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August 2014Obama threatens Russia with new sanctionsPosted: Friday, August 29, 2014 Britain Raises Terror Threat To Severe, Attack 'Highly Likely' Obama threatens Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine Don't mess with nuclear Russia, Putin says President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia's armed forces, backed by its nuclear arsenal, were ready to meet any aggression, declaring at a pro-Kremlin youth camp that foreign states should understand: "It's best not to mess with us." Putin calls on pro-Russian rebels to let Ukraine troops leave encirclement The Nail In The Petrodollar Coffin: Gazprom Begins Accepting Payment For Oil In Ruble, Yuan According to Russia's RIA Novosti, citing business daily Kommersant, Gazprom Neft has agreed to export 80,000 tons of oil from Novoportovskoye field in the Arctic; it will accept payment in rubles, and will also deliver oil via the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline (ESPO), accepting payment in Chinese yuan for the transfers. Meaning Russia will export energy to either Europe or China, and receive payment in either Rubles or Yuan, in effect making the two currencies equivalent as far as the Eurasian axis is conerned, but most importantly, transact completely away from the US dollar thus, finally putin'(sic) in action the move for a Petrodollar-free world. Putin likens Ukraine's forces to Nazis and threatens standoff in the Arctic Hours after Barack Obama accused Russia of sending troops into Ukraine and fuelling an upsurge in the separatist war, Putin retorted that the Ukrainian army was the villain of the piece, targeting residential areas of towns and cities like German troops did in the former Soviet Union. Reports of Russian Troops in Ukraine, But Little Evidence "Russian Invasion" Of Ukraine, Turns Out to Have Been a Translation Error After all major news-entities repeated the "invasion" claim and the public damage is done they simply take it back. Ukraine Lost A Battle - West Escalates With More Russia Sanctions The Iraq War Was a Smashing Success Make no mistake about it: by any vaguely human measure, the situation in Iraq is a US-made disaster of historic proportions. Millions dead or wounded, millions more displaced, and all overseen by a kleptocratic government more interested in grinding old enemies into the dust than governing...and of course, yes, a seemingly endless cycle of violence that claims new victims every day. President Obama on ISIS: 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet' Modeling CIA Torture, ISIS Waterboarded Those It Captured: Report Sources quoted by the Washinton Post say ISIS "knew exactly how it was done" as it employed brutal techniques also approved by Bush administration Captives held by Islamic State were waterboarded James Foley was among the four who were waterboarded several times by Islamic State militants who appeared to model the technique on the CIA's use of waterboarding to interrogate suspected terrorists after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Christian leaders call for end to US strikes in Iraq, focus on peaceful resolution In Aleppo, rebels back U.S. strikes against jihadists French leader calls Assad a 'jihadist ally' Hollande rules out working with Syria president against Islamic State, as group is accused of executing Syrian soldiers. Islamic State group executes Syrian soldiers Victims shot and stabbed in the latest brutal mass killing by armed group already accused by UN of war crimes. UAE strikes on Libya stir US fears of a free-for-all in the Middle East The U.S. was reportedly caught off guard last week by a mysterious set of airstrikes in Libya, which senior White House officials told The New York Times were carried out by the United Arab Emirates with support from Egypt. The report, denied by both countries, has sparked concerns that transnational military action without Washington's endorsement by two of the region's U.S.-armed powers portends a new era of free-for-all military intervention in the Middle East amid waning U.S. influence. 50 days of war in Gaza likely to cost Israel dearly Netanyahu faces revolt over truce with Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu faces strong criticism in Israel over costly conflict with Palestinian militants in which no clear victor has emerged 43 UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights seized by militants Exclusive: U.S. may use secrets act to stop suit against Iran sanctions group Did Certain Foreign Governments Facilitate the 9/11 Attacks? Somalia Asks UN Court to Set Maritime Boundary Merkel Slams US Hegemony? Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2014 Ukrainian president: Russian troops have crossed border Petro Poroshenko cancels planned trip to Turkey as he effectively accuses Russia of invasion 'No Russian troops in Ukraine': Moscow's OSCE rep responds to Kiev's claims Merkel Slams US Hegemony? "America Can't Solve All The World's Problems Anymore" First Russia and China, then UAE, Egypt, and Turkey... and now it appears Germany (following a phone call with Putin) is pulling the rug out from under US hegemony - just as Obama's warmongery ramps up... Selective Outrage over Ukraine POWs The U.S. news media regularly engages in selective outrage, piously denouncing some adversary for violating international law yet hypocritically silent when worse abuses are committed by the U.S. or allied governments, as the New York Times has shown again, writes Robert Parry. Captured Russian troops 'in Ukraine by accident' Ten Russian soldiers captured in eastern Ukraine crossed the border "by accident", Russian military sources are quoted as saying. Russia's Putin says military escalation won't solve Ukraine crisis Sanctions Rebound To Hit Europeans The Fun of Empire: Fighting on All Sides of a War in Syria Now the Obama administration and American political class is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the failed "Bomb Assad!" campaign by starting a new campaign to bomb those fighting against Assad – the very same side the U.S. has been arming over the last two years. Turkey struggles as 'lone gatekeeper' against Islamic State recruitment Hard-Line Splinter Group, Galvanized by ISIS, Emerges From Pakistani Taliban Obama Warns of Extended Campaign Against ISIS Obama weighs risks of attacking jihadists in Syria Amid growing pressure to act, President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautioned that defeating the Islamic State would take time, even as some Pentagon officials expressed frustration with what they decried as White House foot-dragging on striking the militant group's Syria sanctuaries. U.S. rules out coordinating with Assad on airstrikes against Islamists in Syria The Evil of U.S. Aggression against Iraq What better confirmation of the manifest failure of the philosophy of foreign interventionism than the renewed U.S. bombing of Iraq? Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S. Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S. Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have secretly launched airstrikes against Islamist-allied militias battling for control of Tripoli, Libya, four senior American officials said, in a major escalation of a regional power struggle set off by Arab Spring revolts. Libyan capital under Islamist control after Tripoli airport seized Operation Dawn captures airport in fierce fighting against pro-government militias after five-week siege in the capital This is why you can't trust the NSA. Ever. New documents show the agency missing a massive number of violations. And that's before it set up a new program with virtually no oversight. The Surveillance Engine: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google The National Security Agency is secretly providing data to nearly two dozen U.S. government agencies with a "Google-like" search engine built to share more than 850 billion records about phone calls, emails, cellphone locations, and internet chats, according to classified documents obtained by The Intercept. Boko Haram leader says ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law Cornel West: "He posed as a progressive and turned out to be counterfeit. We ended up with a Wall Street presidency, a drone presidency" Cornel West is a professor at Union Theological Seminary and one of my favorite public intellectuals, a man who deals in penetrating analyses of current events, expressed in a pithy and highly quotable way. Poll: African Americans Think Race Relations Have Gotten Worse Since 2009 Black TV Producer Mistaken for Bank Robber: Beverly Hills PD ‘Deeply Regrets' Error Charles Belk: When You "Fit the Description"! Foley video with Briton was staged, experts say Posted: Sunday, August 24, 2014 Foley video with Briton was staged, experts say The video of a British jihadist beheading an American hostage was probably staged, with the actual murder taking place off-camera, according to forensic analysis. Nigerian police missing after Boko Haram raid At least 35 officers training in Borno state - a rebel bastion - went missing after armed group attacked town of Gwoza. Bombings Hit Iraq's Kirkuk, Baghdad, Dozens Dead Israeli Bombing Intensifies in Gaza as Does Push for ICC 'War Crimes' Inquiry Hamas signs off on Palestinian efforts to join International Criminal Court as international legal experts demand accountability Israel levels high-rise buildings in Gaza: 'They housed Hamas op centers' IDF air strikes have leveled two multi-story buildings in Gaza; both are said to have housed Hamas facilities. The new tactic of bringing down entire buildings has been tested amid a new escalation of tensions in the Israeli-Gaza conflict. Hamas signs Palestinian application for ICC membership NLG and Other Legal Groups Send Letter to ICC Urging an Investigation into Potential War Crimes Committed by Israel and US in Gaza under "Operation Protective Edge" Russia Reminds UN That Ukraine Agreed to Let Russia Deliver Aid on August 12 Delivery of Humanitarian Aid Sparks Fears of Escalation in Ukraine Trucks that delivered 'food, water, and medicine' return to Russia, but declarations that convoy was "direct invasion" generates concerns of further escalation Russia's Humanitarian 'Invasion' Official Washington's war-hysteria machine is running at full speed again after Russia unilaterally dispatched a convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian supplies to the blockaded Ukrainian city of Luhansk, writes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. Obama Destabilizes Europe's Economy: Sanctions Deepen the Recession US Gives Intelligence To Assad For Targetting Isis Commanders Reports claim the US has been secretly passing on locations of Isis forces to Assad's regime Iran says it downed Israeli drone over nuclear site Iran 'sent soldiers to fight in Iraq' Hundreds of Iranian troops crossed border to join battle against Islamic State group, sources tell Al Jazeera. Racist Societies: Israel and the U.S. One wonders how the racism that is so much a part of U.S. and Israeli society towards the Palestinians can have such strength. Racism against African-Americans in both countries is strong (witness the frequent shootings of black youths by whites in the United States, and the very high acquittal rates of those perpetrators, if they are even charged with a crime, and Israel's rampant violence again people of African descent), and now racism is financing genocide. A look at some of the possible factors is interesting, frightening and disheartening. Thousands protest police violence in New York, call for justice in chokehold death Michael Brown's father appeals for calm as Ferguson prepares for funeral Brown's family urges protesters to keep a 'day of silence' out of respect for the teenager killed by police St Louis Officer Dan Page Suspended over Video Calling Black People 'Little Perverts' An officer involved in policing Ferguson protests has been relieved from his patrol duties after video footage emerged of him describing black people as "little perverts" and Barack Obama as "that illegal alien claiming to be president". Darren Wilson's first job was on a troubled police force disbanded by authorities The small city of Jennings, Mo., had a police department so troubled, and with so much tension between white officers and black residents, that the city council finally decided to disband it. Everyone in the Jennings police department was fired. New officers were brought in to create a credible department from scratch. Cop suspended over Facebook post branding Ferguson protesters 'rabid dogs' A police officer in a St. Louis suburb has been suspended over a series of Facebook posts, insulting Ferguson protesters, who have been rallying in condemnation of the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. Injuries, Fires After 6.0 Earthquake Southwest of Napa The quake struck near southwest of Napa at 3:20 a.m. causing houses to shake in the center of San Francisco and knocking out power to more than 50,000 houses, according to the U.S. Geological Services. Earthquake Rocks Northern California Magnitude 6.0 quake rattles residents of Bay Area with largest tremor in more than twenty-five years Strong Magnitude 6 Earthquake Rocks San Francisco Bay Area, Dozens Hurt, Significant Damage In Napa State of Emergency Declared After California Earthquake China rejects U.S. criticism over jet encounter Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2014 Pentagon says Chinese Jet Carried Out 'Aggressive' and 'Dangerous' Intercept of Navy Intelligence Jet Su-27 flew within 20 feet of P-8 anti-submarine warfare jet in South China Sea China rejects U.S. criticism over jet encounter U.S. Sends Second Carrier to Asia Amid Tensions with China China demands end to U.S. surveillance flights China urges U.S. to stop close-in surveillance US nuke accusations 'part of infowar set to discredit Russia' over Ukraine crisis US claims and allegations, including the accusation that Russia violated the INF nuclear weapons treaty, are part of an anti-Russian campaign launched amid the Ukraine crisis, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told RT. Ukraine: Urgent need for aid in Lugansk Staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Lugansk yesterday to find water and electricity supplies cut off because of damage to essential infrastructure. People hardly leave their homes for fear of being caught in the middle of ongoing fighting, with intermittent shelling into residential areas placing civilians at risk. Trucks with Russian aid reach Lugansk, E. Ukraine Putin to Merkel: Further delays of aid delivery to Ukraine would have been unacceptable U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions Understanding Ukraine in 15 Minutes The world today is going through an overlap of a whole series of cyclical crises. The most serious of them is a technological crisis which is associated with changes in the wavelengths of economic development. James Foley's murder will see calls for military action -- just what Isis wants The 'war on terror' has made jihadism stronger than ever. The