RSN: The West Is Getting War on ISIS Wrong

For years, the US supported and kept in power Saddam Hussein with his faults and brutality to stabilize the region, even arming both sides in the Iran/Iraq War.


From Sykes-Picot to Mosaddagh, the sticky fingers of the US and Allies and Gulf Monarchies have created a MESS!

There's a lengthy history beyond recent disasters that the curious should explore.

No one is taking action in the best interests of people, the artificially declared 'nations,' or the region.

No one is WAGING PEACE! 

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FOCUS: Patrick Cockburn | The West Is Getting War on ISIS Wrong

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch
Cockburn writes: "Islamic State (Isis) will remain at the centre of the escalating crisis in the Middle East this year as it was in 2014. The territories it conquered in a series of lightning campaigns last summer remain almost entirely under its control, even though it has lost some towns to the Kurds and Shia militias in recent weeks."
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DemocracyNOW! : "Kill the Messenger" Resurrects Gary Webb, Journalist Maligned for Exposing CIA Ties to Crack Trade

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Kill the Messenger Resurrects Gary Webb, Journalist Maligned for Exposing CIA Ties to Crack Trade The new Hollywood film Kill the Messenger tells the story of Gary Webb, one of the most maligned figures in investigative journalism. Webb’s explosive 1996 investigative series "Dark ... Read More →

U.S. Faces "Massive Military Failure" as ISIS Advances on Syrian Border Town of Kobani Two months after the United States began airstrikes in Iraq that then expanded to Syria, the Islamic State remains in control of most of the territory it has seized—and now threatens to capture ... Read More →

Iraqi Journalist Who Embedded with Shia Militias on Fighting ISIS & Why U.S. Strategy is Bound to Fail As ISIS continues to make advances in the face of U.S.-led airstrikes, we are joined by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, an Iraqi journalist working with The Guardian who recently embedded with Shia ... Read More →

Inside the Dark Alliance: Gary Webb on the CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

Texas Strips Women of Their Health and Rights

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Concerns Raised over Thomas Eric Duncan’s Treatment After He Succumbs to Ebola U.S. Unveils Ebola Screening at 5 Airports U.N.: West Africa Ebola Outbreak Grows in "Exponential Way" Kerry: Defending Besieged Syrian Town From ISIS Not a "Strategic Objective" Pentagon Denies Reports of Iraq Civilian Deaths in U.S. Airstrikes Latest U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan Dozens Killed in Suicide Bombing, Army Base Attack in Yemen Tens of Thousands Protest Student Disappearances in Mexico Federal Appeals Court Upholds Wisconsin Voter ID Law Weeks Before Election Protests Erupt Near Ferguson over Fatal Police Shooting of Black Teen

DemocracyNOW! : Pakistani Education Activist Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest Winner of Nobel Peace Prize

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Pakistani Education Activist Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest Winner of Nobel Peace Prize Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi have jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize. At age 17, Yousafzai is the youngest person ever to win a ... Read More →

Ferguson October: Activists Call for Nationwide Convergence to Demand Justice for Michael Brown Demonstrations over the police killing of an unarmed teenager in St. Louis, Missouri, continued for a second night ahead of a national weekend of action in nearby Ferguson over the police ... Read More →

Detroit Faces "Humanitarian Crisis" as City Shuts Off Water Access for Thousands of Residents We are on the road in Detroit, broadcasting from the "Great Lakes State" of Michigan, which has one of the longest freshwater coastlines in the country. But its residents are ... Read More →

"I Am Coming to the End of a Long Journey": Legendary Detroit Activist Grace Lee Boggs in Hospice As we broadcast from Detroit, Michigan, we get an update on Grace Lee Boggs, the 99-year-old activist, author and philosopher based in Detroit. She is considered a legendary ... Read More →

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Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize West African Leaders Plead for Aid to Combat Ebola ISIS Militants Continue Assault on Kobani Despite U.S.-Led Strikes Yemen: 47 Killed in Blast Targeting Shiite Houthis Central African Republic Sees Worst Violence in Months Hong Kong: Fresh Rally Held After Government Cancels Talks New Voter ID Laws Blocked by Courts in Wisconsin, Texas Protests Continue over Police Shooting Near Ferguson Ahead of Weekend of Action Drug Lord Arrested in Mexico; More Mass Graves Found Near Iguala Former Haitian Dictator "Baby Doc" Denied State Funeral After Protests Estonia Legalizes Same-Sex Unions in First for Former Soviet State Microsoft CEO Suggests Women Shouldn’t Ask for Pay Raises Wells Fargo Settles Claims It Denied Home Loans to Recent Mothers New York City Airplane Cleaning Workers Strike over Unsafe Conditions

