Bomb targets Afghanistan Supreme Court (0:45)
• http://www.reuters.com,June 11 - At least eight are dead after a car bomb detonates near buses carrying Supreme Court staff home for the day in the Afghan capital. Lindsey Parietti reports.
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Karzai: American Foreign Policy Caused 9/11
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey IngersollPresident Hamid Karzai is at it again. This time he's calling out the U.S. for its fight against the Soviets in the 80s.
US close to OK on arming Syrian rebels
• APMoved by the Assad regime's rapid advance, the Obama administration could decide this week to approve lethal aid for the beleaguered Syrian rebels and will weigh the merits of a less likely move to send in U.S. airpower to enforce a no-fly zone
U.S. Helping Iranians With Surveillance Circumnavigation Technologies
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/There’s never a shortage of irony when it comes to the U.S. government. We know that while Americans get their genitals grabbed (or a shot of radiation) at the airport to protect us from Al Qaeda, the U.S. government gives weapons to members of Al
Soldier pleads guilty in Afghan massacre, says ‘not a good reason in this world’ for slayings
• Washington PostThe American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, many of them women and children who were asleep in their villages, pleaded guilty to murder and acknowledged to a judge that there was “not a good reason in this world” for his actions.
Green auto technologies in India
• deccanchronicle.comIn a broad perspective the automotive world is moving towards a green future, but this transition is not without its glitches and hassles.
Vine Captures Playful Side of Turkish Unrest
• technewsdaily.comDepending on which social media outlet you view, the events taking place in Turkey vary from shocking displays of police brutality to peaceful images of young people dancing and singing.
13-Year-Old Girl Gang Raped In Pakistan . . . Village Elders Order Her Killed
• Jonathan TurleyAnother story of a rape victim subjected to a demand for an honor killing in a traditional Muslim area. Kainat Soomro was gang-raped by 4 men at the age of 13. According to their religious and cultural traditions, her village classed her as a “Kari”
Iran, Hezbollah mine Latin America for revenue, recruits, analysts say
• CNNAn Argentine special prosecutor's accusation that Iran has established terrorist networks throughout Latin America has renewed debate over how big a threat that poses to the region and the United States.
George Galloway on Syria
• Lew Rockwell blogBritish MP George Galloway gave his opinion about the latest incident where Abu Saqqar, a commander in one of the earliest "Free Syrian Army" (FSA) brigades, the al-Farouq Brigade, ate the heart and liver of a dead Syrian soldier
France says it is ‘certain’ that Syrian government has used sarin gas
• Washington PostThe French government said it has confirmed the use of sarin gas by Syria’s government, and a UN panel reported that it has “reasonable grounds” to believe that chemical weapons have been used in the country’s civil war,
Big Pic: How Turkish Protesters Use Google Maps To Track Police
• popsci.comProtesting? There's a map for that.
Turkish Prime Minister Blames Twitter for Unrest, Calls It “the Worst Menace to Society”
• slate.comProtests have engulfed Turkey’s Taksim Square, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan knows exactly what’s to blame: Twitter.
What the Heck Is Happening in Turkey? A FAQ for the Rest of Us.
• slate.comWhat began Friday as a small environmental rally protesting plans to tear down a six-square-block city park has ballooned into what by nearly all accounts is the largest and most-direct challenge to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's
Ron Paul: Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of Interventionism
• Ron Paul's Texas Straight TalkMillions live in constant fear, refugees do not return home, and the economy is destroyed. The Christian community, some 1.2 million persons before 2003, has been nearly wiped off the Iraqi map. Other minorities have likewise disappeared.
Turkish Stocks Collapse Most In 10 Years, Bond Yields Surge Most On Record
• zerohedge.comUPDATE: BIST-100 Closes -10.47% - Biggest drop since March 2003
Feds suggest anti-Muslim speech can be punished
• PoliticoA U.S. attorney in Tennessee is reportedly vowing to use federal civil rights statutes to clamp down on offensive and inflammatory speech about Islam.
More than 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in May
• ReutersMore than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq in May, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07, the United Nations said on Saturday, as fears mounted of a return to civil war.
Defiant protesters celebrate after police leave Istanbul’s Taksim Square
• AFPThousands of protesters celebrated after police withdrew from Istanbul’s Taksim Square, the focal point of nationwide protests against Turkey’s Islamist-rooted government. While acknowledging some excesses by police in 2 days of clashes,
Suu Kyi criticizes two-child limit on Muslims in western Myanmar
• edition.cnn.comNobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has joined human rights activists in criticizing a two-child limit imposed on Muslim families by authorities in areas of western Myanmar in an attempt to control their population.
Israel: Syria Missile Defense Acquisition a ‘Red Line’ for Military Action
• antiwarMeeting EU ambassadors, Israeli National Security Adviser declared the Syrian government’s imminent acquisition of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to be a “red line” that would obligate Israeli military action to prevent them becoming operational.
U.S. senator McCain pictured with Syrian rebel kidnapper
• ReutersHe has insisted that the United States could locate the "right people" to help among rebel ranks infiltrated with radicalised Islamists. However, he may have crossed paths with men linked to a group notorious in the region for kidnapping the pilgr
U.S. soldier accused of killing Afghans reaches deal to avoid execution : lawyer
• ReutersA U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in two rampages from his Army post last year has reached a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. Robert Bales, a decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan,
Attorney: Iran satellite case based on fear
• APAn attorney for an Iranian-American man accused of illegally helping Iran launch its first satellite urged jurors Wednesday during closing arguments not to let fear cloud their judgment in the case.
Israel Threatens To Attack Russian Missile Deliveries To Syria
• Business InsiderIsrael's defense chief said Tuesday a Russian plan to supply sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to Syria was a "threat" and signaled that Israel is prepared to use force to stop the delivery
Russia Sending Air Defense Missiles to Syria to Deter Foreign 'Hot Heads'
• ABC NewsThe S-300, one of the world’s most advanced air defense systems, could make it harder for foreign forces to carry out airstrikes inside Syria, as Israel has done this year, or to impose a no-fly zone, as some members of Congress have called for.
Muslims Must Reject Jihad
• Pat CondellIt's time to take sides.
Israeli Motorists Shocked When Nazi Flag Seen Flying Near Palestinian Mosque
• The BlazeIsraeli settlers on their morning commute got quite the eyeful Monday morning when they saw a swastika-emblazoned red flag flying near a mosque in Beit Omar, a Palestinian village outside of Hebron.
E.U. to allow arms embargo for Syrian rebels to lapse
• Washington PostThe Obama administration’s go-slow policy on Syria came under renewed pressure as European leaders opted to remove a legal hurdle that had blocked arms flows to rebel groups, while a top Republican critic swooped into Syria to dramatize
Getting Up-to-date on Syria
• Lew Rockwell blogA critical battle has occurred in recent days at al-Qusayr and is ongoing. This battle is described in detail: It says basically that the Assad (or government) forces have won much ground. Other reports suggest as much as 60-80% of the location.
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