1:24 am MDT July 17
Turkey Commemorates Last Year's Failed Coup
*CNN:** A year after failed coup in Turkey, Erdogan says 'behead traitors'* (CNN)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- delivering feisty and stirring messages on the one-year anniversary of a failed coup aimed at unseating him -- lauded the popular resistance that helped stop the coup, and promised to decapitate "traitors," a sign that his harsh crackdown against his foes over the last 12 months will continue. Speaking to hundreds of thousands of people at a massive ceremony on Saturday in Istanbul, Erdogan urged vigilance against lurking enemies and declared that last summer'... more »
The Fight For Mosul Is Far From Over
*Andrew Doran, NRO:** Bulletin from Mosul — the Mission Is Still Far from Accomplished* ISIS has been driven from from its former stronghold, but the city is in ruin, and the scourge of Islamic terrorism persists in the region. ‘Something’s going on in the Old City,” said the Iraqi fixer, jumping off the phone with another fixer already in Mosul.We were a two-vehicle SUV convoy, mostly journalists and fixers, headed into the city, where, on Sunday, Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory — perhaps an ominous gesture. Other pockets of ISIS remain in Iraq, such as in ... more »
Arctic Sea Ice Update
By Paul Homewood Quick Arctic update. DMI have now issued the June sea ice data, which shows a steady recovery in extent since the low in 2010. Significantly, this year’s extent of 11.52 million sq km is greater than in 2006, which was 11.50. (Full data here). http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover_30y.uk.php Temperatures across the […]
We're Fine With A Good Litmus Test... But Not With Identity Politics
Blue America is now backing 3 exceptional military vets for Congress-- Doug Applegate (D-CA), Randy Bryce (D-WI) and Jim Thompson (D-KS). I have to admit, though, that we didn't decide to endorse any of them *because* of their service. We endorsed each one because of their progressive policy positions and because they convinced us that they are sincere about those positions. All 3 back John Conyers' Medicare-For-All legislation, for example, but all three really mean it. It's not like the California legislative phonies who campaigned on single payer taking special interest money a... more »
Come along my dear!
So now we know. The new Doctor Who is a woman. Peter Capaldi will regenerate into Jodie Whittaker, the star of *Broadchurch. * Coincidentally, the new (roadrunner) showrunner of *Doctor Who *Chris Chibnall was *Broadchurch*'s creator, which is nice. The BBC website says that Chris knew that "the 13th Doctor was always going to be a woman". Didn't we all? ***** For those who might think that this post lowers the tone somewhat, here's Samira Ahmed to raise it again with her 'Collected Twitter Thoughts' on the matter (hot off the presses): - There that wasn't so hard was it?... more »
Donald Trump compares colluding with a foreign government to steal an election with the possibility of receiving debate questions ahead of time.
HillaryClinton can illegally get the questions to the Debate & delete 33,000 emails but my son Don is being scorned by the Fake News Media? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2017 Damn, that is just pathetic. Every time Trump feels under attack his first response is to deflect by saying "They did it too," or making something up to direct attention to others. Just want to point out that there is no evidence that Hillary actually received any questions ahead of time, this was a town hall not a debate, and that Hillary would have been prepared for that question anyhow. As... more »
“House Approves $696 Billion Military Spending Bill”; A Comment
*“House Approves $696 Billion Military Spending Bill”* by Jason Ditz "In a 344-81 vote yesterday, the House of Representatives passed their version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a $696 billion spending bill which far exceeds the amount of money sought by the Pentagon and the Trump Administration. The bill has a base $621.5 billion funding, and $75 billion in the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) fund, which includes at least $10 billion that are earmarked as part of the OCO but intended to be spent on domestic military spending. The bill was supported b... more »
U.S. On The Verge of Becoming A Major Oil Exporter In Three Years
*CNN:* *Look out, OPEC! U.S. to become top 10 oil exporter by 2020* U.S. oil production is booming. The next step: conquering the export market. Increased shale production will transform the U.S. into one of the world's top oil exporters in just a few years, according to a new forecast by the consultancy PIRA Energy Group. PIRA estimates that American crude exports will grow to 2.25 million barrels a day by 2020, a four-fold increase from 2016. The boom would put the U.S. in roughly the same league as major oil exporters including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. "In the years... more »
The Oceans are Absorbing Large Quantities of Carbon Dioxide
Alan Siddons recently pointed out that NASA’s James Hansen has been complaining that 44% of anthropogenic CO2 goes missing EACH YEAR, but CDIAC’s data clearly show that the situation has become far worse than that from the alarmist viewpoint. Alan Siddons found when looking at the CDIAC 2016 Global Carbon Project spreadsheet, under the Historical Budget tab, that he could graph both the annual increase in gigatons of carbon for the atmospheric CO2 concentration growth and for the change in carbon in the Ocean. The values to be discussed here do not resolve man's contribution from n... more »
The RW week in review: Doing the right thing, two journals’ first retractions
Did you miss some of this week’s posts? Here they all are, in one handy roundup: Are there foxes in Tasmania? Follow the poop Lancet retracts (and replaces) paper a year after authors report error that changes “all numbers” Lost in translation: Authors blame a language error for wrong diagnosis More notices appear for embattled […] The post The RW week in review: Doing the right thing, two journals’ first retractions appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Do Russian Intelligence Agents Retire?
