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Bullseye

Peskov: Freeman the 'victim of emotionally-charged, self-exalted status'

In his video the actor is calling upon Americans to defend themselves against Russia for allegedly attacking the US

Morgan Freeman
© Chris Pizzello/Invision/APMorgan Freeman
Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press that the Kremlin does not take a recent video seriously made by Morgan Freeman that calls upon Americans to defend themselves against Russia because it allegedly attacked the US.

Peskov believes that Freeman is "the victim of an emotionally-charged, self-exalted status."

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Vader

Trump's UN speech a descent into barbarism that makes virtue out of war and genocide

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© Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
It can't get more outrageous. US President Donald Trump stood in front of the United Nations and openly threatened unilateral war and genocide. It's a sign of the times that such criminal rhetoric is so casually spouted by the world's biggest military state.

When American leaders address the UN General Assembly, people are generally used to hearing a litany of falsehoods about world events and narcissistic deceptions over America's global role.

But when Trump made his debut speech on Tuesday, it marked, in addition to the usual American delusions, an unprecedented embrace of criminal militarism.

The nadir in his 40-minute rant came when Trump said the US would "totally destroy" North Korea - if it threatened America or its allies. The qualifier is a threadbare legal justification. It's also just a cynical excuse for American aggression.

Bad Guys

Sanctions and threats: Actions of a bully child or a dying empire?

man with umbrella storm
As the Western world continues to slide into the dust bin of history it is not going without a fight. As with any "wounded animal" once the reality of pain permeates the body it typically lashes out at anything or anyone within arms reach. In the case of the Western world, arms-reach is merely the push of a button and everything begins to change.

What Europe has already come to realize is these meaningless Russian and Iranian sanctions only hurt western manufacturing and have minimal impact on the country the sanction is directed. Threatening to cut off China from the SWIFT system is akin to threatening to keep a person out the restroom in a home with multiple restrooms - it doesn't matter as there are alternatives and they simply begin using the alternative and go about their business. The financial weapon known as the SWIFT system fired it's only bullet in 2011 when Iran was locked out. The chamber is empty and there will never be another bullet for this particular weapon. All it really does is upset people to the point of China actually telling the U.S. "calm down and stop making threats".

Cowboy Hat

Best of the Web: The momentous Syrian victory in Deir Ezzor

The Syrian Arab Army have achieved yet another dramatic victory this time lifting the ISIS siege of the heroic city of Deir Ezzor. For years Deir Ezzor has been surrounded by enemies and under siege first by the FSA and Al Nusra and then by ISIS. They have withstood repeated attacks by the US-NATO air force most infamously last fall when the Americans bombed Deir Ezzor right after agreeing to a ceasefire, a treacherous move that paved the way for a nearly successful ISIS offensive to capture the city. The brave defenders of Deir Ezzor withstood these endless attacks becoming a symbol of the heroic resistance of all of Syria. For years Syrians and their friends around the world have dreamed that one day this siege would be lifted. Our dreams have finally come true and faster then anyone could have imagined.
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© Agence France-PresseSyrian soldiers raise their weapons while holding a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Deir Ezzor in 2011.
The liberation of Deir Ezzor from ISIS siege is the culmination of months of dramatic SAA victories against ISIS. Now we dream that a final victory may be near in Syria. Once again the SAA and their allies Hezbollah, Russia, and Iran have stunned the world. The empire of Chaos is in a panic. Netanyahu of Israel is hysterical with rage attempting to spoil the victory in Deir Ezzor with yet another of it's illegal and cowardly air strikes on Syria. The whole strategic balance of the world is changing before our eyes. And it is all due to the enormous courage of the Syrian people who have withstood this dirty war launched by seemingly half the world on their country. Syria has resisted the US, Israel, the British, the Saudis, Qatar, Turkey, UAE, Kuwait, France, Germany, and the rest of the GCC/NATO lackeys that make up the the Axis of Chaos. They have resisted armies of fanatical, brutal, killers recruited across the middle east, Africa, Europe, and Central Asia. They have defeated a CIA trained horde of torturers, rapists, slavers, cannibals, and, of course, killers. Has any country in history battled against the odds Syria has faced? Is the victory in Deir Ezzor the most glorious in human history?

USA

US security services behind Al Nusra offensive in Syria's Idlib - Russian MoD

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Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front carry their weapons as they move towards their positions near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo city
The Russian Defense Ministry says that, according to their data, an offensive launched by Al Nusra terrorists and their allies in Syria was orchestrated by the US security services, aiming at derailing the Syrian Army operation near Deir ez-Zor.

