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Vladimir Putin presents Russia's new strategy in Kremlin speech to Security Council

Eric Zeusse
Washington's Blog
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
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Russian President Vladimir Putin presented, on July 3rd, to Russia's Security Council, the nation's new National Security Strategy, which encompasses not merely military, but especially economic, agencies within the Russian Federal Government.

Because his statement was ignored in Western 'news' media, it will here be presented in full, for individuals who are interested, among the publics in Western countries. As is usual for all of my reports, this one is simultaneously being submitted to all of the major and most of the smaller news media throughout the United States and United Kingdom (as well as some elsewhere), in order for the information to be made available as widely as possible, in 'the free world.' (My news reports are available at no charge.)

Anyone who might also wish to understand the reasons motivating the new Russian strategy might find relevant information here, but Mr. Putin's address does not discuss those matters; he instead assumes that everyone on his National Security Coucil is well aware of the relevant historical background.

The following, then, is the complete Russian-provided English translation of the speech, as it has been made available on the Web since July 3rd:

Comment: This is what a World Leader sounds like. With full knowledge of the impending Western economic implosion that is due to harm everything it touches, and with full knowledge that the US is driven to slash at Russia's jugular any which way it can, Putin called his team together to Work and work hard at protecting their most important assets - their people.

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Royal household will not be exempt from scrutiny in child sexual abuse inquiry


RT
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:58 UTC
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Buckingham Palace
The Royal household will not be exempt from scrutiny over pedophile allegations and may be asked to provide evidence to a newly launched child sex abuse inquiry, it has emerged.

Justice Lowell Goddard, the New Zealand judge chairing the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, had initially not included the Royal household in a list of institutions to be investigated over historical crimes.

However, a statement from the inquiry, launched on Thursday, later confirmed the monarchy would also be "within the scope" of the investigation.

The child abuse inquiry could take up to five years and cost £100 million, it has been confirmed, as authorities will investigate every level of British society including local authorities, the police, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the NHS, the media and armed forces.

Justice Goddard told the Times: "There is no limit on the types of institutions that fall within the terms of reference. The monarchy is an institution and it runs a number of other institutions, all of which are potentially within the scope of the inquiry."

In a statement, Goddard described the investigation as "the most ambitious public inquiry" ever undertaken in England and Wales.

Comment: Pedophile networks, especially in higher places in society, have great skill and resources to cover up their psychopathic predilections. It is likely to be covered up yet again.

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Vatican will try high-ranking Vatican envoy Jozef Wesolowski for child abuse

Doug Bolton
The Independent
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:14 UTC
Jozef Wesolowski pedophilia

The Vatican has its own courts, and will try Jozef Wesolowski there.
He is the most important Vatican official to be accused of child abuse to date

Jozef Wesolowski, the first important Vatican official to be charged with paedophilia, is set to stand trial in a Holy See court tomorrow.

The former Polish archbishop was the papal envoy to the Dominican Republic for five years. In 2013, accusations emerged that he was involved in child abuse there, and an investigation was launched by both Dominican and Vatican authorities.

A Vatican criminal hearing opened in September last year, shortly before which he had been laicised - the Catholic term for defrocking, that forbade him from doing his ministerial work.

He was indicted by a Vatican prosecutor last month, with the trial date set for tomorrow. Wesolowski denies all the charges.

His diplomatic immunity has also been revoked, which meant that he could potentially have been tried in the Domincan Republic - however, as a city-state, the Vatican has its own courts, and will try him there.

The maximum penalty Vatican courts could previously give was life imprisonment, but this was abolished by Pope Francis shortly after he became Pope. Wesolowski could now face the maximum penalty of 30 to 35 years in prison.

It is alleged that Wesolowski paid teenage boys for sex while living in the Dominican Republic. An alleged victim told the New York Times last year that he would trawl the streets, offering poor shoeshine boys large sums of money for sex.

Comment: Pope Francis has made a small beginning in cleaning up the cesspool that is the Catholic priesthood. He has a long way to go, given the policies of his predecessors.

