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US Authorizes Financial Support to Free Syrian Army

By Laura Rozen

A US group that supports the Free Syrian Army has received a waiver from the US Treasury Department authorizing it to provide logistical and financial support to the armed Syrian resistance.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32011.htm



Secret Turkish Nerve Center Provides Aid to Syria "Rebels"

By Regan Doherty and Amena Bakr

Turkey has set up a secret base with allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar to direct vital military and communications aid to Syria's rebels from a city near the border, Gulf sources have told Reuters.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32006.htm



US Proxy Al Qaeda Death Squads in Syria

By Stephen Lendman

Vietnam's Operation Phoenix became a prototype for today's wars. It included intimidation, kidnappings torture, and mass murder.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32004.htm


Syria: Washington's Latest War Crime

By Paul Craig Roberts

Few Arabs, it seems, mind being puppets of a foreign regime that hands out billions of dollars.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32003.htm



Swallowing the Big Lie on Syria

By Tom Fenton

Reporting massacres that didn't happen, and other media sins.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32009.htm



The Value of Tom Friedman

By Glenn Greenwald

Thomas Friedman wants you to know that Iraqis were so very fortunate to have an occupying military force - America - and Syrians should hope and pray they are so lucky  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32007.htm



Saudi Police Fire Live Rounds On Protesters in Qatif

Video By RT 

Several demonstrators have been wounded in Saudi Arabia's eastern district of Qatif after security forces opened fire on protesters.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32008.htm



Iran Is Not The Problem
Stop War on Iran

Video Documentary

A feature length documentary film responding to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32001.htm



Hegemony or Survival
America's Quest for Global Dominance

By Noam Chomsky

Chomsky indicates that America is just as much a terrorist state as any other government or rogue organization.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article22114.htm



Which 'Terror Plots' are Relevant to Burgas?

By Gareth Porter

There is no excuse for the US. news media failure to report the inconvenient truth.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32010.htm



US Sees Israel As Spy Threat

By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO

The CIA considers Israel its No. 1 counterintelligence threat in the agency's Near East Division.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32013.htm



In Case You Missed It
Israel Is Spying In And On The U.S.?

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Fox News has learned some U.S. investigators believe that there are Israelis again very much engaged in spying in and on the U.S., who may have known things they didn't tell us before September 11.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7545.htm



The Plan to Gut Social Security
Behind Obama's Fake Recovery

By Mike Whitney

Obama is just as committed to gutting Social Security as Romney. The only difference is that he's a better pitchman.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32012.htm



Watch: Violent Stop-and-Frisk Video

Video

For young men of color in New York City's most policed precincts, getting stop-and-frisked is a part of life.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32005.htm



Oregon Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail
For Collecting Rainwater on His Property

By Kendra Alleyne

"The government is bullying," - "They've just gotten to be big bullies and if you just lay over and die and give up, that just makes them bigger bullies.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32002.htm



 In The Land Of Never Was:
The last, desperate hours of Climate Chaos deniers? and capitalist rah-rahs?

By Phil Rockstroh

Circumstances change, people change, yet the people of the U.S. cling to an outmoded and ossified view of themselves, their nation, and the world at large...but events keep moving right along
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31996.htm 

Hard News  
  
 
40 militants killed in E. Afghanistan:  
About 40 "Taliban militants" were killed and 14 injured when militants launched an attack against police checkposts in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province Saturday, a provincial government spokesman said. 



5 Afghan police killed or injured in Herat province:  The incident took place after a number of armed Taliban militants attacked a mobile phone tower at Zarghoon Pashtun district on Friday night 



2 Nato Occupation Force Troops Killed in Afghanistan:  Isaf did not provide further details about the exact location of the incident and nationality of the troops, but most of the troops in eastern Afghanistan are from the US. 



Congresswoman Barbara Lee: once the lone voice against the Afghanistan war: :  With her voice cracking and the nation still in mourning Barbara took to the floor of the House of Representatives on 14 September 2001, in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, to give the sole speech and deliver the sole vote in Congress against the Afghanistan war. 



Russian forces kill 8 suspected militants in Dagestan:  The ranks of militants fighting to carve an Islamic state out of Russia's southern fringe are swelled by anger over joblessness and allegations of police brutality and pervasive corruption. 



Iraq: 30 killed as clashes between militants and security forces in Diyala:  A security source told AKnews that "11 policemen and army troops have been killed in the clashes as well as 19 militants" 



"Al-Qaida" claims responsibility for Iraq killings:  An al-Qaida affiliate group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for Monday's wave of attacks that killed 115 people across the country and wounded hundreds others. 



15 Iraqi Officials Quit in Protest Over Qaeda Threat:  Fifteen neighborhood officials in the Iraqi city of Baquba have resigned to protest what they say is the government's inability to protect them from Qaeda infiltrators, Iraqi officials said Friday. 



Iraqi Kurd forces bar army from Syria border area :  Iraqi Kurdish security forces have prevented soldiers sent by Baghdad from reaching a disputed north Iraq area that borders Syria, a top Kurdish security official said today. 



