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Frmr Iranian President Ahmadinejad backing NFL outcast Colin Kaepernick


RT
Tue, 04 Sep 2018 10:35 UTC
Ahmadinejad backs Colin Kaepernick
© Morteza Nikoubazl / Keith Birmingham / Global Look PressWith the new NFL season approaching, Ahmadinejad tweeted his disappointment that “one of the best quarterbacks in the league” would not be part of the action.
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears to be making a habit of backing US sports stars caught up in controversy. After his support for Serena Williams last week, he's now praised NFL outcast Colin Kaepernick.

The former Iranian leader made headlines last week when he questioned why bosses at the French Open were "disrespecting" US tennis star Serena Williams by banning the 'catsuit' outfit that she wore at this year's tournament.

Ahmadinejad has added to that foray into sporting controversy by speaking out on a case involving another US figure - that of ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Kaepernick began the 'take a knee' protests against social injustice in the US that have swept the NFL, and has found himself without a club since opting out of his contract with the 49ers in March of last year.
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100 passengers reportedly sickened on Dubai to New York flight


RT
Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:31 UTC
plane window
© Larry Coben/ @LarryCoben/ Twitter
An Emirates plane with around 500 passengers has landed at JFK Airport reportedly with 100 sick.

Footage shows ambulances and other emergency services surrounding the plane while NYPD counter-terrorism said it was "monitoring" the quarantine. Emirates Flight 203, an Airbus A380, landed in the New York airport after declaring a medical emergency on Wednesday.

Comment: There's video showing the confusion inside the plane:



Also today passengers on a flight to France were held on board after a child displayed signs of cholera. Something strange is going on in airplanes today.

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Israeli soldiers shoot & injure Palestinian minister during peaceful anti-occupation protest


The Palestine Chronicle
Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:00 UTC
Palestinian Minister Walid Assaf
© TwitterPalestinian Minister Walid Assaf was shot by Israeli forces during a peaceful protest.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured Palestinian Minister for the Walls and Settlements, in a village near the occupied city of Ramallah whilst taking part in an anti-occupation protest on Thursday.

The Israeli soldiers shot Walid Assaf on Thursday with rubber-coated bullets in the village of Das Karkar in the occupied West Bank.


Comment: Israel feels free to continue its land grab and displacement of native Palestinians knowing no one in the international community will attempt to stop them.

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Colombian President Duque: Recognition of Palestinian statehood protected by constitution and therefore irreversible


teleSUR
Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC
Comibian President Ivan Duque on Palestine
© EFEPresident Ivan Duque said he has "always believed" a separation of the Palestinian state the "ideal solution for the Middle East."
President Ivan Duque said his predecessor's decision to recognize Palestine's statehood is protected by the constitution and cannot be changed.

Colombia's stance on Palestine is "irreversible," newly elected President Ivan Duque said, reaffirming his support for the state during an interview with Caracol Radio Monday.

Duque said that though Colombia would have benefited from an institutional discussion with the Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee, he plans to stand by the decision made by his predecessor and outgoing president, Juan Manuel Santos.

"That decision is irreversible, first of all, because the president of the republic is the person designated by the constitution to manage foreign relations," Duque said, "and can not be altered after the fact."

Last week, the Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki confirmed he received an official letter of recognition from the former head of state just one day before his departure from office. Malki also attended Duque's inauguration last month at which he met with officials from the new government and pushed for maintaining positive relations between Colombia and Palestine.

Comment: Previously: Colombia recognizes Palestinian state, New government vows to review the move amid Israeli outrage

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Jordan Peterson and Living with My Disability

Henry George
Merion West
Sun, 02 Sep 2018 14:13 UTC
cat peeks around corner
© Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
Jordan Peterson is a "controversial figure," which means that he says things some in the commentary class disagree with. His audience of supporters and haters is as polarized as our politics; his haters see no redeeming arguments or positions, while his most vehement supporters see no fault. Meanwhile, those like me who are supportive in some areas and critical in others feel slightly stuck. None of this is helped by the media. I can count on the fingers of one hand how many pieces out of mainstream outlets that actually wrote about or covered Peterson and his work in good faith. While most reviews and discussions of 12 Rules for Life have tended to be more general, this article is more personal. I have some experience with Peterson's description of suffering, and I believe that what he says is right.

