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Loving versus Virginia: Exploring biracial identity and reality in America 50 years after a landmark civil rights milestone
Caty
Borum Chattoo, Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact,
American University School of Communication, American University School
of Communication at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 minutes ago
Mildred and Richard Loving in 1965 AP Photo
Fifty years ago, on June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one
of the most important civil rights decisions in American history, Loving v.
Virginia. The landmark case ended the last of the country’s state laws
banning interracial marriage – prohibitions described in the case’s oral
arguments as “the most odious of the segregation laws and the slavery laws.”
This wasn’t simply the dramatic end to longstanding policy justified with biblical
assertions about the separation of the races. In the most intimate human
terms, the court’s... more »
J Edgar Hoover's oversteps: Why FBI directors are forbidden from getting cozy with presidents
Douglas M. Charles, Associate Professor of History, Pennsylvania State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 minutes ago
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP
Photo/Carolyn Kaster
How are U.S. presidents and FBI directors supposed to communicate?
A new FBI director has recently been nominated, former Assistant Attorney
General Christopher Wray. He will certainly be thinking carefully about
this question as he awaits confirmation.
Former FBI Director James Comey’s relationship with President Donald Trump
was strained at best. Comey was concerned that Trump had approached him on nine
different occasions in two months. In his testimony to Congress, Comey
stated that... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Hymn”
Vangelis, “Hymn”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7fnZ-AQNE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The large stellar association cataloged as NGC 206 is nestled within the
dusty arms of neighboring spiral galaxy Andromeda (M31), 2.5 million
light-years distant.
*Click image for larger size.*
Seen near the center of this gorgeous close-up of the southwestern extent
of Andromeda's disk, the bright, blue stars of NGC 206 indicate its youth.
Its youngest massive stars are less than 10 million years old. Much larger
than the clusters of young stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy known
as open or galactic clusters, NGC 206 spans about 4,000 light-years. That's
comparable in size ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Counting Out”
*“Counting Out” *
by Chet Raymo
"Remember "counting out"? Do kids still "count out"? Consider a count among
six children:
(1)Einie (2)meenie (3)meinie (4)mo, (5)catch (6)a feller (1) by the (2)toe,
(3)if he (4)hollers (5)let him (6)go, (1)einie (2)meenie (3)meinie (4)mo.
Number 4 is "out."
Back in the early 70s, Kenneth Goldstein published an ethnographic study of
counting out rhymes. By extending the rhyme, a clever counter could count
out a child other than number 4:
(5)My (6)mother (1)says (2)that (3)you (4)are (5)it.
Or further:
(6)But (1)I (2)say (3)that (4)you (5)are (6)ou... more »
“Logical Consequences and Conclusions”; A Timely Repost
*“Logical Consequences and Conclusions”*
Compiled by CP
“Logical consequence (also entailment) is one of the most fundamental
concepts in logic. It is the relationship between statements that holds
true when one logically "follows from" one or more others. Valid logical
arguments are ones in which the conclusions follow from its premises, and
its conclusions are consequences of its premises. The philosophical
analysis of logical consequence involves asking, 'in what sense does a
conclusion follow from its premises?' and 'what does it mean for a
conclusion to be a consequence of pre... more »
Tweet For Today
Deputies chant 'Death to America' after today's terrorist attack on Iran's
parliament #TehranAttack pic.twitter.com/n9YHzwaWDl
— potkin azarmehr (@potkazar) June 7, 2017
The Deplorable Truth about Decarbonization
The deplorable truth is that the Climate Industrial Complex (CIC) is
pushing exactly in the wrong direction even if what they advocate were free
(which is very very far from being the case). The CIC includes the
mainstream media, the Democratic Party (which publicly adopted
decarbonization last year as part of its Party platform), the […]
Picture Of The Day
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
Servicepersons of the Northern fleet play roller hockey aboard the Admiral
Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. © PHOTO: PRESS
SERVICE OF THE NORTHERN FLEET
*WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Everyday
Life of Russia's Northern Fleet* (Sputnik)
U.S. Missile Defense Chief: 'North Korea Missile Advances A 'Great Concern'
Military vehicles carry missiles with characters reading 'Pukkuksong'
during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of North
Korea's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017.
REUTERS/Sue-Lin Wong/File photo
*Reuters:* *Head of U.S. missile defense says North Korea missile advances
a 'great concern'*
The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Vice Admiral James Syring,
said on Wednesday that technological advances demonstrated by North Korea
in its ballistic missile program in the past six months had caused him
"great concern."
Syring told a hear... more »
North Korea Fires Multiple Anti-Ship Missiles As South Korea Delays The Deployment Of THAAD
*Washington Post*:* N. Korea launches another salvo of missiles, defying
international condemnation*
TOKYO – North Korea fired another salvo of missiles Thursday morning,
keeping up the relentless pace of testing as it advances toward its goal of
producing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the
mainland United States.
The latest barrage comes after three launches in May, and means Kim Jong Un
has now ordered almost as many missile launches this year alone as his
father oversaw — 16 — during 17 years in power.
It was not immediately clear how many missiles... more »
New Program Aims to Help Indiana Foster Kids in College
INDIANAPOLIS — About 50 Indiana foster children who are entering college
will receive additional instruction this summer though a program intended
to boost the number of foster kids finishing degrees. The nonprofit Indiana
Connected by 25 is working with Purdue University Northwest, where the
incoming freshman will stay in dorms while receiving eight weeks of […]
Suspect in Notre Dame Attack was Ex-journalist, Student
PARIS — The Algerian doctoral student suspected of attacking police
officers in front of Notre Dame Cathedral – with cries of “This is for
Syria!” and a hammer – was identified Wednesday by a relative and a friend
as an ex-journalist who firmly believed in democratic values and showed no
signs of radicalization. The Paris […]
MIT Gets $140M Donation from Anonymous Alumnus
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is getting a
$140 million donation from a former student. Officials at the elite school
said Wednesday that the donation comes from an alumnus who wants to remain
anonymous. The gift is an unrestricted donation, meaning it can be used in
any way to support MIT’s research […]
Over 50 rebel fighters defect to Syrian Army in northeast Aleppo: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – Over 50 rebels defected to the Syrian Arab
Army (SAA) in the northeastern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate,
opposition activists claimed on Wednesday. According to these activists,
the defected fighters were members of the Sultan Murad Division, Al-Furat
Shield, Faylaq Al-Sham, and several other rebel groups. Conflicting reports
have since […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, Palestinian allies push east to lift siege on Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside Liwaa
Al-Quds (Palestinian paramilitary) and Liwaa Fatemiyoun (Iranian-Afghani
paramilitary), resumed their offensive in Palmyra’s eastern countryside,
Wednesday, striking the Islamic State (ISIL) forces along the main road to
the key town of Sukhnah. With help from the Russian Air Force, the Syrian
Armed Forces […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin confirms Russia ready to team up with Iran to fight terror
(TASS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has forwarded a message to his
Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani conveying condolences over the Tehran
attack, the Kremlin press service said in a statement. “The Russian leader
strongly condemned this attack which once again emphasized the need to
boost international cooperation in the fight against terrorism,” the
statement reads. He […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video footage showing aftermath of US strike on Syrian Army troops near Iraq border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – The U.S. Coalition attacked the Syrian Arab
Army (SAA) near the Al-Tanf Border-Crossing, Tuesday, killing at least two
soldiers and wounding 15 others as a result of an airstrike. According to a
military source, the U.S. airstrike was conducted along the
Damascus-Baghdad Highway, which ultimately flows through the Al-Tanf
Mountains […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia knows nothing about US “de-conflication zones” in Syria: Lavrov
(RT) Russia considers the US-led coalition airstrike against pro-Damascus
fighters in Syria an act of aggression and rejects the justification for
the attack issued by the Pentagon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
said. The Tuesday airstrike near the town of At Tanf in eastern Syria “was
an aggressive act, that violated the sovereignty and territorial […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Infamous Saudi Sharia official injured in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 A.M.) – The Saudi Sharia cleric, ‘Abdullah
Al-Muhaysni, was wounded by gunfire in the Idlib countryside, tonight, the
jihadist official announced via his Telegram channel. According to the
statement released, Muhaysni was driving through a Faylaq Al-Sham
checkpoint in rural Idlib, when the Islamist group opened fire on his
vehicle. Muhaysni’s Telegram […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Can Jim Messina's And Señor Trumpanzee's Ineptness Help Jeremy Corbyn Win Tomorrow?
Tomorrow is election day in the U.K. And John Nichols thinks you should be
as excited as Bernie is about Jeremy Corbyn's anti-austerity campaign.
Bernie even went over there to campaign for him, probably hoping Trump
would deliver the coup de grâce for the Conservative Party by endorsing
Theresa May. Like Bernie, Corbyn "was written off as too far left, and too
fiercely opposed to austerity." The same way we have a dominant Republican
wing of the Democratic Party here-- the Blue Dogs and New Dems-- muddying
up the Democratic brand, over there they have the same garbage, "New
Labo... more »
Will Trump and the FCC heal or worsen America's digital divide?
Gregory Porumbescu, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University Newark at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Some Americans have fast internet, but many still lag behind – especially
in rural areas. BlueRingMedia via shutterstock.com
Many of the Trump administration’s spending priorities seem to be
dramatically different from those of past administrations. But at least
one, on the surface, appears to have been preserved: expanding access to
broadband internet.
As far back as 1996, the U.S. federal government has worked, and spent tax
dollars, to get all Americans access to high-speed internet service. The
effort began under the Clinton administration, and accelerated when George
W. Bush’... more »
Air travel exposes you to radiation – how much health risk comes with it?
