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Sarajevo & the Serbian Black Hand : Synthetic Terror - Made in the British Foreign Office
Spike EP at News Spike - 7 minutes ago
Sarajevo & the Serbian Black Hand : Synthetic Terror - Made in the British
Foreign Office from Spike EP on Vimeo.
"The colossal bloodletting of World War I began in Sarajevo, Bosnia with
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by a Serbian
nationalist fanatic named Gavrilo Prinkip, an activist of the group called
the Black Hand, a Mazzini-style Serbian underground national liberation
group. But the Black Hand was controlled by Serbian military intelligence.
Colonel Apis of Serbian military intelligence was in turn an asset of the
Okhrana, the Russian intelligen... more »
Russia orders Ka-52K helicopters for Mistral-class LHDs
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 8 minutes ago
[image: Kamov Ka-52K 'Hokum B']Russia has ordered a batch of Kamov Ka-52K
'Hokum B' naval attack helicopters for the Russian Navy's Mistral-class
landing helicopter dock (LHD) vessels.
Speaking to IHS Jane's , a Russian defence industry source stated that the
order included 32 Ka-52K helicopters. These will be built by Progress
Aresenyev Aviation Company 'Nikolai Sazykin', a subsidiary of Russian
Helicopters.
Each Mistral-class LHD is capable of operating an air wing of around 16
naval helicopters, although their air group composition has yet to be
finalised.
Read more
Turkey Is Boosting Weapons Exports With A Focus On Africa, Here’s Who Benefits
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 minutes ago
[image: T129 attack helicopter]NATO-member Turkey has long been a purchaser
of Western weapons, but the country raised eyebrows last year when it
announced a $4 billion deal with a Chinese firm to co-develop a missile
defense system, rejecting offers from Russian, U.S. and European defense
companies.
And while Turkey is still a major purchaser of Western military hardware,
and has to Russia’s chagrin welcomed NATO missile defense systems in its
territory, it’s rising in the ranks as a major arms exporter in its own
right.
The country is trying to boost exports by $1.6 billion this... more »
Fuselage for NATO's first AGS unmanned aerial vehicle program completed
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 minutes ago
[image: RQ-4B Global Hawk]NATO says the fuselage of the first Global Hawk
Block 40 unmanned aerial vehicle for the alliance has been completed by
Northrop Grumman.
The fuselage was completed at a company facility in Mississippi and its
being transferred to California, where production of the long-endurance
aircraft will be completed.
"The UAVs will be equipped with a state-of-the-art, Multi-Platform Radar
Technology Insertion Program ground surveillance radar sensor, as well as
an extensive suite of line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight, long-range,
wideband data links, NATO said.... more »
Russian Air Force Gets New Batch of Su-30M2 Fighters
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 36 minutes ago
[image: Su-30M2 Flanker]Russia’s aircraft maker Sukhoi has delivered
another batch of its multirole fighters Su-30M2 to the country's Air Force,
according to the company’s press office.
“Under the state arms procurement program, the Sukhoi company handed over a
batch of multirole fighter jets Su-30M2,” it said Tuesday in a press
release.
New aircraft were reportedly flown to the airbase in the eastern Russian
city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur where they had been tested.
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Crunch Time For UCLASS: USD Kendall, Rep. Forbes, & The Requirements Fight
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 36 minutes ago
[image: X-47B UCLASS]August is the month of decision for UCLASS, the Navy’s
controversial program to build armed drones that fly off aircraft carriers.
At stake: whether the “Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance & Strike”
aircraft will be primarily a scout (surveillance) or a bomber (strike).
The new Deputy Secretary of Defense, Bob Work, delayed the Navy’s release
of an official Request For Proposals (RFP) while he studied the question,
with a crucial meeting in the new few weeks.
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MTU to showcase IMO Tier III solutions at SMM
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 36 minutes ago
[image: MTU Series 4000]MTU will be using next month's SMM event in
Hamburg, Germany, to showcase its solutions for meeting the IMO Tier III
emission standard that comes into force in 2016 .
"MTU is well-prepared for IMO Tier III, be it with SCR exhaust
aftertreatment systems for diesel engines or with gas engines," explains
Dr. Michael Haidinger, Chief Sales Officer at MTU's parent Rolls-Royce
Power Systems AG.
Customers benefit from an integrated concept for IMO Tier III comprising an
MTU drive and SCR system which need little space and offers an excellent
power-to-weight ratio. ... more »
IAF to extend life of Kiran jet trainer
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 36 minutes ago
[image: Kiran Mk2 jet trainer]The Indian Air Force (IAF) has initiated the
process to extend the operational life of the Kiran trainer aircraft,
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.
The IAF conducts the intermediate stage of flying training for ab-initio
pilots on the Kiran aircraft.
The aircraft are scheduled to complete their technical life over the next
couple of years.
Read more
Five major weapon systems Russia could provide to China
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 hour ago
[image: Tu-22M Backfire]Russia can provide five major weapon systems to the
People's Liberation Army of China, said assistant professor Robert Farley
from the University of Kentucky in his article written for the
Washington-based National Interest magazine.
Russia's jet engines can solve China's lack of reliable power systems,
Farley said. Not only fourth-generation fighters such as the J-10, J-11 and
J-15 are facing this problem, but even fifth-generation stealth fighters
like the J-20 and J-31 as well.
"Russian engines don't have a reputation for extraordinary reliability, but
t... more »
India stalls dealings with Finmeccanica over alleged corruption in VVIP helicopter deal
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 hour ago
[image: AW101 VVIP helicopter]The defence ministry has put on hold all
dealings with Italian company Finmeccanica, which is facing a probe in
connection with alleged corruption in a deal for VVIP helicopters, as it
awaits legal opinion on blacklisting the group.
The move is expected to impact on contracts worth Rs 30,000 crore as the
Italian company and its subsidiaries are in the fray for several deals.
The government has also issued an advisory asking departments not to
process acquisition cases involving Finmeccanica till the Attorney General
gives his opinion on whether the gr... more »
Japan defence paper warns over China's 'dangerous acts' in sea, air
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 hour ago
[image: Japanese and Chinese ADIZ]Japan warned Tuesday that China's
"dangerous acts" over territorial claims in the East China Sea could lead
to "unintended consequences" in the region, as fears grow of a potential
military clash.
The comments appeared in an annual defence white paper approved by Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet, with the report heaping criticism on
Beijing's unilateral declaration of an Air Defence Identification Zone
(ADIZ) late last year.
The ADIZ -- which overlaps on territory claimed by Japan -- sparked
regional criticism as well as condemnation from Wash... more »
Sea-based nuclear weapons in Asia: Stabiliser or menace?
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 hour ago
[image: Jin class SSBN]On this day in 1945, the first nuclear weapon was
used in conflict, with devastating consequences for the people of
Hiroshima. In Asia today, nuclear weapons remain part of the strategic
reality, for better or worse.
But calculations about nuclear armaments in the region may be changing,
notably with the introduction of Chinese and Indian submarine-launched
nuclear weapons. This could have profound implications for whether nuclear
weapons continue to help keep the peace or become instruments of
instability and catastrophic escalation.
Often, strategic analyst... more »
"Each time Israel attacks Gaza and massacres its trapped civilian population the same process repeats itself in both U.S. media and government circles: the U.S. government feeds Israel the weapons it uses and steadfastly defends its aggression both publicly and at the U.N.; the U.S. Congress unanimously enacts one resolution after the next to support and enable Israel; and then American media figures pretend that the Israeli attack has nothing to do with their country" "The new Snowden documents illustrate a crucial fact: Israeli aggression would be impossible without the constant, lavish support and protection of the U.S. government, which is anything but a neutral, peace-brokering party in these attacks."-- Glenn Greenwald
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 2 hours ago
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Dispatches
Cash, Weapons and Surveillance: the U.S. is a Key Party to Every Israeli
AttackBy Glenn Greenwald 4 Aug 2014, 12:00 AM
EDT
Original Here
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu during a press conference
on March 20, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Photo credit: Lior Mizrahi/Getty
Images
The U.S. government has long lavished overwhelming aid on Israel, providing
cash, weapons and surveillance technology that play a crucial role in
I... more »
Amnesty International: Human Rights Abuses Are Widespread In Nigeria
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Held Down So Their Throats Can Be Slit Before Being Dumped Into A Shallow
Grave. But Now It Is Boko Haram ‘Terrorists’ Who Are Savagely Executed By
The Nigerian Army -- Daily Mail*
* Footage emerges of Nigerial soldiers appearing to slit throats of
insurgents
* Boko Haram suspects are held down next to mass grave before execution
* Video obtained by Amnesty International amid claims of Nigerian 'war
crimes'
* Nigerian Defence says it is investigating the footage, taken in March
* WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Gruesome footage has emerged of what appears to show Nigerian soldiers
slitt... more »
Liberating Libya: The Failed Intervention | Quadriga
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 3 hours ago
Title: Liberating Libya: The Failed Intervention | Quadriga. Source: DW.
Date Published: August 1, 2014. Description:
Three years after the fall of the dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is a
country ravaged by violence and chaos. Armed militias, Islamists and others
are battling for control. Can anything stop Libya falling apart? And how
effective - or how damaging - are military interventions of the kind that
took place there?
No gas. No electricity. No water. No central government. Only imbeciles and
criminals would call what happened in Libya a "liberation."
Last Night's Primaries-- Justin Amash Kicks Boehner's Ass
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
I knew it was coming but I'll still amazed it came. The teabaggers couldn't
even save one of their incumbents, Kerry Bentivolio in the suburbs west and
northwest of Detroit in Oakland and Wayne counties. Boehner's Chamber of
Commerce wing of the party recognized he was weak and they moved in for the
kill. But what was so startling was that the Republicans of the district
picked this monstrosity to replace him. Watch that video up top made by
some Bentivolio supporters. This guy Dave Trott's going to be the worst
piece of crap in the whole Congress. And he nearly beat Bentivolio tw... more »
U.S. State Department Officials Are Expecting Trouble When The Long-Awaited Senate Report On CIA Torture Is Released
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
View of the Department of State in Washington, DC. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy
Reuters)
*U.S. Heightens Embassy Security, Anticipating Report On CIA Interrogations
-- Reuters*
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is increasing security at some
American embassies in anticipation of the public release of a long-awaited
Senate report detailing the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques,
U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the additional
security measures reflected concerns that the report could prompt protests
in countries wher... more »
Has The Gaza Conflict Brought A New Low In U.S.-Israel Relations?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Has Gaza Conflict Brought New Low In U.S.-Israel Relationship? -- Elise
Labott, Richard Roth & Josh Levs, CNN*
(CNN) -- Tensions between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been strained for years. But the conflict
in Gaza has ushered in a new low, some analysts say.
"It's probably the worst relationship between a leader of the United States
and a leader of Israel since all the way back to the Eisenhower days," says
David Gergen, a senior political analyst for CNN who served as adviser to
four U.S. presidents. "The relationship has gotte... more »
Granny Jan rides again: Obama the coke addict is higher than a kite...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 4 hours ago
Imagine A Country With A Peace Clause In It's Constitution
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
But imagine it quickly but what's left of it is being deconstructed as you
read this. Although the American media doesn't cover Japanese politics, we tried
warning *DWT* readers that Japanese voters had decided to get on a
neo-fascist path again last year. Much to the delight of U.S. Republicans
and militarists, Japan elected a new nationalist extremist and right-winger
with shit for brains, Shinzo Abe. The Japanese economy headed right into
the toilet as he adopted a Japanese version of the Paul Ryan budget. Now
he's building up Japan's military in a way that is worrying to all of... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Mend
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 4 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 4 hours ago
*The Warmists really think you're dumb*
*The graph below was provided with the article below. Yet the graph
clearly shows a DECLINING trend, exactly the opposite of what they are
claiming! And if you look at the statistics for the number of fires
between 1960 and 2013 all the big numbers occur in the '60s and '70s --
again the opposite of what they are claiming!*
The administration released a video Tuesday aimed at clarifying the link
between climate change and one of the most tangible products of climate
change: wildfires. Wildfires have been an an increasing topic of
conver... more »
Everyone Finds God When In Combat
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system is fired to intercept enemy
rockets
*'Hand Of God Sent Missile Into Sea' -- WND*
Iron Dome operator: 'I witnessed this miracle with my own eyes'
More claims of divine intervention are being reported in the ongoing
conflict between Israel and Hamas, with an operator of Israel’s Iron Dome
missile-defense system saying he personally witnessed “the hand of God”
diverting an incoming rocket out of harm’s way.
Israel Today translated a report from a Hebrew-language news site, which
noted the Iron Dome battery failed three times to intercept an i... more »
Israel Claims That Hamas Provided The Funds That Resulted In The Killing Of 3 Israeli Teenagers And The Start Of The Gaza War
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Israeli soldiers sit atop of a Merkava tank in south Israel bordering the
Gaza Strip after they returned from the Palestinian enclave Aug. 4, 2014.
(Xinhua/JINI)
*Israeli Claim: Hamas Funded The Kidnapper Who Started The Gaza War -- Eli
Lake, Daily Beast*
Israeli officials have not provided specifics publicly to support their
claim that Hamas was responsible for the kidnapping that sparked the latest
war. Until Tuesday.
Hamas funded the man who allegedly led the kidnapping ring that abducted
three Israeli teens—and helped spark the latest Gaza war, in the process.
But the accused... more »
METRO | Bruce Melton : Is Austin Energy now against alternative energy?
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 5 hours ago
The future is bright and breezy, not black and dirty. Whatever is going on
with Austin Energy misses some very important and fundamental news. By
Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | August 5, 2014 AUSTIN — Really? Austin
Energy … finish reading *METRO* | Bruce Melton : Is Austin Energy now
against alternative energy?
