The New Dark Age

1 July 2012 — Information Clearing House  

 

Time for Regime Change in the USA

By Rodney Shakespeare

With breath-taking arrogance, the USA is opposing the presence of Iran at the discussions about Syria in Geneva. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31738.htm

Turkey and Saudi Arabia Move to War Footing

By Finian Cunningham

Using Nuremburg principles, prosecutors should proceed to arraign the rulers in Riyadh along with their accomplices in Washington, London, Paris and Ankara. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31729.htm

 

Does Israel Really Fear Jihad Terrorism from a Post-Assad Syria?

By Maidhc Ó Cathail

If Israel is so concerned about global Jihad terrorists getting a foothold in Syria, then why is its American lobby leading the push for regime change in Damascus? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31727.htm

 

How Iran Might See the Threats

By Ray McGovern

George W. Bush, boldly asserted the right to launch the kind of preventive war banned at Nuremberg and in the U.N. Charter. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31736.htm

 

Can The World Survive Washington’s Hubris?

By Paul Craig Roberts

When Washington destroys secular, non-Islamist governments as in Iraq and now targeted in Syria, the Islamists emerge and battle one another for supremacy. This suits Washington and Israel. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31726.htm

 

NO to War in Syria

By Mairead Maguire

Many may believe that there is a fight going on in Syria for ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom’. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31724.htm

 

Free The Six

By Saul Landau

USAID – not the CIA – set out on its Cuba “regime change” plan. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31732.htm

 

‘A Journey Into Moral Depravity’

US Congressman Dennis Kucinich on covert wars

By Chris Woods

If the drone programs are not shut down, then what we are looking at is the potential of war of all against all, a pulverisation of national sovereignty and a rejection of the structure of international law. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31731.htm

 

In Memory of Presidents’ Victims

By Quantum Tuba

Obama’s policies, like Bush’s, kill through more than simply war. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31737.htm

 

Rewriting History: US War On Vietnam

Heeding the Call

By Michael Uhl

Obama’s lies on this particular occasion infuriate me. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31733.htm

 

The Footlong Hot Dog of the Apocalypse

By Phil Rockstroh

When the world is on fire and a people refuse to take note … we’re apt to find ourselves in a bit of a fix. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31725.htm

 

‘A Sucker is Born…. ‘

By Philip Farruggio

Boy, the 2 Party con job worked overtime on this one folks. The Democrats, through their President, made damn sure that all Americans will shortly have to buy private health insurance from corporations that couldn’t give a rat’s ass about working stiffs. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31730.htm

 

Obamacare: More Than a Victory

By Michael Moore

Even though it’s been a few hours now, I’m guessing you’re still pinching yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. But yes, it happened. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31735.htm

 

Conservative Southern Values Revived

How a Brutal Strain of American Aristocrats Have Come to Rule America

By Sara Robinson

America didn’t used to be run like an old Southern slave plantation, but we’re headed that way now. How did that happen? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31740.htm

 

Big Banks Have Become Mafia-Style Criminal Enterprises

Banks Conspire to Fleece the Public

By WashingtonsBlog

Two stories this week prove once again that the big banks are literally criminal enterprises. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31739.htm

 

Bombings and shootings in Iraq kill 22 and wound 50: The attacks in Shi’ite neighbourhoods and on security forces underscore how deadly Iraq remains, even though violence has dropped dramatically since a few years ago when the country appeared about to descend into civil war. http://is.gd/WXeeHw

 

Iraq questions continued US presence, congress warned: Government experts told Congress that Iraq makes life difficult for the embassy in ways large and small, signaling ambivalence toward relations with Washington at a time when critics fear that the country is moving closer to Iran. http://is.gd/gePeNM

 

Saudi Arabia reopens oil pipeline with Iraq to counter Iran Hormuz threat: Saudi Arabia has reopened an old oil pipeline built by Iraq on Thursday to bypass Gulf shipping lanes, giving Riyadh scope to export more of its crude from Red Sea terminals incase Iran try to block the Strait of Hormuz, industry sources told Reuters. http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2042077.html

 

Syrian troops near Turkish border: Rebels: The rebel Free Syrian Army said on Friday that Syrian troops were massing near the Turkish border amid tensions since Syria‘s downing of a Turkish jet last week. http://is.gd/BpnuSZ

 

Saudi military on state of high alert on king’s order: – King Abdullah issued the order in a “top secret” letter addressed to the kingdom’s security and intelligence chiefs as well as the ministers of defense and interior. http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=325686

 

Annan ‘optimistic’ about Syria talks: International mediator Kofi Annan said today he was ‘optimistic’ that ministerial crisis talks on Syria‘s conflict being held on Saturday would produce an acceptable outcome. ” http://is.gd/5vhVFu

