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Gaddafi's son released from prison, according to Libyan militia


RT
Sat, 10 Jun 2017 23:10 UTC
Gaddafi
© RT.com
Saif al-islam Gaddafi
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been released from prison, according to the militia that has held him for five years. Gaddafi was reportedly freed by the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion militia, which controls the area of Zintan, southwest of the capital of Tripoli.

Gaddafi was captured in Zintan in November 2011, a month after his father was sodomized and killed by rebels.

Gaddafi's son had been attempting to flee to Niger at the time of his capture. He was sentenced to death in 2015 during a mass trial of former Gaddafi officials in Tripoli.

The Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion released a statement saying he was freed on Friday.

"The citizen Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Qadafi was released in accordance with the law of the General Afwa issued by parliament, the only legitimate authority in the country," the statement reads. The Libya Herald reports the release was in response to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives' amnesty for political prisoners.

Saif al-Islam was the most prominent of Gaddafi's eight children, al Jazeera reports. He studied at the London School of Economics. He is also wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. His current location is unknown.

Comment: According to Sputnik, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will have a crucial role in Libya's national reconciliation process encouraged by his great popularity.

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Australia building 'Muslim terrorist-only supermax prison'


RT
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:17 UTC
Aussi prison
© Matilda / Wikipedia
Goulburn Correctional Centre, New South Wales, Australia
Australia is planning to build its first prison solely for militants with extreme views to prevent the radicalization of other inmates. The move comes days after a shooting and hostage situation in Melbourne that was later claimed by Islamic State.

The new "mini-max" jail will be part of Goulburn Supermax Correctional Centre, a maximum and minimum security prison complex for male prisoners, in New South Wales (NSW). "We don't want to see people already behind bars subject to radicalization," NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Sunday, announcing the project.

The government is planning to spend AUS$47 million (US$35 million) over the next three years on the project, dubbed Supermax II. The new jail, equipped with CCTV cameras, will house 54 prisoners. The authorities hope the facility will be completed by the end of 2018.

The number of inmates held on extremist charges has more than doubled since 2013, according to Corrective Services NSW Commissioner Peter Severin. At least 33 of the 45 Supermax inmates have been either convicted or charged with terrorism-related offences, he said. "We keep the al-Qaida affiliates, who are highly disciplined and very dogmatic, away from the IS affiliates, who are unruly young tearaways who engage in noisy behaviour and challenge everyone and everybody," he told the Telegraph.

Comment: In 2015, Aussie max security prisons prohibited communications in Arabic during visits, phone calls and written communique. And, monitored 24/7, all conversations were recorded. (Those measures must not have worked.) Anticipating another 'decade or two' for terrorism? It all depends on the global level of commitment to defund and eradicate. So far, not so good.

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Cop shoots man's dog; lies about it attacking him

Jack Burns
The Free Thought Project
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 14:54 UTC
cop shoots dog
There's one thing of which we are certain, at The Free Thought Project. From all the likes, comments, and shares, we can say with complete confidence, the American people are sick and tired of police officers around the country killing our pets.

One of the latest such killings comes from Nevada and was caught on body camera footage from the officer who shot and killed world-record power lifter and firefighter Gary Miller's dog, Blu. The beloved pet was in his own fenced-in yard, on his own property, when police arrived.

The Nye County Sheriff's deputy had been called to Miller's residence when he accidentally sat on his panic button, an action which alerted his alarm company to send police to his residence. Despite Miller calling the police and telling them not to come because it was a mistake, they showed up anyway.

After arriving, officer John Tolle is seen on his body camera letting himself in by opening the gate and going inside the weightlifter's property. Tolle took 23 steps up to Miller's door.
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Three men detained after emergency landing over 'terrorist matters' chatter on London-bound plane


RT
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:26 UTC
German police have arrested three passengers for allegedly discussing “terrorist matters,” on an easyJet flight
© Elecsander911 / YouTube
German police have arrested three passengers for allegedly discussing "terrorist matters," on an easyJet flight from Slovenia to the UK. The flight from Ljubljana to London Stansted airport was forced to land in Cologne over security concerns.

"EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY3246 from Ljubljana to London Stansted diverted to Cologne today," the airline said in a statement according to ITV news.

The incident happened mid-flight, when passengers allegedly overheard the three men having a "suspicious conversation" discussing terrorism-related issues, using the words "bomb" and "explosive." They immediately alerted the crew.
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Couple accidentally livestreams their deaths in drunk-driving accident


RT
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:19 UTC
holding cell phone
© Mike Blake / Reuters
A Finnish couple livestreamed their death on Periscope.
A young couple in Finland accidentally livestreamed their deaths on Periscope in a drunk driving accident that took place in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The couple, believed to be in their 20s, were drinking and smoking for up to five hours on Periscope, before getting into a car and driving around with music playing.

A few minutes into the ill-fated journey, a loud noise can be heard and the camera, which is focused on the woman's face, shakes violently before the video cuts out.

