8 February 2013 — Information Clearing House
Bulgarian Charge of Hezbollah Bombing Was an “Assumption”
By Gareth Porter
Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov’s dramatic announcement Tuesday on the Bulgarian investigation of the July 2012 terror bombing of an Israeli tourist bus was initially reported by Western news media as suggesting clear evidence of Hezbollah’s responsibility for the killings.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33883.htm
How Western Leaders Terrorized Muslim World
Using A Fake Clash of Civilizations
By Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja
The US “War on Terror” used the false pretext of the 9/11 attacks to pursue its pre-planned wars against the Muslim world.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33889.htm
‘Brennan The Perfect Guy To Head CIA…
If Its Job Is To Create More Terrorists’
By RT
“If the CIA‘s job is to make the United States even less safe, if the CIA‘s job is to export violence and death and destruction in these foreign countries, if the CIA‘s job is to create even more terrorists through the use of these drone strikes, then John Brennan is the perfect guy to head the CIA.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33882.htm
Hedges Vs Obama
Stop The National Defense Authorization Act
Video
NDAA May Already Be Detaining Americans .
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33881.htm
High School Student Sends Letter To Obama Over Drone Assassinations
By Alec Scheer
Will you slaughter me, like you did Awlaki?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33887.htm
Noam Chomsky “Public Education and The Common Good”
By Noam Chomsky
How the public educational system in the US has been used not for the common good, but rather for the special interests of those who have power and money and want to perpetuate a docile non-critical thinking population..
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33891.htm
Cop-on-Cop Crime in LA
American Blowback
By George Ciccariello-Maher and Mike King
Christopher Dorner allegedly killed a police officer and two civilians. This was not a random shooting by a right-wing gun-nut mourning the loss of the “Real America.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33890.htm
Empire Of Panic And Ephemera:
Applying Rigorous Imagination To America’s Paranoid Style
By Phil Rockstroh
The U.S. is a paranoid culture. The nation has no foreign enemies posing an existential threat, yet it swoons in collective fear and bristles with the apparatus of the national security state.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33888.htm
U.K. Warned-CIA Will Access All Government Data
By Conrad Jaeger
U.S. intelligence agencies will soon be able to trawl through all British government documents stored online including ministerial files, local authority records and public sector data thanks to an unchallenged amendment to a spy law in Washington.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33884.htm
Marc Farber: Obama Is A Disaster, The Stock Market Should Have Fallen 50%,
And You Should Buy Yourself A Machine Gun
By Joe Weisenthal
I think Mr. Obama is a disaster for business and a disaster for the United States. Not that Mr. Romney would be much better.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33886.htm
The Global Water Grab
By Shiney Varghese
“[t]he new ‘water barons’-the Wall Street banks and elitist multibillionaires-are buying up water all over the world at unprecedented pace.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33885.htm
Explosion near military plant killed 54 workers:
A mini-bus packed with explosives blew up near a bus stop where factory workers were waiting to go home after work, said Abdul-Rahman. “These people work for the Ministry of Defence, but they are all civilians,” he said “There was no one from the military” killed in the blast.
Rebels kill 7 Syrian soldiers:
Islamist Al-Nusra Front rebels killed seven Syrian soldiers at a checkpoint in the northern city of Safireh on Friday, after losing more than 100 men in the area over the past 72 hours, a watchdog said.
The Silent Exodus of Syria’s Christians:
Under the cover of war and chaos, this group, which alone lacks militias of its own, is easy prey for Islamists and criminals, alike. These assaults are driving out the Christians en masse.
Patriarch Lahham sounds alarm over Syria’s Christians:
“Around 20 churches were destroyed, damaged or evacuated in the area mentioned, and prayers are no longer held there as the faithful and priests have deserted their parishes,” said the prelate, who is based in the Metn town of Rabieh.
Kerry says US weighing Syria options:
In his first news conference as secretary, Kerry said the Obama administration was looking at the crisis anew and hoping to find a diplomatic solution. But he sidestepped specifically addressing a question over providing military assistance to the anti-Assad opposition.
Panetta backs Syria rebels arms plan:
The US defence secretary has acknowledged for the first time that he supports arming Syrian rebels.
