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Who profits from the rise of fascism?

Grete Mautner
New Eastern Outlook
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:26 UTC
Latvia Nazi sign with Hitler portrait
On October 21, 2016 a typical Estonian school witnessed an opening ceremony of the bronze bust of Harald Nugiseks. He was an SS-Oberscharführer (Sergeant) in World War II, who served voluntarily in the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Waffen SS. According to the director of this education institution, the memory of Harald Nugiseks will lead to the increase in feelings of patriotism among students and must increase their willingness to protect their country in case of external aggression.

So who is this Nugiseks? - During the Second World War, he was awarded with the second highest military award in the Third Reich, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hitler did only grant this award to a total of 43 foreigners that were fighting on the side of Nazi Germany, which implies that he did something "extraordinary" from the point of view of the Third Reich. In 2008, Harald Nugiseks received a medal "from the grateful Estonian people." This move was initiated by two local "patriotic" organizations - Club of Friends of the Estonian legionaries and Vaba-Sõltumatu Kolonn Nr.1 (The first independent column).
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Bad Guys

U.S. authorities rule Russian Ministry official, founder of RT, Mikhail Lesin's death an "accident"

Carl Schreck and Mike Eckel
RFE/RL
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:45 UTC
Mikhail Lesin RT death investigation
Former Russian media boss, Mikhail Lesin was found dead in a Washington hotel room late last year.
U.S. authorities have ruled the death of former Kremlin media boss Mikhail Lesin an accident, saying that a nearly year-long investigation determined that "acute" alcohol intoxication was a contributing factor and that the case is now closed.

Federal prosecutors said in an October 28 statement that Lesin, 57, died in a Washington hotel on November 4, 2015, due to "falls" that left him with "blunt force injuries" after drinking heavily for several days.

Lesin, a former press minister under Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in his room at Washington's Dupont Circle Hotel the following day, November 5.

His death has been shrouded in mystery and the subject of widespread speculation about what the former powerful Kremlin official was doing in Washington at the time.

Comment: It appears the U.S. is anxious to put Mikhail Lesin's mysterious death and the murky circumstances surrounding it, to rest. There are still many question in the matter, such as why the story changed from a heart attack to blunt force trauma. Perhaps the cover-up hides something more sinister.

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Stock Down

ABC/Wapo effectively admits to poll tampering as Hillary's 'lead' shrinks

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:31 UTC
Polling station
Just yesterday we wrote about the very curious ABC / Wapo poll which seemed to show Hillary's blow-out 12-point lead from last Sunday get cut in half in a matter of just two days. But the ABC/Wapo enigma continues to grow today as their latest poll shows the presidential race has now tightened to just 2 points, which is within the margin of error. Ironically, these new results do not reflect the latest FBI bombshell as polling was concluded on October 27th and it still includes an 8-point sampling advantage for democrats.
METHODOLOGY - This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by landline and cellular telephone Oct. 24-27, 2016, in English and Spanish, among a random national sample of 1,148 likely voters. Results have a margin of sampling error of 3 points, including the design effect. Partisan divisions are 37-29-29 percent, Democrats-Republicans-independents.

Comment: Here are some of the latest poll results from other sources:

From the BBC:
BBC presidential poll chart
From Real Clear Politics:
Various presidential poll numbers chart
And from USA Today:
USA Todat presidential poll chart


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Dominoes

Unprincipled Washington Post editors blamed Comey critics - now join them


Moon of Alabama
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:50 UTC
james comey
The Washington Post editorial page is staunchly neoconservative and early on endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. On July 7 2016 the editors pinned an editorial defending FBI chief Comey's decision to then close the Clinton email case:

Republicans attack Mr. Comey for doing his job
IF REPUBLICANS believe the FBI director is corrupt and political, they should have the gumption to say so. Instead, many have insulted James B. Comey with slimy implications and underhanded threats since Tuesday, when he announced that he would not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton relating to her use of a private email server while secretary of state.
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Comment: As the Killary email scandal grows even larger are the rats starting to jump ship?

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Bullseye

Australian government seeks lifetime ban for refugees arriving by boat


RT
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:48 UTC
collapsed boat
© Sigit Pamungkas / Reuters
A planned law will ban asylum-seekers who arrived in Australia by boat from ever entering the country, even as a tourist, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Sunday.

The measure will apply not only to the newcomers, but also to people who have been put in detention centers on Nauru or Manus Island since July 19, 2013.

