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Kiev Chief of Staff: Ukraine's intelligence reports are 90% wrong


Fort Russ
Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:29 UTC
Muzhenko
Viktor Muzhenko, head of the Ukrainian General Staff, has assessed the clearance rate of military and intelligence in the "anti-terrorist operation" in the Donbass. According to his remarks, 90 percent of the information collected on the situation in eastern Ukraine would have to be counted as false.

This perhaps explains assertions of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the all edged "200,000 Russian soldiers" in the Donbass.

One might think that Viktor Muzhenko's declaration resembled a late admission. It took more than a year took for the head of the General Staff to designate Kiev's accusations against Russia as wrong. "There are intelligence reports and briefings data. Intelligence reports are what we get, and the data are, what the reports confirm" explained Muzhenko, in the best soldierly bureaucratic form, in an interview with the Ukrainian newspaper ZN.UA, and went on:

"Last summer 90 percent of the information through official briefings re the Anti-Terrorist Operation -- was wrong." The head of the General Staff said only five to ten percent of the information received was credible. At the same time Muzhenko accused the self-defense militias in Donbass of "active disinformation tactics."

Comment: Someone please inform the U.S. State Department!

Muzhenko is the guy who admitted early this year that there were no Russian troops in Ukraine: He's also the guy that took Right Sector under the wing of the Ukrainian military.

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Vladimir Putin: Nothing staged, just plain old hockey with kids

Associated Press
CBC News
Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:30 UTC
Putin Plays Hockey
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, took part in an exhibition hockey match against student players from the Sirius academy for gifted children at the Shaiba arena in Sochi, one of the hockey venues at the 2014 Olympics. (Alexei Nikolsky/Associated Press)
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be nearing his 63rd birthday, but he can still beat a team of kids in hockey. With the help of some of Russia's most formidable hockey veterans, that is.
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Petition to arrest Netanyahu reaches over 100,000 signatures - UK parliament considers debate (don't hold your breath)


RT
Sat, 05 Sep 2015 23:43 UTC
Netanyhu
© Abir Sultan / Reuters Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his smarmy best.
The British parliament will consider a petition on its website seeking the arrest of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for "war crimes" after it reached its target of 100,000 signatures.

"Benjamin Netanyahu is to hold talks in London this September. Under international law he should be arrested for war crimes upon arrival in the UK for the massacre of over 2000 civilians in 2014," says the petition published by Damian Moran, an anti-Israel activist, on August 7.

Parliament considers all petitions that receive more than 100,000 signatures for a debate.

However the British government had already dismissed the petition to arrest the Israeli PM. "Under UK and international law, visiting heads of foreign governments, such as Prime Minister Netanyahu, have immunity from legal process, and cannot be arrested or detained," it said in a statement.

The government also said that during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 Israel had a right to defend itself by taking proportionate action within the boundaries of the humanitarian law. It also condemned "the terrorist tactics of Hamas who fired rockets on Israel, built extensive tunnels to kidnap and murder, and repeatedly refused to accept ceasefires".

Comment: Of course the British government would dismiss Netanyahu's culpability for war crimes. The same logic would put all of them on trial too.

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U.S. extends sanctions on Russia 'just because'


RT
Fri, 04 Sep 2015 20:40 UTC
bombed building east ukraine
© Oleksandr Klymenko / Reuters
Washington has extended its sanctions against Russia, but the US State Department failed to offer specifics of what exactly Moscow did wrong this time. It referred to a "larger picture," which supposedly proves Russia's guilt in destabilizing Ukraine.

On Wednesday, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) explained that it took action to sanction 29 Russian entities to ensure the "efficacy of existing sanctions... for violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern Ukraine."

Considering that the situation in eastern Ukraine has been unusually calm recently, RT's Gayane Chichakyan asked State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner what Russian violations now warrant such tightening and strengthening of the sanctions list.

Comment: The sanctions have done very little damage to Russia, in fact its economy has remained stable and Russia has cemented bonds with Eurasian countries, while the European economy has suffered by following the dictates of the U.S. It seems they are laboring under the delusion of 'if it doesn't work the first time, try try again'.

