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WATCH: Power-Tripping Cop Shows Why People are Losing Faith in Police
[image: police]A North Enid, OK physical therapist was threatened with physical harm for questioning an officer's decision making — this is what's wrong with police.
Not only Americans, but much of the world accepts any statement out of Washington as the truth despite the evidence. For example, Obama arranged for a chemical weapon to be exploded in Syria and blamed it on Assad. Thus, the Red Line had been crossed and America would now invade. However, the Russians removed all chemical weapons from Syria, forcing the American armada to return to base. More recently Washington rolled out this hoax a second time by alleging that Assad had used “Sarin gas against his own people.” However, the photograpic evidence showed that the dead children were attended by persons without protective clothing and thus they too would have been dead had Sarin killed the kids.
------------------------------ *Trump Now a Captive of the Deep State* ------------------------------ April 26, 2017 Trump Now A Captive Of The Deep State Paul Craig Roberts When the gullible and insouciant American public and the who participate in the deceptions permitted the Deep State to get away with the fairy tale that a few Saudi Arabians under the direction of Osama bin Laden, but without the support of any government or intelligence agency, were able to outwit the entirety of the Western Alliance and Israel’s Mossad and deliver the greatest humiliation in history to “the ... more »
Questions for Andrew Weaver
*Written by Grant G* 1) Are you prepared to let Site C dam project on the Peace River plow forward with no BCUC review, with no sound business case? 2) Kindr Morgan tripling their pipeline capacity and a 7 fold increase in bitumen laden tankers on the coast...Clark wants it....Horgan and NDP like you Andrew Weaver are opposed ... 3) Proportional representation ....NDP is willing to hold referendum...you are too...Clark Liberals will not agree to that.. 4)Banning corporate and union political donations...Horgan was going to make it his first Bill/legislation.....Do you agree that... more »
Rancher gifts land to First Nation during title and rights ceremony
*“He said ‘I’m 86 years old and I can’t look after the land anymore,’ and I want to give it to your people,” Belleau said. “He said ‘it was always your land, I’m giving it back to the people. I thought ‘wow’.”* In a surprise move a Cariboo rancher has donated his land to Esk’etemc (Alkali Lake) First Nation after being a neighbour of the community for more than 50 years. Kenneth Linde, 86, bought the land in 1961 and is giving 50 per cent of 640 acres, the woodlot and the water rights to Esk’etemc. Grand Chief Ed John described Linde’s gesture as a “remarkable act of reconciliatio... more »
Trump: I fired Comey because he wasn't doing a very good job - very simple...
sometimes all the time you have to spell things out for the liberals using small easy to understand words. *Some outstanding Deals of the Day at Amazon.* *Instant Pot still on sale for $89.95*
Here’s how I was censored for marching against fascism in The Immortal Regiment
[image: censorship 3] My photo with a painting of anti-fascist Donbass fighters was removed by Facebook. The post Here’s how I was censored for marching against fascism in The Immortal Regiment appeared first on The Duran.
British Columbia Provincial Election serves up Minority Government
*Woman walks to polling Station yesterday* *during the BC Provincial Election* Everybody is asking me, as a British Columbian, *what I think of the stunning results of yesterday's election.* Well, actually, *NOBODY* is asking me that question [*Yawn*] but I'll provide my observations anyway. Here's the report from the *radio news channel 1130*. I will have more reactions in comments to follow: ******************* *"There is still a chance the results could change following BC election* VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It could be several weeks before British Columbians know for sure whic... more »
"Pain Killers Kill: Taking Ibuprofen to Treat Pain ‘For Just ONE DAY Increases Your Risk of Heart Attack by Half’
*"Pain Killers Kill: Taking Ibuprofen to Treat Pain * *‘For Just ONE DAY Increases Your Risk of Heart Attack by Half’* by Nick McDermott "Taking common painkillers can raise heart attack risk by half after just one day, a major study warns. Experts looked at nearly 450,000 adults given non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) They include popular over-the-counter pills such as ibuprofen, and prescription-only drugs such as diclofenac. Both are taken by millions for conditions such as headaches, back pain and arthritis. The study, published in The BMJ, said their effect on hear... more »
"The Credit Monster"
*"The Credit Monster"* by The Zman "King Offa of Mercia is credited with being the first British king to use the mint as a political tool. He gained control of the mint and started striking his own coins under tight regulations. This meant that each coin had a fixed amount of metal and was clearly identified as having come from his mint. Forgers and coin clippers were killed and raw gold, silver and copper had to be sold to the mint in order to be used as a means of exchange. Offa profited from this through something called seigniorage. It’s a good starting point when thinking abou... more »
MTV Star Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin Dies
The former co-star of MTV's reality show "Rob & Big" was 45 years old.
Did Pastor Scarborough Blame Women’s Impure Thoughts for Breast Cancer?
The Witty Liberal Facebook page resurrected a fake news story from early 2016 about the pastor.
Will Ex-FBI Director James Comey Speak Before Senate Intelligence Committee?
Comey had been slated to testify regarding Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election before Trump fired him.
South Korea's New President Is Willing To Engage In Talks With North Korea
*L.A. Times*: *South Korea's new president takes office, signals willingness to engage in talks with North Korea* South Korea’s new president took office on Wednesday promising a more accessible and trustworthy administration — and signaling an immediate change in tone on dealing with North Korea’s emerging nuclear threat. Moon Jae-in, a lawyer and former opposition leader, took the oath about midday — roughly 12 hours after he declared victory in a dramatic, two-month election contest to replace the country’s disgraced former president, Park Geun-hye. In a national address, Moon... more »
Turkey Condemns U.S. Decision To Arm Kurdish Fighters In Syria
*The Guardian*: *US decision to arm Kurds in Syria poses threat to Turkey, says Ankara* Foreign minister criticises US decision but muted Turkish response seen as bid to avoid raising tensions before Trump-Erdoğan meeting The Turkish government has criticised a US decision to directly arm Kurdish militants in Syria as a “threat to Turkey” – the first diplomatic scuffle between the two Nato powers since President Donald Trump took office. But the muted response to the American deal, which is likely to be seen in Turkey as a betrayal of a key regional ally, highlighted the efforts t... more »
Join Albert Woodfox and Robert King at "Cruel and Unusual" Screenings in NYC May 26 and CA June 2
Join Albert Woodfox and Robert King for a Q & A and screening of the new documentary film about the Angola 3, entitled "Cruel and Unusual," premiering in New York City on May 26 and in Santa Monica, CA on June 2. See flyers for more information.
Donald Trump Must Act—Now
*Dov S. Zakheim* *Politics, Americas* [image: President Donald Trump at MacDill Air Force Base. Wikimedia Commons/Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] Appearances matter in Washington, and right now the administration looks like it’s in the middle of a cover-up. Donald Trump is in trouble, and by all appearances he does not seem to realize how deep that trouble is. Firing FBI Director Jim Comey, for whatever reason, and however legitimate, was a serious mistake. In so doing, Trump has enabled congressional Democrats and others to accuse him of a cover-up. It does not matter wh... more »
China Fires Off Missile In Possible ‘Warning’ To US, South Korea
*Ryan Pickrell* *National Security, China* Tensions seem to be increasing over the U.S. anti-missile system on South Korean soil. China’s defense ministry revealed Wednesday that it test-fired a new guided missile recently. The weapon, which was not identified, was fired into the Bohai Sea and “achieved the intended result,” a Ministry of National Defense spokesman said, adding that the test was carried out to “raise the operational capability of the armed forces and effectively respond to threats to national security.” The timing of the announcement coincides with the electio... more »
Trumpanzee-- More Henry Plantagenet Than Richard Nixon
The new poll from Morning Consult was released Wednesday but the survey was finished, May 6, 3 days before Trump tried to quash the Putin-Gate investigation by firing James Comey. The drop in Trump's approval reelected the anger of Americans about the passage of TrumpCare. Their polling, which usually shows Trump doing better than other national pollsters do, show him with a 44% approval and a 48% disapproval. The ratings represent a net 7-point swing from the previous poll-- and it’s the second time Trump’s job performance numbers have fallen after a high-profile health care eve... more »
Former Obama Administration Underreported The Number Of Americans Who Have Been Unmasked By The NSA In 2016
*John Solomon and Sara Carter, CIRCA:* *Obama administration underreported number of Americans who were unmasked by NSA in 2016* The Obama administration made history during the 2016 election by releasing statistics for the first time showing how many times government officials sought to unmask the names of Americans captured in accidental National Security Agency intercepts. There was just one problem: the number of affected Americans was grossly underreported. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, now under new management with President Donald Trump, confirms that ... more »
Warfare On What To Do With Afghanistan Is Breaking Out In The White House
Soldiers and airmen from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, 2010. Flickr/U.S. Army *Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest:* *Why Bannon Is Right about Afghanistan* *Warfare over Afghanistan is breaking out in the Trump White House.* Steve Bannon is going to war. His target is national security adviser H. R. McMaster who was lanced yesterday in a piece by Bloomberg’s Eli Lake. Lake explained that Trump is disgruntled with McMaster, even yelling at him for undermining him. He further explained that the Bannon faction in the White House believes that McMaster is “trying to the trick ... more »
A Few Thoughts
*Norks in Oslo* South Korean diplomats told the press that North Korean officials held informal talks with unidentified US experts in Oslo, Norway, on 8 and 9 May. Norwegian fjord The "US experts" are not US officials, but usually are people who served in past US governments and remain well connected. They serve as an informal, but often useful, communications channel to the US government. Plus, nothing they say places an obligation on the US government. The handful of North Korean diplomats who are experts on the US periodically meet with US experts on Korea in informal settings... more »
Sen. Lindsey Graham wants to take a little peek at Donald Trump's business ties with Russia. In response Trump lawyers up.
