Saturday, April 29, 2017

29 April - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:36 pm MDT

Warrior President Assad's latest interview - where he hits Another One Out of the Ball Park

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Assad evaluates Trump Administration after 100 Days* *Interview on April 21, 2017* The above interview was conducted days after the genocidal attack of the al Nusra Terrorists on the busses full of Syrian villagers....hundreds were killed and injured, including many children. To date the West has not called for an investigation of this heinous crime. A few days later, on April 25, 2017, Assad gave another interview with the Latin American TV network TelesurTV (video not yet available) wherein he tore a strip off American President Donald Trump, who recently betrayed his grass roo... more »

RED ALERT! EBOLA-LIKE OUTBREAK IN LIBERIA, 11 DEATHS SINCE TUESDAY, BLOOD SAMPLES SENT TO CDC IN USA FOR IDENTIFICATION

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 12 hours ago
MONROVIA, April 28 (Xinhua) — The death toll from a mysterious disease in Liberia’s southeastern county of Sinoe has risen to 11, a senior health official of the west African country said on Friday. Twenty cases of the strange illness have occurred since it began to ravage the county’s capital of Greenville last Tuesday, Liberia’s […]

Not speaking truth to power

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
This afternoon's EU Summit press conference, starring Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, featured a question from a BBC journalist, Chris Morris. Did Chris emulate the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Jon Sopel & Ian Pannell in 'speaking truth to power', as *they* all did so ostentatiously with Donald Trump? Did *he* put 'tough', 'cheeky' provocative questions to the EU's powers-that-be and make them recoil with disdain or fury? Er...not exactly. In fact, quite the opposite: *Prime Minister (of somewhere)*: Thank you. I now open the floor to questions. We'll start with the gentleman in... more »

Suriye ordusu ve Hizbullah, Suriye-Lübnan sınırını tamamen kontrol altına aldı

Emre Köse at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Suriyeordusu ve Hizbullah, 2011’den bu yana ilk kez Suriye-Lübnan sınırının tamamında kontrolü elinde tutuyor. Suriye ordusu ve Hizbullah’ın Durrat sınır geçidinin kontrolünü Lübnan’ın idaresine devrettikten sonra bu açıklamayı yaptığı belirtiliyor. Durrat sınır geçidi, Medaya-Zabadani anlaşması öncesinde cihatçıların kontrolündeki en son nokta olmasıyla dikkat çekiyor. Anlaşmanın yürürlüğe girmesinin ardından Tahrir’uş Şam’ın bölgeden çekilmeyi kabul ettiği bilgisi veriliyor. Cihatçılardan tamamen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Islamist rebels in disarray as non-stop airstrikes devastate northern Hama

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:00 P.M.) – Hundreds of airstrikes targeted jihadist strongholds in northern Hama this week, leaving Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (Syrian Al-Qaeda), Jaish al-Izza (Free Syrian Army branch) and some 14 other active insurgent groups zero chance of regrouping for a general rebel counter-offensive towards the provincial capital. Again today, dozens of joint Russian and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Ejército sirio y Hezbolá toman el control de toda la frontera sirio-libanesa

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Por primera vez desde 2011, el Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) y Hezbolá controlan toda la frontera sirio-libanesa. El Ejército Árabe Sirio y Hezbolá pudieron hacer esta declaración después de que tomaran el control del cruce fronterizo de Durrat en el municipio de Arsal, dentro de El Líbano. El cruce fronterizo de Durrat fue el último […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In Motion: Angry mob took to the streets of Eastern Ghouta to protest rebel infighting

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:30 P.M.) – Tens of Eastern Ghouta civilians took to the streets today to protest against the ferocious rebel infighting currently sweeping the rebel-held districts in rural Damascus. The protestors blocked the streets in Arbeen to urge the warring groups enter into negotiations and end the bloodshed in the already besieged Eastern Ghouta […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army, Hezbollah take control of the entire Syrian-Lebanese border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – For the first time since 2011, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hezbollah are in control of the entire Syrian-Lebanese border. The Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah were able to make this declaration after they took control of the Durrat Border-Crossing into Lebanon’s ‘Arsal Municipality. The Durrat Border-Crossing was the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIL suffers heavy losses in Deir Ezzor as Syrian Army troops strike back

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful counter-attack against the Islamic State (ISIL) forces in Deir Ezzor today, targeting the aforementioned terrorist group’s positions in the cemetery area and nearby factories. Backed by heavy airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army’s Al-Qassem Group stormed the provincial cemetery, where they managed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Big battle looms in Eastern Ghouta as infighting resumes

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4: 50 P.M.) – More rebel fighters were reported killed today as the infighting among rival insurgent groups continues for the second day in the Eastern Ghouta region. According to local activists, today’s clashes killed more than 30 people and wounded at least 50, including civilians. Fierce battles broke out yesterday in several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US military convoy enters Syria from Iraq

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – An American military convoy consisting of several armored vehicles reportedly entered Syria from the Iraqi border on Saturday, arriving in the city of Al-Qamishli this morning. The American convoy is expected to head to the Syrian-Turkish border in the coming hours as they attempt to deter the Turkish Asrmed Forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ФОТО 18+: Сирийская армия отразила нападение ИГ на “дорогу жизни” у Ханассера

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Десятки боевиков убитыми и ранеными потеряла террористическая группировка “Исламское государство” в результате неудачной атаки на позиции Сирийской Арабской Армии близ города Ханассер на юго-востоке провинции Алеппо. Информационное крыло группировки заявило, что её боевики захватили несколько блокпостов в окрестностях и внутри деревни Умм-Мияль, убив при этом не менее 30 солдат. Однако эти утверждения были опровергнуты публикациями […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Open Thread

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
As usual (and thank you)... more »

“Washington Plans to Nuke Russia and China?”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*“Washington Plans to Nuke Russia and China?”* by Paul Craig Roberts "Not everyone likes to hear about the threat of nuclear war. Some find refuge in denial and say that nuclear war is impossible because it makes no sense. Unfortunately, humankind has a long record of doing things that make no sense. In previous posts in recent years I have pointed out both written documents and changes in US war doctrine that indicate that Washington is preparing a preemptive nuclear attack on Russia and China. More recently, I have shown that Washington’s demonization of Russia and President Put... more »

Ron Paul Interviews Assange: ‘If We Allow Trump to Declare War on Truth, We Are to Blame’

Claire Bernish at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: assange]Julian Assange warns freedom of the press in the US is on the line as the establishment wages war on truth by going after those who speak it.

The “Snowden Stopper”: WikiLeaks Exposes CIA Tool To Hunt Down Whistleblowers

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: snowden]WikiLeaks has just dropped a user manual describing a CIA project known as ‘Scribbles’ (a.k.a. the "Snowden Stopper")

Jeremy Corbyn explains why ‘mugwumps’ are actually very important in this election [VIDEO]

Carlyn Harvey at The Canary - 13 hours ago
The word ‘mugwump’ hit the headlines on 27th April. Because Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson hurled it as an insult at Jeremy Corbyn. But now the Labour leader has responded to Johnson’s silly slur. Corbyn’s explanation of why ‘mugwumps’ have come to the fore, however, gives the word a new meaning. And it’s one that, thankfully, […] The post Jeremy Corbyn explains why ‘mugwumps’ are actually very important in this election [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

Ian Hislop stuns the panel by calling out BBC bias straight to the broadcaster’s face [VIDEO]

James Wright at The Canary - 13 hours ago
Private Eye Editor Ian Hislop stunned the panel on Have I Got News For You by calling out BBC bias: ‘BBC policy?’ The journalist and broadcaster joked about the BBC’s failure to hold the government to account: Are there no questions about the Conservatives at all? Is that the new BBC policy? Seeing host Kirsty […] The post Ian Hislop stuns the panel by calling out BBC bias straight to the broadcaster’s face [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

