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India under Modi: Pew survey shows national pride has never been this high since 1970

Sandipan Sharma
Firstpost
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC

A tsunami of euphoria and optimism is sweeping India. Indians are finally feeling that they are getting the deserved respect on the world stage, that their country is in safe hands and the future of their children is bright.

The source of their optimism is the source of their faith: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who, they believe, is taking India in the right direction and will ensure that the country's economic situation will improve a lot in one year.

Even Rahul Gandhi and his mother are benefitting from the surge in positive sentiments. The Gandhi scion is seen much more favourably by Indians than a few months ago, though his ratings (62%) remain way behind the PM's (87%). While the PM's ratings have gone up by nine points, Rahul's have gone up by 12. But then Rahul had a smaller base to begin with.

The mood of the nation has been revealed by a survey conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre among 2,452 respondents between April 6 and May 19, 2015. It was released on September 17, the PM's birthday.

Comment: How are other world leaders faring around the same time of the year?

The world's most popular politicians: Putin's approval rating hits 86%

Despite, or perhaps because of, the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin's popularity continues to scale new heights, with a recent poll showing the Russian president's approval rating at an astounding 86 per cent.

Moscow-based pollster the Levada Centre, which surveyed 1,600 Russians across 134 cities, found support for Putin was up 21 per cent in the last two years

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Another U.S.-supported humanitarian crisis: Saudi air raids kill more than 40 Yemeni civilians

RT
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:23 UTC

The latest Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have left dozens of civilians dead and nearly 160 injured at a time that sees medical facilities struggling to provide even the most basic services. The country is suffering from a shortage of vital supplies due to the ongoing blockade.

The coalition air raids against Houthi forces in Sanaa overnight on Friday killed at least 40 civilians and injured at least another 130 people, Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported.

Comment: See also:

3,500 US-trained Chinese-Uyghur terrorists establish base in Syria: How will China respond?

Christina Lin
Times of Israel
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:00 UTC

Turkey-backed Chinese Uyghur terrorists are gaining a stronghold in Syria from which to launch attacks on China.

Erdogan in presidential palace with traditionally garbed Uyghur warrior (third from left).

Chinese Uyghur terrorists establishing base in Syria

A new article reported that 3,500 Uyghurs are settling in a village near Jisr-al Shagour that was just taken from Assad, close to the stronghold of Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) that is in the Turkey-backed Army of Conquest. They are allegedly under the supervision of Turkish intelligence that has been accused of supplying fake passports to recruit Chinese Uyghurs to wage jihad in Syria.

The news comes on the heels of TIP capturing a Syrian airbase and acquiring MIG fighter jets as well as other advanced weaponry, similar to ISIS capturing Iraqi army's advanced US weaponry.

It also comes on the heels of the Bangkok bombing at the shrine frequented by Chinese tourists, with Thai authorities now drawing a link to Uyghurs "and the same gang that attacked the Thai Consulate in Turkey" in reference to Turkey's Grey Wolves.

This seems to corroborate IHS Jane's analyst Anthony Davis's assessment that Grey Wolves are the likely culprit, given their anti-Chinese protests and violent demonstration back in July.

Comment: Russia has already said it would consider sending troops to Syria "if asked" by Assad:

Russia would consider a request from Syria to send troops if Damascus asks for it, the Kremlin's spokesman said on Friday.

"If there is a request (from Syria), then in the framework of a bilateral dialogue it would be, naturally, discussed and considered," Dmitry Peskov told journalists on a conference call. "For now, it's difficult to speak hypothetically."

If China were to do the same, that is a big message to the U.S.: you can try to take down Assad, but you probably wouldn't like the results. In other words, don't even try it. All Assad has to do is ask.

Washington fuming over Putin's consistency on Syria

Danielle Ryan
RT
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:23 UTC

It is increasingly difficult to watch the most recent coverage of the Syrian war and not be struck by how utterly illogical and convoluted it has become. But look through the media spin and it's clear: the Russian leader's steady moves in Syria are perplexing the US.