RSN: Reported US-Syrian Accord on Air Strikes

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FOCUS: Robert Parry | Reported US-Syrian Accord on Air Strikes

Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "A problem with President Obama's plan to expand the war against ISIS into Syria was always the risk that Syrian air defenses might fire on U.S. warplanes, but now a source says Syria's President Assad has quietly agreed to permit strikes in some parts of Syria."
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CLG: German TV Shows Nazi Symbols on Helmets of Ukraine Soldiers, U.S. Inspector: Billions in failed programs wasted in Afghanistan

News Updates from CLG
13 September 2014

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US tax dollars at work: German TV Shows Nazi Symbols on Helmets of Ukraine Soldiers 9 Sept 2014 On Monday night, German public broadcaster ZDF showed video of [US-funded, US-armed] Ukrainian soldiers with Nazi symbols on their helmets in its evening newscast. In a report on the fragile cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, Moscow correspondent Bernhard Lichte used pictures of a soldier wearing a combat helmet with the "SS runes" of Hitler's infamous black-uniformed elite corps. A second soldier was seen with a swastika on his gear. The video was shot last week in Ukraine by a camera team from Norwegian broadcaster TV2.

U.S. Inspector: Billions in failed programs wasted in Afghanistan --U.S. has spent $120 billion on 'reconstruction' in Afghanistan [Too bad Detroit isn't in Afghanistan.] 12 Sept 2014 The top U.S. official for monitoring aid to Afghanistan painted a grim portrait of the country's future Friday, saying it is riddled with corruption and graft. With most Americans' attention riveted on [purposefully distracted] Iraq and Syria, John F. Sopko, the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan, said the United States' unprecedented 120 billion reconstruction investment there is at risk. "The country remains under assault by insurgents and is short of domestic revenue, plagued by corruption, afflicted by criminal elements [CIA] involved in opi-m and smuggling, and struggling to execute the basic functions of government," Sopko said in a speech at Georgetown University. [Start reading.]

Isis video claims to show beheading of British hostage David Haines 13 Sept 2014 Militants with the Islamic State jihadi group have released a video that appears to show the beheading of a British hostage, David Haines, an aid worker who was captured just days after he arrived in Syria last year. British government officials were seeking to authenticate the video which purported to show the final moments of Haines, who was 44. In the video, entitled A Message to the Allies of America, a masked man is shown carrying out the beheading of Haines, whose life had earlier been threatened in a video showing the murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff. The video, which runs to two minutes and 28 seconds, ends with a warning that a second British hostage would be the next to die.

Congress could strip passports from American ISIS fighters --Legislation would revoke papers of Americans who [allegedly] join Islamic State 12 Sept 2014 In light of intelligence reports that more than 100 Americans have [allegedly] signed on as fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and other Republicans in Congress have launched legislation to revoke their passports and strip them of their U.S. citizenship. But while the idea has found some surface appeal in Congress, it has run into some resistance in the intelligence community, where there's debate about whether that is the best way to gather information and combat terrorism.

Israeli intelligence veterans refuse to serve in Palestinian territories 12 Sept 2014 Forty-three veterans of one of Israel’s most secretive military intelligence units -- many of them still active reservists -- have signed a public letter refusing to serve in operations involving the occupied Palestinian territories because of the widespread surveillance of innocent residents. The signatories include officers, former instructors and senior NCOs from the country's equivalent of America's NSA or Britain's GCHQ, known as Unit 8200 -- or in Hebrew as Yehida Shmoneh-Matayim. They allege that the "all-encompassing" intelligence the unit gathers on Palestinians -- much of it concerning innocent people -- is used for "political persecution" and to create divisions in Palestinian society. The largest intelligence unit in the Israeli military, Unit 8200 intercepts electronic communications including email, phone calls and social media in addition to targeting military and diplomatic traffic.

Spy court renews NSA metadata program 12 Sept 2014 With a surveillance reform bill stuck in the Senate, the federal court overseeing spy agencies on Friday reauthorized the National Security Agency's controversial bulk collection of Americans' phone records. Reauthorization from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) allows the NSA to continue to warrantlessly collect "metadata" in bulk about people's phone calls.

