Re: #34 - Main news thread - conflicts, terrorism, crisis from around the globe

[KneelB4Zod!]

Btw I thought American Iraqis were in favor of overthrowing Saddam. So why they seems to be so upset over the 16 years of US appointed stooges?

[KneelB4Zod!]

#Baghdad , protesters were injured and taken to local hospitals #save_the_irapi_people pic.twitter.com/6IIZzBi2hQ

— Steven nabil (@thestevennabil) October 4, 2019

[Zambeezi]

#Iraq's PM gave a 2:00am TV speech re: protests. Among what he said:

- I inherited a corrupt system, destroyed infrastructure. Little can happen in 1 yr
-Will grant assistance to low-income families
-Violent protestors to blame; ruined it 4 peaceful ones
- RIP to dead protestors

— Ruba Ali Al-Hassani (@RubaAlHassani) October 3, 2019

It’s difficult watching security forces in #Iraq resort to heavy-handed tactics to disperse protests.

The truth is many of these policemen strongly sympathise with the protestors and their demands. They’re just stuck between orders and their brothers. pic.twitter.com/iWPld20Wfh

— H. Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) October 3, 2019

[Zambeezi]

https://t.co/K3tDM7i5Ay If Abadi didn't resign over the failure to deal with Basra last year, there was no way AAM was going to resign over these random protests. And yes they're random because they were planned on a whim via FB literally the night before. Hence the 1st tweet.

— TØM CΛT (@TomtheBasedCat) October 4, 2019

[Zambeezi]

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has sent an open letter to Facebook calling on the firm to rethink its plans to encrypt all messages on its platforms.
The policy threatens "lives and the safety of our children", she said.
She feels it could hamper international efforts to grant law enforcers faster access to private messages on social media, as agreed between the UK and US.
Facebook said: "We believe people have the right to have a private conversation online."
The head of Facebook-owned WhatsApp Will Cathcart posted on Hacker News: "End-to-end encryption protects that right for over a billion people every day."
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49919464

Attorney General Bill Barr Will Ask Zuckerberg To Halt Plans For End-To-End Encryption Across Facebook's Apps
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/bill-barr-facebook-letter-halt-encryption

r u kiddn me???
something ELSE is going on here. COMPLETELY.
Zuckerberg is no 'friend' of privacy.
This is a 'school play'.
They are 'encrypting' for a completely different reason.
be sure that it's NOT to protect you and me. Nope.


why is this happening at EXACTLY the same time?
EU nations can force Facebook to remove content worldwide, court rules : The ruling could let EU nations override other countries' own laws, critics say.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/eu-nations-can-force-facebook-to-remove-content-worldwide-court-rules/
something smells funny.

[Zambeezi]

China has successfully tested a new laser beam that could make the sea transparent
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-04/chinese-scientists-are-developing-lasers-to-find-submarines/11570886
China has tested a new laser designed to find submarines. This is how it works

[Zambeezi]

assistant to Pompeo

The assistant to the US Secretary of State, the head of the Bureau for Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Deniz Natalie, arrived in Ukraine to discuss the situation in Donbass pic.twitter.com/xVqwCLNwFo

— PETE JOHN ︻╦╤─ 10 (@SEEKINGTHETRU17) October 3, 2019

a spook

her background
https://ekurd.net/denise-natali-secretary-state-2018-05-26
https://ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2012/8/state6406.htm

[Zambeezi]

Iraqis in the U.S have collected over the needed amount of signatures for this petition, the @WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/AGXGtjSAo3

— Steven nabil (@thestevennabil) October 4, 2019

Ask me how surprised I was when I found out SAUDI was behind these FAKE ACCOUNTS https://t.co/u4JBEgBHdY

— Don’t sign the whitehouse petition (@Hamoud3I3) October 3, 2019

Who is orchestrating this cyber war on #Iraq?

58,0000 #Saudis participated in the hashtag “Iraq is rising up.” #العراق_ينتفض & played a role in fueling events in #Iraq.

79% of the tweets were located in Saudi Arabia and 6% in Iraq.

200 robots Rted 13K tweets on twitter. https://t.co/pdJc6tnkhN

— ّ (@Lebvant) October 3, 2019

[Zambeezi]

probably won't stay up 4 ever

[Slovák]

Btw I thought American Iraqis were in favor of overthrowing Saddam. So why they seems to be so upset over the 16 years of US appointed stooges?

