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Iranian protests: World is watching response, US warns
Unlike anything that 0bama ever had to say.
The Iranians are showing the Europeans how it is done, are any Europeans watching?
Probably the same number as watched when the Egyptians showed us how it was done. Twice.
LIke Churchill said we can be trusted to do the right thing after we have tried everything else.
Exclusive: Russian tankers fuelled North Korea via transfers at sea – sources
Just in case this hasn’t been mentioned before:
North Korean defector had anthrax antibodies in system, report says
Germans Will Ring in New Year With Extra Security, Especially for Women
But nooooooo profiling. As if that highly functional (waycist) tool could be of any use… [gasp!]
China calls for constructive efforts to ease Korean tensions
Meanwhile, fox demands that chickens make increased sacrifices to ensure mutual trust.
Any failure to do so will result in conflict, vulpine representatives insist…
PS: Any resemblances between this Chinese / North Korean situation and that of Israeli / Arab relations are entirely coincidental…
Nothing to see here, move along.
BREAKING: Senator Lindsey Graham Just Confirmed The Steele Dossier Was Used for 2016 FISA Warrant
Senator Lindsey Graham just confirmed the sketchy Steele Dossier was used to get the wiretap and surveillance warrant from the FISA court. Brian Kilmead understood what he was hearing was serious, but didn’t quite catch the specific gravity of it.
Watch at 04:10:
“…The back-story to the FISA warrant is the cornerstone. The back-story contains both the FBI and the DOJ scheme. Expose it, remove it, and the entire ‘muh Russia conspiracy’ collapses under the weight of sunlight…2
This is critical and important because the specific use of the Steele Dossier underpins the BIG UGLY and exposes the entire top-tier apparatus of the FBI Counterintelligence Division (Peter Strzok, Bill Priestap, James Baker, Andrew McCabe) and the DOJ National Security Division (John Carlin, Stuart Evans, Mary McCord and Sally Yates), as well as DOJ Bruce Ohr and FBI lawyer Lisa Page directly to “conspiracy” charges.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/12/30/breaking-senator-lindsey-graham-just-confirmed-the-steele-dossier-was-used-for-2016-fisa-warrant/
This is going to take down a lot of Sewer Rats their willing allies in the Propaganda Media. This information is hitting in time for it to be out big time by the 2018 election, this will chance the election math.
W Pres. Tom Fitton on Abedin/Weiner Docs, Net Neutrality Battle, & Corruption w/ DOJ/FBI/Mueller
Judicial Watch weighs in on release of Huma Abedin emails
euronews – State Department posts emails from Clinton aide Huma Abedin
Klayman Discusses His Legal Cases to Remove Mueller! Go to http://www.FWUSA.org to Support Mueller Removal!
Trump warns Iran ‘world is watching’ after anti-government protests
The US President tweets his support for anti-government protesters as thousands hold counter-rallies to support the regime.
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the “world is watching” after two days of protests against the country’s religious rulers.
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city and one of the holiest places in Shia Islam, on Thursday.
The protests spread to Tehran and other cities on Friday, with police using water cannons in some cases to disperse the crowds.
Initially aimed against high prices, the anti-government protests quickly turned against the Islamic regime as a whole.
Police arrested 52 people. On Saturday, tens of thousands of government supporters marched in cities across Iran in a show of strength for the regime.
Many of the marchers carried banners in support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-warns-iran-world-is-watching-after-anti-government-protests-11189106
Iran hard-liners rally as new protests challenge government
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian hard-liners rallied Saturday to support the country’s supreme leader and clerically overseen government as spontaneous protests sparked by anger over the country’s ailing economy roiled major cities in the Islamic Republic.
The demonstrations, commemorating a mass 2009 pro-government rally challenging those who rejected the re-election of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad amid fraud allegations, had been scheduled weeks earlier.
However, they took on new importance after the economic protests began Thursday, sparked by social media posts and a surge in prices of basic food supplies, like eggs and poultry.
https://apnews.com/ce07ad7aea0a4d1a86f9c90f6104a1ba/Iran-hard-liners-rally-as-new-protests-challenge-government
Iran: Government supporters rally in Tehran following unrest
Hundreds of women in body bags do not pose much in the way of a persuasive protest against oppressive Islam. Demonstrating against poor living conditions whilst simultaneously adhering to some of this world’s most restrictive pseudo-moral controls means diddly-squat.
Please get back to me when these stupid shites finally rise up on their hind legs and begin killing their theocratic masters.
CNN – Trump: World is watching Iran protests
the daily caller – CNN Correspondent: World Thinks That America Doesn’t Have A ‘Moral Leg To Stand On’
During CNN’s coverage of protests in Iran Saturday, a correspondent read a statement from the Iranian government, adding that many countries are “frustrated” with the United States, and that many think America doesn’t have a “moral leg to stand on.”
