Jerusalem Post | Speaking at World Economic Forum in Davos, defense minister calls for tougher sanctions against Islamic Republic.

Haaretz | New York Times says some officials think estimates that a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities would cause catastrophe are ‘partly a bluff,’ and that this is accepted at top government levels.

Haaretz | The Republican candidate was prompted by a question posed by a Palestinian-American at a Florida debate.

Kurt Nimmo | NED founder said organization does “today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA.”

Richard Silverstein | Ronen Bergman’s front page NY Times Magazine feature story this week is important, but not for the reasons you might think.

WORLD NEWS ARCHIVE

The Hill | The Treasury Department said Friday that the United States has not changed its position on contributing more funds for the International Monetary Fund to bail out Europe.

The American Dream | As the U.S. economy falls apart and as the world becomes increasingly unstable, more Americans than ever are becoming “preppers”.

The Economic Collapse | Everywhere you turn these days, someone is proclaiming that the economy is improving.

New American | Gold and silver prices soared to multi-week highs.

MONEY WATCH ARCHIVE

Kurt Nimmo | Google and British government working together to sweep websites into Orwell’s memory hole.

AFP | The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for a tool to mine social media for intelligence tips.

Brandon Smith | Crime and terrorism prevention has always been the go-to rationalization for Orwellian surveillance.

AFP | A 16 kilo (35.5 pounds) consignment of cocaine that Mexican drug traffickers recently lost has turned up in an unlikely place.

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