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Paranoid Pentagon closely watching Russian oceanographic 'spy' vessel near Cuba's coast


RT
Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:47 UTC
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© sdelanounas.ruThe research ship Yantar (Amber).
A Russian oceanographic research ship commissioned earlier this year has made it to the Caribbean, keeping the Pentagon on its toes. America's intelligence community appears to believe the vessel is collecting data from underwater cables and spying on the US nuclear submarine fleet.

The Yantar (Amber) oceanographic vessel of the Russian Navy - on a long-distance solo voyage across the northern Atlantic, passing Canada, to the islands of the Caribbean - has alarmed Pentagon, which suspects the high-tech ship is collecting intelligence on US nuclear submarines based at Kings Bay, Georgia.

On September 1, according to a blog about underwater military activities called '7 Feet Beneath the Keel', the Yantar's location was reported some 150km north of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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© Google maps
The Russian ship remains in international waters, with the Pentagon tracking it constantly, according to the Washington Free Beacon (WFB), citing an unnamed official, who maintains the Yantar is equipped with "deep-sea surveillance craft and cable-cutting equipment."

Another senior defense official told Fox News that US oceanographic ships perform exactly the same activities near Russian shores.

"Of course we do. What do you think all those 'oceanographic ships' are doing? Studying whales?" he said.


Comment: More anti-Russian nonsense. Accusing others of what you are doing in order to give what you say credibility is an effective propaganda tactic. This sort of lie is much more believable if some important 'official' confesses to do the same 'spying'.


Comment: See also: The paranoia of the Devil's conscience: Western Cold War ideology against Russia

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Emails show: Food industry enlisted academics in G.M.O. lobbying war

Eric Lipton
New York Times
Sat, 05 Sep 2015 18:32 UTC
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© Daniel Acker/BloombergMonsanto Asgrow brand soybeans. Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, and its industry partners have relied on academics to push their case for genetically modified crops.
At Monsanto, sales of genetically modified seeds were steadily rising. But executives at the company's St. Louis headquarters were privately worried about attacks on the safety of their products.

So Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, and its industry partners retooled their lobbying and public relations strategy to spotlight a rarefied group of advocates: academics, brought in for the gloss of impartiality and weight of authority that come with a professor's pedigree.

"Professors/researchers/scientists have a big white hat in this debate and support in their states, from politicians to producers," Bill Mashek, a vice president at Ketchum, a public relations firm hired by the biotechnology industry, said in an email to a University of Florida professor. "Keep it up!"

And the industry has.

Comment: The biotech industry is desperate...as Dr. Benbrook clearly states 'Monsanto wants to influence the public...but nobody believes them...there is a friggin war going on and everyone is looking to gain as much leverage as they can.' It's not really surprising that Monsanto enlisted academics to push their agenda. they have already 'taken over' regulatory bodies that are supposed to enforce and monitor 'food safety', why not take over university academics as well!
  • Monsanto took over regulatory bodies all over the world to lobby GMO
Monsanto is the largest seed company in the world. Their background is quite controversial - they were continually voted the most hated and most unethical company on Earth for years and years, [even] with stiff competition. They lied about the toxicity of their former products - PCBs, Agent Orange and DDT - and they have unprecedented control around the world over regulatory bodies.

By the way the documents made public from a lawsuit revealed that the overwhelming consensus among the scientists working at the FDA was exactly the opposite of that exposed in the policy. The scientists said GMOs would be dangerous, could create allergies, toxins, and new diseases, and should be tested. Monsanto's takeover essentially of the FDA has been replicated around the world, I've been in 37 countries and I've seen how they "capture" regulators, ministries, departments, etc., and once that happens, they discredit and dismiss any adverse findings about GMOs - they don't even read the dossier. Unfortunately, it's a rubber stamp situation around the world and if you trace it back, it comes down to them doing it, based on Monsanto's own research. We've caught them red-handed, rigging their research to avoid finding problems, and covering up problems when they persist nonetheless.

They have paid an enormous amount of money for campaign contributions and lobbying - a recent article came out - it was $8.7 million last year. They have a very strategic way of infiltrating and influencing, in fact, what the entire biotech industry and Big Agriculture does.


