November 21, 2015
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36 killed in east Syria air
strikes: Russia
pounded the jihadist group in Syria, firing cruise
missiles from warships in the Caspian Sea after
President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for a bombing
that brought down a Russian airliner in Egypt in
October.
Syria rebels take 2 north border
villages from ISIS:
The state-run Anatolia news agency said that ethnic
Turkmen fighters had captured the villages of Harjaleh
and Dalha in northern Aleppo province from ISIS forces.
Inside the surreal world of the
Islamic State’s propaganda machine:
“I held my Canon camera,” he said, as the soldiers were
stripped to their underwear, marched into the desert,
forced to their knees and massacred with automatic
rifles.
Majority of
Americans favor increased ground troops against IS: poll:
The majorities of Americans now favor increased U.S.
military action, including the use of ground forces,
against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria in the
wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, according to a new
poll.
Iraq: 54 Terrorists Killed In
Makhoul Mountains, West Of Samarra:
The military media cell announced the death of 54 Daash
elements and destroying a vehicle and killed the
terrorists in that vehicle in Makhoul Mountains west of
Samarra
20 terrorists killed in armed
confrontations north of Ramadi.:
The military media cell said in a statement: "The
security forces killed 20 terrorists and destroyed four
armed vehicles bomb in armed confrontations in the area
of Albu Faraj of Anbar.
Toll of victims of a Shiite
mosque south of Baghdad up to 25 killed and wounded.:
Toll of victims of a Shiite mosque bombing of two
explosive devices which earlier today occurred in
Yusufiyah district , south of Baghdad up to five killed
and twenty wounded.
Islamic State Claims
Responsibility for Baghdad Mosque Attack That Killed 10:
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for
an attack on a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad following
Friday prayers that Iraqi officials say killed 10 people
Turkish Jets Bomb PKK Targets in
Northern Iraq:
Turkish warplanes launched airstrikes in Northern Iraq
on Friday night, destroying shelters and supply points
of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Daesh claims killing 50 Yemeni
soldiers: The Daesh
terrorist group claimed responsibility for attacks on
the army in southeast Yemen on Friday, after the
military had blamed Al Qaeda for the assaults that cost
dozens of lives.
15 killed as gunmen attack
checkpoint in Yemen:
Masked gunmen staged a deadly attack on Friday at a
checkpoint in a historic Yemeni city, setting of a auto
bomb and exchanging gunfire with pro-government troops,
security officials said.
Al-Jaafari: Terrorism and Israeli occupation
among main causes for immigration in Middle East:
– Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations
said that the main causes for immigration are terrorism,
the Israeli occupation of Arab territories, the military
invasion of Iraq, and aggression against the region’s
countries like what happened in Libya, and foreign
interference in states’ internal affairs,
4 Israelis wounded in stabbing in
southern Israel, mob attacks Bedouin:
A suspected Palestinian stabbed and wounded four
Israelis, including a 13-year-old girl, in the southern
Israeli city of Kiryat Gat on Saturday evening. Israeli
police said. A mob of Israeli civilians violently beat
and bound the hands of a Palestinian Bedouin man they
incorrectly believed was the attacker.
UK: Survey finds 41 per cent of
young Jews would back sanctions against Israel to
advance peace: Two in
five British Jews aged under 30 would back sanctions
against Israel if it encouraged the country to engage in
peace talks with the Palestinians, according an internet
questionnaire funded by the left of centre organisation,
Yachad.
18 Militants Killed in
Afghanistan Operations:
"In the past 24 hours, Afghanistan
National Security Forces conducted anti-terrorism
operations in many provinces. As a result 18 armed
insurgents were killed, five were injured and one was
arrested," Xinhua quoted the ministry as saying in a
statement providing daily operational updates.
Militants kill 10 in Cameroon
suicide bombing : A
suicide attack by suspected members of Nigerian Islamist
militants group Boko Haram killed at least 10 people
over the border in the Far North region of Cameroon on
Saturday, security sources said.
Benin Republic invades 16
Nigerian villages, hoists flag:
Neighbouring Benin Republic has invaded 16 villages in
Okuta, the border town in Baruten Local Government Area
of Kwara State, causing fear and tension in the affected
communities.
Six employees of Russian airline
killed in Mali attack - Interfax:
Six employees of Russian regional airline Volga-Dnepr
were killed in Friday's attack on a hotel in Mali,
Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the
government of the Ulyanovsk region where the airline is
based.
Putin says wants global
anti-terrorism fight after 27 killed in Mali attack:
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he wanted
global cooperation to combat "terrorism" in the wake of
a militant attack on a luxury hotel in Mali that killed
27 people including six Russians.
Under the cover of humanitarian
aid: The U.S. military is all over Africa:
AFRICOM stretches far wider than the public is being
told, and it's only going to get bigger in the years to
come.
Daesh kidnaps 20 Shias in
Afghanistan:
Terrorists with the Takfiri group of Daesh have abducted
20 Shias from the Hazara community from a highway
linking the Afghan capital, Kabul, to the city of
Kandahar in southern Afghanistan
Paris attacks suspect detained in
southern Turkey:
Belgian of Moroccan origin with suspected links to
deadly attacks is arrested, two Turkish officials tell
Al Jazeera.
How easy is it to source a Syrian
passport on Facebook?:
Despite attention after Paris attacks, fake passports
still offered on Facebook and elsewhere - for under
$1,000.
Belgium Warns of Imminent Threat,
Shuts Brussels Metro:
Brussels faces an imminent threat of a Paris-style
Islamic State terrorist attack, authorities warned, as
the city shut down its metro system and shopping malls,
canceled sporting and cultural events and told people to
avoid gathering in large groups.
Belgium charges suspect with
terrorism over Paris attacks:
Belgium on Friday charged one suspect with involvement
in terrorism over the Paris attacks and released one
other as part of a separate investigation into suicide
bomber Hadfi Bilal, prosecutors said.
Over 900,000 Refugees Registered
in Germany in 2015:
More than 900,000 refugees have been registered in
Germany since the beginning of 2015, Bavarian Interior
Minister Joachim Herrmann said Friday.
Two men temporarily kept off US
flight for speaking in Arabic:
Two men were kept from boarding a flight from Chicago to
Philadelphia this week because they were speaking
Arabic, one of several incidents reflecting public
paranoia since the Paris attacks.
This Isn't The First Time
Americans Have Shown Fear Of Refugees:
For all that America prides itself on being "a nation of
immigrants" symbolized by the Statue of Liberty with her
lamp beside a golden door, the U.S. is also a nation of
people — subject to human insecurity and fears for
safety heightened over the past decade.
Manufacturing Terror:
An FBI Informant Seduced Eric McDavid Into a Bomb Plot.
Then the Government Lied About It.
Carson loses his hold on Iowa’s
conservatives:
Worried about security, these voters are shifting toward
Ted Cruz.
The Spooky and Scandalous Past of
Ben Carson's Top National Security Adviser:
"From his days running secret wars for the CIA in
Central America to his consulting work in the 1990s on a
plan to insert Special Operations troops in Iraq to oust
Saddam Hussein, Mr. Clarridge has been an unflinching
cheerleader for American intervention overseas."
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At Night I Hear
Victims Shouting
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Andre Vltchek |
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Her image, that of a simple girl, of a child
standing in the middle of some horrid
refugee camp near a war zone, is a symbol of
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Hillary’s War Whoop
By Mike
Whitney |
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In a presentation to the Council on Foreign
Relations, Clinton made it clear that if
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Democratic Socialism
in the United States
By Bernie
Sanders |
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In the midst of the Great Depression,
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt looked
out at the nation and this is what he saw.
He saw tens of millions of its citizens
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Russia says eliminated 600 rebels
in Syria;: Islamic
State fighters launched a fresh attempt at dawn to
overrun the air base where government troops are holed
up just south of Deir al-Zor city. At least 20 Islamic
State fighters and eight soldiers have been killed in
clashes there so far.
Heavy Syria air strikes kill 8,
destroy oil tankers: monitor:
At least eight people were killed in at least 50 air
strikes on Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province Friday,
during which dozens of oil tankers were destroyed,
Russia's Putin talks of 'next
phase' in Syria military operation:
: Moscow's military campaign in Syria to
date has not achieved enough and a next phase is needed,
Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as
saying on Friday.
Russia asks Lebanon to shut
airspace for 3 days over 'military drills':
Lebanon's airspace is expected to close for three
consecutive days as of Friday midnight due to Russian
"military drills" set to take place in the Mediterranean
Sea
UN committee condemns Iranian,
Russian action in Syria:
The resolution also condemned "all foreign terrorist
fighters ... and foreign forces fighting on behalf of
the Syrian regime, particularly the al Quds Brigades,
the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (of Iran) and
militia groups, such as Hezbollah" and demanded that
foreign militias leave Syria
John McCain calls for 10,000 US
ground troops in Syria:
McCain lashed out at what he called the “USA’s lack of
leadership” on dealing with the emergence of the IS
group in Syria, saying America “should have seen what
this movement is all about” before it established a
strong territorial presence in Iraq and Syria.
US Prepared to 'Do More on
Ground' Against ISIL - Carter:
The United States is ready to change tactics in the
fight against the Islamic State terrorists that would
include more ground engagement, US Defense Secretary
Ashton Carter said on Thursday.
USA Delivers 19,000 Bombs to
Wahabist Saudis Supporting ISIS:
Could it be any more clear who is on the right side, and
who is on the wrong side of this conflict?
US lawmakers say forget Assad,
focus on IS::
Reps. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat, and Austin Scott, a
Republican, introduced legislation on Friday to end what
they called an "illegal war" to overthrow Assad, the
leader of Syria accused of killing tens of thousands of
Syrian citizens in a more than four-year-old civil war
entangled in a battle against IS extremists, also known
as ISIS.
Turkey summons Russian envoy over
bombing of Turkmens in Syria, PM says:
Davutoglu said the attacks late on Thursday targeted
civilians and that Turkey has information that Russian
warplanes took part in the offensive.
Turkey is Playing the Worst Part
of Syrian Crisis - Assad:
“Turkey is playing a most negative role in our crisis.
That’s related directly to [President Recep Tayyip]
Erdogan himself and [Prime Minister Ahmet] Davutoglu,
because they both reflect the real ideology that they
carry in their hearts, which is the Muslim Brotherhood
ideology,” Assad said in an interview with the French
newsmagazine
Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey List:
Is Turkey collaborating with the Islamic State (ISIS)?
Allegations range from military cooperation and weapons
transfers to logistical support, financial assistance,
and the provision of medical services. It is also
alleged that Turkey turned a blind eye to ISIS attacks
against Kobani.
Bomb attacks near mosque south of
Baghdad kill 15: A
roadside bomb planted near the mosque in Yousifiya went
off as worshipers were leaving Friday prayers, killing
two civilians and wounding nine, the sources said. A
suicide bomber later detonated his explosives-packed
vest, killing seven and wounding 28 others, they said.
Another Israeli attacked after
being mistaken for a Palestinian
: "A taxi driver passing by saw the crucifix in my car
and started shouting: 'He's an Arab terrorist.' They
then started beating me with everything they had:
sticks, chains and knives," he continued.
Provocation’: Israel outraged
over Spain’s Netanyahu arrest warrant:
Israel wants to quash an arrest warrant prepared by a
Spanish judge for Benjamin Netanyahu over the deadly
2010 IDF attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that killed
ten people.
