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Disputed numbers? US military killed almost 500 civilians in 2017 - Pentagon report


RT
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 18:05 UTC
Civilians
© Ali Owidha / Reuters
Boys inspect the wreckage of a car hit by a drone air strike in Yemen last year.
The Pentagon has told Congress that the US military killed almost 500 civilians and injured a further 169 in 2017. The civilians were killed in operations around the world, from Somalia to Yemen to Syria.

"[The Department of Defense] assesses that there are credible reports of approximately 499 civilians killed and approximately 169 civilians injured during 2017," reads the Pentagon's report to Congress, as per CNN.

The casualty figures include those killed by airstrikes, and take in operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen. The report did not include figures from Somalia or Libya, as there were "no credible reports" of civilian casualties there. The report added that a further 450 reports of civilian casualties from the same period have yet to be examined.

During the first year of the Trump presidency, bombing operations in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan were all stepped up. 4,361 bombs were dropped in Afghanistan in 2017, compared to 1,337 in 2016. In Iraq and Syria, 39,577 bombs were released in 2017, up from 30,743 in 2016.
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War Whore

Fake cops busted: Michigan impersonators fooled real police & firefighters for years, even arrested citizens


RT
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:52 UTC
Police
© Rebecca Cook / Reuters
At least three people in Michigan are facing felony charges for belonging to a group that successfully impersonated police officers for several years. Even real cops were fooled by their disguises.

The group of fake cops, which may include at least five other individuals, had been active across Genesee County, near the city of Flint. Among other charges, they are accused of conducting arrests with no authority and of deceiving real first-responders at crime scenes, the Flint Journal reports.

"We believe that on some occasions, they were the first to show up on crime scenes," said Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton. "On some occasions, the real police would ask them to perform tasks at the scene, not realizing they were imposters."

The group call themselves the Genesee County Fire and EMS Media-Genesee County Task Force Blight Agency and had been involved in the impersonation since at least 2015, according to the report.
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Airplane

'Mysterious noise' coming from plane's cargo hold prompted pilots to abort Miami flight


RT
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:55 UTC
Airplane
© Reuters
A mysterious noise coming from the cargo hold of an American Airlines aircraft forced a flight to Miami to be diverted, after pilots feared a person had somehow become trapped inside the moving plane.

The Boeing passenger jet set off from Trinidad's Piarco International Airport early on Tuesday morning. But 10 minutes after take-off local air traffic control received a message from the pilot of Flight 2282, who informed them that a person might be "stuck in our cargo hold."

According to the Trinidad Express, mysterious noises resembling a person screaming sparked the plane's swift turnaround.
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Satellite

Satellite images show US military expanded Tanf base as battle for Syria's south looms

Zen Adra
Al Masdar News
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:09 UTC
Tanf base
The US military has reportedly expanded its base in Tanf area as the Syrian government forces amass more troops for final battle in Daraa province.

Recently-published satellite images show several buildings and barricades have been added to the base during the past three months, as well as heavy military equipment including at least 30 technical vehicles.

According to latest reports, the US military shall hand over the Tanf base to the Syrian forces under the Daraa offensive expected to be launched an moment, in exchange, Russian guarantees that no attacks will be waged by the Syrian Army against the US-backed forces in eastern Syria.

Comment: See also: Lavrov: ISIS-linked terrorists are showing up in Syrian refugee camp under US control

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Family

Thousands of protestors rally in Tbilisi to demand Georgian government's resignation


TASS
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:03 UTC
Tbilisi protests Georgia 2018
© Reuters / David Mdzinarishvili
Protesters attend a rally against the Georgian authorities' anti-drug policy following the recent police raids at several local nightclubs near the building of parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia May 12, 2018
The rally was sparked by the killing of two teenagers in Tbilisi on December, 2017

Thousands of protestors, who gathered in Tbilisi on Thursday, said they would continue their rally until all their demands, including the government's resignation, are met, and will make a tent camp outside the Georgian parliament if necessary.

