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The prosecutor from the International Criminal Court said on Sunday that Saif al-Islam and Mohammed Al-Gaddafi, sons of Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi have been detained in Libya. They were captured and handed over to the ICC in accordance with the Security Council resolution.

“Saif was captured in Libya,” prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told Reuters. “We have confidential information from different sources that we have within Libya confirming this. “It is very important to make clear there is an obligation to surrender Saif to the ICC in accordance with the Security Council resolution.” Libyan rebels said earlier that they had … Read more

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Muammar Gaddafi is calling for supporters from across Libya to help him defend Tripoli, with rebel forces now in control of parts of the capital and massing on its western outskirts for an assault. one of the largest military bases has also been overrun by rebel forces, they have freed up to 5,000 people imprisoned by the regime

Martin Chulov and Chis Stephens in Zlitan guardian.co.uk Sunday 21 August 2011 Muammar Gaddafi is calling for supporters from across Libya to help him defend Tripoli, with rebel forces now in control of parts of the capital and massing on its western outskirts for a decisive assault. As Libya’s dictator prepares for what is widely expected … Read more

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Lebanese intelligence intercepts covert arms shipment(1,000 assault rifles) bound for Syrian opposition. Lebanese army investigators say they have uncovered ties between the smugglers and the political entourage of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who just happens backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia.

    by Sahand Avedis Global Research, August 12, 2011   Lebanese army intelligence has intercepted a covert shipment of 1,000 assault rifles, reportedly destined for the city of Baniyas in Syria. Army investigators say they have uncovered ties between the smugglers and the political entourage of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who is … Read more

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Radiation released from Fukushima equal to more than 29 ‘Hiroshima-type atomic bombs’ .

Dahr Jamail August 18, 2011 Scientists and doctors are calling for a new national policy in Japan that mandates the testing of food, soil, water, and the air for radioactivity still being emitted from Fukushima’s heavily damaged Daiichi nuclear power plant. “How much radioactive materials have been released from the plant?” asked Dr Tatsuhiko Kodama, … Read more

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In his strongest rhetoric yet Obama tells Syrian President Bashar Al Assad he needs to step down. Obama accused him of “torturing and slaughtering” his people in what U.N. officials said may be crimes against humanity

By Khaled Oweis AMMAN | Thu Aug 18, 2011 (Reuters) – The United States and European Union called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down on Thursday and Barack Obama accused him of “torturing and slaughtering” his people in what U.N. officials said may be crimes against humanity. It was a dramatic sharpening of … Read more

A Massachusetts police officer this week filed a criminal complaint against a woman who filmed his fellow officer beating a black suspect while he stood by.

By George Graham, The Republican The Republican Thursday, August 11, 2011 SPRINGFIELD – Charging the amateur videographer who captured the alleged police beating of Melvin Jones lll during a 2009 traffic stop with illegal wiretapping sets a dangerous precedent, local activists say. “I think it would be dangerous if this person were to be charged … Read more

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NATO backed rebels have cut all fuel lines going into Tripoli, readying for assault.

Christian Science Monitor August 16, 2011 Libyan rebels are tightening the noose on Tripoli, the stronghold of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, who could soon be forced to choose between stepping down or making a final stand by defending his capital. But while rebels have considerable momentum, a fight for Tripoli could well be protracted – … Read more

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UK banks fund outlawed cluster-bomb industry. Two of the banks were bailed out with taxpayer money.

By Jerome Taylor Tuesday, 16 August 2011 British high-street banks, including two institutions that were bailed out by taxpayers, are investing hundreds of millions of pounds in companies that manufacture cluster bombs – despite a growing global ban outlawing the production and trade of the weapons.  How cluster bombs work: click here to download graphic … Read more

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Muammar Qaddafi’s forces fire their first SCUD missile as NATO closes in on Tripoli

By Damien McElroy, Zintan, Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent 9:00PM BST 15 Aug 2011   The rebels were attempting to identify the trajectory of the missile which was fired from Col Gaddafi’s stronghold of Sirte even as his envoys headed for new talks with the opposition and a United Nations special envoy in Tunisia. Despite … Read more

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A list of the 30 special forces men killed in the shooting down of their helicopter in Wardak Province on August 6th. A bio of each is also included.

Saturday, August 13, 2011 The Thirty   The following sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed in the Aug. 6 helicopter crash in Wardak province: Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, La. Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, … Read more

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A series of co-ordinated explosions have killed at least 74 people and wounded 250 more across Iraq. Thirteen bombs exploded in all many of which were apparently detonated by suicide bombers.