Israeli spy Pollard released from
US prison: The terms
of his parole require him to remain in the US for at
least five years, though supporters - including
Netanyahu and some members of the US Congress - are
seeking permission for him to move to Israel
immediately.
Saudi Arabian court sentences
Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh to death for apostasy:
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Palestinian poet
to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith,
according to trial documents seen by Human Rights Watch,
its Middle East researcher Adam Coogle said on Friday.
Attacks on Yemeni army kills 34:
Some 15 soldiers and 19 fighters reported dead following
attacks in Hadramout province The Islamic State of Iraq
and Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for the
attacks on Friday,
More Than 800 Women and Children
Killed in Yemen, and No One Has Food:
As the death toll in the conflict pitting Saudi-led
coalition forces against Shia Houthi rebels and their
allies continues to rise, humanitarian conditions have
only grown more dire, said the coordinator. 21.2 million
people in the country – 82 percent of its entire
population – are in need of some sort of humanitarian
assistance.
27 killed in Mali hostage siege:
Special forces stormed a luxury hotel in Mali on Friday
after gunmen seized guests and staff in a hostage crisis
that left at least 27 people dead, including two gunmen,
a week after the extremist rampage in Paris.
Massacre in Mali:
Bodies lie piled up in pools
of blood in gore-spattered corridors of hotel where at
least 27 hostages were slaughtered by gunmen as one-eyed
'Marlboro Man' jihadist is blamed for attack
Al Qaeda-affiliated group claims
Mali hotel attack: An
African jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda claimed
responsibility on Friday for an attack on a luxury hotel
packed with foreigners in the Malian capital Bamako.
Russia inks deal to build Egypt's
first nuclear power plant:
Russia has signed an agreement with Egypt to build the
country's first nuclear power plant. The deal includes a
loan to cash-strapped Egypt, which has considered
building a nuclear plant since the 1980s.
28 "terrorists" killed in China’s
Xinjiang province:
Chinese police have killed twenty eight members of a
terrorist group responsible for a deadly attack on a
coal mine that killed 16 people in restive Xinjiang
province, authorities said today. The militants were
killed in a 56-day operation by police in the province,
publicity department of Xinjiang said in a statement.
Afghan Forces Kill 12 ISIS
Militants In Nangarhar Province:
The provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani
said Friday that Afghan forces had launched a mop-up
operation in the Achin district, east of Kabul, Thursday
night. Press TV reported the operation left 12 dead and
five injured.
Four soldiers killed outside
Pakistan mosque:
Unknown gunmen killed four paramilitary soldiers as they
guarded a mosque in Pakistan's volatile megacity of
Karachi Friday, officials said.
ISIS sends dozen suicide bombers
to Malaysian ASEAN summit - leaked memo:
A leaked Malaysian police report alleges there could be
at least ten Islamic State suicide bombers in Kuala
Lumpur, where leaders from 18 countries, including the
US, Russia, Japan and China, are set to gather this
weekend for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) summit.
Russia to overhaul national
security after plane bomb:
Russia's parliament has backed a sweeping overhaul of
national security, including a possible expansion of
intelligence powers, after the Kremlin concluded a bomb
downed a Russian plane over Egypt last month.
Paris attacks: woman killed in
St-Denis raid 'did not blow herself up' :
The French TV station iTele is reporting that an
unidentified man – not a woman – was the suicide bomber
who blew himself up on Wednesday during a violent police
shoot-out in St-Denis
Tapped phone led Paris attack
leader to his death:
The top suspect behind last week's Paris attacks was
watched by police being led into a building by a woman
suicide bomber the evening before they both died there
during a raid by special forces, a police source said on
Friday.
Colombian Army Kills 1 in Attack
on Coca Farmers in Cauca:
The Colombian army killed one campesino and wounded five
others after it raided a rural area Thursday in what
military officials say was an effort to “manually
eradicate” illegal coca crops.
New ISIS video threatens attack
on White House : ISIS
militants released a video on Thursday threatening the
White House with suicide bombings and car blasts and
vowing to conduct more attacks on France.
Donald Trump says he would
'absolutely' implement Muslim database if elected
president: Republican
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has voiced
support for creating a mandatory database to track
Muslims in the United States — the latest in an
escalating series of responses from the real estate
mogul following the deadly attacks in Paris.
Trump: Muslim database was
reporter’s idea:,
Trump refused to rule out a database and special IDs for
Muslims in an interview with Yahoo! on Thursday.
WorldNetDaily Pundit: 'Bomb Mecca
Off The Face Of The Earth':
Columnist Burt Prelutsky writes today that he has an
ingenious but “politically incorrect suggestion” of how
to defeat ISIS, namely that the U.S. “bomb Mecca off the
face of the earth, letting the Muslims know once and for
all that our God is far more powerful and, yes, vengeful
than their own puny deity.”
81 Percent of Charged Islamic
State Group Suspects in the US Are Citizens:
A report by the Center on National Security at Fordham
University has revealed that the majority of Islamic
State group-linked suspects charged in the U.S. are
American citizens.
Anti-Syrian Muslim Refugee
Rhetoric Mirrors Calls to Reject Jews During Nazi Era:
During the 1930s and early 1940s, the United States
resisted accepting large numbers of Jewish refugees
escaping the Nazi terror sweeping Europe, in large part
because of fearmongering by a small but vocal crowd.
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Will
The Matrix Prevail?
By Paul Craig
Roberts |
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The Paris attack is playing out as I
expected. The French government is attacking
French civil liberty with legislation
similar to the US PATRIOT Act.
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Paris and Freedom
By Andrew P.
Napolitano |
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It is in times of fear — whether generated
by outside forces or fomented by the
government itself — when we need to be most
vigilant about our liberties.
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Wars: US Militarist
Factions in Command
By Prof.
James Petras |
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The Zionists faction among the Washington
elite policymakers take positions which
consistently push for wars and aggressive
policies against any regime targeted by
Israel.
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Fact or fiction?
ISIL is currently suffering major
losses in manpower:
Russia's massive airstrikes have disrupted terrorist
groups' control over militants in Syria as come field
commanders refuse to follow orders, Kartapolov said.
Reports of air raids near
Damascus as truce talks crumble:
Anti-government groups are reporting Syrian government
airstrikes on a suburb of the capital Damascus after
talks for a two-week truce between the government and
rebels collapsed.
Russia says may work with US if
respects Syria govt:
Russia is ready to work with the Western coalition
fighting ISIS if its members respect Syria's
sovereignty, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Thursday.
British air strikes on Isis in
Syria: Labour MPs warn they will rebel if not given free
vote on bombing: The
Labour leadership has said it will oppose the plan
unless a request for authorisation has been formally put
to the UN’s Security Council and would not support the
“unilateral UK bombing of Syria”.
U.S. Eyes Russia-Iran Split in
Bid to End Syria Conflict:
The Obama administration and
European and Arab allies are seeking to peel Russia
away from its alliance with Iran,
a partnership that has bolstered Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad, said senior diplomats involved in efforts to
end Syria’s lengthy conflict.
US, allies conduct 27 airstrikes
in Syria, Iraq: US military:
An international coalition led by the
United States conducted 19 airstrikes against ISIS in
Iraq Wednesday, targeting the militant group near
Kirkuk, Kisik, Mosul, Ramadi and Sinjar, according to
the U.S. military.
Iraqi forces kill 94 Daesh
militants in military operations:
Nearly 100 terrorists with the Takfiri
Daesh terror group have been killed during separate
military operations by Iraqi armed forces and allied
Popular Mobilization units in different parts of Iraq.
Iraq: Violence in Baghdad, Diyala
leaves 13 dead: In
Baghdad, a police source told Anadolu Agency that six
people were killed and 25 others were injured in four
separate improvised bomb attacks in Jisr Diyala, al-Mahmoudiya,
al-Wardiyah and al-Shaab districts.
10 killed in fighting for key
Yemen province:
Yemeni pro-government forces advancing into the
strategic province of Taez were battling rebels on the
outskirts of its second largest town Thursday, military
sources said. Eight rebels and two loyalists were killed
in the fight.
At least five killed in Israel
and West Bank attacks:
At least five people have been killed in two alleged
Palestinian attacks in Tel Aviv and the illegal, Gush
Etzion Israeli settlement near Bethlehem in the occupied
West Bank, Israeli police have said.
Israeli officer gets community
service for brutal assault on US teen:
Tarek Abu Khdeir, 15, was severely beaten by masked
Israeli police officers last summer in the Shufat
neighborhood of East Jerusalem amid clashesfollowing
news that his cousin, Muhammad Abu Khdeir, was kidnapped
and burned alive by Jewish extremists.
Israeli Prime Minister pushes for
control of Golan after oil discovery:
Israel invaded and occupied the Syrian territory known
as the 'Golan Heights' in 1967, and has maintained a
military and civilian presence there ever since. But the
Israeli claim on the territory has never been recognized
by the international community.
Iran starts dismantling nuclear
equipment, U.N. report says:
Iran has disconnected almost a quarter of its
uranium-enriching centrifuges in less than a month, the
U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday, suggesting it
is racing to implement an agreement restricting its
nuclear activities.
Young female suicide bombers kill
15 in Nigeria market attack:
Girl aged just 11 one of two bombers linked to Islamist
terror group Boko Haram
Taliban advances in northern
Afghanistan: The
Taliban took over Yamgan district in Badakhshan province
on Wednesday after heavy clashes broke out between
security forces and the fighters.
China buys 24 advanced Russian
Su-35 warplanes in estimated $2bn landmark deal:
China has signed a contract to buy 24 Sukhoi Su-35
multipurpose fighter jets from Russia, becoming the
first foreign buyer of the advanced warplane, according
to manufacturer Rostec. The deal, estimated to be worth
$2 billion, is a significant boost to Russia’s arms
exports.
Sinai plane crash: Bomb that
brought down jet was
planted among passengers,: The bomb which brought down
the Russian plane over Sinai was placed in the main
cabin, not the luggage hold as previously believed, it
has been reported.
Paris attacks: 'Ringleader'
Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed in raid:
The suspected ringleader of the attacks in Paris,
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was among those killed in a French
police raid, prosecutors say.
Watch: First footage of Paris
attacks shows diners diving for cover as jihadist sprays
café with bullets...
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Women he tried to kill at
point-blank range but who escaped because his gun jammed
Signs Point to Unencrypted
Communications Between Terror Suspects:
In the wake of the Paris attack, intelligence officials
and sympathizers upset by the Edward Snowden leaks and
the spread of encrypted communications have tried to
blame Snowden for the terrorists’ ability to keep their
plans secret from law enforcement.
Paris attacks: Mosques attacked
in US and Canada: Islamic
centres have been receiving hateful phone messages and
some mosques have been marked with graffiti, fire and
vengeful messages. In Canada, a man is in police custody
after releasing a video threatening to kill Muslims in
Quebec.
Survival of the richest: how
London's super-rich are trying to buy immortality:
When you have everything you ever dreamed of, what’s
left to want? Time to enjoy it, of course. Rebecca
Newman investigates the cutting-edge treatments helping
London’s super-rich stay forever young — and just how
much they’re prepared to pay for them
ISIS video makes threats against
New York: The video
shows several scenes in Manhattan including Times
Square, a Gap in Herald Square, T.G.I. Friday's and
yellow taxi cabs on city streets. It also includes
images of terrorist sharpshooters and terrorists wearing
suicide belts.
