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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016

Wikileaks: Media is not ‘controlled by Jews’ but by Saudi Arabia: media loyalties purchased around the world
Saudi Arabia controls its image by monitoring media and buying loyalties from Australia to Canada and everywhere in between. Documents reveal the extensive efforts to monitor and co-opt Arab media, making sure to correct any deviations in regional coverage of Saudi Arabia and Saudi-related matters. Saudi Arabia’s strategy for co-opting Arab media takes two forms, corresponding to the “carrot and stick” approach, referred to in the documents as “neutralisation” and “containment”. The approach is customised depending on the market and the media in question. 
Netanyahu: World must stand with Israel ‘not for our sake, for theirs’
“Preserving the memory of the Holocaust is more important today than ever, for in this period of resurgent and sometimes violent anti-Semitism, it is commemorations like this that remind us all where the oldest and most enduring hatred can lead,” Netanyahu said in a statement released Tuesday evening.  
Holocaust – 'atheists at the heart of the problem'
As UK Christians remember the Holocaust, marked on January 27 as the day in 1945 when Auschwitz was liberated, they have been reminded that it was spawned by godlessness and the rejection of faith.  
Netanuahu: Where's Europe when Iran, ISIS, Hamas call for another Holocaust?
“Unfortunately in Europe and elsewhere Jews are once again being target once again just for being Jews,” he said. “Around the world Jewish communities are increasingly living in fear as we see anti-Semitism directed against individual Jews, and we also see this hatred directed against the collective Jew, against the Jewish state,” he said.  
Last megathrust quake hit Vancouver Island 316 years ago
It was January 26, 1700 when a 9.0 magnitude quake struck along the Cascadia subduction zone between California and Vancouver Island causing massive destruction  
Blair: Time to get Israel recognized in the region
Addressing European Jewish Congress, former British PM says there is an opportunity to form new alliances between Israel and its neighbors. Blair also said that he sees an opportunity, for the first time ever, “to form an alliance” with Arab states, and even between Israel and its Arab neighbors.  
PA arrests relatives of Arab who sold houses to Hevron Jews
In the past several days the Palestinian Authority has arrested the brother and son of a Palestinian Arab man who sold two houses to Jews in Hevron, Arutz Sheva has learned.  
Eichmann's unpublished request for pardon
Israel made public on Wednesday a decades-old handwritten plea from Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann for clemency for his role in the Holocaust, dated just two days before he was executed.  
Putin to chair US$22 billion Russian crisis funding meeting - paper
President Vladimir Putin is to chair a government meeting on Wednesday over a 1.7 trillion ruble (15 billion pounds) plan to protect the Russian economy from major economic crises, the RBC daily newspaper reported, citing government sources.  
Virginia resident who traveled abroad tests positive for Zika virus
The adult resident had recently traveled to a country where Zika virus transmission was ongoing and the infection was confirmed through testing by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Virginia Department of Health said in a statement.  
The Republicans Who Helped Obama Ruin the Country Support Donald Trump
Let us not be naive or willfully ignorant about what is happening. Donald Trump has a far longer history of affiliation with Democrats and Democrat causes than he does conservative, populist, or Republican causes.  
Americans Really, Really Hate The Government
CBS News has just released an article entitled "Americans hate the U.S. government more than ever", and an average of recent surveys calculated by Real Clear Politics found that 63 percent of all Americans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and only 28 percent of all Americans believe that the country is heading in the right direction.  
5.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Lahore, Pak Punjab cities
The Daily Times reports it was the second earthquake to hit Pakistan in a day, first being the tremors of a powerful 5.2 magnitude earthquake that jolted Peshawar, Islamabad, with Hindu Kush Region of Afghanistan as its epicenter.  
U.S. slams Taiwan president's planned visit to contested South China Sea island
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's planned trip to the Taiwanese-held island of Itu Aba in the disputed South China Sea is "extremely unhelpful" and won't do anything to resolve disputes over the waterway, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Ma's office earlier announced that the president...would fly to Itu Aba on Thursday to offer Chinese New Year wishes to residents on the island...  
IDF preparing for possible war on northern, Gaza borders
According to IDF estimations, the likelihood of Israel initiating a war in the next year remains low...Even so, the likelihood of a severe incident leading to an escalation and even a war has increased, and is being described by the IDF as "moderate." This is due to the tension along Israel's borders, especially the ones in the north and near the Gaza Strip.  
US and China call for new North Korea UN resolution
China and the US say a new UN resolution against North Korea is needed, following Pyongyang's claim that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb earlier this month. US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Beijing for talks, called North Korea's nuclear ambitions a "threat to the world" and urged new sanctions. But his counterpart Wang Yi suggested China would not support any sanctions.  
Senegal detains 900 people in security drive
Police in Senegal have detained 900 people as part of a security operation following militant attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali. The detentions, which were not terror-related, took place over the weekend in the capital Dakar and Thies. The assaults on a hotel in Mali and a hotel and restaurant in Burkina Faso, both claimed by Islamists, have raised security fears in the region.  