It is the next generation who riot not just in Iraq, "colorful" all over the word is it not.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Yesterday, a AH-64 D #American Army helicopter had a collision with a high tension tower north of Bavaria leading to an emergency landing... no one of the crew was injured.@200_zoka @saptak__mondal @Chopsyturvey pic.twitter.com/1ELt9DDPWo

— Sukhoi Su-57 frazor (@I30mki) October 4, 2019

[KneelB4Zod!]

AFP news agency
@AFP
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#BREAKING Ukraine reviews cases into firm linked to Biden's son: prosecutor


Sputnik
@SputnikInt
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BREAKING: Biden and Burisma gas company may be linked to around 15 cases - Ukraine's Prosecutor General https://sptnkne.ws/9Wxm

[KneelB4Zod!]

Ian56
@Ian56789
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Thousands of Dutch Farmers protest ridiculous and draconian plans by Dutch politicians to drastically reduce Farm Output and threaten their livelihoods.

3,000 Tractors blocked 700 miles of roads across Holland, on Tuesday
https://youtu.be/_E3SLVJCLc8

#BoerenProtest
#NoFarmersNoFood

[KneelB4Zod!]

Now on Pedder Street, Central: crowd gathering after the HK government announced a face mask ban in public gatherings at 3pm. The ban is going to go live at midnight today. Nearby malls are closing now and many office workers have left early. Really felt ppl’s anger in the air. pic.twitter.com/Z6SqZj0nLM

— Liu Hsiu Wen 劉修彣 (@liuhsiuwen) October 4, 2019

[E-V13]

Btw I thought American Iraqis were in favor of overthrowing Saddam. So why they seems to be so upset over the 16 years of US appointed stooges?

Majority of Iraqis were in favour of toppling of Saddam, but they were also against the Americans.

The new political system was imposed by America, but the Dawa Party, which ruled for the majority of those years, was elected by the people. Dawa Party is a Shia Islamist party which ruled under the guise of religion. Also to blame is the Shia clergy in Najaf and Ayatollah Sistani, who told the Shias to go out and participate in the election process. Also Iran supported and financed the Dawa Party. America also supported it all these years, Dawa Party PM Maliki was saving Bush from shoes in press conferences, etc. Iraqi Shias now call them Neo-Baathists.

Imo Shias were going to overthrow Saddam on their own, with the way the world was going to develop after 2003, social media, etc., and the regime getting weaker, so America decided to do it early, so it can get a foothold in Iraq, instead of Iraqis overthrowing the regime on their own and America being left with nothing. But even though Iraqis were against Saddam, they were also against the American occupation and never viewed them as liberators. When Saddam was getting executed, his executioners were shouting "Moqtada, Moqtada, Moqtada" to him and same people fought the American occupation.

[Zambeezi]

Face Mask Ban ignored

Ruptly



Globalist

[Slovák]

Re Ukraine

I don't understand what is going on.

So in the beginning I have seen that Democrats said that Trump told Zelensky to prosecute Biden's son or he will not give them military aid. Then Trump released the transcript with Zelensky, I read it and it doesn't show he said such a thing? So it looked like the Dotard didn't do anything.

But now Democrats want to start impeachment against him because of Ukraine, why? And what is the significance of Pompeo being on it too?

The Dems think they can get rid of Pompeo too.

I think they have still more dirt on Trump in the Biden-gate to come up with ...

U.S TOP ENVOYS DRAFTED STATEMENT FOR UKRAINE PRESIDENT TO COMMITT IN INVESTIGATING TRUMP'S RIVALS, NYT SAYS
TRUMP RAISED BIDEN WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI IN JUNE PHONE CALL WHICH WAS THEN MOVED TO HIGHLY SECURE SERVER -- CNN
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l


The BidensVSTrump story keeps developing ...

[E-V13]

Reports circulating in Najaf that Ayatollah Sistani's son met IRGC General Qasim Soleimani a few months ago to warn him that the people's patience is running thin and  it will be difficult to control them when the street explodes: "When that happens, we will side with the people"

— Hayder al-Khoei (@7ayder87) 2 October 2019

In Friday Prayer sermon, Ayatollah Sistani condemns attacks on peaceful protesters and security forces. He hopes everyone understands the dangerous consequences of violence and criticises the government, parliament and judiciary for failing to deliver real reform. #IraqProtests

— Hayder al-Khoei (@7ayder87) 4 October 2019

Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sistani urges security forces and protesters not to use violence and criticizes Iraqi leaders for failing to eradicate corruption, blaming lawmakers in particular.https://t.co/1fo8uGjjdS

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) 4 October 2019

#Breaking: In his first comment on #Iraq_Protest, The senior cleric in #Iraq Ali #Sistani sharply criticizes the political process in #Iraq & he accuse the "Sadrist" & "Fatah" blocs who formed the govt, to abandon slogans of reform that they claim it. (1) pic.twitter.com/xUDDpsrkOT

