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Militants and White Helmets move unknown toxic substances across Idlib

Sputnik
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:46 UTC

Militants and the White Helmets group have transported poisonous materials from the city of Jisr al-Shughur to the settlement of Khirbat al Amud, both located in the rebel-held province of Idlib, media reported on Thursday.

According to Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen television, it is unclear what kind of poisonous substance had been relocated.

In late September, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that militants as well as White Helmets continued their preparations for plotting chemical attacks to discredit the Syrian government's troops. Both Damascus and Moscow blamed militants and White Helmets for staging several provocations involving chemical weapons to influence public opinion and justify foreign intervention in Syria.

The Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation reported earlier that Daesh terrorists had attacked Nusra Front militants in the Syrian settlement of Ltamenah, killing two White Helmets operatives and seizing two canisters with chlorine.

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Tommy Robinson invited to address US Congress, multiple convictions complicate visa decision

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:36 UTC

American authorities are reportedly considering Tommy Robinson's visa after the far-right activist was invited to speak at the US Congress by Republican lawmakers and a conservative think-thank that funds his legal battles.

The English Defence League-founder, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was previously refused entry to the US due to his plethora of criminal convictions. As well as drug possession, violence and public order offences, Robinson was jailed in 2012 for using a friend's passport to travel to New York.

MSNBC host Chuck Todd: Suspicious packages could be 'Russian operation'

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 22:46 UTC

It took less than 48 hours for the US mainstream media to go from blaming President Donald Trump for a series of suspicious packages sent to leading Democrats and CNN to blaming - who else? - Russia.

US authorities are still hunting for the person or persons responsible for ten or so packages containing what appeared to be pipe bombs - none of which have actually exploded - that were sent to CNN and prominent Democrats over the past two days.

For much of Thursday night's Meet the Press Daily show on MSNBC, host Chuck Todd and his guests followed the narrative adopted by most media outlets, blaming what they described as Trump's incendiary rhetoric against the press. Then Todd went there.

"I have this fear that it could be some Russian operation," Todd told his guests, explaining his reasoning as, "It is dividing us."

Comment: It was bound to happen...the lie that keeps the Democrats on life support.
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FBI detains mail bomb suspect in Florida, seizes white van with pro-Trump posters

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:01 UTC

Federal agents have arrested and detained a suspect in connection with a string of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democratic and left-wing figures over the last week.

"We can confirm one person is in custody," a Justice Department Spokeswoman tweeted on Friday. A law enforcement official told Reuters that other potential suspects are also being looked at.

The packages contained crude, homemade pipe bombs, and were sent to an array of Democratic figures, including former president Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, former attorney general Eric Holder, and CNN's New York studios.

Two law enforcement sources have named the man as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc. Sayoc was arrested in Plantation, Florida, and according to CNN, has a criminal history.

Greek foreign ministry evacuates after suspicious package is delivered by mail

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:34 UTC

Greek police have ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to evacuate its offices in Athens after a suspicious parcel, which arrived by mail, was discovered in the building, Reuters reported, citing police officials.

Police officials said that the package was "considered suspect" and that a bomb disposal team was on its way to the area.

The ministry is located in the heart of Athens, in a building complex opposite the iconic Old Royal Palace, which houses the Greek parliament. Dozens of ministry employees were seen waiting outside the building for the all clear, local media reported.

The scare comes on the heels of a string of thwarted pipe bomb attacks in the US, with the allegedly-explosive devices being mailed to numerous top Democrats - and even CNN's New York offices. As of Friday, twelve suspicious packages have been discovered across the country.

Comment: As the US has a suspect in custody and the bomb deliveries were more or less cookie cutter in nature, delivery, recipient and content, the Greek threat is most likely unrelated except for timing.

Israel invokes 'fight for survival' response as it descends into racist state

Miko Peled
MintPress News
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC

Israel's former Chief Justice Aharon Barak stated in a recent lecture that "what happened in Germany [the rise of the Nazis] can happen here [in Israel]." He went on to say that a regime that does not respect the separation of powers or human rights cannot be called democratic. This statement brought about a swift, furious response via Twitter from Education Minister Naftali Bennet, claiming that what the Judge said was a "total lie" and that it is wrong to compare what he calls "Israel's fight for survival in its own land" with the Nazi persecution of Jews.

Gaza

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has confirmed that over 100 Palestinians were killed in a single day during the 30th March of Return held October 19, and yet the Israeli government is being criticized from within for not being tough enough. Hard as it may be to believe - even though Israel's ongoing response to the Gaza Return March protests can only be described as extremely heavy-handed, injuring thousands and killing hundreds - there are calls from within the Israeli cabinet and the Knesset, as well as the press, demanding Netanyahu and his defense minister Lieberman adopt a more "heavy-handed" response.

Comment: People define their plans and soon the plans begin to define the people. In Israel's case, the strategy is long term and intentional - a delusion not only personified, it is reinforced to new levels.

