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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 11, 2019
*Daily Mail:* *Pentagon grounds more than 300 Saudi trainee pilots in the US for 'safety' reasons after Florida Navy base shooting - but top brass deny flight instructor requests to be armed* * Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, 21, acted alone when he attacked a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday before he was fatally shot by deputy sheriff * Navy spokeswoman said: 'A safety stand-down and operational pause commenced Monday for Saudi Arabian aviation students' * Another official said the grounding was to help Saudi students prepare to restart their training and the same wou... more »
George Orwell would be astonished
Talk about a swamp ! _____________ George Orwell would be astonished Rosco Mac If more snow is in the future they will simply rewrite the history books to show they were right all along. They’re already doing this with the temperature records – somehow the further into the future we go the colder the past ... Read moreGeorge Orwell would be astonished The post George Orwell would be astonished appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Experts: Israeli System Constitutes Apartheid, Crime against Humanity
Professors Richard Falk and Virginia Tilley provide detailed reports confirming that Israel is perpetrating "apartheid," a crime against humanity. Those desiring peace must abandon an illusory "two-state solution" with its focus on the occupation, and instead address the fundamental obstacle to peace: Israel's racist system. The papers were presented at the launch of a new international network, The 1st Global Conference on Israeli Apartheid. (Includes videos of their speeches) The post Experts: Israeli System Constitutes Apartheid, Crime against Humanity appeared first on If Amer... more »
SECOND LIB DEM STEPS ASIDE FOR LABOUR CANDIDATE, TACTICAL VOTING IN ABOUT 20 SEATS COULD STOP BORIS JOHNSON
*Liberal Democrat Rhys Taylor in Cardiff North has become the second of his party’s general election candidates to advise supporters to vote tactically for their Labour rival to defeat Conservatives.* *Labour and Lib Dem candidates should split with Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson and help each other over the line by rallying their voters for the candidate most likely to win the constituency.* *Only 2% of the Labour voters in Esher and Walton would have to switch to Lib Dem to oust Dominic Raab.* *VFR have urged Labour candidates to stand aside in **Cheadle, Cheltenham, Winchester, So... more »
Russia Is Getting a Second Kirov-Class Nuclear-Powered Battlecruiser
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] Should NATO take notice? *Key point:* Moscow is refitting one of its Kirovs so it can have two active battlecruisers. The Russian navy in three years expects to receive a refurbished, upgraded *Kirov*-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser, likely doubling the fleet’s complement of the huge ships. But two other old *Kirov*s are slated for dismantling. And the Russian navy’s overall transformation into a smaller force with mostly smaller vessels probably will continue. Sevmash shipyard will deliver the *Kirov*-class *Admiral Nakhimov*... more »
A Slow Death? The Royal Air Force Only Has 119 Fighters
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] How could this happen? *Key point:* London hasn't been funding more fighters for a while and it will take time to rebuild the fleet. The Royal Air Force in mid-2019 operates just 119 fighters, the lowest number in its history. The shrinking of the British fighter fleet has happened even faster than observers predicted just a few years ago. And it could be years before the force significantly grows again. As of June 2019 the RAF has 102 Typhoons and 17 F-35B stealth fighters in seven front-line squadrons. The last squadron of 1980s... more »
Ocean Oxygen Misdirection
Originally posted on Science Matters: Warmists consistently do recycling, especially alarming stories coming back for encore media appearances. This week it’s the suffocating ocean meme, which taps into our caring about the seas, but conflates impacts from human maritime activities with subtle temperature changes, i.e climate change (AKA emergency, chaos, crisis etc.). Of course COP…
N. Atlantic Stays Cool Nov. 2019
Originally posted on Science Matters: RAPID Array measuring North Atlantic SSTs. For the last few years, observers have been speculating about when the North Atlantic will start the next phase shift from warm to cold. Given the way 2018 went and 2019 is following, this may be the onset. First some background. . Source: Energy…
No joke: Russian scientists marked problem Kara Sea polar bear with T-34
Originally posted on polarbearscience: The media are so gullible. So eager are they for a sympathetic polar bear victim that news outlets everywhere carried a story earlier this week about a Russian polar bear that had ‘T-34’ spray-painted on its side. They took the word of Russian polar bear/walrus consultant to WWF and Netflix, Anatoly…
Michael Horowitz Testifies Before The Senate Judiciary Committee (Live)
*WNU Editor:* I have been watching this all morning. The media and Democrats are over-playing their hand in denying that there was any political-bias in starting and proceeding with the FBI investigation/surveillance of the Trump campaign. After hearing multiple times that there was no bias, you cannot help but feel on that there was bias. And common sense is common sense. When you look at this entire picture face on and read the Horowitz's report, it is so blatantly obvious that bias was the reason why this entire probe was launched to spy on the Trump campaign. On a side note. ... more »
RED ALERT! GLOBALISTS DOUBLE DOWN WITH PLANS FOR MASS FORCED VACCINATION WITH RISKY EBOLA JABS IN THE DR CONGO
*The NWO Globalists are pressing ahead with a plan to mass vaccinate Dr Congo people with the risky Ebola jab living in the Ituri region, a base of Glencore's mining activities.* https://www.theafricareport.com/15009/glencores-drc-mining-disaster-signals-continued-security-risks-ahead/ H*elen Branswell summed up the disturbing development and change to mass, forced vaccination in specific areas on her twitter feed.* https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1204514478504710147 *1. So it looks like the #Ebola response in DRC may mass vaccinate in Biakato Mines, an area near where ... more »
The Fabricated 'Predicate' to Spy on the Trump Campaign
[image: undefined] While Inspector General Michael Horowitz did a pretty fair job of documenting the crimes of the FBI in getting the green light from a Federal Judge to spy on Carter Page as an ostensible agent of the Russians, he utterly failed to investigate the cornerstone (aka the "predicate") for launching this whole sordid affair. That predicate? George Papadopoulos, an obscure foreign policy advisor to the Trump Campaign, reportedly told Australia's High Commissioner to the UK (and Clinton crony), Alexander Downer, that the Russian Government had dirt on Hillary Clinton. But... more »
When Volcanoes Attack… White Island Edition
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: Guest commentary by David Middleton Aerial photo of White Island after the eruption (CNN). I?m sure many WUWT readers have seen the headlines and videos. All volcanoes are dangerous I would normally follow up ?Volcanoes are dangerous? with ?No schist Sherlock?? Then again, I?ve seen idiot tourists crossing…
US & UK Military-Intelligence Apparatus Deploy Media Smears Against Corbyn
The popular socialist leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, could be on the verge of becoming prime minister of the United Kingdom. And the mere possibility is terrifying British intelligence services and the U.S. government.
