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US lawmakers call for investigation into death of activist

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A group of US lawmakers demands that judicial officials answer questions about the death of an Internet activist who'd criticized President ...

A group of US lawmakers demands that judicial officials answer questions about the death of an Internet activist who'd criticized President Obama's "kill list." Eight lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to come clean on why Aaron Swartz killed himself last year. They say Swartz faced an aggressive prosecution. The activist committed suicide in his apartment a year ago. At the time, he was awaiting trial for downloading millions of academic documents from an online database. Swartz was a computer programmer, an internet activist and a hacker who supported freedom of expression. He was a critic of the government's secret process to kill or capture terrorists.   Less

US 2013 human rights violations report publicized by Iranian Basij organization

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A report to unveil the violations of human rights in the US in 2013. Iranian Basij Organization has held a meeting in Tehran university to r...

A report to unveil the violations of human rights in the US in 2013. Iranian Basij Organization has held a meeting in Tehran university to review a variety of human rights violations in the US including abuses related to criminal justice, immigration, national security, and drug policy. Almost all the violations have been confirmed by international organizations such Human Rights Watch. The organization says within these areas, victims are often the most vulnerable members of society: racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, children, the elderly, the poor, and prisoners.   Less

US intel. Chief: Militants in Syria preparing to attack America

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The US intelligence chief has warned that foreign terrorist groups in Syria are preparing to attack Western targets. James clapper says terr...

The US intelligence chief has warned that foreign terrorist groups in Syria are preparing to attack Western targets. James clapper says terrorists from across the globe are gathering in Syria where they’re running camps to train people to carry out attacks in Western countries. He estimates that there are now about 26000 extremists in Syria. Clapper says the insurgents are from some 50 countries, including European states. He made the remarks while presenting an annual intelligence assessment at the US Senate Intelligence Committee. The presence of the extremist groups in Syria has become a rising concern for the US and its European allies who've been supporting the anti-government insurgency in Syria.   Less

Russia threatens to quit START as US deploys destroyer to Spain

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Russia has warned that it may consider quitting the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty as the US deploys a ballistic missile destroyer off Spai...

Russia has warned that it may consider quitting the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty as the US deploys a ballistic missile destroyer off Spain. The reaction from Moscow came after US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the deployment of Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook to Spain. The destroyer is equipped with the Aegis shipboard integrated combat weapons system. Washington says the deployment is aimed at curbing possible missile threats from Iran. Russia considers the move as a national security threat.   Less

Iranian TV airs simulated bombing of Tel Aviv, US aircraft carrier

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Iranian state TV on Friday ran a documentary featuring a computerized video of Iran’s drones and missiles bombing Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ben Gur...

Iranian state TV on Friday ran a documentary featuring a computerized video of Iran’s drones and missiles bombing Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ben Gurion Airport and the Dimona nuclear reactor in a hypothetical retaliation foran Israeli or American strike on the Islamic Republic. Iranian drones and missiles are also shown carrying out simulatedstrikes on the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, downing American aircraft and striking American military targets in the Persian Gulf. The clip was broadcast amid a clear escalation of anti-American rhetoric and even action by Iran: On Saturday, an Iranian admiral announced that Iran had dispatched warships to the North Atlantic, while Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the Americans as liars who, while professing to be friends of Iran, would bring down his regime if they could. He also said it was “amusing” that the US thought Iran would reduce its “defensive capabilities.” The film, entitled “The Nightmare of Vultures,” opens with Supreme Leader Khamenei addressing military academy graduates in 2011,warning: “Anybody who thinks of attacking the Islamic Republic of Iran should be prepared to receive strong slaps and iron fists from the ArmedForces.” “And America, its regional puppets and its guard dog – the Zionist regime – should know that the response of the Iranian nation to any kind of aggression, attacks or even threats will be a response that will make them collapse from within,” the film shows him saying. Set to dramatic music, the video shows Iranian drones and missiles carrying out strikes against Tel Aviv’s Kikar Hamedina square, the Azrieli Towers skyscrapers, and the IDF’s Kirya central command complex,as well as Ben Gurion International Airport, Haifa’s Technion, several army and air force bases, and the nuclear reactor in Dimona.The strike on the Israel’s central command building is shown taking place while former prime minister Ehud Olmert and former defense minister Amir Peretz — who served in that capacity during the 2006 Second Lebanon War — are inside convening a meeting.   Less

US accuses Russia of supporting President Assad to stay in power

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The US Secretary of State criticizes Russia for what he calls support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. John Kerry has said that with s...

