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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Jane D. Hartley, U.S. ambassador to
France, lay a wreath at Place de La Republique in Paris, Jan. 20, 2016, to
honor the victims of the November attacks in the city. Carter is in Paris
to meet with his French counterpart and attend a defense ministerial, which
will address the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen
Picture Of The Day
*Roundtable Meeting*
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, meets with counterparts at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Jan.
21, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen
Republican Hemlock Society
[image: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida speaking at the 2015
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor,
Maryland.]
“I am not a member of any organized political party,” Will Rogers quipped
in the last century, “I’m a Democrat.” If today’s Republican Party were
organized, if its storied “establishment” were even a shadow of the
leviathan its detractors claim,... more »
NATO Wants To have Formal Talks With Russia
*Defense News/AFP:* *Sources: NATO Considers First Formal Talks With Russia
Since 2014*
BRUSSELS — NATO is discussing whether to invite Russia to their first
formal talks since 2014, aiming to put ties damaged by the Ukraine crisis
back on an even keel, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Despite their differences both sides recognized the need for
“transparency,” the sources said, against a backdrop of a series of crises
including Ukraine and the war in Syria.
“The meeting will not take place before the NATO defense ministers meeting
(on Feb. 10-11) but it is likely at the end of... more »
For the Love of MLK: Tolerance In Short Supply In City By The Bay
photo by Steve Rhodes
*-by Denise Sullivan*
With so much activism, advocacy, and service taking place in the name of
MLK from coast to coast on the third Monday of January, it's easy to forget
we largely have a musician to thank for making the dream of a federal
holiday in Dr. King's name a reality.
This year was the 30th anniversary of making it official and the effort to
#ReclaimMLKDay was not just a hashtag campaign but a full court press
toward reinvigorating the civil rights movement. Ignited by the escalation
of police murders of black men and women, whether it's the right to ... more »
Turkey ‘Cleansing’ It’s Kurdish Population – 200,000 Lives At Risk
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has condemned the Turkish
government, accusing authorities of putting the lives of 200,000 Kurdish
residents at risk by deliberately starving them of food, medical care, and
targeting them during military operations. John Dalhuisen, Central Asia
Programme Director for Amnesty, accused Turkey of targeting and punishing
its Kurdish populations, “The operations currently being conducted
under round-the-clock curfews are putting the lives of tens of thousands
of people at risk and are beginning to resemble collective punishment“.
Farsnews.com... more »
A Glimpse Of What Life Is Like On Board A Trident Submarine (Photo Gallery)
Royal Navy Vanguard Class submarine HMS Vigilant returning to HMNB Clyde
after her extended deployment. The four Vanguard-class submarines form the
UK's strategic nuclear deterrent force. Each of the the four boats is armed
with Trident 2 D5 nuclear missiles. Like all submarines the Vanguard Class
are steam powered, their reactors converting water into steam to drive the
engines and generate electricity. (Wikipedia)
*Daily Mail*: *The red button that could launch Britain's nuclear warheads
- and the safe containing the PM's secret orders for war: A rare glimpse
into the claustropho... more »
Canadian Terror Patsies Trial Update: Is CSIS a foreign mole in Canada?
*Terror Patsy Trial Defendants, Nuttall and Korody*
*CSIS* was the focus of a lot of discussion this week between judge and
lawyers participating in the CanadianTerror Patsies Trial here in
Vancouver. Readers are encouraged to *carefully* read the synopsis and
commentary copied from today's *Vancouver Sun*.* My thoughts and comments
to follow:*
*Ian Mulgrew: Lawyers attempt to pull curtain over terror plot trial*
*Citing national security concerns, government lawyers want documents kept
secretBy Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun **January 21, 2016 6:48 PM*
Call him Bond, not James Bond... more »
Untitled
*From* *Jenna Orkin*
"Most Of Us Ended Up At Office Depot": Thousands Of Angry Students "Flood"
Government With Demands For Debt Relief
Venezuela Hits "Point of No Return" - 2016 Bankruptcy Is "Difficult To
Avoid" According To Barclays
Stephen Hawking Warns Humanity: Leave Earth Before The Ruling Class
Destroys It
Schlumberger Fires 10,000 As It Announces A $10 Billion Stock Buyback
Bank Of Russia Calls "Emergency" Meeting To Address Ruble Rout
Russian Ruble Crashes To Record Lows In "Panic": "Some Investors Are
Selling At Any Price"
The Pentagon has no idea where $800 million in aid ... more »
Are U.S. Soldiers Deployed In The Sinai At Risk From Islamic State Attacks?
Photo Sgt. Thomas Duval/Army
*NPR:* *A Place Where U.S. Troops Are Very Close To ISIS*
Some 700 American troops on a long-running deployment could be in danger of
an attack by extremists affiliated with the Islamic State, the Pentagon
worries, but it may not be able to get them out anytime soon.
U.S. military commanders fear the soldiers deployed in Egypt's Sinai
Peninsula, and charged with keeping the peace between Egypt and Israel, are
becoming an irresistible target for Islamist fighters concentrating nearby.
The Wilayat Sinai group has pledged allegiance to ISIS, attacked Egypt... more »
Economic News , Data & views ( January 21 , 2016 ) Emerging Nations / Asia / Commodities ( 1. Brazil Protest - Sao Paulo transport fare hike. 2. Libya In focus - Haftar in cross-hairs / ISIS hits more oil tankers & another pipeline. 3. China items de jour . 4. Al Jazeera crew kidnapped in Yemen. 5. Syria political Talks - set for January 25th , delay very possible. 6. Russia / Ruble / Oil items. 7. Iraq/ ISIS Items. Odds & Ends. ) Europe ( Draghi & ECB in focus today. 2. Greece related items de jour. 3. Brexit 4. Refugee items of note.
Emerging Nations / Asia / Commodities...
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Hijazi also accused Haftar's son of selling weapons to Ansar al-Sharia &
deliberately prolonging fight in #Benghazi
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Army Spox Mohamed Hijazi accuses Gen. Khalifa Haftar of corruption, blames
him for worseni... more »
The European Country Of Moldova Is On The Brink Of Revolution
BBC
*Radio Free Europe*: *Moldova Protests Call For Sweeping Reforms*
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Moldova's capital for a
second-straight day on January 21, calling for sweeping reforms amid
widespread anger against what is perceived as a profoundly corrupt
political elite.
The protests have grown despite parliament's approval of a new pro-European
government on January 20. The latest rallies took place as new Prime
Minister Pavel Filip, a member of the ruling Democrat Party, held his first
cabinet meeting.
As night fell on January 21, demonstrators gathered in... more »
Here’s What Evangelical Experts on Missions and Muslims Think of Wheaton’s ‘Same God’ Debate
[image: same God]
Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? Nearly two dozen
evangelical experts on missions and Muslims have compiled their thoughts on
how the answer affects Muslim missions, why it's a bad question to begin
with, and propose better questions...
Continue reading *“Here’s What Evangelical Experts on Missions and Muslims
Think of Wheaton’s ‘Same God’ Debate”* at *christianitytoday.com*.
Jan. 21: No. The world has not become nicer. But we can.
Richard Saillant, Norbert Cunningham and most of the Irving press staff
have consistently warned us that we cannot afford the government spending
we are doing. Our public service is way too big. We spend too much on
education. Our public debt is on the edge of a cliff, says professor
Saillant – and Norbert daily climbs on his desk, screams “over the cliff”
and leaps, head-first, to the floor.
A reader sent me a brochure by David Coon, leader of the Parti Vert NB
Green Party. Here's what David Coon says.
1. Our public service is the 4th smallest in Canada. At 85 people per
thousand ... more »
Iraq PM Claims Turkey Has No Intention To Fight ISIS
The Prime Minister of Iraq has issued a scathing attack on Turkey, claiming
that they are faking their fight against ISIS. Haider Al-Abadi says that
Turkey currently view their Kurdish population as a greater problem than
ISIS, and that their vow to fight Islamic militants alongside the West in
Syria is a complete bluff. Cnbc.com reports: “The Turks are telling us
otherwise, (that) they’re eager to fight Daesh. But I’m telling them
frankly, I’m not seeing evidence of that. I hope to see more evidence of
that,” Al-Abadi said. “I think they have to shift their priority from
considerin... more »
The Orchestrated Global Crash Of 2016 Is Coming, Warns Expert
Economic expert, Pepe Escobar, has warned that selected Persian Gulf
traders, including Westerners working in the region, have confirmed that
Saudi Arabia is secretly unloading $1 trillion in securities in a bid to
crash the global economic markets. According to insiders, a further $12
trillion may be dumped, causing world markets to spiral into a depression,
the likes of which we have never seen before. Sputniknews.com reports: In
Abu Dhabi everything was broken into compartments, so no one could figure
it out, except brokers and traders who would know each supervisor of a
compart... more »
Gearóid Ó Colmáin - The Weaponisation of the Refugee
*From the 2006 film, "Children of Men."*
*An excerpt from, "The Weaponisation of the Refugee" by Gearóid Ó Colmáin,
Dissident Voice, January 20, 2016: *
Artificial mass migration as imperial policy has a long history. To
illustrate this, we will cite a few historical examples. According to
Bulgarian historian A, Eminov, civil wars in the Balkans in the 13th and
14th centuries led to significant population decline, which greatly facilitated
colonisation of the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire. The deportation of
nomads and organised transportation of Muslim refugees by the Ottoman
Emp... more »
The Plight of The GOP Establishment
At Davos today, defeated Republican coulda-been Eric Cantor told people who
bothered listening to him that Trumpf will never be the GOP nominee because
he's can't make it through the primaries. What's in the drinking water in
Davos? Cantor, a Jeb supporter, is delusional; David Brooks better
personifies the plight of the Republican Establishment. In a *NYTimes*
column the other day-- a call to action that falls on deaf ears, he
castigated establishmentarians who "are thinking of jumping ship to the
Trump campaign with an alacrity that would make rats admire and applaud."
