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Career opportunity? Texas man sought English teaching position with ISIS terrorists in Mosul


RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:48 UTC
Library University of Mosul
© Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
Library of the University of Mosul
A Texas man hoping to score a job with the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) sent the terrorist group a resume outlining why he'd be the best man for the job, according to a report by George Washington University.

"I am looking to get a position teaching English to students in the Islamic State," the jobseeker wrote in a letter to the 'Director' of a university in Mosul, northern Iraq. Warren Clark, who graduated from the University of Houston, referred to himself by his jihadi name, Abu Muhammad al-Ameriki, in his letter.

Clark went on to outline his experience teaching English, which includes a stint in Saudi Arabia. "I consider working at the University of Mosul to be a great way of continuing my career," he said. Mosul was an IS stronghold until it fell to coalition forces in July 2017.

"I am looking to get a position teaching English to students in The Islamic State," he wrote.
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Died a hero: Thousands pay last respects to Russian Su-25 pilot downed in Syria (VIDEO)


RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:43 UTC
Roman Fillipov
© Vadim Savitsky / Reuters
A portrait of pilot Roman Fillipov during a memorial service in Voronezh, Russia
Thousands paid their last respects to Major Roman Filipov, the Russian airman who was downed in Syria and gave his life fighting terrorists on the ground. The hero Su-25 pilot was laid to rest in his hometown of Voronezh.

The requiem ceremony for Major Filipov was held in the Officer's House at a military compound in Voronezh. Over 30,000 braved the snowy weather to give the last honors to the late pilot.

The body of Filipov was then moved to the Kominternovskoye memorial cemetery. An Orthodox Christian service, attended only by the close relatives of the deceased pilot, was held in the graveyard's chapel.

Comment: See also: Russian Su-25 shot down by militants in Idlib, pilot killed - Russians launch retaliation strikes, kill 30 terrorists (VIDEO, UPDATES)

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Senators want US Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics investigated amid Nassar sexual abuse scandal

Lauretta Brown
Townhall
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:06 UTC
Larry Nassar sentencing
© AFP
People react as former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listens to impact statements during the sentencing phase in Ingham County Circuit Court, on January 24, 2018, in Lansing, Michigan.
A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a resolution Wednesday that would establish a special committee to investigate the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics in light of the recent sex abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar who molested over 250 girls under the guise of medical treatment.

The committee would determine the extent to which the organizations were "complicit in the criminal or negligent behavior of their employees relative to sexual abuse" and would identify "actions that must be taken by the USOC and national sports governing bodies, including USA Gymnastics, to ensure increased transparency and protections for children, athletes and their families."

Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Joni Ernst (R-IA) Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) are all co-sponsors of the resolution which is endorsed by the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence.
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Naked passenger wreaks havoc on Alaska Airlines


RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:19 UTC
Airplane
© Jason Redmond / Reuters
An Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Seattle was forced to turn back due to a naked passenger on board the plane who refused to comply with crew instructions.

The overnight Boeing 737 flight from Anchorage to Seattle was rerouted on Wednesday with 178 passengers on board after one of the travellers locked himself in a bathroom and took his clothes off.

Flight attendants forced their way into the bathroom and discovered the naked passenger at about 3am local time. At this point, the pilot decided to turn back to Anchorage where airport police came onboard to remove the passenger.

Fellow passenger Kate Danyluk told the Associated Press that she knew something was wrong because flight attendants kept going back and forth in the aisles wearing rubber gloves.
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UK's post-Brexit strategy: Project power by illegally selling weapons to regimes like Honduras


RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:19 UTC
riot police Honduras
© Jorge Cabrera / Reuters
Riot police guard the entrance of Honduras Central Bank as supporters of opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla burn tires during a march to protest against the results of Honduras' general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 7, 2018.
Explosive data compiled by an anti-arms trade group has revealed that the UK government sold Honduras £300,000 (US$417,500)-worth of surveillance gear, which the Central American country has used against its own people.

The data, compiled by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), shows the UK traded arms with Honduras in the year leading up to the Central American nation's disastrous 2017 election - which saw mass social unrest and the assassination of Honduran environmentalists and political activists.

According to the Consolidated and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, the UK does not grant licenses if there is a clear risk that the items sold might be used for internal repression.
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Counterfeit 'elites': They are neither the best nor brightest

Victor Davis Hanson
American Greatness
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:07 UTC
loner individual elite
Those damn dairy farmers. Why do they insist on trying to govern? Or, put another way:
Why are Republicans trusting Devin Nunes to be their oracle of truth!? A former dairy farmer who House intel staffers refer to as Secret Agent Man because he has no idea what's going on.
Thus spoke MSNBC panelist, Yale graduate, former Republican "strategist," and Bush administration speechwriter Elise Jordan.

