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Italian Emma Morano, last known survivor of 19th century, dies at 117
Post Date: 2017-04-15 16:04:57 by nativist nationalist
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Rome (AFP) - Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported. Morano, born on November 29 1899, died at her home in Verbania, in northern Italy, the reports said. "She had an extraordinary life, and we will always remember her strength to move forward in life," said Silvia Marchionini, the mayor of Verbania, a small village of some 2,000 residents. According to the US-based Gerontology Research Group (GRG), Morano ceded the crown of the world's oldest human being to Jamaican Violet Brown, who was born on March 10, 1900. Morano's death, at the ...
Russia Says Syria Invited Chemical Weapons Experts to Idlib
Post Date: 2017-04-15 15:10:46 by Tooconservative
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Russia called for international inspectors to visit Idlib, where the U.S. accused Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad of carrying out a deadly chemical weapons attack against his own citizens. Syria’s government invited the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to visit the site of the April 4 incident and the airbase that the U.S. later bombed, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Representatives of United Nations Security Council members, the European Union and the Middle East should travel with OPCW inspectors to ensure a “transparent” investigation, he said at a meeting with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed Al Thani Saturday in Moscow. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Kremlin on the Potomac: Trump’s White House makes Americans into strangers in a strange land
Post Date: 2017-04-15 10:52:55 by Willie Green
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Donald Trump’s administration is a black box of confusion, chaos and incompetence. Those on the outside looking in are left confused and bewildered, desperately seeking signs and portents of what the most powerful man in the world will do next. This is not normal. In a time of global crises and increasing tensions it is also very dangerous.The United States is supposed to be the world’s leading democracy. The health of a democracy is highly dependent on transparency and accountability. Trump’s administration has repeatedly shown his disdain for both of those fundamental principles. This is a lubricant for America’s further descent into fascism. It also signals to a much ...
North Korea Deports 600,000 from Capital as Trump Sends Armada Their Way
Post Date: 2017-04-15 07:04:20 by HomerBohn
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Following the missile strike on Syria, President Trump has now sent an armada North Korea’s way, and they have decided to evacuate 600,000 people from the capital. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave the order to evacuate, according to Korea Joongang Daily. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently ordered the deportation of nearly 600,000 Pyongyang residents to the suburbs, a local source told the JoongAng Ilbo Monday. The deportation represents one-fourth of Pyongyang’s current population of 2.6 million. It is not known when they will be forced to move or to where. “Population control was the pretext of the latest order,” said the source, who asked for anonymity, ...
The Syria Strikes: A Conspiracy Theory
Post Date: 2017-04-14 18:53:17 by Deckard
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On the morning of April 4th 2017, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on the verge of a military victory against the terrorist insurgency in his country and on the eve of peace talks that would secure his position as president, decided to use chemical weapons he didn’t have against a target of no military significance in front of as many cameras as possible to cross the one red line that would insure his own government’s downfall. Soon after, the Academy Award-winning White Helmets–noted for their Oscar-worthy performances, persistent proximity to Al Qaeda, and financial dependence on USAID–bravely risked their lives, handling Sarin victims barehanded against every ...
The Wars Are Coming
Post Date: 2017-04-14 15:27:07 by Deckard
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Well, I hate to say I told you so, but…I told you so. Look, I was suspicious of Trump from the beginning. But for a couple weeks into his presidency, I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I didn’t just criticize the man day in and day out from Day One. After a couple weeks, though, it became very obvious that he was no different than any other president. I’ve been predicting he’d get us into two no-win wars long before this deal with Syria and North Korea began. Well, this morning the news has “revealed” photos of a North Korean nuclear test site they’re about to go hot with a new test on. Right, just like the Syrian gas attack, ...
