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Verbreitet Cybermobbing ist in Deutschland auf dem Vormarsch. Rund 20 bis 30 Prozent der deutschen Jugendlichen zwischen zehn und 18 Jahren litten unter...

http://www.swp.de/ulm/nachrichten/vermischtes/Auch-in-Deutschland-Psychoterror-im-Netz;art4304,2241277


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H. Patricia Hynes, Truthout: The war in Afghanistan, which began 12 years ago today, continues despite ever-compounding costs in lives and treasure and the absence of any convincing motive.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18791-war-in-afghanistan-operation-enduring-violence



Keep US Troops in Afghanistan? Let Congress Vote!

Robert Naiman, Truthout: If you agree with Reps. Jim McGovern, Barbara Lee and Walter Jones that any agreement to keep thousands of US troops in Afghanistan indefinitely should be debated and voted on in Congress before it is signed, tell Congress, urges Naiman.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19811-keep-us-troops-in-afghanistan-let-congress-vote



Operation Enduring Occupation

Staff, Socialist Worker: A proposed deal between the US and Afghanistan to "end" the war is occupation by another name: a continuing US military presence in the region to carry out the agenda of the American empire around the globe.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20496-operation-enduring-occupation

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Afghanistan risks becoming 'narco-state': U.N. official

Afghanistan risks becoming a "full-fledged narco-state" without international support to help create alternative jobs for its people, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/us-afghanistan-drugs-un-idUSBRE9980OF20131009



US kills 2 people in Afghanistan

An airstrike carried out by a US assassination drone has killed two people in the province of Nuristan in eastern Afghanistan, which borders Pakistan.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/10/16/329759/us-drone-strike-kills-two-afghans/



Afghan boy, six, and father shot during night raid by Australian special forces

Australian special forces have been implicated in the deaths of a young boy and his father who were found shot dead after a night raid on a neighbouring house in southern Afghanistan last month.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/17/afghan-boy-six-and-father-shot-during-night-raid-by-australian-special-forces



US drone strikes claim 18 lives across Afghanistan

At least eighteen people have been killed and several others injured in a series of US assassination drone attacks in Afghanistan over the past three days.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/10/20/330374/us-drone-attacks-kill-18-in-afghanistan/



Each US troop in Afghanistan now costs $2.1 million

The average cost of each US troop in Afghanistan will nearly double in the last year of the occupation to $2.1 million, according to a new analysis of the Pentagon s budget, Defense One reported.

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/10/25/news/national/each-us-troop-in-afghanistan-now-costs-2-1-million/



'I'll put one in his head, if you want', court releases audio of Afghan insurgent 'shot dead' by Royal Marine

In audio clips identified as video clip four and five in the trial, the marines are heard dragging the injured insurgent across the field. Marine C is heard saying "I ll put one in his head, if you want." Marine A replies: "That ll be too f... obvious."

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/ill-put-one-in-his-head-if-you-want-court-releases-audio-of-afghan-insurgent-shot-dead-by-royal-marine-29735999.html



In Afghanistan, interpreters who helped U.S. in war denied visas

The interpreters, many of whom served in Taliban havens for years, say U.S. officials are drastically underestimating the danger they face.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-afghanistan-interpreters-who-helped-us-in-war-denied-visas-us-says-they-face-no-threat/2013/11/10/af7acfc8-4180-11e3-b028-de922d7a3f47_story.html



3 Afghans killed in US assassination drone strike

At least three Afghans have been killed in the latest US assassination drone strike in eastern part of Afghanistan

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/11/12/334296/3-afghans-killed-in-us-drone-raids/



If you are a civilian and you die in a drone strike, it is your fault?