CNN correspondent Arwa Damon said, “This coming out from the [Iranian] foreign ministry, not only talking about the fact that they view the government of President Trump as the greatest bearer of ill will towards Iran but going on to say that, ‘The people of Iran give no value or credibility to such opportunistic expressions by the Government or the person, Mr. Trump. American officials, through their conduct have not earned a place from which they can express masked sentiments as sympathies, for the aware of the people of Iran.’”
Damon then added her own thoughts, saying, “Now this, not just necessarily a rebuke of what the U.S. president tweeted, but also perhaps a reflection of just how frustrated, not just Iran but other countries frankly are, with the United States.”
She continued, “A lot of nations and their populations, no matter how they feel about their governments in particular, do perceive the United States as not really having a moral leg to stand on.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/30/cnn-correspondent-world-thinks-that-america-doesnt-have-a-moral-leg-to-stand-on-video/
Arwa Damon needs to be the guest-of-honor at a Hell’s Angels initiation party.
AFP- Mass pro-government rallies in Iran after protests
Fox News – Iran condemns Trump’s tweet about protests
Fox News – Should the United States show support for protests in Iran?
Former State Department coordinator Jarrett Blanc provides insight.
Jarrett Blanc is a senior fellow in the geoeconomics and strategy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was previously the deputy lead coordinator and State Department coordinator for Iran nuclear implementation at the U.S. State Department under President Barack Obama.
JULY 2015
Jarrett Blanc is Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has served in this role and as Senior Advisor to the Special Representative since 2009.
Prior to joining the State Department, Blanc was the Senior Policy Analyst for Multilateral Affairs at the Open Society Institute . He has worked for the U.N. and
others advising senior decision-makers on conflict termination and political transitions. He managed the first elections in Iraq and other complex infrastructure and governance operations in conflict and post-conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, and Nepal.
Blanc has been a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, a Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and an adjunct professor at George Washington University. He has published a number of articles and book chapters and has lectured at West Point, Harvard, Princeton, and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. Blanc holds and A.B. from Harvard University and an M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20150709/103735/HHRG-114-GO00-Bio-BlancJ-20150709.pdf
You can tell that he is a left wing ideologue who hates the US.
Fox News – Pro-government Iranians rally in response to [ “small” ]protests
al arabiya – Qom’s top legal, religious cleric announces support for Iran protests
A prominent hardline cleric responsible for being one of Iran’s leading reference on Islamic jurisprudence has voiced support for the ongoing protests currently gripping several cities across the country.
Considered the top religious cleric in the city of Qom, Hossein Noori Hamedani, on Saturday supported the popular protests against the high prices and high costs of living in the country.
“The people are demanding their right and we must support them,” Hamedani was quoted by the Iranian media.
He added: “People are demanding their legitimate rights because they suffer from high living costs and the difficulty of living, as well as the spread of unemployment,” calling on the government to work to reduce poverty and unemployment and avoid the anger of the people.
“A lot of people have written to us about the loss of their money in financial institutions and some banks that have declared bankruptcy and have not been able to return their money. The government must pay these funds without delay”, Hamdani said.
Hamedani, however, warned warned of “stooges of the enemy” infiltrating protests to use them against the establishment, Tasnim news reported.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/12/30/Prominent-Iranian-reference-announces-support-to-protests.html
Iran warns against ‘illegal gatherings’ after protests
TASNIM NEWS/AFP / HAMED MALEKPOUR Iranians chant slogans in support of the regime as they march in Tehran on December 30, 2017, after two days of desmonstrations against the country’s religious rulers
The Iranian government warned people against further protests on Saturday after two days of demonstrations sparked by anger over an array of economic problems.
https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/iran-warns-against-illegal-gatherings-after-protests-doc-vh7ua1
Iran holds pro-government rallies as new protests break out
DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Annual nationwide pro-government rallies were held in Iran on Saturday to mark the end of unrest which shook the country in 2009, state media reported, while local news agency and social media reports said a third day of protests had begun.
State television showed a rally in the capital Tehran and marchers carrying banners in support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city.
Pro-government rallies were scheduled in more than 1,200 cities and towns, state television said, events held annually to mark the end of months of street protests which followed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election as president in 2009.
At the same time, social media postings said a third day of protests broke out in cities including Tehran, Shahr-e Kord and Kermanshah, where a video showed dozens of protesters booing after police announced on a loudspeaker that any gathering would be illegal. The footage could not be authenticated.
http://news.trust.org/item/20171230122520-z6tas
Trump ramps up Border Patrol recruitment, in bid to hire thousands of new agents
President Trump doesn’t yet have his “big, beautiful” border wall, but the administration is ramping up recruitment of border agents going into the new year in a bid to enhance security with more manpower – if not bricks and barbed wire.
Up until now, the White House’s fix to immigration issues has included Trump reversing many of his predecessor’s policies, increasing round-ups of illegal immigrants and restricting the number of refugees allowed into the country.
