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	Most Popular Today 'Bin Laden was protected by Pakistan' Lies, Damn Lies, and Bin Laden's Death Al Khalifa buoyed by US support of brutality The accusation of anti-Semitism has long passed its sell-by date: Anthony Lawson Bahrain whisks away two former MPs 'Iraq-Iran relations enter new stage' UAE urged to stop civil crackdown Iran, Egypt FMs discuss ties on phone New Israeli Discriminatory Laws US shuts embassy, consulates in Pakistan 'Bin Laden plans drive US to bankruptcy' US shows no evidence of bin Laden death This Week Obama's birth certificate 'Bin Laden was protected by Pakistan' Panic in the Houses of Congress and AIPAC? Royal families and new world order Over 200 Syrians take refuge in Turkey Red Alert: Government Had Osama bin Laden Frozen for Years Obama shuffles cabinet for the Lobby Does Obama Birth Certificate Number Prove Forgery? 'Israeli jets prepare in Iraq to strike Iran' Royal Family Enforces Media Embargo Against Australia To Prevent Nazi Jokes Lies, Damn Lies, and Bin Laden's Death Al Khalifa buoyed by US support of brutality This Month Not Zionism, not Judaism, Jewishness is the real threat Eustace Mullins and the Zionist complicity with the alleged 'Jewish Holocaust' The Jewy Fagging of America Zionism Undone Let Us Talk About Jewishness Message from Colonel Mu'ummar Qaddafi Camp FEMA United We Fall Dr. William Pierce: Talmudic Judaism Capitalism and Class Struggle Regime Change Libya: Privatization of their Central Bank and the Theft of their Nationalized Oil Profits Wikiweasel 4, "Wikilieaks-Goes-Whacky" This Year Iraq oil minister takes new post The Talmud: Scalpel that bleeds the Mideast 'Demasking and Exposing Zionist Crimes and Jewish Supremacism' Psychiatrist of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Commits Suicide Jew puts Holocaust on trial The Illuminati Formula to Create An Undetectable Total Mind Controlled Slave Not Zionism, not Judaism, Jewishness is the real threat Judea Declares War on Mankind The degeneration of Jesus' Birthday to Disney's Santa Day General Patton Discovered the Truth Human Stupidity: The Biggest Conspiracy Of Them All Rick Sanchez on Jewish Media Power Ever A Thankyou To All Starbucks Customers "Lucky Larry" Silverstein Paedophilia and its role in the New World Order Religions of the New World Order Open letter to our ruling elite Israel's right to exist Hitler, his bankers and the Holocaust The Jewish Problem NATO, Afghanistan and the 'all about oil' myth An Open Word About Anti-Semitism No illegal drugs, no ruling elite The Jewish Holocaust and the New World Order
Rebel Newsflash (by ) US-led troop dies in Afghan war (by PressTV) A US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier has died of injuries he had earlier sustained in southern part of Afghanistan. "An ISAF service member died as a result of a non-battle related injury in southern Afghanistan" on Wednesday, ISAF said in a press release on Thursday. However, the Western alliance did not announce the name or nationality of the soldier. The... Read More... 'Imperialism behind Bahrain crackdown' (by PressTV) http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/05-05-2011/beeman_schoenman.flv Bahrain intensifies its crackdown on popular protests against the rule of Al Khalifa royal family in the Persian Gulf country, drawing criticism from the international community. Amnesty International appealed to Manama to stop the arrests of opposition... Read More... Charles slams govt. farms subsidies (by PressTV) The heir to the UK throne prince Charles slams the coalition government subsidies for large-scale agriculture on a visit to the US capitol. In his visit to Washington, Charles encouraged more government and business support for organic and environmentally-friendly food production. The UK prince was talking to students at Georgetown University, where he passionately spoke about organic and... Read More... More UK retailers file for bankruptcy (by PressTV) British home improvements chain Focus DIY becomes the latest retailer to file for bankruptcy amid rising costs, putting almost 4,000 jobs at risk. Focus DIY announced Wednesday that it was seeking to satisfy its lenders to appoint E&Y as administrators "following notification of an event of default under the senior credit facility." Focus DIY, which is mainly owned by private equity firm... Read More... UK, Israeli PMs discuss Palestinian deal (by PressTV) British Prime Minister David Cameron and Israeli regime's Benjamin Netanyahu have conferred in London about the implications of the Palestinian unity deal. Main Palestinian factions, Fatah and the resistance movement Hamas clinched the reconciliation deal in Cairo, the capital of Egypt on Wednesday, sparking serious concerns among Zionist regime's authorities who have been fishing in the... Read More... Anti-govt. Saudis to protest in force (by PressTV) Anti-government protesters are to turn out on the streets of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, acknowledging a call for massive demonstrations by the kingdom's human rights