voanews.com | Israeli political analysts predicted that tensions between Israel and Iran over its reported nuclear weapons program are likely to rise.

washingtonpost.com | Observers said more than half the new leadership is believed to be Islamist.

Infowars.com | Obama on record has killed thousands of children in 8 nations with drones attacks, will he break up in tears for them?

Reuters | Iran’s army chief of staff warned NATO that stationing Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkey’s border with Syria was setting the stage for world war.

Michel Chossudovsky | Confirms that the US have given the “green light” to their proxy Free Syria Army to threaten and target Russian and Ukrainian nationals.

Tony Cartalucci | US-led NATO has decided to place Patriot missile systems along the Turkish-Syrian border.

Trend.az | Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania discussed military cooperation with the foreign ministers of Sweden, Poland and Bulgaria

The Hill | The United States has agreed to send two Patriot missile batteries and 400 soldiers to Turkey.

npr.org | Training for Syrian rebels on sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons.

NY Times | The fighting has apparently escalated and may prompt sooner military intervention.

washingtonsblog.com | Under the Bush administration, children were tortured.

TheSun.co.uk | Vehicle has a 7.62-mm machine gun mounted on it.

NY Times | Pentagon report found only one Afghan National Army’s 23 brigades is able to operate independently without U.S. and NATO air or military support.

New American | A recent comment by an U.S. Army officer about looking for “children with potential hostile intent” has increased concerns about targeting policy and the killing of civilians in Afghanistan.

Press TV | Over 3,000 US troops have secretly returned to Iraq via Kuwait for missions pertaining to the recent developments in Syria and northern Iraq.

Paul Joseph Watson | Documentary questions whether Prophet Mohammad was a “child molester”.

Infowars.com | Alex breaks down the imminent military intervention in Syria with chemical weapons as the pretext.

AFP | “Terrorist groups may resort to using chemical weapons against the Syrian people,” said Syrian foreign ministry.

RT.com | UK Foreign secretary William Hague says there is proof that Syrian forces are preparing a chemical attack against rebels.

RT | Russia’s ambassador to NATO criticized the Western military alliance for its planned deployment of Patriot missiles on the Turkey-Syria border.

Melissa Jeltsen | Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned that the world may be “on the precipice” of “the most horrendous act” of this century.

Paul Joseph Watson | Special forces mass in preparation for final assault.

Mike Adams | North Korea is only one week away from having a long-range rocket capable of reaching California.

theaustralian.com.au | Growing in part because it has been the most aggressive and successful arm of the rebel force.

Paul Joseph Watson | “Who will go to UN to show ‘evidence’ this time?”

Richard Silverstein | I’m beginning to read reports from Gaza that indicate that the IDF may’ve used depleted uranium munitions during its recent assault.

RT.com | Washington, Israel’s strongest ally, surprised no one by voting against the resolution.

Paul Joseph Watson | US ‘now ready for direct military confrontation’.

rt.com | The militarization of the conflict triggers extreme concern in Moscow.

mcclatchydc.com | Al-Qaeda has become essential to the frontline operations of the rebels fighting to topple Assad.

New York Times | To do so “would cross a red line for the United States” and prompt American action.

DEBKAfile | Western intelligence officers seeing new signs of activity at Syrian chemical weapons sites.

dailymail.co.uk | Project A119 was never carried out.

Paul Joseph Watson | Your tax dollars at work.

Tony Cartalucci | Internet connections & telecom reportedly failing across Syria, right as NATO has finished preparing their proxy “SNC” and readies for final push.

Benjamin H. Friedman | The problem with making Susan Rice secretary of state isn’t Benghazi. It’s war.

Kevin Barrett | Brzezinski has drawn an unflattering picture of US-Israel relations.

reuters.com | ACLU argues military policy to bar women from combat roles on the basis of gender is unconstitutional.

RT.com | Iran has repeatedly assured other nations, especially its neighbors, that its nuclear program is for strictly civil purposes.

Igor Ignatchenko |

London Guardian | Obama administration drawing up a formal rulebook that will set out the circumstances in which targeted assassination by unmanned drones is ‘justified.’

RT.com | “The military states that David’s Sling will ‘provide an additional layer of defense against ballistic missiles.’”

Washington’s Blog | Governments Target Reporters Worldwide.

Israel National News.com | Terrorists destroyed part of an Egyptian base at Rafiah, challenging Cairo’s control over the Sinai after the ceasefire with Israel.

Business Insider | Russian warships have dropped anchor off the coast of Gaza in the case that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict escalates.

Ottawa Citizen | In continuing to prepare the warfighter for tomorrow’s threats, the first QF-16 drone arrived for developmental testing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 19.

Tony Cartalucci | NATO-backed terrorists along Turkish-Syrian border establish Al Qaeda-style “Virtue & Vice Police,” heralding the West’s true designs for Syria.

YnetNews.com | Riot at Gaza border fence leaves 1 dead.

Kurt Nimmo | On January 3, 2013, Congress will lose one of its last voices of reason.

alarabiya.net | Turkey has asked NATO to deploy Patriot missiles on its territory.