Turkey Coup? Military Attempt to Seize Power from Erdogan By The Telegraph
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Attack In Nice Committed By French National By Justin Salhani J
	Blaming refugees for terrorism is not only setting a dangerous precedent for some of the world's most vulnerable people, but it is also factually incorrect.   - Continue

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Nice – 14th July Massacre – Another False Flag in France By Peter Koenig
	Washington needs a militarized Europe to be controlled by force, to impose its neo-fascist corporate and finance rules.   - Continue

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Why The Infernal Terror Spiral Will Go On And On By Pepe Escobar
	Nothing was done against the ideological matrix of jihadism: Wahhabism. So nothing will change.  - Continue

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Gestapo America By Paul Craig Roberts
	Adolf Hitler is alive and well in the United States, and he is fast rising to power.   - Continue

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Former SecDef: Long-Range Standoff Missile a Step to New Cold War By Bryant Jordan
	"Today the likelihood of a nuclear catastrophe is actually greater than it was during the Cold War."   - Continue

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World War III Based on Game of Thrones? By Finian Cunningham
	The American people need to get organized and switch off this abomination.  - Continue

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Is Information the Key in Hybrid Warfare? John Harrison Interviews Andre Vltchek and Dr. James Corum
	South America is being colonised in a brutal fashion by the new colonisers, a pattern that is happening all over the world.   - Continue

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Oligarchs, Bankers and Swindlers Washington’s ‘New Managers’ in Latin America: By Prof. James Petras
	A new gang of vassal regimes has taken-over Latin America.   - Continue

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Obama Has Failed Victims of Racism and Police Brutality By Cornel West
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More than 700 Iraqi men and boys missing from Fallujah: UN: A total of 738 men and boys remain missing after they were detained by militias backing the Iraqi government offensive to retake Fallujah from ISIS, a U.N. envoy said Friday.

Iraq: Thousands defy ban to protest against corruption: Thousands demonstrate against corruption despite decree that said rally would be treated as "terrorist threat".

Russian strikes kill 18 ISIS fighters in Syria: activists: Russian airstrikes have killed 18 ISIS fighters in central Syria, including near the historic city of Palmyra, over the past 24 hours, activists said Friday.

Air raids kill 11 civilians in east Syria: Monitor: "At least 11 civilians -- among them four women and four children -- were killed in Syrian or Russian air raids on the Al-Boulil region that is controlled by the Islamic State group in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor,"

Defense Minister: Over 2,000 Islamic State Militants From Russia Killed in Syria: More than 2,000 militants who traveled from Russia to join Islamic State were killed by Russian armed forces operating in Syria, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, the Dozhd news agency reported Friday.

France to Escalate Strikes in Syria and Iraq After Nice Attack: French Prime Minister Francois Hollande said that he would "strengthen our actions" in Syria and Iraq and extend the state of emergency by another three months, hours after a truck plowed into a crowd of Bastille Day revelers in Nice, killing at least 84 people

Aden governor escapes suicide bomb attack in Yemen: The governor of Yemen's main southern city Aden survived a suicide car bombing that struck his convoy on Friday, a security official said, in an attack they blamed on al-Qaeda.

Gunfire heard in Turkish capital Ankara: Reuters witnesses in Istanbul, Turkey's biggest city, also spotted helicopters overhead. Broadcaster NTV reported that both of Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, had been closed to traffic.

Apparent attempted military coup ongoing in Turkey: "Some people illegally undertook an illegal action outside of the chain of command," Yildirim said in comments broadcast by private channel NTV and reported by Reuters.

What's Going on in Turkey?: There are reports of troops being deployed to the streets of Ankara and Istanbul.

20 loyalist troops killed fighting IS in Libya's Sirte: Twenty Libyan unity government fighters were killed and more than 100 wounded Friday in clashes with the Islamic State group in the jihadists' coastal stronghold of Sirte, pro-government forces said.

At least 300 killed in latest S.Sudan violence: UN: At least 300 people have been killed in four days of intense gunbattles in the capital of South Sudan and 42,000 have fled the city, the U.N. said Friday.

Zimbabwe fails to pay army on time for second month: sources: The military is paid on the 14th of the month but soldiers and air force officers said they were still to receive their pay and had not told when they would get it.

Death toll hits 38 as Indian Kashmir clashes spread: Two people including a teenager were killed Friday as clashes spread in India-administered Kashmir despite a curfew, with the death toll reaching 38 in a week, officials said.

62 militants killed in a day in Afghanistan: At least 62 militants were killed in a day in Afghanistan by security forces, who pressed on to clear out the terrorists in their latest operations in restive provinces, officials said on Friday.

Afghan president ordered US drone strike on APS mastermind, says envoy: Zakhilwal said the Afghan president had mandated the air strike on the top Pakistani Taliban leade.