The argument that civilians should leave their homes to avoid being killed by drone strikes absolves the US of its responsibility to not kill civilians.

http://stopwar.org.uk/news/if-you-re-a-civilian-and-you-die-in-a-drone-strike-it-s-your-fault



Afghan probe into civilian killings stymied by US refusal to cooperate

Afghanistan s intelligence service has chosen to abandon its investigation into a number of civilian deaths in Wardak province, following US refusal to look into claims of Special Forces complicity in the killings, according to a document seen by Reuters.

http://rt.com/news/killing-us-investigation-afghanistan-582/



U.S. is abandoning those who helped in Afghanistan: Opinion

Congress allocated 8,750 Special Immigrant Visas four years ago for Afghanis whose lives are in danger because they worked for U.S. forces, but the State Department has granted only 1,648 of them, The Washington Post reported.

http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20131112/us-is-abandoning-those-who-helped-us-in-afghanistan-opinion



How Opium Greed Is Keeping US Troops in Afghanistan

Video

Abby Martin takes a look at a shocking statistic that puts opium production in Afghanistan at a record high, and puts into perspective the different corporate interests that could be keeping US forces in Afghanistan well beyond 2014.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qME6Ta9InY4&feature=youtu.be



Endless Afghan Occupation: Security Agreement Draft Leaked

By The Inquisitr

A newly obtained US-Afghanistan security agreement draft suggests that US forces will stay for much longer than originally expected, possibly indefinitely.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36916.htm



US-Afghan agreement would keep troops in place and funds flowing, perhaps indefinitely

A draft of a key US-Afghan security deal obtained by NBC News shows the United States is prepared to maintain military outposts in Afghanistan for many years to come, and pay to support hundreds of thousands of Afghan security forces.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/19/21534305-endless-afghanistan-us-afghan-agreement-would-keep-troops-in-place-and-funds-flowing-perhaps-indefinitely?lite



New deal leaves door open to a 'war without end'

Up to 15,000 troops could stay in military bases in the war-torn nation to train Afghan security forces and conduct anti-terror missions.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2510343/Up-15-000-U-S-troops-remain-Afghanistan-2024-according-new-deal-leaves-door-open-war-end.html



Afghan President Hamid Karzai

I don t trust the US: Afghan President Hamid Karzai told tribal leaders Thursday that he did not trust the United States, hours after Secretary of State John Kerry said a final draft deal on troop levels had been reached.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/21/21557863-afghan-president-hamid-karzai-i-dont-trust-the-us



The Arrogance of American Exceptionalism: UN representative Samantha Power: U.S. has 'nothing to apologize' to Afghanistan for

Washington s UN representative Samantha Power said Thursday Afghanistan is owed no apology for US actions in the country since the overthrow of the Taliban 12 years ago.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/21/un-representative-samantha-power-u-s-has-nothing-to-apologize-to-afghanistan-for/



Why US won t leave Afghanistan

By Pepe Escobar

We came, we saw, we stayed. Forever. That's the essence of the so-called Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) to be struck between the Obama administration and Afghanistan, over 12 years after the start of the never-ending War on Terror.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36945.htm



Another Proud Day For The USA

Video

Furious Afghan president says US drones have struck a home in Helmand, killing a small child and wounding two women.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37009.htm



Can Karzai Save Us?

By Ron Paul

Karzai should be wary of his actions. It may become unhealthy for him. The US has a bad reputation for not looking kindly on puppet dictators who demand independence from us.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37017.htm



Karzai says U.S. killed child, won t sign security deal if similar attacks continue

Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the United States of launching a drone strike that killed a 2-year-old child Thursday and vowed to not sign a long-term security agreement if similar attacks continue.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/karzai-says-us-drone-strike-killed-child-refuses-to-sign-security-deal-if-attacks-continue/2013/11/28/0b19b6aa-586a-11e3-ba82-16ed03681809_story.html



Obama s Ludicrous Afghanistan Declarations

By Glen Ford

"Since when has the U.S. voluntarily left anyplace it has forcibly occupied?"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37021.htm



'There were pieces of my family all over the road'

Afghan citizen describes seeing relative's burning bodies after deadly U.S. drone strike...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2516560/Afghan-citizen-describes-seeing-relatives-burning-bodies-deadly-U-S-drone-strike.html



In Afghanistan, People Died for No Good Reason

By Sheldon Richman

If there had been no American empire, there would have been no 9/11 attacks.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37036.htm



Coalition airstrike kill four people in Afghanistan

A local security official confirming the report said the militants were killed during a drone strike in Asmar district late Saturday.

http://www.khaama.com/coalition-airstrike-kill-four-taliban-militants-in-kunar-province-3159



Afghan president lashes out at US 'threats'

