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A Look At Russia's Modern Day 'Katyushas'
© Sputnik/ Andrei Aleksandrov *Sputnik*: *Hailstorm of Fire: What Makes Russia's Modern Day 'Katyushas' So Fearsome* The next generation Tornado-S multiple rocket launchers are slated to replace the Russian Armed Forces’ time- and combat-tested Smerch MRLs before this decade is out. The year 2017 saw the first batch of Tornado-S multiple rocket launch systems being supplied to the Armed Forces and this formidable weapon will eventually serve as the backbone of the Ground Forces’ artillery brigades. Despite the emergence of high-precision and “smart” weapons, multiple rocket launc... more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Loving Touch”
Deuter, “Loving Touch” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0aDAdxt0ls
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Sometimes, the sky mimics the ground. Taken in 2017 May from the Atacama Desert in Chile, the foreground of the featured image encompasses the dipping edge of the caldera of an extinct volcano. Poetically echoing the dip below is the arch of our Milky Way Galaxy above. *Click image for larger size.* Many famous icons dot this southern nighttime vista, including the center of our Milky Way Galaxy on the far left, the bright orange star Antares also on the left, the constellation of the Southern Cross near the top of the arch, and the red-glowing Gum Nebula on the far right. Just abov... more »
Richard Falk(Jew): ‘International Law Clearly on the Side of Palestinians’
Richard Falk: ‘International Law Clearly on the Side of Palestinians’ by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ A former United Nations human rights investigator and emeritus professor of international law at Princeton University in the US said it was “clear that [on] all the major issues international law is strongly on the side of Palestinians”. – “Looking at Israel-Palestine from the perspective […]
Secrets Of White House Shakeup Revealed By Trump Insider
Published on Aug 18, 2017 Roger Stone breaks down what he believes will happen with the apparent turbulence within Trump’s White House. end
Alert: Dollar & Markets at Risk to Plummet – John Williams
Alert: Dollar & Markets at Risk to Plummet – John Williams by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Economist John Williams is putting out a rare “Alert” on his popular ShadowStats.com newsletter. What does Williams see that scares him? Williams explains, “There are several factors. Number one, I think we are at risk of an extreme market reaction […]
Gold Will Trade Like Bitcoin | Edward Karr
Published on Aug 20, 2017 President and CEO of US Gold Corp Edward Karr says the trading action in the cryptocurrency market foreshadows what’s coming for gold and silver… end
‘Brains Linked to Computers Will Kill Our Inner Freedom’ – Zizek to RT on Bio-hacking & Identity Loss
The new generation of RFID ‘666’ microchips have already been manufactured. It implements mind control technology. Ie. those who are microchipped with RFID ‘666’ will no longer have the freewill to believe in Jesus Christ, the Blessed Son of God. – ‘Brains Linked to Computers Will Kill Our Inner Freedom’ – Zizek to RT on […]
Major Sanctions Escalation? Informed Sources Say Russian Bank Disconnected From SWIFT
Although, Russia and China have already implemented their SWIFT alternatives, it is not known how many countries are on their platforms. Kicking Russia out of SWIFT is an act of war. – Major Sanctions Escalation? Informed Sources Say Russian Bank Disconnected From SWIFT by Paul Goncharoff, http://russia-insider.com/en Rumors are swirling in Moscow that a Russian bank has […]
America Created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS Terror Group
America Created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS Terror Group by Garikai Chengu, http://www.globalresearch.ca/ Incisive article originally published by GR in September 2014. Terror attacks in Western cities (Manchester, Paris, Brussels, Nice) allegedly perpetrated by Al Qaeda-ISIS. Following the tragic events in Manchester, public opinion should be informed as to who is behind the Islamic State. The question that should be […]
Israeli Air Force Chief: Israel Has Attacked Syrian Arms Convoys Nearly 100 Times in 5 Years
Air Force Chief: Israel Has Attacked Syrian Arms Convoys Nearly 100 Times in 5 Years by Jason Ditz, http://news.antiwar.com/ Providing the most specific details yet on Israel’s ongoing series of military strikes inside war-torn Syria, Air Force Chief Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel revealed today that Israel has carried out nearly 100 distinct military actions over the last five […]
NYTimes Claims US Opposed Honduran Coup It Actually Supported
NYTimes Claims US Opposed Honduran Coup It Actually Supported by JANINE JACKSON, http://fair.org/ The August 14 New York Times reported that the threat by Donald Trump to use the US military against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has brought together Latin American leaders, divided on other things, in opposition to US intervention. Along the way, reporter Nicholas Casey […]
Barcelona, Manchester, Berlin, Paris, Nice, London, New York: Passports and IDs Mysteriously Discovered in the Wake of Terror Attacks
Barcelona, Manchester, Berlin, Paris, Nice, London, New York: Passports and IDs Mysteriously Discovered in the Wake of Terror Attacks by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, http://www.globalresearch.ca/ This article reviews the “mysterious” phenomenon of IDs and Passports of terror suspects routinely discovered (often in the rubble) in the wake of a terrorist attack. In most cases the alleged suspect was known […]
Europe Must ‘Wake Up’ to ‘Clash of Civilizations’ – Polish Minister After Catalonia Attacks
Samuel Huntington’s: Clash of Civilizations (Wikipedia) More recent factors contributing to a Western-Islamic clash, Huntington wrote, are the Islamic Resurgence and demographic explosion in Islam, coupled with the values of Western universalism—that is, the view that all civilizations should adopt Western values—that infuriate Islamic fundamentalists. All these historical and modern factors combined, Huntington wrote briefly […]
Bannon: “The Trump Presidency That We Fought For Is Over”
Bannon: “The Trump Presidency That We Fought For Is Over” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com In his first interview shortly after the White House announced that it was parting ways with Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon told the Weekly Standard on Friday afternoon that “the Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over.” After confirming his […]
MUST WATCH! NBC Caught Red Handed With Charlottesville Crisis Actors
Published on Aug 20, 2017 It turns out former employees of the Hillary campaign were behind the Charlottesville attack and we have the proof. More DNC terrorism sold to you by the communist news networks EXPOSED!!!
