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Syria: Militant attack using poisonous gas sends 21 people to hospital


Sputnik
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:50 UTC
Syria
© AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin
Following shelling by militants in the Syrian province of Hama, 21 people have been delivered to the Al-Suqaylabiyah hospital with gas poisoning symptoms, Syrian TV reported.

A reported 21 people were delivered to the Al-Suqaylabiyah hospital in Hama, suffering from asphyxia, thought to be caused by the use of poisonous gas by militants who fired several shells at the city, the Ikhbariya broadcaster reported, citing a head of the local hospital.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with government forces fighting numerous opposition groups as well as militant and terrorist organizations.


Comment: Civil war? Comon', Sputnik. You can do better than that: Independent US peace delegation: Stop calling the Syrian conflict a 'civil war' - it is a state-sponsored war of aggression against a democratically elected gov't


Comment: Reality Check: No sarin gas used by Assad in Syria

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Mr. Potato

Russiagate skeptics rightly boast about being proven 100% correct

Caitlin Johnstone
caitlinjohnstone.com
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:01 UTC
Jimmy Dore
There is nothing more epic than a Youtube video by Jimmy Dore immediately after he has been proven right about something. It's thunderous. It's unequivocal. And it happens a lot.

"Now, I've gotten Russiagate right here," Dore said in a new video following revelations about the finalized Mueller report that there will be no further indictments, leaving the grand total of Americans charged with Russian conspiracy at exactly zero.

"I did that in my garage," Dore added. "Those other stations didn't do that. Not because they don't have the resources I have. They did that 'cause they didn't want to. They did that 'cause they weren't interested in the truth. They did that because what they wanted to do was fuckin' get Donald Trump so bad they were willing to turn off their critical thinking skills and just listen to their lizard brains. And they wrecked America in the process. And we stood up against it, and we got smeared for standing up against it, and we still get smeared."

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Five years on and Crimeans still strongly prefer Russia over Ukraine - poll

Eric Zuesse
The Saker
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:14 UTC
crimea five year celebration join russia
© Sergei Malgavko/TASS
Whereas the U.S. regime and its allies demand that Crimea be returned to being ruled by the Ukrainian Government, as it had been during 1954-2014 (but Russian at all other times), all polls, ever since at least 2013 (when the U.S. Government started polling this) have shown that approximately 90% of Crimeans want to be ruled instead by Russia's Government, and the latest of these polls was issued on March 14th.

Here is the opening of the Tass report on this poll:
Overwhelming majority of Crimeans would again vote to reunite with Russia, says poll

According to the poll, Crimea's confidence in President Vladimir Putin's is higher than in the rest of Russia, viewed positively by 90% of the respondents

SIMFEROPOL, Th. 14 March 2019 /TASS/. Crimea remains positive about the peninsula's reunification with Russia and if the referendum was held today, 89% of Crimeans would support joining Russia, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center announced in Simferopol the results of a poll on Thursday.

"The attitude towards Crimea's reunification with Russia remains decisively positive. Eighty-nine percent would cast their votes to reunite with Russia if a referendum were held next Sunday, and 93% view the reunification in a positive light. The level of negative attitudes and support for an Autonomous Republic of Crimea as part of Ukraine are minimal (3% each), the data says. The survey also noted that across Russia, 85% of respondents support the reunification. ...
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Rabbi claims 'Purim supermoon' heralds messiah's coming, world's end


Sputnik
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:08 UTC
supermoon
© AP Photo / Emrah Gure
Moon over the Acropolis, Athens
The rabbi pointed out that his "end of days" prediction depends on whether Jews keep "repenting" and "keeping everything which God wants them to keep".

An astral phenomenon known as a supermoon which occurred earlier this week and coincided with the Jewish holiday of Purim may be a sign of the coming end of days, according to Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson, whose claims were recently published by the Daily Star.

According to the newspaper, the rabbi pointed at the significance of the supermoon as being mentioned in Torah, having "deciphered codes" within the Book of Genesis and discovering worlds "huge moon", "Purim", "repentance", "Israel", "warning" and "Messiah", which suggest a link between Purim and this lunar event.

Comment: Evidently some in Israel would agree with the Rabbi, although rather than waiting for the end times to come, it seems they're trying to get them started: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Yoda

Jordan Peterson warns against liberalism's 'totalitarian tilt': 'The left has gone too far'


RT
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:29 UTC
Jordan Peterson
© RT
Professor Jordan Peterson RT



Comment: Watch Peterson respond, head-on, with specifics and sincerity to some challenging questions; a great reminder of why this intellectual and humanitarian powerhouse poses a threat to those who would rather you don't think too much on the policies being peddled by the left in today's Western society.


Controversial academic Jordan Peterson told RT's Afshin Rattansi that the left's obsession with equality of outcome is doomed to failure, advocating instead for individuals to assume greater personal responsibility.

