Jerusalem News (21 August, 2013, Elul 15, 5773)
Contents:
1. USA: 12 Year Old White Child Tortured and Killed by Black Woman
2. 10 Countries That Love (and Hate) America the Most By Rick Newman
3. More than 1,300 Killed? Questions Surround Latest Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
by Matt Vasilogambros
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1. USA: 12 Year Old White Child Killed by Black Woman
Media is desperate to censor horrific hate crime torture murder of twelve year old Texas boy
http://topconservativenews.com/2013/08/media-is-desperate-to-censor-horrific-hate-crime-torture-murder-of-twelve-year-old-texas-boy/
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The trial is underway right now for Mona Yevette Nelson. She is a black woman who allegedly kidnapped a white child and tortured him to death with a blowtorch in Houston. There has never been any serious media coverage of this case.
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2. 10 Countries That Love (and Hate) America the Most
By Rick Newman
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/10-countries-love-hate-america-most-163930019.html
Some nations still have a soft spot for the U.S., however. Of 39 nations where Pew conducted surveys, here are the 10 where people have the most favorable impression of the U.S.:
1. Philippines (percentage with a favorable view of the United States: 85%)
2. Israel (83%)
3. Ghana (83%)
4. Senegal (81%)
5. Kenya (81%)
6. El Salvador (79%)
7. South Korea (78%)
8. Italy (76%)
9. Uganda (73%)
10. Brazil (73%)
It goes without saying that we remain unpopular in a few places. Here are the 10 nations with the least favorable impression of the U.S., according to Pew:
1. Pakistan (percentage with a favorable view of the United States: 11%)
2. Jordan (14%)
3. Palestinian territories (16%)
4. Egypt (16%)
5. Turkey (21%)
6. Greece (39%)
7. China (40%)
8. Argentina (41%)
9. Tunisia (42%)
10. Lebanon (47%)
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3. More than 1,300 Killed? Questions Surround Latest Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
http://news.yahoo.com/questions-surround-latest-chemical-weapons-attack-syria-124051805.html
by Matt Vasilogambros
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Possibly thousands of people died in Syria on Wednesday from what appears to be the largest chemical-weapons attack since Saddam Hussein killed 5,000 Kurds in 1988.
A graphic video from Syria shows hundreds of alleged victims in undisclosed locations, reportedly in the Ghouta region, grasping for breath, with foam coming from their mouths,and clearly in pain, as doctors and others attempt to revive them. Opposition groups say as many as 1,300 people died in the gas attack near Damascus.
But these reports raise some concerns.
The timing is curious (United Nations scientists arrived this week to investigate separate attacks in the country). The video evidence is inconclusive (some experts say it shows signs of a chemical attack, others think it could be tear gas). And both sides are denying involvement (as with all chemical attacks in the conflict thus far). So, was there a chemical attack in the Damascus suburbs this week? The answer depends on whom you ask.
Speaking on BBC News, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former commander of British Chemical and Biological counterterrorism forces, said the video showed signs of a chemical attack.
...Throughout the conflict between government and rebel forces, both sides have accused the other of chemical-weapons attacks. Western officials have said that if chemical weapons were used, it was likely done by the Assad regime.
Indeed, this latest development further complicates an already volatile situation and difficult decision for world leaders on a path forward. President Obama has said, on several occasions, that the use of chemical weapons is a "red line," and has put in motion plans on providing military assistance to rebel fighters. But critics of the president have said he's moved too slowly in doing so.