He doesn'... more »
Deploying 10,000 U.S. Troops To Wage War Against The Islamic State Will Not Be Enough
A collection of vehicles built to resist mine blasts and protect occupants
from ambush are parked in a holding yard at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, awaiting
shipment. (Army photograph)
*Kevein Benson, War On The Rocks*: *10,000 Won't Do It: The Mathematics Of
An American Deployment To Fight ISIL*
Since followers of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) have launched a succession of attacks in Paris, Sen Bernardino,
Indonesia, and elsewhere, we have been inundated with another wave of
recommendations on how to fight this group. Distinguished senators and
retired ... more »
How to rule mankind—if you’d like to
Dictators, would-be dictators and power-lusting second-handers everywhere
already know this stuff instinctively.
You should too – as intellectual self-defence.
[From Ayn Rand’s novel *The Fountainhead*, Ellsworth Toohey explains the
primary technique used by politicians, government officials and other
‘community leaders’ to wrestle power from the people. Hat tip Adriano Melo]
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission
to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Deadly Swine Flu Outbreak Hits Ukraine
51 people have died as a result of a deadly outbreak of swine flu across
Ukraine. Hospitals in east Ukraine, where 12 people have lost their lives,
are saying that they lack the crucial drugs needed to treat patients.
Uatoday.tv reports: Elena Baun, senior doctor at Donetsk hospital: “The
supply of medication today is enough in general. The only thing we are
short of is anti-virus medication – Tamiflu – which is in drug stores
today, but, unfortunately, we do not have it in the hospital. That’s why
patients have to buy it themselves.” Residents of the self-proclaimed
Donetsk People... more »
Putin’s Internet Adviser Seems To Own Piracy Torrent Site
Vladimir Putin’s special adviser on internet related affairs suggests that
copyright owners shouldn’t “unnecessarily terrorize” people on the
internet, specially during tough economic times. It now appears that Herman
Klimenko owns a torrent website, offering pirated material for download.
Digital Trends reports: Torrnado.ru isn’t Russia’s most popular torrent
site — Alexa says it’s only the 2,334th most popular site in Russia. But
popular or not, Torrnado is owned by ECO PC Solutions, which TorrentFreak
reports is owned by MediaMetrics, a company owned by Putin adviser Herman
Klime... more »
Syria: Has Anyone Stepped Back from the Brink?
By Michael Jabara Carley
The Syrian crisis is a good example of duplicity and politician hypocrisy.
While the Security Council unanimously adopted two resolutions, the first
against the financing of Al Qaeda and Daesh and the second for peace in
Syria, the war continues, fueled by... members of the Security Council. Is
it an inability to be obeyed by his government, or a political incompetency
who does not know what to do, or even a Machiavellian desire to make war
without saying it?
John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, recently visited Moscow to discuss
the Syrian crisis with ... more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Earth Blue”
Deuter, “Earth Blue”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcy1J6aNAIw
The Sanders/Trump/Kardashian Debates
[image: Trump Sanders Graphic - 900]
On Tuesday, in a spectacle rivaling a Greek tragedy at a demolition derby,
Alaskan political celebrity Sarah Palin endorsed New York political
celebrity and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, while simultaneously
proving that the most dangerous place in the world is... more »
The Iran Prisoner Swap a Deft Distraction from the Real Disaster
[image: President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives to speak to mayors from
around the country, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in the East Room of the White
House in Washington. They visited the White House as part of the Winter
Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington this week.]
WASHINGTON -- Give President Obama credit. His Iran nuclear deal may be
disastrous but the packaging was brilliant. The near-simultaneous prisoner
exchange was meant to distract from last Saturday’s official implementation
of the sanctions-lifting deal. And it did. The Republicans... more »
Musical Interlude: Louisiana Blues, “The Best Louisiana Sounds”
*Louisiana Blues, “The Best Louisiana Sounds”*
Discover the Jazz and Blues greatest hits!
*Tracklist :*
00:00 - Clarence Frogman Henry - I Ain't Got No Home
02:19 - Little Walter - My Babe
04:49 - Clarence Garlow - New Bon Ton Roulay
07:38 - Bobby Charles - Take It Easy Greasy
09:50 - Louisiana Red - Alabama Train
13:07 - Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues
15:59 - Slim Harpo - I'm a King Bee
18:56 - Big Bill Broonzy - Southern Flood Blues
22:12 - Big Joe Reynolds - Third Street Woman Blues
24:52 - Little Walter - Come Back Baby
27:54 - Bobby Charles - See You Later Alligator
30:42 - Slim Har... more »
Maybe Trump Will Eventually Think Of Even More Ways To Trivialize The GOP Primary Contest
I don't remember if Palin's son Track (above, with his legs in the air
invitingly) and her kind-of-son-in-law Levi ever actually became gay porno
stars or not. I do remember that about a decade ago Track was arrested for
vandalizing the entire Wasilla school bus fleet and that he decided to join
the Army instead of serve time in jail. Sometimes odd things happen in
jail-- and the Army-- and he was arrested this week, now 26, for beating up
his girlfriend and threatening to shoot her. He was drunk at the time. Same
day mommy bear Palin was endorsing Herr Trumpf in Iowa. Yesterday Sa... more »
Chinese Man Excretes 6 Metre Tapeworm After Years Of Stomach Pains
A giant tapeworm measuring 20 feet long has been discovered by doctors
after it was excreted by a Chinese man who had complained of stomach aches.
The Daily Mail reports: The 38-year-old had gone to hospital after three
days of vomiting and feeling weak. There, he told doctors that over the
past two years he had suffered from pain in his stomach and abdomen, loss
of appetite, weight loss and long-term anaemia due to iron deficiency.
Medics from the Hubei University of Medicine, in Shiyan, China, examined
him but found ‘nothing remarkable’, the New England Journal of Medicine
reports... more »
Osborne is using pension taxes as a “milch cow” to pay off the deficit. New rules will net him an extra £5bn
KJ, Chris and Fee come to terms with it all...
SOURCE GUARDIAN: Pension taxes are
'milch cow' for chancellor, says IFS head
George Osborne is using pension taxes as a “milch cow” to
pay off the deficit, the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said. The
chancellor is expected to announce the results of a Treasury inquiry into tax
on pensions in the budget on 16 March. Among the
"A Look to the Heavens"
“It's the bubble versus the cloud. NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula, is being
pushed out by the stellar wind of massive central star BD+602522. Next
door, though, lives a giant molecular cloud, visible to the right. At this
place in space, an irresistible force meets an immovable object in an
interesting way.
*Click image for larger size.*
The cloud is able to contain the expansion of the bubble gas, but gets
blasted by the hot radiation from the bubble's central star. The radiation
heats up dense regions of the molecular cloud causing it to glow. The
Bubble Nebula, pictured above in sci... more »
“No Escape from Existential Reality”
*“No Escape from Existential Reality”*
by Sartre
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."
Philip K. Dick
"Finally agreement! No one can dispute the reality that we all will die.
Since most choose to block out this fate or find it discomforting to
consider, the roots of denial are sown. Refusal to confront the one great
similarity that all humans share, is a trait that has greatly affected our
political and social lives. Life is to be lived, no doubt. But how you live
it greatly depends upon how you treat the final ending.
Death, freedom, existential ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Telling Stories: ‘Real’ Life”
*“Telling Stories: ‘Real’ Life”*
by Chet Raymo
"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything
would appear to man as it is, infinite."
- William Blake
"I have just finished reading Brian Greene's new book, “The Fabric of the
Cosmos”. As with his earlier book, “The Elegant Universe”, he does a damn
good job explaining the almost unexplainable - string theory, braneworlds,
multiple universes, and all that. None of this stuff has an empirical
basis, and is not likely to for the foreseeable future. So does it qualify
as science? Well, yes, barely. Because in principle... more »
"Tomorrow..."
“There's a lot of things great about life. But I think tomorrow is the most
important thing. Comes in to us at midnight very clean, ya know. It's
perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've
learned something from yesterday.”
- John Wayne
Meet The Man Who Helped Trigger The Arab Spring
Five years ago, two Tunisians set themselves on fire in protest against the
country's autocratic government. The world remembers one of them, the fruit
vendor Mohamed Bouazizi. The other was Hosni Kaliya, pictured here. He
survived, but now says he wishes he hadn't. Clemens Höges/ DER SPIEGEL
*Clemens Höges, Spiegel Online*: *'I Wish I Could Die': Meeting the Man Who
Helped Trigger the Arab Spring*
The Arab Spring began five years ago when two men set themselves on fire in
Tunisia. One of them survived his self-immolation -- and now wishes he
hadn't. This is his story.
Hosni Kaliy... more »
The Universe
"A main "Criterion of Consciousness" for the human experience is never
having all you want. For as one dream comes true, another swiftly takes its
place. Not having all you want is one of life's constants. And learning to
be happy while not yet having all you want is the first "Criterion of Joy."
Nail it, and for the rest of your life people will be asking what it is
about you. Yeah, as if they weren't already asking."
"Desire is a beautiful thing."
The Universe
"Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!"
www.tut.com
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“After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasin... more »
The Poet: Arthur O’Shaughnessy, "Music and Moonlight"
*"Music and Moonlight"*
"We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone seabreakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world forever, it seems…
We, in the ages lying
In the buried past of the earth,
Built Ninevah with our sighing,
And Babel itself in our mirth;
And o’erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new world’s worth;
For each age is a dream that is dying,
Or one that is coming to birth."
- Arthur O’Shaughnessy,
"Music and Moonlight" (1874)
The Daily "Near You?"
Temple, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness”
*“A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness”*
"If I have harmed anyone in any way
either knowingly or unknowingly
through my own confusions
I ask their forgiveness.
If anyone has harmed me in any way
either knowingly or unknowingly
through their own confusions
I forgive them.
And if there is a situation
I am not yet ready to forgive
I forgive myself for that.
For all the ways that I harm myself,
negate, doubt, belittle myself,
judge or be unkind to myself
through my own confusions
I forgive myself."
"Just Get to Work..."
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who'll listen
to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs;
the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the
clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are
not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the
process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you're
sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a
long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, somethin... more »
Conservatives React to Palin’s Trump Endorsement
[image: AMES, IA - JANUARY 19: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at
Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center at Iowa State University on
January 19, 2016 in Ames, IA. Palin endorsed Donald Trump's run for the
Republican presidential nomination.]
