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Review - Celadon Road Coconut Deodorant
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 34 minutes ago
What's in your deodorant?
I prefer to put natural ingredients on my skin ... I just feel better
knowing that nothing toxic enters my body.
In fairness, though, I've done a bit of research on antiperspirants and
deodorants. We've all heard that aluminum is linked to Alzheimer's and
Parabens can mimic the hormone estrogen, causing cancer. Let me say that in
all the research that I've done, no scientific studies have found these
claims to be true. In fact, they suggest that products containing either of
these ingredients are "probably" safe to use.
It's that "probably" that I have a h... more »
U.S. Will Not Support Egypt In Its War Against The Islamic State In Libya
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 35 minutes ago
*Nancy A. Youssef, Daily Beast:* *U.S. Won’t Back Egypt’s Attacks on ISIS*
*Two longtime allies are attacking ISIS—and growing frustrated with one
another. That’s good news for the so-called Islamic State.The Obama
administration was given multiple chances Wednesday to endorse a longtime
ally’s airstrikes on America’s biggest enemy at the moment, the so-called
Islamic State. Over and over again, Obama’s aides declined to back Egypt’s
military operation against ISIS. It’s another sign of the growing strain
between the United States and Egypt, once one of its closest friends in... more »
Moscow And Nato Remain On A Diplomatic Collision Course
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*The Independent:* *Ukraine crisis: House of Lords criticises EU and
Britain for 'sleepwalking into crisis' as Moscow and Nato remain on
diplomatic collision course*
*The fraught relationship between Russia and the West, which was supposed
to improve following an agreement over Ukraine, has descended instead into
renewed acrimony after a series of tense military and diplomatic
confrontations.France and Germany, which had brokered the Minsk accord last
week, were yesterday trying to hold together the increasingly fragile
ceasefire in Ukraine amid reports that fighting was spreadi... more »
Newark's Top High School Students Occupy Cami Anderson's Offices
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 hour ago
from Bob Braun:
A small group of Newark high school students Tuesday night seized the
office of state-appointed superintendent Cami Anderson in a protest timed
to coincide with her imminent re-appointment to another year, her fifth,
as head of the state’s largest school district. The action, which is
continuing through the night, stands in stark contrast to the failure of
Anderson’s older–and, theoretically, more powerful–critics to do anything
to dislodge her from her post.
The operation was executed with an efficiency that has eluded Anderson’s
control of the district. The dozen... more »
A Moral Question
WTStaff at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Video - * We must begin to incorporate moral questions into our governing
process or, as Oren Lyon says, you won't have a process that is going to
survive.
The post A Moral Question appeared first on Waking Times.
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Falmouth, Maine, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Flood authority discusses appeal of judge’s smackdown to its oil and gas
lawsuit ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
Clinton Foundation received millions from Keystone XL proponents
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
Clinton Foundation received millions from Keystone XL proponents
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/02/19/clinton-foundation-receiving-millions-proponents-keystone-xl
Will Ukrainian President Poroshenko Survive?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Lucian Kim, Reuters*:* Debaltseve debacle puts Ukraine’s leader in
jeopardy. That suits Vladimir Putin just fine.*
*Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has suffered another crushing defeat.
Less than a week after negotiating the renewal of the so-called Minsk
ceasefire agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his soldiers
have come limping out of Debaltseve, a road and rail hub in eastern Ukraine
that pro-Russian rebels were besieging even as the talks dragged through
the night.*
*WNU Editor*: According to my relatives in Ukraine .... people are shell
shocked with what ... more »
Is Sheldon Adelson's Long-Term Goal To Poison The Special Relationship Between Israel And Democrats?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
In 2013 the U.S. GDP-- gross national product-- was $16.99 trillion. But
somehow, by spreading around some ill-gotten cash, a Vegas Mafia frontman
working for red China and with loyalties primarily to Israel has managed to
become one of the 3 or 4 most dominant figures in American politics. That
would be Sheldon Adelson (and his wife Miriam). But if their wealth has
bought them an inordinate amount of power in the U.S., imagine what it has
done for them in Israel, which in 2013 had a GDP of just $259 billion.
Last weekend, Israeli writer and peace activist Uri Avery tried explainin... more »
Federal LNG Tax Breaks Won`t Matter With Current LNG Pricing And Over-supply Glut
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 2 hours ago
A lot of hoopla will be made by local politicians about the federal
Governments new announced LNG plant tax breaks, however it won`t make a
difference, current LNG pricing makes BC`s LNG proposals economically, not
viable..
Directly below, From the Commensense Canadian web site..
________________
*Asian spot market prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) have plunged by a
single year record of 61.7% since February 2014, according to Platts
JKM (Japan/Korea Marker) – a leading source of benchmark prices for the
industry.*
*Average prices for March delivery peaked at a historic hig... more »
80,000 Mutations in Human DNA Predicted from Atmospheric Nuclear Explosions from 1946-1955
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
Effects of Nuclear Weapons TestingAuthor(s): Gordon M. DunningSource: The
Scientific Monthly, Vol. 81, No. 6 (Dec., 1955), pp. 265-270. Published by:
American Association for the Advancement of Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/22239
[Excerpted] Genetics. There are five relevant points concerning radiation
and genetics that may be enumerated.
1) Radiation can cause irreversible inheritable changes (called gene
mutations) in the germ cells. Most of these mutations are considered
harmful.
2) The number of mutations produced is independent of the rate of radiation ... more »
After The Fall Of Debaltseve What Is Next?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Kyiv Post:* *After Debaltseve Defeat, What Next?: Out from Debaltseve hell
and back to the trenches*
*ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine – Less than 24 hours after breaking out of the
encirclement in Debaltseve on top of a tank, junior lieutenant Taras
Savchuk was digging trenches at the new front line some 46 kilometers
northwest, near Artemivsk, on. Feb. 19.Savchuk, 25, who worked as
agronomist in Khmelnytsky Oblast before being drafted to the 30th
Mechanized Brigade, said his unit was lucky to survive during a dramatic
escape under fire. He said he saw at least five Ukrainian soldiers kil... more »
Ukraine Soldier Falls From A Fast-Moving BMP-1 Outside The City of Debaltsevo (Video)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*WNU Editor*: By the looks of it .... that BMP-1 was traveling about 30 to
40 kilometers/hour. This soldier was lucky that he did not go under the
tracks of that armored vehicle.
The Real Threat to Washington
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 3 hours ago
A central fear of the corporate government in Washington is the 'modern
silk road' that runs between China and Europe. One reason for the Ukraine
war on Russia's border is the American attempt to throw a monkey wrench
into the middle of this new economic zone.
Read more about all this in this article by Brazilian international
correspondent Pepe Escobar *here*
The Great SIM Heist: NSA, Malware and a whole lotta mess
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 3 hours ago
WEll my friends, I'm not an encryption specialist to say the least, but
this opens a whole bag of questions about "encrypted communications" over
cell phones using programs like PXIII, Zoom, silent circle etc.... if NSA
et al can hack in through your SIM card..... then, it would seem to me,
that no matter what program you use, it's going to be hackable.
Malware again eh? NSA again Eh? Well,..... such interesting timing that
all this is all coming out all at once .... eh?
d
*AMERICAN AND BRITISH* spies hacked into the internal computer network of
the largest manufacturer of S... more »
Shadow of the Shaman: 5 Reasons Being a Shaman Sucks (is Awesome)
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - Shamanism is mankind’s primordial soul-signature,
tapping the cornerstone of the human leitmotif.
The post Shadow of the Shaman: 5 Reasons Being a Shaman Sucks (is Awesome)
appeared first on Waking Times.
Ukraine Soldiers Share Horror Stories On Their Escape From Debaltseve
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Sydney Morning Herald*: *Ukraine soldiers tell of their harrowing escape -
by foot - from pro-Russian rebels*
*Artemivsk: When the order to retreat came over the radio, most of the
Ukrainian troops under siege in Debaltseve abandoned their heavy weapons,
blew up their ammunition, and then fled in convoys of trucks as pro-Russian
forces shot at them along the way.*
*But for Ilya Andrushko, one of about 30 members of Ukraine's Lviv
battalion, the only way to escape on Wednesday (local time) was on foot.*
*"We didn't have a chance to think about the order when it came," said
Andrus... more »
“The Sixth Day”; "The Pale Blue Dot"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“The Sixth Day”*
by Chet Raymo
"Anthropologists pretty much agree that all modern humans had their
ancestral origins in Africa, and spread from there to the other continents
in a great exodus beginning about 60,000 years ago. Which is not to say
that there were not already other members of the human family in Europe,
Asia, and in what is now the island of Indonesia, the descendants,
presumably, of earlier migrants from Africa. The origin of these pre-modern
humans - Neanderthals, Denisovans, Homo erectus, and Homo floresiensis - is
hazy, but it now seems certain that our species (... more »
Kenney : CPC faces high risk of terrorist attack
Alison at Creekside - 4 hours ago
The Conservative Party of Canada faces a “high probability” of a jihadist
attack from homegrown terrorists, Defence Minister Jason Kenney warned
Thursday as he defended toughened security laws and hinted that Ottawa will
extend its military mission in Iraq into the inevitable quagmire of
jihadist reprisals.
