The Russians Are Digging in Week Five of the Russian Intervention in Syria The Saker
	Russia is trying to deny the US the control of the skies over Syria and, so far, there is very little the USA can do about it (short of starting WWIII). - Continue

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'This Plane Attack Shows That Russia is Hurting Isis' By Patrick Cockburn
	The carefully planned destruction of a Russian plane with 224 people on board by a bomb on 31 October has presented Western governments and media with a publicity problem. - Continue

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New Isis video “Healing of the Souls With Killing of the Russians Video
	‘By God’s will, we will not let you live in peace until we live in peace. We will attack you at your own places, and we will not make any difference between old and young." - Continue

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A Vile Crime... But Productive By Eric Margolis
	What better way to poke the eye of Cairo, Washington, and Moscow than by downing a Russian airliner over Egypt. - Continue

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The Pentagon’s Empire of Whining By Pepe Escobar
	Rughly a month ago Ash was warning, at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, that Russia would “soon” start paying the price for its “escalation” in Syria. - Continue

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Watch: Israel Murders Palestinian Granny on Her Way to Lunch in Hail of Bullets By Richard Silverstein
	The soldiers wanted her to stop her vehicle and she didn’t.  So they killed her.  It’s as simple as that.  Her family’s claims that she was on her way to lunch with her sister are correct.  And she died for it. - Continue

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The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in American History By Chris Hedges
	The Trans-Pacific Partnership would be another step in the global capitalists’ march to enslave us. Open, sustained revolt is our only option. - Continue

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The Re-enserfment of Western Peoples By Paul Craig Roberts
	The corporations are buying power cheaply. They bought the entire US House of Representatives for just under $200 million. - Continue

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Syrian troops kill 58 militants in eastern region: Syrian troops killed 58 militants with the Islamic State (IS) group in the country's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported. The Syrian forces killed the IS militants who were trying to attack an airbase in the countryside of Deir al-Zour. The army forces also killed tens of IS militants, near the Iraqi border

Russian Air Force destroys 448 terrorist facilities in Syria over 3 days: The Russian Air Force in Syria has made 137 sorties over last three days, hitting 448 infrastructure facilities belonging to Islamic State and other terrorists groups in the country, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.

China will take part in the second meeting on Syria in Vienna: “The second broad ministerial meeting on Syria will take place in Vienna on November 14. China will take part in the meeting to facilitate the political resolution of the Syrian problem,” he said.
 

The Death of Ahmed Chalabi, Part Deux: Op-Ed: He was a crook among crooks, and manipulator among greater manipulators, and a researcher into the fraud of his political enemies, and perhaps his friends too.

Roadside bomb kills 16 Yemeni soldiers: At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military sources told Reuters late on Sunday. The sources said the bomb, which also wounded six soldiers, appeared aimed at a patrol near an army camp in Marib. They said it was not clear who was behind the attack.

Houthis re-take key positions in Yemen: Military sources said the Houthis re-took positions on Nov. 8 that they had lost to Saudi-led coalition forces in recent months, including a key overlook to the strategic Al-Anad airbase in Lahj province which borders Aden. The rebels also captured Damt, the second city in Daleh province, the sources said.

400 more Sudanese soldiers arrive in Yemen: A 400-strong Sudanese force arrived in Yemen’s port city Aden Monday in support of pro-government forces preparing to confront a possible new offensive by rebels on the country’s south.

Jordan: Two Americans, one S.African among 6 killed: government: Two American military personnel and one South African were killed when a Jordanian officer went on a shooting spree Monday at a U.S.-funded security training facility near Amman, Jordan's government spokesman said.

One killed, five hurt in clashes with Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey: A taxi driver was killed and five other people, including a police officer, were wounded on Monday when Turkish security forces clashed with Kurdish militants in the southeastern town of Silvan, local media reported.

Palestinian woman killed after alleged attack at Qalqiliya checkpoint: A 24-year-old Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli military forces at a checkpoint in Qalqiliya after she allegedly attempted to carry out a stabbing attack on Monday.

Poll: Majority of Jewish Israelis Back Extrajudicial Killings: The new poll finds that 53 percent of Jewish Israelis support the immediate execution of subdued alleged Palestinian attackers.

This map should change the way you think about foreign aid: The biggest recipient by a long way is Israel. None of these are poor countries (indeed, Israel is downright rich), and the point of the money is to advance an American foreign policy agenda — not to help the poor.

Rare footage shows public beheadings in Saudi Arabia: A 50-second video was uploaded to YouTube by Germany-based Saudi activist Ali Dubaisy, who told Middle East Eye he had obtained it from sources inside the kingdom.

Russia, Iran have signed contract for missile system delivery: RIA: Russia and Iran have signed a contract for Moscow to supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, was quoted by the RIA news agency as saying Monday.

7 Killed in Clashes After Election Upset in Eastern Nigeria: Police: At least seven people were killed Sunday in clashes between supporters of rival political parties in Nigeria's eastern Taraba state after a court nullified the election win of the state governor, police said.

Three dead in fresh CAR clashes: Clashes between fighters in Central African Republic killed at least three people and wounded five on Monday, a U.N. official and an aid worker said, amid intensifying violence in the country.

Egypt police kill leading ISIS militant in Cairo: statement: Egyptian police said Monday they killed a top ISIS operative in the capital implicated in a string of attacks including the murders of a Croat and an American. An interior ministry statement said Ashraf Ali Ali Hassanein al-Gharabli was shot dead in an exchange of fire after police tried to arrest him.

Report: Israel worried Egypt's Sisi might fall to jihadist insurgents: "[Sisi] is under constant death threats," Weber told Bloomberg. "Many people said we're not sure where he sleeps every night. And I think there is that question mark in the minds of the Israelis about whether or not the government can succeed."

Two Serbian embassy employees kidnapped in Libya: The two were abducted in Libya's northwestern coastal city of Sabratha while travelling in convoy to Tunisia.

Afghan President condemn beheadings of Shiite women and child: Local officials in Zabul province said the headless bodies of four men, two women and one child, who were kidnapped by armed men in October from neighboring Ghazni province, were found in Khak-i-Afghan district of troubled Zabul on Sunday.

Aung San Suu Kyi Set for Landslide Win in Historic Election: According to preliminary results, the party of the Nobel Laureate may win up to 70 percent of parliamentary seats. The maximum they can win constitutionally is 75 percent.

China to Allow Direct Conversion Between Yuan and Swiss Franc: China took another step to boost the yuan’s global usage, saying it will start direct trading with the Swiss franc, as the nation pushes its case for reserve-currency status at the International Monetary Fund.

China tests new missile to destroy US satellites: Beijing has the upper hand in space warfare? Dong Neng-3 exoatmospheric vehicle test shows China has crippling new weapon

New Zealand Spy Watchdog Investigating Country’s Ties to CIA Torture: New Zealand’s spy watchdog has launched an inquiry into her country’s links to the CIA’s detention and interrogation program.

Riot at Australian detention camp after refugee's death: Immigration officers and refugees confirmed on Monday a standoff between detainees and officers at the detention camp on Christmas Island, located more than 2,000km northwest of Perth in the Indian Ocean, after a Kurdish Iranian refugee died there.

Australia’s Opposition: ‘There is a Crisis in Detention Centers’: Australia’s Christmas Island, which is infamous for detaining asylum-seekers and refugees, is facing national and international criticism after protests broke out at the island’s detention center following the death of an Iranian Kurdish detainee who was trying to escape.

Israel provided intel on suspected bomb on Russian jet — report: Jerusalem tipped off UK, US on cause of plane crash in Sinai Peninsula

Propaganda alert: US updating nuclear arsenal to deter ‘Russian aggression’: “Most disturbing, Moscow’s nuclear saber-rattling raises questions about Russian leaders’ commitment to strategic stability, their respect for norms against the use of nuclear weapons, and whether they respect the profound caution nuclear-age leaders showed with regard to the brandishing of nuclear weapons,” he said.

Dozens of migrants in Cyprus face deportation to Lebanon: Britain has given dozens of Syrian, Palestinian and Lebanese migrants camped at its military base on Cyprus seven days to claim asylum in the country or face deportation to Lebanon, a government spokesman said Monday.

Catalonia's parliament backs declaration to split from Spain: Catalonia’s regional parliament has backed a declaration on Monday to start a formal secession process from Spain. The region plans to establish autonomous rule by 2017.

MSM accused of lying after savaging Corbyn over Remembrance Day bow: British media outlets have seized upon a new Jeremy Corbyn “controversy” – this time criticizing the Labour leader for his “disrespectful” bow at the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.

Rising temperatures could drive 100m into extreme poverty, World Bank warns: As many as 100 million people could slide into extreme poverty because of rising temperatures, which are caused by greenhouse gas emissions, the World Bank report said. The bank’s most recent estimate puts the number of people living in extreme poverty this year at 702 million, or 9.6% of the world’s population..

$1.2 Trillion : Cost of Preventing Another Lehman Moment: The banks’ shortfall under the 18 percent measure ranges from 457 billion euros to 1.1 trillion euros ($1.2 trillion), depending on the instruments considered, according to the FSB.

