Yasmine Ahmed’s two brothers had been trapped in the siege for over 12 hours. Packed into a sweltering back room barricaded with chairs and wooden tables, they had been cooped up alongside hundreds of panicking Islamists and the decomposing corpses from another weekend of violence.
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Most Google services, including search, were down for a few minutes Friday, prompting much of the Internet to start the weekend early…and then quickly change its mind.
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Federal authorities have opened a bribery investigation into whether JPMorgan Chase hired the children of powerful Chinese officials to help the bank win lucrative business in the booming nation, according to a confidential United States government document.
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More than 60 people were killed Friday and thousands have been injured throughout Cairo as rioters, many of whom are armed with weapons, spent another day protesting the actions of the Egyptian military this week against Muslim Brotherhood supporters.
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Breitbart News has also learned that Russia is offering the Egyptian government fighter jets and other military equipment. This week, President Obama announced that the US is suspending its planned joint military exercise with the Egyptian army. It seems the Russians are jumping in to fill the void left by the Americans.
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Perhaps through his experience in bringing aid to those in need, it seems Bono has had an awakening.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-16 21:46:162013-08-16 21:46:16U2’s Bono Says Only Capitalism Can Pull World Out of Poverty (+video)
Ridiculous on so many levels, the UN is funding a biometric voting ID system (1) for Yemen; and (2) that’s computer-based and no better than any unverifiable electronic system that can be manipulated and hacked.
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In an interview with the Anatolia News Agency, Saad Al-Shater, the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader, the detained Khairat Al-Shater, said that his father had in his hand evidence that will land Obama, in prison.
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A missile attack on Israel’s popular Red Sea resort of Eilat Tuesday morning prompted deployment of the military’s vaunted Iron Dome defense – and has raised new fears Egypt’s army can’t contain the violence in the increasingly lawless Sinai Peninsula.
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A ‘motivational’ Facebook post that ostensibly used a direct quote from Adolf Hitler is now under investigation by the United Nation’s Relief Work Agency.
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Iran’s supreme leader promises in a newly released audiotape the destruction of Israel and Palestinians’ return to that land.
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In highly contentious moves heralding the renewal of Middle East peace talks this week, Israel on Sunday identified 26 long-term Palestinian prisoners to be released on Tuesday after authorising 1,200 new homes to be built in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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The Swiss government is holding a competition where artists are being asked to rewrite the nation’s national anthem because it references God too much, and officials want that played down.
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The rise of North American oil supplies could test the future of OPEC which may have to curb supply to accommodate rising shale oil volumes, a new report has found.
Michael Morell, the Central Intelligence Agency’s second-in-command, warned in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that al-Qaida groups in Syria, along with the civil war itself, pose the greatest threat to U.S. national security.
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The deteriorating security in Iraq comes as no surprise to Middle East observers and analysts. Retired ArmyGen. David H. Petraeus, when he commanded U.S. operations in Iraq, predicted such a decline when he testified before Congress in September 2007, saying that a “premature drawdown of our forces would likely have devastating consequences.”
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In spite of the ongoing terror threat emanating from Yemen, the White House says it does not plan to rethink President Obama’s decision last May to lift a moratorium on releasing Guantanamo Bay prisoners back to that country.
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Saudi Arabia has offered Russia economic incentives including a major arms deal and a pledge not to challenge Russian gas sales if Moscow scales back support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Middle East sources and Western diplomats said on Wednesday.
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said there is “no question” that al-Qaeda is on the run, even though U.S. outposts remain closed due to terror threats throughout the world.
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It was nighttime and 10,000 Islamists were marching down the most heavily Christian street in this ancient Egyptian city, chanting “Islamic, Islamic, despite the Christians.” A half-dozen kids were spray-painting “Boycott the Christians” on walls, supervised by an adult.