19 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition strike on Yemeni market

RT
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:50 UTC

At least 19 people were killed when the latest Saudi-led coalition airstrike on civilians destroyed a fruit and vegetable market near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida, local officials told AP.

The rise in casualties follows initial reports that Wednesday's airstrike had killed five people and injured a further six, when the raid struck the town of Bayt el-Faqih, just south of Hodeida. The hospital's director confirmed that all the casualties were civilians, according to Associated Press.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, Yemeni security officials confirmed the strike had occurred, however, they were unable to identify the intended target.

Backed by a Saudi-led coalition of mainly Gulf states, the ousted Yemeni government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi has been battling to regain control of the country from the Houthi rebels since 2015.

Support from Riyadh and its allies has mainly come in the form of devastating airstrikes on Houthi-controlled territory, with weapons, munitions, and support coming from allies in the US, UK, and other Western powers.

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Threatening religious peace: Austrian lecture slamming Prophet Mohammed for marrying 6yo is hate speech - EU court

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:29 UTC

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that an Austrian lecturer is guilty of disparaging Islam, after the woman likened the Prophet Mohammed to a pedophile for marrying a six-year-old girl.

The lecturer known only as Mrs E.S. had already been convicted by an Austrian judge and fined €480 ($548) for her lecture. And now the ECtHR has upheld the ruling. The Strasbourg-based seven-judge panel stated on Thursday that her comparing Prophet Mohammed to a pedophile goes "beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate," and that the Austrian court was right in "classifying them as an abusive attack which could stir up prejudice and threaten religious peace."

The woman had unsuccessfully appealed the decision to the Austrian Supreme Court before taking her case to the ECtHR. She argued that what the court saw as inflammatory remarks insulting the Islamic faith was meant to reignite a public debate on child marriages.

She hosted "Basic Information on Islam" seminars in 2008 and 2009, during which she lectured the members of the right-wing Freedom Party (FPO) on the principles of the Islamic religion and its key figures. During one of her lectures, Mrs E.S. stated that marrying prepubescent girls makes Prophet Mohammad no different than a child predator.

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Families of Daesh fighters want them repatriated back to Canada

Sputnik
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:09 UTC

One of the detained adults of Canadian origin was reportedly a "number one" Daesh* fighter, aiming to continue his struggle against Syrian forces in Idlib, in the country's north, although he himself claimed the Kurds had stopped him as he left Daesh and attempted to cross into Turkey.

"Families Against Violent Extremism," an organization representing the families of Daesh members, is demanding that the Canadian government repatriate 16 nationals, 9 adults and 7 children, who are currently held in makeshift detention camps in northern Syria, according to a statement obtained by Global News.

There is currently a sweeping debate in the country's parliament over an appropriate strategy for bringing Daesh members to justice, which is to be drawn up in the next 45 days.

According to the statement by the families group, none of them had been charged back home, but, conversely, had been detained indefinitely in violation of international law, while children are similarly kept in dire conditions.

Money pit: Pentagon bans some F-35 jets from flying as fuel system flaws discovered

RT
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:38 UTC

Some older-issue F-35s were removed from flight missions after new problems were discovered in the jet's faulty fuel system. The news comes only a couple of weeks after the Pentagon grounded the entire F-35 fleet.

The F-35s, which have accumulated more flight hours, will now be given detailed inspections, according to the Joint Program Office, which is the Pentagon-run management and acquisition body. In a vague statement, the JPO said "the analysis has identified two additional fuel supply tubes that require inspection."

A spokesman for the agency, who confirmed the news to the Marine Corps Times, refused to tell an exact number of jets affected by the grounding order. However, one source close to the controversial program said that several dozen F-35s would be grounded if necessary.

Comment: Is the F-35 the world's most expensive death trap?

What(?), ..thought Charlie didn't surf [Link]

Jibrish

SBC says "Hang em... All the jab pushers." to which I add 'after fair trials.' You know all of the TV/film/fiction tropes about 'pushers' giving...

Rowan Cocoan

Good. Shut the bitch up. She was his girlfriend for Christ's sake! MeToo is a Team FUKUSraHell psyop. (I don't know why they threw Weinstein under...

Rowan Cocoan

Winternights3 There's probs a good connection! Just think about it.

sbc

Moving the goalposts. and people are too shit stupid to notice or care

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Society's Child

Militants and White Helmets move unknown toxic substances across Idlib

Tommy Robinson invited to address US Congress, multiple convictions complicate visa decision

MSNBC host Chuck Todd: Suspicious packages could be 'Russian operation'

FBI detains mail bomb suspect in Florida, seizes white van with pro-Trump posters

Greek foreign ministry evacuates after suspicious package is delivered by mail

Israel invokes 'fight for survival' response as it descends into racist state

19 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition strike on Yemeni market

Threatening religious peace: Austrian lecture slamming Prophet Mohammed for marrying 6yo is hate speech - EU court

Families of Daesh fighters want them repatriated back to Canada

Money pit: Pentagon bans some F-35 jets from flying as fuel system flaws discovered

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