September 2012

Barack Obama to warn Iran in UN general assembly speech
Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

US drone strike in Pakistan kills 5 militants
A pair of missiles fired from an unmanned American spy aircraft slammed into a militant hideout in northwestern Pakistan on Monday evening, killing five militants, said Pakistani intelligence officials.

Obama: Libya assault 'wasn't just mob action'
President Barack Obama said Monday "there's no doubt" that the assault of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador "wasn't just a mob action" but a sign of extremism in nations lacking stability.

Libya militia leader: Heat-seeking missiles, other weapons stolen during firefight
The commander of a powerful Libyan militia said Monday that looters had stolen "a large number" of shoulder-fired, heat-seeking missiles from the militia's base when protesters who called for dismantling the country's militias overran the compound.

Iran says Israel is 'threatening' U.S. with allegations of Iranian nuclear weapon
Israel is bullying the United States over the alleged threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon, using the prospect of an Israeli military attack on Iran to force the hand of its much larger ally, Iran's president said Monday.

Iranian Diplomat Says Iran Offered Deal to Halt 20-Percent Enrichment

Iran Says Newly Designed Drone Can Carry Missiles Over Long Range

Leader's Aide: Iran Should Adopt Aggressive Strategy in Response to Threats
A senior military aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader cautioned about the attempts made by the enemies to weaken the Islamic Republic through economic pressures and public discontent, and said Iran should adopt an aggressive policy in response to enemy plots.

Strike on Iran would trigger 'World War III': Guards
Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told broadcaster Al-Alam on Sunday, a day after his boss warned that conflict was inevitable.

Iran finds spying device at Fordow: UK daily

Iran official: German firm planted bombs in parts meant for nuclear program

State Dept. reportedly removes Iran's MEK from terrorism list
The U.S. State Department reportedly removed the terrorist designation from the Mujahedin-e Khalq, an Iranian anti-regime group.

"When Will We Come To Our Senses?"
Is Threatening Iran With A Pre-emptive Strike Responsible?

Barack Obama to warn Iran in UN general assembly speech
President says US will 'do what we must' to thwart an Iranian bomb and calls on UN to help protect diplomatic missions

Nigeria military says kills 35 Boko Haram Islamists

The Summer of Muslim Discontent: It's Not "The Amateur Film" Stupid
The so-called "Arab Spring:" is a distant and bitter memory to those who fought and struggled for a better world, not to speak of the thousands who lost, life and limb.

Latest protests against depictions of Muhammad

20 killed and nearly 200 injured in Pakistan demonstrations

Egypt's New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties

Mali agrees to ECOWAS military deployment plan
After intense diplomacy, the government of Mali and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed that troops from the West African regional block can be based in the capital of Bamako, as a step toward ending conflict in the northern part of the country.

The GOP Wasted 4 Years on the Wrong Critique of Obama's Foreign Policy

North Korea 'to introduce farming reform'
Korea suggest reforms that will see farmers keep more of their crops instead of handing them to the state are to be introduced.

Humiliation and Rage in Libya
Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2012

U.S. embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed
Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt on Thursday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam and American warships headed to Libya after the death of the U.S. ambassador there in related violence earlier in the week.

Send in the drones: U.S. launches military manhunt for terrorists who murdered ambassador and three of his team
U.S. officials have announced they are sending warships to the coast of Libya in an apparent terrorist hunt, and American drone aircraft are also expected to join the search for potential targets.

Libyan attack: it should have been clear deposing Gaddafi was the easy bit
The west has once again started a fire it cannot extinguish, with the revolution it fanned in danger of degenerating into chaos

Humiliation and Rage in Libya
Al-Nass (The People), and other television channels of "Satellite Salafism," broadcast news of a year old mediocre film trailer about the life of the Prophet Mohammad, made by an Israeli-Californian and championed by a Florida-based Christian pastor.

Libya attack: Obama vows justice for killed US envoy
President Barack Obama has vowed to bring to justice those who carried out the attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya.

Libyan Envoy Blames Extremists for Attack on US
Libya's deputy U.N. ambassador on Wednesday blamed "an extremist group" for the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, whom he called "one of the greatest friends of Libya."