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Relations between the United States and Russia deteriorated further on Wednesday when Barack Obama abandoned a presidential summit with Vladimir Putin that was due to be held next month, amid fury in Washington over Moscow’s decision to grant asylum to the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Since taking over as head of the Roman Catholic Church in March, Pope Francis has made several stark comments on world economic issues: He’s cited the pitfalls of capitalism, decried global income inequality and equated low-wage labor to a form of “slavery.”
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Intelligence regarding al Qaeda plans to attack U.S. embassies, officials, and interests last Sunday was known for months by U.S. intelligence agencies but was used only recently to trigger the closure of embassies and issuance of public warnings of impending attacks.
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Two young boys were killed by a python after it escaped its enclosure at a pet store in Canada and entered their apartment through the ventilation system.
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Highly radioactive water seeping into the ocean from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is creating an “emergency” that the operator is struggling to contain, an official from the country’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
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Cairo at War – Under Siege Inside the Al-Fath Mosque
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by ALASTAIR BEACHYasmine Ahmed’s two brothers had been trapped in the siege for over 12 hours. Packed into a sweltering back room barricaded with chairs and wooden tables, they had been cooped up alongside hundreds of panicking Islamists and the decomposing corpses from another weekend of violence.
Google Outage Reportedly Caused Big Drop in Global Traffic
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Eric MackMost Google services, including search, were down for a few minutes Friday, prompting much of the Internet to start the weekend early…and then quickly change its mind.
Hiring in China By JPMorgan Under Scrutiny
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, BEN PROTESS AND DAVID BARBOZAFederal authorities have opened a bribery investigation into whether JPMorgan Chase hired the children of powerful Chinese officials to help the bank win lucrative business in the booming nation, according to a confidential United States government document.
Egypt Residents Provide First-Hand Accounts of Bloody Mayhem: ‘Everybody’s Scared Sh**tless’
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Sara CarterMore than 60 people were killed Friday and thousands have been injured throughout Cairo as rioters, many of whom are armed with weapons, spent another day protesting the actions of the Egyptian military this week against Muslim Brotherhood supporters.
Egypt Sending Diplomatic Mission to Russia
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Mike FlynnBreitbart News has also learned that Russia is offering the Egyptian government fighter jets and other military equipment. This week, President Obama announced that the US is suspending its planned joint military exercise with the Egyptian army. It seems the Russians are jumping in to fill the void left by the Americans.
U2’s Bono Says Only Capitalism Can Pull World Out of Poverty (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Ed FarnanPerhaps through his experience in bringing aid to those in need, it seems Bono has had an awakening.
UN Funds Ridiculous Biometric Voting ID … in Yemen
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Michael W. ChapmanRidiculous on so many levels, the UN is funding a biometric voting ID system (1) for Yemen; and (2) that’s computer-based and no better than any unverifiable electronic system that can be manipulated and hacked.
Insider: Muslim Brotherhood Blackmailing President with “Evidence that will Land [him] in Prison” (+video)
/34 Comments/in Featured, International /by Walid ShoebatIn an interview with the Anatolia News Agency, Saad Al-Shater, the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader, the detained Khairat Al-Shater, said that his father had in his hand evidence that will land Obama, in prison.
Sinai Missiles Fall on Israeli City as Desert Jihadists Wage War on Two Fronts
/5 Comments/in Featured, International /by Paul AlsterA missile attack on Israel’s popular Red Sea resort of Eilat Tuesday morning prompted deployment of the military’s vaunted Iron Dome defense – and has raised new fears Egypt’s army can’t contain the violence in the increasingly lawless Sinai Peninsula.
UNRWA Investigating Jordanian Official Who Quoted Hitler
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Adam KredoA ‘motivational’ Facebook post that ostensibly used a direct quote from Adolf Hitler is now under investigation by the United Nation’s Relief Work Agency.
Destruction of Israel Guaranteed, Ayatollah Says
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Reza KahliliIran’s supreme leader promises in a newly released audiotape the destruction of Israel and Palestinians’ return to that land.
