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IDF strikes Syrian 'military targets' near Damascus


RT
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 09:33 UTC
Fighter jet
© Amir Cohen / ReutersFighter jet
The Israeli Defense Forces launched several missiles at a strategic target close to the Syrian capital Damascus, Israeli and Arab media reported, saying it was an airstrike. Syrian state TV said "military positions" were targeted by surface-to-surface missiles.

Several missiles were reportedly fired toward a target in the countryside south of Damascus, with some intercepted by the Syrian Air Defense and others hitting their intended target.

Arab outlet Al-Masdar News, citing its sources, reported that the target was an ammunition depot of the Syrian Army, located between the towns of Kiswah (Kesweh) and Sahnaya. "Loud explosions" were heard as the missiles hit their target, the news service said.

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Георгиевская ленточка

Egypt and the Arab world benefit in multiple ways from Russian-Egyptian cooperation

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:00 UTC
Sissi Egypt Putin
© Alexei Druzhinin/SputnikRussian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, visit missile cruiser Moskva ( Moscow) August 12, 2014, in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia.
Russia's re-established strong relations with Egypt are a boost for the Arab world.

Following Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu's visit to Egypt, Moscow and Cairo have agreed that Russian Aerospace Forces will have the right to use Egypt's air bases. In addition to both permanent and temporary bases in Syria, this means that Russia now has two friendly states in the Middle East with whom it can rely on for defence and security cooperation.

While this represents an achievement in the steadily re-ignited positive relations between Egypt and Moscow, which have attained their most fruitful levels since the Nasser era, ultimately, the move is more important for Egypt than for Russia.

In the Nasser era, Egypt was the undisputed leader of the Arab world and the wider Middle East. It's geo-political leadership, military strength and economic might meant that other countries looked first to Cairo for all matters concerning pan-Arab issues.

Today, Egypt's position is far weaker, although Egypt remains incredibly important as the most populous Arab state. Under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Egypt has restored secular rule after a brief period of being held captive by a Muslim Brotherhood regime. The terrorist group is once again illegal in Egypt.

Comment: Russia is cultivating Egypt as a trade and diplomatic partner, not just a military alliance or a client state from which the Empire extracts resources. What a different experience it must be for Egypt, to be treated with respect as a sovereign country, as opposed to the US throwing its weight around in the Middle East

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Mr. Potato

Breathtaking narcissist! Clinton on Matt Lauer: 'Every day I believe more in karma'

John Bowden
The Hill
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:10 UTC
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commented Thursday night on longtime NBC host Matt Lauer's firing, remarking that she believes in the concept of karma a little more "every day," Philly Voice reports.

Clinton was speaking in Philadelphia as part of her national book tour promoting her memoir, "What Happened," which looks at her unsuccessful 2016 presidential campaign.

"Every day I believe more in karma," Clinton said when asked about Lauer's firing, before lumping him in with several other "men who shaped the narrative" who have been fired over similar allegations of sexual misconduct.

Comment: Picking our jaw up off the floor - we hope to believe in karma more every day too!

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Black Cat

Russiagate disease is alive and well in Holland thanks to the long arm of NATO

Eric van de Beek
Russia Insider
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00 UTC
Pieter Omtzigt
Pieter Omtzigt, the Dutch politician who is accused by Dutch newspaper NRC of disseminating Russian propaganda about MH17
The Russiagate disease easily spreads from Washington to her impressionable European allies ...

Until recently The Netherlands was an average European country: Not a day went by without correspondents in Washington copy-pasting reports from CNN, The Washington Post and The New York Times about evil Russians having hacked and otherwise influenced the American elections in favor of Donald Trump.

There had also been some psyop from the intelligence community about Russian attempts to manipulate politics in Europe by funding parties and disseminating propaganda. But reports like these could be found in newspapers everywhere in the EU. Nothing special. The usual stuff. And like most of their fellow Europeans, the Dutch did not make a big thing out of it. They took notice of it and talked about it with amusement and shrugged their shoulders.

But then in August 29th of this year a high ranked officer of the Dutch military made some remarkable statements that in hindsight led to the hilarious situation in which the Dutch people find themselves today.
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Bomb

RT drops truth bombs on the Clintons with back-to-back stories on Slick Willy's sexual transgressions

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:50 UTC
The Clintons
RT America is going on the offensive.

After one year of abuse from the Clinton controlled mainstream media pushing a Clinton campaign concocted fairytale about Russians hacking Hillary's road to the White House (which placed RT under FARA surveillance)...RT is hitting back at a weakened and hollowed out Clinton machine.

Keep hitting them RT America, until we "lock her up".

Its awesome to see these back-to-back stories reported on RT America...stories that The Duran broke back-to-back on November 25th.
A former Secret Service agent is threatening to release damaging information on former President Bill Clinton's trips aboard the "Lolita Express" ‒ Jeffrey Epstein's private jet. Epstein was convicted in 2008 for soliciting sex from an underage girl. RT America's Ed Schultz discusses the potential fallout from this salacious story with host of "America's Lawyer," Mike Papantonio.

