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Hard News
Bush/Blair legacy continues -
More Than 1,000 Civilians Reportedly Killed by U.S.-Led Airstrikes :
They are among the deadliest U.S. airstrikes in the region since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/3/27/more_than_1_000_civilians_killed
U.S. military says difficult to avoid killing people in Mosul:
Votel, the head of U.S. Central Command, said there had been no change in the rules of engagement, but commanders closer to the fighting had been given more authority in order to reduce potential delays.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-mosul-usa-idUSKBN170283
Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque, 17 killed in Baghdad;
The close-quarters fighting is focused on the Old City surrounding the mosque, where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed a caliphate nearly three years ago
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-mosul-idUSKBN1700YW
Monitoring groups say US behind deadly air strike on Syrian dam:
Two Syrian monitoring groups say that a US-led coalition air strike was probably behind the killing of two local experts trying to repair a dam during a pause in fighting in the embattled Tabqa region of Syria
https://www.ft.com/content/f176a7ac-1469-11e7-80f4-13e067d5072c
Number of Syrian refugees surges in 2017;
UN report says Turkey now hosts nearly three million Syrians, with 47,000 more coming since February alone.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/number-syrian-refugees-passes-million-170330132040023.html
Assad fate up to Syrians to decide: US secretary of state:
The remarks are a significant departure from the position of the former US government, which made any resolution of the Syria crisis conditional on President Assad stepping down.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/03/30/516148/US-Syria-Rex-Tillerson-Bashar-Assad
Syria: Kurdish YPG fighters dominate Turkey-US talks;
'A number of options' for Raqqa military operation in Syria, but no agreement reached between Turks and Americans.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/syria-kurdish-ypg-fighters-dominate-turkey-talks-170330180959143.html
Saudi Air Raid Leaves 10 Civilians Dead in Yemen's Sa'ada :
Eight children and two women have lost their lives in a fresh Saudi aerial attack on Yemen's northwestern Sa'ada province.
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/03/30/1366948/saudi-air-raid-leaves-10-civilians-dead-in-yemen-s-sa-ada
US Kills Four "Suspected" al Qaeda Members In Yemen:
The attack in Amqoz in the Moudiya district of Abyan province took place around midnight on Tuesday. Their vehicle was completely burned and the four bodies inside badly charred, they added.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-attacks-idUSKBN17010K
Donald Trump's Shift On Yemen Risks Plunging The Country Into Famine:
President Donald Trump may be on the brink of sparking a full-blown famine in Yemen ? all because of a subtle shift in messaging that risks effectively cutting off humanitarian relief to the war-torn nation.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/entry/trump-hodeidah-yemen-famine_us_58a88970e4b037d17d28610b
CENTCOM chief: 'Vital US interests at stake' in Yemen;
The White House is reportedly weighing deeper military involvement in the Yemeni slaughter alongside Middle Eastern allies
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/centcom-chief-vital-us-interests-at-stake-in-yemen
US military footprint grows in Middle East, with no endgame in sight:
Two months after the inauguration of President Trump, indications are mounting that the US military is deepening its involvement in a string of complex wars in the Middle East
http://tinyurl.com/mqljgat
Trump Administration Drops Human Rights in Bahrain F-16 Deal:
The Trump administration has told US Congress it plans to approve a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain without the human rights conditions imposed by the State Department under President Barack Obama.
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/03/30/1366972/trump-administration-drops-human-rights-in-bahrain-f-16-deal
Top US general calls for military action against Iran:
The top American commander in the Middle East, General Joseph Votel, yesterday branded Iran as the "greatest long-term threat to stability" in the region and called for steps, including military action, to disrupt Iranian influence
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/30/iran-m30.html
Apartheid Israel delays cancer treatment for Gaza children ;
In some urgent cases, Israel has blocked patients from traveling for periods of three or four months, Thabet added.
