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Explaining The U.S. Military’s Cryptic Letters, Numbers, And Symbols
*Popular Mechanics:* *The U.S. Military’s Cryptic Letters, Numbers, and Symbols, Explained* *A quick guide to the nomenclature that identifies America's military vehicles and units.* The U.S. military speaks many languages. From the markings on tanks to the classification of aircraft, the armed services use a lot of symbology and abbreviated text to quickly convey information. The Armed Forces are all about efficiency, particularly in wartime, and the ability to quickly discern a lot of information from a simple glance is useful, particularly in high-stress situations. As an out... more »
The Philippines' conundrum over China - and the USA's, too
Bullying tactics often work if the one being bullied doesn't have the muscle, strength or willpower to stand up to the bully. That pretty much sums up what seems to be happening between China and the Philippines right now. Strategy Page reports: President Duterte is trying to be realistic in his policy towards China but that seems to be making the situation worse. Duterte points out that China is already occupying the disputed territory in the South China Sea and no one is willing or able to push them out. China has hired several hundred Chinese fishing boats and their crews as a ... more »
Colombia Expands Three Amazonian Indigenous Reserves by 113,103 Acres
The Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the expansions of Puerto Córdoba, Comeyafú, and Camaritagua indigenous reserves in the Amazonas department of southern Colombia. Known as resguardos, these areas are inhabited by thirteen indigenous groups, including the Bora, Barasano, Carijona, Cubeo, Letuama, Miraña, Matapi, Macuna, Tatuyo, Tariano, Tanimuca, Uitoto and Yucuna. The expansion of the three reserves will not only strengthen conservation efforts in the Colombian Amazon but will also ensure the survival of these threatened peoples and their cultures. Expanded by a total of 113,103 ac... more »
A Machiavellian View of the “Tumult” in Trump Presidency
Everyday I come across new stories on the chaos in Donald Trump’s administration. He is criticized for using his Twitter account to attack his opponents, and for being in perpetual conflict with the mainstream media, intellectual community, political establishment, and even with the powerful institutions of his own government and the members of his own staff. Is the chaos that we see in the Trump presidency a good thing or bad thing for the Republic (USA)? If we go by the insights on a republic that Niccolò Machiavelli offers in *The Discourses on Livy*, then we can draw the infer... more »
NYT Reports on Doctors' Conflicts of Interest But Vaccines Are Always Exempt
Note: Pharma funds studies. Doctor participate in the studies. Journals publish the studies. Medical schools teach the studies. New doctors believe the studies. Ad nauseam. The disconnect continues. Readers who fully understand that a doctor with a vested financial interest... more »
200 New B-21 Stealth Bombers For The U.S. Air Force?
An artist rendering shows the first image of a new Northrop Grumman Corp long-range bomber B21 in this image released on February 26, 2016. REUTERS/U.S. AIR FORCE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS *David Axe, National Interest:* *Could the Air Force End Up with 200 New B-21 Stealth Bombers?* *It could happen. Here's how.* The U.S. Air Force is getting bases ready for its new B-21 Raider stealth bomber. But it’s still unclear how many B-21s the flying branch might buy. The Air Force selected Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma as the primary maintenance facility for the new bomber, the service ann... more »
Writing About Climate Change Makes Journalists Tired And Stupid
By Paul Homewood There was a time when the Mail published serious articles on climate change by the likes of David Rose. Now we get idiotic pieces like this one from Sophie Law: Surging levels of greenhouse gases could make people tired, forgetful and stupid, scientists claim. Afternoon fatigue, the slump that office […]
European Court of Justice rules Britain free to revoke Brexit unilaterally
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Britain can reverse Article 50. The post European Court of Justice rules Britain free to revoke Brexit unilaterally appeared first on The Duran.
Seven Days of Failures for the American Empire
The American-led world system is experiencing setbacks at every turn. The post Seven Days of Failures for the American Empire appeared first on The Duran.
Is Silicon Valley Morphing Into The Morality Police?
Who gets to define what words and phrases protected under the First Amendment constitute hate — a catchall word that is often ascribed to any offensive speech someone simply doesn't like? The post Is Silicon Valley Morphing Into The Morality Police? appeared first on The Duran.
