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Turkish-backed militants plunder ancient artifacts in Aleppo


FARS News Agency
Sun, 20 May 2018 15:17 UTC
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The Ankara-backed militants have plundered several old infrastructures of Afrin in Aleppo province as the Turkish army and its allies continue driving out civilians and looting their properties in the town, media sources said.

Media activists in Afrin reported on Sunday that the Ankara-backed militants in Afrin have detached and stole the old railway of Afrin which linked Qatmeh to Akbas square and was built in 1913.

Also, the Kurdish sources reported that the Olive Branch forces, affiliated to the Turkish army, have fully destroyed the tomb of Sheikh Zeid in al-Zeidiyeh district in Afrin and looted the ancient artifacts inside.

Meantime, some reports said that the Turkish government plans to annex Jandaris to the town of al-Reihaniyeh in Turkey by issuing new identity cards for the residents of Afrin, creating fear and panic among the residents of this region.
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German 'asylum fraud' scandal: 10 more migration offices under investigation


RT
Mon, 21 May 2018 15:08 UTC
migrants
© Ralph Orlowski
German migration authorities have widened their probe into asylum application fraud and are now investigating 10 additional field offices on suspicion of granting refugees permissions to stay in the country without proper grounds.

On Friday, the German Federal Office for Migration and Asylum (BAMF) announced that it would review some 18,000 refugee cases in the city of Bremen going back as far as 2000, after the regional office discovered the approval of up to 2,000 asylum stays between 2013 and 2016, which did not match the government's sanctuary criteria.

On Sunday, the scandal deepened with 10 more asylum decision offices added to the investigation list. BAMF announced that it will examine those branches where the average quotas of asylum applications accepted or rejected in comparison with other offices deviated by 10 percentage points or more, a spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of the Interior said, following a request from the DPA news agency. A total of an additional 8,500 cases from 2017 would be reviewed, she added.

In addition, BAMF will review a complaint from a Rhineland-Palatinate Bingenan office employee, who on February 6 asked the Nuremberg headquarters to evaluate "divergent assessments of asylum procedure" at the office.

Comment: No shocker here. Meanwhile:
A significant number of German residents, many of whom hold citizenship, have traveled to Syria and Iraq to support various terrorist organizations there over the last years, with many of them now returning. Politicians believe that they may pose a threat to German citizens.

The German media group Funke reported on May 20 that Berlin is aware of more than 1,000 German residents, who have left for Syria and Iraq, since the war broke out several years ago, in order to support various terrorist groups. More than half of them have German citizenship. 243 of them left Germany to support the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, considered a terrorist group in Germany) and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in in their battle against Daesh*. According to the media report, the government revealed the numbers while answering questions from parliamentary representatives of the Left Party.

The number of those who left Germany to fight with terrorist groups is still growing, but slower than 2-3 years ago, the German government said. Some of them are beginning to return to Germany.

The government also revealed that, in accordance with coalition agreements between the CDU/CSU and the SPD parties, a mechanism will be developed aimed at stripping those returning from Syria and Iraq of German citizenship, if evidence of ties with terrorists is found.


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Poll finds 82% of Germans believe US is an unreliable partner


RT
Tue, 22 May 2018 02:18 UTC
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump.
© Kevin Lamarque / ReutersGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump.
The vast majority of Germans believe the US is not a reliable partner for Berlin when it comes to political cooperation, according to a new poll. It comes after Chancellor Merkel said that Europe can no longer rely on Washington.

The survey, commissioned by public service TV provider ZDF, found that 82 percent of Germans believe the US is not a reliable partner, with only 14 percent believing it is. The remaining four percent were unsure.

It comes after German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated earlier this month that Europe "needs to take its fate into its own hands," noting that "it's no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us."

Comment: The tide is turning rather quickly against the establishment powers in the US: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Atlantic Trade War? How Trump Breaking Iran Deal Could Dismantle US Empire

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Police release dramatic footage of Trump hotel shootout


RT
Tue, 22 May 2018 15:08 UTC
Trump hotel shooting
© Miami-Dade Police Department / YouTube
Florida police have released dramatic bodycam footage of their gun battle with a suspect at the Trump National Doral Golf Club Friday.

Suspect Jonathan Oddi, 42, reportedly entered the lobby of the hotel and began shouting anti-Trump remarks before opening fire. Terrified patrons and employees of the hotel fled immediately.

Officers from the City of Doral and Miami-Dade Police Departments responded to multiple 911 calls of shots fired in the area. As footage from the scene shows, the officers entered the hotel and quickly engaged the suspect in a firefight.

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Texas lieutenant governor calls for 'hardening' of school buildings in wake of latest shooting


Times of India
Sun, 20 May 2018 17:02 UTC
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patricks
© BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesTexas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick speaks to the press on the grounds of Santa Fe High School on May, 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas.
Texas lieutenant governor Patrick called Sunday for a "hardening" of the nation's school buildings in the wake of the attack by a 17-year-old student who killed 10 people at a high school near Houston.

Patrick, a Republican, blamed a "culture of violence" and said more needs to be done to keep shooters away from students, such as restricting school entrances and arming teachers.

"When you're facing someone who's an active shooter, the best way to take that shooter down is with a gun. But even better than that is four to five guns to one," he told CNN's "State of the Union."

On ABC's "The Week", Patrick said he supports background checks for gun purchasers but stressed that "gun regulation starts at home."

Comment: While gun-free school zones don't provide any deterrence and the presence of guns might cause a novice shooter to think twice, they are unlikely to stop false flag events carried out by professionals. See also:

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Raqqa gas field back in operation after being liberated by Syrian govt

Zen Adra
Al Masdar News
Sat, 19 May 2018 12:51 UTC
raqqa gas field
A highly-productive gas field formerly held by the Islamic State in west countryside of Raqqa is now operational again following a reconstruction process by the Syrian government.