west must be careful not to fuel the fear upon which Isis thrives Are We Not Savages Too? The Beheading of James Foley The killing of non-combatants should always be condemned. But there is a clear discrepancy in the response of both the Western media and the general public with regard to the killing of Western civilians compared to Islamic civilians. Air Strikes? Talk of God? Barack Obama is Following The jihadists' Script After James Foley Beheading The President came the nearest he has come yet to rivalling George W Bush's gormless reaction to 9/11 Are The US And Syria Now On The Same Side? (Video) Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, adviser to Syrian Presidency tells Channel 4 News that western reactions to Isis "are coming too little too late." "The whole world should be against Isis," she says. Ferguson: No Justice in the American Police State Israel's Ground Op on Horizon with Emergency Orders to 10,000 IDF Reservists The IDF readies what it does not want unless there is no alternative – a deep ground invasion of Gaza. Hamas also is ready. US accuses Israel of targeting relatives of kidnapped and murdered Palestinian 16-year-old Energy ballet: Iran, Russia and 'Pipelineistan' Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014 Energy ballet: Iran, Russia and 'Pipelineistan' A fascinating nuclear/energy ballet involving Iran, Russia, the US and the EU is bound to determine much of what happens next in the new great game in Eurasia. Washington's Grand Ambition Explains Its Pressures on Russia After the Soviet Union ended, Washington switched without a second's delay from an anti-USSR policy to an anti-Russia policy. This included extending NATO to Russia's borders in violation of earlier false signals and assurances that it would not, and it included Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. John Kerry: Isis 'Will Be Crushed' U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the extremist Islamic group that brutally murdered an American journalist by execution would be "crushed," echoing strong words from President Barack Obama earlier in the day. Iraqi drive on Tikrit falters amid fierce resistance from Islamic State Iraqi forces pushed north Tuesday in an attempt to recapture the central Iraq town of Tikrit from the Islamic militants who have been occupying it since mid-June, only to see the assault stymied by snipers, roadside bombs and fierce resistance from the rebels. Iraq's New PM, Like Maliki, Defined by Years of Sectarianism Abadi Pushed De-Ba'athification Measures, Opposed Reconciliation U.S. officials confirm video shows Islamic State militants beheading missing American journalist In Syria, 6,000 new fighters join Islamic State Increase marks militant group's fastest expansion to date, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Staged Provocations Ahead Possible US-Syrian War 5677643With the alleged brutal murder of American journalist James Wright Foley, a wave of anger and aggression across Western audiences has been generated. Upon that wave rides two objectives. One is to create plausible deniability for the West which created the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), the other is to create a further pretext to justify a resurgence of direct US military intervention across the region. Gaza child, 2, woman, first deaths since truce breakdown: Palestinians A two-year-old Gaza girl and a woman were killed in an Israeli air strike on Monday, making them the first Palestinian deaths in the conflict since the breakdown of a truce earlier in the day, Palestinian health officials said. Saggy pants law challenged by critics Just over a month after signing the controversial saggy pants ordinance, Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn said Tuesday he no longer supports it and is urging council members to reconsider. ISIS beheads missing American journalist Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin Russia vows to strengthen navy to ward off NATO Ukrainian and Russian Leaders Will Meet as Rebels Continue to Falter Ukrainian forces pushed deeper into territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels on Tuesday, fighting street battles in the besieged city of Luhansk and pressuring the outer defenses of Donetsk in a further blow to the separatists' crumbling virtual state. Russian sanctions to hit Dutch exports by $400 million euros: stats office Russia is working on more retaliatory measures: Kremlin Russia is working on possible additional retaliatory measures in case Western nations impose new sanctions, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Boko Haram crisis: Nigerian soldiers 'mutiny over weapons' A group of soldiers in north-eastern Nigeria is refusing to fight Islamist Boko Haram militants until they receive better equipment, one of the mutineers has told the BBC. Report: US exerting pressure on ICC not to open war crimes probe against Israel 'The Guardian' quotes lawyers and former court officials as saying that western pressure has influenced decision not to open probe. Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza after 3 rockets fired at Beersheba despite cease-fire Why Latin American leaders are standing up to Israel The frostier their relations are with the US, the more likely they are to sympathize with the Palestinians ISIS beheads missing American journalist James Wright Foley as warning to US to cease action in Iraq Ferguson, Iraq, and the Legacy of 9/11 Over the past two weeks, two events have consumed the national news: the authorization of renewed American strikes in Iraq, and the heavily militarized police response to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager. Ferguson police will keep arresting reporters Police in Ferguson, Missouri, are continuing to arrest journalists and have said that they will continue to do so because of safety concerns, despite condemnation from media organizations that say such detentions are unwarranted. German journalists arrested in Ferguson 6 more journalists arrested in Ferguson protests Which journalists have been arrested in Ferguson? Another Police Shooting In St. Louis, Just 3 Miles From Ferguson: "Suspect Dead At The Scene" - Live Feed St. Louis City police shoot, kill knife-wielding suspect St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson says officers warned a suspect multiple times to put down his weapon before they shot and killed him. 31 Arrested in Ferguson Protests Overnight; 2 Shot During Unrest 'This is the Story of Power in this Country': Ferguson, Institutionalized Racism and the Militarization of Police Last week, after days of violent police rampages in Ferguson, Missouri, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Michigan) said the Senate will "review" the Defense Department program that gives military weapons and equipment to civilian police departments for free. China chides U.S. over Ferguson violence, American racism The World's Most Repressive Regimes Delight In U.S. Crack Down In Ferguson Gov. Perry To Turn Himself In Today On Charges Related To Abuse Of Power Brussels Demand on Argentina – Arrogance and Stupidity Imagine – Argentina – and the rest of Latin America – being urged by the EU, ultimate puppet of the naked emperor, Sir Obama, not to supply Russia with food stuff – vegetables, fruit, meat – after Argentina was 'punished' by a corrupt court in New York to pay 1.5 billion dollars to the fraudulent NML Capital et al vulture funds – out of its current agreed upon debt of US$29 billion – equivalent to Argentina's total reserves. Black market boom lays bare