NSA, British spy agency have secret access to Deutsche Telekom --Spiegel said the tracking programme, which it dubbed "the Google Earth of the Internet", can be used to plan cyber attacks. 13 Sept 2014 The US National Security Agency and British intelligence services are able to secretly access data from telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom and several other German operators, according to Der Spiegel weekly. An NSA programme called "Treasure Map" gives the US agency and Britain's electronic eavesdropping GCHQ near real-time information about the operators' networks, right through to end users on computers, smartphones or tablets, Der Spiegel said in a report to appear in its Sunday edition. It is the latest in a string of revelations based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Enterovirus EV-D68: Midwest Virus Confirmed in New York, More Than a Dozen Children Affected 13 Sept 2014 More than a dozen children in New York have been diagnosed with EV- D68, a rare respiratory infection, the state Health Department said Friday. The enterovirus that had been making children sick across the United States has now reached the Northeast. The health department said that the cases have been "confirmed in the Central Region and Central New York," while the department had also received sample specimens from other regions for testing.

State Police Officer Dies in Pennsylvania Ambush 13 Sept 2014 Law enforcement officers from three states were searching on Saturday for a suspect or suspects who ambushed two troopers at a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania, killing one and wounding the other. The slain trooper was identified on Saturday afternoon as Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson. The wounded trooper, who was identified as Alex T. Douglass, was in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery at Geisinger Medical Center in Scranton.

Pennsylvania State Police: Trooper shot dead, another injured outside barracks 13 Sept 2014 State police say one trooper was fatally shot and another was injured when they were ambushed outside a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania. A search is underway for the suspect or suspects. State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan says the shooting occurred Friday night at the barracks in Pike County's Blooming Grove during a shift change. He says one trooper was leaving the barracks and another was arriving when shots were fired.

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RSN: Hillary Clinton Calls Out Climate Deniers at Clean Energy Summit, The US Government's Secret Plans to Spy for American Corporations

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Glenn Greenwald | The US Government's Secret Plans to Spy for American Corporations

Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "Throughout the last year, the U.S. government has repeatedly insisted that it does not engage in economic and industrial espionage, in an effort to distinguish its own spying from China's infiltrations of Google, Nortel, and other corporate targets."
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Ceasefire Holds in Eastern Ukraine, Exchange of POWs Planned
Gabriela Baczynska and Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters
Excerpt: "An uneasy calm prevailed in eastern Ukraine on Saturday after Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists signed a ceasefire as part of a drive to end a war that has triggered a deep crisis in relations between Russia and the West."
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Obama Enlists 9 Allies to Help in the Battle Against ISIS
Helene Cooper, The New York Times
Cooper writes: "President Obama escalated the American response to the marauding Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Friday, recruiting at least nine allies to help crush the organization and offering the outlines of a coordinated military strategy that echoes the war on terror developed by his predecessor, George W. Bush, more than a decade ago."
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Judge Approves Central Park Five's $41M Wrongful Conviction Settlement
Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A US federal judge has approved New York City's $41m (£25m) settlement with five men who were wrongfully convicted in the brutal rape and beating of a Central Park jogger in 1989."
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Oklahoma Governor: No Executions Without New Rules
Tim Talley, Associated Press
Talley writes: " New procedures to improve Oklahoma's execution process must be implemented before the state resumes putting prisoners to death by lethal injection, Gov. Mary Fallin said after investigators presented their findings about an April case in which the inmate writhed and moaned on the gurney."
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Hillary Clinton Calls Out Climate Deniers at Clean Energy Summit
Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
Pantsios writes: "As she continues to play a game of 'will-she/won't she' regarding a potential 2016 presidential run, Hillary Clinton called out climate change deniers while delivering a keynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas this week."
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BRAVO! To LOW WAGE WORKERS! Cantor works for Patrons...Who's surprised?

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Elizabeth Warren Slams Eric Cantor for Taking a Wall Street Job

Colin Campbell, Business Insider
Campbell reports: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) took former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to task on Wednesday for taking a new job from at investment bank Moelis."
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Talks on Ukraine Cease-Fire Start in Belarus
Nataliya Vasilyeva and Peter Leonard, Associated Press
Excerpt: "Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels have signed a cease-fire deal that starts in less than two hours, a European official at the talks said Friday."
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US Forms 'Core Coalition' to Counter ISIS
Phil Stewart, Reuters
Stewart reports: "The United States said on Friday it was forming a 'core coalition' to battle Islamic State militants in Iraq, calling for broad support from allies and partners but ruling out committing ground forces."
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LA Times National Security Reporter Cleared Stories With CIA Before Publishing Them
Ken Silverstein, The Intercept
Silverstein reports: "A prominent national security reporter for the Los Angeles Times routinely submitted drafts and detailed summaries of his stories to CIA press handlers prior to publication, according to documents obtained by The Intercept."
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The Ohio GOP has a pathetic history of VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT BY WHATEVER METHOD! Whether it's Jim Crow laws or polling irregularities, Ohio's got it ALL!

