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US is holding Russia accountable for situation in E. Ghouta, ridicules humanitarian corridor


Sputnik
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 06:41 UTC
E. Ghouta
© Reuters/Bassam KhabiehEastern Ghouta
The United States is looking at different options to hold Russia accountable for supporting the Syrian government activities in Eastern Ghouta, US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said during a press briefing

When asked whether the United States is considering any sanctions against Russia for its support Damascus in Eastern Ghouta, Nauert said Thursday, "We never forecast sanctions. But I can tell you that there are a lot of options that there are now being considered," the spokesperson added.

Nauert also noted that the State Department is also engaged in other diplomatic efforts to apply pressure on the Syrian government.

"We are engaging in talks with the Russians in Geneva, the State Department is. We are investigating various mechanisms that would hold Russia and the Syrian regime accountable for using chemical weapons on its own people," she explained.

Comment: The US has become the master of deceit and deflection, turning the tables via lambasting accusations.

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Afghanistan: Man stoned to death for adultery by thriving ISIS cell


RT
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:38 UTC
hand rock
© Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
Brutal images emerged online showing a crowd stoning a man to death for alleged adultery in eastern Afghanistan. It comes as Islamic State appears to be reemerging, while the US and allies have shifted their focus to the Taliban.

The Khorasan Province faction of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Afghanistan reportedly released pictures of a public slaying that took place in Wazir Tangi in Nangarhar, according to the AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA).
The gruesome photographs show a crowd of men and boys in a semicircle under the IS flag, with stones ready in their hands and more lying by their feet. In front of them is a blindfolded man in a black robe on his knees with his hands tied behind his back. In the next photograph, the man is seen lying on the ground with massive stones scattered around him while the crowd continues to hurl rocks at him.
The victim had reportedly been sentenced by IS "officials" to be stoned to death for committing adultery, the ABNA reported, citing pro-IS social media accounts. What appears to be the man's body wrapped in a cloth is seen in another photo, captioned "It will be taken to a Muslims' cemetery."

The news comes as Russia and Pakistan have repeatedly raised alarms over "the strengthening of ISIS' position in the north and east of Afghanistan," which they say continues to increase.
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Snakes in Suits

Corrupt Texas Democratic senator refuses to resign despite fraud conviction, numerous other allegations

Adam Shaw
Fox News
Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00 UTC
Texas State Senator Carlos Uresti
Texas State Sen. Carlos Uresti is not stepping down from his office despite a fraud conviction.
A Democratic Texas state senator is refusing to resign despite a fraud conviction and a host of allegations against him ranging from bribery to fraud to sexual harassment.

Sen. Carlos Uresti was convicted Thursday on 11 federal counts of money laundering and wire and securities fraud. Prosecutors said he and a co-defendant lied to investors to make money for a fracking sand company that went bankrupt in 2015. He faces up to 20 years in prison, and is free as he awaits his June sentencing.

But that isn't the end of Uresti's woes, and the politician says he plans to appeal the conviction.

The Daily Beast reports that Uresti faces a separate bribery trial in May, and also is facing accusations of sexual harassment from several women. Those women include a reporter who claimed Uresti groped her and "put his tongue down my throat" and a data director at the state Democratic party who said he ogled her.
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Life Preserver

Russian MoD: 2 children escape jihadi gunfire in East Ghouta through humanitarian corridor


RT
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:09 UTC
East Ghouta
© Mikhail Alaeddin / Sputnik2 children flee E. Ghouta under militant fire via humanitarian corridor – Russian MoD
A humanitarian corridor between Damascus and East Ghouta near al-Wafideen refugee camp.
Two children managed to flee Syria's Eastern Ghouta overnight via a humanitarian corridor while being fired upon, the Russian military says. It added that terrorists keep shelling the corridors to prevent civilians from leaving.

"At night ... two children - a boy and a girl - managed to reach the humanitarian corridor. The Syrian military personnel who were on manning the checkpoint spotted their movement in advance, and were able to meet and cover them, as militants were firing at the children using small arms. Doctors and psychologists are now working with them," spokesman for the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation Maj. Gen. Vladimir Zolotukhin told reporters on Friday.

The militants continue to prevent civilians from fleeing besieged Eastern Ghouta and sabotage the humanitarian operation there, ignoring the calls of the Russian Reconciliation Center.
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Target

A half century of blaming White racism for Black America's problems

Thomas Lifson
American Thinker
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00 UTC
detroit riot
© FlickrDetroit Riot 1967
For half a century, the federal government has pursued a disastrous strategy in addressing the problems of black Americans. They were designated a victim class, and enormous sums of money were expended on incentives to perpetuate that status.
The welfare state has perpetuated multi-generational pathologies, while the encouragement of victimology and the blame placed on white racism have poisoned race relations instead of healing them.
It's fair to say the United States government began its long and catastrophic commitment to this approach fifty years ago today (or yesterday): February 29, 1968. On that day, the Kerner Commission (officially the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders) delivered its report (official summary; full 400-plus pages), and white racism was officially blamed for the problems of black America.
White racism is essentially responsible for the explosive mixture which has been accumulating in our cities since the end of World War II.

Comment: Enterprising Americans will create viable social institutions and lucrative business structures out of almost anything, including the 'racial inequality' issue--even more so if it can be legalized down to every detail. The often volatile dynamics of White guilt and Black victimhood...what's not to love about exploiting those possibilities? The longer guilt and victimhood are perpetuated, the more subconsciously entrenched the structure, the larger the reap of rewards.

