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Is Malaysia the next nation to collapse because of "Beauty & the Beast"?
SINKING SHIP NAJIB: Altantuya - the murdered Mongolian mistress who refused to stay dead. - Written by J.D. Lovrenciar Which nation in the region is going thorough what Malaysia is experiencing if you take inventory of the overdrive breaking news on sex, murder and money trail exposes? There is none, but Malaysia. [image: SINKING SHIP NAJIB: Altantuya - the murdered Mongolian mistress who refused to stay dead]And since the last two general elections, the country has not being spared of titillating expose after expose of sex, murder and money trails. Indeed Malaysia is sinking... more »
Agreement Reached To Establsh A Joint Ukrainian-Polish-Lithuanian Brigade
Extraordinary session of Verkhovna Rada on Jan. 27 in Kyiv. © Pavlo Podufalov *Sputnik:* *Ukraine Signs Agreement to Create Military Brigade With Poland, Lithuania* *Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania are set to create a joint military brigade to conduct military operations around Europe.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the law to ratify an agreement between Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania to create a joint military unit, the so-called Ukrainian-Polish-Lithuanian brigade, Poroshenko’s official website reports.* *Update #1:* Ukrainian President ratifies joint 4,500-strong mi... more »
MILF, Fallen 44 and Napenas, Part 5
I am reposting these three short but erudite essays by a friend, Raffy Aquino, in his fb wall. Meanwhile, my unsolicited advice to the following: PNP Director Getulio Napenas -- you apologize to the public and the families of the 44 dead cops, or you commit suicide. You bastard liar. President Aquino -- you also apologize to the public and the families of the 44 dead cops. You tolerated a suspended bureaucrat to run the show for a highly risky but ego-tripping show. Nonoy Oplas --------------- Three short essays by Raffy Aquino *TEMPLATE* (February 19, 2015) The intrusion was a ca... more »
Is the Surveillance State in America Really a Threat to Freedom?
*Film - *William Binney speaks out in this feature-length interview with Tragedy and Hope's Richard Grove, focused on the topic of the ever-growing surveillance state in America. Is our freedom really at stake? The post Is the Surveillance State in America Really a Threat to Freedom? appeared first on Waking Times.
Kiev Is Now Demanding That Ukrainian Children Adopted And Living Overseas Must Serve Mandatory Service In The Army
Slavick, a Ukranian resident of Huesca. / carles ribas *El Pais*:* Why Ukrainians adopted by Spanish families may have to go to war* ** Victims of the Chernobyl disaster living in Spain are receiving call-up letters from Kiev* ** Many of the youngsters fear they will be sent to fight against pro-Russian militias* *A simple letter has completely changed the stable lives of Tola and Yura, two Ukrainian youngsters aged 18 and 16 who live in Spain. The government in Kiev has called them up to serve their obligatory military service. They have been instructed to report to their corresp... more »
Maybe "Smelly Shelly" Silver is answerable to the laws we have after all: Part 1, The indictment
*He used to be such an important person, not just respected but feared. Now the feds are sitting on nearly $4 million of his moolah, he's facing real prison time, and he's got some Internet clown calling him "Smelly Shelly."* *by Ken* So much for the hopes of former NYS Assembly Speaker "Smelly Shelly" Silver to wriggle out from under the heap of hurt piled on him last month by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara ("Say it ain't so, Shelly Silver -- and see whether anybody believes you") at the indictment stage. (I see that I myself referred erroneously to Smelly Shelly having been "arreste... more »
Russia's FSB Director Still Wants To Work With The U.S.
Head of the Federal Security Service Aleksandr Bortnikov. (RIA Novosti/Sergey Guneev) *RT:* *FSB director calls for further cooperation with the US in face of common threats* *The professional cooperation between special services must continue despite the strained relations between nations, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service said during his visit to the United States.Aleksandr Bortnikov told reporters in Washington DC that it was impossible to solve political contradictions without using all the special services’ capabilities. “This is a very important aspect that act... more »
These Are The Top 12 Military Movies That Have Won An Oscar
*Military.com*: *The Top 12 Military Movies in Oscar History* *For over 80 years, military films have made an impact at the Academy Awards. With American Sniper scoring six nominations at this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor, we thought it would be a good time to do our rundown of the top dozen military movies in Oscar history (in our humble opinion – feel free to mention some of your favorites in the comments section below this article)… And if you want more details on American Sniper, check out the full Military.com review as well a... more »
That queasy feeling the weird weather can give you
In this winter which, unlike that of some other people, where whole shopping malls are collapsing in the snow, we not only have dandelions and daisies up and birds nesting, but rain that should be falling and isn't. Meteorologists talk about the California drought, but half of western Oregon is in the zone, and we're feeling it. So here I am watering the garden. There's not much out there, just three rows of broadbeans and half a bed of peas, but they need water to get started, so I have gotten out the hoses, replaced a couple of washers, connected it all together, and begun the ... more »
9/11 Videography : Hitting Your Mark
*Only those with knowledge and insight will be able to discern its meaning.* *It says "Camera Crew 19, stand here to capture footage of dummies falling from the area of the North Tower"* *Not-a-person.*
Daily Express readers, read on: Supertide will cause 230mph winds across Britain. Millions will die.
Hmm. Following the fairly recent blowing-in of a 'weatherbomb' and, yet more recently still, amd an outburst of 'thundersnow', it appears - as per *The Times *- that we've now facing the onslaught of a 'supertide'. Yes, a 'supertide'. I'll have to watch the waves on the shoreline of Morecambe Bay this weekend - at a safe distance. of course. The 'waterthwack' as the 'waterhorses' whack against the 'tsunamiwall' (we used to call our 'sea wall', before it seemed a bit pedestrian to do so) should be something to behold. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Tonight's Movie Is Gorky Park (1983)
*WNU Editor:* Moscow in the early 1980s .... sighhh ... the memories. As to the movie .... what can I say .... Moscow, the KGB, unscrupulous U.S. businessman, murder, money and power. The Wikipedia entry for this movie *is here*.
Jennifer Hibben-White "Angry Mom"- Conflict of Interests & Promoting a For Profit Agenda
With much thanks to anonymous commenter, who so very kindly left links to two videos clearly demonstrating the conflicts of interest so called "angry mom' clearly had when she posted her disgraceful rant against those she so derogatorily labelled as "anti-vaxxers" *I knew there was more to this then met the eye. T**he rant was very manipulative.* *Written by someone who KNOWS how to use media to push buttons in order to elicit a specific response* AnonymousFebruary 20, 2015 at 9:40 AM Regarding the Canadian measles mum brouhaha - Pro Vaccine Campaign Exposed! https://www.youtube.co... more »
Untitled
*Coastal-erosion lawsuit decision to be appealed without vote by board ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate * *Zurik: Coach's show a boon for producers, a bust for taxpayers ~WVUE* *Gulf of Mexico cleanses the air during the night ~WWLTV*
Gluconeogenesis Drives Ketogenesis - role of the Nutritional Prometheus.
In trying to explain the findings of Newburgh and Marsh*, and of Karl Petren, from 1923 that switching to a high fat, restricted protein, and very low carbohydrate diet - a ketogenic diet - suppresses diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in diabetics without access to insulin, I can't help noticing that gluconeogenesis is a driver of ketogenesis. DKA is a dehydrating syndrome characterized by hyperglycaemia, due in large part to runaway gluconeogenesis, plus levels of ketone bodies, much higher than those seen in starvation or nutritional ketosis, which result in a lethal acidosis. And exces... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 20, 2015
*Bloomberg editorial*: *Europe's Crisis Averted (Until Monday)* *With their tentative agreement on financial aid for Greece, the euro zone's finance ministers have paused a drama that could still end in disaster and that should never have happened in the first place. The deal outlined on Friday won't be concluded until next week, and could still fall apart, but Friday's talks are being seen as a breakthrough.* *With luck, the deal will stick. Whether it sticks or not, the European Union needs to study the shambles of the past few weeks and resolve never to repeat it.* *Commentari... more »
Cannabis Week
Due to family matters (of the nice variety), I've not have much time to blog this week - or to listen to or watch much on the BBC. That said, I've tried to keep up with *Newsnight* (more of which over the weekend) and with Radio 4's *PM *and its 'Cannabis Week'. Having posted about the BBC's apparent pro-liberalisation bias on the issue of cannabis last weekend I was intrigued to hear that *PM *was giving up large swathes of its programme this past week to the subject. (Why did they do that?) I've never hidden the fact (even on my old blog) that - unlike, I suspect, many of you... more »
CFP for papers Assessing the Administration of Ma Ying-jeou
*Blossom time in Taiwan* Call for Papers: Journal on Current Chinese Affairs (Taiwan Edition) (ISSN 1868-4874) The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (JCCA), in cooperation with the European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan (CCKF-ERCCT), is inviting contributions for a new Taiwan edition on the topic: Assessing the Administration of President Ma Ying-jeou guest edited by Sabrina Habich & Stefan Fleischauer (ERCCT Tübingen) When Ma Ying-jeou took office in 2008 public support for the Kuomintang (KMT) was strong, largely because many Taiwanese were hugely dissatisfied with the... more »
Labour vs The Militant Tendency
The past really is a foreign country. Can you imagine if the BBC or ITV ponied up to Labour Party conference and asked to transmit a live debate between Progress and the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy? It's unthinkable. Yet, in 1982 something similar did happen. At the year's party conference in Blackpool, the right won a majority on the NEC after much arm-twisting and shenanigans - some of which is outlined in John Golding's must-read, *The Hammer of the Left*. Immediately moves were afoot to curb the influence of the Militant Tendency (today's Socialist Party) who were then ... more »
Drones, Decapitation, ISA and Impossible Strategies
Yesterday at ISA, I participated on a panel on technology and international security. One of the topics addressed was the “successfulness” of the Obama administration’s decapitation/targeted killing strategy of terrorist leaders through unmanned aerial vehicles or “drones.” The question of success, however, got me to thinking. Success was described as the military effectiveness of the […]
War Is A Drug(Chris Hedges, Podcast)
Everyone who cares about the real truth needs to listen to this podcast.. Courtesy CBC Radio.... http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/ideas_20150209_82879.mp3 If that link above doesn`t work, try this one(courtesy contributor Hugh) http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/chris-hedges-war-is-a-drug-1.2954759 _________________ The Straight Goods Cheers Eyes Wide Open
Is The Florida Senate Race Staring To Clarify Itself?
New Dem Patrick Murphy A lot hinges on Rubio, of course. He has his flip-floppin', confused little heart set on a presidential/vice presidential run. But Florida Republicans-- and now the NRSC-- are begging him to run for reelection, frightened that they could lose the seat, especially with Hillary on the top of the ticket (and particularly so if Jeb isn't the GOP nominee). On the Democratic side of the aisle, there's already a battle raging between the right-of-center Establishment and grassroots Democrats who represent the legitimate aspirations of working families and who embrace ...more »
World News Briefs -- February 20, 2015 (Evening Edition)
*BBC:* *Greece bailout: Four-month extension in eurozone deal* *Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels.Eurozone finance ministers reached an agreement to extend Greece's financial rescue by four months.Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, head of the Eurogroup, said that Athens had pledged to honour all its debts."This is a very positive outcome," he told a news conference on Friday night. * *MIDDLE EAST* Syrian army's advances *near border rattle Ankara*. Turkey says joint U.S. training of* Syria rebels... more »
ISIS is a SIS.. No really, that's what their website says!!!
Well well well.... Look who's changed their name!! Let us review recent history..... On January 11th of this lovely new year, I published the article "Who is Isis, and Why do they have offices in Washington DC".... and in that article I showed not only the links to the website of the Mercenary company called "ISIS" in Washington DC, I also posted screen shots of their site: Sunday, 11 January 2015 Who is ISIS, and Why do they have offices in Washington DC? Perhaps this will shine a little light about ISIS. Perhaps this will spotlight what we've always known? Coincidence? Yea..... more »
Netanyahu, MH17, 9/11 Truth and Tiananmen Square
Deputy Foreign Minister MK Bibi Netanyahu, the man who this week bitterly lamented the lack of Glasnost in the Arab states, is the same man who said this week: *‘Israel should have taken advantage of the suppression of the demonstrations in China [Tiananmen Square], when the world’s attention was focussed on what was happening in that country, to carry out mass expulsions among the Arabs of the Territories. However, to my regret, they did not support that policy that I proposed, and which I still propose should be implemented.’* *It is a good thing that there is Glasnost in Commun... more »
The Zionist WASP Split of 1991 : Project Democracy
Strange memories on this nervous night in NATO-Occupied London... Ten years later? Twenty-Six? It seems like a lifetime, or at least a main era... The kind of peak that never comes again. *Europe in the late 1980s and very early 1990 was a very special time and place to be a part of. * Maybe it meant something, maybe not, in the long run. But no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time in the world. Whatever it meant. There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could stri... more »
"...the Islamic State terrorist group"
The BBC article in the previous post does something you don't expect a BBC article to do (*pace *those infamous BBC guidelines on the use of the word 'terrorism'). It uses the word 'terrorist' in its opening paragraph: Three east London schoolgirls have flown to Turkey and there are fears they may cross the Syrian border and join the Islamic State terrorist group. This is progress. Hopefully Hamas and Hezbollah will be getting the same treatment from now on. (Yeah, right!)
Comment is (or isn't) free
The BBC News website opens up a tiny number of reports for (licence-fee-paying) readers to 'have their say'. The Sky News website, in contrast, (to which I've never contributed a penny), opens up every article for comment (as far as I can see). I think I can see why the BBC runs scared of allowing its readers to comment on its reports. The BBC has strong controlling tendencies. It probably couldn't cope with thread after thread after thread slipping out of its grasp. Sky seems much more relaxed. As things stand the BBC can simply put out a report on, say, three British-born Mu... more »
Rother(h)am MPs and the BBC
I've continued to enjoy Michael Cockerell's marvellous documentary series about the House of Commons, *Inside the Commons. *It's informative, brilliantly filmed, and highly entertaining. This week's edition focused on four politicians - "the [Tory] MP for the 18th Century", Jacob Rees-Mogg [Radio 4's *Broadcasting House*'s most-invited-on Tory toff]; right-wing Eurosceptic Tory "joker" Peter Bone [of "Mrs Bone" fame]; sweet, baby-carrying, nervous tic-afflicted Lib Dem whip Jenny Willott; and former 'brickie' [shown still 'brickying' in his spare time - despite, *pace *Wikipedia*, ... more »
Kim Jong Un's New 'Power' Haircut
*International Business Times:* *Kim Jong-un: North Korea leader's 'punk' haircut and tiny eyebrows cause internet storm* *Kim Jong-un has sent the internet into a frenzy after sporting a new elevated hairstyle and rather odd minuscule eyebrows.* *The North Korea leader kept his trademark shaved sides but has decided to go punk.* *His new hairstyle is said to be seen as a tribute to his father Kim Jong-il's gravity-defying style. However, one user on Twitter commented that he looks closer to 1990s pop star Vanilla Ice.* *He unveiled his new look at a politburo meeting where he ca... more »
Musical Interlude: Roger Waters, “Tide Is Turning”
Roger Waters, “Tide Is Turning” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66nqhVtq6xo
Musical Interlude: Karunesh, “Joy Of Life”
Karunesh, “Joy Of Life” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_bqt6kV0lU
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Hurtling through a cosmic dust cloud some 400 light-years away, the lovely Pleiades or Seven Sisters star cluster is well-known for its striking blue reflection nebulae. In the dusty sky toward the constellation Taurus and the Orion Arm of our Milky Way Galaxy, this remarkable image shows the famous star cluster at the upper left. *Click image for larger size.* But lesser known dusty nebulae lie along the region's fertile molecular cloud, within the 10 degree wide field, including the bird-like visage of LBN 777 near center. Small bluish reflection nebula VdB 27 at the lower right ... more »
"First People's Prayer"
*"First People's Prayer"* "Oh our Mother the earth, Oh our Father the sky, Your children are we, and with tired backs We bring you the gifts you love. Then weave for us a garment of brightness; May the Warp be the white light of the morning, May the weft be the red light of the evening, May the fringes be the falling rain, May the border be the standing rainbow. Thus weave for us a garment of brightness, That we may walk fittingly where birds sing, That we may walk fittingly where grass is green, Oh our Mother Earth, Oh our Father Sky." - http://www.firstpeople.us/html/Indian_Prayer.html
"A Virtuous Cycle: The Ripple Effect"
*"A Virtuous Cycle: The Ripple Effect"* by The DailyOm "Your thoughts and actions are like stones dropped into still waters causing ripples to spread as they move outward. In a world of seven billion people, it’s easy to believe that the only way to initiate profound transformation is to take extreme action. Each of us, however, carries within us the capacity to change the world in small ways for better or worse. Everything we do and think affects the people in our lives, and their reactions in turn affect others. As the effect of a seemingly insignificant word passes from person t... more »
"How To Respond To The Awful Truth"
*"How To Respond To The Awful Truth"* by Zen Gardner "It's a volatile, challenging time to be alive, no doubt. The world is a landscape thoroughly scattered with catastrophic nightmares like flaming lava pits on a giant festering orb. And this huge array of drastic, life-threatening problems we're facing that are burning in the world's collective subconscious are apparently careening towards some mad, apocalyptic finale. The big question we're all faced with is this. Once we're aware of what's going on, what do we do? And more importantly, for those not willing to face the truth, w... more »
Chet Raymo, "The World Is Beautiful"
*"The World Is Beautiful"* by Chet Raymo *"Gubbinal"* "That strange flower, the sun, Is just what you say. Have it your way. The world is ugly, And the people are sad. That tuft of jungle feathers, That animal eye, Is just what you say. That savage of fire, That seed, Have it your way. The world is ugly, And the people are sad." - Wallace Stevens I'll have it both ways. I'll have that strange flower. I'll have that ball of seething hydrogen, the magnetic storms, the arching flares. I'll have that tuft of jungle feathers. I'll... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Mindelo, Cape Verde. Thanks for stopping by.
"One Big Road..."
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you're riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!” - Bob Marley
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, “The Far Field”
*“The Far Field”* by Theodore Roethke *I* "I dream of journeys repeatedly: Of flying like a bat deep into a narrowing tunnel Of driving alone, without luggage, out a long peninsula, The road lined with snow-laden second growth, A fine dry snow ticking the windshield, Alternate snow and sleet, no on-coming traffic, And no lights behind, in the blurred side-mirror, The road changing from glazed tarface to a rubble of stone, Ending at last in a hopeless sand-rut, Where the car stalls, Churning in a snowdrift Until the headlights darken. *II* At the field's end, in the corner missed by the... more »
Scientists Discover That Eyes Are Windows To The Soul
*Steven Bancarz* - “The eyes are the windows of the soul”. People usually say this when they can see pain, anger, or some other emotion in somebody else’s eyes, but recent research gives a whole new meaning to this phrase. The post Scientists Discover That Eyes Are Windows To The Soul appeared first on Waking Times.
Nato's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander: Russian Tensions Could Escalate Into All-Out War And NATO Must Be Prepared
*The Telegraph*: *Russian tensions could escalate into all-out war, says Nato general* *General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, Nato's deputy supreme allied commander in Europe, says Vladimir Putin could try to invade and seize Nato territory * *Tensions with Russia could blow up into all-out conflict, posing “an existential threat to our whole being”, Britain’s top general in Nato has warned.* *Gen Sir Adrian Bradshaw, deputy commander of Nato forces in Europe, said there was a danger Vladimir Putin could try to use his armies to invade and seize Nato territory, after calculating the allia... more »
Why Glutinous Bone Broth Is Good for You
*Video - *Natural health expert Dr. Joseph Mercola interviews Dr. Kaayla Daniel, author of Nourishing Broth, discussing the various health benefits of bone broth. The post Why Glutinous Bone Broth Is Good for You appeared first on Waking Times.
The Universe
“True, while there really is no such thing as "judgment," "wrong," or "sin," as you've likely been taught, there remain such things as consequences. And can you imagine the consequences of misunderstanding that "all are one," "there's only love," and "thoughts become things"? Whew! Of course, in the long run these consequences clear up such misunderstandings pretty handily.” “I really did try to think of everything,” The Universe “Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com
OK, CSIS and RCMP,
You guys know the Harper Government is not forever, eh? That Bill C-51, with all the whizbang spy-and-dick-with-everyone-and-make-everything-illegal bill looks shiny and fun, but it sets you up for a terrific fall. Here's why. First, despite what it might think, the Harper government is just a government and PMSH is just a man. Until they actually ban or render illegal the Opposition parties,
The End Of Chavez's Socialist Dream In Venezuela?
*David Usborne, The Independent*: *Corruption, falling oil prices and talk of a coup: The end of Chavez's socialist dream in Venezuela* Special Report: It is two years since Hugo Chavez's death but to his followers it feels like a lifetime. Venezuela is collapsing amid falling oil prices, rampant corruption, political oppression - and dark rumours of an imminent coup The government says the body of Hugo Chavez is where it should be, encased in the black marble tomb set in the courtyard of a small military fort overlooking Caracas under the guard of four Hussars and touched by the ... more »
EU And Greece Reach An Agreement To Extend Their Bailout
*BBC: **Greece bailout extension agreed after eurozone talks* *Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels.Eurozone finance ministers reached an agreement to extend Greece's financial rescue by four months.Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, head of the Eurogroup, said that Athens had pledged to honour all its debts."This is a very positive outcome," he told a news conference on Friday night. * *WNU Editor:* Greece was lucky to get 4 months .... but I have doubts that they will fulfill their promises. But we ... more »
LAST IN A SERIES: CLEANING UP EXCELLENT SHEEP DROPPINGS: FIXING ED POLICY.
Our elite leaders in education have left a great deal of what sheep leave everywhere… for others to clean up. One of the big results of an elite education leading to an elite ruling class is just that. It has strengthened, and exacerbated a two-tier class system in this country. Simply put, regardless of what income percentile group you may be in you are either elite or common. You are either them or us. You are either a winner or loser. They compete in everything. They have since elementary school. To them the world is a zero sum game. We can see it in the language they choose to d... more »
Seed Libraries Fight for the Right to Share
*Christopher D. Cook* - Seed libraries—a type of agricultural commons where gardeners and farmers can borrow and share seed varieties, enriching their biodiversity and nutrition—have sprouted up across the U.S. in recent years, as more Americans seek connection to food and the land. The post Seed Libraries Fight for the Right to Share appeared first on Waking Times.
Feb. 19: "We'll meet again, don't know where don't know when,...
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day..." (What follows is a sort of comment in story form that explains how we got to where we are. It's true. But it's a story. If you just want the regular blog, skip this and go down to the line XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX We'll meet again was sung by Vera Lynn, a British woman with a magnificent voice who was the darling of British and Canadian troops in World War Two. She sang of the heartbreak of parting, and then of the joyful future we were making sacrifices for. I first heard her, I think, when I was about six. The church basement was fille...more »
Pentagon Admits It Won't Be Able To Train Enough Troops In Time For Mosul Offensive
*The Telegraph*: *US admits it won't be able to train enough troops in time for Mosul offensive* *US Central Command initially said it was preparing between up to 25,000 Iraqi troops for the offensive on Mosul against Islamic State to take place as early as early as April * *Only hours after announcing a major new ground offensive to retake Iraq’s second city, the US was forced to admit on Friday it is unlikely to be able to train enough troops in time.* *US Central Command initially told reporters in Washington it was preparing between 20,000 and 25,000 Iraqi troops for an offen... more »
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Sending More Tanks To East Ukraine
*Wall Street Journal*: *Ukraine Accuses Russia of Sending More Weapons to Separatists* *Violence continues to subside after cease-fire deal reached last week.MOSCOW—Ukraine accused Russia of sending more tanks and other weapons across the border to pro-Moscow separatists fighting Kiev’s troops, although officials said violence continued to subside Friday after a cease-fire deal was reached last week.The truce, brokered by the leaders of France and Germany in a marathon summit in Minsk, Belarus, on Feb. 12, hasn't yet taken full effect, but fighting has subsided in recent days ...more »
Ukraine Remembers The Maidan 2014 Killings
*Euronews:* *One year on, Ukraine remembers Maidan’s bloodiest day* *One year ago Maidan Square in Kyiv transformed from a protest site into a killing ground. Over three days up to 100 people were shot dead as riot police clashed with anti-government protesters.* *After months of protests, confrontations erupted on February 20, 2014. Security forces and anti-government protesters clashed in Independence Square in Kyiv and shots were fired. By February 20, the death toll had reached 100. Demonstrators blamed government snipers, while President Yanukovych blamed the protesters for ... more »
"How It Really Is"
◆ Umm, yeah... that'll happen when this does...
How Was The Great Pyramid At Giza Constructed?
*John McCauley* - There has been an innumerable quantity of books written about the construction of the pyramids at Giza, Egypt... The post How Was The Great Pyramid At Giza Constructed? appeared first on Waking Times.
Planning the Global Heist
*These maps were leaked to the public in 2006 from inside the Bush administration. They reveal the plan to re-draw the Middle East to benefit the US-British oil corporations agenda. * Retired NATO Commander Gen. Wesley Clark shares the following important s tory in this video: In 1991 I had a meeting with Paul Wolfowitz [former president of the World Bank and at that time the second deputy of US Department of Defense] and I told him that he must surely be satisfied with Operation Desert Storm (Kuwait). And he answered: Well, yeah, but not quite, because the truth is that we ... more »
The Economy: “Clever Morons…”
*“Clever Morons…”* by Bill Bonner Buenos Aires, Argentina - “Today… why some of the smartest guys in finance are total morons. But first a report from the Rio Carnaval, where we spent last weekend. A plumber would probably like it. A psychiatrist might say it is normal. And maybe a Roman Catholic could handle it. But there were too many quivering buttocks for an Episcopalian. There must have been 10,000 of them – sweating… shaking… twerking… and vibrating – in the Sambadrome on Saturday night. The costumes were as unrestrained, immodest and over-the-top as you might imagine. The id... more »
More Harper Lies
DAMMIT JANET! should have been doing this on a weekly, if not daily basis since Harper took power. Since 2006, his regime has perfected the art of ideological spin to an artistic apex that surely has Goebbels clapping wildly in his grave. Here's one wrap-up of obfuscations deployed by his thousands of communications flunkeys. Remember Vic Toews' _line in the sand_ ...? Boy, that sure was some hugely volatile speaking point, charged with insinuations that had previously worked momentarily for Harper in the 2005 election campaign. Only it backfired again, this time with a MASSIVE p... more »
Memorial Service for Long Walker Tomas Reyes
By AIM West Censored News Wishing a good journey for our friend Tomas from the Longest Walk northern route in 2008 Greetings Relatives, An inter-tribal and community memorial service to honor the life of Tomas Reyes, will be held at Inter-tribal Friendship House (IFH), 523 International Boulevard, in Oakland. Thomas passed to the spirit world with a pure heart on Wednesday, February 11,
Perú: Alleged UFOs Over San Isidro
*Source: Trome.pe (Peru) and Planeta UfoDate: 02.20.2015* *Perú: Alleged UFOs Over San Isidro* Two alleged UFOs (unidentified flying objects) were seen and recorded last Sunday in San Isidro. The video, uploaded to the YouTube account of *Antonio Cayo Torres*, shows two intermittent lights in the sky. Social media commentary suggests that the "apparition" of the alleged UFOS was around 19:00 hours over the sea. Another alleged UFO was seen on 11 February over Miraflores. The video can be seen at: *http://youtu.be/Y_rBsBbad00* Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paran... more »
Wishful thinking!
The BBC report England captain Morgan as saying "I think the basics of our plans and our thinking is there, it's just about having a good enough skill level to execute them."We intend to go about putting it right by getting a win in and putting in a performance against Scotland."Our first goal is to get to the quarter-finals and we can still do that." Can, yes. Will, no.
Netanyahu, AIPAC And Congress
Bush's list of excuses for attacking Iraq, the AUMF that passed the House on October 10, 2002, was sponsored by Speaker Denny Hastert (R-IL) and Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO). With all but 6 Republicans in favor, it was destined to pass and it did-- 297-133. But most Democrats, led by Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi, opposed it-- and Democrats only contributed 82 votes to the majority. 126 Democrats voted NO. Progressives tended to vote against it; conservative Democrats tend to vote yes-- with one caveat. Democrats, particularly Jewish Democrats on the West Coast, who are heavil... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Experts and Extremists'
EXPERTS & EXTREMISTS Posted on February 20, 2015 Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 20, 2015. Notice how the media panels of “experts of nothing” try to tell us what the government line is. They repeatedly call critics of government and corporate theft of resources and destruction of the environment as “extremists”! Genocide is an old on-going settler
Is Vladimir Putin Worth $200 Billion
*Washington Post:* *Is Vladimir Putin hiding a $200 billion fortune? (And if so, does it matter?)* *In much of the West, the public perception of Vladimir Putin is that of a Bond villain. With his tailor-made suits, thick accent and KGB past, he seems right out of the Pierce Brosnan era.* *Of course, like all the best Bond villains, Putin needs a mysterious fortune for funding his misdeeds and building elaborate lairs. And so, you find the West fascinated by murky tales of Putin's opulent wealth.* *The latest estimate of Putin's absurd wealth comes from Bill Browder, a former f... more »
German TV Documentary Claims That Russian President Puitin Is A 'Wife-Beater' And Has Had A Face-Lift
*Daily Mail*: *Putin 'had a face-lift' and 'beat his ex-wife', claims TV documentary* ** Documentary on Vladimir Putin claims he was a 'drunken groper' in 1980s* The programme 'Putin the Man' aired in Germany on Tuesday evening* The makers used Stasi police files and interviews with former KGB officers* It branded him a 'lazy, drunken spy' during his time at Dresden field office* The documentary also claimed he underwent a secret facelift in 2010* *WNU Editor:* So he likes to sleep late, has a late breakfast, enjoys a drink or two, is worried about aging, and is usually late f... more »
Chemtrails Are Made Out Of COAL ASH
*Chemtrails Spread Death* *Chemtrails are Made Out of Coal Ash - the video* Over the past few years, I have done a few posts about environmental issues in general and chemtrails in particular. One of the biggest environmental mysteries is *W**hat are chemtrails made out of and Why are they being sprayed?* This video finally answers those two questions. According to the video *"Chemtrails Are Made Out Of Coal Ash*", the coal industry has made a deal with the devil (the government) to sell/provide coal waste (coal ash and fly ash) to the military air forces--from there it is spr... more »
Enemy Inside the Gate : The Plight of Zionists in Putin's Russia
*The Observer, Sunday August 25th, 1991* *UNRAVELLED : Bush set to Police the Planet* *The collapse of the Soviet Union in the aftermath of The Coup leave the United States The One unchallenged and unchallengeable world power; its military domination and the triumph of its political and diplomatic systems are now, complete.* *"NOW - That means that there was a War Amongst the Whites over who would be BIG DADDY...!!"* *Bro. Steve Cokely - "The New World Order", 1992* Enemy Inside the Gate : The Plight of Zionists in Putin's Russia from Spike EP on Vimeo. *Putin: First Soviet go... more »
the Greek Distraction: take the money and run....
Ahhhhhh yes, the Banks perpetuate the "Bank Run" panic, by *Telling* clients to get their money out of the bank..... therefore (hopefully) putting more fear porn pressure on the Greek Government to fold, and cave in to the EuroMafia's schemes. .... or is there a chance that the Eurobank knows that the EuroZone banksters are about to take a hair cut off the top of Greek accounts? Hell..... they did it in Cypress, didn't they? This is all just a ploy anyway- a dog and pony show for the European population. Greece is the Patsy. "Look!!! Look over there! Something shiny!!!"........ more »
How Vaccines and GMOs Converge to Fuel Autism and Neurodegeneration
*Dr. Matthew Buckley* - There is a lot of debate as to what is the cause, or better yet, causes of autism. This post isn’t intended to cover all of the variables which fuel autism. The post How Vaccines and GMOs Converge to Fuel Autism and Neurodegeneration appeared first on Waking Times.
Aljazeera: US Land Grab from the Apaches
The US government's land grab from the Apaches February 19, 2015 Why did Congress include a lucrative Arizona land swap benefiting a foreign mining company in a must-pass defense bill? WATCH http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/2015/2/the-us-governments-land-grab-from-the-apaches.html
Brian Leiter: from Online Harrassment and Ridiculous Legal Threats to Simple False Flag Bullying
*You thought it was over*, but of course it was not. Like a dung beetle will eventually find its way to a suitable habitat, where it can enjoy itself royally, University of Chicago philosopher and law professor Brian Leiter is now finally finding his way home, resorting to slander and bullying, pure and simple rural redneck style. You may inform yourself about foregone events regarding professor Leiter's manners and manoeuvres here and through the links there provided. Then move on to read the latest tidings on how the dear professor tries to get back at one of his self-perceived... more »
Russian President Putin: Russian Military Is Ready To Act Decisively Against Any External Threats
© Sputnik/ Michael Klimentyev *Sputnik:* *Russia Will Find Adequate Response to Any Pressure From Outside – Putin* *Vladimir Putin said the Russian military is ready to act decisively against any external threats. The president also added that in recent years, a lot of work to improve the effectiveness of Russia’s military administration has been carried out.Russia will always find an adequate response to any external pressures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a concert dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia.* *Update*: Putin says Russia's militar... more »
It's Baaaack: Unborn Victims Bill, C484
Here we go again. Another brutal murder of a pregnant woman and people are again braying for vengeance. Firefighters discovered [Cassandra] Kaake’s body Dec. 11 after she was murdered and mutilated. Kaake, 31, was seven months pregnant. She planned to call the baby Molly. Police said Kaake died from blood loss caused by severe trauma. The killer also allegedly torched Kaake’s Benjamin Avenue home with her body inside. Matthew Brush, 26, from LaSalle, is charged with break and enter, arson causing property damage, possession of incendiary material for arson, arson with disregard for... more »
Desperate Crisis Pregnancy Clinics: Healthcare or Counselling?
These are trying times for fake abortion clinics. First, the old styling -- "crisis pregnancy centre (CPC)" -- has become so indelibly associated with lies, manipulation, and slut-shaming, they've taken to rebranding themselves as Options/Choice/Life/WhatHaveYou Centres. Then they were getting dinged by false advertising claims and lawsuits. According to an analysis by NARAL [US pro-choice organization], 79 percent of the crisis pregnancy centers that advertised on Google indicated that they provided medical services such as abortions, when, in fact, they are focused on counseling ... more »
Canadian Press and Media. The Sad, Sycophantic Sell-Out.
*Canadian Press and Media. The Sad, Sycophantic Sell-Out. * Part One a column by Robin Mathews. Feb. 2015 We *know* there is a force in Canada – give it the name you wish – that is protecting government/corporation wrong-doing [often major criminal wrong-doing] from exposure and legal action and conviction. Those who name the probably-involved forces protecting criminal corruption name the Canadian Press and Media, the RCMP, CSIS, the PMO, the consenting Opposition Parties. They hear sho... more »
LESSONS UNLEARNED: The one misstatement a scribe can’t make!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015Part 4—Even Brian can’t lie about war:* Was Pope John Paul II lucky enough to bless the young Brian Williams? In last Sunday’s front-page report, the Washington Post included a rundown of Williams’ shifting stories about the Pope’s 1979 visit to Catholic University, where Williams was a student. In its hard-copy editions, the Post provided this account of Williams’ shifting stories. On line, the material can all be found here: *A PAPAL VISIT* *Oct. 7, 1979:* Pope John Paul II visits Catholic University *May 15, 2004:* Williams tells graduates of Catholic... more »
World News Briefs -- February 20, 2015
*New York Times*: *Eurozone Ministers Hold Emergency Talks on Greece* *BRUSSELS — Eurozone finance ministers are meeting here on Friday for the latest round of emergency talks aimed at breaking the deadlock with Greece, a day after Germany rejected a request by Athens to extend a critical loan program.The meeting — the third of its kind in two weeks — comes as the anti-austerity government in Athens continues to balk at demands from Germany and other eurozone countries that it abide by the terms of a bailout program that a previous government agreed to in 2012.* *MIDDLE EAST* S... more »
Dear NAACP: The Tests That You Say You Want Are Racist and Classist to the Core
I don't often post unsigned comments, but the one below by NYCDOEnuts is an exception. It came in response to my post yesterday that Carol Burris had finally seen the light and is now calling for civil disobedience to stop the next generation of high stakes tests that the oligarchs and profiteers plan to use to impose years more of lucrative testing brutality in American public schools. NYCDOEnuts is clearly in Ravitch/Cody camp, insisting that high stakes must be preserved to maintain the lost dignity of the corporate Kool-Aid drinkers at the NAACP and the other groups that are ost... more »
Terror Horror Monster Theater
Without a hint of irony or even a snippet of self-awareness, the Drone President gave a pair of speeches at a Terror Summit this week, arguing that we must wage a war on the extremists and ideologues and propagandists and recruiters and funders who incite disaffected people to commit violence. He kind of sort of forgot to include himself, Congress, Wall Street, the Supreme Court, the Military-Industrial-Media-Prison Complex and homegrown religious or atheist fundamentalists on his list of the global enemies of humanity. America is exceptional, after all. Do as we say, goes his messag... more »
Take Pandora to the Next Level with Your Favorite Songs
When was the last time you purchased a music CD? Any time in the past year? For me, it has probably been 5+ years. Why? Because there are so many other resources for listening to music. Deep down inside I know this is probably killing the music industry, or at least catering to pop music, making Taylor Swift ever so much more money, but I can't help it. Music streaming is so much easier and more convenient. One of my favorite services is Pandora. If, by some random chance, you haven't heard of Pandora, it's a music streaming service that allows you to type in a favorite artist, s... more »
Interview With Peter MacKay
Good day (evening?) loyal "schoolyard" readers! In what some would call a "coup" I've managed to get Justice Minister Peter MacKay to sit down for an exclusive interview! Let's get right to it: *thwap: *Thank's for agreeing to speak with me. *JMPM:* How do I look? *thwap: *This is just a blog. Words. Nobody can see you. *JMPM:* Simple question, How. Do. I. Look? *thwap:* Um, ... okay I guess. Normal. The usual. *JMPM:* Good, right? *thwap:* Personally, I wouldn't do that anti-abortion t-shirt with the suit and tie, but ... *JMPM:* They're good people ... *thwap: *Right. Anyway, ... more »
Hillary Clinton Meets Privately With Elizabeth Warren; Politico "Speculates" Why
*Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warrenin 2013. Credit Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images* *by Gaius Publius* The Hillary Clinton–Elizabeth Warren story has always been complicated. Clinton has stood for Wall Street, for example, and Warren against. The Clintons as a group and a Foundation have stood for income redistribution to the rich (via NAFTA, "free trade" and deregulation) while salving the rest of us with promises of education that will, as some say it, "prepare 21st century workers for 21st century jobs" (in Asia?). Warren, on the other hand, has consistently stoo... more »
Mark Levin on Giuliani's Comments: Rudy's Exactly Right...Obama Has Contempt for This Country...
*"Obama is a religious and historical illiterate"* *More:* *Rudy Giuliani and the one-way taboo*
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 20, 2015
*Military.com:** US, Iraqi Forces Planning Spring Offensive to Repel ISIS from Mosul* *U.S. and Iraqi forces are planning to launch an offensive this spring designed to repel Islamic militants from the northern city of Mosul, a military official said.Militants affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, took over the city in June as the group advanced and captured territory in both countries. It's the largest city in their control.* *Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 20, 2015* CENTCOM Outlines Battle for Mosul, Doubles Estimate for IS Dead -- D... more »
The Supreme Narcissist
http://breakups.org/ Stephen Harper hates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He says that Bill C-51 is all about fighting terrorism. But Michael Harris writes: Here we have a piece of legislation that advances the prime minister’s favourite project: undermining the hated Charter of Rights that circumscribes his power and remains a monument to his most hated rival — Pierre Trudeau. Which is why this PM despises the Supreme Court of Canada, why he continues to bombard it with unconstitutional legislation and provokes personal co... more »
Venezuelan State Police Arrest Mayor Of Caracas
*FOX News:* *Caracas Mayor accused of trying to overthrow government arrested in high-drama raid* *Police in camouflaged uniforms smashed into the office of Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma on Thursday and carried the opposition leader away in a move heightening political tensions in the socialist-run South American country.President Nicolas Maduro announced that Ledezma, one of his most vocal critics, would be punished for his efforts to sow unrest.* *More News On Venezuelan State Police Arresting The Mayor Of Caracas* Tensions up in Venezuela as police arrest opposition leader --...more »
Car Bombs Kill Scores In Eastern Libya
*VOA*: *Car Bombings in Eastern Libya Kill 30 * *Libyan officials say at least 30 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in at least three car bombings in the country’s east.The attacks occurred Friday in the town of Qubba, which is near Islamist strongholds but is controlled by Libya's internationally recognized government.There were conflicting reports about where and precisely how many of the attacks took place.* *More News On Today's Car Bomb Attacks In Libya* Car bombs kill 40, wound 70 in eastern Libyan city: officials -- Reuters Massive car bombing in eastern Li... more »
Calling the "West's" Bluff on the "war" on ISIS
Maybe the reason that the BBC and CNN are whining and moaning about RT taking over all of their viewers/readers is because at least from RT you get some semblance of facts. I'm not saying that RT is a "Truth teller" - they have a very obvious agenda that is apparent in their spin that is put on their news coverage- but unlike CNN and the BBC et al, RT at the very least puts out information that at least hints at the truth, and definitely covers more actual facts than all the other western disinformational media combined. If I want to know who won the Super Bowl, or what Kim Kardash... more »
US/Turkey Sign Deal to Arm Death Squads in Syria ...
*...while the UN Calls for Assad Gov't Ceasefire Against Death Squads* Brandon Turbeville According to a Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary and the US Embassy in Ankara, the United States and Turkey have officially signed an agreement that would see the training and equipping of the phantom “moderate” Syrian “rebels” wreaking havoc on the Syrian people. The deal was signed Thursday evening by Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu and U.S. Ambassador John Bass. The U.S. Administration has been crowing for some time about a plan to train about 5,000 figh... more »
Xi Jinping visit reveals H-6 bomber details
[image: H-6K bomber]On 17 February a visit by Chinese Communist Party and People's Liberation Army (PLA) leader Xi Jinping to a bomber unit of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) revealed new details of its latest Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) H-6K bomber. As did his predecessors, Xi makes frequent visits to PLA units that are well covered by the Chinese media to stress the Party's control over the PLA. This visit occurred on the eve of the official Chinese New Year. Xi visited a bomber unit outside the city of Xi'an operating three variants of the H-6 that have been in production since the... more »
Ukraine Ceasefire Holds; NATO and Its Fascists Desire To Shake It Loose
Source Brandon Turbeville The fragile ceasefire deal constructed by Russia, France, Germany, and the reluctant Ukrainian Fascist government appears to be holding itself together even after fighting in the contested city of Debaltseve continued days after the deadline for an end to active hostilities had passed. Late as it may be, the sound of shelling and gunfire was largely silenced in Debaltseve as Ukrainian Fascist forces began exiting the city – whether willingly or otherwise. The separatist forces have claimed that the Ukrainian forces stationed in Debaltseve had finally... more »
Denmarks False Flag Hero: Public Relations 101
Denmark’s False Flag Hero: Filmmaker Finn Nørgaard February 19, 2015 cut2thetruth alternative media, alternative news, american news, canada, canadian news, conspiracy, corporate media, current events, denmark, false flag, false flags, history, new world order, opinion, world newsactors, blair stokes, cafe, charb, charlie hebdo, copenhagen, crisis actors, denmark, false flag, Finn Nørgaard, hero, hoax, Inna Shevchenko, jeanette beaugrab, new world order, Nyhederne TV2, Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, peter rodger, politicians, simon alistaire [image: copenhagen crisis actors] It’s fun... more »
Europe Report - ( February 20 , 2015 ) Greek talks with Troika aka " Institutions " in focus before critical Eurogroup today - trial balloons floated as well as comments from different actors seem to indicate no deal today ...... Europe PMI data shows some modest improvement for January , PPI for Germany slightly worse than expected ( deflation watch ) .....
Tweets..... *Yves Smith* @yvessmith 44s 45 seconds ago Greece’s Fate in ECB’s Hands if Eurogroup Talks Fail: As most readers know well, Greece made concessions yeste... http://bit.ly/1LiyJOa *Yannis Koutsomitis* @YanniKouts 28s 28 seconds ago #Greece FinMin Varoufakis to meet w #Eurogroup Dijsselbloem, German FinMin Schäuble & IMF's Lagarde b4 EG mtg ~@tovimagr ht @ManosGiakoumis *Yannis Koutsomitis* @YanniKouts 4m 4 minutes ago "IMF thinks the Eurozone can withstand Grexit" ~Der Spiegel #Greece *zerohedge* @zerohedge 9m 9 minutes ago German-Led Block Willing... more »
A Few “Facts” and Questions for Indiana Democrat Justin Moed
by Doug Martin Straight off the heels of meeting private and charter school students at the statehouse rally for school privatization (sponsored by Hoosiers for Quality Education, Charter Schools USA, K-12 online learning, and many other groups detailed in my book *Hoosier School Heist*,) Indianapolis Democrat representative Justin Moed, who I am told is a supporter of supt. Glenda Ritz, was retweeting posts by the Hoosiers for Quality Education PAC, H4QED, yesterday. Hoosiers for Quality Education, formerly known as the Hoosiers for Economic Growth PAC, is the single most dange...more »
So Who Is Watching and Listening To You?
We live in a world of surveillance, moving ever closer to Orwell’s 1984. We are surrounded by CCTV cameras on buildings, streets and inside shops, some would suggest that our internet messages and activity is also being monitored under the guise of national interest and data gathering by software providers on our every click is commonplace. This new business of ‘big data’ appears to be morphing without control and is often hidden deep within the small print that we don’t read. Last year we reported on Adobe’s collecting of eBook reading information through their service, which ironi... more »
Hearing Tarantino
One of the pleasures of a good Tarantino film is the noises, more specifically thie litle noises that he amplifies. It would seem that someone agress with me... Hearing Tarantino from Jacob T. Swinney on Vimeo.
Is Lying In The Military Common?
*CNN:* *Study: 'U.S. Army officers lie' routinely* *Washington (CNN)U.S. Army officers often resort to "evasion and deception," and everyone at the Pentagon knows it, according to a new study conducted by the U.S. Army War College."In other words, in the routine performance of their duties as leaders and commanders, U.S. Army officers lie," reads the study, which was conducted by the War College's Strategic Studies Institute.The 33-page report, compiled following interviews with officers across the Army, concluded that the Army's culture is rife with "dishonesty and deception" ... more »
Warring Factions Agree To A Truce In Mali
*BBC:* *Mali signs UN ceasefire to end conflict with northern rebels* *The Malian government has signed a ceasefire deal with rebels in a bid to end long-running unrest in the country's north.As part of a UN-sponsored peace process, both sides agreed to an "immediate cessation" of hostilities.The deal was signed during talks that began in Algeria on Monday.* *Update #1:* Mali, Tuareg-led rebels agree to cease hostilities for peace talks -- Reuters *Update #2:* Mali, six armed groups agree to cease hostilities -- AFP *WNU Editor:* This is not the first time that peace talks and ... more »
Russia Begins Deployment of New Nebo-M Anti-Missile Radar Facilities
[image: Nebo radar]Russian Strategic Missile Defense troops have begun deploying the new Nebo-M (Heaven-M) anti-missile radar facility systems, a spokesman from the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said Thursday. “The mobile multi-range programmable Nebo-M complex is capable of performing tasks of providing information on small-sized aerodynamic and hypersonic targets in difficult jamming background, as well as provide information for anti-missile weapon systems,” the spokesman said. The deployment, construction and development of Russia’s anti-missile systems have become a ... more »
U.S. Government approves export of advanced technology in Patriot radar
[image: Patriot Air and Missile Defense System]The United States government approved Raytheon Company to export a Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Patriot sensor to Patriot Air and Missile Defense System partner nations. "GaN-based AESA technology can bring customers of the combat-proven Patriot optimized 360-degree coverage while setting the stage for future capability improvements," said Ralph Acaba, vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense at Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems business. "GaN-based AESA technology improves Pat... more »
LRASM Completes 3rd Successful Flight Test
[image: Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM)]The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) built by Lockheed Martin achieved a third successful air-launched flight test, with the missile performing as expected during low altitude flight. The test, conducted on Feb. 4, was in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy joint-service LRASM program. Flying over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, released the LRASM prototype, whic... more »
Turkey to keep missile system outside NATO as China deal looms
[image: HQ-9/FD2000 missile defense system]Turkey won't integrate its new missile defense system with its NATO allies, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said, keeping open the option of turning to China for the $3.4 billion deal. The purchase of long-range missiles will form part of a "national system for Turkey's defense" that's separate from NATO's network, Yilmaz said in a written response to a parliamentary question published by Anadolu Agency on Thursday. The prospect of the Chinese deal going ahead will dismay Turkey's U.S. and European allies, who have urged the country to adopt... more »
The World's Most Secretive 737 Is America's Key To Better Stealth Tech
[image: NT-43A testbed]Nobody knows exactly where "Rat 55" lives or precisely what technology it uses to accomplish its mission, but it sure is an exotic beast. The USAF's secretive NT-43A testbed is a highly modified 737-200 that goes far beyond ground-based radar and infrared signature testing on stealthy aircraft by plying its trade high up in the sky in their target aircraft's natural operating environment. The aircraft's massive radomes and structural modification were said to have been designed by Lockheed's Skunk Works and were installed by the Goodyear Aerospace plant in A... more »
Sukhoi-30 aircraft crash: Russia blames human factor; IAF denies
[image: Crashed Su-30MKI Flanker]Russia on Thursday blamed "human factor" for the crash of a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft in October last year that led to the grounding of the entire fleet of India's frontline fighter plane for a month, a charge denied by the Indian Air Force. "Our stand is human factor," said Vitaly Borodich, Vice Presdient (Military Sales) of Irkut Corporation. Irkut is the subsidiary of Russia's state-run United Aircraft Corporation which is the umbrella organisation of that country's aerospace industry. Read more
NATO Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bomber
Video has emerged showing NATO fighter jets 'buzzing' a Russian Tu-95 bomber. The footage shows three RAF Typhoons and at least one French Mirage fighter flying within yards of the Russian plane and broadcast on Russian television channel TV Zvedza, which is owned by the Russian Defence Ministry. The time and location of the incident has not been disclosed. Read more
Airbus sole bidder for Indian AWACS project
[image: Airbus A330 fitted with a radome]Airbus Defence & Space appears to have emerged as the sole bidder for a global tender put out by New Delhi's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for an "AWACS India" programme. The tender – for six airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system aircraft – was issued in March 2014. Airbus submitted its proposal last October, an Airbus official confirms. Other sources indicate that the European company is the lone party to have responded to a request for proposals linked to the project. Read more
Barry Kripke wrote a paper on light-cone-quantized string theory
In the S08E15 episode of The Big Bang Theory, Ms Wolowitz died. The characters were sad and Sheldon was the first one who said something touching. I think it was a decent way to deal with the real-world death of Carol Ann Susi who provided Ms Wolowitz with her voice. The departure of Ms Wolowitz abruptly solved a jealousy-ignited argument between Stewart and Howard revolving around the furniture from the Wolowitz house. Also, if you missed that, Penny learned that she's been getting tests from Amy who was comparing her intelligence to the intelligence of the chimps. Penny did prett... more »
Skunk Works head: New spy plane needed
[image: U-2 Dragon Lady and RQ-4 Global Hawk]The Air Force's current plans for high-altitude surveillance, keeping the decades-old U-2 flying while upgrading the new RQ-4 Global Hawk drone, will not meet the demands of the military for reconnaissance, and the service needs to start again with a new aircraft to replace both spy plans, the head of Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works said. The Air Force's fiscal 2016 budget request will keep the U-2 flying until 2019 while funding upgrades to the Global Hawk's sensor package to put the drone on par with the aging spy plane. The move will h... more »
Russia Ready to Send More MiG-29K Fighters to India
[image: Mikoyan MiG-29K/KUB Fulcrum]Russia is ready to send additional Mikoyan MiG-29K/KUB aircraft to India if New Dehli decides to increase its MiG-29K/KUB fleet. "The Indian Navy plans to establish three naval aircraft squadrons that will fly MiG-29K/KUB. Two of the squadrons will be deployed to two aircraft carriers, while the third one will be used for training," Sergei Korotkov, who heads Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, told RIA Novosti. If India's Ministry of Defense decides to increase its MiG-29K/KUB fleet, the design bureau will be able to complete this order, Korotkov a... more »
Trials on, INS Kochi to be at sea in 5 months
[image: Kolkata class DDG]INS Kochi, the second ship in the Kolkata class of destroyers, is slated to be commissioned in the coming five months after it nears the end of its sea trials, according to sources in the Mazagon Docks Limited. This will be followed by the third and last ship, Chennai, which will be commissioned by the end of this year. The official name for shipbuilding work of the Kolkata class boats at the MDL is Project 15A. The INS Kolkata was the first to be commissioned, where it was accepted into the Navy in August last year, in the event attended by both PM Naren... more »
Plane named for Ronald Reagan gets nose art to match
[image: The Spirit of Ronald Reagan]From the shark teeth on fighter planes to the pin-up girls on bombers, historical nose art helped build morale and gave units their own distinctive symbols, Sarmiento said, but today it’s typically used to honor someone. The art on the Spirit of Ronald Reagan “is a reminder to all of us of the legacy he leaves,” he said. Shayne Meder, 56, the artist who designed and painted the Reagan nose art, was watching from the crowd. Retired after 20 years in the Air Force, she now works at Wings & Rotors Air Museum in Murrieta restoring old planes. She vol... more »
LCS Versus the Danish Strawman
[image: HDMS Iver Huitfeldt]Many critics have assailed the Littoral Combatant Ship (LCS) program for its high cost in comparison with foreign, supposedly better armed and equipped equivalents. The Danish Iver Huitfeldt and Absalon class frigates are often cited as examples of cheaper, more capable small combatants in comparison with LCS. These claims are not well researched and are based on isolated points of data rather than any systemic analysis. Read more
Bittersweet farewell to Vandegrift frigate
In a ceremony that was both joyful reunion and somber farewell Thursday, the Navy decommissioned the ship Vandegrift — the latest of the frigate class to be retired. “Sir, all cannon balls have been removed and the cannon has been spiked,” a sailor called out from somewhere off the ship’s bow. “Very well,” replied Cmdr. Daryl Robbin, executive officer of the ship. Read more
The Islamic State Bans Drum Kits
*Daily Mail*: *Now Libya’s ISIS extremist attack music as they burn ‘un-Islamic’ drums in the desert* * Group published pictures of fighters watching a pyre of drums burning * Release statement claiming destroyed because instruments are 'unIslamic' * Images are the latest move in a propaganda war fought by ISIS in Libya * Came back into the international spotlight after beheading 21 Christians * Have also released pictures boasting about its fleet of vehicles *Update*: ISIS Burns Musical Instruments: Islamic State Fighters In Libya Call Drums ‘Un-Islamic’ -- IBTimes *WNU Editor*:... more »
Will The Islamic Satte Use WMDs In Their Defense Of Mosul?
*Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, 2 Paragraphs*: Will ISIS Defense of Mosul Include WMD? *CENTCOM proudly announced the death of ISIS chemical weapons expert Abu Malik in an airstrike in Mosul on January 30, 2015, ahead of the well-publicized Coalition Spring Counter Offensive to retake Mosul in Northern Iraq. Is Malik’s positioning in Mosul of strategic importance to the Coalition or just coincidence? It is well documented that ISIS have gathered various chemical, biological and nuclear expertise in Raqqa and Mosul in order to fashion WMD, or at least chemical and biological weapons of... more »
Ukraine calls for UN peacekeepers
[image: UN peacekeeper logo]Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s president, has called for UN and EU peacekeepers to monitor a ceasefire in east Ukraine, a proposal rejected swiftly by Russian-backed rebels as a breach of the latest agreement. At an emergency meeting late on Wednesday, Ukraine’s national security and defence council approved Mr Poroshenko’s request, a clear sign of Ukraine’s concerns after pro-Russian rebels seized an important town after the ceasefire took effect on Sunday. “The best format for us is a police mission of the EU,” Mr Poroshenko, said according to a statement... more »
Scared By Russia, Sweden And Finland Make War Pact
[image: Visby class FS]The defense ministers of Sweden and Finland announced Thursday a new military cooperation agreement that could see the two countries go to war together in the event of an attack. The new relationship comes amid ongoing aggressive behavior from Russia in the region. Neither country is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance, whose charter stipulates that an attack on one member is an attack on all, mandating a reaction from every allied nation. Read more
China is projecting serious power in the South China Sea
[image: Fiery Cross reef]China’s creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coastguard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival claimants to the contested waters. Reclamation work is well advanced on six reefs in the Spratly archipelago, according to recently published satellite photographs and Philippine officials. In addition, Manila said this month that Chinese dredgers had started reclaiming a seventh. While the new islands won’t overturn U.S. military superior... more »
ASC can tender for submarines 'if it works with international partner'
[image: Australian Submarine Corporation]The Australian Submarine Corporation can take part in the tender process to build Australia’s new submarines, provided it works with an international partner. France, Germany and Japan will be invited to formally enter the contest to build Australia’s new submarines in a process which does not rule out construction in Adelaide. But culled from the shortlist is Sweden - which designed Australia’s Collins class submarines - because it has been almost two decades since the last Swedish sub rolled off a production line. Read more
Greg Hunter, "Weekly New Wrap-Up, 2/20/15"
*"Weekly New Wrap-Up, 2/20/15"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "The Obama Administration suffered a crushing defeat this week on his executive order on immigration. A federal judge ruled that basically the President did not have the power to make up his own laws outside of Congress. The immigration executive order would have given temporary legal status to 4 to 5 million illegal immigrants, allowing them tax refunds, social security numbers and other government benefits. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hansen’s decision pretty much kills this plan as the President would likely lose i...more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Wind and Mountain”
Deuter, “Wind and Mountain” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnmRy47ytS8
The Assault To Retake Mosul From The Islamic State Is Planned For Spring
*BBC*: *Iraq-Kurdish force of 25,000 'to retake Mosul from IS'* *A joint Iraqi-Kurdish military force of up to 25,000 fighters is being prepared to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS), a US official says.* *The senior military official has said that the operation to recapture the northern city would probably take place in April or May.* *Iraq's second largest city was currently being held by 1,000 to 2,000 IS militants, the official added.* *Mosul, which was home to more than a million people, fell to IS last June.* *WNU Editor:* With details of the planned... more »
Is "anti-Semitism" now fashionable in the U.S.?
*The Times of Israel* published a typically hysterical and delusional article the other day under the following ominous headline: Not a week seems to go by without an anti-Semitic attack in the United States – either verbal or violent – against Jews. *“Unfortunately anti-Semitism has become fashionable again,”* Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president for the New York Board of Rabbis, told The Times of Israel. *“It’s not a big deal to hate the Jews.* The first group that gets attacked is the Jews.” [...] “The world is witnessing an alarming rise in acts of anti-Semitism, and ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. But small galaxies form stars too, like nearby NGC 6822, also known as Barnard's Galaxy. Beyond the rich starfields in the constellation Sagittarius, NGC 6822 is a mere 1.5 million light-years away, a member of our Local Group of galaxies. *Click image for larger sizes.* About 7,000 light-years across, the dwarf irregular galaxy is seen to be filled with young blue stars and mottled with the telltale pinkish hydrogen glow of star forming regi... more »
5 Reasons Why Leftists Should Defend Russia
*February 20, 2015* (Eric Draitser - NEO) - As tensions between the US and Russia have increased in the last year, so too has the polarization of public opinion. While the western corporate media has reverted to its formerly antagonistic, Cold War era attitude toward Russia – predictably radicalizing much of western public opinion, infusing the discourse with a decidedly Russophobic bias – it has increasingly been left to those on the political margins to deconstruct the false narrative, expose the Empire’s agenda, and defend the right of sovereign nations to act independent of west... more »
"Life Is About..."
"Life is about discovering things that *do* matter in the end." - Robert Brault
"Litany Against Fear"
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert, "Dune", "Litany Against Fear"
We Are So Fr**kg Forgiving in the US That We're Willing to Forgive Anything (Look At TBTF Banks' Dealings Now) Think Hillary Not Declaring Means Something's Up? (Not To US Fans!)
Yes, we are a most forgiving country, aren't we? (Christian virtue triumphs?) We forgave the banks and all those entitled (connected) officials who decided their "just" punishments (and benefitted personally from letting them dip into the public's money at will) and then allowed them to actually stop being bankers and just start gambling. (No loans for you!) Vegas! The new name for the US.
Review - Celadon Road Coconut Deodorant
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
*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
*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
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
*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.
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*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
Clinton Foundation received millions from Keystone XL proponents By Sarah Lazare Common Dreams Fossil fuel corporations and a Canadian trade agency that has promoted the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline have donated millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation, which is jointly run by Hillary, Bill, and Chelsea. Read article: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/02/19/
Will Ukrainian President Poroshenko Survive?
*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?
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
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
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?
*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)
*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
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
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)
*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
*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"
*“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
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 ....
Links...... *ISIS Car Bombs Kill 42 in Eastern Libyan City* *US Ground Troops Likely to Join Attack on Mosul* *ISIS Ready for Fight to the Death in Mosul* *Obama: Defeating ISIS Hinges on Syria Regime Change* *Qatar, Egypt in War of Words Over Libya Airstrikes* *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 Tim... more »
Assessing the Performance of an Administration
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"
*"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"
*"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
*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
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