Can Terrorists Really Infiltrate
the Syrian Refugee Program?:
In the 14 years since September 11, 2001, the United
States has resettled 784,000 refugees from around the
world, according to data from the Migration Policy
Institute, a D.C. think tank. And within that
population, three people have been arrested for
activities related to terrorism.
U.S. Would Be Wrong to Ban Muslim
Refugees: Terrorist
groups seek to create a wedge between Muslims and those
of other faiths. Daesh has called for the destruction of
what it calls the "gray zone," where people of all
religions co-exist.
More Mexicans leave than enter
USA in historic shift:
For the first time in more than four decades, more
Mexican immigrants are returning to their home country
than coming to the United States, according to a report
released Thursday.
Trump rises in wake of Paris
attacks : Trump’s
gains show him once again confounding Beltway wisdom,
where the widespread view was that such a grave event
would lead voters to look toward White House candidates
who are purportedly more mature and sophisticated than
the erstwhile star of “The Apprentice.”
Trump Open to Ground Troops in
Syria, Expands on Safe Zone Idea:
"We've got to get rid of ISIS quickly, quickly. Not for
a long time. Let me tell you what I really want to do. I
want to get other people to put troops on the ground and
we'll back them up 100 percent," he explained.
41 years. $3 billion. Inside the
Clinton donor network.
- Over four decades of public life, Bill and Hillary
Clinton have built an unrivaled global network of donors
while pioneering fundraising techniques that have
transformed modern politics and paved the way for them
to potentially become the first husband and wife to win
the White House.
Exposed – The Clinton Foundation
is Running a $20 Million Private Equity Firm in Colombia:
A charitable foundation running a private equity fund is
“not something one hears about commonly” and is “very
concerning,” according to Craig Holman, the government
affairs lobbyist at the watchdog group Public Citizen.
Must Watch – Warren’s Warning
About The Coming Corporate Tax Giveaway:
If there was ever an Elizabeth Warren speech to see, it
is this one.
Half of New Yorkers Say They Are
Barely or Not Getting By, Poll Shows:
Half of New York City residents say they are struggling
economically, making ends meet just barely, if at all,
and most feel sharp uncertainty about the future of the
city’s next generation, a new poll shows.
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Putin – Cometh the
Hour, Cometh the Man
By Finian
Cunningham |
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How many other statesmen are
ready and willing to do the decent thing and
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Stopping ISIS: Follow
the Money
By Peter Van
Buren |
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So as is said, ISIS’ sources
of funding grow curious and curiouser the
more one knows. After a year and three
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Syria is a War Russia
Intends to Win
By Mike
Whitney |
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If the US gets in Russia’s
way, by setting up a safe zone within
Syria’s sovereign borders or doing something
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Win the War? No, Put
an End To It
By Jean-Paul
Piérot |
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This is not the time to
intensify strikes, for more strikes will
only fire up a dangerous escalation and more
attacks; this is the time to seize the
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More Paris Puzzles
By Paul Craig
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Terrorism has been unleashed
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Russia hits 206 ISIS targets in
Syria:
It was also the first time Russia used in combat a new
air-to-surface missile, KR Kh 101/102, which has been in
service since 2012 but was not shown in public before.
The missile can be seen inside a bomber bay in a video
released by the defense ministry.
Russian warplanes destroy 500
terrorist oil trucks in Syria
: Hundreds of
thousands of tons of fuel have been delivered to Iraq
for processing by trucks and the revenue generated from
these illegal exports is the one of the terrorists’ main
sources of funding, he said.
France, Russia raids in Syria
kill 33 ISIS fighters:
French and Russian air raids were reported Wednesday to
have killed 33 ISIS fighters in their Syrian stronghold
Raqqa, in a barrage of strikes after the attacks in
Paris.
Turkey kills 'ISIS militant' on
Syria border, detains 21:
The suspected ISIS militant killed on Tuesday was part
of a group seeking to illegally cross the border
neighbouring the Kilis region of southern Turkey, the
army said in a statement.
Islamic State claims Norwegian,
Chinese captives executed:
- Islamic State said in its magazine on Wednesday that
it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian captive, showing
what appeared to be pictures of the dead men with a
banner reading "executed."
The Army of Conquest is Taking
Over Western Syria:
The lack of international support for any major armed
coalition in western Syria has cleared the way for the
Army of Conquest – an alliance of mainly Islamist and
jihadist groups – to become the most powerful force in
Syria in the future, argues Saleem al-Omar
Keep Assad in power to defeat
Isis in Syria, says former UK military chief:
David Cameron should abandon his “contradictory war
aims” and accept that President Bashar al-Assad must
remain in power to allow his army to take the lead in
defeating Islamic State forces in Syria, former chief of
the defence staff Gen David Richards has said.
US intentionally spare ISIS in
Syria, want terrorists to weaken Assad – Russian FM:
The US and its allies are playing a dangerous game in
Syria as they count on Islamic State to weaken President
Bashar Assad, but at the same time don’t want the terror
group to seize power in the country, Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Syria could be weeks away from
big transition, says John Kerry:
The US secretary of state, John Kerry, has given an
upbeat assessment of prospects for diplomatic efforts to
end the war in Syria and fight Islamic State, saying a
ceasefire between Bashar al-Assad and the rebels
fighting to overthrow him could now be just weeks away.
U.S., allies launch 16 strikes in
Iraq, 13 in Syria against militants: U.S.:
The Combined Joint Task Force said the Syria strikes hit
near Abu Kamal, Hasaka, al-Hawl and included four
strikes near Raqqa, where they destroyed three militant
headquarters and a bivouac.
Car bombs, gunfire rattle Iraqi
capital, seven killed:
At least seven people have lost their lives and more
than two dozen others sustained injuries in separate
bomb blasts and a shooting attack in and around the
capital, Baghdad.
5 SIS senior leaders killed in
artillery bombardment west of Ramadi:
The leadership
of al-Jazeera and al-Badiya Operations in Anbar province
announced on Wednesday the killing of five ISIS senior
leaders in an artillery bombing that targeted their
gathering west of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad).
Lebanese forces raid warehouse of
explosive belts in Tripoli:
Lebanese security forces raided a warehouse of
explosives and suicide belts belonging to Islamic State
in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Lebanese city of Tripoli
Tuesday afternoon, Al-Hayat, the pan-Arab newspaper,
reported.
30 Al Houthis killed in Yemen air
strikesi:
At least 30 Al Houthi militants were killed in air
strikes in the last 24 hours in Taiz as coalition forces
carried out at least 20 air strikes.
Two civilians killed in new Saudi
airstrike against Yemen:
On Wednesday,
Saudi warplanes pounded a residential area in the al-Sarawi
district of the province, situated 260 kilometers (166
miles) south of the capital, Sana’a, leaving two members
of a family dead, Arabic-language al-Masirah satellite
television network reported.
Two Saudi police shot dead in
kingdom's east: ministry:
Two Saudi policemen were shot dead Wednesday when they
came under fire in the kingdom's east, where most of the
minority Shiite community live, the interior ministry
said.
Israel approves 454 new illegal,
settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved
the marketing of land for the construction of 454 homes
in two settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, a
government official said on Tuesday.
Would SA arrest top Israeli
military commanders?:
The warrants of arrest for the four Israeli commanders
were not issued by South Africa, but by a Turkish court
in 2014, Mayet clarified But he said that attorneys for
Davids have now received a written undertaking – which
he has seen – from SAPS, “indicating they will exercise
an arrest” if those commanders enter South Africa.
Blast at market in northeastern
Nigeria's Yola kills 32:
A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian
city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and
wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
Boko Haram, not ISIS, is world's
deadliest, study finds:
The Global Terrorism Index says deaths attributed to
Boko Haram increased by 317 percent in 2014 to 6,644
compared to 6,073 blamed on Islamic State. Boko Haram
pledged allegiance to IS in March and calls itself that
group's West Africa Province.
Nigeria's Dasuki 'stole $2bn'
from anti-Boko Haram fight;
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the
arrest of his predecessor's security adviser, for
allegedly stealing some $2bn (£1.3bn).
Around 20 African refugees lost
at sea after boat sinks:
Around 20 African migrants are missing at sea after
their boat sunk in the Atlantic Ocean around 20 miles
off the coast of Western Sahara, Spanish sea rescue
services said on Wednesday.
Afghan forces kill 26 militants,
Taliban militants mount pressure in northern district:
- The Afghan government forces have killed 26 Taliban
militants during operations across the country over the
past two days, as Taliban attempted to overrun the
strategically important Yamgan district in Badakhshan
province
Abu Sayyaf beheading of Malaysian
condemned:
PM Najib said he's shocked and sickened after hostage
killed by the armed group in the southern Philippines.
Two suspects killed in Paris
police raid:
Deaths in Saint-Denis suburb police operation include
female suicide bomber who blew herself up, prosecutor
says.
Paris attack suspect was fined
for drugs possession in Netherlands:
Abdeslam, his brother, and a third man, were stopped
near the Belgian border during a routine check, a Dutch
police statement said. He was fined 70 euros ($75) for
possession of "soft drugs", meaning either cannabis or
hashish, while driving back to Belgium.
Syrian Passport in Paris May Be
Planted, German Minister Says:
“There are indications that this was a planted lead, but
it still can’t be ruled out that this was indeed an IS
terrorist posing as a refugee,” he told reporters in
Berlin on Tuesday, referring to Islamic State, which
France blames for organizing the violence.
French President Francois
Hollande Welcomes Refugees Despite Paris Attack:
French President Francois Hollande today promised that
“France will remain a country of freedom,” defending his
decision to honor a commitment to accept migrants and
refugees despite Friday’s deadly terrorist attacks in
Paris.
Film Shows Chilling Climate for
Muslims in Post-Hebdo France:
“After Paris Attacks, a Darker Mood Toward Islam Emerges
in France.” It describes how the relationship between
France and “its Muslim community” is now “tipping toward
outright distrust, even hostility” in the aftermath of
last Friday’s violence.
Mosques vandalised as US states
reject Syria refugees:
Suspected hate crimes targeting Muslims carried out as
anti-Islam rhetoric swells in the US following Paris
attacks.
French intel predicted Paris
attack, but got the timing wrong:
French intelligence services believed with near
certainty that the Islamic State was planning a major
attack in Paris but got the timing wrong. They thought
the group would aim for the UN Climate Change Conference
starting in Paris on November 30, when dozens of world
leaders will be on hand.
Sweden raises terror threat level
to second highest citing 'concrete information':
Sweden's security chief has raised the country's terror
threat level to four on a scale of five, citing
“concrete information.” An investigation has been
launched regarding the "preparation of terrorist
offenses."
David Cameron would launch air
strikes on ISIS in Syria without UN backing "to keep
country safe":
The Prime Minister says he would ignore a poll that said
52% of Brits want him to wait for a UN Security Council
resolution
Bush calls for US ground forces
to fight Islamic State:
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the
United States must commit U.S. ground forces to the
Middle East to fight the Islamic State. He says: "The
United States — in conjunction with our NATO allies and
more Arab partners — will need to increase our presence
on the ground."
Majority Do Not Want U.S. to
Accept Syrian Refugees In Wake of Paris Attacks:
A Bloomberg Politics national poll released Wednesday
that was conducted in the aftermath of the Paris attacks
found that 53 percent of American adults believe that
the best approach for the U.S. to deal with refugees
fleeing the civil war in Syria would be to not accept
them
Paris Attacks Renew Call for
Access to Encrypted Messages:
The bloodshed in Paris led U.S. officials Monday to
renew calls for limits on technology that prevents
governments from spying on phone conversations, text
messages and e-mails.
