I don't think Voltaire waz antisemitic, history is fluid depending upon who is in charge of 'la plume, but the truth, the truth is the light.
Apartheid is apartheid no matter who is the dominant class, faith that practices the separation into a lower sub-human the status of another race(goy-goyim-jew-gentile), of another faith, another blood..... has always been the case here, there and everywhere. (ethnocentrism! my tribe #1, you tribe #10 ), the religious fanatics have educated the education out of most all us americans.
oy vey
.......kosmicdebris
"A minister of state is excusable for the harm he does when the helm of government has forced his hand in a storm; but in the calm he is guilty of all the good he does not do." ~^~`''""`~:|/}
François-Marie Arouet
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State sanctioned cyber agent provocateurs targeted at denying the majority's first amendment rights to engage in peaceful dissent. This super-psudo-stasi is distributing information that reinforces the hidden agenda; truth is outside the official narrative, as always question everything, those awake know this intel is nothing new. kos
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Ukraine's Capital After Yanukovich, Through a Kyrgyz Blogger's Eyes
A
portrait of Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, released
from jail after the ousting of Yanukovich, is seen in Kyiv's Maidan.
Image by Bektour Iskender, used with permission.
Kyrgyzstani blogger Bektour Iskender visited Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, where after months of protests the country's President Viktor Yanukovych was recently ousted. Iskender presents a detailed photo report about “the first days after Yanukovich” in Kyiv.
In a three-part series of blog posts so far dubbed “Travels in Kyiv”, Iskender poses some questions that many are asking, and provides answers to some. In the first part of his reports from Kyiv, he writes:
Я буду в Киеве до пятницы и попытаюсь, в первую очередь, запечатлеть эти моменты установления новых правил игры. А ещё я хочу попытаться понять, почему ситуация в этой стране так резко изменилась за какие-то два-три дня? Почему Янукович так долго сопротивлялся «Евромайдану», а потом так быстро сдулся и сдался?
I will be in Kyiv on Friday to try to, above all, capture these moments of establishing new rules of the game. I also want to try to understand why the situation in this country changed so dramatically in just two or three days? Why did Yanukovich resist “Euromaidan” so long and then so quickly gave up and fled?The posts also include dozens of pictures of everyday life and activities of the protesters and citizens of Kyiv during this transitional period. In the second blog post written during his visit, Iskender describes in detail everyday life in Kyiv today:
На второй день пребывания в Киеве как-то уже привыкаешь к Майдану, баррикадам, людям из самообороны. Наверное, потому, что все они никак не мешают повседневной жизни города.
В Киеве почти не работает государственная милиция. То есть, на улицах я не вижу ни участковых, ни дорожно-патрульной службы, никого из официальных правоохранительных органов. Казалось бы, тут весь криминал и мародёры должны выползти и начать свои тёмные дела.
Но нет. В Киеве я себя сейчас чувствую безопаснее, чем в большинстве городов, в которых я бывал за последний, скажем, год.[...]
И водители зачем-то ездят, не нарушая правил. На красный свет останавливаются. Пешеходов пропускают на зебрах.
Мало какой город в мире сейчас более сюрреалистичен, чем Киев.
On the second day in Kyiv, you get used to Maidan, the barricades, the self-defense people. Probably because they don't interrupt everyday life in the city.In part 3 of his “Travels in Kyiv”, Iskender exclusively covers the topic of what he and many have called the “true heroes of Maidan” – the doctors and other medical staff that have joined forces and often risked their own physical safety to keep Euromaidan protesters healthy and alive. A set of photos in this post shows the improvised clinics set up around the city and the cheerful faces of medical workers who have dedicated their life-saving skills to the movement in the past weeks and months, some of whom have come from Moldova, Iran and other countries to Ukraine to help.
In Kyiv, the state police almost doesn't work. Or rather, I don't see any [working] police stations or police patrols in the streets, no one from official law and order services. One would think that thieves and criminals must be lurking in wait to commit their dark deeds.
But no. In Kyiv, I can feel safer now than in most cities I have been in say the last year. [...]
And drivers, for some reason, don't break the rules. They stop at a red light. Pedestrians use crossings.
Few cities today are as surreal as Kiev.
