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RAF Set For Syria No-Fly Op

UK Troops 'Could Help Syria Crisis'

By Evening Standard

British troops could be deployed to intervene in Syria in the event of a major humanitarian crisis, the head of the UK's armed forces has said.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33000.htm



Britain backs arming Syrian rebels

The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has split the Western alliance with unexpected proposals to open the door to arming the Syrian opposition, just as the US is becoming alarmed at its Islamist make-up and human rights abuses.

http://is.gd/rZ6xq9


From Information Clearing House

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Next stop: Syria

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

11/09/12

A new study says the British have invaded nine out of ten countries on earth: during the course of their long history of conquest, only 22 nations escaped Britannia s imperial wrath. And it looks like they are at it again, with British Prime Minister David Cameron declaring it s time to arm the Syrian rebels, outfit the Turks with Patriot missiles, and overthrow the Syrian government...

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2012/11/08/next-stop-syria-2/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Western Hypocrisy

By Colin Todhunter

British PM Cameron is often quite keen to stand in front of the TV cameras and lecture the public on the values of peace and democracy in an unstable world.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32963.htm



Britain owed millions for weapons used by autocratic regimes

Campaigners call for end to 'unjust poor country debts' after government figures show arms were used against civilians.

http://is.gd/GReVuK



Cameron s Attack on George Galloway Reflects the West s
Self-delusions

By Glenn Greenwald

Anyone who questions the militarism of western governments is instantly smeared as a sympathizer or even supporter of tyrants.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33782.htm


From Information Clearing House



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By Jasper Copping

Britain has invaded all but 22 countries in the world in its long and colourful history, new research has found.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32946.htm



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Human rights campaigners accused the British government of possible war crimes yesterday for failing to secure the release of a man held without trial for eight years by the Americans.

http://is.gd/9XvgQQ


From Information Clearing House



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By Nick Hopkins

Secret legal advice states pre-emptive strike could be in breach of international law as Iran not yet 'clear and present threat'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32864.htm



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By Ian Cobain

The British government s support for US drone operations over Pakistan may involve acts of assisting murder or even war crimes, the high court heard on Tuesday.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32850.htm



Afghanistan drones to be remote-controlled from Britain

Britain is doubling the number of armed RAF drones flying missions in Afghanistan. And for the first time, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be controlled by airmen at computer screens in the UK.

http://is.gd/tRguom


From Information Clearing House



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The deployment of British troops to Jordan and the presence of an initial contingent of 150 US military planners there could raise the possibility of a ''mission creep'' as the crisis in Syria turns to become a proxy war.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/10/12/266309/jordan/



UK troops also in Jordan, possible French presence. Western diplomatic sources

A close political and security Western ally, Jordan receives 500 million dollars in US military aid a year, and its intelligence services cooperate closely with those of the US.

http://is.gd/bVLqPz


From Information Clearing House



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The arrests relate to an incident in Afghanistan in 2011. The incident followed an engagement with an insurgent: there were no civilians involved.

http://is.gd/j6W4Jb


From Information Clearing House



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A firm with a number of UK Government contracts was responsible for rendering several political prisoners from a CIA secret prison in Afghanistan to the Gaddafi regime s cells in Libya, according to new data released by the legal charity Reprieve.

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17038


From Information Clearing House



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Die britische Regierung will die Zahl der Sozialhilfeempfänger drücken - mit Hilfe eines privaten Dienstleistungskonzerns. Warum eigentlich wird der Hass auf die Faulheit immer größer, je schlimmer die Arbeit wird?

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/37/37545/1.html



Stadtrat von Westminster will Höhe der Sozialhilfe an Lifestyle koppeln

Übergewichtige Leistungsempfänger sollen so zu Sport motiviert werden.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/153476



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