Picture Of The Day
Legendary photo by a Soviet military correspondent taken on May 1, 1945 showing Soviet soldiers placing the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany. © SPUTNIK/ YEVGENY KHALDEI *WNU Editor*: The above picture comes from this photo-gallery .... *Victory Banner Over Reichstag, Marilyn and Nessi: Most Famous Photos of All Time* (Sputnik)
Chet Raymo, “Quiet Desperation”
*“Quiet Desperation”* by Chet Raymo "As I type this, I am sipping a cup of Green Mountain Vermont Country Blend Decaf and nibbling an Entenmann's Ultimate Cinnamon Pastry Twister. Just thought you'd want to know. Do you also want know where I am? What I'm wearing? I would tell you, but by the time you read this I will surely be somewhere else, and wearing something different. And you want to know the circumstances of my life in real time, don't you? Of course you do. What I need is a wi-fi enabled coffee cup that will post what I'm drinking on Twitter or Facebook, even as I drink. ... more »
The Pentagon Monitors Russian, Chinese Social Networks
© Sputnik *Sputnik*:* SocioSpyder: Why Pentagon Monitors Russian, Chinese Social Networks* The Pentagon wants to monitor Russia's most popular social network VKontakte, according to an announcement published on the US Federal Business Opportunities official website on Thursday. The publication says that the US wants to purchase special software capable of monitoring Russian and Chinese social media, including Russian social network VKontakte. *SocioSpyder's Watching You* The software is called SocioSpyder and was designed to collect information from networks such as Facebook, Twi... more »
President Trump Approves A Global War On Terrorism Memorial To Be Built In Washington DC
© REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst *Washington Times:* *Trump signs legislation greenlighting War on Terrorism memorial for National Mall* President Trump has signed a bill authorizing the construction of a new memorial on the National Mall commemorating U.S. service members who fought in the international war against terrorism. Mr. Trump announced his signing of the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act through his official Twitter account Friday evening, paving the way for the monument’s sponsors to ramp-up work on erecting one of the nation’s capital’s newest memorials. The Global W... more »
Do You Know Anyone Who's Fashy-- As In Fashionably Fascist?
*Ugly Nazi with ugly Nazi hairdo* Not surprisingly, Israel's most respectable newspaper, *Haaretz*, covers American news very thoroughly. Señor Trumpanzee, who, despite-- in at least one case-- his long association with virulent anti-Semites, is only popular in two foreign countries (Russia and Israel). Soon after he moved into what he calls "a dump," but what most Americans call the White House, *Haaretz* ran a story about how Trump male supporters started sporting their neo-Nazi haircuts. In November, just four days after the presidential election, a somewhat unusual post appear... more »
First scenes from the Iraqi military’s Tal Afar offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 A.M.) – Iraqi forces began an operation to liberate the north-western city of Tal Afar, Sunday, from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) who have been in control of the city since 2014. US forces have reportedly set up a military base just outside the city in order to aid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey cannot be trusted, soldiers in Syria are invaders: Assad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 A.M.) – According to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, the regime in Ankara is untrustworthy and any Turkish soldier on Syrian soil is considered an “attacker” by the Damascus government. The statement by the Syrian president came during a very recent address to government officials in which he clarified his party’s official stance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US-backed rebels fall back across the Jordanian border after failed offensive in Sweida: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 A.M.) – The US-backed rebels launched an offensive along the Jordanian border this weekend, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) recently captured border-posts in the Al-Sweida Governorate. Led by Jaysh Al-Assoud Al-Sharqiyah and Ahmad ‘Abdo Brigade Brigade, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) stormed three garrison points along the Jordanian border on Sunday, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
President Assad thanks Iran, Russia, Hezbollah in new speech: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed his gratitude towards Russia, Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah for their military and economic support at the opening of the Conference of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in Damascus, Sunday. Referring to the ongoing Syrian civil war, Assad was optimistic. He said that Syria and its allies […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria’s Homs Receives 200 Tonnes of UN Humanitarian Aid – Russian MoD
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The United Nations held one humanitarian mission in the Syrian province of Homs over the past 24 hours, delivering 200 tonnes of humanitarian cargo to the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily bulletin Sunday. According to the bulletin, no humanitarian action was held by the Russian Centre for the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Polls: Voters in 3 Key US States “Embarrassed” by Trump
Did people get embarrassed by this? General Robert E. Lee served the USA for 32 years before fighting for the … Continue reading →
From the Archives: Yes, Virginia, the Nazis really were socialists
*Originally posted here in 2005, this post is looking long overdue for a re-post...* I've noticed some bloggers and commentators around the traps still upset at claims the Nazis were socialist. What’s that? Nazis?? Nazis were *socialists*?!! Well, yes they were. It's true that the National Socialists didn't nationalise their economy's commanding heights on coming to power as Lenin would have had them do; they didn't nationalise them because they didn’t need to -- as Hitler said, they simply nationalised people instead. Political correctness at the point of a gun. The result for ... more »
"Life Is About..."
