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Full steam ahead! Russian Navy gets new nuclear sub, warships, and Kalibr cruise missiles


PressTV
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:39 UTC
russian tula submarine
© TASS
Russia's Tula underwater missile cruiser
The Russian Navy has expanded its strategic capabilities by commissioning a nuclear submarine, three new warships, two helicopters and a number of home-made Kalibr cruise missiles.

"The Navy took delivery of the repaired Project 667BDRM strategic underwater missile cruiser Tula, three warships and support vessels of the auxiliary fleet, two helicopters and 46 Kalibr tactical cruise missiles," Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said Wednesday.

First commissioned in late 1980s, Tula is a Delta IV class submarine capable of carrying 16 massive Sineva intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). With a range of over 11,000 kilometers (around 7,000 miles), the missile can deliver four nuclear warheads to its targets after being launched from Tula.

The Russian Navy has also accepted logistics support ship Elbrus built in Murmansk in northwest Russia and was looking forward to the delivery of another batch of seaborne Kalibr cruise missile, Borisov said.
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Chess

Trump claims he'll 'walk out' on Kim Jong-un if talks aren't successful


RT
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:11 UTC
Kim Jong-un
© KCNA via / Reuters
Donald Trump has vowed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "in the coming weeks," but has warned that he'll walk away from the talks if they're not "fruitful."

Although the US president has stated that a meeting between the two leaders to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula will be a "tremendous thing for North Korea and a tremendous thing for the world," he stressed on Wednesday that the plan to sit across from Kim could still end before it begins.

"If I think that it's a meeting that is not going to be fruitful, we're not going to go," Trump said during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, while standing alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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'Nobody's tougher on Russia!' Trump refuses new sanctions after 'precision strikes' in Syria


RT
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:11 UTC
Trump
© Yuri Gripas / Reuters
Nobody has ever been tougher on Moscow than Donald Trump, the US President has proclaimed, promising even more sanctions if necessary and highlighting an alleged recent "severe" clash between the US and "Russian troops" in Syria.

Trump's urge to reassure the US media of his "toughness" forced him back to the podium at the end of the joint conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida on Wednesday.

"There has been nobody tougher on Russia than President Donald Trump," the US leader said. "With the media, no matter what I did, it is never tough enough, because that is their narrative. But Russia will tell you there has been nobody tougher than Donald Trump ... We will do sanctions as soon as they very much deserve it..." Trump added.
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Quenelle

Russia's envoy to OPCW exposes 'eight London lies' in Skripal case


RT
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:11 UTC
Alexander Shulgin OPCW Russia

Russia's OPCW envoy Alexander Shulgin
The UK's narrative in the Skripal case is a "story woven with lies," with London continuously trying to "deceive" the international community, Russia's OPCW envoy said, highlighting eight examples of such misinformation.

"We've tried to show that everything our British colleagues produce is a story woven with lies," Russia's permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Aleksandr Shulgin told reporters on Wednesday, following the organization's meeting on the Skripal case.

"And, unlike the British, who aren't used to taking responsibility for their words and unfounded accusations, we showed specific facts why we believe our British partners, to put it mildly, are 'deceiving' everyone." The official provided eight examples of UK-pushed misinformation, surrounding the March 4 events, when the former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in the town of Salisbury
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Attention

Documents show 'concerning level of coordination' between FBI, DOJ in Clinton email probe, says Rep. Meadows

Chad Pergram and Catherine Herridge
Fox News
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:49 UTC
Rep. Mark Meadows

Back-stabber Mark Meadows
The head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus has asked the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to take a closer look at emails and texts between demoted FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page that previously had been given to Congress.

In a letter to Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., claimed recently uncovered documents "suggest a concerning level of coordination between the Department of Justice and the FBI throughout crucial moments of the investigation into [Hillary] Clinton's private email server."

Meadows' claim contradicts repeated statements by former FBI Director James Comey, who has said the bureau and the DOJ did not coordinate on his July 2016 statement recommending Clinton not be charged for keeping classified information on her personal email server.

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Recycle

Americans waste 150,000 tons of food per day


Yahoo
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:00 UTC
US food waste
© AFP Photo/JUSTIN SULLIVAN
Fruits and vegetables made up 39 percent of total US food waste, followed by dairy (17 percent), meat (14 percent) and grains (12 percent)
Americans waste nearly 150,000 tons of food per day, amounting to about one pound (422 grams) per person, and fruits and vegetables are mostly what gets tossed, said a study Wednesday.

The amount of land used annually to grow food that ends up in the garbage in the United States is 30 million acres, or seven percent of total US cropland. Some 4.2 trillion gallons of irrigation water gets wasted, too, said the report in the journal PLOS ONE.

Fruits and vegetables made up 39 percent of total food waste, followed by dairy (17 percent), meat (14 percent) and grains (12 percent).

Items least likely to be thrown out included salty snacks, table oils, egg dishes, candy and soft drinks.

