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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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A “Free Market” Future of Brain-Computer Interfaces: A Techno-Fascist History of Neo-Eugenic Transhumanism

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By John Klyczek A half century ago, Yale Professor of Physiology José Manuel Rodríguez Delgado Jr. published a composite of his groundbreaking research on neural-implant... more »

Why is the House intelligence committee handling impeachment? To hide the truth of course

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
The House Judiciary Committee is responsible for drafting articles of impeachment but its members aren't allowed into the room where Democrat Adam Schiff is holding the impeachment investigation. That sounds really stupid doesn't it? So why are the Democrats doing it? Well apparently Adam Schiff is an even more reliable liar than Democrat Nadler is and also because this allows Schiff to pretend that all testimony is in fact classified and use that as grounds to keep the proceedings, which have been public in all previous impeachments, secret. Republican Representatives stormed the ... more »

Ms. Pumpkin Head for President: A Nightmare

GeoPolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 11 hours ago
A few weeks ago I had a terrifying nightmare, so gruesome was it that I awoke screaming. In this dark horror show, I was carving a pumpkin for Halloween. The cap came off easily and I disemboweled the slimy interior quickly, but as I did, I felt a strange sensation on my hand, as if … Continue reading Ms. Pumpkin Head for President: A Nightmare →

The Pathocracy of the Deep State

GeoPolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 11 hours ago
Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths. I think you would find no expert in the field of sociopathy/psychopathy/antisocial personality disorder who would dispute this… That a small minority of human beings literally have no conscience was and is a bitter pill for our society to swallow — but … Continue reading The Pathocracy of the Deep State →

World News Briefs -- October 23, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Trump says Turkey's ceasefire in northern Syria now permanent, sanctions lifted* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Turkey was making a ceasefire in northern Syria permanent, prompting the United States to lift the recent sanctions it had imposed on Turkish imports in response to the violence. Trump also used the White House announcement, where he was flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to declare a change of course in U.S. relations with the Middle East, where he said too many American service mem... more »

TFA and Relay Occupy Early Childhood Education

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 11 hours ago
The new episode of the Truth For America podcast is now available. We discuss early childhood education and the entrance of Teach For America and Relay Graduate School into the classrooms of America’s youngest students. Episode 21 features two TFA corps members that were assigned to early childhood education. We discuss their perspectives on the lack of relevance of the

Adam Schiff is lying to you: William Taylor edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
Because the coup, er impeachment hearing, is being conducted in secrecy we the people have no idea of what's going on. That's intentional. Democrats lead by Adam Schiff are purposely hiding the truth so that they can selectively leak comments that distort what the witnesses are really saying. The latest example is the the US acting ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor. His opening statement was leaked because it appears to say that there was a quid pro quo for Trump providing aid to Ukraine. But a close reading of even that showed that Taylor had no first hand knowledge of a quid p... more »

Trump Says Turkey Calls Cease-Fire ‘Permanent’

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
In response, he says he’s directing the lifting of economic sanctions on Turkey.

The US-Japan trade deal could undermine the WTO

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 If the United States and others following in its footsteps begin to negotiate agreements that cut tariffs on a significantly smaller scope of products, the WTO might confront a gradual erosion of one of its central tenets—most favored nation.

Tribunales con alfombra roja

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 10 historias de cómo los ricos y poderosos secuestraron la justicia.

Recent ECT claims - Impact for energy investors and governments

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 More claims from energy companies in the coming months and years, as more states enact legislation aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels and change incentive programs for renewable energy providers.

Trump blasts Pelosi for 'taking too long' on Mexico, Canada trade pact

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 The new NAFTA must win approval in a divided Congress where Democrats control the House and have said they have concerns over the agreement, including its labor and enforcement provisions.

Ukraine denied reconsideration of $112 mln dispute with Russia's Tatneft

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 The Supreme Court of Russia denied a motion lodged by Ukraine demanding reconsideration of a ruling in Ukraine's $112 million dispute with Russia's Tatneft oil company.

BBVA nominado a los ‘Premios Escobilla de Oro' por sus abusos corporativos

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 Con motivo de la Semana de Acción contra la Impunidad Corporativa, la campaña Derechos para las Personas Obligaciones para las Multinacionales lanzó en toda Europa la web de Premios Escobilla de Oro.

German farmers take to roads in extensive tractor protests

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 Concerns include the Mercosur trade deal, which is said to “threaten the supply of safe, high-quality and certified food from the region with low-priced imports".

Singapour vise à promouvoir des accords de libre-échange dans le domaine de l'e-commerce

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 Singapour devrait étudier et ajuster ses politiques commerciales, dont notamment l'encouragement de la signature des accords de libre-échange en matière d'e-commerce.

China confía en lograr acuerdo de inversión con UE: Canciller

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
23-Oct-2019 Los líderes de las dos partes llegaron a un consenso en el sentido de que se debe lograr un avance decisivo en las negociaciones para fin de año en un intento por lograr un acuerdo en 2020.

Climate alarmists don't believe what they say: China coal use edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 11 hours ago
We're told by radical environmentalists that we're facing an extinction level event if we do nothing to end human CO2 production. No sacrifice is too great for Americans to avoid this. We're told by scientific geniuses like Ocasio-Cortez that we must give up cars, planes, and beef to keep the world safe. What's odd, and what proves that the leaders of the climate is going to kill us movement don't really believe what they're saying, is that these jihadists for Gaia never talk about China. For example in the Paris Accords, which the climate jihadists love, China is allowed to massi... more »

The Deep State Is Assassinating Julian Assange

Aaron at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange appeared in court to fight his extradition to the United States, sluggishly reciting his name and... more »

TV Reporter Climbs on Classic Cars, Is Handed Walking Papers

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Angel Cardenas drew criticism of car-wreck proportions with his live broadcast for KMAX-TV from the Sacramento International Auto Show.

39 Dead in 1 of UK’s Worst Trafficking Cases

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The macabre find was a reminder that trafficking gangs are still profiting from the human trade.

Chaotic Scene as Republicans Disrupt Impeachment Deposition

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Democrats said the lawmakers — several of whom do not sit on one of the three committees — had compromised security at the closed-door deposition.

Why Americans Are So Obsessed with Pumpkin Spice Everything

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The anticipation for pumpkin spice’s annual return can be explained by a psychological theory called “reactance.”

'Survivor's guilt': ACFID gives fugitive Indonesian lawyer human rights award

Tasha Wibawa at Just In - 11 hours ago
An outspoken lawyer wanted by Indonesian police wins a prestigious Australian human rights award for her work in exposing alleged human rights violations in West Papua at "great personal cost".

Bernie Makes His Sea Level Forecast

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 11 hours ago
Bernie says everyone needs to give up their cars, heat, light, communications, transportation and food, and submit to global communism – in order to protect President Trump’s resort.

EPA : Five To Six Feet Of Sea Level Rise

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 11 hours ago
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Pentagon Will Send More than 50 F-35s to Europe to Deter Russia

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * “We want the F-35s to be both predictable and unpredictable.” (Washington, D.C.) The Pentagon is sending more than 50 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Europe over the next few years to deter Russia and help NATO prepare for an entirely new kind of warfare. “By the time our planes get there, here will be 100-plus F-35s there with our European partners,” Gen. James Holmes, Commander, Air Combat Command, told reporters at a recent Air Force Association Conference. “We will be falling in on our European partners who already have their F-35s.” Emphasizing that... more »

Lifting the Veil: North Korea's KN-23 Missile and KN-25 MLRS

Nathan Hunt at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Nathan Hunt* *Security, * It is unclear if the DPRK will directly go back to the testing of ICBMs. However, given North Korea’s new willingness to conduct tests of shorter-range weapons, it is likely we will see further tests of such systems before the end of the year. Here is what you need to know about two key weapons platforms Pyongyang recently tested. 2017 marked a drastic turning point in North Korea’s long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program. On November 28, 2017, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a successful test launch of ... more »

McConnell Introduces Resolution Opposing Trump on Syria Withdrawal

Luis Miguel at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: mcconnell-introduces-resolution-opposing-trump-on-syria-withdrawal] The Senate Majority Leader’s measure urges the White House to keep American forces in Syria, putting him at odds with the president.

U.S. in Moral Decline

Walter E. Williams at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: us-in-moral-decline] Whether we have the stomach to own up to it or not, we have become an immoral people left with little more than the pretense of morality.

Trump Uses L-Word To Describe Impeachment. And So Did Democrats in 1998.

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: trump-uses-l-word-to-describe-impeachment-and-so-did-democrats-in-1998] Hard-left Democrats screwed themselves into another phony rage yesterday when President Trump rightly called the attempt to impeach him a lynching. And once again, The Donald outsmarted his deranged opponents.

CFR: U.S. Needs More Mass Migration, Bigger Welfare State

Alex Newman at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: cfr-u-s-needs-more-mass-migration-bigger-welfare-state] Under the guise of keeping America “competitive” in the looming high-tech future, the globalist Council on Foreign Relations is urging policymakers at all levels to dramatically expand the size and scope of government. The bloated welfare states in Sweden and Denmark are cited as examples of the “advantages” of massive government programs to take care for people. Without the sort of fundamental transformation of America envisioned by the CFR, the nation will supposedly be left behind in the emerging new paradigm, the or... more »

Mamma Mia: Under New Gov’t, Italy Again Attracting Migrants and Becoming “Refugee Camp”

Selwyn Duke at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: mamma-mia-under-new-gov-t-italy-again-attracting-migrants-and-becoming-refugee-camp] While Hungary has just said it may “use force” to repel migrants, Italy under its new government is doing the opposite.

The Killing of Julian Assange - UK revives medieval practice of [virtual] gibbeting

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Gibbeting in England* *during Medieval Times was Common* England, or as I used to like to refer to it: "Jolly Olde", is reverting to its brutal and savage medieval past. I once visited the York Dungeon in the City of York, UK and was shocked at the bloodthirsty methods that the Brits employed on citizens who got in the way of the rulers. Drawn and quartered, guillotines, and "gibbets"...where the bodies of the tortured to death were publicly displayed at the gates of the cities as a warning to citizens. That's exactly what's going on today with truthteller Julian Assange. He's... more »

Bangladesh's Climate Change Victims Safeguard the Sundarbans' Endangered Dolphins

KHULNA, Bangladesh, Oct 23 (IPS) - October 24 is International Freshwater Dolphin Day. Last year Bangladesh celebrated the international day for the first time, but the country has been instituting policies and programmes for years to protect the Sundarbans — home of Asia's last two remaining freshwater dolphin species. IPS Correspondent Rafiqul Islam travelled to Khulna to file this report. Israfil Boyati lives along the shoreline of the Bay of Bengal.In the past he used to catch fish in the canals and rivers of Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove forest — one of the world's largest ... more »

Governments & Internet Companies Fail to meet Challenges of Online Hate

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (IPS) - David Kaye is the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression In a landmark report that reinforces legal standards to combat online hate, the UN's monitor for freedom of expression calls on governments and companies to move away from standardless policies and inconsistent enforcement, and to align their laws and practices against ‘hate speech' with international human rights law.The prevalence of online hate poses challenges to everyone, first and foremost the marginalised individuals who are its principal targets. Unfortunately, States and... more »

Swiftly Ending Tobacco Epidemic Requires Government Action, Not Empty Promises

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 23 (IPS) - Mark Hurley is Director of Global Communications for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsNew information published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report shows that action taken by just 11 countries – most of them low- or middle-income – has resulted in 20 million fewer adult tobacco users in 2017 compared with 2008. Seventy percent of the world's tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries. Read the full story, “Swiftly Ending Tobacco Epidemic Requires Government Action, Not Empty Promises”, on globalissues.org →

Governments and Internet Companies are Failing to Meet Challenges of Online Hate

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (IPS) - States and companies are "failing" when it comes to combating online hate, the UN independent rights expert, or Special Rapporteur, on freedom of speech and expression said ahead of the launch of a landmark report to reinforce legal standards for internet spaces. Read the full story, “Governments and Internet Companies are Failing to Meet Challenges of Online Hate”, on globalissues.org →

Will Brexit cause a race to the bottom on farm animal welfare?

Andy Gorman at The Overtake [beta] - 11 hours ago
[image: Will Brexit cause a race to the bottom on farm animal welfare?] Intensive farming is reaching its limits but does the benefits of ethical farming outweigh its cost? Read full article →

Trump’s $4.5 Million Indulgence: Is White Helmets Blood Money the Price of US Leaving Syria?

Nebojsa Malic at - 11 hours ago
[image: undefined] While US President Donald Trump may be serious about pulling troops out of Syria, that doesn’t mean Washington intends to stop meddling there, as evidenced by taxpayer dollars he just sent to the fake rescue group “White Helmets.” The White House announced a $4.5 million donation to the group on Tuesday, citing the “important and highly valued” work the group has done rescuing “more than 115,000 people” over the course of Syria’s 8-year conflict. Left unsaid was that the number comes from the White Helmets themselves; or that they were only set up in 2014; or tha... more »

How do we know what the climate was like hundreds of millions of years ago?

