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A North Korean View Of The U.S.
"Feast of the Ground Hog" is barbaric United States ritual, in which rodents are sacrificed on bloody altars to appease brutal American gods of winter. pic.twitter.com/gB7Fzq445x — DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) February 1, 2018 *WNU Editor: *I have seen worse.
Sometimes, White House Staff Have a Legal Duty to Disobey the President
Last June, Donald Trump ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the New York Times. McGahn threatened to resign rather than fire Mueller, so Trump backed down. Trump had given McGahn an illegal order. The president was asking the White House Counsel to conspire with him to obstruct justice.... Read more »
Picture Of The Day
A Turkish army artillery unit is pictured on the Turkish-Syrian border in Kilis, Turkey January 28, 2018. Ismail Coskun/Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via REUTERS *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from the following photo-gallery .... *Turkish forces push into Syria* (Reuters).
"In the Shadow of Indifference”
*"In the Shadow of Indifference”* by Julian Walsh "Today I wish to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that can transition the mind from vibrancy into a banal state of cognitive dissonance. Here we find the shadow of indifference and the trappings of complicity. But what is the path of the slow to awaken, and why should we care? Their faculties are intact. They certainly seem normal to the casual observer. They may indeed be intelligent and engaging, but something is clearly missing. It’s troubling in a way. Rather frustrating as well. Most of all it is disap... more »
Venezuela's Health Care System Has Collapsed
*NPR:* *Venezuela's Health Care System Ready To Collapse Amid Economic Crisis* The death of a former major league baseball player in his native Venezuela this week is renewing concerns over the Latin American country's growing health crisis amid ongoing economic and political turmoil. Marcos Carvajal, a 34-year-old former pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins, died of pneumonia on Tuesday. He fell sick in December, but the antibiotics needed to treat the illness were hard to find. Drugs for Carvajal eventually were sent from abroad but he relapsed, returned to the... more »
#MeToo Finally Meets The Music Business
I've been wondering why the fast and loose music business hasn't been sucked into the #MeToo movement. There's a whole horror show of abuse, from musicians inviting fans backstage to executives preying on artists and abusing staffers. Yesterday when I was reading about a right-wing state Rep. in Arizona being expelled from the legislature for serially harassing women, a music business newsletter showed up about something a little closer to home. First the Arizona Republican. There was a vote and it wasn't close. First the Speaker removed his handgun and rifle and then the House vo... more »
British Lawyer Emmerson Takes Case Of Catalan Political Prisoners to UN
By http://www.vilaweb.cat: “British lawyer Emmerson takes case of Catalan political prisoners to UN Lawyers from Barcelona, Paris and London have … Continue reading →
The Story of How America's World War II Battleships and Aircraft Carriers Battled Typhoons
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* A powerful typhoon wreaked havoc with the U.S. Navy’s task force 38 in December 1944. It would be followed shortly after by a second. After two grueling months of action in the Pacific, Vice Admiral John S. “Slew” McCain’s powerful Task Force 38 retired in late November 1944 to the big Caroline Islands base of Ulithi Atoll for a 10-day breather. No one needed a break more than Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey, the feisty, hard-drinking commander of the U.S. Third Fleet, who had come under fire for leaving San Bernardino Strait unguarded d... more »
India's New Attack Submarine Comes with Some Serious Firepower
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* Courtesy of France. After long years of neglect, India’s submarine fleet is quickly growing. On January 31, India launched INS* Karanj *at a naval dock in Mumbai. India’s Navy chief, Adm. Sunil Lanba, was on hand to watch the event. INS* Karanj* is the third of six Scorpène submarines that India is purchasing form France. Delhi and Paris first inked the agreement for the submarines in 2005, with the first one expected to be delivered in 2012. Instead, delivery was delayed until 2015 and didn’t get commissioned into India’s Navy until December of ... more »
Russia's AK-130 Naval 'Cannon' Could Kill a Navy Destroyer or a 'Swarm'
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* This is one powerful weapon. The AK-130 naval gun is one of the most formidable artillery pieces afloat today. However, it had a long and troubled development period, mostly due to the stagnation of Soviet shipboard artillery research and its massive weight. However, once fielded it proved itself to be an extremely rapid weapon, attaining rates of fire of upwards of sixty rounds per minute of 130-millimeter shells. But why did Soviet naval doctrine call for such a monster of a gun? Is it still relevant today? The Soviet desire for an automatic l... more »
How Many Different AK-47s Are There?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, North America* There are many different variants. Here are a few. The AK is one of the most widely copied weapons in the world. Due to liberal granting of licenses to manufacture, many countries in the Warsaw Pact and around the world produced their own versions of the AK. While most of these were simple derivations of the original design with few notable features of their own, some stand head and shoulders above the rest. But which foreign AK variants are at the top of the heap? *The East German Wieger Sturmgewehr (StG)* In the late 1980s, the German De... more »
The U.S. Military Has a New 'Bullet' That Attacks At Mach Six (with 100 Mile Range)
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, North America* And it's almost ready for war. The Department of Defense is preparing to test-fire a next-generation hypervelocity projectile (HVP) — a supersonic shell that can hit targets up to 100 nautical miles away at speeds approaching Mach 6 — in the next year, defense officials announced on Jan. 25, a development that could significantly augment that Pentagon’s existing missile defense systems. The Navy’s Office of Naval Research started developing the HVP more than a decade ago as ammunition for its vaunted electromagnetic railg... more »
How Bangladesh Can Improve Indian Ocean Security
*James Jay Carafano, Jeff Smith* *Security, Asia* [image: Naval frigates, (from R to L) Malaysia's KD Kasturi, Bangladesh's BNS Abu Bakar and Singapore's RSS Formidable, participate in multi-country maritime joint exercises off the coast in Qingdao, Shandong province April 23, 2014. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy organized its first multilateral maritime exercises, dubbed] The Trump administration should consider increasing the number of port calls and high-level defense exchanges with Bangladesh as well as bilateral and trilateral military exercises. With U.S. ... more »
Remembering the Holocaust in Ukraine
*Josh Cohen* *History, Europe* [image: (L-R) German President Joachim Gauck, Hungarian President Janos Ader, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko with his wife Maryna, European Council President Donald Tusk, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman attend a ceremony commemorating the victims of Babyn Yar (Babi Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, in Kiev, Ukraine, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko] Some countries in Eastern Europe, like Ukraine, remain reluctant to fully confront the darker aspects of their nation's World War ... more »
Is The FBI In Open Revolt Against President Trump?
