Friday, April 9, 2010

Ed Koch’s lying tongue

Ed Koch's lying tongue (plus 83 more items)

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Ed Koch's lying tongue

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:39 PM PDT

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Ed Koch is a delusional Zionist supremacist who is desperately struggling to maintain the relevance of Zionist mythology, especially in Europe and North America.

And like all Zionists, the former New York mayor, seems to have little regard if any for truth and honesty.

Imprisoning Palestinian Children

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:03 AM PDT

steve lendman

In June 2009, Defence for Children International (DCI)/Palestine Section published a report titled, "Palestine Child Prisoners: The systematic and institutionalized ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities."

DCI/Palestine "is a national section of the international non-government child rights organisation and movement (dedicated) to promoting and protecting the rights of Palestinian children," according to international law principles.

Bushehr reactor to try out major test

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:13 AM PDT

Amid Russia's pledges on completion of the long-delayed Bushehr Nuclear Power plant, the most pivotal test to bring the reactor into operation will be conducted in next to no time, an Iranian official announces.

The so called "Warm Water Test" will examine all equipment of the facility in high temperature," Bushehr Project Manager Mahmoud Jafari said.

Obama orders probe over deadly mine blast

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:01 AM PDT

The US president has called on mine safety officials to report the cause of a blast that killed at least 25 people at a West Virginia coal mine.

The White House said in a statement on Thursday that Barack Obama will meet with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Mine Safety and Health Administrator Joe Main on mine safety next week.

Reuters shuns story on US chopper killing staff

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:48 AM PDT

Editor-in-chief of Reuters News David Schlesinger has refused to cover a story by one of his own reporters which claims that the 2007 killings of two Reuters staffers in Baghdad by US troops may have been war crimes.

Reuters staff Saeed al-Chmagh, a 40-year-old driver and assistant, and Namir Noor-Eldeen, a 22-year-old photographer were among the dozens of people killed by an unprecedented attack by US forces in Baghdad in 2007.

Ruling alliance leads Sri Lanka's general election

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:27 AM PDT

Early results show Sri Lanka's ruling party is well ahead of the opposition in the country's crucial parliamentary elections.

President Mahinda Rajapakse's United People's Freedom Alliance has proved to be leading the vote-count in most of the areas.

Ahmadinejad: Iran still ready for nuclear fuel swap

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed Tehran's readiness for a nuclear fuel swap with the Western side without preconditions.

"Although we are capable of producing 20-percent-enriched uranium, we still can exchange fuel with no preconditions," the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in an exclusive interview with German television network RTL.

'Taliban shoots down NATO chopper in Afghanistan'

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:02 AM PDT

Taliban militants say they have shot down a NATO helicopter in the troubled southeastern Afghanistan amid mounting causalities for the US-led forces there.

At least four people have been killed in the fatal incident that took place in Zabul province on Friday.

Turkey move deters Netanyahou from nuclear meet

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:09 AM PDT

The Israeli Prime Minister has decided not to partake in the forthcoming Nuclear Security Summit in Washington over Egypt and Turkey's plan to file a motion demanding that Tel Aviv open its nuclear facilities for international inspection.

According to a report broadcast on Israel's Army Radio on Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu has called off the trip to the US capital and is sending Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor instead.

P5+1 talks end with Russia preaching 'diplomacy' on Iran

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:38 AM PDT

A closed-door meeting between world powers on Iran's nuclear issue ended Thursday with signals from Russia that it prefers to resolve the deadlock with "negotiations" rather than sanctions.

Ambassadors of the five permanent Security Council members plus Germany, a group often referred to as the "P5+1", met in New York on Thursday to discuss a US-prescribed resolution for "biting" new sanctions against Iran over its enrichment activities.

Kyrgyzstan moves to shut US-run Menas air base

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:22 AM PDT

Kyrgyzstan's new leaders have said they intend to remove a US military base, which currently serves as the premier air mobility hub for the US-led forces in Afghanistan, from their soil.

The interim government led by ex-foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva, has said it wants the US base, Manas, closed down for security reasons.