There has been some success: The number of people trying to sneak over the border has dropped to its lowest level in four decades. Illegal border crossings are down 24 percent, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s most recent statistics, released in December. During the government’s 2017 fiscal year, border agents made 310,531 arrests.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/29/trump-ramps-up-border-patrol-recruitment-in-bid-to-hire-thousands-new-agents.html
Record Breaking Winter Cold? Don’t Worry, the Climate Explainers Have it Covered
Does record breaking winter cold cast doubt on climate predictions of milder winters? Could ANY weather or climate shift cast doubt on the dominance of that wicked little trace molecule? Apparently not, according to leading climate explainers.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/12/28/record-breaking-winter-cold-dont-worry-the-climate-explainers-have-it-covered/
German Jewish Leader Warns That Jews May Require Police Protection As Anti-Semitism Escalates
Former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Charlotte Knobloch claims that Jews are increasingly under threat in public and may require police protection to lead a normal life without harassment and violence.
Ms Knobloch, who is now the President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, said that Jews are increasingly under threat, Die Welt reports.
“Aggressive anti-Semitism, from verbal hostility on the Internet and in the analogue world to desecration and destruction to physical attacks are commonplace in Germany,” she said.
“Jewish life can only take place in public under police protection and the strictest security precautions, or it must be completely cancelled for security reasons,” Knobloch added.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/30/german-jewish-leader-warns-jews-may-require-police-protection-anti-semitism-escalates/
A kidnapped crypto executive was reportedly released after paying a $1 million bitcoin ransom
Pavel Lerner, the CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Exmo Finance, has been released from the custody of kidnappers after the payment of a $1 million bitcoin ransom, according to the Financial Times.
Local media reports said Lerner, 40, was dragged into a black Mercedes-Benz by men in balaclavas while leaving the Kiev, Ukraine, offices of his company on Tuesday.
The FT reported Friday that Lerner was “released in a state of shock,” according to Anton Gerashchenko, a Ukrainian adviser.
“We have operative information that he paid more than $1 million worth of bitcoins,” Gerashchenko said.
The exchange business Lerner runs is registered in the UK and also has a presence in Spain, Russia, India, and Thailand, according to The Telegraph.
http://www.businessinsider.com/kidnapped-crypto-exec-released-after-paying-1-million-bitcoin-ransom-2017-12
Russian court upholds ban on Navalny running against Putin in 2018
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed an appeal by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny against a decision by the country’s central election commission to bar him from taking part in next year’s presidential election.
The commission this week barred Navalny from taking part in the March 18 vote because of a suspended prison sentence he says was trumped up.
Navalny, who did not attend the Supreme Court hearing, wrote on Twitter that he and his supporters “will not recognize elections without competition” and renewed calls for a boycott of the vote.
Polls indicate that President Vladimir Putin, who has dominated Russia’s political landscape for 18 years, is on course to be comfortably re-elected, but Navalny says his own exclusion from the vote makes a farce of the ballot.
Navalny, who has organized some of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, has been jailed three times this year and charged with breaking the law for organizing public meetings and rallies.
http://www.oann.com/russian-supreme-court-approves-ban-against-opposition-leader-navalny-from-2018-presidential-election/
Iran erupts in popular protests (CNN is otherwise engaged)
By J.E. Dyer December 29, 2017
There isn’t a lot profound that needs saying here. The situation basically speaks for itself. In the last 24 hours, mass protests have broken out all over Iran. This level and kind of protest has not been seen since 2009.
CNN is burying the story, in favor of a slate of tired domestic news, and an odd fixation on a white box truck that has parked near the Trump golf course at Mar-a-Lago in the last couple of days.
We can be relieved to know that the white truck belongs to the local sheriff’s department. CNN was concerned that the truck was deliberately parking in such a way as to obscure the network’s video stakeout of the golf course. But apparently that’s not the case. (See update below on MSM being AWOL on this topic.)
Meanwhile, in Iran, the streets protests have spun up quickly to a surprising level.
https://libertyunyielding.com/2017/12/29/iran-erupts-popular-protests-cnn-otherwise-engaged/
Read the article, J.E. says she doesn’t know what is happening but it is different from all other protest movement. From the reports this is not a government staged movement to draw out dissents but a true grass roots protest that is growing daily.
Pretty sure its MEK
MEK :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran
Maryam Rajavi :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Rajavi
I was thinking that until I read her article, she admits she doesn’t know who is behind it but thinks it is real. That was when I left this morning to go to the VA. Yes some of the clinics schedule appointments on Saturday. I get back and it has turned into what is close to an active rebellion.
If it turns out to be real are the Europeans watching how it is done?
al jazeera – Why are people protesting in Iran?
Tensions are high in Iran as hundreds of people protest in multiple cities against the government’s economic policies.
Speaking to Al Jazeera from Iran’s capital, Mohammad Marandi, professor at Tehran University, says US sanctions are to blame for the frustration and some Western media sources are stoking the Iranians’ anger.
VoA –
3 dead in Doroud , Lorestan
al arabiya – Iran cuts off internet access in several cities as mass protests continue
Several reports indicate that telecoms providers in Iran have begun blocking internet access across several cities in the country as mass protests erupted for the third day in a row.
