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13 killed in helicopter crash near Bergen, Norway


The Awaz-e-Dost
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:51 UTC
A search and rescue vessel patrols off the coast of the island of Turoey, near Bergen, Norway, as emergency workers attend the scene after a helicopter crashed believed to be have 13 people aboard, Friday, April 29, 2016.
© Rune Nielsen A search and rescue vessel patrols off the coast of the island of Turoey, near Bergen, Norway, as emergency workers attend the scene after a helicopter crashed believed to be have 13 people aboard, Friday, April 29, 2016.
A helicopter transporting North Sea oil workers crashed off the coast of western Norway yesterday, killing all 13 people on board, rescue services said.The Super Puma chopper went down around midday in the archipelago off the coast of Bergen, Norway's second-biggest city.

Eleven bodies have been recovered and the two remaining people are presumed dead, rescue services said. "We presume that all 13 are dead," Sola rescue centre spokesman Borge Galta told Media

Search and rescue operations were called off late yesterday. The aircraft was carrying 11 Norwegians, one Briton and one Italian, rescue services said.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known.


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Rape and self-immolation in Australia's refugee centers


Sputnik
Sun, 01 May 2016 02:49 UTC
Nauru immigrant center
© Will Burgess / Reuters
A woman raped in Australia's offshore detention camp in Nauru has been refused to travel to Australia for an abortion, while an Iranian refugee has died two days after setting himself alight in protest at his treatment at the facility.

While the number of asylum seekers flowing into Australia remains tiny compared to that of Europe, migration is a constant political issue in the land down under. When refugees reach Australian shores, they are usually deported back to the state of origin or are detained in offshore facilities located on a distant island country of Nauru or Manus Island, a part of Papua New Guinea. However, these facilities turn out to be far from homey stay.

The Nauru camp has come into the focus of international attention this week, after two major incidents occurred. This Tuesday, while the representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office were visiting the facility, an Iranian immigrant named Omid deliberately set himself alight. He received critical burns over 50% of his body, and eventually died yesterday, April 29th. According to his roommates, he did this in protest at his treatment in the facility.

Comment: Further reading:

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Corrupt court jails dad for non-payment of child support — for kids who live with him

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 02:29 UTC
jail bars_hands
© www.wisegeek.com
On Friday, New Jersey residents joined together in solidarity in Hackensack to march in support of Henry Peisch. Peisch is a loving father of seven who's has been in jail for over three weeks for failure to pay court-ordered child and spousal support.

The disturbing part of Peisch's case is the fact that his children live with him. Only one child currently lives with the Mother, yet the court forces Peisch to pay his ex-wife support for four children plus $581 per week in spousal support.

Since their divorce, the court has been awarding custody of each child to Peisch after a series of motherly mishaps. In spite of Peisch being granted custody, the court is choosing to enforce an outdated order that fails to function in reality.

It seems the court is more interested in extorting money from Peisch than they are with actual justice.
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5-year-old dead and brother badly injured in abuse case so horrific that cops needed counseling


Rawstory
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 02:12 UTC
Rachael Bostian, Theresa Hawkins-Stephens and Ramona Bostian
Rachael Bostian, Theresa Hawkins-Stephens and Ramona Bostian
5-year-old boy died and his 6-year-old brother remains hospitalized after their mother and two other women brutally beat them for stealing food.

Police responded about 8 p.m. Wednesday to a motel in Middletown, Ohio, where a woman said the younger boy had died after slipping away from their campsite.

Comment: A sad and incredibly gruesome case. Unfortunately it's only one among many. For more, see these SOTT articles:

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Louisiana prisoner freed after 40 years of unconstitutional life sentence


RT
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:31 UTC
Gary Tyler freed
© Free Gary Tyler / FacebookGary Tyler, pictured on the right in this undated photo.
Gary Tyler was released from Louisiana's notorious Angola prison after serving 41 years of an unconstitutional life sentence for the murder of a white high school student in 1974.

Tyler, who was 16 at the time, was convicted of first degree murder by an all white jury, for the fatal shooting of fellow Destrehan High School student, Timothy Weber, 13.

The murder occurred during a period of high racial tensions and violence as the state introduced school segregation.

Tyler was released on Friday after pleading guilty to the crime. He was handed a reduced sentence of 21 years, but the 57 year old has already served nearly twice that, so he is now free.
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Belgian police knew of Paris attackers' plans since 2014


RT
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:29 UTC
abdeslam
Brahim Abdeslam and Salah Abdeslam
Belgian police are in hot water after a watchdog report accused authorities of failing to place the Abdeslam brothers under adequate surveillance despite the fact that it was known since 2014 that the would-be Paris attackers were preparing an "irreversible act."

