Targeting Iran
Targeting Iran
by Stephen Lendman
Hostile US/Israeli rhetoric is longstanding. Obama and Netanyahu consider Iran an existential threat. Claiming it turns truth on its head.
Syria News Apr 23
Syrian Army Surrounds Strategic Town of Qusayr - Al Akhbar English
Assad says Qusayr now 'main battle': Lebanon ex-MP - AFP
New Syrian border front line opens up between rebels and Hezbollah - The Times
Watchdog: Hezbollah leads fight in Syria’s Qusayr - Alarabiya.net English
Hezbollah Says Rebel Threat Creates a ‘Moral’ Duty to Defend Lebanese in Syria - Bloomberg
Two armed Hizballah brigades fighting for Assad near Homs - DEBKAfile
Hezbollah declares war on Syrian people, SNC chief says - Alarabiya.net English
FSA offers truce to Hezbollah - NOW
In Jordan, tensions rise between Syrian refugees and host community - The Washington Post
Iraq makes contingency plans for Syria dam collapse - NOW
Arab League rejects UN chief's call to end Syria arms supplies - AFP
VIDEO: Al-Manar Camera in al-Qusayr Shoots Syrian Army Progress - Al- Manar
VIDEO: FSA firing their missiles into Lebanon - YouTube
VIDEO: Lebanese Sheikh Assir urging people to join the fight in Syria against the regime - YouTube
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Syria War: Hundreds Feared Dead In Damascus Fighting - huffingtonpost.com
The Syrian army gives a very different account of the killings in Damascus - guardian.co.uk
Syria says two Aleppo bishops kidnapped by rebels - Yahoo!7
In Syria, kidnappings on the rise as lawlessness spreads - The Washington Post
Syria opposition entrusts Sabra as interim leader until elections - Middle East Online
Syrian rebels seek control over oilfields - FT.com
Syrian rebel oil sales at least a month off - Yahoo! News
VIDEO: Chechen Terrorists Kidnap Civilians in Aleppo - English Subtitles - LiveLeak.com
VIDEO: Jabhat al-Nusra now dispersing protestors with machine gun fire - YouTube
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Boston Bombing Suspect Charged
Boston Bombing Suspect Charged
by Stephen Lendman
Unequivocal, verifiable evidence is absent. Reports are largely hearsay. Some later contradict earlier ones. Dzhokkar Tsarnaev faces unsubstantiated charges. America operates that way.
Authorities claim both brothers used pressure cookers packed with metal and ball bearings rigged to explode. How they fit in their back packs wasn't explained. Ones they wore weren't large enough.
Something's Rotten in Boston: Who'se investigating the FBI investigators?
By Dave Lindorff
I’m not a conspiracy-minded person, but something definitely stinks about this whole Boston Marathon bombing story.
A Tale of Two Tragedies
By Mike Ferner
On April 15, 29 year-old Krystle Campbell, Lu Lingzi, 23 and Martin Richard, 8, left home to watch runners cross the finish line in the Boston Marathon. They and their families thought they would return that day as always. But they never did. As the world now knows, Krystle, Lu and Martin were killed and 170 other people were shattered by bombs that day.
Why I Went to Jeju
Time for a Department of Peace
By David Swanson
I'm honored to have accepted the position of Secretary of Peace in the newly formed Green Shadow Cabinet. Of course, I cannot contrast my positions with those of the actual Secretary of Peace, as the United States has no such position.
There is a Secretary of War, although that title was changed to Secretary of Defense 66 years ago. It was changed the same year George Orwell wrote his masterpiece, 1984, in which he suggested that language is sometimes used as a disguise. In fact, ever since the War Department became the Defense Department, its business has had less than ever to do with defense and more than ever to do with promoting the use of war-making as an instrument of national policy. President Dwight Eisenhower observed and warned of this worsening situation 52 years ago in one of the most prescient but least heeded (even by Eisenhower) warnings since Cassandra told the Trojans to be wary of giant horses.
There is a Secretary of State, but the State Department has come to work arm-in-arm with the Defense Department, marketing weaponry to foreign governments, building coalitions for wars, imposing deadly sanctions as preludes to wars, presenting bogus arguments for wars at the United Nations, and holding the world's governments accountable for human rights abuses based less on the extent of the abuses than on the governments' relationships with the Pentagon. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and Israel don't have greater civil liberties and popular democratic rule than Iran; the State Department just acts as if they do.
