U.S. troops in Turkey on defense mission
• upi.comU.S. troops arrived in Turkey as part of a coalition that will operate Patriot missile defense batteries near the Syrian border, officials said.
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Indian Women Turn to Guns After Gang Rape Outcry
• infowars.comWomen in Delhi are rushing to apply for gun licenses in the aftermath of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student who died in hospital last weekend, but most will be left defenseless as a result of India’s strict gun control laws.
Romani Exodus Began Fifth Century AD From India
• arcleinDespite their modern-day diversity of language, lifestyle, and religion, Europe's widespread Romani population shares a common, if complex, past. It all began in northwestern India about 1,500 years ago, according to a study reported on December 6th
Hamas Budget Nears $1 Billion
• Arutz Sheva - Israel National NewsDespite claims of a financial crisis, the Hamas budget has continued to grow from year to year in which a large portion will go to funding "security forces" such as the al-Kassam Battalions, recognized internationally as a terrorist group.
REPORT: Al Jazeera In Talks To Buy Al Gore's Current TV
• Business InsiderThe Qatar-owned media group Al Jazeera is in talks to buy Current TV, a struggling cable channel founded by former US vice president Al Gore, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
U.N. lifts Syria death toll to "truly shocking" 60,000
• ReutersMore than 60,000 people have died in Syria's uprising and civil war, the United Nations said on Wednesday, dramatically raising the death toll in a struggle that shows no sign of ending.
Iran claims shooting down two US drones
• Prison PlanetIran on Wednesday said it had shot down two US-made RQ-11 reconnaissance drones in the past 15 months, adding to a ScanEagle drone and RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft it already claims to have captured.
Secrecy of Memo on Targeted Killing Is Upheld
• New York TimesA federal judge in Manhattan refused to require the Justice Dept to disclose a memorandum providing the legal justification for the targeted killing of a United States citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011.
Iran unveils new combat helicopter
• upi.comIran on the final day of naval combat exercises Wednesday announced the launch of its next generation of combat helicopters.
Dozens killed, wounded in airstrike near Damascus
• Associated PressA Syrian warplane blasted a gas station near Damascus Wednesday, killing and wounding dozens of people and igniting a huge fire in what could be one of the bloodiest attacks in weeks during the 22-month civil war.
At Least 41 Killed in Pakistan Militant Attacks
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzMass Executions of Captives, Attack on Shi'ite Pilgrims
US State Dept made 'grievous mistake' over Benghazi-Senate report
• ReutersThe State Department made a "grievous mistake" in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments in the weeks before a deadly attack by militants, a Senate committee said on Monday.
Who Murdered Benazir Bhutto?
• lewrockwell.com/Eric MargolisBy the time her season's greeting card and a handwritten note arrived in my office, my old friend Benazir Bhutto was already dead. The card mailed in Pakistan days before her murder, remains on my desk to this today, a touching last link from this re
America's Allies Feed Christians to the Dogs
• Lew Rockwell blogAndrei Arbashe, a young Syrian Christian, had just gotten married and his wife was about to give birth. He had his life ahead of him. But thanks to the US/Saudi/Qatari/Israeli-supported rebels that was not to be. Instead he was beheaded by Obama
Obama signs law against Iran Latin America influence
• AFPThe Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act passed calling for the State Dept. to develop a strategy to “address Iran’s growing hostile presence and activity” in the region. The strategy is confidential and only accessible to lawmakers
Pakistan reports 21 tribal policemen kidnapped, found dead
• http://www.foxnews.com, Associated PressGovernment officials say 21 tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban have been found shot dead in northwest Pakistan.
Why Soldiers Keep Losing to Suicide
• Sarah Childress, FrontlineThe military’s suicide problem seems to be rooted partly in the strain of war. The U.S. has been fighting in Afghanistan for 11 years, most of them while also battling a protracted insurgency in Iraq. Deployments for many service members were extende
Syrian conflict threatens to fracture Iraq
• Christian Science MonitorSemi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan and the central Iraqi government are on a collision course as the Kurds increasingly side with the Syrian opposition and Baghdad stands by the Assad regime.
Should We Bomb Iran to Save Money?
• The National Interest...there are substantial costs associated with a nuclear-armed Iran. Increasing tension in the region could certainly add to the security premium on Gulf oil.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, coalition forces leader during Persian Gulf War, dies
• Fox newsTruth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname.
Israelis find 2,750-year-old temple
• http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com, By Alan BoyleArchaeologists have uncovered a 2,750-year-old temple near Jerusalem, along with pottery and clay figurines that suggest the site was the home base for a ritual cult, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.
CIA’s Global Response Staff emerging from shadows after incidents in Libya and Pakistan
• Washington PostThe rapid collapse of a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya exposed the vulnerabilities of State Dept. facilities overseas. But the CIA’s ability to fend off a second attack that same night provided a glimpse of a key element in the agency’s defensive
NATO driving export of RFID, NCTC database state policy in India, abroad
• MoneyLife[India's] NPR, NATGRID, NCTC and UID are unfolding without any legal mandate. It appears UID was, and remains, an attention diversion exercise. The real work is being done by Home Ministry to establish the world’s biggest surveillance database regime
Blogger's death stirs political hornet's nest in Iran
• http://www.reuters.com, By Babak DehghanpishehThere was little about Sattar Beheshti that made him stand out in a working-class suburb south of Tehran called Robat Karim.
A First-Hand Account Of The Beginning Of A Military Coup In Mali
• http://www.mintpress.net, Joseph OdhiamboI summoned courage to finally draw back the curtains and leaned cautiously through my open window into the warm night
Over 45,000 killed in Syria conflict, says watchdog
• AFPMore than 45,000 people have been killed in Syria since the outbreak in March 2011 of an anti-regime revolt that became a bloody insurgency after a brutal crackdown on dissent, a watchdog said Wednesday. “In all we have documented the deaths of 45
Egypt Constitution Passes With 63.8 Percent ‘Yes’ Vote
• http://news.antiwar.com, by JasonNearly Two Years After Mubarak Resignation, Egypt Has a Constitution
State Depart official who 'resigned' after Libya findings never left...
• New York PostBenghazi penalties are bogus
Egypt Constitution Passes, Economic Crunch Looms
• New York TimesThe official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution held out little hope of stabilizing the country after 2 years of turmoil and Islamist President Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into di
When U.S. drones kill civilians, Yemen’s government tries to conceal it
• Washington PostA rickety Toyota truck packed with 14 people rumbled down a desert road from the town of Radda, which al-Qaeda militants once controlled. Suddenly a missile hurtled from the sky and flipped the vehicle over. Chaos. Flames. Corpses. Then, a second
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