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WikiLeaks suffers 'sustained attack' after announcing release of Turkey govt docs


RT
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 02:55 UTC
WikiLeaks
© Toru Hanai / Reuters
WikiLeaks reported suffering a "sustained attack" after it announced the upcoming release of hundreds of thousands of documents relating to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the wake of a failed military coup.

"Our infrastructure is under sustained attack," WikiLeaks said on Twitter. "We are unsure of the true origin of the attack. The timing suggests a Turkish state power faction or its allies."

Comment: See also: 2014 WikiLeaks: Things to know about the Gulen empire trying to take down Erdogan

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Gear

Putin organizes plan for approach to national projects


TASS
Wed, 13 Jul 2016 02:27 UTC
putin
© Sputnik/ Alexei Druzhinin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed the importance of project approach in solving the current tasks the country is facing.

"We have to work now in conditions of known serious restrictions. Certainly, we cannot solve tasks the country is facing without this project approach, and we need to rely on what we have earlier and address the current situation and the best work administration practices," Putin said on Wednesday at the first meeting of the Strategic Development and Priority Projects Council.

According to the president, the situation is more challenging and fundamentally different from the one Russia faced in the 2000s when the first national projects were initiated. "I'd like to stress projects should not be viewed as requests for utilization of budget funds," Putin stressed.

"Regarding each project it is necessary to make it clear what will be done already by 2018 and simultaneously establish a mid-term trajectory, outline the targets, which needs to be met by 2020 and 2025," he underscored. According to Putin, this "does not mean that the targets set earlier should be neglected" though "adjustments are obviously needed."

Comment: Putin is not only a strategic thinker and doer on the global stage, but has accomplished incredible feats for Russia in the time he has been in power. Studying his approach to organization, planning, and implementation can provide both inspiration as well as a practical lessons for ordinary life.

A few take-home lessons gleaned from the above:
  • If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Make use of what works.
  • Utilize resources as effectively as possible.
  • Work hard to make other people's lives easier and decrease suffering where ever possible.
  • Work with what you have to make things better.
  • Engage and network with the appropriate people.
  • Set goals with definitive timelines for specific issues to be resolved.


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Bad Guys

Kerry leaves Moscow empty-handed on Syria - Washington hardliners ponder next move

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 03:05 UTC
John Kerry
© Associated Press
US Secretary of State Kerry's low key departure with no joint public statement and no joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov confirms deadlock of talks.

It can now be said with confidence that US Secretary of State Kerry's trip to Moscow was a failure (see our previous article).

Despite engaging Russian President Putin in talks that went on past midnight, and having further talks with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov the following day which lasted 8 hours, the talks ended with no public announcement, as there certainly would have been if the two countries had reached agreement. There apparently was a joint press conference involving Kerry and Lavrov, but it was a very subdued and under-reported affair, which broke no new ground. Instead Kerry left Moscow quietly, probably relieved that the Turkish coup had drawn attention away from his trip.

As we reported before, the US offer to Russia - essentially an offer of a junior place in a US led coalition against Jabhat Al Nusra and Daesh in return for Russia's agreement to the eventual overthrow of President Assad - was hardly one to appeal to Moscow. The Russians, in what look like difficult talks, will have pointed this out.
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Chess

Erdogan ready to introduce death penalty after failed coup


RT
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:33 UTC
erdogan
© Murad Sezer / ReutersTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out the possibility of bringing back the death penalty in Turkey, saying that "people on the streets have made that request" and are calling for the punishment of suspected plotters for the attempted military coup.

"There is a clear crime of treason and your request can never be rejected by our government," Erdogan said in an interview with CNN on Monday, referring to the government supporters who took to the streets of Turkey who voiced approval.

"But of course it will take a parliamentary decision for that to take action in the form of a constitutional measure so leaders will have to get together and discuss it and if they accept to discuss it then I, as president, will approve any decision that comes out of the parliament," he added.

Turkish people have condemned the attempt to bring down the official government and have spoken in favor of reintroducing capital punishment for thousands of soldiers and officers standing behind the failed coup.
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Yoda

Putin calls banning of Russian athletes in Rio Olympics 'an instrument of geopolitical pressure'


RT
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:21 UTC
russian javelin thrower
© Dominic Ebenbichler / ReutersDmitri Tarabin of Russia competes in the men's javelin throw final.
The international community is witnessing "a dangerous recurrence of politics interfering in sport," Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

In his Monday statement, the president pointed out that the allegations against Russian athletes are based on the testimony of a "single person with a scandalous reputation."

Such meddling aims "to turn sport into an instrument of geopolitical pressure" and "form a negative image of countries and people," Putin's statement published by the Kremlin said.

The Olympic movement, which has united people around the globe for over a century, "may now be on the brink of splitting," the Russian leader warned.

"So-called doping scandals" have been used to get in the way of fair sports, Putin said, adding that efforts are being made to apply sanctions related to the alleged use of forbidden substances even on "clean" athletes.
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Eiffel Tower

National Front's Le Pen surges in wake of Nice attacks - promises vote on Frexit if elected


Sputnik
Sat, 16 Jul 2016 02:16 UTC
nice attacks france
© Francois Lenoir/Reuters
The National Front's Marine Le Pen was already leading all presidential candidates by a wide-margin, but an attack on the country's day of liberation seems all but certain to put the country on a crash course for far-right nationalism.