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Yesterday I posted an article saying that the Earth has been warmer than today for hundreds of millions of years. A couple of readers asked how scientists know what the temperature would have been back then, and a reader provided this wonderful explanation. I love her final two sentences. ___________ How do we know what ... Read moreHow do we know what the climate was like hundreds of millions of years ago? The post How do we know what the climate was like hundreds of millions of years ago? appeared first on Ice Age Now.

After Insisting "No Quid Pro Quo," Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen Finally Announced He's Retiring

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Lt Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott, Speaker Dennis Bonnen* You probably read the Dennis Bonnen, the Speaker of Texas' House of Representatives, announced yesterday that not running for reelection to the state legislature. The 47 year old Rep, first elected in 1996, is embroiled in an internal GOP scandal between the two factions in the state party. Bonnen is a pretty typical mainstream Republican-- racist, homophobic and conservative without being a bona fide Nazi. The other faction are the Nazis, although the members he was targeting were moderates. He had just been elected Spe... more »

A Promise being kept for MIA by Trump

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
NO ONE IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA CHOSE TO POST THIS! To Honor all the Vets we have in our blogging list, to those who read our post, and to all the MIA still missing for as long as we can WE MOST CERTAINLY WILL WE WILL NEVER FORGET. A special Thank You to President Trump and those who have kept the home fire burning for MIA in order to fulfill the promise of leaving no man behind — no matter how long it takes. Military Funeral Honors With Funeral Escort are Conducted for U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Seymour Drovis … Continue reading →

Russia demands Syrian gov’t gets back all its oil fields

The Syrian government should get back control of all oil facilities in the north-east of the country, the RIA Novosti news agency cited Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying on Wednesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov also said Moscow hoped that the Syrian Kurds would provide a guarantee that they would pull out from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army to establish 15 posts along Turkish border

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army will establish 15 posts along its border with Turkey, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry. The creation of the posts is envisaged by a deal agreed on Tuesday between Russia and Turkey that will see Syrian and Russian forces deploy to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli military on high alert over potential Iranian attack from Syria: media

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 P.M.) – The Israeli military is preparing itself for a potential attack by the Iranian forces inside Syria, Israeli Army Radio said on Tuesday, as reported by I24 News. Citing unnamed sources, Israeli Army Radio said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were preparing their air defenses for a potential cruise missile attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US troops from Syria have 4 weeks to leave Iraq: MoD

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The U.S. troops that recently withdrew from Syria will have four weeks to leave Iraq, the Iraqi Minister of Defense Najah Al-Shammari told The Associated Press on Wednesday. According to Al-Shammari, the U.S. troops that withdrew from Syria do not have permission to remain in Iraq; however, the country will […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian military enters border city of Kobane for first time: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Russian military was seen entering a border city in northern Syria this week after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) entered the area shortly after the U.S. withdrawal. According to a report from northern Syria, the Russian military was seen entering the city of Kobane (var. ‘Ayn Al-‘Arab) on Wednesday […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian military to deploy to northeastern Syria

Russian military police have begun moving to Syria’s northeastern areas adjacent to the zone of Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “In accordance with agreements reached by the Russian and Turkish presidents in Sochi on October 22, a Russian military police convoy started moving towards the Syria-Turkey […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Air Force unleashes large attack across Idlib

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – One day after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Russian Air Force has unleashed a large-scale attack on the Idlib Governorate. Led by their aircraft from the Hmeimim (var. Khmeimim) Airbase in southwest Latakia, the Russian Air Force carried out several airstrikes over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanon presses charges against former PM for unjust enrichment

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Mount Lebanon State Prosecutor, Judge Ghada Aoun, has pressed charges against former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, along with his son Maher Mikati, brother Taha Mikati, and Bank Audi. According to the Mount Lebanon State Prosecutor, Mikati is being charged for unjust enrichment, which is based on the wealth […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces destroy several vehicles belonging to Saudi-backed troops: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – This week, the Ansarallah forces’ official media wing released a new video showing their missile teams destroying several vehicles belonging to the Saudi-backed troops across Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia. In the video, the Ansarallah missile teams can be seen firing anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) at the Saudi-backed troops; these […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS ambushes Syrian Army vehicle carrying several soldiers in Daraa

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) carried out a new attack on a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) vehicle that was traveling in the northeastern countryside of the Daraa Governorate on Wednesday. According to the terrorist group’s official statement, their combatants detonated roadside bombs as the vehicle transporting the Syrian Army troops was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanese civilian shoots down Israeli spy drone with hunting rifle: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – A Lebanese civilian managed to shoot down an Israeli spy drone over the town of Kafr Kala on Wednesday, the Lebanese Army said in a communique. According to the army report, the civilian spotted the drone along the border town before shooting it down with a hunting rifle. اصطياد المسيرة […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian military begins patrolling Manbij after Syrian Army takes control of town

The Russian military police deployed in the Syrian province of Aleppo have begun patrolling northeast of the town of Manbij, a police representative told reporters. “The patrol route lies along with the frontline positions of the Syrian Armed Forces several kilometres from the village of Qeirata on the Sajur River, not far from where it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Kurdish forces ambush Turkish-backed militants in northern Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led forces carried out a successful ambush in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate today, resulting in the death of several Turkish-backed militants. According to reports, the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) carried out the ambush at the town of Kafr Khasher, which is located near the Free […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-10-21

This is a summary of 32 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hasakah, Siria, Iraq, Raqqa, Syria, Turkey, Pompeo, Hariri, Libano, Latakia, F-35, Israel, Chile, Piñera, Rusia, Aleppo, Irak, Erdogan, Russia, Putin, Turquía, Lebanon, US, Tartous, Kurds. Categories covered in this brief: Espanol, Siria, Syria, Turkey, Libano, Medio-Oriente, Latin-America, Lebanon, Turquia, Middleeast, World-News, Iraq Let […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

New map of northern Syria after agreement on Turkish border region

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reached an agreement on Tuesday to hold joint patrols along the Syrian-Turkish border region. These patrols, which will focus on the region between Jarabulus and Al-Malikiyah, will allow the Turkish military to enter as far as 10-kilometers-deep into the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Putin calls Assad to inform about new Syria deal with Erdogan

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad shortly after the conclusion of his Syria meeting with the Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a source in Damascus told Al-Masdar News. The source said Putin informed Assad that the deal with Turkey will focus on fighting all forms of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army nearly in control of strategic Aleppo-Hasakah Highway

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is nearly in full control of the strategic Aleppo-Hasakah Highway that stretches across northern Syria. According to a military report from northern Syria, the Syrian Army troops are positioned across every major point on the highway, except for the area near Raqqa city and Al-Malikiyah. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army’s Idlib offensive to begin at any moment

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – Retired Brigadier General Ali Maqsoud, the Syrian military expert, said that the completion of the Idlib operation by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies may begin at any moment after President Assad returns from his visit to the southern province to his headquarters in Damascus. Brigadier General Maqsoud […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Six Russian warplanes enter Seoul’s air defense zone — South Korean ministry

Six Russian warplanes intruded into Seoul’s air defense identification zone on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the South Korean Defense Ministry told TASS on the phone. According to the spokesperson, six aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Force (a Beriev A-50 plane, three Sukhoi Su-27 fighters and two Tupolev Tu-95 bombers) entered the zone north of Ulleungdo […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Putin, Erdogan agree to safe zone in northern Syria, YPG withdrawal

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – A new Sochi agreement has been established in northern Syria that would see both the Russian and Turkish armed forces jointly patrolling this area. During a joint press conference on Tuesday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the implementation of a ten-kilometer-deep safe […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US authorizes $4.5 million in aid to White Helmets

US president Donald Trump has authorized $4.5 million in aid to the so-called Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), aka “White Helmets,” calling their work “important and highly valued.” The group’s critics point to its terrorist ties. Announcing the aid on Tuesday, the White House claimed that the White Helmets have “rescued more than 115,000 people, including […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army spies reveal locations of hidden jihadist bases in Idlib: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) spies in the Idlib countryside have been providing the military with the locations of jihadist bases inside this governorate of northwestern Syria. In a new video released this week, a Syrian Army spy films from a remote location in the mountains west of Jisr al-Shughour. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian President vows to support Kurds against Turkish aggression

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that his government support the Kurdish fighters resisting the Turkish incursion in the northern part of the country. “We are prepared to support any group carrying out popular resistance against the Turkish aggression,” he said in a video shared by the official social […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Swedish Air Force approaches Russian airbase in Syria to test air defenses: media

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – An aircraft belonging to the Swedish Air Force made a bizarre flight near Russia’s primary airbase in Syria this week, the Russian aviation publication Avia.Pro reported. “Despite the significant remoteness of Scandinavia from the Middle East, two days earlier, a Swedish military reconnaissance aircraft was seen near the Russian military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian President meets famous ‘Tiger’ commander: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad visited the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate today to meet with the troops and watch their field operations. During his visit, the Syrian President met the famous Syrian military commander, Major General Suheil Al-Hassan, who leads the elite 25th Special Mission Forces Division (formerly the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army deploys new forces to Turkish border: video

BEIURT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has deployed a new force to the city of Qamishli in the northern countryside of Al-Hasakah this week. According to reports, the Syrian Arab Army sent their 5th Border Guard Regiment to the Qamishli-Turkey border. This move by the Syrian military comes just 24 hours […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US troops from Syria do not have permission to stay in Iraq: military

U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, however, that Washington aimed eventually to bring the troops withdrawing from Syria back to the United States. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Assad slams Erdogan as ‘land thief’ with expansionist plans in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Turkey for expansionist plans regarding the country’s northern districts. He said about it on Tuesday while visiting the Syrian army on a front sector in the Idlib Governorate, SANA news agency reported, “The Turkish president has stolen oil and wheat from Syria and also took factories away from Aleppo, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Columns of Syrian Army troops deploy to several towns near Turkish border: photos

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has deployed several units of soldiers to the northern countryside of the Al-Hasakah Governorate this week as they fulfill their military agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to a military source in Al-Hasakah, the Syrian Army deployed columns of troops to several towns […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian President makes first visit to Idlib province since start of the war: photos, video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was pictured on Tuesday greeting Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers inside the southern region of the Idlib province. According to an army source, the Syrian President visited several areas that were previously controlled by the jihadist rebels, including Khan Sheikhoun and Al-Hobeit in southern Idlib. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian choppers land for first time at Tabaqa Airbase in Al-Raqqa

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has landed at the Tabaqa Airbase in Al-Raqqa for the first time during this eight-year-long war, the Russian newspaper RIA reported on Tuesday. According to a Syrian Arab Army source, the Russian military will be taking over the Tabaqa Airbase and using the installation to house […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces launch major attack inside southern Saudi Arabia: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces recently launched large-scale attack inside of the southern region of Saudi Arabia; this offensive would target several installations and military posts near the Yemeni border. In a 30-minute-long-video released this week, the Ansarallah forces showed off their operation in Saudi Arabia’s Najran region, which netted them several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Heavy clashes breakout in southern Syria after militants launch new attacks

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – A Free Syrian Army (FSA) sleeper cell launched new attacks inside the northern region of Daraa today, resulting in a series of heavy clashes with the Syrian security forces in the area. According to a local source, the FSA militants attacked various checkpoints inside of Al-Sanamayn this morning, prompting the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan vows to restart Syria operation ‘more strongly’ if US breaks its promises

Operation Peace Spring, launched by Ankara on 9 October, was put on hold last Thursday after intense talks between Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence. However, minor clashes continue between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkey in northern Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned that his country will relaunch its […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-10-20

This is a summary of 21 AMN articles on the following subjects: Siria, Turquía, India, Pakistan, Kobane, Syria, Euphrates, Rusia, Irak, Turkey, ISIS, SDF, Hasakah, Aleppo, Raqqa, Tabaqa, Russia, Iraq, US. Categories covered in this brief: Espanol, Siria, Turquia, Noticias-Del-Mundo, Syria, Irak, Turkey, World-News, Iraq Let us know how you like this brief in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces launch important offensive along Saudi border

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The Ansarallah forces have launched a major border operation in northern Yemen this week that targets several important areas currently controlled by the pro-government troops and tribes. According to a report from northern Yemen, the Ansrallah forces launched a big attack on several border areas this week, including the Samud […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army moves towards Iraqi border amid US withdrawal: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was seen making their way towards the border city of Al-Malkiyah in the Al-Hasakah Governorate this week. According to the Raqqa News Network, the Syrian Arab Army troops in the large city of Qamishli (northern Al-Hasakah) made their way to the Rmelan-Malkiyah area along the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish Army establishes first observation post in Al-Hasakah