Chris Hedges: Artists As Prophets

dandelionsalad at Dandelion Salad - 13 hours ago
Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Apr 29, 2017 On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges discusses the role of the artist with Enrique Martinez Celaya. The sculptor, painter, physicist and philosopher’s work focuses on the struggle of individuals to navigate the inner and outer realms of darkness that negate our […]

Protests Are Growing In Russian President Putin's 'Backyard'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Interior Ministry officers detain a participant of an opposition protest, calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin not to run for another presidential term next year, in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov *Amie Ferris-Rotman, Foreign Policy:* *Keep Your Eyes on the Protests in Russia’s Provinces* While the world watches Moscow for signs of unrest, hundreds of small-scale protests are heating up in Putin’s heartland. UKOVO, Russia – Each morning, just before 11 a.m., Igor Litvinov leaves his work gutting chickens and sets off for the main square in th... more »

Don of the Hundred Days Vs. Barry the Buckraker

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
Everybody who's anybody in the corporate media bubble is talking about the First Hundred Days of Trump's presidency. Since I don't live in the corporate media bubble, I don't care about this milestone and won't contribute to the churnalistic echo chamber. I'll just sum it all up by observing that *p**lus ça change*, *plus* *c'est* *la même chose*.The rich continue to get richer, the poor continue to get poorer. And our elected leaders and their greedy plutocratic clients will never lose their appetite for endless war and plunder all over the globe. For them, what should be the main ... more »

Tump's Order Silences Alaskan Native Voices

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
TRUMP’S ORDER SILENCES ALASKAN NATIVE VOICES By Native American Rights Fund Censored News April 28, 2017 NARF’s client, the Bering Sea Elders Group, released the following statement in response to today’s Executive Order. Bering Sea Elders Group Condemns President Trump’s Revocation of Critical Bering Sea Executive Order, as Alaska Delegation Stands By April 28, 2017 — Today

South Koreans Are Still Trying To Figure Out President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Anna Fifield, Washington Post*:* In South Korea, mystification over Trump’s defense and trade comments* SEOUL — The South Korean government reeled Friday over President Trump’s sudden insistence that he expects Seoul to pay $1 billion for a missile defense system that many here do not want, the latest in a series of slights against one of the United States’ leading allies in Asia. Trump’s remarks come at a particularly sensitive time on the Korean Peninsula: Not only have tensions with North Korea risen to their highest level in years, but South Koreans are heading to the polls n... more »

Al Gore and “Climate” Warriors Demand $15 Trillion to Save Earth

Alex Newman at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: al-gore-and-climate-warriors-demand-15-trillion-to-save-earth] Former Vice President and self-styled inventor of the Internet Al Gore, infamous primarily for his many debunked prophecies about global-warming doom, is demanding another $15 trillion from humanity to supposedly save the planet from alleged man-made “climate change.” In a report produced by his new group of crony capitalists and tax-funded climate alarmists, dubbed the “Energy Transitions Commission” (ETC), Gore and his allies demand as much as $600 billion annually in tax money to help meet the goals laid out i... more »

Weekend reads: New calls for retraction; more on fake peer review; how long does peer review take?

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
The week at Retraction Watch featured a look at how long journals take to respond to retraction requests, and news of a $10 million settlement for research misconduct allegations. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: “In view of these problems, we believe that the only reasonable course of action in this case is to retract the […] The post Weekend reads: New calls for retraction; more on fake peer review; how long does peer review take? appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Imprisoned CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Put In Solitary After Officer Threatened Him

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 14 hours ago
Bureau Of Prisons covers for officer after he bullies CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling then puts him in solitary confinement. The post Imprisoned CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Put In Solitary After Officer Threatened Him appeared first on Shadowproof.

Spirit Resistance Radio Live Today from Climate March April 29, 2017

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
Spirit Resistance Radio is live at the Climate March in DC, set up at the end of the march, where the presentations will be. Govinda is live from the new Spirit Resistance Radio van. Go to at www.spiresradio.com and click "listen." ====================== (Above) from-polluted-communities-lead-peoples-climate-march/ "Remy, center, an artist from the Navajo Nation in Black Mesa,

"How It Really Is, You Hypocrites"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

Kahlil Gibran, “The Prophet: Freedom”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*“Freedom”* "And an orator said, “Speak to us of Freedom.” And he (the prophet) answered: At the city gate and by your fireside I have seen you prostrate yourself and worship your own freedom, Even as slaves humble themselves before a tyrant and praise him though he slays them. Aye, in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff. And my heart bled within me; for you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you, and when you cease to speak of freedom as a goal... more »

Saturday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Gillian White highlights Peter Temin's work on poverty and inequality - including the standard which a person trapped in poverty needs to meet in order to have any meaningful hope of escaping: Temin then divides workers into groups that can trace their family line in the U.S. back to before 1970 (when productivity growth began to outpace wage growth) and groups that immigrated later, and notes that race plays a pretty big role in how both groups fare in the American economy. “In the group that has been here longer, white Americans dominat... more »

This Age of Scientific Dogmatism

Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 14 hours ago
I have made two comments to an American Thinker article, "The Left's Vicious Intolerance In Science". *I'll just say here that arguing about science is not science. I am a scientist, by the way--in fact, THE scientist, who has made the greatest discovery in history--directly impacting every field of human inquiry--which few in our time, on either the Left or the Right--or the middle, for that matter--have shown themselves willing to respectfully consider. No surprise there, it has been ever thus; ask Galileo (and I sometimes call myself the Galileo of this time). There is so much i... more »

US Military Convoy Stationed in Northern Syria (Video)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Published on Apr 29, 2017 The US military says it has deployed a group of troops and military vehicles along the Syria-Turkey border to prevent further clashes between Turks and Syrians. A convoy of armored vehicles with US flags was spotted on a rural road in the village of Darbasiyah, a few hundred meters from […]

China, Russia to Counter Donald Trump’s Controversial THAAD Missile Shield

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
China, Russia to Counter Donald Trump’s Controversial THAAD Missile Shield by Kirsty Needham, http://www.smh.com.au/ Beijing: China and Russia have vowed “to take further action” against the United States’ ambition to build a global anti-missile shield that they argue will give US forces a unilateral military advantage. – Chinese and Russian officials met in Moscow on Wednesday within hours of […]

Washington Plans to Nuke Russia and China

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Washington Plans to Nuke Russia and China by Paul Craig Roberts, http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ Not everyone likes to hear about the threat of nuclear war. Some find refuge in denial and say that nuclear war is impossible because it makes no sense. Unfortunately, humankind has a long record of doing things that make no sense. – In […]

Empty bragging: Trump trumpets ‘isolating’ Russia from China in UN Security Council

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 14 hours ago
[image: china russia] In further sign of his chronic amateurism and tendency to brag President Trump trumpets as a 'foreign policy success' his getting China to abstain on the Khan Sheikhoun UN Security Council vote, claiming wrongly this 'isolated' Russia from China. The post Empty bragging: Trump trumpets ‘isolating’ Russia from China in UN Security Council appeared first on The Duran.

Former Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk involved in execution of Russian soldiers during Chechnya conflict

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
[image: Yatsenyuk Chechnya] Russia’s Investigative Committee has evidence of Yatsenyuk's involvement in war crimes. The post Former Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk involved in execution of Russian soldiers during Chechnya conflict appeared first on The Duran.