https://electronicintifada.net/content/israel-delays-cancer-treatment-gaza-children/20001
Israel: The house of hate:
Systemic hatred and violence have worked their way into the very marrow of the Israeli state.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/03/israel-house-hate-170330090335986.html
Video shows far-right Jews beating protesters outside AIPAC;
Members of the Jewish Defense League filmed kicking, assaulting a Palestinian-American man lying on the ground
http://www.timesofisrael.com/video-shows-far-right-jews-beating-protesters-at-aipac/
Democratic and Republican leaders Offer Partisan Shots At AIPAC Conference:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read aloud a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reaffirm support for the two-state solution signed virtually only by Democrats - and drafted by AIPAC's rival, J Street
http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/party-leaders-offer-partisan-shots-at-aipac-conference/
27 ISIS militants killed in Afghan commandos operations and airstrikes:
The provincial police commandment earlier reported that 24 Taliban insurgents including four senior leaders of the group were killed in an airstrike in Ghani Khel district last night.
https://www.khaama.com/27-isis-militants-killed-in-afghan-commandos-operations-and-airstrikes-02472
Taliban Claims to Control 34 Districts in Afghanistan;
The insurgent group claims to contest 167 more, many in southern, western and northern Afghanistan.
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/taliban-claims-to-control-34-districts-in-afghanistan/
Kashmir : 3 Youth Killed in firing by Indian Forces;
At least three civilians were killed and about 28 people were also injured in Tuesday's demonstration that followed a gun battle at the home in the southern town of Chadoora, where the suspected fighter was killed, police and witnesses said.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2017/03/30/extra-force-deployed-kashmir-valley-3-youth-killed-firing-indian-forces/
South Korean court says approves warrant for arrest of ousted leader Park Geun-hye;
A South Korean court said on Friday it had approved a warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, who was removed from office in March over allegations of bribery.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN17107B
Putin says claims that Russia interfered in US elections are 'lies':
"All those things are fictional, illusory and provocations, lies. All these are used for domestic American political agendas."
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/30/putin-russia-trump-us-elections-lies.html
Propaganda alert:
NATO commander calls for more US troops in Europe to deter Russia:
The top U.S. general in Europe said Tuesday he needs more troops and high-tech surveillance platforms to counter an increasingly belligerent Russia
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nato-commander-calls-for-more-us-troops-in-europe-to-deter-russia/article/2618636
U.S. Senate backs Montenegro's membership in NATO:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrote to the leaders of the Senate this month to say Montenegro's membership in NATO was "strongly in the interests of the United States."
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nato-montenegro-idUSKBN16Z2UG
Cyber Firm Rewrites Part of Disputed Russian Hacking Report :
The challenges to CrowdStrike's credibility are significant because the firm was the first to link last year's hacks of Democratic Party computers to Russian actors
http://www.voanews.com/a/crowdstrike-comey-russia-hack-dnc-clinton-trump/3776067.html
German government explores 8 alternatives to its Turkish airbase - report;
"The review of alternative sites to the Turkish aircraft base Incirlik found that, from a military perspective, locations in Jordan, Kuwait and Cyprus were available," the government said
https://www.rt.com/news/382765-german-base-turkey-alternatives/
EU peacekeepers ready to intervene in Bosnia in case of new strife:
The European Union peacekeeping force (EUFOR) in Bosnia warned its political leaders on Tuesday it was prepared to intervene at short notice should violence resume
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-peacekeepers-ready-intervene-bosnia-case-strife-144120391.html
US considers 100% tariffs on EU goods as Trump ramps up trade WAR:
DONALD Trump has ramped up tension between the US and EU as his administration threatens to impose 100 per cent tariffs on European goods.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/785893/US-European-Union-trade-100-per-cent-tariff-battle-beef-Donald-Trump
EU could BREAK UP the US: Juncker in jaw-dropping threat to Trump over support for Brexit;
EUROPEAN Union boss Jean-Claude Juncker this afternoon issued a jaw-dropping threat to the United States
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/785813/European-Union-EU-boss-threatens-break-up-US-retaliation-Trump-Brexit-support
"Trauma on Trauma on Trauma":
For Refugee Children, the Journey Is Only the Beginning
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40006-trauma-on-trauma-on-trauma-for-refugee-children-the-journey-is-only-the-beginning
Iranian Woman Visiting US Detained, Jailed Despite Tourist Visa:
"How can they treat us like that?" Leila Ahranjani told local news station KATU. "Imagine you want to go visit a country, you get off the plane, you're excited to see your nieces after five, six years and then they take her."