— Mustafa Habib (@Mustafa_Habib33) 4 October 2019

IMPORTANT: Sistani gives proposal:-
“Before its too late, I call to form committee, its members are independent & technocrats that get the demonstration trust, the committee have the right to access to all government documents to uncover proplems away from bureaucracy” (5)

— Mustafa Habib (@Mustafa_Habib33) 4 October 2019

The irony of fighting and demanding corruption in Iraq is that, people are are accused and seen as corrupt are demanding reforms. Sistani spokesperson al-Safi who called on govt to reform is actually himself is corrupt, according to al-Hurra doc.

— Yerevan Saeed (@YerevanSaeed) 4 October 2019

[Zambeezi]

US diplomats proposed Trump visit if Zelensky 'gets to bottom' in Biden case, new docs reveal@realDonaldTrump @JoeBiden @ZelenskyyUa https://t.co/cHff1boPiS

— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) October 4, 2019

[E-V13]

Re Ukraine

I don't understand what is going on.

So in the beginning I have seen that Democrats said that Trump told Zelensky to prosecute Biden's son or he will not give them military aid. Then Trump released the transcript with Zelensky, I read it and it doesn't show he said such a thing? So it looked like the Dotard didn't do anything.

But now Democrats want to start impeachment against him because of Ukraine, why? And what is the significance of Pompeo being on it too?

The Dems think they can get rid of Pompeo too.

I think they have still more dirt on Trump in the Biden-gate to come up with ...

U.S TOP ENVOYS DRAFTED STATEMENT FOR UKRAINE PRESIDENT TO COMMITT IN INVESTIGATING TRUMP'S RIVALS, NYT SAYS
TRUMP RAISED BIDEN WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI IN JUNE PHONE CALL WHICH WAS THEN MOVED TO HIGHLY SECURE SERVER -- CNN
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l


The BidensVSTrump story keeps developing ...

It looks like these are huge developments?

[Zambeezi]

Iranian Envoy Summoned to Russia's Foreign Ministry Over Arrest of Russian Female Journalist
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201910041076962598-iranian-envoy-summoned-to-russian-foreign-ministry-over-arrest-of-russian-female-journalist/

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that the Iranian envoy has been summoned to the ministry over the arrest of Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik.

"The Iranian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry due to detention of Russian citizen Yulia Yuzik in Tehran, in order to briefly clarify the circumstances of the incident and ensure the rights of the Russian female", Zakharova stated.



According to Voitsekhovskiy, Yuzik, who had visited the Islamic Republic several years ago, returned to Iran and was arrested in her hotel room by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards on Friday.

The officers took her documents and her cell phone, letting the journalist make one short call one day after the arrest.

Voitsekhovskiy said that Tehran has accused her of espionage on behalf of Israel and that her trial is scheduled on Saturday, adding that the journalist faces up to ten years of imprisonment.

[Slovák]

Re Ukraine

I don't understand what is going on.

So in the beginning I have seen that Democrats said that Trump told Zelensky to prosecute Biden's son or he will not give them military aid. Then Trump released the transcript with Zelensky, I read it and it doesn't show he said such a thing? So it looked like the Dotard didn't do anything.

But now Democrats want to start impeachment against him because of Ukraine, why? And what is the significance of Pompeo being on it too?

The Dems think they can get rid of Pompeo too.

I think they have still more dirt on Trump in the Biden-gate to come up with ...

U.S TOP ENVOYS DRAFTED STATEMENT FOR UKRAINE PRESIDENT TO COMMITT IN INVESTIGATING TRUMP'S RIVALS, NYT SAYS
TRUMP RAISED BIDEN WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI IN JUNE PHONE CALL WHICH WAS THEN MOVED TO HIGHLY SECURE SERVER -- CNN
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l


The BidensVSTrump story keeps developing ...

It looks like these are huge developments?

The never ending personal wars in your politics instead of discussing the real and existential ones are beyond me.
What I think, the deep state which always wins in USA anyway, wants to get rid of both, the Bidens and the Trumps, in mutual assured destruction with the dirth on both sides. Waren for the next president?

[Zambeezi]

No this is not Hong Kong police.

