21 March 2013 — Information Clearing House
Friction Behind The Smiles
Obama’s New Strategy in the Middle East
By Ron Ben-Yishai
Washington wants Israel to be a quiet partner in this axis so that the Jewish state will be able to cooperate with its neighbors over the table, and mainly under it. This could be beneficial in the event that the US or Israel – or both countries – attack Iran.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34367.htm
This is Ridiculous
Freedom Arrives in Palestine
By Stuck In Palestine
US President Barack Obama, uncompromising civil rights defender and national change guru, arrived in Palestine.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34372.htm
Iran Will Raze Tel Aviv To Ground If Israel Attacks: Ayatollah Khamenei
By Press TV
“Israel’s leaders sometimes threaten Iran, but they know that if they do a damn thing, the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and [the occupied city of] Haifa to the ground,” Ayatollah Khamenei said on Thursday.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34370.htm
Syria Teeters on Obama’s ‘Red Line’
By Nile Bowie
Obama is now in a position to act on his statements and intervene more boldly and directly than the United States has already been doing since the beginning of the conflict.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34371.htm
Hands off Syria!
By Bill Van Auken
Ten years after the US invasion of Iraq, US imperialism is preparing even greater crimes in the Middle East.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34374.htm
“Russia Must Be Ready To Counter Threat Using Military Force”: Deputy Prime Minister
By Interfax
“Russia must show the world its firm resoluteness to defend the world and its place in it,”
The Spies Who Fooled the World
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Panorama reveals how key aspects of the secret intelligence used by Downing Street and the White House to justify the invasion were based on fabrication, wishful thinking and lies.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34369.htm
Citizens’ Campaign to Arrest Blair
By Simon Hooper
Blair’s schedule is now a closely guarded secret to avoid protesters who stalk his public appearances.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34373.htm
The Tyranny Of The Majority
The Patriot Act’s Mandated Silence
By Andrew P. Napolitano
In our own post 9/11 era, the chief instrument of repression of personal freedom has been the government’s signature anti-terror legislation: the Patriot Act.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34365.htm
‘Worse Than Nixon’
Pentagon Papers Lawyer on Obama, Secrecy and Press Freedoms
By Glenn Greenwald
Career First Amendment and transparency advocate James Goodale sounds the alarm about the current president.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34366.htm
Right The Wrong:
Release Lynne Stewart Now!
By Andrea Bauer
Don’t let Lynne Stewart die a victim of bureaucratic murder behind bars!
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34375.htm
None Of Us Are Free – If One Of Us Is Chained
Video – Solomon Burke
And there are people still in darkness,
And they just can’t see the light.
If you don’t say it’s wrong then that says it right.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8199.htm
CIA Plans to Keep Your Information ‘Forever’
By RT
Chief technology officer admitted that the agency is trying to amass as much data as it can, hold it indefinitely and use it for analysis in the future.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34368.htm
“Viruses of the Mind”
By Richard Dawkins
In 1991, Richard Dawkins wrote an essay entitled “Viruses of the Mind”, in which he relates biological and computer viruses, diseases, and epidemiology in order to explain the transmission of beliefs and practices attributed to religion.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34377.htm
17 killed as blast hits refugee camp in NW Pakistan:
An official said the explosion occurred when a large number of internally displaced persons (IDP’s) were standing in a queue to get registered and receive food ration. The explosion was so severe that most of victims were killed on the spot.
Afghan Policeman Kills 5 Colleagues in Badghis:
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer opened fire on his fellow policemen at a checkpoint in western Badghis province, killing five of them, local officials said Thursday.
Bomb Blast Kills 3, Wounds 2 in N. Afghan Town:
A bomb went off in Ashkamish district of Takhar province 245 km North of Kabul on Thursday, killing three people including a district governor and injuring two others, police spokesman in the province Abdul Khalil Asir confirmed.