Timothy
J. Jorgensen, Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection
Graduate Program and Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine,
Georgetown University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Captain, we're being pummeled by cosmic rays! muratart via Shutterstock.com
This past April, business traveler Tom Stuker became the world’s most
frequent flyer, logging 18,000,000 miles of air travel on United Airlines
over the last 14 years.
That’s a lot of time up in the air. If Stuker’s traveling behaviors are
typical of other business flyers, he may have eaten 6,500 inflight meals,
drunk 5,250 alcoholic beverages, watched thousands of inflight movies and
made around 10,000 visits to airplane toilets.
He would also have accumulated a radiation dose equivalent to about 1,000 che... more »
Trump: Defense Assembly Jobs for Saudis; Technical specifications to Saudis so they can attack the US at a future date with “Smart” Bombs, etc; A Few Republican and Democratic Congress Members Object
If not stopped, instead of these swords, the Saudis will be
assembling-making smart bombs, Black Hawk helicoptors and more with …
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Canada To Boost Its Military Budget By 70% Over The Next Decade
*CBC:* *More soldiers, ships and planes for military in Liberal defence
plan*
Long-range plan calls for a boost in spending and a larger contingent of
regular and reservist troops.
The Liberal government's new defence policy lays out a plan to increase the
defence budget by 70 per cent over the next decade to $32.7 billion.
It is a mixture of new and previously committed money.
The long-anticipated review calls for a slight increase in the size of the
military — both regular and reserve forces.
There will also be a modest increase in the size of the special forces.
Defence Minis... more »
Iran Blames Saudi Arabia For Terrorist Attack, Supporting ISIS; Vows “Revenge”
Iran Blames Saudi Arabia For Terrorist Attack, Supporting ISIS; Vows
“Revenge” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Iran’s infamous
Revolutionary Guards accused Saudi Arabia of being behind the twin
terrorist attacks in Tehran, which killed 12 and left at least 39 injured,
and have vowed “revenge.” – Earlier in the day, a group of four people in
[…]
HRW Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Occupied Territories
Published on Jun 5, 2017 A leading international rights group has strongly
condemned Israel for committing war crimes during decades of occupation of
Palestinian territories. In a report published on the 50th anniversary of
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, Human Rights Watch also
accused Israel of systematic abuse of Palestinian rights. The report noted
that […]
CNN Corrects ‘Fake News’ Story On Comey-Trump
CNN Corrects ‘Fake News’ Story On Comey-Trump by Tyler Durden,
http://www.zerohedge.com We concluded our full breakdown of proof that CNN’
so-called “anonymous sources” lied thus: “As such, we are quite confident
that CNN will promptly retract their erroneous reporting and offer an
apology to their readers for the unfortunate mistake.” – And while the
sarcasm […]
Looks Like CNN’s Anonymous Sources Got This One Wrong
Looks Like CNN’s Anonymous Sources Got This One Wrong by Tyler Durden,
http://www.zerohedge.com Back on May 9th, the White House released the
letter that President Trump sent to former FBI Director James Comey
informing him that he’d been relieved of his duties at the FBI. Within
that letter, Trump awkwardly inserted a sentence thanking Comey […]
Qatar Puts Military On Highest State Of Alert Over Fears Of Imminent Incursion
Qatar Puts Military On Highest State Of Alert Over Fears Of Imminent
Incursion by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Yesterday’s news that
Saudi Arabia has issued an ultimatum to Qatar, listing ten demands among
which that Qatar end all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, has
prompted a dramatic response by the small Gulf nation, and […]
‘De-Confliction’ Zone : US-Led Coalition Air Strikes Hit Syrian Pro-Govt Forces
Published on Jun 7, 2017 The US-led coalition has carried out air strikes
on Syrian pro-government forces near the town of Al-Tanf, close to the
border with Iraq. The Pentagon says the troops it struck were operating
inside a so-called ‘de-confliction zone’. It is an area of particular
strategic significance, and all of the parties […]
“ALIEN BODIES” Seen In Sheriff’s Secret Roswell Confession
“Aliens” = Fallen Angels and the Nephilim. end
Andy Hoffman: Bitcoin Game Changer for Gold & Silver
Bitcoin & Gold Form Two Front War Against Central Banks – Andy Hoffman
by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Financial analyst Andy Hoffman contends
Bitcoin and other crypto currencies are the new threat to central banks’
power over fiat money. Hoffman explains, “Now, the powers that be are
facing a new threat. It’s a threat. I think even […]
‘Nobody Would Survive’: Putin to Oliver Stone on ‘Hot War’ Between Russia & US
‘Nobody Would Survive’: Putin to Oliver Stone on ‘Hot War’ Between Russia &
US by https://www.rt.com/ No country on earth would survive should the
world’s most powerful nuclear states unleash their atomic weapons, Vladimir
Putin has said. His remarks form part of a series of interviews with
American film director Oliver Stone. – The question of […]
London 6/3 2017 Terror Fake Hoax?! No Wounded, Police Changes Clothes at the Crime Scene?
Published on Jun 3, 2017 London 6/3 2017 Terror fake hoax! No wounded to
see, “terrorbusiness” as usual, freemasonic hoax! police changes clothes at
the crimescene WTF at1:30 – Sheeple: naive, gullible, easily deceived,
useful idiots complicit in their own destruction and the destruction of
others. People with an amazing ability to accept any amount […]
Russia, China Plan Large-Scale Military ‘Events’ in 2017
These large scale military ‘events’ will likely coincide with the public
announcement of the ditching of the US dollar. – Russia, China Plan
Large-Scale Military ‘Events’ in 2017 by https://sputniknews.com/ Chinese
National Defense Minister Chang Wanquan stated that Russia and China plan
to hold large-scale military events this year. – ASTANA (Sputnik) — Russia
and China plan […]
Gulf States Launch Naval Blockade of Qatar
Published on Jun 6, 2017 In what has emerged as the most significant
escalation to result from the Qatar diplomatic crisis – which pits two of
OPEC’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, against the world’s
biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas and further disrupts stability in
the region – the biggest Middle […]
Forgive Us, We Were Fools
*To those born later*
By Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)
I.
Truly I live in dark times!
Frank speech is naïve. A smooth forehead
Suggests insensitivity. The man who laughs
Has simply not yet heard
The terrible news.
What kind of times are these, when
To talk about trees is almost a crime
Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
When the man over there calmly crossing the street
Is already perhaps beyond the reach of his friends
Who are in need?
It’s true that I still earn my daily bread
But, believe me, that’s only an accident. Nothing
I do gives me the right to eat my fill.
By ch... more »
"What Happened When Strangers Saw A Little Boy Shivering Outside Without A Coat"
*"What Happened When Strangers Saw A*
* Little Boy Shivering Outside Without A Coat"*
by Sarah Barness
"When an 11-year-old boy sat at a bus stop without a jacket in Oslo,
Norway, hidden cameras captured a series of very special moments. The
experiment was filmed by the Norwegian branch of the SOS Children's
Villages International charity as part of a campaign to provide warm
clothing for displaced children in Syria, according to The Nordic Page.
In the video above, the majority of bystanders offer their coats or gloves
to the boy. "People should care as much about children in Syria a... more »
"The Trick..."
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable,
or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."
- Carlos Castaneda
X22 Report, “We Just Had A Bank Bail-In, Anyone Paying Attention?”
X22 Report, “We Just Had A Bank Bail-In, Anyone Paying Attention?”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gCxfZ_G6L8
EVEN WHEN HE WAS OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, TRUMP WAS MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIS FAILED PRESODENCY
I'm not going to try to provide a thorough analysis of James Comey's
prepared testimony, which was released today in advance of his appearance
before the Senate Intelligence Committee. I just want to point out one
aspect of President Trump's behavior as described by Comey. Here's Comey
describing a March phone call with the president:
On the morning of March 30, the President called me at the FBI. He
described the Russia investigation as "a cloud" that was impairing his
ability to act on behalf of the country.... He asked what we could do to
"lift the cloud." I responded that we wer... more »
Monsanto and Big Ag Colonizing Africa, Criminalizing Traditional Seed Exchanges
*Alex Pietrowski* - Farmers face heavy fines and even prison time for
violating the intellectual property rights of agrichemicals companies.
The post Monsanto and Big Ag Colonizing Africa, Criminalizing Traditional
Seed Exchanges appeared first on Waking Times.
University of Michigan Wins Right to Ban Guns on Campus
While the vast majority of the nation’s colleges and universities continue
to prohibit the carrying of firearms on their campuses, the rift over
policy as to whether guns belong at higher education institutions roils on.
Journalists Sue Chicago Police For Records On ‘Heat List’ Used For Predictive Policing
Chicago journalists sued the police for refusing to release records that
may reveal their computerized predictions on who will likely engage in gun
violence.
The post Journalists Sue Chicago Police For Records On ‘Heat List’ Used For
Predictive Policing appeared first on Shadowproof.
Rodriguez: The X in LatinX
This development has happened due to issues relating to the fluidity of
gender — a recognition that there is not simply a male-female binary.
McBride Taking Equity, Access Advocacy to Next Level
When it comes to LGBTQ and queer studies, Dr. Dwight A. McBride has been a
pioneering theorist, churning out groundbreaking scholarship that examines
the intersection of race and sexuality.
US Congress Calls For Criminal Charges Against Turkish President Erdogan's Bodyguards
*BBC*: *US Congress calls for charges over Turkey embassy brawl*
The Congress has called for criminal charges against those involved in a
brawl outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington DC last
month.
