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70 persons killed
as battles heat up in Aleppo:
At least 70 jihadist fighters and
military soldiers were killed over the
past 24 hours during battles in Syria's
Aleppo province, a monitor group
reported on Wednesday.
ISIS jihadis
abduct dozens of Kurdish civilians in
Syria’s Aleppo:
Extremists of the Islamic State group
(ISIS) on Tuesday kidnapped dozens of
civilians after breaking into a number
of Kurdish villages near al-Bab city in
the northern countryside of Aleppo,
northern Syria, activists and
eyewitnesses reported.
Turkey commanding
Daesh near Syria’s Aleppo:
Russia: Russia says Turkey’s military
advisers are commanding Daesh terrorists
operating around Syria’s northwestern
city of Aleppo, which has been the scene
of fierce fighting over the past few
weeks.
100 Al-Nusra
terrorists arrive in Syrian-Turkish
border region – Russian Defense Ministry:
Around 100 heavily armed Al-Nusra Front
jihadists were spotted arriving in the
border region between Syria and Turkey
by locals living in Kbana, a village in
Syria’s Latakia province
10 IS militants
killed by Turkey shelling in Syria
: Turkish artillery units on Tuesday
shelled 17 IS targets as coalition
warplanes conducted air operations in
the region, Xinhua news agency quoted
the security sources as saying.
German, French
special forces in Syria 'an aggression':
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said on
Wednesday French and German forces are
deployed to Ain al-Arab, also known as
Kobani, and Manbij alongside US military
personnel.
Kerry tells
Russia US patience on Syria ‘very
limited’:
US Secretary of State John Kerry told
Russia and Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad on Wednesday to respect a
fragile ceasefire, warning that
Washington’s patience was running out.
Fighting in Yemen
kills at least 48 over past 24 hours:
They say Wednesday that some 65 people
were wounded in combat between rebels
and government forces around the
besieged city of Taiz as well as in
Shabwa, Jawf and Marib provinces.
Yemen conflict:
Girl shot while collecting water among
hundreds of civilians killed and injured
during 'ceasefire':
Sunood, 12, survived but the UN says
almost 10,000 civilians have been killed
and wounded
UAE says ‘war is
over’ for Emirati troops in Yemen:
The statement left open the likelihood
that Emirati troops would remain in
Yemen, where they operate in the
southern province of Hadramawt and the
port city of Aden. The Saudi coalition’s
spokesman did not immediately respond to
requests for comment.
16 Daesh
militants killed in coalition strikes in
Iraq:
Eight civilians are killed in separate
bomb attacks in Baghdad
8 Iraqi troops
killed in clashes with Daesh militants:
Police officer Ahmed al-Duleimi said
that Iraqi forces engaged in fierce
clashes late Tuesday with Daesh
militants in southern Fallujah, where a
military offensive is underway to retake
the western city from the terrorist
group.
Seven Iraqi
soldiers killed in a bomb blast south of
Baghdad:
The explosion was carried out by a
bomber wearing an explosive belt, the
source said, adding that several people
were also injured in the attack.
Senior Iraqi
military commander killed by Isis
snipers south of Mosul:
Islamic State (Isis) snipers have shot
and killed a senior Iraqi commander
south of Mosul as government forces look
to make gains against the Sunni militant
group near their de-facto Iraqi capital.
Israeli official
hails Saudi king’s stance on Iran,
handling of economy:
Major-General Herzi Halevy, the chief of
the Israeli Military Intelligence
Directorate, applauded King Salman at an
international security forum in Herzliya
in the occupied territories on
Wednesday.
Israel absolves
colonel who shelled clinic to “honor”
soldier:
The Israeli army has decided not to
indict a colonel who ordered the
shelling of a clinic in Gaza City’s
Shujaiya neighborhood to “honor” a
soldier who had been killed by sniper
fire.
Israel cuts water
supplies to West Bank during Ramadan:
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are
left without access to safe drinking
water during the Islamic holy month.
AIPAC Criticizes
White House
: The American Israel
Public Affairs Committee said it was
“deeply disappointed” in the Obama
administration’s opposition to increased
missile defense funding for Israel,
weighing in on an issue that is
apparently obstructing U.S.-Israel talks
on renewing defense assistance.
Israel spin
doctors move to exploit Orlando
massacre:
The US and Israeli far right are moving
to exploit Mateen’s crime to further a
narrative that indicts Muslims
collectively and fuels hatred and
confrontation.
Iran files
lawsuit against US at IC Justice over
seized assetse:
: Iran has filed a lawsuit against the
United States at the International Court
of Justice (ICJ) demanding compensation
over the seizure of USD 2 billion worth
of the country's assets by a top
American court.
Libyan Official:
9 Fighters Killed in Battle to Take IS
City:
A Libyan hospital spokesman says nine
pro-government fighters have been killed
and 50 wounded in latest fighting for
the Islamic State group's bastion of
Sirte.
Boko Haram Kill 4
People, Abduct Women In Borno State:
Boko Haram terrorists stormed the remote
village of Kautuva in Damboa Local
Government Area (LGA) in Borno State on
Tuesday morning and killed four people
while setting homes ablaze.
Nigeria's Baby
Farmers:
Video - Investigating Nigeria's
notorious baby farms and the criminals
who abuse and exploit women for profit.
Afghanistan: 21
ISIS loyalists killed in military ops:
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the
operations were conducted jointly by the
Afghan ground and Air Forces in
Nangarhar province, reports the Khamma
Press.
5 key Taliban
leaders, 26 militants killed in
Afghanistan:
Kabul: At least five senior commanders
of Taliban were killed in coalition
forces air strike in Babaji district,
Helmand province, officials say here on
Wednesday
NATO plans for
Afghan war through 2020:
President Obama granted U.S. troops in
Afghanistan expanded authority to attack
Taliban insurgents. The new rules allow
U.S. forces to advise regular Afghan
combat units and to call in airstrikes
More Gunfire at
Pakistan-Afghan Border, Afghan Guard
Killed:
Renewed clashes overnight at a
Pakistani-Afghan border crossing killed
an Afghan border guard and wounded five,
an Afghan official said Wednesday, as
Islamabad dispatched more troops to the
volatile boundary amid an escalation
between the two neighbors.
Pakistan fires
heavy artillery at Afghan forces on
Khyber Pass border:
"When our people began construction work
on the gate on Wednesday, Afghan forces
again opened fire at our troops and
construction workers," said a Pakistani
security official who declined to be
identified.
ISIS fighters en
route to Europe for attacks on Belgium &
France – security sources
: The terrorists in question "left Syria
about a week and a half ago to reach
Europe via Turkey and Greece by boat
without passports," Belgian newspaper DH
reported, quoting the alert.
