Saturday, June 5, 2010

Israeli regime nature based on crime

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'Israeli regime nature based on crime'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:07 PM PDT

Iran's interior minister has called on all countries which bang the drum for human rights to decry the crimes committed by the Zionist regime of Israel.

"The (UN) Security Council, the United Nations and all countries which claim to be human rights sympathizers should reach out to the Palestinian people and condemn Israeli crimes", said Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar in an interview with Fars news agency.

FDA approves new osteoporosis drug

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:28 PM PDT

Days after Prolia received European approval, FDA approves the sale of the drug in the US to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures in post-menopausal women.

Denosumab (Prolia, Amgen) is a human monoclonal antibody developed to tackle postmenopausal osteoporosis as well as bone loss in hormone treated prostate and breast cancer patients.

Taliban 'responsible' for Kabul attacks

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:15 PM PDT

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for several explosions that rocked Kabul where tribal elders and lawmakers have gathered to discuss a deal with the militants.

Hundreds of participants showed up in Kabul for the three-day gathering of a tribal assembly starting on Wednesday.

Israel deporting humanitarian activists

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:03 PM PDT

Tel Aviv has started deporting foreign activists that were detained during the Israeli navy's deadly attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla aid convoy.

Of all 682 peace activists onboard Freedom Flotilla, about 325 foreign activists were transferred on Wednesday from the Ela detention center in Be'er Sheva to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for flights to their homelands, Ha'aretz reported.

Denmark loses 1st female to Afghan war

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:57 PM PDT

Denmark has lost its first woman soldier in the volatile southern Afghanistan, amid the climbing casualty counts among US-led troops in the country.

The Danish military said in a statement that the 22-year old Private Sophia Bruun was killed when a roadside bomb hit her vehicle in southern Helmand province.

Chocolate cuts cholesterol levels

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:55 PM PDT

While chocolate had long been linked with obesity, a new study says eating chocolate can lower blood cholesterol levels in certain individuals.

Previous studies had reported that eating chocolate can lower blood pressure levels, reducing an individual's risk of developing stroke or heart attack.

'Any Israeli raid will be tackled'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:34 PM PDT

The Lebanese ambassador to Iran says Lebanon's soil will be the burial ground for Zionist aggressors, and that Lebanon will stand up to Israeli threats with the help of its army, resistance and people.

In an exclusive interview with Iranian official news agency IRNA, Zein Mousawi said any potential Israeli incursion into Lebanon will sound the death knell for the Zionist enemy.

Tehran to hold 27th short filmfest

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:13 PM PDT

Iran is preparing to hold the 27th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), hosting directors and screening films from around the globe.

Organized by the Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS), a member of the International Short Film Conference (ISFC), the 2010 TISFF will be held in national and international sections.

Americans protest deadly Israeli attack

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:11 PM PDT

In reaction to Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza-bound humanitarian Flotilla, massive anti-Israeli protests have erupted across the United States.

In Washington, protesters drew together in front of the White House on Tuesday to express their outrage at the US government's unconditional support for Tel Aviv.

EU lawmaker backs Tehran declaration

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:02 PM PDT

European Parliament Vice Speaker Giovanni Pittella has termed Tehran's recent nuclear fuel swap declaration as a positive step in the country's nuclear case.

In a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Brussels on Tuesday, Pittella said that negotiation is still the only solution to Iran's nuclear case, Far News Agency reported.

Iran sympathizes with Flotilla 'martyrs'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:46 PM PDT

The Iranian foreign minister has described the victims of the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound humanitarian Flotilla as "martyrs" and expressed solidarity with them.

Speaking at a meeting organized by the European Policy Centre in Brussels on Wednesday, Manouchehr Mottaki expressed "solidarity with the martyrs, the people who died on a humanitarian assistance [ship] to the Palestinian people," saying they have been under Israeli siege for too long.

Turk soldier, PKKs die in SE clashes

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:38 PM PDT

A Turk soldier and two gunmen from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a fresh outbreak of clashes between the Turkish army and Kurd militants.

The fighting erupted on late Tuesday near Cukurca town in the southeastern province of Hakkari when PKK militants opened fire on a group of soldiers on patrol duty, AFP quoted local officials as saying.

Israeli MP's terror aboard aid ship

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:31 PM PDT

An Arab member of the Israeli parliament who was on board the international flotilla that was attacked on Monday as it tried to take humanitarian aid to Gaza accused Israel yesterday of intending to kill peace activists as a way to deter future convoys.

