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Trump comes up top in 'poll of polls' of Republican voters - despite growing backlash over his anti-immigrant comments 'Poll of polls' shows Trump ahead of front-runner Jeb Bush
Post Date: 2015-07-05 00:39:27 by A K A Stone
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Donald Trump continues to stand by controversial comments he made about Mexican immigrants as his standings in Republican primary polls improve despite increasing criticism. The presidential hopeful placed ahead of perceived front-runner Jeb Bush in a new aggregated 'poll of polls' with 13.6 per cent support compared to the former Florida governor's 13.3. The rise comes as public figures and businesses continue to admonish Trump because of the comments saying that those crossing the border from Mexico illegally were 'rapists'. Former Republican candidate Mitt Romney told CNN Saturday that the businessman 'made a severe error in saying what he did about ...
Patriotic 4th of July Song
Post Date: 2015-07-04 14:11:56 by A K A Stone
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Islamic State claims it fired rockets from Egypt's Sinai at Israel
Post Date: 2015-07-04 09:21:31 by nativist nationalist
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Two rockets fired from Egypt's violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula exploded inside Israeli territory on Friday without causing casualties, a military spokesman said. "Two rockets fired from Sinai struck southern Israel, but without causing casualties or material damage," the spokesman said, without elaborating. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihadist group's affiliate in Egypt, "Sinai Province", said it had fired three Grad rockets at Israel. It said this was in retaliation for alleged Israeli support for Egypt's armed forces on Wednesday when the jihadists attacked army checkpoints in northern Sinai. Egypt is reeling from a string of deadly ...
Greek banks prepare plan to raid deposits to avert collapse
Post Date: 2015-07-04 07:36:27 by cranky
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Greek banks are preparing contingency plans for a possible “bail-in” of depositors amid fears the country is heading for financial collapse, bankers and businesspeople with knowledge of the measures said on Friday. The plans, which call for a “haircut” of at least 30 per cent on deposits above €8,000, sketch out an increasingly likely scenario for at least one bank, the sources said. A Greek bail-in could resemble the rescue plan agreed by Cyprus in 2013, when customers’ funds were seized to shore up the banks, with a haircut imposed on uninsured deposits over €100,000. It would be implemented as part of a recapitalisation of Greek banks that would be ...
Obama to meet with leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party at the White House
Post Date: 2015-07-03 13:10:28 by buckeroo
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President Obama on Tuesday will meet with the general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party, the first such visit at the White House since the two countries normalized relations two decades ago. Obama and Nguyen Phu Trong are expected to discuss a range of issues, including the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade accord, bilateral defense cooperation and human rights, the White House said in a statement. The meeting will mark a rare time that Obama has played host in the Oval Office to a foreign leader who is not the official head of state. Obama met with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the White House in 2013, and he met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during ...
Are we living in the end times?
Post Date: 2015-07-03 08:07:40 by BobCeleste
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“So, what are these signs of Noah that Jesus was referring to? Perhaps, just perhaps Jesus elaborated further to us through the pen of His Apostle Paul. 1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent (without self control), fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: (2 Timothy 3:1-5 ACP/KJV) Today we are going to start looking at ...
Europe Survived War And Depression: Can She Survive Invasion?
Post Date: 2015-07-03 01:48:24 by nativist nationalist
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However the Greek crisis ends, whether with Athens leaving the Eurozone, or submitting and accepting austerity at the dictates of its creditors, the European Union appears headed for an existential crisis. Greece borrowed and spent beyond its means, like New York City in the ’70s, and Detroit, Illinois, and Puerto Rico today. But the crisis of Europe is about more than budget deficits and bad debts. All the momentum toward One Europe—the dream of the generation of Jean Monnet that drove Europeans toward ever-deeper union—seems to have dissipated. The momentum is now toward separation and dissolution. The Greek crisis exposed one fault line in the union, the desire of the ...
ISIS Burns CIA Opium Fields in Afghanistan
Post Date: 2015-07-01 07:39:11 by Deckard
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Illicit drug trade has floated Wall Street for yearsThe Islamic State is destroying opium fields in Afghanistan as it routs the Taliban, according to witnesses. The reports may ultimately result in the US sending troops back into the country to protect these valuable and highly lucrative assets. CIA and Afghan Opium In 2009 it was reported that the CIA controlled the opium trade in Afghanistan through Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the former president, Hamid Karzai, who began his career as a fundraiser for the CIA’s mujahideen during the 1980s. “CIA-supported Mujahideen rebels engaged heavily in drug trafficking while fighting against the Soviet-supported government and its ...
BREAKING NEWS: GREECE ‘DEFAULTS’ – So Is It Eurogeddon, Or Has Nothing Much Changed?
