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Labour spark fresh anti-Semitism storm 'amid move to silence victims from speaking out' per Daily Mail Online
The Labour Party find new ways to disgust, but not surprise, me: 'Labour has sparked a fresh anti-Semitism furore as a chilling move to silence victims from speaking out is exposed by The Mail on Sunday. Party bosses have warned any activist who publicly accuses another member of anti-Jewish prejudice risks being disciplined and any formal complaints they have made could be dropped. Anyone complaining is ordered by the party's Complaints Team to 'ensure you keep all information relating to your complaint private and do not share it with third parties or the media (including social m... more »
Syrian Army reinforcements keep pouring into Idlib from southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – A large number of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reinforcements were recently redeployed from the southern region of Syria to the provinces of Latakia, Hama, and Idlib. According to a military source in the Latakia province, several Syrian Army units were issued orders this past weekend to redeploy from the Al-Safa […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Six Palestinians sentenced to death for ‘collaborating with Israel’
A Hamas court has sentenced six Palestinians to death on charges of “collaborating with Israel”, according to media reports. The court issued a total of 14 convictions for collaboration with Israel; six were condemned to execution by hanging, according to a statement from the interior ministry in Gaza. Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians near the Gaza border have been mounting since late March, which marked the beginning of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jumblatt changes tune after violence breaks out Lebanese Druze heartland
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – The leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, took to Twitter on Monday to comment on an Al-Akhbar article about the recent events that transpired in the Chouf District over the weekend. “We have understood that broaching Iran in any way whatsoever is forbidden. We have also understood that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan meets with Paraguayan President Benitez to boost cooperation (video)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stopped in Asuncion on Sunday after departing from the G20 summit in Buenos Aires to meet with Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez. Footage shows Erdogan arriving with his wife Emine and being greeted by Benitez and his wife Silvana. According to reports, the two presidents agreed to cooperation on combating […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Armenia names new ambassador to Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Armenia recently named a new ambassador to Syria after the previous delegate completed his diplomatic mission. On Monday, the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem met the new Armenian ambassador Dikran Kevorkian in Damascus. Minister al-Moallem received from Kevorkian a copy of his credentials as an Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels obtained 100 drones from Turkey – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham have obtained at least 100 armed drones from a Turkish merchant, the Sputnik News Agency reported on Monday. Citing local sources, Sputnik reported that the drones were transported from Turkey to the jihadist-held town of Harem, which is located near the Hay’at Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Black Sea fleet to get 4 new warships
Three new warships will enter service with Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in December and one in early 2019, Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Moiseyev said on Monday. “By the end of the year, we will accept the ship Orekhovo-Zuyevo, the minesweeper Ivan Antonov and the patrol ship Vasily Bykov and in early 2019 we will also […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanese Druze politician ‘congratulates’ Jumblatt for failing to defend Mount Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The leader of the Lebanese Democratic Party Talal Arslan blasted his political rival Walid Jumblatt on Sunday over the death of a Tawhid Party supporter in the Chouf District town of Jahlieh. In a series of angry tweets, Minister Arslan criticized the parties responsible for sending the Lebanese Internal Security […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army killed over 270 Daesh terrorists in southern Syria: Russian MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) killed over 270 Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists during their southern Syria campaign, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Syrian Army had killed 270 Daesh militants while also seizing a large stockpile of weapons, including U.S.-made […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey given ultimatum from US Senate: Abandon S-400 sale or no F-35s
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – The Turkish regime was given an ultimatum by the U.S. Senate this past week: either abandon their acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air defenses system or face expulsion from the F-35 program. According to a report from Bloomberg, the U.S. Senate recently gave this ultimatum to Turkey after the latter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US claims ‘precision strikes’ targeted Daesh commander despite attack on Syrian military
