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Sunday, December 15, 2013

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US/British Policy on Syria has Been
Sunk, and Nobody Noticed
Free Syrian Army a Complete Pawn to Foreign
Intelligence Agencies
By Patrick Cockburn
The final bankruptcy of American and British policy in Syria
came 10 days ago as Islamic Front, a Saudi-backed Sunni
jihadi group, overran the headquarters of the Supreme
Military Council of the Free Syrian Army.
Saudis' Big Deal for US Anti-tank Missiles May
be Meant to Help Syrian Rebels
By South China Morning Post
One Saudi ally could desperately use anti-tank
weapons - the Syrian rebels.
France Fuels Sectarian Killing in CAR
By Finian Cunningham
French troops are not preventing mayhem;
they are inflaming it.
War Crimes Tribunal Finds Israel Guilty Of
Genocide Against The Palestinian People
Video By RT
Judgment will be submitted to the chief prosecutor of
the International Criminal Court, UN and the
UN Security Council for further action.
Right To Resist Oppression
By Paul Balles
"Genocide is realistic; justice is not. The progressive 'realist'
is finally no different than the right wing Zionist."
Nelson Mandela Has Been Laid To Rest
- But His Legacy Must Not Be
By Gary Younge
 
The desire to remember Mandela as a brilliant individual who
single-handedly guided the nation to democracy is
understandable but not honest.
America Is the Most Inhumane Developed Country
on the Planet
Are We Going to Let It Stay That Way?
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
What would it be like if people in the U.S. knew they
had these rights?
Poverty Nation: How America Created a Low-wage
Work Swamp
By Joan Walsh
A quarter of people who have jobs today make so little
money that they also receive some form of public
assistance, or welfare.
 
