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This isn't a double standard. Canada adheres to THE standard!Canada accused of double standard by restricting arms to Turks but not Saudis

The May 25th killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota shocked the world and set off mass protests against racism and police brutality in dozens of cities from the mid-western United States to the European Union, all in the midst of a global pandemic.

It’s the sort of thing that ruffled the image of a composed and tranquil existence. In some countries, doing away with political leaders is a periodic affair, deemed necessary to clean the stables. But in Sweden, change is barely discernible, stability nigh guaranteed and institutions revered. “It’s in the tradition of Sweden to put itself forth as a moral role model,” observes author Elisabeth Åsbrink.

Rifaat has an interesting bio.  I'm wondering where his loyalties lie?

I came across the report that will be the last link in this post It's a very telling report from Carnegie Middle East Yup, back where it all started. So many have forgotten this fact. It wasn't forgotten here.  The destabilization did not begin with Turkey. It began with Israel and Jordan in that part of Syria that is surrounded by both those nations. Surrounded and infiltrated.And if you pay attention you will see that the Muslim Brotherhood from Jordan played a major role.

1- Russian, US diplomats discuss political settlement in Syria

I'm confident this is a regular occurrence. After all this is how ISIS came to Syria via Iraq? By land at that time, but, it's the same route. We should recall many other airlifts of ISIS out of Syria, by the US? If not they are documented here.

It's been a dam busy blog day.  The day's posts will be relinked below.But, there's one more news article that simply begs to be posted here.Birth Pangs...What will emerge? And when?TASS

Of course I’ve been doing my best to keep an eye on what’s occurring in Northern Syria. 

Wanted to follow up on the report from yesterday

US Deploys Patriot System to Iraq