Suicide Bombers Attack Iraq Funeral, Police; 109 Killed, 173 Wounded -- Antiwar.com

Suicide Bombers Attack Iraq Funeral, Police; 109 Killed, 173 Wounded -- Antiwar.com
At least 109 people were killed and 173 more were wounded today, mostly in two brazen attacks. In the worst assault, suicide bombers targeted a funeral in heavily populated Sadr City. Suicide bombers, these wearing police uniforms, also took advantage of a national police station in the north, as the commandos were out on maneuvers.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suicide-bomber-hits-pakistan-church-25-dead-20332544
A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers at a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack against the country's Christian minority.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/world/africa/nairobi-mall-shooting.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
NAIROBI, Kenya — The deadly siege at a mall in Nairobi continued Sunday, as the Kenyan government struggled with the question of whether to storm the Shabab militant attackers still holed up inside or keep trying to free people trapped inside after more than 24 hours.       
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/obama-arming-syrian-terrorists/
It sounds like a sensational charge. “Twelve years after we were attacked by al Qaeda, 12 years after 3,000 Americans were killed by al Qaeda, President Obama now asks us to be allies with al Qaeda,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) says.

Photo: French aid convoy diplomat dragged on ground by Israeli soldiers

Photo: French aid convoy diplomat dragged on ground by Israeli soldiers

Rabbi patrols Israeli town to drive away Africans: video

Rabbi patrols Israeli town to drive away Africans: video
When Senator Barack Obama visited the Israeli town of Sderot, as part of his presidential election campaign in June 2008, he received an enthusiastic welcome despite the fact that his father was from Kenya.
But migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers from African countries arriving in the town today receive a very different welcome, as local rabbi Ariel Bareli works to drive them away.
Journalist and videographer David Sheen caught Bareli on video explaining his tactics “to convince people to not rent them apartments.”

Secret Deal Between NSA, Israel Likely Involves Sharing of Data from Americans’ Communications

http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/09/11/secret-deal-between-nsa-israel-likely-involves-sharing-of-data-from-americans-communications/

By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday September 11, 2013 12:15 pm

US Department of Defense Photo

Raw intelligence data that likely includes phone calls and emails of American citizens is being provided by the NSA to Israeli intelligence, according to a top secret document provided to The Guardian by former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Nearly 50 Dead as Rebels, Kurds Clash in Syria -- News from Antiwar.com

Nearly 50 Dead as Rebels, Kurds Clash in Syria -- News from Antiwar.com
Another round of deadly fighting has been reported today in Syria’s northeastern Hassakah Province, where members of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an al-Qaeda affiliate, battled members of a Kurdish militia.

Al-Qaeda Seizes Syria Village, Kills 22 Alawite Civilians -- News from Antiwar.com

Al-Qaeda Seizes Syria Village, Kills 22 Alawite Civilians -- News from Antiwar.com
Al-Qaeda faction Jabhat al-Nusra has captured the village of Maksar al-Hesan today, east of the Syrian city of Homs, and has killed 22 Alawite civilians, including children, according to pro-rebel faction the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Syria Ratifies Chemical Weapons Ban -- News from Antiwar.com

Syria Ratifies Chemical Weapons Ban -- News from Antiwar.com
Following hot on the heels of comments by President Bashar Assad backing the idea, the Syrian government has formally ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), obliging them to end production of chemical weapons and move toward their eventual destruction.