Veteran UN envoy Brahimi to replace Annan in Syria – diplomats
• http://www.rt.comFormer Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to replace Kofi Annan as the new UN and Arab League envoy to Syria
Current News Headlines
These pages list the most recent news stories reported by the readers and editors of Freedom's Phoenix:
Russian security firm found new computer virus circulating in Middle East
• APA new computer virus tied to some of the most sophisticated cyberweapons thus-far discovered has been found circulating in the Middle East, expanding the electronic arsenal deployed by the U.S. and Israel against their rivals in the region.
US urges Palestine to postpone UN petition
• http://www.rt.comThe US is pressuring the Palestinian Authority (PA) to delay its efforts on upgrading its UN membership in September until after the American presidential election, according to a senior Palestinian official.
Washington’s proxy in Syria: Al Qaeda
• http://wsws.org, Bill Van AukenSecretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday issued a warning against anyone “attempting to exploit the misery of the Syrian people, either by sending in proxies or sending in terrorist fighters.”
Gaza Christians can pray in Israel, not Muslims: court
• AFPThe High Court rejected on Wednesday an appeal filed on behalf of seven Muslim women from Gaza, who asked to be allowed to pray at the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount. The appeal noted that the IDF currently allows Christian women
Egypt fires missiles against suspected militants in Sinai
• http://www.rt.comThe Egyptian military has launched an assault against suspected Islamist militants after they attacked security checkpoints along the Egyptian-Israeli border.
Is Mitt Being Neoconned Into War?
• by Patrick J. BuchananHas Mitt Romney given Israel a blank check for war?
Moving Toward War in Syria
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Rep. Ron PaulLast week, the House passed yet another bill placing sanctions on Iran and Syria, bringing us closer to another war in the Middle East.
Sikhs say attacks on community are ‘collateral damage’ of 9/11
• Chris McGreal, The GuardianHarjit Jeji Shergill would not go so far as to say there was an inevitability to the murder of six Sikh worshipers at his local temple, but after years of people venomously calling him “Bin Laden” he feared it might come to this somewhere in America.
Temple Attack Shows Jihadis Aren’t the Only Terrorists
• Spencer Ackerman via WIRED.comThe FBI is treating Sunday’s attack on a Sikh temple as a “possible act of domestic terrorism” — raising the possibility that the face of domestic terrorism in the United States looks different than the homegrown jihadism many have forecasted.
Assad Strikes Oil Deal to Keep War Machine Moving
• Robert Beckhusen via WIRED.comThe regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad is falling apart. Its prime minister has fled the country, and its military equipment is reportedly breaking down.
WI Eyewitness: "FOUR Men Opened Fire"
• YouTube via Daily Paul"...four white males, who were dressed darkly... uh... dressed in all black clothing, fired on the, uh, our congregation."
Sikh Temple Shooter Named as Army Vet Wade Michael Page
• .The gunman who opened fire in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., and killed six people has been identified as Army veteran Wade Michael Page, a PsyOp specialist. Page, 40, opened fire outside the temple before entering and killed 6 people.
UN General Assembly Vote On Syria: World Gone Unipolar – And Mad
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Rick RozoffOn August 3 the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution written by Saudi Arabia condemning both the government of Syria for the preponderance if not all the violence in the country
US, Israel arranging roles in Iran war theater?
• http://www.rt.comReports are surfacing of a US-Israeli plan to attack Iran’s ballistic missile batteries, giving Israel extra space to tackle Syria and Hezbollah.
US, Israel arranging roles in Iran war theater?
• http://www.rt.comReports are surfacing of a US-Israeli plan to attack Iran’s ballistic missile batteries, giving Israel extra space to tackle Syria and Hezbollah.
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of backing Taliban enemy
• ReutersPakistan's interior minister has said elements of the Afghan government are likely supporting a senior Pakistani Taliban leader who is fighting to topple the Islamabad government, accusations which could further raise tensions over cross-border raids
Hackers hit Reuters, post fake blog on Syria
• The RawStory.comHackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted “fabricated” stories said to include an interview with a Syrian rebel leader, the company said Friday.
Gunman kill 2, capture 4 others in attack on oil barge in Nigeria
• The RawStory.comGunmen attacked a barge belonging to an oil services company off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, killing two Nigerian sailors and kidnapping four foreigners, navy officials said.
30 dead in separate suicide attack, drone strike in Yemen
• Jonathan Terbush via The RawStory.comA suicide attack at a town in south Yemen recently recaptured by the army from Al-Qaeda forces killed 20 people Saturday and wounded another 20, the governor of the province said.
Israelis unite for major anti-govt demonstration
• http://www.rt.com“The time has come for an all out war,” say Israeli students, social activists and the country’s movement for equality in military service laws.
UN adopts tough resolution on Syria
• http://www.rt.comThe UN General Assembly has voted in favor of a non-binding resolution on Syria pushed by several Arab states.
Congressman Ron Paul's Speech Against Iran Sanctions August 1, 2012
• youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)Congressman Ron Paul's floor speech against Iran Sanctions bill on August 1, 2012.
Obligatory military service splits Israeli Arabs
• http://www.rt.comThe law allowing Arabs and Orthodox Jews to avoid national military service in Israel expires on August 1, and the Arab community faces a deep split over the inevitable military duty.
China slams new US - Iran sanctions as 'serious violation of intl rules'
• http://www.rt.comFresh US sanctions against Iran, targeting not only the country’s oil industry but also foreign banks have sparked a furore.
Tanks from Saudi Arabia vs. Half-Naked Unarmed Man in Bahrain
• Lew Rockwell blogTanks rolling toward a Bahrain protester: Which side was the US on in Bahrain? The US picks its sides according to power plays that have nothing to do with the fanciful pap about freedom, democracy, morality, obligation, and duty provided for public
Robert Fisk: Syrian war of lies and hypocrisy
• http://www.independent.co, Robert FiskThe West's real target here is not Assad's brutal regime but his ally, Iran, and its chemical weapons
Panetta and Israel to discuss war plans against Iran?
• http://rt.com/usaIsraeli officials are denying reports that the White House has provided them with a contingency plan in case of a showdown with Iran.
War Under Table: Ex-Blackwater mercs in Syria 'backed by US'
• youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)The opposition fighters in Syria might be getting help from a different source - in the form of training from the US private security firm, formerly known as the notorious Blackwater group. Security circles reportedly confirmed the information which
War, Syrian-Style? Has Assad Ordered Mass Rapes?
• by Russ Baker WhoWhatWhy.comA growing refrain out of Syria is that widespread rape is taking place – and sanctioned by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad
Watch Streaming Broadcast Live:
