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American Psychiatric Association tells members to stop diagnosing Trump


RT
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:58 UTC
trump
© Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has urged its members to stop associating Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump with mental illness, despite the "anything but normal" 2016 election cycle.

The group warned that although this election is unique, members should refrain from analyzing the businessman and calling him "mentally ill".

"This year, the election seems like anything but a normal contest, that has at times devolved into outright vitriol," APA president Maria A Oquendo said. "The unique atmosphere of this year's election cycle may lead some to want to psychoanalyze the candidates, but to do so would not only be unethical, it would be irresponsible."

The announcement comes as a petition by Congresswoman Karen Bass urging the Republican party to diagnose Trump gained over 25,000 signatures in four days.

Bass claimed there is a "patriotic duty to raise the question of [Trump's] mental stability to be the commander in chief and leader of the free world."


Comment: She's right. But the same goes for every candidate. The fact is, potential leaders do not undergo independent psychological screening to disqualify narcissists and psychopaths. They should. So it's left to ordinary people to come to their own assessments, however unprofessional they may be. Trump does appear to have narcissistic traits. Hillary, however, reminds one of a full-blown raging psychopath. Can we get a #DiagnoseHillary, too?! The tests exist. They just need to be put into use. America would be a better place.

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Rocket

Japan's military on alert to intercept N. Korean missiles and purchase THAAD anti-missile systems


RT
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:52 UTC
Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier guards near a unit of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles at the Defense Ministry
© Toru Hanai / Reuters
Japan's defense minister has ordered the nation's military to be on constant alert, ready to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles, according to local media. One such missile splashed inside Japan's exclusive economic one for the first time last week.

Japan's first ever female defense minister, Tomomi Inada, has ordered the country's military to be ready to take down any North Korean missiles dangerously approaching national airspace, NHK broadcaster reported. When asked to elaborate on the command by AFP, a Defense Ministry spokesperson declined to do so.

Inada, a politician with nationalist views, was picked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and appointed defense minister last Wednesday - the very same day that Pyongyang fired two ballistic missiles. The launch came as a surprise to the Japanese, as North Korea used mobile launching platforms to fire the two Rodong missiles, one of which reportedly exploded mid-air.
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Mr. Potato

Looney Liberman compares Obama's Iran deal with Nazi appeasement


Sputnik
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:42 UTC
netanyahu liberman
Partners in crime.
One year after the deal was signed the Israeli Defense Ministry quoted its chief Avigdor Liberman's sentiments at the time the agreement was made almost verbatim.

On Friday, Israel bitterly smashed the claim that its leadership now supports last year's nuclear deal as suggested by US President Barack Obama. Not only does Israel not accept Obama's assertion, but the Israeli Defense Ministry compared the year-old accord to the Munich Agreement signed by European countries in 1938 in capitulation to Nazi Germany.

The remarks come in response to Obama's statement on Thursday that Israeli defense officials are now secretly celebrating the deal signed by world powers in recognition of the nuclear control regime's effectiveness.
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Snakes in Suits

German news reveal Syria-bound arms from East Europe arrive in Saudi Arabia first


PressTV
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:46 UTC
foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants
© ReutersThis file photo shows foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants in an undisclosed location in Syria.
A recent report has disclosed that large volumes of arms and ammunition, supplied by East European and Balkan states, routinely arrive in Saudi Arabia and a number of other regional countries before reaching militants in conflict-hit Syria.

The Persian service of Germany's Deutsche Welle news network reported on Monday that the munitions, including Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns, grenades as well as anti-tank guns, are initially off-loaded in Saudi airbases and ports before smugglers dispatch them to Syrian militants.

The weapons mostly come from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Montenegro, Serbia and Romania.

The report further revealed that the Syria-bound weapons are also exported by air and sea to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey besides Saudi Arabia.
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Arrow Up

Moscow's alliances with Iran, Turkey and Israel have changed the Middle East political order


Sputnik
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:00 UTC
Erdogan y Putin
© Agence France-Presse
Moscow has engaged in a closer partnership with Iran, Turkey and Israel, three key nations with which Russia seeks to prevent the spillover of Islamist chaos onto its territory, German newspaper Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten (DWN) wrote.

According to the newspaper, Russia and Turkey will be the first to benefit from this cooperation.

For instance, the partnership offers Russian President Vladimir Putin new opportunities in the region, the newspaper reported.

With a victory over terrorists in Syria, Moscow "can present itself as a reliable partner in crisis situations" and demonstrate Russia's importance in the international arena. Moreover, Russia could also give a signal to the Muslim world that it represents both the interests of Shiite (Iran) and Sunni (Turkey) Muslims, the article said.