You remember Sarah Palin -- who in September 2008 was unveiled as the
secret weapon which John McCain would use to shed his Washington insider
sheen, connect with ordinary Americans, and beat Obama and Biden. The Palin
surge didn't last... more »
Supreme Court to Decide if Feds Can Ban Alaskan Man from Hunting Moose on His Hovercraft
[image: John Sturgeon - 900]
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could have
huge implications for the government's authority to regulate state and
private property bordering lands controlled by federal agencies. At issue
is a National Park Service regulation banning... more »
Nine Things DC Spends More on Than Plowing Roads
[image: DC - 900]
District of Columbia officials utterly failed to make sure city streets
were treated before passing snowfall Wednesday -- two days before a
blizzard is supposed to hit. Wednesday's inaction made conditions ripe for
hundreds of accidents and six, seven, eight and nine-hour... more »
"Dream Lofty Dreams..."
"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become.
Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be;
your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil."
- James Allen
"Tips For Dealing With Sadness and Depression"
*"Tips For Dealing With Sadness and Depression"*
by Vijai P. Sharma, Ph.D
"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very
often.”
- Erich Fromm
“These are terribly stressful times, filling many with anxiety, fear,
sadness and depression. This article may help you cope if you're feeling
any of these emotions. Be advised, though, that this is not a substitute
for professional assistance, which should be your first option.
Depression with its characteristic sad face, stooped posture, and slow
movements is universal; it is found not only in humans in all cultu... more »
Islamic State Uses Syria’s Biggest Dam As A Weapon
Islamic State militants are sheltering their senior officials and
high-value prisoners at Syria’s biggest dam by Lake Assad on the Euphrates,
believing that U.S. forces will not go near them in fear of unleashing a
giant flood that could potentially kill thousands. High-value prisoners and
senior Islamic State officials are being held at the Tabqa Dam, safe in the
knowledge that there are no ground troops capable of dislodging them before
they unleash a deluge that could “mean that there’s no electricity for all
of eastern Syria”, according to Virginia Tech associate professor Ariel ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 21, 2016
*Ian Bremmer, Time:* *Saudi Arabia Will Be the Big Loser from the Plunge In
Oil Prices*
*The country relies on oil for about 80% of budget revenue*
Oil prices stand at the intersection of geopolitics and the global economy.
When prices fall as far and as fast as they have over the past two
years–dropping some $85 a barrel–shock waves are felt around the world.
Vladimir Putin’s outsize personality means that Russia could be highly
vulnerable to low oil prices. But while the country’s economy will
certainly take a hit, the impact will be greater in the Middle East,
especially in an... more »
US Appeals Court Declines to Block Obama Carbon Emissions Plan
[image: carbon emissions plan]
In a big victory for the Obama administration, a U.S. federal court on
Thursday rejected a bid by 27 states to block its Clean Power Plan, the
centerpiece of its strategy to combat climate change by reducing carbon
emissions from...
Continue reading *“US Appeals Court Declines to Block Obama Carbon
Emissions Plan”* at *reuters.com*.
World News Briefs -- January 21, 2016 (Evening Edition)
General John Francis Campbell (C), current commander of the International
Security Assistance Force and United States Forces in Afghanistan, speaks
to soldiers during a Christmas day visit on forward operating base Gamberi
in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 25, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas
Jackson
*Reuters*: *U.S. gives troops broader order to strike Islamic State in
Afghanistan*
U.S. military commanders have been given the authority to target Islamic
State fighters in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the first
such order beyond Iraq and Syria, where the militants c... more »
The Power of Right-Wing Media
A film by Jen Senko
A filmmaker examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her
father, whose immersion in it radicalized him and rocked the foundation of
their family. She discovers this political phenomenon recurring in living
rooms everywhere, and reveals the consequences conservative media has had
on families and a nation.
See more *here *
Snowden Documents: Hackers Stole Pentagon F-35 Fighter Jet Secrets
Documents released by Edward Snowden allege to show that the design of
China’s Shenyang J-31 fighter jet was stolen by hackers from the Pentagon.
Chinese hackers stole “many terabytes” of data about America’s F-35 stealth
fighter jet and other programs, according to newly released documents by
former NSA contractor and whistle-blower Edward Snowden. New York Daily
News reports: The stolen materials, taken from the Pentagon and contractor
Lockheed Martin Corp., included radar designs and engine schematics used in
the crown jewel of American military aircraft. The Pentagon had previous... more »
Bernie Sanders Jumps to Lead in Iowa, Trump Holds Strong, CNN/ORC Poll Finds
[image: Iowa]
Washington (CNN) -- Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in Iowa as Sen.
Bernie Sanders takes control of the Democratic race in the critical
first-in-the-nation voting state, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released
Thursday. Trump leads Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who...
Continue reading *“Bernie Sanders Jumps to Lead in Iowa, Trump Holds
Strong, CNN/ORC Poll Finds”* at *cnn.com*.
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*Tom Benson, estranged heirs make cases in appeal on competency ~Mike
Triplett, ESPN*
*The bad with the good? Opening Bonnet Carre Spillway eases flooding but
also has both good and bad impacts on Lake Pontchartrain ~Amy Wold,
Advocate*
*City of New Orleans wins $141 million to build Gentilly 'resilience
district'~Robert McClendon*
The Great Immigration Assimilation Scare
*Do immigrants assimilate? Generally, yes, confirms Alex Nowraseth in this
guest post*
Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, two of the smartest conservative thinkers
today, have spilt much ink worrying over immigrant assimilation. Salam is
more pessimistic, choosing titles like “The Melting Pot is Broken” and “Republicans
Need a New Approach to Immigration” (with the descriptive url:
“Immigration-New-Culture-War”) while relying on a handful of academic
papers for support. Douthat presents a more nuanced, Burkean think-piece
reacting to assimilation’s supposed decline, relying more on ... more »
Bill Gates Admits “Vaccines Are Best Way To Depopulate”
Bill Gates has openly admitted that vaccinations are designed so that
governments can depopulate the world. Gates says that in order to
successfully depopulate an “overcrowded world” at least 350,000 must be
killed each day, and he says this can be done via vaccine programs. [SCROLL
DOWN FOR VIDEO] Anonymousmags.com reports: Vaccines are one of the biggest
public health victories in human history. People are exceedingly reliable
to it for eradicating illness and reducing the incidence of new infections
of diseases such as polio, diphtheria, measles, rubella, rotavirus and many
other... more »
GMO Scientists Admit To Intentionally Polluting DNA Of Animals
GMO scientists are now openly talking about deliberately modifying the DNA
of wild animals in order to suit human ends, saying that “genetic
pollution” is a desired goal, rather than a risk. Successful
laboratory tests have confirmed the ability to perform a GE technique known
as “Crispr-Cas9″ – allowing scientists to alter genes in a cell and replace
it with a gene of their choice, creating a hybrid animal as a result.
Naturalnews.com reports: Scientists laud the potential of gene drives to
eradicate insect-borne diseases, remove herbicide resistance from weeds
(which of course de... more »
Powerful Radioactive Material Found In Pyramids, Ancient City
Teotihuacan in Mexico has long baffled archeologists who discovered the
presence of Mica, a powerful radioactive insulator, among the ruins of the
ancient city. The city was established around 100 B.C., and was home to
around 150,000 residents. Archaeologists say the design of Teotihuacan
suggests that the civilisation that lived there had advanced knowledge of
maths, and astronomical sciences, and claim that the city resembles a large
computer circuit board with two large processor chips (the Sun Pyramid and
the Moon Pyramid) when viewed from the air. Ancient-code.com reports:
Res... more »
“We Gave Birth To Alien Babies” – Women Claim After UFO Encounter
Two women have claimed that they were abducted by aliens, had sex with
them, and then gave birth to 13 hybrid alien-humanoid babies. Bridget
Nielson and Aluna Verse, from the United States, say they are part of a
“hybrid baby community” – a collective of women who claim they have
children with alien fathers, who live with their dads on UFOs. Thesun.co.uk
reports: The women believe aliens have been harvesting their DNA to create
children that combine the best of both human and alien characteristics and
claim the conceptions happen either through artificial insemination or real
sexua... more »
Israel Says It Will Steal More Palestinian Land In The West Bank
Israel have confirmed plans to steal more land that currently belongs to
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli regime have said they
will seize a large tract of fertile land in order to expand its illegal
settlement construction along the West Bank. Presstv.com reports: The
decision had already been taken to capture the territory and “the lands are
in the final stages of being declared” Israeli lands, Reuters quoted a unit
in the Israeli Ministry for Military Affairs, which coordinates Tel Aviv’s
activities in the occupied territories, as saying. Earlier this week,
Is... more »
Turkish PM Recep Erdogan Turns Turkey Into A Police State
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan is turning Turkey into a police state,
by granting powers to the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and
banning independent journalism and activism in the country. Turkey’s
Justice and Development Party (AKP), under Erdogan’s leadership, is
transforming Turkey into an authoritarian police state where the MIT act as
Erdogan’s “Praetorian Guards”, notes independent scholar Dr. Can Erimtan.
Sputniknews.com reports: “Last year, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and
Development Party (or AKP) took steps towards converting the Republic
of Turkey in... more »
LA Gas Leak ‘Destabilises’, Officials Fear Catastrophic Explosion
Southern California Gas Corporation have said that current efforts to plug
the enormous methane gas leak in Porter Ranch, California are destabilizing
the situation and risking a bigger “blowout” at the facility. A blowout
would increase the already dangerous levels of methane in the air that
millions of Californian’s breathe in, in a way that “could be
catastrophic,” the Public Utility Commission say. Enenews.com reports: Los
Angeles Times: Efforts to plug Porter Ranch-area gas leak worsened blowout
risk, regulators say — Southern California Gas Co… is trying to avoid a
blowout, w... more »
Pedophile Capital of the World Accuses Putin of Pedophilia
*Putin accused of Pedophilia by UK investigation--*
*that considered secret evidence to reach its findings*
In retrospect, it was absolutely to be expected. Today, the UK "nuked" the
reputation of Vladimir Putin. The West would love to nuke Russia...and
would in a heartbeat...if they thought they could get away with it. But, in
the absence of such an option...they settled for nuking Putin. They accused
him, on the basis of the most intangible evidence possible, of being a
pedophile. The "investigation" was centered on a decade old murder of a
former FSB/turned M16 agent. The agent ... more »
You Sad Little Man, Mr Connolley
By Paul Homewood
http://scienceblogs.com/stoat/2016/01/19/science-advances-one-funeral-at-a-time/
If one needed a better example of the scum that represent climate
“science” these days, you would not have to look much past William
Connolley, who had this to say about the sad death of Bob Carter:
Actually A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its […]
Lawyer Explains How To Win Elections In Corrupt USA
An international lawyer has claimed that in order to win presidential
elections in the USA candidates must show their loyalty to Wall Street, the
military-industrial complex, and Israel in order to get funded. Barry
Grossman, lawyer and political analyst, told Iranian state media that the
U.S. election system is run by the corporate elite with political
candidates acting as puppets for their shadowy masters. Uprooted
Palestinians reports: “Two things win elections in the United States – 1.
money and 2. a track record of commitment to supporting the establishment’s
policy agenda whi... more »
Labour's Economic Radicalism
This is more like it. From the BBC:
The Tories have offered a Right to Buy, Labour would seek to better this.