How The Hague ruling against China could spell trouble for Japan: Japan has built structures on uninhabited rocks 1,740 km from Tokyo to mark its territory – just like China has done in the South China Sea

China tells Japan to stop interfering in South China Sea: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday that his country should stop interfering and hyping up the South China Sea issue, as the dispute took center stage at a key regional summit in Mongolia.

France reels as attack leaves 84 dead in Nice: A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.

Why so many children were injured in the Nice attack: More than 50 children were injured by the suspected terrorist attack, and French officials said that more than 10 of the 84 dead were children too.

Pictured: Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel who was gunned down by police in the vehicle he used to kill 84 people: ID card belonging to Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a French Tunisian man, 31, from Nice, found next to his body

What we know about Nice suspect: Father of 3, solitary & not very religious : The neighbors described the attacker to Nice Matin newspaper as a solitary figure who even didn’t return greetings when their paths crossed.

After Nice, Don’t Give ISIS What It’s Asking For: Op-Ed: In the West, deadly attacks in Paris, Brussels, Orlando, and elsewhere are bringing the Islamic State’s goal of a divided world closer to fruition.

Terrorism: the 'new normal' for today's traveller: I've been to Nice. Paris and Brussels, too. Chances are you probably have as well. A bomb goes off in Baghdad, killing hundreds, as was the case the other day, and it hardly hits the homepage.

Newt Gingrich's Response to Nice Terror Attack: Rip Up the Constitution: "Western civilization is at war," adding, "We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in Sharia, they should be deported. Sharia is incompatible with Western civilization."

New British Foreign Secretary Criticized by EU Counterparts: French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Thursday that British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson “lied a lot” during his Brexit campaigning, saying he needed a credible partner to negotiate with.

The Killings of Tony Blair: Video - This feature-length documentary, co-written and presented by George Galloway, examines the prime-ministerial career of Tony Blair and his business activities since leaving office – a role that Galloway describes as ‘The Blair Rich Project’.

Secret '28 Pages' From 9/11 Report Released: California Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told NBC News that the documents don't prove that the Saudi Arabian government was linked to the operations.

Declassified 9/11 pages show ties to former Saudi ambassador to USA: Osama Bassnan, who the documents identify as a financial supporter of two of the 9/11 hijackers in San Diego, received money from Bandar, and Bassnan's wife also got money from Bandar's wife.

9/11 Attackers May Have Had Saudi Help, Classified Report Says: Saudi nationals connected to the government in Riyadh may have aided some of the Sept. 11 hijackers in the U.S. before they carried out their attacks, according to a long-classified portion of a congressional inquiry.

Those Secret 28 Pages on 9/11: Read This Before You Read Them: “The 28 pages could be entirely false, malicious and nonsensical. That is not a basis for classification and that should not be an impediment to their declassification.”

Why America's Largest Bank Is Sliding: Following yesterday's stronger than expected results from JPM, today Wells Fargo - America's largest bank by market cap - is having a far less pleasant day, trading down 3%, on what superficially was disappointing earnings.

Science group warns of shortcomings in U.S. missile defense: The ground-based midcourse missile defense system, has been tested under highly scripted conditions only nine times since being deployed in 2004, and failed to destroy its target two-thirds of the time, the Union of Concerned Scientists said in a report.

Pentagon (Military–industrial complex)Tells US Congress Air Force Needs New Nuclear Cruise Missile: The United States needs to build a new replacement nuclear-armed cruise missile to replace its aging air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs), senior Department of Defense officials said in a congressional hearing.

Jill Stein Just Promised to Pardon Snowden and Appoint Him to Her Cabinet If Elected: Presumptive Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein promises to grant NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden—whom many describe as a true American hero—not just a full pardon, but a promotion to the upper echelons of government should she win the White House.

Combustible atmosphere emerges ahead of RNC: Civil rights groups have been enlisted to provide bail assistance and legal representation to activists arrested during next week’s Republican National Convention.

Trump taps Indiana Gov. Pence to join ticket : Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has selected Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, the billionaire businessman tweeted.

Tim Kaine Auditions as Hillary Clinton's VP, Slams Donald Trump: Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine took the stage with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton today, lashing out at Donald Trump and appearing to audition as Clinton's running mate.

CNN Reporter Cut Off As She Critiques Hillary Clinton: Video : So did CNN intentionally pull the plug on its reporter, or was it just a convenient coincidence. I’ll let you decide.

Poll: Most Americans fear election of Clinton or Trump: More than four-fifths (81 percent) of Americans say they would feel afraid following the election of one of the two presumptive US presidential nominees, a poll by The Associated Press-GfK said on Thursday.