Top 5 Most Absurd Pretexts for War in Modern History
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
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The Fourth Horseperson
hygiecrat at hygiecracy - 5 hours ago
*The Fourth Horseperson*
A play in one act
(Three bearded men - Muhammad, Jesus, and Moses - are standing about)
Muhammad: Maybe today will be the day.
Jesus: Oh, I hope so. I can't wait to start revealing the truth to all of
these people. Can you believe what they're doing? Starting wars and
starving the poor, and claiming to respect me at the same time? I totally
want to see them repent!
Moses: Yes, I know what you mean. I feel very passionately about clarifying
the law I brought down from Sinai.
Muhammad: I am so impatient for the arrival of the fourth horse person.
When do... more »
Whistleblower: Federal Reserve "Highly Alarmed" After Modeling Shows Bitcoin Conquering Dollar by 2021
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
*Activist Post*
The Federal Reserve is apparently very worried about bitcoin disrupting the
monetary system.
According to an alleged whistleblower's post on Reddit, Fed governors were
"highly alarmed" by internal economic modeling that showed Bitcoin has the
potential to completely displace the dollar by as early as 2021 (which they
called "worst case").
The whistleblower, who currently remains anonymous, claims to work for the
Federal Reserve as a researcher who was tasked with doing "econometrics and
related modeling" for Bitcoin.
He writes:
The Dirty: We were directed to upg... more »
STAYING ACTIVE IN MAINE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
*Bri, Nicole, MB and I worked the Veterans for Peace table at the Brunswick
peace fair last Saturday *
- The 10th annual peace fair last weekend in neighboring Brunswick was
better attended than any I had ever remembered. Likely had to do with the
outrageous Gaza massacre going on and local folks needed to be around one
another so they could share their feelings. Community is important,
especially during dark times. I was busy all day talking with people and
handing out literature from VFP, the Global Network, PeaceWorks, and from
Jeju Island.
- The cease ... more »
DOE Plans to Leave Strontium 90 in Groundwater
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
*The Resident*
The Department of Energy recently revealed its cleanup plans for F Reactor
at the Hanford Site in Washington State: just leave the radioactive
contaminants in the groundwater to dissipate and monitor it. For 264 years.
The Hanford Advisory Board would like to see a pump system implemented to
protect the area's drinking water, but the DOE claims that will be
unnecessary - and of course, too expensive.
Follow the Resident on Twitter.
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*SLFPA-E board challenges constitutionality law blocking its lawsuit ~Kevin
McGill, AP*
*Corps of Engineers seeks updated plan outlining smaller drilling site
~Faimon A. Roberts III, The Advocate*
BOOM: Top Ebola Scientist Joked About Culling Humanity with Engineered Virus
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago
Aaron Dykes & Melissa Melton
Media coverage is now focusing on the experimental Ebola treatments being
given to two American Ebola patients who contracted it while caring for
victims in Africa — the site of the world's deadliest outbreak.
But that Ebola treatment, created by a leading bioengineering scientist
from the University of Arizona who "joked" about wiping out humanity with a
"better" genetically engineered virus during a post-lecture Q&A focused on
over-population issues, citing the Hollywood film 'Contagion.'
As Truthstream Media previously reported, on February 2, 2012,... more »
The Last U.S. General Killed In Action Was In South Vietnam
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*US General Killed In Battle Is Highest-Ranking Officer Killed In Conflict
Since Vietnam -- IBTimes*
A major general was killed on Tuesday at a military training academy in
Kabul, Afghanistan, U.S. Rear Admiral John Kirby confirmed in a news
conference. The general, who has not been identified, is believed to be the
most senior U.S. military officer to be killed in conflict overseas since
the Vietnam War.
At least seven major generals died in battle during U.S. military
operations in Vietnam between 1967 and 1970. Among them were George William
Casey Sr., whose helicopter hit a ... more »
UNSEALED: The US Sought Permission To Change The Historical Record Of A Public Court Proceeding
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 6 hours ago
David Greene
*Electronic Frontier Foundation*
A few weeks ago we fought a battle for transparency in our flagship NSA
spying case, *Jewel v. NSA*. But, ironically, we weren't able to tell you
anything about it until now.
On June 6, the court held a long hearing in *Jewel *in a crowded, open
courtroom, widely covered by the press. We were even on the local TV news
on two stations. At the end, the Judge ordered both sides to request a
transcript since he ordered us to do additional briefing. But when it was
over, the government secretly, and surprisingly sought permission to
“remo... more »
Military Brain Technology Could Create "Lucy-type" Super Soldiers for a Day
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 6 hours ago
image source *Activist Post*
Mind control scientists continue their quest to alter the human brain.
Recent experiments have opened the doors to many methods that researchers
believe show promise. One technology that appears to be reaching perfection
is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
In a new Department of Defense video seen below, they casually state that
super-powered brains might not remain in science fiction films such as
*Lucy *for very much longer.
Using a cap which works with 22 electrodes positioned around the body,
scientists believe they can enhance natural abiliti... more »
NBC News Crew Threatened with Arrest for Filming National Park
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 6 hours ago
FreeThoughtProject
Mark Mulholland, a reporter from NewsChannel 13 and camera man Matt
Soriano were threatened with arrest by a corrections lieutenant on
Thursday, July 24, simply for having an empty prison inadvertently in the
background of a report.
Mulholland was on the grounds working on a story about Grant’s Cottage- the
site where President Ulysses S. Grant died- for the 129th anniversary of
Grant’s death. The cottage happens to be on the grounds of the now closed
prison, which had already been empty for three months.
With prisoners vacated, the only people on the gro... more »
U.S. Major General Killed In Afghanistan Identified As Major General Harold Greene
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*U.S. General Dead, German General Wounded In Afghan Attack -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - A U.S. general was killed and more than a dozen people were
wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider
attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier, U.S., German and Afghan
officials said.
The U.S. Army said late on Tuesday the slain general was Major General
Harold Greene, a senior officer with the international military command
ISAF. He was the most senior U.S. military official killed in action
overseas since the war in Vietnam, military officials said.
"These so... more »
World News Briefs -- August 5, 2014 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Gaza Ceasefire Sets Stage For Cairo Talks -- Al Jazeera*
*Humanitarian truce brokered by Egypt holds in Palestinian enclave as both
sides agree to take part in indirect talks.*
A 72-hour truce took hold in Gaza on Tuesday as Israel withdrew troops
following four weeks of bitter fighting and Palestinians ventured out to
find scenes of destruction.
The guns fell silent after 29 days of fighting, bringing an end to the
bloodshed that killed at least 1,867 Palestinians and 67 people in Israel.
Officials on both sides confirmed they had sent small delegations to Cairo
for talks aimed... more »
Now packing heat isn't just about Tiny Penis Syndrome. It can "turn an otherwise ordinary day into an open carry adventure!"
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
*An Open Carry Adventure*
*Safe - Responsible - Fun*
*Do you carry a gun and sometimes struggle with how to best explain the
reasons to your children? In today's politically incorrect society, it's
not easy raising kids to understand and respect the Second Amendment. "My
Parents Open Carry" was designed to help parents and children have a
meaningful discourse on freedom and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.Have
fun with Brenna and her family as they turn an otherwise ordinary day into
an open carry adventure!*
*"I believe in the right to bear arms, and as a small business owner,... more »
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 5, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*As Gaza Cease-Fire Holds, A Haunting Question: When Will The Next War
Begin? -- Griff Witte and Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post*
JERUSALEM — After nearly a month of round-the-clock carnage and terror,
Gaza and southern Israel experienced something new on Tuesday: calm.
Once an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire kicked in at 8 a.m., there were no
rocket attacks or missile strikes. No tunnel infiltrations or shelled
schools.
But there were no celebrations or declarations of victory, either. Just a
single, haunting question: If this war is truly over, how long until the
next one begin... more »
Latest Government leaker - August 5 , 2014 - ( Progeny of Edward Snowden ? ) splashing TIDE ( Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment ) all over the secret corridors of Government and into the popular lexicon ! Real Snowden exposes another Obama falsehood !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-05/here-comes-snowden-20-and-how-government-determines-if-you-are-terrorist-threat
Here Comes Snowden 2.0... And How The Government Determines If You Are A
"Terrorist Threat"
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/05/2014 19:03 -0400
- Iraq
- national security
- New York City
- Obama Administration
- Tom Cruise
inShare4
Moments ago CNN blasted a headline stating that the US believes there is a
new, post-Snowden leaker exposing national security. Why? The reason is the
following article that was... more »
Odds and Ends, first week of August 2014
Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at Schools Matter - 7 hours ago
*The main difference between the Gates Foundation funded Common Core and
Dr. Maria Montessori's method is this: Montessori did not create
educational theories and then try them out on children. She did the
opposite. — Jeffrey Katz*
It's been a very busy summer. Here in Los Angeles we're faced with a Los
Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school board special election to
replace my dear friend, the late Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte. I've been
super busy working on the campaign to elect Dr. George McKenna, working on
projects around the house, and preparing for my first semest... more »
Innumerate "professionals"
Engineer-Poet at The Ergosphere - 7 hours ago
I'm
used to seeing nonsense on this heyah in-tar-web thing, but sometimes I
stumble across something that strikes me as... special, yeah. Call it
special.
One such type of special is the blogger Stock, who calls his blog Nuke
Professional. His latest post is supposedly about "understanding
cesium".
How does he go about understanding it? He starts "With all the big
numbers, scientific
11 Too Big To Fail Banks still represent the so called " systemic risk " ( living wills rejected but note the classic can kick to next July ) , even after all of the desperate rescue measures by the FED , Treasury , FDIC and numerous interventions to prop the financial system up by Regulators like the OCC ? And how many of these banks are truly solvent after all of the years since the first crashes rolled through in 2008 ? Without government supports ( express or implied ) , what value is truly there ? Maybe folks should start questioning more and accepting less ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/08/bank-regulators-reject-living-wills-11-major-banks.html
Regulators Reject Living Wills of 11TBTF Banks, a 100% Fail RatePosted on August
5, 2014 by Yves Smith
Mirabile dictu, it looks like Elizabeth Warren’s grilling of Janet Yellen
on the Fed’s failure to make progress on Dodd Frank resolutions, also known
as living wills, has had some impact. From the Wall Street Journal:
In a sweeping rebuke to Wall Street, U.S. regulators said 11 of the
nation’s biggest banks haven’t demonstrated they can collapse without
causing broad, damaging economic r... more »
Iraq Update ( August 3 , 2014 ) - A great overview from Minfriedo on the Iraq situation covering August 1-2 , 2014 .... Surveying the ongoing civil War and regional aspects ( items of note from Anti war ) .... Items of note from Twitter today concerning the overall Iraq situation including items from Kurdistan !
Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
I'm Back....... return from the CoffeeNado !
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/middle-east/294258/islamic-state-takes-control-of-iraq-s-biggest-dam-oilfield
Islamic State takes control of Iraq’s biggest dam, oilfield
August 04, 2014 - 12:50:48 am
BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters seized control of Iraq’s biggest dam, an
oilfield and three more towns yesterday after inflicting their first major
defeat on Kurdish forces since sweeping across much of northern Iraq in
June.
Capture of the electricity-generating Mosul Dam, after an offensive of
barely 24 hours, could give the Sunni militan... more »
DIGGING TO LIVE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 8 hours ago
Tania Krämer for Deutsche-Welle joins the tunnel diggers in the Gaza Strip.
The Jewish newspaper *Haaretz* has a beautifully written story called *The
underground ghetto city of Gaza: Having despaired of the world, of the
fear, of the blood, the only refuge left to us was the earth. We buried
ourselves alive. *You can find it *here*
Ebola hysteria worldwide and in particular the US - well founded fears or a cynical justification for ever greater controls imposed on citizens , martial law , gun confiscation - all things perhaps sought but unable to achieve without a " crisis " ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
http://www.infowars.com/un-and-feds-plan-to-fight-ebola-with-tyranny/
UN AND FEDS PLAN TO FIGHT EBOLA WITH TYRANNYThere are plenty of ways to
protect public health without resorting to tyranny. Securing the Southern
border would be a good first step
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Chris Trotter’s questions to Jamie Whyte answered
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
Chris Trotter is asking rhetorical questions of Jamie Whyte. But first,
Trotter’s set-up:
“Maori are legally privileged in New Zealand today,” Whyte told Act’s
annual conference in Hamilton, “just as the Aristocracy were legally
privileged in pre-revolutionary France.” Presumably, in making this bold
comparison, our Cambridge graduate had some notion of what those
aristocratic privileges included …. Let’s list just a few of them:
- The French Aristocracy were exempt from taxation.
- French aristocrats presided over their own seigneurial courts – i.e.
they were able to... more »
Matt Ubelhor, the Walmart/Amway Family Greeder
Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 8 hours ago
by Doug Martin
With $106,000 of in-kind contributions from Mitch Daniels’ school
privatizing Aiming Higher PAC (page 7), $13,000 of in-kind contributions (page
11) from Brian Bosma, a $1,500 direct deposit from Mike Pence’s committee (page
10), and $53,000 (page 8) in hard cash from the anti-critical thinking
Indiana Chamber’s Indiana Business for Responsible Government PAC, Matt
Ubelhor, Indiana's state rep. from district 62, in 2010 fed his pockets and
his ego with $61,000 of the Walton/DeVos/hedge fund Hoosiers for Economic
Growth PAC money (page 7) and officially became a Walm... more »
When the Depraved Get Depressed
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 8 hours ago
Just when you thought the filthy rich couldn't get any more depraved, they
get so mind-numbingly depraved that they don't even care what the deprived
might think of them. From the *New York Post*:
*A Manhattan corporate attorney is leading a group of wealthy Hamptonites
who want to tear down a Water Mill road sign honoring a nun killed in a
2012 hit-and-run — because, he whines, he’s tired of repeating her
depressing tale to guests.*
*“Every time someone visits, I am forced to recount this tragedy because
they ask who Sister Jackie was,” John Carley, a former counsel to
rental-car... more »
Edward Snowden Goes To The Bolshoi To Make His First Public Appearance In Russia
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Эдвард Сноуден тайно посетил оперу в Большом театре http://t.co/Vm9E3twAH9
pic.twitter.com/RsvMrH9Ez7
— LIFENEWS (@lifenews_ru) August 5, 2014
*Snowden Makes First Public Appearance, Secretly Visits Moscow’s Bolshoi
Theatre -- RT*
The US whistle-blower Edward Snowden has visited Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre
in his first public appearance since coming to Russia a year ago. Reporters
were hardly able to recognize the former CIA employee without his signature
look glasses.
