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Filipino
residents living in shanties along a river bank collect useful items in
Pasay City, south of Manila. Philippine President Benigno Aquino signed
a 2.6-trillion-peso (47.7 billion euro) national budget for 2015, which
he said further limits opportunities for corruption and will partly be
used to improve housing for the ...
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Iran's
Press TV is still a force to be reckoned with, from a broadcast
standpoint. They are still blocked from most satellites, from most
service providers and from many entire nations. Their staff, the
producers and presenters are world class. The problem is with the Press
TV ...
U.S. Navy's Laser Weapons Are Ready
*Kyle Mizokami, National Interest:* The U.S. Navy’s 5 Most Lethal Weapons
of War
*WNU Editor:* No mention of the U.S. Navy's new rail gun .... but with time
it will be an essential part oh what the US Navy is capable of.
Sports Watch: "Washington Redskins are the victims of top-down organizational dysfunction" (Sally Jenkins)
*Redskins No. 2 stooge Bruce Allen, the president and GM who has presided
over four losing seasons, says he feels "awfully responsible" for the
team's dismal 4-12 season. "We're going to make sure that we hold everyone
accountable for everything that happened," he says. But himself maybe not
so much?*
*"For too long, no one has trusted the basic setup of the [Washington
Redskins] organization. So many flatterers and yes men survive while the
truth tellers get offed or ignored, and every three or four years everyone
gets fired and the club starts from scratch again. Step one for Sny... more »
Canadian Writes English Lyrics to Russian National Anthem
Russia and Canada will be facing each other off for the gold in the *World
Junior Hockey Championship in Toronto tomorrow. * Historic battles on the
hockey rink over the past four or five decades have given our nations a
healthy respect for one another's prowess in Canada's official sport.
Canadians have learned to love the Russian National Anthem, having heard it
so many times at Hockey games. I listened to it again today when the
Russian team beat the Swedes--to advance to the final round. You can hear
it again at the 5 minute mark:
http://rt.com/politics/official-word/219095... more »
Israeli Invention Will Make Military Water Tanker Convoys A Thing Of The Past
*Haaretz:** Liquid asset: The Israeli start-up that turns air into water *
*WNU Editor*: This is actually an old story .... this Israeli start-up
company has been around for a few years, and they have already generated a
lot of interest and customers .... the U.S. military included .... *This
Gadget Makes Gallons of Drinking Water Out of Air* (Time).
Fast Company has more info (and reaction) on the military applications for
this tech .... the link *is here.*
Land Reclamation in Manila Bay
I support land reclamation in Manila Bay. Remove those thick silt, mud,
sand, other solid wastes in river beds near the bay. Also the thick lahar
deposits in Bulacan rivers that contribute to frequent street flooding. I
am indifferent who should do the reclamation project, the important thing
is that someone should do it, soon.
There are two (or more?) proposed land reclamation projects in Manila Bay.
The Solar City project by the Manila Goldcoast Development Corp. in Manila
City area, and the SM project in Pasay City.
Another view of the proposed Solar City. This seems to be the ex... more »
Iran Claims To Have Foiled An Israeli Plot To Assassinate A Key Iranian Nuclear Scientist
Colonel Baqeri, an IRGC commander. Press TV
*Times of Israel:* *Iran claims it foiled Israeli hit on nuke scientist*
*WNU Editor: *Is this report from Iran true ... I do not know. But I do
know that when it comes to announcements from Iran .... always be skeptical.
*More News On Iranian Claims In Foiling An Israeli Plot To Assassinate A
Key Iranian Nuclear Scientist*
Security Commander: Attempt to Assassinate Iranian N. Scientist Foiled by
IRGC -- FARS News Agency (Iran)
IRGC thwarted Israeli terror attack on nuclear scientist: Colonel -- Press
TV (Iran)
Israeli terror attack on Ir... more »
As Venezuela's Financial Crisis Deepens, President Maduro Travels To China Seeking Help
*Financial Times*: Venezuela's Maduro off to China as crisis deepens
*WNU Editor:* I am not surprise that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is
ignoring the IMF/World Bank, etc. .... my guess is that with U.S. sanctions
now being imposed coupled with Venezuela's hostile history of treating
international firms .... even he realizes that his "credit" with these
institutions is no longer any good. The real solution to the crisis is
devaluation .... but it looks like he is not willing to accept the costs
that would be associated with a collapsing currency and hyperinflation ...
so it... more »
Do You Believe the Rich Are the Real Poor and the Poor the Real Rich Due to Gov't Handouts? (Beyond the Foreign Policy Lies: Our Compliant Media and the Truth About American Exceptionalism) and Who's Been Watching The Hen House Anyway? (Happy Birthday, Sweetie!)
Sorry this is such a long essay, but so much has happened since the
election (and so much still on the elite's upcoming Congressional agenda!)
. . . It could take a while. Welcome to my neighborhood. (OK, I grew up
with these bodies.) Sunday, Jan 4, 2015 Chain Restaurants Are Killing Us:
Billionaire Bankers, Minimum-Wage Oilers and the Nasty Truth About
Fast-Food NationThis is what we eat,
Iraqi Tribal Leader Describes The Disaster That Happened When His Fighters Lost To The Islamic State
*Richard Spencer, The Daily Telegraph:* *Iraqi Tribal Leader Describes
Losing A Massive Fight To ISIS*
*WNU Editor:* This is brutal and eye-opening account on what happens when
the Islamic State conquers a territory. And as to U.S. hopes that it will
be able to get the tribal sheiks to cooperate in defeating the Islamic
State .... if this Telegraph's account is true .... it looks like the
tribal sheiks and their followers have already been decimated.
Closing The Books On Mikey Suits? Not A Chance
The theme in our recent coverage of the Mikey Suits Grimm case has been
that Grimm's case leaves more unanswered questions than it answers,
questions almost entirely ignored by the FBI, by Congress and by the media. Grimm's
ties to the Mafia -- and the work he's done for organized crime-- are
almost never mentioned anywhere. The FBI very much prefers it that way. So
does John Boehner. The Grimm denouement is not meant to get to the bottom
of anything, just to sweep a potentially embarrassing chapter in the
culture of corruption that is the United States Congress under the carpet.
... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Liquid Mind VI: Spirit"
Liquid Mind, "Liquid Mind VI: Spirit" (Full Album)
- https://www.youtube.com/
Musical Interlude: Michael Jackson, “Earth Song”
Michael Jackson, “Earth Song”
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNa_r92tdTM
"A Look to the Heavens"
"A familiar sight to sky enthusiasts with even a small telescope, the Ring
Nebula (M57) is some 2,000 light-years away in the musical constellation
Lyra. The central ring is about one light-year across, but this remarkably
deep exposure - a collaborative effort combining data from three different
telescopes - explores the looping filaments of glowing gas extending much
farther from the nebula's central star.
*Click image for larger size.*
Of course, in this well-studied example of a planetary nebula, the glowing
material does not come from planets. Instead, the gaseous shroud repres... more »
"The Greatest Speech Ever Made"
*"The Greatest Speech Ever Made"*
"One of the most inspirational speeches in recorded history was given by a
comedian by the name of Charlie Chaplin. This is the final speech in the
film “The Great Dictator,” with a splash of modern imagery."
- http://www.youtube.com/
Natalie Zemon Davis - Holberg Prize Symposium 2010: Decentering history
*Wikipedia:*
Natalie Zemon Davis, CC (born November 8, 1928) is a Canadian and American
historian of the early modern period.
In 2010, Davis was awarded the Holberg International Memorial Prize, worth
4.5 million Norwegian kroner (~$700,000 US), for her narrative approach to
the field of history.
On 29 June 2012, Davis was named Companion of the Order of Canada, the
highest class within the order.
On 10 July 2013, Davis was awarded the 2012 National Humanities Medal by
President Barack Obama for "her insights into the study of history and her
exacting eloquence in bringing the ... more »
"The Beginning Of Wisdom..."
“The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we
come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.”
- Pierre Abelard
The Poet: Joy Harjo, "Eagle Poem"
*"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 »
Paulo Coelho, “What’s The Price?”
*“What’s The Price?”*
by Paulo Coelho
“Is the price of living a dream much higher than the price of living
without daring to dream?” asked the disciple. The master took him to a
clothes store. There, he asked him to try on a suit in exactly his size.
The disciple obeyed, and was very amazed at the quality of the clothes.
Then the master asked him to try on the same suit – but this time a size
much bigger than his own. The disciple did as he was asked. “This one is no
use. It’s too big.” “How much are these suits?” the master asked the shop
attendant. “They both cost the same price.... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Burke, Virginia, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“The Meaning of Your Life is Other People”
*“The Meaning of Your Life is Other People”*
by Raúl Ilargi Meijer
"In his 1944 play "Huis Clos" (loosely yet officially translated as "No
Exit," or "Closed Door"), French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre said:
“L’enfer, c’est les autres.” Or: Hell is (the) other people. Which can be
very true. And Sartre makes his point in a masterful way. He describes a
group of people locked up together with no escape, and for eternity, who
have a bitter go at each other. Something we all recognize. People can be a
nuisance, and even drive one as far as suicide.
But then, the opposite is just as tru... more »
"Bad Days: Hard Learned Lessons"
*"Bad Days: Hard Learned Lessons"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"We all have bad days and within these days is usually a gem of a gift
waiting to be opened. We all have days from time to time when it feels like
the world is against us or that the chaos we are experiencing will never
end. One negative circumstance seems to lead to another. You may wonder, on
a bad day, whether anything in your life will ever go right again. But a
bad day, like any other day, can be a gift. Having a bad day can show you
that it is time to slow down, change course, or lighten up. A bad day can
help... more »
Crackpot Utopia: The Year in Republican Crazy, Part 12
*• Arizona Republican protests busload of YMCA Campers• Crazyspeak of the
Year nominees No. 15: the Impeachment Variations (group nomination)•
Crazyspeak of the Year nominee No. 16: NM Rep. Steve Pearce*
*In Part 12 we pay tribute to Arizona GOP congressional hopeful Adam
Kwasman, the genius who decided it would help his primary bid to vent media
outrage over a busful of supposedly terrified illegral-immigrant kiddie
laborers -- who turned out to be, literally, YMCA happy campers.*
*Crackpot Utopia:* *A dream world as envisioned by republicans; a
manifestation or expression of th... more »
Satire: "Unskilled Workers Report for New Jobs"
*"Unskilled Workers Report for New Jobs"*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "Sixty-four unskilled workers will report
to new jobs in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday as part of a federal jobs
program that provides employment for people unable to find productive work
elsewhere. The new hires, who have no talents or abilities that would make
them employable in most workplaces, will be earning a first-year salary of
$174,000. For that sum, the new employees will be expected to work a
hundred and thirty-seven days a year, leaving them with two hundred and
twenty-eight days ... more »
Neal Lawson and the "Wrong Voters"
Sorry to get snoring boring about Tony Blair once more, but I have to say a
few words about the silly phrasing Neal Lawson used while penning a New
Year's message to the former Labour leader. The first rule of polemic is
not to hand your opponent a shield that can parry your blows, and that is
exactly what Neal did. By dropping in "your majority was too big" and "but
in hindsight the wrong people were voting Labour", he allowed himself to be
painted as both a *naïf* and someone not serious about electoral politics.
No wonder the remaining friends of Blair, such as John Rentoul, Dan ... more »
A short list of some of the most boring topics for Bloggers
*Yawning Baby*
As we broach the *New Year 2015*, and setting goals/agendas....here is yet
another list. It is a list of things that completely bore me. Now, I
won't say that I'm correct at being bored by some of these
issues/subjects...a few of them are very important in the overall scheme of
things. It's just that they bore me.