The US Secretary of State criticizes Russia for what he calls support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. John Kerry has said that with support from Moscow, Damascus stonewalled the second round of peace talks in Geneva. He added that such support would let the Syrian president continue destroying his own country. Kerry also blamed the Syrian government for the failure of the Geneva talks-- saying the government delegation refused to open up one moment of discussion during the meetings. Kerry made the remarks hours after Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem accused Washington of trying to create a very negative climate for dialog in Geneva.   Less

Deep mistrust in Iran with US, talks chance to regain it

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As International diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear program enters the next phase, Iranians talk of their demands from the six world power...

As International diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear program enters the next phase, Iranians talk of their demands from the six world powers for the upcoming talks in Vienna.   Less

Russian FM: Moscow to retaliate against any US sanctions over Ukraine

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Russia warns of retaliation if the US goes ahead with its threat of sanctions on Moscow over its response to Ukraine's crisis. Russian For...

Russia warns of retaliation if the US goes ahead with its threat of sanctions on Moscow over its response to Ukraine's crisis. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said the West has set a bad example by supporting an armed coup in which a legitimate president was ousted through unlawful methods. Lavrov repeated Russia's denial of troops deployment to Ukraine's Crimea region, saying those in control of the peninsula do not get their orders from Moscow. The foreign minister, however, said Russia will do anything to avoid bloodshed there, citing the need for additional measures of extra vigilance. Lavrov also took the United Nations to task. He said the root of the problem in Ukraine lies in the international community's failure to react to the violent breach of law.   Less

US army's top sex crime prosecutor faces sexual assault

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The US Army’s top prosecutor overseeing sexual assault cases has been suspended over allegations of assaulting a female subordinate. The a...

The US Army’s top prosecutor overseeing sexual assault cases has been suspended over allegations of assaulting a female subordinate. The allegation involves Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Morse, who supervises the army’s special victim prosecutors that handle sexual assault and domestic abuse cases. The alleged incident took place in 20-11 in a hotel room at a sexual assault conference. Meanwhile, the U-S Senate has rejected a bill to remove military commanders from decisions over the prosecution of sexual assault cases in the armed forces. Advocates of the bill argue that the changes are necessary to combat an epidemic of rapes and sexual assaults in the military. Pentagon estimates that at least 26-thousand members of the military have been sexually assaulted in 20-12. Observers say up to 90 percent of these cases go unreported.   Less

Zionist US Backed terrorists slaughtered 10 civilians Near Jordan / Israel border including a 10 year Child

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Zionist US backed Takfiris terrorists of foreign nationalities slaughtered 10 civilians, among them an elderly man and a 10 year-old child s...

Zionist US backed Takfiris terrorists of foreign nationalities slaughtered 10 civilians, among them an elderly man and a 10 year-old child somewhere in Daraa province between Israel - Jordan Border states who gave their territories as rest area for these terrorists groups the weapons on the North for This Scum coming via Jordan and Israel. The videotape circulated on websites including this place LL showed gruesome scenes of terrorists speaking foreign languages, picking hostages and forcing them to kneel in a row. One of the terrorists is shown hitting the victims with his rifle butt on the back of their necks to force them into a bowing position, heedless of the pleas of an elderly man.A terrorist shouts in an incomprehensible language before terrorists fire a barrage of bullets at the victims and kill them in cold blood. Israel and especially Jordan (Probability forced by Taliban Saudi Arabia and Zionist US) is a main center when operated many of these terrorists groups.   Less

Sicilian Space Programme sends pastry into stratosphere

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Project costing upwards of €300 saw cannolo rise almost 30km above Earth’s surface A group of Sicilian amateur scientists have launched...