This speaks volumes about the GOP Koch Sock Puppets who can't legitimately win election being forced to take drastic measures.

Federal Judge Rules Ohio's Restrictions on Early Voting Are Unconstitutional
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser reports: "Ohio's attempt to reduce the number of days voters may cast an early ballot is unconstitutional and violates the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act (VRA), according to a decision handed down Thursday by a federal court in that state."
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Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and Wife Found Guilty of Corruption
Rosalind S. Helderman and Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A federal jury on Thursday found former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, guilty of public corruption."
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Hundreds of Fast-Food Protesters Arrested While Striking Against Low Wages
Dominic Rushe, Lauren Gambino, Rory Carroll and Mark Guarino, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A nationwide protest against low wages in the US fast-food industry culminated in hundreds of arrests on Thursday, as activists stepped up their campaign for higher pay and better benefits for workers at companies such as McDonald's, Burger King and KFC."
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RSN: A Century of Extinction,

FERGUSON:
If a Lily White Community were peacefully protesting and invaded by MILITARY WEAPONS including ARMORED VEHICLES, SWAT GEAR, SNIPERS ON THE ROOF, TEAR GAS, RUBBER BULLETS, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS  by a Black Police Force ..... what would the response be?

FERGUSON is a MICROCOSM of American Racism perpetuated by the Republican Party, duplicating the HATE the NAZIs employed to divert attention from their FAILED FISCAL POLICIES. TRICKLE DOWN, ANYONE?  

At least be honest!

THE WAR MONGERS:
RSN offered the article below....

Are American Memories so short we've forgotten the MARCH TO WAR in Iraq that destabilized the Middle East?

Didn't Americans march in the streets about the BRUTAL THUG AMERICAN KEPT IN POWER - SADDAM HUSSEIN? Didn't Americans rally with Faux News to silence the OPPOSITION as UNPATRIOTIC?  

The poor historical education of Americans has contributed to yet another MARCH TO WAR.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement mandated U.S. SUPPORTED THUGS would rule.

The overthrow of Mossadagh, the installation of the BRUTAL SHAH condemned Iran for the British Monarchy to assure their rule on the backs of the oppressed.

RESOURCE WARS!

The PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY is about the FOLLY of Global Domination at the expense of Americans.  

PLEASE, PLEASE INFORM YOURSELVES!

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John McCain and Lindsey Graham | Stop Dithering, Confront ISIS

John McCain and Lindsey Graham, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The president clearly wants to move deliberately and consult with allies and Congress as he considers what to do about ISIS. No one disputes that goal. But the threat ISIS poses only grows over time. It cannot be contained. It must be confronted."
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Police Officer Resigns, Another Is Fired After Ferguson Incidents
Brendan O'Brien, Reuters
O'Brien writes: "A police officer has resigned after pointing a rifle at protesters during racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, and another has been fired for inappropriate social media posts stemming from the two weeks of civil unrest, officials said on Friday."
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Insecurity State: The Politics Behind the Drama in Ferguson
Jeb Lund, Rolling Stone
Lund writes: "Watching the citizen protests in Ferguson, Missouri and the massive police overreaction, I couldn't help but think of the old 1960s revolutionary phrase about 'heightening the contradictions,' the idea that a little subtle and acceptable instigation could prompt the state to expose its own brutality."
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Why Comcast Is the Worst Company in America
Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet
Parramore writes: "There are a lot of really strong contenders for the title of worst company in America. Walmart, Bank of America, Ticketmaster and Carnival Cruise Lines have all consistently delivered exquisitely horrible experiences to the American consumer, and their contributions to the national anxiety level must not be underestimated."
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Michael Sam, NFL's First Openly Gay Player, Is Cut by St. Louis Rams
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Farmer writes: "The St. Louis Rams pushed the pause button on Michael Sam's NFL dreams Saturday, waiving the rookie defensive lineman in their final wave of cuts in advance of their season opener."
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The US Government Can Brand You a Terrorist Based on a Facebook Post
Arjun Sethi, Guardian UK
Sethi writes: "The US government's web of surveillance is vast and interconnected. Now we know just how opaque, inefficient and discriminatory it can be."
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Elizabeth Kolbert | A Century of Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker
Kolbert writes: "It's unusual to be able to date the vanishing of a species. The last time a dodo was seen, on the island of Mauritius, was probably in 1662, but no one knows how long the bird survived, unseen and in low numbers."
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MoJo: Top Immigration Court Hands Huge Win to Battered Women Seeking Asylum. Conservatives Freak Out.

