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'Amazing photos': Lockheed Martin receives gruesome images instead of cool weapons photos in failed Twitter campaign


RT
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:25 UTC
Children's backpacks at the site of an airstrike in Saada
© Kareem al-Mrrany / APChildren's backpacks at the site of an airstrike in Saada, Yemen
Lockheed Martin's social media appeal to send them the best photos of its products went horribly awry, as unimpressed Twitterati responded with gruesome images of the horrors of war.

The world's largest defense contractor and one of the top defense manufacturers posted a tweet last week, asking Twitter users to send them an "amazing photo" of a Lockheed Martin item. It is unclear what the company expected to receive, given that it produces deadly weapons of war, but the campaign backfired spectacularly.

The "amazing photos" Lockheed received show what appear to be parts of their own missile that struck a Yemeni school bus, killing dozens, as well as children's school backpacks covered with blood. The initial tweet was deleted, but screenshots taken by vigilant users are circulating on social media.
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Wisconsin tech firm injecting its RFID microchips into hands of employees

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Sun, 19 Aug 2018 21:22 UTC
microchips Three Square Market
What is little advertised is the fact that anyone with an RFID reader can cozy up to a chipped individual and ping their implant to glean personal information.
Wisconsin technology firm Three Square Market has injected 80 employees with their own brand of RFID microchips over the last year, and according to MIT Technology Review, "they love it."

The implant, which is about the size of a grain of rice, utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, also found in credit cards, debit cards, key fobs, and smartphones. This technology is considered "passive," meaning the microchip stores data that can be read by other devices but cannot read data themselves.

Comment: The Mark of the Beast: Scientist claims human microchip implants will become "not optional"

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Another car ramming: Three injured in Zaragoza, Spain, as driver hits pedestrians, flees scene


Sputnik
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:26 UTC
zaragoza spain police car
© REUTERS / Stringer
A car has hit people close to a pedestrian crossing near Bar Avenida in Spain's northern city of Zaragoza, a Civil Guard police spokesman said.

Three people have been injured, while the driver has fled the scene, the spokesman added.

The injured included a 45-year-old man who was taken to a hospital. No information of the victims' medical conditions have been provided yet.

According to the local unit of COPE radio station, two people in the car were detained shortly after the incident.

The incident occurred just hours after Spanish police shot dead an Algerian man, who attempted to attack them with a knife at a police station.


Comment: What's up with this recent string of car-rammings?

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Westminister car-rammer charged with attempted murder


The Guardian
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:56 UTC
Salih Khater
© APAn undated image of Salih Khater taken from his Facebook page
Salih Khater, 29, from Birmingham, has been charged with the attempted murder of members of the public and police officers after allegedly driving a car through crowds outside the Houses of Parliament, Scotland Yard has said.

Khater of Highgate Street, Birmingham, a Sudan-born UK national, will appear in custody at Westminster magistrates court on Monday 20 August, charged with the attempted murder of members of the public and the attempted murder of police officers.

He allegedly drove his vehicle into pedestrians before deliberately swerving towards police officers, before crashing into barriers outside the Palace of Westminster.

Prosecutors will be treating his case as terrorism, the Metropolitan police said after charging him on Saturday.

Comment: At this point, it's not entirely clear that Khater deliberately swerved, or simply lost control of his vehicle. See the following on-site report by Graham Phillips:

As Phillips points out, regardless of the truth of the matter, police have a vested interest in pushing the terrorism angle, lest they have their incompetence exposed.

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Symbolic? Ukrainian BUK anti-aircraft system crashes into building in Kiev after rehearsal for military parade


Sputnik
Sun, 19 Aug 2018 14:44 UTC
buk anti-aircraft
© mil.gov.ua
In footage shot by an eyewitnesses, a column of military vehicles can be seen turning on one of the streets of the city. However, at some point, the anti-aircraft unit leaves the route and crashes into the office building. Amazingly, the vehicle did not hurt any of the onlookers.

It is not yet known what caused the incident.

The incident occurred after a military parade rehearsal in Kiev; it will be held on Ukraine's Independence Day. As part of this event, military equipment drove along the central street of the Ukrainian capital.


Comment: This small event captures a whole lot about Ukrainian society. Troop morale is abysmal, and has been for years. Soldiers are poorly trained, get drunk on duty, and have the habit of defecting. It's no wonder Donetsk and Lugansk have been so successful in repelling Kiev's terrorist attacks on the republics. And they there's the fact that this was a BUK system, the same system the Western world alleges Russia used to down MH-17... It's only a matter of time before that lie crashes and self-destructs.



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You could soon spend 10 years in Australian jail if you don't hand over your phone passcode to authorities


RT
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:38 UTC
Phone
New Australian bill introduces some of the toughest legislation anywhere in the world for refusing to hand over personal data, while other Western countries are scrambling for their own solutions.

