post sanctions: "We will purchase planes from Boeing and Airbus in equal numbers," Khodakarami was quoted as saying, adding that Iran would initially need to add at least 80 planes to its fleet each year. That would mean a total of 300 planes within five years, he added.

Boko Haram fighters kill 13 villagers in attack in NE Nigeria: witnesses: Local farmer Moha Saleh said 27 people were also injured in the attack, which began when the Islamist militants stormed the village at around 1:00 am (0000 GMT).

88 "militants" killed in Egypt’s Sinai over 11 days: Army: In a statement posted on Facebook, Brigadier-General Mohamed Samir said the army had killed a total of 88 militants in the volatile region between July 20 and July 31.

5 killed in eastern Libya: Five people were killed and 12 wounded during clashes in eastern Libya between forces loyal to its internationally recognized government and militant groups, medics said on Sunday.

Two Malian soldiers killed in ambush: military: Armed men placed explosives on a road in a region near the Mauritanian border where Islamist militants have launched attacks in the past, the sources said.

Burundi presidential aide Nshimirimana killed in attack: The attackers targeted his car in the Kamenge district reportedly with machine guns and rocket launchers.

UN peacekeeper killed in clashes in Central African Republic: At least one soldier with the U.N. peackeeping mission in Central African Republic was killed on Sunday during clashes with armed assailants in a northern neighbourhood of the capital Bangui, a spokesman for the mission said.

UN fears humanitarian disaster in CAR: The Central African Republic is staring at one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time if immediate action is not taken to increase aid to the country, according to the UN.

Russian Security Forces Kill 8 Suspected ISIL Militants in North Caucasus: A suspected mastermind of the December 2014 attacks on the Chechen capital city of Grozny, Adam Tagilov, was identified among those killed. The counter-terrorism agency said it found ready-to-use improvised explosive devices and over 2,000 rounds during the raid.

Institute of Peace’s Hawkish Chairman Wants Ukraine to Send Russians Back in Body Bags: Its chairman, Stephen Hadley, is a relentless hawk whose advocacy for greater military intervention often dovetails closely with the interests of Raytheon, a major defense contractor that pays him handsomely as a member of its board of directors.

Italy coast guard rescues 1,800 migrants, five found dead: The dead bodies were found on board at the time of the rescue, a coast guard spokeswoman said on Sunday. The cause of death was not yet known, she said.

Four migrants drown off Moroccan coast: ministry: Four migrants died on Sunday after trying to swim to Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta from northern Morocco, the government in Rabat said.

Calais: Migrants Pepper-sprayed as Church Urges 'Humanity': Refugees attempting to cross the French border to England are being beaten back with increasingly aggressive tactics.

Church attacks David Cameron’s lack of compassion over asylum crisis: Bishop of Dover pleads for PM to ‘rediscover what it is to be human’ as No 10 reveals a joint plan with France to boost security around Eurotunnel

Anglo Irish Bank officials jailed for offences related to financial crash: The three ex-employees are the first bankers to be imprisoned for actions that helped turn the Celtic Tiger boom to bust

Venezuela Receives US$5 Billion Loan from China: The most recent loan comes as President Maduro visited Beijing last January in which he secured US$20 billion in investment from China in support of social and infrastructure projects.

Journalist among five slain in Mexico City: Mexican authorities have discovered five bodies with their hands tied and showing apparent signs of torture in a middle-class area of Mexico City. One of the victims was a "self-exiled" photojournalist from Veracruz.

'Narcoland' Author on El Chapo's Escape and Government Corruption in Mexico: We are not talking about a guy that has the idea of making a tunnel with a spoon, we are talking about a guy who, for decades, has paid millions of dollars in bribes to top officials of the PGR (attorney general's office) , the army, federal police, Interior Ministry, the navy ... top officials from the governments of the states of Mexico

How America Exported A Gang War: Street gangs in the capital of El Salvador brought buses to a halt this week. The armed groups killed nine people who defied their transportation stoppage.

Colombia to buy land for poor in post-war period: Colombia aims to buy land from private owners and redistribute it among the poor after its 50-year-old war ends, the government said Sunday, addressing the root cause of the conflict

Hedge funds tell Puerto Rico: lay off teachers and close schools to pay us back: Report commissioned by 34 hedge funds says government had been ‘massively overspending on education’ despite spending only 79% of US average per pupil

Canada PM Harper calls general election for 19 October: Mr Harper's centre-right Conservative Party has been in office since 2006 but analysts say he could struggle to form another majority government. If he is successful, Mr Harper would be the first prime minister since Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1908 to win four consecutive elections.

Donald Trump On Black Lives Matter: ‘We Have To Give Power Back To The Police’

60 People Have Provided One-Third Of All Campaign Donations For 2016: Donors who gave at least $100,000 account for about half of all donations so far to candidates’ presidential committees and the super PACs that support them.

67 donors change 2016 race: The flood of seven-figure contributions to outside groups supporting presidential candidates — illustrates in stark terms how the unprecedented political buying power of wealthy donors has fundamentally shifted U.S. presidential campaigns.