They bore me because: 1) Many of them are like the weather...*everybody
talks about* *it* but nobody does anything about it; 2) Some of them
provoke "*circular arguments" or "black and white thinking*" amongst those
who deal with them in any dept... more »
Iran's President Says He Wants To End His Country's Isolation
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani prepares to depart after the end of a press
conference on the sidelines of the 69th United Nations General Assembly in
New York September 26, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Adrees Latif/Files
*Voice of America:* *Iran's Rouhani Urges End to Country's Isolation*
*WNU Editor: *Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is threatening to put an
Iranian nuclear agreement to a referendum .... *Rouhani threatens to hold
Iran referendum* (Financial Times) .... something that I am sure that the
person with the real power in Iran (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) will not like,
and will... more »
Slap Happy Phony Hack Attack
Obama sanctions
North Korea
for something
hacker experts
say they
couldn't do
That's the way
it works
around here
Washington slaps you
upside the head
and then blames
you
for making
its hand
hit you
Coup d'etat
in Kiev
Russia's fault
because
they wouldn't
submit
On your knees
or else
you get hit
Down south
in Venezuela
you won't submit
Turn over your oil
to Wall Street
or else you
get smacked
It's the way
of the bully
used to call it
'tin horn dictator'
Yes it is true
now
Washington
is wearing
the black hat
We are
slap happy
phony hack attack
tin horn
showdown at sunset
dictators
Report: Russia is Sending Fresh Military Shipments And Supplies To Pro-Russian Rebels In Eastern Ukraine
*Eliot Higgins, Business Insider/Bellingcat:* *Fresh Russian Vehicles Are
Showing Up In Eastern Ukraine*
*WNU Editor: *I have been hearing and reading reports in the past two weeks
of fresh Russian military shipments to the rebels in eastern Ukraine ....
it looks like this report confirms it.
Jan. 4: Prince Edward likes girls....
Quelle surprise...I guess that's why it made page A2 of the ever-alert
Irving press. But surely this has been public knowledge for years. I knew
one of the Prince's teachers at his very expensive private school in
Ontario. He told me the Prince was of very low intelligence, and incapable
of learning beyond grade 9. He was also very openly obsessed with sex from
the age of 12 or so. - two traits that have been common in the royal
family. Even Queen Victoria had her raunchy side. But the British
taxpayers, who yearly lose more desperately needed social services, still
ante up for the... more »
Who Killed Ukraine Rebel 'Batman' Battalion Commander Bednov?
Ukraine separatist Alexander Bednov, or “Batman,” was confirmed to have
been killed on Thursday. (Image via lenta.ru/Russian social media)
*IBTimes:* *Who killed Batman? Pro-Russian separatist's death blamed on
Ukraine and other separatists*
*WNU Editor*: I doubt that Ukraine security forces were involved in this
"hit" .... they are staying in their foxholes and are rarely venturing out
of their FOBs .... my money is on this being an internal settling of
accounts. Am I surprised .... no .... dissension in the military rebel
ranks in eastern Ukraine is nothing new .... even the kill... more »
Massive Suicide Car Bomb Targeting Somali Soldiers Explodes In Mogadishu
A policeman secures the scene of a car bomb explosion near the Taleex
junction of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, January 2, 2015. (Reuters)
*Al Jazeera:* *Suicide bomber targets troop convoy in Somalia*
*WNU Editor*: Al-Shabab is sending a message that they are far from
defeated.
*More News On Today's Massive Suicide Car Bomb Attack Targeting Somali
Soldiers In Mogadishu*
Car bomb targeting security forces explodes in Somali capital: police --
Reuters
Somalia Suicide Bomber Attacks US-Trained Forces, Kills 4 -- Epoch Times/AP
Four killed in Mogadishu suicide car bombing -- AFP
Suici... more »
Russia Not Looking for Trouble
Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired United States Army soldier and former chief
of staff to USSecretary of State Colin Powell. Wilkerson is an adjunct
professor at the College of William & Mary where he teaches courses on US
national security. He also instructs a senior seminar in the Honors
Department at the George Washington University entitled "National Security
Decision Making."
UK Spook Force
Britain's best and brightest are now being offered an extravagant option
for the start of their careers. The government's proposing that young web
experts and tech graduates work at least two years as high-tech spies. RT's
Anastasia Churkina got more details on the programme.
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*Mardi Gras! Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc!*
*Mardi Gras! Phunny Phorty Phellows!*
*Traffic Court clerk moves on, says court should too ~Gordon Russell, New
Orleans Advocate *
*James Gill: Brits not excited about battle’s anniversary*
*New Orleans Saints Shocked to Learn They Aren't in 2014-2015 Playoffs
~Kevin Shiver, Canal Street Chronicles*
1.1 TRILLION DOLLAR F 35 / SYMBOL OF AMERICA'S MISPLACED PRIORITIES
*F 35 Supersonic all weather single place Strike Fighter ( 2015 ) *
*Development Cost = 1.1Trillion **Operational ( Maybe never )*
*Approximately 45 cents of every dollar of Government spending goes to the
Military and much of it is wasted dollars and misplaced priorities such as
the current 1.1 Trillion dollar F 35 Strike Fighter. With the advent of
Drones, the future of manned military aircraft is dimmed considerably and a
restructuring of America's priorities is necessary ~ particularly in light
of our rapidly fading infrastructure and inadequate social welfare
programs. The que... more »
Sunday Classics inquiry: How can Mime solve his problem?
*WAGNER: Siegfried: Act I Prelude*
*Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, cond. Decca, May and Oct. 1962*
*Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, cond. Teldec, recorded
live, June-July 1992*
*Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG, recorded Dec. 1968 and
Feb. 1969*
*Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Reginald Goodall, cond. EMI-Chandos,
recorded live, August 1973*
*by Ken*
*by Ken*
I would have liked, but couldn't find, a nice image of a darkened theater
to accompany these miraculous opening pages of *Siegfried*, the third
installment in Wagner's cycle *The Ring of... more »
Victoria Nuland/Vietnam Perception Management? Contras Become Lone Rangers (Fear Rules For Too Long) Blackwater Back! (Robber Barons Fear the Rise of Populism? Surprised?) We’re Been Generating More Qualified Students Than Jobs for Years
European Central Bank's Chief Economist: Beware the Rise of Populism
Russia Says Ukrainians Pay Blackwater for Training Afghanistan: Skulking
Away from a Failed War What a mockery the reality of war makes of the
rhetoric that blesses it. Ten Reasons Why the TPP Must Be Defeated Sen.