Syria: Top Sunni preacher among 14 killed in suicide bombing inside mosque:
A suicide bomber blew himself up during evening prayers inside a mosque in Damascus Thursday, killing a top Sunni Muslim preacher and longtime supporter of President Bashar Assad and least 13 other people, state TV reported.
Syrian rebels capture areas near Golan Heights:
Syrian rebels captured one village and parts of others on the edge of the Golan Heights Thursday as fighting closed in on the strategic plateau that Israel captured from Syria in 1967 and later annexed, activists and officials said.
UN to investigate alleged chemical attack in Syria – Ban Ki-moon:
The statement made by the UN secretary-general became a response to the official request made by Syrian authorities on Wednesday to appoint an independent mission to investigate the March 19 chemical attack on the outskirts of Aleppo that claimed lives of at least 25 people.
West delaying UN probe into Syria chemical attack: Russia:
“To me, a concern which I expressed in the Council, was that this was really a way to delay the need for immediate, urgent investigation of allegations pertaining to March 19 [chemical attack] by raising all sorts of issues,” he added.
Engineering Consent For Attack On Syria: UK:
Syria chemical attack boosts case for rebels: –
Britain said on Wednesday reports of a chemical attack in Syria strengthened the case for relaxing a European Union arms embargo on the country, and warned that a failure to do so could lead to the kind of wartime massacres seen in Bosnia.
Engineering Consent For Attack On Syria :
Rep. Mike Rogers: ‘Time to act’ in Syria:
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said Wednesday there was a “high probability” the Syrian government had used chemical weapons during a battle in Aleppo earlier this week, and said a failure to act by the U.S. would be a “stain on our national character.”
In case you missed it:
Free Syrian Army claims chemical weapons capability:
A prominent member of the Free Syrian Army claims the rebels have all the components to produce chemical weapons and have the know-how to put them together and use if necessary.
http://rt.com/news/syria-fsa-chemical-weapons-229/
In case you missed it:
Syria: Jihadist Al-Nusra Front Siezes Chemical Factory Near Allepo:
Al-Akhbar has reported that armed opposition forces have seized control of a plant that fills tanks with liquid chlorine gas, which can be used as a lethal chemical weapon.
2 Killed In Lebanon:
A shootout erupted on Wednesday at the Qobbeh government hospital in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
Five killed in Yemen clash between Al-Qaeda fighters, militia:
At least five people were killed in Yemen when a pro-government militia attacked Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants on Thursday, residents and militia sources said.
Obama demands Hezbollah be named a terrorist group:
US President Barack Obama on Thursday demanded that foreign governments brand Hezbollah a “terrorist organisation,” slamming the Lebanon-based groupfor attacks on Israelis.
Obama stirs young Israelis with the passionate speech of a left-wing Zionist:
The students were applauding almost every sentence. They stood and cheered when it was over, roaring their approval.
Report: Abbas willing to accept secret settlement freeze:
“He can pledge to you secretly that he will stop settlement activities during the period of negotiations,” one line of the document said, apparently referring to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. “(He does not have to announce it.)”
This charade is a sick joke:
Transcript of remarks by Obama and Abbas:
I have renewed confidence that the United States, represented by his excellency President Obama and Mr. John Kerry, shall intensify its efforts to remove the obstacles ahead of the efforts to achieve a just peace. Abbas said.
Obama wins few friends on flying stop to West Bank:
US president’s visit lasted little more than four hours, most of it spent inside heavily-guarded presidential compound
Most Palestinians hate Obama’s policys: ‘;
US president gets heated reception in West Bank: The pageant of love Mr Obama has engaged in with Benjamin Netanyahu may have won over several Israeli hearts, but it may have caused considerable damage to his relationship with the Palestinians.
Ramallah Protest Against Obama’s Visit –
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Hamas rejects Obama visit to Aqsa:
Hamas movement declared its absolute rejection of the slated visit by US president Barack Obama to the Aqsa mosque under Israeli protection.
