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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
December 5th, 2012

China to Continue to Make Ties with Russia a Priority: Wen
Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday on his arrival in Moscow that China will continue to make relations with Russia one of its priorities. Wen made the remarks in a written speech delivered at the airport Wednesday evening after a visit to Kyrgyzstan, where the Chinese premier attended the prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

'Israel has the right to respond to provocative PA moves'
Netanyahu heads to Germany to meet with Merkel, will ask EU to use its influence with Palestinians to prevent further unilateral steps; officials in Europe downplay talk of sanctions against Israel.

Putin to visit Brussels as 'Eurasian Union' leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the EU-Russia summit in Brussels later this month. But he will make sure his hosts welcome him as the representative of the Eurasian Union - Putin's pet geopolitical project, which bears similarities to the EU.

Abbas: New Israeli settlements 'red line'
An Israeli-Palestinian showdown over plans for new Jewish settlements around Jerusalem escalated on Wednesday. Israel pushed the most contentious of the projects further along in the planning pipeline, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would seek UN Security Council help to block the construction.

The Government Has Your Emails, All Of Them
A National Security Administration whistle-blower said in a recent interview that the U.S. government collects massive troves of data about American citizens, which it could use against anyone it chooses. Speaking with RT, William Binney, a former NSA mathematician and code breaker, said that the Federal government uses a powerful data collection tool to store the contents of virtually every email sent by anyone in the Nation. “[T]he FBI has access to the data collected, which is basically the e-mails of virtually everybody in the country. And the FBI has access to it.

Obama Meets Sharpton, Maddow to Talk Tax Rates
The Standard quoted the tweets of Post reporter Jennifer Bendery who was at the White House and apparently saw both Maddow and Sharpton entering. Maddow reportedly joked with the reporter she was there for a "hippie cabal." Later, she wondered if it was an "MSNBC lovefest."

Magnetic Highway Has Voyager 1 In Its Grip
NASA announced at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on Monday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached a region of space no other spacecraft has reached before. After 35 years, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached a new region of deep space known as a magnetic highway for charged particles. In this region, our sun’s magnetic field lines are connected to interstellar magnetic field lines.

US Senate passes $631 billion defense bill — including new sanctions on Iran
The US Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping, $631 billion defense bill Tuesday that sends a clear signal to President Barack Obama to move quickly to get US combat troops out of Afghanistan, tightens sanctions on Iran and limits the president’s authority in handling terror suspects.

Swiss spy agency warns U.S., Britain about huge data leak
Intelligence agencies in the United States and Britain are among those who were warned by Swiss authorities that their data could have been put in jeopardy, said one of the sources, who asked for anonymity when discussing sensitive information.

Warm temperatures are causing plants to bloom in December
Plants and trees have begun budding and leafing around southern Colorado, something experts say could be detrimental to their growth during the springtime. “It takes energy from the roots that should be used next spring when the weather does warm up. So they’ve lost some food or energy for next spring,” said Dan Robinson, nursery manager at Spencer’s Lawn & Garden in Colorado Springs.

Earthquake southwest of Trinidad
The USGS says that earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains, although less frequent than in the West, are typically felt over a much broader region. East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. A magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 60 miles from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source.

Scientists Warn Of Major Earthquakes In Himalayas And Pacific Northwest
Scientists at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco this week reported that the Himalayas and Pacific Northwest could experience major earthquakes. Researchers have begun studying the complexity of the Himalayan range in greater detail, particularly the fault that separates the two plates known as the Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT).

Alaska Earthquake Produces Aftershock
Alaska's largest city experienced another earthquake on Tuesday, but it was not nearly as strong as the one that shook the Anchorage area on Monday and knocked items off shelves. Tuesday's earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 and was felt in Anchorage and the community of Eagle River 10 miles to the north.

Assad fortifying Alawite state on coast with help from Iran, Russia
President Bashar Assad has been quietly forming a military bastion along the Syrian coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Opposition sources said the Assad regime has been transferring military assets along the Mediterranean coast in what appeared to mark preparations for a separate Alawite-ruled enclave. They said Iran and Russia were helping with military assets and training forces to defend the coastal region should the rebels capture Damascus.

