Hugh Wyatt Man (aka Hieronymus Dross on Twitter), a regular around Renegade, has been mastering the art of cartoon commentary. He recently launched his own site: HughToons.com. Source Article from http://www.renegadetribune.com/cartoons-hugh-wyatt-man/ Views: 1
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EU Warns Turkey Not To Reinstate Death Penalty
Turkish President Recep Taiyp Erdogan has been warned not to use the failed coup in Turkey as a “blank cheque” to bypass democratic principles. If Turkey decides to reinstate the death penalty it would end EU accession talks, a German government spokesman has said. “Introduction of death penalty would mean immediate suspension of accession talks” Steffen […]
Turkish commander of air base housing US nukes detained for complicity in coup attempt – official
The senior Turkish military commander was arrested along with over a dozen lower ranking officers at the base, AFP reported. A government official has confirmed with Reuters that the general has been detained. Earlier on Saturday, movement in and out of the base in southern Turkey was blocked by local military authorities. According to an agreement […]
2 yrs for beheading selfies in Syria: Militant jailed in Germany for horrendous photoshoot
READ MORE: ISIS loses 25% of ground in 18 months, could step up civilian attacks – report A regional court in Frankfurt has found Aria Ladjevardi, a 21-year-old German citizen, guilty of war crimes for treating two Syrian army soldiers “in a degrading and humiliating manner” in violation of international humanitarian law. Merkel’s terrorism warning […]
Comets and the early Christian mosaics of Ravenna
The Plague of Justinian has been associated with the extreme weather events of 535 – 536 AD which [in its turn] has been associated with “debris from space impacting the Earth”. The extreme weather events of 535 – 536 were the most severe and protracted short-term episodes of cooling in the Northern Hemisphere in […]
NATO boosts build-up in E. Europe, confirms deployment of four multinational battalions
Poland, Baltic states talk air defenses, want more NATO fighter jets & missiles On Tuesday, NATO agreed to deploy a new 4,000-strong force in the Baltic States and Poland, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said after a meeting of the block’s ministers in Brussels. The move is seen as part of an effort aimed at protecting […]
Justice minister boasts that Facebook and Twitter deleted large amounts of Palestinian content due to Israeli pressure
Facebook and Twitter have recently deleted thousands of posts, pages and accounts in response to demands from the Israeli ministry of justice, Quds Press reported on Wednesday. “We succeeded to achieve our goals as around 70 per cent of our demands [to delete Facebook and Twitter content] were fulfilled,” Israeli Minister of Justice Ayelet […]
South Front: Al-Qaeda advances in Aleppo, Russia plans harsh response (VIDEO)
International Military Review – Syria, June 7 International Military Review – Syria, June 6 Foreign Policy Diary – The EU: Delusions of Integration International Military Review – Syria, June 3 Source Article from https://www.sott.net/article/319818-South-Front-Al-Qaeda-advances-in-Aleppo-Russia-plans-harsh-response-VIDEO Views: 0
Photos: Commemoration of Imam Khomeini at Jewish synagogue
Doors open to Iran to take its place in world: Rusnak TEHRAN, June 6 (Shana) — Doors are now open to Iran to take the place, it deserves in the world, Secretary General… Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/06/07/photos-commemoration-of-imam-khomeini-at-jewish-synagogue/ Views: 0
Interior Minister: Religion, morality, law bases of elections
Tehran, May 28, IRNA – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said the bases of holding February 26 Majlis elections were religion, morality and law. Elections in the country have been held on the basis of Islamic Republic of Iran’s Constitutions, Rahmani Fazli made the remarks while addressing the opening ceremony of new Iranian parliament on […]
Russia, Iran to launch full-scale operations of Bushehr NPP units 2-3
Russia and Iran are about to launch full-scale of operations on the construction of the second and third units of the Beshehr Nuclear Power Plant, Rosatom’s press service announced Friday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia and Iran in the next few weeks plan to solve the tasks needed for the full-scale of operations on the construction of the second and third units […]
Rosatom to start engineering of Iran’s Bushehr-2 by before end of 2016 — source
MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. Russia’s Rosatom intends to start engineering of Bushehr-2 nuclear power plant in Iran by 2016 year-end after endorsement of site parameters by the customer, a source in the Russian state-owned nuclear corporation said on Tuesday. “We expect the Iranian customer will determine site parameters and engineering will start before the year-end,” the […]
Uncovering ancient Ashkenaz – the birthplace of Yiddish speakers
Eran Elhaik (TC) : At 1,000 years, the search for the location of Ashkenaz – thought to be the birthplace of Ashkanazic Jews and the Yiddish language – is one of the longest quests in human history. It is perhaps second only in length to the search for Noah’s Ark which began in the 3rd […]
Video: Why Voting Doesn’t Change Anything & Democracy Is A Lie
Many believe the words of Franklin D. Roosevelt when he said “Presidents are selected, not elected.” People have come to realise that elections are rigged, our votes do not count, and this is especially true as each year candidates for public office seem more like walking, talking billboards than human beings. Does democracy even […]
Iran completes national information network: Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi announced that the country has completed its national information network and started providing various electronic services. Speaking at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday, Vaezi highlighted governments’ role in directing the internet, saying, […]
Arctic diving & igloo building: RT follows Russian troops on ‘typical day’ near North Pole
A secure shelter would be certainly handy if, say, a blizzard was on its way, RT’s Roman Kosarev explained as he watched the soldiers diligently construct a snow hut. An igloo is made from rectangular blocks which are then carefully arranged. It takes about two or three hours of work to build one which can […]
EU counter-terrorism chief: ‘We should recruit ISIS terrorists fleeing Syria to work for us’
Blanket prosecution of foreign fighters coming back from Iraq and Syria to Europe would be counterproductive, a senior EU security official has said. In his view some of them should be rehabilitated and even used to counter Islamic State propaganda. EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove criticized his home country Belgium for having no […]
US scares Europe with ‘mythical’ Russian threat to justify military costs – Russian envoy to NATO
“The United States and its representatives have repeatedly said that Russia poses a threat to the United States. Many said it was almost an existential threat, but the underlying reason, in my opinion, is obvious,” Russia’s permanent envoy to NATO Aleksandr Grushko, said. In just one year, the Pentagon’s defense budget request has grown by $2.4 […]
After Palmyra: Syrian Army takes strategic mountain range near Al-Qaryatayn (plus ceasefire updates)
The Syrian Army backed by popular forces has taken control over the Suniyat-Homs mountain range, two kilometers away from the town of Al-Qaryatayn, in central Syria. The operation to liberate the Christian town of Al-Qaryatayn from Daesh militants began on Saturday morning. Covered by artillery fire, vanguard units of the army and its allies […]