Video: Concussion, Stitches For Man Beaten By Cops Over Phone Call: Video has surfaced showing Arizona police officers slamming a man to the ground and punching him in the face for not putting up his cellphone when they told him to last week.

Russia Wins While West Spins By Finian Cunningham
	Russia, has conducted its policy on Syria with principle and integrity. It is standing by the sovereign right of the Syrian people, as international law obliges. - Continue

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Western Media's Despicable Justification of Terrorism By David Macilwain
	Western media's veritable gloating over the murder of tourists is another mark on their long record of shame - Continue

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‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’ By John Nichols
	U.S. ground troops are being sent to Syria without congressional authorization. Why are so few members speaking up? - Continue

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Bush-41 Finally Speaks on Iraq War By Felicity Arbuthnot
	The elder Bush knew all too well what was happening. He also knew what his son George was capable of – not to mention the inclinations of Cheney, Rumsfeld and other white-collar criminals.- Continue

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Tony Blair Heading for Handcuffs and a War Crimes Indictment? By Felicity Arbuthnot
	Further Revelations – “Bombshells”. “Burning” the Evidence. - Continue

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Who Supports the Troops? By Sheldon Richman
	Demanding an end to the wars in which the troops are fighting, killing, and dying seems not to count as support.- Continue

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On Bended Knee to Netanyahu By Paul R. Pillar
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I’m Ashamed of What’s Happening in India By Arundhati Roy
	“intolerance” is the wrong word to use for the lynching, shooting, burning and mass murder of fellow human beings. - Continue

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Ex-GAO Head: US Debt Is Three Times More Than You Think By Bradford Richardson
	The former U.S. comptroller general says the real U.S. debt is closer to about $65 trillion than the oft-cited figure of $18 trillion. - Continue

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Syrian Army kills 39 terrorists in Hama province: A Syria army unit killed more than 8 terrorists and injured 13 others from the so called "al-Jabha al-Shamiyeh" terrorist group in Maakraba village in Hama countryside.

Air raids kill 23 civilians near Damascus: activists: At least 23 Syrian civilians were killed Saturday in airstrikes on a rebel-held town outside Damascus, activists said.

10 dead in Syria government raids on ISIS-held town: Pro-rebel activist: At least 10 people were killed Sunday in Syrian government airstrikes on a town held by ISIS in northern Aleppo province, an activist said.

More US troops possible in Syria: Pentagon chief: More US troops could "absolutely" be deployed to Syria if Washington identifies more "capable local forces" as partners in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in an interview aired Sunday.

Democrats And Freedom Caucus Members Agree On Something: War Authorization: An unusual coalition of House Democrats and Republicans on Friday urged Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to schedule a war authorization debate in response to the news that President Barack Obama is deploying U.S. troops in Syria.

US, allies conduct 31 strikes against ISIS: US military: The attacks included 12 against fighting units and an ISIS supply cache in Syria and 19 in Iraq.

Bombs across Baghdad kill nine people: sources: Bombs in and around Baghdad killed at least nine people on Saturday, police and medical sources said, highlighting security challenges that include Islamist militancy and sectarian conflict.

Yemen: At least 50 killed in Taiz: More than 50 people have been killed in Yemen in the past two days in fighting between the Arab coalition and Houthi fighters backed by troops loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, medical sources and residents say.

Houthis push back towards Aden: Houthis retake several key positions lost in southern Yemen in past months:

Fact or fiction? Saudi stops deposed Yemeni president from fleeing: He tried to board a Russian plane in Sanaa. Deposed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried to flee the capital Sanaa aboard a Russian plane but he was prevented by the Saudi-led coalition imposing a ban on flights over the conflict-battered Arab country, Yemen’s media reported on Friday.

Palestinian shot dead, 3 Israelis injured after suspected car attack: - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian Sunday after he allegedly carried out a suspected vehicular attack that left three Israelis injured near the Tapuah Junction south of Nablus, Israeli media reported.

Palestinian shot, injured after stabbing attack near Gush Etzion: An Israeli security guard on Sunday shot a Palestinian woman following a stabbing attack at the entrance to the illegal Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit, near the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the southern occupied West Bank, an Israeli army spokesperson said.
 

Most Israelis support extrajudicial killings: Poll says more than 50 percent support killings of Palestinian suspects as politicians call for civilians to arm.

Israel to request $5 billion a year in "aid": Israel has asked the United States to raise the amount of the annual defense aid from the current 3 billion dollars to 5 billion dollars, an American source revealed to Reuters.

Star-studded US gala raises $31m for IDF, in one night: Actors Jason Alexander, Antonio Banderas, Liev Schreiber among guests at Beverly Hills event, with a performance by The Beach Boys

Netanyahu’s new spokesman apologises for insulting Obama, Kerry: Ron Baratz has accused Obama of anti-Semitism, suggested his own country’s president was not important enough to assassinate and described Kerry as having the mental abilities of a 12-year-old.

9 killed in attack on bar in Burundi's capital: At least nine people were killed in an overnight attack at a bar in the latest violence in Burundi's capital, witnesses said Sunday, as security forces went door-to-door to disarm civilians in neighborhoods seen as opposition strongholds.

Boko Haram suicide bombing kills two in Chad: A twin suicide bombing by women attackers in the flashpoint area of Lake Chad on Sunday killed two people and wounded 14 others, a security source in the Chadian capital N’Djamena said.

Somali lawmaker dies after shooting: prime minister: A Somali member of parliament has died hours after he was shot and wounded when gunmen sprayed his car with bullets, the prime minster said Sunday.

80 killed in fighting between Taliban rival groups: “The fighting started from early Saturday morning in Khak-i-Afghan and Arghandab districts of Zabul Province. About 60 fighters of Mullah Dadullah and 20 of Akhtar Mansour have been killed,” Farahi said.

Islamic State kidnaps, kills seven in southern Afghanistan: Police: Islamic State militants kidnapped and killed seven people, including three women, in the southern province of Zabul, a police official said on Sunday, amid heavy fighting in the region between the group and Taliban insurgents.

20 'militants" killed in airstrikes in Pakistan: At least 20 militants were killed in airstrikes in two separate areas of Khyber Agency in Pakistan's northwest tribal regions on Saturday, defence officials said.

Russia & China are ‘challenging the world order’ – US Defense Sec: Although the US military “do not seek” a new Cold War, it is determined to oppose the rising global powers – Russia and China – in order to protect the US-dominated “international order,” US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said.

Legendary US Army Commander Says Russia Would "Annihilate" US In Head-To-Head Battle: Moscow's intervention in Syria has the West concerned that for the first time in nearly thirty years, The Kremlin doesn't fear a direct confrontation.

Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane: Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team told Reuters on Sunday.

Russian plane crash: Islamic State leaders 'celebrated' downing, communications indicate: Communications between IS leaders in Raqqa, Syria and persons in the Sinai Peninsula included boasts about the Airbus A321M, operated by Metrojet, which crashed on Saturday en route to St Petersburg from the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, killing all 224 people on board.

No evidence that bomb caused Metrojet plane crash: Russian agency: Russia said there is no evidence that the Metrojet A321 plane in Sinai was downed by a bomb on board, reported the Russian official news agency TASS on Saturday. He also confirmed that the only evidence is “certain noises recorded by the cockpit voice recorder”. He stressed that it is too early “to say that they indicate an explosion”

Sound of explosion heard on Russian plane's black box: French TV: According to the investigator, the explosion was not consistent with an engine failure, the report said.

ISIS-backed terror group Wilayat Sinai are named as the prime suspects in the downing of the Russian plane: Also known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, the Salafist Sunni group originally declared themselves Al Qaeda's wing in the Sinai in 2011, although they were never formally accepted by top terror chiefs.

British extremists linked to jet bomb: London & Birmingham voices heard cheering disaster: BRITISH extremists were behind the bombing of a Russian jet over Egypt, intelligence experts believe.

British MPs push for military action in response to Egypt plane crash: A majority of Labour are prepared to push for military involvement in Syria after a Russian passenger plane broke up in mid-air over the Sinai last week, a senior Labour MP has said.

ISIS’s ‘Most Potent’ Crew Is Now in Sinai—and Says It Bombed Russia’s Jet: The terrorists claiming they took down Metrojet Flight 9268 aren’t some run-of-the-mill jihadi crew but ‘one of the most active and potent ISIS affiliates,’ U.S. officials say.

US Coast Guard plane violates Venezuelan air space – defense minister: “Forty-eight hours ago an intelligence plane of US Coast Guard raided Venezuelan region,” Minister of Defense for the National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Vladimir Padrino Lopez told the local media.

US border patrol staff reject body cameras: It found operating cameras may distract agents while they're performing their jobs, may hurt employee morale, and may be unsuited to the hot, dusty conditions in which Border Patrol agents often work.

