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Philippines: Duterte Allows Bombing of Mosques for Final Battle Against Islamic State in Marawi
Post Date: 2017-09-05 09:26:58 by IbJensen
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he mosques and madrasas have been used to fire upon people. So why should they be off limits? Snipers in Marawi opened fire on non-Muslims from the roof of a mosque. They will continue operations if the mosques are seen as sacrosanct and immune from attack. Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte told reporters Wednesday that, following the liberation of the Grand Mosque of Marawi, the nation’s military could now bomb mosques, madrassas, and other hiding centers to finally eliminate the Islamic State presence in the city. Marawi is the Philippines’ only official Islamic city, as over 90 percent of the country identifies as Roman Catholic. The Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf, local ...
Supermarket chain airbrushes Christian cross from Greek food to avoid offending
Post Date: 2017-09-05 09:19:45 by IbJensen
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Anyone sick and tired of this submission? What are they afraid of militant Buddhists? Lidl airbrushes Christian cross from church pictured on its Greek food range because the supermarket chain ‘does not wish to exclude any religious beliefs’ The supermarket chain has come under fire for altering its new ‘Eridanous’ range Shoppers say the Anastasis Church had its cross removed from packaging Customers have taken to social media to vent their frustration at Lidl Lidl has defended its decision to airbrush Christian symbols from its packaging, claiming the supermarket wants to remain ‘religiously neutral’. The chain’s new Greek ‘Eridanous’ ...
A wave of homicides overwhelms Tijuana
Post Date: 2017-09-03 15:10:22 by XDMAR
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Aug. 26-- TIJUANA, Mexico-By the time the Red Cross ambulance pulled into a crowded apartment complex known as Torres del Lago, the man lying face down on a dirt lot was already dead. Neighbors leaned out their windows on this warm Friday evening, taking in the activity below: flashing lights of patrol cars, forensic specialists dressed in white, members of the ambulance crew checking for vital signals. And outside the cordoned crime scene, two young women clasped in a tight embrace, one crying out for her brother: "Mi hermano, mi hermano." Such scenes have been playing out largely in Tijuana's vast working-class neighborhoods in recent months as the violence rises to record ...
NKorea missile fear sets pre-emptive strike debate in Japan
Post Date: 2017-09-03 07:30:05 by XDMAR
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TOKYO (AP) -- Japan is debating whether to develop a limited pre-emptive strike capability and buy cruise missiles - ideas that were anathema in the pacifist country before the North Korea missile threat. With revisions to Japan's defense plans underway, ruling party hawks are accelerating the moves, and some defense experts say Japan should at least consider them. Japan has a two-step missile defense system, including interceptors on destroyers in the Sea of Japan that would shoot down projectiles mid-flight and if that fails, surface-to-air PAC-3s on land. In a pre-emptive strike, by Japanese definition, cruise missiles, such as Tomahawk, fired from destroyers or fighter jets would ...
Smoke seen pouring from Russian consulate in San Francisco
Post Date: 2017-09-01 15:57:27 by XDMAR
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Acrid, black smoke was seen pouring from a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco Friday, a day after the Trump administration ordered its closure amid escalating tensions between the United States and Russia. Firefighters who arrived at the scene were turned away by consulate officials who came from inside the building. An Associated Press reporter heard people who came from inside the building tell firefighters that there was no problem and that consulate staff were burning unidentified items in a fireplace. Mindy Talamadge, a spokeswoman from the San Francisco Fire Department, said the department received a call about the smoke and sent a crew to ...
Russia Backpedals On Bitcoin - Unveils Plan To Ban Cryptocurrency Sales To "Ordinary People"
Post Date: 2017-08-30 15:04:56 by nolu chan
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Russia Backpedals On Bitcoin - Unveils Plan To Ban Cryptocurrency Sales To "Ordinary People" by Tyler Durden Aug 29, 2017 11:30 PM After local Russian media reported earlier this year that the Russian Parliament could legalize bitcoin as soon as 2018, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev this week signaled that authorities might instead seek to restrict its use. During an interview with Russia 24, a state-owned news channel, Moiseev said that Russian authorities should treat cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, as sophisticated financial assets and restrict their use and trading to qualified investors only. Moiseev’s statement surprised members of Russia's digital ...
