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Hard News
Multiple car bombings kill 55 in Iraq:
The
death toll from a spate of bomb attacks across Iraq has exceeded 55
with almost 200 injures, security and medical sources say.
Iraqi forces arrest 18 al-Qaeda suspects at Syria border:
The
arrests came amid increased security measures on the border with Syria
to cut off all forms of contact between al-Qaeda affiliates, the
"Islamic State of Iraq" and Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN) in Syria.
Report: Syria's Nusra Front Supplies Iraqi Al-Qaeda with Chemical Weapons:
al-Nusra
Front has sent chemical weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq through
the country's al-Anbar province in recent days, the Arabic-language
daily al-Bayana al-Jadida quoted informed sources as saying on Monday.
Syrian airstrike leaves 18 dead:
A
Syrian government airstrike on a town in the country's north-west
killed at least 18 people, shattering store fronts, setting cars ablaze
and sending a giant plume of black and grey smoke over the horizon,
Assad's forces break rebel blockade in north Syria:
Syrian
government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in
northern Syria and are now fighting to recapture a vital highway,
opposition and state media said on Monday.
Muslim Brotherhood denies extremist control in Syria:
Speaking in Arabic, he added: "As far as I know, there is no extremism in Syria."
Australians answer the Syria jihad call:
THE
number of Australians believed to be fighting in Syria has doubled in
less than six months to about 200, and ASIO is concerned that at least
100 are fighting for radical al-Qa'ida offshoot, the al-Nusra Front.
US sending weapons to Syria: Rand Paul:
US
Senator Rand Paul said the statements by persons claiming that the US
is not involved in smuggling weapons to Syria, are false.
Despite Netanyahu's weekly warnings on Iran, Syria is more imminent danger. Op-Ed:
Far-off
Iran is viewed as a problem of the "international community" - in
other words the United States. The dangers across the border seem much
more concrete, with the threat of them blowing up in our faces much
more imminent.
Netanyahu calls stone-throwing, Palestinians "subhuman" terrorists:
Netanyahu,
at a ceremony at the Mount Herzl national cemetery, pointed to the
case of Israeli toddler Adele Biton, still in critical condition after
being hurt in a stone-throwing attack on her mother's car in the West
Bank a month ago.
Abbas must form national unity government, official says:
"The
president must hold consultations with Palestinian movements to form a
national unity government and set a date for elections," Azzam
al-Ahmed, a leader of Abbas's Fatah party, told the official Voice of
Palestine radio.
Erdogan confirms plan to visit Gaza in late May:
The
Turkish leader, who has for years spoken of his desire to visit the
Palestinian enclave, was expected to travel there this month but
postponed his trip last week at the request of Washington, the Turkish
daily Hurriyet and other local media reported
Israel arrests 14-year-old US citizen:
On
Friday April 5. Eight heavily armed soldiers burst in to the modest
home, waking the Khaleq family - the two parents and six children, the
youngest just six years old - and gathered them in one room.
Israel's booming economy puts billions in US aid under spotlight: -
Boosted
by newly discovered natural resources, Israel is surging ahead
economically - a success that is pushing the issue of the country's $3
billion in annual aid from the United States onto the agenda.
Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need atomic bomb:
"We
don't need an atomic bomb. ... And besides, it is not atomic bombs
that threaten the world, but Western morals and culture declining in
values."
Formerly Banned Iranian (Terrorist) Group Opens Office Near White House:
The
opening of the office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
(NCRI), an umbrella group dominated by the MKO (aka the People's
Mujahedin of Iran), was attended by several former U.S. officials, NCRI
members, and their legal team, who described it as a "great day" for
the Iranian people, for democracy in Iran, and for the values the
United States cherishes.
North Korea ready to develop relations, ensure stability 'as a responsible nuke state':
North
Korea is ready to develop peaceful relations with world nations - but
only as a nuke state, the DPRK's nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam
said on Sunday. This comes as the US, Japan, and China call for the
denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Somali militants threaten more attacks after bombs kill 30:
Somali
militants linked to Al-Qaeda warned on Monday of further attacks in
the capital, a day after killing at least 30 people in a wave of
coordinated bombings and shootings that exposed the fragility of
security gains in Mogadishu.
