Iraq Has WMDs and Russia Has Invaded!
By David Swanson
You know, some people feel like idiots for having believed the Iraq lies. Imagine how they're going to feel when they find out they believed a nation had been invaded when it hadn't.
Who's Telling the 'Big Lie' on Ukraine?
By Robert Parry
With U.S. officials and editorialists now trying to rally a NATO military response to Russia's alleged "invasion" of Ukraine - raises the prospect of a nuclear confrontation that could end all life on the planet.
U.S. Intelligence Veterans Warn Chancellor Merkel About "Russian Invasion."
By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk need to be told flat-out that membership in NATO is not in the cards - and that NATO has no intention of waging a proxy war with Russia.
The Terror Rests On The Shoulders Of The Invader
4 Minute Video
If you were invaded...what would you do?
US Attacks Somalia Kills 6
By Jon Queally & AP
The Pentagon "did not say whether the operation was limited to drone strikes or whether U.S. commandos had been present on the ground."
'I'm back Obama"
Islamic State Murders Second US Journalist
Video
Taunting Obama: Sotloff's masked executioner tells the camera that the killing is in retaliation for US airstrikes in Iraq.
How America Made ISIS
Their Videos and Ours, Their "Caliphate" and Ours
By Tom Engelhardt
What official Washington has needed in tough times is a bona fide enemy so darn evil, so brutal, so barbaric, so inhuman that, by contrast, we might know just how exceptional, how truly necessary to this planet we really are.
Can You Smell What The Caliph is Cooking?
By Pepe Escobar
If they were really serious at targeting The Caliph, they'd be following the money.
ISIS is America's New Terror Brand
Endless Propaganda Fuels "War on Terror"
By James F. Tracy
The American public would be well-served to remind itself that ISIS is the new Al Qaeda-in other words, the new pretext that will in all likelihood be used to take police state measures at home and military aggression abroad to new, perhaps unprecedented, levels.
If Homeland Security was Built to Fend Off Terrorists.
Why's It So Busy Arming Cops to Fight Average Americans?
By Trevor Timm
Homeland Security is transferring tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in high-tech spying technology to local police through a sprawling backroom operation surveilling your neighborhood.
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Hard News
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As -
41 killed in air strikes and clashes in Iraq:
In one incident, up to 32 people were killed and 14 wounded after midnight when a helicopter gunship pounded the industry secondary school building housing three displaced families in the militant-seized town of Alam, some 10 km northeast of the provincial capital city of Tikrit, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As -
Baghdad car bombing kills up to 13 Iraqis, wounds 45:
They bring a new wave of killings since August, when 1,420 Iraqis died and another 1,370 were wounded in "acts of terrorism and violence" at the hands of bloodthirsty jihadists, according to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq. Most of the dead have been civilians.
Fact or fiction:
'American forces are on the ground here': Kurds claim US commandos ARE fighting ISIS with them in northern Iraq:
A Peshmerga commander, backed up by Kurdish intelligence sources, confirmed that 'Yes, German and American forces are on the ground here. They are helping to support us in the attack.'
Iraq: Obama sending 350 more troops:
President Barack Obama has ordered about 350 more troops to Baghdad to protect the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital and is sending top officials to the Middle East to "build a stronger regional partnership" against Islamic State militants, the White House said on Tuesday.
Australian PM Abbott doesn't rule out boots on ground in Iraq:
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday declined to rule out sending combat troops to support US air strikes in Iraq, amid a growing confrontation with radical Islamists who have seized large swaths of that country and neighbouring Syria.
Relatives Of Soldiers Killed By ISIS Reportedly Storm Iraqi Parliament:
Relatives of Iraqi soldiers either kidnapped or killed by the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, stormed into the parliament building in Baghdad on Tuesday. The protests, which eventually turned violent, reportedly forced the administration to evacuate its ministers from the building.
Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers are missing after heavy fighting.
Their families want answers.: As Iraq hunkers down in its war against Islamist extremists, bodies stream back to the Shiite heartlands that provide an increasingly critical supply of fighters. But the coffins that don't return are also causing fury.
Islamic State murders second US journalist:
Group releases video of death of Steven Sotloff, held in Syria since August 2013, days after plea from mother.
Tense relations between U.S. and anti-Assad Syrian rebels:
This should be the hour of coordination and brainstorming between the U.S.., its allies in Europe and the Middle East and the leadership of the appointed western-backed fighters. But according to Gen. Abdul-Ilah al Bashir, the FSA's embittered chief of staff, they just aren't talking
Senate Democrat Wants Bill Allowing Anti-ISIS Strikes in Syria:
A Democratic senator said Tuesday that he'll introduce legislation to give President Barack Obama "clear authority" to order U.S. airstrikes against Islamist militants in Syria.
Saudi Arabia 'foils al-Qaeda attack plot':
Government says 88 people, including Saudis and Yemenis, held on suspicion of plotting attacks in kingdom and abroad.
Yemen president moves to end Houthi standoff:
Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi dismisses cabinet to make way for a new unity government in bid to end standoff with Shia rebels.
Scores killed as Boko Haram insurgents overrun Nigerian town: sources:
Islamist Boko Haram insurgents overran most of a northeastern Nigerian town on Tuesday after hours of fighting that killed scores and displaced thousands of residents, security sources said.
