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India has lost the plot, says it's ready for war with China AND Pakistan

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:55 UTC
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Days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS Summit, India has made a shocking new threat against China and its ally Pakistan.

The meeting between Modi and Xi did not result in any concrete promises apart from a general agreement to increase dialogue so as to avoid future border disputes from transpiring into tense standoffs like the one which took place in Doklam/Donglang over the summer.

Today, however, the spirit of cooperation which underlined the BRICS summit has been tainted by a provocative statement coming from Indian Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat.

Comment: India is clearly adopting the 'Western way' in its global affairs. Someone should tell them the West's bullying and self-inflating strategies are failing.

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Big business and big banks 'outraged' over DACA repeal

John Carney
Breitbart
Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:48 UTC
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Top executives at some of America's largest companies and business groups denounced the Trump administration's decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program that exempted certain illegal immigrants from America's immigration laws.

J.P. Morgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon was among the first to voice his opposition to the end of DACA.

"America always has been a country of immigrants," Dimon said in a statement from the Business Roundtable, a big business pressure group, which he chairs. "And, when people come here to learn, work hard and give back their communities, we should allow them to stay in the United States."

Comment: Did big business and major banks suddenly grow a conscience? We think not.

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The Syrian victory over ISIS in Deir ez-Zor is terrifying Israel

Afra'a Dagher
The Duran
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:27 UTC
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Israeli TV recently reported concerns about the advances of the Syrian Army in the east of Syria, particularly in relation to the breaking of the ISIS sign on Deir ez-Zor ,an ISIS stronghold for around four years. Israeli analysts were shown watching reports on the victory of President Assad and the Syrian Army in Deir ez-Zor as they broke the siege and starting liberating more territory from ISIS.

The Syrian Army and their allies finally met with the 17th Republic Guard Brigade and the Airport Defenders in Deir ez-Zor who spent three years under terrorists siege. The US led coalition bombed Al-Thardeh mountain in Deir ez-Zor to keep the siege on the military airport and this airstrikes killed one tenth of the Syrian soldiers which in turn paved the way to the terrorists to advance into the city. Simultaneously Israeli targeted military positions on the southern front of Syria, all in September of 2016.
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Yawn: More baseless propaganda over 'possible' Russian Facebook advertisements

Joseph Menn, David Ingram
Reuters
Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:17 UTC
Facebook exposes moderators to terrorist
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Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had found that an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of U.S. ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May.

Facebook, the dominant social media network, said 3,000 ads and 470 "inauthentic" accounts and pages spread polarizing views on topics including immigration, race and gay rights.

Another $50,000 was spent on 2,200 "potentially politically related" ads, likely by Russians, Facebook said.

Comment: Be afraid! Be very afraid of those scary Russians! They 'might' be buying worthless ads on Facebook about social issues!!!

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Wikileaks reveals Raytheon missile control system in new 'Vault7' leak


RT
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:38 UTC
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© U.S. Navy / Reuters
A missile control system developed by US defense contractor Raytheon is detailed in the CIA's project 'Protego,' shared by WikiLeaks as part of the 'Vault7' series.

In a statement released Thursday, WikiLeaks said the project differed to the"usual" malware development project from the CIA, with no indication as to why it's contained within a repository of hacking techniques.

The release, consisting of four documents, details micro-controller units which exchange data and signals over encrypted and authenticated channels, used on-board Pratt & Whitney aircraft equipped with missile launch systems.

'Master Processor' and 'Deployment Box' systems are on board the flight, with micro-controllers for the missile, the tube and the collar holding it to the plane.
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Fmr FBI Assistant Director: Killary investigation was a farce from the beginning

ALEX CHRISTOFOROU
The Duran
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:22 UTC
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Did James Comey break the law by exonerating Hillary Clinton, way in advance of any type of investigation?

James Kallstrom and Jay Sekulow went on Fox News' Hannity to discuss the unfolding scandal around former FBI director James Comey and his "pardon" of Hillary before the formal FBI investigation into her email server started.

James Kallstrom tells Sean Hannity...
"He has been carrying water for the Clinton folks, Obama, everybody...the whole thing was a farce."

"As soon as you know there is no grand jury. As soon as you know you can't compel testimony. As soon as you know you can't get records, computers for searching...the whole thing was a farce from the beginning."
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Catalonia sets independence referendum date while Spain seeks to press criminal charges


RT
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:48 UTC
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© Albert Gea / ReutersPeople fly "Estelada" flags during a pro-independence rally in Barcelona.
The Catalan parliament has greenlit a referendum on the region's secession from Spain, to be held on October 1. It followed a fierce, hours-long debate on Wednesday. Madrid denounced the move, threatening to bring criminal charges against the region's authorities.