The date was chosen because on that day, then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd proclaimed: "As of today, asylum-seekers who come here by boat without a visa will never be settled in Australia."
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Info

As FBI reopens Clinton's email investigation, Congress does not have the security clearance to read emails.

Pamela Williams
IWB
Sat, 29 Oct 2016 13:31 UTC
clinton-comey
In a stunning development coming out of the FBI, the Hillary Clinton Email Investigation is being reopened. The reopening has to do with "the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation," as Rep. Jason Chaffetz tweeted. However, Chaffetz also learned from the FBI that Congress does not have the security clearance to read the emails. This shocked Chaffetz:


FBI Director Comey wrote a letter to Congress on Friday:"Although the FBI cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant, and I cannot predict how long it will take us to complete this additional work, I believe it is important to update your Committees about our efforts in light of my previous testimony."
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Bullseye

Big Agriculture's wild game of monopoly endangers food diversity

Brent Gregston
whowhatwhy.org
Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:50 UTC
Bayer
© Metropolico.org / Flickr & Carl Wycoff / Flickr
Agriculture's biggest deal ever will leave farmers and consumers paying more for less, and could accelerate a potentially catastrophic decline in the diversity of what we plant and eat.

A wave of Big Ag mergers is threatening to entrench a food system that reduces nature's edible abundance to a handful of plants on your plate.

Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, has been purchased by Bayer, the German pharma and agrochemical multinational. Bayer paid $66 billion — the biggest cash buy-out in history.

The stakes could not be higher. The deal threatens to put the genetic erosion of the world's food supply on steroids, just as serious doubts are emerging about the genetically modified organism (GMO) "revolution" that began 20 years ago and the claim that US-style industrial farming will "feed the world." The risks of monoculture are well documented: more than one million people died of starvation and disease during the Irish Potato Famine (also known as the Great Famine), between 1845 and 1852. It took 168 years to find out what went wrong.
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Jet5

Who's your friend? Iraqi army base comes under US airstrikes again


FARS News Agency
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 13:20 UTC
US fighter jet
Deputy Chief of the Nineveh Provincial Council Noureddin Qablan announced that the US-led coalition warplanes have launched airstrikes on on army base in Nineveh province, killing several soldiers.

"The US fighter jets hit one of the military bases of Iraqi Army's 16th Division in a region North of Mosul, and the attack left four Iraqi soldiers dead," Qablan said.

He said that the US army has confirmed the attack, calling it a "mistake".

Qablan said that it is not the first time the US warplanes hit the Iraqi army and volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) military positions, adding, "The US-led coalition has each time said that air raids were not deliberate."
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Heart - Black

Syrian state media reports Western-backed terrorists firing shells with poison gas against Aleppo citizens


RT
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:44 UTC
aleppo gas attack
© RuptlyStill from footage purporting to show aftermath of alleged gas attack in Aleppo on October 30
Poison gas was fired at a government-held area of Aleppo on Sunday, causing at least 15 people to choke, Syrian state media said. State news agency SANA reported that "shells containing poison gases" had been fired at the residential district of al-Hamdaniya.

SANA did not report any deaths, but pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen channel stated that at least one person died, while 15 others are believed to have breathing difficulties after inhaling the gas. They are now being treated at the local hospital.

RT Arabic's crew in Aleppo reports 36 cases of suffocation.

According to the channel, all the victims of the attack are civilians.

Militants reportedly used the poisonous gas in an attack on the Assad Military Academy in the Assad Suburb in western Aleppo, as a part of a broader offensive against government positions in the city which was launched on Friday.

It is not yet clear what gas was used in the attack, but Al Mayadeen claims that fighting near the academy continues.

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Dig

A brief timeline of the email scandal that Killary just can't shake

John Schuppe
ABC News
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:31 UTC
hillary teflon
Is the teflon finally wearing thin?
It's the investigation that doesn't seem to die.

Just a few weeks ago, FBI Director James Comey replied to Congress members asking about reopening the investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server that "I haven't seen anything that would come near to that kind of situation."

The assertion seemed to bring to conclusion a case that led Comey to announce in July that Clinton had been careless but did not break any laws.

Then came Friday, and Comey's surprise announcement that the FBI would, indeed, dip back in — to review a batch of emails "that appear to be pertinent" to the Clinton case, which were unearthed in an unrelated case. He said he wanted investigators to look at them "to determine whether they contain classified information."

Comment: Obviously the investigation should never have been dropped, but for it to be reopened now shows that the PTB seem to be switching sides. Is Killary being thrown under the bus by the same establishment which supported her exclusively for this whole campaign?

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