Comment: Former secret service agent threatens to spill the beans on Clinton's "Lolita Express" trips with pedophile Epstein

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Chess

Brexit deal could be back on track as UK caves to Brussels' demands


RT
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:24 UTC
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© Reuters/ Clodagh KilcoyneEuropean Union Chief Negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier accompanied by a delegation of Irish ministers visits the Armagh and County Louth border between Northern Ireland and Ireland
The British negotiating team has been careering towards a cliff-edge 'no-deal' Brexit from the European Union (EU) for months. Finally it looks like someone has got them back on track.

Faced with the threat of Michel Barnier and his negotiating team pulling up the drawbridge around Brussels, David Davis and the UK side are rumored to have finally made a plan. Britain is destined to leave the EU in March 2019, but in recent weeks the EU refused to further negotiations unless a financial settlement is laid out, the Irish border issue is addressed, and EU citizens in the UK are given guarantees.

Tough talk from Prime Minister Theresa May's team and Brexiteers like Boris Johnson faded and the cabinet crumbled like a house of cards. The EU, apparently, will get its way after all.
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Light Sabers

Twitter spat between Trump and May leaves Trump state visit up in the air


RT
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:19 UTC
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© Reuters/ Jonathan Ernst
The UK-US 'special relationship' has been rocked by the unprecedented row between Donald Trump and Theresa May - which started over a Twitter spat. Now, POTUS has delayed his visit to the UK, just as the PM is urged to rescind his invitation altogether.

The president started an almighty fall-out on Wednesday when he retweeted three Islamophobic videos posted by the deputy leader of a British far-right group. May said Trump, tweeting from his personal @realDonaldTrump account, was "wrong" to share the material and promote the group. The US leader fired back, insisting Downing Street should be focusing on domestic extremism - not what he says online.

Now diplomats say his post-Christmas visit is off the table. According to the Telegraph, one senior US diplomat said, "The idea of a visit has obviously been floated, but not December and not January. I would not expect a Trump visit in January."

The scaled-down version of a state visit was designed to ease Trump into the UK and avoid mass protests. Trump was expected formally to open London's new US embassy during the 'working visit'.
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Bulb

European Parliament passes non-binding embargo on all arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemeni war crimes


RT
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:50 UTC
European Parliament
© Christian Hartmann / ReutersThe European Parliament in Strasbourg, France
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution, which calls for an EU-wide embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the alleged war crimes it has committed in Yemen. The resolution also criticizes EU members selling arms to the Gulf kingdom.

The EU parliament "condemns in the strongest terms the ongoing violence in Yemen and all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, which constitute war crimes," the resolution passed on Thursday says. It goes on to say that "dozens of Saudi-led airstrikes have been blamed for indiscriminately killing and wounding civilians in violation of the laws of war, including through the use of internationally banned cluster munitions."

The document particularly says that the European lawmakers "deplore" the blockade of Yemen established by the Saudi-led coalition and specifically condemns "the indiscriminate coalition-led airstrikes leading to civilian casualties, including children, and destruction of civilian and medical infrastructure." It adds that they equally condemn the actions of the Houthi rebels resulting in civilian casualties, including the missile attacks on the Saudi cities.

Comment: It will be interesting to see who actually follows this "non-binding" resolution. It's doubtful anyone will bat an eye at the EU Parliament's "gentle suggestion" and will continue to aid the Saudi Arabian slaughter of the Yemeni people.

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Yoda

Lavrov blasts Nikki Haley's threats to North Korea as "bloodthirsty tirade"


RT
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:28 UTC
Pyongyang
© Damir Sagolj / ReutersRyomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea
US military action against North Korea would be a big mistake, Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, warned, adding that Washington is itself provoking Pyongyang to make new reckless moves by drills with South Korea and aggressive rhetoric.

"If someone really wants to use force to - as the US representative to the UN put it - destroy North Korea... then I think it's playing with fire and a huge mistake," Lavrov said during a visit to Rome on Friday.

The Russian FM was referring to the comments made by US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, in the wake of Pyongyang's first missile test in two months on Tuesday, in which it fired rockets that allegedly can reach US mainland. Haley said that "if war comes... the North Korean regime will be utterly destroyed."Lavrov called Haley's speech at the UN Security Council on Wednesday "a really bloodthirsty tirade."

"We will do everything to ensure that it [military conflict] doesn't happen and that the problem is solved using exclusively peaceful and political-diplomatic means," he said. Moscow has been closely working with the US on the North Korean issue, with several meetings being held between the countries' diplomats in the Russian capital and other venues, the FM added.
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Red Flag

Press conference to draw attention to Bill Clinton's sexual assaults draws scant attention from mainstream media


RT
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:26 UTC
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A press conference to draw attention to the issue of sexual misconduct inside the Beltway drew a surprisingly tepid response from journalists and politicians.

It seems that with each passing day in America another name is added to the list of powerful males from the gilded world of entertainment and politics - from Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to US Senator Al Franken - falling in disgrace amidst claims of sexual misconduct.

Amidst this feverish atmosphere of political impropriety, however, there was scant media and political representation at the National Press Club this week, where a group of women who say President Bill Clinton assaulted them hoped to draw attention to the problem.

Sponsored by the Media Equality Project, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey, Paula Jones and Leslie Millwee - just a sampling of the women who claim Clinton assaulted them - called on lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct to resign, including Franken and Michigan Congressman John Conyers, both Democrats.
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