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A retraction gets retracted
Last year, an emergency medicine journal retracted a letter to the editor because it didn’t include the author’s potential conflict of interest. Now, it’s had a change of heart. Earlier this month, the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine withdrew the retraction after determining the author, Guy Weinberg, had, in fact, provided information about his potential conflict … Continue reading A retraction gets retracted
Is Trump Standing Down in Syria?
[image: is-trump-standing-down-in-syria] Emotions should not be allowed to overrule what the president has thought and expressed many times: While the outcome of Syria's civil war may mean everything to Assad, and much to Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Israel, it means comparatively little to a USA 5,000 miles away.
Losing the Illegal Alien Fight
[image: losing-the-illegal-alien-fight] Illegal immigration is bankrupting the country and causing an increase in crime, and those cities and states who would offer sanctuary status for illegal immigrants are breaking the law.
So apparently Donald Trump's lawyer likes to tape conversations. Things that make you go, "Hmmm."
Courtesy of WaPo: *President Trump’s personal attorney Michael D. Cohen sometimes taped conversations with associates, according to three people familiar with his practice, and allies of the president are worried that the recordings were seized by federal investigators in a raid of Cohen’s office and residences this week. * *Cohen, who served for a decade as a lawyer at the Trump Organization and is a close confidant of Trump, was known to store the conversations using digital files and then replay them for colleagues, according to people who have interacted with him. * *“We hea... more »
Top 10 Reasons to Get Your Daily Dose of Zinc
When we think of zinc, we think of it as a mineral that is great for fighting the common cold. But zinc offers much more. You can say it is one of the more underrated minerals we need to consume on a daily basis. We need small amounts of zinc every day so we can maintain our health and wellbeing. Zinc aids the body in performing important functions on a daily basis. Think of this for a moment, zinc helps with hormone production, growth, repairmen, improves our immune system, and facilitates digestion. And the mineral also acts as an antioxidant, helping our body fight off free r... more »
Americans Are Starting To Face Up To The Unpleasant Fact That Trump Lies About Everything... All The Times
This week a network radio host, a friendly liberal, asked me to be a guest on her show. In the invitation, she asked me if I believe there was collusion between Trump and the Kremlin during the 2016 election, mentioning her certainty that there was not. I told her that I believe it 100% and that it's my gut feeling and not my field of expertise and suggested if she does a show on congressional elections she get back to me because for now I'm just avidly watching Mueller's investigation and have no light to bring beyond what is publicly available to Putin-Gate. Poll after poll afte... more »
From Skripal to Syria – The Empire’s 'New Realities' Are Reaching The End of the Road
[image: undefined] “That’s not the way the world really works anymore. We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors … and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.” Thus spake Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Government of George W. Bush. I do wish people would study Rove’s words more carefully. Judiciously study them. If they did, then whenever th... more »
When to Say When: Study Says Limit Alcohol to 1 Drink a Day
A large international study says adults should average no more than one alcoholic drink per day, and that means many countries’ alcohol consumption guidelines may be far too loose.
Trump Convenes Task Force to Study US Postal Service
After weeks of railing against online shopping giant Amazon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a task force to study the United States Postal System.
IARC Is Disconnected From Reality - That's Why Its Next Director Shouldn't Be An Epidemiologist
If you read corporate media journalism articles about epidemiology in the United States, you are not wrong for distrusting science more than ever. Using nothing more than statistics, every week some new trace chemical is an "endocrine disruptor", strawberries are bad for you (unless they're organic) and cell phones are causing cancer. read more
Crisis for Britain’s democracy: Theresa May bypasses UK Parliament on a question of war and peace in Syria
Theresa May willing to break convention by taking Britain to war against Syria and possibly Russia without consulting Parliament More The post Crisis for Britain’s democracy: Theresa May bypasses UK Parliament on a question of war and peace in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
What does the Speaker of the House do?
Rachel Caufield, Associate Professor of Political Science, Drake University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Paul Ryan, the Republican speaker of the House, just announced his retirement, and the race to replace him started before his announcement. What is the speaker's role? How has it changed over history?
How the CIA's secret torture program sparked a citizen-led public reckoning in North Carolina
Alexandra Moore, Professor of Human Rights in Literary and Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
A grassroots movement is fighting for transparency and accountability on North Carolina's involvement in torture.
5 food trends that are changing Latin America
Johanna Mendelson Forman, Scholar in Residence, American University School of International Service at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Pioneering chefs from Bolivia to Brazil are stepping out of the kitchen and into public service. The 'social gastronomy' movement uses food to create jobs, prevent violence and boost economies.
Don't Jump to Conclusions about the Syrian Chemical Attack
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Middle East* Why would Assad endanger a development that would virtually guarantee his final triumph in the country’s long civil war? The latest chemical-weapons incident in Syria has triggered new demands for U.S. air and missile strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s forces. President Trump tweeted that “missiles will be coming to Syria,” despite Moscow’s vehement opposition to such raids. It was especially worrisome that Russian military leaders issued an explicit threat to attack U.S. forces if Russian troops were endangered. The possibility of a U... more »
Trump Can't Alter Syria's Future
*Douglas Macgregor* *Security, Middle East* Bombing Syria is exactly the kind of military action that has made America’s regional opponents stronger and its allies weaker since 2001. The last few days in Washington have read like the script from 1972’s blockbuster movie *The Godfather*. Only this time, President Trump is doing his best imitation of Sonny Corleone*.* *Sonny**: I’m going to decide what’s going to be done.* *Tom Hagen**: All right, but your war is costing us a lot of money, nothing’s coming in. We can’t do business.* *Sonny**: Well, neither can they! Don’t worry ab... more »
Trump Can Only Make the Syrian Disaster Worse
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Middle East* Any military attack risks triggering a more general war. Syria awaits President Donald Trump’s decision whether to retaliate against the Assad government for its apparent use of chemical weapons. Doing so would result in little gain while risking a wider war. Instead, the president should follow his initial instinct to withdraw U.S. forces from the war-ravaged nation. Just days ago, President Trump displayed a common sense that is often lacking in Washington, recognizing that the United States should come home rather than illegally occupying... more »
The Skripal Controversy: A Guide for the Perplexed
*George Beebe* *Security, * The uncertainty about the perpetrators and motives behind the Skripal attack argues for a more cautious policy response than the West has adopted to this point. Hindsight in the Skripal affair is proving to be much less than twenty-twenty. More than a month after the ex-Russian spy and his daughter were discovered slumped on a park bench in Salisbury, things are getting murkier rather than clearer about what actually happened and who was behind it. Within days of the attack, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the Skripals had been poisoned... more »
3 Reasons Assad May Have Chosen Another Chemical-Weapon Attack
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* Here are three guesses as to why the regime rolled the dice. At the same time the Trump administration is discussing military strike options and deliberating over the extent of the retaliation for the Assad regime’s latest chemical-weapons attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma, the U.S. intelligence community is very likely at work trying to figure out why Bashar al-Assad would use his chemical arsenal at this point in the conflict. The attack, in addition to being barbaric and inhumane, was also puzzling. Why, despite winning the war... more »
The Shocking Story of How One of the Navy's Most Legendary Aircraft Carriers Was Sunk
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * A sad story. *Lady Lex had suffered grievous damage, but still managed to launch additional CAPs and recover all of its aircraft by 2 p.m. However, at noon, the fires started when leaking gas vapors caused a store of aviation gasoline to erupt in a huge explosion, and a chain reaction of additional blasts slowly consumed the ship throughout the afternoon. One explosion blew the elevator a foot above the flight deck, and by 4 p.m. the below decks area became entirely uninhabitable.* In the first five month of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese... more »
Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History
In the run up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq there were a few that questioned U.S. claims about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. It was only afterward that no WMD was discovered and official inquiries were made that the true extent of this failure was known. American intelligence agencies assumed that Baghdad had restarted its nuclear and WMD programs after U.N. inspectors left in the late 1990s and by the 2000s were looking for reports to confirm their suspicions rather than basing their opinions off of what they collected. In April 2001, the CIA claimedIraq restarted its nuclea... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 13
1915 British won Battle of Shaiba in Basra province by counterattacking and routing Ottoman forces 1941 UK decided to go ahead with troop deployments to Iraq 1959 Gen Qasim made cover of Time magazine 1966 Pres Arif died in helicopter crash 1987 Iran and KDP captured strategic mountains near Sulaymaniya city 1991 Pres Bush said US would send humanitarian aid to Iraq and condemned govt attacks on civilians but would not get more involved 1992 Sec Def Cheney said US didn’t overthrow Saddam in Gulf War because would be too difficult to occupy Iraq 1... more »
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Several readers have referred me to this pseudo-advertisement for the Amazon Alexa/Echo - southern edition. I wonder if it could be programmed to use my favorite southern expression: "Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit!" Peter
Former UK Ambassador to Syria: Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack Was STAGED By Islamic Jihadi Propagandists, It Is Likely No One Died
Former UK Ambassador to Syria: Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack Was STAGED By Islamic Jihadi Propagandists, It Is Likely No One Died by WashingtonsBlog The former UK Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, told BBC Radio Scotland regarding the alleged Douma chemical weapons attack: – * The Syrian government is probably not guilty * The sources claiming there was […]
NO OTHERS NEED APPLY: How many others were shot and killed?
*FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018Part 5—Though many, not nearly enough:* We continue to dream an impossible dream about an imagined survey. The survey we would like to see concerns police shootings and killings. We live in a time when certain types of such events receive a great deal of attention, based on the demography of the deceaed. Extensive press coverage is augmented by embellished, false and irrelevant facts, and by facts which get disappeared. Meanwhile, when it comes to fatal shootings by police, no other groups need apply! We wonder what this type of idiocratic coverage—we'll gr... more »
The whole of Mercosur in exchange for a plate of beef
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Mercosur's sovereignty is at stake, as are the ecosystems and communities that will be affected by a further boost to the destructive livestock and feedstock industries in South America.
A practical guide to Chinese investor protections along the Belt and Road
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Investors journeying along Belt and Road Initiative should be aware of their rights under the web of investment treaties which cover the route.
Appointing authorities and the selection of arbitrators in investor-state dispute settlement: an overview
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 The Freedom of Investment Roundtable considered a Secretariat paper on appointing authorities and the selection of arbitrators in ISDS
Australian meeting clears way for UK trade deal after Brexit
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 British officials will fly to Canberra for a “working group” on the free trade agreement, amid hopes on both sides that a deal will commence as soon as Britain leaves the European Union at the end of 2020.
Nigeria may lose over 60% port revenue to AfCFTA, common ECOWAS tariff
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 The implementation of common ECOWAS tariff will make Nigeria lose businesses because it means that once a tariff is paid in one country, no other tariff will be paid in any other country in West Africa.
Turnbull to push free trade deal with EU
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Mr Turnbull is expected to discuss plans for a free trade agreement with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Ms Merkel running Europe's largest economy and a key voice at the EU.
EU, Britain to start trade talks next week
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Britain and the European Union will start talks next week on their future trade relationship after Brexit, diplomats said.
Mexico pushes to finish trade deal with EU this month
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 EU is biggest buyer of Mexican goods following US, Canada. Negotiators are said to aim for announcement during Pena trip.
Mustapa: Hard to renegotiate TPPA if Trump wants US to rejoin
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Renegotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to make significant changes may be difficult, says Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry.
Japan-EU trade agreement ready for July signing
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Japan and the European Union are slated to affix the final signatures on a wide-ranging free trade pact in mid-July in Brussels, according to sources on both sides familiar with the talks.
Pakistan defers signing FTA-II with China
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Pakistan has deferred signing the second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China at the last moment due to strong reservations over the final offer list shared by Beijing, signaling the straining bilateral relationship between the two countries.
Out of Office-ish
This is a kind of ‘out of office message’ but in the meantime, here are two brilliant ‘long(ish) reads’ relating to the new, ‘left’ antisemitism. Harry’s Place "Labour's problem is not antisemitism" (Catch it before the comments disappear) and Brendan O’Neill / Spiked"Why do you hate Israel?" (*Beware* of the comments) If I’m not mistaken, both these articles explain that the fanatical anti-imperialist / anti western/ anti-capitalist ideology of the devout Corbynista outweighs or overrides the anti-semitism within its inherent anti-Zionism. In other words, followers of the far-lef... more »
Desire Doesn’t Drive Reality
[image: desire-doesnt-drive-reality] America is in the midst of a “transgender moment,” as more and more Americans are accepting the pseudo-science of the transgender ideology for fear of being labeled bigots.
World News Briefs -- April 13, 2018
*ABC News Online*: *Russia says Syria chemical attack staged, calls for emergency UN meeting to 'avert danger of war'* Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed the suspected chemical attack in the Syria was staged with the help of an unspecified foreign intelligence agency, while the UN Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on Syria. "Intelligence agencies of a state that is now striving to spearhead a Russophobic campaign were involved in that fabrication," he said. US President Donald Trump threatened strikes on Syria after a suspected gas attack on a r... more »
James Comey's book falls into the hands of reporters days before publication. And here we go.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *Donald J. Trump asked Director James B. Comey of the F.B.I. to investigate and knock down a lurid but unverified report that placed Mr. Trump years earlier in a Moscow hotel suite with prostitutes, explaining to Mr. Comey that the fantastic story was untrue and was painful and distressing to his wife, Melania Trump.* *By Mr. Comey’s accounts, Mr. Trump, then the president-elect, disputed the so-called Steele dossier, a document compiled by a former British intelligence officer that detailed an allegation in which Mr. Trump watched prostitutes uri... more »
The High Cost of War on Innocents
With the War on Terror continuing and Washington threatening to accelerate its war operations in Syria, monthly data from the United States Air Forces Central Command - Combined Air Operations Center is particularly pertinent. This monthly report provides us with updated statistics for two ongoing conflicts; Operation Freedom's Sentinel/Resolute Support and Operation Inherent Resolve. Let's look at each in turn followed by data that shows us how these and other military operations are impacting civilians living in these war zones. Here is the data current to the end of January 201... more »
Argentina: Strange Creature Slays Two Dogs in Santa Fe
*Source: PLANETA UFO and El Perfil (www.perfil.com/trends)Date: 04.13.2018* Argentina: Strange Creature Slays Two Dogs in Santa FE The creature's shape is striking, as it has not been connected with any known animal. Residents of Totoras in the province of Santa Fe report that a creature is wandering the streets and has even slain two dogs. The photograph, taken and night and somewhat blurry, has already made the rounds of social media to warn against the possible danger. An audio broadcast expains that the beast squared ofrf against a Pitbull and a German Shepherd who lost the e... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Breaking: Russia electronically jams US drones in Syria - Fort Russ Hillary Clinton calls for U.S. to bomb Syrian air fields New Zealand bans all new offshore oil exploration as part of 'carbon-neutral future' Jeff Bezos uses a tactic called the 'regret minimization framework' to make seemingly impossible decisions very easily - A Greek fighter pilot found dead after a dogfight with a Turkish jet China Launches Massive Combat Drill In Hainan As War With Taiwan "Becomes More Probable”Germany, Italy Refuse To Join Syria AirstrikesChemical Weapons Watchdog Can't I... more »
Dr. Willie Soon on polar bears, sea level, computer models and other hype
This noted astrophysicist / geoscientist has lost patience with global warming dogma.
