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"A highwayman is as much a robber when he plunders in a gang as when single; and a nation that makes an unjust war is only a great gang." - Benjamin Franklin
 
"We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
 
"If we don't stop behaving like the British Empire, we will end up like the British Empire." - Pat Buchanan
 
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September 29, 2013
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Obama and Rouhani Speak by Phone
 
By BBC and Agencies
 
US President Barack Obama said Friday he had spoken to Iranian President Hassan Rohani in a telephone call. It is the first time US and Iranian leaders have spoken directly since 1979.
 
 
Brian Williams' Iran Propaganda
 
By Glenn Greenwald
 
The NBC star tells his viewers that Iranian leaders are 'suddenly claiming they don't want nuclear weapons', even though they've been saying it for years.
 
 
The Israeli Lobby Sets Out To Defeat Obama on Iran
 
By MJ Rosenberg
 
The Netanyahu government and its lobby, the American Israel Public  Affairs Committee (AIPAC), are both determined to end the process and have the ability to do it.
 
 
Israel Starts Campaign to Boost U.S. Military Aid
 
By UPI
 
Israel's military chiefs are pushing for a bump in the $3.1 billion a year the Jewish state receives in U.S. military aid even though the 10-year agreement doesn't expire until 2017 and America is struggling with domestic economic issues.
 
 
Hypocrisy of the Paranoid
 
By Paul Balles
 
How could an American honestly criticize Israeli settlements?
 
 
No Time for Jubilation
Washington Will Only Continue Its Crimes
 
By William C. Lewis
 
Slaughtering civilians is a rapacious and depraved tool of the U.S. war mongers and their imperial war machine.
 
 
N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens
 
By JAMES RISEN and LAURA POITRAS
 
NSA Uses Facebook And GPS Data To Identify Suspects In Networks Of Americans.
 
Hard News  
    
 
 

At least 50 killed in terror attack at Nigerian college:
Remaining students flee agricultural school after suspected Islamists launch midnight assault; at least 30 more killed over past week
 
 
Nigeria: 27 Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attacks in Borno:
At least 27 persons were killed in two separate attacks carried out by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the border towns of Borno State, government officials and security sources said.
 
 
Sudanese forces gun down mourners, witnesses say:
Pickup trucks with troops surround funeral, open fire into crowd as tensions rise in Khartoum; at least 30 killed in week of protests
 
 
Military: 4 killed as suicide bombers target army camp in northern Mali:
Two suicide bombers let off explosives in a car in front of a military camp in the northern Malian desert city of Timbuktu on Saturday, killing two civilians, military sources said.
 
 
Egyptian soldier killed in Sinai, video shows attacks:
An Egyptian soldier was shot dead in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, security officials said, and militants released a video showing attacks against the army in the region where the state is trying to stamp out al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
 
 
Tunisian government agrees to resignation plan with opposition:
Further talks to form a caretaker government and set a date for elections could begin next week. The negotiations were launched in a bid to end a deadlock between the Ennahada-led government and the opposition.
 
 
UAE recalls Tunisia envoy amid Egypt row:
The UAE recalls its ambassador from Tunisia to protest calls by the Tunisian president for the liberation of Egypt's deposed Islamist president Morsi
 
 
Pakistan: 39 killed, 80 injured in Peshawar car blast:
At least 39 people, including nine members of one family, were killed and 80 others injured when a huge car bomb ripped through a historic market here on Sunday, third such attacks in the troubled northwestern Pakistani city in a week claiming nearly 150 lives.
 
 
9 killed in Pakistan gun battle:
Three members of a Pakistani security force were killed and two other injured in a clash Saturday with militants in Balochistan province, officials said.
 
 
22 "militants" killed in Afghan raids in 24 hours: official:
In past 24 hours, 22 armed Taliban were killed, 12 wounded and eight others were arrested by the ANSF," the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates.
 