Bernie Sanders The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a disastrous trade
agreement designed to protect the
No transfer of US frigates to Turkey due to political concerns
[image: USS Gary (FFG 51)]The US Congress has approved the transfer of six
frigates being decommissioned by the US Navy to Taiwan and Mexico, but an
expected transfer of ships to Turkey was not even part of the bill this
year due to concerns about Turkish political developments.
After the US House of Representatives passed a bill approving the transfer
of the frigates on April 7, on Dec. 19 the Senate “finally” approved the
ships' transfer, according to a story by the US weekly Defense News.
“The 2012 version of the Naval Transfer Act, containing a number of ships
for Turkey, also ... more »
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*Naughty Naomi gives us a lesson in statistics*
*Naomi Oreskes works in a similar way to the tyrants who claim that they
"won" an election in which 99% of the population voted for them. Naomi
goes one better than that. She has claimed that 100%of published climate
scientists agree with global warming. That has got her much acclaim of
course -- among those great lovers of tyrants, the political Left -- but no
acclaim among people with any kind of skeptical mind.But that is all old
hat now so let us look at her latest effusion below. She says a number of
broadly co... more »
U.S. And Coalition Patners Intensify Their Air Strikes Against The Islamic State
*The Guardian:* *US-led task force launches seven more air strikes against
Isis*
*WNU Editor*: Doubts that this air strategy is going to work are rising
.... *War with ISIS: The West is wrong again in its fight against terror*
(Patrick Cockburn,The Independent)
*More News On The Islamic State War*
New Year, New Strikes: Coalition Renews Efforts to Expel Islamic State with
Fresh Force in Iraq and Syria -- VICE News
U.S., allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State --
Reuters
Pentagon: Coalition Warplanes Stepped Up Airstrikes in December -- WSJ
Islamic State as... more »
Radiation Readings in Japan Remain Elevated TEPCO CAM Time Stamp Dec 29 4:03 AM
Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
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Transpicuous News: January 4th Live stream on CCN and TONE
The Transpicuous News Show , for January 4th 2015, will be going out on
CCN tonight at 10:30pm GMT, or 5:30pm EST. TN will be showing on CCN
every Sunday night, and will be on The One Network as usual- with the
ability to watch in the archive at any time.
In the next couple of weeks I will be changing the format of Transpicuous
News and will be opening the lines for questions after the broadcast of the
show. The question and answer section will go out on the live stream on
CCN. As soon as we have that organized, I announce the starting date.
Watch Transpicuous News tonight... more »
Millions Are Fleeing The Unrest And Wars Of The Middle East
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing Islamic State
militants in Sinjar, walk towards the Syrian border (Reuters)
*Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian/Observer:* *Arab spring prompts biggest
migrant wave since second world war*
*WNU Editor: *The numbers are staggering .... 16.7 million refugees
worldwide .... a further 33.3 million people are “internally displaced”
within their own war-torn countries .... and a good number of these people
are in North Africa and the Middle East. Most of these refugees have their
eyes on Europe, but Europe has its own problems, and are ... more »
EZLN affirms support for missing students during anniversary
EZLN
Affirms Support for Parents of Missing Mexican Students
Zapatistas stand under the Zapatista flag during 20th anniversary
celebrations of the armed indigenous insurgency in Oventic December 31,
2013. | Photo: Reuters
Published 1 January 2015
The rebel group issued an invitation to the parents of missing students
to participate as guests of honor at
Veterans faking their injuries?
I'm
not going to link to it because he doesn't deserve it, but the vile and
souless Fantino has suggested that veterans malinger for money. It's
hard to imagine a more wretched and misanthropic psyche. Even his face
drips spite.
Ca$h Cow Plane Delay
F-35, a new American fighter jet with cutting edge technical
characteristics, was to enter service this year but the date of release is
uncertain after a serious technical glitch was revealed.
The engines for this boondoggle plane are made at Pratt-Whitney in North
Berwick, Maine.
How Many of These Secret Surveillance Programs Do you Know About?
US Social Surveillance Abuse Puts Civil Liberties in Jeopardy.
*January 4, 2015* (Vladimir Platov -NEO) - According to various
publications in the American and foreign media, the United States has
created a global system of cyber espionage that allows the interception and
processing of personal data around the globe in violation of fundamental
human rights. Tapped phones, intercepted short messages, supervised
discussions in social networks and stolen emails – this is the ugly reality
we are living in. The NSA and other units of the United States Intelligence
Community are more tha... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, January 4th, 2015
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Yes, Sunday again.. Another year and it does look like 2015 will be a make
or break year in this fight against the criminals out to ruin our world...
Right now in central Canada it is around -35C with temperatures plunging
overnight to -40C with windchills around the -50C mark... It is near record
cold here, and across most of Canada and in fact most of the Northern
Hemisphere, and yet we do find all of the liars in the Jew spew media and
their compliant shills harping again that we must do something to halt
"Global Warming".... I am so shocked and I say to th... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Soul Suckers'
SOUL
SUCKERS
Posted on January 4, 2015
Please post & distribute. Nia:wen.
MNN. 3 Jan. 2015. The National Museum in Ottawa is removing the vast
Ongwe’hon:weh exhibit. The new theme for the existence of Canada is
based on corporate fiction. Education about us is one page in a history
book. We are now being forced to sell ourselves as being incorporated
INDIANS or being packed and stored
Report: Yemen's Sectarian Conflicts Claimed 7,000 Lives in 2014
*Al Jazeera*: R*eport details human cost of Yemen turmoil*
*WNU Editor:* Last years unrest and tribal battles ahs revealed Yemen's
deep sectarian divisions. Here is an easy prediction .... 2015 is going to
be worse.