Gaza Rockets Hit Occupied Territories as Obama Visits :
Two rockets fired from Gaza strip hit the south of the occupied territories on the second day of US President Barack Obama‘s visit to the Zionist entity.
NY Times: Iron Dome Not Nearly as Effective as Claimed:
Weapons expert Richard M. Lloyd told the Times his own analyses shows a success rate of only between 30 and 40 percent.
Turkey Kurds: PKK chief Ocalan calls for ceasefire:
Ocalan also urged the fighters of his PKK organisation to withdraw from Turkey, in a message read out to cheers during Kurdish New Year celebrations in the city of Diyarbakir.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21874427
Turkey to end military action if PKK stops attacks: Erdogan:
The Turkish military will end operations against Kurdish rebels if they stop fighting, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday after a Kurdish ceasefire call.
Libyan Lawmaker Resigns Saying Militias Threaten His Life:
A Libyan lawmaker who chairs parliament’s human rights committee resigned and fled to the U.K. claiming his life is under threat from militias after he denounced their growing power on local television.
Khamenei not against nuclear talks with US:
Supreme leader asserts Iran’s “natural right” to enrich uranium and says he is not optimistic about talks taking place.
North Korea issues new threat against US bases in Japan, Guam:
North Korea has again threatened to attack US interests, saying that US bases in Japan and Guam will be targeted if Washington flies nuclear-capable bombers over the Korean Peninsula.
N. Korea: The Armistice Agreement has been repeatedly violated by the United States of America. Video –
The DPRK seems to have no choice but to do something to defend itself.
Are they on Obama‘s kill list?
U.S. offers reward for capture of two U.S.-born alleged Islamic militants:
The U.S. government on Wednesday offered rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the capture or conviction of two U.S. citizens alleged to have become fighters for the Somalia-based Islamic militant group al Shabaab.
Terrorism suspect has been secretly held in New York since October:
According to the government motion to seal the court proceedings, which was made public Wednesday, Harun had been in contact with “numerous prominent al-Qaeda leaders, trainers and fighters” over the past 12 years.
NSW laws passed to end right to silence:
PEOPLE in NSW will no longer have the “right to silence” when being questioned by police after the Shooters and Fishers Party voted with the government on its bid to combat gang violence.
Now ‘chilling secret justice’ reaches the highest court in UK:
Liberty reacted with horror to a ruling by the Supreme Court that it was prepared to consider material delivered behind closed doors. In the past, neither the court nor its predecessor – the Law Lords – had considered secret evidence.
CIA joining with Amazon in $600 million cloud service with storage and analysis capabilities:
Today in New York City, the CIA‘s technology officer, Ira “Gus” Hunt outlined the agency’s new concept for the CIA‘s view of information gathering.
Bulgarian man becomes sixth man in past month to set himself on fire in protest at poverty:
Unnamed man said he could no afford to buy bread for his child
Cypriot Banks Face Winding-Up If No Levy Agreed: EU Official:
The European Union gave Cyprus till Monday to raise the billions of euros it needs to secure an international bailout or face a collapse of its financial system that could push it out of the euro currency zone.
Cyprus cabinet in crisis session on bailout ‘Plan B’:
The government urged against panic while it redrew the plan to resolve the chaos unleashed by an initial scheme to tax bank accounts — many of them Russian — by 5.8 billion euros ($7.47 billion) to complement 10 billion euros in eurozone and IMF loans between now and 2016.
Now It’s Getting Real In Cyprus:
One of their banks is reported to have just “hours” of liquidity left (how many hours, may I ask?) There were demonstrations that looked a lot like a riot to me, with attempts to come after members of the Parliament (you’re getting warmer folks.)
http://market-ticker.org/post=219004
Cyprus: Protester rips down German flag at embassy: –
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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 : 3,270
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,435,033,003,185
The New Dark Age 
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