Category Archives: Top 10 News Stories

12/06/11

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* Iran’s Revolutionary Guards prepare for war Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran’s nuclear program.

* Has the War with Iran Already Begun? The evidence of an extensive Western covert program against Tehran, and Iranian retaliation, is now too obvious to ignore.

* U.S. Military Sources: Iran Has Missing U.S. Drone A U.S. super-secret spy plane believed to be in Iranian possession could be a major loss for the U.S. military — and a major gain for Iran.

* ‘Iran could be nuclear in one year’s time’ A report compiled by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) suggests that “there is a real chance that Western efforts to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon will fail.”

* Dubai Sheikh: If Iran Attacks, Israel Will Wipe It Off the Map Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to wipe Israel off the map.

* Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the “habitable zone” around a star not unlike our own.

* Former General: We’ll Have to Bulldoze Gaza Major General Yoav Galant (Ret.) said Monday Israel’s refusal to take decisive action in Gaza will only serve to force Israel to make a massive incursion into the Hamas-run enclave.

* Technology to Reverse ‘Curse of Babel?’ The sorry aftermath of man’s hubris in building the Tower of Babel resulted in the polyglot of languages we have today, so the Bible tells us.

* Firebombs thrown at Moscow protest Firebombs have been thrown at a protest rally in downtown Moscow.

* Muslim Brotherhood top winner in Egyptian election Parties that want an expansion of Islamic law captured a clear majority of the votes in Egypt’s first election since the uprising.

12/05/11

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* If war is declared on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz will be the strategic focus With Iran torn by political turmoil, the only gateway to the Persian Gulf and arguably the world’s most strategic choke point.
* Russia election: OSCE sees numerous violations International observers have cited numerous violations in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Russia.
* Assad sends message: Army test-fires Scud missile SANA reports military’s live-fire exercise in east Syria ‘demonstrates ability of the Syrian missile forces to defend the homeland.’ US official: Assad deepening sectarian hatred
* Egypt’s new election results show Islamists dominating Researcher says conflict between military, Islamists will be over ‘the soul of Egypt’.
* Everything You Need to Know about Muslim Brotherhood Ex Muslim Brotherhood leader spells out its ideology: Muslims “are masters of the world,” waging Jihad against “thieving gangs of Zion.”
* Egyptian Christians an Endangered Species The big losers in Egypt’s first round of elections are Christians, who fear for their survival in a radical Islamic-controlled country.
* Iran violating international norms, becoming pariah state Senior US official: “If we cannot achieve a diplomatic solution soon, inevitably interests will grow in a different kind of solution.”
* Eurozone: France and Germany call for tougher treaty The leaders of France and Germany say the EU needs a new treaty to deal with the eurozone debt crisis.
* Saudi may join nuclear arms race: ex-spy chief Saudi Arabia may consider acquiring nuclear weapons to match regional rivals Israel and Iran, its former intelligence chief said.
* Iraq officials seek air defense deal with Gulf Baghdad moves to secure its airspace in lieu of US withdrawal; Iraqi president’s chief of staff says Iraq lacks defense resources.

12/03/11

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* Egypt Islamists tell rivals to accept vote result Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called on its rivals to accept the will of the people on Saturday.

* Iranians greet diplomats expelled from London Iran called on the West to avoid a deepening diplomatic crisis following the storming of the British embassy in Tehran.

* ‘Israel biggest loser from Muslim Brotherhood win in Egypt’ Israel is the biggest loser from the strong showing of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian parliamentary election.

* Barak: We can’t wait until Iran has nuclear bomb Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday that Iran is getting closer to developing a nuclear bomb.

* Israel blames Palestinians for deadlock in talks A spokesman for Israel’s prime minister is blaming the Palestinian leadership for the deadlock in peace talks.

* Biden chides Arab leaders on freedom of speech US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday chided Arab leaders who restrict freedom of expression.