A very nervous Japan shuts down metro system fearing North Korea missile launch

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
[image: kim-jong-un] Japan is preparing for the worst. The post A very nervous Japan shuts down metro system fearing North Korea missile launch appeared first on The Duran.

Security In Iraq April 15-21, 2017

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
The number of reported security incidents in Iraq took another drop for the third straight week. There were 106 incidents mentioned in the press from April 15-21. That was the lowest count for the year, and the fewest incidents since 2013. That was due to violence being down across the country along with a dip in Ninewa where the Battle for Mosul was going on. By province there were 48 incidents in Ninewa, 22 in Baghdad, 12 in Diyala, 10 in Anbar, 6 in Kirkuk, 5 in Salahaddin, and 1 each in Basra, Kurdistan, and Wasit. *Security Incidents In Iraq, Apr 15-21, 2017* Basra 1 KRG 1 ... more »

"Little Tim"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
If there's one bias that even BBC insiders will sometimes admit to it's that the BBC has a strong social-liberal bias - though, of course, that's also true of many broadcast media journalists well beyond the BBC (though we don't pay for *them* via a compulsory licence fee). One of the odder events of last week seemed to manifest that: namely what Stephen Daisley at *The Spectator *called "the cruel hounding of Tim Farron" over his views on gay sex. Though it was Channel 4 News (in the form of Cathy Newman) and ITV (in the person of Robert Peston) who really set this fox running, t... more »

Musical interlude

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Wild Strawberries - Everybody Loves you When You're Dead

BRET STEPHENS: SNEAKY LITTLE SAIL-TRIMMER

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
Bret Stephens is not wasting any time. His first column for *The New York Times* is about climate change, and it's predictably terrible, just as his earlier work on climate was -- but it's terrible in a different -- and sneakier -- way. Stephens's *Times* column is about climate change, but its first four paragraphs focus on the failure of Hillary Clinton's data-driven campaign. Stephens argues that we should doubt all data: There’s a lesson here. We live in a world in which data convey authority. But authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris. From... more »

What Are Other Nations Expecting From President Trump?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *Washington Post:* *Other countries are still trying to figure out what Trump means to them* Much of the world is in a quandary, still unsure what to expect from the administration of President Trump. The Chinese are unexpectedly hopeful. Europeans, less so. And Mexico remains wary, if less frightened than when Trump took power on Jan. 20. “We can’t keep assuming there is now an established order,” says Sergio Aguayo,... more »

Sarah Palin weighs in on Trump's first 100 days. Put your hip waders on folks!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
This is unfortunately courtesy of Breitbart, so remember to take your air sickness pills and if you click the link also make sure to have your local mental health professional on speed dial. Shall we begin? *“I’m extremely pleased, of course, that our new president is in there building the team that he believes he needs in order to fulfill promises to the American electorate, to make America great again, and I’m very, very happy that he’s there,” said Palin.* *“Remember, those of you who maybe still aren’t aboard the Trump Train but know that the Trump movement had to be ushered i... more »

Democracy Now Live at Climate March DC April 29, 2017

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago
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The F-35 Just Got $1.7 Billion More Expensive

Dan Grazier at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * Cost to finish production rises again. The F-35 is even further behind schedule and more over budget than other watchdog agencies have reported. A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds the troubled program will need an additional $1.7 billion and another year just to finish its already 16-year-long production process. The GAO echoed much of the information released by the Pentagon’s top weapon testing office earlier this year, but painted an even bleaker picture of the future of the most expensive weapon program in history. The F-35 ... more »

Why America Should Fear China's Electronic Warfare Plane

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Inspired by the Growler? The United States Navy’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighters are one of a small number of military aircraft types dedicated to the task of jamming—and potentially destroying—hostile radars that could guide deadly surface-to-air missiles against friendly aircraft. This mission is known as Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). Basically, if a modern air force wants to attack an adversary with significant antiaircraft defenses, it needs an effective SEAD game to avoid insupportable losses. The Growler is derived... more »

Could North Korea Soon Launch a Nuclear War Against America from Underwater?

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* The SLBM threat, explained. What is the status of North Korea’s submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) program? SLBMs are the classic second-strike insurance program; even if the homeland is incinerated, submarines hiding in the deep can retaliate against a nuclear attack. North Korea, a state of limited means with a limited nuclear arsenal, could use SLBMs to deter a preventative U.S. attack. Conversely, North Korea’s missile submarines could offer the opportunity for a preemptive attack against Japan or the United States. *The Missile* F... more »

North Korea Has Lots of Tanks (But Can They Fight?)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* A big threat or big nothing? For decades, North Korea has maintained strong armored forces as part of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), with thousands of tanks today in service. North Korean tanks and mechanized infantry are meant to liberate the southern half of the peninsula in a lightning war that Pyongyang would win before the United States could bolster Seoul’s defenses. Unfortunately for the KPA, the end of the Cold War has halted the flow of modern tanks and other weaponry, dulling what was once a sharp sword. North Korea’s use of armor goe... more »

The shale revolution crushes wind and solar 

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Credit: dragonproductsltd.com H/T GWPF / RealClearEnergy The author notes that ‘the rigs are getting roughly twice as productive every three years. No other energy technology is improving that quickly.’ Wind and solar are now experiencing a declining rate of improvement as those technologies start to approach their limits in…

"If Death Meant..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
“If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character... Would you slow down? Or speed up?” - Chuck Palahniuk

"Fukushima Update, April 29, 2017: 14,337.05 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*Publishing Note: *Due to Bob Nichol's other commitments the city-specific radiation reporting will now be published every 2 weeks until further notice. The next such full report will be on May 6, 2017. I will update the weekly Hiroshima bomb equivalents information. This is to keep you as aware and informed as possible, not alarm you, though you should be alarmed, and is scientific *FACT*, not sensationalistic nonsense. Everything here is active-linked for your own verification, or not; I encourage you to do so. The radiation's not going anywhere, folks, but we are... - CP *"Now I... more »

"The Cave..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"In 'The Republic', Plato imagines human beings chained for the duration of their lives in an underground cave, knowing nothing but darkness. Their gaze is confined to the cave wall, upon which shadows of the world are thrown. They believe these flickering shadows are reality. If, Plato writes, one of these prisoners is freed and brought into the sunlight, he will suffer great pain. Blinded by the glare, he is unable to seeing anything and longs for the familiar darkness. But eventually his eyes adjust to the light. The illusion of the tiny shadows is obliterated. He confronts the ... more »

Colorado Bill Bans Cops From Helping Federal Govt Arrest People for Cannabis

Justin Gardner at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: colorado]Colorado lawmakers are flexing 10th Amendment rights to protect the freedom of citizens from the feds and the economic boon of legal cannabis.

Cannabis Use in US So High, Police Depts Now Allow Recent Potheads to Be Cops

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: cannabis]There are now so many cannabis users that police departments are lowering the weed use requirements for cops — who will still arrest YOU for it.

Here are the Top 10 Broken Promises of Trump’s First 100 Days

Annabelle Bamforth at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: trump]Donald Trump is proving to be just like Barack Obama and George W. Bush who both ran on campaigns of change only to get in and break every promise.

Man Fined $500, Because Criticizing Traffic Lights in Oregon is Illegal — No Joke

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: lights]Oregon laws make it illegal for anyone who isn’t a licensed engineer to criticize the state’s methods for timing traffic lights, according to a lawsuit.

