9 December 2013 — Information Clearing House
The US Killed my Brother with a Drone. I Want to Know Why
By Mohammed Al Qawli
Americans must demand an end to drone strikes on innocent civilians.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37058.htm
The Phony Pullout From Afghanistan
Fight For the Yankee Dollar
By Eric Margolis
The ongoing US stealth occupation of Afghanistan will be enshrined by a new US-Afghanistan security treaty (read 1930 Anglo-Iraq Treaty), another deal between puppet and string-puller, made respectable by rigged elections and bribed chieftains and a big dose of drug money.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37064.htm
Iran-US Interim Agreement: Historic Breakthrough or Historic Sellout?
By James Petras
President Rohani is seen in Washington as the Islamic version of the former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev. Rohani, like his ‘model’ Gorbachev, ‘gave away the store’ while expecting Iran’s imperial adversaries to reciprocate.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37066.htm
If Nelson Mandela Really Had Won, He Wouldn’t Be Seen as a Universal Hero
By Slavoj Zizek
Mandela must have died a bitter man. To honor his legacy, we should focus on the unfulfilled promises his leadership gave rise to.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37062.htm
The Hijacking of Mandela’s Legacy
By Pepe Escobar
It’s a Tower of Babel of tributes piled up in layer upon layer of hypocrisy – from the US to Israel and from France to Britain.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37065.htm
Apartheid Amnesia
By Sam Kleiner
How the GOP conveniently forgot about its role in propping up a white supremacist regime.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37063.htm
U.S. Security Proposal Includes Israeli Military Presence in Jordan Valley
By Barak Ravid
“The time period in which an Israeli military presence along the Jordan River will remain is long,” a senior Israeli official told Haaretz. “More than three to four years.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37053.htm
Palestinians say Kerry Appeasing Israel over Iran – At Their Expense
By Dan Williams
U.S. acquiescence to Israel’s security demands was aimed at “silencing the Israelis over the deal with Iran and achieving a fake progress in the Palestinian-Israeli track at our expense”, Abed Rabbo said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37052.htm
US Media Whitewashes Israel’s Plan To Ethnically Cleanse 40,000 Of Its Arab Citizens
By Rania Khalek
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to spin the “Jewish and democratic state” as anything other than a racist experiment.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37051.htm
Obama lied about Syrian chemical attack
New Yorker, Washington Post Passed On Seymour Hersh Syria Report
By Michael Calderone
Seymour Hersh accused the Obama administration Sunday of having “cherry-picked intelligence” regarding the Aug. 21 chemical attack in Syria that served as evidence for an argument in favor of striking President Bashar Assad’s government.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37059.htm
“The Guardian” Falls Under the Shadow of McCarthyism
By Walter Oppenheimer
Is there anything more McCarthyesque than insinuating that someone who commits a politically significant act is not a patriot?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37054.htm
Shooting the Messenger
By Chris Hedges
If the war on terror was, in actuality, a war to protect us rather than an excuse to enslave us we could take as serious our leaders’ warnings about loss of secrecy.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37055.htm
Obama Faces Backlash Over New Corporate Powers In Secret Trade Deal
By Zach Carter
One of the most controversial provisions in the talks includes new corporate empowerment language insisted upon by the U.S. government, which would allow foreign companies to challenge laws or regulations in a privately run international court.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37061.htm
3 Ways the Super-Rich Suck Wealth out of the Rest of Us
By Paul Buchheit
They’ve Taken $1.6 Million Per Family in New Wealth Since the Recession.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37060.htm
The Over-Policing of America
Police Overkill Has Entered the DNA of Social Policy
By Chase Madar
Wall-to-wall criminal law encroaches ever more on everyday life as police power is applied in ways that would have been unthinkable just a generation ago.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37057.htm
‘There Are Now Two Americas
My Country is a Horror Show’
By David Simon
The notion that capital is the metric by which we’re going to measure the health of our society is one of the fundamental mistakes of the last 30 years. I would date it in my country to about 1980 exactly, and it has triumphed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37050.htm
The Ghosts of Jeju
Video
A shocking documentary about the struggle of the people of Jeju Island, S. Korea. The film reveals horrible atrocities at the hands of the U.S. Military Government of Korea.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37056.htm
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As –
51 Killed, 191 Injured in Iraq Attacks:
A staggering 51 people were killed and 191 wounded Sunday in deadly attacks witnessed across Iraq.
