Obama Told Pakistan: US ‘Not Ready’ to Stop Drone Strikes
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz'No Flexibility' In Talks
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Afghan Witnesses Say Sgt. Robert Bales Did Not Act Alone
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserChild witnesses to the massacre of 17 Afghan civilians by Staff Sgt. Robert Bales say there was more than one U.S. soldier party to the crime, contradicting the story told by the Pentagon.
The UK has announced it will allocate some £500,000 to supply aid to the Syrian opposition.
• http://rt.comThe UK has announced it will allocate some £500,000 ($795,000) to supply non-military aid to the Syrian opposition.
Egypt bans porn sites for ‘destroying religious belief’
• http://rt.comAn Egyptian administrative court has banned internet porn sites, describing them as "poisons in spreading immorality.”
Double Speak from Benjamin Netanyahu
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Philip GiraldiThe New York Times’ Isabel Kershner reporting from Jerusalem on March 20th described Israeli government rage at a comment made by the European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton relating to the killing of three Jewish children in Toulouse
The Art of Warfare : Iran and The Gas Pipeline Battle"
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Manlio DinucciTwo major pipeline projects are at present vying to secure future energy supplies to Pakistan, India and China. One originates in Iran while the second one draws on reserves in Turkmenistan.
Foreign Troops Inside Syria: The Failed UN Brokered "Peace Plan" Sets the Stage for War?
• www.globalresearch.ca, by Michel ChossudovskyIn late February, 13 French military officers were arrrested in Homs at the height of the armed insurrection, pointing to the presence of foreign troops on Syrian soil in derogation of international law.
SYRIA PEACE PLAN: West Moves To Kill Off "Important First Step" To End Violence
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Finian CunninghamNo sooner had Kofi Annan, the special United Nations envoy to Syria, announced scoring “an important first step” towards implementing a peace plan in the war-torn country, the US and Western powers were scrambling to scupper the goalposts.
War With Iran Would Mark Beginning of WW3
• http://lewrockwell.com, by Gerald CelenteFounder of the Trends Research Institute Gerald Celente discusses how conditions of this recession are similar to post-World War recessions.
State Department Won’t Say Jerusalem Is in Israel
• http://freebeacon.com, BY Adam KredoThe State Department has altered an official communication to erase the fact that it had referred to Israel and Jerusalem as separate entities.
THE DANGEROUS MESS IN SYRIA GROWS MURKIER
• ericmargolis.comSyria’s murky, multi-level conflict continues to grow worse. So does public confusion here in the west as the US, British and some European media keep depicting Syria’s civil war as a simple passion play pitting the evil Asad regime in Damascus again
Three More Troops Are Shot Dead By Afghan Allies...
• www.businessinsider.comAnd The US Military Can't Agree On What To Make Of It
Support in U.S. for Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds
• nytimes.com, By ELISABETH BUMILLER and ALLISON KOPWASHINGTON — After a series of violent episodes and setbacks, support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among both Republicans and Democrats, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
US missile shield branches into Asia, Middle East
• http://rt.comThe Pentagon has revealed plans to deploy elements of its global antiballistic missile defense system in Asia and Middle East.
Syrian troops battle rebels as clashes spill into Lebanon
• http://rt.comSyrian troops crossed into Lebanese territory and clashed with opposition forces there, according to eye witness reports. Other sources say there was no actual incursion.
The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Prof. James PetraAfter the cold-blooded murder of the 17 Afghan villagers in Kandahar Province the US military and the ever-complicit Obama regime constructed an elaborate cover-up, exposing the Administration up to charges of conspiracy to suppress the essential fac
Obama proposes ex-Bush official as envoy to Iraq
• AFPBefore 2005, McGurk was a legal advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority — the US-led transitional government led Paul Bremer that took over soon after Saddam’s ouster — and to the US embassy in Baghdad. Obama nominated Jeffrey in June 2010,
IRAN Documentary Yesterday and Today : Rick Steves
• youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In this one-hour, ground-breaking travel special, you'll discover the splendid monuments of Iran's rich and glorious past, learn more about the 20th-century st
What Is Really Going On in Syria
• Lew RockwellSyria's murky, multi-level conflict continues to grow worse. So does public confusion here in the west as the US, British and some European media keep depicting Syria's civil war as a simple passion play pitting the evil Asad regime in Damascus again
Afghan army-uniformed man kills two British soldiers
• http://rt.comA man in Afghan army uniform opened fire at British servicemen, killing two. The attacker was eliminated in reprisal fire.
Too many powers wanted Gaddafi dead - NTC head
• http://rt.comColonel Muammar Gaddafi was wanted dead so his secrets would die with him.
Pakistani President: US Must Halt Drone Strikes
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzIn a statement delivered today regarding his meetings with US special representative Marc Grossman, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari expressed support for parliament’s recent positions on the Pakistani-US relationship, saying they were a sign of
US, Turkey Agree on ‘Non-Lethal’ Aid to Syrian Rebels
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzUS Claims to Be 'Uncertain' About Sending Arms
Obama: Not Much Time Left for ‘Diplomatic Solution’ to Iran
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzSpeaking today in South Korea, President Obama warned that there was little time left to resolve the ongoing dispute with Iran through diplomacy, insisting that the “window is closing” for the Iranians.
Cover-up in Kandahar of "the Actions of a Group of US Soldiers"
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Joe Giambrone"An Afghan elder who lives in Zangawat, a village near the base, said U.S. soldiers threatened residents with retaliation after an American vehicle hit a buried bomb three days before the shootings. " (LA Times)
YUGOSLAVIA, 78 DAYS 1999 NATO AIR RAIDS : Thirteenth Anniversary Of NATO As Global War Machine
• http://www.globalresearch.ca,Wreaths were laid at memorials Saturday as a tribute paid to the victims of the 1999 NATO bombing in the city of Nis, southern Serbia, where 56 people were killed and over 200 were injured in 78 days of NATO air raids.
Fast-forward Syria: Three terrible scenarios and one good option
• http://www.aljazeera.comSyria's uprising could end up looking like Libya, Algeria, Kosovo, or perhaps something different altogether.
Syria an Invented Country
• arcleinThe third was “Greater Syria.” This theory held that the peoples of the eastern Mediterranean were all members of one unit — including present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and southwestern Turkey. Extreme versions of the “Greater Syria” ideolog
U.S. Plans No Charges Over Deadly Strike in Pakistan
• New York TimesThe US military has decided no service members will face disciplinary charges for their involvement in a NATO airstrike in November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, an accident that plunged relations between the two countries to new depths and has
At CIA, a convert to Islam leads the terrorism hunt
• Washington PostFor every cloud of smoke that follows a CIA drone strike in Pakistan, dozens of smaller plumes can be traced to a gaunt figure standing in a courtyard near the center of the agency’s Langley campus in Virginia.
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