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Nigeria: 27 students killed in attacks:
Assailants have shot and stabbed to death 27 students in the
second attack near colleges in Nigeria's troubled northeast in the last
few days, school authorities say, but police say the attacks killed 19
students and six others.
Syrian army kills 60 armed insurgents in battered Aleppo: pro-government radio
As many as 60 armed insurgents were killed Monday by government
troops in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, an inflamed battleground
in the country's 18- month-old crisis, pro-government radio Sham FM
said, Xinhua reported.
Syria's Assad tours Aleppo, orders more troops into battle - paper:
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is visiting the city of Aleppo to
take a first-hand look at the fighting between government forces and
rebels and has ordered 30,000 more troops into the battle, a Lebanese
paper said on Tuesday.
Syrian army pushing rebels out of Damascus, activists say:
Anti-government activists in Damascus say rebels have lost ground there after a concerted offensive by the Syrian government.
95% of 'Syrian rebels' not Syrians - report :
International law professor Daoud Khairallah says that Syrians
would never inflict such vicious destruction on their homeland and the
fact that foreign fighters are involved in the war runs against the UN
charter
U.S. wants to repeat Iraqi chemical weapons scenario in Syria: Muallem :
The U.S. wants to oust the Damascus regime by raising fears overs
its chemical weapons stockpiles, creating a scenario similar to that
which led to the invasion of Iraq, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem
said in an interview broadcast Monday.
Syria Crisis: Russia Tells NATO To Stay Away From Syria:
The statements from Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov was one
of Moscow's most specific warnings yet to the West and Gulf Arab
leaders to keep out of the 18-month-old conflict.
Turkish troops fire across Syria border, kill Kurd: NGO:
Turkish troops fired across the Syrian border on Tuesday, killing a
member of a Kurdish militia and wounding two others in the first such
fatal shooting at the Turkish frontier, a watchdog reported.
Ahmadinejad says Syria crisis may engulf region:
In comments to Al Jazeera television, Ahmadinejad said that a
national dialogue and new elections - rather than war - were the only
way to solve the Syrian crisis, saying the Syrian people should choose
their own path.
Baghdad moves to end Turkish presence in north Iraq:
Baghdad on Tuesday moved to end Turkey's military presence in north
Iraq where Ankara is pursuing Kurdish rebels, signalling a further
deterioration in ties between the neighbours.
Iraq official: Violence near northern city kills 5:
An Iraqi official says five people have been killed in two separate incidents near the disputed northern city of Kirkuk.
Pentagon finds money for US military "training mission" in Iraq;
Program not funded in budget: The Pentagon says it will be able to
fund the training of Iraqi security forces for the next 90 days, even
though Congress did not include money for the program in its temporary
budget resolution that took effect Monday.
West waging economic 'war' on Iran: Ahmadinejad: Video -
The West is waging economic war on Iran in a vain effort to make it
yield on its nuclear activities, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on
Tuesday, amid a steep plunge in the value of his country's currency.
Iran to enrich uranium to 60 percent if nuclear talks fail - MP:
Iran would enrich uranium up to 60 percent purity if negotiations
with major powers over its nuclear programme fail, an Iranian lawmaker
said on Tuesday, in comments that may add to Western alarm about
Iranian intentions.
Israel's Hypocrisy on a Nuclear Middle East: Op-Ed -
"The real absurdity of Netanyahu lecturing the world about nuclear
weapons was precisely that - an Israeli leader lecturing the world
about the dangers of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East."
Syria accuses Hamas of selling out to Israel:
Syrian TV editorial slams Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal for fleeing to Qatar.
3 militants killed, 12 arrested in Yemen security sweeps:
Yemeni security officials say three suspected Al Qaeda militants
have been killed and 12 arrested in a series of security sweeps in the
capital and the country's south.
Latest U.S. attack in Pakistan kills at least 3:
A vehicle in the Khaider Khel area in the district of Mir Ali,
located just east of Miranshah, the capital of volatile tribal region
of North Waziristan, was targeted and hit by a U.S. drone. According to
reports,
The Human Cost Of Drones (WATCH):
When the mainstream media decides to cover the Obama
administration's drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas and
surrounding Muslim countries, they tend to neglect the human cost of
drones. The word "militant" is frequently sprinkled into headlines, but
missing always, are the names of those killed
US occupation force soldier killed following blast in southern Afghanistan:
A US soldier was killed following a roadside improvised explosive device blast in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday.
U.S. General : 'We're Willing To Sacrifice' In Afghanistan 'But We're Not Willing To Be Murdered':
Watch the interview here:
Video: Helmet-Cam Shows U.S. Soldier Hit By Taliban Machine Gun Fire During Firefight :
"I got a hit a total of 4 times."
US waives sanctions on states using child soldiers for security interests
:
US President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum on
Friday waiving sanctions under the Child Soldiers Protection Act of
2008 for Libya, South Sudan and Yemen
BBC documentry hinting UK plotted 7/7 London bombings to boost Iraq war sparks fury:
The programme 7/7 Bombings: Conspiracy Road Trip to be aired on
BBC3, and hosted by Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell, claims that the
co-ordinated blasts were in fact part of a government plot to boost
support for the Iraq War.
Mother of five killed by Border Patrol agent:
A US Customs and Border Protection agent shot and killed a 32-year
old mother of five in southern California after her car allegedly
bumped into the man.
Welcome to the USA:
3
Year Old Boy In Wheelchair Patted Down By TSA:
The video shows a TSA agent conducting a search by jostling the
boy around in his chair. The agent takes swabs for explosive residue on
the boy's hands and under his shirt.
Michael Moore: Mitt Didn't Build That: Op-Ed -
Nothing makes the 1 percent angrier than any suggestion that anyone else helped them acquire their beautiful, beautiful cash.
JP Morgan sued for fraud by Attorney General over Bear Stearns securities:
The New York attorney general's office has hit JPMorgan Chase
& Co. with a civil lawsuit, alleging that investment bank Bear
Stearns - prior to its collapse and subsequent sale to JPMorgan in 2008
- perpetrated massive fraud in deals involving billions in residential
mortgage-backed securities.
How the NY AG built his RMBS case against JP Morgan for Bear Stearns Sins:
One documentary film maker, one investigative journalist, and one
law firm willing to take a risk led to the lawsuit the New York
Attorney General just filed against JP Morgan for a system wide effort
to defraud mortgage investors by Bear Stearns.
One in five US households has student loan debt:
Nineteen percent of all US households in 2010 owed student loans,
up from 9 percent in 1989 and 15 percent in 2007, according to the
latest report from the Pew Research Center. The average outstanding
debt is $26,682. The statistics point to the ever-thickening social
quicksand the youth and poor are being forced into.
Water prices double across the USA:
While most Americans worry about gas and heating oil prices, water
rates have surged in the past dozen years, according to a USA TODAY
study of 100 municipalities. Prices at least doubled in more than a
quarter of the locations and even tripled in a few.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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