Russia to Deploy Long-Range Attack Drone by 2016
• http://freebeacon.com, Bill GertzAltius-M is Moscow’s first missile-firing UAV
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French Sabotaged Iran Pact for Arms Deal
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzIs Hollande Govt Looking for a 'War Dividend?'
Saudi nuclear weapons 'on order' from Pakistan
• BBC NewsSaudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will. While the kingdom's quest has often been set in the context of countering Iran's atomic program, it is now possible that the Saudis
Turkey Completes 19th-Century Dream Of An 8-Mile Tunnel To Europe
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Ayla Jean Yackley,Turkey opens the world's first underwater rail link between two continents on Tuesday, connecting Asia and Europe and allowing Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to realize a project dreamt up by Ottoman sultans more than a century ago.
Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in Syria
• Daily MailPrince Bandar bin Sultan told European diplomats that the United States had failed to act effectively against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was growing closer to Tehran, and had failed to back Saudi support fo
SAUDI ARABIA: American Muslims visiting holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, get threatened and attacked
• Rahat Husain for Washington TimesDuring the attack, the men reportedly shouted “Our Hajj [holy pilgrimage] will be complete once we have killed you, ripped out your hearts and eaten them, and [then] raped your women.”
Russia’s Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
• washingtontimes.com, By Cheryl K. ChumleyRussian President Vladimir Putin was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by an advocacy group that credits him with bringing about a peaceful resolution to the Syrian-U.S. dispute over chemical weapons.
Rape victim sentenced 200 lashes by Saudi court
• Timothy Whiteman at Examiner.com"The victim's sentence (of NINETY LASHES) was increased because her lawyer had spoken out..."
The Kenyan Massacre’s Roots in America’s Somalia Policy
• http://fff.org, by Sheldon RichmanLast weekend’s hostage-taking — and the murder of at least 61 people — at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, has its roots in the U.S. government’s intervention in Somalia, which began in the 1990s.
Indian Government says no to Monsanto Climate Resilient Patent
• The Liberty BeatThe Board used Sections 3(d) of the Patent act as well as 3(j), used for the first time to specify that plants and animals are not patentable.
Militants Shoot Down Army Helicopter in Yemen; 8 Killed
• BreitbartYemeni officials say that militants have shot down an army helicopter, killing all eight people on board including a military commander. The officials say the helicopter was downed by a missile over the al-Qaida stronghold of Wadi Ubida in central
25 Killed, Scores Wounded in Attack on Pakistan Election Rally
• Jason Ditz via AntiWar.comTaliban: Attack Targeted JUI-F Candidate
US Doubts UN Claims That Syrian Rebels Used Sarin
• John Glaser via AntiWar.comThe Free Syrian Army formally denied using chemical weapons
Iraq Violence Rose Sharply in April
• Jason Ditz via AntiWar.comSectarian Violence Caps Another Ugly Month
Israel: Not Encouraging US to Attack Syria
• Jason Ditz via AntiWar.comSteinitz Adds That Syria War, Iran War 'Unrelated'
Bombs Hit Baghdad as Iraq Violence Moves Into Second Week
• Jason Ditz via AntiWar.comSunnis Cry Foul as Govt Closes Jordan Border Over 'Security'
Defected Syrian general claims he was ordered to use chemical weapons
• Jack Khoury via HAARETZFormer Assad army general asserts he used harmless substance instead; statement aired on an anti-Assad TV channel, raising questions over veracity of claims; Syrian rebels claim Assad used chemical weapons near Damascus last week.
4 foreign troops killed in NATO plane crash; Taliban begin spring offensive in Afghanistan
• The Washington PostA NATO plane crash in southern Afghanistan killed four international troops on Saturday, the same day the Taliban announced its spring offensive and said it will target military and diplomatic sites
The Iraqi Civil War, Round Two
• Paul PillarThe most prominent civil wars in recent years have not started with a clear, firing-on-Fort-Sumter beginning.
Syria nerve gas claims undermined by eyewitness accounts
• Peter Beaumont via TheGuardianDescription of attack in which six rebels died adds to uncertainty about claims that sarin has been used in the conflict
“Iraqi Scenario” to Take Down Syria
• Kurt NimmoSyria has accused the United States and Britain of telling lies about its supposed use of chemical weapons. Syria says it has not used the weapons and does not possess them.
India Flexes Its Nuclear Muscles – While We Fixate on North Korea and Iran
• Eric Margolis via LewRockwell.comWhile the United States beats the war drums over North Korea and Iran’s long-ranged nuclear armed missiles –which they don’t even possess – Washington remains curiously silent about the arrival of the world’s newest member of the big nuke club
Israel Has Right to Decide to Attack Iran
• Jason Ditz via AntiWar.comArms Deal to Israel a 'Clear Signal' to Iran
Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah Celebrate Boston Terror Attack
• Israel News AgencyShortly after terror bombs exploded and murdered over 12 people at the Boston Marathon, members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah were reported to be dancing in the streets of Gaza, handing out candies to passerbys.
Syria activists reject Qaeda call for Islamic state
• The RawStory.comSyrian activists on Thursday dismissed as “blatant interference” a weekend call by Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri for an Islamic state to be established in the strife-torn country.
Cornerstone laid for Palestinian culture museum
• The RawStory.comPalestinian officials on Thursday joined a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new museum of Palestinian culture, history and society in Bir Zeit near Ramallah.
I Witnessed A Brutal Beating From Hotel Balcony Overlooking Cairo's Tahrir Square
• Business InsiderThe Arab Spring, where citizens all over the whole Middle East caused powerful governments to listen and even topple, didn't ignite at Tahrir Square here in Cairo, but it's certainly where the revolution blazed hottest.
Musharraf back in Pakistan from exile
• al JazerraPervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former president, has arrived in Karachi, returning to the country after more than 4 years in self-imposed exile to run in upcoming elections. Musharraf landed at Karachi's Jinnah International airport aboard a commercial
Two gang-rapes in 24 hours in Madhya Pradesh
• youtubeA Swiss woman is gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh; she and her husband are beaten and robbed. Another woman is gang-raped on a bus in Indore.
Indian Authorities Shut Down Mobile Network To Stop 'Rumors' After Deadly Bomb Attacks
• Business InsiderThe southern Indian city of Hyderabad has been hit by twin bomb blasts in a bus station and a cinema, the BBC reports.
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