The Dirty War on the NHS
I saw this film last night at a one-off screening in Derby. It’s all you’d expect of a John Pilger documentary. Polished and professional? Well of course, but more importantly: Hard hitting, its straight-from-the shoulder interrogations of power a far cry from the posturing of mainstream interviewers who, doubtless in all sincerity – albeit of the self serving kind – mistake Paxmanesque aggression for the real deal.
Virginia Giuffre assures the public she is not suicidal and if she dies in myserious circumstances like Epstein, it will be murder. I am not suicidal either, proof of murder in advance in my case Delta 15 218
*Virginia Giuffre has warned that she could be targetted by Prince Andrew, Ghislaine Maxwell for murder with her murder reframed as sucide.* *'I'm NOT suicidal': Virginia Roberts posts chilling message saying 'if something happens to me, do not let this go - evil people want me quiet' in wake of Prince Andrew scandal and Jeffrey Epstein's death* *https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7779829/Virginia-Roberts-posts-chilling-Twitter-message-claiming-Im-not-suicidal.html* *I am also in no way, shape or form suicidal, dear readers, so if I am found hanging like the Deutsche Bank execu... more »
NYPD Cops Brag About Stealing Legal Hemp to Be Used as Medicine for Cancer Patients
[image: hemp]Even after realizing that they had confiscated 106 lbs of legal hemp, the NYPD is refusing to give it back to the company who was using it to make medicine for cancer patients.
Farmers Are Turning Food Waste into Electricity and Making Enough to Power Entire Cities
[image: food]Humans throw away over 1.3 billion tons of food every year with a massive environmental toll but some innovative farmers are changing that paradigm.
Zerohedge "We need progressives in power, followed by a world war, hyper inflation, an economic boom, an economic bust, and finally depression. Don’t worry, dictators will soon follow after this!"?
*Zerohedge seems to have issued a brazen warning to Globalists to use the 1930s playbook and first back a progressive to lull the public before rolling out a world war, hyperinflation etc* *The Globalists seem keen to avoid a war with China and its hypersonic missiles, seeking instead to bind China into conventional war tactics in alliance with Illuminati controlled Russia for WW3.* *China's strategic interest is to use its hypersonic missiles to achieve a victory without loss of blood, material etc.* *The vital issue is to switch central banks over to single entry book keeping.* ... more »
Danny Goldberg And Pramila Jayapal Talk Nirvana
I asked my old friend and colleague, Danny Goldberg, who donated the Nirvana gold record we're giving away, to write a few lines about our contest. And he did: To have been one of the managers of Nirvana when *Nevermind* was released was one of the highlights of my career and I treasure the gold record plaques I got for it. It was the album that includes the songs "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," and "In Bloom" and it changed the course of rock and roll and established Kurt Cobain, (who wrote the songs, played lead guitar and sang them), as one of the great geniuses ... more »
Does the German army have to take care of a Nazi fith column in the Gebirgsjager Battalion 233? KT Guttenberg and George Prince of Prussia both did military service there
*THE LESSON OF JULY 20TH 1944. STRIKE AT THE HEAD OF THE MONSTER AND HAVE A PLAN FOR AFTERWARDS* *THE LESSONS OF JULY 20TH 1944* *THE REAL CRIMINALS CAN BE OCCUPYING THE HIGHEST OFFICE* *THEY CAN BE PARADING AS THE MOST PATRIOTIC PEOPLE BACKED BY THE MEDIA* *BEST TO KNOCK OUT THE TOP LAYER AND TAKE OVER POWER* *NWO GLOBALISTS ARE VERY FEW, VERY THICK BUT IN THE CENTRES OF POWER* *TOP LAYER IN GERMANY INCLUDES * *ANGELA MERKEL GAME PLAYING PANDEMIC SIMULATIONS WITH BILL GATES * *https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/pandemic-simulations-preparing-catastrophe-we-hope-will-never-happen* ... more »
Building Momentum to Hold Companies to Account
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 11 (IPS) - Komala Ramachandra is a senior business and human rights researcher and Juliane Kippenberg is associate children's rights director, both at Human Rights WatchMillions of adults and children around the world suffer abuses as workers who obtain raw materials, toil on farms, and make products for the global market. They are at the bottom of global supply chains, for everything from everyday goods like vegetables and seafood to luxury items like jewelry and designer clothing that end up on store shelves worldwide. Read the full story, “Building Momentum t... more »
Climate Financing Being Undermined by Rich Nations, NGOs Charge
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (IPS) - The successful battle against climate change – which has triggered a rash of natural disasters, including floods, droughts and rising sea levels— will be predicated largely on the availability of financing. Read the full story, “Climate Financing Being Undermined by Rich Nations, NGOs Charge”, on globalissues.org →
Bangladesh Can Be Leprosy-Free Before 2030 Prime Minister Tells National Zero Leprosy Conference
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 11 (IPS) - Leprosy is not a curse but should be detected and treated early, Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has told delegates at a gathering in her country's capital to discuss the elimination of the disease. Read the full story, “Bangladesh Can Be Leprosy-Free Before 2030 Prime Minister Tells National Zero Leprosy Conference”, on globalissues.org →
Did Hacker Who ‘Helped Expose’ Steubenville Rape Face More Prison Time than Rapists?