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As –
13 killed in attacks in Iraq:
13 people were killed and 39 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Monday, police said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
Air strike kills six people in Syria’s Hama:
ACCORDING to the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, six people were killed in an air strike by security forces on the village of Hurbanafsa in an unspecified location in Syria’s Hama
http://www.janes.com/article/31296/air-strike-kills-six-people-in-syria-s-hama
Jihadists execute Syrian man for ‘blasphemy’:
Jihadist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have executed a man in Syria’s Idlib province after accusing him of blasphemy, a monitoring group said Monday.
Syrian army captures town near key highway:
Syrian troops captured a western town near the country’s main north-south highway on Monday as the government forged ahead with a punishing offensive in a mountainous region near the border with Lebanon, state media said.
Syrian refugees resort to desperate measures in Jordanian frontier town:
Ramtha, a scrappy town of cement buildings and faded shop signs has, residents say, developed a booming economy in sex, drugs, weapons and purloined international aid – all fuelled by the civil war in Syria.
Syria, Sarin, and Subterfuge: They Made It All Up: Op-Ed:
Seymour Hersh exposes the lies behind the case for war in Syria
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2013/12/08/syria-sarin-and-subterfuge-they-made-it-all-up/
US Murders 3 People In Yemen: :
A Yemeni security official says a U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen has killed three “al-Qaida suspects”. – The official says Monday’s strike hit the “suspects” moving vehicle in Hadramawt province and set it on fire.
Two senior Yemeni officers shot dead;
Gunmen shot dead two senior Yemeni officers in separate ambushes on their cars yesterday, security sources said.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/two-senior-yemeni-officers-shot-dead.22895747
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian child in West Bank: –
Israeli soldiers on Saturday night shot dead a Palestinian child near the West Bank city of Ramallah, medical sources said. The sources at the medical center of Palestine in Ramallah told Xinhua that the Palestinian child, 14, was shot in the back and died shortly after he was brought to the medical center.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/08/c_132950234.htm
See the Prawer Plan map Israel’s government was keeping secret:
Until now, nobody knew the extent of the Prawer-Begin Plan. No government official or statement has detailed how many Bedouin citizens will be displaced, how many unrecognized villages razed and how much land will be expropriated by the state.
http://972mag.com/see-the-prawer-plan-map-israels-government-was-keeping-secret/83333/
WHO concerned over humanitarian health crisis in Gaza:
“The accumulation of shortages in basic supplies in Gaza is leading to rapid deterioration in the social determinants of health for the population of 1.7 million Palestinians,” WHO said. Over 30 percent of medicines and 50 percent of medical disposables are out of stock in Gaza
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=655583
Egypt tunnel blockade takes toll on Gaza business:
Under years of Israeli sanctions, Gazan businessmen cobbled together a smuggling-fueled economy that sustained the enclave under rule by Hamas Islamists. But with the overthrow of a sympathetic Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt tightening the blockade, many Gazans say they have never had it so tough.
http://www.trust.org/item/20131209064532-cdxac/?source=hpbreaking
U.K. government warns British citizens against doing business in illegal Israeli “settlements”:
Recommendations released by British government warn citizens of potential ‘reputational implications’ of getting financially involved in Israeli settlements in West Bank.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.562532
IDF seized West Bank house despite court ruling for Palestinian owners:
The house, which was separated from its village by a bypass road built near the settlement of Ofra, is currently used as a yeshiva by settlers.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.562532
OECD urges Israel to fight unemployment among Arab, ultra-Orthodox citizens:
Israel has the highest poverty rates among the OECD countries, Guirra said. The incomes of about one in five Israeli households drop below the poverty line, and the poverty rate is over one in two among Arabs and the rapidly growing ultra- orthodox Jewish community.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/09/c_132951392.htm
Roger Waters compares Israel to Nazi Germany:
British rocker says parallels are ‘so crushingly obvious’; blasts the ‘powerful’ US Jewish lobby
http://www.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-compares-israel-to-nazi-germany/
Propaganda alert:
Israeli president says willing to meet Iran’s Rouhani:
“Iran is not our enemy,” Peres said during a question and answers session at the annual Globes Business Conference, which is held on Dec. 8-9 in Tel Aviv. Israel is widely believed to consider Iran as its sworn enemy and has been lobbying for military action to destroy Iran’s alleged nuclear capabilities.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/08/c_132951233.htm
Seven Taliban Killed in Afghanistan:
Seven Taliban militants were killed and five injured during a number of security operations carried out across Afghanistan since Saturday, the interior ministry said in a statement Sunday.
