4 January 2013 — Information Clearing House
New US drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen
By Patrick O’Connor
The latest attacks demonstrate that the drawdown of US-led occupying forces in Afghanistan will be accompanied by an expansion of illegal drone operations across the Middle East.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33529.htm
US Designated Terrorists Leading Syrian Rebels’ Fight For Key Damascus Area
By David Enders
The Nusra Front, were at the forefront of a battle that has driven hundreds of thousands of people from the district since Nusra launched its offensive about two weeks ago.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33524.htm
The Gravest Threat to World Peace
By Noam Chomsky
The “Iranian threat” is overwhelmingly a Western obsession, shared by Arab dictators, though not Arab populations.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33526.htm
Sources: Obama to Pick Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
By Eli Lake
Hagel often made it a point to not sign letters circulated by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. He voted against resolutions proposing sanctions against Iran and designating Iran‘s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33522.htm
Obama Sells Out Again
Groups Decry Obama’s Failure to Close Guantanamo
By Jim Lobe
For the second year in a row, Obama failed to follow through on his threat and close Guantanamo.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33523.htm
A Model for Europe and the US?
Latvia’s Economic Disaster as a Neoliberal Success Story:
By Jeffrey Sommers and Michael Hudson
Can this really be a model for the United States or Europe’s remaining social democracies?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33528.htm
Late Stage Capitalism and the Shame Haunted Life
You Can’t Kill Trauma With A Gun.
By Phil Rockstroh
What if you were visited by a rude angel who revealed to you how your mind had been usurped – your life had been waylaid by interlopers.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33525.htm
Our Culture Has Failed.
Mother, Should I Trust the Government?
By Jim Quinn
People need to perceive they are being manipulated, controlled and used by the thought leaders and awaken from their narcissistic materialistic debt financed lives.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33527.htm
Pakistan says 21 “militants” killed in raids:
Some 21 people “affiliated with an outlawed extremist group” were killed Friday in raids by Pakistani security forces in the remote Tirah Valley, officials said.
US waiting for blowback after drone killing of Pakistani ally:
A US drone attack killed an important senior militant commander in Pakistan on Thursday. The Taliban leader was on good terms with the Pakistan military, which makes his death a contentious issue.
http://rt.com/usa/news/us-drone-nazir-pakistan-299/
An Afghan Soldier’s Journey From Ally to Enemy of America:
Although the Taliban have successfully infiltrated the security forces before, they do not always have to. Soldiers and police officers will instead go to them.
Soldier who survived IED blast in Afghanistan found hanged:
He was found hanged at his parents’ home in the Gower village of Bishopston, near Swansea, south Wales, last Saturday evening.
Attacks in northeast Nigeria leave 13 dead:
At least 13 people were killed in attacks on government targets over two days in northeast Nigeria, where security forces are waging a growing battle against Islamist militants, army and police said on Friday.
9 killed in Damascus car bomb:
The attack occurred in an area with a large population of Alawites, an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam and the minority community of President Bashar Assad.
Syria blames “terrorists” for deadly petrol station blast:
The blast on Thursday night killed 11 people and wounded 40 at a station packed with Syrians queuing for fuel, which has become scarce in the 21-month insurgency against Assad, in the second petrol station attack in the capital this week, opposition activists said.
Aftermath of Syria Car Bomb Attack: Raw video –
Syrian state television has broadcast footage of what it said was the aftermath of Thursday’s car bomb attack at a petrol station in Damascus
Syria pro-regime TV journalist shot dead: report:
A journalist working for Syria‘s pro-regime Dunya TV was shot dead on Friday while reporting on clashes in a regime-controlled area in the northern city of Aleppo, the channel said on its website.
Wounded Syrians abused : Video
– Warning –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCXU60oeOj8
US Patriot missile battery crews arrive in Turkey:
A group of 27 US troops has arrived in Turkey to operate NATO Patriot surface-to-air (SAM) missile batteries. At least six of those will be deployed along the country’s border with Syria.
http://rt.com/news/us-troops-turkey-patriot-345/
Russia to send 12 warships for exercise near coast of Syria:
Officials said the Russian Navy has sent at least 12 warships for exercises in the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Aden in January. They said the exercises would include demonstrations of anti-submarine and air defense operations near the coast of Syria.
