NKorea warns of attack, says truce no longer valid

North Korea said it was abandoning the truce that ended the Korean war and warned it could launch a military attack, deepening tensions two days after testing an atomic bomb for the second time.

"I know that 9/11 terrorists did not cross the Canadian border"

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said Wednesday she now knows 9/11 terrorists did not enter the United States from Canada, seeking to bury controversy over a diplomatic gaffe.

Obama to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss peace, Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in Riyadh next week to seek his support over the nuclear standoff with Iran and reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Russia fears Korea conflict could go nuclear

Russia is taking security measures as a precaution against the possibility tension over North Korea could escalate into nuclear war

Photos from Gaza

GAZA MASSACRE

Two US soldiers charged with murder of Iraqi

Sergeant 1st Class Trey Corrales and Specialist Christopher Shore were charged after reports of "alleged wrongdoing made by fellow soldiers to military authorities," the military said in a statement. No more details of the alleged murder were revealed.

Meat is murder on the environment

A kilogram of beef is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution than driving for 3 hours while leaving all the lights on back home.

Overcoming the conspiracy against Palestine

Israeli leaders are crystal clear about what they expect from their Palestinian servants.

The Militarization and Annexation of North America

Stephen Lendman --> Besides the Bush administration's imperial aims and permanent war on the world, add the one at home below the radar. Its weapons include the WTO, NAFTA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), FBI, CIA, NSA, NORTHCOM, militarized state and local police, National Guard forces, paramilitary mercenaries like Blackwater USA, and all other repressive instruments of state power and control. They target the people of three nations slowly becoming one headquartered in Washington. That's the apparent aim of those in power here wanting one continent, "indivisible" minus old-fashioned ideas like "liberty and justice for all" we used to believe in when, as kids, we recited our "Pledge of Allegiance." They now have a whole new meaning. They're just words drummed into young minds hoping they'll still believe them when they're old enough to know better.

Overcoming Zionism

Joel Kovel has given us an impressive important book. The first printing of OVERCOMING ZIONISM sold out without a single review, major or otherwise. The Library of Congress, which has copies of nearly everything, still doesn't have it on its shelves. Neither does the library at Bard College, where he teaches.

Henry Kissinger's Secret Meeting With Putin

When a political heavyweight, like Henry Kissinger, jets-off on a secret mission to Moscow; it usually shows up in the news.

Not this time.

This time the media completely ignored—or should we say censored—Kissinger’s trip to Russia and his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In fact, apart from a few short blurps in the Moscow Times and one measly article in the UK Guardian, no major news organization even covered the story. There hasn’t been as much as a peep out of anyone in the American media.

Nothing. That means the meetings were probably arranged by Dick Cheney. The secretive Veep doesn’t like anyone knowing what he’s up to.

Cooking the intelligence, again

Salon --> The latest government estimate of the terrorist threat is just a rehash of the same old script, produced under pressure to support the president's efforts to sell the Iraq war.

...what are you going to do about it?

Christian Zionists: Ahmadinejad is new Hitler

Christians United for Israel call on US to attack Iran immediately, move US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem as sign of support.

The group's founder, the Reverend John Hagee, declared, "We support Israel because we are Bible-believing Christians," and said the world needs to see that "the sleeping giant of Christian Zionism has awakened."

Neocons on a Cruise

What Conservatives Say When They Think We Aren't Listening -->

Russia Matches U.K. Diplomat Expulsions

Russia said Thursday it was expelling four British diplomats in retaliation for a similar move by Britain, as a confrontation mounted between Moscow and London over the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.

Iran's president leaves Tehran for visit to Syria

During his day-long visit, the two presidents will discuss issues of mutual interest, including ways to expand mutual cooperation in bilateral, regional and international issues, the report said.