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Turkish army has established a new observation post at a town in the northwestern countryside of the Al-Hasakah Governorate, a report said on Monday evening. According to the reports, the Turkish Army established an observation post at the town of Salha, which is located at the western outskirts of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump ‘fully prepared’ for military action against Turkey: Pompeo

US President Donald Trump is “fully prepared” to take military action against Turkey if the need arises, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday. “We prefer peace to war,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CNBC Monday. “But in the event that kinetic action or military action is needed, you should know that President […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan rules out any peace talks with ‘terror groups’ in Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled out any future peace talks with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), pointing out that his nation will not hold talks with “terror groups.: Speaking at TRT World Forum in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey has “never sat at a table with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian War has made the Russian military stronger: report

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – In an opinion piece from The National Interest, the publication argues that the Russian Armed Forces have become ‘better’ after participating in the Syrian War since September 2018. Citing the Executive Director of CFTNI Paul Saunders, the article argued that Russia benefited both militarily and politically as a result of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Massive Syrian Army columns deploy north to protect border: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has sent a massive convoy of reinforcements to the northern border cities this week in response to the recent advances by the Turkish military and their allied militants. On Tuesday, the Syrian military was seen arriving at the border cities of ‘Ayn ‘Issa (Al-Raqqa), Kobane […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan pledges to take ‘necessary’ actions in Syria after Putin meeting

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take “the necessary steps” on Syria following his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, set to take place in Russia’s resort city of Sochi on October 22, as he himself said at an Istanbul forum on globalization. Turkey to go ahead with operation in Syria unless Kurdish units retreat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Protesters burn Israeli flags in southern Lebanon: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – Lebanese protesters continued their anti-government demonstrations on Monday, despite the promise of reforms by Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri. During the protests in the southern Lebanon on Monday, demonstrators were filmed burning Israeli flags in the densely populated cities of Soor (var. Tyre) and Nabatieh. Tyr – Southern Lebanon 💁🏻‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/NT6sFjnJSC […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army surrounds Turkish military near border town

The Syrian Army has surrounded the Turkish one in the border town of Ras al-Ain in north Syria, where Ankara has launched a military operation, and the Turkish forces are soon to withdraw from that area, member of the Syrian parliament, Jansit Kazan, said on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Syrian state-run broadcaster said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US Armed Forces will not withdraw from Syrian oil fields: report

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The U.S. Armed Forces in Syria will remain at the oil fields currently under their control, despite rumors of their full withdrawal from the eastern Mediterranean nation. “There are U.S. forces in some villages protecting oil fields and they are not in a state of withdrawal. The state of withdrawal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanese PM Hariri announces new reforms amid repeated demands of regime change

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced new reforms on Monday after asking protesters to give him 72 hours on Friday to meet with his government in order to produce a plan. According to Hariri, the Lebanese cabinet ended its session on Monday with new proposed reforms, which were later agreed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army attacks foreign jihadists near Turkish border: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has refused to let up their attacks against the foreign jihadists currently occupying the Latakia-Turkey border in northwestern Syria. Led by their 42nd Brigade from the 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army has repeatedly struck the defenses of the Turkestan Islamic Party and Hay’at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel to heavily modify F-35 for future military use

Israel will be introducing several major modifications to the F-35 jets that it has ordered from US Lockheed Martin in a bid to make the aircraft fit the country’s vision of how the fighter should operate, as well as to boost its capabilities and fix certain issues, The National Interest reported. One of the key […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army receives massive tank shipment from Russia ahead of new offensive: satellite photo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently received a large shipment of military equipment, including tanks and armored vehicles, from the Russian military at the Tartous port in western Syria. According to a satellite image that was posted this week, the Russian military has transported 25 tanks and 16 artillery guns, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

'Truthers' Are The Norm, Which Is Why You Should Stop Reading Scientific American Right Now

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
Joel Moskowitz, Ph.D., of Berkeley is the kind of anti-science "truther" that even most west coast activists steer clear of, because he makes all of the social sciences look bad by association. Worse, he is a "social" psychologist, which for the last 20 years has been beset by fraud and retraction. But at *Scientific American*, which has become the home of activist crazies, he fits right in. read more

What Is Sex For? It Depends On Our Vantage Point

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
Few topics arouse as much interest and controversy as sex. This is hardly surprising. The biological continuance of the species hinges on it – if human beings stopped having sex, there would soon be no more human beings. Popular culture overflows with sex, from cinema to advertising to, yes, even politics. And for many, sex represents one of the most intimate forms of human connection. Despite its universality, sex and its purpose have been understood very differently by different thinkers. I teach an annual course on sexuality at Indiana University, and this work has provided opp... more »

PG&E Service Disruptions Shows Flaws With Government Regulation

Robert P. Murphy at IER - 12 hours ago
Although the roughly two million affected residents of Northern Californian are recovering from the rolling blackouts imposed by utility PG&E,… The post PG&E Service Disruptions Shows Flaws With Government Regulation appeared first on IER.

Sometimes the jokes write themselves

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
A headline from last week: Beto O'Rourke Announces Support for Menstrual Equity Act on National Period Day Typical politician. Going with the flow. Peter

Goodbye Middle Class: 50 Percent Of American Workers Make Less Than 33,000 Dollars A Year

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Michael Snyder The truth is that most American families are deeply struggling, but you hardly ever hear this from the mainstream media. Yes, about... more »

Did Ilhan Omar Host a Flag-Burning Party?

Snopes Staff at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 23, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured. I will be making a statement at 11:00 A.M. from the White House. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 23, 2019 A map showing the area that will be patrolled by Russian and Turkish forces under the agreement struck between Putin and Erdogan *Daily Mail:* *Donald Trump claims 'big success on the Turkey/Syria border' and says 'ceasefire is holding' despite RUSSIAN troops n... more »

Report On Violence Used Vs Iraq Protests Covers-Up Govt Responsibility

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
PM Abdul Mahdi's govt released a report on violence used against protests which whitewashes those responsible (Al Forat) Under pressure from Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani who called for the government to hold responsible those who were behind the murder of protesters at the start of October 2019, the Iraqi government released its report on the violence. It claimed that the commanders of the Iraqi forces (ISF) lost control of their troops during the demonstrations and recommended that several officers be removed or investigated. No politicians nor the Hashd were blamed. This was a white w... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 23

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1918 Battle of Shirqat started as British forces moved north from Baghdad to seize Mosul province and its oil before war ended (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) 1973 Baghdad ordered its units home in 1973 Arab-Israeli War 1977 Ayatollah Khomeini’s son Mustafa died in exile in Najaf Iranian secret police believed to be behind it 1980 US said Iran’s national integrity was threatened by Iraq Pres Carter was trying to get US hostages released by Iran (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq inte... more »

Gallup: Super-Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
by NORML A super-majority of Americans, including majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents support making marijuana use legal in the United States, according to nationwide... more »

Does the Bloc Quebecois have a window of opportunity in Donald Trump’s presidency?

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 12 hours ago
Some political operatives believe that President Donald J. Trump‘s tenure in office is creating a window of opportunity for the Nation of Quebec to engage in direct trade talks with the United States, in the context of the USMCA trade

RFK Jr Kicked out of Church: Vaccine Censorship Rolls on

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
Note: Thank you to James Grundvig for this in depth report on the travesty in Harlem, New York over the weekend at a church in Harlem. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr was mistreated so badly that had this been ANY other... more »

An Interview with Polly Tommey about Vaxxed II The People's Truth

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
Note: Vaxxed From Cover up to Catastrophe launched a firestorm when, in 2016, it was abruptly removed from the Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro's event in New York. As angry as so many of us were at the time,... more »

The Immaculate Infection Blesses New York School

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
Who is the sinner?? There are virtually NO unvaccinated students in New York Schools. All children with religious exemptions have been expelled as a health threat. It must be an Immaculate Infection in the Church of Vaccinology.

Robert Kennedy Jr Silenced at Harlem Vaccine Forum Event

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
Note: Thanks to The Fed Up Democrat for a fantastic summary of the Harlem Vaccine Forum event on Saturday. Al Sharpton, no stranger to controversy or confrontation, begged off at the last minute. That's a shame. African American toddlers are... more »

Into The Depths

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
By Raising a child with as many medical issues as my son has is no easy task. That’s why we celebrate each and every little gain as they happen. Those are some of my favorite days. Other days, like one... more »

Autism Community: "One Day We’ll Die and What We’re Doing About It" (Sugey One)

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
By Richard Everts So, yes, for many of us, with some luck we’re going to get really old, our kids that require almost 24/7 caretaking will be ok, and we’ll outlive them by a day or two. Or, maybe not.... more »

Poisoning Our Babies, One Meal At A Time

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
It might be time for moms to start making their own baby food. From their own gardens. After having their dirt tested. Because what is coming off the corporate shelves, even with organic labels on them, may be harming them... more »

Ohio to Fund Programs to Prevent Custody Relinquishment for Severely Behavioral Children

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
Note: Don't punish progress. $8 million in direct funds is a start. Most states have nothing for families, like many in the autism community, whose children have severe behaviors and aggression. The boy featured in the story has autism. ###... more »

New York State Overrides Doctor's Recommendation

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
"valid medical reasons valid medical reasons valid medical reasons valid medical reasons valid medical reasons" Scrutiny of vaccine exemptions banishes some from schools BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Carl and Kerri Schwartz say they have good medical reason for not vaccinating... more »

WATCH: Cop Executes Unarmed 16yo Boy, Shooting Him in the Head as He Ran Away

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: execute]A police officer executed a 16-year-old boy on video, shooting him in the back of the head as he ran away and no one was held accountable for it.

Betty McCollum Is Pushing Congress to Stop Subsidizing the Torture of Palestinian Children

Ramzy Baroud at MintPress News - 13 hours ago
"The legislation I am introducing is expressly intended to end U.S. support and funding for Israel’s systematic military detention, interrogation, abuse, torture, and prosecution of Palestinian children.” - Betty McCollum The post Betty McCollum Is Pushing Congress to Stop Subsidizing the Torture of Palestinian Children appeared first on MintPress News.

National Farmers Federation, which doesn’t represent family farmers, wants them to make way for China

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 13 hours ago
National Farmers Federation solution is to get rid of the farmers Farming is an essential service Barnaby Joyce joins in the chorus to throw farmers off the land KAP Federal Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter has today slammed the National Farmers Federation (NFF) after they appeared on national television and announced they were lobbying the […]

Assad Visits Idlib Province, Slams Turkey’s Erdogan for Looting Syria

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE + AMN* | Assad called out Erdogan: "a thief who steals wheat, petroleum, and factories, and now he is trying to steal land.”

UK COLUMN: Hillary vs Tulsi, BREXIT Now Stalked by 2nd Referendum

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen breaking down the early week headlines.

Episode #299 – ‘When Color Revolutions Were Real’ with guest Dilyana Gaytandzhieva and more

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…

OPCW Alerted to Turkey’s Alleged Use of ‘Chemical Weapons’ on Kurds in Northern Syria

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*Patrick Henningsen* | Past events in Syria have demonstrated that even the perception of a 'chemical attack' is enough to trigger western military action.

2020 Insight: Democrats Have No Answer to Trump’s Anti-War Posture

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*Maj. Danny Sjursen* | Aside from Tulsi Gabbard, the Democratic field seem to be wed to a permanent state of war overseas.

Israel’s Endgame: Make Gaza Uninhabitable

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*Jonathan Cook* | Soon, Trump's long awaited 'peace plan' will be unveiled - a plan to gradually relocate Palestinians to a new development in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, and with it - Israel will finally be off the hook for the crimes it has committed since 1948.

SYRIA: Buried in the US-Turkey ‘Ceasefire’ Deal Are More Seeds of Instability

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*Patrick Henningsen* | Reading between the lines, this US 'peace plan' still caters for US regime change plans in Syria.

UN Report: September Deadliest Month for Yemen Civilians

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE + Antiwar.com* | Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

INTERVIEW: Ian R. Crane on the Safety of the 5G Roll-Out

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Communities are beginning to push-back against the UK’s highly rushed 5G roll-out, but is the industry listening?

Extra Time: Helpful Tips in Surviving ‘Information Overload’

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE.TV* | Special bonus segment for members.

BREAKING: Reuters: Johnson & Johnson CEO Testified Baby Powder was Safe 13 Days Before FDA bombshell

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Facing off against a plaintiff’s lawyer for the first time about Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, the company’s Chief Executive Alex Gorsky earlier this month insisted that the company’s iconic brand was safe. “We unequivocally believe that our talc and our baby powder does not contain asbestos,” Gorsky testified in an Oct. 3 deposition in […] The post BREAKING: Reuters: Johnson & Johnson CEO Testified Baby Powder was Safe 13 Days Before FDA bombshell appeared first on Health Nut News.