Flags of inconvenience (updated)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
The closing song by The Cranberries on last night's *The One Show* struck a discordant note - or two. Alas, that was partly because the singer, Dolores, was somewhat out of tune . (I feel for her. I'm apparently tone-deaf when I sing, in that I think I can sing but truly, truly can't. I once belted out Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' to a very rude Karaoke game at a friend's party. The game flashed up a running commentary. I remember "Ouch!" and "Don't give up your day job!".) The other discordant note came from there being an absolute mass of EU flags (well over a dozen of) being w... more »

Oppose Fascism & Political Repression in Odessa, Ukraine!

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
Three years ago, the U.S. government supported a violent right-wing coup in Ukraine carried out with the use of neo-Nazi paramilitary organizations. The pro-coup campaign was known as “Maidan,” for the city square in the capital city of Kiev where the anti-government assaults were carried out. Less than three months later, on May 2, 2014, at least 46 mostly young people known as “Anti-Maidan” were murdered when a massive, fascist-led mob set fire to the House of Trade Unions in the Black Sea city of Odessa. This Tuesday, May 2, 2017, Odessans will mark the third anniversary of this... more »

Ron Paul interviews Julian Assange, as the CIA continues to push for Assange’s arrest (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
[image: Ron Paul interviews Julian Assange, as the CIA continues to push for Assange’s arrest (Video)] Julian Assange believes the CIA is "deeply humiliated" by all the documents leaked via Wikileaks. The post Ron Paul interviews Julian Assange, as the CIA continues to push for Assange’s arrest (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Wikipedia is shut down in Turkey

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
[image: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, takes Vezir Cakras by hand while speaking on his mobile phone inside his car stationed over the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. Erdogan’s office says the Turkish president has talked Cakras out of jumping off a bridge to commit suicide. Television footage on Friday showed Erdogan’s motorcade stopping over Istanbul’s Bosporus Bridge where a man was apparently contemplating jumping off. An official from Erdogan’s office told the Associated Press that Vezir Cakras was depressed because of “family issues.” (Yasin... more »

Pelosi Kept The Democrats United But It Was The House Republicans Who Killed TrumpCare

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Ryan, Pence, McCarthy and Price-- with Trumpy-the-Clown in tow-- failed to pass TrumpCare 3.0 or, put another way perhaps more salient for their base, failed to repeal Obamacare for the 3rd time in as many weeks, not just failed to repeal it-- their #1 campaign promise for how many years?-- but failed to even call a vote. That's because the bill is so horrible that, except for Republicans representing the most backward, ignorant districts where everyone is strung out on prescription drugs and incapable of thought, Republicans in normal parts of the country know voting for it is a ... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*UK: How parents are removing their children from religious education classes because they do not want them to learn about Islam* Parents are pulling their children out of school religious education lessons because they do not want them taught about Islam, the Church of England said yesterday. Some, Church officials said, hope to shield their children from learning about any faith but Christianity, and others have a particular intention to keep children from any knowledge of Islam. They pointed towards far right political groups and some minority faith sects as activists who are ... more »

Political “Scientist” Michael Mann Prefers Censorship, Slander and Punitive Action Over Debate

Posted without comment: Climate Bullies Take to the Streets for ‘People’s Climate March’ Most Americans are unaware of the vicious campaign waged by climate activists against people who do not recite the strictest tenets of the manmade-climate-change creed…they are the bullies attacking anyone who dares to question climate science or who doubts whether human activity … Continue reading "Political “Scientist” Michael Mann Prefers Censorship, Slander and Punitive Action Over Debate"

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Motor vehicles and particulate pollution* *The article below appeared under the heading "Toxic diesel particles penetrate right through to the heart, scientists warn". But the research concerned showed no such thing. The article is part of a decades-long Greenie campaign to demonize motor vehicles by showing that they are harmful to health. And there have been countless studies showing that people who live beside busy roads do have more illness of various sorts. It has been known for decades that that proves nothing but the studies keep rolling out. It proves n... more »

100 Days And Counting

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 17 hours ago
Peter Wehner, in the New York Times, has an instructive evaluation of Donald Trump's first one hundred days in office: The early days of the Trump presidency have been marked by extraordinary ineptitude. We saw it right out of the gate, with his botched executive order barring refugees from particular countries. Since then the missteps have piled up: the failure of the Republican House to pass the American Health Care Act; petty arguments with allies; the conscious decision to leave hundreds of key appointments unfilled, which in its faux populism is more significant than it may a... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 17 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Brazil protesters, police clash in first general strike in decades Canada Hit By Countrywide Internet, TV And Phone Outage As Shaw Goes Dark "This Is A Coup": Masked Men Storm Macedonia Parliament - Live Feed Poll Reveals Los Angeles Residents Fear Major Riots Are On The Horizon No Roads Needed: Google-Backed Flying Cars For Sale By End Of 2017 'A slap in the face': China is gloating over Trump's Taiwan snub El Salvador bans metal mining in world first Bitcoin Spikes To Record Highs The lawyer for the United passenger dragged off a plane is suddenly singing the ai... more »

+18 Graphic Content: Syrian Army repels ISIS attack on southeast Aleppo, kills scores

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:50 P.M.) – Dozens of Islamic State fighters were killed and wounded in a failed attack they had launched earlier today on Army positions near Khanasser, in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo. The terror group’s media mouthpiece claimed that its militants have taken over several outposts for the government forces in and around […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Zapadores rusos desminan 6.600 explosivos en Palmira desde su liberación

Inna García at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Los zapadores rusos que han operado en la zona de Palmira tras su liberación, han despejado de explosivos 1,5 mil hectáreas de territorio, 140 kilómetros de carreteras y cerca de dos mil edificios y estructuras en la parte histórica de la ciudad, donde han encontrado y destruido alrededor de 6.600 objetos explosivos, incluyendo 630 dispositivos explosivos improvisados. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Yemenli direnişçiler, Suudi Arabistan’ı balistik füzeyle vurdu

Eren Dalkesen at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Suudi Arabistan öncülüğündeki koalisyon güçlerine karşı savaşan Yemenli direnişçiler, bugün Suudi Arabistan’ın güneyinde yer alan Cizan’ı Kahır M-2 tipi balistik füze ile vurdu. Yerel kaynakların verdiği bilgilere göre, Husiler tarafından ateşlenen balistik füze, el Musem kasabasında yer alan ve koalisyon güçlerine ait paralı askerlerin bulunduğu askeri merkezi hedef aldı. Koalisyon güçlerinin kayıpları hakkında henüz […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

خاص بالصور +18 || عشرات القتلى من ارهابيي داعش بعد احباط الجيش هجومهم بمحيط ام ميال بريف حلب

Yusha Yuseef at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
أحبطت وحدات الجيش السوري فجر اليوم هجوما لارهابيي داعش على عدة نقاط وبلدات شمال شرق خناصر في ريف حلب وقال مصدر عسكري لمراسل المصدر نيوز : تصدت وحدات من الجيش السوري والقوات المساندة لهجوم تنظيم داعش على محاور بلدات ام ميال وسرداح شمال شرق خناصر , وكبدت المهاجمين عشرات القتلى والجرحى ودمرت لهم العديد من […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Йеменские силы нанесли очередной ракетный удар по территории Саудовской Аравии

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Войска йеменской армии, лояльные Верховному политическому совету в Сане, нанесли ракетный удар баллистической ракетой “Кахер-2” по одному из районов на юге Саудовской Аравии. Целью удара стало скопление саудовских военных и связанных с ними иностранных наёмников в центре населённого пункта Аль-Мусем, провинция Джизан. Точное число потерь, понесённых саудовскими наземными силами, неизвестно. Очередное применение этой и других […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Террористам ИГ удалось остановить продвижение боевиков оппозиции в Восточном Каламуне

