Tuesday, February 06, 2018

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The Canadian Dick Head wants his Pound of Russian Flesh

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 13 hours ago
*IOC Board Members Canadian Dick Pound* * and German Gerardo Werthein* Canadian IOC Member Dick Pound's appointment to a position of responsibility on the IOC--is a relic from a time when Canada used to have a decent International Reputation as a sovereign country. Nowadays, *any* respectable International Organization *would be wise to think twice* about appointing *any* Canadian to its board. Ever since Canada got sucked into the black hole vortex of the "Five Eyes" vassal states...all any Canadian official is able to do is behave like an abject, craven sock puppet for the MosC... more »

Leonard Peltier's Statement Feb. 6, 2018

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
. Leonard Peltier Statement February 6, 2018 Greetings Family, Friends and Supporters I am overwhelmed that today Feb 6th is the start of my 43rd year Leonard Peltier Statement February 6, 2018 Greetings Family, Friends and Supporters I am overwhelmed that today Feb 6th is the start of my 43rd year in prison. I have had such

Russia And China Move To Dominate The Arctic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects Yamal LNG, Russia’s second liquefied natural gas plant, which is under construction in the Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia December 8, 2017. Sputnik | Alexei Druzhinin | Kremlin via Reuters *CNBC:* *Russia and China vie to beat the US in the trillion-dollar race to control the Arctic* Call it a new cold war: Russia, China and the United States all vying for influence and control in a part of the world that, this time, is quite literally cold. With more than half of all Arctic coastline along its northern shores, Rus... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Market Rout Wipes $114 Billion From Fortunes of World's Richest Robert Mueller Makes Unexpected Shift: Trump’s Suspicious Michigan/Wisconsin Wins How Bill Gates aims to clean up the planet Former member of the American Nazi Party just won a Republican primary in Illinois Hamas Leader Warns War With Israel Will Erupt "Within Days" North Korea Used Berlin Embassy To Smuggle Nuclear Tech, German Spy Chief Claims Watch As Drone 'Dive-Bombs' US Passenger Jet Landing In Vegas Airport Israel And Egypt Form Secret Alliance To Wipe Out Egyptian Jihadists Norway Has The '... more »

The US-ISIS Nexus in Afghanistan Becomes Hot Topic

Melkulangara Bhadrakumar at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Tehran has begun highlighting in loud decibel its hitherto-low key voice of disquiet that the United States is transferring the Islamic State* fighters from Syria and Iraq, where they have been defeated, to Afghanistan. On January 30, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said: "The US goal of transferring the ISIL terrorists to Afghanistan is aimed at creating the justification for its continued deployment in the region and for buttressing the security of the Zionist regime." Indeed, any statement at the level of the Supreme Leader invariably draws attention as sign... more »

America: A Military Nation

Jacob G. Hornberger at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Americans like to think of their country as different from those run by military regimes. They are only fooling themselves. Ever since the federal government was converted into a national-security state after World War II (without a constitutional amendment authorizing the conversion), it has been the Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA that have run the government, just like in countries governed by military dictatorships. Oh sure, the façade is maintained — the façade that is ingrained in all of us in civics or government classes in high school and college: that the ... more »

BREAKING: Everyone knew, Tim Robbins tells Dowd!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018So why didn't anyone speak:* In Sunday's editions, Maureen Dowd finally found her niche. She was reinvented as the New York Times' Hollywood justice reporter. In the Sunday Review, she wrote a giant, sprawling report about Harvey Weinstein based on an interview with Uma Thurman. According to today's page A3, it was "the weekend's most read article." Dowd also wrote a sprawling profile of Tim Robbins on page one of the paper's Sunday Styles section. The Thurman piece ran 2800 words. Including both its parts, the piece with Robbins was slightly longer. ... more »

WATCH: Sheriff Orders Cops to Kill Unarmed Man, They Do, and Sheriff “Loves It”

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: kill] Chilling body cam video has just been released showing a sheriff to order police to kill an unarmed man and they do. The sheriff then says he "loves it" and "thrives on it." The post WATCH: Sheriff Orders Cops to Kill Unarmed Man, They Do, and Sheriff “Loves It” appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

America Hopes to Score Big at One of Asia’s Biggest Airshows

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* As one of the largest defense trade shows in the region, Singapore is an opportune venue to promote U.S. interests in Asian defense market. The United States State Department is at the Singapore air show this week to help U.S. defense contractors to make inroads into the Asian market. “I’m responsible for the conduct of our defense sales across the globe but with particular reference, at least over the next few days, to the Indo-Pacific,” State Department principal deputy assistant secretary for Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Tina Kaidanow t... more »

Reagan Was One of America’s Greatest Communicators. Here’s How He Did It.

Lee Edwards at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Lee Edwards* *Politics, North America* As we celebrate his birthday this week, here are some of the “secrets” of his public speaking. In his 1989 farewell address to the American people, President Ronald Reagan corrected the simplistic notion that he was simply a great communicator by saying: “I wasn’t a great communicator, but I communicated great things,” gathered from “our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in principles that have guided us for two centuries.” But Reagan was, in fact, a superb orator—one of the most inspiring in American politics, at ease with a formal a... more »

What Would a Naval War Between China and India Really Look Like?

Asia Times at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* It would be less climatic than you think. A tense Sino-Indian border standoff last year stirred speculation about what might happen if the two nuclear-armed Asian giants went to war. Beijing and New Delhi have shelved their differences for now, but the potential for a future clash remains. This is nudging military analysts to theorize about the outcome of a possible face-off between Indian and Chinese forces along the Himalayan frontier and on the Indian Ocean. The relevancy of such assessments is heightened by Washington’s pursuit of a new Indo-Paci... more »

China Has Nearly Conquered the South China Sea

Asia Times at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* Leaked close-up images of China's artificially created features and facilities on contested reefs have sparked a firestorm in the Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s rapprochement with China, a gambit that has traded security concessions for economic and investment largesse, has once again been undermined by developments in the South China Sea. Undisclosed sources, most likely from the Philippine defense establishment, gave the *Philippine Daily Inquirer* a new cache of satellite images which show China has virtually completed its mil... more »

Here Is Why South Korea May Be Turning to Russia

East Asia Forum at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*East Asia Forum* *Economics, Asia* Times are changing. In less than thirty years, previously non-existent diplomatic relations between Russia and South Korea have transformed into a formidable economic partnership. As of 2015, South Korea ranked as Russia’s seventh-largest trading partner for exports and imports. Prior to the election of current South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Russia–South Korea commodity turnover was US$15 billion. Moon’s administration wants to double that by 2020. He is not alone in that goal — after the 2017 Eastern Economic Forum (an event that Russia ... more »

Can India and China Both Become Great Powers? (Or Are They Destined to Fight?)

East Asia Forum at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*East Asia Forum* *Security, Asia* Overcoming history might be the key to success. China and India have a complex and prickly relationship: a consequence of geography, history and recent experiences between the two. An unresolved territorial and border dispute led to a brief war between the two countries in October 1962, and the humiliation of India in that confrontation remains part of its collective national memory. This reality shapes India’s response to China’s increasing influence and power in the region today. When it comes to assessing national power, the differing trajec... more »

New Aerial Photos Clearly Show In Great Detail On How Much China Has Militarized The South China Sea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
The surveillance pictures were mostly taken between June and December last year. Photograph: Inquirer.net/Philippine Daily Inquirer *Inquirer.net*: *EXCLUSIVE: New photos show China is nearly done with its militarization of South China Sea* Aerial photographs obtained by Inquirer.net from a source show that China is almost finished transforming seven reefs claimed by the Philippines in the Spratly archipelago into island fortresses, in a bid to dominate the heavily disputed South China Sea. Most of the photos, taken between June and December 2017, were snapped from an altitude of... more »

Latest Space Alert newsletter now online

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
You can read our latest *Space Alert* newsletter by clicking on this link. http://www.space4peace.org/newsletter/Space%20Alert%2036.pdf ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis is talking about using nuclear weapons and pledging to win a war in space. This is a dangerous moment. Hang onto your hat and get organized!

