Today I decided I would start going articles on world news that hasn’t been covered by mainstream media. Things that should be known... So here are some of the headlines I will be covering today. I will also add the link so you can read the full article if you choose to Police reveal details of Xinjiang terrorist attack 17 February 2014 Police in northwest Chinas Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday revealed details of a terrorist attack that took place on Friday, involving 13 terrorist suspects. To read full article: turkishweekly.net/news/163303/police-reveal-details-of-xinjiang-terrorist-attack.html US: Inner terrorist attacks may engulf the country 5 February 2014 American officials are greatly concerned with a growing terror threat in the country. Despite the countrys attempts to fight the terrorism in conflict regions of the world, the attacks continue not only all around the world, but in the US itself. To read full article: turkishweekly.net/news/162670/us-inner-terrorist-attacks-may-engulf-the-country.html Six Suspected Terrorists Detained in Kyrgyzstan 14:00 17/02/2014 Tags: terrorism, Kyrgyzstan MOSCOW, February 17 (RIA Novosti) – Six people in Kyrgyzstan have been arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks, a security official in the Central Asian nation told RIA Novosti on Monday. “Some of the detainees had trained in Syrian camps run by international terrorist organizations and have experience fighting for rebel groups, while others are from criminal gangs,” a representative of the country’s State Committee for National Security said. To read full article: en.ria.ru/crime/20140217/187617391/Six-Suspected-Terrorists-Detained-in-Kyrgyzstan.html Sinai attacks: Deadly bombing hits Egypt tour bus 16 February 2014 Last updated at 22:33 ET A bomb attack on a tourist bus in the Sinai peninsula has killed three South Koreans and an Egyptian, officials say. Fourteen South Koreans were also hurt in the attack, which came as the bus was preparing to cross into Israel. To read full article: bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26217380 African press review 17 February 2014 Article published the Monday 17 February 2014 - Latest update : Monday 17 February 2014 SAs platinum mine strike shows no sign of ending. Illegal miners resist rescue. Its been a murderous month in Nigerias Borno state. Museveni faces up to outsiders over Ugandas anti-gay laws, one of whom seems to be Barack Obama. To read full article: english.rfi.fr/africa/20140217-african-press-review-17-february-2014 UN panel accuses North Korea of human rights abuses resembling Nazis Inquiry chairman Michael Kirby writes to Kim Jong-un warning he could face trial at The Hague for crimes against humanity • The Guardian, Monday 17 February 2014 21.47 GMT North Koreas leadership is committing systematic and appalling human rights abuses against its own citizens on a scale unparalleled in the modern world, crimes against humanity with strong resemblances to those committed by the Nazis, a United Nations inquiry has concluded. The UNs commission on human rights in North Korea, which gathered evidence for almost a year, including often harrowing testimony at public hearings worldwide, said there was compelling evidence of torture, execution and arbitrary imprisonment, deliberate starvation and an almost complete lack of free thought and belief. To read full article: theguardian/world/2014/feb/17/north-korea-human-rights-abuses-united-nations Jury Deadlocks on Murder Charge in Michael Dunn Trial A Florida jury has convicted Michael Dunn of three counts of attempted murder for opening fire on a car of unarmed black teenagers during an argument over loud music at a gas station in Jacksonville. But the jury deadlocked on the charge of first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, causing the judge to declare a mistrial on that count. Davis’ mother, Lucy McBath, reacted to the verdict. Lucy McBath: It’s sad for Mr. Dunn that he will live the rest of his life in that sense of torment, and I will pray for him, and I’ve asked my family to pray for him. But we are so grateful for the charges that have been brought against him. We are so grateful for the truth. To read full article: democracynow.org/2014/2/17/headlines Have too many of us become so indoctrinated that we have become like Winston Smith in Orwell’s 1984, insisting that 2 plus 2 equals 5? Paranoia, Surveillance and Military Tactics: Have We Become Enemies of the Government? Monday, February 17, 2014 You might walk past a police officer outfitted in tactical gear, holding an assault rifle, or drive past a police cruiser scanning license plates. There might be a surveillance camera on the street corner tracking your movements. At the airport, you may be put through your paces by government agents who will want to either pat you down or run scans of your body. And each time you make a call or send a text message, your communications will most likely be logged and filed. When you return home, you might find that government agents have been questioning your neighbors about you, as part of a “census” questionnaire. After you retire to sleep, you might find yourself awakened by a SWAT team crashing through your door (you’ll later discover they were at the wrong address), and if you make the mistake of reaching for your eyeglasses, you might find yourself shot by a cop who felt threatened To read the full article: canadafreepress/index.php/article/61236 Sisiphobia’ has a detectable pattern. While Gen. Sisi defends Christians from the brutality of the Muslim Brotherood, Obama ignores Christians but caters to radical Islam The new “Sisiphobia” for the U.S. administration or Why Obama is so afraid of Gen. Sisi Over the last few days, numerous Egyptian, Arabic, and even American newspapers and websites, Including the National, Jerusalem Post, Washington Times, blogger Walid Shoebat and many others, published statements by highly placed political sources in Egypt, outlining the steps carried out by the U.S. administration and President Obama to prevent the candidacy of Gen. Sisi. This resistance to Gen. Sisi is also articulated by some Arab Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait Read full article: canadafreepress/index.php/article/60742#at_pco=tcb-1.0&at_tot=5&at_ab=-&at_pos=1 Police State Gears Up By Dave Lindorff on Feb 17, 2014 - See more at: whowhatwhy/2014/02/17/police-state-gears-up/#sthash.eExp3s0O.dpuf If you’re a small town or perhaps a university security department, the US Department of Defense has got a deal for you! Thanks to the ending of the Iraq War, and the winding down of the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has 11,000 heavily armored vehicles that it has no use for. Called MRAPs—Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected—they are designed to protect against AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and IEDs. And as pitchman Paul Richards used to say of the ’69 Pontiac Firebird, “They’re practically giving them away!” - See more at: whowhatwhy/2014/02/17/police-state-gears-up/#sthash.eExp3s0O.dpuf
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