The NSA whistle-blower apparently decided to mark a year of asylum in
Russia by making a public appearance. He att... more »
Who Is On America's Secret Terrorist-Tracking System/Watchlist
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Barack Obama’s Secret Terrorist-Tracking System, By The Numbers -- By
Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept*
Nearly half of the people on the U.S. government’s widely shared database
of terrorist suspects are not connected to any known terrorist group,
according to classified government documents obtained by The Intercept.
Of the 680,000 people caught up in the government’s Terrorist Screening
Database—a watchlist of “known or suspected terrorists” that is shared with
local law enforcement agencies, private contractors, and foreign
governments—more than 40 percent are ... more »
NSA’s 2007 Strategic Mission List Identifies Israel As A Top Spy Threat To The U.S.
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Israel Flagged As Top Spy Threat To U.S. In New Snowden/NSA Documeny --
Newsweek*
Israel was singled out in 2007 as a top espionage threat against the U.S.
government, including its intelligence services, in a newly published
National Security Agency (NSA) document obtained by fugitive leaker Edward
Snowden, according to a news report Monday.
The document also identified Israel, along with North Korea, Cuba and
India, as a “leading threat” to the infrastructure of U.S. financial and
banking institutions.
The threats were listed in the NSA’s 2007 Strategic Mission List, according ... more »
METRO EVENT | Austin friends to celebrate the life of John Muir
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 9 hours ago
Event: John Muir’s Wake Place: Shoal Creek Saloon Address: 909 North Lamar
Blvd., Austin When: Sunday, August 24, 2014 Hours: 4-6 p.m. AUSTIN —
Friends of John H. Muir will gather at Shoal Creek Saloon on Sunday, August
24, to … finish reading *METRO EVENT* | Austin friends to celebrate
the life of John Muir
AP CONSPIRES WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT TO “SPOIL” SNOWDEN 2.0 REVELATIONS
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 9 hours ago
Alarming example of how state works with mainstream media to justify its
malfeasance Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons PAUL JOSEPH WATSON |
*INFOWARS.COM*
Another alarming example of how the U.S. government works hand in hand with
the mainstream media to justify its malfeasance emerged today when the
Associated Press published a story about the scope of the terror watchlist
in advance as part of a ploy to “spoil the scoop” and water down the impact
of the new revelations.
A huge new article by the Intercept reveals how under the Obama
administration the size of the terror watchli... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
“In silhouette against a crowded star field toward the constellation
Scorpius, this dusty cosmic cloud evokes for some the image of an ominous
dark tower. In fact, clumps of dust and molecular gas collapsing to form
stars may well lurk within the dark nebula, a structure that spans almost
40 light-years across this gorgeous telescopic portrait.
* Click image for larger size.*
Known as a cometary globule, the swept-back cloud, extending from the lower
right to the head (top of the tower) left and above center, is shaped by
intense ultraviolet radiation from the OB association of very... more »
“The Paradox of Revenge”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“The Paradox of Revenge” *
by EmotionalCompetency.com
“The passion for revenge is strong and sometimes almost overwhelming. But
our intuitive logic about revenge is often twisted, conflicted, parochial,
and dangerous. Revenge is a primitive, destructive, and violent response to
anger, injury, or humiliation. It is a misguided attempt to transform shame
into pride. Many governments, religions, traditions, and cultures provide
guidance on when revenge may and may not be sought. Unfortunately this
guidance is often unsatisfactory because it excludes groups of people,
often mistreats ... more »
History: "General Sherman's Final Solution"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"General Sherman's Final Solution"*
by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
"In a recent issue of "The American Enterprise" magazine devoted to the War
between the States, Victor Hanson, a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval
Academy, defends and makes excuses for Lincoln’s intentional waging of war
on Southern civilians. This included the bombing, pillaging and plundering
of their cities and towns, the burning of their homes, total destruction of
farms and livestock, gang rape, and the killing of thousands, including
women and children of all races. (See "Merchant of Terror: General Sherman
and ... more »
"What Is The Galactic Butterfly?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"What Is The Galactic Butterfly?"*
by galacticbutterfly.com
"This ancient Mayan symbol is called the Galactic Butterfly which is said
to represent all of the consciousness that has ever existed in this galaxy.
It is a symbol of unity which connects people regardless of distance,
events, or time. The consciousness of living things, including animals,
plants and humans. The consciousness that organized raw materials into a
whirling disk of stars, planets and solar systems. God.
The Greeks believed butterflies to be human souls flying to heaven. They
also likened them to cognitive thou... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "The Seven Selves"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"The Seven Selves"
by Kahlil Gibran
"In the stillest hour of the night, as I lay half asleep, my seven selves
sat together and thus conversed in whisper:
First Self: Here, in this madman, I have dwelt all these years, with naught
to do but renew his pain by day and recreate his sorrow by night. I can
bear my fate no longer, and now I rebel.
Second Self: Yours is a better lot than mine, brother, for it is given to
me to be this madman's joyous self. I laugh his laughter and sing his happy
hours, and with thrice winged feet I dance his brighter thoughts. It is I
that would rebel aga... more »
Paulo Coelho, "Walking the Path"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"Walking the Path"
by Paulo Coelho
"I reckon that it takes about three minutes to read my text. Well,
according to statistics, in that same short period of time 300 people will
die and another 620 will be born. It takes me perhaps half an hour to write
a text: here I sit, concentrating on my computer, books piled up beside me,
ideas in my head, the scenery passing by outside my window. Everything
seems perfectly normal all around me; and yet, during these thirty minutes,
3,000 people have died and 6,200 have just seen the light of the world for
the first time.
Where are all those t... more »
"Take The Power..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“This life is yours.
Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well.
Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly.
Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature.
Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you.
Take the power to make your life happy.”
- Susan Polis Schutz
Chet Raymo,
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“A Life Sentence”*
by Chet Raymo
“’We each only really speak one sentence in our lifetime. That sentence
begins with your first words, toddling around the kitchen, and ends with
your last words… in a nursing home, the night-duty attendant vaguely on
hand.”
Where did that come from? A review by David Kirby of poet Mary Ruefle's new
book, quoting Ruefle on a thought that Ezra Pound learned from Ernest
Fenollosa... OK, OK, forget the provenance, or who the heck is Ernest
Fenollosa. It's that lifelong sentence I'm interested in, the one that
begins with ma-ma and ends with… Well, we'... more »
New Intelligence Leaks Reveal A 'Far-Reaching' Partnership Between The NSA And Israeli Intelligence
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Cash, Weapons And Surveillance: The U.S. Is A Key Party To Every Israeli
Attack -- The Intercept*
The U.S. government has long lavished overwhelming aid on Israel, providing
cash, weapons and surveillance technology that play a crucial role in
Israel’s attacks on its neighbors. But top secret documents provided by NSA
whistleblower Edward Snowden shed substantial new light on how the U.S. and
its partners directly enable Israel’s military assaults – such as the one
on Gaza.
Over the last decade, the NSA has significantly increased the surveillance
assistance it provides to its I... more »
to see the farm is to leave it
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 10 hours ago
the story of your enslavement
U.S. Government Believes There Is A New Leaker Disclosing Sensitive U.S. Intelligence Secrets
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*New Leaker Disclosing U.S. Secrets, Government Concludes -- CNN*
(CNN) -- The federal government has concluded there's a new leaker exposing
national security documents in the aftermath of surveillance disclosures by
former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, U.S. officials tell CNN.
Proof of the newest leak comes from national security documents that formed
the basis of a news story published Tuesday by the Intercept, the news site
launched by Glenn Greenwald, who also published Snowden's leaks.
The Intercept article focuses on the growth in U.S. government databases of
known or susp... more »
Most Americans Don't Like Their Own Congressmember
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Like most Americans, I don't like my congressman. Adam Schiff is a slimy
Blue Dog/New Dem of low moral character who will do anything to further his
careerist goals. He's far more conservative than his newly redrawn district
but few voters in the district suspect as much. There is no Republican
running against him but he has $2,042,527 cash on hand against an unknown
independent opponent, Steve Stokes, who raised $5,562 ($4,047 in the form
of a check from himself). In 2012 Schiff was reelected with 76% of the
vote. In CA-28 (Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Los Feliz, Atwater,
Silber... more »
Murray Rothbard was a disaster
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 11 hours ago
A couple of friends have been researching so-called anarcho-capitalist
Murray Rothbard.
Per-Olof Samuellson started it, with the comment:
Murray Rothbard was a great economist[1], and a disaster when it came to
politics.
And he’s right. Consider:
Rothbard praises the mafia:
Unorganized, or street, crime, in contrast, is random, punkish, viciously
aggressive against the innocent, and has no redeeming social feature.
Whereas, he says,
*Organized crime is essentially anarcho-capitalist*, a productive industry
struggling to govern itself; apart from attempts to monopolize and inju... more »
Orwell Strikes Anew: We Tortured Some Folks (Don't Worry, They Understood) How the West Murdered Truth
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 11 hours ago
Obama Lightens Up on Torture (Aug. 1 Press Con) Our peace prize president
said at his friendly Friday afternoon press conference that "we tortured
some folks." I'm guessing that if you say something like that very matter
of factly without great emphasis on the meaning of the words you just
uttered, that the meaning might escape your audience. Particularly if you
call them "folks." Just
ANOTHER REASON FOR GENOCIDE IN GAZA
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
Whilst the BBC ignore worldwide protests over Gaza, a British Gas spin-off
group, BG Group, has found nearly £2.5 BILLION worth of natural gas in the
troubled region. BG owns around 90% of the rights to offshore gas field
exploration around Gaza. Since the discovery, Israel stepped up a maritime
blockade and confiscated Gaza's energy resources - leading to criticism
that not only are they separating Palestinians from their land, but
stealing their resources as well.
Russian President Putin's Opponents Are Remaining Silent
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
The sanctions targeted government officials, mostly Putin's former
colleagues from the security services, heads of key state companies and
some of Putin's mouthpieces in the Duma and the Federation Council. Ana
Paula Hirama / Flickr
*No Palace Coup in Sight for Russia -- Ivan Nechepurenko, Moscow Times*
When the U.S. government announced its first round of sanctions against
President Vladimir Putin's friends over the Ukraine conflict in May, it
made no bones about their aim: Increase the cost for them of Putin
continuing his course and they will influence him to back off or,
ultim... more »
Russian President Putin Has Given The Order To Prepare Sanctions Against The West
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Vladimir Putin visits Voronezh. © RIA Novosti. Alexei Druzhinin
*Putin Orders Retaliation as Russia Seeks Aid for Ukraine -- Bloomberg*
President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to prepare a response to
U.S. and European sanctions as Russia said eastern Ukraine neared a
“humanitarian catastrophe” and required immediate international assistance.
“Political instruments of pressure on the economy are unacceptable, they
contradict all norms and rules,” Putin said today during a meeting with
Alexey Gordeev, governor of the Voronezh region near Ukraine. Any
retaliation “must be don... more »
I SEE SOMETHING – MARINE COLONEL WARNS OF TAKEOVER
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 12 hours ago
*by* COL PETE MARTINO USMCR (RET.) | INFOWARS.COM
Homeland Security’s “See Something, Say Something” campaign motivated me
to say something. Since that’s the purpose of this tax payer funded
behavior modification program, consider this a rare government success
story.
I see a world being led by the least among us, while the best continue to
re-arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic. The biggest threat facing our
country is not terrorism, the debt, drugs, poverty, healthcare,
immigration, climate change, abortion, gay rights, racism, school
shootings, the militarization of the po... more »
Musical Interlude: Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75SGQ65QhaU
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.
So, who would you choose?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 12 hours ago
So, who would you have banished from New Zealand this year?
[Hat tip Stephen Berry]
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission
to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
“7 Habits Of People With Remarkable Mental Toughness”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“7 Habits Of People With Remarkable Mental Toughness”*
By Jeff Haden
“First, the definition: "The ability to work hard and respond resiliently
to failure and adversity; the inner quality that enables individuals to
work hard and stick to their long-term passions and goals."
Now the word: Grit. The definition of grit almost perfectly describes
qualities every successful person possesses, because mental toughness
builds the foundations for long-term success.
For example, successful people are great at delaying gratification.
Successful people are great at withstanding temptation. S... more »
"The Smallest Act Of Caring..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this
world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no
monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible
impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to
come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents.
Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to
share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the
smallest act... more »
"Breaking Up Can Literally Break Your Heart"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"Breaking Up Can Literally Break Your Heart"*
By Vicki Santillano
"There's a pivotal moment in an episode of "The Simpsons" that has always
stood out in my memory. When Lisa tells Ralph Wiggum she doesn't want to be
his girlfriend, his face scrunches in agony and he clutches his heart as if
it's literally breaking. I remember giggling at the exaggeration and then
years later when my own heart got broken, I put my hand to my chest and
felt his pain. The word "heartbreak" is bandied about so much we often
forget that, along with depression and loss of appetite, physical heart
pain i... more »
History: “World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century”*
by Ryan W. McMaken
"Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it."
