Charlie Hebdo and the Hypocrisy of Pencils
By Corey Oakley
What but cruel mockery is the contention that Western "civilisation" fights its wars with the pen and not the sword?
March of the Hypocrites
By Justin Raimondo
Those marchers will soon be cheering their soldiers as they go marching off to war, with "Je suis Charlie" inscribed on their banners.
A Message From the Dispossessed
By Chris Hedges
The cartoons of the Prophet in the Paris-based satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo are offensive and juvenile. None of them are funny. And they expose a grotesque double standard when it comes to Muslims.
West 'Ignoring' Nigerian Attacks:
By The BBC
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, in central Nigeria, accuses the West of ignoring the threat posed by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram.
Reflections From Paris
Who is Marching Anywhere to Honor Those Killed in Baga?
By John V. Whitbeck
Western, Christian and Jewish lives are infinitely more valuable and important than non-Western, non-Christian and non-Jewish lives.
The Biggest Threat to French Free Speech Isn't Terrorism. It's The Government
By Jonathan Turley
The murders at Charlie Hebdo, while tragic, aren't the problem.
Paris Attacks & Press Freedom
Governments 'Fundamentally Do Not Believe in Democracy'
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Norman Soloman, says part of the role of governments is to deceive, and no one should be surprised.
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Hard News
Over 70 IS militants killed in clashes in northern Iraq:
More than 70 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Sunday in fierce clashes with joint Iraqi and Kurdish security forces backed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft, a security source said.
Suicide bombing kills 12 people in Iraq:
A suicide car bomb killed 12 Shiite militiamen and Iraqi soldiers Monday in a town north of Baghdad, authorities said, sparking a battle between security forces and fighters with the extremist Islamic State group.
Iran Eclipses US as Iraq's Ally in Fight Against Militants:
In the eyes of most Iraqis, their country's best ally in the war against the Islamic State group is not the United States and the coalition air campaign against the militants. It's Iran, which is credited with stopping the extremists' march on Baghdad.
US killed 50 Civilians In Syria:
The civilians were being held in a makeshift jail in the town of Al Bab, close to the Turkish border, when the aircraft struck on the evening of Dec. 28, the witnesses said. The building, called the Al Saraya, a government center, was leveled in the airstrike. It was days before civil defense workers could dig out the victims' bodies.
CENTCOM's Twitter Hacked By ISIS?:
Central Command has been hacked by ISIS, according to messages posted on CentCom's Twitter page
Boko Haram attacks Cameroon military base;
Nigeria's armed group launches assault in northwest Cameroonian city of Kolofata, forcing many to flee, police say.
Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre':
2,000 feared dead in Nigeria: Amnesty International calls the killings 'a disturbing and bloody escalation' and a local defence group says its fighters have given up trying to count the bodies
UN: Muslims ethnically cleansed in CAR:
UN report says Christian militias engaged in ethnic cleansing of Muslims in ongoing Central African Republic civil war.
Isil group in Libya claims mass kidnap of Christians:
Libyan jihadists who have sworn allegiance to Isil post pictures online of captured Egyptian Copts
24 militants killed in fresh operations: Afghan gov't;
Two dozen Taliban militants have been killed and 48 others detained as Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) pressed ahead with offensives in restive provinces, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Joint Chiefs chairman distances himself from Obama promise on Afghanistan;
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff doesn't entirely share his boss's unbridled optimism about the future of Afghanistan.
Gunmen attack Pakistani troops in southwest, killing 7:
Abdul Haleem says the attack took place early Monday in the mountainous Mekhtar region in Lorali district.
China; Six attackers killed in new Xinjiang violence:
Chinese police shot and killed six would-be bombers Monday in the latest violence to strike the restive far northwestern region of Xinjiang, a local government spokesman and official website said.