"It seems to be very difficult for people on the left to draw a line between what's acceptable and what's unacceptable," Peterson told the host of RT's Going Underground when asked to comment on the rise in popularity of socialism-friendly politicians such as Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.

While acknowledging that the moderate left has ushered in labor laws and other reforms which have benefited society, the Canadian professor argued that the emphasis on "diversity, inclusivity and equity is a sign that the left has gone far too far."

Comment: The interviewer clearly showed some bias towards the radical left. Also he insisted on broaching subjects that are neither Dr. Peterson's interest nor expertise. A disappointing effort, given Going Underground's usual high journalistic standards. It is to Dr. Peterson's credit that he still managed to make his points.

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US border crisis is real, complicated, and getting worse: Claims of illegal immigration 'historic lows' are highly misleading

John Daniel Davidson
The Federalist
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00 UTC
Migrants US border El Paso

Federal officials say they have released more than 107,000 migrant families and children into the United States since December 21, and claim that arrests of people illegally present in the country are falling as resources are diverted to the border.
At the end of last year, mainstream media were rife with stories about how President Trump was wrong about the border because, actually, statistics show that illegal immigration levels are at "historic lows." A headline from a Politico article in November is representative of the genre: "Immigration crisis? The stats tell a different story."

The story the media thinks the stats tell is that there is no border crisis because the total number of apprehensions along the border peaked in 2000 at about 1.6 million and current illegal immigration levels are about what they were in the 1970s.

But this convoluted talking point is deeply misleading. Border apprehensions are in fact on the rise, on pace to reach their highest levels since 2008. What's more, the "historic lows" line doesn't account for the different types of illegal immigration or the very different policies in place to deal with distinctive categories of migrants. Given the reality of what's happening on the border today, the "historic lows" talking point is almost meaningless.

For example, of those 1.6 million illegal immigrants arrested in 2000, the vast majority were Mexican adults traveling alone, and were quickly deported in accordance with federal law. Historically, most of the illegal immigration along the southern border has consisted of Mexican adults. As recently as 2012, 90 percent of apprehensions along the southern border were single adults. Today, that's changed. Family units and unaccompanied minors now make up 60 percent of all apprehensions along the southern border.

The change is important because we don't treat single adults the same way we treat families and minors traveling alone. Instead of detaining or deporting them-as we do with adults-federal immigration officials are releasing families and children into the United States with orders to appear before an immigration judge, a process that can take years.

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NPC

Liberal news outlets ignore Trump's executive order promoting free speech on college campuses

Brian Flood
Fox News
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00 UTC
Trump College free speech executive order

President Trump signs Executive Order protecting free speech on college campuses.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to promote free speech on college campuses by threatening colleges with the loss of federal research funding if they do not protect those rights, but the big three network evening newscasts did not find the action newsworthy enough to include in their lineups.

"It wasn't something that enthused the liberal broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and, NBC) so they omitted it from their evening broadcasts," conservative watchdog group Media Research Center analyst Nicholas Fondacaro wrote.

"NBC Nightly News" found time for segments on anticipation for the Mueller report, Boeing, a feature on the opioid epidemic, CVS's decision to sell CBD products, a decades-old cold case, drama surrounding allegations that a figure skater deliberately injured an opponent, a "Game of Thrones" star's health scare and former FBI director James Comey's thoughts on the Mueller report.

Comment: MSM presstitutes taking a cue from the 'reality creators' they service to make 'unpleasant' events disappear?

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Vader

On the death of peace

William Astore
Tom Dispatch
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:00 UTC
peace symbol military power

This is supposed to be a funny and “wise” symbol, but only if you’re talking about the “peace” of the grave. We must put an end to these forever wars.
How appropriate, don't you think? America's longest war, the Afghan one, now heading into its 18th year, may set another kind of record -- for the longest withdrawal ever. The Pentagon recently revealed news of its daring "plan" to end that war. It will take up to five years to get 14,000 U.S. troops (and unknown numbers of private contractors), military equipment, and the like out of that country successfully, ensuring a war of perhaps 23 years (without, of course, a victory in sight). To add to the cheery news, just about everyone's on board with the plan, except perhaps for one recalcitrant individual. As the New York Times recently reported:
"So far, the plan has been met with broad acceptance in Washington and NATO headquarters in Brussels. But American officials warned that Mr. Trump could upend the new plan at any time."
In other words, when it comes to setting records in Afghanistan (USA! USA!), the news couldn't be more upbeat if the president doesn't interfere (and his administration's peace talks with the Taliban don't somehow get in the way). In fact, there might be even better news lurking just offstage. The Pentagon's "plan," after all, looks strangely like an effort to simply outlast the Trump era in hopes that a future president might be far more intent on record-setting than the present one. General Joseph Votel, who heads U.S. Central Command, which oversees Washington's never-ending wars across the Greater Middle East, may be typical of top U.S. commanders when it comes to such matters. He's not just against the president's urge to withdraw American troops from Syria but envisions a permanent war with ISIS into the distant future -- and he imagines something similar in Afghanistan. As he told the House Armed Services Committee early this month, speaking of a possible U.S. withdrawal from that country, "The political conditions, where we are in the reconciliation right now, don't merit that."
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Israel: East Jerusalem event in French culture center shut down over alleged ties to PA


The Times of Israel
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 05:19 UTC
French Institute E Jerusalem
© Facebook
The French Institute in East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities entered a French culture center in Jerusalem on Thursday to cancel an event, alleging it was to involve an association supported by the Palestinian Authority, a diplomatic source said.

