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BWorld 167, Multilateral, bilateral, or unilateral liberalization
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 21, 2017. During the ASEAN Summit + Related Summits in Manila, trade and the further deepening of economic integration was among the major topics. There were new initiatives as well as updates to existing negotiations at multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). Here are some of those old and new FTAs as reported in BusinessWorld from Nov. 13-16: 1. “ASEAN, HK sign free trade, investment deals” — the ASEAN-Hong Kong FTA (AHKFTA) and ASEAN-Hong Kong Investment Agreement (AHKIA). 2. “Do you know your TPPs from your R... more »
Sharing our blessings
CFACT Senior Policy Advisor Paul Driessen wishes the entire world a happy time of thanksgiving -- for the fossil fuels, hydroelectric power, and other contributions to reliable, affordable energy that has powered a dramatic shift in life expectancy and standards of living and world health, lifting billions out of poverty. He further challenges us to extend these blessings to the billions who even today lack the blessings of energy, in part because of elitist, eco-imperialist refusal to underwrite the financing of anything but renewable energy that is unreliable, expensive, and only ... more »
Saudi Arabia ‘Doesn’t Care’ about the Palestinians as Long as It Can Make a Deal with Israel Against Iran, Says Former Netanyahu Advisor
Saudi Arabia ‘Doesn’t Care’ about the Palestinians as Long as It Can Make a Deal with Israel Against Iran, Says Former Netanyahu Advisor by Raf Sanchez, jerusalem, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Saudi Arabia is so eager to establish diplomatic relations with Israel that it is prepared to sign off on almost any type of Israeli-Palestinian peace deal no matter how unfavourable […]
Open-Ended Occupation of Afghanistan Real Intent of US Policy: Scholar
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 25, 2017 An American scholar and political analyst says an open-ended occupation of Afghanistan by the United States and its proxies is the real intent of American policy. end
Trump Bowed to Pressure from Netanyahu to Close Palestinian Office: Analyst
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 25, 2017 The administration of US President Donald Trump had decided to close the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington, DC, due to pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an American author and investigative journalist says. end
Cernovich: We Exposed Hollywood, Now We Will Expose Congress
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Nov 24, 2017 Mike Cernovich Tells Alex Jones: We Exposed Hollywood, Now We Will Expose Congress. end
HEY RICHARD FAUSSET, MAYBE THERE IS NO ROSEBUD, AND MAYBE THAT'S THE PROBLEM
*The New York Times* is being criticized and mocked for a profile of Tony Hovater, an Ohio welder who makes pasta, likes *Seinfeld* -- and is a Nazi. The *Times* and the author of the profile, Richard Fausset, are being accused of normalizing Nazism, and of publishing this profile while the mainstream media continues to ignore liberals, Democrats, and non-whites when deciding which ordinary Americans illuminate the way we live now. I agree wholeheartedly with the latter critique. Above and beyond anything else about this NYT thing: We already know that Nazis are people. We've covere... more »
Real news?
The final item on today's *The World This Weekend* was a feature about 'fake news'. As you might expect from the BBC, this present day issue was framed as being exclusively a problem with *social *media. Indeed, the piece ended with Jonny Dymond saying, "The headlines...the *real* news...again". To put it far too simplistically, the world is increasingly divided between those who think that 'fake news' is a serious problem associated with the mainstream media and those who think it's a serious problem associated with social media - and the BBC, naturally, is very much in the latt...more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 26, 2017
*Newsweek:* *China Displays Global Expansion With Military Showcase in Africa* Images of tanks firing live rounds and soldiers engaging in target practice in the deserts of Djibouti, east Africa played on Chinese state television Friday. The soldiers were from China’s only overseas military base, which was completed in the country only months ago. Beijing-based military analyst Zhou Chenming told The South China Morning Post that the exercises were likely a prelude to more sophisticated drills to be held later this year. “The overseas troops will engage in regular military exerci... more »
Saudis convert to Zionism – re-circumcized at Paris synagogue
Is this the sword the Zionists used on Trump and the Saudi Royals?Paris, France Dissociated Press The *Jerusalem Post* is reporting that two top Saudi officials visited Paris's Grand Synagogue last Monday. Though the *Post* was unable to reveal the purpose of the visit, sources have told Dissociated Press that the officials were following in the footsteps of Saudi grand poobah Mohammed Bin Salman, who secretly converted to Zionism in a covert ceremony at Israel's National Temple two weeks ago. According to those sources, the conversion ceremony included a ritual re-circumcision co... more »
listening to joni: #1: joni mitchell (song to a seagull)
This is my first post in my re-listen to the music of Joni Mitchell in chronological order of album release. These posts come with all kinds of disclaimers, chiefly that I don't know what I'm doing. I wanted to write about the two *Reckless Daughter* books before starting on these posts, but I'm ready to move on to the second album, and haven't yet finished the books. So here we go. * * * * *Joni Mitchell (Song to a Seagull), 1968* Song to a Seagull, front coverI hadn't listened to this album in a *very* long time -- probably not since childhood. I am the youngest of three siblings...more »