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Террористическая группировка “Исламское государство” в пятницу нанесла успешный контрудар по позициям группировки “Усуд аш-Шаркыйя” (поддерживаемая США и Иорданией фракция так называемой “Свободной сирийской армии”) в Восточном Каламуне, близ административной границы с провинцией Хомс. Свою атаку боевики ИГ начали с выступа в линии фронта в районе Махса – небольшой территории, за счёт которой ИГ вбило “клин” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Gobierno turco bloquea el acceso a Wikipedia en todo el país

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Las autoridades turcas han restringido el acceso a la enciclopedia libre en línea Wikipedia. La decisión ha sido tomada por la Autoridad de las Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación, de acuerdo con un mensaje en su web oficial. “Tras un análisis técnico y después de consideraciones legales basadas en la ley 5651, se ha adoptado […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Al-Shabaab assassinates Somali intelligence chief in Mogadishu

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:20 P.M.) – This morning, the media wing of the hardline jihadist group Al-Shabaab claimed its fighters had assassinated a prominent intelligence official in the Somali capital. Al-Shabaab sleeper cells were said to have tracked down Mohammedi Haj Ali and shot him dead while traveling to work. The assailants then escaped the scene […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Йеменские повстанцы потеряли 30 человек в боях с “Аль-Каидой”

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
В пятницу вечером террористическая группировка “Аль-Каида на Аравийском полуострове” (АКАП) опубликовала заявление, в котором утверждает, что в боях с отрядами движения “Ансарулла” (хуситы) в провинции Байда последние потеряли за прошедшую неделю убитыми и ранеными 30 человек. Утверждается, что эти потери хуситы понесли в результате атак джихадистов в округе Аль-Захир – сельском районе провинции Байда в […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Rusia entrega en un día 6,7 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria a Siria

Inna García at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
El Ejército ruso realizó ayer 8 acciones humanitarias en las provincias de Alepo (6), Daraa (1) y Latakia (1), en las cuales repartieron casi siete toneladas de ayuda humanitaria, según un boletín emitido por el Centro Ruso para la Reconciliación de Rusia. En la ciudad de Alepo, en las zonas de al-Sukkari, al-Akramia, Suleimaniya, Hamidia, Haidariya y Karm al-Dodo, los habitantes […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS counter-offensive devastates rebel forces in East Qalamoun

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:52 A.M.) – The ISIS terrorist group has launched a well-executed counter-offensive against the Osoud Al-Sharqiya rebel group (a US/ Jordanian-backed Free Syrian Army franchise) on the border region between the provinces of Homs and East Qalamoun. ISIS launched its assault out the so-called Mahsaa salient, this area being the small, but all-important territorial […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Al-Qaeda offensive in rural Bayda inflicts 30 casualties upon Houthi troops

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:10 P.M.) – Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a statement on Friday evening, claiming to have killed and injured 30 Houthi fighters in Bayda province over the past week. The alleged death toll was inflicted due to jihadist attacks on the Al-Jamajim and Al-Hasir areas of Al-Zahir district, a rural region […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Eurovision 2017 Preview

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 17 hours ago
We may be bidding farewell to the European Union, but thankfully Britain remains a fully committed to the one supranational body that matters: the European Broadcasting Union. And so, with two weeks to go, it's time for our annual trudge through the highlights of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Remember, I don't do predictions any more. Especially as Theresa May has gone and done one all over my there-won't-be-a-general-election-in-2017 forecast. Arrgh. Enough ado, bring on the musics. To get it out of the way and fly the flag, here's what we're sending to the contest: "To... more »

Facebook admits that it was used to spread propaganda. Gee, no shit.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of The Guardian: *Facebook has publicly acknowledged that its platform has been exploited by governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries – including during the presidential elections in the US and France – and pledged to clamp down on such “information operations”.* *In a white paper authored by the company’s security team and published on Thursday, the company detailed well-funded and subtle techniques used by nations and other organizations to spread misleading information and falsehoods for geopolitical goals. These efforts go well beyond “fake ... more »

Watch Roger Pielke On Extreme Weather

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood In 2013, Dr David Whitehouse interviewed Prof Roger Pielke Jnr on the topic of extreme weather, for GWPF TV. It’s about 20 minutes long, but still worth watching. Everything that Pielke said then still applies. What is interesting though is that he thought that “data would win out”, and that climate […]

The election in satire Week #1

John Shafthauer at The Canary - 18 hours ago
And what a week it was! A week in which the Conservatives set out their plan for a ‘strong and stable’ election campaign! A week in which said campaign was revealed to consist solely of shouting the words ‘strong and stable’ at anyone who’ll listen! And a week in which the phrase was mainly shouted […] The post The election in satire Week #1 appeared first on The Canary.

We Are Unarmed: Intimate movie of resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline

White Wolf at White Wolf - 18 hours ago
An intimate chronicle of resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) at Standing Rock, the film bears witness from the first week of September to forced evacuation on February 23rd. Focusing on treaties and historical context, framed by the current American political context, Standing Rock becomes both a warning and an inspiration as this country moves into uncharted territory. A work-in-progress feature-length documentary film by Gwendolen Cates Photographer and documentary filmmaker Gwendolen Cates lives in New York City. She is the author of Indian Country (Grove Press, 200... more »

Donald Trump’s deep state dilemma: Free reign at home–totally compromised in foreign affairs

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 18 hours ago
[image: Donald Trump’s deep state dilemma: Free reign at home–totally compromised in foreign affairs] Donald Trump is still Donald Trump, but only when it comes to domestic issues. The post Donald Trump’s deep state dilemma: Free reign at home–totally compromised in foreign affairs appeared first on The Duran.

The folly of Montenegro’s ascension to NATO

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
[image: montenegro] Montenegro is too small to offer any meaningful military contribution to NATO. Instead, the move is entirely political. It is one designed to provoke Serbia and by extrapolation, Russia. The post The folly of Montenegro’s ascension to NATO appeared first on The Duran.

2 western narratives on North Korea, both cannot be true.

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
[image: North korea marching] North Korea is either highly armed and dangerous or is weak, crumbling and filled with fake and broken weapons. It cannot be both. The post 2 western narratives on North Korea, both cannot be true. appeared first on The Duran.

Bryant University Newspaper Attacks Robert Kennedy Jr.

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By Anne Dachel: Bryant Archway is the student newspaper of Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. I noticed that the "mission" of Bryant University is to inspire students to "become innovative leaders...attuned to the needs of industry and society." Well, this...

Exactly!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
And the same holds true for jobs numbers, criminal activity within the administration, and demonstrating patriotism. He's white, and he's a Republican, so it just doesn't matter.

Inseparable dog and duck prove friends don't have to be birds of a feather

White Wolf at White Wolf - 19 hours ago
'When they are together, somebody is always chasing or jumping on someone else, but when they are apart, they're always calling for each other. They may be an unusual match but this dog and duck are the best of friends. Four-year-old Pekin Andy and golden retriever Barclay are inseparable despite their love/hate relationship. Proud owner Pam Ishiguro, from Orange County, California, says the animals always call for each other whenever they are apart. 'Barclay loves to eat duck chow - actually he just likes to eat and knows there's always food in the coop, so whenever he gets a cha... more »

"Former Muslim Sandra Solomon Describes Life Under Sharia"

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
https://youtu.be/xPU7zs9Cyh0 Somehow I doubt that Sandra Solomon will ever be a guest on BBC Radio 4's Womens Hour.

"If Death Meant..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
“If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character... Would you slow down? Or speed up?” - Chuck Palahniuk

"How The World Economy Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
Any questions?

