April 8, 2017

Is an increasingly powerful Iran trying to make northern Iraq part of its ‘Shi’a crescent’?
The entrance to a refugee camp in Hamam al-Alil in northern Iraq is…festooned with checkpoints manned by members of the Popular Mobilization Units, Shi’a militias that are often called Hashd al-Shaabi. Most of the men checking cars are young, some of them sport ski masks emblazoned with white skulls… Flags for their various Shi’a units flap in the wind alongside other flags that announce devotion to the imam Hussein, a central figure in Shi’a Islam.
Haley tells UNSC the US is ‘prepared to do more’ in Syria
The days of letting Bashar Assad use chemical weapons in Syria without any consequences are over, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the Security Council on Friday morning, a few hours after the US military struck a Syrian airbase in response to a chemical weapons attack on civilians earlier this week. “The United States took a very measured step last night,” she added. “We are prepared to do more but we hope that will not be necessary.”.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah calls US strike on Syria ‘idiotic step’
Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah said on Friday a US cruise missile strike on a Syrian airbase was an “idiotic step” which would lead to “great and dangerous tensions” in the Middle East. Hezbollah, which supports Syrian President Bashar Assad in the six-year-old conflict, said in a statement the strike would not demoralize the Syrian army or negatively affect its allies.
‘Muslims—Clear the Temple Mount’
A video that will be published…by the Temple Mount Movement…is asking Muslims to evacuate the compound this coming Monday to allow the performance of the Passover sacrifice. “On Monday, April 10, we, the Jewish people, are commanded to perform a special sacrifice on the Temple Mount…please, evacuate the Temple Mount compound on this day to allow the Jewish people to perform the Passover sacrifice in its rightful time and place,” said Rafael Morris in Arabic.
In big win for Trump, Senate approves his conservative court pick
The Republican-led Senate on Friday gave Donald Trump the biggest triumph of his young presidency, confirming his Supreme Court nominee over stout Democratic opposition and restoring a conservative majority on the highest U.S. judicial body. The Senate…voted 54-45 to approve Republican Trump’s pick, Colorado-based federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, to the lifetime job. Three Democrats joined the Republicans in voting for Gorsuch.
The personal info of 100k taxpayers may be compromised says IRS chief
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, and revealed that somewhere around 100,000 taxpayers may have had their personal information stolen due to an online security breach at the IRS. According to Koskinen, identity thieves took advantage of a bug in one of its web-based data tools that allowed it to file false tax returns that could have potentially cost the federal government millions had it not been caught.
Stockholm Truck Attack Kills 4; Terrorism Is Suspected
A man drove a stolen beer truck into a crowd of people in a popular shopping district in Stockholm on Friday afternoon and then rammed it into a department store, killing four people and injuring 15 others in an attack that unleashed bloodshed and panic on the streets of another European capital.
Trump’s North Korea Options: Place Nukes In South Korea Or Kill Kim Jong-Un
The National Security Council has presented the suddenly ragingly bellicose President Trump with several options to respond to North Korea’s nuclear program: put American nukes in South Korea or kill dictator Kim Jong-un.
Google to display fact-checking labels to show if news is true or false
Google is to start displaying fact-checking labels in its search results to highlight news and information that has been vetted and show whether it is considered to be true or false, as part of its efforts to help combat the spread of misinformation and fake news.
Russian Warship Steaming Toward U.S Destroyers Off Syria Coast
The Russian frigate, Admiral Grigorovich RFS-494, crossed through the Bosphorus Strait “a few hours ago” from the Black Sea, according to a U.S. defense official. he Russian warship is now in the eastern Mediterranean steaming in the direction of the U.S. warships.
ISIS used US missile strike to launch new offensive near Palmyra
Taking advantage of the US missile strike on a Syrian airbase, Islamic State forces launched a major offensive to gain control of strategic oil areas near Palmyra, but failed, a local governor told RT.
Syrian Strike Has Trump On The Side Of His Political Foes
The Trump administration conducted airstrikes in Syria Thursday in response to a recent chemical attack which left dozens of civilians dead. This has President Trump on the side of political rivals, as supporters urged him not to engage with the Assad regime.
Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi Trump’s Missile Strike On Syria
Senate and House minority leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi have moved away from their Democratic colleagues by endorsing President Donald Trump’s missile strike on Syria.
Chemical Weapons 2017: What Just Happened In Syria?
Yet again, on cue, the Western corporate press is on fire with stories of “Assad’s brutality,” and “chemical weapons” attacks against civilians. Obviously, the United States, NATO, and their media mouthpieces are united in condemnation of the Assad government and the Syrian military despite there being no evidence that it committed the attacks. Indeed, the Western powers may blame Assad all they want but all the available credible evidence suggests that the deployment of chemical weapons this time around, like all the others before it, was the work of terrorists and their supporters.

April 7, 2017

Russia Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital – With A Catch
The announcement appeared on the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. It began as a generic statement concerning their position on the stalled negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis, but concluded with the startling statement that they view West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
The newly minted Trump administration – as well as the American people – are being subjected to an ongoing, evolving disinformation campaign to discredit, disable and destroy Donald Trump’s presidency in its infancy.
Trump’s Sudden Strike On Syria Sends A Chilling Message To Kim Jong-un
North Korea almost certainly felt the geopolitical impact of President Donald Trump’s strike on Syria Thursday. In response to a brutal chemical weapons attack, the Trump administration is calling for the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The U.S. military carried out a missile strike Thursday evening on a Syrian airbase housing the aircraft that dropped the chemical weapons on innocent civilians in violation of international restrictions. “Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically,” Trump stated Thursday evening, suggesting that a new approach is needed.
‘Assad bears full responsibility’: how the world reacted to Donald Trump’s missile strike on Syria
Donald Trump’s targeted military intervention in Syria has been welcomed in western-friendly capitals as a “just” and “proportionate” response to the use of chemical weapons. France and Germany issued a joint statement saying that Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president “bears full responsibility” for the precision strike which used sea-launched cruise missiles to destroy a Syrian airbase. Meanwhile Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council welcomed the move and said the EU will “work with the US to end brutality in Syria”.
