Egypt Meeting Fails, Mursi Maintains Unchecked Power
• antiwar.comJudicial Council Blasts Mursi Statement as 'Frail'
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Egyptians challenge Mursi in nationwide protests
• ReutersTens of thousands Egyptians protested on Tuesday against President Mohamed Mursi in one of the biggest rallies since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow, accusing the Islamist leader of seeking to impose a new era of autocracy.
British court stops extradition of Iranian to U.S. in arms case
• ReutersA British court blocked on Tuesday the extradition of a former Iranian diplomat wanted by the United States after he was caught in a sting operation trying to export night-vision weapons' sights to Iran.
US to leave 10,000 troops in Afghanistan past 2014
• http://www.france24.com, By News WiresSome 10,000 US troops will remain in Afghanistan after NATO combat operations end at the end of 2014, US media reports said Sunday.
Egypt’s Mursi Defends Power Grab
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzInsists Move 'Temporary' and Aimed to Protect Constitutional Committee
Stalemate in Syria? Army short on loyalists, rebels short on guns
• http://www.csmonitor.com, By Tom A. PeterThe regime of Bashar al-Assad appears to be favoring long-range weapons out of fear that soldiers close to the front lines will defect.
Egypt’s Morsi Drops a Bombshell
• http://lewrockwell.com, by Eric MargolisA year ago, I was mixing with demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square calling for an end to Mubarak’s dictatorship and democracy for Egypt’s 84 million people.
Ron Paul on Benghazi and Price Gouging w/ Fox News' Geraldo
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by eduardo89Ron Paul discusses 'Benghazigate,' Price Gouging, Free Markets and is even asked about Rand Paul running in 2016.
The Osama bin Laden Myth
• http://www.thedailybell.com, by Paul Craig RobertsThe interview below with Osama bin Laden was conducted by the Karachi, Pakistan, daily newspaper, Ummat, and published on September 28, 2001, 17 days after the alleged, but unsubstantiated, al Qaeda attack of September 11, 2001, on the World Trade Ce
Pentagon Boss Announces Expansion of Drone and Commando War in Africa
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt NimmoObama’s Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, said during a speech last week at the Center for a New American Security that the drone and commando war waged by the United States will intensify and expand outside the declared combat zone over the next f
Iran Accepts Payment in Gold to Get Around Sanctions
• .Yet another reason the US government hates gold, unlike dealing with paper money in bank accounts, there is no way they can stop international trade in gold and it is difficult to track gold movements.
The Gaza And Syria Conflicts Highlight A Complex Web Of Alliances In The Middle East
• Michael Kelley and Geoffrey IngersollThe 20-month civil war in Syria and the eight-day Israeli offensive in Gaza highlights the often contradictory web of alliances that fuels conflicts in the Middle East.
British Lord Calls for Nuking Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt NimmoLord Gilbert, aka Life Peer Baron Gilbert, a House of Lords fixture, has suggested using a neutron bomb on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to clear out pesky natives who were radicalized by his country, the United States, and Pakistan.
Pakistan bomb kills at least seven
• The GuardianThree children among dead and 30 injured from roadside bomb near Shia Muslim processsion in Sunni area of Dera Ismail Khan
Protests erupt across Egypt after presidential decree
• Peter Beaumont via The GaurdianOpponents who accuse Mohamed Morsi of launching constitutional coup clash with Islamist president's supporters
Gaza truce holding even after Palestinian death
• Karin Laub and Sarah El Deeb via CSMonitorCrowds have been massing at the border between Israel and Gaza, and Israeli soldiers killed a man they said was trying to cross the border.
Israel firms up security as Gaza truce takes hold
• RawStory.comIsrael restricted Palestinian access to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday and kept a tight grip on security as a first death tested a hard-won truce ending fighting in and around Gaza.
Delhi government widens ban on plastic: ‘Plastic is an environmental disaster’
• RawStory.comThe Delhi government imposed a blanket ban on the use of all plastic bags on Friday in an attempt to tackle the city’s mounting rubbish problems, an official said.
Israel slams Abbas on Gaza support ahead of UN bid
• RawStory.comIsrael slammed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Friday for his support for Gaza following its confrontation with the Jewish state, while casting aspersions on the legitimacy of his upcoming UN statehood bid.
'Son of Hamas' Says Israel Made a Mistake with Ceasefire
• Arutz ShevaMosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of the founders of Hamas and former Shin Bet agent: Israel made a mistake by agreeing to a ceasefire.
Gaza, Iran and Israel’s Never-ending War with Reality
• http://www.lobelog.com, Farideh FarhiOkay, it seems I spoke too soon. Hamas is now back in the “Iranian-supported” camp according to this editorial in the New York Times, which identifies Hamas as both “backed by Iran” and pathologically “consumed with hatred for Israel.”
US battles Iraq and Afghanistan over detention without charges
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Glenn GreenwaldThe Obama administration fights to spread its own values on the core, fundamental right of due process
Henry Kissinger: "If You Can't Hear the Drums of War You Must Be Deaf"
• http://www.dailysquib.co.uk, By Alfred HeinzIn a remarkable admission by former Nixon era Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, reveals what is happening at the moment in the world and particularly the Middle East.
Gaza at Crossroads
• arclein(CNN) -- As the dust settled over Gaza and Israel on Thursday amid relative calm, analysts were weighing who were the winners and losers from the conflict. How do the main players in the region now stack up?
Saudi Arabia implements electronic tracking system for women
• AFPDenied the right to travel without consent from their male guardians and banned from driving, women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic system that tracks any cross-border movements. Since last week, Saudi women’s male guardians
Rallies for, against Egypt president's new powers
• http://hosted.ap.orgDemonstrators for and against sweeping new powers assumed by Egypt's Islamist president are gathering in different parts of Cairo, a clear show of the deep polarization plaguing the country.
Gaza and America
• http://blog.independent.org, By Anthony GregoryWhen Hamas, a quasi-state claiming to represent the Palestinians, launches rockets that predictably kill or maim everyday Israelis, destroy property, and cause fear among civilians, it is committing terrorism.
No Sailors Saw Osama Bin Laden’s Alleged Burial at Sea
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt NimmoMore than a year after Navy SEALs supposedly killed former CIA asset Osama bin Laden, a FOIA by the Associated Press has produced emails revealing that no American sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinton witnessed the terrorist’s burial at sea.
Iran cautiously backs Gaza truce deal
• RawStory.comIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a qualified welcome Thursday to a truce deal between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Egypt to end eight days of violence that killed six Israelis and 163 Palestinians.
After ceasefire, Israel arrests 55 militants in West Bank
• RawStory.comIsraeli troops arrested 55 Palestinian “terror operatives” across the West Bank overnight, hours after a truce came into effect in the Gaza Strip, the army said Thursday.
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