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Beirut: Dozens injured in street battles between protesters and police

RT
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:21 UTC

© AP/Hussein Malla
Anti-government protesters clash with the riot police, during a protest near the parliament square, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

Dozens of people were injured and hospitalized in Beirut during street battles between thousands of anti-government protesters and armed police amid a worsening political and economic crisis in Lebanon.

Protesters hurled debris, bottles and fireworks while police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse the crowds on a second night of unrest in the capital this past weekend.

Authorities said that over 40 people were hospitalized following the clashes and more than 100 others were treated for their injuries by the Civil Defense and the Red Cross.

Dozens more were injured during clashes on Saturday as riot police faced off against thousands of demonstrators across Beirut, amid unrest fueled by frustration at governmental failures, inaction and punitive proposed remedies, such as taxing WhatsApp calls.

Comment: Protests reach new levels in Beirut:

The virtue of telling the truth

Peter Hitchins
First Things
Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:07 UTC

I am currently being accused of serving as an apologist for Bashar al-Assad, one of the most gruesome tyrants in the world. I am also being attacked on social media as a "war crimes denier" and a tool of the Russian Kremlin.

This is because I have done my job as a reporter. I have obtained documents and spoken to confidential sources, who have told me that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a major U.N. arms control verification body, suppressed evidence so as to excuse an act of war by the USA, Britain, and France. In April 2018, unconfirmed reports and videos appeared to indicate that Syria had used poison gas in the town of Douma. The three western countries assumed the claims of gas use were true, and showered missiles on Syria without waiting for the evidence. According to my sources, an OPCW inspectors' report failed to back up claims that Syria had used poison gas in Douma in April. But the OPCW severely redacted this report before publication in July 2018, to give a wholly different impression.

Malmo gang task force to spread to other cities as criminals become more ruthless, says Swedish police chief

RT
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:07 UTC

A special task force introduced in Malmo, Sweden to tackle rising gang violence will be expanded into other cities, the police chief has said, warning that gang members are becoming more ruthlessly violent.

Sweden is suffering a jump in gang-related shootings and bombings; bomb attacks reached a new high in 2019 with over 180 incidents to date. An explosion in Linkoping, southern Sweden injured 20 people in June, while almost 30 blasts have been recorded in Malmo alone this year.

The 'Operation Hoarfrost' task force was introduced in Malmo in November after a 15-year-old was shot dead in what police suspect was part of a drug gang turf war. In June 2018, six men were shot at a Malmo internet cafe in a drive-by gang-related attack; three of the victims died in hospital.

About 40 suspects have been arrested for a range of crimes since Operation Hoarfrost got underway.

The Great Replacement in Belgium

Guillaume Durocher
The Unz Review
Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:03 UTC

The following is a translation of an article by the lawyer Paul Tormenen for the identitarian think-tank Polémia. The numerous sources cited are detailed in the original article. This piece provides a solid overview of the tremendous demographic transformation which Belgium is undergoing and of the striking differences between European and Islamic migrants, the latter being markedly socially conservative and prone to unemployment. Entire neighborhoods such as Molenbeek have become unrecognizable and begging Gypsies have become a familiar sight on street corners.

At the same time, the numbers show that, as of today, a majority of immigrants to Belgium are of European origin and can be expected to integrate smoothly. Even if we concede that the Europeans are likely less fertile than the Muslims and Africans, this is one reason why I do not believe "race war" is likely to happen any time soon, notwithstanding the reality of Afro-Islamic criminality and periodic murderous Islamist terrorist attacks.

If Belgium experienced waves of immigration in the 20^th Century, the current wave is unique in its magnitude and the fact that it is "endured" by a part of the population. The ethnocentric demands and the radicalization of a fraction of the immigrant population has provoked differing reactions among the [French-speaking] Walloons and the [Dutch-speaking] Flemish. In Belgium, as in other European countries, the migratory and identitarian questions have become central to the country's political life.

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Soccer star Mesut Özil under fire in China for criticizing Muslim detention camps

Linda Givetash
NBC News
Sun, 15 Dec 2019 17:37 UTC

China's approach to human rights and its relationship with global sports were once again in the spotlight this weekend after a soccer star criticized the country's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority.

Mesut Özil, a prominent player for English soccer club Arsenal, denounced China's policies toward its Muslim residents in a post on Twitter and Instagram on Friday. He was met by criticism online in China and a decision from Chinese TV not to broadcast Sunday's marquee game involving the club.

The controversy comes months after the NBA faced a sustained backlash after Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey expressed apparent support for protests in Hong Kong.

The high-profile incident developed into a crisis for the league.

Now soccer may have to confront the same questions. An estimated 1 million people have been detained in China's network of Muslim internment centers across the western province of Xinjiang.

Comment: Most likely an inflated estimate, but the total lack of transparency from the Chinese government doesn't help.

In his social media posts, Özil, who is Muslim, called Uighurs "warriors who resist persecution" and criticized China's crackdown and the silence of Muslims in response.

Bucking the PC trend: Russia's Bolshoi Theater to continue using blackface makeup

Todd Prince
RFERL
Sun, 15 Dec 2019 05:56 UTC

The ballet, La Bayadere, was first performed in 1877. (file photo)

Russia's Bolshoi Theater said it will not change how it performs a nearly 140-year old ballet after a U.S.-based dancer criticized its use of blackface makeup as racially insensitive.

