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US Bombs Libya
Reuters / John Philip Wagner
The Pentagon has announced it conducted an airstrike in Libya targeting a mid-level Al-Qaeda-associated militant, but could not be completely sure that it succeeded.
The Sunday Times' Snowden Story is Journalism at its Worst - and Filled with Falsehoods
By Glenn Greenwald
The entire report is a self-negating joke. It reads like a parody I might quickly whip up in order to illustrate the core sickness of western journalism.
Spewing Hatred, Pandering to Ignorance and Tribalism!
Rudy Giuliani: "The Ayatollah Must Go"
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Giuliani said: "He and Rouhani and Ahmadinejad and all of the rest of them should be put on trial for crimes against humanity for the thousands and hundreds of thousands of people they have killed, and it is about time we stop ignoring it.
The Silly Season: Reflections From Iowa
By Paul Street
The election spectacle is a racket. It's a way of deterring and taking the risk out of democracy and bamboozling the populace.
Happy Birthday Magna Carta
By Paul Craig Roberts
Governments unaccountable to law are tyrannies whatever they might call themselves, no matter how exceptional and indispensable they declare themselves to be.
Wages of Rebellion
Chris Hedges
Today, with the unprecedented level of global wealth inequality and the power of corporate and government elites to make decisions that negatively impact the mass of people on the planet, the imperative for revolt is greater than ever.
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74 Daesh militants, 17 Iraqi forces killed in clashes:
Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat from central police, told Anadolu Agency that his forces in Saladin "targeted a group of Daesh militants that tried to sneak by boats through Tigris River. At least 10 were killed and the boats were destroyed."
13 killed as ISIL launches new suicide attacks in Iraq's Fallujah:
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has killed 13 Iraqi soldiers in a triple suicide car bombing at an army base south of Fallujah, military sources said. The attack came a day after a quadruple suicide bombing claimed by ISIL near Beiji killed at least 11 Iraqi security personnel.
Ten killed in Baghdad car blast:
Police officials say the attack took place tonight when the car bomb hit a market and shops in Baghdad's Qahira neighbourhood. At least 20 people were wounded in the attack.
Three Syrian officers killed as IS downs helicopter:
Three Syrian officers were killed when their helicopter was downed by Islamic State (IS) militants in the northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on Saturday.
Kurds clash with ISIS at gates of key Syrian border town: commander:
"The clashes are ongoing now on the eastern edges of Tal Abyad, 50 meters from the town. We are fighting for control of the first checkpoint," said Hussein Khojer, a commander with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
Turkey takes in Syrians fleeing battle:
Hundreds cross border from al-Raqqa as Kurdish forces and allies prepare to wrest town of Tel Abyad from ISIL.
Clashes in eastern Yemen, 15 Houthi fighters killed:
Fifteen Shia Houthi militants and two fighters loyal to Yemen's exiled president have been killed in clashes in the eastern province of Marib.
8 Killed in Yemen in Fresh Saudi Airstrikes: -
Eight people have been killed in fresh Saudi Arabian airstrikes on residential areas in Yemen's northwestern Sa'ada province.
Houthi forces in Yemen seize provincial capital near Saudi border: residents:
Houthi forces and their army allies in Yemen seized the capital of a large desert province on the border with Saudi Arabia Sunday, residents said, an important victory for the group ahead of peace talks in Geneva Monday.
Palestinian killed during clashes with Israeli troops:
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man Sunday by hitting him with their jeep after shooting him during clashes in the eastern Ramallah village of Kafr Malik, Palestinian medical sources told Ma'an.
Video: Israeli soldiers brutally beat Palestinian: Video -
This video shows Israeli soldiers brutally beating and taunting a Palestinian man near Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Friday.
Doctors balk at bill to force-feed Palestinian prisoners:
Israeli doctors have been instructed to not comply with legislation approved by the cabinet Sunday that would enable prison authorities to force feed hunger-striking Palestinian inmates.
Whitewashing war crimes:
Israel issues its own Gaza war report, pre-empting U.N. inquiry: -
Israel issued a report on Sunday arguing its 2014 Gaza offensive was lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the release of findings of a U.N. war crimes investigation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scorned as a waste of time.
Israel reprimands officer over beating of Palestinian:
Footage of Friday's incident, at Jelazoun refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, showed troops striking the Palestinian civilian with their fists and a rifle butt.
Niger: 18 migrants found dead in Sahara desert:
They were part of a wave of migrants trying to reach Libya to board smugglers' boats across the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. "This tragedy highlights a feared but hitherto little-known danger too many migrants face long before they risk their lives at sea," said William Lacy Swing, the IOM's director general.
