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June 2014U.S. Supreme Court bans warrantless cell phone searchesPosted: Thursday, June 26, 2014 U.S. Supreme Court bans warrantless cell phone searches Major ruling updates privacy laws for 21st century At least 21 killed in rush-hour blast in Nigerian capital John Kerry on Iraq: No decision on "American force in a vacuum" Maliki rejects Iraqi rivals' demands as battle rages at former U.S. air base Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday rejected demands from rival politicians for an emergency national unity government, as al-Qaeda-inspired insurgents gained more ground, assaulting a former U.S. air base and pushing toward one of the country's largest dams. Syrian warplanes reportedly strike in Iraq, killing 57 civilians ISIS: Iraq today and possibly Jordan tomorrow Don't be fooled by its name: The terror group "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" plans to attack well beyond the borders of those two countries. After snatching an Iraq-Jordan checkpoint, Amman is on high alert. Islamist fighters reportedly attempting to encircle Baghdad Over 4,000 Killed Across Iraq So Far in June Iraqi Insurgents Secure Control of Border Posts Not Worth It: Huge Majority Regret Iraq War, Exclusive Poll Shows Kurds Winning the Battle for Self-rule as Country Disintegrates In Baghdad, John Kerry's calls for unity are falling on deaf ears Finally: Iraq Crisis Brings Swift Rebuke of Iraq Architects William R. Polk on American Grand Strategy for Iraq, Syria, and the Region "We win each battle, but the battles keep happening. And to our chagrin, we don't seem to be winning the wars. By almost any criterion, we are less 'victorious' today than half a century ago." 'Thank God for the Saudis': ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback U.S lawmakers encouraged officials in Riyadh to arm Syrian rebels. Now that strategy may have created a monster in the Middle East. Baghdad surrounded: ‘Nightmare scenario' unfolds as ISIL takes supply routes Russell Brand: Fox News Is ‘More Dangerous Than ISIS' Federal Judge: Unchallengeable No-Fly List Unconstitutional Orders Govt to Allow People to Submit Evidence of Their Innocence In a 65-page ruling issued today US District Judge Anna Brown declare the current US “no-fly list” unconstitutional because it does not allow people on the list to challenge that status. U.S. Lawmakers unveil major changes to FOIA Reform legislation emerges from Senate committee that would overhaul Freedom of Information Act, increase transparency Syrian minister warns of retaliation for Israeli strikes ‘We can now consider ourselves in an open state of confrontation with the Israeli enemy,' Ali Haidar tells Israeli Arab daily Egypt trial: Journalists protest over al-Jazeera trio BBC journalists held a silent protest in London and around the world Egypt's president says will not interfere in judicial rulings Russian Lawmakers Cancel OK for Ukraine Force Assange Lawyers File Swedish Court Appeal to End Arrest Warrant China shows graphic footage of Xinjiang militant attacks For a Global Brotherhood Among the Peoples Fifty years ago, great leaders raised the flags of the anticolonial struggle and decided to join their peoples in a march along the path of sovereignty and independence. 23 Palestinian members of parliament in Israeli jails Obama to Peres: 'Our hearts are with kidnapped boys' On his final foreign trip, Israeli president discusses abducted teens, Iraq, Iran, and prospects for peace in the Middle East with American counterpart. Further blasts hit Cairo as stock market falls Six explosions hit Cairo on Wednesday as markets tumble amid uncertainty With eye on Iran, Saudi insists Iraq solution is internal Posted: Sunday, June 22, 2014 Israeli Air Strikes Pound Multiple Syrian Army Sites Blames Syria for Attack in Golan Heights Bolstered by US Vehicles, ISIS Fights Rivals in Syria's Aleppo Seized Humvees Show Up in Battles Near Turkish Border Syrian children recruited as anti-Assad soldiers, says HRW Armed groups routinely recruit 15-year-olds to assist with combat operations, advocacy group Human Rights Watch finds Fighting strains Ukraine ceasefire, Putin urges dialogue Ukraine fighting kills 300 pro-Russia militants, 7 government troops; rebels seen driving unmarked tanks Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq, ISIL tightens Syria border grip With eye on Iran, Saudi insists Iraq solution is internal Iraq radicals capture more towns as Maliki government downplays rebel successes Iraq Crisis: US Precision Attacks Will Hurt