ISIS: The Useful Enemy
By Ismael Hossein-zadeh
Kobani Kurds Expose the Hypocrisy of the Coalition Against ISIS.
http://www.Whose Side Is Turkey On?
By Patrick Cockburn
Iraqi Sunnis have no choice but to stick with Isis.
http://www.Afghan Retreat Echoes of Vietnam Defeat
By Finian Cunningham
The "exceptional" Americans in Washington like to refer to their foreign interventions as "nation building."
http://www.The Chicken*hit Lobby Is Mad As Hell
By Justin Raimondo
Those whose job it is to protect the President need to take this potential threat seriously.
http://www.Modern Day America: One Step Away from the Third Reich
By John Stanton
Indoctrinate the masses into thinking that all others besides, say, Americans, are inferior, unexceptional, demons and insects.
http://www.U.N. Calls Bulls*hit on Obama's 'Look Forward, Not Backwards' Approach to US Torture
By Murtaza Hussain
A new report submitted to the United Nations Committee Against Torture has been released that excoriates his administration for shielding the officials responsible from prosecution.
http://www.The World Must Judge America's Human Rights Abuses
By Margaret Kimberley
Legal cases must be made against the United States at the IAHCR and with any other entity which can bring our plight to the world.
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This Nation of Cowards
By William Rivers Pitt
This is what happens to an ill-informed populace which is not taught to be strong, and fair, and true to the ideals of their founding.
http://www.Corporations Act To Make Congress A Wholly Owned Subsidiary
By Richard Eskow
If we don't get money out of politics, we'll lose our democracy altogether.
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Hard News
ISIS killed 600 Shi'ites after seizing Mosul in June, HRW says: Some 600 male Shi'ite inmates from Badoosh prison outside Mosul were reportedly forced to kneel along the edge of a nearby ravine and shot with automatic weapons.
Isis kills hundreds of Iraqi Sunnis from Albu Nimr tribe in Anbar province: The bodies of more than 150 men killed by Islamic state (Isis) militants were recovered from a ditch in the city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on Thursday in the latest of a series of mass executions of tribal figures who oppose the group.
http://www.theguardian.com/
Bombs at Marketplaces Near Baghdad Kill Nine:
http://www.outlookindia.com/One bomb went off at a sheep market in the Iraqi capital's western suburb of Suweib, killing five people and wounding 13. Earlier today, a bomb blast near an outdoor market in the town of Madain, just south of Baghdad, killed four people.
Foreign jihadists flocking to Iraq and Syria on 'unprecedented scale' - UN:
http://www.theguardian.com/The United Nations has warned that foreign jihadists are swarming into the twin conflicts in Iraq and Syria on "an unprecedented scale" and from countries that had not previously contributed combatants to global terrorism.
Pressure builds for U.S. rethink of anti-ISIS campaign: Top American officials are piling pressure on the Barack Obama administration to retool its campaign against ISIS jihadists, urging an end to confusion over the U.S. stance on the Syrian regime, and preparations for the deployment of ground troops in Iraq.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
Top US general favors military advisers in western Iraq: The US military's top officer on Thursday called for deploying American advisers to Iraq's Anbar province to counter Islamic State jihadists, but said the Baghdad government must first arm local Sunni tribes.
21 IS Fighters Killed in US-led Airstrikes in Syria: Activists say:
http://www.newindianexpress.Twenty one Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in US-led airstrikes against the Sunni radical group's positions in the predominantly Kurdish town of Kobane on the Syrian-Turkish border, a monitoring group said Friday.
Air strikes hit Kobani as Kurdish peshmerga prepare to enter: U.S.-led air strikes hit Islamic State positions around the Syrian border town of Kobani on Friday in an apparent bid to pave the way for heavily-armed Kurdish peshmerga forces to enter from neighbouring Turkey.
http://www.trust.org/item/
Hagel: US Faces Setbacks and Complications in ISIS Fight: The top U.S. military officials said the U.S. and Iraqis have suffered setbacks in efforts to protect Sunni tribes in Iraq and form a "moderate" opposition force in Syria.
http://www.military.com/daily-
US Congress to revisit ISIS war debate after election: A handful of lawmakers are also pushing for Congress to consider a broader Authorization for the Use of Military Force, which would set out guidelines for the overall effort to halt the militants.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
Pentagon spending hits five-year high amid anti-ISIS campaign: So significant was defense spending during the last quarter, in fact, that the 16 percent growth seen in that sector is said to have helped the economy overcome below-expectation consumer spending rates recorded during that same span.