Muqtada al-Sadr calls for unity in Iraq, end to divisions:
Sadr, who heads a powerful bloc in the Iraqi parliament, also attended the Friday Prayers at a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, where Sunni and Shia Muslims prayed together in a gesture of unity.
http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=378558
Saudi jets join US in strikes on al-Qa’ida in Yemen:
SAUDI Arabia has joined the US in prosecuting an undeclared aerial war against al-Qa’ida in Yemen by providing fighter jets to assist Washington with its covert drone strikes against terrorist targets, The Times reported yesterday.
Armed Yemeni tribesmen rally against Obama regime attacks:
A drone killed at least three suspected Al Qaeda militants including a local commander in the town of Redaa on Thursday, the fifth strike by a pilotless plane in the area in 10 days.
Justifying assassination: Op-Ed:
If the White House is going to act as judge, jury and executioner in targeting individuals with airstrikes, the least it can do is divulge its legal rationale.
Man Charged With Spying for Israel in Yemen:
A man with Yemeni and Israeli identity documents has been charged in Yemen with spying for Israel, official sources said on Friday.Dharani was charged with working for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. His case will be referred to the criminal court in the port city of Aden the coming days
West Bank’s Fatah party stages first mass rally in Gaza in 5 years:
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the West Bank’s Fatah party have staged a rally in Gaza to mark the organization’s 48th anniversary. It’s the first mass Fatah gathering to be held in Gaza since Hamas ousted the party’s forces five years ago.
http://rt.com/news/gaza-fatah-rally-hamas-351/
Iran will hold nuclear talks with P5+1 in January: Jalili:
“We have agreed to hold talks [with the P5+1] planned for January, but no agreement has been reached on the date and venue,” Iran‘s chief nuclear negotiator told reporters in New Delhi on Friday.
US is world’s only nuclear criminal: Iran’s Jalili:
Secretary of Iran‘s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has condemned Washington’s insistence on keeping its nuclear arsenal, saying the US is the world’s sole nuclear criminal.
U.S.-made weapons found in Sinai Peninsula:
Security sources in Egypt confirmed to al-Arabiya that a cache of anti-tank missiles was discovered in a warehouse near the Israeli border. Among the weapons were six U.S.-made missiles that sources said may have been smuggled into the area from Libya.
Mali Islamist group says ends ceasefire with government: –
Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine said it has suspended a ceasefire it agreed with Mali’s government last month, accusing Bamako of making a mockery of peace talks by gearing up for war.
What’s at Stake in the Central African Republic?: Op-Ed –
Neo-Colonial intrigue, minerals, militarism and the struggle for sovereignty and unity
Putin second to ‘Nobody’ on world’s most powerful list – thinktank:
International political thinktank Eurasia Group has ranked Russian President Vladimir Putin second on its list of the world’s most powerful people. The first position is held by ‘Nobody,’ reflecting the perception of a world without a clear leader.
http://rt.com/news/putin-powerful-people-list-329/
Ireland: Belfast rioters hurl petrol bombs:
Eight police officers have been injured in Belfast after being pelted with petrol bombs in the latest violence sparked by the city council’s decision not to fly the British flag all year round.
Spanish Locksmiths Refuse To Help Evict Homeowners Any Longer:
The move could essentially stop evictions in Pamplona because even if the police kick a family out of their home, the evicted can still get back in if no one has changed the locks.
Madrid: Public transport strike against austerity:
Passenger Margarita Berseca said: “There have to be protests, and unfortunately its working people who are paying the price. But of course we have to protest.”
Venezuelan government announces Chávez has ‘severe’ respiratory infection:
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is still suffering a “severe” respiratory infection that has hindered his breathing as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba, the government said on Thursday
Judge: No TV broadcast of Guantanamo 9/11 trial:
Defense lawyers requested TV coverage of proceedings at the U.S. base in Cuba. But the Defense Department had authorized only closed-circuit broadcast to several military bases in the northeast U.S.
Swiss bank Wegelin to close after US tax evasion fine:
Switzerland’s oldest bank is to close permanently after pleading guilty in a New York court to helping Americans evade their taxes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20907359
Sandy Victims Blast Delays In Flood Insurance Aid:
The House overwhelmingly approved a $9.7 billion measure to fund the National Flood Insurance program: “It’s just criminal,” he said. “We do all this work for other countries, but when it comes to us, it takes like 60 days. You pay taxes, and your government is supposed to be there for you. That’s part of the deal.”
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 : 3,253
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,409,537,902,792
The New Dark Age 
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