Dutch ship
rescues nearly 200 migrants in
Mediterranean:
A Dutch marine ship in the EU border
agency Frontex rescued nearly 200
migrants on a sinking ship in the
Mediterranean, the Defence Ministry said
on Wednesday.
Turkey fails to
meet criteria for visa-free EU travel:
European commission says Turkey has not
met conditions of possible deal
including border security and human
rights issues
Evo Morales to
John Kerry: Latin America Is Not Your
Backyard:
Morales said he was considering
withdrawing Bolivia from the OAS if the
regional body continues to interfere in
the internal affairs of member
countries.
Two-Thirds of
Brazilians View Temer Government
Unfavorably:
A series of unpopular measures by the
coup government of Michel Temer have
made for an unhappy and pessimistic
population.
The typical
American couple has only $5,000 saved
for retirement:
A perverse tax policy helps the rich to
save, but doesn’t help the rest of us
Senate Votes to
Require Women to Register for the Draft:
On Tuesday, the Senate approved an
expansive military policy bill that
would for the first time require young
women to register for the draft.
ISIS Praises
Mateen as 'Lion of Caliphate,'
Urges Attacks at Theaters, Hospitals,
Amusement Parks
Police may have
killed Orlando club patrons:
Orlando Police Chief John Mina and other
law enforcement officers offered new
details about the shooting, including
the possibility that some victims may
have been killed by officers trying to
save them.
My Several
Million Readers Are Unable To Help Me
Prove The Official Story: Paul Craig
Roberts
: I close my attempt to prove the
government’s case.
The U.S. spends
billions a year on counterterrorism,
with generally poor oversight.
: The counterterrorism field includes at
least 1,072 governmental organizations
and agencies, plus some 2,000 private
companies funded by $115 billion, U.S.
tax dollars. That means lots of money
for companies like G4S, which hired
Mateen back in 2007.
FBI swamped by an
avalanche of terror tips:
“The number of Isis cases in the US is
unprecedented,” said Seamus Hughes,
deputy director of George Washington
University’s programme on extremism.
Orlando gunman's
wife could be charged: reports:
Noor Salman, Omar Mateen's wife, had
"some knowledge" of husband's plan to
carry out massacre at gay club, reports
say.
Trump : "Obama
Was More Angry At Me Than He Was At The
Shooter":
President Obama gave a lengthy and what
some would consider quite an angry
speech yesterday when further discussing
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28 dead in IS
counter-attack on Syria goverment
forces: monitor:
Last week, IS fighters had sent
reinforcements of fighters and weapons
into Tabqa in anticipation of a fierce
battle to defend the town.
ISIS leader
al-Baghdadi killed in air strike: Report:
According to a report published on
Monday in the Turkish daily Yeni Safak,
which cited Arabic media as its source,
Baghdadi was killed in air raids
conducted in Syria on Sunday.
US military
officials ‘sceptical’ of reports ISIS
leader al-Baghdadi killed:
“We have seen these types of reports
before, here in Iraq and in other
operations, and until we have
confirmation, we are going to practice
healthy scepticism,” Colonel Christopher
C. Garver, a US military spokesman in
Baghdad, told Fox News.
Orlando vs Syria:
World mourns for 50 killed in Florida,
silent on 224 killed in Syria in a week:
Shooting incident at the Pulse night
club in Orlando Florida was condemned in
every corner of the world, while in
another part of the world nobody cares
to take note of the massacre happening
in Syria.
IS suicide attack
kills five in Iraq’s Ramadi: officers:
A suicide attack carried out by Islamic
State group fighters killed at least
five members of the Iraqi security
forces today in the city of Ramadi, army
officers said.
Shiite militias
accused of executions in Fallujah:
The governor of Anbar province, said the
men had been killed after they
surrendered to a Shiite faction. Another
643 men had gone missing between June 3
and June 5 and “all the surviving
detainees were subjected to severe and
collective torture".
Iraq makes
arrests over reports of Sunnis executed
in Falluja:
Iraqi authorities "are following up on
the violations and a number of arrests
have been made," government spokesman
Saad al-Hadithi said after a regional
governor said 49 Sunni men had been
executed after surrendering to a Shi'ite
faction.
Second U.S.
aircraft carrier enters Mediterranean -
US Navy:
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean
late on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, at a
time when U.S. officials are raising
alarm over Russia's maritime expansion
Yemen: 3 Killed
in 2nd U.S. Drone Strike in 2 Days:
U.S. drone strike has killed three
people identified by Yemeni officials as
alleged al-Qaeda fighters. The victims
were driving in a vehicle around the
town of Habban.
Netanyahu: Israel
Will Never Accept Arab Peace Initiative
as Basis for Talks With Palestinians:
Arab nations must revise the deal to
reflect Israeli demands, prime minister
reiterates. 'If they bring the proposal
from 2002 and define it as 'take it or
leave it' – we’ll choose to leave it.'
Understanding
Netanyahu’s Rejection of the Arab Peace
Initiative: Op-Ed:
Netanyahu has long made it clear that he
rejects using the 1967 borders as a
basis for talks, that he refuses to
divide or share Jerusalem and that he
expects the issue of refugees to be off
the table completely.
French FM to
Netanyahu: I know you're against peace
initiative, but train has left the
station:
Netanyahu strongly criticized the French
initiative and expressed strong
objections to all its components.
Suicide bombing
kills two in Libya’s Sirte:
Two people were killed in a suicide
bombing carried out by Daesh militants
on Monday in Libya’s northern city of
Sirte, according to reports in the local
media.
Algerian troops
kill two extremists:
It said the two "extremists" were killed
on Monday in the Jijel area more than
300 kilometres (185 miles) from Algiers,
and added that guns, ammunition and
improvised explosive devices were also
found.
Ethiopia and
Eritrean troops engage in a heavy border
battle:
Ethiopia’s Information Minister Getachew
Reda reportedly said both forces have
suffered significant casualties
Airstrike kills
28 Taliban in Afghanistan:
In Afghanistan, twenty-eight Taliban
were killed and sixteen wounded in an
airstrike in southern Helmand province.
According to an official, the dead
Taliban include five commanders; Mullah
Raqeeb, Qari Omer, Firdosi, Jahadullah
and Bashir Agha.
U.S. plans
billions in Afghan funding until 2020,
seeks allies' help:
The United States is asking its allies
helping with security in Afghanistan to
maintain funding for Afghan forces at a
cost of nearly $5 billion a year until
at least 2020, a top U.S. military
commander said on Monday.