The US-led coalition says it targeted a top Islamic State terrorist commander, who was involved in the beheading of a US officer and posed an “imminent threat.” Local media, however, claim the airstrike hit Syrian Army positions. “Coalition forces conducted precision strikes against a senior ISIS (Islamic State, IS) member, Abu al Umarayn, and several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels release Argentinian woman after 2 years in captivity
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels have released an Argentinian woman from one of their prisons in Idlib after kidnapping her in 2016, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Sunday. The Argentinian woman, Sandy Roxana Baba, had reportedly entered Syria’s Idlib province in 2016, when she was kidnapped by an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Wahhab slams Lebanese ISF for killing Tawhid supporter, says Hariri will end up in prison
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The leader of the Tawhid Party Wiam Wahhab stated on Sunday that the actions of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces in the town of Al-Jahlieh were unacceptable after one of their snipers killed one of his supporters. During a number of TV appearances on Sunday, the Tawhid Party leader repeatedly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels kill 3 Syrian Army soldiers in new attack on southern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – At least three Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers were killed on Sunday, when jihadist rebels opened fire on their positions in the southern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. According to a military communique from Aleppo, the Syrian Arab Army came under a heavy attack from a group of jihadist rebels […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Khashoggi texts allegedly reveal journalist’s plan to create opposition movement to Saudi Crown Prince
Opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi discussed plans to create an online youth movement to counter Riyadh state propaganda in the year before his murder with another opponent of the kingdom’s policies using the encrypted WhatsApp messenger service, media reported on Sunday. According to the CNN broadcaster, in over 400 messages, Khashoggi discussed plans with fellow Montreal–based […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Albanian Daesh commander killed in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 A.M.) – A senior commander from the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) was killed while clashing with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria this past weekend. According to reports from eastern Syria, the senior Daesh commander, “Abu Usama Al-Albani” was killed during a fierce firefight with the Syrian Democratic Forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian soldier killed in new attack by Islamist rebels in northern Hama
One Syrian serviceman was killed and another one was wounded in a shelling attack staged by militants in the settlement of Zellaqiyat in the Hama governorate, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties Sergei Solomatin said on Sunday. “Ceasefire violations by illegal armed groups operating in the Idlib de-escalation zone continue,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military seizes large quantity of weapons left behind by jihadists in northern Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 A.M.) – The Syrian military seized a large quantity of weapons that were left behind by the jihadist rebels in the northern countryside of Homs this past summer. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the military uncovered the weapons cache while combing through the town of Al-Holeh in the northern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces bomb Saudi Coalition troops with armed drones in Hodeidah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) – The Houthi forces carried out a new attack against the Saudi Coalition troops in the Hodeidah Governorate of western Yemen. Led by their rocket battalion, the Houthi forces bombed the Saudi Coalition troops in the southern countryside of the Hodeidah Governorate using their Qasef-1 armed drones. The attack reportedly hit […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Energy poverty results in more deaths than climate or coal
“Energy poverty is a lack of access to modern energy services. These services are defined as household access to electricity and clean cooking facilities (e.g. fuels and stoves that do not cause air pollution in houses).” click here
Where was this guy when we needed him???
A link at SNAFU's place showed me a fast, ingenious way to fill sandbags. When I think of the literally *thousands* of never-to-be-sufficiently-damned sandbags that I filled the hard way, bending over with an entrenching tool and scooping sand, earth, mud and rock into a bag that always flopped closed at the critical moment . . . I'm speechless with a combination of rage, envy and bitterness. *Why didn't we think of such an ingenious device when we needed it?* (On the other hand, if we had, I'm not sure our NCO's would have let us use it. The old-fashioned way would probably... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Dean Baker responds to attempts to paint inequality as an inevitable result of market forces by pointing out the choices being how our markets are structured. And Jonathan Tepper discusses how the concentration of wealth and power has created giant corporate monopolies which are antithetical to market competition and innovation. - Richard Reeves points out the need for growing inequality to be addressed by sufficient worker bargaining power to boost wages. Julia Wong and Kaylen Small report on the acts of solidarity by workers across Cana... more »
How Have Yemen's Rebels Survived A Saudi-Led Onslaught For The Past Three Years?