- Winston Churchill
“Last week marked the 100 Anniversary of the beginning of World War I. That
war, which produced over 37 million casualties, not counting the related
famines and epidemics that came in the war’s wake, also destroyed the
political systems of numerous countries, setting the stage for fascism and
communism in Europe. In the United States, and of course also throughout
Europe, the war led to paranoia and political repression rar... more »
NATO: Russia Has Doubled It's Military Forces On The Border Of Ukraine In The Past Week
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
RIA Novosti/Andrei Aleksandrov
*Russia Troop Increase At Ukraine Border Raises Concerns -- CNN*
Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) -- A new buildup of Russian troops along the Ukraine
border raised concerns Tuesday that Moscow might be contemplating another
intervention like the one that annexed Crimea earlier this year.
According to a NATO official, Russia now has about 20,000 troops stationed
"in an area along the entire border with eastern Ukraine." The buildup
nearly doubled the troop deployment in the last week by adding 8,000 more
forces to 12,000 already there, the official said.
It co... more »
KIPP Foundation's 990 for 2011
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
The closer I get to the KIPP story, the more bizarre and disturbing it gets
from every angle.
Let's take a peak at administrative costs first. Prior to 2011, the KIPP
Foundation's administrative costs averaged 18 percent of its operating
expenses every year. According to Nonprofit Investor, which, by the way,
rates KIPP a "Buy," that percentage improved in 2011, so that
administrative costs were down to 13 percent of operating expenses. Sounds
impressive until you realize that ten executives of the KIPP Foundation
collected 20 percent ($2,184,235) of the entire amount that the F... more »
Oregon to Vote on GMO Food Labeling This November
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
Heather Callaghan
Earlier this year, two Oregon cities voted at the ordinance level to ban
GMO cultivation.
This November, Oregon state residents will have the ability to vote on
whether they want genetically modified foods labeled - or not.
There has been an outpouring of interest among Oregonians to vote "Yea" on
GMO labeling as evidenced by the petition to get the issue on the ballot.
Signatures needed to put Initiative 44 on the ballot had to number at least
87,213. Oregon Right to Know collected 31,500 above the needed amount,
totaling 118,780, as certified by the Secretary ... more »
Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 5, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Ukraine Rebel-Held Donetsk Sees 'Heavy Fighting' -- BBC*
*Heavy fighting has erupted in a suburb of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk,
in eastern Ukraine, local officials say.*
There are reports of civilian casualties as government forces battle to
retake the city from pro-Russia separatists, the city council said.
Reports say powerful blasts and shooting were heard in the city.
Ukrainian government forces have made steady gains in recent weeks,
encircling Donetsk and another rebel stronghold, Luhansk.
*Read more* ....
*Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 5, 2014*
Ukraine Li... more »
The Realist Report - Dennis Cimino: 9/11
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 13 hours ago
On this edition of The Realist Report, we'll be joined by Dennis Cimino, a
writer for *Veterans Today* who has also appeared on Dr. Jim Fetzer's radio
program *The Real Deal* a number of times. Dennis and I will be discussing
9/11 and related subjects. You can download the entire program *here*.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *Eric Dalton - Books & Publications* (*Divided We Stand: A Biography
of the World Trade Center*)
- *September Clues - The Power of Imagery*
- *The Five Dancing Israelis Arrested on 9/11*
How to make this thought
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 13 hours ago
*co here indent*
*the USA has many embassy*
*and some do a lot of good*
*but can you imagnine the trouble *
*if they set up in your neighborhood.*
*no time loss punch your NAEDSS*
*Or do you want to die*
*and your such fuckups*
*I would kill you now if your soft shells were *
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THE OTHER HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
The eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk has declared a state of humanitarian
catastrophe over a lack of medical supplies, electricity, lighting, mobile
and internet communication. Some 250,000 civilians are unable to leave, the
statement also says.
US-NATO are on the hook for these war crimes as they fund and direct this
mess by their puppet regime in Kiev.
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES IN GAZA
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
Israel is pulling its troops out of Gaza. A 3-day ceasefire brokered by
Egypt is now officially in place. Israel says it has completed its
month-long mission, which was to target Hamas, but which brought the worst
devastation and civilian losses in years. Bill Van Esveld from Human Rights
Watch joins RT.
sexual tolerance
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 13 hours ago
Can one be so passive aggressive
and no be bisexual
I think I am
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but these is no doubt
a big hard cockgies \
gives me Reagan to rise
not in homosexceuxl way
NTTTAWWWR,
I just stopped. Gay people I do not care
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flaming bio petroleum tits,
Extraordinary Video Shows How Hamas Assembles and Fires Rockets
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*NDTV Exclusive: How Hamas Assembles and Fires Rockets -- NDTV*
Gaza: In the minutes before the ceasefire kicked in at Gaza this morning,
Hamas fired a flurry of rockets towards Israel - 30 according to some
counts.
Israel has argued that that these rockets are fired from civilian areas,
and this is why its retaliatory strikes can result in civilian casualties.
But this morning, NDTV witnessed one such rocket silo being created under a
tent right next to the hotel where our team was staying. Minutes later, we
saw the rocket being fired, just before the 72-hour ceasefire came into ... more »
August 5: Politicians, news media, and the glorification of war.....
Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 13 hours ago
It begins with Brent Mazerolle writing the headline story on the centenary
of World War 1. I'll skip the small errors. (Such as - Canada was at war
when Britain was. True enough. But it was not required to take any active
role unless Canada, itself, were attacked.) There was, as Mazerolle says,
a rush to enlist, just as there would be in World War 2. But both rushes
had a lot to do with high unemployment. As war factories opened, enlistment
dried up. As well, much of the early enlistment came from the West which
still had a high proportion of British-born immigrants. In areas weaker... more »
Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- August 5, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Israeli Forces Withdraw From Gaza -- Al Jazeera*
Humanitarian truce brokered by Egypt holds in Palestinian enclave as both
sides agree to take part in indirect talks.
A 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire brokered by Egypt has gone into effect in
the Gaza Strip, with Israel pulling its forces from the Palestinian
territory on the 29th day of the offensive.
The start of the truce at 05:00 GMT on Tuesday was preceded by a barrage of
rockets from Gaza, with air raid sirens sounding throughout southern
Israel, including in the cities of Ashdod, Ashkelon and Beersheba, as well
as around J... more »
Herbert Marcuse on Dialectical Logic
Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 14 hours ago
In order to really know an object, one must grasp and investigate all sides
of the object, all its relations and 'mediations' ... Second, dialectical
logic requires that the object be taken in its development, in its
'self-movement' ... in its transformation. Third, the whole of human praxis
must enter into the 'definition' of the object, as well as the critique of
its truth, since as a practical determination the object is bound together
with what is necessary to man. Fourth, the dialectical logic teaches that
'there is no abstract truth'; truth is always concrete.
Cit Douglas Ke... more »
Airship Flight Over the NSA Data Center: New Behind-the-Scenes Video
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
*Activist Post*
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today released a video by
acclaimed documentarian Brian Knappenberger (The Internet's Own Boy) that
explores how and why an unlikely coalition of advocacy organizations
launched an airship over the National Security Agency's Utah data center.
The short documentary explains the urgent need to rein in unconstitutional
mass surveillance, just as the U.S. Senate has introduced a new version of
the USA FREEDOM Act.
The video, Illegal Spying Below, is available for re-use under a Creative
Commons Attribution 4.0 license here:
... more »
Colorado to Decide on GMO Labeling on Election Day
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
*KDVR*
DENVER — The movement to require food manufacturers to identify
genetically modified organisms (GMO) is picking up support and may be an
issue for voters to decide this November.
Members of a coalition fighting for GMO labeling held a rally at the state
capitol then marched to the Secretary of State’s office Monday.
They have collected more than 170,000 signatures on a petition in an
effort to get the issue on the ballot. They say they well surpassed the
86,105 signatures required.
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Love battles parerntal
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 14 hours ago
you can not win a love battle with your parents,
they will always know you did not mean it
an when in time there is only sorrow
Third Florida Court Strikes Gay Marriage Ban (But No Licenses Being Issued Yet)
Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 14 hours ago
Broward County Circuit Judge Dale Cohen ruled Monday that the silly Florida
constitutional amendment saying Florida won't recognize gay marriages done
in other states is unconstitutional. No surprise there. In this new case,
Judge Cohen couldn't grant a divorce without first acknowledging there was
a marriage. The amendment would force gay couples who move to Florida to be
trapped in marriages. Can you say Full Faith and Credit?
The ruling was stayed, just like the ones in Key West and Dade. In the
meantime, folks on both sides of the issue are pushing for the Florida
Supreme Court ... more »
CIA, NSA; hosting Co A weak point?
Abraham Ben Judea at Abraham says - 14 hours ago
Say What?
Donate for the Cryptome archive of files from June 1996 to the present
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3 August 2014
*Akamai Affiliated with NSA*
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Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 14:37:46 +0200
Subject: update
From: koot[at]cyberwar.nl
To: cryptome[at]earthlink.net
In response to http://cryptome.org/2014/08/akamai-nsa.htm:
Nothing to see, please move along. Akamai is hosting www.nsa.gov, just as
it does www.cia.gov and a lot of others, probably including many of the
following lists:
http://www.akamai.com/html/customers/customer_list.html
http://e... more »
World News Briefs -- August 5, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Israel Declares 'Mission Accomplished' As Troops Leave Gaza For Cease-Fire
-- CNN*
Gaza (CNN) -- Withdrawing its ground forces from Gaza Tuesday for a
three-day cease-fire with Hamas, Israel announced that its central goal was
achieved.
"Mission accomplished," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Twitter.
"We have dismantled the underground terror network built by Hamas to
infiltrate and attack Israel." The military said 32 tunnels were destroyed
in the four-week conflict.
The declaration came amid suspicions on both sides over whether the 72-hour
humanitarian cease-fire wil... more »
No voice for the Israeli side on BBC Radio 5 Live
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 14 hours ago
I I just endured BBC 5 Live's idea of balance in the Israel Gaza conflict.
I'll ignore the two very different pieces by ordinary people, one an
Israeli soldier, the other a Palestinian doctor - except to say subtle? The
main part was an interview with first a Palestinian negotiatior and then a
former Israeli negotiatior. Sounds balanced? Don't be taken in.
The Palestinian negotiatior, I was driving and so couldn't note down names,
I think was Mr Barghouti and he launched into an attack on Israel: they
can't be trusted etc etc. For balance the BBC picked a former Israeli
negotiati... more »
Ebola Outbreak: Critical Questions About the Pandemic
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
There are rumors that there already is a vaccine for Ebola, and many
medical companies have been working on finding a cure. NIH ( National
Institute of Health ) is going to launch testing in September.
Results from the study should be available by January, Fauci said. If the
vaccine proves safe and effective, Fauci said he expects that it could be
given to health workers in affected African countries sometime in 2015. "We
are starting to discuss some deals with pharmaceutical companies to help
scale it up, so on an emergency basis, it might be available in 2015 for
health wo... more »
Colorado Republicans Are Wondering Who They Actually Nominated To Run For The Senate
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Only 11 Republicans voted against the draconian anti-DREAMers bill that
passed Friday night night, mostly Republicans in vulnerable seats with
large Latino constituencies like Jeff Denham (R-CA), David Valadao (R-CA),
and Joe Heck (R-NV). But one name that stood out on the list of 11 who
wouldn't back the Ted Cruz/Steve King anti-Hispanic caucus bill was
Colorado extreme right-winger Cory Gardner. Gardner was first elected to
represent the very Republican 4th district (basically, the entire eastern
third of the state, with a PVI of R+11) in the Great Blue Dog Apocalypse
when he d... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 5, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
*American General Reportedly Assassinated In 'Green-On-Blue' Shooting At
Afghan Army Training Base -- FOX News*
A U.S. major general was shot and killed Tuesday by a man dressed in an
Afghan army uniform who opened fire at an army training academy outside
Kabul, the Associated Press reported.
At least 15 soldiers -- reportedly mostly Americans and some Germans --were
wounded in the close-range assassination-style attack.
The attack at Camp Qargha killed the highest-ranking U.S. officer of the
nearly 13-year war and comes as foreign troops... more »
Untitled
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 15 hours ago
Can one be so passaive agssive
and no be biesexual
I think I am
hetro
btu thes is no doubl
a big hard cockgies \
gives me reaan to rise
not in homosexceuxl way
NTTTAWWWR,
I just stopped. Gay people I do not care
Just do not put in my face
flaming bio petroleum tits,
Ron Jacobs : BOOKS | ‘Technocreep’ and how we are seduced by surveillance
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 15 hours ago
Thomas Keenan has written a helpful description of the kinds of
surveillance undertaken by corporations, governments, criminal enterprises,
and just plain creeps every second of every day. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag
Blog | August 5, 2014 [Technocreep: The … finish reading Ron Jacobs :
*BOOKS* | ‘Technocreep’ and how we are seduced by surveillance
The Coyne Helicopter UFO Case
KRandle at A Different Perspective - 15 hours ago
I have been working on a new book and so I have been reviewing some
interesting older cases. One of those is the Coyne case in which the flight
crew of an Army Reserve UH-1H helicopter spotted a UFO which might have
caused a radio outage and then a sudden, mysterious climb when Captain
Lawrence Coyne had entered a descent to avoid a collision.
Briefly, they were returning to their home station in Cleveland, Ohio, when
Sergeant John Healy, seated in the left rear spotted an object or a red
light off the left side of the aircraft. He thought it was brighter than
the red navigation li... more »
Historay Major dealing with spunk
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 15 hours ago
Its a culture that your giving up
overtime you move
some where to be better
If you are comming from
coon porn central
I a can appreciate your pain
but if you live in a civilized world
the big move
to create big things
is more than likely
to be pain
Joy breaks through pain
like a freight train
so if those tracks
are so true
you are so lucky '
and humakind enveys you
We all really know its not so
simple
where you grew up is
a place that you
will never forget
or displace
its blood zero
when they take your DNA
and maybe, no maybe
its so strange to think
this way
You got country str... more »
Civic Action at a Federal Detention Center
Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 16 hours ago
About two weeks ago I had pledged to go on blogging hiatus in order to
vacation with my family, a pledge I only broke once so far. However, while
traveling south from Durango, CO with my partner and son last week, I ran
across this post by LGM’s Erik Loomis,’ on the treatment of Central
Continue reading
President "Ribbon Cutter" is having a big-ass birthday party tonight...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 16 hours ago
*after having a boys night at Camp David with a whole bunch of unmarried
men - one of whom was arrested for soliciting a (male??) prostitute. *
Really.