Our entire government claims to be for peace, but it has become common to state one's support for peace, and then qualify it with the assurance that one is not against any wars. This is usually meant to convey understanding or affection for members of the U.S. military. But you can respect people while condemning what they do. If our understanding and affection are broadened to include Afghans and Pakistanis and Yemenis, then we are obliged to oppose what the War Department is doing to them. Supporting "peace on earth" in December, or peace in our hearts, or peace through war is not enough. We need to be working for peace -- the absence of war -- year round.
We invest roughly a trillion dollars in war preparations every year, roughly half of federal discretionary spending, roughly half of world military spending. With no credible enemy in sight, and with no beneficial war observable in our history, great quantities of fear-mongering and much beautification of history are required to get us to tolerate this. The Pentagon is investing $65 million of our money in a Vietnam Commemoration Project aimed at making that war look less horrible than it was.
A University of Massachusetts study found that investment in education or infrastructure or green energy or even in tax cuts for working people produces significantly more jobs than does the same investment in the military. As tiny and much-exaggerated cuts to the military may soon actually materialize, we should take the opportunity to begin a conversion process. We can retool and retrain and convert from a war industry to a peace industry without anyone having to suffer in the process, and with money to spare.
And if we take away the idea of justifiable killing in war, and if we continue to eliminate the death penalty from additional states, we may begin to move our culture in a direction that helps bring our epidemic of violence at home under control as well. That could be a project for a Department of Peace. It's not that some other department couldn't do it. But thus far, none is.
David Swanson's books include "War Is A Lie." He blogs at http://davidswanson.org andhttp://warisacrime.org and works for http://rootsaction.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. Follow him on Twitter:@davidcnswanson and FaceBook.
| David Swanson | Secretary of Peace | Foreign Affairs |
| Leah Bolger | Secretary of Defense | Foreign Affairs |
| Ann Wright | Secretary of State | Foreign Affairs |
| Harvey Wasserman | Secretary of Energy | Ecology |
| Bruce Gagnon | Secretary of Space | Ecology |
| George Paz Martin | Peace Ambassador | Foreign Affairs |
| David McReynolds | Peace Advisor to the President | Foreign Affairs |
| Daniel Shea | Veteran's Affairs: Chemical Exposure | General Welfare |
America's War on Islam 2.0
America's War on Islam 2.0
by Stephen Lendman
Waging war at home or abroad requires enemies. America creates them when none exist. Imperial strategy demands them.
Post-9/11, Muslims were targeted for political advantage. Post-Boston bombings, America's war on Islam continues.
Hagel in Israel
Hagel in Israel
by Stephen Lendman
On April 20, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel began a weeklong Middle East trip.
Planned stops include Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Republic (UAE).
Syria News Apr 22
Kerry announces $123M in more nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels - Fox News
VIDEO: Kerry: Aid Boost for Syria Opposition - YouTube
Kerry: 11 Nations to Direct Syria Aid Through FSA General - VOA
Syria: Fabius-Hague letter on lifting arms embargo - Brussels blog
Syrian opposition coalition says rejects ''all forms of terrorism'' - Reuters
Syria opposition chief re-files resignation, coalition member says - ArabNews
Lavrov slams Friends of Syria, lays bare differences with Turkey - todayszaman
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Syria army closes in on Qusayr near Lebanon, provides Hezbollah aerial shield - AFP
Syrian rebels intensify rocket attacks into Lebanon - Yahoo! News
Troops storm flashpoint town near Damascus, NGO says - NOW
Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Take Their Fight to CBS '60 MINUTES" and Twitter - AllThingsD
Jordan Arrests 8 Syrian Refugees in Troubled Camp - ABC News
Jordan creates obstacle for Syrian refugees trying to return home: official - PressTV
VIDEO: Jordanian security forces attack Zaatari refugee camp - LiveLeak.com
VIDEO: Syrian Rebel Confesses to Receiving Military Training in Jordan - LiveLeak.com
VIDEO: Message from the Taliban in Syria: We Shall Fight the Nations of Infidelity - YouTube
VIDEO: Chechenyan in Syria threatening to behead civilians - LiveLeak.com
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Boston offers grim preview of coming attractions: Police State on Display
By Dave Lindorff
The Boston Marathon bombing has already demonstrated the best and the worst of America for all the world to see.