Iskender financed the trip himself and could only stay for a few days, but has promised to return to Kyiv soon and continue reporting on everyday life in the aftermath of Euromaidan protests in Ukraine.
This post is part of our Special Coverage Ukraine's #Euromaidan Protests.
Written byMahina Shodizoda
Damn Provocateurs vs. Couch Potato Liberals: Russian Nationalists Debate Invading the Crimea
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“Damn Provocateurs vs. Couch Potato Liberals.”
Images mixed by Kevin Rothrock.
Even basic disagreements about Russia’s next steps in the Crimea are possible among Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics. For instance, since the beginning of the political crisis in Kiev, Egor Prosvirnin, author of the nationalist blog “Sputnik & Pogrom,” has cheered the idea of reintegrating Eastern Ukraine into the Russian polity.
Today, February 28, 2014, as rumors about a Russian military intervention in the Crimea flooded the news, Prosvirnin celebrated S&P’s longstanding support for restoring Russian sovereignty over the Crimea. Prosvirnin published an editorial [ru] confronting critics, who he says wrongly accuse his blog of “selling out” to the Kremlin. “Unlike many other publications,” he boasts, “we [S&P] are proud of the fact that we don’t change our views for decades.” Prosvirnin went on to argue that Russian ethnic unity is a necessary precondition for toppling Putin’s “authoritarian regime,” explaining that the fall of the USSR scattered ethnic Russians outside Russia’s post-Soviet borders, draining the “nation” of the lifeblood necessary for “successful, strong, and free development.” That is to say, the Crimeas of Russia’s periphery (also found in Belarus and northern Kazakhastan) must be regained, before Russians can challenge Putin effectively.
Egor Prosvirnin, interview screenshot, April 29, 2013, YouTube.
Air Space Had Been Closed
By RTE
Russian
aircraft carrying nearly 2,000 suspected troops have landed at a
military air base near the regional capital of the Crimean peninsula, a
top Ukrainian official said accusing Moscow of an "armed invasion".
Manufacturing Consent For Military Intervention
Ukraine Pleads For Help After Russian 'Invasion'
Mark MacKinnon
The
new Ukrainian government says it has been invaded by Russia and has
appealed for the United States and United Kingdom to protect it, as
guaranteed under a 1994 agreement.
Fact Or Fiction?
Crimean Coup is Payback by Putin for Ukraine's Revolution
By Luke Harding
After what Moscow regards as the western-backed takeover of Kiev, the Kremlin's choreography has been impressive.
Ousted Yanukovich Talks to Press in Russia
(FULL CONFERENCE)
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Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pledges to fight for Ukraine.
The Rape of Ukraine: Phase Two Begins
By F. William Engdahl
The West is not finished with destroying Ukraine.
Washington's Man Yatsenyuk Setting Ukraine Up For Ruin
By Kenneth Rapoza
Ukraine's interim prime minister, Arseniy "Yats" Yatsenyuk, may prove to be arsenic to the beleaguered nation.
Ukraine's Protests in Context
By Kenny Coyle
The Euro love-fest for Ukraine masks some deeply ugly alliances.
The Coup in Ukraine
Obama's Dumbest Plan Yet
By Mike Whitney
The United States helped defeat Nazism in World War 2. Obama helped bring it back.
Pierre Omidyar Co-funded Ukraine Revolution Groups With US Government, Documents Show
By Mark Ames
According
to financial disclosures and reports seen by Pando, the founder and
publisher of Glenn Greenwald's government-bashing blog,"The Intercept,"
co-invested with the US government to help fund regime change in
Ukraine.
This Photo Will Show You Just How Terrible The Syrian Refugee Crisis Is
By Huffington Post
A
sea of hungry, haunted faces looks out from a massive queue that
snakes through the bombed out Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Syria.
The Syrian Subterfuge:
The Case for Humanitarian War- Again
By Ajamu Baraka
"This concern for the humanity of the Syrians is comical if it was not so deadly serious."
The Syrian War - Made in Britain and the USA
By Justin Huggler
We
started this. - When the US and Britain invaded Iraq in 2003, we set
off a chain of events that led inexorably to the killing fields of
Damascus and Aleppo.
'Illegal' Drone Strikes Condemned In Landslide Vote By European Politicians
By Jessica Elgot
Europe's
politicians have voted by a landslide to propose a ban on US drone
strikes that have killed thousands in Yemen and Pakistan, calling the
killings "unlawful".
