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No kidding. The usual measures of crop growth have a lot more to do with moisture amounts and timing than simple average temperature.
North Korea Vows To Complete Nuclear Weapons Program. Wants Military 'Equilibrium' With U.S.
*NBC:* *North Korea Vows to Complete Nuclear Weapons Program* North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promises his country would continue to develop its nuclear weapons program with the ultimate goal of establishing "equilibrium" in military force with the U.S., according to state media. The comments, carried by KCNA news agency on Saturday, come after the U.N. Security Council strongly condemned Pyongyang's latest missile launch over Japan as "highly provocative." President Donald Trump's administration proposed crippling sanctions on North Korea in response to its recent underground tes... more »
UPDATED: Did Russian Airstrikes Intentionally Target US backed Kurdish Fighters?
* It's not so clear! A pretext to justify an American attack on the Syrians is equally possible.* * Corrected the headline for several reasons- 1st: only injuries are being claimed.* *2nd- the US is saying Russia intentionally hit the Kurdish militias* *UPDATE 5:26 EST : The new headline now reflects the claims of intentional targeting now being made by the US- coming straight from the DoD * *SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 16, 2017 — At approximately 12:30 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time today, (3:30 AM Syrian Time- 8:30 pm EST) Russian forces struck a target east of the Euphrates River in Syria n... more »
Kurdish forces continue assault towards Deir Ezzor city, capture more sites
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Despite reports from Kurdish and opposition sources that either Russian or Syrian warplanes bombed positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces in eastern Deir Ezzor early this morning, Kurdish-led forces have nonetheless continued to advance in the direction of the region’s provincial capital, laying claim to two new sites. According to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Arsal terrorists went to Syria by land, not evacuated to Turkey by air: General Security
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:25 P.M.) – The Lebanese General Security has clarified in a recent statement that all surviving terrorists forces who were defeated in Arsal were evacuated to Syria by land and that not one terrorist was transported to Turkey by plane. The General Security issued the statement into response to allegations put forth by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish independence only benefits US and “Zionist regime”: Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – According to an official within Iran’s Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, the existence of a secessionist Kurdish state in Iraq would only be to the benefit of the United States and the “Zionist regime of Israel,” both of whom seek to “colonize and dominate” the Middle East. The Iranian official […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 400 refugees return to Syria
Over 400 refugees returned to five of their native communities in Syria, the Russian center for reconciliation of warring sides in Syria said on Friday. “Refugees are returning to their homes, namely the residents of Tell Rifaat, Kafer Anntoun, Ahras, Jouba and Wahshiya. More than 400 people have returned to their homes over the past […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Deir Ezzor map update – September 16, 2017
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored an important advance near the Deir Ezzor Military Airport, Friday, as their forces liberated the strategic town of Al-Muri’iyah. On Saturday, the Syrian Army continued their advance south of the Deir Ezzor Military Airport, liberating several sites near Al-Muri’iyah, putting them within striking distance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
what i'm reading: the radium girls by kate moore
Readers of a certain age might remember clocks and watches with glowing green dials. The dials were painted with radium, the radioactive element discovered by Marie Curie. We had clocks like this when I was growing up. I have a distinct memory of my mother saying, "The women who worked in the factories where these were made got very sick. They had to put the paintbrushes in their mouths, in order to paint the tiny numbers and dots, and they all got sick, and some died." I never forgot that -- yet I never heard it mentioned anywhere else. Who were those women? Why were they putting... more »
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Phillip Inman reports on a new UN study (PDF) showing that the inequality caused by austerity results in particular harm to women who are forced to take on more unpaid labour. - David Sloan Wilson interviews Sigrun Aasland about the mix and balance of public and private development that has led to Norway's combination of wealth and wellness. And David Suzuki discusses the importance of identifying and applying better indicators of progress than GDP alone. - But Adair Turner worries that we've come to accept a distorted and dangerous eco... more »
Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation to Europe, Autumn 2017
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VIDEO: Undercover Cop Handcuffs Innocent Man, Steals All of His Cash, Then Tells Him to Get Lost
[image: robbed]A man says San Diego Police robbed him of nearly $800 after detaining him and searching him because he "fit the description" of a suspect.
WATCH: Cops Plot Cover-Up to Protect Drunk Prosecutor After Crash, Blame Victim Instead
[image: blame]Police were caught planning a cover-up and blaming an innocent victim, after a prosecutor caused a car accident and failed 3 field sobriety tests.
Indigenous teacher barred from traveling to US to collect Internet Society award
Mariano Gómez, 23, won an award for his working installing a wireless internet network in the remote community, but was told he couldn’t apply for a US visa An indigenous Mexican elementary school teacher who won an award for his efforts to connect an isolated indigenous village to the internet has been barred from traveling to the US to collect the prize. Mariano Gómez, 23, was to have been honoured by the Internet Society (Isoc) at a ceremony in Los Angeles on 18 September for his working installing a wireless internet network in the remote community of San Martín Abasolo, which... more »
Was Passage Of ISIS Convoy Granted After American Citizen Fighting for ISIS Surrendered US Allies?
*Thinking about the timeline:* *Defense.gov* The Defense Department is legally detaining as a known enemy combatant *an American citizen who turned himself over to the Syrian Democratic Forces* this week, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning said here today. *He wasn’t captured, as is claimed in many headlines. He simply turned himself over to the Kurdish Forces in eastern Syria.* *ABC news* *The individual, who surrendered to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on or around September 12th, has since been turned over to U.S. forces, said Eric Pahon, Department of Defense spokesp... more »
Are Natural Disasters On The Rise?
By Paul Homewood http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093hf8v The BBC ran a piece on natural disasters yesterday, which I have to say was a bit more balanced than most of their output on climate change. It discussed claims that the number of natural disasters has been rapidly increasing in recent decades. They quoted UN Secretary-General Antonio […]
President Trump Confident In 'Options' For North Korea
*Military.com:* *Flanked by Stealth Jets, Trump Confident in 'Options' for North Korea* President Donald Trump on Friday stood before the U.S. Air Force's most advanced stealth aircraft and vowed confidence in the country's ability to respond to North Korean threats. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, D.C., at an event marking the service's 70th anniversary, the president said the regime of Kim Jong-un, in launching another intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, has shown "utter contempt for its neighbors and for the entire world community." To a crowd ... more »
National Security Adviser McMaster: There Is A Military Option To Deal With North Korea
*Defense Tech:** McMaster on North Korea: ‘There Is a Military Option’* Top White House officials on Friday said there is a military option to deal with North Korea after the regime launched a second ballistic missile over Japan in less than a month. National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley responded to North Korea’s longest-ever flight test of a ballistic missile during a briefing with reporters at the White House. “What’s different about this approach is that we’re out of time,” McMaster said. “We’ve been kickin... more »
Salt Lake City Police Chief Applauded Officers Instead Of Reflecting On Nurse Incident
Shadowproof obtained emails from the Salt Lake City police chief after the incident with a University of Utah nurse. Where is reflection on what happened? The post Salt Lake City Police Chief Applauded Officers Instead Of Reflecting On Nurse Incident appeared first on Shadowproof.