*More News On Yemen*
7,700 Yemenis killed in 2014, clashes continue -- World Bulletin
Yemen's Shiite rebels reject agreed federal plan -- AP
Yemen’s Shiite rebels reject plan for federal system -- Washington Post
Nine Houthis Killed, Dozens Wounded in Yemen Explosion: Source -- Sputnik
Explosion in Yemen kills at least 5 Shiite rebels -- AP
Armed tribesmen clash with tro... more »
Lunar Frustration
Taking time off from blogging, I picked up this shot of the moon, which is
nice, but its brightness is drowning out the Quadrantid meteor shower,
which is peaking tonight...
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Boko Haram Seizes A Nigerian Army Base
*BBC:* *Boko Haram 'seizes army base' in Nigeria town of Baga*
*WNU Editor:* This is a breaking news story .... but if true it will be a
major defeat for the Nigerian army. This is also a major strategic loss for
the Nigerian government/army .... the fall of this military base would now
mean that Boko Haram has complete control of this part of Nigeria.
Roundup 'Weedkiller' Feeds Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds by Sayer Ji
*Roundup 'Weedkiller' Feeds Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds*
*by Sayer Ji, founder of Greenmedinfo.comThe nightmarish toxicological
profile of Roundup herbicide (glyphosate) continues to emerge within the
peer-reviewed research, this time revealing its role in supporting the
growth of a pathogenic bacteria of great medical significance.A concerning
new study published in the Brazilian Journal of Microbiology titled,
"Influence of glyphosate in planktonic and biofilm growth of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa," indicates that the world's most widely used herbicide
Roundup (g... more »
The War Against The Taliban In Pakistan Intensifies
*FOX News/AP:** Pakistan strikes kill 31 militants, drone kills 7*
*WNU Editor:* After the Pakistan school massacre .... the Pak Army had to
respond. I expect this fight to escalate when winter in Pakistan's
mountains are over. I also expect more U.S. drone strikes.
*More News On The War Against the Taliban In Pakistan*
Pakistan Taliban: US drone 'kills militants' in tribal region -- BBC
Drone strike kills six suspected militants northwest Pakistan -- Reuters
U.S. Drone Strike Said to Kill Militants in Pakistan -- NYT
US drone 'kills militants' in Pakistan -- DW
First 2015 US Drone St... more »
David Duke Says Scalise Is Far From The Only Right-Wing Politician Who Played Footsie With Him
Thanks to the exposure of his neo-Nazi group's relationship with Majority
Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), David Duke is enjoying a moment of national
quasi-relevance again-- long after most people thought the expatriate
Austrian resident would never be heard from again. Duke joined the KKK when
he was 17 and formed his first neo-Nazi group, the White Youth Alliance,
when he was a college student in Baton Rouge in 1970. He gained notoriety
by parading around the LSU campus in a Nazi uniform. His first run for
political office was in 1975 in Baton Rouge when he ran for the state
Senate a... more »
Poll: 40% In The U.S. Believe The Afghan War Was Worth It
*ABC News*: *Post-ABC poll: Support for Afghanistan war rises as combat
mission ends*
*Update:* At the End of Afghanistan War, Most Doubt its Value (ABC News)
*My Comment*:What probably has helped in the rise of the positive numbers
is that the main stream media has basically ignored the story .... so the
constant drumbeat of negative news has not come into play. As to what is my
take on the entire campaign .... was the Afghan war worth it? In the
beginning it was definitely necessary, but after routing the Taliban the
priority among the U.S. and its coalition partners was that th... more »
Dawg's Grassy Narrows Post
I don't comment at Dawg's blog because, as I've said numerous times in the
past, he tolerates the most vilest of trolls and he had the audacity to
publicly upbraid me for being uncivil towards them.
But he's got one of the best blogs around and I read it on a daily basis.
(Not so much the comments.)
So, a few days ago, he left this post: "Premier Wynne, #Aboriginal Lives
Matter"
Hasn’t Grassy Narrows suffered enough? Residential-schooled, human rights
denied, forcibly relocated, and then, in the late ‘sixties and early
‘seventies, poisoned with mercury. Fish, fowl, animals—and peo... more »
New Study Finds GMO Soy Toxic to Kidneys, Liver, and Reproduction by Christina Sarich
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New Study Finds GMO Soy Toxic to Kidneys, Liver, and Reproduction
by Christina Sarich
Natural Society, 2 January 2015
*In North America, approximately 75 to 89% of the soy beans grown are
genetically modified (GM). One may not realize it, but this is concerning
news – especially because recent research found that GM soy is toxic to the
kidneys, liver, and more.*
There isn’t just one smoking gun anymore pointing at GMO toxicology. There
is now an entire arsenal of scientific research proving that genetically
modified organisms adversely affect the bod... more »
Iraq / Syria Regional War ( January 5 , 2015 ) - Battlefield and political updates , additional focus on Lebanon.
Tweets.....
*Rudaw English* @RudawEnglish 2m2 minutes ago
#*ISIS* cracks down on five confirmed cases of #*Ebola* among fighters:
official http://fb.me/1UwpklEku
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Islamic State (ISIS) incinerated the corpses of five
militants who were suspected of contracting Ebola, an Iraqi health official
indicated.
Faisal Ghazi, member of the Health Committee in Iraq’s council of
ministries, said the five were incinerated in Mosul, the ISIS stronghold in
Iraq.
“The Islamic State organization incinerated five militants infected with
Ebola to prevent further spread of th... more »
New Blogs January 2015
A new year and the plugging service for new(ish) left, radical, and labour
movement blogs resumes.
1. 999 Call for the NHS (Unaligned) (Twitter)
2. @clkh_ Charlotte Hall (Labour) (Twitter)
3. Clarity News (Unaligned) (Twitter)
4. Occasionally Called (Unaligned) (Twitter)
5. Ootsy's Offerings (Unaligned/Feminist) (Twitter)
6. Staff at Shelter (Unaligned/workers in dispute) (Twitter)
7. Shamocracy (Unaligned) (Twitter)
8. The Norwich Radical (Unaligned) (Twitter)
9. The Utopian Firefighter (Unaligned) (Twitter)
10. Unison South East (Unison) (Twitter)
11. Vox Femina (Unaligned/Feminist) (Tw... more »
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*No Sunscreen Allowed at School: “Kids could drink it.”*
Our country has grown delusional creative when it comes to thinking up new
child dangers to be worried about. The latest involves a San Antonio, TX,
school where kids were going on a field trip, but forbidden to bring
sunscreen, which the school classifies as both a “medication” and “toxic.”