Elite Syrian forces strike back hard in south Deir Ezzor liberating key town from ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The last few days have been tough for elite Syrian Army troops battling it out against ISIS terrorists on the western shore of the Euphrates River in southwest Deir Ezzor province. The last several days have seen Islamic State militants launch a powerful counter-offensive against the Syrian Army’s elite Tiger […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS counter-offensive throws back Syrian Army from the Euphrates
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Islamic State militants trapped on the western shore of the Euphrates River have made it clear that they are not willing to give up without a fight, counter-attacking over the last few days and driving back the Syrian Arab Army from two key towns. Over the last few days, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Tackling Corruption: Why Saudi Prince Mohammed’s approach raises questions
Leave aside for a moment questions of due process. Analysis of Saudi Arabia’s three largest corporate failures explains why Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent moves look more like a power and asset grab than a credible effort to eradicate corruption. Dependency on government contracts was at the core of the bankruptcy of Saudi Oger, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran calls Saudi Crown Prince ‘immature and weak-minded’ after his Hitler reference
Earlier in the day, the Saudi Crown Prince has slammed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as the “Hitler of the Middle East.” Iran has reportedly called Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman “immature and weak-minded,” claiming that he “follows the path of regional dictators” and calling on him to “think about their fate.” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Expect 1.2 Million Casualties If North Korea Attacked Los Angeles With A Nuclear Weapon
*National Interest: **1.2 Million Casualties: If North Korea Attacked Los Angeles with a Nuclear Weapon* What would an actual nuclear exchange between the United States and North Korea look like? How many civilians would be killed? How much of Pyongyang or Los Angeles would be pulverized in a nuclear ash cloud? And how devastating would the nuclear fallout be to the suburbs in neighborhoods five, ten, or twenty, twenty miles away? Notwithstanding President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about unleashing “fire and fury” on North Korea—rhetoric that has made lawmakers in Washington so ne... more »
On the Ground Report from the Schiller Institute's Frankfurt Conference, November 25 & 26, 2017
Classical Renaissance New International Economic Order Video of 6jbvjC2cz2k Hear LaRouche spokesman Harley Schlanger describe some of the highlights of Helga Zepp-LaRouche's remarks from the Schiller Institute's Frankfurt conference. More from the conference coming soon! Subscribe to the Schiller Institute YouTube channel for the full conference proceedings.
Manhattan Town Hall event with Will Wertz
New International Economic Order London-Saudi Global Terror Video of 2uggG-2XCQ0 EIR's Will Wertz is the featured speaker during this week's Manhattan Town Hall event. Will discusses the long arc of British imperial meddling in US affairs, including through the September 11, 2001 attacks.
B-1 Bombers Are Flying a Record Numbers of Missions
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Thanks, North Korea. *A single Bone can carry up to 84 500-pound bombs or two-dozen 2,000-pound Mk-84 bombs. In addition, it’s capable of long-range striking power with 24 AGM-158 JASSM missiles, allowing strikes deep into North Korea from hundreds of miles away.* In the days after North Korea’s inaugural test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, pairs of U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancers based in Guam took off and flew close to the authoritarian state — linking up with South Korean and Japanese fighters along the way. On July 7 and 8, pairs of th... more »
Why Russia Should Fear North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and Missiles
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* "Interceptors fired from Alaska that miss or don't engage an incoming North Korean ICBM(s) will continue on and reenter the Earth's atmosphere over Russia." *Thus, at the end of the day, the United States should probably consult with Russia about the possibility of intercepting North Korean ICBMs over Moscow’s territory and set up an agreement ahead of time. But even then, during a real intercept attempt, the United States will likely have to count on Russia’s early warning system operating correctly and the Kremlin’s restraint to avoid an unint... more »
9 Cops Show up to Hospital to Threaten NYPD’s Teen Rape Victim Into Staying Silent
[image: nypd]A teenage girl who was handcuffed and raped by two NYPD detectives claims 9 officers came to the hospital and tried to convince her not to press charges.
5th Vegas Survivor Mysteriously Dies Since the Attack—Murdered in a Hit and Run
[image: vegas]A fifth person who survived the Las Vegas massacre has met their suspicious and untimely demise, this time, being run down by a Camero.
Non-antibiotic options for recurrent urinary tract infections in women.
Non-antibiotic options for recurrent urinary tract infections in women | The BMJ http://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5193 Advertisements
Gene Editing Provides Clues to Cancer Immunotherapy Failure.