Deaths as Somali factions clash

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:18 PM PDT

At least 24 people have been killed in fighting between rival Somali factions near two strategic cities in central Somalia, officials and witnesses said.

Fighters from al-Shabab, Somalia's armed anti-government group, clashed with members of the Ahlu Sunna Waljamaca group, a pro-government militia, on Tuesday in Marergur and Gadon towns in the Galgadud region.

Press TV reporter missing after attack

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Three days after the deadly Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the fate of Press TV's British national correspondent onboard the humanitarian convoy remains unknown.

All contact with Press TV's Hassan Ghani was lost soon after Israeli commandos intercepted the Freedom Flotilla in international waters, some 150km (90 miles) off the coast of Gaza.

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has survived a no-confidence vote tabled in the parliament over his handling of deadly protests by anti-government Red Shirts.

According to AFP, Abhisit's allies in the parliament supported the premier as the censure motion submitted by the opposition was rejected by 246 votes to 186, said House Speaker Chai Chidchob on Wednesday.

Czech parties agree coalition

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:29 PM PDT

Three centre-right parties in the Czech Republic have signed an agreement to form a governing coalition following Saturday's general election.

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and two new parties, TOP 09 and Public Affairs, will have a combined majority of 118 seats in the country's 200-seat lower chamber.

Israel losing sole ME ally: Erdogan

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:10 PM PDT

As Israel is facing mounting pressure and condemnation over its deadly attack on a Gaza aid convoy, Turkey warns of cutting ties with Israel.

"Israel is faced with the danger of losing its sole friend in the region and the greatest contributor so far to regional peace," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Barack Obama in a one-hour telephone conversation.

David Laws to stay on as local MP

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:04 PM PDT

Liberal Democrat David Laws, the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury who has resigned after an expense scandal, is to continue as a local MP.

Mr. Laws, in a statement to the local media in his Somerset district stated, "I will need to take a few days to recover from the events of the last week and I then intend to get back to my work as local MP… Over the weeks ahead, I will want to understand whether I still have the confidence of my constituents, without which it would be difficult to continue my work."

Israeli Arab MK who joined Gaza flotilla: IDF raid was a 'pirate' operation

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:56 PM PDT

She demanded ministers explain why the soldiers had been ordered to confiscate reporters' cameras and why the government had refused to allow the media to publish pictures of the nine people who were killed on board the ship.

Zoabi called on the government to open a national panel of inquiry into the incident, and asked why it was so opposed to international calls for an impartial and external probe.

Israel's bunker mentality

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:50 PM PDT

There are two profound psychological blocks that do not allow Israel's leadership to get off its disastrous course, once again proven by the Gaza flotilla disaster: one is sheer fear, the other is self-righteousness.

Israel has real enemies like Iran and Hezbollah. Human psychology is such that fear often leads to freezing and hanging on to the same course of action, even if it proves disastrous time and again. As a result Israel doesn't listen to criticism - either from inside or from outside.

Stone hails Brazil for fuel declaration

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:49 PM PDT

Renowned American filmmaker and director Oliver Stone has hailed efforts by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva for reaching an agreement with Tehran on a nuclear fuel swap declaration.

According to a report by the Associated Press, Stone said the United States "is interested in another march to war," adding that "This Iran situation could be another Iraq."

Iran To Dump 45 Billion Euros For Gold Bullion & Dollars

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:38 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Iran is set to dump a whopping 45 billion euros in exchange for gold bullion and dollars as Gulf states also prepare to flee from the ailing single currency amidst debt turmoil in Europe that threatens to disintegrate the entire region.

According to the Iranian state website Press TV, Iran's central bank has already begun converting its euro reserves into gold and dollars as a response to the "downward spiral" of the euro, in the first of a three phase movement to flee from the currency.

Iran 'restricting euro transactions'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:36 PM PDT

As the stagnant European economy weighs heavily on the euro forcing it into a downward spiral, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) unveils a major plan for converting 45 billion of its euro reserves into dollar and gold ingots.

The CBI's new monetary policy comes against a backdrop of a new phase of economic recession in European states of Greece and Spain which has caused a drop in the value of euro against the dollar in international markets.

WWII bomb claims 3 in Germany

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:58 PM PDT

A bomb from World War II has exploded in central Germany, killing three and injuring six members of the team attempting to detonate the device.