Among the telecoms company was Hamrahe Aval, the primary Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MTCI or MCI) as social media continues to play a pivotal role in documenting mass protests and subsequent brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in the country.
The MTCI is considered a firm jointly held by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other firms controlled by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran’s two main internet and communications service providers are the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) and Irancell. TCI and its subsidiaries, including MCI, are owned by Tosee Etemad Mobin Company which has close links to Iran’s IRGC.
Iran had previously cut off internet access across several cities when the popular Green Movement protests took place against what many considered unfair elections in 2009 when hardliner incumbent president at the time, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, won relection.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/12/31/Iran-cuts-off-Internet-service-in-several-cities-as-mass-protests-erupt.html
The same multicultural peculiarities all over the world –
Not just on the streets of Paris…even in the shopping malls of the U.S.A. (Chicago)
Woman and baby culturally enriched by nude aggressive man of African decent –
Where are the men???? (Castrated by the White Left / Holy Mother perhaps). This man is naked and attacking a woman. One good swift kick people!!!
US-Led Coalition to Focus on ‘Stabilizing Communities Liberated From Daesh’ (sputniknews, Dec 30, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201712301060424812-us-coalition-daesh-syria/
“The US-led coalition against Daesh terrorist group (banned in Russia) will focus on stabilization of the liberated regions in Syria and Iraq, Brett McGurk, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, said…”
Clipped Wings: Houthi Rebels Reportedly Down Saudi Recon Drone in Yemen (sputniknews, Dec 30, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201712301060425835-houthi-forces-drone-destruction/
“Yemeni forces opposing the government of President Hadi and his Riyadh allies have demonstrated their anti-air capabilities; they successfully destroyed an unmanned Saudi spy plane as it was gathering intel in Yemen’s airspace…”
New Thermobaric Weapon Reportedly Joins Syrian Army (VIDEO) (sputniknews, Dec 30, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/military/201712301060432129-idlib-solntsepyok-flame-throwing-systems/
“Despite Daesh being defeated by the joint efforts of the Russian forces and the Syrian Army, peace has yet to arrive in Syria; the Arab country is still struggling with other terrorist and militant groups.
A video showing the arrival of what looks like a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok (Scorching Sun) flame-throwing system in Syria’s Idlib province has been published by the Telegram channel 338 which deals with military-related issues.
“It will be very hot in Idlib soon) New Year’s magic) Things are coming to another entrapment,” the caption under the video reads…”
Turkish Police Detain 18 People Over Links to Kurdistan Workers’ Party – Reports (sputniknews, Dec 30, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201712301060427204-turkey-police-pkk/
“MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Turkish police detained 18 people during counter-terrorist operations in three Turkish provinces on Friday over links to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), listed as a terrorist organization in Turkey, local media reported Saturday.
The operations took place in the provinces of Izmir, Mersin and Igdir, the Yeni Safak newspaper reported.
Earlier in the day, the prosecutors reportedly issued arrest warrants for 27 individuals over alleged propaganda for the PKK. The searches for the remaining suspects continue, the newspaper added.
Tensions between Ankara and the Kurds worsened in July 2015 when a truce between Turkey and the PKK collapsed over a series of terrorist attacks allegedly committed by the PKK members…”
BREAKING: Anti-terror police search Sheffield tower block in hunt for terrorist (express, Dec 30, 2017)
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/898110/Anti-terror-police-Sheffield-tower-block-terrorist
“ANTI-terror police have raided a Sheffield tower block in the hunt for a terrorist over an alleged plot for a Christmas terror attack.
A 21-year-old was held under the Terrorism Act late last night and two buildings in the city are being searched.
It follows the arrests of four men in the South Yorkshire city and nearby Chesterfield in Derbyshire on December 19.
A spokesman for Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTPNE) said: “The 21-year-old man, from the Fir Vale area of Sheffield, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000…”
Foreign aid scandal: Britain hands £1.39bn to the world’s most corrupt nations (express, Dec 30, 2017)
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/898120/Foreign-aid-UK-corrupt-nations-Somalia-Syria-Peter-Bone-terrorists
“BRITAIN handed out nearly £1.39 billion to some of the most corrupt nations last year – and increase of 10 per cent on 2015.
The UK dished out the money via the Department for International Development, a rise on the £1.26bn donated two years ago.
The government department says it operates a “zero tolerance” stance against corruption over fears the money could be either stolen or misused or even handed over to terrorists.
The Government is committed to spending 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid – equivalent to a sizeable £13.4bn last year.
Conservative MP Peter Bone said: “Whatever you think about the overall aid budget there is no point simply pouring in more money if it’s going to be stolen.
“Why would you be giving more money to corrupt countries where there’s every chance it will end up in the Swiss bank accounts of dictators?
“These are some of the worst regimes in the world and I think people will be shocked we are giving them so much money and even more shocked that it is still going up.