Gene Editing Provides Clues to Cancer Immunotherapy Failure | Genetics and Genomics | JAMA | The JAMA Network https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2661556?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social_jn&utm_term=1173399453&utm_content=content_engagement%7carticle_engagement&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=45046810
This Individual Is The First Biohacker Who Have Edited His Own DNA
This Individual Is The First Biohacker Who Have Edited His Own DNA http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2017/11/the-first-biohacker-who-have-edited-his-own-dna.html?m=1
A Victorian theory that Mars was once artificially irrigated by a desperate advanced civilization
A Victorian theory that Mars was once artificially irrigated by a desperate advanced civilization https://m.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/09/a-victorian-theory-that-mars-was-once-artificially-irrigated-by-a-desperate-advanced-civilization/
World’s first AI politician developed
World’s first AI politician developed http://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/261117/worlds-first-ai-politician-developed.html
U.S. Troops Killed In Plane Crashes Has Skyrocketed This Year
*FOX News*:* US troops killed in plane crashes skyrockets in 2017* Even before the Navy cargo plane crash Wednesday, the number of U.S. troops killed in plane crashes had skyrocketed this year along with the total number of crashes overall compared to this point a year ago, a Fox News investigation has uncovered. So far this year, there have been 22 U.S. military non-combat plane crashes flying routine operations. That’s up 38 percent from this time last year. The number of American troops killed in these plane crashes has more than doubled. Following the announcement by the 7th F... more »
The Russian Army Is Prepping For The Next Big War
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu provided details of Russia's latest snap exercise at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow on 16 March Source: Russian MoD *Dave Majumdar, National Interest*: *Russia's Army Is Getting Ready for the Next Big War (Think Armata Tanks and More)* Russia’s new state armament plan, which will run from 2018 to 2027, refocuses the Kremlin’s defense spending on its ground forces. In the previous plan, which runs from 2011 to 2020, the Kremlin had focused heavily on reviving the Russian Navy. Given Moscow’s recent experiences in Ukraine and th... more »
"Says nearly everyone except Britain"
Here's Jonny! Today's *The World This Weekend *began with Brexit, and Jonny Dymond's introduction struck me as being exactly the kind of thing that the BBC's *Newswatch* programme was on about a week or so ago: the sense viewers have that BBC reporting "is constantly knocking British negotiators, looking for failure". Please see what *you *make of Jonny's framing of the issue: The clock was set running last Friday. 10 days, said the European Union Council President, for Britain to make progress on *all *issues if it wanted to get on with the trade talks bit of the Brexit negotiati... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Inside the 'treacherous shenanigans' of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe's downfall as president of Zimbabwe Why Putin’s Foes Deplore U.S. Fixation on Election Meddling Kunstler Warns "There Is Some Kind Of Revolution Coming To American Life" FBI Warns Of Growing Threat Of Left-Wing Violence Will Bitcoin Mining Consume All The World's Current Electricity Production By Feb 2020? Automation Nation: America's Largest Employer 'Secretly' Tests Self-Driving Floor-Scrubbers As America Gave Thanks, Homelessness Set New Records In Major Cities All Over The Nation Afghan W... more »
California man's plan to launch himself 1,800 feet into the air to prove the earth is flat has been postponed. Wait, what's happening?
Courtesy of Fox News: *Mike Hughes said the Bureau of Land Management wouldn't approve his plan to use public land for Saturday's planned experiment, so he'll have to move the project to private land next week, the Washington Post reported. * *The 61-year-old limo driver said he had received verval approval from the same federal agency just last year, pending an OK from the federal Aviation Commission, the paper reported. * *Hughes added that engine trouble in his motor home, which was converted into a ramp, also affected his original launch plans. * *“It’s still happening. We’re... more »
Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of the Gualeguay River
Source: Planeta UFO and Noticiasvillaguay.com.ar Date: 11.24.2017 Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of Gualeguay A group of people engaged in farmwork at a field on the banks of the Gualeguay River was startled by the transit of several unidentified flying objects plowing across the sky at high speed. Among the accidental witnesses to the sighting was Yamil López Bantar, who told this news source that the sighting took place during the late afternoon while she helped another person manage livestock in a field. "At a given moment I wanted to take a picture of the sky, as it ... more »
Mother, Air Force Vet Kidnapped, Sent to Rikers for Traveling in NY with Her Legal Texas Handgun
[image: handgun]For carrying her legally purchased and licensed handgun in her vehicle as she traveled through New York, a mother of two and honorably discharged veteran was arrested and charged with a felony.
Cycling Tainan: Uplands and Badlands
[image: 1511693153710] *My friend Blair Hargreaves snapped these boars waiting for the inevitable end.* Another weekend, another bike ride. This one took us to the back roads of Tainan, including the gorgeous 175 and the strange Moon World, one of the few tropical badlands in the world. Short days, but super enjoyable. Click on READ MORE to see moar pix and the route notes for day 1 and day 2... *DAY 1 ROUTE NOTES*: We took the train to Houbi and then rode the 172A straight out of the train station to Baihe. Swinging around Baihe, we picked up the 172 and went up to Guanziling, the ... more »
Theorising Feminist Transphobia
Transphobia is obviously bigotry. The only difference between it and sexism, racism, homophobia *et al* are the numbers it effects; trans women and and trans men are only a tiny proportion of people. Albeit one that attracts a hugely disproportionate amount of interest, anxiety and hate. That a section of the feminist movement prefers to go along with rather than challenge it is a sad state of affairs, but prejudice is never unknowable. It makes sense to people who articulate and act on it, and therefore it behooves all progressive people to try and understand those positions all t... more »
Sealing His Fate
As Americans celebrate their Thanksgiving, it may be hard to see any blessings which Donald Trump is showering on his fellow citizens. But Robin Sears sees several: Wilmot Collins, an African who became an American, is the first Black and the first African to be elected mayor of this small city. When he had recently arrived and spoke out against racism, his house was smeared: “Go back to Africa, KKK.” He called the police. When they arrived, his neighbours were already washing the painted threat away. LaToya Cantrell was just elected mayor of New Orleans — the first woman and th... more »
Welfare As Trump Knows It and Loves It
Just as news leaked out that Donald Trump's tax returns, a/k/a his corporate welfare award letters, are now locked up in a safe deep within the bowels of the IRS, he vowed that his next big Grab-A-Thon will be "reforming welfare as we know it." As a late Christmas gift to himself, he'll go after Medicaid, food assistance and disability benefits early in 2018. (Since Medicare and Social Security are insurance programs and not means-tested, his crusade to destroy them will be a separate front in the Class War.) "Welfare for me, but not for thee," he as much as brayed to the nation last... more »
The Mail on Sunday’s groundless attack on the Legatum Institute
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US is Doing to Hungary, What it Says Russia Did to America and Media is Completely Silent
[image: hungary]The United States has spent nearly $1 million funding media outlets in Hungary during its election—something it accused Russia of doing in the U.S.