Foreign Affairs in Court
Scholars have long debated the role of courts in foreign affairs and national security. These debates have centered on the institutional competence of courts to address complex and secretive foreign and security issues, as well as the democratic and constitutional legitimacy of judicial review in those areas. In a new draft paper, forthcoming in the Yale Journal of International Law, I explore the dynamic between courts and policymakers in the foreign and security domain through an empirical study of the targeted sanctions jurisprudence of the EU courts. The paper evaluates the pr... more »
Elections in a post-colonial context
[image: IMG_0427] *Hibiscus* *But alas for Saruman! I fear nothing more can be made of him. He has withered altogether. All the same, I am not sure that Treebeard is right: I fancy he could do some mischief still in a small mean way.'* Well, it is Su Tseng-chang in New Taipei City. The Taipei Times editorialized.... However, while he has a stellar resume, Su has had his fair share of time on the political stage. Not to mention his comeback this time not only goes against his pledge in 2010 not to run for the New Taipei City mayoral post, but also adds further fuel to recent concern... more »
Are You A Liar? Arbitration Is The Forum For You
Arbitration is very popular with employers, and no wonder. It's a liar's forum that employees can be blackmailed into. While courts penalize litigants for lying with heavy sanctions and dismissal of their claims/defenses, there is little a court can do when a litigant lies in an arbitration. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S. Code § 10(a) provides: In any of the following cases the United States court in and for the district wherein the award was made may make an order vacating the award upon the application of any party to the arbitration— (1) where the award was procured by cor... more »
Caught Our Notice: Make love, not fake reviews — semen papers retracted
Titles: 1) Study of enzyme activities and protein content of beluga (Huso huso) semen before and after cryopreservation 2) Determination of some blood and seminal plasma ions in the beluga, Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) 3) Effects of multiple collections on spermatozoa quality of Persian sturgeon, Acipenser persicus: Motility, density and seminal plasma composition What Caught … Continue reading Caught Our Notice: Make love, not fake reviews — semen papers retracted
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 13, 2018
*The Guardian:* *Trump's tweets run far ahead of US military's readiness to hit Syria* *Pentagon not tactically prepared to back up president’s bellicose language with US firepower* Despite Donald Trump’s tweet suggesting that a US strike on Syria was imminent – and warning Russia to “get ready” – the US naval and other forces in the region suggest his rhetoric may have outpaced military readiness for anything but the most limited action. Trump’s tweet – which he appeared to row back on on Thursday – appears to have given Syrian forces ample warning to move key assets, suggesting... more »
WHY DOES TRUMP BELIEVE HE COULD SURVIVE MURDER BUT NOT PEEING PROSTITUTES?
I understand why Donald Trump rails against the Robert Mueller investigation for examining possible collusion between his campaign and the Russians. I understand why Trump is upset about investigations into his business dealings and possible obstruction of justice. There are serious consequences for Trump, his family, and his associates if more wrongdoing is conclusively demonstrated. But why is he so worked up about the pee tape? The nation’s intelligence chiefs had just finished briefing Donald Trump on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election when FBI Director James B. Comey s... more »
U.S. Spy Planes And US Navy P-8A Anti-Submaine Planes Spotted Near Syria
12 APR: US Navy P-8A 168439 PS122 departed Sigonella at 0450z - Eastern Mediterranean mission pic.twitter.com/Z0pxWrsEmQ — Mil Radar (@MIL_Radar) April 12, 2018 *Financial Express/IANS:** US military aircraft hover over Russian bases in Syria* Seven US military aircraft have conducted reconnaissance missions near the coast of Syria, where Russia's Hmeymim airbase and Tartus naval base are located, Moscow's military flight monitoring centre tweeted on Friday. Seven US military aircraft have conducted reconnaissance missions near the coast of Syria, where Russia’s Hmeymim airbase a... more »
Russian military police begin patrolling streets of Douma (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Russian military police could be seen patrolling the streets of Eastern Ghouta’s Douma on Thursday, to ensure the civilians life in the war-torn city returns back to normal. The military police was deployed in Douma with the aim to uphold legal order and to provide assistance for the locals, in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Spain to deliver 5 warships worth $2.5 billion to Saudi Arabia – Defense Ministry
Spanish Defense Minister Maria Dolores Cospedal and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday signed an agreement, under which Madrid will deliver five Avante 2200 corvette patrol vessels worth $2.47 billion to the Middle Eastern country, the Spanish Defense Ministry said. The warships will be build by firm Navantia at its shipyard in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS advances within distance of important Syrian air defense base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is steadily advancing to one of the Syrian Air Defense’s most important bases inside the country, a military source told Al-Masdar this afternoon. According to the military source, the Islamic is quickly advancing to the 16th Air Defense Regiment Base that is located along the eastern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Mysterious pro-Syrian Army group claims attack on US base in Raqqa (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 P.M.) – A mysterious militia calling themselves “The People’s Resistance of East Syria” released a new video on Thursday, claiming that they targeted a U.S. base in the northern part of the province. According to the video, the group claims they targeted the U.S. forces at the Brigade 93 Base that is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Russian FM claims ‘conclusive evidence’ proves chemical weapons attack was staged
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Moscow “has conclusive evidence that proves that chemical attacks in Douma were staged,” during a joint press conference alongside Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok in Moscow, Friday. Lavrov stated that Russian military experts found no proof of chemical weapons’ usage in the site […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army, Hezbollah kill many ISIS terrorists as they attempt to drive ISIS back near Sukhnah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies continued their counter-offensive in the northeastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, today, targeting the so-called Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions near the key town of Al-Sukhnah. Backed by Hezbollah and Liwaa Fatemiyoun (Iranian-Afghan paramilitary), the Syrian Army launched another big attack against ISIS […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army denies entering East Ghouta town of Douma
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has not yet entered the strategic town of Douma in the East Ghouta region, the military reported this afternoon. Despite some reports claiming the army had entered Douma, the Syrian military claimed they will not enter until Jaysh Al-Islam gives them the locations of all […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Macron to decide on Syrian intervention after chemical weapons verification (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – French President Emmanuel Macron said that France will decide whether to intervene in Syria once it has verified information about the alleged chemical weapons arsenal held by the Syrian government, in an interview with TF1 in Berd’huis, Thursday. “When we will take the decision, and when we will verify all the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia may deploy more troops to reduce targets in Syria – former Pentagon official
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Russian military may have to deploy more troops to Syria in order to reduce the total number of targets for the U.S., former Pentagon official Karen Kwiatkowski told the Sputnik News Agency on Friday. “If a direct military conflict with Russia is to be avoided, deconfliction with Russian forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
In rare move, Iraqi forces strike ISIS in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The Iraqi forces positioned along the Syrian border carried out a rare attack against a group of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists inside Syria’s Deir Ezzor Governorate. Led by their Popular Mobilization Units (var. Hashd Al-Sha’abi), the Iraqi forces struck the Islamic State’s forces in Deir Ezzor with missiles and artillery […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Surprise ISIS offensive against Syrian Army yields new gains in southeast Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) activated their sleeper cells in the southeastern countryside of Homs, today, leading to a big assault against the Syrian military near the town of Muhasah. Taking advantage of the Syrian Arab Air Force’s (SyAAF) absence in the area, the Islamic State was able to seize several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli warplanes fly along Lebanese-Syrian border despite warnings from Aoun
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Just 48 hours after Lebanese President Michel Aoun issued a warning about violating Lebanon’s airspace to bomb another Arab country, Israel once again conducted several flights above the small Levantine nation. According to a Lebanese military communique, the Israeli Air Force conducted several flights over southern and eastern Lebanon, flying […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Mafioso In The White House
Excerpts from James Comey's book, *A Higher Loyalty,* have hit the papers. *The Guardian* obtained an advance copy from a New York bookseller and has published excerpts from the book. Comey's description of his first meeting with Trump is instructive: [He] appeared shorter than he seemed on a debate stage with Hillary Clinton. His face appeared slightly orange, with bright white half-moons under his eyes where I assume he placed small tanning goggles, and impressively coiffed, bright blond hair, which on close inspection looked to be all his. I remember wondering how long it must... more »
Powered Exoskeletons Development: Which Country Has Greater Success
Powered exoskeletons have been a feature of science fiction for decades. They were perhaps most memorable in Aliens, where Ripley made use of a large industrial exoskeleton to battle one of the aliens. However,what was once a work of pure fiction is now becoming a reality. This technology has been in development for some time, […] More The post Powered Exoskeletons Development: Which Country Has Greater Success appeared first on The Duran.
Trade wars escalate: Russia may stop titanium exports to Boeing
Russia may hit back at US industry. More The post Trade wars escalate: Russia may stop titanium exports to Boeing appeared first on The Duran.