The 1000-kilo bomb went off in the city of Gottingen in central Germany on Tuesday, AFP reported.

Turkey demands return of citizens

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Turkey has warned it will cut off diplomatic ties with Israel if its citizens killed and injured in the Gaza flotilla raid are not returned by Wednesday night.

Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, also called for an international commission into the raid on the convoy of six ships, which reportedly killed at least four Turkish nationals.

'UNSC statement, humanity betrayal'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Hamas has lashed out at the UN Security Council's statement on the Israeli attack on a Gaza aid convoy, urging all states to cut their diplomatic ties with Israel.

On Monday, Israel launched a deadly commando attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy in international waters, which left nearly 20 people killed and more than 50 others injured.

Long live Palestine LONG LIVE GAZA !

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:40 PM PDT

What can I say about the events of today? Lowkey says it for me and I am sure for millions of people out there too. This video is thanks to adycousins see links below. I would like to thank PressTV live which has been the most informative today

Egypt polls held amid fraud concerns

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Egyptians have voted to elect members of the parliament's upper house, amid the opposition and right groups' outcries over electoral fraud and irregularities.

In a relatively low turnout on Tuesday, Egyptians voted to elect 74 members of the Shura Council out of the 446 candidates, AFP reported.

Twin blasts near peace meet in Kabul

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT

Two blasts have been heard in Kabul as Afghan President Hamid Karzai was speaking at the opening of a long-delayed peace meeting known as "jirga".

Around 1,600 participants are expected to show up in Kabul for the three-day gathering of the tribal assembly which kicked off on Wednesday. The issue of making peace with the Taliban is scheduled to top the agenda of the meeting.

Several blasts near peace meet in Kabul

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT

Several blasts have been heard in Kabul as Afghan President Hamid Karzai was speaking at the opening of a long-delayed peace meeting known as "jirga."

According to AFP, at least one rocket hit near the Intercontinental Hotel, not far from a giant tent where the conference of tribal elders, religious leaders and members of the parliament is being held.

Abbas accuses Israel of 'state terrorism' in Gaza flotilla raid

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel Wednesday of "state terrorism" for attacking a six-ship flotilla Monday carrying aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

"Our people were subjected to state terrorism" when the Israeli forces attacked the so-called "Freedom Flotilla" in high seas, he told the opening session of the second Palestine Investment Conference in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

Israel's New Initiative: Barbarism and Piracy at Sea

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:14 PM PDT

steve lendman

This article follows from this writer's Monday one, accessed through the following link:

http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/05/brave-israeli-commandos-slaughter-aid.html.

On May 31, under cover of darkness, Israeli commandos conducted a premeditated act of state terrorism against civilian aid activists trying to deliver thousands of tons of essential to life aid to besieged Gazans.

US halts refueling at Kyrgyz base

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:10 PM PDT

The US military will no longer refuel its tanker planes at Kyrgyzstan's Manas air base, as the central Asian nation urged a renegotiation of its fuel contract.

While a specific reason is yet to be provided for the major decision, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Tuesday that renegotiations were underway on fuel prices.

Japanese PM resigns amid Okinawa row

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who took power less than nine months ago following a landslide victory has announced his resignation.

Hatoyama, 63, announced the decision on Wednesday at a special parliamentary meeting of lawmakers from his Democratic Party of Japan, AFP reported.

Last path left: Eradicate the murderers of the world

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:42 PM PDT

John Kaminski

"The fact is that there is no greater enemy of Jesus Christ and Christianity than Judaism and the Jewish extremists who run Israel and have so much influence over the American media and American politics. (The Washington Post admits that 50-60 percent of political contributions for President come from Jewish sources). Some so-called Christian evangelists are now raising money among Christians to support these anti-Christian, extremist Jews! "

Nicaragua suspends ties with Israel

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Nicaragua has suspended its diplomatic ties with Israel in protest at Tel Aviv's deadly attack against an aid convoy heading for the besieged Gaze Strip.

"Nicaragua suspends from today its diplomatic relations with the government of Israel," President Daniel Ortega's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

Taliban attacks Afghan peace jirga

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:27 AM PDT

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has opened a three-day peace conference in the capital, Kabul, amidst rocket fire and at least one suicide bombing.

Several rockets were launched at the tent housing the conference, locally called a "jirga", during Karzai's opening speech on Wednesday. Long bursts of gunfire were also heard nearby.