Courtesy of Reuters: *U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Tuesday he wants to know more about President Donald Trump's business dealings in relation to Russia, but that congressional investigations may have to avoid the matter if they conflict with an FBI probe. * *Graham asked former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Monday whether he had concerns about Russian ties to Trump's business interests. Clapper said he could not comment because the issue could be a subject of an ongoing investigation. * *CNN report... more »
World News Briefs -- May 10, 2017
*Reuters*: *New South Korea president vows to address North Korea, broader tensions* South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in on Wednesday and vowed to immediately tackle the difficult tasks of addressing North Korea's advancing nuclear ambitions and soothing tensions with the United States and China. Moon said in his first speech as president he would begin efforts to defuse security tensions on the Korean peninsula and negotiate with Washington and Beijing to ease a row over a U.S. missile defense system being deployed in the South. In his first key appoint... more »
A former Coronation Street star gives a moving reminder of why we all need to ‘give a toss’ about this election [VIDEO]
Former Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has given a barnstorming speech encouraging UK voters to support Labour in the 8 June general election. The passionate speech described how the “mass movement” of “people who give a toss” could save Britain from the decline witnessed under the Conservative government. A far cry from the cobbled streets of Corrie […]
Labour just announced the policy that could win it the general election [VIDEO]
If voted into government on 8 June, the Labour Party will scrap university tuition fees. On the day Labour launched its education proposals, this may be the one that wins it the general election. The game-changing promise While New Labour introduced tuition fees under Tony Blair, current leader Jeremy Corbyn voted against them. Corbyn also voted consistently against […]
KY Sec. of State Accidently Tweets Pic of a Cop Driving Her to Party at 100MPH
[image: state]The Kentucky Secretary of State was caught catching a ride to the Kentucky Derby in a cop car — which was inexplicably traveling 100 miles per hour.
WATCH: ‘He doesn’t belong here!’: Cops Almost Kill Man for Being from Out of Town
[image: denver]An Aurora, CO man was arrested without probable cause at gunpoint because he was from out of town and cops had nothing else to do.
School Bans Unvaccinated Kids After Immunized Children Start Chickenpox Outbreak
[image: chickenpox]Close to one fourth of students at a California elementary school have been ordered to stay home following an outbreak of chickenpox.
Manchester Corbynista Resigns After Saying 'Hitler Was Jewish'
Guido Fawkes reports https://order-order.com/2017/05/10/manchester-uni-corbynista-resigns-saying-hitler-jewish/ on the latest Labour Party anti Semitic incident. Days since last anti-Semitic Labour incident: zero… Good luck with finding any reporting of this news on the BBC.
Did James Comey Tweet About ‘the Pee Tape’ After Getting Fired?
An image purportedly showing a screenshot of a tweet sent by former FBI director James Comey is fake.
More Solar Jobs Is A Curse, Not A Blessing
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Paul Driessen ~ Citing U.S. Department of Energy data, the New York Times recently reported that the solar industry employs far more Americans than wind or coal: 374,000 in solar versus 100,000 in wind and 160,000 in coal mining and coal-fired power generation. Only the natural gas…
Floating Islands
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Much has been written of late regarding the impending projected demise of the world’s coral atoll islands due to CO2-caused sea level rise. Micronesia is suing the Czech Government over CO2 emissions that they claim are damaging their coral atolls via sea level…
Flower Moon 2017: What You Need to Know About May's Full Moon
*With spring in full bloom *May's Full Moon is commonly known as the Full Flower or Big Leaf Moon. The Arapaho Indians referred to this Full Moon as "when the ponies shed their shaggy hair" *Some Algonquin-speaking nations* named it the Corn Planting Moon or Milk Moon (though the milk in this case would likely have been referring to milkweed, not cows, which are not native to the Americas). *The Ontario Native Literacy* Coalition notes that while the Ojibwe tribes of the Great Lakes area called the May full moon a Flower Moon ("Waawaaskone Giizis"), people of the Cree Nation in nor... more »
Did the ACLU Issue a Warning for People Traveling to Texas?
The American Civil Liberties Union did issue a warning about travel to Texas, but it is not the same as U.S. Department of State advisories.
Catherine Austin Fitts: They’re Trying to Centralize Control. Get Rid of Debt Crime & War
Catherine Austin Fitts: They’re Trying to Centralize Control. Get Rid of Debt Crime & War by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Financial advisor Catherine Austin Fitts says if you want to have a really good economy, you have to “get rid of debt crime and war.” Fitts says, “Instead of having more debt, more crime and more war, […]
CURTAINS FOR US: We finally know what he did last summer!
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017Part 1—Comey the God in July:* On the bright side, we the liberals have finally been told what he did last summer. More specifically, we've finally been told what he did on July 5, 2016. Our instruction in this matter arrived on the scene ten months later. It was delivered, just yesterday, in a memo by Rod Rosenstein, Donald J. Trump's somewhat puzzling deputy Justice Department head. (It remains to be seen if Rosenstein himself has been trapped in bit of a con.) Needless to say, "ten months later" is ten months *too late* in matters of this type. Still a... more »
US Plan to Arm PKK/YPG is a Declaration of War Against Turkey
*Turkey Says U.S. Plan to Arm Kurds in Syria Supports Terrorism* *Quoting from Bloomberg in red * * "This issue is a matter of existence or nonexistence for Turkey,”* Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli told AHaber television on Wednesday.* “It is a matter of survival for Turkey. Everyone should see it this way. We can never accept or allow the existence of terrorist organizations that pose a threat to Turkey’s future.”* * The US has just declared war, without actually stating it, against Turkey! Get it? That is exactly what has occurred! In the same way the US declared war ag... more »
Oklahoma House Calls Abortion Murder; Directs State Officials to End the Practice
[image: oklahoma-house-calls-abortion-murder-directs-state-officials-to-end-the-practice] The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a resolution earlier this week calling abortion an act of murder and directing state executive officials to “exercise their authority” to stop the practice.
To Fight “Extremism,” Russia Bans Jehovah's Witnesses
[image: to-fight-extremism-russia-bans-jehovahs-witnesses] Under the guise of battling “extremism,” Russian authorities decided last month to ban the Jehovah's Witnesses religious organization. The decision to prohibit the organization, seize its property, and shut down its operations came in the form of a Supreme Court ruling upholding a request from the Russian Ministry of Justice.
World Government Summit Brings Together Top Globalists Under Baal's Arch
[image: alex-newman-world-government-summit-brings-globalists-together-under-baals-arch]VIDEO - The World Government Summit in the United Arab Emirates brought together leading globalists, communists, and crony capitalists under a replica of the Arch of the Temple of Baal, reports The New American's Foreign Correspondent Alex Newman. Despite not being reported much by the establishment media, many leading fake news outlets such as CNN and Sky News were actually listed as "partners" of the event who shared its "values." This should be a wake-up call to humanity.
WalMart family billionaires and Coca Cola stealing Gila River Indian water
Photo Gila River Indian Community Farmers by Gila River Indian News Arizona Water Grab Part 2: Walmart Heirs Push Water Market s / 17 hours ago This is the second part of the Arizona Water Grab series, following Arizona Water Grab Part One: Water Rights and Water Markets. This is also accompanied by two supplemental pages for more information on the Walton Family Foundation and GRIC in
Partisanship Won't Sink the U.S.–South Korea Alliance
*Robert E Kelly* *Politics, Asia* [image: President Moon Jae-in’s first press conference, May 10, 2017. Flickr/Republic of Korea] Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in will have their disagreements. But the alliance is bigger than both of them. This week’s South Korean presidential election has ignited concern about the U.S.–South Korean alliance. A liberal, Moon Jae-in, has won the South Korean presidency. President Moon has a long track record advocating engagement with North Korea. U.S. president Donald Trump—to the extent that he has a fixed North Korea policy—is a hawk. He has used f... more »
New Air Force Strategy Aims to Defend Against Space War
*Kris Osborn* *National Security, America* While several countries are known to be making investments in the development of space weaponry, Chinese activities have engendered a particular concern among Pentagon leaders, analysts and threat assessment professionals. The Air Force and Pentagon are pursuing a strategy aimed at countering the fast-emerging weaponization of space and preparing to defend against space-war anti-satellite attacks, service officials said. The service mapped out a multi-dimensional space weapons defense plan, resulting from several years of space-focused ... more »
A Moon Rises Over South Korea
*Robert Manning* *Politics, South Korea* After months of political turmoil, Moon will seek to restore stability to South Korea. South Korean leftist opposition candidate Moon Jae-in’s impressive presidential electoral victory is reverberating not only across the Korean Peninsula, but throughout Northeast Asia and the United States as well. In a crowded field of fifteen candidates, Moon won 41 percent of the vote, soundly defeating his conservative rival, Hong Joon-pyo, who won 24 percent. While Moon’s victory almost certainly portends that South Korea will be less in sync with t... more »
Pentagon Unprepared for a New Arms Race
*Sandra Erwin* *National Security, America* China is buying technology at a rapid pace. The globalization of technology has set off an entirely new arms race for which the Pentagon is not prepared. The question that should haunt U.S. defense officials is how long before China and other rising powers will militarize commercially available off-the-shelf technology (COTS). Generals and admirals at the Pentagon fret about China’s ambitious military modernization plan. Cringing at the potential of a future war in the Western Pacific might involve Chinese missiles and submarines capabl... more »
Newt Gingrich explains the firing of James Comey...
*and does it well - and we thank him.* Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice in his letter to President Trump: “I cannot defend the director's handling of the conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton's emails,” Rosenstein wrote, “and I do not understand his refusal to accept the nearly universal judgment that he was mistaken. Almost everyone agrees that the director made serious mistakes; it is one of the few issues that unites people of diverse perspectives.”
Colored Stickers Target Homes of Dog Owners?
Rumors that criminals are marking homes with colored stickers or other symbols in order to steal dogs for use in dogfighting events are unfounded.
Mohawk Nation News 'Major Karma'
MAJOR KARMA Posted on May 8, 2017 Please post & distribute. MNN. May 8, 2017. There may be few of us, but we are the majority of the true natural people of this land. The immigrants who came here centuries ago designed our anguish. They come to help themselves to our land, resources, possessions and to make some money. Never to help us. THE POOR, STARVING, UNWANTED ARRIVED HERE.
MOHAWK NATION NEWS 'SLIPPING INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE'
Posted on May 7, 2017 SLIPPING INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE Please post & distribute. MNN. May 7, 2017. Addiction to evil has to be continually fed. Greed and lusting for power desperately drives the Corporation of the USA to war. STEP into the “Twilight Zone” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y They want to commit Hiroshima and Nagasaki Part II. If they can’t, they will destroy the
Former UCLA vice-chancellor loses cancer paper for image manipulation
The former vice chancellor for research at the University of California, Los Angeles, has retracted a 2012 paper after an internal investigation found evidence of image manipulation. The journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics received a letter about the problems with the paper from the UCLA Research Integrity Officer, and a retraction request from last author James Economou, also […] The post Former UCLA vice-chancellor loses cancer paper for image manipulation appeared first on Retraction Watch.