Mystery Man Behind The Anti-Muslim Film Blamed For Attacks
Who is Sam Bacile? So far, the answer depends on who you ask and what you read. Early reports after Tuesday's violence against American diplomatic posts in Egypt and Libya identified Bacile as the producer and director of an absurd anti-Muslim film blamed for inspiring the anger of the mobs.

California man confirms role in anti-Islam film
The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film implicated in violent protests in Egypt and Libya led Wednesday to a California Coptic Christian convicted of financial crimes who acknowledged his role in managing and providing logistics for the production.

House conservatives call for stripping aid to Libya, Egypt from spending bill
A group of House conservatives is calling for foreign aid to Libya and Egypt to be stripped from a six-month federal funding bill set for a vote on Thursday.

The Tragic Consulate Killings in Libya and America's Hierarchy of Human Life
The murder of American staff over a hate film is an unmitigated wrong. But so are deaths caused by the US that go unremarked

Romney's Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots
Mitt Romney has, for all intents and purposes, pretty much disqualified himself for the presidency by his intemperate comments in regard to the murder of the US ambassador in Libya. His bungling trip to Britain, Israel and Poland was bad enough, but his shocking remarks blasting President Obama and kowtowing to extremist, anti-Muslim Republican voters ought to be the final straw.

Rash. Crass. Shameful. Craven. Contemptible. Irresponsible. BAD.
The best headline on Romney's stunningly inappropriate response to the violence in Libya comes from Upworthy: "Mitt Romney finds the line you shouldn't cross and dives under it." Should we gloat that he proves once more there are vital things - heart, soul, brain, any semblance of principle - money can't buy, or mourn that he and his sorry ilk are in any way part of our national conversation?

Obama Sends Drones, Marines, and Warships to Libya Following Consulate Attack
It's possible some of the same rebel militias the US helped oust Gadhafi have now turned their sights on the US presence in Libya

Anti-US Protests Continue Across Middle East
Protests against US embassies continued across the Middle East today, with demonstrators rallying against a new anti-Muslim film that seems to have come out of nowhere, fanning religious hostilities.

Contagious paranoia
FIVE years ago I wrote an article on mass paranoia. At the time I argued that US and Israeli paranoia threatened to lead the entire world to oblivion.

The Uprising in Syria
Angered by the non-stop, one-sided propaganda on CNN and BBC World, usually a prelude to NATO bombing campaigns (including the six-month onslaught on Libya, the casualties of which are still hidden from the public) or direct occupations, I was asked to explain my views on RTV.

Al-Qaeda now a US ally in Syria
While we reflect on the 11th anniversary of the al Qaeda attacks on American soil, there is a blinding light that may obscure our view: this sworn enemy now fights hand in hand with the US against the Syrian regime.

Blast in northern Syria targets troops
BEIRUT: An explosion targeting Syrian regime forces killed at least three people in northern Syria on Wednesday - and possibly up to 18 - amid rising violence ahead of a visit by the new U.N.-Arab League envoy who is trying to end the country's civil war.

Israeli Opposition Leader Accuses Netanyahu of 'Meddling' in US Vote
Risks Alienating Obama Administration, Mofaz Warns

Analysis: Netanyahu risks overplaying hand in Iran dispute
The public row between Israel and the United States this week will make it hard for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a unilateral strike against Iran and risks undermining his domestic standing.

Russia PM Medvedev backs Pussy Riot release
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has suggested that three activists from punk band Pussy Riot should be freed.

The dictator who turned his wrath on death row
In the next two weeks, all of the Gambia's death row prisoners could be dead. When the country's President, Yahya Jammeh, announced last month that all 47 detainees would be put to death by mid-September – the nation's first executions since 1985 – the international community responded with outrage. But to many, this is just the most recent sign that all is not well in the Gambia.

West accepts terrorism when it's politically expedient – Russian FM
Western nations accept acts of terrorism when it suits them politically, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Lavrov was commenting on a refusal by Western members of the UN Security Council to condemn recent attacks in Syria.

Chileans march on their own 9-11
Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Cairo clashes, take two: Police disperse raging protesters with tear gas (VIDEO)
Egyptian security forces used tear gas on a raging crowd of demonstrators near the US Embassy in Cairo. Several dozen people have reportedly been injured as police dispersed the stone-throwing demonstrators.