* Security and Defense: Learning from Korea The last tunnel was discovered in 1990. It is about one-and-a-half kilometers long, two meters in height and two meters in width.

* Jacques Delors: Euro was flawed from beginning One of the main architects of the single European currency, Jacques Delors, has said the eurozone was flawed from the beginning.

* ‘Jew-hate stems from conflict’ Growing global anti-Semitism is linked to Israel’s policy towards the Palestinians.

* Panetta: Strike on Iran must be the last resort US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday said an attack on Iran must be the last resort.

12/02/11

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* Icon of US military now in Iraqi hands Inside palace walls built by Saddam Hussein, U.S. generals plotted the war’s course, tracked the mounting death toll and swore in new American citizens under gaudy glass chandeliers.

* Putin prepares the Russian empire to strike back As prime minister for the past four years, Vladimir Putin never really went away.

* Jerusalem holy sites ‘need special status’: cardinal Peace negotiations in the Middle East must tackle the issue of the status of the holy sites.

* Egypt awaits poll results, Tahrir protest planned Egypt will hear the results of elections which Islamist parties look set to win on Friday.

* Arab World: Fire spreads both ways Before the Arab upheavals of 2011, the Middle East was dominated by a cold war.

* The war against Iran’s nuclear program has already begun The war is under way, though no one declared it and no one will confirm it.

* Merkel: eurozone crisis will take ‘years’ to solve German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed talk that next week’s summit will bring about a definitive solution to the eurozone crisis.

* Mayans ‘did not predict world to end in 2012’ The calendar used by the ancient Mayan civilisation does not predict the end of the world in December 2012 as some believe.

* Senate Approves Bill that Legalizes Sodomy and Bestiality in U.S. Military The Senate on Thursday evening voted 93-7 to approve a defense authorization bill that includes a provision which not only repeals the military law on sodomy, it also repeals the military ban on sex with animals–or bestiality.

* Israel seeks new friends to counter Islamism Israel is actively looking for friends and allies further afield to counterbalance dramatic Islamic gains in the immediate neighborhood.

12/01/11

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* Egypt’s Brotherhood feels time has come The Muslim brotherhood have had a strong showing in elections so far; many still fearful of its extremism.

* ‘Iran planning attacks on US forces in Germany’ Iran is planning to attack US armed forces stationed in Germany in the event of a US attack on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities.

* Are the West and Iran Headed to War? Italy summoned Iran’s envoy to Rome’s foreign ministry on Thursday.

* U.S. Military Chief: Israel May Not Warn of Iran Strike The top U.S. military officer admitted on Wednesday he did not know whether Israel would alert the United States ahead of time if it decided to take military action against Iran.

* Albania’s PM: Iran, Ahmadinejad ‘The New Nazis’ Like most Muslim politicians, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha is no shrinking violet.

* ‘Iran planning attacks on US forces in Germany’ Iran is planning to attack US armed forces stationed in Germany in the event of a US attack on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities.

* NATO states including France said to be recruiting, training Syrian rebels France is reportedly training rebels in their effort to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

* UN: Syria now in state of civil war, death toll at more than 4,000 Syria is now in a state of civil war with more than 4,000 dead and increasing numbers of defecting soldiers taking up arms against the government of President Bashar Assad.

* VP Biden says Iraq ready to survive on its own Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday “we’re not claiming victory” in Iraq, but he believes the emerging government in Baghdad is capable of defending itself.

* Apple denies claims that Siri is anti-abortion It follows reports that Siri failed to locate nearby abortion clinics. In some cases it suggested pregnancy advice centres as an alternative.

11/30/11

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* Central banks act as euro zone crisis rages The world’s major central banks acted jointly on Wednesday to provide cheaper dollar liquidity to starved European banks facing a credit crunch.

* ‘Popular terrorism’: Hamas contractors recruit West Bank teens for attacks on Israelis Israel’s intelligence community has determined that former Hamas operatives were forming independent insurgency cells in the West Bank.