US Seeks to Monopolize Cyberwarfare
*September 16, 2017 *(Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - The use of information to enhance martial power goes back to the beginning of human civilization itself, where propaganda and psychological warfare went hand-in-hand with slings, arrows, swords and shields. The most recent iteration of this takes the form of social media and cyberwarfare where tools are being developed and deployed to influence populations at home and abroad, to manipulate political processes of foreign states and even tap into and exploit global economic forces. In the beginning of the 21st century, the United States he... more »
Weekend reads: Fired for fake peer review; world’s most prolific fraudster; peer reviewers behaving badly?
The week at Retraction Watch featured a post on just how much an authorship costs if you want to buy one, anger over charges to use a common research tool, and the revocation of a PhD from a once-rising star scientist. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: The author of one of the 107 studies pulled by Tumor Biology for […] The post Weekend reads: Fired for fake peer review; world’s most prolific fraudster; peer reviewers behaving badly? appeared first on Retraction Watch .
Asylum Seekers From Across The Globe Are Streaming Into Canada
Members of the Canadian armed forces set up a tent village to house migrants while they wait to file asylum applications at the official port of entry in St. Bernard de Lacolle. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) *L.A. Times*: *Fearful of Trump's America, asylum seekers from across the globe stream into Canada* Every hour or so, a taxi pulls up at the end of a remote country road in upstate New York and deposits another load of anxious and weary passengers. From here, it is steps across a gully to the Canadian province of Quebec, where police stand ready to arrest anyone who enters... more »
Vatican Diplomat in D.C. Allowed to Flee to Church to Avoid Prosecution for Child Porn
[image: diplomat]The Catholic Church has refused to waive the immunity of one their diplomats, after he was accused of possessing child pornography.
The Hot Dog Vendor is Not Alone: Cops Frequently Terrorize Entrepreneurs—Including Children
[image: vendor]Juan the Hot Dog Vendor has joined a list of lemonade stand patrons and food cart owners who have been targeted by police for failing to pay the state first
DON'T EXCITE THE TODDLER!
So I assume you know about this story from *The Wall Street Journal*: A U.S. congressman contacted the White House this week trying to broker a deal that would end WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s U.S. legal troubles in exchange for what he described as evidence that Russia wasn’t the source of hacked emails published by the antisecrecy website during the 2016 presidential campaign. The proposal [was] made by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.), in a phone call Wednesday with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.... The possible “deal”—a term used by Mr. Rohrabacher during the Wed... more »
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington are pissed at getting the runaround from Trump.
Here's more courtesy of Bloomberg: *A government transparency group vowed on Friday to continue a court battle to open up visitor logs at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, after the administration provided only the names of Japanese staff who attended a February visit from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. * *Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, one of three government transparency groups that sued the Department of Homeland Security for the information, obtained and released the records on Friday. * *The Justice Department said in a letter to CREW that the rec... more »
Conspiracy Fact: US Media Royalty Admits to Practicing Occult to Kill 3 People
[image: occult]A prominent member of the media elite revealed that she is a strong believer in the occult, and she believes she has used her power to kill multiple people.
Jason and the Argonauts, strategies for AI robot wars. A project by me the Pentagon can fund and so help me pay all my legal bills. Righting an unfair situation?
Donald Trump’s aids are struggling to pay the mounting legal costs in the Russia probe, and saying Trump has a moral obligation to foot the bills. I would also like to suggest to those institutions that benefit from the information on this blog, that they also have a moral obligation and a very real practical interest […]
NWO Austrian president also called to Trump meeting in DC, Sebastian Kurz to accompany him to USA
Another major player in the NWO in Austria has been invited to Washington DC. http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/Van-der-Bellen-trifft-Donald-Trump/299588387 Alexander van der Bellen was elected president after the result was flipped, also with the help of Alexis Tsipras in Greece. Tsipras must have known (perhaps through his friend Faynmann) about the plan to switch over the real results within the first […]
Tsipras called to Trump meeting in DC, apparently refuses to go. Fears wrath of the Pentagon?
NEXT MIRROR SELFIE ON TUESDAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE PENTAGON MAY HAVE SENT SOME BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO CONFRONT TSIPRAS ATHENS AND SAVED ME ALONG WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT. TSIPRAS KNOWS HE IS IN REAL TROUBLE FOR HIS ROLE IN THE CONSTANT MURDER ATTEMPTS AGAINST ME FOR THWARTING THE NWO DEPOPULATION PLANS, RELUCTANT […]
RED ALERT! NEW NWO BIOLOGICAL WARFARE STRATEGY EMERGES, NEEDS RADICAL NEW APPROACH
Outlines of a new biological warfare plan by eugenicist Globalists such as George Soros, this time in alliance with Henry Kissinger, Vladimir Putin, Exxon and Goldman Sachs, have emerged over the past few weeks. Use Facebook and social media to hypertarget an audience with messages tailored to them to change their and get them to […]
TILLERSON’S PLAN FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS TO PARALYZE IT IN THE NAME OF MORE EFFICIENT PROCESSES, HAS STRIPPED IT OF STRATEGIC VISION
Rex Tillerson is behaving more like a corporate executive, advancing the interests of Exxon and allied energy companies in Greece and elsewhere. Now, it turns out his plan to redesign the state department involves introducing the kind of process orientated, bureaucratic structure that seems to have paralyzed the Pentagon, stripping it of strategic vision. Tillerson […]
Cambridge Analytica is now working in Kenya
From BBC A firm that worked for Donald Trump and which once claimed ties to a pro-Brexit campaign group is now reportedly working for Kenya’s incumbent president. Cambridge Analytica’s mission statement is simple. On its website, the firm says it “uses data to change audience behaviour.” Most notably, the company was hired by Donald Trump’s […]
Russia and others may have had access to Cambridge Analytica’s massive and microtargeted US voter profile database
DID JARED KUSHNER’S DATA OPERATION HELP SELECT FACEBOOK TARGETS FOR THE RUSSIANS? The Russians used social media to rile the electorate. Investigators wonder if they had inside help. Indeed: probers are intrigued by the role of Jared Kushner, the now-president’s son-in-law, who eagerly took credit for crafting the Trump campaign’s online efforts in a rare […]
Pentagon cancels enlistment contracts for illegal immigrants, huge security risk introduced by Obama
A massive security loop that has surely been exploited by organized crime or hostile powers is a programme allowing illegal immigrants to enlist in the US army. The Pentagon has abruptly canceled enlistment contracts. But the big question is what to do with thousands of foreign born recruits already in the military? They could be […]
CHINA TO US: ‘Calm down and stop making threats’
China is tired of threats from the US. More The post CHINA TO US: ‘Calm down and stop making threats’ appeared first on The Duran.