It's always messy to compare criminal cases in different jurisdictions involving varying circumstances.
Peru issues key cannabis regulations, effectively launching nation’s medical marijuana program
Peruvian authorities have published long-awaited guidelines governing the nation’s medical marijuana program, allowing companies to start applying for different types of business licenses spelled out under a 2017 law. The new regulations mark the effective launch of Peru’s medical cannabis industry and create business opportunities for companies to produce medicine domestically and import products from […] Peru issues key cannabis regulations, effectively launching nation’s medical marijuana program is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news fo... more »
Elected by Donors: How the University of Cape Town Was Bullied into Embracing Israel
While the story may only seem relevant in South Africa’s political and academic contexts, in reality, it exemplifies the nature of a brewing war between supporters of Palestinian rights and Israeli interests, worldwide. The post Elected by Donors: How the University of Cape Town Was Bullied into Embracing Israel appeared first on MintPress News.
Majority of Mexicans See United States as Greatest Threat, New Poll Shows
This is not the first time that a US-based outfit has concluded that the US government is a menace to other countries. A 2014 survey of world public opinion found that the United States was overwhelmingly considered the greatest threat to world peace. The post Majority of Mexicans See United States as Greatest Threat, New Poll Shows appeared first on MintPress News.
The IG report's whitewashing of the FBI is statistically unbelievable
Karl Denninger points out that a statistical analysis of the Inspector General's report on the FBI investigation into President Trump reveals that it's fundamentally impossible. The IG report, after reading through a good part of it, states that *seventeen* "errors" were made by the FBI. May I remind you of an indisputable fact: *Errors are randomly distributed.* That is, let's assume you intend to drive at 40mph. If you make an *error* you will operate your car some of the time at 38mph, and some of the time at 42mph. The *errors,* if they are actual errors, will be *randomly d... more »
Unfolding in the past few minutes on Twitter....
*Guido Fawkes 26m*: *EXCLUSIVE* Tory Activist Attacked with Acid in Barnet. *Dan Hodges 12m*: Given what happened yesterday, people need to be careful of reports coming from Barnet until all the facts are established. *Dan Hodges 8m:* Tory sources saying not yet clear what substance was involved in Barnet incident, but it wasn't acid. *Dan Hodges 1m*: Appears the substance involved was perfume. *Update*: And then came this: *Dan Hodges 9m*: Appears the substance involved was perfume. *Isaac 4m*: You got your info from this Shit blog, didnt you? (linking to Guido Fawkes). *Dan Hodge... more »
CHD Will Not Be Silenced. The Truth About Harlem.
Every hardship we’ve encountered on this journey has been a gift. It’s when we face adversity that we truly find out what we’re made of. Everything we claim to be boils down to the question of who we are when the cards are stacked against us, when the oppressors try to silence us, and when […] The post CHD Will Not Be Silenced. The Truth About Harlem. appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Meet the Scholar Who Diagnosed ‘Surveillance Capitalism’
A year ago, Shoshana Zuboff dropped an intellectual bomb on the technology industry.
Review The Future of Iraq, Dictatorship, Democracy, or Division?
*Anderson, Liam and Stansfield, Gareth, **The Future of Iraq, Dictatorship, Democracy, or Division?** New York, Hampshire: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004* *The Future of Iraq, Dictatorship, Democracy, or Division?*by Liam Anderson and Gareth Stansfield is part history, part prescription for what the U.S. could do in Iraq. The history part is decent, but suffers from the western obsession with ethnosectarian divisions in Iraq arguing that has always kept the country from being unified. The second part predicted many of the problems the Americans faced during the occupation, but then become... more »
Will British Elections Save or End the Special Relationship?
*Alexander C. R. Hammond* *Politics, Europe* [image: Reuters] We shall soon find out the fate of Brexit too. On Thursday, voters in the United Kingdom will decide between two irreconcilably opposite visions for their country. It’s an election that won’t just determine the country’s domestic policies for the next few years—it’ll also determine the fate of the U.K.’s relationship with America for years to come. Read full article
Here's Why Russia Wants The U.S. Air Force To Buy The F-15EX Fighter
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* And why America shouldn't. *Key point:* Non-stealthy F-15s are "unable to survive against the threats of biggest concern in our national-defense strategy." The debate continues over the Pentagon’s proposal to buy new F-15EX Eagle fighters from Boeing to complement Lockheed Martin-made F-35 stealth fighters. As lawmakers weigh the military’s request, *Air Force *magazine *has published* an infographic comparing the two fighters. Both fighters cost roughly $80 million apiece, according to *Air Force*. But the similarity ends there. The F-35 is steal... more »
Amazing Rescue: How French Special Forces Strapped a Wounded Soldier to Their Helicopter
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] A legendary act of heroism. *Key point:* Paris has maintained some of the most highly-trained and first-class forces. In January 2013, a heavy French force struck Islamic militants who had been advancing across Mali. Paris deployed 4,000 troops plus tanks, helicopters and warplanes. Operation Serval, which France’s Western and African allies strongly supported, routed the militants. And a year and a half later, Paris expanded the operation—and renamed it Barkhane—to include counterterrorism missions across the Sahel region of Sub-... more »
Meet the Type 075 LHD: China's New Assault Ship
*David Axe* *Technoloy, Asia* [image: https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EFXzms6VAAAnq00.jpeg] A big deal? *Key point:* Beijing wants the same amphibious assault capabilities of America's Marines. A Chinese shipyard has begun assembling the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s first big-deck amphibious assault ship, or “LHD” in U.S. Navy parlance. The incomplete hull of the first Type 075 LHD apparently is visible in June 2019 commercial satellite images of the Hudong–Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai. LHDs, which combine the functions of helicopter carriers and transport... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 11
1922 UK Colonial Office wrote only reason King Faisal accepted in Iraq was because he was backed by British 1961 Gen Qasim took 99.5% of Iraq Petroleum Company’s concessions and created Iraq National Oil Company Company demanded arbitration for Iraq taking it concession but Iraq refused (Musings On Iraq interviewwith Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1998 Chief UN inspector Butler met with Natl Sec Adv Berger and decided US would strike Iraq Clinton wanted to send message Saddam was vulnerable (Musings On Iraq article UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A Thre... more »
Livestream: Justice Department Inspector General Testifies Before Senate Panel
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz about his recent report reviewing four FISA applications and other matters related to the FBI's investigation into whether members of the Trump Campaign coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. A livestream of that hearing is available through CBS News here and below. Topics: - Documents, - The Russia Connection Tags: - DOJ Office of the Inspector General, - Senate Judiciary Committee [image: M... more »
STANDARD REPORTS ABOUT STANDARDIZED TESTS: American kids outperformed by Macau!
