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37 killed in gunmen attack on Army HQ in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso


Sputnik
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:45 UTC
People watch as black smoke rises
© AFP 2018/ Ahmed OUOBAPeople watch as black smoke rises as the capital of Burkina Faso came under multiple attacks on March 2, targeting the French embassy, the French cultural centre and the country's military headquarters
A "terrorist attack" has hit Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, France's ambassador to West Africa's Sahel region said after an explosion rocked the army headquarters there and witnesses reported seeing masked gunmen attack the building.

Eight terrorists that attacked Ouagadougou have been eliminated, seven members of Burkina security forces and about 30 civilians have been killed in attacks, according to AFP, citing three security sources.

"France's embassy and cultural institute in the Burkina Faso capital are no longer in danger," an aide to Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said.

The Special Forces are continuing operations, according to the government statement. Souro Sanou, an official at the hospital in the capital, said that several people have been wounded.
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Gazprom finally fed up: Terminates gas supply contract with Ukraine's Naftogaz


RT
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:31 UTC
natural gas guage
© Gleb Garanich / Reuters
Russia's Gazprom announced on Friday it has been forced to immediately break its contract with Ukraine's Naftogaz for the supply and transit of natural gas.

The decision concludes a three-year dispute between the two companies. The announcement followed the verdict of the Stockholm Arbitration Court which heard the dispute. This week the court ordered Naftogaz to pay Gazprom $2 billion, while ordering the Russian company to compensate Naftogaz to the tune of $4,673 billion.

Head of Gazprom Alexei Miller as cited by RIA Novosti, said that the court "made an asymmetric decision," violating the balance of the parties' interests.

Comment: Russia has shown patience beyond reason with Ukraine's idiot government, out of compassion for its citizens. The blatantly political decision by the Stockholm court is the last straw. Will the EU countries be willing to make up the short-fall from the cancelled Russian deliveries?

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Psychiatric medication is probably linked to mass shootings


Alliance For Natural Health
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00 UTC
happy pills
Why isn't our government investigating the connection between mind-altering drugs and violent shootings?

Recently, famed constitutional attorney Jonathan Emord called on the Trump administration to investigate the possible links between psychiatric drugs and violent gun attacks in the United States. The FDA is aware that these drugs can cause violent behavior, yet continues to allow powerful, mind-altering drugs to be given to millions of Americans, including children.

We've written previously about this very topic. We researched dozens of high-profile cases of violent crime over the last few decades, and found that in at least half of the cases, we know that the perpetrator was taking, or had recently stopped taking, some form of antidepressant or antipsychotic medication. It could well be 100% if all the information is made publicly available.

The most recent examples support this thesis. In the Las Vegas shooting, where Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and wounded hundreds of others, the autopsy showed he was using an anti-anxiety drug. Adam Lanza, the killer involved in the 2013 Sandy Hook school shooting, was suspected to have been on, or recently stopped taking, antipsychotic drugs; but as Emord details, the coroner would not release the deceased Lanza's medical records. The killer in Parkland, Florida, Nikolas Cruz, is also suspected to have been on some kind of medication for "emotional difficulties," according to a family member, but the specific drug has not yet been specified.
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Irish shoppers panic buy in advance of Storm Emma


The Irish Times
Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:37 UTC
Tesco
© Nick Ansell/PA Wire
Major supermarket chains are increasing supplies of bread and other essential foodstuffs amid evidence of widespread panic-buying in advance of Storm Emma.

Shoppers across the country reported difficulties in buying food items due to a massive increase in demand sparked by the prospect of extreme weather later this week.

Tesco Ireland said its stores have been very busy as customers stock up on core grocery essentials in advance of the adverse weather due to hit Ireland in the coming days.

"We're working closely with suppliers to ensure we've extra stocks in stores tomorrow to cater for customers who may be doing their weekly shop early," a spokesman said.

Comment: Beast from the East meets Storm Emma, causing UK's worst weather in years

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Iranian women finally win right to attend sports events in stadiums


Sputnik
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 16:28 UTC
Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation
© Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation
In a historic breakthrough for the country, Iranian women have been allowed to attend a basketball match watching male players play the game. Sputnik Iran spoke to director of the Public Relations Department of the Iranian Basketball Federation, Zahra Sadat Hosseini, about this monumental event.