Obama’s BROKEN legacy led to the rise of Trump
Barack Obama’s time in office should be remembered for his devastating drone strikes, foreign interventions, and betrayal of African-Americans. More The post Obama’s BROKEN legacy led to the rise of Trump appeared first on The Duran.
Myanmar needs a diplomatic solution – not another western backed jihad
While the west and much of the Muslim world ignores Yemen and Palestine, they are perfectly happy to wage 'holy war' on behalf of China's western enemies. More The post Myanmar needs a diplomatic solution – not another western backed jihad appeared first on The Duran.
4 implications of the latest Astana Agreement on Idlib, Syria
What looks like a 'sell out' is actually a far more nuanced move on the part of the effectively Russian led Astana Group. More The post 4 implications of the latest Astana Agreement on Idlib, Syria appeared first on The Duran.
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From Jenna Orkin Chelsea Manning’s Fellowship Withdrawn by Harvard After Criticism The Case Against Civilization "It’s not that cereal grains were humankind’s only staples; it’s just that they were the only ones that encouraged the formation of states. “History records no cassava states, no sago, yam, taro, plantain, breadfruit or sweet potato states,” he writes. What was so special about grains? The answer will make sense to anyone who has ever filled out a Form 1040: grain, unlike other crops, is easy to tax. Some crops (potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava) are buried and so can... more »
Terror Level Raised To 'Critical' In London
Daily Mail: *Soldiers drafted in and extra armed police on the streets as Theresa May raises terror level to CRITICAL after ISIS claim Tube bucket-bomb attack was carried out by a cell of several jihadis* * Soldiers will replace police at key locations out of public view so more armed police can go onto the streets * Scotland Yard has identified the suspect behind the rush hour blast on District Line train at Parsons Green * Manhunt underway for bomber amid fears he may have left other devices and could be armed with knives * Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the west... more »
The Pentagon And Its Dependence On Developing New Technologies To Keep Its Dominance On The Battlefield
*Alfred W. McCoy, HuffPost*: *The Pentagon’s New Wonder Weapons For World Dominion. * *Or Buck Rogers in the 21st Century.* [This piece has been adapted and expanded from Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power.] Not quite a century ago, on January 7, 1929, newspaper readers across America were captivated by a brand-new comic strip, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It offered the country its first images of space-age death rays, atomic explosions, and inter-planetary travel. “I was twenty years old,” World War ... more »
CIA Wants To Expand Its Authority To Use Drone Strikes In Afghanistan And Other War Zones Despite Pentagon Concerns
Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, has made a case to President Trump that Obama-era restrictions on drone strikes needlessly limit the United States’ ability to fight terrorism. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times *New York Times:* *C.I.A. Wants Authority to Conduct Drone Strikes in Afghanistan for the First Time* WASHINGTON — The C.I.A. is pushing for expanded powers to carry out covert drone strikes in Afghanistan and other active war zones, a proposal that the White House appears to favor despite the misgivings of some at the Pentagon, according to current and former intelligenc... more »
Alcoholism is now so out of control in Alaska that some stores are forced to keep everyday products containing alcohol behind lock and key.
Common household products alcohol addicts are abusing... can you guess what they are? We'll tell you at 6 @ktva pic.twitter.com/tj2oQUQFT2 — Daniella Rivera (@RiveraDanie) September 14, 2017 The answer, by the way, is vanilla extract, hand sanitizer, mouthwash, and brake fluid. All containing enough alcohol to make them irresistible to addicts. Courtesy of KTVA: *While alcohol abuse in Alaska is nothing new, desperation among addicts is becoming more visible inside Anchorage grocery stores. When users can no longer legally buy liquor, they turn to common household products, forci... more »
Who Supports Medicare For All? And Who Doesn't?
A couple of days ago, Rick Nolan, a progressive congressman from a district in Minnesota Trump won (54.2-38.6%) tweeted that he and John Conyers had introduced one of the first Medicare-for-All bills in 1978. "America, he wrote, is ready!" Here's a clip of Bernie explaining why the U.S. should aim for single-payer healthcare in 1992. Harvard's School of Public Health conducted a poll for *Politico* on Americans' top priorities for Congress for the rest of the year. When asked how important each of ten domestic issues being widely discussed in Washington should be for Congress, t... more »
The Golden Mean Has Disappeared
Rather than practising the fine art of political compromise, Lawrence Martin writes, Americans are heading to the extremes: It was thought that Mr. Sanders was boneyard-bound politically after his primaries' insurgency was snuffed out by Hillary Clinton. It was thought Mr. Bannon's banishment from Donald Trump's inner sanctum might spell the end of his remarkable Svengali-like turn on the Republican stage. But the two men are still defining or, if you will, redefining U.S. politics. As in: far right, far left, goodbye middle. The rhetoric on both sides gets shriller as both partie... more »
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*'Anti-Fascist' Fascists Fail to Stop Jewish Speech at Berkeley* *Ben Shapiro spoke to students, while beefed up security around campus kept the peace.* As we noted earlier this week, the University of California-Berkeley was ramping up security in anticipation of “antifa” (read: fascist) violence at a speech by conservative writer Ben Shapiro. In a statement last week, the school declared, “No one should be made to feel threatened or harassed simply because of who they are or for what they believe.” Of course, the university was not referring to conservative speakers but to sn... more »
Climate.gov rivals NASA in climate alarmism
NOAA's Climate.gov website rivals NASA's, in more ways than one. There is actually a rivalry between the two agencies to see who can be the most alarmist.
