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Heading to DC for Peace Conference
I leave very early in the morning for Washington DC to attend and speak at this peace conference being held at American University. I will talk about Ukraine and South Korea on Sunday at 10:00 am. On Monday morning there will be a protest at the Pentagon that I will join as well. You can see the conference schedule *here*
U.S. Agency for Int'l Development Cheats Haiti
After the earthquake in 2010 nearly $10 billion dollars of foreign aid was pledged to rebuild Haiti. Vikram Gandhi went to see just how that money is being put to use.
Palestine in America
*National Guard soldiers stand among protesters during another night of protests over the police shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2016. * It happens practically every day now. Cops shoot another black person down in the streets of America. It's a war on the poor - the unwanted, the superfluous populations. I've long asked - after all the wars and killing of innocent people around the world by the US, what makes you think we here in America are so special that they won't at some point do the same to us? Well it is happening now - and first they co... more »
Different View on the Syria War
US Peace Council organized a fact-finding trip to Syria. When they returned they held a news conference in order to confront a hostile American media that continues to lie and distort the reality of Syria. Have we not yet learned how the US imperial modus operandi really works? Washington demonizes a particular country leader, starts a war in a that country (Panama, Yugoslavia, Iraq Libya, Syria), sabotages peace efforts, turns the place into a mess killing legions of innocent people after claiming the leader of that country is killing innocent people! Here is a different view. ... more »
The Wider World of 1889
One thing I'd like to do in my Penny Dreadful Cthulhu game (i.e. Pulp Cthulhu by Gaslight) is be a bit more cosmopolitan than my previous exploration of the era. That doesn't necessarily mean even leaving London (though I plan on having the characters do so). I keep thinking of a scene in *From Hell *when early on in the investigation Inspector Abberline investigates the possibility that the murder (only one at this point) was done by one of Buffalo Bill's "red Indians". As it turns out Bill is off in Paris at the time, with "Mexico Joe" doing a variant show. I just like the remi... more »
Radioactive Water Contamination and the Socialization of Risk
My academic research looks at catastrophic risks encoded into modern infrastructures and examines the governance strategies that frame and manage these risks, particularly in relation to economic, social, and environmental welfare. I'm currently working on a short essay examining how risk was socialized and privatized in the wake of the Fukushima crisis. Here are some excerpts (NOTE: these are "in-the-rough"): SOCIALIZATION OF RISK Economists George Akerlof, Paul Romer, Robert Hall, and Greggory Mankiw[i] helped formulate contemporary understandings of how organizations can privat... more »
The Evidence Farm
North Carolina is famous for its agriculture, growing staples of American life such as tobacco, cotton and produce. But North Carolina's number one crop, for which there is no particular season to plant, is manufactured evidence. Yes, that's right. Your intrepid one had actually caught North Carolina police officers planting evidence next to Keith L. Scott's dead body not once but twice, within 10 seconds of each other. Don't listen to the racist assholes out there who claim the second object was just a glove or that the brave white cops were merely protecting and helpful... more »
Twenty Bucks, Same as in Town
Blogwhoring. You do it, I do it, we all do it. What have *yo*u been up to, lately? ------------------------------ Regarding the newest racist/racial execution of a black man, we start with that of Keith L. Scott in Charleston, North Carolina. John Cole at Balloon Juice shows two videos shot by two different people, including the late Mr. Scott's widow. At 2:14 in, you can plainly see the cop in the red shirt planting evidence, specifically a gun or what’s known in police parlance as a “throwdown.” And the brazen cocksucker even knew the man’s wife was filming him. ... more »
Now What for the Labour Establishment?
Unless the entirely unexpected happens - not a first for 2016 - Jeremy Corbyn is set to be reconfirmed as Labour leader tomorrow morning. As that announcement is made, a section of the party will plunge into abject despair. Some shall leave (though I hope most stay), and others must have a serious think about what they do in the party now. Just like the left has done for the majority of Labour's history, in fact. For the most visible wing of our party's establishment Jez-sceptics, the Parliamentary Labour Party, this casting about for purpose and direction is set to play out public... more »
"Do You Know Who Killed My Baby?"
“Do you know who killed my baby?” That anguished question was wrested from the anguished soul of Carol Dodge as she spoke with a young girl named Destiny Osborne shortly after Carol’s 18-year-old daughter Angie was murdered in Idaho Falls in June, 1996. With the police unable to identify any viable suspects, Carol – driven by an irrepressible maternal impulse to find and punish the person who had killed her daughter – pursued her own investigation. Over the past twenty years she has accumulated a library of evidence, most of which has been ignored by the police and the Bonnevil... more »
MENA Report ....... September 23rd / 24th , 2016...... Quick Hits - 1. Yemen - While Syria , Iraq & Libya Dominate News Cycles , Yemen Remains Off Radar Screen - Responsibility To Protect Doctrine Seems To Have Been Forgotten. Libya - Items Of Note Regarding Sirte , Political Controversies De Jour. 3. Syria In Focus - Ceasefire May Or May Not Be Dead , People Definitely Will Keep Dying , Range Of Views & News .
Yemen...... *Arjun Sethi* @arjunsethi81 5m 5 minutes ago Arjun Sethi Retweeted BBC News (World) A humanitarian crisis made possible with US, UK & Canadian support. #*Yemen* Arjun Sethi added, 2:11 *BBC News (World)* @BBCWorld 370,000 children are on the brink of starvation as Yemen faces famine. (Via @BBCOurWorld) #StarvingYemen *Kenneth RothVerified account* @KenRoth 3h 3 hours ago Effort failed, but unprecedented number in US Congress oppose arms sales to Saudis because of *Yemen* civilian deaths. http://bit.ly/2d5EmYl *The AtlanticVerified account... more »
Chip Evans, The Progressive Democrat In Northern Nevada Who Understands Why The Time To Deal With Climate Change Is Right Now
The Nevada caucuses this year were fraught with the kind of ugly partisan corruption anyone who understands Harry Reid would have predicted. Whether you want to admit that Reid and his machine stole the process for Hillary or not, it was still clear that Bernie won the sprawling 2nd congressional district, basically all of northern Nevada. Most of the voters live in Washoe County, which Bernie took 54.2-45.7%. He also won Carson City and took Lander County 69.6-29.0% and Eureka County 86.4-13.6%, margins too massive even for the Reid machine to turn around. The enthusiasm for Ber... more »
Culture Watch: Isn't it time to deal with the all-consuming menace of electronic-toy tyranny?
*"Before you take me away, I justwant to update my profile picture."* *by Ken* It's time -- or more likely *well past* time -- to begin dealing with the rupture of the social fabric caused ty the menace of the electronic toys and the people who abuse them. You know who I'm talking about. They're the people (for convenience we'll call them "they," because they couldn't be *you*, right?) who brandish their toys, as they electronically suck in and spit out limitless quantities of mindless twaddle in any and all public situations without regard to the disruption caused to sane people ... more »
TTIP "Trade" Agreement Talks Indefinitely Suspended
*Despite the fervent best wishes of the U.S. corporate class, President Barack Obama, and other aligned politicians, it looks like the people of Europe have killed TTIP. **(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber; source)* *by Gaius Publius* Count this as a victory. It looks like the Atlantic version of TPP, called TTIP, has failed. Background: The U.S. corporate world has been aching to pass three trade mega-deals — TPP, TTIP and TiSA. - The first, TPP, ropes in nations bordering the Pacific, including the U.S. Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile and much of Asia (but deliberately not China)... more »
The Sandy Hook FRAUD Shootings: This Is Disgusting - New "Documentary" Called "Newtown" Coming Soon To Continue The Lies About This Fake Shooting
It has been almost 4 years now since the criminal US government and some very crooked people in Connecticut pulled off a massive swindle on the gullible American people with their fake shooting at a "school" in Newtown Connecticut.... I and others that see the truth know for a fact that NOBODY died in that fake shooting, and it does puzzle us all that there are still people out there that actually think this was a real event! It is bad enough that the Jew spew media across America still promotes this fake shooting as real and we have seen the Killary Clinton campaign try to use the ... more »
The Fraud "Race Riots" In Charlotte North Carolina USA: BUSTED... Proof Positive George Soros Funded The Charlotte Riots
In my last blog article, I stated unequivocally that it has been none other than Dr. Evil himself, the ultra JEWISH criminal George Soros that is behind the riots that we see taking place in Charlotte North Carolina.... I stated that this ultra criminal has been behind every single major right that has happened across America for the last few years, and that his criminal intentions have always been to use these riots to have his cohort, that criminal President Barry Soetoro, have his excuse to impose a state of martial law in the United States..... Well, for those who still may have... more »
Sept. 23: Sometimes it's all just too vile.....
