Why Turkey won't go to war with Syria
• http://www.aljazeera.com, Pepe EscobarPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has yet to understand the new deal struck between Russia and the US.
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Floating Base Gives U.S. New Footing in the Persian Gulf
• New York TimesOne of the Navy’s oldest transport ships, now converted into one of its newest platforms for warfare, arrived in waters off Bahrain, a major addition to the enlarged presence of American (special) forces in the Persian Gulf designed as a counter to I
Endgame in Syria and Iran Risks War with China and Russia
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt NimmoDominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul of Beacon Equity Research predicts that the coming conflict with Syria will be the trigger event that takes down the U.S. dollar.
Covering Syria: The information war - "distortion, manipulation, lies and videotape"
• Aisling Byrne, Asia TimesThe aim being precisely to elicit a heart-wrenching emotional response in Western audiences that trumps all other considerations and makes the call for Western/Gulf intervention to effect regime change.
Political Sharia
• arcleinIslam is introducing Sharia into America under the guise of religious freedom. We are told that Sharia is religious law and, therefore, we should not worry about it. This is, at best, a half-truth.
There will be hell to pay for NATO's Holy War
• http://atimes.com, By Pepe EscobarUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is running out of rhetorical ammunition in the US's Holy War against Syria.
Russia Sending Warships on Maneuvers Near Syria
• www.nytimes.comMOSCOW — Russia said on Tuesday that it had dispatched a flotilla of 11 warships to the eastern Mediterranean, some of which would dock in Syria. It would be the largest display of Russian military power in the region since the Syrian conflict began
International group urges sanctions on Russians
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Kathy LallyAn international body devoted to security and democracy Sunday chided Russia—one of its 56 members—on its human rights record and urged governments to impose sanctions by banning visas and freezing the assets of Russians connected to the death of a c
Poisoning Arafat
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Uri AvneryFor me, there was no surprise. From the very first day, I was convinced that Yasser Arafat had been poisoned by Ariel Sharon. I even wrote about it several times.
Yemen: Saleh-Allied Troops Destroyed Oil Pipeline
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzLoss of Maarib Pipeline Costs Yemen $15 Million Per Day
Mass Protests: Thousands Rally in Pakistan Against US Supply Deal
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzThousands of demonstrators are participating in a massive march across Pakistan today, condemning the government’s decision to reopen the supply route into Afghanistan for US trucks.
Egypt’s President Defies Junta, Orders Parliament Recalled
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzLiberals Blast Move as Fueling 'Constitutional Crisis'
Yasser Arafat: Murder as State Policy
• http://lewrockwell.com, by Eric MargolisThe ghost of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is rising from his grave to haunt Israel and the Americans.
Israeli General: Populated Areas Will Be Targeted in Next Lebanon Invasion
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzPredicts New Lebanon Invasion After Collapse of Syria
Pleistocene Nonconformity Horizon Identified in Syria
• arclein. This episode occurred at or close to the time of major extinction of the North American megafauna, including mammoths and giant ground sloths; and the disappearance of the prehistoric and widely distributed Clovis culture.
Why This Obsession With Iran?
• by Patrick J. Buchanan“Iran is not seeking to have the atomic bomb, possession of which is pointless, dangerous, and is a great sin from an intellectual and a religious point of view.”
Legalize it! Israel committee defies UN, backs settlement expansion
• http://www.rt.comIsrael’s outposts on the West Bank which have been condemned as illegal by the UN should be authorized, said an Israeli committee.
GAMING AN IRAN WAR: How Washington Plans For Aggression as Part of a Reelection Campaign
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Danny SchechterPentagon Official Joins President’s Reelection Campaign
War on Syria and Imperial Hubris: Clinton Demands Russia And China to “Pay The Price”
• http://www.globalresearch.ca,At the third meeting of the so-called Friends of Syria in Paris on July 6, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proved once again that diplomacy is to the United States what refined dining etiquette is to a jackal.
US "Proxy Democracy": The Libyan Election Farce
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Tony CartalucciAll candidates are neo-imperial candidates - Wall Street proxy Jibril of "National Forces Alliance" presumed winner.
Afghanistan a New U.S. Protectorate
• Lew Rockwell blogSecretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the special status of Afghanistan as a "major non-NATO ally" of the U.S. government. It joins such other governments as Israel, the Philippines, Japan, Bahrain, and Pakistan.
Syriagate: Western firm's advice for Syria proves ineffective in media war
• http://www.rt.comSyria received specific guidance from a private communications company on how to fight back in a massive media battle launched by the West, a fresh leak of Syria-linked files has revealed. But that war was lost the day it began.
Libyan democracy: Regional division, bloodshed mar first post-Gaddafi poll
• http://www.rt.comLibyans have voted in the country’s first elections since ousting Muammar Gaddafi.
Afghan pay day: Tokyo conference pledges $16 bln in aid
• http://www.rt.comInternational donors have pledged to provide $16 billion dollars in funding to Afghanistan over the next four years.
Islamists Have the Keys to the Arab World?
• arcleinThe Muslim Brotherhood isn’t seeking power; they want to change society and the individual in the name of a totalitarian ideology. They have waited 80 years to seize the power, while their worldview was forged in the Arabian desert 1,300 years ago.
South Sudan Cuts Off Oil
• arcleinThe conflict between north and south actually began almost immediately after Sudan became independent in 1956. The first phase of the war lasted until 1972 when a truce was declared. War started up again in 1982 and continued until 2005 when the Ge
West Bank Annexation?
• arcleinconveniently ignore the singular role of Arab-Muslim rejectionism in perpetuating the state of war with Israel. The liberal media portrays the Palestinian Authority as moderate despite a charter that plainly calls for Israel’s destruction and regardl
Jets Are Crucial to Afghan War, Until a U.S. Exit
• New York TimesThe killing of Mr. Qayum and his driver demonstrates the extraordinary technical and tactical abilities of American air power. For better and worse, that power has become a defining facet of the Afghan conflict and the American way of waging war.
15 Killed in U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan
• New York TimesAt least 15 people suspected of being Taliban militants were killed by an American drone strike late Friday in northwestern Pakistan, according to a Pakistani intelligence official and local residents.
Unverified Video Shows US Helicopter Pilot Singing 'American Pie' While Shooting Afghan Civi
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert JohnsonIt made headlines in British tabloids this morning so it will likely get exposure in the States, but this alarming LiveLeak video should be examined more closely before drawing conclusions.
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