The ‘America Last’ Express Hurtles On: Saudi Arabia, INF, Ukraine
Any realistic notion of American national interests comes last after the priorities of – well, pretty much everyone else with leverage in Washington. The post The ‘America Last’ Express Hurtles On: Saudi Arabia, INF, Ukraine appeared first on The Duran.
They’re back! Worms unfrozen after 42,000 years are alive and eating.
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How To Heal Your Mind, Body & Spirit By Reconnecting With The Elements
https://truththeory.com/2017/02/28/heal-mind-body-spirit-reconnecting-elements/
7 things not to do when you first wake up
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/7-things-not-to-do-when-you-first-wake-up/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=keywee-ind&kwp_0=1053848&kwp_4=3470019&kwp_1=1455489
Scientists Get the Green Light to Resurrect the Dead With Stem Cells
https://themindunleashed.com/2017/03/scientists-get-green-light-resurrect-dead-stem-cells.html
How Food Can Improve or Worsen Your Thyroid Function.
http://anupamghose.com/2018/10/06/how-food-can-improve-or-worsen-your-thyroid-function/
This Submarine Is the U.S. Navy's Worst Nightmare
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * AIP boats are quite deadly. *Know this: They aren't even nuclear powered. * One of the most crucial improvements in submarines of the postwar era is the air independent propulsion (AIP) system. First fielded in the 1990s, the development of AIP changed the ways non-nuclear submarines operated, allowing them to fight—and hide—underwater longer. Combined with their extreme quietness, the use of AIP has made modern diesel-electric subs efficient killers, capable of stalking and sinking their prey even in a challenging anti-submarine warfare environment... more »
The B-21 Raider Has Completed Another Review And Remains On Schedule
Artists concept of the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber (Image: Northrop Grumman Corp.) *Business Insider:* *The B-21 Raider has completed a developmental review and remains on schedule* * The B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber program recently completed a developmental review and remains on schedule, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said on Tuesday. * Officials have said the Northrop Grumman-made B-21 is expected to reach its critical design review milestone in December, but it wasn't clear whether the review Wilson spoke of is the same one. * The Air Force awarded Northrop the contract... more »
COP 24: Climate lunacy takes center stage in Poland
IPCC Poland conference presents fictional climate chaos and fake renewable energy salvation. The post COP 24: Climate lunacy takes center stage in Poland appeared first on CFACT.
Act 3 of the Yellow Vest Revolt
A video from the streets Paris that you won’t find in the MSM. Note how Antifa attacked the film crew that filmed this and how the yellow vests protect them
Rudolph the Hooked-Nosed Reindeer
Henry Makow explains how a popular Christmas song is actually an allegory of Jewish Supremacism.
Peter Ford Addresses Irish Parliament on Economic Terrorism in Syria – EU Sanctions
We could be on the brink of World War III, says former UK Ambassador to Syria. As he ponders the Muslim equivalent of Armageddon is a place called Daabiq, in Northern Syria. Not far from Idlib…..
The Persecution of Julian Assange
The Guardian caught publishing false reports that give the U.K. and Ecuador political cover to arrest Assange and extradite him to the U.S.