We'd be creating a new Right to Own," he [John McDonnell] said in a speech
in Manchester.
He said the "biggest hurdle" facing co-ops and other small businesses was
getting initial funding from high street banks.
"No other major developed economy has just five banks providing 80% of
loans. We'd look to break up these monopolies, introducing real competition
and choice.
"Regional and local banks, prudently run and with a public service mandate,
have to be part of the solutio... more »
U.S. Air Force F-16 Crashes In Arizona. Fate Of Pilot Still Unknown
*IBTimes*: *US Air Force F-16 Arizona Crash Update: Military Investigating
Cause, Condition Of Pilot*
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet crashed over northwestern Arizona
on Thursday morning. The condition of the pilot was not immediately known.
A preliminary investigation has already been set up to find out what
happened to the jet, which took off earlier that morning from 56th Fighter
Wing at Luke Air Force Base.
"Luke AFB officials are working closely with local authorities in a search
and rescue operation," Luke said in a news release Thursday afternoon. "Due
to the re... more »
Interpol’s Most Wanted Arrested At Subway Restaurant Next To Police Station
A Polish man on Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ list has been arrested by
Wiltshire police during a raid at a Subway restaurant just yards from the
local police station. Murder suspect Piotr Kupiec, 28, was arrested after
police detectives tracked him down to a sandwich shop, where he had been
working for a few years. Kupiec was captured and cuffed in front of
bewildered regulars while working in an unassuming branch of SUBWAY in
Devizes, Wiltshire, just yards from a police station. He was wanted by
international police and was on Interpol’s most wanted list which contains
330 suspects. Th... more »
Affordable Auckland’s Rates Revamp
*Guest post by Affordable Auckland’s Mayoral & Albany candidate Stephen
Berry*
Affordable Auckland has announced a revamp of the ticket’s rates policy. We
started the campaign with a commitment to keep rates increases below
inflation. With inflation levels at historic lows, however, the point is
somewhat academic.
Latest figures for price inflation show that annual levels have fallen to
just 0.1% in the December quarter, well below the Reserve Bank forecast [*i.e.,
guess* – Ed.] of 0.4%. This continues a downward trend, with price
inflation below the 1% mark for the last five qu... more »
Pregnancy Centers Sue California over New Law Forcing Them to Tell Patients about Abortion Options
[image: Ultrasound, Pregnant Woman, Baby, Pregnancy Center]
Three faith-based pregnancy crises centers are taking on the state of
California because of a law they say forces them to help women find
abortion services. On Jan. 1 2016, California enacted Ab-775, a law that
requires pregnancy centers in the state... more »
New Clinton Spin: Emails Were Top Secret, but Totally ‘Innocuous,’ So Leave Poor Hillary Alone!
[image: Brian Fallon - 400]
Hillary Clinton's press secretary Brian Fallon shares a new theory on the
top secret emails found on her private server. They're "top secret," but
"innocuous" so it's no big deal: So, who are the "officials" that decided
the emails were...
Continue reading *“New Clinton Spin: Emails Were Top Secret, but Totally
‘Innocuous,’ So Leave Poor Hillary Alone!”* at *twitchy.com*.
Another Government-Caused Water Crisis and Cover-Up
[image: A forklift driver moves a pallet of water in a warehouse Tuesday,
Jan. 19, 2016, in Flint, Mich. Area residents dealing with contaminated
drinking water in Flint will be the recipients of the water, which they can
pick up at fire stations throughout the city.]
Flint, Mich., may be another case (similar to the Environmental Protection
Agency Gold King Mine spill) of negligent government behavior that would
raise criminal prosecution had it come from a private party. Michigan
officials are under scrutiny for potentially causing,... more »
Arkansas Public School District to Offer Bible Class Next Fall
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A school district in Arkansas is planning to add an academic course on the
Holy Bible for its public system, in keeping with a recently passed state
law. Westside Consolidated School District is hoping to have a curriculum
in time...
Continue reading *“Arkansas Public School District to Offer Bible Class
Next Fall”* at *christianpost.com*.
Uncle Sam Owns 48% of Western Land. Why Some Insist This Hurts Economies, Cowboys and Even the Environment
[image: Western Ranchers: Why Must Uncle Sam Own 48 Percent of Western
Land?]
The recent standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge has placed a spotlight on
the federal government’s history of obtaining private land, particularly in
the Western states. Many imagine that all the federal government owns is
several prize national parks and national forests... more »
Army Secretary Nominee Worried about Cuts to Army’s Size
[image: The Hon. Eric Fanning, acting under secretary of the Army,
addresses the National Guard Bureau Senior Leadership Conference, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, Oct. 28, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff
Sgt. Adam Fischman) (Released)]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration’s nominee to be the Army’s top
civilian official said Thursday he is worried about plans to reduce the
Army’s size to about 450,000 active-duty troops. Eric Fanning told the
Senate Armed Services Committee on... more »
“We gave you the wrong information.” An apology from the CBC
Whenever we see someone step forward and admit their mistakes, along with a
clear explanation so others can avoid the same, we applaud them. Today, our
digital hands are clapping for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC),
whose Marketplace has issued a lengthy explanation for why they reported
incorrect results from tests of popular vitamins and […]
The post “We gave you the wrong information.” An apology from the CBC
appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Saudi Grand Mufti Issues Fatwa Against Chess “It’s A Waste Of Time”
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has sent a warning to chess players by
issuing a fatwa that chess encourages gambling and is therefore forbidden
in Islam. The game of kings is considered Haram (forbidden) and the best
strategy for the faithful is to keep away from the chess board. It is a
“waste of time,” according to Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh. South
China Morning Post reports: Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh was responding to a
question on a television show in which he issued fatwas to viewers who sent
in queries on everyday religious matters. He said chess was “included under... more »
Oil Elites: The Real Reason Oil Is So Cheap
Well worth 10 minutes of your time. This is an excellent brief run down of
the current OIL situation - history and future plans of the Oil Elites.
Check out the links below the video for more information.
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Former Pearson Exec Reveals Anti-American Agenda in Common Core
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A former marketing executive for textbook publishing giant Pearson
Education reveals the anti-American agenda behind Common Core and the
Advanced Placement U.S. History framework in the third video of a series
produced by Project Veritas and focused on the corporate...
Continue reading *“Former Pearson Exec Reveals Anti-American Agenda in
Common Core”* at *breitbart.com*.
‘Bluebird,’ by Charles Bukowski
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see
you.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he's
in there.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up?
you want to screw up the
works?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe?
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I... more »
Guantánamo Detainee Refuses To Leave
*Photo*: Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir, one of three prisoners who were to
be released from Guantánamo this week, was frightened to leave the prison
and go to a country where he had no family, his lawyer, John Chandler,
said. Credit Department of Defense
*New York Times*:* Guantánamo Detainee Refuses Release Offer*
WASHINGTON — Three Guantánamo detainees were slated to leave the American
prison in Cuba this week after about 14 years in captivity. But early
Wednesday morning, only two were willing to board the plane.
The third – Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir of Yemen – balked at the l... more »
“The End Is Nigh for the Fed’s ‘Bubble Epoch’”
*“The End Is Nigh for the Fed’s ‘Bubble Epoch’”*
by Bill Bonner
LONDON – “Twice in the last 15 years, markets have tried to correct the
mistakes and excesses of the Bubble Epoch. Each time, the Fed came back
with even more mistakes and excesses. Trillions in new credit… lower
lending rates… easier terms… ZIRP… QE… and the Twist! Over the short run,
markets respond to myths. Investors are ready to believe almost anything…
for a while. But over the long run, there is death and destruction – a
reality outside of what we believe. No matter how badly investors want
asset prices to go up... more »
The Economy: “Gerald Celente: Economic Forecast 2016”
*“Gerald Celente: Economic Forecast 2016”*
"Gerald Celente, returns to join Gary Franchi on the Next News Network to
disclose the truth behind the 2016 stock market crash and how to brace
yourself and protect your family in the face of economic calamity."
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbZJ948oCoc
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*Related:*
Financial Armageddon Approaches: World faces wave of epic debt defaults,
fears central bank veteran… U.S. banks have $247 Trillion of exposure to
derivatives…
If you don’t know what a bank “BAIL IN” is then your money is already gone.
Banks admit to $1 TRILLION in “non-perfor... more »
The March for Life and Fighting for the Unborn
[image: March for Life - 900]
It has been more than four decades since the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v.
Wade that unborn were of no account. Precious life created in the image of
God was treated as but an inconvenience to be removed "on... more »
Islamic State Launches New Attacks Against Libya's Oil Infrastructure
Islamic State, a growing power in strife-torn Libya, has in recent weeks
launched repeated attacks from its base in the city of Sirte on facilities
in the "oil crescent" along Libya's northern coast (AFP Photo/Abdullah Doma)
*Reuters*: *Islamic State attack sets storage tanks ablaze at Libyan oil
terminal*
Islamic State militants set fire on Thursday to oil storage tanks in a
fresh assault on Ras Lanuf terminal in northern Libya and the group
threatened further attacks as they exploit a prolonged power vacuum in the
large north African nation.
The chairman of the National Oil Corp... more »
NEW STUDY SUGGESTS EARTH EXISTED 300 MILLION YEARS EARLIER THAN EXPECTED
http://thespiritscience.net/2015/11/01/new-study-suggests-earth-exited-300-million-years-earlier-than-expected/
*NEW STUDY SUGGESTS EARTH EXISTED 300 MILLION YEARS EARLIER THAN EXPECTED*
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
Just recently, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) combined
a group of geochemists that unraveled the unknown history of our world.
