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Friday, November 30, 2012

BBC News - UK stops £21m aid payment to Rwanda for M23 Support

BBC News - UK stops £21m aid payment to Rwanda

Thursday, November 29, 2012

US Contemplates Larger Role As Syrian Civil War Escalates

US Contemplates Larger Role As Syrian Civil War Escalates

MALALA IS HONORED: Pakistani girl gets Mother Teresa award | UCAN India


  Mumbai:  Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban, has been conferred with the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice in Mumbai.

The Harmony Foundation, a city-based non-government organization, yesterday honored the 15-year-old girl with the award in absentia.

Yousafzai, who had voiced her support for girls' education in the terror-infested Swat valley, was shot at by a group of Taliban terrorists on Oct. 9.

She is currently under treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK. 

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Pakistani girl gets Mother Teresa award | UCAN India

BBC News - Rwanda 'wanted new DR Congo rebel front'

BBC News - Rwanda 'wanted new DR Congo rebel front'

Study: CA Worst-Governed State in America

Study: CA Worst-Governed State in America

Area of Arctic Sea Ice Larger Than U.S. Melted This Year - SKYE on AOL

Area of Arctic Sea Ice Larger Than U.S. Melted This Year - SKYE on AOL

GOOD NEWS FOR REBELS: Syrian rebels mark new success when striking aircrafts with missiles

Syrian rebels mark new success when striking aircrafts with missiles

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Boxers prepare for first Tripoli tournament since 1979 | Libya Herald



 By Mohammed Elsharif.





A Libyan Mohammed Ali stands over a defeated Muammar Qaddafi, who banned boxing in 1979.

Tripoli, 22 November:

Tripoli’s first boxing tournament in more than three decades begins this evening, Thursday, in what used to be the capital’s official boxing hall before Qaddafi banned the sport in 1979.

Some ten newly formed Tripoli clubs will compete in the Akasha hall in the tournament, which has been organised by the new Boxing Federation and will run today and Friday.

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Boxers prepare for first Tripoli tournament since 1979 | Libya Herald

Krauthammer: Why was there war in Gaza? - The Denver Post

LINK: Krauthammer: Why was there war in Gaza? - The Denver Post

A LESSER SPAIN COMING: Catalonia polls favour separatist parties - Europe - Al Jazeera English

LINK: Catalonia polls favour separatist parties - Europe - Al Jazeera English

Fresh shipment of Iranian-made rockets reportedly already en route to Gaza | The Times of Israel

 A military exhibition displays the Shahab-3 missile under a picture of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, in 2008 (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
A military exhibition displays the Shahab-3 missile under a picture of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, in 2008 (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

FULL ARTICLE HERE: Fresh shipment of Iranian-made rockets reportedly already en route to Gaza | The Times of Israel

Israel eases restrictions on Gaza fishing - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

 


Israel eases restrictions on Gaza fishing - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

China lands jet on first aircraft carrier - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English



FULL ARTICLE HERE: China lands jet on first aircraft carrier - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Rwanda and Uganda supplying Congo rebels with weapons, says UN - Telegraph

Two of the biggest recipients of British aid in Africa have broken a United Nations arms embargo by supplying rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo with weapons and ammunition, a Security Council investigation found last night.

M23 rebels sit at the back of a pick-up truck captured a week before and formerly used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as they carry supplies through Bunagana, on July 15, 2012
M23 rebels sit at the back of a pick-up truck captured a week before and formerly used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as they carry supplies through Bunagana Photo: AFP

Andrew Mitchell, the former International Development Secretary, delayed a payment of £16 million of British money to Rwanda when these allegations first surfaced in July. On his last day in office before moving to become Chief Whip last month, Mr Mitchell released this sum into Rwandan government coffers, with half the money tied to health and education.

Rwanda and Uganda supplying Congo rebels with weapons, says UN - Telegraph

Israeli Arab, formerly from West Bank, confesses to Wednesday's Tel Aviv bus bombing | The Times of Israel

LINK: Israeli Arab, formerly from West Bank, confesses to Wednesday's Tel Aviv bus bombing | The Times of Israel

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Israel arrests Hamas, Islamic Jihad cell behind Tel Aviv bus bomb - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Israel arrests Hamas, Islamic Jihad cell behind Tel Aviv bus bomb - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

DR Congo: M23 rebels threaten to march on Kinshasa - YouTube



DR Congo: M23 rebels threaten to march on Kinshasa - YouTube

SUDAN AS WEAPONS CONDUIT: Hamas militants may have received new weapons from Iran through Sudan | Washington Free Beacon