"Life is about discovering things that *do* matter in the end." - Robert Brault
The Poet: Anne Sexton, "Courage"
*"Courage"* "It is in the small things we see it. The child's first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The first time you rode a bike, wallowing up the sidewalk. The first spanking when your heart went on a journey all alone. When they called you crybaby or poor or fatty or crazy and made you into an alien, you drank their acid and concealed it. Later, if you faced the death of bombs and bullets you did not do it with a banner, you did it with only a hat to cover your heart. You did not fondle the weakness inside you though it was there. Your courage was a small coal that you kept swallo... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Thanks for stopping by!
X22 Report, “Two Sides Fight For Control, We Are Coming Down To The Wire”
X22 Report, “Two Sides Fight For Control, We Are Coming Down To The Wire” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0toiyKCZNM *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Beware Of The Red Swan And Negative Interest Rates” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0veEO8GVu9c
"On Your Own Terms..."
"If the sun is shining, stand in it- yes, yes, yes. Happy times are great, but happy times pass- they have to- because time passes. The pursuit of happiness is more elusive; it is life-long, and it is not goal-centered. What you are pursuing is meaning- a meaningful life... There are times when it will go so wrong that you will be barely alive, and times when you realize that being barely alive, on your own terms, is better than living a bloated half-life on someone else's terms." - Jeanette Winterson
“Think Like a Corleone”
*“Think Like a Corleone”* Leave fools’ paradise to the fools. by Robert Gore "If you are offered a choice between having your tuition and expenses paid at a top of the line business school, or buying with your own money Mario Puzo’s "The Godfather" (the book and the movies, Parts One and Two) choose the latter. You’ll find them far more useful than the MBA. Americans are frequently condemned for obliviousness to the lies and depredations of the people who rule them. Much of the condemnation is merited, but the obliviousness is also a vestige of a better time. The best gauge of a so... more »
U.S. Spy Planes Keep An Eye On North Korea (Video)
*WNU Editor:* Its amazing to see the U-2 still in operation.
FACT: Russian Cosmonauts Carried a Shotgun Into Space
*James Simpson* *Security, * The TP-82 was for shooting bears with both barrels. To this day, the Russian Federal Space Agency refuses to talk about the weapon—though it’s an open secret. Astronauts heading to the International Space Station have trained with it, and some have even talked about it. And in case there’s any doubt about its existence, there’s one on display in a Russian museum. It’s the TP-82 survival pistol. There was a time when Russian cosmonauts regularly traveled to space with the gun in tow. But calling it a pistol is slightly misleading—the TP-82 more like a... more »
Is a U.S.-Russia Reset Possible?
