30 June 2014 — Information Clearing House
‘US Fighting Alongside ISIS’:
Direct American Role in Strengthening Jihadists?
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Where does ISIS get the funding it needs to snatch power in the region? Even Washington has played its role in the rise of ISIS.
Mosul Maelstrom
The Turning Point of American Adventurism in Middle East
By Sonia Mansour Robaey
Syria did not make ISIS, as some allege, it was rather the US invasion of Iraq that made ISIS, and the Syrian ‘revolution’ gave it a sympathetic platform.
Who is Responsible for the Catastrophes in the Middle East?
By Bill Van Auken
The destruction that the US oligarchs have wrought in the Middle East, with all of its terrible human consequences, is the external manifestation of their destructive role within the US itself.
Ukraine: The International War-Criminal Is Obama, Not Putin
By Eric Zuesse
The case is clear: ethnic cleansing is a war-crime, and it must be prosecuted.
How On Earth Can Israel Tolerate This Filth From B’nai Brith Canada?
By Robert Fisk
Four million Canadians carrying the anti-Semitic ‘disease’? We’ve heard this kind of despicable propaganda before.
The Jewish State Is Crime Against Humanity
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Ilan Pappe says the record shows that the Jewish state is racist; born of a deliberate programme of ethnic cleansing.
“Israel Is A Monster”
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“I was a Zionist”. Tzvia Thier at demonstrationagainst Israeli raids in West Bank.
All But Four Nations are Subject to NSA Surveillance – New Snowden Leak
By RT
One of the documents-shows that the NSA has been authorized to conduct surveillance on 193 foreign government, as well as the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Facebook Admits Playing With Our Moods
By Jonathan Cook
If we want to understand the brave new world we are entering with social media, then this story is an important read.
The Pentagon’s Slush Fund is Arming a War Zone on Main Street.
By Sadhbh Walshe
We’re living in what the writer Radley Balko calls the age of the “warrior cop”.
Beware the Dangers of Congress’ Latest Cybersecurity Bill
By Sandra Fulton
A new cybersecurity bill poses serious threats to our privacy, gives the government extraordinary powers to silence potential whistleblowers, and exempts these dangerous new powers from transparency laws.
Nearly 2,000 Killed As US Bolsters Iraq Forces:
The latest deployment will mean nearly 800 US soldiers have returned to Iraq to help train local forces, protect the embassy in Baghdad and protect Americans as Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters continue to control much of the north and west of the country.
Extremists in Iraq Attack Shiite Shrine, Killing 6:
Sunni extremists fired mortars into a shrine in Samarra that is sacred to Shiites late Monday, killing six people and damaging the shrine, according to a report on Iraqi state television.
ISIS Repels Attacks by Shiite Militia South of Kirkuk; 50 Dead or Hurt:
Jihadi fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) repulsed two attacks by the Shiite Badr militia in Bashir village south of Kirkuk on Sunday, killing and wounding more than 50 militiamen.
Fighting in Tikrit after ‘caliphate’ declared:
Witnesses said there had been a wave of air strikes and that former President Saddam Hussein’s palace had been hit. A local source told the BBC the rebels had meanwhile seized parts of a nearby military base in a counter-attack
What does “restoration of the caliphate” really mean?:
Declaring a “caliphate” is a move that has huge ideological and theological significance. Defined as meaning “the government under a caliph”, it means Isis, now simply The Islamic State (IS), has declared its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the spiritual leader of all Islam.
ISIS declares caliphate, claims to blow up prison full of soldiers:
The first is a video message purporting to show imprisoned Iraqi security forces, before the militant, speaking directly to the camera in English, said that the makeshift prison is blown up and all those inside killed.
How 2 shadowy ISIS commanders designed their Iraq campaign:
“All checkpoints were being attacked from all sides, and not just from Daash,” he said. “Then our commanders turned off their mobile phones. We knew this was big. . . . There were just 20 of us on the highway. What could we do alone? We ran.”
Voices from Iraq: ‘I buried my cousin two days ago’:
People in towns and cities affected by the fighting tell their stories
Russian Jets and Experts Sent to Iraq to Aid Army:
Iraqi government officials said Sunday that Russian experts had arrived in Iraq to help the army get 12 new Russian warplanes into the fight against Sunni extremists, while the extremists declared their leader the caliph, or absolute ruler, of all jihadi organizations worldwide.