Comment: There could be many causes for this extreme waste - which isn't limited to the US, and is seen in many Western countries - whether it be the way food is produced and packaged, to the lifestyle enforced upon the population, to portion sizes at home and in restaurants, and a general ignorance to the value of food itself; either way, it's clear parts of the US have reached peak decadence, a sign that it is also now in terminal decline: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Babylon, Ancient Rome and the American Empire

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Blue Planet

Moscow & Vienna have 'mature, trust-based partnership' with Austrian FM set to visit


RT
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:56 UTC
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (2nd L)
© Grigory Dukor / Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (2nd L) attend a news conference after the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 28, 2018
A phone conversation between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Austria's Sebastian Kurz this week highlighted Vienna's neutral, constructive approach towards Russia. The call came on the eve of FM Karin Kneissl's first visit to Moscow.

During their conversation, the Austrian Chancellor and Russian President agreed that the US-led missile strikes on Syria had "aggravated" the situation in that country, and discussed ongoing humanitarian and deconfliction efforts. Writing on Twitter after the call, Kurz said that Russia was a "superpower" and "important player" in finding a peaceful resolution on the conflict. He added that Vienna would always be open to dialogue and negotiations.

His comments come on the day before Austria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karin Kneissl, is expected in Moscow for a two-day working visit at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Kurz himself visited Moscow in February - his first trip to a non-EU country after he assumed office.

Comment: With the support of its citizens, Austria's new government is defying the Western establishment both in the EU and on the world stage: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Humpty Trumpty? Western Reality Creation Taken to Breaking Point in Syria Strikes

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Bad Guys

OPCW mission delayed again after UN team came under "small arms fire" in Douma


RT
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:49 UTC
UN vehicles carrying the OPCW
© Ali Hashisho / Reuters
The UN vehicles carrying the OPCW inspectors is seen in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2018.
The UN vehicles carrying the OPCW inspectors is seen in The OPCW fact-finding mission to Douma has been delayed from entering the town after a UN security team came under "small arms fire." Contrary to a US claim, the watchdog made no mention of delays caused by Russia or Syria.

A group from the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) tasked with surveying Douma visited two locations in the Eastern Ghouta town on April 17 before deciding to withdraw, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said in a statement on Wednesday.

At the first site, the reconnaissance team was met by a "large crowd," and "the advice provided by the UNDSS was that the team should withdraw," a statement released by the OPCW said. At the second site, the team "came under small arms fire and an explosive was detonated." One Syrian security officer was injured in a resulting firefight, according to a statement by the Russian military. It is not clear who was behind the ambush. After the incident, the security team decided to return to Damascus.

Comment: It was the FUKUS coalition who sabotaged the OPCW investigation in Syria with their illegal bombing campaign, Russia and Syria, however, did their best to facilitate it. So while the US-backed jihadi's are being shipped out of Syria on buses, it is likely there are sleeper cells and agents from a variety of countries who could be responsible; one thing is for sure, neither Syria nor Russia have reason to interfere with an OPCW investigation: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Humpty Trumpty? Western Reality Creation Taken to Breaking Point in Syria Strikes

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Stock Up

Russia and Iran drop dollar trade by extending oil-for-goods agreement - Iran may enter EEU within months


RT
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 04:28 UTC
ship
© Francisco Bonilla / Reuters
The first delivery of Iranian crude oil to Russia under the oil-for-goods program has been completed and the sides aim to extend the deal for five years, according to Russian Energy Ministry Aleksandr Novak.

"The agreement is effective; it has been extended for the year, but in general, we think it should be extended for five years," he said.

The oil-for-goods deal was initially reached in 2014 when Iran was under Western sanctions over its nuclear program. Last year, Moscow and Tehran ratified the agreement, under which Russia would initially buy 100,000 barrels a day from Iran and sell the country $45 billion worth of goods.

Comment: For the emerging multi-polar world, these kinds of deals are win-win; they bypass irrational US sanctions, they're mututally beneficial and most importantly, they slowly disavow themselves of the psychopathic, collapsing US empire of chaos, neutralizing them in the process: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Flashlight

Nikki Haley's Deputy Ambassador, Jon Lerner, led 'Never Trump' movement, launched Zuckerberg's open borders group

John Binder and Kristina Wong
Breitbart
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:01 UTC
Rubio and Haley
© Sean Rayford/Getty Images
United Nations (U.N.) Deputy Ambassador Jon Lerner has deep ties to not only his longtime colleague and boss, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, but also Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the failed "Never Trump" movement, and the pro-mass immigration billionaire GOP mega-donors the Koch brothers.

Lerner, 49, withdrew from consideration to become Vice President Mike Pence's national security adviser after news broke that President Trump was reportedly livid that a key member of the Never Trump movement would be joining his White House.

Still, Lerner has squeezed his way into the administration he avidly fought against despite having no foreign policy experience, with a source telling the New York Times that the consultant will informally advise the White House on national security.

Comment: Nikki Haley has always seemed to be out of step with what the President is saying. How often has he had to walk back statements that she's made? Perhaps the fact that Lerner has her ear could at least partially explain this.

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