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Video evidence of 'massacre' by UK special forces in Afghanistan mysteriously VANISHES - report

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© Reuters / Oleg Popov
Video allegedly showing a "rogue" SAS unit committing war crimes in Afghanistan has supposedly disappeared, as an investigation into the squad's alleged "massacres" has been plagued by missing evidence and silence from witnesses.

Saifullah Yar was just 19 when his family were shot dead in an SAS raid on their Afghan village in 2011. When British military investigators flew to Kabul in 2017 to investigate the raid, he told them he was handcuffed and led away from his father, brother and two male cousins. He heard two sustained bursts of gunfire, and when the Brits departed, his relatives were dead, their bodies riddled with bullets.

Video footage of the raid was apparently captured by US air support overhead, but according to a new Sunday Times report, American authorities mysteriously lost the footage, and were unable to provide it to a British court, where Saifullah has brought a judicial review into the fatal raid.

Comment: Previously: 'A perpetual motion machine of killing': Alleged cover-up of civilians murdered by UK special forces in Iraq and Afghanistan


Russian Flag

Maria Zakharova on ten years of war in Syria

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Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

March 15 marks ten years since the outbreak of mass unrest in the Syrian Arab Republic. Outside interference rapidly transformed the internal political process into an armed conflict, in which illegal armed groups came to the fore. The country has been subjected to unprecedented aggression by international terrorism.

Thanks to the decisive contribution of Russia, it was possible to defeat ISIS and inflict irreparable damage on other structures of the terrorist international. As a result of the concerted efforts of the partners in the "Astana format" - Russia, Iran, Turkey - a stable regime of cessation of hostilities is provided in most of the territory of the SAR. Yet, separate hotbeds of tension still remain in Idlib, where the terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra and allied bandit formations have dug in, as well as in the zones of the illegal US military presence in Trans-Euphrates and At-Tanf.

Taking an uncompromising position on international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and providing military assistance to eliminate it on Syrian soil, Russia firmly and consistently stands for a political settlement of the internal conflict in Syria. We are deeply convinced that it has no military solution. We are committed to the political process, led and carried out by the Syrians themselves on the basis of UN Security Council Resolution 2254. We are doing our best in contacts with the Government of the SAR and representatives of the opposition to promote it.

Syringe

How the NATO Alliance is fighting Russian's Sputnik V vaccine with subsidies from state budgets and the Gates Foundation, hidden by the Financial Times

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When the organ claiming to be the world's leading financial newspaper conceals the large price subsidy for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by the NATO allies, in order to accuse Russia of price gouging the poor, you can be sure you are watching an information warfare attack.

And when the concealment of the vaccine subsidy operation run by GAVI and COVAX hides the fact that the UK, US, and the Bill Gates (lead image, right) and Melinda Gates Foundation are paying 92% of the $10 billion scheme, then you realise that Covid-19 vaccines are a weapon of war.

A war, not only against Russia, but also against China.

GAVI stands for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation. Originally established with $750 million from the Gates Foundation in 1999, it is based in Geneva and Washngton, DC, and directed by an epidemiologist, Seth Berkley (lead image, centre). He's an American doctor whose previous jobs were also funded by Gates and several NATO governments, and before that by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Comment: John's article does not look to the efficacy of vaccines per se, no, that is another big subject - see here for how it is going:

Objective:Health - Holocaust 2.0 - Vaccine Deaths on the Rise in Multiple Countries

However, John is exposing the financial legerdemain using Covid-19 vaccines as a "weapon of war" by the NATO Alliance. Gates, and by extension the pharmaceutical industry, knows and has publicly stated that vaccines are "The Best Investment I've Ever Made" in an industry with 20-to-1 returns. Russia and China are thus being discouraged from being in this vaccine club, and all the stops seem to be put into play in this medical war.

Thomas Jefferson



Stop

America's critical race delusion must be stopped

BLM intersection
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According to information obtained from a Buffalo Public Schools district whistleblower instead of working on practical measures to improve the district's dismally low academic performance, administrators have implemented "equity based instructional strategies." The centerpiece of this view is that "America is built on racism," a view propagated by district diversity czar Fatima Morrell. She has also proclaimed that "America's sickness" leads some to believe that blacks are "not human," making it easier to "shoot someone in the back seven times if you feel like it."

The view that education should be shaped through a framework that claims to resolve racial disparities is an appeal to an emerging scholarship known as critical race theory (CRT). This story is an all too common one in which American public institutions are being plagued by this ahistorical anti-American ideology. It is a negativist theory that relies on the ability to find racism in every facet of society and is propped up daily by divisive media talking heads who push discordant content for views and clicks.

X

It's time for Red States to start nullifying federal law

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Red skies and a storm brewing!
As we all know, the last election was a "tipping point" election on many different levels. An election won with the use of illegal last-minute changes to state election laws has led to a rogue regime that threatens the very foundations of America. This is being achieved through highly questionable executive orders, the decimation of the concept of national sovereignty and an attack on fossil fuels, the lifeblood of our economy. Moreover, Biden is converting our military into a social justice agency and transforming our intelligence services into witch-hunters for conservatives who dared to protest a stolen election.