13 killed as Somali Islamists attack military base in Kenya:
Eleven Somali al Shabaab militants and two Kenyan soldiers were killed when the al Qaeda-linked fighters attacked a military base on Kenya's northern coast near to the Somali border on Sunday, a local official and a military spokesman said.
Libya says Algerian militant Belmokhtar killed in U.S. strike: -
Libya's recognized government said on Sunday veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar had been killed in a U.S. air strike inside Libya as part of counter-terrorism cooperation.
Tunisians seized in Libya in new kidnapping:
Unknown kidnappers take eight people working in Tripoli, just days after 10 Tunisian consular staff were kidnapped.
Sudan president barred from leaving South Africa:
A court in South Africa has issued an order preventing Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, from leaving the country as calls are made for his arrest over alleged war crimes.
Taliban shadow governor for Kunar among 15 killed in airstrike:
Omar Zadran is identified as the The Taliban shadow governor who was killed along with two other senior Taliban commanders and 12 fighters in the attack. The other two commanders are identified as Mawlawi Asghar who had led a terrorist attack on Dangam District a few months before and Mawlawi Shahabuddin another prominent Taliban commander.
China confirms test of new hypersonic strike vehicle 'Wu-14':
The strategic strike weapon is extremely advanced and can travel at 10 times the speed of sound, or 12,231.01kph. US missile defenses can only counter ballistic missiles and warheads that have predictable trajectories. The Wu-14 is capable of maneuvering during flight while travelling at the edge of space, and so is extremely difficult to shoot down.
One Ukraine soldier killed, 21 hurt in clashes with separatists:
Last week more than 35 people died as intense mortar and artillery fire returned to previously quiet eastern regions of the former Soviet state.
Pentagon 'poised to send heavy weapons, troops to Eastern Europe':
The "New York Times" has reported that the Pentagon is "poised" to station heavy weapons for up to 5,000 US troops in several Eastern European countries. The move would escalate tension with Russia.
'West' is Not the Charity Business: There'll Be Hell to Pay for Ukraine:
While Kiev declares that it would not repay Russia's $3 billion loan or even seize Russia's assets in Ukraine, such moves may deal a heavy blow to the very foundations of international law, US economist Michael Hudson warned.
IMF Confirms It Will Support Ukraine Whether It Defaults or Not:
Open letter from IMF chief Christine Lagarde makes clear the IMF will continue to provide funding to Ukraine regardless of whether or not Ukraine's Western creditors agree to restructuring
Fact or fiction?
Snowden leaks forced British spies' pullout from Russia, China - report:
The British MI6 secret service had to suspend operations of its field agents due to imminent exposure in "hostile" countries such as Russia and China. The Sunday Times alleges that both Moscow and Beijing have succeeded in cracking top-secret encrypted documents leaked by Snowden and thus learnt MI6's methods.
Computer in Merkel's office hit by cyber attack: report:
A computer in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's legislative office was hit by a cyber attack that targeted the country's lower house of parliament in May, the Bild newspaper reported on Sunday.
'No deal' with Greece as talks in Brussels fail:
Greek deputy prime minister Yannis Dragasakis said that Athens was still ready to negotiate with its lenders. He said Greek government proposals submitted on Sunday had fully covered the fiscal deficit as demanded. However, Mr Dragasakis added that the EU and IMF still wanted Greece to cut pensions - something Athens has said it would never accept.
EU Commission says Greek proposal incomplete, euro ministers to decide:
Last-ditch talks between Greece and the institutions representing its creditors did not succeed in securing a deal on Sunday, leaving a final decision on a possible default to euro zone finance ministers, the European Commission said.
Greece has nothing to lose by saying no to creditors:
My conclusion is that the acceptance of the troika's programme would constitute a dual suicide - for the Greek economy, and for the political career of the Greek prime minister.
Revealed: The true scale of Tony Blair's global business empire:
Secret documents seen by the Telegraph disclose details of private jets, five-star hotel stays and police guards funded by taxpayer
Writing's On The Wall: Texas Pulls $1 Billion In Gold From NY Fed, Makes It "Non-Confiscatable":
The lack of faith in central bank trustworthiness is spreading. First Germany, then Holland, and Austria, and now - as we noted was possible previously - Texas has enacted a Bill to repatriate $1 billion of gold from The NY Fed's vaults to a newly established state gold bullion depository.
Lock Your Taps! Drought Has Thieves Stealing Water Like It's Liquid Gold:
Police are warning for businesses and residents to start locking up their taps. California's drought has gotten so bad, people are stealing water.
Woman jailed for not returning 2005 video rental:
Hashe said when Finley didn't return the movie, the business owner went to a Pickens County magistrate who issued an arrest warrant. Hashe says that Finley was sent several certified letters to turn herself in, but never did.
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