a social divide in Colorado's marijuana market Nascent cannabis industry splits between wealthy with clean criminal records and those who turn to less than legal methods A Witness Conversation Unknowingly Captured a Game-Changer Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2014 Ukraine officially recognizes Russian aid convoy as humanitarian Ukraine Minister of Social Policy Lyudmila Denisova has signed an order officially recognizing the Russian convoy stuck at the border as humanitarian aid cargo of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Coming Race War Won't Be About Race Ferguson is not just about systemic racism – it's about class warfare and how America's poor are held back, says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Missouri governor points finger at Ferguson police chief for new violence The governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon, on Sunday blamed the local police chief in Ferguson for renewed violence in the city, as the US department of justice stepped in to order an independent autopsy on the body of the teenager shot dead by a police officer a week earlier. A Witness Conversation Unknowingly Captured at the Scene of the Ferguson Shooting is a Game-Changer A previously unnoticed detail in a background conversion of a video taken minutes after the Ferguson shooting could change the course of the investigation into Mike Brown's death. Protester: 'If I Got To Die Tonight, I Don't Mind' One shot, 7 arrested as Ferguson police disperse protesters defying curfew One person is in critical condition and seven people have been arrested in the latest Ferguson protest, local police said in a news conference. They also confirmed the use of tear gas. Shooting victim fighting for life as police use tear gas to impose curfew on defiant Ferguson protesters seven days after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by cop Curfew in Ferguson will be in place for second night, volunteers provide lunch Cameron fears ISIS terror attacks in UK, pledges crackdown on jihadist recruitment A stronger Islamic State can pose direct threat to Britons at home, British PM David Cameron said. His solution is to clamp down on the Islamists' recruitment drive in Britain, but not to send ground troops to Iraq. Ebola outbreak: 'At least 20' patients flee Liberia quarantine clinic after protesters break down door and loot building Over 10,000 Turn Out to Tel Aviv Peace Rally Thousands fill Tel Aviv's Rabin Square under the message: "Changing Direction: Toward Peace, Away from War" The Murder Of Our Kin In Gaza: Dutchman Returns Righteous Medal To Israel, Which He Says No Longer Gets to Judge Righteousness State of emergency and curfew in Ferguson Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2014 Missouri governor declares state of emergency and curfew in Ferguson Looting mars renewed protests in Ferguson Protests in Ferguson failed to quell after the release of the name of the police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager. As hundreds continued to rally Friday, some individuals stormed local stores. The Day Ferguson Cops Were Caught in a Bloody Lie The officers got the wrong man, but charged him anyway—with getting his blood on their uniforms. How the Ferguson PD ran the town where Michael Brown was gunned down. Ferguson: Cops Gone Wild Ferguson, Mo. is a small overwhelmingly black town whose government and police are white. The Ferguson police murdered an 18 year old black kid who has his hands over his head. Moreover, it is unclear that the kid had committed any offense. Russia seeks safe haven in gold, away from dollar and euro Russia is taking steps to ensure that it protects itself from any future dollar or euro sanctions. Moscow boasts the world's 5th biggest foreign exchange reserves and the 6th largest gold reserves. In total, the assets amount to over $1.5 trillion. 17 Ukrainian soldiers cross into Russia, lay down arms – FSB Russian aid convoy waiting for security guarantees Hundreds of trucks in a Russian aid convoy waited Saturday near the Ukrainian border as complicated procedures dragged on for allowing them into eastern Ukraine to help civilians suffering amid fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatists. Ukraine Says It Destroyed Russian Vehicles That Entered Territory Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko has told David Cameron that a column of Russian armoured vehicles that entered Ukrainian territory late on Thursday night had been destroyed by Ukrainian forces. Russia denies its vehicles destroyed in Ukraine Did Ukraine Attack Its Own Tanks? White House "Can't Confirm Russian Convoy Was Destroyed By Kiev" Poroshenko vs Carl Sagan: The "Destroyed Russian Armor Column" As Carl Sagan so well put it "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" and the notion that Russia would send in only 23 armored vehicles, with no protection, in broad daylight is quite extraordinary. As is the notion that in a region chock-full of Russian military units nobody would have taken any action to save the column. US hits rebels at Islamic State-held dam Up to 15 Islamic State fighters killed near Iraq's largest dam as reports of another massacre of Yazidis emerge. "They Pulled Me Back In" Armed humanitarianism 2.0. That's our new western version of old-fashioned 19th century imperialism, now feminized by President Barack Obama's lady advisors, painted pink and accompanied by the kind of soft piano music you hear in ads for women's products. Revolutionary purity from Trotsky to Baghdadi Revolutionaries such as the Islamic State will languish if they refuse to accept the platforms of other liberation movements, primarily: Hamas' struggle for Palestinian freedom Allegations: U.S. Allies Back ISIS Islamic Terrorists Syrian rebel commander says he collaborated with Israel Sharif as-Safouri, abducted by Al-Nusra Front in July, confesses to receiving antitank weapons in return for protecting the border Israel Is Bad for The Jews, Part 2 The reason why Israel killed so many pregnant women in Gaza Numerous pregnant women have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza. Is it because they are human shields for unborn 'terrorists'? Canadian leading Gaza war-crimes probe rejects anti-Israel charges The Entitlement of the Very Rich UN troops disperse Haiti protesters supporting Aristide Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2014 UN troops disperse Haiti protesters supporting Aristide UN troops fired smoke grenades to disperse the protesters after a car carrying UN staff was attacked. Mr Aristide faces charges of money laundering, but his supporters say the investigation is politically motivated. Ukraine Says It Destroyed Part of Armed Convoy From Russia Ukraine said its troops attacked and partially destroyed a column of armed vehicles that had crossed the border from Russian territory, while Russia said it was concerned about an attack on another convoy carrying aid. Mass Killing in East Ukraine and the Failure of Liberal Intellectuals Hungary PM Orban condemns EU sanctions on Russia Hungary's conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban says the EU is harming itself by imposing sanctions on Russia, describing the measures as "shooting oneself in the foot". China to start direct sales of fruit and vegetables to Russia Washington Has Placed The World On The Road To War Why Obama Wants Maliki Removed The Obama administration is pushing for regime change in Iraq on the basis that current prime minister Nouri al Maliki is too sectarian. The fact is, however, that Maliki's