‘If NATO Encroaches On Nuclear Russia, It Will Be Punished’ By Sergey Karaganov
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Between a Rock and a Hard (South China) Place By Pepe Escobar
	'Who’s the rightful, sovereign owner of certain islands in the South China Sea,’   - Continue

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Syrian President Says U.S. Is 'Not Serious' About Defeating ISIS Video & Transcript
	"We wanted to defeat those terrorists, while the United States wanted to manage those groups in order to topple the government in Syria," Assad said.   - Continue

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Russian Harassment and Other Fables By Philip Giraldi
	The nearly constant animosity directed against Russia by the Obama administration - should be seen as madness.   - Continue

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Western Propaganda for a New Cold War By Rick Sterling
	Western propaganda portrays Russia as the aggressor and NATO as the victim, but the reality looks almost opposite.   - Continue

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The Myth of the ‘War on Terrorism’ By Justin Raimondo
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The Sanders Sell-Out and the Clinton Wars to Come By Gary Leupp
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The God of War By Robert C. Koehler
	What’s happening to the United States of America – what’s happening to Planet Earth – is beyond words   - Continue

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Why it Matters the Dallas Police Used a Drone to Kill Someone in America By Peter Van Buren
	“The further we remove the officer from the use of force and the consequences that come with it, the easier it becomes to use that tactic”   - Continue

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Police Arrest People for Criticizing Cops on Facebook and Twitter By Naomi LaChance
	“Arresting people for speech is something we should be very careful about,”   - Continue

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George W. Bush Dancing and Laughing It up with the Obamas at the Dallas Memorial Must Watch Video
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At least 44 killed in Yemen clashes as U.N. seeks peace talks: Fighting in Yemen killed at least 44 people in a 24-hour period to Wednesday, military officials said, as the U.N.’s peace envoy arrived in the capital to meet rebels.

Innocent civilians killed in U.S. drone strikes in Yemen: According to the London-based Reprieve, U.S. drone strikes in Yemen killed between 1,073 and 1,533 people during the period from 2009 to 2014.

Air strikes kill 12 in Syria's Aleppo: Report: Nine people were killed in the Tariq al-Bab area, and another three in the district of Salhin, both in eastern Aleppo

Russian Long-Range Strategic Bombers Strike Daesh Targets in Syria: "This morning six Tu-22M3 long-range bombers launched from an airfield based in Russia delivered a second concentrated attack on the newly discovered Daesh targets in areas east of Palmyra, as well as the towns of As Sukhnah, Arak and T-3 oil pumping stations in Homs province," the ministry said.

Putin regrets repeated refusal of US to cooperate with Russia in Syria: The Kremlin is refusing to comment on reports that Washington may offer to set up a joint HQ to synchronize airstrikes in Syria. Moscow stressed, however, that Vladimir Putin has repeatedly proposed this, but to no effect.

Pentagon Resists Obama’s New Plan to Work With the Russians in Syria: The Obama administration has increasingly warmed to a Russian proposal that allows U.S. forces to coordinate with the Kremlin in the ongoing war against ISIS in Syria. But the White House is facing major resistance to the idea from the U.S. military

Turkey’s Prime Minister Hints at Normalizing Ties With Syria: Turkey’s Prime Minister delivered a shock to the Syrian opposition leadership based in his country, after saying Wednesday that the Turkish government could potentially mend relations with the authoritarian government of Syria’s President Bashar Assad.

ISIS says its 'minister of war' killed in Iraq, despite reports he died in Syria: Islamic State confirmed through its media outlet Wednesday that one of its top military commanders was killed fighting near the Iraqi city of Mosul. U.S. and Iraqi officials, as well as Syrian activists, said in March that he had died of wounds sustained in a U.S. airstrike in Syria.

US-led coalition aerial bombing kills 29 ISIS members west of Ramadi: “At noon today the international coalition aircraft carried out air strikes on gatherings of ISIS at Heet, al-Dolab and north of Haditha Dam west of Ramadi. In the bombing 29 ISIS fighters were and five booby-trapped vehicles of the ISIS were also destroyed.”

At least 10 killed in multiple bombings in Iraq: 29 others wounded in attacks in Baghdad, Mosul, Iraqi military source says

IS suicide bombing kills 7 in northern Iraq: A suicide car bomber killed at least seven people ,injuring 11 others north of Baghdad on Wednesday, July 13, security and medical sources said, in the second bombing claimed by ISIS in the district in as many days as reported in the Wire

Ugandan army crosses into S Sudan to evacuate citizens: A heavily armed Ugandan military convoy has crossed into South Sudan to evacuate citizens trapped by fighting.

South Sudan's fighting not typical of Africa: Op-Ed: The real reason for its poverty, however, is war: the country that is now South Sudan has been at war for 42 of the past 60 years.

Cameroon troops kill, torture Boko Haram suspects: Amnesty: Cameroonian security forces have unlawfully killed dozens of civilians and tortured and forced the disappearances of others in mass arrests of suspects in fighting the Boko Haram Islamic insurgency, Amnesty International said Thursday.

8 militants killed in Afghanistan: At least eight Taliban militants were killed on Thursday as clashes erupted in Afghanitans's Badakhshan province, an official said.

Pakistan confirms APS master mind Umar Narai ‘killed’by U.S.: A Pakistani Taliban militant wanted for his role in a school massacre has died in a US drone strike in Afghanistan, Pakistani and American military officials said Wednesday.