Forget the Illuminati

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:17 AM PDT

Right wing books are full of references to the Illuminati and the Masons. It is almost de rigueur. There can be no doubt that both the illuminati and the Masons were, and are, historical facts. But the constant referencing of them in right wing opuses is both counterproductive and foolish. The amount of available information on the Illuminati and the Masons is extremely limited. Research into these is shrouded in mystery and largely speculative. Provable facts on Jews are, however, much easier to come by. Much of the information can be obtained from Jewish reference works and reputable academic sources. There is no mystery. Moreover, the facts can be cross checked from many angles. Since Jews are provably the common denominator and thus, the controlling force behind so many political and social movements, there really is no need to speculate about possible Masonic and Illuminati influence in these same matters.

Jesse Ventura speaks out about conspiracy theories in NaturalNews interview

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Jesse Ventura is known as being a tough, principled and courageous advocate of liberty and freedom. His new book, American Conspiracies, outlines a fascinating and well-documented accounting of some of the most important conspiracies that shaped American history -- including the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. As part of the launch of this new book, Jesse joined us by phone for an interview with NaturalNews.com.

Iran FM phones Iranian captive in France

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:55 PM PDT

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has telephoned Iranian citizen, Majid Kakavand, who is facing extradition proceedings in France on orders of the US.

Mottaki made the call on Wednesday to Kakavand, who was arrested at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on March 20, 2009 while on a short vacation, at the request of US authorities.

Speculated low turnout in Sri Lanka elections

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:41 PM PDT

Sri Lanka's majority Singhalese and minority Tamils vote in the first parliamentary election since the end of a decades-long civil war, but the turnout is estimated to be no more than 50-55 percent.

It is widely expected that President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling alliance will gain an easy victory in the Thursday poll — the first since Rajapaksa in May declared victory in one of Asia's longest-running and bloodiest wars, defeating the separatist Tamil Tigers and returning the entire island to government control after 25 years.

Low turnout in Sri Lanka elections

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:41 PM PDT

Sri Lanka's majority Singhalese and minority Tamils vote in the first parliamentary election since the end of a decades-long civil war, but the turnout is estimated to be no more than 50-55 percent.

It is widely expected that President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling alliance will gain an easy victory in the Thursday poll — the first since Rajapaksa in May declared victory in one of Asia's longest-running and bloodiest wars, defeating the separatist Tamil Tigers and returning the entire island to government control after 25 years.

Tunnel collapse kills two Palestinians

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:33 PM PDT

Two Palestinians have been found dead under a collapsed tunnel under the borderline between the southern Gaza Strip and Israel, medics and witnesses said.

The two were missing since Tuesday, when they were buried under the sands of the tunnel, where seven other workers were pulled out alive by local rescue teams, dpa reported.

IEDs in Afghanistan double in past year

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:23 PM PDT

The number of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, has doubled in the past year in Afghanistan, prompting the US-led forces to gear up with new protective devices.

Twice as many have died in the first three months of the current year compared with the same period last year, and a Pentagon report issued on Thursday warns of an increase in casualties in the months to come.

Ahmadinejad: Iran world's most powerful country

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:17 PM PDT

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is the "world's most powerful country in the international arena."

Speaking on Thursday in a gathering of the "elites" of East Azerbaijan province in northwest Iran, Ahmadinejad said that current conditions — both domestically and internationally — are the best in conditions throughout the country's history, reported ILNA.

How Brainy Is Obama?

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Most of the other hypotheses don't seem to make much sense, so I'm starting to approach the tentative conclusion that Barack Obama is just not that smart. It should hardly come as a surprise. He undoubtedly has an IQ slightly higher than normal or he wouldn't have made it through college and law school (though it might be interesting to see his transcripts, which to my knowledge he hasn't released yet). But in retrospect what he seems to have displayed throughout his career is cunning rather than anything resembling real learning.

Red shirts plan biggest protest yet

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:36 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters in Thailand have said they will stage the biggest demonstration yet in their month-long campaign to unseat the government and force new elections.

The protesters, known as the red shirts, said on Friday they would hold mass marches to several undisclosed locations across Bangkok, defying a state of emergency which gives the military greater powers to restore order.

