Renewed NATO air strikes rock Tripoli
• english.aljazeera.netMilitary alliance pounds Libyan capital a day after US secretary of state says Gaddafi's days are "numbered".
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Syrian army starts crackdown in northern town
• english.aljazeera.netTroops deployed in Jisr al-Shughur, as deaths are reported in protests elsewhere in the country after Friday prayers.
Up to 15,000 killed in Libya war: U.N. rights expert
• news.yahoo.comAn estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people have been killed on both sides in four months of fighting in Libya, according to Cherif Bassiouni, who led a U.N. Human Rights Council mission to Tripoli and rebel-held areas in late April.
Pressure grows on Obama to rethink Afghan war policy
• www.mcclatchydc.comAs he mulls how many U.S. troops to pull out of Afghanistan starting next month, President Barack Obama is coming under increasing pressure from Democratic lawmakers and a growing number of Republicans to re-examine his war strategy following Osama b
Top NATO Official: Gadhafi a Legitimate Target
• news.antiwar.comAfter Months of Denials, NATO Confirms It Will Try to Kill Gadhafi
Pentagon Memo: Costs of Libyan War Soaring
• news.antiwar.comAdministration Insists War Will Continue Amid Growing Congressional Opposition
NATO Chief Rasmussen to Discuss Expanding Libya War at Bilderberg Summit
• prisonplanet.comConfab of global elite delayed due to bad weather, attendee list leaked
Gates says no hasty U.S. troop cut in Afghanistan
• RawStory.comDefense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday there would be no hasty U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and Washington expected the same from its allies.
U.S. wants ‘joint bases’ in Afghanistan, Gates says
• Washington PostThe United States should maintain a long-term military presence in Afghanistan as a “tenant” on bases jointly occupied with Afghan forces, rather than on permanent U.S. bases, after its combat mission ends, according to Defense Secretary Robert M. Ga
Philip Giraldi: Is Israel Preparing to Attack Iran Before September?
• AntiWar.comThere is considerable danger that Iran will be surprise attacked between the June departure of Robert Gates from the office of Sec. of Defense and the retirement of Admiral Mike Mullen from the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September.
U.S. intensifying covert war in Yemen
• ReutersThe Obama administration has intensified air strikes on suspected militants in Yemen in a bid to keep them from consolidating power as the government in Sanaa teeters, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. A U.S. official confirmed to Reuters
OPEC Talks Break Down, No Deal to Lift Oil Supply
• www.cnbc.comOPEC talks broke down in acrimony on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia failed to convince the cartel to lift production, sparking a rebound in global oil prices.
What Price War?
• http://www.independent.org/In the decade since 9/11, the U.S. government has pursued a national security policy that has been exceedingly costly in blood and treasure. Even before, U.S. defense spending was high by world standards.
Torturing Bahraini Doctors
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Obama's Israeli Gambit
• arcleinBut this claim is exposed as a lie by previous administration statements. On November 25, 2009, in response to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s acceptance of Obama’s demand for a 10-month moratorium on Jewish property rights in Jerusalem, Judea an
Yemeni President is Toast
• arcleinAs he recovered from two operations to remove shrapnel and reconstruct his skull, Mr Saleh's hold on power slipped further on Tuesday after fighters from the Sharab and Same tribes, both led by senior military figures, took control of most of Taiz,
Democratic change in Bahrain does not serve US interests: Kissinger
• http://www.prisonplanet.com/Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger emphasized that a democratic change in Bahrain did not serve the interests of his country, highlighting once again the western double standard towards...
Yemen's Saleh injuries believed more serious
• http://news.yahoo.com/Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's injuries from a rocket attack on his palace at the weekend were more serious than previously reported, a Yemeni official said, raising further questions about his rule.
NATO jets pound Tripoli, Gaddafi vows to fight on
• http://news.yahoo.com/NATO warplanes struck the Libyan capital several times an hour, hour after hour on Tuesday in the most sustained bombardment of Tripoli since the bombing campaign began, but Muammar Gaddafi said he would fight to the death.
Six More Years: U.S. General Wants to Train Afghans Until ‘2017′
• http://www.wired.com/There once was a time when President Obama implied that the Afghanistan war would at least start to end in July 2011. Then that date got pushed back to 2014.
US Drones Pound Pakistan, Killing at Least 21
• http://news.antiwar.com/US drones launched a number of missile attacks against the South Waziristan Agency of Pakistan overnight, killing at least 21 people and wounding an unknown number of others.
120 Troops Killed Around Protest City
• http://news.antiwar.com/Syrian state media today reported at least 120 troops were killed by “armed gangs” in the area around the town of Jisr al-Shugur, the site of yesterday’s major protests and violent crackdown. The toll was impossible to verify.
Syria vows retaliation over 'deadly ambush'
• http://english.aljazeera.net/Damascus threatens armed groups who reportedly killed 120 security personnel in northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughur.
Yemen opposition offer for talks rebuffed
• http://english.aljazeera.net/Coalition proposes dialogue with vice- president on transition, but government source rejects offer as "ridiculous".
Gaddafi vows to fight to end amid NATO raids
• http://english.aljazeera.net/Libyan leader says he will not surrender or kneel to enemies as NATO launches rare daytime air strikes on Tripoli.
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U.S. Plans Private Guard Force for Iraq: State Department Prepares to Hire 5,100
• NATHAN HODGE, WSJThe State Department is preparing to spend close to $3 billion to hire a security force to protect diplomats in Iraq after the U.S. pulls its last troops out of the country by year's end.
America's Imperial War on Libya
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Syria says protesters killed security forces
• Washington PostSyria’s government asserted 120 soldiers had been killed by armed protesters in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour, amid indications that what began as a peaceful protest movement is turning into an armed rebellion in at least some parts of the co
Military Seeks to Make Case Against Too-Hasty Reduction of Troops in Afghanistan
• NY TimesWith a major internal debate gathering inside the White House over how quickly to reduce the size of the American fighting force in Afghanistan, the military pushed back against the prospect of a substantial withdrawal, arguing that to leave too earl
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