Watch: Ted Cruz Says Any President Who Doesn’t Pray Daily Isn’t Fit To Lead This Country: Video -

Turkey Goes to War By Mike Whitney
	Putin will have to move fast if he wants to seal the border and derail Erdogan’s plan. - Continue

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US in Syria: Stopping the “Arsonist-Firefighter” By Tony Cartalucci
	Syria and Russia must attempt to expand their operations across all of Syria faster than the US can spread chaos. - Continue

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U.S. Brings Dogfighters to Counter Russians Over Syria By David Axe
	The Pentagon is sending F-15Cs—supposedly to fight the ISIS war. But the jets only have air-to-air weapons, and ISIS has no planes. Which means the real adversary is Russia. - Continue

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Who Downed Metrojet Flight 9268? By Justin Raimondo
	Isn’t it entirely possible that Metrojet Flight 9268 was downed by US-aided –and-supported “moderates,”  - Continue

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CIA, Saudis To Give "Select" Syrian Militants Weapons Capable Of Downing Commercial Airliners By Tyler Durden
	For Obama to suggest this isn't a proxy war is absurd.  - Continue

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Dear Fellow Americans Do You Have Any Idea What’s Being Done In Your Name In Syria? By WashingtonsBlog
	Americans don’t know the history of American regime change in Syria.  - Continue

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No Moderate Syrian Rebels Exist By Stephen Lendman
	All anti-Assad forces are US-trained, armed, funded, and directed terrorists, taught the fine art of killing.  - Continue

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Why British Haste on Plane Bomb Theory? By Finian Cunningham
	They reveal the lengths to which the group has gone in order to placate AIPAC and long-time Clinton operative and Israel activist Ann Lewis — including censoring its own writers on the topic of Israel. - Continue

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Doctors Without Borders Staff Shot While Fleeing Kunduz Hospital, Report Finds By Alana Horowitz Satlin, Willa Frej and Marina Fang
	"MSF doctors and other medical staff were shot while running to reach safety in a different part of the compound."  - Continue

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‘Drone Papers’ Revelations Are a Cry for Ending the Slaughter By Marjorie Cohn
	The U.S. is violating the right to life enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. - Continue

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The “War On Terror” Is The Hoax Foundation Of The Police/Spy State By Paul Craig Roberts
	Millions of peoples have been murdered by Washington’s pursuit of hegemony, and millions have been turned into refugees. - Continue

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Why do War Veterans Commit Suicide or Murder? By David Swanson
	Americans don’t know the history of American regime change in Syria.  - Continue

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Another Phony Payroll Jobs Number By Paul Craig Roberts
	What is wrong with these numbers? Just about everything.  - Continue

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Russian air strikes kill 42 in ISIS-held Raqqa: Pro-rebel monitor: Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the Syrian city of Raqqa, which is controlled by the Islamic state of Iraq and Syria militant group, killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.

UN watchdog confirms rebels in Syria used mustard gas: : The UN chemical weapons watchdog Friday confirmed with "utmost confidence" that mustard gas was used in Syria in August during fighting between rebels and jihadists and "likely" killed a child.

Pentagon's failed Syria program cost $2 million per trainee: When the Pentagon pulled the plug last month on its plan to train and field a force of moderate Syrians to combat the Islamic State, it had spent $384 million, or $2 million per fighter, for a program that produced dismal results, according to interviews and spending figures obtained by USA TODAY.

US deploys 6 F-15 jets to Turkish air base: The deployment of the air-to-air combat planes comes after two Russian warplanes, active in Syria, strayed into Turkish airspace last month, triggering strong condemnations from Turkey and its NATO allies. The deployment sends a message of NATO's resolve to protect its members.

Russian plane crash shows US/UK losing their grip along with their terrorist narrative: UK Defence Secretary, Mike Fallon tells the BBC the fact a Russian plane has crashed in Egypt makes it “morally indefensible” for Britain not to send troops to Syria.

Two Turkish troops killed by PKK fighters in Diyarbakir: At least two Turkish security forces have been killed in two separate attacks reportedly carried out by members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the country’s troubled southeastern province of Diyarbakir.

Kurdish PKK militants end unilateral ceasefire in Turkey: agency: Kurdish militants scrapped a month-old ceasefire in Turkey on Thursday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "liquidate" them, dashing hopes of any let-up in violence in the wake of a national election.

Iraqi Forces Kill Dozens of ISIL Terrorists in Anbar, Salahuddin Provinces: Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced that 80 terrorists have been killed and wounded in Samarra in Salahuddin Governorate, including a senior ISIL leader, al-Sumaria TV reported on Friday.

Bomb attack kills 7 volunteer Iraqi fighters, injures 20 others: At least seven Iraqi fighters from the pro-government Popular Mobilization Units have lost their lives when unidentified terrorists launched a surprise attack against their contingent in the country’s northern province of Tikrit.

Yemen- 11 civilians killed as Houthis bomb Taez Join our daily free Newsletter: At least 11 civilians have been killed in "indiscriminate bombing" by rebels of Yemen's third city Taez, as clashes with pro-government forces intensified, a military official said yesterday.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman, 72, after alleged car attack: A spokesperson at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem told Ma'an that the woman, aged 72, was dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Palestinians bury teenage fisherman shot by Egypt navy: Monitor says death of 18-year-old was unwarranted as Egypt intensifies military operations on Gaza's southern border.

Israeli settler stabbed, seriously injured near Ramallah: - An Israeli settler was stabbed and seriously wounded near an illegal settlement in Ramallah on Friday. Israel's army said the stabbing took place near a Rami Levi supermarket in the Shaar Binyamin industrial zone, an illegal settlement north of Ramallah.

Portraits of Palestinian knife attackers: It was not politics, but the pressures of a life under occupation that drove Palestinian attackers, families say.

Ted Cruz says PLO a ‘terrorist organization’: In an unusual and harsh statement issued Thursday, the PLO said the Judiciary subcommittee hearing provided no Palestinian viewpoint and conflated all Palestinians with terrorists. The PLO expressed alarm at what it said was a growing trend in the United States to dehumanize Palestinians.

AIPAC Pressured Democratic Think Tank to Host Netanyahu, Leaked Emails Reveal: Emails obtained by The Intercept reveal major efforts were made to placate pro-Israel lobby and quash anti-Israel sentiment within pro-Clinton organization

4 dead as Burundi killings continue; US ‘alarmed’: Some residents fled their neighborhood in Burundi’s capital on Thursday after they found four bodies on the streets, part of a wave of killings associated with President Pierre Nkurunziza’s re-election for a third term.

Egypt: Three people killed in car bomb:,.Three people have been reported killed after a car rigged with an explosive device exploded in Abu Kebir township in Egypt’s Delta Province on Friday. A security source told APA that those killed include two suspected members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

30 IS militants killed in Afghanistan: At least 30 militants owing allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) were killed in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, a local official said on Friday.

U.S. Plane Shot Victims Fleeing Doctors Without Borders Hospital: Charity: "Thirty of our patients and medical staff died [in the bombing]," Doctors Without Borders said in unveiling a report on the incident. "Some of them lost their limbs and were decapitated in the explosions. Others were shot by the circling gunship while fleeing the burning building."

Russian plane crash: Explosion heard on black boxes : According to the investigator, the explosion was not consistent with an engine failure, French TV station France 2 reported.

Crashed Russian plane black box points to ‘violent, sudden’ end: Sources: The flight data and voice recorders showed “everything was normal” until both failed at 24 minutes after take off, pointing to “a very sudden explosive decompression,” one source said. The data “strongly favours” the theory a bomb on board had brought down the plane, he added.

Britain, U.S. intercepted 'chatter' supporting theory bomb took down Russian jet - officials: British and U.S. spies intercepted "chatter" from suspected militants and at least one other government suggesting that a bomb, possibly hidden in luggage in the hold, downed a Russian airliner on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board, Western intelligence sources said.

Russia complains about lack of Egypt crash information from Britain: The Russian foreign ministry complained about Britain's failure to hand over information about Saturday's deadly plane crash in Egypt, after London said there was a significant possibility that Islamists had planted a bomb onboard.

Russia suspends Egypt flights, U.S. boosts security as intelligence points to bomb: Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt and Washington imposed new air travel security requirements in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt, as Western officials pointed on Friday to the conclusion it was brought down by a bomb.

Around 45,000 Russians currently on holiday in Egypt - Tass : Around 45,000 Russians are currently on holiday in Egypt, Oleg Safonov, the head of Russia's state tourism agency, Rostourism, said on Friday, the Tass news agency reported.

Russians outraged after Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘ridicule’ Sinai plane crash: Russians have reacted with anger after the French satirical magazine published caricatures of the Russian passenger aircraft crashing in Egypt. Social media in Russia has erupted in fury at the portrayal, with users condemning its publication by Charlie Hebdo.

Top diplomats welcome calm in Ukraine conflict: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who hosted the meeting with his counterparts from Ukraine, Russia and France, told reporters the two hours of discussions had focused on "how to further shore up the ceasefire" agreed in September between Kiev and pro-Russian forces.