X22 Report, “The Fed Goes All In To Crash The Economy”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
X22 Report, “The Fed Goes All In To Crash The Economy” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Li7hvgBM3Y

The Economy: “The Ongoing Depression"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“The Ongoing Depression,” Introduction* by Brian Maher "The Fed’s remedies are likely to lead straight to the kind of depression the Fed set out to avoid in the first place." So warned Jim Rickards in his 2011 runaway best-seller, "Currency Wars." In fact, Jim argued the “new Depression” had already begun. The official commentariat ridiculed Jim at the time. After all, the economy had just recovered from a technical recession in 2009. And it was in technical expansion by 2011, courtesy of the Fed’s heroic fling at the printing press. But Jim maintained mainstream analysts failed t... more »

This new solar-powered device can pull water straight from the desert air

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
I do not find this particularly wonderful but it does address water gathering in the worst conditions which you would otherwise avoid. Otherwise the water yield is terribly small and the hardware promising to be expensive. wrong direction on all counts. Yet a benchmark of sorts. The real solution is the passive suspended conical net system which harvests many litres at night when the temperature drops. *This new solar-powered device can pull water straight from the desert air By Robert ServiceApr. 13, 2017 , 2:00 PMThe new water harvester is made... more »

Why Do General Relativity And Quantum Mechanics Need To Be Unified?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Good description of what we have here. However as someone who has a deep understanding of relativity and the metrics necessary to unify physics, I am able to make a remarkably simple observation. It is that the inverse of mathematical infinity as zero fails in our empirical universe. Understanding just this means that the assumption of a field is a gross error that quickly fails even at the electron level. Throw out mathematical infinity and you quickly enter a world of hurt with all our theory, not least with Relativity although that at least provides an underlying geometr... more »

Walnuts

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Good item here. This tree is contra indicated for proximity to crops and needs to be planted as a double row in a managed woodland. However the seventy year lifespan and the nut crop makes it particularly attractive. It certainly needs to be more actively planted, but obviously with care and away from groomed land. Otherwise, it would demand little for this particular food crop to become a serious staple rather than an occasional treat and five years is not much to wait. *Walnut* * http://www.witchipedia.com/herb:walnut* *There are several species of walnut trees, each pr... more »

Jesse Jackson Was Key FBI-CIA Operative in Martin Luther King’s Assassination

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
[image: B4INREMOTE-aHR0cDovLzQuYnAuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLy1kWjdiNm9PSjJPcy9WU19ieDllNTFhSS9BQUFBQUFBQUFkYy9TQVk1NUYtX2RkWS9zMTYwMC9tbGtiYWxjb255Mi5wbmc=] A series of assassinations took place over a five year span that all followed the same playbook. The targets were JFK, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy. All were political and inconvenient to real people in the CIA and J Edgar Hoover. It is even more noteworthy that no such thing has happened since with the exception of a deranged individual here and there we usually hear little off as they are simply thw... more »

An Invitation To Debate “Climate Change”

Hifast at Climate Collections - 20 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: I had tweeted the following: Various people either liked or retweeted this, including my mad mate and human lightning rod, James Delingpole. This post started because someone named Robin Whitlock tweeted the following: Delingpole is a knuckledragger, pure and simple. It’s a wonder his brain hasn’t shrivelled by…

Reversing the Cost of Red Tape

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 20 hours ago
STORY: The State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife sent a letter to a home/landowner asking for permission to access a creek on his property to document the decline in a certain species of unheard of frogs. The property owners' response in the second letter is EPIC. Original Letter from Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife: Dear Landowner: ODFW Staff will be conducting surveys for foothill yellow-legged frogs & other amphibians over the next few months. As part of this research we would like to survey the creek on your property. I am writing this letter to request your permis... more »

Israel supporters thrown out of Westminster Palestine meeting by armed police

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
'In a blog post published by Richard Millett, one of the pro-Israel attendees, he described how he had asked one of the panel "whether she had any sympathy with Israelis left bereaved and disabled by suicide bombers who got into Israel before the [security] wall, which she condemned, had been built? "[Mr] Hendrick immediately intervened on her behalf saying that this was a meeting about Palestine, not Israel. When I pressed that she should be allowed to answer he went outside to call armed police. "I was then politely asked to leave the room by police and then asked to give my pe... more »

Ofcom (update)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
Kevin Bakhurst If you recall, last October a study by *News-watch *found that 10 out of the 13 members of the new Ofcom board charged with being the independent court of appeal for complaints against the BBC had close links to the BBC themselves. Though there has been one change to Ofcom's Content Board since then, it has simply reaffirmed the body's BBC links, with James Thickett, former Controller of Business Strategy at the BBC, being replaced by a very familiar name to BBC watchers - Kevin Bakhurst, former Deputy Head of the BBC Newsroom and Controller of the BBC News Channel,... more »

"If Liberty Means Anything At All..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago

Imágenes +18 | Ataque yihadista frustrado en el norte de Hama

Inna García at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
Las fuerzas del gobierno sirio repelieron un ataque masivo por parte de los grupos yihadistas en el pueblo de Massasnah, al norte de Hama, eliminando e hiriendo a numerosos combatientes. Este asalto, el tercero desde que el pueblo fue liberado por las tropas del gobierno la semana pasada, fue encabezado por la rama siria de al-Qaeda, Hay’at Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Matan a emir yihadista extranjero en la ciudad de Idlib

Inna García at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
El viernes por la noche, un emir yihadista originario de la región del Cáucaso de Rusia murió durante la hora de oración en una mezquita en la capital de la provincia de Idlib. Sheikh Salah, emir de la brigada Imam Bukhari (grupo yihadista con combatientes extranjeros principalmente de Uzbekistán), fue abatido junto con cuatro guardaespaldas por […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Las tropas kurdas liberan dos barrios más de Tabqa

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
Es poco probable que el grupo terrorista ISIS mantenga el control de la ciudad de Tabqa por mucho tiempo dado que las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias (FDS) con el respaldo de Estados Unidos reanudaron su ofensiva en Raqa hoy, encabezada por cientos de unidades de asalto experimentadas. Con las FDS barriendo el centro de la ciudad, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Al-Qaeda niega recibir ataques de Arabia Saudí en Yemen

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
En una declaración oficial del viernes, al-Qaeda en la Península Arábiga (AQAP por sus siglas en inglés) negó que Arabia Saudí hubiera detenido a cualquiera de sus comandantes como el Reino del Golfo afirmó previamente. Arabia saudí dijo que había arrestado varios líderes de al-Qaeda en la región de Hadramaut, en la costa sureña de […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ÚLTIMA HORA: Fuerzas huzíes lanzan misiles balísticos dentro de Arabia Saudí

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
Los combatientes huzíes han disparado un misil balístico de alcance medio (MRBM), denominado Qaher-M2, al sur de Arabia Saudí. El misil apuntó a una reunión de tropas saudíes y sus mercenarios aliados en el centro de la ciudad de al-Mousem en la provincia de Jizan. En este momento, las pérdidas sufridas por las fuerzas terrestres […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: Houthi forces fire ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
Beirut (9:31 A.M.) – Houthi fighters have fired a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), designated Qaher-M2, into southern Saudi Arabia. The missile targeted a gathering of Saudi troops and Saudi-allied mercenaries in the center of the town of Al-Mousem in Jizan province. At this time, the losses incurred by the Saudi-led ground forces are unknown. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

2017.04.29

alicia hamberg at the ethereal kiosk - 22 hours ago
En frågeställning som jag på grund av upplevelser i verkliga livet och på internet allt intensivare umgås med: hur långt ut i vildmarken måste en människa bege sig för att undkomma samhällsfrågorna? Hur långt måste man fly från mänskligheten för att slippa producera ställningstaganden och argument i politiska frågor? Finns det någonstans i detta land … Continue reading 2017.04.29 →

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, "Le Onde”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
Ludovico Einaudi, "Le Onde” - https://www.youtube.com/

What Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming?