Hamas militants may have received new weapons from Iran through Sudan | Washington Free Beacon

DR Congo: US Should Urge Rwanda to End M23 Support | Human Rights Watch

DR Congo: US Should Urge Rwanda to End M23 Support | Human Rights Watch

BACKLASH AGAINST HEZBOLLAH: Ahmad Al-Assir, Sheikh of Bilal Ben Rabah Mosque : the rise of a Salafist preacher in Lebanon - YouTube



Ahmad Al-Assir, Sheikh of Bilal Ben Rabah Mosque : the rise of a Salafist preacher in Lebanon - YouTube

Hamas Now Creating "Jihad Youth": New Program In Gaza Schools Teaches Military Skills, Cultivates 'Resistance Spirit'

 
LINK: New Program In Gaza Schools Teaches Military Skills, Cultivates 'Resistance Spirit'

The Roots and Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism - FORA.tv

 The Roots and Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism from C-SPAN on FORA.tv

The Roots and Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism - FORA.tv

Hitler, The Mufti Of Jerusalem And Modern Islamo Nazism - YouTube



Hitler, The Mufti Of Jerusalem And Modern Islamo Nazism - YouTube

INSIDE GAZA, OCT 2011: Life or Death in the Gaza Strip - YouTube



Life or Death in the Gaza Strip - YouTube

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

From 'sewage pipes with wings' to sophisticated missiles | The Times of Israel

How Hamas acquired its 10,000-rocket arsenal

November 21, 2012, 3:38 pm 
A rocket display in the southern town of Sderot, for years Hamas's primary target (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash 90)
A rocket display in the southern town of Sderot, for years Hamas's primary target (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash 90)

On Sunday afternoon, in a moshav near Ashkelon, Eyal went out to the fields behind his father’s house. Rockets that Iron Dome does not shoot down — those reported to have landed in “open areas” — litter his father’s cotton fields and groves. A Thai worker led him to the site of a recent barrage, where the rusty hull of a rocket lay in the soil.

“I looked at it and couldn’t believe it,” Eyal said. “It looked like a sewage pipe with wings, the kind of thing that you can make in three hours in a metal workshop.” 
 
FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: From 'sewage pipes with wings' to sophisticated missiles | The Times of Israel

Iran supplied Hamas with Fajr-5 missile technology | World news | guardian.co.uk



LINK: Iran supplied Hamas with Fajr-5 missile technology | World news | guardian.co.uk

Islamic Jihad official says his missiles are Iranian-made | The Times of Israel



LINK: Islamic Jihad official says his missiles are Iranian-made | The Times of Israel

Monday, November 19, 2012

NATO Secretary General comments on Turkey and the Middle East - YouTube



NATO Secretary General comments on Turkey and the Middle East - YouTube

Another Ashkelon school hit as Cairo truce talks continue - Israel News, Ynetnews

LINK: Another Ashkelon school hit as Cairo truce talks continue - Israel News, Ynetnews

Another Palestinian Fraud Exposed: About that Exploding Hamas Rocket Nearby

LINK: Another Palestinian Fraud Exposed

HAMAS' GODFATHER AT WORK: Iranian arms ship carries fresh, improved Fajar supplies for Gaza

Iran's Khark helicopter carrier posted in the Red Sea


LINK: Iranian arms ship carries fresh, improved Fajar supplies for Gaza

UGLY CLASHES: Pro-Israel rally in Los Angeles 11/18/12 - YouTube



Pro-Israel rally in Los Angeles 11/18/12 - YouTube

Syrian Chief Justice announces defection from regime

Syrian Chief Justice announces defection from regime

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Zeidan government takes power in second handover ceremony | Libya Herald

LINK: Zeidan government takes power in second handover ceremony | Libya Herald

UGLY SITUATION GETTING UGLIER IN CONGO: BBC News - DR Congo M23 rebels advance on Goma in North Kivu

M23 rebels stand outside a small wooden shack in the village of Kanyarucinya, 6km from Goma, in eastern DR Congo, 18 November 2012  
 Congolese officials say M23 rebels, pictured, are backed by Rwandan weaponry
 
Rebels in eastern DR Congo have advanced to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma.

The M23 rebels say they have no plans to take the city but residents fear it could fall at any moment.

The UN Security Council this weekend condemned rebel attacks and demanded an end to outside support for the group, noting they were well equipped.

