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Suicide bombing kills 41 at Afghan mosque: official: The
attacker was wearing a police uniform when he blew himself up in the
crowded Eid Gah mosque in the provincial capital of Faryab province,
deputy provincial governor Abdul Satar Barez told AFP. http://is.gd/ca1IK0
18 armed "Taliban" rebels killed in Kandahar clash: 18
armed "Taliban" rebels were killed in clash by Afghan forces in
Kandahar province. This clash occurred when tens of armed Taliban
rebels attacked on security post of Registan district. http://is.gd/TxFYyj
6 Afghan civilians shot dead on Kabul-Kandahar highway: According
to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Afghan
police forces discovered bodies of 6 Afghan civilians who were shot
dead on Kabul-Kandahar highway. http://is.gd/D2wTnn
2 from U.S. among 3 killed in Afghanistan: Two
U.S. occupation force soldiers were killed in a so-called insider
attack and a third coalition member died in an attack by insurgents,
officials in Afghanistan said. http://is.gd/7DmKcc
Green-on-blue attacks not infiltrator job: Afghan Interior : He
stressed that the shootings took place because of the US-led troopers'
disrespect for the Afghans and Islamic traditions and values. http://is.gd/rLTPfl
UN To Investigate Civilian Deaths From US Drone Strikes: Emmerson
singled out both President Obama and the Republican challenger Mitt
Romney for criticism. "It is perhaps surprising that the position of the
two candidates on this issue has not even featured during their
presidential elections campaigns, and got no mention at all in Monday
night's foreign policy debate http://is.gd/bwk7Io
In case you missed it: More Evidence That Drones Are Targeting Civilian Rescuers In Afghanistan: New
research from the NYU School of Law and Stanford Law School details
how U.S. drones employ a tactic, known as the "double tap," that is
considered to be a terrorist act by the U.S. government. http://is.gd/mv2bDx
Afghanistan may never be 'viable state' warn MPs: The
UK might have to recognise that creating a viable state in Afghanistan
is not achievable, an influential group of MPs has said. http://is.gd/XQ3Cnu
Imran Khan deplaned, interrogated at Toronto airport: : Chairman
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, was deplaned from a New
York bound flight at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Geo News
reported. Khan was questioned over his stance against US drone attacks
in Pakistan's tribal areas, the sources added. http://is.gd/Rg0G53
Pakistan: Gunmen kill 2 antiTaliban elders in Swat: Gunmen
shot dead two members of an anti-Taliban peace committee in
northwestern Swat valley, where militants tried to murder schoolgirl
activist Malala Yousafzai, police said Friday. http://is.gd/1i5WJK
Iran Agrees to Finance Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline: Pakistan
and Iran have agreed to sign a $250 million loan agreement next month
for laying Pakistan's portion of the pipeline, The Express Tribune
reported Thursday. Iran has also offered an additional loan of $250
million from its commercial banks for the pipeline. Tehran will also
provide material support. http://is.gd/KNxaxw
6 civilians killed in Somalia fighting: African
Union troops alongside pro-government forces have pushed some 120
kilometres northwest of Mogadishu to the small village of Lego, as they
seek to open up the road from the capital to the key town of Baidoa. http://is.gd/PevrFQ
Libya: Troops fire on refugees returning to siege town: The
thump of rockets and crash of anti-aircraft guns from inside the town
of Bani Walid confirmed that battles between the army and pro-Gaddafi
elements were continuing despite the government's insistence it had
captured the town. http://is.gd/8fRXjl
Benghazi attack: Urgent call for military help 'was denied by chain of command': Citing
"sources who were on the ground" in Benghazi, Libya, Fox News is
reporting that an urgent request for military help during last month's
terrorist attack on the US consulate there "was denied by the CIA chain
of command." http://is.gd/WLFhcX
African Union to request UK funding for Mali offensive: Britain
and fellow United Nations Security Council countries are likely to be
asked to help bankroll an African force of 3,200 soldiers to fight
Islamists in Mali, diplomats have said. http://is.gd/eySiIe
Report: Israeli drone destroyed arms convoy in Sudan: Israel
reportedly sent an unmanned drone to destroy an arms convoy south of
Khartoum last month * Drone was said to have launched missiles that
destroyed 200 tons of munitions, including rockets, that were destined
for the Gaza Strip. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=6210
Sudan Vows No Retreat From Supporting Hamas in Aftermath of Israeli 'Aggression':"If
Israel is targeting Sudan because of its stand on the side of the
Palestinian resistance, then Sudan will continue down that road as
dictated by the religion, history and fate it shares with the
Palestinian people" he added. http://allafrica.com/stories/201210260391.html
Israel Operates Inside Sudan, Israeli Official Says: An
Israeli intelligence official for the first time confirmed that the
Israeli military operates in Sudan, just days after the government in
Khartoum accused Israel of bombing an arms factory outside the capital. http://is.gd/eZWJOj
'Boycott them!' UN rapporteur slams companies aiding Israeli settlements: A
special rapporteur for the UN's Human Rights Council has called for a
boycott on all companies involved with Israeli settlements until they
adhere to international rights standards. Israel and the US have
condemned the move. https://rt.com/news/un-boycott-us-companies-israel-299/
18 killed in Iraq attacks during Eid al-Adha holiday: A
bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people
including several children in Iraq today, challenging government
efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a
major Muslim holiday. http://is.gd/GkrrfY
Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Iraq: Police say the attack took place early today. Gunmen opened fire on a group of policemen at a checkpoint in Buhriz. Two other policemen were wounded. http://is.gd/XXHAwp