Comment: Putin the Middle East dealmaker: How his ambition reshaped the world order

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Post-It Note

Putin preemptively addressed Russian interference in rigged US elections

Jay Syrmopoulos
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:22 UTC
Putin
© RT
In the wake of WikiLeaks' release of emails revealing collusion by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign to defeat the insurgent candidacy of Bernie Sanders, the Clinton camp diligently spun a now leading narrative. This narrative - regurgitated by the mainstream U.S. media - is that Russia's Vladimir Putin is actively working to subvert the U.S. presidential election.

Make no mistake that the Clinton campaign is intentionally attempting to draw the public's attention away from the Clinton/DNC's concerted effort to usurp the will of American voters and rigging the Democratic nomination in favor of Clinton.

In addition to the evidence contained in the WikiLeaks' DNC email release, the organization Election Justice USA, a non-partisan organization advocating for voters' rights and standing against election fraud and voter suppression in all forms, has released a damning report titled, Democracy Lost: A Report on the Fatally Flawed 2016 Democratic Primary. The report highlighted the following phenomena indicative of widespread vote rigging:
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Bad Guys

ISIS and Taliban militants call truce to fight US-backed forces in Afghanistan


RT
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:59 UTC
Taliban fighters
© Reuters
Having been engaged in fierce battles against each other for over a year in Afghanistan, Islamic State and Taliban militants have agreed a truce to counter US-backed forces in the region, military officials told American media.

Afghan government forces have been using the rivalry between Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and the Taliban to push the latter's forces back from the territories under their control. But several months ago the conflict died out as the two terrorist groups seemed to have reached a shaky truce, Afghan officials say.

"They [IS] fought deadly battles with the Taliban before. But over the past two months, there has been no fighting among them," the Wall Street Journal cites Mohammad Zaman Waziri, who commands Afghan troops in the east of the country, as saying.

The truce enabled Islamic State to regroup and concentrate on engaging Afghan forces in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, which used to be an Al-Qaeda stronghold, media report.
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Bizarro Earth

The CFR releases a slick, new promo video touting globalism

Kurt Nimmo
Another Day in the Empire
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:39 UTC
The Council on Foreign Relations tweeted out a promo video on Friday:


"The keystone of the entire Establishment arch is the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The leadership of the CFR is the equivalent to the brain of the octopus," writes Gary Allen. "The Council on Foreign Relations, headquartered in New York City, is composed of an elite of approximately 1600 of the nation's Establishment Insiders in the fields of high finance, academics, politics, commerce, the foundations, and the mass media..."

In 1976, when Allen wrote his critique in The Rockefeller File, the CFR strived to remain hidden and anonymous.
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Sherlock

Hand caught in the cookie jar! Photo evidence shows US Turkish ambassador meeting with Colonel Yazici day before coup

Katehon with J. Flores
FortRuss
Sun, 07 Aug 2016 14:29 UTC
John Basse together with Col. Ali Yazıcı
Ambassador John Bass together with Col. Ali Yazıcı
Katehon think tank and geopolitical forecasting has run a short article (below) with pictures which appear to show Turkish NATO Colonel Ali Yazici and what is undoubtedly US Ambassdor to Turkey, John Basse.
The new evidence of the US participation in the coup attempt in Turkey emerged. Greek press published a photo made a day before the coup. It shows the US ambassador in Turkey John Basse together with the Turkish senior officer, who looks like one of the leaders of the coup Col. Ali Yazici (former military adviser to President Erdogan). They had a private meeting in Cengelkoy café the day before the coup."

The image demonstrates the US involvement in the coup and its close ties with a part of Turkish army, before the upheaval. Recall, that physical elimination of Erdogan was one of the goals of the coup attempt.

The next move by the Turkish government will be to ask the expulsion of the American ambassador from the country which will cause further disruption to the US and trigger process of Turkey leaving the NATO.

Comment: The US embassy hilariously tried to defend itself by posting the photo with giant "Fake" text sprawled all over it:
US denial
See also: F. William Engdahl: Turkey should investigate Ambassador John Bass for role in failed coup

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Bizarro Earth

Seoul brushes off China's concerns over US' THAAD system: Claims they are 'purely defensive'


RT
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:23 UTC
THAAD South Korea
© ReutersA Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
South Korea has defended its decision to allow the US to place Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on its soil, urging China to drop criticism over the issue and play a bigger role in securing the region from "threats" stemming from Pyongyang.

The deployment of the advanced THAAD anti-missile systems announced by South Korea in July has forced China to ask South Korea to think "think twice" about its deployment, taking into consideration the good ties between Beijing and Seoul.

Chinese state media outlets have recently published numerous columns that are particularly critical of Seoul's THAAD decision. On Wednesday the China's People's Daily went after the Korean president, Park Geun-hye.

"It is impossible for South Korea's leader not to know America's strategic plot. (She) is well aware of the real direction of the THAAD anti-missile system," the editorial said. "(She) has no hesitation about undermining regional stability and flagrantly damaging the security interests of neighboring powers."

Comment: The ordinary people of South Korea are far more in tune with political reality than their leaders. As is customary, their voices are ignored.

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