Yep, the narcissist-in-chief thinks celebrating his birthday with a big
party attended by all the low-life's of Hollywood is just the thing for a
sitting president during these perilous times.
And in just 4 or so days he's heading off to Martha's Vineyard for 16 days
of fun and sun. Of course, he'll manage to round up his two daughters for
the requisite trip to the bookstore. Other than that, I doubt he'll even
see them. Who the ... more »
美國去瘋狂與憤怒在公交車上在台灣
Barbara Diamond at American Scofflaw - 16 hours ago
下面是對話：
有一個他媽的問題？
我們開始做吧！
說對不起混蛋
什麼？有一個他媽的問題讓我們去，現在母狗
你有他媽的問題？
閉嘴！ （在公共汽車上的人）
嘿，你在看什麼？
他媽的一塊狗屎母親笨蛋
你知道嗎？你知道嗎？ （示出了中指）
去你媽的！
（然後他猛地站的公交車司機，並隨時就在他面前）
他媽的。你有他媽的問題迪克？！
什麼是你他媽的問題花花公子？我他媽的殺了你婊子！
坐下！
去你媽的！
去你媽的！
你有一個他媽的問題。
只要說你他媽的對不起
他媽的混蛋
他媽的一塊狗屎
住口！
他媽的混蛋
FUCK YOU混蛋！ ( 再次，要在總線上的人 )
It’s Official: Being Poor in America Has Been Outlawed
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 16 hours ago
Joshua Krause
As they say, you can always judge a society by how they treat their weakest
members. So I shudder to think of how future generations will judge our
society. We’ve become a nation that discards our poor like they are trash,
and anyone who doesn’t “fit in” is segregated from the herd.
The police are now fining homeless folks for any arbitrary offense they can
think of, and city councils across the country are making it illegal to
sleep in public. They’ve gone so far as to make it illegal to camp, or even
sit or lay down in certain public areas. Worst of all, many citie... more »
IF YOU EAT
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 16 hours ago
If you eat beware, there is going to a premium to make up for the Junk Food
losses if we ever become heath aware. Yeah we can not go healthy without a
healthy perimeter.
“Institutionalized Tyranny and Serfdom”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“Institutionalized Tyranny and Serfdom”*
By Joe Withrow
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and
epochs, it is the rule.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
“Modern society does not care much for the individual. National interest,
public policy, and the common good are held up as the ideal. We still hear
lip service paid to the individual rights of man on occasion, but only
within the context of individual servitude towards one or another
State-driven collective goal. Of course these goals are presented as moral
and upright, but there is a little catch – no one c... more »
The Economy: “What You NEED to Know about the Wealth Inequality Debate “
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“What You NEED to Know about the Wealth Inequality Debate “*
by Bill Bonner
“Isn't it possible the same savants who now presume to address the problem
of wealth inequality were those most responsible for causing it? The
question arose as we discussed a publishing sensation: Thomas Piketty's
“Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” As you will recall, the book – all
700 pages – was recently number one on the Amazon.com bestseller list.
Whoever heard of an economics tome that sold so well? The reason, we
suspect, is that the book tells us something that a lot of people were
waiting to... more »
PET a magic man who foretold this centruty
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 17 hours ago
I was born in Canada
a place that well known
pundint Pat Buchcann pontificated
its should be speeled ,Kanukistian
I am not sure what he meant
was our has that good
or did he think we had
a soviet goverement
Oh that we wood
if what Perire Elliiot Tudeau
had come to fortod
Canada would be like
Qtare except the money
would not be between the sheets
I would be floating in the air
free for any citzen
to take as much as
they needed to be
aware
Brian Mulroney stopped the PET
train to paridse
and he was caught taking
brown envleolpes in Swiss
hotels as advice
Yet he never did a dime
he wai... more »
In Fighting Between Islamic State And Other Armed Factions Increases In Iraq’s Diyala
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 17 hours ago
The insurgency has had great success in the last two months. It has taken
over much of Ninewa, Salahaddin, Kirkuk, and Anbar provinces, and has a
strong foothold in Diyala and Babil as well. This success has maintained a
lose alliance between the major militant groups, which includes the Islamic
State (IS), the Baathist Naqshibandi and its Military Councils, Ansar
al-Islam, the Mujahadeen Army, and the Islamic Army of Iraq. Behind the
scenes IS has been attempting to dominate the other groups by demanding
that they pledge allegiance to it, and pushing out its rivals from its
bases... more »
It's another 'man'
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
The BBC report:
'A man on the Doha to Manchester plane has been arrested on suspicion of
making a hoax bomb threat.'
It's another of those men...
More here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28662561
Interest in MH17 Fades as Sanctions and War Edge Closer
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 18 hours ago
Tony Cartalucci
It is abundantly clear that a truthful resolution to the tragedy of the
downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was never the goal of Washington,
London, and Brussels. Citing baseless accusations surrounding the tragedy,
the West has leveled a series of incrementally expansive sanctions against
Russia while using the tragedy to justify increased military support for
Kiev’s military forces even as they wage total war against their own
population including the use of ballistic missiles, airstrikes, artillery
barrages, and tanks. Clearly the goal then was to exploit the ... more »
One Hundred Years Later
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 18 hours ago
nationalpost.com/
Yesterday, the prime minister attended a ceremony to mark Canada's entry
into the First World War. The standard interpretation of Canada's part in
that war is that we blindly followed Britain to war. But we emerged from it
a mature, independent nation. Andrew Cohen writes that the one hundredth
anniversary of that war is a good time to ask some hard questions. After
all,
It was a wasting conflict – a slaughterhouse, really – killing more
Canadians than all of Canada’s wars befo... more »
Afghan Soldier Kills Three 'High Ranking' NATO Officers At British-Run Qargha Military Academy Near Kabul (Update: Two-Star U.S. General Killed)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
Afghan National Army soldiers (ANA) stand guard at the site of a suicide
attack in Kabul. Reuters
*Three NATO Officers Killed At Afghan Military Academy, Officials Say --
New York Times*
KABUL, Afghanistan — An attacker in an Afghan army uniform killed at least
three service members from the NATO-led coalition and wounded a senior
Afghan commander on Tuesday in a shooting at a military training academy on
the outskirts of Kabul, an Afghan official said.
Details of the shooting, which took place on Tuesday afternoon, were
sketchy, and the coalition would only confirm that “an incid... more »
When Even The Simplest Things Are Hard..
Catelli at Not Quite Unhinged - 18 hours ago
Tim
Hortons drive-through was nearly empty, so I took advantage. It was one
of those new two-lane drive-throughs, only one car in the left land
already placing an order and the car right ahead of me went to the
right-hand lane. So I went into the left hand lane thinking that car
should move on first. And the car in the right lane placed their order
and drove on. And another car went into the
Republican Party Civil War Heats Up On A New Front: Meet The Congressional Grifters
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
Much to the chagrin of corporate whores who had infected the DEmocratic
Party-- think Rahm Emanuel, Harold Ford, the Blue Dogs and New Dems--
Howard Dean coined and popularized the phrase, "the Democratic wing of the
Democratic Party." Here at *DWT* we often talk about the corollary, the Republican
wing of the Democratic Party. Over the weekend, former Ohio Republican
Congressman Steve LaTourette, a mainstream conservative, sought to
duplicate Dean's strategy by terming the now dominant right-wing extremists
in his party as the Grifting Wing. In a post he did for *Politico*, The
G... more »
Escapism
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 19 hours ago
Given the fact that the left is so weak and so despised by our society's
leadership, it really isn't the case that the time I spend in escapism is
time stolen from saving the world, You know, if I went out today, or to
whatever day there's a protest against Israel's mass-murder of
Palestinians, it would have exactly zero impact on stephen harper's insane
support for the slaughter.
At the same time though, I'm getting a little tired of the dedicated
escapism of stuff like this:
And this:
But, you know, that's the job of special effects people, and actors and
script writers and p... more »
Britain Remembers The Fallen On The 100th Anniversary Of It's Declaration Of War Against Germany In The First World War
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
The Houses of Parliament, pictured taking part in a similar scheme in 2007,
switched their lights off at 10pm last night as part of an initiative to
commemorate Britain entering the First World War
*The Night The Lights Went Out Across Britain: Young Royals Bow Their Heads
As Millions Take Part In Moving Tributes To The Fallen - Exactly A century
Since WWI Was Declared -- Daily Mail*
* Idea inspired by former foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey's famous words
when war was declared 100 years ago
* Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham
Palace all took p... more »
I bet that your presstitute mainstream media haven't given you a clue that this has been going on ...or that Obama has provided more munitions to the blood-thirsty Israeli army so that they can continue murdering Palestinian children, like fish in a barrel. I hope that you will finally recognize the need for The Real News, because your despicable faux news intends to keep on keeping you in the dark for as long as you’re willing to let them.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 19 hours ago
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Original Here
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*Israeli Forces Target UN School Shelter, Children and Hospitals*
Pernille Ironside: The Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Gaza describes
the growing death toll and the rising humanitarian crisis - * August 1, 14*
More at The Real News
*Bio
.*
*Pernille Ironside* is UNICEF's Chief of Gaza Field Off... more »
Taliban Leader Released For Bergdahl Is Regarded As A Psychopath By Those Who Caught Him
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
*Obama Freed A Taliban ‘Psychopath’ In Bergdahl Trade, Army Colonel Says --
Washington Times*
‘Petty tyrant’ lost stature after capture in early days of war in
Afghanistan
In a pointed assessment, an Army colonel advising the National Security
Council says one of the Taliban prisoners released in the Obama
administration’s deal to free Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdal is a “psychopath” who
poses a “danger to fellow Afghans.”
Army Col. Mark Mitchell, director for counterterrorism at the National
Security Council, is a Green Beret who helped capture Mullah Mohammad Fazl
in the early days o... more »
Israeli Soldier Commended For His Selfless Act Of Not Not Wanting His Comrade's Body Taken By The Enemy
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
IDF soldiers expose Gaza 'terror tunnel' (file). IDF Spokesperson Unit
*IDF Soldier Selflessly Pursued Terrorists in Gaza Tunnel -- Arutz Sheva*
The son of olim from New York is the soldier who provided the IDF with the
findings that enabled to determine the death of Lt. Hadar Goldin.
The findings that enabled the IDF’s Chief Rabbinate to declare the death of
Lt. Hadar Goldin were provided by an IDF commander who fearlessly and
selflessly pursued the terrorists who abducted Goldin's body.
First Lieutenant Eitan, the son of olim (immigrants) from New York,
realized following Friday ... more »
Untitled
jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 19 hours ago
*Germantown kindergarten teacher accused of political vandalism identified*
Wisconsin Reporter has learned the identity of the suspect accused of
politically motivated disorderly conduct at last month’s Jefferson County
Fair.
April Kay Smith, 38, a kindergarten teacher in the Germantown School
District, was issued a disorderly conduct citation for tearing up and
stomping on several signs on July 9 at the Jefferson County Republican
Party booth after the fair had shut down for the night, according to a
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department report obtained by Wisconsin Reporter.
Th... more »
Top 5 Ways the U.S. Is Israel’s Accomplice in War Crimes in Gaza
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 19 hours ago
By Juan Cole
Shutterstock
*This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s Web page.*
The U.S. State Department became a little testy with Israel on Sunday over
the 6th school shelling by the Israeli military, which killed 10, saying
“The United States is appalled by today’s disgraceful shelling outside an
UNRWA school in Rafah sheltering some 3,000 displaced persons, in which ten
more Palestinian civilians were tragically killed,” reads the statement
from State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki. “We once again stress that
Israel do more to meet its own standards and avoid civilian... more »
Brothers In Arms To The End
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
*Photo: *The late Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Harris, shown here in
2011 inspecting an oxygen mask, died last year along with Petty Officer 1st
Class James Reyher in a diving accident at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
(U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jah’mai C.J. Stokes)
*Navy Diver Heroic To The Last Breath -- Virginia Pilot*
As they slowly asphyxiated at the bottom of a pond last year, two Navy
divers shared something extraordinary: the choice to die together rather
than abandon a fellow sailor.
That selflessness went with Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Harris and Petty
Officer 1st ... more »
Free Trade 36: Taxation, Regulations, Trade and Rule of Law in ASEAN
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 19 hours ago
This is my paper presented during the Stratbase Forum on ASEAN
Competitiveness last July 23, 2014 in Makati, organized by Stratbase
Research Institute (SRI). SRI also published this today and circulated to
their friends and clients.
The 11-slides presentation including 9 tables and 2 charts is posted in my
slideshare wall.
I am posting 4 of 9 tables and 2 charts here.
*Table 1. Major Taxes in the ASEAN, 2013*
Source: KPMG, 2013.ASEAN Tax Guide, Overview, p. 10.
*Table 3. Ease and Unease in Starting a Business and Getting Construction
Permits in ASEAN-9.*
Source: WB-IFC, Doin... more »
Get Visas for the Entire Family with $500,000 to a Charter School
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 20 hours ago
I came across this Reuters story yesterday while researching funding for
charters. Don't know how I missed this in October 2012, when it was first
printed:
. . . .Wealthy individuals from as far away as China, Nigeria, Russia and
Australia are spending tens of millions of dollars to build classrooms,
libraries, basketball courts and science labs for American charter schools.