Five civilians killed as clashes continue in east Ukraine:
At least five people have been killed in fresh fighting between forces loyal to the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian forces in the eastern Luhansk region. Two children are among the dead while another eight-year-old child is in critical condition due to the fighting on Sunday.
Intense Ukraine shelling traps hundreds of miners;
Intense fighting erupted around east Ukraine's main rebel-held city on Sunday wrecked a power station and briefly trapped more than 300 coal miners in one of Europe's largest mines.
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Ukraine ex-leader Yanukovych wanted by Interpol:
Interpol has placed deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on its wanted list, almost one year after he fled to neighbouring Russia.
What They're Not Telling You About Monsanto's Role in Ukraine:
Will This be a Takeover of Ukraine's Farmland?
Chechen leader blasts Europe over double standards on terrorism;
The unprecedented public response to the Charlie Hebdo shootings in France could be organized by those who want to stir anti-Islamic sentiment and distract people from other problems, claims the leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
Hollande asked Netanyahu not to attend Paris memorial march:
French President Francois Hollande conveyed a message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend asking him not to come to Paris to take part in the march against terror on Sunday, according to an Israeli source who was privy to the contacts between the Elysees Palace and the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem
Erdogan blasts Netanyahu for 'daring' to attend Paris rally:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blasted Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for "daring" to attend the weekend's anti-terror solidarity march in Paris, accusing him of leading "state terrorism" against the Palestinians.
Israel moves quickly to exploit Paris attacks;
As people in the Gaza ghetto continue to die of cold as a direct consequence of the destruction and ongoing siege, one observer in Gaza, Dima Eleiwa, had a wry explanation for why the leaders embracing Netanyahu have kept silent about their ordeal: "We're not French enough."
Meanwhile, Gideon Levy receives a death threat:
A menacing letter mailed to Haaretz shows that it's not only Islamic extremists who seek to blunt press freedom with violence.
10,000 troops deployed as France hunts for accomplices:
France is deploying 10,000 troops around the country and sending almost 5,000 police to protect Jewish sites as it searches for possible accomplices to the attackers who killed 17 people last week.
Paris attacker seen in ISIL allegiance video;
A video has emerged of one of the armed men carrying out the Paris attacks pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Paris attacks suspect entered Syria on Jan 8: Turkish minister:
The suspected female accomplice of Islamist militants behind attacks in Paris was in Turkey five days before the killings and crossed into Syria on Jan. 8, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was cited as saying on Monday by state-run Anatolian news agency.
Charlie Hebdo's new edition to have Muhammad cartoons:
"We will not give up, otherwise all of this will not have any sense," Charlie Hebdo's lawyer, Richard Malka, said in an interview to France Info radio. "The spirit of Charlie is the right to blasphemy," he added.
German minister urges anti-Islam rally to be canceled:
The German justice minister has called the organizers of the anti-Islamization PEGIDA rally to cancel their planned Monday demonstration, out of respect for the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shootings and the three days of terror in Paris.
Germany Wants To Confiscate ID Cards Of Suspected Jihadists:
Germany plans to seize the personal identity cards of would-be jihadists for up to three years - twice as long as originally planned - in order to prevent them from joining militants in the Middle East, according to a draft law.
Self-Defense Groups in Mexico Turn on Government:
Angered by the police killings of their colleges in a neighboring municipality, members of a self-defense group in the southern-state of Michocan are "thirsty for justice," according to a report by the AFP news agency published Sunday. "The people are hurt and they hate (the government)," one unnamed commander of the self-defense groups told AFP.
Saudi Prince Warns "We Will Not See $100 Oil Again", Calls Anti-Russia Conspiracy "Baloney":
The prince of the Saudi royal family said that while he disagrees with the government on most aspects, he agreed with their decision on keeping production where it is, adding that "if supply stays where it is, and demand remains weak, you better believe it is gonna go down more
Price of Oil Against U.S. Drillers:
If there ever was doubt about the strategy of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, its wealthiest members are putting that issue to rest.
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