Iran Gets Short End of the Geneva Deal
Metro-North Train In Fatal Crash Was Going 82 MPH As It Approached 30 MPH Zone
A commuter train that derailed over the weekend, killing four passengers, was hurtling at 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph curve, a federal investigator said Monday. But whether the wreck was the result of human error or brake trouble was still unclear, he said.
Dollar survival behind US-China tensions
The escalation of military tensions between Washington and Beijing in the East China Sea is superficially over China’s unilateral declaration of an air defense zone. But the real reason for Washington’s ire is the recent Chinese announcement that it is planning to reduce its holdings of the US dollar.
Obama’s Ludicrous Afghanistan Declarations
President Obama thinks he can make war appear to be peace with a wave of “his semantic magic wand.” U.S. troops in Afghanistan, including elite killer teams, are to be redefined as mere “advisors” to Afghan forces so that America’s “combat” role can be declared ended – to be followed by ten more years of mass killing and occupation.
Afghans describe relatives’ deaths in recent U.S. drone strike
Residents of a village in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province say a Sept. 7 attack killed 14 civilians, most of them their relatives. The U.S. says 11 were killed, mostly Taliban fighters.
Iran Gets Short End of the Geneva Deal
After all the gnashing of teeth, beating of breasts and tearing of hair coming from Israel and its American supporters, you’d think last week’s nuclear deal in Geneva has opened the way for Iran to become a mighty nuclear weapons power.
Report: Iran needs more nuclear power plants
Iran’s nuclear chief said Sunday that the Islamic Republic needs more nuclear power plants, the country’s official news agency reported, just after it struck a deal regarding its contested nuclear program with world powers.
Iran’s Zarif to visit Saudi Arabia to allay concerns over nuclear deal
Report: Netanyahu orders Mossad to find proof Iran violating nuclear accord
‘Sunday Times’ quotes Israeli defense sources as saying Jerusalem wants to discredit Geneva deal by finding evidence of Iranian duplicity.
US official: Netanyahu’s response to Iran deal ‘weak and desperate’
Unnamed White House staffer reportedly says PM losing support in Washington over his attempts to sway Congress
Foreign Minister Zarif on Iran and Its Persian Gulf Neighbors
Ron Paul: You Cannot Negotiate With Iran?
You cannot negotiate with Iran. That is what they told us for years. The Iranian leadership is too fanatical, they are not rational actors, they are “not like us.” One US official even recently said that deception is part of the Iranian DNA. But just over a week ago negotiations between the five permanent UN Security Council Members plus Germany and the Iranians produced an historic agreement that may be first step toward a new era in US relations with the Middle East.
Ehud Olmert: Netanyahu tried to interfere in U.S. elections
Former prime minister criticizes his successor’s public wrangle with Obama over Iran, claims Netanyahu tried to drive wedge between Congress and U.S. president.
Israel’s plan to forcibly resettle Negev Bedouins prompts global protests
‘Day of rage’ over demolition of ‘unrecognised’ villages in Bedouins’ ancestral lands turns violent, with 40 arrests made
‘Day of rage’: Police, protesters clash in Israel at plans to evict 40,000 Bedouins
Put a Stop to the Displacement of Bedouin Communities in Israel
Syrian aircraft kill 50 in northern rebel town
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of explosives on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 50 people in two separate attacks over the weekend, activists said Sunday.
Syrian chemical arms ‘to be destroyed on US Navy ship’
The US has volunteered a specially-modified naval vessel to help with the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons
George Galloway Talks to Syrian Nun, Mother Agnes
Mother Agnes was invited to speak at a Stop the War conference in London on November 30. However after hearing that two other speakers scheduled to speak at the event – Owen Jones and Jeremy Scahill – were threatening to withdraw unless her invitation was rescinded by the organisers, Mother Agnes took the decision to withdraw from the conference of her own volition. She has been demonized by her detractors as a ‘pro regime stooge’.
Britain targets Guardian newspaper over intelligence leaks related to Edward Snowden
Living in self-imposed exile in Russia, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden may be safely beyond the reach of Western powers. But dismayed by the continued airing of transatlantic intelligence, British authorities are taking full aim at a messenger shedding light on his secret files here — the small but mighty Guardian newspaper.
Edward Snowden revelations prompt UN investigation into surveillance
UN’s senior counter-terrorism official says revelations ‘are at the very apex of public interest concerns’
Glenn Grenwald: Attacking Journalists, Whistleblowers and Other Messengers
There are dozens of examples, one of whom is the author of a post this week at Pando.com which accuses me and Laura Poitras of having “promptly sold [the Snowden] secrets to a billionaire”
Lies and Dirty Politics: Canadian MP Smears Greenwald/CBC
French Intelligence Involved in NSA Spying in France, Monde Says
French intelligence services worked “very closely” with the U.S. National Security Agency in spying on the country’s citizens, Le Monde reported, citing documents it said it obtained from Edward Snowden.