In Buffalo, New York, foreign funds paid for the Health Sciences Charter
School to renovate a 19th-century orphanage into modern classrooms and
computer labs. In Florence, Arizona, overseas investment is expect... more »
Artificial Intelligence , Motivation theories discussion and Roko's Basilisk -- heavy stuff to ponder over coffee !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 21 hours ago
http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/08/elon-musk-says-robots-could-be-more-dangerous-nukes/90521/
( Will Man sow the seeds for destruction ? Fascinating subject , must read
pieces sampled but go to the link for the full articles ! ! )
Elon Musk, the Tesla and Space-X founder who is occasionally compared to
comic book hero Tony Stark, is worried about a new villain that could
threaten humanity—specifically the potential creation of an artificial
intelligence that is radically smarter than humans, with
catastrophic results:
Elon Musk ✔ @elonmusk
Follow
Worth reading... more »
Your Wise Heart by Roxana Jones
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 22 hours ago
*YOUR WISE HEART*
Oh, if you would only allow your heart
to teach your mind all the wisdom you already know…
#HealThruWords #Quote #InspirationalQuote #Motivational #DoShare
HealThruWords® by Roxana Jones
http://roxanajones.com/2014/06/16/inspirational-quote-Your-Wise-Heart/
*TU SABIO CORAZÓN*
Oh, si tan solo pudieras permitir a tu corazón
enseñarle a tu mente toda la sabiduría que ya conoces…
HealThruWords® por Roxana Jones
http://roxanajones.com/es/2014/06/16/citas-motivacionales-tu-sabio-corazon/
Hear, See and Speak - No Used eBooks?
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 22 hours ago
How do industry bodies and major players respond to new entrants who offer
something different? Do they go out to squash them in order to maintain the
status quo? Do they attempt to reign them in and restrict their influence
and impact? Do they invest in them and work with them to create new
channels, new markets and new revenues? Some believe that many stick their
head in the dark and wish them to go away?
This last week we have all read the Amazon Press Release over their ongoing
battles with Hachette and one of the most relevant statements came right at
the beginning in their r... more »
US is insolvent blasts Charles Biderman - and then demonstrates precisely why and presents the bloody details !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 23 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-04/us-bankrupt-blasts-biderman-we-now-await-cramdown
"The US Is Bankrupt," Blasts Biderman, "We Now Await The Cramdown"
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/04/2014 21:32 -0400
- B+
- Bond
- Budget Deficit
- Charles Biderman
- Cramdown
- ETC
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Tax
- Gross Domestic Product
- Medicare
- Moral Hazard
- Precious Metals
- Purchasing Power
- Real estate
- Reality
- Tax Revenue
- TrimTabs
- White House
- Z.1
inShare1... more »
USNS John Glenn (MLP 2) Completes Final Contract Trials
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: USNS John Glenn]USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), successfully completed
Final Contract Trials (FCT) off the coast of Manchester, Washington July 31.
During the trials, the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey along with the
ship's crew tested the vessel's various hull, mechanical, and electrical
systems to demonstrate that the ship meets Navy standards and requirements,
and is materially ready to perform all of its slated in-service missions.
John Glenn, the second of the Navy's Mobile Landing Platforms (MLP), was
constructed by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Compa... more »
Lockheed Martin Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb Achieves Objectives in Marine Corps Training Exercises
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb]Lockheed Martin’s Dual Mode Laser
Guided Bomb (DMLGB) was successfully employed during recent U.S. Marine
Corps weapons and tactics instructor training.
During the training exercises at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona,
AV-8B Harrier aircrews released 19 GBU-12F/B DMLGB weapons. The weapons
were released in tactically representative engagements, and used various
targeting modes against fixed targets. All weapons performed successfully
and met Marine Corps mission objectives.
“We partnered with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to support day ... more »
US President justifies CIA torture ( War crimes ) because folks were scared and the CIA is a tough job ? With that reed thin logic put out there - Why not excuse genocide in the future or ANY OTHER CRIMINAL CODUCT - BY THE SELECT FEW ..... because folks were under pressure at the time , tough jobs excuse or any other willy nilly notion ? If you don't grasp how dangerous this line of thought is , God help us all ! ,
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 23 hours ago
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Obama_Claims_CIA_Torture_Was_Okay_Because_People_Were_Scared_And_The_CIA_Is_A
Tough_Job.html
SOURCE: TECHDIRT[image: obama-baja-popularidad]
On Friday, we wrote briefly about President Obama’s “admission” that “we
tortured some folks.” At the time I was going off of the press reports of
the conference, but now that I’veread the full transcript of his statement,
it’s much worse than just that brief comment. Here’s the relevant portion:
With respect to the larger point of the RDI report itself, even before I
came into office I was very clear that in th... more »
Everyone Has Or Will Eventually. Author Unknown
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 23 hours ago
Defence holding community meeting on JSF upgrades
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: RAAF F-35 Lightning II]The Upper Hunter will today receive an
insight into work to be undertaken locally for the arrival of the
Australia's next generation fighter aircraft.
The Department of Defence is holding three community information sessions
across the region this week to outline the new and upgraded facilities
required to support the arrival of the Joint Strike Fighters.
Denman Visitor Information Centre hosts the first this afternoon with the
focus on work planned for Defence Establishment Myambat located just west
of the town.
Read more
Sukhoi to sign another contract with India on FGFA
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Su-T50 PAK-FA]Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer plans to sign
another contract with India in the framework of the joint project for the
construction of a fifth generation multipurpose combat jet, Alexander
Klementyev, a Sukhoi deputy director general told Itar-Tass.
“We hope the contract [for experimental design works] will be signed soon,”
he said.
The intergovernmental agreement on this project was signed back in 2007.
Three years after, the sides inked a general contract on joint design and
production and then the first engineering development contract. Works under
t... more »
China TA-600 amphibian eyes first flight in 2015
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: AVIC TA-600 amphibious aircraft]China could conduct a maiden flight
for the developmental AVIC TA-600 amphibious aircraft in 2015.
According to a report in the People’s Daily quoting Fu Junxu, an executive
of China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA), the design of the
four-engine flying boat has been completed, with the aircraft set to enter
trial production at Zhuhai in late 2014 or early 2015.
The aircraft, to be powered by four turboprop engines, will have a maximum
takeoff weight of 53.5t and a range of 5,000km.
Read more
EU may buy French warships built for Russia
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Vladivostok LHD]The European Union may acquire two Russian warships
currently under construction in France, analysts say.
The possibility comes as the United States and Western Europe tighten
economic sanctions against Russia, and Monday's denial of a German defense
contractor's delivery of military components to Russia by the German
government.
The first of two Mistral-class ships purchased by Russia -- essentially
small aircraft carriers designed for helicopter takeoff and landing -- is
nearing completion at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in
southwestern F... more »
Our Aircraft Carriers Are Not Sitting Ducks
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: USS John C Stennis]The U.S. Navy is greatly endangered by the
global proliferation of anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles.
Some analysts, like Dennis Gormley, Andrew Erickson, and Jingdong Yuan at
the National Defense University, say U.S. aircraft carriers in the western
Pacific are sitting ducks for communist China’s missiles, especially their
CM-400AKG Mach 5.5 Wrecker cruise missile and their DF-21 ballistic
missile, dubbed “the carrier killer.” They are wrong.
Simply put, the ongoing improvement of missile defense systems on U.S. Navy
warships is keeping pace with t... more »
Russia to conduct unprecedented maneuvers involving 100 combat planes
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Su-34 Fullback]A bilateral command-staff exercise involving
Commands 1 and 2 of the Russian Air Force and Air Defense, which are part
of the Western and central Districts, will be held under the command of the
commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force on August 4-8, the Defense
Ministry reported.
"The training will involve over 100 aircraft of various branches of
aviation such as the destroyers Su-27, MiG-31, multi-function complexes
Su-34, frontline bombers Su-24, helicopters Mi-8, Mi-24, and Mi 28N,"
Colonel Igor Klimov, an official representative of the Russian Air For... more »
Narendra Modi to induct indigenously-built warship INS Kolkata in Mumbai
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Kolkata class DDG]Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to induct
country's largest indigenously-built warship INS Kolkata in Mumbai in the
the third week of August.
The Prime Minister has been invited in the third week of August to induct
the largest indigenously-built warship, which is constructed by the Mazagon
Dockyards Limited and has been designed by Navy's design bureau, defence
officials said.
The 6,800 tonne warship, which is over three years behind schedule, is a
technology demonst ..
Read more
Russia Develops Robots for Maritime Defense
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Georgy Antsev]Russian scientists have developed and presented to
the Defense Ministry a maritime defense system comprising surface,
underwater and flying robots, a defense industry official told RIA Novosti
on Monday.
“The global [maritime defense] command-and-control system, which we are
developing, is ready for a large-scale testing phase,” General Director and
Chief Designer of the Morinformsystem-Agat corporation, Georgy Antsev, said
during the Innovation Day exhibition organized by the Defense Ministry.
"A patrol ship or a submarine are not always capable of monitoring ... more »
Can we trust social media in general and Google in particular , in light of learning Google searches gmail for " only certain crimes " and the Bomb Gaza game debacle ?
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11012008/Paedophile-snared-as-Google-scans-Gmail-for-images-of-child-abuse.html
Technology giant Google has developed state of the art software which
proactively scours hundreds of millions of email accounts for images of
child abuse.
The breakthrough means paedophiles around the world will no longer be able
to store and send vile images via email without the risk of their crimes
becoming known to the authorities.
Details of the software emerged after a 41-year-old convicted sex offender
was arrested in Texas for possession of child abuse ima... more »
zucchini abundance recipe of the day: zucchini-corn-tomato bake
laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago
I found a bunch of recipes similar to this, and adapted them to my tastes.
This one is easy (especially if you use a food processor to shred the
zucchini and cheese), healthy, and tasty.
I feel like the ability to tweak and change recipes marks a turning point
in my cooking evolution, in both confidence and knowledge. I like it!
Also, I don't have measurements for this one. It's down to what proportions
you like and what ingredients you have on hand.
Zucchini-Corn-Tomato Bake
1 medium-to-large zucchini, grated or shredded
2 large ripe tomatoes, coarsely cubed
Kernels of corn, eithe... more »
When is Ebola not Ebola? ... When it walks off an airplane
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2014/08/when-is-ebola-not-ebola-when-it-walks.html
*When is Ebola not Ebola? ... When it walks off an airplane*
As I pressed the "publish" button on yesterdays Ebola article, I knew that
there were several more facts and pieces of information to bring to the
public's attention. Here is part II of
The Ebola Outbreak: The "Pandemic" that isn't. The more news articles I
read, the more blatant the lies and deception become. The main stream media
seems to of been caught in their tracks with their "Ebola is an airborne
(aerosol) virus" lies and... more »
Untitled
JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
*Persecution of a skeptic*
*John Droz reports on more ruthless Leftism*
Dr. Henrik Møller, is an world-renowned expert on infra-sound, and has
published several high-quality studies on low-frequency acoustics (like
here, here, here, and here). More recently, some of these have dealt with
industrial wind energy noise (e.g. here — which was peer-reviewed).
He has been praised as Denmark's "leading noise researcher." What’s even
more important is that he has been courageous enough to have publicly
spoken out against poor government policies, as well as the misinformation
disseminated ... more »
Iraq situation ( August 5 , 2014 ) -- Tunnels of Saddam to used by jihadist and Baathist forces to haunt Maliki's Baghdad ? US to now arm and give air support to the Kurds as they battle ISIS forces to retake Sinjar ? Update on the state of play in Iraq ...... Tweets of note for the day......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Anti War......
Using Tunnels, ISIS Aims at Baghdad From the SouthAims to Take Area South
of Baghdad
by Jason Ditz, August 04, 2014
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ISIS efforts to encircle the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad continue apace,
with their latest operations focusing on seizing the rural Sunni area south
of Baghdad, known colloquially as the “triangle of death.”
The triangle was a nightmare for US occupation forces in the last decade,
and ISIS is said to be using an elaborate collection of tunnels built by
the Iraqi government during the Saddam-era to infiltrate areas close to
Bagh... more »
India Ignores US Calls For Russian Sanction, Will Go-Ahead With Submarine Purchase
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 1 day ago
[image: Lada class submarine]India has rejected calls to join the sanctions
program against Russia during US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to
New Delhi on Aug. 1, according to various media reports.
India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has maintained that foreign
policy will not change with the new government while Kerry added that
Washington “will obviously welcome India joining in with respect to
[sanctions], but its India’s choice.”
A clear blow to the effort, India remains Russia’s largest consumer of
military equipment and is reportedly in talks with Rosoboro... more »
Join The One Giant Mind For Peace Meditation on 8 & 9 August 2014
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
Interest in MH17 Fades as Sanctions & War Edge Closer
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
*August 4, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - It is abundantly clear that a
truthful resolution to the tragedy of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight
MH17 was never the goal of Washington, London, and Brussels. Citing
baseless accusations surrounding the tragedy, the West has leveled a series
of incrementally expansive sanctions against Russia while using the tragedy
to justify increased military support for Kiev's military forces even as
they wage total war against their own population including the use of
ballistic missiles, airstrikes, artillery barrages, and tanks. Clearly the
goa... more »
Climate disagreements: do PR firms matter?
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago
*Off-topic:* Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny have tripled their income to $1
million per TBBT episode. Wow but probably deserved.
Climatedepot.com has picked a story of the day, an article in the Guardian
World's top PR companies rule out working with climate deniers
written by Suzanne Goldenberg and Nishad Karim. The title is dramatic,
including the Holocaust-resembling expletive that similar inkspillers enjoy
using, but if you read the article and even if you trust it, you will see
that the content doesn't match the title. I know that you expect this
discrepancy under any article si... more »
Giveaway: HIPSTER Baby Carrier as seen on Kickstarter
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
If there is one thing I love, it is baby wearing! I have teamed up with
some awesome bloggers to bring you a giveaway for the HIPSTER, the new way
to carry your baby. Enter below.