2,677 Killed and 1,742 Wounded In Iraq April 2017
Violence was down in Iraq in April 2017 compared to March. That was due to a lull in fighting in Mosul, which is driving the security situation across the country. There were 562 security incidents reported in the press in April, the lowest amount of the year. That was down from 712 in January, 617 in February, and 715 in March. By province there was 1 incident in Karbala, Najaf and Wasit each, 2 in Kurdistan, 5 in Babil, 8 in Basra, 22 in Kirkuk, 36 in Salahaddin, 41 in Anbar, 52 in Diyala, 99 in Baghdad, and 294 in Ninewa. Those led to 2,677 deaths and 1,742 wounded. 1 U.S. ... more »
BBC Radio’s Today programme turns into an unadulterated Theresa May love fest
Anyone listening to Radio 4‘s Today programme this morning could be forgiven if they started choking on their cornflakes. Because the supposedly neutral broadcaster turned part of the programme into a Theresa May love fest, with two Conservative-supporting women allowed to speak uninterrupted about May’s virtues. ‘Well, she’s just wonderful, isn’t she?’ Camilla Cavendish, the former […]
It’s not all about Brexit – here’s what the Tories don’t want to talk about pre-election
So far Theresa May’s election campaigning has consisted of saying almost exactly the same things almost all the time. While this may be a deliberate strategy, it’s also a handy way of dodging tough topics. Climate change hasn’t been high on the Conservative agenda since May took office last year. In fact, it’s probably safe […]
BBC left red-faced after a desperate hunt for anti-Corbyn Labour voters leads directly into a trap [IMAGES]
The BBC has joined the wider media in amplifying anyone who claims to be a former Labour voter but refuses to vote for Jeremy Corbyn. But in a desperate hunt to find these voices, the BBC fell into a trap. The ‘Silly Hat’ trap It started with a voter from Manchester named Elliot (@langho), who […]
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DODGES QUESTIONS ON CRISIS SUMMIT WITH TRUMP IN NEW “KREMLIN” HQ, SEAN SPICER HIDES IN BUSHES TO ESCAPE REPORTERS, DEMANDS LIGHTS AND CAMERAS TURNED OFF BEFORE HE GIVES STATEMENT ABOUT COMEY
A shifty looking Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov feigned surprise at finding out that James Comey had just been fired by his US puppet at the White House in a move that has plunged US democracy into crisis. http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/trump-s-tuesday-night-massacre-another-blow-for-american-democracy-1.3077960 Lavrov may have decided to risk an impromptu tete a tete with Donald Trump, although there […]
Trump’s firing of Comey is his most unpredictable and dangerous act yet
Trump has been calling for Senator Richard Blumenthal to be investigated for committing one of the “greatest military frauds in U S history” by not telling the truth about his Vietnam war record in a new twitter outburst. But much of the USA must surely now be wondering if Trump is not committing one of […]
Trump fires James Comey in letter riddled with spelling and grammar errors, admits sacking was about Russia. Adviser says Trump screamed at TV clips of probe
Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is an explosive development, perhaps even a game changer, which will surely accelerate his impeachment and, or imprisonment as everyone wonders what he has to hide. But in the midst of this drama, Trump has managed to provide us with light entertainment by riddling his possibly historic […]
DID SERGEI LAVROV TELL TRUMP TO FIRE JAMES COMEY? UNSCHEDULED MEETING TODAY RAISES QUESTIONS
Donald Trump will hold a surprise meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today one day after firing FBI director James Comey. The suddenness and timing of the meeting suggests there could be a connection between the firing of Comey and Lavrov. Any Russian handlers will be seeking an opportunity to brief Trump on […]
TRUMP TAKEN ABACK TO FIND OUT AMERICANS DON’T WANT TO BE RULED BY RUSSIANS, HUGE SUPPORT FOR HEROIC FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY
Donald Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey as his probe into ties to Russia intensify has drawn strong criticism from his own party and the Democracts. By ousting the FBI director investigating his campaign and associates, Trump may have added more fuel to the fire he is furiously trying to contain — and he […]
SENATE INTEL COMMITTEE ASKS TREASURY FOR FINANCIAL INFO ON TRUMP
(CNN)Senate Russia investigators have sent a request to the Treasury Department’s criminal investigation division for any information related to President Donald Trump, his top officials and his campaign aides, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee told CNN Tuesday. “We’ve made a request, to FinCEN in the Treasury Department, to make sure, not just […]
TOP REPUBLICAN SENATOR SAYS TRUMP’S BUSINESS TIES TO RUSSIA MUST BE INVESTIGATED
In a move that should certainly alarm the White House, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is now calling for an investigation into Donald Trump’s business ties to Russia. CNN reports that Graham, who chairs Senate committees on armed services, foreign relations, and terrorism, wants to dig into Trump’s finances. Graham’s call comes after testimony from former […]
PROSECUTORS HAVE ISSUED SUBPOENAS TO TRUMP ASSOCIATES
(CNN) Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year’s election, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN learned of the subpoenas hours before President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey. […]
TRUMP FIRES FBI DIRECTOR AS RUSSIA PROBE INTENSIFIES. HONEST JAMES COMEY SHOWN THE DOOR BY THE RUSSIANS CONTROLLING TRUMP?
FBI Director James Comey – who was leading an investigation into alleged links between Donald Trump’s team and Russia – has been fired by the US President. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement that Mr Comey has been “terminated and removed from office.” Mr Trump was said to have acted on […]
TRUMP TO MEET RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ONE DAY AFTER FIRING FBI DIRECTOR. DID LAVROV ORDER COMEY TO BE REMOVED?
(CNN)US President Donald Trump is due to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, a day after firing FBI chief James Comey amid a swirl of controversy over the FBI’s investigations into Russia’s alleged election meddling. The meeting will be the highest-level meeting between the US administration and Moscow since Trump’s inauguration. It will […]
This petition against Dove soap over their use of ‘transgenders’ is gaining steam
[image: Dove soap and the big corporate ‘transgender’ lie] When you run out of products to sell, you invent a new market in which to sell repackaged products. The post This petition against Dove soap over their use of ‘transgenders’ is gaining steam appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Lavrov meets Tillerson, meeting Trump
[image: lavrov think] Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov begins key 2 day visit to Washington during which he is due to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and US President Donald Trump in a further sign of a concerted attempt to improve relations The post BREAKING: Lavrov meets Tillerson, meeting Trump appeared first on The Duran.
Productivity - The Federal Reserve's Fly in the Ointment
Since September 2007 when the Federal Reserve responded to the economic crisis facing the United States by dropping the federal funds rate from 5.25 percent to between 0 and 0.25 percent, the Fed has done its very best to keep the economy running on all cylinders, unfortunately, even with its massive monetary experiment and its bloated balance sheet, there is one aspect of the economy that has not responded as it normally would. Let's open with the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition for output per hour. According to the BLS, labor productivity or real output per hour is calculat... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 10, 2017
PHOTO: Kurdish YPG fighters head a convoy of US military vehicles in Syria. (Reuters: Rodi Said, file) *ABC News Online:* *Syrian war: US to arm Kurdish YPG fighting Islamic State despite fierce Turkish opposition* Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey, US President Donald Trump has approved supplying arms to Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria to support an operation to retake the city of Raqqa from Islamic State, officials said. Ankara views the Kurdish YPG militia — fighting within a larger US-backed coalition — as the Syrian extension of the Kurdish PKK militant group, whi... more »
Mexico Is The Second Deadliest Country In The World After Syria
*CNN: **Mexico was second deadliest country in 2016* (CNN)It was the second deadliest conflict in the world last year, but it hardly registered in the international headlines. As Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan dominated the news agenda, Mexico's drug wars claimed 23,000 lives during 2016 -- second only to Syria, where 50,000 people died as a result of the civil war. "This is all the more surprising, considering that the conflict deaths [in Mexico] are nearly all attributable to small arms," said John Chipman, chief executive and director-general of the International Institute for St... more »
The Come(d)y Hour
FBI Director James Comey wasn't merely fired. He was "terminated" and *then* removed from office. Just look at the wording of Donald Trump's announcement. It has all the despotic flair of an execution order for a previously coddled apparatchik who has deeply, deeply disappointed his Leader. It is also deeply, deeply cowardly, since the Leader himself takes no responsibility for his own decision. "You are hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately," Trump passively dictated in a scene reminiscent of Pontius Pilate washing his hands of the whole sordid mess. I... more »
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From Jenna Orkin The Trump administration is taking the unusual step of hunting for evidence of crimes committed by Haitian immigrants Germany arrests 2nd soldier in alleged far-right plot to frame refugees for attacks "North Korea's Favored Candidate", Liberal Moon Jae-in Wins South Korea Presidential Election Half Of Canadians Have $200 Or Less In Savings Anti-protest bills would 'attack right to speak out' under Donald Trump A Tour Down Homicide Lane, As Baltimore Descends Into Chaos Mining CEO Explains Why Silver Could Reach Over $136 Rand Paul: Obama Spied On Me Using NSA I... more »
Grand jury issues subpoenas for associates of former National Security Adviser Micheal Flynn, Donald Trump reported to be screaming at his TV sets.
Courtesy of CNN: *Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN learned of the subpoenas hours before President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey. * *The subpoenas represent the first sign of a significant escalation of activity in the FBI's broader investigation begun last July into possible ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia. * *The sub... more »
Practical Tools Of The Improvised Speaker
Yesterday I visited the Liceo “Benedetti” of Venice, where 40 students are preparing their artwork for a project of communicating science with art that will culminate in an exhibit at the Palazzo del Casinò of the Lido of Venice, during the week of the EPS conference in July. read more
Breaking: 8th batch of militants leave last Homs bastion
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the 8th batch of militants and their families left the Al-Wa’er District of Homs City, the National Defense Forces (NDF) reported via their official media wing. “The departure of 202 militants, along with 367 of their family members from the Al-Wa’er District, has begun now,” the National Defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia gives Syrian military M-30 Howitzers: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – Russia allegedly gave the Syrian military 21 Soviet-era M-30 Howitzers, Fox News claimed Tuesday, citing U.S. officials. “A day before the Russian foreign minister arrives in Washington, Moscow has sent dozens of new artillery howitzers to Syria to be used by the Assad regime in a future ground campaign against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: children attend classes as more schools reopened in Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:45 P.M.) – More children are gradually attending classes as the Syrian government re-opened a new school in eastern Aleppo. Hundreds of children missed years of education as the eastern parts of the northern city had been under the control of jihadi groups for almost four years. In the insurgent-held districts, schools were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish military resumes attack on Kurdish forces in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Turkish military renewed their attack against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria on Wednesday, striking the latter’s positions near the key town of Tal Rifa’at. According to the Euphrates Shield’s social media page, the Turkish military deliberately attacked the”PKK” (Syrian Democratic Forces) at Tal Rifa’at, inflicting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Konflikt zwischen Saudis und den Vereinigten Emiraten in Jemen spitzt sich zu
BEIRUT, LIBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Die Vereinigten Emirate und Saudi-Arabien streiten sich derzeit heftigst um ihren Einfluss auf die Provinz Aden im südlichen Jemen. Die von Saudi-Arabien unterstützten Teile der Armee und Hadi-Loyalisten lieferten sich in den letzten Tagen Gefechte u.a. mit Kräften des “südlichen Widerstands” und der Hadhrami-Milizen die von den Vereinigten Emiraten unterstützt […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS jihadist who slaughtered 30 Iraqi soldiers captured alive
Iraqi security forces captured alive a notorious ISIS jihadist as the military campaign to recapture the northern city of Mosul continues. Aideen Ramadan Fakher, a Somali fighter in the Islamic State, admitted killing at least 30 cadets in the 2014 Speicher massacre. On June 2014, the Islamic State launched an offensive on Camp Speicher in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
La guerra entre proxies saudíes y emiratíes continúa en el sur de Yemen
Los regímenes saudí y emiratí están actualmente involucrados en una guerra de proxies en el sur de Yemen, ya que ambas naciones del Golfo chocan por el control de la gobernación de Adén. El Ejército Nacional Yemení respaldado por Arabia Saudí y los leales a Hadi han intentado intimidar a las fuerzas de la Resistencia […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi, UAE proxy war continues in southern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:22 P.M.) – The Saudi and Emirati regimes are currently engaged in a proxy war in southern Yemen, as both Gulf nations clash over control of the Aden Governorate. The Saudi-backed Yemeni National Army and Hadi loyalists have attempted to bully the UAE-backed Southern Resistance and Hadhrami forces in southern Yemen, causing a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Beware White or Green Helmets
Too much spontaneous self-sacrifice in the service of war mongers By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD A powerful new propaganda model has emerged. A Western globalist NGO scheme on steroids, with Hollywood Academy and humanitarian awards glitter... has been deployed in the latest covert regime-change operations, on two continents. The new model is funded and embedded "white / green helmets" that
China Showcases The World’s Largest Coast Guard Vessel
Chinese Defense Blog *Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat:* *China Coast Guard’s New ‘Monster’ Ship Completes Maiden Patrol in South China Sea* *The world’s largest coast guard cutter conducted its first patrol in the contested waters this month.* The world’s largest coast guard vessel, the 12,000-ton China Coast Guard (CCG) cutter 3901, has successfully completed its first patrol in the South China Sea this month, according to Chinese government reports. The South China Sea division of China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) reports that the ship, with a crew of 17 law enforcement... more »
A Competent DCCC-- Which Doesn't Exist-- Would Be Having A Field Day Rebuilding The Democratic Party Brand In Texas
Texas has been ignored by the DCCC for too long. I fear 2018 isn't going to change much either, despite rumblings of some early interest. Is the new DCCC regional Vice Chair even paying attention-- or just running for governor of Colorado? There are 10 Republicans worth challenging in Texas in a 2-cycle strategy that could lead to the end of the disgraceful political careers of Pete Sessions, Joe Barton, John Culberson, Mike McCaul, Lamar Smith, Pete Olson, Kenny Marchant, Will Hurd, Roger Williams and John Carter, each of whom-- for example-- just voted to strip 24 million Americ... more »
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*Why DeVos Should Rescind Obama’s Ban On Disciplining Minority Kids In School* Last week, after nearly 100 days in office, President Trump issued an executive order declaring that “it shall be the policy of the executive branch to protect and preserve State and local control in education.” The order gives Education Secretary Betsy DeVos 300 days to itemize regulations and guidance where the federal government overstepped its bounds. But DeVos would need little more than a minute to rescind perhaps the single most destructive action taken by the Obama Department of Education’s Offi... more »
Trump's Next Moves After Firing Comey
*Daniel McCarthy* *Politics, * The Trump administration has many enemies, but its most dangerous is its own knack for self-harm. The Trump administration has many enemies, but its most dangerous is its own knack for self-harm. James Comey had earned his dismissal as FBI director many times over. Yet somehow the White House found the exact moment to fire him that would inevitably make him look like a victim. The day before President Donald Trump dropped the axe, progressives themselves had been calling for Comey’s head over misstatements he made about how many classified e-mails ... more »
The Deadliest Aircraft in Russia's Arsenal You've Never Heard Of
*Tom Cooper* *Security, Eurasia* The A-50U has now shown up serving in Syria. On April 29, 2017, a photograph appeared on social media apparently showing a Beriev A-50 SRDLO — that’s the Russian acronym for “airborne early warning and control system” — in flight over Syria. Israeli satellite photographs confirmed the presence of a single A-50 on the apron of Hmemmem air base south of Lattakia on May 3, 2017. The aircraft deployed in Syria is the latest version to enter service, the A-50U. The Russian air force, the VKS, apparently received four such aircraft between 2011 and 201... more »
Are South East Asian Nations Distancing Themselves Away From The U.S. On The South China Sea Dispute?
(*Click on Image to Enlarge*) *South China Morning Post*: *On the South China Sea, the US and Asean are increasingly on different pages* Mark Valencia says it’s becoming clear America’s concern for a rules-based order and freedom of navigation is not shared by a Southeast Asia more worried about the impact of a US-China power struggle on domestic stability. Cracks between the US and Southeast Asian nations have been growing with regard to security interests in the South China Sea. These differences have remained just below the surface for some time but are now plainly visible unde... more »
U.S. Navy Admiral Says U.S. Patrols Will Continue To Challenge China's Claims In The South China Sea
Photo Credit: MC3 Elesia K. Patten/ Navy *South China Morning Post*: *US patrols challenging Beijing in South China Sea will continue, says US Navy commander* *Freedom of navigation operations in the disputed waters still ongoing, says US Navy commander* The United States’ naval patrols in the South China Sea will continue as part of Washington’s aim to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the disputed waters, the US Navy commander says. “US forces operate in the Asia-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea”, US Navy Commander Gary Ross said in an ema... more »
China Installing Missile Systems On South China Sea Islands
Photo Credit: ImageSat International *Defense News*:* Satellite images reveal Chinese expansion in South China Sea* Imagery captured Monday from an ImageSat International (ISI) Eros B satellite indicates Chinese preparations for new land-based missile installations on an increasingly strategic island base in the South China Sea. The high-resolution imagery, shown here for the first time, reveals recent changes in the layout of the People’s Liberation Army’s Yulin Naval Base at the tip of Hainan Island in the disputed South China Sea. In less than two months, the PLA deployed mul... more »
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*Do some conservatives agree with global warming?/b>* By Charles Tips, Former Science Editor at the University of Texas Press Yes. This conservative is hoping they are right. Having followed this since my days as a science editor beginning in the early 70s, I know what the pronouncements have been and I know the science behind it. I’ve seen all the twists and turns depicted in the McKee cartoon shown in Jon Davis' answer. Here are some indisputable climate facts. They were settled science in the 70s and remain so today. We are in the Quaternary ice age, 2.6 million years into ... more »
WAS THE COMEY FIRING ALL ROGER STONE'S IDEA?
Politico tells us that many in the West Wing had no idea that James Comey was going to be fired: The news ... startled all but the uppermost ring of White House advisers, who said grumbling about Comey hadn't dominated their own morning senior staff meetings. Other top officials learned just before it happened and were unaware [Trump] was considering firing Comey. "Nobody really knew," one senior White House official said. "Our phones all buzzed and people said, What?" So even some "top officials" in the White House weren't discussing this with the president. But this guy apparentl... more »
BREAKING: Zero Conservative MPs will be prosecuted in the ‘Tory Election Fraud’ scandal. Except one…maybe [IMAGES]
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said that no MPs, Conservative Party employees or members will face criminal charges over the alleged ‘Tory election fraud’ scandal. But that one constituency in Kent was “still under investigation”. The CPS released the following statement at 11am on Wednesday 10 May: National or local? As The Canary has documented, the […]
Drone Images Expose Major US, Jordan Military Build-up On Syrian Border
Drone Images Expose Major US, Jordan Military Build-up On Syrian Border by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com The US and Jordanian military forces may be prepping a massive invasion of Syria, if intelligence reports gathered from surveillance drones suggest. – Following reports today that President Trump confirmed US will provide arms directly to The Kurds to fight […]
Emmanuel Macron’s victory is a colour revolution in disguise
[image: mac 4] French politics have been forever changed by this election. The post Emmanuel Macron’s victory is a colour revolution in disguise appeared first on The Duran.
James Comey – a necessary sacking
[image: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey attends a conference on "Todays Terrorism: Todays Counterterrorism" in New York on November 3, 2014. US faces an increasing number of homegrown violent extremists radicalized online and inspired by jihadists in Syria to carry out acts of violence, Comey warned during the conference. Comey said the danger was witnessed "in a very real way" by attacks that killed two soldiers in Canada in recent weeks. In a speech in New York, Comey said tracking down those inspired by the so-called Islamic State group in Syria was "ex... more »
Making sense of the Comey firing
[image: FBI Director James Comey (left) and National Intelligence Director James Clapper testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Tuesday] Comey had to go and he only has himself to blame. The post Making sense of the Comey firing appeared first on The Duran.
Remember those blasphemy charges against Stephen Fry in Ireland? Yeah, that didn't take.
Courtesy of The Independent: *An Irish police investigation into allegedly blasphemous comments made by Stephen Fry has been dropped after detectives decided there were not enough people who had been outraged by the remarks. * *Police launched an investigation into the presenter, author and comedian after he described God as "capricious", "mean-minded", "stupid" and an "utter maniac" during an appearance on Irish television show "The Meaning of Life" in February 2015. * *The comments were widely reported but did not become a legal matter until a man complained last year, prompti... more »
Ya gotta love Fox News.
Yes he resigned, only he didn't realize it until he saw that he no longer had a job on cable news.