Now, if kids were generally inclined to guzzle the Coppertone, maybe this
would make some sense. But…have you ever witnessed this? I don’t think they
even drink liquid soap, the gateway drug for sunscreen. But according to
school distric... more »
“Nature Deficit Disorder”
At first glance this would seem to have little to do with our central theme
here at Democracy Under Fire but when we look at the actions of the Harper
Regime in creating legislation to cover protection of The Rouge Valley Park
should it be transferred from the Province to Parks Canada then the link
becomes clear.
*The Rouge Park, a 40-square-kilometre swath of forested valleys and
farmland **at the eastern ends of Scarborough and Markham. The proposal is
for the province to transfer ownership of it to the federal government so
it can add another 10 square kilometres, linking it to ... more »
Zuckerberg (Facebook) Declares A Year of Books
Celebrities have always influenced what people read, listened to and
watched and we have many book examples such as Oprah in the US and to a
lesser extent Richard and Judy in the UK. Now Facebook founder and CEO,
Mark Zuckerberg has stated his intent to not only read a book every two
weeks, but to invite everyone to share the experience with him on Facebook.
He has already launched a dedicated Facebook page called ‘*A year of books*’
and within the first 24 hours it has been liked by over 62,000 people.
The billionaire is known for his New Year's Resolutions and determination
to ... more »
"5 Demented Right-Wing Moments This Week: Michele Bachmann's Hilarious Delusion"
*"5 Demented Right-Wing Moments This Week: *
*Michele Bachmann's Hilarious Delusion" *
By Janet Allon
*“1. President Michele Bachmann delivers on one of her campaign promises. *Drivers
enjoying the cheapest gasoline in years may not know this, but they have
retired Congresswoman Michele Bachmann to thank for the low prices at the
pump. During her awe-inspiring run for the Republican presidential
nomination in 2012, Bachmann promised voters that if elected, she would
bring them $2-a-gallon gasoline, and dang if she did not deliver on that
campaign pledge this week.
The, how shall we... more »
Sexual crimes and the military pt. 2
There's
a quite disturbing (trigger warning) article in GQ on male-on-male rape
in the US military. I don't know what the figures are for Canada, but
most of the attention is on women. Still, my own experience suggests
that men might also face issues. A couple of incidents come to mind.
It was 20 years ago now, but one instructor I had would get visible
erections when he ran soldiers (mostly
Ezra and the Alba cops
Ol' Ezra's off his meds again, clearly. Wow.
Whitewashing The Wretched Wrongdoings, Meet The Clean Machine
*Written by Robin Mathews*
*Unrestrained Police Brutality: Policy of the Canadian Conservative
Government.*
Tory tears for Victims Of Crime dry up quickly when the criminals are State
Employees: police officers at all levels. [Remember the billion dollar G20]
Police violence in Canada is virtually unrestrained against innocent
people. Punishment for brutal assault by police officers on innocent and/or
mentally damaged people is almost non-existent. In Ontario, Toni Farrell,
was brutally attacked by a police officer, Sgt. Russell Watson, and
permanently crippled. Recently interv... more »
Does it make sense to impose standards for notation and conventions?
*It often does but each reform should be a separate struggle*
At the end of 1928, big Czechoslovak companies teamed up and created the
Czechoslovak Normalization Society (the word "normalization" only acquired
its terrible new meaning 40 years later), ČSN, which was telling members
what shape nuts and bolts should have, among millions of analogous things.
Since 1964, ČSN has been used to label individual "Czechoslovak State
Norms".
Just to be sure, we still use the acronym ČSN for the Czech technical
norms, despite the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, because doing otherwise
would vi... more »
Hollywood Accredits the Memes : Hitler of the Week - How Hollywood Vilifies Whole Nations
*Exodus - Movement of de White People*
*(Where's Yul Bryner when you really need him...?)*
*"When the reports are that the film is being banned for being inaccurate
to history, it makes me wonder how many other films they've banned for
similar reasons, because "historical inaccuracy" is Hollywood's middle
name."*
Well, when everyone in the movie set in *AFRICA* is white, but where the
Pharoah (as in 300) is clearly depicted as being oriental (meaning, *ARAB*),
slaveholding (there is no history of chattel slavery in Africa) and
effeminate (he's wearing make-up - check out the eye... more »
The Frankfurt School and Cultural Pessimism
*The end result is an entire society of people that are just completely
unable to think...*
"Whenever you hear the word 'Discourse', watch out, because that's
*them..."*
*- Tarpley*
*Whenever The Enemy overtly tags something as being 'Conspiracy Theory' in
establishing the level and form of the upcoming discourse on any given
topic - watch out. *
*Because that's them.*
*Especially when an initial examination of the thesis on it's merits shows
it to be of high likelihood to be either partly or substantially accurate
in it's core assumptions.*
*For example:*
*"Hollywood is ... more »
TV Watch: "The Comeback" comes around to a question similar to one being played out in "Mad Men" -- a question of humiliation
*Valerie (Lisa Kudrow) and her nemesis Paulie G (Lance Barber) on the set
of Seeing Red, in The Comeback*
*by Ken*
Since I last wrote (briefly) about the resuscitated season of *The Comeback* last
week, a couple of things have happened. First, I thought of a possible
factor in my confessed reluctance to abandon the show, even though I
haven't really enjoyed it, and second, we've gotten the extra-long finale.
You recall the premise. The original *Comeback*, as created and written by
Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, had Kudrow as TV actress Valerie
Cherish making what now turns... more »
Transformation One Chakra at a Time
*Meme - *How we can shift our focus to remedy negative emotions that
correspond to the chakras.
The post Transformation One Chakra at a Time appeared first on Waking Times.
Deflation, the Good and the Bad
Many people dislike inflation or rising prices of goods and services,
understandable. So deflation or declining prices of commodities is good for
them? Who benefit, who lose, if deflation happens?