Karzai says the U.S. is "absolutely" acting like a colonial power in its attempts to force him to sign the bilateral security agreement by the end of this year. The paper quoted him as saying: "The threats they are making, `We won t pay salaries, we ll drive you into a civil war.' These are threats."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT



U.S. Behaves Like A Colonizer

Karzai "They threaten us by saying 'We will no longer pay your salaries; we will drive you into a civil war.' These are threats," Karzai said. "If you want to be our partner, we must be friends. Respect Afghan homes, don t kill their children and be a partner.

http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/13051-us-behaves-like-a-colonizer-karzai



Afghan president says he does not 'trust' U.S.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in New Delhi on Saturday he no longer "trusts" the United States, accusing the Americans of saying one thing and doing another in his troubled homeland.

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/asia/2013/12/14/Afghan-president-says-does-not-trust-U-S-.html



Karzai: American threat of full troop withdrawal is 'brinkmanship'

Karzai reiterated his position that the Afghan people cannot endorse a bilateral security agreement without the US agreeing to end airstrikes and raids on Afghan homes and help broker a peace process with the Taliban.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/14/karzai-american-troop-withdrawal-brinkmanship



Why Remain in Afghanistan?

Op-Ed

A final possible reason for staying in Afghanistan is more-or-less invisible, and that would be Washington s saving face for having killed thousands of people and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars

http://www.unz.com/article/why-remain-in-afghanistan/


From Information Clearing House

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'Iraq Replay': Kerry Demands Immunity for US Troops in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/14-3

US Thwarts Investigation into Afghan Civilian Murders
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/12-3

Under US Occupation, Afghan Opium Industry Surges to Record Levels
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/13

In Afghanistan: 'Security Deal' Means US Occupation Forever
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/19-6

War and Enlightenment in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/11/20

'Lack of Trust': Karzai Balks at US Security Agreement
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/25-0

How Many Unnamed Officials Does It Take to Deny Civilian Deaths?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/11/26-10

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We are never leaving Afghanistan

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

11/22/13

Rather than ending the war, the Obama-Karzai pact institutionalizes it, making the occupation of Afghanistan a permanent feature of US military operations in the region. It even maps out a place for this new US colony in the annual budget, and there is no time limit on any of this: '2024 and beyond.' The agreement means we?ll be in Afghanistan forever, obligated to not only defend its government but to make sure that government is functioning at a bare minimum...

http://tinyurl.com/ktlpy22


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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White Officers and Native Troops
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/eric-margolis/white-officers-and-native-troops/

US Seeks to Control Region from Afghanistan
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/no_author/from-its-bloody-perch-in-afghanistan/



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Wo das Problem der Unterernährung strukturiert in Angriff genommen wurde, zeigen sich gute Fortschritte. Nur ein Viertel der Gelder zur Bekämpfung des Hungers stammte bisher von staatlichen Organisationen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/40/40040/1.html



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Ein neues IT-System zur 'länderübergreifenden operativen und strategischen Kriminalitätsanalyse' ist jetzt öffentlich ausgeschrieben. Die Technik ist aber aus mehreren Gründen fragwürdig.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/155096

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Die verbriefte Reisefreiheit innerhalb der EU ist Geschichte

Der deutsche Innenminister setzt sich mit der Änderung des "Schengen-Governance-Pakets" durch. Eine Regierung darf ihre Binnengrenzen jetzt nach Gutdünken wieder kontrollieren.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/155118


Überwachung per Eurosur: EU kauft Big-Brother-System für das Mittelmeer

"Die EU zieht ihre ganz eigene Lehre aus dem Drama von Lampedusa - und kauft ein System zur Überwachung "problematischer Menschenströme". Drohnen und Satelliten sollen Flüchtlinge schneller orten. Als Hilfe zur Seenotrettung ist die Technik aber nicht vorgesehen?" Artikel von Gregor Peter Schmitz, Brüssel, in Spiegel online vom 10.10.2013 http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/eurosur-ueberwachung-statt-rettung-a-927140.html


Aus: LabourNet, 11. Oktober 2013

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Widerstand gegen den digitalen Überwachungsstaat