The 250,000 m3 -capacity Dabisan gas field - along others gas and oil fields in the area - was once under the control of ISIS before the terror group is driven out by a major offensive launched by the Syrian Army and allies.

The Syrian government is now seeking to rehabilitate the other 3 gas fields in the same area in order to boost its energy production that feeds the power plants countrywide.

ISIS has destroyed all the gas and oil fields before forced to retreat eastwards. Syria's oil wealth - mainly lies in the country's central and eastern areas - is now divided mainly between the Syrian government and Kurdish militia.

Comment: As Syria redevelops its infrastructure, it will be with no help from the nations that sought to destroy her, like the U.S. Thankfully, they have enough global friends and partners to do so without Trump.

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Muslim "sex mob" hoax leads to gruesome murder in Germany

Josephine Huetlin
Daily Beast
Sat, 19 May 2018 12:41 UTC
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The body of a mother in her late twenties was found in a park in Frankfurt earlier this month. Irina A. owned her own real estate company. Originally from Moldova, recent photographs show a pretty woman with swept-back bleached blond hair, a no-nonsense expression, and a bling Star of David pendant. One of the last pictures that she posted on her Instagram account carried the hashtag #theworldismine.

Her body had been dragged into the grass, and her face had been mutilated beyond recognition. There were "around 20 stab wounds," according to the state attorney's spokeswoman. Her purse was missing, and, according to a police report, so was her jewelry.

The man who was arrested two days later for Irina A.'s murder is a 50-year-old starsucker and financially flailing restaurateur named Jan Mai, who had persuaded her to invest in one of his clubs two years earlier.

The German public already knew his name, and hers, in a particular context.

Last year, in an attempt to get some free publicity, Mai had the idea to offer Germany's best-selling newspaper, Bild, a story about "50 Arab men" who stormed into his bar on New Year's Eve 2016, groped "the girls," and stole their jackets.

Comment: A real-world example of the personal chaos that results when you don't value truth. Lies don't just bring chaos to your mind, they bring chaos into the world. And there will never be shortage of people willing to capitalize on a big issue of the day just to earn a bit of money and publicity.

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"Grotesque inhumanity" in 'Great' Britain: Hundreds of homeless people fined and imprisoned

Patrick Greenfield and Sarah Marsh
Guardian
Sun, 20 May 2018 18:00 UTC
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© AlamyHomeless people are banned from town centres, routinely fined hundreds of pounds and jailed if caught repeatedly asking for money in some cases.
Growing numbers of vulnerable homeless people are being fined, given criminal convictions and even imprisoned for begging and rough sleeping, the Guardian can reveal.

Despite updated Home Office guidance at the start of the year, which instructs councils not to target people for being homeless and sleeping rough, the Guardian has found over 50 local authorities with public space protection orders (PSPOs) in place

Homeless people are banned from town centres, routinely fined hundreds of pounds and sent to prison if caught repeatedly asking for money in some cases. Local authorities in England and Wales have issued hundreds of fixed-penalty notices and pursued criminal convictions for "begging", "persistent and aggressive begging" and "loitering" since they were given strengthened powers to combat antisocial behaviour in 2014 by then home secretary, Theresa May.

Comment: The UK is in a downward spiral and it is reflected in how it treats its most vulnerable: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Perfidious Albion: If Russia is a Rogue State, What is the UK?

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Why is Frankie Boyle surprised that the BBC, propaganda arm of the UK government, censored his comments on "apartheid" Israel?

Omar Baggili
RT
Mon, 21 May 2018 14:18 UTC
Frankie Boyle
© Dave J Hogan / Getty ImagesFrankie Boyle
Controversial comedian Frankie Boyle has voiced his displeasure at the BBC allegedly editing out his monologue that included a claim that Israel is an 'apartheid' state on his 'New World Order' show. But should he be surprised?

He told his Twitter followers that the public service broadcaster had removed the section where he talked about "Israel being an Apartheid state. Edited out for reasons nobody has yet explained to me, despite assurances to the contrary."


Boyle was posting following a social media backlash against his segment on Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn and the apparent 'crisis' of anti-Semitism in left wing politics. Boyle alongside fellow comedian David Baddiel focused on pillorying Corbyn for his perceived lack of action on anti-Semitism that they say has enveloped the Labour party.


Comment: A baseless smear against Corbyn whipped up into a frenzy by the very same mainstream media outlets which censor the very real genocide Israel is committing against the Palestinians - one would think Boyle would have learnt from experience.


Comment: One can use the mainstream media for good or ill, simply by working with them doesn't denote support for them. After all, the BBC has a huge reach so there is always opportunity to get the information out to more people. That said, if, in the end, he is censored, then perhaps it is time that Boyle, who is already a well known comedian, refuses to work with them for the time being and uses his fame to promote those causes he claims to support.

On Israel's genocide in Palestine: On the disgraceful BBC:
And check out SOTT radio's:

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Being a foster child made me conservative

Robert Henderson
The New York Times
Tue, 22 May 2018 11:17 UTC
Mr. Henderson served in the Air Force before going to Yale, where he majored in psychology. He graduated on Monday.
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© Arad Golan Coll/Falmouth University
There aren't many conservative students at Yale: fewer than 12 percent, according to a survey by our student newspaper. There are fewer former foster children. I am one of the rare students on campus who can claim both identities.

My unusual upbringing has shaped my conservatism. My birth mother was addicted to drugs. As a young child, I spent five years in foster care. At age 7, I was adopted, but for a long time after that I was raised in broken homes.
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