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*The world is facing a global sand crisis (!)* *What next will Salon get bothered by? Sand is just ground-up bits of rock and calcium carbonate so we can surely make more of it any time we run out. But you will soon see what the moan is about as you read below. They want sand use REGULATED. Regulating things is what gives Leftists erections* When people picture sand spread across idyllic beaches and endless deserts, they understandably think of it as an infinite resource. But as we discuss in a just-published perspective in the journal Science, over-exploitation of global sup... more »
These Are the Do-It-Yourself Tanks of ISIS
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* And they can kill. Mix-and-match tanks are nothing new. The Nazis mounted captured Russian artillery pieces on looted Czechoslovakian tank chassis to create the Marder self-propelled antitank gun. The Israel Defense Forces put British tank cannon on American-made Pattons and American engines on British-made Centurions. But a surprising source of do-it-yourself armor has been Islamic State. ISIS has modified its arsenal of captured, mostly Soviet- and Russian-made armor to create some bizarre vehicles. The Oryx Blog, run by two Dutch milita... more »
The U.S. Air Force's Secret Space Plane Is Headed Back into Orbit
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, North America* Here's what it may be up to. The Air Force’s top secret unmanned X-37B space plane blasted off on its fifth flight on Sept. 7, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with an assist from a Falcon 9 rocket booster belonging to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, the Associated Press reports. Though the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle’s mission is classified, CBS News reported that the spacecraft “was believed to be bound for a relatively low orbit” using the Falcon orbital launch vehicl... more »
Ohio-Class Ballistic-Missile Submarines: The U.S. Military's Ultimate Weapon?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* They could take the prize. America’s Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines are some of the quietest, stealthiest submarines in the world. The Ohio submarines represent America’s ace in the hole, megatons of nuclear firepower quietly patrolling the world’s oceans, ensuring that any nuclear attack on the United States will not go unpunished. In addition to the fourteen ballistic-missile submarines, four have been converted to missile carriers, capable of unleashing more than 150 conventionally armed cruise missiles against the most heavi... more »
China Is Developing a New Super Tank to Take on India in a War
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Coming soon to a war near you? In June 2017, the Chinese periodical *Guancha *reported that the *Xinqingtan* (literally “New Light Tank”), a mountain-going tank formerly known by the equally generic appellation ZTQ-105, had entered trials in Tibetan Plateau. The newspaper characterized these as “a show of force designed to deter the Indian military,” while a military spokesman stated on June 29 they were “aimed to test the tank’s performance and are not targeted at any country.” As defense writer Robert Beckhusen recently observed, new spendi... more »
Breaking: ISIL ejected from 4 key areas in east Hama by Syrian forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:53 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside the National Defense Forces (NDF) and Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), liberated several areas in the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate after a fierce battle with the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization. Led by the Qalamoun Shied forces of the 3rd Division, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi military begins important operation near Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Iraqi military has begun an imperative operation along the Syrian border to expel the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) from the Akashat area. According to the Iraqi military commander, Lt. Gen. ‘Abdel-Amir Rasheed Yarallah, his forces launched the operation this morning in order to secure the vital highway that links […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanese security forces bust an Al-Qaeda cell near Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:25 P.M.) – The Lebanese security forces busted an Al-Qaeda cell in the Ba’albak region of the Beqa’a Governorate, Friday, the General Directorate of Lebanon’s State Security reported. The General Directorate issued a statement on Friday that provided information on the apprehended terrorists and their roles in Al-Qaeda. “As a result of close […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Exclusive: Drone captures footage of liberated areas in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M.) – Ten days after the breaking of the siege of Deir ez-Zor by the Syrian Arab army, life has begun returning to the city, on Friday. The residents of the city had lived the past three-years under a difficult siege, as they found themselves surrounded by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian Air Force wipes out ISIL targets along Euphrates River: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Russian Air Forces have played a crucial role in the battle against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) in Syria, paving the way for the government to retake several kilometers of territory once occupied by the terrorist group. Footage of the Russian Air Force targeting Islamic State installations in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Large group of Daesh terrorists surrender to Syrian Army troops in Deir ez-Zor
According to reports, a group of Daesh terrorists has surrendered to Syrian government forces in Deir ez-Zor. A group of militants from the internationally-condemned terrorist organization Daesh (ISIS) has surrendered to Syrian government forces in Deir ez-Zor in the east of the country, a local source told Sputnik on Saturday. Syrian forces have been on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Exclusive:: Watch the Syrian Army liberate Al-Baghiliyah in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army gained full control of Al-Baghiliyah district, located northeast of Deir ez-Zor, on Friday, coming face-to-face with the US-backed militias on the west side of the Euphrates River. The Syrian Army has been focusing on clearing the east bank of the Euphrates from fighters of the self-proclaimed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army liberates new town in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive operations in the eastern countryside of Hama, Saturday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) last positions near the town of Al-Maboujah in the Salamiyah District. Led by the Qalamoun Shield forces of the 3rd Division, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the Islamic State’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: Irish forces currently stationed in occupied Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – Units of the Irish Defence Forces have been present in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (a Syrian territory) since April of this year as part of an overseas deployment tour to monitor supposed United Nations (UN) ceasefire zones throughout the region. According to sources, the contingent of Irish ground troops which […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army advances on large town south of Deir Ezzor Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is steadily making progress south of the Deir Ezzor Airport after successfully expelling the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) from the town of Al-Muri’iyah. Led by detachments from the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army pushed further south of Al-Muri’iyah, today, advancing towards the northern entrance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces attacked by Russian, Syrian airpower in east Deir Ezzor: reports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:12 A.M.) – Either Russian or Syrian airpower has attacked Kurdish-led forces on the eastern bank of the Euphrates river near the Deir Ezzor city area according to reports from both opposition and Kurdish sources. The reports say that US-backed troops of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were attacked by unidentified warplanes – […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli soldier who raped a woman is set free by Israeli judge
Rape has become a status quo in Israeli army with numerous cases of sexual assaults registered in the country’s court against the soldiers. A few days ago, a soldier was indicted of raping a woman following a violent assault in her house. The soldier rejected the accusation in his primary interrogations. All documents, however, were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
On the CHR P1,000 or $20 budget for 2018
The House of Representatives led by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez passed the proposed 2018 budget and it gave the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) a mere P1,000, less than $20, budget for 2018. Key Duterte officials are displeased with the CHR, headed by Atty. Chito Gascon (a friend since the 80s in UP Diliman) because of its investigation of many murder cases where the main suspects are policemen. Last Wednesday, September 13, while I was queuing at NAIA for my flight to the US via Korean Air, Chito called me, he would be on the same flight as mine. Picture muna :-) The CHR was creat... more »
Rep Dana Criswell on The Opioid Epidemic and Childhood Vaccinations
Below is an article from Representative Dana Criswell of Mississippi. Opioid addiction and death and vaccine injury do not care what side of the aisle you sit on, or what flag you wave or what flag you burn or whether...
Greg Nyquist on The Legacy of Leonard Peikoff
In his article, “Future of Objectivism 8,” Greg Nyquist says that Leonard Peikoff’s legacy is in tatters due to his heavy handed, narrow-minded, and sometimes philosophically-unsound and even hypocritical methods of dealing with the issues concerning Ayn Rand’s life and philosophy. Nyquist's article opens with these lines: "*How will Leonard Peikoff be remembered by future Objectivists? Will even the orthodox remember him all that fondly? Will he continue to be influential? Rand's most steadfast and controversial protege casts a long shadow over orthodox followers of Ayn Rand. His l... more »
Levi Quackenboss on Recent Negative Vaccine Stories
Thanks to Levi Quackenboss for this deft post on the recent spate of articles that do not kiss the backside of pharma and vaccination. Visit Levi's site often. ### We all know by now that our “free press” has deeply...