BRICS bank, AIIB
ready to follow China by financing
Moscow-Kazan high-speed railroad:
The total cost of the Moscow-Kazan
high-speed railway line is estimated at
$16.9 bln, while the section may later
be extended to China, connecting the two
countries across Kazakhstan
NATO proceeds
with plan to boost spending, deploy
units in Baltics, Poland:
NATO states will increase defense
spending for a second year in a row,
reversing a post-Cold War trend of
cutbacks but still well short of the
alliance’s own targets for military
investment, NATO’s top official said
Monday.
NATO orders four
additional battalions to Russian border:
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) is sending 4,000 additional
troops to Eastern Europe in the name of
reassuring Poland and the Baltic states,
the alliance’s Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg confirmed on Monday.
Refugee Children
Face Rape and Death on Europe Journey:
UNICEF:
Of the over 200,000 people who arrived
in Europe by sea this year, one in three
was a child.
French police
couple killed in attack claimed by
Islamic State:
A Frenchman who pledged allegiance to
Islamic State stabbed a police commander
to death outside his home and killed his
partner, who also worked for the police,
in an attack the government denounced as
"an abject act of terrorism".
French attacker
live-streamed stabbing, had 'hit list'
of VIPs, police
: A French attacker live-streamed the
killing of a policeman and his partner
on Facebook, also posing with their
three-year-old son, who remained
unharmed. He also had a list of targets,
including public figures and
journalists, the prosecutor said.
26 people, mostly
police, wounded in Paris protests:
Some 20 police officers and 6 protesters
were injured in Paris Tuesday as
demonstrators protesting a contested
French labor reform threw projectiles at
police officers, who responded with tear
gas.
UK: Brexit Camp
Is Ahead:
Prime Minister David Cameron is
foundering in his efforts to persuade
voters to reject a so-called Brexit. The
pound fell to a two-month low.
German 10-year
sovereign bond yields turn negative for
first time:
The yield on the 10-year benchmark
German bund fell into negative territory
for the first time ever on Tuesday
morning, amid global growth concerns and
jitters over the U.K.'s upcoming
referendum on its European Union
membership.
Investor cash
levels are 'consistent with recession':
BofA:
Portfolios are at 5.7 percent cash, the
highest level since November 2001 and
"consistent with recession," according
to the latest Bank of America Merrill
Lynch Global Fund Manager Survey.
8 gunmen killed
in shootout with police in northern
Mexico:
The Tamaulipas
state government says the gunmen were
traveling in two pickup trucks when they
came in contact with federal police. The
gunmen opened fire on the police, who
returned fire, killing all eight.
Meet the Banker
Brothers Who Destroyed Ecuador’s Economy:
Ecuador is seeking the extradition of
banking brothers Roberto and William
Isaias from the United States on charges
that they embezzled funds and are
largely responsible for the country’s
financial crisis in 1999—but the United
States has spent the last 13 years
ignoring the request.
CIA-run agency
recruited Ecuadorian police, military to
spy for US – report:
Classified documents uncovered by
teleSUR have revealed the CIA was
running a now-defunct recruitment base
out of Ecuador to hire local police and
military to serve US interests in the
country.
'Feed people, not
wars,' pope says in address to U.N. food
agency:
"(Weapons) circulate with brazen and
virtually absolute freedom in many parts
of the world. As a result, wars are fed,
not people," said Francis, who has often
condemned arms manufacturing and
trafficking.
Senate approves defense bill, defies
White House veto threat:
Defying a White House veto threat, the
Senate voted decisively Tuesday to
approve a defense policy bill that
authorizes $602 billion in military
spending, bars shuttering the prison at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and denies the
Pentagon's bid to start a new round of
military base closings.
Is This PROOF
Orlando Shooting Was a STAGED HOAX...
This is the only video you need to see
to know that this whole Orlando Shooting
was Nothing but a STAGED HOAX
Orlando Witness:
'Another Man Was Blocking The Exit
Door':
. I searched for an hour last night and
found this raw footage with local
reporters that was not cut and spliced
to leave out the part of the story the
FBI does not want known. Kudos to the
Palm Beach Post for their coverage
Audio clip from
Orlando terror attack reveals two or
more guns firing simultaneously:
Additionally witnesses said that "they"
are shooting
Orlando Shooter
was a regular at gay hotspot:
Ty Smith and Chris Callen recalled the
eventual killer being escorted drunk
from the Pulse bar on multiple
occasions, including one incident where
he pointed a knife at a friend.
Orlando Shooter
Was Reportedly a Regular at Pulse and
Had a Profile on Gay Dating App:
According to witnesses, Mateen was also
a regular at the club and exchanged
messages with at least one gay man on a
gay dating app.
Omar Mateen's
Wife Tried to Talk Him Out of Orlando
Attack, Sources Say:
Omar Mateen's current wife, Noor, told
the FBI she was with him when he bought
ammunition and a holster, several
officials familiar with the case said.
She told the FBI that she once drove him
to the gay nightclub, Pulse, because he
wanted to scope it out.
Media Ignores
Mass Killings of American Indians in Its
Reporting:
American Indians say that the media
failed to consider Wounded Knee where
some 300 men, women and children were
killed a few days after Christmas in
1890.
Hostage situation
ends, shooter killed at Walmart in
Amarillo, Texas – police:
"The hostages were freed within the past
half hour after the suspect was shot and
killed by Amarillo Police Department
SWAT team members," the Randall County
Sheriff's Office said.
Donald Trump and
Hillary Clinton Call for Bombing ISIS
After Orlando Shooting That ISIS Didn’t
Direct:
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reacted
to the Orlando shooting with evidence
that they can agree on at least one
thing: bombing people.
Clinton Promises
'Surge' in US Spying After Orlando
Attack:
Hillary Clinton proposed an
"intelligence surge" in efforts to help
thwart potential terrorist attacks.
Wikileaks will
publish ‘enough evidence’ to indict
Hillary Clinton, warns Assange
: Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange
warns more information will be published
about Hillary Clinton, enough to indict
her if the US government is courageous
enough to do so, in what he predicts
will be “a very big year” for the
whistleblowing website. |
June
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39 killed in
airstrike in Idlib, Syria:
Airstrikes carried out on a busy public
vegetable market in Idlib killed at
least 39 people and injured dozens
others Sunday..
Isil suicide
bombers 'kill 20' outside Damascus
shrine:
At least 20 people have been killed in
triple attacks claimed by Islamic State
near one of Syria’s holiest shrines.
Dozens killed in
attacks; Islamic State claims
responsibility:
Two suicide bombers struck close to the
Syrian capital Saturday, killing at
least 12 people and wounding dozens more
in the latest attack to hit the
predominantly Shiite area in recent
months, state TV and an opposition
activist group said.
Islamic State
attacks kill 34 soldiers, militiamen in
Iraq:
IS militants launched two attacks on
Iraqi forces and members of the Shia
Hashd al-Shaabi militia around Fallujah
on Sunday, Iraqi policeman Lt. Ahmed al-Duleimi
told Anadolu Agency on Monday.