Driving While Stoned? Marijuana Breathalyzers Expected to Hit the Street in 2020

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Drivers suspected of being high on marijuana may soon face the same type of roadside breath test cops use to catch drunken drivers, as several firms prepare new devices for the street. Created by Hound Labs in Northern California, investors are banking on a “massive market” for the breath test, known as the Hound. The […] The post Driving While Stoned? Marijuana Breathalyzers Expected to Hit the Street in 2020 appeared first on Health Nut News.

Known Tumor Trigger Hides in These Popular Organic Foods

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Story at-a-glance – Nitrates and nitrites are used to cure (preserve) processed meats of all kinds, and studies have repeatedly found they raise your risk of colorectal cancer, even at relatively small amounts Processed or cured meats (either conventional or organic) labeled as “no nitrates or nitrites added,” “no […] The post Known Tumor Trigger Hides in These Popular Organic Foods appeared first on Health Nut News.

Doe, a Deer — 60 of Them in Oak Bay — Are Being Treated with Immuno-Contraception

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Approximately sixty female deer in Oak Bay have been given a contraceptive vaccine as part of a cutting-edge project to cut down on the black-tailed deer population. The municipality of Oak Bay and the province are funding the urban-deer management research project administered by the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society. Complaints about deer are numerous and […] The post Doe, a Deer — 60 of Them in Oak Bay — Are Being Treated with Immuno-Contraception appeared first on Health Nut News.

Fluoridated Water May Soon Be Outlawed

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Story at-a-glance – In 2016, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and coalition partners filed a petition asking the EPA to ban water fluoridation in U.S. drinking water under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Under the TSCA, the EPA evaluates risks from new and existing chemicals […] The post Fluoridated Water May Soon Be Outlawed appeared first on Health Nut News.

Blessed: Big Sean Reveals Holistic Medicine Healed Him Of Heart Disease When He Was A Teenager

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
After some years out of the spotlight, Big Sean is getting ready for the release of his fifth studio album. He recently opened up about being diagnosed with life-threatening heart disease when he was a teenager. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sean played his upcoming single, “Lucky Me” for the publication. The song explains […] The post Blessed: Big Sean Reveals Holistic Medicine Healed Him Of Heart Disease When He Was A Teenager appeared first on Health Nut News.

Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, October 19, 2019, #219

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Mainstream media continues to distract the masses with an endless parade of orchestrated theater. In the meantime, on the near term horizon, existential challenges are converging on us all from every conceivable direction. Scientists are now telling us that strong storms are creating earthquakes, but is there much more to the story? How many factors are […] The post Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, October 19, 2019, #219 appeared first on Health Nut News.

Elderberry Offers Powerful Protection Against Influenza

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Story at-a-glance – Elderberry contains zinc and antioxidants, including vitamin C and anthocyanin (a flavonoid found in blue and purple fruits and berries), known for their ability to boost immune function and inhibit cold and flu A 2004 study found taking 15 milliliters (1 tablespoon) of elderberry syrup four […] The post Elderberry Offers Powerful Protection Against Influenza appeared first on Health Nut News.

BREAKING: CNBC: Four Drug Companies Reach a Settlement as Opioid Trial Was Set to Begin

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Four large drug companies reached a last-minute $260 million legal settlement over their role in the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic, averting the first federal trial that was scheduled to start Monday morning in Cleveland. The tentative settlement came hours before opening statements were set to be delivered in the Cleveland case, viewed as a harbinger […] The post BREAKING: CNBC: Four Drug Companies Reach a Settlement as Opioid Trial Was Set to Begin appeared first on Health Nut News.

BREAKING: NY Times: Baby Powder Recalled Over Asbestos Concerns

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
Johnson & Johnson is recalling one lot of its famous baby powder because of possible asbestos contamination, the FDA announced Friday. The agency said in a press release: “FDA testing has found that a sample from one lot of the product contains chrysotile fibers, a type of asbestos. Consumers who have Johnson’s Baby Powder lot […] The post BREAKING: NY Times: Baby Powder Recalled Over Asbestos Concerns appeared first on Health Nut News.

THE AGE OF THE NOVEL: Emergence of a gifted young writer!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019Who may have her thumb on the scale:* Jennifer Weiner thinks very highly of Chanel Miller as a gifted young writer, and we aren't here to tell you she's wrong. On Sunday, October 13, Weiner reviewed Miller's new book, Know My Name: A Memoir, for the New York Times Book Review section. (Weiner's review had appeared on line several weeks before.) "Miller is a poetic, precise writer with an eye for detail," Weiner writes in her review. She also says the following, and we won't tell you these judgments are wrong: *" 'Know My Name' is a beautifully writte... more »

Trudeau victorious but weakened, as neoliberal order survives in Canada (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 344. More The post Trudeau victorious but weakened, as neoliberal order survives in Canada (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Are We Getting Smarter: Thoughts on the Flynn Effect

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 13 hours ago
Seven years ago, I wrote the following book review for the Wall St. Journal. I posted highlights with commentary before, but here’s the whole thing. Review: Are We Getting Smarter? Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century by James R. Flynn. James R. Flynn, one of the most influential figures in modern psychology, is not a […] The post Are We Getting Smarter: Thoughts on the Flynn Effect appeared first on Econlib.

Encryption and Combating Child Exploitation Imagery

nweaver at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Photograph of an iPhone on a table. Child exploitation images are a horrific problem. Even the most clinical descriptions (such as the 23 sites described in the Freedom Hosting NIT warrant application) turn the stomach and chill the soul. Many individuals and companies, such as Facebook, go to extraordinary efforts to fight this menace. The larger computer security community, however, often seems to take a bit of a glib attitude toward the issue, with even reputable and honest experts like Bruce Schneier describing child pornography as one of the “Four Horsemen of the Information ... more »

What William Taylor’s Testimony Adds to the Ukraine Story

sanderson at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Then-Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko show Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates some of the local architecture in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 22, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, congressional committees investigating *L’Affaire Ukrainienne *heard long-awaited testimony from Ambassador William Taylor, the career diplomat who has spent the past four months running the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv following President Trump’s removal of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. While Taylor testified behind closed doors, his ... more »

Islamic State Affiliate Seeks to Expand in Afghanistan

amines at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Photo Credit: via Daily Times Afghan intelligence officials reportedly captured a deputy leader of the Islamic State-Khorasan (the Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, also referred to as ISK) near the city of Herat in September. Herat is more than 1,000 kilometers west of ISK’s stronghold in Nangarhar province, and much of Herat province and the surrounding region is contested by the Taliban. While details on the captured ISK leader remain vague, it is highly likely that his presence in Afghanistan’s west signals that the group is attempting to expand into Taliban-contested ... more »

Rethinking Encryption

jbaker at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Map of real-time cyberattacks, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., June 2017. (Source: U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.) *I. Embrace Reality and Deal With It* From 2012 to 2014, I worked for Bridgewater Associates, a hedge fund located in Connecticut. Bridgewater seeks to operate consistent with a set of principles articulated by its founder, Ray Dalio. Over the years, Dalio has written hundreds of principles and has now put them into a book. The first principle described in the book—one that has had a significant impact on me even after leaving Bridgewa... more »

The Oceans are in Peril—and the IPCC Report Confirms It

rwestrate at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Melting polar ice caps, Arctic Circle. Courtesy Creative Commons/NASA During the U.N. General Assembly meeting in mid-September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the international body for assessing climate science, released its Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere. The report provides the most detailed scientific review of how the world’s oceans and cryosphere—the frozen part of the planet—are responding to climate change. The results are not looking good. In line with previous estimates, the new report drives home what scientists and policymakers alre... more »

Brexit Endgame: Parliament Seeks Extension

asloat at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Source: Flickr/Chatham House) *Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos* U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has succeeded in amending the unpopular Brexit deal, removing the widely disliked backstop, and replacing it with a revised protocol for Northern Ireland. He brought his new plan to the House of Commons in an unusual Saturday session on October 19; Parliament had required the government to ask the European Union for an extension to the October 31 deadline if the divorce settlement was not approved by that date. But Parl... more »

Meet the 5 Guns (And Their Bullets) That Changed History

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Europe* [image: By Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) - Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) through the Digital Museum (http://www.digitaltmuseum.se)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17866110] Absolutely dominant. *Key point:* These weapons made their mark and are still regarded as revolutionary today. The field of military small arms is an underappreciated but important one. Although not as sexy as nuclear weapons, fighter jets or tanks, battle rifles, assault rifles, and machine guns have killed far more people an... more »

Why Do So Many Middle East Factions Use Chinese Guns?

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Middle East* [image: By Tyg728 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62566026] All about the money? *Key point:* Chinese made weapons include affordable originals and knock-offs of other weapon systems. The Syrian Civil War is being fought with firearms from around the globe. While American and Russian weapons are currently the most common, Chinese guns are rapidly increasing their “market share” of the battlefield. While China has taken a notionally neutral position on the war, Chinese arms ending up in the hands of ... more »

How to Stop China in the South China Sea: Maritime Counterinsurgency

Hunter Stires at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Hunter Stires* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4730452/aloha-wayne-e-meyer-arrives-her-new-home-pearl-harbor] Stop China in its tracks. *Key point: *What America needs is a maritime counterinsurgency against China. The rule of an international system that upholds the legal and philosophical principle of the “freedom of the seas” ranks among America’s most important if uncelebrated national interests. The preservation of a free and open maritime order is imperative for a country whose ability to connect with over 80 percent of the world’s population depe... more »

Meet the T-72MJ: A Tank with Russian and Western DNA

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *History, Europe* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c4/6a/5d/c46a5d14bab21b43509c873e4d74b466.jpg] A good tank? *Key Fact:* The T-72MJ is a legacy of Yugoslavia's attempt to balance NATO and the Warsaw Pact. One of the strongest industries of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) was its defense industry. During the Cold War, the SFRY flirted with both the West and the East, procuring and developing indigenous weapons based on technology from both sides. Perhaps one of the more interesting success stories was the success of the SFRY’s armor ind... more »

See This Assault Rifle? The China's QBZ-95-1 Is a Beast

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Is it that good? *Key point: *It's powerful and reliable. One of the most widely issued—but least known—infantry small arms is the QBZ-95-1 assault rifle. The QBZ-95-1 is the official rifle of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its various sub-branches, including the People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps. Unorthodox in appearance, the bullpup QBZ-95-1 also fires an unusual 5.8-millimeter cartridge. The result is a unique weapon symbolic of China’s attempt to go its own way in the world of military small arms. China was one of the largest la... more »

Turkey Is No Ally of the United States

Michael Rubin at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Security, * Turkey says it is acting to defend itself from terror. But what Turkish officials tell their American counterparts is one thing; what they tell regional extremists is another. On October 22, U.S. Special Envoy Jim Jeffrey testified in Congress to discuss the Trump administration’s decision to abandon support for Syrian Kurds. While both Democrats and Republicans criticized Jeffrey’s policy and its disastrous results for the Kurds, nothing Jeffrey said should surprise. After all, when he spoke to reporters last December after a U.S.-Turkey Working Gro... more »

Bad News China, The F-22 Is Getting Some Serious Upgrades

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Air Force plans to fly the F-22 into the 2060s. *Key point: *An air-to-air missile will change the game. The Air Force and Lockheed Martin have now “validated” several new weapons on the F-22 Raptor to equip the stealth fighter with more long-range precision attack technology, a wider targeting envelope or “field of regard” and new networking technology enabling improved, real-time “collaborative targeting” between aircraft. The two new weapons, which have been under testing and development for several years now, are advanced variants of existing w... more »

'Dead Hand': Russia's Nuclear Weapon System with 1 Terrifying Feature

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* It would automatically launch missiles—without the need for a human to push the button—during a nuclear attack. *Key point: *Russia is ready to counter U.S. nuclear missile deployments. Russia has a knack for developing weapons that—at least on paper—are terrifying: nuclear-powered cruise missiles, robot subs with 100-megaton warheads. Perhaps the most terrifying was a Cold War doomsday system that would automatically launch missiles—without the need for a human to push the button—during a nuclear attack. But the system, known as "Perimeter" or... more »

Nazi Germany's Nightmare: How a Soviet Woman Became The World's Deadliest Sniper

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* A story that made history. *Key point: *Crafty and deceptive, with a strong sense of survival, she employed various ploys and tricks to keep going when the lifespan of the average sniper was about three weeks. Captured snipers from either side were summarily executed on the spot. The last train west chugged across the River Bug to the German-occupied side of the Russo-German border at 0200 on June 22, 1941. An hour later, as the short summer night lifted from central Ukraine, Hitler violated his nonaggression pact with Stalin and laun... more »

U.S. Navy Pilots Admit: We Could Lose a War With China

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * A panel of young aviators voiced a harsh warning to the audience at the U.S. Navy’s annual Tailhook aviation convention in Nevada in September 2019: the Navy’s pilots aren’t ready to do battle with a high-tech foe such as China. A panel of young aviators voiced a harsh warning to the audience at the U.S. Navy’s annual Tailhook aviation convention in Nevada in September 2019. The Navy’s pilots aren’t ready to do battle with a high-tech foe such as China. The sailing branch’s planes must improve. Its training, too. “Commentary from Tailhook 2019 suggests a... more »

Maybe It’s Time for Tiny Submarines?

