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Russian sanctions causing global weakening of US Dollar

Ollie Richardson (translator)
Fort Russ / Tvzvezda
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:16 UTC
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The reality of the market requires the easing of sanctions, as the restrictive measures against Russia caused a global weakening of the dollar. This was stated by financial analyst Todd Wood, 20 years of experience as a bond trader on Wall Street, in an interview to Tvzvezda.

According to Wood, the EU is now facing many problems, starting with the migrants situation and economic issues, and ending in the unstable situation of the Euro and a possible British exit from the EU. Like the analyst, so many questions arise in connection with the way the EU will look like in the future.

"Of course, if you take such a big market like Russia from the EU, especially in Greece and Eastern Europe, lost trade becomes another factor of pressure. There are political parties that use this problem and are trying to receive the votes of those who have suffered the most from this state of affairs. Now there is a very difficult situation. We will look further, but everything will depend on what will happen next year," he said.

Comment:
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"Damn Russians!"


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Bandaid

Ahrar al-Sham terror group replaces commander for not fighting al-Nusra terror group


Fars News Agency
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 14:38 UTC
ahrar al-sham
A Senior commander of Ahrar al-Sham terrorist group was replaced after he refused to go on war against the Al-Nusra Front rival militant group, media reports said.

Abu Saleh Tahan has been replaced with Abu Abdullah al-Shami, the Arabic-language Al-Akhbar newspaper reported.

Al-Shami is originally a Turkmen who has assumed several military positions since the establishment of the terrorist group.

Political analysts said Ahrar al-Sham is trying to boost the morale of its militants by appointing a new commander.

On Saturday, a senior commander of Ahrar al-Sham was killed in the Southern part of Idlib province.

Abu Khaled Talmanas was killed in an attack on his car in the road between Talmanas and Ma'ar Shourin in Southern Idlib province.

Comment: Interesting development. Either Ahrar al-Sham is getting the hint from the Russians ("separate from Nusra or die"), or their American handlers have sent the same message. Either way, it shows that something is up, and the dynamics between the various jihadi groups are getting shaken up.

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Snakes in Suits

Sultan of sexism: Erdogan says that women who choose a career over children are 'half-persons'


RT
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:26 UTC
Turkey career woman
© Fatih Saribas / Reuters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected the idea of emancipation of women through greater financial independence by saying that women who trade the role of a mother and a housewife for a career, are "half-persons."

"A woman who abstains from maternity by saying 'I am working' means that she is actually denying her femininity. This is my sincere thought," Erdogan said at the opening ceremony of the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM) in Istanbul, as cited by the Anadolu news agency.

A woman who refuses maternity and gives up housekeeping faces the threats of losing her freedom. She is lacking and is a half [a person] no matter how successful she is in the business world."

"I would recommend having at least three children," Erdogan said.

Comment: See also: Sultan Erdogan's latest rants: Insulting women and threatening any nation that defies his will

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Arrow Down

Washington refuses cooperative talks with Russia on missile defense plans


RT
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:14 UTC
missile defense
© U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency / Reuters
Washington continues to shun talks on Moscow's concerns over US missile defense plans, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said, adding that Russia's proposals have been repeatedly left unanswered.

"We were not able to convince them [the US] to continue dialog on this issue [about missile defense] and, as I see it, it is not the best time for such consultations now," Antonov told journalists at an international conference called "Shangri-La dialog," which addresses security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Moscow "has repeatedly called on them [the US] to stop the implementation of their plans and has offered them cooperation many times," the deputy minister added. Antonov said that Moscow has found many ways to resolve the dispute between Russia and the US over the missile defense systems Washington is installing in Europe in the vicinity of Russian borders.

"We have many areas in which we could join our efforts. However, our proposals on cooperation are left unanswered," Antonov added.

Comment: This is just one example of many showing the nature of the United States in contrast to Russia. The US isn't interested in cooperation. It is not interested in dialog, and it is certainly not interested in peace. The US wishes to see how far they can push Russia, and they are so myopic in their zeal towards destabilizing others that they push their own country toward collapse.

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Star of David

Israel-firster New York governor Cuomo signs anti-BDS executive order


teleSUR
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 15:15 UTC
Cuomo BDS
New York governor Andrew Cuomo
The governor is ordering the state to come up with a list of groups engaged in "boycott, divestment or sanctions activity targeting Israel."

New York governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order declaring an open war on companies and organizations aligned with the pro-Palestine Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, or BDS.

Cuomo announced the measure as he takes part in the largest demonstration of support for Israel in the world: the "Celebrate Israel Parade" in Manhattan, an event in which members of more than 250 organizations will march on the streets of the city that hosts the largest population of Jewish residents outside Israel.

Comment: Juan Cole comments:
"The order is creepy, since it suggests that Cuomo will have New York state bureaucrats combing through citizens' Facebook and Twitter accounts to see if they support BDS, and then find ways of punishing them (no contracts from the state, no state jobs, no internships)."
The witchhunt begins.