20 ISIS members
killed by coalition airstrike south of
Mosul:
“This morning the international
coalition aviation bombarded a gathering
of ISIS members in al-Haj Ali village in
Qayarrah vicinity, killing 20 ISIS
members.”
Daesh executes 19
of own members in Iraq’s Fallujah:
The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has
killed 19 members of its own for
allegedly escaping the battlefields
where they were supposed to face off
with Iraqi security forces in the city
of Fallujah.
IS suicide attack
kills five in Iraq's Ramadi: officers
:
Major General Ismail al-Mahalawi said
the IS attack targeted an army base in
Ramadi with several explosives-laden
vehicles driven by suicide bombers and
gunmen who fired on soldiers.
Joint forces
storm into central Fallujah, gun down
six suicide bombers:
“This morning the joint security forces
started a military operation to advance
into Nezal neighborhood in central
Fallujah after liberating al-Shuhada
neighborhood to the south of the city.”
Fallujah: 4,000
civilians leave the ISIS stronghold
after Iraqi troops secured a safe exit:
A Norwegian aid group confirmed the
exodus from the jihadi stronghold which
has been surrounded by Iraqi troops who
launched a major campaign to retake the
city.
Iran security
forces kill 5 terrorists in southeastern
province:
Iranian security forces have killed five
members of the so-called Jaish-ul-Adl
terrorist group in the southeastern
province of Sistan and Baluchestan, a
police spokesman says.
Canadian court
awards $13mn in frozen assets to ‘Iran
terror’ victims
; A Canadian court has
awarded $13 million in non-diplomatic
assets seized from Iran to the families
of Americans who died in several attacks
globally, which had allegedly been
sponsored by Tehran between 1983 to
2002.
US murders three
suspected al-Qaeda militants in Yemen:
Residents said that vehicle was
completely destroyed in the area and no
one escaped from the American attack
UN concerned
about 'Israel's excessive use of force':
Israel's occupation is the main trigger
of humanitarian needs among Palestinians
in the West Bank, according to the UN.
Only Solution to
Palestinian Terrorism Is the End of the
Occupation: Haaretz Editorial:
In the wake of the deadly Tel Aviv
attack, ministers voice empty bravado
and call for collective punishment,
thereby just pushing more Palestinians
to violence. It's time Israel learned
the lesson: Terrorism will continue as
long as the occupation does.
Saudi Arabia set
to be absolved of responsibility in 9/11
in secret report, CIA chief says:
'I think the 28 pages will be published
and I support their publication and
everyone will see the evidence that the
Saudi government had nothing to do with
it,' Brennan said in an interview with
Saudi-owned Arabiya TV
Nigerian Army
shot and killed 17 unarmed people:
Amnesty International: The organisation
reported that between the 29th and 30th
of May 2016, the Nigerian military fired
at members of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB), supporters and bystanders
at three different locations in Onitsha.
12 Gaddafi
loyalists killed in Libya's Tripoli:
The bodies of at least 12 loyalists to
the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
have been found in the country's
capital, Tripoli, just days after they
were released from prison.
At least 11
killed in fresh violence in northern
Mali:
Clashes erupted between Gatia, a
pro-government self-defense group, and
Ganda Izo, a group near Tinhabou,
northern Mali said to defend sedentary
and semi-nomadic groups, Yehia Tandina,
head of the regional state TV station
ORTM, told Anadolu Agency late Sunday.
Isis: 3 suicide
car bombings target pro-government
forces in Libya's Sirte:
One bomber in a car blew himself up a
few metres away from a group of pro-
government forces near the Abu Hadi
roundabout in the city's southeast. The
other bombers targeted a field hospital
in the west of the city.
Libyan pro-govt
advance slows as ISIS hits back in Sirte:
Most of Sirte's residents have fled but
officials have said some 30,000
civilians remain in the city.
13 militants
killed in eastern Afghan special raid:
A total of 13 Taliban militants were
killed after Afghan special police force
launched a night raid operation in
eastern Logar province overnight, the
Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Afghan soldier
killed in border clash with Pakistan:
Afghan soldier killed, several civilians
injured after border forces exchanged
fire at Torkham crossing, officials say.
Philippines: Abu
Sayyaf group beheads Canadian hostage:
"Today, Canadian kidnap victim
identified as Robert Hall was beheaded
by his abductor ... the Abu Sayyaf
group," the military source said.
Bangladesh
arrests thousands after series or
murders:
Police in Bangladesh have arrested 3,245
people in the past 24 hours, as security
forces continue their crackdown on those
suspected on involvement in the slayings
of secular activists and religious
minorities.
Euro 2016
violence: England, Russia given final
warning:
UEFA threatens England and Russia with
expulsion from European Championship if
there is continuation of fan violence.
Italy’s
Parliament approves bill criminalizing
Holocaust denial:
The bill, which adds to an existing
anti-racism bill, was approved by the
lower assembly of the Parliament, the
Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of 237-5,
with 102 abstentions.
New Documents
Reveal Failed CIA Recruitment Agency in
Ecuador:
The classified documents show how a CIA
agent in the country was recruiting
police and military personnel to serve
U.S. interests.
Lula da Silva: We
will emerge from the crisis stronger:
Brazil's former president discusses his
support for embattled President Rousseff
and why he'd be PT's next candidate.
Venezuela
opposition rallies Latin America for
support:
A top Venezuelan opposition leader on
Monday launched a tour of Latin American
countries to rally support for his side
in its bid to remove President Nicolas
Maduro from office.
Hillary Clinton
Email Archive:
On March 16, 2016 WikiLeaks launched a
searchable archive for 30,322 emails &
email attachments sent to and from
Hillary Clinton's private email server
while she was Secretary of State.
America ranked
No. 103 on list of ‘most peaceful’
nations on Earth:
Such nations as Cuba, Gabon, Sri Lanka,
Haiti and Bangladesh are ranked as “more
peaceful” than America, the massive
study found.
Official ISIS
Statement on Orlando Terror Attack by
Amaq News Agency:
Amaq News Agency, the “official” media
arm of the Islamic State, has commented
on the shooting in Orlando, Florida
carried out by jihadist Omar Mateen that
left at least 50 dead. It reads:
Florida shooting:
multiple gunshots heard in video:
You can hear as many as 22 gunshots in
this video provided to WESH 2 News
Shooting victims in Orlando gay
club carried from the scene (GRAPHIC
VIDEO)
Obama calls
Orlando shooting 'an act of terror':
, Obama said, "We know enough to say
that this was an act of terror and an
act of hate. And as Americans, we are
united in grief and in outrage, and in
resolve to defend our people."