Hamas warns about plight of Palestinian prisoners

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Hamas spokesperson warns if the international community continues to turn a blind eye on the maltreatment of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, the group will take prisoner more Israeli soldiers.

Sami Abu Zuhri complained on Thursday in Gaza that the world is only concerned with the release of Israeli prisoner of war Gilad Shalit from Hamas prison, but is was least bothered about the ill-treatment and sufferings of the Palestinians in Israeli jails.

Australia freezes asylum claims

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Australia has said it will suspend processing of new asylum claims from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan as it steps up efforts to crackdown on people smuggling.

Announcing the move on Friday Chris Evans, the Australian immigration minister, said the change in policy had been made "in the light of the changing circumstances in both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan."

Russia: 5+1 discusses 'constructive proposals' on Iran

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:16 PM PDT

Russia says six major powers have heard "constructive proposals" on how to deal with Iran's nuclear case during their talks in New York on Thursday.

Envoys from the so-called '5+1 group' made up of the five permanent members of the United Nations' Security Council — US, Britain, Russia, France and China — plus Germany, held a meeting behind closed doors to discuss a US draft resolution that would slap new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

Procrastinating, From Mallorca to Marbella

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Fiction

The longer we postpone things we must do, the harder it becomes to accomplish them, don't you think? Take letters: guilt at not having written them compounds the delay–thus the guilt–until you convince yourself that, being no longer expected, it's no longer important.

Ten days ago, back to Mallorca where I have been living for ten years. Off to Marbella tomorrow—and for good. No sooner had I arrived than I divided two pages of an A4 notebook into neat columns, determined to respect the plan and sequence and to tick off every obligation as days went by. Wishful ticking. I crammed the whole lot into the last twenty-four hours.

Al-Shabab seizes control of UN compound

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:31 PM PDT

Al-Shabab fighters have seized a compound housing the United Nations Operations in town of Wajid, in Bakool region, in southern Somalia.

Hundreds of heavily armed al-Shabab fighters entered the compound on Thursday, disarmed around 150 security guards and ordered them to leave the area, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The Strange Love Affair of the US and AIPAC

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:12 PM PDT

Imagine you are a representative of the highest government agencies. You encounter a group that places a foreign power above your own government's interests and redirects and undermines your policies. Would you go to their convention, popularize them, obsequiously placate them and demonstrate you mean no harm to their sinister behavior? Sounds incomprehensible?

United States State department officials and congressional leaders have been doing the incomprehensible for years. U.S. State Department officials, senators and house representatives have regularly attended the American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) conventions. Although the U.S. Executive Department signaled a hardening of relations with Israel, its officials spoke to and listened to AIPAC during the week that inaugurated the new spring of 2010.

'5+1' holds fresh talks on Iran at UN

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:10 PM PDT

Six major world powers have held fresh talks in New York to discuss a US draft resolution that would slap new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

Envoys from the US, Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany held a meeting behind the closed doors on Thursday.

Kyrgyz president refuses to resign as opposition takes power

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:06 PM PDT

The ousted Kyrgyz president says he is still in the country and refuses to resign despite the opposition claim of forming an interim government.

The opposition has already taken over the government of the impoverished Central Asian state and dissolved the parliament after the 60-year-old Bakiyev fled deadly clashes in capital Bishkek, which has claimed the lives of at least 75 people, with over 1,000 injured.

Kyrgyz president not to resign as opposition takes power

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:06 PM PDT

The ousted Kyrgyz president says he is still in the country and refuses to resign despite the opposition claim of forming an interim government.

The opposition has already taken over the government of the impoverished Central Asian state and dissolved the parliament after the 60-year-old Bakiyev fled deadly clashes in capital Bishkek, which has claimed the lives of at least 75 people, with over 1,000 injured.

Russia sends 150 paratroopers to Kyrgyzstan

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:05 PM PDT

Russia has sent some 150 paratroopers to its Kant airbase in Kyrgyzstan, Russia's General Staff chief Nikolay Makarov said.