If You Want the American Dream, Go to Finland
By Blake Fleetwood
This is a sad, depressing state of affairs for the U.S. and
is becoming more true every day.
But the reality is still not accepted by most Americans.
Hard News
Syria air raids kill 36 in Aleppo:
Pro rebel activists:
"An (aerial) attack using explosive-laden barrels over the
Sakhur, Ard al-Hamra and Haydariyeh districts
(of eastern Aleppo) killed 22 people, among them 14 children
and an 18-year-old boy," said the Britain-based Observatory.
Army Retakes 2 Towns in Eastern Syria: pro-Syrian TV:
The army killed tens of militants in Ayyash while a heavy
battle is still underway in Al-Mattar Al-Qadim and Al-Haviqeh
districts in the second day clashes.
Syrian FSA fighter defects to Qaeda-linked group:
Once-powerful Free Syrian Army commander Saddam
al-Jamal has pledged allegiance to ISIL fighters.
US Considers Aiding "Islamist" Rebels:
The gradual collapse of Syria's moderate rebel forces
is forcing the United States to consider extending its
support to the Islamist groups it has long rejected but
which are steadily rising to become the Assad regime's
principal opponents.
Al Sadr mentor calls to fight alongside Al Assad:
A leading Shiite cleric widely followed by Iraqi militants
 has issued the first public religious edict permitting
Shiites to fight in Syria's civil war alongside President
Bashar Al Assad's forces.
Day of violence in Iraq leaves 20 dead, including
Health Ministry employee and family:
The attackers used guns fitted with silencers killed
the employee, his wife, two sons and a 10-year old
daughter as they slept in their home in Sadiyah early
Sunday morning, police said, adding that they are
investigating the incident but have no motive
for the attack or any suspects.
Gunmen kill female TV presenter in Iraq: station:
Gunmen shot dead Al-Mosuliyah TV presenter
Nawras al-Nuaimi in northern Iraq on Sunday,
the station and police said, the latest in a series
of journalists killed in the country.
2 dead, 2200 in shelters across storm-ravaged Gaza Strip:
The death toll in the Gaza Strip from winter storm
Alexa rose to two on Sunday as more than 2,000
Gazans remained in shelters and much of the region
was still paralyzed after four days of severe weather.
Officials warn Gaza Strip on the verge of health crisis:
The results of winter storm Alexa in Gaza will lead to a
health disaster unless the world intervenes, a Palestinian
medical official said Sunday.
The high price of letting Israel's extremists flourish:
Israel should drop its reluctance to enforce the law
against 'price tag' attackers.
U.S. to keep 1,500 troops in Jordan:
"These forces will remain in Jordan, in full
coordination with the government of Jordan,
until the security situation becomes such that
they are no longer needed," a White House
 report said.
Yemeni parliament in non-binding vote against
drone attacks: -
Yemen's parliament on Sunday called for a stop
to drone attacks in a symbolic vote that reflected
growing public anxiety about Washington's use
of the unmanned aircraft to combat al Qaeda in
the impoverished country.
Yemen tribe intensifies protest against
drone attacks:
"If the government fails to stop American
planes from bombing the people of Yemen,
then it has no rule over us," tribal chief
Ahmad Al Salmani said from Rada.
Minister says Iran will continue nuclear talks:
"We will continue Geneva talks. We will show
proper, calculated, purposeful and smart reaction
toward any improper and unconstructive action,"
Zarif wrote. "Over the past days, improper actions
were carried out by Americans that we responded
in a proper way."
McCain says Iran sanctions bill 'very likely':
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that the
Senate is "very likely" to pass a new sanctions bill
against Iran despite a deal the United States and
other world powers reached to address the Islamic
republic's nuclear ambitions.
ABC, NYT Repeatedly Lied About CIA
Operative Robert Levinson:
ABC News and The New York Times have
known since 2007 that Robert Levinson, the ex-FBI
agent who was kidnapped in Iran, was not, as the U.S.
government and his family claimed, an independent
businessman
Last man to see Robert Levinson before he
vanished denies involvement in disappearance:
An American fugitive who met with Robert Levinson
shortly before the former FBI agent vanished,
has resurfaced, calling the U.S. intelligence agency
"the world's leading terror apparatus" and denying
any role in Levinson's disappearance in an email
sent to NBC News.
Iran asks U.S. to provide more information
on missing ex-FBI agent:
Iranian press counselor at the United Nations,
Alireza Miryusefi, insisted that the government
in Iran has been cooperating with attempts to learn
Levinson's fate. The Iranian government has been
trying "to find any clue about Levinson's situation
for humanitarian and security reasons, but no success,"
he said.
28 Taliban militants killed or injured in
Afghan operations:
Taliban militantsAt least 28 Taliban militants
were killed or injured during military operations
by Afghan security forces across the country,
interior ministry announced Sunday.
8 killed in roadside bombings in eastern
Afghanistan; suicide bomber attacks office:
A spokesman for eastern Nangarhar province,
said four policemen were killed and seven
wounded when their pickup truck ran over
a bomb in in the Agam district. He said the
dead included the district's police chief.
Kerry extends deadline for signing
Afghan troops deal:
While he said it must be signed as soon as
possible, he raised the option for the first
time that the deal governing the presence
of US troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
could even by inked by Karzai's successor,
who will be chosen in April elections.
At least 25 killed as unrest continues in
Bangladesh:
At least 25 people have been killed in clashes
involving opposition, pro-government activists
and police since Thursday, when Jamaat-e-Islami
leader, Abdul Quader Molla, was put to death for
crimes committed during the nation's independence
war in 1971.
Two UN peacekeepers killed in Mali
suicide bomb:
A suicide bomber killed two Senegalese
UN peacekeepers and destroyed the only operating
bank in the northern Malian town of Kidal yesterday,
one day before a second round of parliamentary
elections.
Libya army colonel shot dead in Benghazi:
A security official said artillery officer Col.
Said Massoud al-Jamli was shot near a school
on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition
of anonymity because he was not authorized to
brief reporters, said the gunmen fled.
Seized Libyan oil ports 'will not reopen':
Group seeking autonomy for eastern Libya
refuses to surrender three oil-exporting ports,
costing government billions.
François Hollande's plane 'surrounded by
rebels' in Central African Republic:
President's delegation in stand-off with armed
Seleka fighters at Bangui airport during talks
on France's military operation, French
newspaper reports
France says to seek European help in
Central African Republic:
"That is a real, big problem," Fabius told
Europe 1 radio. "Tomorrow, I'll go to the
Council of Foreign Ministers and I will
ask (European partners) for stepped-up,
more robust aid, including on the ground."
Ukraine protests: McCain warns US could
act over Russia deal: -
The United States could take "concrete action"
against Ukraine if its government cracks down
on dissent, Senator John McCain warned Sunday
as he addressed thousands of protesters camped
on Kiev's bitterly cold main square.
Clashes break out at Italy anti-austerity
protests: -
Protesters clashed with police at anti-austerity
demonstrations in Rome, Turin and Venice on
Saturday, as part of a wave of social action led
by Italy's Forconi (Pitchforks) movement of
farmers and truck drivers.
Pope says he is not a Marxist, but defends
criticism of capitalism:
"The ideology of Marxism is wrong. But I have
met many Marxists in my life who are good
people, so I don't feel offended," Francis was
quoted as saying.
Intel Contractors Give Millions to
Lawmakers Overseeing Government
Surveillance:
Analysis of campaign contributions from
political action committees (PACs) and
individuals from the top 20 intelligence
services contractors working with the
Department of Defense, ranked by total
value of contracts received, to members
of the House Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence
Obama Suppressing 6,000-Page
Report on CIA Torture Adopted
by Senate Intelligence Committee:
Over a year ago, the Senate Intelligence
Committee voted to adopt a historic,
6,000-page report which contains
"startling details" about CIA misdeeds
related to its torture program
'Lie of the Year' prize goes to Obama:
The infamous prize, handed out annually
 by the fact-checking website PolitiFact,
was given to Obama because of his
statements claiming that Americans
would be able to keep their health
insurance under the Affordable Care
Act if they liked their plan.
Facebook develops algorithm that will l
earn EVERYTHING about you from
photos and gives details to advertisers:
From the bottles of beer you drink, to the
places you visit on vacation, the social
networking site will compile everything
there is to know about you
Affluenza: the latest excuse for the
wealthy to do whatever they want: Op-Ed:
Ethan Couch, a teenager in Texas, killed
four people but got off because he comes
from a rich family and 'didn't know better'
Another Stand Your Ground showdown?:
A Florida man is accused of shooting and
killing an unarmed African-American
teenager in a case some say echoes
the George Zimmerman trial.
How a Texas Cop Who Killed a Double
Amputee Holding a Ballpoint Pen Got
Away With It:
Police misconduct in shootings is "very,
very difficult" to prove, an FBI agent says.
What You Should Know About The
U.S. And Human Rights
The U.S. is the only country in the world
that continues to commit children to die
in prison through the imposition of life
sentences that lack the possibility of parole
I work 4 jobs and I'm still struggling:
Bingham is 37 years old and has a college
degree, but like many Americans, is stuck
working many hours in low wage, part-time
jobs.
Poverty in America Is Mainstream:
Contrary to popular belief, the percentage
of the population that directly encounters
poverty is exceedingly high. My research
indicates that nearly 40 percent of Americans
between the ages of 25 and 60 will experience
at least one year below the official poverty line

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