http://newindianexpress.com/world/Seven-Taliban-Killed-in-Afghanistan/2013/12/09/article1936464.ece
Afghanistan agrees on regional security pact with Iran:
Concerned about the presence of foreign forces in the region, Iran and Afghanistan have decided to sign a joint cooperation agreement to boost “regional security” amid American efforts to force the Afghan president to seal a security pact with Washington.
http://rt.com/news/afghanistan-iran-security-pact-916/
Yeah right!:
Hagel calls U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘a very real possibility,’
“Unless we have the security of an agreement to protect our forces…then we’ll have no choice. We will not be able to stay,” he said.
US may stop bribing Pakistan military:
NATO supply blocked: Chuk Hagel warns Nawaz of stopping US assistance:
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel during his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday warned that US lawmakers could withhold military assistance if Islamabad failed to ensure security for the key (NATO) supply route.
Bangkok, Thailand: Mass Mobilization Against Wall Street-Backed Regime:
According to even the Western press, who has thus far attempted to shelter the Wall Street-backed regime, at least 200,000 protesters filled the streets last month, dwarfing entirely anything the regime has ever accomplished even at the height of its popularity.
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.mx/2013/12/bangkok-thailand-mass-mobilization.html
9 people killed as Colombia’s Farc announces ceasefire:
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the Farc, announces a month-long ceasefire a day after an attack on a police station which killed nine people.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25294482
Venezuela governing party leads poll:
Venezuela’s governing United Socialist Party wins the greatest share of the vote in Sunday’s local elections, the National Electoral Council says.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25292322
Central African Republic mobs attack as French begin disarmament:
Dozens of young men stood waiting for storm clouds to pass, as wind stirred up swirls of red dust on the deserted street in Central African Republic’s capital. Through the drizzle they spotted a man in a flowing white robe traditionally worn by Muslims, hand-in-hand with his adolescent son.
Gunmen shoot and kill a policeman in Libya’s Benghazi:
Al-Galaa hospital spokeswoman Fadia al-Barghathi said Nagi Hussein Hamad was brought to the hospital Monday with seven bullets in the head. She said he had finished his shift when the gunmen followed him and shot him dead.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/09/gunmen-shoot-and-kill-policeman-in-libya-benghazi/
Libyan authorities must investigate killing of soldier tortured to death by his own unit: Amnesty International. :
Hussein Radwan Raheel, 37, who served with the Saiqa Forces, an elite army unit, was severely beaten and subjected to electric shocks, family members have told Amnesty. A forensic report and photos of his body seen by the organisation also indicate that he was tortured.
A Sisk Joke:
UK trains Libyan army in fight against al-Qaida and warlords:
Outside the capital, much of this desert country resembles a Mad Max film set, its highways crisscrossed by militiamen in exotic battle wagons featuring anti-aircraft guns and rocket tubes. Militia blockades have halted oil production, starving the government of cash. In the cities there is stagnation, violence, power blackouts and petrol shortages
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/07/libya-nato-britain-training-army-al-qaida
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie appears in court:
Mr Badie was in court in Cairo along with other Brotherhood figures. He asked why the death of his son and the burning down of Brotherhood offices were not being investigated instead.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25304912
Mandela death: Daughter Makaziwe tells of final moments;
Nelson Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe has told the BBC about the “wonderful” final hours of the former president, who died aged 95 last Thursday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25301146
Mass protests in Ukraine demand ouster of President Yanukovich: Op-Ed:
The right-wing parties leading the protests in coordination with EU officials and politicians had called for a “million man march.” Ultimately, some 250,000 to 300,000 people gathered on Maïdan (Independence) Square.