*Ralph Peters, New York Post:* *No one ever truly retires from Russian intelligence* Of all the creatures rumored to roam the earth, we can be certain that three do not exist: unicorns, fire-breathing dragons and “former” Russian intelligence agents. Moscow’s security services are like the mob: Once you’re in, you’re in for life. Whether the “former” spy or hit man is doing billion-dollar deals through Cypriot banks or running a tanning parlor in Murmansk, when the capo di capo calls, the game’s back on. We can’t take the measure of Russians by applying American rules. Here, when... more »
THE MEANING OF LIFE
There is a belief that life is a learning process. Everyone has their 'dark side', which needs to be put right. Think of 'a loving and caring individual'. This 'CARER' can be nurturing, supportive, sympathetic, loving and reliable. *But, if you know this person well, you may be aware that sometimes they still have lessons to learn in life.* Sometimes, they may be "bossy, critical, interfering, perfectionist and self righteous... "And jealous and small-minded... and smug and arrogant, especially toward authority figures or institutions." *Meaning of the number 6*. Sometimes th... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Bureaucracy, WaPo Conflict, Drug Decrim, Ronald Wayne, Thoreau Birthday
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *Recreational... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Bureaucracy, WaPo Conflict, Drug Decrim, Ronald Wayne, Thoreau Birthday
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *Recreational... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Bureaucracy, WaPo Conflict, Drug Decrim, Ronald Wayne, Thoreau Birthday
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *Recreational... more »
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Bureaucracy, WaPo Conflict, Drug Decrim, Ronald Wayne, Thoreau Birthday
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode, including links to further information regarding the topics discussed, here: *The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity welcomes you to Five Minutes Five Issues. Starting in five four three two one.* Hello, I am Adam Dick, a Ron Paul Institute senior fellow. Let’s start. *Issue one. *Recreational... more »
Is Hobby Lobby Closing All Their Stores?
The recirculation of a several-year-old, misleadingly headlined news story has spread the mistaken belief that the Hobby Lobby chain is closing.
WATCH: Cops Storm Bar Like It’s a War Zone, Assault Dozens of Innocent People
[image: bar]Patrons at a hookah bar socializing on a Saturday night were suddenly assaulted by cops with riot weapons in a blatant example of unprovoked police violence.
“The True Face of the Free Market”
*“The True Face of the Free Market, Introduction” * by Sofo Archon Most people are under the false impression that our economic system - market capitalism - is fair and free, in which everyone can engage voluntarily and reap the benefits of their economic efforts, based solely on how sharp their business acumen is. But how free is the so-called free market actually? Below is a short yet brilliant story that offers us a clear image of the true face of the free market, as written by social critic and activist Peter Joseph in his phenomenal book “The New Human Rights Movement.” *“T... more »
Greg Hunter, "Gregory Mannarino - If the Fed Stops Juicing Markets It’s Over"
*"Gregory Mannarino - If the Fed Stops Juicing Markets It’s Over"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Analyst/trader Gregory Mannarino says the Federal Reserve just did an about-face on raising interest rates in a matter of weeks. Mannarino contends, “This is incredible and hard to get my head around. This has got to be the flip-flop of all flip-flops. At the last FOMC meeting, Janet Yellen was practically pounding the table talking about how they were going to be continuing to raise rates, that they are going to start unloading their balance sheet here, and then she does an absolut... more »
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Larry Elliott reports on a Resolution Foundation study showing that while the UK's 1% has fully recovered from the 2008 financial crash, the rest of the population hasn't been so lucky and has faced extended stagnation at best: Families on low and middle incomes had seen their living standards rise by just 3% since 2002-03. Once housing costs had been taken into account they were no better off than they were 15 years ago. Two in five said they were unable to afford to save £10 per month, while 42% say they could not afford a week away on hol... more »
Democrats Gone Mad: The Year of Living Stupidly
[image: undefined] For more than a year now, the collective US ruling class, with Democratic Party and corporate media operatives in the vanguard, has frozen the national political discourse in a McCarthyite time warp. A random visit to a July 26, 2016, issue of the New York Times reveals the same obsession as that which consumes the newspaper today: “Following the Links from Russian Hackers to the US Election,” “Spy Agency Consensus Grows That Russia Hacked DNC.” A year later, the allegations persist, piled ever higher with innuendo and outright nonsense. However, proof of the pred... more »
The worst enemy of a true civil rights movement
The worst enemy of a true civil rights movement is special interests override. Too few people can clearly see the essential necessity of defending civil rights and liberties for ALL opinions and for ALL political stances, which is foundational to a stable and healthy democratic society.
Andrew Marr, BBC bias and Brexit - A Short Study
One way to look at the question 'Is the BBC biased?' is to list all the questions put by a particular BBC interviewer on a particular subject over a short (or long) period of time and see if they show evidence of bias. Things to look out for would be the perspective the interviewer asked their questions from. Is it a consistent perspective used against all interviewees, regardless of their own positions (partial interviewing) ? Or is it a varied perspective responsive to the interviewee's own position (i.e. impartial, devil's advocate interviewing)? Well, here's a list of all the... more »
Clever mama raccoon breaks into car to give birth
On Wednesday morning, a pregnant raccoon crawled into a car in Manatee County and gave birth to two cubs in the backseat. Devon Straight, who works with Wildlife Inc., a nonprofit rescue and rehabilitation organization based in Manatee, was called out to rescue the raccoon and her newborns from the vehicle. He said the experience was an unusual twist on his other daily rescues. “It was quite an interesting and challenging rescue,” Straight said. “It’s just one of those calls that’s different and stands out.” The babies’ birthplace was an automotive detailing shop along U.S. 301. ... more »
Fmr Govt Official ‘Shot Himself in the Head’ Just Before Testifying Against Clinton Foundation
[image: clinton]A former government official, who was set to testify against the Clinton Foundation this week, has conveniently shot himself in the head.
Elon Musk predicts that in 20 years new cars will no longer include a steering wheel.