The death is the latest in a spate of crimes, suicides and murders that have been streamed live on social media, with platforms and viewers alike coming under scrutiny for failing to prevent crimes being broadcast live.
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Nuke

Dozens of new micro cracks discovered at Belgian nuclear reactors


RT
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:11 UTC
Nuclear power plants in Belgium
© Francois Lenoir / Reuters
The latest ultrasonic inspections have detected a substantial number of new micro cracks in nuclear reactors at the Tihange and Doel power plants in Belgium since the last study conducted three years ago, Belgian and German media report.

At least 70 additional cracks were uncovered at the Tihange 2 nuclear reactor during an ultrasonic inspection in April of this year, Belga news agency reports. Some 300 new flaws have also allegedly been discovered at the Doel 3 reactor tank during a check last November, according to tagesschau.de.

Belgian Interior Minister, Jan Jambon, confirmed the micro fissures at Tihange 2 following a parliamentary inquiry posed by Green Group leader Jean-Marc Nollet, DW reports. The reported new cracks at Doel 3 have not yet been confirmed.
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Briefcase

More men named in college sex assault cases taking accusers to court

Michael Gordon
The Charlotte Observer
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 09:47 UTC
Charlotte defense attorneys Sonya Pfeiffer, right, and John Gresham

Charlotte defense attorneys Sonya Pfeiffer, right, and John Gresham talk during an interview on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The attorneys take a jaundiced view at how colleges handle campus assault complaints. Gresham has gone after female accusers in cases which he thinks have been proven unwarranted
As the debate over campus sexual assaults continues to shadow universities throughout the Carolinas and beyond, more accused male students have started taking their female accusers to court.

In the past three years, male students accused of sexual misconduct have filed hundreds of lawsuits, charging that they were the victims of both false allegations and school procedures that failed to properly vet the claims.

And while there are no exact figures, in dozens of those cases male students also have sued the women who lodged the original allegations. One out-of-state attorney says he has filed more than 15 defamation complaints nationwide on behalf of male students against their accusers.

Locally, lawyers used the threat of defamation complaints against female accusers in sexual-misconduct cases at both Davidson College and UNC Charlotte. Meanwhile, an Appalachian State University student has pending lawsuits against the school and his former Union County girlfriend after he was suspended in 2015 for "unlawful entry" into her dorm room.
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#JohnHernandez killed, his murderers declined to be interviewed by DA


KHUO.com
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 03:30 UTC
John Hernandez
© Brooke A. Lewis
Carmen Montoya, neighbor of John Hernandez, holds a sign asking for justice. Other family and friends wore gray shirts that read #JusticeforJohn.
The man involved in the beating death of John Hernandez has refused to talk with the DA's office and so has his wife, a Harris County Sheriff's deputy. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Wednesday that every aspect of Hernandez's death will be presented to a grand jury this week.


Comment: It must be nice to be responsible for a man's death and have the luxury of declining to talk to the police. #BluePrivilege much?


"We are going to ask a grand jury to make decisions based on all the evidence," Ogg said. "We are dedicated to a fair, evidence-based process."

The case has caused outrage throughout the community. Ogg insisted that the public's voice is being heard.

"We appreciate the concerns and justice will be served," she said, "We want a fair process for both the victim and the accused in the grand jury process."

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez asked the community Wednesday to "trust the justice system" in the investigation of the death of 24-year-old John Hernandez.

The young father died from strangulation and chest compression after the deputy's husband held him in a chokehold for several minutes.

Comment: Update: Charges have been filed and Chauna & Terry Thompson have been identified as the deputy and husband in the video responsible for his death.

For more on this story: Man's death ruled homicide after chokehold by Texas off-duty deputy's husband - Update: Couple indicted for murder

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Snakes in Suits

Canadian law could allow government to seize kids from parents who oppose gender identity agenda

Rachel Blevins
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 10 Jun 2017 00:00 UTC
Canadian Bill 89

This new law takes out the consideration of “the religious faith in which the child is being raised,” and replaces it with the child’s “gender identity."
Ontario has just set a startling precedent with the passage of a new law that could lead to the government seizing children from parents who oppose the "Gender Identity" agenda.

Bill 89, the 2017 Children, Youth and Family Services Act, passed by a vote of 63-23 on June 1. The new law will have jurisdiction over child protective services, and adoption and foster care services.

One of the most notable parts of the bill is that when it comes to the state's process for deciding which home a child should live in, it takes out the consideration of "the religious faith in which the child is being raised," and replaces it with the child's "gender identity" or "gender expression."

Comment: See also:

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Bullseye

Billboards branding message 'Saudis and May bloody handshake = more terrorism' causes traffic jams on M4

May Bulman
The Independent
Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00 UTC
May Saudi Arabia handshake Billboard delays M4 traffic
© Getty
Highways England confirmed the politically motivated boards were seen by motorists moving eastbound on Junction 7 of the M4, before they were removed by police at around 10am
Drivers on the motorway faced major delays after a giant billboard warning about Theresa May and Saudi Arabia mysteriously appeared overnight.

Tailbacks were caused on the M4 on Wednesday morning after two 6ft by 10ft signs were erected, branding the message: "Saudis and May's bloody handshake = more terrorism".

Highways England confirmed the politically motivated boards were seen by motorists moving eastbound on Junction 7 of the M4, before they were removed by police at around 10am

Comment: The British establishment is putting lives at risk: Its leading ally is one of the world's largest sponsors of terrorism

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