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Picture Of The Day
Turkeys stand in their barn at Seven Acres Farm, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday in North Reading, Massachusetts. REUTERS/Brian Snyder *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo gallery .... *Editor's Choice Pictures* (Reuters).
Putin's Diplomatic Push In The Middle East Has Solidified Russia's Presence In The Region
Russian President Vladimir Putin is flanked by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (l) and Turkish Premier Recip Tayyip Erdogan at Sochi summit this week (Reuters) Reuters *Bethan McKernan, Oliver Carroll, The Independent:* *Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic push in Middle East seals both Syria’s fate and diminishing role of the US in the region* *An eighth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begin in Geneva next week. As Washington falters in the region, however, Moscow is increasingly in the driver’s seat * Exactly one year ago, Syrian President Bashar al Assad, with Russia’s help, was... more »
Is Bannon's Scheme To Get Rid Of Jared Kushner Finally Working Out?
Kushner-in-law and Ivanka have wanted to move back to New York and get out of the public spotlight for some time. Now it's too late, as Kushner's Trumpian world is collapsing around his ears. Wednesday, AOL reported that "Mueller's team has begun to question witnesses about some of Kushner's conversations and meetings with foreign leaders during the transition [and] investigators are also homing in on Kushner's role in pushing Trump to fire former FBI Director James Comey in May." It's all about the big "C" and "O" words: collusion and obstruction. Gabriel Sherman has a major piec... more »
Tweets For Today
Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to be sworn in as president today, marking the final chapter of a political drama that toppled his predecessor Robert Mugabe after a military takeover https://t.co/0pKgT78152 pic.twitter.com/RAXtdKuQ9U — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 24, 2017 Mexican ruling party to pick presidential candidate on February 18 https://t.co/8coG50yRBB pic.twitter.com/0aY7dp39mZ — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 24, 2017 Papua New Guinea police have emptied a shuttered Australian detention camp where hundreds of refugees were holed up in, ending a 3-week-lo... more »
Does The U.S. Have A Foreign Policy For The Middle East?
*Robert Fisk, The Independent:* *US foreign policy in the Middle East doesn’t exist anymore* Now it is Putin who invites Bashar al-Assad to Sochi, and chats to the presidents of Iran and Turkey, and whose army remains in Syria, and remains a good friend of President-Field Marshal al-Sissi of Egypt Time was when a mere statement from a secretary of state – let alone a US president – would have the phones jangling across the Middle East. The Reagans, Clintons, Bushes or Obamas of this world actually did have an effect on the region, albeit often malign, US leaders being poorly briefe... more »
CONFIRMED: Iran did NOT help Al-Qaeda after 9/11 as US alleges
Al-Qaeda document found in Osama bin Laden compound actually proves Al-Qaeda and Iran were enemies not allies More The post CONFIRMED: Iran did NOT help Al-Qaeda after 9/11 as US alleges appeared first on The Duran.
Commentaries And Analysis On The Growing Ties Between Israel And Saudi Arabia
Prince Turki Al Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief, with Efraim Halevy, a former Israeli Mossad director with others at the Temple Emanu-El Strieicker Center in New York City on October 22, 2017 [James Reinl/Al Jazeera] *Jonathan Marcus, BBC:* *Israel and Saudi Arabia: What's shaping the covert 'alliance'* To all intents and purposes, Saudi Arabia and Israel are de facto allies in the struggle against Iran's rising influence in the region. It's a developing, but highly sensitive relationship, but every so often there is a hint of what may be going on beneath the surface. L... more »
I think this is the best way to end our Thanksgiving day.