Courtesy of Axios: *Elon Musk predicted that within 10 years nearly all new cars made in the U.S. will be autonomous, and half of those will be fully electric vehicles. "China is probably going to be ahead of that," the Tesla and SpaceX chief said Saturday, speaking at the National Governors Association meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. * *Within 20 years, he said driving a car will be like having a horse (i.e. rare and totally optional). "There will not be a steering wheel."* This piggybacks well with my post from yesterday morning that predicted that all new cars in Europe wi... more »
The Brother Of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Has Been Arrested Over Corruption Charges
*Photo:* Hossein Fereidoun Rohani, brother of Iranian President Hassan Rohani (file photo) *BBC*:* Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's brother detained* The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Ferydoun, has been detained, a judiciary spokesman says. Mr Ferydoun failed to meet the bail terms on unspecified financial issues and was taken to prison. He has previously been linked to officials at the centre of a scandal involving inflated salaries for managers at the state insurance firm. He has always denied any wrongdoing. The saga has dogged President Rouhani for mo... more »
There Are Six More Battles That Still Need To Be Fought To Defeat The Islamic State
Washington Post: *Here are some of the toughest battles still to be fought against ISIS* The battle of Mosul is over, but the war against the Islamic State is far from done. The militants have lost some 60 percent of the territory they controlled at the peak of their expansion, but that leaves a sizable area, mostly in Syria but also Iraq, to be recaptured. Much of it is uninhabited desert, but significant towns and cities in both countries, and almost a whole province in Syria, remain in the militants’ hands. Among them are staunch Islamic State strongholds, located in some of th... more »
Venezuela's Opposition Hold An Unofficial Referendum Over New Constituent Body
*Reuters*: *Venezuela opposition holds unofficial plebiscite to defy Maduro* CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition holds an unofficial referendum on Sunday to increase pressure on President Nicolas Maduro as he seeks to create a legislative superbody that his adversaries call the consolidation of a dictatorship. The symbolic poll, which will also ask voters if they want early elections, is intended to further dent Maduro's legitimacy amid a crippling economic crisis and three months of anti-government protests that have led to nearly 100 deaths. The opposition has cast the v... more »
Is India Shifting Its Nuclear Doctrine To Face China Over Pakistan?
The report by the US experts states that the two-stage, solid-fuel, rail-mobile Agni-2 missile is probably targeted at western, central, and southern regions of China *DW:* *Is India turning its nuclear focus toward China?* *India's nuclear policy is now believed to be placing a greater emphasis on China instead of focusing on archrival Pakistan. But this is not to be mistaken as a shift in the nation's nuclear doctrine, say experts.* A recent report by two top American experts that India's nuclear strategy is targeting China has drawn mixed responses from Indian experts and acade... more »
Why Is The Pentagon Uncomfortable Talking About Sex? (Podcast)
*Matthew Gault, War Is Boring*:* The Pentagon Is Terrified of Sex* *Podcast—sex and sensibility in the U.S. military.* In 2013, the White House ordered the Pentagon to open combat roles to women and gave the military a three-year deadline. As women take on more roles in the U.S. military, both on the front lines and in leadership, the Pentagon must face an issue it has long ignored — relations between men and women. Tailhook and the Marines United Scandal reveal a military culture that can be at odds with women and their roles alongside men. But the complications don’t end there. T... more »
Is The Pentagon On The Brink Of Having Weapon Platforms Capable Of Reading A User's Mind?
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) relies on the JARVIS artificial intelligence — exquisitely adapted to his personal strengths and weaknesses — to help pilot his Iron Man suit. (Marvel Comics/Paramount Pictures) Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense: *Pentagon Studies Weapons That Can Read Users’ Mind* NEWSEUM: The troops of tomorrow may be able to pull the trigger using only their minds. As artificially intelligent drones, hacking, jamming, and missiles accelerate the pace of combat, some of the military’s leading scientists are studying how mere humans can keep up with the incr... more »
Police Hold Secret Ceremony Honoring Cops Involved in “Trafficking, Raping” Underage “Sex Slave”
[image: ceremony]Police held a secret ceremony this weekend, in which no press was allowed, to honor several cops involved in a massive child sex trafficking scandal.
Child Sex Trafficking in the US is Exploding, Govt Admits They Aren’t Stopping It
[image: trafficking]A recent report on child sex trafficking in Florida shows an alarming increase in the number of children who are subjected to the horrific epidemic.
The Trump Medicine Show
Donald Trump's continued popularity among Republicans is something of a mystery. Republicans are supposed to be immersed in the Protestant Work Ethic -- best personified by the Horatio Alger narrative, where honesty and hard work are rewarded. Horatio Alger is a time honoured American archetype. But Neal Gabler argues that there is another American archetype -- the flim flam man -- personified by characters like the two fraudsters Huck Finn and Jim encounter on their journey down the Mississippi, or by Sinclair Lewis' Elmer Gantry or Meredith Willson's Harold Hill -- who is finally... more »
Erdogan vows to ‘cutoff’ heads of traitors
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed tens of thousands at a rally in Istanbul, Saturday to mark a year since the attempted coup on July 15, he warned of future attempts saying “we will cutoff these traitors heads first.” Erdogan praised the Turkish citizens who answered his call to resist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Egyptian Air Force destroys terrorist supply convoy near Libyan border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Egyptian Air Force carried out a strategic attack near the Libyan border, Sunday, that targeted a terrorist weapons convoy, the Ministry of Defense reported this afternoon. According to the Ministry, the Egyptian Air Force destroyed at least 15 vehicles that were carrying a variety of weapons from Libya. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanese President slams closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:05 P.M.) – The Lebanese President Michel ‘Aoun issued a cable on Saturday that slammed the Israeli authorities for closing the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. “The repeated Israeli attacks on the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque should be denounced and fall within the framework of an Israeli plan to target the holy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army launches offensive to capture large East Ghouta town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a massive attack this afternoon in the East Ghouta region of Damascus that targeted Jaysh Al-Islam’s last positions in the town of Hawsh Al-Dawahra. Backed by the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard stormed Hawsh Al-Dawahra using six […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Seven villages sign ceasefire agreements with Syrian gov’t in Homs
(TASS) Another seven communities have joined the ceasefire in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its information bulletin on Sunday. “Within the last 24 hours, 7 ceasefire agreements have been signed with representatives of populated areas in the Homs province. The total number of communities, the leaders of which have signed reconciliation agreements, is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets launch heavy airstrikes over East Ghouta: opposition media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force launched several heavy airstrikes over the East Ghouta region of Damascus, Sunday, pro-opposition Ghouta Now News reported. According to Ghouta Now, the Russian airstrikes struck the East Ghouta towns of Zamalka, Hazah, and Al-Shifouniyah. While Ghouta Now posted pictures of explosions in the aforementioned East Ghouta […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Huge convoy of foreign jihadists enter Jisr Shughour
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – A large convoy of foreign jihadists entered the city of Jisr Shughour in the Idlib Governorate, Saturday, local opposition media reported. The foreign jihadists were members of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), which is one of the largest factions loyal to the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham group. Jisr Shughour […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Contested Elections Are Important For A Real Democracy-- Or Are We Russia Already?
