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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
June 11th, 2013

State Department Memo Reveals Possible Cover-Ups, Halted Investigations
allegations that a State Department security official in Beirut "engaged in sexual assaults" on foreign nationals hired as embassy guards and the charge and that members of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security detail "engaged prostitutes while on official trips in foreign countries" -- a problem the report says was "endemic." The memo also reveals details about an "underground drug ring" was operating near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and supplied State Department security contractors with drugs. Aurelia Fedenisn, a former investigator with the State Department's internal watchdog agency, the Inspector General, told Miller, "We also uncovered several allegations of criminal wrongdoing in cases, some of which never became cases." In such cases, DSS agents told the Inspector General's investigators that senior State Department officials told them to back off, a charge that Fedenisn says is "very" upsetting.

AP Turns On Obama: 2nd Term On Verge Of Imploding
Liz Sidoti, the national politics editor for The Associated Press, takes a look at the Obama Administration’s mounting scandals, the president’s promises, and the polls. Her conclusion is that Obama’s second term is on the verge of imploding. Oh, and on top of the scandals, Obama has one more problem — ObamaCare.

IRS Buying Spying Equipment: Covert Cameras in Coffee Trays, Plants
The IRS, currently in the midst of scandals involving the targeting of conservative groups and lavish taxpayer-funded conferences, is ordering surveillance equipment that includes hidden cameras in coffee trays, plants and clock radios. The IRS wants to secure the surveillance equipment quickly – it posted a solicitation on June 6 and is looking to close the deal by Monday, June 10.

Iran eyes 30 nuclear bombs a year: Israel minister
Iran is working round the clock to enlarge its nuclear infrastructure with the eventual aim of developing an industry capable of building up to 30 bombs a year, an Israeli minister charged on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said Tehran was "very close" to crossing the red line laid out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year.

Syria crisis: Damascus hit by double 'suicide bombing'
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing 14 people, Syrian state media says. At least 30 other people were injured in the blasts, in Marjeh Square. The explosions happened near a police building in the busy commercial district.

Erekat: 2-state solution not within 1967 lines meaningless
A two state solution not within the pre-1967 borders is meaningless, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday at the US-Islamic World Forum.

US drops bid to block sales of morning-after pill
The US administration says it will no longer seek to block over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception to women and girls of all ages. This means that anyone will soon be able to buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription. The justice department had fought against a federal judge's order seeking to lift current age and sales limits.

Syrian troops poised for assault on Aleppo
Syrian forces and their allies were gathering for an assault on rebel-held sections of Aleppo, opposition activists said Monday. Opposition activists in the city told the BBC the Syrian army was being bolstered by Hezbollah fighters and militias loyal to President Bashar Assad.

Ethiopian dam on Nile tributary viewed as threat by Egypt
Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Monday the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile poses a serious security issue for Egypt. Qandil said the dam under construction on the major Nile River tributary will adversely affect Egypt's share of water and compromise its ability to generate hydroelectric power, Daily News Egypt reported.

US unleashes its nuclear site bunker-buster
THE US Air Force has used a 13-tonne bunker-busting bomb to destroy a replica of one of Iran's underground nuclear facilities, according to reports in Israel.

Russia set to pass strict anti-gay law that could see foreigners deported for 'sexual propaganda'
The bill provides for Russian citizens engaged in the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation” to be fined, while foreigners could be arrested and immediately deported. If the Duma passes the law in its key second reading, it could come into force by the end of the month. A number of regions have already adopted a similar law, and now MPs from President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party want to implement a nationwide ban on “gay propaganda”.

Gulf States to act against Hezbollah over ‘Syria intervention’
The Gulf Cooperation Council has warned it will take measures against members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah over the Shiite movement’s alleged military intervention against Syrian rebels. The bloc condemned “the flagrant intervention of Hezbollah in Syria.

IRS Agent: Keep Faith to Yourself
An Internal Revenue Service agent was recorded on audiotape telling a pro-life organization that they had to remain neutral on the issue of abortion and lectured the group’s president about forcing its religious beliefs on others. “You have to know your boundaries,” IRS agent Sherry Wan can be heard telling Ania Joseph, president of the Pro-Life Revolution. “You have to know your limits. You have to respect other people’s beliefs.”

Kamchatka Volcano Blasting Ash Up to 9km
Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of up to 9,000 meters (29,500 feet) in the country's Far East, local scientists said Monday. Although the current eruption poses no immediate threat to nearby settlements, the ensuing ash fallouts could be hazardous to health and the environment.

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