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I’ve struggled with this story for a week now. Didn’t want to believe it, think about it, read about it. But this is the world we live in.
— H. Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) February 11, 2019
His name was Zakariyah.
He was 6.
He was beheaded in front of his mother for being a Shi’a Muslim in the Kingdom of Terror, Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/9ZYUzzeQjm
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KneelB4Zod! wrote:Bosni @Bosni94 · 4 min.
Raqqa activist 15 minutes ago: The raising of the Syrian flag in Tabqa after the withdrawal of a column of American forces #unconfirmed
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Before and after satellite images of Syrian air defenses near Damascus Airport
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/before-and-after-satellite-images-of-syrian-air-defenses-near-damascus-airport/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Frankly speaking I see no major difference except one crater in the middle so, youting from aritcle: "As shown in the images below, the Syrian air defense positions around the Damascus International Airport were mostly destroyed after the Israeli attack" doesn't make much sense for me.
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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KneelB4Zod! wrote:Bosni @Bosni94 · 4 min.
Raqqa activist 15 minutes ago: The raising of the Syrian flag in Tabqa after the withdrawal of a column of American forces #unconfirmed
Alam TV reports:
https://www.alalamtv.net/news/4057931/رفع-العلم-السوري-في-الطبقة-بعد-انسحاب-رتل-للاحتلال-الأميركي
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Russia's parliament approves a bill to cut off the country from the global internet https://aje.io/bh3cy
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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#CarnevalediViareggio #CarnivalOfViareggio #Trump2020
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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"Why not?" Kabulov replied when asked at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday whether cooperation with the Taliban is possible in fighting ISIL.
"First, the Taliban is beating ISIL in Afghanistan quite successfully even without such cooperation," Kabulov said.
In particular, the Taliban destroyed a major ISIL group in the Badghis Province in northern Afghanistan, he said.
"Some ISIL militants who survived, understanding that the Taliban would finish them off, had to flee and surrender to the Afghan Armed Forces. And then the Americans transferred them to the central part of Afghanistan," Kabulov said.
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=2&id=886193
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Al-Masdar News@TheArabSource · 2 min.
Over 300 former rebels join Syrian Army ranks in #Daraa (video) https://aml.ink/ijUIN #Syria
Raqqa:
Fun with flags continues in Raqqa province.
— Bosni (@Bosni94) 12. února 2019
The place of action is said to be Tabqa. Pics were published last night. pic.twitter.com/Z1XpzWeIpm
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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KneelB4Zod! wrote:Zambeezi: You have to remove all those symbols of flags, hearts etc. from the embed code. Most of such special symbols/smileys damage embeded message.
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#IS released video from Baghuz clashes. I'm still wondering how they have been able to record and send those clips from total siege SE #DeirEzzor pic.twitter.com/uhfwfqBfnp
— Drexl Spivey (@RisboLensky) 12. února 2019
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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US once again urges Turkey to abandon S-400 sale https://t.co/DiDCGm8Dzq
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Did Trump completely squander his recent attempts to posture himself as an anti interventionist to virtually anybody who isn’t a sycophant or fucking moron? If so good, everybody should have know the moment he picked Bolton this presidency would have a neocon brain virus
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Being "Liberated" By The U.S. Means Never Having Sovereignty Again pic.twitter.com/7PV2yBptbF
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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This robot is about to try reaching Fukushima's deadly melted nuclear fuel for the first time https://t.co/NPhjbddLn4 via @markets
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Anti-govt protests in Hinche, #Haiti on 6thr consecutive day of continuous calls for the resignation of #PHTK prez @moisejovenel and governing party officials. pic.twitter.com/vW7eX4Auk9
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Zambeezi wrote:This robot is about to try reaching Fukushima's deadly melted nuclear fuel for the first time https://t.co/NPhjbddLn4 via @markets
— amin dada (@kambrone64) February 12, 2019
Poor guy, he won't survive this.
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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@TheArabSource
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#Armenia may take military action in #Syria if necessary: MoD
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/armenia-may-take-military-action-in-syria-if-necessary-mod/
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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@kambrone64
18 hod.
British media regulator to consider sanctions against Russian TV channels
http://tass.com/world/1044185
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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@kambrone64
11. 2.
U.S. allegations about producing a lot of info on Russia's violation of INF Treaty are false - Russian Foreign Ministry #Interfax
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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KneelB4Zod! wrote:Al-Masdar News
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#Armenia may take military action in #Syria if necessary: MoD
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/armenia-may-take-military-action-in-syria-if-necessary-mod/
Hmm Assad thinking about sending them to East syria to Hasakah and protect the Assyrian and Armenian Christians from YPG and Turkey ? That way America can't claim Iran and Russia are taking over East syria.
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That's very perceptive talos. kudos dude.Talos wrote:Hmm Assad thinking about sending them to East syria to Hasakah and protect the Assyrian and Armenian Christians from YPG and Turkey ? That way America can't claim Iran and Russia are taking over East syria.KneelB4Zod! wrote:Al-Masdar News
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#Armenia may take military action in #Syria if necessary: MoD
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/armenia-may-take-military-action-in-syria-if-necessary-mod/
me neither.Humanity Blows wrote:Didn't see that coming...