WikiLeaks: The Afghan Tunnels the US Just Bombed — “They were built by the CIA”
Post Date: 2017-04-14 13:34:37 by Deckard
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As The Trump administration is flexing its military muscle, having stood up to Syria and its ally Russia, and while it’s now relishing in the news it has dropped the nation’s largest most-powerful non-nuclear bomb on a cave complex in Eastern Afghanistan, one critic was quick to point out one little-known fact. Wikileaks tweeted a simple but true statement concerning the origin of the cave complex the Americans are so proud to have reportedly destroyed. “Those tunnels the U.S is bombing in Afghanistan? They were built by the CIA,” Wikileaks tweeted. Linked to the tweet was a New York Times article from 2005, which described a similar cave complex in detail, ...
North Korea Threatens to Nuke the U.S. at the Slightest Provocation
Post Date: 2017-04-14 11:00:54 by HomerBohn
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Threats towards the United States from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un are hardly uncommon, but the bizarre Pyongyang regime is stepping up their war rhetoric in the wake of President Trump’s Syria strikes. Noting the escalating training exercises the U.S. is conducting across the border to the south of their country, North Korean state media warned Tuesday that they would unleash a nuclear weapons attack at the slightest provocation from U.S. military forces. The state’s official newspaper said the regime was ready to respond to any aggression. “Our revolutionary strong army is keenly watching every move by enemy elements with our nuclear sights focused on the U.S. ...
President Assad Latest Interview 4/13/2017
Post Date: 2017-04-14 05:37:28 by Hondo68
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Syria's President Bashar-al Assad says reports of a chemical attack by his forces were "100% fabrication". In an exclusive video interview with AFP news agency, he said "there was no order to make any attack". More than 80 people were killed in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun on 4 April, and hundreds suffered symptoms consistent with a nerve agent. Witnesses said they saw warplanes attack the town but Russia says a rebel depot of chemical munitions was hit.
(Houston) Scorpion stings man on United flight to Calgary
Post Date: 2017-04-13 20:53:55 by Hondo68
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A scorpion stung a United Airlines passenger mid-flight 7 Hours Ago | 00:40 A creature that appeared to be a scorpion fell from an overhead bin and stung a man on a United Airlines flight, the company confirmed to CNBC on Thursday. According to multiple reports, passenger Richard Bell was on a United flight from Houston to Calgary on Sunday, when the creature fell from an overhead bin and stung him. United told CNBC the airline crew immediately consulted with a physician on the ground who provided guidance throughout the incident. The company said the man's injuries were non-life threatening. "Medical personnel met the aircraft after it arrived in ...
China signaling North Korea to clean up — or else?
Post Date: 2017-04-13 16:21:51 by Tooconservative
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No one needs to look for tarot cards to figure out why Donald Trump ordered the USS Carl Vinson task group to sail for the Korean peninsula — he’s sending a message to North Korea. That message was already received in Pyongyang, but as Bloomberg reports today, it has been picked up by our allies too, with varying degrees of public enthusiasm. South Korea and Japan have played down the significance of the move and are sending signals of their own back to Washington to tread carefully: South Korea doesn’t support a preemptive strike and is closely coordinating with the Trump administration, according to an Asian government official familiar with North Korean issues ...
U.S. drops ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan
Post Date: 2017-04-13 15:09:35 by Tooconservative
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The actual name of this bomb is Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) but it has long since been known as the Mother of All Bombs because it is the largest non-nuclear weapon the U.S. has produced. Today it was dropped in Afghanistan, the first time the bomb has ever been used in combat. From CNN: The bomb was dropped by an MC-130 aircraft, operated by Air Force Special Operations Command, according to the military sources. They said the target was an ISIS tunnel and cave complex as well as personnel in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province. CBS News reports the plan to drop the bomb has been in the works for months: “The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and ...
