Friday, April 27, 2018

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 27, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*SCMP:* *US ‘will not take the bait and respond’ to China's attempt to intimidate Taiwan, Pentagon says* *A US defence official called recent China military flights a ‘definite message of intimidation’* A senior US defence official on Thursday said that while recent military activities by China’s air force over Taiwan could be regarded as an attempt at “intimidation”, the Pentagon will not “take the bait and respond.” Thomas Harvey III, the acting assistant secretary for strategy, plans and capabilities at the US Department of Defence, told the South China Morning Post that the P... more »

Rio to Remove Half of Police Pacifying Units From Favela Communities

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Federal Intervention team in Rio de Janeiro decided to close half of the Pacifying Police Units (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro, G1 website reported on Thursday. The decision comes the same day that a report by the Observatorio de Intervenção (Intervention Observatory) releases […]

Rio’s Lagoa Hosts ‘Babilonia Feira Hype’ Fair this Weekend

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Babilônia Feira Hype fair returns to the city this weekend on April 28th and 29th. The fair will bring over 200 exhibitors to Parque das Figueiras in Lagoa, including visual artists, food trucks, designers, fashion collectives, and music performances. With 21 years of existence, […]

Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, April 27, 2018

Beatriz Miranda at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Friday, and below there is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. PARTY: Rocka Rocka (Jardim Botânico) – The first 2018 edition of Rio’s Rocka Rocka party arrives tonight in Jardim Botânico! DJs will entertain the partygoers with the greatest rock setlists, […]

"And With Such A People..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
“If everyone always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but that no one believes anything at all anymore - and rightly so, because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, to be ‘re-lied,’ so to speak. A lying government pursuing shifting goals has to ceaselessly rewrite its own history, leaving people not only dispossessed of their ability to act, but also of their capacity to think and to judge, and with such a people you can then do what you please.” Hannah Arendt

Citations Needed, Episode 35: The Total Blackout of the Korean Left

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 13 hours ago
Police officers surround anti-THAAD protesters in Seongju, South Korea, April 23, 2018. (Credit: Yonhap) When Americans read about the Korean "conflict" in the Western press, the articles are populated almost entirely with Serious Western Talking Heads, weapons contractor-funded think tank "fellows," and former and current U.S. military brass. Who's never consulted, much less heeded, are

Citations Needed, Episode 34: What the Hell is Wrong with MSNBC?

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 13 hours ago
MSNBC is by far the most influential mainstream media outlet on the American left. It sets the tone and defines the boundary for what is acceptable discourse among American liberals. But major issues the left is generally thought to care about - imperial war, worker strikes, Palestine, climate change - are almost entirely absent from coverage, as the network increasingly looks like a 24-hour

The e-commerce agenda and the gender gap

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Apr-2018 The e-commerce agenda reinforces the role women have been apportioned in society, giving them furthermore a false ‘sensation of happiness' in the face of increasing labor flexibilization and the transformation of production.

Kritik an EU - Afrika Handelsabkommen (EPAs)

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Apr-2018 Mehrere deutsche Entwicklungsorganisationen haben an die neue Bundesregierung appelliert, die zwangsweise Öffnung afrikanischer Märkte durch die Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen der Europäischen Union mit Afrika auszusetzen.

Médicaments et libre-échange avec l'Europe: une décision pourrait coûter 270 millions

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Apr-2018 La prolongation de la durée des brevets des médicaments dans le cadre de l'entente de libre-échange entre le Canada et l'Union européenne pourrait coûter jusqu'à 270 millions au gouvernement fédéral, selon un rapport.

Drug patent extensions under CETA could cost feds $270M a year: PBO

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Apr-2018 Extended patent protections under Canada's free trade deal with the European Union could cost the federal government some $270 million a year, according to a new report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Civil society letter on the EU/Mercosur Free Trade Deal negotiations

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Apr-2018 The EU & Mercosur just resumed negotiations for a trade agreement which would have terrible impacts on forests, local communities and our climate. NGOs call on the EU Commission to prioritise sustainability & human rights over trade.

If The DCCC Can't Fight Republicans-- Instead Of Progressives-- They Should All Be Fired

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
*What's wrong with the DCCC? Jason Bresler and Steny Hoyer* I hope you read Lee Fang's blockbuster post at *The Intercept* yesterday, featuring a secret recording of crooked K Street whore Steny Hoyer trying to crush another progressive candidate for Congress. [We added our two-cents here] and Levi Tillemann addressed it as well: *“Trickle Down Democracy”* American Democracy is under attack. Foreign powers have hacked our elections system, the U.S. president is a purveyor of conspiracy theories, far right-wing ideology and foreign influence. Democrats have an opportunity to fight ... more »

Macron: The Last Multilateralist

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: macron-the-last-multilateralist] The ideas of Emmanuel Macron seem to be less about tomorrow than yesterday. For the world he celebrates is receding into history.

The Mystery of Chappaquiddick

Steve Byas at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: the-mystery-of-chappaquiddick] The late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy drove off a bridge, and a girl in his car died. Though he was never held accountable, the facts say that Kennedy clout let a guilty man go free.

Open Thread

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Tribute to the most annoying 'advert' on the BBC. (No I don't want a Brexit with that and I did not pack one either.) The old one's full so it's probably time for a new open thread.

Cancer Dormancy: Why Cancer Cells Go To Sleep

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
Cancer has always been thought of as something that grows rapidly and uncontrollably, but this view may be wrong. New evidence suggests that cancer alternatively uses the “accelerator” and the “brake” in order to survive. read more

Toronto Van Attack staged to distract from Armenian Regime Change Op?

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 13 hours ago
*Ryder Truck with no evidence of blood from* *the dozen or so humans that it hit* Hi Folks: Just a bit more on the Toronto Van Attack Staged False Flag. Without a doubt this was a staged event and after viewing the *scene of the attack in the video linked **HERE,* I now doubt whether anyone was killed. It was a hoax through and through. The individual arrested was NOT Alek Minassian. The bald guy was probably some IDF hitman type. The Minassian patsy was the one who showed up in court. They wouldn't trust an incompetent nerd like Minassian with an important operation that possibly... more »

North and South Korea officially end war while the commie/libtards of the U.S. remove the statue of Stephen Foster...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*two things I never thought to see.* It occurred to me that most people alive today have no memory of the Korean War. Even though I was very young I remember it well. At the same time I remember the songs of *Stephen Foster*, all of which I sang around campfires. *Stephen Collins Foster* (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Sw... more »

WATCH: Police Slam Handcuffed ex-NFL Player on His Head, Choke Him Out

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: ex-NFL] Video of an ex-NFL player's alleged mistreatment by Georgia police has activist groups crying foul as it shows officers slam him to the ground and choke him, while he is in handcuffs. The post WATCH: Police Slam Handcuffed ex-NFL Player on His Head, Choke Him Out appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Media Silent as Allison Mack’s Arrest Exposes Child Trafficking For Billionaire-Backed Sex Slave Ring

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: mack] The Rothschild-linked Bronfman sisters donated millions to the cult whose leaders, Allison Mack and Keith Raniere, have been charged with child sex trafficking. The post Media Silent as Allison Mack’s Arrest Exposes Child Trafficking For Billionaire-Backed Sex Slave Ring appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

25 Myths; Debunked

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
I came across an unusual blog post in the Times of Israel. It is unusual for a couple of reasons. Firstly because it did what it said on the tin, which is to debunk 25 of the most ubiquitous - what shall we call them? I suggest ‘smears’. Yes, they are *genuin*e smears, against Israel. if I have to spell it out, I’m using the term in its strictest sense, (damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander) and not as a trumped-up smokescreen, as in the tactic infamously used by the antisemites in the Labour Party to mask the truth. The second reason the blog post is ... more »