The protests are broadcast live by all central TV channels in the country.

The rally, sparked by the killing of two teenagers in Tbilisi on December, 2017, began on Thursday afternoon in front of the Georgian Prosecutor General's office.
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Attention

'The wolves are here now': Fmr London police officer accuses Theresa May of ignoring warnings before knife crime tsunami


RT
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:27 UTC
Theresa May knife crimes denial
© Alberto Pezzali/ Global Look Press
The Police Federation were accused of "crying wolf" on knife crime threats by then Home Office head Theresa May
A former London police officer and campaigner for victims has accused Theresa May of ignoring police warnings on the rise of knife crime, saying the prime minister had previously accused them of "crying wolf."

Norman Brennan, who spent 31 years on the force before becoming a media commentator and campaigner against gun and knife crime, was speaking to George Galloway on Talk Radio, when he said the failure to combat the rise in knife crime was "all about money."

Brennan recalled a meeting three years ago where Theresa May attended the Police Federation conference. He said that the then-home secretary accused "everybody within the police service of crying wolf," when it came to cut backs to the service and the warnings of the devastating effect it would have.

Comment: The soaring crime rate is but one manifestation of the corruption and incompetence of the UK government:

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Briefcase

Moscow and Ankara greenlight extending Russia's natural gas pipeline from Turkey on to Europe


RT
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:48 UTC
Russian gas pipeline
Moscow and Ankara have agreed on the extension of the Turkish Stream pipeline to Bulgaria, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"We have always discussed with our Turkish partners the possibility of extending the Turkish Stream to Europe, including through Bulgaria. On Wednesday, the Turkish president, Mr. Erdogan, confirmed this in our telephone conversation," Putin said at a press conference after talks with the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
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Heart - Black

Deputy arrested for sexually assaulting a child in a restaurant after being caught on video

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 21 May 2018 16:02 UTC
police officer assaults chile
© The Free Thought Project
A California deputy was arrested this month after surveillance footage from a Panda Express restaurant caught him sexually assaulting a child and then running away.

A uniformed sheriff's deputy was arrested last week after he was caught on video sexually assauling a 14-year-old girl inside a Panda Express restaurant. Although he originally got away with it, one of his fellow cops was the one to turn him in.

Deputy Timothy Wilson Jr. was arrested last Friday and booked into the San Diego Central jail on a felony charge of a lewd act on a child.

Earlier this year, on March 21, Wilson was seen on the restaurant's surveillance footage walking inside, sexually assaulting the child, and then running out. The 14-year-old girl was waiting in line when the assault took place.
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People

Angry Tommy Robinson demonstrators descend on Leeds city center to protest jail sentence


RT
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:26 UTC
Tommy Robinson with throngs of supporters.
© Joel Goodman
Tommy Robinson with throngs of supporters.
A demonstration in Leeds town center threatens to descend into chaos as hundreds of angry Tommy Robinson supporters turn out to protest the imprisonment of the ex-EDL leader. It is understood police have already made one arrest.

350 irate picketers gathered outside Leeds Crown Court, reportedly hurling bottles at police and turning on media present at the march. Reports indicate that a flare has been set off.

One member of the group was seen carrying a banner emblazoned with the slogan 'Stand with Tommy. Free Tommy now'. Another was spotted dressed as the Grim Reaper carrying a sign "free speech is dead" .

Comment: See also:

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Dominoes

Tariffs on Harleys, bourbon & blue jeans - how Europe plans to retaliate against the US


RT
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:58 UTC
Harleys
© Drew Angerer / Getty Images
The European Union is planning to answer US tariffs on steel and aluminum by hiking imports on various goods coming from America.

In an eight-page document sent to the World Trade Organization seen by Reuters, Brussels has specified which American goods will be taxed. Some of the tariffs would hurt the electoral districts of some of President Donald Trump's allies.
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