"Russian Invasion" Of Ukraine, Turns Out to Have Been a Translation Error
By Moon Of Alabama
After all major news-entities repeated the "invasion" claim and the public damage is done they simply take it back.
The Iraq War Was a Smashing Success
By William Rivers Pitt
For a few people, the specter of ongoing war, - makes what is happening in Iraq the equivalent of Christmas in August.
Israel-Gaza : No Victory for Israel Despite Weeks of Devastation
By Robert Fisk
Mahmoud Abbas, needless to say, is grovelling to the Egyptians and Americans in thankfulness for the truce.
The Nail In The Petrodollar Coffin
Gazprom Begins Accepting Payment For Oil In Ruble, Yuan
By Tyler Durden
The president's policies put an end to dollar hegemony and end the reserve currency status of the dollar once and for all, thereby starting the rapid, and uncontrolled, collapse of the US empire.
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Hard News
Syria conflict: IS 'kills "about 200" of Assad soldiers':
The armed group shot some and stabbed others using knives in the latest brutal mass killing, activists said on Thursday.
Videos Show Mass Killing of Captives by ISIS in Syria:
Video images posted on Thursday showed a group of men, stripped down to their underwear, being marched through the desert to a patch of sand, where they were gunned down
French leader calls Assad a 'jihadist ally':
French President Francois Hollande has warned the West against working with Syria's president in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, saying Bashar al-Assad was a principal ally of the fighters who have taken over large areas of Syria and Iraq.
43 UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights seized by militants:
A further 81 UN peacekeepers trapped in their positions near al-Ruwayhina and Burayqa.
Obama: White House still working on ISIL plan:
Obama said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to prepare a range of options to counter ISIL and has instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to travel to the region to build a coalition in opposition to the group.
U.S. seeks coalition against Islamic State, but military partners no sure bet:
Britain and Australia are potential candidates, U.S. officials said. Germany said it was in talks with the United States and other international partners about possible military action against Islamic State but made clear it would not participate.
James Foley 'was waterboarded by Islamic State':
Jihadists waterboarded its hostages - a method used by the CIA in Guatanamo Bay, according to reports
Islamic State lays siege to Iraqi Turkmen:
Residents of Amerli say they are running out of water and food supplies, as the UN warns of a 'desperate' situation. Around 2,000 fighters - a mix of ex-Iraqi army and police officers, and other local residents - are defending the town, according to Mustafa Hassan, the leader of Amerli's local defence force and an Iraqi army colonel.
Nine killed in north Somalia fighting:
At least nine people were killed in fighting yesterday between rival areas in Somalia's usually calm Somaliland region, residents said, highlighting the fragility of security improvements anywhere in the Horn of Africa nation.
Video shows beheading of four Egyptians in Sinai:
A Sinai-based militant group has posted an online video showing the beheading of four Egyptians, saying they had provided Israel with intelligence for an airstrike that killed three of its fighters.
PA to tell UN: Force Israel out of W. Bank, or we'll seek war crimes charges in The Hague:
A senior Fatah official announced on Thursday that the PLO would submit an application to the United Nations Security Council next month demanding a "timetable" for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines.
Netanyahu denies Abbas claim that Netanyahu agreed to '67 borders:
The Prime Minister's Office flatly denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' contention tonight that PM Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders. "No such thing ever happened," Netanyahu's office said.
Netanyahu faces revolt over truce with Hamas:
Benjamin Netanyahu faces strong criticism in Israel over costly conflict with Palestinian militants in which no clear victor has emerged
U.S. Senators Urge Ecuador to Restore Relations with Israel:
A letter by U.S. Republican Senators Marco Rubio, Bob Menendez, Mark Kirk and James Risch read, "Your actions send a troubling message to the United States about your government's commitment to long-lasting peace between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization."
Ukraine: 11 Killed by Ukrainian Shelling in Donetsk:
The fighting rages on in Eastern Ukraine between Kiev forces and pro-Russian separatists, with no end in sight. Shelling has killed 11 civilians and wounded another 22 in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
Fact or propaganda?
Ukraine's Poroshenko says Russian troops have been brought into Ukraine:
Ukrainian President Poroshenko said on Thursday Russian forces had been "brought into Ukraine" and he called an urgent meeting of Ukraine's security and defense council to decide the next steps to take in the crisis.
Fact or propaganda?
Ukraine : Nato images 'show Russia troops':
Nato has released satellite images it says show Russian armed forces inside Ukrainian territory to help rebels fight government forces.
Fact or propaganda?
'No Russian troops in Ukraine': Moscow's OSCE rep responds to Kiev's claims:
The OSCE was told there was no Russian presence spotted across the Ukraine border, refuting Thursday's claims that a full-scale invasion was underway. Both the Ukrainian monitoring team head and Russia's representative have given a firm 'no.'
Russian media report 'invasion of Ukraine':
Reports that Russian troops are intervening directly in the fighting in south-east Ukraine have started to appear in Russian media, despite repeated denials from the Kremlin.
Militia takes control of east Ukraine's Novoazovsk, several neighboring districts:
Active fighting continues in Luhansk suburbs and near the cities of Donetsk and Ilovaisk, Lysenko said
Putin calls on pro-Russian rebels to let Ukraine troops leave encirclement:
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on pro-Russian rebels to provide a humanitarian corridor in east Ukraine for encircled Ukrainian government troops to leave the battlefield, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday.
Obama threatens Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine:
Pres. Obama told reporters that he's certain Russia is playing a direct role in the ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine between anti-Kiev separatists and the country's military, and that the US is weighing further sanctions to intensify the restrictions previously waged against Moscow.
Merkel Slams US Hegemony? "America Can't Solve All The World's Problems Anymore":
First Russia and China, then UAE, Egypt, and Turkey... and now it appears Germany (following a phone call with Putin) is pulling the rug out from under US hegemony - just as Obama's warmongery ramps up...
21 militants killed in N. Afghanistan: Report:
Units of Afghan security forces have killed 21 Taliban militants in Chardara and Khanabad district in the northern Kunduz province, 250 km north of Kabul, over the past two days, provincial police chief Mustafa Mohseni said Thursday.
Karzai warns he will quit despite Afghanistan deadlock:
Power vacuum looms for Afghanistan as UN delays date for result of presidential elections to mid-September despite Karzai's plans to leave office next week
Pakistan's powerful army steps in to resolve political crisis:
Qadri said "The army chief has asked us to give him 24 hours to solve the crisis," he told thousands of flag-waving supporters. Khan, speaking shortly after him, echoed his remarks.
Pakistan set for 'decisive' day of protests:
Cleric Tahir ul-Qadri declares "deciding day" in bid to topple prime minister as tens of thousands gather in Islamabad.
Pakistan PM named as murder suspect:
Pakistani police name Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a suspect in the murder of 14 followers of an anti-government cleric in Lahore, officials say.
Two experts warn market correction could total 60%: CNBC Video :
This crash will be precipitated, he said, by a disillusionment with the Federal Reserve's "confidence game," which will then see inflation rise, and the Fed scramble to raise rates. At that point, Tice added, "the Fed starts to lose control."
Philadelphia Earns Millions By Seizing Cash And Homes From People Never Charged With A Crime:
The Sourouvelis family, along with thousands of others in Philadelphia, is living a Kafkaesque nightmare: Their property is considered guilty; they must prove their innocence and the very prosecutors they're fighting can profit from their misery.
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