New Russian Bomber to Be Able to Launch Nuclear Attacks From Outer Space: “The idea is that the bomber will take off from a normal home airfield to patrol Russian airspace. Upon command it will ascend into outer space, strike a target with nuclear warheads and then return to its home base,” Solodovnikov told RIA Novosti.

The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of: “Ramstein is absolutely essential to the US drone program,” says Brandon Bryant, a former Air Force sensor operator who participated in drone attacks on Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia

UK: Who's who in Theresa May's new cabinet: What we know about the politicians being given roles in the newly announced Conservative top team

Who's who in Theresa May's new cabinet: What we know about the politicians being given roles in the newly announced Conservative top team

Boris Johnson made Foreign Secretary to give Theresa May 'someone to blame' in Brexit talks,: Johnson has insulted Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Nicola Sturgeon, Papua New Guinea, black inhabitants of the Commonwealth, and Liverpool.

Jeremy Corbyn wins NEC battle over Labour leadership election in historic victory - and hammerblow to critics: Mr Corbyn will face Angela Eagle's challenge automatically after a vote by just 32 people that will go down in Labour history

Major party donor mounts legal action against Jeremy Corbyn ruling: He insists his legal challenge was "not about politics" and expects the court to hear the case within days, the BBC reports.

Corbyn challenger promises second EU referendum after public ‘clearly misled’ over Brexit: Owen Smith last night confirmed he will be standing against Mr Corbyn in Labour’s upcoming leadership election.

Irish economy surges 26% as revised figures take in foreign investment: Ireland’s economy expanded by more than three times the previous estimate last year, posting growth of more than 26% following a flurry of foreign investment.

Yen slips, sterling surges after Bank of England holds steady:" - The dollar rose to near a three-week high against the yen on Thursday and fell near a two-week low against sterling, as a surprise decision from the Bank of England and expectations of stimulus from the Bank of Japan returned risk appetite to markets.

U.S. arms sales approvals on track to reach nearly $40 billion: "We're tracking toward $40 billion. We're tracking toward our forecast," U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Joe Rixey, who heads the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), told Reuters at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Footage of California police killing unarmed teen prompts claim of 'trigger-happy' officers : Police in California have released graphic body-camera footage of officers repeatedly shooting an unarmed teenager, including multiple shots that were fired as the adolescent was gravely wounded, lying on his back and barely moving.

U.S. military told to avoid 37 American cities for fear anti-police protests may turn violent: The Army notice appears based on an online rumor, since denied, that the anarchist hacker group Anonymous had called for nationwide protests Friday in the U.S. cities.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is Donald Trump's VP pick: IndyStar has confirmed that Trump plans to announce Pence as his selection for vice president, ending a weeks-long vice presidential casting call during which Trump vetted a handful of high-profile Republicans.

Trump 44%, Clinton 37%: Just days before the Republican National Convention is expected to formally nominate him for president, Donald Trump has taken his largest lead yet over Hillary Clinton.

Yes, Bernie Sanders Is Technically Still a Candidate for President: Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a full-throated endorsement of Hillary Clinton Tuesday, admitting that she won the Democratic nomination and pledging to do everything he can to help her get elected in November. And yet, he is still not suspending his campaign

Fool’s Errand NATO Pledges Four More Years of War in Afghanistan By Ron Paul
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Warsaw Summit: Western Leaders Ignore Reality The Saker
	The most pathetic thing about all this is how the AngloZionists are misreading the Russians.   - Continue

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The US Establishment Plans War to Stop Trump Video and Transcript
	Yes, a Third World War is very likely. Alexander Dugin, Russia's number one geopolitical thinker .   - Continue

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Is the Real Scandal the Clinton Foundation? By Michael Hudson And Paul Jay
	The military-industrial complex is one of the big contributors to the Clinton Foundation, as is Saudi Arabia.   - Continue

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The No-State Solution to the Israel-Palestine Conflict By Jeremy R. Hammond
	It is up to us to support the Palestinians in that struggle. We must all rise up in solidarity with the oppressed and become active participants in this Third Intifada.   - Continue

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Send Our War Criminals to the Hague Court By Eric Margolis
	They engineered the Iraq War, as blatant and illegal an aggression as Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939.   - Continue

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Legalized Murder and the Politics of Terror By Chris Hedges
	If we do not revolt, the savagery, - that is the daily reality for poor people of color will become our reality.   - Continue

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The Warfare Comes Home By Ray McGovern
	Who will be today’s Dr. King? Who will have the courage of Harding and King to tell it like it is.   - Continue

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Following Horrific Violence, Something More is Required of Us By Michelle Alexander
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More than 300 killed as South Sudan capital is rocked by violence: UN security council urges end to fighting in Juba between troops loyal to president and vice-president amid civil war fears

Tanks, helicopters attack South Sudan vice president residence: Fighting in Juba gained momentum on Sunday as Riek Machar was attacked by troops loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir.