"The threat of terrorism has never been greater."
In his first major address since taking over the defence portfolio several
weeks ago, Kenney explained the growing danger of terror :
"We've got the Del Mastro election fraud trial, the Duffy trial, the Jason
MacDonald trial, and t... more »
MENA Report - ( February 19-20 , 2015 ) - ISIS Global Campaign Within Context of Iraq / Syria Regional War - Focus on Iraq , Syria , Libya , Yemen , Lebanon and Egypt ....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Links......
*ISIS Ready for Fight to the Death in Mosul*
*Once a Top Booster, Ex-US Envoy No Longer Backs Arming Rebels*
*Officials: EU Considering Mending Ties With Assad*
*Libyan ISIS' Med Outposts Have Italy Scrambling to War*
Airstrikes, Battles Leave 194 Dead Across Iraq
Battle Lines Drawn for a Civil War in Yemen
Lebanese Army Arrests 23 in Bekaa Crackdown
Sisi: It's Time to Correct NATO Mistakes in Libya
Torn Apart by Conflict, Oil-Rich Libya May Be Going Broke
Libya Requests Ending Arms Embargo to Fight ISIS
Tweets.....
2/19.....
*The Daily Star *@DailyStarLeb ·... more »
Assessing the Performance of an Administration
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 4 hours ago
If one has to assess the performance or non-performance of a government or
administration, what is the better parameter, how much it has done,
subsidized, regulated, etc. or how little it has done or intervened?
This is corollary to my friend Ethel's question in her fb wall, *"Sige.
Let's be fair. Give me something Noynoy has done in the past five years
that is actually good for the Filipinos."*
Some of the "pro" comments:
1. He took out wangwangs on the road. he curbed corruption.
2. He brought peace to Mindanao?
3. The creation of the GOCC Commission tasked to privatize, abolish, ... more »
The Poet: Edwin Muir, The Way"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"The Way"*
"Friend, I have lost the way.
*The way leads on.*
Is there another way?
*The way is one.*
I must retrace the track.
*It's lost and gone.*
Back, I must travel back!
*None goes there, none.*
Then I'll make here my place,
*(The road leads on),*
Stand still and set my face,
*(The road leaps on),*
Stay here, for ever stay.
*None stays here, none.*
I cannot find the way.
*The way leads on.*
Oh places I have passed!
*That journey's done.*
And what will come at last?
*The road leads on."*
*․ *
~ Edwin Muir,
"Collected Poems"
"The Status Quo: Life as We Know It"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"The Status Quo: Life as We Know It"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"Our lives can sometimes become status quo and that is ok as long as we
aren't keeping it that way on purpose. When our lives are going well, and
sometimes even when they aren’t, we may find ourselves feeling very
attached to the status quo of our existence- life as we know it. It is a
very human tendency to resist change as though it were possible to simply
decide not to do it, or have it in our lives. But change will come and the
status quo will go, sooner or later, with our consent or without it. We may
find a... more »
The True Purpose of a Daily Spiritual Practice
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Brandon West* - It is our birthright to live the most extraordinary lives
and to experience the diversity of this reality and the best that existence
has to offer...
The post The True Purpose of a Daily Spiritual Practice appeared first on Waking
Times.
Business 360 21: Cheap Oil and Nepal
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 4 hours ago
* This is my article for the monthly magazine published in Kathmandu,
Nepal, January 2015 issue.
----------
*Cheap oil: an opportunity to deregulate and demonopolize the oil industry*
The continued decline in global oil prices is at least good news for many
developing economies who can take advantage to grow faster. After all, most
economic activities require oil input – from buses and cars, tractors and
fishing boats, airplanes and ships, bulldozers and backhoes, oil power
plants and generator sets, and so on.
Current low prices have not been seen since six or more years ago. Be... more »
Ukraine War News Updates -- February 19, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Bloomberg:* *Ukraine Peace Bid at Crossroads After Rebels Take Strategic
Town*
*The peace agreement on Ukraine has reached a potential turning-point after
pro-Russian rebels defied a cease-fire to seize a strategically important
town.*
*While Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France said Thursday they remain
committed to the peace deal negotiated in Minsk, Belarus, a week ago,
Ukraine asked for the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers as a
guarantee against new attacks. Russia reacted skeptically to the idea. *
*Ukraine War News Updates -- February 19, 2015*
Hopes for Ukraine c... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 19, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Adam Taylor, Washington Post*: *Why the Islamic State has its eyes on
Libya*
*For almost all of its existence, the Islamic State has focused on a
spectacular yet singular goal: The creation of a new Islamic caliphate
centered around Syria and Iraq. While there were threats and attacks
farther afield, these attacks were generally made by groups or individuals
with relatively weak links to the Islamic State's core.*
*Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 19, 2015*
ISIL Can’t Be Beat on the Battlefield Alone -- Yousef Al Otaiba, Politico
Obama Counters Violent Extremis... more »
THIS Is Extremely Great News: Ukraine Army Defeated At Debaltseve In Eastern Provinces, Criminal Kiev Regime Has NO Chance Of A Military Victory!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 4 hours ago
I have some extremely good news that came across to me today... It appears
that the criminal Ukraine army that has been murdering civilians in the
eastern provinces under the false guise of "fighting rebel and Russian
forces" has been soundly defeated at the town of Debaltseve. The eastern
Ukrainian forces, the good guys, have surrounded the Ukrainian army in the
town and many Ukrainian troops have either surrendered, or are right now
fleeing for their very lives... It is a victory for the forces of good
against the evil US proxy led Kiev regime and their criminal murderous
forces... more »
Great Lakes ice cover SURPASS 2014's almost-record year?
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 4 hours ago
How cold is it in your neck of the woods? Here. It's been another long cold
winter!
Record setting cold- Piles of snow.
Check out the Great Lakes region-
Satellite photo from Feb. 18, showing the extensive ice cover on the Great
Lakes.As of yesterday the Great Lakes were 85.4 percent ice covered!
*By Wednesday, the Great Lakes were 85.4 percent ice-covered, just above
the 85.2 percent on Feb. 18 last year,* according to the Great Lakes
Environmental Research Laboratory. *With below-average temperatures
predicted for at least the next week, the lakes could approach last year’s
levels... more »
World News Briefs -- February 19, 2015 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*The Hill:* *Obama doubles down in extremism debate*
*President Obama sought Thursday to rally world leaders behind his push to
stop extremist groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS),
while doubling down on terminology that has sparked fierce criticism from
conservatives. *
*MIDDLE EAST*
U.S. sees Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul* in April-May time frame*.
US Embassy: Turkey, US sign deal *to train, arm Syrian rebels*.
Uneasy alliances as *fractured Iraq battles IS group*.
Rebels capture 32 Syrian *troops and allied gunmen in Aleppo*.
Syrian rebels being screened *... more »
DSCC Recruits Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander To Run For Blunt's Senate Seat
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
By Missouri standards, Kander is a progressive. The NRA gave him a "D" and
the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition has ranked him between 86 and 100%
since 2009. At 33, he's the youngest statewide-elected official in the
whole country-- and he's very popular in Missouri and was expected to skate
to reelection next year. He won't be as favored to beat Blunt in 2016--
even if Hillary at the top of the ticket is expected to make Missouri
competitive-- but the entire state party has quickly united behind him, and
the DSCC sees him as their best chance to win the seat. Gov. Jay Nixon
... more »
Iran's Supreme Leader Has Ordered His Top Nuclear Negotiator To Stop Yelling At U.S. Secretary of State Kerry
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L), Iranian Foreign Minister Javad
Zarif (R) and EU envoy Catherine Ashton pose for photographers before a
meeting in Vienna November 22, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Leonhard Foeger
*Washington Free Beacon/FOX News*: *Top Iranian nuke negotiator ordered to
stop screaming at Kerry*
*Iran's foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks with the
United States has been ordered by the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader to
stop shouting and yelling at Secretary of State John Kerry during
negotiating sessions. *
*Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif ... more »
United Nations: Iran Still Refusing To Cooperate On Probe Investigating Possible Nuclear Work
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Photo: IAEA Imagebank / Flickr
*Reuters*: *Iran still stalling U.N. nuclear inquiry as deal deadline
looms: IAEA*
*Iran has still not addressed specific issues that could feed suspicions it
may have researched an atomic bomb, a U.N. watchdog report showed on
Thursday, potentially complicating efforts by six powers to clinch a
nuclear deal with Tehran.*
*Iran and U.S. negotiators will resume talks over Tehran's nuclear
programme in Geneva on Friday to narrow remaining gaps aimed at ending a
12-year standoff with the powers, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.*
*WNU Editor:* ... more »
Roswell Slides - Adam Dew on WGN (Chicago)
KRandle at A Different Perspective - 6 hours ago
We have now heard more about the Roswell Slides, again from Adam Dew and
again on video, though this comes from WGN-TV in Chicago. Dew was
interviewed about the slides. He told us that the Rays, Bernerd and Hilda,
divorced in the 1960s. He remained in Midland and she went to Arizona. Dew
said that people have been contacting him about the Rays, so he was
learning a little more about them. He implied that the Rays had taken the
pictures, probably Hilda, though it could have been Bernerd. At any rate,
the slides had wound up in Hilda’s possession and were only discovered long
after ... more »
From the Front Lines in Ukraine
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
*Best part of this is the interview at 2:56 into the video.*
*This man is a former-musician and three days ago was put on the EU's
sanctions list. Many believe because of words like these in the video.*
*Make up your own mind*
Make up your own mind
about Ukraine
World War III
now under way
proxy war
Ukraine
against
Russia...
