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Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels

04.10.2012 Branko Ilic , Serbian FBReporter   Sourse : Reuters     (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said. Obama’s order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence “finding,” broadly permits the CIA

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Self-Financing that Works for the Poor

By Estrella Gutiérrez Arely Domínguez, right, and other members of El Guapo at the inauguration of the bankomunales exhibit. Credit: Estrella Gutiérrez/IPS CARACAS, Oct 2 2012 (IPS) – “We were used to losing, so a group of us said to ourselves: let’s lose something here,” said Carmen Caravallo, describing the start of a “bankomunal”, a self-managed microfinance fund based on

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Army Says ‘Social Network’ Use Is a Sign of Radicalism

These are some warning signs that that you have turned into a terrorist who will soon kill your co-workers, according to the U.S. military. You’ve recently changed your “choices in entertainment.” You have “peculiar discussions.” You “complain about bias,” you’re “socially withdrawn” and you’re frustrated with “mainstream ideologies.” Your “Risk Factors for Radicalization” include “Social Networks” and “Youth.” These are

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Turkey hits targets inside Syria after border deaths

03.10.2012  Branko Ilic , Serbian FBReporter   Sourse: BBC      The shelling of Akcakale provoked fear and anger   Turkish artillery has fired on positions inside Syria after shells from Syria killed five people in a southern Turkish border town. A woman and her three children were among those killed earlier when the shells, apparently fired by Syrian government

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