Its resolution laid the blame at the door of bodyguards working for
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying they had beaten up Kurdish
protesters.
The Turkish embassy previously said the demonstrators had aggressively
provoked Turkish-Americans gathering to greet the president, who was
visiting the US.
Eleven people were injured.
Videos of the incident appea... more »
Secret MOX Plutonium Fuel Shipment Planned From French Gov Owned AREVA To Japan; Trump Administration Approved with Tillerson as Lead
Mere Coincidence or somehow related? AREVA Nuclear Fuel Facility in
Washington State used to be Exxon Nuclear Fuel until 2001. …
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A Family Of Grifters-- The Immediate Family And The Extended Family... All Revolving Around Señor Trumpanzee
Yesterday *Forbes.com* had the most traffic it's ever had. The site crashed
on and off all day after they published this amazing story about how Trump
personally ordered Eric, one of his elephant-killing sons, to transfer
money contributed for charities assisting children with cancer. $100,000
meant for St. Jude's Research Hospital, for example, wound up in Señor's
Trumpanzee's serape. Eric Trumpanzee funneled cash from the charity into
the Trump Organization for a decade. Much of the money-- over $800,000--
was laundered through Trump-owned golf courses and other shady Trump-owned... more »
Coon Rapids Walmart Trafficking Warning
A woman's warning about a man who gave her a "bad feeling" at a Walmart in
Coon Rapids, Minnesota probably had nothing to do with human trafficking.
The U.S. Air Force Is Trying to Fix a Major Weakness in One of Its Most Legendary Weapons
Replacing the venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber’s eight
antiquated Pratt & Whitney TF-33 engines with modern turbofans is
increasingly becoming a top-priority for the United States Air Force.
Replacing those antiquated powerplants will greatly increase the range,
endurance and fuel efficiency of the B-52 while also reducing the workload
on maintainers.
“I think that is one of my top priorities that I would like to pursue with
the Department of the Air Force,” Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Force
Global Strike Command, said during his testimony before the Hou... more »
America's F-16 Fighters are Getting a New Radar (And Russia Is Partly to Blame)
The United States Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Scalable
Agile Beam Radar (SABR) active electronically scanned array (AESA) to
upgrade 72 Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons for the air defense
mission.
The U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) had earlier issued a Joint Emergent
Operational Need for the upgraded radars as new threats to the American
homeland have emerged over the years. In addition to terrorists groups such
as ISIS and al-Qaeda, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
now worries about conventional military threats such as stealthy... more »
It’s Time to Limit Crude Oil Imports
The Trump administration was whisked into office on the back of a
nationalistic, blue-collar rhetoric, including the promise for better jobs
and wages for the American worker. Trade deals and the offshoring of
manufacturing to other countries, it was implied, have led to the demise of
the American worker and the American Dream. This may well be true, but
identifying the problem and solving it are two different things.
Most of the manufacturing jobs are not coming back to the United States.
The manufacturing itself might, but it is unlikely to bring many jobs along
with it. Another... more »
Trump Will Reverse Damage Done by Obama's Cuba Policy
If “America First” means anything, it must mean preventing a virulently
anti-American criminal enterprise from perpetuating its existence next door
and reproducing itself throughout the hemisphere. And since this is
precisely what President Obama’s opening to the Castros accomplished,
President Trump is duty-bound to reverse this mistake.
In fact, if *The New York Times* is to be believed—and on this we should,
as coddling the Castros is one thing the Gray Lady has been consistent on
for sixty years—the administration is about to announce it is reinstating
the limits on travel and... more »
Did India Miscalculate China’s Red Lines in Australia Snub?
India has denied Australia’s request to send a flotilla to the annual
U.S.-Japan-India trilateral Malabar exercise, to be held in the Bay of
Bengal in July. Citing Indian diplomats and military officials, Reuters
reported in late May that New Delhi’s decision to deny the request was
intended to assuage Chinese concerns about encirclement and avoid a
stronger Chinese military presence in the Indian Ocean. If true, then this
would represent a misreading of Chinese perceptions: China likely would not
have interpreted Australia’s participation in the exercise as a major
security chall... more »
Why Trump Is Capitalizing On Obama's U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership
For quite some time since the election of Donald Trump, it has been
expected that the new U.S. president will radically reduce America’s
engagement in Asia. Anticipating a decline in U.S. influence as a result of
this policy shift, many also believe that pivotal states in the region—such
as Vietnam—is also adjusting their alignment, moving closer to China. These
impressions have proven wrong with the meeting of President Trump and
Vietnam’s prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the White House on May 31.
The Trump administration is not reversing the course of U.S. policy
regarding th... more »
Realism, Islamism and Islam: When Will Difficult Conversations Begin?
After the attacks in Manchester and London, British prime minister Theresa
May called for “difficult, and often embarrassing, conversations” about the
sources of extremism. In February, I called for soul searching among those
who have refrained from speaking frankly about Islamism since 9/11.
So far, that soul-searching and those conversations have not begun, at
least not in public. Perhaps we are at a turning point. Since 9/11, the
leaders in the democracies have refrained from stating in public what they
knew to be true in private concerning the connections between Islam,
Islami... more »
America In the Age of Trumpism
Henry Luce, the Time Life publishing magnate, wrote his editorial on “The
American Century” in February 1941, trying to rally his fellow citizens to
meet the challenges of a war that clearly lay ahead. Just as the U.S. entry
into the first Word War turned the tide of battle, so, too, Luce argued,
would America need to come off the sidelines to help friends in need in
another conflagration. The American Century began in 1917, when President
Woodrow Wilson sent doughboys to Europe. It ended in 2017, when President
Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate pact... more »
Clueless Californians Prepare for Global Warming During an “Endless Winter”
Filed under the category “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up,” the headlines
today highlight California’s “Endless Winter.” California’s endless winter:
8 feet of snow still on the ground in June It’s an endless winter in the
West. Snow from the barrage of storms that pounded the western mountains
over the winter is still on the … Continue reading "Clueless Californians
Prepare for Global Warming During an “Endless Winter”"
Real Science is Never “Settled”
Just today the origin of the species Homo Sapien was pushed back a
“consensus” shattering 100,000 years, from 200,000 to 300,000 years.
“Consensus” estimates and all “Peer Reviewed” articles weren’t even close
to the truth. The oldest known bones of our species, dating back around
300,000 years, have been discovered in a cave in Morocco. … Continue reading
"Real Science is Never “Settled”"
Liberals & the Return of Feudalism
Last weekend 1,000 Democrats rallied in Washington DC calling for
investigation of Trump and Russian 'interference' in our last national
election. Across the country there was also a smattering of local protests
including one in Portland, Maine that drew a couple hundred people.
Usually protests of this small size are totally ignored by the mainstream
media but in this case they received major newspaper reporting across the
nation and broad TV network coverage.
The video above gives us a hint to how many Democrats are picking up the
'talking points' about Russian collusion and ha... more »
Turkey Supports Qatar In Its Dispute With Saudi Arabia And Its Regional Allies
*Bloomberg:* *Turkey Chooses Sides in Gulf Conflict as Erdogan Defends
Qatar*
* Turkish president says Gulf action against Qatar not right
* Erdogan refrains from attacking Gulf allies including Saudis
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lined up behind Qatar in its feud
with Saudi Arabia and regional allies, offering to mediate a resolution of
a crisis that has thrown one of the world’s most strategically important
regions into turmoil.
Categorization of Qatar as a terrorist state won’t help alleviate the
problems facing the region which is in need of unity, Erdogan told a gr... more »
According to former DNI James Clapper, Watergate "pales" when compared to the Trump/Russia investigation.
Courtesy of Reuters:
*The Watergate scandal pales in comparison to events in Washington
surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump and alleged links between his
campaign and Russia, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
said on Wednesday. *
*Clapper questioned Trump's continued pro-Russian stance, saying his
sharing of intelligence with Russia "reflect either ignorance or
disrespect, and either is very problematic". *
*"I think if you compare the two that Watergate pales, really, in my view,
compared to what we're confronting now," Clapper told reporters in
Canber... more »
Filipini: Vladine snage love ISIL’ove teroriste
BEJRUT, LIBAN – Oružane snage Filipinske specijalne policije i Bataljon
Javne Bezbednosti (RPSB), patroliraju u raznim delovima oblasti Marawi u
potrazi za oružijem i eksplozivom koje je iza sebe ostavila Maute grupa
(povezana sa ISIL’om). Dok se Filipinske oružane snage zajedno sa Marincima
obračunavaju sa ISIL’om u samom gradu, RPSB pokušava da sakupi svu
ostavljenu municiju i […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turska šalje vojsku u Katar
BEJRUT, LIBAN Turska vlada odlučila je da pošalje trupe u Katar. Odluka je
prihvaćena na brzinu, nakon što su Saudijska Arabija, Ujedinjeni Arapski
Emirati, Egipat i Bahrein pritiskali Katar sa navodima o podršci terorizmu
i prekinuli svoje veze sa malim Emiratom. Prema novinskoj agenciji Rojters
sa današnjim pozitivnim glasanjem u parlamentu po ovom pitanju, Turska je
odlučila […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Udarna vest: Iračke snage oslobodile važan granični prelaz sa Sirijom
BEJRUT, LIBAN (23:50) – Pre samo par minuta, iračke državne dobrovoljačke
jedinice Hashd Al-Sha’abi (PMU) oslobodile su granični prelaz Safouk
izmedju Iraka i sirijske provincije Hasakah. PMU je preuzeo kontrolu na
prelazom napavši iz pravca nedavno oslobodjenog grada Ba’aj, istočno od
sirijske granice. Udar izveden pod velom noći potpuno je iznenadio
pripadnike ISISa. Kontrola prelaza […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey sends troops to Qatar
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:11 P.M.) – The Turkish government has decided to send
troops to Qatar. The looming decision was fast tracked, after Saudi Arbaia,
the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain pressured Qatar with
allegations of terrorism support and cut their ties with the small Emirate.