The front page headline in today's irving press is "NB Power customers owe nearly $5 million in unpaid electricity bills". That's it. It's those damn, lazy poor people that are robbin' us. So we won't even bother mentioning the tens of billions of our money stolen every year by the wealthy in this country. Nor is there any mention of the tax haven scandal in any editorial or commentary in this lying, gutless irving press. There is, in fairness, an important story YOU need to know on A3. "Man gets probation for lying in road, urinating in cell." A9 has a whole page devoted to a sha... more »
"Blowing Your Mind– as Promised"
*"Blowing Your Mind– as Promised"* by Scott Adams, creator of “Dilbert” "About a year ago I told you that Donald Trump would change far more than politics. I predicted that he would change your understanding of the human condition and your role in reality. Back then, I couldn’t explain what I meant. You didn’t have the mental framework to hold this new idea– unless you were a trained hypnotist or a cognitive scientist. The ideas were too radical. Until now. I saw this situation developing last year. The Master Persuader opened a crack in the universe so we mortals could– for the... more »
Pakistan Conducts Nuclear ‘High-Mark’ Drill Over India
Pakistan launched a “high-mark” drill on Thursday in efforts to foil any possible nuclear attack coming from India. All commercial flights were suspended for a number of hours on Thursday as Pakistani fighter jets took to the skies, fuelling speculation that a military showdown between the two countries may be about to occur. Firstpost.com reports: “The display of military readiness, which included a late-night jet flyover Thursday above this capital city (Islamabad), has come amid an unusually tense showdown with India,” the report added. The blatant muscle flexing with Pakistani... more »
NASA Confirm Photo Showing Alien Base On Moon Is Real
A UFO expert has published an explosive image online that shows an alien base on the surface of the moon that NASA have confirmed is real. Mark Sawalha, from Finland, says he spotted a “strange spike” that looks like an antenna, taken by the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), during a mission to map the moon. Anonhq.com reports: Since the image appeared online, unnamed NASA officials have admitted that their unmanned Lunar Orbiter captured something that appears to show a small dark ‘spike’ casting a shadow. This admission by the officials has further ... more »
Phoenix Police Officers Force Teen To Eat Cannabis At Traffic Stop
Three Phoenix police officers have been forced to resign after a teenager was forced to eat marijuana during a routine traffic stop. The male teenager reported that he was forced to eat the marijuana found in his vehicle in order to avoid going to jail, according to a statement by Police Shief Joseph Yahner on Thursday. CBS News reports: A fourth officer, Jeff Farrior, was demoted from lieutenant to sergeant for being aware of last week’s incident and not taking appropriate action, Yahner told reporters. “Their actions are appalling and unacceptable. This conduct is against every... more »
Obama Vetoes Bill Allowing Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia For 9/11
President Barack Obama vetoed legislation on Friday that would have allowed the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks to seek justice and sue Saudi Arabia for orchestrating the attacks. Despite overwhelming public support, The White House strongly opposed the legislation, known as the “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act” (JASTA). The bill was passed unanimously by both the House and Senate, and would have given families the chance to hold authorities in Saudi Arabia accountable for their part in sponsoring the September 11 attacks. Rt.com reports: Known as “Justice A... more »
Maryland School Replaces Detention With Meditation
An Elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland has taken a unique approach in disciplining it’s students. Instead of dishing out detentions, teachers encourage children to practise meditation. The Robert W. Coleman Elementary school in West Baltimore say that they have found that encouraging children to practise mindful meditation when they are misbehaving has completely eliminated the number of suspensions given in the last year. Thefreethoughtproject.com reports: The program is an initiative organized by the Holistic Life Foundation, a Baltimore-based nonprofit organization commit... more »
FBI Admit They Gave Immunity To Clinton Aide Cheryl Mills
Hillary Clinton’s top aide Cheryl Mills and two other staffers were granted immunity by the FBI during their email investigation. House oversight committee Chairman, Jason Chaffetz, said in a statement on Friday that chief of staff Cheryl Mills’ immunity deal prevented the agency from properly doing its job. “This is beyond explanation. The FBI was handing out immunity agreements like candy. I’ve lost confidence in this investigation and I question the genuine effort in which it was carried out.” Ap.org reports: Still, Chaffetz said he was “absolutely stunned” that the FBI would ... more »
IRS Threaten Citizens Who Refuse Obamacare
The IRS are going to send over 20 million American citizens threatening letters warning them that they must sign up for ObamaCare insurance. Obama has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to send out a strongly worded letter, “suggesting” that people sign up, much to the dismay of Congress. Forbes.com reports: “We strongly object to any action by the Administration to improperly use sensitive taxpayer information to identify and harass individuals who have rejected the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) by choosing to pay a tax rather than be forced into a health car... more »
Over 30,000 scientists say 'Catastrophic Man-Made Global Warming' is a complete hoax and science lie
This is the correct way to answer the 97 percent nonsense. The hard reality is that even fully engaged scientists are at best uncommitted and should be! Worse, the evidence of the past eighteen years has been amazingly neutral after the brief peak that occurred in 1998. However it has been neutral but warmed up which provides a shifted range of temperature variation or should. Thus we have had a better climate for twenty years. I have good reason to expect a downward shift in the next two decades as against a further upward shift. In fact, were i a betting man i would give... more »
Self-driving Tractors
Self Driving will have issues for some time in terms of the private automobile. Most of those will not exist in the agricultural setting. The speed is naturally slow and you are interested in repetition which is not as easy on the open road. Much more significant, this technology allows for small machines which are potentially very valuable to the farm. Such machines allow for small densely cropped fields and narrow strips holding trees and fruit shrubs creating a vastly more productive biome. The most important tool is a robotic device able to pick raspberries and strawberri... more »
Why a Trump Victory in November is a Virtual Certainty
I strongly recommend this analysis. I have made many successful calls based on paying attention to the popular vote instead of the enthusiasms of newspapermen. Here we see that the popular vote has shifted to Trump as a result of his no holds barred battle to drive the pretenders from the ring. Remember we are merely asking two folks out of every one hundred to switch. That is not much at all. And it is now the strategic end game. Trump will now easily campaign as a robust centralist Democrat as that is what he has always been. After all the Republican party is going nowhe... more »
Mountain Lion in Guy's Face
This is interesting. A lion is an ambush hunter mostly. This looks to be a case of confrontation and stare down. Certainly enough to send the observe up a tree. I am more concerned by the lack of fear. We have not been serious about hunting apex predators for a couple of generations. That leads to a serious increase in direct confrontation. That is not a good plan. It is far better that they avoid us. This will start to be a serious problem. Young children are terribly vulnerable to both cougars and wolves who normally avoid adults. Coyotes are also a potential threat... more »
Parents Warned Of Leprosy Crisis In California School
Public health officials have confirmed that a child from California has been diagnosed with the ancient disease leprosy. Health officials were notified in early September about two possible cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, at a school in Jurupa Valley, California. Pe.com reports: The findings by the National Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Laboratory Research Program in Baton Rouge, La., supported a local doctor’s diagnosis that a student at Indian Hills Elementary School had leprosy. A second student who may be related to the other child also had been diagnosed with ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “An Ocean Apart”
“Pamela and Randy Copus are the duo known as 2002. Randy Copus plays piano, electric cello, guitar, bass and keyboards. Pamela Copus plays flutes, harp, keyboards and a wind instrument called a WX5. Both musicians also provide all of the vocals on their albums, recording their voices many, many times and layering them to create a "virtual choir" with a celestial, angelic quality.” 2002, “An Ocean Apart” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMqLFemZOOg&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This colorful skyscape features the dusty, reddish glow of Sharpless catalog emission region Sh2-155, the Cave Nebula. About 2,400 light-years away, the scene lies along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus. *Click image for larger size.* Astronomical explorations of the region reveal that it has formed at the boundary of the massive Cepheus B molecular cloud and the hot, young, blue stars of the Cepheus OB 3 association. The bright rim of ionized hydrogen gas is energized by the radiation from the hot stars, dominated by the bright... more »
Chet Raymo, “Angels and Devils”
*“Angels and Devils”* by Chet Raymo "I was on a panel once with Steven Pinker. I learned two things from the experience. He has more hair than I do. And he's smarter. Which is why I try to read whatever he writes. Even at my venerable age I figure I can learn something from the brainy youngsters. So I've been waiting for his book to arrive at the library: "The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence in History and Its Causes." Meantime, "Nature" has Pinker's three-page summary of the book, which stands nicely alone as a presentation of his thesis- and as an affirmation... more »
"Rest Assured..."