Comeygate
The stench surrounding Donald Trump got stronger yesterday. And his abysmal ignorance of everything became even more apparent. Jill Abramson writes: We know that President Trump has a stunning ignorance of history. He recently flubbed the basics of the causes of the civil war and seemed to think the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglas was still alive and “doing a great job.” It’s certainly possible that President Trump doesn’t know the lessons of Watergate. The most famous lesson is that the cover-up is always worse than the crime. We don’t yet know the full story of Russia’s me... more »
Journalists Grieve Death Of Forensic Science Commission
The National Commission on Forensic Science was dissolved by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a decisive action that brought an end to a highly decorated body of professionals, but one that was frequently stymied by legal gamesmanship and discord. The commission, a precipitant of the Obama administration's criminal justice reform efforts, was curiously loaded with trial attorneys, law professors, and other academicians but relatively few forensic scientists. read more
Like It Or Not..........A Quotation by William Cooper
*Milton William "Bill" Cooper* (May 6, 1943 – November 6, 2001) was an American Conspiracy Theorist, radio broadcaster, and author best known for his 1991 book, *Behold a Pale Horse* in which he warned of multiple global conspiracies.
Caught the Soros puppets red handed again today at Larisa court changing my new address back to the old one. Aiming to set me up yet again? Do they ever tire of failing?
*PROOF THAT I MANAGED TODAY TO FINALLY CHANGE THE OFFICIAL COURT STAMPED NOTIFICATION TO HAVE ALL MY CASES SENT TO MY NEW ADDRESS *CROOKED SOROS PROSECUTORS WILL HAVE TO WHIP HAT ROUND AND HIRE A HIT MAN, SHOULD TRY RECRUITING IN RUSSIA The George Soros prosecutors and officials are really brazen at Larisa court. Today, … Continue reading Caught the Soros puppets red handed again today at Larisa court changing my new address back to the old one. Aiming to set me up yet again? Do they ever tire of failing?
What 30% of Czech voters tolerate to Babiš is incredible
I have written critical blog posts about the political culture, the atmosphere of cowardliness, collective irrationality, and the evaporating democracy in Germany. So it's somewhat refreshing to see a series of events in the Czech basin that make Germans think and behave in a more civilized way than Czechs. Such events show that the world is still alright. ;-) The West is in the West and the East is in the East. Czech billionaire (second wealthiest Czech after financier Petr Kellner who [also] funds the Klaus Institute but is otherwise not interested in politics) and former Slovak c... more »
Wikipedia appeals Turkish ban to Constitution Court and will likely lose
[image: erdogan pc] Wikipedia faces a post-purge, Erdogan kangaroo court. The post Wikipedia appeals Turkish ban to Constitution Court and will likely lose appeared first on The Duran.
James Comey’s legacy: Blaming Russia rather than Saudi Arabia and Israel
[image: evil saudis] Russia has never influenced US policy making but Saudi Arabia and Israel have and continue to do so. The post James Comey’s legacy: Blaming Russia rather than Saudi Arabia and Israel appeared first on The Duran.
Boston Herald "Editorial Staff" Calls Vaccine Choice "Hanging Offense"
By Kim Stagliano Boston Herald: These are the facts: Vaccines don’t cause autism. Measles can kill. And lying to vulnerable people about the health and safety of their children ought to be a hanging offense. I was born in Boston,...
Mapa del sur de Siria tras la llegada a la frontera de Deir Ezzor de los rebeldes apoyados por EE.UU.
El Ejército Libre Sirio (ELS o FSA por sus siglas en inglés) respaldadas por las tropas estadounidenses y jordanas han capturado una gran extensión de territorio que anteriormente estaba bajo el control del Estado Islámico (ISIS) en el sudeste de al-Sweida, Damasco y Homs. Después de la captura de toda la zona de Badiyah en el […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russisches Verteidigungsministerium weist Berichte über Hinrichtung eines Soldaten in Syrien zurück
(TASS) – Das russische Verteidigungsministerium wies Medienberichte, wonach ein russischer Militärangehöriger in Syrien gefangen und hingerichtet wurde, zurück. „Alle Angehörigen der russischen Streitkräfte in Syrien sind gesund und munter und nehmen an Missionen zur Bekämpfung des internationalen Terrorismus teil. Die Tätigkeiten von manchen Nachrichtenagenturen, die regelmäßig Falschmeldungen von internationalen terroristischen Organisationen verbreiten, werden von uns […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kuzey Hama’da son taarruz öncesi savaş uçakları ağır bombardımana başladı(Videolar)
Geçtiğimiz ay başlayan ordu taarruzu ile birlikte Hama kuzeyinde bulunan cihatçıları büyük oranda bölgeden temizleyen birlikler, son bir taarruz için hazırlık yapıyor. Önceki gün ağır bir hava bombardımanı başlatan hava kuvvetleri, bölgedeki son cihatçı kaleleri sayılan Latamina,Morek ve Kafr Zita’yı hedef aldı.Bombardımanın bir kısmı bölgede bulunan radikal dinci militanlar tarafından kayıt altına alındı Bu […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ELS ataca base del Ejército sirio en el sudeste de Damasco | VÍDEO
El Ejército Libre Sirio (ELS o FSA por sus siglas en inglés) puso ayer en marcha un gran contraataque en el sudeste de Damasco, apuntando al territorio recientemente liberado por el Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS). El Ejército de al-Sharqiyah Assoud publicó ayer imágenes de su asalto que muestran las unidades de artillería y lanzamientos de […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Suriye ordusu Doğu Halep taarruzuna başladı: 1 kasaba kontrol altına alındı
Mart ayında, cihatçı grupların Hama’da taarruz başlatması ile sona eren Doğu Halep taarruzu bu sabah itibariyle yeniden başladı. Kaplan Kuvvetleri, Kudüs Tugayı ve İmam Bakır Tugayı öncülüğünde taarruza geçen birlikler; Cirah hava üssünün batısında yer alan el Mahdum kasabasını kontrol altına almayı başardı. Meskene düzlüklerine girişin kapısı sayılan el Mahdum kasabasının IŞİD’den temizlenmesiyle birlikte; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Big number of Kurdish reinforcements arrive by boat for Tabqa Dam battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:22 P.M.) – A large number of fighters from the Menbeij Military Council (MMC) crossed Lake Assad by boat on Tuesday to join their allies in the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as they prepare to attack the Islamic State’s (ISIL) last positions at the Tabaqa Dam, the MMC’s official media wing reported. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al menos 400 militantes abandonan el último bastión rebelde de Homs
Se espera que otro grupo de combatientes abandone el distrito de al-Wa’er de Homs durante las próximas 24 horas, ha informado una fuente militar a Al-Masdar. De acuerdo con la fuente militar, al menos 400 militantes y sus familias saldrán de la ciudad de Homs hacia la gobernación de Idlib como parte de la última […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, Palestinian militia dislodge ISIS from strategic town in east Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:15 A.M.) – On Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and allied forces scored their first advance in the eastern Aleppo countryside since restarting their offensive in the region, ultimately looking to expel the Islamic State from its last foothold in the governorate. Led by the SAA’s Tiger Forces, Liwa Al-Quds (Palestinian paramilitary) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL in serious trouble after losing large part of west Mosul
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:13 A.M.) – Tuesday was another rough day for the Islamic State (ISIL) forces inside western Mosul, as they lost a big chunk of territory to the Iraqi Army and Federal Police after a fierce 48 hour battle. What began as a small assault on the southern Industrial Zone of west Mosul, ended […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Map of southern Syria after US-backed rebels reach Deir Ezzor border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The US and Jordanian backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) troops in southern Syria have captured a large chunk of territory that was previously under the control of the Islamic State (ISIL) in southeast Al-Sweida, Damascus, and Homs. Following the capture of the entire Badiyah area of southeast Homs, the Free […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets hammer ISIL ahead of Syrian military’s offensive in east Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:53 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force carried out a large number of airstrikes over the eastern countryside of Aleppo on Tuesday, inflicting heavy damage on the Islamic State’s (ISIL) defenses in the Maskanah Plain. Russian jets flying from the Hmaymim Airbase in southwest Latakia reached the Aleppo Governorate on Tuesday afternoon to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video footage of FSA troops attacking Syrian Army base in southeast Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched a big counter-attack in the southeastern countryside of Damascus on Tuesday, targeting the terrorist recently captured by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). The Assoud Al-Sharqiyah Army released footage of their assault on Tuesday, showing artillery and rocket units launching attacks on the Al-Seen Airbase […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Reinforcements pour into east Aleppo amid new army offensive against ISIL
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – Several hundred soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite Tiger Forces made their way from the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate to the east Aleppo front to participate in the upcoming Jirah Airbase offensive, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Tuesday night. The reinforcements traveled along the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army eliminates ISIL group storming key base in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) launched a desperate assault in the Deir Ezzor countryside on Tuesday that targeting the strategic 137th Brigade Base. ISIL began the assault by storming the hilltops located north of this installation; this attack would ultimately fail, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) killed several terrorists at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
FSA’s makes little advance after launching big counter-offensive in southeast Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (SAA) launched a big counter-offensive in the southeastern countryside of Damascus on Tuesday, targeting the territory recently captured by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Led by the Quraytayn Martyrs Brigade and Assoud Al-Sharqiyah Army, the FSA stormed the Zaza Checkpoint and the Sabahiyah Mountains near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin to meet with Abbas in Sochi on May 11th
(TASS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet in Sochi on May 11 to discuss the Mideast political settlement and some bilateral issues, the Kremlin press office reported on Tuesday. “Negotiations will be held in Sochi on May 11, 2017 between President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Palestinian President M. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
LiteCoin The BitCoin Alternative To Rocket With SegWit Implementation
BIG GAINS TO BE MADE: LiteCoin (LTC), the fourth-largest public blockchain, is just hours away from adopting the full Segregated Witness (SegWit) upgrade. The post LiteCoin The BitCoin Alternative To Rocket With SegWit Implementation appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Mining company accused of destroying Aboriginal site and ancient Rock arts
“There is rock art, grinding stones … there’s about 50 of them and spear sharpening tools in the area they’ve bulldozed. We’re talking about material that is 10, 20, 30 thousand years old. Kimberley Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann has demanded Buru Energy halt works at its Ungani oilfield operations in the Canning Basin, claiming the company had bulldozed a significant Aboriginal site without permission and damaged artefacts tens of thousands of years old. Mr Bergmann has lodged a complaint with the Department of Indigenous Affairs, which has said it is investigating the matter. ... more »
X22 Report, “Big Banks Pushing Smaller Banks To Merge Deposits Before The Bank Runs Begin”
X22 Report, “Big Banks Pushing Smaller Banks To Merge Deposits Before The Bank Runs Begin” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lze1all9n-U
Jeremy Corbyn is number One
https://youtu.be/DFyZmlJKsFg Unfortunately for the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn is the number one reason why former Labour voters won't vote Labour in the upcoming general election.