Kanye and Trump

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
Although I don't think Kanye's remarks were political or economic (I think it was plain old friendship), the Democrats are deathly afraid of economic revitalization for American blacks. If Trump succeeds, they could possibly lose a locked down voting block. He must be stopped, even if the rising middle class will be hurt. Electing black politicians has never helped black citizens; education, strong families, and creation of businesses has always been the way. Many of our largest cities have powerful political machines from the black population, and still the city struggles. Govern... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 27

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1982 French delegation returned to Iraq to help work on its Osirak nuclear reactor Left after Iranian bombing of reactor in 1980 1987 Iran Op Karbala 10 took 2 towns and 100 sq mi in Sulaymaniya 1987 Syria agreed to stop backing Iraqi Kurds 1991 Iraq made declaration of its nuclear program to UN inspectors but was hiding most of it 2003 Report evidence found linking Ansar al-Islam with Al Qaeda 2003 Captured Mukhabarat documents showed it had meetings with Al Qaeda in 1990s 2003 Grenade thrown at 82nd Airborne troops wounding 2 in Ramadi 2003 Baghdad conference opened to ... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

DACA Rescission 2.0

jblackman at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
The Trump administration’s plan to wind down DACA, the deferred action policy that grants lawful presence to certain aliens, has been halted by several federal courts. While I have criticized such rulings in light of the deference due to the executive branch in this context, I freely concede that the government justification to rescind the policy was lacking. My recommendation: “The attorney general should issue an additional opinion that explains why he concluded DACA is unconstitutional.” To date, the government has been unwilling to take up this proposal on its own volition. No... more »

Zero D’Eh: Canada Takes a Bold Step Towards Offensive Cyber Operations

scarvin at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
Canada is going on the attack—at least in cyberspace. As Canada undergoes the most comprehensive national security legislation reform in over three decades, one of the most notable proposed changes in the sweeping Bill C-59 would empower Canada’s signals intelligence agency, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), to engage in offensive cyber operations. CSE is the Canadian equivalent of the National Security Agency or the U.K. General Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). The shift toward CSE’s engagement in so-called “active cyber,” responds to at least two trends. First,... more »

Prominent researcher dismissed following misconduct probe

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
The University of Tokyo has fired a high-profile cell biologist after a probe determined his group had falsified data. According to a news release issued today (in Japanese), the university has issued a “disciplinary dismissal” of Yoshinori Watanabe (according to our Google translate of the notice). In 2016, the institution began an investigation of seven … Continue reading Prominent researcher dismissed following misconduct probe

"The Only Absolute..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"Never perceive anything as being inevitable or predestined. The only absolute is uncertainty." - Lionel Suggs "Humans may crave absolute certainty; they may aspire to it; they may pretend, as partisans of certain religions do, to have attained it. But the history of science- by far the most successful claim to knowledge accessible to humans- teaches that the most we can hope for is successive improvement in our understanding, learning from our mistakes, an asymptotic approach to the Universe, but with the proviso that absolute certainty will always elude us." - Carl Sagan

The Number One Security Threat To The U.S. Is Its Debt

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Reuters *Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, National Interest*: *America's Greatest Enemy Is Neither China nor Russia (It's Debt)* *What happens if the United States can't pay down its debt?* What looked possible some years ago have with recent economic policy decisions turned into a realistic scenario: the United States face a technical default. The figures and forecasts published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) leave little doubt. Currently, net interest burden accounts for 1.6 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) equal to 9.4 percent of federal revenue absorbing about one ... more »

Jill Stein refuses to fully cooperate with Senate Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation. Hmm.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of The Intercept: *The Jill Stein campaign is refusing to comply fully with a Senate intelligence committee request for documents and other correspondence, made as part of the committee’s probe into Russian activities in the 2016 election, according to a letter to be delivered Thursday to the panel by an attorney for the campaign. * *The Green Party campaign will agree to turn over some documents, but raised constitutional objections to the breadth of the inquiry, which was first made in November 2017, arguing that elements of it infringe on basic political rights enshrin... more »

Friday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Vanessa Williamson rebuts the myth that fair tax policy will drive away wealthy residents. And Mike Maciag notes that tax giveaways to the corporate sector and the wealthy serve only to exacerbate inequality within the population as a whole. - Malika Sharma, Andrew Pinto and Arno Kumagai write that we should view the social determinants of health as factors which can and should be changed, rather than inevitabilities to be observed but not acted upon: In our paper “Teaching the Social Determinants of Health: A Path to Equity or a Road to Nowher... more »

“Counter-#Resistance?”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“Counter-#Resistance?”* by James Howard Kunstler "Who hit Kanye with that white privilege stick? The rapper/fashion maven/theologian/Kardashian arm candyman sent chills through the Twitterverse when he declared himself, somewhat elliptically, off-the-bus of the Progressive #Resistance movement and an admirer of the Golden One in the Oval Office. This came in his endorsement of YouTube blogger Candace Owen, who happens to not be down with the cause of the national victim lottery. Both Kanye and Candace have apparently crossed some boundary into a Twilight Zone of independent though... more »

‘Gaza is about to Explode,’ UN Envoy Warns Security Council

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
‘Gaza is about to Explode,’ UN Envoy Warns Security Council by https://news.un.org/en/ The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is continuing with no prospects for a political resolution and “Gaza is about to explode,” a senior United Nations official said Thursday, urging both sides to avoid further clashes along the enclave’s border. – “Old wounds continue to bleed and deepen […]

Barra da Tijuca: The Olympic Neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Located in the city’s Zona Oeste (West Zone) Barra da Tijuca is the newest of Rio de Janeiro’s neighborhoods, with much of it only having been developed as recently as the 1980s. It was also home to over half of the Olympic activity in 2016, […]

For And With The Divine Video - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*For And With The Divine Video is a creation by Sukie. Many, many thanks for the beautiful video. I am both grateful and honored that you think enough of my writings to make a video for me. * *If you wish the full text of the poem, please click on the link provided below:* *For And With The Divine*

Ukraine Military: Since The Start Of The War 3,784 Service Members Have Died Including 554 Who Have Committed Suicide

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Photo: 3mv.ru *EurAsia Daily:* *Ukrainian civil war stats: Every seventh dead in ATO is self-killer* According to an official data by Kiev, since the beginning of the Anti-Terror Operation (ATO) in Donbass, 3,800 military men have been killed, Ukrainian Chief Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios has posted in Facebook. “Since the beginning of the ATO, the status of combatant was granted to almost 326,000 people; 8,489 of them were injured, 3,784 were killed, at least 554 committed suicide,” he noted. According to him, military prosecutors revealed that in 2018 no centralized psyc... more »

Australian Nusra member given 5 year prison sentence for fighting in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – An Australian member of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (formerly Jabhat Al-Nusra) was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for fighting with the aforementioned jihadist group in Syria. According to the Daily Mail, Mehmeet Biber, 25, left Australia for Syria in 2013; he would then join the jihadist group Jabhat Al-Nusra. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian military captures important town in southern Hama (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) and Syrian Social National Party (SSNP) scored a big advance in the southern countryside of Hama this week, seizing several areas that were under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), the pro-government forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Libyan military leader ends rumors on apparent death by returning to Benghazi

