US bank stops money transfers to Somalia.

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 30 Dec 2011 - A US bank has stopped processing money transfers to Somalia. The decision by Sunrise comes as Washington is clamping down on financial dealings which could fund what it calls terrorist organisations in the country. It has angered many Somalis in the US whose relatives back home depend on remittances for survival.

Terror and violence still reigns in Pakistan.

Published on 30 Dec 2011 by Euronews - Turkey's deadly air strikes sparked disturbances in the country's restive mainly Kurdish southeast.

As youths and police clashed, Kurdish activists denounced what they labelled a war crime, calling for Turkey to be judged under international law.

A PKK commander urged Kurds to rise up after what he called an organised and planned massacre.

Israel govt most fascist in history.

Uploaded by RussiaToday on 29 Dec 2011 - Israeli warplanes have launched two airstrikes on what the army called "terror sites" in central and northern Gaza, killing at least one person and injuring ten others. The Israeli military earlier confirmed it's preparing for a new large-scale offensive against the Palestinian territory, which hasn't yet recovered from the assault three years ago : Professor Haidar Eid from Gaza University.

Targeting Iran's livelihood, what prospects?

Uploaded by FeloniousVendetta on 27 Dec 2011 - Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, the only sea passage for oil shipments from the Persian Gulf if the West places sanctions on the country's oil exports. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Iran's vice president Mohammad-Reza Rahimi and aired on state television.

 "If they (the West) impose sanctions on Iran's oil exports, then even one drop of oil cannot flow from the Strait of Hormuz," he said. This comes as Iran is continuing the ten-day naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. Early reports of these maneuvers raised fears that the country might shut down the strait. The announcement proves these concerns were not groundless.

What's up in the Knesset?

Published on 26 Dec 2011 by Euronews - The Knesset is debating whether to recognise Armenian claims of genocide in a move likely to further strain Israel's tense ties with Turkey.

A parliamentary committee is discussing proposals to create a memorial day to mark the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915.Ankara rejects the 'genocide' tag.

What's Sarkozy agenda by criminalizing Turkey?

France going to criminalize deniers of Armenian genocide?
Will there be attempts to criminalize deniers of 911 too?
The Turks' action: had called their ambassador home & economic sanctions may follow soon?

Franco-Turkish Spat

 
Abuser of the dead.
Uploaded by aston79suara on 25 Dec 2011 : Extracted from a film made independent movie maker Ronen Benelovich. 

Original film here- 

Iran begins 10-day military drills in Strait of Hormuz

Uploaded by cctvnewschannel on 25 Dec 2011 - Iran has kicked off 10 days of naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. Concerns are now being raised over a possible closure of the world's most strategic oil transit channel in the event of an outbreak of military conflict between Tehran and the West. Drills on one of the busiest straits in the world. The military drills, dubbed "Velayat-e 90", comes as tension between the West and Iran is escalating over Iran's nuclear program. Israel and the United States have not ruled out military action if diplomacy and sanctions fail to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions. Some diplomats believe the Islamic Republic could attempt to block the strait in the event of a war with the West over suspicions it is seeking to build atom bombs.

After Libya, next stop Somalia!

Intervention tension: UK eyes 'failed state' Somalia

Uploaded by RussiaToday on 24 Dec 2011 - With the Libya campaign seen as mission accomplished, Britain appears to be eying another conflict-torn African country -- Somalia. The UK cites threats to its national security, but some analysts say this hides a self-interested strategic agenda. 

..relief foundation assists Somali displaced people.

Uploaded by presstvmobile on 22 Dec 2011 - Iranian Imam Khomeini relief foundation assists Somali internally displaced people. 

US troop suicide exceeds war deaths

Uploaded by RTAmerica on 22 Dec 2011 - In 2010, 468 US troops committed suicide which surpassed the 462 US troops that were killed in combat that year. The number of troops committing suicide has been on the rise and many blame it on soldiers feeling detached from reality. Matthis Chiroux, war veteran and anti-war activist, helps us analyze why these numbers are on the rise.

Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Center for Research on Globalization reaction to Iran "guilty" of 911.

Uploaded by RussiaToday on 16 Dec 2011 - A US court has won a default judgement that Iranian officials, including its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, provided help to the 9/11 hijackers behind the worst terror attack on American soil. The lawsuit was filed by the families of the atrocity's victims. There was no Iranian representation in court 

Demonizing Iran before the attack?

Uploaded by wakeup2nwo on 21 May 2011 - NEW YORK: Two defectors from Iran's intelligence service have testified that Iranian officials knew in advance about the attacks of September 11, 2001, says a US court filing that seeks damages for Iran's ''direct support for, and sponsorship of, the most deadly act of terrorism in American history''.

Who looted the Oil Royalty of Terengganu & Kelantan (States in Malaysia)?