At least 12 killed as rebels clash with residents in CAR capital Bangui:
More
than a dozen Bangui residents were killed over the weekend in clashes
with the Seleka rebels that seized power in the Central African
Republic last month. Seleka rebel leader Michel Djotodia took over as
transitional president on Saturday.
Egypt's Mubarak stays in detention despite release order:
Ousted
Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will stay in detention despite a judge
ordering his release on bail pending a retrial over charges in
complicity in the murder of protesters because he still faces other
charges, court officials said on Monday.
Afghan commandos kill 22 "insurgents":
The
raid was carried out in the Bati Kot district of Nangarhar when a team
of commandos raided a village looking for the Taliban leader, the
U.S.-led Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force said in an
announcement.
7 civilians killed in bombing in Afghan Zabul province:
Up
to seven Afghan civilians were killed and four were wounded Monday
when a roadside bombing went off in southern province of Zaubl, the
Interior Ministry confirmed in a statement.
Some 12 Thousand Occupation Force Soldiers To Remain In Afghanistan:
General
Martin Dempsey Chief of Army Staff of the US forces in his latest
assertions has stressed that the US wants to preserve from 8 to 12
thousand of its forces in Afghanistan after 2014.
Afghans hold anti-US demo in Jalalabad;
Shouting
anti-US slogans, the protesters, including hundreds of university
students, took to streets of the capital city of Nangarhar Province on
Monday. They carried an effigy of US President Barack Obama and burnt
an American flag during the demonstration.
US Kills 4 People In Pakistan: :
The
house was razed to ground following the attack and some more people
are feared to be buried under the debris.Sunday's strike was launched
in the country's tribal area after a brief lull of 22 days. Earlier on
March 22, a U.S. drone attacked a house in the same area, killing four
people and injuring two others.
Pakistan condemns US drone strike:
"The
Government of Pakistan calls upon the US Government to stop such
attacks, based on mutual respect and established international norms."
Musharraf skips hearing in treason trial:
Case against Pakistan ex-president concerns accusation that he illegally dismissed senior judges in 2007.
Callous City Ignores Accident Victims, Mother and Child Bleed to Death:
Video
CCTV footages showed that the woman's husband and his four-year-old
son beseeched passers-by for help for almost 10 minutes. However, no
one stopped to help them, police said.
Guards shoot at Gitmo inmates forcing them to solitary cells: Video report.
Officers
tried to forcibly remove detainees from communal living quarters and
isolate them in individual cells. Non-lethal rounds were fired at the
prisoners as they resisted with improvised weapons.
Army Captain Assaulted And Harassed For His Military Service
Video
The
victim, who was wearing his Army uniform, told officers that a man
standing directly behind him in line began to yell derogatory
statements towards him about the United States of America and his
service to the country. The suspect then struck him several times in the
face.
Supreme Court declines to hear gun rights case:
Staying
out of the raging national debate over guns, the Supreme Court on
Monday declined to weigh in on whether gun owners have a constitutional
right to carry handguns outside the home.
Lawmakers Rush To Outlaw Undercover Farm Videos
Video :
Whistleblowers Who Shoot Undercover "Farm Videos" Could Be Put On Terror Watch List.
Here Are Some Farm Videos Pennsylvania Legislators Don't Want You To See:
Here's one involving McDonald's suppliers:
Alarming report of Fukushima fallout harming U.S. infants:
Two years later, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan may be affecting the health of young children in San Diego.
Canada's liberals elect Trudeau as new leader;
Justin Trudeau, son of former PM, named new leader of Liberal Party of Canada, promising "positive politics" and change.
Canadians losing faith in economic "miracle":
The
slowdown could spell trouble for the Conservative government of Prime
Minister Stephen Harper, which is showing signs of mid-term stress and
losing ground in opinion polls to the third largest party, the
Liberals.
What Happened The Last Time We Saw Gold Drop Like This?:
We
have seen two other such instances of disorderly 'hurried' selling in
the last five years. In July 2008, gold quickly dropped 21% - seemingly
pre-empting the Lehman debacle and the collapse of the western banking
system.
Shoppers Stay Home Even With Cheaper Gas Prices;
Retail sales slid in March even though producer prices recorded their
biggest drop in 10 months as the cost of gasoline tumbled.
US Households On Foodstamps Hit Record High:
Record Dow, record S&P, record debt, record plunge in gold, and now: record US households on foodstamps.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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