Monday 8 November 2010

News For November 08, 2010

US Kills 14 People In Pakistan

By UPI

U.S. missiles were fired by remote-controlled aircraft an hour apart. Nine people were killed at a house in Sedgai village and five others in a vehicle hit in the town of Ghulam Khan. Continue

Obama Administration Claims Unchecked Authority To Kill Americans Outside Combat Zones

By ACLU

The Obama administration today argued before a federal court that it should have unreviewable authority to kill Americans the executive branch has unilaterally determined to pose a threat. Continue

West Panics at American-born Voice of Jihad
US government and media are now demonising Awlak

By Patrick Cockburn

He is almost the only jihadi leader who can explain the ideology of holy war in rational and convincing words. Continue

The Parcel Bomb Plot
Al-Qaeda’s Latest Christmas Gift to Israel

By Maidhc Ó Cathail

While Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) may have claimed responsibility for the parcel bomb plot, it’s worth considering how this latest Yemen-linked terror scare has been a gift to their avowed enemies. Continue

'Bibi Can Take US Into War With Iran'

By Press TV

A former CIA member says the Israeli premier can take US into war with Iran but Washington is not prepared for such a confrontation. Continue

Bernanke's Dollar Policy:
"Save those Greenbacks for Fishwrap!"

By Mike Whitney

It’s truly outrageous that banks are lending more money to the U.S. government than they are to all commercial and industrial borrowers combined.... Continued

Big Lies, Little Lies

By Paul Craig Roberts

If we cannot trust what the government tells us about weapons of mass destruction, terrorist events, and the reasons for its wars and bailouts, can we trust the government’s statement last Friday that the US economy gained 151,000 payroll jobs during October? Continue

A Recipe for Fascism

By Chris Hedges

We are ruled by huge corporate monopolies that replicate the political and economic power, on a vastly expanded scale, of the old trading companies of the 17th and 18th centuries. Continue

The Democratic Party Debacle and the Demise of the Left-Center Left:
A Worldwide Trend

By James Petras

The November 2, 2010 electoral debacle of the Democratic Party in the US cannot be solely ascribed to the failed policies of President Obama, the Congressional leadership or their senior economic advisers. Continue

17 killed in Afghan clashes: 15 "suspected Taliban" militants and two civilians killed, officials said Monday.
Two NATO soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan: Two NATO occupation force soldiers were killed Sunday following insurgent attacks in eastern Afghanistan, the international coalition said, bringing the death toll of foreign soldiers to 626 so far in 2010.
Afghan soldier killed at least 2 U.S. occupation troops, Taliban claims: Western military officials said Saturday they were investigating Taliban claims that an Afghan soldier shot and killed at least two U.S. troops, then escaped and defected to the insurgency.
Afghan war toll surpasses 2009: The number of Nato occupation force soldiers killed this year fighting Afghanistan’s brutal insurgency on Friday surpassed last year’s toll by 101, as a suicide bomber killed nine civilians in the country’s remote north.
Bragging about killing Afghan civilians was met with disbelief: — Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs' big talk about killing Afghan civilians and getting away with it made him stand out when he joined a new platoon at an Army base in southern Afghanistan a year ago, according to written statements from his comrades.
The Afghan War: To 2014 and beyond: When 2014 rolls around and there are still scores of thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, don't say they didn't warn you:
Canada considers extending Afghanistan mission: Canada is poised to extend its military commitment in Afghanistan for three years beyond a withdrawal deadline of July 2011, officials have said.
US Kills 14 People In Pakistan: U.S. missiles were fired by remote-controlled aircraft an hour apart. Nine people were killed at a house in Sedgai village and five others in a vehicle hit in the town of Ghulam Khan.
Pakistan, and Obama's, 'unwinnable war' : “You cannot win by killing and shooting people without going for the reasons that have given rise to this militancy.”
Al-Qaea is a 'Western-made' group, not Yemeni: PM: The militant group "was not created in Yemen at all as it is being alleged by those who propagate this perception internationally about Yemen," he said, according to Saba.
German FM calls on Israel to lift Gaza siege: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle called on Israel on Monday to lift its siege of the Gaza Strip, saying the blockade of 1.5 million people was "not acceptable."
Israel denies entry to Sweden MP : MP Mehmet Kaplan and artist Dror Feiler planned to lodge complaint against IDF for violence, armed robbery, obstruction of freedom and kidnapping.
Israel approves new 1300 illegal housing units in al-Quds: Israel occupied al-Quds in the 1967 war -- a move not recognized by the international community and the United Nations.
Ignorant of the facts? Harper says Canada will stand by Israel: He said the persecution of Jews is becoming a global phenomenon in which anti-Semitic ideologies target the Jewish people in their “homeland” of Israel and uses the “language of human rights to do so.”
The Anti-Semitic Side of Zionism (must watch video): If you are interested in Jewish political power and Zionist morbidity you must find the time to watch the first forty minutes of this incredible Israeli documentary.
Hecklers disrupt Netanyahu's speech at U.S. Jewish conference: Protesters chant 'loyalty oath delegitimizes Israel' during Prime Minister's speech at Jewish Federations General Assembly.
Michael Oren urges U.S. Jews to defend Israel against aggressors: During Jewish Federations General Assembly, Israel's ambassador to U.S. tells Jews to 'respect the decisions made by the world's most resilient democracy... even if you disagree with us.'
Swedish probe into US 'espionage': Sweden has launched an investigation into "illegal intelligence activities" conducted by the US embassy in Stockholm, the country's prosecutor says.

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