Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 4 August 2015

August 04, 2015
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Op-Ed


Obama Authorizes Airstrikes On Assad Troops
By RT
Thus the US may become involved in the Syrian civil war on the rebel side. -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article42541.htm
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Washington's Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China
By Paul Craig Roberts
Washington intends to rule the world, which requires prevailing over Russia and China. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article42544.htm
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AIPAC Taking All But 3 Freshmen Congresspeople to Israel in Effort to Sabotage Iran deal
By Ben Norton
Over 50 US congresspeople will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel in August.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article42542.htm
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America's Barbaric Logic of Hiroshima 70 Years On
By Finian Cunningham
The act of obliterating up to 200,000 Japanese civilians was an event of premeditated mass murder whose intent was solely political. -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article42543.htm
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Dealing With Mass Killings in America
By Karen J. Greenberg
Funding Our Children, Not Our Wars. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article42545.htm
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A Haven From the Animal Holocaust
By Chris Hedges
Only in the insanity of corporate America can nonviolent animal rights activists be charged as terrorists. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article42546.htm
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Hard News    


 Syria army jet crashes in town, 31 killed:
A Syrian army aircraft crashed during a bombing run over rebel-held Ariha on Monday, killing at least 31 people and destroying a vegetable market, a monitoring group and residents said.


First U.S.-trained Syria rebel believed killed in fighting: sources:
 A member of a new Syrian force trained by the U.S. military was believed to have been killed in clashes last week with al Qaeda's Syria wing, in what would be the fledgling force's first battlefield casualty, U.S. officials said on Monday.


Obama's Syria strategy review focuses on ISIS, Assad govt - report:
Unhappy with the results of the fight against Islamic State militants, President Barack Obama has reportedly ordered a review of America's strategy - one that could include the removal of Syrian President Bashar Assad.


Lavrov slams U.S. plan to up Syria bombing:
Lavrov condemned comments by the White House that it could take "additional steps" to protect allies in Syria and warned President Bashar Assad's regime not to impede their actions.


U.S. launches armed flights over Syria from Turkish base:
The U.S. military has begun flying armed aircraft over Syria from Turkey, the Pentagon said Monday, a move that could expand its ability to carry out airstrikes to protect U.S.-trained rebels in northern Syria.


U.S., Turkey Agree to Keep Syrian Kurds Out of Proposed Border Zone:
The U.S. and Turkey have reached an understanding meant to assure the Ankara government that plans to drive Islamic State militants from a proposed safe zone in northern Syria won't clear the way for Kurdish fighters to move in.


US-Turkey deal on Syria a big gamble:
Their goals, while overlapping in some ways, are far different in others, mainly on the question of how to handle Kurdish militants battling Islamic State fighters in Syria. And that's the problem.


British air strikes on Syria:
Public back bombing campaign by margin of two to one, says poll


UK would be safer if it stopped following US foreign policy, says Jeremy Corbyn:
 Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has said the United Kingdom must become "a constant irritant on human rights" and should stop looking to the United States when formulating foreign policy, in an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye.


Report: US-led strikes have killed at least 459 civilians:
 "In this context, the present coalition policy of downplaying or denying all claims of noncombatant fatalities makes little sense, and risks handing (the) Islamic State (group) and other forces a powerful propaganda tool."


34 Killed in Clashes With IS Militants in Iraq:
Iraqi security forces on Monday continued clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi province of Anbar, leaving a total of 34 people killed and 23 others wounded, a provincial security source said


1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq's Anbar: -
More than 1,500 schools have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the conflict in Iraq's troubled Anbar province alone, a spokesman said Monday.


Saudi civilian killed as projectile hit house on Yemen border:
Shelling from Yemen killed a civilian on Sunday across the border in Saudi Arabia, which has been leading air strikes against Houthi rebels in the war-torn country, a civil defence spokesman said.


Yemen: Pro-Hadi fighters recapture largest military base:
 Fighters loyal to Yemen's exiled President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi, backed by Gulf Arab support, seized the country's largest military base from Houthi forces Monday after heavy combat in which dozens were killed or captured, a pro-Hadi commander said.