*Eric Edelman* *Politics, Europe* [image: MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams perform near an Orthodox church during a demonstration flight at the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow] Why Trump’s potential reset will almost certainly fail. *Note: this article is part of a **symposium on U.S.-Russia relations** included in the September/October 2017 issue of the *National Interest*.* Since the end of World War II, virtually every president has attempt... more »
India Is Still Haunted By the Aftershocks of Partition
*Michael Kugelman* *Security, Asia* [image: People greet one another after evening prayers led by Sheikh Saleh bin Ibrahim Imam Qaba at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan] Partition has left a deep, diffuse and damaging legacy across India, Pakistan and even broader South Asia. This week marks the seventieth anniversary of Partition—one of the bloodiest and most traumatic events of modern times. The basic history is well known. In August 1947, Great Britain granted independence to British India. The prized colonial possession was split into two new nations: Hindu-majority I... more »
A Strategy for the Age of Trump
*Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr., Tom Harvey* *Security, * [image: Trump holds a rally with supporters in an arena in Youngstown, Ohio] To succeed, Trump needs to retool the national-security apparatus, shaking up its turf-obsessed, risk-averse culture while sharpening its tradecraft. *ALREADY THE* Trump presidency has delivered big-time on one promise: it has shaken up the status quo. Like the Trump candidacy that had vilified the competence and performance of establishment practitioners in both major parties en route to a victory that few predicted, the Trump administration has made ... more »
The U.S. Military Will Not Solve the Venezuela Crisis
*Ana Quintana* *Politics, Latin America* [image: A man with a Venezuelan flag stands in front of riot security forces while rallying against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas] Coordination with regional partners is key to addressing the crisis. In a recent press conference, President Donald Trump claimed that the United States had a variety of plans for dealing with Venezuela and would not rule out a “military option.” Never ones to miss out on an opportunity, the media’s response was predictably unbalanced. You would have thought the United States was... more »
Escalating Tensions With North Korea Could Prompt Trump to Make a Dangerous Decision
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets scientists and technicians in the field of researches into nuclear weapons] It is uncertain is how effective U.S. forces would be if called upon to fight a major regional contingency on the Korean Peninsula. In response to North Korea leader Kim Jong-un’s threat to target Guam with missiles, President Trump said that North Korea had better “get their act together or they’re gonna be in trouble like few nations have ever been in trouble in this world.” What military actions he had in mind are uncertai... more »
How to Remove Trump
Robert Reich - 4 hours ago
With Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, it’s unlikely Trump will be impeached or... more »
Bonus Quote of the Day: Thomas Sowell on the poverty of low expectations
[image: DHm5aEdXkAAv9JZ] *“If you want to see the poor remain poor, generation after generation, just keep the standards low in their schoold and make excuses for their academic shortcomings and personal misbehaviour. But please don’t congratulate yourself on your compassion.”* ~ Thomas Sowell Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
The White House Talks About War Over North Korea
*New York Times:* *Talk of ‘Preventive War’ Rises in White House Over North Korea* Not since 2002, as the United States built a case for war in Iraq, has there been so much debate inside the White House about the merits — and the enormous risks — of pre-emptive military action against an adversary nation. Like its predecessors, the Trump administration is trying to pressure North Korea through sanctions to dismantle its nuclear program. But both President Trump and his national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, have talked openly about a last-resort option if diplomacy fa... more »
Julius Krein, A Trump Propagandist Plays The “We Didn’t Know” Card
*-by Noah* First, some background: Julius Krein is the founder of *American Affairs* a pro-Trump quartely, and founder of the *Journal of American Greatness*. He is from South Dakota and is a graduate of Harvard. He went into the financial world and worked for the Bank Of America and the Blackstone Group, a private equity and hedge fund operation that specializes in leveraged buyouts and has its roots in Lehman Brothers. Take a few moments and let the significance of that sink in. Krein says he formed *American Affairs*” to, quote, “give the Trump movement some intellectual heft.... more »
Critics Again Accuse DeVos of Aiding For-profit Schools at Students’ Expense
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is under fire from student advocates once again for her recent decision to delay certain aspects of the Obama-era gainful employment regulation.
UVA President Creates Committee to Lead Recovery
At UVA we saw what happens when you mix White supremacy with matters of town-and-gown. A campus community’s safety can be significantly compromised.
The Rise and Fall of Confederate Statues
Last Thursday Duke University officials reported that a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee at Duke Chapel had been defaced. After the photo surfaced of a stone face of Lee with his nose broken off and his forehead and eye chipped away and punctured, Duke’s president ordered that the statue be hauled away.
Yellowstone Nightmares
The Americans are becoming a little paranoid over the Yellowstone “volcano” (YC) since the increase in nearby seismic activity. They fear this volcano will once more erupt and cause havoc in the US, apart from “triggering a nuclear winter that … Continue reading →
How Donald Trump attempts uses Twitter to manipulate the press.
How Trump uses his tweets to try & manipulate the press & American people in one gif. #TrumpMustResign #ImpeachTrump pic.twitter.com/VDQBfaNxtq — Scott Dworkin (@funder) August 19, 2017 So accurate. He also uses tactics like this: *President Donald Trump plans to address the nation on his strategy for the war in Afghanistan. * *The White House says Trump will speak to the country on Monday at 9 p.m. EDT from Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. * *Trump and his national security team met Friday at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland to reach agreement on a strategy.* S... more »
The Solar Eclipse As I Saw It: A Live Blog of the Eclipse.