In Europe, high prices of commodities and services, partly due to high
taxes, discourage people from high spending. Cheap oil should encourage
them to travel more, spend more, but it seems it did not do the trick, now
the threat of deflation in the Euro area is getting higher.
source: http://uk.businessinsider.com/europe-and-deflation-2014-10?r=US
And here is the recent inflation data f... more »
11 Reason to Put More Avocado to Your Diet
*Anna Hunt - *Here is a list of some of the benefits of regularly including
avocados in your diet.
The post 11 Reason to Put More Avocado to Your Diet appeared first on Waking
Times.
Why Be Surprised That Overly Entitled Wall Street Banksters And Their Political Protectors Rape Young Children?
The first paragraph of Jeffrey Epstein's wikipedia page is awkward:
"Jeffrey Edward Epstein (born January 20, 1953) is an American financier
and sex offender. He worked at Bear Stearns early in his career and
subsequently formed his own firm. But he's pals with Bill Clinton and
Prince Andrew and his 50,000-square-foot 9-story mansion just off Fifth
Avenue is supposedy the largest private residence in Manhattan. So who
cares if he was convicted of soliciting an underage girl (14 years old) for
prostitution in 2008? Besides, among the lawyers defending him were Alan
Dershowitz and K... more »
Back Home from South Country
Just got back home from trip to Georgia and Florida for the new year's
peace protest and retreat. After the events I made a stop in Graham,
Florida to visit the tree farm where my office was during my time on staff
with the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice. Old friends John & Martina
Linnehan are living there now and keeping the organization going with their
current focus on sustainable living.
I also went to nearby Gainesville where I lived for 10 years before moving
to Maine and had dinner with long-time peacenik friends Julie Netzer,
Miriam Elliott, and Eve & Richard Mac... more »
No Blog Post Today
Waiting on the resolution to a plumbing problem (thankfully small in the
grand scheme of plumbing problems) and cleaning up the (again, small) mess
left in its wake. I’ll be back next week. Linda
The Economy: "What Happens When Your Credit Card Stops Working?"
*"What Happens When Your Credit Card Stops Working?"*
By Bill Bonner
"America does not run on cash. It runs on credit. In theory, America’s line
of credit is unlimited. But in practice… it can get complicated, fast. The
US is the first and largest economy ever to function on credit. Americans
have 3.75 credit cards per person. They do some 60 million credit card
transactions every day: 67% of gasoline purchases are done with credit
cards, 62% of travel expenses, 67% of clothing. About 40% of low- and
middle-income households use them to pay basic living expenses – rent,
mortgage, g... more »
The History of Christianity in Iraq/Mesopotamia: Yesterday and Today - Fr. Najeeb Michaeel, OP
*"ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul" Al Arabiya News, July 20,
2014.*
*Title: The History of Christianity in Iraq/Mesopotamia: Yesterday and
Today - Fr. Najeeb Michaeel, OP. Date Published: March 22, 2013. Source:
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Digital Commons.*
"We've built many new churches, especially in the North, because most
Christian populations since 2003 are leaving Baghdad, Mosul, and Basra, and
everywhere in Iraq, and trying to go to have more peace and safety in the
Kurdistan region, or going out of borders to Syria, Turkey, Europe, Americ... more »
Crackpot Utopia: The Year in Republican Crazy, Part 11
*• GOP and FOX whip up the hate over a POW exchange• Crazyspeak of the Year
nominee No. 14: Iowa asylum escapee Rep. Steve King*
*It's the Old Crackpot Switcheroo!* *Nebraska Crackpot Rep. Lee Terry was
merely one of a flock of Crackpot Cuckoobirds who were all gung-ho for the
release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. . . until it happened and The Word came
down from Crackpot Central -- and all hell broke loose.*
*Crackpot Utopia:* *A dream world as envisioned by republicans; a
manifestation or expression of the deranged, warped alternate universe
inhabited by republicans, at least in... more »
Russia Prepares For Hard Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, heads the Security Council in
Moscow's Kremlin on Dec. 26, 2014. Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press
Service/RIA Novosti
*Vasily Kashin, analyst, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and
Technologies, Moscow/Defense News*: *Russia Prepares for Lengthy
Confrontation With West, Economic Restructuring*
*WNU Editor: *Everyone that I know in Russia is expecting hard and tough
times as a result of Ukraine, western sanctions, and the fall in commodity
prices like oil. As an outside looking in I find the entire situation very
strange .... living in ... more »
These Are The African Wars In 2015
The Global Conflicts to Watch in 2014. The Atlantic
*Peter Dorrie, War Is Boring:* *These Are The Wars That Will Rage In Africa
In 2015*
*WNU Editor:* A good summary on the conflicts that are now raging in
Africa. Libya, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Boko Haram in Nigeria
and Cameroon, Congo, the rise of Al Qaeda/Islamic State affiliated terror
groups .... are on the top of my "to watch" list.
*Update:* Wars to watch on the global scene .... *10 Wars to Watch in 2015*
-- Jean-Marie Guehenno, Foreign Policy (free registration necessary to read
the article).
Jan. 3: Pope Francis is an environmental-terrorist threat to New Brunswick
The Irving press seems to be ignoring the story; but the pope has announced
at a recent environmental council that he is declaring climate change his
issue of the year. Now, as we all know, there is no climate change. If
there were, the oil barons would never soil their good names and lie about
it just to make huge profits.
Maybe we should send a real expert to straighten out the Pope. Perhaps
somebody from the Atlantic Institute of Market Studies - or maybe even
Irving Columnist Norbert Cunningham.
____________________________________________________________________
The big, big sto... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 3, 2015
NDTV (facebook)
*Top Commentary/Analysis/Editorial:** Militant Islam’s 2014 march* -- Carol
J. Williams, Stars and Stripes/Los Angeles Times
*Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 3, 2015*
New Year, New Strikes: Coalition Renews Efforts to Expel Islamic State with
Fresh Force in Iraq and Syria -- Samuel Oakford, VICE News
Iran deal would mean a less volatile world -- Julian Borger, Gulf News
China: 2014 Year in Review -- Edited by Asif Farooq and Scott McKnight, The
Diplomat
Xinjiang: Has China's crackdown on 'terrorism' worked? -- Carrie Gracie,
BBC China editor
'Th... more »
Diabetes - an Evolutionary Hypothesis
Hyperlipid wrote an interesting post a while back about the Inuit,
and how a genetic mutation means that many of them are never in ketosis
even eating a very low carb diet. Basically, the mutation ensures that low
carb brain metabolism runs predominantly on glucose, not ketone bodies.