Makarov noted that the move was made to ensure the safety of families of Russian military staff in Kyrgyzstan.

Israel PM cancels nuclear talks

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:05 PM PDT

Israel's prime minister has cancelled plans to attend next week's Washington summit on nuclear security hosted by Barack Obama, the US president.

Binyamin Netanyahu made the decision after learning that Egypt and Turkey planned to raise the issue of Israel's presumed nuclear arsenal at the conference, a senior Israeli government official was quoted as saying late on Thursday.

Israel arrests 'organ traffickers'

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Six Israelis, including a retired Israeli army general, are reported to have been detained on suspicion of running an international organ trafficking ring.

The suspects were arrested "at different times based on where it was most convenient and most necessary", Micky Rosenfeld, an Israeli police spokesman, said on Wednesday.

Jews and Brahmins – Birds of a feather

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:38 PM PDT

"Whereas the inhabitants of the Indian peninsula are Hindus whose hearts have been full of hatred towards Muslims, therefore, India is the most important base for us to work there from against Pakistan," David Ben Gurion, quoted in the Jewish Chronicle, August 9, 1967.

Al-Qaradhawi Compilation by MEMRI aka MOSSAD

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Al-Qaradhawi compilation of videos by Mossad's free (mis-)translation service MEMRI.

U.S. Confirms Awlaki on CIA Hit List; Gitmo Military Trial Begins

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:13 PM PDT

U.S. officials confirmed this week that U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been added to a CIA and Joint Special Operations Command list of suspected terrorists to "capture or kill," and Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) on Tuesday referred to Awlaki as "terrorist number one." Awlaki has been linked to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who perpetrated the November 2009 Fort Hood shooting, and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who attempted to bomb Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, 2009.

Never Before Campaign Releases Video: 'Israeli Love Song'

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:00 PM PDT

When the Israeli regime feels that it has to create a ministry for propaganda, you know that they are worried. This concern is shared by dedicated Zionists and other misled people all over the world.

Their concern is simple: the world is beginning to realize that the Israeli regime and its policies are nothing better than any other, past or present, discriminatory/apartheid regime.

Israel lifts gag on former IDF soldier case

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:51 PM PDT

Israeli authorities have lifted the media gag on former IDF soldier Anat Kam, who allegedly gave 2,000 classified files to a journalist working for Israeli daily Ha'aretz.

According to Jerusalem Post, close to 2,000 documents were copied by Kam when she served as the assistant to the bureau chief of OC Central Command Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh between 2005 and 2007.

Americans 'worked for secret services'

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:31 PM PDT

The Iranian intelligence minister says Tehran has compelling evidence that three Americans arrested in Iran last year were cooperating with intelligence services.

In an exclusive interview with Press TV, Heydar Moslehi said Iran will present its evidence to the media soon.

U.S. Outposts in the Crosshairs

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:28 PM PDT

As the most visible symbols of U.S. foreign policy around the world, embassies have always been a target for political violence. Last weekend's attack on the U.S. consulate in Peshawar was just the most recent example. But embassies are addressing their vulnerabilities, as the Peshawar case shows: While two consulate employees were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside, the casualties could have been much worse if gunmen had breached the mission's heavily guarded gate. Following are five U.S. facilities around the world that are ramping up security in response to worsening local conditions.

Iraqiyya's Path to Power

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:49 PM PDT

As the news broke that his cross-sectarian alliance was leading last month's parliamentary election with 91 seats, former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi was seen on television, grinning and receiving well-wishers in his Baghdad headquarters. His supporters took to the streets, jubilantly dancing and exchanging congratulatory embraces. It was, however, a short-lived victory. Since election day, there has been little reason for either the leaders of his coalition, al-Iraqiyya, or the 2,851,823 voters who endorsed the alliance, to celebrate.

New human-like species found in S. Africa

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Researchers have found remains of two human-like creatures (hominids) in a cave near the South African capital of Johannesburg.

The two-million-year old fossils belong to a female adult and a young male — perhaps mother and son. They were discovered near Malapa in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.

