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Protesting drone warfare: The moral corrosion of remote killing

Ray McGovern
Consortium News
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 15:02 UTC
drone pilots

Drone pilots at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
The U.S. government uses drones to eliminate risk to its soldiers and thus domestic opposition to war, but that heightens the moral imperative to challenge the remote-controlled killings.

Required by court order to appear before a judge in Syracuse, New York, on July 12, some out-of-towners had already arrived there when the court granted the prosecution's last-minute request for more time to prepare its case against us, the Jerry Berrigan Brigade, for our nonviolent witness against drone warfare on Jan. 28, 2016. A trial date is likely to be set in a month or two, or perhaps three (so much for our Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial).

Back in January 2016, we stood behind 30 larger-than-life-sized wooden silhouettes of Syracuse peacemaker Jerry Berrigan, who died at age 95 on July 26, 2015.

A widely loved and respected educator, Jerry - like his brothers Dan and Phil - was himself larger than life. Even in his early 90s, Jerry could be seen braving the elements, witnessing against the extrajudicial killings enabled by Hancock drone base in Syracuse.
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North Korea fuel prices surge 50% after China cuts oil supplies


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:56 UTC
Taxis are driven on an almost empty avenue in central Pyongyang, North Korea
© Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Taxis are driven on an almost empty avenue in central Pyongyang, North Korea.
Gasoline and diesel prices have reportedly jumped in North Korea, after its largest crude supplier China halted fuel sales. The move came as part of the international pressure on Pyongyang to curb its nuclear and missile programs.

According to Reuters, Chinese state-owned oil major CNPC has suspended diesel and gasoline sales to North Korea during the last month or two.

Reuters analyzed data at the North Korean defector website Daily NK and found the price of gasoline sold by private dealers in Pyongyang and the northern border cities of Sinuiju and Hyesan jumped to $2.18 per kg ($2.92 per liter) as of July 5, up 50 percent from $1.46 per kg on June 21.

Daily NK is run by North Korean defectors who collect prices via phone calls with fuel traders.
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SUV tears through roof of house after bizarre crash (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:26 UTC
SUV on roof
© St. Louis Fire Dept‏ / Twitter
A Missouri resident's gym schedule may have helped him to dodge death, after an SUV tore through the roof of his house while he was attending a workout session.

The incident happened in Walnut Park West, St Louis, when a vehicle hit an embankment in a residential area and was launched onto the roof of a nearby dwelling, reported the St Louis Post Dispatch.

According to the St Louis Fire Department, the sole occupant of the vehicle is recovering in hospital, where their condition is described as "critical."
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Porn sites will be blocked if they don't verify users are over 18


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:26 UTC
porn
© Jochen Tack / Global Look Press
Pornographic content could soon be hidden behind age-verification checks as the government takes its first concrete step towards cracking down on online adult content.

Under an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill (DEB), porn sites will be required to introduce age checks or risk being blocked by internet social providers (IPS) if they fail to comply.

The restrictions come as part of a government effort to protect children from exposure to pornographic material amid claims it may be damaging to their development.

Media watchdog Ofcom has proposed measures such as requesting credit card details, which are only issued to over 18s, as well as checking user details against the electoral register.

The government aims to force all porn sites to have age-verification checks by April 2018, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
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Syrian 'opposition' feels 'betrayed' after US signs de-escalation agreement with Russia

Breakingnews.sy - translated by Samer Hussein
Fort Russ News
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:21 UTC
Syrian 'moderate' rebel
Sources claim that the so-called "armed Syrian opposition" is a bit worried about the US and its involvement in setting up the new de-escalation zone agreement, which came into effect last Sunday and according to which, large parts of southwestern Syria are now within a demilitarized zone, in addition to a ceasefire-monitoring body being set up in the state of Oman and which is used to communicate with both, the government and the "opposition."