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Libyan military chief Khalifa Haftar arrived at the Benghazi airport on Thursday after two weeks of medical treatment in Paris. Footage shows head of the self-styled Libyan National Army being greeted by a delegation of officials after stepping off the plane unassisted. Earlier this month, authorities reported that Haftar suffered from a ‘medical issue’, without […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Infamous Saudi jihadist leader Abdullah Muhaysni allegedly wounded in rural Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – Minutes ago, pro-Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham activists reported that their Shari’ah leader, ‘Abdullah Al-Muhaysni, was wounded in rural Idlib. According to these pro-HTS accounts, Muhaysni was traveling inside the rural Idlib town of Saraqib when his vehicle was struck an IED. Following the IED explosion, a group of unknown gunmen reportedly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army steps up assault against ISIS in southern Damascus (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Army continued its offensive against self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) positions through the southern districts of Damascus, as government forces aim to remove the last insurgent enclave in the area. Footage shows soldiers of the Syrian Army as they fire their weapons while moving through the ruins […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi Air Defense downs Houthi ballistic missile: state TV

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Saudi Arabia and several other countries under its leadership have started a campaign against Houthis in Yemen back in 2015 in order to support president Hadi. Saudi Arabia air defenses have downed missile launched by Yemeni Houthis towards the city of Jizan, state-run Al-Ekhbariya TV channel said. Source: Sputnik Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Rebels in southern Damascus handover some of their positions to Syrian Army

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The rebel forces in southern Damascus have handed over to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) some of their positions in the southern part of Damascus, following a brief round of talks. According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus, the rebels handed over some of their positions near their front-lines […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syria will never agree to Israeli ‘occupation’ of Golan Heights – Envoy to UN

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Relations between Damascus and Tel Aviv have recently escalated, as Syrian military infrastructure has reportedly been subjected to Israeli airstrikes on numerous occasions. During a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East situation, Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bashar al-Jaafari has once again reiterated Damascus’ adherence to the so-called pre-June 1967 line, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian airstrikes hammer southern Damascus as Syrian, Palestinian troops attempt to advance

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces are working overtime in southern Damascus, today, launching several airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in the Yarmouk Camp, Hajar Al-Aswad, Al-Qadam, and Al-Tadamon districts. Russian jets reportedly launched at least a dozen airstrikes over southern Damascus, paving the way for the Syrian Army to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia expects impartial report on situation in Syria’s Douma from OPCW

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Russia expects inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to present an impartial report on the situation in the Syrian city of Douma, where chemical weapons were allegedly used on April 7, in the near future, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday. “A group of OPCW experts, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump-Macron Bromance Turns Into Tough Love

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Macron might have extracted much more out of the state visit than his host could. The much talked about “bromance” between Trump and Macron all but turned out to be a case of “tough love.” Macron probably got close enough to Trump to say some mean things that he wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise. The post Trump-Macron Bromance Turns Into Tough Love appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

OIT Interview- Stephen Baskerville:The New Politics of Sex

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*All I can say is the interview below is timely. Because the war on men/ the family etc., relates to the "incel" meme explosion that is so very obvious and in your face due to the Toronto "Van Attack" incident and the implantation of an assuredly fake face book account, conveniently uploaded to face book just in time for the multiplier media to spread the aforementioned "incel" meme. As I stated yesterday "**But pay no mind to the curiosities about this incident and by all means allow yourselves to be distracted by the 'incel' meme. After all sex is a great distractor."* *That dis... more »

Kanye West Controversy Proves How Well the Left/Right Paradigm Works to Control Thought

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: kayne west] A recent series of tweets by hip-hop star Kanye West has sparked a firestorm of controversy and is exposing the mind-numbing power of the two-party paradigm. The post Kanye West Controversy Proves How Well the Left/Right Paradigm Works to Control Thought appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

EVERY FOX VIEWER KNEW EXACTLY WHICH "SAILOR" TRUMP WAS REFERRING TO IN THAT TWEET

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
A couple of hours ago, the president of the United States tweeted this: Is everybody believing what is going on. James Comey can’t define what a leak is. He illegally leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION but doesn’t understand what he did or how serious it is. He lied all over the place to cover it up. He’s either very sick or very dumb. Remember sailor! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 27, 2018 Many of his critics thought the last two words of the tweet -- "Remember sailor!" -- were a sign that Trump is losing his mind, but every Fox viewer knew exactly what he meant: Donald T... more »

Ignorance Still Rules the Roost

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Albertans -- a good number of them anyway -- are making a lot of noise about the University of Alberta's decision to award David Suzuki an honorary degree. One of the loudest opponents of the university's decision is Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux. Michael Harris writes: If more proof were needed that the Conservative Party of Canada has missed the boat on the most pressing issue of our times, it was recently supplied by Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux. Consider the magnitude of Jeneroux’s stupidity and self-serving impudence. The university is not honouring Suzuki because of his stand on... more »

The US Marine Corps Osprey Tiltrotor Craft Will Be Heavily Armed With Guns And Rockets

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The Marine Corps hope to use the aircraft in a new role escorting mission in high risk areas until next generation 'supercopters' become available. Tests have already fired a range of weapons from the craft. *Daily Mail*: *The supercopter gets armed: Marine Corps begins testing rockets, guns and missiles on Osprey 'transformer' tiltrotor craft* * Marine Corps hope to use aircraft to escort missions in high risk areas * Tests have already fired a range of weapons from the craft, including laser guided rockets and guns The US Marine Corps has begun arming its radical V22 Osprey til... more »

Saudi Arabia: Ignoring Its Human Rights Issues

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
While the western media focuses on the changes that have taken place in Saudi Arabian society as control in the royal family morphs, a recent press release by Human Rights Watch shows us that "the more things change, the more they stay the same" in the world's largest oil producer. Let's look at a bit of background on one of America's two best friends in the Middle East, a nation that was recently the beneficiary of a deal for $100 billion worth of U.S.-sourced military arms. In January 2015, 79 year-old Prince Salman bin Adbul Aziz Al Saud acceded to the Saudi throne after the dea... more »

Some Major U.S. cities headed for coldest April in recorded history

Hifast at Climate Collections - 16 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Some major U.S. are on track to be part of a record cold April. “Some cities in the east are experiencing temperatures a full 10 to 15 degrees F colder than normal, says meteorologist Jaclyn Whittal. Those cities include Buffalo, Chicago and Detroit. Those in the northern tier…

Want to understand gun owners? Watch their videos

Connie Hassett-Walker, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Kean University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Here's a challenge for gun control proponents: Watch 100 videos made by gun owners and gun rights advocates. One scholar watched these videos over five years and something surprising happened to her.

