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Controversial CETA deal signed as protesters storm European Council


RT
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:28 UTC
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with European Council President Donald Tusk (R) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
© Eric Vidal / ReutersCanada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with European Council President Donald Tusk (R) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) to sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, October 30, 2016.
The European Union and Canada signed a long-delayed free trade deal, which has triggered massive protests over concerns that it will harm European local businesses and agriculture and create a "dictatorship of corporations."

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement's (CETA) stated goal is to create new jobs and promote economic growth.

During the signing, protesters wearing all-white boiler suits attempted to break through police barricades and the security fence at the European Council building in Brussels. The demonstration then escalated into violent clashes with Council security guards.

Comment: More on the CETA shenanigans: People didn't vote for it: EU Council decides to sign CETA trade agreement and celebrate with Canada

This is clearly a prelude to TTIP.

The EU's 'Donald' may not realize it yet, but this deal could ultimately pave the way for China's takeover of the US.

Why? Because Chinese companies are buying up key assets in Europe at an incredible rate...
so far in 2016, 47 deals worth a total of €10.3 billion ($11.3 billion) have been secured by Chinese investors "shopping" in Germany, according to Thomson Reuters data. The numbers show a steep increase from 2015, when 29 deals worth a combined €263 million were inked.

The trend has so disturbed the German official that he has warned Beijing might not gain important World Trade Organization (WTO) "market economy status." China expects to be granted the status after its 15 years of WTO membership this year, but the German politician said in an interview with national media it "has to act accordingly."
If they don't grant China WTO status, China may do what it did in response to being repeatedly blocked in the IMF and World Bank; set up a parallel WTO and drive another nail in the US-led international finance system. If the Chinese continue buying up European assets, by the time TTIP is in place, they could have backdoor market access to go shopping in the US!

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Eye 1

#PodestaEmails23: WikiLeaks releases new batch of emails from Clinton chair


RT
Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:41 UTC
Killary
© Brian Snyder / ReutersU.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The 23rd batch of emails from the account of Hillary Clinton's campaign chair, John Podesta, have been published online by WikiLeaks.

More than 36,000 emails from Podesta's account have been released by the whistleblowing site, which has vowed to publish a total of 50,000 emails before the US presidential election on November 8.

On Saturday, the emails revealed comments from Clinton adviser Neera Tanden, in which she expressed her lack of faith in the Clintons' judgement, as well as concerns from Hill columnist Brent Budowsky, who has featured prominently in the leaked emails, regarding the suitability of her candidacy.

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

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Treasure Chest

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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