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Trump's Love-Hate-- Mostly Hate-- Relationship With The U.S. Military

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 41 seconds ago
Yesterday, the *Washington Post* ran a long and fascinating excerpt from *A Very Stable Genius*, the about-to-be-released (Tuesday) new book by *Post* reporters Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig. The excerpt is really good and you'll enjoy reading it, especially in light of Trump's own relationship with the military. Remember, Trump was a draft-dodging chicken hawk who has been extremely disrespectful to the military over the years and has, since becoming "president," endlessly tried using and manipulating the military for his own purposes and personal aggrandizement. There is no more... more »

War in Syria Drives Out Christian Community

The main street of Tal Hafyan in Syria's northeast is as packed as ever, but almost no one is from here. "A local family? I think there's still one in that house but I couldn't tell," says a man among a group of five struggling to get a car out of the mud.

Another Of The "Stupidest Litigation" Contenders Dies -- But Just Barely

Francis Menton at Manhattan Contrarian - 4 minutes ago
* Among the many important initiatives of this website has been holding the competition for the Award for “Stupidest Litigation in the Country.” * To many readers, the very first nominee for the Stupidest Litigation Award has always been the clear leading contender to win it. That nomination, made in December 2017, went to the litigation titled Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana v. United States. This is the case where a group of adolescents in the Pacific Northwest have sought an injunction to require the federal government to decree an end to all use of fossil fuels, in order to “save t... more »

U.S. Navy To Name Its Next Aircraft Carrier After Pearl Harbor Hero Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris 'Dorie' Miller

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 minutes ago
The US Navy is expected to honor Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller (pictured), naming a new aircraft carrier after him *Daily Mail*: *USS Doris Miller: Navy to name new $13bn aircraft carrier after Pearl Harbor hero who manned machine gun to fight off Japanese aircraft and was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for valor* * The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II hero * Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for valor in 1942 * The $13billion aircraft carrier will be the fourth o... more »

'Many trees in space?': Ridicule as US Space Force shows off camo uniform

Just In - 28 minutes ago
A social media post announcing the design of the US Space Force's new uniform attracts plenty of comments and questions from users who cannot see the benefits of camouflage in space, but there is a reason for the choice.

'No-one came to warn us': Gold Coast caravan park tourists wake to flash flooding

Lexy Hamilton-Smith at Just In - 28 minutes ago
A massive clean-up is underway at a Gold Coast caravan park after what locals describe as "life-threatening" flash flooding ripped through the area, forcing 400 guests to flee to higher ground.

Facebook scrambles after Chinese President's name appears as insult

Just In - 28 minutes ago
Facebook says it is working to find out how its website gave an offensive translation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's name in posts on its platform.

The champions of English rugby union are being relegated due to salary-cap violations

Just In - 28 minutes ago
In a case echoing the Melbourne Storm's salary cap scandal that saw them stripped of two premierships, English club Saracens is being booted out of top-flight rugby union after rorting the salary cap for three seasons, during which they won two titles.

North Korea Replaces Its Foreign Minister

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 49 minutes ago
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China December 7, 2018. Fred Dufour/Pool via REUTERS *NK News: **Ri Yong Ho replaced as North Korean foreign minister, sources say* Ri Son Gwon will be replacement, sources say, a shift which could see major changes to foreign policy posture North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, sources in Pyongyang confirmed to NK News, in a major political reshuffle which could have a significant impact on the country’s diplomatic stance ... more »

China Thinks It Can Nuke American Cities. Should We Worry?