“We should not be doing the 0.7 target – it encourages officials to just dole out money as fast as they can. My constituents want money spent on local problems.”
A list of the most corrupt nations has been drawn up by the think-tank Transparency International.
Analysis done by the Daily Mail shows that Britain sends some its foreign aid budget to 18 of the 20 most corrupt countries.
Somalia received £151 million in 2016 from the UK while Syria gained £351m – there is documented cases where Western aid money has fallen into the hands of terrorist groups.
Earlier this month, the Government was forced to suspend a £12m aid scheme to Syria amid revelations that the cash was at risk of going to jihadi groups.
A BBC Panorama investigation found that the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda had handpicked police officers benefiting from the justice and community security scheme.
Aid money sent to Somalia is also at risk of being used by terror groups such as Al Shabab.
An internal Dfid “risk register” concluded last year there was a “certain” chance of funds being diverted by extremist groups.
Pakistan, another country where corruption is said to be rife but not one of the 20 most corrupt states, benefited from the UK’s generosity to the tune of £462.6m.
Afghanistan, said to be the eighth most corrupt nation according to the list received £235m in 2016 from the UK.
Fifth on the list, Yemen, received £126m. The Democratic Republic of Congo gained £129m.
A Dfid spokesman stressed that officials did not give money directly to the worst regimes, instead dealing directly with groups operating in the countries.
“Dfid does not provide financial aid directly to the governments of any of these countries,’ he added.
“UK aid goes to trusted partners to save babies’ lives, prevent famine and get children into school, and Dfid has tough measures in place to protect taxpayers’ money.
“By working in the most fragile and dangerous parts of the world, Dfid’s work makes us safer in the UK by tackling problems at source which would otherwise arrive on our doorstep.””
Egypt court jails ousted president over insulting judiciary (abcnews, Dec 30, 2017)
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/egypt-court-jails-ousted-president-insulting-judiciary-52057400
“An Egyptian court convicted former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and 19 others on Saturday of insulting the judiciary, sentencing them to three years in prison in a court session aired on TV…”
Pakistan man exonerated after serving 9 years for blasphemy (abcnews, Dec 30, 2017)
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-man-exonerated-serving-years-blasphemy-52057469
“Pakistan’s supreme court exonerated a man convicted of blasphemy after he served nine years of a life sentence in prison.
A two-judge panel of the court ruled on Friday that Mohammad Mansha was falsely accused, citing lack of evidence,
According to court records, Mansha, 58, was arrested in September 2008 after the imam of a mosque in the Bahawalnagar district in Punjab province told authorities that Mansha had desecrated a copy of the Quran…”
Identity Politics: Activists and ‘Diversity Champions’ Big Winners in New Year Honours List (breitbart, Dec 30, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/30/identity-politics-new-year-honours/
“Prime Minister Theresa May has prioritised identity politics campaigners and activists promoting “diversity” in her first New Year honours list.
Anti-discrimination campaigning was laid out as a priority in the 2018 honours list by the Prime Minister, whose repeated pledges to abolish inequality of outcome have been branded “dangerous and divisive”.
Dawn Hill, chairman of the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, south London, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for ‘services to culture’.
To mark 30 years of Black History Month this October, Hill’s organisation put on an exhibition at Downing Street purporting to show “over two thousand years of black history in Britain”.
Celebrating the occasion, Theresa May urged the country to “recognise the enormous contribution which African and African-Caribbean people have made to life in Britain.”
LGBT campaigners were also honoured, including Jane Owen from transgender organisation Sparkle.
The Very Reverend Professor Iain Torrance, meanwhile, will be given a knighthood for his work in “enabling the Church to perform same-sex marriages as well as paving the way for the institution to formally apologise to gay people”.
A range of police “champions of diversity” will also be honoured for their work promoting identity politics, including Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Craig Mackey, who will receive a knighthood.
The top officer’s key achievement was overseeing a “radical transformation of the [force’s] diversity approach”, according to Police Professional, which singled out his initiative to cut back the use of ‘stop and search’ for special praise.
Activists and campaign groups funded by globalist billionaire George Soros had condemned stop and search as “racist” because ethnic minorities were more likely to be targeted — although some unfashionable senior officers insisted it saved black lives.
(Following the large reduction in searches which resulted from Mackey’s efforts, crime statistics for England and Wales showed a 26 per cent rise in knife crime, with London reported to have become more dangerous than New York City.)
Another police figure to be honoured for services to diversity in the community was former Chief Inspector Norman Pascal, who has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Pascal, who Police Professional reports as having spent most of his 30 years of service working for the Black Police Association, dedicated his last two years before retiring this year to helping Avon and Somerset Constabulary increase the proportion ethnic minority officers in its ranks.
The Twitter page for the force — which covers 98 per cent white Somerset, 95 per cent white South Gloucestershire, 95 per cent white Bath, and 92 per cent white Bristol — now has as its header an image in which four out of six of the featured officers are non-white.”
