Tag: israel
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israel almost shot down blair force one
from guardian: Two Israeli fighter aircraft threatened to shoot down a private jet transporting Tony Blair after coming under the misapprehension that the aircraft was staging a potential terrorist attack. Blair, who has served for 11 months as the Middle East “quartet” envoy, was en route to Israel from a World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting…
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fbi, failures, fronts, false flags & flunkies
agent: fbi can’t protect united states from terrorfrom abc: The FBI is unable to protect the United States from another major attack by al Qaeda or other Middle Eastern extremists, an FBI counterterrorism official says… [Bassem] Youssef, the FBI’s highest-ranking Arab-American agent, is suing the bureau for discrimination, claiming he was passed over for promotions…
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‘bin laden’ message condemns israeli anniversary
from guardian: An internet audio message purportedly from Osama bin Laden was released today marking the 60th anniversary of the creation of Israel with a vow to continue the fight against the country and its allies. The speaker said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was at the heart of an Islamic battle with the west and an…
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Palestine Celebrates 60 Years of Exiled Abuse
from afp: Hundreds of Palestinian refugees headed to Lebanon’s southern border with Israel on Wednesday marking 60 years since the creation of the Jewish state and exile from what was once Palestine. “We want to return to our country. We desperately miss our country’s soil,” said Mahmud Mahmud, aged in his 70s, who was wearing…
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israel reveals armed ground drone
from danger room: The Israeli military doesn’t have any Guardium robotic sentries on patrol. But that doesn’t stop the Associated Press from proclaiming the machine to be “Israel’s newest soldier.”
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israel might have many more spies here
from cq politics: The elderly New Jersey man arrested last week on charges of spying for Israel years ago was probably still working for the Jewish state’s espionage service in tandem with another, as yet unidentified spy, former American intelligence officials say… The handler was named only as “CC-1,” or co-conspirator 1, in the criminal…
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former US army engineer accused of spying for israel
from voa: The Department of Justice says federal authorities arrested Ben-Ami Kadish, a U.S. citizen and mechanical engineer, on charges of taking part in a conspiracy to disclose national defense information to Israel. Kadish, formerly employed at the U.S. Army’s Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center in New Jersey, is accused of taking classified material…
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al-ciada discredits 9/11 truth & blames iran
from ap: Osama bin Laden’s chief deputy on Tuesday denied a theory that Israel carried out the Sept. 11 attacks and blamed Iran and Shiite Hezbollah for spreading the idea to discredit the Sunni al-Qaida’s strike against the U.S. The comments in a recording posted on an Islamic Web site reflected the increasing criticism by…
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former hitler youth performs ritual at 9/11 crime scene
from voa: Pope Benedict XVI began his last day in the United States at Ground Zero, the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York… Pope Benedict knelt in silent prayer on a pew placed in front of a large candle, which he then lit… The pope then met individually with two-dozen…
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netanyahu: 9/11 was/is good for israel
netanyahu on september 12, 2001from nytimes: Asked tonight what the attack meant for relations between the United States and Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the former prime minister, replied, “It’s very good.” Then he edited himself: “Well, not very good, but it will generate immediate sympathy.” He predicted that the attack would “strengthen the bond between our…
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un human rights official wants new 9/11 investigation
john bolton: “this is exactly why we voted against the new human rights council.”from steve watson: An official in the newly formed UN Human Rights Council has called for a fresh investigation into the events of 9/11 in order to examine the possible role that neoconservatives may have played in the attacks. The New York…
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wargames, drills, exercises, simulations & desensitization
israel to hold its largest-ever wargamesfrom jerusalem post: In the face of a possible escalation with Syria and Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon, parts of the country will shut down next month in what security officials say will be the largest emergency exercise in Israel’s history. The drill, which is being organized by…
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emmanuel goldstein issuing new message
from ap: Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden will be issuing a new message timed to the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a militant Web site with close connections to the group said Wednesday. “Urgent, very soon by the will of God,” read the announcement of the new message “the response is what…
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5 years later: rachel corrie’s case for justice
from counterpunch: As their plane touches down in Tel Aviv this week, Cindy and Craig Corrie will mark five years since their daughter’s death. On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to death beneath an armored Israeli bulldozer. The Corries are a short distance from Gaza, where Rachel was killed, and where in…
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israel: mccain, livini, risen, cia & mossad
hawkish mccain to visit israelfrom press tv: US Republican presidential candidate John McCain is expected to visit Israel next week as part of a trip by US senators, report says. According to a Ma’ariv report Sunday, during his visit MaCain will meet Zionist prime minister Ehud Olmert, foreign minister Tzipi Livni and war minister Ehud…