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“ With fighting among rival armed groups intensifying in a number of areas of Libya, we are seeing growing displacement – now estimated at 287,000 people in 29 cities and towns countrywide. The need for healthcare, food, and other basic commodities – plus for shelter ahead of winter – has become critical.” “ The main area of recent displacement has been around Warshefana on the outskirts of Tripoli, where fighting has caused some 100,000 people to flee in the last three weeks. This, along with the Benina area outside Benghazi is among the worst affected areas. Some 15,000 people are estimated to be displaced around Benghazi.” “ An example of the increasing humanitarian needs and shrinking humanitarian space is the situation in the small town of Ajaylat, some 80 kilometres west of Tripoli. Ajaylat, a town normally of about 100,000, is currently hosting some 16,000 displaced people. With displaced people now making up over 10 per cent of the local population

Extremely difficult conditions for desperate people who try to escape from unimaginable atrocities by the jihadists “ The UN refugee agency on Friday reported that many of the more than 170,000 people who have fled to Turkey from the besieged Syrian town of Kobane are seeking shelter in other parts of Syria or in Iraq's Kurdistani region.” "In Iraq's Kurdistan Region more than 1,600 people have sought refuge at the remote Gawilan refugee camp, some 145 kilometres from Dohuk, over the past fortnight. Between 150 and 200 Syrians have been arriving daily this week, and the trend is expected to continue in the coming days ," "Conditions in the area have been difficult. P eople have contended with living in crowded mosques or in some cases on the streets without food or money . Many of the refugees were required to leave cars or livestock at the border when they entered Turkey, and decided to move to northern Iraq because they have rela

While the rising neocons were pushing for military action, US officials feared that a Soviet response could lead in a similar 1962 missile crisis with unknown consequences “ Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ordered a series of secret contingency plans that included airstrikes and mining of Cuban harbors in the aftermath of Fidel Castro's decision to send Cuban forces into Angola in late 1975, ...” “ Kissinger instructed General George Brown of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a high-level meeting of national security officials on March 24, 1976, that included then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld . 'I think we are going to have to smash Castro,' Kissinger told President Ford. 'We probably can't do it before the [1976 presidential] elections.' 'I agree,' the president responded.” “ ... Kissinger's consideration of open hostilities with Cuba came after a protracted effort of secret diplomatic talks to normalize rel

“ Russia will create a space-based ballistic missile warning system capable of detecting launches of inter-continental and tactical missiles, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Thursday.” “ According to the minister, the system will be able to detect launches of various types of missiles, both strategic and tactical, including those launched from underwater positions.” “ To build the system, Russia plans to place on orbit a group of new-generation satellites and to build a network of modern ground-based information processing centers, RIA Novosti news agency quoted Shoigu as saying.” “ All equipment and software used in those satellites have been produced in Russia , the minister said, adding that the system will replace Soviet-made ballistic missile early warning systems.” “ To keep up its containment potential, Russia needs to rearm its strategic and long-haul air forces and complete the establishment of airspace defense, especially the first-stri

Πώς άλλη μια χώρα οδηγήθηκε στην παγίδα της ΕΚΤ globinfo freexchange Σύμφωνα με την Ιρλανδική Independent, κορυφαίοι Ευρωπαίοι αξιωματούχοι και στελέχη της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας (ΕΚΤ), συμφώνησαν να απειλήσουν την Ιρλανδία με χρεοκοπία σε περίπτωση που κυβέρνηση επέλεγε να "κάψει" τους κατόχους ομολόγων! Η απειλή έγινε κατά τη διάρκεια τηλεδιάσκεψης σε υψηλό επίπεδο και διάφορες λεπτομέρειες αποκαλύφθηκαν για πρώτη φορά από τον διοικητή της Κεντρικής Τράπεζας της Ιρλανδίας, Dr Patrick Honohan. Σε πρόσφατο βιβλίο του, ο Honohan έγραψε ότι τα στελέχη της Τρόικα δήλωσαν κατηγορηματικά στον τότε υπουργό οικονομικών, Brian Lenihan, ότι το "κάψιμο" των κατόχων ομολόγων θα σήμαινε ότι η Ιρλανδία δεν θα έμπαινε σε πρόγραμμα και δεν θα υποστηρίζονταν και ότι για κάποιον λόγο ο ίδιος δεν ενημερώθηκε για την απόφαση που πάρθηκε προφανώς κατά τη διάρκεια τηλεδιάσκεψης σε πολύ υψηλό επίπεδο, στην οποία δεν ήταν παρόν κανένας εκπρόσωπος της Ιρλανδική