ISIL Militants Seize $500mln Arms Imported from Turkey: –
A senior member of the Syrian Opposition Coalition denounced the unilateral policies adopted by some members of the coalition, saying that these policies caused a great deal of military equipment imported from Turkey to be captured by extremist militants.
“Blackwater contractors saw themselves as above the law”:
In 2007, the State Department began investigating the security contractor’s operations in Iraq. But the inquiry was abandoned after Blackwater’s top manager there issued a threat: “that he could kill” the government’s chief investigator
Iraq jihadists ‘selling oil to Assad’?
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday that jihadists spearheading a militant offensive in Iraq have sold oil from captured areas to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jun-30/262128-iraq-jihadists-selling-oil-to-assad.ashx
Heavy rebel infighting near Iraq, say Syria activists:
Heavy clashes were underway Monday between several Syrian rebel factions and the Al-Qaeda breakaway group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in a fight for control of a border crossing with Iraq, opposition activists said, just hours after the jihadi group declared the establishment of a transnational Islamic caliphate.
Mortar shells hit northern Syrian city of Idlib, killing 14:
A barrage of mortar shells hit government-held areas of the northern city of Idlib on Monday, killing 14 people and wounding at least 50, Syrian state media said.
Syria fighters hail declaration of Islamic ‘caliphate’:
The Islamic State says it wants to erase national boundaries from the Mediterranean to the Gulf and return the region to a medieval-style caliphate.
Islamic bogeyman in Syria strikes fear in Washington:
In the same week that US President Barack Obama asked Congress to fork over $500 million to support the Syrian opposition in its three-year battle to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, the American leader also warned on the possibility of European passport holders in Syria slipping into America to wreak unholy havoc.
Bodies of kidnapped Israeli teens found in occupied West Bank field:
The families of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach had been notified of the discovery, the Israeli media said at about 8:30 p.m. Monday. The bodies were positively identified. President Obama in a statement offered condolences to the teens’ families on behalf of the American people.
Israel threatens to “eradicate” Hamas after missing settlers found dead:
Israel on Monday confirmed finding the bodies of three settlers who disappeared in the occupied southern West Bank on June 12, blaming Hamas for their kidnapping and murder despite showing any evidence that the Islamist movement was behind it.
Israeli Jets Strike 34 Targets in Gaza Strip:
Air force hits Hamas, Islamic Jihad structures; 4 reported wounded; 2 rockets explode in Israel causing damage, hours after discovery of kidnapped teens’ bodies
Any Israeli attack will open ‘the gates of hell,’ warns Hamas:
“If the occupiers carry out an escalation or a war, they will open the gates of hell on themselves,” Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP.
14 rockets fired at Israel, Palestinian killed in airstrike:
Fourteen rockets were fired at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip overnight after an Israeli airstrike killed one Palestinian and injured at least three others late Sunday.
Israeli top court rules against child’s forced circumcision:
Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by a court of rabbis, which stipulated that a new mother was required to have her son circumcised under the terms of her divorce, and despite the potential ill-effects on the child’s health.
412 militants, 17 soldiers killed in Pakistan operation:
At least 412 militants and 17 soldiers have been killed so far in military operation in northwest Pakistan that was launched on June 15 against foreign and local terrorists hiding in the country’s northwestern tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, officials said Monday.
Eight Afghan Security Forces Killed In Logar Clashes:
Abdul Hakim Ashaqzai police chief of Logar province told BNA, in clashes between armed oppositions and Afghan security forces, a National army and seven National police forces were martyred in Arza district, Logar province.
5 militants killed, 4 injured in W Afghanistan:
At least five Taliban militants have been killed and four others injured in clashes with Afghan security forces, in the western part of the country, Press TV reports.
US Murders 3 People In Afghanistan:
At least three “suspected” Taliban militants were killed in a US drone strike conducted in Afghanistan’s Kunar province near the Pak-Afghan border region early on Monday, according to Afghan media reports.
Abdullah Ends All Relations With Electoral Commissions:
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has rejected all 13 demands of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah through a written letter on Saturday evening.