"That's how luck works, lad. You can bitch all you like about how things could have been more favorable for you, but rest assured things can always be worse. Always." - Scott Lynch
Iran Says No To Kurds’ Independence From Iraq
On May 5, 2016 an editorial was published in the Washington Post entitled “Kurdistan deserves an amicable divorce from Baghdad” by Masrour Barzani, the son of the Kurdish president Massoud Barzani. The article said that the Kurdistan Region would consult with Iran and other regional countries on the proposed independence referendum. The proposal to break away from Iraq was immediately rejected by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The ministry’s spokesman Jaberi Ansari told the press that Tehran stands for the unity of Iraq. He suggested that Iraqi leaders get together and focus upon th...more »
The Daily "Near You?"
San Remo, Liguria, Italy. Thanks for stoping by!
"The Legend Of The Thorn Bird"
“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the price of great pain… or so sa... more »
"When They Find Out..."
"I used to wish I had an easier life," he mused. "Some people sail through years with nothing touching them. They have no tragedies. They go on about how lucky they are. Yet sometimes it seems to me they're half alive. When something goes wrong for them, and it does for everyone sooner or later, their trauma is much worse. They've had nothing bad happen to them before. In the meantime, they think little problems, like losing a wallet, are big deals. They think it's ruined their day. They have no idea what a hard day's like. It's going to be incredibly tough for them when they find o... more »
Economic News , Data & Views ..... September 23 , 2016...... Quick Hits For Friday - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : US , European And Asia Stocks Plus Other Assets ( Friday Action & Weekly Action ) ; US GDP Projection For Q3 Lowered ; Oil Gets Tommy Hammered - Variety Of Factors In Play ; Central Bankers In Focus ; Additional Items Of Note. 2 Around The Horn In Europe -- TTIP In Trouble ( France & Austria Want To Pump TTIP Out Of Bounds Until After US Elections ) , Italy Items Of Note , Germany Political Items For Friday , Hungary Referendum Data , France Polling Data , IMF Comments On Greece , EZ Data ( France & Spain ) , Deutsche Bank In Spotlight - including In German Politics. 3. US Politics - US Presidential Contest Items , Trump & Hillary Specific Items , JASTA & Chris Christie "Bridge-Gate" Woes.
Markets..... *zerohedge* @zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago Gold Tops Bonds, Stocks In Week When Fed Crushed Economic Growth Hopes http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-09-2 3/gold-tops-bonds-stocks-week-when-fed-crushed-economic-growth-hopes … *MarketWatch* @MarketWatch 3h 3 hours ago Buy bonds, buy stocks, sell risk, blame the Fed! http://on.mktw.net/2cSaKkx *zerohedge* @zerohedge 5h 5 hours ago 2016 qtrly GDP: Q1: 0.8% Q2: 1.1% Q3 P: 2.3% Q4 P: 1.2% Welcome to the recovery *zerohedge* @zerohedge 5h 6 hours ago The Fed is expected to hike in a quarter in ... more »
Saudi Lives Matter
Obama spends more political capital on the Kingdom than he does for Black People.
Another defeat in court for right-wing privatizer David F. Welch
*“People need to understand that there’s tons of money in nonprofits.” — Brett Bymaster* [image: David F. Welch neoliberal corporate education reform pusher] Gates Foundation rag EdSource and irrepressible education writer Peter Greene recently announced another resounding defeat in court for the anti-public education outfit Students Matter. The trial court ruled against David F. Welch's corporate reform group in Doe vs. Antioch. Welch's other action, the wrongheaded Vergara suit, recently ended with the Supreme Court of California's refusal to hear his group's appeal. I had some ... more »
The Poet: David Whyte, “The Sea”
*“The Sea”* “The pull is so strong we will not believe the drawing tide is meant for us, I mean the gift, the sea, the place where all the rivers meet. Easy to forget, how the great receiving depth untamed by what we need needs only what will flow its way. Easy to feel so far away and the body so old it might not even stand the touch. But what would that be like feeling the tide rise out of the numbness inside toward the place to which we go washing over our worries of money, the illusion of being ahead, the grief of being behind, our limbs young rising from such a depth? What would th... more »
Trump Campaign Noncompete Agreements May Break Multiple Laws
You may have seen that the Trump campaign is imposing confidentiality and noncompete agreements on its staffers that are quite broad. Here's the agreement, posted online. It's a great example of what not to do. Let's take a look at what they did wrong for a moment. *Election law*: The agreement is with The Trump Organization. If Wikipedia has it right, “The Trump Organization (formerly Elizabeth Trump & Son) is an American privately owned international conglomerate based in Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It serves as the principal holding company for Donald Drumpf'... more »
'Black Snake Corporation' destroying Native burials at Big Bend after Obama's permit
Lakota arrested halting Dakota Access Pipeline owned by Energy Transfer Partners of Dalla/Photo by Bold Nebraska Bulldozers tear through ancient Indian site. Big Bend Conservation Alliance By Brenda Norrell Censored News The same corporation that bulldozed Native American burial places in North Dakota -- and attacked Native American women and children with vicious dogs
Washington Is Preparing A Warmonger To Start WW3
American economist, journalist, blogger and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Reagan, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says that WW3 is likely to happen soon as the American empire dithers on the verge. The neocons in Washington might actually decide to strike at Russia or China while they still sway power. Dr. Roberts warns Russia to stay alert and see beyond Washington’s rhetoric. Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Katheon reports: RUSSIA NEEDS TO STAY ALERT – WASHINGTON IS PREPARING FOR WAR Well, it is possible that Washington’s elite forces will argue over the rapprochement... more »
Pounding Sand in the land of the Giant Squid
There is no end to the sand except only certian sand is valubable and thats why they have me pounding cause its daily wearing away as the oceancs rise and my sand is invaluable and I am a good team member making good sand for a good world hire me
Outlaw Plastic
Its a crime against the globe in most cases. Lets use it better and rarely like abortion.