According to the Reuters news agency with today’s positive […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Iraqi forces liberate important crossing into Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the pro-government Popular
Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha’abi) liberated the Safouk Border-Crossing
into the Syrian province of Al-Hasakah. The PMU was able to take control of
the Safouk Crossing after launching a surprise assault, tonight, from the
recently liberated town of Ba’aj, east of the Syrian border. The Safouk […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sirijska vojska na pragu oslobodjenja važnog uporišta pobunjenika u istočnom Damasku
DAMASK, SIRIJA (17:50) -Sirijska Arapska Armija (SAA) nastavila je tokom
srede vojne operacije protiv pobunjenika iz redova Jaish Al-Islam (Vojska
Islama) u mestu Hawsh Al-Dawahra u istočnoj Guti. Uz pomoć milicije
Palestinska Oslobodilačka Armija (PLA) i tertorijalne odbrane Nacionalnih
Odbrambenih Snaga (NDF), SAA je nastavila tamo gde je stala u utorak, te
upotisnula pobunjenike iz […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sirijska vojska i palestinske paravojne jedinice napreduju na putu do Deir Ezzor-a (video)
DAMASK, SIRIJA (22:15) Sirijske vladine snage i njihovi saveznici
nastavljaju svoju vitalnu ofanzivu u pokrajini Palmire koja za cilj ima da
se stigne do opkoljenog grada Deir Ezzor. U sredu, 5. korpus sirijske
vojske uz podršku palestinskih paravojnih jedinica Al Kuds brigade i
nacionalnih odbrambenih snaga (NDF) napravili su značajan napredak u odnosu
na takozvanu “Islamsku […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
5.54% Anomaly in the Arctic – Day 153 – 2017
Originally posted on sunshine hours:
Day 153 in the Arctic Extent: 11.76 million sq km Mean: 12.45 million sq km
Anomaly: -690,000 sq km Anomaly : -5.54% South / North
Activists Deploying Recycled Solar Powered Cell Phones in Fight to Save Rainforests
*Dylan Charles* - The project is already a major win in the fight against
wildlife poachers and illegal loggers.
The post Activists Deploying Recycled Solar Powered Cell Phones in Fight to
Save Rainforests appeared first on Waking Times.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 7, 2017
*Simon Tisdall, The Guardian*: *Consequences of attacks in Tehran will be
felt around the world*
*Assaults on potent symbols of Iranian ideology, claimed by Isis, will
stoke tensions with Saudi Arabia, Gulf states and Trump*
In targeting the Iranian parliament and the tomb of the Islamic Republic’s
founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the terrorists who went on a lethal
rampage in Tehran on Wednesday chose the two most potent symbols of the
1979 revolution.
For ordinary Tehranis, comparatively safe in recent years from such
outrages, the attacks are deeply shocking.
The apparen... more »
Inside the Snowflake Academy
Snowflakes: Overly sensitive persons, incapable of dealing with any
opinions differing from their own. Snowflakes are light-weight and suffer
meltdown when exposed to the light or heat of complex ideas in conflict.
They can often be seen congregating in “safe zones” on college campuses. A
previous post (Retreat from Reason) provided a look […]
California Plan For Single-Payer System Must Confront Political Obstacles To Succeed
Generating support for single-payer health care is important, but it will
never succeed without planning for the trade-offs necessary to make it work.
The post California Plan For Single-Payer System Must Confront Political
Obstacles To Succeed appeared first on Shadowproof.
White House Blames Iranian Victims for ISIS Attack
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It is particularly bloody to use an official statement of sympathy over a
terrorist attack as a vehicle to promote war against the victim country,
but that is exactly what the Trump White House did today after dual attacks
in Iran left at least a dozen civilians dead.
In a breathtaking display of cruel indecency, Trump's team used the attack
as an occasion to stick the boot in and blame the victims.
Wrote the White House:
We grieve and pray for the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks in
Iran, and for the Iranian people, who are going through such challeng... more »
White House Blames Iranian Victims for ISIS Attack
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It is particularly bloody to use an official statement of sympathy over a
terrorist attack as a vehicle to promote war against the victim country,
but that is exactly what the Trump White House did today after dual attacks
in Iran left at least a dozen civilians dead.
In a breathtaking display of cruel indecency, Trump's team used the attack
as an occasion to stick the boot in and blame the victims.
Wrote the White House:
We grieve and pray for the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks in
Iran, and for the Iranian people, who are going through such challeng... more »
White House Blames Iranian Victims for ISIS Attack
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It is particularly bloody to use an official statement of sympathy over a
terrorist attack as a vehicle to promote war against the victim country,
but that is exactly what the Trump White House did today after dual attacks
in Iran left at least a dozen civilians dead.
In a breathtaking display of cruel indecency, Trump's team used the attack
as an occasion to stick the boot in and blame the victims.
Wrote the White House:
We grieve and pray for the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks in
Iran, and for the Iranian people, who are going through such challeng... more »
White House Blames Iranian Victims for ISIS Attack
[image: undefined]
It is particularly bloody to use an official statement of sympathy over a
terrorist attack as a vehicle to promote war against the victim country,
but that is exactly what the Trump White House did today after dual attacks
in Iran left at least a dozen civilians dead.
In a breathtaking display of cruel indecency, Trump's team used the attack
as an occasion to stick the boot in and blame the victims.
Wrote the White House:
We grieve and pray for the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks in
Iran, and for the Iranian people, who are going through such challeng... more »
U.K. Leaders: Fight Terror With Global Internet Censorship
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Pointing to the latest terror attack to hit the United Kingdom, U.K. Prime
Minister Theresa May again called for international agreements to regulate
and censor the Internet under the guise of battling “extremism.” Under the
proposed plot, international agreements would be used to regulate speech in
cyberspace with a goal of stopping “ideologies” that authorities do not
agree with from having a “safe space” online. The scheme also seeks to
conscript private companies and foreign powers into the government jihad
agains... more »
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attacks on Iran’s Parliament, Khomeini’s Mausoleum
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The ISIS attacks in Tehran illustrate, once again, that Iran and ISIS are
on opposite sides in the “war on terror” that our government is fond of
proclaiming as justification for our never-ending intervention in the
Middle East.
Trump, Mexico Settle Sugar Dispute Just in Time for NAFTA Renegotiations
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The new sugar agreement between Mexico and the United States is a sweet
deal for Big Sugar, not so much for Americans wanting to satisfy their
sweet tooth.
Why the Army Must Use Bonuses to Spur Reenlistments
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The U.S. Army is using bonuses to fill its ranks. While money is a great
inducement, we need to look at the deeper reasons that many young Americans
no longer see the armed forces as a good career choice.
'Haul No!’ Tour Opposing Grand Canyon Uranium Mining and Transport
MEDIA ADVISORY Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Contact: Klee Benally, (928) 380-2629,
indigenousaction@gmail.comSarana Riggs, (928) 255-7126,
stopcanyonmine@gmail.com 'Haul No!' Tour Scheduled to Oppose Grand Canyon
Uranium Mining & Transport Grand Canyon, AZ — As Energy Fuels Inc. (EFI)
threatens to start uranium mining on sacred Indigenous Lands managed by the
US Forest
Why Has The GCC And Egypt Turned On Qatar?
By Brandon Turbeville In a shocking move, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab
Emirates and Bahrain led banded together to cut ties with Qatar at the... more »
The War On Drugs Killed More People In 2016 Than US Troops Killed In Vietnam War
By Jack Burns For the first time in U.S. history, more Americans died in
2016 of drug overdoses than were killed in the Vietnam War.... more »
Why The West Hates Putin – It’s More Than What You’re Told
Op-Ed by Chris Kanthan Russophobia in America today is as intense as it was
at the height of Cold War when terrified school kids had... more »
Operation Temperer – U.K. Will Likely Institute Martial Law Measures Within A Year
By Brandon Smith After the Manchester suicide bombing only two weeks ago I
warned my readers that the repetition of terror attacks is breeding
complacency... more »
Military Tested Germ Warfare On San Francisco And Other Major Cities
By Heather Callaghan One of the largest human experiments ever was
conducted on unsuspecting residents in the open air of San Francisco. It
was the... more »
CrowdStrike, The DNC’s Security Firm, Was Under Contract With The FBI
Michael Tracey at - 6 hours ago
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Claims of “Russian interference” have been ubiquitous in U.S. political
discourse for almost a full year now; these often amount to a melange of
allegations ranging from “hacking” to “influence campaigns” to “online
trolls” sent by the Kremlin to harangue unsuspecting Midwestern voters.
“Hacking,” however, remains the centerpiece of the narrative — the idea
that Russian state actors “hacked” the Democratic National Committee and
exfiltrated emails is routinely cited as the centerpiece of the overall
“interference” thesis. After the alleged hacking, the DNC retaine... more »
Time For Quiet Diplomacy, Not Taking Sides
Given the Trump administration’s embrace of Riyadh as a counterterrorism
partner, we are likely to hear calls in Washington to align with Saudi
Arabia and against Qatar in the current Gulf Arab dispute. Indeed, the
Saudis and other key Arab states targeting Qatar (namely the United Arab
Emirates and Egypt) appear to be courting U.S. support as evidenced by
their tailor made for Washington framing of the crisis: that it is driven
by Doha providing sanctuary and support to extremist groups. But the
administration should resist the temptation to take sides. From the
perspective of U.... more »
World News Briefs -- June 7, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *On eve of election, May tries to put focus back on Brexit*
On the eve of an election Prime Minister Theresa May returned to her core
message that only she can deliver a good Brexit deal, moving on from a
heated national debate over security after two deadly Islamist attacks.
