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Russia limits damage following air strike on Turkish troops
The Russians are going into overdrive to contain the diplomatic damage from the Russian air strike that killed three Turkish soldiers and wounded eleven others near Al-Bab in Syria on Thursday.
Russian President Putin immediately telephoned Turkish President Erdogan to offer his condolences, and the Russian and Turkish Chiefs of General Staff have also spoken to each other. Here is the Kremlin’s summary of President Putin’s conversation with President Erdogan -
US/IRAN Relations & Why We Should Fear What Might Be Coming…
Opponents of US-led foreign interventions and wars may find themselves disappointed by the foreign policy paths the Trump-led White House ends up taking. It hasn’t taken very long at all for the ill omens to appear. For all the talk of a new, inward-looking protectionism and a backing away from Neo-Con activity in the Middle […]
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Russia’s military bases in Syria
A reason frequently given by Western commentators for Russia’s support for President Assad is Russia’s supposed wish to protect its naval base in Tartus in Syria. Some commentators have suggested conversely that one of the reasons for the whole Syrian war was to drive the Russians out of Syria.
In my opinion neither of these claims is true, but there is no doubt that one consequence of the war is that it has hugely increased the scale of Russia’s military presence in Syria beyond anything conceivable in 2011 when the Syrian conflict started. -
Nine Young Children Killed: The Full Details Of The Botched US Raid In Yemen
Relatives of people killed in the raid gather in one of the decimated houses. Photo by Nasser al Sane
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#MorningMonarchy: February 9, 2017
Cosmic triggers, meme magic and the snow moon + this day in history w/McCarthy Commies and our song of the day by Moon Duo on your Morning Monarchy for February 9, 2017.
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Good News and Bad News at Hanford, America’s Most Polluted Site
By Joshua Frank | The Investigative Fund | February 7, 2017 It’s a new year and new administration, but the strong radioactive stench is the same out at Hanford in eastern Washington, home of the world’s costliest environmental cleanup. In January, a dozen workers reported smelling a toxic odor outside the site’s tank farms, where nuclear waste […]
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How a Breakdown in Liberal Ideology Created Trump – Part 2
If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, today’s will read like a bunch of indecipherable nonsense (perhaps it will anyway!).
What follows is a continued analysis of the recent thoughts Ken Wilber outlined in his e-book, Trump and a Post-Truth World: An Evolutionary Self-Correction, which attempts to understand contemporary American politics through the lens of human consciousness development. -
Brazil’s Olympic Legacy Far from Fulfilled at Idle Game Venues
teleSUR | February 9, 2017 A lack of activity and upkeep is plaguing facilities including the site of swimming competitions, where craters from disassembled pools collect stagnant water. Less than six months after Rio de Janeiro hosted the first-ever Olympics in South America, game venues sit idle and already in disrepair, raising questions about a […]
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Essential context about Trump’s refugee ban – Made in Israel
By Alison Weir | If Americans Knew | February 4, 2017 President Trump has issued an executive order suspending entry to the U.S for people from Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran, and Yemen (the order is called “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”). These same countries were the focus […]
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Politicians Are Now Making Plans in Case the Public Turns Against Them Violently
(ANTIMEDIA) Washington, D.C. — As protests continue to break out all around the nation over President Donald Trump’s desire to scrap Obamacare, Politico reported Tuesday that many politicians are beginning to worry about their own personal safety — to the point where some are having private sessions to discuss the matter.
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New facts and rumors emerge after Givi’s assassination, by Scott Humor
On February 9th, the Donetsk republic authorities announced that the regime in Kiev was behind the assassination of Mikhail Sergeyevich Tolstykh, nom de guerre Givi. They also claim that they
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NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE NEFARIUM FEB 9, 2017
The Nefarium has been busy this week, and I'll bet you didn't even hear about this one on the lamestream corporate globaloneyist media:
http://www.thedailyeconomist.com/2017/02/long-time-us-vassal-state-japa……
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A class of her own: country’s first teacher with Down’s syndrome
Meet Noelia Garella, the first person with Down’s syndrome to work as a teacher in Argentina
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Renewable energy accounts for almost 90% of new power in Europe
Wind overtakes coal and Germany is responsible for 44 per cent of all the wind farms installed in Europe last year. But progress is in danger of stalling, say experts
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‘This Is The #NoDAPL Last Stand’: Tribe To Sue As Actions Planned Nationwide
The Trump administration “will be held accountable in court” for its decision to grant the final easement on the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), Indigenous people and environmental allies vowed Tuesday. And with actions planned nationwide on Wednesday, the administration won’t get off in the court of public opinion, either. “The drinking water of millions of Americans is now at risk,” said[Read More...]
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Seattle Just Divested Billions From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline
The movement to stop the controversial Dakota Access pipeline through financial activism took an important step forward today, as the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to approve a bill that terminates a valuable city contract with Wells Fargo. The bank, one of the largest in the United States, has provided more than $450 million in credit to the companies building the pipeline.