An ISIS Terror Training Blooper Video?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*Daily Mail: **Is this an ISIS 'blooper' reel? Footage 'seized by US military' shows terrorists crashing into each other while doing leap-frogs, falling over and performing awful martial arts* * New video claims to show ISIS fighters during training in Afghanistan * Shows feeble attempts at martial arts and masked fighters falling over * Believed to be 'bloopers' made during filming for propaganda video Video footage has emerged allegedly showing ISIS fighters in Afghanistan trying - and failing - to record menacing propaganda. Several videos were reportedly sized by U.S. militar... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin North Korea-linked hackers stole data from 17 countries in an ongoing cyberattack that's far bigger than we thought Stein breaks silence, completing handover of documents to Senate Committee. (Full Statement) Records: NXIVM hacked billionaire's emails with Hillary Clinton, world leaders The Supreme Court broke 2 of its strictest rules for the travel-ban arguments — and it shows how seriously the court is taking the case There's soaring interest in CBD, the marijuana compound in a drug that could be the first to win FDA approval — here's what it does A single high sc... more »

Russia Will Not Intervene In Armenia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan. Kremlin Press Service *Moscow Times*: *Why Hasn’t Putin Intervened in Armenia Yet? (Op-ed)* Don't expect Russian tanks to roll into Yerevan anytime soon. The resignation of Armenia’s Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan after more than a week of mass protests in Russia’s backyard begs the question: Why has Moscow not intervened? The demonstrators bring to mind “color revolutions” in the post-Soviet neighborhood that the Kremlin seems to abhor, like in Georgia and Ukraine. But even genuine revolutions, which Armenia has not yet seen, are not enough in an... more »

Whose Responsibility is it to Confront Terrorism Online?

shughesguest at Lawfare - 17 hours ago
Credit: Flickr/rulenumberonew This week, Facebook and YouTube announced new data on removal of terrorist content on their platforms. Facebook also released its internal document clarifying what content stays online and what is deleted. YouTube, under Google’s broader efforts, also stated that it is getting “faster” at takedowns with an increased number of human reviewers vetting questionable content. Some of those in counterterrorism policy circles and Capitol Hill are fervent advocates of technology behemoths stepping up enforcement of their terms of service and will likely prais... more »

HUD Secretary Ben Carson proposes tripling the rent for the poorest Americans.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of WaPo: *U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose tripling the amount the poorest households are expected to pay for rent as well as encourage those receiving housing subsidies to work, according to the administration’s legislative proposal obtained by The Washington Post. * *The move to overhaul how low-income rental subsidies are calculated would affect more than 4.5 million families relying on federal housing assistance. The proposal legislation would require congressional approval. * *Currently, tenants generally pay 30 perce... more »

US Senate Bill To Protect Mueller Gets Out Of Committee; Will McConnell Block It As He Threatened?; For $35 Million?

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
“In an interview on Fox & Friends this morning, President Trump said that he may change his mind at some … Continue reading →

Support For Job Guarantee Is Growing Rapidly-- Will It Be A Campaign Issue?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
A campaign manager I've worked with on a few campaigns in the past has been asking for for the last few days to consider endorsing the candidate he's working with this time. The candidate doesn't seem bad and it's a winnable race. There are 4 Democrats competing for the nomination and the DCCC isn't involved so they all seem somewhat progressive. His candidate doesn't seem financially competitive-- but when have we ever allowed that to determine supporting someone. The newly redrawn district has counties that went for Bernie and counties that backed Hillary. In the general, Trump ... more »

“No More War!” An emotional North and South Korea make history

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
North And South Korea declared a "New Era Of Peace" More The post “No More War!” An emotional North and South Korea make history appeared first on The Duran.

Jeff Bezos’ massive fortune rises $12 Billion in a single day

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Amazon surges as Jeff Bezos reaches a wealth never seen before in modern history. More The post Jeff Bezos’ massive fortune rises $12 Billion in a single day appeared first on The Duran.

On the Psychology of the Creative Act

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 17 hours ago
Arthur Koestler in *The Act of Creation* notes that on one end of the scale we have discoveries which involve some kind of conscious, logical reasoning, and on the other end there are the sudden insights which seem to emerge from the depth of the unconscious. He compares the predicament of a thinker faced with a creative problem which cannot be solved by traditional methods to that of a motorist who is heading for a frontier to which all the approaches are blocked. In such a situation the motorist’s skills as a driver will not help him; to reach the frontier, he must play a complet... more »

Taiwan pushing for foreign investment agreement with Canada: minister

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
27-Apr-2018 Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin has been pressing his Canadian counterpart on the issue of a bilateral foreign investment agreement.

Pétrole: ConocoPhillips obtient gain de cause contre le vénézuélien PDVSA

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
27-Apr-2018 Dans procédure parallèle à celle engagée devant la Banque mondiale, ConocoPhillips a indiqué avoir obtenu gain de cause contre la société pétrolière d'Etat vénézuélienne PDVSA.

Koreas summit

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
I have very little faith in the North Korean regime sticking to any agreement reached, about as much faith as I had in Iran sticking with their agreement. However my point is the huge difference between how the BBC praised Barack Obama for the Iran nuclear agreement compared to the lack of praise given to President Donald Trump for helping to bring about the North Korean talks. If it had been Barack Obama who had brought these talks about the BBC would have been lauding the sagacity of the sainted Obama. However as it's the hated President Donald Trump the BBC are barely mentioning h... more »

Federal courts block Trump Adminstration's attempt to cut grants to Planned Prenthood's pregnancy prevention programs.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 18 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cutting short grants awarded to Planned Parenthood through a federal teen pregnancy prevention program. * *U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction preventing the administration from ending the grants two years earlier than originally planned, saying that doing so would cause public harm. * *"The Court determines that the public interest weighs in favor of Plaintiffs, as it would prevent harm to the community ... and prevent loss of data regarding the effectiveness of ... more »

ROKU – Private Channels

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 18 hours ago
I explore some of the Private Channels on the Roku that are public... Continue reading →

Taipei and Taichung election Polls

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 18 hours ago
*Sanxiantai.* My man Donovan published in the News Lens today on the mayoral race in Taipei. He observes: There is, however, something very surprising I haven’t seen publicly commented on that may be (or should be) a factor internally in the party: *a closer look at the numbers in the last five to six polls in a two-way race between Ko and the KMT’s Ting shows Ko’s lead at 10.4 percent versus 15 percent in a three-way race.* * Even more curious is where Yao is taking the votes from: mostly from the KMT’s Ting at an average of 9 percent and only taking an average of 5 percent from... more »

IMF should make tackling superbugs a priority, says top expert

Madlen Davies at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 18 hours ago
Lord Jim O’Neill wants International Monetary Fund to think about superbugs when carrying out in-country assessments

“Wake up call”: Nearly untreatable infections in England's hospitals

Madlen Davies at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 18 hours ago
At least 36 patients suffered nearly untreatable infections in six years, show Public Health England figures

Yes, our civilization can fall, too

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
Borepatch embedded a very short, but very interesting analysis by Kenneth Clark on why Rome fell. It's only two and a half minutes long, and well worth that much of your time to watch it. Our modern civilization can fall, too, and in a surprisingly short time. It's happened right before our eyes multiple times over the past half-century. Think of the Soviet Union in the late 1980's, or Venezuela over the past five years. It could happen even to the USA or Western Europe, if enough of the storm clouds gathering over either economy were to let loose. (Think of what would hap... more »

Mr. Jerry Brown lives in an alternate universe

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
Is this an example of carbofobia, an irrational fear of carbon? “California Gov. Jerry Brown predicted that if carbon emissions aren’t reduced, billions of people will die from “heat events,” and one billion will be subjected to vector diseases.” click … Continue reading →

Grammar is too mathematical: SJWs will turn Czech into gym, too

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
SJWs are gradually replacing the kids' classes of mathematics by dumb, repetitive, mechanical exercises that every kid can solve without any help or leadership – while the leadership itself (and any insight that is communicated from the teacher to her student) is presented as crime. For approximately 24 hours a day, fans of these methods repeat the proposition that mathematics is "unpopular" and must therefore be "reformed" – and their reform is basically equivalent to the elimination of any nontrivial mathematical thinking from schools. Last night, the Czech Public TV has informed ... more »

"Rejecting Tradition Created a Monster” by Bill Bonner

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
*"Rejecting Tradition Created a Monster”* by Bill Bonner "The Dow stumbled yesterday, ending down some 425 points. Nothing serious. More importantly, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note has crept up towards 3% this week, briefly hitting the milestone on Tuesday (more details in today’s Market Insight below). Our research department is sticking with its ‘Extreme Warning’ Doom Index position, pending more data. *No sure thing: *But our old friend, economist Mark Skousen, writing in The Wall Street Journal, says the underlying economy is stronger than people think. Here’s Mark: 'Th... more »

From ABCs to IEPs Social Emotional and Behavioral Problems Plaguing Schools

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By Anne Dachel Here is yet another look at the fall of education in America (and everywhere else in the English speaking world). Months and months of stories have shown what should be obvious to all: our schools are noticeably...