Why printers add secret tracking dots (BBC, Dec 30, 2017)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170607-why-printers-add-secret-tracking-dots
This is a slightly more sophisticated version of an earlier method called, “canary trap” documents. Each individual copy of a given classified report would have minor but unique wording changes. This was mentioned almost twenty years ago in, “Red Rabbit”, a 2002 book by Tom Clancy
Once leaked, examination of the copy would permit tracing it back to a specific person-of-origin. Given Washington DC’s propensity for leaking sensitive and classified documents, this a necessary and valuable measure.
The tracking dots represent a labor-saving device in that no re-editing is necessary in order to create individualized and unique versions of a specific document.
Berlin to set up ‘safety area’ for women during New Year’s Eve celebrations
New Year’s Eve festivities in the German capital will be marked by a “safety area” for women seeking refuge from harassment, following cases of mass sexual misconduct during country’s celebrations over the past few years.
Israeli military strikes Gaza Strip after rocket fire
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/israeli-military-strikes-gaza-strip-rocket-fire-171229141111600.html
Swedish Police meme going around:
https://imgur.com/a/ne7sb
Egypt says 3 militants killed in Giza shootout (wapo, Dec 30, 2017)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-says-3-militants-killed-in-giza-shootout/2017/12/30/b700eab8-ed78-11e7-956e-baea358f9725_story.html
“Egypt’s Interior Ministry says it has killed three members of a militant group it considers a splinter of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
Saturday’s statement by the ministry says the militants, belonging to the Hasm movement, were killed in an exchange of fire during a raid on their hideout in Giza. It added that 10 other members of the group were arrested in other raids.
The militants, the ministry says, were planning attacks targeting the Coptic celebrations of Christmas on Jan.7.
Hasm routinely targets security personnel. Militant attacks have surged in Egypt since the military’s 2013 ouster of an elected Islamist president.
On Friday, a shootout outside Cairo church and at a nearby store killed at least nine in an attack claimed by the extremist Islamic State group.”
LEBANON – Stray dog poisoning video sparks Lebanon outcry
Video footage of stray dogs apparently being poisoned by municipal staff has sparked a public outcry in Lebanon, with politicians rushing to post pictures of themselves with their pets.
The video, shot in the south Beirut suburb of Ghobeiry, shows the dogs lying on their sides near a bowl of food shaking uncontrollably and frothing at the mouth.
A municipal employee is then seen picking up their bodies and throwing them on the back of a pickup.
Welfare organisation Animals Lebanon, which posted the video, said it was seeking action from the government.
“This sickening level of abuse, torture, suffering and complete disregard for life and law is absolutely shocking,” it said.
“We are communicating now with the minister of interior (Nohad Machnouk) to condemn such action and officially notify all municipalities that this is illegal and unacceptable.”
Ghobeiry municipality said that it had suspended several staff members and opened a disciplinary investigation but denied any responsibility.
“This is an isolated villainous and reprehensible act carried out on the personal initiative of a number of health department staff,” it said.
But the interior minister, who is responsible for overseeing local government, said that he had ordered an inquiry into the actions of the municipality.
President Michel Aoun posted a photograph of himself with his pet dog and a reminder that, under new legislation he signed into law in August, any action that causes suffering to animals is punishable by a fine of up to $13,000 (11,000 euros).
“Stray dogs may pose danger to people in several ways but the methods to resolve these cases are also numerous,” he said
“These methods are definitely not what we have witnessed on television and social media channels especially after the new animal protection law was signed earlier this year.”
The leader of Lebanon’s Druze community, Walid Jumblatt, posted a photograph of himself with his dog Oscar, describing the killing of strays as a “crime”.
“If there is one creature to remind us of our humanity and to teach us faithfulness, love, loyalty and tenderness, it’s the dog,” the veteran lawmaker tweeted.
It is not the first time this year that there has been an outcry over the treatment of animals in Lebanon.
In January, the culling of hundreds of seagulls deemed a threat to flights at Beirut airport drew a torrent of criticism when activists posted pictures of the dead birds strewn on the ground after being shot by hunters.
https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/stray-dog-poisoning-video-sparks-lebanon-outcry-doc-vh7dh1
YouTube channel with latest videos from Persia uprising:
https://www.youtube.com/user/freedommessenger20/videos
BREITBART – Guardian: Trump Drives Anti-Sharia Efforts Nationwide
Ed Pilkington complains at the Guardian that legislation is being pushed in multiple states to prohibit the practice of Islamic religious law in US courts:
Anti-sharia legislation is spreading in state legislatures across the US, as Donald Trump’s hostile stance towards Muslims appears to be emboldening rightwing Islamaphobes.
In 2017 there were 23 new bills introduced in 18 states attempting to prohibit the practice of Islamic religious law, or sharia, in US courts. The rash of new bills brings the total number of such legislative efforts since 2010 to 217 in 43 states, according to the Haas Institute at UC Berkeley which monitors the anti-sharia movement.