On Thursday evening, France once again was the target of a Daesh terror plot killing at least 84 people and injuring some 202 others as the people of Nice gathered to celebrate France's national holiday, Bastille Day. Horror ensued when a commercial truck plowed through the unsuspecting crowd while the driver, and possibly other accomplices, shot into the crowd.


Comment: The story is not so simple.

In the globalist world laid out by the European Commission and adopted in full by Socialist President Francois Hollande, terror attacks of this nature have become what US Secretary of State John Kerry referred to offhand following a separate strike two weeks ago at the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey as "daily fare."

As the country now looks to pick up the pieces following another mass casualty event that struck terror in the hearts of the public and ripped at the very fabric of France's national identity, the possibility of France departing from the EU under the command of a future President Marine Le Pen appears all but certain marking the final act of the European experiment.
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Handcuffs

Flashback Police arrest Armenian opposition activist Jirayr Sefilyan on suspicion of illegal arms trafficking


Hetq
Mon, 20 Jun 2016 02:15 UTC
Jirair Sefilian
Jirair Sefilian
Armenian law enforcement today arrested Jirayr Sefilyan, a well-known opposition activist and Artsakh War veteran, on suspicion of illegal arms trafficking and possession. Law enforcement in Armenia state that the charges against Sefilyan, and seven other as yet unidentified individuals, stem from a traffic accident that occurred on May 20 of this year near the Tzitznernakaberd Highway. Police state that during an investigation of the accident they uncovered two AK-74 assault rifles and ammunition in one of the cars involved and that Sefilyan was later implicated in organizing the transfer of the weapons.

The driver of the car and a passenger were taken into custody at the scene of the accident. Cops allege that Sefilyan and others were planning to use the weapons to "seize", by force of arms, buildings in Yerevan, including communications centers. The Yerevan TV tower was one of the targets according to the police statement.

These actions, according to the police, were to take place after fighting broke out along the Karabakh Line of Contact in early April. Six others have been arrested along with Sefilyan and a manhunt has been launched for a seventh allegedly involved in the arms plot. Police state that some of those arrested have confessed to the arms charges.

Comment: See: Armed group identified as terrorists seize police station in Armenia capital

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Snakes in Suits

US doping agency will request that all Russian athletes be banned from Rio Olympics


RT
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 02:12 UTC
track athlete
© Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters
The US and Canadian anti-doping agencies plan to request that all Russian athletes, not just those on the already-banned track & field team, are barred from participating in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, according to a leaked letter seen by Reuters.

"The only appropriate, and permissible, course of action in these unprecedented circumstances is for the IOC to immediately suspend the Russian Olympic and Paralympic Committees from the Olympic Movement... and declare that no athlete can represent Russia at the Rio Olympic Games," says the draft letter, signed by United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) CEO Travis Tygart, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES) CEO Paul Melia.


Comment: There's nothing "unprecedented" about doping. Athletes from every country are doing it, even the hypocritically righteous USA. If they are going to ban Russians, they ought to ban all athletes and cancel the Olympics instead of continuing this ridiculous witch-hunt against Russia.


Reuters claims the letter was to be addressed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is scheduled to be sent after the findings of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report on doping at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 is published next week. While its contents have not yet been made public, it is expected to accuse Russia of running a state-sanctioned doping program, aimed at defeating international drug-testing protocols.

After the doping scandal broke out earlier this year, Russia fired several senior anti-doping officials, and handed over its drug-testing to international WADA labs, but officials deny that the corruption reaches the highest levels of government, as several whistleblowers have claimed. Whistleblower testimonies are expected to constitute a key part of the report.
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Eye 1

And then there were three: The 'Maidens of War' are angling for a kill

Wayne Madsen
Strategic Culture Foundation
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
The Three Maidens of War
© Unknown
By the time the 43rd G-7 summit convenes from May 26-27 next year in Taormina, Sicily, German chancellor Angela Merkel will be joined by at least one female colleague, British Prime Minister Theresa May, described as «Margaret Thatcher on steroids», and quite possibly a third, the war hawk Hillary Clinton representing the United States. Sicily may not be able to withstand the presence of two highly-volatile threats on the island, the unpredictable Mount Etna, along with the three «Maidens of War» - Merkel, May, and Clinton.

Comment: See also:

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Attention

Protesters clash with police amid hostage crisis in Yerevan, Armenia


RT
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 02:05 UTC
Yerevan hostage protesters police
© Asatur Yesayants / SputnikCivil activists angered by the current political situation and the arrests of several dozen people protest in Yerevan.
Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of the Armenian capital, attempting to march on a police station which was seized by armed men over the weekend. Protesters clashed with officials after failing to comply with warnings not to proceed with the march. Some 100 people gathered in central Yerevan on Monday, according to Interfax.

They were led by opposition activist David Sanasaryan, TASS reported, saying that the activist has been calling on Yerevan citizens to take to the streets in an anti-government protest. "I am against armed struggle, but a good deed has been launched, so let's join them," Sanasaryan reportedly said, calling on protesters to march towards the seized police station.

The head of Yerevan's police force, Ashot Karapetyan was at the scene and warned the protesters that the gathering was unlawful and they would not be allowed to proceed with the unsanctioned march. Armenia's deputy police chief, Unan Pogosyan also addressed the gathering, saying that a confrontation is being "provoked" in Yerevan, and calling on people not to "exacerbate the situation."
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