Israel pushing ahead with new settlement plans, despite world pressure
The Higher Planning Council of the Israel Defense Forces' Civil Administration in the West Bank met Wednesday morning to push ahead with plans to construct 3,400 new homes in the E-1 corridor between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem, despite the international pressure on Israel to reverse the decision.

Death toll from Philippine typhoon passes 280
Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides Wednesday, a day after a powerful typhoon killed more than 280 people in the southern Philippines. Officials fear more bodies may be found as rescuers reach hard-hit areas that were isolated by landslides, floods and downed communications.

Syrian civil war spills into Lebanon
Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled in the streets of northern Lebanon on Wednesday, and the death toll from two days of fighting was at least five killed and 45 wounded, officials said. The Lebanese army fanned out in the city of Tripoli to calm the fighting, with soldiers patrolling the streets in armored personnel carriers and manning checkpoints. Authorities closed major roads because of sniper fire.

Israel accuses US of backing European settlement backlash
Five European countries, including Britain, have registered formal protests with Israeli ambassadors over last week’s decision by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to build 3,000 settlers’ homes and develop an area of the West Bank that could render a Palestinian state unviable. Along with Australia and Brazil, they were joined by Egypt, threatening to destabilise its fragile regional relations.

Egypt's Mursi leaves palace as police battle protesters
Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside President Mohamed Mursi's palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to leave the building, presidency sources said. Officers fired teargas at up to 10,000 demonstrators angered by Mursi's drive to hold a referendum on a new constitution on December 15. Some broke through police lines around his palace and protested next to the perimeter wall.

'Black Swan' Storms: Extreme Cyclones Linked to Warming Seas
A "black swan" cyclone may sound like the latest comic book hero, but this "extreme of the extremes" is the result of climate models that suggest global warming will make future hurricanes more intense. The rare monster tropical cyclones (the term for hurricanes, typhoons and other tropical storms) could inundate coastal areas with storm surges greater than 15 feet (4.6 meters), and could even surpass 30 feet (9 m) in some regions of the world.

Earthquake swarms could indicate eruption near Nisyros, Greece
A seismic swarm of 2000 microearthquakes near the island of Nisyros since 24 November could indicate a start of a or coming of a volcanic eruption near Nisyros. The quakes are located between the area of Simi Island (Greece) and the Bozburun peninsula of SW Turkey.

Huawei hits back over US 'security threat' claim
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has hit back at US politicians who labelled it a security threat. A senior executive told the BBC that Huawei should not be treated unfairly just because it was Chinese. In October the United States House Intelligence Committee warned US companies against dealing with Huawei and another Chinese telecoms firm, ZTE.

'Everyone in US under virtual surveillance' - NSA whistleblower
The FBI records the emails of nearly all US citizens, including members of congress, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney. In an interview with RT, he warned that the government can use this information against anyone.

More than 200 dead in Philippine typhoon
The death toll from a powerful typhoon in the southern Philippines climbed to more than 200 people Wednesday and officials feared many more bodies could be found as rescuers reach hard-hit areas that had been isolated by landslides, floods and downed communications.

Why the Military Is Unlikely to Intervene in Egypt’s Messy Power Struggle
If a cabal of Egyptian generals had been planning a coup, their moment to strike should be imminent. Tuesday saw new clashes between police and tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators outside Cairo’s presidential palace as a constitutional deadlock hardened into a not-yet-violent civil war between Islamists and their rivals–and as political camps brought their supporters onto the streets ahead of a Dec. 15 referendum on a controversial draft constitution.

Fiscal cliff offers hint at more defense cuts
House Republicans' "fiscal cliff" counteroffer to President Barack Obama hints at billions of dollars in military cuts on top of the nearly $500 billion that the White House and Congress backed last year, and even the fiercest defense hawks acknowledge that the Pentagon faces another financial hit.

Russia May Finally Be Willing to Push Assad Out of Syria
Vladimir Putin (who is alive and well!) met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan yesterday and reportedly signaled that Russia may be willing to push for a new plan to peacefully remove Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria.

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