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Bald-faced hypocrisy! Saudi Arabia slams ISIS as destructive terror group

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.
Saudi Arabia has dismissed accusations from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki that it supports terrorist groups in Iraq as "ludicrous."

Addressing a press conference in Jeddah at the end of the 41st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal took a dig at Al-Maliki. "Those allegations are not from Iraq but Al-Maliki," he said.

He blamed Al-Maliki's sectarian policies for the crisis in Iraq.

"We have unequivocally condemned the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) as a terrorist group," said Prince Saud. "ISIS does not represent the will of the Iraqi people."

Responding to a question from Arab News that some people see the events in Iraq as a people's revolution, he said: "We don't see ISIS as revolutionaries. They found the space to operate in Iraq because of the policies of the (Al-Maliki) government that divided Iraqis, treated them unequally, subjugated and terrorized them."

Prince Saud said the Iraqi prime minister indulged in politics of vengeance and behaved in a dictatorial way by consolidating power in his office. "This is what led to the presumption that this is a people's revolt," he said.

Al-Maliki's politics of hate "led to the breaking of the will of the security forces in meeting the challenge of the terrorists," he said. "ISIS is a terror organization. It is not a savior, but a destroyer of Iraq," said Prince Saud. He said the Kingdom was "opposed to all militias" from whatever sect.

He said no one has suffered more than Saudi Arabia from terrorism. "We fought a successful battle against them," he said. "Therefore, those allegations (from Al-Maliki) are ludicrous," he said.

Comment: "Saudi Arabia has dismissed accusations from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki that it supports terrorist groups in Iraq as "ludicrous.""

This is rich coming from the the Saudis, who are the principle sponsor of terrorism in the Middle East. This of course is at the behest of the U.S:


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U.S. State Dept. document confirms regime change agenda in Middle East, funding of radical groups

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© UnknownBacklash against the Brotherhood. Despite the Muslim Brotherhood's political success, it represents a violent, loud, minority that is quietly opposed by the vast majority of not only Egyptians, but Arabs across North Africa and the Middle East. Its high level of organization, immense funding provided by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and even the West, including Israel, allows it to perpetuate itself in spite of its unpopularity, while its violent tactics allow it to challenge dissent.
The Obama Administration has been pursuing a policy of covert support for the Muslim Brotherhood and other insurgent movements in the Middle East since 2010. MEB has obtained a just-released U.S. State Department document through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that confirms the Obama Administration's pro-active campaign for regime change throughout the Middle East and North Africa region.

The October 22, 2010 document, titled "Middle East Partnership Initiative: Overview," spells out an elaborate structure of State Department programs aimed at directly building "civil society" organizations, particularly non-governmental organizations (NGOs), to alter the internal politics of the targeted countries in favor of U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives.

The five-page document, while using diplomatic language, makes clear that the goal is promoting and steering political change in the targeted countries: "The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is a regional program that empowers citizens in the Middle East and North Africa to develop more pluralistic, participatory, and prosperous societies. As the figures in this overview illustrate, MEPI has evolved from its origins in 2002 into a flexible, region-wide tool for direct support to indigenous civil society that mainstreams that support into the daily business of USG diplomacy in the region. MEPI engages all the countries of the NEA region except Iran. In the seven of NEA's eighteen countries and territories with USAID missions, country-level discussions and communication between MEPI and USAID in Washington ensure that programming efforts are integrated and complementary."

In a section of the document titled "How MEPI Works," three core elements of the program were spelled out: region-wide and multi-country programming, local grants, and country-specific projects. The objectives of the region-wide and multi-country programming were described as: "builds networks of reformers to learn from and support one another, and to catalyze progressive change in the region." The local grants "provide direct support to indigenous civic groups, and now represent more than half of MEPI's projects." Under the country-specific aspect of the program, designated officers of the U.S. embassies manage the funding and work as direct liaisons to the various funded local NGOs and other civil society groups. The "country-specific projects" are tasked "to respond to local developments and local needs, as identified by our embassies, local reformers, and our own field analysis. Political developments in a country may produce new opportunities or challenges for USG policy goals, and MEPI will shift funds to respond to these needs."

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Pedophiles in power: Former Downing Street adviser Patrick Rock charged over child porn

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Downing Street adviser Patrick Rock charged with making and possessing indecent images of children.
A former Downing Street adviser has been charged with making and possessing indecent images of children.

