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"Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them. There is almost no kind of outrage-----torture, imprisonment without trial, assassination, the bombing of civilians-----which does not change its moral color when it is committed by 'our' side. The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them." -----George Orwell
"Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder! Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human beings! Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction! Be heroes in an army of construction!" : Helen Keller
"Don't be deceived when they tell you things are better now. Even if there's no poverty to be seen because the poverty's been hidden. Even if you ever got more wages and could afford to buy more of these new and useless goods which industries foist on you and even if it seems to you that you never had so much, that is only the slogan of those who still have much more than you. Don't be taken in when they paternally pat you on the shoulder and say that there's no inequality worth speaking of and no more reason to fight because if you believe them they will be completely in charge in their marble homes and granite banks from which they rob the people of the world under the pretence of bringing them culture. Watch out, for as soon as it pleases them they'll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons, rapidly developed by servile scientists, will become more and more deadly until they can with a flick of the finger tear a million of you to pieces": Jean Paul Marat
"Men hate those to whom they have to lie.": - Victor Hugo 1802-1885
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Iraq: Airstrike kills 20 IS officials of Wilayat Baghdad in Qaim;
Iraqi Ministry of Defense's War Media Cell announced, on Sunday, that 20 officials of the so-called Wilayat Baghdad of the Islamic State group were killed by an air strike, in the district of Qaim.
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/wmc-airstrike-kills-20-officials-wilayat-baghdad-qaim/
Turkey kills 14 people in Iraq:
Turkey's military said it killed 14 members of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in airstrikes in northern Iraq on Saturday, as Ankara steps up a push against the group and their affiliates in Iraq and Syria.
http://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003671043
Iraq: Coalition jets kill 13 Islamic State members in western Anbar:
Jets pounded two vehicles and a rest house used by IS at the towns of Annah and Qaim, killing all of the 13 group members on board and at the house.
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/coalition-jets-kill-13-islamic-state-members-western-anbar/
US soldier killed in explosion near Mosul ;
A spokesperson for US Central Command said: "A US service member died from wounds sustained in an explosive device blast outside of Mosul, Iraq, on Saturday."
http://tinyurl.com/l6nzwha
35% of western Mosul still controlled by Islamic State;
Iraqi Defense Minister Erfan al-Hiyali said life returned back to normal in the eastern side and that the Iraqi troops are in high spirit and making their best to secure the citizens and their properties.
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/defense-ministry-35-western-mosul-still-controlled-islamic-state/
Erdogan Arrests and Fires Thousands, Bans Dating Shows:
While a hotly contested referendum earlier this month expanded Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's authoritarian powers - it appears the Justice and Development (AKP) party leader is wasting no time exercising them.
http://tinyurl.com/mbs73pv
US-led coalition airstrikes kill 14 civilians in northern Syria :
At least 14 civilians were killed by airstrikes carried out by the US-led international coalition in the outskirts of Raqqa, in northern Syria, Al Mayadeen TV channel reported on Sunday.
http://tass.com/world/944022
Moscow is ready to cooperate with Washington on Syria - Lavrov:
The Russian foreign minister stressed that in order to eliminate the terrorist threat, "it is important that all those fighting terrorism in Syria join their efforts." "I mean the Russian Force and the US-led coalition,"
http://tass.com/politics/943938
Kurdish-Arab force pushes back ISIL in Syria's Tabqa;
Fighting rages on, with US-backed SDF controlling ahout 40 percent of strategic town near ISIL's stronghold of Raqqa.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/kurdish-arab-force-gains-isil-tabqa-170430081216169.html
Claims of Syrian Chemical Weapons Attacks Are Total B.S.;
The U.S. government has been trying to replace the Syrian government with folks who will be subservient to America since 1949... 3 years after Syria became an independent nation.
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2017/04/u-s-french-claims-syrian-chemical-weapons-attack-b-s.html
Yemeni forces kill 9 Saudi mercenaries:
On Saturday, the Army and their allies killed five Saudi mercenaries in Midi District of the northwestern Hajjah Province, Yemen's al-Masirah television network said.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/04/30/519980/Yemen-Saudi-Arabia
US kills 8 alleged AQAP terrorists in Yemen; :
The strike targeted a car in which the suspects were traveling in the Rawda region of Shabwa province, according to a Yemeni official who preferred anonymity.
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1092296/middle-east
German chancellor in Saudi for talks on G20 and cooperation:
King Salman received Merkel in his palace in Jeddah, Spa state news agency said, adding that the two presided over a signing ceremony for several cooperation agreements in the fields of technology, energy, business and security.
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/german-chancellor-in-saudi-for-talks-on-g20-and-cooperation
Iran satellite TV head shot dead in Istanbul:
The head of an Iranian satellite television network who last year was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by a Tehran court was shot dead in Istanbul together with a business partner
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-iran-shooting-idUSKBN17W0FO?il=0
Why Israel Supports ISIS? :
Syriana Analysis addresses the recent bombings of Israel and US on Syria, elaborating the geopolitical goals behind these strikes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--bSKC0ErUw
Leaked report highlights Israel lobby's failures;
The Reut Institute, founded by former government advisor Gidi Grinstein, has conceded in a secret report jointly prepared with the ADL that Israel's efforts to thwart the Palestine solidarity movement have failed
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/leaked-report-highlights-israel-lobbys-failures
BBC smears BDS:
A BBC report on alleged "anti-Semitism" on campus failed to disclose a key interviewee's leadership role in the pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUs.
