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Syrian Free Army Stages Tactical Retreat from Homs

The Free Syrian Army Thursday staged a tactical retreat from the stricken Bab Amr neighborhood of Homs, citing concerns for civilians and a lack of weapons. The move came a day after Syria’s army launched a fresh push to retake Bab Amr, a powerful symbol of resistance to the Assad regime. Bab Amr has been bombarded by government troops daily for nearly four weeks. Read More

Supporters of Ousted President Block Pretender's Inaugural Address

Supporters of Maldives' first democratically-elected president ousted in a coup last month prevented the country's new leader Mohammed Waheed Hassan from making an inaugural speech before Parliament Thursday. Backers of former President Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party blocked roads and clashed with police. Read More

Shell Launches Pre-emptive Lawsuit Against Environmental Groups

Royal Dutch Shell filed a lawsuit Thursday against environmental groups likely to challenge the company's plan to drill in the Arctic's Chuckchi Sea. Shell is seeking to have the US District court rule that the government complied with federal law when approving Shell’s oil spill response plan. Shell’s move is also an attempt to avert further delays for a project that has already cost $4 billion. Read More

 Scientist Develops Device to Render People Speechless

 Japanese scientists said this week they’ve developed a new weapon capable of rendering someone speechless. The “Speechjammer” records and quickly plays back whatever words someone is uttering, making it very difficult for the speaker to focus on what words come next. The effect is called “artificial stuttering.” Read More

 Israeli Poll on Iran shows only 19% favor go-it-alone strike

On the eve of critical meetings between top U.S. and Israeli officials, a new survey finds only 19 percent of Israelis favor striking Iran’s nuclear facilities without Washington’s approval. However, the survey conducted by Israel’s Dahaf Institute found if Washington gave the green light for such an attack, a further 42 percent would favor it. Read More

Lt Col Daniel Davis says “US army does not tell truth”

A serving US army officer, Lt Col Daniel Davis, says the US top brass are not telling the truth. Col Davis said there was an … "absence of success on virtually every level," despite reassurances by Washington that all was well in Afghanistan. Davis was speaking after a suicide car bomb killed nine people at a military airport in eastern Afghanistan. Read More

 Israeli lawmaker says Syrian rebels want peace with Israel

 Israeli lawmaker Isaac Herzog said Wednesday Syrian opposition leaders have told him they want peace with Israel after President Bashar al-Assad falls. Herzog, who serves on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said the Syrian opposition wants to "be friends" with Israel. He refused to name his sources because he said they feared retribution. Herzog said Israel should supply medical and humanitarian assistance to the rebels but not arms. Read More

Another Death Row Debacle: The Case Against Thomas Arthur

In Alabama, death row prisoner Thomas Arthur could be exonerated by a DNA test but the courts are preventing this from happening, even when another man has already confessed to the crime. The murder that generated the sentence took place 30 years ago. Arthur, who has always maintained his innocence, is scheduled to be executed March 29th. Read More

Occupy Challenges Corporate Power across US

Protests against corporate power were held in over 70 US cities Wednesday, targeting the American Legislative Council, or ALEC. Occupy groups targeted ALEC’s corporate clients, including Bank of America, Pfizer, Wells Fargo and Johnson & Johnson. Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi explained at a New York teach-in: “Mortgage-backed securities are like banks selling oregano as weed.” Read More