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Yemen: suicide bomber kills 45 people at funeral wake:
The bomber appeared to have been targeting the head of a group of
tribal fighters that sided with the Yemeni army during an offensive
that drove al-Qaeda-linked militants from their strongholds in the
southern province of Abyan.
15 soldiers killed in checkpoint attack in Egypt's Sinai:
The attack happened immediately after sunset prayer during Iftar
when the troops were suddenly attacked by masked gunmen. After
exchanging fire, the attackers escaped and the security forces were
still pursuing them.
Egyptian village purged of Christians after riot:
Dahshour's entire Christian community - as many as 100 families
some estimate - fled to nearby towns in the violence earlier this week.
The flock's priest, cloaked in a white sheet to hide him, was taken out
in a police van. At least 16 homes and properties of Christians were
pillaged and some torched and a church damaged.
3 policemen among 4 killed in Iraq attacks:
Attacks mainly targeting Iraqi security forces killed four people,
among them three policemen, and wounded nine on Sunday, security and
medical officials said.
Turkey says 115 Kurdish 'rebels" killed in offensive:
Turkey's
security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a
major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's
interior minister said Sunday.
Turkey denies reports that Syria has arrested its general:
The
Turkish Foreign Ministry has categorically denied reports that a
Turkish army general was arrested while assisting the Syrian rebels in
Aleppo today.
2 occupation force soldiers killed in Afghan attack:
Two New Zealand soldiers have been killed and six wounded in a
battle in central Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Key said on Sunday,
while ruling out the possibility of an accelerated troop pull out.
Karzai accepts dismissal of top security ministers:
Afghan President Hamid Karzai accepted on Sunday a vote by the
country's parliament to dismiss his two top security ministers, but
ordered both to remain in their jobs pending replacement, a move aimed
at safeguarding fragile stability.
Free Syrian Army forced to 'strategically retreat' in Aleppo
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Horrors of war: Mass grave discovered in Damascus:
As the Syrian Army expelled rebel forces out of the capital of
Damascus, soldiers discovered a mass grave of 20 corpses buried under
rocks and other debris.
Let Syrians kill each other:
Arm Syrian rebels: 3 US Senators:
Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham said in
an op-ed piece in The Washington Post they were aware of the risks
associated with deepening US involvement in the conflict in Syria. "But
inaction carries even greater risks for the United States -- in lives
lost, strategic opportunities squandered and values compromised," they
argued.
Syrian premier sacked:
President Bashar al-Assad appointed Riyad Hijab, a former
agriculture minister, as prime minister only in June following a
parliamentary election
Free Syrian Army kidnapped Iranian pilgrims near Damascus, report says:
Iranian semi-official Fars news agency quotes Syrian official as
identifying the assailants in the reported attack on a bus near Damascus
as being members of the main opposition faction.
Iran to host its own regional summit on Syria violence:
Islamic Republic will invite countries with 'realistic stances' on
Syria in order to find 'way out of current crisis;' Iranian currency
sinks 5 percent in trading against U.S. dollar.
Engineering Consent For An Attack On Iran :
Netanyahu: Khamenei 'Not a Rational Leader':
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu explains in closed conversations
why he is seriously considering attacking Iran's nuclear facilities.
Fact or fiction? King Abdullah invites Iran to OIC summit `
"King"
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud invited Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held
this month in the holy city of Makkah, state news agency SPA reported
Sunday.
Is Saudi Arabia on the Edge?:
The Saudis have been struggling to contain Shiite protests in
Al-Qatif, in the kingdom's oil-rich eastern province. Those protests,
which the Saudis believe are Iran-inspired.
Who pays the piper calls the tune:
Report: Adelson asked Romney to publicly demand release of Jonathan Pollard:
Adelson, reportedly also asked Romney to state that the
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are a waste of time because the
Palestinians are unwilling to make peace, and also to make a firm
commitment to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
Anemia drugs made billions, but at what cost?:
For several years, Epogen ranked as the single costliest medicine
under Medicare: U.S. taxpayers put up as much as $3 billion a year for
the drugs.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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