the Jihadists But They Won't Defeat Them Iraqi militants seize 2 more border crossings Iraq crisis: How extreme are the fighters in Isis? Iraqi PM's Rivals Aim to Be US-Approved Successor Ahmed Chalabi Positioning Himself as 'Moderate' Candidate Iraq's Maliki: I won't quit as condition of US strikes against Isis militants As senators say Iraqi PM's sectarian leadership must end, Maliki calls upon west to give urgent air and intelligence support Is Iran being victimized by sanctions it doesn't deserve? Iranian officials met this week with their six-power counterparts to try to hammer out the outlines of a comprehensive nuclear deal set to last for several years. But its precise duration remains undecided. Obama Won't Rule Out Airstrikes in Syria Administration Says Intervention Not Restricted to Iraq NSA Turned Germany Into Its Largest Listening Post in Europe The National Security Agency has turned Germany into its most important base of operations in Europe, according to a story published by Der Spiegel this week. New leaks show Germany's collusion with NSA Several new Snowden-leaked documents show how closely Germany's intelligence agencies work with the NSA. But did the German government deliberately soften laws protecting privacy to make life easier for them? Washington's Iraq "Victory" Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Washington's Iraq "Victory" The citizens of the United States still do not know why their government destroyed Iraq. "National Security" will prevent them from ever knowing. "National Security" is the cloak behind which hides the crimes of the US government. US, UK create joint team to prepare for air strikes in Iraq – report Iraq crisis: West must take up Tehran's offer to block an Isis victory World View: Extremists have a grip on the country as Sunni Muslims decide that the jihadists are preferable to persecution by the official Iraqi army US Considering Talks With Iran on Iraq Security Iraqi, Syrian governments begin joint airstrikes against ISIL The Syrian government has begun coordinated airstrikes with the Iraqi government against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), AFP reports. ISIS Forces Seize NW Iraq City of Tal Afar The forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have seized yet another city in northwestern Iraq today, this time overrunning the ethnic Turkomen city of Tal Afar, just west of Mosul. Iraq Air Strikes Drive Civilians Into Kurdish Territory US Begins Partial Evacuation of Baghdad Embassy Pentagon Sends More Troops to Secure Embassy Grounds Tony Blair: west must intervene in Iraq Ex-PM says allies should consider military options short of sending troops after denying 2003 invasion led to Isis crisis Obama Laments the Cynicism HE Created America to Watch Entanglement in Iraq's Bloody Saga Shut Off Looms as Ukraine Ends Russia Gas Talks Without a Deal Ukraine Energy Minister Insists Govt Ready for Full Shutoff Kenya attack: gunmen kill at least 48 people Militants struck in coastal town of Mpeketoni while cafes and bars were packed with people watching the World Cup The Battle for Iraq Is a Saudi War on Iran Why the ISIS invasion of Iraq is really a war between Shiites and Sunnis for control of the Middle East. Such a setback for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been the dream of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah for years. He has regarded Maliki as little more than an Iranian stooge, refusing to send an ambassador to Baghdad and instead encouraging his fellow rulers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman -- to take a similar standoff-ish approach. Lavrov: Iraq developments show total failure of American-British 'adventure' The events in Iraq are a result of the actions carried out by the US and the UK, and the situation has spiraled out of control, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists. Major General says going into Iraq was a "gargantuan" mistake we will be dealing with for 50 years A SENIOR military figure says the UK's intervention in Iraq was a "strategic error of gargantuan proportions". 