 
US-led drone strikes kill 12 in Afghanistan:
One of the airstrikes took place in southeastern Wardak province on Friday night, killing seven people. In the second incident, two people lost their lives in an airstrike in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. Three people were also killed in another US-led drone attack in the southeastern province of Paktia.
 
 
Iraq violence kills 11: officials:
Violence that included attacks on security forces and their families killed 11 people in Iraq on Saturday, officials said.
 
 
Iraq: Deadly explosions kills 4 people in Kurdish city of Irbil:
A series of explosions has rocked Irbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous province of Kurdistan, killing four members of the security services. Three car bombs and a roadside bomb targeted the security forces HQ and the interior ministry.
 
 
Report: 14 people killed in Syrian attack: Actvists say:
At least 14 people, including 10 students, were killed when a Syrian fighter jet bombed a high school in northern Syria, opposition activists said.
 
 
UN probes new alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria:
UN inspectors are investigating seven alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria - three of which happened after the 21 August Damascus incident that led to threats of US military action.
 
 
Video Games and Cigarettes: Syria's Disneyland for Jihadists:
Foreign Islamists coming into Syria have been gathering in the relatively quiet north. But many of them are finding transit towns -- with good food, video games and smoking -- preferable to the front. When they do end up fighting, it's often with each other.
 
 
Syrian war could end in weeks - Foreign Minister:
The conflict in Syria could be over in weeks once the West and other regional powers stops supporting the opposition fighters on the ground, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem told RT after the UNGA session in New York.
 
 
Syria rebels struggle to rally practical backing on U.N. stage:
 With rebel forces splitting and delivery of weapons slow, the coalition looks increasingly marginalized.
 
 
Syria opposition group shaken by rebel rejection:
Syria's main opposition group has lost its bargaining power ahead of any potential peace conference, after rebels withdrew their support and a UN resolution failed to meet its expectations.
 
 
Three Lebanese troops killed in Syrian rocket attack:
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in a rocket attack from an anonymous source inside Syrian territory, reports here said on Saturday. The rocket landed close to an army base in the northern border town of Al-Norah, injuring the soldiers who later succumbed to their injuries in hospital, although the source of the attack is unknown.
 
 
Lebanon: Hezbollah clashes with gunmen, four killed:
Four people were killed Saturday and at least four others were wounded in a gun battle between Hezbollah members and gunmen in Baalbek, east Lebanon, security sources said.
 
 
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Obama's Sept. 27 remarks on Iran:
Just now I spoke on the phone with President Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over Iran's nuclear program. - I believe we can reach a comprehensive solution.
 
 
Hassan Rouhani greeted with cheers and protests on return to Iran:
Hassan Rouhani returned to Tehran from New York on Saturday after his historic phonecall with Barack Obama to a mixture of cheers from supporters and protests from hardliners who threw eggs and shoes at his car.
 
 
Israel was informed of Obama-Rohani call in advance, briefed after:
White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice informed her Israeli counterpart Yaakov Amidror Friday of the planned telephone conversation U.S. President Barack Obama was to hold with Iranian President Hassan Rohani and then informed him of its contents after it had taken place.
 
 
Netanyahu: Iran outreach a 'fraud,' orders silence after Obama-Rouhani call:
PM, who was informed but not consulted ahead of historic presidents' phone conversation, wants to set parameters with Obama Monday for judging Iranian compliance
 
 
Netanyahu seeks to thwart love affair between Iran and West:
He is determined to pour cold water on the love affair that is developing between the West, led by the United States, and Iran, under the stewardship of its new soft-spoken leader, Hassan Rohani.
 
 
Propaganda alert:
'Iran already has a nuclear bomb,' Israeli paper claims:
Unnamed government analysts quoted by Maariv say Tehran has crossed all red lines and is already in possession of at least one nuclear weapon
 
 
Propaganda alert:
Israeli TV: Iran will have enough uranium for a bomb in 2 months:
Earlier Friday, Israeli newspaper quoted government security source saying Islamic Republic already has at least one nuke
 
 
Avigdor Lieberman: Israel Should Attack Iran Alone :
Haaretz reports today that over the past week conversations have taken place between senior Israeli diplomats and officials from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and other Sunni Gulf states. An Israeli official who requested anonymity said there was a common message in these conversations and a shared sense of anxiety.
 