May unexpectedly called the snap vote seven weeks ago, seeking to increase
her working parliamentary majority of 17 seats ahead of the start of
negotiations on leaving the European Union.
But the campaign has seen unexpected twists - the shrinking of May's poll
lead over the opposition Labour Party... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Just For Today"
*"Just For Today"*
- Author Unknown
"Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle
all my problems at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would
appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham
Lincoln said, that "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to
be."
Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust
everything to my own desires, I will take my "luck" as it comes, and fit
myself to it.
Just for today I will try to strengthe... more »
"If You Knew..."
"If you knew that your life was merely a phase or short, short segment of
your entire existence, how would you live? Knowing nothing 'real' was at
risk, what would you do? You'd live a gigantic, bold, fun, dazzling life.
You know you would. That's what the ghosts want us to do - all the exciting
things they no longer can."
- Chuck Palahniuk
"The 15 Most Common White Lies and Why"
*"The 15 Most Common White Lies and Why"*
by Marc Chernoff
"Everyone tells a white lie on occasion, it’s just a question of why. Some
white lies save relationships, some ease a hectic situation, and others buy
us time. The list could go on forever. Stretching the truth is a natural
component of human instinct because it’s the easy way out. We all do it, so
there is no reason to deny it. Honestly, I think the world is probably a
better place because of our white lies.
As long as we aren’t hurting others or breaking the law, these innocent
lies can make life more pleasant. They can a... more »
"Poof!"
"Some people center the universe around themselves; while making other
people nothing but decorations to their existence. "I will do this and then
I will do that and then people will think this about me and then people
will think that about me, and then I will add that person to my life when
the convenient time arrives, and this person over here would make a very
convenient addition as well..." They build their own thrones for
themselves, and add decorations all around their thrones. The problem with
that is: it does not bring happiness. A throne must be built for you; it
must not ... more »
TPPF Leads National Coalition of Education Choice Advocates and Releases Letter Applauding Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Content Multimedia - 7 hours ago
By Kevin Roberts, Chip Roy
Today, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) joined 12 other leading state
and national organizations in sending a letter to Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos praising her outspoken commitment to parental choice in
education. The letter outlines the importance of state-led efforts on
education choice, emphasizing the need to remain true to the tenets of
federalism—in particular, by moving education decision-making out of
Washington to states, local school districts, and ultimately parents. In
addition, the letter offers support for specific policies th... more »
Iran Blames Saudi Arabia For Today's Terror Attacks In Tehran
*VOA*: *Iran Blames Saudi Arabia for Tehran Attacks*
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are blaming Saudi Arabia for a pair of terror
attacks Wednesday at symbolic locations in Tehran.
"This terrorist attack happened only a week after the meeting between the
U.S. president and the [Saudi] backward leaders who support terrorists. The
fact that Islamic State has claimed responsibility proves that they were
involved in the brutal attack,” the statement read.
Tehran police chief Hossein Sajedinia was quoted in Iranian media as saying
five suspects had been arrested in connection with the att... more »
Today in Native History: A great leader and orator, Chief Seattle Walks On
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound
together. All things connect. Chief Seattle
Chief Seattle is one of the most well known Native Americans in the
Northwest, not only for leading in battle, but for working to coexist with
the newcomers, his ability as an orator, and because the largest city in
the Pacific Northwest carries his name. His name in the Lushootseed
language, the language of his people, was Si?al, or Sealth. From that
pronunciation the word “Seattle” came.
The prec... more »
Tips on how to break up with a friend!
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017Lead-exposed Times to the rescue:* Kevin Drum's
work on lead poisoning has been extremely instructive. Increasingly, we
think of his work when we peruse the work of our upper-end press corps.
Lead exposure was much higher in past decades, Drum has noted. This can
lead to significant loss of IQ points.
That brings us, once again, to the reimagined page A3 in today's New York
Times. (For some reason, available in hard-copy only.) We'll skip this
morning's NOTEWORTHY FACTS, unless you insist on these:
Also known as butterflying, spatchcocking is the method of ... more »
Who shuld I vote for in tomorrow's general election?
Can you completely trust Theresa May?
Of course not.
Will she see Brexit thorough?
Maybe, maybe not.
Will she take the tough decisions re the Islamist terrorism threat?
Not on the evidence of the past but maybe she's finally seen sense?
Will she bring prosperity for all?
Don't be daft.
But the alternatives are so bad that you should just hold your nose and
vote Conservative.
So how about voting Labour?
Are you insane?
A party lead by someone who supported the aims of the IRA, consorted with
the IRA, calls Hamas and Hezbollah his friends and voted against taking
action to... more »
Impeach Him Now
Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) is already drafting articles of impeachment related
to Trump’s firing of FBI... more »
Can't leave scientists alone with science
By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD (This article was first published on my climate
blog.) If the generalized global warming fever and "climate change"
hysteria has taught societal observers anything it is that you cannot leave
scientists alone with science. The scientific enterprise is embedded, and
scientists are manufactured service intellectuals. Two outcomes are
possible. In the first extreme
James Comey's opening remarks are released a day before he testifies.
I NEED LOYALTY!! I EXPECT LOYALTY!! #PresidentSupervillain
pic.twitter.com/0xMqECFWvB
— Pres. Supervillain (@PresVillain) June 7, 2017
Here is a link to the entire document.
In it Comey describes not one, not two, but nine different conversations
with Donald Trump after the election. (Comey only had two conversations
with President Obama while serving during his administration.)
The first meeting was on January 6, 2017, and it was an intelligence
briefing in Trump Tower, with other Intelligence leaders present.
Here is the interesting portion:
*In that context, prior to the Jan... more »
How Reliable Is the Leaked NSA Report on Russian Election Hacking?
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The highly classified NSA report published by *The Intercept* Monday
asserts that Russian state-sponsored hackers lauched cyber-attacks against
U.S. voting machines. The document is clearly legitimate, but does that
mean it is accurate?
Trump, Globalism, and Nationalism
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Is President Donald Trump a nationalist or an internationalist? Is he the
“America First” champion he campaigned as, or yet another White House
globalist?
Jeremy Corbyn Talks of War and Blowback on the Campaign Trail
Here is a quote from a May 26 speech: "Many experts, including
professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed out
the connections between wars that we have been involved in or supported or
fought in other countries, such as Libya, and terrorism here at home.”
Who said this? You might guess Ron Paul. It does sound very much like the
sort of explanation of blowback that Paul frequently offers in relation to
United States foreign interventions. But, the quote is not from Paul. The
quote is from a speech by Jeremy Corbyn four days after the killing of over
20 peop... more »
Jeremy Corbyn Talks of War and Blowback on the Campaign Trail
Here is a quote from a May 26 speech: "Many experts, including
professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed out
the connections between wars that we have been involved in or supported or
fought in other countries, such as Libya, and terrorism here at home.”
Who said this? You might guess Ron Paul. It does sound very much like the
sort of explanation of blowback that Paul frequently offers in relation to
United States foreign interventions. But, the quote is not from Paul. The
quote is from a speech by Jeremy Corbyn four days after the killing of over
20 peop... more »
Jeremy Corbyn Talks of War and Blowback on the Campaign Trail
Here is a quote from a May 26 speech: "Many experts, including
professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed out
the connections between wars that we have been involved in or supported or
fought in other countries, such as Libya, and terrorism here at home.”
Who said this? You might guess Ron Paul. It does sound very much like the
sort of explanation of blowback that Paul frequently offers in relation to
United States foreign interventions. But, the quote is not from Paul. The
quote is from a speech by Jeremy Corbyn four days after the killing of over
20 peop... more »
Jeremy Corbyn Talks of War and Blowback on the Campaign Trail
Here is a quote from a May 26 speech: "Many experts, including
professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed out
the connections between wars that we have been involved in or supported or
fought in other countries, such as Libya, and terrorism here at home.”
Who said this? You might guess Ron Paul. It does sound very much like the
sort of explanation of blowback that Paul frequently offers in relation to
United States foreign interventions. But, the quote is not from Paul. The
quote is from a speech by Jeremy Corbyn four days after the killing of over
20 peop... more »
A Regime That Leads By Misleading
Just over a month ago, Michael Grunwald, writing for *Politico* noted that Trump's
executive orders are mostly theater. With much flourish-- and not much
impact-- he's signed more executive orders in his first 100 days than any
president since FDR. The vile and detestable Señor Trumpanzee "clearly
enjoys signing orders at his desk as the cameras roll-- he holds up the
signed documents to his left, center and right to give photographers better
angles-- and he has an obvious political interest in exaggerating their
importance. His critics on the left often exaggerate their importance... more »
Nursery worker stabbed in Wanstead by three women per Ilford Recorder
Is this report
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/http-www-ilfordrecorder-co-uk-news-nursery-worker-stabbed-in-wanstead-by-three-women-who-chanted-allah-allah-1-5051994-1-5051994
accurate? Are we so deadened to this sort of attack that the BBC won't
bother reporting it?
'A nursery worker was stabbed by three women on a busy high street this
morning.