U.S. intercepted communications of Syrian military planning chemical attack
Post Date: 2017-04-13 12:58:59 by Tooconservative
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The U.S. Intelligence Community intercepted communications in which the Syrian military is heard planning the chemical weapons attack that took place last week. From CNN: The US military and intelligence community has intercepted communications featuring Syrian military and chemical experts talking about preparations for the sarin attack in Idlib last week, a senior US official tells CNN. The intercepts were part of an immediate review of all intelligence in the hours after the attack to confirm responsibility for the use of chemical weapons in an attack in northwestern Syria, which killed at least 70 people.So far, no intercepts indicate that Russia had any direct ...
BREAKING: US drops LARGEST non-nuclear bomb in combat for FIRST time
Post Date: 2017-04-13 12:48:54 by cranky
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THE United States has dropped a Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb – the largest non-nuclear weapon in its arsenal – on an ISIS tunnel target in Afghanistan. The bomb was dropped in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the Pentagon has confirmed. The blast radius is believed to be over 300 meters and the weapon is described as "the father of all bombs". It is the very first time the weapon has been used in combat.
’60 Minutes’ Wanted to Prove Muslim Refugees ‘Peaceful’ – Blows Up in Their Face
Post Date: 2017-04-13 07:19:13 by HomerBohn
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Liberals want to push the narrative that Muslim refugees can do no wrong, that they do not pose a threat… but we all know that is a blatant lie. The television series 60 Minutes sent a crew to Sweden to film a puff piece on the success of the Swedish refugee program. Instead, they found that the Swedish people were afraid, and the Muslim refugees were violent. “It’s a little more hostile than I had anticipated,” said the host to a Swedish man. He sternly replied, “Welcome to Rinkeby — it is also called Little Mogadishu.” The television crew quickly realized they misjudged the situation. The Muslim population became hostile within minutes of their ...
5 Major Stories That Blow The “Official” Narrative On Syria Out Of The Water
Post Date: 2017-04-13 06:50:36 by Deckard
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As Americans, even those who previously despised him, rally behind President Donald Trump’s bombardment of Syria, they are failing to realize the atrocious lies, half truths and controversy surrounding the United States’ history with Syria as well as the creation and support of Islamist extremism. While there has yet to be definitive proof of the recent alleged sarin gas attack in Syria, if one looks at the known disinformation as well as what top experts in the field are saying, it can be deduced that the US government is, at the very minimum, not being entirely truthful with its people. If one goes even further down the rabbit hole, believing the government’s official ...
The Missiles of Holy Week and the Rule of Law
Post Date: 2017-04-13 06:21:43 by Deckard
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The history of the world is the history of violence. I had planned to write this column about the most critical act of violence in human history and its superhuman aftermath — the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter, which celebrates His resurrection in a few days, is the centerpiece of all Christian belief. Without the risen Christ, we are doomed. Only with Him can we be saved. An old Irish priest told me in my youth that Easter means there is hope for the dead. And if there is hope for the dead, there is hope for the living. But the living must do more than just hope, because governments continue to crush hope with violence, irrespective of moral and legal norms. ...
France election: Far-left Melenchon enjoys late poll surge
Post Date: 2017-04-12 15:09:11 by Tooconservative
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PARIS (AP) — With a bleed-the-rich video game and suggestions of a "Frexit," French far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is rattling financial markets by rising in polls just 11 days before the country's presidential vote. Melenchon's surge is the latest surprise in a roller-coaster campaign that's being closely watched around Europe and has featured a strong dose of anti-establishment populism. Most polling agencies still show that centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen are leading ahead of the April 23 first round presidential vote, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the May 7 presidential runoff. Yet Melenchon, once a distant ...
White House "Intelligence Assessment" Is No-Such-Thing, But Shows Support for Al-Qaeda
Post Date: 2017-04-12 13:32:41 by Deckard
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The Trump White House published three and a half pages of accusations against the governments of Syria and Russia. These are simple white pages with no header or footer, no date, no classification or declassification marks, no issuing agency and no signatures. It is indiscernible who has written them. U.S. media call this a Declassified U.S. Report on Chemical Weapons Attack. It is no such thing. It starts with "The United States is confident that the Syrian government conducted a chemical weapon attack, ..." The U.S. "is confident", it does not "know", it does not have "proof" - it is just "confident". The whole paper contains only seven ...