Putting aside the surface-level political controversies and the fabricated media storms, Jordan Peterson is arguably controversial because his core message is totally at odds with the "you're okay as you are" self-esteem narrative. According to him, you're not okay as you are, far from it; but you could be better, much better. The other thing is he speaks the truth about the fundamental reality of life: Suffering is inherent to life itself, and it can drag you down into resentment if you let it. Sometimes, suffering comes along and hammers you with no provocation, while in other cases you were the cause through your own arrogance or stupidity. Sometimes, you can conspire with the pain to make it all worse, and the worst part is that there's a small piece of you that rejoices in the degeneration.
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Pirates

Coming soon to a museum near you? American and French troops reportedly plundering Syria's precious artifacts


Fars News
Tue, 04 Sep 2018 04:53 UTC
historical site Raqqa, looting Syria artifacts
The Arabic-language website of RT quoted media activists in Raqqa province as reporting that the American and French forces are carrying out excavation operations in historical hills in al-Mansoureh region in Western Raqqa.
The American and French military troops are conducting excavation operations in historical sites in Raqqa province to plunder the region's valuable artifacts, a Russian media outlet reported on Tuesday.

The Arabic-language website of RT quoted media activists in Raqqa province as reporting that the American and French forces are carrying out excavation operations in historical hills in al-Mansoureh region in Western Raqqa.

It further said that similar excavation operations have been conducted Northwest of the town of Tabaqa near Ja'abar citadel and in the town of al-Jarniyeh in al-Karin region.

Northeastern and Eastern Syria are home to a precious collection of historical artifacts where ISIL had been looting its monuments and selling them to foreign countries.
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Arrow Up

Sweden's anti-immigration party anticipates 'record' wins in upcoming election

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:25 UTC
Sweden Democrats Jimmie Åkesson
Jimmie Åkesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats
A surge in populism has sent Sweden's far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) Party surging in the polls leading up to the country's September 9 election - placing them neck and neck with the Moderate party. The current ruling party, the Swedish Social Democrats (S), however, remain strongly in the lead.

Perhaps dozens of cars torched by "misguided youths", rapes, swiming pool sex assaults, news crew attacks, grenade attacks and government funded sex courses to teach migrants that 14 is just too young, aren't sitting well with Swedes who may regret following their "feminist" government in welcoming over 400,000 people from countries and cultures not exactly known for their embrace of feminism.

Comment: Right on cue Swedish officials are blaming their declining popularity on Russian hacking:
With only nine days left before Swedes hit the polls on September 9, officials are concerned the election is being hacked. [...]

In an interview with Swedish broadcaster SVT, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said: "It has become increasingly obvious that foreign powers are trying to influence an election and its outcome."

He added, "obviously Russia was active in the US elections" and "we cannot assume that we are immune."

This comes after the recent polls have seen a rise in eurosceptic party Sweden Democrats as left-wing leaders are heading for their worst election result in history.

Swedes will cast their votes on September 9, 2018 in one of the most complicated Swedish elections ever, with the Sweden Democrats gaining ground with their anti-immigration policies.
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Theft of $40,000 worth of insects and lizards was an inside job, say police

Sandra E. Garcia
New York Times
Thu, 30 Aug 2018 00:01 UTC
Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion
© Brianna Spause/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Associated PressThe Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion last year. Three current or former employees are suspected of stealing thousands of insects and lizards, the police said.
The desert hairy scorpions and domino cockroaches had vanished. The shelves at the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion were empty, and there was little movement in the glass cases. Electric-blue staff uniforms hung from knives that had been stabbed into a wall.

Thieves had stolen more than $40,000 worth of insects and lizards, and the police suspected an inside job.

Security cameras around the pavilion recorded several people creeping out of the museum last week with plastic containers holding giant African mantises, bumblebee millipedes, warty glowspot roaches, tarantulas, dwarf and tiger hissers, and leopard geckos.
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Paul Joseph Watson: Paris is a Sh*thole (VIDEO)

Paul Joseph Watson
Sott.net
Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC
Paris no longer Paris
There is no better way to determine if a government's policies, politics and social mores are working constructively than to witness its society's behavior - and the so-called facts on the ground. This is exactly what Watson successfully does in his new video - where he comes to the sad conclusion that Paris is no longer Paris and has, indeed, become something of a sh*thole.

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Founder of Mujahideen terrorist network in Afghanistan dead


Sputnik
Tue, 04 Sep 2018 23:33 UTC
Mujahideen
© Reuters / Stringer/files
Mujahideen commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of the most prominent terrorist leaders during the 1980s died on Tuesday.

According to AFP, the Afgan Taliban announced that Haqqani died after a long illness. Haqqani was one of the war leaders fought against the Soviet Union in the 1980s with the help of the US and Pakistan.

At that time he gained the attention of the CIA and even was reportedly visited by the US congressman Charlie Wilson personally. After the Afghanistan War Haqqani created and ruled a military network after his name, which had close ties with jihadists and even was associated with Osama Bin Laden who was present in the region during the war.

Comment: Perhaps NBC, CNN and MSNBC can run broadcasts for days on end declaring what a grand war hero Haqqani was. Obama can give the eulogy.

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