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UN advisor, founder of children's charity, arrested in Nepal for pedophilia

John Vibes
Free Thought Project
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
Peter John Dalglish
Last week, Peter John Dalglish, United Nations adviser and founder of the Street Kids International charity, was arrested on suspicion of pedophilia, at a home that he was staying at in Nepal. During the arrest, two young children, ages 12 and 14, were "rescued" from the home.

It is important to note that there have been conflicting reports about the children that he was found with, with some sources saying that two boys were found in his home, and other sources suggesting that it was two girls.

The most up-to-date information seems to be on the Wikipedia page for Dalglish, which suggests that there were two girls found in his home and that the allegations involving the two boys are part of a separate investigation. If this is the case, Dalglish will be facing additional charges.

Dalglish, 60, is a citizen of Canada who travels the world working with children. Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police (CIB) told Global News that Dalglish "is being investigated for child sexual exploitation abuse."
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Blackbox

SOTT Focus: Veteran British Journalist Visits Hospital That Treated "Patients of Syrian Chemical Weapon Attack"

Robert Fisk
The Independent
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 22:40 UTC
Robert fisk douma tunnels
© Yara IsmailIndependent Middle East Correspondent Robert Fisk in one of the miles of tunnels hacked beneath Douma by prisoners of Syrian rebels
Robert Fisk visits the Syria clinic at the centre of a global crisis

This is the story of a town called Douma, a ravaged, stinking place of smashed apartment blocks -- and of an underground clinic whose images of suffering allowed three of the Western world's most powerful nations to bomb Syria last week. There's even a friendly doctor in a green coat who, when I track him down in the very same clinic, cheerfully tells me that the 'gas' videotape which horrified the world - despite all the doubters - is perfectly genuine.

War stories, however, have a habit of growing darker. For the same 58-year-old senior Syrian doctor then adds something profoundly uncomfortable: the patients, he says, were overcome not by gas but by oxygen starvation in the rubbish-filled tunnels and basements in which they lived, on a night of wind and heavy shelling that stirred up a dust storm.

As Dr Assim Rahaibani announces this extraordinary conclusion, it is worth observing that he is by his own admission not an eye witness himself and, as he speaks good English, he refers twice to the jihadi gunmen of Jaish el-Islam [the Army of Islam] in Douma as "terrorists" - the regime's word for their enemies, and a term used by many people across Syria. Am I hearing this right? Which version of events are we to believe?
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Rocket

30 year-old Soviet defense tech bests Trump's 'nice, new, smart!' missile - 70% neutralized

Mark Boden
Russia Insider
Sat, 14 Apr 2018 21:00 UTC
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They're calling him 'Neocon Don'
Trump crowed on Twitter that the attack was "perfectly executed"

The controversial American/English/French coalitions missile strikes in Syria last night have resulted in minimal damage to the Syrian army, as ZeroHedge overviews.

According to Russian and Syrian media, Out of the 103 Tomahawk Missiles utilized by coalition forces against the Syrian army targets, 71 were successfully deflected by the Syrian army using outdated 30 year old Soviet era anti aircraft systems.

The state media reported that three Syrians were injured by the strikes, with no military personnel killed. The Dumeir military airfield, one of the coalition targets, emerged completely unharmed.
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Arrow Down

French take pole position behind US in latest military action as UK defence cuts leave it ill-equipped for illegal bombing of Syria


RT
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:46 UTC
Macron May Trump
© Reuters / Global Look PressEmmanuel Macron, Theresa May, Donald Trump
Britain was forced to take a backseat in this weekend's US-led military action in Syria as defense cuts left the country without a single warship and just a few dinosaur jets.

Once in lock-step, the UK has seemingly been leapfrogged by France as the US' 'special' friend, with the French providing significantly more military support than the British in Donald Trump's recent attack on Syria.

While Prime Minister Theresa May sought to highlight Britain's military might by declaring, following the attack, that she was confident the strikes had been a "success," little was said about the diminished role played by UK forces in the operation. Ongoing cuts to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) meant the UK's equipment was either too old or too weak to be involved.

Comment: What is the French angle here? Does Macron have visions of displacing Germany's Merkel as the 'leader of Europe'?

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Red Flag

Universities and companies infected by feminist ideologies are justifying discrimination through 'diversity' programs

Debra Soh
The Globe and Mail
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:39 UTC
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The concept of "diversity" has such a lovely ring to it, conjuring up romantic notions of being forward-thinking and living harmoniously in society. But what if diversity is being used as a way to justify discrimination?

On April 4, documents obtained by a group suing Harvard University demonstrated that the university's admissions process has been discriminating against Asian applicants for decades.

As discussed in a complaint filed by 64 Asian-American organizations in 2015, affirmative action requires the SAT scores of Asian applicants to be hundreds of points higher than applicants from other ethnic backgrounds. It has reached a point where mixed-raced Asian applicants will choose to hide their Asian heritage when they apply to Ivy League schools.

The case echoes discrimination documented by former YouTube recruiter, Arne Wilberg, in a recent lawsuit against its parent company, Google. In the suit, Mr. Wilberg alleges that Google implemented diversity quotas that favoured female, Hispanic or black applicants, and discriminated against white and Asian men. Mr. Wilberg contends he was fired for challenging these illegal practices.
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Biohazard

'No release of chemicals - best proof there were none'


RT
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 03:25 UTC
Gasmaskpropa
© Russia News Now/KJN
An engineer at the now-bombed-out research facility north of Damascus, which the US claims was the heart of Syria's chemical weapons program, says the labs were making medicine and testing toys for safety.

