Pakistan stops NATO supplies after deadly raid
• www.reuters.comNATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis.
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The Covert US-Iran War: CIA Arrests Shed New Light on the Conflict
• antiwar.comSpeculation is constantly swirling about a possible US attack on Iran, but the breaking of a CIA spy ring in Iran earlier this week underscores the reality that there is a covert war of sorts already going on in the nation.
Libya’s New Regime May Attack Syria
• antiwar.comAccording to officials familiar with the situation, a meeting between Libya’s new regime, the NATO-backed National Transitional Council (NTC) and members of the Syrian National Council (SNC) ended with a request for the NTC to send arms to the opposi
Egyptian Protesters: US Stooge “ElBaradei for President”
• prisonplanet.comOnce again after yet another disingenuous campaign by the corporate media, the “Arab Spring” mobs filling Egypt’s Tahrir Square have revealed their true agenda, calling for US corporate-funded International Crisis Group trustee Mohammed ElBaradei to
Pakistan tells NATO to leave air base
• www.aljazeera.comThe Pakistani government has given the US fifteen days to vacate an airfield in Balochistan province after an alleged cross-border attack which killed at least 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Iran threatens to hit Turkey if US, Israel attack
• APIran will target NATO's missile defense installations in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic, a senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guards' aerospace
WAR: Pakistan cuts NATO supply lines after deadly raid
• .Pakistan said Saturday it would block NATO’s supply route into Afghanistan after an air raid near the Afghan border killed at least 26 Pakistani troops. It is the deadliest incident Islamabad has reported in the decade-long US-led war in Afghanistan.
Egypt Exchange to Stay Open Despite Turmoil: Chairman
• cnbc.comThe march comes as Egypt’s Stock Exchange (EGX) Chairman Mohammed Omran rejected suggestions another closure could occur if turmoil persists in the country. The EGX shut its doors for almost two months on January 27, sparking outrage from both domest
Egypt faces surge of protesters as military faces 'Friday of the last chance'
• telegraph.co.ukA massive demonstration was gathering strength in Cairo with tens of thousands of protesters chanting, "Leave, leave" rapidly filling up Tahrir Square.
Thousands rally in Egypt on "last chance Friday"
• news.yahoo.comTens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to military rule packed Cairo's Tahrir square on Friday in the biggest turnout of a week of protests and violence that has killed 41 people.
France seeks Arab backing for Syria intervention
• ReutersFrench Foreign Minister Alain Juppe gave more details of his proposal for a "secured zone to protect civilians" in Syria and had said he would propose it to the Arab ministers in Cairo. He said international monitors should be sent to protect civi
Russia Arms Syria With Missiles To Defend Against NATO Attack
• www.prisonplanet.comThe S-300 missiles, will be used to “deflect a possible attack by NATO or the U.S. and EU,” are long range surface-to-air missiles developed by Russia for the purpose of protecting large industrial and military bases from attack by aircraft and cruis
Public Relations Campaign for Military Intervention in Syria Begins
• www.prisonplanet.comJournalist and historian Webster Tarpley reported from Damascus this week and said that the CIA, Mossad and MI6 are orchestrating much of the violence in Syria (see Tarpley’s interview with Alex Jones).
Family of U.S. student freed in Egypt gives thanks
• www.reuters.com(Reuters) - Joy Sweeney's Thanksgiving wishes were granted in a predawn email on Thursday notifying her that her son and two other American students arrested on suspicion of throwing gasoline bombs in Egypt would be freed.
Egypt braces for fresh rally against army rule
• www.reuters.com(Reuters) - Activists vowed to crank up pressure on Egypt's generals on Friday with an overwhelming show of people power to cap almost a week of protests against army rule that have left 41 people dead.
American Tech Know-How Drives Both Sides of Arab Revolution
• www.wired.comAs activists take to the streets in Syria, using the power of Facebook and Twitter to organize one of the many revolutions across the Middle East, other American technologies are propping up the very regime these protesters hope to topple.
Iran says arrests 12 CIA agents amid reports of compromised U.S. ring
• HaaretzComment by top Iranian official comes as Intelligence Online says U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers arrives in Beirut to probe reported exposure of U.S. intel squad in Lebanon.
After Apology, Egypt’s Military Rejects Quick End to Its Rule
• www.nytimes.comCAIRO — Egyptian generals offered an unusual apology on Thursday for the killings of protesters in Tahrir Square, the iconic landmark of the country’s revolution, but rejected the demonstrators’ demands for an immediate end to military rule.
Real Middle East Conflicts
• arcleinSunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran may be bitter rivals but they share in common the desire to implement Sharia law globally, and both these rivals support the restoration of the Caliphate. In more contemporary and immediate terms they both express h
Heading for War on Syria?
Stephen LendmanObama plans more war
John F. Kennedy Opposed Israel’s Power
• veteranstoday.comOne part of JFK’s character which will not be covered by the mass media is his courageous opposition to the power Israel enjoys over the United States of America.
Yemeni President Signs Power-Transfer Deal
• wsj.comPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen agreed to step down on Wednesday after 33 years in power, becoming the fourth Arab leader swept away by protests this year and launching his violence-wracked country into a new era of uncertainty.
Kuwait arrests activists for storming parliament
• news.yahoo.comKuwaiti police Wednesday arrested at least one opposition activist over charges of storming parliament while other activists began surrendering voluntarily, their lawyer said.
Who Won the Iraq War?
• theamericanconservative.comI observed, “A war that fails to achieve clear political objectives is merely an exercise in violence and futility.” Having covered 14 conflicts as a war correspondent, I’ve seen a lot of violence and futility.
The Run On Europe Begins As Global Investors Head For The Hills...
• businessinsider.comUntil recently, the concern about Europe has been mostly theoretical--a potential train-wreck that would occur if/when the world's lenders decided that the continent's problems extended beyond the basket case known as Greece and cut lending to Europe
U.S. says giving, not selling, F-16s to Indonesia
• news.yahoo.comThe United States is giving, not selling, two dozen second-hand F-16 fighter planes to Indonesia to strengthen security ties with an "important U.S. partner," the Defense Department said on Monday,
John F. Kennedy Opposed Israel’s Power
• veteranstoday.comOne part of JFK’s character which will not be covered by the mass media is his courageous opposition to the power Israel enjoys over the United States of America.
Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense sites
• news.yahoo.comRussia will deploy new missiles aimed at U.S. missile defense sites in Europe if Washington goes ahead with the planned shield despite Russia's concerns, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.
Hezbollah Stumbles on Bumbling CIA Spy Rings
• antiwar.comIn a move which intelligence officials attributed to “lazy” security and several ignored warnings, two different CIA spying rings have been uncovered in Beirut, Lebanon, with the Hezbollah faction taken credit for noticing them.
Former US Ambassador: Turkey Should Occupy Afghanistan After 2014
• antiwar.comSays Turkish Army Has 'Track Record' of Maintaining Peace
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