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US-delisted MEK terrorists still openly committed to violence

Tony Cartalucci
New Eastern Outlook
Sat, 29 Sep 2018 12:04 UTC

In 2012, the US State Department would delist anti-Iranian terrorist group - Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) - from its Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. Yet years later, MEK has demonstrated an eager desire to carry out political violence on a scale that eclipses the previous atrocities that had it designated a terrorist organization in the first place.

In the US State Department's official statement published in September 2012, the rationale for delisting MEK would be as follows (emphasis added):

With today's actions, the Department does not overlook or forget the MEK's past acts of terrorism, including its involvement in the killing of U.S. citizens in Iran in the 1970s and an attack on U.S. soil in 1992. The Department also has serious concerns about the MEK as an organization, particularly with regard to allegations of abuse committed against its own members.

The Secretary's decision today took into account the MEK's public renunciation of violence, the absence of confirmed acts of terrorism by the MEK for more than a decade, and their cooperation in the peaceful closure of Camp Ashraf, their historic paramilitary base.

State Department 'ready for talks' with Taliban & Kabul

Sputnik
Sat, 29 Sep 2018 12:04 UTC

The United States is ready to engage in negotiations with both the Afghan government and the Taliban in order to help Afghanistan find a peaceful settlement, Alice Wells, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asia Region, said on Friday.

In July, US media reported American officials held first-ever direct talks with representatives of Taliban in Qatar.

"The US administration is prepared to engage and participate in negotiations with both Taliban and the Afghan government. It is imperative that the Taliban and the Afghan government work together towards a peace solution. No political settlement can be negotiated over the heads of the Afghan people, and no political settlement can be negotiated only between certain elements," Wells added.

In August, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the time for peace in Afghanistan has come and Washington was ready to facilitate dialogue between the parties to the conflict.

Afghanistan has long been in a state of turmoil, with the government fighting the Daesh terror group, outlawed in Russia, and the Taliban insurgency. In August, the Taliban rejected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer for a three-month ceasefire.

Comment: Attempts at peace talks with the Russians, with the Americans, with Kabul, with the Taliban...have so far been futile. Without an actual pullout of foreign troops, the call to sit down at the table may again be rejected - no matter what Pompeo says. And, now there is ISIS.

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Take a peek, terrorists and spies! Belgium to sue Google for refusing to blur military sites

RT
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:33 UTC

© Yves Herman / Reuters
FILE PHOTO Belgian army Special Forces during the Black Blade military exercise at Florennes airbase

Wanna take a peek at jets stationed at Belgian airbases and learn how many US nukes are stored there? Just google it! It's all there on the maps. But Brussels now plans to sue Google for not blurring its military sites.

The Belgian Defense Ministry had already asked the tech giant to blur the sensitive data from Google Maps, but the American company apparently ignored the demand. Now the military has decided to take action.

"The Defense [Ministry] had made a request to Google to blur [Belgian military] sites. After it found out that this [request] wasn't satisfied, it [the ministry] will sue Google," an official from the defense ministry's press service told Sudinfo newspaper.

South Korea to inspect site of inter-Korean road connection next month

Sputnik
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 09:18 UTC

Seoul plans in mid-October to conduct an inspection at the site of the planned cross-border connection of the railways and highways of the two Koreas, South Korea's presidential spokesman said on Friday.

"If we are going to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Donghae and Seohae lines of roads and railways, we have to begin on-site inspections sometime next month... We will hold discussions with the United Nations Command about the South and the North conducting joint inspections," Kim Eui-kyeom said at a briefing, as quoted by Yonhap News Agency.

In addition, in mid-October, the sides will hold negotiations mediated by the Red Cross, to discuss initiatives on the organization of meetings of separated families and exchanging video messages between them.

Kim Eui-kyeom added that Seoul and Pyongyang plan to hold consultations on forming unified teams of athletes to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Comment: Despite continued rhetoric and sanctions (Pompeo returns to fiery rhetoric against North Korea, says sanctions must 'continue vigorously'), the North-South Korean thaw is continuing apace. Some good news for a change...

If US is all for sovereignty, it should stop meddling in other countries' affairs - Lavrov

RT
Sat, 29 Sep 2018 09:14 UTC

If the US cares as much about the concept of sovereignty as President Donald Trump claims, it should stop interfering in the affairs of other countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says.

Statements by top US officials clearly show which country is actually interfering in the affairs of other nations, Lavrov said during a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Friday.