In a rare move, police entered the center in East Jerusalem, the source with the French consulate said. An order posted on the door of the building said that the center, which is connected to the French foreign ministry, intended to host an event organized with a women's association "sponsored or financed by the Palestinian Authority" and "without authorization."

The center remained open after the police operation.

Israel banned the Palestinian Authority from carrying out official business in East Jerusalem in 2001, in accordance with the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip that prohibits the PA from operating in Israeli territory.

The consulate could not confirm if the association was indeed financed by the PA, but Palestinians who were to participate in the event said the allegation was false.

Comment: Follow-up from RT:
The French Foreign Ministry has summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires in Paris to account for the "intrusion" of Israeli security forces on the French Institute in Jerusalem on Thursday.

In comments to the press on Friday, the ministry said: "Such acts represent a serious and unacceptable attack on the functioning of our cultural network in Jerusalem. France intends to maintain and develop its dense and long-standing relations with Palestinian civil society."



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5 people facing federal terrorism-related charges following their arrests last summer in a New Mexico compound raid

Mary Hudetz
AP News
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:01 UTC
Muslims
© Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File
This Aug. 13, 2018 pool file photo shows defendants, from left, Jany Leveille, Lucas Morton, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Subbannah Wahhaj entering district court in Taos, N.M., for a detention hearing. Five former residents of a New Mexico compound where authorities found 11 hungry children and a dead 3-year-old boy are due in federal court on terrorism-related charges. The two men and three women living at the compound raided in August are being arraigned Thursday, March 21, 2019, on new charges of supporting plans for violent attacks.
Attorneys for five people facing federal terrorism-related charges following their arrests last summer in a New Mexico compound raid said Thursday their clients are being prosecuted because they are Muslims.

"This case is about freedom of religion, freedom of association and the right to bear arms," said Billy Blackburn, an attorney for Subhanah Wahhaj, one of those charged. He and other defense attorneys said their clients are innocent of the charges.

The five pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to new charges that include conspiring to support planned attacks on U.S. law enforcement officers, military members and government employees.

They have been in federal custody since August on firearms charges, which accuse them of conspiring to provide weapons and ammunition to Jany Leveille, one of the five and a leader of the group who is from Haiti and had been living in the country illegally.

Comment: New Mexico Terrorist Camp Superseding Indictment - FINALLY


Muslims
Most will recall the horrific terrorist training camp discovered last year in New Mexico where a group resided in a filthy situation, filled with firearms and ammunition, and a deceased child. They were originally indicted on September 11, 2018, and two judges dismissed charges against three of the defendants because the office of District Attorney Donald Gallegos failed to schedule a court hearing to prove they had probable cause for their arrest, within 10 days. Everyone could see with their own eyes that this was a terrorist training camp, and feared the worst.

On Wednesday, A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, New Mexico returned a superseding indictmenton March 13 charging Jany Leveille, 36, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 38, Subhanah Wahhaj, 36, and Lucas Morton, 41, with federal offenses related to terrorism, kidnapping and firearms violations.

The Department of Justice press release states, in part:

As alleged in the superseding indictment, these defendants conspired to provide material support in preparation for violent attacks against officers and employees of the United States. According to the superseding indictment, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Hujrah Wahhaj gathered firearms and ammunition, and all of the defendants transported people, firearms, and ammunition across state lines and constructed a training compound where they stored firearms and ammunition. The superseding indictment further alleges that Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Morton constructed and maintained a firing range at the compound where they engaged in firearms and tactical training for other compound occupants, and that Leveille and Morton attempted to recruit others to their cause.

The superseding indictment also charges Leveille, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, and Morton with conspiring to attack and kill officers and employees of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1117. It was a part and an object of the conspiracy that the defendants would kill officers and employees of the United States, specifically, Federal Bureau of Investigation employees, government officials, and military personnel.

The superseding indictment also charges Leveille, Hujrah Wahhaj, Subhanah Wahhaj, and Morton with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. According to the superseding indictment, they kidnapped a child under the age of eighteen in Georgia and transported the child to New Mexico, where they concealed and held the child, resulting in the child's death.

The superseding indictment also includes the charges from the original indictment. All of the defendants are currently in custody awaiting trial.

Perhaps this will set precedent in investigating the 22 Islamic compounds operating throughout the U.S., that FBI documents confirm.

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