abusive treatment of Sunnis never factored into Washington's decision to have him removed. Whether he has been "too sectarian" or not is completely irrelevant. The real reason he's under attack is because he wouldn't sign the Status of Forces Agreement in 2011. He refused to grant immunity to the tens of thousands of troops the administration wanted to leave in Iraq following the formal withdrawal. That's what angered Washington. That's why the administration wants Maliki replaced. US conducts new airstrikes as ISIS kills 90 Yazidis in Iraq town, officials say The U.S. military conducted new airstrikes against Islamic militants Friday as sources tell Fox News members of the group killed 90 male members of Iraq's Yazidi minority in a northern village and kidnapped "dozens" of women and children. ISIS Takes Another Yazidi Town; 183 Killed Across Iraq U.S. Secret Service 'Aware' of Apparent ISIS Flag Photo in Front of the White House Israel's target is not Hamas, but Palestinian statehood Genuine sovereignty would end Israel's current presumed right to steal Palestinians' land, control their borders, place them under siege, and bomb them at will Venezuela will take Gaza orphans, president declares Ban Ki-moon colluded with US, Israel to undermine UN Gaza report: WikiLeaks After day's calm, a storm erupts overnight in Ferguson Anger Flares Again in Ferguson After Revelations in Michael Brown Shooting Ferguson police under pressure after linking Michael Brown to robbery Brown family lawyers accuse police of 'character assassination' after conflicting accounts of events surrounding teen's death 'The police are inciting violence all over again': Michael Brown's family attack character assassination after cops say he robbed store but also admit officer did NOT know that when he shot him Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Revealed as Missouri Fatal Shooting Cop 'I just saw someone die': Rapper live-tweets Michael Brown shooting and shares graphic photo of teen's body in the street as victim's family accuse Ferguson police of character assassination Israel-trained police "occupy" Missouri after killing of black youth The militarization of the police on display Blowback in Ferguson The fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager and the ensuing protests in Ferguson, Missouri has rocked America. Even the mainstream media with its aversion to the truth has been forced to address the militarization of the police in America – albeit years too late. Pentagon weaponry in St. Louis County Department of Defense provided surplus military vehicles, rifles, pistols to local police departments. Senate Armed Services chief to review Pentagon program arming cops Nothing Says "Sorry Our Drones Hit Your Wedding Party" Like $800,000 And Some Guns On December 12, 2013, a drone struck and killed 12 members of a wedding party in Yemen. If the U.S., which claims the strike was clean and justified, didn't pony up the $800,000 in cash and guns as reparations, then who did? 'Attempt to intimidate': US firm may face terrorism charges in Argentina Argentina is ready to use an anti-terrorism law to seek criminal charges against a US-based international printing company, which unexpectedly closed its plant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Two players die at world chess event in Norway Competitor dies in the middle of a match during Chess Olympiad in Norway and another is found dead in hotel room US has nearly 1,000 troops in Iraq Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2014 US has nearly 1,000 troops in Iraq Another war in Iraq won't fix the disaster of the last The Yazidis need aid, but military intervention by states that destroyed Iraq will deepen the crisis now tearing it apart Islamic State militants mass near another town north of Baghdad Despite U.S. Claims, Yazidis Say Crisis Is Not Over Iraq crisis: US weighs risky mission to rescue Yazidis Obama welcomes appointment of new PM; Weapons shipped to Kurds fighting Islamic State Iraq militants changing tactics, complicating US airstrike mission Islamic militant forces in northern Iraq appear to be shifting tactics in the face of the newly launched U.S. airstrike campaign, Defense officials say, posing a new challenge to the Obama administration as it seeks to at least slow the terrorists' advances. US likely to arm Iraq's new government with weapons to fight Isis Obama administration is 'looking to accelerate' shipments in the post-Maliki government as Iraqi ambassador seeks 'drastic actions' France to send arms to besieged Yazidi community in Iraq Move follows similar commitment from US as many stranded in heat without food or water try to escape Isis militants Britain likely to send troops to Iraq; US drones strike ISIS mortar team Germany open to sending military aid to Iraq government The curly-haired, bearded hipster from a wealthy family who has become a sword-wielding ISIS poster boy U.S. airstrikes helped, but Kurds from Syria turned tide against Islamic State Israel furious as UN unveils Gaza probe team Israel lashed out on Tuesday after the UN Human Rights Council named the man who will be running an inquiry into its Gaza offensive. UK says to suspend some Israel arms exports if Gaza truce fails Israel apologizes for calling Brazil 'diplomatic dwarf' Gaza conflict: South Africa's Mbeki calls for Israeli goods boycott "Sadistic & Grotesque": Noam Chomsky on How Israel Limits Food & Medicine in Occupied Gaza Demonstrators March To Times Square To Protest Michael Brown's Death In Missouri NYC 1 Of 90 Cities Involved In National Moment Of Silence For Victims Of Police Brutality NYPD threatens mass arrests at Ferguson solidarity rally Thousands of people are rallying in New York in solidarity with residents of Ferguson, showing support to people across the US who have been victims of police brutality. The NYPD has threatened mass arrests if people do not stop blocking traffic. 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Rally In Denver Supports Ferguson, Mo., Protesters Reporters arrested in Ferguson St. Louis County police will no longer be involved in policing Ferguson The governor of Missouri will reportedly relieve St. Louis County law enforcement from policing the ongoing demonstrations in the town of Ferguson, paving the way for possible state or federal intervention. Pentagon supplied St. Louis County police with military-grade weapons Images coming from a tense Ferguson, Missouri this week show local police armed to the teeth and appearing as an occupying force in attempts to suppress citizen outrage over the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager by a police officer. Not Just Ferguson: 11 Eye-Opening Facts About America's Militarized Police Forces FAA sets no-fly zone over Ferguson The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued a no-fly zone over Ferguson, Missouri, to last until Monday, after tensions escalated in the town following the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen over the weekend. #IfTheyGunnedMeDown: Social media calls out MSM for portrayal of Mike Brown If you were killed, what photo would the media use in their stories? That's the question that the #iftheygunnedmedown hashtag asks on social media as minorities point out media bias in the deaths of African-Americans. When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims 94 killed in 3 days of Ukraine fighting Shelling hits rebel stronghold of Donetsk for first time in days Western media inspect Russia's Ukraine aid trucks and find... aid Washington Chokes Truth With Lies The latest absurdity