Talks begin on Iran sanctions

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:28 PM PDT

Diplomats from six world powers have met for the first time to discuss imposing new sanctions on Iran for its failure to suspend work on its controversial nuclear programme.

UN ambassadors from the United States, China, Britain, France, Germany and Russia held Thursday's meeting at the UN mission in London.

Defending Dennis Ross

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Give Stephen M. Walt his due. After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's tense visit to Washington last month, a cowardly U.S. government official lobbed an "Israel vs. America" dual loyalty canard at my former colleague, National Security Council advisor Dennis Ross. But while he or she hid behind a cloak of journalistic anonymity shamelessly provided by Politico's Laura Rozen, Walt at least has the gumption to stand up and make his McCarthyite case in his own name. And while Rozen's muse only attacked one person's bona fides, Walt pilloried the professional credentials of several dozen of our nation's leading Middle East experts.

Police battle looters as Kyrgyzstan chaos spreads

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Three days of violent anti-government demonstrations in Kyrgyzstan have left 75 dead and more than a thousand injured. The opposition has formed an interim government to stay in power for the next six months and seized control of the army and police.

Pakistani MPs move to curb presidential powers

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:06 PM PDT

Pakistani lawmakers have unanimously passed a series of constitutional amendments which will strip the president of key powers.

The bill was approved by 292 votes in favor and no votes against in Islamabad's national assembly on Thursday.

Monumental day: START treaty signed

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:06 PM PDT

A major day today that can only be called as a new START. United States President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev singed the strategic arms reduction treaty after months of negotiations that were full of obstacles and delays. Both leaders met in Prague today for the signing

Karzai Unhinged?

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 01:09 PM PDT

During my recent visit to Afghanistan, I got the chance to meet with military officers, mullahs, and senior government ministers, as well as journalists, NGO activists, parliamentarians, provincial governors, tribal leaders, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai himself. The figures represented a wide range of views, but there's one thing virtually all agreed on: The sudden deterioration of relations between the United States and Karzai could not have come at a worse time.

Iran 'will not plead to avoid sanctions'

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 01:03 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran will not yield to threats and will not give up its rights of a peaceful nuclear program.

Ahmadinejad says Iran will turn threats and sanctions into opportunities.

Greeks protest over cut backs

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Local government workers, including several mayors, have marched through Athens, the Greek capital, to protest at government austerity measures.

The rally on Thursday was aimed at reforms and job losses which are part of the government's cost-cutting plans to save the debt-ridden country $6.5bn.

Palestinian detainees go on hunger strike

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Around 8,000 Palestinian prisoners, held captive in 13 different Israeli military detention facilities, have gone on hunger strike in protest to ongoing cases of torture, abuse and other human rights violations.

According to the Palestinian Information Center, those on strike reported cases of humiliation and abuse during searches of family members conducted before visitations.

The Attacks on Pope Benedict - a Conspiracy of Man - or God?

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Over the centuries many sorts of masquers have bored deep into the bowels of the Roman Catholic Church. Some of these have even occupied the papal throne; others were content to be the power behind that throne.

King Henry VIII first received the theological justification for his divorce from Catherine of Aragon from the Neoplatonic brotherhood inside the Vatican; out of said fraternity would emerge Dr. John Dee, the Protestant magician who, using the Hermetic and Kabbalistic cunning of the Roman Catholic magician Marsilio Ficino, furnished William Cecil with the mind control keys and mass persuasion techniques that gained him the rule of England through a reanimated goddess Isis who is known to history as Queen Elizabeth I.

'No US troop survives if Iran is attacked'

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Iran's Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Hassan Firouzabadi has warned the US against making any military moves on the Islamic Republic.

Firouzabadi said that if the United States attacks Iran, none of the American troops in the region will go back home alive.

Fresh landslide buries 200 near Rio

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:26 PM PDT

A new landslide in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has buried up to 200 people following the heaviest rains and flooding in decades.

According to Brazilian officials, mud came crashing down into a slum in Niteroi, across the bay from Rio.

Wikileaks: Inside the Group That Has Exposed the Secrets of Sarah Palin, Scientology and the ...