From ABCs to IEPs Anne Dachel Reports on Radical Changes in Schools

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Since January 2017 I’ve been gathering stories about kids in schools. Here is what I’ve put out on Age of Autism. They’re just a sample from a whole lot more, well over 3,000 in my files. Stories are never about...

Looking East

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
*Tired of Winning?* President Trump said that during his administration, America may get tired of winning. The US strategic posture against North Korea seems to be working and we may see peace in Korea - something that Barack never thought would happen. However, a timid, feckless president doesn't inspire respect (unless you're the corrupt, lying, elite mainstream media). More on Dear Leader: (Fox News) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history Friday when he crossed into South Korea to meet with President Moon Jae-in. But not far behind him was a portable toilet, according to ... more »

Hols!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood We’re off on holiday for the next week, so as usual things will be a bit quiet. Advertisements

‘No Attack, No Victims, No Chemical Weapons’: Douma Witnesses Testify to OPCW in The Hague

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 20 hours ago
*21WIRE + RT* | Multiple witnesses testify in the Hague how the White Helmets video was staged and used as a pretext for a US-led strike on Syria.

Aleppo MP on Why Western Proxies Staged ‘Chemical Attack’ in Douma and Israel’s Recent Threat Against Damascus

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 20 hours ago
*Going Underground* | Syria remains defiant following the West's recent strike and renewed threats by Israel.

Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 4/27/18”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 4/27/18”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "French President Emmanuel Macron was in Washington this week to visit President Trump. One of the big issues that was no doubt talked about was Trump cancelling the so-called Iran nuclear deal. Macron also was selling the New World Order (NWO) to Congress, and Democrats and some RINO Republicans were lapping it up. The New World Order politicians are under global attack from conservatives, but they are not dead yet. The Democrats are really nothing more than the George Soros backed NWO party, and that should scare “W... more »

Syrian Army, Palestinian forces attempt to break into ISIL’s southern Damascus stronghold

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Palestinian allies resumed their offensive in the southern Damascus town of Hajar Al-Aswad, today, striking the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions at the southeastern and western axes of this terrorist stronghold. Led by their Republican Guard forces, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VIDEO: Russian warplanes drop firestorm bombs on rebel stronghold in north Hama

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – On Thursday night, Russian warplanes carried out raids against rebel forces in and around Kafr Zita, a key militant stronghold town in northern Hama province. The Russian airstrikes were a direct response to a rebel offensive against the Syrian Army and allied forces further to the west of Kafr Zita […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Army finds militant depots with chemicals produced in UK, Germany – Damascus

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Syrian government troops are continuing to make surprising discoveries during their campaign to put an end to the war and reinstate order in the country. “In the depot with chemical weapons left by terrorists in Douma, we have found chemicals from Germany, the United Kingdom, from the Porton-Down laboratory in Salisbury,” Syria’s deputy envoy to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian, Syrian jets inflict heavy casualties on jihadist forces in southern Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Russian and Syria air forces have been incredibly busy in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate these last two days, as reports of an imminent jihadist offensive surfaced earlier in the week. Starting on Wednesday morning, the Syrian and Russian air forces repeatedly pounded the southern countryside of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Alleged video of Saudi airstrike that killed Houthi political leader appears online

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Earlier this week, Houthi rebels announced the death of Saleh al-Samad, head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council and one of the leaders of the Ansar Allah group, as a result of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike. According to Houthi-run Al Masirah television reports, al-Samad was assassinated last Thursday after the Saudi-led coalition targeted his residence in the Red Sea port […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Intense clashes breakout between ISIS, rebel factions in southwest Daraa

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – Intense clashes broke-out between a group of Islamic State (ISIS) militants and Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels in the southwestern countryside of the Dara’a Governorate this morning. According to pro-opposition social media activists in the Dara’a Governorate, ISIS attacked their positions near the towns of Al-Heet and Al-Bakar in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Heavy cargo carrying Syrian plane leaves recently attacked T4 Airport for Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – A heavy cargo carrying aircraft belonging to the Syrian Arab Airlines was tracked recently leaving the T-4 Military Airport for the Damascus International Airport. According to Yoruk Isik of the Bosphorous Observer, the Syrian Arab Airlines’ Ilyushin-76T strategic airlifter made a short trip from the T-4 Airport to the Damascus […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Exclusive: Syrian Army prepared for rebel offensive in north Hama days in advance, militant ranks slaughtered as a result – details

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – According to sources exclusive to Al-Masdar News, the offensive launched by rebel groups against the Syrian Army in northern Hama province on Thursday came as no surprise to government forces, who prepared themselves days in advance. The Syrian Army attained knowledge of the militant assault at least three or four […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Houthi forces destroy 2 Saudi Army vehicles in Jizan (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Houthi forces continued their attacks against the Saudi-led Coalition, yesterday, targeting the latter’s movements in the Jizan Region of Saudi Arabia. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their fighters targeted and destroyed to Saudi-led Coalition vehicles that were traveling through the Jizan Region’s Al-Rameh and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Alleged Douma hospital workers deny finding ‘any sign’ of chemical weapons

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Several alleged eyewitnesses, including hospital workers, shared their stories of the reported chemical weapon attack in Douma, while at a press briefing organising by Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alexander Shulgin in The Hague on Thursday. One witness, Muvaffak Nasrim, who claimed to work as a paramedic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Update: Syrian Army on the verge of seizing key neighborhood from ISIS in south Damascus

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 A.M.) – According to emerging reports, the Syrian Army and allied paramilitary groups are on the verge of completely seizing the Al-Mazniyah neighborhood in southern Damascus from Islamic State forces. The residential area, located within the northern part of the Al-Qadam district, has witnessed three days of unrelenting clashes between the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

WATCH: Syrian Army laser-guided artillery destroys multiple rebel technicals near Turkish forces in north Hama

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – Exclusive military video footage (below) has been released by the Al-Ikhhbaria Syria news channel showing the Syrian Army targeting a rebel vehicle grouping in northern Hama province with laser-guided artillery strikes. According to reports, the artillery strike hit militants at the stronghold town of Morek – very close to where […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

UN: 80,000 Iranian militants in Syria – Israel’s Rep. to UN

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 A.M.) – Israel produced photographic evidence which supposedly proved the presence of “80,000 Shia militants in Syria under Iranian control”, at a United Nations Security Council session from New York on Thursday. Daniel Danon, the Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN, showed a satellite image of a base just five miles from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Update: Syrian Army defeats rebel Hama offensive within matter of hours, killing dozens of militants – details

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:13 A.M.) – The Syrian Army, backed up by local pro-government forces and Russian airstrikes, has repelled a powerful offensive operation by armed rebel groups in the northern countryside of Hama province. In the operation that was, militants attacked Syrian Army positions at the villages of Al-Hamamiyat and Al-Mugha’ir near the large town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-led Coalition declines to comment on new base in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
The US-led coalition against Daesh will not comment on reports of an alleged new US military base in Syria’s northeast supported by France, the coalition’s spokesperson told Sputnik on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Lebanese Al-Manar TV network reported that the US military established a new base in the Syrian province of Hasakah, and France sent […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Germany: Migrant Crisis Delusions

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
As the impact of 1.2 million new migrants to Germany in the last two years becomes ever more apparent, German media and political establishment are in denial.

Women in Male Professions – A Politically Incorrect View

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Michael Berg's defense of the active-passive view of male-female nature

Scientists Raided After Discovering Dangerous Nanoparticle Contaminants in Common Vaccines

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Police raid the homes and seize research documents of scientists who found contaminants in vaccines

Syria: Why Are We There?

Christopher Bollyn at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Christopher Bollyn on what is really behind America's longest and most expensive war

Former head of Britain’s special forces says Assad ‘doesn’t need to use gas’

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
The former British Special Forces commander says he and "senior commanders in the US military" don't believe Assad was behind recent chemical weapons attack

What mysteries lie in the ruins of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre in Damascus?

Robert Fisk at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
The facility was located less than a mile from the scene of clashes between Assad's forces and al-Nusrah 18-months-ago. Robert Fisk asks: why would the government have located a chemical weapons research facility so close to the front line?

Mattis Foresees ‘Re-Energized’ Fight Against IS in Syria

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
As more French Special Forces join US forces you might wonder why Mattis promises to up the fight against IS -- especially when they've been all but defeated?

Mattis Says Iran Nuclear Deal Includes ‘Robust’ Verification

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
So why is Trump reportedly contemplating withdrawing from the nuclear accord? Have the powers that placed him in the Oval Office ordered Trump to pull out?

Official: Israel will strike Tehran if Iran attacks Tel Aviv

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
The war of words between Tehran and Tel Aviv continues

Asia Shutting Down US-Turkish Ugyhur Terror Pipeline

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 21 hours ago
*April 27, 2018* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The US government and organizations it funds posing as "human rights advocates" have decried Malaysia's recent decision to deport 11 Uyghurs suspected of links to terrorism back to China. The US State Department's Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in its article titled, "U.S. Voices Concern Over 11 Uyghurs Beijing Wants Malaysia To Deport," would report: *The United States on February 9 voiced concern over Malaysia's possible deportation of 11 Uyghur Muslims to China. * *The Reuters news agency reported on February 8 that the 11 ethnic Uyg... more »

Was the Body of a Dead Pedophile Dumped in Front of Parliament?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 21 hours ago
Some fake news sites just can't get over their obsessions with pederasty, likely because it makes for effective clickbait material.

The origins of Labour’s racism per Rod Liddle in The Spectator

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
This Spectator article by Rod Liddle is a must read. It sums up nicely the Labour Party's antisemitism problem. This extract is most pertinent, especially the fact about the BDS's boycott of Israel being a boycott of Israeli Jews not all Israelis. This I was not aware of, will a BBC interviewer raise the question with all members and supporters from the Labour Party? '... the rising tide of anti–Semitism within Labour was a consequence of its growing Muslim membership and also the radical, white, pro-Palestinian far left (which of course now runs the party). We know why the Muslim... more »

The improbable story of the cranberry’s path to global domination

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
There is a serious economic lesson here. It is that the prime agency for the industry is what we often call a monopoly player in terms of the marketing, but a forced buyer in terms of actual production. The company itself is actually owned by those producers thus they have not been able to drive prices down and bankrupt producers in order to suppress private ownership to their advantage. I do think that this is the way agriculture must organize itself. Producers do need long term premium purchase contracts because the marketing company can push costs out which the producer c... more »

Edgar Cayce May have been right about Russia stopping WWIII

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The prophesy provided some ninety years ago by Cayce was impossible then and this continued until recently. Now it has become possible. The NWO has likely co-opted the Mil Ind complex to help induce war. This is what Trump is wrestling with in concert with both Russia and China. Allies of the NWO still seem to force the hand of Trump, but this could well be a timing problem. I do think that the big event is been orchestrated through Sessions and could be obvious soon. . *EDGAR CAYCE MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT ABOUT RUSSIA’S ROLE IN PREVENTING WORLD WAR III* *April 14, 2018* *Dyl... more »

Why nuclear fusion is gaining steam

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
It is thriving because multiple approaches are suddenly been explored and the related drumming is attracting finance. all good. Yet I do think that someone out there has produced a resonance void which then triggered a first tier matter spark. It was too small to produce hydrogen or even a flood of dark matter and charged up electrons. Yet scaling up should not be difficult at all. The radiation flood may well do all we need. Thus a resonance void producing decaying neutron pairs may also be possible. This would produce massive power and it would be easy to tap. The initi... more »

Mormonism’s newest apostles reflect growing global reach

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Without question the Mormons maintain a remarkable missionary program which serves to help their young mature in terms of their beliefs and life intentions. It is also plausibly the most modern in terms of its interaction with modernity itself. Doctrine has always been a hard sell and the book of Mormon gains few readers though that should be rethought. what continues to inform is the Christian bible instead which integrates in into the larger christian universe. It would take little for Mormonism to actually lead to a global communion of christian organizations whose... more »

2.5 Million Latin Americans Have 'Been Murdered Since 2000'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Latin America has suffered a 'breathtaking' wave of homicidal violence with more than 2.5million murders since 2000, a report has revealed. Armed police are pictured during a shootout with a gang in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *Daily Mail*: *A third of the world's murders happen in Latin America where 2.5 MILLION have been killed since 2000 in a 'breathtaking' wave of homicidal violence, study finds* * Region has 8% of global population but accounts for a third of world's murders * Study found 2.5 million Latin Americans have 'been killed violently since 2000' * Brazilian think-tank say... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah* Republicans love to bitch and moan about the Hollywood community. They would have you believe the canard that everyone involved in the film industry is well left of center. It gives the Repugs something to shake a stick at and wail that they are not being treated fairly. The truth is, however, that Hollywood is full of creepy money cretins just like Steve Mnuchin. Mnuchin has long been one of the bankers of Hollywood, credited as being an executive producer for a lengthy list of Hollywood products. You can look up his filmography on IMDb. Just a short list includes *Mad... more »

Kanye West Is The New Harrison Bergeron

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
While Kanye’s recent life experiences very closely parallel the rapid rise and fall of Harrison Bergeron when the sci-fi short story character briefly rebelled against the totalitarian ideology of the authoritarian system, the rapper might actually succeed where Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 character failed. The post Kanye West Is The New Harrison Bergeron appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

W.O.O.D. – 26 April 2018

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 22 hours ago
Weekly Occasional Open Discussion for 26 April 2018 Continue reading →

My Take On Today's Extraordinary Day On the Korean Peninsula

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*WNU Editor: *This is one for the history books. There is no looking back now.