campaigners. The public are to stage rallies in seven cities before joining each other in a march towards the province's city of Qatif, a Press TV correspondent reported. Saudi protesters have been holding rallies... Read More... Gene protects monkeys against AIDS (by PressTV) Some monkeys carry a certain gene that protects them against Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which acts similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The gene, named TRIM5, was found by Harvard Medical School researchers in some rhesus monkeys that showed a better immune response to anti-SIV vaccine, AFP reported. The findings could probably pave the way for the production of more... Read More... Iran, Pakistan urge enhanced trade ties (by PressTV) Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Pakistani Senate Chairman Farooq H Naik have stressed the importance of realizing the two countries' potential to increase trade. In a meeting in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian minister said Tehran and Islamabad have the potential to promote economic cooperation. He added that Iran made great achievements in various... Read More... Russia warns US, Romania over base (by PressTV) Russia has issued a warning after Romania agreed to host the US missile system site at a Soviet-built base in the country's southern town of Deveselu. Moscow warned that the deployment of US interceptor missiles on Romanian territory comes without considering the talks between Moscow and Washington on the issue. Earlier in the week, the US and Romania announced that elements of US missile... Read More... 1st body found from Air France wreck (by PressTV) A French undersea recovery team has found a first body from the wreck of an Air France jet two years after it crashed into the Atlantic, killing all 228 on board. The recovery team retrieved the body from the wreck lying 3,900 meters (12,800 feet) under the sea off the coast of Brazil, the French police said. "Having remained submerged for two years at a depth of 3,900 meters the remains,... Read More... Saudi Arabia welcomes Palestinian reconciliation and calls for Quartet support (by Middle-East Monitor)   The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has welcomed the Palestinian reconciliation agreement, signed between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo. In a statement, the Riyadh government described the agreement to form a transitional government as "the most important event for the Palestinian People in 2011". An advisor in the office of Crown Prince Talal bin Badr Al-Saud told the... Read More... 'Yemen regime turning to Gaddafi tactics' (by PressTV) http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/05-03-2011/sayed ali wasif-05-02-2011.flv The Yemeni regime has applied Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi's iron fist policy instead of turning to Saudi Arabian plans to contain the popular revolution in the country, a political analyst says. President Ali Abdullah Saleh distrusts Riyadh,... Read More... ICC: War crimes committed in Libya (by PressTV) International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo presented the results of his investigation to the Security Council -- saying he would seek criminal indictments against three individuals associated with crimes against humanity in Libya. Press TV's Hank Flynn reports from New York. Source: PressTV EU seeks common migration rules (by PressTV) As Southern Europe is seeing flows of people fleeing strife in North Africa, the need for a common, more efficient migration system on the continent is becoming more apparent. The 27 countries in the EU still follow widely different procedures in that area. But the European Commission has now issued a communication for a common EU... Read More... Israeli Minister calls for sanctions on Fatah and Hamas (by Middle-East Monitor)   Israeli Minister calls for sanctions on Fatah and Hamas Israel's Minister of Internal Security has called upon his government to impose economic sanctions on both Fatah and Hamas. Yitzhak Aharonovitch made his call in response to the signing of the Palestine reconciliation agreement between the two factions; Israel views the agreement with "utmost... Read More... Iraq FM in Berlin for bilateral talks (by PressTV) Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held talks in Berlin with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle and Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle. Zebari said relations with Germany is a top priority for his coutnry and that he seeks broader economic ties. Press TV's Joanna Lemonnier reports from Berlin. Source: PressTV Protesters call for 'democracy' in Iraqi Kurdistan (by PressTV) After 2 months of daily protests in the city of Sulaymanieh, protesters say the government has failed to meet any of their demands but instead crushed their democratic rights to protest. After military forces stormed the city square, many have been forced into hiding, like member of the protest committee Soran Omar. Press TV's Tracey... Read More... Fatah, Hamas sign unity accord (by