Washington Is Defaming Putin
Leader Of the Moral World
By Paul Craig Roberts
Washington long ago learned the dark art of silencing truth with defamation.
http://www.Compare How U.S. Responds To The Killing Of American Kids Based On Identity Of The Killers
By Glenn Greenwald
All of the normal rules are inapplicable when the countries in question are the U.S. and Israel.
http://www.The Importance of Being Exceptional
By David Bromwich
On the whole, is American exceptionalism a force for good?
http://www.Canada Turns Militaristic - Blowback Follows
By Ron Paul
Unfortunately Canada has unlearned the lesson of 1968.
http://www.Don't Let Lunatics Make Our Policies
By Eric Margolis
Why would ISIS, a lightly-armed guerilla force, sit still and make itself an ideal target for US airpower.
http://www.The Myth of the Free Press
By Chris Hedges
The mass media blindly support the ideology of corporate capitalism. They laud and promote the myth of American democracy-even as we are stripped of civil liberties and money replaces the vote.
http://www.Russell Brand Shows His Irritation With Mediacracy
By Jonathan Cook
'I don't trust politicians & corporations in this country'
http://www.Odds Are, You Are Suspicious
By Samia Hossain
When you're going on a trip, do you come off as nervous? Or are you an unusually calm traveler?
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Hard News
Dozens killed as Iraq soldiers retake Jurf al-Sakhar, town held by ISIS:
Iraqi soldiers backed by Shia militiamen retook control Sunday of a Sunni town seized previously by Islamic militants, said an Iraqi official and state-run TV
20 ISIS fighters killed and 8 houses destroyed by Iraqi forces in Baghdad: "A force from the 60th Brigade has managed to attack and kill 20 ISIS fighters, located in western Baghdad. The offensive operation resulted in destroying 8 explosive residential houses and burning 4 armored vehicles."
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-
Suicide Bomber Kills 11 at Iraqi Checkpoint: A suicide bomber has attacked the outskirts of a town that Iraqi forces and Shi'ite militiamen recaptured Sunday from Islamic State fighters. The blast Monday at a security checkpoint outside Jurf al-Sakhar killed at least 11 people and wounded 23 others.
http://www.voanews.com/
After victory in key Iraqi town, time for revenge: As the angry crowd of militiamen around the unarmed militants swelled, shots rang out. The three men lay soaked in blood in the dirt with gunshot wounds to the head.
http://news.yahoo.com/victory-
Missiles of ISIS May Pose Peril for Aircrews: The proliferation of antiaircraft weaponry has also heightened concerns about the vulnerability of Iraq's airports, particularly Baghdad International Airport, the country's most important transportation hub and a lifeline for military supplies and reinforcements to Iraq.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/
ISIS has anti-aircraft missiles, German intelligence says: Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, informed parliament that jihadist militants now possess Soviet-era SA-7s as well as Russian army SA-18s, the Sunday newspaper said.
http://www.agi.it/en/world/
More Than 800 Killed in Kobani Ground Fight: Syrian activists said more than 800 people have been killed in ground fighting in Kobani in the six-week battle between Islamic State militants and Kurdish fighters for control of the Syrian town just south of the Turkish border.
http://www.voanews.com/
No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobani: - raqi Kurdish forces will not engage in ground fighting in the Syrian town of Kobani but provide artillery support for fellow Kurds fending off Islamic State militants there, a Kurdish spokesman said on Sunday.
http://news.yahoo.com/no-
ISIS sends Chechen Turks commander to Kobane: Al-Shishani was appointed commander of ISIS's northern operations last year and is widely considered one of their most powerful military leaders.
http://www.gagrule.net/isis-
Rogers: Can't rule out boots on the ground in Syria: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said on Sunday it's important not to rule out putting troops on the ground in Syria to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, but smaller, more targeted steps are needed first.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/
ISIS threatens to kill British jihadists who want to go home - report: "When it becomes solidified as an Islamic State, a caliph, and you swear allegiance, thereafter if you do something disobedient you are now disobeying the caliph and could be subject to disciplinary measures which could include threats or death,"
http://rt.com/uk/199468-
Kurdish militants kill three soldiers in southeast Turkey: army: Kurdish militants killed three Turkish soldiers in Turkey's southeast on Saturday, the Turkish Armed Forces said, in a further blow to peace talks between Ankara and the insurgents.
http://www.reuters.com/
7 killed as Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle against militants: The Lebanese army has launched a fierce assault against Sunni militants in Tripoli, forcing a retreat from the Old City on a third day of fighting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Nusra Front threatens to execute captured Lebanese soldiers 'in coming hours': - Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate threatened Sunday to kill Lebanese soldiers it captured in fighting in August unless the army halts its operations against Islamist militants in Lebanon's second city Tripoli.
http://www.middle-east-online.
Lebanese Army seizes militant headquarters in Tripoli: Lebanese commando forces, backed by helicopter gunships, seized the headquarters of an Islamist militant commander Monday, on the fourth day of clashes that have rocked Lebanon's second largest city, leaving 42 people dead and some 100 wounded.
http://dailystar.com.lb/News/
30 killed in central Yemen clashes:
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/Thirty people, most of them Houthi militants, were killed late on Sunday during violent clashes - that continue to rage - with tribal militants in Manaseh, an area in the central Yemeni province of Al-Bayda', a tribal source said.