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/12/09/ukra-d09.html
Ukraine sends interior troops to Kiev:
Protesters still blocking entrances to key government buildings after rally on Sunday in which Lenin statue was toppled
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/ukraine-interior-troops-kiev-protesters
Kiev protesters pull down statue of Lenin – video:
Cheering demonstrators hit the fallen granite statute with hammers. The symbolic act underscores the protesters’ rage at the role Russia played in President Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign sweeping political and free-trade agreements with the European Union
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/dec/09/kiev-ukraine-protesters-statue-lenin-video
Leaked: Pussy Riot, Greenpeace activists will be freed under amnesty:
The members of the Pussy Riot punk band, Greenpeace activists and protesters jailed after the May 2012 Bolotnaya demonstration will be freed in an amnesty dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian Constitution, Izvestia newspaper claims.
http://rt.com/news/amnesty-bill-putin-parliament-951/
UK: Lee Rigby murder trial: Michael Adebolajo ‘a soldier of Allah’:
A man has admitted killing soldier Lee Rigby but said it was not murder because “I am a soldier of Allah” and “this is a war”.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25301907#TWEET979476
Objective achieved –
McCaul warns terrorism spreading ‘like wildfire’:
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee warned on Sunday that terrorism is spreading like “wildfire” throughout parts of the world.
CIA’s anti-terrorism effort called ‘colossal flop’:
CIA officers given ‘non-official cover,’ often posing as business executives, tried to collect intelligence on terrorists. The NOC program reportedly has had few successes.
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-cia-spies-20131208,0,5112920,print.story
Spy agencies in covert push to infiltrate virtual world of online gaming:
NSA and GCHQ collect gamers’ chats and deploy real-life agents into World of Warcraft and Second Life
US internet giants demand sweeping changes to spy laws in open letter to Obama:
The world’s leading technology companies have addressed Washington in an open letter to demand a radical overhaul of surveillance laws, an international ban of bulk data collection and for the US to lead the way in restoring trust in the internet.
http://rt.com/usa/internet-giants-nsa-open-letter-954/
Cellphone data spying: It’s not just the NSA:
Law enforcement using methods from nsa playbook: Local police are increasingly able to scoop up large amounts of cellphone data using new technologies, including cell tower dumps and secret mobile devices known as Stingrays. Here’s a closer look at how police do it.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/08/cellphone-data-spying-nsa-police/3902809/
CNN whitewashes NSA Tracking EVERYONE’s Cell Phone –
Video report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oABQsmRfUxY&feature=youtu.be
1 In 4 Europeans At Risk Of Poverty:
125 million people in the EU were at risk of pverty or social exclusion. According to Eurostat, that is 24.8% of the population. Almost half of Bulgarians faced economic hardship and Greece had the highest poverty rate in the euro area at 34.6%
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-09/1-4-europeans-risk-poverty
How Chinese Yuan has overtaken Euro : Video report:
The Chinese Yuan has overtaken the Euro as the second most widely used currency in this week’s episode of Venture Capital.
First China Default Seen as Record $427 Billion Debt Due:
Chinese company debt twice the size of Ireland’s economy will come due in 2014, spurring concern the nation is on the cusp of its first corporate bond default.
Swiss banks prepare to bow to US demands, grudgingly:
If they do not settle, individual banks and their senior staff risk criminal prosecution and, if a large number refuse to cooperate, it could hold up a future settlement for around a dozen of Switzerland’s largest banks, including Credit Suisse , Julius Baer, Pictet, and local government-backed Zuercher Kantonalbank (ZKB).
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101252536
Jumbos Surge 34% With Record ARMs Belying ’08 Anxiety: Mortgages:
Jumbo loans, both adjustable and fixed-rate, increased by 34 percent to $216 billion in the first nine months of this year, with ARMs comprising the majority of the gain, said Guy Cecala, publisher of Inside Mortgage Finance, a trade publication in Bethesda, Maryland. Cash-rich banks, including Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America
A bachelor’s degree earns young men less in real terms than their counterparts made 40 years ago:
Adjusted for inflation, median earnings for young men with a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2011 were significantly lower than they were in 1971. Young women have slightly improved their position (by $630) since 1971
Detroit ascendent as kerbside businesses attract investment : Video –
Detroit has become a symbol of the global financial crisis; but a group of committed micro-industrialists and artists with a DIY attitude are determined bring the old Motor City back out of bankruptcy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx9BPNkMdgg#t=20
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
$1,495,616,555,280
The New Dark Age 
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