The leftist Popular Alliance party says that police shot its member Shaimaa el-Sabagh with birdshot Saturday evening as the group peacefully marched toward Tahrir Square to lay a commemorative wreath of roses on the eve of the 4th anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising.(…)
The death comes during a sweeping government crackdown on all forms of dissent; authorities have criminalized all demonstrations that haven’t received prior government approval.

In einem Bekennerschreiben ist von einer Vergeltungsaktion und von 40.000 veröffentlichten Kundenadressen die Rede. Bankverbindungen sollen laut dem Betreiber des Webshops nicht darunter sein.

`Until now, we weren’t conducting any operations outside Mariupol. We’re saving strength,´ Zakharchenko was cited by RIA-Novosti news agency as saying.
`But now, after Kiev decided to shift the blame on us for its erroneous fire from Grad multiple rocket launchers at residential areas [in Mariupol], I gave an order to suppress the positions of the Ukrainian military, stationed east of Mariupol,´ he added.

The judicial process ends nowhere until President Nestor Kirchner appoints judge Nisman in 2005 to start a fresh investigation. Nisman has close contacts with the US Embassy, US attorneys dealing with anti-terrorism investigations and some members of Argentine‘s SIDE (Intelligence Secretariat).(…)
Enter Judge Nisman: He files a complaint that President Cristina de Kirchner had conducted secret negotiations with Iran through non-diplomatic channels, offering to cover up the involvement of Iranian officials (dropping the Interpol warrants) so Argentina could start swapping grain for much-needed oil from Iran. He orders the freezing of all assets of Cristina de Kirchner.
The complaint is based on “alleged evidence” given by (Stiuso who allegedly had good contacts with MOSSAD) the recently fired boss of counter-intelligence of SIDE and other obscure agents.
The opposition media circulates this complaint widely, ignoring the official statement of Interpol that there was never a request from the Argentine government to drop warrants against the Iranians.(…)
The day judge Nisman is invited by the opposition to appear in Congress, he is found dead in his apartment.

Director of government affairs for the National Emergency Number Association claims that US lobbyist is behind a campaign to derail a proposal to use Russian satellites to help first responders more accurately locate 911 calls from cell phones.

Setermoen‘s military barracks, where the six recruits were trained, are located about 160 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Although an outdoor temperature had plummeted to —20C (-4F), the youths were ordered to get undressed and to take their boots off; then they were forced to go for a naked run outside the building. During the unusual exercise, all six novices got frostbite and required medical treatment after they returned to the barracks.

The production of the world‘s largest, most wasteful military ever is not a safety measure in case a good war comes along, but exactly what Eisenhower warned it would be, a generator of wars. The $1 trillion the United States dumps into the war machine each year is needed for urgent environmental protection. And the war preparations spending does not enrich us; it impoverishes us while concentrating wealth away from places like Gibsland. That‘s a lot of downsides for an institution whose main function is to kill lots of innocent people while stripping away our civil liberties.

Archibald’s retirement comes at a transitional moment for the CIA. The agency’s director, John Brennan, is considering major changes to the agency’s structure, including the possible creation of new intelligence centers and doing away with the traditional division of CIA into its analysis group and the clandestine service.