ABC News | One of the guards was twice impregnated by Tavon White, identified in court papers as the alleged leader of the Black Guerilla Family
Deportations Still Continue as Congress Seeks Immigration Reform
Huffington Post | Well over a million families — often including U.S. citizen children — are caught in the political crossfire.
3 People Shot at Pro-Marijuana Rally in Denver
Chicago Tribune | A man and a woman were each shot in the leg and a youth was grazed by a bullet, but the wounds were not life-threatening
China Earthquake: Quake In Sichuan Kills At Least 179, Thousands Injured, Missing
Huffington Post | The earthquake Saturday morning triggered landslides that cut off roads and disrupted phone and power connections
U.S. Quietly deploys 200 troops in Jordan to assist with Syria regime change operation
Al Arabiya | President Barack Obama’s administration continues to plan for various scenarios in Syria, it remains wary of an intervention that could mire America in a proxy war.
How to turn a world lacking in enemies into the most threatening place in the universe
Le Monde Diplomatique | Without the fear of an enemy capable of doing anything, money at ever escalating levels would never have poured into homeland security, or the Pentagon, or a growing complex of crony corporations associated with our weaponized safety
Bilderberg comes to Watford? The Evidence…
Bilderberg 2013 | There is growing evidence that this year’s Bilderberg conference will take place in the UK, at the luxury Grove Hotel, Hertfordshire, just north of Watford.
In Texas, Police in Schools Criminalize 300,000 Students Each Year
AlterNet | If students fail to appear in court, or if their parents can’t afford to pay fines, then the state issues an arrest warrant for them when they turn 17.
Pentagon considers ECOWAS troops inept, will AFRICOM step in?
StratRisks | Since the beginning of military operations in Mali, the United States still strongly doubted the capacity of the forces of the ECOWAS
Israel and Cyprus to Hold Joint Military Exercise
StratRisks | Israel is set to send warships to the Eastern Mediterranean for a joint military exercise with Cyprus
India threatens to cut weapon purchases from UK (Send in arms ‘sales rep’ Cameron)
Press TV | Global arms sales are dominated by the United States and Russia, which account for 30 percent and 26 percent of weapons exported worldwide respectively
Black Woman Pretends to Be White, Job Offers Skyrocket
Unemployed black woman pretends to be white, job offers suddenly skyrocket
Margaret Thatcher Dead: Parties To Celebrate Former PM’s Death
Huffington Post | The event, organised on Facebook and Twitter, was attended by younger protesters angry at Thatcher’s legacy, as well as those who had lived through her time as Prime Minister.
Jihadis In Syria Using State Of The Art US Supplied AS-50
Yazchat | It would seem that Obama along with his BFF Erdogen in Turkey have managed to supply jihadists in Syria with state of the art killing equipment.
Monsanto’s Next Target: Democracy
Alternet | The battle for food sovereignty is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
Obama Plans $195 Million in Renovation and New Construction at Guantánamo
Intellihub | President Barack Obama’s administration last week announced plans to spend $195 million on renovation and new construction there
Londoners Celebrate the Passing of the Iron Lady
Jay Smith | What started as a protest soon turned to a celebration in Brixton, South London.
Margaret Thatcher dies of stroke at the age of 87
The Telegraph | Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced
Plutocracy in America
CounterPunch | The readiness of the country’s political class to ignore what has been happening, and the absence of remedial action that could have been taken, in themselves are clear indicators of who shapes thinking and determines public policy.