C. B. Thorington at A Divided World - 23 hours ago
Dr. Nir Shaviv, Chair of the Racah Institute of Physics of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, giving a talk on global warming at the George Marshall Institute on March 21, 2013. Screenshot from YouTube video uploaded by the George Marshall Institute. When I recently wrote the post Anti-AGW Global Warming Scholarly References, I became aware […]

Both GOP and Dems Committed to Destruction of Human Life on Earth

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Former CIA Contractor Steven Kelley: New World Order Wants Nuclear WW3! The Planned Depopulation Genocide of 6.5 Billion People! “With respect to blowback … This is suicide! These people want blowback! This is what they anticipate. This is why they are doing this. They want NUCLEAR WAR! They want missiles flying everywhere. They will actually […]

Pyongyang Test-Fires Another Ballistic Missile

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Published on Apr 28, 2017 North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, defying intense pressure from the United States. According to South Korea’s military, the missile was fired from an area north of Pyongyang. Reports suggest that the missile test was unsuccessful. This comes as the United States is pushing for tougher sanctions to curb […]

China’s Response to US THAAD Is New Weapons Tests and Live Fire Drills

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Published on Apr 27, 2017 China will continue to stage live fire drills and test new weapons to protect its national security, the Defense Ministry says. It comes after the deployment of the US THAAD anti-missile system to South Korea, to which Beijing is “resolutely opposed.” “The deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South […]

North Korea Pushes Imminent War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Published on Apr 28, 2017 The clock is about to run out on North Korea. For all of the bluster of Kim Jong Un and the North Korean display of live and fake missiles, the repulsive thuggish bully Kim Jong Un has finally rallied the International community to action. Urging peace, one last attempt at […]

CONFESSED: Obama Official Admits Climate Data Rigged For Political Purposes

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Published on Apr 28, 2017 While the left continues to push it’s man mad climate change agenda, science regarding climate is emerging, and Obama officials are admitting they lied. end

Israel Joins the Scramble to Wreck Syria – Journalist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Published on Apr 28, 2017 Israel launched missiles this week at a military facility in southwest Damascus, resulting in heavy losses of military equipment to the Syrian Arab Army. Syria responded with retaliatory strikes against Israel. Investigative journalist and author Max Blumenthal joins RT America’s Manila Chan to offer his insight. end

Trump ‘Preparing SHOW OF FORCE’ After North Korea’s Latest Missile Test, Official Claims

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Trump ‘Preparing SHOW OF FORCE’ After North Korea’s Latest Missile Test, Official Claims by WILL KIRBY, http://www.express.co.uk/ THE US may send additional military forces to the Korean peninsula in response to Kim Jong-un’s recent failed missile launch, a US official has claimed. – After North Korea launched another failed ballistic missile test early on Saturday morning, the […]

US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the […]

Tweet For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
North Korea launched a missile on Saturday. But the test ended in failure, the South Korean military said. https://t.co/aXS05VRj8w pic.twitter.com/UEaP1ZRsdS — The New York Times (@nytimes) April 29, 2017

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
The Battle of Berlin military historical reenactment held on the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Patriot Military Patriotic Park of Culture and Leisure of the Russian Armed Forces, the Moscow Region. April 23. © Sputnik/ Maksim Blinov

This Artificial Womb Could Revolutionize the Way We Treat Premature Babies

Ethical Technology - 1 day ago
Incubators and ventilators are invaluable when treating extremely premature infants, but they’re a far cry from the cozy confines of a mother’s womb. In an effort to create an environment that more closely approximates the real thing, researchers have now developed an artificial womb that could dramatically reduce mortality and disease in preemies. https://ieet.org/images/uploads/zmafs98ntmt5rgfywiwp.jpg

Bret Stephens' skepticism will spread from NYT to other mainstream sources

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
Bill Z. has sent me a link to the New York Times op-ed Climate of Complete Certainty by Bret Stephens, recently taken away from WSJ. The New York Times have promoted this first op-ed by the new guy as a "top story" and lots of readers have reacted. The content of the op-ed is simple. Stephens – who looks like a classic lukewarmer to me here, not too much more skeptical than Andy Revkin – says that it's wrong to expect that one is 100% certain. Only fanatics do so, sane people know that they're 65% right if they're really good, and the climate alarmists claiming certainty should be ... more »

'Enlisted Military' Is The Fourth Worst Job In The U.S.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Task & Purpose:* *‘Enlisted Military’ Ranks As One Of The Worst Jobs In The World — Again* Online job database CareerCast released its annual job rankings list on Thursday, and to nobody’s surprise, “enlisted military” came in 197th out of 200 occupations, making it the fourth-worst job in the United States. The surprising thing, however, is that the profession is slipping: Last year, it was only the fifth worst. After weighing a number of factors ranging from environment, salary, and growth outlook to several stress factors, CareerCast rated only logging, broadcast journalism... more »

NSA Will No Longer Collect American Emails And Texts Exchanged With Foreign Targets

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*New York Times:* *N.S.A. Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign Targets* WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency said Friday that it had halted one of the most disputed practices of its warrantless surveillance program, ending a once-secret form of wiretapping that dates to the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 expansion of national security powers. The agency is no longer collecting Americans’ emails and texts exchanged with people overseas that simply mention identifying terms — like email addresses — for foreigners whom the agency is spying on, but are neither... more »

Bret Stephens and Climate Change

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
The former Wall Street Journal writer Bret Stephens has a column today to kick off his new digs at the New York Times that meanders into climate change territory and has raised some hackles. In the piece, he talks about how public opinion on climate change is soft, which some folks have complained doesn’t capture public opinion […]

Trump's First Hundred Years

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
This morning-- Day 99 of the Trump Regime-- the Commerce Department released a sour look at what's happened to the economy since Mr. "I thought it would be easier" was installed in the Oval Office. According to the *NY Times*, "the economy barely grew, expanding at an annual rate of only 0.7 percent. The growth was a sharp decline from the 2.1 percent annual rate recorded in the final quarter of last year. It was the weakest quarterly showing in three years. Consumption, the component reflecting individual spending, rose by only 0.3 percent, well below the 3.5 percent rate in the ... more »

Bill Nye “Is Not The Right” Guy Would Prefer an Ice Age Over the Current Warming

The liberal crocodiles are continuing to circle Bill Nye, as the campaign to undermine him from the left continues. First the “March for Science” was displeased that he was too white, male, rich and presumably heterosexual, and wasn’t the best face for their “progressive, inclusive, diverse and nondiscriminatory” march. Now the ultra-liberal New Republic Magazine has their knives … Continue reading "Bill Nye “Is Not The Right” Guy Would Prefer an Ice Age Over the Current Warming"

Should the World Fear North Korea's Special Forces?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Kim's elite force, or paper tiger? One of the most vital parts of North Korea’s war machine is one that relies the most on so-called “soldier power” skills. North Korea has likely the largest special-forces organization in the world, numbering two hundred thousand men—and women—trained in unconventional warfare. Pyongyang’s commandos are trained to operate throughout the Korean Peninsula, and possibly beyond, to present an asymmetric threat to its enemies. For decades North Korea maintained an impressive all-arms force of everything from tanks to... more »

New Report Suggests Russia's Enclave of Kaliningrad Might Need to be Militarily 'Neutralized'