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Footprints

Iraqi MPs demand government schedule foreign troop withdrawals


Sputnik
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:21 UTC
trucksoldierdust
© AP/Khalid Mohammed
The Iraqi parliament on Thursday demanded the government to develop a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, a source in the parliament told Sputnik.
"The Iraqi parliament expresses its gratitude to all countries which have supported Iraq in its fight against Daesh (banned in Russia) and calls for the government to draw up a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops," the speaker's office said.
On December 10, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi declared the defeat of the Daesh terrorist group after Iraqi troops restored complete control over the border with Syria. The US-led international coalition was providing military support to Iraq, with some US and Turkish troops still being present in the country.

On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister said that coalition force numbers were now "very limited" and emphasized it was "out of the question to give them a base on our territory. There is no base or airport controlled by foreign forces... No aircraft lands or takes off without our authorization," he told a news conference.

Comment: Iraq has learned a hard lesson...the US, not so much.

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Star of David

US senators warn Israel is sabre-rattling


Middle East Monitor
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:05 UTC
Lindsey Graham
© The HillSenator Lindsey Graham
The Israelis are beating the drums of war again, US Senator Lindsey Graham has warned. The Republican politician delivered this stark message following his recent visit to Israel.

Speaking to reporters, Graham spoke about the sabre-rattling of Israeli officials he met during his tour. "Any time you leave a meeting where the major request is 'ammunition, ammunition, ammunition,' that's probably not good," he said. "This was the most unnerving trip I've had in a while."

The South Carolina Senator suggested that a full scale war between Israel and the Iranian proxy Hezbollah in South Lebanon is in the cards. According to the Washington Examiner, Graham is "deeply concerned."

Senator Graham relayed Israel's assessment of the growing threat posed by Hezbollah. "They've told us in no uncertain terms that if this threat continues - they keep making rockets that can hit the airport and do a lot of damage to the state of Israel - they are going to have to go in."

Graham's Democrat counterpart, Senator Chris Coons, who accompanied him on the trip to Israel, discussed the regional dynamics during the press briefing. "The tempo, in terms of the potential for conflict in Syria, has gone up," he explained. Attempting to put Graham's warning into context, he pointed out that the regional dynamic has put pressure on Israel to act.

Both Senators went on to blame President Donald Trump and his European allies for taking their eyes off Hezbollah as they attempt to neutralise the threat posed by Daesh.

Comment: This is the message Israel hoped Graham and Coons would convey...including a free guilt trip for the President. What a setup!

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Pistol

Cops kill unarmed, mentally ill man execution style

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:31 UTC
police shooting
The family of a mentally ill man who was shot and killed by a Louisville police officer has filed a lawsuit after their father, who needed treatment, received a police bullet instead. The family will likely win this lawsuit as the disturbing execution was captured on the officer's body camera and shows the officer's senseless excessive force.

In January of 2017, the victim, Chris McClure was in the midst of a mental breakdown and was in a parking lot beating cars with a metal pole. According to attorneys for the family, McClure's mental health episode worsened after he was told he was too sick to be around his children.

On that fateful day, police were called to the parking lot to respond to McClure who had a lightweight aluminum pole with a knife taped to the end of it. McClure was swinging the pole when the first officer arrived and began to take out his frustrations on the Fulton police chief's SUV.

According to police, and the body cam footage, that's when Officer James "Buck" Buckingham showed up and seconds later fired two shots. While the first shot was questionable, the second one was fired after McClure had dropped the pole and was on his knees in between two officers. There was absolutely no need to fire it.
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Magnify

Russiagate as American historical amnesia or denialism

Stephen F. Cohen
The Nation
Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:53 UTC
cold war propaganda russia
© Republic Pictures
Many aspects of Russiagate are said to be unprecedented-which is very far from the truth.

Russians pride themselves on an awareness of "living history" -- memories of past events whose recurrence or consequences continue to influence current politics. The phenomenon known as "Russiagate" suggests that many Americans have less such awareness or memories, though this may be partly generational. Cohen, who is old enough to be emeritus (retired) at two universities, has vivid memories of past events and practices that are precedents ignored by today's promoters of Russiagate. He discusses the following examples:

§ A fundamental tenet of Russiagate is that the Kremlin sought, primarily through social media but not only, "to create or exacerbate divisions in American society and politics." Even if true, there is no evidence that this purported campaign had any meaningful impact on how Americans voted in the 2016 presidential elections. And even if true, the social and political "divisions" were hardly comparable to those experienced by Cohen and his generation of Americans, which included segregation and the black civil-rights struggle (Cohen grew up in the Jim Crow South); the social-political barricade in American life generated by the Vietnam War (Cohen was draft-age and a graduate student at Columbia during the 1968 events on that campus); or the religious-political division over abortion rights during several electoral cycles. And these "divisions" leave aside those associated with Watergate, which drove a president from office, and the actual impeachment of President Bill Clinton. To assert that the much lesser "divisions" in 2016 were any less American in origin or needed to be exacerbated by Russia is a kind of unwitting or willful amnesia. Certainly, such allegations are uninformed by history.
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Cardboard Box

California couple held on cruelty charges after children found living in plywood shack


CBS News - Los Angeles
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:01 UTC
Plywood shack
© Sheriff's Deputies Morongo Basin
A Joshua Tree couple is being held on child-cruelty charges after officials found three teens living in a plywood shack.

The property is in the 7000 block of Sun Fair Road.

The couple was identified as 51-year-old Mona Kirk and 73-year-old Daniel Panico.

The children were described as 14, 13 and 11 years of age.

Authorities went to the property just after 11 a.m. Thursday. Deputies found a travel trailer they believed was abandoned. Also on the property, they found a large rectangular box.

Officials said the property had no electricity or running water. The property, they reported, had mounds of trash and human feces strewn about.
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