UK Foreign Minister William Hague has condemned the M23 advance and urged British citizens to leave Goma.

"Any British nationals in Goma should leave, and any in DRC should check the FCO's updated travel advice," he said.

Government forces and United Nations troops still control Goma's airport, but the UN says the humanitarian situation is worsening, with some 60,000 internally displaced people fleeing the fighting.

The UN said more than 10,000 fleeing civilians were seen passing near the airport on Sunday.

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: BBC News - DR Congo M23 rebels advance on Goma in North Kivu

Anonymous Launches Cyberwar Against Israel, Sides with Jihadists

Anonymous showing its true anti-Semitic colors: Anonymous Launches Cyberwar Against Israel

Congress investigating editing, creation of Libya talking points - NYPOST.com

LINK: Congress investigating editing, creation of Libya talking points - NYPOST.com

Mursi says Israel-Hamas truce possible ‘soon’

LINK: Mursi says Israel-Hamas truce possible ‘soon’

Friday, November 16, 2012

Hamas targets Jerusalem in major escalation - CBS News

 

LINK TO ARTICLE: Hamas targets Jerusalem in major escalation - CBS News

IAEA says Iran ready to double nuclear work in bunker



Why am I not surprised in this linked article that Iran is about to go into uranium overdrive? A few weeks ago the NY Times, as a sop to Obama's image, was telling us that promising, secret back-door negotiations were going on between the Mullahs and the White House, followed by protests from both that this wasn't so. Even so, Obama has just stated that he wants to play diplomatic rope-a-dope with Iran. No, not him pretending to be trapped against the ropes, but Iran play-acting, as Obama wears himself out throwing diplomatic punches round after round that never land.

LINK: IAEA says Iran ready to double nuclear work in bunker

Petraeus Believed Terrorists behind Libya Attack

LINK: Petraeus Believed Terrorists behind Libya Attack

Report from the Israeli-Gazan Rocket Zone

LINK: Report from the Israeli-Gazan Rocket Zone

War of attrition in Gaza - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews

LINK: War of attrition in Gaza - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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Washington Free Beacon » Israel Under Siege »


More than 110 rockets and mortars fired into Israel in last four days, according to report
Israeli tank overlooking Golan Heights / AP
Israeli tank overlooking Golan Heights / AP

BY:

 

Islamic militants fired more than 110 rockets and mortars into Israeli territory over the past four days in attacks that injured eight Israelis, according to a report issued by the Israeli Defense Forces Strategic Division.

The unprovoked attacks have been dispersed throughout the Jewish state’s southern territory and have forced more than a million civilians into bomb shelters. One soldier has been critically injured in the barrage.

The Israel Project says that 898 rockets have fallen on Israel thus far in 2012—over 200 more than hit Israel in the entirety of 2011.

The Obama administration has yet to issue a statement about the attacks. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro recently expressed sympathy via Twitter to those affected by the near-constant assault.

The most recent barrage comes on the heels of a three-month calm between Israel and Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE:Washington Free Beacon » Israel Under Siege

USA County By County Election Map of Last 100 Years | Video | TheBlaze.com



FOR THE FULL ARTICLE AND VIDEO CLICK HERE: County By County Election Map of Last 100 Years | Video | TheBlaze.com

France the first Western Power to recognize new Syrian opposition coalition

LINK: France recognizes new Syrian opposition coalition

ISRAELI RESPONSE: Israel launches air raids on Gaza ‘rocket launching sites’ in early hours

LINK: Israel launches air raids on Gaza ‘rocket launching sites’ in early hours

Monday, November 12, 2012

INTRIGUES GOING ON: Salafists keep up missile fire after most Palestinian Gaza groups buy a truce

LINK: Salafists keep up missile fire after most Palestinian Gaza groups buy a truce

Congo Siasa: From the CNDP to M23: WHERE THINGS ARE GOING

LINK: Congo Siasa: From the CNDP to M23

How Syria's civil war is spilling over - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

LINK: How Syria's civil war is spilling over - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

GOOD NEWS FOR SYRIAN PEOPLE: GCC recognises new Syrian opposition bloc - Middle East - Al Jazeera English


Syria's opposition bloc has yet to be offered the chair left empty after Assad was no longer welcome in Cairo [AFP]
 
The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) has said its six member states decided to recognise the newly formed National Coalition of the Syrian opposition as the "legitimate representative" of the Syrian people.