“Yes, We’re Corrupt”: A List of Politicians Admitting That Money Controls Politics

Obama’s “Safe Zone” in Syria will Inflame the War Zone By Shamus Cooke
	Iran and Hezbollah have recently ramped up direct support of the Syrian government. As Turkish and the U.S. military enter the war space, confrontation is inevitable. Confrontation is the plan. - Continue

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Erodogan and Netanyahu Declare War By James Petras
	The rulers of the two most powerful authoritarian regimes in the Middle East are launching major wars to reconfigure the Middle East.  - Continue

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Iran Has Signed A Historic Nuclear Deal – Now It’s Israel’s Turn By Javad Zarif
	If the Vienna deal is to mean anything, the whole of the Middle East must rid itself of weapons of mass destruction . - Continue

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Hollow Israeli Sorrow Over Palestinian Baby Immolation by Settlers By Stephen Lendman
	Netanyahu’s “shock” over 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha’s immolation by settlers belies his reign of terror on Palestine and his genocidal war on Gaza last summer. - Continue

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Morning Beach Remembrance of Gaza Video
	In the summer of 2014, Israeli occupation forces attacked Gaza, killed over 2,100 people and injured 11,000 others during 51 days of continuous bombardment. - Continue

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Incongruities in the News By Paul Craig Roberts
	The gullibility of the population ensures the government’s success. - Continue

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Pentagon Employing Top Scientists to Improve US Propaganda Machine By Cassius Methyl
	Throughout human history, governments have been interested in “mastering the human domain”—in fully understanding how to control the minds of their populations. - Continue

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Americans Have Too Much Respect for Presidents and Power By Charles Davis
	The corporate press and its pundits act horrified when common citizens interrupt the people in power who are ruining their lives. - Continue

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Methods of Media Manipulation By Michael Parenti
	The corporate mainstream media seldom stray into territory that might cause discomfort to those who hold political and economic power, including those who own the media or advertise in it. - Continue

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100 Years Ago, The U.S. Invaded And Occupied This Country. Can You Name It? By Ishaan Tharoor
	Thousands of residents perished during what turned out to be 19 years of de facto U.S. rule. - Continue

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God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke? By Eduardo Galeano
	“Are you descended from the apes on your grandfather’s side or your grandmother’s?” - Continue

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U.N.: At least 1,332 Iraqis killed in July : The U.N. mission to Iraq said Saturday that at least 844 civilians were among the dead, while 488 members of Iraqi security forces and pro-government militias fighting ISIS were killed.

Turkish warplanes kill civilians in Kurdish region's Qandil: Turkish fighter jets launched a fresh attack against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday, killing 10 civilians and injuring 11 others in the Qandil Mountains of the Kurdistan region, a Rudaw reporter at the scene said.

Iraq's Barzani condemns Turkish bombing he says killed civilians: "We condemn this bombardment that led to the martyrdom of people from the Kurdistan region and call on Turkey not to bombard civilians again," Massoud Barzani said in a statement.

PKK should leave Iraqi Kurdistan, says Barzani leadership: The Kurdish leadership in Iraq says the PKK must leave to avoid civilian casualties in air strikes by Turkey

Propaganda alert: : UN describes Turkish airstrikes against PKK as self-defense: “This action taken by Turkey was done in accordance with the UN Charter, as a way of exercising their self-defence. That is what has been explained to me by Prime Minister Davutoglu.” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a press conference on Wednesday.

Iraq's scorching heat kills 52 children in refugee camps: The recent wave of stifling heat and a lack of electricity has led to the deaths of at least 52 children in refugee camps in less than a week, a Baghdad official said on Friday.

Iraqis vent anger over power cuts and corruption: When the governor's deputy went out to hear their demands, demonstrators pelted him with plastic water bottles and insisted on seeing the governor himself.

39 killed as Syria army 'pushes back rebels near regime heartland' AFP; At least 20 government forces and 19 rebels from the Army of Conquest alliance had been killed in 24 hours of clashes in Hama province's Sahl al-Ghab region. Government forces have retaken seven positions, including the power plant.

25 Syria rebels killed in failed Aleppo attack: Nine government forces were also killed in fighting that erupted after several rebel groups launched the attack late Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Syrian army advances on plain after rebel offensive: monitor: The Syrian army and allied militia have regained control over several northwestern villages from insurgents on a plain crucial for defending costal areas that Damascus holds, a group monitoring the war said on Saturday.

Al-Qaeda-led court executes 10 in Syria's Aleppo: The executions, in the eastern Aleppo neighbourhood of Shaar, were ordered by a religious court that includes several conservative rebel groups but is dominated by Al-Nusra Front. All 10 men were shot dead, the Observatory said.

US-backed rebel group flees north Syria HQ after clash with Nusra: On Friday night the Nusra Front said it attacked Division 30 and abducted some of its members because they were trained by the CIA and vowed in a statement to cut off "the arms" of the American government in Syria.

Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria flaunts U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missiles: The Caucasus Emirate in Syria, an al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group, recently released photos on Twitter showing them possessing a U.S.-made BGM-71 anti-tank missile.

US, Turkey differ over how to fight Islamic State from Incirlik airbase: State Department spokesman John Kirby said Incirlik could be used as part of its continuing air support to Syrian Kurdish militia belonging to the PYD in its fight against the Islamic State group. But Kirby’s Turkish counterpart Tanju Bilgic said that supporting the Kurdish militia was not part of the agreement.

Despite bombing, Islamic State is no weaker than a year ago : After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, the Islamic State group is fundamentally no weaker than it was when the U.S.-led bombing campaign began a year ago, American intelligence agencies have concluded.

2 Palestinian teens shot dead amid clashes over toddler killed in arson attack : Two 17-yo Palestinian boys were shot dead by Israeli forces in separate incidents amid clashes in the West Bank incited by the death of an 18-month-old child in a suspected Jewish arson attack on a Palestinian village.

Slain Palestinian toddler's parents, brother fighting for lives: The family's small brick and cement home in the village of Duma was gutted by fire, and a Jewish Star of David spray-painted on a wall along with the words "revenge" and "long live the Messiah."

Palestinians to haul Israel before ICC in wake of arson attack, Abbas says: The Palestinians will argue before the ICC that Israel's policy of protecting Jewish settlers and expanding settlements in the West Bank encouraged incidents such as the arson.

Drone strike kills 20 suspected members of IS group: At least 15 people have been killed and several others injured in a series of US drone strikes in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar.

New Taliban leader calls for unity, continued insurgency in audio message: The new Taliban leader's call for unity comes a day after one of Mullah Omar's sons, Yacoob, said he opposed Mansoor's election. He said the vote took place among a small clique of Mansoor's supporters and demanded a re-election that includes all Taliban commanders, including those fighting in Afghanistan.

