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Eastern-based Libyan parliament gives green light to Egyptian army to interfere in Libyan conflict


Sputnik
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:35 UTC
egyptian army
© REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh
The eastern-based Libyan parliament, which supports the Libyan National Army (LNA), has given go-ahead to the Egyptian armed forces to intervene in the Libyan conflict.

In early June, Egypt put forward the Cairo peace initiative, outlining a path for a political settlement in Libya and calling for warring parties to cease fire since 8 June. The proposal was welcomed by the Arab League, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, but was rejected by the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Turkey.


Comment: Otherwise known as dumb and dumber.


"We call for joint efforts between the two brotherly nations - Libya and Egypt - in order to defeat the occupier and maintain our common security and stability in our country and region," the statement read.


Comment: The GNA and Turkey must go. Libya was destroyed by NATO, and it won't recover as long as the illegitimate jihadi puppets in the GNA, supported by the Turkish military, continue to destabilize the country.


It added that the parliament "welcomes the words of the Egyptian President, spoken in the presence of representatives of Libyan tribes."

"The Egyptian armed forces have the right to intervene to protect Libyan and Egyptian national security if they see an imminent threat to the security of our two countries," the statement added.
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Fire

What's going on in Iran? Gas plant fire latest in spate of incidents causing speculation - are they connected?


Sputnik
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:15 UTC
natanz iran
© REUTERS / WANA NEWS AGENCYA view of a damage building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020
A fire reportedly broke out on Monday at an industrial complex of the Kavian Fariman liquefied natural gas company in northeast Iran, according to Mehr News Agency.

Police have launched an investigation into the causes of the incident, after one of the gas condensate storage tanks is believed to have exploded, with six others catching fire.

​Javad Jahandoust, a fire chief at the industrial complex some 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the city of Mashhad, was quoted by Reuters as saying the fire was brought under control without spreading to surrounding factories, and there were no casualties.

The incident comes amid a spate incidents that have recently occurred in various parts of Iran in the past few weeks, sparking speculation regarding the possible causes.

On 26 June an explosion was reported near the Parchin military site in the northeast part of the capital Tehran due to "a gas tank explosion," said officials, who claimed there were no casualties in the incident.

On 30 June, 19 people are believed to have died in another explosion, which occurred at a medical facility in Tajrish, northern Tehran, with reports also attributing the blast to a problem with the oxygen tanks.

This was followed by an incident on 2 July at the Natanz nuclear facility, Iran's primary uranium processing facility, 155 miles south of Tehran in Isfahan province, which damaged an "industrial shed" close to the main building.

Comment: It is certainly fishy to have so many 'accidents' such as this happen in a short period of time. We wouldn't be surprised if Israel is up to their dirty tricks:

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Black Cat

Filings show Ilhan Omar paid third husband's consulting firm nearly $900,000 since 2018


The Daily Caller
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:13 UTC
Tim Mynett Ilhan Omar
© Zuma PressTim Mynett and Ilhan Omar
Rep. Ilhan Omar has plowed hundreds of thousands of dollars into her husband's consulting firm over the past two years, financial records show.

The Minnesota Democrat's campaign paid Tim Mynett $292,814 in 2020 for advertising and research services, among other consulting measures, Federal Election Commission filings show. The New York Post was the first to report Tuesday on Omar's contributions, which show she has paid Mynett's firm $878,930 since 2018.

Omar's payments prompted one ethics complaint in 2019 after Beth Mynett, Tim Mynett's then-wife, accused Omar in her divorce filing of having an affair with a married man on her consulting team. The Democrat was married to her second husband at the time of the accusations.

Comment: Ilhan has committed so many crimes, from immigration fraud to this, and yet seems to glide through it all. Apparently Democrat intransigence against Trump appointees is protecting her, at least for the moment.