Patrick Rock, who was involved in Government policy on filtering online child abuse images, resigned shortly before his arrest in February.

The 63-year-old has had a glittering career as a Conservative Party adviser spanning 30 years and in the 1970s was credited with coining the slogan "cows moo, dogs bark, Labour puts up taxes".

On Friday, he was charged with three offences of making indecent images of children and one offence of possession of 59 indecent images of children.

The four charges cover alleged offences committed between 31 July and 31 August 2013.

The pictures have been classed as level C by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), defined as "indecent images depicting erotic posing with no sexual activity".

Comment: So, was Rock actually a pedophile? A pedophile hung out to dry when he posed some sort of threat to the system? Or framed because of what he might have known from working on government policy on child abuse? Se also:


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Fighting (real) terrorism: First batch of Russian fighter jets arrives in Iraq

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© Reuters / Shamil ZhumatovA Sukhoi Su-24 jet fighter.
The first ten Russian Sukhoi fighter jets arrived in Iraq on Saturday, the country's Defense Ministry said. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hoping the jets will make a key difference in the fight against ISIS.

"The fighter jets landed today in the morning on different military airfields," MP Abbas al-Bayati told Iraqi media.

The official spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Mohammed al-Askari, also confirmed the information, Al Iraqiya TV channel reported.

The fighter jets will be stationed at an airbase located in the southern part of the country, PressTV reported, citing military sources.

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Maliki revealed that Iraq purchased jets from Russia and Belarus in order to help its fight against Sunni militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL).

At the same time, Maliki criticized the US for taking too long to deliver on its own contract after Iraq purchased F-16 jets from America.

Comment: While the U.S. drags its feet, Russia fulfills its obligations, showing the vast disparity in attitudes between the two nations when it comes to 'fighting terror'. The U.S. doesn't really care about fighting terror; terrorism serves their purposes in fighting proxy wars, destabilizing 'enemy' nations, and creating an external threat in order to justify U.S. militarism and imperialism.


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Ceasefire broken (again!): At least 3 killed in Kiev shelling of residential Slavyansk

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© YouTube / user IVI AzVelSlavyanski shelled by Kiev junta during fake ceasefire.
In an apparent breach of the ceasefire, Ukrainian forces shelled residential parts of Slavyansk for nearly an hour on Sunday, destroying buildings and killing at least 3 civilians. Ukrainian media claimed that a pro-Kiev checkpoint had been attacked.

Despite the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine being prolonged till June 30 by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, it appears that the National Guard units fighting in Slavyansk have given little heed to the president's order and continued to shell the defiant city.

WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE BELOW


Overnight into Sunday and later during the day, the districts of the Donetsk Region city facing Ukrainian troop positions on Karachun Hill came under heavy fire, with the longest attack going on for some forty-five minutes in broad daylight, local resident Roman Litvinov told RT over the phone.

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Putin 'would be killed' if he came to Kiev, Ukraine parliament deputy says on TV and thinks it would be just

Anatoly Gritsenko
© YoutubeAnatoly Gritsenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament thinks Putins would be killed if he came to Kiev and he still it would be justified.
The inmates have clearly taken over the asylum!
A Verkhovna Rada deputy who is also an ex-defense minister of Ukraine, said during a prime time talk-show that the country's "patriots" would be justified "to kill" Russian President Vladimir Putin if he came to Kiev.

Anatoly Gritsenko made his shocking statement speaking on the popular national talk show 'Shuster Live'.

"Putin won't stop. He wants not only Ukraine, he wants the Baltic States and other countries," claimed Gritsenko, who was a presidential candidate twice, in the 2010 and 2014 Ukrainian elections. Gritsenko did not elaborate on what had driven him to such a conclusion.

Calling the Russian president "a fascist," Gritsenko went on to say that he cannot imagine Vladimir Putin coming to Ukraine to sign some kind of a deal.

"I believe there are patriots who would volunteer to kill him - and that would be the right thing to do," Gritsenko remarked.

Comment: The inmates have clearly taken over the asylum.