6 Mental Habits of People Who Manage Their Emotions Remarkably Well.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
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New FDA approval: a more convenient test for adult growth hormone deficiency.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
New FDA approval: a more convenient test for adult growth hormone deficiency — GT Health http://www.gertitashkomd.com/blog/2018/4/26/new-fda-approval-a-convenient-test-for-adult-growth-hormone-deficiency

6 Mental Habits of People Who Manage Their Emotions Remarkably Well.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
6 Mental Habits of People Who Manage Their Emotions Remarkably Well | Thrive Global https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/27707-6-mental-habits-of-people-who-manage-their-emotions-remarkably-well?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=keywee-ind&kwp_0=764939&kwp_4=2664320&kwp_1=1130466

Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
Medical Xpress: Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-metastatic-cancer-gorges-fructose-liver.html

New FDA approval: a more convenient test for adult growth hormone deficiency.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
New FDA approval: a more convenient test for adult growth hormone deficiency — GT Health http://www.gertitashkomd.com/blog/2018/4/26/new-fda-approval-a-convenient-test-for-adult-growth-hormone-deficiency

6 Mental Habits of People Who Manage Their Emotions Remarkably Well.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
6 Mental Habits of People Who Manage Their Emotions Remarkably Well | Thrive Global https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/27707-6-mental-habits-of-people-who-manage-their-emotions-remarkably-well?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=keywee-ind&kwp_0=764939&kwp_4=2664320&kwp_1=1130466

Pig brains are kept alive without a body for the first time.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
Pig brains are kept alive without a body for the first time | Daily Mail Online http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5659235/Pig-brains-kept-alive-WITHOUT-body-time.html?ito=social-facebook

Breast malignancies in children

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
Breast malignancies in children – Surgery Blog – medperts https://www.medperts.com/region/international/surgery-blog/-/blogs/breast-malignancies-in-children?&pk_campaign=facebook&pk_kwd=Beitrag_Breast+malignancies+in+children

These Chips are Poisonous to Humans. Linked to Hormone Disruption and Kidney Failure.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
These Chips are Poisonous to Humans. Linked to Hormone Disruption and Kidney Failure – http://thinkorganiclife.com/these-chips-are-poisonous-to-humans-linked-to-hormone-disruption-and-kidney-failure/

Autism rates continue to climb, and experts don’t exactly know why

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
Autism rates continue to climb, and experts don’t exactly know why https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/26/autism-rates-climb-experts-dont-know-why/554247002/

Tweets On Today's Inter-Korean Summit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The handshake that made history. pic.twitter.com/JB09Ce9mHt — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 27, 2018 Offering hands of peace: photos of the moments the leaders of North and South Korea met and crossed the military demarcation line dividing their nations pic.twitter.com/MmwGjEwce8 — AFP news agency (@AFP) April 27, 2018 North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un crosses inter-Korean border to begin summit meeting with South Korean President Moon. It is the first time a member of the Kim dynasty has set foot on southern soil since the end of the Korean War in 1953. pic.twitter.com/DdDqzk... more »

Japan-US SOFA wildly different from US agreements in Germany, Italy

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
[image: The Mainichi] *Japan's National Daily Since 1922* A review of status of forces agreements (SOFA) between the United States and Japan, Germany, and Italy, respectively, by the Okinawa Prefectural Government has turned up startling facts that indicate how little Japan has settled for in its accord with the U.S. Due to a series of incidents involving United States military aircraft in Japan, the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which stipulates the rights of U.S. forces based in Japan, has come under renewed scrutiny. The Okinawa Prefectural Government, w... more »

US Violating Basic Norms of International Law

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
US-Pentagram: “Yes, but I have nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and you don’t have any!“ – PressTV Published on Apr 25, 2018 The Iranian president has ruled out the possibility of any changes to the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the joint comprehensive plan of action, JCPOA. Hassan Rouhani also dismissed as baseless the U-S threats against […]

42 Gazans Killed in Protests Since March 30 by Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Apr 26, 2018 A Palestinian journalist who was shot two weeks ago by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip has succumbed to his wounds. 25-year-old Ahmed Abu Hussein was shot on April 13 while covering anti-occupation protests along the so-called buffer zone for a local radio station. His body has been transferred to […]

Russia Says Syria’s New Air Defense Will Be Delivered Soon — Lieberman Threatens to Destroy Syria’s New S-300

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Russia Says Syria’s New Air Defense Will Be Delivered Soon — Lieberman Threatens to Destroy Syria’s New S-300 by Jason Ditz, http://original.antiwar.com/ Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that the planned delivery of an S-300 air defense system to Syria will be completed in the “near future,” They did not provide an exact date, though Russia is interested in shoring […]

Prepare For A Major False Flag And Media Cover Up

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Apr 26, 2018 Matt Bracken joins Alex Jones live to deliver a warning about a possible, upcoming false flag, executed by the deep state, that the media will cover up and use to demonize their political adversaries. end

Tomorrow’s News Today: Pig Brains Kept Alive Outside Their Bodies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Apr 26, 2018 Alex Jones presents mainstream media news reports that verify animals are being experimented on in preparation for human testing which Infowars has been reporting on for decades. end

Iran Will ‘Pay a Price Like Few Countries Have Ever Paid’ if US is Threatened – Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Does Trump want war with Iran? My impression is YES! It is America who is the aggressor. USA has been waging war against Iran since the 1950s when the CIA toppled the democratically elected Mossaddegh Iran government. They have been waging economic war, assassinations, terrorism … against Iran directly or via their proxies. – To […]

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*(Click on Images to Enlarge) * A U.S. government handout photo released by White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders shows U.S. Central Intelligence (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, North Korea in a photo that Sanders said was taken over Easter weekend 2018. U.S. Government via REUTERS

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un And South Korean Leader Moon Jae-In Meet At The DMZ

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail*: *Kim Jong-un becomes the first North Korean dictator to cross into the South for 65 years, shakes hands with sworn enemy President Moon Jae-in and admits his 'heart is throbbing' with nerves* * North Korean dictator greeted by President Moon after crossing military demarcation line on 38th parallel * Leaders are meeting at Panmunjom, the truce village where the Korean War armistice was signed in 1953 * Kim entered South Korea to meet President Moon at 9.30am local time (8.30pm EST and 12.30am GMT) * After talks, Kim and Moon will have lunch separately before holding ... more »

Class #7: Wrap-up and Mobilization with Helga Zepp-LaRouche

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 1 day ago
Classical Renaissance World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of eG0AblgtxQ0 *Broadcast Live on Saturday, April 28, at 12pm EDT.* We’re very happy that Helga Zepp-LaRouche will be joining us for this final class. She is looking forward to hearing your responses to your homework assignment, in order to participate in a collaborative discussion about how to succeed in replacing geopolitics with a political system in coherence with the dignity of our beautiful human species. Register for the 2018 New Paradigm Class Series to access the homework assignment, reading mat... more »

CA-39-- Ask Lulu

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
One of the moist rotten of the DCCC's many rotten moves this cycle was endorsing the least competent "serious" candidate--"serious" implying in this case only one thing: loaded with cash-- anywhere in the country. Gil Cisneros wouldn't be a good candidate for dog-catcher; just ask Lulu (above). He won $266 million in a lottery and was able to quit his gig as a potato chip taster for Frito-Lay's and become... a slumlord. He lives in a multimillion dollar mansion in one of the most exclusive zip codes in America-- Newport Coast-- and has been successful at one thing: bribing lots o... more »

Korean Summit Begins

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*WNU Editor:* And so it begins.

2018 Inter-Korean Summit (Live Coverage)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago

Cosby Conviction Dismantles Legacy, Dismays Scholars

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 1 day ago
Bill Cosby used his power and influence to elevate African-Americans on television in the 1980s and to promote education and HBCUs. His conviction Thursday of sex crimes leaves some scholars saddened and dismayed.