Olmert: Israel needs to repair ties with friendly nations after Gaza flotilla raid

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday that Israel faces a grave and worrying political situation in the wake of the IDF raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla on Monday in which nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed.

Sinkhole swallows homes in Guatemala

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:58 AM PDT

A massive sinkhole has opened in a city center neighborhood in Guatemala City, Guatemala, swallowing several buildings and nearly an entire intersection.

The perfectly spherical crater enveloped and consumed whatever was on its surface, including structures and utility lines.

Heavy rains leave 11 dead in China

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:51 AM PDT

Heavy rains and landslides in China's two provinces kills at least 11 people with four people reported missing.

The incidents were reported in Guizhou province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the country's local flood control and drought relief headquarters said late Tuesday.

US world top military spender

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:46 AM PDT

According to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), US military expenditure soared to a record high last year.

1,531 billion dollars (1,244 billion Euros) was spent globally in 2009 in the military sector, a 5.9 percent rise from 2008 and a 49 percent jump from 2000, the institute said.

Palestinian-Israelis from Gaza Flotilla Face Extended Detention

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Sheikh Salah at Tuesday's hearing (Photo: Tsafrir Abayov)

A court hearing held in Ashkelon Tuesday resulted in the decision to extend the detention of four Flotilla detainees who are prominent Arab Israeli ctizens.

The Arab Israeli detainees are Sheikh Raed Salah, the Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel (north); Sheikh Hamad Abu Daabes, the Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel (south); Muhammed Zeidan, the Chairman of the High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel; and Lubna Masarwa of the Free Gaza Movement and Al Quds University.

Activists still in Israeli detention

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Israel has still not released hundreds of peace activists detained in international waters while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Tel Aviv arrested nearly 700 activists from 42 countries on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla after a deadly early Monday attack on the aid convoy in which at least 20 people were killed and many more were wounded.

Karzai opens Afghan 'peace jirga'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has opened a three-day peace conference in the capital, Kabul, involving 1,600 delegates from across the country.

Delegates hope to reach a consensus at the traditional assembly of elders, locally called the "jirga", on how the government should hold dialogue with the Taliban

Israel deports aid activists

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:05 AM PDT

The Israeli government has deported to Jordan more than 100 activists seized from the Gaza aid flotilla, and has promised to release the rest of the detainees within 48 hours.

Those freed were mostly from Arab countries and were driven by buses across the Allenby Bridge into Jordan on Wednesday.

'US sues perpetrators of oil spill'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:51 AM PDT

US Attorney General Eric Holder says the country has launched civil and criminal investigations to prosecute those responsible for America's worst oil spill.

"We will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone who has violated the law," Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters in New Orleans on Tuesday and warned, "We will not rest until justice is done."

US refuses to condemn Israel

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:48 AM PDT

Despite the international community's outrage over the Gaza aid flotilla attack, the US has declined to condemn Israel for the offensive.

When asked if President Barack Obama condemns Israel over the attack, the White House stuck to the wording of the UN Security Council statement on the Israeli onslaught.

Israel vows to continue Gaza siege

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:42 AM PDT

Israel vows to continue its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, after launching a bloody attack on an international aid convoy which had aimed to break the siege.

The Israeli security cabinet said in a statement on Tuesday that it was "a clear act of self defense" for Tel Aviv to maintain the restrictions at sea, Reuters reported.

Thai PM defeats censure motion

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:13 AM PDT

Thailand's prime minister has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament over his handling of last month's deadly street protests in the capital Bangkok.

Chai Chidchob, the speaker of the lower house, announced on Wednesday that the censure motion submitted by the opposition against Abhisit Vejjajiva was rejected by 246 votes to 186.

Taliban reject calls for peace talks‎

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Taliban militants in Afghanistan reject President Hamid Karzai's offer to attend an upcoming "US-initiated" national peace conference.

The Taliban said on Tuesday that the 3-day meeting that is to begin on Wednesday, has no credibility as long as foreign troops remain in Afghanistan.

Turkey Should Send Another Fleet of Humanitarian Aid to the Suffering Palestinians, Accompanied ...

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:47 AM PDT

Turkey should preserve its honor and help the suffering Palestinians by escorting another humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza with the full might of the Turkish military. The Arab governments should join the effort with the full support of their military forces.

