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U.S. Steps Up Aid to Syrian Opposition, Pledging $60 Million (READ).

Previous related: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on all Muslims to back the rebels in Syria in the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad (READ);(READ).

Obama sends U.S. troops to Niger to set up drone base (READ).

Obama's Possible Frack-Friendly Energy Plan a 'Nail in the Coffin' for Climate: Choice of MIT professor Ernest Moniz, known for championing gas fracking, as head of Department of Energy receives rebuke (READ).

Obama Maneuvers to Keep Kill List Memos Permanently Secret (READ).

Obama OKs $50 million to assist France in Mali (READ).

In State of the Union, Obama Misleads on Foreign Policy. "Over the next year, another 34,000 American troops will come home from Afghanistan," the President said. But Obama is overselling this withdrawal: by the end of this year, the number of troops in Afghanistan will be about equal to the number that were there when Obama was elected. This is only a “withdrawal” because he decided to triple troop levels in an ill-advised military surge (READ).

Barack Obama is Pushing Gun Control at Home, but He's a Killer Abroad (READ).

White House: Drone Killings ‘Ethical and Wise’ (READ).

US responds to Israeli attack on Syria by warning Syria (READ).

Obama's nomination of Mary Jo White for SEC chief reveals the president still isn't serious about cracking down on big banks (READ).

Obama Inaugural Speech: US to Maintain Global Military Presence (READ).

The Untouchables: How the Obama Administration Protected Wall Street from Prosecutions (READ).

MLK: I have a dream. Obama: I have a drone (READ).

The Pipeline President: Obama’s Keystone XL (READ).

Three Ways Obama Carried Bush’s Tyrannical Torch, in Just One Week - Warrantless wiretapping of American citizens, Indefinite detention without charge or trial, Targeted killings of suspects by drone, without any pretense of due process (even if they are US citizens) remains none of the American people’s business (READ).

Obama signs 2013 NDAA - blocking closure of Gitmo (READ).

Amy Goodman: Obama’s New Year’s Resolution: Protect the Status Quo - a number of bills were signed into law by President Barack Obama that renew some of the worst excesses of the Bush years (READ).

The Obama Administration deported more than 400,000 undocumented immigrants in the 2012 fiscal year, the most in the nation’s history (READ).

Announced on Christmas eve: The U.S. will be sending Army brigades into as many as 35 African nations in early 2013 (READ).

Obama Administration Snubs Risk, Set to OK 'Frankenfish' (READ).

The US is going to “substantially increase its military presence in the Philippines, increasing the number of troops, aircraft and ships which routinely rotate through the country,” - a reason given: to “serve The Philippines when struggling against natural disasters.” (READ).

Obama's Deficit Proposal: Cut Social Security Benefits (READ).

Remember All the Children, Mr. President. Remember the 35 children who died in Gaza this month from Israeli bombardments (with your approval and U.S. weapons). Remember the 168 children who have been killed by US drone attacks in Pakistan since 2006. Remember the 231 children killed in Afghanistan in the first 6 months of this year (READ).

Barack Obama's tears for the children of Newtown are in stark contrast to his silence over the children murdered by his drones (READ).

Obama sends 400 troops to Syrian border (READ).

Obama grants unprecedented powers for warrantless surveillance. The rules now allow the little-known National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) to examine the government files of U.S. citizens for possible criminal behavior, even if there is no reason to suspect them. Now, NCTC can copy entire government databases—flight records, casino-employee lists, the names of Americans hosting foreign-exchange students and many others. The agency has new authority to keep data about innocent U.S. citizens for up to five years, and to analyze it for suspicious patterns of behavior. Previously, both were prohibited (READ).

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