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For heaven's sake, please do not poison my mind with the US elections!

US elections
I am consecutively stuffing my ears with various airline earplugs, in order not to hear the news blasted on the radio.

I am closing my eyes when the topic appears on TV, even on RT or Press TV.

I skip newspaper headlines.

I beg my friends, comrades and relatives not to bring up the subject in front of me.

I don't want to know anything about the US Presidential elections!

It is not some sort of pose or "rebellion"; it is just an honest, powerful fear of having my brain damaged, my thoughts derailed from searching for alternative humanistic and political concepts.

I see no need to know who, from all those already pre-approved by the Regime and therefore allowed to "compete", is going to get nominated by his or her political gang, and who will be finally mounting the saddle of that static wooden horse which is as a rule galloping nowhere, inspires no one and only jumps around crushing with its heavy murderous horseshoes everything and everyone who dares to demand true freedom.

Comment: Hilarious. Horrific. True.


Document

Russia to Turkey: Russia will use appropriate measures to ensure the safety of flights in Syria

Russian jet
© Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said that Turkey had refused to confirm its agreement with the memorandum of flight safety in Syria and blocked a telephone hot line prior to the attack on the Russian Su-24.

Speaking about the possible use of Turkish aviation in Syria, Antonov said that the Russian air defense group in Syria makes it possible to use appropriate measures to ensure the safety of flights of Russian aircraft.

"Our air defense group allows to early detect a threat to Russian aircraft on combat missions in Syria and, if necessary, take adequate measures to ensure the security of their flights," RIA Novosti quoted Antonov as saying.

He also added that Turkey should fully adhere to the provisions of the Russian-US memorandum of flight safety in the Syrian Arab Republic, should Turkey use its aviation in Syria.

Comment: See also:


Rocket

North Korea launches rocket it says carrying Earth observation satellite

North Korea satellite station
© REUTERS/Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North/Handout via Reuters
Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North satellite imagery from February 4, 2016 shows the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in North Korea in this image released on February 5, 2016.
North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has said is a satellite, South Korea's defense ministry said, in defiance of United Nations sanctions barring it from using ballistic missile technology.

North Korea had notified U.N. agencies that it planned to launch a rocket carrying an Earth observation satellite, triggering opposition from governments that see it as a long-range missile test. It initially gave a Feb. 8-25 time frame for the launch but changed that to Feb. 7-14 on Saturday.

The rocket was launched on a southward trajectory, as planned, passing over Japan's southern Okinawa islands, Japan's NHK reported, and appeared to have successfully separated its first stage booster, South Korea's Yonhap reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the launch "absolutely unacceptable."

Binoculars

Kerry and West mourning loss of their mercenaries, Russia helping Syrian army prepare for Turkish invasion

kerry
Abdullah Al-Muhaysini runs the judicial system in Aleppo, so how is it that Kerry is defending The Army of Conquest's control on the city?

"We call upon the regime and its supporters to halt their bombardment of opposition-held areas, especially in Aleppo, and to lift their besiegement of civilians in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions 2165, 2254 and 2258...." Secretary of State John Kerry's statement after the failure of the Geneva conference, which the the Higher Negotiation Committee (HNC) withdrew from, following the SAA's successful operations in ending the siege imposed upon the towns of Nubl and Al-Zahraa just North of Aleppo for the past three and a half years.

A source close to Syrian President Bashar Assad said to Al-Rai, "The Americans were caught napping by the quick advancements on the ground brought on by the Russian offensive, it turned the tide of the war and now the Americans are contradicting themselves, UN resolution 2254 reaffirms in point 8 the 2249 resolution (2015) that all member states should fight against ISIS and Al-Nusra and all other groups, individuals that support them, and that aforementioned ceasefire will not apply to these groups and individuals and that they ought to be eradicated"

The source elaborates, "Secretary Kerry is not only going against UN resolutions that he himself is quoting, but worse still he is defending Al-Qaeda and their affiliate groups that are run by ex-Guantanamo prisoners, so to stop the military operations around Aleppo against The Army of Conquest is not solely about helping the citizens of Nubl and Al-Zahraa. The main purpose of such a call is to prevent the SAA from eradicating Al-Qaeda et al from Aleppo and its country side, these areas are not under siege since they are linked to Idlib and the Turkish border."

Comment: Western MSM regurgitators are shedding crocodile tears for the al-Nusra terrorists killed in the Syrian Army's operation that lifted the terrorists' siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa. Read 'em and weep: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the U.S.'s terrorists have 2 options: surrender or die. Victory is not an option. Which means the U.S. will either have to accept defeat, or further escalate the war against the Syrian government. Which do you think is more likely?


