27 November 2013 — Information Clearing House
France Makes Virtue out of Vice to Exploit Central Africa Chaos
By Finian Cunningham
The strategic value of uranium cannot be overstated as a vital national interest for France.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36991.htm
Iran: It’s Not about Nuclear Weapons
By Sheldon Richman
Look at the leading opponents of the agreement: Israel and Saudi Arabia.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36985.htm
Netanyahu’s Peace Gesture is Meant to Extract Concessions
By Jonathan Cook
Netanyahu’s offer was as hollow as his previous utterances about Palestinian statehood.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36984.htm
US Sends B-52s to China’s Air Defence Zone
By John Chan
If China responded by scrambling fighters to the area and the US military called in fighters from nearby Japanese bases, the incident could have led to an aerial clash with far-reaching and potentially catastrophic ramifications.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36987.htm
Top-Secret Document Reveals
NSA Spied On Porn Habits
By Glenn Greenwald, Ryan Gallagher and Ryan Grim
The National Security Agency has been gathering records of online sexual activity and evidence of visits to pornographic websites.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36983.htm
The N.S.A. Dips Into Pornography
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
J. Edgar Hoover compiled secret dossiers on the sexual peccadillos and private misbehavior of those he labeled as enemies – really dangerous people like Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, for example.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36992.htm
America, Want Freedom of Choice? Try Public Healthcare Like Canada
By Adrienne Silnicki
Our system ensures the right to care without considering ability to pay or profit margins. No one gets betweens us and our doctors.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36989.htm
Pope Francis Understands Economics Better Than Most Politicians
By Heidi Moore
The pope’s screed on “the economy of exclusion and inequality” will disappoint those who considers themselves free-market capitalists, but they would do well to listen to the message.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36988.htm
Shakespeare and the Defeat of the Swiss Referendum on Compensations
By Jimmie Moglia
The defenders of extreme capitalism in Switzerland spent as much money as required to defeat the measure, and employed all that can impress awe upon the mind of man.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36990.htm
We Will NOT Fight For Queen and Country
Video
The vile religion of Patriotism.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36993.htm
Russell Brand “I’m Awake Now”
The Only Thing That Matters To Any Of Us Is Love
Short Video
“The dead human ape has fulfilled its potential,” – “now we must transform, become enlightened, so that we can acces the next realm of conciousness necessary for evolution.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36986.htm
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As –
49 killed in Iraq: –
Suicide bombings and other attacks killed 30 people in Iraq Wednesday, and authorities found the bodies of 19 others shot dead in Baghdad, scenes eerily reminiscent of the country’s gruesome sectarian war.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/20046409/echoes-of-sectarian-war-as-49-killed-in-iraq/
Ten years after the invasion: Iraq helpless under rain of terror:
Saddam Hussein may have gone but, for many poor Iraqis, little has improved. Now a devastating flood has left villagers homeless and there is precious little government support
Spoils of war:
Maliki inaugurates branch of Standard Chartered Bank in Iraq:
“Maliki mentioned in his inauguration speech that “We are witnessing an important turning point in the economic field where the entry of international banks in Iraq will support the construction process through meeting all required banking services.”
Syria: Video Of Children Fleeing Shelling:
A group of youngsters run for their lives after an explosion behind them but thousands of children have died in the conflict.
http://news.sky.com/story/1173976/syria-video-of-children-fleeing-shelling
Inside Syria: Al-Qaeda Was Here:
A tour through the newly won territory gives a rare look at life under the extremists – and a window into their vision for Syria. “It’s a black-and-white world for them. You can become their enemy very fast.”
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/inside-syria-al-qaeda-was-here
Turkey, Iran call for Syria ceasefire before Geneva two talks – report:
“All our efforts are to end the conflict and for a ceasefire if possible, even before the Geneva 2 conference takes place,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a news conference in Tehran with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/27/uk-syria-crisis-turkey-iran-idUKBRE9AQ0NF20131127
Syrian govt says will not surrender power at Geneva:
Syrian authorities will attend talks in January aimed at resolving the civil war but will not succumb to Western demands for President Bashar Al Assad to step aside, a foreign ministry source said on Wednesday.