L.A. council declares homeless
crisis :
With an estimated 26,000 people calling Los Angeles
sidewalks, cars and storm drains home, city officials on
Tuesday approved an expanded campaign to help the
homeless this winter by opening public buildings as
temporary shelters and allowing people to sleep inside
vehicles in designated lots.
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Syrian
army captures village from Islamic State:
The Syrian army has seized a village from Islamic State
in western Syria, state media and a group monitoring the
war reported on Tuesday, retaking territory in an area
where the jihadist group had recently advanced near a
vital north-south highway.
Syrians in
Raqqa tell of 'insane nights' of air strikes:
A media activist in Raqqa, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that French air
strikes had targeted abandoned ISIL bases in the suburbs
of the city where there are no civilians or ISIL
fighters.
Syria's
Assad says no intelligence sharing with France unless
change in policy:
"If the French government is not serious in its fight
against terrorism, we will not waste our time
collaborating with a country, government or an
institution that supports terrorism," he said in the
interview carried out the day after Friday's deadly
attacks in Paris.
Egypt plane crash: Russia says
jet was bombed in terror attack:
Putin said he had ordered Russia’s special services to
focus on finding those responsible. “The tears in our
soul and heart will remain with us forever, but this
won’t stop us from finding and punishing those guilty,”
he said. “We will search for them wherever they may be
hiding. We will find them anywhere on the planet and
punish them.”
Russia fires missiles from
Mediterranean on targets in ISIS stronghold Raqqa -
reports: The Russian
military has launched airstrikes against the Islamic
State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria with cruise missiles
from their ships in the Mediterranean Sea, France’s Le
Monde newspaper said, citing a French official.
Britain and US make steps towards
agreement with Russia over Isis and Syria:
Britain and the US have inched towards a rapprochement
with Russia over their contrasting approaches to
tackling Isis. Mr Putin pointed out the change in the
West’s stance on co-operation with Moscow in the fight
against the terrorists. “The recent tragic events in
France show that we should join efforts in preventing
terror,” he said.
US, Turkey working to close
northern Syria border -- Kerry:
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that
the United States is starting an operation with Turkey
to finish securing the northern Syrian border, an area
that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
militants have used as a lucrative smuggling route.
Cameron: I will make case for
strikes against IS in Syria:
The prime minister told the Commons the Paris attacks
had strengthened the case for air strikes, suggesting
there could be a fresh vote on the issue. He wanted to
"do the right thing for our country", and hit the "head
of the snake" of IS in Raqqa, Syria, he said. MPs
rejected possible air strikes in Syria in a 2013 Commons
vote.
Canadian killed fighting ISIS to
be repatriated Thursday:
The body of John Gallagher, a Canadian soldier who was
killed while fighting Islamic State militants in Syria,
will be flown back to Canada this week.
RAF jets pound ISIS targets with
at least 30 jihadis killed in Iraq:
The MoD said a Tornado G4 patrol aircraft was used to
"guide" a Paveway bomb on to a group of more than 30
fighters from the terrorist group - also known as Daesh
or Isil - near Sinjar.
Canadian jets strike three
Islamic State fighting positions in Iraq:
Two Canadian fighter jets successfully struck three
Islamic State fighting positions near the Iraqi city of
Ramadi on Tuesday, according to the Department of
Defence.
There are signs Canadian
commandos are battling ISIS in northern Iraq:
Canadian special operations forces are continuing to
advise and assist Kurdish forces as they battle ISIS in
a major offensive in the northern part of Iraq, an
operation that brings with it the strong likelihood
Canadian commandos are in combat today.,
Canada to Increase Iraq Trainers,
but Will Remove Jets:
Canada will send more military trainers to Iraq but
remains committed to removing its fighter jets from the
country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday,
sticking with his campaign pledges for the region
despite the Paris attacks. He added that he stands by
his goal of bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the
end of the year.
44 anti-rebel fighters killed in
Yemen ambush: In a
separate development, security officials said more than
20 Houthi fighters were killed on Monday and Tuesday in
clashes in the central Marib province.
Yemen's exiled president returns
to rally forces, over 50 killed:
Yemen's exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi returned
to the southern port city of Aden on Tuesday to rally
forces loyal to him in the country's civil war and
oversee a campaign to retake the city of Taiz, a
presidency official said.
12 Killed in Afghanistan Clash:
At least 12 people including two policemen and 10
militants were killed in a clash in Afghanistan's
northern province of Kunduz on Tuesday, an official
said.
Dissident Afghan Taliban leader
'shot and wounded' by bodyguard:
A leader of a breakaway Afghan Taliban faction fighting
for control of the Islamist movement has been shot and
wounded by a bodyguard, two Taliban commanders said on
Tuesday, highlighting unprecedented chaos embroiling the
militants.
Russia
Offers $50m Reward For Info On Sinai Plane Attackers
: Confirming that it was a bomb blast that caused the
Sinai plane crash, the Russian government has announced
a rward of $50 million on information regarding the
perpetrators of the incident.
Egypt
detains two airport staff over Russian plane bombing:
security sources:
Two employees of Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh airport have
been detained for questioning over the crash of a
Russian airliner that killed all 224 people aboard, two
security officials and an airport employee said Tuesday.
Russia's
Putin questions U.S.-led TPP trade pact arrangements:
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised on Tuesday
the way the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade
deal is being arranged, saying the "clandestine talks"
do not promote stability in Asia Pacific.
Migrant
boat overturns near Greek island, at least 9 dead:
A plastic boat carrying migrants capsized in the eastern
Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Kos on Tuesday,
killing at least nine people including four children,
authorities said
UN warns
states against 'backtracking' on migrant commitments
taking:
"Refugees should not be turned into scapegoats and must
not become the secondary victims of these most tragic
events," Fleming added, after some EU states indicated
they would take a hard line on the migrant crisis
following the attacks.
Czech
president attends, addresses rally against Muslims:
Amid heavy security, the Bloc against Islam rallied
Tuesday in support of President Milos Zeman, who is
known for his anti-Islam rhetoric. Zeman told the crowd
of several thousand people that they aren't extremists.
As world
mourns Paris, many in Mideast see double-standard:
The day before the Paris attacks, twin suicide bombers
struck a southern Beirut suburb, killing at least 43
people, and on Friday a suicide bomber struck a funeral
in Iraq, killing at least 21. Both attacks were claimed
by the IS group and reported by major media outlets, but
generated little interest outside the region
German
police arrest five in operation linked to Paris attacks:
Police in the western German city of Aachen arrested
five people, at least three of them foreign citizens, on
Tuesday in an operation linked to the militant attacks
last Friday in Paris that killed 129 people.
Paris
attacks 'mastermind' Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud: what we know:
Belgian national of Moroccan origin has been on the run
since police raid on suspected Isis cell in Verviers in
January
Syrian Passport by Stadium Stolen
or Fake, A.F.P. Reports:
Agence France-Presse is reporting,
citing a source close to the investigation, that the
passport bore the name of Ahmad al-Mohammad, a soldier
in the Syrian Army who was born in 1990 and died months
ago.
28 EU
states agree on first-ever military support to France:
France has invoked an EU treaty collective defense
article requesting military help from its European
partners in response to the terror attacks in Paris. EU
officials say the mutual defense article is being used
for the first time.
Israeli
Defense Minister: Europe Must Place Security Needs Over
Human Rights
: European countries, including France, will need to
carry out wiretapping of civilians, tighten passport
controls and post guards at the entrances to public
places, he added.
More than
half the country's governors, citing security concerns,
said they would refuse Syrian refugees:
A drumbeat of opposition against allowing Syrian
refugees into the U.S. intensified Monday as more than
half the country’s governors, citing security concerns,
said they would refuse to accept Syrian refugees into
their states following the Paris attacks, which
President Obama said “would be a betrayal of our
values.”
Islamic
State threatens attack on Washington, other countries:
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that
countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would
suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack
in Washington.
CIA chief
warns Islamic State may have other attacks ready:
CIA Director John Brennan warned on Monday that the
attacks in Paris claimed by the extremist Islamic State
movement were not a “one-off event” and that the
militants may have similar operations ready to launch.
51
arrested in protests after black man shot by Minneapolis
police:
The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports
protesters were on the freeway, attempting to block
traffic. The shutdown first started around 7 p.m.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, protesters were
given four warnings to disperse or be subject to arrest.
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Grasping the Motives
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By James Paul |
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terror, we must do more than react blindly
in support of widened Western military
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54 killed
in battles with IS in Iraq:
Security forces retake areas in IS-held Ramadi: Iraqi
security forces on Monday fought fierce clashes with
Islamic State (IS) militants and retook control of two
areas in and near the IS-held city of Ramadi, while a
total of 54 people were killed in clashes with IS
militants in Anbar and Iraq's northern central province
of Salahudin, security sources said.
Baghdad
Bombings Kill at Least 7, Injure 15:
Two attacks in central Baghdad left three dead, while an
improvised explosive device and a car bomb killed two
soldiers and two civilians south of the center of the
Iraqi capital.
Yazidis burn Muslim homes in
Iraq's Sinjar: witnesses:
Members of Iraq's
Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by the
Islamic State group, looted and burned Muslim homes in
Sinjar after its recapture from the jihadists, witnesses
said Sunday.
Syria:
Army establishes control over more areas across the
country, kills scores of terrorists:
A unit of the army and armed forces blew up a tunnel for
terrorist organizations and kills six terrorists in
Talbeeseh in the northern countryside of Homs.
ISIS-linked Syrian commander killed by rival faction:
The leader of a militant Syrian faction that had pledged
allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
group was killed on Sunday in a suicide attack by rival
extremists, a monitoring group said.
Syrian
Kurdish-Arab alliance captures nearly 200 villages from
IS:
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces fighting the
Islamic State group in northeast Syria has driven the
jihadists out of nearly 200 villages, its spokesman told
reporters on Monday.
US-led
strikes destroy 116 Islamic State fuel trucks in east
Syria:
Strikes by the US-led air coalition fighting the Islamic
State group destroyed 116 fuel trucks used by the
jihadist organisation in eastern Syria, the Pentagon
said on Monday. In a statement, the Pentagon said the
trucks were destroyed in a single strike yesterday near
Albu Kamal, an IS-held town in Deir Ezzor province along
Syria’s border with Iraq.
Obama
rules out putting U.S. troops on the ground to fight
ISIS:
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said the United
States would stick to its current strategy in the fight
against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, again
ruling out putting U.S. troops on the ground in a
fighting capacity.
40 states
financing Daesh terror group, says Russian president:
Russian President Vladimir Putin says financing for the
Takfiri Daesh terrorist group comes from dozens of
countries, including some G20 member states.
In
case you missed it:
Now The
Truth Emerges: How The US Fuelled The Rise of Isis In
Syria and Iraq:
The sectarian terror group won’t be defeated by the
western states that incubated it in the first place
French
president vows attacks without mercy against ISIS after
Paris carnage:
Hollande said France — which is already bombing ISIS
targets in Syria and Iraq as part of the U.S.-led
coalition, and has troops fighting militants in Africa —
"will be merciless toward the barbarians of Islamic
State group."
France
seeks global coalition against Islamic State:
French President Francois Hollande called on the United
States and Russia to join forces to destroy Islamic
State in the wake of Friday's attacks across Paris, and
announced a wave of measures to combat terror in France.