Russia calls for emergency UN meeting after US strikes on Syria
Russia wants an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss US missile strikes on Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, describing the action as “thoughtless.” The ministry said in a statement that Russia was also suspending a Syrian air safety agreement with the United States,
Commander in Chief Trump makes it clear: The Americans are back
At 4:40 in the morning, two US warships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles against the Syrian regime’s Al Shayrat Airbase, where warplanes that carried out Tuesday’s deadly Khan Sheikhoun chemical gas attack were based. It was a calculated strike, carried out just hours after Defense Secretary James Mattis presented military options on Syria to US President Donald Trump, and was praised by Western and Arab leaders as well by Israel.
Amidror: US attack in Syria shows Iran that military option is indeed ‘on the table’
Iran, more than any other country in the world, is carefully taking note of the US missile attack in Syria overnight, former National Security Council head Yaakov Amidror said Friday. “More than any place in the world, the decision makers in Iran are learning the reaction of the Americans, taking into account that if they don’t behave, the military option is on the table, unlike the previous administration,” Amidror said during a conference call organized by The Israel Project.
Russia, Iran condemn US strike in Syria as Britain, Turkey give support
Russia and Iran condemned a US strike on a Syrian airbase on Friday as Australia, Britain and Turkey gave their support, with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calling it a “proportionate” response to the use of chemical weapons. US President Donald Trump ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airfield from which a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched, declaring he acted in America’s “vital national security interest”.
Heavy security measures to be taken in Jerusalem for Passover, Easter
More than 3,500 policemen will patrol Jerusalem during Passover and Easter with an emphasis on the Old City, where some 150,000 visitors from around the globe are expected to gather at the Western Wall and in the Christian Quarter. Following two recent stabbing attacks in the Muslim Quarter, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said security will be at its highest level to ensure the public’s safety.
Anti-Zuma protests across South Africa
Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds are building ahead of demonstrations in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and the capital, Pretoria. Mr Zuma’s sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan led to the country’s credit rating being cut to junk status.
Trump welcomes ‘friend’ China’s Xi for talks
US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida resort for their first summit. Mr Trump said the two men had “developed a friendship” as they sat for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago retreat. The American leader is expected to press his counterpart for action on North Korea, and Mr Xi to seek assurances on Taiwan.
Uruguay to sell cannabis in pharmacies from July
Uruguay will begin selling cannabis in pharmacies from July, the final stage in the country’s pioneering regularisation of the drug. The South American country will be the first in the world to legally sell the drug over the counter for recreational use. The move was set in motion in 2013 with a law that fully legalised the cannabis trade.
Close to Half of American Adults Infected With HPV
More than 42 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 59 are infected with genital human papillomavirus, according to the first survey to look at the prevalence of the virus in the adult population. The report, published on Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, found that certain high-risk strains of the virus infected 25.1 percent of men and 20.4 percent of women.
FCC Chief Ajit Pai Develops Plans to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai laid out preliminary plans to roll back the agency’s net neutrality rules in a meeting this week with trade associations, according to several people familiar with the matter. The conversation shows that the FCC chairman is inching closer to making his plans public…The plans appear aimed at preserving the basic principles of net neutrality but shifting enforcement to the Federal Trade Commission, while undoing…the regulatory overreach of the FCC’s rules.
North Korea vows ‘most ruthless blow’ on United States after Donald Trump pledges to build up defences against Pyongyang
“Our army has already said that if there will be even the smallest provocation from the United States during exercises, we are ready to deliver the most ruthless blow,” Interfax news agency quoted ambassador Kim Hyong-Jun as saying. “We have the readiness and ability to counter any challenge from the US,” he was quoted as saying.
Cedar Hill At Center Of Mumps Outbreak
Dallas County Health and Human Services report 76 mumps cases in the county, 56 of them coming from students and teachers in Cedar Hill ISD. A letter went out to Cedar Valley College students and staff alerting them about a high school student from Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy taking classes there might have exposed others.
Israel ‘studying’ Russian statement on Jerusalem recognition
Israel says it is looking into a Russian statement that recognizes its claim to Jerusalem while also recognizing the Palestinian claim. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it reaffirms “the status of east Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian state…we regard west Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel.” Hitherto, recognizing Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel has always been a cornerstone of the Kremlin’s Middle East policy…
U.S. Launches Missiles at Syrian Base After Chemical Weapons Attack
The United States launched dozens of cruise missiles Thursday night at a Syrian airfield in response to what it believes was Syria’s use of banned chemical weapons that killed at least 100 people, the U.S. military said.
Now That Trump’s ‘Red Line’ Has Been Crossed, Will He Turn Damascus Into A ‘Ruinous Heap’?
Will a false flag chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib province be the trigger that causes World War 3 to erupt in the Middle East? In Part I of this series, I discussed how previous chemical attacks that were blamed on the Assad regime actually turned out to be false flag attacks conducted by Syrian rebels that were absolutely desperate to draw the United States into the Syrian civil war on their side. And considering the fact that the Syrian rebels have been consistently losing territory in recent months, they are now more desperate than ever
Ben Carson Uncovered Half a Trillion dollars in ‘Bookkeeping Errors’ in Obama’
Ben Carson has revealed massive incompetence and possibly corruption in Obama’s Department of Housing and Urban Development, with over half a trillion dollars improperly accounted for. The inspector general (IG) for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revealed this week that for three straight years, Obama’s HUD staff cooked the books, according to. These morons wouldn’t know a balance sheet from a fitted sheet, reports Blacksphere.
Syria Denies, Condemns Use Of Chemical Weapons
With global sentiment turning against Syria again, and even president Trump yesterday saying his opinion on Syrian policy has changed (it was not immediately clear just how), on Thursday Syria’s foreign minister dismissed allegations that the Syrian Army deployed chemical weapons in the city of Idlib, saying the military will never use such weapons against its own people or even terrorists.