Some much needed comic relief. Take a minute to remember all the best moments from Barack Obama's turkey pardons. 😍 Happy Thanksgiving!!! pic.twitter.com/iRyaCPUJBH — Kanisha Jackson (@Kanisha1Jackson) November 22, 2017 Yeah, THAT'S the way a real President acts in public. And here is Obama's greeting for this Thanksgiving. From the Obama family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving full of joy and gratitude. pic.twitter.com/xAvSQwjQkz — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 23, 2017 For his part Trump's Thanksgiving message to the troops was to attack Obama and to accuse hi... more »
South Korea Has a Secret Weapon If North Korea Starts a War
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* And Kim can't match it. In modern Korea’s relatively short history, amphibious warfare has played a key and pivotal role. The United Nations essentially liberated South Korea from invasion with a single amphibious stroke, and the country has maintained a large and powerful Marine Corps ever since. Now, a new generation of South Korean amphibious naval forces means the country can ponder taking the offensive during wartime, not only blunting an invasion but upending the Kim family’s dynastic hold on North Korea. Korea’s peninsular nature means th... more »
The Forgotten Story of How America and Japan Almost Went to War (before Pearl Harbor)
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* When U.S. Navy gunboat Panay was sunk by Japanese aircraft on a Chinese river, the two countries were pushed to the brink of war. While America and Europe struggled through economic depression and nervously watched the spread of fascism in the second half of the 1930s, the situation was far more ominous in the Far East. Expansionist Japan had sown the seeds of war in China early in the decade, and hostilities broke out in July 1937. By that autumn, Japanese troops were advancing. Drunken and undisciplined soldiers pillaged and burned tow... more »
1.2 Million Casualties: If North Korea Attacked Los Angeles with a Nuclear Weapon
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, North America* All the more reason why there should never be a second Korean War. What would an actual nuclear exchange between the United States and North Korea look like? How many civilians would be killed? How much of Pyongyang or Los Angeles would be pulverized in a nuclear ash cloud? And how devastating would the nuclear fallout be to the suburbs in neighborhoods five, ten, or twenty, twenty miles away? Notwithstanding President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about unleashing “fire and fury” on North Korea—rhetoric that has made lawmakers in Washing... more »
North Korea Is a Bad Actor—but That Doesn't Make It a State Sponsor of Terrorism
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Asia* Redesignating Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism is a political act, a declaration that the DPRK is on Washington’s naughty list. President Donald Trump demonstrated his contempt for the law in naming North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. But he only followed precedent. Also listed are Iran, Syria and Sudan, yet none of them underwrites terrorism, let alone against America. But the designation is a matter of politics, not policy. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an awful regime: it violates its people’s human rights, is de... more »
Russia Is Roaring Back to the Middle East While America Is Asleep
*Ariel Cohen* *Security, Middle East* [image: Russian servicemen rest on top of an armoured personnel carrier (APC) as S-300 air defense missile systems launch missiles during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan, Russia] The Kremlin is methodically creating a geopolitical challenge to the interests of the United States and its allies. Russia is back in the Middle East. The Kremlin is methodically creating a systematic geopolitical challenge to the interests of the United States and its allies. Mosco... more »
Is Indo-Pacific the 'New' Pivot?
*Zhiqun Zhu* *Security, Asia* [image: Indian Navy's warship INS Kolkata (front) is lined up with other warships during a media preview off the coast of Mumbai, India, December 3, 2015. The tour was organised by Indian Navy on the eve of its Navy Day celebrations.] It is unclear exactly what the Indo-Pacific concept entails—especially regarding the future relations between New Delhi and Beijing. Government officials and scholars around the world have quickly switched their labels for Asia from “Asia Pacific” to “Indo-Pacific” after President Donald Trump popularized the latter du... more »
The GOP Tax Plan's Number One Goal: Back to Growth
*Grover G. Norquist* *Economics, North America* [image: A rainbow shines over the U.S. Capitol in Washington] The tax reduction and reform act outlined by the House, Senate and White House Republican leadership in the spring is designed to drive job creation and economic growth. The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” has passed the House of Representatives, and the Senate will vote on its version of the legislation the week after Thanksgiving. Should both bills pass and the bodies agree on a final compromise legislative wording, it will change the American economy, American politics and th... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Challenge From Heaven”
2002, “Challenge From Heaven” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SSN3wVQV6M&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from even the depths of a light-polluted city. Also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, the Pleiades is one of the brightest and closest open clusters. Hurtling through a cosmic dust cloud a mere 400 light-years away, the Pleiades or Seven Sisters star cluster is well-known for its striking blue reflection nebulae. *Click image for larger size.* This remarkable wide-field (3 degree) image of the region shows the famous star cluster near the cen... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Evidence"
*"Evidence"* "Where do I live? If I had no address, as many people do not, I could nevertheless say that I lived in the same town as the lilies of the field, and the still waters. Spring, and all through the neighborhood now there are strong men tending flowers. Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue. But all beautiful things, inherently, have this function - to excite the viewers toward sublime thought. Glory to the world, that good teacher. Among the swans there is none called the least, or the greatest. I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especi...more »
"Not Much Mental Distance..."