*Kuwait Times/AFP:* *How have Yemen's rebels survived the Saudi-led onslaught?* DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners predicted a quick victory when they launched a military intervention in Yemen in 2015 to support the ousted government. But more than three-and-a-half years later the Houthi rebels remain undefeated and the conflict is a quagmire that has set off a major humanitarian crisis. Here is a look at how the outgunned rebels have clung on: *Read more *.... *WNU Editor*: The Houthi rebels have survived .... but with much of the population now facing famine .... m... more »
Flu data: more FAKE NEWS from the BBC and the British Government
by John Stone The BBC was at it again on Friday running a report hinting that 50,000 people had died from flu in the England and Wales during the the 2017-18 season based on newly published data from the Office... more »
Cuba: A UFO in 1952
*Source: Planeta UFODate: 12.02.2018* *Cuba: A UFO in 1952* Veteran Cuban UFO researcher* Orestes Girbau* has shared the image of an article from the El IMPARCIAL newspaper with the first known photo of a UFO over Cuba. In a note for Planeta UFO he writes: *"First photo of a UFO in Cuba, taken in the city of Matanzas on 17 July 1952 while the worldwide UFO flap was in full swing. It was taken by young Guillermo Zincke with his professional-quality camera and personal telescope when the object remained motionless for an entire minute. Provincial daily EL IMPARCIAL covered the st... more »
Iran says it will continue missile tests after U.S. allegation
Defiant Tehran insists its missiles are purely for defence
Latest Navy “Suicide” Recalls Murder of Admiral Jeremy Boorda
They kill whoever they want and call it suicide
British Politician: Elites Want Unlimited Migration to Create Third World West
Expanding the Third World into the West through migration will enable the elite to exercise their power far more brutally and despotically than they do now
With Azov Sea Events Stealing Spotlight, US Gathers Huge Military Force Around Syria
With US, British, French and Israeli planes are flying around the clock and Russia finalising its regional air defences. A clash is brewing
‘Precision strike?’ US coalition targets ISIS butcher, Syria says the missiles hit army positions
While the US-led forces claim their “precision” strikes targeted ISIS, local media claim the strike actually “supported” terrorists
The Unspoken Reason Behind The Yellow Vests Protest – Timothé Vorgenss
Red Ice TV speaks to Timothé Vorgenss about the protests in France and what the corporate media isn’t telling you about them
Liz Crokin Banned From Twitter
This is Liz Crokin's best interview to date. Her last tweet before being censored on Twitter, was about Hillary Clinton's connection to child sex trafficking. A connection that only the most cowardly... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Sunday 2nd December 2018 – Plus Weekly And Rolling Totals
TonyfromOz at Unplug Electric Vehicle Subsidies And Let Consumers Decide – PA Pundits – International - 18 hours ago
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 […]
The U.S. Navy Wants Bigger Electronic Weapons
A nod to Spinal Tap in a page from the US Navy’s presentation to defense contractors given last month. US Navy *Quartz:* *The US Navy wants electronic weapons that “go to 11”* The US Navy is courting proposals from defense contractors to design the next generation of electronic warfare (EW) technology. It’s looking for devices that can be used to jam enemy radar and missile systems and deceive hostile forces—and the service branch wants equipment that “goes to 11.” “The saying is, ‘He who controls the electronic spectrum controls the world,’” Stanton Parsons, a former Navy pilot wh... more »
Qanon - Bush Death Coincidence?