Ron Paul: Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria Likely a False Flag
According to former Congressman Ron Paul, the chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun that killed 30 children and has led to calls for the Trump administration to intervene in Syria could have been a false flag attack…“It doesn’t make any sense for Assad under these conditions to all of a sudden use poison gases – I think there’s zero chance he would have done this deliberately,” said Paul.
Mother Shocked After Daughter Comes Home From School With Birth Control Implant In Her Arm Miracle Foster, a mother from Tulsa, Oklahoma, had no idea what her daughter was in for when she took part in a sex-education presentation at her school. After the presentation the 16-year-old girl wanted more information, so the school decided to send her and several other girls to a local clinic. The school’s principle informed the mom, and she gave them permission, thinking that her daughter was going on an innocent field trip.

April 6, 2017

At least nine tornadoes reported in Southeast; Masters event canceled
Severe weather in the U.S. Southeast generated lightning that caused fires and reports of at least nine tornadoes as the Mid-Atlantic prepares for more strong thunderstorms Thursday. Officials said there were at least nine reported tornadoes on Wednesday: seven in Georgia, one in South Carolina and one in Indiana. Masters organizers stopped play and canceled the Par 3 contest at Augusta National after inclement weather twice forced evacuations.
Does Daniel’s Vision Predict Assad’s Downfall?
The Jewish text predicting the rise of an ‘Eastern Nero’ and his destruction is known as the Otzar Midrashim, which relates the story of a Talmudic sage who received an angelic message regarding the coming of the Messiah. “This will be for you a sign: when you see that the Nero of the East has fallen in Damascus, the kingdom of the east will fall, and then the salvation of Israel will grow, and the Messiah of the House of David will arrive and [the Jews] will go up to Jerusalem. ”
Orthodox rabbi, education pioneer appointed advisor to Friedman
Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, an Orthodox rabbi from New York who works in various capacities in Jewish education, has been appointed to serve in an advisory role in the U.S. Embassy in Israel. He will work alongside newly-appointed Ambassador David Friedman, a State Department official confirmed this week.
Israel braces for annual cyber attack by Anonymous-led hackers
As Israeli authorities and companies brace for an annual cyber attack expected this Friday, the country’s capability to thwart website defacements and data pilfering attempts will be put to the test.
Going Nuclear: McConnell Confirms The GOP Has Votes To Foil Democratic Filibuster Of Gorsuch
With Friday’s final vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch looming, Senate Republicans reiterated that they have the votes to invoke the nuclear option to break Senate Democrats’ unprecedented filibuster.
Report: New chemical attack in Syria leaves numerous casualties
Allegations of a second chemical attack launched by Syrian Army forces surfaced on Thursday after various sources on the ground reported the incident, according to Arab media. Helicopters belonging to President Bashar Assad’s forces were seen dropping barrel bombs allegedly containing chlorine gas in the village of Al-Lataminah, located in northern part of the country near Hama.
Syria chemical ‘attack’: Trump condemns ‘affront to humanity’
US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical weapons attack by Syria’s air force. It was an “affront to humanity”, he said, adding: “When you kill innocent children, innocent babies, little babies… that crosses… many lines.” He did not mention Russia, Syria’s ally, which says chemical weapons in rebel hands may have been released.
Hamas hails ‘heroic’ ramming attack that killed Israeli in West Bank
Hamas praised a vehicular ramming attack that killed one Israeli and wounded another in the Binyamin region of the West Bank on Thursday. “We bless this heroic ramming attack at the Ofra intersection near Ramallah, which is a response to the continued crimes of the Zionist occupation at the expense of our people,” said Hamas spokesman Abdul-Latif Qanou.
Israel braces for annual cyber attack by Anonymous-led hackers
As Israeli authorities and companies brace for an annual cyber attack expected this Friday, the country’s capability to thwart website defacements and data pilfering attempts will be put to the test. “There is a nice twist,” Dudu Mimran, the CTO of Telekom Innovation Laboratories at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and BGU Cyber Security Labs, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. “It’s kind of a training for Israelis.”
New Zealand floods force evacuations after Tropical Storm Debbie
The entire town of Edgecumbe on New Zealand’s North Island has been evacuated, after severe flooding. About 600 homes and 2,000 people are affected, as tractors and boats helped take locals to safety. The rain, caused by the remnants of Cyclone Debbie, which hit Australia a week ago, has caused a river to burst its banks.
Australia warns of Anzac Day terror threat in Turkey
The Australian government has warned that terrorists may seek to target Anzac Day commemorations in Turkey later this month. The anniversary on 25 April marks the first major battle involving Australia and New Zealand in World War One. Australian Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan said his government had received information of a possible threat to Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula.
Rockhampton: Homes in Australian city flooded as river peaks
More than 200 houses in the Australian city of Rockhampton have been flooded after a river reached its flood peak, authorities say. The Fitzroy River rose to 8.75m (29ft) in the central Queensland city on Thursday. It comes nine days after Cyclone Debbie made landfall in northern Queensland, causing floods along a 1,200km (745 miles) stretch of coast.
St Petersburg metro attack: ‘Bomb’ found in city raid
An explosive device has been made safe in a flat in St Petersburg by Russian police, three days after a bomb on the city’s metro left 14 people dead. A city official said several suspects were detained after police raided the flat early on Thursday morning, Ria Novosti reported. Neighbours were moved away and witnesses said three men were led out in handcuffs, the agency said.
Satellite images of Peru floods show devastation
A series of devastating floods in Peru have left 100 dead and tens of thousands homeless since the start of the year. Entire roads and bridges have been swept away, towns have been engulfed and farmland has been turned to muddy swamp. It has led to more than 800 towns and cities declaring states of emergency, and brought about a rise in the price of food. Police have been deployed to keep law and order in flood-ravaged areas.