The Great American Eclipse of 2017 as seen from around Makanda IL, very close to the center-line of the eclipse, and in the region of maximum duration of totality. From here I will live tweet out and attempt to stream images. read more
USS John S. McCain Collides With Oil Tanker Near Strait of Malacca. At Least 10 U.S. Sailors Are Missing
Jan. 26, 2003 -- The guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) approaches the Kitty Hawk during a replenishment at sea (RAS). An RAS is the method by which ammunition fuel is transferred from one ship to another while at sea. The technique enables a fleet or naval formation to remain at sea for prolonged periods of time. Kitty Hawk is the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. Wikipedia *WNU Editor: *This is a breaking news story. Updates will be posted ... more »
Israeli defense company accused of attacking Armenian outpost with drone
An Israeli drone manufacturer has been accused of attempting to test one of their weapons systems on an Armenian military position on behalf of Israel’s defense partner, Azerbaijan. The complaint was levied against Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd (ADS), an Israeli defense contractor that specializes in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and reconnaissance systems. So the complaint goes, ADS […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army liberates important area to besiege ISIL north of Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has scored a new advance in central Syria tonight after a successful operation in the Humaymah area near the Deir Ezzor border. Backed by heavy Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces stormed the Taybah area from their positions at the Al-Kom axis, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army liberates strategic area near Deir Ezzor border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had a successful weekend in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, liberating several areas from the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) forces near the Deir Ezzor provincial border. Led by the 5th Corps and 18th Tank Division, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the Islamic State’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
On closing questions
Thus far in my posts about the federal NDP leadership campaign, I haven't said much about my own preferences as between the candidates. And there's a reason why I haven't been pushing for any particular outcome just yet, as I'm still far from sure who I'll place in each position on my own ballot. But for those who are likewise undecided, I'll offer my take on what I'll be looking for from each candidate from here on in - particularly in the last two debates which give us the best indication of the contenders' judgment under pressure as the campaign reaches its end. *Charlie Angus* ... more »
Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 20, 2017
Afghan Special Forces arrive at the airport as they launch a counteroffensive to retake the city from Taliban insurgents, in Kunduz, Sept. 29, 2015. *VOA:* *Afghanistan’s Special Operations Forces Transition from Division to Corps* Afghanistan’s elite Special Operations Forces officially transitioned from a division to a corps, as part of a four-year security plan aimed at vastly improving the country's security forces. “Today, it is a special day because the success you all have achieved for this nation is exemplified here,” Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said at the ceremony in ... more »
The Future's So Not Breitbart
(Image courtesy of *The Onion*) Perhaps it's a bit premature to piss on Breitbart.com's grave but we can certainly be forgiven for being tempted to make its funeral arrangements. Let's take stock: Last February, its star reporter Milo was forced out just after he diddled into oblivion a $250,000 publishing deal with Simon & Schuster's right wing imprint, Threshold. Before that, the "news" organization took a hit after it had failed to defend one of its female reporters after she was assaulted by top Trump aide Cory Lewandowski. Then Steven Bannon, to no one's surprise, got... more »
Soft Soaping Food Banks
More Conservative idiocy. This time from the self-styled salon intellectuals at *CapX*, or to you and me the place where brain cells go to die. Chewing up bandwith in defence of indefensible class privilege this week saw Tim Worstall hail the Conservative triumph (his phrase) that are ... food banks. He comes to praise them, of course, but only to support the money grubbing fundamentalism to which his mind is slaved. Left wingers generally, whether the funky fully automated luxury communism sorts or Progress-types have a pretty similar, if not visceral opinion of foo... more »
News outlets reporting that Ivanka is the one who ousted Stephen Bannnon from the White House.
SourceCourtesy of the Daily Mail: *Donald Trump’s controversial aide Steve Bannon was ‘pushed out’ by his daughter Ivanka and her husband because his far-Right views clashed with their Jewish faith, according to Washington sources. * *Chief strategist Bannon, 63, helped orchestrate the US President’s stunning election victory but was vilified for his extreme opinions. * *Many blamed him for Trump’s failure last week to condemn neo-Nazis after a violent rally in Virginia at which a woman was killed and dozens were injured. * *First daughter Ivanka converted to Orthodox Judaism whe... more »
President Trump Will Address The Nation On Afghanistan On Monday At 21:00 EST
NBC: *Trump to Address Nation on ‘Path Forward’ in Afghanistan on Monday Night* President Donald Trump will discuss the "path forward" in Afghanistan in a speech on Monday night, the White House said in a statement Sunday. The speech, to be delivered at the Fort Myer military base in Arlington, Virginia, at 9 p.m. ET, will "provide an update on the path forward for America’s engagement in Afghanistan and South Asia," the statement said. The address comes after a lengthy strategy review in which White House and Pentagon officials mulled a more aggressive role for the American mil... more »
Antifa Attacks: Quebec City & THE BATTLE OF THE MIND CONTROL MEMES
*Flashback: Charlottesville, Virginia: The Three Ring Circus Show with Grand Finale* *Flashback!!! :* *Thursday, November 10, 2016:** Is the US getting it's "colour revolution"? - Identity Politics aka Divide to Conquer* *"**A colour revolution fomented via identity politics? Sure looks that way!* *Oh. Canada. We'll get ours too..... * *And so it begins.... * *antifascists that act exactly like fascists.... imagine that Canada?* *antifascists vs 'far right' aka 'nazis' aka haters (however that's defined?)* *The original CTV news story has been edited- what I have below is as o... more »
Escape from Aleppo
[image: undefined] AMMAN JORDAN – I haven’t seen many miracles in my decades of travel around the globe, particularly not in the strife-torn Mideast. But last week I participated in a real miracle in Jordan as the splendid Four Paws International group staged a daring rescue of 13 wild animals trapped in the wartime hellhole of Aleppo, Syria. It appeared to be a mission impossible. Syria has been torn apart for the past six years by a bloody civil war that has killed over 400,000 people and reduced many parts of this beautiful country to ruins. Half the population has become refu... more »
Is Next Month's Russian Military Exercises A Pre-Text To Occupy Belarus?