Former CIA counterterrorism official Phil Mudd: The FBI people "are ticked" and they'll be saying of Trump, “You’ve been around for 13 months. We've been around since 1908. I know how this game is going to be played. We're going to win" https://t.co/5x39x20g3e pic.twitter.com/fByOLNrh0I — CNN (@CNN) February 2, 2018 *WNU Editor:* If what former CIA counterterrorism official Phil Mudd is saying in the above is true .... there is a very very serious problem in the FBI. If they are in open revolt against elected officials .... then anything is possible.
"A Strange Honey..."
"Bad things will happen and good things too. Your life will be full of surprises. Miracles happen only where there has been suffering. So taste your grief to the fullest. Don't try and press it down. Don't hide from it. Don't escape. It is life too. It is truth. But it will pass and time will put a strange honey in the bitterness. That's the way life goes." - Ben Okri
Musical Interlude: Procol Harum, “A Salty Dog”
Procol Harum, “A Salty Dog” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOj3kJKy-_U
Palestinian teen shot in the head by Israeli snipers in Jenin
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:13 A.M)- A Palestinian teen was shot dead by Israeli snipers in Jenin as troops stormed multiple villages throughout the day, the teen was shot in the head. (Feb, 3rd) Nineteen year old, Ahmed Samir Abu Obaid, from Kafrkoud (Jenin, West Bank), was executed during clashes between Palestinian youths throwing stones at invading […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army captures several areas after intense battle with ISIS in northeast Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a new advance in the Hama countryside this week, liberating several areas that were under the control of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Led by the Republican Guard and 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army managed to capture the towns of Abiyan and Abu […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
FSA arrests Daraa commander for participating in Sochi peace talks
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) arrested the commander of one of their brigades in the Dara’a Governorate, Saturday, after he reportedly participated in the Sochi peace talks this week. According to pro-opposition activists in Dara’a, the Free Syrian Army arrested the commander of the Khaled Al-Shara’a group inside the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Fist fights break out during protest against Turkish operation in Afrin (video)
Around 2,000 protesters gathered on the Schouwburgplein, in Rotterdam, on Saturday, to demonstrate against the Turkish military operation taking place in the Syrian region of Afrin. The demonstrators marched through the streets of Rotterdam chanting “Erdogan, terrorist” and “Free Afrin.” During the march, demonstrators exchanged words with a pedestrian. The police took the pedestrian into […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US denies giving Islamist rebels anti-aircraft missiles
Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon told Sputnik on Saturday, hours after a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was downed by militants in Syria, that the United States did not equip partner forces in Syria with surface-to-air weapons. “Alongside by, with, and through our partners in Syria, the United States remains focused on the fight against ISIS [Daesh]. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rebels form new group to defend key city in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:05 A.M.) – The rebel forces have formed a new group in the Idlib Governorate that will focus on defending the strategic city of Saraqib near the Aleppo axis. According to a statement released the rebel forces, their primary objective will be to defend Saraqib from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Outrage at mutilation of Kurdish female fighter’s dody by Turkish-backed forces
Global condemnation has erupted after videos posted online revealed the mutilation of a body belonging to a female member of the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units at the hands of Turkish-backed militants in Syria. Turkish-backed Syrian militants are accused of recording the horrific abuse of the corpse of a female member of the Kurdish Women’s Protection […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Is There A Split In The Trump Administration Over North Korea?
Secretary of Defense James Mattis, middle, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, far right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein *Business Insider*: *Trump's advisers are reportedly split over how to answer Trump's call for 'maximum pressure' on North Korea* * White House officials are reportedly split over how to address North Korea's provocations. * Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly expressed concern that proposed US military options were too aggressive, according to sources cited by The New York Times. * National Security Adviser H... more »
Atlantis ?
Amazing what the South American jungles hide: Laser Scans Reveal 60,000 Previously Unknown Maya Structures Hidden in the Central American Jungle! Pyramids and complex structures that I will interpret, sitting on a very long limb, to be the remnants of Atlantis … Continue reading →
More Details Emerge On Boeing's SR-71 Replacement Concept
*Popular Mechanics:* *We Know a Bit More About Boeing's SR-71 Replacement Concept* *Possibly called "Valkyrie II," the hypersonic aircraft concept could serve as a strike or reconaissance plane.* At the beginning of the year, Boeing revealed a concept design at an aerospace forum for a strike and reconaissance aircraft that could fly five times the speed of sound—a spiritual successor to the famed Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird reconaissance plane. A model and artist's rendering show a twin-tail, highly swept delta-wing jet in a so-called "waverider" configuration, meaning the hypersoni... more »
The U.S. Air Force Selection Of A Light Attack Aircraft Is Now Down To Two
A Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano over White Sands Missile Range during initial phase of the US Air Force's Light Attack Experiment (OA-X), August 1, 2017. US Air Force Photo by Ethan D. Wagner *Business Insider/Military.com*: *The Air Force is rolling out the 2nd phase of its 'light attack experiment' — and there are 2 contenders left* The Air Force has selected two aircraft in its "light attack experiment" to undergo more demonstration fly-offs, among other exercises, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The service intends to test the Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverin... more »
“What Do We Do About Data?” Bodies, Brains And Minds: THE Products of the 21st Century
By Catherine J. Frompovich Have you ever wondered why there are so many data collection apps and all sorts of collection sites tracking consumers’ online... more »
Pressure Builds On Poland To Withdraw Its Holocaust Bill
*VOA:* *Pressure Mounts on Poland to Back Away From Holocaust Bill * WARSAW, POLAND — Poland is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism over pending legislation that would impose jail terms for suggestions that the nation was complicit in the Holocaust, local minority groups warned, as pressure mounts on the president to veto the bill. Parliament passed the measure Thursday, drawing outrage from Israel, U.S. criticism and condemnation from a number of international organizations. President Andrzej Duda has 21 days to decide whether to sign it into law. The bill would impose prison se... more »
Will China 'Pull The Trigger' In The South China Sea
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy sailors march during an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base on Hong Kong's Stonecutters Island July 28, 2012. The naval base was open to the public on Saturday, four days ahead of the PLA Army Day on August 1. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu *Gordon G. Chang, National Interest:* *China Will 'Pull the Trigger' in the South China Sea * *Beijing may want to “win without fighting” as Holmes suggests, but it cannot win without confronting.* The National Interest has recently hosted a debate on whether China wants a confrontation in the South Chin... more »
Is Swearing Good For Those In The Military?
A Marine yells orders to his squad members during an Integrated Training Exercise. (Marine Corps photo) *Ken Chamberlain, Military Times*:* Why swearing is f**king good for you* Humans aren’t the only primates who can curse, but we’re really good at it, as anyone in the military might know. And, it turns out, it’s good for us. Cursing can promote teamwork and trust, and even make us more tolerant to pain, according Emma Byrne, author of the new book “Swearing is Good for You.” An interview with Byrne is available on National Geographic. How can cursing can build teamwork and incre... more »
Bill Maher mocks Trumpsters over the border wall.
My favorite part of this was that Maher delivered it while sitting right next to Anthony Scaramucci, who holds the record for the shortest stint in any administration ever. Maher also made fun of the Nunes memo, suggesting that it read like a glorified "Facebook post that you scan before you click unfriend."
Remember The Mooch? From Oyster Bay? Like Steve Israel?
Everyone who was looking forward to The Mooch being one of the Trumpanzee ringmasters for years was disappointed when Chief of Staff John Kelly made Trump fire him after just 10 days. What a tragedy for late night comedy! The Mooch should write a book. Thursday evening, *Vanity Fair*'s William Cohan gave him some pretty bitter notes about those 10 hilarious days that he'll be able to use in writing it if his memory weakens. The title should get some clicks: "Fucking Sith Lord," "Horrific Leakers," and "Berserkazoid Craziness": The Mooch Recalls His Brief Shining Fortnights at the C... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”
2002, “We Meet Again” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OmsxDef9c
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Will the spider ever catch the fly? Not if both are large emission nebulas toward the constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga). The spider-shaped gas cloud on the left is actually an emission nebula labelled IC 417, while the smaller fly-shaped cloud on the right is dubbed NGC 1931 and is both an emission nebula and a reflection nebula. *Click image for larger size.* About 10,000 light-years distant, both nebulas harbor young, open star clusters. For scale, the more compact NGC 1931 (Fly) is about 10 light-years across.” - https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180129.html
Previews Of America’s Next War
Stefano Reliando / Reuters *Micah Zenko, Foreign Policy*: *12 Depressing Previews of America’s Next War* *Here’s hoping past performance isn’t an indicator of future success.* The excellent new book by Lawrence Freedman, The Future of War: A History, demonstrates that military futurists, like political pundits, have a terrible track record of predicting the future in their field of expertise. Freedman notably warns to avoid those who proclaim, “the ease and speed with which victory can be achieved while underestimating the resourcefulness of adversaries.” Despite futurists’ long,... more »
Seventy-Five Years Ago The German Sixth Army Surrendered At Stalingrad
*DW:* *Russia marks Stalingrad defeat of Nazis* Seventy-five years ago, the surrender of Nazi Germany's Sixth Army marked the end of the Battle of Stalingrad. It was a major turning point in the war, and remains important for many Russians to this day. During World War II, Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht intended to conquer the industrial city of Stalingrad — named after then Soviet leader Joseph Stalin — before advancing onward to capture its intended goal: the Caucasus oil fields. Given the city's name, both Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin afforded great symbolic meaning to the Battle... more »
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
* No Tuxedos Required * *Brought to you by BLUESJUNKY: Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director* _______________________________________ *This next video may not appeal to some usual patrons of The Middle Finger Symphony,* * but as a classically trained Violist and Bassist I found this little piece interesting.*
Super Bowl Myths and Legends
A compendium of the most popular legends and rumors associated with the Super Bowl. How many have you heard?