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Navy already is beginning to plan for its next class of attack submarine, a high-tech -- and potentially very expensive -- new vessel to succeed the Virginia-class boats that the sailing branch currently is buying. Maybe it's time for the Navy to think smaller? The U.S. Navy already is beginning to plan for its next class of attack submarine, a high-tech -- and potentially very expensive -- new vessel to succeed the *Virginia*-class boats that the sailing branch currently is buying. The new SSN(X), which could begin production in the early 2030... more »

Battle of the Philippine Sea: The Day the Imperial Japanese Navy Died

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Imperial Japan didn't see it coming. *Key point:* American carriers destroyed enough land-based Japanese planes to give the U.S. a 2-to-1 advantage. The Philippine Sea encompasses two million square miles of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by the Philippine Islands on the west, the Mariana Islands on the east, the Caroline Islands to the south, and the Japanese Islands to the north. In the summer of 1944 it was the battleground of two great carrier strike forces. One of these belonged to Japanese Vice Adm. Jisaburo O... more »

Russia's Military Has One Key Feature That Makes It A Force to Fear

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* [image: By bomberpilot - DSC_5124, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26690091] 2nd only to America. *Key Point:* Moscow has air-borne units and enough transport planes to get its army around Eurasia quickly. When it comes to being air-mobile, the Russian military is second only to the U.S. military. According to the 2018 Military Balance Report, Russia fields 177 heavy to medium transport aircraft. This stands in contrast to America’s 658, China’s 84, France’s 46, and the UK’s 44. Russia’s transport fleet has proven u... more »

Shooting 800 Rounds Per Minute, Israel's Tavor Assault Rifle Is a Beast

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* And it has been exported abroad. *Key point:: *It the bullpup isn't a perfect weapon, the Israeli Army has put it to good use. In the 1990s, Israel developed an innovative new rifle designed specifically for the urban Middle Eastern battlefield. A compact weapon that moved freely indoors, the Tavor was one of the few so-called “bullpup” assault rifle designs to enter service with a modern military force. The unique design of bullpup weapons allows them to have a shorter overall length, but the design comes at a cost. The 1990s saw a funda... more »

Nuclear Nightmare: Why America's B61-12 Tactical Nuke Is so Dangerous

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Americas* Easy to use, small, and accurate. *Key point:* Tactical nuclear weapons are small and meant to be used against specific military targets, but any use would breach the nuclear threshold. The United States maintains an extensive nuclear arsenal. *According to the Federation of Atomic Scientists*, the United States maintained an arsenal of over 7,200 nuclear bombs. Of those, more than 2,000 were deployed (1,900 strategic nuclear weapons and 180 non-strategic weapons). America also maintains a plethora of delivery options for its nuclear bombs. A... more »

Stealth Defeated? France Once Shot down an F-22 Raptor

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5808746/raptor-brings-thunder-over-georgia] Aggression is the key. *Key Point: *French fighter pilots found out the way to beat the F-22 was to get as close as possible. Past evidence seems to confirm that a French fighter pilot once “killed” an American F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in mock combat. Although not unprecedented, the simulated shoot-down is still a big deal for a couple reasons. For one, the Lockheed Martin-made F-22 is supposed to be the most fearsome warplane in history, a quarter-billion-dolla... more »

In A 2013 Exercise, A U.S. Submarine Sank A British Aircraft Carrier

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Submarines are truly terrifying. *Key point: *Submariners gain practice by tailing enemy vessels while remaining undetected. A photo depicting an American nuclear-powered submarine poking its periscope above the waves—within shooting distance of a British aircraft carrier during a war game—is a useful reminder of one of the most important truths of naval warfare. For every sailor who’s not in a submarine, submarines are real scary. Stealthy and heavily-armed, subs are by far the most powerful naval vessels in the world for full-scale warfare—and arguabl... more »

Can Israel Fend off an Iranian Missile or Drone Attack?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* [image: By Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/8194572552/, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikime] How good are their defenses? *Key point: *Missile and drone swarms have proven difficult to counter, as in the case with Saudi Arabia. In the aftermath of Iran’s alleged drone strikes against Saudi Arabia and military support for Houthi insurgents in Yemen, Prominent figures in Israel... more »

NATO's Nightmare: Fighting Russia's Su-27 and MiG-29 in a War

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Europe* [image: By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK - Sukhoi Su-27UB ’17 red’, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63970295] When the Su-27 “Flanker” and MiG-29 “Fulcrum” came onto the scene in the 1980s, they represented a significant generational leap in technology compared to earlier Soviet fighters. The missiles they carried also represented a generational leap in their own way. *Key point:* These two fighters came with very powerful, long-range missiles that kept NATO war-planners up at night. When the S... more »

BANG: The Navy Plans To Detect Sea Mines Using Lasers

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * But it won't be rolling out just yet. *Key point: *The many applications of lasers are still being discovered and tested. The US Navy used an MH-60S helicopter-mounted laser system to scan and detect underwater mine-like targets earlier this year during the multi-national Rim of the Pacific exercise, marking the first operational use of an emerging technology bringing much faster detection and a wider Field of View to countermine missions. The now-operational technology, called Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS), enables efficient, high-spee... more »

Vietnam War Death Match: America's F-4 Phantom vs. Russia's MiG-21 (Who Wins?)

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7279.006, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14680148] Whose fighter was better? *Key point: *The Vietnam War saw many confrontations between the best of Western and Soviet technology. During the protracted air war in the skies over Vietnam, two fighter interceptor and air superiority planes emerged as the most prominent aircraft of their type. These were the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21. Whe... more »

Is China on the Verge of Becoming an Aircraft Carrier Superpower?

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: By Baycrest - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60980675] Will the balance tip in Beijing's favor? *Key point:* Beijing is quickly building more aircraft carriers and will soon have more than just two. China's first homemade aircraft carrier left her home port of Dalian for her third sea trial on Oct. 28, 2018. The Type 001A flattop could commission into frontline service as early as 2019, according to the U.S. Defense Department -- growing Beijing's carrier force to two and giving China the world's seco... more »

China Knows America Doesn't Have Enough Warships

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5735299/uss-momsen-sails-through-yellow-sea] The Navy is in trouble. *Key point:* Washington and Beijing both know that the Navy is too overstretched and that is a problem. Good news for American critics who warn that the U.S. Navy is overstretched. China agrees with you. Fang Xiaozhi, a researcher at the BRI Institute of Strategy and International Security, at Fudan University in Shanghai, says that the U.S. Navy has too few ships to meet its worldwide commitments. And more important, it doesn’t have enoug... more »

Nazi Failure: This Is How Hitler Ruined Germany's D-Day Defenses

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Batterie_Longues-sur-Mer_bunker_gun_2.jpg] A wonderful screw up for the Allies. *Key point:* Hitler was a bad leader and also a micromanager. *A Convoluted Command Structure* Although he was responsible for the defense of Normandy, Rommel, head of Army Group B, was not the “Supreme Commander” on the German side, as Eisenhower was on the Allied side. Over Rommel was Commander-in-Chief, West (OB West) Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt and, of course, Adolf Hitler. And the German... more »

Stealth Surprise! Can the F-35 Take on Cruise and Ballistic Missiles?

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2501872/luke-afb-75th-anniversary-air-show] The Pentagon has big plans. *Key point:* The F-35 is already putting its high-tech powers to work, with many more abilities to come. An F-35 stealth fighter indirectly transmitted data to U.S. Army missile-defense systems during a June 2019 war game in Texas and California. It was the latest test to underscore the radar-evading F-35’s ability to gather targeting information for other forces. The stealth fighter with its sophisticated radar and other sensors increa... more »

Peace Is Passé: Why the Pacifist Movement Died

Pratik Chougule at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Pratik Chougule* *National Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The pacifist movement peaked during the Vietnam War. But those days are long gone, and so is the momentum of the movement. In the context of the current primary cycle, the Democratic candidates’ reactions to the U.S. withdrawal from Syria have revealed their different views on foreign policy. In a larger historical context, the candidates, collectively, shifted the Overton window on foreign policy. Among the more notable if underappreciated consequences are the further relegation of the American pacifist movement t... more »

How Bad Would Iran's Naval Mines Be During a War?

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: By United States Navy, Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michelle R. Hammond - Navy NewsStand Photo ID: 040710-N-6551H-229Navy NewsStand Home, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3686771] A huge problem for the Navy. *Key point:* Tehran would use numerous, cheap mines to slow America's large, high-tech warships. In the event of war with Iran, the U.S. Navy’s small, aging force of Persian Gulf-based minesweepers would struggle to locate and disarm Iran’s underwater mines. The consequences for U.S. military operat... more »

Kashmir: A Casualty of India's Rising Power Status?

Sumit Ganguly, Arzan Tarapore at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sumit Ganguly, Arzan Tarapore* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] For New Delhi, a rising India should be a peer of China, rather than a disputant of Pakistan. Major countries, especially democracies, rarely undertake major policy initiatives for a single reason. Changing the status quo usually involves significant economic and political costs, so a calculating country will only bear those costs if there are enough good reasons to do so. On August 5, the Indian government abruptly abrogated two articles of its constitution, Articles 370 and 35A. This, in effect, ended the special... more »

Democracy Dies Amid Lies, and So Does Sound Policy

Paul R. Pillar at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Achieving U.S. foreign-policy objectives requires dispelling the falsehoods that are perpetrated in the tribal orbits that people regularly inhabit. Two leading scholars of democracy, Larry Diamond and James Fishkin of Stanford, recently reported on an intriguing exercise that they say constitutes good news for those who worry about the state of American democracy. A representative sample of 523 registered voters from across the United States were brought together for four days of facilitated discussions on an assortment of ... more »

Make America Safe Again

Justin Logan, A. Trevor Thrall at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Justin Logan, A. Trevor Thrall* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The American public would prefer a more restrained foreign policy than elites have delivered in past decades. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has a storied history of conducting public opinion surveys on U.S. foreign policy. For decades, it has helped establish how Americans’ sensibilities and policy views have changed. Unfortunately, the recently released 2019 version of its report*,* titled “Rejecting Retreat,” reads too much like an argument with the strawman of isolationism and not enough like an obj... more »

Hawley, Warner, Blumenthal Spearhead Anti-Tech Monopoly Bill

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), at right, and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-M0), look on as U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled] "Your data is your property. Period," Hawley said. Three senators introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday that aims to boost competition among social media platforms and protect user data. Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, along with Democratic Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, introduced the Augmenting Compatibility and Competit... more »

Nadler Defens Stzok Texts to Mistress as 'Highest Tradition'

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok testifies before the House Committees on Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform joint hearing on] But the Inspector-General called them 'antithetical to the core values of the FBI.' House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler defended Peter Strzok as operating in the “highest tradition” of government service Tuesday, even though the FBI fired the former agent for exchanging anti-Trump text messages with his mistress. Nadler heaped praise on Strzok in response to a Republican colleague... more »

This 1 Invention Made Swedish Submarines Among the Best

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://external-preview.redd.it/m_Rf3oU16obZVtXdxjGa73rY7icoaIuUwz4cuDrVrrg.jpg?auto=webp&s=66a024f9b546ace7a36c1e88ed8783e6bcf3b15e] A silent, powerful new engine. *Key Point: *Swedish submarines are affordable, deadly, and stealthy. For decades, submarines came in two discrete flavors: traditional diesel-electric submarines that need to surface every day or two to recharge their noisy, air-breathing diesel engines, and nuclear-powered submarines that could quietly hum along under the sea at relatively high speeds for months at a... more »

Joe Biden's Black Sheep Son Could Wreck His Presidential Run

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Hunter Biden and, by extension, his father’s third run for the presidency, have become enmeshed in controversy as Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine into investigating Hunter’s questionable business dealings in the war-torn country are coming under attack from congressional Democrats. Family has always been a delicate issue for former Vice President Joe Biden. When he was still a senator-elect, in December 1972, his immediate family was in a car accident. His first wife and infant daughter were killed, while his tw... more »

Exclusive: Inside the State Department's Meltdown with the Kurds

Matthew Petti at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The National Interest has learned from multiple sources about tense meetings between Syrian Democratic Council diplomats and State Department officials who oversee the Trump administration’s policy on Syria. A State Department official broke a pencil and screamed at the Syrian Kurdish delegation during a dramatic breakdown of relations between the United States and the Syrian Kurds. The high-tension moment in September highlights the diplomatic problems plaguing the Trump administration, which has been trying to broker a ce... more »

ISIS Targets Teens Online: You Won't Believe How

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Middle East* [image: REUTERS/SITE Intel Group/Handout via Reuters] They're using an unlikely app, made in China. Chinese-owned social media video app TikTok reportedly removed approximately 24 accounts pushing Islamic State propaganda. ISIS militants published propaganda videos on TikTok in what was likely an effort to target teens in recent weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. “This is an industry-wide challenge complicated by bad actors who actively seek to circumvent protective measures, but we have a team dedicated to aggressively prot... more »

Democratic Representative Denies One Affair, But Not The Other

Peter Hasson at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Hasson* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Reps Susie Lee (D-NV) is followed by Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) (L) and other freshmen House Democrats as they arrive at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) office to deliver a letter] “Intimate photos of me and another individual were published by Republican operatives on the internet without my consent,” the representative added. Democratic California Rep. Katie Hill on Tuesday denied having an extramarital affair with a male congressional staffer, but did not deny having such an affair with a f... more »

Bernie Weighed in on the 'Outrageous' Hillary-Tulsi Spat. You Won't Believe Which Side He Took.