No Energy no coverage
Have you ever seen a Presidental campaing so low key? The reason is that Hillary is ratbaitl
Ted Cruz endorses Donald Trump...
and we thank him Via Facebook: This election is unlike any other in our nation’s history. Like many other voters, I have struggled to determine the right course of action in this general election. In Cleveland, I urged voters, “please, don’t stay home in November. Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket whom you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.” After many months of careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience, I have decided that on Election Day, I will vote for the Republican n... more »
Family Of Keith Lamont Scott Release Video Of Police Shooting
Disturbing footage of the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina was released by his family on Friday. Footage was released to NBC News after law enforcement refused to release their footage. Info Wars reports: While the shooting itself cannot be seen, officers can be heard repeatedly demanding Scott “drop the gun” while Scott’s wife Rakeyia asserts that he is unarmed. A transcript of the video from the New York Times reveals the interaction between Rakeyia, officers and Scott. OFFICER: Hands up! RAKEYIA SCOTT: Don’t shoot him. Don’t shoot him. He... more »
Dear Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
as I posted earlier to Facebook... Dear Chinese Premier Li Keqiang: On your visit to Canada, please make a point of publicly reminding Prime Minister Trudeau that Canada needs to be far more attentive to its international human rights obligations. As you know, Canada's jails are overcrowded with citizens. The bail system systemically denies constitutional rights. Physical isolation that
Hatchet JO'B
'Repetition!', as they cry on *Just a Minute...* Well, if Gyles Brandreth is going to accuse me of 'Repetition!' for posting yet again about James O'Brien on *Newsnight* then Gyles really ought to accuse James O'Brien and *Newsnight *of 'Repetition!' as well for yet again inviting on yet another hapless US right-winger for JO'B to ritually slaughter. Last night's Republican 'lamb' was this chap, then duly splashed on the *Newsnight *homepage: Anyone seeking to contextualise that quote - by saying that Congressman Pittenger (as he himself said to James O'Brien) was citing some of... more »
Don’t Expect Korea To Reduce Emissions!
By Paul Homewood http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2016/09/south-korea-in-27bn-renewables-spree.html?cmpid=enl_PEI_Digest_2016-09-22&eid=296412419&bid=1535638 Beware con merchants bearing renewables! From PEI: South Korea will invest $27bn in renewables and from next year begin to retire 10 coal-fired power plants. The dramatic statement of intent on sustainability was revealed this morning by the country’s Second Vice-Minister of Energy, Taehee Woo. Delivering the opening […]
Circus Winner!
The winner of the Circus tickets is: Nicole W. nico........@gmail.com. Congratulations! Didn't win? Check out below for how to get your tickets! I am getting so excited for the Circus! This year I actually convinced my husband to come too! I absolutely can't wait to experience this as a family! Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be in Salt Lake City September 23-26th. Check out the information below! There is even a new New “Dad’s Day” discount on Saturday for fathers who want to take their children to the show during Women’s Session of General Conference. That discoun... more »
The Fraud "Race Riots" In Charlotte North Carolina USA: THIS Is Why These "Riots" Are Taking Place!
I again had to take yesterday off from blogging for personal business. Yes, once again my personal life does take precedence at times, and writings here are "delayed" from time to time.... But I am back.... I was asked many times over the last few days to give my opinion about these ever increasing "race riots" that we see happening across America... I for one an NOT fooled what so ever, and see through these "riots" for what they are, which is to incite violence so that the criminal government in Washington DC can use them to further their plans to force "martial law" across Ameri... more »
Putin Blames The Communist Party For USSR Collapse
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Communist Party should have introduced democratic reform to save the former Soviet Union rather than let it collapse. The fall of the USSR was “the major geopolitical disaster of the [last] century,” according to Putin. USSR could have been reformed, there was no need to destroy it. On Thursday President Putin addressed the leaders of the four parties which won seats in last Sunday’s general election to the State Duma. RT.com reports: “You know my attitude towards the collapse of the Soviet Union. There was no need to do it. Reforms could ...more »
DALLAS: March Against Energy Transfer Partners Sept. 24, 2016
American Indian Movement of Central Texas and Allies: March in a peaceful manner at Energy Transfer Partners The same black snake corporation that bulldozed the burial place in North Dakota, and attacked women and children with vicious dogs and pepper spray at Standing Rock, is now bulldozing ancient Indian area in Big Bend, Texas Following the rally, participants – mournful of the
Grammar schools and the BBC
(h/t Andrew) Can you spot Theresa May in this old grammar school photo? There's a new BBC News website report by Hannah Richardson, one of the BBC's online education reporters, headlined *Grammar schools expansion 'could dumb them down'*, The piece is based on the findings of "an Education Policy Institute study" and extensively quotes from the research author, the EPI's Jo Hutchinson. But who are the Education Policy Institute? Are they - as readers of Hannah's report might have assumed - an impartial, disinterested think-tank that just happens, from the findings of its study, to... more »
Post 9/11 Ziofascist Occupation turning US into Palestine
*Police Shooting of unarmed Keith Scott in front of his Wife* Wife's videoWife of Keith Scott, Charlotte Shooting Victim, Filmed Fatal Encounter With Police RAKEYIA SCOTT: F*ck. Did you shoot him? Did you shoot him? Did you shoot him? He better not be f*cking dead.He better not be f*cking dead. I know that f*cking much. I know that much. He better not be dead. I’m not going to come near you. I’m going to record, though. I’m not coming near you. I’m going to record, though.He better be alive because ...I come You better be alive. How about that?Yes, we here, over here at 50 ...... more »
“War, Peace, and Absurdity: You Must Be Kidding! Adventures in an American World of Frustration"
*“War, Peace, and Absurdity:* *You Must Be Kidding! Adventures in an American World of Frustration" * by Tom Engelhardt "Recently, sorting through a pile of old children's books, I came across a volume, "That Makes Me Mad!", which brought back memories. Written by Steve Kroll, a long-dead friend, it focused on the eternally frustrating everyday adventures of Nina, a little girl whose life regularly meets commonplace roadblocks, at which point she always says... well, you can guess from the title! Vivid parental memories of another age instantly flooded back- of my daughter (now rea... more »
BMJ won’t retract controversial dietary guidelines article, says author
The BMJ is not going to retract a 2015 article criticizing the expert report underlying the U.S. dietary guidelines, despite heavy backlash from readers, according to the author of the article. As Politico reported today, the publication told journalist Nina Teicholz it wouldn’t retract the article, first published one year ago today. Teicholz confirmed to us the journal emailed […] The post BMJ won’t retract controversial dietary guidelines article, says author appeared first on Retraction Watch.
"Only A Certain Amount..."
"There is only a certain amount of kindness in the world… just as there is a certain amount of light. We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things… Choose a place where you won't do very much harm and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine." - E.M. Forster
Syria Was Prohibited From Attacking Al-Qaeda Says John Kerry
It has now become clear why the the United States insisted that its Syria ceasefire deal with Russia was kept secret. In John Kerry’s testimony before the United Nations on Thursday he let slip that one of the US demands was that the Syrian air force were prohibited from attacking al-Nusra Front (aka al-Qaeda in Syria). “It was also very importantly part of the plan, that when those efforts of cooperation commenced, Syrian warplanes would be prohibited from flying over areas where the legitimate opposition and al- Nusra were present, in order to give us the opportunity to work out... more »
“Les Deplorables”
*“Les Deplorables”* by Pepe Escobar “Perplexed global public opinion holds its breath at the (circus) best American “democracy” is able to conjure. The first cage match this coming Monday between a Queen of War profiting from a mighty (Clinton) Cash Machine and a billionaire uber-narcissist adored by a “basket of deplorables”. This is a circus quite fitting for a self-described “indispensable nation” where “evil” has been propelled– seriously– to the status of philosophical category. For the basket of deplorables, and even beyond their circle, the temptation is immense to equate vo... more »
On "Conscientious Objection," But Mostly on Pseudonymity
I was going to blog about a new commentary about "conscientious objection" in medicine. (Link to the full, very readable paper.) Authorities should bar doctors from refusing to provide such services as abortion and assisted death on moral grounds, and screen out potential medical students who might impose their values on patients, leading Canadian and British bioethicists argue in a provocative new commentary. I remembered that lawsuit launched back in 2015 by the whackadoodle group calling themselves the Christian Medical and Dental Society against the College of Physicians and Sur... more »
"Alas, it didn’t make the final cut"
Talking about the *Spectator*, there's also a piece by Freddy Gray on "being a media Catholic", which ends with a revealing BBC-related anecdote: On the whole, however, I didn’t face overt anti-Christian prejudice so much as bewilderment. The producers, runners and interviewers — especially on the BBC and Channel 4 — just couldn’t believe that, in their day and age, people still accepted what the Catholic church teaches, especially on sex. They tried to be sympathetic, but ended up being patronising. The best example came during a *Have Your Say* phone-in session on BBC World New... more »
Ian Katz in 'The Spectator'
*Newsnight* editor Ian Katz has a Brexit-related piece in this week's *Spectator. * In it he speculates that the language used to describe the two sides in the EU referendum might have had some bearing on the actual result. His particular focus is the use of the romantic, buccaneering, portmanteau word 'Brexiteers', which (he said) could have been 'quietly significant' in winning it for the Brexiteers. He notes the battle between 'Brexiteers' and the less-romantic-sounding 'Brexiters' in certain media outlets (making his old employer, the *Guardian*, sound far less partisan than ... more »
Iran Says It Warned Off US Spy Plane
An Iranian General said that a US U-2 spy plane which was trying to fly over Iran’s border was chased away by the country’s air defense troops. The incident, which the Pentagon has not yet commented on, happened “in recent days,” according to Iranian state television. Press TV reports: Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, said on Thursday the forces warned off the intruding American aircraft in recent days and made them fly away. The commander did not give further details elaborating on where the planes attempted to enter Iranian...more »
Climate Alarmist Professors: Vote Hillary or the Planet Will Fry!
