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Hard News
Pakistan: 127 killed in Tirah valley clashes:
According
to Pakistani military officials, at least 97 militants and 30
Pakistani security forces have been killed as the battle for key
heights in Tirah valley intensified on Monday with Jet fighters and
gunship helicopters pounded militant positions.
Afghan "crash" kills US NATO troops:
A helicopter "crash" in eastern Afghanistan killed two American members of the NATO-led force on Tuesday, spokesmen said.
Violence during Bangladesh strike leaves one dead:
Rock-throwing
protesters enforcing a general strike in Bangladesh on Tuesday clashed
with police, detonated home-made bombs and attacked vehicles, leaving
one person dead and dozens injured.
South Sudan ambush kills 12:
Seven
civilians and five UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush near the
Gumuruk settlement in Jonglei State, the United Nations said on
Tuesday.
Egypt's Coptic pope blasts Morsi 'negligence':
Pope Tawadros II said president's response to sectarian violence in Cairo reflects "negligence and poor assessment".
Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, offers US embarrassment and dilemma:
The
International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicted Kenyatta, 51, for
crimes against humanity committed in the weeks and months following
Kenya's 2007 election. His trial is due to begin in July.
More than 450 people killed in March in Iraq: UN:
229 civilians, were killed and more than 1,100 others injured in the
terrorist attacks and armed violence in Iraq in March, deputy UN
spokesman Eduardo del Buey told reporters here Monday.
America's Hired Death Squads and Torture Teams Are Still Operating in Iraq:
A 15-month investigation exploring war crimes long denied by the Pentagon lays out the tragic truth.
James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq - video -
How
retired US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in
El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing
US-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture
centres in Iraq
Iraqi al Qaeda wing says Nusra Front is its Syria branch
The
Iraqi wing of al Qaeda announced that a rebel group at the forefront
of the rebellion in Syria was its branch in that country and that both
groups would operate under one name, according to the U.S.-based SITE
Intelligence Group.
US soldier faces death penalty for fighting with al-Qaeda in Syria:
A
former American soldier who fought as a rebel in Syria faces the death
penalty for his ties to a Syrian faction, Jabat al-Nusra, that has
merged with al-Qaeda's Iraq branch.
Despite U.S. concerns, little prevents Islamists from joining Syria fight:
The jihadist pipelines - mainly via Turkey, but also through Jordan and Iraq - are an open secret
Arms supplies to all sides of Syrian conflict should be halted - Putin:
"There
are international legal norms stating that it is unacceptable to
supply arms to the armed groups that strive to destabilize the
situation in a certain country with the use of arms," Putin said,
describing the situation in Syria as "a disaster" and "a catastrophe."
Syria says UN request for chemical weapons investigation contradicts its demand: --
Syrian
Foreign Ministry said Monday that the UN request to conduct a full
investigation about chemical weapons on all Syrian territories runs
counter to the request of the Syrian government.
Video shows Syrian Sunni cleric's exact moment of death: Video - Warning -
Syrian
activists uploaded the video on YouTube, which shows Sheikh Mohammed
Saeed Ramadan al-Bouti preaching from his chair when a loud explosion
was heard.
Tunisia Now Exporting "Jihadis": -
Tunisian
families have begun to dread knocks on their doors, or late-night
phone calls, fearing that the messenger will bear the news that their
son has been smuggled out of the country to join the "jihad" in Syria.
Quake hits near Iran's nuclear city Bushehr, 37 dead:
The
6.3 magnitude quake totally destroyed one village, a Red Crescent
official told the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), but the nearby
Bushehr nuclear plant was undamaged, according to a local politician
and the Russian company that built it.
Kerry pledges support for Israel against Iran "threat":
US
Secretary of State John Kerry warned Iran on Monday that his country
would not hesitate to take military action if the diplomatic process
failed to prevent Tehran from continuing its drive for nuclear weapons.
US-born Jewish terrorist receives two life sentences:
Tytell, in court to hear his sentence, expressed no regret and said that he was "proud" of his actions.
How Islam Saved the Jews - Audio - :
Islam
conquered the entire Persian Empire and most of the Mediterranean
world. Uniting virtually all the world's Jews in a single state, it
gave them legal and religious respectability, economic and social
freedoms, and linguistic and cultural conditions that made possible a
major renaissance of Judaism and the Jews.
Pyongyang warns foreigners to evacuate S. Korea, threatens 'thermonuclear' war:
North
Korea has warned all foreign nationals to prepare to evacuate the
South in the event of conflict. "We do not wish harm on foreigners in
South Korea should there be a war," Reuters quoted KCNA news agency as
saying,
White Paper Reveals Danger of US-S. Korea War Drills:
The
National Reunification Institute Monday released a white paper
revealing the gravity and danger of the war drills being held by the
U.S. imperialists and the south Korean regime to prove who is the
provoker increasing the danger of a nuclear war on the Korean
Peninsula.
Chiquita Sues to Block Release of Files on Colombia Terrorist Payments:
Banana Giant Fears National Security Archive "Media Campaign"
Force feeding is inhuman:
US now naming force-fed Guantanamo prisoners:
Crider
said Mukbel told her that he had refused to be force-fed on one
occasion in March and was taken by guards to the detainee hospital and
handcuffed to a bed for 24 hours to undergo the procedure. The account
could not be independently verified.
Stop the media blackout on Bradley Manning's trial!:
Despite
the unprecedented and historic nature of Army whistleblower Bradley
Manning's trial, journalists have thus far been banned from recording
the proceedings. Sign our petition demanding that he ensure journalists
can record Bradley Manning's court martial proceedings!
Video: WikiLeaks Birgitta Jónsdóttir interview on Democracy Now!:
Icelandic
Parliamentarian and WikiLeaks representative, Birgitta Jónsdóttir,
visited the USA to spread the word about Pfc Bradley Manning and to
garner support for his case. She was interviewed on Democracy Now!
Nobel Peace Prize to Bradley Manning?:
The
grassroots activist group, RootsAction.org, has drafted a petition
addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee calling for the Nobel Peace
Prize to be awarded to imprisoned US whistleblower, The response to the
petition has been swift and substantial. More than 30,000 people
signed on in a matter of days.
Police injured and arrests made as hundreds 'celebrated' death of Margaret Thatcher:
Police officers were injured and arrests were made as hundreds held parties "celebrating" the death of Margaret Thatcher.
Australian PM announces direct yuan-Australian dollar trading:
The
deal is meant to help promote business between the two countries by
allowing trade without using the US dollar as an intermediary.
France Faces 'Devastating Scandal' as Economy Stalls:
France's
economy is at near-stall speed, trade and budget deficits widened last
month and the country is embroiled in increasing political
uncertainty.
Marc Faber: Stock Crash Likely If Rally Continues:
In
the near-term, the U.S. stock market is overbought and adding that any
more near-term gains portend big trouble for the market
Bogle: Stocks Might Drop 50% in Next 10 Years:
Investors
should be prepared for up to a 50 percent drop in stocks in the coming
decade, according to Jack Bogle, senior chairman and founder of The
Vanguard Group.
Poor U.S. job data indicate weak recovery:
Full impact of sequestration yet to be felt in economy: This is a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad jobs report.
Forbes: Unemployment is really 14.3%, not 7.6%:
One in seven of every potential full-time employee in the U.S. economy is not able to earn a proper living wage
IRS to monitor Facebook, Twitter for tax cheats:
Though
the agency says that it will only conduct such monitoring if a tax
form raises a red flag, it is somewhat unclear to what extent it will
be capable of delving into social media accounts.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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