*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019With other deceptions and points of major trivia:* Last Tuesday morning, our analysts encountered a gloomy headline. It was bannered across the top of the Washington Post's page A3. The headline filled our workers with despair. We heard them keening and wailing, then found them tearing their hair. Starting with that gloomy headline, this is what they'd read: BALINGIT AND VAN DAM (12/3/19): *U.S. teens behind global peers in reading, math, scienceTeenagers in the United States continue to lag behind their peers in East Asia and Europe in reading, math... more »
27.5 tons of frozen breakfast burritos recalled for containing plastic pieces
Florence, SC-based Ruiz Food Products Inc. has recalled approximately 55,013 pounds of frozen, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) breakfast burrito products containing eggs, sausage, and cheese that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, namely pieces of plastic, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The frozen, NRTE breakfast burrito products were produced... Continue Reading
Why is Jeremy Corbyn seen as so unelectable by so many British voters?
Jeremy Corbyn is the most unpopular opposition leader in British history. But it’s not because he wants to turn capitalism on his head, it's something far more fundamental, Linton Besser writes.
Greta Thunberg is Time's 2019 Person of the Year
Just In - 12 hours ago
Time Magazine's annual person of the year is Greta Thunberg, who today accusessed business and political leaders of misleading the public by holding climate talks that are not achieving real action.
The silent extinction happening in Australia's waters
Sharks and rays in Australia are creeping towards extinction despite being listed as threatened under national environment laws, a new report has found.
How 710 companies got away with not paying a single cent in tax
About one third of large companies have once again failed to pay a cent of tax, even though have they made a gross profit, according to the Tax Office's latest corporate tax transparency report.
€100 billion isn't enough to make Visegrád carbon-neutral
€3 trillion is the Czech government's estimate what the 3 Central European countries need to be paid I sincerely hope that tomorrow, on Thursday, Czech PM will prove that he is the "persistent beast" (or "fierce horsefly") he claims to be ("urputné hovado", is that from some movie? I have some deja vu feelings), will steal the childhood from tens of millions of brainwashed spoiled brats, and will present his offer to heavily spank all of them with his own persistent hand. Meanwhile, it's Wednesday and the EU has presented its new gretinist plans, see e.g. The Guardian. Ms Uršula Ley... more »
Family Of NAS Pensacola Shooting Victim 'Floored' By Massive Military Salute (Video)
*Pensacola News Journal:* *Family of NAS Pensacola shooting victim 'floored' by massive military salute* It's quiet. The sound of a vehicle's blinker clicks louder than it normally would while a mother, a father, a sister-in-law and a brother's girlfriend sit silently. Then, a line of service members saluting their passing vehicle appears. Captured on Facebook Live by the family, the line stretches for miles at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, just days after Joshua Kaleb Watson was taken away from his family in a shooting that left four people dead, including the shooter, and ei... more »
The Democrats have lost Rolling Stone on the FBI's war on Trump
To be honest I never expected to see truth in Rolling Stone magazine; especially truth about Trump. But in a breathtakingly honest piece by Matt Taibbi the Rolling Stone declares that Nunes was right and Schiff was wrong about the whole FBI investigation into Trump. Taibbi leads off with: *"If the report released Monday by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz constitutes a “clearing” of the FBI, never clear me of anything. Holy God, what a clown show the Trump-Russia investigation was."* His point is that while the report says it didn't find any political bias it ... more »
The majority of the people want better gun governance
From an article called “Polls find Americans mostly are supportive of stricter laws on guns” by Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn of the Raleigh News and Observer,” please note the following cited survey results. Note these results have been fact checked by … Continue reading →
"How It Really Is"
"Land of the free and the home of the brave", huh? They beat us like they own us...oh, wait! They DO! ○ *Related:* “Financial Feudalism”
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - As affordability takes a central place in most Canadian election campaigns, Kofi Hope and Katrina Miller propose a definition based on public health: Health is the great equalizer. No matter where we’re from, what our values are, what our age or our political beliefs, we all want to have a healthy and long life. And if we agree on that, then we can say affordability is about the amount and type of resources we need to live a healthy and thriving life. ... To thrive means to be able to have time for family and friends, pursue a hob... more »
Merkel, Macron, Putin & Zelensky meet in Paris to find solution to crisis in East Ukraine (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 401. More The post Merkel, Macron, Putin & Zelensky meet in Paris to find solution to crisis in East Ukraine (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
If The US Navy Can't Protect A Navy Base, How Can It Protect America?
The Naval Airs Station in Pensacola, Florida is seen after a shooting on Dec. 6, 2019. (Credit: WALA) *Laurence Jarvik, The Latest:* *Pensacola Terror Attack Exposes Navy Failures* The Naval Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) appears on TV as an effective team of special agents. Mark Harmon and his cast are treated as reverentially as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.'s FBI agents in the 1960s and 70s. However, Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani's December 6th terror attack reveals that something is seriously wrong at NCIS Resident Agency Pensacola, whose website lists its mission as:"Preventing ter... more »
France Manipulated
We are continuing the publication of Thierry Meyssan’s book, “Before Our Very Eyes, Fake Wars and Big Lies”. In this episode, the author shows that post-colonial France was recruited by the United Kingdom and the United States to join the wars against Libya and Syria, without both powers informing her about their "Arab Spring" project.