Existing legislation already allows for imprisonment for up to two years for failing to give investigators access when serious crime is involved, but the new Assistance and Access bill, which has gone out for public consultation, before being voted on later on this year, raises the punishment to 10 years.

The Department of Home Affairs says the document is seeking a "reasonable and proportionate response" to such violations.
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'Lucky to be alive': Woman survived 10hrs in sea after falling from cruise ship


RT
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:05 UTC
Ship
© Getty ImagesThe deck of a cruise ship.
A British holidaymaker who fell off the back of a cruise ship into the Adriatic Sea said she's lucky to be alive after she managed to survive 10 hours in open water.

The woman was rescued on Sunday morning by a coast guard team hours after she went missing from the Norwegian Star cruise ship in waters between Italy and Croatia. The woman, who has now been identified as 47-year-old British citizen Kay Longstaff, reportedly fell into the sea from the 294 meter (964ft) vessel at around midnight on Saturday.

After a rescue operation was put in place, the woman was eventually observed by the Croatian coast guard patrol vessel Cavtat and pulled from the sea at approximately 9.45am local time, reported Croatia's HRT News.

Speaking to local media, Longstaff thanked rescuers for finding her against the odds.
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Best of the Web: Hello, and welcome to the real Iran!

Andre Vltchek
countercurrents.org
Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:24 UTC
Iran
© Andre VltchekYoung filmmakers working on the streets of Tehran
Have you ever considered the possibility that almost everything that you have been told about the world by the Western mass media is a lie and fabrication?

I am sure you have, at least lately, when the insanity of Western propaganda is becoming very clear and obvious. But what about the extent of indoctrination you were subjected to?

If you live in Europe or North America, how poisoned are you by the lies about Cuba and Venezuela, Russia and China, North Korea and yes - about Iran? Are you beyond recovery? If you see the truth, if you were confronted by reality, would you still be able to recognize it, or would you perceive it as propaganda and lies?

I have just left Tehran, a city with a tremendous history and culture, overflowing with museums, theatres, wonderfully kept parks dotted with modern art sculptures. It is a city with modern and fully subsidized public transportation, consisting of high-tech metro, ecological bus ways, as well as suburban trains. A city of tall trees, and quiet squares, of elegant cafes, and extremely educated and kind people.

Comment: A refreshing look at what daily life on the ground in Iran is like. While no country is 'perfect' without a doubt Iran is not the pariah that the West makes it out to be. The people of Iran are not interested in 'regime change'. In fact they are more interested in tackling unemployment than the regime. For that they have only to thank the US and endless sanctions designed specifically to hurt their economy. Despite that, the people of Iran are smart, strong and resilient as ever. See also:

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'Panicking' white farmers putting land up for sale in South Africa - no buyers


RT
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:41 UTC
For sale sign
© Education Images/UIG / Getty Images 817Land for sale in the Western cape area of South Africa.
South Africa's white farmers have been desperately trying to sell their lands at record pace ahead of planned government land seizures, according to a local farmer's union. However, there are no buyers.

Omri van Zyl, head of the Agri SA union, which represents mainly white farmers, said: "The mood among our members is very solemn. They are confused about the lack of any apparent strategy from the government and many are panicking. So many farms are up for sale, more than we've ever had, but no one is buying."

Investors in South Africa are worried that the economy would contract the way it did in Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe, who also seized land from whites. The country's economy hasn't recovered since then, with inflation reaching 89.7 sextillion percent during the peak of the crisis, according to some estimates.

Comment: See also: South African winemaker concerned land seizures could be 'disastrous' for industry & economy

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Former RT show host: 'We were astounded by the freedom'

Sam Delaney
The Guardian
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 12:27 UTC
Sam Delaney's News Thing Farage
© Sam Delaney's News Thing/RTFormer Ukip leader Nigel Farage is ‘knighted’ by a little girl dressed as the Queen.
Sam Delaney's News Thing was an anarchic fixture on RT for two years. Then the novichok poisonings changed the mood

A few months into making my show Sam Delaney's News Thing, which I hosted for two-and-a-half years on RT UK (the channel formerly known as Russia Today), we made a sketch called Diana in Heaven. It featured the writer and broadcaster Andy Dawson dressed in a blond wig and pearls, giving celebrity gossip reports from the afterlife. Dawson is a middle-aged, overweight man from Sunderland. He delivered his (awful) impression of Diana in front of a shabby celestial backdrop, while swigging from a can of lager. The production team and I thought it was hilarious, but when the channel boss saw it he was unimpressed. "You cannot broadcast this sketch!" he told us in his firm Russian accent. "There are some things the British public just won't accept."

So we removed it. I mean, we liked it, but not enough to make a stand and fall out with the channel. We were surprised they took the memory of the Princess of Wales so seriously. After all, it was the first - and almost the last - time RT had interfered in any of our output. But in many ways, the incident embodied our relationship: fun, yes, but also a bit stressful and confusing.
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