Putin says
Paris attacks show need for anti-terror coalition:
"I think that not only we are able, but it is also
indispensible" to form an international anti-terrorist
coalition, Putin told reporters after the G20 summit in
the Turkish resort of Antalya. "I spoke about this at
the United Nations... and the tragic events that
followed have confirmed that we were right."
What
French have been doing against Islamic State in Syria:
The Paris attack comes less than a week after France's
military said a French airstrike had targeted an oil
distribution center in Syria controlled by Islamic State
militants in an attempt to cut a crucial source of the
group's funding.
In
case you missed it:
Why does
France want to overthrow the Syrian Arab Republic ?:
France is today the main international power which is
calling for the overthrow of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Trudeau
government firm on airstrike withdrawal despite Paris
attacks:
Despite the devastating terrorist attack in France, the
Trudeau government says it will not waver from its
resolve to withdraw from the air war against Islamic
State militants, as well as to fast-track the arrival of
25,000 Middle Eastern refugees in Canada before the end
of the year.
13 Kurdish
rebels killed in new southeast Turkey air strikes: army:
Turkish warplanes carried out a new wave of air strikes
against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the
southeast, killing 13 rebels overnight, the army said
Monday.
Yemen
officials say airstrikes, clashes kill some 40 rebels:
Yemeni security officials say Saudi-led airstrikes and
clashes have killed some 40 Shiite rebels and their
allies over the past 24 hours.
US to sell
$1.29 bn 'smart bombs' to Saudi:
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of
thousands of smart bombs worth a total of $1.29 billion
(849.12 million pound) to Saudi Arabia to help replenish
supplies used in its battle against insurgents in Yemen
and air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, U.S.
officials familiar with the deal said on Monday.
Saudis
Planning For A War Of Attrition In Europe With Russia’s
Oil Industry:
Russia’s central bank recently warned about the growing
financial risks to the Russian economy from Saudi Arabia
encroaching upon its traditional export market for crude
oil. Russia sends 70 percent of its oil to Europe, but
Saudi Arabia has been making inroads in the European
market amid the oil price downturn.
Israeli
forces kill 2 Palestinians in Qalandiya refugee camp:
Israeli soldiers shot and killed Laith Assad Manasra,
21, and Ahmad Abu al-Aish, 28, as clashes broke out
following a raid involving hundreds of Israeli forces in
the densely populated refugee camp.
UN slams
Israel’s summary executions of Palestinians:
The United Nations has censured Israel for using
excessive force and carrying out summary executions
against Palestinians as the regime continues its acts of
aggression in the occupied territories.
Spanish judge issues arrest
warrants for Netanyahu, Liberman, others
:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and seven other former
and current government officials may be at risk of
arrest over the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla raid if they
step foot on Spanish soil after a judge, late last week,
drew up warrants.
Israel
angered by 'appalling' Swedish comments after Paris
attacks:
Israel described on Monday as "appallingly impudent"
comments by Sweden's foreign minister that it
interpreted as an attempt to link the Islamic State
attacks in Paris to the plight of Palestinians under
Israeli occupation.
Egypt
kills 24 militants in central Sinai near Russian plane
crash site: security sources:
Egyptian security forces shot dead 24 ISIS militants in
central Sinai, 70 km from the crash site of the Russian
passenger plane the group claimed it brought down,
security sources said Monday.
Security
forces kill seven Somalis waiting for aid:
At least seven people were killed and 12 others wounded
Monday when a gunfight broke out in Somalia between
rival security forces as they waited for cards for food
aid, police said.
Witnesses:
5 killed in overnight violence in Burundi:
- Three grenades exploded Monday in different parts of
Burundi's capital following a night of violence in which
five people, including a policeman, were killed,
witnesses and the police said Monday.
Islamic
State tightens grip in central Libya with executions -
UN:
Islamic State (IS) has gained control over swathes of
territory, "committing gross abuses including public
summary executions of individuals based on their
religion or political allegiance", the joint report by
the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the U.N.
Support Mission in Libya said.
Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 12 people in E
Afghanistan:
At least 12 militants, including nine foreign nationals,
were killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan’s
eastern Nangarhar province, Afghan officials said
Sunday.
Three
Ukrainian soldiers killed by landmine in east:
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a landmine blast
in the war-torn separatist east, Kiev said Monday, as
clashes between government forces and pro-Russian
insurgents rumbled on after more than two months of
relative calm.
Ukrainian
military shells Donetsk — administration:
The Ukrainian Army last night shelled Zhabichevo
settlement north of Donetsk and the Volvo Center area in
Kuibyshevsky district of the capital of the
self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), head of
the Kuibyshevsky district administration Ivan Prikhodko
told Donetsk News Agency on Monday.
More ISIS-planned attacks
expected: Lebanon security chief:
General Security head Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim Monday
warned that more attacks similar to the twin suicide
bombing which rocked Beirut's southern suburb
neighborhood of Burj al-Barajneh are being planned
Islamic State threatens attack on
Washington, other countries:
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that
countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would
suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack
in Washington.
CIA Chief expects more IS attacks
in 'pipeline' : CIA
Director John Brennan warned that the attacks in Paris
were likely not a "one-off event" and he expects Islamic
State has more operations in the pipeline
Iraqi
Intelligence Warned France of ISIS Attack Day Before
Paris Assault:
Iraqi intelligence sent dispatch saying Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi had ordered an attack on coalition countries
fighting against them
Turkey Claims It Warned France
About Paris Attacker Twice:
Turkey notified France twice in December 2014 and June
2015 about one of the attackers in suicide bombings and
shootings in Paris that killed more than 130 people, a
senior Turkish government official said on Monday.
France:
Jewish community was warned of impending mass terror
attack:
Security officials in France’s Jewish community were
informed of the very real possibility of an impending
large terrorist attack in the country, according to
Jonathan-Simon Sellem, a freelance journalist and a
representative of French citizens in Israel.
Paris
attacks: an international joint venture in violence:
Friday's attacks in Paris were probably ordered by a
Belgian living in Syria and carried out by a group led
by Belgium-based French nationals with an accomplice who
may have used a refugee route via Greece.
Paris
attacks: Abdelhamid Abaaoud named as suspected
mastermind behind terror attacks:
French investigators say they are hunting a 27-year-old
Belgian man suspected of being the mastermind behind
Friday night's attacks in Paris.
‘France is
at war’: Hollande urges more security spending &
stripping of citizenship after attacks:
President Francois Hollande urged for increased security
spending and stripping dual citizens of their French
nationality if they are deemed a terrorism risk. It
comes just days after Paris attacks killed 129 people.
Hungary’s
Viktor Orban says migrant quotas will ‘spread terrorism
across Europe’:
EU migrant quotas will spread terrorism across Europe,
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told lawmakers on
Monday as parliament prepared a legal challenge against
the quota regime.
Britain to
hire 1,900 more spies to combat Islamic State militants:
Britain will increase its intelligence agency staff by
15 percent and more than double spending on aviation
security to defend against Islamist militants plotting
attacks from Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said on
Monday.
Mosque in
Canada deliberately set on fire: Police:
On Sunday, police authorities told reporters that they
were still investigating the case of arson at Masjid
al-Salaam, the only mosque in the city of Peterborough
on the Otonabee River in central Ontario.
Shots
fired into Muslim family's home:
Amir and Nehal Elmasri said when they returned home to
their gated community from feeding the homeless Sunday
morning, they noticed a bullet hole in their garage
door. The family said that the bullet went through their
garage and into their master bedroom.
Trump
warns Syrian refugees could be 'one of the great Trojan
horses':
"We cannot let them into this country, period," the
Republican presidential hopeful told CNBC.
Trump
Calls for ‘Study’ of Mosques After Paris Terror Attacks:
Asked about possibility of France shutting mosques with
radical ties and whether he’d do same as U.S. president,
Trump says, “I would hate to do it, but it’s something
that you’re going to have to strongly consider because
some of the ideas and some of the hatred, the absolute
hatred, is coming from these areas”
Protests
erupt after black man shot by Minneapolis police:
Some witnesses’ accounts that the man, identified as
Jamar Clark, was handcuffed when he was shot early
Sunday morning led to outrage. Police said their
preliminary investigation shows the man was not
handcuffed, but the investigation is ongoing.
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Non-French War Deaths
Matter
By David
Swanson |
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reliably produces more terror, France is an
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ByPeter Van
Buren |
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You don’t want to read this, and I take no
pleasure in writing it, and no one really
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By Robert
Parry |
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Will Obama explain how U.S. “allies” in the
Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey
and Qatar, have been fueling this Sunni
extremism for years? Will he dare recognize
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Terrorist List
By Pepe
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Ankara is planning by itself to send no less
than 10,700 soldiers to invade northern
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French Jets Bomb Syria
: The French Ministry of Defense said it targeted a
command post and a terrorist training camp, dropping 20
bombs on ISIS’s de facto capital in Raqqah, Syria. The
first target included a command post, jihadist
recruiting center and a weapons warehouse, the ministry
said.
U.S.
delivers ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters battling
Islamic State:
The delivery of
ammunition represented only the second time the United
States has moved to arm the Syrian Arab Coalition, a
collection of about 10-12 groups numbering about 5,000
fighters. They are working with Kurds and others to claw
back land from Islamic State.
U.S.,
France agree on concrete steps in fight against Islamic
State:
"They agreed on concrete steps the U.S. and French
militaries should take to further intensify our close
cooperation in prosecuting a sustained campaign against
(Islamic State)," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook
said in a statement.
Denmark
foreign minister says wants to bomb IS in Syria:
Denmark's fighter jets, which had been in action in Iraq
earlier this year and will return next year, should also
have the mandate to bomb Islamic State positions in
Syria, the Danish foreign minister was quoted as saying
on Sunday following the attacks in Paris.
Aim is for
Syria election in 18 months, German minister says after
Vienna talks:
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on
Saturday that countries participating in a one-day
conference on Syria had decided to start immediate talks
with opposition groups there.
Syrians
react to peace plan:
Agreement on ceasefire and elections announced by world
leaders in Vienna receives lukewarm reception from
activists.
Obama,
Putin talk Syria & Ukraine on sidelines of G20 summit:
According to the Kremlin's envoy to the G20, Svetlana
Lukash, the informal meeting between Putin and Obama
lasted for more than 30 minutes.
President
al-Assad to French delegation:
Terrorist attacks on Paris can’t be separated from those
of Beirut and events in Syria: – President Bashar
al-Assad received on Saturday a French delegation,
including a number of parliamentarians, intellectuals,
and media men, headed by member of the French National
Assembly Thierry Mariani.
Iraq says
it shared info that France, US and Iran were targets:
"Information has been obtained from Iraqi intelligence
sources that the countries to be targeted, are Europe in
general, specifically France, as well as America and
Iran," Jaafari said from the sidelines of talks in
Vienna on ending the war in Syria on Saturday.
250 ISIS militants killed and
headquarters destroyed in Albu Hayat of Iraq:
The leader of Albu Nimir tribe in Anbar, Naeem Kawood,
announced on Saturday the destruction of the ISIS
headquarters in the area of Albu Hayat west of Ramadi,
while pointed out to the killing of 250 ISIS elements in
the region.