Misty Copeland, who in 2015 became the American Ballet Theater's first black principal dancer in its more than 70-year history, reposted last week on her Instagram page a photo of young Russian ballerinas in blackface rehearsing their roles in La Bayadere.

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Iran's metal exports rising despite US sanctions

FARS
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:51 UTC

Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade (MIMT) announced that the country's metal exports have jumped significantly in the first 7 months of the current local calendar year (March 21-October 22, 2019) showing Tehran's economic strategies have outdone the US sanctions.

Amid Tehran's efforts to broaden its access to new sources of hard currency at a time of increased American pressure on the oil industry, the MIMT said in a report published on Sunday that exports to China of major metals and mining products had reached a total of $1.568 billion in value terms between late March and late October this year, a surge of 150 percent compared to the same period in 2018.

It said the top items on the list of exports of various metals to China included iron ore and concentrates on $673 million, copper cathode on $408 million, steel ingot on $207 million, copper ore and concentrates on $127 million and zinc ingot on $57 million.

The report said that the total value of exports of metals and mining products from Iran to various countries in the seven-month period ending on October 22, 2019 had stood at $4.631 billion, an increase of 6.16 percent year-on-year.

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Postmodern hell: Age-old Christmas traditions replaced by progressive agenda - as Santa gets a makeover!

RT
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:08 UTC

Father Christmas, also known as Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle, dates back almost 2,000 years, but it seems that it's time for a rethink of everything in 2019 as a modern agenda takes a subversive twist on tradition.

Santa's modern design was created in the late 1800's by American artist Thomas Nast, in a collection of sketches for Harper's magazine. In the 1930's good old Coca Cola popularized his distinctive red-and-white costume and he became the western emblem of festive cheer. But, eighty years later, that archetype is under threat as, heading Down Under, a day-care center has other ideas when it comes to Christmas symbolism.

The alternative venue in Melbourne invited parents to a special picnic event featuring a... "Sustainability Pirate." More yarr harr than ho ho ho, in addition to getting rid of any mainstream commercial icons, the center asked for all food to be organic (featuring a food-swap scheme), said no alcohol would be allowed and eco transport would be preferred. How wonderfully... festive. Not.

The "Santa-free non-Christmas party" was supported by some but mostly mocked online.

Homeless in Seattle? City officials will put on a TRANSGENDER STRIP SHOW to lift your spirits

Sophia Narwitz
RT
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:53 UTC

Local leaders in Seattle, Washington are facing criticism after using taxpayer funds to hire a transgender stripper to perform at an annual event aimed at combatting rising homeless population rates.

Footage, taken last week during a conference organized by a coordinating agency for the homeless in King County called 'All Home,' shows adult performer Beyoncé Black St. James grinding on attendees and waving her flappy bits all over the place.

Unless she's hiding another secret in her pants, it remains to be seen how using government funding to hire a chick with a d**k to sexualize what should be a professional event will cure the local homeless crisis. This is yet another negative mark against a city that's already wasting vast sums of funds to combat a problem it doesn't seem capable of solving.

For quite a while now, Seattle has been tormented by a rise in those without stable housing, and leaders such as Mayor Jenny Durkan have lamented that the crisis "won't just go away overnight." Though, if this most recent video is any indication, attempts to address it aren't exactly serious affairs.

France brought to standstill as massive strike continues with transport workers erecting flaming barricades and truckers blocking traffic

RT
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:37 UTC

French transport infrastructure ground to a halt on Monday as drivers and conductors at state-run companies continued to strike against proposed pension reform, while truckers protested for better wages and working conditions.

As many as 200 people from a local transport trade union congregated outside a TCAR bus depot near the French city of Rouen in the early hours of Monday morning, erecting a burning barricade of shopping carts and setting dumpsters on fire.

The depot gates were blocked off, trapping several staff members inside the facility. The move was ostensibly aimed at 'encouraging' public transport workers to join anti-government protests in a more visible manner.

Comment: Ultimately, this major strike, and the Yellow Vest protests - that have been running since this time last year - are basically about the same thing: the relentless and rapidly deteriorating quality of life, whether that be because of the decimation of pensions or the soaring taxes on fuel - to name just two of the complaints from citizens:

Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal #26: Globalization vs Nationalism - The Hidden Causes of The Yellow Vest Protests in France

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Society's Child

Beirut: Dozens injured in street battles between protesters and police

The virtue of telling the truth

Malmo gang task force to spread to other cities as criminals become more ruthless, says Swedish police chief

The Great Replacement in Belgium

Soccer star Mesut Özil under fire in China for criticizing Muslim detention camps

Bucking the PC trend: Russia's Bolshoi Theater to continue using blackface makeup

Iran's metal exports rising despite US sanctions

Postmodern hell: Age-old Christmas traditions replaced by progressive agenda - as Santa gets a makeover!

Homeless in Seattle? City officials will put on a TRANSGENDER STRIP SHOW to lift your spirits

France brought to standstill as massive strike continues with transport workers erecting flaming barricades and truckers blocking traffic

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