| Hard News
US Kills 12 In Pakistan:
Following the attack, more than five US drones kept flying over the area, hampering the rescue work.
Pakistan: Nato convoy to Afghanistan attacked, one killed:
Two men attacked a convoy carrying supplies for NATO troops in
Afghanistan, killing one of the drivers in north-western Pakistan.
3 Killed in Attack Near Kabul:
Gunmen have killed two Afghans and an American engineer in an area north of Kabul.
9 killed in attacks after deadly Iraq day:
Bomb attacks in Iraq killed nine people Tuesday, officials said, a
bloody aftershock to the country's deadliest day in two years that
followed the declaration of a new al-Qaida offensive.
Clashes erupt between Syrian forces, armed rebels in Damascus:
On Tuesday, fighting erupted between Syrian soldiers and gunmen in
the Hajar al-Aswad district in the capital with fresh efforts on the
part of the Syrian troopers to clear residential areas of the armed
rebels fighting the government.
"Moment of truth" has come, army tells Syria rebels:
Syrian security forces dropped leaflets across Damascus on Tuesday
warning rebel gunmen to give up their arms and surrender, opposition
activists said.
Saudi campaign raises $32.5 mln in one day for Syria:
"The total cash donations collected by the national Saudi campaign
in support of the brothers in Syria reached 121,771,811 riyals ($32.5
million) on the first day (Monday)," official news agency SPA. King
Abdullah launched the campaign by donating 20 million riyals ($5.3
million), said SPA.
Propaganda and war pimp alert:
Iran in "open war" with Israel:
President Shimon Peres said Monday, as he pointed the finger at
Iran and Hezbollah for last week's bombing in Bulgaria that killed five
Israelis.
EU no to Israel, Hezbollah stays off terrorist list:
The European Union has kept the Lebanese group Hezbollah off its
list of terrorist organisations. Thus member states rejected a renewed
request from Israel after the bloody attack in Bulgaria last Wednesday
that killed five Israeli tourists. Israel accuses Iran and the Lebanese
Shiite militia Hezbollah of carrying out the attack
Mofaz hints at Netanyahu plan to attack Iran:
Mofaz, who led his Kadima party out of the coalition last week,
declared that Kadima wanted no part in "operational adventures" planned
by Netanyahu, which he said would endanger Israelis.
Netanyahu's ex-deputy warns against attacking Iran:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ex-deputy said on Tuesday the
Israeli leader's attempt to recruit hawkish rebels from former coalition
partner Kadima was aimed at boosting cabinet support for striking
Iran.
Yemen airstrikes kill at least five "Al Qaeda linked militants":
A security official says Yemeni warplanes killed at least five Al
Qaeda-linked militants in overnight airstrikes against hideouts in the
southern Abyan province.
Why is Yemen's food crisis off the world's humanitarian radar?:
According to the World Food Programme, hunger in Yemen has doubled
over the past two years. In May, aid agencies warned that almost half
the country's population of 25 million do not have enough food to eat
and a third of children in some areas are severely malnourished.
UK PM's ex-aide charged in hacking scandal:
Six other people will also be charged in the ever-widening scandal
for their roles in a lengthy campaign of illegal espionage that
victimised hundreds of people, the CPS said on Tuesday in a televised
statement.
Judge says it's OK to use your seized phone to impersonate you and entrap your friends:
A federal judge has upheld the practice of police using seized
phones to impersonate their owners, reading messages and sending
sending entrapping replies to contacts in the phone's memory, without a
warrant.
Glenn Greenwald: Dianne Feinstein's "espionage": Op-Ed -
Few things illustrate how political elites exploit the rule of law
as an instrument of power more vividly than the ongoing controversy
over leaks.
Study Finds About 20% of US Public Companies Cheat On Earnings Reports :
The key point is that in the US for the past twenty years the
numbers are often phony and the game is rigged, because greed in the
financial and managerial elite has overcome any fear of prosecution.
When the rewards are great and the risks incidental, dishonesty
thrives.
July 23, 2012
Iraq attacks 'kill 107':
A wave of bomb attacks and shootings in Baghdad and north of the
capital has killed at least 107 people, say security and medical
officials. Many of those killed were security forces - who appear to
have been a prime target, correspondents say.
Iraq opens 'all' borders to Syrian refugees - senior border commander:
"The
prime minister directed Iraqi forces and police and the Iraqi Red
Crescent to receive Syrian refugees and help them and provide them with
services," the country's state Iraqiya television said.
Somali militants execute 3 said to inform CIA, MI6:
Al-Shabab said the three men were CIA and MI6 informants, and were
the reason several drone attacks killed leaders from the group.
2 U.S., 1 British civilian training advisers killed by Afghan policeman
: -
The three civilian police training contractors killed by an Afghan
policeman over the weekend have been identified as two Americans and a
British citizen, Afghan and NATO officials said Monday.
Egypt begins allowing Palestinians free entry into country:
The decision means Palestinians can freely leave Gaza. It also applies to Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Who is wiping who off the map?:
Israel orders demolition of 8 Palestinian villages, claims need
for IDF training land: Residents of targeted villages will be moved to
the West Bank town of Yatta and its environs
Stranger than fiction:
Real life shooting imitates training exercise at Parker medical school:
The tragedy that played out in an Aurora movie theater Friday was
ironically paralleled as a classroom learning experience in a medical
school in Parker the same day. - One of the scenarios being used to
train the students is how to respond if a shooter fires at people in a
movie theater
Witness thinks someone let gunman inside Colorado movie theater:
"As I was sitting down to get my seat, I noticed that a person came
up to the front row, the front right, sat down, and as credits were
going, it looked like he got a phone call. He went out toward the
emergency exit doorway"
Growing the police state empire:
Marine Corps creates law enforcement battalions:
The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions -
a lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes
can quickly deploy worldwide to "help investigate crimes" from
terrorism to drug trafficking and train fledgling security forces in
allied nations.
Reporters oppose Pentagon monitoring:
Defense reporters want the Pentagon's assurance it's not listening to their phone calls.
Tens of thousands protest in Mexico against new president : Video -
At least 32,000 protesters marched through Mexico City on Sunday to
protest the "imposition" of the new president. They accuse
president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, a member of the old ruling party,
of electoral fraud.
£13tn hoard hidden from taxman by global elite:
A global super-rich elite has exploited gaps in cross-border tax
rules to hide an extraordinary £13 trillion ($21tn) of wealth offshore -
as much as the American and Japanese GDPs put together - according to
research commissioned by the campaign group Tax Justice Network.
Spain's borrowing rates hit record as crisis grows:
Spain's borrowing rates hit a record high on Monday, increasing the
risk it might need a sovereign bailout, as investors worried the
government would be overwhelmed by the debts of its banks and regions.
Spain slump deepens as bailout fears grow:
Spain's economy sank deeper into recession in the second quarter,
its central bank said on Monday, as investors spooked by a funding
crisis in its regions pushed the country ever closer to a full bailout.
Debt crisis: Greek economy is in a 'Great Depression' says Samaras:
Greece is in a "Great Depression" similar to the American one in
the 1930s, the country's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told former US
President Bill Clinton on Sunday.
US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960s:
Poverty is spreading at record levels across many groups, from underemployed workers and suburban families to the poorest poor.
Meet the Front Group Leading the Fight Against Taxing the Rich:
Does the National Federation of Independent Businesses really represent small business owners-or billionaires?
Tom Feeley
| 