"Being Poor Ain't Cheap"
*"Being Poor Ain't Cheap"* by Joshua Wilkey "Poor people are cash cows. It makes no sense, really. One would think that poor people, by virtue of being poor, would not be profitable customers. However, for many large corporations that target the poor and working poor, there's big money to be made on the backs of those who have no money. At Dollar General Store locations, customers can get cash back on their purchases. This is not novel. In fact, most all retailers these days offer this option. Soccer moms get cash back so they can have lunch money for their children. Restaurant pa... more »
Trump Campaign’s Impeachment Ad
The Democrats have absolutely lost all sanity. They ARE the DOMESTIC ENEMIES of the United States that the constitution talks about. The people that want to subvert our freedoms, destroy our country for their own gain and destroy our constitution at all costs. They must be stopped. ~Terry
"America's Poverty Trap: How A Small Financial Setback Can Spiral Into An Inescapable Disaster"
*"America's Poverty Trap: How A Small Financial* * Setback Can Spiral Into An Inescapable Disaster"* by Daisy Luther "The problem with poverty in America is that the system is designed to keep you poor. Maybe it’s just because poor people are easier to control. I have written before about how to survive when you’re so broke that you can’t pay your bills and while the comments were largely supportive, there are always a few smug, superior souls who blame the people who are struggling for their problems. The thing is, poverty is a trap, and one seeming small setback can spiral into a ... more »
Oink Oink, Cha-Ching: $3 Million Found in Barrels of Pork
Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Goat Head’ By Brittany Howard
The following post originally appeared at Ongoing History Of Protest Songs. Best known as the powerhouse lead vocalist of Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard recently released her critically acclaimed debut album “Jamie.” The album is named after her sister who passed away in her teens. Yet, although the loss of her The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Goat Head’ By Brittany Howard appeared first on Shadowproof.
Greta’s “person of the year,” but her climate kids are emotional and vacuous at COP 25
Crying kids is the latest imagery popping out of the climate-left's playbook. The post Greta’s “person of the year,” but her climate kids are emotional and vacuous at COP 25 appeared first on CFACT.
This Is How Bad The FBI's Russia FISA Request Was
*John Solomon Reports*: *Just how bad was the FBI’s Russia FISA? 51 violations and 9 false statements* To understand just how shoddy the FBI’s work was in securing a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant targeting the Trump campaign, you only need to read an obscure attachment to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report. Appendix 1 identifies the total violations by the FBI of the so-called Woods Procedures, the process by which the bureau verifies information and assures the FISA court its evidence is true. The Appendix identifies a total of 51 Woods... more »
Nyāya Theory: On Enquiry
One of the six philosophical schools of Hinduism, Nyāya became established between 6th century BCE and 2nd century BCE. The foundational text of this school, the *Nyāya Sūtras*, was composed in this period by Akṣapāda Gautama whose exact dates are not certain. It is possible that several scholars may have made contributions to the *Nyāya Sūtras*. One of the achievements of the Nyāya school is that they developed a method based on specific rules of reasoning through which certain knowledge of a particular object of enquiry can be achieved. According to the Nyāya school, an enquiry ca... more »
Among U.S. States, New York’s Suicide Rate Is The Lowest. How’s That?
What has New York done to lower its suicide rate?
Cops Break Into Innocent Sleeping Woman’s Home, Shoot Her—Now She Faces Life in Prison
[image: Bobbie Sapp]A disgruntled ex-boyfriend ordered a welfare check on his ex, when cops showed up they shot the innocent Bobbie Sapp as she slept, arrested her, and charged her with multiple felonies.
Japan Purchases Island To Conduct Military Drills With The U.S.
The purchase will be used to set up a military base in response to growing threats from Beijing. Source: Supplied *News.com.au: **Japan purchases $215m Mageshima island to conduct military drills with US* *One country has just made a very pricey purchase in response to growing threats from the Chinese government - and it won’t go down well.* The Japanese government has purchased an uninhabited island valued at 16 billion yen ($AU215 million) on the East China Sea, in response to growing threats from Beijing. Mageshima, an 8.2sq km block of land on the Osumi Islands between Kyushi ... more »
The IG report says that the FBI lied to the FISA court
While the #FakeNews media is hawking the story that since the IG report says that multiple massive failures by the FBI that all contributed to an unprecedented weaponization of the Intelligence Community's incredibly invasive spying power against Americans wasn't politically motivated it was ok. But the fact is that anytime the FBI deliberately withholds evidence that would show that a defendant is innocent it's a huge crime. If the FBI withheld evidence that showed that some poor Black man wasn't in fact guilty of dealing drugs in order to spy on him the #FakeNews media, the Democ... more »
HOW GERMAN SPECIAL FORCES COULD USE THE NORWEGIAN SABOTAGE OF A HEAVY WATER PLANT IN WW2 AS A MODEL FOR DEALING WITH THE EBOLA BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PLANT IN BURGWEDEL
*PURELY HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO!!! RANDOM THOUGHT EXPERIMENT EXAMINING PARALLELS WITH REAL EVENTS IN WW2...* *EXCITING TIME FOR SPECIAL FORCES, CAN USE THEIR SKILLS FOR GENUINELY USEFUL PURPOSE BY KNOCKING OUT KEY NWO ASSETS* *GERMAN SPECIAL FORCES CAN LEARN FROM NORWAY'S SUCCESSFUL SABOTAGE OF THE * *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage* *JUST A DOZEN COMMANDOES STOPPED NAZI GERMANY FROM ACQUIRING AN ATOMIC WEAPON* *CHINESE SPECIAL FORCES SHOULD ALSO FOCUS ON CHINA'S EBOLA PRODUCTION FACILITY ETC AND AUSTRIAN SPECIAL FORCES SHOULD CHECK OUT BAXTER'S FACILITY... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 12/11/19"
*Updated frequently as available.* ◆ AM 12/11/19: Gregory Mannerino, "(Fed Up!) Today Is Fed. Day, And It Does Not Matter At All" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *Alert: Watch the % change!* A study, long lost, determined that a 3% drop in the daily % change would be the trigger for an irrecoverable free fall for not only the American economy but the entire global economy as well. The resulting mega-hurricane of margin calls, derivative claims, defaults and bankruptcies would finally and ab... more »
"Why 'This Sucker Is Going Down'”
