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102 Police and Firefighters Caught in Disability Scam In what I believe amounts to a mere 100th of a percent of the disability fraud problem, CNBC reports About 100 people accused in NYC disability scam . More than 100 people were rounded up and arrested Tuesday morning as part of a massive investigation into disability fraud in the New York City area, authorities said Tuesday
Links Syrian Infighting May Be Pretext for Expanded Intervention A strategy of tension created by divisions among foreign-funded fighters may give West an opportunity to increasingly "back good terrorists" versus "bad terrorists." January 7, 2014 (LD) – Geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser  on Press TV explained what is behind recent infighting between foreign-funded fighters battling along and within Syria’s borders. It is suggested that a new narrative is in the making, portraying "good terrorists" locked in battle with "bad terrorists," thus providing a new context within which the West can continue arming and funding terrorist groups waging war on Syria. While the West will maintain that the conflict in Syria began as "peaceful protests," readers should keep in mind that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh in his article, " The Redirection: Is the Administration’s new policy benefiting our enemies in the war on terrorism? " prophetically stated (emphasis added): "To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its priorities in the Middle East.
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Link: Thailand: Regime Threatens Covert Violence Against Protesters
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Thailand: Regime’s "Red Shirts" Attack Protesters Regime directly controls "red shirt" enforcers, is directing violence and intimidation as it clings to power. January 5, 2014  (ATN) – Regime "red shirts" attacked peaceful protesters in the northern city of Chiang Mai today, as thousands of fellow protesters marched simultaneously in Bangkok.
Links Who is to blame for the crisis in South Sudan? The nascent civil war in South Sudan is a product of kleptocratic governance, systemic corruption, and political posturing that has reignited deep ethnic divisions between the nation’s two largest tribal groups
Links Thailand: Civil War is Impossible But terrorism dressed as "civil war" likely. Vigilance and swift, decisive action against regime’s leadership can stop it. January 4, 2014  (Tony Cartalucci) – The embattled regime of Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra and his substantial Western backers  are attempting to hold peace, stability, and the nation’s future hostage in order to extort from Thailand the perpetuation of their current grip on power
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