'Slain' al-Qaida target in Iraq was fictional

In March, he was declared captured. In May, he was declared killed, and his purported corpse was displayed on state-run TV. But Wednesday, Omar al-Baghdadi, the supposed leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Iraq, was declared nonexistent by U.S. military officials, who say he is a fictional character created to give an Iraqi face to a foreign-run terror group.

U.S. Intel Officer: Al Qaeda Leadership Allowed To Operate Freely

A U.S. intelligence official last week testified to Congress that he believes the Bush administration is allowing the leadership of Al Qaeda to operate freely in Pakistan and is choosing not to disrupt its activities.

Absurd Terrorism Theories Invade the Homeland

It is a busy news day, with the absurd propaganda coming fast and furious.

'Big Brother' plan for police to use new road cameras

"Big Brother" plans to automatically hand the police details of the daily journeys of millions of motorists tracked by road pricing cameras across the country were inadvertently disclosed by the Home Office last night.

UN warns of economic collapse in Gaza

UN officials issued new warnings today about the dire collapse of Gaza's economy and called on the international community to open crossing points for trade.

Democrats fail to force vote in U.S. Senate on Iraq pullout

Senate Democrats fell short this morning, after a rare all-night session, in their attempt to force President George W. Bush to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq.

US Military --> Most Senior Iraqi al-Qaida Member in Iraq Captured

The U.S. military says it has captured the top Iraqi member of al-Qaida in Iraq. Officials say Khaled al-Mashhadani was an intermediary among top al-Qaida leaders including Osama bin Laden.

America the Beautiful's Germ Warfare Rash

Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bush administration has spent at least $44 billion on biological "defense" without ever making made a true needs assessment.

US Preparing Domestic Clampdown?

...because of "growing popular unrest in the United States, caused by the prolonged war in Iraq .coupled with obvious Congressional inaction," the U.S. military has drawn up plans for combating domestic U.S. civil insurrections. This is not a theoretical study but a very specific one. Units to be used domestically are listed in detail as are detention centers, etc.

One in four Israeli men dodges the draft

Figures released yesterday by the Israeli Army showed that in the 2006 intake, just 75 per cent of eligible men joined up.

"Israeli society has to condemn draft dodgers," an unnamed officer said. "This is not just a military matter, but a social issue as well. Those who do not shoulder their share of the burden have to be made to feel ashamed."

Abbas plans Palestinian elections

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he will order early parliamentary and presidential elections in response to what he called last month's "coup" by Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip.

Attorney For New Black Panther Party: Bush had 9/11 Foreknowledge

Appearing on Fox News' Hannity and Colmes yesterday, Malik Shabazz, the attorney for the New Black Panther Party, compared 9/11 to the destruction of the Reichstag, the German parliament, in 1933. The building was burned down by the Nazis and blamed on Communist infiltrators in order to justify Hitler's later seizure of emergency powers.

'We Are CHANGE' confronts John McCain

Proof Bin Laden Tape Is 5-Year-Old, Re-Released Footage

Why did IntelCenter, the middleman between "Al-Qaeda" and the media, a group that has government and Pentagon ties, re-release old footage and why did the media report it as new when it had already aired twice before?

Former Reagan Official: Bush May Stage False Flag Events To Reinstate Draft

Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration Paul Craig Roberts has gone further than ever before, warning that the Bush administration could be about to stage false flag events and terror attacks in order to reinstate the draft, announce a dictatorship and attack Iran.

Marine says officers ordered to 'crank up' violence in Iraq

A Marine corporal testifying in a court-martial said Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis after officers ordered them to "crank up the violence level."

Israel preparing for war with Syria, confirms general

A senior Israeli general on Monday confirmed that the army is preparing for a full-scale war with Syria in the very near future.

Meet the Pentagon’s New Spin Unit

Bush Administration hacks bloggers, talk radio.

Impeach Now Or Face the End of Constitutional Democracy

Unless Congress immediately impeaches Bush and Cheney, a year from now the US could be a dictatorial police state at war with Iran.