Trump says Kim Jong-un's message 'has been received loud and clear' and warns 'all options are on the table' following North Korean missile launch over Japan, prompting Seoul show of force
Post Date: 2017-08-29 10:38:06 by cranky
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Donald Trump calls North Korea a 'grave and growing direct threat' to the worldSaid North Korea had made its contempt for all UN nations 'loud and clear'North Korea's test launch saw a ballistic missile fly over northern JapanPrime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would do all in his power to protect people South Korea in response dropped eight bombs at a range near the Korean borderSouth Korea warned North Korea may be preparing for its sixth nuclear testDetected signs of it preparing another test at its Punggye-ri underground site US, Japan and South Korea have requested a UN Security Council meeting President Donald Trump blasted North Korea as a 'grave and growing ...
Jean-Claude Juncker: The UK government's Brexit position papers are not 'satisfactory'
Post Date: 2017-08-29 10:33:07 by XDMAR
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LONDON — The UK government's position papers for Brexit negotiations are not "satisfactory," European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said. Talking at a conference of EU diplomats on Tuesday, Juncker said that there were an "enormous amount of issues" still to be resolved in Brexit negotiations, which restarted this week. His comments follow the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier saying on Monday that Britain "must start negotiating seriously." Theresa May's government has published a number of position papers and "future partnership papers" in the past fortnight, including plans for the Irish border, the UK's ...
Afghanistan and the CIA Heroin Ratline
Post Date: 2017-08-29 07:28:51 by Deckard
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The Persian Gulf harbors an array of extremely compromising secrets. Near the top is the Afghan heroin ratline – with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) positioned as the golden node of a transnational, trillion dollar heroin money laundering operation. In this 21st century Opium War, crops harvested in Afghanistan are essentially feeding the heroin market not only in Russia and Iran but especially in the US. Up to 93% of the world’s opium comes from Afghanistan. Contrary to predominant Western perception, this is not an Afghan Taliban operation. The key questions — never asked by Atlanticist ...
Slandering Russia: ’Journalists tripping one another saying outrageous things to please bosses’
Post Date: 2017-08-25 14:31:47 by A Pole
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US mainstream media reporters are tripping over one another to say the most outrageous things as they think their bosses will like to present Russia in the worst possible light, says political analyst Gilbert Doctorow. The US media is trying to uncover who is inspiring the divisions in American society. A new article in The Washington Post suggests Russian influence guides the far right. Other media outlets go even further suggesting that Russian intelligence is using hate groups to escalate the situation inside the US. However, despite all the conclusions, the article admits there is no evidence Russia is supporting American extreme right groups. “The article in the Washington ...
Soviet UnionÂ’s liberation of their country, or something
Post Date: 2017-08-25 13:45:46 by Tooconservative
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Look up chutzpah in the dictionary, and this might be the definition. Earlier this morning, the Russian foreign ministry posted objections on Facebook to Poland’s compliance with some post-Soviet treaties, with a preamble that accused Poles of being ingrates. While there may or may not be legitimate gripes with actions relating to the Friendly and Goodneighbourly Cooperation Treaty of 1992, Russia’s foreign ministry accused Poles of denying that the Soviets were their saviors in World War II: #Warsaw continue to deny the Soviet Union’s participation in Poland’s liberation from fascism https://t.co/WuBE31cREm pic.twitter.com/dXRZbPl43f — MFA Russia ...
Piglets saved from blaze served as sausages to firefighters who rescued them
Post Date: 2017-08-25 10:06:33 by Deckard
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A farmer in Wiltshire, England, decided to thank the the firefighters who saved her piglets from a barn fire in an almost twisted yet somehow fitting manner. Back in February, officers from the Pewsey Fire Station responded to a blaze at a farm where 60 metric tons of hay had caught on fire. The quick-acting officials ended up saving 18 piglets and two sows from what would have been a terrible death. Months later, in a somewhat controversial move, farm manager Rachel Rivers thanked the firefighters for their hard work by sending them some sausages … sausages made from the very piglets they had saved from that fire. “I promised them at the time when they actually go, ...
