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Friday, January 17, 2014

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Kerry Slams Syria Ceasefire Offer
By Al Jazeera
With just five days before Geneva, the
Syrian government has offered a series
of diplomatic options to the opposition.
The Siege of Yarmouk
By Franklin Lamb
Nearly 18,000 refugees are facing death f
rom starvation.
The Israeli Imperator
By URI Avnery
Sharon - told me that his plan was to help
the Palestinians to overthrow the Jordanian
monarchy, and turn Jordan into a Palestinian
state, with Arafat as its president.
Snowden Releases Show NSA Infiltration
in Computers of "Mexican Police and
Cartels"
By Laura Carlsen
Mexico does not need an explanation from
President Obama. It needs a president who
defends the dignity and independence of
Mexico.
America's Spies Want Edward Snowden
Dead
By Benny Johnson
"I would love to put a bullet in his head,"
one Pentagon official said.
Your Doctor Can Disclose Your Medical
Records To The NSA Without Authorization
By Peter Van Buren
You can learn a lot about a person from their
medical records- what's that STD test all
about? Mental health issues? Hiding a health
problem from an employer? Terminated pregnancy?
We Need Real Protection From The NSA
By Ed Loomis, Kirk Wiebe, Thomas Drake,
William Binney and Diane Roark
Wake up, America. While we've been paying
attention to other things, our intelligence agencies
have been tearing holes into the Bill of Rights.
If The MoD Can't Name the Enemy, It
Shouldn't Buy The Weapons
By Simon Jenkins
The US fields the most awesome military force in
history, yet it keeps losing wars and its global
paranoia knows no bounds.
Why Congress Is Held in Contempt
By Pat Buchana
The stunning industrial decline of the United States
has been matched in two centuries only by the USSR.
The 53rd Anniversary of
Eisenhower's Farewell Address
to the Nation
Video
"In the councils of government, we must guard
against the acquisition of unwarranted influence,
whether sought or unsought, by the military-
industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists
and will persist."
America's Police State:
Worse than Communist North Korea?
By William Norman Grigg
If Kelly Thomas had lived in Communist
North Korea, rather than conservative
Orange County, California, he might
have survived his encounter with the police.