Attack on Egypt security convoy kills 11:
An attack on a convoy killed 11 members of the Egyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula Tuesday, security and medical sources said.Two were killed by a roadside bomb and the others were shot as they tried to flee
Mali landmine kills four UN peacekeepers:
Four UN peacekeepers have been killed and 15 injured by a landmine in northern Mali. A spokesman for the UN's mission in Mali, Minusma, told the BBC that six of the wounded were in an "extremely serious condition".
Three killed, nine injured when Libyan war plane crashes in eastern city:
Three people were killed and nine injured when a Libyan war plane crashed on Tuesday in a residential part of the eastern city of Tobruk, residents and medics said, APA reports quoting Reuters.
Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks on 9/11:
Egypt set for military intervention as Libya spirals toward failed state
Ukraine rebels say they are poised to recapture Donetsk airport:
"The Ukrainian army is retreating. It's more of a flight by now. Reasonable ones give up their weapons and go. Others stay in the ground for good."
Ukraine conflict: UN says million people have fled:
814,000 people have crossed the border into Russia this year, he says.
Russia Regrets Ukraine's Idea of Changing 'Non-Bloc Status,' Joining NATO - Lavrov:
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk introduced legislation to the country's parliament to drop its "non-aligned bloc" status, renewing its path to becoming a member of NATO.
Donetsk Republic Sends Captured Ukrainian Soldiers Home to Mothers and Wives:
This is an extremely interesting 9 minute video from the Donetsk Republic. It shows extraordinary humane treatment and release of captured Ukrainian soldiers.
Russia and NATO square off over Ukraine:
Moscow declared NATO a "threat" to its security Tuesday after the Western military alliance announced plans to reinforce defences in eastern Europe because of Russia's alleged stoking of war in Ukraine.
Propaganda alert:
NATO to create new 'spearhead' force to respond to crises:
NATO leaders will respond to the Ukraine crisis by agreeing this week to create a "spearhead" rapid reaction force, potentially including several thousand troops, that could be sent to a hotspot in as little as two days, officials said on Monday.
War pimp alert:
Russia has started a great war and deaths will be measured in the thousands, Ukraine's defence minister warns :
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told students yesterday that Russia backed a "peaceful settlement of this severe crisis", having already called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
Ukraine bailout could need extra $19bn if conflict continues, warns IMF:
Factories shutting down, industrial heartlands under attack and currency in freefall, contributing to sharp increase in prices
Afghan attacks kill 7:
A suicide car bombing killed three policemen in the eastern Nangarhar province, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the spokesman for the provincial governor.
Afghan militants Hezb-e-Islami 'may join Islamic State':
Fighters from a militant Islamic group in Afghanistan, allied to the Taliban, have told the BBC they are considering joining forces with Islamic State (IS).
Imran, Qadri booked for treason, terrorism:
The government registered treason case on Monday against PTI and PAT leaders Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri. According to media reports the case was lodged at Pak Secretariat Police Station.
Danish mosque openly backs Islamic State's campaign of terror:
A mosque in Denmark has openly declared its support for the Islamic State militant group. It comes just days after a Dane who fought with the terrorist organization in Syria stated that Denmark was "high upon [IS's] list of targets."
France bans Muslim worker from nuclear sites:
French court upholds ban citing "religious radicalisation" but his lawyer calls it a case of Islamophobia.
David Cameron shelves move to ban British jihadis returning to UK:
Political and legal opposition forces PM to back down on key elements of plan to counteract Islamic State terrorist threat
State Department Won't Confirm If Passports of Americans Fighting With ISIS Have Been Revoked:
"It's not as black and white as that," Psaki said, adding that there are legal parameters the State Department must work around on a case-by-case basis. "We [State Department] can revoke passports for a number of reasons."
CDC Director: Ebola Outbreak 'Is Spiraling Out Of Control':
"It is the world's first Ebola epidemic and it is spiraling out of control. It's bad now and it's going to get worse in the very near future," Frieden told CBS News.
World 'losing battle' to contain Ebola:
International medical agency Medecins sans Frontieres said Tuesday the world was "losing the battle" to contain Ebola as the United Nations warned of severe food shortages in the hardest-hit countries.
Ebola outbreak: call to send in military to west Africa to help curb epidemic:
Head of Médecins sans Frontières urges UN to dispatch disaster response teams as cases and deaths continue to surge
Surprise! Eric Cantor Lands $3.4 Million Job on Wall Street:
Cantor-whose experience prior to becoming a professional politician largely consisted of working in the family real estate development business-will earn a hefty salary for his lack of expertise: According to Business Insider, he's set to make $3.4 million from the investment firm. "
How Poor Are America's Poorest? U.S. $2 A Day Poverty In A Global Context:
In the United States, the official poverty rate for 2012 stood at 15 percent based on the national poverty line which is equivalent to around $16 per person per day. Of the 46.5 million Americans living in poverty, 20.4 million live under half the poverty line.
Go Ahead and Enjoy Eating Fat: It's Better than Carbs, Major New Study Says:
"People who avoid carbohydrates and eat more fat, even saturated fat, lose more body fat and have fewer cardiovascular risks than people who follow the low-fat diet that health authorities have favored for decades," the New York Times reported today.
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