Mercenary Drone Operators Kill Outside US Chain of Command: Experts say that the US armed forces are using a growing number of mercenaries or contractors to operate lethal drone attacks as regular troops are increasingly unwilling to do so.

CISA: The Dirty Deal Between Google and the NSA That No One Is Talking About: One of the things that civil liberties activists like to lament about is that the general public seems to care more about Google and Facebook using their personal data to target advertising than the government using it to target drone strikes.

Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in war-torn east: Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 14 more injured over 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, a security official in Kiev said on Saturday.

Merkel to run for fourth term in 2017: Der Spiegel: Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has governed Germany since 2005, has decided to run for a fourth term and has started planning her 2017 re-election campaign, Der Spiegel news magazine said on Saturday in an unsourced report.

Cameron's grip on Calais crisis in doubt amid pledges of sniffer dogs and fencing: Prime minister’s package to stop migrant incursions at Calais is condemned by hauliers, while Kent police question plans to ease traffic congestion

Puerto Rico Makes One Payment, to Default on Another: Puerto Rico faces a deadline Saturday for a debt payment of US$58 million to the Public Finance Corporation (PFC) bonds. The U.S. commonwealth territory is expected to default on this payment as the government had indicated that the territory's bank did not have enough funds to make it.

Mexican judge suspends U.S. extradition order for fugitive 'Chapo' Guzman: A Mexican judge temporarily suspended a U.S. extradition order on Friday for the fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman even though the federal attorney general's office had approved it a day earlier. No reason was given for the suspension.

Police brutality: How UK cops disarmed knife attacker and why it stirred debate over US practices: A video of a man trying to stab two police officers with an eight-inch knife in the UK has sparked a massive debate on social media. Many contrasted the way British cops subdued the attacker without incident with the way police in the US would have done

121 Dead: July Was the Deadliest Month in Recent History for Police Killings: In recent years the alternative media has begun to expose police killings, independent organizations are beginning to keep a tally of every killing they possibly can.

Watch: Cop Shows Exactly Why People are Losing Faith in Police: A deputy has been suspended after he was captured on video, in a sickening display of authoritarianism.

Watch: Woman facing charges after police shoot, kill dog: "He just shot the dog and stood there with no remorse, no regrets in front of her and her kids," - "He just took a step back and he just shot at the dog," Smarr said. "And then he started laughing afterward."

House votes to revoke passports of US citizens: The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would let the government confiscate passports of Americans with links to terrorist groups.

Hillary Clinton Releases Her 2007-2014 Joint Tax Returns Reporting $139 Million Income; 99% Of Charitable Contributions Went To Clinton Family Foundation

Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do – here’s how to opt out: "We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders)"

Erdogan Launches War in Attempt to Become Turkey’s Supreme Leader By Mike Whitney
	Erdogan wouldn’t be the first leader to start a war to boost his popularity at home, or the last. - Continue

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“Bomb Iran” Plan Simply Won’t Go Away By Pepe Escobar
	"It's hard to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding." - Continue

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Why Republicans Oppose the Iran Agreement: Follow the Money By Jeff Faux
	Republicans say they oppose the agreement for two reasons. First, it will not succeed. Second, it will succeed. - Continue

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Why Russia Shut Down NED Fronts By Robert Parry
	The Washington Post’s descent into the depths of neoconservative propaganda – willfully misleading its readers on matters of grave importance – apparently knows no bounds. - Continue

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Assange: The Untold Story Of An Epic Struggle For Justice By John Pilger
	The siege of Knightsbridge is both an emblem of gross injustice and a gruelling farce. - Continue

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Kos, Bodrum, Desperate Refugees and a Dying Child By Andre Vltchek
	As a child lies in agony, thousands of tourists nearby are downing expensive food and drinks. - Continue

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Greece – And the Horror of Europe By Peter Koenig
	The endless and steadily growing flood of refugees – are the direct result of western destructive interventions in these peoples’ home countries. - Continue

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Do We Care More About a Dead Lion, or Dead Children? By Joe Clifford
	What a strange and frightening world we live in. - Continue

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Treason Charges: What Lurks Behind the Bizarre Allegations By Yanis Varoufakis
	The bizarre attempt to have me indicted on… treason charges, reflects something much broader. - Continue

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The Greek Coup: Liquidity as a Weapon of Coercion By Ellen Brown
	The Greek government was broken Mafia-style at the knees, until it was forced to abandon its national sovereignty. - Continue

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John Perkins : The Economic Hitmen Video
	How corporations take control of countries, and how capitalism drives the expansion of the Military Industrial Complex. - Continue

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Actually, It’s Never Okay to Hit Children By Cynthia Peters
	Should spanking be legal? The answer is simple: No. - Continue

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Turkey bombs PKK camps with 30 F-16s after 190 militants were killed: A total of 190 militants have reportedly been killed in two major airstrikes by the Turkish military targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) bases both inside Turkey and northern Iraq.

13 killed as Nusra Front attacks Western-backed rebels in northern Syria: The Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front attacked Western-backed rebels in northern Syria Friday, rebel groups and an activist organization monitoring the war said, escalating tension between rival insurgents near the Turkish border.

U.S. Launches Airstrikes to Aid American-Trained Syrian Rebels: Syrian rebels, came under heavy fire Friday in northern Syria and for the first time called in U.S. airstrikes to repel the enemy.

Rebel commander says Americans on the ground in Syria calling in airstrikes: The Pentagon has denied reports that al-Qaida linked fighters have abducted several U.S.-trained Syrian rebels outside of Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that the men were taken by members of the al-Nusra Front.

16 civilians killed in Iraqi airstrike: No fewer than 16 civilians were killed on Friday in an airstrike by a government jet in Iraq’s restive western province of Anbar, a local medical official has said.

Turkey: 5 killed in clashes between authorities and PKK: Kurdish rebels raided a Turkish police station and fired on railway workers in two separate attacks that left five dead, officials said Friday, amid renewed conflict between the security forces and insurgents that has wrecked a fragile peace process.