'Iraq chaos is Tony Blair's legacy': Intervention by ex-PM in 2003 destabilised the country and left it open to extremism, says Home Office minister The disaster unfolding in Iraq was branded 'Tony Blair's legacy' last night as Britain ruled out military intervention. Lethal legacy of Iraq crime Aside from the tens of thousands killed directly by Western troops in Operation Shock and Awe or the 2004 destruction of Fallujah, deliberate US policy aimed at dividing opposition to their military blitzkrieg sparked a sectarian war pitting Sunni against Shia which has hardly abated since. Blaming Obama for Iraq's Chaos As Islamic militants gain ground in Iraq, Official Washington's neocons and the mainstream media are blaming President Obama for ending the U.S. military occupation, but they ignore their own role in destabilizing Iraq with the 2003 invasion NATO launches fresh war games near Russia border Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Assault on Pakistan Airport Signals Taliban's Reach and Resilience Karachi airport attack shows growing threat posed by Pakistani Taliban Ukraine President Once Agent for U.S. State Department NATO launches fresh war games near Russia border NATO on Monday launched one of its largest military manoeuvres in the Baltic states since tensions spiked with neighbouring Russia over its annexation of Ukraine´s Crimean peninsula. Russia launches Baltic drills alongside NATO Saber Strike war games Lavrov: Russia won't sanction if Kiev signs EU deal Ukraine sees 'understanding' with Russia on peace moves Ukraine, Russian Envoys Reach 'Mutual Understanding' on Parts of Peace Plan Ukraine, separatists battle to control border with Russia Dispatching B-2 Stealth Bombers to Europe Obama's Attempt at Intimidating Russia John Kerry Caught in Lie to Promote War With Russia For Western Oil Companies, Expanding in Russia Is a Dance Around Sanctions For US foreign policy, 'left' and 'right' have little meaning Both political parties seek hawkish reputation Don't Walk Away from War It's Not the American Way How US Policy on Iran Came to Be Based on Fabricated Documents The key "evidence" of an Iranian nuclear weapons program comes via the MEK, a cult-like terrorist group—and was likely produced by Israel. Meeting privately with US, Iran suggests more time for nuclear talks Islamic Republic says negotiations over its disputed nuclear program may need to be extended by six months if July 20 deadline is not met. Nigeria Boko Haram crisis: '20 women abducted' in north Suspected Boko Haram militants have abducted at least 20 women close to where 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped in northern Nigeria, eyewitnesses say. 5 US troops killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan The Chilcot Inquiry on Iraq, Instigated by the Perpetrators of War Crimes: The Greatest Scandal of our Generation Just about every day in Iraq at least one person, if not scores more lose their lives wrecking family after family as a direct consequence of the US/British invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq back in 2003. Iraq government to arm citizens to fight militants: PM Al-Qaeda Seizes Northern Iraqi Oil Capital of Mosul Troops Abandon Weapons, Flee In the War on Terrorism, Only al-Qa'Ida Thrives Exhaustion could end Syria's bloody civil conflict, so long as foreign backers really want it 45 dead in clashes between jihadists in Syria: NGO U.S. arms could create Syria 'warlords', rebel commander says World War II: The Unknown War "Extremely Troubling" Documents Show How Obama Administration Embraced Foreign Detention of Terror Suspects Changes made to a key FBI interrogation manual highlight the bureau's increasing focus on questioning suspects—including Americans—in overseas prisons. Sudan army says 110 rebels killed in Kordofan Too Big To Comply? NSA Says It's Too Large, Complex to Comply With Court Order ILO report: A world blighted by poverty and inequality European football leaders call on Sepp Blatter to stand down as Fifa head European football leaders have told Fifa president Sepp Blatter he should step down next year. Uefa executive committee member Michael van Praag says he told Blatter he should not be a candidate for re-election because Fifa's reputation has been so damaged during his presidency. While the likes of FA chairman Greg Dyke and David Gill were also critical of Blatter's regime. Military jet crashes in Southern California Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2014 Germany opens criminal probe into U.S. tapping of Merkel's phone The Top 5 Claims That Defenders of the NSA Have to Stop Making to Remain Credible Military jet crashes in Southern California, damages homes Ukraine says no humanitarian crisis, no U.N. resolution needed More jets and warships: US increasing military presence in Black Sea Following President Obama's commitment of $1 billion to expand NATO's role in Eastern Europe, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Thursday that the United States will be bolstering its presence in the Black Sea