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Most of the recent bills are careful not to refer overtly to sharia or Islam, as to do so would be to expose the legislation to the scrutiny of federal courts on grounds of religious discrimination. Instead, they talk of “foreign laws” being banned in US jurisdictions.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/30/guardian-trump-drives-anti-sharia-efforts-nationwide/
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the guardian – Anti-sharia laws proliferate as Trump strikes hostile tone toward Muslims
Twenty-three bills have been introduced in 18 state legislatures this year to ban the practice of Islamic law – critics say the aim is to spread fear about Muslims
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/30/anti-sharia-laws-trump-muslims
Joining US, Israel formally notifies UNESCO of withdrawal
Israel will follow in the footsteps of the United States and withdraw from UNESCO. Both countries allege the UN body has an “anti-Israel bias.”
http://www.dw.com/en/joining-us-israel-formally-notifies-unesco-of-withdrawal/a-41975412
While his predecessor was hesitant and perhaps overly cautious, President Donald Trump was quick to offer his support to Iranian protesters that are critical of the country’s leadership,
Tensions are running high in Iran as significant anti-government protests — the largest in years — have broken out in cities across the country. The protests began Thursday in the second most populous city, Mashhad, with people expressing dissatisfaction with Iran’s growing economic problems. The following day, the protests spread to half a dozen cities and evolved into broad anti-government demonstrations. While protesters numbered in the hundreds in some places, there were thousands in others.
Many Iranian citizens have reportedly been arrested for their participation in these “illegal” gatherings.
http://ibleedredwhiteblue.com/unlike-obama-trump-quickly-supports-iranian-protesters-against-corruption-and-for-basic-human-rights/
King of Jordan arrests own brothers for links to Saudi Arabia as regional tensions grow
THE KING of Jordan has arrested his own brothers and cousin for suspected cooperation with Saudi Arabia, regional media has reported.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/898032/middle-east-news-latest-jordan-king-brothers-arrested-saudi-arabia-iran-war
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Jordan’s King Abdullah dismisses brothers and cousins from army posts amid coup rumours
Jordan’s King Abdullah has dismissed members of his family from the army, amid rumours of a planned Saudi-UAE backed coup to overthrow the monarch.
Among those sacked were Abdullah’s brothers Prince Faisal and Prince Ali and his cousin Prince Talal bin Mohammed who were officially retired due to a restructuring of the military.
They are believed to have been dismissed after Abdullah’s son Crown Prince Hussein graduated from British military school Sandhurst and is tipped to take a leading position in the army.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/12/30/jordans-king-dismisses-princes-from-army-amid-coup-rumours
Jordan’s King Abdullah dismisses brothers and cousins from army posts amid coup rumours
This is as good a place as any to mention one of my favorite articles: Why Arabs Lose Wars by Norvell B. De Atkine (December 1999) — An excerpt:
This problem [lack of cooperation] results from three main factors. First, the well-known lack of trust among Arabs for anyone outside their own family adversely affects offensive operations. Exceptions to this pattern are limited to elite units (which throughout the Arab world have the same duty—to protect the regime, rather than the country). In a culture in which almost every sphere of human endeavor, including business and social relationships, is based on a family structure, this orientation is also present in the military, particularly in the stress of battle. Offensive action, basically, consists of fire and maneuver. The maneuver element must be confident that supporting units or arms are providing covering fire. If there is a lack of trust in that support, getting troops moving forward against dug-in defenders is possible only by officers getting out front and leading, something that has not been a characteristic of Arab leadership..
De Atkine elaborates quite brilliantly as to how both cultural and class distinctions result in extremely poor unit cohesion, weak chains of command, and exceptionally low levels of officer concern for the well-being of enlisted soldiers.
In order to maintain security, relatives and siblings are promoted to officer status without any merit or need to “rise through the ranks”, as is so often the case in Western armed forces.
Anyone who has not read this short piece is encouraged to do so. It eloquently explains the persistent incompetence that, even today, characterizes the vast majority of Arab militaries.
Turkey says Greece granting asylum to alleged coup plotter will affect ties (reuters, Dec 30, 2017)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-greece/turkey-says-greece-granting-asylum-to-alleged-coup-plotter-will-affect-ties-idUKKBN1EO0GS?rpc=401&
“ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said on Saturday a Greek court’s granting of asylum to a Turkish soldier accused of a role in last year’s coup attempt would affect bilateral relations and cooperation on regional issues.
Eight Turkish soldiers fled to Greece following the abortive July 2016 coup. Seven of them applied for asylum and were rejected, but have been kept in protective custody.
Greek courts have blocked two extradition requests by Turkish authorities, drawing an angry rebuke from Ankara and highlighting the tense relations between the NATO allies, who remain at odds over various issues.
“By granting asylum to one of eight coup plotters involved in the July 15 coup, Greece has once again showed that it is a country that protects and embraces coup plotters with this decision,” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in the statement.
A Greek police official confirmed that the eighth Turkish soldier had been granted asylum. “…Therefore Greek authorities are obliged to release him,” the official said.