China Wants A Military Base In Afghanistan
*Arab News:* *China offers to build military base for Afghan troops* KABUL: China has offered to pay for the construction of a military base for a brigade of troops in Afghanistan’s remote northeastern Badakhshan province to prevent militant incursions into its territory. “This is part of the understanding we have with China, it does not mean that Chinese troops or advisers will be based there,” Gen. Dawlat Waziri, chief Defense Ministry spokesman, told Arab News. “They have proposed to pay the expenses of a brigade, whatever the cost be, and pay for other expenses of the soldiers... more »
Global Warming Hiatus and the Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
The *Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand* has an entry on the Eastern Rockhopper Penguin (link): Between the 1940s and the 1980s the population of rockhopper penguins breeding on New Zealand’s *Campbell Island* decreased by about 94%. Drastic declines have been reported throughout much of the species’ circumpolar subantarctic range. The cause is unknown, but one reason could be the increasing sea-surface temperatures since the Second World War, causing changes to the availability of their prey. Could rockhopper penguins be the harbingers of global warming? Some scientists think so. ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Singing Beside Me In The Wilderness”
*“Singing Beside Me In The Wilderness”* by Chet Raymo “In one of those infuriating lapses that go with being a certain age, we could not remember the other evening the name of the poet who wrote "A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou..." After scraping the tip of my tongue for a few minutes, I turned to the computer (Google is my browser's home page) and by typing "jug thou" brought Omar Khayyam back into consciousness. (Another click and I could have had the entire Rubaiyat.) (Freely download the entire "Rubaiyat" at that link. - CP) And so it is that the Googlized internet ar... more »
"People Who Don’t Get It: Living with It"
* "People Who Don’t Get It: Living with It"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "When dealing with people who seem very unaware, remember that everyone must find their own way to awakening. You may be someone who understands the true nature of reality, perceiving deeply that we all emanate from the same source, that we are all essentially one, and that we are here on earth to love one another. To understand this is to be awakened to the true nature of the self, and it is a blessing. Nevertheless, people who just don’t get it are seemingly everywhere and, often, in positions of power. It... more »
Super Bowl Sunday...
*promises to be very, very cold.* Tomorrow's temperature in Minneapolis is expected to top out at 6° with a wind of 10 mph. That works out to a wind chill factor of about -10°. Good luck if you have to stand in line to get into the gazillion dollar stadium. Meantime, every little commie dissident group known to man and beast is planning mega protests over absolutely everything. They're *really* ticked off that only rich people can attend the Super Bowl. Violent racist group, Black Lives Matter, has *issued a "travel warning"* to people of color who may be visiting because the St... more »
Israel Has Carried Out 100 Airstrikes In The Sinai With Cairo’s O.K.
Israeli Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter (AFP/file photo) *New York Times:* *Secret Alliance: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Egypt, With Cairo’s O.K.* The jihadists in Egypt’s Northern Sinai had killed hundreds of soldiers and police officers, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, briefly seized a major town and begun setting up armed checkpoints to claim territory. In late 2015, they brought down a Russian passenger jet. Egypt appeared unable to stop them, so Israel, alarmed at the threat just over the border, took action. For more than two years, unmarked Israeli drones, helicopt... more »
Free Downlad: Walt Whitman, "Leaves Of Grass"
*"Miracles"* "Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky, Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water, Or stand under trees in the woods, Or talk by day with anyone I love, or sleep in the bed at night with anyone I love, Or sit at the table at dinner with the rest, Or look at strangers opposite me riding in the car, Or watch honeybees busy around the hive of a summer forenoon, Or animals feeding in the fields, Or birds, or the wo... more »
"The Cruelest Joke Of All..."
"The smallest decisions made had such profound repercussions. One ten-minute wait could save a life… or end it. One wrong turn down the right street or one seemingly unimportant conversation, and everything was changed. It wasn't right that each lifetime was defined, ruined, ended, and made by such seemingly innocuous details. A major life-threatening event should come with a flashing warning sign that either said ABANDON ALL HOPE or SAFETY AHEAD. It was the cruelest joke of all that no one could see the most vicious curves until they were over the edge, falling into the abyss belo... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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Watch the Russian Air Force kill over 30 jihadists in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – Russian airstrikes hit Jabhat al-Nusra targets, Saturday, in the area of Idlib province where a Russian Su-25 aircraft had crashed earlier in the day, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The Defence Ministry added that according to radio intercepts, more than 30 Jabhat al-Nusra fighters were killed in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Erdogan: Turkish offensive in Afrin “nearly complete”
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (09:30 PM) – Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said in an interview that the Turkish offensive in northern Syria, nicknamed “Operation Olive Branch”, is nearing its completion, according to Arab international newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. “The army has started to control the mountains and it is advancing on Afrin. It has little way […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel covertly bombed Daesh on Sinai for years, op allegedly green-lit by Egypt
According to sources to the New York Times, the operation started late in 2015 and accounted for over 100 airstrikes that have helped the Egyptian army regain control over the peninsula. Neither Israeli nor Egyptian officials have confirmed the information. The Israeli air force conducted a covert operation against Daesh (banned in Russia) militants on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army captures several areas from ISIS in northeast Hama – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had another successful day in the Hama Governorate, seizing several areas that were under the control of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Led by their Republican Guard and 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army managed to capture the towns of Abu Qusour, Ma’saran, and Tulayhan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"Be That Guy"
"Sometimes a person must fight for what he or she feels is right, even against the majority. Something that is wrong does not change to right just because the majority approves it, ignores it, or the government says it is right. It is still wrong." - Kenneth Ead *"Be That Guy"* by Scott Faith "We’re frequently told “don’t be that guy,” often with good reason. Drunk and stupid at a party? Don’t be that guy. Park in a spot someone else shoveled out of the snow? Don’t be that guy. Chow thief at Ranger School? Definitely don’t be that guy. But sometimes situations arise where you DO ne... more »
"A Sad Fact..."