Breitbart, other 'alt-right' websites are the darlings of Russian propaganda effort
Post Date: 2017-08-25 08:58:18 by Willie Green
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Trump said that he is 'very thankful' to Russian President Vladimir Putin for expelling 755 U.S. diplomats because eliminating their payrolls has cut government costs. Time Amid an investigation into Russian meddling in the last U.S. presidential election, a Russian propaganda Twitter network aimed at American audiences consistently spreads links to Breitbart and other right-wing or conspiracy theory websites that boost President Trump and bash Democrats. The websites — which include True Pundit, the Gateway Pundit and Imperialist U — are regular features on the list of “Top Domains” pushed by a network of 600 Twitter accounts ...
Progressivism is killing blacks!
Post Date: 2017-08-24 18:43:23 by Justified
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Title "Killed Deadpool 2 stuntwoman 'overpromoted because she was the right race and gender'" Stunt performers who worked on ‘Deadpool 2’ have said that they warned producers of the movie that newcomer Joi ‘SJ’ Harris, who died in a motorcycle accident on set, was not up to the job. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, several people who worked on the movie have come forward saying that they had voiced concerns, but were ignored. There are also suggestions that producers pressured their stunt coordinators to use Harris because she was African-American, and a believable stand-in for Zazie Beetz, the actress playing the character of Domino, despite her ...
Young Chinese are 'too fat and masturbate too much to pass army fitness tests'
Post Date: 2017-08-24 11:05:43 by Willie Green
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The Chinese army is concerned at the lack of young recruits in good physical condition.AFP/Getty Images A rising number of young Chinese people are failing fitness tests required to join the army because they are too fat and masturbate too much, state media has proclaimed. The high rejection rate has triggered concerns that there are not enough youths in good physical condition to fill the ranks of the Chinese army. A poor diet and frequent masturbation, leading to abnormally large testicular veins, are believed to be behind falling fitness levels, according to a report published in state-run military newspaper the People’s Liberation Army Daily.Authorities also think the constant use ...
Mayor of Venice says ANYONE who shouts 'Allahu Akbar' in his city will be shot by snipers
Post Date: 2017-08-24 09:22:17 by IbJensen
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Luigi Brugnaro claims the Italian tourist hotspot is safer than Barcelona - where 14 people died being run down by a terrorist - saying that 'in contrast, we keep our guard up' Venice's right-wing mayor has ordered cops to shoot ANYONE who shouts 'Allahu Akbar' - rather than risk a terror attack . The phrase in Arabic for 'God is greatest' has been shouted in multiple terrorist incidents across the continent. The Times reports that Italian mayor Luigi Brugnaro claimed that his city Venice was safer than Barcelona - where 14 people died being run down by a van last week. Speaking at a conference in Rimini, north east Italy, he further revealed the ...
Redefining 'Drug Bust': German Police Seize 5,000 Pills In Shape Of Trump's Head
Post Date: 2017-08-23 11:40:44 by Deckard
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German police stopped a vehicle Saturday night, only to find the father and son inside allegedly hauling a heap of ecstasy. The roughly 5,000 pills packed in a handful of bags had a street value of nearly $46,000, according to authorities in Osnabrück. A big catch, to be sure — but that's not the weird part. When they took a closer look, they saw a familiar face staring back. Enlarge this image This photograph provided by Osnabrück police shows one of the ecstasy pills they seized over Saturday evening. In all, the heap of pills shaped like Donald Trump's head had an estimated street value of nearly $46,000. AP hide caption toggle caption AP This ...
Witnesses Watch in Horror As Cops Mace & Taser Deaf Mute Man Over a Parking Ticket
Post Date: 2017-08-23 08:23:08 by Deckard
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San Diego, CA — Sadly, as multiple cases show, being deaf in America while interacting with police can lead to your arrest, assault, or even your death. A deaf, mute man in San Diego just learned this the hard way. The man, whose name has not been released, was in a thrift shop attempting to sell some shoes when he noticed a traffic enforcement officer writing him a ticket for being illegally parked. Likely knowing that he couldn’t afford a ticket, he ran outside to plead with the officer. “He couldn’t speak, so he was communicating via a legal pad we had. As he was writing something to ask us, he saw that he was going to get a ticket,” said Tiara Arreloa, the ...
