10 October 2013 — Information Clearing House
Israel and Saudi Arabia – An Unholy Alliance
By Stephen Lendman
Saudi money allied with US/Israeli warmaking reflect sinister/lethal trouble.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36489.htm
The Messianic, Apocalyptic Bibi Netanyahu
By Jim Lobe & Daniel Luban
Who knows if Netanyahu, in his heart of hearts, really sees his conflict with Iran in the same light as Churchill’s conflict with Nazi Germany. In any case, “messianic” would certainly be one way of describing both his rhetoric and its historical allusions.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36485.htm
Chomsky: All Superpowers Feel Exceptional
Video and Transcript
“Russia under Stalin was uniquely exceptional and magnificent while it was carrying out all kinds of crimes. Hitler pronounced German exceptionalism when he took over Czechoslovakia.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36483.htm
Libya: America’s New Playground
By Scott McPherson
Those Libyans — they sure are ungrateful.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36484.htm
Old Game, New Obsession, New Enemy. Now It’s China.
By John Pilger
Countries are “pieces on a chessboard upon which is being played out a great game for the domination of the world,” wrote Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in 1898. Nothing has changed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36488.htm
Racism, Colonialism And Exceptionalism
By John Scales Avery
It seems to be possible for nations, and the majority of their citizens, to commit the worst imaginable atrocities, including torture, murder and genocide, while feeling that what they are doing is both noble and good.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36494.htm
Racism: A History
Video
How racist ideas and practices developed in key religious and secular institutions. Explores the history of racism in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36493.htm
Committee to Protect Journalists Issues Scathing Report on Obama Administration
By Glenn Greenwald
Obama’s anti-press measures ‘are the most aggressive I’ve seen since the Nixon administration’
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36487.htm
Snowden Accepts Whistleblower Award
By Ray McGovern
Edward Snowden, from his asylum in Russia, accepted an award on Wednesday from a group of former U.S. intelligence officials expressing support for his decision to divulge secrets about the NSA’s electronic surveillance of Americans and people around the globe.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36486.htm
The End Of The World As We Know It
By Peter Koenig
What will happen to global economy if BRICS announce launch of new currency – Bricso?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36490.htm
The Mythology of American Politics
By Adrian Kuzminski
This two-headed hydra of government and corporate power is the real radicalism of our time.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36495.htm
Confessions of a Freedom Fighter @ the Crossroads
By David DeGraw
Being the change you rant about is incredibly fucking hard, especially when you’re trapped in a corrupted society and have a family to feed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36496.htm
Are Americans Dumb (or just misinformed)?
By Sadhbh Walshe
For those of you who prefer to reserve judgement until definitive proof is on hand, then I’m afraid I have some depressing news.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36491.htm
Apocalypse Now:
By James Nye
Unstoppable man-made climate change will become reality by the end of the decade and could make New York, London and Paris uninhabitable within 45 years, claims new study.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36492.htm
Hard News
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Afghanistan: 26 Taliban killed, 34 injured in Daykundi clashes:
26 Taliban militants killed in DaykundiAccording to local authorities in Daykundi province of Afghanistan, at least 26 Taliban militants were killed and 34 others were injured following clashes with the Afghan security forces.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Afghan Taliban kill three Pakistani militant commanders:
An armed clash took place between the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan’s Kunar province that left three militant commanders dead, a British media report said on Thursday.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
17 US troops killed or injured in Kandahar attack – Details emerge:
At least 13 US troops were severely injured following a deadly explosions in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan earlier this week.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
10 killed, 60 injured in blasts across Pakistan:
Bomb blasts rocked four major Pakistani cities on Thursday, killing 10 people, including three terrorists, and injuring more than 60 others.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Syria: At least 22 killed in fighting near Damascus:
An NGO says at least 22 people, including rebels, and “dozens” of pro-regime troops, have been killed in fierce fighting near the Syrian capital.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Hezbollah cold-blooded execution of Syria rebels sparks outrage:
A gory online video that appears to show Hezbollah fighters executing gravely wounded Syrian rebels has sparked outrage and threatens to worsen sectarian tensions in Lebanon.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Syria rebels ‘seize guard post on Jordan border’: Activists say:
“Rebel fighters took control of the Hajanah border battalion post near the city of Daraa after laying siege to it for two months and fierce clashes around it lasting a month,” the NGO said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Growing Unease Over Turkish Jihadists in Syria:
Growing numbers of young Turks are crossing into Syria to join jihadist groups fighting the Assad regime raising fears in Turkey of a future national security risk for Ankara.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Erdogan Surrenders Border Crossing to Terrorists:
The AKP government have given in to the threats of terrorist groups operating from Syria and reopened border checkpoints, allowing for further support to flow from Turkey into the war torn country.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As – Iraq violence kills 21 people:
Violence in Iraq killed 21 people on Thursday, among them four anti-Al-Qaeda fighters and an AFP journalist’s brother, officials said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Iraq: 42 people executed in last two days:
‘Confessions’ obtained under torture … make it very likely that innocent people have been put to death in Iraq’ – Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Republican Pushes New Bill to Authorize War With Iran:
A new bill authorizing a U.S. military strike against Iran is set to drop in Congress on Thursday — just days after leaders in Washington and Tehran began talking openly after three decades of silence.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
In show of military might, Israel drills long-range air force attack:
Week after warning from the PM about acting alone against Iran, IAF runs – and publicizes – midair refueling exercises and simulated strike on distant target
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Turkish court: Israeli troops fired from air in 2010 Marmara raid:
An anti-war activist told a Turkish court on Thursday that Israeli commandos opened fire from a helicopter during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship three years ago, countering Israeli assertions that the soldiers had acted in self defense.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
France kills 10 people in Mali:
France says its forces in Mali killed about 10 Islamist extremists on October 1, in what may have been the most deadly outbreak of fighting since a French-led force cleared northern Mali of extremists earlier this year.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
4 Egyptian Security Men Killed by Car Bomb:
A suicide bomber in a car full of explosives rammed into a checkpoint in Sinai, killing three soldiers and a policeman.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
U.S. decision to halt some aid to Egypt ‘wrong’ – foreign ministry spokesman:
“The decision was wrong. Egypt will not surrender to American pressure and is continuing its path towards democracy as set by the roadmap,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty told a private Egyptian radio station.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Libyan prime minister briefly abducted by militias:
Gunmen from one of Libya’s many militias stormed a hotel where the prime minister has a residence and held him for several hours Thursday – apparently in retaliation for his government’s alleged collusion with the U.S. in a raid last weekend that captured an al-Qaida suspect.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Libyan PM: Libya is used to smuggle arms abroad :
Video – Libyan PM: #Libya is used to smuggle arms abroad
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Libya has fallen to militia madness:
The Libyan state lacks the firepower to impose its will on an increasingly lawless country
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
U.S. Officials Say Libya Approved Commando Raids:
The Libyan government in recent weeks tacitly approved two American commando operations in its country, according to senior American officials, one to capture a senior militant from Al Qaeda and another to seize a militia leader suspected of carrying out the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on the United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
What Kind of Intelligence Does the HIG Expect to Get from Anas al-Libi?:
Even some of the analysts we often rely on – not to mention his family – suggest he hasn’t had an active role in al Qaeda for over a decade, or at least since he returned home to Libya 2 years ago. Lisa Monaco offered weak claims about the importance of al-Libi.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Canada, US, & UK Spying On Brazil For Profit : Video –
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Edward Snowden Awarded “Sam Adams Award: Video –
A group of US whistleblowers and activists has present Snowden with a Sam Adams Award for ‘Integrity in Intelligence’ in Moscow on Wednesday.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Snowden’s father lands in Moscow, thanks Russia for keeping leaker ‘safe’:
Edward Snowden’s father arrived in Moscow Thursday, saying he hoped to find out more about his son, who was granted temporary asylum in Russia after leaking details of NSA surveillance programs.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Glenn Greenwald condemns ‘war against journalism’ at senate – video:
The Guardian writer claims the US and British governments are fighting against press transparency and covering government espionage for financial gain.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Virginia state police surveilled and recorded license plates at routine political gatherings:
The American Civil Liberties Union revealed Wednesday that Virginia State Police (VSP) used automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) to record the identities and locations of people attending political events in the state
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Radiation levels near Japan’s damaged Fukushima reactor hit two-year high:
Radiation levels on Wednesday, the day six workers were exposed to highly radioactive water, jumped 13 times the previous day’s reading, the highest levels since late 2011.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Are Utility Companies Out to Destroy Solar’s ‘Rooftop Revolution’?:
In California, customers who install solar systems and battery arrays are finding themselves cut off from grid
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
China is world’s biggest net oil importer:
China surpassed the United States in September as the world’s biggest net oil importer, driven by faster economic growth and strong auto sales, according to U.S. government data released this week.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
China wonders: Why do we own so much U.S. debt?:
At a meeting on the sidelines of a summit in Asia, Premier Li told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that China was paying “great attention” to the political gridlock in Washington.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Key creditor China begins acting to hedge against US default:
Hong Kong has sent the first sign from Asia that the region is creating extra financial buffers against a possible default in the US. China said some US short – term Treasury bonds appear to be more risky to hold as collateral than previously thought.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
Anxiety As Stimulus Hike in Food Stamps Ending: Video report:
A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning millions of Americans will see a decrease in benefits. Jennifer Donald is a married mother of three in Philadelphia whose husband works full time, but his paycheck doesn’t stretch far enough to put food on the table.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/oct-10-2013.htm
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 : 3,389
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,479,513,949,311
The New Dark Age 
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