What a slap for Obama! It is a maneuver that is both clever, noble and powerful. A Christmas miracle! No one had so humiliated Obama. Putin mocks Obama’s sanctions The Russian president has refused to apply the usual reciprocity and to expel American diplomats in return. On the contrary, he invited their children to […]
Archive for December, 2016
UN Security Council unanimously approves Russian-drafted resolution on Syria ceasefire
The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution drafted by Russia that endorses a nationwide Syrian ceasefire, which was earlier brokered by Moscow and Ankara. The draft resolution prepared by Russia was officially presented to the UNSC on Friday, a day after Moscow sent the texts of two agreements signed by the Syrian […]
‘If you’re so sure’: Israeli opposition suggests referendum after calls to annex West Bank
Israeli MPs from the Zionist Union have suggested holding a referendum on the status of the West Bank to let the people decide if it should become a part of a single Jewish state or a future State of Palestine after a pro-settlement minister called for annexation. Isaac Herzog, the chairman of the Zionist […]
Rick Santorum ‘unconvinced’ Russia behind alleged election hacking
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has said he is “unconvinced at this point” that Russia was behind the hacking of a number of US institutions in the run up to November’s elections. Santorum described as “clearly political” the length of time Obama waited to announce the latest sanctions against Russia, with the real […]
U.S-Israel foreign policy collision
Donald Trump has a new best friend. “President-elect Trump, thank you for your warm friendship and your clear-cut support of Israel,” gushed Bibi Netanyahu, after he berated John Kerry in a fashion that would once have resulted in a rupture of diplomatic relations. Netanyahu accused Kerry of “colluding” in and “orchestrating” an anti-Israel, stab-in-the-back […]
California Just Decriminalized Child Prostitutes Beginning 2017
Our world is so twisted today that “fake news” is deliberately written by the Washington Post and New York Times to sound like it’s real, but real news is so bizarre that it seems fabricated at first glance. Such is the case with California’s new law — SB 1322 — that officially legalizes child prostitution […]
History of The New Year
In 46 B.C.E. the Roman emperor Julius Caesar first established January 1 as New Year’s day. Janus was the Roman god of doors and gates, and had two faces, one looking forward and one back. Caesar felt that the month named after this god (“January”) would be the appropriate “door” to the […]
Vatican Calls For Central World Bank To Be Set Up Across The Globe
The Vatican called on Monday for the establishment of a “global public authority” and a “central world bank” to rule over financial institutions that have become outdated and often ineffective in dealing fairly with crises. A major document from the Vatican’s Justice and Peace department should be music to the ears of the “Occupy Wall […]
You Can Kill Bacteria That Causes Tooth Decay, Pneumonia and Tuberculosis With Only One Seed
Cashew nuts are seeds in a kidney shape, which are located in the cashew apple that grows in the coastal regions of northeast Brazil. The main commercial producers of cashews include Nigeria, Brazil, India, Tanzania, and Mozambique. The cashew nuts contain anacardic chemicals which kill the positive bacteria which lead to acne, tooth decay, pneumonia […]
She Spilled Baking Soda On The Bed And When You See Why, You Will Do The Same
We are sorry to disappoint you, but the mattresses you are using every single day are the perfect environment for the accumulation of dirt and bacteria. Changing the linens just won’t do the cleaning for you, as the dust, dirt, sweat, and other body fluids pass through the sheets and end up in the mattress. […]
A Burning Desire: Grandpa Goes Back to School
Senior citizen pursues his dream of getting an education. Poverty prevented Durga Kami of Nepal from completing school when he was a child. The 68- year-old widowed father of six and grandfather of eight is now acquiring his education. “Before dying, I wanted to get some knowledge from school,” he said. […]
Syria’s and Turkey’s Kurds Offered as Pawns in Turkish – Russian Chess Game?
nsnbc : Syria’s Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) notes that it hasn’t been invited to join the new ceasefire agreement for Syria, or talks in Astana or Geneva. It appears that Russia has given up on the demand that Kurds be included in peace talks to reach and agreement with Turkey. FSA spokesman Osama Abu Zaid […]
Venezuela Extends Currency Exchange Deadline to January 20
nsnbc : The administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro extended the currency exchange deadline for old Bs100 bills t0 January 20. Women shows stacks of 100 Bolivar bills. Courtesy (AFP). It is the second time that the administration extended the deadline. It was first extended until January 2, after the initial deadline was set for […]
China to Impose Ban on Domestic Ivory Trade in 2017
nsnbc : Beijing will impose a complete ban on domestic ivory trade before the end of 2017, announced the government. China has the world’s biggest end-user market for ivory, much of which has been poached in countries like Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, as well as several African counties. Shutterstock China’s State Council, on Friday, announced that […]
Revealed: Margaret Thatcher’s ‘Marshall Plan for southern Africa’
Martin Plaut (TC) : Margaret Thatcher wooed the South African government with promises of a “Marshall Plan for southern Africa” and helped “save” the independence of Namibia, according to newly released papers. The events they cover provide an insight into a March 1989 visit to Britain by the South African foreign minister, Pik Botha. Thatcher […]
Russia’s Justice Ministry Designates Anti-Racism NGO as Foreign Agents
nsnbc : Russia’s Ministry of Justice added yet another NGO to the federal government’s list of NGO’s designated as foreign agents. This time around the SOVA Center was affected. The Justice Ministry of the Russian Federation published a statement on the ministry’s website, explaining that it added the SOVA Center to the list of NGOs […]
Lebanese Writer Answers Netanyahu’s Bogus Claim About Christmas
[ Ed. note – The writer of the piece below is Elie Fares, who maintains the blog A Separate State of Mind. The language he uses is a bit “colorful” in places, but he makes some good points about a bogus claim that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made yesterday. In a diatribe against Secretary […]
Bahrainis Rally in Rejection of Regime’s Normalizing Relations with Zionist Entity
December 30, 2016 Thousands of People rallied in Diraz area in rejection of the regime’s steps to normalize relations with the Israeli entity after a Zionist delegation visited the capital Manama. The protesters held the photos of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Sheikh Issa Qassem and chanted slogans which reject normalizing Bahrain’s ties with the Zionist entity, […]
Ohio Deputy Arrested Driving Drunk for Third Time Since He Became a Cop After Causing Accident
On Christmas Eve, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Deputy David Miller was arrested for driving drunk after he caused a multiple car accident. The real kicker to this story is that this is reportedly Deputy Miller’s third DWI offense, all of which occurred during the time he has been heroically serving as a cop. Miller, whose job is […]
Days Before Christmas, the LVMPD Conducted Raids on Homeless People Stealing Blankets and Winter Shelter
The following post was written by Jonas Rand, a UNLV student and member of Food Not Bombs Las Vegas. It was originally posted at “The World as seen by Jazoof,” a blog maintained by Jason Nellis under the title “‘Take What You Need and Leave Right Now’: Raids Target Local Homeless Encampment.” It details one […]