 

Russia says regrets absence of Iran, Saudi Arabia in Geneva: “The Russian proposal on this (other countries attending) has met unsurmountable objections from the U.S. side, especially on the part concerning Iran,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. http://is.gd/9ZWa33

 

Venezuelan Oil Tanker Loaded with 35000 Tons of Diesel Arrived in Syria: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Sufian Allaw, stressed on Wednesday that a Venezuelan oil tanker loaded with 35000 tons of diesel arrived on Monday, adding that Venezuela is preparing another tanker to head to Syria. http://www.sana.sy/eng/24/2012/05/24/420944.htm

 

Iran warns EU of ‘repercussions’ over new sanctions: The letter, made public by Iranian state media, “warned the West of repercussions of taking action which is far removed from the logic in the talks and of using illegal methods against the Iranian nation.” http://is.gd/V3oi7A

 

US grants China and Singapore waiver from Iran sanctions: Hillary Clinton quietly made an important announcement regarding US sanctions on Iran. She said the administration is issuing waivers to China and Singapore that will exempt them from sanctions that go in effect today that would have cut their banks off from the US financial system . http://is.gd/htm3p8

 

China responds to exemption from U.S. sanctions: “China is always against one country’s unilateral sanctions on another country, according to its domestic law. It is even less acceptable for such unilateral sanctions to be imposed on a third country,” said Hong Lei, speaking at a regular press conference http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-06/29/c_131685088.htm

 

Pakistan: 13 Shias killed in Balochistan blast: At least 13 people including women and children were killed on Thursday evening in a bomb attack on a bus targeting the Hazara Shia community of Balochistan http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3585052.ece

 

Ten killed in attack on Afghan compound: Seventeen militants launched the attack before dawn. The suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gate of the compound where police and government officials live in Kamdesh district. http://is.gd/MJ7qfC

 

Egypt’s Morsi defies military in fiery speech: He insisted that “no institution will be above the people,” critiquing an army which has sought to shield itself from parliamentary oversight. “You are the source of authority,” he told the crowd. http://is.gd/CKdJse

 

Sudan police use tear gas on anti-regime protesters: – Sudanese police used tear gas Friday to disperse protesters who took to the streets in a city near the capital to demand the ouster of the country’s autocratic regime, an opposition member said. http://is.gd/eC9XeF

 

UK police serve Julian Assange with demand he report to station; first stage in extradition: The Metropolitan Police said it had “served a surrender notice upon a 40-year-old man that requires him to attend a police station at a date and time of our choosing. This is standard practice in extradition cases and is the first step in the removal process.” http://is.gd/ZFk28x

 

McGuinness says he regrets all Troubles deaths: IRA commander-turned-political peacemaker Martin McGuinness said Thursday that he regrets “every single life” lost in Northern Ireland’s decades of violence and expressed hope that his handshake with Queen Elizabeth II would be a key building block in a new relationship between Britain and Ireland. http://is.gd/zl3UHw

 

Mercosur suspends Paraguay from trade bloc over Lugo ouster: However, the bloc stopped short of imposing economic sanctions on Paraguay, which is one of the four founding members of the Mercosur bloc, along with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. http://is.gd/sx84nH

 

Mexican Left Hoping For Resurgence : Video Report:

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the main candidate from the left, represents a serious challenge for the presidency. In a country where nearly half of the people live in poverty, Obrador is promising to end corruption and establish social equality. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31734.htm

 

Attorney General Eric Holder found in contempt of Congress: –

With a vote of 255 for and 67 against, the House of Representatives moved Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress in a document dispute related to a bungled gun-tracking operation. http://is.gd/KVSXz2

 

OECD warns US on income inequality: The report pointed out that the U.S. has among the highest income inequality and relative poverty among the 34 countries that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/248595.html

 

Barclays fines rock US banking sector: Banks suffer substantial losses following news of $450m penalties as investors contemplate wider implications. http://is.gd/7W3wZZ

 

Bank of England governor slams ‘shoddy, deceitful’ bankers as Barclays left licking its wounds: “Everyone understands that something went very wrong with the UK banking industry and we need to put it right.” http://is.gd/SSejbT

 

Germany forfeits to Spain and Italy, agreeing to loan directly to banks: European leaders reached a landmark deal to stave off what many feared would be the beginning of the end of the common currency. http://is.gd/glpnvz

 

The European Atrocity You Never Heard About: In the largest episode of forced migration in history, millions of German-speaking civilians were sent to Germany from Czechoslovakia (above) and other European countries after World War II by order of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union. http://chronicle.com/article/The-European-Atrocity-You/132123/