*"Why 'This Sucker Is Going Down'”* by Charles Hugh-Smith "As the nation’s political and economic leaders struggled to contain the 2008 financial meltdown, President George W. Bush famously summed the situation up: “If money doesn’t loosen up, this sucker will go down.” Eleven years into the loose money recovery, this sucker is finally going down for reasons that have little to do with tight money and everything to do with the inconvenient fact that none of the structural problems have been addressed, much less actually fixed. We live in a bizarre world dominated by magical-thinkin... more »
10 Reasons to be Cheerful on Election Eve
11 December 2019 — Off Guardian W Stephen Gilbert In what they keep calling “the most unpredictable election of recent times”, the pundits report a continuing Tory lead in the opinion polls, indicating that Boris Johnson will have a majority in the House. Let’s just remember that, throughout this century, the polls have almost always … Continue reading 10 Reasons to be Cheerful on Election Eve
China Set To Roll Out Its 'Social Credit System'
*Washington Times:* *'Social credit score': China set to roll out 'Orwellian' mass surveillance tool* China is developing a new high-tech system of mass surveillance and coercion aimed suppressing political dissent among its 1.4 billion people, while forcing American and Western businesses to conform to the government’s communist policies if they want to operate there. The system that critics call an Orwellian national-level control system has been dubbed the Social Credit System (SCS) and was set for launch in the coming year, although recent reports from China now say the rollout... more »
Proof that this impeachment is a purely political act
Here's a short list of the facts that support the idea that impeachment is a purely political act: - Not one Republican has voted for it; Jerry Nadler said when Clinton was being impeached that only a truly bipartisan impeachment should be allowed - Over 100 Democrats voted to impeach Trump before they knew about the Ukraine phone call; clearly they just want to keep we the people from electing a president that Democrats don't approve of - Democrats refused to let Trump defend himself during Schiff's hearings: Clinton was allowed to defend himself - Schif... more »
The U.S. Navy Has a Plan to Get to 335 Warships: Robots
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Navy finally has a realistic plan for expanding the front-line fleet from around 290 ships in 2019 to a high of 355. The sailing branch is going to start building lots of inexpensive robotic vessels, while also counting them as full-fledged warships. The U.S. Navy finally has a realistic plan for expanding the front-line fleet from around 290 ships in 2019 to a high of 355. The sailing branch is going to start building lots of inexpensive robotic vessels, while also counting them as full-fledged warships. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modl... more »
Why the Stealth Spy Submarine USS Jimmy Carter Is Pure Legend
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, Americas* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-DEFENSE--RC16E7437810.html] What is Washington's secret sub up to? *Key point:* The exact missions of the secret submarine are unknown. On Jan. 20, 2013, the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter left her home port in Bangor, Washington. Less than two months later, the submarine appeared at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii for repairs. It was all quite mysterious. During her time at sea, we don’t know where Jimmy Carter was or what her crew of nearly 150 were precisely doing. The Seawolf cl... more »
Democrat Karen Bass says that she doesn't believe that we the people have the right to elect Trump in 2020
It's obvious that the whole impeachment charade is nothing more than Democrats trying to corrupt our democratic process by overturning elections that they didn't win fairly. Democrat Representative Karen Bass has confirmed that. She said that she was open to impeaching Trump again if he wins in 2020. She admitted that they didn't really have hard evidence of Trump having done anything wrong now but she was clearly hoping that corrupt Democrats would find something, anything, that they could use as an excuse to undo the 2020 election if we the people had the temerity to go against wh... more »
The Pentagon Wants Its Drone Back After Being Shot down By Russian Air Defense Over Libya
From August to December of 2016, MQ-9 Reaper aircrews supported the Government of National Accord and other coalition partners to remove Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters from Sirte, Libya. On Dec. 19, 2016, Sirte was declared liberated from ISIS. *Washington Times: **AFRICOM demands return of US drone shot down by Russian air defenses over Libya* The U.S. military believes one of its drones lost near Libya’s capital Tripoli on Nov. 21 was brought down by Russian air defenses, according U.S. Africa Command. Air Force Col. Christopher Karns, a spokesman for AFRICOM , told Mi... more »
Turkish President Erdogan Says Turkey Is Ready to Send Troops To Libya
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in Washington, US on 13 November 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency] *Middle East Monitor*: *Erdogan: Turkey ready to send troops to Libya* Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced that he is prepared to deploy Turkish soldiers to Libya, should the UN-recognised government make the request. During a televised interview on Monday, Erdogan disclosed “if Libya were to invite Turkey, of course Turkey would have the right to go to Libya as per the accord,” referring to last month’s deal signed with Libya’s Gove... more »
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Alexander Drago / Reuters *Andrew Malcolm, McClatchy:* Is Trump planning to send more troops to the Middle East — or just testing the water? While much of the nation’s political, media and public attention was focused on House Democrats’ impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, “U.S. military officials” told The Wall Street Journal the White House was considering dispatching up to 14,000 additional troops to the Middle East. In normal news cycles when a president is not facing a historic impeachment by Congress, the possibility of such a substantial military deploym... more »
N. Atlantic Stays Cool Nov. 2019
For the last few years, observers have been speculating about when the North Atlantic will start the next phase shift from warm to cold. Given the way 2018 went and 2019 is following, this may be the onset. First some background. An example is this report in May 2015 The Atlantic is entering a cool […]
Not every campus is a political battlefield
Leonard Saxe, Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and Social Policy, Brandeis University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Despite the headlines, the biggest concerns of students on college campuses are not politics, discrimination or free expression.