"According to our intelligence data, the offensive was instigated by the US security services to stop the successful advance of the government forces to the east of the [city of] Deir ez-Zor," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, commenting on the incident.

Comment: The US government actively uses jihadi mercenaries to wage proxy wars against democratically elected governments and to destroy nation states and slaughter their populations.


Bullseye

Zakharova on anti-Russian video: "Morgan Freeman has been roped in"

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook on Friday said that Morgan Freeman was set up in making a video in which he urged Americans to defend themselves from Russia.

"Morgan Freeman has been roped in, just like Colin Powell [he served as US Secretary of State in 2001-2005 - TASS] was," she noted.

Comment:
La La Land: Morgan Freeman and Hollywood demand that Trump 'tell us the truth' about "Russian election interference"


Laptop

Wasserman Schultz ex-IT staffer Awan allegedly uploaded 'terabits of information to Dropbox'

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© Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDebbie Wasserman Schultz
A new report claims that former Debbie Wasserman Schultz IT staffer Imran Awan allegedly uploaded terabits of information from DNC servers to a private Dropbox account.

Circa reports that Imran Awan, the former IT staffer for Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and other Congressional Democrats arrested for possible bank fraud and theft of government property, is now being investigated over possibly selling sensitive information to foreign governments. Circa alleges Awan transferred massive amounts of information, including government documents and emails, to his own private Dropbox account, allowing him to access the information even after he was blocked from DNC networks.

A senior House official told Circa that Awan was uploading "terabits of information to Dropbox so he was possibly able to access the information even after he was banned from the network." The House official claimed that they believe a full congressional investigation should be performed on the transfer of the data. "I think this may lead to information as to who really accessed the DNC server," said the official. "Everybody talks about Russia - but look at the access (Awan) had and potentially those emails could have been sold."

Comment: The story keeps getting messier and messier:


Snakes in Suits

Netanyahu's UN General Assembly speech is full of outright lies

Benjamin Netanyahu
What Bibi, you forget your diagram of Iranian bomb capability at home?
The speech was full of downright lies and "alternative facts". Here is the reality.

Yesterday, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before the United Nations in a speech that served as a kind of appendix to Donald Trump's controversial, bellicose declaration that was delivered hours earlier.

Both speeches predictably focused on Iran and both leaders told a great deal of untruths and half-truths about the situation. Here are some of the most glaring untruths, followed by a factual explanation of the situation.

1. Iran is "devouring nations".

The full quote from Netanyahu is as follows:

Better Earth

Compare and contrast: Xi Jinping's 2015 UNGA speech (VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT)

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© Reuters/Mike SegarXi Jinping addresses the UN General Assembly.
Xi Jinping, China's president, on Sept. 28 made his first address to the United Nations General Assembly.

He made some big announcements on peacekeeping; reminded the world of China's sacrifice in what the Communist Party has taken to calling the "World Anti-Fascist War;" promised that China is a responsible global power and emphasized its belief in the UN; and dropped the obligatory Chinese adage.

Below is the entirety of the UN's official translation (pdf) of his address. Read what Xi had to say for himself, keeping in mind that any such speech should be taken with a grain of salt, as the old English adage goes.


Comment: ...and contrast it with Trump's bellicose rhetoric at UNGA 2017.



Question

Did Trump prevent a war between Saudi Arabia and Qatar?

Donald Trump and Saudi king Salman
© REUTERS/ Jonathan ErnstUS President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) attend the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017
In early June Saudi Arabia gave Qatar a 24 hours ultimatum to fulfill 10 conditions or face annihilation. Saudi Arabia's leaders are determined to make Qatar into a subservient satellite of Riyadh, much like the current government in Yemen

Institute for Gulf Affairs Founder and Director Professor Ali al-Ahmed told Sputnik News...
"I project the invasion of Qatar... I have received reports of Saudi military movements near the Qatari border."

"The Saudis: They are preparing."
Al-Ahmed warned that a full-scale invasion of Qatar could occur much sooner than anyone anticipated.
"Check on the frequency of bombings in Yemen... A key sign will be if there is a cessation or major reduction in the number of Saudi air strikes being conducted against the rebel forces in Yemen. That would indicate the Saudis are massing their forces for a sudden move against Qatar instead."
Al-Ahmed further claimed that Trump had signed off on a Saudi invasion of Qatar..."I have it on good authority that Trump has already told the Saudis he would have no objection."

Yesterday Bloomberg reported that not only had Trump not signed off on a Saudi invasion of Qatar, but that the POTUS prevented such an invasion from taking place.