The NSA’s Porn-Surveillance Program: Not Safe for Democracy
Its targets extend beyond suspected terrorists—and some rhetoric that the First Amendment would protect is singled out.
North Yemen fighting kills more than 120
Latest fighting between the Sunni Salafis and Shia Houthi fighters in northern Yemen brings death toll to 120.
UN in Iraq worried about uptick in bodies found
The number of Iraqis slain “execution-style” surged last month, the U.N. said Sunday, raising fears of a return of the death squads that killed thousands during the darkest days of sectarian violence that followed the U.S.-led invasion.
How the New York Times silences Palestinians
It will not be news to regular readers of The Electronic Intifada that The New York Times systematically excludes all except token Palestinian voices from its coverage.
Iran Gets Short End of the Geneva Deal
Metro-North Train In Fatal Crash Was Going 82 MPH As It Approached 30 MPH Zone
A commuter train that derailed over the weekend, killing four passengers, was hurtling at 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph curve, a federal investigator said Monday. But whether the wreck was the result of human error or brake trouble was still unclear, he said.
Dollar survival behind US-China tensions
The escalation of military tensions between Washington and Beijing in the East China Sea is superficially over China’s unilateral declaration of an air defense zone. But the real reason for Washington’s ire is the recent Chinese announcement that it is planning to reduce its holdings of the US dollar.
Obama’s Ludicrous Afghanistan Declarations
President Obama thinks he can make war appear to be peace with a wave of “his semantic magic wand.” U.S. troops in Afghanistan, including elite killer teams, are to be redefined as mere “advisors” to Afghan forces so that America’s “combat” role can be declared ended – to be followed by ten more years of mass killing and occupation.
Afghans describe relatives’ deaths in recent U.S. drone strike
Residents of a village in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province say a Sept. 7 attack killed 14 civilians, most of them their relatives. The U.S. says 11 were killed, mostly Taliban fighters.
Iran Gets Short End of the Geneva Deal
After all the gnashing of teeth, beating of breasts and tearing of hair coming from Israel and its American supporters, you’d think last week’s nuclear deal in Geneva has opened the way for Iran to become a mighty nuclear weapons power.
Report: Iran needs more nuclear power plants
Iran’s nuclear chief said Sunday that the Islamic Republic needs more nuclear power plants, the country’s official news agency reported, just after it struck a deal regarding its contested nuclear program with world powers.
Iran’s Zarif to visit Saudi Arabia to allay concerns over nuclear deal
Report: Netanyahu orders Mossad to find proof Iran violating nuclear accord
‘Sunday Times’ quotes Israeli defense sources as saying Jerusalem wants to discredit Geneva deal by finding evidence of Iranian duplicity.
US official: Netanyahu’s response to Iran deal ‘weak and desperate’
Unnamed White House staffer reportedly says PM losing support in Washington over his attempts to sway Congress
Foreign Minister Zarif on Iran and Its Persian Gulf Neighbors
Ron Paul: You Cannot Negotiate With Iran?
You cannot negotiate with Iran. That is what they told us for years. The Iranian leadership is too fanatical, they are not rational actors, they are “not like us.” One US official even recently said that deception is part of the Iranian DNA. But just over a week ago negotiations between the five permanent UN Security Council Members plus Germany and the Iranians produced an historic agreement that may be first step toward a new era in US relations with the Middle East.
Ehud Olmert: Netanyahu tried to interfere in U.S. elections
Former prime minister criticizes his successor’s public wrangle with Obama over Iran, claims Netanyahu tried to drive wedge between Congress and U.S. president.
Israel’s plan to forcibly resettle Negev Bedouins prompts global protests
‘Day of rage’ over demolition of ‘unrecognised’ villages in Bedouins’ ancestral lands turns violent, with 40 arrests made
‘Day of rage’: Police, protesters clash in Israel at plans to evict 40,000 Bedouins
Put a Stop to the Displacement of Bedouin Communities in Israel
Syrian aircraft kill 50 in northern rebel town
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of explosives on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 50 people in two separate attacks over the weekend, activists said Sunday.
Syrian chemical arms ‘to be destroyed on US Navy ship’
The US has volunteered a specially-modified naval vessel to help with the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons
George Galloway Talks to Syrian Nun, Mother Agnes
Mother Agnes was invited to speak at a Stop the War conference in London on November 30. However after hearing that two other speakers scheduled to speak at the event – Owen Jones and Jeremy Scahill – were threatening to withdraw unless her invitation was rescinded by the organisers, Mother Agnes took the decision to withdraw from the conference of her own volition. She has been demonized by her detractors as a ‘pro regime stooge’.
Britain targets Guardian newspaper over intelligence leaks related to Edward Snowden
Living in self-imposed exile in Russia, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden may be safely beyond the reach of Western powers. But dismayed by the continued airing of transatlantic intelligence, British authorities are taking full aim at a messenger shedding light on his secret files here — the small but mighty Guardian newspaper.
