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Global war with no oversight: US special forces deployed to 133 countries in first half of 2018


RT
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:28 UTC
US special forces soldier
© Shah Marai / ReutersAn American special forces soldier mans a tripod mounted sniper rifle on the roof of a vehicle in Afghanistan's Wardak province, 20 August 2003.
US special forces have already deployed to 133 nations in the first half of 2018, signaling a sharp increase in the Pentagon's shadowy operations when compared to previous years, according to a new report.
America's Special Operations forces (SOF) are stationed all around the world, where they participate in a wide range of missions, including special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, counterterrorism, hostage rescue, as well as training and advising foreign troops. But special forces soldiers are also regularly involved in shadowy combat operations that receive little to no oversight. Shrouded in secrecy, these global operations continue to grow in quantity, size and expense - despite the fact that even Congress is often left in the dark, veteran investigative journalist Nick Turse recently revealed.

Comment: Here are a few of the deployments that are known:

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Brain

Americans think the media and kids' behavior are more pressing than 'situation with Russia'


Sputnik
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:24 UTC
Toddler with a toy
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A Gallup survey that routinely checks the US pulse on what Americans find to be the most pressing problems impacting their lives and the country found that almost nobody thinks the so-called Russiagate narrative is among the top issues.

A June 2018 poll of the most important problems in America - as perceived by the Ken Bones and Joe the Plumbers of the world - found that the "situation with Russia" was the most important problem to so few Americans that pollsters couldn't represent it numerically.
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Oil Well

Iranian centrifuge plant goes fully operational amid Nuclear deal fallout


Sputnik
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:35 UTC
Iran nuclear plant
© AP Photo / Vahid Salemi
Tehran is bracing for the fallout of renewed US sanctions following President Trump's pullout from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and has threatened to relaunch its uranium enrichment program if the nuclear agreement breaks down.

Iranian Atomic Energy Organization head Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that the factory producing rotors for centrifuges has come online, and will assist with Tehran's plans to increase its uranium enrichment capacity to 190,000 SWUs.

Speaking to the Iranian TV channel IRIB on Wednesday, Salehi announced the completion of the rotor plant, which has the capacity to produce about 60 IR-6 centrifuge machines a day, and explained that the factory was built during nuclear talks with world powers, but never started up.
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Snakes in Suits

Tory MP given ministerial role by May despite allegations of 'inappropriate touching' has resigned


RT
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:20 UTC
Andrew Griffiths
© Chris McAndrew / UK Parliament
Disgraced Tory MP Andrew Griffiths was handed a position in Theresa May's government despite being investigated following allegations of "inappropriate touching" by a female Tory councillor, it has been reported.

Griffiths, who recently resigned from his government role as Small Business Minister after it was revealed he sent more than 2000 explicit messages to a barmaid in his constituency along with her female friend, was under investigation for inappropriate behaviour when May handed him a ministerial position, the Guardian reports.
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Family

British teens snubbing sex & alcohol for family time, new research reveals


RT
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:15 UTC
young woman with phone
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A new trend of youth snubbing sex and alcohol for quality time with family is in full flourish, a study reveals. The survey by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) found the majority of teens aged 16-18 never had sex.

According to a poll by the BPAS of 1,000 teens aged between 16 and 18, two-thirds responded that they never had sex. Spending time with family members, on the other hand, seems to be a "highlight" for many, as more (33 percent) would rather spend time with family members than friends (27 percent).

As young people seem to have realized that an early-age pregnancy may "thwart" their chances of "enjoying a good quality of life," the survey also found the majority of those who do have sex use condoms. The figures could explain the 50 percent drops in teen pregnancies since 2007.
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Eggs Fried

Brainwashing of US two party-system evidenced by neocons' and lefties' outrage over Trump-Putin summit

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:48 UTC
Trump Putin summit hysteria
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To the new left and the neocons, war is the only answer and if you attempt to prevent it through diplomacy, you are committing treason.

President Donald Trump has called for removing due process, arranged the largest weapons deal in history with the largest state sponsor of terror in the world, and has waged war in sovereign nations without the approval of Congress. These acts and many others highlight the sheer tyranny of the office of president and should be opposed by all. However, when it comes to these despotic moves, the left is actually in support of them. Only when Trump tries diplomacy - like he did in Helsinki this week - do the left and the neocons on the right come unhinged.