 
U.S. Moves on Syria, Iran Anger Saudi Arabia:
The U.S.'s handling of overtures on Syria and Iran have outraged regional ally Saudi Arabia.
 
 
U.S. Says Iran Hacked Navy Computers:
The U.S. officials said the attacks were carried out by hackers working for Iran's government or by a group acting with the approval of Iranian leaders.
 
 
Israel arrests alleged Iranian spy:
Shin Bet says the arrested Belgian citizen of Iranian origin wanted to "harm Israeli and Western interests".
 
 
US army labels me a terrorist for flying this flag:
A declassified US Army guide designed to help personnel recognize the logos of "Terrorist, Insurgent and Militant" groups includes a Palestinian flag.
 
 
Qatar's Slave Trade Death Toll:
The Egyptians dispensed with the life of their slaves in the construction of the pyramids as if they were nothing but throw-away products before that had even been invented in the modern day and age in which we live. Today, Qatar is doing the self-same thing.
 
 
Greek police arrest far-right party leader:
Golden Dawn's Nikos Mihaloliakos among 16 party members, including four MPs, arrested by authorities on Saturday.
 
 
Venezuela food shortages:
 'No one can explain why a rich country has no food': Toilet paper, rice and coffee have long been missing from stores, as Venezuelan president blames CIA plot for chronic shortages
 
 
Climate Change Report "Gives No Reason for Optimism":
The warming of the climate is "unequivocal," says the IPCC. "The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased."
 
 
Glenn Greenwald working on new NSA revelations:
Two American journalists known for their investigations of the United States' government said Saturday they've teamed up to report on the National Security Agency's role in what one called a "U.S. assassination program."
 
 
Dianne Feinstein Accidentally Confirms That NSA Tapped The Internet Backbone:
Despite years of trying to deny that the NSA can collect email and other communications directly from the backbone (rather than from the internet companies themselves), Feinstein appears to have finally let the cat out of the bag, perhaps without realizing it.
 
 
Chile 'Caravan of Death' general commits suicide:
A former Chilean general and director of intelligence during Augusto Pinochet's rule has killed himself while on weekend release from prison.
 
 
Former prime minister Tony gets a £30m Blair Force One:
In the past he has enjoyed travelling in private jets paid for by dictators such as Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Now Tony Blair is paying his own way with a £30 million jet of his choosing.
 
 
Welcome to the USA: Judge to Sikh Man: Remove "That Rag":
Waiting for his attorney in the back of the courtroom, he was stunned when four Highway Patrol officers approached him and ordered him to leave the courtroom. The officers stated that Judge Aubrey Rimes had ordered them to eject Mr. Singh from the courtroom because he did not like Mr. Singh's turban.
 
 
Audit: ATF Charged with Misusing $162 Million and Losing 420 Million Cigarettes:
Perhaps the only good thing about the imminent government shutdown is that some troubled federal entities will probably lose their operational budget and be forced to send everyone home.
 
 
Almost 15 percent of US elderly don't have enough to eat:
In 2005, some 5 million people over age 60-about 11 percent of America's senior population-faced the threat of hunger, according to a study by the Meals on Wheels Association, the nation's largest trade group for meal providers. In 2012, that number was almost 15 percent.
 
 
Detroit emergency manager to freeze city pensions:
Uniformed workers with ten or more years service and non-uniformed workers with eight or more years-will cease accruing additional benefits when the plan takes effect on January 1. Future cost-of-living adjustments for all workers, retired as well as current, will be eliminated.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
  
Tom Feeley
Cost Of War
 
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:  4,883

Number Of  International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,383
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
      
 
$1,476,424,405,220                                

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