"A sad fact, of course, about adult life is that you see the very things you'll never adapt to coming toward you on the horizon. You see them as the problems they are, you worry like hell about them, you make provisions, take precautions, fashion adjustments; you tell yourself you'll have to change your way of doing things. Only you don't. You can't. Somehow it's already too late. And maybe it's even worse than that: maybe the thing you see coming from far away is not the real thing, the thing that scares you, but its aftermath. And what you've feared will happen has already taken ... more »
“Beautiful Lies”
*“Beautiful Lies”* by Eric Peters "People are fascinated by the German Nazis much more so than they are by the Soviet Communists. Ever wonder why? Both system were organized death on a mass scale – and the Soviet version was worse and lasted longer. But the Soviets were drab and boring. No charismatic Fuhrer; their uniforms were ill-fitting and ugly. The Nazis, on the other hand, knew how to dress. Point being, evil is more attractive, it seems, when it is attractively presented. Beautiful words can convey hideous ideas. The Gettysburg Address, for instance. It is hard to imagine a... more »
Polar bears ‘running out of food’
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? More “polar bears are all going to die” drivel from the BBC: ? High-tech tracking collars on nine female polar bears have measured the animals’ efforts to find food on the diminishing Arctic ice. Each bear wore a collar – recording…
The end of the 'American Century'?
*== Shifting Power Structures ==* I've long noticed that each of the last three or more centuries only began to show their "theme" or nature about a decade and a half into them. Culminating in 1918, World War One ended what had been an ebullient century of Optimistic Industrial Europe, that began with the Treaty of Vienna in 1815, which ended the French Century, and so on. Back in December 2013, Bloomberg ran a piece of mine and they insisted I be specific about 2014. But in fact, the pattern seems approximate... but chilling. Shall we fear that the 2016 election of Donald Trump pre... more »
CBS: Cell phone radiation linked to cancer in rats in first-ever large government-funded study
Wow mainstream got it right for once. That’s because they cannot deny the scientific link between cell phones and cancer any longer. Other countries have already adopted laws because the fact radiation from cell phones, wireless, and wireless devices can cause cancer. Cell phone radiation could pose a risk of certain cancers to some, the
Donald Trump is demanding a strategic plan for a preemptive attack against North Korea. The Pentagon is worried that if they provide one, he will actually use it.
I want to blow something up. Courtesy of the New York Times: *The White House has grown frustrated in recent weeks by what it considers the Pentagon’s reluctance to provide President Trump with options for a military strike against North Korea, according to officials, the latest sign of a deepening split in the administration over how to confront the nuclear-armed regime of Kim Jong-un. * *The national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, believes that for Mr. Trump’s warnings to North Korea to be credible, the United States must have well-developed military plans, accordin... more »
Points of View
I see tonight that my and Sue's estimable former *Biased BBC *editor, David Vance, is giving vent today (on Twitter rather than at *Biased BBC*) to his anger about the BBC's treatment of Jacob Rees-Mogg: Thoughts?
Police Chief and Half of an Entire Dept Arrested for Violating ONE Man’s 4th Amendment
By Matt Agorist LLANO, TX – All too often those who continuously apologize for crimes committed by police officers are able to justify some of... more »
Overflowing Swamp: Non-Partisan Watchdog Report Shows Political Bribery Now at Record Levels
By Rachel Blevins While President Trump promised to “drain the swamp” when he was on the campaign trail, a new report from a non-profit, nonpartisan... more »
Missouri Committee Passes Bill to Ban Warrantless Stingray Spying; Help Hinder Federal Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, a Missouri House committee overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and... more »
New Study Links Cellphone Radiation to Tumors in Male Rats
By Derrick Broze A preliminary report from the U.S. National Toxicology Program has found that male rats exposed to high levels of the type of... more »
“Those Were Extraordinary Days” – The Pentagon Papers Co-conspirators
By Catherine J. Frompovich Where have all the upright men and women gone? Where is the unbridled patriotism that led to The Pentagon Papers? Why... more »
Extreme Poverty In Rapid Decline Worldwide
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public Further to that Oxfam report on poverty, their whole case is undone by this graph: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute It comes from Our World in Data, an extremely professional outfit, and is based on official World bank data. Our world is certainly a long way from being perfect, […]
My Interview with Sean Stone on Watching the Hawks-Part 2
*by Doug Martin* Here is segment 2 of my RT TV interview with Sean Stone on “Watching the Hawks,” where we discuss DeVos, Walton, Trump, teaching social justice and history in the classroom, and Indiana school privatization. It starts around 19:11 in the video.
"After All..."
"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain." - William James
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
One of the BBC's best defences is the affection many of us feel for the corporation's past glories and a few of its present glories. Quirkily perhaps, one of my favourites from the past is *The Day Today *(and every other media-mocking series involving Chris Morris). In anticipation of tomorrow's valedictory interview with lovely Gerry Adams of (the IRA) Sinn Fein, *The Andrew Marr Show*'s editor Rob Burley described* this *(on Twitter) tonight as "one of the funniest moments of a genius show": I remember it well, and hope that cuddly Gerry will be made* very angry* by Andrew Ma... more »
Fukushima Update, Feb.3, 2018: "16,183.05 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated February 3, 2018: Fukushima Equals 16,183.05 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of February 3, 2018 - 2,509 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 16,183.05 Hiroshima atomic bombs and it i... more »
More And More Republicans Are Running For The Exits-- Not For Reelection
I liked Deirdre Shesgreen's style at a *USAToday* piece this week, House Republicans are retiring in droves. What's pushing them out?. Great line to describe congressional Republicans in the Trump Era: "Forget running for re-election. House Republicans are running for the exits instead." [I wonder if Señor Trumpanzee thinks he can appoint Kushner-in-law to full all of those congressional seats. A congressional GOP staffer told me his knowledge of how the American government works has increased over the last year from that of a third grader to that of a fifth grader. "Paul," in re... more »
Paul Ryan’s Tax Cut Tweet Draws Scorn, Is Deleted
Social media users blasted Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Twitter after he boasted about the GOP tax bill.