Somalia: al Shabaab hit army base, kill at least 10 soldiers: Al Shabaab Islamist militants rammed a car packed with explosives into a Somali army base southwest of the capital Monday and stormed inside, killing at least 10 soldiers, the group and a military officer said.

Terrorists continue shelling Aleppo, death toll rises to 45: The death toll from terrorist rocket attacks on neighborhoods in Aleppo city during the past 24 hours has risen to 45, in addition to more than 300 injured.

Two Russian pilots killed in helicopter downing in Syria; Two Russian pilots have been killed after their military helicopter was shot down by fighters of so-called Islamic State, the Russian military is quoted as saying by local media.

President al-Assad blamed some Western leaders for the terrorism and refugee problems facing Europe: The President slammed those Western leaders for providing the political cover and support to the terrorist organizations in Syria.

25 Saudi mercenaries killed, dozens wounded in central Yemen: More than two dozen militants loyal to the former Yemeni government have been killed and scores of others injured during clashes with army troops and allied fighters in the western-central province of Amran.

Raids on factories aim to cause Yemen economy lasting damage: HRW: In its report titled "Bombing Businesses", Human Rights Watch said it examined "17 apparently unlawful air strikes on 13 civilian economic sites" which killed 130 civilians and wounded 171.

Three police officers shot dead in southeast Turkey - Anadolu: A youth shot dead three Turkish police officers and wounded three others at a bus station in the city of Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey before he was also shot dead, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.

'We Are All Osama': Bin Laden's Son Pledges To Continue Father's Fight: Hamza bin Laden said, "We will continue striking you and targeting you in your country and abroad in response to your oppression of the people of Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and the rest of the Muslim lands."

Inquiry opened on ‘matters’ related to Israeli prime minister: On Saturday, an Israeli official said that the details of an investigation into allegations of large-scale money laundering by Netanyahu will soon be made public.

'Sure as heck' no one can deal with Iran, Boeing says after Hill blocks deal: American aeronautics giant Boeing has voiced concern over a US legislative move passed earlier in the week that would block its $25 billion deal with Iran, saying that all other companies that have deals with Tehran should be scrapped of their contracts as well.

21 Kashmiri protesters killed in firing by Indian forces in Srinagar: Protesters and government forces in India-held Kashmir clashed for a second day Sunday as anger over the death of an influential militant leader boiled over, with 21 people killed in some of the worst civilian unrest to hit the region since 2010.

Kashmiris decry world's silence over killings: Activists lament lack of condemnation from India and international powers for violence that killed at least 19 people.

13 Islamic State militants killed in Afghan airstrikes: "Based on a confirmed tip-off, the Afghan Army warplanes struck an alledged IS militants' hideout in Kot district on Sunday.

North Korea threatens 'physical response' against U.S. THAAD system deployment: "There will be physical response measures from us as soon as the location and time that the invasionary tool for U.S. world supremacy, THAAD, will be brought into South Korea are confirmed," the North's military said in a statement.

Former Deputy PM reveals his guilt at the 'illegal' Iraq War will haunt him for the rest of his life : John Prescott has turned on Tony Blair and says the Iraq War was illegal

Tony Blair could face Iraq contempt vote in Commons: A group of senior MPs is calling for a vote to decide whether Tony Blair is guilty of contempt of Parliament over his decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Conservative David Davis said he will present the motion on Thursday accusing the former PM of misleading Parliament.

How gung-ho George Bush goaded Tony Blair to war in Iraq: In the extraordinary conversation just two weeks before the 2003 conflict began, a gung-ho Bush says he is ready to ‘kick ass’ and praises Blair for having the ‘cojones’ (a Spanish word politely translated as courage) to back the US.

UK Military chiefs gagged over Chilcot: Defence sources said there were “real worries” about the impact on morale in the Armed Forces of the damning conclusions, but the muzzling of military leaders had appeared to create a “leadership vacuum” in the wake of the report.

EU Won’t Help UK Out of “Black Hole”: Belgian Premier Warns : Britain’s vote to leave the EU has opened a political “black hole” in Westminster and Europe’s leaders will not bend to help it out, Belgium’s prime minister has warned.

Volunteers leave Greek island after attacks on refugees: Tensions have escalated in the Greek island of Leros following a series of attacks on refugees and migrants, while several international volunteers working in refugee camps have been evacuated from the island.

EU Banks Need $166 Billion, Deutsche Bank Economist Tells Welt: Europe urgently needs a 150 billion-euro ($166 billion) bailout fund to recapitalize its beleaguered banks, particularly those in Italy, Deutsche Bank AG’s chief economist said in an interview with Welt am Sonntag.

Venezuela has been mired for months in a deepening economic crisis : Tens of thousands cross into Colombia after border opens briefly for the first time in nearly a year.

