The New Dark Age

13 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House

Egypt’s Military to Warn Against “Chaos and Disorder”:
By Reuters
The Higher Military Council will also ban meetings by labour unions or professional syndicates, effectively forbidding strikes, and tell all Egyptians to get back to work.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27465.htm

Report: Palestinian Cabinet to Resign in Wake of Mideast Turmoil
By Reuters
Bankrolled by international donors and engaged in security coordination with Israel, the Palestinian Authority has a limited mandate in the occupied West Bank.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27464.htm

Once Upon a Time in the Evil Empire
By Cindy Sheehan
In the Year of the Lord 2008, an Angel appeared unto the Evil Empire (on CNN) and said: “Rejoice, you highly favored Ones! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among Nations!” And unto the Evil Empire was given a savior: Barack Obama.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27466.htm

48 killed in attack on Shi’ite pilgrims:
The toll from a suicide bombing that targeted Shi’ite pilgrims near the city of Samarra, one of Iraq’s worst in recent weeks, rose to 48 dead and 80 wounded, police and officials said on Sunday.
www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/4652289/48-killed-in-attack-on-Shi-ite-pilgrims

War criminal: Rumsfeld’s book shows how he pulled wool over our eyes :
Rumsfeld has written a book not to clarify the misinformation and mistakes made in Iraq, but to try to salvage his reputation.
bit.ly/gPgD0R

At least 21 killed, many hurt in Afghan Taliban raid:
Taliban resistances armed with bombs, automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Kandahar police headquarters Saturday during a bloody assault on the southern Afghan city that killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens more.
bit.ly/efDzaV

Arrest warrant issued for Musharraf :
Pakistan’s former military ruler ordered to appear in court over the 2007 assassination of ex-prime minister Bhutto.
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/02/20112129419939362.html

Egyptian military dissolves parliament and suspends constitution:
The leaders of the armed forces, however, said they would only keep power for six months, or until new elections can be held.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021301189.html

Text of Communique No. 5 issued by the Egyptian military Sunday:
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces strongly believes that freedom and the rule of law, supporting values of equality, democracy. social justice and uprooting corruption are the basis of any ruling system in the world
www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/13/108643/text-of-communique-no-5-issued.html

Egypt’s military rejects swift transfer of power and suspends constitution:
Ruling military council intends to retain power for six months or longer while elections are scheduled and will rule by decree
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/13/egypt-military-rejects-swift-power-handover

Egyptian protesters slam military rule:
Clashes have erupted between the army and the protesters as troops tried to disperse thousands of demonstrators out in Cairo’s Liberation Square, a Press TV correspondent reported.
www.presstv.ir/detail/165074.html

Egypt being governed same way as before, PM says:
Remarks likely to infuriate protesters keen to dismantle Hosni Mubarak’s ruling system.
in.reuters.com/article/2011/02/13/idINIndia-54864520110213

Egypt declares bank holiday after worker strikes:
“Employees are demanding higher salaries,” Deputy Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez said by telephone, adding that the strikes were mainly at state and not private banks.
www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/13/us-egypt-banks-idUSTRE71C1GZ20110213

Police join protesters on the streets of Cairo:
Hundreds of police officers protested Sunday. They’re demanding higher pay and better hours.
bit.ly/fbIqj8

Egypt: Hosni Mubarak used last 18 days in power to secure his fortune :
Hosni Mubarak used the 18 days it took for protesters to topple him to shift his vast wealth into untraceable accounts overseas, Western intelligence sources have said
bit.ly/egN6nh

Gazans hope for free border : Video report:
Before Egypt’s mass demonstrations began, it would allow up to 500 Gazans a day to enter Egypt. The Rafah crossing has been closed for the last few weeks and patients can not get out of Gaza for treatment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-SlyCQ1iLs&feature=player_embedded

Jobless Iraqi dies after setting himself on fire:
“A 30-year-old jobless man with four children set himself on fire and died,” said the source at the General Hospital in the northern city of Mosul.
bit.ly/fedvvT

Thousands defy police, protest anyway in Algeria:
‘Fear is gone,’ says government opponent; Internet providers reportedly blocked
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41545522/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

U.S. Embassy to Jordan reiterates U.S. support of King Abdullah:
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Jordan on Sunday for talks with his military counterpart and with Jordan’s King Abdullah, and then continued to Israel
bit.ly/g20tDR

Yemen rocked by third day of protests:
About 2,000 demonstrators have clashed with police in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on the third day of anti-government protests.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12443463

Iran opposition planning protests:
Protesters, including university students, lorry drivers and gold merchants are said to be organising marches across the country under the umbrella of the country’s Green movement
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011212162526150718.html

Erekat quits over Palestine Papers:
Chief Palestinian negotiator resigns, saying source of Al Jazeera’s revelations was in his own office.
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011212135152355248.html

Saudi asked US to stop oil lawsuits:
According to US diplomatic cables seen by Wikileaks, Saudi Arabia in 2007 threatened to pull out of a Texas oil refinery investment unless the US government intervened to stop Saudi Aramco from being sued in US courts for alleged oil price fixing,.
bit.ly/fYsrKd

Respected Mexican journalist fired for addressing Calderon drinking rumor:
A group of leftist opposition congressmen unfurled a banner in the Chamber of Deputies bearing a large photo of a sleepy-faced President Felipe Calderon and the challenge: “Would you let a drunk drive your car? No, right? So why would you let him run the country?”
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021007359.html

Mexican media’s balancing act:
Experts say members of press in Mexico walk fine line between censoring their reporting and balancing their revenues.
english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/02/201121316295645310.html

Obama assertion: FBI can get phone records without oversight:
The Obama administration’s Justice Department has asserted that the FBI can obtain telephone records of international calls made from the U.S. without any formal legal process or court oversight, according to a document obtained by McClatchy.
www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/11/108562/obama-assertion-fbi-can-get-phone.html

Former Fox News employee: ‘Stuff is just made up’:
A former employee of Fox News called the company a “propaganda outfit” that is determined to undermine the Obama administration and Democrats.
www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/11/fox-news-employee-stuff-up/

Gas pump prices highest ever for this time of year: —
U.S. gasoline prices have jumped to the highest levels ever for the middle of February. The national average hit $3.127 per gallon on Friday, about 50 cents above a year ago.
yhoo.it/h2v8TB

Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,421,933″ www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’s War On Iraq: 4,754 icasualties.org/oif/

Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,324

Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
$1,151,782,040,821
www.costofwar.com/