11 November 2012 — Information Clearing House
Israeli Insanity
Only ‘The Nuclear Option’ Can Work Against Iran, Former IDF Chief Says
By Aaron Kalman
“The only way to finish off Iran‘s nuclear program is by using the nuclear option,” said IDF Chief of General Staff Dan Halutz.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32998.htm
US Violates Agreement; Punishes Iran
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich
It is abundantly clear that America is not a ‘Good Samaritan’ State, and its policies are not driven by compassion.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33001.htm
Petraeus Girlfriend: ‘Stay Away From My Guy’:
By James Nye, Beth Stebner and Thomas Durante
The harassing emails ‘sent by Petraeus biographer’ to ‘SECOND lover’ that sparked FBI probe.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32996.htm
Why Did CIA Director Petraeus Suddenly Resign?
By Washingtons Blog
Many speculate that it wasn’t an affair – but the desire to avoid testifying on Benghazi – which was the real reason for Petraeus’ sudden resignation.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32997.htm
Good Riddance
Pundit Tears for Petraeus’s Fall
By Ray McGovern
Top pundits were as smitten by the former four-star general as his mistress was.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33002.htm
When Former CIA Chief David Petraeus Enraged the Israel Lobby
By Ali Abunimah
Petraeus made a little history: by publicly criticizing Israel and enraging the Israel lobby.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32999.htm
RAF Set For Syria No-Fly Op
UK Troops ‘Could Help Syria Crisis’
By Evening Standard
British troops could be deployed to intervene in Syria in the event of a major humanitarian crisis, the head of the UK’s armed forces has said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33000.htm
Syrian National Coalition to Replace Syrian National Council
By Ken Hanly
There seems almost no desire for dialogue on the part of the rebels. Now that the U.S. election is over, they expect that there will be new initiatives to support them.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32995.htm
7 Palestinians, including 3 children, killed and 52 injured as Israeli attack on Gaza continues:
Funerals in Gaza as Israel announces it may be escalating this madness. As per usual mainstream narrative Israel acts ‘in response’, but who started this latest round of violence and when?
Tragedy in Gaza:
On November 10, 2012 a mother and a father in Gaza lost their son. Matter Abu Al-Atta was assassinated in a zionist attack on Gaza. He became 19 years old. Within two hours after Matter was killed his mother overwhelmed by shock gave birth to his little brother.
‘We Have to Take Out Hamas Leadership’:
Israel must assassinate Hamas leaders to stop terrorism from Gaza, Minister Yisrael Katz said Sunday, speaking in the weekly Cabinet meeting. “Israel must act according to a very clear policy in Gaza.
Israel ‘may launch ground invasion into Gaza’:
Israel may launch a ground invasion into Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated, after a weekend of escalating cross border violence.
Israel shutdown the only commercial crossing with Gaza Strip:
Karam Abu Salem crossing, is the only commercial crossing between Gaza and Israel which allows the entry of food goods and aid to the coastline of Gaza Strip.
Palestinian UN non-state bid this month: Abbas:
“Israel’s hysterical reaction to our UN bid is due to its desire to continue the occupation and we are under pressure of late from multiple parties to waive our just demand, but we will not,” Abbas added.
Palestinians: 12 EU nations to support our UN bid:
The Palestinians already have majority support for the resolution, which they intend to bring to the UN General Assembly. But they feel their efforts would carry more weight if European and other Western nations support them.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=291282
Israel warns of severe response to Palestinian UN statehood bid:
Over the weekend, Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz threatened to impose sharp economic measures against the PNA if Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes good on the move. Abbas said he expected that the Arab League would petition the world body within 48 hours on the PNA’s behalf in order to put the Palestinian plan into motion.
Syrian soldiers killed in Deraa blasts:
Two explosions set off by suicide bombers have shaken the southern Syrian city of Daraa, killing and wounding dozens of regime forces, an activist group says.
7 kids killed in rebels’ shelling in Syrian northern town:
The bodies of seven children have been exhumed in the Syrian northern town of Harem, the state TV said Sunday, adding that the kids were killed after the armed groups fired shells at the area. Xinhua reported.
http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2086568.html
Britain backs arming Syrian rebels:
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has split the Western alliance with unexpected proposals to open the door to arming the Syrian opposition, just as the US is becoming alarmed at its Islamist make-up and human rights abuses.
Israel fires missile into Syria:
A mortar shell “targeted an IOF” [Israel Occupation Forces] post in the Golan Heights,” said army spokeswoman Lieutenant-Colonel Avital Leibovich. “We answered with a warning shot towards Syrian areas. We understand this was a mistake and was not meant to target Israel and then that is why we fired a warning shot in retaliation.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/11/israel-fires-missile-into-syria
Three killed in sectarian clashes in Lebanon:
At least seven others are wounded in a gunbattle in Sidon between Shia group Hezbollah and supporters of a Sunni cleric.
Pakistan: 31 killed in Karachi violence:
At least 31 people, including members of the minority Shia community, have been killed in various incidents of target killings in Pakistan’s commercial city of Karachi and Balochistan’s capital Quetta.
Newborn baby among six killed in Afghan blast: police:
A mother and her newborn baby were among six family members killed in a roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan overnight, police and witnesses said Sunday.
NATO soldier killed in Afghan ‘insider’ attack: Official:
A NATO-led soldier fighting insurgents in Afghanistan was shot dead on Saturday by a man in an Afghan army uniform in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of “insider” attacks, the alliance said.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/291450
‘He just started shooting me’ witnesses reveal details of Kandahar massacre:
“We are children! We are children!” was one victim’s last phrase before being killed in a shooting spree as American Staff Sergeant Robert Bales left sixteen Afghan civilians dead, according to witness testimonies.
Petraeus’ resignation will be a loss for Israel:
It’s four years until the next election. Petraeus can write his book on defense and statecraft, get rich from giving lectures, and then bow to public demand and return.
Senators say Petraeus may still be called on Benghazi:
Senate leaders said Sunday that David Petraeus may still be called to testify this week in a congressional investigation into the deadly attacks on the Libyan consulate in Benghazi despite his sudden resignation Friday as CIA director.
Americans blamed after Russia loses out in £2.6bn Baghdad arms deal:
AN arms deal worth £2.6 billion with Russia that could have left Iraq less dependent on US military hardware and boosted the capability of Iraq‘s armed forces has been cancelled amid allegations of corruption.
As US states legalise marijuana, is this the end of the drugs war?:
The director of a landmark documentary which chronicles how the current penal approach has resulted in social disaster says the greatest legacy of the US elections may be shifting attitudes towards illegal narcotics
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 : 3,225
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,392,005,480,223
The New Dark Age 
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