First study finds neonic pesticides in US drinking water
Small traces of the world’s most widely used insecticides have been detected in tap water for the first time. Samples taken by scientists in the US state of Iowa showed that levels of neonicotinoid chemicals remained constant despite treatment. However drinking water treated using a different method of filtration showed big reductions in neonic levels.
CDC Issues New Warning On Potential Impact Of Zika Virus
The Centers for Disease Control released new information Tuesday showing the impact of the Zika virus last year — offering advice on what to do before the insects start biting this year. The new report summarizes the number of Zika related infections last year in all U.S. states and territories with the exception of Puerto Rico, which has a separate registry due to its large number of cases.
Senate set for pivotal vote on Supreme Court nominee
The U.S. Senate is set for a vote on Thursday that will test the resolve of Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, and likely prompt Republicans to change the chamber’s rules to allow his confirmation by the end of the week. The Senate vote, expected at 11 a.m. (1500 GMT), is a bid by Republican leaders to try to end a Democratic procedural effort called a filibuster aimed at blocking Gorsuch’s confirmation to a lifetime post on the court.
How artificial life spawned a billion-dollar industry
Scientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes. Despite ethical and safety concerns, investors are attracted by synthetic biology’s wide market potential and the plummeting cost of DNA synthesis, which is industrializing the writing of the genetic code that determines how organisms function.
Why Xi Jinping Needs to Tread Carefully When He Meets Trump
Nothing is supposed to go off script for President Xi Jinping in what is the equivalent of an election year in one-party China. Enter Donald Trump, who rarely stays on message and regularly bashes China on Twitter. The U.S. president will host Xi on Thursday and Friday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for the first face-to-face meeting between the pair. On the agenda will be everything from trade to North Korea’s nuclear threat.
East Libyan forces target rivals’ air base in central desert region
East Libyan forces said on Wednesday they had carried out air strikes and a ground attack on an air base controlled by rivals from the western city of Misrata, prompting a pledge of retaliation from the government in Tripoli.
Venezuela’s opposition censures judges; 18 held after protests
Venezuela’s opposition lawmakers, some carrying injuries from this week’s protests, on Wednesday sought the dismissal of Supreme Court judges whom they accuse of propping up a socialist dictatorship.
New Smoking Gun Documents – Obama IRS Officials Admit to Inappropriately Targeting Conservative Groups
Judicial Watch has released 695 pages of new documents from the IRS that contain admissions by IRS officials that the agency used “inappropriate political labels” to screen the tax-exempt applications of conservative organizations.
Muslim Births Expected to Outpace Christian Births Within 20 Years
Within 20 years, more babies will be born to Muslim women than to Christian women world-wide, the latest sign of the rapid growth that could make Islam the world’s largest religion by the end of the century.
3 In 4 Americans Want Trump To Make Obamacare ‘Great’ Again
The Trump administration should make President Obama’s troubled health tax work instead of letting it fail, after Republicans tried and failed to repeal and replace Obamacare, according to a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
US, Russia Trade Claims about Who Used Chem Weapons in Syria
The United States and Russia are trading conflicting assertions about who launched a chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed 72 people. The White House says Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government is responsible. But Russia says anti-Assad rebels are to blame. Russia’s military says the chemicals were dispersed when Syrian warplanes bombed a facility where rebels were building chemical weapons.

April 5, 2017

Passover sacrifice back in Jerusalem
Jewish activists seeking to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem will be conducting a ritual Passover sacrifice of a lamb in a nearby park in full view of the Temple Mount. The sacrifice ceremony this year is scheduled to take place closer to the Temple Mount than previous rituals, which were held in the Mount of Olives, across a valley.
6.1 earthquake hits near Iran’s second-largest city at depth of 13km
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck 89 kilometers from Mashhad, Iran’s second most populous city, the US Geological Survey reported, adding that the tremor had a been registered at a shallow depth of 13 kilometers. Tasnim news agency reported several aftershocks, which are expected to continue, while adding that phone service in the affected areas has been disrupted.
Fake News Media Frenzy To Protect Susan Rice As Truth About Obama Shadow Government Implodes
CNN’s Don Lemon issued a call to all his views to “ignore the scandal” surrounding Susan Rice. The Washington Post calls it a “fake scandal ginned up by Trump”. Go to any of the other fake news outlets like the New York Times, MSNBC and others and you won’t even see the story being reported at all.
A New Title for the Blessed Mother?
Theological commission requests papal acknowledgement of Mary as ‘Co-Redemptrix.’
‘Sweden’s anti-Semitism has crossed all red lines’
“This is just a continuation of the previous plots,” Haguel said. “Sweden’s anti-Semisim has crossed all red lines. The recent events are only the latest in a long line of incitement and blood libels. People are sowing an unjust fear of Jews, and the government is closing its eyes to everything which relates to Jews and israel.
New Yorkers shocked to find that people are fleeing their city in droves
More than 1 million people moved out of the New York area to other parts of the country since 2010, a rate of 4.4 percent — the highest negative net migration rate among the nation’s large population centers, US Census records show. The number of people leaving the region — which includes parts of New Jersey, Connecticut, the lower Hudson Valley and Long Island — in one year swelled from 187,034 in 2015 to 223,423 in 2016…
Pope Francis meets Britain’s Prince Charles at the Vatican
For his part, Pope Francis presented Prince Charles with a bronze sculpture of an olive branch in a white box and told him that it was “a symbol of peace.” “Wherever you go, may you be a man of peace,” he told the prince. “I’ll do my best,” Prince Charles replied.
Netanyahu Tells UN Security Council to Do its Job, Stop Assad’s Chemical Attacks
“When I saw pictures of babies suffocating from a chemical attack in Syria, I was shocked and outraged. There’s no, none, no excuse whatsoever for the deliberate attacks on civilians and on children, especially with cruel and outlawed chemical weapons.