coming out of Ukraine, the EU and Washington is that the humanitarian aid that Russia and the Red Cross are trucking into the former Russian territories that comprise eastern Ukraine is a trick, a deception, a pretext for Russia's invasion forces. Such a preposterous lie tells us that Western propagandists have no respect whatsoever for the intelligence of Western peoples. Putin: Russians need to engage, but have no confrontation with wider world Russians must consolidate and develop their country, neither sliding into isolationism nor sacrificing their dignity for the sake of pleasing anyone, President Vladimir Putin declared. Death toll in Ukraine conflict doubles in 2 weeks, reaches 2,086 - UN Ukrainian army will block 'unauthorised' huge Russian aid convoy at border amid fears it could become pretext for invasion Kiev and the West already accuse Russia – which reportedly now has a huge army amassed on the border – of supplying rebel fighters Ecuador: We don't need permission to trade with Russia Ecuador doesn't need anybody's permission to export agricultural products to Russia, which now has a big gap that needs to be filled after it banned supplies from a number of western countries, said President Rafael Correa. Putin says Russia should aim to sell energy in roubles The Pentagon is adding to its arsenal of weapons in Norway's caves In the heart of Norway's countryside, the U.S. military is bolstering its arsenal of weapons with tanks, gun trucks and other armored vehicles along with hundreds of containers of equipment. Russia says begins military exercises in Pacific islands also claimed by Japan Russian NGOs object to 'foreign agents' label The Russian government has forcibly registered five high-profile activist groups as 'foreign agents,' a term that the groups say carries connotations of espionage and unfairly discredits them in the public domain. The U.S. Government Still Tries to Subvert Cuba When I saw the headline about the U.S. government and Cuba in my newspaper the other day, I thought I'd awoken in 1961. It was a Twilight Zone moment for sure: "U.S. program aimed to stir dissent in Cuba." I expected Rod Serling to welcome me to "another dimension." BRICS are drifting away from US and European monetary structures The BRICS countries (Brazil (EWZ), Russia, India (EPI), China (FXI), and South Africa) are slowly but surely drifting away from the 20th Century monetary and political structures setup by the U.S. (SPY) and Europe (EZU), as characterized by Russia's G8 membership being revoked in the wake of the events in Crimea. The G7, as it is now known, is at odds with Russia's Vladimir Putin, but that rift applies to the entire BRICS coalition — a group that seems to be growing stronger and more focused as leader of the Emerging Markets. ISIS makes gains in Syria's north, at least 52 dead President Obama on Syria critique: 'Horseshit' FLASHBACK: Hillary Clinton Compared Arming Syrian Rebels To Supporting Al-Qaida in 2012 Syrian rebel commander says he collaborated with Israel Sharif as-Safouri, abducted by Al-Nusra Front in July, confesses to receiving antitank weapons in return for protecting the border How the West Green-lighted Sisi's Massacres The assault on Morsi supporters marked the end of the Arab Spring. Edward Snowden: The Untold Story The Most Wanted Man In The World Snowden: The NSA, not Assad, took Syria off the Internet in 2012 Snowden says TAO tried to install exploit on routers and crashed them. Washington Threatens The World Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Washington Threatens The World The consequence of Washington's reckless and irresponsible political and military interventions in Iraq, Libya, and Syria has been to unleash evil. The various sects that lived in peace under the rule of Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi, and Assad are butchering one another, and a new group, ISIS, is in the process of creating a new state out of parts of Iraq and Syria. U.S. expands airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq American warplanes and drones struck Islamist militants near this northern Iraqi city Friday, putting the U.S. military back in action in the skies over Iraq less than three years after the troops withdrew and President Obama declared the war over. Ret. General: Obama's Iraq Goals 'Very Difficult' to Accomplish Without Ground Forces Retired Gen. Carter Ham, who served as commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Mosul, Iraq, from 2004-2005, told ABC News' Martha Raddatz on "This Week" Sunday that initial U.S. airstrikes against ISIS forces advancing toward the city of Erbil have "given pause" to the terrorist group, but that much more will need to be done to halt their progress. Washington Opened The Gates Of Hell In Iraq: Now Come The Furies The late, great critic of the American Imperium, Chalmers Johnson, popularized the salient concept of "blowback". That is, the notion that if you bomb, drone, invade, desecrate and slaughter—collaterally or otherwise—a people and their lands, they might find ways to return the favor. The U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Iraq Are All About Oil Barack Obama Is Fourth President To Put Americans At Risk In Iraq: U.S. Should Stay Out And Leave The Fight To Others Why Airstrikes in Iraq Are a Mistake U.S. "Humanitarian" Bombing of Iraq: A Redundant Presidential Ritual Officials: ISIS recruiting on the rise in Sunni areas of Iraq Kurdish forces retake 2 towns from ISIS in northern Iraq Maliki clings to power in Iraq despite criticism Maliki spurned as Iraq president nominates new PM Iraq moved closer to turning the page on Nuri al-Maliki's reign when an alternative prime minister was named on Monday (Aug 11) to steer the country out of a raging war and save it from breakup. "The country is in your hands," President Fuad Masum told Haidar al-Abadi after accepting his nomination by parliament's Shiite bloc, in a move immediately welcomed by the United States. Was Putin Targeted for Mid-Air Assassination? Official Washington's conventional wisdom on the Malaysia Airlines shoot-down blames Russian President Putin, but some U.S. intelligence analysts think Putin, whose plane was flying nearby, may have been the target of Ukrainian hardliners who hit the wrong plane, writes Robert Parry. Putin says world must remember lessons of past wars Russia's President Vladimir Putin has condemned political ambitions that threatened peace in Europe during the First World War, saying the international community should learn the lesson from the deadly conflict. US Sanctions on Russia May Sink the Dollar The US government's decision to apply more sanctions on Russia is a grave mistake and will only escalate an already tense situation, ultimately harming the US economy itself. While the effect of sanctions on the dollar may not be appreciated in the short term, in the long run these sanctions are just another step toward the dollar's eventual demise as the world's reserve currency. Russia, China agree on more trade currency swaps to bypass dollar The Russian and Chinese central banks have agreed on a draft currency swap agreement, which will allow them to increase trade in domestic currencies and cut the dependence on the US dollar in bilateral payments. Hillary Clinton: 'Failure' to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS The former secretary of state, and probable candidate for president, outlines her foreign-policy doctrine. She says this about President Obama's: "Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle." Barack Obama rebukes Syrian 