All of a sudden we get 30 plus drops. This past week has also been hot and heavy with the Special Counsel truly shooting from the hip. The hardest part for all of us is that we see bits and pieces of what must be a monumental plan of action that has already run for two whole years. We know, although no one has actually said this, but the investigators surely have full access to the entire database of the NSA at the least which covers 2001 through to today. 1984 is here and the irony is that applies to the employees of the government in particular. Thus 60.000 and climbing... more »
Scientists find way to melt gold at room temperature
[image: Researchers have found a way to melt gold at room temperature] An important discovery and it must apply to other elements as well. On a practical level it may be possible to melt metal and also remove it without actually heating the metal thus preserving structural crystallization itself. Metal may then be properly annealed but then shaped with room temperature surface melting. Rather an important tool. And who imagined this at all as potentially this (easy)? . *Scientists find way to melt gold at room temperature* *Michael Irving* *November 20th, 2018* * https://ne... more »
Donald Dossier: A Trade War Climax Looms
[image: Image result for trade war] I hate to break this to you all but Trump very much thinks in terms of decades. What he is breaking are decadal deals in which the USA is losing. Recall he was in the building business in which every mistake is financed out to twice its original cost. As soon as you understand that you can see what the prize will be and what has to be pushed now. There are real problems that need to be engineered through, or we will be doing this again and again. It may ultimately require fully engaging with India to rapidly advance its economy as well to ... more »
Controversial spraying method aims to curb global warming
* [image: geoengineering-methods-climate-central.png]* They have been playing with this for years and now they want to go legal with it. They want aircraft able of reaching 80,000 feet while carrying 5,000 tons of material in order to match known volcanic phenomena. Anything less will be grossly insufficient. This may well be within the capability of the Starship Enterprise and we will need one hundred. Can no one in the press do the numbers and address scale? The Global Warming meme has been a open door to scientific rubbish by the bushel. At least finally wiser heads are cal... more »
Iran Is Sending Its New ‘Stealth’ Destroyer To Tangle with The U.S. Navy
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Middle East* The unveiling of the destroyer represents the latest technological challenge to the U.S. Navy vessels operating in the region. The Iranian navy added a brand new, domestically-made stealth destroyer to its fleet on Saturday, Reuters reports, deploying the warship and its purported radar-evading systems to join rest of the country’s regular navy at the mouth of the strategically-crucial Strait of Hormuz in yet another challenge to the U.S. Navy. - The new Sahand destroyer, the first in a new family of Iranian warships, was “the result of... more »
Magnesium, NOT Calcium, Is The Key To Healthy Bones.
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Music: The part of your brain that will never get lost to Alzheimers
https://bigthink.com/news/ever-get-the-tingles-from-listening-to-good-music-that-part-of-your-brain-will-never-get-lost-to-alzheimers
13 Life-Changing Habits To Try And Do Every Single Day
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/13-life-changing-habits-to-try-and-do-every-single-day/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=keywee-ind&kwp_0=1059588&kwp_4=3481560&kwp_1=1460163
Planned intermittent fasting can reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-12-01-planned-intermittent-fasting-can-reverse-type-2-diabetes-suggest-doctors.html
The Big Wobble: Another tipping point breached: Salmon have disappeared in Scotland: Not a single salmon caught during the entire season.
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/11/another-tipping-point-breached-salmon.html?m=1
How to Drink, Have Fun AND Lose Weight.