Will the Marines Get the Sniper Rifle They Need?
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * An important question. *Based on Marine officials’ comments, interim testing of the CSASS may help the Corps finally figure out appropriate requirements for future sniper systems — like, say, being able to fire on your target from beyond their effective range. But in the meantime, scout snipers may have to grin and bear yet another imperfect weapons system for their next plunge into America’s forever wars.* The Marine Corps is throwing down cash to test-drive the same compact sniper rifle the Army has pursued in recent months. But w... more »
The New B-21 Stealth Bomber (and Old B-52) Will Be Armed with a Nuclear Cruise Missile
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * We have the details. The Air Force and industry have begun early prototyping and design work on the emerging Long Range Stand Off weapon nuclear-armed cruise missile, set to enter into a new phase of construction by 2022, service officials said. Due to emerging nuclear weapons threats, the Air Force now envisions an operational LRSO by the end of the 2020s - as opposed to prior thoughts that it may not be ready until the 2030s. Air Force officials tell Warrior Maven that plans to move into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase are on tra... more »
Will Russia Deploy Its Military Personnel To Potential U.S. Targets In Syria To 'Act As Human Shields'?
*Sputnik:* *Russia May Deploy Forces to Reduce Targets in Syria - Ex-Pentagon Official* WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia may deploy its own troops in Syria to deter and reduce the number of targeting options the US military would have to carry out any missile strike on the country, former Pentagon official Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik. On Thursday, President Donald Trump sent a Twitter message stating that a US missile attack on Syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack in the city of Duma on April 7 could come very soon or significantly later. However, US policymakers ... more »
A Few Observations
*People's Republic of China * Chairman/General Secretary/President Xi is fond of saying dialogue and communication are China’s preferred methods of problem solving. They are not China’s only methods. That message has been demonstrated for the Republic of China on Taiwan. On 11 April, the Chinese navy began a three-day drill near its main submarine base on Hainan Island. More than 10,000 naval personnel, 76 fighter jets and a task group of 48 ships and submarines took part in the drill. The Chinese aircraft carrier *Liaoning* is in the task group. Chairman of the Central Military C... more »
China’s Trade Surplus With U.S. Soars
Shipping containers being loaded onto Xin Da Yang Zhou ship from Shanghai, China at Pier J at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on April 4, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS *The Straits Times/AFP:* *China's trade surplus with US soars 19.4 per cent in first quarter; Beijing calls for patience* BEIJING (AFP) - China's trade surplus with the United States surged by a fifth in the first three months of the year with China calling on Friday (April 13) on Washington to be patient as tensions between the economic superpowers simmer. Fears of a trade war have been rumbling since l... more »
What goes around, comes around
Many were outraged by the formation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2011. I wrote about it at the time, as did many others. It was Big Brother writ large, bypassing constitutional limitations and congressional oversight. Sure enough, it became a means to funnel large sums to left-wing, progressive causes with no way to monitor or control the flow. However, by appointing (not without opposition) a new director for the CFPB, President Trump has stripped away its veil of self-created secrecy, and the light is beginning to dawn. *Schadenfreude* was the order of the ... more »
ThisTime Magazine tweet is a must see.
TIME’s new cover: Donald Trump relied on Michael Cohen to weather the storm. Now the President is on his own https://t.co/Z8L5fYLuCO pic.twitter.com/UfTcklwg41 — TIME (@TIME) April 12, 2018 From the Time Magazine article: *Since the night of Nov. 8, 2016, Trump’s political and philosophical opponents have been publicly and repeatedly asking, How long can this last? Those who have concluded “not much longer” have been vexed time after time. After all, this is a man who defied convention and criticism to achieve the highest office in the country, not to mention one who spent decade... more »
World Hemophilia Day 2017.
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Time For New House Leadership-- On Both Sides Of The Aisle
*Real leadership doesn't mean being a sieve for corrupt special interest cash* The new Quinnipiac poll asks voters if they approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? That was the exact question. Total approval is 12% and total disapproval is 81%. Among Republicans, 20% approve and 72% disapprove, Among Democrats 7% approve and 80% disapprove and among Independents, it's 12% approving and 80% disapproving. That's the legacy of Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi. Since we're not in Japan, where rougher measures would be considered for such a disgrace, congressional leader... more »
China Stage Surprise Live-Fire Navy Drill ‘To Warn Taiwan And Show Support For Russia’ (Update)
*Daily Mail:* *'President for life' Xi watches China's biggest EVER naval exercise: Huge show of force off Taiwan features 48 warships and submarines as the island stages a mock attack by Beijing* * President Xi Jinping watched as China staged its largest ever show of force in the disputed South China Sea * 10,000 naval officers, 76 fighter jets, and a flotilla of 48 warships and submarines were all involved in the drills * China has also announced it will be holding further live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Straits on April 18 China has staged its largest naval drills e... more »
Lessons in online life
“Surpringly rare” is how the Washington Post describes an innovative school class in which kids are taught how to manage their digital lives. Between their math and literacy classes, these elementary school kids were studying up on perhaps one of the most important and least understood school subjects in America — how to protect their […] The post Lessons in online life appeared first on UnHerd.
Jess Phillips: “I don’t believe in the whole ‘lean in’ thing”
In the fifth and final video from our ‘UnHerd Reflections’ with Jess Phillips, the Labour MP talks to Charlotte Pickles about feminism. Can women on the Right be feminists and should Labour be doing more to support marriage? Is gender self-identification compatible with women-only spaces? And are we facing a crisis in men? The post Jess Phillips: “I don’t believe in the whole ‘lean in’ thing” appeared first on UnHerd.
Weekly podcast: Gambling, anti-Semitism and BBC bias
This week, Ayesha Hazarika is joined by former spokesperson for Jeremy Corbyn, Matt Zarb-Cousin, and Mail on Sunday commentator, Dan Hodges, to discuss this week’s under-reported stories, as well as their heroes and villains. Matt wanted to draw attention to the impact of gambling on people’s brains, while Dan wanted to discuss Ed Miliband’s response […] The post Weekly podcast: Gambling, anti-Semitism and BBC bias appeared first on UnHerd.
Short, weak solar cycle suggests global cooling ahead
“This is the first time we have seen a short and weak cycle since scientists began tracking the solar cycle in the 1700s, following the last grand minimum in the 1600s when there were almost no sunspots.” click here Source: … Continue reading →
A singular focus on trying to limit “global warming” ignores critical factors essential for community sustainability; Such a narrow focus is simply self-defeating.
“While Transactions is a leading scientific journal, these special issue articles are anything but scientific. There are no experiments or tests, or even carefully constructed real world observations. It is all just speculation and computer modeling. This is what alarmist … Continue reading →
What does Putin want?
Sky News Australia hosts Ross Cameron and Rowan Dean chat to Emeritus Professor Stephen F. Cohen (Princeton and NYU) on the Skripal poisoning, the expulsion of Russian diplomats, NATO, Syria, Putin’s agenda and Hippocratic Oath. “They say Putin personally directed this – I can’t think of a single motive…” said Cohen.
Amstrup Is Lying To The Media About Crockford’s Demolition Of His 2007 Polar Bear Paper
By Paul Homewood Susan Crockford has responded forcefully to the latest disinformation to come from Steve Amstrup and co: Until now, my scientific paper post at PeerJ Preprints for review, about the failure of Steve Amstrup’s 2007 USGS polar bear survival model (Crockford 2017), has been formally ignored by Amstrup and his […]
Delingpole: Government Watchdog Reprimands BBC for Telling Truth About Climate Change
By Paul Homewood Dellers reports on this week’s chilling attack on free speech from OFCOM: In the U.S. – thanks largely to Donald Trump – the skeptics are winning the climate argument. But in the rest of the Western world, skeptics are losing big time because, increasingly, their voices are being censored. Nowhere […]
Trump’s Exit Door is Open on Syrian Attack
Is there an exit door available for Trump? Yes, there is. The US Defence Secretary James Mattis said that the work to assess the intelligence on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria’s Douma is still in progress. The post Trump’s Exit Door is Open on Syrian Attack appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Evidence of Increase in Mortality After DPT
Front. Public Health, 19 March 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00079 Evidence of Increase in Mortality After the Introduction of Diphtheria–Tetanus–Pertussis Vaccine to Children Aged 6–35 Months in Guinea-Bissau: A Time for Reflection? Peter Aaby1,2*, Søren Wengel Mogensen1, Amabelia Rodrigues1 and Christine S....