region. Britain offers tanks and 1,000 troops for Nato show of strength against Putin A British armoured battle group could join Nato manoeuvres in Poland later this year as the alliance reinforces exercises in response to the Ukraine crisis Ukraine Military Claims to Kill Over 300 in Slovyansk Civilians Fleeing City as Attacks Move Into Second Day Kerry defends US recognition of new Palestinian cabinet US Secretary of State John Kerry has rejected Israeli criticism of his recognition of the new Palestinian government formed by Fatah and Hamas. Syrian al-Qaeda Holding 150 Kurdish Students Hostage AQI Captured Students en Route to Final Exam Bergdahl deal explanations flop A special briefing by senior administration officials Wednesday evening failed to sell skeptical senators concerned about President Obama's decision to trade five Taliban commanders for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release. No, Prisoner-of-War Bowe Bergdahl Did Not Get Americans Killed What We Should Really Be Talking About With the Bowe Bergdahl Controversy Nigerian villagers 'killed in Boko Haram church attack' Egypt's Brotherhood says vote is 'null and void' Brother of Sudanese woman facing death penalty for 'abandoning her Islamic faith' by marrying a Christian says 'she deserves to be executed' New Organization Hangs Sign: 'Whistleblowers Welcome' Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 New Organization Hangs Sign: 'Whistleblowers Welcome' ExposeFacts.org aims to shed light on both government and corporate malfeasance NSA collects facial images of hundreds of millions of people The New York Times reported Sunday that the agency collects images of hundreds of millions of people by intercepting global telecommunications and Internet traffic. There's A Huge New Snowden Leak — And No One Knows Where It Came From REVEALED: GCHQ's BEYOND TOP SECRET Middle Eastern INTERNET SPY BASE Above-top-secret details of Britain's covert surveillance programme - including the location of a clandestine British base tapping undersea cables in the Middle East - have so far remained secret, despite being leaked by fugitive NSA sysadmin Edward Snowden. Government pressure has meant that some media organisations, despite being in possession of these facts, have declined to reveal them. Today, however, the Register publishes them in full. Noam Chomsky: Edward Snowden, the World's "Most Wanted Criminal" In the past several months, we have been provided with instructive lessons on the nature of state power and the forces that drive state policy. And on a closely related matter: the subtle, differentiated concept of transparency. As Snowden Leak Anniversary Approaches, Intelligence Community Prepares to Declare Victory Elections in Syria: The People Say No to Foreign Intervention Defying threats of violence, tens of thousands of ordinary Syrians went to the polls to cast a vote that was more about Syrian dignity and self-determination than any of the candidates on the ballot. After three years of unimaginable atrocities fomented by a demented and dying U.S. empire, with the assistance of the royalist monarchies of the Middle East and the gangster states of NATO, the Syrian people demonstrated, by their participation, that they had not surrendered their national sovereignty to the geo-strategic interests of the U.S. and its colonial allies in Europe and Israel. US Condemns Syria's Election, Fine With Egypt's Slams Syria Vote as 'Disgrace' Despite Strong Similarities to Other US-Backed Votes Fifteen babies poisoned by infected fluids from intravenous drip Newborn dies and 14 others being treated after incidents in neonatal care units in six different hospitals around the UK Qatar allowing freed Taliban men to move freely in country: Gulf official Political Fight Over Release of US POW Bowe Bergdahl Continues to Grow Freed US POW Bowe Bergdahl, Family Vilified by Hawks Political Row Has Many Questioning Father's Long Beard Revealed: Bowe Bergdahl left letter telling comrades at Afghan base he was 'leaving to start new life and didn't want to fight for America' as Army announces he DOES face desertion charges Gold Star mom: 'This guy was worth my son's life?' Ruppersberger Calls Taliban Prisoner Exchange 'A Dangerous Precedent' What Excuse Remains for Obama's Failure to Close GITMO? 