Bank Of Ireland Bans "Small" Cash Withdrawals At Branches: Under new rules, designed to streamline in-branch services, Bank of Ireland said withdrawals of less than €700 will no longer be facilitated with the assistance of tellers.
Shock Video: Cop Executes Man as He is Lying Face Down and Complying: Officer Lisa Mearkle of the Hummelstown Borough Police Department was found not guilty of criminal homicide for the shooting death of 59-year-old David Kassick on February 2. Video has just been released from the Taser camera which was deployed before she fired two bullets into the man’s back, as he lay face down on the ground in full compliance with her orders.

Watch: College Student Tackled in Her Desk By Cops Because She Smoked a Cigarette Outside: Slammed to the ground and manhandled on video, a former student filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court Thursday against two campus police officers for using excessive force and threatening to fire a Taser at another student recording the arrest.

How Law Enforcement Can Use Google Timeline To Track Your Every Move: THE RECENT EXPANSION of Google’s Timeline feature can provide investigators unprecedented access to users’ location history data, allowing them in many cases to track a person’s every move over the course of years, according to a report recently circulated to law enforcement.

Killing Keystone XL, Obama says pipeline not in US interests: President Barack Obama killed a Canadian energy giant’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring the proposed project wouldn’t serve U.S. national interests and would have undercut America’s global leadership on climate change

Republican US presidential hopefuls bash Keystone rejection: Republican White House hopefuls on Friday slammed the Obama administration's rejection of the Keystone XL oil pipeline project, saying the decision would hurt the U.S. economy.

Ben Carson admits fabricating lying about West Point scholarship: Ben Carson’s campaign on Friday admitted, in a response to an inquiry from POLITICO, that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Carson hits 'secular progressives' over pyramid theory: Ben Carson is going after "secular progressives" in response to mocking by Donald Trump and others of his theory that the ancient Egyptian pyramids were meant to store grain instead of serve as tombs for the pharaohs. "Some people believe in the Bible, like I do, and don't find that to be silly at all,"

What’s the Big Deal Between Russia and the Saudis? By Pepe Escobar
	A perennially paranoid House of Saud feels betrayed by their American protectors who, under the Obama administration, seem to have given up on isolating Iran. - Continue

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The United States and Israël Begin the Colonisation of Northern Syria By Voltaire
	The colonisation of Northern Syria is an old Israeli project linked to the development of missile weaponry. - Continue

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Towards a Reversal of the Situation in the Near East By Thierry Meyssan
	There is no proof that Moscow will accept the stabilisation of Syria or ignore the partition of Turkey and Saudi Arabia which are soon to begin - Continue

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The Perils of Obama's Latest Undeclared War By Conor Friedersdorf
	This should perturb even proponents of a U.S. war against ISIS..  - Continue

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The War Needs To End Jimmy Carter's 5 Nation Syria Plan Is the Least Bad Option in Syria By Karen Alter
	The U.S. has to swallow some bitter pills, because letting the civil war drag on is even worse. - Continue

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House Adopts Anti-Palestinian Resolution By Stephen Lendman
	Hardline racists infest Washington. - Continue

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Leaked Emails Reveal Censorship of Staff on Israel, AIPAC Pandering, Warped Militarism By Glenn Greenwald
	They reveal the lengths to which the group has gone in order to placate AIPAC and long-time Clinton operative and Israel activist Ann Lewis — including censoring its own writers on the topic of Israel. - Continue

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War, Repression and International Gangsterism: U.S. State Policy from Benghazi to Baltimore By Ajamu Baraka
	One day, the people will be in a position to hunt down and bring to justice the international colonial gangsters who destroy our earth, torture, exploit and bring death to countless millions. - Continue

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Washington Prepares for World War III By Patrick Martin
	As far as the Pentagon is concerned, a military conflict with China and/or Russia is inevitable, and this prospect has become the driving force of its tactical and strategic planning. - Continue

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Spiritually Rudderless By Robert C. Koehler
	Instability is spreading. Suffering is growing. No country can remain untouched.” - Continue

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Cuba’s Operation Carlota 40 Years Later By Matt Peppe
	After landing in Angola, Cuban troops went straight to the battlefield and proved decisive in keeping the racist South Africans at bay. - Continue

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TPP Fears Confirmed with Release of Trade Deal Text By teleSur
	"The TPP is a disaster for jobs, and environment and our democracy. It is the latest stage in the corporate capture of our society,”  - Continue

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At least 19 civilians dead in Syria raids near Iraq border: Pro-rebel activists: At least 19 civilians and several ISIS fighters were killed Thursday in air raids against extremist positions in the Syrian town of Bukamal, near the border with Iraq, activists said.

Chemical weapons used by rebels in Syria - sources: Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another rebel group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.

Russian jets hit 263 terror targets in Syria in 2 days: Russian jets hit targets that mostly belong to Islamic State and other militants in such provinces as Aleppo, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor, Idlib, Latakia, Raqqa, Hama and Homs, Igor Konashenkov, a Defense Ministry spokesman, said Thursday

Syria jihadists capture town along vital road: On Thursday a jihadist faction, Jund al-Aqsa, was reported to have seized the last government-held town on the main highway between second city Aleppo to the north and the city of Hama to the south.

U.S. eyes more arms for Syria rebels after latest advance: The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was moving toward providing additional weaponry to Syrian opposition forces battling Islamic State after territorial gains in the past week by the U.S.-backed fighters.

Moscow calls for agreement on Syria opposition groups: Following a meeting in Moscow with United Nations Syrian envoy Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed hopes that international negotiators would agree which opposition groups were legitimate before the next round of Syria talks.

US says 'premature' for Syrian govt & opposition to meet in Russia ; Video - Moscow has invited representatives of the Syrian government and opposition groups to hold talks in the Russian capital next week. The aim is to find a solution to the long-running civil war, and to co-ordinate joint action against Islamic State. However, Washington has expressed doubts over the meeting.

US ends arms supply to Syrian Kurdish militia, official says: An official from the us Defense Department has said the US no longer delivers weapons to Syrian Kurdish militia the People's Protection Units (YPG), but rather provides arms to the Syrian opposition forces battling the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a policy shift that would soothe the concerns of Turkey, a NATO ally.

Russia's Syria force grows to 4,000, U.S. officials say: The Kremlin has said there are no Russian troops in combat roles in Syria, though it has said there are trainers and advisers working alongside the Syrian military and also forces guarding Russia's bases in western Syria.

Russia sends air-defence systems to back Syria campaign: Russian air force chief confirms deployment in interview, as Syrian opposition denies reports of peace talks in Moscow.

France to deploy its only aircraft carrier against Islamic State: “The aircraft carrier will enable us to be more efficient in coordination with our allies” Hollande said at the opening of a new defense ministry headquarters in Paris, adding that it will “bolster Paris’ firepower in the region amid international efforts to launch Syrian peace talks.”

Turkey mulls military op against ISIL: FM: "ISIL threatens our way of life and security. [...] We have plans to act militarily against them in the coming days. You will see. We should all stand together against this danger," he said.

Turkish army kills 16 Kurdish rebels in latest clash near Iraq border: Eighteen people were killed in clashes with the military in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, lifting this week's death toll to almost 40 in the mainly Kurdish area and dampening prospects for a ceasefire.

U.S., allies target ISIS with 23 airstrikes: Twenty fresh strikes in Iraq targeted the militant group in eight cities, including Sinjar, Ramadi and Mosul, the statement released on Thursday said. In Syria, three strikes hit near Mar'a, Al Hasaka and Al Hawl.

Iraq: 35 ISIS militants killed, wounded in airstrikes west and south of Nineveh: The source said, in an interview for IraqinNews.com “the international coalition aircraft carried out air raids that targeted ISIS gatherings and strongholds in the district of Sinjar (125 km west of Mosul), killing and wounding 15 elements, as well as destroying their positions a

11 civilians killed in 'rebel bombing' of Yemen's Taez: At least 11 civilians have been killed in "indiscriminate bombing" by rebels of Yemen's third city Taez, as clashes with pro-government forces intensified, a military official said Thursday.

4 killed, 7 wounded in northeast Lebanon blast: A blast ripped through Lebanon's northeastern border town of Arsal Thursday, killing at least four people and wounding seven others, a security source told The Daily Star.

Palestinian shot, killed after alleged stab attack in Gush Etzion: A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc southwest of Bethlehem on Thursday after allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier, Israel's army said.

Israeli soldier named 'Terminator' after shooting dead 3 Palestinians: -- An Israeli soldier on Thursday was celebrated in an American Jewish weekly as "the Terminator" after he shot and killed three Palestinians in nine days. The Jewish Press ran an article on the soldier, known only as "Corporal T", under the headline “Meet the Terminator,” referring to the cyborg of the Hollywood film franchise.

U.S. finds Netanyahu aide's comments 'troubling and offensive': official: In comments made in a private capacity, Baratz has accused President Barack Obama of anti-Semitism and suggested Kerry had the mental abilities of a 12-year-old.

4 dead as Burundi killings continue: Some residents fled their neighborhood in Burundi's capital on Thursday after they found four bodies on the streets, part of a wave of killings associated with President Pierre Nkurunziza's re-election for a third term.