Trump Turns International Organizations into ‘Neo-Confetti’
Trump only supports NATO because Bolton, Pompeo, and other neo-cons advising him are proponents of unilateral warfare by the US, using NATO as cannon fodder
Trump Has Been Broken by the Military/Security Complex
Damming assessment of Trump by Kremlin insiders
Spare me America’s tears for Jamal Khashoggi
The shock and horror about Khashoggi and the Saudis is primarily about Trump, writes Robert Fisk, and the need to tie him in to Khashoggi’s cruel murder
Iran's Foreign Minister: U.S. Arms Sales Turns Middle East Into 'Powder Keg'
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (AFP/File) *Al Bawaba: **U.S. Arms Sales Turns Middle East Into 'Powder Keg' - Iran's Foreign Minister* U.S. weapons sales to the Middle East have turned the region into a “powder keg,” charged Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday. “The amount of weapons the U.S. sells to our region is unbelievable and beyond the needs of the region,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters, reported IRNA, Iran’s official news agency. “The U.S. policy has brought many modern destructive weapons to the region, which have been no help in establishing region... more »
Syria to export medicine to Russia, Arab states starting 2020
Syria’s largest pharmaceutical company with state participation, Dimas Pharmaceutical Industries, is planning to start exporting medicine to Russia and Arab countries by 2020, the company’s head informed reporters on Monday. “We are the main supplier of medicine for the army and the state hospitals. The third direction we want to develop is export of pharmaceuticals, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
YPG accuses Turkey of destabilizing northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The spokesperson for the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG), Nouri Mahmoud, accused the Turkish regime of supporting jihadist groups in northern Syria. Speaking to Kurdistan 24 last week, Mahmoud claimed that Turkey is providing direct support to jihadist group that are currently operating inside of Syria. “When we talk about […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia is second largest arms producer worldwide – report
The arms sales of the Russian companies listed among the world’s 100 largest arms manufacturers accounted for 9.5 percent of the hundred’s total in 2017, making Russia world’s second biggest arms producer after the United States, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a press release on Monday. “The combined arms sales of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Air Force launches first airstrikes this month
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:25 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) launched their first airstrikes of the month over the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Sunday. According to the military source, the Syrian Air Force heavily bombarded the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) positions across the southeastern countryside of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jaysh Al-Izza attempts to ambush Syrian Army troops in northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) attempted to carry out an ambush against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops inside the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Sunday. Led by their Jaysh Al-Izza faction, the Free Syrian Army attempted to ambush the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armored Division troops on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition troops make big advance inside Houthi provincial stronghold
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 A.M.) – The Saudi Coalition troops launched a big assault inside the Sa’ada Governorate of northern Yemen last night, scoring a significant advance inside this Houthi provincial stronghold. According to pro-Saudi media, the Coalition troops managed to infiltrate the Houthi defenses at the Bqaim District of northern Sa’ada, resulting in the capture […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
SDF troops score important advance against Daesh near Iraqi border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) scored an important advance against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor on Sunday. Backed by U.S. airstrikes, the Syrian Democratic Forces began their attack on Sunday by storming the Islamic State’s positions near the town of Baghouz Fouqani. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military on high alert as Israeli warplanes approach border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Israeli Air Force conducted several flights along the Lebanese-Syrian border these past 24 hours, prompting the Syrian military to raise their alert levels and prepare their air defenses for a potential confrontation. Israeli warplanes were seen flying in the Beqa’a Valley of eastern Lebanon this morning after entering the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian intel helps Syrian Army strike rebel bases across Idlib demilitarized zone
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army hammered the rebel bases across the Idlib demilitarized zone last night, scoring several direct hits on these installations. Back by Russian military intelligence, the Syrian Arab Army was able to target and strike the rebel bases inside northern Hama and southern Idlib. According to a military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER TAKE CHINA HOSTAGE IN “RULES-BASED ORDER” PLOT
By Christopher Black, Toronto “It is clear the US is pushing the battle line to our door … We can completely regard the US arrest of Meng Wanzhou as a declaration of war against China.” So read an editorial in the Global Times of China on December 6, the day after Meng Wanzhou, chief financial […]
Climate lunacy takes center stage in Poland by Paul Driessen
IPCC Poland conference presents fictional climate chaos and fake renewable energy salvation The unwritten rule seems to be that each successive climate report and news release must be more scarifying than any predecessors, especially during the run-up to international conferences. Thus Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report 15 claims governments worldwide must make “unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” spend $40 trillion by 2035 on renewable energy, and impose carbon taxes that climb to $5,500 per ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2030. Or temperature... more »
Russia Is Now The World's Second Largest Arms Producer. The U.S. Is Number One
Russia's state-owned Almaz-Antey firm increased arms sales 17 percent in 2017. *RFE: **U.S. Remains No. 1 In Arms Sales, While Russia Rises To Second * The United States remains the global leader in arms sales, while Russia has surpassed Britain to take the No. 2 spot as it attempts to modernize its military, a leading research group says. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on December 10 in its annual report the combined sales of arms and military services by U.S. companies rose 2 percent in 2017 to $222.6 billion. Russia became the second-largest a... more »
legally safe sex
I really do not know where this all ends*.* The issue continues back through history that consent is a serious problem and engineering social constructs has always been a lot of trouble. In fact it is those social constructs that produce much of the problem itself. If all men were Lotharios and all women were indiscriminately willing, it is hard to see a problem. That is never the case. We have actually taken a shot at an engineered solution in order to plausibly show that it might be possible. I just do not see anyone ever agreeing. In the meantime the rise of the #MeToo h... more »
The War Between God and Satan Manifests In Globalism vs Nationalism-Who Will Win?