White House cites threat to Israel in explaining decision not to arm Syria’s rebels:
Carney’s explanation came a day after two top Defense Department officials told a Senate hearing that they had supported sending arms to the Syrian rebels under a plan that also had the backing of Hillary Clinton, then secretary of state, and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, then director of the CIA. The plan was rejected by the White House, however.
Syria says ‘no truth’ Israel targeted convoy:
In letter to Ban Ki-moon, Syria‘s UN ambassador says alleged Israeli airstrike ’caused destruction and substantial material damage’ to Jamraya military research center; claims Security Council’s failure to condemn ‘Israel’s grave aggressions’ would undermine regional, international peace
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4342547,00.html
Heavier Bunker-Buster Bomb Ready for Combat, General Says:
Crews for U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bombers have been trained to drop the Pentagon’s 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bomb, making it ready for combat, according to the commander of the service’s long-range strike command.
Iran denies involvement in Bulgaria bomb attack;
Iran played no part in the bombing of a bus last year that killed Israeli tourists, its ambassador to Bulgaria said, rejecting Israeli charges that it was involved in the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week accused Hezbollah and Iran of waging a “global terror campaign” after the attack in Burgas, which killed five Israeli tourists
Fierce Reaction Greets Study of Alleged Hate in Palestinian Textbooks:
Finding That Class Materials Don’t Vilify Jews Sparks Fury
Flames of hate: Racist fans torch Israeli club’s office:
The headquarters of Israeli football club, Beitar Jerusalem, have been torched on Friday by a group of racist fans, protesting against the signing of two Muslim players from the Russian Republic of Chechnya.
http://rt.com/sport/football/beitar-arson-chechnya-racism-734/
Car bombs kill 36 in Iraq:
Car bombs struck two outdoor markets and a group of taxi vans in Shiite areas across Iraq on Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding nearly 100 in the bloodiest day in more than two months, as minority Sunnis staged large anti-government protests.
Protests grow in Sunni areas in Iraq:
Thousands of people have been on the streets every Friday in Fallujah. While the demonstrations have been peaceful, leaders warn that might not last.
Is This the Secret U.S. Drone Base in Saudi Arabia?:
These satellite images show a remote airstrip deep in the desert of Saudi Arabia
Rape, death threats and fatwas:
Egypt opposition in crosshairs: Hard-line Egyptian clerics have called for the assassination of opposition leaders and claimed sexual assaults were justified against women protesters. Security has been bolstered around the homes of opposition members following the death threats.
http://rt.com/news/egypt-women-opposition-rape-770/
Controversial Saudi scholar claims Osama Bin Laden was hard done by:
Mohamed al-Arifi, an influential Saudi religious scholar and professor at King Saud University, has thrown a bombshell by claiming that al-Qaeda “does not tolerate bloodshed” and that it was victimized by attributing to it a bad ideology.
Blast near mosque kills 10 in Pakistan’s northwest:
A bomb blast killed 10 people and injured 18 in Pakistan on Friday, government officials said, in an area that the government said it had cleared of Taliban fighters.
UN body “alarmed” by US killings of Afghan children:
A UN committee has expressed “alarm” over reports that hundreds of children have been killed by US military forces in Afghanistan in the past five years.
NATO rejects UN report on death of Afghan children: –
The U.S.-led international coalition on Friday rejected a U.N. rights group’s concern about reports that U.S. military strikes have killed hundreds of children in Afghanistan during the past four years, saying they are “categorically unfounded.”
Senator Feinstein: Why did the US kill two 16 year-olds?:
Join us and send a letter to Senator Feinstein, urging her to start with two cases: 16-year-old U.S. citizen Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki, killed by a drone strike in Yemen, and 16-year-old Tariq Aziz, killed by a drone strike in Pakistan.
Gunmen kill nine polio health workers in Nigeria:
Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead nine health workers who were administering polio vaccinations in two separate attacks in Nigeria’s main northern city of Kano on Friday, police said.
Gunfight between Mali troops wounds several:
Witnesses say soldiers allied with leader of last year’s coup stormed camp of Red Beret presidential guard in Bamako.