Oil Royalty : Malaysia Vs an opposition-run state government

 Uploaded by najumi84 on 19 Sep 2010 - In Malaysia, an opposition-run state government is preparing for a court battle against the federal government over more than a billion dollars in oil royalties. The east-coast state of Kelantan is run by the Islam-based party Pas. State officials say the federal government owes Kelantan the money under agreements made -- but not honoured -- by state-owned oil company Petronas as well as the federal government.

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 Di Malaysia, Kerajaan negeri Kelantan yang ditadbir oleh pembangkang sedang mempersiapkan tuntutan Royalti minyak sebanyak 1 Bilion lebih di mahkamah terhadap Kerajaan Persekutuan. Negeri Pantai Timur, Kelantan ditadbir oleh sebuah Parti Islam -- PAS. Pegawai negeri berkata Kerajaan Persekutuan telah berhutang sebanyak 1 Bilion Ringgit dengan Kerajaan Kelantan di bawah perjanjian yang dibuat - tetapi tidak dihormati - oleh Petronas, syarikat minyak milik Kerajaan Persekutuan.

 ================= Al Jazeera's Veronica Pedrosa | 4Sept 2011

The Law : Israeli vs Palestinian Right to Protest

Uploaded by TheRealNews on 14 Dec 2011 - While Israelis mark human rights day in Tel Aviv, 28 year-old Mustafa Tamimi is killed in the West Bank while protesting.

Same Old Spring: 'US training & arming rebels in Syria'.

Uploaded by RussiaToday on 16 Dec 2011 - Russia, surprisingly to Western powers, has put forward a UNSC resolution on Syria, calling on the Syrian parties to end violence and start talks. Meanwhile, Syria's vice-president is visiting Moscow to discuss peaceful solutions for the crisis.

Who wants Somalia to be in disarray & why?

Uploaded by 108morris108 on 15 Dec 2011 - Thomas C. Mountain is the only independent western journalist in the Horn of Africa, living and reporting from Eritrea since 2006.

UK implicated in Afghanistan drug trade.

British forces in war-battered Afghanistan (file photo)

Thu Dec 15, 2011 | A senior Afghan official has accused Britain of involvement in illicit narcotics trade in Afghanistan, Press TV reports. 

"There are documents and evidence that show that British forces in [Afghanistan's] Helmand Province not only did nothing to prevent the illicit drug trade, but in some cases also took part in it," Yousef-Ali Vaezi, an advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, told Press TV on Thursday. 

"They cooperated in the cultivation, production, and trafficking of drugs," he added. 

He also said that the restrictive conditions brought in the declaration of the national gathering of Afghan tribal leaders -- the Loya Jirga -- which was recently held to discuss long-term security agreement with the US, were still valid. 

Based on the conditions, Vaezi said, the US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan would not be granted immunity from prosecution.

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I thought he was the self proclaimed war president?

The George Bush You Forgot.

Uploaded by merrimac290 on 15 Aug 2008 - Oh how they change!

A bill to ban azan in the occupied Palestinian lands.

Palestinian worshippers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the first day of Eid al-Adha on November 6, 2011.

The Israeli foreign minister has lauded Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for supporting a bill banning calls to worship from mosques in the occupied Palestinian lands.

Avigdor Lieberman claimed that the controversial proposal was a "legitimate" one, adding that "there are similar precedents in the Western world," the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz reported on Monday. 

The bill, proposed by Yisrael Beiteinu Party member Anastassia Michaeli, is believed to be the first attempt to impose a ban on calls to worship from mosques since the 1948 Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

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Envoys' conference held in Islamabad.

Uploaded by presstvmobile on 13 Dec 2011:

U.S. vacates Shamsi airbase in Pakistan

Goods of U.S. forces are seen at Shamsi Air Base located some 320 kilometers southwest of Quetta, capital of Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan, on Dec. 10, 2011. The United States has vacated the Shamsi airbase within the time limit given to it. The Shamsi airbase is under the control of Pakistani forces now. (Xinhua/H. Mohammad)

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday the United States has vacated the Shamsi airbase within the time limit given to it, according to the APP, a government-run news agency in Pakistan.

In an interview with the BBC Urdu service, the Prime Minister said now the Shamsi airbase is under the control of Pakistani forces.

Earlier on Sunday local media reported that the last flight has taken away the U.S. personnel and equipment from the Shamsi airbase, marking a complete withdrawal of the U.S. from the airbase, which is demanded by the Pakistani government following the November 26 NATO air strike on two border check points that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

A spokesman with the Inter-Services Public Relations, a mouthpiece of the Pakistani army, confirmed the report and said that the army has taken over the Shamsi airbase.

Located some 320 kilometers southwest of Quetta, capital of Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan, the Shamsi airbase has reportedly been used by the U.S. since 2001 for launching military operations in Afghanistan and drone strikes in Pakistan's northwest tribal areas.