The Irish Times August 16, 2011 by MARTIN CHULOV A SERIES of co-ordinated explosions has killed at least 74 people and wounded 250 more across Iraq, shattering calm during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and showing that extremists remain a threat more than eight years after the fall of Baghdad. The bombs were detonated … Read more

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Was Osama Bin Laden already dead ?

I just wanted to go  on record and say that I do not believe Bin Laden was killed by SEAL Team Six  on May 1, 2011. If it means anything to you, neither does the intelligence community. The intelligence community knows Bin Laden was suffering from Renal failure prior to 9/11/01 and had been on dialysis … Read more

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According to the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), Fereydoun Abbasi the first phase of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant to be operational by end of Ramadan (August 31).

IRNA – Islamic Republic News Agency In-Depth Coverage Tehran, Aug 14, IRNA — Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), Fereydoun Abbasi, said here on Sunday that the first phase of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) will be commissioned by the end of the fasting month of Ramadan (August 2-31). Abbasi noted that since the … Read more

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At least 22 killed(31 according to Reuters) in Syria’s siege on its port city of Latakia by security forces. The government operation comes after protesters massed in Latakia and other cities on Friday and renewed calls for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. The United Nations Security Council plans to meet Thursday to consider further action against the Syrian government.

VOA News August 14, 2011 Syrian security forces have stepped up their deadly crackdown on dissent in Latakia, where the military is blasting the port city with gunfire from land and sea. Activists and witnesses say military vessels mounted with machine guns began firing on coastal districts Sunday, a day after tanks rolled into the … Read more

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State Department: U.S. Shifts Geostrategic, Military Focus From Middle East To Asia

The Australian August 15, 2011 Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor -”I think what you see is an across-the-board effort (by the US) to articulate India as playing a greater role in Asia, and also revitalising relations with ASEAN – both ASEAN as an institution, and with its key members, such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore, and … Read more

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NATO’s Arm in Eurasia, Turkey’s Neo-Ottoman’s.

Dar Al-Hayat August 13, 2011 Mostafa Zein Turkey does not get its reputation from the history of its empire, despite the theories of its Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, and despite the attempt to renew Ottomanism and return to the country’s roots and to its neighborhood, after the illusion of exile to Europe. Neither does it … Read more

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The Financial Times has learned that Pakistan allowed Chinese military engineers to photograph and take samples from the top-secret stealth helicopter that US special forces left behind on the raid in which they supposedly killed Osama bin Laden.

By Anna Fifield in Washington August 14, 2011 Pakistan allowed Chinese military engineers to photograph and take samples from the top-secret stealth helicopter that US special forces left behind when they killed Osama bin Laden, the Financial Times has learnt. The action is the latest incident to underscore the increasingly complicated relationship and lack of … Read more

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China’s First Aircraft Carrier Completes Initial Sea Trials

    VOA News August 14, 2011   Chinese news media say the country’s first aircraft carrier has returned to the northeastern port of Dalian after completing its initial sea trials. The Shanghai Daily reports that the carrier was towed back into the shipyard Sunday morning amid firecracker blasts and cheers. The report says that … Read more

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DARPA is still unsure how its Hypersonic Test Vehicle (HTV-2) lost contact with range controllers and destroyed itself before completing a planned 30-min Mach 20 gliding flight across the Pacific Ocean.

By Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor 11 August 2011  The U.S. military lost contact with an unmanned hypersonic glider shortly after it launched on a test flight today (Aug. 12) as part of a global strike weapons program to develop vehicles capable of flying at Mach 20 and reach any target in the world in … Read more

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The Meaning of the British Riots: Corruption At The Top Leads To Lawlessness By The People

Washington’s Blog   August 13, 2011 —–   I’ve repeatedly noted that corruption and lawlessness by our “leaders” encourages lawlessness by everyone else. See this, for example. Peter Oborne – the Daily Telegraph’s chief political commentator – wrote yesterday:   The criminality in our streets cannot be dissociated from the moral disintegration in the highest … Read more

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London police using facial recognition software to identify rioters.

