Exclusive: Venezuela ships fuel to war-torn Syria
• By Marianna Parraga and Emma FargeThe government of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is emerging as a rare supplier of diesel to Syria.
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Areas with 10,000 Bq/m² of radioactivity considered “highly contaminated” by study
• By ENENewsJapan’s science ministry says 8 per cent of the country’s surface area has been contaminated by radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
Netizen Journalism, Libya and the UN
• Global Research, February 17, 2012The Special Issue (vol 21 no 1) of the Amateur Computerist on Netizen Journalism and the story of the resistance to the NATO aggression against Libya is now available at the ACN website.
Syrian City Under Attack Following UN Condemnation
• VOA NewsActivists say Syrian troops are heavily shelling rebel-held areas in the central city of Homs, just one day after the U.N. General Assembly condemned the regime for violating human rights in its crackdown.
U.S. Secret Armies Gear Up for Global War
• Global ResearchUS militarism has escalated dramatically under the Democratic president and its tide threatens to engulf the entire planet. Among the latest indications is a behind-the-scenes campaign by the chief of the US military's Special Operations Command (SOC
But Syriasly, Folks
• Russ BakerAn awful long time has elapsed since the media began frenetically covering the uprising in Syria—long enough for more truth to have emerged by now.
New Weasel Word on Iran Nukes
• Robert ParryWhat can one say when the Washington Post's neoconservative editorial writers more correctly describe the U.S. and Israeli assessments on Iran's nuclear program than does a news story in the New York Times?
How Will Increased Iranian Sanctions Affect South Africa
• Oilprice.comThe Iranian sanctions’ fallout is now hitting South Africa, Africa's biggest economy, which receives nearly 25 percent of its needs from Iran, roughly 98,000 barrels per day (bpd), or about 4 percent of Iran’s total exports.
Iran wants early resumption of nuclear talks: letter
• By Fredrik Dahl(Reuters) - Iran has proposed a resumption of long-stalled nuclear talks with world powers in which Tehran would have "new initiatives," according to a letter from Tehran to European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton obtained by Reuters on
U.S. Says Iran’s Nuclear Claim Is ‘Hype;’ Oil Pares Gain
• By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan and Viola GiengerFeb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. played down Iran’s claim of a “major” nuclear breakthrough as an exaggeration to bolster nationalism amid tighter sanctions rather than a step toward developing an atomic weapon.
Can Obama avert war with Iran?
• By Gareth PorterPresident Barack Obama has finally begun in recent months to signal to Israel that the United States would not get involved in a war started by Binyamin Netanyahu without US approval.
Egypt: The Army's Chess Match?
• By WILLIAM FISHERTensions between long-standing allies Egypt and the US climbed to a new high this week as Egypt's ruling generals arrested 43 employees of the country's non-profit non-governmental human rights organizations -- including several from the US.
Why Did Petraeus Fire the Auditor Charged with Stopping Flow of Pentagon Funds to Taliban?
• By Ralph LopezMajor source of funding for the Taliban is likely the Department of Defense itself, estimated around $400 million per year.
SYRIA: NATO's Next "Humanitarian" War?
• by Prof. Michel ChossudovskyIn this online interactive I-book, we bring to the attention of our readers a selection of feature articles on the Syrian crisis.
With Syria's Rebels: A Visit to a Bombmaker's Factory
• news.yahoo.comThey call it the jineyee, Arabic for "genie" -- or crazy female. Standing at about 60 cm high, the rust-colored metal tube doesn't look like much. But it's what's inside that counts: 2 kg of yellow granular explosive material, hooked up to a trigger
Iran to load own nuclear fuel rods in Tehran reactor
• ReutersIran will load domestically made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran Research Reactor on Wednesday for the first time to keep it running, a senior official told a national news agency.
Syria would not send troops to protect protesters at OWS – envoy to UN
• Russia TodayUN is applying double standards towards Syria, the country’s envoy stated while addressing the General Assembly. He said that his country, like any sovereign state, has exclusive responsibility for maintaining security on its national territory.
CNN Fires Entire Jewish Staff Of Israel Bureau - And Retains Only Arab Reporters
• Before It's NewsCNN denied Monday reports from numerous media outlets that it fired all Israeli Jewish reporters at its Jerusalem bureau and retained only Arab reporters.
Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops in Afghanistan
• by Nick TurseThe American military in Afghanistan doesn’t want to talk about it, but one day soon, it will be a new hub for the American drone war in the Greater Middle East.
Israeli attack on Iran would be complex operation
• www.usatoday.comIf Israel attacked Iran's nuclear facilities, the strike would probably take the form of a complex air assault involving scores of planes that would have to penetrate Iranian air defenses and attack up to a couple of dozen targets simultaneously, ana
Iranian Boats Shadow USS Aircraft Carrier in Gulf
• www.myfoxdc.comThe American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, shadowed by Iranian patrol boats.
Israel blames Iran for Bangkok blasts
• www.telegraph.co.ukIsrael's defence minister has accused Iran of being behind a bombing that rocked a crowded residential area of Bangkok on Tuesday.
Muslim Brotherhood Warns U.S. Aid Cut May Affect Egypt’s Peace Treaty With Israel
• www.cnsnews.comA top Muslim Brotherhood official has warned that any cuts in U.S. aid to Egypt could affect Cairo’s peace treaty with Israel – the latest sign that Egypt’s emerging political forces intend to call Washington’s bluff over the diplomatic dispute trigg
U.S. Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf
• ReutersIran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the U.S. Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the region said.
Iranian man throws bomb at police; 5 hurt
• Jerusalem PostOne day after attacks on Israeli embassies in India and Georgia, the English-language Thai newspaper Bangkok Post reported an Iranian man threw a bomb at Thai police that ricocheted off a tree and exploded while bouncing back toward him.
False Fears About a Nuclear Iran
• Reason magazine"The stupidest thing I have ever heard." — Meir Dagan, former head of Israel's intelligence agency, the Mossad, on attacking Iran's nuclear facilities. Stupid it may be, but it's also the hottest trend since the iPhone. Defense Secretary Leon Pane
Israel blames Iran for India and Georgia bombing attempts; Tehran denies role
• Washington PostIsrael accused Iran of responsibility for twin bombing attempts aimed at Israeli embassy personnel in New Delhi and Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, fueling a growing confrontation over Iran’s nuclear program.
Malaysia sends Saudi home, where he's threatened with death for a tweet
• www.csmonitor.comA Malaysian lawyers' group blamed Malaysia for handing Hamza Kashgari over to the Saudi authorities 'on a silver platter.' Mr. Kashgari allegedly insulted the prophet Muhammed on Twitter.
Libya on alert after warning from Gaddafi’s son
• www.ft.comLibya’s interim authorities have ramped up security precautions ahead of the anniversary of the country’s revolution after threats of a counter-revolution by the former leader’s exiled son.
The Mullah's Nuclear War
• arcleinWhat can now be done? All the options are bad. Sanctions have slowed Iran’s progress but not stopped it. Bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities would certainly inflict crippling pain and would set back Iran’s WMD quest by a year or so; but this course o
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