The National Basketball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran has permitted Iranian women to take to the stands and watch a game between the national teams of Iran and Iraq, which was held in the Azadi sports complex in the framework of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

For a long time, women in Iran were strictly forbidden to attend sporting events. They could attend exclusively women's sports games in basketball, football or volleyball. Also Iranian sports lovers could not watch the broadcast of international matches in theaters or cafes.
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Darwin Award: Man who sent white powder to Trump Jr. posted about his crime on Facebook

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:27 UTC
Daniel Frisiello
On February 12th, a letter addressed to Donald Trump Jr. with an unknown powdery substance was sent to a Manhattan apartment belonging to Donald Trump Jr.'s wife, Vanessa.

Vanessa Trump was taken to a Manhattan hospital as precaution.


Comment: Envelope with 'white powder' sent to Trump Jr's residence, wife hospitalized in NY


On Thursday, a Beverly, Massachusetts man named Daniel Frisiello was arrested for sending the letter with white powder to Don Jr.'s apartment.

Fox News reports:
A Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday morning after a letter with white powder was sent to Donald Trump Jr.'s New York City apartment earlier this month. Trump Jr.'s wife, Vanessa, was taken to the hospital in the incident.

Daniel Frisiello, of Beverly, was arrested and is expected to appear in federal court in Worcester later in the day.

Frisiello is accused of sending five letters filled with white powder to Trump Jr. and several other people, including the office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan.
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Illegal aliens demanding amnesty arrested after protest


The Goldwater
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:06 UTC
immigration protest
A group of federal criminal illegal aliens who were part of a far left "Resistance" group decided they would participate in a march today disrupting traffic and disturbing the peace as they protested in demand of a "Dream Act Amnesty" bill being passed by Congress, and as a result were arrested just outside of Washington, DC for their violation of local laws.

The illegals involved in the protest allegedly walked 250 miles from New York into Washington, DC as part of the "Cosecha Network," claiming that they somehow have a right to disturb the innocent American civilians who were traveling through city streets trying to get to and from work, for their demands of Amnesty.

The illegals would lay down on sidewalks, shutting down traffic through city streets, holding signs, and causing a public display of disobedience which forced taxpaying, hardworking Americans to suffer as a result of their criminal mischief.
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Muslim teacher planned to recruit 'army of children' for UK attacks


Sputnik
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:22 UTC
Elizabeth Tower
© Sputnik/The famous Elizabeth Tower in the UK Houses of Parliament, which contains the Great Bell, known as Big Ben
A "loyal follower" of Daesh, who was employed at a private Islamic school in east London, tried to recruit an "army of children" to carry out a string of terrorist attacks on landmarks in the British capital, including Big Ben.

Umar Haque, 25, was convicted on Friday, March 2, of preparing acts of terrorism between March 25 and May 18 last year, including attacks on various "iconic" London landmarks like Big Ben and the Queen's Household Guard.

Other targets included Shia Muslim communities, the Westfield shopping center, foreign embassies, media buildings and rallies of the English Defence League and Britain First.

Umar Haque
© PHOTO: METROPOLITAN POLICEUmar Haque was employed as an administrator but was given access to hundreds of impressionable children
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Another group of female models gets sacked: Tour de France ditches podium girls


RT
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:52 UTC
cheek kiss
© Robert Pratta / Reuters
Tour de France organizers are planning to ditch the podium girls that traditionally greet stage winners with awards and a kiss on the cheek. In doing so they will follow the example set in Formula 1 and Darts.

The longstanding custom is deemed outdated and sexist by critics and will not be used at this year's event, which begins on July 7. The announcement was welcomed by equality groups, while others believe the girls will be denied an opportunity to work.

Downhill mountain biker Amanda Batty wrote in her blog last month that scantily-clad models working at sporting events are seen as "sex objects," and that those who hire them are simply "promoting the idea that women exist solely for the pleasure of straight men."

The issue was highlighted in 2013, when Slovak racer Peter Sagan pinched the backside of a hostess on the podium, while she was kissing the winner Fabian Cancellara.

Comment: See also:

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Two killed at shooting at Central Michigan University; gunman still at large


RT
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:45 UTC
MSU shooting
© Grant Polmanteer / ReutersThe site of shooting at Central Michigan University is seen, in Mount Pleasant, U.S., March 2, 2018.
Two people have been killed at a Central Michigan University's residence hall in Mt. Pleasant. Police say the gunman remains at large.

There were no other injuries, the university says.

The suspect is a 19-year-old black male, approximately 5-foot-9-inches tall, wearing yellow jeans and a blue hoodie. He's considered armed and dangerous, according to the City of Mt. Pleasant Twitter account.
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