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Top Immigration Court Hands Huge Win to Battered Women Seeking Asylum. Conservatives Freak Out.

By Molly Redden

On Tuesday, the country's top immigration court ruled that some migrants escaping domestic violence may qualify for asylum in the United States. The decision, from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), is a landmark: It's the first time that this court has recognized a protected group that primarily includes women. The ruling offers a glimmer of hope to asylum-seekers who have fled horrific abuse. The decision has also infuriated conservatives, who claim that the ruling is a veritable invitation to undocumented immigrants and marks a vast expansion of citizenship opportunities for foreigners. [READ MORE]

 

 

Is Boko Haram Teaming Up With ISIS for a Super Caliphate?

By Jenna McLaughlin

Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group with a foothold in northeastern Nigeria that's known for its mass kidnappings and violent tactics, released a video earlier this month making an unprecedented claim: The group announced it had added the city of Gwoza to "the Islamic caliphate."

Experts are unsure about the exact meaning of this claim, which was issued by Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau. There are at least two possibilities: The group has declared its own caliphate in Nigeria, or it has pledged allegiance to ISIS—that is, the so-called Islamic State run by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. [READ MORE]

 

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RSN: How the Brutalized Become Brutal

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FOCUS: Chris Hedges | How the Brutalized Become Brutal

Chris Hedges, TruthDig
Hedges writes: "The horrific pictures of the beheading of American reporter James Foley, the images of executions of alleged collaborators in Gaza and the bullet-ridden bodies left behind in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are the end of a story, not the beginning."
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CLG: Police in Ferguson arrest Getty photographer Scott Olson, Israel bars Amnesty and HRW from entering Gaza, hinders investigations - report, Over 1,100 pathogen leaks in US labs in 5 years - CDC report,

News Updates from CLG
21 August 2014

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Previous edition: Gov. Nixon Directs National Guard to Ferguson, which Google relegated to the trash bin. Google subscribers: Google Filter Instructions for CLG Newsletter.

US Recruits Iraq Security 'Advisers' --The US Army looks to beef up its 'Office of Security Assistance', despite Barack Obama ruling out sending troops back to Iraq. 19 Aug 2014 Barack Obama may have ruled out sending "boots on the ground" back to Iraq but in the face of a growing threat from the Islamic State (IS), the Pentagon appears to have hit upon a way to get them back in by the back door. The US Army's Contracting Command has issued a tender notice for companies capable of deploying security assistance mentors and advisers in Iraq. These individuals would be required for a 12-month contract, potentially extendable to a total of 36 months...The "sources sought" document was published on August 11 by the US Army on a federal website with the intent to canvas private organisations to establish whether they were capable of supplying the services.

As predictable as rain: US official: Military has been asked to send more troops to Iraq 20 Aug 2014 The State Department has asked the Pentagon to send additional troops to Iraq, according to a U.S. official. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said that the number of personnel requested is fewer than 300...The State Department wants additional security personnel to be stationed "in and around Baghdad," according to the official. The official would not say specifically where the troops would go.

Obama says U.S. will be 'relentless' in pursuing Islamic State 20 Aug 2014 A clearly furious President Obama condemned the Islamic militants who claimed responsibility for beheading an American journalist, vowing Wednesday to beat back "this cancer" and showing no sign of constraining the U.S. military intervention in Iraq. As 14 new U.S. airstrikes pounded Islamic State positions, the grisly video and photos of a masked militant killing James Foley ricocheted around the Internet...In the video, the executioner speaks English with a British accent, and U.S. and British authorities scrambled to identify him. British Prime Minister David Cameron told the BBC that it was "extremely likely" the killer was a British citizen.