Having found evidence that Earth had already been inhabited by life 4,100
million years ago. This means that there was life on this planet 300
million years earlier than we had expected.
The evidence they had found suggested that life ... more »
If this isn’t the start of the crisis, just imagine how bad the real crisis is going to be
*Guest post by Simon Black, the Sovereign Man *
Chances are you’ve never heard of William White.
You might have heard of the organisation that he used to manage—the Bank of
International Settlements (BIS).
The BIS is often called the central bank of central banks; their role is
essentially to facilitate international financial transactions among the
world’s central banks.
So they are a major component in the international financial system, just
like the IMF and World Bank.
William White is a central banker who used to be on the BIS management
committee. And this makes him a ... more »
Warmest Year Evah? Maybe, But Not According To NOAA!
By Paul Homewood
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/01/21/failed-math-in-1997-noaa-claimed-that-the-earth-was-5-63-degrees-warmer-than-today/
Just a quick post to add to WUWT’s. Anthony shows that the claimed
warmest year evah is actually 5F cooler than 1997. As we all know, and as
Anthony readily admits, it is obvious global temperatures have not dropped
by 5F, otherwise we would now be […]
Supplemental: Self-described "groupie" accuses Bill Clinton!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015What Chozick's teen-ager has "heard:"* It seems
like only yesterday that we were lamenting Amy Chozick's emergence as a New
York Times reporter.
Oh wait—it *was* only yesterday! In yesterday's New York Times, Chozick was
licking her lips about the sexy-time conduct of Anthony Weiner. She also
explored the two-faced conduct of Weiner's wife, who happens to be a top
Clinton aide and of course is a money-grubber.
In today's editions, Chozick is at it again, live and direct from the
underwear drawer, quoting a ripe selection of sources about Hillary
Clinton... more »
New Mini-Documentary Tells the Touching Story of How Ted Cruz’s Father Came to Faith
[image: Ted Cruz Faith in Action - 900]
In the hustle and bustle of policy stands and attack ads there was a
powerful moment on the campaign trail last August that never made the
network evening news or cable panels. It took place at a Ted Cruz rally in
Murfreesboro, Tenn. “I... more »
China, Iran & Saudi, Oh SNAP!
To use the words of my awesome 13 year old daughter:
"Oh SNAP!!!!"
I DO believe that China's official (government run) News Agency, has just
delivered a wickedly sharp slap across the face to the US. I'll just
highlight my personal favorite parts of that slap.
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Commentary: China's constructive engagement in Middle East promotes
stability, developmentSource: Xinhua | 2016-01-18 10:05:12 | Editor: huaxia
by Xinhua writer Luo Jun
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The choice of the Middle East as the
destination for Chinese President Xi Jinping's first overseas visit in 2016
bears grea... more »
I heard a rumor that Sarah Palin endorsed Trump...
*my take away?*
Who cares.
Millions of words being spewed over something that is really of no
consequence.
*Something to think about: *
It's interesting to see the number of sites that are coming down hard for
Cruz or Trump. Everyone needs to understand that in the end either Trump
or Cruz will probably be the nominee. Cruz is not the choir boy he's being
portrayed as, and Trump is not necessarily an evil genius. I don't trust
either of them. But, when it comes down to my vote next November, it will
be for whoever wins the nomination. It's as simple as that.
It's going to s... more »
Chiles/Whitted and Skepticism
Since some people have gone nuts over the article about pseudoskepticism, I
thought I might demonstrate what I think along those lines. There is a
claim that Clarence S. Chiles and John B. Whitted, two airline pilots saw a
cigar-shaped craft that flashed by their aircraft buffeting it with the
turbulence of its passage. A passenger on the aircraft didn’t actually see
the object, but did see the light from it. The other passengers were on the
wrong side of the aircraft or they were asleep given the late hour.
Chiles/Whitted illustrations. Photo courtesy of USAF.
Proponents of the alie... more »
Alan Waldman : FILM | The 20 best films I saw in 2015
Alan’s eclectic picks range from Academy Award nominees ‘Spotlight’ and
‘Trumbo’ to biopics about Nina Simone and comic Barry Crimmins. By Alan
Waldman | The Rag Blog | January 21, 2016 For the first time in many years,
more than … finish reading Alan Waldman :
*FILM* | The 20 best films I saw in 2015
Yemen War News Updates -- January 21, 2016
*Reuters*: *Saudi-Iran dispute jeopardizes Yemen peace talks*
Worsening enmity between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran is jeopardizing peace
prospects in Yemen where a nine-month-old war has given Islamist militants
a foothold in Riyadh's backyard.
Yemen's principal warring factions -- fighters loyal to the ousted
Saudi-backed Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi who are battling the Iran-allied Houthi
militia and loyalists of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh -- held talks
last month in Switzerland to try to end a war that has killed some 6,000
people.
They were due to meet again on Jan. 14 in... more »
Many Who Have Traveled to Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan Now Blocked from Using Visa Waiver Program to Enter US
[image: DHS Visa Waiver Blocked Countries]
The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that it has begun
implementing restrictions to the Visa Waiver Program, which offers tourists
and business travelers expedited electronic processing and short-term
visa-free travel. The restrictions, made law in the wake of the Paris and... more »
Can a journal retract its plan to retract? Science may
Science is reconsidering its plan to retract a paper about using RNA to
make palladium nanoparticles after one of the authors submitted a
last-minute correction. Editor in chief Marcia McNutt told us that the
journal will make a decision about whether to retract or correct the paper
by February 5th. We are not certain that what he submitted changes […]
The post Can a journal retract its plan to retract? Science may appeared
first on Retraction Watch.
More U.S. Military Personnel To Be Sent To Iraq
*Military.com*: *US to Deploy More Trainers to Iraq Ahead of Mosul Push*
The U.S. will deploy "certainly hundreds" more troops to Iraq to train
additional brigades which Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has pledged will
take back Mosul from ISIS this year, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad
said Wednesday.
The extra troops will inevitably boost the costs of the campaign against
ISIS in Iraq and Syria that totaled $5.53 billion through Dec. 15, or about
$11 million daily, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for Combined
Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve.
*Read more*... more »
The Clinton Campaign Prepares for a Long Primary
*Clinton supporters in Iowa. Credit: Sam Hodgson for *The New York Times*
(source)*
*by Gaius Publius*
I thought the following was interesting, in that it contained information I
wasn't aware of. I too had heard that the Clinton campaign "had at least
one paid staff member in all 50 states" and assumed that meant they had
staffed up much more fully than the Sanders campaign, especially given
their greater resources and greater experience at national campaigning.
As it turns out, my assumption wasn't true. According to a piece in the *New
York Times* by Amy Chozick, the Clinton ca... more »
US Military 'Takes Control' Of Rmeilan Airfield In Northern Syria To Support Fighters Against The Islamic State
*Al Jazeera*: *US 'takes control' of Rmeilan airfield in Syria*
Under a deal with Kurdish group, activists say US will use airfield to
support fighters against ISIL in northern Syria.
US troops have taken control of Rmeilan airfield in Syria's northern
province of Hasakah to support Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic
Forces (SDF) told Al Jazeera.
The airfield near the city of Rmeilan, which will become the first
US-controlled airbase in Syria, was previously controlled by the US-backed
Kurdish People'... more »
Syrian War News Updates -- January 21, 2016
*Wall Street Journal*:* Islamic State Uses Syria’s Biggest Dam as Refuge
and Potential Weapon*
*Militants hiding high-value prisoners and sheltering senior officials at
Taqba Dam in conviction U.S. won’t dare unleash deluge by bombing it*
Islamic State militants are using Syria’s largest dam as a fulcrum of
power, hiding high-value prisoners and sheltering senior officials there in
the conviction the U.S. won’t bomb it for fear of unleashing a giant flood,
three people familiar with the matter said.
If the dam is ruptured, it would flood large parts of Iraq and “mean that
there’s... more »
Barna Group Releases Annual ‘Bible-Minded Cities’ Report: Where Does Your City Rank?
[image: Bible America Nation of God - 900]
The Barna Group (barna.org) on Wednesday released its annual "Bible-Minded
Cities" report, ranking 100 U.S. cities on how their residents view and use
the Bible. The report, issued in partnership with the American Bible
Society, listed America's most Bible-minded cities... more »
Trump Blames Tony Perkins for ‘2 Corinthians’ Gaffe
[image: Trump - Two Corinthians - 400]
Donald Trump says it’s Tony Perkins’ fault he said “two Corinthians”
instead of “Second Corinthians” during a speech at Liberty University this
week -- a mistake that raised questions about his biblical knowledge as he
courts evangelical voters. The Republican presidential...
Continue reading *“Trump Blames Tony Perkins for ‘2 Corinthians’ Gaffe”* at
*cnn.com*.
In Defending FairTest, Ravitch Inadvertantly Opens Door to the Truth
Diane Ravitch has posted a response by FairTest to recent commentary by
Emily Talmage that shines a light on the close connections among FairTest,
Citizens for Public Schools, the Center for Collorative Education, AFT/NEA,
and corporate cash.
I have pasted the post below, along with revealing comments by Mary Porter
and others, who provide further details about the secretive connections
that allow the corporate foundations and corporate unions to coopt,
undercut, and neutralize honest efforts to reclaim public education to
benefit children and what is left of our democracy.
You w... more »
Heroic Teacher Pulled Gun on Taliban, Allowing Students to Escape Pakistan University Terror Attack
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After terrorists killed about 134 students at a school in northwestern
Pakistan 13 months ago, officials started arming teachers and gave them
weapons training. Like the debate over guns in schools in the United States
and elsewhere, the move was...
Continue reading *“Heroic Teacher Pulled Gun on Taliban, Allowing Students
to Escape Pakistan University Terror Attack”* at *smh.com.au*.
Hillary and the SAP Emails: The Smoking Gun?
[image: Hillary Clinton5 - 400]
Special Access Programs (SAP) is a game changer. It is now undeniably clear
that the results of the FBI investigation will be the end of one of two
things: Hillary's bid for the White House or the legitimacy of the...
Continue reading *“Hillary and the SAP Emails: The Smoking Gun?”* at
*thehill.com*.