Prelude to World War
We are Hungry in Three Languages
By John Stanton
The
combination of financiers, investors, technocrats and politicians is
toxic. They run the world with formulas and a market ideology that has
long since passed its prime.
Socialism's Critics Look at Venezuela and Say, 'We Told You So'. But They Are Wrong
By Owen Jones
The democratic credentials of the post-Chavez government are being maligned.
Venezuela: Socialism Is Still a Real and Inspiring Possibility
By Chris Gilbert
What was once known as capitalism was simply being rebaptized as "socialism."
When Protests and Violence Are Important to the U.S. Media
By Nate Singham
It is worth comparing the extent of press coverage to protests of similar importance next door to Venezuela.
The Greatest Propaganda Coup of Our Time?
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Yipee! Free money for all the crooks who blew up the financial system and plunged the economy into recession.
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Court: School can ban US flag shirts for safety
Central banker appointed as Prime Minister of Ukraine
Maryland police chief apologizes for saying 37 people died of pot overdoses
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GCHQ intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users worldwide
Rome Is On The Verge Of Detroit-Style Bankruptcy
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Hard News
Syrian troops kill 55 rebels amid ongoing conflict: Gov says:
The
Syrian troops on Friday killed 55 armed rebels in separate operations
across the country, the official SANA news agency said.
Syrian air raids kill two in Lebanon border town:
Syrian
government air raids on the outskirts of Arsal killed a child and a
teenager and wounded five Friday, as seven rockets were fired from
Syria toward the Lebanese border town of Brital.
ISIL retreats from parts of north Syria:
ISIL fighters retreat to the east following ultimatum by rival al-Qaeda faction Nusra to drive them from northern Syria.
Tens of thousands under siege in Yarmouk 'slowly dying':
Gaunt,
ragged figures fill the streets for as far as the eye can see in the
besieged Palestinian refugee camp in Yarmouk outside Damascus, where
some 40,000 are said to be slowly starving to death.
Tenuous truce:
Local
ceasefires agreed by the government and the rebel Free Syrian Army
continue to hold in the Damascus suburbs of Babila, Muadamiya, Qudsaya,
Beit Sahm, Yalda, Barzeh and Yarmouk, the location of a Palestinian
refugee neighbourhood.
Syrian Government Sees An End Game, Block By Block:
The terms
of the local truces vary, but generally include the end of the
government siege and a pledge by residents to renounce violence against
the state and to expel any extremist groups in their midst.
24 killed in Yemen fighting:
At least
24 people were killed on Friday as Yemeni troops and allied Islamists
engaged in heavy fighting with Shiite rebels in the north, tribal
sources said.
Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As -
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills prominent pro-government Sunni sheik and 6 others:
The
bomber rammed his explosives-laden car late Thursday into the
guesthouse of Sheik Saeed Fleih al-Osman - a councilman and a leader
for the town's anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribal militias.
Yanukovych Condemns Interim Ukraine Govt as Violent Usurpers:
Looking
nervous while addressing reporters in the southern Russian city of
Rostov-on-Don, Yanukovych rejected suggestions that he had been
overthrown and insisted that he had been forced to leave the country
because of threats made to him and his family.
The not-so-revolutionary new Ukraine government:
The
Cabinet of Ministers brought to the helm by the EuroMaidan revolution,
is a motley crew indeed: A combination of old faces tainted by
allegations of corruption, newly emerged revolutionary heroes and
appointees who are able to make a difference.
Movement of Russian armored vehicles in Crimea fully complies with agreements - Foreign Ministry:
Russia
has passed a note regarding the maneuvers to a minister-counselor at
Ukraine's embassy in Moscow, Ruslan Nimchinsky, the Russian Foreign
Ministry said in a statement Friday.
Pro-Russia separatists flex muscles in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula:
Several
hundred armed men in green camouflage, without insignia and carrying
military-style automatic rifles, entered and secured areas of the
civilian airport in Crimea's regional capital of Simferopol early
Friday.
Ukraine: armed men patrol Simferopol airport in Crimea - video -
Armed men patrol Simferopol airport in southern Ukraine on Friday.
