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Archbishop Tutu refuses platform with Blair - Africa - Al Jazeera English Blair's office said he was 'sorry' the archbishop had decided to pull out [Reuters] Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he will boycott an event in protest at sharing a stage with Tony Blair, former British prime minister, over his "morally indefensible" support of the US-led Iraq invasion. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate decided to withdraw as a speaker on Tuesday at a one-day leadership summit in Johannesburg on Thursday after "wrestling with his conscience and taking counsel", his office told organisers. "Ultimately, the archbishop is of the view that Mr Blair's decision to support the United States' military invasion of Iraq, on the basis of unproven allegations of the existence in Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, was morally indefensible," Tutu's office wrote to organisers. Blair's office said he was "sorry" the Archbishop had decid...

No charges in Afghanistan Quran burning - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English Six US army soldiers and three marines have escaped criminal charges for burning copies of the Quran and urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, but have received administrative punishments, according to US military officials.

Israeli army cleared in Rachel Corrie death - Middle East - Al Jazeera English Corrie was 23 years old when she went to the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip as part of a group of activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). They were acting as human shields to try to stop the Israeli army demolishing Palestinian homes and clearing land around Rafah.

Foreign fighters join Syria's rebels      :    Information Clearing House: ICH August 23, 2012 "Al Jazeera" --  Some foreigners are fighting in Syria's largest city, Aleppo, alongside rebels who say they are disappointed that more residents have not joined their cause.

Al-Qaeda Linked ‘Al-Nusra Front’ Gaining Prominence in Syrian Civil War -- News from Antiwar.com From al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) on, there are several different al-Qaeda-styled factions hoping to make a name for themselves in the Syrian Civil War. Among the most successful in recent weeks has been the al-Nusra Front.

PressTV - Iran to give massive response to Israeli military strike: Hezbollah leader Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has stressed that Iran's response to any Israeli military strike aimed at stopping its nuclear energy program will be “massive.”

Obama More Sympathetic to Israelis Killed in Bulgaria than to Sikh Americans Murdered in Wisconsin   :    Information Clearing House: ICH Obama More Sympathetic to Israelis Killed in Bulgaria than to Sikh Americans Murdered in Wisconsin By Ali Abunimah August 07, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --   As soon as news came of a bomb attack that killed Israeli tourists in Bulgaria on 18 July, US President Barack Obama condemned it in the most strident terms – even though, then, as now, the perpetrator and his motive remain unknown. Obama’s statement left no room for ambiguity: I strongly condemn today’s barbaric terrorist attack on Israelis in Bulgaria. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed and injured, and with the people of Israel, Bulgaria, and any other nation whose citizens were harmed in this awful event. These attacks against innocent civilians, including children, are completely outrageous. The United States will stand with...