A Look At The Russian War Effort In Syria
*ABC News*: *Inside the Russian War Effort in Syria*
We are on the ground with Russian forces in Latakia, in northern Syria.
It's an eye-opening experience. The base roars day and night with the
takeoff and landing of the several dozen warplanes Russia has deployed
here. The perimeter bristles with helicopter gunships and a new air defense
system.
And there's a swagger in the step of the troops: these guys want the world
to see how Russia's military might has been deployed decisively to change
the equation on the battlefield here -- and they look like they are in
Syria for the lo... more »
Never Give Up......A Harriet Beecher Stove Quote
Source:
*Quotes Booth G+*
So, pot may not be as harmless as a recent study suggested
Researchers are correcting a widely covered study that suggested chronic
use of pot might not put users at risk of problems later in life. It turns
out that initial, unexpected finding — covered by Newsweek, The Washington
Post, Quartz, and (of course) The Stoner’s Cookbook — wasn’t quite right,
and a reanalysis found users had a small uptick in risk for psychosis. […]
The post So, pot may not be as harmless as a recent study suggested
appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Syrian Peace Talks May Be Delayed
*Foreign Policy*: *UN Envoy Signals That Riyadh Is Obstructing Syria Peace
Talks *
Saudi Arabia is sidelining the diplomat charged with ending the brutal
Syrian civil war — and complicating the push toward a deal.
In a barely veiled swipe at one of the Middle East’s leading powers, the
United Nations’ special envoy for Syria accused Saudi Arabia of undermining
his efforts to bring a broad slate of Syrian opposition groups to upcoming
peace talks designed to end Syria’s brutal civil war.
In his confidential Jan. 18 briefing to the U.N. Security Council, which
was obtained exclusiv... more »
British Inquiry Accuses The Russian Government In The Assassination Of Russian Dissident Alexander Litvinenko
*Daily Mail*: *Britain accuses Putin of MURDER: Bombshell public inquiry
says Russian President personally ordered dissident's assassination with
radioactive polonium slipped into a London hotel teapot *
* A report into Alexander Litvinenko's murder blamed two Russian agents and
the inquiry said President Putin probably ordered the death
* Litvinenko's widow Marina said her husband's death bed conclusion had
been proven correct by the inquiry findings today
* Independent inquiry said the men should face trial for poisoning him
* Theresa May said the killing was a 'breach of internat... more »
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Modern Life is Weird: The Witch Who Claims to Heal Computers
[image: Witch Key Keyboard Computer - 900]
“They don't want to be accused of being ridiculous or stoned or devil
worshippers or something,” says Reverend Joey Talley, a Wiccan witch
ordained through the state of California, and we’re sure that’s true. She’s
talking about people who ask... more »
Governing with Faraboichi Rules
We all know the problems
with free will
and animal instincts
so why not just
take natural law
to the eclipse point
and make Pareots proven law
the rule
Intstead of teaching kids
about Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny
tell them the truth
people are evil
and have bad breath
but we want you to
be a Jedi master
are you willing to serve
a dark lord?
We are not all equal
no way far from it
our place in the world
has always been determind
by competition
and the willingness to take
the hits and do the time
to get a black belt
Martial Arts is the study of the ancients
you call them Asian, Japane... more »
Is Trump a McConnell-Rove Establishment Tool? Follow the Money
[image: Donald Trump]
On January 19, Donald Trump, the loudest Republican claimant to the
anti-establishment label, filled out his recent attacks on Ted Cruz in a
very telling way, as revealed on Mark Levin’s radio program (click here,
select the 1/19/16 podcast, go...
Continue reading *“Is Trump a McConnell-Rove Establishment Tool? Follow the
Money”* at *americanthinker.com*.
Pro-Life Leader is Now Fighting for Her Life
[image: jeanneane_maxon - 900]
For 34 years, pro-life leader Jeanneane Maxon has fought for the lives of
mothers and children across the country. This week, however, as hundreds of
thousands of people head to Washington for the 43rd March for Life, Maxon
will be... more »
Oregon Standoff: One of the Protesters Has Murder Conviction
[image: oregon standoff]
One of the protesters taking part in the armed occupation at the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge is a 68-year-old former woodworker and, according
to court records and authorities, a convicted killer. Neil Sigurd Wampler
drove to Oregon from his home...
Continue reading *“Oregon Standoff: One of the Protesters Has Murder
Conviction”* at *oregonlive.com*.
Privatization: Remembering the Real Purpose of NCLB
Although the education scholars who had looked closely knew it, and hacks
like Sandy Kress and Margaret Spelling who designed it knew it, the general
public did not, and most still do not know. EVen after the article below
appeared in Time Magazine in 2008, many folks still view NCLB as a
well-intentioned but failed effort.
We know, of course, that NCLB was never designed to achieve its ostensible
goal to close the achievement gaps. But it did succeed mightily in
achieving its unacknowledged goal of privatizing great swaths of the public
education landscape. At a time when corpo... more »
World News Briefs -- January 21, 2016
*Reuters*: *Russia's Putin 'probably' approved London murder of ex-KGB
agent Litvinenko: UK inquiry*
President Vladimir Putin probably approved a 2006 Russian intelligence
operation to murder ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive
polonium-210 in London, a British inquiry concluded on Thursday, prompting
a row with Moscow.
Russia, which had declined to cooperate in the inquiry, described Britain's
handling of the case as opaque and biased.
Litvinenko, 43, an outspoken critic of Putin who fled Russia for Britain
exactly six years to the day before he was poisoned, died... more »
SPHERE ALLIANCE MESSAGE #127REGARDING THE BIG BANG AND THE EARTH SPHERE
The following is a SA reply to a question Denice's son Sam asked regarding
the Big Bang's role in the creation of Earth.... This is of course heresy
to current science dogma. But such is dogma, all the advances in science
and consciousness have come from the heretics to dogma not the true
believers.
Matter comes from consciousness, not the other way around. Matter is just
condensed and slowed down light, its precursor is plasma.
The original garden should not be confused with the Garden of Eden. The
Garden of Eden storyline is an allusion to the real garden, which still
exist... more »
Obama the Troll, an Oily Economy, and the Ships that Didn't.
*A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!!!*
Obama's State of the Union Address: "Anyone who says that the economy is
declining is Lying"
really? Really? REALLY?!?!
Well.... let's just take a look at that, shall we? My notes in Blue, as
usual.
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International Shipping Shuts Down; Baltic Dry Index Freefalling
January 20, 2016 eClinik Learning 3 Comments
International cargo vessels today are all docked and anchored in most
seaports all over the world, and the last trips they may have had were for
the December holidays shopping spree.
As of yesterday, the most prominent global ... more »
Do we remember the snows of our childhood?
In this winter, more frequently than ever before, I was involved in
discussions comparing the weather we're experienced in recent years with
the weather we remember from the times we were kids.
The general spirit is as follows: the winters had to be chillier and more
snowy and we went sledging and skating all the time. A Christmas that was
as warm as it was in 2015 – up to 11 °C in Pilsen and it wasn't the warmest
place in Czechia – used to be impossible.
Sometimes I tend to say similar things myself. But are these "memories"
really true? Can we remember it?
What do I actually... more »
THE YEAR OF THE LIBERAL: A basic question emerged last year!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015Part 6—In search of Red Riding Hood:* A basic
question emerged from the liberal world's attempts at journalism in the
year just past.
Rightly or wrongly, that year is now being widely described as The Year of
the Liberal, even as "the year of liberal script." Here's the question
which emerged from 2015:
Were the late Trayvon Martin's "hands full of candy" when he was "wailing
away" at George Zimmerman?
That question emerged from the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates, as do the two
short quotations contained within that question. The question refers to one
of th... more »
Iraq General Gets 4 Yrs In Prison For Buying Fake Bomb Detectors
Iraq’s purchase of several thousand fake bomb detectors has been an
infamous case of corruption within the country. The ADE 651 devices were
used despite objections from the United States and British, and when they
were proven to not work, and the manufacturer was imprisoned for selling
the bogus detectors the Iraqi government still refused to admit that it was
wrong. The Interior Ministry general who bought the ADEs and got a hefty
sum in kickbacks in the process was finally convicted and his sentence
recently approved.
On January 19, 2016 Iraq’s main anti-corruption agency the ... more »
Crashing Oil Prices and the Conspiracy to Free Us from Debt Slavery
*Christina Sarich* - With cheap gasoline at the pump, and increased
interest rates, its difficult to see the hidden hand at work against the
cabal.
The post Crashing Oil Prices and the Conspiracy to Free Us from Debt Slavery
appeared first on Waking Times.
Islamic State Claims Attack on Egypt Checkpoint That Killed 5 Police
[image: In this photo from July 9, 2015, a member of the Egyptian security
forces stands guard next to a damaged bus following a roadside bomb blast
which wounded 20 Egyptian policemen on the outskirts of the northern
Sinai's provincial capital of El-Arish. The military is fighting an
Islamist insurgency in North Sinai.]
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed
responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a checkpoint in the country’s
volatile Sinai Peninsula that killed five policemen. The Associated Press
could not independently verify the claim,... more »
CNN Announces Sudden Democratic Town Hall Debate on a Monday during Prime Time!
[image: hillary Clinton]
The debate will be 9 PM on Monday, January 25th - and on CNN, to boot. It's
going to be a town hall type format, which as Vanity Fair notes is
something that the DNC would not normally be involved...
Continue reading *“CNN Announces Sudden Democratic Town Hall Debate on a
Monday during Prime Time!”* at *redstate.com*.
Wiley published a biology paper in the wrong journal
Wiley Periodicals is withdrawing a biochemistry paper after mistakenly
publishing it in the wrong journal. The mistake took a few months to sort
out. Wiley initially published “Protein Kinase C Is Involved in the
Induction of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1 Expression by Liver X
Receptor/Retinoid X Receptor Agonist in Human Macrophages” online
in Journal of Cellular […]
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first on Retraction Watch.
"Hunder-Killer" Drones Mysteriously Dropping from Sky After Losing Power and Planet X at Last
Washington Post has some interesting headlines:
Craig Whitlock. More Air Force drones are crashing than ever as
mysterious
new problems emerge. The Washington Post, January 20, 2016,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/19/more-u-s-military-drones-are-crashing-than-ever-as-new-problems-emerge/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_headlines
..,record
number of Air Force drones crashed in major accidents last year,
documents show, straining the U.S. military’s fleet of robotic
aircraft...