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT

The clock struck 3 a.m. Julian Assange slept soundly inside a guarded private compound in Nairobi, Kenya. Suddenly, six men with guns emerged from the darkness. A day earlier, they had disabled the alarm system on the electric fence and buried weapons by the pool. Catching a guard by surprise, they commanded him to hit the ground. He obliged, momentarily, then jumped up and began shouting. As the rest of the compound's security team rushed outside, the intruders fled into the night.

Sri Lanka parliamentary polls close

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Polling has passed off in Sri Lanka's post war parliamentary elections amid reports of violence, with President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling alliance expected to win with a clear majority.

Voters lined up at polling booths as the nationwide parliamentary elections opened today throughout the island. Results are due on Friday.

Ron Paul Discusses America's Moral Decline & Economic Collapse

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Alex Jones: Ladies and gentlemen, we are live. It is Monday, the 5th day of April, 2010. Until the bottom of the hour, we have Congressman Ron Paul with us. And we appreciate him coming on. Congressman, good to have you here.

Ron Paul: Good to be with you.

Alex Jones: There is so much going on. I've got a lot of important questions I want to ask you. But out of the gates, what is most important on your plate that you want to warn the American people about today?

Obama: Iran sanctions to come this spring

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:23 AM PDT

The United States is seeking to bring "tough sanctions" against Iran by "this spring," says President Barack Obama.

The US and its Western allies are working together to secure new sanctions against Iran in the UN Security Council over Tehran's refusal to halt its nuclear program.

Former Turkish MP in prison for PKK links

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:12 AM PDT

A Turkish court has sentenced a former deputy of the dissolved Party for Democracy (DEP) to three years in prison on charges of spreading separatist propaganda.

The Diyarbakir Criminal Court on Thursday ruled that former DEP parliamentarian Leyla Zana had "disseminated the propaganda of a terrorist organization" by delivering speeches about the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its imprisoned leader in two separate events.

Thai PM cancels trip to regional summit

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:48 AM PDT

Thailand's prime minister has canceled a trip to a summit gathering regional leaders in Vietnam as the Thai capital Bangkok continues to remain under a state of emergency.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva canceled a trip to a regional summit meeting in Vietnam on Thursday.

London holds living butterfly show

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:31 AM PDT

A show in London's Natural History Museum allows visitors to walk among hundreds of butterflies from all around the world.

Butterfly Explorers, which opened on Thursday, exhibits exotic butterflies from North America, Asia, Africa and the Amazon rainforest.

China will join nuclear talks on Iran

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:19 AM PDT

China says it will join a meeting with other permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany in New York to discuss Iran's nuclear program.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu says Beijing will hold "relevant discussions" with major world powers on Thursday to find a solution for the impasse over the Iranian nuclear drive.

Kyrgyz president refuses to resign, heavy shooting reported in Bishek

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:49 AM PDT

AP reports heavy shooting in the central Bishkek. Two days of violent anti-government demonstrations in Kyrgyzstan have already left 75 dead and more than a thousand injured. The opposition has formed an interim government and seized control of the army and police. While Kyrgyz President Bakiyev said in statement that he refuses to resign.

Obama, Medvedev sign nuclear arms treaty

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:25 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have signed a new treaty aimed at reducing the two countries' nuclear arsenals.

The treaty, signed in the Czech Republic's capital, Prague, is a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, also known as START, which expired in December.

Iran reassures Arabs over nuclear work

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:51 AM PDT

A senior member of the Iranian parliament has reassured regional Arab countries that Tehran's nuclear work will not pose a threat to them.

Kazem Jalali, Rapporteur of the Iranian Parliament's Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy, said in Bahrain that Iran was by no means a threat to the region.

The Shylocks meet the Fagins

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:49 AM PDT

Western cultural heritage provides us with a few interesting fictional characters who may be able to throw light on the current moral state of Israel and the latest organ trafficking affair in particular.

In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Shylock is a Jewish moneylender, a character who has become a name of the ultimate heartless usurer. In the play Shylock lends money to his Christian rival, Antonio, setting the bond at a pound of Antonio's flesh. Once Antonio fails to pay his loan back, Shylock demands the pound of flesh in return. Though Shylock is just a fictional character, the willingness to attach a price tag to blood or human flesh is rather revealing.