181 people killed, 293 injured in Kiev military op in eastern Ukraine Confirmed: Ukrainian air force fired over 150 missiles at Lugansk, bombed admin HQ Kiev's 'indiscriminate shelling of residential areas' must be stopped – Russia Moscow has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council, its main point is an immediate end to violence in East Ukraine. RT's Anastasia Churkina reports. NATO agrees to 'readiness action plan' to counter Russia Obama asks for $1B to boost US military in Europe Making sense of Obama's billion dollar hammer You probably heard it by now: Obama has pledged a billion dollars to what my "beloved" BBC called "European security". The official name for this initiative is the "European Reassurance Initiative". You see, Obama and the BBC apparently believe that Europeans are really terrified and that they believe that the Russian tanks might roll into Warsaw, Athens, Rome or Lisbon at any time. The good news is that Uncle Sam is here to reassure them that he will let no such thing happen and that this additional 1 billion dollars will deter the Russian Bear. Have you ever read something more ridiculous? Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents The Big Picture of the Geopolitical Chess Game: Ukraine is A "Square on the Chessboard" What Obama Told Us At West Point At West Point Obama told us, to the applause of West Point cadets, that "American exceptionalism" is a doctrine that justifies whatever Washington does. Russia, China Agree to Create Joint Ratings Agency The Russian minister stressed the plan was to make the agency apolitical. The decision came after the US-based Standard and Poor's downgraded Russia's credit rating from BBB to BBB- in April, following Crimea's accession to Russia. It is now illegal in 33 U.S. cities to feed homeless people N.S.A. Collecting Millions of Faces From Web Images Posted: Monday, June 2, 2014 N.S.A. Collecting Millions of Faces From Web Images The National Security Agency is harvesting huge numbers of images of people from communications that it intercepts through its global surveillance operations for use in sophisticated facial recognition programs, according to top-secret documents. NSA contractors use LinkedIn profiles to cash in on national security NSA spies need jobs, too. And that is why many covert programs could be hiding in plain sight. Job websites such as LinkedIn and Indeed.com contain hundreds of profiles that reference classified NSA efforts, posted by everyone from career government employees to low-level IT workers who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Why There Is No Russian Military Intervention In The Ukraine Explosion hits Ukraine border city, killing at least two Unveiling "Western" Hypocrisy Russia Connects Syria And Ukraine With The National 9/11 Memorial And Museum Opening, It's Time We Confront The Truth Jackson Jr. gets time off projected prison term, pays $550,000 Imprisoned former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s projected release date from federal prison is now Sept. 20, 2015, more than three months earlier than the day he had been expected to be freed, federal officials confirmed today. Sudan backtracks on pledge to free woman sentenced to death for apostasy The foreign office said on Saturday that Meriam Ibrahim would be freed within days but now says only Sudan's courts can decide on her fate The bizarre tale of America's last known POW US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan ...Taliban releases soldier in exchange for 5 Gitmo detainees British Government Coverup and Whitewash of Iraq War Crimes: The Chilcot Inquiry The Chilcot inquiry's focus on Bush-Blair secrets distracts us from disaster in plain sight To have any relevance, the Chilcot inquiry should extend its brief to cover all UK military interventions since the alliance Gist of Tony Blair's talks with George Bush over Iraq war to be published Agreement between the Chilcot inquiry and government to publish some secret material comes after months of deadlock Tourist who took camera inside North Korea shocked by 'ordinary' lives of citizens When a man from Singapore had his wish to visit North Korea granted, he braced himself for the scenes of 'barren lands' and 'really, really sad people' that he had seen via a BBC Panorama documentary. But what he found blew his mind - for all the right reasons. 'My friends tell me what I've seen must be fake': Tourist who took a camera inside North Korea and expected to find 'really, really sad people' was shocked to find a happy country U.S. Imperialism and Nigerian Schoolgirls International kowtowing to Israel must end now The Americans and Europeans have tried being the voice of reason and failed. Now they must speak to Israel in the language it understands best (hint: it's not Hebrew.) |
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