Hard News
At least 17 dead, including foreigners,
in Kabul blast: police:
"There were three attackers. All have been
killed. Unfortunately, 14 people have also
been killed, including some foreigners,"
city police chief Mohammad Zahir told reporters.
US airstrike killed 13 Afghan civilians
in Parwan: Official:
An Afghan fact-finding mission has found
that a recent US airstrike has killed at least 13
civilians in the country's northeastern province
of Parwan.
3 killed as bomb rips through train in
Pakistan:
Friday's blast took place as the train was en
route from the northwestern city of Peshawar
to the southern port city of Karachi. The
explosion blew up the train tracks in the
central district of Rajanpur.
Thai anti-government protesters wounded i
n explosion:
More than 30 people are hurt after explosive
device is thrown into lorry driven by
demonstrators during march in Bangkok
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As - 9 killed,
32 injured in army shelling of Iraq's Fallujah:
At least nine people were killed and 32 others
injured Friday in an army artillery barrage in Iraq's
western city of Fallujah, a tribal leader told Anadolu Agency.
US agrees to send new arms, artillery to
Iraq to fight Al Qaeda:
Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the Iraqi
leader on Tuesday, although White House
officials suggest the weapons - artillery and
assault rifles - were not the primary thrust
of the conversation.
US ready to train Iraqi troops in third
country: official:
Pending an agreement with Jordan or another
nation to host the effort, the training was "likely"
to go ahead as both Baghdad and Washington
supported the idea, said the official, who spoke
on condition of anonymity.
War criminal:
Gates: U.S. "Probably" Should Have
Declared War on Iraq Before Launching It:
Former defense secretary Robert Gates says
Congress "probably" should have declared
war on Iraq before invading in 2003, and
added that it should do the same before any
attack on Iran.
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As -
Iraqis go about their lives at mercy
of nameless bombers:
The day after one of Iraq's bloodiest days
for months, shoppers and drivers packed
the streets of Baghdad on Thursday, grimly
aware that death can strike anywhere, any time.
Rocket fire from Syria kills at least seven
in Lebanese border town:
At least 10 rockets have struck Lebanese
frontier areas, according to local security
sources. The security source said a Syrian
fighter jet was targeting a town on the Syrian
side of the frontier, but was not the source of
the rocket fire.
Hariri says could share power with
Hezbollah:
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad
Hariri says he is now ready to share power
with his rivals Hezbollah if that's what it takes
to help Lebanon finally form a government
after nine months of political deadlock.
Nearly 1,100 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist
battles: Activists say:
Two weeks of battles between Syrian rebels
and jihadists have killed at least 1,069 people,
mostly fighters, the Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights said Thursday.
4 killed as Nusra branch says Hermel
blast response to Hezbollah in Syria:
A suicide bomber killed four people and
wounded 43 others in a bustling neighborhood
in Hermel Thursday, a security source told
The Daily Star, with Nusra Front in Lebanon
claiming responsibility.
6 Rebel groups pledge allegiance to Al
Nusra Front:
6 Rebel groups in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus
have pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda-linked
group, Al Nusra Front, Jihadist websites reported.
Good News:
Syria says it's ready for cease-fire,
prisoners swap:
Syria's foreign minister said Friday his
country is prepared to implement a
cease-fire in the war-torn city of Aleppo
and exchange detainees with the country's
opposition forces as a confidence building
measure ahead of a peace conference
opening next week in Switzerland.
The Arrogance of Power:
Kerry Insists No Place for Assad in
Syria's Future:
Secretary of State John Kerry insisted
on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
has no place in Syria's future and said the
United States was not without options on
stepping up pressure on him.
Geneva-2 to establish Syria's transitional
governing body: Kerry: Video -
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Geneva-2
was about "establishing a process essential to a
formation for a transition governing body."
Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
MIT study of Ghouta chemical attack
challenges US intelligence:
The authors concluded that sarin gas "could not
possibly have been fired at East Ghouta from the
'heart', or from the Eastern edge, of the Syrian
government controlled area shown in the
intelligence map published by the White
House on August 30, 2013."
Tragic Photo of Orphaned 'Syrian' Boy
is Fake:
Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Jarba tweeted
a disturbing photo Friday morning that
purportedly depicts an orphaned Syrian boy
sleeping between the graves of parents.
Lest anyone get the wrong idea, he made sure
to finger Assad as the culprit behind the pictured
boy's sad fate:
Turkey: 'Dismissed ministers received
millions in bribes':
According to a summary of proceedings sent
to the Ministry of Justice regarding four former
Cabinet ministers involved in an ongoing graft
investigation, the Cumhuriyet daily claimed on
Thursday that three of them accepted millions of
dollars in bribes.
Gov't assault on police to evade graft probe
intensifies:
The government continued on Wednesday its
practice of massive removals and reassignments
of police chiefs and officers, which to some
commentators have reached a level of
craziness, as it seeks to evade a deepening graft probe.
Al-Qaeda attacks kill 10 Yemen soldiers:
Al-Qaeda militants killed 10 Yemeni soldiers in three simultaneous attacks Thursday on army positions in the central province of Bayda, a military official said.
Three Killed in Clashes Between Militants
the Army in Yemen:
Cashes between armed militants and the Yemeni
army killed three and injured two in Yemen's
southern city of al-Dalea on Friday, Yemen's
state news agency SABA reported.
Iran has $100 billion abroad, can draw
$4.2 billion: U.S. official:
Under the November 24, six-month accord
between Iran and the major powers, Tehran will
receive limited sanctions relief, which the U.S.
estimates to be worth about $7 billion, in return
for curbing its disputed nuclear program.
Hillary Clinton Discussed U.S. Approval
of an Israeli Strike On Iran:
Instead of begging Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to give diplomacy
more time, perhaps it was worth telling him
to go proceed with airstrikes.
Israel troops open fire on Gaza protesters,
2 injured:
Troops fired at some 300 demonstrators who
were protesting against Israel's destruction of
farmland for its 300-meter buffer zone, the correspondent said.
Netanyahu wants to steal more Palestinian land:
report: -
Israel's prime minister has increased the amount of
occupied territory he wants to keep after any peace
deal with the Palestinians, state media reported on
Thursday, a move that could complicate U.S.-backed
efforts to reach an accord.
Israel berates 'pro-Palestinian EU':
Israel has summoned the ambassadors of Britain,
France, Italy and Spain, accusing their countries
of pro-Palestinian bias.
House spending bill includes full $3.1 billion for Israel:
The bill keeps funding for Israel at $3.1 billion for 2014,