The victims of Fallujah's health crisis are stifled by western silence: Four
new studies on the health crisis in Fallujah have been published in
the last three months. Yet, one of the most severe public health crises
in history, for which the US military may be to blame, receives no
attention in the United States. http://is.gd/eSXdfT
$1 Billion Missing: U.S. can't produce $1 billion of fuel receipts in Iraq: The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cannot produce about $1 billion of
receipts for fuel and other supplies it bought in Iraq using Iraqi
money, a government investigation has found. http://is.gd/X76txT
The Treasures of War: The Today Programme on 'Britain's Great Adventure in Basra': Radio
4's Today programme of 16 October provided rare, frank insight into
the priorities behind the British occupation of Iraq, and the inherent
entanglement between the military effort and 'British business' http://is.gd/RiKNnG
Why it is Tony Blair and not me who should be in the dock : On
27 May 2012, anti-war protester David Lawley-Wakelin interrupted Tony
Blair, as he was giving evidence at Leveson Inquiry into the British
press and the phone-hacking scandal, shouting, "Excuse me, this man
should be arrested for war crimes." Lord Leveson duly apologised to the
war criminal and truth-teller Lawley-Wakelin was taken away by the
police http://is.gd/1RxxdT
'Five killed, 32 wounded' in Damascus blast: A
security source told AFP that the bombing had targeted residential
buildings for police officers and their families and that children were
playing in the area when the attack occured. http://is.gd/YJwPgO
UN Security Council Refuses to Condemn Damascus Blast: The
UN Security Council has rejected a Russian initiative to condemn the
recent terrorist attack in Damascus that killed nearly 50 people
following the announcement of a ceasefire across Syria. http://en.rian.ru/world/20121027/176954067.html
22 killed as Syrian rebels and Kurdish militiamen clash in Aleppo: Eid truce broken again with at least 22 thought dead after alleged incursion by Syrian rebels into neutral Kurdish districts http://is.gd/hveCkg
Rebels storm Syrian military base despite ceasefire: Heavy
fighting has broken out around a Syrian military base, the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said, in the first major violation of a
ceasefire marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. http://is.gd/KllWGP
Syrian army 'responding to rebel ceasefire violations': The military said rebel attacks had taken place against its positions in Deir Ezzor, Daraa, Idlib and in the Damascus region. http://is.gd/41UuRw
Origin of Syrian shells into Turkey unclear, US general says: "We
are not sure if these shells are from the Syrian army, from rebels who
want to get Turkey involved in the issue or from the PKK [Kurdish
Workers' Party]," he said. http://is.gd/rwDDWq
Iran thanks UN mediator Brahimi for brokering ceasefire in Syria: In
his telephone talks with Brahimi on Thursday, Salehi called the
declaration of ceasefire an important step to start efforts for a
political solution to the 19-month conflict in Syria. http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2080980.html
Propaganda alert: Diplomats: Iran one step closer to nuclear bomb: - Iran
appears to have nearly finished installing centrifuges at its
underground nuclear plant, Western diplomats say, potentially boosting
its capacity to make weapons-grade uranium if it chose to do so. http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=289296
U.S. fighter jets deployed in secret to Mideast: U.S.
Central Command quietly dispatched a Marine fighter jet squadron from
San Diego to an undisclosed country in the Middle East, U-T San Diego
has learned. http://is.gd/hWkW7b
Britain rejects U.S. request to use bases:- Britain
turned aside an unofficial U.S. request to use British military bases
to support a buildup of forces in the nuclear standoff with Iran,
officials said. http://is.gd/FgPy8C
NSA's secretive surveillance program goes to the Supreme Court: The
US government insists that Americans don't have the right to challenge
a law that lets the National Security Agency eavesdrop on the intimate
communications of anyone in the country, but all of that could now
change as early as next week. http://is.gd/mgEYSy
We live in a Police State : Video - Dhoruba
Al-Mujahid Bin-Wahad addresses the importance of recognizing that we
live in a police state and that we need to decentralize public safety
of public safety. Also that we need community control of our
communities. http://is.gd/PpMpt0
When Women Vote, Women Win! - ?1960s teen idol Lesley Gore leads charge in 'You Don't Own Me' Video http://is.gd/Qj896G
US presidential election fundrasing crosses $2 billion mark: The
Obama campaign has raised a record $1.037 billion. This is for the
first time that any presidential candidate has raised more than a
billion dollars in an election cycle. According to Federal Election
Commission (FEC) data compiled by the non-partisan Campaign Finance
Institute, Romney campaign has raised $950.7 million. http://is.gd/82kNA5
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is a 'Citizens United' Democracy a Democracy At All?: Op-Ed:
Sinquefield may well be the most influential private citizen in the
state. Not for the power of his ideas, or the strength of his
organizing, but because his money won't shut up. http://is.gd/ddQxXt
Romney-Ryan's Real Poverty Plan: Soak the Poor: Romney's
priorities really are pretty stark: He wants to cut taxes on the rich
and cut spending on the poor. That's Romney's real poverty plan. http://is.gd/dut10d
80 top CEOs tell Obama, Romney to slash social spending: The
chief executives of 80 large US corporations have issued a "Deficit
Manifesto," calling on the next president to "fix America's debt" by
making substantial "changes in the federal budget." The statement was
published by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/oct2012/ceos-o26.shtml
Budget cuts push Spain jobless to a record 25 percent: More
are expected to lose their jobs next year as additional government
cutbacks kick in. In the European Union only Greece has a higher
jobless rate. http://is.gd/gYXe1H
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