Protesters in Jordan denounce King Abdullah II: Demonstrators call for his ouster, a demand previously muted in the strategically located kingdom, which has mostly avoided the "Arab Spring" unrest.
Petraeus: Benghazi attack linked to al-Qaeda: Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill Friday that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in September was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda-linked militants.
Petraeus: CIA secrets cut from public account after U.S. consulate attack: Petraeus told lawmakers Friday that the agency had secretly assessed that al Qaida-linked gunmen attacked the U.S. consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, but that classified references to the terrorist group were cut from talking points on which U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice relied for television interviews.
Lawmakers see Benghazi attack video: Lawmakers were shown surveillance video and footage from a Predator drone that gave a real-time picture of what happened the night of Sept. 11 in Benghazi, Libya, as the House and Senate Intelligence committees began inquiries into the attack Thursday.
Presstitute and propaganda alert:: Iran closer to making nuclear warhead: Iran is within months of being able to make the core of a nuclear warhead, according to the latest information from the the UN nuclear agency.
Sanctions- More Deadly Than The Atomic Bomb? Video - Contrasting the fatalities of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima to those of the sanctions imposed on Iraq in the 1990s. "Genocide masquerading as policy" as one congressman put it. Should the US do the same to Iran? Are sanctions a legitimate 'diplomatic tool' to avert war?
BP settles for $4.5 billion in federal criminal charges: BP also pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the eleven workers that were killed in the explosion, obstruction of Congress and two other misdemeanors.
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