Tuesday, May 20, 2014

2014-05-20 Hello world!


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2014-05-19 ISRAEL: Bloggers, who report on suicide levels in IDF are harassed by Military Police

===2014-05-19 ISRAEL: Bloggers, who report on suicide levels in IDF are harassed by Military Police===
These are civilian bloggers, and it is not clear at all, what legal authority the MP has over them in the first place. IDF is not interested in publicizing the numbers of suicides among IDF soldiers.
[From the Israeli site: Local Talk]

2014-05-20 ISRAEL: Foreign troops present in Israel, combined drill - censored in Israel

===2014-05-20 ISRAEL: Foreign troops present in Israel, combined drill - censored in Israel===
It should also be noted that foreign press previously reported that Israel permitted the US military to build deep underground command and control centers in Israel.
That information was also never mentioned in Israel. Neither was there any public debate on the issue.
It appears that under the Netanyahu government, Israel was reduced to the level of Germany or South Korea, with major concession on sovereignty, with no public debate.
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Foreign press reports:
===PressTV: US, Israel begin large-scale joint military drill===
Posted on May 19, 2014 by Jean
US and Israeli soldiers pose for a photo during a military drill held in 2012US and Israeli soldiers pose for a photo during a military drill held in 2012

Sun May 18, 2014 8:5PM GMT

US and Israeli military forces begin a massive joint military exercise, dubbed Juniper Cobra, in Israel, according to Israeli officials.

Some 1,000 US troops from the United States European Command are now in Israel to take part in the biennial drill, Xinhua quoted Israeli radio as reporting.

Tel Aviv claims the five-day drill is aimed at preparing Israel for military responses to missile attacks against it.

Israeli missile systems of Iron Dome (short-range missile interceptor), David’s Sling (medium range) and the Arrow (long range) are to be tested in the exercise. The three missile systems have been either jointly developed or financed by the United States.

Israeli daily Haaretz reported that two US warships, stationed at the Mediterranean Sea, will also take part in the military maneuver. The ships are equipped with the technology used to intercept missiles.

The drill is held a week after the US Secretary of Defense visited Israel. During the two-day trip, Chuck Hagel reviewed preparations for the maneuver.

“The exercise will employ Israel’s entire rocket and ballistic missile architecture, including Iron Dome, Arrow, and David’s Sling: assets that the United States is proud to have helped Israel finance and develop,” Hagel said.

He also described the exercise as the largest drill for US troops under the European Command.
http://jhaines6.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/presstv-us-israel-begin-large-scale-joint-military-drill/

2014-04-20 US: Back-burner civil war

====2014-04-20 US: Back-burner civil war===
Following the success of armed civil militias in deterring federal forces in the Bundy ranch in Nevada, similar operation is planned this weekend in Texas.
These are historically unprecedented events in the United States, and a small part of the signs of back-burner civil war and deterioration of the general peace and welfare.

2014-05-20 ISRAEL: Blogger interrogated by Shin-Bet for a Twit!

===2014-05-20 ISRAEL: Blogger interrogated by Shin-Bet for a Twit!===
Blogger Noam R. asked in a Twit regarding the identity of Shin-Bet interrogators, whose name came up in testimonies of Palestinians regarding torture in interrogations. ... See More

2014-05-20 The Birth of a Eurasian Century: Russia and China Do Pipelineistan

===2014-05-20 The Birth of a Eurasian Century: Russia and China Do Pipelineistan===
Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch: As much as the United States may fight the emergence of a multipolar world, economic facts on the ground regularly point to such ... See More

2014-05-20 Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Sentenced to Three Months in Prison

===2014-05-20 Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Sentenced to Three Months in Prison===
By Janet Allon, AlterNet
She could have faced up to 7 years. READ MORE»
http://act.alternet.org/go/46920?t=9&akid=11823.1117888.Ys7qVg

2014-05-20 Further Proof Psychedelic Mushrooms Could Help Keep You Sane

===2014-05-20 Further Proof Psychedelic Mushrooms Could Help Keep You Sane===
By Elizabeth Limbach, AlterNet
Researchers looked at psilocybin’s impact on anxiety and depression. READ MORE»
http://act.alternet.org/go/46924?t=17&akid=11823.1117888.Ys7qVg

2014-05-20 Chilean Activist Incinerates $500 Million in Student Debt

===2014-05-20 Chilean Activist Incinerates $500 Million in Student Debt===
By Soo Na Pak, AlterNet
"Papas Fritas" performs "act of love" for students drowning in debt. READ MORE»
http://act.alternet.org/go/46926?t=21&akid=11823.1117888.Ys7qVg