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Iraqi attacks kill close to 100:
The
attacks began early on Thursday in the north of Iraq and ended with
deadly bomb explosions near busy markets, restaurants and ice-cream
parlours shortly before midnight.
Union says 36 killed in clash at S. Africa mine:
Dozens
of people were killed after South African police opened fire on
hundreds of workers on a wildcat strike at a platinum mine, in the
deadliest day of protest since apartheid.
Two US occupation force troops killed by Afghan policemen:
Two
Afghan security personnel opened fire on Western colleagues Friday,
killing two US soldiers and causing a number of other casualties in two
separate attacks, the military said.
Taliban infiltrated police - Omar:
Omar
said Afghan security forces were assisting Taliban fighters who
infiltrate their ranks, kill foreign troops and then carry their
government-issued weapons back to insurgent camps.
NATO occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan in roadside bomb blast:
The death brought the number of international troops killed on Thursday to eight.
Have Obama and Romney Forgotten Afghanistan?: Op-Ed -
How's
this for a conspiracy of silence? With less than three months to go
until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have
successfully avoided saying almost anything about America's war in
Afghanistan. Remember that war? You will at some point, however little
the two candidates talk about it.
Engineering Consent For An Attack On Syria:
Securing Syria chemical weapons may take tens of thousands of troops:
As many as 50,000 or 60,000 ground forces may be needed if officials' worst fears are realized, plus additional support forces.
Algerian Lakhdar Brahimi appointed new UN Syria envoy:
The
78-year-old will succeed Kofi Annan, who resigned earlier this month
after his six-point peace plan failed to achieve a meaningful
ceasefire.
Iran is simply not afraid of the United States, says Israel's former military intelligence chief:
As
Israel agonizes over whether to let its military option lapse, it needs
more indications of US commitment to use force if necessary
Israel Fires Shells Into Lebanon:
According
to Lebanon's National News Agency, Israeli troops fired a total of
three shells at the Lebanese civilians, who were on the way back from
Quds day, an event conceived by Iran's former supreme Ayatollah
Khomeini that celebrates the Palestinian nation and opposes Israel's
control of Jerusalem.
"Death to the Arabs.": Jerusalem 'Lynching' Raises Specter Of Israeli Racism: :
Two
separate attacks on Palestinians civilians Friday morning raise serious
questions about rising anti-Palestinian racism among Israeli youth. In
the first incident, a mob of Israeli Jewish youth surrounded three
Palestinians walking in Jerusalem's Zion Square and assaulted them,
yelling racist slogans including "Death to the Arabs."
Libya is now Hell - Video -
A
Green Libyan Soldier Speaks (He was wounded during the war) - The
blurring of identity is necessary for fear of retribution to family.
US in pursuit of Assange, cables reveal:
AUSTRALIAN
diplomats have no doubt the United States is still gunning for Julian
Assange, according to Foreign Affairs Department documents obtained by
The Saturday Age.
Russia issues warning to Britain over Assange:
Russia
on Friday warned Britain against violating fundamental diplomatic
principles after London suggested it could arrest WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange inside Ecuador's embassy.
WikiLeaks: Julian Assange will take Britain to the 'World Court':
The
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will take Britain to the United
Nation's International Court of Justice if it refuses to grant him safe
passage to Ecuador, his lawyer said.
Virus emergency declared in Texas:
Mayor of Dallas city announces emergency after mosquito-borne West Nile virus claims 17 lives.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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