Omar Mateen,
Terrorist Who Attacked Orlando Gay Club,
Had Been Investigated by FBI:
Mateen was a ‘known quantity’ to federal
law enforcement before he killed 53
people in the worst mass shooting in
U.S. history.
Omar Mateen, U.S.
Suicide Bomber Tied to Fort Pierce,
Florida:
The FBI in 2014 investigated a potential
connection between Omar Mateen — who on
Sunday killed at least 50 people in
Orlando — and Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha,
according to The Associated Press.
Orlando gunman's
father posts new video message:
The Orland gay club gunman's father has
well-known anti-American views and is an
ideological supporter of the Afghan
Taliban.
ISIS 'kill list'
targets Palm Beach, Treasure Coast
residents: Ex-FBI agent:
A pro-Isis group has released a hit list
with the names of more than 8,000
peoplemostly Americans. More than
600-people live in Florida, and one
security expert believes that many of
those targeted live in Palm Beach County
and on the Treasure Coast.
Texas Lieutenant
Governor slammed for tweet sent after
Florida shooting:
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be
mocked. A man reaps what he sows,” read
the Bible verse Patrick sent out on his
official Twitter account
Gays Must Die
Says Speaker At Orlando Mosque
- : The United
West investigative team uncovered a
story so disturbing Field Sutton of
Channel 9 news in Orlando, FL broke the
story on their newscast
Mitt Romney links
Donald Trump to 'trickle-down racism':
Mitt Romney, the former Republican
presidential candidate, has condemned
Donald Trump for setting a dangerous
example for Americans by promoting
"trickle-down racism".
Santa Monica
Police Arrest Man With Explosives, Guns
Going to L.A. Pride:
Santa Monica police arrested a man who
had explosives, assault rifles and
ammunition and was planning to attend
the L.A. Pride festival pride, Los
Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Sunday
morning during a press conference. |
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Coalition air
strikes, Turkish artillery kill 31 ISIL
members in Syria:
U.S.-led coalition jets and Turkish
artillery killed 31 Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in
Syria, Dogan News Agency reported on
June 11.
Suicide bomb
attacks kill at least 12 in Syria,:
Two suicide bombers struck close to the
Syrian capital Saturday, killing at
least 12 people and wounding dozens more
in the latest attack to hit the
predominantly Shiite area in recent
months
Kurdish YPG, Arab
Allies Deal New Blow to Islamic State
Group:
The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF),
bringing together Kurdish and Arab
fighters, were now almost 10 miles from
the city of al-Bab, an Islamic State
group stronghold north east of Aleppo.
Pentagon
investigating friendly fire that killed
Syrian allies:
The U.S. military bombed a Syrian rebel
unit it had trained and equipped in a
friendly-fire incident in late May,
prompting an internal investigation and
raising questions about renewed Pentagon
efforts to build local forces to battle
Islamic State.
French Invasion,
Forces Begin Construction of Military
Base in Syria's Aleppo:
The French have begun constructing a
military base similar to the US military
bases… French experts and military
advisers working in the region will be
stationed there," the source said.
ISIS shoots dead
30 civilians fleeing Fallujah – Iraqi
sources
: Most of the dead were women and
children. The group was reportedly
trying to reach the Amiriyat Al-Fallujah
refugee camp, after making contact with
security forces in southern Fallujah.
20 ISIS members
killed during liberation battles near
Haditha:
“The joint security forces conducted a
military operation against ISIS
strongholds in order to liberate the
areas near Haditha district and during
the operation twenty (20) ISIS members
including four suicide bombers wearing
explosive belts were killed.”
Unidentified
gunmen kill army men and thier families
in northern Baghdad:
“This morning, unidentified gunmen
stormed into a house belonging to two
army officials in al-Tarmiya district in
northern Baghdad and open fired inside
the house. Two army men, along with two
women and three children were killed as
a result of this unabated firing.”
US-Backed Iraqi
Militias Accused of 'Inhumane Acts and
Abuse':
U.S.-backed Iraqi Shiite militias have
killed, tortured and imprisoned the
citizens of Fallujah, according to a
damning report from the governor of
Anbar, Suhaib al-Rawi, as reported by
Rudaw.
Gulf Donors
Remain Important Source of Terrorist
Financing: US Treasury:
"Donors located in the Gulf have
traditionally been an important source
of revenue for AQ. This remains the
case, but we are making strides in
cutting off their financial networks,"
US kills 'kills
two (alledged) Qaeda men' in Yemen:
A US drone attack in Yemen killed two
suspected Al Qaeda members in their
vehicle on Saturday in Marib province
east of the capital Sanaa, a local
official said.
Israel razes home
of Palestinian teen accused of murder:
army:
Israel regularly demolishes the homes of
alleged attackers in what it describes
as a deterrent. Rights groups say it
amounts to collective punishment, with
families forced to suffer for the acts
of relatives.
US had extensive contact with Ayatollah
Khomeini before Iran revolution:
Documents seen by BBC suggest Carter
administration paved way for Khomeini to
return to Iran by holding the army back
from launching a military coup
Amnesty accuses
Nigerian army of killing at least 17
unarmed Biafran separatists:
Amnesty International said on Friday
that Nigeria's army last month killed at
least 17 unarmed members of a group
calling for secession from Africa's most
populous nation, but the military
dismissed the allegations as unfounded.
Seven civilians
killed by shelling in Benghazi -
hospital official:
The shelling had taken place on Thursday
and Friday in residential areas close
the frontlines in Benghazi, which has
seen heavy fighting in some
neighbourhoods over the past two years.
Libyan forces
'retake port' in ISIL bastion of Sirte:
Internationally backed government says
it controls both the port and the
airport in ISIL's stronghold in Libya.
Afghan officials:
6 police killed in battle with IS:
Afghan officials say six police
officers, including a district police
chief, have been killed by gunmen
affiliated with the Islamic State group
in the restive eastern Nangarhar
province, which borders Pakistan.
Obama Loosens
Restrictions on U.S. Forces Fighting
Taliban in Afghanistan:
President Obama inched closer this week
to allowing American forces to once
again directly battle the Taliban,
loosening restrictions on airstrikes and
on ground combat in support of Afghan
forces, the administration said on
Friday.
Al Qaeda chief
pledges allegiance to new Afghan Taliban
leader:
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, in an
online audio message, pledged allegiance
to the new head of the Afghan Taliban,
who was appointed last month after his
predecessor was killed in a US drone
strike.
Drone strike that
killed Taliban chief vitiated ties:
Pakistan to US:
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today told the US
that the American drone strike on its
soil that killed the Afghan Taliban
chief had "vitiated" ties even as the
two sides held "candid" talks on issues
like dismantling of terror safe havens
The true cost of
your cheap clothes: slave wages for
Bangladesh factory workers: Report:
Everyone loves a bargain but the true
cost of that latest wardrobe addition is
pitiful wages for Bangladesh's legion of
factory workers, writes Simon Parry.