Guantanamo + Silence = Death Camp
by Debra Sweet Does visible resistance against Guantánamo still matter? Jill McLaughlin, member of the World Can't Wait Steering Committee says yes emphically.
TSA’s Pistole on invasive patdowns and nude scanners
An admirably persistent reporter from WeAreChange.org (not mainstream media, of course) questioned TSA Administrator John Pistole the other day about the strip-search scanners and his euphemistically termed “enhanced patdowns.” Pistole is his usual weaselly self, dancing around questions, faux-caring, and lying. Here's the video.
Federal judge rules in favor of Bush Center protestors, calls Dallas’ picketing ordinance ‘unconstitutionally vague’
From Dallas Morning News:
Late Friday, six activists won their battle with the city of Dallas over their plans to protest next week’s opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus.
In his 12-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis ruled that protestors can stage their rally at the SMU-owned Expressway Tower, where the university gave them the OK to gather. He also voided, at least temporarily, the city’s ordinance that bans “the carrying of signs on, over, or near freeways.” Solis said it’s “unconstitutionally vague” and therefore unenforceable.
“How ’bout that,” says Hadi Jawad, one of the organizers of The People’s Response, which will feature marches, demonstrations and rallies throughout the week. Jawad wasn’t aware the judge had granted the temporary restraining order until contacted by The Dallas Morning News Friday evening.
“As an activist, I learned early on you fight, you lose, you fight, you lose, you fight, you lose, you fight, you lose, you fight, you lose and then you win one,” said Jawad. “And then you fight, you lose, you fight, you lose all over again. But this is a good day for Dallas and the citizens of Dallas and the Constitution. It’s a fantastic feeling.”
Anatomy of a False Flag
Anatomy of a False Flag
by Stephen Lendman
False flags are an American tradition. They go way back. The Boston bombings appear the latest. More on that below.
Notable earlier false flags or incidents approximating them include:
Venezuela's Maduro Inaugurated
Venezuela's Maduro Inaugurated
by Stephen Lendman
Latin American and other heads of state attended Maduro's inaugural ceremony. Earlier he accused opposition forces of triggering post-election violence.
"We have stopped a coup in its first stage," he said. "They are beaten, but they are coming back with a new attack." On Thursday, he flew to Lima.
Obama DOJ interviewed Boston bomber in 2011 at urging of Russian government
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Anti-Drone Resolution Goes to New York City Council
http://www.grannypeacebrigade.
Keep New York Drone Free — Resolution to City Council
CALLING ALL NEW YORKERS
You’ve heard of U.S. military drones spying on and killing people overseas. That could happen here in our hometown, so let’s stop it before it starts. There is precedent. On March 18, 2013, in Seattle, Washington, Mayor Mike McGinn ordered the city police department to scrap plans it had to roll out drones, and instead to focus its resources on public safety and the community building work that is the city’s priority. In Charlottesville, Virginia a version of the resolution presented below, calling for a moratorium on drones in Charlottesville, was passed on February 4, 2013.
Let us join other cities and persuade our City Council to pass a resolution banning the use of drones in New York City. The Granny Peace has spoken with with a representative in every New York City Council Member’s office about the resolution. Most often we spoke with the legislative director. Next we sent this resolution to all New York City Council Representatives and also to a staff member.
Below is an Anti-Drone Resolution written by David Swanson and modified for use in New York City by the Granny Peace Brigade. The original anti-drone resolution was presented to the Charlottesville City Council in December 2012. It is clear that drones are here to stay. Only by constant vigilance and outcry will we be able to stop the use of drones in NYC for all but humanitarian reasons. A resolution such as this would be a good first step.
Granny Peace Brigade drone committee members have called every City Council office to get the name of the legislative director and then snail mailed the resolution to every Council person and to staff members and emailed them as well.
Keep New York City Drone-Free
A Resolution by David Swanson
Modified for New York City by the Granny Peace Brigade
DRONES, OR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV) are aircrafts without pilots. Some are operated by computers on board; others by a human being in another location. The human operator can be thousands of miles away.