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Ed Broadbent discusses how Bernie Sanders offers an example to emulate - and in some cases a source of ideas well beyond what Canada has implemented so far: It was clear to everyone watching that Canadians, in fact, have a few things to learn from Bernie Sanders. His speech was significant for two reasons. First, he is an unapologetic social democrat who has inspired a whole new generation of voters with those values in a country where hyper-capitalism is king. The enthusiasm he has generated has carried over to young people here in Canada... more »
How North Korea Could Win a War Against America: EMP Weapons?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* "EMP is a loony idea. Once an enemy uses a nuclear weapon—for any reason—it crosses the nuclear threshold and invites a nuclear response." *“EMP is a loony idea. Once an enemy uses a nuclear weapon—for any reason—it crosses the nuclear threshold and invites a nuclear response. U.S. military commanders would not say ‘Well, it was only an airburst. We should just respond in kind.’ They would answer with an overwhelming, devastating nuclear counter attack. And our nuclear weapons and command and control are designed to operate in a nuclear war envir... more »
The Army Is Working on a New Way to Kill Russian, Chinese or North Korean Tanks
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Army is now performing concept modeling and early design work for a new mobile, lethal, high-tech future lightweight tank platform. *Although initial requirements for the future tank have yet to emerge, Army developers explained that the next-generation platform will use advanced sensors and light-weight composite armor materials able to achieve equal or greater protection at much lighter weight. Developers plan to build in side and underbody protection from the ground up for the new platform. Army developers said certain immediate changes and manu... more »
Here's Why We Can't Get Any Real Campaign Finance Reform-- The Bribe Takers Are In Charge
Open Secrets lists 10 commercial sectors as the biggest bribers of Congress Members so far this election cycle. The worst, as it always is, cycle after cycle after cycle: the Finance Sector. There is no sector more indicative of pure corruption. So far this year they've handed out $44,717,034 to Republicans and $36,641,128 to Democrats. The half dozen worst crooks in the House: *•* Paul Ryan (R-WI)- $2,211,265 *•* Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)- $1,194,800 *•* Kevin Brady (R-TX)- $747,025 *•* Ann Wagner (R-MO)- $733,650 *•* Kyrsten Sinema (Blue Dog-AZ)- $705,106 *•* Patrick McHenry (R-NC)- ... more »
Ex-Cop Making Roy Moore Harassment Claim Is Leftist, Anti-Moore Opponent
[image: ex-cop-making-roy-moore-harassment-claim-is-leftist-anti-moore-opponent] Few witnesses could be more damning against a purported sexual abuser of four decades ago than an ex-cop from that era. That is, unless the ex-cop has a hidden agenda. Like the former Gadsden, Alabama, cop who claims police were told in the 1970s to ensure that now-GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore stayed away from teen cheerleaders — and who actually turns out to be a left-wing Moore opponent.
Pakistan’s troubles with religious parties could be solved using an Iranian solution
The best way to stop dangerous protests is to cut off the motive for obstructionist movements. More The post Pakistan’s troubles with religious parties could be solved using an Iranian solution appeared first on The Duran.
Should US Defense Secretary James Mattis by fired?
Mattis' hand in the infamous ISIS 'escape from Raqqa'. More The post Should US Defense Secretary James Mattis by fired? appeared first on The Duran.
BRICS countries in plans to create new international gold market
Russia and China are spearheading new methods of gold exchange which will challenge traditional western hegemony in this vital market. More The post BRICS countries in plans to create new international gold market appeared first on The Duran.