What happens when black Americans leave their segregated hometowns
Christine Leibbrand, Acting Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Washington at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Black Americans who grow up in racially segregated areas tend to have worse health, education and future economic prospects. Moving out can make a big difference.
What would you build if Halifax council gave you $20 million?
News 1. Halifax is getting a stadium Council voted in favour of spending $20 million on a stadium, although the Atlantic Schooners will have to find a new location, Zane Woodford with The Star Halifax reports. A staff report recommended spending the $20 million, but told Schooner Sports and Entertainment (SSE) its preferred spot of […]
Auditor General: $2 billion QEII redevelopment at risk for fraud
The province’s auditor general released a critical report yesterday that looked at the $2 billion project to expand the Halifax Infirmary and build a new Community Outpatient Centre at Bayers Lake to replace the decrepit Victoria General and Centennial buildings. Michael Pickup’s strongest criticism and first recommendation declared: “The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal […]
Promiscuous Virgos
Why are young women seen as complete innocent victims when they engage… Continue reading “Promiscuous Virgos”… The post Promiscuous Virgos appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter.
Vaping regulations
Two Massachusetts agencies agreed to share information with each other to determine if six probable cases of vaping-related lung illnesses are linked to state-licensed marijuana retailers. Vaping regulations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Despite early freeze and $7 million in losses, Colorado marijuana grower still enjoys strong sales
Pueblo, Colorado-based Los Sueños Farms – the state’s largest cannabis grower – now estimates it lost about $7 million in an early October freeze, but the owner said the outdoor harvest was still better than last year, and the company will have ample material for the extraction market. The Colorado market was initially concerned when […] Despite early freeze and $7 million in losses, Colorado marijuana grower still enjoys strong sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Synchronous politics?
In his obituary for the late Norman Stone, Niall Ferguson noted that “Europe Transformed 1878-1919 was a masterpiece of synthesis and has proved an invaluable guide to our own times. Ever wondered why tariffs have made a comeback, or why Italian politics is so hard to predict? It’s all there, and the fun Norman had […] The post Synchronous politics? appeared first on Econlib.
LIB DEM STEPS DOWN TO HELP LABOUR CANDIDATE WIN TOMORROW. GREAT EXAMPLE OF STRATEGIC THINKING IN CRUCIAL ELECTION
*20 KEY CONSTITUENCES COULD BE LOST IF LABOUR AND LIB DEM CANDIDATES FIGHT IT OUT, SPLITTING THE VOTE* *SHOULD FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF BRENDAN DEVLIN AND BACK CANDIDATE WITH BEST CHANCE OF BEATING TORIES* *TORY VICTORY COULD BE A DISASTER FOR THE UK* *From The Independent* *A Liberal Democrat candidate in the marginal seat of Stockton South has effectively endorsed his Labour rival, urging supporters to “vote tactically” to defeat the Conservatives.* *In a string of tweets, Brendan Devlin said he could not endorse Jeremy Corbyn or the Labour Party nationally, but regarded the party’... more »
Impeachment as National Security: The Framers’ Intentions
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, Howard Christy Handler, 1940 (Source: Wikimedia) Fearful of the potential for unlimited, arbitrary or tyrannical exercise of power by an unprincipled president, the Constitution’s authors allowed Congress to remove a president before the completion of his term if a sufficient number of lawmakers concluded that the president had committed “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” This was intended to address a dilemma at the core of American national security. The founders were concerned that an insuffi... more »
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘Person of the Year’
Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time’s youngest “person of the year.”
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ACQUITTAL
On Twitter yesterday, I posted a link to this Jezebel post by Ashley Reece, about the somberness of the news conference where Democrats introduced their articles of impeachment: A somber tone is certainly justified: House Democrats are mounting an impeachment proceeding against a sitting President who, despite alleged high crimes, bigotry, and overall buffoonery, is not nearly as unpopular as he should be. These proceedings come as election year quickly approaches without a clear candidate that a majority of Democrats feel enthusiastic about. So sure, swaggering bravado might not ha... more »
ARE GEORGE CHURCH AND PARDIS SABETI INVOLVED IN CHINA'S PIG EBOLA VIRUS AND LICENSED VACCINE?
*Flash back to July when Ebola researcher Pardis Sabeti received a prize and funding from Merck in Darmstadt, Germany, together with James Crowe of Vanderbilt university.* *https://www.echo-online.de/lokales/darmstadt/merck-verleiht-in-darmstadt-erstmals-future-insight-prize_20270917* *Sabeti's colleague George Church, funded by Jeff Epstein, seems to be doing potentially very dangerous research to create super viruses using new techniques such as gene editing.* https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvard-geneticist-george-church-goal-to-protect-humans-from-viruses-genetic-diseases-and-ag... more »
READ MY EMAIL TO EBOLA SCIENTIST PARDIS SABETI ASKING IF SHE GOT FUNDS FROM JEFF EPSTEIN ND TO COMMENT ON MY CASE
*HAD TO RESENT EMAIL TO ANOTHER HARVARD EMAIL ADDRESS AFTER DELIVERY TO HER PERSONNEL EMAIL ADDRESS * *FAILED* *ALSO SENT AN EMAIL TO JAMES CROWE AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ASKING WHETHER HE HAD RECEIVED FUNDS FROM JEFF EPSTEIN* *TEXT* *Dear Pardis Sabeti,In the light of the revelation that your colleague George Church received funds frm Jeffrey Epstein, I would like to ask you if you or your lab received funds from Jeffrey Epstein too.If you did, could you please give details, such as amount, time, purpose etc.Furthermore, could you please give details of any fu... more »
Number of Deaths of Indigenous Leaders in 2019 Highest in Last 11 Years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of indigenous leaders killed in conflicts in the countryside in 2019 was the highest in at least 11 years, according to data from the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) released on Monday, December 9th. There were seven deaths in 2019, against two in 2018. The data for this year […] The post Number of Deaths of Indigenous Leaders in 2019 Highest in Last 11 Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
Lula’s Son Named as Target of New Lava Jato Investigation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Police triggered on Tuesday morning a new stage of the Lava Jato operation that aims to investigate fraud in contracts signed by companies of the The post Lula’s Son Named as Target of New Lava Jato Investigation appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina’s President Advocates Fraternity Over “Personal Differences”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Alberto Fernández took office on Tuesday, December 10th, with a dramatic description of the situation in Argentina. He said he was taking over the government of a country "virtually in moratorium" and "with 40 percent of its population living in poverty," and in reference to the debt, he conveyed […] The post Argentina’s President Advocates Fraternity Over “Personal Differences” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Inequality Overshadows Latin America’s Timid Advance in Human Development
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Human development is progressing in Latin America, albeit at a noticeably lower rate than in the rest of the world and lower than in recent decades. All but three of the region's countries - Argentina, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, economies immersed in economic and political crises - improved last year in […] The post Inequality Overshadows Latin America’s Timid Advance in Human Development appeared first on The Rio Times.