“A man who has blown all his options can't afford the luxury of changing his ways. He has to capitalize on whatever he has left, and he can't afford to admit - no matter how often he's reminded of it - that every day of his life takes him farther and farther down a blind alley. Very few toads in this world are Prince Charmings in disguise. Most are simply toads, and they are going to stay that way. Toads don't make laws or change any basic structures, but one or two rooty insights can work powerful changes in the way they get through life. A toad who believes he got a raw deal befor... more »
“Fun With IQ: Deep Thought”
*“Fun With IQ: Deep Thought”* by Fred Reed "Once upon a time in America the ruling dwarves, mostly psychologists, sociologists, academics, and suchlike riffraff, held that all people were equal in everything, that men and women were identical, as were all races, ethnic groups, and cultures. Criticizing any of this could, and did, lead to firing, ostracism, and having to suffer crowds of mental defectives waving placards. Resistance arose, the resisters calling themselves Race Realists or adherents of the Human-Biodiversity movement, HBD. These were brave people who tried to deal i... more »
W Hudson Bay polar bear season wrap-up: problem bear stats & sea ice vs. 2016
Originally posted on polarbearscience: This year, due to an early freeze-up of the sea ice, many polar bears left the Western Hudson Bay area (including Churchill) the week of November 6-12. However, the folks who produce Churchill’s problem polar bear statistics did not generate a report for that week, so we are left with assessing…
Climate Change Alarmism Is ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out,’ Retired NASA Physicist Says
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Kevin Mooney ~ HOUSTON—Unvalidated climate models that don’t correspond with physical data and the requirements of the scientific method contribute to unfounded climate alarmism, a retired NASA physicist said at the Heartland Institute’s recent America First Energy Conference. Since America’s national security depends in part on energy…
Playing the Cognitive Game – The Climate Skeptic’s Guide to Cognitive Biases
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by John Ridgway I don’t know about you, but I am getting pretty fed up with psychologists proclaiming the irrationality of climate change scepticism. Eagerly, they waste no opportunity in hurling accusations of cognitive bias which, strangely enough, only seems to afflict those who find issue…
Commander: Iranian Forces To Stay In Syria Indefinitely
*Washington Times*: *Iran’s plans in Syria hint at goal of establishing powerful Shiite ‘Red Crescent’* Iran’s top military officer signed agreements in Syria last month that will keep Iranian forces there indefinitely with a pledge to help the Bashar Assad regime rebuild damaged military bases, according to the main opposition group to Tehran’s Islamic rulers. Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, who became the armed forces chief of staff last year, was photographed in Aleppo visiting Iranian forces and viewing other conflict areas, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran.... more »
Trump's Toxic Brand Is Now Less Than Worthless
Every time another Trump property is called out for being a major hub or criminal activity-- like in Baku and more recently, Panama City, the Trump's go to great lengths to explain that they don't own the hub and they don't know anything about it... all they do is rent the building Trump's name. In fact, all his bullshit about being a multibillionaire was always based on the "value" of his name as a brand. Before he moved into the White House, he owned about $940 million in real stuff you can sell but the $10 billion dollar claims about his worth were all based on his brand being ... more »
How to Increase Your Sense of Gratitude
*Dr. Mercola* - Your sense of gratitude can be built and strengthened with practice. The post How to Increase Your Sense of Gratitude appeared first on Waking Times.
The CIA Documented Long-Range Planning for a Drugged and Debilitated society: Opioids are a Perfect Fit
*Jon Rappoport* - If that’s the goal of a very powerful and clandestine government agency…it’s succeeding. The post The CIA Documented Long-Range Planning for a Drugged and Debilitated society: Opioids are a Perfect Fit appeared first on Waking Times.
Meet the Elite: Father of Mainstream Media, Skull and Bones Member Henry Luce
- Who really rules over America and the world? The post Meet the Elite: Father of Mainstream Media, Skull and Bones Member Henry Luce appeared first on Waking Times.
Inside Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Ritz-Carlton Prison For Its Princes And Billionaires
*Zero Hedge:** New Footage From Inside Riyadh Ritz-Carlton Reveals Princes Swapping Assets For Freedom* A BBC reporter and film crew has gained rare access inside Riyadh's "gilded cage" - the Ritz-Carlton which became a luxury prison after a dozen or more princes were detained during the shocking events which began with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's (MbS) internal purge on November 4th. BBC's tour was "facilitated" under highly controlled and coordinated conditions, as initial photographs and short cell phone videos produced during the first few days of the crackdown revealed... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 23, 2017
*Holly Ellyatt, CNBC:* *Could Saudi Arabia and Iran really go to war?* * Saudi Arabia and Iran's ongoing battle for power and influence rages on in the Middle East but analysts aren't convinced that an all-out war will happen, yet. * Many neighboring countries have been drawn into the conflict with Qatar, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon becoming proxy battlegrounds in the fight for regional dominance. Saudi Arabia and Iran's ongoing battle for power and influence rages on in the Middle East but analysts aren't convinced that an all-out war will happen, yet. Many neighboring countries ha... more »
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“134 Earthquakes Strike The San Andreas Fault As The Shaking Of The Earth’s Crust Intensifies”
*“134 Earthquakes Strike The San Andreas Fault As * *The Shaking Of The Earth’s Crust Intensifies”* by Michael Snyder "Within the last 7 days, 134 earthquakes “have hammered a three-mile stretch around Monterey County on the San Andreas fault”. 17 of those earthquakes were of magnitude 2.5 or greater, and many believe that these quakes could be a warning sign that a much bigger quake is imminent. Let’s hope not, because when the “Big One” finally strikes California we will witness devastation on a scale that is unlike anything that we have seen before in modern American history. The... more »
"Human Nature: What Kind of Creature Are We?"
"Human Nature: What Kind of Creature Are We?" by John Robbins "What can we know? What are we all? Poor silly half-brained things peering out at the infinite, with the aspirations of angels and the instincts of beasts." - Arthur Conan Doyle "These days, many of us tend to think that human nature is inherently competitive and destructive. We hear about “selfish genes,” as if our genetic makeup predetermines that we will be egotistic people and that we will fight with one another. We’re told that our species contains a built-in “killer instinct,” that we are descended from apes who need... more »
"That Dreadful Universal Thing..."
