Newslinks: November 28th, 2012

“A genuine odyssey is not about piling up experiences. It is a deeply felt, risky, unpredictable tour of the soul.” 

Thomas Moore

World

International Atomic Energy Agency Reports Being Hacked.  By an Anti-Israeli group looks like. 

Mid-East

Israel, U.S. hold secret talks on softening Palestinian Authority's UN bid.  And it's not working...
Britain will abstain on Palestinian bid without assurances, says William Hague.

Iran War Opponents Ousted From Israeli Leadership.  Party primaries were held recently and they lost their seats.

Twin bomb blasts shake Damascus suburb.

Saudi diplomat shot dead in Yemen capital.

Africa

Fresh clashes in Cairo over Morsy decree.  Just like bin Laden, news companies can not come up with a standardized way to spell this guy's name.
Rebels begin withdrawal in eastern DR Congo.

Asia

Pentagon Wants to Keep Running Its Afghan Drug War From Blackwater’s HQ.

Bangladesh factory fire 'act of sabotage'.  And arrests have been made.  Some liberal sites are making a big deal that it was a Walmart factory.  Walmart is in full spin mode saying it was one of their suppliers breaking contract.

U.S. declines to name China currency manipulator.  Damn it President Obama! You broke one of Romney's promises!
Thai PM survives no-confidence vote.

Europe

Man arrested in Athens over ID theft of most of Greek population.

France's Hollande in Mittal nationalisation warning.

Poland outlaws ritual slaughter as EU moves to approve.

Spain banks restructuring gets green light in Brussels.

Americas

Colombia peace talks 'progressing well'.

U.S.

Pentagon: A Human Will Always Decide When a Robot Kills You.  Now that's not a leading headline.  And it's not even from some liberal blog, it's from Wired. 

Youth HIV Rate High, Testing Low.

Lamar Smith, Global Warming Skeptic, Set To Chair House Science Committee.
House GOP Committee Chairs Will All Be White Men In Next Congress.  Surprised? Anyone?

Military Women Challenge Combat Exclusion Rule In Lawsuit Against Defense Department.

Bomb threats at 30 Tenn. courthouses.

Lawmakers say meeting with Rice left them with more questions.  

Ohio Senate puts end to 'heartbeat' abortion bill.  I wonder if someone in that caucus saw the Ireland story and went "Oh fuck."
Homemade prison 'hooch' suspected in Arizona illnesses.
Software patent booster to step down as head of patent office.

Business

Pork Investigation By 'Consumer Reports' Finds Rampant Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.  Well that's it. Christianity is proven false, it's only Islam and Judaism now! 

Environment

Some plankton caught in Southern Ocean show signs of dissolution.

UN: Permafrost Thaw Could Significantly Warm Planet.

Seas rising faster than projected, low areas threatened - study.  I really should just rename this section "Climate change."

Science

Large Hadron Collider May Have Produced New Matter.  And Higgs is confident it's 'his' particle forecasted 50 years ago.

New Nuclear Engine Could Power Deep-Space Exploration.

Astronaut, Cosmonaut Selected for Year in Space.