Russians accused of occupying Crimea airports in 'military invasion':
Russian
military forces have occupied an airport in the Black Sea port of
Sevastopol in Crimea near the Russian naval base in an "armed
invasion", Ukraine's interior minister has said.
'No takeover' at Crimean capital's airport, 'self-defense squads' on nearby patrol:
The
self-defense squads that raided Simferopol International Airport during
the night have left the airport terminal, but are still patrolling the
grounds outside.
Yatseniuk intends to heal Ukraine's economy with Euro-integration, austerity and monetary stimulus
The
government's rescue plan made official on Feb. 27 clearly pushes for a
pro-European policy. The Cabinet of Minister's program mentions
European integration immediately after the first point of strengthening
the nation's territorial integrity.
Putin: Russia to consider aid to Ukraine:
In his
first reaction to the Ukraine crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin
has ordered the government to consider humanitarian assistance to the
Russian-speaking region of Crimea and talk to the West about bailing
out Ukraine.
Propaganda Alert
U.N. nuclear agency opted against sensitive Iran report - sources:
The
U.N. nuclear watchdog planned a major report on Iran that might have
revealed more of its suspected atomic bomb research, but held off as
Tehran's relations with the outside world thawed, sources familiar with
the matter said.
60th Anniversary of Castle BRAVO Nuclear Test, the Worst Nuclear Test in U.S. History:
Castle
BRAVO spewed radioactive fallout around the world and gravely sickened
nearby inhabitants of the Marshall Islands, then under a U.S.
trusteeship, and 236 were evacuated as well as 28 American military
personnel on a nearby island. Twenty-three Japanese fishermen were also
contaminated
Palestinian killed in Israeli army raid on his home is buried:
Washaha's
death came as Amnesty International criticised Israel's armed forces,
saying its soldiers had killed dozens of Palestinians with virtual
impunity in West Bank over the past three years.
Trigger-happy: Israel's use of excessive force in the West Bank: Amnesty report:
Israeli
forces have repeatedly violated their obligations under international
human rights law by using excessive force to stifle dissent and freedom
of expression, resulting in a pattern of unlawful killings and
injuries to civilians.
Is AIPAC trying to stop you from seeing this video?:
YouTube shut down the account that posted the original video.
Palestinians protest Egypt's closure of Gaza crossing:
Hundreds
of Palestinians protested Friday in front of the Rafah border crossing,
demanding Egyptian authorities reopen the crossing.
Nigeria: 13 people killed in military raid :
The
Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, has said
that 13 insurgents were killed in a military raid on makeshift
terrorists camp located between Borno and Adamawa states on Friday.
Gunmen kill police officer in northern Egypt as protest sees 1 killed in Alexandria:
Gunmen
killed a police officer Friday in northern Egypt who worked as a guard
for a judge hearing a case against the country's ousted president as
his supporters held scattered demonstrations that saw one person
killed, authorities said.
Libyans hold protests against lack of security:
Protesters
gathered outside the Mosque of al-Shohada (Martyrs) in the center of
the capital of Tripoli, accusing the National Congress, the country's
highest authority and the interim government of failing to maintain
security.
5 cops killed in Afghanistan clashes:
Five
policemen, including a senior officer were killed in different clashes
in northern Faryab and Kunduz provinces of Afghanistan, officials said
Mole Who Met Bin Laden Killed by Al Qaeda in Bosnia:
An
FBI mole who provided valuable intelligence on al Qaeda and met with
Osama bin Laden was lured away from the FBI to work for the CIA, but
was killed by al Qaeda operatives in Bosnia who suspected he was an
informant, NBC News has learned exclusively.
Venezuela student protest in Caracas ends in clashes:
Hundreds
of protesters were demanding the release of fellow students detained
during two weeks of unrest, and called a fresh march for Sunday. In
another part of Caracas, a large pro-government march was held.
"Americans" Remain Divided on Military Spending:
Americans'
views of the money spent on national defense and the military have
held fairly steady in recent years, with 37% now saying the nation
spends too much and 28% saying it spends too little. The rest say
spending is about right.
The U.K. Understands How To Treat PTSD. Why Does The U.S. Lag Behind? :
U.K.
soldiers on average report better mental health than U.S. soldiers.