"Die ARD-Kultursendung Titel Thesen Temperamente berichtete am Sonntag Abend, wie die Wissenschaftlerin Shoshana Zuboff zum Widerstand gegen den digitalen Überwachungsstaat aufruft: Wehrt Euch. Dem können wir uns nur anschließen?" Beitrag von Markus Beckedahl vom 22.10.2013 bei Netzpolitik, darin das Video der Sendung https://netzpolitik.org/2013/widerstand-gegen-den-digitalen-ueberwachungsstaat/


Aus: LabourNet, 23. Oktober 2013

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Sicherheitsforscher: "Alle Deutschen werden vollständig abgehört"

"Die Geheimdienste dieser Welt hören alle in Deutschland lebenden Personen vollständig ab, ist Hartmut Pohl von der Gesellschaft für Informatik überzeugt. Überwachungstechnik werde auch bei Wirtschaftsspionage verwendet, sagt er weiter. Das BSI-Gesetz kritisiert er?" Artikel von Ingo Pakalski vom 27.10.2013 bei golem http://www.golem.de/news/sicherheitsforscher-alle-deutschen-werden-vollstaendig-abgehoert-1310-102376.html


Machen Geheimdienste die Welt sicherer?
http://www.internet-law.de/2013/10/machen-geheimdienste-die-welt-sicherer.html


Aus: LabourNet, 30. Oktober 2013

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Überwachung im Kapitalismus. Teil 1: Die Erwerbslosen

Artikel von Simon Schaupp in der graswurzelrevolution 384 vom Dezember 2013 (pdf) ? Dank an Autor und Redaktion! http://www.labournet.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/schaupp.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 11. Dezember 2013

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Totalüberwachung braucht weder Aufklärung noch Öffentlichkeit,
finden Bundesregierung und Freunde

Artikel von Kilian Froitzhuber vom 10.01.2014 bei Netzpolitik
https://netzpolitik.org/2014/totalueberwachung-braucht-weder-aufklaerung-noch-oeffentlichkeit-finden-bundesregierung-und-freunde/


Aus: LabourNet, 13. Januar 2014



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Barack Obama sagt Asienbesuch ab und überlässt Chinas Präsidenten Xi Jinping das Feld. Dessen Scheckbuch hätte er ohnehin nichts entgegegen zu setzen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/155087



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Zwei verdeckte Operationen von US-Spezialeinheiten am Wochenende sollten Terrorführer festnehmen, was ein Indiz für eine Strategieveränderung der Obama-Regierung sein könnte.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/40/40042/1.html



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/russia-today/top-12-foreign-holders-of-us-debt%E2%80%A8/

12 Very Ominous Warnings About What a U.S. Debt Default would Mean for the Global Economy
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/michael-snyder/12-ominous-warnings-about-a-us-debt-default%E2%80%A8/

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America In Search Of Navigational Change

By Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja

'We, as Americans, need to ask ourselves what all this is about? Why is our government so provocative toward Islam, Russia, China, Iran?'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36460.htm



At the UN, a Latin American Rebellion

By Laura Carlsen

Latin American leaders are reclaiming a right to differentiate their views from Washington s-and refusing to render it diplomatic tribute.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36456.htm



Get Your Fiscal House in Order: China Warns US as Asia s Expresses Concern for $1.3tn of Investments

By Ben Chu

'Clock is ticking', says Chinese minister, as US fails to break deadlock over government shutdown and fast-approaching 'debt ceiling' deadline.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36462.htm



The Dumbest Game of Chicken, Ever

By Daniel W. Drezner

Obama s trying to tank the markets to win the budget fight. Problem is, that might not work and Republicans just don t care.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36463.htm



The Two-Party System Is A Farce

By Tim Gatto

Everybody knows that this so-called government shutdown is b...s. The Government is not going to default on the 17th and everyone knows it.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36473.htm



Their Real Goal: To Make Us All So Cynical About Government, We Give Up

By Robert Reich

As average Americans give up on government, they pay less attention to what government does or fails to do, thereby making it easier for the moneyed interests to get whatever they want.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36470.htm



Old Game, New Obsession, New Enemy. Now It's China.

By John Pilger

Countries are "pieces on a chessboard upon which is being played out a great game for the domination of the world," wrote Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in 1898. Nothing has changed.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36488.htm



China wonders: Why do we own so much U.S. debt?

