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George Soros caught funding Irish abortion movement - Irish govt demands British NGO Amnesty Int'l return funds - Amnesty tells Ireland to take a hike


RT
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 11:29 UTC
Amnesty International Ireland demonstration
© Amnesty International Ireland / FacebookSoros-paid anti-abortion activists
Amnesty International Ireland could face criminal charges after an Irish regulatory body found it broke the law by accepting a donation from George Soros' Open Society Foundation for an abortion rights campaign.

Ireland's Standards in Public Office Commission informed the human rights advocacy group that it had breached Irish law by accepting funds from a foreign donor and may face criminal investigation, Amnesty International Ireland said in a statement.

The organization says the €137,000 grant received from the Open Society Foundation (OSF) last year was used to support a campaign to ensure abortion laws in Ireland comply with human rights.

Amnesty blasted the law as draconian, and defiantly stated it would not comply with the order to return the funds.


Comment: 'Go to hell, national governments! Do you not know who we are? We are globalists, and you will bend the knee! Bow down to your imperial masters!'


Comment: You never know when a George Soros tentacle will emerge, but it's a safe bet that there's one behind every movement for mass abortions, open borders, hypersexualization, and the liberal candidates and law-makers who can pass legislation to further this 'degeneracy agenda'.

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Jared Kushner: "Peace envoy" and funder of illegal Israeli squatters in Palestine

Justin Elliot
Mint Press News
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:48 UTC
Jared Kushner wailing wall Israel
© AP/Evan VucciSecretary of State Rex Tillerson and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner visits the Western Wall, May 22, 2017, in Jerusalem.
As Jared Kushner leads the U.S. government's effort to develop an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is funding a hardline Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

The charitable fund made a donation of at least $18,000 at the "Master Builders" level to American Friends of Bet El Yeshiva Center, according to a donor book distributed at the group's annual gala Sunday evening.

The Kushner family has given money in past years to the group, which funds construction of the Bet El settlement outside the Palestinian city Ramallah, as Haaretz first reported. But this appears to be the first time they've done so while Kushner, whose title is senior adviser to the president, is the lead administration official brokering a peace plan.

Advocates of a two-state solution said the donation was troubling given Kushner's role.

"Under normal circumstances, you would expect someone who has a background of activism related to Israel to be working very hard to take a step back from that to show that he can be a credible mediator. Not only is that not the case, it's the opposite," said Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.

Comment: The whole logic of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory is to steal land by 'creating facts on the ground'. The international community will not be able to demand later that the land be given back to Palestine, for the simple reason that Israelis are already living there - surely you cannot evict them from their homes? But of course, Israel does not grant the same rights and considerations to Palestinians when they bulldoze entire villages to create those illegal settlements. It is to this strategy of ethnic cleansing that Jared Kushner, the "peace envoy", has been contributing:

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Propaganda

The mainstream media meltdown: 3 fake news screw-ups in one week over 'Russiagate'

Shane Savitsky 13 hrs ago
Axios
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:00 UTC
Donald Trump
© SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesQuestions about the President's well-being were raised on Wednesday after he garbled the tail-end of a speech at the White House.
The media is having a rough week when it comes to reporting on the federal government's multiple ongoing Russia investigations. Three stories in the past seven days have crumbled under greater scrutiny.

Why it matters: In today's hyperpolarized world, "fake news" has become a refrain to describe stories that observers on both sides of the spectrum decide that they don't like. These reporting issues by esteemed media organizations give credence to that ignorance, which further damages the value of insightful, impactful reporting - especially when it comes to one of the biggest, most polarizing stories of our political age: the Russia probe.


Comment: In the Absence of Evidence of Russian Collusion and 'Hacking', Congress Makes It Up

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American provocateur: North Korea goes ballistic over missiles thanks to war games and 'total destruction' rhetoric

Robert Bridge
RT
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 08:16 UTC
Trump King jong-un
© ReutersAmerican provocateur: Why North Korea is going ballistic over missiles
With each passing year, North Koreans marks the change of seasons unlike any other people in the world, watching the US and South Korea open massive military games. With Trump, the saber rattling has increased exponentially.

