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Over 1,000 police officers foil 'Islamist network' in massive anti-terror raid in central Germany

RT
Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:09 UTC

Some 1,100 German police officers conducted surprise raids on 54 flats, mosques, and industrial facilities in a large-scale operation that nabbed 16 terrorist suspects on Wednesday, including a recruiter and human trafficker linked to Islamic State.

Today's operation in the central German state of Hesse followed a separate night raid in Berlin on Tuesday that led to the detention of three suspects with alleged links to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), local media reports.

Sixteen suspects from 16 to 46 years old were detained in several cities, including Frankfurt, Offenbach, and Darmstadt. They are being investigation for having possible links to Islamic State, according to Bild. All of the suspects were part of a "widespread Salafist network" said to have been planning a terror attack, according to Hesse's interior minister, Peter Beuth.

A 36-year-old Tunisian citizen suspected of being the network's leader was also arrested. According to police authorities, the man has been under intense scrutiny since August of 2015, as he is suspected of being a recruiter and human trafficker for Islamic State.

The raids are meant to send "a clear message to the radical Islamists in Hesse... that we are keeping an eye on the [Islamist] scene," Beuth said.

Comment: And German citizens will continue to believe that the government will protect them from 'terror' when the opposite is true:

Washington school teacher berates 7th grader's "build a wall" t-shirt, compares to swastika

Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
Thu, 02 Feb 2017 09:30 UTC

© Michelle Fisher
Michelle Fischer, of Kennewick, said that her son Jack's teacher compared wearing this "Build the Wall" shirt to wearing a swastika.

A Kennewick middle school teacher landed in hot water when she pulled aside a student wearing a "Build the Wall" shirt. The language arts teacher at Chinook Middle School compared the shirt's message with wearing a swastika.

Now, the young teen's mother is hoping her son's experience shines a light on political bullying. "It does happen," said Michelle Fischer. "I think (politics) should be taught in our schools, but only in a two-sided positive way." Fischer posted her outrage over the teacher's handling of the issue on Facebook and the story went viral.

Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity shared her story to his 2.8 million followers, contributing to more than 100 comments on Fischer's original post.

Fischer said she hoped her seventh-grade son's experience makes it easier for other children to talk about feeling bullied for their political views.

Her son Jack told her that the teacher had appeared opposed to Donald Trump since the beginning of the school year, including the way she'd handled discussions of the presidential election and candidates in class.

Jack had worn other pro-Trump shirts to school but it wasn't until he wore the "Build the Wall" shirt on Inauguration Day that the teacher pulled him aside. "She asked, 'How would you feel if someone wore a T-shirt with a swastika on it?' " Fischer told the Tri-City Herald. "He said, 'You can't compare my shirt to wearing a swastika. They aren't the same thing.' "

Austria bans full-face veil in public places

Barney Henderson
The Telegraph
Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:08 UTC

Austria's governing coalition has agreed to ban full-face veils in courts, schools and other "public places" as part of a reform programme aimed at countering the rise of the far-Right in the country.

The agreement was made between the ruling coalition of Social Democrats and the centrist People's party as Chancellor Christian Kern attempts to regain the political initiative from the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) ahead of next year's parliamentary election.

"The full-face veil will be banned in public spaces," Mr Kern said after the week-long negotiations concluded, adding that the ban will be implemented over the next 18 months.

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Oh no! Pork producers report US bacon reserves at lowest in 50 years

Sputnik
Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00 UTC

Pork professionals are reporting that bacon reserves in the US are at their lowest point in 50 years. On Tuesday, Columbus-based nonprofit The Ohio Pork Council stated that supplies of the highly-processed frozen pork-belly products cannot keep up with the demand.

Council president Rich Deaton said, "Today's pig farmers are setting historic records by producing more pigs than ever...Yet our reserves are still depleting." According to the US Department of Agriculture, the country's pork belly inventory came to roughly 17.8 million pounds in December 2016, the lowest level since 1957.

This has caused an increase in prices, which have risen 20 percent since January, according to the council. The organization noted that hog farmers export about 26 percent of the meat they produce, and posited that foreign demand could be to blame for the deficit.

Pastor of Chicago megachurch says gang leaders want to work with Trump to reduce violent crime

CBS Chicago
Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:09 UTC

Pastor Darrell Scott

The founder and pastor of a megachurch in Ohio told President Donald Trump he has spoken to gang leaders in Chicago who want to work with the White House to reduce violent crime.

Dr. Darrell Scott, senior pastor of New Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was a guest of Trump's at an African-American History Month meeting at the White House. He said he is a "black Trump supporter," and claimed he was "contacted by some of the top gang thugs in Chicago for a sit-down."

