Anna Hazare-inspired 'common man' party takes first step toward its Indian revolution
• globalpost.comAfter scoring an upset victory in Delhi, a ragtag collection of political amateurs threatens to wreck India’s political order.
Current News Headlines
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William Noel: Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes
• ted.comHow do you read a two-thousand-year-old manuscript that has been erased, cut up, written on and painted over? With a powerful particle accelerator, of course! Ancient books curator William Noel tells the fascinating story behind the Archimedes palimp
Civilians Flee as Iraq Vows ‘Major Attack’ on Fallujah
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzMaliki: Military Will End 'Disunity' in Anbar
Iraq: The ‘Liberation’ Neocons Would Rather Forget
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Rep. Ron PaulRemember Fallujah? Shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US military fired on unarmed protestors, killing as many as 20 and wounding dozens. In retaliation, local Iraqis attacked a convoy of US military contractors, killing four. The US then l
Always Turning the Corner in the Afghan War
• http://www.fair.org, By Peter HartMichael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution is what you might call a part of part of foreign policy elite, constantly churning out op-eds and TV-ready soundbites about current and pending US wars, and generally being taken seriously.
A Note to the Women of India
• by L. Neil Smith (The Libertarian Enterprise)We used to have a saying in America: "Nobody ever raped a .38". I say used to have. Not many folks actually say it any more, not because it's been discredited, but in the years since it was coined, it has fallen into the category of self-evident trut
Dear Congress: don't sabotage our chance to end the cold war with Iran
• theguardian.com, Marc Joffe and Sheldon RichmanThe US has hardly been free of fault in its dealings with Iran. If Congress imposes more sanctions, it will be a step backward
Poor Saudi Arabia Unhappy With US Foreign Policy
• http://antiwar.com, John GlaserMuch has been made recently of the apparent tension between the U.S. and its longtime ally, Saudi Arabia.
'Chance of a Century': International Investors Flock to Tehran
• http://www.spiegel.de, By Susanne KoelblSince the West reached a landmark deal with Iran on its controversial nuclear program late last year, many Iranians are hoping for an end to sanctions. Western companies are also gearing up do big business.
Al-Qaeda Seizes Parts of Two Major Iraqi Cities
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzAQI Used Crackdown Unrest as Cover for Raids
Al-Qaeda-linked force captures Fallujah amid rise in violence in Iraq
• Washington PostA rejuvenated al-Qaeda-affiliated force asserted control over Fallujah, raising its flag over government buildings and declaring an Islamic state in one of the most crucial areas that U.S. troops fought to pacify before withdrawing from Iraq two year
US Aims to Block Afghans From Releasing Detainees
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzReview Board 'Exceeded Its Mandate' in Letting Them Go
Over 10,000 Killed in Iraq in 2013, Worst Since 2007
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz1,180 Killed in December, Capping a Grim Year
Iranian Billionaire Promoting "PetroGold" With Turkey Arrested
• zero hedge....blowback has reached Iran where billionaire Babak Zanjani was arrested yesterday on corruption charges, although in reality his chief transgression was allowing the Petrogold system to show that the Petrodollar is no longer irreplaceable.
My personal testimony of the Iraq "war".
• Daily Paul.comI was commenting on the thread The Guardian: "I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on", and another person suggested I write DP original about my experiences.
12/29/13 Adam Morrow
• http://scotthorton.orgCairo-based IPS News journalist Adam Morrow discusses the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s turn from democratically elected government to outlawed terrorist group in six months time; the bigger Egyptian protests despite harsher and deadlier crackdowns b
The Big Issue of 2014: Iran
• http://original.antiwar.com, Justin RaimondoWill it be peace – or will it be war?
America's first-ever National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship
• Daily Paul.comSupport America's first-ever National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship"
US Ultimatum Fails, Afghan Troop Deal Remains Unsigned
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason Ditz'Deadline' Passes Without Karzai's Signature
My personal testimony of the Iraq "war".
• Daily Paul.comI was commenting on the thread The Guardian: "I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on", and another person suggested I write DP original about my experiences.
Israeli 'Settler' Physician Provides Free Medical Care to Arab Villagers
• Anav Silverman at The AlgemeinerThis U.S. born doctor, who made aliyah with his parents in 1974, makes personal house calls every week, providing medical treatment free of charge to Palestinian patients.
'Core' Al-Qaeda not behind Benghazi attack: US
• AFPShe was speaking after the New York Times published a lengthy investigation which found no evidence that the Al-Qaeda network had direct involvement in the attack, in which ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed.
Tracking IMF Money Manipulation to Pakistan and Beyond
• thedailybell.comThe Nation magazine recently posted a small articled entitled, "Pakistan gets second tranche of $553.5m from IMF."
Report: Kerry Offered Pollard Release to Israel
• antiwar.comOfficials: Obama Hadn't Approved of Idea
Recently Early-Released Terrorist Samer al-Issawi Calls to Kidnap IDF Soldiers
• The AlgemeinerAl-Issawi was sentenced to 26 years in prison in 2002 for his involvement in a series of shooting attacks targeting Israeli police cars and students at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Israel's Strategic Position
• arcleinIsrael's current strategic position is excellent. After two years of stress, its peace treaty with Egypt remains in place. Syria is in a state of civil war that remains insoluble. Some sort of terrorist threat might originate there, but no strategic
Israel to Announce More Settlement Expansions Next Week
• antiwar.comIgnores US Warning, Will Announce Some 2,000 New Units
Assessing the Conflict in Syria and Egypt – The Wars Continue
• original.antiwar.com2013 has expectedly been a terrible year for several Arab nations. It has been terrible because the promise of greater freedoms and political reforms has been reversed, most violently in some instances, by taking a few countries down the path of anar
Dec. 25 is a major holiday in Pakistan
• globalpost.comPakistan, surprisingly, was founded on the idea of religious tolerance. On Dec. 25, a divided nation remembers the man whose vision of a secular state didn't materialize.
: From Al-Qaida Reject to Reuters
• Honest ReportingA Reuters photographer, Molhem Barakat, was killed in Aleppo on Friday. Some emerging details of his life are raising uncomfortable questions for the wire service and for the press corps covering Israel and the PA.
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