U.S. troops entered Syria in failed attempt to free Foley, others --One U.S. soldier was wounded. 20 Aug 2014 Several dozen U.S. special forces troops flew into Syria last month in a bid to rescue several Americans held by the Islamic State, including journalist James Foley, but they pulled out after discovering that the captives had been moved, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday. One U.S. soldier was wounded. The raid, which took place over the July 4 weekend, is the first known instance of U.S. troops entering Syria since the brutal civil war erupted there in mid-2012.

Secret U.S. Mission in Syria to Rescue American Hostages Fails 20 Aug 2014 A US secret military mission had "recently" tried but failed "to free a number of American hostages held in Syria", the Pentagon has revealed. It did not say whether the US troops had also tried to rescue US journalist James Foley, a video of whose beheading by Islamic State appeared on Tuesday. However, senior US officials - speaking on condition of anonymity - said this was the case. IS said Foley's death was revenge for US air strikes on its fighters in Iraq.

Masked Man With English Accent 'Beheads US Journalist James Foley in Video' 20 Aug 2014 [Mossad-trained, US-armed] Islamic State militants [?] have released a video that purportedly shows the beheading of a US journalist who went missing two years ago. The footage appears to show a masked man - speaking in English with an English accent - killing James Foley, who was seized by armed men in Syria in November 2012. In the five-minute video, posted on social media sites by Islamic State sources, the man says Mr Foley was being killed because Barack Obama had ordered airstrikes against IS positions in northern Iraq.

Terrorist beheadings could happen in Australia, Tony Abbott warns as he pushes tougher security laws 21 Aug 2014 Horrific acts of terrorism such as the "truly sickening and utterly evil" beheading of journalist James Foley could happen in Western countries including Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said. Speaking in Melbourne on Thursday morning, Mr Abbott said the revelation that Mr Foley's killer appeared to be British was a reminder that such atrocities were not distant events. Mr Abbott said the murder of the American journalist - the online video of which has now been authenticated by US intelligence agencies - bolstered the case for stronger counter-terrorism laws and resourcing.

Mother of Russian journalist missing in Ukraine addresses Red Cross for help 20 Aug 2014 The mother of Russian photojournalist, Andrey Stenin, missing in war-torn eastern Ukraine, has addressed the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help find her son. Vera Stenina told RT that she addressed the ICRC "because they are looking for missing relatives. And I had hopes that I will be helped there." An experienced war photographer, Stenin, who works for the Rossiya Segodnya news agency (formerly RIA Novosti), disappeared on August 5 as he was covering the Ukrainian army's campaign against the anti-Kiev rebels in the country's southeastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

Ah, then came the dawn. Kiev fights in Ukraine's southeast for shale gas deposits to be controlled by US - Pushkov 16 Aug 2014 The control over Ukraine's southeast is important for Kiev first of all because of the shale gas deposits, which Western countries should be developing, head of the State Duma's international affairs committee Aleksey Pushkov said on Saturday. "Kiev is fighting in Ukraine's east for the gas reserves: Germany says the reserves make 5,578 billion cubic metres (bcm) [the U.S. reserves are 8,976 bcm]. Control will be from the U.S.," he wrote on Twitter. The Yuzivska shale gas field is at the border between the Kharkov and Donetsk regions. The resources are estimated at over four trillion cubic metres.

Air strikes and rocket fire resume as Gaza negotiations collapse 19 Aug 2014 Hours before a ceasefire was set to expire between Israel and Hamas, negotiations in Cairo have collapsed and rockets and air strikes have resumed. A deal on the status of Gaza or an extension of talks was expected at midnight tonight. However the Israeli delegation in Egypt has been sent back to Tel Aviv.

Israel bars Amnesty and HRW from entering Gaza, hinders investigations - report [Yeah, they're not welcome in Ferguson, Missouri, either.] 19 Aug 2014 Israel has been preventing Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch workers from entering Gaza to investigate allegations of war crimes and human rights violations, claims a media report backed by group members' statements. Both human rights organizations have been unsuccessfully trying to get permission from the regional Civil Administration to enter Gaza since July 7, Israeli outlet Haaretz reports...While both HRW and Amnesty International have been actively trying to obtain permission from Israel to enter the Gaza Strip, their requests have been turned down on seemingly bureaucratic grounds.