WHEREAS, United States airspace is the busiest in the world, “air traffic controllers handle 50,000 flights a day;”
WHEREAS, unmanned aircraft (drones) have an accident rate seven times higher than general aviation and 353 times higher than commercial aviation; On March 4, 2013 an unidentified drone came withing 200 feet of an Al Italia passenger plane preparing for landing at Kennedy airport.
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 directs the FAA to create regulations that will enable drones to fly throughout U.S. airspace by September, 2015;
WHEREAS, small drones, 25 pounds or under, are now permitted to fly in general airspace below 400 feet for the use of police and first responders, with FAA permission;
WHEREAS, drones do not have the same capability to avoid other aircraft as aircraft piloted by humans on board;
WHEREAS, drones have at times gotten out of human control, in at least one instance having to be shot down, and drones are susceptible to electronic interference and having control seized electronically by unauthorized operators;
WHEREAS, drones can be used to film individuals or groups around the clock, in public spaces and through the windows of private homes, and to continuously monitor cell-phone and text messaging;
WHEREAS, drones are being developed that will use computerized facial images to target individuals and, once launched, to operate, autonomously, without further human involvement, to locate and kill those individuals;
WHEREAS, the rapid implementation of drone technology throughout the United States poses a serious threat to the privacy and constitutional rights of the American people, including the residents of New York City;
WHEREAS, the federal and New York State governments have thus far failed to provide reasonable legal restrictions on the use of drones within the United States;
WHEREAS, police departments throughout the country have begun implementing drone technology absent any guidance or guidelines from law makers;
WHEREAS, the federal use of drones provides a poor precedent for their domestic use, drone wars having turned public opinion in Yemen and Pakistan dramatically against the U.S. government, drone strikes having killed far more non-targeted people than those targeted, targeted victims having included men, women, and children known by name and unknown, no targeted individual having been charged with any crime, no legislative or judicial or public oversight having been permitted, “double-tap” strikes having been used to target rescuers of victims of previous strikes, children and adults having been traumatized by the presence of drones, over a million people having fled their homes in heavily droned areas, drones having killed Americans in accidental “friendly fire,” drone operators having been targeted and killed on a base in Afghanistan, and drone pilots having suffered post-traumatic stress disorder at a higher rate than other pilots as a result of watching families for long periods of time before killing them.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of New York, New York, calls on the United States Congress and the New York State Legislature, to adopt legislation prohibiting the use of drones for surveillance, and prohibiting information obtained from the domestic use of drones from being introduced into a Federal or State court, and precluding the domestic use of drones equipped with anti-personnel devices, meaning any projectile, chemical, electrical, directed-energy (visible or invisible), or other device designed to harm, incapacitate, or otherwise negatively impact a human being.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the New York City Council of the City of New York, calls on the U.S. government to immediately end its practice of extrajudicial killing, whether by drone or any other means.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of New York, New York, declares New York City a No Drone Zone, and performs the necessary legal tasks to transform this declaration into Code wherein drones are hereby banned from airspace over New York City, including drones in transit, to the extent compatible with federal law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that exemptions will be made for hobbyists to fly remote controlled model aircraft and other unmanned aerial vehicles in specified areas, away from dwellings and the urban cityscape of people and buildings as long as those devices are not equipped to monitor any person or private residence or equipped with any weapon.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that drones will not be purchased, leased, borrowed, tested, contracted or otherwise used by any agency of the City of New York.