*Yeah, that's Sean Duffy on the right... helping wreck America with impunity* Funny how elections focus the minds of politicians-- or at least elections where there is real opposition. when the incompetent boobs who run the DCCC announced there would be no targeting of Republican congressmembers in Wisconsin in 2018-- not of Paul Ryan, of course, but also not of Sean Duffy and Glenn Grothman-- all 5 Republican members from Wisconsin relaxed... and stopped worrying about voting for policies far to the right of what would make sense for their mainstream constituents. The other day, Du... more »
Untitled
*Rollback of Obama regulations on sexual assault beginning* *Obama made men guilty until proven innocent. That must change* Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has indicated that she will loosen Obama-era guidance and practices on the department's pursuit of campus sexual assault cases. She met Thursday with survivors' advocates and feminist groups, as well as three so-called "men's rights" groups, to advise her on this process, drawing criticism and concern from the survivors and advocates. As Slate reported, one of these, the National Coalition for Men, has published the personal i... more »
Russia & China Declare All Out War on US Petrodollar — Prepare for Exclusive Trade in Gold
[image: petrodollar]The death of the petrodollar could be imminent which would drastically reduce America's ability to wage war with other people's money.
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*The glacier that didn't bark* *I am of course alluding to the dog in "The Silver Blaze", a Sherlock Holmes story. Sometimes it can be significant and surprising when something does NOT happen. We see an example of that in the AFP article below.Warmists have been harping on about the danger and significance of the Larsen C ice shelf breaking off (calving) for at least a year. I last referred to it on May 5, 2017 and earlier on Dec 6, 2016. So what has happened now that the calving has happened? Very little. The announcement below rightly notes it as an entirely routine ... more »
The White House just released the personal information of citizens concerned that the new election commission will release their personal information.
They exposed peoples addresses and email addresses, I'm sure so these folks could be harassed/intimidate others 😡 — Jeremy M (@thismyshow) July 14, 2017 Courtesy of Vox: *The White House just responded to concerns it would release voters’ sensitive personal information by releasing a bunch of voters’ sensitive personal information. * *Last month, the White House’s “election integrity” commission sent out requests to every state asking for all voters’ names, party IDs, addresses, and even the last four digits of their Social Security numbers, among other information. The White H... more »
Chinese–Ukrainian cooperation led to the 2014 coup in Kiev
In early December 2013, Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych visited China and signed deals worth $8 billion to Ukraine's economy. Less than two months later, he was overthrown after a visit from EU officials. There is far more than meets the eye in respect of the 2014 Ukrainian coup. The post Chinese–Ukrainian cooperation led to the 2014 coup in Kiev appeared first on The Duran.
Roger Waters answers questions on his pro-Palestine position
Roger Waters explains his position and makes a prediction for the future of Palestine. The post Roger Waters answers questions on his pro-Palestine position appeared first on The Duran.
Trump can sue psychiatrists who call him insane
Doctors who call Donald Trump insane, mentally ill or mentally unfit could be easily sued by POTUS. He would almost certainly win based on a well known precedent. The post Trump can sue psychiatrists who call him insane appeared first on The Duran.
A Pound of Flesh: Why is India trying to sabotage the Silk Road Initiative?
Ongoing conflicts between India and China are firmly rooted in Nahrendra Modi's inability to compromise on the Silk Road Initiative. Read to find out why. The post A Pound of Flesh: Why is India trying to sabotage the Silk Road Initiative? appeared first on The Duran.
Donald Trump took the heat, but the rest of the G20’s posturing won’t hide their rising emissions
By Paul Homewood Booker returns to last week’s G20 story: Golly, what excitement there was over President Trump’s refusal to sign the G20 communiqué backing the “Paris Accord” on climate change. Trump was in a minority of one against all the other 19 governments (plus the EU) which supported an agreement […]
The Tale of One Japanese Solider Who Fought World War II Until 1974
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Yes, it his happenned. The Japanese empire was a fine place for young Hiro Onoda. In 1939, at age 17, he hired on with a lacquerware company that posted him to Hankow (Wuhan) in Japanese-occupied China. There, he visited suppliers by day and danced the night away with obliging Chinese women. His idyllic world, along with that of countless others, came to an abrupt end in December 1941. Japan opened up a new front in her war against the rest of the world. The Army desperately needed manpower. Onoda was called up in May 1942, and after basi... more »
How Japan Could Someday Stop a Nuclear Strike from North Korea
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* It might not be fiction forever. It’s Japan’s ultimate nightmare: a RQ-4 Global Hawk belonging to Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is watching a North Korean medium-range ballistic missile being readied for launch. The missile is being fueled, a process that can take hours. The incident follows days of incendiary North Korean rhetoric about Japan disappearing in a “wall of nuclear flames.” Reluctantly, Japan’s prime minister approves a preemptive strike designed to destroy the missile before it is ready for launch. The scenario above is fic... more »
Now even Reebok is mocking Donald Trump over his inappropriate remarks to the French President's wife.