The globalist dream is put together by a lot of stupid rich men and women. That is the only way to characterize them and if they all subscribe to Lucifer then doubly so. Throw in the pedophile conspiracy glue and it all becomes monstrous. I want to say something about stupidity. the Majority of the population and that includes almost all of you are average plus intelligence and are generally able to read a newspaper and fit comfortably into our culture. Intelligence improves with education and practice such as reading books. thus older does mean wiser through gathering infor... more »
Ancient elephant-sized mammal ancestor gave dinosaurs a run for their money
[image: An artist's reconstruction of Lisowicia bojani, an elephant-sized ancestor of mammals that lived during the Triassic] This looks like the mother of all boars and likely crunched its way through a lot of opposition. Our knowledge of mammalian evolution is speculative at best. Accepted ideas merely mean no proof at all except that the originators are all dead. The mammalian and reptilian exegesis appear to be separate enough but are they really? The mammalian lineage is closer to our aquatic origins while the production of a shell is an unusual extra step by itself. Ce... more »
The migrant caravan trying to invade the USA is a DISEASE caravan
[image: Image: The migrant caravan trying to invade the USA is actually a DISEASE caravan that’s infested with HIV, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases] They are not all sick, but all have been exposed and need to at least be quarantined which is essentially happening. Stable so far. They do look to be deterred from anything approaching military action. Those young men do not want to commit suicide. Stories abound that more are on the way but that seems unlikely with a mob stuck on the border Sooner or later they all have to go home and sticking to our guns is the on... more »
2019 Should be the end of Big Attention
Ethical Technology - 20 hours ago
If your business or cultural strategy was based on attention at scale, the first years of the century felt great, as the leading Internet platforms offered the possibility of nearly limitless, precisely targeted traffic. Then came the troubles
Midnight Meme Of The Day
*by Noah* You can bet that if that casket held the body of a Russian oligarch and was draped with a Russian flag, Trump's right hand would be over his heart. The allegiances of Putin's Fist Puppet are clear.
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Sunday 9th December 2018 – Plus Weekly And Rolling Totals
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]
WashPost Book Critic Trashes Fox Host Jeannine Pirro, Hails CNN’s Amanda Carpenter
By Tim Graham ~ Washington Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada underlined how well he matches his paper’s red-hot hatred of the current president in his list of the “most memorable books I read in 2018.” Cable-news personalities made the list, both good (CNN’s Amanda Carpenter) and bad (Fox host Jeanine Pirro, pictured). Pirro’s Liars, […]
COP 24: UN’s Gobbledygook Focused On Finance In Katowice
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ News coverage of the UN climate summit in Katowice always says that the thousands of national green delegates are there to try to finalize the “rulebook” for the Paris Agreement. There may also be a few words on what the most contentious issues are, but that is about it. The […]
NASA: Antarctica Is Adding Ice, Not Losing It
By Andrew Bolt ~ Didn’t they say the science was settled? Weren’t we called “deniers” for doubting? A new NASA study says that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers. The research challenges the […]
Why not Terraform Earth? on the other hand Boeing…
Boeing according to the Gagzette is getting the Military contract to start bases on Mars. Why the military? The U.S. doesn’t even run the U.S., but we the people are supposed to sacrifice the entire ecosystem to fund a military invasion of an uninhabited planet. My fervent hope is the rich jackass herd who want... more »
President Trump Tells The Pentagon To Boost The Defense Budget To $750 Billion
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure for the annual Army-Navy college football game in Philadelphia, U.S., December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas *Politico:* *Trump reverses course, tells Pentagon to boost budget request to $750 billion* The president had previously called for a cut in defense spending. President Donald Trump has told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to submit a $750 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2020, in a reversal from his pledge to trim defense spending, two people familiar with t... more »