Jordan likely knows little about San Joaquin Valley family dairy farmers and little notion of the sort of skills, savvy, and work ethic necessary to survive in an increasingly corporate-dominated industry. Whereas dairy farmer Nunes has excelled in politics, it would be hard to imagine Jordan running a family dairy farm, at least given the evidence of her televised skill sets and sobriety.

Republicans "trust" Devin Nunes, because without his dogged efforts it is unlikely that we would know about the Fusion GPS dossier or the questionable premises on which FISA court surveillance was ordered. Neither would we have known about the machinations of an array of Obama Administration, Justice Department and FBI officials who, in addition to having possibly violated the law in monitoring a political campaign and unmasking and leaking names of Americans to the press, may have colluded with people in the Clinton campaign who funded the Steele dossier.
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Another clueless celebrity: Jim Carrey urges people to delete their Facebook account because it 'profited from Russian interference in US election'


Page Six
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:39 UTC
Jim Carrey
© AP
Jim Carrey
Delete your account.

That's what Jim Carrey says Facebook users should do, as the actor looks to pull the mask off fake news.

The star of "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "The Mask" said on Twitter on Tuesday that he's dumping his Facebook stock and deleting his page because the social media giant profited from Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election via spreading false news with Russian origins, and says the company is still not doing enough to stop it.

The 56-year-old Carrey encouraged other investors and users to do the same. He ended his tweet with the hashtag "unfriendfacebook."

Facebook has not responded to Carrey's tweet, but founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said stemming the flow of misinformation is among the company's foremost goals.

Comment: Jim Carrey must have missed the news that there is absolutely zero evidence that proves Russia interfered in the US election.

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Eye 2

Court hears how 'dark web' pedophile blackmailed victims into performing degrading acts


RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:24 UTC
Matthew Falder
© National Crime Agency / AFP
Matthew Falder
One of the UK's most prolific pedophiles blackmailed his victims into performing degrading acts such as eating dog food and licking toilets before sharing photos of them on the dark web, a court heard.

Cambridge University graduate Matthew Falder admitted to 137 offences relating to 48 people, including the extortion of indecent abuse images from his victims. The court heard he distributed the pictures on the dark web and 'hurtcore' websites, which are hosts of material depicting rape and abuse.

Falder, 29, of Edgbaston, Birmingham, had racked up so many offences it took as long as 35 minutes for them to be read out in full.

The scientist, who pursued his illicit acts for at least eight years, also admitted to encouraging a young person to rape a four-year-old boy.
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Eye 1

ACLU: Boston police used social media surveillance to spy on Black and Muslim protesters


RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:18 UTC
boston police
© Josh Reynolds / Reuters
Boston police used social media surveillance to spy on citizens and specifically on black and Muslim protesters, collecting thousands of posts "irrelevant to law enforcement concerns," the American Civil Liberties Union said.

The data mining program, called Geofeedia, was run by the Boston Regional Intelligence Center between 2014 and 2016, gathering social media posts about political and social activism, religious issues, and personal matters.

"This system explicitly targeted users' First Amendment protected speech and association," the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) stated on Wednesday.

"It collected thousands of social media posts about political and social activism, current events, religious issues, and personal matters irrelevant to law enforcement concerns," the report said.

"It treated ordinary citizens discussing ordinary affairs as justifiable targets of surveillance."
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Stormtrooper

Fancy Bears leaks docs revealing Canadian sports figures' role in pressuring sports federations to toughen sanctions against Russia


RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:58 UTC
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© Matthew Stockman / Getty Images North America / AFP
Hacker Group Fancy Bears has leaked documents obtained from Canadian winter sports federations, revealing that North American officials are among the fiercest agitators against Russia.

In their latest leak, the hackers emphasized the fact that an independent investigation into alleged doping scheme in Russia was held by a Canadian lawyer, Richard McLaren, acting on behalf of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which is based in Montreal, Canada.

The notorious report published in 2016 resulted in numerous sanctions against Russia, with an Olympic ban from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games being among the most recent penalties.

The emails published on the hacker group's website show Canadian sports figures exerting pressure on the international sports federations in an attempt to toughen sanctions against Russia.
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