US Killed 94 Children In Pakistan: Report:
A
tally of civilian deaths in Pakistan from drone strikes compiled by
the Bureau of Investigative Journalism that relies largely on media
reports estimates the total number of civilian casualties at somewhere
between 411 and 890.
Leaked Pakistani report confirms high civilian death toll in CIA drone strikes:
The
United States has consistently claimed only a tiny number of
non-combatants have been killed in drone attacks in Pakistan - despite
research by the Bureau and others suggesting that over 400 civilians
may have died in the nine-year campaign.
Three Americans occupation force soldiers killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan:
The
attacker was riding a donkey when he approached the U.S. personnel and
detonated the bomb. According to a U.S. military official, the bomber
and the donkey were also killed in the attack.
2 militants killed in Afghan security point attack:
Two
militants were killed and one was captured when Taliban launched an
armed attack on checkpoints in southern Afghan province of Helmand
early Tuesday morning, the police said.
The occupation will continue:
Afghans 'ready' to sign US security pact: Karzai:
The
Afghan president told the top US military commander Monday that he was
ready in principle to let American troops stay in Afghanistan beyond
2014, a month after suspending security talks.
Activists: 75 Syria rebels dead in Damascus battles:
Syrian
activists say government troops have killed at least 75 rebels over 24
hours in battles for control of the capital, Damascus.
Turkish troops kill civilian trying to cross into Syria:
A
Turkish border patrol killed one of eight civilians trying to cross
illegally from Turkey into Syria on the tense frontier, the Turkish
military said on Tuesday.
For Syrian government, Homs is the key target, not Aleppo:
Forces
loyal to the Syriangovernment are escalating their offensive to push
rebel fighters out of the divided strategic city of Homs in the central
region, indicating their much-touted drive against the northern city
of Aleppo was a feint.
Syria Kurds overrun villages, expel jihadists: activists:
Syrian
Kurds made rapid advances in the north of the country Tuesday,
expelling jihadists from several villages, as a gulf of mistrust
between Arabs and Kurds grew, activists said.
Russia: Al-Qaeda-linked extremists hold 200 Kurdish civilians hostage as 'live shield' in Syria:
Civilians
remain hostage after Syrian Kurds clashed with Al-Qaeda linked
militants in the north-eastern Syrian towns of Tal Abyad and Ras
al-Ain, along the Syrian-Turkish border over the weekend.
US Intel committees approve arming Syrian rebels, top general warns of costs:
Dempsey,
the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and the highest-ranking
American military advisor, wrote that a no-fly zone over Syria would
cost the US between $500 million and $1 billion a month to maintain,
and may be ineffective because the Syrian army relies on artillery, not
air support, to fight the "insurrection".
Dempsey Pegs Syria No-Fly Zone at $1 Billion a Month:
Imposing
a no-fly zone over Syria would cost as much as $1 billion a month and
put U.S. aircraft at risk of being shot down without necessarily
toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime, the U.S. military's top officer
said.
US military intervention in Syria would create 'unintended consequences':
The
top US military officer warned senators on Monday that taking military
action to stop the bloodshed in Syria was likely to escalate quickly
and result in "unintended consequences", representing the most explicit
uniformed opposition to deeper involvement in another war in the
Middle East.
Syrian Rebels Hope for US Arms in August - Reports:
Both
the US Senate and House of Representatives last week signed off on the
White House's plan to allocate US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
resources to provide weapons, training, and logistics and intelligence
support to the Syrian rebels, though US officials only confirmed this
week that the committees had approved the program.
50 killed in 24 hours in Baghdad:
Violence
exploded in Iraq over the past 24 hours near Baghdad and in Mosul,
leaving nearly 50 people dead and hundreds of al Qaeda-linked militants
free in a massive jailbreak, authorities said
Iran: EU blacklisting of Hezbollah serves Israeli interests:
There
was condemnation from Beirut, where the caretaker government had
described Hezbollah as "an essential component of Lebanese society".
Leading politicians warned the move would play into the hands of
Israel. Al-Manar, the pro-Hezbollah TV channel, reported: "Israel has
imposed its will on Europe."
Richard Silverstein: Israel to Sign Guns for Refugees Deal With African States: Op-Ed:
Ynet
reports that the government is close to inking a deal with three
African states (who are likely Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda) who
will take "tens of thousands" of 'undesirable' African refugees from
Israel in return to Israeli weapons and training.
Israeli Arms exports hit record $7.5b in 2012:
Israel's
main defense market in 2012 was the Asia-Pacific market. There were
also large deals with countries such as India and Azerbaijan. Israeli
defense exports to the Asia-Pacific market totaled $4 billion in 2012.
Contracts worth $3.5 billion were signed with the US, Canada, and
countries in Europe, Latin America, and Africa.