The foreign minister cited Kurt Volker, the US special representative for Ukraine, as an example.

"It would be fine if Volker talked about reconciliation in Ukraine. All he talks about is how Russia is to blame for everything," Lavrov said.

"And then he takes the liberty of saying things like 'Russian people deserve freedom' - that's the US special representative for Ukraine speaking - 'And the Ukrainian experience should inspire Russian people.'"

"You can probably figure out from this who is calling for meddling and who isn't."

Comment: Can't argue with that.

Unregistered foreign agent Israel lobbying for $900mln in US financial aid

Sputnik
Sat, 29 Sep 2018 09:12 UTC

The Israeli government is lobbying in Washington, DC for $900 million in US financial aid, a lobbying registration form revealed.

"We will lobby the United States federal government, including the White House, the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, the United States Department of State, the United States Department of the Treasury, the United States Department of Commerce and the USAID to provide more than $900 million in financial aid to Israel," the registration form by the Israeli government said on Friday.

The Israeli government said it has hired the American Federal Lobbying Firm to lobby on its behalf and protect its interests in Washington DC, according to the form.

US President Donald Trump during his address to the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday said the United States will be reviewing all of its foreign assistance programs and will only be contributing aid to countries that are respectful and friendly.

Comment: The biggest welfare queen of them all: Israel.

The limits of 'Nuts and Sluts': The conservative moral disgust circuit just gets unleashed after the Dem's treatment of Kavanaugh

Tom Luongo
Gold, Goats 'n Guns
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC

Lindsey Graham

The Ragin' Cajun, I believe, coined the phrase "Nuts and Sluts" to succinctly describe the tactic used by the elites I call The Davos Crowd to smear and destroy someone they've targeted.

Brett Kavanaugh is the latest victim of this technique. But, there have been dozens of victims I can list from Gary Hart in the 1980's to former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Donald Trump.

"Nuts and Sluts" is easy to understand. Simply accuse the person you want to destroy of being either crazy (the definition of which shifts with whatever is the political trigger issue of the day) or a sexual deviant.

This technique works because it triggers most people's Disgust Circuit, a term created by Mark Schaller as part of what he calls the Behavioral Immune System and popularized by Johnathan Haidt.

Comment: For more on this, listen in to: The Truth Perspective: Morality in Politics: Why We All Don't Just Get Along

The disgust circuit is also easy to understand.

It is the limit at which behavior in others triggers our gut-level outrage and we recoil with disgust.

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Pictionary diplomacy: Netanyahu's passion for propaganda presentations

RT
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:06 UTC

© REUTERS/Caitlin
It was not the first, and probably won't be the last time Netanyahu resorts to printouts to prove a point.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu has once displayed his passion for presentations, showcasing some funky flashcards at the United Nations to (yet again) drive home his fears of Iran's nuclear ambitions.

The Israeli leader simultaneously lambasted Iran for its alleged disregard for the nuclear deal and its regional aggression across various proxy wars, using his preferred weapon of choice - cardboard printouts. To ward off any negative feedback to said printouts, he also stated that any criticism or skepticism aimed at Israel is simply anti-Semitic.

Comment: And let's not forget about Netanyahu's infamous death stare:

House Intelligence Committee votes to release 'Russiagate' transcripts

RT
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:21 UTC

The House Intelligence Committee has voted to release transcripts from its own investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The transcripts include testimony from key Trump campaign figures.

The committee voted Friday to release the 53 documents, which will first go to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) for review and classification. Among the documents are testimonies from Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Roger Stone.

In addition, the documents include transcripts of interviews with a host of Obama administration officials, such as former DNI James Clapper and former deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. Certain transcripts, like those of interviews conducted with former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan, will not be released.

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UK Guardian
Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:27 UTC

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Puppet Masters

US-delisted MEK terrorists still openly committed to violence

State Department 'ready for talks' with Taliban & Kabul

Take a peek, terrorists and spies! Belgium to sue Google for refusing to blur military sites

South Korea to inspect site of inter-Korean road connection next month

If US is all for sovereignty, it should stop meddling in other countries' affairs - Lavrov

Unregistered foreign agent Israel lobbying for $900mln in US financial aid

The limits of 'Nuts and Sluts': The conservative moral disgust circuit just gets unleashed after the Dem's treatment of Kavanaugh

Pictionary diplomacy: Netanyahu's passion for propaganda presentations

House Intelligence Committee votes to release 'Russiagate' transcripts

James Steele: America's director of death squads in Iraq

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