King's College London researchers analyzed 34 studies produced over a
15-year period and found that overall there has been no increase in
mental health issues among British personnel
China Denounces U.S. Human Rights Record in Report:
China on
Friday issued a report on human rights in the U.S., denouncing it for
foreign drone strikes, state-sponsored spying and "rampant" gun crime
after Washington criticized its rights record.
The U.S. Government's Selective Outrage Over Human Rights:
No
government that only fumes selectively over fundamental issues of right
and wrong deserves to be taken seriously. To refuse to support human
rights universally is to refuse to support them at all.
Border agents criticized for use of deadly force in report agency shielded from Congress:
US
Border Patrol agents have purposely stepped in front of moving cars to
justify shooting at drivers and used firearms against people throwing
rocks across the border from Mexico, according to an independent review
of 67 cases that resulted in 19 deaths.
Greece: Teachers protest and clash with police in Athens:
The
atmosphere was tense outside the Ministry of Administrative Reform
this morning, as riot police engaged and clashed with teachers, school
wardens and cleaning staff, who were demonstrating against the
government's controversial suspension program.
Florida man gets lawyer's home after attorneys leave him to rot in jail:
A Florida
man has found himself living in the three-bedroom home of his former
attorney after a federal judge said that the two lawyers who
represented him in a 2008 drug case demonstrated the "most outrageous"
conduct he'd ever seen.
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Yet shady bods sharpen knives over $10k 'get Karpeles' fund
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Take that, spreaders of misinformation
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First Look From humble hack to Glasshole: Feels like a platform, not a product
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West Virginia lawmaker says cryptocurrency mixed up in illegal activity
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Taken out Software Assurance? Help yourself to side-loading apps
Did you hear that over 30,000 tons of toxic coal ash spilled in North Carolina? It’s time to put an end to Dirty Coal’s reckless behavior. Tell the EPA to pass strong protections against coal ash now >>
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Avoid the water, and don’t eat the fish.
That’s
what many people in my home state of North Carolina are being told
after over 30,000 tons of toxic coal ash spilled into the Dan River this
month. This hits close to home for me, literally.
As
a child, I remember canoeing down the Dan River with my dad and sister,
taking in the remarkable water and wildlife. It makes me sick that the
Dirty Coal industry can so flagrantly damage that beautiful environment
without any repercussions.
But
it’s not just North Carolina we have to worry about. Time and time
again we are seeing that no state is safe from dirty energy.
From
the coal ash spill in North Carolina to last weekend’s oil spill that
shut down a 65 mile stretch of the Mississippi River, it’s not a
question of “if” but “when” the next spill will be.
Big
Oil and Dirty Coal can’t -- or won’t -- take the necessary precautions
to contain their toxic waste, so we need to step in today before it’s
too late. And we can start by taking on Dirty Coal now.
This
year, the EPA will finalize new rules that could protect our
communities from the dangers of coal ash and make it easier for us to
ensure that Dirty Coal is responsible for the hazardous waste they
create.
But
what we don’t know is if these new protections will be strong enough to
actually do something to stop corporate polluters from treating our
environment like an open sewer.
That’s where you come in.
Right
now, there are more than 45 coal ash storage centers in 27 locations
across the country that have been deemed as a “high hazard potential
rating” -- that means that if these structures fail and coal ash leaks, it’s likely that people will die.
Despite
human lives being in their hands, you can bet the Dirty Coal industry
will be aggressively lobbying for weaker storage regulations. So we need
a strong push to advocate for powerful safeguards that would protect
our people and waters.
The
North Carolina coal ash spill is just one of the untold number of
environmental catastrophes we see each year as a direct result of our
country’s addiction to dirty energy. And to be honest with you, I’m
disheartened by the number of spills and contaminations we’ve already
seen this year alone.
But I’m also excited about the opportunity we have to learn from these experiences and protect ourselves from future spills.
As
a new Online Campaigner with the League of Conservation Voters, I’m
looking forward to working with each and every one of you for a brighter
and cleaner future for our communities and our planet. If enough of us
speak out now, we can send a message to corporate polluters that they
will not get away with their irresponsible behavior anymore.
So will you join me in urging the EPA to pass strong protections against coal ash now?
Best,
Kristin
Kristin
Kristin Brown
Online Campaigner
League of Conservation Voters
Online Campaigner
League of Conservation Voters
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