For more information and to get involved contact the Granny Peace Brigade grannypeace@gmail.com
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Syria News Apr 21
Deep divisions seen among backers of Syrian rebels on who to aid, and how - The Washington Post
Syria opposition must distance itself from terrorists: Germany - Reuters
EU to discuss Syria arms embargo in coming weeks: UK's Hague - chicagotribune.com
Davutoğlu: Turkey will not discuss future of Syria with Israel - todayszaman
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Syria battles rage near Lebanon border, seized Radwaniyeh village near rebel-held Qusayr - AFP
Dozens, many of them rebels, killed in battle near Damascus - AFP
Six Jabhat al-Nusra affiliated Iraqis arrested on Syrian border - Al-Shorfa
Syria Prevents Trucks from Heading to Lebanon via Abboudiyeh Crossing - Naharnet
Lebanon to complain to AL about Syria militants - PressTV
Lebanese Villagers Discover Al-Qaeda Field Hospital - SyriaNews
Report: Hizbullah Fighter Killed in Clashes in Syria — Naharnet
Tensions High After Riot at Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan - NYTimes.com
Jordan in the Eye of the Syrian Storm - Al Akhbar English
Syrian Rebel Confesses to Receiving Military Training in Jordan- SANA, Syria
VIDEO: Wahhabi Rebels Wipe Out Christian Church in Deir Ezzor, Syria - YouTube
VIDEO: Lebanese Talk Show Exposes the Selling of Underage Syrian Girls - LiveLeak.com
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The birth of Chechen Muslim radicals - CBS News
Saudi Money, Saudi Preachers In Chechnya, And The Boston Echo - New English Review
Chechen commander forms 'Army of Emigrants,' integrates Syrian groups (VIDEO) - The Long War Journal
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"The Afghanistan Marathon" by Dennis Serdel
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| Photo source: Huffington Post / "Afghanistan: NATO Air Strike Kills 11 Children" April 8, 2013 The following poem was written by Dennis Serdel, Vietnam 1967-68 (one tour) Light Infantry, Americal Div. 11th Brigade, Purple Heart; United Auto Workers GM Retiree. It is re-published here with his permission. I added the graphics.
Afghanistan Marathon
It is the Afghanistan Marathon
Runners Race beginning in Lashkar
Gah in Helmand Province
& ending In Kabul so the US
Dictator Stooge Karzai could crown
the Winners.
The first bunch to take off
were Afghanistan Civilians, then off
went the Afghanistan Fake Soldiers,
coming up behind them were
the Taliban with all kinds of weapons,
then after that, the American Soldiers
were bringing up the rear.
The air & the road was so Hot
that Human Beings handed out
Water in cups to the Runners.
Half way in the Marathon
the Taliban set up IED's
in the pressure cooker race
& took off some of the American Soldier's
legs, killed three & wounded
more, they had to be choppered
out to the hospital & it really made
the US Top Brass mad
because they had bets on which
Army Unit would win,
So they sent two drones to cripple
the Taliban & it worked as the US
Soldiers passed the Taliban,
Arms, Legs lay everywhere.
The Afghanistan Fake Soldiers
began shooting the American Soldiers
until the US Air Force took some of them
out as the Rest tore off their Uniforms
& Ran & Escaped back to their War Lords,
Who were Not happy, because they
had bets on the Winners too.
Three quarters of the way,
the American Soldiers set up an ambush
& killed & crippled the
rest of the Taliban
but the damn Civilians who started
out First, were getting Closer & Closer
to the Finish Line
So at the last minute, the US Air Force
sent so many drones in
that they killed all the Civilians,
arms, legs, heads cut off
lay everywhere
& the Winners were the US Mountain
Infantry who found it easy to run
at Sea Level where the air was thick
but the bastard Karzai
said they cheated & would Not
make them the Winners & would Not
give them their Trophies
But he gave them to the few remaining
Taliban Patriots on the long bloody road
& Kept the Winners Money that
the Americans gave him for Himself
instead of the Winners.
The American Brass
were so mad, that they sent a 100 drones
out to kill any Afghanistans who were
at Funerals in the next few days
burying their Dead & then they'll bury more.
This Long Afghanistan Marathon War
has killed so many Afghanistan Children
Mothers, Fathers, GrandFathers / Mothers
for All these years, they can only Estimate
how many Died, it's in many thousands.
But at least we know
how many, American Soldiers
have been killed so far,
it's a Marathon,
an Afghanistan War Marathon
supposed to end next year
or the year after that,
no one seems to know
where the Finish Line is.
Written by Human Being Dennis Serdel for Military Resistance
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RECOGNIZING THE KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT -- HON. KEITH ELLISON (Extensions of Remarks - April 18, 2013)
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HON. KEITH ELLISON
OF MINNESOTA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 18, 2013
- Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
- One of the busiest streets in Minnesota's state capital of St. Paul is Kellogg Boulevard. This street runs along the Mississippi River and was named after the only person from Minnesota to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. Frank B. Kellogg was a Department of Justice prosecutor who was elected President of the American Bar Association and then served as a U.S. Republican Senator from Minnesota, followed by an appointment as U.S. Secretary of State for President Calvin Coolidge from 1925 to 1929.
