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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
June 15th, 2013

Joint US-Israeli contingency plan: '18 chemical targets in Syria'
While the US prepares to arm rebels and after its confirmation that the Syrian army has used chemical weapons and crossed the much debated 'red line', TIME magazine publishes a detail account of how and when the US and Israel plan to destroy President Bashar Assad's chemical weapon stockpiles. According to the report, the two countries have formed a number of contingency plans in case Assad's regime falls...

Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catch flights home
A recent briefing by senior intelligence officials on surveillance programs failed to attract even half of the Senate, showing the lack of enthusiasm in Congress for learning about classified security programs. Many senators elected to leave Washington early Thursday afternoon instead of attending a briefing with James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, Keith Alexander, the head of the National Security Agency (NSA)...

Russia says illegal to impose no-fly zone over Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday any attempt to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria using F-16 fighter jets and Patriot missiles from Jordan would violate international law. Russia, which has protected Syrian President Bashar Assad from three UN Security Council resolutions aimed at pressuring him to end violence, vehemently opposes any foreign military intervention in the Syrian conflict.

Is Obama Starting A War With Syria Just A Distraction From All The Scandals?
Well, isn't that convenient? At the moment when the Obama administration is feeling more heat then ever before, it starts another war. Suddenly everyone in the mainstream media is talking all about Syria and not about the IRS scandal, Benghazi, NSA snooping or any of the other political scandals that have popped up in recent weeks.

Hassan Rouhani leads Iran presidential election vote count
Early results from Iran's presidential election put the reformist-backed candidate, Hassan Rouhani, in the lead. Official figures give him just over half the 16 million votes counted so far - well ahead of second-placed Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. Mr Rouhani could win in the first round if he finishes with more than 50%

U.S. considers no-fly zone after Syria crosses nerve gas 'red line'
The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said on Friday, after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas. After months of deliberation, President Barack Obama's administration said on Thursday it would now arm rebels, having obtained proof the Syrian government used chemical weapons against fighters trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. Two senior Western diplomats said Washington is looking into a limited no-fly zone close to Syria's southern border with Jordan.

Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal
Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the U.S. government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout from disclosures about a secret government data-collection program.

Some Protesters in Turkey Disavow Agreement With Premier to End Park Sit-In
Taksim Square is mostly back to normal: the taxicabs line up in front of fancy hotels, whose doormen no longer clutch gas masks, and outdoor cafes are bustling again.

IM O'NEILL: We Could See A Bond Crash
As the market speculates on when the Fed will begin to slow its quantitative easing program, former Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman Jim O'Neill isn't alone in believing a taper would mean turbulence for financial markets. But for O'Neill, it would also "not be a stretch" to see 5% yields on the 10-year Treasury, reports Bloomberg.

Supreme Court Denies Gruesome Abortion Image Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 10 refused to hear an appeal of a Colorado ruling that bars protesters from displaying graphic images of abortion in places that might upset children.

Russia questions Syrian chemical weapons evidence
Russia's foreign minister says the evidence put forth by the United States of chemical weapons use in Syria apparently doesn't meet stringent criteria for reliability. The Obama administration said this week that it will give lethal aid to Syrian rebels in light of evidence that President Bashar Assad's forces used chemical weapons in the country's civil war.

‘Over 70 Syrian officers, families cross border to Turkey’
As many as 73 Syrian military officers — including seven generals and 20 colonels — have crossed the border with their families “seeking refuge” in Turkey, the country’s state-run news agency reported Friday.

Report: Mosques Exempt from Government Surveillance
According to an online editorial in Investor's Business Daily, mosques have been off-limits to the FBI for almost two years. Since October 2011, says that report, surveillance or undercover sting operations in mosques have been prohibited without high-level approval from a special oversight body at the Justice Department dubbed the "Sensitive Operations Review Committee." The panel was reportedly set up because of complaints from Muslim groups about sting operations conducted by the FBI, which were very effective in disrupting dozens of Islamic terror plots against the homeland—and just months after the ACLU and the Council on American-Islamic Relations sued the FBI, asserting that infiltration and monitoring of Los Angeles mosques violated the civil rights of Muslims in that area.

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