RT Arabic correspondents have visited one of the main targets of the US-led missile attack on Syria, the Scientific Studies and Research Center in the Barzeh district in northern Damascus. The three-story building was pelted with 57 Tomahawk missiles launched from US warships and 19 air-to-surface missiles, the Pentagon said.

The massive bombardment left it lying in ruins, with its walls and roof almost completely collapsed and lab equipment scattered around.


Comment: There is no 'chem mystery' here. The West would rather bomb innocent facilities than read repetitious yearly reports by the OPCW inspectors and abide by their findings.

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Book

RNC launches 'Lyin' Comey' website

Pam Martens, Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
Comey
© AP"A Higher Loyalty"
The Republican National Committee (RNC), the organization that provides leadership and funding for the official Republican Party of the United States, has put its reputation on the line along with every Republican that's running for public office in November by setting up an official RNC website calling former FBI Director James Comey "Lyin' Comey."

It has been the longstanding position of President Donald Trump that Comey is a liar. Trump fired Comey in the midst of the FBI's investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election and has disparaged him ever since. Comey is highly respected by the rank and file of the FBI, the most esteemed law enforcement agency in the United States.

The RNC has apparently taken Trump's personal loyalty pledge - the one Comey says he refused to take when asked by the President. But there's no escape hatch for the rest of the Republican Party if Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe exposes the President as the serial liar, and potentially worse. (The Washington Post has already chronicled 2,001 lies the President told in his first year in office.)

"Bias alert" For the rest of this article, go here.

Comment: According to Media Bias/Fact Check:
The purpose of the site is to analyze news about former FBI director James Comey under four categories WHAT THEY SAID, WATCH ,CHECK TWITTER, and CHECK THE FACTS.

News of this website has led to other media outlets to report about it. According to the right biased Fox News: "The Republican National Committee launched an aggressive campaign to paint fired FBI Director James Comey as a liar, just days before the airing of his first interview since he was cut loose and shortly before the release next week of his tell-all memoir."

Left biased Vox had this to say: "It constitutes a fairly unprecedented high-profile presidential attack on a private citizen. It is also deeply rooted in multilayered bad faith."

In review, the Lyin' Comey websites' sole purpose is to produce propaganda that will discredit James Comey before and after the release of his new book entitled: A Higher Loyalty, which is said to be critical of President Trump. At this point the website is very new and has minimal content with most focusing on negative things Democrats said about Comey before he was fired by President Trump.

Lyin' Comey utilizes bold headlines such as "Wrongly Fired? James Comey is portrayed as an innocent victim fired by President Trump." However, when you scroll down you see quotes from Democrats who suggested Comey did not do a good job: Nancy Pelosi suggested shortly after the election that Comey was 'not in the right job'." The website then directs you to click for more facts and directs you to the factually mixed GOP.com. This website is new and more content will be added as they have promised to fact check and refute claims in Comey's new book. This source will require fact checking.

Overall, we rate LYIN' COMEY Right Biased and Mixed for factual reporting based on poor sources and publishing of quotes without full context. (M. Huitsing 4/12/2018)


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Book

Five key takeaways from Comey's interview prior to 'tell-all' book release


RT
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 06:07 UTC
Comey
© Jonathan Ernst/ReutersThe look of 'fortune' and 'revenge'.
Ahead of the release of his much-anticipated memoir, former FBI director James Comey has spoken to ABC about his views on Donald Trump, Trump's nemesis Hillary Clinton, as well as Russia. RT has picked 5 most interesting scoops.

Comey is the latest author set to make a fortune from a damning tell-all book about Trump. Titled A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, his book paints a predictably unflattering picture of Trump, who fired Comey in May 2017 over his handling of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private server for classified emails during her time as secretary of state. Ahead of the book's release, Comey sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos for an almost equally hyped-up mammoth interview. Here are some of the more interesting points.

Comey doesn't really know about Trump & Russia

Speculations about Trump's potential ties to the Kremlin keep swirling without producing much in the way of evidence. Among them are rumors that Moscow has some damaging materials on Trump that it can use as leverage against him. Outlined in the infamous Steele Dossier are some salacious details about Trump's stay in Moscow during a beauty pageant (keywords 'pee tape'). Asked if he believes Moscow could possibly be holding Trump on a tight leash, Comey essentially said that he has no clue.
"I think it's possible. I don't know. These are more words I never thought I'd utter about a president of the United States, but it's possible," he told ABC News' chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos, before adding that it "always struck and still strikes" him as "unlikely."
Most mainstream US media chose to latch onto the "it's possible" part, though.

Comment: See also these 'five takeaways':

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Family

No Jihad: French court orders baby boy's name be changed


RT
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:20 UTC
Father and son
© Global Look Press
A French court has ruled that the parents of a baby boy cannot name their baby 'Jihad,' as it would "not be in the interest of the child."

Various French media report that on Friday the court in Toulouse ordered the vowels in the baby's name be reversed to form the name 'Jahid,' as allowed by the French Civil Code.
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Bullseye

RT breaks down the inconvenient details of latest (illegal) Syria missile strike by US Empire


RT
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:14 UTC
b1 bomber
© Reuters
What happens when the UN is brushed aside, congressional approval is missing, and your closest allies try to stay away? A missile strike. RT takes a closer look at the (il)legality of Trump's bombing of Syria.

RT correspondent Igor Zhdanov scrutinized the inconvenient details surrounding the latest missile strike on Syria, which took place early on Saturday. His report will touch upon how the Trump administration used questionable "open sources" while preparing the air invasion, and why most of America's closest allies preferred to distance themselves from the military action while formally supporting it.

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