By PAISLEY DODDS and RAPHAEL G. SATTER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Facial recognition technology being considered for London’s 2012 Games is getting a workout in the wake of Britain’s riots, a senior police chief told The Associated Press on Thursday, with officers feeding photographs of suspects through Scotland Yard’s newly updated face-matching program. Chief … Read more

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UK Riots: Government Prepares Troops For Martial Law, Curfews

Paul Joseph Watson Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Eyewitnesses: Police stood back and allowed rioters to loot private businesses Following numerous reports of failures on behalf of police to arrest looters or adequately respond to the riots in London that are now sweeping across the entire UK, curfews and troops on the streets are now being … Read more

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The Launch of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant Has Been Delayed Again According to a member of Iran’s special parliamentary committee on the Bushehr plant, Asgar Jalalian.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian lawmaker said the country’s first nuclear power plant will not start up by late August as planned and blamed the delay on Russia, which is building the facility, local media reported Monday. The disclosure by Asgar Jalalian, a member of a special parliamentary committee on the Bushehr nuclear plant, … Read more

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The De-Militarization of Colombia. Ending US Military Presence: Pillage, Promise and Peace

    by Prof. James Petras August 6, 2011   Introduction: We live in a time of great destruction and grand economic opportunities and Latin America is no exception. In the global context, the US Empire is engaged in destructive wars ( Afghanistan , Iraq , Pakistan , Libya , Yemen , Somalia and Haiti … Read more

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Rich get more in tax breaks than the Poor get from Welfare

 August 8, 2011   by Sherwood Ross   All the Federal welfare checks, food stamps, and unemployment benefits don’t begin to add up to the more than $1-trillion in indirect tax breaks awarded annually to America’s middle- and upper-classes. Whereas social benefits such as “welfare” are paid in the form of checks, “tax breaks function … Read more

Latest on the crash of a US Chinook helicopter that killed 38 soldiers, 30 Americans, and 22 Navy Seals. The loss was the greatest inflicted on Navy special forces since World War II.

August 8, 2011    by Patrick Martin   The shooting down of a US Chinook helicopter early Saturday morning in Afghanistan killed 38 soldiers, including 30 Americans and eight Afghans. Among the dead were 22 Navy SEALs, an elite special forces squad. Seven helicopter crew members and air combat controllers, a dog handler, seven Afghan … Read more

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The Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Debt Downgrade: What It Means

  by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts     Global Research, August 8, 2011   On Friday, August 5, the credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s, downgraded US debt from AAA to AA+. Gerald Celente’s view that S&P’s downgrade of the US Treasury’s credit rating reflects a loss of confidence in the political system was confirmed … Read more

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Start reading your food ingredient labels. Here’s a list of ingredients to avoid.

Thursday, July 28, 2011 by Mike Adams     (NaturalNews) Ever wonder what’s really  in the food sold at grocery stores around the world? People keep asking me, “What ingredients should I avoid?” So I put together a short list that covers all the most toxic and disease-promoting ingredients in the food supply. These are … Read more

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How Eavesdropping Laws Are Taking Away Our Best Defense Against Police Brutality

Rania Khalek AlterNet July 28, 2011 Over Memorial Day weekend this past May, residents of Miami Beach witnessed a horrific display of police brutality as 12 cops sprayed Raymond Herisse’s car with 100 bullets, killing him. The shooting provoked outrage in the surrounding community, not only because of the murder, but because of what the police … Read more

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Jeffrey Immelt The Head Of Obama’s “Jobs Council”, Is Moving Even More Jobs And Economic Infrastructure To China

July 29, 2011 Jeffrey Immelt, the head of Barack Obama’s highly touted “Jobs Council”, is moving even more GE infrastructure to China.  GE makes more medical-imaging machines than anyone else in the world, and now GE has announced that it “is moving the headquarters of its 115-year-old X-ray business to Beijing“.  Apparently, this is all … Read more

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A senior Iranian official on Sunday blamed the United States and Israel for the assassination of an Iranian scientist, shot dead by a motorcyclist on the streets of Tehran.

Reuters 7-24-11 A senior Iranian official on Sunday blamed the United States and Israel for the assassination of an Iranian scientist, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.  Darioush Rezaie, 35, a university lecturer with a physics doctorate, was shot dead by a motorcyclist in Tehran on Saturday. The student news agency ISNA quoted an unnamed … Read more

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Somalia: The real causes of the famine

by Michael Chossudovsky   For the last twenty years, Somalia has been entangled in a “civil war” amidst the destruction of both its rural and urban economies. The country is now facing widespread famine.  According to reports, tens of thousands of people have died from malnutrition in the last few months. The lives of  several … Read more

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Two of China’s Jin-class nuclear subs head to their Xiaopingdao naval base for final phase of testing.