Russian World Forums *CNBC:** Large-scale Russian military exercises in Belarus feared to be set-up for Putin's next conquest* * There is alarm that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use the Zapad joint military exercises next month with Belarus as a sort of Trojan horse or pretext for an annexation of the former Soviet republic, which borders Poland. * Russia claims there's fewer than 13,000 troops going to the quadrennial war games but some reports suggest the actual amount maybe as many as 100,000 people — and one defense expert tells CNBC "everything points to probably th... more »
Dick Gregory Dies at 84, Leaving Behind Timeless Legacy
Comedian and activist Dick Gregory who committed his life to social justice through both satire and sincerity, died on Saturday at the age of 84.
Donald Trump will make a special address about the War in Afghanistan on 21 August
Will Trump withdraw troops or will he argue for a military push? More The post Donald Trump will make a special address about the War in Afghanistan on 21 August appeared first on The Duran.
Blue America's Newest Endorsed Candidate-- Derrick Crowe (TX-21)
Blue America has been busily vetting new congressional candidates since spring. Sometimes it takes a while since we don't base our endorsements on questionnaires but, rather, on "getting to know" the candidates and what they stand for and what their capabilities are. We've certainly gotten to know Derrick Crowe, our newest endorsee-- a progressive Texas Democrat who is running a campaign based on what he wants to do to represent the interests of TX-21 working families in Congress. The district stretches from Fort Sam Houston, Alamo Heights, Oleos Park, Castle Hills and the South ... more »
An Inconvenient Deception: How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? ? Dr Roy Spencer has written a stinging criticism of Al Gore’s new movie, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power: ? ? An Inconvenient Deception: How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy August 19th, 2017 by Roy W.…
Astronomy is Science. Climatology Not.
Originally posted on Science Matters: A nice tongue in cheek essay appeared the Atlantic The Eclipse Conspiracy Something doesn’t add up. It is a whimsical spoof on anyone skeptical that the solar eclipse will happen tomorrow. (Excerpts) Meanwhile the scientists tell us we can’t look at it without special glasses because “looking directly at the…
Astronomy is Science. Climatology Not.
A nice tongue in cheek essay appeared the Atlantic The Eclipse Conspiracy Something doesn’t add up. It is a whimsical spoof on anyone skeptical that the solar eclipse will happen tomorrow. (Excerpts) Meanwhile the scientists tell us we can’t look at it without special glasses because “looking directly at the sun is unsafe.” That is, […]
Is A U.S., Japan, South Korea, Australia, And India Security Agreement In The Works?
*Lalit K Jha, Live Mint*:* US, Japan to advance security, defence cooperation with India, Australia* North Korea’s dangerous provocative behaviour prompts the US and Japan to advance their multilateral security and defence cooperation India, S Korea, Australia. Washington: The US and Japan have agreed to advance their multilateral security and defence cooperation with countries like India, South Korea and Australia in view of North Korea’s dangerous provocative behaviour, leaders of the countries have said. The threat posed by North Korea was discussed by US Secretary of State Re... more »
Mohawk Nation News -- 'Amerigo' Has to Go
"AMERIGO" HAS TO GO Posted on August 20, 2017 Please post and distribute. MNN. AUG. 20, 2017. We onkwe-hon-weh, natural people of great turtle island, have a duty, to protect our mother. See "prayer of the mothers":https://www.youtube.com/embed/YyFM-pWdqrY The corporate name of ono-ware-keh is "America", named after Amerigo Vespucci,"and we set sail for Spain, with 222 slave
Jerry Lewis, Comedian, Telethon Host, Dies at 91
The lifelong showman and entertainer was perhaps most famous for his annual muscular dystrophy telethons.
Exit strategies Part II: Surprising aspects of the 25th Amendment
*Is there an exit strategy, in case the crazy gets even worse?* Given the rapidity of events, I decided to offer a second weekend posting with some urgent perspectives. You'll recall that last time I posed “four options.” Among those exit strategies, I urged that we look away from impeachment, which would only serve the interests of those who provoke this phase of civil war. (Don't go there!) Indeed, as the clinical symptoms displayed by President Trump grow ever more extravagant, folks have started to stare longingly at *the 25th amendment to the U.S. Constitution*. Yes, you've ... more »
Some Liberty University graduates returning their diplomas because of their school's support for the Nazi sympathizer in the White House.
