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Homemade sarin was used in attack near Damascus – Lavrov
26 September 2013 — RT
Russia has enough evidence to assert that homemade sarin was used on August 21 in a chemical attack near Damascus, the same type but in higher concentration than in an Aleppo incident earlier this year, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said.
Snipers shoot at UN chemical inspectors in Syria – UN spokesman
26 August 2013 — RT
Breaking News:
A UN inspection team vehicle in Syria has been shot at by snipers, a UN spokesman says. The team has currently come back to the government checkpoint to replace the damaged vehicle. There have been no reports of casualties so far.
The incident has allegedly forced the UN inspectors to suspend the investigation, a UN spokesman pointed out, as cited by AFP.
The inspectors’ car “was deliberately shot at multiple times by unidentified snipers in the buffer zone area,” the spokesman for the UN secretary-general, Martin Nesirky, said. He added the car was no longer serviceable and a replacement vehicle was being obtained.
‘Full military coup’ underway in Egypt, tanks & APCs seen on streets
3 July 2013 — RT
A military coup is underway in Egypt, according to Mohamed Morsi’s national security adviser and a Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson. Security forces have placed a travel ban on Morsi and a number of top Brotherhood officials, according to AFP sources.
'Full military coup' underway in Egypt, tanks & APCs seen on streets
3 July 2013 — RT
A military coup is underway in Egypt, according to Mohamed Morsi’s national security adviser and a Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson. Security forces have placed a travel ban on Morsi and a number of top Brotherhood officials, according to AFP sources.
Ecuador’s Correa: Solution for Edward Snowden’s destination ‘in hands of Russia’
30 June 2013 — RT
“At this moment, the solution of Snowden’s destination is in the hands of Russian authorities,” Correa said in an interview with the private Oromar channel, according to AFP.
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Tracking Edward Snowden: Chartered Russian Jet lands in Reykjavík, Iceland
27 June 2013 — 21st Century Wire
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Yesterday evening June 26th, at approximately 3:00am Iceland time, an in-bound Russian Sukhoi Super Jet 100-95 chartered flight landed at Keflavik International Airport, after being held in a holding pattern for approximately 45 minutes while circling the airport.
US data mining system technical details murky
7 June 2013 — Spacewar Daily
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) — The US government’s vast online data collection system revealed this week could tap into companies like Google and Facebook without the knowledge of top executives, experts said.
Hezbollah chief promises ‘victory’ in Syria conflict
26 May 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday vowed “victory” in Syria, where militants of his powerful Lebanese Shiite movement are fighting alongside regular troops against rebels trying to topple the regime.
‘Anonymous’ hack threat prompts WiFi shutdown on Guantanamo
21 May 2013 — Russia Today
The US military has restricted access to wireless internet at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp due to hacking threats said to be part of a protest over conditions at the facility where detainees have been engaged in a hunger strike for over 100 days. Continue reading
The Boston blowback By Pepe Escobar
20 April 2013 — RT
Let’s cut to the chase; the Boston bombing was a classic blowback – the word US networks won’t dare pronounce. The key question to consider is who profits from it.
The Cult of Killing and the Symbolic Order of Western Barbarism: How the Media Worships Violence and “Ritualized Atrocities” By Jean-Claude Paye and Tülay Umay
13 April, 2013 — Global Research
The display of the lynching of Mouamar Gaddafi exposes our societies for what they are. It mesmerizes and dismantles our capacity to think and critically assess a historical process.
WARNING: "Final" Psy-Op Vs. Syria Begins
29 March, 2013 — Land Destroyer
Out of time, out of legitimacy, and out of options, the West is attempting once again to prop up its faltering terrorist proxies with another psychological operation aimed at breaking the will of the Syrian people, despite the West’s multiplying tactical and political shortcomings. It began with a suspicious CBS News/AP report titled, “AP: “Master plan” underway to help Syria rebels take Damascus with U.S.-approved airlifts of heavy weapons,” which claims to divulge a “covert” plan by the West to flood Syria’s northern and southern borders with increased weapons and fighters for a “final” push to take the capital. The article would claim:
From Korean into English, North Korea’s “State of War” Statement may have been the Result of Faulty Translation
30 March 2013 — Ria Novosti
MOSCOW, March 30 (RIA Novosti) – Recent media reports that North Korea had declared a “state of war” with South Korea might have been based on a mistranslation, Russian media reported on Saturday.
Manning: US Army like ‘child torturing ants with a magnifying glass’ (FULL LEAKED TESTIMONY)
13 March, 2013 — RT
A speech freedom advocacy group has released audio of Bradley Manning’s testimony about his motives for leaking secret US government documents to WikiLeaks. It marks the first time the public has heard Manning’s voice since his 2010 arrest. Continue reading
U.S. Escalate Imperialist War in Mali and Niger By Abayomi Azikiwe
4 February, 2013 — Pan-African News Wire – Global Research
Hollande visits Timbuktu and then escalates bombing operations
French Socialist President Francois Hollande has visited Mali in an effort to claim victory over targeted Islamic groups based in the central and northern regions of this vast West African state. The president visited the capital of Bamako and the cities of Sevare and Timbuktu.
Al Qaeda “Virtue Police” Show up Along NATO Protected Turkish-Syrian Border By Tony Cartalucci
28 November 2012 — Global Research
NATO-backed terrorists along Turkish-Syrian border establish Al Qaeda-style “Virtue & Vice Police,” heralding the West’s true designs for Syria.
Al Qaeda “Virtue Police” Show up Along NATO Protected Turkish-Syrian Border By Tony Cartalucci
28 November 2012 — Global Research
NATO-backed terrorists along Turkish-Syrian border establish Al Qaeda-style “Virtue & Vice Police,” heralding the West’s true designs for Syria.
‘No mistake’ in strike that killed Gaza family: Israel
27 November 2012 — Space War
Jerusalem (AFP)
There was “no mistake” in an Israeli air strike that killed 12 Palestinians in Gaza, including 10 from the same family, the Israeli army said on Tuesday, saying the raid targeted a “terror operative.”
Leveling Gaza: Israel airstrikes to cost Gaza over $300 million – report
25 November 2012 — RT
<img style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://rt.com/files/news/gaza-israel-economic-damage-508/headquarters-hamas-cabinet-air.n.jpg" alt="Israeli air strikes hit the cabinet headquarters of Gaza's Hamas government. (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)” width=”222″ height=”166″ /> Israeli air strikes hit the cabinet headquarters of Gaza’s Hamas government. (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)The eight-day Israeli assault on Gaza has resulted in $300 million in economic damage, a Palestinian Chamber of Commerce report concludes. The document also calls for the Gaza Strip to be recognized as an economic disaster area.