More alarming is the left's goal to make its political power permanent by granting amnesty to 20-30 million illegal aliens, granting statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico, expanding the Supreme Court, and normalizing the censorship of conservatives, not to mention the institutionalizing of election fraud, especially in key swing states.

There is little doubt, if history is our guide, that should the left achieve permanent political power, future elections will just become "show" elections, our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights will be diminished, if not gutted, and our economy will become permanently stagnant as with all other socialist economies in the world. It will be the beginning of the end of America as we know it.


Comment: Some admit we are well down that road.


Comment: Common sense, law of the land, public vigilance and active resolve are necessary to uphold and enforce the power of the people. These protections are only as good as their utilization.


Attention

Cuomo biographer: 'Predatory behavior' has been evident for years

Letitia James /Cuomo
© Stephen Yang/James Messerschmidt
NY State Attorney-General Letitia James • NY Governor Andrew Cuomo
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reporter and biographer Michael Shnayerson on Saturday alleged that Cuomo has has a history of "predatory behavior" that has been "evident for years."

In a lengthy article published in Vanity Fair on Saturday afternoon, Shnayerson wrote that the most recent allegations of sexual misconduct and mistreatment of the press against Cuomo are consistent with the New York governor's "checkered past."

Shnayerson laid out in the piece that Cuomo had a tense, at times abusive relationship with his ex-wife, strong-armed the press and managed his staff by pitting top aides against one another. He alleged that Cuomo's ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy — part of the prominent Kennedy political family — slept in a locked bathroom on more than one occasion, according to a source close to the family. The source also recounted "instance of physical abuse" by Cuomo against Kennedy. Kerry reportedly told her friend:
"I've been a human rights activist, and for women who have abusive husbands, and here I am enduring this abuse."
Cuomo is currently under investigation by the state's attorney general, Letitia James (D), after multiple women, some former staff members, came forward accusing him of sexual harassment.

Comment: Pelosi offers 'insight':
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Gov. Andrew Cuomo "must look inside his heart" to decide if he should step down amid calls for him to resign over mounting accusations of sexual harassment. The California Democrat was asked on ABC News' This Week whether the governor should resign.
"I think we should see the results of the investigation. Hopefully, this result will be soon. And what I'm saying is the governor should look inside his heart - he loves New York - to see if he can govern effectively. I think we should see the results of the investigation."
The accusations swirling around Cuomo have prompted an investigation by state Attorney General Letitia James, and the New York State Assembly has opened an impeachment inquiry.



Star of David

Jordan refuses Netanyahu access to its airspace for UAE trip

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© Iran Press
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Jordan today refused to allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fly through its airspace on his way to the UAE for his first official visit to the Emirates following the signing of peace accords between the two.

Israeli news sites had announced yesterday that Netanyahu would be heading to the Emirates today, with local media speculating that he would also meet both UAE officials and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok during his visit. Saudi has denied these reports.

Syringe

Fauci hopes Trump will push his supporters to get COVID-19 vaccine

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Dr. Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said on Sunday he hopes former President Donald Trump will push his supporters to get the COVID-19 vaccine and emphasized that pandemic-related restrictions should not be lifted prematurely.

In a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll released last week, about half of U.S. men who identified themselves as Republicans said they had no plans to get the vaccine.

Asked whether Trump should speak to his supporters directly, given those poll numbers, Fauci said on the Fox News Sunday program:
"I think it would make all the difference in the world. Trump is a such a strongly popular person ... it would be very helpful for the effort for that to happen."

Comment: Fauci is an exercise in how to turn wishful thinking into fact...except we can't.


Bad Guys

Iran says Israel likely behind attack on Iranian container, Gantz won't say whether they 'did or did not'

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© REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File photo
FILE PHOTO: Iranian-flagged container ship Shahr e Kord is pictured at Haydarpasa port in Istanbul, Turkey December 13, 2019.
Israel is highly likely to have been behind an attack in the Mediterranean this week that damaged an Iranian container ship, an Iranian investigator said on Saturday, Iran's media reported.

The Shahr e Kord vessel was hit by an explosive object which caused a small fire, but no one on board was hurt, Iran said on Friday. Two maritime security sources said initial indications suggested the ship was intentionally targeted by an unknown source.

"Considering the geographical location and the way the ship was targeted, one of the strong possibilities is that this terrorist operation was carried out by the Zionist regime (Israel)," an unnamed member of the Iranian team investigating the incident was quoted as saying by semi-official Nournews.

Comment: See also:


Pistol

Creeping 2A restrictions: Feinstein introduces legislation to ban so-called 'assault weapons'

Dianne Feinstein
© Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca)
Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other Democrats introduced an Assault Weapons Ban on Thursday that would ban more than 200 weapons.

The U.S. had an assault weapons ban between 1994-2004. A study conducted in 1997 found that the ban "can have only a limited effect on total gun murders, because the banned guns were never used in more than a modest fraction of gun murders."

The newly introduced legislation defines a "semiautomatic pistol" as any pistol that "utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chambering the next round; and requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge." Similar definitions are provided for semiautomatic rifles.

Among the firearms that would be banned include "all AK types" and all "AR types" like an AR-15 or an AR-10.

Comment: Hamstringing the ability to defend oneself seems to be a top leftist goal, consolidating ever more power over the proles' daily lives. It many not be as easy as they think.