Karrien Stevens, who runs Little Diamonds nursery in Hermon Hill,
confirmed
that one of her staff was slashed by three women while on her way to
work
from Wanstead High Street.
While the woman waited at the junction with Hermon Hill... more »
TRUMP/BANNON SCUTTLE PARIS AGREEMENT / GO ROGUE, DESTROY ESTABLISHMENT AND MEDIA
*What next, Steve ?*
*Now that Trump has abdicated his leadership of the free world ~ by
scuttling the Paris climate accords ~ we may well be witnessing the next
self- destructive step in the Bannon/Trump long range agenda which Bannon
once described as "**We **want to bring everything crashing down and
destroy all of today's establishment**" which is now one step closer
including the Trump administration ~ as Global warming and the search for
truth march on: Allen L Roland, PhD *
*"Antonio Gramsci wrote his “Prison Notebooks” at a time not dissimilar to
our own.... more »
U.S. Army Tanks Will Soon Have 'Shields' To Stop Enemy Missiles
*The idea is to arm armored combat vehicles and tactical wheeled vehicles
with additional protective technology to secure platforms and soldiers from
enemy fire; vehicles slated for use of APS systems are infantry fighting
vehicles such as Bradleys along with Stykers, Abrams tanks and even
tactical vehicles such as transport trucks and the
emerging Humvee replacement, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.*
*DRS Technologies and Israeli-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems are
working with the U.S. Army to consider acquiring their recently
combat-tested Trophy Active Protection System... more »
The Battle For The Syrian City Of Raqqa -- News Updates June 7, 2017
*Florian Neuhof, Daily Beast*: *Now that the Battle for the ISIS Capital
Raqqa Has Begun, How Does It End?*
*Allowing the defenders to flee will likely make it easier to take the
city. But it will also flush ISIS fighters into the Syrian hinterland, and
bolster their ranks elsewhere.*
ERBIL, Iraq—The pretense of sovereignty over definable territory has been
for the last three years central to the mystique of the so-called Islamic
State, and that is now coming to an end. But the organization widely known
as ISIS, or Daesh, is not.
The terror attacks it has claimed most recently in... more »
Hezbollah Threatens To Hit U.S. Positions In Syria
*Reuters*: *Pro-Assad alliance threatens to hit U.S. positions in Syria*
A military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad
threatened on Wednesday to hit U.S. positions in Syria, warning its
"self-restraint" over U.S. air strikes would end if Washington crossed "red
lines".
The threat marks an escalation of tensions between the United States and
the Syrian government and its backers over control of Syria's southeastern
frontier with Iraq, where Washington has been training Syrian rebels at a
base inside Syrian territory as part of its campaign against Islamic St... more »
Comey to Congress: President Trump Told Him ‘I Need Loyalty’
The prepared remarks were released the day before 8 June 2017 appearance on
Capitol Hill.
Did Kellyanne Conway Say Liberal Women Hate Her Because of Her ‘Striking Beauty And Intellect’?
A quote attributed to the senior adviser to President Donald Trump is a
hoax.
Who is More of a Threat: Far-Right or Muslim Extremists?
A pattern of white supremacist-related killings has provoked discussion
about the definition of terrorism, and dangers to the public.
Does Footage Show Tornadoes in Cape Town?
After the South African city was hit with a major storm, doctored videos
purportedly showing tornadoes in the area were circulated on social media.
Did Trump Tour a Chemtrail Plane?
A photograph showing President Trump on a plane has nothing to do with
chemtrails.
PIP assessment lies and distortions exposed by double apology to claimant
A disabled teacher has told how a government contractor apologised to him
for a dishonest benefit assessment, and then had to apologise again after
it ordered a replacement assessment which was even worse. He says his
experience is a damning indictment of the assessment process introduced by
the government for its new personal independence payment [...]
Labour pledges ‘transformation’ of social security as it fleshes out disability policies
Labour has pledged to “transform” the social security system and to set out
a bill to repeal cuts to disabled people’s benefits within a year, in one
of the headline measures of a mini-manifesto devoted solely to disability
issues. The document, Nothing About You, Without You, was launched last
weekend in Manchester, and expands on [...]
Four questions on disability the Conservatives refuse to answer
The Conservatives are entering tomorrow’s general election without
answering four key questions about their disability policies on social
care, forced institutionalisation and welfare reform. Last week, the
minister for disabled people, Penny Mordaunt (pictured), refused an
interview with Disability News Service (DNS) and then failed to respond to
questions submitted by email. The party’s press [...]
DPAC targets marginal seats with quartet of films on austerity impact
Anti-cuts activists have produced four films that show the impact of
austerity on disabled people, in a bid to boost Labour’s chances in 50
marginal constituencies in the run-up to election day. Each of the short
films being used by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) features a disabled
person who has been personally affected by [...]
Rudd refuses to apologise over ‘£50 billion disability welfare’ TV debate ‘lie’
The Conservatives have refused to apologise after home secretary Amber Rudd
“lied” in a televised general election debate about the amount of money the
government spends on disability benefits. Rudd, who was standing in for
prime minister Theresa May – who had refused to take part in the debate on
BBC1 last Wednesday – claimed [...]
DPAC protesters march through May’s constituency to highlight austerity impact
Activists have taken to the streets of the prime minister’s constituency to
highlight the impact of Tory austerity cuts on disabled people over the
last seven years. The protest by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) in the
centre of Maidenhead, Berkshire, saw about 30 disabled activists and their
allies march from Maidenhead rail station to [...]
#CripTheVoteUK campaign ‘may have awakened disabled voters’
A new, non-partisan online campaign could have helped bring about an
“awakening” among some disabled people that their hard-fought rights are at
stake in tomorrow’s general election, according to its founders.
#CripTheVoteUK was only launched in late April, but the disabled activists
who founded the campaign believe it has made a small but significant
contribution [...]
President Trump's Approval Rating Is Better Than Bill Clinton's At This Point In His First Term
Donald Trump and Bill Clinton are pictured at the Trump National Golf Club
on July 14, 2008, in Briarcliff Manor, New York.
*Newsweek:* *Donald Trump's Approval Rating Is Better Than Bill Clinton's
At This Point In His First Term*
President Donald Trump is by no means popular—compared with his
predecessors, his approval rating has been remarkably low during his time
in the White House. But there's some small solace for the president this
week: His approval rating is, at least for the moment, a hair better than
where President Bill Clinton stood at the same point in his first term.
... more »
"Infamy at Sea: Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty 50 Years Later”
*"Infamy at Sea: Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty 50 Years Later”*
by Jeffrey St. Clair
"In early June of 1967, at the onset of the Six Day War, the Pentagon sent
the USS Liberty from Spain into international waters off the coast of Gaza
to monitor the progress of Israel’s attack on the Arab states. The Liberty
was a lightly armed surveillance ship.
Only hours after the Liberty arrived it was spotted by the Israeli
military. The IDF sent out reconnaissance planes to identify the ship. They
made eight trips over a period of three hours. The Liberty was flying a
large US flag and w... more »
Yemen: Fuerzas pro-saudíes capturan el Palacio Presidencial en Taiz
Fuerzas leales al presidente yemení Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi se apoderaron el
sábado 4 de junio del Palacio Presidencial en Taiz. El palacio había sido
controlado por militantes huzíes y sus aliados, leales al derrocado
presidente Ali Abdullah Saleh, antes de que fuera capturado por fuerzas
pro-Hadi. Taiz está actualmente dividida entre las fuerzas pro-Saleh y […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Özel: Irak’ın ardından Suriye’de de “Haşd el Şabi” birlikleri kuruluyor
Suriye hükümeti; Haseke’de, Gönüllü Halk Güçleri (Haşad el Şabi) adı
altında Arap aşiretlerinden oluşacak kuvvetleri eğitmeye başladı. Verilen
ilk bilgilere göre Gönüllü Halk Güçleri, Arap aşiret üyelerinden ve
geçmişte askerden kaçmış olan kişilerden oluşturuluyor.Bu kapsamda
Kamışlı’da kurulan toplanma merkezlerine, Arap aşiretlerinden gençlerin
yoğun ilgi gösterdiği bildirildi. Henüz eğitim aşamasında olan Gönüllü Halk
Güçleri’nin; Haseke’de daha önce […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, Palestinian paramilitary advance against ISIS en route to Deir Ezzor (VIDEO)
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:15 P.M.) – Syrian government forces and their allies
continue their vital offensive in Palmyra countryside that is aimed at
reaching the besieged city of Deir Ezzor. On Wednesday, Syrian Army’s 5th
Corps backed by Palestinian paramilitary Al-Quds brigade and National
Defense Forces (NDF) made a significant advance against the so-called
“Islamic State” […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian government forces on the verge of seizing an important town in rural Damascus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:50 P.M.) – On Wednesday, Syrian Arab Army (SAA)
continued its military operation against militants of Jaish Al-Islam (Army
of Islam) group in Hawsh Al-Dawahra town in East Ghouta region of Damascus
province. Having scored significant gains after Tuesday’s assault, units of
the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard alongside with Palestine
Liberation […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sirijska vojska uništila je vozilo puno terorista u istočnoj Hami
BEJRUT, LIBAN (20:00) – Sirijska Arapska Armija (SAA) sprečila je proboj
tzv Islamske Države (ISIS) u oblasti Ithriyah, istočni deo Hame. U Sredu,
tokom popodnevnih časova, 2 vozila puna terorista približavala su se
Ithriyah kontrolnoj tački koju kontroliše SAA bežući iz Hame u Raku.