The so-called "transition bill," designed to serve as the constitution of a sovereign Catalan state during the transition period, was championed by the pro-independence ruling coalition that submitted the motion late August. The legislation envisions the legal framework that will pave the way for a constituent assembly, tasked with laying groundwork for a brand-new Catalan Republic.

The idea, however, did not find favor with many of the local deputies, who were staunch opponents of the legislation during a grueling 11-hour session preceding its eventual approval by 72 MPs loyal to the region's separatist government, as 52 opposition deputies of the 135-member legislature left the room in defiance.

Predictably, the outcome of the vote did not sit well with the federal Spanish government. Madrid has vowed to employ all legal means at their disposal to stop the plebiscite from going ahead, and to punish lawmakers for neglecting earlier court rulings proscribing such legislation.
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Law Professor: Don't bash Trump over DACA, he's just reeling in Obama's overreach

Matt Vespa
Townhall
Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:55 UTC
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There's a lot of hysteria going on after the Trump administration decided on a gradual phasing out of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The program, which was created by executive order under Barack Obama, allows illegal aliens who entered the U.S. as minors to be shielded from deportation if they meet the criteria for a deferment. If they do, they're eligible for work and study permits. The cost of an application fee is $495, and deferments need to be renewed every two years.

In short, one could argue that this is a separation of powers issue, that the executive overreached and created law by decree, and that all DACA is just a way for illegal aliens to bribe the government not to enforce immigration law.
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N. Korean minister says 'US is brigand pursuing vile goal of war'


RT
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:39 UTC
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits the East Sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016
© U.S. Navy / ReutersThe amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits the East Sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 March 8, 2016.
US actions against Pyongyang reveal its true goal of igniting war in the region, a North Korean official claims, adding that its recently-tested "hydrogen bomb" and missiles would help to protect peace, fending off aggression "at any place on the Earth."

"The aggressive statements of [US President Donald] Trump, 'fire and fury,' the ongoing US hysterical scheming against our republic clearly indicate that the US is an insolent brigand, disregarding the will of the international community, the establishment of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and pursuing the only vile goal - war," Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and head of the North Korean delegation Kim Young-jae told reporters on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum on Thursday.

The US condemnation of the North Korean nuclear and missile tests, which violate the UNSC resolutions, was actually meant to conceal Washington's own warmongering nature, the official stated, adding that his country develops weapons only to protect itself.

"At the moment, following the successful tests of the hydrogen bomb fitted to the inter-continental ballistic missiles [ICBM], the US and its satellites wage the so-called campaign to condemn [DPRK] and tighten sanctions against our republic. The actions of the US, chewing into the strengthening of the defensive nuclear armaments and aimed at smearing our republic are an attempt to conceal the true nature of the nuclear tension-stirrer," Kim Young-jae said.

Comment: Also read: Jimmy Carter: 'North Koreans want peace treaty to replace 1953 ceasefire'

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Interesting viewpoint: Does anyone still seriously think that Russia and Israel aren't allies?

Andrew Korybko
The Duran
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:14 UTC
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Israel's latest bombing raid on Syria is confirmation that the Putin-Netanyahu Summit in Sochi was a lot more successful than some Alt-Media voices have led people to believe.

There's no use for anyone to seriously deny it anymore at this stage - Russia and Israel are allies in Syria, and Tel Aviv's latest bombing raid proves it. None of Russia's impressive world-class and state-of-the-art S-400 anti-air defense units were activated to stop it, but this shouldn't be a surprise for those who have even an elementary understanding of contemporary Russia-Israeli relations. While it's true that Moscow used to oppose Israel during the days of the Cold War, that all changed ever since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the two sides are closer nowadays than at any time in their history. The author wrote about the specifics of this high-level but largely unspoken-about partnership in a series of articles earlier this year that are listed below, which he recommends that the reader at least skim through if they're totally unfamiliar with this topic:

21 March: "Israel And Russia Are NOT On The Verge Of War. They Are Allies!"
22 March: "What Russia Said To Israel After The Palmyra Raid"
6 June: "Russia's Mideast Energy Diplomacy: Boom Or Bust?"
27 June: "Syria's 10-Day Countdown Begins"
10 July: "A Syrian 'Ceasefire' For Whom?"
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