"The more one analyzes people, the more all reasons for analysis disappear. Sooner or later one comes to that dreadful universal thing called human nature.” - Oscar Wilde
World News Briefs -- November 23, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*New York Times*: *Hopes Dashed, Relatives of Argentine Submarine Crew Turn to Grief and Anger* MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — For more than a week, as the days passed with little news, relatives of 44 sailors aboard an Argentine Navy submarine that went missing on Nov. 15 hoped for a miracle. On Thursday morning came the crushing news: An explosion had been recorded deep in the Atlantic Ocean near where the submarine was traveling, only a few hours after the vessel’s last communication. Some relatives fainted. Some screamed at the naval officers. Others sobbed loudly. There was also... more »
U.S. Navy Expands Its Search For US Sailors After Philippine Sea Air Crash
A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on Nov. 15, 2017. US Navy Photo *USNI News:* *Search for 3 Sailors Missing After C-2A Crash in Philippine Sea Expands* The search and rescue effort for three sailors missing after a Wednesday C-2A Greyhound crash has expanded in the Philippine Sea, according to U.S. 7th Fleet. U.S. and Japanese ships and aircraft are searching for the sailors who were aboard the cargo aircraft that went down 500 miles off the... more »
Militant Leader Hafiz Saeed With A $10 Million U.S. Bounty Is Released By A Pakistani Court
*New York Times:* *Militant Leader Hafiz Saeed Is Released by Pakistani Court* ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court has ordered the full release of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder of the Islamist militant group that carried out the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks, 10 months after the government placed him under house arrest, his lawyer said. The move will free Mr. Saeed to participate more directly in Pakistan’s politics. And at a time when the United States has been pushing Pakistan to do better in curbing militants, it presents another example of how the most extremist voices i... more »
Can Republicans expand the federal judiciary through reconciliation?
Steve Calabresi has proposedthat congressional Republicans dramatically expand the federal judiciary to give President Trump enough appointments to establish conservative majorities on courts across the country. Linda Greenhouse questionsboth his justifications for so many new judgeships and his assertion that his proposal is no more partisan than what Democrats have already done. Professor Calabresi also has suggestedincluding these provisions in reconciliation legislation to avoid filibusters from Democrats unwilling to give President Trump more vacancies to fill. Whatever... more »
"How It Really Will Be: 'Black Friday Fights'"
"Black Friday Fights", Published on Nov 25, 2016 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG6q7Paglyc What a bunch of greed-demented disgusting swine... *That's* who and what you are, America. A disgrace...
In pictures: Jihadist rebels blow up tank in northeast Hama, Syrian Army retrieves it
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:05 P.M.) – After setting up an elaborate mine field and a strong defensive line in the Mustariha sector, Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) militants are causing problems for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on one axis in northeastern Hama, specifically targeting its large arsenal of Russian-manufactured armored vehicles. Photos released by TIP on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian long-range bombers annihilate ISIS targets – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – Long-range TU 22M3 bombers carried out a round of airstrikes on targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Deir ez-Zor province, Thursday, footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) shows. Reportedly, the airstrikes hit the militants’ stronghold near the settlement of Al-Katia. The MoD spokesperson […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia expects US military to leave Syria once ISIS is defeated
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:30 P.M.) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that he doubted the reliability of reports which suggest that the United States intends to keep its forces on the ground in Syria once the Islamic State has been defeated. When asked about an article by the Washington Post on the matter, Dmitry […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UN: 150,000 Yemeni children on the brink of starvation due to Saudi blockade
UN officials cautiously welcomed the Saudi decision to ease the blockade. “It is good news, but we are still waiting to see the specific details,” said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian chief for Yemen. In an interview just before the coalition’s announcement, McGoldrick told The Associated Press that if the blockade wasn’t lifted it would […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Drone records tough battle between Syrian Army, jihadists in northeast Hama: video
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:50 P.M.) – Rare battle footage has been released by the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), a jihadist faction based in Idlib, showing recent clashes with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northeastern countryside of Hama. The video, recorded through a drone hovering over the battlefield, shows SAA troops withdrawing from positions near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Netanyahu hails Israeli cooperation with Arab states that is ‘in General Secret’
