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Perception management: UK police arrest 660 suspected low-level pedophiles

Josh Halliday & Hatty Collier
The Guardian
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:45 UTC
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BBC 'Cover up' in action:

The latest sweep on low-level offenders conveniently puts the investigations into pedophiles in parliament in the shade.
More than 600 suspected paedophiles, including doctors and teachers, have been arrested across Britain after a six-month investigation led by the National Crime Agency.

The agency, dubbed Britain's FBI, announced on Wednesday it had arrested 660 suspected child abusers and taken more than 400 children into care in the first nationwide investigation of its kind.

Of the 660 arrested, 39 were registered sex offenders but the vast majority of suspected paedophiles were off the police's radar. Those arrested include doctors, teachers, scout leaders, care workers and former police officers.

The operation, which had remained secret until Wednesday, targeted people accessing indecent images of children online.

Phil Gormley, the NCA deputy director general, said: "This is the first time the UK has had the capability to coordinate a single targeted operation of this nature.
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Israeli calls for Palestinian blood ring at fever pitch

David Sheen
Electronic Intifada
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00 UTC
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Right-wing nationalists attack activists protesting Israel’s air strikes on Gaza in central Tel Aviv on 12 July.
Concerned humanists may have hoped that when a group of Jewish Israelis confessed to kidnapping and killing Muhammad Abu Khudair, a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem - forcing him to drink gasoline and torching him to death from inside his body - that top Israeli legislators and rabbis would have been horrified at what their revenge rhetoric had triggered, and seriously scaled back their calls for war.

These hopes would have been in vain. In the days since the lynchers were arrested, the anti-Arab rhetoric has continued to ring at a fever pitch. Even as the Israeli army pummels the Gaza Strip with explosives - more than 1,500 tons have been dropped on Gaza by the time of this writing, killing 193 people and wounding approximately 1,200, the vast majority of them civilians - Israeli political, religious and cultural leaders continue to incite sectarian divisions for political profit.

On the eve of Abu Khudair's lynching, Member of Knesset (Israel's parliament) and government faction whip Ayelet Shaked issued a call over Facebook to ethnically cleanse the land, declaring "the entire Palestinian people is the enemy." She advocated their complete destruction, "including its elderly and its women," adding that these must be slaughtered, otherwise they might give birth to more "little snakes."

It would be hard to find a more explicit call for genocide.

Comment: See: Psychopathic 'Morality': The Truth Behind the Kidnapping and Murder of 3 Israeli Teens

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U.S.-backed genocide in Ukraine: Child rescued from debris following airstrike on residential building (VIDEO)


RT
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:34 UTC
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Amid scenes of destruction and death caused by Ukrainian airstrike on residential buildings in the city of Snezhnoe in the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic, a 7-year-old child has been miraculously saved from beneath a multi-ton pile of debris.

Eyewitness rescue footage showing the cleanup work of the apartment house, managed to capture rescue workers saving the life of a child who miraculously avoided being crushed by tons of debris. Unfortunately other victims of the air strike were not so lucky. So far 11 have died and 8 more are wounded. The regional administration of Donetsk has announced the injured child was receiving treatment in hospital.

The video (starting at 3:42) captured the details of the rescue of Bogdan, whose muddled cries were heard as hundreds of rescuers and civilians were looking for survivors of the tragedy.

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Do as we say, not as we do! U.S. loses multi-billion dollar WTO court cases against China and India, cites rest of planet's concern with illegal U.S. protection measures


RT
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:30 UTC
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The World Trade Organization agreed on Monday this week to side with claims against the United States made by both China and India concerning US-imposed tariffs on products exported to America.

In both instances, the WTO ruled against the US and decided in favor of the major BRICs countries, who for two years now have each asked the organization to intervene and weigh in on America's use of tariffs to tax certain imports dating back to 2007.

With regards to both cases, the WTO's judges ruled that the US acted "inconsistent with its agreement on subsidies and countervailing duties," or taxes imposed on goods sold by "public bodies."