The Mooch is demanding a paternity test in latest chapter of his bitter divorce from wife number two.
Courtesy of Page Six: *Anthony Scaramucci’s divorce is turning nasty, because he believes the newborn son whose birth he missed during his historically-brief tenure in the White House is not his – and he is demanding a paternity test. * *A source tells Page Six The Mooch believes estranged wife Deidre Ball could have been impregnated by someone else while he was away building his now famously-failed political career for President Donald Trump. * *Deidre, we are told, is horrified by the claim and insists the child is Scaramucci’s. And she has upped the stakes by hiring top Manhatt... more »
Objections #4 : Transhumanisme et quête de sens
Cette partie du livre (Partie 4) liste les objections qui sont faites au transhumanisme, et tente d’y répondre. Dans cet article : les craintes d’ennui, de perte de sens, de déshumanisation… https://ieet.org/images/uploads/escher-1000x300.jpg
U.S. 'Ready to Fight' - South Koreans Want U.S. to Go Home
Tensions are heating up on the Korean peninsula, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Trump exchanging heated threats. AJ+'s Dena Takruri visits a U.S. military unit in South Korea whose motto is “Ready to Fight Tonight.” And she travels to a village where the U.S. military’s most advanced missile defense system, THAAD, has been installed in a remote village despite protests by local people.
BWorld 148, Energy Trilemma Index 2016
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last August 11, 2017. The Philippines has acquired a growth momentum that started a few years ago in the past administration and we are now looked upon as among the fastest growing economies in the world. Sustaining fast GDP growth will require stable and cheaper energy because almost all economic activities now require energy and electricity. The World Energy Council (WEC), a UN-accredited global energy body composed of 3,000+ organizations from 90+ countries (governments, private and state corporations, academe, NGOs, other energy stakeholder... more »
Earthquakes and economics
Among the recent strong earthquakes (EQs) that I personally felt was last August 11, 2017. I was in the office, 25/F of the building and I felt a bit dizzy, then I watched the door swinging by itself, the window blinds were swaying -- for nearly one minute, it was long. And it was a magnitude 6.3 EQ. We get about 3-4 EQs a day on average in the Philippines, though most of them are mild (magnitude 1, 2) that only seismographs can detect them. Or they occur under the sea in Philippine territory. EQs are our friend. The whole PH archipelago came from below the sea, a product of volcan... more »
Engineers warned that Houston was a flood disaster in the making
Of course it was. As are almost coastal urban sprawls. worse, no one wants to spend in funding out a full response plan at all. After all, Harvey easily called for a full evacuation of the flood plain. That would have saved everyone. Actually engineering infrastructure to minimize damage is never going to be properly funded. But setting code to produce flood ready foundations is cheap and easy. Thus evacuation is a practical solution and while you still have wind damage most are out of harms way while the water drains out. The all important restoration bill is then a fract... more »
5th Dimension Consciousness"
This description is a bit much. Yet what is physically happening is a possible reaccess to mind to mind communication. This is useful upgrade that augments our developed abilities. An optimized human being needs to have a well developed physical mind integrated properly with the local group mind. A wider range of talents then emerge. This likely means an increase in Earth resonance to a higher frequency as has already been shown briefly. We really could be entering a zone that induces just that. The idea 5th dimension is a misnomer in this context.. . *5th Dimension Consci... more »
Using the Vibration of Sound to Heal the Physical and Spiritual Self
What we are learning is that resonance energy can be used to top up the human body to its optimal level and that this promotes excellent health and suppresses disease. An obvious extension of this thinking it to produce a reflective pyramid in which one may sit and absorb earth resonance. Better yet we need to rig up EM inputs in order to produce power and energy. Such a healing modality could easily obviate most disease completely and produce ample self healing effects.. . *Using the Vibration of Sound to Heal the Physical and Spiritual Self* *http://www.r... more »
Scalar Waves: What might they Be? Are they in our Technological Future?
This is good stuff well worth the effort. However my own efforts project an essentially neutral dark matter that reacts along axis rather than orthogonally as in a field. What matters is scale and that is at the electron level. Such a physical media is like an incompressible fluid and allows wave energy to be transmitted without resistance. Thus we have been using the word resonance to describe the method of energy transfer. Resonance sets up a standing wave in a super conducting dark matter media. Now simple can we make it? Because we can also exactly describe the f... more »
BWorld 30th anniversary
BusinessWorld turned 30 years old last month. A big celebration was held at Manila Peninsula Hotel and among the invitees were the paper's columnists. From left, Jemy Gatdula and Phil. Star's Jay Sarmiento. Jemy has been a BW columnist for more than a decade now. From left: Arnold Tenorio, me Boojie Basilio, Krista Montealegre. Arnold was my opinion editor in interaksyon.com for three years (2012-2014) and was head of research of the paper until last month. Boojie is the current BWorld oped editor. Krista is a finance reporter of the newspaper. I have been a BW columnist for 2+ ye... more »
The Other Side of the Third Rock
Since it's dark there when it's light here, should we care? Unfortunately we have to. *Russia* On 14 September, Russia and Belarus started the Zapad military exercises, close to Europe's eastern borders. The word "Zapad" means "west" in Russian. Moscow and Minsk claim that 12,700 troops and 250 tanks will participate in the joint military exercise at training ranges in Belarus and western Russia. The exercise will end on 20 September. Zapad 17 probably will showcase new Russian capabilities that are intended to intimidate enemies and thrill friends. Its more lasting impacts are lik... more »
Amid fanatic clashes, Kurdish forces are on the verge of expelling ISIS from west Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – US-backed fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are making their final big push to drive ISIS militants from Raqqa city’s western districts. Beginning yesterday, Kurdish forces stuck at the crux of the Islamic State’s defenses in western Raqqa, the al-Dallah roundabout. The al-Dallah roundabout commands most of the main […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: North Hama skies filled with fire as Islamist tanks, troops assault Syrian Army positions
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – Islamist rebels of the Faylaq al-Majd (Glory Corps) battle group have assaulted Syrian Arab Army positions in northern Hama Governorate using armor, shock troops and weaponized Toyota pickups. The attack was filmed by Faylaq al-Majd and has since been spread on social media. The video shows rebel forces employing motorized […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish militia leader warns Syrian Army of crossing the Euphrates
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:15 A.M.) – The US-backed forces in Syria said they will not allow the government troops to cross the Euphrates River as the latter continue to make rapid advances against the Islamic State in Deir Ezzor. “Now we have 3 km between us and the eastern riverbank, once our forces reach the area, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"Ezra Levant: What Zuckerberg won’t tell you about privacy"
Are you worried about AI? https://youtu.be/H5PIAjaQ8QE Now are you worried about AI? How about the media giants that may be monitoring everything that you do?