Walls of Shame: The US-Mexico Border Wall: Video - This film shows what US immigration policy looks like on the ground for the people making the perilous journey for a better life, and for the Americans who call this borderland home.

US Police Kill Another Black Man: Another Black man was shot dead by Houston police Saturday night in a killing that was caught on camera that shows the man with his arms up, surrendering to police officers.

Houston man, Alva Braziel being Shot 10 times (VIDEO)

US Police Arrest Man Who Filmed Them Executing Alton Sterling: Chris LeDay, the man who shared the video recording of the Alton Sterling shooting, was arrested less than 24 hours after he shared the footage on false charges of “assault and battery,” a move he said was an act of police retaliation for posting the video.

Is NATO Necessary? By Stephen Kinzer
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We’re Waging Two Wars In Syria By Tulsi Gabbard
	The war to overthrow the Syrian government must end now.  - Continue

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If Afghan Lives Mattered, Dallas Lives Would Matter By David Swanson
	More lives will be lost. More screams of agony will be heard over loved ones lost.  - Continue

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Police Used Bomb To Kill Dallas Shooting Suspect By Dave Gershgorn
	Potentially the first use of a robot to kill in American policing.  - Continue

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Dallas Shootings: Don’t Mention the (Race) War! By China Matters
	America is not "torn apart" by violence. It's held together by violence.  - Continue

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Louis Farrakhan on Hillary Clinton Video
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Lies My Teacher Told Me Video
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South Sudan: 146 confirmed killed in Friday Juba clashes: 146 people are confirmed killed in the clashes of Friday afternoon in South Sudan's capital Juba. A medical source confirmed that 109 dead bodies have been brought to Juba Teaching Hospital since the fighting.

Exposed: Leaked tapes expose Western support for renegade Libyan general: Air traffic recordings suggest Benghazi-based Khalifa Haftar is backed by French, British and US forces despite his opposition to Tripoli government

60 civilians killed in Syria's Aleppo by shelling: Thirty-four civilians, including four children, were killed and 200 others wounded by rebel shelling in government held areas

Government forces take town east of Damascus on rebel supply route: It was the last rebel-held bit of territory before the rebel-held town of Dumeir to the east, from which it was separated by a stretch of government-controlled land.

50 killed in Iraq shrine bombing: The death toll from a suicide attack claimed by Islamic State on a Shi'ite shrine in northern Iraq has risen to 50 people, medical sources and witnesses say.

U.S.kills 4 alledged al Qaeda operatives in Yemen: The U.S. military says both strikes were near Shabwah Governorate in central Yemen and were aimed at diminishing AQAP's presence in the region.

7 killed in Afghanistan violence: In one incident, three children were killed and six persons were injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) struck a vehicle in Kandahar province, Xinhua news agency reported.

US ‘Destroying Middle East’: Philippine President: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte criticized Western powers Friday for waging deadly wars and interfering in the affairs of Middle Eastern states and bringing terrorism to their own lands.

Seoul says N. Korea test-fires submarine-launched missile : North Korea's acquiring the ability to launch missiles from submarines would be an alarming development for rivals and neighbors because missiles from submerged vessels are harder to detect in advance

Propaganda alert: NATO agrees to deploy troops in north-eastern Europe despite Russian concerns: The 28-nation Western defence alliance decided to move four battalions — totalling 3,000 to 4,000 troops in north-eastern Europe on a rotating basis — to display its readiness to defend eastern members against any Russian aggression.

Propaganda alert: NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia: The 28-nation Western defence alliance decided to move four battalions totalling 3,000 to 4,000 troops into northeastern Europe on a rotating basis to display its readiness to defend eastern members against any Russian aggression.

UK announces more deployments on Russia borders: UK Prime Minister David Cameron has authorized more troop deployment to other Europe countries in a show of force against Russia in the aftermath of leaving the European Union (EU).

Russia Painted as Enemy by NATO and Obama: U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama urged NATO leaders on Friday to stand firm against a resurgent Russia over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, saying Britain’s vote to leave the European Union should not weaken the western defense alliance.

Propaganda alert: Greece signs arms deal with Russia : Senior Nato officials have raised concerns that attempts by Greece to forge a defence pact with Moscow could seriously undermine efforts to present a united front against further acts of Russian aggression.

NATO Takes Over U.S.-Built Missile Shield, Amid Russian Suspicion: : “This means that the U.S. ships based in Spain, the radar in Turkey and the interceptor site in Romania are now able to work together under NATO command and control,”

Dear Labour......THIS is why we support Jeremy Corbyn! Video - To all the MP’s and fellow Labour members who want to know why Corbyn has such loyal support, here's why.

EU okays ‘renewed’ data transfer deal, lets US firms move Europeans’ private info overseas : It gives legal ground for tech companies such as Google, Facebook and MasterCard to move Europeans’ personal data to US servers bypassing an EU ban on moving personal information out from the 28-nation bloc.