Russian Plane Shootdown & Changing Narratives

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
* What's in a name?* *William Shakespeare understood there was a whole lot to a name. * * Perception managers, marketers and war makers understand there is a whole lot riding on just the right name. * * Two identical cars, one named "Dart". The other named "Drat". Which would you purchase?* *Of course you'd prefer the aerodynamic "Dart" to a frustrating "Drat" Marketers understand this. What's in a name* *"Very often the first piece of information we have about a person is their name. It’s often the first thing you learn about someone and we form judgments about people very rapidly... more »

A fascinating piece of electrical-industrial history

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
A tip o' the hat to Australian reader Snoggeramus for sending me the link to this news report. Excavators in Brisbane have unearthed 134-year-old electrical cables known as "Edison tubes" under a CBD street, revealing the city's earliest power grid. Designed by inventor Thomas Edison, the tubes date back to 1884, when they were laid beneath William Street to supply electricity to the parliamentary precinct. * . . .* Sections of the cables will be housed in London's Science Centre, the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey, Sydney's Powerhouse Museum, Commissariat ... more »

Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
In the lead-up to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 Saddam Hussein gave a series of speeches threatening to attack Israel. The conventional wisdom was that Saddam made these statements to rally the street and assert his leadership in the Arab world. Alex Roberto Hybel and Justin Matthew Kaufman in their book *The Bush Administration and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict* took another view that Saddam was actually trying to decipher Israel’s intentions to make sure his western flank was secure before he went to war with Kuwait. Saddam Hussein made four major speechesfrom Februa... more »

Maldives' Political Crisis Deepens With Opposition Leaders Calling For A Foreign Intervention

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*VOA:* *Ex-Maldives President Calls on India, US to Intervene in New Political Crisis* The Maldives' exiled former president is calling on India and the United States to intervene in his country's political crisis. Mohammed Nasheed issued a statement Tuesday urging India to send an envoy -- backed by its military forces -- to the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago to free imprisoned Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and court Judge Ali Hameed. Saeed and Hameed were arrested earlier Tuesday when security forces stormed the Supreme Court building in the capital, Male, just hours after Preside... more »

This Day In Iraqi History – Feb 6

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1977 Bakr govt put down Shiite protests killing 16 and arresting around 2000 Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and others arrested 1991 Jordan’s King Hussein condemned Saudis for letting Arab land be used to attack Iraq during Gulf War 1999 Guardian reported that Dec 98 Iraqis met with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan Claimed Iraq offered bin Laden asylum 2001 US and UK launched largest air strikes on Iraq in 2 yrs to destroy fiber optic communications system Iraq trying to install 2002 CIA officials told NY Times Iraq not taken part in any a... more »

World News Briefs -- February 6, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Reuters:* *U.N. demands Syria ceasefire as air strikes pound rebel areas* BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Tuesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Syria of at least a month, as heavy air strikes were reported to have killed dozens of people in the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus. Separately, U.N. war crimes experts said they were investigating multiple reports of bombs allegedly containing chlorine gas being used against civilians in the rebel-held towns of Saraqeb in the northwestern province of Idlib and Douma in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs o... more »

Goldman Sachs bankers Cohn and Mnuchin hoodwink Trump and crash the US economy, record plunge in Dow deliberately engineered by their policies to help Democrats win 2018 midterms

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Goldman Sachs and the bankers have sought to kneecap the US economy by inflationary tax policies, feeding into higher interest rates, fears of which, in turn, triggered the largest one day points full in US stock markets yesterday. “US stocks took a further steep plunge on Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping 1,175 […]

Israeli Prime Minister accuses George Soros of being behind protests to thwart deportation of migrants

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
From The Times of Isreal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Jewish billionaire George Soros of funding a widespread campaign against the government’s plan to deport African migrants and asylum-seekers. Netanyahu made the comment about the progressive Hungarian-born businessman during a meeting of ministers from his ruling Likud party, in response to Science Minister […]

CIA and FBI enabled Chinese spies by inaction, enable George Soros to try to murder me too by inaction

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Congressional watchdogs should ask the FBI and CIA to explain why they have left the field to George Soros to constantly attempt murder attempts against me here in Greece with impunity for my reports. I have received zero help from the new CIA chief Mike Pompeo either. If intelligence chiefs brief Donald Trump to suggest otherwise, they […]

Angela Merkel’s Germany enters focus as enabler of North Korea threat

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
North Korea used its embassy in Berlin to procure equipment and technology for its ballistics missiles programme, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has said. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/05/north-korea-used-berlin-embassy-acquire-nuclear-tech-german-spy-chief/306239002/ This is the same Germany which singled out Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joe Dunford for a high honour in January. Globalist Angela Merkel may have been pleased for his […]

Dublin IV regulation would existentially threaten Europe

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
The latest issue of the Klaus Institute Newsletter – which I am still receiving for free, thanks – discusses many important topics. There's a speech by Czech ex-president Klaus about the EU's blunders; Strejček's discussion in what sense Trump is our role model (this article is also related to Dublin IV we will discuss below); Martin Slaný's brutal debunking of the "gender pay gap due to discrimination" myth (he shows tons of statistics proving that the gap is nearly zero whenever we compare commensurable employees etc.); Klaus' eulogy for Rajko Doleček, a famous Czech-Yugoslav TV p... more »

One of Donald Trump's victims is running for the Ohio State Legislature.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *A woman who accused President Trump of sexual misconduct is running for the Ohio state legislature. * *Rachel Crooks, a 35-year-old Democrat, came forward with her accusation against Trump just before the 2016 presidential election. She accused the president of forcibly kissing her when she worked as a receptionist in Trump Tower in 2005. * *“I think my voice should have been heard then, and I'll still fight for it to be heard now,” Crooks told Cosmopolitan, who first reported on her run for office. “Americans are really upset with politics as usual, and I ... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 6, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Rob Mudge, DW*: *US Nuclear Posture Review: A bigger bang for the buck?* The United States has put countering China and Russia, dubbed "revisionist powers," at the center of a new national defense strategy. DW takes a look at what that entails. At the height of the Cold War, the United States and the then-Soviet Union possessed around 70,000 nuclear warheads between them — enough to destroy or poison every square centimeter of inhabited land on Earth several times over. Somewhat ironically, the concept of "mutually assured destruction" (MAD), where... more »

EV Sales Slump In Hong Kong, After Subsidies Withdrawn

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Another reminder that EVs cannot compete without govt subsidies: Data from Hong Kong´s Transport Department shows Tesla sales fell to just 32 between April and December 2017, a dramatic decline from the near 2,000 sales notched up over the same period of 2016. The removal of tax incentives in Hong […]

FISH AND FROGMARCH: Four out of five mainstream critics agree!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018Part 2—No cartoon left behind:* Stating the obvious, some major mainstream film critics loved and admired Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-nominated film, The Shape of Water. At least two major mainstream critics selected The Shape of Water as the best film of the year. (Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal; Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times.) At the New York Times, A. O. Scott's review appears beneath an upbeat headline: *‘The Shape of Water’ Is Altogether Wonderful* Scott included The Shape of Water on a list of eleven films comprising his "second... more »

The sorrows of empire

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Chalmers Ashby Johnson (August 6, 1931 – November 20, 2010) was an American author and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He served in the Korean War, was a consultant for the CIA from 1967 to 1973, and chaired the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley from 1967 to 1972. He was also president and co-founder with Steven Clemons of the Japan Policy Research Institute (now based at the University of San Francisco), an organization promoting public education about Japan and Asia. He wrote numerous books including, most recentl... more »

A Long History

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Leaders in the West are appallingly ignorant of Africa and its history. Donald Trump is. But he's not the only western ignoramus. Gerry Caplan writes: Canadians need to learn this lesson pretty badly too, as former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman demonstrated some time back. Setting forth on an official visit to Kenya, Mr. Lastman fretted publicly about the cannibals he was certain he'd bump into on the continent. Men like Trump and Lastman blame Africans for the problems they face. But they know nothing of that continent's history: The slave trade robbed Africa of 12 million of its m... more »

New "Grassley" Memo Exposes More on Coup Against Trump; Stakes Are War or New Paradigm of Development

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 15 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180206-new-grassley-memo.pdf Yesterday morning, yet more damaging revelations came out on the attempted coup against the U.S. Presidency, from the release of an eight-page memorandum, by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa,) Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees the FBI. Though highly redacted, this document, covering the 2016 Presidential election period, reports that the Clinton campaign shopped anti-Trump charges from an unknown foreign source, into the Obama State Department, from which the charges were then shopped to "ex"-British spy ... more »

Turkish-backed rebels showoff new hilltop captured in Afrin (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels seized a new point inside the Afrin region of Aleppo this week after a fierce battle with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). Led by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels were able to take control of Height 1027 in northwest Afrin, opening a new […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Islamist rebels strike bus carrying civilians in Damascus, 3 killed