Russia has ‘irrefutable evidence’ chemical attack in Syria was staged – Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow has "irrefutable evidence" that the alleged chemical attacks that occured in Douma, Syria on April 7th was faked. More The post Russia has ‘irrefutable evidence’ chemical attack in Syria was staged – Lavrov appeared first on The Duran.
A likely path to nuclear annihilation
With nuclear superpowers flirting with direct confrontation in Syria, the US is left with two options... More The post A likely path to nuclear annihilation appeared first on The Duran.
Trump weighs rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership amid trade dispute with China
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 President Trump ordered top administration officials to look at rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the sprawling trade pact he rejected three days after taking office.
Sous pression, Trump envisage de rejoindre le traité de libre-échange transpacifique
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
13-Apr-2018 Un an après son désengagement de l'accord négocié par Barack Obama, le président américain pourrait bien y revenir, sous condition.
"Stock Markets ‘Right On The Brink’ Of 50% Crash"
*"Stock Markets ‘Right On The Brink’ Of 50% Crash"* by RT US stock markets are currently passing through the same peaks they faced 11 years ago, right before the massive sell-off that triggered the 2008 financial crisis, according to Phil Town, who sold his stocks before the crash. “I think we are right on the brink. The logic is pretty straightforward from a fundamental point of view, we are at a relationship between the Wilshire GDP ratio which is almost unprecedented historically, where we have a relationship that is historically the Wilshire's 70 to a 100 percent value of GDP,”... more »
If you want to come to the most dangerous city and state in the United States, well it turns out I live there.
Courtesy of KTVA: *Based on 2016 stats, Alaska has been named the most dangerous state in the country. * *24/7 Wall Street released its annual report on the "Most Dangerous States in America" on Friday. * *By examining the FBI's 2016 Uniform Crime Report, which was released this week, the report found that Alaska is the most dangerous state in America, and concluded that Anchorage is the state's most dangerous city. * *The report states that in 2016, there were 804 violent crimes per 100,000 Alaskan citizens, 52 murders and 409 adults per 100,000 residents were imprisoned. * *L... more »
From the Nuclear “Buchenwald touch” (Hamilton’s words in 1950) to Nuclear Extermination….
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : In 1950 Dr. Joseph Hamilton, a Manhattan Project physician involved with human plutonium injections, on unknowing…
US Senator Udall On EPA Deputy Wheeler – A Longtime Lobbyist For Big Coal Who Could Take Over From Pruitt
“The American people … want clean air and clean water. They want the health of their children and our seniors … Continue reading →
"Virtual Personal Relationships"
*In Second Life. Click image for larger size.* *"Virtual Personal Relationships"* by BATR "One of the most familiar themes that children are taught is that mankind is a social being. From the earliest age, the process of socialization is integrated into every learning experience or social contact. Getting along with one's peers is preached as a primary objective for each succeeding generation. Departing from previous contemporaries has been a common trend that shapes and redirects society. Differences between parents and children are often stressed, but the shift among personal rela... more »
READ NEW EMAIL STRING WITH W.H.O. ON DOUMA CHEMICAL ATTACK, MORE QUESTIONS
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W.H.O REPLIES TO MY EMAIL, SAYS NO EVIDENCE OF A CHEMICAL ATTACK IN DOUMA
11:36 (29 minutes ago) to mediainquiries, me Hi Jane, WHO has not confirmed that a chemical event has taken place in Douma. Despite WHO’s request to the Syrian authorities, we have not had consistent access besieged area in Syria. We do not currently have access to Douma. We urgently need to be able to visit the area, conduct a public health assessment, and ensure […]
Wolves continue comeback in Oregon after eradication
Biologists in Oregon counted 124 wolves in their annual tally, an 11 percent increase over last year's numbers, and hailed the results Thursday as evidence that wolves are regaining their foothold in the state after being wiped out by bounty hunters more than 70 years ago. Wolf advocates, however, blasted the report by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and said the report exaggerates the success of wolf recovery at a critical juncture when state officials are considering how to manage the species going forward. They also criticized the agency for allowing ranchers to kill w... more »
The Same Mistakes Of The Past Are Being Repeated Again In Afghanistan
A U.S. Army crew chief flying on board a CH-47F Chinook helicopter observes the successful test of flares during a training flight in Afghanistan, March 14, 2018. U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/Handout via REUTERS *Patricia Gossman, Reuters*: *What U.S. generals get wrong about Afghanistan* U.S. Army General John Nicholson is repeating the dangerous mistakes of the past. In a recent interview he echoed the mantra of his predecessors, that the new U.S. military strategy — which includes increasing both air power and the number of American troops training Afghan forces — has... more »
Despite declaration of victory, buses with militants, family members continue to leave Douma (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Despite the declaration of victory by the Russian Reconciliation Centre on Thursday, the evacuations continued inside the East Ghouta town of Douma. Buses evacuating militants and their families out of the Syrian city of Douma, continued to leave the area through the Al-Wafiddeen Camp checkpoint in one of Eastern Ghouta’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Britain should press for independent UN-led chemical weapons investigation: UK Labor leader
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) – The leader of Britain’s Labor Party Jeremy Corbyn stated on Thursday that Prime Minister Theresa May should await the results of an independent UN investigation before launching airstrikes in Syria. “Britain should press for an independent U.N.-led investigation of last weekend’s horrific chemical weapons attack so that those responsible can […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian jets cover Syria’s airspace after reports of US spy planes near coast
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Russian jets are highly active above Syria today, following reports of U.S. spy planes near the coastal provinces of Tartous and Latakia. According to earlier reports, seven U.S. spy planes were flying along the Syrian coast, with some of the aircraft approaching the Hmaymim Military Airport in the southwestern part […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US eyes eight potential strike targets in Syria – Report
With US President Donald Trump meeting with officials to discuss the US response to the alleged Syrian government chemical attack in Douma, one source tells CNBC that there are eight possible targets that the US is eyeing. According to the report, the US might be considering using some “nice and new” missiles on eight targets […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Secretary of Defense preaches caution over Syrian military intervention (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 A.M.) – United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said the administration was still waiting for evidence of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria and expressed concern that military intervention could escalate out of control, during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee in Washington D.C. on Thursday. “We’re still […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Trouble in paradise: Ahrar Al-Sham launches surprise attack against rebel allies in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 A.M.) – In a surprise move, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham launched a surprise attack against Jaysh Al-Izza in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, yesterday, targeting their positions near the Hama provincial axis. According to pro-opposition activists, Ahrar Al-Sham began their attack last night, when their fighters stormed the Jaysh Al-Izza headquarters […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Priority is to ‘avert’ wider Syrian war – Russian envoy to UN
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 A.M.) – Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said his government’s immediate priority is “to avert the danger of war”, in an interview at the United Nations building in New York on Thursday. We hope that there will be no point of no return, that the U.S. and their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS takes advantage of the Syrian Air Force’s absence to launch major assault in southeast Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) launched a massive assault in the southeastern countryside of the Homs Governorate this morning, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the historical town of Quraytayn. The Islamic State assault began this morning when their sleeper cells in the southern countryside of Quraytayn stormed the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Seven US spy planes spotted near Syrian coast – RIA
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.)- Seven U.S. spy planes were spotted flying near the Syrian coast on Friday morning, Russia-based RIA Novosti reported. Citing the Twitter user @Mil_Radar, the Russian publication reported that the seven spy planes departed from Sigonella at 3:35 P.M. yesterday and made their way just west of the Syrian coast. The spy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
May, Trump agree it’s ‘vital to deter chemical weapon use by Assad’ in Syria – UK
British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump have agreed to keep working on an international response to the alleged chemical attack in Syria’s Douma, vowing it would not “go unchallenged.” The UK and US leaders discussed Syria in a phone call on Thursday evening, a Downing Street spokesman said in a statement. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
"A Perpetual Illusion..."