Have you heard? There's a new way to carry your baby. One carrier, nine
different ways. No more achy arms. No more sore backs. Allow us to
introduce you to the MiaMily HIPSTER baby carrier. This innovative new
carrier is suitable for children ages 3 months to 3 years old (and/or 44
lbs) and consists of a back supporting belt with an integrated seat for
your baby that's designed to help you carry your litt... more »
Did you hear this on the U.S. "mainstream media"? I didn't think so. Their moto: All the news the government wants them to print.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
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Bolivia declares Israel ‘terrorist state’, scraps visa exemption agreement Published
time: July 30, 2014 21:58
Edited time: July 31, 2014 02:19
Bolivia has declared Israel to be a “terrorist state” and renounced a visa
exemption agreement with the country in protest over the ongoing Israeli
military offense in Gaza which already killed more than 1,300 dead and left
over 7,000 wounded.
LIVE UPDATES: Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip
Canceling the 1972 agreement which allowed Israelis to travel freely to
Bolivia *“means, in other word... more »
"We Killed Some Little Folks" Future Title of Barack Obama's Memoirs
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*Slayer of children, conqueror of infants, the great Barack Obama! His
government of destruction knows no distinction between young and old, male
and female, enemy combatant and civilian, Infidel and Muslim. *
An excerpt from, *"Greenwald: NSA Docs Show ‘Israeli Action In Gaza Has US
Fingerprints All Over It’"* by Jon Queally, MintPress News, August 4, 2014:
A new analysis of the intelligence and military relationship between the
U.S. and Israeli governments—bolstered by new top secret NSA documents
leaked by Edward Snowden—exposes the deep complicity of American foreign
policy wh... more »
The Case Of A Plane Landing On A Highway In Kenya Ended Up Revealing How U.S. Forces Are Transported In Africa
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Plane That Landed On African Highway Carrying U.S. Troops Gets Dismantled
-- Washington Post*
When a cargo plane landed on a Ugandan highway last month carrying U.S.
troops, it grabbed attention and shed light on the low-key way in which
American forces travel through Africa to carry out missions. But there’s
more to the story: The aircraft will be dismantled, likely because it can’t
fly from the same location again.
A news video of the plane — a CASA-212 aircraft, as the website Medium
pointed out — shows it surrounded by Ugandan civilians after it made an
emergency landing Jul... more »
How The Crisis In Ukraine Is Shaping How Strategists Study War
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting at the
Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, July 30, 2014. Credit:
Reuters/Alexei Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
*What Ukraine Means For How We Study War -- Joshua Rovner, Washington Post*
Last week Marc Lynch wrote a thoughtful commentary on the future of
political science after Gaza. He noted that while the ongoing violence
seems very familiar, it actually suggests a number of new questions for
political scientists who focus on the Arab-Israeli dispute. These include
everything from the limits of transnational ... more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Atmospheres”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Deuter, “Atmospheres”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li3UthG-7kM
"Your Silence..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Your silence will not protect you.”
- Audre Lorde
Billboard improvement
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
Two best things about elections: slagging off politicians to their face,
and vandalising billboards. (Slagging off not shown.)
[image: The hypnotoad is even included.]
[image: Well, not everyone...]
[image: And, as always, BATMAN.]
[image: Hutt South #Labour #forabetterNZ]
[image: #National #TeamKey#Working4NZ]
[image: #Conservative "Abuse your party vote"]
[image: Mt Eden #InternetMana via Jolisa]
[image: We know this to be the truth. #NZPOL]
More billboard improvement at someone’s NZ Billboards Tumblr site.
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permi... more »
No U.S. - Russia Nuclear Defense For Real-Life ‘Armageddon’ Asteroid Threats
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*U.S.—Russia Tensions Nuke Plans For Real-Life ‘Armageddon’ Asteroid
Defense -- Asawin Suebsaeng, Daily Beast*
The U.S. Energy Department, apparently, is being forced to close its eyes.
Rising tensions between the United States and Russia, stemming from the
latter’s recent aggressions, have upended the Obama administration’s
ambitious Russia “reset”—and with it, the once-promising U.S.-Russian plans
to destroy killer asteroids with nuclear bombs.
On Sunday, The New York Times ran a story detailing how the Ukraine crisis
has stalled an accord that promised “one of the most expansiv... more »
In A Rebuke To It's Neighbors And The U.S., China Says It Can Build What It Wants In The South China Sea
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Image from The Economist
*China Says Can Build What It Wants On South China Sea Isles -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - China can build whatever it wants on its islands in the South
China Sea, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, rejecting proposals
ahead of a key regional meeting to freeze any activity that may raise
tensions in disputed waters there.
Southeast Asian foreign ministers this week hold security talks with
counterparts, including those from the United States and China, in Myanmar,
with escalating tensions over maritime disputes in Asia likely to be a
major issue.
The Phi... more »
The Ebola Epidemic Is 'Picking Up Speed' In Africa
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Ebola Death Toll Rises To 887 As Spread Of Disease Picks Up Speed -- L.A.
Times*
The deadly Ebola virus sweeping through West Africa continues to
accelerate, according to numbers released Monday by the World Health
Organization.
The virus has now claimed at least 887 lives, the WHO reported, with 163
new cases and 61 deaths in just two days.
The latest update indicates the disease is picking up speed, with the
number of new infections surging by 33% over the last three-day report
ending July 27, and three new cases reported in Nigeria, the latest country
to be hit by the diseas... more »
As Soon As People With Guns Start Talking About Extermination, You Know There's A Serious Problem
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Gun nuts will be in ecstasy when they read about civil unrest in western
China's Xinjiang Province. The freedom fighters only had knives, axes and
swords and were slaughtered by the governmental oppressors with automatic
rifles. Many local Muslims want their own country but virtually all local
Muslims don't want Beijing interfering with their faith. So they butchered
35 Han Chinese civilians with their knives and swords and then killed two
Muslim Uighurs who collaborate with the Chinese as well as a prominent
pro-government imam at a major mosque in the old Silk Road city of Kashg... more »
Do you cook at home ... or eat out?
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago
[image: Cooking at home is Eco-friendly]*Cooking at home is Eco-friendly!*When
we cook at home, we can control all aspects of a meal. We determine
everything from the type of pots and pans we use, to the ingredients we
buy, to the amount we prepare.
Eating out, on the other hand, is a bit harder on the environment.
Restaurants use a lot of energy, waste ingredients, and don't always use
local, whole foods in their recipes.
So I'm wondering ... how many times, in a week, do you cook at home?
Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading
questionnaire tool.... more »
Untitled
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
METRO | Alice Embree reports on a moving memorial for the victims of the UT
Tower shootings.
911
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
this is an orange
solving the mystery of wtc7
zero: an investigation of 9/11
Disease Expert Warns That Terrorists Could Make A 'Dirty Bomb' Containing Ebola
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Terrorists Could Use Ebola To Create Dirty Bomb To Kill Large Numbers In
The UK, Says Cambridge University Disease Expert -- Daily Mail*
* Dr Peter Walsh says group such as Al Qaeda could use virus to create bomb
* Biological anthropologist says risk of Ebola reaching UK is small
* 'Bigger risk' is that terrorists manage to harness virus, says expert
* Bomb could cause 'large number' of horrific deaths
The deadly Ebola virus could be used by terrorists to create a dirty bomb
capable of killing large numbers of people in the UK, a Cambridge
University disease expert has warned.
As fe... more »
The Islamic State Is Focusing On Saudi Arabia
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*ISIL Targets Saudi Intelligence -- Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon*
Officials: ‘Crowd-sourced’ assassination campaign aimed at destabilizing
Saudi Arabia
The ultra-violent al Qaeda offshoot group Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL or ISIS) has targeted Saudi Arabian intelligence officers for
a campaign of assassination as part of plans by the group to expand
activities inside the oil-rich kingdom.
A Twitter campaign by ISIL terrorists was launched Friday that sought
information on Saudi intelligence officers. It followed a fatal knife
attack against a Saudi police off... more »
The Continuing Israeli Genocide Of Gaza: Exposing Israeli Lies - How A "Kidnapped" Soldier Ilustrates Israeli Deception!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 day ago
Today, the reports coming out of Gaza seem to be going from bad to
horrific... It seems that as I have already stated as fact is coming
true... The insane and very criminal Israelis are out to exterminate the
entire population locked up in what is truly the world's largest open air
concentration camp. There should be absolutely no doubt in anyone's minds
any more that this has always been the purpose of this Israeli operation
against innocent and mostly helpless human beings..
Every single lie that the Israelis have used to this date that they have
used as their "excuse" to attack... more »
The Rise Of The Islamic State Is Unprecedented In The History Of Extremist Organizations
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Islamic State ‘Now Controls Resources And Territory Unmatched In History
Of Extremist Organizations’ -- Terrence McCoy, Washington Post*
It’s a pattern of territorial expansion that has now become familiar. After
the Islamic State captured Sinjar on Sunday, came the executions. Then
arrived the orders to convert or die, the flash of the movement’s black
flag, the fleeing of thousands — and, finally, the jubilant and chilling
images on social media.
One showed a destroyed Shiite shrine, which had long sat in the ancient
city of Sinjar in northwestern Iraq. Another depicted the exe... more »
Machinery of the day: Waterview spoil
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
Here’s the latest video showing the construction of the Waterview tunnel,
this time highlighting the removal of spoil from the tunnel face. An almost
wholly mechanised process, at the rate of one trailer truck load every ten
minutes.
It reminded me of the observation that capital goods – machines and the
like – all that good stuff that Thomas Piketty and his crowd think are
unnecessary and irrelevant to production – are in fact tools by which human
effort is vastly leveraged,, making work like this possible. (Not just more
roundabout production, but production that wouldn’t be pos... more »
(Mary's Mosaic?) Who Rules Washington? (The Rise to Power of the National Security State )
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 day ago
Speaking of good books for a long weekend's indulgent read, I recommend
Peter (son of CIA head Wistar, who was probably involved) Janney's detailed
explication of what happened before and after the murders of JFK and his
very good friend - and college chum of Janney's Mother at Vassar - Mary
(ex-wife of CIA very-scary-guy Cord) Meyer. The storyline also exposes
(among many other subjects) much
Israel Is Turning Gaza To Ashes; ISIS Terrorists Threaten To Turn Iraq Into A Wasteland Like Afghanistan; The Authors of These Disasters Are On The CIA's Payroll
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
"So, as I terrorize Gotham Gaza, I will feed its people hope to poison
their souls. I will let them believe they can survive so that you can watch
them clambering over each other to stay in the sun. You can watch me
torture an entire city and when you have truly understood the depth of your
failure, we will fulfill Ra's al Ghul's Zionism's destiny... We will
destroy Gotham Gaza and then, when it is done and Gotham Gaza is...*ashes*...
then you have my permission to die." - Israel to Palestinian leaders. *Source
of quote: The Dark Knight Rises (2012, Warner Bros. Pictures).*
An exce... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour.
Moving toward to bottom of this beautifully detailed color composite, the
thin, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a sheet of glowing gas
seen almost edge on. Cataloged as NGC 2736, its narrow appearance suggests
its popular name, the Pencil Nebula.
*Click image for larger size.*
About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula
is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. The Vela remnant itself
is around 100 light-years in diameter and is the expanding debris cloud... more »
"The Wonder Of Life"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has
become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to
live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of
sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of
poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish
the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten
condition has already spread throughout the collective body.
However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember
that the wond... more »
"One Big Road..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you're riding through the
ruts,
don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy.
Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!”
- Bob Marley
"Reality..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be
able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress.”
- Anwar Sadat
•
"Reality is certainty or authenticity which gives a support to our argument
on any matter. Reality can also be defined as the one that the majority of
the people have agreed upon. But for argument sake, we may also say that
facts are different from reality. “Reality is that which when you stop
believing in it, does not go away” said Philip K Dick. But it also seems
that reality depends upon the perspective with which we view them. ... more »
The Poet: Joy Harjo, "Eagle Poem"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Eagle Poem" *
"To pray you open your whole self
To sky, to earth, to sun, to moon
To one whole voice that is you.
And know there is more
That you can't see, can't hear
Can't know except in moments
Steadily growing, and in languages
That aren't always sound but other
Circles of motion.
Like eagle that Sunday morning
Over Salt River. Circles in blue sky
In wind, swept our hearts clean
With sacred wings.
We see you, see ourselves and know
That we must take the utmost care
And kindness in all things.
Breathe in, knowing we are made of
All this, and breathe, knowing
We are truly blessed bec... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Boise, Idaho, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Paulo Coelho, “Choosing The Way We Will Depart”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Choosing The Way We Will Depart”*
by Paulo Coelho
"As you probably know, we are all going to die one day. As we become aware
of that, we should surrender to life with much more joy, making things we
always postpone, respecting the precious minutes that are passing by and
will never come back, disclosing and discovering horizons that can be
interesting or disappointing, but deserve at least a little bit of our
effort. It’s normal that we try to avoid death. It isn’t only normal, it’s
the healthiest attitude we can adopt. It is an aberration however to deny
it, as the awareness of ... more »
Jus Ex Bello in Gaza
Heather Roff at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
The New York Times recently reported that unidentified Israeli officials
claimed that Israel is looking to unilaterally end the conflict with Hamas
in Gaza. After more than 1800 Palestinian casualties in three weeks of
fighting, international pressure to cease hostilities appears to be
working. However, this strategy of the “silent treatment,” rather than a
negotiated settlement
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"I Soon Found Out..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"I soon found out you can't change the world.
The best you can do is to learn to live with it."
- Henry Miller
“Living With the Contradictions"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Living With the Contradictions: A Human Potential Visionary*
* Talks About Our Infinite Potential and How We Also Block Progress”*
By Charles Eisenstein
"Last week I sat down for a telephone conversation with Joseph Chilton
Pearce, an author who has had a big influence not only on my work, but on
the way I have raised my children. He alerted me early on to the damage
that hospital birthing, day care, television, and modern schooling do to
the developing brain. A World War Two veteran, he could be considered one
of the elders of the human potential movement, although he brings to it... more »
Chet Raymo, "Why Not?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Why Not?"*
by Chet Raymo
"A reader named Liz asked: "If we are all one and made out of the same
material- then the things that we make are made out of the same material.