Israel Raises Temperature in Runup to Middle East Peace Talks
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Harriet SherwoodIn highly contentious moves heralding the renewal of Middle East peace talks this week, Israel on Sunday identified 26 long-term Palestinian prisoners to be released on Tuesday after authorising 1,200 new homes to be built in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Sour Note: God Ditched from Swiss National Anthem
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by WNDThe Swiss government is holding a competition where artists are being asked to rewrite the nation’s national anthem because it references God too much, and officials want that played down.
US Shale Oil Threatens to Derail OPEC’s Future: IEA
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Jenny CosgraveThe rise of North American oil supplies could test the future of OPEC which may have to curb supply to accommodate rising shale oil volumes, a new report has found.
CIA Official Warns of Syrian Jihadist Threat to US
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Aaron KleinMichael Morell, the Central Intelligence Agency’s second-in-command, warned in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that al-Qaida groups in Syria, along with the civil war itself, pose the greatest threat to U.S. national security.
Al Qaeda Drives Iraq Toward Chaos; U.S. Withdrawal Left Door Open to Sectarian Battle for Power
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Ashish Kumar SenThe deteriorating security in Iraq comes as no surprise to Middle East observers and analysts. Retired ArmyGen. David H. Petraeus, when he commanded U.S. operations in Iraq, predicted such a decline when he testified before Congress in September 2007, saying that a “premature drawdown of our forces would likely have devastating consequences.”
Obama Standing by Decision to Lift Moratorium on Releasing Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Back to Yemen
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jennifer GriffinIn spite of the ongoing terror threat emanating from Yemen, the White House says it does not plan to rethink President Obama’s decision last May to lift a moratorium on releasing Guantanamo Bay prisoners back to that country.
Saudi Offers Russia Deal to Scale Back Assad Support
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Amena BakrSaudi Arabia has offered Russia economic incentives including a major arms deal and a pledge not to challenge Russian gas sales if Moscow scales back support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Middle East sources and Western diplomats said on Wednesday.
Carney: ‘No Question’ Al-Qaeda On the Run (+audio)
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorWhite House Press Secretary Jay Carney said there is “no question” that al-Qaeda is on the run, even though U.S. outposts remain closed due to terror threats throughout the world.
Egypt’s Coup Puts Fearful Christians in a Corner
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Hamza HendawiIt was nighttime and 10,000 Islamists were marching down the most heavily Christian street in this ancient Egyptian city, chanting “Islamic, Islamic, despite the Christians.” A half-dozen kids were spray-painting “Boycott the Christians” on walls, supervised by an adult.
Obama Cancels Meeting with Putin Over Snowden Asylum Tensions
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by News EditorRelations between the United States and Russia deteriorated further on Wednesday when Barack Obama abandoned a presidential summit with Vladimir Putin that was due to be held next month, amid fury in Washington over Moscow’s decision to grant asylum to the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
A Blunt Pope Francis Targets Free Market Economics
/7 Comments/in Featured, International /by Mark KobaSince taking over as head of the Roman Catholic Church in March, Pope Francis has made several stark comments on world economic issues: He’s cited the pitfalls of capitalism, decried global income inequality and equated low-wage labor to a form of “slavery.”
Terror Threat Intelligence Not New (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorIntelligence regarding al Qaeda plans to attack U.S. embassies, officials, and interests last Sunday was known for months by U.S. intelligence agencies but was used only recently to trigger the closure of embassies and issuance of public warnings of impending attacks.
Snake Escaped from Pet Shop ‘Strangles’ Two Young Boys to Death in Canada
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Associated PressTwo young boys were killed by a python after it escaped its enclosure at a pet store in Canada and entered their apartment through the ventilation system.
Japan Nuclear Body says Radioactive Water at Fukushima an ‘Emergency’
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Antoni Slodkowski and Mari SaitoHighly radioactive water seeping into the ocean from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is creating an “emergency” that the operator is struggling to contain, an official from the country’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday.