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January 25/26, 2013
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 "You Think the U.S. Is Any More Democratic Than Syria?"
 
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President Assad's media advisor appeared on CNN and asked where John Kerry gets the right to tell the Syrian people who can and cannot be their leader.
 
 
US-NATO War Crimes Against Libya
 
By Ludwig Watzal
 
Those whom the Western powers and their fawning media wish to destroy must first be demonised. This was exactly what happened to Libya's leader Muammar al Gaddafi.
 
 
Don't Let Kiev Become Another Sarajevo
 
By Eric Margolis
 
As Ukraine boils, the US has been turning up the heat on Russia and leader Putin, who is being vilified and attacked by the tame western media.
 
 
The Empire Feeds Off Of The Republic - Dr. Michael Parenti
 
Audio and Transcript
 
What the military industrial complex in the US learned from Yugoslavia was that they could fight an entire war and not lose a single soldier.
 
 
70 Years of Foreign Troops in UK? We Should Close The Bases
 
By Seumas Milne
 
US forces in Britain aren't defending the country but lock it into an empire in decline. It's past time for some independence.
 
 
Nuclear Attack on Japan was Opposed by American Military Leadership - Gar Alperovitz
 
Must Watch - Video
 
President Truman used the A-bomb to make a "diplomatic" point to the Soviet Union, not out of military necessity.
 
 
N.Y. Mayor at Closed AIPAC Gala: Part of my Job is to Defend Israel
 
By Haaretz
 
Mayor Bill de Blasio says 'there is no greater ally on earth' than Israel, in speech to Israel lobby that did not appear on public schedule.
 
 
Nations Largest Cocaine Smuggler Revealed: The DEA
 
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Newly released documents, and testimony from Justice Department and DEA officials now show the stories of government running cocaine are true.
 
 
HSBC Bank on Verge of Collapse: Second Major Banking Crash Imminent
 
By Kerry-anne
 
Concerns about an imminent bank crash were further fuelled today at news that HSBC are restricting the amount of cash that customers can withdraw from their own bank accounts.
 
 
Davos Billionaires: Oblivious to the Coming Revolution
 
By Paul Farrell
 
A powerful virus is spreading, rising from the grass roots of billions in the repressed poor and the middle class, forcing moral leaders to step forward and openly challenge the destructive forces of capitalism.
 
 
Hard News
  
45 killed in fresh violence in Iraq:
A total of 45 people were killed and 54 others wounded in violent attacks across Iraq on Saturday, including shelling and clashes in the volatile province of Anbar, security and medical sources said.
 
 
20 gunmen of ISIS killed in Anbar:
Anbar Operations Command reported killing 20 gunmen from what is called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
 
 
Syrian peace talks: government and rebels finally meet:
The first direct negotiations between the Syrian government and rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad started and ended after barely half and hour at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva.
 
 
The United States needs to tell Turkey to change course: Analysis -
Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is destroying his country's parlous democracy. That is a profound problem for Turks and Turkey's Western allies
 
 
Kidnapped Iranian diplomat found beheaded in Yemen - local official:
An Iranian embassy official who was kidnapped in Sanaa in July was found beheaded in central Yemen on Saturday, an official of the local administration said.
 
 
Beheaded body in Yemen not Iranian diplomat: Iranian official:
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official denied reports that the decapitated body discovered in Yemen belongs to an Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped last July, Press TV reported on Saturday.
 
 
At least 29 people killed as Egypt marks revolution:
The worst violence was directed at supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi, who staged dozens of rallies across the country. Witnesses reported deadly clashes in Minya, Giza, Alexandria and several other governorates, and the health ministry said that 29 people were dead and more than 170 wounded by 8:30pm
 
 
Cairo bombings: militant group claims responsibility as new blast hits city:
The group, based primarily in the restive Sinai Peninsula, claimed it would carry out more attacks in the future. "We tell our dear nation that these attacks were only the first drops of rain, so wait for what is coming up."
 
 
Egyptian uprising three years on: more violence, fewer liberal voices: Analysis:
As clashes continue, leftists who were expected to profit from Mubarak's overthrow are squeezed out of political discourse
 
 
Libya: Egyptian embassy staff 'seized':
At least four Egyptian embassy personnel have been kidnapped in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the Libyan foreign ministry says.
 
 
Egyptian diplomats evacuated from Libya: -
Eleven Egyptian diplomats stationed in Libya were back in their home country after their embassy in Tripoli was evacuated following the kidnapping of five envoys, al-Ahram reported on Saturday.
 
 
Hillary Clinton's Responsibility for Libya's Misery:
Libya is a mess, we are told, worse than when Gaddafi was around. Who was instrumental in attacking Libya in an outright aggression? Hillary Clinton. One headline at the time read "Clinton credited with key role in success of NATO airstrikes, Libyan rebels".
 
 
French kill 11 "Islamists" in Mali push:
FRENCH forces have killed at least 11 suspected Islamist fighters and seized large amounts of weapons and ammunition during an operation in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu.
 
 
'Sporadic fighting' in S Sudan after truce:
Fighting has been reported between government and rebel forces in South Sudan after a ceasefire came into effect, the United Nations said.
 
 
Fresh clashes kill 12 in China's Xinjiang region:
Six die in explosions and another six shot dead by police in Xinjiang, home to ethnic minority Uighurs
 
 
6 policemen killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Karachi:
At least six policemen were killed and another was injured Saturday night in two different terrorist attacks in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media reported.
 
 
Afghan president says U.S. should start talks with Taliban or leave:
President Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve on Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington, saying the United States should leave Afghanistan unless it could restart peace talks with the Taliban.
 
 
Congress cuts U.S. military and development aid for Afghanistan:
With no perceptible opposition from the Obama administration, Congress has quietly downscaled Washington's ambitions for the final year of the Afghan war, substantially curtailing development aid and military assistance plans ahead of the U.S. troop pullout.
 
 
Russian-Chinese Naval Training Exercise Begins in Mediterranean:
The exercise, which began with a gathering of the ships and accompanying speedboats, is being performed to reinforce co-maneuvering, air defense collaboration as well as naval helicopter landings on the different countries' ships, the ministry's press service said.
 
 
Ukraine's president offers opposition leaders top govt posts:
The Saturday meeting between Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich and the opposition yielded unexpected results. Top government posts were offered to protest leaders and a review of the constitution was promised, in order to give parliament more power.
 
 
Violent video: Ukraine rioters brutally beat police, storm local admin building :
Protesters have stormed local administrative buildings in Vinnitsa, central Ukraine.
 
 
Ukraine's Fascist Neo-Nazi Color Revolution Backed by U.S.:
(The guy seen with John McCain is a pure bred Operation Gladio supporter. Thailand, Ukraine, Turkey, Egypt... it's Gladio B and this guy is a perfect example of the kinds of democracies our country backs across the world. )
 
 
Russia's Duma calls on West to not interfere in Ukraine's internal affairs:
With an overwhelming majority vote of 388 out of 450, the Russian State Duma passed a resolution slamming foreign politicians and forces interfering in what is now an escalating political crisis in Ukraine between protestors and law enforcement.
 
 
Violence breaks out at far-right Vienna ball:
Violence has broken out in Austria's capital outside a ball organised by a right-wing political party, leading to several arrests and injuries.
 
 
Militants tell Russians to rebel against Kremlin or face attacks:
"Gone are the days when it was possible to destroy Muslims gratuitously," it said. "Today, one mujahid could destroy dozens or even hundreds of people in your cities. And do not think that these are isolated cases and that you will not feel the losses. The number of such bombings will only grow, and they will overtake many of you."
 
 
Man shot in the back of the head by FBI during 8-hour interrogation:
He was ultimately shot 6 times in the chest and once in the back of the head, which his father describes as an "execution" performed to "silence" his son. Months later, the Feds still have not offered any cogent explanations of the the incident or why their agents altered their story multiple times.
 
 
Dallas police shoot unarmed man with hands in the air, witness says:
Another Dallas police officer is under investigation for shooting an unarmed man as he surrendered with both hands in the air.
 
 
Republican Party Calls For End To NSA Domestic Phone Records Program:
The resolution calls on on Republican members of Congress to enact amendments to the Section 215 law that currently allows the spy agency to collect records of almost every domestic telephone call.
 
 
Blimplike surveillance craft set to deploy over Maryland heighten privacy concerns:
Defense contractor Raytheon touted an exercise in which it outfitted the aerostats planned for deployment in suburban Baltimore with one of the company's most powerful high-altitude surveillance systems, capable of spotting individual people and vehicles from a distance of many miles.
 
 
Exclusive: UK: Peers call for proper scrutiny of American military bases in UK used for drone strikes and mass spying:
Scrutiny of American military bases in Britain could be increased dramatically for the first time in more than 60 years under cross-party proposals provoked by evidence that the installations are being used for drone strikes and mass spying activities.
 
 
Ireland: Protesters call for release of 'Guantanamo Granny':
PROTESTERS outside Limerick Prison called for the release of 79-year-old anti-war activist Margaretta D'Arcy who was jailed for three months in relation to protests over the US military use of Shannon Airport.
 
 
In a world gone crazy:
HSBC imposes restrictions on large cash withdrawals:
HSBC customers requiring large cash withdrawals may be asked what they want the money for: "When we presented them with the withdrawal slip, they declined to give us the money because we could not provide them with a satisfactory explanation for what the money was for. They wanted a letter from the person involved."
 
 
Contagion Spreads in Emerging Markets as Crises Grow:
The worst selloff in emerging-market currencies in five years is beginning to reveal the extent of the fallout from the Federal Reserve's tapering of monetary stimulus, compounded by political and financial instability.
 
 
JPMorgan gives CEO Jamie Dimon a raise despite shelling out $20 bln in fines:
Despite the fact that JPMorgan was hit with $20 billion worth of fines during 2013, Dimon will receive $1.5 million for the year. The company will also pay him an additional $18.5 million in restricted stock,
 
 
Banks are out to steal your money:
With the average household carrying $15,000 of debt on their credit cards and plunging retail store traffic (see below) it is becoming clear there is no economic recovery and whatever remains is being generated by expanded credit.
 
 
Compound found in marijuana shown to 'turn off' cancer: -
 Researchers at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco found that a marijuana compound known as cannabidiol can stop metastasis in many types of aggressive cancers.

"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 :3,417
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
      
$1,508,343,439,421
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