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Explosions in Yemeni capital Sana'a, imam and family killed in airstrike


RT
Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:32 UTC
Bombing devastation Sanaa
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Footage of what's supposed to be powerful airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has emerged online. The video comes after reports that at least 16 people, an imam and his family, were killed in a single strike. The strikes hit a gas station and badly damaged a hospital nearby, locals reported on Twitter.

It is the latest in a series of increasing attacks during the past few weeks, after UN-sponsored peace negotiations between the Houthis and their General People's Congress party allies on one side and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government on the other ended without a deal earlier this month.

On Wednesday, at least 16 people, including children, were reportedly killed after an airstrike hit the home of an imam - also in the capital. The imam, his family, and the families of his two sons were all killed in the attack, including at least four children, witnesses told Reuters. "The air raid happened in the morning and because the house was made of mud, it took us until noon to be able to dig the bodies out," said Nayef, a local resident who helped recover those killed.

The Saudi-led airstrikes reportedly targeted the al-Sahan district, populated mostly by Houthis. On Monday, at least 60 people died in a suicide bombing that hit a southern Yemeni militia compound in the town of Aden, with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) claiming responsibility.


Comment: As in most wars, another country - at all costs -- is trying to take what is not theirs. See also:

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Dominoes

Russia and Japan ready to compromise


Katehon
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
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Just before the meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on cooperation with Japan and negotiations on the status of the South Kuril Islands (Iturup, Shikotan, Kunashir and Habomai group of islands) in front of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

The main condition: the strengthening of Japanese sovereignty

The president of Russia noted the need for a peace treaty with Japan to be signed. According to Putin, the issue of "northern territories" so painful for the Japanese side must also be solved in a consistent manner so that none of the parties involved feel like they have lost. According to the Russian president, the main factor that would make moving the process forward possible is expanding cooperation between Japan and Russia. When the level of mutual trust between Japan and Russia is comparable to that observable between Russia and China, then compromise will be reached, the president said.

Thus, the Russian president has hinted that the solution to border disputes with China, in which China received a number of territories formerly controlled by the Soviet Union and Russia, was achieved only because China acted as an independent and friendly power for Russia. The real problem facing the resolution of territorial disputes between Russia and Japan is the latter country's strategic cooperation with the United States and its de facto American occupation. Under these conditions, the transfer of islands to Japan would mean de facto transferring them to the US, Russia's main geopolitical rival, which is inadmissible for Russia.

Comment: The US is losing members of its club. Isolation in reverse mode.

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Stock Down

Société Générale analyst: US recession on its way as consumer crutch disappears


RT
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:10 UTC
shoppers
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The American economy may soon plunge into recession, as consumer strength is showing signs of weakening, says Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards. Consumption makes up 70 percent of the US gross domestic product. However, this support is "about to be kicked away," the analyst said.

"The only thing keeping the US out of recession is the US consumer. It is difficult to say consumption is driving the economy forward; rather it is like a wood, worm-ridden crutch creaking under the strain of holding up a dead weight economy. This recovery, the fourth longest in history, is surely nearing its end," Edwards wrote, quoted by Business Insider.

According him, the current trend resembles 2007, when robust consumption tempered economic contraction in the first quarter, but by November the economy fell into recession. Growing inflation and higher prices will make consumers more cautious about their purchases, Edwards said.
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Comment: The thing about predictions...everything is going to happen one time or another, now or distant future. There is no mystery that the US economy is in bad shape, propped up by artificial numbers, money printing and arms sales. Who knows what is true? But as long as the banksters are in control, public beware.

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Bad Guys

Nation of head-choppers: The bloody wonderland that is Saudi Arabia

Jean Perier
New Eastern Outlook
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
SAUDI KILLINGS
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The fact that one of the principle allies of the "self-proclaimed champions of democracy" is routinely beheading people makes one feel like they're living in Lewis Carroll's surreal "Wonderland." According to Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia violently executed 79 people in 2013, more than 150 in 2015, and at the beginning of this year a total of 47 people were beheaded in just one day in Saudi Arabia. The horrific results of this year are yet to be assessed, but it is now becoming clear that the norms of international law are being blatantly disregarded in this country.

It is also important to note that while the entire Islamic world strictly adheres to the norms of Islam, Riyadh puts itself above the Righteous Caliphs, the Prophet and the word of the Quaran. This is because it has been violently punishing and killing people and seeks for a way to justify it religiously.

Comment: See this documentary to find out what everyday life is like in Saudi Arabia; the West's close friend and ally: Saudi Arabia Uncovered: ITV documentary exposes the West's original 'Islamic State'

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Black Magic

Killary's speech on "American Exceptionalism" : A pledge to further US global domination

Patrick Martin
Global Research
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:09 UTC
Hillary Clinton
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Hillary Clinton's speech to the American Legion convention Wednesday was a full-throated declaration of the right and responsibility of the United States to control the world by military force. Clinton pledged to keep the US the dominant global military power, to uphold the military alliances through which US imperialism controls Europe and the Far East, and to wage war unilaterally if deemed necessary, regardless of world opinion.