Driving the increase was a mysterious surge in mishaps involving the Air
Force’s newest and most... more »
How Many Military Bases Does the Pentagon Really Need?
Those who come to my Feb 7 talk in Brunswick will be treated to my very
first ever PowerPoint presentation. There are so many photos I'd like to
share that I had to finally break down and learn to do PowerPoint.
In addition to the event above I'll be joining fellow VFP delegation
members from Maine Russell Wray (Hancock) and Dud Hendrick (Deer Isle) for
a similar talk on Thursday, Feb 4, 7:00 pm at Emlen Hall, Bay School in
Blue Hill. The public is also invited to attend that event.
People Get Ready for Heavy Snow on Eastern Seaboard
[image: Blizzard_snow_storm]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With heavy snowfall predicted by the weekend from the
Appalachians to Philadelphia and maybe farther north, people throughout the
region readied themselves for blocked roads, power outages and canceled
flights. The National Weather Service said in a... more »
Markets Await Comment as ECB Says No Change in Key Rate
[image: President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos, left, and President of
the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, meet for talks in Frankfurt,
Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Analysts are expecting European Central Bank
head Mario Draghi to emphasize the bank’s willingness to expand its
stimulus efforts if needed to help the economy. But professional ECB
watchers are not expecting him to announce any... more »
Could Google Sway an Election? If So, How?
[image: Google search]
American psychologist Robert Epstein explains how search engine rankings
can be manipulated. From Wired: Epstein's paper combines a few years' worth
of experiments in which Epstein and his colleague Ronald Robertson gave
people access to information about the race for... more »
Bush, Rubio Have Spent $91M in Ads vs. Trump and Cruz’s $8M
[image: Photo taken November 21, 2015. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio speaking to
supporters at a town hall at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.]
The two-biggest advertising spenders in the 2016 presidential contest — Jeb
Bush and Marco Rubio — have spent a combined $91 million via their
campaigns and outside groups, according to ad-tracking data from SMG Delta.
By comparison, the two men...
Continue reading *“Bush, Rubio Have Spent $91M in Ads vs. Trump and Cruz’s
$8M”* at *nbcnews.com*.
Can CO2 Warm The Oceans?
By
Paul Homewood
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/01/19/how-accurate-are-findings-from-the-frontiers-of-climate-science-for-example-about-warming-of-the-oceans/
We often hear that the oceans are getting warmer, and WUWT had a guest
post up yesterday by Larry Kummer here. Many commenters rightly
questioned
how we could accurately measure temperatures down to 2000 m and across
all
the oceans now to such degrees of accuracy, never mind […]
Surging Twixt Converging Worlds
*Zen Gardner* - There is a mighty awakening happening in our midst, and
it’s powered by you and me.
The post Surging Twixt Converging Worlds appeared first on Waking Times.
Wall Street Isn't Hiding Its Intentions For The 2016 Elections-- The Banksters' Plan For The Senate
In November of 2014 William Cohan, author of *Money and Power: How Goldman
Sachs Came to Rule the World*, penned a feature for *Politico*, Why Wall
Street Loves Hillary, the sub-headline of which was "She's trying to sound
populist, but the banks are ready to shower her campaign with cash." And
they have done just that. Career-long, the Finance Sector has given Hillary
$36,846,987, an immense sum, surpassed, historically, only by George Bush,
Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and John McCain. And she's about to surpass
McCain. As of October 16, the industries that make up the finance secto... more »
Iranian-British BBC Journalist Barred From Travelling To US
A BBC journalist has been stopped from travelling to the US with her family
because of her dual Iranian-British nationality. Rana Rahimpour, a
presenter for the BBC’s Persian service, was halted from boarding a flight
to New Jersey at Heathrow airport yesterday. She was told she could not
travel to the US because of the new visa waiver rules that prevents those
with dual nationalities of certain countries from entering the US on its
90-day visa-free program. The new law known as HR 158 is unfairly branding
journalists, humanitarian aid workers, business executives, refugees and
Iran... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 21, 2016
From L-R, Australia's Defence Minister Marise Payne, Italy's Defence
Minister Roberta Pinotti, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen,
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash
Carter, Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Netherlands Defence
Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert pose for a family photo at the Defence
Ministry in Paris, France, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
*Reuters:* *Western military chiefs to intensify Islamic State fight*
Defense chiefs from the United States, France, Britain and four other
countries pledged ... more »
Where We Have Lived and Loved Map Chalkboard
I have a thing for maps. I love the memories seeing maps of places I have
been and lived. It brings back all of the memories of that place. This
Valentine's Day, I wanted to incorporate all of the places that have been
so special to our family over the years. I created this fun chalkboard with
all of the places that have special meaning to our family.
You will need:
- Access to Google Maps
- A Printer
- A Heart Template
- Scissors
- Laminator
- Chalkboard
- Chalk Markers
- double sided tape
Look up each of the places you want to include on your chalk... more »
Russian Ruble Keeps on Falling, Hits Record Low
[image: Russia's Ruble - 900]
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian ruble has hit another historic low against the
dollar as oil prices continue to slide due to a surplus of crude oil on
world markets. The ruble traded above 85 to the dollar for the... more »
Gov’t Waste Watch: Settlement Proceeds Meant for Minorities Sent to Others
[image: US_House_Committee]
White loan borrowers are collecting settlement proceeds distributed by the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intended for black, Hispanic
and Asian people, according to the House Committee of Financial Services'
Wednesday report. The CFPB is responsible for distributing $80 million in
settlement proceeds to "more than... more »
The Machines Are Going Mad - High Frequency Trading Quote-Stuffing Desperation Spikes To Record High
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-14/machines-are-going-mad-hft-quote-stuffing-desperation-spikes-record-high
*The Machines Are Going Mad - HFT Quote-Stuffing Desperation Spikes To
Record High*
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2016 14:50 -0500
It appears - for now - that the machines are losing control. Amid the chaos
of the last few days in US equities, Johnny 5 and his ilk have been
quote-stuffing in desperation at the highest rate in history... but it's
not working!!
Source: @NanexLLC
Jimmy Savile Raped Children As Young As Nine While Working At BBC
A leaked report has revealed that Jimmy Savile raped and sexually abused
children as young as nine and was caught on camera carrying out his
depraved acts at least once while working for the BBC. The draft report
produced during official review of the paedophile DJ’s time at BBC
criticises the corporation for having ‘untouchable stars’ managers who were
‘above the law’. The report also warns that it is possible that another
predatory child abuser could be lurking undiscovered in the BBC even today.
The Independent reports: Investigative news site Exaro has published
findings of Dame... more »
Porter Ranch Methane Leak Spreads Across LA’s San Fernando Valley
*Lorraine Chow *- The catastrophic Porter Ranch gas leak has spewed more
than 83,000 metric tons of noxious methane.
The post Porter Ranch Methane Leak Spreads Across LA’s San Fernando Valley
appeared first on Waking Times.
Saudi Arabia And Iran Are In A Cultural, Political, And Economic War
*CNN:** Iran: Saudi Arabia is 'panicking,' the 2 countries can coexist*
(CNN)Iran's foreign minister says Saudi Arabia is "panicking" over the
potential for reduced tensions between Tehran and the West, that he is
happy for the families of Americans previously imprisoned in Iran, and that
the U.S. is "addicted" to sanctions.
"We do not have a fight to pick with Saudi Arabia," Javad Zarif told CNN's
Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive TV interview.
"We believe that Iran and Saudi Arabia can be two important players who can
accommodate each other, who can complement each other, in t... more »
Yes, Larry Diamond, the KMT is doomed
[image: DSC09333]
*Hillside in Taichung.*
*On behalf of the party headquarters, Huang said he respected the Taiwanese
people's decision and attributed the loss to a split KMT, adding that the
party will speed up its pace of reform to win back the people's hearts. *March
19, 2000
At the conference on Sunday longtime East Asian political economy and
democracy scholar Larry Diamond asked whether the KMT was going to
collapse. I've answered his question below using many points I've made in
disparate posts; the most important point is the last... it's a long post,
so you'll have to clic... more »
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*College Sets April Aside to Trash White Americans*
When Black History Month was officially instituted in February 1976,
President Gerald R. Ford remarked, “[W]e can seize the opportunity to honor
the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of
endeavor throughout our history.” Unfortunately, not only have progressives
turned Black History Month into what black Tea Party activist Lloyd Marcus
mockingly calls “Annual White America Sucks Month,” but at institutions
like Portland Community College, whiteness-shaming has taken on a whole new
level.
In Apri... more »
Why are the number of sites used to calculate HadCRUT4 decreasing?
By Paul Homewood
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?paged=1
Xmetman Bruce has carried out some detailed analysis of the HADCRUT4
dataset. He has discovered that there has been an alarming drop off in the
number of stations used since the 1960’s, but particularly so in the last
few years. This is the case both globally and in the […]
Trump Fever Shouldn’t Trump the Prophetic Voice at Liberty U
[image: LYNCHBURG, VA - JANUARY 18: Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump delivers the convocation at the Vines Center on the campus of
Liberty University January 18, 2016 in Lynchburg, Virginia. A billionaire
real estate mogul and reality television personality, Trump addressed
students and guests at the non-profit, private Christian university that
was founded in 1971 by evangelical Southern Baptist televangelist Jerry
Falwell.]
The bestowing of an Honorary Doctorate of Business on Donald Trump by
Liberty University represents perhaps another disturbing development in the ... more »
Officials Name Top Suspects in Iraq Abductions of Americans
[image: Iraqi security forces deploy in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 18,
2016. Iraqi security forces fanned out across the Baghdad neighborhood
Monday morning where three Americans were reportedly kidnapped over the
weekend, closing streets and conducting house-to-house searches.]
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two powerful Shiite militias are top suspects in the
abduction of three Americans last weekend in a southern neighborhood of the
Iraqi capital, an Iraqi police commander and a Western security official in
Baghdad said Thursday. The... more »
UK Judge: Putin Probably Approved Plan to Poison Ex-Spy
[image: In this Wednesday, June 5, 2013 file photo, Russian President
Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Drug Control Agency Chief Viktor
Ivanov at the International Anti-Drug Forum in Moscow, Russia.]
