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Oakland protests gain momentum
Thousands of anti-corporatism protesters join a general strike organized by 'Occupy Oakland' in the western US city on November 2, 2011, to protest at police brutality.
Thousands of anti-corporatism protesters have taken to the streets in the western US city of Oakland as the country’s ‘Occupy’ movement gains momentum.
“Huge, enthusiastic, crowds are swirling through downtown...
Israel tests nuclear-capable missile as speculation grows of attack on Iran
Concerns: Israel has test-fired a missile, thought to be a Jericho missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead today.
Israel’s military has test-fired a missile which is reportedly capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to any part of the Middle East and probably as far as Europe. It comes amid speculation that Tel Aviv is planning a military strike on Iran.
The test on Wednesday was reported...
US cuts UNESCO funding over Palestine
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland
The US says it is cutting funding to UNESCO in response to the UN cultural organization’s decision to admit Palestine as a full member.
Describing the decision as “regrettable and premature”, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters on Monday that Washington would stop all financial contributions to the UN Educational,...
Kenyan airstrikes kill 64 in Somalia
Kenyan troops near the Kenya-Somalia border.
Kenyan airstrikes have claimed the lives of at least 64 Somali civilians, while leaving dozens of others injured, Press TV reports.
The fatal airstrikes were carried out by Kenyan jet fighters near the southern town of Afmadow, a Press TV correspondent reported on Sunday. At least 130 people were also injured in the air attacks.
Kenyan troops have advanced...
Barack Obama: All US troops to leave Iraq in 2011
On numerous occasions during President Obama’s 2008 campaign he promised to withdraw two brigades per month, with all US combat troops out by 2009. Three years have passed since Obama was elected into office and the US troops are still in Iraq. However it is possible that this time Obama will really withdraw the US troops because the 2012 Elections are coming and Obama needs an image boost.
President...
US special forces sent to Africa, Why?
US troops landed in Africa’s Uganda on October 19. US troops will also be deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the Central African Republic and in Southern Sudan. What does Washington need in Africa? The goal of the operation is to help the countries of the region struggle against Lord’s Resistance Army terrorist group. Sources at the Pentagon and Obama’s administration...
10,000 Turkish Troops Pour into Northern Iraq
The Turkish military has dispatched at least 10,000 additional troops to the border with Iraqi Kurdistan, and thousands of troops are already confirmed to have crossed into Iraq to hunt the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels after yesterday’s killings of Turkish soldiers.
The offensive is the largest single deployment of Turkish forces into Iraq since 2008, and some estimates have as many as...
Gaddafi killed fleeing his stronghold
Libya, Misrata: Libyans take pictures with their mobile phones of the body of strongman Moamer Kadhafi in Misrata on October 20, 2011.
Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has confirmed that Colonel Gaddafi has been killed. The fugitive leader died of wounds sustained in his capture near Sirte.
Meanwhile, officials from the National Transitional Council (NTC) have stated that no order was given to...
German Air Force Unveils Powerful Spy Plane
On Wednesday, the German air force unveiled the latest addition to its fleet: the “Euro Hawk,” a state-of-the-art spy drone. The reconnaissance aircraft can fly non-stop for 30 hours in the stratosphere without having to refuel and its on-board sensors can penetrate clouds and sandstorms.
After 10 years of planning and development, the Bundeswehr on Wednesday publicly unveiled its most...
Iran rejects US plotting accusations
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast.
Iran has categorically rejected the US accusations that the Islamic Republic was involved in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, calling it a ‘prefabricated scenario.’
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, said on Tuesday that such ‘ludicrous’ claims hinged on the hostile joint stances...
US Takes Down Top Bio-Terror Official, Then Alleges Iran Plot
A frightening Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) report circulating in the Kremlin today warns that the Obama regime may be about to launch an Operation Northwoods type “false flag” bio-terror attack as a pretext for bombing and then invading Iran.
According to this GRU report, US authorities took down one of their top bio-terror officials yesterday named Dr. Kimberly Lindsey [photo 2nd right]...
US envoy storms out after Russia and China veto UN resolution
Anger: Susan Rice, US Ambassador to the UN, walked out of a security council meeting after Russia and China vetoed a resolution on Syria
America’s ambassador to the U.N. stormed out of a security council meeting after China and Russia vetoed a resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protests.
Furious Susan Rice claimed Washington was ‘outraged’ by opposition...
Syria threatens to attack Israel in case of NATO strike
Two days ago the entire Israeli media has reported that the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad will attack Israel’s capital city Tel Aviv in case NATO attacks his country. Furthermore, Assad said Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah will side with Syria against NATO. This story has been reported by Ynet, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, DEBKAfile, and confirmed by the US based Newsmax.
NATO troops are...
Russian Leader Tells Top Generals, “Prepare For Armageddon”
A grim Federal Security Services (FSB) report on Prime Minister Putin’s plan to meet China’s leader Hu Jintao [both pictured top photo right] in Beijing next week warns that both Russian and Chinese military forces are being placed on their ‘highest alert’ in anticipation of a massive land invasion believed being planned by the United States of both the Middle East and Central Asia.
The plans...
China Warns Russia Of Coming American Great Event
A shocking new Federal Security Services (FSB) report on Prime Minister Putin’s meeting this past week with one of China’s top military leaders is warning that the United States and its Western allies are in “active preparation” for the unleashing of a series of catastrophic events over the coming year designed to throw the world into chaos from which they hope global economic and social order...