Tel Aviv has recently recognized having “secret” ties with some Arab states. “Our fruitful cooperation with Arab countries is in general secret, but I am confident that relations with them will continue to mature and that this will allow us to enlarge the circle of peace,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated. According to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi, Syrian forces envelop ISIS for last major operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 P.M.) – The Iraqi and Syrian armed forces have completely enveloped the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) between the Deir Ezzor (Syria), Al-Anbar (Iraq), and Salaheddine (Iraq) governorates, as they prepare for their last major operation against the terrorist group. Western Front The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US presence in Syria ‘resembles occupation’ – Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova slammed US presence in Syria claiming that the country’s military “stays illegally” in Damascus, during a press conference in Moscow, on Thursday. “They have no appropriate official permission or invitation from Damascus,” Zakharova said, adding, “They are there against the will of the legitimate government of Syria, without legal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army keeps rolling in Deir Ezzor, liberates two towns from ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their large-scale offensive inside the Deir Ezzor Governorate, Thursday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last bastion between the strategic cities of Albukamal and Al-Mayadeen. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army attacked a couple of towns controlled by the Islamic State northwest of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria opposition meeting in Riyadh fixed on transition without Assad
Syria’s main opposition emphasized on Thursday its demand that head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad assumes no part in an interim period under any UN-sponsored peace deal, despite hypothesis it could ease its stance on account of Assad’s military strength. More than 140 members from a wide range of Syria’s mainstream opposition held a gathering […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
No more ‘fighting ISIS?’ US to stay in Syria to prevent ‘win’ for Assad and Iran – report
The US plans to keep its troops in Syria long after the defeat of ISIS – the goal used to justify their illegal presence in the first place – because the Syrian government and its ally Iran would “win” if they were withdrawn, the Washington Post reported. The Trump administration is “expanding its goals” in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel gears up; Iranian threats from Syrian soil
[According to Israel;] Iran has big plans to create a military outpost in Syria, right on Israel’s doorstep. From there, the Islamic Republic could threaten and attack Israel in the future. Israel is currently employing two tools to try and prevent this from happening: diplomacy and deterrence. Diplomatically, Jerusalem is reaching out to global powers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Palestine: ‘Our hopes are broken’ – Protesters demand opening of Rafah Crossing Point
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – Crowds of protesters rallied in front of the Rafah Crossing Point between Gaza and Egypt calling for it to be opened, Thursday. Protesters included students, people requiring medical treatment and home-owners. They held posters reading “it is my right to enjoy freedom of movement through the crossings” and “my future […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sochi: Turkey says Assads future up to Syrians
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 PM) Turkey now firmly supports a political solution for Syria although they maintain their “red line” on the subject of Bashar al-Assad remaining president. During the Wednesday trilateral meeting in Sochi, Turkey reiterated its reservations about Assad’s future role in Syria after “all these deaths,” Mahir Unal, the spokesperson for the Justice […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Full battle map of Syria and Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State’s (ISIS) three year long reign over western Iraq and eastern Syria is coming to a swift end, as the terrorist group finds themselves on their last legs in both Deir Ezzor and Al-Anbar. With their recent losses at Albukamal and Al-Rawa, the Islamic State no longer controls […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran Deal guarantee for global security: Italy
Vienna, Nov 23, IRNA – The nuclear deal between Iran and the major world powers constitutes a guarantee for the international security, the Italian permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday. Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on the sidelines of the IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting, Maria Assunta […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The Kremlin thinks so highly of their intelligence source Rep. Dana Rohrabacher that they gave him his own code name.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *For two decades, Representative Dana Rohrabacher has been of value to the Kremlin, so valuable in recent years that the F.B.I. warned him in 2012 that Russia regarded him as an intelligence source worthy of a Kremlin code name. * *The following year, the California Republican became even more valuable, assuming the chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee that oversees Russia policy. He sailed to re-election again and again, even as he developed ties to Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia. * *Then came President Trump. * *As revelations of Russia... more »
"Another Year of American Hilarity"
*"Another Year of American Hilarity"* by George Will "Tryptophan, an amino acid in turkey, is unjustly blamed for what mere gluttony does, making Americans comatose every fourth Thursday in November. But before nodding off, give thanks for another year of American hilarity, including: A company curried favor with advanced thinkers by commissioning for Manhattan’s financial district the “Fearless Girl” bronze statue, which exalts female intrepidity in the face of a rampant bull (representing (1) a surging stock market or (2) toxic masculinity). Then the company paid a $5 million set... more »
Happy Thanksgiving
...from our home to yours. This is our usual spread: Pork loin, mashed spuds, cheesy potatoes, corn, squash, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce (not shown), olives with a good Riesling. Pumpkin pie later. That's the obligatory Arlo Guthrie CD on the table. Hope yours was as happy as ours.