U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack
The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.

U.S. Ambassador Killed in Libya
U.S. ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other embassy staff were killed in an attack in Benghazi on Wednesday, the White House confirmed on Wednesday.

Romney calls Obama administration response to Libya attacks 'disgraceful'

Cairo protesters scale U.S. Embassy wall, remove flag
Egyptian demonstrators climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo today and pulled down the American flag to protest a film they say is insulting to the prophet Mohammad.

Anti-Islam filmmaker in hiding after deadly protests in Egypt
An Israeli filmmaker based in California went into hiding after his movie attacking Islam's prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya, where the U.S. ambassador was killed, along with three American members of his staff.

State Department officer killed in attack on US Consulate in Libya, following Egyptian protest at US embassy

Chileans march on their own 9-11
...the anniversary of the Pinochet coup and Allende suicide
Activists in Chile marked their own 9-11 Tuesday, the anniversary of the day in 1973 when Gen. Augusto Pinochet seized power in a military coup that prompted socialist President Salvador Allende to kill himself rather than surrender.

White House declines Netanyahu request to meet with Obama
The White House's response marks a new low in relations between Netanyahu and Obama, underscored by the fact that this is the first time Netanyahu will visit the U.S. as prime minister without meeting Obama; PM to meet with Clinton.

US and Israel in open feud over Iran
Feuding between the US and Israel burst into the open when Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, sharply criticised recent US statements about Iran while the White House said President Barack Obama would not meet Mr Netanyahu in the US this month.

U.S. has no right to block Israel on Iran - Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said the United States had forfeited any moral right to stop Israel taking action against Iran's nuclear programme because it had refused to be firm with Tehran itself.

Obama Discusses Iran Nuclear Threat With Netanyahu in Phone Call
President Barack Obama discussed the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confronting a security issue that had raised tensions between the two allies.

Obama Announces Letterman Appearance on Day He Snubbed Netanyahu

Americans Oppose Iran Attack by 2-1 Margin
Poll Shows Little Support for Strike on Nuclear Program

Fewest Numbers of Americans Concerned about Terrorism since 9/11
Findings from the 2012 Chicago Council Survey of American Public Opinion

Is there no Plan B on Iran?

Panetta says US will have a year to stop Iran should it decide to build nukes
Defense secretary says Pentagon keeps close track of Tehran's progress and would 'have the opportunity' to take the necessary action

Egypt's president trying to persuade Iran to drop Assad
...with promises of easing isolation

Syrian rebels admit worst mass killing of the uprising
A rebel brigade in Aleppo admitted responsibility on Monday for the worst mass killings by Syrian opposition forces since the uprising began, even as the United Nations human rights chief accused them of "murder, extra-judicial execution and torture".

Syria's rebel fighters vow no mercy for their own pro-regime family members
Free Syrian Army fighters told the Monitor that bringing down President Assad trumps family ties, and that they are willing to fight, or even kill, brothers and cousins fighting for the regime.

Chavez says will consider Venezuela joining in multi-nation effort to bring peace to Syria

The Cairo-Tehran Express
Egyptian-Iranian intelligence meeting prompts fears of a new Middle East terror axis

Report: Documents Disclose 9/11 Warnings
Documents show the U.S. was given more warnings about potential terrorist attacks in the weeks leading up to 9/11, writes Vanity Fair contributing editor Kurt Eichenwald in a New York Times op-ed.

Obama: legacy of 9/11 is a stronger US
PRESIDENT Barack Obama says the legacy of 9/11 is a safer world and an America stronger and more united than before as he marks the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Bush White House Was Deaf Before the 9-11 Storm

9/11: A Geo-political Monster
The victims of 9/11 are not only encountered in New York. The victims of 9/11 lived in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Libya and today, in Syria, campaigns created and wars waged on the back of the most shocking example of the manipulation of fear in the history of humankind. 9/11 was an insult to the memories of the deceased, an insult to their families.

China sends patrol ships to contested islands after Japan buys them
BEIJING — A territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified as two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners.

