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"UN report on Houla massacre? But they only talk to Syrian opposition – by phone’

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Via FLC "The Houla massacre is to be brought to a rare gathering of the UN Human Rights Council. But what kind of findings will the council be presented? Anti-war campaigner Marinella Corregia is concerned UN observers only question opposition activists.
The meeting, set for Friday, has been called by 21 of the 47 council members. The request was officially submitted by Qatar, Turkey, the US, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Denmark and the EU.
The UN top human rights body says most of the 108 victims of the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla were summarily executed – while less than 20 killings “can be attributed to artillery and tank fire.”
It also appears that entire families were shot in their homes. Local residents have blamed the executions on Shabbiya, a paramilitary group that "essentially supports the government forces," says Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN Human Rights Council. UN Human Rights Council ‘own’ sources?What worries Marinella Corregia, an activist from the…
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International Bureau of Double Standards—The CNN/Iran File

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Another great video from Anthony Lawson: Posted by VINEYARDSAKER:at


This video looks at a CNN documentary (April, 2012 with repeats) about the Iran nuclear issue, and examines the role of the mainstream media in keeping the public uninformed about the real problem-nation in the Middle East: Nuclear-armed, Apartheid Israel.

Comments with abusive or insulting language will not be approved, including accusations of Hate Speech and/or anti-Semitism.

The original CNN programme “A Nuclear Iran: The Expert Intel” was download from the location given, below, but I cannot guarantee how long it will remain available:

http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/14/special-presentation-nuclear-iran-th…
Interesting link: Iran finance minister: ‘Rest assured’ record oil prices over nuclear sanctions
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-05-20/middleeast/world_meast_iran-nuclear_1_nucl…
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Al-Qaeda in Lebanon: Murmurs of Assassinations

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Security surveillance of al-Qaeda operatives over the past few weeks indicates that the goal of targeting Berri was being given high priority as part of these activities. (Photo: Al-Akhbar) By: Nasser Charara Published Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Lebanese security agencies have strong evidence that al-Qaeda has been planning to target high level political and religious figures – including the speaker of parliament – with the aim of provoking sectarian strife.

In recent weeks, Lebanese security agencies have obtained intelligence about activities of al-Qaeda networks in Lebanon which they are taking extremely seriously. It includes information about the planning of attacks and assassinations against specific targets by known al-Qaeda operatives who recently arrived in the country.

Some of this intelligence was gleaned directly by monitoring telephone conversations related to the suspects’ arrival and subsequent contacts with locally-based leaders. It was partially corroborated by information …
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Russian Communist Party leader: Al-Houla Massacre Part of Western Intelligence Agenda

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Local Editor

Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov considered the "al-Houla massacre in Syria as part of a foreign intelligence plot," noting that some Western Politicians and media outlets created a hysteria on the massacre.

Zyuganov, in a statement, strictly condemned what he described as "a blatant provocation" in the al-Houla village, demanding an international investigation in the crime.

He further expressed that sooner or later, this will turn out to be related to Western intelligence, as it proved to be in Yugoslavia, Libya, and Afghanistan.

The Communist Leader also criticized the West for its quick accusation to the Syrian authorities of the massacre, even before the preliminary investigation results were out, especially that the journalists and international observers did not provide any evidence to the presence of heavy weaponry in the village.

Also, another prove to the absence of government heavy arms is that many of the corpses found were slaug…
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Putin Will Not shift on Syria, Clinton Warns of Civil War as US Senators Call for Arming Syrian Opposition

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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that his country’s position on Syria would not shift under pressure despite the crisis likely topping the agenda during his upcoming visits to Berlin and Paris, AFP reported.
"Russia's position is well-known. It is balanced and consistent and completely logical," Interfax quoted Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying.

"So it is hardly appropriate to talk about this position changing under someone's pressure."

Peskov said Russia's refusal to back further action against the regime after last week's Houla massacre and other attacks on civilians was based on an approach "completely free of emotions, which are hardly appropriate here."

Moscow is also coming under growing pressure from Washington to at least back broader financial sanctions against its Soviet-era ally.