Whether it's the latest neocon claim that the way to 'help' refugees is to drop more bombs and train more Al-Qaeda-linked rebels, or the conveniently-timed mass hysteria over Russia's (never secret) support for Bashar Assad — or even the strange (and completely false) notion floating around that the West has 'done nothing' in Syria, all of this nonsense is becoming very difficult to take seriously.

It's fairly easy to tell when Washington is scrambling to keep control of a story, because two things usually happen: firstly, the media coverage becomes muddled and frazzled, and secondly, the White House quickly looks for somewhere to offload the blame. These days the scapegoat is usually Russia, and hey, why fix what ain't broken?

Comment: For an excellent analysis on the Syrian crises, read: Syrian refugees in Europe, regime change in Damascus, and the mass migrations still to come.

Ukraine halts food supplies to Crimea

Sputnik
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:15 UTC

Ukraine has suspended food supplies to Crimea and initiated a food blockade of the peninsula on the border, Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea Ruslan Balbek said Sunday.

Two leaders of an organization representing an ethnic minority group, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, who are also lawmakers at Ukraine's parliament, proposed earlier to block the country's border with Crimea on September 20, a move later supported by Ukrainian extremist organization Right Sector.

"A campaign on Crimea's blockade... with the involvement of Right Sector has started. Several hundreds of trucks were stopped at Ukrainian border checkpoints," Balbek told RIA Novosti.

More EU lockdowns: Finland imposes migration controls at Swedish border

Sputnik
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:08 UTC

Amid anti-immigration protests, Finnish authorities said they have begun to impose controls at the border with Sweden as a result of the influx of people who have entered Finland this year.

Finnish police began checking people who arrived across the border with Sweden on Saturday, due to a rapid rise in the number of refugees and migrants entering the country.

"From now on, people crossing the border in Tornio will have their documents checked by the police," stated the Finnish Interior Ministry.

The northern Finnish city of Tornio forms a cross-border twin city with the town of Haparanda in Sweden; together they have 32,500 inhabitants.

Comment: The refugee crises is really testing Europe's resolve and humanity.

Censorship: American media has shaped everything you think

Eric Zuesse
Strategic Culture Foundation
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC

On 7 September 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush blatantly lied to concoct a "new report" by the IAEA about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction program, and the U.S. news-media reported the statement but hid that it was a lie.

He said (and CNN and others quoted it): "a report came out of the Atomic — the IAEA that they were six months away from developing a weapon. I don't know what more evidence we need," when he was asked at a press conference, "Mr. President, can you tell us what conclusive evidence of any nuclear — new evidence you have of nuclear weapons capabilities of Saddam Hussein?" Immediately, the IAEA said then that there was no such "new report," and that the last they were able to find, there was nothing left of WMD in Iraq.

The American news-media simply ignored the IAEA's denial, and we invaded Iraq, almost six months after that boldfaced lie, a lie the press refused to expose, at all — ever. They still haven't exposed it, even to the present day; and instead there remains a 'debate' as to whether George W. Bush lied or was instead merely misled by "defective U.S. intelligence." In this particular instance, he wasn't even citing U.S. intelligence, but instead the IAEA, and they immediately denied it, but the press failed to report that; so, really, the President was simply lying, and the press just continue to lie by saying he had only "been misled by the CIA" (which he actually controlled; but he didn't control the IAEA). The American press hide the fact that the American President lied his nation into invading Iraq. The press lie that it was only "bad intelligence," no lying President.

Comment: In order for the PTB to maintain control of society, it is imperative that they effectively shape the minds and hearts of the population. They will allow only so much controlled opposition in the media to continue to fool the populace into believing they live in a free and open democracy, so that the pitchforks aren't raised in their direction. However, this situation cannot be maintained indefinitely, particularly when the people begin to be squeezed so mercilessly that they can no longer tolerate the conditions of their daily lives. We are already witnessing this breakdown, and it is becoming obvious to many that the PTB are frightened and are in the process of instituting even more controls such as the ramping up of the police state, expanding prison population and the increasingly obvious and bizarre lies and manipulations coming from the media.

