Hard News
Kenyan troops kill 12 "al-Shabaab" in Somalia: :
Kenyan Military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir denied insurgents' claims that three of the Kenyans soldiers were killed in the attacks
Thursday: US kills 7 people in NW Pakistan:
Wednesday: U.S. kills at least 16 "militants" in Pakistan:
The U.S. drone fired six missiles at a compound in the area, killing 16 suspected militants
Pakistan's US ambassador 'offers to resign':
Four killed in Iraq bomb blast:
A police officer said the military patrol was travelling in the town of Mahmoudiya when a parked car bomb exploded near it, killing two soldiers and two civilians.
Iraq's Sadr backs embattled Syrian leader Assad:
There is "a big difference" between what is happening in Syria and the "great revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen," Sadr said . " Bashar al-Assad is against the American and Israeli presence and his attitudes are clear, not like those who collapsed before him, or will collapse," said the statement released by his office in the city of Najaf
Syria conflict 'similar to civil war', Russia says:
Russia's foreign minister has said the situation in Syria is beginning to resemble civil war, after renegade soldiers attacked a key army base
Syria says it is studying Arab League ultimatum:
Arab League foreign ministers on Wednesday gave Syria three days to accept Arab monitors and halt its violent crackdown on critics.
Syrian opposition welcomes Arab League observers, opposes suspension:
The Syrian opposition will welcome Arab League observers, but is opposed to the organization suspending Syria's membership and imposing sanctions on the Western Asian country, an opposition leader said on Thursday. http://en.rian.ru/world/20111117/168782931.html
Syria rebels hit ruling party after raid on intelligence:
"A group of dissident troops attacked regime youth offices, where security agents were meeting, with rocket-propelled grenades and clashes broke out," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Free Syrian Army grows in influence:
The attack by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on an air force intelligence base in the suburbs of the capital Damascus on November 16 has raised the profile of the band of army deserters, who are seeking to end President Bashar al-Assad's long rule. Depending on whom you believe, the group is believed to number between 1,000 and 25,000.
Russian military chief: War risks have grown:
Russia's chief military officer says the nation is facing an increased threat of being drawn into conflicts at its borders that may grow into an all-out nuclear war.
Engineering Consent For Attack On Iran
Powers pressure Iran, IAEA chief "alerts world" :
Major powers closed ranks on Thursday to increase pressure on Iran to address fears about its atomic ambitions, and the UN nuclear chief said it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected Iranian efforts to develop atom bombs. http://bit.ly/tTqYhu
Airstrike Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities Could Kill 100s of North Koreans and Russians:
Any aerial strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities could result in significant numbers of dead Russian and North Korean specialists as "collateral damage," with all the diplomatic uncertainties that might ensue from Moscow and Pyongyang as the body bags start arriving home.
Barak, Lieberman to skip U.S. forum to avoid public debate on Iran, sources say:
Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman decided to cancel their participation in a Washington conference on Israeli-U.S. ties in order to avoid a public debate on the Iranian nuclear issue. http://bit.ly/u3g611
Will Congress Vote To Crash Iran's Civilian Aircraft?:
The Republican candidates for president are not the only politicians who use Iran and its nuclear program as a magnet for campaign dollars. The same dynamic is at play in Los Angeles, where two Democratic House members, Howard Berman and Brad Sherman, are trying to out-hawk each other on Iran in preparation for a June 2012 primary.
Abbas calls on Palestinians to mount non-violent resistance against Israel:
Palestinian president says his people 'will not succumb to the occupation,' says will meet Hamas leader next week to discuss implementation of unity agreement.
Two UK occupation force soldiers killed in Afghan blast : Their deaths, while on patrol in Helmand province, came as friends and relatives paid tribute to Lance Corporal Peter Eustace, 25, who was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) on Wednesday. http://bit.ly/sK8HKY
Insurgents kill senior Yemen security officer:
Unidentified militants shot dead a senior Yemeni security police officer in Aden city on Wednesday, said a security source.
Reuters Reporter Also Works for Yemen's President:
The Reuters news agency on Thursday stood by its Yemen correspondent amid outrage from opposition activists over his employment by the government as a personal translator to President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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The Killing of Blacks in Libya and the Rise of the African Mercenary:
Since the revolutionaries defeated, and then killed, Muammar Gaddafi, "dark-skinned" Africans from outside traditional North Africa have seen hell.
Scotland Yard asked to investigate MI6 role in abduction of Gadaffi opponent:
Libyan Sami al-Saadi says he was tortured after he and his family were bundled on to a plane and flown to Tripoli
Libya's Islamists Ransack Mosque Graves:
Libyan gunmen broke into the Saif al-Nasr mosque in Tripoli early on Nov. 8, smashed open a wooden sarcophagus and removed the remains of Saif al-Nasr, a scholar who died 155 years ago, and a former imam, Hammad Zwai.
This is Sin: Gaddafi and the Brave New World:
U.S. policymakers weren't likely planning on the mass release of a Gaddafi snuff film. In their jubilation and braggadocio, the Libyan "freedom-fighters" ruined the enjoyment of a private viewing session available only to a chosen few within the Beltway
US to stockpile cluster bombs in Australia?:
A US military "base" in Darwin, Australia (spun as a "rotational deployment" for China, I suspect), will necessitate foreign weapons systems and armaments being stockpiled, retained and transited on and in Australian territory.
Citi Chief Economist Willem Buiter:
A Spanish Or Italian Default Could Happen In A Few Short Days : " I think we have maybe a few months -- it could be weeks, it could be days -- before there is a material risk of a fundamentally unnecessary default by a country like Spain or Italy which would be a financial catastrophe dragging the European banking system and North America with it.
Greek protests as France, Spain face squeeze: -
Greek police clashed with anti-austerity protesters and Italy announced sweeping reforms in response to a European debt crisis that on Thursday pushed borrowing costs for France and Spain sharply higher.
U.S. Banks Face Contagion Risk From Europe Debt:
U.S. banks face a "serious risk" that their creditworthiness will deteriorate if Europe's debt crisis deepens and spreads beyond the five most-troubled nations, Fitch Ratings said.
Occupy Wall Street's 'Day of Disruption':
Occupy Wall Street: "You Might Be People But You Act Like Machines" - Video -
Teenage Girl Among Early Morning Arrests.
"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley |
