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Turkey slams 'weak' response of some Arab countries to Trump's Jerusalem move


RT
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:58 UTC
Demonstrators set U.S. and Israeli flags on fire during a protest against U.S. President Donald
© Osman Orsal / ReutersDemonstrators set U.S. and Israeli flags on fire during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Istanbul, Turkey December 10, 2017.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has criticized the Muslim countries which failed to show a strong response to Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, accusing them of being afraid of the US.

"There was a lot of strong reaction, reaction from the highest level. Some countries, however, have shown a very weak response. It seems that some countries are very timid, since the decision came from that country [the US]," the Minister told NTV broadcaster on Tuesday, adding that such countries were afraid of challenging the US and its "superpower mentality."

The remarks came ahead of an extraordinary Summit and Ministerial meetings of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the Jerusalem issue, scheduled to take place in Istanbul on Wednesday. Several countries, namely Egypt and the United Arab Emirates will send only foreign ministers to the meeting, according to Cavusoglu, while Saudi Arabia and some others still have not decided how they would participate

Comment: For more information Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel listen to SOTT Radio Behind the Headlines:

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'F TRUMP': Infamous Strzok texts emerge calling Trump 'loathsome human,' 'an idiot'

Samuel Chamberlain
Fox News
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:21 UTC
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Text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page in 2016 that were obtained by Fox News on Tuesday refer to then-candidate Donald Trump as a "loathsome human" and "an idiot."

More than 10,000 texts between Strzok and Page were being reviewed by the Justice Department after Strzok was removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe after it was revealed that some of them contained anti-Trump content.

The messages were sent during the 2016 campaign and contain discussions about various candidates. On March 2, Strzok texted Page that someone "asked me who I'd vote for, guessed [Ohio Gov. John] Kasich."

Comment: So the infamous 'anti-Trump texts' have come out, and they're as bad as had been claimed. For Mueller's team, who are supposed to be objectively looking at 'evidence', what these texts reveal is that there was clearly no objectivity going on - Strzok is clearly pro-Hillary and rabidly anti-Trump. What's more, he was actively helping Clinton during her investigation. See also:

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Russia rebukes US, Japan and South Korea for sowing "regional instability" as military drills begin

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:39 UTC
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© picture-alliance / NewscomAircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz.
The latest round of military drills involving the US, Japan and South Korea began their latest set of tracking drills on Monday, DW reported, citing sources in the South Korean military.

The drills - which are meant for "practicing tracking an object and sharing information on it among the three countries" - were being held in waters off the coast of Japan, according to Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera.

The US and its regional allies are stepping up their military drills in response to North Korea's decision to test-launch the Hwasong-15, a new ICBM that US intelligence believes has the capacity to strike Washington, DC, as well as nearly any other part of the US - though the degree of accuracy remains questionable.

In response to drills held last week, North Korea warned that it is "ready for nuclear war" with the US. Though its threats have long rung hollow, US, South Korean and Japanese intelligence officials say that the North might soon attain the ability to load a nuclear warhead on its newest ICBM, which would enable it to launch a nuclear strike - or possibly an equally devastating EMP attack.

Comment: There is much in the way of hysterics regarding this issue. Missile tests, military drills and strong words fly from one end to the other, but the fact remains that North Korea is unlikely to have yet the capability of striking US mainland with a nuclear weapon (the recent Hwasong-15 launched was not carrying the weight of an actual nuclear warhead, which must be miniaturized for insertion, and there is no evidence this has been achieved yet). More important, even if it could, it would not want to as it would assure its own destruction. The purpose is obviously deterrence, not nuclear war.

We wonder if all this circus is not set up exclusively for the purpose of further surrounding China, the 'real enemy' along with Russia, by militarizing one of its doorsteps.

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Trey Gowdy rejects call to investigate Trump's alleged sexual misconduct, says its a job for the police

Alex Swoyer
The Washington Times
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:01 UTC
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Trey Gowdy
© AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said Tuesday he would not launch an investigation into sexual harassment and assault allegations against President Trump, saying it's the job of the police and prosecutors to investigate crimes.

He said the alleged crimes involve state law and should be referred to the Justice Department, but acknowledged the Justice Department doesn't have jurisdiction over violations of state law.

"Allegations brought for now or in the future that, while serious, do not allege violations of specific criminal statutes, should be referred to the Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over allegations related to fitness for office and non-criminal matters," Mr. Gowdy said in his letter addressed to the Democratic Women's Working Group.

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Roy Moore defeated by Democrat Doug Jones for Alabama Senate


BBC
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:28 UTC
Roy Moore
© Brynn Anderson/AP
Doug Jones has become the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama, after a bitter campaign against Republican Roy Moore.

His unexpected victory deals a blow to President Donald Trump, who backed Mr Moore, and narrows the Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49.

Mr Moore has so far refused to concede, saying "it's not over".


Comment: Yes, it is over Mr. Moore. And we're all much happier for that fact.


He fought a controversial campaign, in which allegations surfaced of sexual misconduct with teenage girls.

Comment: It appears the smear campaign against Moore won out over voters (assuming no tampering; not necessarily a safe assumption, mind you). It probably didn't help that the press jumped on Moore in the 11th hour for "praising Putin," a total exaggeration of his statement. It's a real testament to how effective a media smear campaign can be, to turn a traditionally red state blue. See also:

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What now? Five facts about Russian military pulling out from Syria


Sputnik
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:15 UTC
Syria Syrian flag Damascus
© AP Photo/ Hassan AmmarA Syrian flag waves over Damascus, February 28, 2016.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria, after completing their task to destroy Daesh. Sputnik provides details about the pullout and Russia's interactions with Syria in the future.

During his first ever visit to the Hmeymim airbase in Syria, President Putin praised the work of the Russian Aerospace Forces as brilliant and said Russian forces were "returning home with a victory." As the Syrian conflict is gradually nearing its end questions inevitably arise about what this withdrawal will mean. Here are the answers to some of them.

Comment: See also:

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Fusion GPS tried and failed to link Trump to Jeffrey Epstein

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:00 UTC
jeffery epstein
Opposition research firm Fusion GPS tried and failed to find evidence of a close relationship between then-candidate Donald Trump and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, whose 'Lolita Express" private jet ferried powerful clients to his private island, "Little St. James."

Epstein (who reportedly has an egg shaped penis) pleaded guilty to one count of soliciting prostitution from a 14 year old girl in 2008 for which he served 13 months in jail - filed in 2006; including wiring his mansion with hidden cameras, secretly recording orgies involving high profile friends with underage girls for blackmail, and receiving sexual massages from high school girls up to three times a day according to his former house manager of 11 years.
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Mr. Potato

'Trump is winning': Lamentations of a sore losing liberal

Thomas D. Williams
Breitbart
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:25 UTC
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© AP/Susan Walsh
In the midst of much hand-wringing and anguished sighs, the Huffington Post has announced to its readers that after his first year in office "Trump Is Winning."

"This is one of the hardest things I've ever had to write and admit," begins Earl Ofari Hutchinson in his essay, "Trump is winning."

Hutchinson, an author and co-host of the Al Sharpton Show, observes that according to numerous indicators the Trump presidency is a success, beginning with his delivery of a long list of campaign promises.

Among Mr. Trump's many victories, Hutchinson enumerates Mick Mulvaney's appointment to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Neil Gorsuch's contribution to the Supreme Court, Scott Pruitt's work at the EPA, Trump's support of fossil fuels to make America energy independent, the RNC backing of judge Roy Moore in Alabama, the fizzling out of Russiagate, the passage of the tax reform bill, and the record-level stock market.

Comment: Trump may very well be 'winning' in a number of ways, but much is due to liberals going over the edge. In the end, much of what Trump initially stood for has been diminished by powers greater than he.

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Russian military withdrawal shall prompt Assad to compromise

Andrew Korybko
Oriental Review
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00 UTC
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Russia has every right to withdraw most of its Aerospace Forces from Syria following Daesh's defeat, with one of the most immediate consequences of this move being that it will prompt President Assad into a "political compromise" with the "opposition".

President Putin's surprise visit to Syria saw the Russian leader announce the large-scale withdrawal of his country's Aerospace Forces from the Arab Republic, signifying that Moscow truly believes that Daesh is defeated and that its original mission in Syria has been accomplished. It needs to be reminded that Russia's 2015 anti-terrorist intervention was initiated by the need to destroy this international terrorist threat, although other more locally active terrorist organizations were also targeted for elimination in the course of events as well.

Contrary to some of the expectations and misleading inferences shared across a few Alt-Media platforms since that time, Russia did not get involved in Syria in order to "save Assad", but to protect the constitutional order of the state and prevent its Libyan-like fall to terrorists. To this end, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov even once remarked that "Assad is not our ally, by the way. Yes, we support him in the fight against terrorism and in preserving the Syrian state. But he is not an ally like Turkey is the ally of the United States", further driving home this point in an unforgettable way.

Comment: The future for Syria is coming down to specific and defining moments, decisions and actions. Putin has unfolded a masterpiece of strategy and execution, a lesson in leading from integrity and respect.

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Iranian defense minister predicts Trump's Jerusalem decision will speed up Israel's demise, unite Muslims


RT
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:57 UTC
Israeli posters burn
© Tasnim News Agency / ReutersIranians burn Israeli flag posters during a protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Tehran, Iran.
Last week's decision by the US president to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital is bound to backfire, hastening the demise of the Jewish state and banding Muslims together, Iran's defense minister has said. And should conflict break out in the region, Washington will have to bear responsibility, General Amir Hatami said.

"(Trump's) move will hasten the destruction of the Zionist regime [Israel] and will double unity among Muslims," Brigadier General Hatami told a meeting of senior military officials Monday, as cited by various Iranian media outlets.

Washington's "anti-security decision," which has drawn widespread condemnation from Muslim nations and the international community, is ratcheting up tensions in the region, he said. Denouncing the move as "provocative and unwise," Hatami said the declaration could possibly mean the Middle East descending into bloodshed.

"The occupying regime of Israel knows the illegitimate actions of the US government will bring no change to Al-Quds [Jerusalem] as the Palestinian people and the freedom-loving people of the world will become more determined than ever to become united and stand up for liberation of Jerusalem and the land of Palestine," the general said, as cited by the Mehr News Agency.

Comment: Trump's announcement has ignited support for the Palestinian plight on a global scale. See also:

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