US *dying* to get the pandemic party started: Over 1,100 pathogen leaks in US labs in 5 years - CDC report 18 Aug 2014 US labs mishandled dangerous biomaterials at least 1,100 times between 2008 and 2012, according to hard-to-access statistics collated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and obtained by USA Today. The data, which is for the latest year available, was presented to Congress last month following an uproar over the exposure of more than 60 CDC staff to live deadly anthrax bacteria in a top Atlanta lab in June, and received by the US newspaper following a direct legal request. The hearings provoked the resignation of lab chief Michael Farrell, but the statistics covering about 1,400 licensed facilities handling dangerous materials show that the failures are systemic.

Ebola Outbreak: Liberian Army Ordered to 'Shoot on Sight' Anyone Crossing Sierra Leone Border 19 Aug 2014 Liberia's armed forces have been given orders to shoot people on sight who are attempting to illegally cross the border from Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone, according to local media reports. The order was given to soldiers stationed in Bomi and Grand Cape Mount counties on the border with Sierra Leone in hope of preventing the spread of the deadly virus, deputy chief of staff, Colonel Eric Dennis said. The decision comes as the search for 17 Liberian [alleged] Ebola patients, who escaped an attack on a quarantine centre in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, continues.

New Mexico teacher is tested for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone trip 18 Aug 2014 A New Mexico woman is being tested for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone with symptoms similar to those displayed by victims of the virus. However, health officials say that the 30-year-old teacher is unlikely to have the untreatable disease. Although she has a fever, muscle aches, headaches and a sore throat, the woman has had no known exposure to the virus...She is being tested by the Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the University of New Mexico Hospital 'out of an abundance of caution', health officials say.

Flu fascism: Nurse sues South Charleston hospital over flu shot 20 Aug 2014 (WV) A South Charleston hospital is being sued by a nurse who says she was required to get a flu shot despite being severely allergic to the vaccine. Susan Dean's lawsuit said a new policy at Thomas Memorial Hospital required her to prove her allergy, even though she had an immediate reaction to a flu shot administered by another Thomas nurse 15 years ago. Dean filed the lawsuit last week in Kanawha County Circuit Court, the Charleston Gazette reported.

Julian Assange plans to leave Ecuadorian embassy a free man after changes to UK laws 18 Aug 2014 Julian Assange plans to walk out of Ecuador's embassy a free man, avoiding arrest and extradition to Sweden to face questioning about sexual assault and rape allegations. In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, Mr Assange said he anticipated legal reforms in Britain would facilitate a resolution of his circumstances and end the prospect of his extradition to Sweden. The WikiLeaks publisher flummoxed the international media on Monday by telling reporters in London that he will "soon" be leaving his refuge in Ecuador's London embassy, but not elaborating on how long "soon" might be or the circumstances in which he will end his diplomatic asylum.

Julian Assange to leave Ecuadorian embassy 'soon' 18 Aug 2014 Julian Assange has told a press conference in London that he will leave the Ecuadorian embassy that has been his home for the past two years soon - but not imminently...Assange noted that a "highly decorated journalist in Iceland" had confirmed that he was leaving the embassy "soon", but not for the reasons believed, an apparent reference to his health. But afterwards WikiLeaks's spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson made clear the rumours of Mr Assange's imminent departure weren't true.

Supermarket removes Jewish food amid anti-Israel protests 18 Aug 2014 A central London branch of a major UK supermarket emptied its kosher food shelf after its manager feared anti-Israeli protesters outside would attack the store, the grocery giant has confirmed. Meats, cheeses and sauces were removed and placed into cool storage at a Sainsbury's Local branch in Holborn as it was picketed by demonstrators calling on the grocer to boycott Israeli goods.

St. Louis Police Release Video of Kajieme Powell Killing That Appears at Odds With Their Story 20 Aug 2014 The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department released cell phone footage Wednesday of the police shooting of Kajieme Powell, a 25-year-old black man killed on Tuesday in St. Louis, according to St. Louis Public Radio...Two officers in a police SUV responded to the calls, the cell phone video shows...St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said Tuesday that both of the officers opened fire on Powell when he came within a three or four feet of them holding a knife "in an overhand grip." But the newly released cell phone footage undermines the statement, showing Powell approaching the cops, but not coming as close as was reported, with his hands at his side. The officers began shooting within 15 seconds of their arrival, hitting Powell with a barrage of bullets.