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Russian human rights groups to file thousands of lawsuits against Kiev over human rights violations in Donbass


RT
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 10:20 UTC
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A man near a house which was destroyed by shelling by Ukrainian security forces in Oktyabrsky District in Donetsk.
Russian human rights groups will soon file about 17,000 lawsuits from Ukrainian citizens in the European court. They seek compensation of about $5.6 billion over numerous rights violations committed by pro-Kiev military during the conflict in Donbass.

The court action is coordinated by the Russian Public Chamber. Activist Georgy Fyodorov, a co-chairman of the chamber's committee for humanitarian aid to the southeastern regions of Ukraine, said in comments with Izvestia daily that each lawsuit is prepared on behalf a single person or a family whose rights had been infringed.

Fyodorov said that the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg had accepted about 400 cases and was considering 500 more. He said that at first the ECHR tried to reject the applications offering "far-fetched excuses," but stopped doing so after the cases started flowing en masse.

The activist noted that the first process on one of these cases should start before the end of this year.

The average compensation sought by the Donbass residents from the Kiev government amounts to €300,000 (US$335,000). The total amount of money sought by all plaintiffs could reach €5 billion ($5.58 billion).

The activist said that Russian rights groups had collected materials for 10,000 cases from refugees who fled to the Russian Federation from the Donetsk and Lugansk Regions after the start of Kiev's military campaign. Seven thousand more lawsuits were written in southeastern Ukraine, both in the self-proclaimed republics in Donbass and on territories controlled by the Ukrainian government, such as the Kharkov and Odessa Regions.

Comment: See also: Ukraine war crimes report: Torture and inhumane treatment of civilians

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The Truth Perspective: Joachim Hagopian: US Empire's Psychopathic Psyche Exposed


Sott.net
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:00 UTC
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This week's guest on The Truth Perspective is Joachim Hagopian. Joachim, a licensed therapist, is best known for his hard-hitting blog, 'American Empire Exposed' (http://empireexposed.blogspot.com/) where he outlines the drives, policies and actions of the U.S. military/industrial imperial juggernaut. His articles can also be found on Global Research.

Joachim's unique perspective comes from his experiences as a West Point Military Academy graduate and a stint in the U.S. army where he learned, first hand, which characteristics were nurtured in an individual; which were punished, and which were rewarded.

Based on this period in his life, Joachim wrote a personal account of his realizations in an online book called 'Don't Let the Bastards Getcha Down' (http://www.redredsea.net/westpointhagopian/prologue.htm) where he gives a firsthand account of how the military mindset actually regards individuals, and what some of the powerful and most well-known U.S. military leaders do (many of whom are West Point graduates) to attain their positions of power.

Join us as we discuss the many disturbing dimensions of the American Empire, where it is today, and where it is leading us.

The Truth Perspective is brought to you by the SOTT Radio Network and SOTT.net, your one-stop source for independent, unbiased, alternative news and commentary on world events. Live every Saturday from 2-4pm EST / 11am-1pm PST / 8-10pm CET.

Running Time: 02:02:00

Download: MP3

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Jesus camp for adults! Evangelical pastors convene to turn 1,000 pastors into 1,000 politicians

Ismat Sarah Mangla
International Business Times
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:05 UTC
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Some 300 evangelical pastors convened in Orlando, Florida, Friday with a single goal in mind: To learn how to adapt their preaching and outreach skills for the pursuit of political office. Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, himself an ordained Southern Baptist minister, was slated to the give the keynote address.

The event, part of a national workshop series, is an effort to encourage and mobilize at least 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors to seek government office in 2016 in order to promote conservative ideals and traditional biblical values.

Founded by activist David Lane, who describes himself as an evangelical "political operative," the workshops are called Issachar Trainings, named after an Israelite tribe described in the Bible as one comprising men "who understood the times and knew what Israel should do." The trainings are just one prong of Lane's American Renewal Project, which aims to inject American politics with a dose of conservatism through various routes.

"Somebody's values are going to reign supreme" in the United States, Lane told National Public Radio. "We want people with our values to represent our values and interests in the public square, be elected to office, and represent our issues."