Rouhani: 'Israel lobby' responsible for US hostilities toward Iran
Iran could have better relations with the United States, but it was up to Washington...Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday. "It's possible that Iran and the United states might have friendly relations. But the key to that is in Washington's hands, not Tehran's," Rouhani said...He also accused the "Israeli lobby" for being responsible for US hostility towards Iran.  
1,700-year-old inscriptions linked to ‘rabbis’ unearthed in Galilee
Three 1,700-year-old funerary inscriptions referring to rabbis written in Aramaic and Greek were recently unearthed in Moshav Zippori, near the Western Galilee, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Wednesday. The finding was made following a joint effort carried out by residents of the moshav, researchers from the Kinneret Institute for Galilean Archaeology of the Kinneret Academic College, and the IAA.  
Escaped inmate was ordered deported to Vietnam in 1998
One of three fugitive inmates who escaped from a California jail last week was ordered deported to Vietnam in 1998 but has been in this country racking up a lengthy rap sheet, immigration officials said Tuesday.  
Israel PM says UN's Ban 'encouraging terror'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday accused the UN chief of "encouraging terror" after Ban Ki-moon spoke of Palestinian frustration at Israel's occupation and said it was natural to resist.  
One dead as FBI arrests Oregon occupation leader and others
The leader of an armed occupation at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and others were arrested on Tuesday after shots were fired during a traffic stop, leaving one person dead and another wounded, the FBI said.  
Liberty Counsel Defends Undercover Investigator of Planned Parenthood
ORLANDO, FL - Liberty Counsel is defending Susan Merritt in both the criminal indictment announced yesterday in Houston and against Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit claiming that her connection to undercover videos produced by the Center for Medical Progress, exposing Planned Parenthood’s gruesome trade in baby body parts, is a violation of the federal “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations” or “RICO” statute.  
Israel’s electrical grid attacked in massive cyber attack’
As Israelis cranked up their heaters during the current cold snap, the Public Utility Authority was attacked by one of the largest cyber assaults that the country has experienced, Minister of Infrastructure, Energy and Water Yuval Steinitz said on Tuesday.  
Swine flu OUTBREAK: 72 more deaths as killer disease continues its spread across Europe
AN OUTBREAK of swine flu has killed 72 more people and is putting thousands more lives in danger as the deadly virus continues to spread across eastern Europe. Up to 40,000 people are expected to contract the disease in the Ukaine capital Kiev, where residents are covering their faces with masks or scarves.  
Disney sued for 'replacing theme park workers with cheap migrant labour'
Leo Perrero and Dena Moore, who used to work at Walt Disney World in Florida, have launched lawsuits against the entertainment giant and two consulting companies. They have alleged that Disney is colluding with firms HCL Inc and Cognizant to abuse temporary visas meant to fill specialty occupations.  
Migrant crisis RIPS EU apart: Schengen agreement SCRAPPED amid final bid to avert chaos
TURMOIL within the European Union has grown as bewildered leaders agreed to scrap its founding principle of free movement in response to the escalating migrant crisis. Ailing Brussels staggered ever closer to its own grave with the announcement the flagship Schengen agreement, for so long thought indispensable, is being shelved because of the refugee chaos.  
Vatican Announces Today Pope Francis Will Attend 500th Anniv Of Protestant Reformation Ceremony
In a gesture that would even recently have been unthinkable for a Catholic pontiff, Francis will visit the Swedish city of Lund on October 31 for a commemoration jointly organised by his own inter-faith agency and the Lutheran World Federation.  
New World Paradigm: Russia, Iran and China Make a Strong Team
Cooperation between Russia, Iran and China might signal a formation of a new world paradigm, able to re-define the global situation in the world both politically and strategically; the recent developments in the relations between the three might be more significant than many realize, according to an American investigative journalist.  
Jump this! Olympics to let men compete as women
How long will most female athletic teams last if they’re all open to males?” Kinsolving asked at the time. The world is about to find out, with the International Olympic Committee announcing it will allow transgenders in virtually all athletic competitions without undergoing reassignment surgery. That means men competing against women in various sporting events. “They ought to make good boxers and power lifters,” commented Jim Hoft at The Gateway Pundit.  
Israeli economy experienced deflation in 2015
Israel has negative inflation for unprecedented second consecutive year, while the Bank of Israel is not expected to drop interest rates to halt the worrying trend.  
Moderate earthquake, 5.2 mag has occurred near Ndoi Island in Fiji
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 119 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (74 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).  
New Earthquake of Magnitude 4.9 Hits Northern Morocco
This is the third earthquake that hits the region in the last four days. Last Thursday, a quake with a magnitude of 5.9 on the scale of Richter his was recorded off Nador in the same region.  
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck off the Pacific Ocean nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake, about 169 km (105 miles) southeast of the town of Rabaul, hit at a depth of 46 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.  