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives to a] “She’s the favorite of the Russians,” Clinton had said. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders jumped to Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s defense Monday against unfounded allegations that she is a Russian asset, which former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and commentators at multiple news outlets have recently floated. “Tulsi Gabbard has put her life on the line to defend this country. People can disagree on issues, but it is outrageous for an... more »

Why the B-2 Bomber "Is Like a Flying Computer"

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1181817/maintainers-erc-out] Stealthy and nuclear. *Key Point:* The B-2 can carry a lot of firepower and is stealthy to boot. When B-2 stealth bombers attacked Serbia on the opening night of Operation Allied Force in 1999, destroyed Iraqi air defenses during 2003’s “Shock and Awe” and eliminated the Libyan fighter force in 2011 -- the attacks were all guided by highly-specialized pilots trained in stealth attack tactics. Given the dangers of these kinds of missions, such as flying into heavy enemy ground f... more »

Middle East on Fire: How Donald Trump Could Invade Iran

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Would be do it? *Key Point:* It is unclear how such a military intervention would end. The U.S. lacks the international support to undertake the sort of militarized containment that is used against Iraq during the 1990s. The JCPOA is dead--at least as the Trump Administration is concerned. For critics of the JCPOA, this represents a move in the right direction; the goal of U.S. policy should be the end of the Islamic Republic and the overthrow of the existing regime in Tehran. As long as this regime exists, no matter how constrained it is by bilate... more »

Your History Book Missed It: In 1921, Great Britain and America Nearly Went to War

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * A U.S. invasion of Canada? What would have happened? One thing is for sure: our world would be a very different place. *Key Point: *The British Army and the Royal Navy could, possibly, have erected a credible defense of Nova Scotia, preventing the United States from completely rolling up Canada. London could also have offered support for resistance forces in the Canadian wilderness, although even supplying guerilla operations in the far north would have tested British logistics and resolve. The end of a war only rarely settles the central questions ... more »

RIP: The Era of Arms Control Is Over

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * There are no if’s, and’s, or but’s about it: the era of arms control is slowly unraveling underneath our noses. And U.S. national security officials don’t appear to have any intention of doing much to stop it.  In a span of 15 months, the United States has unilaterally withdrawn from two major arms control agreements. The Joint Comprehensi... more »

GPS Jammed: Russia Is Messing with America's F-35s

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4822360/f-35-heritage-flight-team-performs-bell-fort-worth-alliance-airshow] Moscow is seeing what it can do. *Key point:* Great powers often experiment with ways to disrupt each others' weapons systems. Russian forces have been jamming GPS systems in the Middle East. The electronic-warfare campaign could affect U.S. forces gathering in the region in advance of potential strikes on Iran. “Since last spring, pilots flying through the Middle East, specifically around Syria, have noted that their GPS systems hav... more »

GOOD NEWS: Hole In The Ozone Layer Shrinks To Smallest Size On Record

Jason Hopkins at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Jason Hopkins* *Environment, * The record-small ozone hole was a result of warm weather; however, NASA scientists noted the hole is, in fact, slowly shrinking in size — a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol, which phased out chlorofluorocarbons across the world. The hole in the ozone layer shrank to its smallest size since scientists began recording it, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. The ozone layer hole, which roughly sits above Antarctica, experienced massive retraction in September and October due to “abnormal” weather patters in ... more »

Britain's New Type 26 Frigate Is Going to Be Amazing

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3b/25/3c/3b253c19f7c8511d27f81d7db9891f13.jpg] London is pleased. *Key point:* Britain needs a good, new frigate for its Royal Navy and the Type 26 is the solution. The Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigate could be its most powerful and flexible warship type in many decades. Assuming, that is, that the U.K. defense ministry properly funds the ships. The British fleet is acquiring eight of the 7,000-ton-displacement frigates at a cost of more than $9 billion in order to replace an equal number of 1980s-vintage Ty... more »

Why Russia's Nuclear-Powered "Skyfall" Missile Is Bad News

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Europe* [image: Reuters] Bad for the environment and global security. *Key point:* If a nuclear-powered cruise missile blows up (as one appears to have done) then it would spread radiation over a lot of Eurasia. A mysterious explosion at Russia’s Nenoksa Missile Test Site on Aug. 8, 2019 killed at least seven people and caused a radiation spike that sent everyday Russians hurrying to pharmacies to buy anti-radiation pills. The explosion reportedly involved a small nuclear reactor that powers a new kind of long-range cruise missile. “United States intelli... more »

Why Russia Is Angry at America's Missile Defense Systems

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5772733/us-navy-base-supports-nato-mission-romania] Moscow hates THAAD and Aegis Ashore. *Key point: *THAAD and Aegis Ashore are defensive, not offensive systems. A key NATO missile-defense site in Romania on Aug. 9, 2019 completed a three-month upgrade process that had forced operators to take the system offline. To fill the resulting gap in coverage, the U.S. Army in May 2019 deployed to Romania one of its seven Terminal High-Altitude Area-Defense missile-interceptor batteries. The THAAD deployment was con... more »

Meet the 5 Most Famous (And Deadly) Guns Ever to Wage War

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Europe* [image: By KVDP - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8842341] Powerful weapons. *Key point:* These iconic weapons are reliable and have seen many wars. Modern warfare has seen breathtaking advances in the last hundred years, as mortal competition between nations spawns successively deadlier weapons. Aircraft, missiles, tanks, submarines and other inventions—many of which did not exist in practical terms in 1914—have quickly earned key positions in the militaries of the world. Yet there is still one invent... more »

World War III: How Would America Respond to Nuclear Missile Attack?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Could we stop it? What are the options? *Key Point:* Homeland defense, it goes without saying, would include the use of Ground-Based Interceptors. These GBIs would be launched into space to find and intercept attacking ICBMs. The Pentagon is fast at work with GBIs, working on new command and control technology, sensors and targeting. (Washington, D.C.) Red lights start flashing in rapid succession, space-based infrared sensors detect a heat signature, somebody calls the President...and in what may seem like a matter of seconds, the US launches an imme... more »

Experts Explain Possible Reasons Behind A 56% Jump In Youth Suicide Rate In 10 Years

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Society, * The suicide rate among people ages 10-24 increased from 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2007 to 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017. Among youth ages 10-14, the suicide rate nearly tripled from 2007 to 2017, according to the report released Thursday. The national youth suicide rate has increased by 56% in 10 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The suicide rate among people ages 10-24 increased from 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2007 to 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017. Among youth ages 10-14, the suicide rate nearly t... more »

‘Outrageous’: Bernie Defends Tulsi Gabbard Over Russian Asset Smear Floated By Hillary Clinton

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, * Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders jumped to Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s defense Monday against unfounded allegations that she is a Russian asset, which former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and commentators at multiple news outlets have recently floated. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders jumped to Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s defense Monday against unfounded allegations that she is a Russian asset, which former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and commentators at multiple news outlets have recently floated. “Tulsi Gabbard has put her life... more »

This E-Cigarette Tax Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

Adam Michel at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Adam Michel* *Society, * All forms of sin taxes are bad public policy. They create unintended consequences, rarely address the intended problem, and grow the size of government. A new federal tax on e-cigarettes would be no exception. Sin taxes of all types have unintended consequences. A new proposal in the House Ways and Means Committee to tax electronic cigarettes could harm the health of Americans—and could even be deadly. The tax will slow the decline in traditional smoking-related health complications as fewer adults switch to smokeless alternatives that research has demo... more »

America's Allies Are Thinking Through How To Make the F-35 Even Deadlier

Marcus Hellyer at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Marcus Hellyer* *Security, * More airfields to operate from? In previous pieces in this series, I discussed the range limitations that are inherent in the design of tactical fighter aircraft. This includes the F-35A currently being acquired by Australia to constitute the core of its air combat force for a long time to come. While aerial refuelling can increase a fighter’s time on station, there are limits on how much it can increase range. Even with tanker support the maximum achievable range for the F-35A is between 1,000 and 1,500 kilometres. Moreover, the number of F-35As t... more »

Yes, AOC Tweeted She Wants to Abolish Prisons

Charles “Cully” Stimson, Henry Featherston at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charles “Cully” Stimson, Henry Featherston* *Politics, * Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently offered another unusual idea on Twitter: Abolish prisons. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently offered another unusual idea on Twitter: Abolish prisons. Seriously. The freshman congresswoman wants Congress to pass a law abolishing all prisons. Setting aside the fact that Congress has no authority to require states to abolish prisons, let’s take a look at her idea. Based on Justice Department numbers, abolishing prisons would set free 182,000 murderers, 164,000 ... more »

Not Just F-35s: Israel's Drones Have Become a Big Headache For Syria

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Kamikaze drones, that is. *Key point: *Useful for overwhelming air defenses. On January 21, Iranian, Syrian and Israeli forces unleashed a hail of missiles upon each other in what is becoming yet another flare-up of violence along the Syria-Israel border. Afterwards, the Israeli Defense Force released a video depicting unidentified munitions eliminating two or three short-range air defense systems—apparently including Russia’s latest short-range system, the Pantsir-S2. In fact, the recent raids may reveal improvements to Syria’s air defense force... more »

This Picture (Plus F-35s) Is How the U.S. Marines Would Fight China in a War

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Getting firepower to warzones at lightning speed. *Key Point:* HIMARS packing new missiles could give the Corps a serious and survivable anti-ship capability. Adding F-35s could help the rockets strike with greater accuracy. And swiftly moving the launchers by air could protect them from counterattack ... and keep the enemy guessing. The U.S. Marine Corps is practicing a new method of speeding firepower across a war zone. And that could have big implications for America's military strategy in the western Pacific. On Dec. 7, 2018, Marines with Marine Aeri... more »

Russia Has A Really Old Way of Making the Su-57 More Stealth

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Russian state news asserts that the new pixelated camouflage provides a “low optical signature,” but what exactly does this mean? *Key point: *More product recognition than performance. Russia has aggressively marketed the development of its flagship, fifth-generation stealth fighter over the past few months. Every new sighting of the Su-57 introduces features and changes that, when considered in their totality, give observers a sense of where the much-anticipated jet fighter’s production is headed. Recently released video footage of two Su-57’s in... more »

U.S. Marine Corps Stealth Fighters Get a New Home. A British Aircraft Carrier

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * A squadron of U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters will embark on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2021 when the vessel sails on her first operational deployment. A squadron of U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters will embark on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS *Queen Elizabeth* in 2021 when the vessel sails on her first operational deployment. Aboard the new, 65,000-ton-displacement flattop, the American F-35s will join F-35s flown by Royal Air Force and Royal Navy pilots. The mixing of American and British j... more »

Don't Sleep on Russia's MiG-31 (One of the Fastest Planes on the Planet)

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Europe* [image: By Dmitriy Pichugin - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Mikoyan-Gurevich-MiG-31BM/2126525/L/, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20639305] An excellent design. *Key point:* The MiG-31 was great for patrolling Russia's vast airspace. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’ s Air Defense Forces (VPVO) needed a series of heavy interceptors to patrol its massive borders. Most regular “light” fighters like the early MiGs were not up to the task, as they lacked the range and speed to intercept to rapidly climb ... more »

Iran's Drone and Missile Attack on Saudi Arabia Is a Huge Problem

Eliot Pence at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Eliot Pence* *Technology, Middle East* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/OIL-OPEC-SURVEY-RC1F714AEC60.html] Newer technologies are harder to counter. *Key point: *Saudi Arabia's modern air defenses didn't work as expected, showcasing the power of drones. The Abqaiq attacks this month raised many questions. Who did it? How did they do it? What did they do it with? One question was notably absent: Why couldn't Saudi Arabia stop it? The answer is not straightforward, nor is it necessarily clear that anything could have stopped it. After all, the Kingdom spends as much ... more »

Experts weigh in on prospects for regional cannabis coordination among US Northeast governors

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Democratic governors from five states in the Northeast last week agreed on core principles for a legal recreational marijuana industry across the region. The idea is that there would be uniform standards for market regulation, including: Licensing. Taxation. Minority participation. Small-business participation. THC potency. But how realistic is it that the Northeast could, in effect, become […] Experts weigh in on prospects for regional cannabis coordination among US Northeast governors is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis en... more »