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – The Islamist rebels launched a number of mortar shells and rockets into Damascus, today, causing several casualties in the process. In one particular attack, three civilians were killed and eight others were injured when Islamist rebels in the East Ghouta fired a missile at a bus located inside the Old […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

YPG spokesperson confirms reinforcements traveled through government lines to Afrin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:05 P.M.) – The Spokesperson for the People’s Protection Units (YPG), Sipan Hamo, stated on Tuesday that the Syrian government has allowed the Kurdish-led reinforcements through their lines recently. Hamo continued that the Syrian government is providing both food and medical supplies to the Afrin region of Aleppo, adding that he hopes the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Fierce clashes breakout between Israeli forces, Palestinians in Jenin

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Jenin in West Bank was scene of clashes between protesters and Israeli forces as the bloody remains of Ahmad Jarrar, a 22-year old Palestinian allegedly responsible for January murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach, were retrieved by the demonstrators on Tuesday. Protesters threw stones at Israeli forces as they responded by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army’s Tiger Forces score mammoth advance against ISIS in northwest Syria as terrorist pocket implodes

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Elite forces of the Syrian Arab Army have scored another mammoth advance against ISIS, the second in a single day, across territories held by the terrorist group in the country’s northwest. Moments ago, military-affiliated sources reported that assault units of the Syrian Army’s elite Tiger Forces Division seized another 29 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lebanon lashes out at Israeli ‘threats’ over border wall

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri have lashed out at “Israeli threats,” they described as a “direct threat to stability” in the border area. According to a joint statement, the officials have agreed to act on regional and international levels to prevent the Jewish state to build a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Dozens of Saudi Coalition fighters killed by Houthi forces in western Yemen

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 P.M.) – The Houthis reported on Tuesday that their forces destroyed at least 20 vehicles belonging to the Saudi-led Coalition in the Ta’iz Governorate of western Yemen. According to the report from the Houthis, their forces targeted the 20 military vehicles while the Saudi-led Coalition attempted to advance inside the Mocha District […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Russian Su-25 pilot killed in Syria returned to Russia

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:19 P.M.) – The body of a Russian Aerospace Forces combat pilot who was killed whilst inside Syrian rebel-held territory has been returned to Russia according to defense authorities. Moments ago, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that the body of Russian Su-25 pilot Roman Filipov was returned to Russia following successful efforts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US to cutoff aid to all rebel groups not fighting ISIS

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:05 P.M.) – The United States (U.S.) will cutoff all aid to the rebel groups that are not fighting the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, the U.S. Defense Department Spokesperson, Eric Pahon, told Turkey-based Hurriyet Daily News on Tuesday. “Those fighting with us are members of the Syrian opposition who have passed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Syrian Army tank hunter team hit by militant TOW missile strike in south Aleppo

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – On either Sunday or Monday, militants of the Faylaq al-Sham rebel group used an American-built TOW missile to strike a Syrian Arab Army anti-tank team which they located atop a building near the town of Tal Mamu in the southern countryside of Aleppo province. For its part, the Syrian Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iran accuses US of transferring ISIS from Syria, Iraq to Afghanistan

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
The accusations come in wake of the announcement made by the Pentagon the day before, saying that the US would move troops to Afghanistan from Iraq. Chief of Iranian General Staff Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri has accused the US of transferring Daesh terrorists to Afghanistan after the jihadist group’s defeats in Syria and Iraq. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian opposition activists accuse gov’t of killing 33 people in East Ghouta

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:05 P.M.) – The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) accused the Syrian government forces on Tuesday of killing several people in the East Ghouta region of Damascus. According to the SOHR report, the Syrian Arab Air Force’s (SyAAF) airstrikes on the east Damascus suburbs of Harasta, Arbeen, Zamalka, ‘Ayn Tarma, and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia calls on Turkey to help return body of fallen pilot

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
The Russian Defense Ministry has asked Turkey for assistance in obtaining all debris of the Sukhoi-25 jet downed in Syria last weekend. “The Russian Defense Ministry has dispatched a request to Turkey for assistance in obtaining all debris of the Russian jet Sukhoi-25, down by terrorists on February 3 with a man-portable missile in air […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia: Weapons uncovered as leading officials detained in Dagestan (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained acting Prime Minister of the Russian Republic of Dagestan, Abdusamad Gamidov, on suspicion of embezzling funds allocated for social programmes in Makhachkala on Monday. Acting Deputy Prime Ministers, Shamil Isaev and Raudin Usufov, as well as Dagestan’s former Minister of Education and Science, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Latest battlefield update from northeast Hama – map

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has scored another big advance inside the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate this week, liberating another half dozen towns from the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army was able to breakthrough another line of defense for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Iranian air force cargo plane drops supplies to besieged Shi’ite towns in Syria’s Idlib

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – A cargo plane of the Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (initially mistaken for a Russian aircraft, explanation note in bold below) has been spotted on camera dropping supplies to two predominately Shi’ite towns in Idlib province that have long-since been besieged by sectarian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kurdish forces strike back against Turkish-backed rebels, retake town in Afrin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) struck back against the Turkish-backed rebels in the northern countryside of the Afrin region, today, scoring a new advance after a short battle. According to pro-YPG media, their forces managed to retake the town of Hajj Bilal after overrunning the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Erdogan: US presence in Syria’s Manbij aimed against Turkey, Russia, Iran

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
In January, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara would not limit its precautionary measures against Kurdish fighters to Syria’s Afrin but could move to Manbij, where the US has some 2,000 of its military personnel deployed. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the United States should leave Syria’s Manbij in Aleppo province […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Polish President to Sign Controversial Holocaust Bill

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The office of Polish President Andrzej Duda said he will announce his decision on whether to sign legislation penalizing statements about the Holocaust.

House Committee Votes to Release Democrats’ Classified Memo

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The president now has five days to decide whether to allow the material's publication.

All Signs Indicate That It Is Going To Be A Rough Day At The Stock Market Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange just after the opening bell, March 8, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson *CNBC: **US stock futures point to a third day of big losses, global markets plunge* * Dow futures were indicating a roughly 540 point drop at the open. * On Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 1,175.21 points to close down at 24,345.75 —having briefly declined more than 1,500 points during the session. * Oil prices and bitcoin futures came under sharp pressure as the global sell-off continued to drag on sentiment Traders work on the floor of the N... more »

Pirates Lose Control Of An Indian Oil Tanker Off The Coast Of Western Africa

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
We are delighted to report that the MT Marine Express, which was hijacked by pirates on Feb 1, is now back under the command of the captain & crew since ~04:00 SG time today. All crew members are reported to be safe & well & the cargo intact. We thank you all for your well wishes — Anglo-Eastern (@angloeasterngrp) February 6, 2018 *FOX News:* *Pirates lose control of Indian oil tanker as crew regains command* The crew of an Indian-owned oil tanker that vanished Thursday off the coast of the West African country of Benin has regained control of the ship after it was hijacked by pi... more »

Top Palestinian Official Tells US Ambassador To U.N. Nikki Haley To 'Shut Up'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Saeb Erekat *The Independent:* *Palestinian peace negotiator tells US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley to 'shut up' over Abbas criticism* *Saeb Erekat accuses US ambassador of calling 'for overthrowing the democratically elected Palestinian president'* A Palestinian peace negotiator has told the US envoy to the United Nations to "shut up" with her criticism of Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority. Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, attacked Nikki Haley for her criticis... more »

U.S. Rules Of Engagement In Afghanistan Have Definitely Changed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
U.S. airmen prepare a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it leaves on a mission at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Josh Smith *WNU Editor*: I noticed the following claim in this report .... *Official: US Drone Kills 26 Taliban in Eastern Afghanistan* (VOA). *.... An Afghan official says two U.S. drone strikes this week hit a building where dozens of Taliban were meeting in southeastern province of Ghazni, killing 26 insurgents and wounding 22.He says among those killed was a senior commander, known only as Aqhani, who ran the insurgency in Ghazni province... more »

America's Evolving Nuclear Strategy

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
With Washington and most Americans being distracted with "The Memo", it was an interesting choice of timing to release the final version of the Department of Defense's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). Let's look at one interesting aspect of America's evolving use of nuclear weaponry. Before we dig into the details of the NPR, let's look at what the report has to say about Russia's non-strategic nuclear modernization program: "*Russia is modernizing an active stockpile of up to 2,000 non-strategic nuclear weapons, including those employable by ships, planes, and ground forces. These i... more »

UnPacked Shorts – Why are we so pessimistic?

