Sheldon Adelson could have a Plan B: Romney

by News Sources 02.05.2012

The New York Times reports: Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romney that he will provide even more generous support to his candidacy if he becomes the Republican nominee, several associates said in interviews here. The signals from Mr. Adelson, whose politics are shaped [...]

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Syria’s most senior defector: Assad’s army is close to collapse

by News Sources 02.05.2012

The Daily Telegraph reports: In his first full-length newspaper interview, General Mustafa al-Sheikh, who has taken refuge in Turkey, gave an apocalyptic insider’s view of the state of the regime – despite its attempt to reassert control this weekend. He said only a third of the army was at combat readiness due to defections or [...]

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The growing Iranian military behemoth

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Glenn Greenwald writes: The tranquility of my Saturday morning was disrupted — and that’s putting it mildly — when I read on Glenn Reynolds’ popular right-wing “Instapundit” blog that we can learn important “Lessons About Iran From Hitler.” To know that we have yet another New Hitler in our midst is alarming indeed. Reynolds’ link [...]

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U.S. leak on Israeli attack weakened a warning to Netanyahu

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Gareth Porter writes: When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government’s threats of military action. But even though the administration is undoubtedly concerned about that [...]

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Baghdad says U.S. Iran sanctions a problem for Iraq

by News Sources 02.05.2012

AFP reports: American sanctions on Iran pose difficulties for Iraq because of its close economic ties with the Islamic republic, so Baghdad plans to seek a waiver from the US, the government spokesman told AFP. The United States, European Union and others have ramped up sanctions to target Iran’s oil industry and central bank in [...]

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Who reviews the U.S. ‘kill list’?

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Doyle McManus writes: When it comes to national security, Michael V. Haydenis no shrinking violet. As CIA director, he ran the Bush administration’s program of warrantless wiretaps against suspected terrorists. But the retired air force general admits to being a little squeamish about the Obama administration’s expanding use of pilotless drones to kill suspected terrorists [...]

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Facebook is using you

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Lori Andrews writes: Last week, Facebook filed documents with the government that will allow it to sell shares of stock to the public. It is estimated to be worth at least $75 billion. But unlike other big-ticket corporations, it doesn’t have an inventory of widgets or gadgets, cars or phones. Facebook’s inventory consists of personal [...]

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Why do dangerous financial criminals roam free?

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Eric Schneiderman writes: American Public Media’s “Marketplace” had a recent segment focused on why it has taken so long to bring criminal prosecutions related to the financial crisis. Reporters observed that at the beginning of the crisis, the Obama administration wanted to calm the financial industry rather than impose accountability. They speculated, along with Tea [...]

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Agribusiness fights to allow children to work in manure pits

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Matt Stoller writes: Most child labor was prohibited in 1938, but there are a few exceptions for certain industries where children are still allowed to work. One of the biggest loopholes is the agricultural industry. The Department of Labor recently issued new proposed regulations restricting child labor on farms, regulations which are drawing intense opposition [...]

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Is U.S. democracy being bought and sold?

by News Sources 02.05.2012

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The coming civil war in Afghanistan

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Arif Rafiq writes: By the end of this summer, the 30,000 U.S. troops “surged” into Afghanistan by President Barack Obama’s administration will have returned home. And according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the remaining 68,000 American soldiers could end their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013, more than a year ahead of the White House’s [...]

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Egypt football protests continue into fourth day

by News Sources 02.05.2012

Reuters reports: Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army threw stones at police guarding the Egyptian interior ministry on Sunday and were forced back with volleys of teargas. It was the fourth day of clashes outside the ministry, during which seven people have died. Protesters accuse the [...]

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Obama-appointed U.S. trade adviser linked to illegal deal in Congolese gold

by News Sources 02.05.2012

The Guardian reports: A US trade adviser appointed by Barack Obama orchestrated a deal to buy gold worth millions of dollars from a wanted Congolese warlord, according to a UN report. Kase Lawal, a Nigerian-born US oil tycoon, transferred millions of dollars to the notorious rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda between December 2010 and February 2011 [...]

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Syrians storm embassies after uprising’s worst violence

by News Sources 02.04.2012

Reuters reports: Syrian demonstrators ransacked their country’s embassy in Cairo and broke into the missions in London and Kuwait, part of protests around the world against the worst bloodshed of the 11 month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The Cairo crowd smashed furniture and equipment and set fire to parts of the embassy building overnight. [...]

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Video: Syria’s media blackout

by News Sources 02.04.2012

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Equality for Palestinians? Israel won’t have it

by News Sources 02.04.2012

Ben White writes: The presence of a few Palestinian members in the Knesset (MKs) is often touted as a sign of Israel’s robust democracy. Yet elected representatives of the Palestinian community inside Israel face growing harassment by the state, by fellow MKs and the media. On Monday, the trial of MK Said Naffaa, from the [...]

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Video: U.S. considers prisoner tranfers for Taliban peace deal

by News Sources 02.04.2012

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Syria: over 200 dead after ‘massacre’ in Homs

by News Sources 02.04.2012

The Guardian reports: More than 200 people were reported to have been killed yesterday in the Syrian city of Homs as security forces continued their efforts to take back opposition-held areas on the eve of a vote by the UN security council on a much-disputed resolution on the country. Hundreds more were killed in shelling [...]

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Video: Is Egypt’s football tragedy a conspiracy?

by News Sources 02.04.2012

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Israel’s military leaders warn against Iran attack

by News Sources 02.03.2012

The Independent reports: Almost the entire senior hierarchy of Israel’s military and security establishment is worried about a premature attack on Iran and apprehensive about the possible repercussions, a former chief of the country’s defence forces told The Independent yesterday. Lt-Gen Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, who is close to Defence Minister Ehud Barak, said there had been [...]

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Video: Is Pakistan backing the Taliban?

by News Sources 02.03.2012

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Music: Habib Koite & Bamada — Woulaba

by Attention to the Unseen 02.03.2012

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For the U.S., sanctions have become an alternative to policy on Iran

by News Sources 02.03.2012

M.J. Rosenberg writes: News on the Iran front is getting more and more complicated. I am not referring to the situation at Iran’s nuclear facilities but to the one here in Washington, where Congress, deep into election-year fundraising and thinking about the March AIPAC policy conference, is crafting yet another sanctions bill. There is no [...]

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Music: Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin

by Attention to the Unseen 02.03.2012

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