* Muslim Brotherhood says it leads Egypt’s vote count The Muslim Brotherhood’s party said on Wednesday its bloc was leading the vote count in the first stage of Egypt’s first election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak.

* Mysterious blast in Iran’s Isfahan damaged key nuclear site A mysterious blast which reportedly rocked Isfahan in western Iran on Monday damaged a key nuclear facility in the city.

* Muslim Brotherhood Raising Jordan to Boiling Point A growing reality of the nightmare of refugees from Iraq, from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and from Syria swarming across the borders to Jordan, along with the growingly influential Muslim Brotherhood, threaten the kingdom’s stability.

* Central banks join forces to ease financial strains Some of the world’s biggest central banks have announced a programme of co-ordinated action designed to support the global financial system.

* Qaddafi’s Daughter Starts Trouble from Algeria The daughter of former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi is proving true to her genetic ties and is carrying on her father’s struggle.

* UK to expel all Iranian diplomats over embassy attack The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced.

* US Fudges on Hamas’ Standing in PA Elections Should Hamas run in Palestinian Authority elections despite its being a terrorist group? The U.S. says it’s an “internal matter.”

* ‘Germany approves subsidized sale of military submarine to Israel’ A senior German official said Wednesday that the government has approved the subsidized sale of another Dolphin-type military submarine to Israel.

11/29/11

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* Iran protesters storm UK embassy in Tehran Militant students are said to have removed the British flag, burnt it and replaced it with Iran’s flag.

* Iraqi president: Military wants continued U.S. presence beyond 2011 Iraq is still seeking to retain a U.S. military presencein 2012.

* ‘Russia to send warships to Syria in 2012’ Russia will send a flotilla of warships led by its only aircraft carrier to its naval base in Syria for a port call next year.

* Big turnout predicted as Egypt votes for second day Many protesters occupying Cairo’s Tahrir Square have boycotted the vote.

* Russia activates missile early warning radar system Russia has turned on a new incoming missile early warning system in its westernmost region in response to US plans for a missile shield in Europe.

* The Partition Plan – 64 years later On November 29, 1947 the UN General Assembly voted on the partition plan.

* US suspects NATO forces lured into deadly raid NATO forces may have been lured into attacking friendly Pakistani border posts in a calculated maneuver by the Taliban.

* Chinese official: Eurozone collapse would be a ‘disaster’ A collapse of the eurozone would be a “disaster for everyone” and EU leaders have not “fully realised” the urgency of the situation.

* Former MI chief: Iran has enough material for 4 or 5 nuclear bombs Former Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin said Tuesday that Iran had enough material to develop “four or five” nuclear bombs.

* Saudi Arabia urges citizens to ‘swiftly’ leave Syria Saudi Arabia urged its citizens on Tuesday to quickly leave Syria to avoid getting caught in a military crackdown on months of popular protests.

11/28/11

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* “Like It or Not, Egypt is New Iran” say Iranian Guards Egypt is becoming the new Iran, “whether you accept it or not,” says a general of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
* Muslim Brotherhood rally vows to “kill all Jews” Organizers at Cairo’s iconic al-Azhar Mosque warn against “Judaization of Jerusalem.”
* “US Democracy” Set to Elect Second Mideast Terrorist Party For the second time in six years, the United States urges Mideast elections, and for the second time, a terrorist party is likely to win.
* North Korea supplying Syria, Iran with prohibited nuclear technology German newspaper Die Welt reports that Pyongyang has provided the countries with “maraging steel,” used to upgrade missiles and centrifuges.
* Russian Navy backs Syria, delivers weapons and S-300 air defense system Russia is said to have sent warships to deliver an advanced air defense system to Syria.
* “The End is Near”: US Store Sales Soar for “Survival Gear” Some Americans are getting ready for a total social collapse by stocking up with survival gear in case of “Occupy the United States.”
* Muslim in Germany Gives Birth to “Giant Jihad” If names and weight mean anything, Germany is in trouble. A Muslim gave birth in Berlin to a 13-pound baby and named him Jihad.
* Eurozone crisis: Debt fears loom at White House summit US President Barack Obama is hosting European Union leaders in a summit that is likely to focus on continuing efforts to stem the EU debt crisis.
* France says days of Syrian government are numbered French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has said time is running out for the Syrian leader after the Arab League agreed on sanctions against Damascus over its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
* Iran: We’ll fire 150,000 missiles at Israel if attacked Defense Minister Vahidi tells army volunteers “Israel has to be punished for what it has done to the Muslims in Palestine”.