NATO
against
Russia
U.S.
against
Russia
Why?
How could
that ever be so?
Pentagon
now
the 'primary resource
extraction service'
for corporate
globalization
anybody that gets
in the way
gets run over
Ukraine's crime
location, location, location
border with ... more »
Friday Morning Ramble #707
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
Thought for the day:
John Key’s catamite really does likes David Seymour. No, I mean he *really,
really *likes David Seymour.
*Special report: David Seymour's rescue Act* – John Armstrong, NZ HERALD
Conservatives who oppose doctor-assisted suicide are, in fact,
contradicting the actual right to life.
*A Real Right to Life* – Peter Schwartz, HUFFINGTON POST
“We already know that John Key dissembles and misleads, especially on
matters of security and intelligence…. With his misrepresentations John
Key only obscures the real issue…. There are three specific reasons why NZ
has to j... more »
The Duckies: Tonight 7:30 Feb. 19
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago
We hope to see you all at the Duckies this evening, the annual blogging
awards with the reception this evening sponsored by Sage. It will be held
at 7:30 in Quarterdeck A&B Ballroom at the Hilton. The nominees are here.
We hope to see you there!
The Economy: “Central Bankers' Worst Nightmares Are Unfolding in Greece”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“Central Bankers' Worst Nightmares Are Unfolding in Greece”*
by Phoenix Capital Research
“The situation in Greece boil down to the single most important issue for
the finacial system, namely collateral. Modern financial theory dictates
that sovereign bonds are the most “risk free” assets in the financial
system (equity, municipal bond, corporate bonds, and the like are all below
sovereign bonds in terms of risk profile). The reason for this is because
it is far more likely for a company to go belly up than a country.
Because of this, the entire Western financial system has sovereig... more »
Canada Is NO Longer A Free And Peaceful Nation: Criminal Canadian Government Involved In Foiled Venezuelan Coup Attempt!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 8 hours ago
**I am doing a bit of catching up on major headlines that I have missed
over the last few days... This one is a major one, and should be an alert
to every Canadian that their nation is no longer peaceful or free....*
I used to believe that my nation, Canada, was truly a beacon of freedom and
peace for this world... But from what I have seen over the last while, it
should be obvious that this nation has fallen under tyranny and is involved
in criminal actions across the planet....
I want to present the following report that comes from the Global Research
online website, at www.global... more »
Supplemental: Will the real Kristof please stand up!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015Like Brian Williams, a brand:* Once again, we
find ourselves puzzled by Nicholas Kristof’s latest column.
It appears in this morning’s New York Times. The column starts like this:
KRISTOF (2/19/15): *Like many Americans, I’ve been wary of labor unions.*
Full-time union stagehands at Carnegie Hall earning more than $400,000 a
year? A union hailing its defense of a New York teacher who smelled of
alcohol and passed out in class, with even the principal unable to rouse
her? A police union in New York City that has a tantrum and goes on virtual
strike?
*Mo... more »
Does The Amercian Public Support Sending Ground Troops To Wage War Against The Islamic State?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*CBS:* *Do Americans want to send ground troops to fight ISIS?*
*Amid more executions by the militant group ISIS, Americans increasingly
see the group as a threat to the U.S. Now, 65 percent of Americans view
ISIS as a major threat - up from 58 percent in October - while another 18
percent view it as a minor threat. Majorities of Republicans (86 percent),
Democrats (61 percent) and independents (57 percent) view ISIS as a major
threat.With concern about ISIS growing, support for the use of U.S. ground
troops in the fight against ISIS has risen. For the first time, a majority
of... more »
Islamic State War News Updates -- Febraury 19, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
Washington Post: *The Islamic State ‘caliphate’ is in danger of losing its
main supply route*
BAGHDAD — For weeks, U.S.-backed forces have been fighting to oust the
Islamic State from key areas of northern Iraq in a series of small-scale
battles that could have an enormous impact on the group’s “caliphate.”
A major prize in the clashes is a highway that serves as a lifeline for the
Islamic State. It runs from the group’s Iraq stronghold in Mosul to its
enclaves in northeastern Syria, including its self-styled capital, Raqqa,
300 miles away.
*Islamic... more »
What matters more--the productivity slowdown or the inequality increase?
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 8 hours ago
The Economic Report of the President was released today. A friend draws my
attention to Table 1-3 on page 34, which presents several historical
counterfactuals. It finds:
1. If productivity growth had not slowed after 1973, the median household
would have $30,000 of additional income today.
2. If income inequality had not increased after 1973, the median household
would have $9,000 of additional income today.
So, which is the bigger problem? (Of course, neither has an easy solution.)
Variety - Blomkamp - Alien Reboot!
Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 8 hours ago
now, that's what I call sexyAccording to this article in Variety, Blomkamp
(Neill) the South African director who gave the cinema world District 9,
Elysium and Chappie is pencilled in to be doing a new Alien film --
hopefully a FFR or Full Franchise Reboot with all the ugly Giger-porn put
back in that Prometheus took out.
Adult inspiration? There's tonnes of the shit on the 'net - just google
"Giger is God". Please REBOOT ALIEN PREQUEL, Blommers, please! Get us to
LV426, and want to be there.
Yes, a world of MSW or Mechanised Satan Worship exemplifies NWO
thirteen thousand years a... more »
PART 4: “THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TYRANNY”
David Greene at Schools Matter - 8 hours ago
Says Allan Bloom, “ The most successful tyranny is the one that removes the
awareness of other possibilities.” Now I admit, I was never a fan of Allan
Bloom, but in this regard he is certainly right about how our elite sheep
education reformers have grasped hold of the media and have controlled “the
awareness of other possibilities.” From Wendy Kopp to Arne Duncan to
Michelle Rhee, all we have heard is how the American Education System is
broken and must be replaced. They have convinced the public that teachers
are incompetent, lazy, union slugs. Try to convince people otherwise thes... more »
Its Sci Fi Cold
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 9 hours ago
Its Sci Fi cold
and the tempurature
does not change
if i turn off the TV
Sci Fi living
the new
reality
How Many Canadians Would Join stephen harper In The Closet?
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 9 hours ago
Ralph Nader, via Montreal Simon (probably quoting somebody else), tells me
that public support for harper's Bill C-51: The Canada Stasi Act stands at
around 82 percent.
For fuck's sake!
Who are all these cowardly, ignorant, deluded ninnies? Once again, simple
fact: The harpercons have killed, and will kill, more Canadians than the
terrorists. Furthermore, "conservatism" in general, and the wider pathology
of capitalism will kill even more.
That the vast majority of Canadians remain so ignorant of this FACT and so
confused that they thereby support an unaccountable police force spy... more »
U.S .And Turkey Sign Deal To Arm And Train Syrian Rebels
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
U.S Ambassador John Bass and Turkish Foreign Ministry undersecretary
Feridun Sinirlioğlu. Daily Sabah
*Bloomberg*: *U.S. and Turkey Sign Agreement to Train Syrian Opposition
Force*
*The U.S. and Turkey signed an agreement on training a Syrian rebel force
to combat Islamic State as well as seeking the overthrow of President
Bashar al-Assad.*
*The accord was signed in Ankara late on Thursday by U.S. Ambassador John
Bass and Feridun Sinirlioglu, the undersecretary at Turkey’s Foreign
Ministry, state news agency Anadolu reported. State Department spokeswoman
Jen Psaki had told report... more »
State Dept. Spokeswoman: Do Not Forget That There Are Christian Extrremist Militant Groups
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Washington Free Beacon:* *State Dept’s Marie Harf: Why Is No One Talking
about Kony Anymore?*
*In an effort to defend herself, Marie Harf went on Morning Joe. Harf
defended her comment that one of the reasons people could be joining IS was
because of the lack of job opportunities. She continued saying that “we”
need to work with the Middle East.*
*WNU Editor:* She is the gift that keeps on giving. But what is even
astounding about her is her background .... she was once a CIA analyst on
the Middle East who got promoted (yes ... promoted) into this job.
*More News On State Dept. ... more »
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain
WTStaff at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Video - *When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become
engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity
becomes more like a full-body brain workout.
The post How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain appeared first on Waking
Times.
Justice is broken: David Bain edition
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 9 hours ago
The justice system is the best means humans have produced to determine the
guilt or otherwise of someone accused of a crime – and it’s a whole lot
better the a medieval ordeal by fire.
