(Reuters) – UPDATE 2-U.N. on target for Iran sanctions by mid-June-sources
A new round of U.N. sanctions against Iran will be ready by mid-June, European diplomatic sources said on Friday, but it remained uncertain how soon a draft proposal will be put to the Security Council. Read More Here
(BusinessWeek) – KBR to Get No-Bid Army Work as U.S. Alleges Kickbacks
The Army announced its decision yesterday only hours after the Justice Department said it will pursue a lawsuit accusing the Houston-based company of taking kickbacks from two subcontractors on Iraq-related work. The Army also awarded the work to KBR over objections from members of Congress, who have pushed the Pentagon to seek bids for further logistics contracts. Read More Here
(AlterNet) – Look Out, Obama Seems to Be Planning for a Lot More War
Judging by the Barack Obama administration’s reports, pronouncements and actions in recent months point to even greater war-making across the planet. Read More Here
(Haaretz) – Report: IAEA to discuss Israel’s nuclear activities for first time
Israel’s secretive nuclear activities may undergo unprecedented scrutiny next month, with a key meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency tentatively set to focus on the topic for the first time, according to documents shared Friday with The Associated Press. Read More Here
(CounterPunch) – The Downward Slope of Empire – Talking With Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Johnson, president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, is the author of the bestselling Blowback and The Sorrows of Empire. He appeared in the 2005 prizewinning documentary film Why We Fight. Read More Here
(LewRockwell) – What I Learned in Afghanistan – About the United States – Read More Here
(RawStory) – ‘Severe consequences’ for Pakistan over terror plots:US
Pakistan faces “very severe consequences” if a terror plot like the failed Times Square bombing was traced to that country, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in remarks made public on Saturday. Read More Here
(IslamMemo) – Israel threatens to bomb Auxiliary ships Gaza – Read More Here
(GlobalResearch) – Vice President Biden: Iran is a Threat to Global Security
The following is an excerpt from Vice President Jo Biden’s address to the European parliament, which calls for the deployment of “the phased, adaptive missile defense program to deter and defend against missile attacks on this continent — on this continent.” Biden points to Iran as the enemy of the Western World. He also underscores the American-European alliance and the need for integration in military and civilian affairs: Read More Here
(AntiWar) – Pentagon: More Money for Weapons, Less for Troops
A decade of massive annual increases in military spending have given the Pentagon record budgets, but officials are warning that, as financial problems make more hikes unlikely, the pay raises and benefits packages Congress has given to troops are “unsustainable.” Read More Here
(PressTV) – Israel defiant on its ‘nuclear arsenal’
A senior Israeli official insists that Tel Aviv will not change its nuclear policies despite international calls for the denuclearization of the Middle East.
Under an “ambiguity” policy, Tel Aviv neither confirms nor denies having nuclear weapons. However, according to the British Jane’s Defense Weekly, security experts believe Tel Aviv is in the possession of 100 to 300 atomic warheads. Read More Here
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