Seeking fairness for medical cannabis firms, RI gov sues over control of state’s industry

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Rhode Island’s governor is asking a judge to declare the Legislature’s control over new medical marijuana and hemp regulations unconstitutional. Gov. Gina Raimondo said Tuesday she’s suing in Superior Court because the Democratic-controlled Legislature, in provisions of the state budget, violated the constitutional guarantee of separation of powers by giving itself the right to veto, […] Seeking fairness for medical cannabis firms, RI gov sues over control of state’s industry is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Connecticut adds medical marijuana conditions

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday approved medical cannabis to treat an additional five conditions, which likely will boost MMJ sales in the state. The General Assembly’s Regulations Review Committee voted to add the conditions, including Tourette syndrome and intractable neuropathic pain. Legislators also approved medical marijuana as a treatment for patients younger than 18 with those same […] Connecticut adds medical marijuana conditions is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Oklahoma to license cannabis labs, but businesses must test batches

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Medical marijuana regulators in Oklahoma are close to licensing testing laboratories, but MMJ growers and processors in what had been a lightly regulated market have been required to test product batches for pesticides and potency for nearly two months. State regulators said they would begin accepting lab applications on Nov. 1. Melissa Miller, assistant director […] Oklahoma to license cannabis labs, but businesses must test batches is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

British Columbia’s adult-use cannabis program hits stride as sales double

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Sales of recreational marijuana across Canada rose 19% in August to 127 million Canadian dollars ($97 million) from the previous month, buoyed by new store openings in Western Canada. British Columbia’s adult-use market is starting to hit its stride after getting off to an extremely slow start, according to new Statistics Canada data. Receipts of […] British Columbia’s adult-use cannabis program hits stride as sales double is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Georgia’s limited medical cannabis program stalled

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Georgia’s 6-month-old limited medical marijuana program hasn’t moved forward because no one has been appointed to a commission that will oversee the new industry. Politicians contacted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution gave no reason why no one has been appointed to the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission. More than 50 people have applied to serve […] Georgia’s limited medical cannabis program stalled is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Prospects brighten for cannabis farmers in California’s Emerald Triangle: Q&A with Humboldt Alliance’s Terra Carver

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Terra Carver has lived in California’s Humboldt County nearly her entire life. Since January 2017, she’s served as executive director of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance (HCGA), a coalition she co-founded with the aim of helping longtime local marijuana farmers transition successfully into the new legal market. The first year of California’s legal marijuana market […] Prospects brighten for cannabis farmers in California’s Emerald Triangle: Q&A with Humboldt Alliance’s Terra Carver is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis en... more »

Chart: New Hampshire’s new ‘satellite’ dispensary law aims to boost medical marijuana program

Maggie Cowee at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
A new bill in New Hampshire aimed at increasing the number of dispensaries allowed statewide may improve the financial performance of the state's four licensed marijuana businesses. Chart: New Hampshire’s new ‘satellite’ dispensary law aims to boost medical marijuana program is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Cannabis vaporizer company Pax Labs cuts 25% of workers after missing revenue projections

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
California-based Pax Labs, one of the leading vape pen companies in the cannabis industry, disclosed Monday it laid off 65 workers, or 25% of its workforce, after missing its revenue projections. The layoffs come amid a health crisis that has shaken the vaporizing industry. The San Francisco company – which originally had ties to the […] Cannabis vaporizer company Pax Labs cuts 25% of workers after missing revenue projections is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Nevada suspends Reno marijuana grower’s license

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Nevada cannabis regulators suspended the license of a Reno cultivator, just days after the beginning of an investigation into the industry by a governor-appointed, multiagency task force. The cultivator, Helio, was notified of the suspension Friday, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. The action comes as a task force has been making unannounced spot inspections of several […] Nevada suspends Reno marijuana grower’s license is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Maine requiring cannabis label for recreational products

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Maine regulators adopted a symbol that will be required on marijuana products sold for recreational use, starting next year. The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy partnered with the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to unveil a shared universal symbol for cannabis and marijuana products. The symbol, already in use in Massachusetts, features a red triangle with […] Maine requiring cannabis label for recreational products is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Massachusetts judge lets marijuana, tobacco vaping ban stand

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
A state judge allowed Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products to stand as a legal challenge makes its way through the courts. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Douglas Wilkins wrote in a 32-page decision on Monday that lifting the ban as requested by the vaping industry “would contravene the public interest.” Republican […] Massachusetts judge lets marijuana, tobacco vaping ban stand is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Cannabis firm Harborside owes $11 million under 280E, US Tax Court rules

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
After a lengthy legal fight with the Internal Revenue Service over the applicability of 280E business deductions to state-legal marijuana companies, Harborside on Monday got its final tax bill from the case: $11 million in back taxes from 2007 to 2012. The case dates to 2016, when Harborside, based in Oakland, California, took the IRS […] Cannabis firm Harborside owes $11 million under 280E, US Tax Court rules is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Montana judge blocks temporary ban of flavored marijuana vapes, e-cigarettes

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
A judge in Montana halted a temporary ban on flavored vaping products, including medical cannabis, which was scheduled to go into effect Oct. 22. Ravalli County District Judge Jennifer Lint signed a temporary restraining order Friday that prohibits Gov. Steve Bullock and state health officials from enforcing emergency rules on flavored vaping products. Lint was […] Montana judge blocks temporary ban of flavored marijuana vapes, e-cigarettes is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Mexico’s draft cannabis legalization law would limit foreign investment, ban vertical integration

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Mexican lawmakers are moving closer to adopting groundbreaking legislation to establish a federally regulated cannabis industry, a move that would lay the legal foundation for a new market and make Mexico only the third country in the world to legalize commercial production of adult-use marijuana. The legislation lays out the groundwork to create what would […] Mexico’s draft cannabis legalization law would limit foreign investment, ban vertical integration is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Marijuana businesses increasingly plan to sue if regulators fail to award them a business license

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Cannabis companies, particularly multistate operators (MSOs), are increasingly incorporating lawsuits into their licensing application strategy in a bid to secure a permit in a highly sought-after market. That strategy of preparing to fight license rejections by state regulators, especially those lost by a narrow margin, is based on a number of factors: Many marijuana business […] Marijuana businesses increasingly plan to sue if regulators fail to award them a business license is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

There are tricks to getting a cannabis crop safely to harvest

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Cannabis growers need to maintain solid cultivation practices through the entire harvest process to ensure the tough job of raising a good crop doesn't go for naught. There are tricks to getting a cannabis crop safely to harvest is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Nevada inspecting cannabis testing labs in corruption probe

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
A Nevada task force investigating possible corruption in the marijuana industry already has conducted unannounced spot inspections at several testing laboratories. The inspections are being done, the Las Vegas Journal-Review reported, after allegations emerged that test results had been manipulated, allowing products with unacceptable levels of mold, yeast and other microbials to be sold to […] Nevada inspecting cannabis testing labs in corruption probe is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Marijuana firm Holistic Industries raises $55 million

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Washington DC-based Holistic Industries, a multistate cannabis operator, closed $55 million in financing at a time when many other MJ firms are struggling to raise capital. Holistic Industries plans to use the $55 million to “accelerate expansion” and to better serve patients and consumers who use its cannabis products, the company said in a statement. […] Marijuana firm Holistic Industries raises $55 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Green Organic Dutchman slashes cannabis production target 85% for 2020

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Ontario-based The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD) announced a new construction timetable this week that significantly scales back its expected 2020 production capacity, while maintaining its goal to be profitable by the second half of next year. Earlier this month, the cannabis producer warned that it may have to revise the construction schedule for its facilities […] Green Organic Dutchman slashes cannabis production target 85% for 2020 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

CEO of DionyMed cannabis company leaves amid possible default

Nick Thomas at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Toronto-based DionyMed, a multistate marijuana brands operator, is under pressure after key executives stepped down amid a possible credit default. CEO Edward Fields and Mark Zinselmeier, the chief operating officer, resigned from the company, which has businesses in states including California and Nevada. DionyMed received a notice of default under an existing credit agreement demanding […] CEO of DionyMed cannabis company leaves amid possible default is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

BNY Mellon’s cannabis-limiting move highlights inconsistencies in banking but could help in the long run, sources say

Nick Thomas at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Just as potential marijuana banking progress appears on the horizon at the federal level due to the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the SAFE Banking Act, one major bank has stopped clearing a significant chunk of cannabis-related trades. The move by New York-based BNY Mellon’s Pershing unit immediately dashed some of the optimism from […] BNY Mellon’s cannabis-limiting move highlights inconsistencies in banking but could help in the long run, sources say is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Massachusetts drops suspension against marijuana cultivator

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Massachusetts cannabis regulators have lifted the roughly five-week suspension of marijuana cultivation license holder Nova Farms, but the operation remains under investigation. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission said it withdrew the suspension order after determining that threats to public health, safety, and welfare had been mitigated. Last month, criminal charges were dismissed against Mark Rioux, who has a […] Massachusetts drops suspension against marijuana cultivator is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Red tape, regulations hamper Canadian cannabis businesses in first year of recreational sales

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
A heavy regulatory burden at all levels of government put a damper on legal cannabis sales in the first year of Canada’s adult-use market, but experts are optimistic provincial and federal governments could ease certain rules over time, leading to more business-friendly environments. Until then, however, businesses say that some rules limit their competitiveness with […] Red tape, regulations hamper Canadian cannabis businesses in first year of recreational sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Netherlands consults businesses on recreational cannabis experiment

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport opened a public consultation process seeking feedback on the proposed rules for a “controlled cannabis supply chain experiment,” also called wietexperiment (weed experiment) by authorities. At the end of August, 10 Dutch municipalities with 79 coffee shops were selected to be given access to a legal supply of recreational marijuana […] Netherlands consults businesses on recreational cannabis experiment is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Week in Review: Early freeze costs largest CO marijuana cultivator millions, Weedmaps lays off 100+, MJ licensing probes escalate & more

Laura Hamilton at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Colorado’s largest marijuana cultivator suffers an early freeze that is expected to trigger a supply disruption in the state, more than 100 Weedmaps employees receive pink slips, enforcement efforts intensify to root out corruption in local and state cannabis licensing – and more of the week’s top cannabis business news. Supply freeze Colorado’s largest cannabis […] Week in Review: Early freeze costs largest CO marijuana cultivator millions, Weedmaps lays off 100+, MJ licensing probes escalate & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news ... more »

Northeast governors take big step toward regional cannabis coordination

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Democratic governors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut took a landmark step Thursday toward coordinating recreational marijuana legalization efforts, agreeing on basic principles involving market regulation, taxation and social equity. They also focused on the vaping crisis, agreeing that states should either ban flavored vaporizer products or regulate them to reduce their attractiveness […] Northeast governors take big step toward regional cannabis coordination is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entre... more »

More than 50% of Wisconsin vape products linked to illnesses contain cannabis

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
More than half the vape products the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested in its investigation into vaping illnesses in Wisconsin contained THC, the agency reported. Wisconsin does not have a full-strength medical marijuana program, but it is the first state to disclose test results of vape products under investigation after the nationwide health […] More than 50% of Wisconsin vape products linked to illnesses contain cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

California probes marijuana licenses of indicted man tied to Giuliani associates

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
The arrest of a Ukrainian-born businessman on charges of conspiring to violate federal campaign finance laws triggered a review of the California cannabis licenses he was granted. Lori Ajax, head of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), told the Los Angeles Times the indictment of Andrey Kukushkin raises concerns. In the past year, according […] California probes marijuana licenses of indicted man tied to Giuliani associates is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Why considering the time frame is critical for cannabis valuations

Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier at Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
In any valuation exercise, including hemp and cannabis companies, there is always some discussion about exactly when in time - past, present or future - the EBITDA is examined. Why considering the time frame is critical for cannabis valuations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Book Review: Why America Loses Wars

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Adam Wunische, RCD/Strategy Bridge:* *Why America Loses Wars* The national defense and foreign policy establishments in the United States are collectively looking away from Afghanistan and Iraq and towards China and Russia. As such, debates now center around how the military should be organized to deal with near-peer conventional conflict rather than the counterinsurgency conflicts it has been fighting for the better part of two decades. The debate is long overdue. Doctrinal documents and international developments are now beginning to refocus the military’s attention on high-inte... more »

Vladimir Putin, Syria’s pacifier-in-chief

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
The negotiations in Sochi were long – over six hours – tense and tough. Two leaders in a room with their interpreters and several senior Turkish ministers close by if advice was needed. The stakes were immense: a road map to pacify northeast Syria, finally.

To Defend Evo’s Victory is to Defend the Peace, Democracy, Prosperity and Sovereignty of Latin America as a Whole

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
A new chapter is added to the complex scenario recently configured in Latin America with the anti-neoliberal popular rebellions in Ecuador, Haiti and Chile, in which the right-wing forces that govern in those countries have responded with the most brutal repression: the disregard of Evo Morales’ resounding electoral triumph by the Bolivian and international right-wing, backed by the planet’s media power and the US economic and political power elite.