Comment: These values?



Lane, who is tight-lipped about who funds his initiatives, added in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network that the "skills of a successful politician are the same skills of a successful pastor." The workshops help translate those skills by offering practical tools and tips for entering the political sphere.

Comment: See also:

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iTech Capital becomes first Russian company to invest in start-up of BitFury


RT
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:02 UTC
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The iTech Capital venture fund has become part of a group that provided $20 million to the start-up BitFury. It hopes to use this money to expand its technology and business operations.

The Russian fund is joining two foreign firms - DRW Venture Capital and Georgian Co-Investment Fund. iTech hasn't revealed the amount of its investment.

BitFury has become a market leader in bitcoin mining, also says that it will use this cash to develop next generation chips. These chips are expected to be the next step, following the recently launched and energy efficient 28 nanometer chip. Following the investment deal, BitFury retains its status as being the best financed Russian start-up, as this builds on the over two $20 million tranches it has managed to raise over the last three years.

"By supporting BitFury's efforts in this regard, and by providing liquidity in bitcoin via its wholly owned subsidiary, Cumberland, DRW aims to facilitate the widespread adoption of the distributed ledger technology," Don Wilson, founder of DRW Venture, said in a prepared statement.

Wilson also acknowledged the work that Valery Vavilov, the CEO of BitFury, and his team had carried out in order to become the leader in the business of securing the Blockchain.
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The largest domestic military exercise ever held on U.S soil: Jade Helm 15

Robert Bridge
RT
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:12 UTC
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​An unprecedented military operation spanning seven southwestern US states has grabbed the attention of not only conspiracy theorists, but the governor of the second largest state in the republic.

Jade Helm 15, the largest domestic military exercise ever held on US soil, will bring together over 1,000 members from the nation's elite forces, including Green Berets, Special Ops from the Navy and Marines, and SEALS. The sweeping operation, according to the Pentagon, will give soldiers an opportunity to practice "unconventional warfare."

But don't expect Humvees full of gun-toting American GIs careening along Main Street, causing a general ruckus. According to local reports, secrecy will play a large part in Jade Helm 15, which adheres to the enigmatic motto: "Mastering the Human Domain," complete with a baffling logo that features two crossed arrows, a dagger and a transparent shoe in the center.

Comment: It's pretty scary for the people of the U.S., how Jade Helm 15 may play out. Stay tuned for updates.

Check out these articles on Jade Helm:

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Avidgor Eskin interview: Israel could offer new opportunities for Greece


Sputnik
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:26 UTC
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© AP Photo/ Thanassis Stavrakis
Israeli political expert Avidgor Eskin told Sputnik why Greece should look to Israel for new opportunities because of its lack of commitment to the European community.

Israeli analyst and political commentator Avidgor Eskin told Sputnik that Israel's innovative economy could help Greece overcome its crisis.

Comment: More countries joining in the bandwagon to "help" Greece.

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The challenge and promise of Greece: Economic guerrilla warfare against a hegemonic power via nationalization of banks

Ellen Brown
Web of Debt
Thu, 09 Jul 2015 01:54 UTC
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Banks create money when they make loans. Greece could restore the liquidity desperately needed by its banks and its economy by nationalizing the banks and issuing digital loans backed by government guarantees to its ailing businesses. Greece could provide an inspiring model of sustainable prosperity for the world. But it is being strangled by a hegemonic power in a financial war that is being waged against us all.

On July 4, 2015, one day before the national vote on the austerity demands of Greece's creditors, it was rumored in the Financial Times that Greek banks were preparing to "bail in" (or confiscate) depositor funds to replace the liquidity choked off by the European Central Bank.

The response of the Syriza government, to its credit, was "no way." As reported in Zerohedge, the government was prepared to pursue three "nuclear options" to protect the deposits of the Greek people:
  • nationalize the banks,
  • launch a parallel currency in the form of electronic California-style IOUs, and
  • use the Greek central bank's printing press to issue euros.

Comment: See also:

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