Eritrean migrants tell of IDF violence at Israel-Egypt border
Testimonies suggest that the men who had been trapped at the Israeli-Egyptian border for 8 days were tear gassed, forcefully dragged into Egyptian territory.

The Lies that Led to the Iraq War
Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2012

America's refusal to extradite Bolivia's ex-president to face genocide charges
Obama justice officials have all but granted asylum to Sánchez de Lozada - a puppet who payrolled key Democratic advisers

9/11, Bin Laden and the Tyranny of the Corporate Media

We Are at War
The War on Terror exploits the tragedy of September 11 for the benefit of a very few.

11 Years After 9/11, It's Time to End the War on Terror

The Lies that Led to the Iraq War and the Persistent Myth of 'Intelligence Failure'

Romney, GOP still haven't come to terms with Iraq
John Kerry had some fun Thursday night with Mitt Romney's failure to mention Afghanistan in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention last week. But Afghanistan wasn't the only glaring foreign policy omission in Tampa. In Condoleezza Rice's 2,000-word speech on Wednesday night, the word 'Iraq' did not appear.

Rand Paul: No more 'bomb everybody'
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Monday that Republicans can win in New England and on the West Coast if they're willing to drop a "we need to bomb everybody tomorrow" foreign policy.

Former CIA Chief: Obama's War on Terror Same as Bush's, But With More Killing

Legality of Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists Reviewed by CRS
The legality of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens, was examined in a memorandum prepared for members of Congress by the Congressional Research Service.

Israel discussing Iran "red line" with U.S.: Netanyahu

The Myth of the US-Israel Special Bond
Forget Iran: It's Israel's Nuclear Gun Pointed at Obama's Head

Barak: War with Iran only as a last resort
Defense minister continues to pursue moderate tone on possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities; says government must exhaust all other options before launching a military campaign

Clinton: US 'Not Setting Deadlines' for Iran
Israeli war hawks seem to have buckled to a firm US position of favoring talks and sanctions over military action

South Africa robbed of independence again
After months of covert pressure, lobbying, bullying and offering various "incentives," South Africa has now cut its imports of Iranian Oil. The US campaign forced South Africa to compromise its own independence.

Canada's last Iran ambassador: Cutting off Tehran looks like a mistake
Canada's action reduces our presence on the ground in Iran to zero. We will no longer have the ability to communicate directly with Iran's government in Iran.

Canada: Selling Its Soul to America
Canada is more colony than sovereign state. Canadians perhaps wonder when it'll grow up, act like an adult, and regain its rightful independence.

UN nuclear watchdog 'frustrated' over Iran access delays
The UN's nuclear watchdog has urged Iran to grant inspectors immediate entry to the Parchin military site, calling delays in access "frustrating".

Suicide attack kills 21 at northern Afghanistan

US, Afghans locked in dispute over detainees
President Hamid Karzai welcomed Monday's handover of the main American-run prison to Afghan forces as a victory for Afghan sovereignty, though he and U.S. officials remain locked in a dispute over the fate of hundreds of Taliban and terror suspects behind bars.

Report: Taliban Open to Deal with US to End Afghan War
Leadership Open to Keeping US Occupation, Wants Karzai Out

Hashemi rejects sentence from Iraqi court, with Turkey saying not to turn him over

Turkey fighter jets attack PKK targets inside Iraq, killing 25

Syrian defector opposed to armed intervention

Syria rebels execute soldiers in battleground Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian rebels summarily executed at least 20 soldiers in second city Aleppo, a watchdog said Monday, as UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi admitted he faced a "very difficult" task in his bid to end the nearly 18-month conflict.

Syria Criticizes France for Supporting Rebels, as Fears Grow of Islamist Infiltration

Senior Russian official says Assad regime 'is still solid'

'US doesn't need UN to oust Assad' - Clinton
Hillary Clinton threatens the US and "like-minded states" might pursue regime change in Syria in circumvention of the UN if the new resolution on Syria is "toothless". Russia's Foreign Minister believes the conflict is still solvable diplomatically.

Raiders kill 38 in latest land clashes in Kenya

What Does It Mean To Be a Slave?
A Few Questions to Ask...

Julian Assange to receive Aboriginal Passport

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