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Iranian-Woman-Visiting-US-Detained-Jailed-Despite-Tourist-Visa-20170329-0031.html
Canadians Report More Scrutiny And Rejection At U.S. Border Checkpoints:
Church volunteers on their way from Ontario to New Jersey were stopped at the U.S.-Canada border and turned away. So were Canadian nurses who work at a hospital in Detroit.
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521920595/canadians-report-more-scrutiny-and-rejection-at-u-s-border-checkpoints
Americans increasingly refused entry to Canada, documents show:
30,233 Americans were turned away when attempting to enter Canada in 2016. In 2015, 23,052 people were turned back, representing an increase of 31 per cent in one year.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/29/americans-increasingly-refused-entry-to-canada-documents-show.html
Senator Aims to End Phone Searches at Airports and Borders:
"Folks are going to be less likely to travel freely to the US with the devices they need if they don't feel their sensitive business information is going to be safe at the border," Wyden said Tuesday
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/ron-wyden-search-phones-border-airports
Federal judge in Hawaii extends court order blocking Trump travel ban:
A federal judge in Hawaii indefinitely extended on Wednesday an order blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump's revised ban on travel to the United States from six predominantly Muslim countries.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/03/30/federal-judge-in-hawaii-extends-court-order-blocking-trump-trave/22017977/
Filling the swamp:
U.S. Air Force Secretary Pick Has Stock In 16 Defense Contractors;
Sandia benefited from her insider knowledge and used it to craft strategy so that the company could win a noncompetitive contract to continue its work on nuclear weapons.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/u-s-air-force-secretary-pick-has-stock-in-16-defense-c-1793724696?
2 White House officials helped give Nunes intelligence reports, according to the New York Times;
The Times identified the White House officials as "Ezra Cohen-Watnick, and Michael Ellis, a lawyer who works on national security issues at the White House Counsel's Office.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/03/30/2-white-house-officials-helped-give-nunes-intelligence-reports/22019009/
Dollar Tumbles On Report Trump Studying Ways To "Penalize Currency Manipulators":
The yen, euro and yuan snapped higher, following a CNBC report according to which the Trump administration is studying ways to penalize countries whose currencies it believes are undervalued.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-30/dollar-tumbles-report-trump-studying-ways-penalize-currency-manipulators
What a load of bull:
Nikki Haley Calls United Nations Human Rights Council 'So Corrupt':
The American envoy to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, described the United States on Wednesday as the "moral conscience" of the world, and she dismissed the United Nations Human Rights Council as "so corrupt" .
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/world/nikki-haley-un-human-rights-council-corrupt.html
House Republicans Launch a New Assault on the EPA:
The story of the man who imperiled his country with pseudoscience designed to please a politician seemed particularly relevant during a day filled with Republican efforts to provide scientific cover for a range of unscientific policies.
https://theintercept.com/2017/03/30/house-republicans-launch-a-new-assault-on-the-epa/
With Washington's Blessing, Telecom Giants Can Mine Your Web History:
Congress's repeal of FCC privacy rules could be data boon for Verizon, Comcast, AT&T
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-washingtons-blessing-telecom-giants-can-mine-your-web-history-1490869801
Internet users raise funds to buy lawmakers' browsing histories in protest:
Internet users are fighting back after Congress voted to block Obama-era internet privacy protections. Fundraising campaigns have so far raised more than $215,000 to purchase and reveal lawmakers' browsing histories.
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/326462-internet-users-raise-more-than-200000-to-buy-lawmakers-browsing-histories
Are Congressional Republicans Ready to Dump Trump? :
Three officials break ranks, as the Senate vows to take up charges of collusion and money laundering.
http://www.alternet.org/are-congressional-republicans-ready-dump-trump?
Napolitano returns to Fox, stands by spying claim:
TV analyst still says Brits spied on Trump
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/entertainment/napolitano-returns-to-fox-stands-by-spying-claim/682797208
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Cost Of War
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,886
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,486
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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