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MIB

Western supported 'moderate opposition' commiting acts of terrorism, attacking civilians in Aleppo


RT
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:51 UTC
Nusra Front
© File photo. Hosam Katan / ReutersMembers of al Qaeda's Nusra Front carry their weapons as they walk near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo city.
The West's "moderate" opposition is shelling residential areas in Aleppo, Syria alongside Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front, a letter sent to the UN by Damascus says. Moscow reports 2,000 terrorists and "moderates" are now attacking the city's Kurdish district. In the letter, which was addressed to the UN Secretary General and the Head of the UN Security Council, the Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry complained about ongoing attacks on safe neighborhoods in Aleppo, accusing some "moderate" opposition groups of cooperating and coordinating with Al-Nusra and its affiliates in conducting them, state-run SANA news agency reports, citing the document.

The ministry also accused some regional powers, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, of "sponsoring terrorists" and attempting to derail the peace negotiations in Geneva.

UPDATE: Al-Nusra militants have ramped up shelling of Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood, which is said to be controlled by Kurdish forces. Over two thousand militants are taking part in an attack in and around Sheikh Maqsood, and rebel groups belonging to the so-called"moderate opposition" are part of the forces amassing in that area, a spokesman for the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides told TASS.

Comment: 270 civilians have been killed in the last day alone because the US and its vassals refuse to designate groups who commit regular acts of terrorism as terrorists. Despite the worthless and empty words coming from the West about 'fighting terrorism' it should be blatantly clear that the West is NOT at all concerned about fighting terrorism. They're interested in supporting terror in order to maintain the US' global hegemony.

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Red Flag

Lavrov: Future Russian military actions in Syria won't be surprise for US


Sputnik
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:58 UTC
Lavrov
© Russian Defence Ministry
Russia's future actions in Syria won't come as a surprise to the United States, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia and the US exchange information twice a day on cooperation in Syria.

"We will decide on how our aerospace forces will operate based on our assessment of the situation. We share this assessment with the Americans daily during video conferences between the Hmeymim base and the US command in Amman, Jordan. Therefore, there will be no surprises for the Americans here," Lavrov told reporters.

Russia has warned the United States in advance that it would support the Syrian government's military actions against extremists in Aleppo, he said.

"We have warned the US side in advance about what is taking place in Aleppo and around it now, and they know that we will continue supporting the Syrian army from the air to not allow the terrorists to take over the territory."
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Lavrov says Russia to give strongest air support to Syrian army in Aleppo area


RT
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:27 UTC
Russian fighter jets
© Igor Kovalenko / Sputnik
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia will provide "the most active" air support for Syrian ground troops in and around the city of Aleppo to prevent terrorists from seizing it.

"We will decide on how our air forces should act, depending on the situation," Lavrov said in a media conference following talks with his Finnish counterpart. "This will not be a surprise for the Americans."

Al-Nusra Front, an al Qaeda offshoot in Syria, went on an offensive in Aleppo last week. The Russian military blamed the US for stalling Russian airstrikes against the terrorist group's forces in the region. The US said moderate rebel groups mingled with the terrorists in some areas and that Russia should use caution and not strike those groups by mistake.

"We believe there was plenty of time for the 'normal' opposition to leave Nusra Front territories since February. Those who didn't part ways with the terrorists have only themselves to blame," Lavrov added.

Moscow hopes that the US is not trying to do anything behind Russia's back, Lavrov said.
"We expect our partners to cooperate with us honestly and not try to use our regular contacts to secretly go with a Plan B, C or D behind our back."
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Attention

UK special forces operating in Syrian front line against Daesh


Sputnik
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:17 UTC
British soldiers in Jordan
© AFP 2016/ MOD
The United Kingdom's special forces are fighting alongside rebels in Syria to defeat Daesh terrorist organization, British media reported Monday, citing rebel commanders.

The British troops based in Jordan reportedly crossed the border to assist the New Syrian Army (NSA), comprised of former Syrian special forces, when it defended the village of Tanf in Syria'a southeast.

"They helped us with logistics, like building defences to make the bunkers safe," NSA 1st Lt. Mahmoud Saleh told The Times newspaper.
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Bad Guys

Al-Nusra Front militants attacks Syrian Army after crossing Turkish border


Sputnik
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:14 UTC
Al-Nusra Front militants
© AFP 2016/ Fadi al-Halabi / AMC
Al-Nusra Front militants attacked divisions of the Syrian army after illegally crossing Syrian-Turkish border on Friday, the Russian military announced.

Over 200 Nusra Front terrorists attacked units of the Syrian army after crossing the border from Turkey, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"More than 200 terrorist from the Nusra Front terrorist organization illegally crossed the Syrian-Turkish border near the town of Beisun and attacked positions of the units of the Syrian armed forces," the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website.
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