North Korean ballistic missile fired into the Sea of Japan
North Korea has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan. South Korea’s defence ministry said the missile flew about 60km (40 miles). It is the latest in a series of tests which the North has been conducting in pursuit of its goal of developing a nuclear missile.
Pakistan blast: Lahore census team hit by suspected suicide bombing
At least six people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack targeting census workers and their security escort in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Four of the dead were troops. At least 19 others were wounded, officials say. A team carrying out Pakistan’s first census in nearly 20 years was the target of the attack, police said.
Brexit: Theresa May suggests free movement extension
Free movement of people from the EU to the UK could be extended after Brexit, Theresa May has suggested. The prime minister said there would be an “implementation” phase once an exit deal had been struck, with business and governments needing a “period of time” to adjust to any new restrictions. The government insists Brexit will give the UK greater control of its borders.
Syria chemical ‘attack’: Russia rebel weapons claim rejected
Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from rebel weapons on the ground have been rejected. Britain’s foreign secretary, a rebel commander and a weapons expert all said the evidence pointed to an attack by Syrian government forces. Damascus denies its forces launched a chemical weapons attack.
Dublin City Hall to raise Palestinian flag in solidarity against ‘brutal’ Israeli occupation
Israel has strongly condemned the decision by a Dublin City Council subcommittee on ceremonies to raise the Palestinian flag over city hall in solidarity with the Palestinian people “who have lived under brutal Israeli occupation.” According to the decision Tuesday, the flag will be raised on May 15th, marking 50 years since the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip came under Israeli control.
U.S. court rules 1964 civil rights law protects LGBT workers from bias
A U.S. appeals court…on Tuesday ruled that federal civil rights law protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace. The ruling from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago represents a major legal victory for the gay rights movement. In its 8-3 decision, the court bucked decades of rulings that gay people are not protected by the milestone civil rights law…
First major U.S. city braces for Obamacare collapse
President Donald Trump, along with Congressional Republicans, have repeatedly said that if Obamacare isn’t repealed soon, then the health care law will eventually collapse under its own weight. That appears to be exactly what’s in store…Knoxville, Tennessee, could soon become the first U.S. city where Obamacare collapses altogether.
Trump at CEO Business Town Hall: ‘Common Core… We Have to End It’
At his CEO Business Town Hall Tuesday, President Donald Trump returned to his campaign promise to end the highly unpopular Common Core standards and once again make education policy the domain of local governments. “Common Core, I mean, we have to bring education more local,” Trump said at the White House. “We can’t be managing education from Washington.”
European Union Tells Hungary and Poland To Accept Mass Migration Or Leave
France and Germany, along with a host of up to 21 other countries, are set to demand Hungary and Poland either accept migrants under the quota system or leave the European Union (EU). The two nations have ignored Brussels’ insistence that they take migrants presently residing in great numbers in Italy and Greece. Public opinion in Hungary and Poland is also strongly against being forced to accept thousands of migrants from non-European cultures.
News Corp chief: Orwellian algorithms of Google and Facebook put us on ‘slippery slope of censorship’
The chief executive of News Corp, parent company of The Sun and Times Newspapers, has warned that digital algorithms at Facebook and Google have “left us perched on the edge of the slippery slope of censorship”.
Companies Have Begun Implanting Microchips In Workers
“The company offers to implant its workers and start-up members with microchips the size of grains of rice that function as swipe cards: to open doors, operate printers or buy smoothies with a wave of the hand.”
Susan Rice Responds To Trump Unmasking Allegations: “I Leaked Nothing To Nobody”
“The allegation is that somehow, Obama administration officials utilized intelligence for political purposes,” Rice told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell. “That’s absolutely false…. I leaked nothing to nobody.”
Richmond Fed head resigns, admits improper discussions
Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, announced Tuesday that he was resigning effective immediately after acknowledging improper discussions with a financial analyst that later became the subject of a lengthy investigation into leaks at the Fed.
Russian metro bombing puts Putin’s Syria policy to the test
Islamist militants have targeted Russia many times before but Monday’s bombing of a metro train in St Petersburg was, for President Vladimir Putin, personal: it happened in his native city on a day he was making a visit back home.
UBS Blames Fed For “Crisis High” Subprime Defaults; Says Auto Is Just The Beginnning
While the Fed’s misguided QE and interest rate policies have done a masterful job of creating asset bubbles around the world over the past several years, they’ve done precious little to actually stimulate economic or wage growth, in real terms…which is why UBS says that subprime defaults on everything from auto loans to student loans are about to get a whole lot worse.

April 4, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Second earthquake felt in Pretoria
This comes after the first earthquake with a 5.2 magnitude was felt earlier on Monday morning at about 05:08. Emergency services spokesperson, Johan Pieterse said that he received messages of a second earthquake, but has no official report yet. “It was so strong the chandeliers in the house rattled. It lasted about eight seconds,” said Isabel Mclaren of Menlo Park.
TRUMPED: Trail For Classified Trump Info Leaker Leads Directly To Senior Obama Official Susan Rice
Reporter Adam Housley claimed that a U.S. intelligence official responsible for unmasking names of Trump associates is ‘very well known, very high up, very senior in the intelligence world.’ As it turns out, it’s Susan Rice.
“Jews Are Indigenous to Israel, Like Indians Are to Red River”
“The Palestinian claim is patently ridiculous since they are basically claiming they became indigenous through conquering the indigenous people,” he said in a video interview from the conference. “I’m indigenous to the Red River. We have to hold Arab people to the same standard. They are indigenous to the Arabian Peninsula. They are not indigenous to Israel. He pointed out that the etymology of the word “Palestinian” translates to “invader from the sea.” “Even their own word tells you that that’s not where they’re from.”
