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than their fear. " - Joanna Macy (born 1929)
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| February 15, 2014 |
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Op-Ed Articles
Save Us from the Liberal Hawks
By David Rieff
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of (humanitarian) war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30535.htm
NYT: 'Scrutiny' of Iran's Nuke Sites Means Bombing Them
By Peter Hart
The media coverage of Iran is terrible, and seems to be getting worse.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30537.htm
U.S. Public Takes Strong Stance Against Iran's Nuclear Program
By Pew Research Center
58% of U.S. public supports military force - to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30536.htm
Iran Propaganda Debunked in Less Than 7 Minutes
Are you afraid of getting nuked in your jammies?
Video
There's a scary, dangerous nuclear weapons threat from Iran?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30534.htm
US Secret Armies Gear Up For Global War
By Bill Van Auken
US militarism has escalated dramatically under the Democratic president and its tide threatens to engulf the entire planet.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30539.htm
Washington's Insouciance Has No Rival
By Paul Craig Roberts
How
is the world so deranged that Washington can murder innocents for
years on end and still profess to be the world's defender of human
rights?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30538.htm
The Imperial Way
American Decline in Perspective
By Noam Chomsky
Why
exactly is Iran regarded as such a colossal threat? The question is
rarely discussed, but it is not hard to find a serious answer.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30533.htm
Clinton Remains Irresistible.. And Not Just To Women
By George Galloway
A
decade ago I had a boilerplate gag in my speeches, which went
something like this: "I'm in favour of us having a special relationship
with the United States, I just don't want us to have the kind that Miss
Lewinsky had with President Clinton. One sided, undignified, immoral
and with the junior partner always on their knees."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30542.htm
Troika Driving Greece Towards Violent Revolution
By Nigel Farage
Greece is being driven into the ground, and I think, frankly, when it comes to chaos, you ain't seen nothing yet!
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30540.htm
The Greek Experiment
By Michael Hudson
Greek crisis used to find out how far finance can drive down wages and privatize.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30541.htm |
| Hard News
Honduras Prison Fire Kills Hundreds : - Video -
Trapped
inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran
prison, killing at least 300 inmates, authorities said Wednesday. The
fire broke out Tuesday night at a prison about 90 miles north of the
country's capital
Turkey: 17 killed in rebel clashes: Two Turkish soldiers and 15 Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes in Sirnak, in the country's south-east.
http://ind.pn/w3d5V8
Syria: Scores Killed In Aleppo Gun Fight: At least 14 people have been killed in gun attacks between security troops and armed forces in Syria's largest city Aleppo.
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16170227
Raw Video: Syrian Army, Rebels Battle in Homs :
The Free Syrian Army is battling government forces in Homs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz56O7n0npM
Assad sets Syria vote to end near 50-year Baath rule:
Syria's embattled president has called a referendum on a new constitution, effectively ending nearly five decades of single-party rule, it emerged Wednesday. http://bit.ly/x05yl2
Turkey backs Saudi plan for UN-backed regime change in Syria: Saudi
Arabia circulated a new draft resolution backing the Arab plan to make
Assad step down for the UN General Assembly to consider
http://bit.ly/A7GfxT
Iran places indigenous fuel rods into Tehran reactor: Iran
has placed the first indigenous fuel rods into the heart of Tehran
Research Reactor as President Ahmadinejad unveils the country's latest
nuclear achievements.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/226810.html
Iran activates 3,000 new centrifuges: Iran's
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran has added 3,000 new
generation centrifuges to its Natanz facility, increasing the
production of 3.5 percent enriched uranium by 50 percent.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/226824.html
EU's Catherine Ashton has received Iran's letter on nuclear talks: "I
can confirm High Representative Ashton received the letter from Dr.
[Saeed] Jalili today," Maja Kocijancic, a spokeswoman for Ashton, told
Yahoo News Wednesday. "We are carefully studying the letter and
consulting with our E3+3 partners" on their response.
http://yhoo.it/wnjFUs
Japan PM to Barak: Israel must not strike Iran over nuclear program: During visit to Japan, Ehud Barak says international community must work together to impose sanctions on Iran.
http://bit.ly/w0wnN7
SWIFT sanctions: West going to extremes to punish Iran: US
wants Iran evicted from SWIFT, an independent financial clearinghouse
that is crucial to the country's oil sales. This could immediately
cripple Tehran's financial lifeline, but would come with its own costs
for the world economy.
http://rt.com/news/us-swift-sanctions-iran-367/
Iran cutting oil export to six European states ?: Iran
on Wednesday said it's cutting oil exports to six European countries
including Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Portugal.