UN Libya envoy accepts £1,000-a-day job from backer of one side in civil war: The United Nations special representative in Libya spent the summer negotiating a £35,000-a-month job with a Gulf state that supports one side in the civil war he was trying to end, the Guardian can reveal.

Afghan military operation and infighting kill nearly 30 Daesh militants: At least 29 members of the Daesh militant group have been killed in an operation by the Afghan army as well as infighting among the extremists in Afghanistan’s troubled Nangarhar Province.

MSF Says US Purpose of Hospital Attack Was to Kill and Destroy: “The view from inside the hospital is that this attack was conducted with a purpose to kill and destroy,” said MSF General Director Christopher Stokes. “But we don’t know why.

New report reveals MSF staff's fruitless calls for help as hospital came under fire: Internal report offers details of medical staff’s frantic efforts to alert Kabul and Washington, only to receive a text 30 minutes later: ‘I’m sorry to hear that’

Bomb May Have Downed Russian Jet, US, UK Officials Say: British and U.S. officials said Wednesday they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb, and Britain said it was suspending flights to and from the Sinai Peninsula indefinitely.

Russian plane crash could strengthen case for British bombings of Isil in Syria, says Michael Fallon: The case for Britain bombing Isil targets in Syria would be strengthened if terrorists were found to have bombed a Russian holiday jet over Egypt, the Defence Secretary said, as the Government tries to win backing for a Parliamentary vote authorising strikes in Syria.

IS Reissues Claims It Brought Down Airliner: In an­other state­ment on Wed­nes­day, IS in­sisted it had brought down the plane, chal­leng­ing skep­tics to prove oth­er­wise. “We are un­der no obli­ga­tion to ex­plain how it came down,” the group said in an au­dio state­ment posted on so­cial me­dia sites. “Prove that we didn’t bring it down, and how it came down. We will de­tail how it came down at the time of our choos­ing.”

Evidence points to previous tail damage being likely cause of crash, expert says: A sudden heat "bloom" detected at the site of a Russian plane crash in Egypt would be consistent with a catastrophic structural failure caused by long-standing damage to the plane's tail, an Australian aviation expert says.

UK resuming flights from Sharm al-Sheikh: Britain will resume flights from the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on Friday after agreeing on additional security measures with Cairo, the prime minister's office says.

Europe Turns Away From U.S. Toward Russia: The sharp shift in European attitude toward the U.S. took place about two weeks ago when German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s former chief of staff Ronald Pofalla criticized Obama for “antagonizing” Russia. “It wasn’t clever of Barack Obama to have downgraded Russia, in connection with the Ukraine conflict, to the level of a regional power,”

Pentagon Farmed Out Its Coding to Russia: The contractor, discovered the Russians’ role after he was appointed to run one of the firms in 2010. He said the software they wrote had made it possible for the Pentagon’s communications systems to be infected with viruses.

Ruble will make 'Made in Russia' a global brand – World Bank economist: “For the first time in decades, “Made in Russia” might have a chance to become again a global trademark. As the weaker ruble created a price advantage for some industries, export volumes started to rise, in turn generating investment in certain sectors,”

IMF Credibility to Collapse If Ukraine Allowed to Default to Russia: Gerald Celente claims that IMF is breaking its own rules and making a mockery of its global credibility by allowing Ukraine to default on its $3 billion debt to Russia.

UK: MPs ask whether UK has drone 'kill list': Human rights committee questions legality of killing of three Britons in Syria and asks for access to RAF base that launches strikes

MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade: The programme has been running for 10 years under a law described as "vague" by the government's terror watchdog. It emerged as Home Secretary Theresa May unveiled a draft bill governing spying on communications by the authorities. If it becomes law, the internet activity of everyone in Britain will be held for a year by service providers

Venezuela Reveals New Evidence of US Plotting with Opposition: Venezuelan National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello revealed Thursday new links between officials from the U.S. Embassy in Caracas and destabilization plans undertaken by the right-wing opposition in that country.

Murky questions surround fatal police shooting of 6-year-old Louisiana boy: Jeremy is the youngest person killed by police in the US this year, according to an unofficial count kept by The Guardian.

Cop Killed a Teen Over a Prank Gone Wrong, Lawsuit Says: The boy’s parents filed a civil lawsuit against that trigger-fingered trooper claiming he used his badge to bully and ultimately bury the unarmed youth. Timothy Hill was described by those who knew him as “shy” and “nice.” He turned 18 on May 14, 2014.

75% of Wounded Vets Suffer From PTSD, Brain Injury: Survey: "Our annual survey shows that this generation of injured veterans continue to struggle with the invisible wounds of war, including PTSD and TBI [traumatic brain injury], and the challenges are not getting better with time," he said.

Pentagon spends millions paying pro sports teams to honor soldiers at games: The Pentagon and National Guard paid professional sports teams to publicly honor soldiers at sporting events, according to a Senate oversight report released Wednesday that labeled the practice “inappropriate and frivolous.”

Elder Bush criticises son George's 'hot rhetoric': Former president George HW Bush also says Cheney was an 'iron ass' and Rumsfeld an 'arrogant fellow' in new biography.

Sanders trouncing Trump, media ignores: In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Donald Trump in a presidential match-up by 9 points, 50 percent to 41 percent. In another recent poll, from CNN/ORC, Sanders also leads the GOP front-runner by 9, 53 percent to 44 percent.

46,471: Drug Overdoses Killed More Americans Than Car Crashes or Guns: In 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, 46,471 people in the United States died from drug overdoses, and more than half of those deaths were caused by prescription painkillers and heroin.

U.S. Officials : ISIS Planted Bomb On Russian Plane By Isabelle Fraser, with Raf Sanchez, Magdy Samaan, and Roland Oliphant
	Reuters is reporting that a source close to the Egyptian investigation of the black boxes has said that the cause of the crash is looking more like an explosion   - Continue

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The Facts Behind Russian Flight KGL9268 Crash In Egypt By Luke Rudkowski
	Important recent, historical and developing context of Russia, ISIS, FSA and U.S involvement.   - Continue

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Why Does The US Government Hate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad By William Blum
	Is it because, as we’re told, he’s a brutal dictator?  - Continue

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Putting U.S. Forces Onto Sovereign Syrian Territory, Is An act Of War By Patrick J. Buchanan
	Mission creep has begun. The tripwire is being put down. Yet, who authorized Obama to take us into this war?  - Continue

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SLAM Congress’ Phone Lines Keep US Troops OUT of Syria By Dan Sanchez
	Imagine the fallout if some of these American commandos found their way into the blast radius of a Russian bomb.  - Continue

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How To Control What People Do - Propaganda By Edward Bernays By Edward Bernays
	THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.  - Continue

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The ‘Media Troika’: The Financial Press and Political Warfare By James Petras
	Welcome to the “free press” and the ‘lies of our Times’!   - Continue

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The Pentagon’s Unholy Alliance with Missionaries By Philip Giraldi
	The reckless use of a charity to sneak spy equipment into North Korea will endanger Christians across the world.  - Continue

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How the F.B.I. Can Detain, Render and Threaten Without Risk By Patrick G. Eddington
	Can United States officials conduct rendition and interrogations of American citizens, including threats of torture, on foreign soil? The answers appear to be yes.  - Continue

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US Presidential Candidate Jill Stein: I Want to Be President to Save the World By Charles Davis
	There are refugee associations calling on the U.S. to accept, I believe, 100,000 (Syrians) and that’s the figure we need to be talking about. And we need to put out the welcome mat.   - Continue

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The Real Issues You Won't Hear from the 2016 Presidential Candidates This Election Year By John W. Whitehead
	Imagine the fallout if some of these American commandos found their way into the blast radius of a Russian bomb.  - Continue

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Iraq: 40 ISIL Members Killed in Al-Anbar in One Day: In the first operation in Albu Faraj region in Anbar province, the Iraqi forces killed 15 terrorists and defused 27 bomb-laden cars. In the second operation in al-Hamriya region of Ramadi city, at least 18 terrorists were killed and nine bomb-laden vehicles were defused.

14 killed and injured in Iraq bombing: Four policemen killed and ten others injured in a suicide bombing targeted police station in northwest of Kirkuk, Iraqi police source said.

Iraq Seizes 2 US-Led Coalition Aircraft Carrying Arms Cargoes to Kurdistan: "The inspection committee in Baghdad International Airport has found a huge number of rifles equipped with silencers, as well as light and mid-sized weapons," Zameli said. He noted that a Swedish and a Canadian airplanes were going to fly to Iraq's Kurdistan region, but they were seized after arms caroges were discovered.

Apparent Russian Syria strikes killed 23 civilians: Pro-rebel activist: Among those killed in the Monday strikes on the Homs province town of Al-Qaryatain were three children and a woman, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Colonel Killed in Syria: Colonel Mostafa Ezzatollah, a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, died in the Syrian city of Aleppo while fighting against the Islamic State jihadists group and is the fourth Iranian senior military officer to die in the Syrian conflict in less than a month.