James Coney at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 16 hours ago
In this UnPacked short, Peter Franklin is joined by Katie Harrison and Tim Montgomerie to discuss whether the world is getting worse – or is it just that our outlook is too negative? Read the UnPacked text behind the short here. The post UnPacked Shorts – Why are we so pessimistic? appeared first on UnHerd.

Hawaii Emergency Worker Threatened After Misleading Photo

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
Jeffrey Wong told The Associated Press he quickly learned how cruel the internet can be: "A lot of anger, a lot of ignorance came out as a result of that."

Global Stocks Tumble as Wall Street Braces for More Losses

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
A wild day for U.S. markets resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years.

IN ATTACKING THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION, ARE REPUBLICANS MAKING A CATEGORY ERROR?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Republicans backed the release of the Devin Nunes memo even though they knew, or should have known, that its most dramatic claims would be swiftly debunked. That's happening now: Republican leaders are acknowledging that the FBI disclosed the political origins of a private dossier the bureau cited in an application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, undermining a controversial GOP memo released Friday.... “Neither the initial application in October 2016, nor any of the renewals, disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign, or any party/campaign in... more »

U.S. Intensifying Air Strikes In Northern Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a nighttime mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2017. *VOA:* *US Expands Anti-Taliban Airstrikes to Northern Afghanistan* ISLAMABAD — The U.S. military says a new anti-Taliban air campaign has been expanded to northern Afghanistan near the border with China and Tajikistan to destroy insurgent revenue sources, training facilities and support networks. The airstrikes began in November under President Donald Trump’s new Afghan war strategy and initially focused on Taliban-linked narcotics producing labs in th... more »

Top U.S. And Chinese Diplomats To Meet Next Week To Discuss North Korea And Trade

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi and U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson (YouTube) *SCMP:* *China sends top envoy to US as trade war looms and North Korea risks a bloody nose* Top Chinese and US diplomats will meet later this week as a trade war looms and tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme continue to strain relations between Beijing and Washington. Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi will be in the United States on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang announced late on M... more »

More Threats Between North Korea And The U.S.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Reuters:* *U.S. and North Korea trade warnings on nuclear strikes* GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that North Korea may be only months away from being able to strike the U.S. mainland with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile, while Pyongyang said Washington was considering a pre-emptive strike against it. The clash came at the United Nations-sponsored Conference on Disarmament days after the Trump administration said it will expand its nuclear capability. U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood, addressing the Geneva forum, also warned that arsenals in China a... more »

Do standards protect residents from wind turbine noise, Illinois?

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
“Schomer testified he’s spent over 50 years working as an acoustician, dedicating the last decade to researching wind turbine noise. He currently serves as the Emeritus Chairman of the Acoustical Society of America. Project opponent Ted Hartke asked Schomer whether … Continue reading →

The real zeroes of the future?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
The Z-man considers automation, people who can't work even if they want to, universal basic income, and its income on inflation. All those things are very important, and you should go read what he has to say. The real sting in his article comes in the tail. The truth is, the zeroes that our rulers will be forced to address are zero population growth and zero TFR among the surplus populations. For example, you could fix Baltimore in a generation with mandatory Norplant for the underclass. A generation of childless females means the last generation of 80 IQ residents with a propens... more »

So yesterday Dr. Larry Nassar was sentenced to another 40 to 125 years in prison.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of NBC News: *Larry Nassar, the former Olympic gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor accused of molesting 265 girls and women over two decades, was sentenced to another 40 to 125 years in prison on Monday for molesting three of the victims under the guise of medical treatment. * *Eaton County Court Judge Janice Cunningham said she didn't believe Nassar — who as recently as last month was claiming his invasive pelvic procedures were not sexual — was truly remorseful.* *"I'm not convinced that you truly understand that what you did was wrong and the devastating i... more »

What Does An Electoral Wave Mean In Practical Terms? And How Badly Will Trump Hurt Congressional Candidates?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
According to a Gallup survey released a week ago, Trump's overall jon approval is 38% and his disapproval is 56%. What does that tell us for the midterms 9 months from now? Not all that much, primarily because despite Trump's overall poor showing, it's in states that senators and governors are elected and in congressional districts where House members are reelected, not nationally. Fortunately, Gallup did a breakdown by state as well, Now, remember, historically, the less popular a president, the worse his party does at the polls. Let me list all their findings by state-- from sma... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*Video: Leftist Students Busted Hating on Obama Speech* It's John Jay College students' turn to share in the embarrassing State of the Union spotlight. Campus Reform recently inquired into what NYU college students thought about Trump’s State of the Union address before it even happened. Oops. Now it’s John Jay College students’ turn to share in the embarrassing spotlight. Campus Reform wondered what they thought about some statements from Trump’s SOTU. (Hint: They weren’t favorable.) There was just one little wrinkle — they weren’t Trump’s words; they were excerpts from Obama.... more »

Failure to Clap During Government Speeches is Now Considered Treason in America

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: treason] Failure to applaud the ostensible achievements of the White House is not only unpatriotic according to the president, but it is now tantamount to treason. The post Failure to Clap During Government Speeches is Now Considered Treason in America appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Many of the world’s coasts would become unviable if Antarctic ice continues to melt into sea* *This is just prophecy. Despite the slight warming over the last century or so, sea levels in many places have FALLEN. Listen to an expert on the subject* MELTING ice poses one of the greatest threats to the modern world, a top Australian climate change professor has warned. UNSW Sydney professor Matthew England is one of six keynote speakers at an international conference which kicked off in Sydney yesterday. The international gathering is seeking to address climate change and in pa... more »

Families of IRA Hyde Park bombing victims granted legal aid per BBC News who manage not to mention the words Labour or Blair

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
This BBC report on some IRA bombing victims getting legal aid to pursue a claim against a suspected IRA bomber manages not to mention the colour of the government that gave immunity to the on the runs, nor to mention the name of the Prime Minister. The closest that the BBC report gets is this mealy-mouthed comment: 'This scheme was agreed with the UK government but not disclosed to the public.' That's the joy of reading the BBC news pages, bias is in report after report. The BBC report is here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42954540

5 things to know about North and South Korea

Ji-Young Lee, Assistant Professor, American University School of International Service at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 18 hours ago
North and South Korea explained in five questions and answers.

Have I Lost It? Promoting Medical Exemptions is not “Pro-Mandate”: No Litmus Test for Vaccine Risk Awareness

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By James Lyons-Weiler I thank Leslie Manookian for sharing her ideas on her interpretation of my article “As States Push for Reason and Rationality, New York Times Goes Over the Edge, Calls for Mandatory Death for a Genetic Minority”. I...

To start your day here is Carter Page, while working on the Trump campaign, in Moscow undermining America's foreign policy while praising Putin's.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
NEW: I just found this video of Carter Page in Moscow, Russia speaking in support of Vladimir Putin, while working on the Trump campaign. He calls the American international affairs strategy "hostile," then goes on to talk about the "failure of US analysts & leaders" #TrumpRussia pic.twitter.com/LE2T6mMrcC — Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 5, 2018 Yeah I have no idea why the federal courts authorized all of those FISA warrants, do you?