PressTV) After four long years of conflict, divisions and at times, gun battles, Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reach an agreement on unity. Representatives of thirteen Palestinian groups traveled to Cairo to ink their support for unity hoping to move the divided West Bank and Gaza territories under one governing body. Press TV's Ehab... Read More... Iran urges IPU to probe Bahrain crisis (by PressTV) Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has called on the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to set up a fact-finding committee to investigate the deterioration of human rights crisis in Bahrain. "It is expected of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to form an impartial fact-finding committee to review the critical human situation in Bahrain and present a report to the IPU's General... Read More... Data signals weak economy for US (by PressTV) Pessimism on the US economy--Kristyn Coreo works with low-income people--ground zero for economic hardship and unemployment.For the White House, this so far has been a mixed week on how it's handling US affairs. Press TV's Colin Campbell reports from Washington. Source: PressTV Massive daily protests continue in Yemen (by PressTV) Calling for the immediate ouster of the regime and its prosecution, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sana'a to condemn the excessive use of force against protesters. Demonstrators denounced the regime's air strikes on the people of Yafa'a to the south of the capital, where at least three people were killed and... Read More... 'US seeks to Balkanize Mideast' (by PressTV) http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/05-05-2011/news_analysis.flv US President Barack Obama has ruled out a need for the release of photos of Osama bin Laden's body, while the news of the al-Qaeda leader's killing has raised questions worldwide. In an interview with Press TV, Stephen Lendman, a research associate of the... Read More... 'Saudis deploy extra troops to Bahrain' (by PressTV) Saudi Arabia has reportedly sent more troops to Bahrain to help the Manama regime quash upcoming protests in the small Persian Gulf sheikhdom. Saudi tanks and armored vehicles have entered Bahrain through King Fahd bridge, which connects the country to Saudi Arabia, a witness told Press TV on Thursday. The latest development comes as Bahraini demonstrators plan to hold mass anti-regime... Read More... US, Israel to discuss Palestinian pact (by PressTV) US President Barack Obama is set to meet Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the landmark reconciliation agreement between the Palestinian movements of Hamas and Fatah. The White House says Obama and Netanyahu are scheduled to meet on May 20 to discuss issues of mutual interest as well as the reconciliation deal between Hamas and Fatah, which has provoked major concerns in Tel Aviv... Read More... Egypt ex-minister gets 12 years in jail (by PressTV) Egypt's Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly has been sentenced to twelve years in jail on charges of corruption and profiteering. In the first trial of officials from the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's criminal court on Thursday convicted and jailed al-Adly for 12 years, AFP reported. The former minister now faces a second trial on charges of ordering police to open... Read More... Iran, Egypt seek to reopen embassies (by PressTV) Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has attached special importance to the expansion of ties with Egypt and announced joint Tehran-Cairo efforts to reestablish embassies. "Foreign ministers of the two countries are scheduled to hold talks on issues of mutual interests in the near future," IRNA quoted Salehi as telling reporters on Iran-Egypt ties in the Omani capital city of Muscat... Read More... Iran shuts US-backed TV offices (by PressTV) The Islamic Republic of Iran has shut down the offices of the US-sponsored Ahl-e-Bait TV, a satellite television channel seeking to sow division between Shias and Sunnis. The Special Court for Clerics ordered the closure of the offices of Ahl-e-Bait TV in the cities of Qom and Isfahan, Mashreq website reported on Wednesday. The channel is apparently run by an Afghan cleric named Hassan... Read More... Iran raps West disregard for democracy (by PressTV) Iranian Ambassador to the UN Mohammad Khazaei says the West has failed to heed the demands of a new Middle East despite its claims of advocating democracy. "We have repeatedly warned against the application of double standards and the continuation of failed hegemonic practices that have resulted in decades of support for illegitimate rulers that were subservient to foreign interests,"... Read More... 'Egypt uncommitted to sell gas to Israel' (by PressTV) The Egyptian finance minister has reportedly announced that Cairo is not obliged to sell natural gas to energy-hungry Israel despite a peace accord between the North African country and the Tel Aviv regime. Samir Radwan said gas prices must be updated and adjusted to price levels of the global market regardless of whether the exports go to Israel, Jordan, Syria or Spain, Kuwaiti newspaper Al... Read More... 