Poroshenko’s “Crimean Corridor” Claims Are Preconditioning Prior To A False Flag
There’s no such thing as the so-called “Crimean Corridor”, but it plays to Poroshenko’s domestic political interests to pretend that there is, and if he’s even partially successful at manipulating international perceptions surrounding this fake news narrative. The post Poroshenko’s “Crimean Corridor” Claims Are Preconditioning Prior To A False Flag appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Tweets For Today
Yellow vest protests: Macron to hold crisis meeting https://t.co/3f3bLl47ww — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 10, 2018 Aftermath: Shops shut or damaged in the run-up to Christmas, tourists staying away and chaos on the streets: France's "yellow vest" protests are dealing a "catastrophic" blow to the economy https://t.co/S3cYTnhRPC pic.twitter.com/peF727WVnd — AFP news agency (@AFP) December 10, 2018 Armenia election: PM Nikol Pashinyan ahead in snap poll https://t.co/JJaDGx1b5H — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 10, 2018 With her government fearing a heavy defeat in T... more »
NASA: Antarctica Is Adding Ice, Not Losing It
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Andrew Bolt ~ Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica Didn’t they say the science was settled? Weren’t we called “deniers” for doubting? A new NASA study says that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh…
Climate-modeling illusions not based on reality
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: A different view – source: ARGO marine atlas [credit: climatedepot.com] Basing government energy policy on inaccurate, failing models is getting ever harder to justify. Predictions of severe climate problems have not materialised. The US government has funded more than 100 efforts to model our climate for the better part…
5 Signs Eco-pessimists are Wrong
Originally posted on Science Matters: This video accompanied an editorial at Investor’s Business Daily Climate Hoax: Global CO2 Emissions Spike, Despite Paris Climate Pledges. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Climate Change: Three years after leaders from around the world signed on to the Paris climate agreement, pledging to cut their carbon footprints, global CO2…
Urban Heat Island Influence Inadequately Considered in Climate Research
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Guest Blogger / December 9, 2018 Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) deliberately limited climate science to focus on CO2 and temperature. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) directed them only to consider human causes of climate change. They used […]
Climate hysteria not welcome: USA, KSA, RF, Kuwait
The acceleration of the climate hysteria peaked in 2005-2007 – remember Katrina and all the Nobel prizes for Al Gore and similar disgusting events – and the speed of the building climate hysteria has probably peaked around 2009 during the ClimateGate. But all this new age religion kept on solidifying afterwards – although more silently. Finally, we have some indications that the climate bubble could start to burst. Last night, the media informed us about a nice beginning of a climate conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland (coverage; Katowice is 45 miles from Ostrava, Czechia – a vit... more »
Belgium Coalition Government Collapses Over UN Migration Compact
*Politico:* *Belgium sets up minority government after migration dispute breaks coalition* Right-wing N-VA’s opposition to UN migration pact costs prime minister his parliamentary majority. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel rushed to reshuffle his government and stave off its collapse Sunday morning as his tenuous pact with Flemish nationalists finally reached a breaking point over an international migration pact. King Philippe of Belgium on Sunday allowed Michel to reorganize his government without the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). The party's objection to the U.N. Global Co... more »
Holiday Decorations
This colony of artistic ants decorated their home with creosote leaves and blossoms. The local birds are also decked out in their holiday colors.
Trump Nominates U.S. Army General Mark Milley for the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Who Previously Said that Russia is the No.1 Threat to the U.S.