In case you were wondering when it IS appropriate to say, "You're in such good shape...beautiful,"... THIS: pic.twitter.com/Z1cnnRD8Ut — Reebok (@Reebok) July 14, 2017 Courtesy of The Hill: *The sports brand Reebok is mocking President Trump’s compliments of French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife that were made during Trump's visit to France last week. * *The sports apparel company posted a graphic to their Twitter account on Friday. * *In a chart, labeled “when is it appropriate to say, ‘You’re in such good shape…beautiful’” several scenarios are listed, including “Are you a w... more »
Avoiding Risky Situations
By Cathy Jameson When my kids’ sports seasons ended this spring I was glad for the break. Don’t get me wrong; I love supporting my kids and seeing them excel on the field and on the court. But the late...
'Social murder'
Talking of *The Andrew Marr Show,* there was a fascinating exchange this morning between Andrew Marr and John McDonnell that ought to be transcribed for posterity. So here it is: *AM*: One other thing I must ask you about. Do you regret saying that the people who died in Grenfell Tower were killed by 'political murder'? *JMcD*: No, I don't regret that. I was extremely angry at what went on, and I'm a west London MP. This site is not far from me. Political decisions were made which resulted in the deaths of these people. That's a scandal. *AM*: But 'murder' means a specific thing. 'M... more »
Turkey’s Erdogan marks one year anniversary of failed coup
Erdogan has declared victory one year on, but many of the same problems he faced in 2016 continue to haunt him and Turkey. The post Turkey’s Erdogan marks one year anniversary of failed coup appeared first on The Duran.
Intros
For those keeping note, this morning's Andrew Marr introductions (on *BBC Breakfast *and *The Andrew Marr Show*) ran as follows: *7:30am*: *Well, I have been covering politics for 30 years, following it for 40 years, and I cannot remember a morning when Cabinet level briefings and poison and feuds in the morning's papers were quite as bad as they are today.* And the guy at the centre of it all, the target of many other Cabinet ministers, seems to be the Chancellor, Philip Hammond. He will be among my guests, as will his opposite number, John McDonnell. I've got the great, great mu... more »
Light Will Change The Code - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
Illness everywhere Humans crying in the dark Light will change the code *© 2017 M. N. Hopkins* *Note: *The inspiration first came to me for the writing of this poem a few days ago. The three words that popped into my mind were, ”change the code”. I have played with several different combinations of words to express being active rather than reaction in setting the tone for ones mental and emotional life rather than going along with outside forces or influences. I decided to use the haiku (5-7-5) form as the medium to convey this message. I first published this poem on my b... more »
Jerusalem: Al-Aqsa to reopen with heightened security – Netanyahu
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Temple Mount will reopen with heightened security on Sunday, only two days after a deadly attack which left two policemen dead, speaking from Ben Gurion International Airport, Saturday. The decision follows a phone conversation with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who condemned the attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Air Force rains airstrikes over eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) conducted a multitude of airstrikes over the Deir Ezzor and Homs governorates this morning, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) positions at several sites. Flying out of the Shay’rat Airbase in Homs, the Syrian Air Force began the day by targeting the Islamic State’s positions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pro-government reinforcements pour into east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:05 A.M.) – The Shadi Regiment of the National Defense Forces (NDF) announced on Saturday that they have sent reinforcements to the eastern suburbs of Damascus to aid the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in their ongoing offensives at Jobar and ‘Ayn Tarma. The Shadi Regiment was previously in the Homs Governorate prior to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadists on the verge of all out war in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham are on the verge of being at all out war in the Idlib Governorate after a recent streak of violence between the two factions inside this province. To add fuel to the fire, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham sent a large […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthi forces crush Saudi-led offensive in northern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Saudi-backed Hadi loyalist launched an offensive inside the Al-Jawf Governorate of northern Yemen, Saturdy, targeting the Houthi positions the Anbara Mountains near the KSA’s border. Despite air support from Saudi jets, the Hadi loyalists were unable to make any headway in the Anbara Mountains, Saturday, as their forces ended […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Those peaceful Palestininas (part 2 - The brainwashed kindergarten children)
It's that time of year, Gaza kindergarten graduation display time. 'In a graduation ceremony at the Al-Hoda Islamic Kindergarten in Gaza, pre-schoolers, wearing uniforms and carrying mock guns and posters of Islamic Jihad leaders, staged a display of terror attacks against Israelis. The footage, which was posted on the kindergarten's YouTube channel on May 29, includes Hebrew lyrics threatening Israelis with missiles and terror attacks and mocking IDF soldier Oron Shaul, whose body has been held by Hamas since 2014.' *For similar displays, see https://www.memri.org/tv/terror-show... more »
Is President Trump Putting Too Many Generals In Key Positions?
Generals H.R. McMaster, Jim Mattis, And John Kelly. New York Times *Sean Illing, VOX*: *Is Trump hiring too many generals? I asked a military expert.* A retired general on whether Trump’s empowering of generals makes war more likely. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump was openly disdainful of the military brass. “I know more about ISIS than the generals do,” he said in fall 2016. “Believe me.” But as soon as he was elected, Trump began courting a handful of generals for key Cabinet positions, including retired Army Gen. David Petraeus for secretary of state and Adm. Michael S. R... more »
What Is India's Military Strength?