FAS Strategic Security By Hans M. Kristensen Two of China’s new Jin-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines have sailed to the Xiaopingdao naval base near Dalian, a naval base used to outfit submarines for ballistic missile flight tests. The arrival raises the obvious question if the Jin-class is finally reaching a point of operational readiness where … Read more

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Study from Federation of American Scientists on Pakistan’s past, current, and future nuclear arsenal and it’s capabilities

By Hans M. Kristensen and Robert S. Norris The latest Nuclear Notebook on Pakistan’s nuclear forces is available on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists web site. Since our previous Notebook on Pakistan in 2009 there have been several important developments. Based on our own estimates, official statements, and fissile material production estimates produced by … Read more

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Latest from attacks in Norway – 7/24

By Andrew Hough and Emily Gosden 24 Jul 2011 Breivik has admitted he perpetrated the atrocity but denied criminal responsibility as it emerged he left a 1,500 page manifesto of Right-wing ranting. Police said that Breivik, 32, acted alone after some witness accounts said a second gunman had taken part in a mass shooting. The … Read more

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Atlantis landing completes space shuttle era

Washington Post by Marc Kaufman July 21, 2011 The 135th and final flight of America’s space shuttle fleet landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center early Thursday – ending the three-decade lifetime of a technologically remarkable and versatile spacecraft, the likes of which the world is unlikely to see for a very long time. The … Read more

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‘Massive’ uranium find in Andhra Pradesh India according to the country’s chief nuclear officer

BBC 19 July 2011 India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh may have one of the largest reserves of uranium in the world, the country’s chief nuclear officer says. Studies show Tummalapalle in Kadapa district could have reserves of 150,000 tonnes of the mineral, Atomic Energy Commission chief S Banerjee said. India has estimated reserves of … Read more

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Pakistan: Dollars, drones and development

The Nation (Pakistan)   by Jalees Hazir Last week, the United States of America threatened to hold back some $800 million it owes Pakistan in military aid. The move was aimed at pressurising Pakistan, or more specifically the defence and intelligence apparatus of the country, to unquestioningly execute plans and strategies prepared at the Pentagon … Read more

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Global Economic Crisis: Finance Is the New Mode of Warfare

by Prof. Michael Hudson July 19, 2011 Global Research     “When I was in Norway earlier this year, one of its politicians sat next to me at a dinner and said, “You know, there’s one good thing that President Obama has done that we never anticipated in Europe. He’s shown the Europeans that we … Read more

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The British Monarchy Using Canadian Military To Stage Show Of Force Against Russia In Arctic

Global Research, July 19, 2011   Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay recently described Operation Nanook 11 as “the largest operation that has taken place in recent history.” The now-annual Canadian military exercises in the Arctic were established to buttress Canada’s claim to part of the Arctic sea floor where Russian and Canadian claims overlap. Russia … Read more

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The primary whistleblower in the News of the World phone hacking and bribery scandal Sean Hoare has been found dead. He first made his claims in a New York Times investigation into the phone-hacking allegations. Was the first named journalist to allege that Andy Coulson(works for British Prime Minister David Cameron, close friend of Rupert Murdoch) was aware of phone hacking. – 2 Articles

Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbusiness reporter who was the first named journalist to allege that Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead . Hoare, who worked on the Sun and the News of the World with Coulson before being dismissed for drink and drugs … Read more

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Bodyguard who killed Afghani President Hamid Karzai’s drug running brother Wali Karzai was trusted CIA contact

By Julius Cavendish in Kabul Saturday, 16 July 2011 The bodyguard who assassinated President Hamid Karzai’s brother had been working closely with US Special Forces and the CIA before he was recruited by the Taliban, raising fears over the Islamist movement’s increasingly sophisticated intelligence apparatus which has managed to threaten the inner circles of power … Read more

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Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria

VOA News July 11, 2011 Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage. The Associated Press reported that attackers broke windows, raised a Syrian flag on the U.S. grounds, and wrote anti-U.S. graffiti on walls. The attackers reportedly left after the brief … Read more

(British propaganda agent) Ruppert Murdoch’s son James Murdoch could face criminal charges on both sides of the Atlantic that involve fines and forfeiture of assets as the escalating phone-hacking scandal risks damaging his chances of taking control of Ruppert Murdoch’s media empire.

Dominic Rushe and Jill Treanor guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 July 2011 James Murdoch and News Corp could face corporate legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic that involve criminal charges, fines and forfeiture of assets as the escalating phone-hacking scandal risks damaging his chances of taking control of Rupert Murdoch’s US-based media empire. As deputy … Read more

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