"Human life is thus only a perpetual illusion; men deceive and flatter each other. No one speaks of us in our presence as he does of us in our absence. Human society is founded on mutual deceit; few friendships would endure if each knew what his friend said of him in his absence, although he then spoke in sincerity and without passion. Man is then only disguise, falsehood, and hypocrisy, both in himself and in regard to others. He does not wish any one to tell him the truth; he avoids telling it to others, and all these dispositions, so removed from justice and reason, have a natura... more »
From Desert Storm to Syria chemical weapons, the lies behind US war is exposed (Video)
Warmongering Democrats Get Wish - More War! More The post From Desert Storm to Syria chemical weapons, the lies behind US war is exposed (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Stephen Cohen to Tucker Carlson: “Americans in Syria will die” (Video)
Will U.S. action in Syria lead to conflict with Russia? More The post Stephen Cohen to Tucker Carlson: “Americans in Syria will die” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
WATCH Russia’s Maria Zakharova talk Syria crisis, Skripal case in RARE English interview
The Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman sat down with Britain's Sky News for a unique one-on-one More The post WATCH Russia’s Maria Zakharova talk Syria crisis, Skripal case in RARE English interview appeared first on The Duran.
“Trump and China Are on the Same, Wrong Side”
*“Trump and China Are on the Same, Wrong Side”* by Bill Bonner "This week, we’ve been exploring how mock battles can go wrong. In one corner, we have The American Dreamer: the Blond Bombshell himself, Donald J. Trump. In the other, there is Xi Jinping of the Great Red Hope, determined not to be the Last Emperor of the Middle Kingdom. Like pro wrestlers, the two have been entertaining the folks in the cheap seats with their ‘Mongolian chops’…‘body avalanches’…and the always-popular ‘spinning elbow corkscrew drops’. Pretending to do battle, both are really on the same team…working to... more »
A New Presidential Limousine
The prototype is covered in a black and white camouflage wrap to hide its styling details until its official unveiling. (KGP Photography) *FOX News:* *Exclusive: Trump's new presidential limousine with Secret Service set to transport president this summer* When Donald Trump took office last year, he also grabbed the keys to a car. A very old car. Several of them, actually. The latest presidential limousine fleet debuted on Barack Obama’s first Inauguration Day in 2009. That had many observers expecting Trump to be presented on his with a new version of the so-called “Beast,” which... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 4/13/18"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 4/13/18"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Not many people anywhere actually believe the chemical weapon attack was done by the Assad regime in Syria, but some do. The timing is extremely suspect when on one week, you hear President Trump say he wants to leave Syria, and the next week, there is a gas attack. Why would Assad want the U.S. to stay? The UK has given the green light for an attack, while Russia is warning of a counter attack if Syrian or Russian troops are fired upon. At the moment, it looks like an attack has been stalled. Hopefully, everyone wi... more »
A carbon tax has a proven track record; It does not achieve the promised results
The “cost of carbon” is a political regulatory construct. It is not something that can be measured. It is not a metric. Arbitrarily manipulating prices by instituting a carbon tax to raise the cost of carbon sounds like a good … Continue reading →
Beyond Technological Singularity-the Posthuman Condition
Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
In the transmodern context, transhumanism appears as a new paradigm, with a centripetal tendency, which proposes the reinventing of man by overcoming the current biological limitations with the help of new technologies, so called human amelioration. In our work, we want to discuss in a speculative manner the possibility of the existence of the posthuman individual in the biological and moral (self) transcendence of the self. We will discuss a series of technologies capable of irreversibly modifying the human condition by placing humanity first in a transhuman or posthuman condition... more »
10 idées fausses autour du mot “Transhumanisme” (Partie 2)
Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
Il existe beaucoup d’idées fausses autour de la pensée transhumaniste, notamment dues à certaines simplifications hasardeuses. Et si nous tentions ici de revoir les bases.
Pope Francis: 'There Is No Hell'?
Well maybe not. Reporting a private conversion is a bit touchy without recording devices and certainly touchy with a reporter. I have read enough channeled information and near death reports to approach this problem at least. All spirits upon death are attracted to like. That is the first power associated with faith and belief in Jesus inasmuch as it determines the type of after life you are willing to associate with. It is no mistake that Swedenborg' first introduction was into an extension of his community all sporting architecture he understood. That is the community ... more »
That Naughty Little Pill - Birth Control Side Effects
The take home is that the pill does affect your system in many subtle ways that are not particularly desirable. That is clearly good enough to consider and practice alternatives. Not surprising really and considering how many women find reason to get off the program, it can hardly be uncommon. The effects are often just too much to sustain. A throw away thought for women coming off the pill. It may be good to start a daily intake of ginseng in order to rebalance the blood and restore function much quicker. No one has tested this protocol but it is safe enough and may positiv... more »
Pentagon Has Stopped Accepting Most Deliveries Of The F-35 Over Who Will Cover Costs For Fixing A Production Error
*Reuters:* *Exclusive: Pentagon stops accepting Lockheed F-35 jets over repair cost dispute* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense has stopped accepting most deliveries of F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) because of a dispute over who will cover costs for fixing a production error, three people familiar with the matter said. Lockheed confirmed on Wednesday that the Pentagon had halted deliveries of the jet over a contractual issue, but did not give further details. Last year, the Pentagon stopped accepting F-35s for 30 days after discovering corrosion ... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Judging from tonight's meme, it looks like Paul Ryan finally got a job at the White House, just not the one he had his bloated ego set on. Ryan will be running away from his House Speaker job; actually driven away by the harsh reality that he was, in no way, mentally equipped or spiritually inclined to do what the job is supposed to be. Instead, he threw his weight behind the forces of chaos and human misery; attacking Americans with every trick at his disposal, from an unfair, nihilistic, greedy overhaul of our tax code to his tacit backing of the not so secret love of ... more »
Harvard scientists uncover an exploitable Achilles' heel common to most bacteria
This is fundamental and potentially revolutionary. It may also not need complex chemistry to be effective. With so many antibiotics fading quickly in terms of effectiveness, it is good to find something way more basic and possibly impossible for the bacteria to dodge. Since it is also wide ranging across so many families of bacteria, the potential exists to do a bacteria cleanse that eliminate the bulk of the bacteria load. Of course we do not know what else it may affect and there it is early days. *Harvard scientists uncover an exploitable Achilles' heel common to most bac... more »
Move over, fog nets – fog harp is better at drawing water from the air
Folks are slowly catching on to this idea. It certainly needs innovaton. The amount of available water is huge and what we do now is best a proof of concept. This idea needs to be perhaps a comb held in a collection tube with short teeth able to stand up to conditions. Such a system would also handle wind as well. I do think that a tall cone netting held over a collection pond is likely best. The real point is that we understand the water is there. That African cone net could be applied in the Sahel and the arable front then marched into the Sahara. I do not think it is that... more »
FCC Chair Tells Democrat Senators To Go Pound Sand
It seems one of the best government appointments to come out of Trump’s election was Ajit Pai as Chairman of the FCC. He’s stood in the fire against all manner of leftist hysteria and verbal non-sense when it comes to net neutrality, censorship, and federal overreach at the FCC. He also stood up to the President when he made the ridiculous suggestion that certain broadcasters should have their licenses pulled. Pai isn’t partisan, he’s principled. Thursday, he reaffirmed those principles again by formally rejecting an insane request from a dozen Democrat Senators (including Lizzy W... more »
Trump Weighs Syria Options, Russia Envoy Says He ‘Cannot Exclude’ War with US
Trump Weighs Syria Options, Russia Envoy Says He ‘Cannot Exclude’ War with US by Jeff Mason, Michelle Nichols, https://www.reuters.com/ WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed U.S. options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced […]
Heading for WAR: Cabinet Backs Theresa May Over Syria Action as RAF Tornadoes are FUELLED
Russia-US tensions: Cabinet gives May the go-ahead for Syria strike ‘to deter further use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime’ by Samuel Osborne, Chris Baynes, https://www.independent.co.uk/ Donald Trump is yet to take a ‘final decision’ on what action the US will take according to the White House – Theresa May’s cabinet has agreed on the need to “take […]