There are few things more unnerving than watching two state leaders, with a nuclear arsenal at their disposal, lobbing verbal grenades at each other, as if the survival of entire planet was not part of the equation.

Yet, that is exactly what US President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un have been doing for about a year now.


Comment: North Korea: A threat or a victim of US propaganda?


By now, the routine has become all-too familiar: In cyclical fashion, the United States and South Korea open military games, or a US armada suddenly appears on the horizon, while Pyongyang puts on a display of strength to prove its mettle. This leads to a series of volatile outbursts from Trump as the tension barometer ratchets up to a new level.
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Pakistani air force ordered to shoot down intruding US drones deemed responsible for a high number of civilian deaths


PressTV
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 07:45 UTC
US drone
File photo of a US drone
Amid frayed Washington-Islamabad ties, Pakistan has ordered its air force to shoot down any drones violating the country's airspace, including those of the US military, which are deemed responsible for a high number of civilian deaths in the Asian state.

"We will not allow anyone to violate our airspace. I have ordered PAF (Pakistan air force) to shoot down drones, including those of the US, if they enter our airspace, violating the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman said in an address in Islamabad, the Times of India reported.

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Cult

Palestinian officials rightly worried that Saudi Arabia is advancing Israel's interests


PressTV
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 10:07 UTC
Mahmoud Abbas Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
This file photo shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.


Palestinian officials have expressed worry that Saudi Arabia is forgoing important Palestinian rights as it acts behind the scenes to advance a United States "grand bargain" over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that heavily favors Israeli interests.

Four Palestinian officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity on Friday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had communicated a proposal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that would give away the right of return for Palestinian refugees and the status of Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of a future Palestinian state in return for conditions unfavorable to Palestinians, Reuters reported on Friday.

That proposal has reportedly been shaped by Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and "senior adviser," who has developed a close relationship with Mohammed bin Salman.

The Palestinian officials expressed concern that the proposal is too much in line with Israeli interests and to the disadvantage of Palestinians, whose land Israel has occupied.

Comment: The Palestinian officials have genuine reasons for concern. David Hearst writes:
Trump, however, does not act alone. Whatever domestic constituency he thinks he is appealing to [with his decision on Jerusalem], and the evangelical Christians appear high on the list, Trump could not and would not have made his announcement unless he had regional backers.

The support of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and religious nationalists from Jewish Home are a given, but they are wearily familiar. The exotic and temptingly alien support comes from a new generation of Gulf Arab superbrats - young, irreverent, dune-bashing, selfie-taking, in your face, and appearing in a coup near you.

Under Trump they have formed an axis of Arab autocrats, whose geopolitical ambition is as large as their wallets. They really do think they have the power to impose their will not just on the shards of a Palestinian state, but on the region as a whole.

Under construction, at least in their minds, is a network of modern police states, each wearing a lip gloss of Western liberalism. All see Likud as their natural partners, and Jared Kushner as their discreet interlocutor.

Thought, reflection, cooperation, consultation, consensus do not appear in their lexicon. Democracy is to be postponed, free speech is there to be managed. And Arabs? They are there to be bought.

This was why Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince and the kingdom's de facto ruler, thought he could browbeat Mahmoud Abbas, the ailing Palestinian president, into acquiescence. He told Abbas either to accept the terms - no Jerusalem, no right of return - or make way for someone who will, according to multiple sources quoted by the New York Times.

Several of the officials said bin Salman had offered to sweeten the deal with direct payment to Abbas, which he refused.


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Handcuffs

Theatre of the Absurd: Stateless Saakashvili goes on hunger strike in Ukrainian jail


Sputnik
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 08:31 UTC
Mikheil Saakashvili
© REUTERS/ Serhii Nuzhnenko

Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's ex-president and former Ukrainian regional governor, has been arrested in Kiev. The embattled politician was initially detained Tuesday but his supporters blocked the police minivan he was in and set him free. On Friday, Ukrainian Police finally took the former friend of Ukraine's incumbent president into custody.

