Zahra' Langhi: Why Libya's revolution didn't work -- and what might
• http://www.ted.comIn Libya, Zahra' Langhi was part of the "days of rage" movement that helped topple the dictator Qaddafi. But -- then what?
Current News Headlines
These pages list the most recent news stories reported by the readers and editors of Freedom's Phoenix:
Obama Plans March Visit to Israel
• Antiwar.comReportedly Discussed Visit With Netanyahu Last Month
Ahmadinejad: Iran already a nuclear state, but has no intention of launching attack on Israel
• Daily Paul.comIn interview with Al-Ahram on eve of Islamic Summit Conference in Cairo, Iranian president also says his country opposes outside intervention in Syria.
Jacob Hornberger: Guilt, Not PTSD, Is What Afflicts Iraq War Veterans
• Daily Paul.comEx-military sniper Chris Kyle was killed last Saturday at the hands of another Iraq War veteran, Eddie Ray Routh.
'Many killed' in Syria car bombings
• aljazeera.comAt least 12 Syrian forces killed in two bombings targeting military compound in city of Palmyra, activists say.
Tehran ex-prosecutor Mortazavi freed
• aljazeera.comControversial former Iranian prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi has been released after two days in prison, state media say.
Tunisia opposition leader killed outside his home
• youtubeThe leader of one of Tunisia's main opposition parties has been shot and killed outside his home. Reports claim Chokri Belaïd was hit in the head and chest four times as he left his home in the capital Tunis for work.
Brennan nomination exposes criticism on targeted killings and secret Saudi base
• Washington PostPresident Obama’s plan to install his counterterrorism adviser as director of the CIA has opened the administration to new scrutiny over the targeted-killing policies and the existence of a previously secret drone base in Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Strike Into Syria Said to Damage Research Site
• New York TimesThe Israeli attack last week on a Syrian convoy of antiaircraft weapons appears to have damaged the country’s main research center for work on biological and chemical weapons, according to American officials who are sorting through intelligence repor
With US Approval, Israel Plans Syria Escalation
• Antiwar.comNew Plan Calls for Ground Invasion, Occupation of 'Buffer Zone'
Half-ounce surveillance drones have been used by British soldiers in Afghanistan since 2012
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Apparently the United States isn’t the only Western country pouring money into futuristic drone technology as it is now being reported that British soldiers are using tiny drones for surveillance in Afghanistan and have been since 2012. The drones
U.S. counterterrorism efforts in Africa defined by a decade of missteps
• Washington PostThe U.S. military was closely tracking a one-eyed bandit across the Sahara in 2003 when it confronted a hard choice that is still reverberating a decade later. Should it try to kill or capture the target, an Algerian jihadist named Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Allah Keeps His Promises: Jerusalem Belongs to Israel
• arcleinIf you listen in Arabic to the hate-speeches made by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi; or to Turkish President Erdogan; or to the calls made from Qatar by Muslim Brotherhood leader SheikhYusuf al-Qaradawi and from the Gaza Strip by the head of Hamas,
Watch Iran's $40-Million Oil Rig Collapse Into The Sea
• Business InsiderAn Iranian oil rig that cost $40 million and weighs more than 4 million pounds sank in the Persian Gulf last week, news.com.au reports.
Waking Up to Iran’s Real History
• Lewrockwell.comAccording to one theory, U.S.-Iranian relations began around November 1979 when a crowd of irrational religious nutcases violently seized the U.S. embassy in Iran, took the employees hostage, tortured them, and held them until scared into freeing the
Analysis: Small island, big problem: how Cyprus troubles the euro zone
• ReutersJust when European leaders thought they were getting to grips with three years of economic turmoil, along came Cyprus, a seemingly small problem but one that cannot be ignored.
The Scramble For Africa: U.S. Invasion Paves Way For Corporate Development
• mintpress.netA new “scramble for Africa” is now underway led by the U.S. under the guise of anti-terror operations in West Africa.
Fahad Al-Attiya: A country with no water
• ted.comImagine a country with abundant power -- oil and gas, sunshine, wind (and money) -- but missing one key essential for life: water.
Israel suggests responsibility for Syria airstrike
• Associated PressIsrael's defense minister strongly signaled Sunday that his country was behind an airstrike in Syria last week,
Iranian Oops: US violated own sanctions buying Tehran's oil for war?
• youtubeThere is a high probability that US sanctions against Iran have been violated by its own army. Part of the $1.55 billion in fuel the US bought from Turkmenistan for the Afghan army in the last five years may have originated in Iran.
Egypt on Edge: 'A few handshakes won't change desperate reality'
• youtubeEven if the Egyptians manage to bring down another president - that won't instantly end their woes, says independent political analyst Dan Glazebrook.
Afghan government responds to torture charges
• aljazeera.comAl Jazeera visits detention facilities accused of torture by UN and rights agencies.
Egypt to probe police brutality case
• aljazeera.comInterior minister says case of man stripped naked and beaten by police while cameras were rolling will be investigated.
Obama green light for Israel to strike Iranian-Syrian-Hizballah military links
• Prison PlanetThe air raid over the Jamraya military complex near Damascus Wednesday, Jan. 30, attributed to Israel by Western sources was Israeli’s first assault on the Syrian-Hizballah military compact forged between Bashar Assad and Hassan Nasrallah.
What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger
• Common DreamsBack in the ’60s, Frances Moore Lappé realized that hunger is caused by a scarcity of democracy, not food. Then, a collective of courageous women farmers showed her how to change that.
Brooklyn College's Academic Freedom Increasingly Threatened Over Israel Event
• Common DreamsNew York politicians join the Alan Dershowitz-led campaign to dictate to colleges what academic events they can hold
In Egypt's tumult, the anarchist "Black Bloc" steps to the fore to engage the state
• Brietbart.comIn both tactics and outward appearance, the Egyptian Black Bloc shares much in common with their Western counterparts, including the use of Guy Fawkes masks seen in Anonymous and Occupy Wall Street protests.
Iran unveils newest fighter jet
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Iran unveiled on Saturday its newest combat jet, a domestically manufactured fighter-bomber that military officials claim can evade radar. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony broadcast on state TV that building the Qaher-313, or Domin
President Assad accuses Israel of destabilising Syria
• bbc.co.ukSyria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country.
Iran introduces new military plane
• upi.comA new single-seat bomber jet designed to evade radar detection is not intended as an offensive weapon, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday.