Three Saudi soldiers killed in cross-border shelling: The shelling took place in Dhahran Aljanoub, a governorate in the Saudi border region of Aseer, SPA said, citing the security spokesman at the interior ministry.

Yemen Map of War: The big Saudi sucsess in Aden has turned out to be a failure. Saudi proxies with the support of Operation Golden Arrow have been expanding areas of control north of Aden, showing local gains rather than total victory.

'Jewish settler' arson attack kills child: The 18-month-old boy was killed in the night-time attack on two homes in the village of Duma. His parents and brother suffered serious injuries.

UN Envoy Denounces Child’s Brutal Murder By Israeli Fanatics In Nablus: Mladinov said “the crime in Douma village, south of Nablus, is a terrorist crime that stresses the urgent need to end the Israeli occupation.”

Ashrawi Says Israel Now "Completely Out of Control": “Israel is deliberately and willfully defying international consensus to create ‘Greater Israel’ on historical Palestine.

Right-wing Israeli fanatic stabs six at gay rights parade: A right-wing Orthodox Jewish zealot carried out an attack Thursday against a gay pride march in occupied East Jerusalem, stabbing at least six marchers. Two of them—a 17-year-old girl and a female border guard—were reported in critical condition.

Israel Security Establishment Breaks With Bibi on Iran Deal: As unanimous as the politicians are in backing the prime minister, the generals and spymasters are nearly as unanimous in questioning him. Generals publicly backing Netanyahu can be counted on — well — one finger.

MSM avoids central Pollard question: Did Israel trade secrets to Soviets for emigres?: The American public would be interested to know about this angle; and legislators ought to demand an accounting of the damage before Pollard is freed.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt sign 'Cairo Declaration': Regional powers sign pact to boost economic and military ties, and pledge to work together to create joint Arab force.

Gunmen killed 16 as force chief promises to crush Boko Haram: A woman bomber on a tricycle killed six people in a busy market in Maiduguri, the largest city in Nigeria’s restive northeastern Borno state. The jihadists also struck neighbouring Yobe state, killing at least 10 people including two women

Seven Libyan soldiers killed in clashes with Islamic State: Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.

Muslims being 'erased' from Central African Republic: Amnesty International says Muslims living in rural areas especially targeted as militias undertake "ethnic cleansing".

Afghanistan: Rocket explosion leaves five children killed in Helmand: Five children have been killed after the rocket they were playing with exploded in Nad Ali District of southern Helmand province.

WikiLeaks: US spied on Japanese government and companies: WikiLeaks posted an NSA list of 35 Japanese targets for telephone intercepts including the Japanese cabinet office, Bank of Japan officials, Finance and Trade Ministry numbers and fossil fuel departments at Mitsubishi and Mitsui.

US govt never minded Americans killing rare lions before Cecil – WikiLeaks document: A 2008’s classified memo signed by James D McGee, the-then US ambassador to Zimbabwe, has revealed that the US government knew about and approved of its citizens going trophy hunting to South Africa, says WikiLeaks.

US imposes further sanctions on Russia over Crimea, east Ukraine conflict: The new US sanctions also targeted a Ukrainian businessman from Donetsk, Oleksandr Yanukovich, son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, who was toppled by the Maidan protests in 2014.

Moscow vows to retaliate against latest US sanctions: "Having imposed new sanctions against Russian citizens and companies, the US has once again demonstrated that it has opted for aggravating confrontation," the ministry said in a statement Friday.

Russia and China Plan Military Drills in Sea of Japan: According to Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun, the exercises will focus on anti-submarine and anti-ship exercises. While the Russian military will supply ships, submarines and fixed-wing aircraft, China will send fighter jets, destroyers, frigates, and supply vessels.

IMF cannot join Greek rescue, board told: “Some Greek officials suspect the IMF and Wolfgang Schäuble, the hardline German finance minister, are determined to scupper a Greek rescue despite this month’s agreement to move forward with a third bailout.

German government accuses news website of treason over leaks: For the first time in more than 50 years journalists are facing treason charges, which is being denounced as an attack on the freedom of the press

Coast Guard rescues 1,230 migrants, recovers two bodies: The Coast Guard coordinated a total of five operations to save people steeped aboard two rubber dinghies and three boats, some 30 nautical miles off the coast of Libya.

4 common myths about the Calais migrants debunked: Another man died in Calais Tuesday night. The victim, believed to be in his late 20s and from Sudan, was crushed under the wheels of a truck as he tried to stow away on a vehicle bound for England.

George Galloway: ‘If Corbyn wins, I’d rejoin Labour pretty damn quick’ : Asked whether he would consider joining a Corbyn-led Labour Party, Galloway said: “Definitely. Pretty damn quick. And I think hundreds of thousands of people would.” With Corbyn at the helm, “everyone on the left” would join the party, he added.

US judge rejects legal challenge from Guantanamo detainee: "A court cannot look to political speeches alone to determine factual and legal realities merely because doing so would be easier than looking at all the relevant evidence," Lamberth wrote. "The government may not always mean what it says or say what it means."

Mexico: Eight members of the same family including two teens beheaded in suspected drugs violence: The bodies, including those of two teenagers, were found after a ninth member of the family kidnapped at the same time managed to escape and alerted police to the abduction near Casa Quemada, Chihuahua, according to prosecutors.

Court Rules in Favor of El Chapo's Extradition to the US: Despite the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto vowing it would not extradite Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, three weeks after his embarrassing escape, a federal court Thursday ordered the drug lord's detention for extradition to the United States.

The War On Drugs Is A War On Minorities: Former El Reno Prison Inmate Freed By Obama Speaks Out

Bombs Explode Outside Two Newspaper Offices in Ecuador: Two bombs exploded Wednesday night near the headquarters of two major Ecuadorean daily newspapers, El Telegrafo and El Universo, located in the port city of Guayaquil.