Obama, Medvedev say 'chin-chin' to 'win-win' deal in Prague

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:28 AM PDT

The leaders of Russia and the United States have signed a nuclear arms reduction treaty in Prague. Russian president has descibed the deal as a 'win-win situation'. The signing ceremony was followed by an informal dinner.

Kyrgyzstan – The "Tulip Revolution" replayed

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 07:39 AM PDT

It looks like Washington is replaying its 2005 "Tulip Revolution" against its own puppet, Kyrgyzstan's president Kurmanbek Bakiyev by using the country's Opposition leaders as it used Kurmanbek and other Opposition leaders against previous president Askar Akayev in 2005. It is reported that as the result of large-scale protests in Bishhek on Wednesday, president Kurmanbek has fled from the city and Opposition leader Omurbek Tekebaev, the former Speaker of Parliament has demanded that president Kurmanbek and the rest of his government resign. Kurmanbek Bakiyev had angered his masters in Washington when he switched his alliance to Moscow for a US$2.15 billion aid package and demanded the closer of US military base at Manas in 2010. The US military base at Manas is a key transit point for US occupation troops and supplies bound for Afghanistan. Last month alone, 50,000 US and coalition troops passed through Manas enroute to Afghanistan, according to Pentagon source. In March it was reported that Pentagon plans to build a US$5.5 million training facility for Krygyz Special Forces in the southern province of Batken – the home to the so-called "Islamist terrorists", who are against the occupation of their country by both Russia and the US.

Assessing the US-Russia nuclear disarmament treaty

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:41 AM PDT

"A nuclear-free world" That is what Barack Obama, the US president, has called for after Russia and the United States signed a new disarmament treaty that legally binds the countries to cut the number of nuclear warheads by 30 per cent over the next seven years. John Large, an independent nuclear consultant, spoke to Al Jazeera about the new pact. He analysed the positive and negative aspects of the treaty. [April 8, 2010]

Bilderberg Sleuths Identify UK As Possible 2010 Location

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:04 AM PDT

With the 2010 Bilderberg Group conference fast approaching, consensus seems to indicate that the United Kingdom or Ireland will be the likeliest location for the annual gathering of the global elite.

Obama and Medvedev speak on arms cuts deal after signing in Prague

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:01 AM PDT

The leaders of Russia and the United States have signed nuclear arms reduction treaty in Prague. The 160-page document obliges both sides to reduce their strategic offensive arms arsenal by one third. The new agreement is also intended to help stop the spread of atomic weapons around the world.

That thing from 1984

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT

the collective

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

So begins one of the most profound works of political literature, George Orwell's 1984. The book was originally published in 1949, and yet has provided a persistent exploration of contemporary politics. The book describes a world at war with constantly switching sides and lies. All information is controlled by the state. All institutions are linked to the state and all individuals are dependent on the state.

Alex Jones' Farewell Interview with Dr. Paul Craig Roberts

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:41 AM PDT

Alex Jones welcomes back to the show economist and a nationally syndicated columnist Paul Craig Roberts, who recently announced his journalistic retirement in an article entitled "Truth Has Fallen and Taken Liberty With It." He served as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration. Mr. Roberts is the author of several books, including The Tyranny of Good Intentions: How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice and How the Economy Was Lost: The War of the Worlds.

Israel's 9/11 "To Do" Checklist

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:23 AM PDT

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Israel's 9/11 "To Do" Checklist

1. On 9/11/2001, set off the world's biggest false-flag against our ally, friend, financial backer, weapons depot and all around gullible sucker, the USA using Arab patsies, MOSSAD agents, mercs, CIA cutouts, katsas running White House and Pentagon traitors and our world-wide system of sayanim…. Check.

Message to Israel: Get rid of nukes, deal with Iran on security

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:10 AM PDT

Russia and the US have signed a much-heralded new nuclear arms treaty, agreeing to slash the world's strategic stockpiles by about a third. Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama inked the deal in Prague. Political commentator and rt's crosstalk host Peter Lavelle says with the START treaty signed - the nuclear era should be wound down.