Sisi and Trump meet on ‘problem of the century’
According to senior administration officials, two-and-ahalf hours of conversation – in the Oval Office, the cabinet room and over a private lunch – were to focus on the threat of terrorism, but Trump also had plans to address the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Strong quake strikes remote region of Botswana
A strong earthquake struck in a remote region of Botswana on Monday near the renowned Kalahari game reserve, sending shockwaves across the southern African country though there were no early reports of casualties or damage. The magnitude 6.5 quake’s epicenter was nearly 250 km (155 miles) north-northwest of the capital Gaborone at a depth of 12 km (7 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Trump to Putin: U.S. offers ‘full support’ in St. Petersburg attack
President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, offering the “full support” of the U.S. government to bring those responsible for the St. Petersburg subway bombing to justice. Trump “expressed his deepest condolences to the victims and their loved ones, and to the Russian people,” according to a White House readout of the call. The two leaders both agreed “that terrorism must be decisively and quickly defeated.”
Suspected gas attack in Syria kills over 55, mass injuries reported
A suspected gas attack by Syrian government or Russian jets killed at least 58 people, including nine children, and injured dozens more in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a British-based war monitoring group said. The Syrian army could not immediately be reached for comment. Damascus has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons. The attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some had foam coming out of their mouths, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, citing medical sources who described it as a sign of a gas attack.
‘Iran arms manufacturing facilities in Lebanon are new kind of threat’
Reports that Iran is building workshops and facilities to make advanced rockets inside Lebanon is a “huge development” that constitutes a “whole new kind of threat,” Chagai Tzuriel, director- general of the Intelligence Ministry, said Monday. Tzuriel…attributed the reports to a Kuwaiti newspaper, but seemed to accept their veracity. If true, it would mean the Iranians and Hezbollah are trying to get around the difficulty of transferring arms over land through Syria to Lebanon by manufacturing them there instead.
US withdraws funding for United Nations Population Fund
The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in more than 150 countries. The state department said the UNFPA “supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation”. This is the first of the promised cuts to US financial contributions to the UN by the Trump administration.
St Petersburg metro bombing suspect ‘from Kyrgyzstan’
The man suspected of killing 14 people by bombing a St Petersburg train was a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian citizenship, the Central Asian country’s security service has said. Forty-nine people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday afternoon. Kyrgyz officials named the suspect as Akbarzhon Jalilov, an ethnic Uzbek born in Osh in 1995.
Colombia declares emergency as first Mocoa landslide victims buried
Colombia’s president has declared an “economic, social and ecological emergency” as the first victims of the Mocoa landslide were laid to rest. Juan Manuel Santos said the government was also putting 40,000m pesos ($13.9m; £11.1m) towards “addressing humanitarian priorities”. At the same time, the first funerals were taking place of the 262 victims killed in Saturday’s landslide.
CIA operations may be disrupted by new Wikileaks’ data release
Current spying campaigns run by the CIA could be disrupted, say experts, after more data on the agency’s hacking techniques was released by Wikileaks. CIA code that obscures malware’s origins was detailed in the latest release by the whisteblowing site. The code could be used to create a “signature” for CIA malware, said one virus hunter.
Cyborgs at work: employees getting implanted with microchips
The syringe slides in between the thumb and index finger. Then, with a click, a microchip is injected in the employee’s hand. Another “cyborg” is created. What could pass for a dystopian vision of the workplace is almost routine at the Swedish startup hub Epicenter. The company offers to implant its workers and startup members with microchips the size of grains of rice that function as swipe cards: to open doors, operate printers, or buy smoothies with a wave of the hand.
How upgrading humans will become the next billion-dollar industry
Investors searching for the next transformative technology destined to turn a bunch of Ivy League dropouts into billionaires, and half the market into a loose slot machine, need only look in the mirror. “The greatest industry of the 21st century will probably be to upgrade human beings,” historian Yuval Harari, author of the fascinating new book “Homo Deus,” told MarketWatch.
Report: Trump, al-Sisi discussed peace summit in US this summer
US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have discussed the possibility of holding an Israeli-Palestinian peace summit in the United States this summer, the leading Arab newspaper Al Hayat reported on Tuesday. Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, reportedly raised the initiative with Arab officials.
Chinese wary about U.S. missile system because capabilities unknown: experts
China is steadfastly opposed to the deployment of advanced U.S. anti-missile radars in South Korea because it does not know whether the defenses, intended for North Korean missiles, are capable of tracking and countering Beijing’s own nuclear program…Beijing’s resistance to the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) anti-missile system…has become a major thorn in bilateral ties with the United States and is bound to be discussed at this week’s summit meeting…
Homeland Security announces steps against H1B visa fraud
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced steps on Monday to prevent the fraudulent use of H1B visas, used by employers to bring in specialized foreign workers temporarily, which appeared to fall short of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to overhaul the program. A White House official said Trump may still do more on the program.
Tillerson to chair U.N. meeting on North Korea nuclear program
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea on April 28 to discuss how the body can combat Pyongyang’s banned nuclear and missile programs, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Monday.
China Starts 2017 With Highest Number Of Corporate Defaults In History
China’s default wave appears to have made landfall, and as Bloomberg reports overnight, China’s deleveraging push has racked up the most defaults on corporate bonds ever for a first quarter. “Seven companies have defaulted on a total of nine bonds onshore so far in 2017, versus 29 for all of last year.”
Dallas Mayor Pulls Support For “Massive Taxpayer Bailout” Of Police Pension
“Basically you’re paying on phantom employees, not real employees.  No business would do it this way. We cannot find another pension fund in America where someone pays into a fund based on future employees. It’s just not done and it should not start here in the State of Texas.  This is the most taxpayer unfriendly poison pill that I’ve seen in this bill.  I’m not going to swallow this pill.”
Chinese wary about U.S. missile system because capabilities unknown: experts
China is steadfastly opposed to the deployment of advanced U.S. anti-missile radars in South Korea because it does not know whether the defenses, intended for North Korean missiles, are capable of tracking and countering Beijing’s own nuclear program, experts say.
Meet ‘next Obama’ groomed to make political history
The Democratic Party may have found its next Barack Obama. His name is Dr. Abdul el-Sayed, he’s a 32-year-old medical doctor and he recently launched his campaign for governor of Michigan, the election for which is in November 2018. If he wins he would be America’s first Muslim governor.