Russia: We will
respond to entry of U.S. naval vessel
into Black Sea:
Russian state media reported that the
USS Porter, a U.S. naval destroyer,
entered the Black Sea a few days ago on
a routine deployment, a move it said
raised hackles in Moscow because it had
recently been fitted with a new missile
system.
NATO threatens
Putin with war!:
NATO has sought to portray the exercise
as “defensive” and to brand Russia as
the aggressor. A few days prior to the
beginning of the exercise, Polish
President Andrzej Duda declared at a
meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg, “The goal of the exercise
is clear. We are preparing for an
attack.”
Thousands protest
against drones at U.S. Air Force base in
Germany:
Several thousand demonstrators formed a
human chain along the perimeter of a
U.S. Air Force Base in southwest Germany
on Saturday in protest against drone
operations by the United States.
Labour
“anti-Semitism” witch hunt claims new
victims:
Walker had said in a thread debating the
boycott of Israel that, as a person with
Black and Jewish heritage, her ancestors
had been involved in the trade in
enslaved Africans “on all sides”.
EU Referendum:
Massive swing to Brexit – with just 12
days to go:
polling carried out for ‘The
Independent’ shows that 55 per cent of
UK voters intend to vote for Britain to
leave the EU in the 23 June referendum
Battle of
Marseille:
Violent fans hurl missiles, clash with
police ahead of Russia-England match
Pro-Government
Venezuelans Rally to Defend Social
Programs:
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to
the streets of Caracas and other cities
Thursday to show their support for the
social programs implemented over the
past 17 years of socialist government.
Spanish
Politician Posts Video of Congo, Claims
It's Venezuela:
In a botched attempt to “denounce” the
“violent actions” of Venezuelan police,
Spanish conservative Pablo Casado posted
a video on Twitter depicting clashes in
the Democratic Republic of
Congo—claiming it was from Caracas.
Lula Leads
Protests in Brazil Against Temer
Government:
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva warned against the serious
setbacks to human rights in the country,
as Brazil labor unions and social
movements took to the streets Friday in
several cities around the country to
protest the coup.
The Difference
Between How the U.S. Treats Brazil and
Venezuela
: A State Department spokesperson
repeatedly refused to comment on the
momentous political crisis in Brazil
during his daily press briefing on
Friday — in almost ludicrous contrast to
his long and loquacious criticisms of
neighboring Venezuela.
Argentina to
suspend RT from national broadcasting:
On June 7, a similar letter was sent to
the pan-Latin American terrestrial and
satellite television network TeleSUR TV,
notifying that its broadcasting in
Argentina would be suspended within 15
days.
A Sign of
Trouble? What is Behind Soros’s Jump
Into Gold:
“Soros Fund Management
LLC, which manages $30 billion for Mr.
Soros and his family, sold stocks and
bought gold and shares of gold miners,
anticipating weakness in various
markets. Investors often view gold as a
haven during times of turmoil,”
How Donald Trump
Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos,
but Still Earned Millions:
As his companies did poorly, Mr. Trump
did well. He put up little of his own
money, shifted personal debts to the
casinos and collected millions of
dollars in salary. The burden of his
failures fell on investors and others
who had bet on his business acumen.
Trump refused to
pay hundreds of workers: Report:
According to an investigation by a USA
Today network, the workers, including
carpenters, dishwashers, painters, even
Trump’s lawyers, alleged they were not
paid for their work at Trump companies.
Hillary Clinton’s
State Department Gave South Sudan’s
Military a Pass for Its Child Soldiers:
Supporting a military that used child
soldiers while loudly decrying the use
of child soldiers.
Elizabeth Warren
endorsed Hillary Clinton:
"I’m ready to get in this fight and work
my heart out for Hillary Clinton to
become the next president of the United
States and make sure Donald Trump never
gets anywhere close to the White House."
2004 Flashback: Elizabeth Warren
Describes Hillary Clinton As A Puppet
For Wall Street:
Warren concludes with some truthiness
about just how cutthroat banks and other
lobbyists will be in order to drain the
middle class out of every penny they may
have.
Elizabeth Warren
meets with Hillary Clinton as
vice-presidential rumors swirl:
Massachusetts senator is seen by many as
the most plausible selection to bring
the progressive voters who backed Bernie
Sanders’ bid into the Clinton camp
Donald Trump
dares Hillary Clinton to pick Elizabeth
Warren as her running mate:
Warren has already made clear that she's
not afraid of going after Trump, and she
said Thursday she's prepared to serve as
vice president if she were chosen as
Clinton's running mate.
Hillary Clinton
camp now paying online trolls to attack
anyone who disparages her online
: David Brock has launched something
called Barrier Breakers — an online mob
of paid trolls designed to attack any
and every person who says one cross word
about Hillary Clinton on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, or
elsewhere.
Stunning Emails
Reveal How Clinton Foundation Donor
Bought Seat As Hillary's Nuclear Weapons
Advisor:
Forget Hillary's personal email server:
this is what true cronyism and criminal
corruption looks like, and this is the
biggest threat from a Hillary
presidency.
Did Google Manipulate Search for
Hillary? Video
- While
researching for a wrap-up on the June 7
Presidential Primaries, we discovered
evidence that Google may be manipulating
autocomplete recommendations in favor of
Hillary Clinton.
10 More Examples
of Google Search Results Favorable to
Hillary:
Common search terms associated with
Clinton appear to have been scrubbed
from Google as the tech giant has been
accused of manipulating its autocomplete
results to favor the Democratic
presidential candidate. |
June
09, 2016
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Where
Do Matters Stand?
By Paul Craig Roberts |
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Fellow
Americans, you must wake up
and realize that your most
deadly enemy is Washington,
not the hoax of “Russian
aggression,” not the hoax of
“Muslim terrorism”
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The
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By Dmitry Orlov |
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As natural
resources dwindle, our faith
in the cult of Mammon is
being sorely tested.
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Wake
Up, America!
By Judge Andrew P.
Napolitano |
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The feds have
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Somalia’s Al-Shabaab
battle Ethiopian troops; over 100
killed:
AL-Qaeda-linked militants said they
raided a base used by Ethiopian troops
in central Somalia, killing at least 60
people. An African peacekeeping force
said it repulsed the Islamists’ assault
and inflicted dozens of casualties.
14 Libyan unity
gov't troops killed in clash with Daesh:
At least 14 Libyan unity government
troops were killed and 20 others were
injured in clashes with Daesh militants
in Libya’s northern city of Sirte
Thursday, a Libyan military source said.
