The University of Al-Qaeda?
America's "Terrorist Academy" in Iraq Produced ISIS Leaders
By Mike Whitney
Isis is a collection of ex Baathists and religious zealots who have been painstakingly gathered to perform the task at hand.
The War on the Islamic State (ISIL) is a Lie
The Anglo-American Empire's War of Conquest.
By Larry Chin
There is no reasoning with an empire waging a world war of deception.
Biden's Admission: US Allies Armed ISIS
By Patrick Martin
US Vice President Joseph Biden committed what the US media characterizes as a "gaffe." In other words, he told an embarrassing truth about US government policy.
After The Bombing, What Then?
By Robert Fisk
Now we face an exclusive form of nihilism, a cult as merciless as it is morbid. And we bomb and we bomb and we bomb. And then?
Israel Plans to Destroy Surrounding Arab Nations: Analyst
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Former US Marine, Ken O'Keefe said that the ultimate plan for Israel is to "destroy all Arab nations" surrounding the entity "by sowing seeds of" sectarianism.
ISIS Document Discloses Plans to Seize Iran's Nuclear Secrets
By The Times of India
The group urged its members to plan for war with Iran and has ambitions to seize Tehran's nuclear secrets in a manifesto believed to have been written by, a member of the group's highly secretive six-man war cabinet.
The Real Status of Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq
By Ron Paul
Will our government ever learn that invasion and occupation are not the solution, but rather the problem?
Can China and Russia Squeeze Washington Out of Eurasia?
By Pepe Escobar
How does full spectrum dominance apply when two actual competitor powers, Russia and China, begin to make their presences felt?
Sanctions Against Russia
Biden's Speech Might Backfire on Washington: Paul Craig Roberts
By Liudmila Chernova
"By punishing Russia, the sanctions support Washington's propaganda that it is Russia that is the aggressor,"
Hubris "Far Beyond" Any Borders
By Moon Of Alabama
How dare these countries to have their borders so very near to U.S. ships and air-planes?
Justice as Farce
The Ordeal of Stanley L. Cohen
By Chris Hedges
"I have always been proud of my relationship with Hamas."
Why We Allow Big Pharma to Rip Us Off
By Robert B. Reich
In 2012, Big Pharma shelled out over $36 million, making it the biggest political contributor of all American industries.
How 14 People Made More Money Than the Entire Food Stamp Budget for 50 Million People
By Paul Buchheit:
Who Are These People Taking All the Big Money?
Wealth of Richest 400 Americans Surges to $2.29 Trillion
By Andre Damon
Global social inequality has eclipsed the pre-Great Depression highs during the 1920s, hitting the highest level since the 1870s and 1820s.
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Hard News
268 people killed in Syria on Sunday : Report:
Those killed. 15 civilians, 35 rebels, 28 Non-Syrian Islamic fighters, 17 NDF, 40 Regular forces, 17 unknown rebels, 27 ISIS, 20 YPG, 4 Hezbollah, 7 non-Syrian fighters allied to regime forces.
30 Kurdish fighters killed in suicide bombs in Syria's Hasakah: -
At least 30 Kurdish fighters were killed in twin suicide truck bombings on Hasakah city, northeast of Syria, on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.
Twenty ISIS jihadists killed trying to enter Syria's Kobani: activists:
The attack appeared to be the first time that ISIS fighters had entered the town since they began advancing on Kobane nearly three weeks ago.
Kobane: IS 'may soon take Syria-Turkey border town':
A flag appearing to be that of Islamic State has been seen flying over a building on the eastern edge of Kobane. The official, Idriss Nassan, said IS was now in control of Mistenur, the strategic hill above the city.
Manufacturing Consent For NATO Attack On Syria:
NATO says will take action to protect Turkey if needed:
The NATO military alliance will stand by Turkey if that proves necessary to protect the country from attacks on it by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Oct. 6.
Syria troops seize strategic area outside Damascus:
Syrian government forces Monday seized control of a strategic area outside Damascus used by rebels to fire mortar shells at the capital, state media and an activist group said.
ISIS' Ammunition Is Shown to Have Origins in U.S. and China:
The jihadist group Islamic State has been using ammunition from the United States and other countries that have been supporting the regional security forces fighting the group, according to new field data gathered by a private arms-tracking organization.
Ellsberg Sees Vietnam-Like Risks in ISIS War: Analysis -
Daniel Ellsberg, the former Defense Department official who leaked the Pentagon Papers exposing the Vietnam War lies, is alarmed at the many parallels between Vietnam and President Obama's new military campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
U.S. air strikes in Syria targeted French agent who defected to al Qaida:
Two European intelligence officials described the former French officer as the highest ranking defector ever to go over to the terrorist group and called his defection one of the most dangerous developments in the West's long confrontation with al Qaida.
25 Killed in Iraq Air Strikes:
Air strikes on three bases of the Islamic State group around their northern Iraqi hub of Mosul killed at least 25 "jihadists" overnight, medical sources and witnesses said on Monday.
Iraq approves Aussie special forces on the ground:
Australian special forces have been cleared to start work on the ground in Iraq, helping local troops as they face the grinding task of driving Islamic State fighters out of their stronghold towns and cities.
Ex-defense chief sees 30-year IS war, blames Obama:
The fight against the Islamic State group will be difficult and could last decades due to decisions made by US President Barack Obama, former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has said.
Fact or fiction?
Khorasan Ready To Attack US?