Police shoot dead another man in St Louis area 19 Aug 2014 Police shot dead a man wielding a knife in the St Louis area on Tuesday, ten days after an officer shot dead an unarmed man in nearby Ferguson, sparking days of unrest. Sam Dotson, the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department for the city of St Louis, confirmed the shooting in a press conference. He said the 23-year-old man, who was African American, was brandishing a knife. Local news outlet KSDK reports that the shooting took place in the north St Louis area, about three to four miles from ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

Missouri governor won't remove prosecutor from Ferguson case 19 Aug 2014 Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday evening he will not remove St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch from the investigation into Michael Brown's death, a case that has sparked more than a week of angry protests and violent unrest. A grand jury could begin hearing testimony as soon as Wednesday in the case...Some black leaders have questioned whether McCulloch can investigate the case impartially. The prosecutor's father, mother, uncle and cousin all worked for St. Louis' police department, and his father was killed while responding to a call involving a black suspect.

State prosecutors to present evidence in Michael Brown case to grand jury 19 Aug 2014 A Missouri state prosecutor on Tuesday prepared to present evidence to a grand jury in the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, hours before Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was set to arrive to personally oversee the federal investigation. A spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecutor [biased scumbag] Robert McCulloch said a grand jury planned to begin hearing evidence Wednesday in the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer. It remained unclear whether Wilson would face charges in the Aug. 9 incident, which has triggered days of violent protest and dozens of arrests.

Ferguson police will keep arresting reporters 19 Aug 2014 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. On Monday, in a night that saw two protesters shot and 31 people arrested, police detained at least two reporters...In a news conference late Monday night, Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson said authorities would continue to arrest journalists due to the chaotic nature of the protests.

Journos arrested for reporting in Ferguson 20 Aug 2014 A photographer for the Getty agency and two German reporters were among the latest journalists arrested while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. At least 10 journalists have been arrested or detained since Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, was killed Aug. 9 by officer Darren Wilson. Reporters for CNN, Al Jazeera America and other outlets say they have been harassed or physically threatened. Last Friday, 48 American media organisations, including The Associated Press, sent a letter to law enforcement officials in Ferguson, criticising the treatment of reporters.

German journalists arrested in Ferguson 19 Aug 2014 Ansgar Graw and Frank Hermann were cuffed and jailed for three hours the day after arriving in the beleaguered suburb [Ferguson] of St. Louis...Graw took the pictures walking around in small circles in an attempt to assuage the officer, but was then cuffed in zip ties anyway. The officer gave his name as Donald Duck. The journalists were processed, relieved of their personal belongings and transported to a jail in St. Louis. Requests for water were ignored. Requests for a phone call were always answered with "later".

78 Arrested Overnight, Most From Missouri, Arrest Records Show 19 Aug 2014 Jail records obtained by NBC News show that at least 78 people were arrested overnight at the protests in Ferguson, Missouri -- more than double the total reported by authorities -- and that the overwhelming majority of them were from Missouri. Of the 78, all but three were arrested for refusing to disperse, the records show...Authorities had reported early that 31 people were arrested overnight. Authorities early Tuesday blamed people from out of town for criminal activity.

Police in Ferguson arrest Getty photographer Scott Olson 18 Aug 2014 Police in Ferguson arrested a veteran Getty photographer, Scott Olson, on Monday. Another Getty photographer pictured Olson being led away by officers from the Missouri state highway patrol. Police were preventing people from gathering in the area, and Olson is thought to have declined a request to move on...Police in Ferguson had been preventing crowds from gathering on the streets in Ferguson on Monday.

Texas Gov. Perry turns himself in on felony charges 20 Aug 2014 Gov. Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history, turned himself in amid the cheers of supporters at the Travis County Courthouse on Tuesday to face two felony counts of abuse of power. Perry, a Republican who is considering a run for president in 2016, has vehemently denounced the charges in televised press conferences and through his legal team since being indicted on Friday. It's the first time in nearly 100 years that a Texas governor has been indicted.

BRAVO!

An army mission CLG fully supports: Endangered Nicaragua turtles lay eggs under army guard 18 Aug 2014 Some 2,500 endangered sea turtles have made their annual descent on Nicaragua's Pacific coast to nest, protected by soldiers deployed to stop locals from stealing their eggs, the army said Monday. The first 1,400 Olive Ridley turtles arrived to nest Thursday at the Chacocente Wildlife Refuge on the Central American country's southern coast, regional military commander Jose Larios told the Nuevo Diario newspaper. They were followed by hundreds more on Friday and Saturday, said Larios, whose troops are guarding a 1,500-meter stretch of beach where the turtles lay their eggs. [*Awesome!*]

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