Clinton repeatedly singled out Russia and China as potential targets for US military action, although such a conflict would pose the danger of nuclear war. After listing out the various unsubstantiated allegations of Russian hacking and cyberattacks, including against the Democratic National Committee, Clinton declared, "As president, I will make clear that the United States will treat cyberattacks just like any other attack. We will be ready with serious political, economic and military responses."

Comment: Unfortunately, the current establishment in the US has become so thoroughly ponerized by psychopaths who seem hell-bent on spreading death and destruction across the globe, that implementing any genuine and long-lasting change would likely require a complete collapse of the system in place.

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Attention

Turkish forces open new front in Syrian province of Aleppo


Sputnik
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 18:32 UTC
Turkish tanks
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The Turkish military opened a new front in its Euphrates Shield operation in neighboring Syria.

Turkish tanks and other armored vehicles entered the Syrian province of Aleppo and shelled positions of Daesh militants, Hurriyet Daily news reported. Turkish forces crossed the border from the Turkish province of Kilis, near the town of Cobanbey, some 25 kilometers from the place where the operation began.

According to the newspaper, Turkey sent Leopard tanks in addition to M60T tanks involved the operation. Moreover, several combat armored vehicles equipped with the Kirpi mine defense system were deployed to Syria.
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Snakes in Suits

Mexico president Nieto blasts Trump's policies as 'huge threat' after meeting

Dave Graham
Reuters
Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:11 UTC
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto
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Mexico's president rebuked Donald Trump as a threat to his country just hours after painting a positive picture of talks the two held on Wednesday to try to defuse tensions over the U.S. presidential hopeful's anti-Mexican campaign rhetoric.

President Enrique Pena Nieto had on Wednesday afternoon hailed as "open and constructive" the impromptu meeting he held with Trump, who later referred to the Mexican leader as his friend and a "wonderful" president.

But in a late evening television interview, an angry-looking Pena Nieto sought to defend himself against a broad swathe of criticism for his decision to invite the Republican candidate despite his repeated verbal attacks on Mexico.

"His policy stances could represent a huge threat to Mexico, and I am not prepared to keep my arms crossed and do nothing," Pena Nieto said. "That risk, that threat, must be confronted. I told him that is not the way to build a mutually beneficial relationship for both nations."

Comment: Donald Trump lays out his immigration policy at Phoenix rally

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Attention

Clinton told FBI in interview she couldn't recall key details 26 times

Jim Stinson
Politico
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 17:04 UTC
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton told FBI agents that she could not recall issues related to her email server at least 26 times, according to an 11-page document released by the FBI on Friday.


Comment: Smoking gun? FBI reveals Hillary could not recall briefings due to concussion and clot


Clinton's memory lapses are frequent during the interview, marked often by agents as "could not recall" and "did not remember." But the "could not recall" remarks are often related not to long-distant emails, but things she should perhaps definitely recall.
At least 26 times, Clinton couldn't recall issues raised by the FBI. Clinton told FBI agents she couldn't even remember any briefing or training by State "related to the retention of federal records or handling of classified information."
And Clinton told the FBI she could not recall any briefing after her December 2012 fall that left her with a concussion, an admission that will surely stoke concerns about Clinton's health and physical fitness to serve in the job of president.

Comment: More FBI reports on Clinton's email server:

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Laptop

Evidence Clinton's email was speared in email phishing attack


The Smoking Gun
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 17:32 UTC
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The FBI's Hillary Clinton investigation turned up evidence that her e-mail accounts were targeted in multiple "spear phishing" attacks, one of which may have tricked the then-Secretary of State into clicking a malicious link included in the correspondence.

An FBI investigative report released today includes a section on the "cyber targeting" of Clinton's "personal E-mail and Associated Accounts" during her tenure at the State Department.

Though riddled with redactions, the FBI report reveals that Clinton became concerned about the legitimacy of an e-mail purportedly sent to her "from the personal e-mail of a State official." The e-mail sent to Clinton, the FBI noted, "contained a potentially malicious link."

Comment: Someone using Tor breached email account on Clinton family server

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Network

Someone using Tor breached email account on Clinton family server

Eric Geller
Politico
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 17:43 UTC
Hillary Clinton
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An unknown individual using the encrypted privacy tool Tor to hide their tracks accessed an email account on a Clinton family server, the FBI revealed Friday.

The incident appears to be the first confirmed intrusion into a piece of hardware associated with Hillary Clinton's private email system, which originated with a server established for her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

The FBI disclosed the event in its newly released report on the former secretary of state's handling of classified information.

According to the bureau's review of server logs, someone accessed an email account on Jan. 5, 2013, using three IP addresses known to serve as Tor "exit nodes" — jumping-off points from the anonymity network to the public internet.

Comment: Evidence Clinton's email was speared in eemail phishing attack

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