Iraqi press crackdown: Police to close media agencies
• http://www.rt.comIraqi police are under orders to shut down a number of foreign and local media outlets across the country, reports Iraqi journalist rights group.
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Syrian military says it downed Turkish fighter jet
• BBC NewsThe Syrian military has said that it shot down a Turkish warplane "flying in airspace over Syrian waters". A spokesman said the plane, an F-4 Phantom, was dealt with "according to the laws that govern such situations", the state news agency Sana s
President Obama as 'warrior-in-chief': Militaries always need enemies to justify their exist
• News LinkThis war [on terror] was never really just about terrorists, of course. It's largely about keeping the military-industrial complex steaming ahead.
Gulf of Tonkin Redux?
Stephen LendmanObama may get the war he wants
Cold War Politics Redux
Stephen LendmanAnti-war!
Israel Reneges on Hunger Striker Deal
Stephen LendmanIsraeli state terror
Turkish Plane Reported Shot Down in Syrian Airspace
Stephen LendmanWars begin for less
Sinai Heats Up
• arcleinHow differently the situation is viewed in Israel is revealed by, for instance, veteran military analyst Alex Fishman, who wrote: “This is no longer the same Egypt. It is no longer the same border, the peace treaty is dying, and we better start to ch
CIA Arming Syrian Insurgents
Stephen LendmanExpect war. It's coming.
Western Hypocrisy on Iran's Nuclear Rights
Stephen LendmanObama plans war
WH rejects requests for 'targeted killing' papers
• APUnder the Freedom of Information Act, the Times and the ACLU sought records regarding the legal justifications for the alleged U.S. government killing of U.S. citizens and others associated with al-Qaida and other terrorist groups.
Struggling on Empty Stomachs for Justice
Stephen LendmanIsraeli state terror
Taliban Block Polio Vaccinations in Pakistan
• The New York TimesCiting a U.S. spy conspiracy via the case of Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani Taliban commander has banned polio vaccinations in the tribal belt of Northern Waziristan days before 161,000 children were to be inoculated.
Will Russian And Chinese Military Forces On Syrian Soil Prevent Obama From Bombing Syria?
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Michael SnyderEveryone knows that the Obama administration has been steadily gearing up for a military campaign against Syria.
Jewish extremists suspected in arson attack on West Bank mosque
• Washington PostVandals set fire to a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank early Tuesday, leaving behind Hebrew graffiti warning against the planned evacuation and removal of homes built illegally in a Jewish settlement, Israeli police said.
Iraq PM warns of 'wars' over Exxon deal with Kurds
• AFPPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki believes a contract between US oil giant ExxonMobil and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region is dangerous and could lead to "wars," his spokesman told AFP. ExxonMobil signed an oil exploration deal with the Kurdistan regi
U.S., Israel developed Flame computer virus to slow Iranian nuclear efforts, officials say
• New York TimesThe United States and Israel jointly developed a sophisticated computer virus nicknamed Flame that collected intelligence in preparation for cyber-sabotage aimed at slowing Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, according to Western officials wi
Supreme Court of Pakistan kicked out the Prime Minister
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled Speaker National Assembly Fehmida Mirza’s ruling as void and declared that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stood disqualified since April 26. “Yousuf Raza Gilani is disqualified from membership of parliament from
Till Death Do Us Part
• http://lewrockwell.com, by Tom Engelhardt"Do you do this in the United States? There is police action every day in the United States... They don't call in airplanes to bomb the place." – Afghan President Hamid Karzai denouncing U.S. air strikes on homes in his country, June 12, 2012
US plans significant military presence in Kuwait
• http://apnews.myway.com, By DONNA CASSATAThe United States is planning a significant military presence of 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the withdrawal of American combat forces and the world nervously eyes
US To Egypt's Military: Hand Over Power or Lose US Aid
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
Unjustified killing: UN wants US drone attacks explained
• http://www.rt.comA UN investigator has called on Washington to provide justification for the increasingly widespread use of military drones to carry out targeted killings.
Israeli Turned Palestinian Activist
Stephen LendmanIsraeli state terror
Israel begins deportation of Sudanese refugees
• AFPInterior Minister Eli Yishai, who has vowed to rid Israel first of all the illegal immigrants from South Sudan and the Ivory Coast, then those from Eritrea and Sudan, was on hand at the airport to see them off, the correspondent said. Israeli Prim
U.S. warns Iran dissidents they must close Iraq camp
• ReutersThe United States warned an Iranian dissident group on Monday to follow through on plans to close a base in Iraq founded under Saddam Hussein, saying it was "gravely mistaken" to believe there was any other option. The State Department urged the g
Syrian forces pound cities as Obama, Putin meet
• ReutersA Russian naval source said Moscow was preparing to send marines to Syria in the event it needed to protect personnel and remove equipment from its naval facility in Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartous, according to the Interfax news agency.
Egypt’s High Court Tries to Stave Off Sharia
• arcleinWill the court’s action be enough to prevent Egypt from becoming an Islamic state? For that, it may be too late. Many see the upcoming runoff presidential election between Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi and secularist Ahmed Shafiq, a lon
Libya: New AFRICOM And NATO Beachhead In Africa
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Rick RozoffOn June 15 the news agency of the U.S. Defense Department, American Forces Press Service, ran a story on commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Army General Carter Ham's testimony before the House Armed Services Committee four months before in wh
Is the Secret War in Yemen and Somalia Secret No Longer?
• http://www.commondreams.orgObama openly described ‘direct action’ – military operations – in both Yemen and Somalia.
Muslim Brotherhood declares Mursi Egypt's president
• http://www.rt.comThe Muslim Brotherhood declares its candidate, Mohamed Morsi, has won Egypt’s presidential run-off.
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