Hitting PKK in Northern Syria Dangerous For Turkey:  Turkey this week cranked up its already-heated rhetoric against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, saying it would not hesitate to go after PKK fighters, just as it has in northern Iraq. 



Violence intensified in Syria:
Syrian state media said the government troops have dealt deadly blows to insurgent groups in three focal-points over the weekend as activists reported shelling and clashes in a number of areas nationwide, adding that as many as 45 people have been killed Friday so far. 



Jumblatt calls for Assad's elimination, arming rebels:  The Druze leader said that short of Assad being killed, he should be taken to Siberia in Russia or the Iranian desert. Jumblatt, who during the March commemoration of his father's assassination draped his father's grave in the Syrian rebel flag, called for the West to supply the Syrian opposition with weapons to fight the regime 



Russia blames West and Syria's neighbours for bloodshed:  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Saturday that international support for Syrian rebels would lead to "more blood" and the government could not be expected to willingly give in to its opponents. 



Report: Russia Warns Syria Rebels against Attacking Tartus Base:  "If the armed Syrian opposition ventures to implement their threat and to attack the Russian naval supplies and maintenance facility, Russia has ample capabilities in the region now to provide an adequate response. 



Fact or fiction?
Russian Warships Ready for Syria Deployment :  The units being prepared for an intervention are the 76th Division of airborne forces (an especially experienced unit of the Russian army), the 15th Army Division, as well as special forces from a brigade of the Black Sea fleet, which has a base in the Syrian port of Tartus. 



Russia will not allow EU to inspect ships: Foreign Ministry:  The Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow will not allow the European Union to inspect ships sailing under the Russian flag, and that it will not cooperate with a new round of EU sanctions imposed against Syria. 



After delays, massive US bunker-buster bombs available:  Facing possible intervention in Syria, Iran strike, 30,000-pound bomb capable of penetrating underground facilities is ready. 



In case you missed it:
Obama Sold Israel Bunker-Buster Bombs:  President Obama has secretly authorized significant new aid to the Israeli military that includes the sale of 55 deep-penetrating bombs known as bunker busters, Newsweek has learned. 


Pandering for $hekels:
How Barack Obama upstaged Mitt Romney on his visit to Israel:  President Barack Obama said Friday he is releasing an additional $70 million in military aid for Israel, a previously announced move that appeared timed to upstage Republican rival Mitt Romney's trip to Israel this weekend. 



Pandering for $hekels:
Sheldon Adelson to Meet With Romney During Israel Trip:  The Romney campaign invited Mr. Adelson and other leading contributors to be on hand for Mr. Romney's visit. A friend of Mr. Adelson confirmed that he is planning to fly to Jerusalem this weekend, where he and other major donors will meet with Mr. Romney and attend a fund-raising event at the King David Hotel. 



Rationalizing ethnic cleansing  Jewish Journalist: Anti-Israel Ads in NY are Also Anti-Semitic: "Many Jews found this to be exceptionally offensive," Efune told Arutz Sheva. "Of course it was a false depiction. We saw it as anti-Israel but as anti-Semitic as well." 



UK parliamentarians urge Obama to stop drone strikes in Pak:  In their letter to Obama, they said Britain and Western countries are under threat because drone attacks provide justification for future terrorist activities. 



British pilots flew armed US drones in Libya, MoD reveals:  Disclosure comes 10 months after end of a campaign in which the government insisted no British drones were involved 



Dissidents call for public protests against Doha regime, U.S. bases in Qatar :  People and dissident groups issued their first nationwide call for holding peaceful protests in Qatar to demand ouster of the Al Thani ruling dynasty and dismantlement of the US bases in the Persian Gulf state. 



Russia Seeks Naval Bases in Cold War Allies Cuba, Vietnam:  Russia is in talks to set up naval bases in former Cold War allies Cuba and Vietnam as President Vladimir Putin undertakes the country's biggest military overhaul since the Soviet era. 



Ecuadorean officials invite Swedish authorities to London to interview Julian Assange:  The Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could yet avoid extradition for questioning over sexual assault allegations after Ecuadorean government officials invited the Swedish authorities to London, offering to host an interview there instead. 



Spanish unemployment hits 25 percent in June:  Spain's jobless rate neared 25 percent in June, officials said Friday, darkening the recession outlook despite relief on financial markets at a vow of support by the European Central Bank. 



Foreclosure filings increase in 60% of large US cities:
Across the nation, one in 126 households received a foreclosure notice in the first half, RealtyTrac said. Of the 212 metro areas with at least 200,000 residents, 125 cities had an increase in filings from the latter half of 2011. 



Living Paycheck To Paycheck Is Reality For Two In Five Households: Report:  According to a report from the Consumer Federation of America and the Consumer Planner Board of Standards, Inc., 38 percent of households live paycheck to paycheck. In 1997, this figure was 31 percent. 



Facebook shares hit record low as fifth of value is lost in one day:  Company's first public set of financial results loses Zuckerberg friends on Wall Street 




"Let us be peace and joy"

Tom Feeley
Cost Of War
 
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:  4,883

Number Of  International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,109
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001

     $1,356,866,872,289