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As –
49 killed in Iraq: –
Suicide bombings and other attacks killed 30 people in Iraq Wednesday, and authorities found the bodies of 19 others shot dead in Baghdad, scenes eerily reminiscent of the country’s gruesome sectarian war.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/20046409/echoes-of-sectarian-war-as-49-killed-in-iraq/
Ten years after the invasion: Iraq helpless under rain of terror:
Saddam Hussein may have gone but, for many poor Iraqis, little has improved. Now a devastating flood has left villagers homeless and there is precious little government support
Spoils of war:
Maliki inaugurates branch of Standard Chartered Bank in Iraq:
“Maliki mentioned in his inauguration speech that “We are witnessing an important turning point in the economic field where the entry of international banks in Iraq will support the construction process through meeting all required banking services.”
Syria: Video Of Children Fleeing Shelling:
A group of youngsters run for their lives after an explosion behind them but thousands of children have died in the conflict.
http://news.sky.com/story/1173976/syria-video-of-children-fleeing-shelling
Inside Syria: Al-Qaeda Was Here:
A tour through the newly won territory gives a rare look at life under the extremists – and a window into their vision for Syria. “It’s a black-and-white world for them. You can become their enemy very fast.”
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/inside-syria-al-qaeda-was-here
Turkey, Iran call for Syria ceasefire before Geneva two talks – report:
“All our efforts are to end the conflict and for a ceasefire if possible, even before the Geneva 2 conference takes place,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a news conference in Tehran with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/27/uk-syria-crisis-turkey-iran-idUKBRE9AQ0NF20131127
Syrian govt says will not surrender power at Geneva:
Syrian authorities will attend talks in January aimed at resolving the civil war but will not succumb to Western demands for President Bashar Al Assad to step aside, a foreign ministry source said on Wednesday.
Syrian Rebels Shun Geneva Peace Talks:
The commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army says his group will not participate in a peace conference planned for January in Geneva and intends to pursue its fight to topple President Bashar al-Assad regardless.
http://www.voanews.com/content/syrian-rebels-say-no-ceasefire-for-peace-talks/1798048.html
Iran: Construction will continue at Arak nuclear site:
Iranian FM says “no new nuclear fuel will be produced,” no new components will be installed, but Iran will continue heavy-water reactor construction.
http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Iran-Construction-will-continue-at-Arak-nuclear-site-333166
Obama adviser urges Israel not to strike at Iran:
President Barack Obama’s close aide and deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes encouraged Israel to give the negotiations a chance, and warned that military action could be counterproductive.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-adviser-urges-israel-not-to-strike-at-iran/
Clashes in Hebron after funeral for 3 men killed by Israel: –
Clashes broke out across the Hebron district on Wednesday as thousands of mourners gathered to take part in funeral processions for three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces a day earlier.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=651741
UN votes overwhelmingly on five decisions on the Question of Palestine:
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted five draft resolutions on the Question of Palestine. This year’s number of countries to vote in favour of draft resolutions on the Question of Palestine has increased compared to last year.
Over 40 suspected Boko Haram members killed in Borno:
More than 40 suspected Boko Haram Islamist sect members were Wednesday killed in a Military raid involving air strikes and ground troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army in Bita village area along Damboa-Gwoza road of Borno state.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/40-suspected-boko-haram-members-killed-borno/
3 soldiers killed as Libyan army fights Islamists in Benghazi:
Libya’s army clashed with Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi early on Wednesday and three soldiers were shot dead, security and medical officials said.
Libya struggles to pay salaries, more clashes erupt:
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said today his government will be unable to pay public salaries and may have to seek loans if armed militias blockading oilfields and ports continue to choke off crude shipments.