Lyle J. Goldstein at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: Military vehicles carrying hypersonic missiles DF-17 travel past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee] World War III is no joke... *Key Point:* Despite the developments related above, the balance of opinion in Beijing seems impressively moderate on the prospects for a major nuclear buildup by China. When one reads enough Chinese naval literature, diagrams of multi-axial cruise missile sat... more »

The Navy Has Built Too Many Aircraft Carriers For Its Own Good

David W. Wise at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*David W. Wise* *Security, * And they make for juicy targets. *Key point: *In its capacity as a force projection platform, the carrier operates by launching various types of attack and tactical fighter aircraft from its decks. “History,” it has been written, “does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.” Today it’s rhyming with Gen. Billy Mitchell. In the 1920s, Mitchell challenged conventional thinking by advocating air power at sea in the face of a naval establishment dominated by battleship proponents. The hubris of the “battleship Navy” was such that just nine days before Pearl H... more »

No. 2 General At The Pentagon Says North Korea Building New Missiles 'As Fast As Anybody On The Planet'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CNN*:* No. 2 US general says North Korea building new missiles 'as fast as anybody on the planet'* Washington (CNN)North Korea is "building new missiles, new capabilities, new weapons as fast as anybody on the planet," and learning from its mistakes as it makes advances in its missile programs, the No. 2 general at the Pentagon said Friday. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the comments as talks between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea's nuclear program have stalled and Kim Jong Un has signaled he may be ready to test more m... more »

Wow – Puerto Rico Governor Fires Emergency Response Director After Massive Warehouse of Unused Aid Discovered…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Folks, this is alarming. An explosive video from Puerto Rico shows a massive warehouse of emergency hurricane relief supplies discovered highlighting emergency supplies delivered in the aftermath of hurricane Maria that were never distributed. The warehouse was discovered after the … Continue reading →

“Dangerous, Brazen and Unlawful” — BREAKING:

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 2 hours ago
Trump Defense Team Files First Response to Sham Impeachment — WITH FULL DOCUMENT From the Gateway Pundit: Excerpts: President Trump’s Defense Team filed its first official response to the sham impeachment on Saturday afternoon. The six page document was filed by the 5 PM deadline on Saturday. The President’s team called the sham articles of impeachment with zero criminal accusations a dangerous, brazen and unlawful attack on our election system. Team Trump shreds the Articles of Impeachment. The document is embedded in the article above. Can’t wait for them to call witness! ~Ragnar ... more »

"944 Trillion Reasons Why The Fed Is Quietly Bailing Out Hedge Funds"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"944 Trillion Reasons Why The Fed Is * *Quietly Bailing Out Hedge Funds"* by Tyler Durden "On Friday, Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari, who just two months earlier made a stunning proposal when he said that it was time for the Fed to pick up where the USSR left off and start redistributing wealth (at least Kashkari chose the proper entity: since the Fed has launched central planning across US capital markets, it would also be proper in *the banana republic that the US has become,* that the same Fed also decides who gets how much and the entire democracy/free enterprise/free... more »

Growing Interest In .338 Caliber Machine Guns

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Warzone/The Drive:* *Makers Of The Famous Minigun Give Us Our First Look At A .338 Magnum Gatling Gun* *There is a growing interest in .338 caliber machine guns, which offer greater range than 7.62mm types, and this one would provide a high rate of fire.* Dillon Aero has revealed that it is working on a new Minigun-style machine gun chambered to fire .338 Norma Magnum ammunition. U.S. Special Operations Command is separately testing more traditional machine gun designs in this same caliber, which has previously been more commonly associated with sniper rifles. The Arizona-based... more »

On The Dogma Of Individualism

Unknown at The Verma Report - 2 hours ago
When a philosophy movement takes individualism as its driving principle, it becomes the preacher of a new form of conformism which regards individualism as a dogma. Its followers are convinced that by conforming with the thinking of their movement’s philosophy and groupthink they are furnishing the ultimate proof of their individualism. No amount of evidence or arguments is sufficient to dispel their illusion of being individualists.