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@Reuters
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Acting Pentagon chief visits Baghdad to support Iraq, discuss Syria withdrawal https://reut.rs/2SwMKHd
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Humanity Blows wrote:KneelB4Zod! wrote:Firefighters in #France participate offensive against Macron's #regime forces in #GiletJaunes protest, erect Barricades and spatter cops with water and foam #Resistance
— Partisan FB (@PartisanDE) 10. února 2019
This is clearly a state of #Revolution #YellowVests #Solidarity #GJpic.twitter.com/1BjOWKUI2G
First the burning of the shekels, now this, It's Christmas come again!
I just found that this video is quite old, from 2013:
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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@southfronteng
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Ukraine: NATO in the Constitution
https://southfront.org/ukraine-nato-in-the-constitution/
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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#Japan and #SouthKorea see Washington as ‘major threat’ to global security.
Tokyo can't sign a peace treaty with Russia and Seoul with North Korea due to #US military presence, both countries forced by Washington to be permanently in a state of war.
https://www.rt.com/news/451319-korea-japan-fear-america/
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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About halfway between Istanbul and Ankara, the Burj Al Babas development will contain 732 chateaux when, or if, it ever finishes.
Started in 2014, hundreds of homes have been left unfinished since the downfall of the Turkish economy in 2018 led to developer Sarot Group to file for bankruptcy in November. The group has debts of $27 million, the AFP elaborates on the housing crisis unfolding in Turkey.
"Unfinished and empty housing projects are strewn across the country, testimony to the trouble the construction sector, and the wider economy, now finds itself in. The construction sector has been a driving force of the Turkish economy under the rule of Turkish president Erdogan, who has overseen growth consistently above the global average since he came to power in 2003. But the sector contracted 5.3% on-year in the third quarter of 2018."
“Three out of four companies seeking bankruptcy protection or bankruptcy are construction companies,” said Alper Duman, associate professor at Izmir University of Economics.
Clients from Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates purchased 350 of the homes, according to Hurriyet, at $370,000 to $530,000 per unit.
Sarot Group Chairman Mehmet Emin Yerdelen blamed the company's insolvency issues on deadbeat clients.
“We couldn’t get about 7.5 million dollars receivables for the villas we have sold to Gulf countries,” Hurriyet quoted Yerdelen as saying. “We applied for bankruptcy protection but the court ruled for bankruptcy. We will appeal the ruling.”
The group constructed 587 villas before it filed for bankruptcy protection. The court ordered the group to halt all construction for 2019, yet Yerdelen believes the project will restart in the near term.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-11/200-million-ghost-town-castles-created-turkeys-recession
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Food prices in Turkey have been soaring since the lira's sharp, violent depreciation last summer. The rise in prices is not only a result of the currency's depreciation which made the Turkish lira one of the worst performing currencies in the world, but is also a result of price gouging that has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, feeding on itself, over the last 6 months.
According to Bloomberg, the price of eggplants, cucumbers and tomatoes in Turkey has jumped 81%, 53% and 39% monthly, respectively. Overall, food inflation in Turkey is at 31% annualized.
These soaring prices haven't gone unnoticed by the Erdogan regime, and instead of focusing on the underlying economic deterioration, the Turkish government has instead started targeting vendors who raise prices, labeling price gougers "traitors" and "terrorists".
But this rhetoric isn't working, so Erdogan is backing up threats with fines: and so, the Turkish government has started cracking down and issuing fines after raiding wholesale food markets in five provinces on February 6, uncovering exorbitant price increases of up to 800%.
To avoid price manipulation, the administration is seeking to eliminate (not literally, yet) middlemen by purchasing vegetables directly from farmers and selling them at lower prices in major cities. Government run vendor tents are up and running at numerous locations as of Monday and sales will soon be expanded to include cleaning products.
Meanwhile, in addition to the depreciation of the Lira, flash floods in Antalya have also contributed to food shortages, pushing prices even higher. Despite this, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak dismissed the idea that weather is in any way to blame.
"The inflation reduction campaign is perceived to distort relative prices and to be unsustainable," a recent Bank of America report read.
One potential wild card: municipal elections in Turkey are just two months away and the fight against inflation will be the hallmark issue, as surging food costs have disproportionately hit poorer sections of the 82 million people that live in Turkey - many of whom have traditionally been supporters of the President's party. In taking the fight to local areas and warehouses, President Erdogan is trying to make a statement that he is going to fight inflation with the same vigor that the country has used to defend itself militarily in the past. In fact, this being Erdogan, it is probably not a surprise that the Turkish president compared food producers and retailers to terrorists.
Erdogan said Sunday: "The government will finish off those terrorizing wholesale food markets in no time, the way it finished off those terrorists in caves."
“Our inspections will continue across Turkey at full steam to give no respite to opportunists,” Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said.
Of course, since none of the government's actions will have any tangible impact, it is only a matter of time before social discontent hits a plateau, and what until recently has been the most stable middle-eastern regime suddenly finds itself scrambling to preserve control. In fact just yesterday, the first hints of instability emerged, when during Erdogan's first election rally, voters interrupted the Turkish president demanding job contracts. His reply: "Dont expect anything from us. We gave everything. Don't provocate. I'm not an ordinary leader." We soon may find out just how extraordinary Turkey's freshly-heckled leader truly is.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-11/turkish-government-war-food-inflation-prices-soar-800
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