Washington Admits
FSA Equals Fictitious Syrian Army
By Finian Cunningham
This is a stunning admission, hardly picked up in the Western media.
The Real Secret of Iraq's Germ Weapons
By Eric Margolis
Chemical warfare manufacturing equipment - came from Germany, France and Holland. The feed stock for the germ weapons came from a US laboratory in Maryland -approved by the US government.
Dark Clouds Loom
By Noam Chomsky
Chomsky on the threat of nuclear war, the recent escalation of violence in Gaza, and the growth of ISIS in Iraq.
History of Key Document in IAEA Probe Suggests Israeli Forgery
By Gareth Porter
The IAEA has long touted the document, which came from an unidentified member state, as key evidence justifying suspicion that Iran has covered up past nuclear weapons work.
Gaza and the Bipartisan War on Human Rights
By Stephen Zunes
During and after Israel's war on the people of Gaza, bipartisan congressional majorities have worked to undermine war crimes investigations by the United Nations and human rights groups.
My Grandson Doesn't Kill Children
What Happens When You Talk With Americans About Drone Murders
By Joy First
This story really illustrates the disconnect and denial going on in our society, about how much we want to believe that we are the good guys, that we wouldn't hurt others.
GINSBURG: Texas Voter Law Is An Intentionally Racist Poll Tax
By Erin Fuchs
The Texas legislature knew the law could potentially stop 600,000 people from voting.
Democracy in Action
By Christopher Brauchli
Since literacy tests are no longer allowed, Republicans have come up with three new approaches to dilute the minority vote and, where possible, prevent minorities from voting.
Postcard from the End of America: New Orleans
By Linh Dinh
"Cops are predators, man. They got a gun. They got everything."
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Hard News
Over 60 Yemenis killed as Houthis clash with tribesmen:
Shiite Houthi rebels sweeping across Yemen clashed with armed Sunni tribesmen for a second straight day on Saturday in violence that left at least 36 people dead in one province over two days and 26 killed in another, medics said.
At least 26 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad:
At least 26 people were killed and 96 others wounded in three car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Saturday evening, a police source said.
Australia won't be sending ground troops to fight IS, says Bishop:
Speaking at a news conference with her Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Baghdad, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said "we've not being asked to and we've not offered" to send ground troops into the country.
U.S.kills 10 civilians in Syria: monitor:
Seven civilians were killed when an air strike hit a gas plant near the town of al-Khasham is the eastern Deir al-Zor province on Friday, and three civilians were killed in an air strike on Thursday night in the north east province of al-Hassakah.
U.S. strikes more Islamic State targets in Syrian city of Kobani:
U.S.-led coalition forces bombed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in the Syrian city of Kobani at least six times Saturday, the latest in an effort to aid Kurdish forces seeking to take over the area.
US Still Searching for Credible Allies in Syria:
The CIA has secretly trained and is paying more than 1,000 moderates to help achieve the administration's stated objective of overthrowing Syrian president Bashar Assad, U.S. officials have said.
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It's official: U.S. will build new Syrian rebel force to battle Islamic State:
The United States is ditching the old Free Syrian Army and building its own local ground force to use primarily in the fight against the Islamist extremists.
Al-Qaeda issues call to support Isil in new threat to American strategy:
Al-Qaeda branch calls on group to support Isil in blow to American-led coalition, as monitoring group reports that Isil has been able to fly three Russian fighter jets
Germany will seize passports of ISIL supporters:
"We do not want to export terrorism from Germany. We do not want men and women to be radicalized and to experience war in Syria and Iraq, and then to come back here and to plan attacks," the minister warned.
"Israel's war crimes sometimes have to be overlooked"
EU science chief promised to be "flexible" towards Israel's war crimes
22 People Including Women, Children Killed In New DR Congo Attack:
Twenty-two people, most of them women and children, have been hacked and clubbed to death by Ugandan rebels in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo just days after a similar massacre.
Three Men Killed in Libya Car Blast:
Three men have been killed and one badly injured after a car exploded at a checkpoint in the center of Benghazi, Libya, a city official said on Saturday.
Death toll in Libya's clashes hits 52:
At least 18 people were killed in violent battles in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi between the renegade general Khalifa Hafter's forces and Islamic militias, making the death toll rise to 52, medical sources said on Friday.
3 Egyptian troops killed in border tunnel collapse:
At least three Egyptian troops died when a smuggling tunnel on the border with the Gaza Strip collapsed on them as they were investigating it on Saturday, a military official said.