White House Nazi with Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr..Courtesy of NPR: *A group of alumni from one of the country's most influential evangelical Christian universities is condemning their school's president for his continued alignment with President Trump. * *A small but growing number of Liberty University graduates are preparing to return diplomas to their school. The graduates are protesting university President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s ongoing support for Trump. They began organizing after Trump's divisive remarks about the deadly white supremacist protests in Charl... more »
Quote of the Day: On #Charlottesville conditioning people to accept totalitarianism
*"The ominous implication of [last] weekend's riots is that we are letting our politics descend into a brutal, unprincipled, physical brawl between two illiberal caricatures--which serves to drown out real debates over opposing ideas and marginalise any unifying principles that we might draw on as reasons not to just kill each other...* * "The two sides are mirror images of each other, and both have an interest in making our politics devolve into street fighting. Both sides have also been priming their people to be ready to kill for the cause, and it appears that Spencer's gang g...more »
Hezbollah, Syrian Army liberate large parts of Lebanese border: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hezbollah have been rolling through the Qalamoun region of western Syria this week, liberating large chunks of territory along the Lebanese border. Hezbollah and Syrian Army units began their offensive on Thursday, striking the Islamic State’s (ISIL) main positions in the Jarajeer Barrens that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iranian court orders US to pay $145 million to victims of chemical weapons during Iran-Iraq War
The US backed Saddam Hussein's war on Iran during the 1980s More The post Iranian court orders US to pay $145 million to victims of chemical weapons during Iran-Iraq War appeared first on The Duran.
Summer offensive in Donbass? Kiev deploying banned weaponry, equipment at contact line
Ukrainian security forces continue to place weapons and military equipment along the contact line in Donbass, which is prohibited by the Minsk agreements, Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) militia spokesman Andrei Marochko said Saturday. More The post Summer offensive in Donbass? Kiev deploying banned weaponry, equipment at contact line appeared first on The Duran.
US President Trump cheers on Steve Bannon’s return to Breitbart
Time to fight "fake news." More The post US President Trump cheers on Steve Bannon’s return to Breitbart appeared first on The Duran.
Video Emerges Showing Mass Brawl Between Indian And Chinese Soldiers Along The Banks Of The Pangong Lake, Ladakh
*NDTV:* *Video Shows Clashes Of Indian, Chinese Soldiers At Ladakh* The incident took place on Independence Day when Chinese troops tried to enter Indian terrain along the banks of the Pangong Lake but were stopped by Indian soldiers. Five days after a scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Ladakh, a video of the clash has surfaced today. The video, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows many soldiers from the two countries punching and kicking each other and throwing stones. Sources say there were two dozen Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel and nearly... more »
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thanks Iran, Russia For Help. Rejects Security Cooperation With The West
*Reuters*:* Syria's Assad says Western plots against him foiled but war not yet won* AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday his country had foiled Western designs to topple him but his army had not yet won the fight to end Syria's six-year-old insurgency. In an televised address, Assad said that even though there were signs of victory after six-and-a-half years of civil war, the "battle continues, and where we go later and it becomes possible to talk about victory...that's a different matter". He did not elaborate on that point. However, he said the as... more »
Russia's Biggest Submarine Ever Was Armed with 200 Nuclear Weapons (More than North Korea)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* It could kill entire countries. *The existence of the Akula-class was not widely known and probably would not ever have been but for the novel The Hunt for Red October. Published by Naval Institute Press in 1984, it was the debut novel of military enthusiast and insurance salesman Tom Clancy. Clancy envisioned a modified Akula-class submarine, Red October, whose disillusioned captain and crew were attempting to defect to the United States.* The largest submarines ever built were not built in American shipyards, but Soviet ones. Named after shark... more »
At last a reasoned response in the Statues issue…
It’s a little bit flawed but it works. Robert E Lee could have made a few statements for Abolition and since he was wildly popular in the south it might have stopped the secessionists in their tracks. So I have a habit of posting my viewpoint on many forums. Like yahoo news. The New Confederacy […]
Musical Interlude: The Who, “Love, Reign O'er Me”
The Who, “Love, Reign O'er Me” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhSdNy1snaU Hey, it's my blog, and I always liked The Who, lol
Musical Interlude: The Who, “Overture” (From "Tommy")
The Who, “Overture” (From "Tommy") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKdusyjiuvY
An Inconvenient Deception: How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy
By Paul Homewood Dr Roy Spencer has written a stinging criticism of Al Gore’s new movie, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power: An Inconvenient Deception: How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy August 19th, 2017 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. Al Gore has provided a target-rich environment […]
Trump Must NOT Pardon Arpaio
Trump is planning on visiting Phoenix and there are rumors that his intent is to pardon the notorious x-sheriff, Joe Arpaio: Liz Goodwin (August 18, 2017). A Trump pardon of Joe Arpaio would break Justice Department guidelines Yahoo, https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-pardon-joe-arpaio-break-justice-department-guidelines-195641654.html Sheriff Joe is notorious around the world for his inhumane treatment of prisoners and his arbitrary enforcement of illegal immigration. Here are some sample headlines: Hector E. Sanchez (2009, August 27). (op-ed). A Torturer On U.S. Soil: Arizona's ... more »
Video emerges showing clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers (Video)
The clashes took place at Ladakh, near the Pangong lake. More The post Video emerges showing clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Here’s what Muammar Gaddafi’s former doctor had to say about Libya before the civil war
Professor Novak Vukoje continues to practice medicine in Belgrade but continues to remember pre-war Libya as a better place than it is today. More The post Here’s what Muammar Gaddafi’s former doctor had to say about Libya before the civil war appeared first on The Duran.