Colombian Families Hope for Truth as Mass Grave Exhumed: The exhumation expects to find bodies of up to 300 victims of a counter-insurgency campaign against left-wing rebels launched in 2002 by Colombian former President Alvaro Uribe.

Hillary Clinton and secret Swiss bank accounts: The only unusual aspect of the transactions is the detailed record, supplied in part thanks to the publication of US State Department cables from Switzerland by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.

Senator Lindsey Graham’s Pro-War Super PAC Bankrolled by Defense Contractors: As Graham tours the early primary states, he tells voters that he is running to boost U.S. defense spending.

Trump Says He Would 'Get Along Very Well' With Putin: "He hates Obama, Obama hates him. We have unbelievably bad relationships. Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. She was the worst secretary of state in the history of our country. The world blew apart during her reign. Now she wants to be president," Trump added.

Iran city hits suffocating heat index of 165 degrees, near world record: This 165 reading, recorded at 4:30 p.m. local time Friday, comes one day after the heat index soared to 159 degrees (70 Celsius) in the same location.

Greenpeace protest: Controversial ship Fennica moves through protesters on St. Johns Bridge: After winning an early morning game of chicken with the ship, Greenpeace protesters suspended from the bridge and in kayaks and canoes on the river were left disappointed. Thirteen of them had spent the better part of 40 hours in climbers slings and on portable platforms.

Study: Cellphone Radiation Can Cause Cancer: For example, using your phone for just 20 minutes a day for five years increased the risk of one type of brain tumor threefold, and using the phone an hour a day for four years upped the risk of some tumors three to five times, Yakymenko said.

The Politics of Betrayal Obama Backstabs Kurds to Appease Turkey By Mike Whitney
	Everything you’ve been reading about “Islamic State-free zones”, “safety zones”, or “no-fly zones” is lies.  - Continue

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Washington Turns Its Back on Kurds Fighting ISIS By Lee Fang
	Some of the most successful fighters against the Islamic State are being isolated and attacked by America’s new favorite ally in the region.  - Continue

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Darker Horizons Ahead: Rethinking the War on ‘IS’ By Ramzy Baroud
	The war on ‘IS’ and other extremist groups cannot possibly be won if the region remains divided, where corrupt, violent regimes remain the only alternative to radicalization and extremism.  - Continue

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Amnesty International Lambasted by Finkelstein The Point of Operation Protective Edge Was to Leave “Families Under the Rubble.” By Norman G. Finkelstein
	Human rights group accused of Israeli bias in their assessment of Gaza 2014 attack which caused the death and injury to thousands of Palestinians, mostly civilians. - Continue

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We Have Failed Afghanistan Again and Again By Sonali Kolhatkar
	Those who have the means are fleeing poverty and violence, forming a large portion of the migrants who wind up on boats in the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe.  - Continue

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Ukraine: To The Edge By Conn Hallinan
	Neocons believe in aggressively projecting American military power and using regime change to get rid of leaders they don’t like. - Continue

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It’s Not the Muslims Stupid! By GH Eliason
	It’s not Islam. It never was. It is western fascist political philosophy that’s been tailored to suite the Middle East. - Continue

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Obama’s Africa Hypocrisy By Margaret Kimberley
	The country with the world’s largest prison state, military and history of aggressions is on shaky ground when giving anyone else advice.. - Continue

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Demand Your teleSUR, RT, PressTV, and CCTV! By Andre Vltchek Andre Vltchek
	We need our allies to speak! Not those who want to divide and rule, not those who were colonizing and ravishing entire planet for many centuries. - Continue

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Viet Nam a Half Century Later By David Swanson
	Many lies about Vietnam are still told, and many truths are too little known. - Continue

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Decolonizing Humanity By Chip Richards
	For the descendants of settlers and occupiers of stolen land, this is a powerful time to wake up to what the indigenous people of those lands have always known. - Continue

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Turkey bombs PKK camps with 30 F-16s after 190 militants were killed; A total of 190 militants have reportedly been killed in two major airstrikes by the Turkish military targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) bases both inside Turkey and northern Iraq, intelligence sources told daily Hürriyet, before 30 F-16s reportedly bombed PKK camps on July 30.

18 Killed in ISIS attack on Kurd-held Syria town: activists: At least 10 Kurdish fighters were killed in the blast and subsequent gun battle, along with eight ISIS members, including the bomber, the Observatory said.

ISIS-led car bomb attack kills seven Nusra militants near Aleppo: Islamic State group (IS/ISIS) targeted headquarters of al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda branch in Syria) with a car bomb attack in the northern countryside of Aleppo, pro-Nusra sources reported.

Israeli Drone Attack Killed 3 in Syria: An Israeli drone attack in southern Syria killed three people on Wednesday, while another Israeli airstrike targeting an outpost for a pro-Syrian Palestinian group in eastern Lebanon wounded six members of the group, according to the Syrian government and an activist group.

Activists: Al-Qaida Abducts US-Backed Syrian Rebels: Syrian activists say a leader and six members of a U.S.-backed rebel group have been abducted in northern Syria, most likely by the al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front.

Turkish cabinet approves deal to open Incirlik Airbase for US-led anti-ISIS coalition: Washington and Ankara have now signed a deal to formally open the airbase, which lies just 68 miles (110 kilometers) north of the Syrian border, for use by coalition jets.

26 killed in 2 suicide bombings, clashes with IS in Iraq: A total of 26 people were killed Thursday in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants and two truck-bomb-suicide-attacks targeting Iraqi security forces in the volatile province of Anbar, according to a provincial security source

18 Iraqi troops killed in suicide attacks using stolen Humvees: Back-to-back suicide bombers rammed their Humvees into Iraqi forces deployed outside of the University of Ramadi complex near the Islamic State-held city of Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar, killing at least 12 troops in that attack, two officials told The Associated Press.