Edward Snowden revelations prompt UN investigation into surveillance
UN’s senior counter-terrorism official says revelations ‘are at the very apex of public interest concerns’
Glenn Grenwald: Attacking Journalists, Whistleblowers and Other Messengers
There are dozens of examples, one of whom is the author of a post this week at Pando.com which accuses me and Laura Poitras of having “promptly sold [the Snowden] secrets to a billionaire”
Lies and Dirty Politics: Canadian MP Smears Greenwald/CBC
French Intelligence Involved in NSA Spying in France, Monde Says
French intelligence services worked “very closely” with the U.S. National Security Agency in spying on the country’s citizens, Le Monde reported, citing documents it said it obtained from Edward Snowden.
The NSA’s Porn-Surveillance Program: Not Safe for Democracy
Its targets extend beyond suspected terrorists—and some rhetoric that the First Amendment would protect is singled out.
North Yemen fighting kills more than 120
Latest fighting between the Sunni Salafis and Shia Houthi fighters in northern Yemen brings death toll to 120.
UN in Iraq worried about uptick in bodies found
The number of Iraqis slain “execution-style” surged last month, the U.N. said Sunday, raising fears of a return of the death squads that killed thousands during the darkest days of sectarian violence that followed the U.S.-led invasion.
How the New York Times silences Palestinians
It will not be news to regular readers of The Electronic Intifada that The New York Times systematically excludes all except token Palestinian voices from its coverage.
All sides declare victory in Iran nuclear deal
All sides declare victory in historic Iran nuclear deal
Iran and the US hailed an accord that temporarily halts Iran’s nuclear program and offers sanctions relief – but holds major political risks for both President Obama and Iran’s President Rouhani.
Iran’s top officials hail nuclear deal as beginning of new era
Iran’s top officials on Sunday welcomed the initial agreement struck with world powers over its nuclear activities, hailing the deal as the beginning of a new era for the Islamic republic, both in its relations with other countries and for its sanctions-ravaged economy.
Iran sanctions to be eased as US and west work out full Geneva deal
Oil revenues to be paid to Tehran in first phase of nuclear agreement, with warmer relations expected across region
U.S. Unfreezes $8 Billion in Iranian Assets
The United States released $8 billion in frozen assets to Iran on Sunday in a move meant to ensure Tehran’s compliance with a nuclear pact signed over the weekend, according to top Iranian officials.
Follow the money: How lobby interests are spinning Iran nuclear deal
Saudi prince to Iran: We won’t sit idly by
Riyadh’s envoy to London slams US ‘incomprehensible rush’ to a deal with Tehran, won’t comment on reports of Saudi-Pakistan nuclear deal
Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia warns it will strike out on its own
Saudi Arabia claims they were kept in the dark by Western allies over Iran nuclear deal and says it will strike out on its own
Netanyahu: Israel is ‘by itself,’ ‘not bound by this agreement’
Gray and solemn pronouncements about Israel acting “by itself” were issued by the Israeli prime minister at his Cabinet meeting today and mark Israel’s sudden isolation from world opinion– and signal division inside the Israel lobby in the U.S.
Israel vows ‘whatever is necessary’ to stop Iran
‘All options on table’ after Tehran strikes deal with West
Israeli Officials Knew White House Was Holding Secret Talks With Iran
“We felt like we were being stabbed in the back.”
Robert Fisk: He may huff and puff but Benjamin Netanyahu is on his own now as nuclear agreement isolates Israel
It marks a victory for the Shia in their growing conflict with the Sunni Muslim Middle East. It gives substantial hope to Bashar al-Assad that he will be left in power in Syria. It isolates Israel. And it infuriates Saudi Arabia and Qatar and Kuwait and other Sunni Gulf States which secretly hoped that a breakdown of the Geneva nuclear talks would humiliate Shia Iran and support their efforts to depose Assad, Iran’s only ally in the Arab world.
Analysis: Israel’s options limited
The Iran Accord — Profoundly, and Primarily, Symbolic
Syria: Clashes to break siege kill over 160 in 48 hours
Two-day death toll unusually high as rebel forces attempt to fight off government forces in Damascus
U.S. to tighten mechanisms for FSA aid delivery
Al-Qaeda Seizes US Aid Warehouse From Syrian Rebels
Jeremy Scahill: the man exposing the US Dirty War
While making the documentary Dirty Wars, Scahill met the survivors of secret US hit squads in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia – and promised to tell their stories
Anti-Drone Protesters in Pakistan Set Up Checkpoints, Block NATO Trucks
Information Minister Slams Protests, But Blockade to Continue
New Egypt Law Effectively Bans Street Protests
US drone strike killed 12 people in southern Yemen
Africa to world’s top court: Stop picking on our leaders
Kenya is staging a diplomatic revolt against the International Criminal Court and the West as President Kenyatta is told to stand trial in February.
Honduras election: Hernandez and Castro both claim win