LONDON (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by
Russia’s FSB security service to kill former agent Alexander Litvinenko,
who died three weeks after drinking tea laced with poison at a London
hotel, a British judge said Thursday.... more »
Who Are They?
http://www.c2cjournal.ca/
You may not like the Conservatives, Tom Walkom writes. But they know who
they are. In the last election, Canadians decided that they didn't like the
New Democrats, either -- but for a different reason: the Dippers didn't
know who they were:
By comparison, the New Democrats are fuzzy. Party insiders might be able to
decipher the amalgam of prairie populism, left-liberalism and Swedish-style
social democracy that informs the NDP.
But most voters can’t. Indeed, as New Democrat stalwart Tom Parkin wrote
for... more »
SPHERE ALLIANCE MESSAGE #123 THE TIMEKEEPER ALLUSION AND THE ILLUSION OF TIME
By American Kabuki
The following occurred in early October. I have held back this data until
some events transpired and intended to release this a week ago but could
not find a photo of the chalkboard drawing I did of the device I remote
viewed the night this data came in. I see numerous reports of this or
that timeline... and really there are no more time lines... its all quantum
NOW and nothing is linear. So I decided to release this data now so that
it can be seen that we are all operating in the now.
The Sphere Alliance Data Collectors contacted me about a device they
loc... more »
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*A "smashing" one tenth of one degree! Ya gotta laugh*
*Hansen emits no inaccuracy in what he says below. The key to seeing what
a risible emission it is lies in context and knowing what he does NOT
say.The glaring omission is of course a total failure to mention the
satellite record -- but there is much more to amuse even in the small
excerpt below. His claim that a temperature rise of one tenth of one degree
"smashed" the temperature record would amuse most people but, in the
context of the truly minuscule changes Warmists normally are burdened with,
I suppose ... more »
Hitting The Jack Pot
WNU Editor: No comment necessary.
Arnd Bernaerts & Ocean Warming
By Paul Homewood
https://rclutz.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/man-made-ocean-warming-yes-but-its-not-co2/
Ron Clutz has taken a look at Dr Arnd Bernearts’ latest paper, “Offshore
Wind-Parks and Northern Europe’s Mild Winters: Contribution from Ships,
Fishery, et cetera?” This is the Abstract: The marine environment of North
Sea and Baltic is one of the most heavily strained by numerous human
activities. Simultaneously […]
Establishment Republican Bob Dole Picks Trump Over Cruz, Argues Electability Despite Cruz Polling Better Than Trump in General Election Matchups
[image: Bob Dole]
Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) is warning of “wholesale losses” for
Republicans if Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is the party’s nominee, and says
only Donald Trump can stop him. "I question his allegiance to the party,"
the 1996 GOP presidential...
Continue reading *“Establishment Republican Bob Dole Picks Trump Over Cruz,
Argues Electability Despite Cruz Polling Better Than Trump in General
Election Matchups”* at *thehill.com*.
Has Iran Learned How To Disrupt U.S. Military GPS Systems?
GPS receivers ("GPS navigation device") in a marine application. Wikipedia
*Dana A. Goward, CSM:* *Were US sailors 'spoofed' into Iranian waters?*
In 2011, Iran spoofed – or faked – Global Positioning System signals to
send a CIA drone off course. Did it do the same to trick Navy vessels into
Iranian waters?
As images of captured American sailors competed with those of the President
Obama during the State of the Union address Tuesday, viewers across the
world asked: "How could this happen?" The world’s most powerful nation with
the most advanced navy had been embarrassed on the sa... more »
Rumours That The F-22 Production Line May Be Restarted Have Been Denied By The U.S. Air Force
Lockheed Martin
*Flight Global*: *Reviving F-22 Raptor production a ‘non-starter’*
The secretary of the air force has become the latest official to douse
hopes of restarting Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor production, which was
capped at 187 aircraft and closed in 2011.
The tooling and equipment needed to produce the twin-engine air-superiority
fighter, which was barred from export because of its sophistication, remain
in storage along with video instructions for various assembly processes.
This equipment will aid in the remanufacture of spare parts for the
aircraft and its two Pratt ... more »
Free Planet - learn to breathe - calm relaxed confident people
"We just don't need all this bullshit..." is what we need to realise.
WE JUST DON'T NEED IT.
In a world where every person in the world is calm, relaxed and confident
in their own crucial position in a Free Planet of Creativity, Passion and
Kinship (self-appointed members of the Custodian Liberation) seven billion
people will soon realise that all the consumerist guff the modern world
throws at us in the name of Corporate War for-profit patent-protect
secrecy-terror is just pointless.
We just have to BREATH.
Breathing, it's not that difficult. But it's something not many of us do. ... more »
Gates Foundation’s “Corporate Merry-Go-Round”: Spearheading The Neo-liberal Plunder Of African Agriculture
The Ecologist, Countercurrents, CounterPunch, Global Research, RINF
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is dangerously and
unaccountably distorting the direction of international development,
according to a new report by the campaign group Global Justice Now. With
assets of $43.5 billion, the BMGF is the largest charitable foundation in
the world. It actually distributes more aid for global health than any
government. As a result, it has a major influence on issues of global
health and agriculture.
‘Gated Development - Is the Gates Found... more »
Senior Fatah official: "Hitler wasn't morally corrupt, he was daring"
https://youtu.be/QQ81RnxznB4
Something that the institutionally anti Israel BBC will not be reporting.
5 Memorable Quotes From Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
*Task & Purpose:* *5 Badass Schwarzkopf Quotes In Honor Of The 25th Gulf
War Anniversary*
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Gulf War, here are some inspiring
words from its commander.
Jan. 17 marks the 25th anniversary of the Gulf War. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
was the exceptional Army leader who commanded 750,000 troops during the war
in the 1990s.
Nicknamed “Stormin’ Norman,” Schwarzkopf was known for being a hard,
strategic commander with a temper, but earned much respect by handling the
press and diplomats with poise.
He eventually planned and led Operation Desert Storm,... more »
“Life As A Dream Play”
*“Life As A Dream Play”*
by Meanings Of Life
“What is life? An illusion, a dream, a fiction, and the biggest well is
small,
because all life is a dream, and the dreams, themselves are only dreams.”
- Calderon de la Barca
“George Berkeley, in the eighteenth century, doubted even of the material
world. To him the physical world– mountains, houses, people... – didn’t
exist. They were illusions, ideas. To Berkeley, only ideas existed. This is
an extreme conception, rather marginal, which contradicts much evidence,
and that has aroused repulsive and vigorous reactions. Samuel Johnson, a... more »
The Economy: "Like Sheep To Slaughter"
*"Like Sheep To Slaughter: *
*You Still Aren't Grasping The Systemic Risk In The Stock Market *
*(Or Else You Would Have Sold Everything Already)"*
by Mike Adams
"If you still own stocks and mutual fund shares, you still aren't grasping
the systemic risk in the stock market. No matter what you claim to BELIEVE,
it is your ACTIONS that actually determine your true grasp of reality.
Failing to sell all your stock holdings right now could result in massive
losses as the world's bubble markets continue with an implosion that could
wipe out 50% of current valuations for many stocks.
The ... more »
The Threat Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction Being Used Is Growing
*Alana Garellek, Cipher*: *The Evolution of Weapons of Mass Destruction*
North Korea’s claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb earlier this month and
allegations that ISIS used a mustard agent against Iraqi Kurds in August
have brought some deep questions to the forefront of our national security
discussion on weapons of mass destruction (WMD): Was a WMD really used? Who
used it and why? How was it obtained? Will more follow? How should we
respond?
Weapons of mass destruction—which include chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear weapons—were once primarily considered strategic... more »
Wolfram Programming Lab is out
*Try online Mathematica*
Stephen Wolfram has announced the release of
the Wolfram Programming Lab
On that page, you have a 5-minute video introduction. Alternatively, you
may immediately click at "try it yourself, shift/enter" in the bottom left
corner and play with Mathematica.
It's not really just Mathematica. It's the Wolfram Language, something
almost indistinguishable from Mathematica but by using it, you agree that
you will use it instead of English to communicate with your relatives as
well as your electronic friends (the gadgets) in the future. Well, more
seriously, Ma... more »
Military Photo of the Day: January 21, 2016
[image: Coast Guard Protects DC-900]
Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team members patrol the waters of
the Potomac River in the hours leading up to the president’s State of the
Union address on Jan. 12, 2016. Thank you to the men and women of... more »
Will The Palestinians Support The Islamic State?
Kashmiri demonstrators hold up Palestinian flags and a flag of the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli
military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014. (Photo:
TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)
*Barbara Opall-Rome, Defense News:* *Keeping ISIS Out of Palestine*
*Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas insists the authority he heads will
survive to see the rise of a sovereign state alongside Israel *
*... however, those closest to Abbas warn that without world intervention
to revive prospects for a two-state peace, that futu... more »
We Still Do Not Know What To Call Russian Intelligence
President Vladimir Putin, second right, and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov,
right, visit the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate in
Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited a
newly-built Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate, known under
its Russian acronym, GRU. (ITAR-TASS, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press
Service)
*Mark Galeotti, War On the Rocks:* *We Don't Know What To Call Russian
Intelligence And That May be A Problem*
As I write this, Russian military intelligence doesn’t have a chief.
Perhaps more perplexingly, no one ... more »
Tweet For Today
Looking beyond the current market mayhem, find out what leaders at #Davos
have to say: https://t.co/bq8GFihqif pic.twitter.com/Scb9JhLeUW
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 20, 2016
The Oldest Known Evidence Of Human Warfare Has Been Confirmed
Part of a man’s skeleton found lying in the lagoon. The skull has multiple
lesions on the front and left side consistent with wounds from a blunt
implement. Photograph: Marta Mirazón Lahr
*The Guardian*: *Stone-age massacre offers earliest evidence of human
warfare*
Researchers say remains of 27 murdered tribespeople in Kenya prove attacks
were normal part of hunter-gatherer relations
Some 10,000 years ago a woman in the last stages of pregnancy met a
terrible death, trussed like a captive animal and dumped into shallow water
at the edge of a Kenyan lagoon. She died with at least ... more »
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