Breaking Reports: Russia Has Responded to Plane Shootdown in Syria
*Following up on the earlier news regarding the shootdown of a Russian piloted Su-25.*Russia Confirms Su-25 Downed in Syria- Repercussions?That was fast. Interesting that we now have two terror groups taking credit for shooting down the plane. Though original video/claim of shoot down was made by Jaysh al Nasr. Their logo featured prominently in the video. *RT* "Tahrir al-Sham, the extremist group linked to Al-Nusra terrorists, has claimed responsibility for the downing of the Russian aircraft, according to Reuters. Earlier, another militant group, Jaysh al-Nasr, which claims affili... more »
The legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Why ‘great inspiration’ is not quite enough
A co-authored post by Dr Leena Vastapuu and Dr Maria Martin de Almagro. The first elected woman head of state in Africa, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has just stepped down from her office in Liberia. Her successor George Weah assumed the position on 22 January 2018. In a recent interview with CNN entitled “Why Africa owes a debt of […]
On personal responsibility
Since the Saskatchewan Party's leadership campaign didn't do much to test Scott Moe's track record, it will fall to the rest of us to point out the reasons why his actions need to come under careful scrutiny. And one such reason comes from Moe's actions in threatening the provincial auditor's funding after he was first elected as an MLA - together with his excuse afterward: Scott Moe, one of the Sask. Party MLAs on the committee, said after the meeting members were acting on their own. "The questions that I saw in there were more around the scope of the auditor's office and what ex... more »
Count your blessings!
Being the fairest blog about BBC bias (from left, right or centre) to be found anywhere on the interweb, I really must give BBC Trending supremo Mike Wendling credit for his *From Our Own Correspondent *piece today. From Kate Adie's introduction, which announced that his piece would be about an anti-mass-immigration Swedish centre-right MP, I suspected a linguistically-loaded hatchet job - especially as she described him as being "strident" on the issue of immigration. And from Radio 4's Twitter feed I expected much the same, with it describing Mike as being "struck" by Sweden's ... more »
American Economic Conditions Building Up Steam!
The Bulls of the market are getting set to charge! Photo Credit: Charging Bull — NYC via photopin (license)/ Sam Valadi The first estimate for fourth quarter 2017 U.S. GDP growth, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (PDF) on January 26, came in at a disappointingly low 2.6%. The first quarter, the last totally owned by […] The post American Economic Conditions Building Up Steam! appeared first on A Divided World.
Trump Voters: One Year in, and he’s Broken 20 Big Promises He...
Robert Reich - 10 hours ago
*Trump Voters: One Year in, and he’s Broken 20 Big Promises He Made to You* *1. He told you he’d cut your taxes, and that the super-rich like him would pay more. *You bought it. But his new tax law does the opposite. By 2027, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, the richest 1 percent will have got 83 percent of the tax cut and the richest 0.1 percent, 60 percent of it. But more than half of all Americans — 53 percent — will pay more in taxes. As Trump told his wealthy friends at Mar-a-Lago just days after the tax bill became law, “You all just got a lot richer.” *2. He... more »
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Thomas Kochan takes a look at what workers would want done with the cost of corporate tax cuts if they weren't being silenced by the U.S.' corporatist political system. And Steven Greenhouse points out a new set of protests and strikes intended to make sure that advocates for low-income people are heard. - Marjory Givens, David Kindig, Paula Tran Inzeo and Victoria Faust write about the role of power imbalances in influencing health outcomes - as well as how we can use the power we have to improve matters: What this history also demonstr... more »
US Election Rigged, Trump Won Anyway
Details are provided by Ross McKitrick in a background paper: The Nunes Memo and the Horowitz Report: Popcorn Edition1 Ross McKitrick January 29, 2018 I find the backstory to be as gripping as any paperback spy thriller. But the plot is complicated and there are many moving parts. Herein, based on my readings, is my surmise […]
Feb. 3: Not a good day.
Mr. Jim Irving, co-CEO of J.D. Irving Ltd. deigned to meet with reporters (from the irving press). He claimed to be anxious to maintain oil production at safe levels. (I didn't know there were safe levels. In fact, there aren't.) He did so without being clear on what a safe level is. In fact, for such a large newspaper story, there wasn't much meat to it. Well, worse. He really had nothing to say at all. Normally, a newspaper wouldn't send reporters to such a nothing occasion and it certainly wouldn't waste two columns of print on it. The most (and only) intriguing part of it is... more »
The Syrian Madhouse Gets Even Crazier
[image: undefined] Last summer, I was positioned just across the border from the Syrian town of Afrin around which Turkish and Kurdish and, possibly, American forces, are now poised for a head-on clash. It seems crazy to me that anyone would want to fight over this one-donkey farm town. We were there on a mission to rescue wild animals trapped in a zoo in war-torn Aleppo, Syria. Why on earth are at least 2,000 US troops mixed up in this fracas in darkest Syria? Because the pro-Israel neocons in Washington, who pretty much run US foreign policy these days, are determined to have re... more »
Donald Trump tweets that the Nunes' memo "totally vindicates Trump."
