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No different from ISIS: Ukrainian child terrorist network exposed


Fort Russ/Antifascist
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:47 UTC
Ukrainian child terrorist network
Translated by J.Arnoldski

Ukraine has systematically proven that it is a terrorist state, a true brother of the notorious ISIS. The Ministry of State Security of the Donetsk People's Republic has discovered a network of Ukrainian special services agents and suppressed the activities of the saboteur group operating on the republic's territory. This has been reported by the official site of the MSS of the DPR.


According to the report, over the course of counter-intelligence operations, it was discovered that in May 2015, an employee of Ukraine's intelligence services, Igor Ritsko (call sign "Diamond") who worked for the legendary Ukrainian Armed Forces Military Unit No. PP 3629, had proposed a minor of Yasinovataya, Bogdan Kovalchuk, to create a group of his friends to make money by beating debts out of businessmen in Yasinovataya.

Bogdan Kovalchuk
Bogdan Kovalchuk - b. 1998
The recruitment of the minor Bogan Kovalchuk for criminal activities was carried out by Ritsko according to the classic Ukrainian intelligence scenario. At one of the loading points for smuggled goods in the town of Skotovataya under the control of the Ukrainian special services, in broad daylight Ritsko approached the 17-year-old Bogdan Kovalchuk working on unloading one of the trucks. Subsequently, Ritsko threatened Bogdan with criminal liability for implication in smuggling goods across the contact line and persuaded the minor to cooperate with the Ukrainian side.
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SOTT Focus: SOTT News Snapshot: September 12 edition - Conspiracists vindicated, Hillary sick as a dog


Sott.net
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:12 UTC
It was bound to happen. After months of alternative news coverage over Hillary's poor health - and the predictable mainstream denials and search-engine manipulation (we've covered it before, but Sputnik published a study today with even more examples and analysis) - Hillary's health is now mainstream news after her fainting spell after a 9/11 memorial in New York City. She had to hole up in Chelsea's NYC apartment to recover, but also ended up cancelling a fundraiser trip to California. You've probably seen the video by now, but here it is anyway:


Just 4 days ago Killary tweeted: "The most important quality in a president and Commander-in-Chief is steadiness—an absolute, rock solid steadiness." Nice try! Just look at some of the coverage (culled from the Drudge Report): from NBC and CBS News to Fox, Politico and more: The last article asks an important question. Just what will happen if Killary's health continues to be an issue, or, God forbid, she kicks the bucket before the election?
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Chess

Syria ceasefire: The Empire's neverending story- 15 hours and "no guarantees"


Fort Russ/RIA Novosti
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 09:58 UTC
John Kerry and Sergey Lavrov
Translated by J.Arnoldski

Negotiations on Syria between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry have concluded in Geneva.

The meeting between the two countries' foreign department heads broke records for duration, lasting more than 15 hours and including continuous pauses. The main intrigue that kept foreign journalists tense during the meeting was whether or not the diplomats would reach an agreement on settling the conflict in Syria.

As a result of the talks, the Russian Federation and United States of America gave a joint press conference at which they outlined their plan for a future agreement. This agreement, according to the American side's assurances, promises to be "enduring," but only if the regime and Syrian opposition will be able to stick to their promises.


The longest talks ever

Russia has been holding consultations with the US on devising an algorithm for coordinating operations in Syria. The parties discussed steps to assist in settling the conflict, including the task of strengthening the cessation of military hostilities and Russian-American cooperation in the fight against terrorist groups.

The current Geneva round of talks between Russia and the US, similar to the previous round, was held in the President Wilson Hotel. The meeting, during which the two countries' ministers went for breaks several times and held bilateral talks with the UN's secretary general's special representative for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, became the longest of its kind.

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Inside Menwith Hill, NSA's British headquarters for US targeted killing

Ryan Gallagher
The Intercept
Tue, 06 Sep 2016 05:05 UTC
Menwith Hill farm houses
© Trevor PaglenMenwith Hill, March 2013
The narrow roads are quiet and winding, surrounded by rolling green fields and few visible signs of life beyond the occasional herd of sheep. But on the horizon, massive white golf ball-like domes protrude from the earth, protected behind a perimeter fence that is topped with piercing razor wire. Here, in the heart of the tranquil English countryside, is the National Security Agency's largest overseas spying base.

Once known only by the code name Field Station 8613, the secret base — now called Menwith Hill Station — is located about nine miles west of the small town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire. Originally used to monitor Soviet communications through the Cold War, its focus has since dramatically shifted, and today it is a vital part of the NSA's sprawling global surveillance network.

For years, journalists and researchers have speculated about what really goes on inside Menwith Hill, while human rights groups and some politicians have campaigned for more transparency about its activities. Yet the British government has steadfastly refused to comment, citing a longstanding policy not to discuss matters related to national security.

Now, however, top-secret documents obtained by The Intercept offer an unprecedented glimpse behind Menwith Hill's razor wire fence. The files reveal for the first time how the NSA has used the British base to aid "a significant number of capture-kill operations" across the Middle East and North Africa, fueled by powerful eavesdropping technology that can harvest data from more than 300 million emails and phone calls a day.
Menwith Hill Station
© www.wikileaks-forum.com

Comment: See also: US spooks use UK base to launch 'kill-capture' missions according to NSA leaks

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Pentagon running UK military's UFO-hunting unit


RT
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:15 UTC
UK UFO
© www.express.co.uk
American military intelligence is now running the UK's axed UFO-hunting squad from a plush building in a hidden corner of London's stylish Soho Square, it is reported. The secretive Ministry of Defence (MoD) unit was axed in 2009 but is now reportedly being run by a shadowy US colonel within a stone's throw of the offices of 20th Century Fox - producers of many a science fiction blockbuster.