In China, the panel agreed, US officials improperly levied those taxes against state-owned enterprises that the WTO does not consider to be "public bodies." Instead, the WTO said, those entities were majority-owned by the Chinese government, but did not perform "government function" or exercise "government authority," according to the Financial Times. With respect to India, the WTO again agreed that the US was wrong to similarly treat state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation as a public body, according to the International Business Times.
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Full steam ahead towards Federal States of Europe: Juncker becomes new European Commission president


RT
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:15 UTC
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Newly elected European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gives a press conference on July 15, 2014 with the European Parliament head at the European Parliament in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.
Jean-Claude Juncker has been appointed the new boss of the European Parliament, as he promised to 'reindustrialize' the economy and put the EU's 25 million unemployed back to work.

The 59-year-old former Luxembourg Prime Minister takes the post at a hard time for the European economy. The 28 EU member state unemployment rate is hitting 10 percent, with 5.2 million young people or almost every fifth youth without a job. Meanwhile the International Monetary Fund cut the GDP growth forecast to 1 percent in 2014 instead of the 1.1 percent announced earlier.

Juncker acknowledged many Europeans had lost confidence in the EU and recognized that it wasn't endless debate over EU institutions, but economic results and full employment that would restore their trust.

The politician proposed a new 300 billion euro ($409 billion) public-private investment program and also help to create new workplaces and to stimulate economic growth in Europe in the next three years.

On November 1 Juncker will take the position which is assumed to be the most powerful in the EU as the Commission proposes and enforces laws for half-a-billion European citizens.

Comment:
Jean-Claude Juncker has been appointed the new boss of the European Parliament...
Not quite. He's been appointed President of the European Commission, which is effectively the unelected civil service body of the EU.

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People Power! All across UK crowds protest BBC biased reporting on Gaza


RT.com
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:59 UTC
Protests against BBC coverage of Israeli military operation against the Palestinian refugee population in the Gaza strip are erupting across the UK, with thousands joining a call for fair, unbiased and contextual reporting of the events on the ground.

London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle saw marches to "protest at the BBC's biased reporting" as well as to gather signatures for an open letter to the BBC Director General. London took the main stage of the protest movement.

Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, Campaign against Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and many other organizations, in the letter to the publicly funded broadcaster, say that the company is "duty-bound to provide balanced reporting without bias."

Instead, the organizers argue, the BBC's reporting of Israel's assault on Palestinians in the operation Protective Edge, fails to mention the years of occupation, deportations and siege Palestinians have lived through. "BBC's reporting of these assaults is entirely devoid of context or background," the organizers write.
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I am confused, can anyone help me? Part II: West's double standards and hypocrisy

Neil Clark
RT.com
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 05:38 UTC
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I'm confused. Jen Psaki, US State Department spokesperson, says that the Ukrainian government has 'every right' to use air strikes against its opponents in Ukraine on the grounds that it 'is defending the country'.

Yet in 2011, alleged air strikes by Libyan government forces against its opponents were used as a reason for the imposition of a 'no-fly zone' which was followed by a NATO-led military intervention against Libya. We were told that the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was 'killing his own people' and had to be stopped. The deaths of over 200 people in Libya was, according to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 'unacceptable'. But the Ukrainian government is killing its own people today, and despite more than 200 people being killed (as of 10th July the number of civilian deaths was 478, including seven children), western leaders do not say that the Ukrainian leader, Petro Poroshenko, has to be stopped, or that the bloodshed is 'unacceptable' and nor are there any calls for a 'no-fly zone' to be imposed. Why is it acceptable for the Ukrainian government to launch a military offensive, including air strikes against its own people, but unacceptable for the Libyan government in 2011 to do likewise? I'm confused. Can anyone help me?

Comment: Check out another excellent 'I'm confused' article from Neil Clark here:

Occupation of Government building was a sign of democracy in January but a sign of terrorism in April! I'm confused, can anyone help me?

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UK secret service infiltrated paedophile group to 'blackmail establishment'

Tim Tate and Ted Jeory
express.co.uk
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:08 UTC
Cyril Smith
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A number of allegations of child sex abuse emerged after MP Cyril Smith's death.
British security services infiltrated and funded the notorious Paedophile Information Exchange in a covert operation to identify and possibly blackmail establishment figures, a Home Office whistleblower alleges.