Iran Is Now Threatening Europe
The US has called on the United Nations to hold the country accountable for violating two UN Security Council resolutions *Al Jazeera:* *Iran to widen missile range 'if threatened by Europe'* The deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that Tehran has so far purposely limited the range of its missiles to 2,000 kilometres, but that it would increase the range if Europe turned into a threat. Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron called for dialogue with Iran about its ballistic missile programme, separate from Tehran's 2015 nuclear agreement with world pow... more »
Who's the acting Director of the CFPB? Understanding the legal dispute at the center of the kerfuffle
Richard Cordray resigned as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday evening. If Donald Trump did nothing to try to replace Cordray temporarily, pending the President's appointment (and the Senate’s confirmation) of a new Director, then the CFPB's Deputy Director, Leandra English, would serve as the interim, acting Director of the CFPB, pursuant to a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, 12 USC § 5491(b)(5)(B), which provides that the Deputy Director “*shall . . . serve*as acting Director in the absence or unavailability of the Director.” The Presiden... more »
Booker On The Rising Cost Of The Climate Act
By Paul Homewood Booker highlights the latest OBR projections for the costs of climate policy: For those of us who follow the make-believe of our crazy national energy policy, last week’s Budget did at least yield one welcome piece of news. This was Philip Hammond’s announcement that there are to be no new […]
New York man fires at what he thinks is a deer in his backyard, kills 43 year old woman walking her dogs.
Courtesy of WaPo: *A neighbor, Thomas B. Jadlowski, thought he saw a deer in his back yard 200 yards away and fired a single shot. Then he heard a scream. Realizing he’d shot a person, he ran out to help, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office officials said in a news release. * *Jadlowski, 34, called 911 and applied pressure to Rosemary Billquist’s wound until paramedics arrived, according to the sheriff’s office. The bullet had traveled through her hip and out her back, Jamie Billquist said. He rode with his wife to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center facility in Erie, Pa., w...more »
The Inside Story Of Mugabe's Downfall
FILE PHOTO: President Robert Mugabe listens to his wife Grace Mugabe at a rally of his ruling ZANU(PF) party in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo *Reuters*: *Special Report: 'Treacherous shenanigans' - The inside story of Mugabe's downfall* HARARE (Reuters) - Inside State House in Harare, Robert Mugabe was in the tightest spot of his 37-year rule. Tanks were on the streets and troops had occupied the state broadcaster, from where the army had announced it had taken control of Zimbabwe. Mugabe, 93 years old but still alert, remained defiant.... more »
Nepal Votes In Their First Election Since The Civil War
*VOA: **Nepal Mounts Historic Election * Voters in Nepal are casting their ballots Sunday in a historic election. They are choosing local lawmakers in seven newly-formed federal states, as well as lawmakers for the national parliament. The election marks the country's first provincial polls. The newly elected provincial Nepalese lawmakers will name their states, draft provincial laws and choose local leaders. Voter turnout is expected to be high for the two-phase election. More than three million people in northern Nepal, including the area hard hit by an earthquake two years ago... more »
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*Elitists, crybabies and junky degrees* *A Trump supporter explains rising conservative anger at American universities* Frank Antenori shot the head off a rattlesnake at his back door last summer — a deadeye pistol blast from 20 feet. No college professor taught him that. The U.S. Army trained him, as a marksman and a medic, on the “two-way rifle range” of Afghanistan and Iraq. Useful skills. Smart return on taxpayers’ investment. Not like the waste he sees at too many colleges and universities, where he says liberal professors teach “ridiculous” classes and indoctrinate stude... more »
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*Climate change could increase volcano eruptions?* *This is even nuttier than saying correlation proves causation. The "correlated" events are not correlated at all. There is a 600 year gap between the two. As the well-named Dr Swindles says below: "there was a time lag of roughly 600 years between the climate event and a noticeable decrease in the number of volcanic eruptions". When is a gap big enough to reject a claim of correlation? * Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, scientists have warned. A new study, led by the University of ... more »
Dawn of the EU Army? ‘FULL SPEED Ahead’ with Defence Plans, EU Foreign Affairs Chief Warns
Dawn of the EU Army? ‘FULL SPEED Ahead’ with Defence Plans, EU Foreign Affairs Chief Warns by AURORA BOSOTTI, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE EUROPEAN Union will continue to expand its defence cooperation programme with “full determination” to let EU members “explore all possibilities”, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini has declared. – The European Union foreign affairs minister said the bloc […]
Rob Kirby: Bankers Will Send Gold and Silver Prices to the Moon. Dark Money Will Cause Hyperinflation
Rob Kirby: Bankers Will Send Gold and Silver Prices to the Moon. Dark Money Will Cause Hyperinflation by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Macroeconomic analyst Rob Kirby says there is enough so-called “Dark Money” already out there to cause hyperinflation. Kirby explains, “The Saint Louis Fed keeps track of the monetary aggregates, and they tell us the […]
Syrian armed opposition not fighting Nusra terrorists
The Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation has located the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham terror group (Nusra Front) in the country’s Southern de-escalation zone. A Russian military official said that the Syrian armed opposition has not taken any combat actions against the terrorists. “As a result of monitoring of the Southern de-escalation zone, officers found out that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Arabia is avenging its losses in Iraq, Syria by attacking Yemen – Houthi leader
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Ansarullah Movement’s leader, Sayyed ‘Abdul-Malek Al-Houthi, stated during a televised speech on Saturday that Saudi Arabia is attempting to avenge their losses in Syria and Iraq by attacking Yemen. Houthi called on Yemenis to prepare themselves for much larger attacks from the Saudi military as they take out their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Policticialy correct or a step backwards?