At least nine militants killed in Pakistani army offensive in Afghan border:
Pakistan's army extended its offensive against Islamist militants in mountains along the Afghan border on Friday, killing at least nine insurgents, military officials said.
Only 84 of 2,379 US drone attacks victims in Pakistan confirmed Al-Qaeda militants - report:
CIA drones strikes in Pakistan have killed nearly 2,400 people since 2004. But despite US claims it just hits "confirmed terrorist targets," only 84 of the victims have been named Al-Qaeda members, a report revealed.
Bombings Kill 4 Security Troops in Afghanistan:
A suicide car bomber killed three Afghan security force troops Saturday as a roadside bomb killed a district police chief, authorities said.
Taliban key commander killed in N. Afghanistan:
Two Taliban militants, including key commander Qari Zubair, were killed Thursday night in air strikes against insurgents' hideouts in Borka district of the northern Baghlan province, police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat said Friday.
Hong Kong protesters clash with police
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Four people killed in east Ukraine fighting:
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in combat with pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine, Kiev's military said on Saturday, as violence rocked a truce after talks between Kiev and Moscow ended without a breakthrough.: Correspondents also saw two civilians - a man and a woman - killed after a shell hit a residential house in the western district of rebel hub Donetsk.
Ukraine says it agrees on interim gas price with Russia:
Ukraine's and Russia's leaders have reached a preliminary agreement on a price for gas supplies this winter but Kiev may need international help to pay, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday.
'You're moving closer to Russia and blame Russians for being close to NATO' :
Video - Journalists grill Chuck Hagel's recent claims that Russia is on the doorstep of NATO during the daily State Department briefing.
Time to reduce reliance on the dollar: Russia PM:
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told CNBC that the world must move away from its dependence on the U.S. dollar, arguing that the global economy would benefit from a more diversified currency system.
Britain Needs A Pay Rise: Workers Rally Across The UK In Demand For Better Wages:
Tens of thousands of workers, including many who have been on strike this week, took part in noisy protests today to call for an end to austerity and to highlight the need for pay to increase.
Port Bars Cruise Ship In Passenger Ebola Scare:
A Mexican port has denied entry to a US cruise ship which has a passenger under quarantine because of ebola fears, a day after Belize refused to allow US officials to evacuate the woman.
Ebola outbreaks in Congo, western Africa, have different sources in nature, virus study finds:
A second, smaller Ebola outbreak has been going on in Africa, and a new study shows it has a different source in nature than the massive epidemic raging now in the western part of the continent.
U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training:
Soldiers preparing for deployment to West Africa are given just four hours of Ebola-related training before leaving to combat the epidemic.
How to avoid being infected with Ebola:
Could I catch Ebola from door handles a patient had touched?
ISIS in Texas?! ABC Fails an Easy Factcheck:
A politician making a ludicrous claim that has no basis in fact about a major story of the day should be an easy factcheck. But ABC's This Week (10/13/14) reminded us that corporate news outlets are often not very good at this.
Judge delays order to release Guantanamo force-feeding videos
Ruling on a request filed by the Obama administration, US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler agreed Thursday to grant a one-month delay on the release of videotapes showing the barbaric force-feeding of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
19-year-old dies naked on cell floor of gangrene; :
Three times last year Madison County jailers watched small-time criminals die before their eyes, according to a series of three lawsuits filed in federal court. Each argues that Madison County withholds the most basic medical care in order to save money, banking on the insurance of the medical contractor to cover any resulting lawsuits.
WATCH: Iowa Police Force Pregnant Woman In Labor To Ground At GunPoint : Video -
Rachel Kohnen and her husband, Ben Kohnen, were rushing to the hospital in time to have their fourth child on Tuesday morning. Cops used tire spikes to stop the car and ordered the couple to the ground after they refused to pull over.
Juvenile Detainees Locked in Controversial Device :
"It is torture. This should not happen to kids," said an official investigator. Juvenile detention facilities across the state are coming under fire for using a disturbing restraint device that some are calling "torture."
Secret Service attempted use of fake warrant to enter home of Obama critic: Nashville Police Chief: Video -
Nashville's police chief is raising stunning new allegations regarding the U.S. Secret Service, saying local agents once asked his officers to fake a search warrant.
Breakthrough device heralds future of cancer detection:
"You don't need to wait until you have any symptoms, you don't need to know which disease you are looking for, you only need 1 milliliter of blood and a relatively simple array of tools,"
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