Sirijska vojska primetila je vozila i pokrenula vatru po njima, jedno
vozilo […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UAE promise to prosecute any citizen expressing support for Qatar
(IBTimes) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned its citizens against
publicly expressing anything in favour of Qatar after several Arab nations
decided to sever ties with Doha. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and the
Western-recognised governments of Libya and Yemen as well as the Maldives
cut ties with Doha on Monday (5 June), accusing […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Iran pratio američku bespilotnu letelicu u sirijskoj pustinji pre smrtonosnog bombardovanja
DAMASK, SIRIJA (18:45 ) Američka bespilotna letjelica koja je lebdila iznad
sirijske pustinje gdje su se juče desila smrtonosna bombardovanja praćena
je od strane Irana. Prema dobro obaviještenim izvorima, američka bespilotna
letjelica pružala je koalicijskim borbenim avionima lokaciju pro-sirijskih
vladinih snaga u blizini al-Tanf graničnog prijelaza s Irakom. Nekoliko
iračkih paravojnih vojnika je ubijeno dok su američki avioni […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army destroys a vehicle full of ISIS militants in East Hama
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:45 P.M.) – Syrian Arab Army (SAA) obstructed a
breakthrough attempt of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS, formerly
ISIL/ISIS) in Ithriyah district, eastern Hama countryside. On Wednesday
afternoon, 2 vehicles with members of the designated terror group onboard
tried to pass through SAA-controlled frontline near Ithriyah checkpoint
while escaping from east Hama to […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS-ovi teroristi upali u iranski parlament dok su bombaši samoubice napali Homeinijev mauzolej
DAMASK, SIRIJA Pet naoružanih militanata uzrokovalo je pustoš u utorak
ujutro u Teheranu , što je rezultiralo smrću 8 Iranaca, uključujući čuvara
Islamske revolucionarne garde (IRGC). Najmanje 33 ljudi je također bilo
povrijeđeno. Dok su dva militanta upala u iranski parlament i otvorila
vatru unutar zgrade na 4. i 5. spratu, pucnjava se takodje dogodila u […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: Tropas del Ejército Sirio avanzan contra rebeldes respaldados por Estados Unidos
BEIRUT, LIBANO (9:50 A.M.) – El Ejercito Árabe Sirio (EAS) lanzo este
martes pasado un poderoso ataque contra el Ejercito libre Sirio (ELS),
quien es apoyado por Estados Unidos, en el este de la provincia de Damasco
capturando varios sitios estratégicos en el proceso. Liderado por el 5to
Cuerpo, el Ejercito Árabe Sirio (EAS) capturo […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: ISIS-ov terorista snimao dok je ubijao ljude u iranskom parlamentu (+18 )
DAMASK, SIRIJA Pre nekoliko trenutaka, izašao je uznemirujući video
snimljen u iranskom parlamentu koji prikazuje dva ISIS terorista unutar
zgrade 4. i 5. kata, dok su nasumice pucali po ljudima. Najmanje 8 ljudi je
ubijeno, 4 su uzeti kao taoci i preko 30 je ranjeno zbog dva teroristička
napada u Teheranu u utorak ujutro. ISIS je […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hombres armados de ISIS atacan el parlamento Iraní y el mausoleo de Khomenei
DAMASCOS, SIRIA (11:25 A.M.) – Cinco militantes armados atentaron este
jueves por la mañana en Tehran, como resultado de este hecho murieron de 8
Iranies, incluyendo a un seguridad de las Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica
(IRGC). Por lo menos otras 33 personas fueron heridas. Mientras dos de los
terroristas asaltaban el parlamento Irani y habrían fuego […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrische Armee zerschlägt dschihadistische Rebellen in Daraa während große Offensive beginnt
DAMASKUS, SYRIEN (17:00) – Die lang erwartete Schlacht um die südliche
Provinz Daraa hat gerade begonnen, als die syrische Armee heftige
Luftbombardements auf Rebellen-Verstecke ausführt. Mehr als 20 Luftangriffe
wurden seit dem frühen Morgen durchgeführt, zusammen mit den vernichtenden
Boden-Boden-Raketen des Typs “Elefant”, die die Rebellen-Hochburg Daraa
al-Balad und al-Sad Straße erschüttert haben. Die Regierungsarmee hat
Truppen mobilisiert, […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Iran tracks US drone over Syrian Desert prior of deadly airstrikes
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6: 45 P.M.) – A US drone which was hovering over the
Syrian Desert where deadly airstrikes took place yesterday was tracked down
by an Iranian drone. According to informed sources, the US drone provided
the coalition fighter jets with the location of the pro-Syrian government
forces near al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq. […]
Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Please stop talking!
Did I mention that these days people everywhere are talking about BBC bias?
It’s the next big dinner-party thing, after antisemitism and Islamophobia.
We’re rapidly becoming superfluous but I’m taking our potential redundancy
as a sign of success; not that the trend for noticing the BBC’s bias is
likely to have been due to sites like ITBB. It’s just something that is
painfully obvious, and for some reason the penny suddenly seems to have
dropped. It’s a national zeitgeist, and zeitgeists work in mysterious ways.
Have you seen this piece in the Daily Mail (OMG) by Andrew Pierce?
It... more »
CHRISTIAN ISLAM VERSUS JEWISH ISLAM
The historian *Tom Holland* (above) suggests that Prophet Mohammed lived in
the *Holy Land*, and not in Saudi Arabia.
Islam: The Untold Story
*The prophet Mohammed's basic idea was to get people to follow the God of
Isa ibn Maryam.*
Isa ibn Maryam is Jesus.
Jesus in Islam.
*The Holy Land - where both Jesus and Mohammed lived.*
Tom Holland suggests that Prophet Mohammed's ideas were hijacked and
altered by the growing Arab Empire.
Islam: The Untold Story
*Saudi Arabia is where the Jewish religion began. Saudi Arabia is the base
for the cruel, Jewish form of Islam.*
According... more »
Eric Trump on Democrats: “To me, they’re not even people. It’s so, so sad. Morality’s just gone." Really?
Courtesy of The Hill:
*President Trump’s son Eric Trump on Tuesday said Democrats are “not even
people” to him after their obstruction of his father’s agenda. *
*“I’ve never seen hatred like this,” he said on Fox News’s “Hannity”
Tuesday night. “To me, they’re not even people. It’s so, so sad. Morality’s
just gone, morals have flown out the window and we deserve so much better
than this as a country." *
*“You see the Democratic Party, they’re imploding. They’re imploding. They
became obstructionists because they have no message of their own.” *
*Trump additionally criticized the D... more »
Bear breaks into home and 'plays' piano, steals food from freezer
A Colorado woman captured an unusual intruder on her home footage: a black
bear who played with the piano.
Katie Hawley came home on May 31 and discovered her kitchen and living room
had been damaged. She called Vail Police, thinking it was a burglar. After
officers took a look around, though, they determined that a black bear had
entered through an open window to forage for food.
While inside the bear not only took food from the freezer, it also paused a
moment to "play" the piano, which Hawley realized when she reviewed her
home footage.
The town of Vail released a statement de... more »
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Leftist
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It is a signal of Truth when one’s beliefs are consistent not only with
each other, but also with observable facts. Yet leftists often flaunt their
inconsistency.
Trump Picks Wray to Head FBI; Mainstream Media Say It's Smokescreen for Comey Hearing
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The MSM's seemingly desperate attempt to discredit Donald Trump's
nomination of high-profile litigator Christopher Wray as FBI director is
one more example of its extreme bias and one more example of the MSM
further sullying itself.
NO IMPEACHMENT BY REPUBLICANS EVER? SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT TO ME.
Jonathan Chait believes that Republicans will never agree to impeach the
president, largely because of the nature of conservatism, and the current
political leanings of Trump:
Conservatives still have not lost their sense of being an insurgent
movement that might at any moment be betrayed by the party Establishment.
Conservatives think of their role as quasi-independent, but they also
imagine it as focusing exclusively on enforcing fealty to their doctrine by
politicians who might otherwise be inclined to wander. The scenario they
are built to fight against is the Republican preside... more »
A Tale of Two BBC Editors
Just reflecting on the comments on an earlier thread here....
It is uncanny how easily we BBC watchers can (often) guess what the BBC
will do.
One of our commenters, spotting the Jeremy Corbyn-friendly piece from the *New
Statesman*'s Stephen Bush on last night's *Newsnight*, made an informed
guess that it would be 'balanced' tonight by a piece that would be *anything
but* a 'balancing' piece.
He anticipated it being from someone who would "damn with faint praise and
undermine her with 'helpful' criticism", guessing Ken Clarke or George
Osborne...
...and he wasn't far off with... more »
The Forgotten Residents Of Flint Still In Throes Of Deadly Water Crisis
As media focuses on national politics, Flint residents with debt and no
access to clean water feel forgotten and believe pressure was taken off
officials.
The post The Forgotten Residents Of Flint Still In Throes Of Deadly Water
Crisis appeared first on Shadowproof.
Standing Rock Water Protectors Speak at U.N. Geneva
Water Protectors from Standing Rock camps Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot,
Nataanii Means, Dine' Lakota, Rafael Gonzalez, Dakota, and Waste Win Young,
Dakota Lakota from Standing Rock, at the United Nations in Geneva,
Switzerland today. Standing Rock Water Protectors Speak at U.N. Geneva
Photos by Rachel Heaton and Waste Win Young Article by Brenda Norrell
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How Significant Are the Russia Hearings for Trump?