Dallas gunman Micah Xavier Johnson was blown up by police bomb : Police used a "bomb robot" on Friday to end the hours-long standoff in a downtown Dallas parking garage and kill a suspect identified as Micah Xavier Johnson

Dallas police shooting: Micah Johnson was 'lone shooter': The dead suspect is Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old resident of the Dallas area, who was a veteran of the Afghanistan war.

Dallas shooting: Who was gunman Micah Xavier Johnson?: He had been awarded medals including the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, an Army Achievement Medal, an Army Service Ribbon and an Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device, among other standard awards for service.

US police kill more in days than other countries do in years: The Guardian has built the most comprehensive database of US police killing ever published. Compare our findings to those from the UK, Australia, Iceland and beyond
 

911 Caller Ambushed, Shot Officer in Georgia: A man who called 911 to report a car break-in Friday ambushed a south Georgia police officer dispatched to the scene, sparking a shootout in which both the officer and suspect were wounded, authorities said. Both are expected to survive.

Police say officers have been targeted in Missouri, Georgia and Tennessee: In a fourth attack early Friday, a motorist fired at a police car as the officer drove by. In all, four officers were wounded.

Thousands take to streets across U.S. to protest police violence: Protesters clogged roadways in New York City, Atlanta and Philadelphia, and events in San Francisco and Phoenix also drew large crowds.

House Votes to Prevent Women From Registering for Military Draft: The House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor of a measure that would preclude women from registering for the military draft, an issue that has been subject to contentious debate since the Pentagon opened up all combat roles to women this year.

Staggering percentage of Americans are too poor to shop: Nearly half of all Americans have not seen an increase in salary over the last five to seven years, and another 28 percent have seen their take-home pay reduced by higher medical insurance deductions or switching to part-time jobs,

US Income Inequality Reaches Highest Level In History: The land of opportunity? Not so much. In fact, the rich are getting richer at a historic rate.

Trump Russia adviser criticizes US for 'hypocritical focus on democratization': "From U.S. policies toward Russia to Iran to China, sanctimonious expressions of moral superiority stand at the root of many problems seen worldwide today."

US House speaker: Clinton must not have access to classified intelligence: Paul Ryan has formally requested that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton be denied access to classified information for the rest of her campaign in the wake of the email scandal.

Green Party’s Jill Stein: Sanders Can Lead My Party’s Ticket: "If he saw that you can't have a revolutionary campaign in a counter-revolutionary party, he'd be welcomed to the Green party."

Bernie Sanders : Democrats Must Fight To Defeat The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Poverty has been increasing and the gap between the very rich and everyone else has been growing wider and wider due to our disastrous trade policies.

Are You Planning Your Retirement? Forget About It You Won’t Survive To Experience It By Paul Craig Roberts
	Neoconservatives, a collection of war criminals, have already handed you your death certificate.  - Continue

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Where Did the American Century Go? By Tom Engelhardt
	Are we still in the American Century?  And if not, whose (or what) century are we in?   - Continue

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Chilcot: What Can We Learn From a Report That Ignores Iraqis By Robert Fisk
	The Iraqis were not allowed to give evidence; the dead Muslims and Christians of Iraq had no-one to plead for the integrity of their lives.   - Continue

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Chilcot Report and 7/7 London Bombing Anniversary Highlight Terrorism’s Causes By Glenn Greenwald
	Nobody should need official reports or statements from attackers to confirm what common sense makes clear.   - Continue

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5 Dallas Police Officers Killed By Snipers Video
	Three people are in custody and one man who was in a stand-off with police shot himself dead, US media have reported.   - Continue

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Don't Move (Don't F#%king Move) By Kathy Kelly
	It makes no one safer to make our cities and the world a battlefield.   - Continue

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Cleveland Ohio Police Officer Talks About Sterling Shooting Video
	'How dare you stand next to me in the same uniform and murder somebody?'   - Continue

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Is Hillary Morally Unfit to Be President? By Patrick Buchanan
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Venezuela and When People Are Forced to Eat Shit! By Andre Vltchek
	Ethical principles have become the laughing stock of the official propagandists who are busy spreading nihilism all over the planet.  - Continue

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At least 30 killed in ISIL assault on Iraq shrine: Suicide bombings, gun and mortar attack also wound 50 north of Baghdad, as death toll from previous attack rises to 292.

Families of soldiers killed in Iraq vow to sue Tony Blair for 'every penny' in ground-breaking lawsuit : Tony Blair will be pursued through the courts for "every penny" of the fortune he has earned since leaving Downing Street, the families of soldiers killed in Iraq vowed.

'22 civilians killed' in strikes on Syria Qaeda-held town: At least 22 civilians including a child were killed in air strikes on an Al-Qaeda-held town in northwest Syria on Friday, a monitoring group said.

Forces Surround Islamic State in City of Manbij: Fighters supported by the United States have driven into the Syrian city of Manbij held by the Islamic State. The assault into the city is part of an ongoing campaign along the Turkish border to drive the militant group from the region.