We cannot allow governments to do to human beings what the Jews are doing to the Palestinians and what the Jews did to the humanitarians who sought to help their fellow human beings with relief aid.

As the Jews Wage War on the Human Race, What Government Fights Back?

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:29 AM PDT

The Jews had a long time to plan their strategy and tactics in response to the Freedom Flotilla. The Jews, after long deliberations and undoubtedly after consultations with the highest levels of the American Government, opted to launch an aggressive military attack on a peaceful humanitarian convoy in international waters. This does not come as a surprise, the Jews warned of what they intended to do, and the Jews have thousands of years of cowardly vicious and murderous attacks to back up their threats to attack defenseless civilians.

Israel starts freeing aid activists

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:22 AM PDT

The Israeli government has deported to Jordan more than 100 activists seized from the Gaza aid flotilla, and has promised to release the rest of the detainees within 48 hours.

Those freed were mostly from Arab countries and were driven by buses across the Allenby Bridge into Jordan on Wednesday.

Captain recounts Israeli attack on Flotilla

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:08 AM PDT

A Turkish captain, among a Gaza-bound international relief convoy which was violently attacked by Israel, details the assault which killed 20 civilians.

Captain Huseyin Tokalak said the Israeli Navy had threatened to sink his ship, Gazze, before Israeli commandos took over the vessel at gun point, the Reuters news agency reported.

India seeks broader Afghan role ‎

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:01 AM PDT

India is to discuss with the United States over a broader role New Delhi can play in Afghanistan where its longtime rival Pakistan is deeply involved.

New Delhi has shown concern over increasing US ties with Pakistan. India wants to gain better influence than Pakistan ahead of Washington's planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to start in mid-2011.

'Israeli attack on aid Flotilla piracy'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:59 AM PDT

Israel's deadly attack on the Freedom Flotilla is tantamount to piracy as the Israeli forces assaulted the fleet in international waters, activists say.

Human rights activists and journalists have blasted Israel after its violent Monday morning carnage on the aid convoy en route to the besieged Gaza Strip and likened Tel Aviv's move to a pirate attack on the high seas.

World leaders urge Gaza attack probe

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:51 AM PDT

World leaders have demanded an independent probe into Israel's deadly attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla and the release of their seized citizens.

A day after the onslaught in international waters which left at least 20 activists dead and 50 others injured, nations condemned Israel for what Turkey's prime minister branded "a bloody massacre."

Israel to expel Flotilla activists

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:34 AM PDT

Israel is to expel hundreds of human rights activists after thwarting their cause of breaking the siege of the Gaza Strip through a deadly commando assault.

The 680 international campaigners had travelled to the impoverished coastal sliver with a six-ship relief convoy, titled the Freedom Flotilla. The ships were carrying some 10,000 tons of construction material, medical equipment and school supplies.

US launches BP spill criminal probe

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:52 AM PDT

The US government has launched a criminal investigation into the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tuesday's announcement by Eric Holder, the US attorney-general, comes as Barack Obama, the US president, vowed to bring those responsible to justice for what he called the "worst environmental disaster" in the country's history.

Israeli MP's Terror on Aid Ship: 'Plan Was to Kill Activists'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:42 AM PDT

An Arab member of the Israeli parliament who was on board the international flotilla that was attacked on Monday as it tried to take humanitarian aid to Gaza accused Israel yesterday of intending to kill peace activists as a way to deter future convoys.

Japan prime minister resigns

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:16 AM PDT

Japan's prime minister has announced his resignation after just eight months in office.

Yukio Hatoyama told a news conference on Wednesday that he would step down over his broken campaign promise to move a US military base off the southern island of Okinawa.

Israel Promises "More Force" to Stop Aid Ships Headed to Gaza

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:00 AM PDT

"Dozens of passengers who were aboard the Mavi Marmara Turkish passenger ship are suspected of having connections with Global Jihad-affiliated terrorist organizations, defense officials said Tuesday, amid growing concerns that Turkey will dispatch Navy warships to accompany a future flotilla to the Gaza Strip," reports the Jerusalem Post.

It is interesting the Jerusalem Post — a documented propaganda outpost for American neocons — would link Turkish warships and the the so-called "Global Jihad," itself a creation of the CIA, Mossad, and other assorted "intelligence" agencies that specialize in covert false flag operations.

US-led soldiers attacked in Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:53 AM PDT

Two separate bomb explosions in the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, kill one US-led soldier and injure five others, one of them seriously.

