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Boston bomb suspect's dad tells him to surrender, thinks his sons were "set up"

Bianna Golodryga and Christina Ng
ABCNews
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:38 UTC
Anzor Tsaraev
© Associated PressThe father of Boston bomb suspects, Anzor Tsaraev reacts as he talks to the media about his sons, in his home in the Russian city of Makhachkala, April 19, 2013
The father of a suspected Boston Marathon bomber called on his son today to give up peacefully, but warned the U.S. that if his son is killed "all hell will break loose."

Anzor Tsarnaev spoke to ABC News from his home in the Russian city of Makhachkala as Boston police carried out an intense dragnet for his son Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, survived a running gun battle with police during the night that left an MIT security officer dead and a Boston cop badly wounded. His older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died in the shootout.

The father said he spoke to his sons by phone earlier this week. "We talked about the bombing. I was worried about them," Anzor Tsarnaev said.

He said his sons reassured him, saying, "Everything is good, Daddy. Everything is very good."
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Question

What is a 'false flag' attack, and what does Boston have to do with this?

Philip Bump
Atlantic Wire
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:17 UTC

Comment: The following article is a debunking effort. What is important is the fact that the very idea of a False Flag Attack has become so prevalent among the people that the MSM feels that it must address it.


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During the Boston Police Department's final press conference of a confounding and deadly day, someone in the audience asked if Monday's bombing was a "false flag" attack. We can both explain and answer that question.


The questioner - who appears to be Dan Bidondi, a radio host for InfoWars - asked:
Why were the loud speakers telling people in the audience to be calm moments before the bombs went off? Is this another false flag staged attack to take our civil liberties and promote homeland security while sticking their hands down our pants on the streets?
To which Governor Deval Patrick, at the mic to field questions, flatly responded:
No.
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What the failure on background checks tells us about Washington

Chris Cillizza
Washington Post
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:11 UTC
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The failure of an amendment to expand background checks on gun purchases - the signature piece of a legislative package backed by the White House to curb gun violence - ends a journey that began in late December when 20 children and six adults were murdered in Newtown, Connecticut.

Studying the path from Newtown to the vote on the amendment offered by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) that came up short of the 60 votes it needed is an instructive exercise in how Washington works.

We've spent a lot of time thinking about what the failure of the background checks compromise means. Our lessons learned are below.
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Megaphone

Syria's Assad warns West over Qaeda, says defeat of his regime 'not an option'


Hurriyet Daily News
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:57 UTC
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President Bashar al-Assad warned on April 17 the West that it will pay a heavy price for its alleged support of Al-Qaeda in Syria and said his regime's defeat is not an option.

Assad, whose regime has been battling an uprising since March 2011, reiterated in an interview with official television Al-Ikhbariya his long-held claim that the roots of Syria's conflict lie in a foreign-backed conspiracy.

He also warned the conflict could spill over into Jordan, and that there would be no dialogue with the exiled opposition.

"The West has paid heavily for funding Al-Qaeda in its early stages in Afghanistan. Today it is doing the same in Syria, Libya and other places, and will pay a heavy price in the heart of Europe and the United States," Assad said.

Last week, the jihadist rebel group Al-Nusra Front pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, who had previously urged rebels to establish an Islamic state in Syria.
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Che Guevara

Iran slams innocent killings anywhere: Leader


PressTV
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:53 UTC
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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei leads prayers after a meeting with Army commanders in Tehran on April 17, 2013.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic condemns the death of innocents in the US or anywhere else in the world.
"Pursuant to Islamic logic, the Islamic Republic of Iran opposes any blast or the killing of innocents be it in Boston in the US or Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria and condemns it," Ayatollah Khamenei told a group of Army commanders on Wednesday.
"The US and other so-called human rights advocates remain silent on the massacre of innocents in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, but they cause a ruckus after a few blasts in the United States," the Leader stated.
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Eye 2

Video: Israeli soldiers blindfold and arrest young boy in Hebron

Maureen Clare Murphy
Electronic Intifada
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:46 UTC

A two-minute video uploaded to YouTube yesterday by the International Solidarity Movement shows a blindfolded Palestinian boy being led away by two heavily-armed Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron that same day.

Israeli soldiers demand to see the passports of internationals observing the arrest of the child. The soldiers tear the passports from the internationals' hands and soon they are flanked by persons who appear to be Jewish settlers.

"Go today!" a soldier repeatedly shouts at the woman holding the video camera. A man, presumably a settler, approaches and the woman asks the soldier, "Who is this man?" The man answers in English with a North American accent, "Who are you? I live here."

Another man in civilian clothes carrying a large gun approaches the woman in an aggressive manner. Soon more settlers come to the scene, as if they were backing up the Israeli army.

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© FlickrHuman rights volunteers say the boy, 14, was arrested by Israeli soldiers at his home
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Eye 1

U.S. refuses to accept Venezuela election result

Matthew Lee
wistv.com
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42 UTC
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AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
The Obama administration is refusing to accept the official results of Venezuela's weekend presidential election, which gave victory to the protege of the country's late leftist leader Hugo Chavez.

The State Department said Tuesday that a full recount of the vote and an investigation into alleged irregularities were needed, given the close tally that almost evenly divided the country. On Monday, the U.S. had called for a full recount before results were certified but the election commission went ahead with certification without one.
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Brick Wall

Quebec govt. pushes for separation from Canada


PressTV
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:32 UTC

The government of Quebec, a predominantly French speaking province of Canada, is making efforts to make the province an independent country, Press TV reports.

Under the leadership of the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) -- the current ruling party of Quebec -- the Quebec sovereignty movement gained momentum last year, Press TV correspondent Ashantai Hathaway reported from Montreal on Tuesday.

Taking the issue a step further, the New Movement for Quebec (NMQ) will hold a convention, or "the Convergence Nationale", in May.

The meeting will make efforts to unite members of all the pro-independence groups in Quebec and get them to rally behind one party and one cause.
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Crusader

Bolivia's president says U.S. planning coup in Venezuela


PressTV
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:29 UTC
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks at a press conference in the capital, La Paz, April 16, 2013.
Bolivia's President Evo Morales says the United States is planning to stage a coup in Venezuela, condemning Washington's questioning of the Venezuelan presidential election results as interference.

In a press conference on Tuesday, the Bolivian president said that the US is getting ready for a coup d'état in Venezuela.

He also rejected the White House's moral authority to question electoral results worldwide, after Washington demanded Caracas to hold a full vote recount.
"I am certain that behind those remarks, the United States is preparing a coup d'état in Venezuela," said Morales.
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USA

Honduras most dangerous country in world thanks to us

David Swanson
davidswanson.org
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:23 UTC
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Tom Loudon is the co-director of the Friendship Office of the Americas and former executive secretary of the Commission of Truth in Honduras. He says that following the 2009 coup Honduras has spiraled into becoming the most dangerous country on earth, with much of the violence funded by the U.S. State Department, and with that Department clearly being less than forthcoming with the U.S. Congress or the public.

Total run time: 29:00

Host: David Swanson.
Producer: David Swanson.
Music by Duke Ellington.
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