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Hard News
53 killed in clashes in Pakistan:
Thirty
"militants" and 23 soldiers have been killed during fighting between
security forces and pro-Taliban rebels in the Khyber tribal region of
Pakistan, according to a media report on Monday.
Six "militants" killed in Orakzai:
The security forces claimed to have killed six militants in a clash and shelling in Orakzai Agency on Sunday.
How Pakistan sold its sovereignty:
A Secret Deal on Drones, Sealed in Blood;
That
back-room bargain, described in detail for the first time in
interviews with more than a dozen officials in Pakistan and the United
States, is critical to understanding the origins of a covert drone war
that began under the Bush administration
Pakistan summons Musharraf over treason case:
Top court orders former military ruler to appear over treason allegations and has barred him from leaving the country.
Musharraf not to appear before SC due to security concerns:
Sources
close to the former president said Musharraf had taken the decision
following advice of his counsels in wake of fresh threats to life
hurled by the Taliban.
Afghanistan: NATO kills 12 civilians, including 11 children;
The
civilians were killed during a joint Afghan-NATO operation late on
Saturday night in the Shigal district of Kunar province, which borders
Pakistan
American exceptionalism:
Kerry laments death of US civilian in Afghanistan:
The
attack killed Afghan civilians and wounded four more State Department
personnel. One of them was in critical condition in a hospital in
Kandahar, Kerry told reporters Sunday.
Afghan roadside bomb hits bus killing 9: officials:
A
roadside bomb in Afghanistan exploded under a bus on Monday, killing
nine people and wounding at least 22 people in an attack by suspected
Taliban militants, officials said.
15 killed in massive suicide car bomb hits heart of Damascus:
At
least 15 people killed: State television footage shows bloodied bodies,
chunks of flesh strewn on streets, with bystanders draping clothes or
cardboard boxes over them.
'Nearly 9 000 troops killed in Syrian uprising':
The
Syria-based Violations Documentation Centre has been keeping track of
the dead, wounded and missing since the start the uprising against
Assad's rule. It said on Monday 8 785 Syrian troops have died in the
fighting.
Syria Army Oust Rebels From Airport Near Aleppo, Activists Say:
Syrian
forces pushed rebels, including an al-Qaeda linked group, from a
village next to the Aleppo international airport and a military
airbase, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Syria launches counteroffensive:
After
weeks of rebel gains in the south, the Syrian regime launched a
counteroffensive on Sunday with widespread airstrikes and an operation
that reclaimed a northern village on a strategically important route.
US 'fueling and orchestrating' war crime against people of Syria:
It' the US and NATO that are clearly pumping arms into the region, that have orchestrated and created the crisis
Russian President Putin: Arms to Syrian Opposition Must Stop, All Parties Must Negotiate:
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Al-Qaeda and Jabhat Al-Nusra Collaborating:
This
alliance works in the favour of Jabhat Al-Nusra, which emerged as a
branch of Al-Qaeda in the middle of 2012 to fight government troops in
Syria, alongside a number of other armed groups.
Zawahiri urges establishment of Islamic state in Syria to help return of Caliphate: -
Al-Qaeda
chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged rebels to fight to establish an
Islamic state in Syria, in an online audio message Sunday in which he
also warned France against its military intervention in Mali.
Al-Qaeda Seen Expanding:
Waving
al-Qaeda's flag during protests and marches carried out by Salafists
in Lebanon has become very common. Al-Qaeda's flag was recently seen
flying in the center of Beirut when 2,000 Salafists gathered in the
capital upon the call of Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir to go to the streets.
Rebels tortured and murdered Syrian Soldiers - Video -
Warning
Fact or fiction?
Report: Hamas training Syrian rebels in Damascus area:
Militiamen from the Hamas military wing are training Syrian rebels, according to a report in the Times of London.
Syrian conflict threatens to spill over from Golan into Israel:
IDF
exchange fire with rebels and UN reduces peacekeeping activities in
buffer zone as Israelis warn jihadists gaining foothold
Syrian troop redeployments raise concerns over Golan Heights security:
Israel fears jihadists will use area as staging ground for attacks after thousands of Syria soldiers withdrawn in recent weeks
Israel honors 6 million victims of Nazi Holocaust:
The
ceremony, known as "Every Person Has a Name," tries to go beyond the
incomprehensible numbers to personalize the stories of individuals,
families and communities destroyed during the war
Why only commemorate 6 million?
Over 60 million people were killed, in Second World War, which was over 2.5% of the world population.
The tables below give a detailed country-by-country
On 'loving thy neighbors' only if they're Jewish:
Many children who attend orthodox Jewish schools are taught to disrespect and to hate the 'other'
7 killed as tribesmen, army deserters clash in south Yemen,:
In a
separate incident, tribesmen blew up the main Maarib oil pipeline in
south Yemen only two weeks after it was repaired, the interior ministry
said.