Seen in Giza : Zamalek Sporting Club's board elections
[image: Zamalek Sports Club] One of Zamalek Sports Club's entrances at 7 PM Cairo local time on Thursday Elections time in Zamalek sporting club "ZSC" as its members are going to elect their new board on Thursday and Friday according to the new sports clubs law. The elections are not only in ZSC but in other several clubs across Cairo and Giza Governorates as well other Governorates. Despite Sporting Clubs are considered like NGOs and the work in its board is actually a volunteer work that is done theoretically with no revenue or profit expected for it, millions "Yes !! millions"... more »
New Group Promotes Jewish Kurdish Alliance & Kurdish Statehood
*This so called "new group" are a clique of the usual suspects* *Israel National News * Several prominent Jews in Europe and North America joined an organization fostering Jewish-Kurdish friendship and supporting independence for Iraqi Kurdistan. *The Jewish-American lawyer Alan Dershowitz joined the honorary board* of the Brussels-based Jewish Coalition for Kurdistan last month, *along with Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister of Canada, *and Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, two well-known hunters of Nazis from Germany, the group’s founder and president, Joel Rubinfeld, told JTA Wedne... more »
Fun with IQ: Deep Thought
Once upon a time in America the ruling dwarves, mostly psychologists, sociologists, academics, and suchlike riffraff, held that all people were equal in everything, that men and women were identical, as were all races, ethnic groups, and cultures. Criticizing any … Continue reading →
This Post Might Help Save Your Life Today-- Sugar Really Does Kill
When I was diagnosed with cancer, the very first thing my doctor told me was that he could save my life but that I had to stop eating sugar. He asked me if I was willing. I agreed. There was a lot more after that, but stopping sugar consumption was the first step. Good news: there are healthy sweeteners-- replacements-- that are just as good, if not better: stevia, honey, fruit, agave... Bad news: like the tobacco industry, the sugar industry isn't giving up without a fight. Yesterday *Business Insider* covered a new report you might want to read before sitting down to dinner toni... more »
"Two Big Warning Signs Emerge For The Stock Market”
*"Two Big Warning Signs Emerge For The Stock Market”* by Porter Stansberry "This week, my famously bullish colleague Steve Sjuggerud mentioned a word of caution for the first time in many, many years… In today’s Digest, I (Porter) will point out a second – and in my view, even more worrisome – sign that this aging bull market is definitely running out of steam. But as always, before we get to the “meat and potatoes” of this week’s missive… just a few simple reminders. I write these weekly letters personally. I’ve done so since 1999 when I founded Stansberry Research from my kitchen... more »
White House economic adviser once faked a bad connection to get Donald Trump to shut up.
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper says White House economic adviser Gary Cohn faked a bad connection to get President Trump off the phone so they could have a conversation on tax reform without him https://t.co/qcUnSEsysl — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 22, 2017 Courtesy of CNBC: *Top White House economic advisor Gary Cohn pretended to have a bad connection to get off a call with President Donald Trump this month, a Democratic senator said Wednesday. * *Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware told CNN that Cohn took the call from the president during a discussion with Democratic senators abo... more »
Happy Thanksgiving To My American Readers
*WNU Editor:* Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American readers. And speaking of Thanksgiving, this is a fascinating read .... *The First Thanksgiving Was Nothing Like What You Were Taught* (John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist).
American mercenaries, hired by Crown Prince bin Salman, are torturing Saudi billionaires
Prince Alwaleed was hung upside down "just to send a message" More The post American mercenaries, hired by Crown Prince bin Salman, are torturing Saudi billionaires appeared first on The Duran.
Afghan Official: Islamic State Beheads 15 Of Its Own Fighters As Conflict With Taliban Intensifies
The mass execution came after an internal rift in the group. (AFP/File Photo) *Newsweek:* *ISIS Beheads 15 Of Its Own Fighters In Afghanistan* The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) beheaded more than a dozen of its own fighters in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, according to officials. The killings happened in the eastern province of Nangarhar, where ISIS has grown in influence and jostled with the country’s largest militant group, the Taliban. Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor's spokesman, told Reuters that the killings took place in the Surkh Ab bazaar of Achin dist... more »
“What the Media Is Missing About Roy Moore”
*“What the Media Is Missing About Roy Moore”* by Bill Bonner "'I’M WITH THE PERV,’ screams today’s New York Post headline. The accompanying photos show Donald J Trump and the accused child molester Roy Moore. There are those who despise the Alabama Senate candidate. And there are those who see him as their hope for the future of the nation. We promise to annoy both camps. *Media feeding frenzy: *In the current media feeding frenzy over the swinish and sometimes illegal behavior of public figures, Mr Moore stands out. If you believe his accusers, he distinguishes himself by sexually... more »
Kola Superdeep Borehole: The deepest man-made hole in the world
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Elon Musk Claims We Only Have a 10 Percent Chance of Making AI Safe
Elon Musk Claims We Only Have a 10 Percent Chance of Making AI Safe https://futurism.com/elon-musk-claims-only-have-10-percent-chance-making-ai-safe/amp/
Islamic State Threatens President Trump's Son, Barron
President Donald Trump pointing to his son Barron while watching the inaugural parade with First Lady Melania Trump in Washington, U.S. Jan. 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters *Washington Free Beacon:* *ISIS Calls for Assassination of Barron Trump* Shares child's personal details Pro-ISIS internet channels are calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump's son, Barron, and have shared personal details of the child's life on its social media networks, including the address of his school, according to a media monitoring organization. ISIS supporters, on a well-known Telegram chann... more »
For The First Time In Its History The Islamic State Online Propaganda Channels Went Silent For More Than 24 Hours
The Islamic State group usually posts more than a dozen messages a day on messenger application Telegram but its channels went mysteriously quiet between Wednesday and Thursday, in what analysts said was an "unprecedented" silence *AFP:* *In 'unprecedented' hiatus, IS media offline for a day* The Islamic State group's online propaganda channels went mysteriously quiet for more than a full day between Wednesday and Thursday, in what analysts said was an "unprecedented" silence. IS, which uses messaging application Telegram to broadcast daily updates on military operations and claim... more »
Thanksgiving Message: We Are Not in Safe Waters Yet
Video of Sjv6B9q_OTs The reverberations from President Trump's trip to Asia and in particular, to China, continue to shake-up U.S. and world politics, as a growing number of "mainstream" political figures and think tanks are now taking notice, with some even seeming to have been won over by the Spirit of the New Silk Road.. Trump told his cabinet that his trip to Asia was "an historic 12-day trip", with "more than $300 billion worth of deals...[which] means jobs for the United States at a very high level." China and Russia, the two nations with which Trump wishes to increase coll... more »
Chancellor ignores social care, weeks after UN’s independent living warning
Disabled campaigners have criticised the chancellor’s failure to provide any money in the budget to solve the social care funding crisis, despite a warning from the UN. Although Philip Hammond announced some extra funding for the NHS, there was no mention of social care in his budget speech, or in the main budget report. It [...]
