Jeremy Scahill Reveals CIA Facility, Prison in Somalia as U.S. Expands Covert Ops in Stricken Nation; Famine in Somalia, Horn of Africa Described as “Worst Humanitarian Disaster in the World”; Red Cross Provided with Location of Secret Somali Prison Used by CIA; “The Murdoch Empire Could Be Undone”: British Phone Hacking Scandal May Prompt U.S. Criminal Probe; Egyptian Protests Grow amidst Widespread Frustration over Revolution’s Progress.
Today’s Headlines
* GOP Senate Leader Floats “Last-Choice” Debt Deal
* Obama: No Guarantee of Social Security Checks if Talks Fail
* GOP Overture Follows Corporate Plea for Debt Deal
* Libya: NATO Blockade Causing Water Shortage
* NATO: Bombing to Continue Through Ramadan
* U.N. Torture Expert Criticizes U.S. on Manning Access
* Environmental Activists Occupy Montana Governor’s Office
* U.K. Parliament Votes to Oppose Murdoch Takeover Bid
* IMF Demands Italy Austerity Measures Amidst Debt Fears
* Obama Raises $86 Million for Re-Election Campaign
* Dems Retain Congressional Seat in California Race
* U.S. Deports Guatemalan Accused of Role in 1982 Massacre