 
The GCC's move came a year after the Arab League suspended Syria's membership, and as the National Coalition met Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Monday, buoyed by the hard-won unity deal.
The Arab League also recognised the newly formed Syrian opposition bloc's role, urging more opposition groups to join the coalition. But their official phrasing was reportedly not as strong as the wording used by the GCC.

"The states of the council announce recognising the National Coalition for the Forces of the Syrian Revolution and Opposition ... as the legitimate representative of the brotherly Syrian people," GCC chief Abdullatif al-Zayani said in a statement on Monday.

The oil-rich bloc, which comprises Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, would support the coalition "in order to achieve the aspirations of the Syrian people in hope that this will be a step towards a quick political transfer of power," Zayani said.

He hoped its formation would lead to ending the bloodshed and "a general national congress to pave the way to build a state ruled by law and open to all its citizens".

Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland, reporting from Cairo, said, "The newly established coalition is now starting to get the recognition it needs from other bodies."

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: GCC recognises new Syrian opposition bloc - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Friday, November 9, 2012

Why US Economy May Be Headed for Another Recession - US Business News - CNBC

Why US Economy May Be Headed for Another Recession - US Business News - CNBC

Statue honours Indian secret agent killed at concentration camp | World news | The Guardian


Noor Inayat Khan statue
A statue of Noor Inayat Khan is unveiled in central London. Photograph: Olivia Harris/Reuters
 
In the winter of 1942 only the striking beauty of the young Indian woman reading a book on a London park bench in her lunch hour would have seemed exceptional.

A statue has now been unveiled by Princess Anne near the bench in Gordon Square, commissioned by a small group determined that the extraordinary story of Noor Inayat Khan, a gentle artistic intellectual who became a secret agent in occupied France and died aged 30 in Dachau concentration camp, should not be forgotten.

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Statue honours Indian secret agent killed at concentration camp | World news | The Guardian

SENATE SITE FOR INVESTIGATORS: U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History

Hearings | Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

Thousands sign Nobel petition for Pakistan’s Malala

The 15-year-old is recovering in hospital in Britain after Taliban gunmen in her native northwest Pakistan shot her last month Malala Yousafzai. (Reuters)
The 15-year-old is recovering in hospital in Britain after Taliban gunmen in her native northwest Pakistan shot her last month Malala Yousafzai. (Reuters)
More than 87,000 people have signed a global petition calling for Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, campaigners said on Friday.

The 15-year-old is recovering in hospital in Britain after Taliban gunmen in her native northwest Pakistan shot her last month after she protested against the restriction of girls’ education.


The attack has drawn international condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the Taliban suppression of women’s rights.


On Friday, a campaign led by a Pakistani-British woman urged Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior government officials to nominate Yousufzai for the Nobel Peace Prize.
 


FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Thousands sign Nobel petition for Pakistan’s Malala

Thursday, November 8, 2012

HOW GOEBBELS ENGINEERED KRISTALLNACHT: Goebbels en Kristallnacht - YouTube



Goebbels en Kristallnacht - YouTube

Remembering this day in history, Nov 9, Kristallnacht- German pogrom of 1938 - YouTube

Kristallnacht- German pogrom of 1938 - YouTube

UK impressed by Libya’s transformation and ready to help says MOD minister | Libya Herald

UK impressed by Libya’s transformation and ready to help says MOD minister | Libya Herald

Is Fascism really erupting again in Europe: The Golden Dawn - Greece - YouTube



Golden Dawn - Greece - YouTube

BBC News - Argentines march in mass protest at government policies

BBC News - Argentines march in mass protest at government policies

More than 95% of aid sent to Syrian Red Crescent grabbed by regime: NGO

More than 95% of aid sent to Syrian Red Crescent grabbed by regime: NGO

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Rwanda: Eight-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader | Human Rights Watch

Rwanda: Eight-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader | Human Rights Watch

KUDOS: Libya the main aid funder of the Syrian opposition | Libyan Tweep Forum

Libya the main funder of the Syrian opposition


The Syrian National Council says it has received over $20 million in aid from Libya since it was founded in October 2011. It makes Libya its most important donor by far. These figures were released against the background of increasing pressure on the SNC to marginalise extremist elements within its ranks.

In a detailed financial report published on Thursday, 1 November, the SNC states that total foreign donations have reached $40.4 million, half of which was given by Libya and the other half by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. In more precise figures, $20.4 million originated from Libya, followed by $15 million from Qatar and $5 million from the UAE. The money was said to have been deposited in two bank accounts in Qatar and Turkey.

