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Op-Ed Articles
Intervention in Syria will Escalate Not Stop the Killing
By Seumas Milne
For
the US, Britain and their allies to indulge in moral posturing over
Syria or pose as friends of its people is preposterous.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30472.htm
US Will Continue to Arm Anti-government Rebels in Syria
By Pepe Escobar
"This is an insurrection funded by foreign governments" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30474.htm
Obama Can Stop Israel from Attacking Iran
By Sheldon Richman
It's not too late to prevent another war in the Middle East. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30473.htm
Will Iran Be Attacked?
By Paul Craig Roberts
There
seems to be an infinite supply of foreign leaders who prefer
Washington's money and favor to loyalty to their own countries'
interests. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30477.htm
Playing with Fire
By Mike Prokosch
Instead of firing teachers, closing libraries and senior centers, and cutting bus routes, let's put the Pentagon on a diet. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30475.htm
Children of Immigrants Targeted by Tax Warfare in Congress
By Michelle Chen
The
fundamental injustice of the tax system grows clearer as tax day looms
ominously over working people and a few horde more and more of the
nation's wealth. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30476.htm
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US Kills 10 People In Pakistan: A
United States drone targeted a compound in the restive North
Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today, killing 10 suspected
militants, officials said. http://bit.ly/AtJWs9
Fact or fiction?
Afghan official: Top US envoy met Taliban leaders in Qatar: "I can confirm that Mr Grossman met with the Taliban representatives in Qatar. When the president (Karzai) was in Rome, he came over to his residence and briefed him about his meetings with the Taliban," the official said. http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=50523
67% Favor Ending U.S. Combat Role in Afghanistan by Next Year: Voters strongly favor the Obama administration's plan to wrap up U.S. combat action in Afghanistan by the middle of next year http://bit.ly/xcD1pq
Official: U.S. misjudged al-Qaida capabilities:
With the benefit of more than a decade of hindsight, America may have misjudged the true threat posed by al-Qaeda in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday. http://bit.ly/ztyN2S
Suicide car bomb kills 11 in Somali capital: A
suicide bomber killed at least 11 people Wednesday in the war-torn
Somali capital Mogadishu when he detonated an explosive-laden vehicle
near the presidential palace, officials said. http://bit.ly/wXaOF2
Syria: Civilians, security forces killed in Homs car blast: Several
civilians and security forces were killed and injured in a car blast
by a "terrorist group" in Homs, Syria's National TV reported. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4187192,00.html
The killing has to stop :
'Besieged' Homs endures tank assault : Video - Activists said the army was firing rockets and mortar rounds to subdue opposition districts on Wednesday, as tanks entered the Inshaat neighbourhood and moved closer to Bab Amr. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=njiz1bvhK6Y
Foreign troops helping Syrian rebels : "The
foreign troops are not engaged in direct combat with the Syrian forces
bombarding different parts of Syria's third largest city of 1.2
million. They are tactical advisers, manage rebel communications lines
and relay their requests for arms, ammo, fighters and logistical aid to
outside suppliers, mostly in Turkey," the report states. http://nyp.st/yto6qW
Report: US preparing military options in Syria: The
Pentagon and U.S. Central Command have begun a preliminary internal
review of U.S. military capabilities in order to prepare options in the
event that President Obama calls for them. http://bit.ly/xms1Oz
2 Lebanese accused of arms smuggling to Free Syrian Army: Two
Lebanese men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling arms to
the Syrian opposition through illegal border crossings in the Bekaa,
including the town of Arsal. http://bit.ly/yqpcnS
Why the Syrian Rebels Should Put Down Their Guns: If the violence continues to spiral, the regime is going to win. They are better armed and better organized http://bit.ly/AbJrv9
The Free Syrian Army base in Lebanon (II): The
second part of Al-Akhbar's exclusive series on the Free Syrian Army in
Lebanon delves into the organization's shaky command structures,
casualty smuggling, and political convictions. http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=21663
Russia's Putin warns against outside interference: Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the world faced a growing
"cult of violence" and Moscow must not let events like those in Libya
and Syria be repeated in Russia, issuing a warning to the West against
interference. http://reut.rs/xP2L2o
Russia says it offers alternative path to peace in Syria: Mr.