*Editor's Note**: In our latest Facebook Live interview (please like our **Facebook
page** to see more of these events) Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National
Interest, sat down with Daniel McCarthy, editor at large of the American
Conservative, to discuss President Donald Trump's domestic politics, the
Russia hearings and American foreign policy.*
*Dan McCarthy recently wrote how the selection of a special counsel could
be good for Trump. An excerpt **of the article** can be found below:*
Donald Trump may have learned about the appointment of a special counsel to
look into Russi... more »
New Pentagon China Report Highlights the Rise of Beijing's Maritime Militia
Issued yesterday, the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on China’s
military and security developments contains a typically vast array of data,
some publicly specified or confirmed for the first time. Among its 106
pages—arguably the most significant development is its unprecedented
coverage of China’s maritime militia—the first official U.S. government
assessment to call it out in public. This is a long overdue and welcome
breakthrough: the shadowy but knowable force’s vanguard units are literally
on the front lines of Beijing’s efforts to overpower its neighbors and
advance it... more »
Terrorism in Tehran: Reality Confounds Rhetoric
For Americans fed a diet of rhetoric about Iran that constantly links it to
the sending, not the receiving, end of terrorism—in which “the leading
state sponsor of terrorism” is the adjectival phrase routinely affixed to
Iran, and in which official rhetoric such as President Trump’s speech in
Riyadh mashes Iran together with Sunni Islamist terrorism of the ISIS
variety into one undifferentiated blob of evil—the deadly attacks today in
Tehran generate much cognitive dissonance. But however disorienting this
news may have been, it is true. An obviously well-planned operation struck... more »
Pro-Assad alliance warns US military to stop attacking Syria or else face retaliation
Pro-Assad alliance threatens to hit American positions in Syria if they
continue to attack Syrian forces.
The post Pro-Assad alliance warns US military to stop attacking Syria or
else face retaliation appeared first on The Duran.
The western war on terrorism is a total lie
Where are the sympathetic hashtags? Is anyone in the west 'praying for
Iran' today?
The post The western war on terrorism is a total lie appeared first on The
Duran.
Russia strongly condemns the US attack on Syrian forces
Sergey Lavrov did not mince his words.
The post Russia strongly condemns the US attack on Syrian forces appeared
first on The Duran.
Science, engineering, and leadership
West Virginia University professor James E. Smith argues that, without a
basic understanding of the scientific process that has been so successful
and useful in getting us to this point in our collective histories, we can
hardly expect to see a better future if similar men and women are not at
the helm. Maybe a little less pandering and a lot more proper
decision-making based on scientific facts will make the governance process
more attractive to professionals for whom a future legacy of successful
advancements is a valued outcome – and thus better for our future.
Mohawk Nation News 'Nobody Loves Me'
Posted on June 7, 2017 Nobody Loves Me By Mohawk Nation News
http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2017/06/07/nobody-loves-me/ Please post
and distribute. MNN. June 7, 2017. … everybody hates me. I think I’ll go to
the garden and eat worms. Long thin worms, slimey worms, , short fat juicy
worms … Our land has to be governed by the te-wa-ta-tawi, our sovereignty
as a people who can take
BWorld 134, PPP vs ODA
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last week.
Among the important characteristics of the user-pay principle is that only
those who use the service or facility will pay for its construction and
maintenance while the rest of the population -- who won’t use them -- will
be spared of such cost. This characteristic is embedded in the
public-private partnership (PPP) mode of construction, procurement, and
maintenance of big infrastructure projects.
In contrast, projects that are funded through the annual general
appropriations act (GAA) and official development assistance (ODA) are
u... more »
Russia: US-Declared 'De-Confliction Zone' In Syria Illegitimate
Daniel McAdams at - 11 hours ago
Yesterday marked the second time US military forces have attacked Syrian
government-allied forces fighting ISIS inside Syria near the Iraqi border.
The US government, which maintains an illegal base on Syrian soil, claims
any Syrian encroachment within 50km of the facility will be met with US
military force. The mostly Shia militia that the US attacked are the same
groups fighting alongside the US in Iraq and in fact may Iraqi citizens
allied with the Iraqi government (which the US is also allied with).
Confusing yet? Add to this that the US Senate is passing new sanctions
against I... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Fear is All in The Head'
FEAR IS ALL IN THE HEAD Posted on June 6, 2017 Please post & distribute.
MNN. June 6, 2017. European enemies killed us quickly and then slowly by
starvation, depression, sickness and corporate regulations. Their colonial
settlers have no ability to think or discern danger. They follow orders
blindly. Their immorality is hidden so no one can see it including
themselves. In the end
Might Sinn Fein take their seats so as to support their old comrade Jeremy Corbyn?
The standard wording of general election forecasts is that the figure for
MPs required to form a majority government 'exclude Sinn Fein MPs, who do
not take their seats'.
However, if Jeremy Corbyn is a few seats short of a coalition majority then
might Sinn Fein take their seats in order to support their old comrade, and
if so what would the quid pro quo be?
Mining 52, Regulations and bureaucracies, the mining communities
Two news reports from the Manila Times last month about the ugly result of
continuing business bureaucracies and heavy political intervention in the
mining sector.
The news on *Regulations* further said,
*With this, it said foreign investment in the mining sector in the
Philippines will be limited due to policy discontinuity, severe government
intervention and strict environmental laws…*
*“The Philippines scores 45.1 out of 100 in our Mining Risk/Reward Index,
where the average for Asian countries is 55.6,” it added…*
*It said any tightening of environmental regulations in the P... more »
Did Sears Sell ‘Free Palestine’ Shirts?
The department store chain removed shirts made by a third-party retailer
following criticism.
Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict That President Trump Would Touch a Glowing Orb?
Memes falsely claim that the animated series showed Trump touching a
glowing orb fifteen years before the actual incident took place.
Father of Famous Aleppo Boy Just Exposed How the US & White Helmets Lied to the World
[image: Omran]The dusty and bloodied boy in the back of an ambulance did
not suffer grave injuries from the Syrian government — the whole story was
an elaborate lie.
WATCH: Cops Torture Innocent Disabled Man with a Taser, Break His Hip
[image: disabled]A severely disabled Syracuse man was tased, tackled, and
badly injured by police for wanting to stand on the bus because sitting
caused him pain.
NSA Whistleblower, Bigger than Snowden, Suing Feds for “Systematic Illegal” Spying
[image: whistleblower]After the federal government ignored his evidence of
systematic illegal spying on Americans, the whistleblower is now suing them.
Workers Exposed to Plutonium: The Element of Death
Poor risk-management at a nuclear energy research center (ran by Japan's
Atomic Energy Agency) yesterday resulted in workers' exposure to plutonium:
Plutonium found in lungs of 5 workers after Ibaraki accident. The Asahi
Shimbun, June 7, 2017, http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201706070022.html
OARAI, Ibaraki Prefecture--Five workers were exposed to radiation on June 6
during an inspection at a nuclear energy research center here, including
one with 22,000 becquerels of plutonium in his lungs, the facility’s
operator said.
The four other workers had levels of plutonium-239 bet... more »
50 Percent of California Kids Can't Read
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In California's government schools, even the official data shows that
children are being turned into lifelong illiterates on an industrial scale
— and at hefty taxpayer expense.
Alabama Counties Reinstate SNAP Work Requirement; Enrollment Plummets
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Alabama counties have witnessed a marked reduction in food stamp
participation after reinstating work requirements that mandate food stamp
recipients be limited to three months of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits unless they are working or participating in a
training program.
X22 Report, “We Are Going To See A Huge Crisis That Will Bring Down Currencies & Governments: James Wesley Rawles”
X22 Report, “We Are Going To See A Huge Crisis That Will Bring
Down Currencies & Governments: James Wesley Rawles”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVig8LFf5Dc
General election: Leaders tour country in final appeal for votes per BBC News
So say the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40180071
But the big news is that it seems this afternoon that you can't watch a
YouTube video without a vote Labour advert appearing. How much have they
paid for this wall to wall advertising? Some of it pushes tactical voting
but has very little idea of geographical locations...
Are U.S. Congressional Republicans Revolting Against The Reauthorization Of U.S. Intel Surveillance Capabilities?
*McClatchy News: **Republicans worried about leaks consider cutting back
surveillance authority*
WASHINGTON: A small revolt in corners of the Republican Party bedevils
plans for reauthorization this year of surveillance capabilities considered
the “crown jewels” of the U.S. intelligence community.
Those capabilities, subject of a Senate intelligence committee hearing
Wednesday, has some Republicans worried that they could get caught up in
the same secret government intercepts of communications that helped to land
President Donald Trump’s short-lived national security adviser in leg... more »
Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper Says Watergate 'Pales' In Comparison With Trump Russia Scandal
*Reuters: **Watergate 'pales' compared with Trump-Russia: former U.S.
intelligence head*
The Watergate scandal pales in comparison to events in Washington
surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump and alleged links between his
campaign and Russia, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
said on Wednesday.
Clapper questioned Trump's continued pro-Russian stance, saying his sharing
of intelligence with Russia "reflect either ignorance or disrespect, and
either is very problematic".
"I think if you compare the two that Watergate pales, really, in my view,
compared to w... more »
U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Give U.S. Senate Testimony On Russia, President Trump, And The FBI Probe
From left to right: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe; Deputy Attorney
General Rod Rosenstein, Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats and
National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers arrive to testify before a
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.,
U.S., June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
*Reuters*: *U.S. lawmakers press intelligence chiefs on Russia ahead of
Comey hearing*
Top U.S. intelligence officials faced questions on the FBI probe into
alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and fallout from the
firing o... more »
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