ISIS carries out assault on Syrian Army near ancient city in east Homs

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – Islamic State forces have raided positions of the Syrian Arab Army near an ancient city in eastern Homs province. The attack was conducted out of a large desert area that is yet to be cleared of ISIS. On Monday, local opposition sources reported that an ISIS raiding party assaulted Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Jihadists unleash tank bomb attack against Syrian Army in east Idlib

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 P.M.) – On Monday, jihadist rebels launched an assault against the Syrian Arab Army in eastern Idlib province. The opening phase of the operation saw Al-Qaeda affiliate group Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham attempt to burst open government lines around the town of Tal Sultan with a suicide vehicle bomb attack. According to weapons […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Intense fighting breaks out in east Damascus as the Syrian Army, Islamist rebels trade attacks

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:05 A.M.) – A series of intense clashes have broke out in the eastern part of Damascus, today, following a fierce exchange of hostilities last night. According to a military source inside Damascus, the Syrian Arab Army and Islamist rebels are engaged in heavy combat inside the Harasta suburb, as the former attempts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Elite Syrian Army forces expel ISIS from 16 towns in lighting dash across northwest Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:09 A.M.) – Elite forces of the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups have made a record push against ISIS across territories held by the terrorist group in the country’s northwest, capturing some 16 towns in just a matter of hours. Moments ago, military-affiliated sources reported that the Syrian Army – led […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Yemeni pro-government forces capture first major town in Hodeideh province

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:25 A.M.) – The UAE-backed Southern Resistance forces seized their first major town in Yemen’s Hodeideh Governorate after an intense battle with the Houthis. According to pro-government media, the Southern Resistance forces captured the important crossroad town of Hays in the southern part of the Hodeideh Governorate, giving them axis to this important […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Rebels run away from recently captured town in east Idlib as Syrian Army repels latest Islamist assault

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:05 A.M.) – Islamist rebels have promptly abandoned their latest gains in eastern Idlib province that were made during a short-lived offensive against the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries. According to opposition sources, armed rebel groups have abandoned Tal Sultan in Idlib’s eastern countryside back to the control of the Syrian Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iran calls on Turkey to end their Afrin offensive

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 A.M.) – The Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Bahram Ghasemi, called on Turkey, Monday, to end their two and a half week long offensive in the Afrin region of northern Syria. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi made the remarks in his weekly press conference on Monday, adding “Ankara needs to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkey announces that one soldier has been killed in Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
The Turkish military has announced that one soldier had been killed and five others wounded in a rocket and mortar attack by militants while setting up observation points in Syria’s Idlib. Turkish forces responded with retaliatory fire, the statement reads, while not specifying, who the militants behind the attack were. On Monday, the Turkish forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish forces will not interfere with Al-Qaeda’s rule over large town in Syria’s Aleppo – opposition sources

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – Turkish Army officers and other ranks stationed at Al-Eis – a large rebel-held town in the southern countryside of Syria’s Aleppo province – are to not interfere in any capacity with the rule of a powerful Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate group over it according to opposition sources. Opposition sources report that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army storms ISIL’s last positions inside northeast Hama

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate this morning after a successful assault to start the week. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last positions inside the terrorist group’s large pocket located […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lieberman’s recent comments reflect Israel’s true intentions: Aoun to Greek DM

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 A.M.) – Lebanese President Michel ‘Aoun met with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos at the Ba’abda palace on Monday to discuss several topics, including the ongoing issues with Israel regarding the Mediterranean oil. The Lebanese President slammed the recent remarks by Israel’s Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, claiming that his words represent Israel’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russia to unveil bird-like reconnaissance drone

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shaped like a bird and designed for reconnaissance missions will be shown along with other latest developments at the Zhukovsky-Gagarin Air Force Academy on Innovations Day this week, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday. The participants in the event will demonstrate their latest and promising innovations in the field of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

"Anyone Who Isn't Confused..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
"Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation." - Edward R. Murrow

The Last Story from CH

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
My friend, identified as "CH", has since passed away and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He rose to the rank of Colonel in the US Army. He was also an area expert in East Asia and more particularly in China. He was *home based* in East Asia Division but he also worked in the Near East At one point in time he was a body double of the Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi (Shah of Iran) when there had been a plot against the Shah's life. (Imagine a country boy from Arkansas as the Shah's double...let that sink in.) He was a devoted father, a good husband, whose wife worked for CIA as d... more »

SPIES - KIRIAKOU, REILLY, KERR

Anon at Aangirfan - 20 hours ago
*1. *Former CIA agent *John Kiriakou* has revealed that *the CIA provides children to the elites for sex.* According to Kiriakou, *Donald Trump* has not only continued his predecessor's crackdown on whistleblowers, but ramped up the effort. 'Trump intensified war on whistleblowers'. Google is hiding this post entitled: *THE CIA RUNS THE PEDOPHILE RINGS* *Georgi Rosenblum, aka Sidney Reilly* *2. Georgi Rosenblum*, aka* Sidney Reilly*, was a British spy. Reilly (Rosenblum) liked to hint of his connections to the 'Occult Octopus,' which may be the Kosher Nostra. Reilly 'spied for... more »

“NASA: Humans Are Born Creative Geniuses, Then Schools Dumb Us Down”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“NASA: Humans Are Born Creative Geniuses, * *Then Schools Dumb Us Down”* by Sean Adl-Tabatabai “Scientists at NASA claim that humans are born with a natural flare for creativity and innate intelligence which eventually gets eroded away once they enter the education system. At TEDxTuscon, Dr. George Land told his audience about a creativity test he developed for NASA scientists, that allowed them to measure the creative potential of school children. Ideapod.com reports: The scientists gave the test to 1,600 children between the ages of 4 and 5. What they found shocked them. This is... more »

this look so cool - Han Solo - teaser trailer

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 20 hours ago
I thought we were in trouble for a second there, but it's all good....

“A Quandary”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“A Quandary”* by James Howard Kunstler "It is the super-duper quandary of the moment: choose between the oafish, charmless, and possibly not-so-stable-genius Leader-of-the-Free-World… and a security state that will do *whatever it takes* to get rid of him, for instance, engineering a nationwide hysteria over Russia. Has anyone else noticed how odd it is that the so-called “Resistance” has all along included the state security apparatus in its every sordid iteration - the CIA, the NSA, the FBI, and God knows how many others among the touted “seventeen security agencies” who suppose... more »

“4 Ways to Make Your Brain Work Better”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“4 Ways to Make Your Brain Work Better”* By Chris Mooney “You're a busy person. Keeping up with your job, plus your life, has you constantly racing. It doesn't help that when working, you're distracted not only by your mobile devices, but also by your computer. You average 10 tabs open in your browser at any one time, and you compulsively click amongst them. One's your email, which never stops flowing in. At the end of the day, you sleep less than you know you should, but as you tell yourself, there's just never enough time. If this is how you live, then Maria Konnikova has a simp... more »

The Kenneth Arnold Files: Part III - Venusian Encounters...Thinking Outside the Box

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
What comes out of this is that we have a human derived population on Venus in deep habitats at the least. From what we do know, this is the only place safe to build. To that extent it conforms and does not demand a cool inner surface. Again we are presented a plausible variation we can live with. Do recall that mankind emerged as such about 45000 BP and evolved modernity until abandoning Earth in advance of the Pleistocene nonconformity around 12950 BP. Thus they were in position to establish colonies on all other planets of this particular type. I too dismissed a Venus pop... more »

Are Fossils Linked to the Legendary Kraken

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
We have seen this material before but it is worth revisiting. What i want to note is that the idea that a given carnivore is larger than others does not mean that it actually dominates at all. After all a Kraken can take on most whales, so a food supply has never been a problem. It is also pretty clear that it takes it time devouring any large carcass and essentially finishes it. Yet the population could be comparatively small. This aspect applies to most if not almost all carnivores lacking a convenient herd to follow. The game will often simply not be there. Our own wo... more »

Anesthetics found to do more than simply induce sleep

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This study provides a deeper understanding of what is going on and it is not good news. The negative effects are real and become apparent among the vulnerable. This needs successful protocols to obviate those effects. Random rewiring of your brain is no desired outcome. . *.* *Anesthetics found to do more than simply induce sleep* *Rich Haridy * *January 9th, 2018* *A new study has uncovered how a general anesthetic disrupts connectivity between parts of the brain resulting in a strange form of unconsciousness(Credit: kalinovsky/Depositphotos)V* *Despite the widespread use... more »

The Full Text of the Nunes Memo

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Firstly, there is nothing in this memo that i did not already know or at least surmised. What this does is attach those hands to the smoking gun. That the magic dossier was used in this manner was extremely reckless as it was an obvious fraud from the first sniff. That no other option was available is certainly telling. In fact, that so much was paid out for it alone informs us that serious fabrication costs were involved. A tenth as much would otherwise have worked. In the event, the record shows that the leaders of the FBI, the DOJ and the DNC conspired and colluded to gener... more »

DNC Unraveling

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
In the meantime disastrous news regarding actions during the 2016 campaign continue to blow back any attempts to move forward. In fact the idiotic campaign against Trump after the election has only served to continue the diminishment of the Democrat brand. Supporters need to at least forget 2016 in order to refresh for the fights to come. Instead we have had constant reminders, now capped with a nightmare scandal that will now dominate politics right through the mid terms. In fact the State of the Union allowed Trump to lay out his achievements for forty minutes before promisi... more »