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SOTT Focus: The Truth Perspective: Psychological protection from pathology


Sott.net
Sat, 05 Sep 2015 18:00 UTC
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Broadcasting from deep in the heart of the American Empire, join your host Elan Martin, and fellow Sott.net editors, as they discuss everything from current events and the latest machinations and manipulations of the global elite to history, science, and religion, and how it all fits together.

This week, join The Truth Perspective as we discuss ways people can protect themselves from pathological behavior in personal relationships and in society. We'll look at the influences of worldwide destabilization and global events and how to proactivly face our reality to build psychological defences.

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Putin and Xi meet to boost ties, sign raft of agreements


The BRICS Post
Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:43 UTC
Putin, Xi
© thebricspost.comChinese President Xi Jinping (R) in conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) on the Tian’anmen Rostrum during the commemoration activities to mark the 70th anniversary of China’s victory against imperial Japan in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2015 [Xinhua]
Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday after attending a spectacular military parade, to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square.

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed the signing of a raft of agreements between the two sides on Thursday. "Good bilateral relations are a guarantee of close cooperation between our two countries on the international scene," said Xi. "About 30 documents will be signed a little later in your presence, and this is clear evidence of the success of your visit," the Chinese President added.
"A number of documents was signed dealing, in particular, with cross-border electronic trade; yuan loans for trade finance purposes; investment in priority sectors of the Russian and Chinese economies; natural gas supplies to China via the pipeline in Russia's Far East; cooperation in the development of data processing centres and cloud services in the Asia-Pacific region, and joint oilfield development," said a Kremlin statement following talks between Xi and Putin.
Following Xi-Putin talks on Thursday, Russia's Gazprom and China's National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding on a project of natural gas deliveries from Russia to China via a new pipeline in Russia's Far East. "Today, a memorandum on gas supplies from the Russian Federation's Far East to China was signed. The memorandum stipulates a third route for gas supplies to China," said Alexey Miller, CEO of Gazprom.

Comment: These are voices of mutual good will, reason and sound planning. The West had best beware that antagonizing Russia to war may include China as a partner and ally, perhaps one of many.

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Eye 2

Need more refugees: France eyes strikes against Islamic State in Syria


RT
Sat, 05 Sep 2015 14:44 UTC
French Mirage 2000 fighter
© Kaisa Siren / Lehtikuva / Reuters
France is considering carrying out strikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria, French newspaper Le Monde reported on Saturday citing an anonymous "high-level source."

President Francois Hollande will give a news conference on Monday to clarify the matter, but government officials are refusing to comment on the report yet.

The issue was allegedly discussed at a defense meeting with the president on Friday, and over the last few days unnamed top officials hinted to the French paper that the decision had been made.

Comment: So France thinks that by bombing more people that it will "push back" IS and reduce the refugee crises when in reality it will have the opposite result.

EU refugee crisis is absolutely expected, says Putin: a result of Western policies in the Middle East

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Best of the Web: Blowback on a NATO beach

Pepe Escobar
RT
Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:26 UTC
Man with Poster
© Osman Orsal/Reuters A man holds a poster with a drawing depicting drowned Syrian toddlers during a demonstration for refugee rights in Istanbul, Turkey, September 3, 2015.
We've had it coming. And when it came, virtually the whole planet reacted with stunned silence. Sometimes it takes just a photograph to put a noxiously complex version of hell in perspective.

Little did Nilufer Demir, 29, the female photojournalist of the Turkish Dogan News agency know that the moment she saw little Aylan Kurdi, 3, washed ashore at the Ali Hoca Burnu beach near Bodrum, she would be making history.

Aylan is alone, as if suspended by the immense solitude of death, just as his family's dream of offering him a new life in a new continent away from death and destruction was about to be fulfilled. It's as if his lone lifeless body at the shores of a NATO beach was also about to prefigure the death of Europe - or the death of a once pan-European dream of solidarity and compassion.

Hannah Arendt once wrote movingly about the banality of evil, referring to the mechanism of fascism and Nazism. Aylan's lifeless body now illustrates the banality of an evil he was trying to flee: the "arc of instability", a Pentagon self-fulfilling prophecy.

So to put hell in perspective we must retrace some steps of the arc.
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