Post Date: 2015-06-30 21:28:40 by cranky
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Greece has failed to make the payment to the International Monetary Fund which was due at midnight Brussels time (11pm London, 6pm E.S.T.). If the IMF declares the non-payment a default then Greece becomes the first developed European country in 71 years of the IMF to join the club of defaulters, enjoying the illustrious company of the likes of Sudan, Zimbabwe and Somalia. At the same time as the possible default, the second European bailout package has now expired and tomorrow Greece, for the first time in five years, will operate without a financial safety net. What has in recent weeks become a cash economy may degenerate further as Greek bank account holders drain the banks of euros to ...
Russia Doesn't Quite Know How To React To U.S. 'Gayification'
Post Date: 2015-06-30 01:25:54 by Pericles
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Russia Doesn't Quite Know How To React To U.S. 'Gayification' Movement By Tom Balmforth June 29, 2015 MOSCOW -- One lawmaker wants Facebook banned for being rainbow-flag friendly. ...snip... And a prominent Russian Orthodox priest is warning that the United States is out to "steal your soul." ...snip... In the wake of the U.S. ruling, the thought of Russian children possibly viewing a photograph tinged with the colors of the rainbow spurred Milonov to speak out. "This is a gross violation of Russian legislation," he told the Russia News Service radio station. "Facebook does not have age restrictions. It's not possible to control how many ...
Time to free Puerto Rico as it asks for relief of $72 Billion in debt from US Taxpayers
Post Date: 2015-06-29 20:08:18 by Pericles
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If it was not for fear of Puerto Rico becoming another Soviet ally like Cuba, the USA would have freed that island long ago. Now we are stuck with a welfare island whose welfare taking citizens can just come to the USA with an American passport. But because of Hispanic politics and maybe lingering love of empire from the Military Industrial Complex, no American politician dares promise to free Puerto Rico. What would Puerto Rico do? Refuse to leave being a colony? That would be a first. At least under the old system Cold War, Puerto Rico made money for American businesses as a plantation island and as a steam ship era naval base. ...
The Sentence That Could Doom the Iran Deal
Post Date: 2015-06-29 14:57:28 by redleghunter
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Here's a news bulletin from the Iran talks in Vienna: US says system reached to give UN access to suspect Iran sites Vienna (AFP) - A system has been reached in talks between Iran and major powers towards a nuclear deal that will give the UN atomic watchdog access to all suspect sites, a senior US official said Monday. "The entry point isn't we must be able to get into every military site, because the United States of America wouldn't allow anybody to get into every military site, so that's not appropriate," the official said. "But if in the context of agreement... the IAEA believes it needs access and has a reason for that access then we have a process ...
Greek Investigator’s Report Finds Evidence of Plot Against Former Conservative Prime Minister's Life by Bush era CIA to stop Russian pipeline/arms deals
Post Date: 2015-06-29 13:08:18 by Pericles
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Greek Investigator’s Report Finds Evidence of Plot Against Former PM’s Life, ‘Silver Drachma’ Plan by A. Makris - Jun 27, 2015 Evidence pointing to international espionage, a plot to murder former Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and a 2012 plan for Greece’s exit from the euro code-named the “Silver Drachma” are just some of the sensational findings unveiled in a report by Greek Anti-Corruption Investigator Dimitris Foukas, released on Friday and sent to the Justices’ Council for consideration. The report outlines the findings of three converging judicial investigations spanning several years, initiated after the notorious phone-tapping ...
Real Leader Of Free World Putin Putin vows to save Syria from ‘tragic’ fate of U.S.-supported Iraq
Post Date: 2015-06-29 09:45:13 by Pericles
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Putin vows to save Syria from ‘tragic’ fate of U.S.-supported Iraq Special to WorldTribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said U.S. President Barack Obama’s strategy to counter Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Iraq has been “lamentable” and resulted in “tragic” consequences. “The United States supports Iraq, supports … the army. With two or three strikes ISIL has captured so many arms … (that) now ISIL is armed better than the Iraqi army. And all this is happening with the support of the United States,” Putin said. And, despite pressure from the U.S., Putin pledged full support for President Bashar Assad’s ...
Real Leader Of Free World Putin Putin urges all to fight Islamic State, backs Syria's Assad
Post Date: 2015-06-29 09:42:26 by Pericles
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Putin urges all to fight Islamic State, backs Syria's Assad Monday, June 29, 2015 By: Associated Press MOSCOW — In a surprise meeting with Syria's foreign minister, Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged his support Monday for Syrian President Bashar Assad and called on all Middle East nations to join forces to fight Islamic State militants. The war in Syria, which began with protests in March 2011, has killed more than 220,000 people. Russia, which has traditionally strong ties to Syria, has been seen as a key to a peaceful solution and has previously rebuffed suggestions that Assad's resignation could help end the war. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem ...
Greece Crisis: Shares Slide And Euro Tumbles
Post Date: 2015-06-29 09:04:40 by cranky
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Growing fears of a Greek debt default and exit from the eurozone impact world markets as the country's financial crisis deepens.Greek banks are closed and limits have been placed on cash withdrawals.Asia was first to react to the growing prospect of Greek default and exit from the eurozone with stocks falling more than 3% in Hong Kong and Japan. European stock markets later dived on opening, with the CAC 40 in Paris and the German DAX both losing 4.3%. Banking stocks in Spain, Italy and Portugal bore the brunt of the sell-offs in their respective countries, as contagion to the problems in Greece emerged for the first time since 2011 - the height of the eurozone debt crisis. ...