Bodies of 78 elderly women who
were killed by ISIS found in mass graves in Iraq:
Second grave contained about 60 bodies of men, women and
children
ISIS attack in Turkey, ‘fidayeen’
blows himself; 4 injured:
A day after Paris attack, ISIS terrorist blew himself up
in southern Turkey on Sunday, injuring 4 policemen. The
attack came on a day when World leaders have congregated
to attend G20 summit.
ISIS had
initially sent 5 bombers for Lebanon attacks: Machnouk:
ISIS had initially planned to target a hospital in the
southern suburbs of Beirut Thursday by using four
instead of two suicide bombers, Interior Minister Nouhad
Machnouk said Sunday
A father's
split-second heroism saved countless lives in another
terror attack, in Beirut:
Adel Termos, a Beirut resident out with his young
daughter, witnessed a horrific bombing on Thursday. Then
he made a split-second decision that saved countless
lives.
Sectarian
strife serves enemy, not Lebanese people: Sayyad Hassan
Nasrallah:
Video - Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah condemned the terrorist
attacks in Paris and expressed solidarity with the
French people. Nasrallah said Israel and ISIL are trying
to ignite a war in Lebanon. He noted that the ISIL
attack in Beirut was meant to pressure Hezbollah to
withdraw from the battle against terrorism in Syria.
Russia
says Hezbollah not a terrorist group - Ifax:
Moscow does not consider Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah
to be a terrorist organisation, Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted by the Interfax
news agency as saying on Sunday.
Yemeni
refugees seek shelter in Djibouti:
As Yemen's conflict grinds on, the refugee population at
Djibouti's Markazi camp has quadrupled since late
September.
Israel
executes Palestinian in hospital room:
The execution of a man at a hospital in the occupied
West Bank city of Hebron early Thursday has generated
shock even among Palestinians familiar with Israel’s
brutality.
Egypt police kill 15 Sudanese
refugees at Israel border:
Egyptian officials in the Sinai Peninsula say police
killed 15 Sudanese migrants and wounded another eight
who were trying to jump the border fence into Israel.
Boko Haram militants killed by
Cameroonian army:
Five bodies of suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko
Haram militants were found Sunday morning after a
violent exchange of fire with Cameroonian army, a
military source said on Sunday.
Suicide
attack on foreign convoy in Afghanistan kills one:
police:
A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of foreign forces
just outside the city of Lashkar Gah in the volatile
southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing one
civilian and wounding 12 others, local officials said on
Sunday.
3 Paris
terrorists identified, one by shot-off finger:
French authorities have identified three terrorists out
of seven killed while staging attacks in Paris on
Friday. Their relatives have been detained and are being
questioned. Unofficial reports suggest one of them was
just 15 years old.
Shock
Photo Emerges Of Bodies Inside Bataclan:
- Warning - Paris attack picture from inside Bataclan
reveals aftermath of shooting
Blood-chilling 1st moments of Bataclan attack, police
shoot-out with terrorists emerge (VIDEO):
Terrifying footage of the first moments of the Bataclan
concert hall attack and the shoot-out between the police
and the terrorists has appeared online.
Inside the
theatre of terror:
First picture from inside Bataclan shows aftermath of
Jihadi attack as video emerges of the moment gunmen
opened fire
Syrian
passport might be fake: U.S. intelligence official
: The official said the passport did not contain the
correct numbers for a legitimate Syrian passport and the
picture did not match the name.
In
case you missed it:
French
2014 Arms Exports 'Best in 15 Years':
France sold €8.2 billion ($9.1 billion) of weapons last
year,. The figures put France "solidly" in fourth place
in terms of global arms exports, the report said, behind
the United States, Russia and China. France's main
markets over the period 2010 to 2014 were the Middle
East (38 percent). The top French client over the period
was Saudi Arabia
When
Holland explicitly admits arming the Islamic State
Cameron warns of British
casualties in wake of Paris attacks:
In a statement from Downing Street, the prime minister
expressed solidarity with France and warned that
“however much we prepare, we in the UK face the same
threat”.
UN Plan Estimates Up to 600,000
New Middle East Migrants Will Enter Europe in Next 4
Months: A plan by the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees for dealing with the European refugee crisis
anticipates that as many as 5,000 Middle Eastern
refugees and migrants could pass from Turkey into Europe
each day over the next four months
Massive Hack of 70 Million
Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of
Attorney-Client Privilege:
At least 14,000 recorded conversations between inmates
and attorneys, a strong indication that at least some of
the recordings are likely confidential and privileged
legal communications — calls that never should have been
recorded in the first place.
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November
14, 2015
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Putin 1 Obama Nil
By Finian
Cunningham |
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The Western governments and their media have
been fully complicit in supporting a
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By Gilad
Atzmon |
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Welcome to World War III – a global conflict
with unlimited battlefronts. We, as people
of the world, are all caught in the middle
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France vows 'merciless' response
after attacks kill 129:
An angry President Francois Hollande on Saturday
promised a "merciless" response to a wave of attacks by
gunmen and bombers that killed 129 people across Paris,
describing the assault claimed by Islamic State as an
act of war against France.
Hollande
calls Paris attacks an 'act of war':
French president declares three days of mourning as ISIL
claims responsibility for attacks that killed 129
people.
ISIS
claims Paris attacks and releases video threat:
It said "eight brothers wearing explosive belts and
carrying assault rifles" conducted a "blessed attack
on... Crusader France." The statement, published in both
Arabic and French, threatened further attacks against
France "as long as it continues its Crusader campaign."
France
Pays Price for Front-Line Role From Syria to West
Africa:
French special forces have been tracking Islamist
militants in the Sahara since 2013. France was the first
European country to join the U.S. air strikes on Islamic
State in Iraq last year and is the only European country
to join the U.S. in air strikes in Syria.
‘Unprecedented terrorist attacks’:
French President declares state of emergency, closes
borders: Amid the “unprecedented terrorist attacks” that
have resulted in dozens of deaths, French President
Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency and
announced that France will close its borders.
Witness accounts from across
Paris: 'I saw my final hour unfurl before me':
Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in and
around Paris, in a series of explosions and shootings on
Friday night. Witnesses to the attacks have written on
social media and spoken to various media outlets to
describe what they have seen.
Poland
won't accept refugees after Paris attacks: Incoming
minister:
Poland will not take in refugees under a hotly contested
EU programme to distribute them among member states
because of the Paris attacks, the country's incoming
European affairs minister said on Saturday.
Refugee
boy drowns near Greek island after boat engine explodes:
A three-year-old refugee boy drowned early Saturday near
the Greek island of Chios after the engine of the boat
his group was sailing in exploded, the Greek coastguard
said.
Five Ukrainian soldiers killed in
Donetsk clashes: Army:
Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said
Saturday the soldiers lost their lives in the north and
west of Donetsk. He added that four more Ukrainian
soldiers were injured in the clashes, which were the
deadliest since a September ceasefire.
Kurdish
forces kill 300 jihadists in Iraq: Report:
"In the
course of the two-day operation, 28 villages were
retaken from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant;
more than 300 terrorists were killed by Peshmerga forces
and Coalition warplanes, and over 200 square kilometers
were cleared and returned to the Kurdish region,’ the
press release stated.
IS suicide
blast, roadside bomb hit Baghdad Shiites, kill 26:
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a
suicide blast and a roadside bombing that targeted
Shiites in Baghdad on Friday, killing a total of 26
people and wounding dozens.
Syrian
Forces Kill Dozens of ISIL Terrorists in Deir Ezzor :
Syrian army troops backed by volunteer forces managed to
advance in ISIL-held areas in Deir Ezzor in the eastern
part of the country, killing dozens of the
foreign-backed militants, local reports said.
Syria
talks produce election road map:
Russia, the United States and powers from Europe and the
Middle East outlined a plan on Saturday for a political
process in Syria leading to elections within two years,
but differences remained on key issues such as President
Bashar al-Assad's fate.
Assad
compares Paris terror to plight of Syria:
“Wrong polices adopted by western states, particularly
France, towards events in the region, and its ignorance
of the support of a number of its allies to terrorists
are reasons behind the expansion of terrorism,”
President al-Assad said,
France
will continue strikes in Syria with aim of hitting ISIS,
PM Manuel Valls says:
Valls told TF1 television the government also planned to
extend a state of emergency imposed across France after
Friday's attacks in and around Paris, giving authorities
expanded resources to combat what he called "a very well
organized" enemy.
5 Syrians,
one Palestinian detained over Beirut bombings:
Authorities in Lebanon have arrested six suspects in
connection with the recent deadly twin bombings in
central part of the capital, Beirut. A senior security
source said on Saturday that the detainees include five
Syrians and a Palestinian.
Turkish
military kills four Islamic State militants across Syria
border:
The Turkish troops returned fire on the militants, who
were travelling in two vehicles along the border across
from the southeastern town of Oguzeli in Gaziantep
province, the sources said. The militants first fired on
the soldiers after being warned to leave the area, the
sources said.
Two
Turkish soldiers killed in PKK bomb attack:
Two Turkish soldiers were killed when a makeshift
explosive planted by militants from the Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK) on a highway went off in the
southeastern town of Lice
Thousands
attend funerals of two Palestinians slain in clashes:
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in the Hebron and
Ramallah districts of the occupied West Bank Saturday
for separate funerals of Palestinians shot dead by
Israeli forces during clashes.
Israel
demolishes 4 West Bank homes of Palestinians accused of
attacks:
- Israeli authorities overnight Friday demolished four
homes belonging to the families of Palestinians accused
of carrying out deadly attacks on Israeli settlers, the
Israeli army said.
Israel’s
cruelest punishments reserved for Palestinians:
Israel only implements the practice for suspected
Palestinian attackers, never for Jewish perpetrators or
suspects or their families.
Pro-Palestinian Scottish lawmaker strip-searched on
Israel trip:
A Scottish lawmaker travelling to the occupied
Palestinian territories on a parliamentary fact-finding
mission has been strip-searched by Israeli forces upon
arrival and refused entry.
Israeli
spy Jonathan Pollard set to be released on parole after
almost 30 years:
US and Israel deny release next week tied to tension
over Iran nuclear deal
Islamic
State in Libya fights to emulate Iraq, Syria success:
Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Syria, Islamic
State has steadily grown in Libya's chaos, controlling
the city of Sirte, and worrying Western governments who
fear it can only become stronger in the post-revolution
mess.
US
launches airstrike on ISIS leader in Libya: US officials:
: The U.S. military launched an airstrike targeting the
ISIS leader in Libya, U.S. officials told Reuters on
Saturday, adding two F-15 aircraft were used in the
attack.
Dozens of
Afghan troops defect to Taliban in Helmand fighting:
At least 65 Afghan soldiers have defected to the
Taliban, taking their weapons and equipment with them
and 88 have been killed in days of heavy fighting in the
volatile southern province of Helmand, the local
provincial Governor said on Saturday.
Robots could steal 80 million US
jobs: Bank of England:
80 million jobs in the United States are at risk of
being taken over by robots in the next few decades, a
Bank of England (BoE) official warned on Thursday. With
U.S. data showing that total nonfarm employment hit
142.6 million in October, that's roughly over half of
the total jobs at risk.
Trump
surges among likely Republican primary voters: Reuters/Ipsos
poll:
According to the five-day rolling Reuters/Ipsos
presidential poll, Trump has leapt some 17 percentage
points among likely Republican voters since Nov. 6, when
he was essentially tied with Ben Carson at about 25
percent. Trump now captures 42 percent of those voters
while Carson has fallen off slightly.