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Would NATO do it in time of war? Russia is not happy over a new RAND Corporation study that suggests the Russian city of Kaliningrad—the former German city of Königsberg—might need to be militarily “neutralized.” “Just Try It,” warned the headline of a Sputnik News article on the RAND study, which Sputnik described as being “filled with standard rhetoric about the dangers of ‘Russian aggression’ in Eastern Europe.” Actually, there was nothing particularly bellicose about RAND’s U.S. government-sponsored research, titled “European Relations with ... more »

Trump's Tax Plan Is an Outline, Not a Strategy

W. James Antle III at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*W. James Antle III* *Economics, Americas* [image: Donald Trump speaks to an audience at the Hermitage, home of former president Andrew Jackson. Wikimedia Commons/Tennessee National Guard] Why Trump’s team spared us the details. It’s not quite fair to say that President Trump has come out with a tax-reform plan. What Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn unveiled earlier this week is really a set of bullet points. A reasonable enough set of bullet points, from a conservative perspective. Individual tax brackets would be cut from seven ... more »

The North Korea Nightmare Continues

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* The missile tests continue—and will likely accelerate. What should Washington do now? If North Korea truly desires state of the art nuclear weapons and missiles—something that can deliver an atomic payload to say Los Angeles—than we are indeed in for some tense time ahead. The only way Kim Jong-un—the portly pariah of Pyongyang—can truly develop a medium-range missile that can hit even Hawaii or Alaska is through a rigorous testing program. Even in failure, the Kim regime gains vital technical data that creates pathways to future success. Th... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Los Venezolanos Heroicos'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Post navigation ← Previous LOS VENEZOLANOS HEROICOS Posted on April 28, 2017 Please post & distribute. April 28, 2017. South American nations don’t trust the US. US forces inside Venezuela promote foreign intervention and overthrow of governments. The Organization of American States (OAS), facilitates control of Latin America and the Caribbean. So Canada acts on behalf of the US to

3 Proven Ways Smartphones and Screen Time are Harming Children’s Health

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Alex Pietrowski* - What are fixation technologies doing to kids? The post 3 Proven Ways Smartphones and Screen Time are Harming Children’s Health appeared first on Waking Times.

Is President Trump Having Regrets About Being President?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
U.S. President Donald Trump looks out a window of the Oval Office following an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2017. *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Trump says he thought being president would be easier than his old life* He misses driving, feels as if he is in a cocoon, and is surprised how hard his new job is. President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days in office with a wistful look at his life before the White House. "I loved my previous life. I had so many things going," Trump told Reuters in an interview. "This is more w... more »

North Korea's Missile Test Fails Minutes After Launch

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNN:* *North Korea's missile test fails, US military says* (CNN)North Korea on Saturday launched a ballistic missile that blew up over land, a spokesman for the US Pacific Command said. The missile didn't leave North Korean territory, US Navy Cmdr. Dave Benham said. A US military assessment found the main part of the missile landed approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Pukchang airfield, a US official told CNN. South Korean officials said the test likely was a failure. *Read more *.... *More News On North Korea's Missile Test Failing Minutes After Launch* North Korea tes... more »

Federal investigation of Fox News expands. Wait, what federal investigation of Fox News?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 1 day ago
What? A fraud investigation? Courtesy of CNN: *The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Fox News has widened to include a second law enforcement agency. * *Financial crimes experts from the United States Postal Inspection Service are now involved, according to four sources connected to the investigation. * *Mail fraud and wire fraud cases are part of the USPIS purview. * *Investigators from both the USPIS and the Justice Department have been conducting interviews in recent weeks -- including with some former Fox staffers -- to obtain more information about the network's man... more »

Another Trump Property Tarred With His Toxic Name Is Forced To Close-- Maybe Koi Could Reopen In Clay Co, Kentucky

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*I bet folks in McKee, Kentucky would LOVE a Trump-branded something in their town of 800. This one is available for moving* Just under a year ago I spent some time in Azerbaijan, mostly in Baku, the capital city. I went to see Trump Tower, which had opened and closed in a matter of days, and blogged about it a bit. Trump's Mafia business partners, the Mammadovs (AKA the Coreleones of the Caspian), were stuck holding the bag when the CIA insisted GOP nominee Trump extricate himself and Ivanka from a full-time criminal enterprise that was working as money launderers for the Iranian ... more »

Allen Young : BOOKS | ‘The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture’ reviews the ‘Rag’ book

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
Book Review: ‘Celebrating The Rag: Austin’s Iconic Underground Newspaper’ By Allen Young | The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture | First published online 17 Apr 2017 This article was first published in The Sixties: A Journal of … finish reading Allen Young : *BOOKS* | ‘The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture’ reviews the ‘Rag’ book

Update: Loon Crisis Along Southern California Coast

Bird-Rescue at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 1 day ago
The month of April has not been kind to seabirds in Southern California. Hundreds of aquatic birds – especially Loons – have been found emaciated and sick along Santa Barbara and Ventura County beaches. You can help: Adopt a Loon More than 80 affected birds have come into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center […]

Ted Nugent Death Hoax

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Despite rumors that the rocker was killed in a hunting accident in Montana, he remains alive and well.

The Trials of ‘Last Unicorn’ Author Peter S. Beagle

David Emery at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The beloved sci-fi and fantasy writer has chronic money woes due in part to an ongoing legal battle with his former manager, but he says he's in no danger of winding up on the streets.

Death Row Inmate Eats an Entire Bible as His Last Meal?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
An article reporting that inmate Jeremy Morris decided to have a Bible as his last meal was a hoax.

Virginia Town Police Investigate Spate of ‘Almost Surgical’ Cat Shavings

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Authorities in Waynesboro said seven cats have been abducted, then returned, since December 2016.

Did Ayn Rand Say ‘The Question Isn’t Who Is Going to Let Me; It’s Who Is Going to Stop Me’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The quote, often attributed to Rand, is a paraphrase from one of her novels.

US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border

Tyler Durden at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 1 day ago
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »

US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border

Tyler Durden at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 1 day ago
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »

US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border

Tyler Durden at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 1 day ago
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »

US Deploys Troops Along Syria-Turkey Border

Tyler Durden at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 1 day ago
[image: undefined] Just three days after Turkish warplanes killed at least 20 US-backed Kurdish fighters along the Turkey-Syria border as well as several Kurdish peshmerga troops on Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, footage posted by Syrian activists showed the US has deployed troops and APCs in the contested region, in a move that could potentially drag the US in a conflict where it already finds itself mediating between two so-called US ally forces in the proxy war against Syria. The Turkish airstrikes also wounded 18 members of the US-backed People's Protection Units, or YPG, w... more »

VIDEO: Syrian jets intervene as US-backed rebels target army outpost in rural Sweida

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:30 A.M.) – Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters have repeatedly attacked the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in eastern Sweida this week, causing huge tension between two parties whom are both simoultaniously fighting the Islamic State. The media wing of Osoud Al-Sharqiya, a US-vetted FSA faction, published footage on Friday showing clashes between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Islamist militants fire at civilians to dislodge protest in eastern Damascus

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
SANA’A, YEMEN (2:00 A.M.) – Jaish Al-Islam fired live bullets at protesters in rural Damascus who took to the streets after Friday prayers in defiance of rival Islamist groups fighting one another on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital. Residents participating in the demonstration were chanting for rebel forces to unite although they were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Ten Saudi soldiers blown to smithereens due to Houthi offensive on coastal city

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
SANA’A, YEMEN (1:30 A.M.) – On Friday, two soldiers of the Saudi Arabian Army along with 8 proxies were killed-in-action (KIA) amid clashes with the Yemeni Army, Popular Committees, Republican Guard and Missile Forces at the Red Sea port city of Midi. The death toll was inflicted after troops loyal to the Sana’a based government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

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