11/23/11

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* Medvedev: Russia may target US missile defense sites Russia will deploy new missiles aimed at US missile defense sites in Europe if Washington goes ahead with a planned shield despite Russia’s concerns.

* Clashes, more deaths in Cairo despite democracy pledge Three more people died in Cairo on Wednesday, a medic said.

* Netanyahu calls for stronger sanctions on Iran than those imposed by U.S. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Wednesday for stronger sanctions on Iran.

* Iraq’s Nuri al-Maliki vs. Exxon Mobil Exxon’s foray into Kurdistan threatens Iraqi autonomy.

* Egypt unrest stirs fears inside Israel Days of protest in Egypt, ahead of elections expected to produce big wins for the Muslim Brotherhood, have stirred fears in Israel .

* Danish EU presidency to focus on euro crisis Denmark’s upcoming six months of chairing EU meetings and overseeing legislation in the making will mainly focus on fire-fighting.

* Brussels pushes for radical shift in budget powers away from parliaments The European Commission has proposed perhaps the most radical shift in decision-making.

* Herod began building Western Wall, but didn’t finish it Findings of archaeological excavations, released by The Antiquities Authority Wednesday, challenge the conventional historical concept that Herod alone was responsible for the building of the Western Wall.

* Iraq signs security accords with Iran as U.S. completes withdrawal Iran has reported signing several defense and military cooperation agreements with Iraq.

* Hizbullah: We Have ‘Vanquished’ CIA, Mossad Syrian and Iranian-backed Hizbullah boasted Wednesday it had vanquished the CIA and Mossad.

11/22/11

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* Hezbollah considering military coup if Assad falls Hezbollah’s leadership is considering the possibility of taking control of Beirut and effectively carrying out a military coup in Lebanon.

* Israeli Strike on Iran will ‘Jam, Blind, Deafen’ Defenses An Israeli attack on nuclear sites in Iran would go beyond air strikes from fighter planes and likely include electronic warfare against Iran’s electric grid.

* Turkey pressures Assad, calls for regime change Turkish leaders on Tuesday increased pressure on Syria to stop further bloodshed in repression of anti-government protests.

* Continued violence spurs Egypt’s cabinet to quit Egypt’s entire interim government tendered its resignation Monday.

* F-35 Stealth Fighter to Be Based in Negev The F-35 stealth fighter planes purchased from the United States by Israel will be based east of Be’er Sheva.

* U.S. can’t account for 20 percent of weapons sold to Gulf states since 2005 The U.S. government has lost track of many large weapons sold to Gulf Cooperation Council states.

* Libya Tries to Build Army That Can March Straight and Defang Militias The marching can hardly be called crisp as the new Libyan National Army takes form in daily drills at an abandoned air force base here.

* Many similarities in Arab Spring, European chaos The victory of the opposition Popular Party in Spain’s general election means that seven leaders or governments around the Mediterranean have been thrown out within the last year.

* ZOA Calls Palestinian Authority ‘Vicious Terrorist Culture’ The Palestinian Authority has created a “vicious, Jew-hating terrorist culture”.

* Jordan: Our relations are with PA, not Hamas Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said Tuesday that Jordan has no intention of establishing bilateral relations with Hamas.