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‘She has met with Democrats behind closed doors to explain the purpose of the mission, a senior State Department official told ABC News.

US President Barack Obama has been under fire from both sides of the aisle for failing to seek congressional authorization before ordering airstrikes on Libya.

The administration says it did not need authorization, because the US military has not deployed any ground troops in Libya. However, Republican House Speaker John Boehner and others congress people have challenged Obama’s reasoning.’

Read more: Clinton Urges Democrats to Support Libya War

The congressional action was a swipe at Obama over growing discontent among US lawmakers after a decade of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that has cost more than a trillion dollars and has helped fuel a USD 1.4 trillion budget deficit.

“We don’t have enough wars going on? The war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, we need one more war?” Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich said during Friday’s vote.’

Read more: US House Rejects Libya War Mandate

‘In comments yesterday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemed to lay the ground – indeed almost provide a green light – for an Israeli military attack on the upcoming Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which will include the US Boat to Gaza.

Among the passengers aboard the American boat will be 87-year old Kindertransport survivor Hedy Epstein, and author and poet Alice Walker. In all it is expected that about 10 ships, carrying 1000 people from over 20 countries will take part.’

Read more: Hillary Clinton Gives Green Light for Israeli Attack on Gaza Flotilla

‘The New York Fed is refusing to tell investigators how many billions of dollars it shipped to Iraq during the early days of the US invasion there, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction told CNBC Tuesday.

The New York Fed will not reveal details, the inspector general said, because the money initially came from an account at the Fed that was held on behalf of the people of Iraq and financed by cash from the Oil-for-Food program. Without authorization from the account holder, the Iraqi government itself, the inspector general’s office was told it can’t receive information about the account. The Fed’s lack of disclosure is making it difficult for the inspector general to follow the paper trail of billions of dollars that went missing in the chaotic rush to finance the Iraq occupation, and to determine how much of that money was stolen.’

Read more: NY Fed Won’t Say How Much Money Went to Iraq

Friday, 24 June 2011 07:07

‘The efforts to overthrow the Syrian government have a lot in common with what has been undertaken in Libya. However, the results are substantially different owing to each country’s social and political background. The project to break up these two States simultaneously was initially brought up by John Bolton on 6 May 2002 when he was serving as Undersecretary of State in the Bush administration. It’s implementation by the Obama administration nine years down the line – in the context of the Arab Awakening – is not without problems.

Like in Libya, the original plan intended to bring about a military coup, but it soon proved impossible owing to the lack of willing Syrian military officers. According to our sources, an analogous plan had also been envisaged for Lebanon. In Libya, the plot was leaked and Colonel Gaddafi proceeded to have Colonel Abdallah Gehani arrested. In any case, the initial plan had to be revised in light of the unexpected “Arab Spring” scenario.’

Read more: The Plan to Destabilize Syria

Friday, 24 June 2011 06:03

‘”About 450 people were detained in Belarus for participating in the Revolution Through Social Media protest action,” RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a post published on the website of Belarusian Vesna human rights group.

Several thousand people took to the streets in downtown Minsk on Wednesday to protest against Lukashenko’s economic policies and his management of the financial crisis in the ex-Soviet republic.

Belarusian Special Forces moved in, rounded up dozens of people and hustled them into police buses. Journalists of local media were among those detained.’

Read more: Hundreds Detained in Belarus Protests

‘A shadowy figure, calling himself “Beecham” has contacted intelligence agencies in the west, claiming proof of Iran’s payment into a Swiss bank of 8.5 tons of gold. His claim, that this is payment for 3 missing American thermonuclear weapons is an old story, a fairly tale from the past, re-concocted to support an attack on Iran. “Beecham” is not who he says he is. We know his real name, a terrorist and arms dealer allowed to roam free because of his powerful friends. Today he is claiming he sold nukes to Iran. In 2003 he said he sold nukes to Saddam, another carefully scripted lie.

He really works for himself but his business partners are Tel Aviv and Saudi Arabia. This is why he is free despite enough evidence to jail him for many lifetimes.’

Read more: New Iranian Nuke ‘Fairytale’ Uncovered

Thursday, 23 June 2011 07:27

‘What to do when you’ve engaged in one imperial war too many? Deny it’s a war. Obama is well versed in the history of his European allies, who been at war with the rest of the world for five hundred years, often annihilating whole peoples without ever formally declaring war against them. “America’s First Black President is wholly compatible with the old-school imperialists of Europe, now reborn and rejuvenated through NATO as the unchallenged masters of Africa.”‘

Read more: Imperial President Obama Pretends Not to Wage War