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses “Children’s” Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

James Murphy at rss - 2 hours ago
[image: 9th-circuit-court-of-appeals-dismisses-children-s-climate-lawsuit-against-u-s-government] On Friday, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the case of *Juliana v. the United States* — a climate-change lawsuit that asked the court to compel the U.S. government to adopt policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

U.S. Sanctions Are Cratering The Iranian Economy

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Raphael Badani, American Interest: **Iran's shriveling economy shows effectiveness of US sanctions* The reimposition of economic sanctions following the 2015 nuclear deal directly impacted Iran's economy, seemingly causing it to shrink 9.5 percent in 2019. Following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, and Iran's retaliatory strike on a U.S. Army base in Baghdad, Trump increased sanctions substantially. This, in turn, limits Iran's ability to fight back against the targeted killing of Soleimani. *The Situation in Iran* Iran, an already isolated country, is increasingly becomin... more »

Israeli Intelligence: Iran Likely To Field Nuclear ICBM In 2 Years

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Photo:* Shahab-3 is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Iran (Wikipedia). *Breaking Defense:* *Iran Likely To Field Nuclear ICBM In 2 Years: Israeli Intelligence* Once Iran builds such a warhead, Israeli experts told Breaking D that all Iranian ballistic missiles with at least a diameter of 4.1 feet can be fitted to carry one. An example is the Shahab-3, with a range of 620 miles. TEL AVIV: Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) intelligence says Iran is two years from a capability to equip one of its ballistic missiles with nuclear warhead. Such a development would cons... more »

Once Again Class, It's He, She or Freak....

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 3 hours ago
Sanity at Last: Court Refuses to Kowtow to Personal Pronouns. On Wednesday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals refused a male prisoner's motion that the name on his order of confinement be changed and that he be addressed by female pronouns on account of his female gender identity. The ruling on personal pronouns sets an important precedent for free speech, judicial impartiality, and the basic meaning of pronouns against the transgender movement's bastardization of language. The case involves Norman Varner, a federal prisoner who pleaded guilty in 2012 to attempted receipt... more »

How Dare You Greta and all the UN charlatans

Robert at Ice Age Now - 3 hours ago
“A callous, indifferent staged performance by a privileged ill-educated school drop out.” __________ How Dare You Greta and all the UN charlatans Rosco Mac How Dare You Greta and all the UN charlatans using emotional nonsensical lies as propaganda in an attempt to justify their incompetent and inhumane stupidity. How dare you talk utter bullshit ... Read more How Dare You Greta and all the UN charlatans The post How Dare You Greta and all the UN charlatans appeared first on Ice Age Now.

INTERVIEW: Robert Inlakesh how US vs Iran fallout affects Israel-Palestine impasse

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 3 hours ago
*21WIRE* | The US strike on Iran's Soleimani has accelerated new alliances in the region - which may change the face of geopolitics for generations to come.

Thunderstorm warning issued as fire-affected Victorian communities brace for flooding

Rachel Clayton And Zalika Rizmal at Just In - 3 hours ago
Heavy rainfall and humidity is expected to help dampen fire-affected areas across Victoria this afternoon, but there are fears flash flooding and strong winds could topple trees, create landslides and send debris onto roads.

Thunder win by four runs despite scoring 48 fewer than the Sixers, but that's life under Duckworth-Lewis

Just In - 3 hours ago
Even the winning captain in the BBL's Sydney derby is wondering if cricket needs to rethink its method for deciding rain-affected Twenty20 matches.

Beef breeders trade outback Queensland for Uruguay B&B

Zara Margolis at Just In - 3 hours ago
A career in live export introduced former grazier Matt Simmons to Latin America, and the "slower pace of life" was incentive enough to move his family of seven across the Pacific.

Shearing school provides new wave of workers for one of Australia's oldest professions

Samille Mitchell at Just In - 3 hours ago
A shearing school is answering the call for new shearers and providing new hope for bright futures for its students.

Eel-harvesting system older than Egypt’s pyramids further revealed by bushfires

Sian Johnson at Just In - 3 hours ago
Bushfire reveals new sections of an ancient aquaculture system built by Indigenous people in south-west Victoria thousands of years ago.

This is history in the making for the Royals — but also a business deal

Samantha Hawley at Just In - 3 hours ago
We've entered a new era for the Royal family, pushed along by a couple who demanded something different and got it, Samantha Hawley writes.

Australia's biggest liquor chain can't set up a store in our drunkest capital city. Here's why

Melissa Mackay at Just In - 3 hours ago
Dan Murphy's blocked bid to build a store in the city with Australia's highest alcohol consumption rates is headed to the Supreme Court after a four-year legal battle, community backlash and political uncertainty. Here's what you need to know.