The role of a court hearing held within the justice system is to decide on
a defendant’s guilt.
A court hearing reviewing a previous court hearing -- carried out as a
properly constituted part of the process of the NZ justice system –
overturned previous court hearings and found David Bain not guilty of the
murder of his family and released him.
Whatever you or I or the justice minister *feel *abo... more »
Feb. 19: People come - oh - somewhere down on the list -
Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 9 hours ago
...maybe---
Page A 1. "District to study future of two schools...." The Anglophone
school district for this region is planning to close two schools. They're
rural schools that, like most rural schools in this province, have suffered
a severe decline in student population. So it only makes good, business
sense to close them.
And the kids? Oh...put 'em on buses. They already have to ride, so they'll
ride a bit longer. We have to save money.
Maybe so. But in business money is an end in itself. If fact, in business
it's the only end. But it's not so in education - or in health care or... more »
Similar Fact Evidence
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago
*R. v. Graham*, 2015 ONCA 113:
[23] Evidence as to an accused’s general disposition or bad character
is presumptively inadmissible. This exclusionary rule seeks to guard
against the risk of convicting an accused based not on proof related to the
offence charged, but instead because he is a “bad person”. The rule seeks
to prevent two kinds of prejudice to the accused: moral prejudice, in
particular where the evidence is of previous misconduct that is more
reprehensible than the offence charged and thus more likely to lead to a
conviction based on an improper inference, and reas... more »
President Obama Speaks At The 'Violent Extremism Summit'
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*ABC News*: *President Obama Rejects 'Notion That the West Is at War With
Islam' *
*President Obama today challenged the idea that terrorist groups like al
Qaeda and the Islamic State are connected to the Islamic faith during
remarks at the White house Summit to Counter Violent Extremism.*
*"The notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie," Obama
said. "And all of us -- regardless of our faith -- have a responsibility to
reject it."*
*Speaking at the State Department on the third day of the summit, he called
on countries to address the conditions, or “political griev... more »
In breaking news, this 100-year-old café either is or isn't closing -- and there's a "waitress with a big mouth" angle!
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
*No, Caffè Dante -- on MacDougal street in the heart of Greenwich Village
-- isn't closing. At least not yet.*
*by Ken*
Maybe you have to have reached a certain stage of life to be properly
tickled by this story. By which I mean the stage where you recognize that
the world is looking at you with a "What do you mean you're not dead?" look
on its face. At a certain point you realize the onus is on you to explain
your continued failure to shut down operations.
The story is "Caffe Dante Owner Denies 100-Year-Old Restaurant Is Closing,"
by DNAinfo New York's Danielle Tcholakian. At fi... more »
Christy Clark Has No Brain, The Proof Is Here(According to Clark, Translink`s Board Runs and Controls British Columbia`s Government)
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 10 hours ago
Some of you thought my posting yesterday was rather terse, ....And perhaps
that is true..
However,....I said this at the end of my February 18/2015 post about
Christy Clark..
http://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.ca/2015/02/translink-refendum-trough-sucking.html
"*Enough is enough...*
*Christy Clucking Clark, you braindead stunned Bitch, cancel this doomed
referendum and make a Governing decision.."*
And to prove my point how braindead and educationally stunned Christy Clark
is....
________________
*Updated: Clark says “TransLink belongs to the mayors”* *Premier Christy
Cl... more »
UnCowed by censors, Jim Fetzer takes Northfield!
Kevin Barrett at truthjihad.com blog - 10 hours ago
Defying censorship, boycotts, and threats, a standing-room-only crowd
greeted Veterans Today editor Jim Fetzer in Northfield, Minnesota last
night…
Full story:
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/02/19/fetzer-rocks/
Germany's Army Used Broomsticks Instead Of Machine Guns In Latest War Games Exercises
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
German Bundeswehr army soldiers with Echo company, 401 mechanised infantry
battalion of the ISAF Quick Reaction Force (QRF) take aim with their
weapons during a patrol on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul,
in this file picture taken December 10, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Files
*Washington Post*: *Germany’s army is so under-equipped that it used
broomsticks instead of machine guns*
*The German army has faced a shortage of equipment for years, but the
situation has recently become so precarious that some soldiers took matters
into their own hands.On Tuesday, Germ... more »
Dear reader, If you had watched videos of the ceasefire being negotiated by Merkle, Hollonde, Poroshenko, and Putin, you would have seen Putin offering to save the Ukrainian troops that everyone knew were surrounded at Debaltsevo, if only they would surrender and leave without their arms. However Poroshenko, probably following U.S. instructions, pretended that those troops did not exist and so no plan for their surrender was offered (too bad for them). Moreover, the ceasefire agreement was immediately violated by all elements of the Ukrainian Army, likely again as instructed by the U.S., attacking the secessionists including use of the heavy artillery stipulated in the agreement to have been pulled back.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 11 hours ago
------------------------------
Events in Debaltsevo — “The lies are obvious…We no longer control
Debaltsevo”
Posted on *Fort Russ*
2/18/2015“The Debaltsevo Cauldron had closed. It’s a second Ilovaysk.”
By Yuliana Skibitskaya
*Translated from Russian and Ukrainian by J.Hawk*
We have collected the statements from combat participants and commentary
from social networks concerning the events at Debaltsevo.
*Dmitriy Gross, Deputy Commander, 25th “Kievan Russ” Battalion*
“We are under fire from mortars, Grads, self-propelled howitzers, small
arms, and lots of other stuff. There is clos... more »
The Ukrainian attacks on the Russian-speaking people of Donetsk and Lugansk continue despite the the promised ceasefire, yet a large number of Ukrainian troops are still surrounded by citizen soldiers of Domboss waiting for them to surrender.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 11 hours ago
------------------------------
Ukrainian General Staff confirms Debaltsevo force collapse
Posted on *Fort Russ*, February 17, 2015
2/17/2017
Ukrainian General Staff Confirms Losing Control Over Debaltsevo Forces
*Translated from Russian by J.Hawk*
Earlier today the Russian Spring reported that, according to the
information from the relatives of UAF troops located in the vicinity of
Debaltsevo, the chain of command has completely broken down and the troops
were issued orders to break out of the cauldron on their own. However,
several Ukrainian media immediately denied the reports, ... more »
Obama has officially called me "boring"...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*really? *
He just called me, a 69 year old woman, boring. Does he not realize that
he also called older Democrats boring, too?
The only older acquaintances I have who are not tech savvy, are all
libtards. Every last one of them. Some of them still read newspapers. Oh,
and they're very boring.
The majority of the young people I know are completely ignorant of anything
that is going on in the world. What's amazing is that for the first time
in history, the magnitude of human achievement is available - for free.
And yet, young people today are less informed then ever.
And gues... more »
Alice Embree : METRO | Feminism is alive and well in Austin
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 11 hours ago
The Women’s Community Center of Central Texas builds on work that the
womens’ movement in Austin has done over the decades. By Alice Embree | The
Rag Blog | January 19, 2015 AUSTIN — Feminism is alive and well in …
finish reading Alice Embree :
*METRO* | Feminism is alive and well in Austin
Video Emerges Showing NATO Fighter Jets 'Buzzing' A Russian Tu-95 Bomber
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*RT:* *Video from 'Russian Bear' bomber captures RAF escort over English
Channel*
*The Russian Defense Ministry's TV channel has released video footage taken
from a Tu-95 strategic bomber as it was shadowed by RAF Fighter Typhoon
jets. The video features engines that appear to be stalling.The clip
published on Wednesday by the Zvezda channel was shot from one of the
Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” bombers as it was flying on a mission in international
airspace close to the United Kingdom. *
*WNU Editor:* I an surprised that the Russian defense ministry released
this video. I guess they wa... more »
Domestic Abuse: "Perfect"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Perfect"*
Submitted by Maz Ali
"To the outside world Andrew and Maria have a flawless relationship; they
seem to be an ideal couple. However all is not as it seems as crippling
jealousy and unbearable anger is slowly eating away at the perfect life. In
the U.K., where this film was produced, one-third to one-half of domestic
violence cases involve male victims. And in the U.S., more than 1 in 4 men
have experienced "rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate
partner. *The bottom line: Abuse is abuse, no matter who's on the receiving
end of it. And it is *never* accep... more »
RAF Typhoons Are Scrambled To Intercept Russian Bombers (Again)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
A map showing the most high-profile alerts in which RAF jets and the Royal
Navy had to be scrambled to deal with Russian warplanes and battleships
over the last 12 months
*Daily Mail:* *'Putin is watching us': Senior MPs warn Cameron the military
cannot cope with further defence cuts after RAF Typhoons are scrambled to
intercept Russian bombers*
** Two Russian Bear bombers seen in skies off south west coast of England*
** RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept and escort them away, RAF says*
** Comes the day after Defence Secretary warned of Russian aggression*
** Earlier this week,... more »
Report: Sensitive Information And Emails Exposed After U.S. Embassy Evacuation From Yemen
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
*FOX News:* *Emails reveal sensitive info left exposed after US pullout
from Yemen*
*Internal State Department emails reviewed by Fox News reveal that as
security unraveled in Yemen, U.S. personnel were scrambling to finalize
their exit plan and were so uncertain about what would happen that
procedures for safeguarding sensitive information were bypassed -- with
permission from Washington. *
*Update: *U.S. embassy evacuation from Yemen left sensitive information
exposed: emails -- Washington Times
*WNU Editor*: I was always led to believ... more »
World News Briefs -- February 19, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*BBC*:* Ukraine crisis: Shelling spreads despite ceasefire*
*Shelling is reported from several places in eastern Ukraine despite the
official ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russia
rebels.Artillery fire could be heard in the region's biggest city, Donetsk,
where the truce had been observed so far.Ukrainian military sources also
accused rebels of shelling positions near the port city of Mariupol.The
fighting comes as Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany held further talks
over the phone. *
*MIDDLE EAST*
Uneasy alliances as *fractured Iraq battles IS group*.
