Hamas and Israel agree to cease fire
• RawStory.comA deal to end a deadly week-long conflict between Hamas and Israel in and around the Gaza Strip was agreed on Wednesday, a senior Hamas official told AFP.
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Ron Paul: U.S. Should Remain Neutral in Israel-Gaza Conflict
• youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)Note: This is from 01/05/2009.
Do You Promise To Stop Killing My Cousins?
• Lew Rockwell blogI am an American of Arab descent. I own a taxi company in Phoenix. I have people call and ask if I give discounts to veterans. To the last one who asked, I said, "That depends. Do you promise to stop killing my cousins?" He hung up on me.
News Media Misled by IAEA Data on Sensitive Iranian Stockpile
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Gareth PorterThe latest round of media coverage of the Iran issue again highlights the failure of major news outlets to reflect the complexity and political subtleties of the Iranian enrichment program.
Peshmerga Commander Warns Battle Could Erupt With Iraqi Troops ‘Any Minute’
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzVows to Prevent Iraqi Military From Moving Against Kurdistan
Israel, Hamas Agree to Ceasefire
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThe hostilities will end at 9PM local time.
Pentagon Wants to Keep Running Its Afghan Drug War From Blackwater’s HQ
• Spencer Ackerman via WIRED.comThe U.S. war in Afghanistan is supposed to be winding down. Its contractor-led drug war? Not so much.
Cuban Missile Crisis: Lessons for Iran?
• www.progreso-weekly.comFifty years ago millions of people around the world worried that nuclear war would break out between the U.S. and USSR over demands that the Soviet Union withdraw its nuclear missiles from Cuba. Many Americans still think that an angry Fidel Castro w
Terrorist Attack on Bus in Tel Aviv; Hamas Celebrates
• Arutz ShevaA terrorist blew up a city bus in central Tel Aviv. Twenty-One people are hospitalized. Two people suffered serious injuries. In celebratory response, Hamas in Gaza has parties, fireworks, songs and the handing out of candy and sweets.
Stop Pretending the US Is an Uninvolved, Helpless Party in the Israeli Assault on Gaza
• LewRockwell.Com/GlennGreenwaldThe Obama administration's unstinting financial, military and diplomatic support for Israel is a key enabling force in the conflict
Kucinich blasts ‘one-sided’ pro-Israeli House resolution
• Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.comOutgoing Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) on Tuesday objected to a House resolution that declared “vigorous support and unwavering commitment” to the State of Israel.
U.S. blocks UN Council statement on Gaza
• RawStory.comThe United States on Tuesday blocked a UN Security Council statement on the Gaza conflict, arguing that it would have been “counter-productive” amid efforts to reach a ceasefire.
Clinton: U.S. commitment to Israeli security ‘rock solid’
• RawStory.comUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in Jerusalem on Tuesday during Israel’s conflict in Gaza that Washington’s commitment to the Jewish state’s security remains “rock solid.”
Britain recognizes Syria opposition as fighting rages
• RawStory.comBritain formally recognised a newly formed opposition bloc as the sole representative of the Syrian people on Tuesday, as UN head Ban Ki-moon said he feared Syria could become a “regional battleground.”
Israeli deputy PM’s Facebook, Twitter accounts hacked, filled with pro-Palestine messages
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/The Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts of Israeli Deputy Premier Silvan Shalom have been hacked and filled with pro-Palestine status updates. ZCompanyHackingCrew claimed responsibility for this latest act of cyber war against Israel.
U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, Iran and 100 Years of Failure
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by P.Au.LAn Iraqi diplomat has called upon other Arab oil producers to “use oil as a weapon” against the United States. Fox News reports this as if it should come as a surprise.
Attacks on Gaza Unite Palestinians
• original.antiwar.com, by Jillian Kestler-D'AmoDozens of Israeli tanks slowly made their way south on the back of flatbed trucks along Israel’s Road 6 highway Sunday.
Faster than NATO, France ends Afghan combat role
• APFrance on Tuesday ended its combat operations in Afghanistan, pulling hundreds of troops from a base in a volatile region northeast of Kabul and fulfilling promises to end its combat role on a faster track than other NATO allies.
DNI cut "al Qaeda" reference from Benghazi talking points, and CIA, FBI signed off
• CBS News (video)The Office of the Director of National Intelligence cut specific references to "al Qaeda" and "terrorism" from the unclassified talking points given to Ambassador Susan Rice on the Benghazi consulate attack - with the agreement of the CIA and FBI.
Another Superfluous War
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Uri AvneryHow did it start? Stupid question.
Israeli Troops Fire Into Syria, Kill Three Soldiers
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzOfficials Unclear if Rebels or Regime Gunfire Prompted Attack
Dealing with Hamas's human shield tactics
• The Jerusalem PostIt was one of many occasions in which Israeli pilots were ordered to call off air strikes in the last moment, after real-time footage of the target area revealed the presence of Palestinian non-combatants.
Israeli Airstrike Destroys Russia Today TV Channel Office in Gaza
• http://www.dailypaul.com, MichelleeAn Israeli airstrike on a media compound in the Gaza Strip has destroyed the office of Russia Today TV channel, the RT press office said on Sunday.
Netanyahu Unaware of Camera
• http://www.dailypaul.com, EncryptedReality4Netanyahu 'America Won't Get in Our Way..It's Easily Moved
U.S. still not ready to fully embrace Syrian opposition
• RawStory.comThe United States said Monday it is closely monitoring the progress of a new Syrian opposition alliance as it weighs whether to recognize the body as the sole representative of the Syrian people.
Israel’s Peres accuses Iran of instigating Gaza violence
• RawStory.comIsrael’s President Shimon Peres accused Iran of encouraging the Palestinians to continue rocket attacks on Israel rather than negotiating a ceasefire, saying “they are out of their mind.”
Afghans Demand U.S. Hand Over Its Major Battlefield Prison
• Spencer Ackerman via WIRED.comThe U.S. military has promised to hand over control of its largest battlefield jail to the Afghan government — eventually. The Afghan government has decided it’s waited long enough.
How Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ Knocks Almost Every Incoming Missile Out Of The Sky
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comIt’s tough to hit a moving rocket with a moving rocket. Here’s how Israel’s new domestic missile defense system is doing it with unprecedented accuracy.
Hamas co-opts photos of injured Syrians
• The Jerusalem PostHamas has posted photographs from other conflicts on social media in recent days, claiming they are victims of Israeli actions in Gaza.
Karzai orders ‘full Afghanization’ of U.S.-run Bagram prison
• Washington PostPresident Karzai has ordered his aides to institute the “full Afghanization” of the U.S.-run prison at Bagram air base, charging Americans are continuing to detain Afghans despite a bilateral agreement in March to transfer all prisoners to Afghan aut
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