FBI Director Warns Of Imminent Terrorist Attack From Syrian Al Qaeda Affiliate
ISIS militants come to Europe disguised as refugees, US intel sources claim:
Disguised as refugees from Syria, Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) operatives will cross the border to Turkey. Then, using fake passports, they will travel further to European countries to conduct attacks.
Humbled Biden apologizes to UAE after accusing it of terrorism funding:
US Vice President Joe Biden has made the latest in a series of chastening apologies, after the United Arab Emirates expressed "astonishment" at his Thursday remarks. Biden called US allies "the biggest problem" in fighting terrorism in the Middle East.
UK jihadist prisoner swap reports 'credible':
Reports that UK jihadists were involved in a prisoner swap between Islamic State (IS) and Turkey are "credible", Whitehall officials have told the BBC.
American held by IS says in letter he's afraid to die:
The parents also released a video Saturday pleading with Kassig's captors to free him, saying their son has devoted his life to humanitarian work and aiding Syria's war refugees.
Islamic State Militants in Eastern Libya: Reports:
Islamic State (IS) militants have appeared in the eastern Libyan city of Derna for the first time, shouting out extremist slogans and displaying IS flags, Sky News Arabia reported Monday.
Sinai militants execute four for collaborating with Israel:
The salafi organization Ansar Bait al-Maqdis operating in Sinai published a video on Sunday of an execution of four men suspected of collaborating with Israeli Mossad and Egyptian army. Three of the men were beheaded.
Roadside blast kills boy in Egypt's Sinai:
A roadside bomb explosion Monday killed a 13-year-old boy in northern Sinai, where Egyptian security forces frequently clash with jihadists, security officials said.
Two killed in fire at Iranian explosives factory, IRNA says:
An Iranian defense industry body said two workers were killed in a fire at an explosives factory in an eastern district of Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
Nine killed, 33 injured as Pakistan, India trade fire across Line of Control:
Four civilians were killed while three others sustained injuries when Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire near the Sialkot working boundary, ISPR said in a statement.
US kills five people in Pakistan:
According to initial details, at least five people were killed and two were injured after predator drone fired four missiles on a house and car in Shawal area of North Waziristan where Operation Zarb-e-Azb has been ongoing since mid-June.
Pakistani Taliban only loyal to Mullah Omar, says TTP spokesperson:
Pakistani Taliban said on Sunday that they have declared allegiance only to Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Afghan Taliban supremo, rejecting the media reports that the group has declared allegiance to the Islamic State. "We had only praised the Islamic State and advised them to set aside differences and show unity,"
Philippines on high alert to stop IS operatives:
The Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippines, who have threatened to behead one of their two German hostages if Berlin fails to pay €4.3m in ransom and stop supporting US-led coalition air strikes against the Islamhttp://www.ynetnews.com/
Hong Kong protests: Civil servants at work as numbers dwindle:
Hundreds of pro-democracy campaigners remain camped out on the streets of Hong Kong as a government deadline for them to leave passed without incident. But their numbers dwindled overnight and civil servants have returned to work in the government's headquarters.
Hong Kong: Beware of Staged Violence:
As momentum in Hong Kong's US-backed so-called "Occupy Central" protest falters, attempts to escalate chaos and provoke or perpetuate violence is generally the next step in any given US-engineered "color revolution." Not only is this a matter of simple observation, but a matter of documented fact as well.
Nigeria: More than100 Boko Haram Insurgents Killed : Report:
Over 100 Boko Haram insurgents have been reported killed by Nigerian military in a fierce gun dual in an effort to reclaim Michika local government areas of Adamawa state from the control of the insurgents
African Union forces take al-Shabab-held town:
"It has been years since the people of Barawe had seen any kind of government presence so there is still a lot of fear," said Soi.
Ebola: 101st Airborne soldiers heading to Liberia:
The commander of the Army's 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, says a handful of his soldiers are already in Liberia, and more head there next week to build treatment centers and begin training medical personnel. Soldiers went through a two days of training with the Center for Disease Control professionals and others to learn about the Ebola threat.
75% chance Ebola will reach France by end October, 50% for UK - scientists:
The consensus among health officials is now that the deadly virus is no longer just an African problem, and key to this assessment are the European Union's free movement policy and the deceptive incubation period, allowing the person to spread the infection unaware.
Ebola in Spain: Nurse infected in Madrid:
A Spanish nurse who treated an Ebola victim in Madrid has contracted the virus herself in the first case of contagion outside Africa, health officials say.
5th American with Ebola arrives in Nebraska:
In Dallas, another man who recently traveled to the U.S. from Liberia was in critical condition Sunday.
EU concerned by fragile truce, urges Ukraine to respect ceasefire :
The European Union (EU) is concerned by instances of truce violation in southeast Ukraine and has called for the ceasefire to be respected, said Soren Liborius, Head of Press and information at the EU Delegation in Russia.
NATO chief says NATO can put troops wherever it wants:
Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the Western alliance could deploy its forces wherever it wants, apparently calling into question post-Cold War agreements
Expert: American Military Marches East to Consolidate Front Against Russia:
"While continuing to denounce alleged Russian military involvement in Ukraine, the American military marched east this September, participating in training, drills, and exercises spanning from Latvia to Turkey.
Hitmen admit killing 17 of 43 missing Mexican students:
The case could become one of the worst slaughters that Mexico has witnessed since the drug war intensified in 2006, leaving 80,000 people dead to date, and the most horrific since President Enrique Pena Nieto took office in December 2012.
Homeless Bill of Rights aims to protect life-sustaining activities:
A coalition of over 125 social justice groups are working on a Homeless Bill of Rights to be introduced to state legislatures in an effort to end the criminalization of people who live on the streets.
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