Opposition usurps power in Kyrgyzstan

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:47 AM PDT

Oppositon leaders in Kyrgyzstan say they are in control of the country following days of nationwide protests. The health ministry says at least 65 people were killed and 400 injured in clashes on Wednesday between protesters and police. Roza Otunbayeva, the former foreign minister and head of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan, an opposition group, says she is now leading a provisional government. Meanwhile, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the president, has fled the capital and reports say he's now in the southern city of Osh. Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports on the political upheaval in Kyrgyzstan. [April 8, 2010]

Inside Story - What are the rules of engagement?

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:46 AM PDT

wikileaks has posted a video on its website which it claims shows the killing of civilians by the US military in Baghdad in 2007. The wikileaks site campaigns for freedom of information and posts leaked documents online. What are the rules of engagement and is this kind of violence justified?

Fault Lines - Out of work in the US

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:46 AM PDT

With tens of millions of Americans unemployed, and millions more struggling to survive on a minimum wage, the rapid spread of poverty and insufficient access to welfare have combined to form what some analysts are calling a 'social state of emergency' in the United States. Are there solutions? Fault Lines travels to some of the regions hardest hit by the recession, tracking some creative measures taken by local communities to combat the jobs crisis from the bottom up.

Petraeus takes the Genie out of the bottle

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:43 AM PDT

The taboo was finally broken and the genie is out of the bottle, despite some attempts to force it back. America's military leaders have had enough and decided to speak out about the liability that a hardline Israel causes to America's national interest.

Popular American General David Petraeus finally said the words that many have been saying behind closed doors for decades. The statement of the star-studded general puts American blind support for Israel in direct opposition to the country's most sacred institution, the military.

Riz Khan - India's Maoist threat

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:30 AM PDT

How will India deal with the growing influence and power of the Maoists after the extreme left-wing rebels struck the deadliest blow in their decades-old insurgency killing 75 Indian soldiers on Tuesday?

Economy tops UK poll agenda

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:17 AM PDT

The economy is emerging as a key issue as campaigning gets underway for Britain's national elections set for May 6. On Wednesday, opposition blocs were engaged in heated debates with the ruling party of Gordon Brown, the prime minister, in parliament over the country's financial situation. The opposition blames Brown's Labour party for widespread economic woes. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports from London.

Life in fear in Mexico drugs city

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Before it was overrun by drug cartels and gripped by almost daily shootings, Ciudad Juarez was a prosperous Mexican city that thrived on its close links to the US. Now the violence is forcing many businesses to shut up shop and leave. Medium and small scale businesses have been hit particularly hard, with 10000 closing down in the last 18 months, and more than 100000 jobs lost in 2009. Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez has the second of our special reports from Ciudad Juarez. (Apr 08, 2010)

Mike Rivero Discusses Wikileaks Video of Nazi-Like Atrocities in Iraq on The Alex Jones Show 1/5

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:34 AM PDT

Bloodthirsty neo-cons who would defend barbecuing Arab babies on the White House lawn if they were told it was part of the war on terror are disgracefully scrambling to defend a shocking video released by Wikileaks which shows US Apache helicopters massacring Iraqi journalists and children in Baghdad while laughing about it. The newly released video of the Baghdad attacks was recorded on one of two Apache helicopters hunting for insurgents on 12 July 2007, reports the Guardian.

Assessing Operation Moshtarak

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:24 AM PDT

It has been two months since Operation Moshtarak - involving thousands of Afghan national army troops and international soldiers - got under way in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. Moshtarak- "together" in Dari and Pashto - was the first major test of the strategy of US President Barack Obama to take on the Taliban and end the eight-year conflict with one of the biggest offensives since the 2001 US-led invasion. It was designed to clear Taliban fighters from Helmand's Marjah region and hold it so that the civilian administration could establish itself. Marjah was thought to be the hub of the Taliban-controlled opium trade - which provides them with most of their funding. Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from Lashkar Gah in Helmand, on whether Moshtarak achieved its goal.

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