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Gaza border crossing set on fire as Palestinian protesters 'damage gas pipelines' - IDF

RT
Fri, 11 May 2018 22:37 UTC

Palestinian protesters have started fires on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza on Friday, damaging gas pipelines leading to the enclave, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said.

Dozens of people took part in the attack, the military said, adding that they believe it was designed to "sabotage humanitarian efforts that Israel & other countries carry out." The IDF reiterated on Twitter that it holds Palestinian radical group Hamas "responsible for everything that happens in Gaza."

Republic of Georgia imposes 25 smoking fines in one week

Thea Morrison
Georgia Today
Thu, 10 May 2018 19:52 UTC

12 individuals and 13 legal entities were fined in a week by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for violation of the new tobacco regulations which entered into force on May 1.

On May 5, two persons were arrested in a bar in Georgia's western town of Kutaisi for refusing to obey the law.

A total of 46 calls were made to the MIA regarding violations of the smoking ban from May 1 to May 8. Up to 2000 police officers have been assigned to monitor the execution of the law.

Smoking of tobacco, including electronic cigarettes and hookah, is prohibited in all enclosed areas, with the exception of houses, psychiatric clinics, penitentiary facilities and casinos.

Karl Marx: Sacrificing logic on the altar of his desire for revolution

Steve Keen
RT
Fri, 11 May 2018 20:46 UTC

Karl Marx, the committed revolutionary, once proved that the revolution need not happen. What did he do next?

Marx was a committed revolutionary, so much so that when reflecting on his life, he said that if he had it all to do over again, he would still be a revolutionary but would not marry, to save his wife from having to suffer the privations of life with him.

There were, of course, many committed revolutionaries in the 19th century. What set Marx apart from them all was that he had proven that revolution not only would happen, but had to happen. It was inevitable.

And then, one day, he proved, using a significant advance in his own economics, that revolution did not have to happen: that the inexorable force he had believed pushed in that direction was the outcome of a flaw in his own theory. When the flaw was corrected, the force was gone, and not only was revolution not inevitable, it might not even be necessary. How do you think he reacted?

He fudged, of course.

Britain's parliament and media prepare for the World Cup by scaring the hell out of fans

RT
Fri, 11 May 2018 14:52 UTC

© Tatyana Makeyeva / Reuters
People gather near giant letters of the logo of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Victory park in Volgograd, Russia May 9, 2018.

As the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia fast approaches, Britain's parliament and media, in their time-honored fashion, are attempting to scare the hell out of any fans who plan to attend the tournament.

At the more extreme end of the spectrum is the likes of Britain's Daily Star newspaper, which has run a story warning that "Videos posted on YouTube show gangs of [Russian] men, women and child hooligans taking part in organised fights to prepare for clashes with England supporters."

The tabloid appears to believe that a spot of light football violence is a family day out for most Russians. Of course no one takes the Daily Star seriously, but this kind of claim does feed into a general irrational fear of Russians.

For a while now, the British tabloid media has been scouring social media sites for videos of any kind of punch being thrown in Russia, so they can write a story about the hordes of hooligans waiting at baggage reclaim to launch waves of attacks on England fans.

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Russia rejects Hague court order to compensate Ukrainian companies for Crimea reunification losses

RT
Fri, 11 May 2018 09:37 UTC

Russia has rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration's order to compensate Ukrainian companies for losses, allegedly stemming from the 2014 Crimea reunification, saying that the issue was outside the jurisdiction of The Hague.

The Russian Justice Ministry made the statement after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in favor of 18 Ukrainian companies that sought compensation from the Russian government over damages allegedly inflicted as a result of the 2014 reunification of the Crimean Republic and the Russian Federation.

The court did not disclose other details of the lawsuit, but the Justice Ministry told Russian news agency RBC that the Ukrainian plaintiffs want about $140 million plus interest.

"The Russian Federation does not recognize the above mentioned decision because the court of arbitration is outside the jurisdiction allowing it to look into this case," reads the Justice Ministry's statement.

Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow did not consider itself a party in the process and therefore had no intention to comply with the ruling. "Russia was not represented in this court in any way, we have not sent our representative to this process and this is why we do not consider ourselves a party in this trial," he said.

FOX News exposé would have nailed Ben Rhodes in Obama unmasking scandal but 'never-Trump' FOX exec spiked the story

True Pundit
Thu, 10 May 2018 19:26 UTC

Former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes was part of the Obama-era Trump unmasking and spying scandal, according to a high-placed FOX News sources who said the network was planning to publish a definitive and detailed investigative exposé revealing Rhodes' role.