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Shamrock

Tyranny spreading: In Ireland, non-wearers of masks on public transport face fine and jail sentence

Jack Horgan-Jones and Martin Wall
The Irish Times
Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:56 UTC
Taoiseach Micheál Martin Ireland masks
© Alan BetsonTaoiseach Micheál Martin: “This is a very dangerous virus, it can damage people’s health for a very long time in some instances. It’s not something to be taken lightly.”
Drivers say they expect gardaí to police measure which takes effect from Monday

People who fail to comply with mandatory rules on face coverings on public transport could face up to six months in prison and a fine of €2,500 from Monday.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed on Friday that regulations were being signed to make the wearing of face masks on public transport obligatory,

Under the new rules, gardaí can be called to enforce if someone fails to wear a face covering. If they continue not to co-operate, they can face arrest and prosecution, with a penalty for a conviction of up to €2,500 fine and/or six months in jail.

"Outside of the public transport sector, we encourage people to wear masks in crowded indoor gatherings and again where social distancing is not possible, but it will be compulsory on public transport as and from Monday," Mr Martin said.

Comment: Ireland has fallen into line with the globalist propaganda. Expect to see the government pushing a Covid-19 vaccine when/if it becomes available. And yet it was probably circulating in the country, and indeed all of Europe, long before being recognized. These moves are not about people's health.

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Rocket

Japan may still build Aegis Ashore despite reports of cancellation, source says

Tim Kelly
Rueters
Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:00 UTC
Japan may still build Aegis Ashore missile defense systems to defend against attacks by North Korea and other regional rivals, including China, a source told Reuters just weeks after reports that the proposal had been killed.
Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex in Kauai, Hawaii,
© Kyodo/via REUTERSA facility of Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex is pictured in Kauai, Hawaii, U.S in this photo taken by Kyodo January 18, 2019. Picture taken on January 18, 2019
Japan's defense minister, Taro Kono, last month cancelled plans to build two Aegis Ashore sites, citing cost and concerns that falling booster stages from the interceptor missiles could drop on local residents.

Japan, however, has not cancelled the $1 billion contract for the defense system's radars, built by Lockheed Martin, and is mulling a technical assessment from the U.S. government that makes recommendations on using other sites that would eliminate the safety issues, said the source, who has direct knowledge of the process.

Comment: The Empire of Chaos: Target Russia, target China, target Iran

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Cardboard Box

Duda narrowly re-elected in Poland in boost for ruling nationalists

Shaun Walker
The Guardian
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:24 UTC
Duda of Poland
Incumbent president has promised another term of backing ruling populists' legislative agenda

Andrzej Duda has won Poland's presidential election, after results released on Monday morning gave the incumbent 51.2% of votes with almost all the ballots counted.

His Liberal challenger, Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, trailed with 48.8%.

The head of the national electoral commissions said final official results would be announced later, but with Duda leading by nearly half a million votes his lead was unassailable. However, the close margins may prompt complaints from the opposition over voting irregularities and a skewed playing field.

Trzaskowski conceded defeat on Monday afternoon, thanking his supporters for their dedication and congratulating Duda on victory. "May this term really be different," he wrote on Twitter.

Comment: See also: Newly elected Polish president Duda is pro-Kiev but antagonistic towards EU

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Burka

Spanish govt issues decree: Wearing muzzles in public to remain compulsory 'until Covid-19 vaccine found' (i.e. indefinitely)


Spain in English
Tue, 09 Jun 2020 06:39 UTC
face mask
© Congreso.esPrime Minister Pedro Sánchez arriving at the Spanish Congress on 20 May 2020 for the ‘state of alarm’ debate and vote.
The wearing of face masks will remain compulsory in Spain until a Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine is found, with police having the power to fine citizens for not wearing them, the government announced on Tuesday.

It forms part of the measures within a new royal decree approved by the cabinet to establish the measures that will govern the 'new normality' after the 'state of alarm' and lockdown officially ends. The measures have been drawn up by Spain's Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport.

Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said that the measure regarding the wearing of face masks would continue after the country's 'state of alarm' concludes on 21 June - and that it would 'remain in place until we permanently defeat the virus, which is when we have an effective treatment or vaccine against it'.