This memo totally vindicates “Trump” in probe. But the Russian Witch Hunt goes on and on. Their was no Collusion and there was no Obstruction (the word now used because, after one year of looking endlessly and finding NOTHING, collusion is dead). This is an American disgrace! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2018 Courtesy of Politico: *President Donald Trump said Saturday that the controversial memo written by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and other GOP lawmakers "totally vindicates" him — a judgment shared by few but his staunchest defenders. * *"This memo totally... more »
Syrian gov’t fires back US over chemical weapons claim
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry slammed the U.S.’ latest claims about Damascus using chemical weapons in the East Ghouta region. In a statement issued through the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Foreign Ministry condemned the U.S. allegations, adding that the latter has no evidence to corroborate their claims of chemical […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Footage of the huge Free Syrian Army offensive against ISIS that never was
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 P.M.) – On Friday, official rebel sources reported that Free Syrian Army units operating in the country’s southwestern province of Daraa had commenced an offensive against regional Islamic State affiliate militia Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid. The rebel offensive, announced a week in advance, was hyped-up over opposition media as a major operation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian Air Force kills over 30 jihadists in area where pilot was killed: MoD
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the country’s air forces conducted a high-precision group strike of the area controlled by Jabhat Fatah al-Sham militants in Idlib, from where a projectile was fired downing Russian Su-25 aircraft. “A group strike using precision weapons has been conducted in the area controlled by the Jabhat al-Nusra [Jabhat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Five Turkish soldiers killed after Kurdish YPG destroys tank in northern Aleppo (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) destroyed a Turkish Army tank in the Afrin region of northern Aleppo today. According to the official media wing of the YPG, their forces scored a direct hit on the Turkish tank with an anti-tank missile (ATGM) in northwestern Afrin. As a result of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Infamous jihadist group releases footage of Russian jet being hit by missile
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – The infamous jihadist group, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, has released footage of the Russian jet being struck by an anti-aircraft missile in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate today. The jihadist group’s fighters can be heard shouting “oh lord” (ya rab) repeatedly after the missile was launched and once it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Russia confirms jet shot down by militants over Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:55 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement this evening that confirmed the downing of their fighter jet over the Idlib countryside. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the militants used a portable anti-aircraft missile (MANPAD) in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this afternoon. The Russian Ministry […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Egypt: 4,400 year-old tomb of ancient priestess found near Cairo
The tomb of a woman named Hetpet, believed to be a priestess in the royal palace at the end of the fifth dynasty, was unearthed close to the Great Pyramid of Giza near Cairo, archaeologists announced on Saturday. On the inside of the tomb well preserved drawings depict Hetpet engaged in various activities, such as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army lays big ambush on jihadists trying to smuggle weapons into northern Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) laid a powerful ambush on a group of jihadists that were trying to smuggle weapons into the northern countryside of the Homs Governorate this morning. According to a military source in Homs, the Syrian Army unit caught the jihadist rebels trying to move weapons and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Palestinian man responds to Trump by naming triplets Jerusalem, Capital, Palestine (video)
While Palestinians have taken to the streets to denounce US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a Palestinian couple showed their protest by naming their new-born triplets Quds (the Arabic name for the city of Jerusalem), Palestine and Easima (literally: capital in Arabic). According to Nidal and Islam al-Siqaly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russians reportedly unleash cruise missiles at jihadist rebels in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:05 P.M.) – The Russian Navy has just fired several cruise missiles over the Idlib countryside, pro-government activists in Latakia reported this afternoon. The cruise missiles reportedly targeted the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, where the downed Russian pilot was killed today. Al-Masdar has reached out to the Syrian military to confirm […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: First footage of dead Russian pilot released by rebels
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) – The Islamist rebels released video this afternoon that confirmed the death of the Russian pilot that was shot down over the Idlib countryside. In the video, several Islamists head towards the pilot’s body in the Idlib countryside and as they encounter the fallen airman, they yell insults at him. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Thrilling footage of a Syrian T-72 tank in close combat with Jaysh Al-Islam in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – Jaysh Al-Islam released a video of their forces fighting the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the Hawsh Dawahra axis in the East Ghouta region of Damascus this week. The video showed close quarter combat between the two forces, including a Syrian Army T-72 tank operating in the open against Jaysh […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UN praises result of intra-Syria talks in Sochi (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:25 P.M.) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised the outcome of the intra-Syria talks at the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi, during a press conference in the New York UN Headquarters, Friday. “I want to express my appreciation for the Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and the way the Russian federation engaged with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
A spot of controversy
Waterhouse's Pre-Raphaelite *Hylas and the Nymphs. *Degenerate art, some think. Following up on comments on the Open Thread, particularly about the BBC's use of the word 'controversial', I've done a short study - using the indispensable TV Eyes tool - to track the BBC's use of the word so far this month (nearly three days of it so far!). Scanning for BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, the BBC News Channel and BBC World, the word 'controversial' brings up 139 results. The vast majority relate to the 'controversial Republican memo', though the conservative Polish government (bête noire of... more »
Syrian Rebels Downed Russian Su-25 Fighter Jet, Captured Pilot
*Reuters:* *Syrian rebels say downed Russian jet, captured pilot: sources* AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Saturday they had brought down a Russian warplane in an area of northern Syria’s Idlib province that has seen heavy air strikes, and two rebel sources said they had captured the pilot who was badly injured. A rebel source said the Sukhoi plane was shot down over Khan al-Subl town near the city of Saraqeb, close to a major highway that has come under fierce air attack, where the Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias are trying to advance on the ground. Two rebel sou... more »
Bill to fund new Code Talkers museum passes Senate committee
“Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would have never taken Iwo Jima,” Marine Maj. Howard Connor once said of a famous and pivotal battle. He served as a signal officer for the Marines’ Code Talker unit during the Iwo Jima campaign. The Navajo Code Talkers were not so much the silent warriors of World War II as they were the indecipherable heroes of the Japanese theater of combat. The Code Talkers, many of whom were from New Mexico, used their native language to confound the Japanese in planning battles, calling for reinforcements and transmitting requests for food, ammuniti... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Canada/Quebec 'Immigrants' Place International Embargo on Natives
Read article at Mohawk Nation News.http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/02/03/canadaquebec-immigrants-place-intl-embargo-on-natives/
Johnson & Johnson Faces 2nd Trial in NJ Over Mesothelioma Claims
Johnson & Johnson is facing its second trial in New Jersey over claims that their talc powder products caused one man to develop mesothelioma. Stephen Lanzo of Verona, New Jersey, says his use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder exposed … Continue reading →
‘Non-Aging’ Naked Mole Rats Seem to Defy the Laws of Mortality
We get old and then we die. At least, that’s the best-case scenario for humans: Each encroaching year means you’re one step closer to the grave. This fact of life is academically laid out by the Gompertz-Makeham law of mortality, … Continue reading →
The Fastest Path to the CEO Job, According to a 10-Year Study
Some people’s careers take off, while others’ take longer — or even stall out. Common wisdom says that the former attend elite MBA programs, land high-powered jobs right out of school at prestigious firms, and climb the ladder straight to the … Continue reading →
Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding
The brain can make the body do remarkable things, but at what cost? Illustration by Bianca Bagnarelli Brandon Hendrickson had already been submerged face down in the pool for more than four minutes, motionless under the dappled Grand Cayman sky, … Continue reading →
Local links run the world
Networks regulate everything from ant colonies and middle schools to epidemics and the internet. Here’s how they work We live enmeshed in networks. The internet, a society, a body, an ant colony, a tumour: they are all networks of interactions, … Continue reading →
Halogens in chondritic meteorites and terrestrial accretion.