How another country forced to fall to the ECB trap Senior European and European Central Bank (ECB) officials agreed to threaten Ireland with national bankruptcy if the government made any attempt to burn bondholders, according to the Sunday Independent “ The threat was made at a high-level teleconference meeting, details of which have been revealed for the first time by the Central Bank governor, Dr Patrick Honohan.” “ 'The Troika staff told Brian [Lenihan] in categorical terms that burning the bondholders would mean no programme and, accordingly, could not be countenanced,' Dr Honohan writes. 'For whatever reason, they waited until after this showdown to inform me of this decision, which had apparently been taken at a very high-level teleconference to which no Irish representative was invited.'” “ In one extract, Dr Honohan reveals that the Troika appeared to be considering 'burning' some senior bondholders in the negotiations which foll

The action of CIA's secret army, Gladio globinfo freexchange In 1984, a young Italian judge, Felice Casson, decided to investigate from the start a case of 1972, as he believed that there were many mistakes and omissions in the initial investigation. This was a case about a bombing attack outside the village Peteano. Four police officers had been called to investigate a suspicious car in the woods. When they arrived, the car exploded and three of them killed. After two days, an unknown man called the police and claimed that the bomb was put by the far-left guerrilla group, Red Brigades. This had resulted in arrests' pogrom of Leftists in Italy. In February 1972, the Carabinieri accidentally found a crypt in Trieste, containing military material. The police considered the crypt as being used by criminal groups and hidden this discovery. Casson, however, managed to conclude that the military material belonged to NATO, but not to the official military arm

Regular reports on the growing Poverty, Unemployment, Debt and Inequality of the neo-capitalist world Europe: “ The economic recovery which started in the EU in the spring of 2013 remains fragile and appears to have lost some momentum. Forecasts for 2014 and 2015 have recently been revised downwards, in particular for the euro area (EA). In the second quarter of 2014 GDP remained stable in the EA and increased moderately (+0.2%) in the EU. Output growth in the EA in particular, was pulled down by the weak performance of the three main economies: Germany, France and Italy.” “ The increase in EU employment observed in the year to the first quarter of 2014 (+0.6%) could be seen as the combined outcome of three main factors. First, more than half of the annual increase was attributable to an increase in temporary contracts (+2.6%). Second, part-time work, which never declined throughout the crisis, had, continued to increase (+0.9%) . Finally, and for the fir

Situation in Yarmouk still critical “ Recent weeks saw escalating violence and displacement across Syria, with continued access difficulties for Palestine refugees in Yarmouk, Khan Eshieh, villages to the west of Dera’a and other locations. Frequent recourse to armed violence interrupted life-saving humanitarian operations in Yarmouk, which remains of deep concern to UNRWA. In Dera’a, clashes and shelling have continued, with the city and surrounding areas suffering from electricity shortages, which in turn affected distribution of UNRWA cash assistance. One UNRWA staff member was killed while trying to escape clashes in Dera’a camp. ” “ Of the 17 United Nations staff killed in Syria as a result of the conflict, 14 are UNRWA staff. Twenty-six UNRWA staff are currently detained or missing. Twenty-six UNRWA staff have been injured during the course of the conflict. ” “ Of approximately 540,000 Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA in Syria , over 50 per ce

Ruthless traffickers exploit human suffering “ The two main routes of smuggling of migrants to Europe and North America generate nearly $7 billion a year to the smuggling networks, according to an estimate today released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).” “ 'Terrible tragedies are occurring daily as vulnerable women, children and men, place their trust in criminals to smuggle them across national borders,' UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov said in Vienna at a conference focusing on the cooperation needed to confront criminals.” “ More than 40,000 migrants since 2000 have died making hazardous journeys to a new life, according to a recent report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).” http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=49010#.VDP3J4_PHLe