Big data finds the Medieval Warm Period – no denial her
Post Date: 2017-08-22 11:45:53 by IbJensen
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According to author Leo Tolstoy, born at the very end of the Little Ice Age, in quite a cold country: The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he already knows, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him. So, our new technical paper in GeoResJ (vol. 14, pages 36-46) will likely be ignored. Because after applying the latest big data technique to six 2,000 year-long proxy-temperature series we cannot confirm that recent warming is anything but natural – what might have occurred anyway, even if ...
Hundreds confess to eating human flesh
Post Date: 2017-08-22 08:47:23 by Willie Green
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Pietermaritzburg - A community meeting following the arrest of four Estcourt men for allegedly killing a person and eating human flesh saw hundreds of residents allegedly confess to having eaten human body parts procured from one of the accused.The four men, Nino Mbatha (32), Sthembiso Sithole (31), Lindokuhle Masondo (32) and Lungisani Magubane (30), appeared in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of murder and conspiracy. This after one of the four men allegedly walked into the Estcourt police station on Friday, holding human body parts and confessed to being “tired of eating human flesh”. When he was questioned, he produced part of a human leg and a hand. ...
Payback: Trump orders diplomatic response aimed at Putin
Post Date: 2017-08-21 09:55:19 by Tooconservative
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Will the US response to Russia’s diplomatic maneuver last month hit Vladimir Putin where it hurts? After Russia demanded a cutback of 755 positions in US diplomatic personnel, Donald Trump joked that Vladimir Putin had done him a favor by saving the State Department lots of money. Trump found another way to save money — cut off all non-immigrant visas for more than a week, and then severely restrict them afterward: The United States Embassy in Moscow announced Monday it would temporarily stop issuing all non-immigrant visas in Russia and then severely curtail visa operations as it slashes its staff to comply with the latest salvo in Washington’s diplomatic standoff with ...
Trump has made Afghanistan decision after 'rigorous' review: Mattis
Post Date: 2017-08-20 12:33:08 by A K A Stone
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AMMAN, Reuters - President Donald Trump has made a decision on the United States' strategy for Afghanistan after a "sufficiently rigorous" review process, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday. However, Mattis did not provide details on when the White House would make an announcement or what the decision was on Afghanistan, where fighting still rages more than 15 years after U.S. forces invaded and overthrew a Taliban government. Soon after taking office in January, the Trump administration began a review of U.S. policy on Afghanistan, which has expanded into a broader South Asia review. "I am very comfortable that the strategic process was sufficiently rigorous ...
Jeh Johnson: Removal of Confederate Statues a Matter of ‘Homeland Security’
Post Date: 2017-08-20 12:17:01 by A K A Stone
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Former Obama administration official Jeh Johnson said the removal of Confederate statues was a matter of "public safety and homeland security" on Sunday. In the aftermath of deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., when a man with white nationalist ties was arrested for ramming his car into a crowd of counter-protesters last week and killing a woman, Confederate monuments across the country have been taken down. The furor in Charlottesville began with a protest by white supremacists against the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Johnson served as Secretary of Homeland Security under Obama, and he said on ABC's "This Week" that the monuments to Confederates were ...
Let Ukraine Defend Itself [just don't drag NATO into it]
Post Date: 2017-08-17 03:57:33 by Tooconservative
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Say an expert tells you that if you don’t follow his advice, the world or a substantial part of it might go up in flames. You do nothing, and two years later no fire is apparent — but the same expert returns, offering the same advice. Would you take his suggestion the second time around? That is roughly the position of those who argue that we must arm Ukraine. Two years ago the Brookings Institution put out a proposal for arming Ukraine and warned that failing to do so could bring about “worldwide conflagration.” If you haven’t noticed, most of us are still walking about. Casey Michel, writing here at National Review, disputes my characterization of Ukraine ...
Atomic Scientists: North Korea’s Nuclear Missile Claims Are a Hoax
Post Date: 2017-08-15 09:38:21 by Deckard
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President Donald Trump continued his blustery North Korea rhetoric on Friday, tweeting that the U.S. military was “locked and loaded” and later telling reporters that Kim Jong-un had better not make any “overt threats” against the United States. “This man will not get away with what he is doing,” Trump told reporters from his golf club in New Jersey, adding that if Kim makes a move against the U.S. or its allies “he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast.” In the midst of this spike in tension between the United States and the Hermit Kingdom, a team of independent rocket experts ...
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