Syria army reopens road to govt.-held parts of Aleppo: State TV: The road, the sole route into the government-held side of Syria’s second city, was recaptured by the army 12 days after Daesh militants severed it, placing the government-held sector of Aleppo under siege.

Rebels down government air force plane in western Syria: activists: Rebels shot down a Syrian government warplane with anti-aircraft fire Wednesday in the western province of Hama, forcing its pilot to eject, an activist group and an insurgent media spokesman said.

25,000-30,000 foreigners fighting for ISIS - Russian dep. defense minister: Russia’s Air Forces are striking only confirmed terrorist targets, such as Islamic State militants and are not after the so-called ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels, Russia’s deputy defense minister said, revealing that ISIS employs up to 30,000 foreign extremists.

Iran says no co-operation with U.S. in 'fight against terrorists': "Iran will not cooperate directly or indirectly with the United States," Ali Akbar Velayati was quoted as saying on Press TV after a meeting with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Tehran. "Iran will not accept any initiative regarding Syria without consultation with the country's government and people,"

Senators skeptical of ISIS war bill's chances: "I think Democrats and a few Republicans have absolutely no clue as to the threats that we face," he said. "We're going to get attacked from Syria. That's where the next 9/11 is coming from. After that happens, and I pray that I'm wrong, everybody will take a different view." - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

David Cameron warned against Syria vote by Commons committee: The Foreign Affairs Committee - which has a Conservative majority - said the prime minister should instead focus on efforts to end Syria's civil war. It also raised concerns about the legal basis for any UK action.

17 killed in clashes between Turkish forces, PKK militants: In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Turkish military said two soldiers and 15 PKK militants have been killed in the fresh wave of clashes between the two sides that broke out in the Daglica district of Hakkari Province, near the Iraqi border, a day earlier.

One man killed in clashes in southeast Turkey: A 20-year-old man was shot dead in the town of Silvan, where authorities have ordered a 24-hour curfew in three neighborhoods for a second successive day, security officials said. Clashes between security forces and the PKK's youth wing continued throughout the day.

Turkey: journalists and political rivals arrested as Erdogan crackdown widens: Magazine editors accused of coup plot and Gülenists detained in wake of Justice and Development party’s resounding electoral victory

Aide says Erdogan may push for constitutional change: The surprise win marked a turnaround for Erdogan, potentially allowing him to move ahead with plans to consolidate his grip on Turkish politics.

Yemeni forces kill a senior commander and dozens of Saudi troops: According to a Tuesday report by Yemen’s official Saba Net news agency, Yemeni forces also seized a military base used by Saudi forces in Ta’izz and killed a senior Saudi commander.

Palestinian killed, 2 Israelis injured in suspected vehicular attack: Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian Wednesday after he carried out a suspected vehicular attack that left two Israelis injured near the Halhul junction north of Hebron, emergency services and witnesses said.

Hamas, Islamic Jihad warn of 'new methods of resistance': Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials warned Tuesday that the factions planned to launch new methods of resistance if Israel continued lethal force against Palestinians. In a rally organized by the Islamic movements in Gaza City, officials said that the groups would join the “Intifada” if the “occupation continues to execute Palestinians.”

IDF intelligence chief: Palestinian despair, frustration are among reasons for terror wave: Major General Herzi Halevi's assessment contradicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's message which blames the attacks on incitement and ingrained hatred.

EU ambassador: 'Territory beyond the Green Line is not part of Israel,' defends settlement labeling : Products produced over the pre-1967 lines are not “made in Israel” and cannot be labeled that way, European Union Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen said on Tuesday.

PLO Slams Honduras' President for Complicity in Israel's Abuses: “Diplomatic recognition of the situation created in an attempt to annex our capital is a flagrant violation of international legislation,” wrote Erekat in a letter to Hernandez, adding that the visit to Jerusalem suggested support for Israeli “colonization and apartheid.”

Netanyahu Is Bringing a $4.5 Billion-a-Year Arms Wish List to Obama: The Israel Defense Forces has prepared wish lists that would raise U.S. allocations for the decade starting in 2018 to as much as $5 billion a year from the current $3.1 billion, Eisenstadt said, suggesting $4.5 billion “would be a nice compromise.”

Israel orders aircraft carrier as part of US military aid package: According to the newspaper the list included a modern aircraft carrier and a squadron of F-15 aircrafts as well as material assistance to support Israel’s anti-ballistic missile system, Arrow 3.

Somalia: Al Shabaab Ambushes Army Convoy, 40 Killed: Between 35-40 people confirmed killed in a deadly ambush on Somali army convoy in Lower Shabelle region by heavily armed Al shabaab militants, spokesman said.

Bomb attack leaves 12 dead, 20 injured in Egypt’s restive Sinai: At least twelve people, among them civilians, have lost their lives and 20 others sustained injuries in a car bomb explosion that targeted security personnel in Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula.

Britain: Evidence suggests Russian jet downed by bomb; flights suspended: Evidence suggests a Russian jet that crashed over Egypt's Sinai desert may have been brought down by a bomb, the British government said Wednesday, suspending flights to and from the Sinai Peninsula as a precaution.

Sinai plane crash: unusual sounds on cockpit recordings, says Russian news agency: Cockpit recordings from the Metrojet flight that crashed in the Sinai desert reveal unusual sounds at the moment the plane went off the radar, but no distress call from the pilots, according to Russian media reports.

China warns US against further South China Sea patrols: China’s defense minister has urged the US not to threaten its sovereignty as well as the nation’s security interests following last week’s incident involving a US naval patrol in the South China Sea.

China initiates Taiwan meeting as South China Sea tensions rise: The talks between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, who is soon to retire, will also be seen as part of China’s anticipated pushback following last week’s high-profile American naval challenge to its island-building activities in the South China Sea.

In Ireland, Officials Seek to Decriminalize Cocaine and Heroin: ?Ireland will seek to decriminalize the use of drugs like cocaine and heroin, a minister announced Monday. The country's minister for drugs strategy, Aodhan O Riordain, said a major shake-up to drugs policy, including the introduction of supervised injection rooms, could take place as early as next year.

UK: Corbyn: Sissi Arrival in UK 'Shows Contempt for Human Rights': The Labour party leader said the arrival of the Egyptian president in London “makes a mockery of government claims to be promoting peace and justice in the region.”

UK: Jeremy Corbyn condemns 'unacceptable' Kaufman claims over 'Jewish money' influencing Tories on Israel: Gerald Kaufman, who is himself Jewish, had said “Jewish money, Jewish donations to the Conservative Party” had led to a pro-Israel “bias” in the Conservatives.

UK: Police plan Westminster lockdown ahead of ‘Million Mask March’: Thousands of extra police officers and rigid public order rules will be brought into Westminster on Thursday night over fears the London leg of the global “Million Mask March” against austerity and state surveillance could spill over into civil unrest.

'Smokescreen' allegations over rendition flights probe: A human rights group has criticised the "smokescreen" surrounding the ongoing probe into CIA rendition flights landing at Scottish airports. Amnesty International's Naomi McAuliffe said "excessive secrecy" was "fuelling the national security threat".

Details of UK website visits 'to be stored for year': The internet activity of everyone in Britain will have to be stored for a year by service providers, under new surveillance law plans. Police and intelligence officers will be able to see the names of sites people have visited without a warrant, Home Secretary Theresa May said.

Europe, Still Angry at U.S. Spying, Prepares to Increase Its Own: Just as the United States is taking a first step toward placating European privacy concerns about U.S. surveillance, several European countries are passing laws dramatically expanding their own spy programs.

From behind bars, Manning pens sweeping surveillance reform bill: The sweeping legislation would abolish the shadowy court used to oversee American intelligence operations and release much of its work to the public.

El Chapo 'Places' Wreaths on Graves in a Sinaloan Cemetery: Mexican fugitive drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman allegedly placed at least three huge wreaths in as many graves in a cemetery in Culiacan, the capital of the northwestern state of Sinaloa, where many infamous drug traffickers are buried, according to various news reports.

Death rate soars for middle-aged US workers: A study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences documents a sharp rise in the mortality rate for white, middle-aged working-class Americans over the past fifteen years.

US: California Awards $500 Million to Build, Expand Jails: A California agency has awarded US$500 million in financing that will allow more than a dozen counties to expand existing jails and construct new ones, despite an 11 percent drop in the state’s jail population over the last year.

Seattle will become the first place in the U.S. to try taxpayer-funded “democracy vouchers.”: I-122 supporters said that financing of Seattle elections is dominated by a wealthy elite, with half of the contributions to 2013 candidates from just 1,686 donors.

Poll: Trump and Carson lead nationally, Bush fades: The Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday found Trump taking 24 percent support, followed by Carson at 23 percent. Bush takes only 4 percent support, down from 10 percent in September.