CNN: Joe Biden's Lead In Democratic Primary Increases

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Reuters *CNN:* *CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April* Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Biden has the support of 34% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters, his best showing in CNN polling since just after his campaign's formal launch on April 25. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are about even for second, with 19% and 1... more »

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Warns Egypt Not To Go To War Over Dam Project

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo *Middle East Eye:* *Ethiopia's prime minister warns of war with Egypt over dam project* Abiy Ahmed says his country could mobilise 'millions of people' to fight but negotiations are a better solution Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday that his country is capable of mobilising millions to fight Egypt over a disputed dam project, but that talks ar... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/23/19"

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“Low but solid ground in the struggle for equality”

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the symposium on Robert Tsai, Practical Equality: Forging Justice in a Divided Nation (Norton 2019). George Thomas Let me begin where Robert Tsai closes in *Practical Equality*: “So beware of purists who would lead you to glorious, spectacular defeats when everyday suffering can be reduced through less glamorous, persistent labor” (230). To achieve equality, Tsai calls on us to become less enamored with abstract notions of justice and more attentive to winning real results in a deeply divided and deeply imperfect world. Tsai’ central argument is rooted in what he dubs pragmatic... more »

For Boomers Reframing Aging, Age-Proofing A Home Won’t Come Cheap

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Americans want to stay at home as they age, but it doesn't come cheap.

City still ridin’ the stadium train

Suzanne Rent at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. Stadium This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Halifax council yesterday rejected Sam Austin’s bid to immediately end a staff review of the Schooners’ stadium proposal. Had Austin been successful, the stadium proposal would have effectively been rejected. In October 2018, council passed a motion outlining how it would deal with the stadium […]

A Split In Relations Between Turkey And The US

Leonid SAVIN at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
After the US imposed new sanctions on Turkey for carrying out a military operation in the Kurdish territories in Syria, the divergence of interests between Ankara and Washington reached a new level. To paraphrase former Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s concept of “strategic depth”, one could ask: what is the […]

Symposium on Robert Tsai, Practical Equality

Mark Graber at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
This week at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on Robert Tsai’s new book, Practical Equality: Forging Justice in a Divided Nation (Norton 2019). Our commentators are Susan Burgess (Ohio Univeristy), George Thomas(Claremont McKenna College), Nelson Tebbe (Cornell Law School), and me. Robert will respond at the end of the week.

Witnessing the Disintegration of the System—LaRouche Program Gives the Solutions

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: Helga Zepp-LaRouche speaks at a memorial event celebrating the life and legacy of American statesman, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. held in Manhattan, June 8th, 2019 with simultaneous satellite events watching across the country. (Stuart Lewis/EIRNS)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191023-disintegration-system-lar-solution.pdf We are seeing the disintegration of the Wall Street/City of London financial and geopolitical system. “One ominous sign,” noted Schiller Institute President Helga Zepp-LaRouche yesterday, “is how many people are in the streets,” with mass demonstrations against au... more »

Manhattan Town Hall—Think Like a President: Lyndon LaRouche "On the Subject of Metaphor"

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Classical Renaissance Think Like a President: Lyndon LaRouche "On the Subject of Metaphor" Video of Think Like a President: Lyndon LaRouche "On the Subject of Metaphor" The task for the LaRouche movement's Committees of Correspondence is to clean the cobwebs of indecision from the minds of people who still hesitate to embrace President Trump's recent attack on the "military industrial complex." To that end, the LaRouche document "On the Subject of Metaphor" is discussed by Dennis Speed, in the context of an international briefing given by Diane Sare.

Report: 'CO₂ Reduction' Is a Mass Murder Policy

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Helga Zepp LaRouche LaRouchePAC Science Megan Beets Jason Ross Benjamin Deniston In this report, the LaRouche PAC dissects the climate change catastrophe narrative, showing that its origins lie not in science, but in politics; that its greatest promoters are not socialists or concerned youth, but rather the greatest centers of financial power—Wall Street and the City of London; that the supposed existence of a scientific “consensus” fades when challenged; that proposed means of achieving zero net carbon will impose devastating social costs worldwide, with particularly harmful effect... more »

In a Deep Crisis, a New Paradigm Is Just That Close

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump salutes military personnel as he disembarks Air Force One at to Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, he was also greeted by Texas government officials and guests. (Official White House Photo)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191022-deep-crisis.pdf The current worldwide crisis is more than the danger, bad as it is, of “regime-change wars” spreading to world war; it goes beyond the attempt by the war party to oust U.S. President Donald Trump because he wants peace and strategic cooperation with Russia in particular—in the Mideast i... more »

The Congress Running To Impeachment and War Is Running Away From Wall Street’s Big Problem

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressional leadership Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191021-congress-running-impeachment.pdf The U.S. Senate is now a theater of endless-war warriors demanding more Middle East wars and punishment of President Donald Trump with the absurd claim of genocide against the Kurds. The House of Representatives now boasts impeachers of both parties who pretend to believe that Vladimir Putin (or Xi Jinpin... more »

The Secret of How Trump Outflanked the War Party

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
The Secret of How Trump Outflanked the War Party Video of The Secret of How Trump Outflanked the War Party This week Helga discusses Trump's latest moves to end the regime change wars which he was elected to do and contrasts the American population's support for President Trump shown at various rallies throughout the country vs. the mainstream media's attempt to project a completely different reality. With a fragile ceasefire on the Syrian/Turkish border, now is the time to begin the reconstruction of the region by extending the Belt and Road Initiative into the Middle East! Hel... more »

The Hour Has Struck

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Trump holds a massive campaign rally in Dallas, TX. October 17, 2019. (Donald J. Trump/Facebook)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191018-hour-struck.pdf In most periods, history allows little change for the better over the short term, and the wisest minds patiently prepare for the opportunities which the future will present. Then come those other, rarer times where decades or longer are thrown into the balance over mere weeks or days—revolutionary times. LaRouche PAC’s stirring video interviews just released with Hussein Askary and State Senator Richard Black demonstrate... more »

Will Trump, Putin, Xi, and Modi End the British Century of War? - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Will Trump, Putin, Xi, and Modi End the British Century of War? - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat Video of Will Trump, Putin, Xi, and Modi End the British Century of War? - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat President Trump has kicked over the fixed imperial chessboard once again with his pullout from Syria. That and the upcoming exposures of the ongoing coup against the President is sorting out the dynamic political situation in the U.S. Yesterday, 354 members of the House of Representatives voted against the President’s fulfillment of his campaign promise to end regime change wars. Meanwhile,... more »

Waiting Beyond a Trump Impeachment: Deep Recession, Financial Crash, and a Green New Deal

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20191017-wait-beyond-impeachment.pdf If Americans demand that the basics of Lyndon LaRouche’s economic laws be implemented now—from a Glass-Steagall Act to break up Wall Street, through to crash programs in space exploration and fusion power development—we can power our way past the deep recession and financial crash which is threatenin... more »

Their Alternate Facts

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Tom Walkom writes that voters punished all the parties in this election. But that reality hasn't set in yet. All of the leaders seem to be living in an alternate reality: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer treated the Liberal minority win as if it had never happened. He made no mention of the fact that his party had failed to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Instead, he treated the election as a way station on the road to an inevitable Conservative victory sometime in the future. There was no talk from Scheer on how to make a minority parliament work. Rather, he s... more »

Rudy Giuliani on the Stand

Gerard N. Magliocca at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
The President's lawyer will be a star witness in the impeachment trial. His testimony, though, will present several challenges for Chief Justice Roberts and for the Senate. Let me run through some. 1. Can Rudy defend the President in the trial if he is also a witness? In an ordinary trial, the answer would be no. Here I suppose the Chief Justice could allow Giuliani to perform both roles with the caution that this might be bad for the President's defense. But he could, I would think, also bar him from being a lawyer on the Senate floor. 2. What happens if Rudy takes the Fifth? In a... more »

Cop Arrested in Human Trafficking Bust for Pimping Out His Own Wife

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: prostitute]A cop whose job consisted of locking up prostitutes and pimps was arrested and charged for pimping out his own wife.

UK: Teen Workman’s Hand Chopped off with an Axe in a Gang Attack

UK Mirror at Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Mohammed Awais Sajid swung an axe at arborist Cameron Brooksbank's head and called him a "white bastard". When Brooksbank tried to block the blow with his hand, it was chopped off. The attack ended when one of the tree trimmers threatened the gang with a chainsaw.

Democrat Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard and Jill Stein of the Green Party React to Hillary Clinton’s Accusation that They Are Russian Assets

Fox News at Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Hillary accused Tulsi Gabbard, Jill Stein and President Trump of being Russian assets. Jill Stein said that Hillary used her rant to crack down on people who go against the military industrial complex and endless wars.

Two Members of the Proud Boys Sentenced to Four Years in Prison Each for Fighting Back Aggressively Against Antifa

Gateway Pundit at Need To Know - 14 hours ago
The members of Antifa involved in the fight backed out, and the the state became the accuser. McInnes says the media and the political establishment of New York used the brawl between the two groups paint Trump supporters as violent hate gangs. The judge equated the fight to the rise of Nazis in Europe.

Today’s Chile Could be Tomorrow’s Brazil, Economists Say

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - If people stick their heads in an oven and their legs and trunk in a refrigerator, they will suffer greatly, despite having a good overall average body temperature. This is an anecdote used by economics professors to alert students that raw numbers do not reflect social reality. Like this comparison, […] The post Today’s Chile Could be Tomorrow’s Brazil, Economists Say appeared first on The Rio Times.

With Maracanã Stadium Sold Out, Flamengo Projects R$7 Million Ticket Revenue

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Wednesday's duel with Grêmio, which will determine a spot in the final of the Copa Libertadores in dispute, has already assured Flamengo a significant turnover even before the match kick-off. With tickets sold out about a month ago, the expected income from tickets for the 9:30 PM match is […] The post With Maracanã Stadium Sold Out, Flamengo Projects R$7 Million Ticket Revenue appeared first on The Rio Times.

Eduardo Bolsonaro Backs Down from Becoming Ambassador to USA

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro has given up assuming the position as ambassador to Washington. The announcement was made in a speech in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday night, October 22nd, during the approval of the agreement between Brazil and the United States . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Eduardo Bolsonaro Backs Down from Becoming Ambassador to USA appeared first on The Rio Times.

CT: Another Way To Privatize Education

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
To read press accounts, one must conclude that Ray and Barbara Dalio are not exactly like other billionaire dabblers in education. He is a successful hedge fund manager and the richest guy in Connecticut. She immigrated from Spain fifty-ish years ago and worked at the Whitney before settling into the mom-and-kids track. He has announced that capitalism is not working, and that income gap is a huge national crisis. When she decided she was interested in working on education, she started visiting actual schools. After a start working with charters and Teach for America, she pulled aw... more »

The Bidens, Burisma and the Atlantic Council - The Tangled Web

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 14 hours ago
In the past I have posted musings on the Atlantic Council, one of Washington's most influential think tanks and a group that is often thought of as the braintrust behind NATO. With the recent business links between Burisma, a Ukraine-based gas producing company and former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, it is interesting to note that there is yet another twist to this saga that has led to the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. Let's look at some background about the Atlantic Council to help put the group into a broader perspective. The Atlantic Council has the f... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Buttigieg Has 24 Billionaire Donors. Harris Has 17. Biden Has 13. Sanders Has None. Radical Theology That Could Make Religious Freedom a Thing of the Past Hydro Tasmania asked to explain cloud seeding in catchment day before flooding Goldman Sachs released a 34-page analysis of the effects of climate change. And the results are terrifying. Spain's Catalonia Crisis Just Got A Lot Worse Nearly 60% of the world's banks are likely to struggle in an economic downturn, McKinsey saysA new McKinsey report says that it's a 'do or die moment' for many banks. Here's how they ... more »

Isaiah Berlin On Utopianism

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
In his essay, “The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will,” (*The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas*; By Isaiah Berlin; Page 219 - 252), Isaiah Berlin sounds a warning against the moral and political cost of utopianism. Here’s a paragraph from the essay in which Berlin equates utopianism with totalitarianism: “All the utopias known to us are based upon the discoverability and harmony of objectively true ends, true for all men, at all times and places. This holds of every ideal city, from Plato’s *Republic* and his *Laws*, and Zeno’s anarchist world community, and... more »

Analyzing online posts could help spot future mass shooters and terrorists

Allyssa McCabe, Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Researchers look for signals that might distinguish people who are upset and ranting online from those who intend to do real physical harm.

They're not all racist nut jobs – and 4 other observations about the patriot militia movement

John Temple, Professor, Reed College of Media, West Virginia University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The popular perception of right-wing patriot militia members is that they are racist, violent and crazy. The authors of a new book about them say that's not the whole story.

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