CO2 or Carbon Dioxide (the alarmists deceptively call it carbon) IS GREENING the planet.
Previously, this blog written on these pages - *that CO2 is greening the planet.* See, eg - CO2 is good for you - definitely NOT a pollutant, - Carbon Dioxide - Earth's saviour. Mother Nature relies on Habit, - Asia greened by Increased CO2 Fertilisation, - CO2 STILL Greening the Earth: New Peer-reveiwed paper, - It was ever thus: CO2 is good for you: - Warming and rising atmospheric CO2 is GREENING the Earth .......etc....etc.....usw....usw.... Craig D Idso, of CO2 Science, who is cited in a few of the above links, has written a piece for the CATO Institute under... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day
*by Noah* This one is just a simple depiction of what counts for logic and sanity in Trump's Mad White House. 10,000+ patriotic trans military people are to be banned by a man of doubtful loyalties. Meanwhile, the Republican ideal is represented by a convicted wackjob ex-sheriff who dresses his prisoners in pink underwear (think about the implications of that one), feeds them gruel, sleeps them in 120+ degree tents, denies medical attention and "lets" them die. Need I go on? Sheriff Arpaio is a sadist, not unlike the sick man who pardoned him and even wants to get his conviction v... more »
PARSONS GREEN FALSE FLAG
... *The suspected Parsons Green bomber 'was in police custody two weeks before the attack.'* dailymail. The 'suspect' may be the 'patsy'. .. *Cressida Dick and friends.* *Cressida Dick* is in charge of the London police. When agents of the UK government shot dead the innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, in July 2005, the police claimed that they had shot a dangerous terrorist. Apparently the police wanted the public to believe that they had killed Osman Hussain (aka Hussain Osman or Hamdi Isaac) who was alleged to have placed a fake bomb at Shepherd's Bush tube station i... more »
Tweets For Today
Why doesn’t Japan shoot down North Korea’s missiles? It’s constrained by its Constitution and its capabilities. https://t.co/CNmqJJ3sq4 — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 16, 2017 I put together a guide to the tradition of flying the Jolly Roger from submarines pic.twitter.com/AsWq2GwbcY — Ian Keddie (@IanJKeddie) September 13, 2017 Today we remember and honor the sacrifices made by our POW/MIA and all they gave for our freedom. #POWMIARecognitionDay pic.twitter.com/SskPIJTwHe — The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 15, 2017 RIP Harry Dean Stanton. The great character ac... more »
The Infowar Attack Against Azerbaijan Is Because Of Geopolitics, Energy, And “Israel”
The US has weaponized so-called “leaks” in order to craft the perception that Azerbaijan is a “rogue state” which “regularly violates "European norms". The post The Infowar Attack Against Azerbaijan Is Because Of Geopolitics, Energy, And “Israel” appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 255 – 2017
Originally posted on sunshine hours: If things hold (and they may not), day 253 (two days ago) will be the Arctic minimum for 2017. That would still be only the 8th lowest. South / North
Russia's Zapad 2017 Military Exercises Are Not As Big As Some Are Saying
*David Axe, Daily Beast*: *Russia Unveils Massive Military Force: ‘The Enemy Has No Chance’* *The "Zapad 2017" training exercise involves some of the latest Russian-made weaponry. But the war game is equally notable for the weapons that aren't involved.* Russia has begun its biggest war game in years on land, in the air, and on the sea bordering NATO's smallest and weakest member states. No fewer than 12,000 troops, 70 warplanes, 250 tanks, and 10 warships are officially scheduled to wage mock warfare from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 in Belarus and Russia and on the Baltic and Barents S... more »
"Write Your Worries On The Sand..."
"I walked slowly out on the beach. A few yards below high-water mark I stopped and read the words again: WRITE YOUR WORRIES ON THE SAND. I let the paper blow away, reached down and picked up a fragment of shell. Kneeling there under the vault of the sky, I wrote several words, one above the other. Then I walked away, and I did not look back. I had written my troubles on the sand. The tide was coming in." - Arthur Gordon
Picture Of The Day
A man takes a picture as the “Tribute in Light” illuminates the night sky in New York City on September 10, 2017, the eve of the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. © AFP 2017/ Kena Betancur *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (September 9-15)* (Sputnik).
Inferior Secretary
From WESTWISE: What’s more important to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — protecting Utah’s most endangered population of sage-grouse or leasing their habitat to oil and gas companies for pocket change? An auction held this Tuesday made the answer quite clear — nothing is more important than … Continue reading →
All Dems Want Peace And All Republicans Want War, Right? No
Early this summer it looked like the House would vote on Barbara Lee's attempt to repeal and replace an outdated Bush-era Authorization for the Use of Military Force. But then Paul Ryan, secretly-- in the dead of night-- pulled the amendment out of the 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill that had previously been agreed to. Lee's office: "In a desperate and undemocratic attempt to kill Barbara's AUMF repeal amendment, Speaker Paul Ryan stripped it from the Appropriations bill in the middle of the night without even bringing it up for a vote. This shows the extreme tactics Ryan will us... more »
Syrian Army liberates 90km2 of territory from ISIL in central Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had a big week in central Syria, liberating a significant amount of territory from the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization. Perhaps the Syrian Army’s most impressive advance in central Syria came on Thursday, when their forces seized approximately 90 square kilometers of territory in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
China And Russia Are Propping Up The Maduro Government (But At A Huge Cost To Venezuela)
Demonstrators clash with riot police during the so-called mother of all marches against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Veron *Washington Free Beacon:* *Russia, China Playing Major Role in Keeping Venezuela Afloat* The countries 'have provided capital, goods, services, and political backing'. Russia and China have played a major role in keeping the dictatorial Maduro regime in Venezuela afloat, according to expert testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday. Evan Ellis, a senior associate at the Center for Str... more »
After WSJ Report that Flynn Promoted Middle East Nuclear Projects Inside Trump Whitehouse, US Congressmen Cummings-Engel Expand Investigation
“President Donald Trump poses for photos with ceremonial swordsmen on his arrival to Murabba Palace, as the guest of King … Continue reading →
Should The U.S. See China As Its ‘Number One’ Adversary?