Prominent IS
leaders killed in Sirte:
Local media sources from Sirte confirmed
that the so-called Emir (Prince) of
zakat bureau of IS, Hamid Malouqa Al-Zliteni,
was killed in the violent clashes that
took place near downtown Sirte between
Al-Bunyan Al-Marsoos (Solid Structure)
and IS terrorists.
Libya warplanes
bomb ISIS positions in stronghold Sirte:
The strikes targeted the area around a
conference centre where IS had set up a
command post, it said.
At Least 54
Civilians Killed in Terrorist Shelling
in Syria's Aleppo:
At least 54 civilians have been killed
and 93 wounded in Syria's Aleppo
province in the past 24 hours as a
result of artillery and mortar shelling
by terrorists, the Russian center for
Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim
airbase informs.
Turkey, US
coalition kill '18 Daesh' in northern
Syria:
At least 18 Daesh terrorists were killed
in northern Syria in an operation
carried out by Turkish military and the
U.S.-led coalition Wednesday, military
sources told Anadolu Agency Thursday.
France Deploys
Special Forces in Syria
: French special
forces in northern Syria are assisting
Kurdish-led militias in a drive to
retake a pocket of territory west of the
Euphrates River from the Islamic State
terror group, according to French
officials.
Suicide Bombings
in and Around Iraqi Capital Kill 31
People:
The deadliest attack took place in a
commercial area of a majority Shiite
neighborhood in Baghdad. At least 19
civilians were killed and 46 wounded,
police said.
Federal police
announces liberating five villages north
of Fallujah:
“The Federal police successfully
liberated five villages- al-Salam, al-Gouza,
Abu Gaza, Hussa and Khitla,” further
adding, “The forces detonated 30
explosive devices and four booby-trap
vehicles during the operations.”
UN: Setbacks
haven't weakened Islamic State
strategically:
Undersecretary-General Jeffrey Feltman
told the U.N. Security Council that the
threat posed by IS and its associates
"remains high and continues to
diversify," and the flow of arms and
ammunition into territory held by the
group remains a serious concer
Tel Aviv Mayor
Says Palestinian Attacks a Product of
Occupation:
The mayor of Tel Aviv said Thursday that
a deadly attack at a local cafe was
motivated by the ongoing Israeli
occupation of Palestinian land and the
repression of the Palestinians it
governs but does not grant equal rights.
Israel Punishes
83,000 Palestinians over Tel Aviv
Shooting:
Israel suspended entry permits for a
staggering 83,000 Palestinians Wednesday
during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan
after the deadly Tel Aviv shooting, in
an act of collective punishment that is
likely to increase tensions.
U.N. chief blasts
Saudi pressure after Yemen coalition
blacklisting:
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on
Thursday that Saudi Arabia had exerted
"unacceptable" undue pressure on the
world body after a U.N. report
blacklisted a Saudi-led military
coalition for killing children in Yemen.
European Parliament Calls for
Investigation of Secret CIA Torture
Sites:
The European Parliament on Wednesday
condemned the “apathy shown by member
states and EU institutions” over torture
in secret CIA prisons in Europe.
China to Build
1,000 220-Ton Planes:
The aircraft’s heavy payload indicates
that it could be used to transport
tanks, including China’s 64-ton Type
99A2 main battle tank.
‘All China’s
assets in the US might be annulled‘,
warns ex-BoE chief:
Washington may be forced to renege on
its huge debt to Beijing under
catastrophic circumstances, says the
former head of the Bank of England
Mervyn King.
George Soros Is
Preparing For Economic Collapse
– Does He Know
Something That You Don’t?
Argentine
President Named in Panama Papers Wants
Amnesty for Tax Evaders:
Argentina's Congress is set to discuss a
tax amnesty bill proposed by President
Mauricio Macri, which looks to provide
an out to tax evaders with undeclared
holdings and assets inside the country
and overseas.
Judge finds Merck
lied in patent trial, overturns
$200-million verdict
: The public already
holds drug manufacturers in low esteem –
and now they’ve got more fuel for their
opinion.
Oklahoma Highway
Patrol Uses New Device To Seize Money
During Traffic Stops:
Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a
device that also allows them to seize
money on prepaid cards.
FBI found
hundreds of classified files on CIA
Director David Petraeus girlfriend's
computer:
FBI agents found hundreds of classified
documents on Paula Broadwell’s home
computers in Charlotte during their
investigation into her relationship with
then-CIA Director David Petraeus,
according to newly unsealed FBI
documents obtained by the Observer.
War criminal endorses
war criminal:
Obama Endorses
First Candidate In History Under FBI
Criminal Investigation:
Obama didn't just endorse the first
woman in history, he endorsed the first
woman in history to run under an active
FBI criminal investigation. The
corruption is unreal
White House calls FBI probe into
Clinton's classified emails a 'criminal
investigation':
Barack Obama's spokesman described the
FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's
classified email scandal as a 'criminal
investigation' on Thursday, less than an
hour after the president endorsed his
embattled former secretary of state to
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26 killed as
deadly air raid hits busy market in
Syria's Deir Az Zor:
At least 26 people have been killed in
regime air strikes in Syria's Deir Az
Zor province, activists and a monitoring
group has said. The Syrian army crossed
the boundary of Raqqa province after
advancing in a major Russian-backed
offensive against ISIL
Russia denies
targeting Syrian market in airstrike:
“Russia’s air forces did not carry out
any combat missions in the area,”
Russian news agencies quoted Defence
Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov as
saying.
Russian Air Force
pulverizes Nusra in northern Aleppo:
video:
The Russian Air Force stepped up their
airstrikes over the northern countryside
of the Aleppo Governorate tonight,
targeting Jabhat Al-Nusra’s (Syrian
Al-Qaeda group) defenses at the
strategic village of Haritan in the
‘Anadan Plains.
Assad vows to
fight on, says Aleppo to be Erdogan's
graveyard:
Assad said he would win back "every
inch" of Syria and said Aleppo would be
a graveyard for the hopes and dreams of
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, a
major sponsor of the insurgents battling
to topple him.
Istanbul bomb
attack on police bus kills 11:
A car bomb attack targeting a police bus
has killed seven officers and four
civilians in central Istanbul. It was
the fourth major attack in Turkey's
largest city this year.
At least 5
killed, 10 injured by car bomb in
Karbala city, Iraq - report:
A car bomb exploded in the center of the
Shiite holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on
Tuesday, with the Shiite community in
the country marking the first day of
Ramadan.
Falluja detainees
'tortured by Shia militias':
Those released showed signs of severe
torture, Sheikh Raja al-Issawi said.
Four people died as a result of their
injuries and others were in a critical
condition in hospital, he added.
Sunnis accuse
Shiite militias of torture in Fallujah:
The video shows an interrogation quickly
turning into an outright beating as a
prisoner is flogged and repeatedly
stomped on the head. It is said to have
been shot around Fallujah.
