ICH 31 May 2013: Western States Pouring Fuel on The Syrian Crisi

31 May 2013 — Information Clearing House

“Rebels” Don’t Want Peace

Syria’s Opposition Won’t Attend International Peace Talks

NBC – Video

The best hope yet for ending Syria’s civil war has suffered a serious setback. The main opposition group said it would not take part in talks in Geneva in the coming weeks.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35140.htm

 

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Moscow remembers Charlie Wilson’s War By M K Bhadrakumar

31 May 2013 — Asia Times Online

Charlie Wilson claimed to be on United States government business even while entertaining the then Egyptian defense minister with a Texan belly dancer he brought along to Cairo with the hope of persuading him to agree to a deal to supply weapons to the Afghan mujahideen in the early 1980s. 

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Wikileaks Newslinks 31 May 2013

31 May 2013 — williambowles.info

 

The WikiLeaks story exposed, but not resolved

Boston Globe

Alex Gibney’s overlong but fascinating “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks” manages to convince you that both sides of the equation deserve consideration even as the film carefully separates the strands of a maddening snarl of event and accusation.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/05/30/movie-review-steal-secrets-the-story-wikileaks/sqQvrPGb4N66gxcZPpmMNJ/story.html

 

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Bradley Manning Newslinks 31 May 2013

31 May 2013 — williambowles.info

 

Supporter of leak suspect Bradley Manning settles with US over laptop seizure

Boston.com

David House, a former MIT researcher, who co-founded an organization to raise money for accused leaker Bradley Manning, accused the Department of Homeland Security of violating his civil rights without a warrant when he passed through airport security …

http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/05/30/supporter-leak-suspect-bradley-manning-settles-with-over-laptop-seizure/OJ3jNdtlZfTBIGcPkyigTO/story.html

 

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The Role of Turkey in the US-NATO-Israeli War on Syria By Cem Ertür

29 May 2013 — Global Research

“Syria is worrying that it will be attacked by Turkey from above and by Israel from below. It is worrying that it will be squeezed between us like a sandwich.”   [Israeli President Ezer Weizman (1993-2000), interview with Guneri Civaoglu,Caesarea, Israel, 11 June 1996]  [1]

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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 30 May 2013: Israel To Build 1000 Units For Settlers In East Jerusalem

30 May 2013 — VTJP

News

International Middle East Media Center

29 Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem
IMEMC – Thursday at dawn, May 30 2012, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the As-Sa’diyya neighborhood, in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, and the nearby towns of Al-Ezariyya and Abu Dis, broke into and searched Palestinian homes, and kidnapped 29 residents, including children. …

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Turkish Police find Chemical Weapons in the Possession of Al Nusra Terrorists heading for Syria By Gearóid Ó Colmáin

30 May 2013 — Global Research

According to a report in Turkey’s state media agency Zaman, agents from the Turkish General Directorate of Security (Emniyet Genel Müdürlü?ü) ceased 2 kg of sarin gas in the city of Adana in the early hours of yesterday morning. The chemical weapons were in the possession of Al Nusra terrorists believed to have been heading for Syria.

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Ireland and the Basque Country By James Petras

30 May 2013 — James Petras

Massive Flight (Emigration) or General Strike?

Many billions of Euros are being extracted from Europe’s vassal-debtor nations – Spain, Greece, Portugal and Ireland –and transferred to the creditor banks, financial speculators and swindlers located in the City of London, Wall Street, Geneva and Frankfort. Continue reading