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The Game of Demonizing Putin
By John
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Official Washington influences the
opinions of the American people about
world affairs by demonizing certain
foreign leaders, making them objects of
both revulsion and ridicule, thus
justifying “regime change” strategies.
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Oregon Militant - Killed in Police
Shootout
By Travis
Gettys |
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He was reportedly shot
Tuesday evening during a shootout when
law enforcement officers stopped a group
of militants on their way to establish a
shadow government in nearby Grant
County.
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Syria : Twin suicide bombings
kills 22 in city of Homs, state media reports:
A twin suicide bombing has killed at least 22 people
in the central Syrian city of Homs, state media
says, with the Islamic State group claiming
responsibility for the attack.
Deadly truck bomb explodes in
Syria’s Aleppo:
At least 23 people, most of them from the Ahrar
al-Sham rebel group, were killed by a truck suicide
bomber in Syria’s Aleppo city on Monday, a monitor
said.
ISIS-Nusra clashes leave at
least 13 dead on Lebanon-Syria border:
Nusra Front militants launched a surprise attack
against rival extremists ISIS along the
Lebanese-Syrian border Wednesday, sparking clashes
that have left at least 13 dead, a Lebanese security
source said.
Syria gains control over
Sheikh Miskeen in Daraa Province:
The Syrian Army late on Monday night reportedly
gained control over the strategic city of Sheikh
Miskeen in Daraa, bordering Jordan, after defeating
the rebels of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Jabhat
Al-Nusra — al-Qaeda's Syria chapter.
Apocalyptic scenes of
strategic town in southern Syria retaken from
jihadists (VIDEO):
The town of Sheikh Maskin in Syria’s Daraa province
? which has turned into a gray, concrete desolation
after fierce fighting ? can be seen on video footage
filmed after Syrian government forces liberated the
strategic southern town from jihadists.
Tide turns in Syrian war with
capture of key town:
Fall of Sheikh Maskin to government forces cuts off
rebel supply routes while securing regime's hold on
Deraa province.
Russia: Syrian strikes have
helped ‘turn around’ situation:
Lavrov said that the Russian air force’s strikes had
“really helped to turn around the situation in the
country, helped towards reducing the territory
controlled by terrorists” since Moscow launched a
bombing campaign at Assad’s request on September 30.
Partners in crime?
Holland to discuss joining
Syria air strikes ‘within days’:
The Dutch cabinet will discuss a U.S. request to
join coalition air strikes against jihadists in
Syria within “the coming days”, Foreign Minister
Bert Koenders said, amid speculation a decision may
come as early as Friday.
Russia says Syrian refugees
should be given an opportunity to vote in country's
future elections:
"Let's remember the sad experience of Iraq and
Libya," "Have they succeeded in stabilizing the
situation there following a foreign intervention and
physical removal of those countries' leaders?"
Arab monarchies turn down
Syrian refugees over security "threat":
As Europe struggles with a massive refugee influx,
Arab Gulf states have come under scrutiny for taking
in few refugees. Don't expect the oil-rich
monarchies to change their course anytime soon
Iraqi Army forces repel 2
attacks by ISIS, 49 militants killed:
That the Iraqi security forces had managed to repel
two attacks by ISIS on the areas of al-Thurthar and
Saqalawiya, while pointed out to the killing of 49
“terrorists” and the seizure of their weaponry and
heavy equipment.
Iraqi forces kill 35 ISIS
militants in proactive operations east of Ramadi:
The Federal Police Command announced on Wednesday
the death of 35 members of the so-called ISIS in an
operations east of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad),
while indicated to the destruction of seven fixed
targets and the cleansing of a number of buildings.
Suicide attacks kill 4 Iraqi
troops: Sheikh
Mal-Allah al-Obeidi, head of the town council in
al-Baghdadi, in Anbar province, said five suicide
bombers attacked his guesthouse at dawn on
Wednesday, killing a tribal fighter guarding the
building and wounding 10 others.
Leading Iraqi Shi'ite says
Islamic State shrugging off U.S. air strikes:
Flush with cash and weapons, Islamic State is
attracting huge numbers of foreign fighters to Iraq
and Syria and withstanding U.S.-led air strikes that
are failing to hit the right targets, a powerful
Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitary leader told Reuters in an
interview.
Russia supplied arms to Iraqi
Kurds through official Baghdad
: Russia took into account the fact
that both the government army and the Kurdish
militias were fighting against the Islamic State
terrorists when supplying arms to Iraq
Four soldiers killed in
Turkish city as curfew expanded:
Four Turkish soldiers were killed Wednesday in
clashes with Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK)
militants in Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey, as a
controversial curfew order was expanded to new areas
in the Kurdish-dominated city.
Israel feels the heat of
U.S., EU and U.N. criticism:
The United States, European Union and the United
Nations have issued unusually stern criticism of
Israel, provoking a sharp response from Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and raising
Palestinians' hopes of steps against their neighbor.
At least 10 dead in suicide
attacks in Chibok, Nigeria: Reports:
At least 10 people were killed when
three suicide bombers blew themselves up in the
northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where Boko Haram
kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, a town elder
said on Wednesday.
Bomb kills Kenya police as
troops pull out of Somali bases:
At least five police officers died in a roadside
bomb attack in eastern Kenya, police and reports
said Wednesday, as troops inside Somalia pulled out
of some bases after Islamist attacks.