Azul Intends to Invest R$6 Billion per Year in Brazil in Next Three Years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The CEO of Azul, John Rodgerson, said that the airline intends to maintain an annual investment of R$6 (US$1.5) billion in the next two or three years to continue its path of expansion in Brazil. For 2020, the company, according to the executive, wants to break new records with the […] The post Azul Intends to Invest R$6 Billion per Year in Brazil in Next Three Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
UK PREPARES FOR HISTORICAL MAKE OR BREAK ELECTION TOMORROW
*VOTERS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR FRAUD, BALLOT BOXES DISAPPEARING ETC* *NAIL BITING ELECTION COULD DECIDE WHETHER UK HAS A FUTURE OR IS DESTROYED* *TORIES COULD CRASH UK OUT OF THE EU, INTRODUCE MARTIAL LAW, SUSPEND PARLIAMENT AND ROLL OUT EBOLA JABS ...* *LIB DEMS AND LABOUR VICTORY NEEDED TO STOP DISASTER* *TACTICAL VOTING NEEDED * *LABOUR LEAVE VOTERS SHOULD BE WARNED, LEAVE IS A JOB KILLER* *LIB DEMS SET TO WIN RICHMOND PARK CONSTITUENCY FROM TORY NWO GLOBALIST ZAC GOLDSMITH* *From media* *The final YouGov election model has again projected the Liberal Democrats will win in Richm... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Documents show US leaders misled public on progress in Afghanistan War: report House Democrats unveil Articles of Impeachment against the president Turkey Ready To Deploy Troops In Libya Against Haftar Offensive: ErdoganFREXIT - Is France Hurling Towards Leaving The EU? S--- just got real': DOJ watchdog uncovers pro-Trump text messages between FBI agents after 2016 election 6 Killed In Shooting At Czech Hospital; Suspect Committed Suicide Apple is worried 2 ex-employees will flee to China after allegedly stealing secrets from its self-driving car project [image: ch... more »
First, Attack Education
The pattern is pretty clear. Wherever conservative governments come into power, one of their first targets is education. It has happened in Ontario. And it is happening there again. But it's also happening in Alberta. Duncan Cameron writes: The province should be building on its recognized education system (students ranked third in the world in science and reading, seventh in mathematics) and welcoming more graduates to the most complete post-secondary system in Canada. Alberta has two research universities rated in the top 200 in the world. As post-secondary education expert Ale... more »
Cabinet approves ratification of Comesa-EAC-Sadc free trade
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
11-Dec-2019 Cabinet in Zimbabwe has approved the ratification of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA).
US banned climate from UK trade talks
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
11-Dec-2019 The US has banned any mention of climate change in US-UK trade talks.
I helped negotiate a trade deal with the US – I know they will demand an NHS sell off
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
11-Dec-2019 Behind the bluster about “getting Brexit done” is an ambitious long term agenda: to realign our economy and our standards with the interests of American business.
Le nouvel accord de libre-échange nord-américain signé à Mexico
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
11-Dec-2019 Le traité USMCA (United States, Mexico, Canada, ou AEUMC en VF) a été signé à Mexico, mais il devra encore être ratifié début 2020 par le Congrès américain.
Tariff concessions under CPFTA from Jan 1
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
11-Dec-2019 The Pakistan government has announced that tariff concessions on goods under the revised FTA with China will come into effect from Jan 1, 2020 after seven years of negotiations.
Suu Kyi says genocide case brought against Myanmar 'misleading'
Just In - 15 hours ago
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the case brought against her country at the World Court was "incomplete and misleading" as she begins her defence to accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Deja Vu (All Over Again)
An 18-year, trillion-dollar conflict was known to be failing from an early stage. This knowledge was concealed from the public and revealed in an article in the Washington Post on December 9. The Post published more than 2,000 pages of secret notes of interviews with people who played a direct role in the Afghanistan War, laying bare the failures of the longest armed conflict in U.S. history. The interviews from more than 400 people show that U.S. officials didn’t tell the truth about the war, making positive statements they knew were wrong and concealing evidence that the war was... more »
Not so fast on the Afghanistan analysis!
The Washington Post recently published a lengthy article headed "The Afghanistan Papers: A secret history of the war". It purports to show how the US military lied to the public about the conduct of the war, and covered up important information. The former Naval officer who blogs as Cdr. Salamander was there at the time, and he has a rather different view. He's taken the time and trouble to write an extensive essay challenging the errors he sees in the Washington Post article. I found it intriguing. Here are a few excerpts from what is, of necessity, a very long essay. With C... more »
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