Kerry’s Debacle in Vienna By Mike Whitney
	Putin is going to do whatever it takes to defeat the enemy and win the war. If that means he’s got to put Russian boots on the ground to get the job done, then that’s what he’ll do. - Continue

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Peace Talks, An Exploded Russian Airliner – and NATO-Trident Juncture By Peter Koenig
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Is This War World III? By Thea Paneth
	Human empathy is a road to transformative change – that which we would not want to happen to ourselves is something we must work to prevent happening to our fellow brothers and sisters. - Continue

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US Warship Hopes to Sabotage Beijing-Tokyo-Seoul Talks By Finian Cunningham
	The last thing that Washington wants to see is for Asian countries to resolve their historical disputes through dialogue and mutual respect. - Continue

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Averting a World of Failed States and Resource Wars By Michael T. Klare
	For the first time, the nations of the world will have to step beyond national thinking and embrace a higher goal: the safety of the ecosphere and all its human inhabitants. - Continue

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Jewish Billionaire Behind a New Christian Anti-Iran Group By Eli Clifton
	The Philos Project, is attempting to portray itself as speaking for persecuted Christians while simultaneously promoting the aggressively pro-Israel agenda of a Jewish billionaire. - Continue

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The Punishment Society By Paul Craig Roberts
	Protesters, war and otherwise, are beaten, tear gassed, arrested. The American police state is working hard to criminalize all criticism of itself. - Continue

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Presidential Run For Carson Is Just A Profit Making Scheme By Cenk Uygur
	Running for president is a lucrative business. - Continue

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21 Facts About The Explosive Growth Of Poverty In The USA That Will Blow Your Mind By Michael Snyder
	What you are about to see is more evidence that the growth of poverty in the United States is wildly out of control.  - Continue

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Airstrikes kill 23 in ISIS's Syria 'capital:' Pro-rebel activists: Warplanes pounded ISIS's de facto Syrian capital Raqqa Tuesday, killing at least 23 people including 13 jihadists, activists said.

Russia says bombed Syria targets after 'opposition' gave coordinates: Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday after "opposition representatives" gave them coordinates in the first time Moscow has claimed to work with opposition groups during its air campaign.

Russia says has hit 2,084 militant targets so far in Syria - agencies: Russia's air force has flown 1,631 sorties and struck 2,084 militant targets since the start of its air strikes campaign in Syria, Russian news agencies cited the defence ministry as saying on Tuesday.

Russia says holds air space cooperation exercise with U.S. in Syria: "There was a joint exercise with air crews and ground troops from the Russian and U.S. air forces," General Andrei Kartapolov said in a statement. Kartapolov also said Russia and Israel, Syria's neighbour to the southwest, were informing each other continually on the situation in Syrian air space.

Russia steps up push for Syria peace deal, proposes talks: Syrian government officials and members of the country’s splintered opposition could meet in Moscow next week as Russia pushes to broker a political solution to the crisis, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Crash victims' injuries show midair explosion likely caused A321 crash - investigator: The nature of passengers’ injuries from the Russian jet that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai on Saturday may indicate that an explosion took place aboard before the plane hit the ground, an Egyptian doctor who examined the bodies said, Sputnik news agency reported.

Satellite Shows Heat Flash When Russian Metrojet Plane Crashed, But No Missile: U.S. Officials: U.S. intelligence analysts believe it could have been some kind of explosion on the aircraft itself, either a fuel tank or a bomb, but that there's no indication that a surface-to-air missile brought the plane down.

Turkey strikes Kurd rebel bases, rules out new talks; Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in Turkey and northern Iraq, the army said Tuesday, as the government ruled out an immediate resumption of stalled peace talks.

ISIS attack kills four in Kurdish-held Iraq town: Militants from ISIS killed four people and wounded 15 on Tuesday in a relatively rare attack behind Kurdish lines in northern Iraq, officials said.

War criminal: Ahmed Chalabi dies of heart attack: Living in exile as head of the Iraqi National Congress (INC), which opposed Saddam Hussein, Chalabi became a White House favourite after he provided information that supported the US justification for invading Iraq in 2003.

Air strikes in Yemeni city kill over 33 people: The officials said on Tuesday that 21 rebels, known as Houthis, died in airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition that opposes them. Eight civilians died when their bus hit a land mine and four fighters from the anti-Houthi forces were killed in street clashes.

Russia preparing contract to supply Iran with S-300 missiles: Interfax: Russian state-owned arms exporter Rosoboron export said Monday it is preparing a contract to supply Iran with S-300 missile systems, Interfax news agency reported.

Russia, Iran in Talks on Arms Cooperation, Missile Systems Supplies Ongoing: Director general of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said that Russia has been supplying Iran with air defense systems and several types of radio electronics, while continuing negotiations on military-technical cooperation.

15 Somali government soldiers killed by Somali extremists: At least 15 government soldiers were killed in an ambush by fighters from the Somali Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab, one day after the same group of extremists killed a dozen people in an attack in the capital, a military official said Monday.

Gunmen kidnap Tripoli government minister in Libya: Gunmen have kidnapped a minister in Libya’s Tripoli-based government, parliament said on Tuesday, and accused a group linked to its own interior minister of being behind the abduction.

Egyptian President Sisi tells UK: finish job in Libya to stop another Syria: Exclusive: Egypt's President will demand that David Cameron completes his "mission" in Libya to prevent the country being dominated by Islamists

Afghan woman stoned to death for 'adultery': The 30-second clip run in Afghan media shows a woman in a hole in the ground as men gather around and hurl stones at her with chilling nonchalance. The woman, named by officials as Rokhsahana and aged between 19 and 21, is heard repeating the shahada, or Muslim profession of faith, her voice growing increasingly high-pitched as stones strike her with sickening thuds.

World ignores calls for inquiry into US bombing of Afghan hospital-charity head: Joanne Liu, said appeals from MSF to about 76 governments asking for backing for an impartial investigation to clarify what went wrong and prevent any future such tragedy had failed to win support. "The silence is embarrassing," Liu told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview on Monday one month after the attack.

Human-rights groups sound alarm about Canada selling arms to Ukraine; Two human-rights groups have teamed up to oppose a plan by the outgoing Conservative government to allow the sale of so-called prohibited weapons to Ukraine, including automatic assault rifles and armoured vehicles.

As morgue fills, aid group pledges more money for refugees in Greece: Bishop Iakovos of Mytilene (Lesbos) said about 20 people were still unburied on the island due to a lack of space. "A special freezer car has been brought and people are placed in there until they can be buried. Most of them are unidentified, and that includes children," he told Mega TV.

15 freezing migrants saved from refrigerated truck in France: Fifteen migrants suffering from hypothermia were found alive in the back of a refrigerated lorry in northern France after a blind search by emergency services triggered by a call from one of the trapped men.

Merkel warns of Balkans fighting amid migrant influx: German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published Nov. 3.

Police seek powers to access browsing history of UK computer users: Police have lobbied the government for the power to view the internet browsing history of every computer user in Britain ahead of the publication of legislation on regulating surveillance powers.

Company Behind Keystone Pipeline Is Now Officially Stalling Until Obama’s Out of Office: The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline on Monday asked the U.S. to put on hold the review of its proposal to build the controversial 1,179-mile pipeline connecting the tar sands of Canada with the Gulf of Mexico.

Austin, Texas Targeted as a Debtors' Prison: Austin, Texas is the latest city to face a federal class action accusing it of reinstituting debtors' prisons by jailing people who are too poor to pay fines for traffic tickets and petty misdemeanors.

State Law Makes it a Felony to Touch a Police Officer Even Off-Duty and Out of Uniform: A newly enacted Oklahoma statute that makes any “assault” on an off-duty law enforcement officer a felony — and it is standard practice to treat nearly any physical contact with an officer as an “assault.”

The disappearing middle class is threatening American mega brands: The share of households in the middle tier of income earners has fallen to 43% from 55% since the 1970s, according to The New York Times.

21 Facts About The Explosive Growth Of Poverty In America That Will Blow Your Mind: What you are about to see is more evidence that the growth of poverty in the United States is wildly out of control.

Americans becoming less religious, especially young adults: poll: The share of U.S. adults who say they believe in God, while still high compared with other advanced industrial countries, slipped to 89 percent in 2014 from 92 percent in 2007, according to the Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study.