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Libya the main funder of the Syrian opposition | Libyan Tweep Forum

BRIGHT FUTURE: Costa del Libya? Influential travel survey moots war-torn state as new holiday hotspot « Shabab Libya


The violence that has engulfed the country in the last two years means that, at the time of writing, Libya is unlikely to feature too highly on many people’s travel wish-lists.

But the troubled north African country has enormous potential as a tourist destination, and is likely to rise as a holiday hotspot in the near to medium future – according to a survey of key figures in the travel industry.

Leptis MagnaAncient and epic: Libya is home to historic sites, including the Roman city of Leptis Magna 
 
This week has seen the desert state – which was ravaged by civil war as recently as October last year – take a small step back into potential visitors’ eyelines by setting up a promotional stand at World Travel Market (WTM), an influential travel convention held every November at London’s ExCel Centre.

And a survey of industry professionals has suggested that Libya can look forward to a promising future.

In the poll, which saw 1300 tourism officials interviewed, over half of those surveyed – 56 per cent – believed that Libya has all the ingredients to become a major destination.

Only 10 per cent rejected the idea of Libya as a holiday option.

‘Libya could become one of tourism’s most exciting destinations in the future,’ says WTM director Simon Press.

‘Many destinations, such as Vietnam and Croatia, have repositioned from conflict zones to tourism hotspots, and there is no reason why, over time, Libya cannot do the same.’

Costa del Libya? Influential travel survey moots war-torn state as new holiday hotspot « Shabab Libya

Sunday, November 4, 2012

N.J. Governor Pledges to Vote Romney Despite Plug for Obama

N.J. Governor Pledges to Vote Romney Despite Plug for Obama

Military Times Poll: Romney bests Obama, 2-1 - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times


Economy, not military issues, tops concerns
 
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer

Posted : Sunday Oct 7, 2012 10:34:55 EDT
The professional core of the U.S. military overwhelmingly favors Mitt Romney over President Obama in the upcoming election — but not because of any particular military issues, according to a new poll of more than 3,100 active and reserve troops.

Respondents rated the economy and the candidates’ character as their most important considerations and all but ignored the war in Afghanistan as an issue of concern.

The Military Times Poll is a secure email survey of active-duty, National Guard and reserve members who are subscribers to the Military Times newspapers (see How We Did It, below).

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Military Times Poll: Romney bests Obama, 2-1 - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times

French president discusses Syria, Iran in Saudi Arabia

French president discusses Syria, Iran in Saudi Arabia

Free Beacon - 500 Admirals, Generals to Endorse Romney

Free Beacon - 500 Admirals, Generals to Endorse Romney

Syrian rebels reportedly capture oil field after 3-day battle with government forces | Fox News

Syrian rebels reportedly capture oil field after 3-day battle with government forces | Fox News

Blog: NAACP Takes Over Houston Polling Place

Blog: NAACP Takes Over Houston Polling Place

Peace-building meeting in Gulu, Uganda | Invisible Children Blog

Peace-building meeting in Gulu, Uganda | Invisible Children Blog

How Qaddafi Fooled Libya and the World - Max Fisher - The Atlantic

 Though he sold himself as either a costumed buffoon, a wild-eyed terrorist, or a wary reformer, Qaddafi's rule from his unlikely rise to his inevitable fall was one of the most cunning and improbable feats of modern dictatorships

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Qaddafi speaks to the summit meeting of the nonaligned nations in Sri Lanka, 

August 1976 / AP

In the first few months of 1969, Libya was so filled with rumors that the country's senior military leadership would oust the king in a bloodless coup that, when the coup actually happened on September 1, nobody bothered to check who had led it. A handful of military vehicles had rolled up to government offices and communication centers, quietly shutting down the monarchy in what was widely seen as a necessary and overdue transition. King Idris's government had become so incapable and despised that neither his own personal guard nor the massive U.S. military force then stationed outside Tripoli intervened. Army units around the country, believing that the coup was an implicit order from the military chiefs, quickly secured local government offices. Not a single death was reported; all of Libya, it seemed, had welcomed the military revolution.

FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: How Qaddafi Fooled Libya and the World - Max Fisher - The Atlantic

Review & Outlook: The Fog of Benghazi - WSJ.com

Review & Outlook: The Fog of Benghazi - WSJ.com

'Dozens' of Colorado Romney Voters Claim Machines Changed Votes to Obama

'Dozens' of Colorado Romney Voters Claim Machines Changed Votes to Obama
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