The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Hyungwon Kang *John Grady, USNI News*: *Expert: U.S. Should See China as ‘Number One’ Adversary, Not Trading Partner* The People’s Republic China needs to be seen by the United States as its principal potential adversary in the years ahead, not as a commercial partner that America cannot live without, a leading expert on maritime issues said Wednesday. Answering an a... more »
16 Sept 2017 Update: 23 Sept 2017, Rosh Hashanah: Signs in the Heavens, Woman Clothed with the Sun, Moon Under Her Feet And a Crown of 12 Stars on Her Head ! Red Dragon of Revelation?!
Update 16 Sep 2017 We are 7 days to 23 Sep 2017. What is the status so far. Is this a genuine fulfillment of Bible prophecy? IMO, there is a high probability (99%) that is the fulfillment of Revelation 12:1-2: – Revelation 12:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV) The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon 12 […]
Israel Continues to Blackmail Gaza Patients
PressTV News Videos Published on Sep 13, 2017 Israeli forces have been arresting Gazan patients and blackmailing them into working as spies in order to grant them exit permits to receive medical treatment outside the besieged territory. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the […]
The Petrodollar Doomsday Clock Just Ticked Closer To Midnight
X22Report Published on Sep 14, 2017 Corporate media put out a report that Trump agreed to help the dreamers, the problem is that he denies the report. US agrees with Russia on a peace keeping force in Ukraine. US sanctions on NK will not work because there is really no goal to the sanctions. Venezuela has […]
Abortion Doctors Admit They Are Conducting Satanic Ceremonies
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 14, 2017 Alex Jones reveals how abortion doctors are abusing their power over the helpless and using babies, abandoned by their mothers, to conduct satanic ceremonies behind the scenes. end
Former CIA Talks Islamic Invasion Plan
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 15, 2017 Alex Jones hears from a former CIA asset who breaks down the elites Islamic invasion plan. Samuel Huntington’s: Clash of Civilizations (Wikipedia) More recent factors contributing to a Western-Islamic clash, Huntington wrote, are the Islamic Resurgence and demographic explosion in Islam, coupled with the values of Western […]
Pentagon Forged Documents for Weapons Sales to Syrian Rebels (Al Qaeda & ISIS) – Report
RT America Published on Sep 14, 2017 A new report shows the Pentagon is buying weapons and ammunition from Eastern Europe to arm Syrian rebels, and the paperwork involved isn’t exactly legitimate, RT’s Natasha Sweatte explains. end
Swedish Govt Announces Plan To Microchip Entire Population? Implanted Microchip To Replace Credit Cards / Car Keys …
Implanted Microchip To Replace Credit Cards / Car Keys .. by Paul Joseph Watson | http://www.Infowars.com A microchip embedded under the skin will replace credit cards and keys according to Stephen Ray, who has already overseen a program for Sweden’s largest state owned train operator that allows customers to scan their chips instead of using tickets. – […]
Pentagon Involved in Over 800 Movies from 1911 to 2017
RT America Published on Sep 14, 2017 The Independent recently did an investigation into the link between the Pentagon and Hollywood and came up with some startling new figures. They obtained a lot of files, mainly through FOIA requests, that show that between 1911 and 2017, more than 800 big Hollywood films received support from the […]
Russia-Belarus Zapad 2017 Military Drills: 250 Tanks, 70 Aircraft and 13,000 Troops
RT Published on Sep 15, 2017 Major war games between Russia and Belarus continued on Friday, despite concern from some NATO members. The Zapad 2017 drills have sparked criticism among members of the Western military alliance and in neighboring countries over a lack of transparency about the exercises. end
Hundreds Of Tanks And Howitzers From The United States Arrive In Poland
Hundreds Of Tanks And Howitzers From The United States Arrive In Poland by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ One day before Russia kicked off its “Zapad 2017” military exercise, dubbed the “biggest display of Russian military power since the end of the Cold War”, on September 13 American military equipment arrived in the port of Gdansk, Radio Poland reports, […]
Promotion Standards Have Been Lowered For The U.S. Air Force
*John Q. Public:* *Air Force Lowers Promotion Standards to Address Officer Shortages* It’s been a season of relative optimism about the future of the Air Force. But the service is still prone to bouts of myopic personnel mismanagement. It will occasionally belch out a policy so bad that it beggars belief. Its latest epic gaffe will fix nothing and create lasting dysfunction … all the while eroding the confidence of airmen. In a September 13th press release, the service announced that captains will now how have a 100% opportunity at promotion to major. Only those with conduct blemi... more »
The U.S. Military Wants the Ultimate Weapons: 'Stealth' Bullets
*Michael Peck* *Security, * But will it ever happen? Noise-canceling headphones have become a familiar sight. Fastened over the ears of music lovers and airliner passengers, they use sound waves to cancel out the roar of outside noises such as jet engines. Now the Pentagon wants to use that same technology to develop a quieter rifle bullet that will prevent the enemy from determining the location of the U.S. soldier who fired it. The Department of Defense research project, titled “Active Noise Control for Small Caliber Ammunition,” aims to apply advances in noise cancellation ... more »
The Dilemma of Having Two Nuclear Koreas
*Robert E Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: A missile is launched during a long and medium-range ballistic rocket launch drill] South Korea would gain an appealing symmetry with the North through nuclear weapons—but likely would never use them. It was probably inevitable that South Korea would entertain the development of nuclear weapons in the face of North Korea’s relentless push for them itself. That conversation is now increasingly widespread on TV and in the media here. Unsurprisingly, conservatives are calling for it; they have for awhile. But other, more moderate voices are ... more »
Should Dreamers Be Preparing for a Legal Fight?