the amount designated in a 10-year memorandum of
understanding from 2007 that guaranteed Israel an
average of $3 billion a year in assistance.
US to Expand Military, Intelligence Presence in
Bahrain:
A senior US military official told a Senate hearing
that the planned espionage center in the Arab state,
home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet, will be an "integral part"
of the Pentagon's post-2014 strategy in AfghanisUS Navy's
5th Fleet in Bahraintan, the Washington Post reported on
Thursday.
Two explosions hit capital of Russia's southern
republic of Dagestan:
At least 9 people have been hospitalized with
various injuries, medics said.
6 Killed in Gunbattle in North Nigeria:
Witnesses say at least six people were killed in a
fierce gunbattle between suspected Islamic
extremists and security forces in Nigeria's northeast.
Six killed as security forces clash with protesters i
n Egypt:
Six anti-coup protesters have been killed and 125
arrested after violent clashes with security forces on
Friday in cities around Egypt, according to security sources.
Egypt militants blow up Sinai gas pipe again:
security:
Militants had forced a halt to gas supplies to Israel
and Jordan by repeatedly targeting another pipeline
through Sinai following the 2011 overthrow of
strongman Hosni Mubarak.
Libyan solider killed in Benghazi attack:
The source said that a group of unidentified
gunmen had fired on the two Special Forces
troops as the latter emerged from a mosque
in the Benghazi neighborhood of Al-Dolar.
Uganda leader halts anti-gay bill because
it's not a good way to cure 'abnormality':
In a letter to parliament, the president said
homosexuality was caused by either "random
breeding" or a need to make money. And
lesbians, he added, choose female partners
because of "sexual starvation" and the
failure to marry a man.
Public relations:
Obama to overhaul NSA's bulk storage
of Americans' telephone data:
US president Barack Obama will announce
that the National Security Agency should no
longer store US telephone data in bulk, in a
significant change to the most controversial
surveillance activity exposed by the Guardian
thanks to whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Full text of Obama's NSA speech:
Text of the President's Remarks on NSA
and Surveillance
NSA: six out of 10 Americans want
reform of data collection, says poll:
Fears are growing among civil libertarians
that Barack Obama will allow the National
Security Agency to retain its bulk databases
of US phone call information, despite new
polling that indicates substantial public
appetite for restricting the spy agency's powers.
Why the West is spying and why Africa
should be worried:
North America was economically at war
with the world; and intelligence gathering
was the frontline of this war.
How the Washington Post is Backed
by the CIA: Video -
The potential conflict of interest between the
new Washington Post owner, Jeff Bezos and
a recent $600 million CIA contract with his
other company, Amazon.
Beijing Citizens, Shrouded In Pollution,
Flock To Giant Screens To View Artificial
Sunrise:
You know it's bad when...The smog has become
so thick in Beijing that the city's natural light-starved
masses have begun flocking to huge digital
commercial television screens across the city to
observe virtual sunrises.
IMF Warns These 4 European Nations Are
"Potentially Destabilizing" To Global Economy:
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Poland have been
added to the IMF's list of countries with the
potential to destabilize the global economy.
Mexico anti-drug militias return land to
villagers:
The symbolic handover of some 654 acres
(265 hectares) of land, which included many
avocado and lemon orchards, took place in
the village square of Tancitaro in the
Michoacan highlands.
'Humanity lost': 84yo Canadian man with
Alzheimer's dies in UK border police custody:
An 84-year-old Canadian man with Alzheimer's
disease died in handcuffs in UK custody after
being held for almost two weeks by border police,
a report has revealed.
ACLU: Border Patrol Agents Routinely Violate
Rights Of U.S. Citizens At Highway Checkpoints:
Border Patrol agents at southern Arizona checkpoints
routinely violate the constitutional rights of U.S.
citizens with illegal searches and other actions
despite the agency's mandate that stops be limited
to immigration enforcement, according to a complaint
filed Wednesday.
Family suing state after Ohio inmate's 25-minute
execution with new drug mix:
Lead attorney Allan Bohnert told the Associated Press
that it took over 25 minutes for McGuire to die, and
called the "unusually long execution...a failed,
agonizing experiment."
Police Handcuff and Search Man for Giving
Money to Homeless: Video -
Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and s
earched the vehicle of an innocent man for over
an hour this week, all because he gave change to a
homeless person. According to Houston's Channel 2
News, police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of
giving drugs to the man who approached him and
asked for change.
TSA Pat-Down At DIA Leads To Sex
Assault Investigation:
Denver police have initiated a sexual assault
investigation focused on Transportation Security
Administration officers at a checkpoint at Denver
International Airport. It comes after a Colorado
woman filed a complaint saying the frisking
she received amounted to a sexual assault.
DEA official freaks out at Senate hearing:
Reckless marijuana legalization 'scares us':
The chief of operations at the Drug Enforcement
Administration railed against the legalization of
marijuana on Wednesday, warning the "experiment"
was highly dangerous.
Nobody Read the Bill Authorizing $1.1 Trillion
in US Government Spending:
When asked whether he read the 1,528-page,
$1.1 trillion government spending bill before he
voted for it yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
said, "Nobody did!"
Congress budgets $13 million for nonprofits
security, that mostly aids Jewish institutions:
The program, has so far disbursed $138 million
through the Department of Homeland Security.
$110 million has gone to Jewish institutions
seeking funding for add-ons like barriers and
security cameras.
US drops out of top 10 ten most economically
free countries:
After seven straight years of decline, the U.S.
has dropped out of the top 10 most economically
free countries. Those losing freedom, on the other
hand, risk economic stagnation, high unemployment
and deteriorating social conditions
Detroit bankruptcy judge blocks $165 million
payment to banks:
The judge in the Detroit bankruptcy case struck
down a controversial proposed settlement in
which the city would have paid two big banks
$165 million.
Sallie Mae Allegedly Harassed Family Of Dead
College Student To Pay Up On Debt:
Sallie Mae, one of the largest student lenders in the
country, allegedly stalked the family of a law student
who died in a car accident over the 24-year-old's
unpaid debt, raising questions about how private
companies deal with the financial obligations of the
deceased.

"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley


Cost Of War

Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War

And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"
Number of U.S. Military Personnel
Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged)
In America's War On Iraq: 4,883

Number Of International Occupation
Force Troops Slaughtered In
Afghanistan : 3,414
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001


$1,506,171,757,521

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