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16 killed as Syrian Army 'Beats Back' Aleppo Rebels:
A total of 16 rebels have been killed and Syrian government forces
are now fully in control of Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud district, the
Suriya news agency said.
Syria rebels struggle to advance in new Aleppo offensive:
Rebels told Reuters that one of the units fighting in the city had
been surrounded. Another said some battalions were pulling out of the
front line or had never joined the battle.
Aleppo, dead city in a horrifying free-fall:
"We are taking in on average a hundred wounded here a day," said
Abul Barra, an exhausted anaesthetist in a small emergency hospital
north-east of the medina. "And that's just this hospital. On a bad day
we get so many at once that we have to step on their bodies just to get
into the emergency room.
Video: Islamists Attack Christians In Syria:
The Jihadist motives of the Syrian revolution are revealing
themselves more and more every day. Just yesterday it was reported that
the Christian village of Rablah has been taken hostage; the
perpetuators involved are Lebanese Islamists from a terrorist group
called Ahmad Ammoun.
Scholar Warns Syria Rebels Could Turn Into Warlords :
If the goal of the war being waged in Syria is to dislodge
President Bashar al-Assad and his government, what is much less clear is
the shape and make-up of the power structure which would replace that
of the existing regime.
Clinton offers $45 million to Syrian rebels, who want more support:
Clinton announced the new aid package before meeting with visiting
Syrian dissidents on the margins of this week's U.N. General Assembly
Rebel support 'pushes Syria deeper into the abyss of bloody sectarianism' - Russia:
"They insist on a ceasefire only by the government and encourage
the opposition to intensify hostilities - but in fact they push Syria
even deeper into the abyss of bloody sectarian strife."
Turkey's Erdogan slams Russia, says it 'stands by' massacre in Syria:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Russia,
China and Iran on Thursday, saying their stance on the crisis in
neighboring Syria was allowing a massacre to go on unabated.
Iraq militants kill 12, attack Tikrit prison, freeing 90 inmates:
They say a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at the gates of
Tasfirat prison and clashes between militants and security guards
followed. Some of the escaped inmates were reportedly al-Qaeda members.
Blair could have stopped Iraq invasion, says Kofi Annan:
Tony Blair was the only man with the power to stop President Bush
from invading Iraq in 2003, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has
claimed.
Allies say 45 rebels killed, Taliban claim killing 35 troops:
Combined force killed 45 armed rivals during separate operations
throughout the past 24 hours, interior ministry said Thursday. Taliban,
however, rejected the interior ministry claim as false
NATO occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan:
Kabul (BNAS) a NATO soldier was killed in attack of rebels in Afghanistan. The identity of this foreign military has not clear
Pakistan: Almost 90 per cent of people killed by US in Waziristan are innocent citizens.
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf Chief Imran Khan has said a recent
report of Stanford University, California, USA, has confirmed that
almost 90 per cent people being killed in US drone attacks in Waziristan
are innocent citizens.
Calling U.S. Drone Strikes 'Surgical' Is Orwellian Propaganda:
A moment's reflection is enough to understand why intellectually honest people should shun the loaded metaphor.
The next wave in robotic war: autonomous drones:
The U.S. military's current fleet of drones will soon be overtaken
by a new wave of robots that will be faster, stealthier and smarter -
operating virtually without human intervention, experts say.
Iran to retaliate against any attack with full force: Deputy UN envoy:
The Iranian official further added that the Israeli prime minister
had "shamelessly and hypocritically" made the accusations and described
Tel Aviv as a non-declared nuclear regime. He also said Israel is
masterminding terror operations in Iran that have so far led to the
deaths of several nuclear scientists.
Israel's threats only strengthen our resolve, says Iranian military commander:
When the Zionists make military threats, they are put in their
place by the United States,' says head of Revolutionary Guards in
response to Netanyahu's UN speech.
No red line on Iran, US insists after Netanyahu speech:
U.S. officials reiterated Thursday the Obama administration's
disagreement with Israel over the need to draw red lines for Iran to
stop its nuclear program, just hours after Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu implored world leaders at the U.N. to prevent Iran from
reaching the final stage of uranium enrichment.
Humor: Netanyahu at UN - Picture / Cartoon
Canadian Premier Harper skips UN General Assembly to get Jewish award:
The Canadian official seized the opportunity to level criticism at
the UN and accused its members of using the world body as a "forum to
single out Israel for criticism."
National Survey of American Jewish Opinion Shows Obama over Romney by a 65-24 Margin:
American Jews are likely to vote to re-elect President Obama by a
margin of better than two to one over Gov. Mitt Romney, according to a
new American Jewish Committee (AJC) national survey.
Romney less popular than Bush:
It's ironic, considering that the former president became so
unpopular by the time he left office that Romney and other Republicans
tried to distance themselves from him. But Romney cannot distance
himself from himself.
Living in Hiding From Libyan Militias:
"I was hung upside down and beaten on the soles of my feet. They
beat me repeatedly with an iron bar on my back and arms until I was
bleeding. I was also beaten with a chair and cigarette butts were
extinguished on my arms.
Military conflict 'looms' between China and Japan:
War between China and Japan looms, with neither power willing to back down over a disputed chain of islands, expert warns.
Man behind anti-Islamic film, jailed for probation violation:
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, has been under investigation by
probation officials looking into whether he violated the terms of his
2011 release from prison on a bank fraud conviction while making the
film.
Iraqi-American is imprisoned by US for saving his family from US sanctions: Glenn Greenwald :
A harrowing case of a Missouri engineer highlights the travesties routinely imposed on Muslim Americans
France unveils 'harshest budget in 30 years':
Hollande's 2013 budget asks for 'unprecedented effort' to find €36.9bn in savings and includes the 75% supertax on the rich
UK could lose prized AAA debt rating, Fitch warns:
Britain is edging closer to losing its gold-plated sovereign credit
rating due weak growth and ballooning government borrowing, ratings
agency Fitch has warned.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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