The report, presented to Belgian lawmakers and seen by a number of publications, says the police had information on the brothers' radicalization, their relation to the would-be mastermind of Paris attacks Abdelhamid Abaaoud, and their apparent intention to perpetrate some kind of a terror act since at least the middle of 2014.

Additionally, the police found out in January 2015 that both Salah and Brahim Abdelslam intended to go to Syria, according to Le Soir newspaper. They had been questioned in relation to this. However, when the Belgian prosecutor requested to wiretap the brother's phone calls, the idea was reportedly turned down due to "lack of resources."


Comment: Turned down why? Similar events happened in the U.S. in 2000/2001 when two of the alleged 9/11 hijackers traveled to the States (al-Mihdhar and al-Hazmi). The CIA's Alec Station knew they had ties to al-Qaeda (including the 1998 African embassy bombings and the attack on the USS Cole), yet blocked agents from passing information about them to the FBI when they entered the U.S. The most likely reason? They were already being surveilled, most likely by a friendly foreign intelligence service, or the CIA itself. FBI surveillance would have messed up their plans, which were deliberately allowed to continue, or worse, directly facilitated by CIA.

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Have Americans been dumbed down past the point of no return?

Lexi Morgan
Intellihub
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:00 UTC
TV Show Jersey Shore
'Snookie' and her pals on the wildly popular TV show Jersey Shore: Quite possibly a major component to the dumbing down of Amerika.
Although just about any American you ask can name who Hollywood Celebs, like Brad Pitt, are married to and which TV show Snooky is on, they don't know much else about their country or the history of their country because they have been intentional dumbed-down.

When does too much fluoride in the tap water become too much?

The following video demonstrates just how dumb most Americans truly are.

Comment: For further discussion of this depressing phenomenon, see:

A sign of the times: Depressing survey results show how extremely stupid America has become

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People with albinism risk "extinction" in Malawi, victims being dismembered alive

Sebastien Malo
Yahoo News
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:51 UTC
Albinism
People with albinism in Malawi are at risk of "systemic extinction" due to relentless attacks fueled by superstitions, the United Nations' top expert on albinism said on Friday on her first official visit in her new role.

At least 65 cases of violence against people with albinism including killings and dismemberment have been recorded by police in Malawi since late 2014, said Ikponwosa Ero, the U.N.'s independent expert on human rights and albinism.

People with albinism live in danger in regions of the world where their body parts are valued in witchcraft and can fetch a high price. Superstition leads many to believe albino children bring bad luck.

Comment: See also: In Tanzania, 1 year old albino child kidnapped, mutilated and killed by 'witchdoctors'

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Clock is ticking: Russia warns it will not extend capital amnesty program


RT
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:49 UTC
clock moscow building
© Anton Denisov / Sputnik
The Russian Finance Ministry has urged businesses to hurry up with asset declarations as it does not plan prolonging the capital amnesty which was signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.

"I would like to remind that currently there's a package of amnesty rules which provides a unique opportunity for those with undeclared foreign accounts and assets," Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters on Thursday.

According to the minister, using the amnesty will avoid criminal, administrative and tax liability.

"The terms of the amnesty are limited - a declaration has to be submitted by July 1, 2016 - and we do not plan to extend it," Siluanov said.

Comment: Russia making strides in cutting down on illegal capital drain

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Georgia couple exonerated by filming corrupt cop attempting to extort money from them

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:00 UTC
corrupt cop grant kid
An innocent couple exonerated themselves after secretly recording a Clayton County cop trying to shake them down.

Earlier this year, Mike and Michelle Pierce, who run a thrift and salvage business in Griffin, decided to buy a car from an auction; a decision that would later haunt them. It turned out that the car was stolen.

The Pierces had no clue the car they just purchased was stolen, but as soon as they found out it was, they called 9-1-1 and handed the car over. However, after they turned the car over, police gave it back and then arrested them for having it.

"They arrested us in our store in the middle of the day," said Michael Pierce.

"We didn't know why. They just threw the cuffs on me and put me in the back of the car," Michelle Pierce cried as she told WSB-TV her story. "That was the worst thing."

The gross police incompetence that led to the innocent couple be locked up was only the beginning of their legal debacle with Clayton County police, however.
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