January 21, 2018 Eyesight Problems Aren’t Caused by Aging with Dr Sears

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
It is all about sunshine and that is a problem that is difficult to resolve with our modern world. We really need to rethink just how we work with sunshine. That it is the cause of vision problems is actually shocking. We also need to understand the blue light phenomena and just how real it might be. It may well be specific wavelengths that need address. . *Eyesight Problems Aren’t Caused by Aging!* *Al Sears, MD* *11905 Southern Blvd.* *Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411* *January 21, 2018* *How the “Tribe of Ageless Eyes” found deep in the Amazon rainforest holds the secret to r... more »

Paul Hill’s Interstellar Travel in “Unconventional Flying Objects”

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Gravity control was achieved before 1955 by American Science. It then went black. Our present day large triangular 'UFO's are the outcome of that line of work. They are already operational for thirty years at least. They rely on jet engines to build velocity but inertial lag is massively reduced. As i have posted, i now understand the underlying science here and what they have from 1955 is good enough today. An actual inertial drive is possible but demands serious engineering design before it is operational. That is why it is not yet in evidence. So called wormhole trave... more »

QAnon Update February 1

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: QAnon Update February 1] Sharing the raw data here. This is the directed leak from the military intel which helps direct the interpretation of the information out there and prepares the alternate media for what is coming Right now, it looks like this whole operation will be completely successful. This is because the opponent has obviously lost communication security. Every counter move has been identified and countered. Certainly earlier several attempted to flee. In the meantime key individuals have been treated to catch and release which stirs up the confederates. ... more »

Abductions and Alien Contact

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
My own journey on this issue has been skeptical and confounded. Now that i have a deep understanding of our physics, i can understand what has been reported and acept it at face value as a reasonable explanation of the observers experience. This item finally provides a scenario underlying the phenomena. We are seeing a deliberate effort to provide a hybrid population able to also live on earth. This may well be a good thing but leaves the topic of the form of our civilization off the table. It happens to be far too easy to expect the worst, yet a local presence demands coexi... more »

Stop Calling It an Opioid Crisis

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
In the State of the Union Address, Trump vowed a renewed assault on the opiod problem and really it is the Mexican Heroin trade. In fairness though this integrates naturally with his assault on illegal immigrant gangs causing problems in the USA. True reform will mean adopting the approach of Portugal. However, the first rule is to win the war at hand first before you start a second war. His War with the Deep State is in full swing but secret. External wars are of a scale to be called sideshows and while important are not too demanding. We have at least another year of the cu... more »

Fintech startups took nearly a third of all African venture funding in 2017

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Not too surprising when the population remains modestly served even with the boom in mobile banking. A five fold increase is easily predicted and implimented. All this of course leads to a rapid expansion of other markets and that will drive future investments.. On balance, good governance is slowly emerging in Africa and expanding communication and internal trade will speed that process. We of course hear about local disasters and never about the rest. *Fintech startups took nearly a third of all African venture funding in 2017* * Written by* *Samira Sadeque * *January 1... more »

Deep State Accounts Frozen

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The single most important glue holding the deep state conspiracy together will be discovered to be the global Pediophile conspiracy which happens to be the only natural conspiracy that can be sustained. As of a few days ago, the number of sealed indictments reached 13,600. Those numbers surely reflect pediophilia in particular. These indictments are posted to lock in date stamps but will not likely involve local justice system at all. What must be happening is that military inteligence is processing all the captured NSA data published a year ago as well as further data captured... more »

The Medusaceratops Mystery

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: The Medusaceratops Mystery] A reminder just how difficult it is to sort out truth from a bone bed. Often it turns out that our entire knowledge of a given species derives from just one such bone bed as well. The take home is that most of this received knowledge is actually tentative as hell. It is like having a single witness. You really have to be lucky. After all, my own efforts start with at least twenty eyeballs for an excellent reason. It is that first impressions are often useful but short on defined detail because the second take will often focus on one detail a... more »

Raising Millionaires’ Taxes Will Drive Them Away

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I find it astonishing that forty years after economics introduced and popularized the Laffer curve along with supporting meta statistics, that it remains possible to see its opposite as a useful strategy. It is obviously easy to sell to the voter. I find it telling that after twenty solid years of Reaganomics and 4 percent continuous growth, we still find that tax creep had inflicted its damage and growth had fallen back to 2 percent at best. We can blame other causes of convenience of course, but the meta stats say this and that Trump found so much to cut tells the story be... more »

What technology do modern day nuclear bunkers have?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Some valuable information here. Provided you survive the initial explosion, you then have to survive in deep shelter for two weeks before it is safe to walk away. Thus any type of shelter needs only two weeks of sustainability. If you did not survive you were too close. Also recall that a giant flash means you run to get underground and protected. There is a nasty shock wave on the way. . Cellars and underground parking is basically good enough if you prevent circulating air and that should be no problem in that case Somewhat like the response to a tsunami or general area ... more »

The Uniqueness of Western Law

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
We need to recall that the Jewish community in the first century were very much enthusiastically adopting Hellenistic culture and had been for over two centuries. Al this ultimately set the terms of reference for the rise of Christianity itself and its idea of personal salvation. There is really nothing quite like it and been literally a mass of thought, it cannot be easily pinned down with a few simple words. Recall also while so called leftists have been playing disturbing games in the universities, India applies Western law with pride and China has also fully adopted the who... more »

Apple will pay $38 billion in tax and repatriate about $250 billion

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This was predictable but it is good to see it happening. You must understand that their richest market remains the USA and it makes ample sense to invest here once the global tax burden is at least equalized. We have essentially force fed both China and India enough to see them becoming significant markets in their own right. Now we will; demand fair trade and that will be Trump's portfolio going forward. Of course the USA will need to clean up its own act as well, particularly in the area of agricultural subsidies. The USA expansion is steadily gathering steam and this wil... more »

A US-Turkish Clash in Syria?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
As I have posted before, resolution of this conflict now it has been unleashed is difficult. Worse we have several plausible scenarios which are not lasting solutions so long as the present is driven by Islamic informed ethnic conflict. Right now it is a Great P ower cockpit. The first question to ask is whether the solution desired by others a real problem for the USA? The protection of Israel and Jordon appears secure enough. We surely can deal with the Assads if it came to that as they have no real interest in attacking Israel. The Kurds need a defined homeland and that sh... more »

Geneticists identify probable microbe that killed 80% of Mexico’s population

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This disease ravished the Americas top to bottom, excepting perhaps the Pacific Northwest. Inn fact when i first got this blog started i did some calculations particularly in light of the obvious huge amazonian population and concluded that the whole population of the Americas could well have approached 100,000,000 and that it was far better to err on the upside. At least we now know what it was. Considering that the Norse also were in contact for at least five centuries prior to the Spanish onset, and that we have an unexplained decline or die off long before, it may well turn o... more »

A Kanza town on the Ocmulgee River in Georgia

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
*[image: A Kanza town on the Ocmulgee River in Georgia]* This gives us another date and that is 1237 AD for the Samalas Super volcano. The little ice age would then have lasted 600 years which is not likely. Other volcanoes also caused trouble, but we know a real comparable blew in Indonesia back in the nineteenth century and that this was close by Samalas. Problem is that the comparable generated poor weather for a couple of years and that was it. Thus i do discount volcanoes on the Equator as been particularly problematic. Instead i give more credence to something on ... more »

Deep neural network models score higher than humans in reading and comprehension test

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is actually nonsense and only asks if you can stick together enough source to answer a directed question. what i want to see is the text to be processed and then see a finite list of say ten inferences from the text and relating to an external body of knowledge. That is a far better definition of reading comprehension. Been able to discover that there are four bobsey twins is hardly enough or comprehension that we can actually respect.. *Deep neural network models score higher than humans in reading and comprehension test* *"Update your AGI predictions"--- Prof. Ro... more »

Dark Energy Survey spots remains of 11 galaxies devoured by the Milky Way

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I do not trust the explanation given at all but it is a starting point. Yet we do live inside a bubble of dark matter and that dark matter behaves like a non compressible fluid that carries almost all the gravity. Thus it may be possible to detect stay behind bubbles as the visible matter is drawn down into the larger galaxy. Those bubbles may well be restricted to stars alone and this appears possible as stars are short lived against the age of a galaxy. A better explanation for those streamers of stars though could well be a resonance wave passing through dark matter and tri... more »

GM hopes to put driverless Cruise AV on roads in 2019

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Here it is. Mass production. Once we see a million cars on the road we will have real statistics to talk about and any remaining bugs worked out of the software. Definitely good for the urban environment were lapses of attention are quickly punished but where crashes are usually survivable. Just as clearly this software is now enabling pilot-less air transport as well. Let me make this clear. The driver and the pilot is on the way to been fully replaced. They will still be there sitting in an office with the capacity to intervene as we do with drones. However the day of a... more »

American Counter Revolution against Fascist Takeover.