The Indian Army is the second largest standing army in the world. With over 1.2 million active personnel service in harsh environments like deserts, forests, glaciers etc, it forms the backbone of the Indian defence forces. (Data source Globalfirepower.com) *Indian Express*: *What is India’s military strength?* India seems to be modernising its military and its nuclear capabilities keeping an eye on China. India's declared policy is of nuclear deterrence and no first strike. However, the modernisation program, particularly the ballistic missiles program, shows that India is intent ... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Fukushima's Nuclear Waste Will Be Dumped Into the Ocean, Japanese Plant Owner Says Retired Green Beret Warns: "There Could Be A Nuclear Strike Against The US Coming Soon" Road Trip to the End of the World - Atlantic 122 Countries Vote to Ban Use of Nuclear Weapons None of the ones that actually have nuclear weapons, of course. 2 former presidential rivals in Peru are now being held in the same prison Ex-EPA staffers made a how-to for resisting Trump's agenda Taiwanese parliament broke out into a water balloon and chair-throwing brawl One of Jared Kushner's lawye... more »
Maxine Waters goes into hyper panic mode over Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer meeting (Video)
Maxine Waters freaks out during MSNBC interview. The post Maxine Waters goes into hyper panic mode over Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer meeting (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Hannity presses for US Congress investigation into Ukraine and its election meddling (Video)
Sean Hannity continues to expose Alexandra Chalupa, and Ukraine's collusion with the DNC and Hillary Clinton campaign. The post Hannity presses for US Congress investigation into Ukraine and its election meddling (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
The World's Five Military Empires
*Big Think:** The World's Five Military Empires* Despite talk of American decline, the U.S. still is the world's only superpower – if by that you mean: the country with by far the biggest military footprint throughout the world. These maps, produced at the end of last year by the Swiss Institute for Peace and Energy Research (SIPER), show the geographic distribution of foreign military bases for five countries with some of the largest defence budgets (1) in the world. The United States spent $611 billion on its defence in 2016. According to this map, that kind of money buys you ... more »
Tweets For Today
Turkey coup anniversary: Erodgan addresses Istanbul crowd https://t.co/DD5biKmxGV — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 15, 2017 Finland building tunnels in case of Russian invasion: 200 kilometers of tunnels under the capital https://t.co/QILVdoLFem — IFFConsulting (@IFFConsulting) July 15, 2017 Need a reminder of the human cost of dictatorship? All these are journalists who criticized Putin--and died under mysterious circumstances pic.twitter.com/RaOluVumxi — Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) July 15, 2017 Let's take a minute to remember the 16 service members who lost their lives... more »
Russia-Gate: Speculation Vs. Evidence
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *WNU editor:* In my opinion .... Ramirez is too generous on the evidence.
Syrian government, Kurdish forces agree to repair Tabaqa Dam together
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – The Syrian government and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have agreed to work together in order to repair the Tabaqa Dam in the western countryside of Al-Raqqa. According to a report from the government, Damascus sent a group of engineers to repair the turbines at the Tabaqa Dam after an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Full map of battle for southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:05 A.M.) – The battle for southern Syria recently heated up following the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) large-scale assault on the eastern countrysides of Al-Sweida and Damascus. Led by the 5th Corps of the Syrian Arab Army and Liwaa Fatemiyoun (Afghani-Iranian paramilitary), the pro-government forces have captured hundreds of square kilometers of territory […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead/Released *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *18 of the best photos from around the US military* (Business Insider)
Aboard The USS Kearsarge (Photo Gallery)
The USS Kearsarge amphibious assault ship at sea, accompanied by landing craft and other escorts.US Navy *Business Insider*: *Step aboard the USS Kearsarge, the US Navy workhorse that takes Marines to war* In US Navy history, just four ships have borne the name Kearsarge. The first, a Civil War sloop, sank the CSS Alabama off the coast of France in 1864. The next one, a battleship, sailed around the world with Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet. The third, an aircraft carrier, recovered astronauts from the sea during Project Mercury, the US's first human-spaceflight program. ... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Balance (Galaxies)"
Liquid Mind, "Balance (Galaxies)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKzFk-FiZM
"Two Trillion Galaxies, At The Very Least”
*Click image for larger size.* *"Two Trillion Galaxies, At The Very Least”* by Henry Fountain The scale of the universe, already unfathomable, just became even more so: There are about 10 times as many galaxies as previously thought. The new number, two trillion galaxies, is the result of work led by Christopher J. Conselice, an astrophysicist at the University of Nottingham in England, published in "The Astrophysical Journal." The team analyzed sky surveys by the Hubble Space Telescope and other instruments able to see far away, and therefore far back, through about 13 billion ye... more »
"A Deep Look to the Heavens"
"In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA "It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of using a "time machine" to look into the past to witness the early formation of galaxies, perha... more »
"Benedicto"
*"Benedicto"* “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets' towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled ... more »
"Three Things..."
“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special. I just got one last thing... I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.” -... more »
"Life..."
"Play with life, laugh with life, dance lightly with life, and smile at the riddles of life, knowing that life's only true lessons are writ small in the margin." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“What is Going On?”
*“What is Going On?”* by David Stansfield “We have now reached the point in our story where we no longer know what is going on. Moore’s law still reigns supreme over the technological playground, but it appears that our toys have outgrown us – or are very, very close to doing so. Each prediction about what this will mean for the human race is wilder than the next. The wildest prophecies of all cluster around a concept known as “the singularity.” Now there’s a word. Something to do with single, with singleness, oneness, with one or perhaps, The One. All of that and more is wrapped u... more »
Are The Republicans Really So Unconcerned About The Health Of Their Own Constituents That They Would Leave Them High And Dry?