'Pakistan aware of bin Laden raid plan' (by PressTV) http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/us desk/2011/may/may 4/liaquat ali khan final.flv A US analyst says Pakistan was aware of the US plan to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in an operation near a Pakistani military camp northwest of the capital, Islamabad. "I think the Pakistani government knew fully well that the United... Read More... Tens injured in Mubarak birthday event (by PressTV) Violent clashes between anti and pro-Mubarak protesters have left dozens wounded in Egypt as supporters of the country's former ruler gathered to mark his 83rd birthday. The clashes took place on Wednesday outside the state TV building in the capital Cairo, AFP reported. A security official says supporters of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who came together to mark his birthday,... Read More... Tehran to host ACD cultural summit (by PressTV) Tehran will host the first Senior Officials Meeting on Cultural Cooperation of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) at the Iranian Centre for International Conferences. The event will be held on May 9 and 10, 2011, hosting officials from Russia and 30 Asian countries including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, Mehr News Agency reported. According... Read More... 15 Iraqi policemen killed in car Blast (by PressTV) At least 15 Iraqi police officers have lost their lives after an explosive-laden car blew up in the city of Hilla south of Baghdad, a police commander says. Another 25 police officers were also wounded in the Thursday morning incident, AFP reported. The new bombing took place after another bomb blast killed nine civilians and injured about 30 others in the Shia enclave of Doura in south... Read More... Ex-Bahraini MP dies under detention (by PressTV) A former Bahraini lawmaker and member of the country's main opposition group has died in a hospital after being held in custody of the Manama regime. Jawad Firouz who was a member of al-Wefaq political society, was recently arrested and detained by Bahraini police, local sources said on Thursday. The development comes after rights group Amnesty International appealed to rulers in Manama on... Read More... Workers enter Japan reactor building (by Al Jazeera English) Operator of Fukushima Daiichi plant says staff will install pipes that will filter out radioactive material in the air. High radiation levels inside the Fukushima Daiichi plant had kept workers out until Thursday's re-entry [Reuters] Workers have entered the Unit 1 reactor building of Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time since a... Read More... 'House of Saud is a house of cards' (by PressTV) http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/05-04-2011/saudi_rights_violation.flv Suppression of even the smallest demands of people in Saudi Arabia by the ruling regime reflects how susceptible the al-Saud family is to an easy collapse, says Secretary General of the London-based Islamic Renewal Party. "It [the Saudi regime]... Read More... Pakistanis react to "bin Laden's compound" (by PressTV) The US claims this is the compound where the world's most wanted man Osama Bin Laden may have lived since 2005.The million-dollar compound is located in the city of Abbottabad about 100km north of the capital Islamabad. Press TV's Kamran Yousaf reports from Abbottabad Source: PressTV 'US accountable for dictators' crimes' (by PressTV) Iran's ambassador to Syria has condemned the US support of dictatorial rulers in the Middle East, saying Washington should be held accountable for the dictators' crimes. The US has a black record in connection with the developments in the region, IRNA quoted Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi as saying on Wednesday. The US, which has always been supporting autocratic and oppressive rulers, should be... Read More... 5 dead, 9 missing in Mexico mine blast (by PressTV) The death toll from a huge gas explosion in a coal mine in northern Mexico that led to the entrapment of 14 coal miners have soared to five with nine others still missing. Mexican rescuers on Wednesday found 5 bodies, and the chances that the remaining 9 miners trapped about 60 meters underground are still alive are slim to none, but the rescue efforts continue, Xinhua news agency quoted... Read More... More charges filed against Ben Ali (by PressTV) Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife have been charged with conspiring against the internal security of the country. Tunisian justice ministry said on Wednesday that the charges pressed against Ben Ali and Leila Trabelsi also include "inciting disorder, murders and looting," Reuters reported. The recent charges against the escaped couple originate from an... Read More... Gunmen kill nine in Yemen (by PressTV) Unknown gunmen have attacked a Yemeni military patrol, killing five soldiers and four civilians in the ensuing fire fight in the city of Zinjibar in the southern