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Monday, 20 April 2015

The great plague of our times: Neocon 'Think Tank' proposes US proxy army to control Syria

© Unknown      The Atlantic Council is a hawkish right-wing think tank. It was founded in 1961 to support NATO's killing machine. It's one of many similar groups in America threatening world peace and stability. Its solution for ending Obama's war on Syria is escalated war. It proposes what it calls a Syrian National Stabilization Force (SNSF) - code language for US-controlled conquering and occupying army. It believes the way...

Despondent couple found dead in their Bellefontaine, Ohio home

© Columbus Dispatch Charcoal grills taken from the bedroom of Randolph and Jodi Spiedel      Neighbors said they seldom noticed the couple in the little house at 225 W. High Ave. Yet the two were desperately reaching out for help. In a listing on giveforward.com this year, Jodi Speidel wrote that both she and her husband, Randy, had chronic illnesses and had been living without gas heat all winter and without water for a week....

The lack of gentle platonic touch in men's lives is a killer

     In preparing to write about the lack of gentle touch in men's lives, I right away thought, "I feel confident I can do platonic touch, but I don't necessarily trust other men to do it. Some guy will do something creepy. They always do." Quickly on the heels of that thought, I wondered "Wait a minute, why do I distrust men in particular?" The little voice in my head didn't say, "I don't necessarily trust to not be creepy",...

The Pentagon's "Operation Jade Helm 15″: The floodgate towards martial law and World War III?

© Capt. Thomas Cieslak/ U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) clear rooms inside a compound during a training mission held Feb. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.      First we learned that Operation Jade Helm 15 is coming this summer from mid-July through mid-September to a Southwest neighborhood near you stretching from Texas to California. Per government sources and their mainstream...

Putin warns Israel not to send lethal weapons to Ukraine

© AP      Russian president's warning comes week after he lifted ban on delivery of S-300 missile defense systems to Iran. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Israel on Saturday not to supply weapons to the Ukrainian government,saying that the move would be counterproductive to efforts to reach peace in east Ukraine. "It's the Israeli leadership's choice. It's their right to do what they think is appropriate. If this is...

Floodplain executive order is latest Obama power grab

© www.youtube.com Flooded streets of Key West 2013. It happens. Then it dries out.      Another ille­gal action unlikely to be chal­lenged in court? Mil­lions of Amer­i­cans liv­ing and work­ing in flood­plains and other low-lying areas are at acute risk of being inun­dated - not by ris­ing water, but by a tidal wave of fed­eral reg­u­la­tions - cour­tesy of the Obama Administration. With pub­lic atten­tion riv­eted on the chaotic...

NATO Secretary General visits Iceland and warns of aggressive Russia

     Iceland plays a "unique role" in keeping the Alliance's transatlantic link strong, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday (16 April) during a visit to Reykjavik. "Iceland makes important contributions to NATO and international security in many ways," he said. Mr. Stoltenberg is in Iceland to discuss issues at the top of NATO's security agenda. He discussed Russia's continued aggressive actions in Ukraine...

Saudi Arabia praises Russia's role in settling Yemen crisis

© EPA/VLADIMIR RODIONOV PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/ITAR-TASS King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Russian President Vladimir Putin.      The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has praised Russia's efforts to settle the Yemen crisis in a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service said. "The Saudi king gave high appraisal to the Russian side's efforts to normalize...

Nazism reemerges in Europe despite millions dying to defeat it during WW II

A thousand words...      Fascist lunatics in Washington installed overt Nazis to run their newest client state. They're taking full advantage. They're waging naked aggression on Donbass - at present low-level ahead of renewing it full-blown. Hundreds of US combat troops (trained killers) are working directly with Kiev's Nazi-infested National Guard and other extremist groups - teaching them the fine art of murder. Kiev Nazis...

Dr. Suzanne Humphries has a lot to say about Aluminum in vaccines

     Suzanne Humphries, a once sought-after nephrologist based out of Maine, has dedicated the last decade of her career to searching for the truth about vaccine safety. Her most recent book, Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines and the Forgotten History, is a telling and thorough collection of historical documents and research that paints a different picture of vaccine safety and efficacy than is commonly presented by pro-vaccine...

Atomic apocalypse more likely than ever say US, Russian retired generals

© Reuters      Modern technologies, coupled with Cold War-era nuclear doctrines and increasing tensions between the US and Russia make a nuclear war a real threat, say high-ranking retired officers from both countries. The opinion column by former US Marine Corps General James E. Cartwright and retired Russian Major General Vladimir Dvorkin, both from the Global Zero Commission on Nuclear Risk Reduction, warns of the dangers...

Monsanto's Roundup linked to cancer of the lymph system

     About 30 years of research regarding non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer) and its correlation with occupational exposure to 80 agricultural pesticides and 21 chemical groups has linked glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, with cancer of the lymph tissue. In a paper published in the 44 papers representing studies in high-income countries found that there was a "striking increase" in the incidence of non-Hodgkin's...

Sitting for too long can do harm to your body

     With the continuous progress of technology, we need to put less and less effort to get the things done. And it's not only about jobs which are getting more and more computerized every day; it's about our lifestyle in general. If in the recent past we had to wash the dishes and clean the floor ourselves, now there are people who have a dishwasher and a robotic vacuum cleaner which can do that for us. I'm not saying it's...

Former Chicago police commander Jon Burge convicted in connection to torturing suspects condemns victim reparations

© Flickr/ Thomas Hawk      Convicted former Police Commander Jon Burge has publically condemned a reparations fund that would support victims of police torture, whom he referred to as human vermin and "guilty, viscous criminals." He also believes he will be "vindicated." For decades, Burge had been accused of running a "midnight crew" of Chicago Police officers who allegedly tortured African American suspects. In 2011, he was...

Greece seeks strategic relationship with Iran despite EU sanctions

© Reuters/ Alkis Konstantinidis      Greece's new ambassador to Iran said that his country seeks friendship and strategic ties as the European Union continues its sanctions regime despite breakthroughs in nuclear negotiations. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomed Greece's new ambassador to the country, who told the President that his country wants to develop a strategic partnership with Iran. The move would be a first for...

Detroit police arrest 9-year-old boy, leave mother in panic searching for missing son

© Flickr/ Tony Webster      A Detroit mother called the police, panicked that her 9-year-old son hadn't returned home. However, it turns out he had been arrested and the police neglected to inform her. Stephanie Horton's 9-year-old son went off to play with friends and, when he didn't return, Horton assumed the worst and reported him as missing. It wasn't until the next day that police bothered to inform her that Kamian wasn't...

Close passage of asteroid 2015 HD1 tonight

© Gianluca Masi Newly found asteroid 2015 HD1 will pay a close visit to Earth overnight, zipping by at just 45,600 miles at 3:11 a.m. Tuesday morning April 21.      If you wake up in the middle of the night with weird dreams about flying asteroids, I wouldn't be surprised. Around 3 a.m. (CDT) tomorrow morning April 21, a 50-foot-wide asteroid will hurdle just 0.2 lunar distances or 45,600 miles over your bed. The Mt. Lemmon...

Leopard kills boy after entering house in Junnar, India: 'Very abnormal activity'

The spot where the boy was found      Over 48 hours after a six-year-old boy lost his life following a leopard attack at Khamundi village in Junnar, forest officials are still clueless about the big cat. Now, to speed up the hunt before the animal decides to hit human settlement again, the forest department is planning to set up a quick response team (QRT) consisting of local villagers in order to increase vigil in the area....
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