http://rt.com/usa/200911-gdp-
Al-Qaeda' gunmen kill Yemen police officer, soldier: Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed a Yemeni police officer and a soldier in two separate attacks in the south of the strife-torn country, security sources said Friday.
http://english.alarabiya.net/
Iran's oil revenue falls 30 percent on back of global price decline: "In the issue of oil, the economy has not been the sole important factor," Rouhani said. "International politics and plots" have also affected prices, he said, without elaborating.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
Israeli occupation forces kills Palestinian: Israeli police on Thursday shot dead Mutaz Hijazi, a Palestinian whom the police claimed was responsible for firing at the US-born rabbi. The killing prompted daylong clashes in Abu Tor, located south of the Old City
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque a 'declaration of war': Israel appeared to back down in the face of outrage over its policy on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, ordering a partial opening Friday after closing the site fully for the first time in nearly 50 years.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
U.S. blasts Israeli settlements as 'illegitimate': The United States Monday blasted Israel for pledging to build 1,000 more settler homes in Arab east Jerusalem, saying any such move would be "incompatible" with peace efforts.
http://english.alarabiya.net/
Livni: Settlers want 'apartheid' buses: Settlers' demands that Jews and Palestinians travel on separate buses smack of apartheid, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said in an interview with Army Radio Thursday.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/
Sweden recognises state of Palestine: Israel recalls its ambassador following move Swedish foreign minister hopes "will show the way for others".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Netanyahu insists he is 'under attack for defending Israel' after remarks from US official: Despite the deepening frustration in Washington, Netanyahu continued to hit back over the latest settlement announcement, saying US criticism was "detached from reality", even on the eve of the publication of the latest remarks.
http://www.washingtonsblog.
Google Survey: Majority of US Citizens Think US Gives Too Much to Israel: Today 6 in 10 Americans believe the U.S. gives too much aid to Israel
http://www.washingtonsblog.
14 killed in DR Congo machete attack:" FOURTEEN people were killed in a machete attack by Ugandan rebels in the Beni region in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where nearly 100 civilians have already perished, a non-governmental group said Thursday.
http://www.newvision.co.ug/
Burkina Faso parliament set ablaze: Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. A huge crowd is surging towards the presidential palace and the main airport has been shut.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Burkina Faso president refuses to step down: After hours of confusion about whether Compaore would hold on to power, and even about where he was, the president spoke briefly on television and radio to stay he was still in charge and would not step down.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
US Kills 6 people in Pakistani Tribal Areas: An American drone strike killed at least six alledged militants early Thursday in the South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, a senior Pakistani security official said. The drone's missiles struck a private residence near a school in the village of Nargasi, the official said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/
Russia-Ukraine gas deal secures EU winter supply: European Union energy chief Guenther Oettinger said he was confident that Ukraine would be able to afford to pay for the gas it needed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Russia delivers relief supplies to Ukraine's Donetsk region:
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/The Russian Emergencies Ministry truck convoy has delivered humanitarian aid to Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. About 50 trucks have brought to the region food products and construction materials with the total weight of some 500 tons
NYPD arrests, 'brutalizes' peace activist McGovern ahead of Petraeus speech: The New York Police Department has detained prominent peace activist and former CIA agent Ray McGovern, with witnesses saying he was "yelling in pain" during arrest.
http://rt.com/usa/201039-nypd-
U.S. military ordered to hide identities, change routines to avoid terrorist attacks: The agency in charge of protecting the Pentagon has sent out a warning that "ISIL-linked terrorists" want to attack employees and is urging them to change routines and mask their identities.
http://www.washingtontimes.
Ottawa shooting was 'last desperate act' of a mentally ill person, his mother writes: Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's terror-filled rampage in the nation's capital this week wasn't driven by some grand ideology or political motive, but rather was the "last desperate act" of someone who was not well in his mind and felt trapped, his mother says.
http://news.nationalpost.com/
Is Filming a Police Officer a "Domestic Threat"? Austin Activist on Trial for Videotaping an Arrest : Video - A jury in Austin, Texas, is set to issue its decision today in a case that centers on a person's right to film police officers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Russell Brand And Naomi Klein Talk Climate Change And The Need For Revolution: Audio - The pair zeroed in on multinational oil giants such as Exxon Mobil, referring to them as companies that were "addicted to stupid money", with Klein arguing that the world could convert from fossil fuels to renewable energy within 15 years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co. |