But they are not animate. Why not?" At first glance, this might seem like a
naive question, one that we all know the answer to. On reflection, it turns
out to be terribly profound. Or should I have said, "wonderfully profound"?
Yes, everything, animate and inanimate, is made of the same stuff - the 92
naturally-occurring elements - but all of the animate things we know about
are made mainly of carbon compounds - ... more »
Monsanto Paid Female Bloggers to Attend Panel
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Heather Callaghan
Writers are often barraged with email invites to attend conferences to
become better writers with promises that, in time, their efforts will
produce a lucrative income. There are niche writing workshops as well, such
as "food blogging." The hitch, of course, is that one must pay for tickets
to enter said workshop.
In a notable flipside, however, Monsanto recently paid female bloggers $150
if they attended "an intimate and interactive panel." The goal here not
being a way to a successful writing career, but rather an incentivized way
to shape public opinion.
The... more »
The Dog that Did not Bark: American Airlines Flight 587 - by WebsterG.Tarpley
Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
The Dog That Did Not Bark - American Airlines Flight 587 from Spike EP on
Vimeo.
*The Dog that Did not Bark*
"Two months after 9/11, American Airlines Flight 587 -- an Airbus 300-600
-- left John F. Kennedy International Airport en route to the Dominican
Republic. Less than three minutes after takeoff, the aircraft crashed in a
blazing inferno in the heart of a Queens neighborhood. All 265 people
aboard perished. According to the NTSB, the tail fin and rudder of the
plane sheared off as it accelerated. *This was the second deadliest crash
in U.S. history, but it also "was the fi... more »
DHS Funded Report: Sovereign Citizens Greatest Threat To U.S.
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Brandon Turbeville
Back in April, 2014, I wrote an article entitled “FBI Visiting Gun Shops To
Investigate ‘People Talking About Big Government,” where I reported the
fact that FBI Counterterrorism agents were visiting South Carolina gun
shops in order to gain information regarding potentially “suspicious”
customers. These “suspicious” people were not those suspected of Muslim
extremism but Americans who were concerned with big government.
The agent who approached the gun shop discussed in my article was actually
quoted as saying “If you see some Middle Eastern guy come in. You d... more »
Would Elizabeth Green Approve of A Book I Might Write on the Art and Craft of Journalism?
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Somehow I doubt it, especially since I am not a journalist, haven't studied
or practiced journalism, and know almost nothing about the origins,
history, theoretical base, or conceptual understanding and shared knowledge
of the craft and art of journalistic writing.
I hope Elizabeth will forgive me, then, for being skeptical about her
finally-published Columbia journalism research paper on pedagogy and
teaching, the "meat" of which was published in the New York Times Magazine
over four years ago.
I read a sampling of Elizabeth's "new" book at Amacon, and it is clear that
Elizabeth'... more »
The Truth is Rising About Global Destabilization
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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James Brady (1940-2014)
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Sign a remembrance card on the BradyCampaign to Prevent Gun Violence
website*
*"I come before you today as not just another pretty face, but out of sheer
talent."*
*-- Jim Brady, to a press corps aware that First Lady-to-beNancy Reagan had
wanted a Ken doll as press secretary*
*"Neurosurgeon Arthur I. Kobrine later recalled telling the president's
personal physician about Mr. Brady: 'It's a terrible injury. I don't think
he has a chance. I don't think he's going to make it, but I think we should
try.' "*
*-- from Jon Thurber's Washington Post obituary*
*"The bullies have suc... more »
"How It Really Should Be"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
9/11 and Global Terrorism - A Dialogue with Jacques Derrida
Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
*"Derrida is the kind of philosopher that gives bullshit a bad name"*
*Foucault*
"In the winter of 1989, during Bush’s first hundred days in office,
*Fukuyama* delivered a lecture to the Olin Foundation which was later
published in *The National Interest*quarterly under the title of “The End
of History?” Imperial administrator *Fukuyama* had studied under the
reactionary elitist *Allan Bloom, *and was conversant with the French
neo-enlightenment semiotic (or semi-idiotic) school of *Derrida, Foucault,
and Roland Barthes,* whose zero degree of writing *Fukuyama* may have been
striv... more »
Faux outrage by the US and President Obama regarding Gaza ( August 4 , 2014 ) --- US, UN Outraged as Israel Strikes Another Gaza School ..... All the while US cash , weapons and surveillance involved in the same attacks ! Snowden outs Obama's charade !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Just a masquerade folks........
Retweeted by Anonymous Operations
*Dr.Bassel Abuwarda* @DrBasselAbuward 2h
Latest updates from #Gaza : 1867 killed -429 children -243 are women -70
elderly 9567 injured !! 10080 destroyed pic.twitter.com/BQWyXXePTD
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Russia Today......
Obama's 'helplessness' an act: Snowden reveals scale of US aid to Israel
Published time: August 04, 2014 07:37
Edited time: August 04, 2014 17:42
Get short URL
[image: US President Barack Obama, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, Edward Snowden (Reuters/AFP Photo)]
US Presi... more »
Sunset of US Hegemony and the rule of King Dollar -- ( August 4 , 2014 ) Lead Articles --- India Slams US Global Hegemony By Scuttling Global Trade Deal, Puts Future Of WTO In Doubt ; De-Dollarization Continues: Russian Oligarchs Shift Cash To Hong Kong Dollars On Sanctions Concerns ....... additional items to consider !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-04/de-dollarization-continues-russian-oligarchs-shift-cash-hong-kong-dollars-sanctions-
De-Dollarization Continues: Russian Oligarchs Shift Cash To Hong Kong
Dollars On Sanctions Concerns
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/04/2014 18:31 -0400
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Currency Peg
- Hong Kong
inShare
Last week we noted the very significant activity by the Hong Kong Monetary
Authority as it bought USDollars in size to support its peg. It appears we
have found at least one smoking gun fo... more »
Israel And Hamas Agree To A 72-Hour Ceasefire
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Israeli soldiers arrive at a staging area near the border with Gaza Strip
August 4, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Nir Elias
*Officials: Israel, Palestinian Factions Accept 72-Hour Cease-Fire In Gaza
-- CNN*
Gaza City (CNN) -- Will it, or won't it, hold?
That's the question following word late Monday that Israel and Palestinian
factions, including Hamas, agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire
proposed by Egypt.
Even as both sides agreed to the cease-fire, scheduled to begin Tuesday
morning, both sides appeared suspicious of one another.
"The onus is on Hamas," Israeli government spok... more »
Illinois' next governor may make Romney look like a saint
Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 1 day ago
Does the name Bruce Rauner ring a bell? No, me neither. It turns out he's
the Republican nominee for governor in Illinois, which under normal
circumstances would mean he's a nobody. But he's been leading incumbent
Democrat Pat Quinn in polls all summer, and could actually end up as the
state's next governor.
This is a problem, because he is even more out of touch with the middle
class than Mitt Romney (Rauner is a private equity near-billionaire) whose
idea of transparency is to release the first two pages of his 1040 tax
return for 2010-12, and nothing else. Romney at least release... more »
World War One ... historical stupidity that seemed like a good idea at the time
leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
*I see that the Canadians are being brainwashed into thinking that World
War One was a great and glorious moment in Canadian history. You are being
told that Canadian soldiers died for Canada's 'freedom' during the First
World War ... to 'protect and preserve our nation'. Nonsense!!!*
*Any one with even a fleeting knowledge of history will struggle with this
interpretation of the pointless, meaningless conflict known as 'the First
World War'.*
*Stop any citizen on the street and ask them what the reason for the First
World War was ... and see if they know. Essentially, three Royal... more »
Call For Genocide Adds to Israel's Mounting Public Relations Problem
Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
It's not like Israel has enough of a public relations problem with the
mounting "collateral damage" from Operation Protective Edge but when
moronic bloggers are openly calling for genocide it doesn't help the cause.
In a deranged screed that was published by The Times of Israel and then
rapidly removed after mounting outrage triggered by the ill-advised posting
by Yochanan Gordon. The piece also appeared on The Five Towns Jewish Times,
a Long Island based newspaper and website founded by his father. Both
rapidly sites issued apologies for the piece and should hang their heads in
... more »
Arabs not supporting Hamas?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
Elan Journo observes that Arab regimes in the past “would pounce to vilify
Israel’s efforts at defending itself from Palestinian aggression, but
curiously, many have been quiet amid the Gaza war.”
Why so?
One explanation, sketched in this *New York Times* piece, is that the Arab
states view the Islamists of Hamas (whose patron is Iran) as a major
problem, a higher priority than their (unwarranted) enmity toward Israel.
If so, that implies these regimes understand the Islamist threat better
than many in the West.
An exception of course is , pointed out by the *Washington Times*, ... more »
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 4, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Why Are So Many Civilians Dying In Hamas-Israel War? -- Ashley Fantz, CNN*
(CNN) -- Images from the conflict between Israel and Hamas depict apparent
civilians, innocent people caught in the middle. Often, the dead are
children.
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza stands at more than 1,800, with nearly
10,000 wounded, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. More than 300 children
have died, the ministry has reported, as the United Nations repeatedly
raises concerns about the high number of deaths in Gaza.
On the Israeli side, 64 Israeli soldiers and three civilians have died
since fi... more »
Ebola
Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
FTR 4 Excerpted from the One Step Beyond show of 8/18/96, this broadcast
highlights the possible use of genetically-engineered micro-organisms for
the purposes of biological warfare and genocide. Beginning with the
research of Doctors Garth and Nancy Nicolson, the program discusses an
(apparently) genetically mutated mycoplasma that figures prominently in the
mysterious "Gulf War Syndrome". This micro-organism has had a gene from the
HIV spliced into its genome, making it much more destructive. Most of the
segment focuses on the remarkable recent book Emerging Viruses - AIDS and
E... more »
"Refugee camps" in Kurdish/Iraq- Kurds request No-fly Buffer Zone & Armed US Assist
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*I am having a bit of deja vu. Deja vu, as in, this seems somewhat
familiar...........*
*Turkey plans refugee camps, in Kurdish held territory, in Iraq.*
The deja vu, for myself, and perhaps for long time readers here comes from
the fact that *Turkey built "refugee camps" *at it's border with Syria.
Those camps were only maybe a tiny bit for refugees. *Mostly those camps
served as a base of operations for NATO backed Islamist fighters to destroy
Syria.*
Since some in Turkey have already embedded themselves with the Kurds, there
is no need to build "refugee camps" for NATO backed ... more »
It's Going To Take All Of Us...
Barbara Ann Levy at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Curated Green Rights Collection - 1 day ago
World News Briefs -- August 4, 2014 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Palestinians dig through the rubble of a building searching for bodies
after what police said was an Israeli air strike at Shati (Beach) refugee
camp in Gaza City August 4, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
*Israel And Hamas Agree To A 72 Hour Ceasefire -- BBC*
Israel and Palestinian groups including Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour
humanitarian truce in Gaza, officials and Egyptian mediators say.
The ceasefire will start at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
On Monday Israel held its own seven-hour "humanitarian window" in Gaza but
then resumed its military operations.
H... more »
The Medicine Man - Ebola, Project Coast and the Depopulation of Africa
Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago
Larry Ford was a regular at those gatherings, and the technology he handed
over that day, Bouwer chortled, could prove invaluable: a sampler of
virulent, designer strains of cholera, anthrax, botulism, plague, and
malaria, as well as a bacteria he claimed had been mutated to be *“pigment
specific.” “Kaffer-killing germs,” *Bouwer confided, using the derogatory
Afrikaans term for blacks. *“Dr. Ford has done my country a great service.”*
Anthrax War - Project Coast, Dr. David Kelly and the Ethnic Weapons Program
from Spike EP on Vimeo.
The Assassination of Dr. David Kelly of MI6 ... more »
Who writes this shit?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
Reading the commentariat slagging off the shouting match Joyce v Robertson
on this weekend’s *The Nation* – the interview show that’s only shown at
the time when most decent people are either in bed being hungover, or at
least not spending their Sunday morning in front of a bloody television –
I headed over to the website to enjoy the blood sport, and stayed to lament
the idiocy.
The blood sport was ill described, purportedly a debate about “the wealth
of the nation” – Joyce and Robertson going “head-to-head on their parties'
prescriptions for prosperity.” It wasn’t that at all; ... more »
Iraq’s Religious Minorities Are Being Slaughtered By The Islamic State
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Iraq’s Religious Minorities Are Being Slaughtered And ISIS Just Captured
The Last Town Giving Them Shelter -- Andrew Slater, Daily Beast*
ISIS just captured the Iraqi town of Sinjar in the first major defeat of
Kurdish forces. Religious groups that had taken refuge there are in
imminent danger of being massacred.
In a major defeat for Kurdish forces the Iraqi town of Sinjar was captured
Sunday by the group known as ISIS, now calling itself the Islamic State.
This is the Kurds first major loss to ISIS and a catastrophe for the
religious minorities who had taken refuge in the area ... more »
After Fleeing Advancing Islamic State Forces Humiliated Kurdish Leaders Have Ordered Their Forces To launch A Counter-Offensive
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Photograph: Guardian
*Humiliated Kurdish Leaders Order Counter-Strike Against Advancing Islamic
State Fighters -- The Telegraph*
Questions asked about Kurdish Peshmerga troops after extremist militants
execute lightening strike and send thousands fleeing for their lives.
Kurdish leaders ordered a major counter-offensive against Islamic State
fighters in northern Iraq yesterday after being humiliated by a lightning
Jihadist surge into their supposedly “safe” areas.
Tens of thousands of members of the region’s patchwork of minority groups
were said to be in flight in the deserts an... more »
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