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Sinai Shockwave: Violence on Israeli doorstep after Egypt airstrike

Egyptian forces have killed 20 Islamic militants in the Sinai region close to the border with Israel. It’s the latest in a series of clashes which have escalated dramatically since the ousting of Hosni Mubarak from power in Egypt. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter [...]

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Putin: West exports ‘airstrike democracy’ to cling to Arab influence

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the West for clinging to its influence in the Arab world under the guise of “humanitarian operations.” He dubbed western involvement in Arab affairs as nothing more than a “rocket and bomb democracy.” At a meeting with top Russian diplomats Putin said that certain countries will do anything to [...]

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Women, children killed in NATO wedding strike – Afghans say

A morning NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan has left at least 18 people dead, including women and children – according to local officials. People living nearby say all those killed were celebrating a wedding. NATO denies that, claiming they took out 8 military commanders in the strike. The president of the Paknationalists Forum Ahmed Quraishi [...]

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Afghan officials allege civilian deaths in NATO strike

Coalition troops arrived at a tribal elder’s house in eastern Logar province on Tuesday night after villagers tipped them off that Taliban commanders had been invited to a dinner. When the fighters inside refused to surrender and opened fire on the NATO troops, soldiers called in an airstrike, levelling the house. Now, the provincial council [...]

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‘Libya in dead-end as NATO washes hands of civilian blood’

Human rights groups say NATO has failed to investigate civilian deaths caused by its air strikes on Libya, last year. They’re calling on the alliance to address the incidents and also pay compensation. NATO says it carried out its strikes with utmost care and precision. David Swanson, anti-war activist talks to RT. He says bombing [...]

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Warmongers & Chickenhawks: ‘McCain still very dangerous’

Leading Senator John McCain has become the first US politician to publicly call for airstrikes against the Syrian regime. He says Washington has a ‘moral and strategic obligation’ to force Assad out. California State University professor Paul Sheldon Foote told RT that John McCain is still very dangerous. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook [...]

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Lapdogs of War: Neo-conmen feed conflict hunger on Capitol Hill

Giving peace a chance in tackling Syria and Iran may be on President Obama’s mind – but that’s not the case for some of his senior compatriots in Congress. John McCain’s call for airstrikes against Assad is not the first time the veteran senator has chosen troops over talks. Kristine Frazow reports from Washington. RT [...]

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NATO Airstrike Kills 8 Boys in Afghanistan

Eight boys were herding sheep when they were bombed twice by NATO. This incident highlights a recent report showing civilian deaths at the hands of NATO have actually increased. Read the full story here: www.reuters.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter [...]

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‘Western puppets smash dreams of new Libya’

Some 200 Libyan protesters stormed the headquarters of the country’s transitional government on Saturday in a show of frustration with the slow pace of national reform. But will their calls for post-Gaddafi transparency fall on deaf ears? Two weeks of protests in the city of Benghazi — the heart of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi [...]

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64% of Israelis Would Give Up Nukes For A Nuke-Free Middle East

Poll numbers coming out of Israel show the Israeli people are not nearly as dedicated to preventing Iran from acquiring the bomb as the right wingers in their country, the United States and the media would like you to believe. Read the full editorial here: www.nytimes.com Check out the raw poll data: www.worldpublicopinion.org And take [...]

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Are Israel & the US Assassinating Iran’s Nuclear Scientists?

There is strong circumstantial and even direct evidence that (a) Israel is involved and (b) the US has engaged in substantial covert acts of war aimed not only at the Iranian nuclear program generally, but at Iran’s nuclear scientists specifically. The timeline of mysterious deaths related to Iran’s nuclear program: www.haaretz.com The Stuxnet Worm: www.vanityfair.com [...]

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US re-starts deadly drone strikes in Pakistan

A US drone attack has killed at least 4 Islamic militants in Pakistan. The missiles, which struck late last night, hit an insurgent compound in North Waziristan, on the Afghan border. This comes just two months after an American air strike killed two dozen Pakistani troops, adding to the already tense relationship between Washington and [...]

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