But the story was killed by a high level FOX News executive who dislikes President Trump.

It would have been a major national security exclusive for FOX but instead the story was intentionally buried, sources said.

Until now.

FOX News' Vice President of News & its D.C. bureau Managing Editor Bill Sammon is under investigation for killing stories detailing FBI corruption as well as national security exposés uncovering corruption during the Barack Obama administration, according to well-placed sources inside the network.

120 cases of forced marriage in UK in 2017

Westmonster
Thu, 10 May 2018 19:33 UTC

Nearly 1,200 forced marriage cases were flagged to the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) in 2017, according to newly released stats.

The report states that since 2012, the FMU has logged between 1,200 and 1,400 cases a year involving weddings across more than 90 countries.

439 marriages took place (or were due to take place) in Pakistan, followed by 129 in Bangladesh and 91 in Somalia.

CIA veteran McGovern tells RT details of his arrest after being dragged from Haspel hearing

RT
Fri, 11 May 2018 18:02 UTC

© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern is removed during acting CIA Director Gina Haspel's testimony at her Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2018.

Former CIA officer Ray McGovern has been released by a court after being dragged out of Gina Haspel's Senate confirmation hearing. He told RT the arrest caused him injury and that he had taken the hearing's chairman "at his word."

McGovern, a retired CIA analyst, walked free from a court in Washington DC, after being arrested by Capitol Police and charged with resisting detention and disrupting the Congress. Showing bruises on his hands which he said were inflicted during his arrest, he told RT: "I was shocked."

The 78-year-old said that the violent actions of the police were even more surprising for him as he was promised an opportunity to speak out at the Hasped hearing. "This may be hard to believe, but I took the chairman [presumably referring to Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr] at his word. He said: 'If you have something to say... well, say it briefly and then leave.' Well, I had my comment prepared very briefly, I said it... but oh my God!"

Christians under continuous, violent attacks from Jewish groups in Jerusalem

Wife With A Purpose
Squawker
Wed, 09 May 2018 17:34 UTC

© CNS/Debbie Hill
A shattered statue of Mary and the Christ Child is pictured Sept. 26, 2017 inside St Stephen Church in the Beit Jamal Salesian monastery near Jerusalem

Desecration and vandalism are what Christians in Jerusalem are suffering at the hands of highly organized Jewish groups. An unprecedented number of churches as well as holy sites are reporting increased violence against priests and parishioners who are being assaulted and attacked.

The methods of attack vary from vandalism, verbal abuse, individual attacks and what's called "aggressive property acquisition." All committed by Jewish settlers.

Jerusalem has a long history, dating back at least to 4500 BCE. During that history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.

ICE arrests previously deported father at gunpoint in San Diego - refuse to show warrant

Kate Morrissey
Los Angeles Times
Wed, 09 May 2018 17:10 UTC

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

A father who had previously been removed from the U.S. was arrested Tuesday in his home after immigration officers pried open the back door with a crowbar and entered with guns drawn and carrying a riot shield.

Alberto Alonso Hernandez, 31, was targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of his immigration and criminal history, according to Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for the agency.

"ICE records reveal he was convicted for battery of a spouse in 2007, and has illegally re-entered the United States 16 times since 2003," Mack said.

Alonso's wife Brianna, who is a U.S. citizen, disputed the agency's claims about her husband's past. She remembered Alonso being deported twice, not 16 times. A statement from ICE requesting a warrant for Alonso cited two removals, one in 2008 and one in 2015.

Brianna Alonso, 32, also did not think her husband was convicted of any domestic violence charges. The San Diego Union-Tribune searched several databases and could not locate court records for the reported 2007 conviction. ICE confirmed that the conviction happened in San Diego but had not responded to a request for more details in time for publication.

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Society's Child

Gaza border crossing set on fire as Palestinian protesters 'damage gas pipelines' - IDF

Republic of Georgia imposes 25 smoking fines in one week

Karl Marx: Sacrificing logic on the altar of his desire for revolution

Britain's parliament and media prepare for the World Cup by scaring the hell out of fans

Russia rejects Hague court order to compensate Ukrainian companies for Crimea reunification losses

FOX News exposé would have nailed Ben Rhodes in Obama unmasking scandal but 'never-Trump' FOX exec spiked the story

120 cases of forced marriage in UK in 2017

CIA veteran McGovern tells RT details of his arrest after being dragged from Haspel hearing

Christians under continuous, violent attacks from Jewish groups in Jerusalem

ICE arrests previously deported father at gunpoint in San Diego - refuse to show warrant

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