Wearing face masks in Spain has been compulsory since 21 May for everyone aged over six in closed spaces (including shops and stores), as well as on the street and in public places, if a 2-metre 'social distance' cannot be maintained. It had initially been made compulsory to wear face masks on all public transport in Spain since Monday 4 May.
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Vader

US says Beijing's claims in South China Sea are 'completely unlawful' and condemns China for 'bullying' other countries


RT
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 04:40 UTC
aircraft carrier
© US Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Washington has just escalated tensions with Beijing by formally rejecting Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea on behalf of its allies in the region, just days after two US aircraft carriers sailed through the area.

"Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, outlining the official US position.


Comment: The US Empire has military bases all around the world that are meant to remind countries of American superiority and uses economic warfare against nations that don't fall into line with its unipolar vision, and yet has the gall to call any other country a bully. That is some hubris.


According to Pompeo, China has offered "no coherent legal basis" for its "Nine-Dashed Line" claim in the South China Sea. Beijing first made the claim in 2009, but the US has waited until now to formally reject it.

Pompeo specifically named a range of features the US does not recognize, from the Scarborough Reef and the Spratly Islands to James Shoal, which he said Chinese "propaganda" presented as the "southernmost territory of China."
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Bug

Macron's slow disintegration of the French Republic

Thierry Meyssan
Voltaire Network
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:00 UTC
Macron
© Benoit Tessierpool/AFP via Getty Images
For the past three years, a profound protest has been heard throughout France. It has taken on hitherto unknown forms. Claiming to be a republican ideal, it is questioning the way in which political personnel serve the institutions. Faced with it, the President of the Republic monkeys a dialogue that he manipulates at every stage. For Thierry Meyssan, the country's worst enemies are not those who want to divide it into communities, but those who have been elected and have forgotten the meaning of their mandate.

The first wave

In October 2018, in France, a deaf woman protested from small towns and the countryside. The country's leaders and the media were stunned to discover the existence of a social class they did not know and had never met before: a petty bourgeoisie, which had been excluded from the big cities and relegated to the "French desert", an area where public services are rationed and public transport is non-existent.

This protest, which in some places turned into an uprising, was triggered by the increase of a tax on oil aimed at reducing fuel consumption in order to achieve the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement. These citizens were much more affected than others by this increase because they lived far away from everything and had no transportation options other than their personal means.
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Propaganda

Best of the Web: The Russiagate Spectacle: Season 2?

Gerald Sussman
Counterpunch
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00 UTC
The new cold war
If it's an election year, there must be a Russiagate story. The Clintons and their neoliberal progeny, including the current standard bearer for corporate liberalism, have turned the Democratic Party into a branch office of the Deep State Inc., whose propaganda drones, the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and MSNBC act like hired guns for the Office of War Information.

There's nothing new about the mainstream media (MSM) being teammates with the State Department and the CIA. Carl Bernstein published a major investigative report back in 1977 that revealed that the Times and their fellow travelers had been functioning as the overseas eyes and ears of the Agency, what was called "Operation Mockingbird," since 1948. The MSM were practically owned by the CIA.

The Times still goes to "The Company" before reporting events abroad. Given that the largest section of Americans still depends on television for news, and TV in turn relies heavily on the New York Times for the international news agenda, the CIA is able to feed its propaganda to the public through establishment media, even though this violates its charter. The CIA also influences public opinion through its entertainment industry liaison program, established in the mid-1990s, that in effect co-directs many American film and television productions.

The warmongers in the liberal media are more gung-ho than even the president. Interviewing Mike Pence last year after Trump threatened to obliterate Iran, CNN's Jake Tapper expressed the concern that "Iran would get the wrong message from the president's restraint." The cowboy pundit asked Pence, "Is he willing to pull the trigger," salivating at the prospect of war.

Comment: In what was otherwise a fairly accurate article, the author just had to throw "racism" into the mix. Oh well.

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