Rebel... more »
LESSONS UNLEARNED: Your Vienna sausages or your life!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015Interlude—Stenographers to the stars:* Jack
Benny’s trademark joke is one of the greatest in show business history.
The joke was performed in 1948, on Benny's radio program. To hear it
performed, click here.
“Your money or your life,” a mugger says.
The famous old skin-flight fails to respond—and the audience laughs for the
first time.
The mugger makes his demand again. Exasperated, Benny says this:
“I’m thinking it over!”
That famous joke shows how much humor can be derived from comic persona
alone. We thought of that joke when we read one part of... more »
Obama to America: Fast Track or Die
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 12 hours ago
What's a prevaricating prez to do when he's already got four Pinocchios
under his belt for lying about the number of jobs to be created by a
neoliberal coup euphemised as a free trade agreement?
He'll lie even more. He'll speak directly to the damned through an email
blitz, attempting to draft them into an unpaid zombie coalition of the
unwitting to spread the lies to their friends and neighbors. He'll pretend
that China is the next enemy in line to creep over the borders and attack
middle class zombies asleep in their beds. Sure, China is guilty of
currency manipulation in order to... more »
Bridge loan to default or haircut is an oxymoron
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
*No sane person deliberately builds bridges to nowhere*
The new Greek Marxist prime minister didn't receive his bonuses for being
at work on time which is why he only sent his letter, originally planned
for Wednesday, on Thursday. As I described in some detail in a successful
comment on idnes.cz LOL, what we got was a variation of Spoiled Little
Joe's Letter to Baby Jesus. ;-)
Odds are 98% that you don't speak Czech. In his letter, little Joe is
increasingly upset and obscene because he is not satisfied with what he
found under the Christmas tree.
To summarize the letter, Tsipr... more »
Russia supplying gas as humanitarian aid to Eastern Ukraine
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
Russia started supplying gas to rebel-held eastern Ukraine today (19
February) after Kyiv suspended supplies because of damage to the networks
from heavy fighting, which is continuing despite a ceasefire.
Responding to an order from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to
supply gas to east Ukraine as humanitarian aid, gas company Gazprom said it
had started supplies via the Prokhorovka and Platovo pumping stations on
the border with east Ukraine.
Gazprom's Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller said gas deliveries were
reaching 12 million cubic metres of gas per day (cm/d).
Se... more »
Big Pharma Dangles Life and Death Over Patients' Heads
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 12 hours ago
Breakthroughs in gene therapy mean a single shot could cure you ...
permanently ... but for a price.
*February 19, 2015* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - Gene therapy involves
identifying and replacing faulty or missing genes, or engineering
augmentations for existing genes to permanently cure a wide number of
conditions and illnesses ranging from cancer and diabetes, to regenerative
processes like rebuilding hearts or storing sight and hearing.
A breakthrough clinical trial in 2012 saw several patients stricken with
incurable leukemia put into permanent remission using gene therapy.... more »
The Making of a Bavarian Candidate : Lloyd George Knew Mein Furher
Spike EP at News Spike - 12 hours ago
David Lloyd George's Impression After A Meeting With Adolf Hitler,
September 4, 1936I have just returned from a visit to Germany. In so short
time one can only form impressions or at least check impressions which
years of distant observation through the telescope of the Press and
constant inquiry from those who have seen things at a closer range had
already made on one's mind.
I have now seen the famous German Leader and also something of the great
change he has effected. Whatever one may think of his methods - and they
are certainly not those of a parliamentary country - there ... more »
DARPA Develops Implant With “Terminator” Vision: “Plugs directly into a person’s DNA and visual cortex”
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
Mac Slavo
For now, the technology is in “crude” form undergoing R&D through animal
testing, specifically with the neural connections of a zebrafish.
In the longer term, DARPA researchers (the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency) believe the gene modifying optical technology
will be able to restore vision to the blind and impaired, and replaced
current conceptions of virtual reality, with an internal display that will
provide vital stats and more about the target, err, object in view.
According to CNET, the DARPA boffins are reportedly working on a device
known as... more »
Why the Free and Open Internet Is Never Going to Die
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
Joshua Krause
It appears that the Internet's Wild West days are coming to an end, much to
the chagrin of pretty much everyone who uses it. Last week, the FEC
announced their desire to regulate websites like Drudge, and President
Obama called for the government to rein in the Internet, and regulate it
like a utility. Obviously, these developments have the potential to destroy
everything that makes the Internet great.
The masses have spent the last 15 years ditching television, radio, and
newspapers, and turning to the Internet for their news, because it offers
an almost infinite n... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 19, 2015
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a welcoming ceremony as he
inspects the Vice-Admiral Kulakov anti-submarine warfare ship in
Novorossiysk, September 23, 2014. Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA
Novosti/Kremlin/Reuters
*Newsweek*: *Russia Pushes On With Snap Military Drills as EU Tensions
Escalate *
*Russia will continue ordering snap drills to test the combat readiness of
its armed forces, the country’s state news agency Ria Novosti reported
today, after the deputy minister of defence Arkady Bahin told press that
military resources have not been hampered by U.S. or EU sanctions.*
*M... more »
Carol Burris Urges Civil Disobedience to End High Stakes Testing
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
*from Valerie's place at WaPo:*
*It has become increasingly clear that Congress does not have the will to
move away from annual high-stakes testing. The bizarre notion that
subjecting 9-year-olds to hours of high-stakes tests is a “civil right,” is
embedded in the thinking of both parties. Conservatives no longer believe
in the local, democratic control of our schools. Progressives refuse to
address the effects of poverty, segregation and the destruction of the
middle class on student learning. The unimaginative strategy to improve
achievement is to make standardized tests lon... more »
I a fredoom liberalist am on the Russian Side
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 13 hours ago
Big goverment politics
are on display in Ukranie
who can win the day?
Well for sure its not the people
no matter what
they will not be
trading in their Yugos
for Lambraginos
We live so well
its true
and thats what make
deocracy free
for me and you
Beneath the suface
its all realpoiiik
that has not changes
won bit since
the King signed Magma Carter
Turkey Attempting to Thwart Syrian Army at Aleppo. Caucasian fighters with Intel Ties
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
*Interesting? *
We are going to digress just a bit, for those who are unfamiliar with the
Turkish deep state.
The Turkish Deep state ties into NATO, the "Stay behind Armies", or what
is more commonly known as "Operation Gladio". The Turkish deep state came
to the attention of the public, during certain Turkish "incidents" related
to the 1996 Susurluk incident ,Sledgehammer (coup) including but not
limited to links with the obvious CIA asset Fethullah Gulen
*Just a bit from the New Yorker on the deep state*
"The deep state is a presumed clandestine network of military officers an... more »
Google Chairman on Obsolete Man: ‘The Internet Will Soon Be Part of You’
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 13 hours ago
Melissa Melton
While sitting on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
recently, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told everyone that the
Internet will soon “disappear.” What he meant is not what it sounds like he
meant, however.
During a webcast of the panel discussion, Schmidt was asked for a
prediction about what he believes is the future of the Internet. “I will
answer simply that the Internet will disappear,” he replied.
Via The Hollywood Reporter:
“There will be so many IP addresses… so many devices, sensors, things that
you are wearing, things that... more »
Western Media Blames Separatists For Ceasefire Violation, Ignores Role of Kiev Fascists
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 13 hours ago
Brandon Turbeville
The fragile Ukraine peace deal constructed by Russia with the help of
France and Germany appears to be holding on by the skin of its teeth as the
shooting and shelling around Debaltseve continued even after the deadline
for enacting a total ceasefire came and went Saturday night.
Although virtually the entire country fell abruptly silent at midnight,
Debaltseve was still alight with gunfire and artillery shelling. Almost
immediately came claims from both the separatists and the Kiev forces that
the other side was responsible for violating the ceasefire agreemen... more »
Shocking incentive failure rate in North Carolina
Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 13 hours ago
@sandymaxey points me to a new report from the North Carolina Justice
Center that is making my head spin. *Picking Losers* shows that the state's
flagship development program, the Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG),
has seen 62 of its 102 projects fail in the period from its inception in
2002 until 2013. That is, 60% of the projects failed to meet either their
job, investment, or wage goals, and had to have their awards canceled.
60%! This isn't baseball, where a .400 batting average is outstanding, a
feat that hasn't been accomplished since Ted Williams in 1941. Let me tell
yo... more »
Feeding His Base
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Fear fueled Stephen Harper's victory in 2011. Back then, he stoked fears
about a coalition government. This time around, he hopes to surf back to
power by fanning two categories of fear -- fear of jihadists outside the
gates and fear of criminals within. Frances Russell writes that fear of the
criminals within is completely unfounded:
“The 2011 Canadian rate of 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population is the
lowest of all the Americas, 14 times lower than in Mexico and about
one-third of the rate in the United States. The homicide rate in Canada is
more comparable to many European ... more »
Collective Security in a collective prosperity context
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 13 hours ago
Which came first the chicken or the egg
is not longer the question
today its can a GMO
breed
healthy civilisations
Today we are being sold
by big corporations
and big donations
to believe
in a GMO future
when history tells us
this is just the new
thalidomide
Communism failed because
it was too scientific for human nature
Collective security succeeds
be cause it is the bonnet
on the lizard brain
collective security is buried
deep within human DNA
and the world today
is run by miners
who plumb those
depths
with an acrobats skill
There comes a time when
a strong leader is needed
when al... more »
VIDEO: Citing '43 Years of Injustice,' Amnesty International interviews UN Special Rapporteur Juan Mendez about Albert Woodfox
angola3news at Angola 3 News - 14 hours ago
*Sign the new Amnesty petition to Gov. Jindal!*
Amnesty International has just released a new video entitled "Free Albert
Woodfox: 43 Years of Injustice," (on You Tube and Facebook) featuring an
interview with Juan Mendez, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The video was made in
support of Amnesty's new petition campaign focusing on Albert's pending
application for release on bail.
In 2013, declaring that “Four decades in solitary confinement can only be
described as torture,” Mendez called for Albert's immediate re... more »
Chemtrails Exposed
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Peter A. Kirby* - After so many years of watching airplanes produce the
lines in the sky, largely without knowing of what this Project consists or
why, we have recently gained an understanding.
The post Chemtrails Exposed appeared first on Waking Times.
Yazidis Carrying Out Retaliatory Attacks Upon Arabs In Iraq’s Sinjar District
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
During the summer of 2014 the Islamic State (IS) seized the Sinjar district
of Ninewa province. Afterward they singled out the local Yazidi population
for mass execution and slavery. IS would go into a village, separate the
men from women, take the males away and shoot them, while ferrying the
females to different parts of the province or Syria to be used for sex,
slavery or marriage to fighters. Later in the year Kurdish and Yazidi
forces retook the area. Recently there have been reports of Yazidi and
Turkish Kurds taking revenge on Arabs they blame for collaborating with IS.
A... more »
From Manhattan Project to A.I.: The Coming Synthetic Rewrite of Nature
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 14 hours ago
The genetic rewrite predicted long ago by H.G. Wells
Jay Dyer
It is not by accident or organic, “grassroots” trend that numerous films
are coming focused on artificial intelligence and the transhumanist
takeover. From H.G. Wells’ tales of genetic *chimeras* in *The Island of
Dr. Moreau* to *Sixth Day* with Schwarzenegger, to coming A.I. films like
*Chappie*, the predictive programming preparations are rolling out. My
recent research has focused on the Manhattan, and like the MK ULTRA
programs, Manhattan had a much wider application than is commonly known.
In fact, MK ULTRA a... more »
Stacking the Corporate Fiscal Deck in Kiev
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
*Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko (center) listens to Christine
Lagarde (left) Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
Jaresko, born in Chicago, received Ukrainian citizenship in December 2014,
the day of her appointment as Minister of Finance of Ukraine.*
Ukraine Finance Minister’s American ‘Values’ *Special Report:* Among the
arguments for why Americans should risk nuclear war with Russia over
Ukraine is that the regime that took power in a coup last year “shares our
values.” But one of those “values” – personified by Finance Minister
Natalie Jaresko – ... more »
Can Mark Kirk Fight Off A Primary From Far Right Lunatic Joe Walsh?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
Of all the Senate seats the Republicans have to defend in 2016, Illinois is
probably the one they dread most. Mark Kirk is a weak candidate with an
undistinguished, uninspiring record in a blue-leaning state. Although there
are no party registration statistics available, recent elections gave the
Democrats 40 seats in the Illinois state Senate to the GOP's 19 and 71 in
the state House to the GOP's 47. Even after the Republican wave election
last year, lllinois's congressional delegation consisted of 10 Democrats
and 7 Republicans (of which 3 of the latter are considered extremely
... more »
Keep calm and carry on
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
*Laura Janner-Klausner*
Rabbi Laura did a Thought For the Day this morning. She reiterated David
Cesarani’s point, which was that we mustn’t waver in the face of terrorism.
We mustn’t exaggerate these fears, or make too much of the rise in
antisemitism, but we must stand firm and not moderate our behaviour. That’s
all well and good. Noble and principled.
The Paris and Copenhagen terrorists did not only attack Jews. They have a
long list of enemies, including journalists, cartoonists, filmmakers and
members of other religions, including Muslims and Christians and pretty
much anyone... more »
ALERT: Major Troop Movement in Germany and Holland
D ... Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 15 hours ago
I will update this page as new information becomes available- please repost
with link to this page for updates.
*NEW UPDATES Added below*
With the current efforts in the Ukraine to create a major international
war, we need to be watching the skys and seas and ground for any troop
movements, or unusual sightings. If you have the ability to record in
video or photos, please get footage. I have friends in Germany and the
Netherlands currently tracking in their areas.
Please contact me if you have any information- Skype: d.breakingthesilence
- Skype is the easiest way to contact me... more »
Scientists Say Small Fracking Earthquakes Could Lead to Major Ones
WakingTimes at Waking Times - 15 hours ago
*Anastasia Pantsios* - “The more small earthquakes we have it just simply
increases the odds we’re going to have a more damaging event,” he said. “To
some degree, we’ve dodged a bullet in Oklahoma.”
The post Scientists Say Small Fracking Earthquakes Could Lead to Major Ones
appeared first on Waking Times.
Afghanistan - Taliban Peace Talks And Negotiations Will Start In the Next Few Weeks
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
A general view of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha.
*Wall Street Journal*: *Taliban, Afghan Officials to Meet for Peace Talks*
*Afghan government officials set to meet Taliban representatives in coming
weeks for face-to-face negotiationsAfghan government officials will meet
representatives of the Taliban in the coming weeks for an initial round of
peace talks, according to senior Afghan officials.“There will be
face-to-face negotiations in the next three to four weeks,” the senior
Afghan official said. “The venue is not decided yet.”Another senior Afghan
of... more »
Debt Strangles Pakistan’s Naval Ambitions
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 15 hours ago
[image: PNS Zulfiqar]In October, Pakistan’s prime minister Nawaz Sharif
walked with a throng of cadets through the sprawling campus of the Navy War
College in Lahore to inaugurate a new facility.
“I feel proud to have learnt that Pakistan Navy is constructing indigenous
large warships,” Sharif told a group of students. “The emphasis should
remain on indigenous construction and joint ventures through transfer of
technology.”
With Pakistan’s lone shipyard in Karachi now fully operational, the
Pakistan Navy is getting its sea legs in producing defense equipment,
having built two tugb... more »
Secret U.S. - Taliban Peace Talks In Qatar?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*NBC:* *Afghan Taliban to Hold Direct Talks With U.S. in Qatar: Militant
Sources*
*PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Members of the Afghan Taliban were due to hold direct
talks with American officials in Qatar on Thursday, two senior militants
told NBC News.*
*The delegation is led by Tayyab Agha, a close aide of Taliban supreme
leader Mullah Omar, one of the sources told NBC News from Qatar. He added
that it also includes five former Taliban commanders freed from Guantanamo
Bay in a controversial exchange for American soldier Bowe Bergdahl in May
2014. *
*Update #1:* Afghan Taliban Denies ... more »
Will the Police State Protect You When a Drunk Pillhead Tries to Break into Your Tent at 3 am?
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
*Truthstream Media *
This video is a rant of sorts filmed half an hour after we confronted
someone who had drunkenly tried to break into our tent (and, subsequently,
our car) at Garner State Park in the middle of the previous night at 3 am.
Authorities, however pointless, got involved.
All their rules and regulations, all the police state security theater and
when it really counted, could they protect us? Nope. And the fact that it
was a gun free zone only left us and our children that much more vulnerable
to a very real and potentially deadly threat.
*Aaron Dykes and Melissa M... more »
UN Presses for ''Truce'' to Save Embattled Terrorists in Aleppo
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Tony Cartalucci
Syria is winning the war and has absolutely no reason to show mercy for
opponents that have no intention to show any for it and its people.