Vehicle goes over Gold Coast cliff, smashes on rocks

Just In - 3 hours ago
Emergency services are the scene of a crash where a vehicle has gone over a cliff and smashed onto rocks at the southern end of the Gold Coast.

'Exhaustion, exposure, hypothermia' all possible in Lake Taupo record swim

Conor Byrne at Just In - 3 hours ago
He's swum across Darwin Harbour, now historian Michael Wells takes on New Zealand's biggest lake to swim for his late sister.

Here's What's Wrong With Elizabeth Warren's Student Debt Forgiveness Plan

Neal McCluskey at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Neal McCluskey* *Politics, * We have the details. We already know that Elizabeth Warren’s massive student loan forgiveness proposal is atrocious policy that would saddle taxpayers with at least $640 billion in debt that millions of students freely accepted to greatly increase their lifetime earnings. That’s private profit, socialized cost. Now Warren is declaring that she’ll combine bad policy with even more dangerous government, promising to start forgiving student debt “on day one” of her presidency, as she declares in the tweet below. She offers a justification we’ve seen be... more »

Phase One of Trump's Trade Deal Is a Win for America

Scott B. MacDonald at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Scott B. MacDonald* *economy, Americas* But the trade war is far from over. It was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, one of Europe’s diplomatic masterminds and a survivor of the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise and fall, who stated: “Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.” Talleyrand would have enjoyed the pomp and ceremony surrounding the signing of the Phase One trade deal between China and the United States at the White House on January 15, 2020. There were a lot of speeches, but the decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies is still in motion; Pha... more »

The U.S. Navy Has Plans To Bring Mine Warfare Into The 21st Century

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * America's enemies should be worried. *Key point: *This approach is likely to draw upon some of the fundamentals of US undersea technology, such as advanced sonar, quieting technologies and submarine missile launch tubes increasingly able to launch mine-detecting drones. The US Navy is making an aggressive push toward "offensive" mine warfare designed to attack and destroy enemy ships and submarines with undersea explosives - all while preparing a complex suite of interwoven mine countermeasure technologies. “We will produce a mine warfare plan to incl... more »

Can the Glock Be Beat? These Guns Might Be Able To

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *, * [image: A GLOCK 17 Gen4 handgun is displayed at the 21st Milipol Paris, the worldwide exhibition dedicated to homeland security, in Villepinte near Paris, France, November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier] Bam! *Key Point:* The popularity of the Glock has led to an incredible aftermarket of almost every single part on the gun. While the Glock is the most popular modern pistol, it may not be the best gun for everyone’s needs. Here are some alternatives to the Glock that could be better than it, and why. *1. STI 2011* The STI 2011 is an updated, double-stack 19... more »

The Globalisation of Bad Food and Poor Health: Sustainable Development or Sustainable Profits?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on Astute News: The proportion of deaths due to cancer around the world increased from 12 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2013. Globally, cancer is already the second-leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. In India, government data indicates that cancer showed a 5 percent increase in prevalence between 2012 and 2014 with the…

Don’t Look, Don’t See: Time for Honest Media Reporting on Impacts of Pesticides

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on Astute News: The UK-based Independent online newspaper recently published an article about a potential link between air pollution from vehicles and glaucoma. It stated that according to a new study air pollution is linked to the eye condition that causes blindness. The report explained that researchers had looked at vision tests carried…

Keeping with its Crackdown on Alternative Voices, Google Deletes Press TV from YouTube

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on Aletho News: By Alan Macleod | MintPress News | January 15, 2020 Without warning, tech giant Google “permanently removed” Iranian government-owned media channel Press TV UK’s YouTube channel Monday night amid increasing American hostility to Iran. “This attack on the freedom of speech of Press TV’s journalists seems to be part of…

NARCO-POLITIK: ‘The Real Drug Lords’, A brief history of CIA involvement in the Drug Trade – By William Blum

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – geopolitics.co – “…Historically, illegal drugs were being used to destroy sovereign countries, and by now the Philippines’ war on drugs is a regular headline by CIA funded journalists and media networks…In short, the Philippines’ war on drugs is a necessary measure that must be taken before the country plunges…

