Attack on Iran will bring destruction of Israel – Ahmadinejad
• http://rt.comTehran and Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah warn of cataclysmic retaliation against an Israeli attack, threatening to make the country “a living hell.”
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South Africa seeks answers after mine shootings
• The RawStory.comFamilies of workers missing from a mine where 34 people were shot dead in the worst police violence since apartheid on Saturday struggled to discover the fate of their loved ones as the nation sought answers.
U.S., Afghan officials concerned over ‘insider attacks’
• The RawStory.comPentagon chief Leon Panetta urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to crack down on a rise in attacks by Afghan security personnel on their Western colleagues, officials said.
Tunisia: Blood in the streets?
• http://www.sovereignman.com, Simon BlackBanking tycoon Baron Rothschild is credited with saying that ‘the time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.’ Rothschild took his own advice, making a fortune buying deeply undervalued assets following Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterl
Shell shuts oil station in Nigeria, activists report spill
• The RawStory.comShell said Thursday it had shut down an oil processing facility in southern Nigeria over a pump failure, but denied reports that a significant amount of oil had spilled in the area.
U.S. holds ‘serious’ talks with Russia on Syria
• The RawStory.comThe United States said Thursday it held “serious” talks with Russia about Syria and renewed its call for a political transition after months of disagreement over the bloodshed.
Binyamin Netanyahu’s aides launch stinging rebuke to Israeli president Shimon Peres
• Harriet Sherwood, The GuardianAides to Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu launched a stinging rebuke to the country’s president, Shimon Peres, after he said that Israel should not act alone in launching military action against Iran’s nuclear programme.
India's Entering An Exclusive Military Club And There's No Turning Back
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey IngersollWithin the next 18-months, India will commission it's first self-built nuclear submarine, complete with ballistics missiles fitted for nuclear warheads.
Stunning Pictures Of Afghanistan Like You've Never Seen It Before
• http://www.businessinsider.com,With today's deadly attack on American forces and the fatal downing of an Black Hawk helicopter, the nation again looks to Afghanistan and the troop withdrawal in 2014.
Syrian Rebel Leader Threatens To Form Alliance With Al-Qaeda If West Doesn’t Provide Arms
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph WatsonTerrorists already meet with rebels “every day,” coordinate bombings
Tunisia: revolution is just the beginning
• www.sovereignman.com/Simon BlackPolice and bureaucrats routinely found ways to plunder the hard work and savings of people like Bouazizi who spent all day in the sun trying to make an honest living.
Israel to Demand Guarantee Obama Will Attack Iran
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Richard SilversteinIsrael in recent days has become a Hall of Mirrors in which wherever members of the war camp look in the media, they see an infinite regress of leaks and self-serving articles which promote the war narrative
US Hypocritically Accuses Iran of Sending Pro-Regime Militias to Syria
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserIranian meddling in Syria is condemned, while US-backed regime change by proxy is just
Report: Obama to Tell Israel US ‘Will Attack Iran by June 2013′ If Diplomacy Fails
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserIt could be a tactic to stave off an Israeli attack before the November elections, but such talk is incredibly dangerous
48 Killed, 130 Wounded in Afghan Suicide Blasts
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzDeadliest Day of the Year for Afghan Civilians
India announces plans for a Mars mission in 2013
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Singh announced the unmanned Mars mission during a speech Wednesday to mark the 65th anniversary of India’s independence from British rule. Scientists say the spacecraft is expected to take nearly 11 months to get close to Mars after which it will
Israel hasn't decided on Iran strike: Pentagon
• ReutersThe US does not believe Israel has made a decision on whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, following sharp rhetoric from Israeli officials that has put financial markets on edge.
Maariv Quotes U.S. Sources “Close to President” Saying We Will Join in Israeli Attack
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Richard SilversteinThe drums of war have been sounding especially loudly of late in Israel.
‘More Visible’ U.S. Role Expected in Syria in Coming Weeks, Turkey Says
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Patrick GoodenoughThe United States will take on a “more visible” role in the Syria crisis in the coming weeks
Lessons from Afghanistan
• nybooks.comThe Dark Defile: Britain’s Catastrophic Invasion of Afghanistan, 1838–1842 by Diana Preston
Egyptian President Morsi Ousts Military Leaders, Military-Declared Constitutional Amendments
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffEgyptian President Mohammed Morsi made waves on Sunday by ordering the removal of several figures in Egypt's military and revoking a military-declared constitutional amendment that had granted the military far reaching powers over the country.
Israel sniper gets 45-day sentence for killing two Gaza women
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-PresseAn Israeli soldier implicated in the killing of two Gaza women carrying a white flag faces a 45-day jail term under a plea bargain approved by a military court on Sunday, local media said.
‘Green-on-blue’ attacks spike in Afghanistan
• AFPSeven international soldiers have been killed by their local colleagues in a bloody week of violence in Afghanistan, further eroding trust between foreign troops and the Afghans they work with. Six died on Friday alone — three American soldiers we
U.S., Turkey to study Syria no-fly zone
• ReutersThe United States and Turkey indicated they were studying a range of possible measures over Syria, including a no-fly zone, as battles between rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces shook Aleppo and the heart of Damascus
US politicians urge Bahrain to free activist
• http://www.aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera and agenciesMembers of Congress write to the government urging release of Nabeel Rajab and others jailed over free-speech cases.
Test of shame! Lebanese protest against anal probe for suspected gays
• http://www.rt.comLebanese are protesting in Beirut against the use of anal examinations on men suspected of homosexuality and “virginity tests" for women.
Iran Earthquakes Kill 250, Thousands Injured
• http://www.voanews.comRescue teams are still searching for victims in collapsed buildings after two strong earthquakes hit northwestern Iran, killing at least 250 people and injuring 2,600 others.
Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace
• http://www.livescience.com, Owen JarusA team of archaeologists excavating a palace in the ancient city of Avaris, in Egypt, has made a gruesome discovery.
The United States and its Comrade-in-arms, Al Qaeda
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by William BlumAfghanistan in the 1980s and 90s ... Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s ... Libya 2011 ... Syria 2012 ... In military conflicts in each of these countries the United States and al Qaeda (or one of its associates) have been on the same side.
Clinton in Turkey to discuss Syria conflict
• http://www.aljazeera.comUS secretary of state meets with Turkish leaders as deadly clashes continue in Syrian city of Aleppo.
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