province of Abyan, eyewitnesses say. On Wednesday, gunmen believed to be Al-Qaeda members fired rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at military vehicles in a busy marketplace, ripping one of them apart and killing four soldiers, AP... Read More... US stocks sink on weak economic data (by PressTV) The US stock market has dropped sharply amid reports suggesting that companies in the United States added less than 180,000 jobs to the economy last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 83.93 points, or 0.7%, to 12723.58 on Wednesday, in its biggest point and percentage drop since April 18. The Nasdaq Composite shed 13.39, or 0.5% to 2828.23. The Standard Poor's 500-stock index... Read More... Israeli military attaché skips UK visit (by PressTV) Israeli military attaché has failed to travel to London with his Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over fears that he will be arrested over Operation Cast Lead war crimes in Gaza. Yohanan Locker played a major role during Israel's 22-day assault on the besieged Gaza Strip in 2008-2009 that killed over 1,400 Palestinian civilians. Locker said he preferred to stay home because he feared... Read More... 'US, France eye faster Afghanistan exit' (by PressTV) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe The US and France are mulling over plans to accelerate the withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan following Osama bin Laden's death, the French foreign minister says. Speaking on France 24 TV on Wednesday, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said, now that the al-Qaeda chief is dead, a faster exit of troops from Afghanistan by 2014 is... Read More... Iran rejects renewed Arab accusation (by PressTV) Iran has condemned the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) over what it calls "baseless accusations and hostility" on the part of the council's member states. The so-called [P]GCC member states issued a statement at a ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, accusing Iran of interference in Bahrain's internal affairs. Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said on... Read More... Pakistan army probes bin Laden case (by PressTV) Pakistan's military intelligence has launched an investigation into the events that helped Osama bin Laden live in a hideout in Abbottabad for several years. Military intelligence investigators spent the whole day in the compound on Wednesday as security forces prevented journalists from getting to the place, New York Times reported. Pakistani intelligence agencies have already arrested 11... Read More... Bahrain steps up crackdown: Activist (by PressTV) A Bahraini political activist says the ruling regime in Manama has intensified its crackdown on the popular revolution in the tiny Persian Gulf state. In order to deal with the rising militancy of the people and the medical staff, who are voicing their demands, the Bahraini regime is arresting them and taking them to military court, Saeed al-Shehabi, a Bahraini opposition leader stationed... Read More... 'Obama retains right to act in Pakistan' (by PressTV) US President Barack Obama Washington says the US president reserves the right to order military assault again on Pakistani soil against "terror suspects," despite Islamabad's complaint over a recent US raid. Following the US military assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in the capital Islamabad's suburb of Abbottabad on Sunday that reportedly killed the al-Qaeda chief, the... Read More... Police State Expands On Bin Laden Death Hype (by Kurt Nimmo) The Department of Homeland Security and police departments around the country are taking full advantage of the unverified assassination of the late CIA asset , Osama bin Laden. In New York, the police "super-sized" security by dispatching a bevy of cops in elite, military style gear, according to the Examiner. Militarized cops were... Read More... AI criticizes arrests in Bahrain (by PressTV) As Bahrain is intensifying its crackdown on the popular revolution, Amnesty International appeals to rulers in Manama to end arrests of opposition members. The call came as Bahraini regime arrested the Secretary General of Islamic Action Society Sheikh Mohamed Ali al-Mahfoodh who is a well-known opposition figure. "The Bahraini authorities must stop detaining anyone who opposes them and... Read More... 'Mubarak favored divided Palestine' (by PressTV) The head of the Islamic Movement's northern branch in Israel, Sheik Raed Salah, says ousted Egyptian president favored keeping Palestine divided and never wanted the two factions to unite. He strongly criticized Hosni Mubarak and the way he handled the Palestinian reconciliation issue. "Mubarak was in favor of keeping the two Palestinian factions apart" and preferred to keep the Rafah... Read More... Ahmadinejad's boycott of duty stirs controversy (by Al Jazeera English) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ended an apparent boycott of his official duties by chairing his second cabinet meeting this week. While a rift with the Intelligence Minister seems to have ended, another confrontation appears to be developing. The president's actions are now the cause of much debate. While Ahmadinejad has made... Read More... China, Russia slam attacks on Libya (by PressTV) The Russian and Chinese envoys to the United Nations have raised alarm on the NATO airstrikes on Libya, saying the attacks exceed the UN Resolution 1973 that authorized a no-fly zone. "Unfortunately it must be noted that actions by NATO-led coalition forces also lead to civilian casualties. This took place in particular during recent bombings of Tripoli," Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin... Read More... 