Space Force Unveils Its New Uniforms With A Camouflage Design

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in the Pentagon. @EsperDoD @SecAFOfficial @SpaceForceCSO @GenDaveGoldfein @DeptofDefense@usairforce pic.twitter.com/Jvzt5bvNl7 — United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) January 18, 2020 *The Hill:* *Space Force unveils service uniforms with camouflage design* The U.S. Space Force (USSF) late Friday unveiled camouflage uniforms bearing the branch’s first nametapes for its members. “The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in the Pentagon,” the service branch tweeted from its official accoun... more »

Pathetic Trumpist Hack Martha McSally Is Having A Hard Time Taking On Mark Kelly-- So She Is Ginning Up A War Against The Media Instead

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
The Arizona Senate race is going to be one of the hottest of 2020, but it isn't one that *DWT*, let alone Blue America, has been active in. Like the Arizona Senate race last cycle, there's just no good choice, just two bad ones. Last time, the theory was that Arizona Democrats needed a Republican-like candidate to win a red seat. And that was confirmed when wretched Blue Dog Kyrsten Sinema, then the single worst Democrat in the House, won the open red state seat. Today, Sinema is the single worst Democrat in the Senate, with a voting record to the right of Joe Manchin's. But tha... more »

President Trump Official Response to Senate Trial Notification…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
A response to the formal summons from the Senate, notifying the Executive Office of the President of impeachment proceedings, was due at 6:00pm ET today. The White House has responded [WH pdf link – and embed below] with a seven-page … Continue reading →

U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers Will Soon Have A Special Command And Control Mini 'Drone-Headquarters'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Swofford) *FOX News/Warrior Maven*: *Navy builds aircraft carrier drone headquarters* The Navy is building a special new command and control mini "drone-headquarters" space on its aircraft carriers to operate deck-launched drones as part of a strategy aimed at massively increasing the scope of carrier-launched drone missions in coming years. Launching drones from carriers represents an unprecedented technical leap for the Navy as it seeks to expand surveillance a... more »

Harvard’s Plan for Total Leftist Power: Divide D.C. Into 127 States

Selwyn Duke at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: harvard-s-plan-for-total-leftist-power-divide-d-c-into-127-states] Leftist ideas about eliminating the Electoral College or packing the courts may seem to epitomize total lust for power, but they’re nothing compared to a more recent proposal: to “Pack the Union.” The scheme, laid out in the supposedly prestigious *Harvard Law Review*, advocates reducing Washington D.C.’s size to just a few federal buildings and then turning the city’s 127 neighborhoods into states. With the area being a Democrat stronghold, this would add 254 far-left senators and 127 far-left representatives... more »

Jan. 18: A relatively quiet day in the news....

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 4 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/18/trump-suleimani-iran-drone-strike Can you imagine what the reaction would be if Iran had killed a U.S. president? _________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/16/hot-blob-ocean-seabirds-killed-new-zealand-north-america There's a price to pay for our refusal to deal with climate change. And that price will soon be ---us. _________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2020/jan/18/australia-bushfires-reporting-cris... more »

DOJ Filing – Former Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Admits to Authorizing Release of Lisa Page and Peter Strzok Text Messages…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
It has always been a curious question about who released the controversial text messages between FBI lawyer Lisa Page and FBI Supervisory Agent Peter Strzok. In a DOJ court brief (full pdf below) in support of a motion to dismiss … Continue reading →

Record snowfall in Newfoundland – State of Emergency Declared

Robert at Ice Age Now - 5 hours ago
Several Videos – State of emergency declared over historic snowfall and blizzard conditions. Snowplows pulled off the streets, unable to cope. Snowiest day on record, not just for the date, but for any day. More snow on the way. 17 Jan 2020 – Historic blizzard brings Newfoundland to a standstill State of Emergency declared Newfoundland ... Read more Record snowfall in Newfoundland – State of Emergency Declared The post Record snowfall in Newfoundland – State of Emergency Declared appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Thousands of Women Gather in the United States for 4th Annual Women’s March

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 5 hours ago
As discussed below, inquality is being exacerbated by US immigration policy, which favors dominant caste male Asian-Indian tech workers — … Continue reading →

There Are A Lot of Pistols and Shotguns. Here's Our Top Picks.

