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Lloyds Banking Group 'sorry' over cash denying IT glitch


Sky News
Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:02 UTC
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TSB admits problems with its ATMs.
Lloyds, TSB and Halifax customers are demanding answers after their debit cards were declined and transactions disrupted.

Lloyds Banking Group has apologised after customers were unable to withdraw money from cashpoints or pay for goods with their debit cards.

The group - made up of Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and TSB - has 30 million UK account holders, and became aware of the difficulties on Sunday afternoon.

It later said the problems - which lasted for several hours and were blamed on a "server failing" - had been fixed.

A spokeswoman said: "We apologise that earlier today, between 3pm and 6pm, some customers were unable to complete their debit card transactions.

"Although the majority of transactions were unaffected, we are very sorry for the inconvenience that this will have caused.

"At the same time, some customers encountered problems at approximately half of our 7,000 ATMs.

"This was resolved by 7.30pm, and all of our ATMs are now working."

Online and telephone banking were unaffected by these issues, and customers were still able to withdraw cash from other ATMs.
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Quenelle

British government teams up with French government to ban stand-up 'comic-terrorist' Dieudonne from travelling to UK

Kim Willsher
The Guardian
Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:01 UTC
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As hundreds of thousands of ordinary French people from all ethnic and political backgrounds take part in growing protests across France, the French government responds with tough measures to retain control of the situation.
The controversial French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala has been banned from entering Britain after several of his shows were cancelled in France.

Dieudonné had said he would travel to the UK to support his friend, footballer Nicolas Anelka, who is facing a disciplinary hearing after performing a "quenelle" - an allegedly antisemitic gesture - during a Premier League match.

The Home Office has declared the performer persona non grata and warned he will not be allowed into the country.

The Home Office has sent out a warning to airlines and other transport companies as well as border officials, that the performer, known by his stage name Dieudonné, is an "excluded" individual.

A Home Office spokesperson said: "We can confirm that Mr Dieudonné is subject to an exclusion order. The home secretary will seek to exclude an individual from the UK if she considers that there are public policy or public security reasons to do so."

Comment: Translation from securo-speak into English: 'We banned him because we don't want people over here to see the truth about Dieudonne'.

Wow, who would have thought a stand-up comedian could so 'terrorize' the combined military-financial establishments of two of the most powerful regimes on the planet?!

See also:

Protest turns into riot as 120,000 take to Paris streets to demand President's resignation

Dieudonné: 'Quenelle' is a gesture of emancipation, there's nothing Nazi about it

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala interview: "I'm just trying to show that the age of colonialism never ended"

French Interior Minister Manuel Valls has a paranoid conspiracy theory: 'Comedian Dieudonne is financed by Iran'

French comedian Dieudonné explained in 5 mins

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala and the Quenellization of France

French state enlists support of Jewish Defense League to crush dissent

The Move to Muzzle Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala

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USA

911 Truth wins Super Bowl!

Dr Kevin Barrett
Press TV
Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:59 UTC
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Pete Carroll
Since 9/11, the Super Bowl - America's biggest annual event - has been drenched in war propaganda. The championship of American football, watched by more than 110 million Americans, the Super Bowl has become an orgy of flag-waving exhortations to "support the troops" who are allegedly defending what remains of the Americans' freedom.

This year's Super Bowl was different.

The Seattle Seahawks, coached by 9/11 truth-seeker Pete Carroll, crushed the Denver Broncos 43-8 and became the world champions of American football. It was a huge victory for Seattle and coach Carroll - and at least a small victory for the forces of peace and truth.

Last spring, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll became a legend in the 9/11 truth community by grilling the ex-US Army Chief of Staff four-star General Peter Chiarelli, about the 9/11 inside job. (I discussed this incident in my recent Press TV article "A 9/11 Truth Super Bowl?")

On Sunday, 9/11 truth supporters gathered in living rooms and public houses all over America to cheer for coach Carroll's Seattle Seahawks. Carroll's underdogs delivered one of the most stunning and overpowering victories in the history of American football, crushing the favored Denver Broncos in every phase of the game.

Comment: See also:

911 Truther invades post-Superbowl press conference

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Propaganda

Black propaganda! Probable mistranslation by 'former' CIA agent of Iranian military commander's speech sees phony threats against America planted in press

Reza Kahlili
dailycaller.com
Sat, 01 Feb 2014 04:00 UTC
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Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami: Did he really say those things? Or is the CIA/Mossad trying to make us think he did?
A top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards boasted Saturday that his forces have plans in place to attack the United States from within, should the U.S. attack the Islamic Republic.