By Paul Homewood http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/09/22/climate-alarmist-professors-vote-hillary-or-the-planet-will-fry/ From Dellers: Hundreds of members of the US National Academy of Sciences have signed an open letter in support of Hillary because global warming. The signatories – 375 in all – don’t actually mention Donald Trump by name. But it’s pretty clear that that’s whom they’re getting at […]
Censored News censored by Twitter: It's no big deal
. Censored News through the years, beginning with the Indigenous Peoples Border Summit on Tohono O'odham land, and on to the live coverage of the Boarding School Tribunal in Green Bay, WI. There was the live coverage of the Vicam Yaqui Water Forum in Sonora, Mexico, as they began their highway blockade for water rights that lasted for years. There's AIM West coverage, the resistance at
Updated Space Week Events List
*October 1-8, 2016Keep Space for Peace WeekInternational Week of Protest toStop the Militarization of Space* *No Missile DefenseStop Drones Surveillance & KillingStop the Endless WarsNo to NATOEnd Corporate Domination of Foreign/Military PolicyConvert the Military Industrial ComplexDeal with climate change and global poverty* *List in formation* - *Alice Springs, Australia (Oct 1)* National Conference *Pine Gap: Serving US Militarism for 50 Years – Time for Independence? *Panels include: Pine Gap & US Base in Darwin, Security Threat to Australia?; War with ... more »
Mis-Educative Technology and Human Capital Management: Part 2
See Part 1 here. Triumph Learning’s *Waggle *is a personalized learning system now in use by Clarke County Schools in Athens, Georgia, where Dr. Philip Lanoue is Superintendent. Dr. Lanoue was named Superintendent of the Year in 2015 by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA’s next conference is entitled “Personalized, Accountable, and Visionary). Lanoue's name is prominently posted in Triumph Learning's online ads and in their sales promotions. The video linked from this Waggle ad is provided further down in this post. In the video, Dr. Lanoue and two of his... more »
Onondaga 15 forbidden to speak to media during trial
By Brenda Norrell Censored News The Onondaga 15 have been forbidden to talk to the media during the trial. They can't speak out even though they are the victims of this tragic horror when the New York State Troops Indian Detail attacked them at Onondaga on may 14, 1997. Ronald Jones said in an earlier interview that he rejected an offer of a $40,000 settlement earlier. "They broke my back
Bill To Designate Pakistan A Terrorist State Introduced In US Congress
Two American lawmakers introduced legislation in the US Congress on Tuesday aimed at designating Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism. The move follows a terrorist attack near the town of Uri, located in Jammu and Kashmir, which India accused Pakistan of sponsoring. The bill, HR 6069 or the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act, requires the US administration to make a formal call on the matter within three months of its passage. Sputnik news reports: Two US congressmen, Ted Poe (R-TX) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), have introduced the “Pakistan State Sponsor of Terro...more »
The Eight Characteristics Of Star Children
Star children are showing up everywhere. Many observers including teachers, parents, child specialists and pediatricians have seen a remarkable development taking place in some children and young adults over recent decades. Children these days seem to be brighter. Some believe that they are star-seeds, souls that have originated from other planets and stars. Humans are Free reports: Not only do these children grow up faster both physically and mentally, they also tackle problems and school work in unique ways that work but leave people looking baffled. They are very much spiritual... more »
Authors retract two papers on shock therapy, citing language barriers
An electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) journal has retracted two 2016 papers after uncovering problems in the data analyses, which the author says were due to language barriers. Interestingly, two authors of the newly retracted papers — Yu-Tao Xiang from the University of Macau in China and Gabor Ungvari from the University of Western Australia — also […] The post Authors retract two papers on shock therapy, citing language barriers appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Clinton-Trump Assassination: Prepare For Historic Event In Next Few Days
With the U.S. presidential election campaign reaching its final stages, Clinton and Trump are likely to be replaced by others to satisfy the globalist agenda of the establishment elite. Amid unprecedented distrust of their government and the election system, U.S. citizens should prepare themselves for a political coup d’etat by the elite that aims to finish off Donald Trump and replace Hillary Clinton before people had a chance to vote. It is rumored that American totalitarian globalists are not willing to accept the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency. Citizens need to stock... more »
US General: No-Fly Zone Would ‘Require War With Syria & Russia’
America’s top military officer and the US Defense Secretary told congress that they blamed Russia for the Aleppo aid convoy attack, but admitted that they “had no facts.” The Pentagon leaders also said that they supported the idea of grounding Russian and Syrian jets and allowing only US coalition planes over Syria, even though that would require war against both Syria and Russia. RT reports: Defense Secretary Ash Carter and General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday to report on the ongoing military operatio...more »
Media downgrade Roger Penrose to an invisible appendix of crank Lee Smolin
A week ago, Roger Penrose released his new book *Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy*. We already knew that he was writing a book of this name in 2009 and Penrose was actually giving lectures with this name in 2006 or earlier. So you may say that this book is something that Roger Penrose – and he's far from an average man – has been working on for something like one decade. Also, the book has almost 200 figures which are freely available. I wrote the clearest description of the book that is now out in 2014. Is the demand for this product of a decade-long effort by a famous thinker *appropri... more »
The US Delivers Plane Loads of Weapons to Kurdish Proxy Terror Army- Displacing Christians
*Recall the post from earlier this week?* *A Turn for The Worse: Obama "Considers" Arming Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIS* As I had suspected, if the media was mentioning this news as something being "considered", this was a done deal! *Sputnik: Plane Loads of Arms delivered to Kurds in Annexed Syrian Territory* *Sputnik fudged the quote! Intentional or accidental I don't know? They are quoting Andalou.* *I have Andolou (AA) linked below and clearly Erdogan stated two plane loads * *"Three days ago three aircraft with US armaments for Syrian Kurds' forces landed in the Syrian Kobani... more »
Top U.S. Air Force General: 'Russia And China Are Developing Capabilities To Disrupt U.S. Space Capabilities'
*WNU Editor:* It looks like both Russia and China are going to match U.S. space capabilities sooner rather than later.
Author asks to retract nearly 20-year old paper over figure questions, lack of data
The last author of a 1999 paper has asked the journal to retract it less than one month after a user raised questions about images on PubPeer. Yesterday, last author Jim Woodgett posted a note on the site saying the author who generated the figures in question could not find the original data, and since […] The post Author asks to retract nearly 20-year old paper over figure questions, lack of data appeared first on Retraction Watch.