When I worked for Time-Warner, I was a divisional president. Presidents and chairmen got the best health insurance corporate American has to offer. When i retired I was very nervous because I had a pre-existing condition and was basically uninsurable. But what I soon found out-- much to my relief-- is that my Time-Warner platinum-plated health insurance would continue until I turned old enough for Medicare. Almost as soon as that happened, my doctor told me a had a are form of cancer. I wondered if Medicare would cover it. They did-- and in every single way better than the platinu... more »
Nothingburger? Looks Like White House Is Now 'Home Of The Whopper'
By Manifesto Joe I've been absent from this blog for about seven months now, partly for personal reasons, and partly because I honestly wanted to give Resident Rump a chance. About six months after his inauguration, I'd say it's a chance he's never deserved. No, he's not the first liar we've seen in the White House. The Clintons were not exactly on great terms with the facts, and that may be exactly the reason Rump is there. Hillary seems to have become like the Nixon of the Democratic Party, not an extremist, but unanimously loathed by conservative Republicans. But hey, at least s... more »
Iraqi Police Display Captured Islamic State Cars Configured To Carry Out Deadly Suicide Bombings
A row of vehicles lined up a police yard in Mosul, Northern Iraq. Dozens of cars modified by ISIS to carry out deadly suicide bombings have been put on exhibition in the city after they were confiscated by Iraqi police *Daily Mail: **ISIS suicide car graveyard: Deadly vehicles wrapped in bulletproof metal sheets go on show in Mosul after the group’s defeat* * Most of Islamic State's vehicles are standard SUV cars you would find in driveways up and down the country * But these cars have have the outer shells replaced with bulletproof iron sheets giving them a Robot Wars look * Police... more »
#SundaySchool: Religious logic
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Nothing kills as many people as moderate cold
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Nothing kills as many people as moderate cold. Go over to Jo Nova’s site and read the article. Remember, the AGW cult is committing genocide NOW by boosting the price of energy to prevent a few heat deaths in a 100 years
Photo of the Week: Baby Green Herons
Just when we thought baby season was starting to slow down, these three orphaned Green Heron chicks came into care this week because of human kindness. After the mother heron was struck by a car near Glendale, CA, a Good Samaritan scooped up the brood and delivered them to our Los Angeles wildlife center. The […]
Russian AK-47 Gun Maker Turns to Future of Autonomous Weapons
By Nicholas West The Kalashnikov AK-47 is certainly one of the most iconic automatic weapons ever devised. Today, nearly 70 years after its debut, worldwide... more »
Will America Challenge China's Sweeping Sovereignty Claims?
*Joseph A. Bosco* *Security, Asia* [image: The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) and the oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) break away from a formation with ships from Carrier Strike Group 5 and Expeditionary Strike Group 7 following a photo exercise to signify the completion of Valiant Shield 2016. Flickr / COMSEVENTHFLT] Experts are second-guessing the dangers associated with freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea. Over the last decade, China has used its Nine-Dash Line to claim sovereignty over virtually the entire South China Sea. The country has backe... more »
Russia's Next Super Weapons: Big Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear-Powered Destroyers?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Could this happen? Russia is likely to build larger surface combatants in the coming years—with larger corvettes and frigates in the works. However, Moscow is not likely to spend large sums of money to build massive new vessels such as the gargantuan 14,000-ton Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyers or 100,000-ton Storm aircraft carriers. Instead, Russia will likely build scaled up versions of existing warship designs. “Russia’s corvettes and frigates are set to get bigger in order to accommodate larger magazines and more weapon systems,” Cen... more »
The U.S. Military Might Soon Have More Submarines and F-35s
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Thanks to a key vote in the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives has passed the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act by a margin of 344-81. The bill will significantly boost the Pentagon’s budget—authorizing more submarines and aircraft, particularly the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The bill will now go to the Senate, which will likely take up legislation later this month. “This bill takes the necessary steps to begin to rebuild and reform our military, including billions in additional funds to ... more »
The One Thing That Makes the F-22 the Ultimate Killer in the Sky
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Think of the raptor as an "aerial quarterback". Upgraded radar and cybersecurity being engineered into the F-22 is designed to enable the stealth fighter to counter attacks from emerging future enemy threats and fly successfully well into the 2060s. For example, newer F-22s have a technology called Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, which uses electromagnetic signals or “pings” to deliver a picture or rendering of the terrain below, allow for better target identification. The SAR technology sends a ping to the ground and then analyzes the return signal... more »
What Does The Victory Over ISIS Really Mean For The Future Of Iraq
Haider Al Abadi, Iraq's prime minister, attends an event to announce victory over ISIL in Mosul. Reuters *Alan Philips, The National*: *The battle in Mosul is over, but Haider Al Abadi now faces a superhuman task* *What does the victory over ISIL really mean for the future of Iraq, wonders Alan Philps.* The crushing of ISIL in the Iraqi city of Mosul after nine months of intense fighting is a turning point, but history shows that it is dangerous to use the word victory. There have been many victories claimed by the United States in the Middle East that have turned out to be not th... more »
Manhattan Town Hall event with Michael Steger
Video of f18lcwAM0FI LPAC Policy Committee member Michael Steger is the featured guest during this week's Manhattan Town Hall event.
Good Cop, Bad Cops, Pt II
(By *American Zen*’s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) (*Disclaimer*: The proprietor of this blog and Mr. Wilson have an ongoing years-long friendship, in which the former has benefited on several occasions by the generosity of the latter. However, that in no way, shape or form has influenced the blog owner’s decision to post an article about his case nor the content of what is written below.) *A*nother sign that the fix was in was when Tpr. Wilson's legal representation was arbitrarily handed off to another lawyer. When he'd voiced his suspicions, he was essentially told to take i... more »
Is China 'Catching Up' To The U.S.