On Monday, Trump met with Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss multiple topics including the alleged 2016 election meddling. It was largely uneventful, but it was it was peaceful and ultimately helped to diffuse a growing tension between the US and Russia.

Diffusing tensions, however, was received by the left and the neocons as "treason." Immediately after the conference began, #TreasonSummit began trending on Twitter as neocons and liberals lashed out at Trump for daring to find a peaceful resolution to the potential of a nuclear holocaust.

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Cult

Three siblings gouge out mother's eyes & bathe in her blood to 'invoke devil'


RT
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:05 UTC
red eye Devil Satan
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Three siblings in Peru have admitted murdering their 75-year-old mother in a horrific, gruesome Satanic ritual that involved gouging her eyes out and removing her intestines.

Peruvian woman Teodora Quispe Ccayllahua, was brutally killed by her children, Aurelia Quispe, 38, Percy Quispe, 41 and Marcelina Suane, 46, after the "master of darkness" allegedly ordered them to bathe in her blood.

The victim's youngest child told police she was "chosen" to carry out the sacrificial killing and admitted to convincing her two siblings to murder their mother. Aurelia also told police she was instructed to bathe in her mother's blood, "invoking the devil."
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Propaganda

Identical letters appear in 21 newspapers across 12 states slamming Trump's Supreme Court pick, and they're all signed by different people

David Martosko
The Daily Mail
Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:37 UTC
Brett Kavanaugh
© Getty ImagesJudge Brett Kavanaugh is going into the Supreme Court confirmation process with a hail of rhetorical arrows zinging by him, including a phony letter-writing campaign aimed at unsuspecting newspaper editors
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is going into the Supreme Court confirmation process with a hail of rhetorical arrows zinging by him, including a phony letter-writing campaign aimed at unsuspecting American newspaper editors

At least 21 papers were duped last week, including big-market brands like the Dallas Morning News and The Washington Times. They ran identical letters over a four-day period, each signed by a different person.

The effort is an example of public-relations 'astroturfing,' a technique meant to simulate genuine grassroots support for an idea or cause.

The form letter is one small piece of the message minefield erupting around Kavanaugh as he prepares for a brutal confirmation process that will end with scant support from Democrats.

It begins by declaring that 'Brett Kavanaugh is the wrong choice to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. If he is confirmed to the Supreme Court, everything that we hold dear as a nation will be at stake.'
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Treasure Chest

Amazon's Bezos becomes richest man in modern history with net worth topping $150bn


RT
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:31 UTC
Jeff Bezos
© F.Boillot / Global Look PressAmazon employees protesting against the awarding of the Axel Springer Award to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos in Berlin
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now worth more than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Google co-founder Larry Page combined. His net worth hit $150 billion for the first time.

Shares of Amazon.com have risen for eight straight days and gained $9.46, or 0.5 percent, on Monday, when the online retailer kicked off its annual global shopping sales event, Amazon Prime Day. Company shares closed at a record $1,822.49 on Monday.
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Info

LGBT activists shame Scarlett Johansson into pulling out of trans role, now film will likely never get made

James Barrett
The Daily Wire
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:01 UTC
Scarlett Johansson
In a development that many predicted when she first announced that she was going to cave to the demands of activists and pull out of the film, the chances that audiences will ever see "Rub & Tug," a film featuring a transgender massage parlor owner formerly to be played by Scarlett Johansson, are not looking good.

"The future of 'Rub & Tug' is in limbo following Scarlett Johansson's exit from the project because of objections to her playing a trans man," The Wrap reports. "According to an individual with knowledge of the project, it is unclear if 'Rub & Tug' will actually go into production. The insider indicated it doesn't look good for the movie, which still has director Rupert Sanders attached."

Johansson's production company, These Pictures, was set to co-produce the film, but now that she's no longer starring in the project, "it's unclear" if the company will stay on, The Wrap reports. Also unclear is whether Joel Silver's production company Silver Pictures will move forward with the project if These Pictures pulls out.

Comment: It's not surprising Johansson bowed to the pressure. It's probably not worth it to take on a potentially career-ending position over something so ridiculous. Better to stick with the infinite number of Avengers sequels coming your way, Scarlett. Let the mob eat itself.

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