Curious is the United Nation and NATO's sudden interest in peace. Both
organizations are suing for truces on two separate battlefields, one in
Ukraine in Eastern Europe, and another in Syria's northern city of Aleppo
amid a regional conflagration in the Middle East. It is curious because
talks of "truces" were completely absent just as recently as 2011, when
both organizations, the UN and NATO, backed hordes of terrorists swee... more »
NATO/UN Desperately Seek Ceasefire To Save ISIS After Syrian Army Encircles Aleppo
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Brandon Turbeville
In a military victory that may very well rival the liberation of Qusayr in
terms of significance, on February 17, the SAAofficially encircled the
entirety of Syria’s largest city Aleppo. In so doing, the SAA was also able
to seal off the road leading into the city from the North which has been
used as a supply route for the terrorist death squads receiving
reinforcements and supplies from Turkey since the beginning of the crisis.
While not controlled by the Western-backed terrorist forces entirely, large
portions of Aleppo have fallen under death squad contro... more »
Life Is About Balance.......Author Unknown
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
Happy Year of the Indeterminate Ungulate: Links
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
*An abandoned railway bridge.*
Happy New Year! May you survive this year in one piece. Some links to enjoy
while your local relatives watch TV:
- *SPECIAL*: Mark Harrison's talk on video entitled Art, Violence, and
Memory: Retelling the story of the Beautiful Island, given at a conference
on China and the World at ANU in Jan. Other talks online here.
- Full text of Davidson's classic The Island of Formosa Past and Present
is online at the internet archive.
- Ben runs the numbers on changes in the premiers afore and after
democracy
- Taiwan film festival in Ca... more »
Government Caught on Video Lying About Vaccines
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 16 hours ago
*YouTube*
A Feb 2014 *Senate Hearing on Vaccines* features Senator Elizabeth Warren
and Dr. Anne Schuchat director of CDC's National Center for Immunization
and Respiratory Diseases. They use this national platform to continue the
hoax that vaccines are perfectly safe and effective.
Infowars.com Nightly News Director Rob Dew methodically covers the evidence
that vaccines are dangerous, and the fact the vaccine manufacturers are not
liable for their toxic products; and, as a result you will never see
credible impartial studies. Those who do question vaccines are attacked and
demoni... more »
School for terrorists
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
I think I mentioned somewhere that the Telegraph recently featured a series
of photographs on its ‘picture gallery’ of a Hamas youth training school.
It’s tone seemed rather admiring, as though it was showing some sort of
wholesome British Army Cadets’ summer camp.
I just thought I’d mention it in the light of this.
For the past several months, Hamas leaders have been complaining that they
do not have enough money to rebuild the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the
last war with Israel.However, it appears that Hamas does have enough funds
to train, arm and indoctrinate thousands o... more »
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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*How Government Ruined Your Kids' Textbooks*
Common core education standards have attracted criticism from across the
political spectrum due to lack of choice and competition inherent in a
top-down, federal mandate. Students succeed when parents and teachers have
flexibility to tailor their education programs to individual children,
celebrating rather than ignoring their differences.
But the lack of choice in America’s education system is not unique to one
policy. It’s an institutional problem that requires broader reforms than
the repeal of a single law. Across the board, choice... more »
Man Left Sitting in Prison for Months for "Possession" of Vitamins
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 16 hours ago
Amanda Warren
Unfortunately, the police state has reached the point of consummation.
While a person should be able to go out unmolested and carry vitamins,
supplements, food, protein drinks to go or even ride in a car with a dirty
spoon on the floor - each individual runs the risk of the dreaded
"drug-dealer" accusation. That accusation is only the beginning of a
cascading nightmare.
While it should be a no-brainer and an easy situation to clear up, it
simply isn't with such a mucked up system that treats citizens like heinous
murderers.
This was the case for 31-year-old Joseph ... more »
Charter Schools USA, H4QED, and the Indiana State Board of Ed
Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 16 hours ago
*By Doug Martin *
*UPDATE: Charter School USA, in fact, was one of the sponsors of the
school privatization rally at the statehouse today. See pic at the end of
this article:*
As I point out in *Hoosier School Heist*, if it wasn’t for the Bush family,
Charter Schools USA (CS USA) would never have been imported from Florida
into Indiana. As my book details, CS USA has been buying Indiana
politicians for some time. And now, they are at it again, out to askthe
state board of education for more expansion, which is why people need to
see that the battle between Pence, Republicans, ... more »
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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Despite $39B in Annual Gov't. Subsidies, Solar Produced 0.5% of
Electricity in US*
Despite receiving an estimated $39 billion in annual government subsidies
over the past five years, the solar energy industry accounted for just one
half of one percent (0.5%) of all the electricity generated in the U.S.
during the first 10 months of 2014, according to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA).
Between January and October of last year, the U.S. produced a total of
3,431,473 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity. But only 15,973
million kWh were generated by solar ther... more »
Peter Oborne, self-awareness and 'follow the money'
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
When I heard of Peter Oborne’s high profile resignation my first thought
was ‘Yippee I can buy the Telegraph again’. But on second thoughts, no.
When we cancelled our subscription a while ago the Telegraph marketing
department rang us at home to try to tempt us back, pleading: “we’re more
left wing now." “precisely” I said or words to that effect.
Isn’t it a funny old world? If you look at online comments (I do) you’ll
notice that the commentariat seems to have migrated en masse from The
Telegraph to the Guardian and vice versa. I believe some of the credit for
the improvement in th... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 16 hours ago
*New Orleans was once above sea level, but stormwater drainage has caused
it to sink -- with deadly consequences ~Richard Campanella*
*Some say spike in wages causing soaring crawfish prices ~WWLTV*
*A dozen Louisiana chefs and restaurants nominated for prestigious James
Beard Awards ~Ian McNulty, N.O. Advocate *
*Louisiana Eats! Celebrates The Lunar New Year ~Poppy Tooker, WWNO*
The Restraint of Muslims (WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE)
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 16 hours ago
*This video originally appeared on YouTube, but was censored there.*
*Adam Kokesh*
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Comex Gold Open Interest Numbers Show Massive Manipulated Gold Hit In Progress
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 17 hours ago
Dave Kranzler
*The Comex is a complete fraud. It’s one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in
history.*
With China and Viet Nam (the latter being a major gold importing country)
now closed until next Wednesday in observance of their Lunar New Year, the
bullion banks have engaged in a major attempt to drive the price of gold
lower.
Yesterday (Tuesday) 99,000 gold contracts – 9.9 million ounces or 287
tonnes – were sold into the market between 9 a.m and 11 a.m. EST, which had
the effect of driving the price of gold down over $26. To put this into
context, a total of 179,833 contracts ... more »
The NSA’s Latest Attempt to Hack Your Computer ... And What You Can Do To Stop It
Mars Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 17 hours ago
Ted Baumann
Sometimes I wonder just how bad the news about government spying can get.
The answer was in my inbox this morning. I quickly ran out of superlatives:
Awful. Terrible. Appalling. Dreadful.
The article in question reported that for most of the last two decades, the
National Security Agency (NSA) has been deliberately infecting the
“firmware” that runs most common hard drives, including those made by
Seagate, Western Digital, IBM, Toshiba, Samsung and Maxtor.
There’s a 99% chance that the computer you’re using has one of those in it.
Mine has four.
The malware campaign,... more »
A possibility that the Market Research people hadn't considered?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
Thanks to Curmudgeonly Skeptical for the spot.
A good story on proofs of inevitability of string theory
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
Natalie Wolchover is one of the best popular physics writers in the world,
having written insightful stories especially for the Simons Foundation and
the Quanta Magazine (her Bc degree in nonlinear optics from Tufts helps).
Yesterday, she added
In Fake Universes, Evidence for String Theory
It is a wonderful article about the history of string theory
(Veneziano-related history; thunderstorms by which God unsuccessfully tried
to kill Green and Schwarz in Aspen, Colorado, which would postpone the
First Superstring Revolution by a century; dualities; AdS/CFT etc.) with a
modern focus o... more »
Europe Markets Report ( February 19 , 2015 ) -Update ( Germany rejects Greece Extension Request ) ...... Greece Extension Document Reveals Syriza Folds Under Troika Pressure ( agrees to extend current terms ( MOU ) , agrees MOU is binding , agrees to Troika monitoring ) ....... Russia Rolls Out Its SWIFT Alternative Months Early .... Items Touching On Broader Europe......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Tweets.....
Evening.......
*zerohedge* @zerohedge · 4m4 minutes ago
"the signs for Greece's creditors aren't propitious" http://www.
wsj.com/articles/greece-can-pay-its-debts-in-full-but-it-wont-1424384652 …
*Wall Street Journal*
[image: View this content on WSJ's website]
Greece Can Pay Its Debts in Full, but It Won’t
By *Stephen Fidler* @StephenFidler1
For Greece’s creditors, the signs aren’t propitious that Greece is willing
to pay the political price needed to service its debts in full.
View on web
*zerohedge* @zerohedge · 2h2 hours ago
VAROUFAKIS SAYS GREECE TO REJECT M... more »
This is Your Brain on Drugs
Spike EP at News Spike - 19 hours ago
*This is Your Brain.*
*This is Prozac.*
*This is Your Brain on Prozac.*
*Any Questions...?*
"Whatever one may think of his methods - and they are certainly not those
of a parliamentary country - there can be no doubt that he has achieved a
marvellous transformation in the spirit of the people, in their attitude
towards each other, and in their social and economic outlook....