At a meeting on the sidelines of a summit in Asia, Premier Li told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that China was paying "great attention" to the political gridlock in Washington.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101103246



Key creditor China begins acting to hedge against US default

Hong Kong has sent the first sign from Asia that the region is creating extra financial buffers against a possible default in the US. China said some US short-term Treasury bonds appear to be more risky to hold as collateral than previously thought.

http://rt.com/business/china-usa-bonds-default-980/



Sydney s Week-long Military Extravaganza Foreshadows New Wars

By James Cogan

American and Australian strategic documents have been explicit about the purpose of this "pivot"-to position air and naval forces that will be used to wage war against China.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36504.htm



The U.S. Has Repeatedly Defaulted

By Washington's Blog

It s a Myth that the U.S. Has Never Defaulted On Its Debt.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36523.htm



From Information Clearing House

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The US Default Fantasy
http://www.realecontv.com/videos/us/the-u-s--default-fantasy-.html

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Stop The National Debt Crime In Progress
http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1139.php

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The Death of Shame

William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: The Republicans' greatest strength has been their utter lack of shame. Their ability to say or do anything has vaulted them into the position they hold today in American politics. But the wheels are finally coming off this particular wagon.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/19341-supply-side-jesus-and-the-death-of-shame



The Economic Consequences of a US Debt Default

Jack Rasmus, Jack Rasmus' Blog: Both the US and global economies are already slowing noticeably, with the Federal Reserve in the US continuing to downgrade and lower its estimates of future US growth, and the IMF doing the same for growth rates in China and the rest of the world. The Teapublicans claim a US debt default would not impact these already negative trends.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19405-the-economic-consequences-of-a-us-debt-default



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/ron-paul/hands-off-iran-6/

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Resolution For War Against Iran Gains Traction In Conservative Wing Of The House

By Rosie Gray

A total of 28 members of Congress have signed on to co-sponsor the bill, including 13 in the past week alone.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36707.htm



Panetta: US may have to use military force against Iran

Addressing the Anti-Defamation League s 100th annual meeting on Thursday night, former US secretary of defense and CIA director Leon Panetta told the ballroom of around 600 people that while the US has "implemented unprecedented sanctions and pressure on Iran, we may very well have to use military force to back up our policy."

http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Panetta-US-may-have-to-use-military-force-against-Iran-330373


From Information Clearing House



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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/10/07-0

Wendell Berry on His Hopes for Humanity
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/10/07



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/11/michael-scheuer/that-us-entanglement-in-the-middle-east/

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Obama Escalates Bush-Initiated 'War on Terror' in Africa
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/07

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The Anti-Empire Report: The War on Terrorism...or Whatever

By William Blum

The United States has fought on the same side as al Qaeda on repeated occasions before Syria. Here s a brief survey.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36464.htm



Empire Under Obama

Barack Obama s Global Terror Campaign

By Andrew Gavin Marshall

America is waging a global terror campaign through the use of drones, killing thousands of people, committing endless war crimes, creating fear and terror in a program expected to last several more decades.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36528.htm



US increases military operations in Africa for 'strategic interests'

The US military is stepping up its military activity "in Africa to seize control of natural resources and strategic waterways and also to block the People s Republic of China from enhancing its relationship with various African states," Azikiwe said.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/10/19/330226/us-africa-military-strategic-interests/



Engineering Consent For More Wars

U.S. Military Investing Heavily in Africa

By Shashank Bengali

The Pentagon has begun a burst of spending in Africa, investing in air facilities, flight services, telecommunications and electrical upgrades as the U.S. military deepens its footprint in a region with a rising threat of "Islamist terrorism".

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36604.htm



Is Islam a Religion of Violence or Peace?

Video

Defenders of Islam today argue that it is really a religion of peace which has been hijacked by extremists who kill in its name. Extremists, however, see themselves as the only true and proper Muslims. Who is right?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36923.htm



How the US Used a *Terrorism* Ploy to Attack Islamic Charity

Analysis

For Iranian-American doctor Hossein Lahiji and his wife, Najmeh Vahid, who had donated $1.8 million to an Islamic charity for needy children in Iran, that Obama pledge has turned to be a bitter joke.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/21237-how-us-used-a-terrorism-ploy-to-attack-islamic-charity-to-iran


From Information Clearing House

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US ramping up forces in and near Africa
http://ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/11708/



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