Mali hit by first suicide bombing:
A suicide bomber blew himself up in Mali on Friday in the first such attack in the embattled nation as the dramatic turn towards guerrilla tactics by Islamists and a gunfight between rival soldiers starkly demonstrated that the war is far from won.
France ‘paid $17 million’ ransom for Mali hostages:
According to a former US ambassador to Mali, France paid 17 million dollars in 2010 to free four French hostages still being held by their Salafist kidnappers, probably in the county’s north-eastern Ifoghas mountain range.
The New Scramble for Africa: Op-Ed:
It should be pointed out that the current troubles in Mali are a direct consequence of the U.S./NATO war on Libya in 2011.
Slain Tunisian leader’s funeral marred by clash:
The funeral of a slain Tunisian opposition leader was marred Friday by clashes between police and gangs of young men destroying nearby cars, as black smoke spiraled from burning vehicles into the sky and clouds of tear gas floated over the nearby cemetery.
Political hit sparks Tunisian general strike:
TUNISIA was braced for a general strike last night, as a leading secular politician accused Muslim extremists of trying to establish a religious dictatorship after the murder this week of a leftist opposition leader that sparked clashes with police.
New evidence of UK complicity in Libya torture:
Mr Belhaj showed Channel 4 News piles of Libyan copies of top secret MI6 documents detailing phone numbers, passport numbers and the postal codes of Libyan opponents of Gaddafi living in Manchester as proof of the depth of collaboration between MI6 and the Gaddafi regime.
Obama Waives Bush Law Banning Child Soldiers:
The result – thousands of children throughout the Middle East and Africa may be drafted into foreign militaries, with the full blessings of the United States.
Haitian judge says Duvalier must appear at human rights hearing:
The former US supported dictator defied a court order to appear in court on Thursday, instead providing his defense with a lengthy letter explaining his absence, noting that the date of the hearing coincided with the anniversary of his overthrow in 1987, a date, he wrote, in which “the greatest political crimes were committed in this country.”
Mexico boy shot in back by US patrol, post-mortem shows:
A Mexican teenager shot dead last year was hit from behind by several bullets when US Border Patrol agents opened fire, a post-mortem report shows. Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, 16, was in Nogales – on the Mexican side of the border with the US state of Arizona – when he was killed in October.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21378965
Manhunt: Lawyer says LA police shot women without warning:
Investigators say 47-year-old Maggie Carranza and her 71-year-old mother Emma Hernandez were in a Toyota Tundra pickup truck similar to Dorner’s vehicle.
US newspapers accused of complicity as drone report reopens security debate:
New York Times and Washington Post knew about secret drone base in Saudi Arabia but agreed not to disclose it to the public
Press TV, iFilm taken off air in US, Canada:
In another flagrant violation of freedom of speech, Iranian channels Press TV and iFilm have been removed from the Galaxy 19 satellite platform.
Mayor grounds Seattle police drone program:
Seattle’s mayor on Thursday ordered the police department to abandon its plan to use drones after residents and privacy advocates protested.
17% of China’s billionaires under investigation or arrest:
Although the number of dollar billionaires in the country has swelled rapidly from 15 to 250 over the past six years, they have loss their wealth as fast as they made it. Around 17% are said to be under police investigation or have been arrested because of financial crimes
Venezuela Launches First Nuke In Currency Wars, Devalues Currency By 46%:
Here comes Venezuela and shows the banana republics of the developed world what lobbing a nuclear bomb into a currency war knife fight looks like:
Jim Rogers: US Economy In Decline: Video –
Tomorrows Economy Driven By People Who Make Real Things
Fed Governor Raises the Specter of a Bubble in Junk Bonds:
Some financial markets are showing signs of overheated speculation as investors take larger risks in response to the persistence of low interest rates, a senior Federal Reserve official said in a speech on Thursday
USD Surges By Most In 7 Months As Stocks Stumble And Bonds Bid:
Keep Calm and Keep Buying. We are sure this will be the message as for the first time this year, the Dow closed the week in the red.
Paper Money is Poverty :
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5UqIc6z8iE
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 : 3,257
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,420,918,689,162
The New Dark Age 
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