Iceland retracts ban on Israeli goods

Kellan Howell
Washington Times
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 15:06 UTC

Reykjavik Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson said Saturday that Iceland's Capital City Council will retract a controversial ban it had passed earlier this week on Israeli goods.

On Tuesday, the council passed a measure to boycott Israeli imports in solidarity with Palestine.

Now Mr. Eggertsson says the proposal will be amended to specify that Iceland will only boycott goods produced in "occupied areas," the Iceland Monitor reported.

Council members originally claimed the boycott was a symbolic act demonstrating Iceland's support for Palestinian statehood and condemnation of Israel's "policy of apartheid."

The proposal prompted harsh criticism from Israel's Foreign Ministry, which condemned the move saying, "a volcano of hatred spews forth from the Reykjavik city council building."

On Thursday, Iceland's Foreign Ministry distanced itself the decision, saying the move was "not in line" with the country's foreign policy, the Times of Israel reported.

On Saturday, Mr. Eggertsson admitted that the motion hadn't been prepared well enough and that it will now be clarified.

"I have stated that it should have been made much clearer in the text [that only products from territories occupied by Israel should be boycotted], although that's what we had in mind. I will suggest to the City Council that the motion the way it reads now be withdrawn while we discuss the next steps and how to present it," the mayor said, Iceland Review reported.

Comment: That didn't take long!

What a good idea! Iceland's capital bans all Israeli products over occupation of Palestine

Ceasefire in 3 Syria battlegrounds between government forces and militants begins

RT
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 14:42 UTC

Syrian government military forces and Islamist militants have agreed a ceasefire for an undeclared period of time in three areas starting from midday on Sunday, according to a monitoring group and a city official.

Two villages, Fuaa and Kafraya, in northwestern Idlib province, which are still controlled by the government, and a rebels' stronghold in the town of Zabadani at the Lebanese border are subject to a ceasefire beginning Sunday at noon, a member of the town council, told AFP.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which also confirmed the information, said the length of the ceasefire hadn't been revealed, but negotiations to extend the truce will continue.

"There is calm in Fuaa, Kafraya and Zabadani. There is no shelling and there have been no violations of the ceasefire since noon (0900 GMT)," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Comment: Now that Russia is openly supporting Syria, the rebels seem to be thinking twice.

Putin orders negotiations with Minsk to place Russian air base in Belarus

RT
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 14:07 UTC

President Vladimir Putin has ordered an agreement be signed with Belarus to create a Russian air base on its territory.

"To accept the proposal of the Russian government to sign an agreement on a Russian air base in Belarus between Russia and Belarus," the decree reads according to the Kremlin's press service.

President Putin also ordered the Russian Defense Ministry to start all necessary negotiations with Minsk on the issue.

"The agreement will help jointly protect the outer border of the Union State [of Russia and Belarus] in the air and also create a unified system of air defense," the order reads. How exactly this will be done and what role the base will play is still subject to talks.

It comes just over a week after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow is ready to establish military air bases in neighboring countries.

Comment: Surely Western pundits will call this another example of 'Russian aggression'. It's not. It's a reaction to NATO aggression. See: STRATFOR Chief outlines psychopathic Zio-Anglo-American plans for world domination in speech to Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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Puppet Masters

India under Modi: Pew survey shows national pride has never been this high since 1970

Another U.S.-supported humanitarian crisis: Saudi air raids kill more than 40 Yemeni civilians

3,500 US-trained Chinese-Uyghur terrorists establish base in Syria: How will China respond?

Washington fuming over Putin's consistency on Syria

Ukraine halts food supplies to Crimea

More EU lockdowns: Finland imposes migration controls at Swedish border

Censorship: American media has shaped everything you think

Iceland retracts ban on Israeli goods

Ceasefire in 3 Syria battlegrounds between government forces and militants begins

Putin orders negotiations with Minsk to place Russian air base in Belarus

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