According to the Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad, the "opposition" is worried that this is an attempt to divide Syria, while in turn, the US officials are trying to convince the "opposition" that this not a step towards dividing Syria, but rather an attempt to save lives and create more positive political atmosphere for a dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations.

Leaders of the opposition factions, operating in the south of Syria, will reportedly hold a meeting with the United States Special Envoy for Syria, Michael Ratney, in the Jordanian capital city of Amman.
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Red Flag

Warsaw: Thousands protest new judicial reforms


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:17 UTC
warsaw protest
Thousands of people flocked to the Polish Parliament building Sunday to voice opposition to the overhaul of the judiciary citing concerns that the new measures erodes judicial independence and encroaches on the rule of law.

Activists brandished EU and Polish national flags chanting "shame, shame" and "in defense of the courts" as they descended onto the streets of central Warsaw to rally against the draft bill.

The new measures, spearheaded by the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), will empower Parliament and the justice minister to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. The proposed legislation also envisions that the serving Supreme Court judges would be forced to retire once the new legislation comes into effect.
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Aussie woman killed by police in Minneapolis after dialing 911 to report disturbance


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:35 UTC
Police crime scene tape
© Mohamed Al-Sayaghi / Reuters
Police officer in South Minneapolis, Minnesota, shot dead a 40-year-old woman from Sydney shortly after she dialed 911 to alert of a possible alley assault. The woman's family now demands answers for what they say was unprovoked violence.

In the wake of the shooting, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued a statement confirming that two officers were responding to a 911 call implying that an assault could have been taking place in in the alley off West 51st Street, between Washburn and Xerxes Avenues, around midnight on Saturday.

"At one point one officer fired their weapon, fatally striking a woman," it said in a statement, without revealing any further details on what provoked the police to use a deadly force against the woman.

The officers were wearing bodycams at the time the altercation unfolded, but they were not turned on, according to the statement.

Comment: In the US, it is becoming more dangerous to call the police for help. This is a terrible state of affairs for US communities.

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Chart Pie

Poll: Melania Trump is a more popular first lady than Hillary Clinton was

Pardes Seleh
Independent Journal Review
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC
Melania and Clinton
President Trump may not be the most popular president Gallup has ever seen, but his wife is rocking it.

According to a recent Fox News poll, Melania Trump's approval ratings have increased by 14 points since the last poll was taken in December and by 16 points since the first poll was taken in August. While Melania's 51 percent approval rating does not measure up to former First Lady Michelle Obama's (73 percent), she is doing dramatically better than her husband in the polls and is even more popular than former First Lady Hillary Clinton.
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TV

The real meaning behind Kadyrov's HBO diplomacy

Eduard Popov - translated by J. Arnoldski
Fort Russ
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:25 UTC
Ramzan Kadyrov
On July 15th, Russian media published excerpts from the American TV channel HBO's interview with the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. The full version of HBO Real Sports' program on Chechnya is set to be released on July 18th. In this interview, Kadyrov voiced his understanding of US-Russia relations with his characteristic directness and typical disregard for diplomatic niceties.

In Kadyrov's words, the US is pursuing an anti-Russian policy but, the leader of Chechnya emphasized, the United States is "not strong enough for Russia to consider it an enemy." Kadyrov added: "Even if our state is completely destroyed, our missiles will automatically fly there."
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US dual national sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying in Iran


RT
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 19:00 UTC
American jailed
© Global Look Press
Iran has sentenced a US dual national to 10 years in prison for "gathering information" while being "directly guided by America," Iran's Judiciary spokesman said.

"This person, who was gathering information and was directly guided by America, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but the sentence can be appealed," spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on state TV on Sunday, as cited by Reuters.

It was verified and determined that he was gathering (information) and was involved in infiltration," Ejei said according to AP.

The spokesman revealed neither the name, nor occupation of the suspect. Apart from US citizenship, the person has citizenship of another nation, but not Iran. He also did not elaborate on the specific charges that led to the conviction.
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