Officials at the Greek foreign ministry were not immediately available for comment.
During his visit to Greece earlier this month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara did not want Greece to turn into a safe haven for coup plotters.
The two neighbours teetered on the brink of war in 1974, 1987 and 1996 over long-running disputes over ethnically divided Cyprus, mineral rights in the Aegean Sea and sovereignty over uninhabited islets in the Aegean.”
Greek government appeals against committee decision to grant Turkish soldier asylum (reuters, Dec 30, 2017)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-greece-appeal/greek-government-appeals-against-committee-decision-to-grant-turkish-soldier-asylum-idUKKBN1EO0JA
“The Greek government said on Saturday it had appealed against an administrative decision to grant asylum to a Turkish soldier who fled to Greece after a failed coup attempt in 2016.
An angry Turkey said earlier in the day that the decision by the Greek asylum service committee, a panel of judges and experts, would affect bilateral relations with Greece and cooperation on regional issues.”
https://reason.com/volokh/2017/12/29/calif-prosecuting-man-for-insulting-post#comment
This is one to keep an eye on. A CA man is being prosecuted for posting nasty comments on an Islamic center’s web page.
So… here it comes. Blasphemy by any other name.
The Road to Revolution: Iranian Uprising | True News
NYT – How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt
[…]in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia’s top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton.
[…]Exactly how much Mr. Papadopoulos said that night at the Kensington Wine Rooms with the Australian, Alexander Downer, is unclear. But two months later, when leaked Democratic emails began appearing online, Australian officials passed the information about Mr. Papadopoulos to their American counterparts
[…]It was not, as Mr. Trump and other politicians have alleged, a dossier compiled by a former British spy hired by a rival campaign. Instead, it was firsthand information from one of America’s closest intelligence allies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/us/politics/how-fbi-russia-investigation-began-george-papadopoulos.html
CNN – NYT: How FBI’s Russia probe began
George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat that Russia had “political dirt” on Hillary Clinton in May of last year, a conversation that might have played a role in the FBI’s decision to open an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to the New York Times.
the gateway pundit – NYT ‘Russia Papadopoulos Bombshell’ Completely Unravels Within Hours of Publication
Fake News New York Times is doing everything they can to steer the public away from Hillary Clinton’s multi-million dollar garbage dossier the Deep State used in order to spy on Trump’s camp and ultimately spark the ‘Russian collusion’ witch hunt.
If the dossier wasn’t used in order to obtain a FISA warrant, then SHOW THE PUBLIC THE FISA APPS!
more :
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/nyt-russia-papadopoulos-bombshell-completely-unravels-within-hours-publication/
An IDF spokesperson on Saturday evening announced that IAF planes attacked a Hamas observation post in southern Gaza.
The attack was in retaliation for three missiles fired from Gaza towards Israel on Friday.
Two of the missiles were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome, while the third fell in Israeli territory and damaged a building.
“The missiles fired on Friday proved once again that Iran, via rebellious, extremist terror organizations, is working to deteriorate the regional situation and playing with the lives of Gaza residents,” the spokesman said.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/240031
BREAKING: Senator Lindsey Graham Just Confirmed The Steele Dossier Was Used For 2016 FISA Warrant…
Posted on December 30, 2017 by sundance
Everyone suspected the sketchy Steele Dossier was what corrupt FBI and DOJ officials used to get the October 2016 FISA warrant against Trump. FBI and DOJ officials refuse to answer that question publicly.
https://archive.fo/Rvzxx#selection-115.0-149.204
Iran blocks internet, may shut down Telegram app as protests spread
Anti-regime demonstrators attack town hall in Tehran, burn Iranian flag; 3 said shot dead in central Iran by Revolutionary Guards
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-blocks-internet-may-shut-down-telegram-app-as-protests-spread/
Holocaust Survivor, 86, Must Pay Taxes on ‘Ghetto Slave’ Compensation, Dutch Government Says
It doesn’t get more insane than this: a Jewish woman, 86, has been told by the Dutch government that she will have to pay taxes on a pension she receives every month from the German government.
Now, it may sound a tad bit weird that Germany is paying a Dutch woman 140 euros every month, but the reason is that Inge Prenzlau is Jewish. During the Second World War, the Nazi occupiers forced her to work in her father’s company without pay. Every day, young Inge (then 11 years old) had to walk two hours to her father’s pill factory to prove to the Nazis that the family was still tied to their business so it wouldn’t be confiscated. Her father couldn’t work because he was extremely ill. In 1943, her slavery ended when she and her family had to go into hiding. The Nazis had decided to round up the family — like other Jewish families — and send them to concentration camps.
After the war, the German government felt it had to reach out to such “ghetto slaves” and provide them with compensation in the form of a modest pension. Because they truly were victims, the Germans decided not to levy taxes on that pension, so Prenzlau receives her 140 euros tax-free.
https://pjmedia.com/trending/holocaust-survivor-86-must-pay-taxes-ghetto-slave-compensation-dutch-government-says/