Project costing upwards of €300 saw cannolo rise almost 30km above Earth’s surface A group of Sicilian amateur scientists have launched a model cannolo, the typical pastry roll symbolic of the Italian island, into the stratosphere. The ricotta-stuffed treat was affixed to a home-made spacecraft called the ‘Cannolo Transporter’, made from recycled materials and equipped with two cameras and a GPS tracker. The ‘Sicilian Space Programme’, which cost approximately €350 euro, has symbolic importance as well as being a scientific feat, natives of the island town of Enna said. Filmaker Fabio Leone who recorded the project along with Antonella Barbera said the team had wanted to “lift up Sicily”, often associated with negative issues such as the mafia and unemployment. The Cannolo Transporter rose to at least 29,768 metres according to calculations by Paolo Capasso a computer technician responsible for the most technical aspects of the launch. As an edible cannolo would be unlikely to survive the voyage, the group made a polymer clay version of the cherry-studded pastry with a modelling material that can be hardened in an oven. To get the go ahead from aerospace regulators, the craft had to weigh less than 2kg kilos, qualifying it for official permits to fly into high altitude. Online high altitude flight simulators allow enthusiasts to calculate the likely course of their balloon by matching weight, model, gas type and weather data. The Cannolo Transporter took off at 8:20 on Sunday February 2 and experienced temperatures of -16 degrees as it flew through the clouds. Atmospheric pressure decreased as the Cannolo Transporter travelled closer to the stars. The balloon expanded with the lower pressure until it eventually burst, causing the craft to tumble back to earth, its fall eased by a small parachute. Winds buffeted the craft in a zig-zag pattern above the Italian island, before it came down in fields near the village of Bompietro, about 25 kilometres from the launch site. The flight of the Cannolo Transporter lasted some two hours, made up of a relatively slow ascent and a rapid fall to earth. To find it, the team had to trek across hilly farmland and through muddy lanes blocked by sheep. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/sicilian-space-programme-sends-pastry-into-stratosphere-1.1716688   Less

Syrian Electronic Army claims to have accessed 100s of US army documents

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Syrian computer hackers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad say they have penetrated the network of the US Central Command and accessed hundr...

Syrian computer hackers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad say they have penetrated the network of the US Central Command and accessed hundreds of documents. The group, which calls itself the Syrian Electronic Army, said it was engaged in an operation targeting CENTCOM due to US President Barack Obama's decision to attack Syria with electronic warfare. Soon afterwards, the group claimed to have already successfully penetrated many central repositories. It tweeted a screenshot that purportedly shows the hackers have indeed somehow wound up inside of a military computer system.   Less

Argentina and the Crimea's Referendum: US & Uk double standards

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Monday 2nd April, 2014 will mark the 32th anniversary of the start of the Malvinas War. With diplomatic relations strained between Argentina...

Monday 2nd April, 2014 will mark the 32th anniversary of the start of the Malvinas War. With diplomatic relations strained between Argentina and Great Britain, nationalistic graffitis and political propaganda flood the walls of Argentine streets claiming the Malvinas as Argentine territory and call for the end of the “colonialism”. David Cameron has declared unconstitutional the referendum scheduled for next Sunday at Crimea, forgetting the illegal referendum of March 10th last year, in Malvinas Islands by implanted Britons have raised no objections with the exception of Argentina. Was it enough constitutional that referendum according to Cameron? As the Ukrainian territory prepares for a referendum that will decide whether it will return to Moscow’s control, the Russian Foreign Minister declares that it matters more than the Malvinas do to Britain. “The Crimean peninsula is far more important to the Russians than the Malvinas Islands are to Britain” Moscow’s foreign minister declared as talks in London aimed at defusing the Ukraine crisis ended without a breakthrough. The talks failed to find common ground as Crimea gears up for a referendum on whether to secede from the Ukraine and return to Russian control. Sergei Lavrov insisted that his government would respect the result of tomorrow’s referendum. He was speaking after a five-hour meeting with the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, which Mr Lavrov admitted had failed to agree on a way out of the crisis. Western powers have dismissed the ballot as unconstitutional and part of an attempt by Moscow to gain spurious legal cover for the annexation of Crimea. They have indicated that any attempt to legitimise its result would lead to stronger sanctions against Russia and its leadership.   Less

US follows through on threats to impose sanctions on Russia

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Relations between the US and Russia have not been this strained since the Cold War. The continued disagreement between Russia and the West o...