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Turkey dilemma with UE.

They NUKE Libya too!

US AND CLIENT STATES USED WMD ON LIBYA

07/dec/11

By Peter Eyre

We heard Cameron and Hague state firmly the action that had taken place and the reasons behind that action which they said was primarily on humanitarian grounds! 

What we in the UK did not understand was the fact that the final outcome was nothing to do with saving lives but rather to get their hands on Libya's vast lucrative natural resources. The entire campaign became a total blood bath that would leave over 50,000 dead and many many thousands of innocent Libyan civilians would become contaminated with radiation from the weapons used by the coalition forces. The active use of Weapons of Mass Destruction's (WMD) has basically killed the genetics of Libya, adjacent countries and the world beyond by it's over excessive use of depleted uranium weapons. 

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Derailing the Feb 25, Revolution.

Why is the Egyptian SCAF doing this? 

Criticism ramps up against Egypts' civil advisory council.

Uploaded by PressTVGlobalNews on 13 Dec 2011 Criticism has ramped up against the ruling military council after the establishment of a civil advisory council without specific roles or authorities. 

Foreign correspondence reporting on Anwar Ibrahim sodomy case.

Uploaded by PressTVGlobalNews on 12 Dec 2011 - After almost two years, Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sex trial entered into its last stage with his lawyers presenting their closing arguments, urging the court to acquit him on sodomy charges. 

The world ruling state is asking for the return of their drone.

Iran rejects US request to return spy drone.

Uploaded by PressTVGlobalNews on 13 Dec 2011 - Putting the cart before the horse. That's what the Iranian officials are calling this latest gambit by the tech-savvy US administration - a formal request by the US President Obama for the return of the US spying drone captured by Iranian armed forces.

Blackwater Name Change again:

To Academi From Xe

In this July 28, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C.

An infamous company is attempting a complete brand makeover -- again.

The private security firm formerly known as Blackwater and most recently known as Xe has decided to change its name to Academi, according to The Washington Post.

Blackwater changed its name to Xe in 2009, ostensibly to distance itself from its dark past -- five of its employees were indicted for charges related to a 2007 shooting in Iraq that killed 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians, according to Time.

Apparently the first switch didn't help the firm's image problem; the State Department opted not to renew its contract with the firm in May 2009, also according to Time.

Still, Ted Wright, the company's CEO insists that the latest name change isn't simply a PR move. Instead, Wright told WaPo it indicates a shift in the firm's ownership and leadership.

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America - Hands off Venezuela!

Our solidarity with the people of Venezuela saying to the American Empire, hands off Venezuela!

Chavez urges US not to meddle in Venezuela's internal affairs:

Iran displays downed "US spy plane"

Published on 8 Dec 2011 by itnnews - State TV shows film of what appears to be a RQ-170 Sentinel reconnaissance drone which Iran claims to have shot down last week. 

Made in the USA: Tear Gas, Tanks, Helicopters, Rifles and Fighter Planes Used on Egypt Protesters.

Uploaded by mediagrrl9 on 31 Jan 2011 : DemocracyNow.org - The United States has given billion dollars of military aid to Egypt over the last decades. Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Electric have provided tanks, missiles, engines and more to the Hosni Mubarak regime. Following the massive popular uprising, U.S. foreign aid continues to flow to Egypt, although the Obama administration has placed the program under review. Democracy Now! speaks with William Hartung, author of "Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex" and Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab Politics at Georgetown University.

US Soldiers Close Down Bases, Head Out of Iraq.

Uploaded by VOAvideo on 9 Dec 2011 - The U.S. military has almost completed the huge job of packing up all of its bases and equipment and moving out of Iraq. VOA's Sharon Behn reports. 

George Galloway - Don't Attack Iran

Uploaded by inminds on 6 Dec 2011 - George Galloway, speaking at Stop the War Coalition's public meeting 'Don't Attack Iran' on Monday 5th December 2011 in Conway Hall, London.

Israel illegally blocks PA tax money.

Uploaded by presstvmobile on 28 Nov 2011:-

China's nuclear arsenal 'many times larger'.

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 1 Dec 2011 - A recent report by Georgetown University analysing hundreds of hours of Chinese state television, newspapers and blogs says China's nuclear arsenal may be many times larger than previously thought. The report says China could have as many as 3,000 nuclear warheads, a significant increase from the previously estimated high of 400.

Israel spreads military preparations along Syrian border.

Uploaded by PressTVGlobalNews on 3 Dec 2011 - The Israeli army has accelerated the implementation of several steps and measures along the border with Syria the urgent preparations have raised fears and sparked debates in the light of the events that are taking place in Syria.

Egyptians return to polls for run-off vote.

