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Bizarre: Bin Laden's son reportedly marries daughter of Mohammed Atta


Sputnik
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:15 UTC
hamza bin laden
© AP Photo / CIA
The ceremony is believed to have taken place somewhere in Afghanistan.

Hamza bin Laden, 29, the son of the late Osama bin Laden, has recently married a daughter of the lead 9/11 plane hijacker, according to bin Laden's half-brothers as quoted by The Guardian.

The name of the bride has not been disclosed, but the media outlet speculates this could be a Egyptian national in her late teens or early 20s, the daughter of Mohammed Atta, one of the leaders of the 9/11 attack and who personally rammed the northern tower of World Trade Center in New York City.

"We have heard he has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta," Ahmad al-Attas, bin Laden's half-brother, said. "We're not sure where he is, but it could be Afghanistan."

Ahmad and and Hamza bin Laden's other half-brother, Hassan al-Attas, said that Hamza has taken on a senior position in Al-Qaeda and is believed to be the second in command to the group's current leader.

Hamza earlier made public statements urging followers to wage war on Washington, London, Paris and Tel Aviv.

Comment: This plot sounds like bad fan fiction written by a cheap propagandist. But then, truth is sometimes stranger than fiction!

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2 dead, at least 55 injured in massive highway explosion in Bologna, Italy


RT
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:05 UTC
Bologna blast
© Ruptly / Video courtesy: Twitter user @Amemacula
Two people have died and at least 55 others are injured following an enormous explosion on the highway in Bologna, Italy, according to the ANSA news outlet.

The explosion was heard just before 2pm in the Borgo Panigale area, on the outskirts of the city. At least 14 of the injured people are serious condition.

The blast happened after a truck carrying flammable liquids was involved in a crash with other vehicles. The police shared video footage showing that a large section of the road collapsed following the incident.

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Details of Steven Seagal's special Russia-US envoy mission affirmed


RT
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:43 UTC
Putin and Seagal
After being announced as Russia's special representative on humanitarian relations with the US, the exact nature of Hollywood star and martial artist Steven Seagal's mission has been revealed.

A statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday says that Seagal's unpaid role aims to strengthen"contacts, mutual understanding and trust between the peoples of Russia and the United States."

His duties will involve promoting bilateral ties in a wide range of fields including culture, art, science, education, sports, public and youth exchanges, that will see him participate in relevant events both in Russia and abroad, and maintain contacts with US partners.

Seagal will also engage in efforts to preserve "Russia's memorable places in the United States, study and popularize the legacy of Russian America and other pages of our common history that are of great interest to citizens of both countries," the ministry said.

Comment: See also: Moscow appoints action star Steven Seagal special envoy on Russia-US humanitarian relations

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South Africa's ANC withdraws tweet implying white people are murderers amid social media outrage


RT
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 10:11 UTC
ANC Supporters
© Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters
Supporters of the African National Congress.
The official account of ANC's parliamentary caucus was forced to delete a tweet that appeared to suggest that white people are murderers. The statement provoked an outcry and has since been disowned.

The controversial tweet published by @ANCParliament account last Thursday read: "The biggest mistake we are making is to consult murderers. White people are 9% of the population, they own 79% of land. They never came and consulted us for the land. If they want us to forgive them now, then let us share the land, the mineral resources."


Comment: South Africa: Why hatred of whites is here to stay

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Chief of Russian space corporation Roskosmos promises 'serious battle' with competitors to restore its position in space industry


RT
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:22 UTC
Soyuz-FG launch vehicle
© Alexey Filippov / Sputnik
Roscosmos Head Dmitry Rogozin before the launch of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-09 manned spacecraft from the First Gagaringky Launch Pad at Baikonur
The head of the Russian state-run space corporation Roskosmos has acknowledged the partial loss of leading positions on world markets, but promised that a "serious battle" with competitors would restore the situation.

"We are not going to cede our leadership in space to anyone. We respect our country and we will give a serious battle to our competitors, I promise you this," Dmitry Rogozin said during his Monday visit to a satellite-making factory in the city of Yaroslavl.

He added that over the past years the Russian space industry had lost some of its leading positions on international markets, but eventually the executives had started to understand that the main turnover was not in delivering someone else's cargo in orbit, but in creating satellites.

Comment: See also: What's up with the spying scandal of Russia's Roscosmos?
The Federal Security Service (FSB) has initiated an investigation in Russia's Central Research Institute of Machine-Building (TsNIImash; a subsidiary of Roscosmos). The reason of the probe is the supposed leak of information to Western intelligence agencies concerning Russian research into hypersonic technologies.


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'Pro-Russia' t-shirts worn at Trump rally - Libtard Dems go hysterical on Twitter


RT
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 15:14 UTC
pro russia shirts trump rally
© Jeremy Pelzer
Two ardent Republicans expressed their support for US President Donald Trump - and their disdain for the Democratic Party - in a fairly original way during a rally held by the president in Ohio at the weekend.