"America, with its strategic ignorance, does not have a full understanding of the power of the Islamic Republic," Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami said in a televised interview. "We have recognized America's military strategy, and have arranged our abilities, and have identified centers in America [for attack] that will create a shock."

Reports indicate that terrorist Hezbollah forces - allies of Iran - have infiltrated the U.S. and have mapped out targets.

Comment: SOTT.net's calling BS on this one.

We find it extremely unlikely that anyone in Iran said this, especially in any official capacity, with the P5+1 talks on-going and with Hilary Clinton just today calling on the Senate not to impose more sanctions on Iran.

We challenge 'Reza Kahlili', the author of this piece, to authenticate his translation of Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami's speech.

Given the way in which Ahmadinejad's words regarding 'the inevitable decay of Zionism' were twisted in the ugliest way possible, the mainstream media, especially in the West, can simply not be trusted about anything to do with Iran.

Curiously enough, 'Reza Kahlili' claims to be a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard who was turned by the CIA.
REZA KAHLILI is the pseudonym of a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard member who worked undercover as a CIA agent for several years in the '80s and '90s.

He spent an idyllic childhood in Tehran, the capital of Iran, surrounded by a close-knit upper middle-class family and two spirited boyhood friends. The Iran of his youth allowed Reza to think and act freely, and even indulge a penchant for rebellious pranks in the face of the local mullahs.

His political and personal freedoms flourished while he continued his education in America during the '70s. He returned to Iran shortly after the Revolution eager to help rebuild his country, honestly believing that freedom and democracy would prevail and lead his country into a glorious future.

Even though most Iranians had enjoyed varying degrees of success under the Shah, the ayatollah Khomeini's message resonated with a population weary of oppression and desperate for the political choice denied them under the Shah. To this end, Reza joined the Revolutionary Guards, an elite force that served Khomeini.

Instead of finding a new beginning for his country, he discovered a tyrannical ayatollah bent on plunging Iran into a dark age of religious fundamentalism and causing his fellow countrymen to turn on each other. Shaken to his very core after witnessing the atrocities at Evin Prison, atrocities that hit very close to home, a shattered and disillusioned Reza embarked on a mission that would change his life forever. He returned to America and emerged as "Wally," a spy for the CIA.

Counterintelligence, coded communications, escape tactics and evasion, dominated his new life. He risked exposure daily and after several close calls, he managed to leave Iran. His CIA activities continued in Europe for a few more years before he and his family finally moved to America.

After the 9/11 attack, 'Reza Kahlili' activated a handful of sources within Iran and once again contacted the CIA. He continues as an active voice for a free Iran and works toward ending the thugocracy of the mullah's regime. He has written several articles for various media expressing his opinions and hope for a free Iran.

He now lives in California and is a frequent lecturer on Iran and IRGC.
In other words, he was probably a spy from the very beginning and is now actively working to derail rapprochement towards Iran. Here he is sharing a stage with notorious NeoCon warhawk Michael Ledeen.

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Bad Guys

Saudi Arabia declares all forms of dissent to be 'acts of terrorism'


RT
Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:56 UTC
General Court in Saudi Arabia
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Picture shows the General Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Actions that threaten Saudi Arabia's unity, disturb public order, or defame the reputation of the state or the king - will be considered acts of terrorism under a new counterterrorism law which has come into force in the gulf kingdom.

The new legislature was ratified by King Abdullah on Sunday after being approved by the Cabinet in December, following the initial proposal by the Interior Ministry and advisory Shura Council.

It defines terrorism as "any act carried out by an offender ... intended to disturb the public order...to shake the security of society... stability of the state... expose its national unity to danger... suspend the basic law of governance or some of its articles," according to its text as cited by Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Terrorists can also be considered those individuals who "insult the reputation of the state or its position... inflict damage upon one of its public utilities or its natural resources," or those who attempt to force "governmental authority to carry out or prevent it from carrying out an action, or to threaten to carry out acts that lead to the named purposes or incite [these acts]."


Comment: Don't expect a western style regime change in Saudi Arabia. It is the darling of the West and receives large amounts of arms and international protection in exchange for oil and for spreading terrorism in the Middle East, Russia and wherever else it is considered needed. There is nothing democratic about this state, but don't expect Obama to highlight this fact before, during or after his visit in March to the kingdom.

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Russia threatens to quit nuclear treaty with US


Press TV
Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:37 UTC
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Russia has warned that Moscow may consider quitting the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) as the United States has deployed a ballistic missile destroyer to Spain.