This is how police in #Texas, #USA, deals with people who attack them with sticks pic.twitter.com/hor23spnNS

— Ali Özkök (@Ozkok_A) October 3, 2019

[Zambeezi]

Syria needs oil for the winter - all asholes trying to do something aginst should go to hell! https://t.co/tBsXGjYGU7

— -- GEROMAN -- (@GeromanAT) October 4, 2019

[Zambeezi]

Iran Is China’s Secret Weapon for Killing off the US Dollar’s Global Reserve Status
http://thealtworld.com/federico_pieraccini/iran-is-chinas-secret-weapon-for-killing-off-the-us-dollars-global-reserve-status

Beijing can seek to replace the reserve-currency status of the US dollar
by not only [currently] coming to Iran’s aid, which is fundamental to its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),
but also, at a later stage, seeking to woo Saudi Arabia (and OPEC) away from selling oil exclusively in US dollars.

Moscow, with the development of OPEC+, can help its Chinese ally, shaping the LNG market
with prices quoted in currencies other than the US dollar.
Currently, Beijing and Moscow are trading in hydrocarbons by completely bypassing both the SWIFT payment system as well as the US dollar.

China will firstly help Iran develop its exports while at the same time guaranteeing future supplies for itself,
allowing both countries to shield themselves from American economic terrorism.
With this move, Beijing seeks to secure the future sale of hydrocarbons for its enormously growing economy, complementing the investments already made in North Africa (minerals and raw materials) and in the east of Russia (agriculture).

The real danger for US economic hegemony posed by China lies in Saudi Arabia.

Washington boasts of having achieved energy self-sufficiency through fracking and shale gas, turning it into a net exporter.
While there are doubts about the durability of the wells in question, the current situation seems to confirm
that the US is much less dependent on Saudi and Middle Eastern oil to satisfy domestic demand.

If Washington continues to rely less and less on the Saudis for oil imports, shifting its attention to Southeast Asia, then there will be less and less reason for the US to offer an impediment to Iran’s rise as a regional hegemon. Riyadh will therefore be forced to start looking around and reassess its place on the regional map.

Riyadh’s nightmare is that of a Shia arc stretching from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, with China as its primary trading partner and Russia as its military partner. All of this without its US ally offering a balancing counterweight in the region.

China’s strategy with regard to Iran is to pressure Saudi Arabia to consider selling oil in currencies other than the US dollar. As things stand now, Beijing imports substantial amounts of crude oil from Saudi Arabia. This could change if China transfers its oil imports to Iran, paying for this oil in currencies other than the dollar, or maybe even simply in renminbi.

Beijing’s strategy seems to be designed to progress in phases, modulating according to the reaction of the US, whether aggressive or mild; a kind of capoeira dance where one never actually hits one’s opponent even when one can. Nevertheless, the long-term objective of this dance is to undermine the primary source of income and power of the United States: to wit, the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency.

The first phase of this strategy focuses on Iran and the precarious economic situation the country finds itself in, primarily as a result of US sanctions. In this first phase, Beijing’s credit line will serve to keep Iran afloat as it fends off American economic terrorism.

A second phase will likely involve some kind of Iranian legislative change to allow Chinese state-owned companies to work alongside Iranian ones in the oil and gas fields.

A third phase will probably see the involvement of Qatar in the development of the largest gas field in the world, shared between Doha and Tehran. Meanwhile, the BRI will continue to expand, moving to the outskirts of the Persian country and involving many Southeast Asian countries along the way, thereby expanding trade between different parts of the globe.

Confirming how this strategy is already in play Beijing realizes how having strong naval capabilities is imperative, and has accordingly invested heavily towards this end.
China [therefore] is seeking to safeguard its sea lines of communication in the event of any war.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Complete breakdown of law and order in #HongKong https://t.co/6exw6MXOmt

— Aldin (@aldin_ww) October 4, 2019

[KneelB4Zod!]

#Ecuador | In Latacunga, Cotopaxi province, the protests continue and the roads are closed.#ParoNacionalEcuador #FuerzaEcuador pic.twitter.com/2xA5Mh8lgS

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 4, 2019

[KneelB4Zod!]

Hong Kong protesters at The Chinese University of Hong Kong: “If we don’t go to class, nobody gets to go to class! How dare you guys study, when we are having a Revolution of our time!” pic.twitter.com/xAmFfAJHBD

— Carl Zha (@CarlZha) October 4, 2019

[KneelB4Zod!]

#HongKong protesters set fire to a metro station exit. pic.twitter.com/xRqMIQFZjl

— Liam Stone石立安 (@liamstone_19) October 4, 2019

[KneelB4Zod!]

Guy Elster
@guyelster
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3. 10.
#BREAKING The attacker on #Paris police HQ was recent convert to Islam: BFM TV

Guy Elster
@guyelster
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#BREAKING French anti-terror prosecutor takes on investigation in #Paris attack: Reuters