General Milley Warned Russia That “We Will Beat You Harder Than You’ve Ever Been Beaten Before” Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated U.S. Army General Mark Milley who is currently Chief of the Army to succeed Marine General, Joseph Dunford as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of... (read more)
"Smart Power": Reasons for Disaffection in Italy, and the Destruction of the Post-War Liberal Order
by John Stone The term "smart power" was new to me when I encountered it recently in a British Medical Journal blog as part of the new-speak vocabulary of J Stephen Morrison 'senior vice president at the Center for Strategic... more »
“Very Powerful Evidence of Tumors:” Concerned Senator Calls Out Feds, Demands Answers on 5G-Cancer Link
The new 5G wireless network from companies like AT&T and Verizon promises faster speeds and more connectivity for the customer, but is it actually, well, safe? According to one senator from Connecticut, we still don’t know yet — even with thousands of the smaller new towers expected to be built by the end of 2019, for the sole purpose of bathing the country in the same form of millimeter wave radiation used by airport body scanners. The new 5G is a major step forward for wireless technology communications, experts say. But it also could be one of the biggest health mistakes in h... more »
Picture Of The Day
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18.1 fire an 81mm mortar system during Exercise Platinum Eagle 18 at Babadag Training Area, Romania on Sept. 5, 2018. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel D. Travis *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *The 27 most powerful images of the US military in 2018* (Business Insider).
Dr. Pieczenik
Southampton Docks So few patriots telling the full uncomfortable truth. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
The uncomfortable intimacies of ‘Tao Po’
"We are drawn into the lives of four characters, each with a separate monologue" The post The uncomfortable intimacies of ‘Tao Po’ appeared first on New Mandala.
Deadly answers: a review of ‘Tao Po’
"Many were emotionally triggered by this part-testimonial, part-theatrical, and part-documentary theatre" The post Deadly answers: a review of ‘Tao Po’ appeared first on New Mandala.
‘Tao Po’: More than collateral damage
The play highlights "raw and conflicted stories based on real lives in the drug war". The post ‘Tao Po’: More than collateral damage appeared first on New Mandala .
‘Tao Po’: Is anyone there?
"Tao Po invites us to listen to four people’s intimate accounts of the [Philippines'] drug war." The post ‘Tao Po’: Is anyone there? appeared first on New Mandala.
‘Tao Po’: A new theatre of war
Introducing a series of short reflections on Tao Po, a one-person play that grapples with the Philippines' drug war. The post ‘Tao Po’: A new theatre of war appeared first on New Mandala.
December 10th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #690
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Monday December 10th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Vice President Pence's Chief Of Staff Nick Ayers And The Favorite To Be President Trump's Next Chief Of Staff Is Leaving The Administration At The End Of The Year
Thank you @realDonaldTrump, @VP, and my great colleagues for the honor to serve our Nation at The White House. I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause. 🇺🇸 #Georgia — Nick Ayers (@nick_ayers) December 9, 2018 *FOX News: **Nick Ayers, considered candidate for White House chief of staff, 'departing' at year's end* Vice President Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, who was considered a front-runner to replace John Kelly as White House chief of staff, announced Sunday: "I will be departing at the end of the year." Ayers rev... more »
Breaking: Syrian Army scores direct hit on rebel base in northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a direct hit on a rebel base in the northern countryside of Hama this evening. According to a military source in Mhardeh, the Syrian Arab Army fired several artillery shells towards the Free Idlib Army’s base in the town of Al-Latamnah. The source said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Should An Ignorant Twerp Like Jared Kushner Be Allowed To Muck Around In U.S. Foreign Policy?