Yemen rebel movement in charge of oil ministry: Members of the Houthi movement are handed control over the Yemeni oil ministry under a new government, the prime minister announced.
http://www.upi.com/Business_
Saudi Arabia: As executions rise, allies must focus more closely on warring anti-IS forces:
http://www.independent.co.uk/Analysis -- In many respects the situation in Saudi Arabia is getting worse rather than better, as if the government feels it must compete with the IS
Israeli army kills 14-year old U.S. citizen: A Palestinian teen with U.S. citizenship was killed today by the Israeli army at a demonstration in the West Bank town of Silwad, near Ramallah.
http://mondoweiss.net/2014/10/
Thousands attend funeral of slain US-Palestinian teen:
http://maannews.net/eng/Witnesses said Hammad was hit by an Israeli sniper from close range, insisting the soldier shot to kill.
Abbas asks US to stop Israeli 'escalations' in East Jerusalem: Abbas warned that Israeli actions around holy sites would lead to a dangerous and uncontrollable "explosion."
http://www.timesofisrael.com/
Israel approves plans for 1,000 East Jerusalem squatter homes: The Israeli government has given the green light for the planning of more than 1,000 new Jewish settler homes in annexed East Jerusalem, an official told AFP on Monday.
http://maannews.net/eng/
Ya'alon bans Palestinians from Israeli-run bus lines in West Bank: Israeli squatters have tried on multiple occasions to prevent Palestinian workers from commuting on these buses, and have released a video calling for them to be banned.
http://www.haaretz.com/misc/
Ya'alon launches scathing assault on US policy in the Middle East: Ya'alon castigated the misconception - most recently voiced by Secretary of State John Kerry - that the failure to solve the Palestinian conflict was provoking extremism elsewhere in the region.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/
Iran hangs woman convicted of killing alleged rapist: A 26-year-old Iranian woman convicted of murdering a man she accused of trying to rape her as a teenager was hanged on Saturday, the official news agency IRNA said, despite international pleas for her life to be spared.
http://www.reuters.com/
Thirty killed in Benghazi clashes: A Libyan army spokesperson said on Sunday the clashes have resulted in fierce exchanges of fire in different parts of Libya's second-largest city.
http://www.albawaba.com/news/
17 people killed as suspected Boko Haram militants 'kidnap 30 Nigerian children': The group has taken more than 500 women and girls hostage since it began its bloody insurgency in 2009, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Tunisia counts votes after historic poll: High turnout reported in first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Egypt declares three-month state of emergency in north of Sinai Peninsula: The Egyptian authorities have introduced a three-month state of emergency in the north of the Sinai Peninsula after a series of terror attacks on the army checkpoints that killed some 30 people and wounded dozens of others.
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/
Egypt jails 23 activists over protests: An Egyptian court has sentenced 23 pro-democracy activists to three years in jail for holding an illegal protest, despite international calls to free them.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
17 policemen missing following Taliban attack in Badakhshan: The provincial police spokesman, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai said Taliban militants launched coordinated attacks on a number of check posts of the Afghan border police and Afghan public order police forces on Saturday.
http://www.khaama.com/over-10-
UK troops leave Afghanistan after 13 years: British hand Camp Bastion base in Helmand to Afghan troops, in withdrawal that went unannounced due to security fears.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Was 13-year mission accomplished in Afghanistan?: U.S. Marines and their British allies ended combat operations in Helmand Province Sunday. But after 13 years of fighting, few believe the original mission was accomplished,.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-
Pakistan: 18 militants killed in Khyber air strikes:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Eighteen militants were killed when the Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft hit their hideouts in the troubled Khyber Agency, official sources said on Sunday.
Nurse's Lawyers Promise Legal Challenge to Ebola Quarantine: Lawyers for a nurse quarantined in a New Jersey hospital say they'll sue to have her released in a constitutional challenge to state restrictions for health care workers returning to New Jersey after treating Ebola patients in West Africa.
http://www.nbcnews.com/
Under Pressure, Cuomo Says Ebola Quarantines Can Be Spent at Home: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Sunday night that medical workers who had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa but did not show symptoms of the disease would be allowed to remain at home and would receive compensation for lost income.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/
Lavrov: US Meddling in Other Countries' Affairs Undermines Global Stability: " Unfortunately, we see the attempts of the United states and their western allies to dictate others what to do and to meddle in internal affairs of sovereign states to achieve their geopolitical goals, while ignoring the key principles of international law," Lavrov said
http://en.ria.ru/world/
Ukraine president to begin coalition talks: Petro Poroshenko says he will begin negotiations as polls show his party and allies were biggest winners in election.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Twenty-four European banks fail EBA 'stress test': The list of 14 includes four Italian banks, two Greek banks, two Belgian banks and two Slovenian banks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Brazil re-elects Dilma Rousseff:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for a second term, after securing more than 51% of votes in a closely fought election.
Uruguayan vote rests on a knife-edge:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/Party of outgoing President Mujica leading in polls but no party expected to secure enough votes to win in first round.
Canada gunman made video showing 'ideological and political motives': Michael Zehaf-Bibeau had prepared the video prior to last Wednesday's attack, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Bob Paulson said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
US axe-attack suspect 'self-radicalised': New York police describe Zane Thompson's social media posts as "anti-government, anti-Western, anti-white".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
14yo girl becomes 2nd fatality from Washington school shooting: Gia Soriano, 14, has been in critical condition since she suffered a head wound during the attack at Marysville Pilchuck High School.
http://rt.com/usa/199540-
Bob Woodward On Obama IRS Scandal: 'Lots Of Unanswered Questions' [VIDEO]: If I were young, I would take Carl Bernstein and move to Cincinnati where that IRS office is and set up headquarters and go talk to everyone.
http://dailycaller.com/2014/ |