*A group of activists called on the Ontario government to ban the practice of stationing uniformed police officers at high schools across the province after the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) voted to permanently end the program...... TDSB staff released a report recommending the elimination of the program because it left some students feeling intimidated or uncomfortable.* So because a few students feel intimidated by police presence this outreach by the police is 'banned'! *The School Resource Officer program, which the TDSB suspended at the end of August, saw police off... more »
Divest from Coal (?) Letter to the Guardian – Unpublished
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole: Another unpublished letter to the national press on the first deep coal mine in the UK…
The Russian Federation As Voluntary Successor To The Soviet Union Should Recognize Holodomor As Genocide; Repent For It – President Poroshenko
The Presidential Administration of Ukraine: Link: https://youtu.be/0QqDGzzV8DE “Russian Federation assumed responsibility for the crimes of the Soviet regime – President … Continue reading →
The President of Ukraine: Not Recognizing The Holodomor Is As Immoral As Denying The Holocaust
From the Presidential Administration of Ukraine: “President: Not recognizing the Holodomor is as immoral as denying the Holocaust 25 November … Continue reading →
President Poroshenko Honored Memory Of Holodomor Victims In Ukraine Of 1932-1933; Younger Generation Must Pass On The Memory Of The Holodomor
From The Presidential Administration of Ukraine: “President honored memory of Holodomor victims in Ukraine of 1932-1933 25 November 2017 – … Continue reading →
Sharon Roman: Including patients should not mean excluding doctors.
Sharon Roman: Including patients should not mean excluding doctors – The BMJ http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2017/11/23/sharon-roman-including-patients-should-not-mean-excluding-doctors/ Advertisements
Thunderous nuclear reactions
Thunderous nuclear reactions https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-07266-w?WT.mc_id=TWT_NA_1711_BHNVTHUNDEROUSNUCREAC_PORTFOLIO
Something to keep in mind.
Next time someone tries to tell you that the internet was fine without #NetNeutrality and it going away will won't change anything just remind them of this... pic.twitter.com/YHJMiWEBSe — Barnacules Nerdgasm (@Barnacules) November 24, 2017 We busted our asses to put those net neutrality protections in place, and now we need to get off our asses in order to protect what we accomplished. For more information, and guidance on what you can do, just click here.
Walk On
By Cathy Jameson Ronan was a late walker. At one point he’d had the ability to stand and cruise the furniture, but he started to lose his balance. He started to lose his confidence. He began to lose some of...
Sunday morning music
This Sunday, let's listen to a composer who was almost completely overshadowed by his successor, and is largely forgotten today: Gregor Joseph Werner. He had a difficult relationship with Franz Joseph Haydn, who was initially employed as his deputy, but rapidly supplanted him in the affections of his employer. According to Wikipedia: Werner's period of semi-retirement began in 1761 when the Esterházy family hired the 29-year-old composer Joseph Haydn as their Vice-Kapellmeister. The contract by which Haydn was hired shows the family's loyalty to their elderly musical servant by ... more »
“A Presence that was Not Theirs”
The year is 1868; the place, Damascus. A self-taught mystic calling himself Abd el Matar left his wife, family, and home to found a group of disciples in Damascus, the Shazlis, basing it on a Sufi brotherhood established in the middle ages. About forty or so people gathered about him […] The post “A Presence that was Not Theirs” appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Sheer Christmas genius! - family edition
From IOTWReport: Yeah, that oughtta do it . . . Peter
Joseph de Maistre and the Origins of Fascism
“Joseph de Maistre and the Origins of Fascism” is the longest and most thoughtful essay in Isaiah Berlin’s book, *The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas*. Berlin introduces Maistre as an Enlightenment era philosopher, who propagated counter-Enlightenment ideas and presaged a future in which fascist regimes come to power. A man with pessimistic view of the world, Maistre believes that men are evil by nature and a totalitarian regime is necessary to preserve order and save man from man. He holds that it is necessary for men to suffer because suffering alone ... more »
Mapping The Richest People In The World
*Zero Hedge:* *Mapping The Richest People In The World* A few weeks ago, HowMuch.net detailed the richest person on each continent. Today, we take this one step further to show you the richest person in each country, according to Forbes. First off, Bill Gates is not on our list. Why? Because Jeff Bezos is officially worth more than him. Amazon has made some recent high-profile business decisions, including the acquisition of Whole Foods and announcing a competition for the location of a second headquarters. Bezos’ fortune is specifically tied to the price of Amazon’s stock. He’s ... more »
Unleashing the T-Rex (Sunday Sermonette)
Thanksgiving wasn't enough for LSP. He's doing another feast day today...but today's sermonette is not about that. ASK NOT what your T-Rex can do for you but what you can do for your T-Rex! I'm working out of a US Embassy at the moment and there is a lot of teeth gnashing over the work that Rex (T-Rex) Tillerson is doing to reduce the size and wastefulness of government and to drain the swamp. He could only do what he's doing with the full and complete support of President Trump. The Foreign Service and condescending DC elites cannot fathom why they are unable to stop Secretary o... more »
Free Download: “Body Count: Casualty Figures After 10 Years- Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan”
*“Body Count: Casualty Figures After 10 Years- * *Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan”* by Physicians for Social Responsibility "Executive Summary: The purpose of this investigation is to provide as realistic an estimate as possible of the total body count in the three main war zones Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan during 12 years of ‘war on terrorism’. An extensive review has been made of the major studies and data published on the numbers of victims in these countries. This paper draws on additional information such as reports and statistics on military offensives and examines their comple... more »
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe's Golden Handshake Amounts To A $10mn Payoff & Legal Immunity
Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace will have their family assets safeguarded. Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters *The Guardian:* *Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe to get $10m payoff and immunity for his family* Ousted president was also promised that his salary would continue to be paid for life, reveals senior Zanu-PF official Robert Mugabe and his wife will receive a “golden handshake” worth many millions of dollars as part of a deal negotiated before the resignation of the ageing autocrat last week. The exact sums to be paid to the former president and his wife Grace are still unclear... more »
Mike Hughes cancels his rocket proof of Flat Earth
As some media reported, Californian constructor Mike Hughes – MadMikeHughes.com – canceled his Saturday experiment which he scheduled to prove that the Earth was flat. The cancellation was justified by some refusal of the Bureau of Land Management to give him a permission for the area. I find this guy unbelievable in many respects. The interpretation of the rocket launch that could be used to argue that the "Earth is flat" isn't clear to me – I am not even sure whether I want to listen to such a planned argumentation. But what strikes me is the incredible combination of this utte... more »
YEMEN - UK MILITARY INVOLVEMENT
*UK soldiers training Saudis. Yemen in the blue map. Photographs were inadvertently posted on 2 Scots' Facebook page. dailymail.* The UK military has been secretly training the Saudi troops who are committing genocide in Yemen. According to the Conservative MP and former Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell: 'The UK has been shamefully complicit in Saudi's role in Yemen, which has clearly included breaches of the Geneva Conventions.' *dailymail*. *Yemen, where the UK is helping to murder innocent children.* "The training mission - codenamed Operation Crossways - came to light ... more »
Hondurans Go To The Polls This Sunday To Elect A New President
Juan Orlando Hernández is running for an unprecedented second term *The Guardian:* *Honduran president makes contentious bid for second term* Polls put Juan Orlando Hernández ahead in election campaign held under shadow of alleged corruption and crime Allegations of election fraud, tyranny, drug trafficking and interference by communist provocateurs will cast a long shadow over Hondurans when they head to the polls on Sunday for a vote that threatens to plunge the volatile Central American country into fresh political turmoil. Juan Orlando Hernández, the pro-business, pro-militari... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* The Judge Roy Moore case isn't the first case of a Christian Extremist being caught, figuratively and/or literally with his pants down and his hypocrisy showing. I'm reminded of former #1 TV preacher Jimmy Swaggart of The Assemblies Of God who was defrocked after his first scandal with a prostitute. That was in the 1980s. Later, in the next decade, good ol' Louisiana boy Jimmy was heading up his own Jimmy Swaggart Ministries when, one day in Indio, California, the cops pulled him over for driving on the wrong side of the road. Riding along in the passenger seat of his s... more »
Egyptian Air Force eliminates ISIS targets after deadly mosque attack – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 A.M.) – Footage released on Saturday reportedly shows Egyptian military conducting airstrikes on so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) targets in an unknown location. The attack comes as a response to the deadly Sinai mosque attack, which left more than 305 people dead and more than 100 wounded. Several aircraft were filmed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, Turkish forces exchange gunfire in northeast Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Turkish-backed Euphrates Shield forces reportedly exchanged gunfire near the large town of Al-Bab in northeastern Aleppo. According to opposition activists, their forces fired on the Syrian Army troops south of Al-Bab; this prompted the latter to respond with their own barrage of gunfire. Neither […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Computers Reach 50 Quantum Bit Processing Milestone, But Can They Compete with Human Intelligence?
Computers Reach 50 Quantum Bit Processing Milestone, But Can They Compete with Human Intelligence? http://ewao.com/2017/11/13/computers-reach-50-quantum-bit-processing-milestone-but-can-they-compete-with-human-intelligence/ Advertisements
Russia Tests A New, Upgraded Anti-Ballistic Missile
*RT: *Russia successfully tests new, upgraded anti-ballistic missile (VIDEO) The Russian Air Force has successfully tested an upgraded version of a modernized anti-ballistic missile from a testing facility in Kazakhstan. Some sources claim it is a new version of the nuclear-tipped interceptors protecting Moscow. The new missile was test-fired on Thursday from the Sary Shagan testing range located in the steppe of Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The statement did not disclose the type of missile, but the ministry released a spectacular video showing ... more »
Tweets For Today
Drive around Raqqa for hours and all you will see is destruction. Here'a s two minute sample, without commentary. The pictures say enough. pic.twitter.com/h2kTYgCN1W — Quentin Sommerville (@sommervilletv) November 25, 2017 Iran warns it would increase missile range if threatened by Europe https://t.co/iNGdZac5TU — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 26, 2017 This is an illustration of what the IDF understands is happening in Lebanon. Not being able to verify or refute any of this points to a fundamental flaw in the UNIFIL mandate. pic.twitter.com/kLzZqloSDa — Peter Lerner (@LTCP... more »
Russian President Putin Signs 'Foreign Agent' Media Law
*BBC:* *Russian President Putin signs 'foreign agent' media law* Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows the government to list any foreign media operating in the country as a foreign agent. The bill, in retaliation for Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT being told to register as a foreign agent in the US, was earlier approved by parliament. At least nine US-funded broadcasters, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty could be hit. RT is accused of being part of Russia's alleged meddling in the US election. The broadcaster denies the claim.... more »
Picture Of The Day
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Parrott, Operations Group, National Training Center *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Here are the best military photos for the week of November 25th* (We Are The Mighty).