All the six soldiers were from the Danish contingent serving with the US-led forces, the Danish military said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lebanon responds to Israeli jet breach

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:45 AM PDT

Lebanon's military has taken overflying Israeli warplanes under fire, as the country continues to witness the violations of its airspace on almost a daily basis.

The incident came as the aircraft were "flying over southern Lebanon," AFP quoted a senior Israeli official as saying on Tuesday.

Under fire Israel to free activists

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:24 AM PDT

Facing mounting international outrage over its raid on an aid flotilla aiming to break its siege on Gaza, Israel has said it will expel all activists seized from the ships and dropped threats to prosecute some of them.

A spokesman for Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said on Tuesday that all activists - 682 people from 35 countries – "would be deported immediately" in an operation officials said they hoped to complete in 48 hours.

Flotilla Passengers Prisoners

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:21 AM PDT

(Haifa, Israel) Tonight, 31 May 2010, Adalah, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I) submitted an extraordinary petition for habeas corpus and request for an urgent hearing to the Supreme Court of Israel. The human rights organizations demanded that the state provide the names of people who were killed and injured on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla by the Israeli navy; the names and locations of those detained, as well as their condition; the legal status of the passengers on the ships; and access to those arrested, detained or in hospital without the restrictive pre-condition of requiring powers of attorney.

Official: US Will Stand with Israel

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:59 AM PDT

I'm told there won't be any daylight between the US and Israel in the aftermath of the incident on the flotilla yesterday, which resulted in the deaths of 10 activists.

Regardless of the details of the flotilla incident, sources say President Obama is focused on what he sees as the longer term issue here: a successful Mideast peace process.

The Flotilla attack and Turkey's views of Palestine

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:50 AM PDT

Turkish society has been deeply divided over many issues, from political allegiances to cultural preferences. The public sphere in Turkey is more a realm of appropriation and exclusion than one of mutual agreement and consensus building. However, when it comes to Palestine -- as the current furor of Israel's attack on the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza -- demonstrates, there is a surprising consensus.

In Karachi, thousands protest Israeli raid

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:59 AM PDT

Thousands of Pakistanis have protested against deadly Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound aid ships that killed 20 peace activists in international waters.

The protesters were heading to the US consulate during a demonstration against Israel in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.

Karachi: Thousands protest Israeli attack

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:59 AM PDT

Thousands of Pakistanis have protested against the deadly Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound aid ships that killed 20 peace activists in international waters.

The protesters were heading toward the US consulate during a demonstration against Israel in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.

Noise pollution affects fish: Study

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:56 AM PDT

Scientists have found that manmade noise pollution affects the distribution of fish and their ability to reproduce, communicate and avoid predators.

According to the study published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, fish have the ability to hear sounds, using either an inner ear or a lateral line that runs along a fish's side.

Obama vows justice in oil spill disaster

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:54 AM PDT

The US president has promised to bring to justice those responsible for the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers 43 days ago and badly damaged the environment.

"If our laws were broken leading to this death and destruction, my solemn pledge is that we will bring those responsible to justice on behalf of the victims of this catastrophe and the people of the

Irish Nobel Peace Laureate, Former U.N. Diplomat Sail for Gaza

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:43 AM PDT

Northern Irish Nobel peace laureate Máiread Corrigan-Maguire and Denis Halliday, a former senior United Nations diplomat, and several other Irish citizens have boarded the MV Rachel Corrie and have set off for Gaza to deliver aid.

"Israel's Navy is ready to stop another aid ship headed to Gaza, a commander said on Tuesday, playing down the prospect of his men shying from confrontation after their bloody seizure of a Turkish vessel a day earlier," reports Conservative American News. "Israel's Army Radio reported that the MV Rachel Corrie, a converted merchant ship, would reach Gazan waters by Wednesday. A Marine lieutenant who was not named told Army Radio that he expected an easy takeover of the ship."

The USS Liberty Attack: American Servicemen Expendable, Just Don't Embarrass Israel

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:41 AM PDT

Within the United States, there has been a growing awareness of Palestinian suffering. This has been manifested in the many demonstrations held during Israel's assault on Gaza from December 2008-January 2009. The boycott of Israeli goods is gaining speed, as well as the campaign to recognize the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians as apartheid.