Mikhail Ulyanov, the Russian Foreign Ministry's top disarmament official, said Sunday that if the US continues to enhance its anti-missile capabilities through NATO's missile defense shield in Europe, then Moscow may be forced to quit the START nuclear treaty.

"We are concerned that the US is continuing to build up missile defense capability without considering the interests and concerns of Russia," said Ulyanov.

"Such a policy can undermine strategic stability and lead to a situation where Russia will be forced to exercise [its] right of withdrawal from the [START] treaty," he added.

The warning came after US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on February 1 the deployment of Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook, equipped with the Aegis shipboard integrated combat weapons system, to Spain.
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Hearts

911 Truther invades post-Superbowl press conference


Deadspin
Sun, 02 Feb 2014 22:32 UTC

Malcolm Smith's postgame Super Bowl conference was briefly interrupted by a random 9/11 truther, who grabbed the microphone and told everyone to investigate the attacks on September 11th, saying they were "perpetrated by people within our own government."
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Wall Street

Counter-revolution: Wall Street to advise new Egyptian junta leader Al Sisi


Middle East Monitor
Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:54 UTC
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Mohamed El-Erian, the former chief executive of US-based global investment management firm Pacific Investment Management Company, known as Pimco, is rumoured to become a key economic advisor to Egyptian Defence Minister General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as he makes his presidential bid, according to Egyptian newspaper Youm7.

El-Erian is a well-known figure on Wall Street and regularly appears as an economic commentator for mainstream Western media outlets. The New York Times once described him as "the crown prince of the multitrillion-dollar global bond market."

In 2012, US President Barack Obama appointed El-Erian to head the US Global Development Council, an advisory council administered by the US Agency for International Development that provides "advice to the president and other senior US officials on US global development policies and practices," according to the official White House web site.
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USA

Freedom of Speech Violated: New Jersey bans 'atheist' vanity plate, calls it 'offensive'


RT
Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:45 UTC
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The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has rejected an application for a personalized license plate that says "ATHE1ST" - even though the word is not on the state's list of offensive and prohibited terms.

New Jersey resident David Silverman, president of the group American Atheists, was willing to pay for a personalized license plate that reflects his views on religion. In the state of New Jersey, it costs $50 to acquire a customized license plate. But the MVC rejected his application, claiming that the word "atheist" is offensive, Silverman tweeted after the incident.
My vanity "ATHEIST" license plate was just refused by the state. Reason: It's offensive. #wronganswer

- David Silverman (@MrAtheistPants) August 26, 2013
Earlier this year, the New Jersey Star-Ledger published the list of words that the MVC refuses to print on license plates. But the list, which has a total of 1,085 words and is dated Nov. 26, 2012, does not include the word atheist.

MVC spokesman Mike Horan told the paper that personalized license plate applications are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, especially since new slang words are continuously arising.
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Brick Wall

Monsanto: Mafia protection racket - Corporate organized crime

William Engdahl
RT
Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:43 UTC
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Monsanto "lied" in the U.S. Supreme Court that they'll never sue farmers for inadvertent contamination of their fields, William Engdahl, author of "Seeds of destruction: GMO's hidden agenda," told RT.

RT: How serious is this ruling for farmers who are caught out growing GM crops through no fault of their own?

William Engdahl: It's quite serious and it's really outrageous that the Supreme Court has once again taken the side of Monsanto on the GMO cartel and ruled against natural farming. The implications of this are huge because, first of all, Monsanto lied in its statement to the Supreme Court. They lied brazenly by saying they never had and never will sue farmers for inadvertent contamination of their fields. But they have sued countless farmers - Percy Schmeiser, a farmer in Canada, is a vivid example of that. Monsanto has a team of lawyers that go out and terrorize farmers in the US and Canada. When the wind blows the seeds from a Monsanto field across to a non-Monsanto field it says, "OK, now you have to pay." This is like a mafia selling protection.

RT: Surely Monsanto has to protect its copyright and keep the threat of suing farmers, it spent huge amounts of money developing the genetically modified seeds after all.

WE: This is a part of the monopoly pushed by Monsanto. They are buying up seed companies all around the world to take ownership of the proprietary seeds. This is a concentration of power over the human food chain. The first ruling in the Supreme Court in the 1990s that you can patent life, that you can take a patent on life by injecting a foreign gene - that was a false decision to begin with. There has been a whole sequence since it, and it's the influence buying of the agribusiness that made it possible. That's a horrendous development for the future of food security in the world.
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