US Senate Passes Law to Legalize
Space Mining:
Congress passed H.R. 2262, a celestial “Finders Keepers”
law, that grants U.S. citizens to legally claim natural
resources mined in space.
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A Stunning Anti-War
Polemic
By Stephen
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No wars are good ones. All are fought for
wealth, power, conquest and dominance. No
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Portuguese Revolution
Falls Far Short
By Paul Craig
Roberts |
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In the Western world democracy has been
decapitated. In Ireland, Greece, Portugal,
Latvia, and the United States itself, there
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ISIS takes
47 dead to Mosul; Peshmerga seize many more bodies:
The Islamic State group (ISIS) transferred 47 bodies of
its dead fighters to the Mosul morgue, as dozens more
corpses fell into the hands of the Peshmerga forces
40 ISIS
dead in one Shingal village alone:
Forty Islamic State (ISIS) militants were killed in
heavy clashes in one Shingal village alone in Thursday’s
assault by the Peshmerga, a Rudaw correspondent reported
from the scene.
Kurdish
forces seize Iraq's Sinjar town from Islamic State:
Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by U.S. air strikes
seized the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on
Friday, a Reuters witness said, in one of the most
significant counter-attacks since the militants swept
through the north last year.
Kurdish
forces claim to have cut off Isis supply line near
Sinjar in Iraq:
Troops say they expect to enter northern Iraqi town and
clear it soon in an operation that aims to test US plans
to defeat militants using Kurds as proxies.
Suicide
bomb in Baghdad kills at least 18: medics:
At least 18 people were killed and 41 wounded when a
suicide bomber blew himself up at the funeral of a
pro-government Shi'ite Muslim fighter in Baghdad on
Friday, Iraqi police and medical sources said.
At least
43 people killed as ISIS bloodies heart of Beirut
: SIS struck deep
into Beirut’s southern suburbs Thursday, killing at
least 43 people and wounding over 200 in one of the
deadliest spillovers into Lebanon of the nearly
5-year-old civil war in Syria.
Russian
Warplanes Hit 289 Terrorist Targets in Syria in Two Days:
Russian warplanes have carried out 107 sorties and hit
289 terrorist targets in Syria over the past 48 hours,
expanding the operation range from six to eight
provinces, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Putin:
Free Syrian Army shares intel on ISIS targets, US
reluctant to cooperate:
Russia has been cooperating with the Free Syrian Army
(FSA), which shared their intelligence on Islamic State
(IS, formerly ISIS) positions targeted by Russian
airstrikes, said President Vladimir Putin in an
interview on Friday.
'Jihadi
John': US air strike targets Islamic State militant in
Syria:
A US military source said there was a "high degree of
certainty" he had been killed in Thursday's attack in
Raqqa. Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British militant,
appeared in videos of the beheadings of Western
hostages.
US-backed
Syrian alliance seizes town near Iraqi border:
A recently formed U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance
captured on Friday the town of al-Houl in Hassakeh
province that was held by ISIS fighters, a spokesman for
the Kurdish fighters, part of the grouping, said.
Putin
rolls out the big guns:
Russia deploys advanced 'Growler' anti-aircraft missile
system in Syria able to hit jets at an altitude of up to
90,000 feet as far away as Tel Aviv
Putin says
has no 'right' to ask Assad to leave power:
"Syria is a sovereign country, Bashar al-Assad is a
president elected by the people. So do we have the right
to discuss with him these issues? Of course not," Putin
said in an interview with the Interfax and Anatolia news
agencies.
Kerry:
Uncertainty hangs over Syria talks:
According to a
leaked version of the latest draft Russian proposal,
Moscow wants ally Assad to stay in office during an
18-month transitional period.
Iran says
will 'definitely' take part in Syria talks in Vienna:
Iran will "definitely" attend international talks in
Vienna on the Syrian conflict this weekend, a foreign
ministry spokesman said on state television without
specifying the level of Tehran's delegation.
14 killed in southeast Turkey:
Authorities also said security forces had killed 11
militants of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on
Thursday in clashes in the towns of Cizre and Silopi,
near Turkey’s borders with Syria and Iraq. Three Turkish
soldiers were killed on Friday in the mainly Kurdish
southeast of the country.
Turkey to be offered €3bn to help
curb influx of refugees to EU:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other EU leaders
want to clinch a €3-billion deal with Ankara to curb the
influx of asylum seekers coming to Europe from Africa
and the Mideast. The EU wants Turkey to beef up its
border patrols with Greece in return.
Coalition
strikes, fighting kill 24 Yemen rebels:
Saudi-led coalition air strikes and attacks by
pro-government forces killed at least 24 rebels Thursday
in Yemen’s south, where the insurgents have been pushing
to regain lost ground, military sources said.
Explosion
kills several worshipers at mosque in northwest Yemen:
residents:
A bomb exploded Friday during midday prayers at a mosque
frequented by Houthi supporters in Yemen's northwestern
Mahwit region, killing several worshippers and wounding
others, residents said.
2 Israeli
settlers killed in shooting attack south of Hebron:
Two Israeli settlers were shot dead and another injured
in a shooting attack on their car in the south Hebron
hills in the southern occupied West Bank on Friday,
Israel's army said.
Palestinian, 23, shot dead during Hebron-area clashes:
- Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man Friday
during clashes in the town of Halhul north of Hebron in
the occupied West Bank. Hassan Jihad al-Baw, 23, died
after being shot in the heart, doctors at Hebron’s al-Ahli
Hospital told Ma’an.
Palestinian dies from injuries after being shot by
Israeli soldiers:
- A 22-year-old Palestinian died on Friday from wounds
sustained a day earlier after being shot by Israeli
soldiers in the Hebron district during clashes.
Undercover
Israeli troops raid hospital, kill Palestinian:
Israeli undercover forces raided a hospital in the West
Bank on Thursday, shooting dead a Palestinian during an
attempt to detain another man suspected of carrying out
a stabbing, the Palestinian health ministry and doctors
said.
Amnesty:
Hospital killing in Hebron an 'extrajudicial execution':
- Amnesty International said Thursday that the killing
of a 28-year-old Palestinian by undercover Israeli
forces during a raid on the al-Ahli hospital may amount
to an "extrajudicial execution."
Video:
Israeli forces chase, beat student in northern West Bank:
Once the student was on the ground, more soldiers exited
the jeep and immediately circled the young man and began
kicking and hitting him all over his body.
A look at
illegal, Israeli settlement growth:
Some 570,700 settlers now live in the Palestinian
territories, according to the latest Peace Now figures
from the end of 2014, with 370,700 in the West Bank and
200,000 in east Jerusalem.. Virtually the entire
international community, including the United States,
views the settlements as illegal or illegitimate.
US backs
new EU labeling guidelines for goods from illegal
Israeli settlements:
The US State Department said on Thursday it doesn't
consider the new EU rule banning "Made in Israel" tags
on goods produced in the occupied West Bank as a boycott
of the Zionist regime.
At least
22 dead in Central African Republic village attacks:
At least 22 people were killed in a string of raids on
villages in Central African Republic this week, a local
official and state radio said on Friday, as an
escalation in violence threatened to derail a visit by
the pope and crucial elections.
Afghan
Official Claims Splinter Taliban Group Leader Killed:
A senior figure of a breakaway Taliban faction has been
killed in battle between rival insurgent groups in
southeastern Afghanistan, an Afghan police official said
Thursday.
International Criminal Court cites evidence of NATO
forces abusing Afghanistan detainees:
U.N. prosecutors said on Thursday they had evidence
suggesting international forces in Afghanistan had
caused serious harm to detainees by subjecting them to
physical and psychological abuse.
Three
killed in clashes in rebel east Ukraine:
One Ukrainian soldier and two civilians were killed in
eastern Ukraine, officials said on Friday, as clashes
between government forces and pro-Russian separatists
intensified after two months of relative calm.
Islamic State video threatens attacks in Russia
'very soon':
Al-Hayat Media Center, Islamic State's foreign language
media division, released a Russian language video with
chants of "Soon, very soon, the blood will spill like an
ocean"
Egypt Air
barred from flying into Russia: Moscow airport:
:
Russian aviation authorites have banned Egypt Air from
flying into the country, one of Moscow's airports said
Friday (Nov 13), with Russian flights between the two
countries already suspended following the passenger jet
crash in Sinai.
End of
Shengen? Europe’s open-border policy on brink as refugee
talks fail:
Europe is close to reintroducing border checks
throughout the continent after emergency talks on the
refugee crisis collapsed when EU members and Shengen
area states failed to reach agreement.
Microsoft
to host data in Germany to evade US spying:
Microsoft's new plan to keep the US government's hands
off its customers' data: Germany will be a safe harbor
in the digital privacy storm.
Report:
Germany Spied on FBI, US Companies, French Minister:
German public radio station rbb-Inforadio reported
Wednesday that the country's foreign intelligence agency
spied on the FBI and U.S. arms companies, adding to a
growing list of targets among friendly nations the
agency allegedly eavesdropped on.
France
demands answer on German spying:
French President Francois Hollande called Thursday for
Berlin to supply all the information it had after
reports Germany's foreign intelligence service spied on
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, saying it was not the
kind of behaviour he expected between friendly
countries.
ISPs say
the “massive cost” of Snooper’s Charter will push up UK
broadband bills:
UK ISPs have warned MPs that the costs of implementing
the Investigatory Powers Bill (aka the Snooper's
Charter) will be much greater than the £175 million the
UK government has allotted for the task, and that
broadband bills will need to rise as a result.
Greek
police tear gas anti-austerity protesters:
Police in Greece have fired tear gas to disperse
anti-austerity demonstrators after brief clashes broke
out in Athens.
Watch: Man
TASERed To Death Had HANDS & FEET Shackled!
And Cops Continued To TASER Him :
'Million
Student March' Wants Free College Education and Debt
Forgiveness:
More than 100 college campuses are hosting student
marches and rallies today to fight for the right to a
free college education, the forgiveness of student debt,
and a higher minimum wage for all campus workers.
America's
poorest white town: abandoned by coal, swallowed by
drugs:
We visit Beattyville, Kentucky, blighted by a lack of
jobs and addiction to ‘hillbilly heroin’
GOP panic?
Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win:
Some in the party establishment are so desperate to
change the dynamic that they are talking anew about
drafting Romney — despite his insistence that he will
not run again.
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Another Barking Mad
Anti-Russian Story
By Finian
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This is trial-by-media with an unmistakable
political agenda. A veritable show trial
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Debt Serfdom in
America
By Liaquat
Ali Khan |
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As of October 2015, American consumers owe
$8.17 trillion in mortgages, $900 billion in
credit cards, and $1.19 trillion in student
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Rebel
rocket attack kills 5 in Syria's Aleppo:
At least five civilians were killed on Wednesday by a
fresh rebel rocket attack against a
government-controlled neighborhood in the northern city
of Aleppo.
Russian
bomber destroys IS tanks, infantry vehicles in Syria’s
Homs — Defense Ministry:
The Russian aviation group in Syria has over the past 2
days made 85 sorties against 277 terrorist facilities in
the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, Hama, Homs
and Idlib
Syrian
opposition provided intel to target terrorists around
besieged key airbase - Russia:
Syrian government forces received intelligence on
terrorist positions around the besieged Kweires airbase
from opposition sources, which helped them lift the
two-year blockade, the Russian Defense Ministry has
revealed.
Free
Syrian Army decimated by desertions:
In Aleppo, the rebel group has weakened as fighters
leave due to low pay, poor conditions and fragmentation.