'fantasy' In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, President Barack Obama defended his administration's foreign-policy approach in the Middle East. In Syria, Obama said the idea that arming rebels would have made a difference has "always been a fantasy." Obama Told Lawmakers Criticism of His Syria Policy is 'Horsesh*t' Before the fear of war, fear of fracking in Ukraine The people of the Donbass, the country's gritty industrial region in the east, were not naive. They realized that gas pipelines crossing the border with Russia and the shale gas fields near Slovyansk — with a potential reserve of about 3 trillion cubic meters of gas — were the cause of constant tension between Russia and Ukraine. Rebel leader calls for cease-fire in besieged Donetsk A top separatist leader on Saturday admitted that Ukrainian forces had surrounded Donetsk, the stronghold of Russian-backed rebels, and called for a cease-fire on humanitarian grounds. Afghan presidential candidates agree to accept election results Four Civilians Killed in Attack on NATO Convoy in Kabul: Official 4 Afghan army soldiers, 18 militants killed in fresh wave of violence Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International The human-rights group reports the U.S. military systematically ignored evidence of torture and unlawful killings in Afghanistan as recently as last year. Wikileaks: Ban Ki-Moon Worked with Israel to Undermine UN Report US Leaders Aid and Abet Israeli War Crimes, Genocide & Crimes against Humanity By sending vast amounts of military aid to Israel, members of the US Congress, President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel have aided and abetted the commission of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity by Israeli officials and commanders in Gaza. Obama's 'helplessness' an act: Snowden reveals scale of US aid to Israel The turmoil gripping the Middle East is a direct result of the provision of cash, weapons and surveillance to Israel by the US, the latest Snowden leak illustrates. Obama's "helpless detachment" is just for show, the Intercept's Glenn Greenwald writes. "The Israeli Dream": The Criminal Roadmap Towards "Greater Israel"? Ethnic Cleansing Planned in the Middle East? History, Legality Ignored Riots Over Michael Brown Shooting Erupt in Ferguson, MO. FBI probes killing of black Missouri teen; mom urges non-violence FERGUSON ERUPTS! Protesters Attack Police Cars – Loot & Torch QuickTrip Following Teen Killing – Shots Fired (Video) ...Update: Rioting Spreads to Dellwood Dad of Slain Unarmed Missouri Teen Michael Brown: 'We Need Justice for Our Son' Clean up, calm Monday morning after violent night in Ferguson A calmer dawn broke Monday morning after a night of protest and looting in Ferguson left broken glass and at least one burned-out building. Trayvon Martin family attorney to represent slain Missouri teen Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola virus Posted: Thursday, August 7, 2014 U.S. to spend up to $550 million on African rapid response forces Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola virus The 3 big lies supporting Israel's war in Gaza The moral case for Operation Protective Edge is crumbling, exposing Benjamin Netanyahu's true intentions UN chief: Gaza deaths and destruction shame world Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to what he called the senseless cycle of suffering in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Wednesday, telling the General Assembly that "the massive deaths and destruction in Gaza have shocked and shamed the world." As Palestinians Go to ICC, Human Rights Watch Alleges Israeli War Crimes for Shooting Fleeing Gazans Israeli demand for demilitarization seen by Palestinians as red line Israel says willing to extend cease-fire under current conditions, but Hamas say no such agreement yet reached; also says it will renew fire on Friday unless demands met. Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson say Hamas needs to be recognised Israelis and Palestinians are still burying their loved ones as Gaza's third war in six years continues. Since July 8, when this war began, more than 1,800 Palestinian and 67 Israeli lives have been sacrificed. Many in the world are heartbroken in the powerless certainty that more will die, that more are being killed every hour. Hamas armed wing says ready to resume war unless truce demands met What if the Children Dying in Gaza were Jews? Senator David Cullinane confronts cowardly Foreign Affairs Minister on Gaza Who Are The Yazidi? Iraq's Obscure Religious Minority Is Another ISIS Target Numbering about 700,000 worldwide, the Yazidi are a sect that combines elements of Islam and Zoroastrianism, the ancient Persian religion dating back to at least 600 B.C., according to the Theosophical Society of America. Isis consolidates As the attention of the world focused on Ukraine and Gaza, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) captured a third of Syria in addition to the quarter of Iraq it had seized in June. Jets, explosions reported near Islamic State lines as Kurds beg for U.S. help U.S. Drops Aid to Iraqis; Militants Are Hit Kurdish and Iraqi officials said that airstrikes had begun Thursday night on towns in northern Iraq seized by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but Pentagon officials denied that American forces had begun a bombing campaign. 938 Killed As Maliki Continues His Obstinate Push To Remain Leader of Iraq Iraqi government air strike on Islamic State court kills 60 Obama's War Against Russia Backfire U.S. President Barack Obama's war against Russia isn't only causing Russia to cooperate more strongly with the other BRIC countries to break the U.S. dollar's reign as the global reserve currency, but it's also causing Russian President Vladimir Putin's job-approval rating in Russia to soar, and the confidence that the Russian people have in their own Government to soar likewise. Anti-war protests sweep Ukraine Women gather in the dozens to block major highways, carrying signs and banners reading "Save our boys" and "Stop the slaughter." Protesters shout down politicians spouting pro-war rhetoric, telling them to "Go fight your own war." Russia calls for humanitarian mission to Ukraine as Poland sounds a warning Russia bans food imports from West in response to sanctions Russia bans all U.S. food, EU fruit and vegetables in sanctions response; NATO fears invasion Brazil poultry exporters ready to replace US on Russian market The Brazilian capacities allow supplying additional 150,000 tonnes of chicken to Russia to fully make up for the U.S. quota Russia Sanctions Accelerate Risk to Dollar Dominance Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers killed in latest separatist clashes - Kiev military Russia, India to ink $40 bn gas deal: Reports Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrike by American-Led Coalition Venezuela considers selling US oil company Citgo Snowden receives three-year Russian residence permit – lawyer The CIA Must Tell the Truth About My Rendition At 12 Years Old This week, the Senate Intelligence Committee is fighting the White House and the CIA over pre-publication redactions made to a Congressional report on the agency's use of torture and rendition. This debate is very personal for Khadija al-Saadi, who at 12 years old was rendered from Hong Kong to Libya in a joint CIA-MI6 operation in 2004. Obama: Egypt should release Al-Jazeera journalists Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 100, Seize Another Major Northeast Town 