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * [image: Weapons and drugs are displayed prior to their destruction in a nickel smelting plant near Kavadarci, North Macedonia July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Deadly and effective. *Key Point:* Accuracy, power and ammo capacity are all a factor in determining the most deadly semiautomatic handguns, and the most dangerous may favor one factor over the other. *5 Best Shotguns* A shotgun is a firearm, typically a long arm that is fired from the shoulder, that instead of a single bullet fires a number of smaller pellets. Sh... more »

Identity cards also have costs

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 5 hours ago
The Economist has an article that focuses on the benefits of giving each citizen an identity card: Around the world, about one billion people lack official proof of their identities, reckons the World Bank. Such citizens cannot, in many cases, get services such as health care, welfare and education. They also struggle to exercise their […] The post Identity cards also have costs appeared first on Econlib.

Pentagon insists US troops are ‘force of good’ in Iraq, won’t withdraw

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
The US Defense Department has claimed that its military presence makes Iraq more secure and “prosperous,” despite calls by Iraqi lawmakers for the removal of all foreign troops from the country and growing tensions with Iran. “At this time, there are no plans by the US military to withdraw from Iraq,” Assistant to the Secretary […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Over 2,000 Syrian mercenaries transported to Libya from Turkey: LNA

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA)( spokesperson, Major-General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, said that the Mitiga Airbase has become a main hub for the Turkish Armed Forces in Libya. Al-Mismari said at his press conference on Saturday that “Turkey has not historically been a peace corridor for Libya, as peace passes through the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US forces block Russian military convoy from passing checkpoint in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The U.S. Armed Forces allegedly blocked a Russian military convoy from bypassing one of their checkpoints in northeastern Syria this week, causing a major traffic jam near the Iraqi border. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the U.S. Armed Forces refused to allow a Russian military convoy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Gotham City Digest

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 5 hours ago
(If you think that's frightening, you should see him flare his neck wattles.) ------------------------------ Oh, shut the fuck up, you sexually repressed hags. Your hero Donald Trump has publicly used words a lot worse than "damn" and you never once called him on that. ------------------------------ I love this idea. More cities should do this if they don't already have humane shelters. ------------------------------ Cory Booker's out and the Democratic field just got a little whiter. ------------------------------ Jesus Christ, over a Dr. Pepper? -------------------... more »

APRadio QLD Labor legislation will backfire

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 5 hours ago
Harry and Mike are joined by investigative journalist Robert Lee discussing Queensland Labor gearing to legislate Child Sexual Offenses Reform intended to control the people but will destroy the establishment. Further they intend to lock up the rivers to environment halting water harvesting to reduce drought destruction in Queensland … Click Here and listen to […]

Sleepless in Cairo: Egyptians Reacquaint Themselves to Life In a Dictatorship

Ahmed Tharwat at MintPress News - 5 hours ago
Ahmed Tharwat returns to his home country of Egypt to find that Egyptians, once vibrant and full of optimism, have returned to the grim reality of life in a repressive dictatorship. The post Sleepless in Cairo: Egyptians Reacquaint Themselves to Life In a Dictatorship appeared first on MintPress News.

Beware Virginia – A Remarkable Confluence of Events…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
There is a remarkable confluence of data-points surrounding a second amendment rally in Virginia this holiday weekend that bear a strong note of caution. Something akin to an astroturf event appears in the background. ♦ Data-points: ♦ Billionaire Michael Bloomberg … Continue reading →

Peter Navarro Discusses the Enforcement Mechanisms Behind U.S-China Trade Deal…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
White House manufacturing policy advisor Peter Navarro has an interview today to discuss the enforcement mechanisms behind the U.S-China trade agreement. One of the interesting points Navarro raises is how the intellectual property provisions align with the newly initiated Customs … Continue reading →

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