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
In two days we will have the State of the Union Address. There is a high probability that Trump will choose that venue to announce at least some of what has been undertaken to stop cold what has been discovered to be a twenty year program to put the USA under a Fascist authoritarian government. This program was hatched around placing Obama in the presidency by the NWO and their allies within the US government. Obama had the first eight years and Clinton was expected to finish it. I do want to say this is inspired by leftovers of Nazism and other allies of convenience. That may... more »

London shares hit lowest level since 2016 but BBC News report fairly

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
Last night I assumed that the BBC would report on the stock market reversals by blaming Trump and Brexit, and by spreading alarm. In fact this morning, the lead BBC report is pretty fair and responsible. 'European markets have followed Asian markets lower on Tuesday as investors continue to dump stocks following the biggest US market fall for six years. London, Frankfurt and Paris all fell sharply when they opened on Tuesday with losses of up to 3%. In the US overnight the Dow lost 4.6%. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 4.7%. The falls follow some good years for investors. In 201... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* Fox "News" and Señor Trumpanzee are partners now, and both have a semi-silent partner named Vlad Putin. The circle of sell-out is complete. Both FOX and Trump have pushed their Goebbels-style pathological lying across new boundaries into new dimensions of absurdity and incredulity, and they'll keep pushing those boundaries as far as they can, until a breaking point is reached and the lies are so preposterous that even the most gullible and naive start thinking about and questioning the bullshit. But, therein lies the basic problem: Millions love the bullshit. They eager... more »

Cash or jail: Israel gives ultimatum to African migrants

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 23 hours ago
Migrants are being offered some cash and a plane ticket to sub-saharan Africa, which they will either accept or face jail time More The post Cash or jail: Israel gives ultimatum to African migrants appeared first on The Duran.

YouTube to flag government propaganda

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 23 hours ago
Users will notice a new label on content posted by publicly funded organizations More The post YouTube to flag government propaganda appeared first on The Duran.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Asian stocks plunge after a record-breaking loss on Wall Street, extending global rout https://t.co/7ghdqHwNWc pic.twitter.com/kbFyVSU6d8 — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 6, 2018 #UPDATE The Maldives' top judge is arrested as security forces storm the Supreme Court at dawn https://t.co/C1PL0COA4W pic.twitter.com/Mt8lbctEya — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 6, 2018 Vice President Mike Pence and arrives in South Korea to lead the U.S. delegations to the Olympics. https://t.co/wJEAWFrqeP pic.twitter.com/T1ziiZQ4sr — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 6, 2018 Meet the Believers: The Afgh... more »

Syrian Army liberates half of ISIL’s northeast Hama pocket – map

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army scored a big advance inside the northeastern part of the Hama Governorate, Monday, liberating many towns from the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army managed to liberate at least 15 towns inside the Islamic State’s northeast Hama pocket, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army deploys air defense missiles to northern Syria: report

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has recently deployed air defense missiles to the northern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, following the Turkish military’s incursion in both governorates, the Reuters News Agency quoted a military commander on Monday. “The Syrian Army calls up new air defences and anti-aircraft missiles to areas […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Ahrar Al-Sham fighters score direct hit on Syrian Army tank in East Ghouta (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:55 A.M.) – Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham fighters scored a direct hit on a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) tank in the East Ghouta region, while it was seen traveling through the ‘Adra region on Monday. Based on the video below, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham militants were filmed firing an RPG-7 towards a Syrian Army T-72 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hamas prepares for ‘impending’ war with Israel in Gaza – report

The Gaza strip is preparing for an imminent military confrontation with Israel within the next few days, London-based Arabic-language Al Hayat reported Sunday. The report suggests that the Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization Hamas, among other Palestinian factions, assesses the chances of war with Israel “at 95 percent,” claiming it could break out within days or […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pentagon to shift troops to Afghanistan from Iraq

The United States will move troops to Afghanistan from Iraq, however, the shift will not represent a large “exodus” of US soldiers from the country, Department of Defense spokesman Eric Pahon told Sputnik. “That’s correct, but I can’t talk numbers/specifics on the shift,” Pahon said Monday when asked to confirm media reports that US troops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Satellite images reveal destruction of ancient Afrin temple after Turkish airstrikes

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – New satellite images showing the extent of the damage done to the ancient ‘Ayn Dara temple in the Afrin region were released on Monday; these photos were released just two weeks after this historical site was bombed by the Turkish Armed Forces. As seen in the photos below, the ‘Ayn […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pilot of downed SU-25 jet posthumously awarded Hero of Russia medal *STILLS*

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 A.M.) – Photographs of Major Roman Filipov, the Russian pilot of the Su-25 jet that was downed recently over Syria’s Idlib, emerged on Russian social media network Odnoklassniki (Classmates), Monday. The pilot, 33, died during a fight with militants on the ground after ejecting from his plane, according to the Russian Defence […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Several people killed in Damascus as two aid distribution centers come under shelling

Several local residents were killed and several more were wounded as two aid distribution centers in central Damascus came under shelling, the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria said on Monday. “Today, two centers for distribution of humanitarian aid delivered to Syria by the Russian clergy located in the center of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

First prayer held in wrecked Orthodox church in Deir ez-Zor (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – Syrian Christians held their first prayer service in almost six years in St. Mary Church in Deir ez-Zor on February 3. Less than two dozen Christian Orthodox worshippers participated in the service, which was led by Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II. Muslim clerics were also in attendance of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

German Mideast Arms Exports: Full Freeze Or Geopolitical Game?

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 1 day ago
For as liberal as Germany is on the domestic and continental front, its leadership embraces ruthless realism when it comes to non-European affairs in Africa and the Mideast. The post German Mideast Arms Exports: Full Freeze Or Geopolitical Game? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

China Is Reporting A Successful Anti-Missile Test

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) take part in a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army at the Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, July 30, 2017. China Daily via REUTERS *Channel News Asia:* *China says carries out another anti-missile test* BEIJING: China has successfully carried out another test of an anti-missile intercept system, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country. China has been ramping up research into all sorts of missi... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Municipal services clean snow on the Red Square in Moscow. © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalev *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *'Blizzard of the Century': Snow Apocalypse in Moscow* (Sputnik).

Russia: Prominent Opposition Activist Found Dead With Head Injuries In The Entranceway To His St. Petersburg Home

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
In Russia, the oppositionist Konstantin Sinitsyn was killed- Photo available from free sources via 24tv.ua Isn’t that a poster of … Continue reading →

Russian Opposition Activist-Would Be Presidential Candidate Navalny Summoned For Questioning

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
“Navalny has said the vote [in March] will not be a real, democratic election but the ‘reappointment’ of Putin, who … Continue reading →

House Intelligence Panel Sends Democrats' Russia Memo To President Trump For Review

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNN*: *House intelligence committee unanimously votes to release Democratic memo* The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously Monday evening to make public the Democratic memo rebutting GOP allegations that the FBI abused surveillance laws, the committee's top Democrat said, a move that will put the issue back on President Donald Trump's desk this week. The classified memo from Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, is written to push back against the central allegations of the Republican memo from Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes. Nunes'... more »

Grassley’s, Lindsey Graham’s referral on Steele: did US media, Clinton campaign provide content for Trump Dossier?

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 1 day ago
Heavily redacted referral memo suggests US media, Clinton associates, had a hand in producing Trump Dossier More The post Grassley’s, Lindsey Graham’s referral on Steele: did US media, Clinton campaign provide content for Trump Dossier? appeared first on The Duran.