Spicer on Assad: Even Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons
Post Date: 2017-04-11 15:29:13 by Tooconservative
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Two clips from today’s presser, one more unfortunate than the other. Spicer knows his World War II history, I’m sure (although the term “Holocaust centers” is a new one on me). The error here is an excess of zeal in trying to demonize Assad, who really is demonic, by reaching for the worst benchmark he can come up with without thinking through the analogy. Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons — except, okay, he did, but he didn’t use them against his own people. Except, okay, he did, but he didn’t drop them on people, he … rounded them up and gassed them systematically in death factories. Advantage: Hitler, I guess? Where was he going with this ...
Migrants are being sold at open slave markets in Libya
Post Date: 2017-04-11 13:49:14 by rlk
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Migrants are being sold at open slave markets in Libya Courtesy of Obama, Hillary and company. When are we going to hang them for crimes against humanity?
Prominent Democrats Call For Anti-War Congresswoman To Be Ousted From Office
Post Date: 2017-04-11 13:39:39 by nativist nationalist
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Top Democrats are not pleased that Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard pushed the U.S. to collect and release evidence from the scene of the chemical attack in Syria. Gabbard visited Syria and met with President Bashar al-Assad in January and has been consistently cautious about American involvement in the Middle Eastern country. The Hawaii congresswoman said in a statement that the airstrikes on Syria were “short-sighted and will lead to more dead civilians, more refugees, the strengthening of al-Qaida and other terrorists, and a possible nuclear war between the United States and Russia.” She also said she has not seen enough evidence that Assad was behind the chemical attack ...
Is Trump Enlisting in the War Party?
Post Date: 2017-04-11 12:30:26 by nativist nationalist
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By firing off five dozen Tomahawk missiles at a military airfield, our “America First” president may have plunged us into another Middle East war that his countrymen do not want to fight. Thus far Bashar Assad seems unintimidated. Brushing off the strikes, he has defiantly gone back to bombing the rebels from the same Shayrat air base that the U.S. missiles hit. Trump “will not stop here,” warned U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Sunday. “If he needs to do more, he will.” If Trump fails to back up Haley’s threat, the hawks now cheering him on will begin deriding him as “Donald Obama.” But if he throbs to the war drums of John McCain, Lindsey ...
Migrants are being sold at open slave markets in Libya
Post Date: 2017-04-11 09:29:13 by cranky
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Vulnerable refugees from West Africa often arrive in the country with no money and no papers. Migrants from West Africa are being openly traded in "public slave markets" across Libya. As a departure point for refugees trying to get to Europe, migrants arriving in Libya from sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable due to a lack of money and little in the way of documentation. Survivors have told the International Organization for Migration (IOM) how there are slave markets and private prisons all over Libya. Mohammed Abdiker, IOM's head of operation and emergencies, told The Guardian: "The situation is dire. The more IOM engages inside Libya, the more we ...
ISIS Terrorists Rip Fetus From Woman’s Stomach and ‘Raped the Baby’
Post Date: 2017-04-11 08:36:50 by HomerBohn
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A Yazidi woman who was caught and held captive by ISIS terrorists for weeks shared her tale of tragedy and slavery during the recent Women in the World Summit — and as horrific as her story was, her translator told one that was worse. The translater, according to the New York Times, spoke of a friend who was pregnant in 2010 and unable to flee an ISIS assault. (Yazidi women who refused to be raped by their Islamic tormenters were sent to their deaths.) The friend was captured and this is what happened to her, the translator said: “Extremist fighters, [the translator] explained, sliced open her friend’s stomach and took out the fetus. ‘They raped the baby, and they ...
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