Arab coalition targets Yemeni militias, 17 killed: Saudi-led Arab Coalition has targeted on Friday a congregation of Iran-backed Houthi militias and their allied forces belonging to toppled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Mokha port city west of Taiz province, killing 17 and wounding dozens others.

The story of a girl married at 11 tracks the horrors of Yemen’s war: Fayrouz Ahmed Haider is 11. Her father married her off to a 25-year-old man to help pay for her mother’s hospital bills. As Yemen’s war grinds on, community leaders and aid workers say more girls are being married off to help their families.

Israel ‘tampered with’ visiting French PM’s phone: L’Express: Tel Aviv is suspected of having spied on the French prime minister’s secure phone calls when he was on a key visit to Israel in May amid tense ties with the regime over a Paris peace plan on the issue of Palestine.

South Sudan: Five soldiers killed in Juba clashes: Five government soldiers have been killed in clashes between rival army factions in South Sudan's capital Juba, a military official has said.

Gaddafi's son Saif still in prison in western Libya, military source says: Saif al-Islam, a son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, remains in the prison in western Libya where he has been held since the 2011 uprising that toppled his father, a military source said on Thursday, contradicting media reports

Bangladesh attack kills four near huge Eid gathering: Militants have attacked police guarding the largest Eid gathering in Bangladesh, throwing homemade bombs and launching a gun attack.

Russia warns US, South Korea; China calls in envoys: China has summoned US and South Korean envoys in a show of protest against their agreement on the deployment of a missile system on the Korean Peninsula, while Russia warns the two sides of “irreparable consequences.”

Moscow warns of ‘dangerous consequences’ as US moves to place missile defense system in S. Korea: Moscow warns of ‘dangerous consequences’ as US moves to place missile defense system in S. Korea

Russian TV Shows U.S. Diplomat Decked by Embassy Policeman: Guard seen wrestling with alleged CIA agent at embassy’s door

Nearly 96,000 unaccompanied children sought EU asylum in 2015 - agency: More than half the unaccompanied minors were Afghans, followed by Syrians and Eritreans, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) said in its annual report for 2015.

Financial Crisis in This EU Country May be Bigger Problem Than Brexit: "Italy is on the cusp of tearing Europe apart but the economic and political crisis brewing in the nation is largely going unnoticed,"

Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom square off in race for Conservative party leadership: May won 199 votes and Leadsom 84 in a second vote by Conservative politicians. Justice Secretary Michael Gove received only 46 votes and was eliminated from the race.

War criminal: Tony Blair says world is better as a result of Iraq War: Tony Blair says the world would be "in a worse position" had he not taken the decision to invade Iraq.

UK foreign secretary: US decision on Iraqi army led to rise of Isis: The UK has stepped up its criticism of US conduct of the Iraq war, with the foreign secretary saying the single most disastrous mistake was the mass removal of supporters of the Ba’ath party from the Iraqi army, which led directly to the formation of Islamic State.

War criminal: Bush defends decision to invade Iraq following Chilcot report: “Despite the intelligence failures and other mistakes he has acknowledged previously, President Bush continues to believe the whole world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power,” Ford said.

Snipers kill five Dallas police during protests over shootings: Dallas police were in a standoff with a suspect on Friday after snipers killed five officers and wounded six, one of the worst mass police shootings in U.S. history, during protests against the killing of two black men by police this week.

Dallas police shooting: : Amateur video shows a man with a rifle, hiding behind a concrete pillar and shooting

‘Now it’s war. Watch out Obama & BlackLivesMatter punks’ – ex-Congressman: Former Illinois Republican Congressman Joe Walsh took to Twitter to tell President Obama the chaos unfolding in Dallas is “now a war.”

Minnesota Governor : He’d Still Be Alive Had He Been White: “Would this had happened if those passengers were white? I don’t think it would’ve,” Dayton said. “So I’m forced to confront, and I think all of us in Minnesota are forced to confront, [that] this kind of racism exists.”

Black Man Found Hanging in Atlanta Park, Claims of KKK Lynching: A young Black man was found hanging by a rope in an Atlanta park Thursday in a case officials claim was a suicide, but social media has questioned police accounts, saying the KKK was present in the area earlier that day.

U.S. spending on prisons grew at three times rate of school spending: report: State and local government expenditures grew by 107 percent to $534 billion from $258 billion for elementary and secondary education, while corrections spending rose by 324 percent to $71 billion from $17 billion, the U.S. Department of Education report found.

US State Department reopens probe into Clinton emails: The State Department is reopening an internal investigation of possible mishandling of classified information by Hillary Clinton and her top aides after the Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to not pursue charges against her.

Trump's Top Treasury Pick Destroying Black, Latino Communities: Donald Trump’s presumptive pick for secretary of the treasury, venture capitalist Carl Icahn, has disproportionately pummeled Latino communities in Los Angeles while rewarding his board members with millions, according to an investigation published Thursday.