US agrees to speed up arms sales to Gulf states: Kerry:
His Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah, told a joint press conference with Kerry that the nuclear deal was "the best option among other options". Kerry said the United States had "agreed to expedite certain arms sales that are needed and that have taken too long in the past".


Palestinian Authority presents file documenting 'settler terrorism' to ICC prosecutor :
 Malki, who met with Bensadou in The Hague, said the presentation was made on instructions from PA President Mahmoud Abbas.


Most Wanted Jewish Terror Suspect Arrested by Shin Bet:
Meir Ettinger, a grandson of Meir Kahane, denies existence of a Jewish terror underground, but calls for fighting the 'idol worship' of the existence of mosques and churches in Israel.


Why Israel is suddenly owning up to its terrorism:
By calling Friday's arson attack a terrorist act, the Israelis are hoping to avoid the full force of international law.


"Israel has not changed for the worse, it's always been bad":
Still steeped in Israel's Zionist mythology fueled by generations of Israeli Hasbara (propaganda) efforts, Western Jews truly believe that Israel used to be better but that it has gotten worse, moved to the right.


Amnesty International report details Israeli war crimes in 2014 bombing of Rafah:
Amnesty International has uncovered overwhelming evidence of Israeli war crimes committed in a relentless and massive bombardment of residential areas in the city of Rafah.


Russian FM meets Hamas leader, offers help toward statehood:
Sergey Lavrov says Moscow supports initiatives seeking a 'permanent' home for Palestinians, invites Mashaal to Russia for more talks


Israeli Think Tank With GOP Ties at Center of Iran Deal Opposition:
One Israeli think tank at the center of the campaign is the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, whose largest donor is US casino magnate and Republican benefactor Sheldon Adelson.


Former Top Brass to Netanyahu: Accept Iran Accord as Done Deal':
Israel must renew trust with U.S., 'initiate political move' in support of two-state solution, dozens of former defense officials say in open letter.


Libya investigates video of guards beating jailed Gaddafi son:
The video appears to show guards goading and beating Saadi Gaddafi, 42, who was extradited to Libya by Niger last year.


Watch: Taliban says video shows 'allegiance' to new leader:
The Afghan Taliban has released a video that they say shows hundreds of people declaring their allegiance to their new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.


Ukraine's "Nazis" Threaten To Overthrow Government:
Like Saint Mary (the militia which recently pledged to create a "Christian Taliban" and insists that "Moscow must burn"), The Right Sector is one of the many volunteer battalions fighting to rout the Russian-backed separatists operating in eastern Ukraine.


Ukraine's ex-PM Mykola Azarov sets up 'Ukraine salvation committee':
Ukraine's former prime minister, in exile in Moscow, has announced the creation of a 'Ukraine salvation committee' and pushed for early presidential and parliamentary elections.


Greece : Bank shares collapse by 30pc in first day of trading in five weeks:
Athens Stock Exchange falls by 22.8pc with banks taking a battering on first day of trading in over a month


UK: 'Guilty': Ex-UBS & Citigroup trader jailed 14yrs for key rate manipulation:
Tom Hayes, a former yen derivatives trader at UBS and Citigroup, has become the first person found guilty of rigging benchmark interest rate. Along with other traders, he manipulated Libor, a benchmark for interest rates on trillions of dollars.


UK would be safer if it stopped following US foreign policy, says Jeremy Corbyn:
Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has said the United Kingdom must become "a constant irritant on human rights" and should stop looking to the United States when formulating foreign policy, in an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye.


Puerto Rico Defaults For the First Time:
The default came soon after the island's Government Development Bank announced that it was only able to make a partial payment on its $72 billion debt.


Special Report: State Department watered down human trafficking report:
Countries such as India, Uzbekistan and Mexico, wound up with better grades than the State Department's human-rights experts wanted to give them, the sources said


Kansas moves to implement $25 ATM withdrawal limit for welfare recipients:
A newly revised version of Kansas' welfare plan does not permit withdrawals of more than $25 per transaction per day. Out-of-state purchases also will be blocked. A fee of $1 will be collected for every transaction, not including additional bank ATM fees.


This Wharton Grad Wants You to Live in His Shipping Containers:
Luke Iseman has figured out how to afford the San Francisco Bay area. He lives in a shipping container.