https://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1011385-drink-fun-lose-weight/
James Comey to comply with subpoena, sit down with lawmakers behind closed doors
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Trump legal team makes case to prosecute Comey, others for lying after Cohen guilty plea
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Senior ISIS Leader In Syria Killed By U.S. - Led Coalition Air Strike
Kassig, a 26-year-old aid worker, working in Syria was captured in October 2013. In 2014 graphic footage was released by ISIS showing he was beheaded *Daily Mail:* *Senior ISIS leader involved in the beheading of U.S. Army Ranger and aid worker, Peter Kassig, is 'killed in a drone strike' in Syria* * Abu al Umarayn, along with several other ISIS members, was killed in the precision drone strike on Sunday in Syria, according to the U.S. led coalition * Umarayn was involved in the brutal beheading of U.S. Army Ranger and Syrian aid worker Peter Kassig in 2014 * Kassig was captured in ... more »
Shape Shifting Climate Models
When spring snow cover was declining, climate scientists said they predicted it all along – and it was proof of global warming. But now that spring snow cover is increasing, and Greenland had record spring snow pack, scientists say they … Continue reading →
Wars In All But Name
A woman is comforted near the body of a murder victim in Juárez, Mexico, in April. Reuters *Stephen B. Young, Small Wars Journal*: *Wars in All but Name* He defined war as “a continuation of politics by other means” linking war with political objectives. But what if kinetic violence to break the will of an enemy is systematically organized but has no conventional political objective? Would it still be war? Its objectives might well be to control people and territory; to provide unquestioned order for a community; to regulate behaviors. Consider the case of Mexico. From 2007 to 2014... more »
STATE SPYING FOR STATE LYING – WHAT THE LOCKERBIE FILES REVEAL ABOUT THE MH17 LIES
By John Helmer, Moscow It will be thirty years later this month since a bomb exploded on board Pan American Flight PA 103 (lead image, left), en route from London to New York. The false narrative of the British and US governments, contrived at the time to blame Libya and warrant the overthrow of Libyan […]
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* It was appalling enough when Republicans rushed to rename Washington International Airport after Reagan minutes after he died. That was pretty low, but Trump has made old senile, affable Ronnie Raygun somehow look, if not good, almost acceptable as a president, one of the worst presidents for sure, but, almost, a president. So, what will Republicans do when Trump improves the world by leaving it? Obviously, Republicans love Traitor Don. They love everything he stands for. There's nothing Trump can do that will offend or upset a republican and he has proved it on a daily ... more »
Military Operations Can No Longer Be Kept Secret
The Pentagon is investing billions in artificial intelligence to mine data that could help them win the next war. Officials have said they are actively working to "refine information analysis" through AI, to eventually reach operators on the ground or in the sky in a decisive and streamlined way. (US Army illustration) *Military.com:* *The Days of Secret Military Operations May Soon Be Over. Does That Matter?* In the age of social media and increasingly available connectivity, experts say it is becoming more and more challenging for the U.S. military to conduct operations under a ... more »
After Soros Flees Turkey, Will He Flee The Rest Of The “Global South” Too?
Soros’ retreat from Turkey might be a harbinger of what’s to come because President Erdogan commands tremendous respect among the international Muslim community or “Ummah”, so other Muslim governments might be inspired by his leadership in fearlessly calling out the “Open Society Foundation” and seek to emulate his example. The post After Soros Flees Turkey, Will He Flee The Rest Of The “Global South” Too? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Breaking: Erin Brockovich endorses a water filtration system for the FIRST time ever, and so do I! She’s an Ambassador!
For the first time in history, activist Erin Brockovich, has endorsed a water filtration system. Yes, she’s never done this before. And it happens to be the one we personally use in our home every.single. day. Aqua Tru! That’s right. Now you have two Erins, both activists, using this system in our homes and for […] The post Breaking: Erin Brockovich endorses a water filtration system for the FIRST time ever, and so do I! She’s an Ambassador! appeared first on Health Nut News.