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 5 Dec 2011 - The first round of voting in Egypt's elections, which began on November 28, saw long queues of people forming outside polling stations across the country. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros, reporting from a voting station in the Cairo district of Mattariya on Monday, said the crowds were not as plentiful for the run-off vote, which is to be held on Monday and Tuesday. However, a steady stream of residents still turned out in nine governorates across the country to vote, she said, in a run-off that often pitted two candidates representing Islamist parties. 

Made in the USA: Tear Gas, Tanks, Helicopters, Rifles and Fighter Planes Used on Egypt Protesters.

Uploaded by mediagrrl9 on 31 Jan 2011  | DemocracyNow.org - The United States has given billion dollars of military aid to Egypt over the last decades. Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Electric have provided tanks, missiles, engines and more to the Hosni Mubarak regime. Following the massive popular uprising, U.S. foreign aid continues to flow to Egypt, although the Obama administration has placed the program under review. Democracy Now! speaks with William Hartung, author of "Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex" and Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab Politics at Georgetown University. 

Spying US drone downed with minimum damage and seized by Iranian.

Iran shoots down US drone?

 Uploaded by RussiaToday on 4 Dec 2011 - Iranian forces have shot down an American unmanned drone in the east of the country - that's according to Iran's state news agency. The aircraft used for spying was reportedly downed with minimum damage and seized by Iranian authorities.

UNSC president: IAEA Iran report not nuclear report

Uploaded by presstvmobile on 2 Dec 2011 | Under Ameno - far too much hypocrisy in IAEA?

Going Jewish & Fascist?

Will they soon attacked the Arab Springs Republics? Israel debates restrictions on civil liberties

 

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 4 Dec 2011 - As millions of people in the Arab world fight for greater democratic rights, Israel appears to be restricting some of its freedoms. Proposed laws would allow for harsh penalties to be imposed on media organisations.

America at war with its own people?

Police brutality and harsh tactics at OWS: 

 Uploaded by El0Bandolero on 4 Dec 2011 - After several months of protests at Occupy Wall Street camps all over the US and hundreds of arrests, RT takes a look at some of the increasingly militarized tactics the police have been using against American citizens.

UN passes tough resolution on Syria.

Uploaded by cctvnewschannel on 3 Dec 2011 - The UN's top human rights body has criticized Syria's crackdown on protesters, and appointed a special investigator to probe reports of abuses in the country. The 47-member UN Human Rights Council voted 37 in favor on Friday, on a resolution backed by the Arab League, the United States and Europeancountries. 

 UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, had called earlier for the Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes against humanity committed by government forces. The UN says more than 4,000 people have been killed since the start of the revolt, now in its nineth month.

Strategic Destabilization in the Middle East:-

Uploaded by amtvmedia on 7 Sep 2011 - WWIII? It's hard to really get a unified picture of what is really going on, and see what the the U.S. and Nato's real objectives are with their meddling in the Middle East without plotting it on a map. So that's what I've done.

EU FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREE ON NEW IRAN SANCTION PACKAGE.

Uploaded by cctvnewschannel on 2 Dec 2011 - European Union have imposed fresh sanctions on 180 Iranian officials and some firms. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has announced what he called 'a pack of important sanctions' following a EU meeting in Brussels.

Anniversary of biggest massacre in Afghanistan

US behind the biggest massacre in Afghanistan?

 Uploaded by RTAmerica on 1 Dec 2011 - This month marks the ten year anniversary of a massacre of thousands of Taliban prisoners near Sheberghan, Afghanistan. An Afghan war lord took control of the prisoners from US forces then allowed them to die. Over a three day period, some witnesses say thousands suffocated to death after being crammed into metal containers or were sprayed with bullets. General Abdul Rashid Dostum, a US ally, was in-charge of the operation. Scott Horton, contributing editor for Harper's Magazine, will help us assess what the US' role was.

Iran delivers major blow to the CIA

Asia Times

Thursday, Dec 1, 2011

Iran's claim last week to have arrested 12 spies working for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is potentially a major blow to American intelligence-gathering efforts in Iran and to American intelligence generally. The arrests come on the heels of the arrest of 30 alleged CIA spies in late May and are indicative of steadily improving counter-intelligence capabilities. 

The recent success is reinforced by the unraveling of a CIA spy ring in Lebanon operating within the Hezbollah organization. These reports have been grudgingly confirmed by current and former US intelligence officials, which is suggestive of a major American intelligence defeat, if not a full-blown disaster. 

Recent Hezbollah counter-intelligence successes against Israel and the US (in June, Hezbollah arrested two CIA spies operating inside the organization) are at least in part due to increased counter-intelligence assistance from Iran. 

Asia Times Online sources in Tehran claim that Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been more willing in recent years to transfer sensitive counter-espionage know-how and techniques to both Hezbollah and the official Lebanese intelligence services.


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