Benefit assessors ‘must be held accountable’ for report failings, MPs hear
The healthcare professionals who carry out disability benefit assessments on behalf of the government should be held accountable for failing to report what they are told accurately, MPs have been told. Members of the Commons work and pensions select committee were told repeatedly this week that assessors working for the outsourcing giants Atos, Capita and [...]
Government’s social care plans side-line needs of working-age people
The government has announced plans for a social care green paper that side-line both the needs of working-age disabled people and their user-led organisations, say frustrated campaigners. Damian Green, the first secretary of state, said the government would publish a much-delayed green paper on “care and support for older people” by next summer – the [...]
Watchdog’s report shows impact of years of ‘hostile’ cuts on disabled people
Families which include both a disabled adult and a disabled child have lost more than 13 per cent of their income through seven years of government cuts, according to a new report by the equality watchdog. The report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been seen as “a vindication” of years of [...]
Rail minister’s postbag ‘is overflowing with complaints’ about passenger assistance
A disabled minister has told the rail industry that his postbag is overflowing with complaints from disabled passengers who are not receiving the assistance they need to use its services. Paul Maynard (pictured), the rail minister, was speaking after the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published new research on the quality of the assistance [...]
Ofgem’s ‘very limited’ fuel price cap ‘will lead to deaths, ill-health and misery’
The energy regulator’s “discriminatory” plans to impose only a “very limited” cap on fuel prices will “will lead to deaths, ill health and misery” for hundreds of thousands of disabled people, say campaigners. Fuel Poverty Action (FPA) and Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) have written to Ofgem – with backing from another 30 organisations – [...]
Assessment regime causes disabled women ‘terrifying insecurity’, MPs are told
A grassroots group has warned MPs that the “terrifying insecurity” caused by the government’s regime of disability benefit assessments is driving disabled women to destitution, and even “hastening their deaths”. WinVisible has submitted evidence to the Commons work and pensions select committee about the impact of the assessments on some of the many disabled women [...]
Takeover ‘is landmark sign of business noticing disabled people’s spending power’
The sale of a business set up by two disabled entrepreneurs to the online travel giant Airbnb is a “landmark” sign that businesses are taking more notice of disabled people’s spending power, according to the duo. The Accomable website, set up by childhood friends Srin Madipalli and Martyn Sibley, has announced that it is being [...]
Russia slams US “occupation” of Syria after reports suggest the US will not leave Syria
Russia continues to use strong language to criticise Washington's illegal actions in Syria. More The post Russia slams US “occupation” of Syria after reports suggest the US will not leave Syria appeared first on The Duran.
Retired Alabama police officer says that she was told to keep Roy Moore away from the high school cheerleaders.
Just lookit those gals shake those pom poms. Courtesy of HuffPo: *A retired Alabama police officer said she and her colleagues were told decades ago to “make sure” Roy Moore “didn’t hang around” high school cheerleaders, and confirmed previous reports that the Republican Senate candidate was banned at the time from a local mall for predatory behavior toward teenage girls. * *“The rumor mill was that he liked young girls, and ... we were advised that he was being suspended from the mall because he would hang around the young girls that worked in the stores and ... really got into a... more »
Truthy McTruthface?
*The Times* has raised some interesting questions in the light of this week's *Blue Planet II. * The scene that captured the public's attention above all this week was the moving scene with the pilot whales and the dead calf. Here's David Attenborough's script for the segment: Surviving in the open ocean has always tested animals to the limit, but today they face a new additional threat: Plastic. Just over 100 years ago, we invented a wonderful new material that could be moulded into all kinds of shapes and we took great trouble to ensure that it was hard-wearing, rot-proof and v... more »
UK Parliament 'to recognise animal feelings' after storm of criticism
Last week MPs voted not to incorporate part of an EU treaty recognising that animals could feel emotion and pain into the EU Withdrawal Bill. This sparked protest petitions and a celebrity-backed social media campaign. Politicians have been under fire after voting to leave an EU clause which says animals are sentient out of domestic law. Reacting on Twitter, TV presenter Ben Fogle, who had been among those to criticise the government, said Mr Gove's announcement had brought "clarity at last". World Animal Protection welcomed Mr Gove's statement and called for more details, as did... more »
BBC Liked It Better When India Was In The Dark
By Paul Homewood h/t mothcatcher The BBC have been showing their usual bias again on news programmes today. The report below includes a brief video that has been shown on TV: A study of pictures of Earth by night has revealed that artificial light is growing brighter and more extensive every year. […]
An Independent view of 'Newsnight'
What with (a) incorrectly captioning footage of King Felipe VI of Spain with the name of his father Juan Carlos, and then (b) getting the year of the Queen and Prince Philip's marriage date wrong by ten years, and then (c) with Emily Maitlis mistakenly conferring a generalship on Emmerson Mnangagwe of Zimbabwe, and now (d) the programme wrongly using a clip of Jeremy Corbyn responding to this year’s Spring Budget instead of Wednesday's Autumn Budget, *Newsnight *has certainly had its fair share of foot-in-mouth incidents over the past few weeks. And now, to make matters worse (fo... more »
Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony -- Photos by Bad Bear 2017
. Bad Bear with Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49er who kneeled during the anthem. Colin joined the gathering at Alcatraz today. Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony 2017 Photos by Western Shoshone Carl Bad Bear Sampson Kaepernick said: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/amp/
Quote of the Day: Why not achievement?