Kurdish rebels attack Turkish security forces, killing 5: Kurdish rebels have attacked Turkish security forces in two separate assaults in southeast Turkey, killing five people, officials said. One rebel was also killed.

Turkey onslaught on Kurds, after IS attack, fuels anger: In Turkey's Kurdish heartland, the government's renewed military onslaught against the rebels has left many people crying treachery — with suspicions rife that Turkey used a brief offensive against IS as a cover to launch a broad attack against the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.

People without a state: Who are the Kurds?: Since the fight against the militant group "Islamic State" (IS), the Kurds have been playing an increasingly important role internationally - and not just because of their military victories in northern Syria. Their pursuit of autonomy is also once again in the forefront.

Iraqi government denies UN torture allegations: Iraqi officials were challenged on Wednesday to name a single person the country had jailed for torture by the UN Committee against Torture investigating suspected human rights abuses in a justice system that it said had "gone astray".

Al-Qaeda kills 6 captured Yemeni rebels north of Aden: Yemeni security officials and witnesses say Al-Qaeda fighters have publicly shot to death six Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, in a town north of Aden.

US kills four suspected militants in Yemen: residents: The occupants of the vehicle were suspected members of Ansar al-Sharia, a part of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), one of the most active branches of the al Qaeda network.

Islamic State claims car bomb in Yemen capital, four killed: A car bomb exploded outside an Ismaili mosque in Yemen's war-damaged capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding six, health authorities and a security source said.

Yemeni forces seize Huthi positions on Aden outskirts: local officials: Yemeni forces backed up by Saudi-led coalition air strikes have recaptured positions on the outskirts of Aden used by the Huthi group to fire rockets into the southern port city, local officials said on Thursday.

Yemen blockade 'killing' civilians: humanitarian chief: The Saudi-led military coalition's blockade of Yemen is "killing" as many civilians as the war, the head of aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday during a visit to the country.

Saudi soldier killed in shooting in eastern district: SPA: Unidentified assailants shot dead a Saudi Arabian soldier in the Kingdom's eastern district of Qatif, the official SPA news agency quoted a police spokesperson as saying on Wednesday.

Amnesty accuses Israel of Gaza war crimes : “There is overwhelming evidence that Israeli forces committed disproportionate, or otherwise indiscriminate, attacks which killed scores of civilians in their homes, on the streets and in vehicles and injured many more,” says the Amnesty.

Israel moves to legalize Gitmo-style force-feeding of hunger strikers: The Israeli parliament has passed a bill that allows the force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners who resort to hunger strikes to protest their administrative detention without charge. The national medical association said the procedure amounts to torture.

Israel approves 300 new illegal, settler homes in occupied the occupied West Bank, US 'deeply concerned': "The United States continues to view settlements as illegitimate and we strongly oppose steps to advance construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem," State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement.

UN Secretary-General condemns recent settlement approval: The secretary-general reiterated that settlements are "illegal under international law, an impediment to peace, and cannot be reconciled with Israel’s stated intention to pursue a two-state solution."

Why Is the U.S. Releasing Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard?: The White House denies it’s freeing Jonathan Pollard as a salve to Israelis angry at the Iran deal, but the timing is curious—and ex-counterintelligence officials are against the move.

South Sudan Soldiers Kill Seven, Accused of Stealing Relief Food: A local official says soldiers believed to be South Sudanese government troops and allied militia stole relief food and killed seven people in an attack in a rebel-held part of Unity state.

U.S. to deliver eight F-16 aircraft to Egypt: The United States will deliver eight F-16 Block 52 aircraft to Egypt within the next two days, part of a military package that had been unfrozen earlier this year. Despite U.S. lawmakers' concerns that Egypt is lagging on democratic reforms, Egypt remains one of Washington's closest security allies in the region.

US Kills 20 Alleged ISIS Fighters In Afghanistan: Afghan officials said that at least 20 militants affiliated with the Islamic State group were killed in two separate drone strikes in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan.

Revealed: The private firms tracking terror targets at heart of US drone wars: The overstretched US military has hired hundreds of private sector contractors in the heart of its drone operations to analyse top secret video feeds and help track high value terror targets, an investigation has found.

Taliban capture district in Afghanistan's Helmand province: Afghanistan's Taliban have captured a district in the southern province of Helmand. News of the fighting came a day after the government said elusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar had died in Pakistan more than two years ago.

Taliban disavows Afghan peace talks after leader declared dead: - The Taliban's official spokesman disavowed peace talks with the Afghan government on Thursday, throwing fledgling efforts to negotiate an end to 14 years of war into disarray.

Afghan Taliban names a new leader, but peace talks delayed: Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was appointed leader at a meeting of the Taliban's top representatives, many of whom are based in the Pakistani city of Quetta, according to the sources who were present at the shura, or gathering.

Who Is Mullah Akhtar Mansoor? New Afghan Taliban Chief To Succeed Mullah Omar Following Revelation Of Leader's Death

2 Soldiers, 3 Militants Killed in Attack on Pakistan Security Checkpoint: Two soldiers and three Taliban militants were killed Thursday in an early morning attack on a security forces’ checkpoint in Northwest Pakistan.

MH370 search: Réunion island debris 'almost certainly' from Boeing 777 – live updates: Here’s a summary of the latest developments in what is looking like the first major breakthrough in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 almost 17 months since it went missing with 239 people on board.

Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier: Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of shelling civilian areas near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, with four civilians and one soldier killed.

Russia vetoes MH17 tribunal draft at UN Security Council : Russia has vetoed a draft of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an international tribunal on the crash of the Malaysian Airlines MH17 flight over eastern Ukraine last July and classifying the plane’s downing as a threat to peace and security.

Greece was forced to accept 'recessionary' bailout deal - Tsipras : Tsipras tried to defend Greece’s €86 billion bailout deal with the international creditors, saying that Grexit was not a choice. It would have forced Athens into devaluation and going back to the IMF for support, he added.