See also: The Truthseeker: Ukraine Gangster State calls for 'nuclear strikes' against Russia


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US/EU/NATO involvement in Ukraine and the battle for South Stream

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, admittedly an attempt to expand both NATO and the European Union (EU), has escalated in terms of dominating Europe's energy markets. Attempts to halt the ongoing construction of Russia's South Stream natural gas pipeline appears to be a direct attempt to further penalize Russia for its role in defending Ukrainians currently under siege by aircraft, artillery, heavy armor and irregular troops.
John Kerry in Brussels
© UnknownImperialist John Kerry is having a good time with his fellow co-conspirators and imperial acolytes.
Toward a Europe "Whole and Free," and its Energy Market Too

"Toward a Europe Whole and Free" was literally the title of NATO's Atlantic Council's May 2014 event celebrating NATO's continuous expansion since the fall of the Soviet Union and its aspirations to integrate all along Russia's borders and even Russia itself into its geopolitical socioeconomic order. The Atlantic Council's official program webpage for the event stated:
This two-day conference will honor the historic milestones that have forged a strong and prosperous Atlantic community and explore the most pressing challenges to the completion of a Europe whole and free. This vision, successfully implemented for two decades with a bipartisan and transatlantic strategy, has been called into question both within current NATO and EU members and by Russia's aggressive actions. Leaders and experts will gather at the Council's headquarters to debate the opportunities and challenges in Europe's east and south with the aim of exploring a renewed common transatlantic approach.

Comment: So sheltering refugees, highlighting war crimes, speaking up against flagrant violations of international law and national sovereignty and opposing a fascist junta is to NATO what amounts to aggressive actions. NATO countries have all turned a blind eye to it and covertly supported it.


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Financial terrorism: Private Wall Street ratings corporation Moody's cuts Russia's economic outlook to 'negative'

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Moody's ratings agency has cut Russia's outlook to negative, citing the threat to the Russian economy from the Ukraine crisis and a deterioration in Russia's medium-term growth outlook.

Moody's Investors Service held Russia's overall rating at Baa1 against a background of the country's strong fiscal and external accounts.

However, it warned that the spread of the conflict in Ukraine has raised the danger of a "geo-political event risk" for Moscow, including from Western sanctions.

Moody's said in its report that it views the situation in eastern Ukraine as more difficult compared to Crimea, "given the complicated background of separatist forces and the outbreak of violence."

The investors service also cited Russia's lower annual growth outlook, which has fallen to 1.7 percent from previous forecasts of three percent over the next five years.

Comment: Whatever.

Unemployment in the US: 38%... unemployment in Russia: 5.5%

Total national debt in the US: $17.5 trillion... total national debt in Russia: $22 billion

Frankly, Russia has 'rated' US economic prospects by wanting as little to do with it as possible.


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The political typology, beyond red vs. blue

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© Fitsnews.com
Even in an increasingly Red vs. Blue nation, the public's political attitudes and values come in many shades and hues.

Partisan polarization - the vast and growing gap between Republicans and Democrats - is a defining feature of politics today. But beyond the ideological wings, which make up a minority of the public, the political landscape includes a center that is large and diverse, unified by frustration with politics and little else. As a result, both parties face formidable challenges in reaching beyond their bases to appeal to the middle of the electorate and build sustainable coalitions.

The latest Pew Research Center political typology, which sorts voters into cohesive groups based on their attitudes and values, provides a field guide for this constantly changing landscape.

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Comment: It doesn't matter what party is elected, they are one in the same. Party politics is a game of lies and manipulation created by psychopaths.


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Study warns that drone strikes may lead to wider wars

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© Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Washington's use of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV) for carrying out targeted killings might lead to increasing instability in the world, and result in other countries imitating the practice, a report by former US senior officials says.

The study, issued on Thursday, calls on the Obama administration to come up with a cost-benefit analysis of drone strikes. It also urges more transparency on the targeted killings and warns the US might soon be not alone in carrying them out.

"We are concerned that the Obama administration's heavy reliance on targeted killings as a pillar of US counterterrorism strategy rests on questionable assumptions, and risks increasing instability and escalating conflicts," the report reads.

The report was compiled by a bipartisan 10-member task force, created by the Stimson Center think tank and consists of former high-ranking officials working in intelligence and counter-terrorism.

The task force has warned that the current US drone policy might lead to "uncontrolled proliferation of UAV technologies."