Prominent militant leader killed in Sinai offensive:
Egypt’s army spokesperson says three militants, including prominent leader Abu-Mounir, were killed Tuesday in a joint police-army offensive in Sinai
Egypt court hands 14 Brotherhood women 11-year jail terms: Sources:
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 14 women from the Muslim Brotherhood to 11 years in jail after convicting them of belonging to a “terrorist organisation,” judicial sources said.
Egyptian secular activists arrested under new protest law:
Arrests follow return of secular protesters to streets in significant numbers for first time since fall of Mohamed Morsi
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/27/egypt-secular-activists-arrested-protest-law
China asserts control over air zone despite US B-52 flights:
“The Chinese government has the will and ability to defend our national sovereignty and security,” foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a regular press briefing.
http://news.yahoo.com/us-flies-b-52-bombers-chinas-air-defense-172803843.html
33 armed “Taliban militants” killed in Afghan operations:
Afghan police keep order after a protest in KabulAt least 33 Taliban militants were killed during military operations conducted by Afghan national security forces in various provinces of Afghanistan during the past 24 hours.
http://www.khaama.com/33-armed-taliban-militants-killed-in-afghan-operations-3119
6 Afghan soldiers killed in blasts:
Six Afghan army soldiers were killed and six others wounded in separate roadside bomb attacks over the last 24 hours, said the country’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday evening.
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=183356
Six Aid Workers Killed in Faryab:
Six Afghan staffers of the French Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) were shot dead by militants on Wednesday in northern Faryab province, local officials said.
http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/12887-six-aid-workers-killed-in-faryab
US looks to bypass Karzai on Afghanistan security deal, sources say:
U.S. officials seeking to resolve a tense standoff with Afghan President Hamid Karzai were exploring on Tuesday whether they could bypass him and get other senior officials to sign a security deal authorizing American troops to remain in the country after 2014.
http://www.adn.com/2013/11/25/3199224/us-looks-to-bypass-karzai-on-afghanistan.html
Five policemen killed in Pakistan firing:
At least five policemen were killed and one person was injured in two separate incidents of firing at police mobiles in Hyderabad city of Pakistan’s Sindh province Tuesday night, Xinhua reported.
Pakistan urges end to drone strikes in UN General Assembly:
Pakistan called for the immediate cessation of “illegal” US drone strikes on its territory, after a UN committee unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday that underscores the need for an international agreement on legal questions involving the use of remotely piloted aircraft
http://dawn.com/news/1058935/pakistan-urges-end-to-drone-strikes-in-un-general-assembly
NATO supply trucks still stuck in Pakistan:
Trucks carrying NATO troop supplies to Afghanistan remained stuck in Pakistan on Tuesday as concern lingered about demonstrators seeking to stop the vehicles in protest of U.S. drone strikes, Pakistani transportation officials said.
http://news.yahoo.com/nato-supply-trucks-still-stuck-pakistan-125510474.html
Pakistani Party Identifies Man It Says Is C.I.A. Station Chief:
The political party of the former cricket star Imran Khan on Wednesday identified a man it described as the Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Pakistan, in an escalation of Mr. Khan’s campaign to end American drone strikes in the country.
‘Hostile’ aircraft could be shot down in new air zone: Chinese air force general:
A PLA air force general has warned that any foreign aircraft disobeying warnings and deemed to be “hostile” could be shot down in China’s newly-established air defence identification zone (ADIZ), Chinese media reported on Wednesday.