Dachel Wake Up: From The Pot Calling the Kettle Black Files
May 8, 2017, New York Daily News editorial: The wages of fearmongering ...The true culprit is a growing, unfounded fear of vaccines, now with mongers in the highest places. A mostly conquered disease is spreading in Minnesota’s largest city because...
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*Statehood for Puerto Rico?* No Should they leave the US Commonwealth and go it alone? If they want to. My sense is that Puerto Rico (a U.S. Territory) doesn't contribute anything to the US except an unfunded liability. Puerto Rico has created an entitlement state for themselves that is balanced on the backs of US taxpayers. It's a blighted, entitled, crime ridden, drug sotted, welfare state and I can see no reason for it to be included as a US State until or unless that changes. It lacks Hawaii's strategic benefit - but in a sense it's a lot like Hawaii without the charm. Some ... more »
Angela Rayner Does a Diane Abbott and Can't Remember Class Size Numbers
Yet another Labour Shadow Minister with no facts to backup her plans. Guido Fawkes https://order-order.com/2017/05/10/angela-rayner-diane-cant-remember-class-size-numbers/ has the video from Nick Ferrari's LBC programme. The lack of figures annoys me but so does Angela Rayner saying "Give it me" rather than "Give it to me". I'd say that I'd expect better from the Labour Shadow Education Secretary were it not for the fact that I really don't.
How Plumbing and not Vaccines Eradicated Disease
It really was the discovery of the germ model for disease and then understanding the need for clean water that got all this working. the more obvious global sewage problem was never going to get solved until we got rid of horses. It is noteworthy that the ancients did develop excellent sewage systems frm time to time likely where no significant draft animals were used. Thus once the need for clean water was simply recognized, common sense took over and secure water and plumbing emerged quickly along with real sewage removal as well. After all running clean water immediately ... more »
Humans in California 130,000 Years Ago? Get the Facts
This is good news, mostly in that we have a clearly testable site that conforms to an early human presence. It is really way too soon for idle controversy. and we really needed this site to hone our skills. Humanity could have arrived in the Americas as early as perhaps 200,000 years ago when they were likely created. they may not have arrived under their own steam either. Their survival as scattered hunting bands would have left us scant remains. Dismissing early human presence is based on the idea that the ocean could not be crossed at all. Yet the sea level was three hu... more »
A Ship in the Desert? Searching for a Lost Viking Ship in California
Again we do have cultural confirmation as well from a local native community. Better still we now understand that the viking Vinland was Vancouver Island and that they had established a mining operation there that surely lasted for some years. This easily set the stage for a foray down the coast to the Baja. It may not have been productive but they may also have penetrated this sea in hopes of something important. Recall also that large rivers entering the Pacific are actually few south of Vancouver Island. You have the Fraser, the Columbia and the Sacramento and all hit diff... more »
Kolbrin - The Book of gleanings - Chpt 2 - Eloma
Here we learn what Eloma learned from communing with GOD or what she channeled from the spirit side. Right now it feels like Mesopotamia but again could be anywhere just as they learned to use brick. GOD spells out his relation to mankind. It is well worth reading as it is direct instruction. All of it conforms to human experience with spiritual issues. *CHAPTER TWO * *ELOMA * *It came about that the sons of The Children of God mated with the daughters of The Children of Men, who knew well the ways of men and were not reserved. The covenant had been broken and strange women... more »
TOMMY, HARY, GILBERT AND ISIS
*Tommy Suharto. * Who are the people said to be promoting the mad Islamists in Indonesia? ISIS-BACKED MILITIA *1. Tommy Suharto.* 'Billionaire playboy' Tommy Suharto is said to be linked to the narcotics trade in Indonesia. His mother was born a Christian. His father, former President Suharto, is rumoured to have Chinese origins. . *Above, we see the American educated Anies Baswedan (left) with Tommy Suharto (right), the son of the late President Suharto, who was put into power by the CIA in the mid 1960s.* In 2002, Tommy was sentenced to 15 years jail for paying two hitmen to k... more »
Qantas Boss Gets Pie in Face from Gay Marriage Opponent
A man who squashed a lemon meringue pie into Qantas Airways chief executive Joyce’s face during a public address in Australia says he was protesting Joyce’s advocacy for same-sex marriage.
President Trump To Meet Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov In Washington On Wednesday
A combination of file photos showing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attending a news conference in Moscow, Russia, November 18, 2015, and U.S. President Donald Trump posing for a photo in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/Lucas Jackson/File Photos *Reuters: **Trump to meet Russian foreign minister Lavrov on Wednesday: senior U.S. official* U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House on Wednesday to discuss Syria and a wide range of international issues, a senior U.S. official said. It will be the hig... more »
The Ethics of Crash Optimisation Algorithms
Ethical Technology - 23 hours ago
Patrick Lin started it. In an article entitled ‘The Ethics of Autonomous Cars’ (published in The Atlantic in 2013), he considered the principles that self-driving cars should follow when they encountered tricky moral dilemmas on the road. We all encounter these situations from time to time. Something unexpected happens and you have to make a split second decision. A pedestrian steps onto the road and you don’t see him until the last minute: do you slam on the brakes or swerve to avoid? Lin made the obvious point that no matter how safe they were, self-driving cars would encounter ... more »
Consumer Reports: Obamacare reduced bankruptcy rate
A new article at consumerreports.org suggests that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act* (PPACA) played a substantial role in the decline of annual personal bankruptcies that we have seen since the high of 1.5 million in 2010. As I showed several years ago, international bankruptcy data support the oft-heard claim that medical bills make up one of the biggest, if not the biggest, causes of personal bankruptcy. That is, if the United States has a bunch of medical bankruptcies and other countries don't, all other things equal you would expect the U.S. to have a higher overal... more »
Tweet For Today
AFP Graphic on South Korea's new president Moon Jae-In @AFP pic.twitter.com/en8C2uhjAp — AFP news agency (@AFP) May 10, 2017
French Jews are joining ISIS: French official
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – According to a French government official, of the approximately one thousand (1,000) French men and women who are known to have joined the ISIS terrorist group, a handful of them come from France’s Jewish community. Referring to statistics gathered by the French Interior Ministry, the government official pointed out that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
DeVos Taking Center Stage at Bethune-Cookman
Controversial U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is scheduled to deliver a commencement address Wednesday at Bethune-Cookman University that is certain to be heavily scrutinized.
Community Colleges Working Around State Budget Cuts
Financial struggles pose a problem for many community colleges, and can be expected to continue for the foreseeable future particularly as a number of states face ongoing budget shortfalls.
Why Yale Graduate Students Are on a Hunger Strike
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Two weeks ago, Yale graduate student teachers began a hunger strike to pressure the school to negotiate with their union. Eight committed to fasting, planning only to stop if a doctor says their health is at risk of permanent damage. If a student has to stop fasting, another union member takes […]
Expert: Achievement Gap a National Crisis
Consider this sobering fact: For every 10 African-American students who enter college, only four will graduate. Just four in 10.
President Trump’s Firing of FBI Director Comey Pushes U.S. Ever Closer to a Constitutional Crisis – US Senator Markey
“President Trump’s Firing of FBI Director Comey Pushes U.S. Ever Closer to a Constitutional Crisis Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Washington … Continue reading →
Russian Snipers Could Be Seen Monitoring Today's Victory Day Parade From Outposts Surrounding Red Square
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* Snipers were seen on the Kremlin Wall during the Victory Day military parade amid heightened security with Vladimir Putin watching on (*Click on Image to Enlarge*) Security was tight at the event and snipers could be seen monitoring the parade from outposts surrounding Red Square *WNU Editor:* I have seen these sniper nests before for major events at Red Square .... but this is the first time that I am seeing these images published by a wire service for the public to see.
Tensions Rise As US Announces Military Drills Near Embattled Venezuela
Tensions Rise As US Announces Military Drills Near Embattled Venezuela by Anti-Media News Desk, http://theantimedia.org/ (MPN) The involvement of the U.S. military in an upcoming multilateral military drill in South America has raised concerns over potential ulterior motives on the part of the U.S. The drill, dubbed “Operation: America United,” will involve the installation of a temporary military […]
Israelis Kill 7 Palestinians Kids in 2017
Published on May 9, 2017 A children’s rights group says seven Palestinian kids have been killed by Israeli forces so far this year. DC-I-Palestine slammed Israeli forces for routinely using intentional force against Palestinian youth. The NGO’s accountability program director, Ayed Abu Eqtaish, said such excessive force shows tacit approval for killing children with impunity. […]
Secrets Of The Antichrist / AI Takeover Plan Revealed
Published on May 9, 2017 Alex details the many ways Globalist powers are working to control human populations through technological advancements in the realm of artificial intelligence. end
US to Send Heavier Weapons to Syrian Kurds Despite Turkey’s Objections
Published on May 9, 2017 The Department of Defense has confirmed delivery of heavier weapons to US-allied Kurdish fighters, for the upcoming ‘long and difficult’ battle to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS. The Pentagon has also offered protection to its NATO ally, Turkey. end
Colossal Pedophile Ring Busted, 900 Arrests, 300 Kids Saved — Corporate Media Ignores It
Colossal Pedophile Ring Busted, 900 Arrests, 300 Kids Saved — Corporate Media Ignores It by Jay Syrmopoulos, http://www.activistpost.com/ Washington, D.C. – After a nearly two-year investigation, 870 suspected pedophiles have been arrested across the world, and least 259 sexually abused children have been identified in the wake of major underground online global pedophilia network being taken down, […]
Mainstream Media Pushing Malaria Vaccine While Refusing to Mention that Wormwood Herb Has a 100% Cure Rate
Mainstream Media Pushing Malaria Vaccine While Refusing to Mention that Wormwood Herb Has a 100% Cure Rate by Tracey Watson, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) Though there is a natural cure for malaria that has been used to successfully treat this disease in the Amazon, China and Africa for thousands of years, it is not this cure that is […]
Gold Re-Monetization Ahead? Value Investor John Scurci Warns A Reset is Coming
Part 2 is here! Gold Re-Monetization Ahead? Value Investor John Scurci Warns A Reset is Coming by http://www.silverdoctors.com/ In this exclusive podcast, John Scurci, Chief Investment Officer of Corona Associates Capital Management, explains why his investment strategy is focused on the on asymmetric investment opportunities presented by the unwind of unconventional global central bank policies. end
Russian Lt. General: US Wants to Nuke Russia, China And Use Missile Shield to Prevent Retaliation
Russian Lt. General: US Wants to Nuke Russia, China And Use Missile Shield to Prevent Retaliation by Chris Menahan, Information Liberation, via http://www.infowars.com Of course, it’s completely psychotic to want to launch a preemptive nuclear strike on Russia or China. – According to Russian Lieutenant General Viktor Poznikhir, the US is surrounding Russia and China with […]
The Truth About Satanism and Trump
Published on Feb 25, 2017 Alex Jones breaks down the left’s obsession with Satanism and how they are leveling it against President Donald Trump. end
And the Looting Is Set to Begin....