Kim Jong Un Makes History, Crosses Border to Meet His Rival

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
With a single step over a weathered, cracked slab of concrete, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history by crossing over the world's most heavily armed border to greet South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Have Double Standards Become The Rule When It Comes To American Justice?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, June 8, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) *Victor Davis Hanson, NRO*:* The Double Standards of the Mueller Investigation* The more Mueller searches for hypothetical lawbreaking, the more he ignores the actual lawbreakers. The country is about to witness an investigatory train wreck. In one direction, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation train is looking for any conceivable thing that President Donald Trump’s campaign team might have done wrong in 2016. The oncoming train is slower but also ... more »

US Defence Secretary James Mattis Warns Of Israel-Iran Military Confrontation In Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (L) and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis talk before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill April 26, 2018. AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski *The National*: *Mattis warns of Israel-Iran military confrontation in Syria* *US defence secretary sees Israeli response to Iranian presence and arming of Hezbollah with sophisticated weaponry* A military confrontation between Israel and Iran in Syria is becoming increasing likely, US Defence Secretary James Mattis warned on Thursday as his Israeli count... more »

Israeli Defense Minister: “The Iranian Regime Is In Its Final Days”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Israeli Defense Minister: “The Iranian Regime Is In Its Final Days” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Israel’s Defense Minister says Iran is on the brink of economic and military collapse, and that Israel will attack Tehran “and destroy every Iranian military outpost in Syria threatening Israel,” according to Arab-language publication Elaph and reported by Israeli media Thursday. – “They know that […]

Anti-Christ Infrastructure: The Rise of A.I. | The Fall of Mankind

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
SGTreport Published on Apr 25, 2018 You won’t believe what’s coming. Or maybe, if you’ve read the Bible, you will. The rise of AI – Artificial Intelligence – now appears to be unstoppable. And the brightest minds behind bringing it to fruition are openly telling us that AI will make human beings obsolete. And there’s a […]

No Attack, No Victims, No Chemical Weapons: Douma Witnesses Speak at OPCW Briefing

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Apr 26, 2018 Witnesses of the alleged chemical attack in Douma, including 11-year-old Hassan Diab and hospital staff, told reporters at The Hague that the White Helmets video used as a pretext for a US-led strike on Syria was, in fact, staged. end

Syrian Army Finds Terrorist Depots With Chemicals Produced in UK, Germany – Damascus

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Syrian Army Finds Terrorist Depots With Chemicals Produced in UK, Germany – Damascus by https://sputniknews.com/ Syrian government troops are continuing to make surprising discoveries during their campaign to put an end to the war and reinstate order in the country. – “In the depot with chemical weapons left by terrorists in Douma, we have found chemicals from Germany, the United […]

Yes, California Is on the Verge of Banning Some Christian Books, Here’s How

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Yes, California Is on the Verge of Banning Some Christian Books, Here’s How by DAVID FRENCH, https://www.nationalreview.com/ Late last week, I wrote an article that caused a bit of a furious reaction in social-justice Twitter. Activists claimed I was lying, arguing in bad faith, and/or exaggerating the effect of California’s AB 2943, a bill that purports to declare […]

Russia Spending on Brexit Ads… $1, Facebook’s Tech Chief Confirms

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Apr 26, 2018 Facebook has been taken to task by British MPs over the platform’s handling of people’s private data and questioned over Russian online activity around the time of the Brexit vote. end

Diversity On Demand. Rent-A-Minority.com

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 1 day ago
*Diversity On Demand* Rent-A-Minority is a revolutionary new service designed for those oh-shit moments where you've realized your award show, corporate brochure, conference panel is entirely composed of white men. For, like, the fifth year in a row. Suddenly you're being called out on Twitter and you need to look not-racist and not-misogynist fast. Actually doing something meaningful to disrupt institutional inequality would be way too much work; so why not just Rent-A-Minority instead? *We have a minority for every occasion.* Whether it’s a tech conference panel, an awards show,... more »

Turn to the Left. Turn to the Right. 2010 NBC Article Says 1 in 3 Are Sensitive To WiFi and Electrical Pollution (Electrosmog) and 3% Are HyperSensitive.

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By B.N. Frank Research and warnings about health issues caused or increased from exposure to cell phone and wireless WiFi radiation and other sources of... more »

Lawyer for Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti, hints that 1.6 million dollar payoff to hide abortion, was not for Republican donor, but Donald Trump himself.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 1 day ago
(Pertinent portion starts at the 4:00 mark.) Courtesy Raw Story: *Attorney Michael Avenatti appeared Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” where he gave a wide-ranging interview on the lawsuit against the president and a related criminal investigation of Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen — and he said reporting on the case had missed an important detail. * *“So, Mika, you are familiar with the fact that a week ago, Judge (Kimba) Wood ordered Michael Cohen’s attorneys to disclose all of his clients for the last three years,” Avenatti said, “and there were three clients listed — t... more »

Back from the road

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 1 day ago
Miss D. and I headed down to Fort Worth today for a little official business, plus some "us"-time. It's two-plus hours from here to there, so it's no trouble to go down and back in a day. The official business didn't take long, so we looked for something interesting to see when we were done. We ended up at the Texas Civil War Museum. It has a large number of exhibits about the lives and equipment of regular soldiers on both sides, with emphasis on the (named) individuals who owned many of the items on display, including a surprising number of general officers. Among their most ... more »

No Supply Without Demand: A Response to Stephen Walt

Jarrod Hayes at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
This is a guest post by Sarah Detzner, a Ph.D Candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Her research is focused on international security, particularly post-conflict stabilization/reconstruction and security sector reform. In addition, she serves as Director of the Fletcher Graduate Writing Program, as a Fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies and […]

Defense Minister Lieberman: Israel Will Strike Tehran if Tel Aviv Is Targeted

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun. *Haaretz*: *Israel Will Strike Tehran if Tel Aviv Is Targeted, Defense Chief Warns, Saying Islamic Regime's Days Are Numbered* Khamenei calls on Muslim nations to unite against U.S. 'bullying,' saying 'Iran has successfully resisted attempts by America and other arrogant powers' Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened Iran during an interview with a Saudi website and asserted that if the Islamic regime attacks Tel Aviv, Israel "will strike Tehran and destroy every Iranian military site that threatens... more »

Dennis Kucinich’s Visits to Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad Criticized Amid Ohio Governor’s Race

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The former representative has a track record of visiting the war criminal president and spreading conspiracy theories about Syria.

UNCF Summit Amplifies Black Voices in Education Reform Efforts

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 1 day ago
The United Negro College Fund hosted a panel of educators and community advocates Thursday during its 2018 UNCF Education Summit to augment the release of a new report that seeks to amplify the African-American community’s voice in education-reform discussions.

Higher Ed Policy Forum Encourages Action on Access, Affordability, Accountability

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON — The Education Commission of the States’ Higher Education Policy Forum brought together education stakeholders for conversations about how federal and state governments and education leaders can work together on higher-ed policy recommendations, including how to align K-12, post-secondary and workforce systems.

The Story of How the F-35 Might Have Some Russian 'Blood'

Task and Purpose, Brad Howard at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Task and Purpose, Brad Howard* *Security, Europe* Well, at least one of the variants of the F-35, that is. For all the yelling and shouting over the Department of Defense’s much-maligned F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, there’s an unusual, often overlooked footnote in the trillion-dollar project’s history: its origins as an experimental Soviet fighter that only fell into Lockheed Martin’s lap because a desperate Russian aerospace company needed some cold, hard cash. Before the F-35, there was the Yak-141 ‘Freestyle’ multi-role vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter born... more »

How Israel Shot Down 5 Russian MiGs in 3 Minutes

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Middle East* And Moscow was not happy. On July 30, 1970, five Soviet MiG-21 fighters were blown out of the sky by the Israeli Air Force. And all in three minutes. As America, Russia and Israel today face off in Syria, the story forty-eight years ago sounds ominously familiar. A Soviet client state—Egypt at the time—was in trouble. Humiliated by crushing defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War, Egypt's president Gamal Abdel Nasser chose to confront Israel without risking defeat in open battle: the War of Attrition of 1967–70 would see constant Egyptian artillery ... more »

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