Anti-Arab Sentiment in Israel: Video -
This
short film, documents the Israeli side of our 2011 public opinion
survey in Israel and the West Bank. For this part of the survey, we
visited 5 cities: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Be'er Sheba, Herzliya, and Haifa
where we spoke to 250 Jewish-Israelis
US drone strikes in Yemen cast a long shadow over life on the ground:
Unmanned aircraft create refugees and resentment among civilians as remote provinces become a battleground
Murder Inc:
America's targeted killing policy : Video -
The
director of the American Civil Liberties Union's national security
project talks about why the Obama administration's drone assassinations
are not just illegal in many cases, but are becoming increasingly
risky for the US itself.
10 killed in Egypt:
At
least six people were killed early Tuesday when opponents of Mursi
attacked supporters of the deposed president who were staging a sit-in
near Cairo University, state media reported. The deadly clashes which
also wounded dozens broke out on Monday, raged through the night and
were continuing on Tuesday, a day after Mursi's family vowed to sue the
military over his ouster.
71% of Egyptians unsympathetic with pro-Morsi protests: Poll:
71
percent of Egyptians voiced their disapproval of the Brotherhood-led
protests which have been taking place for three weeks, according to a
poll conducted by the Egyptian Centre for Public Opinion Research
(Baseera).
Rocket attack in Libya hits near Tripoli luxury hotel where prime minister has apartment:
The
official says the rocket launcher was attached to a vehicle, which
erupted in flames. No injuries were immediately reported, though the
residential building next to the hotel was damaged in the Tuesday
attack.
Survey finds religious freedom did not increase during Arab Spring:
The
survey may be a sign that the hopes world leaders had expressed of
democracy emerging from the uprisings in Egypt and several other
countries in the region won't improve conditions for the world's
religious minorities anytime soon.
Snowden hopes to be able to leave airport by Wednesday: lawyer:
Former
U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes to be granted papers
by Wednesday allowing him to end his month-long stay in the transit
area of a Moscow airport and move to the city center, his Russian
lawyer said on Monday.
Russian official slams US for turning down Moscow's extradition requests:
"Law
agencies asked the US on many occasions to extradite wanted criminals
through Interpol channels, but those requests were neither met nor even
responded to," spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry Andrey
Pilipchuk said on Monday.
NSA locates cell phones even when they are turned off:
Never
mind the non-stop collection of metadata and other sneaky surveillance
tools being implemented by the NSA: a new report has revealed that the
National Security Agency's spy powers allow the government to grab
location data on just about anyone.
Justin Amash's NSA Surveillance Amendment Ruled In Order:
A
little more than a month after secret National Security Agency (NSA)
surveillance programs were leaked to the public, one GOP congressman is
making headway with his push to defund those initiatives.
Here Come the Drone Wars in America -- The Public vs. Overzealous Police:
Using drones for surveillance in the US won't make overzealous police behaviour or lack of accountability disappear.
US Gulag:
Guantánamo Rulings Change Little:
Over
the last two weeks, three federal judges have issued rulings on the
legitimacy of the recent rough treatment being doled out to the
detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
FBI Admit They May Have Abused Hair Analysis To Convict Hundreds To Thousands Of Innocent People:
For
the DOJ, it's never about justice, but about winning. And that can be a
bit dangerous when you're the guys with the most guns and you get to
make up many of the rules as you go along.
Poll: Obama's job approval plunges; Congress, especially GOP, still unpopular:
Stung
by Americans' persistent worries about the economy and a capital
gripped by controversy and gridlock, President Barack Obama is
suffering his lowest job approval numbers in nearly two years,
according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
Police Say Sexual Favors Spur $1.5 Billion Glaxo China Sales:
GlaxoSmithKline
Plc's (GSK) sales in China jumped 20 percent to about 1 billion pounds
($1.5 billion) last year, almost quadruple the pace of growth across
its emerging markets. Police say bribes and sexual favors spurred the
gain.
BofA, Barclays Sued by Houston For Libor Manipulation:
The
Texas city seeks unspecified damages for both receiving artificially
low interest and paying artificially high rates on municipal
investments dating back six years, according to a complaint filed today
in federal court in Houston.
Banks Are Fined for LIBOR & Energy Manipulation, But Prosecution of PM Rigging Cannot Be Permitted!:
We
know market rigging occurs every day. We may not be able to see it, as
it's hidden in vast arrays of high frequency trading at the nanosecond
level. The manipulators can conceal their work through offshore
accounts. Proxy traders conceal their actions, but we still know it
goes on.
Chicago Fires More than 2,000 School Staff as Crippling Cuts Deepen:
Austerity deepens in Chicago this year with the firing of more than 3,000 total school staff after closing 50 schools.