Two police officers killed in bomb blasts near Cairo palace:
The militant group Ajnad Misr, or Soldiers of Egypt, said it had planted several bombs near the presidential palace to target security forces before realising that civilians could be in danger. It later released a statement saying it had been unable to remove the devices and urging passersby to be cautious.
Somalia: 2 killed as car bomb rips through market :
Gunmen shot dead three people on Sunday, the first day of the Muslim fasting month, and said the killings marked the start of the Islamist group’s campaign of terror.
U.N. peacekeeper killed, 6 others injured in Mali blast: –
At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed and six others injured in Mali on Monday when their vehicle struck a land mine in the north of the country, a U.N. spokesman said.
Ukraine president declares ceasefire over and vows to attack rebels:
Pro-Russian separatists did not take chance to disarm and continually violated ceasefire, says Petro Poroshenko
Putin calls for ceasefire to be extended in Ukraine:
“Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of extending a ceasefire as well as creating a reliable mechanism to control the observance of the truce with an active role of the OSCE,” the Kremlin said in a statement
Russia Reveals “Plan B”: Gazprom Says Gas Transit Via Ukraine May Be Stopped Completely:
Clearly, this is bad news for Ukraine: Gazprom not interested in participation in Ukraine’s gas transportation system (GTS), “train has departed”, CEO said.
30 Migrants Die on Boat to Italy : .
About 30 bodies have been found by Italian Navy after it intercepted a boat carrying some 590 refugees and migrants from North Africa to Sicily, Italian news agencies reported.
BNP Paribas braced for $8.9bn fine:
France’s biggest bank BNP Paribas is facing a record-breaking $8.9bn (£5.2bn) fine from US authorities for allegedly transferring billions of dollars on behalf of Sudan and other countries blacklisted by the US.
BNP Paribas pleads guilty to criminal charges in sanctions case:
France’s biggest bank agreed to pay penalty of $8.9bn for dealing with countries that were the subject of US sanction
Barclays dark pool fine ‘could top Libor’:
Allegations that Barclays defrauded investors when encouraging them to operate in its dark pool could trigger a fine bigger than the one it paid for attempting to manipulate Libor, it is claimed.
Barclays made £1.4bn profits in Luxembourg – £100m for each worker:
British bank’s country snapshot reveals it paid just £20m in tax in Luxembourg in 2013, where it employed just 14 members of staff
Another global financial crisis in the making, Bank for International Settlements warns:
The Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements has stated that the current policies of central banks and monetary authorities could lead to another financial crisis, potentially bigger than that of 2008.
FBI, CIA Use Backdoor Searches To Warrentlessly Spy On Americans’ Communications:
The other shoe just dropped when it comes to how the federal government illegally spies on Americans.
Furor Erupts Over Facebook’s Experiment on Users:
Almost 700,000 Unwitting Subjects Had Their Feeds Altered to Gauge Effect on Emotion
Smart Lights: New LEDS Allow NSA To Spy On Your Every Movement
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Say it ain’t so, Ma! Say it ain’t so!
Americans Losing Confidence in All Branches of U.S. Gov’t:
Confidence hits six-year low for presidency; record lows for Supreme Court, Congress
At Unitarian Universalist assembly, a vote to divest from fossil fuels:
Delegates to the 53rd annual General Assembly of Unitarian Universalist Association voted overwhelmingly Saturday to divest from major producers and processors of fossil fuels, and pursue investment in clean-energy technologies, said spokeswoman Rachel Walden.
No Limits to Shale Gas Chemicals in Mexico:
The new legal framework for Mexico’s oil industry has not placed controls on the use of harmful chemicals in the extraction of unconventional fossil fuels, and environmentalists and experts fear their consumption will increase in an industry that is opening up to private capital.
Obama seeks $2B to respond to flood of Central American immigrants:
More than 52,000 unaccompanied children, most from Central America, have been apprehended entering the U.S. illegally since October.
America’s CEOs: In a Class All by Themselves:
Workers in the United States don’t make double what workers make in Japan or Switzerland. Why should U.S. CEOs routinely make double – and often much more – than Japanese and Swiss top execs?
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 :3,454
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
1,545,848,582,687
The New Dark Age 
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