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Obama Chooses Retired Marine Gen. John Allen To Manage ISIS Fight In Syria and Iraq
From The IBTimes (link): “President Obama chose retired Marine Corps retired Gen. John Allen to lead the effort to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said Thursday. During the Bush administration, […]
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Breaking the last taboo – Gaza and the threat of world war
“A second superpower is emerging – the power of public opinion” Gaza and the threat of world war. NEW article from John Pilger “There is a taboo,” said the visionary Edward Said, “on telling the […]
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5 Million Gmail Usernames, Passwords Hacked And Posted To Russian Bitcoin Forum: Report
From The International Business Times: “Hackers appear to have dumped nearly 5 million Gmail usernames and passwords to a Russian bitcoin forum. Word first spread of the still-unconfirmed hack when a user posted a link […]
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Middle East Leaders All Say They Oppose ISIS; What They’ll Do Is Another Matter
From The International Business Times: “On Wednesday night, President Barack Obama announced plans for increased U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and a new military offensive in Syria to destroy the Islamic State — a message aimed […]
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Australia Raises Threat Level To ‘High’ On Iraq, Syria
From the IBTimes.com: “Australia raised its terror threat level to ‘high’ from ‘medium’ on Friday, saying there was an increased likelihood of a terrorist attack at home, despite stressing it had no knowledge of a […]
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‘Incest Mum’ Guilty in Kidnap Plot
From an article in The Australian News: ““BETTY Colt”, the mum at the centre of an alleged multi-generational incest family, has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap her children back from foster care. Hers […]
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Tony Abbott Raises Australia’s Terror Threat To High
From The Australian National News: “AUSTRALIANS can expect greater security at airports, large public events, government buildings and ports as the government has raised the public alert of a terror threat to ‘high’ for the […]
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Chris Matthews: Al-Qaida And ISIS Created By Dick Cheney (VIDEO)
A fascinating article from The Daily Caller: “I was watching MSNBC’s reaction to President Obama’s ISIS speech so I could reset my crazymeter to zero when I heard Charlie Brown’s illegitimate child, Hardball host Chris […]
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U.S . Likely To Get Beijing’s ‘Quiet’ Support In Bid To Destroy ISIS, Analysts Say
From CNN.com: “With a long-held ethos of non-interference in other countries’ affairs, risk-averse China is perhaps an unlikely ally in President Barack Obama’s pledge to “degrade” and “destroy” ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But with […]