http://presstv.com/detail/226807.html
Iran oil ministry denies state media reports on EU oil stop: - "We
deny this report ... If such a decision is made, it will be announced
by Iran's Supreme National Security Council," a spokesman for the
ministry told Reuters.
http://reut.rs/x1lUTF
Iran manipulating oil markets? :
Oil prices jump after Iran says is cutting cut flow to EU: The price of oil in global markets hits a six-month high of nearly USD 120 a barrel as Iran says is cutting oil exports to six European countries. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/226827.html
India to step up ties with Tehran; unfazed by US sanctions:
Unfazed by US sanctions and Israel linking Tehran to the attack on an Israeli embassy car here, India is set to ramp up its energy and business ties with Iran, with a commerce ministry team heading to Tehran to explore fresh business opportunities. http://bit.ly/yDar4I
US bid to crimp Iran oil sales stumbles: American
attempts to get major Asian importers of Iranian oil to rein in their
purchases are faltering as allies South Korea and Japan give US
officials a polite brushoff. Emerging giants India and China may even
increase their purchases.
http://bit.ly/zpVtUt
'Bangkok bombers' were assassins not terrorists, says Thai official: The
official said the nationalities of the suspects had yet to be
confirmed. "They have Iranian passports and documents, but we haven't
concluded that they are in fact Iranian, which is why we are looking in
detail at this case," he said.
http://bit.ly/A4Xh1i
NATO expresses regret for killing 8 Afghan children: "The
aircraft dropped two bombs on the group that we believed to be an
imminent threat to our people," Boone told reporters in Kabul. "
http://wapo.st/A8B4Nx
US, Afghans near deal on post-2014 mission: Panetta:
US and Afghan officials are weeks away from clinching a security pact allowing an American military mission to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. http://yhoo.it/AcSVOt
Taliban says U.S. to repeat Soviet defeat in Afghanistan: The
Taliban used the 23rd anniversary of the humiliating Soviet withdrawal
from Afghanistan on Wednesday to taunt the United States that it would
suffer the same fate as preparations to hand over security to a shaky
government are underway.
http://reut.rs/wFHikn
Pak climb down over NATO routes:
NATO is being allowed to use Pakistani airspace and land routes to move food supplies to troops in Afghanistan though border crossings were closed after a cross-border air strike last year, Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said on Tuesday http://bit.ly/xDmPSq
U.S. Bribes Pakistan?
Pakistan to receive $ 2.4 billion US "Aid" The press release stated "$2.2 billion in assistance to strengthen "democratic and civil institutions " http://bit.ly/AlRlAO
Can Pakistan survive without US aid?: The
question, however, is to determine first why Americans aided Pakistan
and second what was the money intended for. And even more importantly,
one should determine if indeed Pakistan's economic survival rests on
American aid.
http://bit.ly/xPy5wP
USAID contractor case renews debate on tactics: The
U.S. Agency for International Development faces skepticism from other
countries about its true purpose and warnings from critics who say it
has strayed too much into the world of clandestine operations.
http://bit.ly/z9tf0X
The Story of How U.S. Special Forces Infiltrated Pakistan: Using
valid U.S. passports and posing as construction and aid workers,
dozens of Central Intelligence Agency operatives and contractors
flooded in without the requisite background checks from the country's
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.
http://bit.ly/zO2CKo
New clashes rock Libyan desert town: Clashes
between the Zwai and the Toubu tribes in the town of Kufra broke out
for a third consecutive day today after 17 people were killed in fierce
fighting over the first two days.
http://bit.ly/A5SYKW
Libya: a year on: "According
to international human rights watchdogs, about 7,000 Gaddafi
supporters are locked up in jails, abused and tortured. The new
authorities are not in control of the whole of Libya. They are only
controlling Tripoli and a stretch of land 130 km west of the city. The
rest of Libya's territory is being controlled by tribes. Libya now
resembles a barrel of gunpowder with a blaster fuse."
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/15/66134815.html
National survey reveals Libyans would prefer one-man-rule over democracy: Only 29 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer to live in a democracy.
http://bit.ly/yKjUtP
Wikileaks-backed Global Square activist platform due in March: Wikileaks-backed platform will use peer-to-peer technology to avoid government controls
http://bit.ly/zMVBc1
Eurozone crisis: Greece 'can't take any more cuts': The
Greek people have been pushed to the limit by austerity measures
demanded by the EU and IMF, public order minister Christos Papoutsis
says. He said Greeks had made "superhuman" efforts, and "can't take any
more".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17037267
Poor diet kills 2.6 million infants a year, says survey by Save the Children: Malnutrition
is the root cause of the deaths of 2.6 million children each year, and
the bodies and brains of 450 million more will fail to develop
properly due to inadequate diet over the next 15 years unless immediate
action is taken
http://bit.ly/yPwyAY
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Tom Feeley
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