Hisham Melhem is a respected Lebanese-American journalist, Washington bureau chief for Al Arabiya, After his post on Friday, Mohammed Bin Salman; A Prince Who Should Not Become a King, he should forget ever going near a Saudi consulate anywhere, let alone Istanbul. "The praise heaped on Mohammed Bin Salman as the new awaited Saudi reformer the West has been longing for until the murder of Khashoggi," wrote Melhem, "says a lot about the naiveté of western analysts and journalists than about the crown prince, who fancied himself as a modernizer seeking to end some of Saudi Arabia’s ... more »
Explaining The U.S. Military’s Cryptic Letters, Numbers, And Symbols
*Popular Mechanics:* *The U.S. Military’s Cryptic Letters, Numbers, and Symbols, Explained* *A quick guide to the nomenclature that identifies America's military vehicles and units.* The U.S. military speaks many languages. From the markings on tanks to the classification of aircraft, the armed services use a lot of symbology and abbreviated text to quickly convey information. The Armed Forces are all about efficiency, particularly in wartime, and the ability to quickly discern a lot of information from a simple glance is useful, particularly in high-stress situations. As an out... more »
Democrats Planning To End The House's Investigation Into Political Bias At The Highest Levels Of The FBI And DOJ
*Zero Hedge*: *Incoming House Judiciary Chair Planning To End Probe Into FBI, DOJ* During a break during former FBI Director James Comey's heated closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill on Friday, incoming House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler confirmed to reporters what many had already suspected: That Nadler (and probably his fellow Democratic leaders) would put the kibosh on the House's investigation into alleged political bias at the highest levels of the FBI and DOJ as they launched an investigation into the Trump campaign - an investigation that eventually morphed into the Mue... more »
The Existential Danger of the Usual Suspects
This Youtube video seems accurate enough. So yes, UFO’s do exist but it’s the totalitarian monotheists who pose the greater danger. One probable but sobering conclusion is the existential danger members of monotheistic totalitarian religious faiths pose to the biosphere. … Continue reading →
Climate lunacy takes center stage in Poland
“People resent being scammed and get angry when they realize their taxes and energy payments often line the pockets of climate activists, scientists, bureaucrats, politicians, and wind, solar and biofuel cronies.” – Paul Driessen___________ “The IPCC recently claimed carbon taxes worldwide must climb to $5,500 per ton of CO2 by 2030, to avoid climate chaos,” ... Read moreClimate lunacy takes center stage in Poland The post Climate lunacy takes center stage in Poland appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Extreme cold in northern China
Temperatures lower than minus 43 F (-41.7 C) in Heilongjiang Province. The province was under an orange alert, the second highest of the country’s alerts, Monday through Wednesday because of the dangerous temperatures, according to local news site, Ecns.cn. https://weather.com/photos/news/2018-12-06-extreme-cold-china https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2176672/extreme-cold-disrupts-chinas-northeast-tourists-love-it https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/asia/ice-fog-china-mohe-weather-intl-scli/index.html Thanks to François for these links The post Extreme cold in northern Ch... more »
Major winter storm – More than 400,000 lose power
More than 247,000 customers in North Carolina were without power Sunday afternoon, more than 82,000 in South Carolina, and another 75,000 in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Parts of Georgia also saw outages. The mercury is forecast to drop to 23 F (-5 C) overnight in Winston-Salem, not the best of times to be without power. “North Carolina ... Read moreMajor winter storm – More than 400,000 lose power The post Major winter storm – More than 400,000 lose power appeared first on Ice Age Now.
President Trump Tells The Pentagon To Boost The Defense Budget To $750 Billion
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure for the annual Army-Navy college football game in Philadelphia, U.S., December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas *Politico:* *Trump reverses course, tells Pentagon to boost budget request to $750 billion* The president had previously called for a cut in defense spending. President Donald Trump has told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to submit a $750 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2020, in a reversal from his pledge to trim defense spending, two people familiar with t... more »
Top U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer: March 1 'Hard Deadline' For Trade Deal With China
*Reuters:* *U.S. says March 1 'hard deadline' for trade deal with China* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a “hard deadline” after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers. Global markets are jittery about a collision between the world’s two largest economic powers over China’s huge trade surplus with the United States and U.S. claims that China is stealing intellectual propert... more »
The Next F-35 Headache Is Here
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * The troubled $1.5 trillion F-35 program is not ready to begin the critical combat-testing phase, the Pentagon’s testing director said in a previously undisclosed August memo obtained by the Center for Defense Information at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). *What happens next? * The troubled $1.5 trillion F-35 program is not ready to begin the critical combat-testing phase, the Pentagon’s testing director said in a previously undisclosed August memo obtained by the Center for Defense Information at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). ... more »
China's J-10 Fighter Now Has Something In Common with the F-22, Su-57 and Su-35
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Is this a big deal? *Important: The J-10 joins the Su-30, Su-35, Su-57, and F-22 as one of the few fighter jets to integrate a thrust-vectoring nozzle, but not all TVC systems are created equal.* In a surprise move, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has debuted a specially modified iteration of their Chengdu J-10 fighter jet at the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow. An update over the original J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” and its J-10B variant, the J-10 Thrust Vectoring Control, or TVC, comes equipped with a hinged thrust-vectoring nozzle. The en... more »
Why Israel Confronted Hezbollah’s Tunnel Threat
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Hezbollah, Middle East* The impact of Israel’s operation will have wider regional implications. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah risk boiling over as Jerusalem seeks to confront Hezbollah’s tunnels along the border with Lebanon. On Tuesday Israel launched a major operation dubbed Operation Northern Shield to dismantle cross-border attack tunnels. It comes amid rising tensions with Iran as Tehran entrenches in Syria. The operation also represents Israel’s attempt to preempt a new war with Hezbollah that will likely be fought not only in Lebanon but also i... more »
Is Russia a U.S. 'Adversary' or Just a 'Competitor'?
