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"The Syrian Air Force is again firing Scud missiles, this time to stem the general offensive Syrian opposition forces, including jihadis, launched Friday, Dec. 21, to capture the Syrian army’s military-industrial complex at al Safira and the big chemical and biological weapons store adjoining the facility. It is there, that Scud D missiles stand ready for launching, loaded with chemical weapons. Rebel forces are converging on Al Safira from the east, the west and the south. Among them are brigades of the Jabhat al-Nusra which the US has designated part of al Qaeda in Iraq." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"The American economy is massive and extremely resilient. However, today, there are events converging into what could result in the “Financial Storm of the Century.” Although this may be slightly overreaching, nonetheless, a problem is brewing with the ingredients of a most fatal brew." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"The American economy is massive and extremely resilient. However, today, there are events converging into what could result in the “Financial Storm of the Century.” Although this may be slightly overreaching, nonetheless, a problem is brewing with the ingredients of a most fatal brew." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

© by Sherwood Ross Empires rise and fall, my lad, And human beings as well, You ask what Empire will do for you The answer: send you to hell. Hell is crowded with fine young men Who trusted their recruiters, Their lives cut short they rot in graves Less productive than freebooters. The empire is not restrained, my lad, To acknowledge any limits Its magicians steal your youth as well Compressing lifetimes into minutes. If you seek glory, no need to fight Teach children, feed the poor, or write But not with the criminal class conspire They’ll drink your blood and break your bone To expand their berserk Empire. The Empire’s ads on TV screens Depict troops charging on the field of battle They do not show the fallen dead Who are sacrificed like cattle. They do not show the shattered faces The severed skulls, the gory The Empire will praise “our heroic dead” But their winding sheet is “glory.”" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

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"A report carried by French paper Le Figaro on Friday indicates that “Their main task was to know who controls the battlegrounds around Damascus.” It seems that a West-orchestrated plan to invade the country is under way and that they are teaming up and gearing up for united military action against the country. The report adds that the meetings were held last month with the full knowledge of the French government and that the French government wants to know the “operational capacity of each group” and their “political colors.” To make matters worse, NATO has agreed to deploy Pat" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"The UN General Assembly Thursday night voted 138 in favor, 9 against and 41 abstentions for the Palestinian application for nonmember observer status. Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas delivered a virulent speech accusing Israel of murdering Palestinians, apartheid, brutality and aggression as demonstrated in its Gaza operation. He omitted to mention the long Palestinian missile blitz of Israeli civilian locations. When Abbas’ Fatah activists went around trying to whip up popular celebrations in Palestinian West Bank towns, they met general apathy." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Explosion in Tel Aviv after air-raid alert" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"War between North and South Korea could break out at any moment, an ambassador from Pyongyang told the UN. He accused Seoul of instigating conflict and ‘increased hostilities’ towards Pyongyang. Ri Tong-il, North Korea’s ambassador to the UN, said in an address that “no one knows when war will break out” between the two antagonistic nations. “The situation on the peninsula is on the brink of explosion,” Ri said, adding that North Korea is a nuclear state not subject to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which he condemned as “blindly” supportive of the US. He went on to say that the six-way talks that tried to persuade Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons program had failed. The head of the International Atomic Energy Association described Pyongyang’s stance as “deeply troubling.” The UN also condemned the country’s “military-first policy,” and called for communist ruler Kim Jong-Un to work to raise the country’s living standards." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Israel has given Damascus a final warning that a military response would be forthcoming if its fighter aircraft infringed the airspace over the Golan demilitarized zones, debkafile’s military sources report.. The warning was relayed through the UN Disengagement Observer Force in an effort to contain any spillover of the Syrian civil war across Israel’s border. Ratcheting up border tensions, Damascus was warned to desist from the following actions: 1. Ordnance of any kind must not be allowed to fly across the border, including shells and bullets. 2. Syrian forces entering the demilitarized zones straddling the Israel-Syrian Golan border would get the same treatment as infiltrators crossing into Israel proper. Israel cited the three Syrian tanks which Saturday, Nov. 3, approached the no-go zone in the course of a battle with rebels around the Circassian village of Beer Ajam. This must not be repeated, Damascus was warned. 3. Syrian fighter-bombers and combat helicopters may not... more... - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"First in the nation Dixville Notch, N.H. casts five votes for Obama and five votes for Romney at midnight on Election Day. It’s the first time the tiny town has ever ended in a tie for the presidential race. Its voters went for Republican candidates for governor (Ovide LaMontagne) and Congress (Rep. Charlie Bass). For what it’s worth (and it’s all the data we have so far, so it’s worth EVERYTHING), turnout was way down from 21 in 2008, at which point there were 15 votes for Obama and six for McCain. Heh, Moe Lane, take it away with the spin. People really are spinning this, claiming Dixville Notch is “very Republican” on Twitter." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Rocket fire follows IAF strike in Gaza; targets hit include terrorist activity centers in northern, southern Strip. Rockets explode in open areas; no injuries or damage reported" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Madonna drew boos and triggered a walkout by several concertgoers after she touted President Barack Obama on her "MDNA Tour" in New Orleans. The Material Girl asked during Saturday night's performance: "Who's registered to vote?" She added: "I don't care who you vote for as long as you vote for Obama." Drawing boos in touting Obama over Republican Mitt Romney, Madonna followed: "Seriously, I don't care who you vote for ... Do not take this privilege for granted. Go vote."" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"The National Statistics Institute said on Friday that 85,000 more people joined the ranks of the unemployed between July and September, raising the total to 5.78m. The figures brought the country's unemployment rate up by around 0.4 percentage points in the third quarter, to 25.02 per cent." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Lebanese troops and gunmen exchanged fire in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, wounding five people, deepening a political crisis following the assassination of a senior intelligence official, security and medical sources said" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Violence has broken out in the Greek capital Athens, where protesters have clashed with police during an anti-austerity demonstration. Campaigners threw petrol bombs and rocks at police officers, who responded by firing tear gas to break up groups of troublemakers. It comes on the day European leaders meet to discuss the future of the single currency. Millions of Greeks have joined a general strike in a bid to convince politicians to let up on years of crippling austerity. The 24-hour walkout, organised by the country's two biggest labour unions, is the twentieth work stoppage since a devastating debt crisis erupted in the country late 2009." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news... BBC News has uncovered evidence that weapons intended for the Saudi military have been diverted to Syrian rebels. Three crates from an arms manufacturer – addressed to Saudi Arabia – have been seen in a base being used by rebel fighters in the city of Aleppo. How the small crates reached Aleppo is unknown, and the BBC was not allowed to film their contents. Saudi Arabia has refused to comment on the matter." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