In West Virginia There's A Democrat So Far To The Right That Not Even Daily Kos Would Endorse Him
*Charlotte Pritt, the real Democrat in the West Virginia gubernatorial race* Last May, West Virginia was Bernie territory. The Democratic primary-- which drew about 40,000 more voters than the Republican primary-- saw Bernie sweep every single county in the state. Statewide it was Bernie 123,860 (51.4%) to Hillary 86,354 (35.8%). Unfortunately for Hillary, many Bernie voters have told pollsters that they would vote for Trump rather than her. An exit poll by CBS News found that among the Bernie voters 44% said they'd vote for Trump, 23% said they'd vote for Hillary and 31% said they'... more »
On The Edge Of Insanity
The "American Dream" used to be summed up in two words -- upward mobility. And, after World War II, almost everyone in the United States was upwardly mobile. Ben Fountain writes in *The Guardian*: The biggest gains occurred in the post-second world war era of the GI Bill, affordable higher education, strong labor unions, and a progressive tax code. Between the late 1940s and early 1970s, median household income in the US doubled. Income inequality reached historic lows. The average CEO salary was approximately 30 times that of the lowest-paid employee, compared with today’s gold-p... more »
Cities Across The US Take A Stand Against Police Surveillance
Eleven US cities have partnered with 13 organizations to push for community control over police surveillance. Their aim is to restrict or ban the use of snooping technology in an initiative that has been endorsed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. In most cities, the growing use of Orwellian surveillance technologies, which are regularly acquired and used in secret, is unchecked RT reports: Dubbed “Community Control Over Police Surveillance,” the campaign involves such notable groups as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the NA... more »
September 2016 Heatwave
By Paul Homewood http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/september2016_temperature The Met Office have now published a bulletin on the brief heatwave last week: A brief heatwave from 12 to 15 September brought exceptionally high temperatures to south-east England, accompanied by some torrential downpours causing flash flooding. On 13 September, Gravesend (Kent) recorded 34.4 °C, the UK’s highest […]
Will Hillary Clinton say anything to get elected?
Will Hillary Clinton say anything to get elected? The makers of this video seem to think the answer to that is yes... https://youtu.be/hiMJR5jo8_s
Site C Licence of Occupation
In two days, the deadline for public input into BC Hydro's request to log crown land slated for Provincial Park status above the Site C dam will close. So why are you only just now hearing about this on a blog? Good question. According to the *Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative* in an article in woodbusiness.ca, which you probably aren't in the habit of reading on a daily basis : "On Sept. 1, BC Hydro placed a notice of intent to log the valley, including parts of the Peace-Boudreau, an Old Growth Management Area, at the back of local newspapers. There was no mention o... more »
"Waiting To Exhale: Hillary, In Sickness And In Health"
*"Waiting To Exhale: Hillary, In Sickness And In Health"* by Jim Kavanagh "What's wrong with Hillary? Since her collapse on 9/11, that question has become inescapable. I am not going to try to prove that Hillary Clinton has Parkinson's Disease, or some other serious, degenerative neurological or neuro-vascular condition. I suspect she does, especially since her collapse on 9/11, and the acknowledgement that she was passing off as an allergy what she now claims is pneumonia. Suddenly, the various videos of her strange tics, and the diagnoses thereof, have been less easy to dismiss. ... more »
Turkey, Russia Discuss Deal To Coordinate Flights Over Syria
*Interesting.* *DS* Turkey and Russia have been discussing the creation of a protocol to coordinate the flights of their warplanes over Syrian airspace in a bid to prevent unwanted incidents like the downing of a Russian jet by Turkish Air Forces on Nov. 24, 2015, a senior Turkish military source has said. While drafting the protocol, the two sides also agreed on a "gentleman's agreement" to prevent the two sides' warplanes from entering into areas where the other side is conducting military operations. *The decision to work to coordinate military flights over Syria was taken duri... more »
Watch "SR#1204 Campaign Clinton is Covering Up Her Parkinson’s Disease? Non-Existing Test" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/FCDbboP00pY Fascinating, if true...
Watch "What was wrong with Hillary Clinton's eyes during Philly speech?" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/x72oBpk9WPI
Is China About To Face A Banking Crisis?
Source: China Daily/Si Wei *The Telegraph*: *Fitch reveals the $2trillion black hole in China's economy that heralds a lost decade* Bad debts in the Chinese banking system are ten times higher than officially admitted, and rescue costs could reach a third of GDP within two years if the authorities let the crisis fester, Fitch Ratings has warned. The agency said the rate of non-performing loans (NPLs) has reached between 15pc and 21pc and is rising fast as the country delays serious reform, relying instead on a fresh burst of credit to put off the day of reckoning. It would cost up... more »
Pentagon Were Not Informed By The White House On Cash Payments To Iran
*Leader Testimony* Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro *Eli Lake, Bloomberg*: *Obama Kept Military Out of the Loop on Cash Payments to Iran* One might think President Barack Obama would have asked his top military officials to weigh in on his administration's decision in January to send $400 million in cash to Iran. After all, Iran is the world's leading state sponso... more »
Congress Passes Bill To Expose Wealth Of Iranian Leaders But President Obama Has Vowed To Veto It
*The Hill:* *House passes bill requiring report on Iranian leaders' assets* The House passed legislation on Wednesday requiring the Treasury Department to publicly list the known assets of top Iranian political and military leaders. The bill, approved in a 282-143 vote, is meant to impose more transparency into how Iran's senior officials accumulate wealth, the legislation's supporters said. President Obama has threatened to veto the legislation, however, as the White House argues that publishing the data could compromise intelligence methods and be perceived by Iran as an attemp... more »
Tweet For Today
Islamic State's safe haven in Sirte, Libya shrinks to a 'single neighborhood' - https://t.co/tDku6hyEm4 pic.twitter.com/kDhUosm2D7 — The Long War Journal (@LongWarJournal) September 23, 2016
CIA Director John Brennan Admits That When He Was Young He Voted For The Communist Party
John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, talks with President Obama in the White House dining room, February, 2010. Photo: White House/Pete Souza *New York Magazine**: CIA Director Reveals He Was Once a Communist Sympathizer* In 1976, future CIA director John Brennan was a college student disgusted by Watergate and the “system” that produced it. As the young Brennan surveyed the political landscape, only one candidate seemed to be speaking the truth about the need for real change (and/or the dictatorship of the proletariat) — Communist Party nominee Gus Hall... more »
Picture Of The Day
Navy Seaman Casey Dievendorf and Seaman Nathaniel Harris paint the hull of USS John C. Stennis in Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 21, 2016. The Stennis is conducting a routine maintenance following a deployment to the U.S. 7th and 3rd fleet areas of operation. Navy photo by Seaman Alexander P. Akre
China Is Boasting That Their New Radar Is Capable Of Detecting Stealth Planes
Early-warning radar trucks at a parade in Beijing in September 2015 marking the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan. Photo: Xinhua *South China Morning Post*: *The end of stealth? New Chinese radar capable of detecting ‘invisible’ targets 100km away* Breakthrough relies on ‘spooky’ phenomenon of quantum entanglement. A top Chinese military technology company shocked physicists around the world this week when it announced it had developed a new form of radar able to detect stealth planes 100km away. The breakthrough relies on a ghostly phenomenon known as quantum entanglement, w...more »
China's Artificial Islands In The South China Sea Are A Bigger Deal Than What Has Been Reported
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* Range arcs depicting potential coverage of HQ-9 SAMs, YJ-62 ASCMs, and DF-21 ballistic missiles from China’s larger South China Sea island bases. *Thomas Shugart, War On the Rocks*: *China's Artificial Islands Are Bigger (And A Bigger Deal) Than You Think* Surely you have heard the news — China has been dredging up coral reefs and creating artificial islands in the South China Sea with the purpose of enforcing their claims to “indisputable sovereignty” of their “Nine Dash Line”, and has defiantly continued to do so in the face of legal condemnation by ... more »
U.S. Vice-President Biden Tells Ukraine Reform Or Face The EU Dropping Sanctions Against Russia
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (L) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pose for the media prior to meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Michel Euler/Pool *Reuters:* *Biden warns Ukraine on reforms, says EU sanctions on Russia at risk* U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Ukraine needs to live up to its promises economic and political reforms or risk seeing the European Union walk away from its sanctions on Russia. "We know that if they give an excuse to the EU, there are at least five countries right... more »
President Obama Will Veto 9/11 Bill That Permits Family Members To Sue Saudi Arabia
*Washington Examiner:* *WH: Obama will veto 9/11 Saudi bill Friday* President Obama intends to veto a bipartisan bill allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in federal court by Friday, the end of a 10-work day period that presidents have to veto legislation before it becomes law, according to a White House spokesman. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday that Obama has used the intervening days since the measure reached his desk to make his case against it to lawmakers before vetoing it. "We've made clear that we wanted to have an opportunity to mak...more »
Poll: American Troops Have Given Up On Nation Building