Russian Plane Crash Caused by 'External Impact on Plane' By Isabelle Fraser, Raf Sanchez in Cairo and Magdy Samaan
	Suspicions that foul play or terrorism caused the passenger jet crash in Egypt were growing on Monday as the Russian airline's owners said the plane could only have been brought down by “external factors”. - Continue

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Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Russian Plane Crash in Egypt By Mostafa Hashem; Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein
	ISIS Releases Video Of Alleged Russian Airplane Mid-Air Exposion After It Claims Responsibility For Disaster. - Continue

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WATCH: Chilling Video Could Prove ISIS DID Shoot Down RussianJet, Killing 224 People Video
	ISLAMIC STATE have released a chilling video, which may be proof that the terror group did shoot down the Russian plane causing it to crash and kill all 224 people on board. - Continue

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Vladimir Putin and the Patterns of Power By Adeyinka Makinde
	It is clear that Washington hopes that the demonization of Vladimir Putin for which much of the Western media has been complicit, will discredit his message. - Continue

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Book Reveals the Horrifying of Daily Life Under Isis By Robert Fisk
	Before Obama’s few dozen brave Spartans put their little bootees on the soil of the tiny bit of Syria that the Kurds hold, not far from Qamishli, they should learn a bit about Isis from the work of a Syrian historian. - Continue

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U.S. Backed Moderate Rebels Put Alawite Women in Cages to Protect Themselves from Airstrikes By Leith Fadel
	U.S. backed moderate rebels from “Jaysh Al-Islam” (Army of Islam) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have placed kidnapped Alawite women in cages to protect themselves from airstrikes. - Continue

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Kerry’s Bleeding Heart – Give Us a Break! By Finian Cunningham
	Washington and its cronies are pushing for a ceasefire, elections and a “political transition”. Saudi Arabia and Qatar advocating elections? Come off it - Continue

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The Wickedness of Foreign Policy By Sheldon Richman
	If you want to see how inhumane people can be, just watch those who make and execute foreign policy. - Continue

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Sheldon Wolin and Inverted Totalitarianism By Chris Hedges
	America's most important contemporary political theorist, who died Oct. 21, warned that militarists and corporate capitalists, obsessed with creating a global empire, would extinguish our democracy. We should have heeded his warning. - Continue

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Rubio Follows the Big Money By Jonathan Marshall
	Sen. Marco Rubio is the new favorite of the Republican establishment, a shift away from Jeb Bush signaled by hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer’s embrace. - Continue

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More than 100 dead, hundreds wounded in Syria fighting: More than 100 people were killed and hundreds wounded in fighting on multiple fronts in Syria over the weekend.

Four Peshmerga soldiers reportedly 'beheaded by Isis' : The beheadings took place at an Isis prison that was attacked by US Special Forces and Peshmerga soldiers last week

Islamic State reaches into Turkey to behead 2 Raqqa activists: A Syrian activist who helped produce a blog dedicated to exposing Islamic State crimes against the residents of Raqqa was found beheaded along with another young activist at their apartment in Sanliurfa in southern Turkey on Friday, friends said.

Islamic State seizes central Syrian town near key highway: The capture of Mahin, and the push toward Sadad, marks a new advance of the Islamic State group in central Syria. The group's strongholds lie in northern and eastern Syria; but the group has, as recently as May, established a presence in Homs, seizing the ancient city of Palmyra and then another village to the west.

New U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance launches offensive against Islamic State: A newly formed U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Saturday launched an offensive against Islamic State in the northeast province of Hasaka, a day after the United States said it would send special forces to advise insurgents fighting the jihadists.

U.S. pledges nearly $100 million to support Syrian opposition as anti-ISIS offensive begins: Fighting in Hasakah had begun after midnight, a spokesman for the alliance said. The campaign would “continue until all occupied areas in Hasakah are freed from Daesh,” a spokesman for the alliance’s general command said in the video, using an Arabic name for the Islamic State.

New U.S.-Backed Alliance to Counter ISIS in Syria Falters: 10 days of interviews and front-line visits across northern Syria with many of the forces in the alliance made clear that so far it exists in name only, and that the political and logistical challenges it faces are daunting.

Syrian MP: US decision to send troops is an aggression: A Syrian member of parliament says the United States decision to send troops into to Syria is an aggression because it does not have the government's agreement. Sharif Shehadeh said that the troops will have no effect on the ground, but Washington wants to say that it is present in Syria.

White House official won't rule out raids with Syrian partners: A senior White House official on Monday left the door open for U.S. troops deploying to Syria to conduct raids.

Lest we forget: 1 November 2001: Blair gets a public lecture on the harsh realities of the Middle East: President Bashar al-Assad gave Mr Blair a dressing down, condemning the bombing of Afghan civilians and praising Palestinian armed groups as freedom fighters. The prime minister had to stand and listen as the Israelis were described as state terrorists and the west was accused of double standards and an inability to distinguish terrorism from self-defence.

Official: Russian jet broke up at high altitude over Egypt: The Russian jetliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from an Egyptian resort city broke up at high altitude, scattering fragments of wreckage over a wide area in the Sinai Peninsula, Russia's top aviation official said Sunday as search teams raced to recover the bodies of the 224 people who died.

Satellite detected heat flash at time Russian jetliner went down: CBS News' national security correspondent David Martin reports a U.S. infrared satellite detected a heat flash over the Sinai at the time the Russian plane went down. The data is still being analyzed in an effort to determine what caused the flash.

Clapper doesn't rule out ISIS involvement in downing of Russian plane: Two days after the fatal plane crash over Egypt, the director of U.S. national intelligence on Monday said he wouldn't rule out the possibility that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) could shoot down an airliner.

Fact or fiction? Erdogan: I can't condemn the Islamic State for shooting down the Russian airplane : "The Russian airplanes are targeting Mujahidin in Syria and partisans fighting to topple Syrian dictator Assad. In Syria, Moscow seeks to tip the balance on the ground against our brethren. Consequently, there should be no surprise if Islamic State take revenge," Dubai TV cited the Turkish official as saying.

AKP returns to power in Turkey with outright majority: Turkey’s strongman president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tightened his grip on power decisively on Sunday as his ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) swept back to single-party government with an unexpectedly convincing win in national elections.

UN Says over 700 People Killed in Iraq in October: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq said in a statement that 559 of those killed in October were civilians, including civilian police, while 155 were members of Iraqi security forces, including the Kurdish peshmerga, Interior Ministry SWAT forces and militias fighting alongside the Iraqi army.

33 ISIL Militants Killed in Iraqi Army Operations in Anbar Province: On Sunday, Iraqi forces staged rapid advance towards the center of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, right after resuming military operations in the Northern parts of the city.

Ministers in Tony Blair's government 'told to burn legal advice warning Iraq War could be illegal': Senior figures in government allegedly told to destroy 13-page document raising concerns about legal footing for Iraq War - but Blair spokesman calls claim 'nonsense'

Palestinians bury 5 murdered teens, baby in West Bank: 66 Palestinians, 9 Israelis, and a Palestinian citizen of Israel have been killed since the violence erupted in Jerusalem a month ago.

America's Role in Yemen's Civilian Carnage: 'All We Could Find Were Body Parts':

Robert Fisk on Saudi Prince busted with 40 suitcases of drugs at Beirut airport: Earlier this week, Saudi Prince Abdul Mohsen bin Walid bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud was arrested in Lebanon. According to reports, the prince and four other Saudis were attempting to fly out of the Beirut airport in a private jet -- chock full of drugs.

Somalia: Al-Shabab attack kills 15 in Mogadishu hotel: Gunmen used two car bombs to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming the building, police said. Victims included at least one MP and the general who led the 2011 offensive that drove al-Shabab out of Mogadishu.

Burundi Police Kill Eight Gunmen, Capture 18 Near Capital: Burundi police clashed with gunmen near the capital, killing eight and capturing 18 others, a spokesman said, in the latest violence following President Pierre Nkurunziza’s re-election.

Libya warns it could flood Europe with migrants if EU does not recognise new Islamist government: Islamists who took power in Tripoli issue veiled threat in response to West's refusal to accept their legitimacy

Rocket hits mosque in eastern Afghanistan, 6 killed: A rocket apparently fired by fighters from the radical Islamic State movement has hit a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, killing six worshippers and wounding four others, a local official said

U.S. Spent $43 Million on Afghanistan Gas Station: Watchdog Report: Nearly $43 million of U.S. taxpayers' money was spent on building a gas station in Afghanistan — 140 times more than it should have cost, according to a government watchdog.

At least 59 Canadian soldiers died by suicide after Afghanistan war: After long refusing to disclose how many soldiers have killed themselves after serving in the Afghanistan war, the Canadian military released new figures late Monday that raises the suicide count to at least 59.

Top army general calls Russia ‘#1 threat’ to US: Fresh back from Kiev, Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley called Russia “aggressive” and “adversarial to the interests of the United States,” claiming that having nuclear weapons and the ability to use them makes Russia the foremost threat to the US.

6 Syrian refugees injured in several attacks across Germany: Two of the attacks, in Wismar and Magdeburg, were committed by groups of more than 20 persons who harassed and beat asylum seekers with baseball bats on Saturday.

Porsche, more Audi models pulled into VW emissions scandal: Volkswagen used devices to cheat air pollution tests in diesel luxury vehicles, U.S. environmental regulators said on Monday, in a new blow to the automaker already reeling from similar allegations regarding millions of smaller diesel engines.

Diet Coke heart risk: 2 a day raise danger 25%: Experts found men who have two daily servings were 23 per cent more likely to suffer heart failure.

Charge it: Obama signs deal to double national debt from 2009 levels: President Obama has signed a budget deal for the next two years that will raise the national debt ceiling from $18.5 trillion to $20 trillion, putting the US debt at almost twice the level it was when he first took office.

Professors in Poverty: 31% of adjuncts live near or below poverty levels and many are forced to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. Astonishingly, some teachers make as little as $12,000 annually; meanwhile college presidents make an average salary of over $400,000.