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Security, Europe* Dealing with Russia as a serious competitor—even given its economic size and population endowment—also requires facing up to the challenge of how to compete. Writing in the wake of the Kerch crisis, Jill Dougherty, summing up the latest discussions of the Mayflower Group, concluded: “America's current strategy toward Russia, simply put, is not working; it is instead tying our hands. It’s making Russia more aggressive externally and less democratic internally.” In theory, U.S. policy vis-à-vis Russia should be grounded in the twin requirem... more »
Is U.S. Confrontation with China Threatening U.S. Nuclear Competitiveness?
*Randolph Bell, Robert A. Manning* *Security, Asia* The United States has created neither the market conditions nor the regulatory environment to maintain U.S. global nuclear leadership. The Trump administration may be undermining one of its top energy and national security priorities—civilian nuclear power—by putting it in the crossfire of its current confrontation with China while not creating a conducive economic and regulatory environment for nuclear power at home. U.S. global leadership in civilian nuclear power is crucial for advancing a number of national security goals, i... more »
What Must Change for Libya to Prosper?
*Edward P. Joseph* *Libya, Africa* It's time to craft a new international compact with the Libyan people that reflects their core demands for local institutional support and national transparency. “They came, they didn't meet, they pronounced it a success.” This is the skeptical press line on the latest international bid to stabilize Libya—the Italian hosted “parley in Palermo” this month that was more fizzle than sizzle. After keeping the organizers in suspense, Libya’s most prominent figure, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the breakaway Libyan National Army in the east, s...more »
India’s Secular Democracy at the Crossroads
*Mohammed Ayoob* *India, Asia* The current trajectory of Indian politics is eerily similar to Pakistan's first decade: a gradual slide from secular order. In recent years India has assumed considerable strategic importance in American policy toward the Indo-Pacific (formerly Asia-Pacific) region. This is the result of its growing economic and military capabilities and the perception in Washington that it can act as a balancer to China’s rising power in the region. India’s traditional democratic values that seem to be compatible with American principles also make it a desirable s... more »
Would Taiwan Fight China Without U.S. Support?
*Yao-Yuan Yeh, Austin Wang, Charles K.S. Wu, Fang-Yu Chen* *Security, Asia* It is in the interests of the United States to send reassuring signals to the public in Taiwan about the U.S. determination to assist and defend Taiwan. Policymakers in the United States have long believed that U.S. assistance to Taiwan, such as arms sales and an implicit promise to militarily assisting Taipei if China invades Taiwan, is critical to maintaining the peace and security across the Taiwan Strait. Such belief, however, has recently been challenged. Rapid advancements in the People’s Liberation... more »
US Military Drowning in the Swamp
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Acting PM’s bloc taking lead in Armenian parliamentary elections – preliminary results
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The USS John C. Stennis Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Has Arrived In The Middle East
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew, Nov. 13, 2018. *VOA: **US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Middle East* PENTAGON — The USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East after eight months without a carrier in the region, U.S. officials confirmed to VOA. The U.S. carrier and its supporting ships and aircraft will help in the fight against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria and the war in Afghanistan, where the U.S.-led coalition is ... more »
10,000 Palestinians Protest Along Gaza Border, 33 Wounded
10,000 Palestinians Protest Along Gaza Border, 33 Wounded by https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Demonstrations come as Israel allows in a second shipment of cash from Qatar; Hamas keeping most demonstrators away from fence – Some 10,000 Palestinians protested along the Gaza border fence on Friday, with some burning tires and throwing rocks and firebombs at soldiers who responded with […]
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