*Lawrence A. Cunningham* *Politics, North America* [image: Guadlepe Muller, a college freshman at Guttman Community College, stands during a rally by the New York DREAMers and advocates against the the removal of the New York State DREAM Act from the state budget] DACA applicants should consider applying contract law to their unusual situation and seek assurance of due performance. Polarizing discord over the constitutionality and prudence of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program obscures more reasonable accord. Specifically, there is a credible case that DACA... more »
4 Reasons America Shouldn't Send Nuclear Weapons to South Korea or Japan
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* All the reasons why. As I have been writing about in recent weeks, the United States and its Asia-Pacific allies have been scrambling to respond to the rapid advances in North Korea’s nuclear program. One idea that has been floated is to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea and perhaps even Japan. To be sure, there have long been lawmakers in South Korea who have been advocating this idea. And, although South Korea’s government continues to oppose such a measure, the idea is been discussed at the highest levels. For instance, South Ko... more »
The B-1B Bomber: The U.S. Military's Flying Missile Truck
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* A monster in the air. Like many warplanes since the end of the Cold War, the B-1B bomber’s role in American airpower has changed to embrace new missions. Unlike other planes, the B-1’s mission changed even before the first aircraft took off. What started as a high-altitude, high-speed nuclear-penetration bomber has evolved into today’s all-purpose nonnuclear attack aircraft, a jack-of-all-trades with a huge carrying capacity for bombs and air-to-ground missiles. After the cancellation of the supersonic XB-70 Valkyrie bomber, the U.S. Air Forc... more »
This Is What Happened When the U.S. Marines Put the M9 and Glock 19 Head to Head
*Task and Purpose, James Clark* *Security, * And there's video to show what happened. The 2nd Marine Division’s top firearms expert, Chief Warrant Officer Christian P. Wade, is back with yet another gun video — And this one’s all about pistols. Tired of all the hate dropped on the M9 Beretta, Wade’s latest edition of “Fact or Fiction” pits the battle-tested handgun against the Glock 19, which Wade says may soon begin making its way to Marines headed for Afghanistan. To prove that M9 and Glock 19 can hold their own in a close-quarters shootout, Wade does away with the disciplined... more »
President Trump Will Be At The U.N. Next Week
*Photo*: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri *Reuters*: *Trump to 'slap' foes, embrace friends in first U.N. speech: envoy* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will pummel foes and embrace friends in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly next week, keeping pressure on Washington’s adversaries North Korea and Iran, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Friday. Briefing reporters ahead of the annual U.N. meeting, ... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Sought Trump Deal With Assange
[image: undefined] Last month, House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This meeting led to a potential deal being brought to the White House by Rohrabacher. Under this deal, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, Assange would provide conclusive proof that Russia was not the source of hacked emails WikiLeaks published. In return, he would be offered a pardon, or some other assurance that he wouldn’t be prosecuted by the US for involvement in WikiLeaks. Rohrabacher bro... more »
What Happens If Señor Trumpanzee Refuses To Recertify The Iran Nuclear Deal?
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is the fancy way of referring to the Iran nuclear deal agreed to in July, 2015b by Iran, the U.S., the E.U, Russia, Germany, France, the U.K. and China. It gave Iran relief from U.S., E.U, and UN nuclear-related economic sanctions in return for Iran agreeing to monitored and verified elimination of its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium, while cutting its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98%, and reducing by about two-thirds the number of its gas centrifuges for 13 years and not to building any new heavy-water facilities and lim... more »
X22 Report, “Last Ditch Effort, The Cabal Pushes The Event Of Events”
- X22 Report, “Last Ditch Effort, The Cabal Pushes The Event Of Events” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te8MUkXemRM *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “GDP Is Revised Much Lower As Economic Indicators Worsen" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdq8FT7DFSQ
Musical Interlude: Gnomusy (David Caballero), "Footprints on the Sea”
Gnomusy (David Caballero), "Footprints on the Sea” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGYW0zPJ0v8
"A Look to the Heavens"
A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and Milky Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth. The scene is a panorama of 6 photos taken in a moment near the end of a journey. *Click image for larger size.* In the foreground, footsteps along the wind-rippled dunes are close to the Huacachina oasis in the southwestern desert of Peru. An engaging perspective on the world at night, the stunning final image was also chosen as a winner in The World at Night's 2017 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.” - https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170915.html
Trump supporters are burning their MAGA hats in frustration over possible immigration deal with Democrats.
Dear @realdonaldtrump pic.twitter.com/CX0VRMOxJB — Luis Withrow (@_weese_) September 15, 2017 When @realDonaldTrump lets the swamp monsters in and shows the base the door...the base fights back -The Deplorables #MAGA #DACA #NoAmnesty pic.twitter.com/EvpyekS26y — MAGA G (@Pandas4Trump) September 15, 2017 #AmnestyDon #burnmyMAGAhat pic.twitter.com/xECHLI1XZn — Nathan Simms (@ClevelandSimms) September 15, 2017 Courtesy of Raw Story: *Supporters of President Donald Trump are still furious about his decision to work with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on helpi... more »
Did National Geographic Purchase Footage of Destructive Tornadoes for $1 Million?
A video purporting to show series of destructive tornadoes actually showed computer-generated special effects that originally appeared in a Hollywood movie.
BREAKING: North Korea will not stop nuclear program until achieving parity with US
Similar bellicose statements from the US and South Korea, indicate that we are in the preliminary states of an arms race. More The post BREAKING: North Korea will not stop nuclear program until achieving parity with US appeared first on The Duran.
Iraqi Kurdistan moves forward with independence referendum
The Rudaw news agency reported Friday that Iraqi Kurdistan parliament had finally approved the independence referendum that would be held on September 25. Iraqi Kurdistan parliament on Friday passed a law assigning the Kurdistan election body to hold an independence referendum on September 25 in the Kurdistan Region and disputed areas, the Rudaw news agency […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL on the verge of expulsion from northern Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) is facing complete expulsion from the northern region of Deir Ezzor, following the recent advances made by both the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Led by their Tiger Forces and Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army scored a major advance on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army crosses Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor: Russian FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has crossed the Euphrates River in the Deir Ezzor Governorate after making several advances against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated on Friday. “Now we turn to the current agenda of international relations on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamic State claims responsibility for London underground terror attack
The terrorist group Islamic State (outlawed in Rissia) has claimed responsibility for the explosion that hit a London underground train at Parsons Green station on Friday, Reuters reported. The explosion occurred at Parsons Green station at 08:20 local time. No one died in the blast but 29 people had to seek medical assistance. Twenty-one of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 15, 2017
*Zachary Cohen, CNN:* *Could North Korea help Iran develop nuclear weapons?* Washington (CNN)As North Korea continues its march towards developing a reliable long-range nuclear missile, US officials are becoming increasingly vocal about concerns over Pyongyang's ties to another familiar adversary: Iran. Despite current restrictions in place to monitor and curtail Iran's nuclear program, several lawmakers and members of the intelligence community have warned in recent weeks that Tehran could theoretically purchase technology or knowledge related to building a nuclear weapon in the ... more »
Tropics Lead Ocean Warming in August
Originally posted on Science Matters: August Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) are now available, and we see an upward spike in ocean temps everywhere, led by sharp increases in the Tropics and SH, reversing for now the downward trajectory from the previous 12 months. It seems likely the Tropical warming in particular factored into the active…
Study reveals that Mann’s Bristlecone pine trees may not be good “treemometers” after all
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Dr. Michael Mann used tree ring core samples from Bristlecone pines in the Western United states as one of the most heavily weighted proxies used to make his infamous “hockey stick” Now it seems that even though temperature in these areas has been rising, the Bristlecones aren’t responding…
No kidding. The usual measures of crop growth have a lot more to do with moisture amounts and timing than simple average temperature.
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