Report: Obama NSA Advisor Susan Rice Requested the Unmasking of Incoming Trump
Senior Fox News Correspondent, Adam Housley revealed on Friday that Intel Chair Devin Nunes (R-CA) knows who unmasked the identities of Trump and his close associates. Sources also told him that the unmasking was purely for political purposes to embarrass Trump and had NOTHING to do with national security. Now this.. According to activist and author Mike Cernovich the leaker and unmasker is Susan Rice.

April 3, 2017

Israel takes baby step toward rebuilding Temple?
The project is getting high praise from Israel advocates for rebuilding the Temple. Rabbi Yehuda Glick, a target of an assassination attempt in 2014 for his Temple advocacy, said he welcomed the plan for a Temple Mount Heritage Foundation and has personally lobbied for its creation. “We need to state clearly: The Temple Mount is the foundation of the history of the Jewish people and of the return to the land since the beginning of Zionism,” he said.
Trump, Putin meeting could mend deteriorating relationship, Kremlin spokesman says
Dmitry Peskov told ABC’s “This Week” that relations between the U.S. and Russia are “maybe worse” than the Cold War, but a meeting between the two sides have a chance to repair divisions. “I think if two presidents meet each other, if they exchange views, then there will be a chance for our volatile relations to get better,” Peskov said.
After golf with Trump, Paul says ‘very optimistic’ about ObamaCare repeal
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a top conservative critic of House Republicans’ failed plan to replace ObamaCare, concluded his golf outing Sunday with President Trump by saying party members are “getting closer” on a compromise repeal plan and that he remains “very optimistic.”
EU nations, Israel eye world’s longest undersea gas pipeline
Italy, Israel, Greece and Cyprus pledged Monday to move ahead with the world’s longest undersea gas pipeline from the eastern Mediterranean to southern Europe, with support from the European Union. If carried out as planned, the long-discussed $6.2 billion pipeline would take gas from Israel and Cyprus’s recently discovered offshore gas reserves to Europe and could help reduce the continent’s dependence on Russian energy at a time of ongoing tensions.
Brussels says Spain has its ‘full support’ for Brexit power grab over Gibraltar
BRUSSELS today insisted that Spain has its “full support” over its shameless attempt to use the people of Gibraltar as a bargaining chip in the upcoming Brexit negotiations.
Jared Kushner Makes Unannounced Trip to Iraq
Jared Kushner, the Jewish son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, reportedly traveled to Iraq over the weekend with a number of defense officials. Kushner, who has been tasked by Trump with the onerous burden of fostering a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, serves as one of the president’s closest and most trusted advisors, but his role on the short Middle East trip is unclear.
Persecuted Christians Suffer “Worst Year Yet,” Mostly Under Islam
The persecution of Christians around the world, but especially in the Muslim world, has reached an all-time high—with 2016 being the “worst year yet,” according to Open Doors, which recently released its annual ranking of the top 50 countries where Christians face the most persecution. Among some of its more significant findings:
The Yasser Arafat of the Democratic Party
To U.S. presidents and chief diplomatic correspondents he would profess his desire for peace and for a two-state solution, while to Arabs and Muslims he would impugn Jews, It is by this standard that I hereby judge Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to be the Yasser Arafat of the Democratic Party. Schumer is so practiced at saying one thing to Democratic elites and another to the Democratic base that it is easy to fall for his charade.
Report: Surveillance on President Began Before He was GOP Nominee
The “unmasking”—revealing the identity of Americans “incidentally captured” during surveillance of foreign officials—was done “purely for political reasons,” not for any reason related to national security or foreign intelligence, he added. Quoting his sources, he said, “It had everything to do with hurting and embarrassing Trump and his team.”
Human Rights Watch gives Israel ultimatum over Gaza war crime investigation
Human Rights Watch demanded on Monday that Israel allow its investigators into Gaza if it wants the International Criminal Court “to take seriously” Israel’s own war crimes investigations. The ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda started a preliminary examination of 2014 Gaza war crimes allegations in January 2015. HRW accuses Israel in a 47-page report of preventing its researchers for accessing Gaza. It has also accused Egypt of preventing HRW visits to the coastal territory since 2008.
Palestinian Authority textbooks teach pupils to be expendable ‘martyrs’
The latest Palestinian Authority elementary school textbooks are even more radical than previous editions, according to a report just issued by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education. The report was based on examination of elementary- school grades one through four and high-school grades 11 and 12 of the 2016-2017 PA’s educational curriculum.
In first White House meeting in 7 years, Egypt expected to focus on security assistance
An Egyptian president will visit the White House for the first time in seven years on Monday when Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sits down with US President Donald Trump. The meeting is expected to focus on shared security concerns in the region. Sisi and Trump have reportedly struck up a rapport in phone calls preceding Monday’s visit, including in exchanges over UN Security Council action on Israel, terrorist activity in the Sinai Peninsula and US foreign assistance to the Egyptian state.
Somalia piracy: India ship hijacked in new attack
Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian cargo ship off the coast of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, officials there say. One source said the vessel was heading towards Somali shores. There were no details of the crew or destination. Some two weeks earlier an oil tanker en route to Mogadishu was seized by pirates who then released the boat apparently without conditions.
Islamic State group using human shields in Mosul
The BBC has gained exclusive access to the Iraqi army’s helicopter missions against IS militants in Mosul. BBC Persian reporter Nafiseh Kouhnavard witnessed IS militants using human shields to deter the military from firing at them. (Video)
Israel PM warns enemies at missile defense ceremony
A joint U.S.-Israeli missile interceptor meant to counter the type of medium-range missiles possessed by Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants became operational Sunday, completing Israel’s multi-layer defense system…Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the unveiling ceremony for the David’s Sling system that defending the home front is of the “utmost importance.” He went on to warn “whoever tries to strike us will be hit, those that threaten our existence put themselves in existential danger.”