Now US-funded, the group has mainly American staff but still employs a number of Britons to pore over the real-life X-Files. According to the Express, the unidentified military official regularly visits from Washington to keep tabs on the intergalactic activities monitored from 7 Soho Square.

"There was pressure from a similar unit in the Pentagon which wanted to incorporate the MoD unit," a military source told the Express on Sunday. "It was decided to move the unit to Soho Square and I understand that it now has a number of American personnel. "The relocation was even accidentally published in the MoD's magazine, though few noticed," the source claimed, adding that although it is now a Pentagon operation, the unit still reports "directly to the MoD." It is reported that while X-Files are still on the agenda, much of the unit's work now concerns the militarization of space.


Comment: Pentagon USA has found yet another way to be in charge offshore.



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Dagestan cop defies militants seconds before execution, 'keep working, brothers'


RT
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:34 UTC
Dagestan cop
© A scream/YouTubeMagomed Nurbagandov talking to his captors moments before they kill him,
A Russian policeman held at gun point defied his captors who were demanding that he call on his fellow officers to quit on camera. His final moments were found on his busted killers' mobile phones and now the authorities want to award him, posthumously.

Magomed Nurbagandov, 31, was a police lieutenant serving in the turbulent southern Russian region of Dagestan. On July 10, a group of four militants walking through a forest stumbled upon him and his cousin Abdurashid.

When the bandits searched their two captives, they found Magomed's police papers and executed both men. The murders were recorded on camera and later uploaded to Islamist websites.

However, the footage omitted a few seconds that didn't play well for the militants. Police found the full video on the mobile phones of the murderers after some of them were killed, along with other militants, in two separate operations last week, according to authorities.

Warning: The following is the extended, graphic version:

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Whistle

Iran & Saudi Arabia increase oil production ahead of freeze talks


RT
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:02 UTC
oil pipes
© Rahab Homavandi/Reuters
Oil producers in Iran and Saudi Arabia are increasing production just before negotiations on capping output are about to begin. Last month, the two countries increased oil output by more than any other OPEC member, according to the organization's latest data.

OPEC producers are currently pumping nearly 33.2 million barrels per day. July production set an all-time high for the cartel. Largely due to global oversupply, crude prices have fallen from a 2014 high of $114 per barrel to the current price of $45-$50.

The world's largest oil producers led by Russia are planning to negotiate an output freeze with OPEC during an informal meeting in Algeria at the end of September. Initially, the deal was proposed in February, but an attempt to come to an agreement failed as Iran refused to cap production seeking to reach pre-sanction levels.

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Light Sabers

Trump capitalizes on Killary's announcement of pneumonia, saying it will be a "campaign issue"


RT
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:35 UTC
trump
© David Moir / Reuters
Donald Trump says health will be a campaign issue since it was announced that presidential rival Hillary Clinton has pneumonia. The Republican nominee wished Clinton a quick recovery, while promising to soon release details about his own health.

"I just hope she gets well and gets back on the trail, and we'll be seeing her at the debate," Trump said in a phone interview with Fox News.

When he was asked if health was an issue for presidential candidates, Trump said: "I think it's an issue. In fact ... this last week I took a physical and.... when the numbers come in I'll be releasing very, very specific numbers."

Meanwhile, in a phone conversation with CNBC, Trump said "I hope she gets well soon," while also calling the incident "quite sad."

"It's interesting because they say pneumonia, but she was coughing very, very badly a week ago," the billionaire said. "It's very interesting to see what's going on."


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Rocket

US seriously underestimating North Korea: Why rapprochement is the only solution

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:50 UTC
North Korea Kim Jong-un
Norht Krea Supreme Leader
Kim Jong-un
US policy of isolating North Korea has led to the US consistently underestimating North Korea's capabilities and the determination of its leadership. A change of approach is urgently necessary. The US should engage fully with North Korea and establish diplomatic relations with it.

Though it is rarely reported in that way, the story of North Korea's bomb provides another case study of how the US and the US media report claims about US adversaries that are simply wrong.

The US has in the past simultaneously exaggerated the threat from North Korea whilst underestimating North Korean capabilities. If that sounds contradictory, the answer is that it is, but it is what the historical record shows the US has done.

Rumours in the US of a North Korean nuclear weapons programme extend far back into the 1960s. By the 1980s they were being reported in the US as a fact. In fact already at that time reports would sometimes appear in the US and Western media claiming that North Korea was actually already in possession of nuclear bombs.

These reports were simply untrue. North Korea did not have nuclear bombs before its first nuclear test in 2006. It did ask the USSR and China for help to develop nuclear weapons in the 1960s after the US deployed nuclear weapons to South Korea.

Comment: Contrast this with the Russian approach, which is to keep all possible channels of communication with every country open, regardless of her private opinion of the government in question.

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Saudi head-choppers kill at least 21 civilians bombing Yemen


RT
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:25 UTC
saudi warplane
© Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters
Two separate airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on Saturday claimed the lives of at least 21 civilians in northern Yemen, according to accounts of witnesses cited by Reuters. Local media sources claim the number of deaths exceeds this figure.

Some 15 civilians were killed and 20 others injured when military jets targeted workers drilling for water in the Beit Saadan area of the Arhab district, north of Sanaa, the agency reported.

"We heard three explosions, and people rushed out to help the people working on the drills. Then the planes came back and launched five strikes causing this number of dead and wounded,"witness Saif Saleh told Reuters.

Four workers were killed in the first attack. When people rushed to the scene of the bombing, the jets carried out another airstrike, killing at least 11 more people and wounding 20 others.
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