Poison Gas – Weapon of Choice for “False News”
Emphasis mine: Poison Gas – Weapon of Choice for “False News” by Peter Koenig for the Saker blog, http://thesaker.is/ Poison gas is not only deadly, it often provokes a slow suffocating death. That, perpetrated on innocent children, is particularly cruel. But when such poison gas attacks are mere false flags, or by the new term, “false news”, […]
Nigel Farage Exposes Plan To Destroy Christianity And Implement One World Government by Globalists
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Apr 12, 2018 Nigel Farage joins Alex Jones live via Skype to expose the New World Order’s plan to destroy Christianity before initiating the collapse of the nation state to usher in a one world government. end
Russian Political Expert Breaks Down Nightmare WWIII / Syria Scenarios
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Apr 12, 2018 Andrey Afanasyev joins Alex Jones live via Skype to lay out the best scenarios to the worst possible scenarios of conflict between Russia and the United States surrounding Syria / WWIII. end
US Attack on Syria would be a ‘War Crime’ – Former CIA Agent
RT America Published on Apr 12, 2018 RT America’s Ed Schultz is joined by former CIA agent and whistleblower John Kiriakou to discuss just how much intelligence US actually has on what is happening in Syria. Unless one has people on the ground, cultivated over the course of several years, it’s very difficult to verify information […]
US and Allies Hold World in Terror Siege With War Threat
It has to do with the launch of the Petro-Yuan, the collapsing Petro-dollar, the end of the western Illuminati’s global monetary hegemony. – US and Allies Hold World in Terror Siege With War Threat by Finian Cunningham, https://sputniknews.com/ So, the world is counting the hours to see whether the US and its allies will launch a military […]
Secretary of Defense Mattis: No Evidence on Syria Chemical Attack But I Believe There Was One …
RT Published on Apr 12, 2018 US Secretary of Defense James Mattis reiterated that the Pentagon still has no independent evidence to confirm that there was a chemical weapons attack in Syria last week… but said he personally believes there was one. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/934p end
US Freezes Military Aid To Libya
A member of the Libyan army's special forces holds his weapon during clashes with Islamist militants in the militants' last stronghold in Benghazi, Libya, July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori *Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor:* *US freezes military aid to chaotic Libya* Guns and bullets to train two companies of Libyan soldiers are gathering dust in a German warehouse as the Donald Trump administration holds off on delivering the weapons to the violence-plagued North African country. The Defense and State departments previously authorized some $23 million to train and equip Libyan sp... more »
Sadness And Gladness - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Sadness And Gladness* *That which fuels humanity* *Embrace both and thrive* *©** 2018 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: This was inspired early this morning when I woke to start the day. I tried several versions before arriving at this one. This poem was wriiten in the haiku style of poetry and published on my blog for the first time today, the 13th of April, 2018.*
Tweets For Today
#UPDATE President Donald Trump put off a final decision on strikes against Syria following a crunch meeting with national security advisors Thursday, as Moscow warned against any US move that could trigger a conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals https://t.co/biXNDBi9SB pic.twitter.com/aUKwdDY1OI — AFP news agency (@AFP) April 12, 2018 #Breaking: Fighter jets have just arrived in the past few minutes at RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus, Ready to be deployed and to strike! #Syria @lookner pic.twitter.com/cK8uCQmyrs — Sotiri Dimpinoudis Ⓥ (@sotiridi) April 12, 2018 The PLA South C... more »
CIA Director Pompeo Confirmed That 'Hundreds' Of Russians Were Killed By U.S. Forces In An Attack In Syria A Few Weeks Ago
*Time:* *President Trump's Pick for Secretary of State Just Confirmed 'Hundreds' of Russians Were Killed in a U.S. Attack in Syria* President Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of State confirmed Thursday that “a couple hundred Russians were killed” by U.S. forces in Syria earlier this year. Mike Pompeo, who currently serves as CIA director, offered the confirmation in response to questions about the U.S. relationship with Russia. The February attack by U.S. special forces — acknowledged at the time by Russian and Syrian officials but until now unconfirmed by the U.S. — target... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Puma Approaching* An SA-330 Puma helicopter approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during a replenishment at sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe in the Indian Ocean, March 29, 2018. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Corona *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Conduct Replenishment at Sea* (US Department of Defense).
Syria officially grants visas to four OPCW experts to examine Douma attack (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:25 A.M.) – Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UN Bashar Jaafari confirmed that visas were granted to four OPCW experts to travel to Syria as he spoke in New York on Thursday. Jaafari added: “We will facilitate the arrival of the team to anywhere they want in Douma to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia not deterred by US threats, launches several airstrikes in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their air campaign over the provinces of Idlib and Hama last night, launching several attacks against the jihadist rebels located near the Turkish border-crossing. According to a military report from nearby Latakia, the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted several airstrikes over the Idlib Governorate towns of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria decision to come ‘fairly soon’ – Trump
US President Donald Trump vowed that a decision on a US military action in Syria will be made “fairly soon,” at a press briefing in Washington D.C. on Thursday. Trump said, “We’re having a number of meetings today, we’ll see what happens, we’re obviously looking at that very closely.” He went on to say that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Copy / Paste / Publish: Fake Doomsday - April 23 - Astronomically Absurd Story Shared Virally By Journalists Including Fox News
Nobody who ran this story even bothered to glance at a sky chart. The false claim is that the sun, moon and Jupiter will all be in Virgo on April 23. So what you might say? Well the end of the world apparently?! But actually none of them will be in that constellation, not only that, no other planet will be passing "in" Virgo on that date either. It’s a good way of locating some of the news sources that have no systems in place to filter out fake doomsdays. They just went *copy / paste / publish* read more
Report: US Considering 8 Possible Targets In Syria
*CNBC*: *US considering 8 possible targets in Syria — President Trump says decision coming 'fairly soon'* * President Donald Trump met with his national security team on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria. * A final decision on whether or not to use military force has not been made, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said. * A source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told CNBC the U.S. was considering striking eight potential targets. There is one missile in the U.S. arsenal that is expected to rain on Syrian targets this week in response to a suspected chemi... more »
When Trump Falls, Here's How The White Evangelical Leadership Will Explain And Profit From His Fall
*by Frank Schaeffer* Trump has a lifetime of criminal activity to hide. The dumbest thing he ever did was run for president. He’s going down. How will the white evangelical leaders that talked their followers into voting for Trump explain this, then come out winners? Trump broke the number one rule of con-artists and grifters: never attract attention to yourself. But according to his evangelical backers this too-- Trump’s ego-driven stupidity – is going to be “used by God.” Trump now has real reason to be afraid. He’s has spent his whole career in the company of cons and crooks (... more »
Musical Interlude: Flash And The Pan, “Hey, St Peter”
Flash And The Pan, “Hey, St Peter” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17L-QaTq3LA
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Where The Stars And Moon Play”
“Pamela and Randy Copus are the duo known as 2002. Randy Copus plays piano, electric cello, guitar, bass and keyboards. Pamela Copus plays flutes, harp, keyboards and a wind instrument called a WX5. Both musicians also provide all of the vocals on their albums, recording their voices many, many times and layering them to create a "virtual choir" with a celestial, angelic quality.” 2002, “Where The Stars And Moon Play” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMqLFemZOOg&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster. *Click image for larger size.* This impressively sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at the ends of the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes cutting across the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole. Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in ... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “Praying”
