June 13, 2014
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Iraq crisis threatens to ignite regional war By Bill Van Auken
After overrunning Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city with a population of roughly 2 million, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), a Sunni militia that is an offshoot of Al Qaeda, has continued its offensive, taking Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, and a number of other towns in the Tigris… Continue reading
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Iraq Newslinks 13 June 2014
13 June 2014 20:55:10 — williambowles.info IEIL: Iraq turns to U.S. for help (Voltaire Net) The U.S. Mainstream Media’s One-Sided View of the Iraq War: “Iraq Is a Place Where Americans Suffered” (FAIR Blog) IEIL: Samantha Power in Ankara (Voltaire Net) Continue reading
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How the US is Arming Both Sides of the Iraqi Conflict By Tyler Durden
It is unknown how many of these [weapons] have fallen into Al Qaeda/ISIS hands (we do know that at least one Iraqi Black Hawk chopper was captured during the rush for Mosul). What is known is that as PBS Frontline reported two weeks ago, while the administration has denied arming Syrian “rebels”, i.e. the same… Continue reading
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KIEV USES WHITE PHOSPHORUS BOMBS
In recent days the US-NATO puppet project in Kiev has been using white phosphorus bombs against their own citizens in the east of Ukraine. The reason? They will not submit to full corporate fascist authority. Simple as that…..and Russia is next on the list. Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 12-13 June 2014
13 June 2014 — williambowles.info America’s Covert Re-Invasion of Iraq (Global Research) Iraq cleric issues Shia call to arms (BBC) Civil war and black reaction in Iraq: a Frankenstein’s monster of imperialism raises its head (Socialist.net) Continue reading
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Ukraine New Links 12-13 June 2014
13 June 2014 14:45:32 — williambowles.info Regional official suggests Ukraine to build 2,000-km wall against Russia (ITAR-TASS) Kiev could pay Gazprom debt today – Naftogaz (Voice of Russia) EU transfers first tranche of financial aid toUkraine worth €250 million (ITAR-TASS) Continue reading
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Video: John Oliver on net neutrality—must watch!
The corporate attack on the Internet, a creeping takeover by businesses with the tacit support of the government, threatens to destroy the Net as we know it. We all know what business values are, and what they signify when they run amuck in society. Continue reading
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British NHS patients left without medications by private contractor By Tony Robson
The failure of UK private contractor Healthcare at Home (HaH) to provide the home delivery of medications correctly and on time has placed thousands of National Health Service (NHS) patients at risk…As many as 7 percent of patients have not been delivered their medications on time. In addition to the risk and anxiety these patients… Continue reading
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Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 12 June 2014
12 June 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterUnited Methodist Church Divests from G4SIMEMC – Amid concerns raised by church justice advocates, United Methodist Church Pensions sells all stocks in G4S, a supplier of security services and equipment for Israeli prisons, settlements, checkpoints and Separation Wall. … Continue reading
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‘US blocking gas settlement in Ukraine to prolong conflict’ By Neil Clark
Washington is making Ukraine stall on a gas settlement agreement with Russia to try and draw out the conflict, journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark told RT. Moscow offered Ukraine a 25 percent discount on gas, but Kiev insists this is not enough. Continue reading
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‘White phosphorus’ reports: Ukraine military ‘dropped incendiary bombs’ on Slavyansk
Residents of Slavyansk and its suburbs were awoken overnight on Thursday by what they say were incendiary bombs that were dropped on their city by Kiev’s military. Witnesses and local media reports suggested that the bombs might be phosphorous. Continue reading
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