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"More than 4,000 tons of shells exploded near a military testing ground some 40 kilometers from the city of Orenburg in Central Russia, prompting the mass evacuation of two nearby towns. Those 4,000 tons included 1,379 tons of 100mm shells, 400 tons of air bombs and 2,300 tons of 280mm reactive shells, the head of the military investigative committee announced. Witnesses recorded video of a massive plume of smoke rising into the air shortly after the explosions. Local residents said that the blasts were powerful enough to rattle windows dozens of kilometers away from the epicenter. The press secretary for the regional government said that three residential buildings in the town of Pervomaisky were damaged in the incident, and that the force of the explosion blew out the windows of many local houses. Local emergency services confirmed that the blast wave from the explosions also blew out the windows of schools, kindergartens and a hospital. The explosions sparked a brushfire in 15-20 hectares of nearby dead grass. Authorities said that the fire does not threaten populated areas." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Earthquake M6.0 hit Gulf of California on October 08, 2012 at 06:26:22 UTC. The epicenter was located 93 km (58 miles) SSW (209°) from Ahome, Sinaloa and Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico (25.182°N, 109.622°W) at depth of 10.1 km (6.3 miles) according to USGS." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"debkafile reveals one of the CIA’s most dramatic scoops in many years, and epic disaster for Iran. Our most exclusive Iranian and intelligence sources disclose that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s personal cameraman, Hassan Golkhanban, who defected from his UN entourage in New York on Oct. 1, brought with him an intelligence treasure trove of up-to-date photographs and videos of top Iranian leaders visiting their most sensitive and secret nuclear and missile sites. The cameraman, who is in his 40s, is staying at an undisclosed address, presumably a CIA safe house under close guard." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"WashingtonsBlog BP’s Macondo Well May Leak for Years CNN reports: An oil sheen about four miles long has appeared in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, a Coast Guard spokesman said Thursday. It was not immediately clear where the oil is coming from, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Tippets. [Although previous oil has been matched as a "dead ringer" to the BP well.] Coast Guardsmen went to the location after seeing the oil on a satellite image, Tippets said. The response team collected samples and sent them to the Coast Guard Marine Safety Lab in Connecticut for testing. The sheen is near the spot where, on April 20, 2010, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded over the Macondo well, killing 11 workers and spewing oil that spread across a huge portion of the Gulf." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"INCOMING SOLAR STORM CLOUD: Magnetic fields around sunspot 1577 erupted on Sept. 28th, hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) almost directly toward Earth. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) recorded the cloud as it raced away from the sun faster than 2.2 million mph:" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"ONE OF EVERY TEN OHIOANS WITH A FEDERAL ‘FREE’ CELL PHONE? A program that provides subsidized phone service to low-income individuals has nearly doubled in size in Ohio in the past year — now covering more than a million people. At the same time, federal officials say they’re reining in waste, fraud and abuse in the program. The Federal Communications Commission announced recently that reforms have saved $43 million since January and are expected to save $200 million by year’s end. In Ohio, savings are expected to be $2.9 million a year." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Civil war lurks on Spain’s horizon as Catalonia is set to vote on succession to avoid bearing harsh austerity required to pay for a banker bailout. “Do not play with the feelings of the Catalans” is the totally unveiled threat after Catalonia’s beggars-can-be-choosers demand for an unconditional bailout fell on deaf ears. The traditionally separatist-minded province has decided, according to ANSAmed, has decided to pull a Greece – and escalate with a move to secession. A resolution, on the right of the Catalan people to cut off ties with the Spanish state, will be voted on Thursday by the regional parliament." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

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"A spherical glass solar energy generator, which even has potential to harvest lunar energy for producing electricity is center of attraction these days. This innovation by Barcelona-based German Architect André Broessel is called ß.torics system. This device looks like a giant transparent marble, has a fully rotational weatherproof device with ability to track sun, concentrates sunlight or moonlight up to 10000 times. The ball lens and specific geometrical structure is 35% more efficient than existing photo-voltaic designs." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"Vid at end of article Assumption Parish sinkhole expands Posted: Sep 17, 2012 4:41 PM by Chris Nakamoto Updated: Sep 17, 2012 4:41 PM" - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"More than 33,000 people were forced to evacuate the area after another violent eruption of Guatemalan volcano Fuego. North and northeast winds forecasted for the weekend period would help to steer most of the smoke and ash from the eruption away from the city." - YoNews from Bookmarklet

"(CNSNews.com) -The U.S. government debt, which topped $16 trillion for the first time at the close of business on Friday, now equals approximately $136,260 for every household in the country." - YoNews from Bookmarklet