- Kellogg was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929 for his work in co-authoring the Kellogg-Briand Pact that made war illegal, renounced the use of war, and committed nations to the peaceful settlement of disputes. The Kellogg-Briand Pact--also called the Pact of Paris, or the General Treaty for the Renunciation of War--was signed on August 27, 1928 by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Japan, and several other countries.
- The Pact prohibited the use of war as ``an instrument of national policy'' except in matters of self-defense. President Coolidge signed the Pact on January 27, 1929 and the U.S. Senate passed it by a vote of 85 to 1. On July 24, 1929 President Herbert Hoover declared the Pact in force. The Kellogg-Briand Pact provided the legal basis for prosecuting Nazi officials at Nuremburg and is still U.S. and international law, with 84 state signatories.
- Mr. Speaker, some of my own constituents are currently planning a commemoration of the Kellogg-Briand Pact to mark its 85th anniversary and to recognize Frank B. Kellogg. The Minneapolis-St. Paul chapter of Veterans for Peace is taking part in a peace essay competition organized by the West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition. The competition asks the question, ``How can we obey the law against war?'' The best essays will be sent to members of Congress. I urge this body to welcome these essays and give them due attention. Everyone must do their part to help eliminate war and promote the cause of peace.
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Here's the book that tells this story:
http://davidswanson.org/outlawry
And here's how to enter the essay contest or introduce it to your schools and youth groups:
http://warisacrime.org/
Boston Black Ops: Manufacturing Terror
Boston Black Ops: Manufacturing Terror
by Stephen Lendman
Mounting evidence suggests state-sponsored terrorism. Expect more later to confirm it. Cui bono matters most. Powerful interests benefit hugely. Ordinary people lose out.
The Bloom Is Off Gold
The Bloom Is Off Gold
by Stephen Lendman
It is for now. Don't bet against it longer term. Value eventually wins out. Gold's secular bull market continues. Experts believe it has a long way to go.
Market manipulation bears full responsibility for recent market action. A previous article explained. It called gold a global thermometer. It reflects monetary, geopolitical and economic conditions. It's driven by supply and demand considerations.
Syria News Apr 20
U.S. defense official: No Patriot missiles to Jordan-Syria border - Foreign Policy
Jordan Considers Creating Buffer Zone in Daraa - Al-Monitor
More than 100 US Soldiers Deploying To Jordan From Fort Bliss Amid Conflict In Syria - KPBS.org
10 Jordanian police injured in a riot at Syrian refugee camp- The Seattle Times
Northern Storm Brigade: Positive Breakthrough in Lebanese Abductees Case within 10 Days - Naharnet
Hezbollah Wary of Deeper Intervention in Syria - The Majalla Magazine
Encroaching Syrian Conflict Pits Hezbollah Against Jabhat al-Nusra - Al-Monitor
Israel 'set to hit Syria rebels over arms' - Big News Network
Belgium vs. Islamic Jihadists - Gatestone Institute
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Boston Marathon suspects Chechen Islamic terrorists, their videos feature Bin Laden, call to kill Americans, Jews, Christians and establish a world-wide caliphate - Fox News
Jabhat al-Nusra's rise in Syria: testimonies from inside - Al-Shorfa
Free Syrian Army denies connection with al-Nusra Front - hurriyetdailynews.com
Assailants Gun Down Official of Syria’s Relief Agency - NYTimes.com
Damascus Maintains Military Advantage, Inner Circle Cohesive: US official - almanar.com
Report: 4000 Militants Killed in Three Weeks in Syria - almanar.com
Syria shoots down balloon carrying US-made spying devices near Idlib - Siasat
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Syria: Old Franciscan church destroyed - Independent Catholic News
Syria: Qamishli’s Kurds Fight Two Enemies at Once - Al Akhbar English
VIDEO: Armenians face few options in Syria - YouTube
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RIDE FOR PEACE FROM NC TO DC
Two scenes of terror this week, only one terrorism investigation: The Real Terrorists are the Corporate Execs Who’ve Bought the
By Dave Lindorff
The way I see it, we had two acts of terrorism in the US this week. The first took place at the end of the historic Boston Marathon, when two bombs went off near the finish line, killing three and seriously injuring dozens of runners and spectators. The second happened a couple days later in the town of West, Texas, where a fertilizer plant blew up, incinerating or otherwise killing at least 15, and injuring at least 150 people, and probably more as the search for the dead and the injured continues.