$50 of Gas, 350 Miles Of Circle, One Day Wasted To “Fight Smog”…

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 1 day ago
The strange things governments make us do. Like burning up gasoline going nowhere to save the planet and conserve resources... Continue reading →

NRCC Promises To Smear Every Democratic Candidate With Ugly GOP Sexism About Pelosi

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Back in early December we were warning Democratic candidates to start inoculating themselves immediately from the sure GOP attack that is coming-- "my opponent" is a Nancy Pelosi puppet." Remember when God tried to kill scores of Republicans on the train last week? It didn't work and they managed to get to West Virginia where they immediately started plotting how to thwart the 2018 wave. "No one knows how to run against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi better than Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)," wrote Jonathan Allen. "In 2010, he made her the central figure in his campaign to win a ... more »

Musical Interlude: Tracey Chattaway, "Nightsky"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Tracey Chattaway, "Nightsky" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DSeZji2x-Y

Musical Interlude: Jason Mraz, “I Won't Give Up”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Jason Mraz, “I Won't Give Up” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1-4u9W-bns

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"The 16th century Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his crew had plenty of time to study the southern sky during the first circumnavigation of planet Earth. As a result, two fuzzy cloud-like objects easily visible to southern hemisphere skygazers are known as the Clouds of Magellan, now understood to be satellite galaxies of our much larger, spiral Milky Way galaxy. About 160,000 light-years distant in the constellation Dorado, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is seen here in a remarkably deep, colorful, image. *Click image for larger size.* Spanning about 15,000 light-yea... more »

The Poet: Czeslaw Milosz, "Hope"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Hope"* "Hope is with you when you believe The earth is not a dream but living flesh, That sight, touch, and hearing do not lie, That all things you have ever seen here Are like a garden looked at from a gate. You cannot enter. But you're sure it's there. Could we but look more clearly and wisely We might discover somewhere in the garden A strange new flower and an unnamed star. Some people say we should not trust our eyes, That there is nothing, just a seeming, These are the ones who have no hope. They think that the moment we turn away, The world, behind our backs, ceases to exist, As... more »

"We Have Only This Moment..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand... and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late." - Marie Beyon Ray

"Illusion, Unity"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* "Illusion, Unity"* by Alex Noble "You suggest a course of action to a friend and it turns out to be wrong. What then? Console yourself with the fact that you meant well. To move through contemporary life is to navigate perilous waters. Consider the man who felt a pain in his left wrist. They took x-rays, and the report came back that he had three broken ribs and a fractured collarbone. He was incredulous. Still, he let them tape him up in a cast that reached from his ears to his waist. Actually, what had happened was that a lab technician who had had too much to drink the night b... more »

"Positive Self-Deception"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Positive Self-Deception"* by Damninteresting.org "Most people think of the "mentally disordered" as a delusional lot, holding bizarre and irrational ideas about themselves and the world around them. Isn’t a mental disorder, after all, an impairment or a distortion in thought or perception? This is what we tend to think, and for most of modern psychology's history, the experts have agreed; realistic perceptions have been considered essential to good mental health. More recently, however, research has arisen that challenges this common-sense notion. In 1988, psychologists Shelly Ta... more »

"All The Days..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Whenever, in the course of a daily hunt, the hunter comes upon a scene that is strikingly beautiful, or sublime; a black thundercloud with the rainbow's glowing arch above the mountain, a white waterfall in the heart of a green gorge, a vast prairie tinged with the blood-red of the sunset; he pauses for an instant in the attitude of worship. He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, because to him all the days are God's days." - Ohiyesa, a/k/a Charles Alexander Eastman, Santee Sioux

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Bolton, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!

President Obama's Former Top Intelligence And National Security Chiefs Are Not Happy With President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*FOX News:* *Ex-Obama intel bosses snipe at Trump from sidelines amid concern over politicized agencies* Once upon a time, former intel chiefs employed a restrained and nonpartisan tone in the public eye. Now, they're diving right into the mud of today's rancorous political fights. And the current battle between law enforcement circles and congressional Republicans over the controversial memo on alleged surveillance abuse has pulled Obama-era spy guys even deeper into the brawl. Former CIA Director John Brennan, just before the memo was published, scorched House Republicans fo... more »

Scholars Fear Implications of Commercializing King’s Legacy

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 1 day ago
A Ram truck commercial shown during Sunday night’s Super Bowl ignited backlash for using one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches despite his social justice message that criticized the excesses of capitalism, according to scholars.

Tensions Rising Between Israel, Lebanon Over Oil Assets

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Feb 5, 2018 Tensions are rising between Israel and Lebanon over their joint hydrocarbon reserves with some speculating that economic gains could push Tel Aviv to declare its third war on Beirut. end

Palestinian Children Protest Against Israeli Siege of Gaza Strip

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Feb 4, 2018 Dozens of children gathered in Gaza on Sunday, to protest against the Israeli blockade and the cut-off from state aid and funding. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually […]

BREAKING: Nunes Set To Release 5 New Devastating Memos

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Looks like the stock market is going to tank further. The Alex Jones Channel Published on Feb 5, 2018 Alex Jones breaks down how Devin Nunes is set to release even more devastating memos that expose corruption within the FBI, DOJ, Obama Administration, and the Hillary Clinton Campaign. end

Stock Market Crash Is Blowback Against Trump’s America First Policies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Feb 5, 2018 Doug Hagmann joins Alex Jones live via Skype to break down the strategy behind the puppeteer-ed stock market ‘crash’ that is meant to shed doubt across President Trump’s America First agenda. end

‘Cold War Mentality’: US Faces Criticism Over Nuclear Programme

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Feb 5, 2018 Washington is facing a growing backlash from the international community over its plans to modernise and diversify its nuclear arsenal. Both Germany & China have now joined Russia & Iran in condemning the initiative. end

‘Aim to Demonize Russia, Search for Enemy’ – Lord Balfe on Moscow Presented in UK Media & Politics

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Feb 5, 2018 A nuclear threat, a subverter of democracy, and a state poised and ready to kill thousands of British citizens at any moment. That’s all been said about Russia recently, and the accusations and negative portrayals keep coming. Daniel Hawkins was joined earlier by a member of the UK House of […]

MACRON SCANDAL: Shock Claims President Got Radio Boss Sacked Over False Gay Affair Rumours

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
For the record, I have not concluded with 100% certainty that Macron is the Man of Sin. I have searched and so far found no evidence that he is Jewish. The Man of Sin is a homosexual as implied in the Bible: – Daniel 11:37 New King James Version (NKJV) 37 He shall regard neither the God[a] of […]

Lebanon Leaders to Meet as Israel Threatens ‘Stone Age’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Lebanon Leaders to Meet as Israel Threatens ‘Stone Age’ by http://www.presstv.com/ Senior Lebanese leaders will meet later this week to deescalate political tensions and discuss measures to counter Israel’s threats against Lebanon’s offshore oil and gas exploration projects, officials say. – President Michel Aoun will hold a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad […]

Russian Banks Ramping Up Gold Purchases at Record Pace

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Russian Banks Ramping Up Gold Purchases at Record Pace by https://www.rt.com/ The Russian government has purchased two-thirds of all the gold mined in country, buying it from local banks to add to reserves as the Kremlin sees the precious metal as a safe haven at a time of geopolitical turbulence. – “For banks, this is good […]

Nunes: FISA Memo Just “Phase One,” Now Targeting State Department In “Phase Two”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Nunes: FISA Memo Just “Phase One,” Now Targeting State Department In “Phase Two” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Devin Nunes (R-CA) said that the investigation leading up to the four-page FISA memo released on Friday was only “phase one,” and that the House Intelligence Committee is currently in the middle of investigating the State Department over their involvement in surveillance […]

S&P, Nikkei Futures Crash After Hours As VIX Volumes Hit All Time High

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Illuminist banksters to Donald Trump: “You screw us using the FISA memo, we will screw you back!” – S&P, Nikkei Futures Crash After Hours As VIX Volumes Hit All Time High by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Here is the simple summary of what happened today courtesy of Morgan Stanley’s quants: market liquidity collapsed while VIX futs volumes […]

What the FBI/FISA Memo Really Tells Us About Our Government

Ron Paul at rss - 1 day ago
[image: what-the-fbi-fisa-memo-really-tells-us-about-our-government] The memo demonstrates that there is a “deep state” that does not want things like elections to threaten its existence.

Russia Deploys Advanced Iskander Nuclear-Capable Missiles To Kaliningrad

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Russia confirms it sent Iskander nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad after Lithuania announced the deployment https://t.co/HIROu0TCls — DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) February 5, 2018 *Reuters: **Russia deploys Iskander nuclear-capable missiles to Kaliningrad: RIA* MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has deployed advanced nuclear-capable Iskander missiles to its Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea, the RIA news agency quoted a senior lawmaker as saying on Monday. Russia has said previous deployments of Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad, a slice of Russia wed... more »

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