MikheilSaakashvili has gone on a hunger strike after he was taken into Ukrainian custody, his lawyer said after meeting him at a detention center on Saturday.

"He has declared the start of a hunger strike," Ruslan Chernolutskiy told the crowd outside the detention facility where the politician is being held.

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Mr. Potato

Disgusted by fellow colleagues, Brazilian clown leaves Congress


The Guardian
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:41 UTC
Tiririca, Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva
© Fabio Pozzebom/APTiririca, real name Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva, pictured in 2013 while campaigning for re-election.
Tiririca lambasts fellow congressmen and women for widespread graft and laziness in speech ending seven-year political career

A clown who has twice been elected to Brazil's Congress under the slogan "It can't get any worse" has said he is too embarrassed by his fellow politicians to run again.

Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva, known as Tiririca, this week has said he is ashamed of his colleagues - more than half of whom are reportedly under investigation for corruption - and will not run again in 2018.

As a member of the Chamber of Deputies, Tiririca had continued working in a circus on weekends and he said he was returning to clowning full-time.

Comment: When a clown is too embarrassed to be associated with you, you know you've got a big problem. For more on the corruption in the Brazilian government, see:

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Pakistani Air Force commander Sohail Aman orders to shoot down US drones


RT
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 10:24 UTC
US drone
US drone
Pakistan's Air Force (PAF) commander has reportedly ordered to take down drones violating the country's sovereignty, including that of the US.

Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman also recalled a historic breach of trust incident over a batch of US-made F-16's which Pakistan paid for, but never received. The jabs against America, a key ally, came Thursday in a speech Aman delivered at a ceremony of aviation students gathered in Islamabad. The top military official praised Pakistan's air prowess, saying their forces are prepared to defend sovereignty of the country.

"We committed a mistake in Osama bin Laden's case but now the country's sovereignty will be protected at all costs," he told an audience at the AirTech 17 expo at the Air University. Aman was referring to the CIA-led US commando raid in May 2011, which involved a cross-border flight of Black Hawk helicopters from Jalalabad, Afghanistan to Abbottabad, Pakistan. The Pakistanis were not informed about the planned assassination beforehand, which sparked outrage in the country.

"We will not allow anyone to violate our airspace," Aman said as cited by The Times of India, adding, that he has ordered the PAF "to shoot down drones, including those of the US, if they enter our airspace, violating the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity."

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25 injured, including 6 children in Israeli strike on Gaza after rocket attacks


RT
Sat, 09 Dec 2017 09:15 UTC
An interception by the Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel
© Amir Cohen / ReutersAn interception by the Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel
At least 25 Palestinians, including six children, have been wounded after the Israeli Air Force bombed alleged Hamas targets inside Gaza. The IDF says the airstrikes were in retaliation for 3 rocket attacks launched from the enclave into Israeli territory.

"In response to the projectiles fired at Israel from Gaza earlier today, IAF aircraft targeted a Hamas training compound & an ammunition warehouse in the Gaza Strip," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Twitter. "The IDF holds Hamas solely responsible for all hostile acts against Israel emanating from the Gaza Strip."

At least 25 people were wounded in the Israeli strikes, including six children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, according to Reuters. Later, Wafa news reported, that one of the injured succumbed to their wounds and died in the hospital.


Israel launched the strikes against Gaza after two rockets were fired towards southern Israel Friday. The air assault came after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called for a new Palestinian intifada following the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.



The first rocket was destroyed by the Iron Dome missile defense system, while the second activated the warning sirens in the Sha'ar Hanegev, Sdot Negev, Hof Ashkelon and Eshkol regional councils, as well as the city of Sderot. The second projectile failed to reach its intended target. Warning that more rockets could soon follow, the IDF advised Israelis to remain close to "protected spaces" and bomb shelters.

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