Putin is expected to face a grilling from both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois …
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Israel: Al-Qaeda in Syria May Operate Against Us over Time

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"Israel" Warns of Possible Conflict with Syria, Fears Iran, Hizbullah Local Editor
The "Israeli" Northern District Commander Yair Golan said Wednesday that "Israel" is in a constant battle with Iran in various channels.
"Iran is here. We are conducting an indirect war against it every day, as we do against Hamas in Gaza and against Hizbullah in Lebanon." "Iran's negative influence is very significant to our region and its involvement is seen both here and in Syria," he claimed.Golan warned that the battle being waged in Syria between opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime and al-Assad loyalists may have an effect on what is happening in "Israel".
"Al-Qaeda related factors that are active there now and working against the regime may operate against us over time," he said, according to the Channel 2 report. "The Syrian threat to "Israel" requires attention. It will not happen tomorrow m…
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Unholy Alliance Forming Against Syria

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By Dr. Ismail Salami
May 29, 2012
Syria is bracing for more political chaos as all antagonistic forces appear to have entered into an unholy alliance to bring the government to its knees by ingeniously choreographing massacres and attributing them to the Syrian government, thereby turning the country into fertile soil for US-led invasion.
Deadly clashes broke out on Friday between Syrian forces and armed groups in the township of Houla in Homs and claimed the lives of 108 people including at least 32 children according to the head of the UN observer mission in Syria. However, Syrian authorities on Sunday denied having a hand in the carnage.
“Women, children and old men were shot dead. This is not the hallmark of the heroic Syrian army,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdesi told reporters in Damascus.
Makdesi said the massacre was carried out by “terrorists” after fighting between rebels and forces loyal to al-Assad.
“They (rebels) were equipped with mortars and anti-tank missiles, …
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Reading the Egyptian Elections

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byEsam Al-Amin

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

The Egyptian people are still in shock ever since the announcement of the results of the presidential elections late last week. They refuse to accept an outcome that sees Gen. Ahmad Shafiq, the last Prime Minister of deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak, having received more than 5.5 million votes, or about 24 percent of the votes cast, less than one percent behind the frontrunner and Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Dr. Muhammad Mursi.
After the dust has settled, some remarkable facts have been revealed that point towards an extremely sophisticated operation, which ensured that Shafiq would receive enough votes to go to the second round runoff (that could only have been pulled off by the Egyptian security apparatus with the support of the military and the remnants of Mubarak’s banned National Democratic Party).

This is how it could have happened.
The first significant fact is that the overall number of registered voters increased by more than 4.5 million…
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Massive Cyber Attack in Middle East Believed to Be State Sponsored

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A new computer virus, named "Flame," is being called possibly the most massive cyber attack in history—targeting primarily Iran, it seems, although the following RT report mentions attacks upon Israel, as well.



Unlike the RT report, a report in the New York Times does not say anything about the virus effecting computers in Israel. In fact, the article seems to hint very strongly (perhaps with a touch of pride?) that the Flame virus was created by Israel. Here is an excerpt:

The virus bears special encryption hallmarks that an Iranian cyberdefense official said bear strong similarities to previous Israeli malware. “Its encryption has a special pattern which you only see coming from Israel,” said Kamran Napelian, an official with Iran’s Computer Emergency Response Team. “Unfortunately, they are very powerful in the field of I.T.” While Israel never comments officially on such matters, its involvement was hinted at by top officials there. “Anyone who sees the Iranian threat as…
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BBC Wages Propaganda War on Syria

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BBC Wages Propaganda War on Syria BBC Caught Using Iraq Mass Grave Photo As Syria Propaganda
"Western media basically rent their pages and screens to Western governments to plant whatever propaganda stories they wish""So did anybody in the press account for the feverish propaganda lies and fabrications that preceded NATO intervention in Libya? What happened to the 100,000 civilians killed by Qadhdhafi's bombs? What happened to the stories of mercenary armies? What happened to the story of that woman who claimed she was raped and then fled to Qatar before she was deported again? When Western governments plan or plot action against a developing country, Western media basically rent their pages and screens to Western governments to plant whatever propaganda stories they wish. We see that over and over again."Posted by G, M, Z, or Bat
BBC Wages Propaganda War on Syria
by Stephen Lendman
Millions globally follow BBC reports regularly. Most perhaps don't kn…
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