Cleveland photographer Jeremy Pelzer spotted the two friends, who had travelled from the city of Delaware to attend the Trump rally, wearing matching t-shirts displaying the controversial slogan: "I'd rather be a Russian than a Democrat."

Unsurprisingly, the photograph has since gone viral and the seemingly pro-Russia sentiment has Democrats fired up in outrage at the thought of Trump supporters "proudly choosing Russia over their fellow Americans".

Comment: That's some great trolling right there!

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Analysis: Putin's effectiveness has created succession problem for Russia

Rostislav Ishchenko, translated by Jafe Arnold
Fort Russ News
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:44 UTC
Putin casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Moscow, Russia, September 18, 2016
© Grigory Dukor / Reuters
Putin casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Moscow, Russia, September 18, 2016
On March 8, 2018, Vladimir Putin won the fourth presidential election in his political career. He won with a triumphant result, and it would seem that we can rest on our laurels. I think, however, that this victory demonstrated not only the enormous personal authority of the Russian head of state, but also the serious problems facing Russia's political system.

Let's start with a simple analysis of the results. Putin, who scored 76.7%, received more than three and a half times more votes than all the other candidates combined. At the same time, he was the only one who acted as a self-nominee. The remaining 7 candidates were nominated by parties representing the entire political spectrum (from right to left, including radicals and moderates, patriots and compradors).

What does this result say, except, of course, that the Russian people absolutely trust the current head of state? It suggests absolute distrust towards the political parties. All of them. I suspect that it is for this reason that Putin refused to be nominated from a party, which would reduce, not increase his support.

Comment: A good summation of the leadership issues facing Russia going forward. Putin's ability to influence and shape the attitudes of Russia's young people, who will move into positions of authority, will bear greatly on the problem. As the article states, he is aware of it, and actively moving on the issue.

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Red Flag

The government's hemp ban contributed to the plastic straw pollution problem

John Vibes
The Free Thought Project
Sun, 05 Aug 2018 14:09 UTC
hemp straw
The recent ban of plastic straws in numerous municipalities throughout California is a striking example of how the government passes revenue generating laws in a frantic attempt to solve problems of their own making.

There is no doubt that plastic pollution is a serious problem that needs to be addressed by the people of the planet. According to a report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish. Right now, one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean every minute.

This disturbing reality is underscored by the recent discovery of another giant patch of plastic-bigger than Mexico-floating in the South Pacific Sea. It was discovered by Captain Charles Moore, who found the North Pacific Garbage Patch in 1997.

The effects of this ocean epidemic are captured in videos of marine life being impaled, trapped or killed by plastic. One distressing video shows researchers in Costa Rica removing an entire plastic straw from the nostril of a sea turtle. In another video, a whale asks fishermen for help removing a plastic bag from its head and then appears to flap its fin in appreciation. One million seabirds die each year from ingesting plastic debris, and up to 90 percent have plastic in their guts.
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Ukraine shutting down last profitable railway with Russia out of 'spite' - experts warn it's 'economic suicide'

Jafe Arnold
Fort Russ News
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:03 UTC
railway Ukraine train
© Danielzolli
Truskavec train waiting for departure in Kiev
Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure, Vladimir Oleyan, has announced that Ukrainian authorities are looking into closing Kiev's railway line with Moscow.

The minister made this scandalous announcement live on a Ukrainian talkshow - a platform which Ukrainian politicians typically use to float controversial policies - where he claimed that the Moscow-Kiev railway is "worth one hryvnia" (the equivalent of the English saying "not worth a dime"), and that 2018 may be the year that Kiev effectively severs the transport line.

In fact, the Kiev-Moscow line is not only worth a dime, but is one of the major sources of income of the increasingly bankrupt Kiev regime. According to Ukraine's own railway transport administration, Ukrzaliznytsya, in 2017 it was the single most profitable Ukrainian railway, reaping in nearly six million dollars.

Comment: Poroshenko insists on further destabilizing an already untenable situation. To what end?

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Syringe

The UK is facing its own opioid crisis as fentanyl deaths rise by almost a third in one year


RT
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:04 UTC
opioid injection
© 003 David Devins / Global Look Press
Deaths from the opioid fentanyl rose by nearly 30% in 2017, official government statistics show. The numbers raises fears that the UK is experiencing an opioid crisis similar to that of the US.

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), fatalities involving fentanyl were up by 29%, with 75 deaths in 2017, compared to 58 in the previous year.

The drug, which can be 100 times stronger than heroin, is used officially to treat terminally ill patients. It is also taken recreationally both on it's own, in its various forms, and alongside heroin.

Carfentanyl, a type of fentanyl, is increasingly being cited as a cause on death certificates. The drug, a unit of which can be up to 10,000 stronger than morphine, accounted for 27 deaths in 2017.
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