It is not the Germany of the first decade that followed the war - broken,
dejected, and bowed down with a sense of apprehension and importance.
It is now full of hope and confidence, and of a renewed... more »
This Is China's Strategy To Crush The U.S. In A War
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
File photo of Chinese Navy submarines and warships taking part in an
international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the
founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, Shandong
Province. Guang Niu, Reuters
*Harry J. Kazianis, National Interest: **Exposed: China's Super Strategy to
Crush America in a War *
*Think missiles. Lots and lots of missiles. Welcome to Shock and Awe,
Chinese-style. We all know that the chances of a U.S.-Sino war in Asia are
remote— thank God. With hundreds of billions of dollars in bilateral trade,
the strong possibility that ... more »
Russian Air Force Awaits Cutting-Edge Transport Planes
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Il-76MD-90A]The Russian military plans to buy an additional number
of Ilyushin IL-76 MD-90A transport planes as part of its modernization
program.
The IL-76 MD-90A is an updated version of the IL-76MD, which itself is
based on the IL-76 aircraft platform.
"By 2020 we expect to have all 39 such aircraft lined up as part of the
contract we signed with the Defense Ministry in 2012,” said Sergei
Artyukhov, deputy head of the new plane’s maker, the Ilyushin Aviation
Complex, a subsidiary of the United Aviation Corporation (UAC).
Read more
What Do Russians Think Of Western Sanctions
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
*Zero-Hedge:* *What Russians Think Of Western Sanctions*
*Submitted by Vineyard of the Saker,*
*I parse the Russian media (corporate and social) on a daily basis and I am
always amazed at the completely different way the issue of western
sanctions is discussed. I think that it is important and useful for me to
share this with those of you who do not speak Russian.First, nobody in
Russia believes that the sanctions will be lifted. Nobody. Of course, all
the Russian politicians say that sanctions are wrong and not conducive to
progress, but these are statements for external consum... more »
Boeing System Could Bring Precision to Laser Weapons on US Navy Ships
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Laser Weapon System (LaWS)]Boeing has been awarded a $29.5 million
contract to design and develop a beam control system that could provide
exceptional accuracy for laser weapons on U.S. Navy warships.
Boeing will begin to design a prototype High Power Beam Control Subsystem
(HP BCSS) that’s compatible with High Energy Lasers (HEL) based on
solid-state laser (SSL) technology.
Boeing’s solution will be compatible with systems other companies are
designing for the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Solid State Laser
Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) program.
Read more
Britain Says Photos Show Russia's Most Advanced Missiles in Eastern Ukraine
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Pantsir S1 (SA-22)]Britain released photographs on Wednesday of
what it described as Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft artillery system,
being operated in eastern Ukraine, saying it was further proof of Russia's
military involvement in the conflict.
The Foreign Office released an "infographic" giving details of the
truck-mounted SA-22 surface-to-air missile system and photographs published
by media and a defense consultancy said to show it operating in eastern
Ukraine within the last few weeks.
"The presence of the SA-22 in eastern Ukraine is yet more proof of direct
Rus... more »
Airbus A400M refuels two F-18 fighters simultaneously
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Airbus A400M]The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has further
proved its credentials as a tanker by successfully demonstrating
simultaneous air-to-air refuelling of two F/A-18 fighters.
In the course of four flights, the A400M performed 74 contacts and
dispensed 27.2 tonnes of fuel to the Spanish Air Force aircraft.
Refuelling was conducted at altitudes of 20,000ft – 33,000ft, and airspeeds
of 180kt – 300kt – the preferred refuelling envelope for fighters.
Read more
Sea Trial for F-35B to Precede Initial Operational Capability
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: F-35B Lightning II]The Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II strike
fighter will go through its first operational test at sea before its
scheduled initial operational capability (IOC) in July.
The short-takeoff/vertical-landing F-35B will go through Operational Test
-1 onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp this spring, said Lorraine
Martin, executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program
for Lockheed Martin, the builder of the F-35.
Before the first operational F-35B squadron, Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron
121 (VMFA-121), is ready, the Block 2B software f... more »
USS Vandegrift to be decommissioned
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: USS Vandegrift (FFG-48)]The guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift
is scheduled to be decommissioned Thursday at Naval Base San Diego.
Frigates are being phased out in favor of littoral combat ships, which are
maneuverable vessels designed for fighting in coastal waters.
The 30-year-old Vandegrift returned to San Diego in December from a
deployment to fight narcotics smuggling in Central America.
Read more
Dassault Says No Change In Rafale Jet Pricing
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 20 hours ago
[image: Dassault Rafale]Confident of signing the long-delayed
multi-billion-dollar contract for Rafale fighter jets with India "soon",
French defence group Dassault said on Thursday its pricing remains the same
from day one and it has not wavered from the request for proposal (RPF).
It also said an empowered team has already arrived in Delhi and carried
forward the talks as decided by the defence ministers of India and France
in December.
"The pricing issue is very clear. Our pricing remains the same from day one
of LI (lowest bidder). So there has been no change on that front," Das... more »
New Success in Egypt for DCNS and its FREMM Frigate (plus some technical details)
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: FS Aquitaine]On Monday 16 February, DCNS signed a contract with the
Ministry of Defence of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the supply of a FREMM
multi-mission frigate.
This agreement strengthens the strategic relations initiated by DCNS last
July with the signing of a contract to supply four Gowind® 2500 corvettes.
Egypt becomes the second export customer of the FREMM after Morocco.
Read more
Iran Reveals Details of New Cruise Missile-Capable Submarine
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: Tareq 901]Iran is building a new submarine, called Be'sat, which
will be capable of firing cruise missiles and laying underwater mines, the
country's Fars News Agency reported.
"The Navy's new subsurface vessel will be ready and launched soon to
enhance the Army's power," Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah
Salehi told reporters in December.
The submarine will be 60 meters long and have a displacement of over 1,300
tons. It will have six bays for torpedoes and marine cruise missiles.
Read more
China conducts JL-2 sub missile test
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: JL-2 missile]China carried out a flight test of its new JL-2
submarine-launched ballistic missile last month, highlighting Beijing’s
nuclear buildup of missile submarines.
The JL-2 flight test took place Jan. 23, according to defense officials
familiar with details of the test.
No details of the test were available. China in the past has conducted JL-2
flight tests from the Bohai Sea.
Read more
Russia's State Defense Order For 2015 (Info-graphic)
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* For an enlarged version of this info-graphic, *go here.*
French Navy Rubis class SSN Escorted and Hunted USS Theodore Roosevelt during COMPTUEX
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: FS Saphire]Following several days of stalking under constant threat
from US Navy's P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and Arleigh Burke
class destroyers, the Saphir Commanding Officer managed to lock the massive
profile of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the crosshair of
his periscope.
Another few hundred yards and the French Navy Rubis-class SSN will be in
firing range.
The crew inside the Combat Information Center holds its breath: the US
Carrier Strike Group is on alert and the slightest noise would induce a
lightning and lethal response.
Read more
Is Russia Building A Giant New Aircraft Carrier?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Russian Aircraft Carrier “Kuznetsov,” January 1996. WIKIMEDIA/Commons
*David Axe, Reuters:* No, Russia isn’t building a giant new aircraft carrier
*The Kremlin is preparing blueprints for a huge new aircraft carrier,
Russian media reported in early February, to replace its navy’s current
flattop, the relatively small and aged Admiral Kuznetsov.*
*Moscow’s new carrier, however, is likely to remain a paper concept. A
quarter-century after the Soviet Union’s collapse, Russia lacks the money,
expertise and industrial capacity to build aircraft carriers.*
*WNU Editor:* David Axe's analy... more »
Germany Voices Its Fears That The Ukraine Crisis Could Develop Into 'A 'Large Scale War'
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*Zero Hedge*:* US Sends "Tankbuster" Jets To Europe Over Russia Fears
After Germany Says "A Large Scale War Could Develop"*
*Karl-Georg Wellmann, a lawmaker in Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic
Union has warned that, despite its efforts to avoid arms being provided to
Ukraine, Germany "will no longer be able to stop weapons deliveries from
from the U.S. and Canada." Almost too coincidental to these comments, CNN
reports, the U.S. Air Force is sending its A-10 "tankbusters" back to
Europe in order to "increase rotational presence in Europe to reassure our
allies and partner nat... more »
Cartoon For Today
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
Ukraine's Second Front Is It's Economy, And They Are Also Losing That War
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNBC*: *Ukraine GDP tanks 15% as fighting drags on*
*As the supposed cease-fire in Ukraine fails to end the bloodshed in the
east of the country, fresh data on Tuesday showed the extent of the pain
being felt within the country's economy.The country - ravaged by conflict
between government troops and pro-Russian separatists – posted a fall in
gross domestic product (GDP) of 15.2 percent year-on-year in the fourth
quarter of 2014, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on
Tuesday morning. The figures also showed a 3.8 percent fall from the
previous quarter amid the... more »
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