The former civil servant has told detectives investigating the activities of paedophiles in national politics that the Metropolitan Police's Special Branch was orchestrating the child-sex lobbying group in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The whistleblower, who has spoken exclusively to the Sunday Express, says he was also warned off asking why such a notorious group was being handed government money.

It emerged late last year that PIE was twice gave amounts of £35,000 in Home Office funding between 1977 and 1980, the £70,000 total equivalent to over £400,000 in today's money.

Those details surfaced only after the whistleblower highlighted his concerns to campaigning Labour MP Tom Watson and his revelations have triggered an ongoing Home Office inquiry into why the cash was given to PIE which was abolished in 1985 after a number of prosecutions.

Until now, speculation about the grant has centred on Clifford Hindley, the late Home Office manager who approved the payments. However, the whistleblower told the Sunday Express he thought higher and more sinister powers were at play.

He has given a formal statement to that effect to detectives from Operation Fernbridge, which is looking into allegations of historic sex abuse at the Elm Guest House in south-west London.
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Shooting itself in the foot: US threatens Russia with unilateral sanctions

Julie Pace
Yahoo News
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00 UTC
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The United States is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on Russia over its threatening moves in Ukraine, a shift in strategy that reflects the Obama administration's frustration with Europe's reluctance to take tougher action against Moscow, according to U.S. and European officials. Related Stories

Until now, the U.S. has insisted on hitting Russia with penalties in concert with Europe in order to maximize the impact and present a united Western front. The European Union has a far stronger economic relationship with Russia, making the 28-nation bloc's participation key to ensuring sanctions packages have enough teeth to deter Russia.

But those same economic ties have made Europe fearful that tougher penalties against Russia could boomerang and hurt their own economies. After weeks of inaction, the officials say the U.S. is now prepared to move forward alone if EU officials fail to enact strong sanctions during a meeting Wednesday in Brussels.

The U.S. official cautioned that no final decisions would be made until after the European meeting and said the administration's preference was still to coordinate punishments with Russia. The officials insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly by name.

Comment: The current sanctions do not appear to be working, yet the neocons controlling US policy continue to think they can create their own reality.

US failing to push economic sanctions against Russia through EU allies
Anti-Russian unity crumbling: 9 EU countries ready to block economic sanctions against Russia
Russia may impose retaliatory sanctions against West if third wave of isolation measures is introduced
Russian sanctions? You Must be Joking! Russia Holds All the Cards!

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Mr. Potato

Delusional? WH press secretary says Obama foreign policies have enhanced world tranquility

Patrick Goodenough
CNS News
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:22 UTC
Josh Earnest
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White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, July 14, 2014.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Monday the Obama administration's foreign policies in a number of areas have enhanced the world's "tranquility" - a word that raised eyebrows as reporters pointed to situations in Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Ukraine and the South China Sea.

More than one reporter during Monday's press briefing referred to a front-page Wall Street Journal article highlighting some of those crises, and citing security strategists as saying "the breadth of global instability now unfolding hasn't been seen since the late 1970s."

"How does the White House react to the notion that the president is a bystander to all these crises?" asked Fox News' Ed Henry, citing the widening gaps between the sides in the Iranian nuclear talks, the conflict in and around Gaza, and the Syrian civil war.

"I think that there have been a number of situations in which you've seen this administration intervene in a meaningful way, that has substantially furthered American interests and substantially improved the, uh, you know, the - the tranquility of the global community," Earnest replied.

Comment: What planet is this man living on? There are so many countries and entire regions in complete upheaval due to the US machinations, that it almost defies belief! Here are just a few current examples:

U.S. responsible for Ukraine crisis after investing $5bn in destabilization and regime change
VIDEO: U.S. fighting alongside ISIS, playing both sides of the conflict
Western powers now compete to carve up Libya for themselves
Syria's Bloody CIA Revolution - A Distraction?

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