Esteqlal CEO Vaez-Ashtiani resigns

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:50 AM PDT

The chief executive of Iranian football club Esteqlal has resigned from his post, prompting all members of the club's board of directors to quit.

Amir-Reza Vaez-Ashtiani on Monday informed Iran's Physical Education Organization (PEO) of his resignation, Fars News Agency reported.

Anger in Turkey over Israeli flotilla raid

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:38 AM PDT

In Turkey, thousands have taken to the streets to express their anger over Israel's deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip. Turkish activists returning home after being arrested on the vessels and then deported are strongly critical of the Israeli conduct and the treatment of detainees after the raid. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from Istanbul.

France wants 'rapid' Iran sanctions

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:32 AM PDT

France has intensified calls for imposing a fresh round of UN sanctions on Iran, citing concern over the UN nuclear watchdog's latest report.

"In light of the report, the Six (five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany) have no choice but to seek the rapid adoption of a new sanctions resolution," French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero was quoted as saying on Tuesday by AFP.

Omega-3 supplements 'not' heart tonic

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:32 AM PDT

Despite the general belief, a new study suggests that taking extra amounts of fish and omega-3 fatty acid supplements has no additional heart tonic effects.

According to the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, eating more omega-3 does not protect the individual against heart problems; the extra amounts, however, do not hurt the patient.

Israel raid on Flotilla like 9/11: Turkey

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:28 AM PDT

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu draws a parallel between an Israeli attack against a Gaza-bound aid convoy and the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US.

"Psychologically this attack is like 9/11 for Turkey," said Davutoglu, who is in Washington for talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Gaza Flotilla Massacre: Jew Arrogance on Display

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:08 AM PDT

The Jewish Propaganda Machine is now in full spew mode over the "commando" assault on the ship trying to sail across International Waters to Gaza, where the Israelis killed at least 10, but possibly up to 19 humanitarian activists (the final number is not yet clear). Turkey is now threatening to cut-off diplomatic ties and send another ship (good for them!) since most of the dead were turkish citizens.

NATO urges Israel to free activists

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:02 AM PDT

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has called on Tel Aviv for the immediate release of the humanitarian activists captured during the Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound aid ships.

In a Tuesday statement, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen extended his condolences to the bereaved families of the victims and slammed "the acts which have led to this tragedy."

Israel has Crossed the Rubicon

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:52 PM PDT

The full extent of the murder on the Gaza-bound flotilla of boats by the Israeli Navy is not yet known. Israeli forces attacked the boats in the open seas this morning in an attempt to halt their efforts to break the blockade on the beleaguered population. The latest figures indicate that fifteen people have been murdered with more than thirty wounded, including Internationals, Palestinian Arabs and Jews.

Obese more prone to asthma

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:26 PM PDT

Considering the increasing prevalence of obesity and asthma in the recent decades, a new study suggests a strong link between these two epidemics.

Latest figures have revealed that about one third of the world's population is overweight and the other one third is obese. Some type of allergy, on the other hand, is reported in 41 percent of the population; from among them 8 percent have asthma.

US sculptor Louise Bourgeois dies at 98

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:22 PM PDT

French-born American artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois, who inspired dozens of young artists during her highly influential life, has died.

Known for exploring female emotions in her sculptures, Bourgeois died after a heart attack at the age of 98, AP reported.

Finland summons Israeli envoy

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:19 PM PDT

Finland has summoned the Israeli ambassador to condemn a brutal attack on the Freedom Flotilla carrying aid for the Palestinians under siege in the Gaza Strip.

State Secretary at the Finnish Foreign Ministry Pertti Torstila conveyed Finland's "disappointment and concern over the increased spiral of violence in the volatile area" to Israeli ambassador to Helsinki Avi Granot.

Hamas wants US action against Israel

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:03 PM PDT

The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has urged the leaders of the US and Russia to take action against Israel over its attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy.

Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal said on Tuesday that US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as leaders of two major nations in the world should take initiative against the brutal Israeli assault.

Iran demands tough UN action on Israel

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:47 PM PDT

Iran's foreign diplomacy chief has called on the UN secretary-general to get tough on the Zionist regime of Israel to put an end to its crimes.

En route to Brussels Tuesday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki asked Ban Ki-moon over the phone to take firm action in dealing with the Israeli brutal attack on the Gaza aid convoy.