ISIS Has $1B
Worth Of US Humvee Armored Vehicles;"In
the collapse of Mosul, we lost a lot of
weapons," Abbadi said an interview
Sunday, as translated by Al-Jazeera. "We
lost 2,300 Humvees in Mosul alone."
Five Jordan intel
agents killed – Lone gunman opens fire
in ‘terror attack’, escapes
: A gunman apparently acting alone
killed five Jordanian intelligence
agents yesterday in a daylight
“terrorist attack” on their office in a
Palestinian refugee camp north of the
capital. Jordan
Hospitals
supported by charity received 134
casualties in one day - MSF:
A rocket attack on a busy market last
week in Taiz, Yemen's third largest
city, killed at least 12 civilians and
wounded over 122 others, a much higher
figure than previously reported, a
medical charity said on Monday.
UN: Shameful
pandering to Saudi Arabia-led coalition
over children killed in Yemen conflict:
The credibility of the United Nations is
on the line after it shamefully caved in
to pressure to remove the Saudi
Arabia-led military coalition from the
UN’s list of states and armed groups
that violate children’s rights in
conflict, Amnesty International said
today.
Israel has
destroyed $74 million worth of EU
projects:
More than 900 Palestinians have been
made homeless this year, according to UN
statistics, and thousands more have had
their livelihoods affected by the wave
of destruction.
The new
McCarthyism is pro-Israel:
Legal groups slam NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
for creating “unconstitutional”
blacklist of BDS supporters
Pro-Israel groups
vow to “eliminate” BDS:
As the Palestinian-led boycott,
divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement
grows across the US, Israel’s supporters
are cranking up hatred against Palestine
solidarity activism in both rhetoric and
tactics.
Iran Says US
Congressmen Can't Visit Amid Nuclear
Deal Row:
Iran said Tuesday it would not grant
visas to three U.S. congressmen opposed
to its recent nuclear deal with world
powers, calling their request to monitor
the accord a "publicity stunt."
Libya: Four
killed and others wounded in armed
clashes in Sabratha:
Armed clashes using light weapons broke
out Monday between two brigades from the
city lasting till late at night.
Boko Haram attack
forces 50,000 to flee Niger town:
Tens of thousands of people have fled a
town in the troubled southeastern Niger
following deadly attacks by Takfiri Boko
Haram terrorist group, the UN refugee
agency says.
Taliban attack
kills 6 in northern Afghanistan:
Militants claim responsibility for
attack which targeted vehicle of local
Afghan intelligence chief
Pakiistan
Military top brass, politicians condemn
US drone strike:
During the meeting a US drone attack
which killed Taliban leader Mullah
Mansour in Balochistan was condemned, an
ISPR statement said. The drone strike
affected Pakistan’s ties with the United
States as well as its sovereignty, the
statement added.
China Reacts
Angrily to Defense Secretary Carter’s
Comments:
“We do not make trouble, but we have no
fear of trouble,” the Chinese officer
said.
US Seeks “Total
Ban” on Chinese Steel: Alarm Bells Ring
Over “Nuclear” Option:
A huge global trade war is on the
horizon, regardless of whether Hillary
or Trump wins the election. The die is
cast: US Steel Given Green Light to Seek
China Import Ban.
Anti-U.S. base
assembly members win majority in Okinawa
election:
Okinawa assembly members who want to see
a U.S. military base removed from the
southern Japanese island won a majority
in the prefectural assembly election,
emboldening the anti-U.S. base movement.
UNHCR: More Than
10,000 Died Trying To Cross
Mediterranean Since 2014:
The United Nations refugee agency says
more than 10,000 people have died trying
to cross the Mediterranean Sea to get
into the European Union since 2014.
Turkey to suspend
EU migration deal if no visa-free travel
for Turks: minister:
In a live televised interview, Cavusoglu
said the German government must make
clear its stance is not in line with a
German parliament resolution declaring
the 1915 massacre of Armenians by
Ottoman Turkish forces a genocide.
Nato troops begin
huge military exercise in Poland:
Nato countries are taking part in their
biggest ever joint military exercises in
Poland. Some 31,000 Polish, US and other
troops are participating in the land,
sea and air exercises called
Anaconda-16.
‘Absurd’: Russian
envoy to NATO ridicules allegations of
plans to invade Poland
: Russia has no plans
whatsoever to attack Poland and any talk
about such a scheme is both absurd and
dangerous, Russian envoy to NATO
Aleksandr Grushko has said.
Britain secretly
upgrading its nukes without asking MPs -
report:
Britain is secretly upgrading its
arsenal of Trident nuclear weapons and
is developing an entirely new warhead,
according to a report from the Nuclear
Information Service (NIS).
Controversially, Parliament is yet to
consent to its renewal.
Campbell’s in the
clear but Blair left sweating over
Chilcot:
SPIN doctor Alastair Campbell is set to
be cleared by the Chilcot Enquiry,
despite his role in “sexing up” the
intelligence that helped push Britain
into the war in Iraq.
Brazil prosecutor
urges arrest of ruling party members:
Reports:
Brazil's top prosecutor has reportedly
requested permission to detain several
officials with the ruling Brazilian
Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) for
allegedly seeking to block a corruption
investigation.
One percent of
world's population holds almost half its
wealth: report:
Some 18.5 million households around the
world have at least $1 million worth of
assets, for a total of $78.8 trillion –
or about the same size as global annual
economic output – Boston Consulting
Group's annual report on global private
wealth says.
The Disturbing Truth Behind U.S. Drone
Assassinations That the Government Tried
to Keep Secret:
During one four-and-a-half-month period
of the operation, according to the
documents, nearly 90 percent of the
people killed in airstrikes were not the
intended targets.
Clinton
accidentally admits drone killings of
civilians are a war crime
: In her
self-declared “major” foreign policy
speech on June 2, presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton indirectly admitted that
the U.S. government’s drone killings of
family members of suspected militants,
such as Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, is a war
crime.
WikiLeaks Founder
Assange Claims Google Has Deal With
Clinton:
"Google is heavily integrated with
Washington power, at personal level and
at business level… Google which has
increasing control over the distribution
channels… is intensely allying itself US
exceptionalism," Assange added.
Hillary Clinton
gave inequality speech in a $12,000
Armani jacket
: Clinton, who has said
that she left the White House “dead
broke,” is now dressing the part of
someone who can command $325,000 for a
single speech.
Sanders campaign
calls out AP for declaring Clinton win:
News agency attracts criticism from
Sanders camp for naming Hillary Clinton
the presumptive Democrat nominee.
Anonymous
Superdelegates Declare Winner Through
Media:
This is the perfect symbolic ending to
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