Lavrov said he convinced Mr. Assad to hold an open dialogue with all
political forces in his embattled country, and to agree to hold a
national referendum on a new constitution for the country. http://bit.ly/A2jBbV
Results of Syria talks must not be set in advance: Russia: Lavrov
reiterated Russia's call for countries that have influence with
opponents of Assad to press them to enter dialogue with the government.
Moscow has accused Western nations of encouraging Assad's opponents to
avoid talks. http://trib.in/x5Kttc
Why China vetoes UN draft resolution for Syria issue: The
situation in Syria is still worsening and civilian casualties in Syria
are still increasing. Vetoing the UN Security Council's draft
resolution does not mean that China will sit by and watch the sad
situation going on. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90780/7723539.html#
Israel embassies preparing for Iran strike?: Diplomats
stationed in Israel request gas masks, prepare contingency plans in
case of missile attacks; envoys fear that thousands of dual-citizenship
Israelis will seek evacuation. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4186799,00.html
Iran's parliament summons Ahmadinejad: The
summons was the first of its kind for an Iranian president since 1979.
It follows a petition by a group of legislators for a review of policy
decisions by Ahmadinejad, who has come under increasing attacks in
recent months from the same people who brought him to power. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/02/20122722326300746.html
CIA digs in as Americans withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan: The
CIA is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and
Afghanistan long after the departure of conventional U.S. troops as
part of a plan by the Obama administration http://wapo.st/vYXSW8
RAF helicopter death revelation leads to secret Iraq detention camp: The
truth about the mission raises some searching questions about the
legality of some of the British forces' operations carried out in close
co-operation with US allies. http://bit.ly/ArviNE
Australia's link to secret Iraq prisons: The
revelation has led to an Australian human rights organisation
investigating such secret prisons to claim that the Australian military
might have been complicit in war crimes by handing detainees over to
the so-called ''black site'' known as H1. http://bit.ly/yE8Udn
"Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Guevara's Death http://www.democracynow.org/2012/2/7/who_killed_che_how_the_cia
Santorum beats Romney in 3 states on conservatives: Republican
presidential candidate Rick Santorum shrugged off his also-ran status
with strong victories in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri, riding a
wave of distrust of Mitt Romney's conservative credentials and stalling
- for the time, at least - Romney's seemingly inevitable march to the
nomination. http://bit.ly/w2xHoQ
Ron Paul places second in Minnesota caucus: Ron
Paul had his best night of the year in Minnesota on Tuesday, beating
Mitt Romney for a strong second-place showing and proving he can expand
his base of support from four years ago. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72594.html
Obama: "The Devil" Made Me Take the Super Pac Money:
The Devil has just forced Mr. Obama to put together his own infernal Super Pac, the demon-spawn of the Supreme Court's Citizen's United decision allowing corporations and wealthy individuals to spend as much money as they like on elections. http://bit.ly/xPL83F
U.S. Faces Downgrade If No Plan: Chambers: The
U.S., lacking a plan to contain $1 trillion deficits, faces the
prospect of another rating cut in six to 24 months depending on the
outcome of November elections, according to John Chambers of Standard
& Poor's. http://bloom.bg/zh1gtm
Meeting the 'new homeless' on Greece's freezing streets: In
the heart of central Athens, a stone's throw from the city's glorious
ancient sites, another face of today's Greece is on show http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16878756
UK: Girls, 13, given contraceptive implants at school: Girls as young as 13 have been fitted with contraceptive implants at school without their parents knowing. http://tgr.ph/x5ZoAu
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