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Tuesday, 9 June 2015

3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru

© Agence France-Presse One of the figurines, a woman with many fingers and red dots on her white face, is believed to represent a priestess. The Caral civilisation emerged some 5,000 years ago and lived in Peru's Supe Valley, leaving behind impressive architecture including pyramids and sunken amphitheatres. Researchers in Peru have discovered a trio of statuettes they believe were created by the ancient Caral civilisation some 3,800 years ago,...

President of country $18 trillion in debt warns Putin about Russian economy

© waterfordwhispersnews.com Following a record setting patting themselves on the back session, the leaders of the G7 took some time out to discuss Russia with the picturesque surroundings of southern Germany as a backdrop. Russia, formerly part of what was once called the G8, came under the microscope with the possibility of extending sanctions put in place in the wake of Vladimir Putin's decision to annex Crimea discussed. American president Barack...

Why has NASA announced that a meteor is NOT going to hit the Earth in September?

© endoftheamericandream.com Internet buzz about a giant meteor that is going to strike our planet in September has become so intense that NASA has been forced to issue a statement publicly denying that it is going to happen. NASA insists that the agency knows of "no asteroid or comet currently on a collision course with Earth", and that "no large object is likely to strike the Earth any time in the next several hundred years". To be honest, NASA...

Ex-pastor on probation for sex assault caught molesting another child while wearing ankle monitor

© AFP A former Pennsylvania bishop who was sentenced to probation for sexually assaulting a child had his probation revoked this week after he was caught molesting another child. According to the , then-Higher Call World Outreach Church pastor Duane Youngblood was sentenced to probation in 2008 after he admitted sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy who he was supposed to be counseling. In December, Youngblood was sentenced to serve up to 48 month...

Say What? Obama claims he reinstated US as world's most respected country

© AP Photo/ Susan Walsh During a news briefing, President Barack Obama had some strong words of encouragement for himself: now that former president Bush is gone, the world loves America again! Of course, when you actually survey global citizens, the US is still far from being the most respected nation on Earth. During the Bush years, America's global popularity took a tumble. According to Pew Research numbers, the US was ranked fairly favorable...

U.S. facing dramatic decline in power because of hubris, bellicosity, stupidity

© AP Photo/ Richard Drew By the end of George H.W. Bush's presidency, the United States had come out on top as the sole global superpower; however, a lot has changed since then, admitted Patrick J. Buchanan, an American conservative political commentator and publicist, noting that Washington's once unchallenged supremacy is vanishing into thin air. "With the exception of the Soviet Union, some geostrategists contend, no nation, not defeated in...

US warmongering: Will Germans again claim 'they didn't know'?

Amid knee-slapping and beer-drinking, Germans greeted US President Obama with rapturous applause as he opened the G7 summit in Bavaria at the weekend. Obama was addressing the crowds in a public square in the historic town of Krün on a sunny morning; with the Bavarian mountains serving a splendid backdrop. Alongside him was his "great friend Angela". Merkel, the German chancellor, was beaming smiles at every jocular quip from the American president,...

Woman sues police after being beaten by 4 cops for requesting tampon

The case of Audra West, a Texas hairdresser who was severely beaten in a Florida jail, has received a boost after video emerged showing police officers handling her violently, without physical provocation. The police deny any wrongdoing. West was on holiday when she was detained at a bar on Fort Lauderdale beach for being drunk in public and resisting arrest in May last year. She was then taken to the North Broward Detention Facility. After spending...

Fascist sympathizer Edward VIII wanted Britain bombed, historian claims

© Wikipedia King Edward VIII Edward VIII wanted Britain to be bombed into an alliance with the Third Reich and blamed "Jews and Reds" for World War II, according to a prominent academic. The research, carried out by UK-based German historian Karina Urbach, delved into the historical archives of 30 nations, including Germany, Spain and Russia, revealing the fascist sympathies of many European aristocrats. Writing for The Conversation website ahead...

The War on Free Speech – U.S. Department of Justice Subpoenas Reason.com Over Comment Section

The United States Department of Justice is using federal grand jury subpoenas to identify anonymous commenters engaged in typical internet bluster and hyperbole in connection with the Silk Road prosecution. DOJ is targeting Reason.com, a leading libertarian website… The D.C. court was right — the government won’t start issuing grand jury subpoenas every time someone writes “my husband left underwear on the bathroom floor again; I could just...

Logistics 101: Where Does ISIS Get Its Guns?

Since ancient times an army required significant logistical support to carry out any kind of sustained military campaign. In ancient Rome, an extensive network of roads was constructed to facilitate not only trade, but to allow Roman legions to move quickly to where they were needed, and for the supplies needed to sustain military operations to follow them in turn. Image: The other half of the war is logistics. Without a steady stream of...

We're moderate, see? Syrian 'rebels' parade the severed heads of ISIS members

Rebel groups battling the Islamic State in Syria have proudly paraded the severed heads of their defeated enemies, in the latest sign that all sides in the conflict are resorting to shocking barbarism. A coalition of anti-Assad forces were stationed in the town of Azaz, close to the Turkish border, when ISIS militants prepared to carry out a suicide bomb attack followed by a massive assault. But the rebels were tipped off about the attack in advance...

Edinburgh police disclose bizarre 2012 appearance of 'Big Cat' in Scottish capital

© Paul Keehn 'Buckinghamshire panther', 2009 A police officer has revealed he saw a big cat while he was on board a police helicopter assisting in the search for a missing woman. Inspector Nick Whyte said he could not believe what he was seeing when he picked up a large heat source on the aircraft's infrared camera equipment. The helicopter was flying over Arthur's Seat, a hill in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh at the time. Insp Whyte told the the animal...

Putin: Ukraine crisis created deliberately by West's unprofessional actions

© REUTERS/ Gleb Garanich The conflict in Ukraine was created intentionally and follows "unprofessional actions" by the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "I believe that this crisis was created deliberately and it is the result of our partner's unprofessional actions," Putin said in an interview with Italian newspaper ahead of his visit to Milan. The president added that the coverage of the situation surrounding Ukraine has been "absolutely...

Pentagon admits its dumb strategy of Russian sanctions is ineffective and makes no sense

© Flickr/ Michael Baird Anti-Russian sanctions are ineffective and will not force Moscow to reverse its political course, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said after a conference with top US diplomats and military brass in Stuttgart. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says it would be better to admit that anti-Russian sanctions are not effective and Moscow will not abandon its political course under pressure. The West did not recognize Crimea's...

Despite G7 propaganda, it's clear Russia has better things to do than start WW3

© Reuters/Stephen Crowley Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations hold a working dinner in the Bavarian village of Kruen, Germany June 7, 2015 Vladimir Putin said this weekend that "Russia would attack NATO only in a mad person's dream." Unfortunately, there are a lot of mad people working in western politics and media. If the G7 were based on GDP, adjusted for purchasing power, it would be comprised of the USA, China, India, Japan,...

DHS is training EMS and firefighters for urban warfare

DHS's new "First Responder Guide For Improving Survivability In IED or Active Shooter Incidents" describes in great detail how firefighters and EMS personnel are being trained by DHS and work alongside law enforcement. In it's "First Responder"guide, DHS claims active shooter incidents and IED's in America are increasing. A collaborative group of public safety organizations—including fire, law enforcement, pre-hospital care,...
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