Muslim world reacts to Obama's latest speech - IPhoneConservative
Post Date: 2015-06-29 08:25:45 by A K A Stone
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Russian man creates anti-gay rainbow for Facebook #pridetobestraight
Post Date: 2015-06-29 02:00:09 by Pericles
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"You are the only true Christian sovereign under the sky! Two Romes have fallen, but the third stands and a fourth there shall not be.” A Russian man has created a Photoshop tool that embosses the Russian flag over Facebook profile pictures in response to the popularity of the Pride rainbow. Graphic designer Rishat Shigapov told the RSN radio station that he came up with the idea after being inundated with requests to add Russian flags to profile pictures manually. “I’m for family values, after all,” he said. Other users have tagged Russian flag profile picture with #pridetobestraight and #pridetoberussian, as well as their grammatically correct Russian ...
"The only true Christian sovereign" Russian MP urges Facebook blockage in country over rainbow flag
Post Date: 2015-06-29 01:56:16 by Pericles
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"You are the only true Christian sovereign under the sky! Two Romes have fallen, but the third stands and a fourth there shall not be.” Russian MP urges Facebook blockage in country over rainbow flag AFP, Moscow| Updated: Jun 28, 2015 21:12 IST According to Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, Facebook should be shut down in Russia over its support for the US Supreme Court's decision to legalise same-sex marriage. He said he would formally request Russia's telecoms oversight agency to shut down Facebook which has introduced a function allowing users to decorate their profiles with the rainbow flag of the gay rights movement. "It is a crude violation of Russian ...
BREAKING: UN Makes Huge Move to ARREST Benjamin Netanyahu
Post Date: 2015-06-28 20:35:32 by A K A Stone
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A report released by the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday called for alleged Israeli war criminals like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested and tried for having led attacks against Palestinian civilians. Orders for the report to be prepared were initially given on July 23, 2014, just 16 days into the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict that started when Hamas began firing rockets into Israel.It also named as its start date June 13 — the day after Palestinian thugs kidnapped and murdered three Israeli teenagers. Furthermore, creation of the report was directed by Mary McGowan Davis, an American who once described Hamas — which has a solid track record of ...
US gay marriage ruling unleashes debate in Russia
Post Date: 2015-06-28 18:15:12 by Justified
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Moscow (AFP) - The US Supreme Court's move to legalise gay marriages triggered heated debate in Russia on Sunday, with one MP saying Facebook should be blocked while a senator urged the adoption of the US army's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. In a show of support for the US Supreme Court's historic decision, Facebook introduced a function allowing users to decorate their profiles with the rainbow flag of the gay rights movement and many Russians added a rainbow filter to their photos. Their opponents immediately came up with a counter move, superimposing a Russian tri-colour against their pictures. Homophobia remains widespread in the country, and almost no ...
The world is defenceless against the next financial crisis, warns BIS
Post Date: 2015-06-28 16:29:15 by buckeroo
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The world will be unable to fight the next global financial crash as central banks have used up their ammunition trying to tackle the last crises, the Bank of International Settlements has warned. The so-called central bank of central banks launched a scatching critique of global monetary policy in its annual report. The BIS claimed that central banks have backed themselves into a corner after repeatedly cutting interest rates to shore up their economies. These low interest rates have in turn fuelled economic booms, encouraging excessive risk taking. Booms have then turned to busts, which policymakers have responded to with even lower rates. Claudio Borio, head of the ...
Greece Will Close Banks to Stem Flood of Withdrawals
Post Date: 2015-06-28 14:49:54 by buckeroo
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Greece will keep its banks and stock market closed on Monday and place restrictions on the withdrawal and transfer of money, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a televised address on Sunday night, as Athens tries to avert a financial collapse. The government’s decision to close banks temporarily and impose other so-called capital controls came hours after the European Central Bank said it would not expand an emergency loan program that has been propping up Greek banks in recent weeks while the government was trying to reach a new debt deal with international creditors. Mr. Tsipras said on Sunday night that the European Central Bank’s decision was an attempt to ...
12 Atrocities the US Totally Ignored That Are Worse Than Syria
Post Date: 2015-06-27 12:45:17 by Gatlin
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The Obama Administration wants to go to war with Syria despite strong resistance from Congress, the international community and the American public. Why? The reasoning, according to Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, is that we can’t stand idly by while Assad uses chemical weapons to murder his own citizens (even though there is no irrefutable proof that he has done so). As the world’s preeminent super power, it’s our duty to confront genocide, war crimes, ethnic purges and humanitarian injustices in every dark corner of the globe — no matter what. Or so the argument goes. “These are real human beings, real children, parents being affected in ways that are ...
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