'Bin Laden scenario prelude to new war' (by PressTV) Former officials with Pakistan's military and intelligence service say the US wrongfully claims it has killed bin Laden in Pakistan to invade the country for harboring the terror leader. United States President Barack Obama announced late Sunday that the al-Qaeda leader had been killed in a US military attack on a residence in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad north of the capital, Islamabad. Read More... 'Modern arms delivered to Iran's forces' (by PressTV) Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says advanced arms, including new anti-armor arms, have been delivered to Iranian Armed Forces. "These weapons identify the weak points of the enemy's tanks and target them from above," Fars news agency quoted Vahidi as saying on Wednesday. The general also said Iran is mass-producing laser-guided anti-chopper missiles, adding that... Read More... Question For Time Magazine: Are The Assertions of a Top Spymaster Who Worked Under 5 Different US Presidents "Black Helicopter Fantasies"? (by Paul Joseph Watson) Even as the Obama administration's dubious account of the alleged capture and assassination of Obama Bin Laden begins to crumble, and Obama himself backs away from releasing a photo of Osama's corpse, the establishment media is still doing its best to prop up the hoax that everyone aside from a gaggle of frothing 'conspiracy theorists' wholeheartedly believes the circus we have been... Read More... Israel angry at Palestinian deal (by PressTV) Israel has voiced anger at the reconciliation accord signed between main Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah, aimed at forming a Palestinian unity government. Following the inking of the deal in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "What happened today in Cairo is a tremendous blow to peace," AFP reported. Earlier in the day, Khaled... Read More... Obama rejects releasing bin Laden death photo (by Al Jazeera English) US president decides against releasing images of al-Qaeda leader's body as some raise concerns over legality of raid. The streets around bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad remain sealed off and guarded by police [EPA] Barack Obama, the US president, has told an American television channel that he has decided not to release photos showing the body of Osama Bin Laden, the... Read More... Gunmen attack Erdogan supporters (by PressTV) Unknown gunmen have attacked a police car escorting ruling party officials in northern Turkey, killing a policeman and injuring another. The police car was escorting a bus carrying officials from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, who were on their way back to Ankara following an election rally addressed by Erdogan in the city of Kastamonu. Erdogan... Read More... More S Pars phases to join Iran grid (by PressTV) The managing director of the South Pars Gas and Oil Company says two additional phases of the South Pars field will soon join the country's national grid. "Preliminary exploitation of phases 17 and 18 of the South Pars field will begin in the second half of the current [Iranian] calendar year (beginning March 21)," said Mousavi Souri, according to a statement released by the National... Read More... US-led attack kills Afghan woman (by PressTV) A NATO raid in Afghanistan has killed an Afghan woman and injured eleven others amid growing public discontent over such attacks. Afghan officials say the overnight raid targeted civilians in Paktia Province and most of the injured were women and children. The raid reportedly took place as NATO forces conducted a search operation to find militants holed up in the area. The attack comes... Read More... Taliban attack US base near Kabul (by PressTV) The Taliban say they have attacked a heavily-fortified US base near the Afghan capital of Kabul as foreign forces are experiencing their deadliest days in the country. A Taliban spokesman says the group has fired five rockets at Bagram airbase in Parwan province. The militants claim a number of foreign soldiers have been killed in the rocket attack and that the US airbase has been... Read More... 'Globalist threat more dangerous than Bin Laden' (by Russia Today) RT's Kevin Owen talks to Anthony Wile, founder and chief editor of political website thedailybell.com, who does not think the death of Osama Bin Laden has brought any change to the safety of the world. Wile believes that the US is using the conflicts in the Arab world to consolidate power and weaken those nation states that have been... Read More... Latest robot cam video from inside Fukushima power plant (by Russia Today) Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has released footage from inside the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima. The pictures, filmed on April 29 but only released on May 4, show some damage inside the Unit 1 building but no water leaks. The operator was preparing to install air purifiers inside the Unit 1 reactor to reduce... Read More... Rwandan 'rebel leaders' on trial in Germany (by Al Jazeera English) Alleged leaders of Hutu guerrilla group face charges of ordering massacres and rapes in Democratic Republic of Congo. Murwanashyaka is charged with commanding or endorsing atrocities such as the murder of more than 200 people [AFP] Two alleged Rwandan rebel leaders accused of ordering massacres and mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone on trial in... Read More... Sarkozy: France could recognise Palestine (by Al Jazeera English) French president says France could recognise Palestinian state later this year "if peace process is still dead". Sarkozy tells L'Express: "France will face up to its responsibilities on ... recognition of a Palestinian state" [EPA] France may recognise a Palestinian state later this year Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, said in an interview with a leading weekly... Read More... Osama bin Laden Murder Fable: A Work in Progress (by Kurt Nimmo) Like the official story on the attacks of September 11, 2001, the story on the supposed murder of Osama bin Laden is a work in progress. Obama's cronies now say Osama was unarmed when he was cut down. Initially it was reported that the Evil One had fired an automatic weapon at attacking Navy Seals and so they had no choice but to double-tap him in the head. It was also said he had cowered... Read More... Deadly attack follows Erdogan rally (by Al Jazeera English) Policeman killed in northern city of Kastamonu after campaign visit earlier in the day by Turkish prime minister. Erdogan addressed AKP supporters in Kastamonu earlier Wednesday [Reuters] A policeman has been killed in an attack in northern Turkey shortly after prime minister Recep Tayyip Edrogan held an election rally, according to Turkish television. Erdogan had already... Read More... Ground attack looms in Libya - next step on NATO war list? (by Russia Today) Italy will host the next major international meeting on Libya. Leaders from NATO and the Arab league will gather this Thursday to plan the political transition following the departure or ousting of Libyan leader Mamuamar Gaddafi. And as stalemate grips Libya, a NATO spokesman says the use of ground troops may be the only way to move the... Read More... Settlers Attack Palestinian Shepherd Near Nablus (by IMEMC) Palestinian sources reported that Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian shepherd in Qusra village, near Nablus, on Wednesday and killed one of his sheep. Resident Abdul-Rahman Mousa Abdul-Rahim Abu Reyada, 44, was attacked by 3 armed settlers from Shilo settlement, who entered the land of Qusra village on foot. According to local medical sources, Abu Reyada was left with bruises all... Read More... EU considers tightening border rules (by Al Jazeera English) Dispute between France and Italy over Tunisian migrants brings call for temporary reintroduction of border controls. France criticised Italy after it granted temporary visas to Tunisians, allowing them to travel across the EU [AFP] The European Union may temporarily reintroduce national border controls within the bloc following a row between Italy and France over... Read More... AIPAC, a Not-So-Benign Night Flower (by Middle-East Monitor)   Janet McMahon One could be forgiven for thinking that the last three letters of AIPAC stand for "political action committee." But since the American Israel Public Affairs Committee does not itself make campaign contributions to political candidates, technically it is not a PAC.  Curiously, however, the 30-odd "unaffiliated" pro-Israel PACs, most with deceptively... Read More... Pakistani truckers on a perilous journey (by Al Jazeera English) The Lowari Pass in Pakistan winds its way through the mountainous region bordering Afghanistan. Locals call a 10-km stretch of this road the "death tunnel". It cuts straight through the mountain. Landslides and avalanches are common and the tunnel has to be cleared every day for rocks. Drivers of trucks, the only mode of transportation in... Read More... War crimes court to seek Libya warrants (by Al Jazeera English) International Criminal Court chief prosecutor says three figures in Gaddafi government could face charges. Crimes against humanity are still being carried out by Gaddafi's regime in Libya, the ICC prosecutor says [AFP] The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has told the UN Security Council that he will seek three arrest warrants for crimes against... Read More...
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