'Dozens' killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria: locals Sick of this market-driven world? You should be The self-serving con of neoliberalism is that it has eroded the human values the market was supposed to emancipate U.S. condemns, enables Israel's 'appalling' Gaza slaughter Posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 U.S. General Killed In Afghanistan Was On First Combat Deployment An attacker wearing an Afghan military uniform opened fire at service members of the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing a U.S. major general. Palestine to Sue Israel for War Crimes, Gaza Massacre Since the Beginning of the Israeli Offensive on Gaza, 1,888 Palestinians Killed UK cabinet minister quits over Gaza policy Baroness Warsi, the first Muslim women to serve in the British cabinet, can no longer support the UK's policy in Gaza. Why Israel Lies All governments lie, as I.F. Stone pointed out, including Israel and Hamas. But Israel engages in the kinds of jaw-dropping lies that characterize despotic and totalitarian regimes. It does not deform the truth; it inverts it. It routinely paints a picture for the outside world that is diametrically opposed to reality. U.S. condemns, enables Israel's 'appalling' Gaza slaughter 9 Years Later, Here We Go Again in Gaza Even as war continues to rage, August will mark the ninth anniversary of Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Dubbed a "disengagement" by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the retreat was greeted enthusiastically by the institutional Jewish community. US won't use arms transfers to press Israel for cease-fire Pentagon spokesman: Israel is a staunch ally that would like to see a return to peace Israel, Hamas to negotiate Gaza border deal after truce GAZA, Gaza Strip - The outlines of a solution for battered, blockaded Gaza are emerging after Tuesday's tentative Israel-Hamas cease-fire: Norway is organizing a donor conference and Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas aims to oversee rebuilding and reassert his authority in the territory, lost to Hamas in 2007. Peace laureate: Nato must be abolished NOBEL Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire has criticsed the EU and called for the abolition of Nato following three weeks of war in Gaza. Troops join rescue as China earthquake kills more than 390 USAID programme used young Latin Americans to incite Cuba rebellion - HIV workshop was 'perfect excuse' for political goals - Revelations follow failure of 'Cuban Twitter' effort Groups: US political effort in Cuba hurts aid work Greenwald: 'There's a Racist Element' to Media's Gaza Coverage Glenn Greenwald appeared on HuffPost Live today to discuss the media's coverage of the crisis in Gaza, and overall, Greenwald gave the press an F for the way it's handled coverage. Two Ukrainian Government Fighter-Jets Shot Down Malaysian Airlines MH17 We'll go considerably farther than has yet been revealed by the professional intelligence community, to provide the actual evidence that conclusively shows that (and how) the Ukrainian Government shot down the Malaysian airliner, MH-17, on July 17th. Switzerland will not blindly follow EU sanctions against Russia – economy minister Clashes kill two in rebel bastion Donetsk as UN warns of mass exodus Russian air force holds military exercises near Ukraine border Air force says 100 aircraft will participate and conduct missile practice, as Ukrainian army advances on rebel-held Donetsk US to Give Kurdish Forces Air Support Isis brings its war to Lebanon - and it could be key to a masterplan After all the warnings and all the clichés about a war that would "spill" over Syria's border, the savage fighters of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Sunni Muslim "caliphate" have at last arrived in Lebanon. Obama: 'We tortured some folks' Posted: Saturday, August 2, 2014 Obama: 'We tortured some folks' President Obama said Friday that some CIA officials who interrogated suspects after the 9/11 attacks "crossed a line" into torture. Gaza operation sparks Latin American rebuke Although far from unanimous, Latin American opposition to Israel's deadly incursion in Gaza seems to mark a new spirit of independence in the region, but it is unlikely to have an immediate effect on Israel. Pope Francis should cast out Netanyahu's demons, Nicaragua president says US Bill Seeks to Exonerate Israel of War Crimes The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution that will now go to the Senate. It calls on the international community to recognize and condemn Hamas' breaches of international law through the use of human shields and condemns the United Nations Human Rights Council's biased commission of inquiry into Israel's Gaza operations. There is no evidence that Hamas has used human shields, nor that UNHRC is biased. Russian, German ministers underline need for Ukraine ceasefire Residents running away from war in eastern Ukraine Pentagon wants to send military trainers to Ukraine 'Lies, hypocrisy, propaganda': Russia slams US over claims of nuclear treaty violations Putin says world should draw lessons from WWI Why Did BBC Delete This Report? "Ukrainian Fighter Jet Shot Down MHI7", Donetsk Eyewitnesses Scientist who studied at Manchester University killed in Israeli shell attack on UN car in Gaza John Pilger talks Gaza, Ukraine & Western media bias Who Is Behind Gaza's Mass Execution? Piled in one room in a Gaza home are rotting bodies—and shell casings marked "IMI," short for "Israel Military Industries." Did Israeli army deliberately kill its own captured soldier and destroy Gaza ceasefire? Gaza Genocide and Arab Fratricide Let's not mince words. Israelis are committing genocide in Gaza. But the United Nations is loath to use the "G" word and it us using the "C" (condemn) word instead. Why? Money talks. The top financier of the United Nations is America, with a whopping 22.00% in direct funds (followed by Japan 10.83%, Germany 7.14%, France 5.59%, and GB 5.18%); if the United Nations called out the genocide in Gaza, its top financier would have to be punished for its complicity. As World Condemns Attack on Gaza, US Resupplies Israel with Weapons Pentagon acknowledges recent release of ammunition stockpiles for IDF as Palestinian death toll approaches 1,400 people in three-week attack decried by humanitarians across the globe Children in Gaza sponsored by Christian charity killed Cease-fire collapses between Israel, Hamas UN rights chief: Israel defying international law in Gaza, must be held accountable Right Commissioner Navi Pillay says Hamas also violating humanitarian law by firing rockets indiscriminately, takes U.S. to task for opposing resolutions on Israel. UN Human Rights Chief: Israel, Hamas Committing War Crimes Iraq soldiers die battling jihadists, blasts hit Baghdad Almost 5,700 Killed Across Iraq in July It's About the Lying I don't want to understate how seriously wrong it is that the CIA searched Senate computers. Our constitutional order is seriously out of whack when the executive branch acts with that kind of impunity — to its overseers, no less. Don't Wait for Resignation, say Critics, Obama Should Fire CIA's John Brennan Senator says intelligence chief should resign over agency's behavior and the brazen denials that followed, but others say president has grounds for immediate dismissal NKorea Seeks UN Meeting on US-SKorea Drills WHO says Ebola outbreak is out of control Chief of global health organisation says deadly outbreak is spreading quicker than efforts to contain it. |
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