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By actor212, on May 6th, 2013 It may, in fact, not be the Assad government using chemical weapons. It may actually be the rebels: Carla del Ponte told Swiss TV there were “strong, concrete suspicions but not yet incontrovertible proof”. However, she said her panel had not yet seen evidence of government forces using chemical weapons. This all sounds suspiciously, or [...] May 6th, 2013 | Category: Afghanistan, Africa, Asia: South-West, Defense & Military, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Unproven Stories, USA, USA: Foreign Relations, USA: Intel and Policy, USA: Presidency | 6 comments By Cheryl Rofer, on January 27th, 2013 Reza Khalili reported earlier this week in WorldNet Daily, two names not known for reliability, that an explosion had occurred at Iran’s Fordow enrichment plant. Today a few more possible confirmations are emerging, but so far they are weak. Richard Silverstein Die Welt My bottom line as of this moment, subject to change: Unlikely, [...] By Steve Hynd, on January 8th, 2013 Today’s bit of fearmongering over Iran’s nuclear program takes us to Syria, and a report in the Financial Times. Nuclear experts have raised concerns about the security of up to 50 tonnes of unenriched uranium in Syria, amid fears that civil war could put the stockpile at risk. The nuclear experts concerned being the duo [...] By Steve Hynd, on December 18th, 2012 The Washington Post today has a report that gives me some hope to balance my cynicism over Obama being serious about gun control. President Obama on Monday began the first serious push of his administration to attempt to reduce gun violence, directing Cabinet members to formulate a set of proposals that could include reinstating a [...] December 18th, 2012 | Category: Unproven Stories, USA: Domestic Issues, USA: Presidency | Leave a comment By Steve Hynd, on December 12th, 2012 The New York Times has run a report by Michael Gordon, one of the foremost catapulters of Bush propaganda in the lead up to the Iraq war, which quotes anonymous US officials who claim the Assad regime has fired more than half a dozen Scud missiles at rebel fighters over the last few days. I’m [...] December 12th, 2012 | Category: Media Criticism, Syria, Unproven Stories, USA: Foreign Relations, USA: Intel and Policy | 8 comments By Steve Hynd, on October 13th, 2012 Off the main deflector dish… The Dailly Caller is touting – and a whole bunch of rightwing outlets are echoing – some utter nonsense from serial fabulist Ed Klein that says the Clinton’s are preparing damage control in case Obama decides to throw Hillary under the bus on Benghazi. How does Klein know this? “ [...] October 13th, 2012 | Category: Blog Criticism, Media Criticism, MSM Criticism, Unproven Stories, USA: Campaign 2012 | Leave a comment By Raja, on September 26th, 2012 ABC, By Matthew Jaffe, September 26 “Where is Jimmy Hoffa’s body?” is a question that has spawned thousands of theories. Now, one Michigan police chief believes a break in the famous cold case could be close at hand. James Berlin, the police chief in Roseville, Mich., a town about 20 miles north of Detroit, says [...] September 26th, 2012 | Tags: Detroit, Ground Scan, Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters | Category: Everything Else, Miscellany, News, Newswire, Unproven Stories, USA: Domestic Issues | One comment By Raja, on September 24th, 2012 The film claiming President Obama’s true father is a Chicago Communist is being distributed for free all over the country. BuzzFeed, By Rosie Gray, September 21 An anti-Obama movie claiming — without evidence — that President Barack Obama’s real father is an obscure African-American communist has been mailed to 1.5 million voters across the country, [...] By quiet Bill, on September 14th, 2012 Posted on September 13, 2012 by Kevin DuJan // Best of Hillbuzz, Featured Content Excerpt: ”œListen bud, there’s no second term nothing and they know as much,” a Think Squader told me between bites of his bodacious sandwich. ”œAll this is for show. Axelrod has already moved on but no one knows what to do [...] September 14th, 2012 | Category: Unproven Stories | 7 comments By nymole, on July 11th, 2012 Put this one under “unconfirmed” till we see the whites of somebody’s eyes: ‘Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, helped scupper the Taliban’s talks with the US because he resented being left out of negotiations.’ One of the Taliban’s most senior commanders has admitted the insurgents cannot win the war in Afghanistan and that capturing Kabul [...] By nymole, on June 19th, 2012 more soon Washington Post – Mubarak’s lawyer says ousted leader is not dead. ”ª earlier: Egypt’s Mubarak taken to hospital after stroke also earlier: Thousands join Egypt rally called by Muslim Brotherhood -Tens of thousands have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest against a decision by the ruling military council to assume new powers. [...] June 19th, 2012 | Category: Africa: North, AgonistWire, Global Politics and Culture, Human Rights, Unproven Stories | 7 comments By nymole, on March 17th, 2012 Not only did he introduce Christianity to Ireland in AD 432. If a new study is correct, St Patrick also pioneered another tradition, by becoming the first British celebrity to move here as a tax exile. Where he differed from writers and rock stars, the Cambridge University research suggests, is that it wasn’t payment of [...] March 17th, 2012 | Category: AgonistWire, Global Politics and Culture, Unproven Stories | Leave a comment By mcgrande, on March 13th, 2012 Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who co-chaired Congress’ Joint Inquiry into the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has seen two classified FBI documents that he says are at odds with the bureau’s public statements that there was no connection between the hijackers and Saudis then living in Sarasota, Fla. ”œThere are significant inconsistencies between the public statements [...] By Cheryl Rofer, on February 27th, 2012 Wikileaks has released the emails Anonymous hacked from Stratfor. It will be interesting to see if there is support for the claims on the Wikileaks site. Right now, there’s a lot of activity on #gifiles, not a lot of information. It will take some time to sift through all the information, and I probably won’t [...] February 27th, 2012 | Category: Unproven Stories | 6 comments By Raja, on August 12th, 2011 In a new documentary, former national-security aide Richard Clarke suggests the CIA tried to recruit 9/11 hijackers””then covered it up. Philip Shenon on George Tenet’s denial. The Daily Beast, by Philip Shenon, August 11 With the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks only a month away, former CIA Director George Tenet and two former top [...] August 12th, 2011 | Category: Global War on Terror, Unproven Stories, USA: Homeland Security | Leave a comment |
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