TV

Hidden truths about the mainstream news media

media manipulation
There is a growing trend of skepticism on the internet right now as people start to call out mainstream media for its honesty (or rather, lack thereof). It's an important move for people in general, as there are good reasons to question the talking heads that are gifted with such a reach and influence, via a brand whose survival is based upon getting and keeping your attention. To give someone, or some brand, the authority to tell you what is true, is one of the greatest mistakes a human being can make. Here's why.

Yes, of course, I know I'm about to tell you how to think in this article, being written on a brand you recognize, that survives on getting and keeping your attention. But at least I'm honest about that. I'm not going to attempt to prove that I know everything about every newsroom on the planet. I can only tell you about some of the common things that I have seen, in the newsrooms I have been in.

Comment: The revolutionary act of telling the truth
George Orwell said, "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

These are dark times, in which the propaganda of deceit touches all our lives. It is as if political reality has been privatized and illusion legitimized. The information age is a media age. We have politics by media; censorship by media; war by media; retribution by media; diversion by media - a surreal assembly line of cliches and false assumptions. Wondrous technology has become both our friend and our enemy. Every time we turn on a computer or pick up a digital device - our secular rosary beads - we are subjected to control: to surveillance of our habits and routines, and to lies and manipulation.



Red Flag

Saudis, Turks conspire to initiate military operation in Syria, pretense of US-led coalition goals

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© AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis
Watch and Wait: Turkish soldiers hold positions on hilltop on outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border.
Danger exists that Saudi Arabia and Turkey will provide support to armed groupings fighting against the government troops of Syrian President Bashar Assad if these two countries launch a ground operation against the Islamic State terrorist organization on the territory of Syria, experts polled by TASS said on Friday.

On Thursday, a day after the Geneva talks on the Syrian settlement were suspended, Saudi Defense Minister, General Ahmed Asiri said that the armed forces of Saudi Arabia were ready for a ground operation in Syria as part of the US-led international coalition. This statement was welcomed by Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter. Saudi sources told The Guardian that thousands of special force fighters could be moved to Syria, possibly in coordination with Turkey.

However, the Saudi initiative is more like a propaganda cover for Turkey's military activity on the border with Syria, Senior Researcher of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Akhmetov said.

The expert referred to a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman on Thursday that the ministry had serious grounds to suspect Turkey of making intensive preparations for military invasion into the territory of the sovereign state of Syria.

Comment: Is it just bizarre that Turkey and Saudi Arabia still think they are fooling everyone with the US-led coalition subterfuge? Not even the US is still pulling that one off! If they actually invade Syria, they will support the terrorist factions and claim they are Russian targets in order to provide the US a legitimate excuse to enter into war against Russia.


Attention

Desperation: Rupert Murdoch floats Kerry as last-minute Democratic 2016 candidate

US Secretary of State John Kerry
The belief that Hillary Clinton's candidacy will sink makes it possible for US Secretary of State John Kerry to become the Democratic Party's last-minute presidential nominee, Australian-born American media mogul Rupert Murdoch says.

"Watch Hillary's candidacy sink and sink. Nobody buying and more big trouble coming on emails. Dems looking for replacement. John Kerry?" Murdoch tweeted on Saturday.

Comment: Now both Kerry and Biden are being courted for this hilarious presidential race.


Snakes in Suits

Endgame Syria: NATO's last desperate options in lost proxy war

Syrian soldiers
As Syrian forces and their allies complete the encirclement of Syria's largest city, Aleppo, the United States and its regional allies have signaled a sudden increased interest in ground operations in Syria, including US airpower backing Turkish-Saudi ground forces.

While it is obvious the US and its allies are responding directly to the collapse of their proxy forces across the country, their most recent threats to further escalate the conflict in Syria are tenuously predicated on "fighting ISIS."

Light Saber

Moving away from NATO? Greece and Iran to strengthen political and economic ties following end of sanctions

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
© AP Photo/ Seth Wenig
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will arrive in Tehran on Sunday in order to strengthen political and economic ties with Iran, including in the energy field.

Tsipras will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, several other high-ranking government officials and 50 Greek industrialists and businessmen during his two-day visit in Iran.

Athens and Tehran are set to sign deals on trade, finance, tourism and cultural relations, as well as housing and road construction, agriculture and pharmaceutical industry.

Info

Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and US meet to plan Taliban peace talks

Pakistani Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz
© AFP
Pakistani Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz.
Representatives from Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States and China have met in the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad to draw up a roadmap for Afghan peace talks with the Taliban.

The meeting was held in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Saturday.

Following the meeting, Pakistani Prime Minister's Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz called on splinter groups of the Taliban militant outfit to engage in peace talks with the Afghan government.

Comment: Interesting that China is involved with this meeting.