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(INDYRADIO 01-30-13) Today The Telegraph did more than patch together early reports from the wires of AFP and Reuters about the Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.

They turned on the radio, and grabbed a telling quote from Israel's Vice Premier Silvan Shalom, who was asked about it on Israel Radio:

by Marc Norton

“If the nuclear power plant is restarted without going through a thorough safety vetting process, then it could potentially have an impact on the safety of our kids in San Diego Unified and surrounding communities.”

Dear Mr. President,

You take office for the second time at a critical moment. As you may know, the U.S. has just recorded the hottest year in its history, beating the old mark by a full degree; the same year that saw the deep Midwest drought, and the fury of Hurricane Sandy, also witnessed the rapid and unprecedented melt of the Arctic ice pack. 

If you haven't gotten sucked into the new video game featuring "War in Mali" you might wonder why not let the so called "Islamist Militants" win, and just get your people out of there. Already it is too late for at least 3 Americans (see previous article) caught in a related intrigue in Algeria. They are dead because of the clumsy stooges currently in charge, clumsy even as puppets to the former colonists, who once controlled Algeria, Mali, and numerous other properties.

(01-21-2013) After 17 years of cease fire between the rebels of Kachin province and the government of Burma, new fighting erupted in June of 2011. After recent truce, the rebels claim fresh attacks by the military. China has already received more than 10,000 refugees, and fears a mass exodus if fighting continues. AFP reported on Monday:

Two Americans are among the hostages being held in the desert of Algeria, in a larger oil facility partly owned by British Petroleum. ANI, the news agnecy of Mauritania claims to have spoken with the hostage takers, but they have published very little. Here's their report in French, along with a rush translation. I will polish later today when we also more details.

Prise d’otages : Le point sur la situation samedi matin

Less than 2 hours after a petition to remove prosecutor Carmen Ortiz hit whitehouse.gov, President Obama raised the threshold for an official response from 25,000 to 100,000. DEMAND JUSTICE FOR AARON SWARTZ. Here's the petition - it already has 40,000 sinatures.