Because similar mutations are common in other populations dependent on low
carbohydrate seafood diets, it must be a valid alternative to ketone
metabolism in these populations.
But what really interested me is that not everyone has the
mutation. Natural selection has kept the Inui... more »
Inside Obama’s Secret Outreach to Russia - The Subtext
Not Exactly ChummyThis analysis recently appeared in the US government
propaganda mouthpiece, BloombergView. Greencrow has added a candid subtext
in* RED.*
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-31/inside-obamas-secret-outreach-to-Russia
By Josh Rogin
*Subtext by Greencrow*
President Barack Obama's administration has been working behind the scenes
for months to forge a new working relationship with Russia, *Actually,
Obama has been working for months to try and outsmart the Grand Chess
master....with no success at all.* despite the fact that Russian President
Vladimi... more »
Hatey Katey
Hows about Katie Hopkins? You either love her or hate ‘er, don’t you? I
mean dontcha?
I wouldn’t like to be on the wrong end of a tongue lashing from Katie, but
you have to admire someone who’s made a successful and maybe lucrative
career out of shit-stirring. Creative or what?
Mind you, the Tweeting thing was witty. I don’t know about the ‘sweaty’ bit
- what was that actually about - but the *“Not so independent when it
matters most are we jocksville?"* had a bit of a sting in it, eh what?
The Apprentice has a lot to answer for. Katie does take risks in pursuit of
infamy. Her sp... more »
World News Briefs -- January 3, 2015
*Top Story*: *Four large parts of crashed AirAsia jet found on sea floor
(Reuters)*
*MIDDLE EAST*
US-Led airstrikes hit multiple IS positions *in Syria, Iraq: Central
Command*.
ISIS takes 170 men hostage in N. Iraq *in search for flag-burners.*
Iraqi General warns of military woes* in fighting extremists*.
Intense clashes between Syrian troops, al-Qaida militants *rage near
Lebanese borders*.
Report: *Two hostage rescues fail in Syria*.
Syrians fleeing war* maimed by landmines*.
Islamic State seeking bases inside Lebanon: *Lebanon security chief*.
Iran, 6 powers move closer* ... more »
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*Natural disasters: The riskiest spots in the U.S. ~DisasterMap.net*
*Slabbed gets pictures plus other goodies*
*Massive re-enactment set for Battle of New Orleans ~Cain Burdeau, AP*
*A Night on the Town ~Richard Campanella*
Slabbed gets pictures plus other goodies
NASA Faked Mars Mission: Why I Am NOT Sold On The "Mayan Head" On Mars Discovery
One of the best researchers out there that has come up with some truly
dynamite articles and facts is of course Jim Stone, who writes the blog:
Jim Stone Freelance, at www.jimstonefreelance.com.... Jim has been so spot
on for the last while with his findings concerning so many topics,
including the missing Malaysian flight MH370 flight that most definitely
flew to Diego Garcia, and of course the Malaysian flight MH17 false flag
that was most definitely the last flight of the missing MH370! It has
been so hard to find many mistakes that Jim has ever made, but just like
myself, he i... more »
The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America
*Video - *The former US Department of Education Senior Policy Advisor
suggests that the our educational system is deliberately dumbing down
America.
The post The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America appeared first on Waking
Times.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 3, 2015
*Top Story:* *Russia’s Future Air Force Could Resemble … The U.S. Air Force*
-- Robert Beckhusen, War Is Boring
*Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 3, 2015*
Foreign Legion: Contactors from abroad allowed to serve in Russian army --
RT
Russia Prepares Testing Of 'Killer Robots' -- Business Insider
Russian Navy to Continue Anti-Piracy Mission off Coast of Somalia -- Sputnik
Putin signs law on military service in Ukraine for Russian nationals in
Crimea -- ITAR-TASS
Alleged Russian spy ring busted at NATO air base in Lithuania -- Washington
Times
Taliban video highlig... more »
New Year, Same Old Bias
There was a short series of reports on Radio 4's *Broadcasting House* last
year that I meant to blog about at the time, but (for some reason) didn't.
There were three reports in the series.
The first focused on the stories of desperate (im)migrants trying to get to
Europe via the Spanish (Gibraltar-like) enclaves on the Moroccan coast.
(There have been quite a few such reports on the BBC in the past couple of
years - Paul Mason's pieces for *Newsnight* being the ones I remember most
clearly).
The second focused on the stories of (im)migrants trying to get to the UK
via Calais, ... more »
12 datos curiosos de los Reyes Magos que quizás no sabías...
1. Se cree que los tres Reyes Magos provenían de distintos continentes,
África, Asia y Europa, aunque lo más probable es que su punto de origen fue
Persia, hoy Irán.
2. Otra versión cuenta que los Reyes Magos representaban las religiones
paganas de Asia, África y Europa, quienes acuden ante Jesús como
reconocimiento del cristianismo.
3. Existen relatos que hablan de cuatro y hasta doce reyes que visitaron a
Jesús, sin embargo, la versión más extendida determina tres por el número
de regalos que presentaron en el pesebre: incienso por ser Dios; oro por
ser Rey; y mirra por ser homb... more »
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residents living in shanties along a river bank collect useful items in
Pasay City, south of Manila. Philippine President Benigno Aquino signed
a 2.6-trillion-peso (47.7 billion euro) national budget for 2015, which
he said further limits opportunities for corruption and will partly be
used to improve housing for the ...http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Iran's
Press TV is still a force to be reckoned with, from a broadcast
standpoint. They are still blocked from most satellites, from most
service providers and from many entire nations. Their staff, the
producers and presenters are world class. The problem is with the Press
TV ...
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