*"We are taught to admire the second-hander who dispenses gifts he has not produced above the made the gifts possible. We praise an act of charity. we shrug at an act of achievement."* ~ Ayn Rand Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
RT: "No more ‘fighting ISIS?’ US to stay in Syria to prevent ‘win’ for Assad and Iran"
*US Secretary of Defense James Mattis recently* *Erroneously stated that US had UN approval* *for Syrian occupation* The CIA-owned Washington Post is reporting that the United States plans to remain in Syria indefinitely now that ISIS has been defeated. Here is a report from RT on the US decision. I will have my reactions in comments to follow: ****************** "The US plans to keep its troops in Syria long after the defeat of ISIS – the goal used to justify their illegal presence in the first place – because the Syrian government and its ally Iran would “win” if they were wit...more »
Being Thankful in Difficult Times...
We at the Ron Paul Liberty Report are thankful for many things this Thanksgiving. Of course family and friends and the freedoms we enjoy. Also to our followers and viewers. Join us for a special edition of the Ron Paul Liberty Report:
Cheap dignity of the Ukrainian revolution
The confessions of Georgian snipers highlight an awkward truth about the Euromaidan.
Solar Cycle Points to a Coming Global Cooling
The current solar cycle 24 is the third weakest since the systematic observation of solar cycle activity began in 1755. Only solar cycles nos. 5 and 6 (1798…1823 during the Dalton Minimum) were weaker. Editor Note: One note about the introductory graphic and historic sunspot counts. Early instrumentation may have resulted in sunspots being undercounted … Continue reading "Solar Cycle Points to a Coming Global Cooling"
Natural Control for Atmospheric CO2 Shows NO Warming in over 1,600 Years
Antarctica is a natural control for Atmospheric CO2. If there is anyplace on earth that a CO2 signature will be measured, it will be in the very very very dry and cold air of Antarctica. (BTW, note the variability of the temperature in the above graphic) If there is anyplace on earth that is a … Continue reading "Natural Control for Atmospheric CO2 Shows NO Warming in over 1,600 Years"
Verizon and the Death of the Internet
*In Portugal, with no net neutrality, internet providers are starting to split the Internet into "packages" — so much for email service, so much for social media, and so on. You don't buy the service, you don't get access (source; click to enlarge)* *by Gaius Publius* There are two stories here, one about net neutrality — which Trump's FCC is about to terminate — and one about a corruption of the process by which the FCC arrives that decision. About net neutrality itself, consider an analogy. Should companies that control the telephone wires control (a) who gets to use them, and ... more »
Online Myth: 90 Percent Will Shop In Retail Stores This Holiday Season
It surprises most millennials to learn that only about 10 percent of all retail purchases are actually made online. Each semester, when I ask hundreds of undergraduate business students to estimate, they consistently guess that between a quarter and half of all retail spending happens on the internet. But this holiday shopping season, as ever in the past, the overwhelming majority of purchases will still happen within four physical walls of a store. read more
Special counsel Robert Mueller is now looking into Jared Kushner’s contacts with Israel
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Special Counsel's team is looking into meetings that Kushner had with Israeli officials. More The post Special counsel Robert Mueller is now looking into Jared Kushner’s contacts with Israel appeared first on The Duran.
Turkey’s Kemalist opposition CHP supports the Astana peace process for Syria
Erdogan's embrace of "Eurasianism with Ottoman characteristics" continues to win unlikely allies. More The post Turkey’s Kemalist opposition CHP supports the Astana peace process for Syria appeared first on The Duran.
Honoring the Life of Revolutionary Dennis Banks, Photos by Bad Bear
Western Shsohone Nation Spiritual Leader Johnnie Bobb offers prayer for Dennis Banks journey during at the InterTribal Friendship House. Photo by Carl Bad Bear Sampson. Photos by Long Walker, Photojournalist Carl Bad Bear Sampson, Western Shsohone Dennis Banks was honored at a celebration at the InterTribal Friendship House in Oakland, California, on Nov. 22,
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