US-Israel War on Iran : The Myth of Limited Warfare
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Prof. JamesThe mounting threat of a US-Israeli military attack against Iran is based on several factors including:
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Rapidly Ending the War in Afghanistan Solves Many Problems
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Ivan ElandSo many government efforts run aground on problems with poor incentives.
Libyan NTC Threatens Intervention, But Western Towns Keep Fighting
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzDeath Toll Continues to Rise in Clashes
Israel Presses US for Another $700 Million in Military Aid
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzFunding Needed for Missile Defense Israeli Military Felt Wasn't Worth Paying For
Damascus: Syrian troops start withdrawal
• http://rt.comSyrian troops have begun withdrawing from some cities and returning to their bases
America’s dangerous game in Yemen
• http://rt.comWashington has ramped up its efforts against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, launching dozens of air attacks targeting the terror group.
Fed watchdog finds no Watergate, Iraq weapons link
• ReutersThe Federal Reserve did not help the Watergate burglars get cash, stonewall congressional inquiries in the 1970s political scandal or help Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein get a $5.5 billion loan to purchase weapons in the 1980s, the agency's inspector ge
Deal Close on Night Raids, U.S. and Afghan Officials Say
• New York TimesAfter years of insisting that American forces end covert nighttime raids on Afghan homes, President Karzai’s government was close to completing a deal that would give the Afghan authorities legal oversight of the raids, while allowing American forces
South Sudan: Sudan’s bombing of South Sudan scares away US, Chinese oil investors
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Associated PressSudan is bombing oil-rich regions of South Sudan in order to scare away American and Chinese investors, a South Sudan official said Monday, as U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concern about the growing tensions between the two countries.
Libya: What the Intervention Has Wrought
• http://www.huffingtonpost.comLibya's current politics offer two lessons -- ones we really shouldn't have to learn yet again.
Free Syrian Army Foot-Soldiers of Western Military Alliance
• http://tv.globalresearch.ca, by grtvThe international envoy to Syria tells the UN Security Council there's no progress in implementing a ceasefire
A Palestinian Mandela
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Uri AvneryMarwan Barghouti has spoken up. After a long silence, he has sent a message from prison.
Al-Qaeda’s online forums go dark for days
• Washington PostThe administrator of a second-tier al-Qaeda site recently posted a message on an online forum saying that “the media arena is witnessing a vicious attack by the cross and its helpers on the jihadi media castles.”
Clinton: Assad ‘Must Go’
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzWhile Warning of Peace 'Deadline,' Is US Position Already Set?
Ron Paul: Most Americans agree with him on Afghanistan pullout
• http://www.csmonitor.com, By Brad KnickerbockerRon Paul has yet to win a primary or caucus election, but on one thing he has the support of most Americans: The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan sooner rather than later.
THEY SHOOT CHILDREN, DON'T THEY? Confined Cruelty: Israeli Treatment of Palestinian Minors
• www.globalresearch.ca, by Graham PeeblesFor many Palestinian children their childhood is lived under a cloak of fear and the threat of violence and abuse at the hands of an armed force that stalks the streets of their homeland.
AFGHANISTAN: A Tale of "Three Tragedies"
• www.globalresearch.ca, by Felicity ArbuthnotMarch was another month of tragic, needless lives lost, the searing grief of mother’s and father’s for lost son’s and daughters.
150 dead in Libyan tribal clashes reveal vacuum in authority
• http://rt.comLibya's interim government says a ceasefire has been reached in a six-day conflict between two tribes that has claimed some 150 lives in the southern city of Sabha.
Friends of Syria recognize SNC as 'legitimate representative'
• http://rt.comThe 70-nation Friends of Syria has recognized the Syrian National Council as the "legitimate representative" of all Syrians, the conference's final statement says.
Arab states agree to provide millions to pay Syrian opposition fighters
• Washington PostArab states in the Persian Gulf have agreed to provide a monthly stipend of several million dollars to pay a “salary” to opposition fighters in Syria and encourage more defections from President al-Assad’s army, participants at an international confe
Arab states agree to provide millions to pay Syrian opposition fighters
• Washington PostArab states in the Persian Gulf have agreed to provide a monthly stipend of several million dollars to pay a “salary” to opposition fighters in Syria and encourage more defections from President al-Assad’s army, participants at an international confe
Militants Attack Checkpoint in Yemen, Up to 41 Dead
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThe US-supported Yemeni military called in airstrikes to bomb the area
All Sides Agree to UN Peace Plan for Syria, But None Act
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThe Assad regime, the insurgents, and foreign intervening powers continue to prolong the conflict
Clinton: Time Running Out for Diplomacy With Iran
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserRhetoric about Iranian intentions to build nuclear weapons still sputter despite intelligence consensus to the contrary
US-NATO Sea-based Missile System Threatens Russia
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Vladimir KozinA sophisticated multilayered missile defense architecture is being created in the immediate vicinity of Russia...
Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre
• ReutersThe lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident. John Henry Browne, the lawyer for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said U.S. forces in Afghani
U.S. drones attack militants in Pakistan, Yemen
• ReutersU.S.-operated drones carried out deadly missile strikes against suspected al Qaeda targets in Pakistan and Yemen on Friday. There was no connection between the targets in the two locations, other than the fact that both sets of militants who were att
Bin Laden Wife Says He Hid for a Decade in Homes in Pakistan
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserOsama bin Laden’s youngest wife has revealed that the al-Qaeda leader was not holed up in caves along the Afghan-Paksitan border.
Israel Encircles Iran - by Philip Giraldi
• The American ConservativeIsrael is tightening the noose around Iran. The Israeli government has signed a secret agreement with the government of Azerbaijan to lease two former Soviet military airfields located close to the Iranian border. One of the facilities is being used
West continues its war on Iran
• Washington PostCoordinated pressure by the Obama administration and its European allies has caused a rapid fall in oil revenue to Iran, squeezing that nation’s economy ahead of nuclear talks next month, U.S. officials and industry analysts said Friday. The finan
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