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Military Times: **After 15 years of war, America's military has about had it with 'nation building'* Most American military personnel are deeply skeptical of the United States' nation-building missions overseas and would prefer to see leaders in Washington focus the country's resources on less ambiguous missions like killing terrorists and protecting the homeland, according to a new first-of-its-kind survey. The poll of more than 2,200 active-duty troops, a collaboration between Military Times and Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Mi... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 22, 2016
*Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic*: *The Prospect of a Cease-Fire in Syria Is in Tatters* President Bashar al-Assad told the AP the fighting will likely “drag on,” and airstrikes in rebel-held parts of Aleppo killed dozens. Here’s what’s happening Thursday in Syria: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with The Associated Press, said the civil war was likely to “drag on” because of outside support for groups opposed to him. Rebel-held parts of Aleppo saw some of the worst bombings after the collapse this week of a nationwide cease-fire. In New York, diplomats from th... more »
World News Briefs -- September 22, 2016 (Evening Edition)
*Washington Post*: *Syria ignores Kerry and launches an offensive to recapture Aleppo* BEIRUT — Violence surged in Syria on Thursday as Syria’s government made it clear it has no intention of abiding by U.S. calls for the restoration of the failed U.S.-Russian cease-fire deal. Late Thursday night, the Syrian army announced the launch of an offensive to recapture the rebel held eastern portions of the city of Aleppo, which has been completely surrounded by government forces for the past three weeks. The announcement suggested that Syria’s government has no intention of complying ...more »
U.S. Presidential Election News Updates -- September 22, 2016
*Washington Post*: *Clinton asks why she isn’t beating Trump by 50 points* ORLANDO — Hillary Clinton gave voice Wednesday to a question on the minds of many of her fiercest advocates in her race against the controversy-prone Donald Trump: Why isn’t she way, way ahead? The Democratic nominee raised the issue here during an address via video conference to a gathering in Las Vegas of the Laborers' International Union of North America. The former secretary of state ticked off her pro-union positions, including investing in infrastructure, raising the minimum wage and supporting colle...more »
Pentagon Wants To Deploy 500 More Troops To Iraq Ahead Of The Battle For Mosul
U.S soldiers walked on a bridge in the northern Iraqi town of Gwer in late August. PHOTO: AZAD LASHKARI/REUTERS *FOX News*: *Pentagon Wants 500 More US Troops for Iraq Amid New Attacks* The Pentagon is seeking to send another 500 U.S. troops to Iraq, in addition to the 400 that arrived over the Labor Day weekend, two military officials tell Fox News -- a development that comes amid a new wave of attacks. The Pentagon in July first received approval to raise the troop number in Iraq to 4,647, from a previous authorization of 3,870 in January. If President Obama signs off on the mil... more »
Iraqi Forces Continue To Advance On The Islamic State Held City Of Mosul
*IBTimes*: *How ISIS Prepares For War: In Mosul, Islamic State Has A Moat, Bombs, Exploding Oil Trucks And Other Tricks To Stop Iraqi Military* The Islamic State group is protecting its largest territory by building a moat around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The construction plan comes as President Barack Obama and foreign leaders have vowed to take back the largest city in the militant group's so-called caliphate. ISIS also plans to build tunnels across the city to block government troops, set out explosives and shut down certain neighborhoods to further bolster its security... more »
Pentagon Confirms That Islamic State Fighters Targeted U.S. Troops In Iraq With Chemical Weapons
*USA Today:** Pentagon confirms ISIL mustard gas attack near U.S. troops in Iraq* The top U.S. military officer confirmed Thursday that Islamic State militants targeted a military base in Iraq where U.S. troops were stationed with a potentially deadly chemical weapon this week. “We assess it to be a sulfur-mustard blister agent,” Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Dunford did not elaborate, but the shell landed at a military base in northern Iraq where U.S. military advisers are helping Iraqi forces prepare... more »
Top U.S. General Tells Congress That It Would Be Unwise To Share Intelligence With Russia On Syria
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on National Security Challenges and Ongoing Military Operations on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas *Reuters*: *Top U.S. general: Unwise to share intelligence with Russia on Syria* The top U.S. general told Congress on Thursday it would be unwise to share intelligence with Russia and stressed that would not be one of the military's missions if Washington and Moscow were to ever work together ... more »
The War Of Words Intensify Between The U.S. And Russia Over Syria
*VOA*: *US General: 'Russians Are Responsible' for Attack on Syria Aid Convoy* CAPITOL HILL — America’s top military officer said Russia bears ultimate responsibility for an airstrike on a U.N. humanitarian convoy in Syria, and that he does not favor sharing military intelligence with Moscow in the Syrian conflict. “Two Russian aircraft were in that area at that time [when the convoy was attacked],” said General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifying Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. “I can’t conclusively say it was the Russians, but ... more »
Syrian Rebel Held Aleppo is Experiencing The Heaviest Air Strikes In Months
*ABC News Online:* *Aleppo: Heaviest air strikes in months pound rebel-held areas* Warplanes have mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of the city of Aleppo overnight, rebel officials and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian military on the reports, or mention of Aleppo air strikes on state media. US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded Russia and the Syrian Government immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones, in what he called a last chance to salvage a collapsing ceasefire and ... more »
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Blames The U.S. For Truce Collapse
*Reuters*:* President Assad to AP: Syria war will 'drag on' as part of global conflict* President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with AP News broadcast on Thursday that Syria's war will "drag on" as long as it is part of a global conflict funded and interfered in by other countries. "When you talk about it as part of a global conflict and a regional conflict, when you have many external factors that you don't control, it's going to drag on," Assad said. Syria's five-year-old war pits Assad, backed by Russia, Iran and Arab Shi'ite Muslim militias against a myriad of Sunni Mu... more »
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier Fighter Jet Has Crashed Off The Coast Of Okinawa. Pilot Ejects Safely
© wikipedia.org *CNN:* *US fighter jet crashes off Japanese island of Okinawa* Tokyo (CNN)A US Marine Corps pilot ejected safely when his fighter jet crashed into the waters off the Japanese island of Okinawa, officials said. The fighter jet, a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet, departed the Kadena US Air Base and crashed 153 km (95 miles) off Hedo Cape, according to a local coast guard official. The Japanese coast guard deployed rescue teams at 2 p.m. local time (1 a.m ET) and received a report two hours later that at least one person has been pulled from the crash site. *Read... more »
World News Briefs -- September 22, 2016
*Reuters:* *Aleppo hit by worst strikes for months as Putin, Assad ignore U.S. plea* Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of the city of Aleppo overnight, as Russia and the Syrian government spurned a U.S. plea to halt flights, burying any hope for the revival of a doomed ceasefire. Rebel officials and rescue workers said incendiary bombs were among the weapons that rained from the sky on the city. Hamza al-Khatib, the director of a hospital in the rebel-held east, told Reuters the death toll was 45. "It's as if the planes are trying t... more »
Class Action Attorney Has Evidence That Could End Hillary’s Run
Jared H. Beck, the attorney heading the class action lawsuit against the DNC over allegations of widespread election fraud, told Your News Wire that they are sitting on potentially explosive and damning evidence that could remove Debbie Wasserman Schultz’ from public office, and also bring Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to its knees. “There have been concerns that the [Florida primary election] results are not accurate of the actual vote,” Jared H. Beck, partner at Beck & Lee Trial Lawyers and JamPAC founder, told Your News Wire. “At this point, we are looking to investig... more »
Democratic Party Attorneys Admit DNC Is Corrupt
In a desperate attempt to get the class action lawsuit alleging election fraud by the Democratic National Committee thrown out of court, DNC attorneys have admitted that the Democratic party is corrupt and attempted to prove that Bernie Sanders donors knew this all along and therefore cannot sue them. This unexpected move by the DNC attorneys follows their attempts earlier this month to get the class action lawsuit thrown out on a technicality. These actions suggest that the DNC understands the case against them has merit, and as such they are attempting to get the lawsuit thrown ... more »
12 Reasons Why Millennials Hate Hillary Clinton
With Hillary Clinton puzzled why she isn’t “50 points ahead” of Trump, and even more confused why her polling numbers with 18-29-year-olds are plateauing at rock bottom, perhaps a reminder of why she is viewed as a toxic brand by millennials is in order. The biggest reason millennials dislike Hillary is not because they are uninformed, it’s because they are very informed. Unlike the older generations, they do not get all of their information from the corrupt mainstream media outlets. Millennials grew up with the internet. They are digital natives savvy enough to get their informat... more »
Confidence vs. Insecurity Defined
*I don't believe that anyone is 100% on either side. As I reflect upon this chart I would think that based upon my observations our cultures are encouraging people to be insecure. I have met so many these days without any strength of character or real deeply rooted confidence.* M. N. Hopkins
"There Are Simply No Answers..."