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TBR Radio Exclusive: Frosty Wooldridge – The Environmental Effects Of Overpopulation Worldwide – Part 3
In today’s show originally broadcast on February 9 2017, TBR Radio’s Andrew Carrington Hitchcock interviews Frosty Wooldridge, to continue our series entitled, “The Environmental Effects Of Overpopulation Worldwide.”
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50% W. Europe Men from “One King”
Around 50 percent of all men in Western Europe are descendants of one Bronze Age “king” who generated much of the nobility class which spread throughout Europe, a new genetic study has claimed.
The study, published in the Nature Genetics journal, analyzed the sequences of 1,244 human male Y chromosomes drawn from the 1000 Genomes Project. -
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Learning In The Line Of Fire
Wala, 16, always finds a seat away from the windows. The girl is a student at the Hayel Abdul Hamid secondary school in Beit Hanoun, a United Nations facility in the northern Gaza Strip. She has developed a phobia of sitting next to windows, afraid, she told The Electronic Intifada, of stray bullets. Her fear is well-founded. Beit Hanoun lies[Read More...]
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Zionist Neocons Have Trump In Their Sights
Both Israel Shamir and Stephen Lendmen are Jews who are more loyal to Truth than to Zionism.
Israel Shamir Explains That Zionist Jews Have Stabbed Trump In The Back
http://www.unz.com/ishamir/the-futile-efforts-of-donald-trump/
Stephen Lendman Reports That Trump Is About To Appoint One Of The Worst Zionist Neocons
As Deputy Secretary Of State
Neocon Elliot Abrams for Deputy Secretary of State?
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Russian airstrike kills 3 Turkish soldiers in Syria, Moscow confirms
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to President Erdogan of Turkey and expressed his condolences over the accidental loss of life after a Russian warplane hit a building housing Turkish soldiers in Al-Bab. A similar phone conversation was held between the head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, and his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar.
As a result, both sides agreed to increase cooperation and information exchange between the Russian and Turkish forces on the ground in Syria. -
Living In A Man’s World
A short history Our Earth was formed about 4.56 billion years (4.560.000.000 years) ago by accretion of material from the Solar Nebula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accretion_(astrophysics) Compared to many other species, the history of mankind covers a very short period. Early modern humans (Homo sapiens) were born in Africa about 200,000 years B.C., and have since spread around the world. This development began[Read More...]
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GM Mustard Case Returns To Court In India
This week, India’s Supreme Court will hear the next installment of the case brought by Aruna Rodrigues to stop the commercial release of genetically modified mustard. The Government of India is attempting to push through the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) food crops. In an attempt to spearhead the drive by making GM mustard the first such crop in[Read More...]
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A Vision of America’s Future With Ratification Of The USVRA
Let us imagine two things. First, that the United States Voters’ Rights Amendment has been enacted and ratified as the result of a mass, nonpartisan, political movement, and that we can take a time trip into the future to see the results. Let’s visit that not-so-distant time and observe what the People have been able to accomplish—once they took control[Read More...]
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Pellet Hit Umar Nazir -An Untold Story
Recently I came back to my home from Jammu. On reaching Banihall I went directly towards the railway station amid cold, and drizzle. I was trembling due to biting cold. Finally jumped inside the train after waiting for 30 minutes, I luckily found a seat next to the innocent and cute 11 years old boy wearing spectacles. It was the[Read More...]
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Why does General Flynn hate Iran?
As the Trump administration makes its first positive signal towards calming relations with China, it continues its relentless drumbeat of hostility towards Iran.
This begs the question of why an administration which appears otherwise committed to pulling back from international conflicts so that it can focus its energies on defeating Jihadi terrorism and ISIS is so fixed in its hostility to Iran? -
Trump To Approve Massive Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia
(ANTIWAR) According to officials familiar with the process, President Trump is expected to quickly approve massive weapons sales to both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, deals which had been on hold over growing concerns about human rights abuses by both nations.
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Trump’s Truth Bomb: “You Think We’re So Innocent?”
By John Wight | CounterPunch | February 9, 2017 “Putin’s a killer.” This was the claim made by Fox News ‘journalist’ Bill O’Reilly during his recent interview with Donald Trump. Trump’s reply came in the form of a simple question. “What, you think our country’s so innocent?” It was a reply that succeeded in puncturing […]
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Interview 1253 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-02-09%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio]This week on the New World Next Week: Media provides more grist for the phoney left/right divide and conquer mill; the firm that the US gov used to hack iPhone gets hacked; and India's immunisation program cuts all ties to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation over big pharma conflict of interest.