The EPA dismissed half of its review board, an 18-member Board of Scientific Counselors EPA dismisses half of its scientific advisers on key board, citing ‘clean break’ with Obama administration. The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/05/07/epa-dismisses-half-of-its-scientific-advisers-on-key-board-citing-clean-break-with-obama-administration/?utm_term=.b4728313543d&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1 Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has chosen to replace half of the members on one of its key scientific review boards, th... more »
Picture Of The Day
(*Click on Image to Enlarge*) RS-24 Yars missile-launching systems during the military parade in Moscow marking the 72nd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). © SPUTNIK/ ALEXANDR VILF *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo gallery .... *From Red Square to Airbase in Syria: Russia Celebrates WWII Victory Day* (Sputnik). More pictures here .... *Moscow's Victory Day parade in pictures* (TASS).
U.S. Grand Jury Issue Subpoenas Associates Of Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, with retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, center left, and Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, obscured, second right, attend an exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of RT (Russia Today), the 24-hour English-language TV news channel in Moscow, on Dec. 10, 2015. (Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) *CNN: **CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation* Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael F... more »
A CNN Special Report On The Chemical Attack On The Syrian Town Of Khan Sheikhoun Early Last Month
*CNN:* *Gasping for life* *Syria's merciless war on its own children* She stares off into the distance as she gasps for air, her tiny chest heaving desperately to take in more oxygen. Her eyes are wide and unflinching, her pupils constricted, the panic behind them clear. The little girl looks confused: she doesn't understand why she is dying, why she is lying in the back of a truck with other small children, some foaming at the mouth, others motionless, the life already gone from them. The ground all around her is strewn with bodies, some wracked with convulsions, thrashing aroun... more »
France Defeated The Fascist/Elected The Centrist
A significant plurality of French voters (43%) who cast their ballots for Emmanuel Macron Sunday told pollsters that had done so primarily to stop Le Pen-- more of the ole "lesser of two evils" vision of politics, generally espoused by the Democratic Party to such ill-effect. Everyone I know-- in Europe and here at home-- was rooting for Le Pen to lose (except for Monsieur Trumpanzèè, Bannon, and neo-fascist Congressmen Steve King and Dana Rohrabacher). But no one-- no one I know-- was rooting for centrist former banker Macron to win. He was just the way to stop Le Pen. (He's alrea... more »
Will Trump give working families a break?
Cheryl Carleton, Assistant Professor of Economics, Villanova University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Families benefit when fathers and mothers get paid parental leave. popofatticus/flickr, CC BY-SA Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen recently summed up the economic benefits of widespread child care and paid family leave. Since 1979, she explained in a speech at Brown University, women have brought about most gains in real household income. Making life easier for working moms helps women enter and stay in the workforce and in turn boosts economic growth, Yellen reasoned. As an economics professor who researches issues that working women face, I couldn’t agree more. When more women e... more »
Moscow Conference on International Security 2017: Cooperation Lost in Translation
*Michael Kofman, Dmitry Gorenburg* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the military parade in Red Square, May 9, 2017. Kremlin.ru] At Russia’s annual defense showcase, the Kremlin can’t help but remain stern and confrontational. May is a busy time in Moscow, from tanks drilling on the city’s main thoroughfares in preparation for the annual World War II victory parade to the cavalcade of defense ministers flying in for Russia’s annual Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS). Since 2012, the Russian Ministry of Defense has endeavored to host its... more »
How U.S. Meddling in the Bosnia Conflict Changed the Face of NATO
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Europe* The end product of the U.S.-designed policy in Bosnia has been a festering political and economic mess. Miscalculations and outright blunders abound in U.S. foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. Some mistakes are obvious in retrospect and should have been at the time, most notably Washington’s elective war in Iraq and its devastating impact on Middle East stability. Only the Dick Cheneys of the world still contend that the Bush administration’s regime-change crusade was anything other than a calamity. However, there have been othe... more »
If Trump Meets Kim, He Should Do It the Right Way
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Politics, Asia* Trump’s critics fail to note that he would only meet Kim “under the right circumstances.” President Trump has said a lot of questionable, unconventional—some would say borderline crazy—things over the first three months of his presidency. He’s hit America’s European allies hard on their sluggish defense spending (it’s about time), going to so far as to hint that the United States may no longer be there when the going gets tough. He’s blasted Saudi Arabia as a weakling that would have been taken over by radical jihadists were it not for the p... more »
How the Six-Day War Changed the Middle East
*Marcel Serr* *Security, Middle East* [image: Israeli Mirage IIIC. Marcel Serr/Used by permission] Egypt's disorganization and Jordan's outdated weaponry made it possible for Israel to dominate the battlefield. Fifty years ago, Israel’s Six-Day War turned the Middle East upside down. Hardly any other war has changed the political landscape of a region so fast and so fundamentally. The stunning victory of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) over three Arab armies in just six days established the Jewish state as a regional great power, and the territorial conquests provided Israel wit... more »
Trump, Afghanistan, and Shades of the Tuesday Lunch
*Paul R. Pillar* *Afghanistan Presidency, South Asia* Impending choices by President Trump regarding the war in Afghanistan raise issues of national security decision-making in his presidency that in turn evoke pathologies of the past, with Trump’s personal habits threatening to make matters at least as bad as in the past. Struggles for influence within the White House are part of the story—as Jacob Heilbrunn discusses in connection with differences over Afghanistan policy between Stephen Bannon and national security adviser H. R. McMaster—although the story is not mainly about ... more »
Trump Firing of FBI Director Comey: “Were the Investigations Getting Too Close to Home for the President?” US Senator Schumer Statement
https://www.c-span.org/video/?428270-1/senate-democratic-leader-calls-special-prosecutor-wake-comey-firing&start=79 “SEN. SCHUMER: EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME HE WAS FIRING DIRECTOR COMEY. I TOLD … Continue reading →
Russiagate: Trump Firing of Comey “Raises Profound Questions About Whether the White House is Brazenly Interfering in a Criminal Matter” Says US Congressman Schiff
Congressman Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff: “Firing of Comey tainted by extraordinary conflict of interest. Independent prosecutor must be appointed to restore … Continue reading →
Radioactive Waste Filled Tunnel Near Hanford Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant Reported Collapsed Today
THEY DON’T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING THERE TO MONITOR GROUND SHIFTING TO ALERT PRIOR TO COLLAPSE DESPITE ALL OF THE TAX … Continue reading →
On The Front Lines With The Iraqi Army As They Wage War Against The Islamic State
Iraqi soldiers waiting to deploy to the front lines take selfies and tell stories, anxious to get back into the action after weeks of waiting, in Mosul, Iraq, May 4, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA) *Heather Murdock, VOA:* *Front Line: Inside Iraqi Soldiers’ Anti-IS War* MOSUL, IRAQ — The walkie-talkie in the commander’s hand buzzes and crackles as soldiers line up their humvees and tanks, readying themselves to enter Islamic State territory. “Tell all the men to put on helmets,” are the orders over the walkie-talkie. “I don’t want to see anyone without a helmet!” A few minutes later, many... more »
Aboard The Aircraft Carrier USS George H.W. Bush As It Wages War Against The Islamic State
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Wikipedia *Jennifer Hlad, Daily Beast*: *Aboard the Battleship Leading the War on ISIS* *Navigating the Persian Gulf is nothing compared to navigating the hostile warships that patrol it.* ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH—As the sun rises over the Arabian Gulf, teams of sailors in red turtlenecks and vests load bombs onto dozens of F/A-18 fighter jets parked on the 4.5-acre flight deck of this floating city. Flight operations will begin soon, with waves of planes leaving the aircraft carrier every few hours for missions over Iraq and Syria in the fi... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Sea of Dreams”
2002, “Sea of Dreams” - https://www.youtube.com/
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Also known as the Cigar Galaxy for its elongated visual appearance, M82 is a starburst galaxy with a superwind. In fact, through ensuing supernova explosions and powerful winds from massive stars, the burst of star formation in M82 is driving the prodigious outflow of material. Evidence for the superwind from the galaxy's central regions is clear in this sharp composite image, based on data from small telescopes on planet Earth. *Click image for larger size.* The composite highlights emission from filaments of atomic hydrogen gas in reddish hues. The filaments extend for over 10,00... more »
Bertrand Russell, "Three Passions"
*"Three Passions" * "Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. In the union of love I have seen In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of people. I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, But always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in ... more »
Chet Raymo, "Why Not?"
*"Why Not?"* by Chet Raymo "A few days ago reader Liz asked: "If we are all one and made out of the same material- then the things that we make are made out of the same material. But they are not animate. Why not?" At first glance, this might seem like a naive question, one that we all know the answer to. On reflection, it turns out to be terribly profound. Or should I have said, "wonderfully profound"? Yes, everything, animate and inanimate, is made of the same stuff - the 92 naturally-occurring elements - but all of the animate things we know about are made mainly of carbon comp... more »
"Being Against Evil..."