With the exit of Steve Bannon, VP Pence and NSA McMaster are calling to ramp up war in Afghanistan
Now that Steve Bannon is out, a military surge in Afghanistan is on the table. More The post With the exit of Steve Bannon, VP Pence and NSA McMaster are calling to ramp up war in Afghanistan appeared first on The Duran.
Musings On Iraq In The News
I was mentioned in “Is Donald Trump to Raqqa and Mosul what Assad was to Aleppo?” by Alastair Sloan for Middle East Monitor.
Security In Iraq Aug 8-14, 2017
Violence in Iraq remained incredibly low during the second week of August 2017. There were only 88 incidents reported in the media. There were 20 in Ninewa, 18 in Baghdad, 15 in Diyala, 11 in Anbar, 8 in Kirkuk and Salahaddin each, 3 in Babil, 2 in Maysan, and 1 each in Dhi Qar, Karbala, and Irbil. For years, there have regularly been over 100 incidents per week in the country. Since Mosul was liberated, and the Islamic State has been thrown on the defensive the number of attacks has fallen off considerably. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Province Aug 8-14, 2017* Ninewa 20 Baghda... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 20
1987 Dawa set off car bomb in Baghdad killing 20 1988 Ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War announced 350 UN peacekeepers deployed along border 1995 Iraq admitted to UN inspectors that its crash program to build a nuclear bomb failed 1996 PUK attacked KDP positions in Sulaymaniya with Iranian artillery and helicopter support 1997 Iraq agreed to allow Iranian pilgrims to go to Najaf and Karbala as way to get around UN sanctions 2002 Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld said Al Qaeda operatives were in Iraq and that US needed to launch pre-emptive strike because couldn't wai...more »
NASA’S Risky Plan To Save US From Yellowstone Supervolcano
By Mac Slavo Government officials have been closely monitoring the activity in the Yellowstone caldera. However, scientists at NASA have now come up with an... more »
Poll: Russian President Vladimir Putin More Trusted Than President Trump Amongst Some U.S. Allies
*MSNBC*: *Some U.S. allies trust Putin more than Trump* The Pew Research Center published a new report this week on international attitudes towards Vladimir Putin, and not surprisingly, the Russian president is not a popular global figure. The report explained, “Around the world, few people trust Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs. A global median of roughly one-in-four (26%) say they have confidence in the Russian leader.” This is certainly in line with expectations. For much of the world, Putin is an autocratic thug, unw... more »
"The Science of Stress and How Our Emotions Affect Our Susceptibility to Burnout and Disease"
*"The Science of Stress and How Our Emotions* * Affect Our Susceptibility to Burnout and Disease"* by Maria Popova "I had lived thirty good years before enduring my first food poisoning - odds quite fortunate in the grand scheme of things, but miserably unfortunate in the immediate experience of it. I found myself completely incapacitated to erect the pillars of my daily life - too cognitively foggy to read and write, too physically weak to work out or even meditate. The temporary disability soon elevated the assault on my mind and body to a new height of anguish: an intense experi... more »
Is Señor Trumpanzee An Anti-Semite?
I went to PS 197 and then James Madison High School in a very Jewish part of Brooklyn. And politically, a very liberal part of Brooklyn. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Bernie Sanders grew up in the same neighborhood and went to the same schools. It's still a very Jewish neighborhood... but not as liberal. Russian Jewish immigrants went heavily for Trump in this area and, in fact, Trump beat Hillary in precinct after precinct all over this part of Brooklyn. In an analysis right after the election, the Pew Research Center concluded that, nationally, 71% of Jews backed Hillary-- significant... more »
Dozens of NYPD Cops Bravely Rally Behind Colin Kaepernick to Expose Police Brutality
[image: kaepernick]Dozens of NYPD cops bravely crossed the blue line on Saturday to rally behind Colin Kaepernick and stand against the systemic racism and brutality in policing.
Strzok by surprise (October Surprise, that is)
October Surprise. Uncredited image from Merriam Webster.You may have heard Thursday or Friday about a weird little detail in the Mueller investigation of the Trump campaign—Rachel Maddow featured it on her show Friday night: the departure from the team of Peter Strzok, former head of FBI counterintelligence, who has now returned to the FBI, but not to counterintelligence: he's working in the human relations department. The what? He's in *personnel*? Asha Rangappa, a former FBI counterintelligence agent and associate dean at Yale Law School, said that she had "never heard of an agen... more »
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