Jaysh Al-Islam foils YPG attack in northwestern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Islamist rebels of Jaysh Al-Islam claimed on Sunday that their forces foiled an attack that was carried out by the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the Afrin countryside. According to Jaysh Al-Islam’s official media wing, their forces thwarted an attempt by the YPG to infiltrate their positions at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran plans more missile tests despite US objections and warnings
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 A.M.) – The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue their missile tests, despite repeated warnings from the U.S. over these launches, the spokesperson for the Iranian armed forces, Abolfazl Shekarchi stated on Sunday, as by the quoted by Tasnim News Agency. “Tests of missiles and other means of the defense industry of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army fends off militant infiltration attempt in northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – On Sunday, the Islamist rebels attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) lines along the northern axis of the Hama province, a military communique read. Led by the Jaysh Al-Izza faction of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Islamist rebels quietly tried to bypass the Syrian Arab Army’s posts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces repel big Saudi Coalition assault on southern Hodeidah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – The Saudi Coalition and their allies launched a big assault on the southern axis of Hodeidah, Sunday, in a bid to crack the Houthi defenses at the provincial capital. Led by the Yemeni Republican Guard and UAE-backed Southern Resistance Army, the pro-government attack targeted the Houthi fortifications in the Jah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Coalition attacks Syrian Army troops near Daesh front in east Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – The U.S. Coalition carried out an attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate last night. According to a military report from the eastern Homs front, “at approximately 8:00 P.M. (local time), the U.S. Coalition fired several missiles towards the Syrian Arab Army’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
December 3rd – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #683
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 3rd – 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 →
Tweets For Today
Chinese media cautiously welcomes U.S. trade truce https://t.co/Dbotd809mD — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 3, 2018 France fuel protests: Macron calls urgent security meeting https://t.co/jzH39qUGg7 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 2, 2018 US President Donald Trump will grant North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un his wishes if he delivers on denuclearisation, the South Korean president said Sunday, following talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit https://t.co/EIhGWjOMC4 — AFP news agency (@AFP) December 3, 2018 #OscarClass in drydock with hatches open#Submarines #SubSu... more »
NY Times: Trump Doesn’t Read ‘A Word,’ Pro-Trump Books Belong In ‘Conspiracy’ Section
PA Pundits - International at Unplug Electric Vehicle Subsidies And Let Consumers Decide – PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By Clay Waters ~ Saturday’s New York Times featured unhidden, extraneous hostility toward the president’s reading habits, in a snarky story more fitting to Sunday Styles or the opinion section then the news section. In “Books Trump Can Praise Without Reading a Word,” Katie Rogers quickly termed pro-Trump books from the likes of Jeanine Pirro […]
The National Climate Assessment’s Simple Hoax
PA Pundits - International at Unplug Electric Vehicle Subsidies And Let Consumers Decide – PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ The recently released National Climate Assessment (NCA4) is a perfect example of what I have called the one-word hoax (Will versus Might). This hoax is to say that extreme events that “might” happen (but are extremely unlikely) “will” happen. NCA4 systematically pushes this simple hoax. Many analysts have pointed out […]
Macrons Mad Warming Policies Set Paris Alight
PA Pundits - International at Unplug Electric Vehicle Subsidies And Let Consumers Decide – PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By Andrew Bolt ~ The anti-Trump media warned the president’s crazy ideology would trigger violence. They were right. They just had the wrong guy: Protesters have scaled the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris, as clashes with riot police continued during a third weekend of “yellow vest” rallies. Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and […]
Picture Of The Day
French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and G20 leaders pose for a family photo. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Inside the G20* (Reuters).
Why Japan's Purchase Of An Additional 100 F-35 Fighters Is A Game Changer For Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's F-35 is gaining altitude. Image source: Lockheed Martin. *Motley Fool:* *Lockheed Martin Is Nearing $8 Billion F-35 Deal With Japan* *An important piece of the aerospace company's long-term growth strategy is falling into place.* Japan is reportedly planning to acquire up to 100 additional Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35s, a big boost to the contractor's effort to make the Joint Strike Fighter a global hit and a $1 trillion program. The planned purchase, which according to Japan's Nikkei Asian Review should be included in the government's National Defense Program ... more »
How Have Yemen's Rebels Survived A Saudi-Led Onslaught For The Past Three Years?
*Kuwait Times/AFP:* *How have Yemen's rebels survived the Saudi-led onslaught?* DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners predicted a quick victory when they launched a military intervention in Yemen in 2015 to support the ousted government. But more than three-and-a-half years later the Houthi rebels remain undefeated and the conflict is a quagmire that has set off a major humanitarian crisis. Here is a look at how the outgunned rebels have clung on: *Read more *.... *WNU Editor*: The Houthi rebels have survived .... but with much of the population now facing famine .... m... more »
Ending The Catastrophe In Yemen?