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There Are Good Democrats And There Are The Other Kind-- Take Nevada For Example
Ruben Kihuen and Dean Heller-- 2018 Senate opponents?There really was only one feasible way to stop Betsy DeVos from being confirmed-- Nevada. Nevada is a swing state tilting Blue. Obama won it against McCain in 2008 (55-43%) and against Romney in 2012 (52-46%). This past November, Hillary took the state's 6 electoral votes against Triump 537,753 (47.9%) to 511,319 (45.5%).
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Trump Confronts New McCarthyism
President Trump has hit back forcefully against the New McCarthyism, including a stunning rebuke of Sen. John McCain for fanning a New Cold War with Russia and risking World War III, writes Gilbert Doctorow. By Gilbert Doctorow The original McCarthyism…Read more →
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Severe heat hits Australia
Scientists are warning that Australia’s wheat output could be adversely affected by the change in climate [Xinhua]
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has warned of severe heat in some parts of the country, with temperatures reaching as high as 50 Celsius.
On Thursday, it said: “We’ve seen inland troughs waving making cold fronts pass further south and this has dragged that bubble of heat back through south eastern parts of New South Wales and right through South Australia, Victoria and Southern parts of New South Wales.” -
Preparations for Trump-Putin meeting still not underway, says Kremlin
So far the date has not been set and there is nothing concrete to move on, said Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Russia’s vesti.ru reports.
Peskov’s comments came in response to a question about the preparations for a meeting between the heads of Russia and the United States. -
Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, The Enemies of Our Enemy Are Not Our Friends
You know you’re living in a looking-glass world when former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks out against one of Donald Trump’s executive orders...
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Alexey Navalny’s conviction shows that Russian democracy is healthy
The recent conviction of Russian self-proclaimed ‘opposition’ politician Alexey Navalny, is a sign that Russian democracy is healthy. The Western media myth about a politicised trial is not only untrue, but it is far less interesting than the truth.
Here’s what you need to know.
Navalny’s conviction represents a restored Russia with an effective and non-biased justice. -
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Obama style liberal propaganda channel will fall flat in Eastern Europe
RT reports that US state funded Radio Free Europe is set to launch a Russian language channel in Czech Republic called ‘Current Time’. The stated agenda is to offer ‘an alternative to disinformation’ in countries with Russian speaking populations.
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California lawmaker who wants anti-Russian propaganda taught in schools gets shot down by Tucker Carlson (VIDEO)
The name of this California assemblyman is Marc Levine, he’s a Democrat, and the title of his bizarre legislation is the “Pravda Act of 2017.” The word “Pravda” means ‘truth’ in Russian.
While appearing on Carlson’s show on Monday, Levine argued that students in his state “need to understand Russian interference in the 2016 election and its impacts on foreign policy.” -
100-year-old Bedouin woman left homeless as Israel continues Negev demolitions
Ma’an – February 8, 2017 NEGEV – In the latest instance of Israel’s demolition campaign in the Negev region of southern Israel, homes were demolished in two unrecognized Bedouin villages on Wednesday, while Israeli police surrounded the village of Umm al-Hiran. Israeli bulldozers, escorted by Israeli police, demolished a house in the village of Wadi […]
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Semaine de la pensée marxiste, 13-17 février, Grenoble, avec Bernard Friot, Mireille Bruyère …
Karl Marx et Bernard Friot
L’Union des Étudiants Communistes organise la semaine de la pensée marxiste du 13 au 17 février sur le campus de Saint-Martin d’Hères dans la banlieue de Grenoble, avec pour thématique générale « La Révolution ». -
Moveable Feast Cafe 2017/02/09 … Open Thread
2017/02/09 12:30:01Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of
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Ecuador’s presidential candidate threatens to evict Assange from embassy
Ecuador will hold its first round of presidential elections on February 19. Eight candidates will be on the ballot and the final runoff is scheduled for April 2. The country’s President Rafael Correa is not running in the election for the first time in more than a decade. The ruling PAIS Alliance party will be presented by Lenin Moreno, a former vice president.
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Why is the media ignoring leaked US government documents about Syria?
Why is the media ignoring leaked US government documents about Syria?
by Ian Sinclair
Originally published in The New Arab, and then censored
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: the US Is Out and China"s In
China’s leaders well remember the words of Barack Obama, who stated last May 14 that the TPP’s basic premise «allows America – and not countries like China» to shape the rules of international trade. Now China has the opportunity to make a retaliatory move, by claiming that it has become the arbiter of international trade.
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Hollande lauds China ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Francois Hollande in Paris in November 2015. Hollande praised ties with China and lauded Xi’s globalization efforts [Image: Élysée.fr]
French President Francois Hollande has lauded tied with China, saying he hoped to see increased human exchanges between the two countries.
He alluded to the rise of Chinese visitors and tourists to France in recent years.
He said that ties had moved forward significantly in 2016 particularly in the sector of nuclear cooperation. -
…Uhm… British Scientists are looking for WHAT in ...
If you've been following the strangeness in Antarctica, you can add some more strangeness, and this ranges from a completely unsubstantiated rumor, which we'll…
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