4 Egyptian soldiers killed,
12 injured in Sinai explosion:
At least four Egyptian army soldiers were killed and
12 injured in the Sinai Peninsula after an armored
personnel carrier exploded on the outskirts of the
city of Arish, security and medical sources said
Wednesday.
'Insider' attack kills 10
Afghan police:
Rogue officer drugged colleagues before 10 were shot
dead in central Uruzgan province
China shares end at 14-month
lows after late selling frenzy:
Chinese shares plunged more than 6 percent to
14-month lows on Tuesday after oil prices dropped
again, reviving concerns about global growth and
prompting a sell-off in the world's equity markets.
Islamic State setting up
terror training camps in Europe, police agency warns:
The terrorist group is planning more mass strikes on
the continent and could recruit vulnerable refugees
to carry out attacks, Europol report said
Russia: ISIL training base
located in Georgia's Pankisi;
Georgian prime minister rejects Russian foreign
minister's claim, saying government is in control of
troubled region.
Which European countries have
produced the most ISIS fighters?:
About a fifth of all foreign fighters in Iraq and
Syria now come from Western Europe
Denmark's daylight robbery of
refugees: Denmark
is defying international outrage and pressing ahead
with plans to force refugees to hand over valuables
in return for providing sanctuary. Trine Villemann
reports from Copenhagen.
Ukrainian forces shell DPR
territory 75 times over last 24 hours — DPR defense
ministry :
According to the ministry, Kiev forces opened fire
at the Izotov mine to the north of Gorlovka, the
villages of Zaytsevo, Staromikhaylovka and
Zhabichevo and Donetsk airport
US 'corrupt Putin' comments
anger Kremlin:
"(Bilateral) relations are now in such a state that
a lie like this is unlikely to aggravate them even
further."
Lavrov Recaps Year of Russian
Diplomacy in Annual Press Conference:
Sergei Lavrov reiterated that the international law
is the only basis of finding solutions to the
conflict, but stressed that Russian aerospace
operations in Syria definitely helped to change
situation in the country.
6 Migrants Including A Child
Drown Off Greece:
The bodies were found during a rescue operation that
was launched after a survivor reported the sinking.
The man had managed to swim to an islet near Kos,
where he raised the alarm.
EU gives Greece warning to
fix border 'neglect':
The European Commission warned Greece on Wednesday
it could face more border controls with other states
of the free-travel Schengen zone in May if it does
not fix "serious deficiencies" in its management of
the area's external frontier.
Zika virus spreading in
Europe as 1st person tests positive in Denmark:
One person has tested positive in Denmark for the
mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has caused severe
birth defects in Latin America, Danish media has
reported. The new case comes after Italy, Spain, the
UK and Switzerland registered several people
infected with the disease.
Authorities urge remaining
Oregon occupiers to quit after killing:
State and federal authorities urged a group of armed
men occupying a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon to
abandon the protest over land rights on Wednesday, a
day after their leader and seven other people were
arrested and one man killed.
Hands up or charging?
Conflicting reports on shooting of Oregon militia
spokesman:
Conflicting information is emerging over what
happened after a well-known member of the militia
group occupying a nature preserve in Oregon died in
a shootout with federal agents. The group’s
spokesman had tried to run a roadblock before he was
killed.
How David Petraeus avoided
felony charges and possible prison time:
The Justice Department said the information, if
disclosed, could have caused “exceptionally grave
damage.” Officials said the notebooks contained code
words for secret intelligence programs, the
identities of covert officers, and information about
war strategy and deliberative discussions with the
National Security Council.
Texas: Thousands of Cuban
Refugees Crossing the Border:
At least 7,000 Cuban refugees are expected to come
to the border in the next coming days. The activity
at the Hidalgo International Bridge continues. For
40 years, Jose Angel Rodriguez has made his living
driving a cab.
US grand jury charges
anti-abortion advocates:
A Texas court has cleared Planned Parenthood of
misconduct over videos purporting to show employees
selling human tissue for profit. The makers of the
footage have instead been charged with felony record
tampering.
RNC drops NBC as debate host:
The Republican
National Committee (RNC) has formally split with NBC
for its debate next month in Houston, announcing
Monday that it will partner with CNN to broadcast
the event.
CNN’s Dana Bash Presses Ted
Cruz’s Wife Hard About Goldman Sachs Ties:
Dana Bash: It may surprise some people that Ted
Cruz, who went in riding a wave of anti-Washington
sentiment, that his wife, you, are an executive at
Goldman Sachs, the epitome of Wall Street. Do you
see any contradiction there?
Trump campaign says Donald
won’t participate in Fox News/Google debate:
The Republican
presidential candidate already had said he probably
would not be going, accusing Fox News of “playing
games” with him.
Fox News cuts down Trump over
Megyn Kelly debate boycott:
"Capitulating to politicians' ultimatums about a
debate moderator violates all journalistic
standards, as do threats," the Fox News network said
in a statement.
Poll: Trump and Cruz in dead
heat in Iowa:
Trump and Cruz have been in all-out war against one
another as they sprint to the finish and seek to
influence the dwindling number of voters who have
not yet settled on a candidate.
Hillary Clinton Made More in
12 Speeches to Big Banks Than Most of Us Earn in a
Lifetime;
According to public disclosures, by giving just 12
speeches to Wall Street banks, private equity firms,
and other financial corporations, Clinton made
$2,935,000 from 2013 to 2015:
We are witnessing the end of
the House of Clinton:
Op-Ed: There is the stench of political death around
Hillary, Bill, Chelsea and the entire House of
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