*by Reese Erlich* I’m on a low-budget book tour, sleeping in spare bedrooms and munching granola in the kitchens of progressives all along the East Coast. Many had felt beaten down and pessimistic from two years of Trumpism. But I now sense some optimism and a renewed fighting spirit. Just look at the surprising battle in the Senate over US participation in the Yemen War. On Nov. 28, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) co-sponsored a War Powers Resolution calling for an end to U.S. participation in the conflict. Trump tried to quash the effort, but 63 Democratic an... more »
Israel Doesn’t Rule Out Simultaneous War on Gaza, Lebanon
mosesman at EU Proposes Widespread ‘De-Dollarization’ Initiatives – Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Israel Doesn’t Rule Out Simultaneous War on Gaza, Lebanon by Tel Aviv – Nazir Magally, https://aawsat.com/english The head of the Israeli army homefront command, Tamir Yadai, said that the next war would be conducted on two fronts at once, in the North (Lebanon) and the South (the Gaza Strip). – In parallel, extensive consultations are […]
CNN Fires Commentator for Criticizing Israel’s Policies
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PressTV Published on Dec 2, 2018 American Cable News Network (#CNN) has severed ties with Marc Lamont #Hill, a recurring political contributor, after he delivered a speech at the United Nations accusing #Israel of “state violence and ethnic cleansing.” end
Netanyahu & Wife Should Be Charged with Bribery: Police
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PressTV Published on Dec 2, 2018 The #Israel police have recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu and his wife Sara for #bribery and other corruption charges in an investigation dubbed Case 4000. In a statement released on Sunday, the police said that Netanyahu was suspected of taking bribes and of conduct involving “a conflict of interest” […]
Italy Walks Out on UN Migration Meeting Saying National Borders Are No Business of the UN
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Italy Walks Out on UN Migration Meeting Saying National Borders Are No Business of the UN by ALICE SCARSI, https://www.express.co.uk/ ITALY’S leaders are BOYCOTTING a controversial United Nations meeting set to make CRITICISING MIGRATION a criminal offence. – The UN Global Compact for Migration which takes place next week aims to set out universal rights and conditions […]
‘Hysteria’ in Washington to Increase Pentagon’s Massive Budget: Analyst
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PressTV Published on Dec 2, 2018 A recent report by a panel of military experts warning that US military supremacy has eroded drastically has created “hysteria” in Washington to increase the Pentagon’s already massive budget, says an American political analyst. The congressionally-chartered report released last month by the National Defense Strategy Commission said the US is […]
18 Palestinians Wounded as Israeli Army Fires on Gaza Protesters: Ministry
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18 Palestinians Wounded as Israeli Army Fires on Gaza Protesters: Ministry by https://www.middleeasteye.net/ , 1 Dec 2018 Almost 6,000 Palestinians have been wounded since March by Israeli army’s use of live ammunition during protests in Gaza Strip – At least 18 Palestinians were wounded on Friday after the Israeli army opened fire on weekly protests in […]
William Black: Deutsche Bank Crime Weakens Global Financial System Can Cause Next Global Crisis
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William Black: Deutsche Bank Crime Weakens Global Financial System Can Cause Next Global Crisis by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has deemed Deutsche Bank as the most systemically dangerous bank in the world. Professor of Economics and Law, William Black, knows why and contends, “Deutsche Bank (DB) poses as what is called […]
US Defense Contractor Posts Job Offering For “Classified Contingency Operations” In Ukraine
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Screenshot provided should the advert time out or is “accidentally” taken down. Here is the link for the original job posting. – US Defense Contractor Posts Job Offering For “Classified Contingency Operations” In Ukraine by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The geopolitical analysis site SouthFront has unearthed from the pages of LinkedIn an incredible public job offering by a US defense contractor which reveals potentially sensitive information. […]
December Night Sky: Best Celestial Events You Don’t Want To Miss — Meteor Showers — Gemini And Hydra “the Serpent” Constellations
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nemesis maturity Published on Dec 2, 2018 Don’t miss out this month: Comet 46P/Wirtanen is gracing the night sky and it may be visible with the naked eye. The Winter Circle of Stars. The spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower and the Ursid meteor shower, the Moon, 4 visible Planets, Stars, Constellations, Deep Sky Objects and more. You […]
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