China shares end at 14-month lows after late selling frenzy
Chinese shares plunged more than 6 percent to 14-month lows on Tuesday after oil prices dropped again, reviving concerns about global growth and prompting a sell-off in the world's equity markets. Battered by a late selling frenzy, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC ended down 6.4 percent at 2749.79 points, its lowest close since Dec. 1, 2014.  
Islamic State setting up terror training camps in Europe, police agency warns
Terror group Isil has set up secret training camps across Europe to prepare fighters to carry out “special forces style” attacks in the UK or other EU countries, Europol has warned. The international police agency said apart from bases in Syria, the barbaric organisation had “smaller scale training camps in the EU and Balkan countries”.  
Filmmakers who targeted Planned Parenthood face charges
A Texas grand jury has cleared Planned Parenthood of misconduct after the abortion provider was accused of selling foetal body parts for profit. Instead, the panel charged the filmmakers behind the accusations with tampering with government records. The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) secretly filmed videos that caused an outcry and prompted efforts to withdraw Planned Parenthood's federal funding.  
Fatal stabbing at asylum centre shocks Sweden
Sweden's prime minister has described as a "terrible crime" the stabbing of a 22-year-old female employee at a centre for young asylum seekers. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven visited the centre for unaccompanied migrants in Molndal, near Gothenburg, hours after the killing. An asylum seeker of 15 was arrested on suspicion of murder. The victim has been named locally as Alexandra Mezher.  
Denmark to vote on controversial migrant assets bill
The Danish parliament will vote on Tuesday on a highly controversial proposal to confiscate asylum seekers' valuables to pay for their upkeep. The proposal drew sharp criticism at home and abroad when it was announced earlier this month. Danish authorities insist the policy brings migrants in line with jobless Danes, who must sell assets above a certain level to claim benefits.  
The Death Knell For ‘Peak Oil’
Hedge funds and private equity groups armed with $60bn of ready cash are poised to snap up the assets of bankrupt US shale drillers, almost guaranteeing that America’s tight oil production will rebound as soon as prices start to recover. Daniel Yergin, founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, said it is impossible for OPEC to knock out the US shale industry though a war of attrition even if large numbers of frackers fall by the wayside over coming months.  
Life In The Internet Outhouse
I’ll never regret the day I dumped social media down the toilet. There was a brief time, back in the early days of social media, when I had both a Facebook and a Linked-In account. This was long before the revelations of Edward Snowden. This was long before I came to view the Internet as a technology that - more often that not – is highly detrimental to intelligence, attention span, human interaction, basic courtesy and common sense.  
ISIS builds stronghold in Libya: Obama and Hillary ignore their handiwork
The very mention of Libya by Democrats only serves to remind many Americans about a chapter in recent history that doesn’t advance the progressives’ plan for America’s future. The U.S.-led overthrow of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, the ensuing chaos, violence and destruction by Islamists, and the tragic terrorist attack at a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, has created a political firestorm for both President Barack Obama and presidential wannabe Hillary Clinton, Obama’s handpicked Secretary of State.  
Campaigns target charitable offering and church tithing
Political spin has done more than enter the realm of defining terms such as charity, church, offering and tithing. It has skewed, sullied and merged the whole concept of each one of these. How? Government intervention for the purpose of raising revenue to sponsor itself and those who leach off of it, from elected officials to bureaucrats and welfare junkies. Picking up the ball, campaign groupies continue to muddle meanings for their own ends.  
"Gangs" Of "All-Male" Moroccan Migrant Children “Take Over” Stockholm Train Station; Steal, Grope, Beat Women
"Stockholm police estimate that at least 200 Moroccan street children move in the area around the main train station in the centre of the capital, sleeping rough, and living off criminal activity. They grope girls between their legs, and slap them in the face when they protest. All police officers are aware of this."  
Could the eastern US face more snow later this week?
As millions of people dig out and recover in the wake of the Blizzard of 2016, many are wondering when the next snowstorm will hit. Another storm bears watching on Friday.  
Argentina Scrambles to Fight Biggest Plague of Locusts in 60 Years
Farmers and fumigators in Argentina are running out of time as they scramble to control the country’s worst plague of locusts in more than half a century, officials warned on Monday.  
Peace talks between Damascus & opposition to start January 29 - UN Syria envoy
Talks between Damascus and the Syrian opposition will begin on January 29, the UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has told journalists in Geneva. The negotiations will focus on a broad ceasefire, stopping Islamic State militants and increasing aid, he added.  
'Slow-moving' earthquake continues march south through Western Washington
Also known as "slow earthquakes," the tremors are a phenomenon that occur along the Cascadia Subduction Zone every 12-15 months. The latest began Dec. 22, 2015, according to the seismic network. They subsided for a time, but resumed in the past several days. The latest tremors were recorded in areas including South Kitsap, Olympia, and Tacoma.