http://tinyurl.com/mtqrpux
French forces kill 20 alleged jihadists on Mali-Burkina Faso border;
A resident in a nearby village said planes dropped bombs in the area lateSaturday and many jihadists fled by foot.
http://tinyurl.com/lkhjko6
Tunisia forces kill fighters planning Ramadan attack:
Two men in an ISIL and al-Qaeda-linked group killed during a security sweep in Sidi Bouzid.
http://tinyurl.com/kz8rvtq
U.S. Signals Possible Airstrikes in Somalia by Asking Aid Groups for Their Locations:
The notice to NGOs comes a month after President Trump declared portions of the country an "area of active hostilities," giving the military wider scope to launch strikes that could potentially kill more civilians.
http://tinyurl.com/kewj5u7
Afghanistan ; 43 Armed Militants Killed In Latest Operations:
As a result 43 armed militants were killed, 40 wounded and 30 others were arrested by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/43-armed-militants-killed-latest-operations
Trump calls North Korean leader 'a pretty smart cookie' - but isn't sure if he's sane:
Trump said he had "no idea" whether Kim was sane or not, but said the North Korean leader had faced a formidable challenge in taking over the country at a reported age of 27 after his father's death
http://www.thejournal.ie/north-korea-donald-trump-3367050-Apr2017/
Seoul rejects Trump demand it pays for THAAD missile system:
Seoul retorted that under the Status of Forces Agreement that governs the US military presence in the country, the South would provide the THAAD site and infrastructure while the US would pay to deploy and operate it.
http://tinyurl.com/n22fldj
US to deploy missile-capable drones across border from North Korea:
Deployment of Grey Eagle drones, designed to carry Hellfire missiles, in the South represents significant build-up of US military muscle. It will make the North Koreans even more jumpy.
http://tinyurl.com/hypdobk
The power of propaganda;
Poll: 37% of Americans see North Korea as an 'immediate threat';
And 57% see Russia as unfriendly or an enemy, as investigations into interactions between Trump campaign associates and the Russian government have continued to swirl.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/27/politics/donald-trump-russia-syria-north-korea-100-days-poll/index.html
Pyongyang slams Israel as 'disturber of peace armed with illegal nukes under US patronage':
North Korea has accused Israel of being the "only illegal possessor" of nukes and threat to peace in the Middle East
https://www.rt.com/news/386635-pyongyang-israel-nuclear-weapons/
Venezuela Opposition Criticizes Pope's Call for Dialogue:
Henrique Capriles rejected any dialogue with the government of Nicolas Maduro to peacefully resolve the current political impasse in the country
http://tinyurl.com/ko9rjk8
Venezuela Celebrates 1.6 Millionth Home Built for the Poor:
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will deliver on Sunday house number 1.6 million as part of the Great Venezuela Housing Mission.
http://tinyurl.com/mh55ok2
Panic Bank Run Leaves Canada's Largest Alternative Mortgage Lender On Edge Of Collapse: Home Capital Group suffered a spectacular spectacular implosion last week when its stock price crashed by the most on record after HCG revealed that it had taken out an emergency $2 billion line of credit
http://tinyurl.com/kfltcjb
Donald Trump invites Rodrigo Duterte to White House :
Three Chinese navy ships, including a guided-missile destroyer and a guided-missile frigate, were also welcomed by officials on Sunday in Davao city, Mr Duterte's southern hometown,
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-30/warm-phone-call-between-duterte-and-trump/8484068
Washington climate march draws massive crowd amid sweltering heat:
This large-scale climate march marked U.S. President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, which have already seen multiple rollbacks of environmental protections and Obama climate policies.
http://tinyurl.com/lvvc5rw
Middle Class Contracted in U.S. Over 2 Decades, Study Finds:
Middle-class Americans have fared worse in many ways than their counterparts in economically advanced countries in Western Europe in recent decades, according to a study released Monday by the Pew Research Center.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/business/economy/middle-class-united-states-europe-pew.html?_r=0
Fox's Legendary Hypocrisy Is On Full Display With Underwhelming GDP Report:
This is not the first time a Fox personality has backtracked on mischaracterizations of the economy in order to hype or defend the Trump administration.
http://tinyurl.com/ny7nnrn
Man Trump Named to Fix Mortgage Markets Figured in Infamous Financial Crisis Episode;
The emerging absurd narrative that is Donald Trump naming Phillips, of all people, to head up the effort to reform the Government-Sponsored Entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/taibbi-trump-named-craig-phillips-to-fix-wall-street-w479332
U.S. Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Replaced by Robots:
About 38 percent of U.S. jobs could be at high risk of automation by the early 2030s
http://tinyurl.com/k6kg9ox
Tillerson puts Nikki Haley in her place. Tells her to clear comments with State Department:
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acts to bring Nikki Haley, the US's out of control UN ambassador, to heel, instructing her to coordinate her comments in future with the State Department.
http://theduran.com/tillerson-haley-state-department-comments/
Trump Has Flip-Flopped. But His Supporters Aren't Upset - Or Haven't Noticed.;
Despite Trump's flip-flops on economic and foreign policy issues, most of his supporters still feel they're getting exactly the man they voted for
http://tinyurl.com/k7e63lo
Watch: Hasan Minhaj, Rosting Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner;
Hasan Minhaj took full advantage of Donald Trump's absence by taking aim at the president and his administration during his monologue at the White House Correspondents' dinner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of6PLJbMnxE
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Tom Feeley
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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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What the N. Korean “Crisis” Is Really About
Paul Craig Roberts
The North Korean “crisis” is a Washington orchestration. It is about the same thing that the demonization of Iran was about.
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