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This March 20, 2012 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and President Barack Obama walk down the steps of the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Archives for novembre 2012

Obama Wants State-Sponsored Murder Legalized

In this June 13, 2010, file photo a U.S. Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, Pool, File) (CHICAGO) — A previous article discussed Obama’s kill list. Another explained his « disposition matrix. » Both constitute elevating Murder, Inc. to a higher level. Obama […]

Stephen Lendman
Par Stephen Lendman
In this June 13, 2010, file photo a U.S. Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, Pool, File)

(CHICAGO) -- A previous article discussed Obama's kill list. Another explained his "disposition matrix." Both constitute elevating Murder, Inc. to a higher level. Obama now wants more. He wants murder legalized. On Nov. 24, the New York Times headlined, "Election Spurred a Move to Codify US Drone Policy," saying pre-election, Obama "accelerated

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Myanmar Cracks Down On Mine Protest; Dozens Hurt

A Buddhist monk with burn injuries lies in a hospital bed in Monywa town shop, northwestern Myanmar, Thursday, Nov 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine in northwestern Myanmar after the government’s biggest crackdown on demonstrators since reformist President […]

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
A Buddhist monk with burn injuries lies in a hospital bed in Monywa town shop, northwestern Myanmar, Thursday, Nov 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine in northwestern Myanmar after the government's biggest crackdown on demonstrators since reformist President Thein Sein took office last year. Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs to break up the 11-day

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With Its New UN Status, Could The Palestinian Authority Take Israel To The International Criminal Court?

Surrounded by Palestinian flags a Palestinian chants slogans during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) On Thursday afternoon, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the Palestinian Authority as a « full nonmember observer state, » giving the Palestinians strong symbolic […]

Priyanka Boghani
Par Priyanka Boghani
Surrounded by Palestinian flags a Palestinian chants slogans during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

On Thursday afternoon, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the Palestinian Authority as a "full nonmember observer state," giving the Palestinians strong symbolic backing. The Palestinians' new status begs the question: Could Palestine use its new status to bring Israel in front of the International Criminal Court for alleged war

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Senate Backs Quicker Withdrawal From Afghanistan

In this June 27, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File) Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after […]

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
In this June 27, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting. The strong bipartisan vote of 62-33 sends a clear message to President Barack Obama and the military as they engage in high-stakes talks about the pace of drawing down the

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Gay Marriage Before Supreme Court? Cases Weighed

This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Karen Golinski, right, hugging her wife Amy Cunninghis as they pose for a photograph outside of a federal court building in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. Three weeks after voters backed […]

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Karen Golinski, right, hugging her wife Amy Cunninghis as they pose for a photograph outside of a federal court building in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. Three weeks after voters backed same-sex marriage in three states and defeated a ban in a fourth, the justices are meeting Friday to decide whether they should deal sooner rather than later with the claim that the Constitution gives people the right to

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Syrian Authorities Block Internet And Cell Phone Signals; Syrian Rebels Kill Ruling Party Official

In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 photo, a destroyed building is seen in Aleppo, Syria, after airstrikes targeted the area. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras) Syrian activists said the authorities had blocked internet and cell phone signals in parts of Damascus on Thursday, where rebels were engaged in clashes with government troops,according to the Associated Press. An […]

Priyanka Boghani
Par Priyanka Boghani
In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 photo, a destroyed building is seen in Aleppo, Syria, after airstrikes targeted the area. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

Syrian activists said the authorities had blocked internet and cell phone signals in parts of Damascus on Thursday, where rebels were engaged in clashes with government troops,according to the Associated Press. An activist near Damascus told the AP that the government had cut the internet in southern neighborhoods of the capital, while another

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