Greece: Tsipras Says Referendum Needed to Fix Split in Party : Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Thursday called for an emergency congress next month for the Syriza party, in order to overcome major divisions. He also added that if members wanted a faster solution, a snap party referendum would also be acceptable.

French police slow desperate migrant bids to cross Channel: Hundreds of migrants holed up in northern France made another desperate attempt to reach England in the early hours of Thursday (Jul 30), as Britain's prime minister came under fire for controversial comments on the crisis.

UK: Jeremy Corbyn takes a 22-point lead in Labour leadership race: According to the polls, 42 per cent of party members intend to vote for Corbyn as their first choice, compared to only 22.6 per cent for Yvette Cooper, 20 per cent for Andy Burnham, and 14 per cent for Liz Kendall.

El Salvador Poised to Tackle Gang Violence as Boycott Continues : As the public transportation lockout forced by gangs continues for the fourth day, President Sanchez Ceren has traveled to Cuba for medical checkups.

State of Mexico Issues Emergency Alert Over Gender Violence : Authorities finally issued an emergency alert over gender violence concerns in 11 municipalities in the state of Mexico, also known as “Edomex,” as thousands of women and girls have been assassinated in the region over the past decade.

Bill allows government to revoke US passports without charges or trial: A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would allow the government to restrict Americans’ travel through the revocation of passports based upon mere suspicions of unscrupulous activity.

Cincinnati cop pleads not guilty to murder in traffic stop: A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist after stopping him over a missing front license plate pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter.

How UBS Sent Millions to the Clintons After Hillary Saved the Mega Bank UBS AG paid former president Bill Clinton $1.5 million to participate in a series of question-and-answer sessions with UBS Wealth Management Chief Executive Bob McCann, making UBS his biggest single corporate source of speech income disclosed since he left the White House.

70% Of Americans See Economy Worsening, Consumer Comfort Collapses By Most In 10 Month: Bloomberg's Consumer Comfort index plunged (by the most since Sept 2014) to hover at 18 month lows..

What a can of Coke does to your body in only one hour: A new infographic has revealed the reaction you go through for an hour after consuming, from the first sip, right through to 60 minutes after finishing.

Approving Air Strikes Against the PKK America's Worst Error in the Middle East Since the Iraq War? By Patrick Cockburn
	US may find it has helped to destabilise Turkey by involving it in the war in both Iraq and Syria, yet without coming much closer to defeating Isis in either country. - Continue

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The U.S. and Turkey Have A *Something* Plan By Moon Of Alabama
	The only agreed upon issue besides doing something is to throw the Kurds, under the bus.  - Continue

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Are the U.S. and Allies Getting Too Cozy With Al Qaeda’s Affiliate in Syria? By Zaigham Kabir
	US officials may be acquiescing to the Kingdom’s plan to see a Sunni state replace the Alawite regime of Bashar Assad. - Continue

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Gay Rights On $2 a Day? Obama Loses Plot By Finian Cunningham
	The monstrous hypocrisy of the United States makes it a laughing stock, if its own crimes against humanity were not so vile. - Continue

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Proof That Lawlessness Rules US Financial Markets By Paul Craig Roberts and Dave Kranzler
	The manipulation is obvious. The question is why do the authorities tolerate it? - Continue

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Big Pharma’s Profiteers You Want Us to Pay What for These Meds? By Martha Rosenberg
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The Making of the American Police State By Christian Parenti
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Could Trump Win? By Patrick J. Buchanan
	The great common people of this country are slaves, and monopoly is the master.”  - Continue

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Syria: At least 20 Syria rebels killed in Zabadani clashes: Al-Manar: At least 20 militants were killed in clashes Tuesday with Hezbollah and the Syrian army, Al-Manar reported.

Syrian rebels gain ground near Assad heartland: The Al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front and other rebel groups led a major offensive on Tuesday in northwest Syria, pushing back government troops in an area bordering President Bashar al-Assad's coastal heartland, a monitoring group said.

Syria army, Kurds push ISIS out of Hassakeh city: activists: Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted ISIS from the northeastern city of Hassakeh Tuesday after more than a month of fighting, activists said.

Syria: YPG militia capture Sarrin from Isis: The Kurdish YPG militia captured a town from Islamic State (IS) fighters in northern Syria on 27 July, after a month-long offensive against the ultra-hard-line militants in the area to cut their supply lines, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

U.S., Turkey To Rely On Syrian Insurgents to Create Islamic State Free ‘Safe Zone’: The United States and Turkey plan to rid a 60-mile-long zone along the Syrian-Turkish border of Islamic State terrorists, the plan t would result in heavy reliance on Syrian opposition fighters who are generally more concerned with crippling Bashar al-Assad’s regime than with toppling IS.

Turkey vows to strike anyone killing civilians in planned free zone: The U.S. and Turkey could agree only in general terms on the most critical issue of all – who will assure security of the territories in northern Syria after they expel the extremists, Turkish officials said.

Turkish soldier killed near Iraq border: army: The Turkish army said in a statement that the soldier in civilian clothes was "shot in the head in front of a bank," by a fighter with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is considered a terrorist group by Ankara, in the mainly Kurdish town of Semdinli, on Tuesday.

16 Killed, 35 Wounded In Triple Blast In Iraq: Police in Baghdad said on Tuesday that no fewer than 16 people were killed and 35 wounded in a triple blast Monday evening in Iraq’s Diyala province. The police said the death toll was expected to rise.

Iraq football pitch blasts kill four: Reports: Bombs went off during a local football game in Iraq`s restive Diyala province on Monday, killing at least four people, security officials said.

Yemen : Saudi airstrikes resume; 15 allied fighters killed: The Saudi-led coalition launched new airstrikes in at least two Yemeni provinces today, piercing a humanitarian pause that started at midnight the previous day, security officials said.