*“Praying”* “It doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don't try to make them elaborate, this isn't a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.” - Mary Oliver, “Thirst”
Chet Raymo, “Examination Of Conscience”
*“Examination Of Conscience”* by Chet Raymo “I have been reading Stephanie Smallwood's “Saltwater Slavery”, a close examination of the trade in human beings between the coast of West Africa and the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is a sobering read, but if there is one thing I came away with, it was this: We have an enormous capacity to rationalize the most horrendous crimes. Everyone involved in the slave trade- the European owners of the ships, the masters of the trading companies, the ship captains and crews, the plantation owners in the West Indies and the Chesapea... more »
"Deir Yassin: The Massacre that Sparked the Nakba"
*"Deir Yassin: * *The Massacre that Sparked the Nakba" * by Brett Wilkins "April 9 marked the 70th anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre, in which Jewish militias murdered over 100 Palestinian men, women and children as part of a self-described “cleansing” campaign to expel indigenous Arabs to make way for the nascent Jewish state of Israel. One of the key ideological elements of Zionism - the movement for the re-establishment of a Jewish nation in Palestine - is the premise of what literary theorist Edward Said called “the excluded presence” of the indigenous population of Pale... more »
Justin Trudeau, all Huff, no puff, and more importantly, no political clout..Kinder Morgan Stageplay Unplugged
*Written by Grant G* Electoral reform, "The last federal election under a first past the post electoral system" Justin Trudeau said ....I clearly remember that 2015 Justin Trudeau election promise...oh indeed, once granted his federal majority that progressive election promise was the first promise to bite the dust...buried, dead, not even a lackluster attempt....Justin just blew it off.. Trudeau made many promises in 2015....including restoring faith in a tainted, oil industry dominated NEB(National Energy Board) ...Justin talked of reforming the NEB...Trudeau himself said du... more »
Leonard Peltier's Three Week Lockdown Has Been Lifted
Leonard Peltier's Three Week Lockdown Has Been Lifted Greetings, Friends and Family, Happily I can report that the 3 week lockdown has been lifted and Sheridan (Leonard’s investigator) and I were finally able to visit. We have been pursuing legal representation for Leonard’s application for compassionate release, exploring parole hearing options, as well as options for reopening
Tracking The Syrian War
*Zachary Laub, Council on Foreign Relations:* *Syria's War: Tracking the Descent Into Horror* In the seven years since protesters in Syria first demonstrated against the four-decade rule of the Assad family, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and some twelve million people—more than half the country’s pre-war population—have been displaced. The country has descended into an ever-more-complex civil war: Jihadis promoting a Sunni theocracy eclipsed many opposition forces fighting for a democratic and pluralistic Syria. Regional powers backed various local forces to a... more »
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"Helpless People..."
*"Helpless People..."* "Almost all Americans have had an intense school experience which occupied their entire youth, an experience during which they were drilled thoroughly in the culture and economy of the well-schooled greater society, in which individuals have been rendered helpless to do much of anything except watch television or punch buttons on a keypad. Before you begin to blame the childish for being that way and join the chorus of those defending the general imprisonment of adults and the schooling by force of children because there isn’t any other way to handle the mob... more »
IDF Probes Video of Troops Cheering as Sniper Shoots Palestinian Near Gaza Fence
Are you a Zionist Christian? If you are: you are aiding and abetting Zionist ‘666’ Israel (the Satanic counterfeit) in the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians (who IMO are most likely the REAL JEWS of the Bible). – Zionism, the modern Zionist movement, is Satanic. At the heart of the Zionist flag, is the […]
Palestinian Ahed Tamimi Lawyer Accuses Israeli Interrogator of Sexual Harassment
Palestinian Ahed Tamimi Lawyer Accuses Israeli Interrogator of Sexual Harassment by http://www.presstv.com/ The lawyer of imprisoned 17-year-old Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi has accused her Israeli interrogator of sexual harassment. – According to the Middle East Monitor website on Wednesday, Gaby Lasky has filed a complaint with the Israeli general attorney pertaining to the inappropriate manner of Tamimi’s interrogation […]
Idiocy Is Bringing The End Of The World: Syrian Chemical Attack is a Western HOAX!
Idiocy Is Bringing The End Of The World by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ Here is Jason Ditz on the coming end of the world: – https://news.antiwar.com/2018/04/10/trump-builds-coalition-for-war-against-syrian-government/ – Vladimir Soloviev explains the failure of Putin’s policy of appeasement: – https://russia-insider.com/en/breaking-defining-moment-putin-stand-usisrael-empire-chaos-or-fold/ri23052 – If you were the president of France or the prime minister of the UK, would you permit […]
Macron and Verhofstadt in NEW EUROPE PLOT: Pair to Meet Over Future of EU
Macron and Verhofstadt in NEW EUROPE PLOT: Pair to Meet Over Future of EU by CHLOE KERR, https://www.express.co.uk/ FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron is to meet with Guy Verhofstadt just days after the Belgian MEP called for a “new, dynamic, centralist Europe”. – The two men will discuss Mr Macron’s speech at the upcoming plenary session in Strasbourg […]
Trump Builds Coalition for War Against Syrian Government
Why did the US and its allies rejected a request for an official investigation into the alleged Syrian chemical attack. They have something to hide? Emphasis mine: – Trump Builds Coalition for War Against Syrian Government by Jason Ditz , April 10, 2018, http://news.antiwar.com/ UN Security Council rejects motion to investigate before striking President Trump is in the process of building a […]
Syrian War Report – APRIL 11, 2018: US Destroyers, Subs with Hundreds of Missiles Near Syria
Syrian War Report – APRIL 11, 2018: US Destroyers, Subs with Hundreds of Missiles Near Syria by https://southfront.org/ The US Navy is creating a strike group with hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles for a possible attack on Syria. The USS Donald Cook has already drawn attention to its actions in the eastern Mediterranean where it has […]
Lies and more lies
Isn't it clear by now how the corporate criminal syndicate does it? Every criminal has an MO - a modus operandi - a way of repeating their bad behavior over and over again. It's all bullshit yet some people choose to keep going back to MSNBC or CNN and believing it.
"It Is Our Fate..."
"Well, it is our fate to live in a time of crisis. To live in a time when all forms and values are being challenged. In other and more easy times, it was not, perhaps, necessary for the individual to confront himself with a clear question: What is it that you really believe? What is it that you really cherish? What is it for which you might, actually, in a showdown, be willing to die?...I say, with all the reticence which such large, pathetic words evoke, that one cannot exist today as a person – one cannot exist in full consciousness – without having to have a showdown with one’s s... more »
Prophesy, again
It is a fact that about 54.33 % of the world’s human population believe in God, creation and the after life, the metaphysical heaven or paradise. They are the Christians and Muslims. (Update: End of the World April 23, 2018) … Continue reading →
What Does Russia Want?
*Angus Ross & Andrew Savchenko, National Interest*: The Obvious Question: What Does Russia Want? *Russia reserves the right to pursue its interests in the post–Soviet space without Western interference, in any way it sees fit.* With Vladimir Putin now safely back in the Kremlin for another six years, and with a number of crises involving Russian forces still smoldering in the world, the time is ripe to have another look at the vexing question of what exactly Russia might want from the next decade, and what it might be willing to do to achieve these ends. Russia is one of history’s... more »
Statement from Syria
Syria-based British journalist Tom Duggan tells the truth. Even the war-mongering New York Times is admitting that there is no confirmed pretext for war. In an article called Pentagon Urges Greater Caution on Imminent Strike Against Syria they report: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought on Thursday to slow down an imminent strike on Syria, reflecting mounting concerns at the Pentagon that a concerted bombing campaign could escalate into a wider conflict between Russia, Iran and the West. In the White House meeting, according to three administration officials, Mr. Mattis said the... more »
Tucker Carlson of Fox News Exposes Warmongers on Syria
[image: tucker-carlson-of-fox-news-exposes-warmongers-on-syria] Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, who has become one of the station's lead commentators, blew a massive hole this week in the bipartisan establishment's warmongering narrative on Syria, the chemical attack blamed on dictator Bashar al-Assad, and much more. His historic monologue exposing the establishment's lies and thirst for blood has gone viral across the Internet. In response, the establishment and its propagandists on both left and right freaked out, furiously accusing the mainstream Fox commentator of being “fa... more »
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