Agatha storm death toll rises

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:44 PM PDT

Landslides and flooding triggered by tropical storm Agatha have killed at least 179 people in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

Dozens were still missing on Tuesday with rescuers struggling to reach rural communities.

Israel envoy in Geneva: Gaza flotilla activists linked to terror groups

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Israel, in the dock at the top United Nations human rights body over its bloody raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla en route to the Gaza Strip, accused the activists on Tuesday of being a "lynch mob" with ties to terror groups including the Islamist Hamas.

But Israel appeared isolated at the UN Human Rights Council, where even its closest ally the United States said it expected a credible, transparent investigation into Monday's attack in which nine activists died.

Fire Started Before IDF Landing, Wounded bled to Death

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:38 PM PDT

"I felt that I would not get out alive from Flotilla of humanitarian ships. It was possible to stop the fleet, but not in this way with the use of military brutality, weapons and the horrific attack on over 600 participants in the campaign, who all were civilians, parliamentarians, peace activists" said Hanan Al-Zoubi, the Arab-Israeli Knesset member from National Democratic Alliance who was on one of the ships during the Israeli maritime piracy operation against the International peace activists on their way to break the genocidal siege imposed on Gaza. The remarks of Al-Zoubi came during a press conference hold in Nazareth after her release from the Ashdod detention center where she spent the last night under interrogation by the Israeli intelligence.

France wants Flotilla activists freed

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:37 PM PDT

France has urged the immediate launch of an inquiry into the "disproportionate" Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound aid convoy, Freedom Flotilla.

The Israeli navy attacked the aid Flotilla in pre-dawn attacks on Monday, which killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens of others.

Details of brutal Israeli raid revealed

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:35 PM PDT

Israeli troops used tear gas and electroshock weapons during their brutal attack against civilians onboard an international aid convoy, a Greek activist says.

"They fired rubber coated bullets, tear gas and then used electroshock weapons on some activists," pro-Palestinian activist Michalis Grigoropoulos told a press conference on Tuesday.

Oil culprits 'will face justice'

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:32 PM PDT

The US president has vowed to pursue legal action against those responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which he called the "worst environmental disaster" in US history.

Barack Obama also promised to change oil-drilling laws if necessary to prevent similar disasters happening in the future.

Tensions Between Israel and Turkey at Breaking Point

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:30 PM PDT

Once the Mideast's key strategic relationship, a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship has tensions between them at the breaking point.

Strategic relationship? What strategic relationship? "I don't think we can use that word anymore," one Turkish official grimly opined, describing the diplomatic aftermath of Israel's deadly commando raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip with Ankara's blessing.

APA urges ICC action against Israel

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Parliament speakers of more than 40 Asian states meeting in Tehran have called for the prosecution of Israeli officials who ordered an attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy.

A draft communiqué, issued at the end of a Tuesday meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in Tehran, condemned the attack as "a grave act of war crime," and "an act of state terrorism," calling on the UN Security Council to take measures to bring those responsible for attack to justice.

Chinese Supercomputer Is Ranked World's Second-Fastest, Challenging U.S. Dominance

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:12 PM PDT

A Chinese supercomputer has been ranked as the world's second-fastest machine, surpassing European and Japanese systems and underscoring China's aggressive commitment to science and technology.

The Dawning Nebulae, based at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, China, has achieved a sustained computing speed of 1.27 petaflops — the equivalent of one thousand trillion mathematical operations a second — in the latest semiannual ranking of the world's fastest 500 computers.

White House urges 'credible and transparent' probe of Gaza flotilla raid

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:03 PM PDT

The White House on Tuesday demanded a "credible and transparent" investigation into the Israel Navy raid of a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip a day earlier, which left nine people dead and several more wounded.

When asked why President Barack Obama's administration did not condemn the "deliberate massacre" of international activists aboard the Turkish-flagged vessel of the six-ship convoy, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said: "Nothing can bring them back."

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 09:47 PM PDT

The Israeli military has killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, a day after Israeli commandos killed 20 activists aboard six aid ships in international waters.

Medics in Gaza announced that the Palestinians were killed in northern parts of the strip on Tuesday, AFP reported.

Iran to participate in KOTFA 2010

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 09:41 PM PDT

Iran is planning to take part in the 23rd edition of the Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA 2010), introducing the country's culture and tourist attractions.

Some nine Iranian travel agencies, tour operators and hotel groups will participate at the event, presenting Iran's diverse tourism potentials.

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