Thailand: Parliament on lock-down for no-confidence vote: Video report –
Police were in heavy presence at the National Assembly of Thailand where members of Parliament are debating a no-confidence vote against President Yingluck Shinawatra,
Protesters force evacuation of ‘Thai FBI’, aim to invade every ministry:
Thousands of protesters in Thailand have forced the closure of several government ministries and vowed to take over government offices nationwide in a bid to force embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from power.
http://rt.com/news/thai-protesters-evacuation-department-373/
Teen caught in ‘fake war on terror’ contrived by U.S. spy agencies:
On Tuesday, a court filing by Daoud’s attorneys characterizes U.S. spy agencies as outlaw arms of the government that snagged the west suburban teenager in a dummied-up bomb plot. The nation’s intelligence gathering agencies, they believe, are operating in what amounts to a fourth, runaway, branch of government.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/iteam&id=9340967
Judge Suspends Sentencing Of Would-Be Bomber After NSA Revelations:
The sentencing of a Somali-American man convicted of trying to bomb a holiday tree-lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore., in 2010 has been put on hold indefinitely. That move comes just days after the Justice Department notified his lawyers that part of the case against him had been “derived from” secret NSA electronic surveillance.
Fact or fiction?
Spies worry over “doomsday” cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden:
One source described the cache of still unpublished material as Snowden’s “insurance policy” against arrest or physical harm.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/25/us-usa-security-doomsday-idUSBRE9AO0Y120131125
How The FBI Actually Does Much Of The NSA’s Spying, But Is Keeping That Quiet:
For all the focus on the NSA of late, a few folks have been trying to remind everyone that the FBI is heavily involved in all of this and, in many ways, has an equally bad if not worse record in abusing the rights of Americans.
Thousands protest against tough new official secrets law in Japan:
Critics say proposed secrets act would stifle information on issues such as the Fukushima nuclear crisis
Leakers, privacy activists find new home in Berlin: :
An international cadre of privacy advocates is settling in Germany’s once-divided capital, saying they feel safer here than they do in the United States or Britain, where authorities have vowed to prosecute leakers of official secrets.
How In Five Short Years, China Humiliated The World’s Central Banks:
China has expanded its financial balance sheet by 50% more than the assets of all global central banks combined!
Bitcoin Tops $1000:
Having broken above $900 yesterday to new record highs (and a 100% gain in a week), the crypto currency is not looking back now. On what is higher than average volume this morning, Bitcoin just broke above the magic $1000 level for the first time (at $1025).
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-27/bitcoin-tops-1000
UK: Cameron targets welfare benefits for EU migrants:
Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed a swath of benefit cuts and “free movement” restrictions to EU migrants in a bid to shore up the UK’s social welfare system, as a fresh wave of Bulgarian and Romanian migrants are set to arrive on British soil.
http://rt.com/news/uk-cameron-welfare-migrants-379/
UK: Britain’s state pension one of the worst in the world:
Of the 34 countries in the OECD, only Mexico had a worse rate at 29 per cent compared to a 54 per cent average across the rest of the bloc.
UK; Figures show number admitted to hospital with malnutrition has almost doubled since 2008:
Bradford West MP George Galloway asked for the statistics in response to concerns of constituents he says have to choose between food or heating. And yesterday those figures were revealed to him by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
US banks could face legal charges of over $100 billion: :
The fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis continues to plague U.S. banks, according to Standard and Poor’s, with the ratings agency estimating billions of dollars in extra litigation fees may hit major lenders.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101231303
Poll: Most Americans Unhappy About Economy, Fear Losing Their Jobs:
Among those with jobs, 62 percent said they worry about losing their jobs because of the economy, including 32 percent who worry “a lot” and 30 percent who worry “a little.”
http://www.moneynews.com/Economy/Poll-Jobs-Economy-America/2013/11/26/id/538851
Cross-border shopping promotes inequality:
Twelve years ago, author Barbara Ehrenreich described what it’s like to be poor in America after taking low-wage jobs at a big-box retail outlet, a diner, a long-term-care home, and a housekeeping service.
http://www.straight.com/news/537276/cross-border-shopping-promotes-inequality
We’re Not Broke – We’ve Been Robbed: Op-Ed:
Slashing government spending now is just going to make our nation poorer.
http://otherwords.org/broke-weve-robbed/
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 : 3,397
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,492,445,517,164
The New Dark Age 