Suspected cyber-attack hits Iran’s oil sector
• http://rt.comA virus has been discovered in computers running key parts of Iran's oil sector, forcing authorities to unplug its main oil export terminal from the Internet.
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Manhattan judge denies motion to stop Twitter subpoena
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War drums beat, but Israel ‘ill equipped’ for threats
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CIA site downed as Anonymous claims attack
• http://rt.comThe CIA website is now back online following a DDoS attack reportedly perpetrated by the hacktivist group Anonymous.
Israel punishes Palestinian hunger strikers by removing rights
• http://rt.comIsraeli authorities are trying new methods to end hunger strikes among Palestinian prisoners. The measures include canceling prisoners' rights to family visits and confiscating of their possessions.
North, South, East, and West: Austerity Revolt Felt Across Europe
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffEurope’s austerity backlash gains steam in challenge to German-driven program
The Iranian threat: Military or political?
• http://www.aljazeera.com, D. ParvazDespite hyperbolic talk over Iran's nuclear programme, it's unlikely the country would deploy potential nuclear weapons.
Scavenging on the edge of Venezuelan society
• http://www.aljazeera.com, Rhodri DaviesMany indigenous Warao people are unable to find a way out of poverty in both traditional communities and modern cities.
Egypt bars US-based civil society groups
• http://www.aljazeera.comEight requests for licences to operate rejected because "the groups' activities violated state sovereignty".
California to vote on ending death penalty
• http://www.aljazeera.comQuestion to appear on November ballot after more than 500,000 people signed up to back the proposal.
Media Scoundrels Promote War on Syria
Stephen LendmanMedia scoundrels support all imperial wars
Grand Prix State Terror
Stephen LendmanBahrain one of the world's worst police states.
Something is Rotten in America With Harlan Ullman
• arcleinToday is far different. The Soviet Union is long gone. It will be some time, if ever, for another rival to take its place. While it took more than 15 years to repair the damage Vietnam imposed on the military (which gained redemption in the lightning
Russian Space Craze of the 1920's
• arcleinThe obsession with space travel was born in this climate, beginning in earnest in 1923 following the publication of an article titled “Is Utopia Really Possible?” in the newspaper Izvestiia. The piece focused on two early pioneers of rocketry — the R
Technology Max Out over Next Generation We Know About
• arcleinLarger and more integrated cities, a new wave of robotic automation, robotic driving, terabit broadband and new energy could boost GDP by over three times what they would otherwise be over a twenty year period. Global GDP growth could get into the 12
End Game For Islam
• arcleinThe internal difficulty that the West and the Rest face is a lack of understanding on how to conduct a war of confrontation which is more cold war than hot. War as a hot war is poor at effecting societal change. The best example of that has been the
GOP elite holds off the tea partiers
• PoliticoMany Republicans said tea-party activists now understand that things will run more smoothly if those with experience are in charge rather than those who put a premium on ideology over process. “The important thing for any group in the party to unders
In Holocaust Museum visit, Obama outlines policies aimed at preventing genocide
• Washington PostPresident Obama outlined a series of policies Monday aimed at helping the U.S. government better respond to the threat of genocide around the world, declaring that “national sovereignty is never a license to slaughter your people.”
Man who resisted police wins Supreme Court case
• APThe Michigan Supreme Court says people can resist police officers who unlawfully enter their homes. In a 5-2 decision, the court ordered that charges be dropped against Angel Moreno Junior, who was accused of obstructing officers at his home in Holla
A Dangerous Mind?
• New York TimesBecause Mr. Mehanna’s conviction was based largely on things he said, wrote and translated. Yet that speech was not prosecuted according to incitement to “imminent lawless action” but intent to support a foreign terrorist organization.
MDPD’s Homeland Security Bureau Was Monitoring My Facebook Page Hours Before My Arrest
• Photography Is Not a CrimeCarlos Miller is a Miami multimedia journalist who has been arrested twice for taking pictures of law enforcement. He has publicly posted on social networks that he will be taking pictures today in order to document the eviction.
How to Become a "Stalker" in Oregon: Criticize the Police
• by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)Apparently, the only guaranteed way to earn the unwanted title of “stalker” in the Beaver State is to criticize the local police and the corrupt municipal cabal it serves. That’s a reasonable inference to draw from the bizarre experience of Sunriver,
Resignation of Police Chief in Martin Case Is Rejected
• New York TimesHours after the city manager announced he had reached an agreement with Chief Bill Lee to resign over the Sanford Police Dept’s handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting case, the City Commission voted to reject the resignation.
Defense Department Plans New Intelligence Gathering Service
• New York TimesThe Pentagon is revamping its spy operations to focus on high-priority targets like Iran and China in a reorganization that reflects a shift away from the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan that have dominated America’s security landscape for the past
Sudanese warplanes bomb town in South Sudan
• Washington PostSudanese warplanes bombed a South Sudanese town Monday morning, ignoring international calls to stop the attacks and ratcheting up the threat of a full-blown war between the two nations. According to the United Nations mission in South Sudan’s cap
Today on LewRockwell.com - Monday April 23rd 2012
• http://www.lewrockwell.com/I Love Oil Speculators, Charles Goyette / Menacing Propagandists for Empire and State Doug Casey on the pseudo-intellectuals / The 4th Reich? / US-Israel Stoke 'Rogue' Nuclear State As a weapon against China and Pakistan. by Eric Margolis
EU imposes new sanctions on Syria, banning luxury goods, products with military uses
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Associated PressThe European Union on Monday banned the sale of luxury goods and products to Syria that can have military as well as civilian uses.
Europe growth fears sink euro, global stocks
• http://www.reuters.com, By Luciana LopezInvestors pushed global equities and the euro lower on Monday as Dutch political turmoil and disappointing euro zone data revived fears the region's debt crisis could keep much of Europe mired in recession through the year.
Mexican Immigration Wave Winds Down
• http://online.wsj.com, By MIRIAM JORDANNet migration from Mexico has plummeted to zero thanks to changing demographic and economic conditions on both sides of the border.
Hollande Blames Europe’s Austerity-Only Plan for Le Pen’s Rise
• bloomberg.com, By Helene Fouquet and Mark DeenFrancois Hollande, the winner of the first round of France’s elections, said Europe’s austerity drive fueled despair and created conditions for the record-high score for anti-euro National Front leader Marine Le Pen.