"How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You conti... more »
ENP The Voice revisited - Issue 23 December 1995 - N. Ireland special
The Voice - Issue 23 - December 1995. Northern Ireland special. Full version available to view at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B16HDtMQAGQJanowc3k1MzdjTjQ/view?usp=sharing Images below (better to view pdf!)
Most Mass Shootings In Last 20 Years Share One Thing In Common
Most of the mass shootings in the last twenty years, and multiple other instances of suicide and isolated shootings all share one thing in common, and it’s not the weapons used. The overwhelming evidence suggests the single largest common factor in all of these incidents is that all of the perpetrators were either actively taking powerful psychotropic drugs or had been at some point in the immediate past before they committed their crimes. Multiple credible scientific studies going back more then a decade, as well as internal documents from certain pharmaceutical companies that su... more »
'Project Fear' Destroyed: OEDC And IMF U-Turn On Brexit Warnings
A fascinating article at Breitbart http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/09/22/project-fear-destroyed-oedc-imf-u-turn-brexit-warnings/ Here's an extract: '... the OECD claimed that the UK was likely to experience 1.8 per cent growth in 2016, up from their dismal 0.1 per cent prediction made before the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union (EU).' Project Fear's lies and exaggerations are being exposed day by day: the economy, the EU Army, etc.
Russia Kill 30 US, British, Israeli Troops Thought To Be Training ISIS
Russian warships, deployed in Syria’s coastal waters, hit a military operations room near Aleppo with multiple missiles, killing 30 Israeli, US, Saudi, and British officers believed to be providing intelligence and support to ISIS militants in Syria, according to reports. While it has been confirmed that various ‘opposition’ and jihadi terrorist groups in Syria are trained, supplied and managed by foreign intelligence services (mostly Israeli, US, Turkish and Saudi), the Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on the issue. The deadly strike came after Vladimir Putin issued ... more »
Leaked Photos Show Satanic Rothschild Ceremony
In December 1972 Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, a member of the most powerful Illuminati family in the world, hosted a Surrealist Ball at Château de Ferrières, one of the Rothschild’s enormous, secretive mansions. While Rothschild events are usually extremely secretive, photographs of this particular party were leaked on the internet. In short, it is a mix of an “Eyes Wide Shut”- style masked ball mixed with a decadent Lady Gaga-style music video. Behind the fun and games, these leaked photos reveal the underlying ideology and the mind state of the occult elite – which is also used i... more »
Hillary Clinton’s IT Specialist Found Guilty Of Contempt
Hillary Clinton’s former IT specialist responsible for setting up her private email server has been found in contempt of Congress. Bryan Pagliano did not comply with two subpoenas ordering him to appear before The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee who were investigating Hillary’s handling of classified data on her home email server. Ap.org reports: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved the contempt resolution on a 19-15 party-line vote. The resolution states that Bryan Pagliano, the computer specialist tasked with establishing Clinton’s server... more »
Putin: Hillary Clinton Is An Existential Threat To World Peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin has implied that he views Hillary Clinton as “an existential threat to world peace”. Hillary Clinton proudly voted in favor of the Iraq war in 2003 and was instrumental in bringing about the fall of Gaddafi in 2011 – gleefully laughing about it on television after the fact she single-handedly plunged Libya into an extramist war zone. Theantimedia.org reports: In the eyes of the Russian establishment, this is especially worrying given that it was Clinton who convinced Russia not to use their veto power at the United Nations Security Council level to ... more »
Obama Declared Worlds Biggest Slave Owner Amid Huge Prison Strikes
As the largest prison strike in American history continues into its second week, the Kremlin have officially declared President Barack Obama as the “worlds biggest slave owner”. Unlike any other developed country in the world, the U.S. still maintains the practice of legal human slavery under the Constitutions 13th Amendment, that states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Whatdoesitmean.com reports: As Presi... more »
CDC’s New Rule Will Allow Them To Forcibly Vaccinate All Americans
The CDC are proposing a draconian rule that will allow them to stop, detain, quarantine and forcibly vaccinate any American or non-American entering the U.S. According to CDC’s recent publication of ‘Rules for the Control of Communicable Diseases,‘ the agency plans to grant itself the power to apprehend any healthy person and detain them indefinitely. CDC’s newly proposed rule is published in the Federal Register number 2016-18103. Here are some quotes from the CDC proposed rule: “When an apprehension occurs, the individual is not free to leave or discontinue his/her discussion wi... more »
DC Leaks: White House Use Gmail To Send Sensitive Information
DC Leaks has released emails from a White House staffer which show sensitive documents and information being sent via Gmail. White House staffer Ian Mellul works in the White House to coordinate official trips for First Lady Michelle Obama and VP Biden whilst also serving on Hillary’s presidential campaign. Zerohedge.com reports: Ian Mellul is a member of White House Office staff. He coordinates with United States Secret Service and local law enforcement agencies to help maximize the safe exposure of the First Lady and the Vice President of the United States, during official trip... more »
India And Pakistan On The Brink Of War
The director-general of military operations for the Indian Army has said that Pakistan and India are on the brink of war. Tensions between the two nuclear powers are at an all time high after 18 Indian soldiers were killed at an army base in Kashmir, which the director-general blamed on Pakistani terrorists. CNN reports: An Indian army soldier takes position during an army barracks attack, near the border with Pakistan, September 18, 2016. The allegation unleashed a torrent of fury on social media. “Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolated as such,” tw... more »
U.S. Congress Approve Supplying Ukraine With Lethal Weapons
Congress has unanimously voted to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons under the guise of “supporting stability and democracy” in the country. “In the list of statutory coordinated with allies and partners of the United States support tools included Ukraine lethal defensive weapons,” the Ukrainian Embassy said on Thursday. The-newspapers.com reports: Also the document prohibits Washington’s recognition of the fact that the reunification of the Crimea withthe Russian Federation and commits to maintain the sanctions regime against Moscow to complete her fulfillment of the Minsk agreem... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 9/23/2016"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 9/23/2016"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "The ceasefire is basically over in the Syrian War after less than a week. The U.S. reportedly bombed a known Syrian military position five days into the cease fire and killed at least 83 Syrian soldiers and wounded more than 100. The U.S. says it was just a “mistake,” but Russia says this “mistake” came with four U.S. warplanes and an attack that lasted 15 minutes. Now, trust between the U.S. and Russia is gone, and diplomacy is largely off the table. Is a wider Middle East war not too far behind? In a word, yes. T... more »
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