Saman Mohammadi | The most stupid and racist talking point that is repeated in the Israeli and Western media is that Iran is irrational and cannot be reasoned with.

abcnews.go.com | Air Force adamantly denied the jets’ presence is a threat to the Middle East nation.

BBC news | A soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards serving in Afghanistan has died from a gunshot wound, the Ministry of Defense says.

presstv.com | Four consecutive explosions have hit the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine, injuring at least 27 people.

Alexander Higgins | The stage is set and all systems are a go.

France24.com | France warns Syria unless Damascus complies with peace plan terms, UN Chapter 7 resolution may be sought.

Reuters | The latest embarassment out of Washington, following last week’s soldier session with dead Afghan corpses.

Antiwar.com | Kurdish President Massoud Barzani warns US that Iraq may use jets against Kurds.

LATimes.com | Pentagon sending hundreds of undercover intelligence officers overseas to steal secrets on national security threats.

BBC | Announced new sanctions against “digital guns for hire” in a speech at US Holocaust Museum.

Patrick Henningsen | The CIA’s al-Qaida fighters have been redeployed in Iraq, in an effort to increase insecurity in the region.

Prof. Ilan Pappe | The rulers driving the hysteria mean business.

The Hill | Potential for another war breaking out remains high in places like North Korea.

RT | This time it’s photos of US soldiers, along with Afghan police, photo holding up the dangling, disembodied legs from corpses.

RT | Ron Paul wants more transparency, says he would have protected Manning under the Whistleblower Act.

Patrick Henningsen | In his TV debut with Russia Today, Assange scores a rare interview with Hassan Nasrallah.

Nile Bowie | Theatrics of the US and Israel in their condemnation of Iran’s nuclear power program have come at a heavy price for the Iranian people.

Patrick Henningsen | Geraldo Rivera loses the plot completely, while FOX pump Americans with the Pentagon’s latest talking points.

The Times Of Israel | ‘IAF expects losses, and knows it can’t destroy entire Iranian program’.

Saman Mohammadi | The American-Iranian talks are designed to fail.

Patrick Henningsen | Latest Afghan resistance attack was coordinated across the country, causing worry among US and NATO occupiers.

Business Insider | Some Twitter followers brought this picture to light after it was taken in Libya over the skies of Derna April 10.

Tony Cartalucci | Mini-Documentary Exposes Imperial Expansion Through “Humanitarian Interventionism”

Agence France-Presse | US President Barack Obama has approved non-lethal US aid, including communications equipment and medicines for Syria’s rebels.

Haaretz | According to Der Spiegel, cruiser was carrying ammunition to Syrian port city of Tartus; German government says looking into report.

Chris McGreal | As US and Israeli officials weigh up prospect of military strike on Iran, critics say attack would go against international law.

Guardian | Xavier-Jean Keïta’s call for formal complaint follows inadvertent release of scathing report on treatment of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

RT | Michel Chossudovsky spells it out in plain English: Syrian rebels are a hired proxy army.

TIME | New ‘helicopter drones’ being tested in military theater, before being used domestically in the US.

Pepe Escobar | “Bomb Iran” crowd will do everything in its power to merge Obama’s “last chance” into the deafening drums of war.

Infowars.com | Infowars analyst answers the question: What would US and Russia do if they were in Syria’s shoes?

Russia Today | Turkey says it’s considering a tough response following skirmishes between Syrian forces and rebels across its border.

Nile Bowie | A divided and warring Nigeria ultimately serves the interests of the United States.

Haaretz | A ground offensive would be necessary.

POLITICO | The White House is pushing back against the media for what it sees as oversaturated coverage of this week’s forthcoming North Korean missile test.

Tim Kelly | Truth is that most of America’s wars have been waged for imperial conquest.

Washington Post | Syrian officials want written statement guaranteeing rebels against the government will lay down their arms.

Washington Post | It’s time to call-out those who are misleading America with the slogan “Support Our Troops”.

telegraph.co.uk | The rebels took over an area of the Sahara as big as France in an astonishing 72 hours.

Press TV | Looks like SCG International has been busy working for the US in Syria.

AP/News One | Obama has Stein’s security clearance taken away, so he has no future in the Marine Corps.

Paul Joseph Watson | Naval maneuvers appear to confirm postponement of Iran attack.

Press TV | Yemen looks to be the next target for US economic hit men in the region.

BBC | A Grad rocket has landed in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, but has caused no damage or injuries, Israeli security officials said.

Reuters | Russia warned Western and Arab nations against arming opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

RT | The ICC shows its true colors, as an institution who does not actually care about war crimes, as much as it does US foreign policy.

AFP | Russian ship reportedly delivered a supply of arms to Damascus through the same port in January.

Paul Joseph Watson | Source: Bibi wants to use military assault as election propaganda.

Kurt Nimmo | The United States killed more than Stalin and Hitler?

Stephen Lendman | So-called “Friends of Syria” aren’t at all friendly to most Syrians. Syrian National Council/Free Syrian Army hostility is visible in daily violence they commit.