Soon you’ll be able to go to work in a flying taxi
Late for work? Imagine skipping the subway and instead heading to your local “vertiport,” where you can hop into an aircraft the size of an SUV that runs on electricity and works pretty much like an elevator…Insiders call the new breed of flying machine “e-VTOLs,” (pronounced “EE-VEE- talls”), an acronym for “electric vertical take off and landing.”
Rescuers, locals dig for Colombia flood victims, 254 die
Families and rescuers searched desperately on Sunday through mud-plastered rubble for victims of flooding and landslides in Colombia that have killed 254 people, injured hundreds and devastated entire neighborhoods. Several rivers burst their banks near the southwestern city of Mocoa in the early hours of Saturday, sending water, mud and debris crashing down streets and into houses as people slept.
New UN report attempts to equate Israel to slavery in the US
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is expected to publish a report equating “the Israeli Occupation” to slavery in the United States and put the financial damages suffered by Palestinians as a result of “50 years of occupation” in the billions of dollars. The Arab-dominated committee recently published a report two weeks ago claiming that Israel established an Apartheid regime that controls the entire Palestinian people.
Pakistani prosecutor says he’ll let Christians out of prison — if they convert to Islam
Your freedom or your faith? That’s the question being posed to dozens of Christians currently awaiting trial in a prison in Pakistan. Forty-two Christians were arrested in 2015 for allegedly being involved in the hanging of two Muslims. The two Muslim Pakistanis were killed following two bomb blasts that occurred on Easter Sunday of the same year, killing 15 and injuring more than 70…Christians standing trial for murder are now being given a choice to either continue facing charges or convert to Islam.
‘Witches’ gather at Balboa Park to hex President Donald Trump
A gathering of so-called witches descended upon Balboa Park Saturday at “high noon” in an effort to impeach President Donald Trump by hex.
Jeb Bush warns robots taking US jobs is not science fiction
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Sunday that people “should be marching in the streets” to demand changes to “antiquated” education systems that aren’t preparing students to be competitive in the job market against the robots of the future.
Hungarians Take to the Streets to Support Soros’s University
Hungarians took to the streets to protest for academic freedom and against government legislation that a university funded by George Soros said is aimed at shutting it down. Thousands of Hungarians participated in the march on Sunday, Index news website reported. The demonstration was going to wind its way through Budapest, passing by the capital’s main universities, including local ones as well as Central European University, which was established and is funded by Soros, a billionaire financier and native of Hungary.
First Post-Brexit Tremors: Theresa May “Would Go To War” To Protect Gibraltar
The ink has yet to dry on Theresa May’s Article 50 signature from last week which officially started the UK’s 2-year long divorce from the EU, and already Europe has been traumatized by comments from former Conservative leader Michael Howard, who suggested that Theresa May is be prepared to go to war to protect Gibraltar.
How Obama’s White House Weaponized Media Against Trump
“On the basis of my familiarity with this system, I strongly suspect that someone in the Obama White House blew a hole in the thin wall that prevents the government from using information collected from surveillance to destroy the lives of the citizens whose privacy it is pledged to protect. “
Trump says US is ready to act alone on North Korea
President Donald Trump says that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea’s nuclear program. Trump’s comments in an interview with the Financial Times come just days before he is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida. The two are expected to discuss a number of issues, including North Korea, trade and territorial disputes in the South China Sea during their meeting on Thursday and Friday.

Gruesome scenes as Colombia mudslide death toll hits 210
Survivors described gruesome scenes in the Colombian town of Mocoa Sunday after mudslides killed 210 people, as rescuers kept up a desperate search for victims in the muck and debris.

April 2, 2017

Israel launches new anti-rocket system
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke at Sunday’s government meeting about Israel’s new “Magic Wand” air defense system. Magic Wand is also known a “David’s Sling. “”This afternoon, the Magic Wand air defense system will become operational. This is an important accomplishment. All Israelis have felt the great benefit of the Iron Dome system, which protects against short-range rockets from Gaza. We have also developed a ‘pressure’ rocket to defend against long-range missiles, as well as other techniques.
New video debunks belief Third Temple must be built by Messiah
“Not only does the commonly-held belief that we would need Moshiach to build the Third Temple contradict Torah; the notion also alleviates all the Jewish people’s personal responsibility to fulfill one of the most central and important requirements of our faith.
As French election race tightens, Macron defies National Front
France’s centrist presidential contender Emmanuel Macron singled out the far-right National Front as his chief rival on Saturday, vowing to win the first round on April 23 as a new poll showed the election race getting tighter.
Rare Total Solar Eclipse Coming Soon Hasn’t Happened Since 1918… but Here’s Where It Gets Weird
It’s being called “The Big One”. Coming this summer, we will see an event unlike any we’ve seen in North America since 1918: a total solar eclipse crossing the entire United States in a line from coast to coast on August 21, 2017.
Moscow And Beijing Join Forces To Bypass US Dollar In Global Markets, Shift To Gold Trade
The Russian central bank opened its first overseas office in Beijing on March 14, marking a step forward in forging a Beijing-Moscow alliance to bypass the US dollar in the global monetary system, and to phase-in a gold-backed standard of trade.
Blaming Russia For Everything
With the Senate Intelligence Committee’s hearing on Thursday, this determination to squelch any dissenting American views as “Russian disinformation” moved up a notch. The craziness has now become the focus of an official Senate investigation into Russian “meddling” in American political life. We have taken another step down the path of a New Cold War that blends a New McCarthyism with a New Orwellianism.
Montana Democrats Vote Against Bill Banning Sharia Law, Call It ‘Repugnant’
Democrats in Montana have opposed a bill banning the use of foreign law in its state courts on the grounds that such legislation would target Muslims.
US believes jihadists found innovative ways to put explosives in laptops
US authorities reportedly believe that jihadist organizations have discovered innovative ways to insert explosives inside electronic devices that can evade common screening techniques used by most airports.