Abstract Volatile element delivery and retention played a fundamental part in Earth’s formation and subsequent chemical differentiation. The heavy halogens-chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br) and iodine (I)-are key tracers of accretionary processes owing to their high volatility and incompatibility, but have … Continue reading →
Optimal timing of an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomised trials.
Abstract A routine invasive strategy is recommended for patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS). However, optimal timing of invasive strategy is less clearly defined. Individual clinical trials were underpowered to detect a mortality benefit; we therefore did a meta-analysis … Continue reading →
Cetuximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab versus carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab in advanced NSCLC (SWOG S0819): a randomised, phase 3 study.
Abstract EGFR antibodies have shown promise in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly with squamous cell histology. We hypothesised that EGFR copy number by fluorescence in-situ hybridisation (FISH) can identify patients most likely to benefit from these drugs … Continue reading →
Seven-Month Prostate-Specific Antigen Is Prognostic in Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer Treated With Androgen Deprivation With Or Without Docetaxel.
Abstract Purpose We evaluated the relationship between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and overall survival in the context of a prospectively randomized clinical trial comparing androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) plus docetaxel with ADT alone for initial metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Methods We performed … Continue reading →
How warp-speed evolution is transforming ecology
Darwin thought evolution was too slow to change the environment on observable timescales. Ecologists are discovering that he was wrong. The coloration of stick insects such as this Timema bartmani help it to hide, but might also affect the local … Continue reading →
Black Pigeon speaks...
*Banana Republic?* It would seem so. Wow! Too many *great deals at Amazon *to even try and highlight any of them. I receive a small commission when you purchase items through my Amazon links - at no additional cost to you - and I thank you from the bottom of my deplorable, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, and right wing religious whack job heart.
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 3
1932 US diplomat said King Faisal would walk streets of Baghdad and locals didn’t pay attention nor acknowledge him 1941 Regent asked Gen Taha al-Hashemi to become premier Hoped he could control pan-Arab Golden Square officers 1970 Iraq asked Turkey for help with dispute with Iran Shah put troops on border after coup he backed vs Pres Bakr failed 1970 Shah suggested both sides withdraw forces from border as neither wanted war ending crisis 1987 Report US analysts said that Iraq would not be able to reverse recent Iranian gains ...more »
Trump Claims Memo ‘Totally Vindicates’ Him in Russia Probe
The memo also includes revelations that might complicate efforts by Trump and his allies to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry.
Trump Seized on What Memo Could Mean Even Before Reading It
The president first learned of the House Intelligence Committee document last month from some Republican allies in Congress and he watched it take hold in the conservative media.
Is China Prepping To Test An Electromagnetic Railgun At Sea?
pic.twitter.com/LsZCgDhLWS — 下个ID见 (@N3tvsGwZ2pGKEp4) February 1, 2018 *Defense News:* *Photos suggest China is prepping to test a electromagnetic railgun at sea* MELBOURNE, Australia — Images published online appear to suggest China has mounted what looks to be a prototype electromagnetic railgun on a ship, and started trials with the possibility of testing it at sea in the near future. If confirmed, this would make China the first country in the world to mount such a system on board a ship and take it out to sea. The series of photos on social media shows a large turret with wh... more »
One big win - need one more
We got a big win when Superior Court Justice Dan Billings dismissed the state’s case against the Aegis 9 on February 1 in Bath. You can see the Judge make his ruling in the video above. You can also see the brilliant Opening statement by our lawyer Logan Perkins (Belfast) which comes up at the 6:17 mark in this video below. Both of those videos thanks to Regis Tremblay and Peter Woodruff. Now that we have secured an unexpected victory our hearts and minds are fully engaged with the second seemingly insurmountable obstacle which is the $60 million corporate welfare bill (LD... more »
Here is the "stable genius" forgetting that he already introduced somebody only seconds earlier.
.@realDonaldTrump thanks @JohnCornyn -- twice. @Morning_Joe rewinds the tape for the instant replay. pic.twitter.com/48Ib0bMCo4 — Daniel Norwick (@danielnorwick) February 2, 2018 Courtesy of The Week: *President Trump has boasted he has "one of the great memories of all time," although he didn't do much to prove it on Thursday during an appearance at the GOP retreat in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. When Trump got to the end of thanking Republican leaders by reading their names off his teleprompter, he asked Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), "Did they forget your name?" * *They... more »
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