Ahmad Jalal, 21, a field commander in the FSA, admitted
that the salaries "can be as low as $50 a month, and
sometimes salaries are not paid due to [lack of]
support".
Israel
warplanes strike near Syria airport: Report:
Israeli warplanes have struck targets near the
international airport in the Syrian capital, Damascus,
Syrian media says
Syria
'terrorist' list to be drawn up at Vienna talks: Britain:
Around 20 countries and international bodies will meet
on Saturday in Vienna to try to push forward a peace
plan for Syria that would include a ceasefire between
Bashar al-Assad's regime and some opposition groups.
Syria : Russia 'peace plan'
revealed ahead of key summit:
A Russian document circulating at the United Nations has
proposed a constitutional reform process in Syria,
lasting 18 months, to be followed by presidential
elections.
Rebels
dismiss Russian peace plan:
Syrian opposition figures and Gulf commentators
dismissed on Wednesday a Russian draft proposal for a
process to solve the Syrian crisis, saying Moscow's aim
was to keep President Bashar al-Assad in power and
marginalize dissenting voices.
US needs
boots on the ground to ‘occupy & govern’ Syrian
territories – Air Force secretary:
Washington needs “boots on the ground” in Syria in
addition to its air campaign against ISIS, which is not
fruitful despite some progress. US Air Force secretary
has admitted that “ground forces” is a must in order to
“occupy” and “govern” parts of Syria.
"It's
Going To Take Years": US Air Force Calls For Ground
Troops To "Occupy And Govern" Iraq, Syria:
One thing you might have noticed of late is that
Washington seems to be preparing the US public for the
possibility that the Pentagon is going to put “boots on
the ground” in Syria and by “boots on the ground,” we
mean more than 50 “advisors.”
US F-15s in Turkey to protect
Americans from Russian strikes: Official
: US fighter jets have been
deployed in Turkey to protect slower American warplanes
from potential Russian or Syrian attacks, a Pentagon
official says.
Erdogan offers ’friendly warning’
against fueling conflict in Syria:
In an apparent reference to Russia's involvement in
neighbouring Syria, he also offered a "friendly warning"
that those adding fuel to the conflict would find
themselves in the same fire.
Turkey: Syria land operation
possible but not alone:
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said a ground
forces operation in Syria could be possible but Turkey
would not conduct such an operation alone, speaking in
an interview with CNN International’s Christiane
Amanpour on Nov. 9.
Erdogan
says allies approaching idea of "safe zone" in North
Syria:
Turkey's allies in the fight against Islamic State are
getting closer to the idea of forming a safe zone in
Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding
he saw positive developments on a no-fly zone and the
carrying out of air operations.
5 killed
in attacks, clash in southeast Turkey:
Two separate attacks blamed on the Kurdish rebels and a
clash between the militants and Turkey's security forces
have left four security personnel and one civilian dead
in the southeast, officials and news reports said
Wednesday.
US, allies
conduct 11 strikes in Syria, 17 in Iraq: US military:
In Syria, strikes near al-Hawl, Dar Az Zawr, al-Hasaka,
Mara and Palmyra, destroyed vehicles, fighting positions
and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. In
Iraq, the strikes were concentrated around Sinjar, al
Huwaijah and Ramadi, and also hit near Kisik, Mosul,
Albu Hayat, destroying vehicles and weapons systems
28 killed
in battles against IS militants in Iraq:
A total of 28 people were killed on Tuesday in clashes
with Islamic State (IS) militants in northern and
central Iraq, while reinforcement troops arrived near
the IS-held city of Ramadi as the final attack to free
the city from the extremist militants looms, security
sources said.
With
Ramadi encircled, Iraqi forces brace for urban warfare:
Iraqi forces appear better positioned than ever to
launch an offensive against Islamic State militants
controlling Ramadi, now that months-long efforts to cut
off supply lines to the city are having an effect, but
plenty of risks remain.
ISIS
threatens the people of Ramadi with death in the event
of raising white flags:
The member of Anbar Council Rajia Barakat announced on
Wednesday, that ISIS elements have threatened the people
of Ramadi of death in the event of raising white flags,
pointing out that ISIS is trapping hundreds of families
inside the city.
Extremists
cheer killing of Americans in Jordan:
Islamic extremists are cheering a Jordanian for killing
two Americans and at least three others at a police
training facility on Monday, and urging followers to
copy the man’s attack. Supporters of the violence called
29-year-old Anwar Abu Zaid a “martyr,” and said that his
“beautiful news” should inspire copycats.
13 rebels
killed in south ambush by Yemen loyalists:
Pro-government forces on Wednesday killed 13 rebel
fighters in an ambush in Yemen´s south after the
insurgents took back several positions in the area, a
military source said.
Qatari
soldier killed in Yemen:
A Qatar special forces soldier was killed in Yemen
today, Qatar’s foreign minister has said, marking this
country’s first reported casualty in the conflict.
Recognize
Israeli annexation of Golan, Netanyahu hints to Obama:
The Israeli leader hinted that given the ongoing war
across the border in Syria and the jihadist militias and
Iranian-backed forces slowly taking over the country,
Israel now seeks American recognition of its annexation
of the Golan Heights.
Israel
behind Arafat 'assassination': Palestinian inquiry:
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The head of
the Palestinian team looking into the death of Yasser
Arafat on Tuesday again accused Israel of assassinating
the iconic Palestinian leader in a Paris hospital.
Watch: Two held for ‘racist’
beating of Bedouin youth:
Two people were arrested Tuesday for beating a Bedouin
youth as he was held on the ground by security guards at
the Beersheba Mall on Sunday.
Abbas:
Security, stability unattainable under Israeli
occupation:
In a televised speech commemorating the late Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat's death, Abbas said that
Palestinians are determined to live with freedom and
dignity and condemned Israel’s plans to extend the
occupation through settlement expansion, saying they
made peace elusive.
EU orders consumer warning labels
on goods produced in Palestinian occupied lands:
The European Commission has adopted new guidelines on
labeling of products from Israeli-occupied Arab
settlements. Brussels says the move is technical but
Israel has called it discriminatory.
Lawmakers
blast ‘anti-Semitic’ EU over illegal settlement labeling:
Politicians across spectrum criticize move, comparing it
to boycotts and saying it won’t advance peace; Foreign
Ministry summons envoy
READ: Full
European Union labeling guidelines:
Following is the full text of the European Union’s
announcement regarding the labeling of products made by
Israelis in the West Bank, the Golan Heights and East
Jerusalem:
13
soldiers killed in Libya fighting: Army:
At least 13 members of Libya's army were killed by
violence on Tuesday in the east of the war-torn country,
an army spokesman said. "Most of the soldiers were
killed by landmines planted by terrorist organisations,"
spokesman Miloud al-Zawi told LANA, the official news
agency of the internationally recognised government.
U.S.
offers $27 million in rewards for information on al
Shabaab commanders:
The U.S. Department of State said on its website that
this included up to $6 million for information on Abu
Ubaidah, the al Shabaab leader who took command in
September 2014 after his predecessor, Ahmed Godane, was
killed by a U.S. missile strike.
Thousands
of Afghans march, demand justice for slain Shiites:
Anger and frustration over the brutal killings of seven
members of Afghanistan's minority Hazaras spilled into
the streets of Kabul on Wednesday, with about 10,000
people marching to demand justice for the Shite minority
and calling on the government to do more to ensure the
nation's security or step down.
Australia
accused of denying detainees medical care:
Health workers say officials are preventing offshore
refugees from getting much needed medical assistance in
Australia.
America's
new, more 'usable', nuclear bomb in Europe:
The B61 bomb, 180 of which are stockpiled in Europe, is
getting an upgrade which will make it more “usable” in
the eyes of some in the American military
Putin: Russia to develop strike
systems capable of penetrating any missile defense
shield: According to
the Russian president, the true goal of the US missile
defense shield is to neutralize Russia’s nuclear
potential
U.S.
Military Officials Aim to Bolster Troop Presence in
Europe:
Senior U.S. military leaders have proposed sending more
forces into Europe on a rotating basis to build up the
American presence and are stepping up training exercises
to counter potential Russian interference.
Former
Putin aide Mikhail Lesin found dead in US hotel:
Mr Lesin worked as an aide to the presidency between
2004 and 2009, when he helped advise on the creation of
the news channel Russia Today.
Fact or
fiction?
Russian
Emissary Death In US Spurs Flight To Moscow Of Plane
Shootdown Terrorists:
Mikhail Lesin who had been dispatched to the United
States by President Putin to act as his personal liaison
with top Obama regime intelligence officials in
negotiating the “circumstances/facts” surrounding the
Islamic State’s downing of Flight 9268 over Egypt.
Moscow
tells Twitter to store Russian users' data in the
country:
Legislation that came into force on September 1 requires
both Russian and foreign social media sites, messenger
services and search engines to store the data held on
Russian users on servers located inside the country.
7 children
among 14 dead in migrant boat sinking off Turkey:
A wooden boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the
Turkish coast on Wednesday, killing 14 people including
seven children stuck inside the vessel's cabin,
officials and reports said.
'Like a
war': Calais residents terrified over 3rd night of
clashes between police & refugees
: French police have used teargas and water cannon on
migrants during clashes in the infamous Jungle refugee
camp in French port of Calais on Tuesday night. Tensions
on previous nights led to dozens of injured officers.
Germany
refugee riot over torn Koran leaves 17 hurt:
Twenty people tried to lynch an Afghan man of 25 after
he tore pages from the Koran and threw them in a toilet,
according to reports in the town of Suhl. When police
tried to intervene they also came under attack.
Refugee
influx could cost Germany $22.58 billion this year:
Germany faces costs of over 21 billion euros ($22.58
billion)this year to house, feed and educate hundreds of
thousands of refugees, the Munich-based Ifo institute
said on Tuesday.
German
intelligence 'spied' on Fabius, FBI, UN bodies:
Germany's foreign intelligence service spied on targets
including French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, the
FBI and the UN children's fund, a media report said
Wednesday.
Europe
pays tribute to war dead on Armistice Day:
Church bells tolled and officials laid wreaths across
Europe on Armistice Day on Wednesday to pay tribute to
the millions of soldiers killed during World War I.
El Chapo
Manhunt Leaves 600 Displaced, 100 Children Traumitized:
“Mom, why are they trying to kill us?” a young girl
asked her mother as they ran through the wilderness
fleeing from a massive and indiscriminate attack by
Mexican marines who opened artillery fire and dropped
grenades on hundreds of innocent civilians
Trump
Defends Immigration Plan, Recalls 'Operation Wetback':
The U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on
Tuesday praised a 1950s deportation program implemented
by then President Dwight Eisenhower, known as “Operation
Wetback,” and used it to defend his promise to deport
the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living
in the United States.
Lawsuit:
FBI raided New Mexico home with sleeping children:
A new federal lawsuit says FBI agents used
military-grade stun grenades against three sleeping
children during a 2013 pre-dawn raid of a New Mexico
home. The lawsuit alleges that agents blindly detonated
multiple explosive devices during the raid, inflicting
shrapnel wounds and severe emotional trauma against the
children.
Profit
Prisons – Inmates Charged for Jail Stay, Left Buried in
Debt When they Get Out:
Did you know that people who end up in prison for a
variety of different reasons have a very good chance of
being charged a fee for every day that they stay behind
bars as if they were voluntarily staying at a hotel?
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