Taking a swipe at former President Obama, who began his political career as a community organizer in Chicago, Scott said the gangs "want to work with the administration ... they believe in this administration; they didn't believe in the prior administration. They told me this outta their mouths."

"They reached out to me, because they're associating me with you. They respect you. They believe in what you're doing, and they want to have a sit-down about lowering that body count. So in a couple weeks, I'm going into Chicago," Scott said. "I said we've got to lower that body count. We don't want to talk about anything else; get that body count down, and they agreed that the principals that can do it - these are guys straight from the streets, no politicians, straight street guys - but they're going to commit that if they lower that body count, we'll come in and we'll do some social programs."

Bomb threats target Jewish community centers across US for third time

RT
Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:00 UTC

For the third time in a month, at least 17 Jewish community centers across the US were evacuated after receiving simultaneous bomb threats, according to reports.

At least 17 Jewish centers in California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, Utah and Wisconsin received bomb threats within hours of each other Tuesday morning, according to Paul Goldenberg, director of Secure Community Network which advises Jewish groups and institutions
"I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't more," Goldenberg said, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Police say a preschool and an early childhood education center in Boulder, Colorado, were vacated after a bomb threat was received from an automated robocall. Bomb-sniffing dogs extensively searched the area, but no explosive devices were found. Everyone was cleared from the premises, and no injuries were reported. "Threats like these, unfortunately, have been happening across the country so we were prepared," said Susan Rona, a spokeswoman for the Boulder Jewish Community Center.

Comment: Jewish Community Centers in cities across the U.S. receive bomb threats

Forgive us our sins: Catholic bishop punched in face during mass (VIDEO)

RT
Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:07 UTC

Footage has emerged of the astonishing moment a man in a red suit punched a Newark bishop right in the face during mass before being tackled to the floor.

Auxiliary Bishop of the Newark Archdiocese, Manuel A Cruz was attacked by a churchgoer on Saturday as he was absolving the congregation of sins.

Video of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart mass shows one attendee casually approach the altar before punching the man of God.

US fighter jets bomb their own spotters during training exercise; 1 dead

RT
Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:09 UTC

Two F-16 fighter jets were engaged in a training exercise on Tuesday night, when unspecified bombs they dropped at the range hit the ground party that was supposed to provide them with guidance, officials at the Holloman Air Force Base said.

Though based at Holloman, the aircraft involved belong to the 54th Fighter Group, part of the 56th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona.

New petition calls for the arrest of George Soros

Melissa Dykes
The Daily Sheeple
Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:19 UTC

Although it hasn't received very many signatures yet, someone decided to use Obama's "We the People" White House petition website to put up a request under President Trump for an international arrest warrant to be issued for George Soros.

Petitioner A.B. wrote:

George Soros is a menace to the free world and stands in the way of making America great again. He is guilty of the following crimes:

1) Financially supports open sedition in major American cities resulting in millions of dollars of property damage as well as loss of life.

2) Attempts to manipulate democratic elections by donating millions of dollars to his preferred candidates.

3) Seeks to curtail American sovereignty. In his own words: "The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States ... Changing [the] attitude and policies of the United States remains my top priority."

4) Is a currency manipulator. Soros initiated a British financial crisis by dumping 10 billion sterling, forcing the devaluation of the currency and gaining a billion-dollar profit.

Comment: See also:

Cartwheeling choir teacher arrested for indecent exposure in Oklahoma

News9
Wed, 01 Feb 2017 09:59 UTC

Police in northern Oklahoma say they've arrested a substitute teacher on an indecent exposure complaint after she reportedly did a cartwheel in front of students while wearing a skirt but no undergarments.

The Pawhuska Police Department says a student recorded the incident on a cellphone. Police Chief Scott Laird says the incident reportedly happened during a high school choir class in Pawhuska, about 100 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.

The substitute teacher, whose name has not been released, was arrested Tuesday afternoon. Pawhuska police say she remains jailed Wednesday morning.

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Society's Child

Over 1,000 police officers foil 'Islamist network' in massive anti-terror raid in central Germany

Washington school teacher berates 7th grader's "build a wall" t-shirt, compares to swastika

Austria bans full-face veil in public places

Oh no! Pork producers report US bacon reserves at lowest in 50 years

Pastor of Chicago megachurch says gang leaders want to work with Trump to reduce violent crime

Bomb threats target Jewish community centers across US for third time

Forgive us our sins: Catholic bishop punched in face during mass (VIDEO)

US fighter jets bomb their own spotters during training exercise; 1 dead

New petition calls for the arrest of George Soros

Cartwheeling choir teacher arrested for indecent exposure in Oklahoma

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