Prodded by its Public Editor, NY Times sends reporter to Day 9 of Manning hearings, buries catch-up story in Saturday edition...
Since The Times and other corporate media have greatly benefited from WikiLeaks, it's quite ironic that they have refused to cover the important pre-trial events
--US quietly inserts 3,000 troops back into Iraq in prep for war on Syria, up to 17,000 more expected to follow
--US announces it is supply advanced weapons (taken from Libya) to the opposition in Syria
--more drone strikes in Pakistan, US killed al Qaeda's #2 guy, again
--Morsi bends to demonstrators, but Egyptian crisis continues
--Senate Intel committee approves 6,000 page report on detention, torture and rendition--we may never see a word of it
--Senate blocked funds for more spies from Defense Intelligence Agency in new budget bill
--Senate fillibuster rules may change, but court challenge is also under way
--Obama goes to Michigan on fiscal cliff tour, also speaks out (finally) against right to work law
--Obama's second inauguration will accept corporate donations, unlike 2009
--Climate conference ends in Qatar
--new study from U Delaware shows we can move to all-renewables by 2030
--Texas drafts new drilling rules with some restrictions on fracking
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