The Shape Of Things To Come In Warfare
Advances in technology mean that fully autonomous weapons, like killer robots, could one day become a reality, transforming warfare pic.twitter.com/khf4nsqE1g — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 25, 2017
If You Vote For Candidates Who Stand For The Status Quo, Nothing Changes... And Then There's Kaniela Ing
A consensus has formed among progressive groups that Hawaii Democrat Kaniela Ing is one of the 5 best candidates running for Congress anywhere in the country. Kaniela, a sharp, dynamic state Representative in Hawaii, is a big idea guy who you can get to know by listening to his 38 minute new interview with David Feldman above. As Feldman pointed out, Kaniela is talking about issues that many candidates are afraid to discuss: universal basic income, free public college education, GMOs, Medicare-For-All... And he makes no bones about being a member of the Democratic Socialists. [im... more »
Russia's Army Is Getting Ready for the Next Big War (Think Armata Tanks and More)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Overall, the Russian military is powerful enough to conventionally deter all of its neighbors in the post-Soviet space. However, the Kremlin still has to rely on nuclear weapons to deter China and NATO. Russia’s new state armament plan, which will run from 2018 to 2027, refocuses the Kremlin’s defense spending on its ground forces. In the previous plan, which runs from 2011 to 2020, the Kremlin had focused heavily on reviving the Russian Navy. Given Moscow’s recent experiences in Ukraine and the fact that Russia is, at the end of the day, a Eurasian l... more »
The Navy Now Has a New Way to Kill Russian, Chinese or North Korean Submarines
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * A better torpedo *Lockheed will deliver about 250 torpedoes over the next five years. The Mk 48, which is a heavy weapon launched under the surface, is quite different than surface launched, lightweight Mk 54 torpedo fired from helicopters, aircraft and surface ships. The Navy’s Mk 48 torpedo is also in service with Australia, Canada, Brazil and The Netherlands. A Mk 48 torpedo is 21 inches in diameter and weighs 3,520 pounds; it can destroy targets at ranges out to five miles and travels at speeds greater than 28 knots. The weapon can operate at depth... more »
Charli’s Village: A Call to Arms
This is a tough post to write. In October, Charli was hospitalized for severe abdominal pain. Surgery revealed a large mass, and Charli was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma—a systemic cancer of the immune system. This is a rare cancer, but fortunately it is highly treatable (doctors say the cancer is responding well) and Charli has […]
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Questa Notte”
Ludovico Einaudi, “Questa Notte” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlpAHfoY5B0
Is Russian President Putin The 'King Of Opec'?
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the Russian Energy Week 2017 forum in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2017. Sputnik/Kremlin via REUTERS *Bloomberg: **Putin Crowns Himself OPEC King* For more than half a century, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister could move markets with a few choice words about what OPEC may decide at its next meeting, generating millions if not billions of dollars of profit for insiders. Not anymore. While OPEC’s gatherings still influence prices, it’s not Saudi Arabia’s voice that matters most, but the voice of a non-member: Russia, specifically Vladim... more »
Massive blast rocks west Aleppo town located near Turkish Army positions
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – A massive explosion rocked the town of Darat Izza in the western countryside of Aleppo, tonight, Syrian opposition activists reported. According to the opposition activists, a car bomb was detonated by unknown assailants at the entrance of Darat Izza. Darat Izza is currently controlled by forces loyal to the Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadists beat back Syrian Army attack near occupied Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 A.M.) – For the second time in 48 hours, the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham have beat back the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) advance at the large hilltop of Tal Bardayah near the occupied Golan Heights. Led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rouhani to Assad: Iran backs Syria in fight against terrorism
President Hassan Rouhani and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad discussed regional developments over phone on Saturday. The Islamic Republic of Iran will support Syrian people and government in their struggle against terrorist groups, President Rouhani said. During the telephone conversation, President Rouhani congratulated the recent victories of the Syrian people and government in the ongoing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US-made missiles seized from ISIS by Syrian Army in Deir Ezzor – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) confiscated a large cache of weapons left behind by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) before they fled Deir Ezzor City last month. According to a military report, the Syrian Army was combing through the Al-Arfi and Al-Hawiqah districts of Deir Ezzor when they uncovered a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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