Saudi-led air raids, clashes shatter Yemen truce: Saudi-led warplanes resumed Tuesday strikes against Yemen rebels whose clashes with loyalists persisted, military sources said. Air strikes targeted rebels north of Aden, Yemen's second city, which was mostly recaptured by loyalists last week after four months of ferocious fighting, military sources said.

HRW says Saudi-led Yemen raid 'apparent war crime': Human Rights Watch condemned as an "apparent war crime" on Tuesday a Saudi-led air raid in Yemen last week that it said killed at least 65 civilians in residential compounds.

Millions in Yemen on brink of starvation, Oxfam warns: More than 6 million people in Yemen are on the verge of starvation, Oxfam warned on Tuesday, adding that months of war and a blockade on imports were pushing an additional 25,000 people into hunger every day.

Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months: A bomb killed two policemen and wounded six in the deadliest such attack in Bahrain in months, and state media said the explosives resembled some seized at the weekend that authorities say were smuggled in from Iran.

Abbas to step down: Reports: On Sunday, Israel's Channel 1 cited unnamed Palestinian Authority sources as saying that Abbas is planning to quit in two months due to "fatigue."

Senior Hamas official: No more military assistance from Iran: As the group's political wing moves closer to the Saudis, Abu Marzouk admits Iran has withdrawn support; military wing reportedly attempting to mend relations with Islamic Republic.

Poll: Overwhelming US Majority Says Israel Should Receive No Aid Boost due to US / Iran “Deal” : Israel is the biggest recipient of US aid at over $3 billion per year, and Obama has increased aid to Israel after each of Israel’s major massacres in the Gaza refugee camp since Obama assumed power.

Israeli spy to be released November 20, says justice minister : Jonathan Pollard, the incarcerated Israeli agent convicted by the US of spying for Israel, is set to be released from jail on November 20 following a decision by the US Parole Commission, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Tuesday.

At least 25 killed by militants in Nigeria's northeast: At least 25 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram militants during raids on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning on three communities in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state, military and police sources said.

72 al Shabaab militias killed in Amisom raids: The Amisom and Somalia National Army troops have captured 22 towns and villages from al Shabaab and killed 72 insurgent fighters in eight days.

Three Libyan soldiers killed in suicide bombing: Three Libyan soldiers were killed and 11 wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in central Benghazi Tuesday, a medic and a military source said.

Libyan city Benghazi plunges into darkness as fighting hits power plants: Libya's eastern city of Benghazi has been plunged into darkness as clashes between pro-government forces and Islamist fighters have knocked out three of five power stations serving the city, the country's second largest, officials said on Monday.

Show trial: Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam sentenced to death: He was sentenced in absentia on Tuesday by a court in the capital, Tripoli, along with eight other senior members of the former regime, which was overthrown in 2011. Saif al-Islam has been held since 2011 by a former rebel group in Zintan that opposes the Tripoli government.

UN 'disturbed' by Libya death sentences for Kadhafi loyalists: "We had closely monitored the detention and trial and found that international fair trial standards had failed to be met," the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a statement.

Afghanistan: 2 Daesh fighters killed, 6 held in Jalalabad: Two Daesh commanders have been killed and six others are apprehended during search operation in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, official says on Tuesday.

Taliban seize district, 80 villages in northern Afghanistan: Taliban fighters intensified their attacks on the Kohistanat district in the northern province of Sar-i-Pol Tuesday, taking the control of the bulk of the district, provincial governor's spokesman Hamid Khaliqyar said. "At least 17 policemen, including the police chief of the district, are missing," he said.

Three-session selloff knocks 11% from Chinese shares: China’s shares fell for a third straight day Tuesday in a second wave of heavy selling this month, which has raised questions as to what further rescue measures Beijing might roll out.

Russia names US foundation first 'undesirable' foreign group: Russian prosecutors on Tuesday declared the US Congress-funded National Endowment for Democracy the first "undesirable" foreign group under a controversial new law to ban overseas organisations perceived as a threat.

Putin: ‘Europe should be more independent, defend own interests’: Putin criticized the US government’s self-perceived right to pressure other countries around the world, acting from a policy of “who is not with us, is against us.”

Wrecked Russian submarine 'sank in 1916': There had been speculation that the remains were much more recent - those of a suspected Russian vessel, spotted near Stockholm last year.

Yanis Varoufakis reveals covert plan to hack Greece finance ministry's software: Former Greece finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has revealed he covertly planned to hack his own ministry's software to set up an alternate banking system as a back-up plan if the country was forced to leave the eurozone.

Tech leaders warn over 'killer robots': Autonomous weapons, which use artificial intelligence to select targets without human intervention, have been described as "the third revolution in warfare, after gunpowder and nuclear arms," wrote around 1,000 top technology chiefs in an open letter. "If any major military power pushes ahead with AI weapon development, a global arms race is virtually inevitable,"

Mass trials to handle illegal immigration: Solution or shameful?: The defendants, most of them young men in rumpled clothes, shuffle into the courtroom early in the afternoon, their movements restricted by shackles around ankles and wrists. They number about 70, and soon they fill row after row of seats before a magistrate judge in United States District Court here.

US Homeownership Drops To 48 Year Low As Median Asking Rent Soars To All Time High: Three months ago, just as the last Census Homeownership and residential vacancy report hit, Gallup released its latest survey which confirmed just how dead the American Dream has become for tens if not hundreds of millions of Americans

Detroit Demonstration Held To Halt Forced Removals Of African Americans: Over 60,000 households are still facing property tax foreclosures while hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies are being awarded to billionaires such as banker Dan Gilbert and stadium owner Mike Illitch.

Landlords Behaving Badly: San Francisco Too Valuable for Poor People*: According to the San Francisco Rent Board’s Annual Eviction report, there were 2120 notices of evictions filed for the year ending February 28, 2015 — a 67% increase over the past five years

Video Shows Police Officer Threatening Driver: “I’ll put a hole right through your head,” Detective Stephen Lebert is heard telling the driver, who recorded the heated encounter on his dashboard camera.