"Being against evil doesn't make you good.” - Ernest Hemingway, “Islands in the Stream”
"The Limits of Our Freedom"
*"The Limits of Our Freedom"* By Mark Harrison "Viktor Frankl, the Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, wrote in "Man’s Search for Meaning", ‘Between stimulus and response there is a space, and in that space lies all our freedom.’ In the most extreme conditions of privation imaginable, Frankl discovered that he was, remarkably, free to choose his response to any situation. I love this quote because it sums up the essence of my philosophy. I believe it is the cornerstone of a happy and effective life. A real, experiential understanding of this radical freedom is life chang... more »
The Poet: Paul Fisher, "The Boat"
*"The Boat"* "Maybe the eyes of a dragon or goddess glare from its prow. More likely it leaks, loses an oar, and reeks of rainbows awash on a sheen of gutted salmon and gasoline. If it’s a liner, we lash ourselves to whatever will float or sell. No matter which. We choose. We’re aboard, icebergs or no, as we plow through the songs of the siren stars- one boat, black water, dark whispering below." - Paul Fisher, "Rumors of Shore"
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “Don't You Feel Small?”
Moody Blues, “Don't You Feel Small?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjICZoqspv4
The Daily "Near You?"
Arvada, Colorado, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
The Economy: “Perfection For All Of Eternity”
*“Perfection For All Of Eternity”* by David Stockman "The stock market has now priced in a nirvana of permanent full-employment and economic growth, world without end. The business cycle has been deleted from the annals of history. Of course, the harsh reality is that our monetary central planners at the Fed have not abolished the business cycle at all. And this one is getting dangerously long in the tooth. It is already 96 months old, and by the end of December 2018, it would be 115 months - or just shy of the great 1990s tech boom that occurred before millions of breadwinner jobs... more »
Whopping Vaccine Injury Payouts for US Fiscal Year 2017 Released
*Brendan D. Murphy* - Over $3.6 billion worth of “safe and effective.” The post Whopping Vaccine Injury Payouts for US Fiscal Year 2017 Released appeared first on Waking Times.
Kingpin of International Pedophilia Network Sentenced, 900 Additional Suspects Arrested
*Christina Sarich* - More than 8,000 IP addresses were hacked to take down this pedophilia ring. The post Kingpin of International Pedophilia Network Sentenced, 900 Additional Suspects Arrested appeared first on Waking Times.
Incompetence or Fraud in Alaska?
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Patsy Lacey ? Alaska’s soils are taking far longer to freeze over as winter approaches than in previous decades, resulting in a surge in carbon dioxide emissions that could portend a much faster rate of global warming than scientists had…
Iain Duncan Smith went on Newsnight to perpetuate a dangerous myth [VIDEO]
Former Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Secretary Iain Duncan Smith (IDS) appeared on BBC Newsnight to discuss the Conservatives’ plans for immigration. In doing so, he perpetuated a myth about immigration. One that stirs up bigotry and antagonism. He claimed that: If you look at the figures, it shows that they [low-skilled immigrants] claimed more in […]
Theresa May finally met real people. And it could have cost her millions of votes
Theresa May has received heavy criticism for only attending stage-managed events in her general election campaign. But on 9 May, she met real people. And she allowed them to ask her questions. One man, however, gave it to May straight – explaining exactly why he believes Jeremy Corbyn is a better choice for working people. […]
Why big-data analysis of police activity is inherently biased
Andi Dixon, Ph.D. Student in Communications, Columbia University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 1 day ago
How does bad data affect predictive policing algorithms? Photosani/shutterstock.com In early 2017, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a new initiative in the city’s ongoing battle with violent crime. The most common solutions to this sort of problem involve hiring more police officers or working more closely with community members. But Emanuel declared that the Chicago Police Department would expand its use of software, enabling what is called “predictive policing,” particularly in neighborhoods on the city’s south side. The Chicago police will use data and computer analysis to i... more »
Obama Climate Change Speech Earns $3.26 Million for Personal Foundation
Former president Barack Obama’s speech on climate change in Italy raised €3 million ($3.26m) in ticket sales for his personal foundation, according to a report from The Times. Having travelled to Milan in a private jet, Obama settled into a presidential suite at the Park Hyatt hotel, costing roughly €8,400 a night. Meanwhile, his entourage … Continue reading "Obama Climate Change Speech Earns $3.26 Million for Personal Foundation"
A fool’s errand: Al Gore’s $15 trillion carbon tax
Wasting Other People’s Money: Al Gore wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself through an elimination of its fossil-fuel-based energy system. During the final week of April, his newly created Energy Transitions Commission released a document setting forth a fool’s-errand pathway to “decarbonize” the world’s energy system. But, don’t worry! The all-in … Continue reading "A fool’s errand: Al Gore’s $15 trillion carbon tax"
My Take On President Trump Firing FBI Director James Comey
*WNU Editor*: Cannot say that I am surprised .... I have been predicting his departure for a long time .... even commenting this morning on why does he still have a job (*link here*). My other times when I said that the FBI Director should go (and here are just a few of them) .... * President Trump To Keep FBI Director Comey *(January 24, 2017) *Is FBI Director Comey About To Resign?* (March 6, 2017). *FBI Director Comey And NSA Director Rogers' Testimony At The U.S. House Intelligence Committee* (March 20, 2017) *Did The Obama Administration Block The FBI Director From Reveali... more »
Russia’s Defense Ministry rejects media reports of serviceman’s execution in Syria
(TASS) The Russian Defense Ministry has rejected media reports that a Russian serviceman was allegedly captured and executed in Syria. “All servicemen of the Russian grouping of forces in Syria are safe and sound and are accomplishing missions to fight international terrorism as part of their formations. The actions by some media outlets, which regularly circulate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
At least 400 militants to depart from last Homs bastion
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – Another batch of militants are expected to leave the Al-Wa’er District of Homs City tomorrow, a military source told Al-Masdar on Tuesday. According to the military source, at least 400 militants and their families will depart from Homs City to the Idlib Governorate, as part of the second to last […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Commentaries And Analysis On President Trump Firing FBI Director James Comey
*Sabrina Siddiqui and Ben Jacobs, The Guardian*: *How Comey became tangled in the US election – and why it led to his downfall* Tasked with overseeing an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, the now-fired FBI director earned the chagrin of both parties FBI director James Comey loomed over the presidential election as a highly contentious figure, an extraordinary predicament as the sitting director of the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Tasked with overseeing a federal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secre... more »
Million Error
About a millionaire who withdrew all his money from a bank that refused to validate his parking ticket.
Is California Governor Jerry Brown ‘Caught in the Middle’ of a Corruption Investigation?
A conservative-leaning website strained to connect Brown to a probe he personally ordered.
SO WHICH REGULAR FOX COMMENTATOR WILL BE THE NEXT HEAD OF THE FBI?
I think President Trump fired James Comey for the obvious reason: that Comey is still looking into the Trump team's links to Russia -- or, as Matt Yglesias writes, to maintain some other cover-up: An FBI inquiry that started with a hard look at Trump associates’ possible ties to the Russian government could easily have turned up some totally unrelated criminal misconduct. By the same token, it’s entirely possible that whatever it is Trump is covering up by refusing to release his tax returns has nothing to do with Russian bribes or blackmail. But what we know from the tax return sag... more »
This Is How FBI Director James Comey Learned That He Was Fired
*L.A. Times:* *Comey was 'caught flat-footed' and learned of firing from TV while talking to FBI agents in L.A., source says* Jaames B. Comey, who was ousted today as FBI director by President Trump, learned about his firing from a TV news report while speaking with FBI agents in Los Angeles, according to an FBI source. "He was caught flat-footed," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Comey was "surprised" by the news but kept on talking to the agents, the source said. Comey was set to speak Tuesday night at an FBI recruiting event in Hollywood. But the sour... more »
President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey -- News Updates May 9, 2017
*Washington Post*: *President Trump dismisses FBI Director Comey* FBI Director James B. Comey has been dismissed by the president, according to White House spokesman Sean Spicer - a startling move that officials said stemmed from a conclusion by Justice Department officials that he had mishandled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails. Comey was fired as he is leading a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether associates of President Trump may have coordinated with Russia to meddle with the presidential election last year. That probe began quietly last July but has ... more »
US Congressman Conyers Condemns Trump Tuesday Night Massacre: Comey Firing is a Clear Cover up; Independent Investigation Needed
Original- https://twitter.com/HouseJudDems/status/862083465881296900 Twitter House Judiciary Democrats: https://twitter.com/HouseJudDems Maybe it looks like Watergate because it is some of the same players? … Continue reading →
Putin-Gate Coverup-- Trump Fires Comey... Bring On A Special Prosecutor
Unless you spent the afternoon and evening in a sauna or on a remote mountaintop, you probably know that Trump fired Comey today. The *Times* reminded its readers that "Comey was supervising an investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to steer the outcome of the 2016 presidential campaign. His firing is a stunning development in Mr. Trump’s nascent presidency." The abrupt firing raised questions over whether Mr. Trump was trying to influence the Russia investigation. But he said he was following recommendations from the Justice Department, which criticiz... more »
It Was Inevitable That Trump Would Fire James Comey
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* [image: FBI Director James Comey during a press briefing regarding the shooting at a nightclub in Orlando. Wikimedia Commons/Public domain] The FBI director repeatedly ventured into matters above his pay grade. It was probably inevitable that Donald Trump would fire FBI Director James B. Comey. The surprising thing may be not that Trump terminated him today, but that Trump waited as long as he did. Comey has repeatedly displayed lamentably bad judgment. The question that those outside of Washington may wonder about is whether anyone can shoo... more »
White House spokesperson Sean Spicer calls Sally Yates a "Hillary supporter," and uses that as excuse for why her warnings about Flynn were not taken seriously.
Courtesy of HuffPo: *Sally Yates’ warning couldn’t be fully trusted, press secretary Sean Spicer said, because she was “a political opponent” of Trump and a supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. * *“Just because someone comes in and gives you a heads-up about something and says, ‘I want to share some information,’ doesn’t mean that you immediately jump the gun and go take an action,” Spicer said. “I think if you flip this scenario and say, ‘What if we had just dismissed somebody because a political opponent of the president had made an utterance?’ you woul... more »
Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey
[image: undefined] President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey this evening in a surprise move. Various politicians and the media have openly referred to the act as “Nixonian” and “another Saturday Night Massacre.” I have previously stated how the Saturday Day Massacre has been misrepresented. I also do not agree with Jeff Toobin on CNN tonight that the decision was clearly due to the fact that Comey’s investigation was getting “too close” to President Trump. I agree that the timing is concerning and legitimately questioned. However, the Administration may also have waited for t... more »
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