President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Carlos Barria/Reuters *David Francis, Foreign Policy:* *Much of the world thinks China is catching up to the US — and they have little faith in Trump* China’s economic might is catching up to the United States — or is seen to be catching up. That’s according to a new report from the Pew Research Center, which released results of a 38-nation survey Thursday afternoon. While the majority of those polled still correctly believe the United States is the world’s biggest economy, 12 nations... more »
"The Clinton Body Count Grows By One More"
*"The Clinton Body Count Grows By One More" * by Dave Hodges "The people of Haiti have been victimized. And just when the two people, Bill and Hillary Clinton were ready to be fingered in Haiti’s official judicial circles, as well as the in the US government, the star witness was “suicided.” *A Beleaguered People: *Outside of Syria, it would be hard to find a people who have been more victimized than the people of Haiti. Haitians have been victimized by the weather, in Hurricane Matthew, and most of all, the people of Haiti have been victimized by the Clinton Foundation and UN. Th... more »
The DCCC Is Giving Folks In Orange County A Terrible Idea About Who Democrats Are-- Meet Dave Min
*Republican-lite Dave Min and his mentor* Do you know how many candidates are competing for the Democratic nomination to run in Orange County against Trump rubber-stamp Mimi Walters, who doesn't even live in her own district? Even if you think you know, you don't, since there are 2 or 3 more (including Brian Forde and Rachel Payne) than the already 5 declared candidates, getting ready to jump in. So far there are 3 progressives-- Katie Porter, Kia Hamadanchy and perennial candidate Ron Varsteh-- and a couple of standard centrist Dems. CA-45 is an inland Orange County district that g... more »
POS!
I like to say that I received the MOH from @georgewbush #hestheman #repect #honor #ownit #ownthedash #throwbackfriday #hesmyhero A post shared by Dakota Meyer (@dakotameyer0317) on May 5, 2017 at 11:33am PDT Ungrateful POS is actually more descriptive. President Obama is the man who put the Medal of Honor around Dakota Meyer's unworthy neck, and this is how he thanks him. George W. Bush was the man who started these unnecessary wars and sent thousands of American soldiers to their deaths based on a lie and an overreaction. President Obama on the other hand worked tirelessly to b... more »
A Glimpse Into What War With Kim Jong-un's North Korean Military Would Look Like
*Sydney Morning Herald:* *North Korea: a terrifying glimpse into what war with Kim Jong-un's military would look like* As many as 64,000 could die in the first three hours of a war unlike any seen in generations, perhaps ever. Robert Kelly is an American living in South Korea. As is well known to the more than 25 million viewers who've watched the hilarious video of his children bursting into his BBC interview, the Korea expert has a young family. While Kelly is sceptical that tensions over North Korea's nuclear program will lead to war, he and his wife regularly discuss what the... more »
Battle for east Damascus proves to be bloodiest fight in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – For the last three weeks, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Islamist rebels of Faylaq Al-Rahman have been engaged in a fierce battle for the eastern Damascus suburbs of Jobar and ‘Ayn Tarma. With much on the line, the battle for east Damascus has turned into a blood bath for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey: Erdogan joins huge crowds at National Unity March in Istanbul
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined the National Unity March in Istanbul, on Saturday, to mark the one-year anniversary of the failed coup in Turkey. Last year’s failed coup saw the bridge cordoned off by tanks and soldiers. Following a televised call by Erdogan for Turkish citizens to take to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
400 rebels killed by the Syrian Army during east Damascus offensive
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 A.M) – A military source in the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has provided Al-Masdar News all full list of details covering confirmed human and material losses inflicted upon Failaq Al-Rahman and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in the two neighbouring suburbs of Ayn Tarma and Jobar. During the past 25 days of counterinsurgency operations […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lamar W. Hankins : Hypocrisy: Outrage over Russian meddling, but what about the U.S.’ global history?
Overthrowing elected governments is the most extreme form of interference in election results. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2017 Hypocrisy seems to be as much a part of American life as apple pie or … finish reading Lamar W. Hankins : Hypocrisy: Outrage over Russian meddling, but what about the U.S.’ global history?
Somalia Is In Its Third Week Of An Internet Blackout
*Quartz*: *Somalia is in its third week of an internet blackout and it’s hurting grassroots aid relief efforts* The internet has been down in Somalia since June 24, when an anchor from a Swiss-owned ship, MSC Alice, cut the single fibre cable that links Somalia to the rest of the world. The fallout has been immense, with the government declaring that the country is losing $10 million a day in business. Somalia already has one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world with penetration rates believed to be under 2%, according to the World Bank but local groups have used... more »
U.S. Conducts Raids Aagainst Al-Shabbab Militants In Somalia
*SOFREP:* *SOFREP Exclusive: Joint U.S. and Somali Special Operations raid kills top al-Shabaab commander* Mogadishu, Somalia — A report that was obtained exclusively by SOFREP confirmed a joint U.S.- Somali Special Operations commando raid on an encampment occupied by the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group known as Harak al-Shabaab al-Muhajideen, or simply, al-Shabaab. The joint raid occurred in the early Thursday morning in the town of Kunyo Barow just south of the coastal city of Barawe in southern Somalia. SOFREP has confirmed that the terror group’s deputy commander and chief spo... more »
When even Fox News cannot swallow the idea that there is nothing to the Russia story, that is pretty much game over.
Courtesy of WaPo: *Between its “Fox and Friends” morning show and Sean Hannity at night, Fox News has become a haven for those who think this whole Russia thing is nonsense. On Friday morning, Steve Doocy even declared that “the Russia story is starting to fall apart.” * *But on Friday afternoon, a Fox host went off on the Trump administration's handling of Russia in a way we've rarely seen. * *Here's the transcript: * *"We’re still not clean on this, Chris [Wallace]. If there’s nothing there — and that’s what they tell us, they tell us there’s nothing to this and nothing came o... more »
The Trump Standard
What did Trump say when confronted with proof that his son jumped at the prospect of meeting with a... more »
Wrong. Oh so wrong
A Lib Dem councillor, Matthew Hulbert, writes an article for the pro-EU weekly *The New European *headlined *'**BBC and Channel 4’s obsession with so-called ‘impartiality’ is stifling true debate**'* and argues that the BBC should be more like MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and make a stand against people whose views "should be mocked, not respected" (i.e. Brexit supporters). *The New European *then sends out a tweet linking to this article, and the BBC's Nick Robinson responds to it: It's the old 'Complaints from both sides' thing again. The BBC may be (and is) guilty of a pronounced an... more »
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