Israel calls for more death and destruction:
'West must threaten Iran over nuclear plans' : Israeli Minister:
A
leading Israeli politician has warned that the Jewish state's patience
is running thin and that the West should impose a deadline of weeks to
persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear enrichment programme, or face
military action.
Canadian FM: If Israel strikes, Iran will only have itself to blame:
If
Israel decides to strike unilaterally at Iran, the Iranians will only
have themselves to blame, Canada's foreign minister said Monday during a
visit to Israel, while stressing that his country did not support
unilateral Israeli military action to thwart Tehran's rogue nuclear
program.
We don't intend to build nukes, Israel told US in 1975:
Newly
published documents also shed light on Rabin, Peres visits to Tehran
in 1976 and Dayan plan to give citizenship to Palestinians in Ramallah
and Bethlehem
Iran might pull out of nuclear treaty over Western demands, sanctions:
Alaeddin
Boroujerdi said Iran cannot remain an NPT member while it is punished
for exercising its nuclear rights, while offering terms for a deal at
the same time - halting high-quality enrichment in exchange for
cancellation of punishing Western sanctions.
American declares himself favourite to replace Ahmadinejad as Iran president;
The
problem, however, is that most Iranians inside Iran have never heard of
him, and he has not lived in the country of his birth for nearly 40
years, well before the Islamic revolution.
War criminal:
Tony Blair and Iraq: The damning evidence:
Secret testimony to Chilcot Inquiry by British intelligence shows former PM 'accepted Libya was a bigger threat'
Cheney's Halliburton Made $39.5 Billion on Iraq War:
Private
or publicly listed firms received at least $138 billion of U.S.
taxpayer money for government contracts for services that included
providing private security, building infrastructure and feeding the
troops.
Nigeria: Thirteen Policemen Feared Dead in Bayelsa Boat Attack:
26 others were killed in separate attacks in Adamawa, Plateau and Borno States.
Two more dead after sectarian clashes in Egypt:
Two
more deaths were reported on Monday after sectarian violence at Cairo's
Coptic cathedral that the Egyptian government and Muslim and Christian
leaders scrambled to calm.
In pictures:
Egypt protests: the aftermath of the clashes :
Award-winning
Australian photojournalist, Ed Giles, documents the growing
dissatisfaction with the government of President Mohamed Morsi and the
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Korean nuke conflict may make Chernobyl look like 'fairytale' - Putin:
If a
nuclear conflict erupts on the Korean Peninsula, Chernobyl would look
like a "kids' fairytale," Russia's president said. Tensions have been
escalating rapidly, with last week seeing conflicting reports about
North Korean nuclear activity.
WikiLeaks publishes 1.7m US diplomatic records:
Julian Assange says 1973-76 reports, including many by Henry Kissinger, show vast range and scope of US activity
Cyprus officials warns of imminent default amid crisis:
Cyprus
Accountant General Rea Georgiou has said that the island nation is in
need of at least 75 million euros (USD 97 million) to pay its bills
this month.
New Trouble for Euro in Portugal:
Just
weeks after European leaders tamped down a banking crisis in Cyprus,
troubles in the euro zone have again reared their head, this time in
Portugal.
UK poverty numbers underestimated:
THE
UK and Scottish governments may be underestimating the number of
families living in poverty by as much as 40 per cent, researchers have
claimed.
Where Bank Regulators Go to Get Rich:
Mary Schapiro, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, must take us for fools.
Military Health Care Costs Impedes US Ability To Wage War: Hagel: :
The
greatest fiscal threat to the military is not declining budgets, Hagel
warned, but rather "the growing imbalance in where that money is being
spent internally." In other words, money dedicated to health care or
benefits is money that's not spent on preparing troops for battle or
pilots for missions.
More Than 101 Million Working Age Americans Do Not Have A Job: Op-Ed:
The
jobs recovery is a complete and total myth. The percentage of the
working age population in the United States that had a job in March
2013 was exactly the same as it was all the way back in March 2010.
Why US Jobs Market Is Going to Get a Lot Worse:
Weak
U.S. jobs data on Friday confirmed the worst trading week this year
for European and U.S. stocks, and now analysts are warning that
investors should brace for further trouble ahead as fiscal tightening
begins to take its toll.
The Drug War And Mass Incarceration By The Numbers:
Despite
an increased emphasis on treatment and prevention programs in recent
years, the Obama administration in its 2013 budget still requested
$25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. Of that, $15 billion
would go to law enforcement, interdiction and international efforts.
Law and Disorder: The Destructive Dynamic of America's Segregated Cities:
By
one estimate, between 20% and 30% Chicago school children have
witnessed a shooting. The US now has more people in its penal system
than the Soviet Union did at the height of the gulag system.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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