Relations between the US and Russia have not been this strained since the Cold War. The continued disagreement between Russia and the West over Crimea indicates that the feud could go on for quite some time. Vice President Joseph Biden called Crimea's vote a disregard of international law. This week, the US Vice President will conference with leaders in NATO-member countries including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The VP is visiting Poland in show of support for US allies and to warn the Russian president to draw back from what the US calls Russian intervention in Ukraine affairs. The White House is imposing sanctions on Russian and Crimean leaders after Crimea's vote to split from Ukraine. White House Spokesperson Jay Carney said more sanctions could follow.   Less

US blocking sensitive 'dual-use' exports to Russia

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The US has blocked exports of sensitive dual-use materials and technologies to Russia after Moscow ratified Crimea’s integration into the ...

The US has blocked exports of sensitive dual-use materials and technologies to Russia after Moscow ratified Crimea’s integration into the Russian Federation. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security said it is refusing to issue licenses for sales of goods to Russia. The US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has also put a halt on licensing the export of defense-related goods and services to Russia. The moves came in the wake of the US and EU announcing sanctions on Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed into law documents that made Crimea part of the Russian territory. The people of the Black Sea peninsula had earlier voted in a referendum to split from Ukraine and rejoin Russia.   Less

US blocks JPMorgan chase transfer to sogaz insurance company

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Moscow has criticized the US for imposing sanctions on Russia over Crimea’s reintegration with the country. The Russian foreign ministry...

Moscow has criticized the US for imposing sanctions on Russia over Crimea’s reintegration with the country. The Russian foreign ministry spokesman says the sanctions are absolutely unacceptable, illegal and ridiculous. Alexander Lukashevich made the comments after the US bank, J-P Morgan Chase decided to block a Russian embassy transfer to Sogaz insurance company. Lukashevich warned Washington that such hostile measures are a violation of international law. He also made it clear that such actions could lead to retaliatory measures, warning that it would surely affect the work of the U-S Embassy and Consulates General in Russia.   Less

200,000 citizens sign petition calling for end to US-UK spying

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Civil rights campaigners hand European Parliament President, Martin Shulz, a petition signed by 200,000 citizens from around the world as we...

Civil rights campaigners hand European Parliament President, Martin Shulz, a petition signed by 200,000 citizens from around the world as well as 562 well known authors, among them a number of Nobel Laureates. The petition calls on the mass surveillance of ordinary citizens by US and British spying agencies to stop. But the European Parliament's strong position has had no impact. Various votes calling for data sharing between the EU and the US to be suspended have been ignored by EU heads of state and the European Commission over fears of jeopardizing the ongoing trade negotiations worth tens of billions of euro. The European Parliament's own inquiry last year found that almost everyone's emails, web searches, internet chats, and phone calls are monitored and stored by American and British spying agencies. Our financial transactions and travel activities are also being closely watched.   Less

Putin admits relations with US have become strained

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that relations between his country and the US have become strained.  

Suicides among US special forces hits alarming levels

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Military officials say that the number of suicides within the ranks of US special forces has hit record levels. The number of self-inflicted...

Military officials say that the number of suicides within the ranks of US special forces has hit record levels. The number of self-inflicted deaths is also high in Navy SEALs and Army Rangers. Experts believe the high amount of self-inflicted deaths is related to the effects of multiple years in combat. Suicide numbers have risen steadily but they have reached their highest levels over the past two years say politicians following the issue. Troubled troops also have difficulties adjusting to the change in demand of military services. With the US' shrinking troop levels, many soldiers roles may feel diminished especially if they tie their identity to being in the military. Experts believe that it may take more than a year to evaluate the effects of long-term combat on special operations units who run missions from assassinations to humanitarian aid. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations commands make up about 59,000 people, according to the Pentagon.   Less

Karen Nyberg Shows How You Wash Hair in Space

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There are many challenges associated with living on the International Space Station. Things that are easy to do on Earth where there is gr...

There are many challenges associated with living on the International Space Station. Things that are easy to do on Earth where there is gravity can be difficult in space, for astronauts have been living for more than a decade aboard the space station and have developed a few tricks that make these everyday tasks easier. Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg shows how she washes and rinses her hair in microgravity aboard the International Space Station. Source: Karen Nyberg Shows How You Wash Hair in Space   Less