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"No man survives when freedom fails, The best men rot in filthy jails, And those who cry 'appease, appease' Are hanged by those they tried to please.": Hiram Mann
"Today the tyrant rules not by club or fist, but, disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and comfort." : Marshall McLuhan - (1911-1980)
"I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all members of the military profession I never had an original thought until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher- ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service." : General Smedley Butler. USMC (Ret.)
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Twin attacks on Syrian security kill at least 32;
In synchronized attacks, insurgents stormed into heavily guarded security offices in Syria's central Homs city, clashed with troops and then blew themselves up, killing a senior officer and at least 31 others, state media and officials reported.
https://www.abqjournal.com/958048/in-a-blow-twin-attacks-on-syrian-security-kill-at-least-32.html
Airstrikes kill at least 11 in Syria as Geneva talks continue:
Separately, there were unconfirmed reports that a top al-Qaeda official was killed in an airstrike, also in Idlib.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/airstrikes-kill-least-11-in-syria-geneva-talks-continue
Syrian army captures key town from IS in northern countryside of Aleppo:
Capturing the town of Tadef enables the Syrian army to secure transportation routes in eastern Aleppo, and constitute a base for launching attacks and undermining the presence of the IS militants
http://english.cctv.com/2017/02/27/ARTIbCKltC1H2JDHrLuEP0FB170227.shtml
Syrian Army unstoppable amid new gains on the outskirts of Palmyra: Video -
Heavily supported by Russian airstrikes, the SAA pushed onwards from Jabbal Hayyal and secured the adjecent 'hill 900' point southwest of Palmyra on Monday.
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cd0_1488212121
Video: Israeli military infiltrates into Syria's territories:
Israel has been providing logistic support and medical assistance to opposition forces - including Jabhet al-Nusra terror organization - fighting President Bashar Assad.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-israeli-military-infiltrates-syrias-territories/
5 reasons Turkish forces must leave Syria:
Turkey's presence in Syria is not welcome, not legal and not moral.
http://theduran.com/5-reasons-turkish-forces-must-leave-syria/
Iraqi forces recapture northwestern Mosul village, PMUs kill 15 militants:
The paramilitary force fighting Islamic State with the Iraqi government, said through its media service it had killed 15 members of the group while advancing towards the nearby Darnaj village
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-forces-recapture-northwestern-mosul-village-pmus-kill-15-militants/
Iraq: Bomb blasts kill 3 in Baghdad:
A bomb exploded near a marketplace in southern Baghdad, killing two people and injuring four others, police captain Nazhan al-Khedr told Anadolu Agency.
http://muslimnews.co.uk/news/middle-east/iraq-bomb-blasts-kill-3-baghdad/
Iraqi police kills 2 IS suicide bombers south of Mosul:
"Police forces, stationed at al-Salam General Hospital, killed two suicide bombers belonging to the Islamic State, before sneaking into the hospital."
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-police-kills-2-suicide-bombers-south-mosul/
Forces push into western part of ISIL-held Mosul;
Troops take Gawsaq and reach strategic Fourth Bridge as ISIL fights back with anti-tank missiles and suicide car bombs
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/forces-push-western-part-isil-held-mosul-170227135345180.html
Reports say Turkey Behind Airdrop To ISIS in Tal Afar : Video -
Erdogan can't handle the idea of Iraq's PMU capturing Tal 'Afar (a Turkmen district). The cameraman explains that this is not the 1st time nor the 10th time that airdrops have been dropped into Tal afar. this time it was recorded for evidence.
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=77e_1488193631
Mob Attacks And Stones Iraqi Prime Minister's Car In Baghdad :
Video -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFwLwYhVNUY
Iran launches major naval exercise in northern Indian Ocean:
The exercises are being held in an area of 2 million square kilometers, spanning the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, north of the Indian Ocean and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/02/26/512124/Iran-Indian-Ocean-Habibollah-Sayyari
Fatah movement says Facebook shut down the movement's official page:
Facebook closed the Fatah's official page after the group posted a photo of the late Palestinian President and Fatah leader Yasser Arafat alongside the current deputy chairman of the movement Mahmoud al-Aloul.
http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=775700
Tom Perez condemned BDS at the DNC Chair Debate : Video -
I asked him what he thought about Israeli home demolitions
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/822930660675489792
Rebel Rabbis: Anti-Zionist Jews Against Israel : Video -
VICE embeds with the London branch of the Neturei Karta, a group of controversial Ultra Orthodox Jews who campaign against Zionism and for the immediate dismantling of the state of Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKplabTRuak
Car bombing kills 2 in Libya's Benghazi:
Two soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday, according to a military spokesman.
http://tinyurl.com/gswkftb
Famine In South Sudan: A turning point in global food security: 2017;
This week, famine was declared across parts of South Sudan, where nearly 100,000 people are facing starvation.
http://tinyurl.com/gn3wf7n
Pentagon Wants Increased Role for U.S. Troops in Somalia: Report;
The Pentagon reportedly wants to expand U.S. operations in Somalia, potentially putting American soldiers in frontline combat with the extremist group al-Shabab.
http://www.newsweek.com/al-shabaab-somalia-black-hawk-down-561586
Afghanistan: Senior Taliban leader killed in Kunduz air raid:
Taliban confirms Mullah Abdul Salam Akhund's death, saying he was killed by a US bombing raid in Afghan province.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/senior-taliban-member-killed-afghanistan-air-raid-170227090221952.html
China warns US, S. Korea of 'consequences' over THAAD land swap deal:
Washington and Seoul will face "consequences" over a land swap deal which will allow the US to host its THAAD missile defense system on South Korean soil - a move which Beijing claims will undermine its own ballistic capabilities.
https://www.rt.com/news/378742-thaad-land-deal-china/
How U.S. Missile Defense Destabilizes the World; Ray McGovern on Missile Defense:
McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990, and in the 1980s chaired National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the President's Daily Brief.
https://www.rt.com/viral/378799-sex-doll-brothel-barcelona/
Unofficial US-North Korea talks dropped after State Dept denies visa to top official - report:
State Department officials have refused to comment on the reason Choe's visa was denied, saying it does not comment on "the details of individual visa cases.
https://www.rt.com/news/378584-us-north-korea-contacts-cancelled/
Treason charges against Russian cyber experts:
The arrests concern allegations that the suspects passed secrets to U.S. firm Verisign and other unidentified American companies, which in turn shared them with U.S. intelligence agencies.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-cyber-insight-idUSKBN1650MA
German hostage beheaded by Philippine Islamists: govt:
A video posted by the Abu Sayyaf group, which was monitored by intelligence group SITE, showed Jurgen Kantner being killed by a knife-wielding man.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippine-islamic-militants-kill-german-hostage-101749219.html
Russia to Help Boost Tajik-Afghan Border Protection Using Russian Base - Putin:
Moscow and Dushanbe have agreed to intensify efforts to protect the Tajik-Afghan border, using a Russian military base, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday
https://sputniknews.com/russia/201702271051082505-russia-tajikistan-afghanistan-putin/
'Refugee spy' working for unnamed 'foreign power' arrested in Sweden:
The Swedish Security Service (Sapo) has arrested a man it claims has been spying on Tibetan refugees on behalf of another country, although the identity of his employing nation remains unknown.
https://www.rt.com/news/378805-sweden-spy-tibet-refugees/
Critics accuse European Parliament of censorship over 'kill switch' to cut racist remarks:
The European Parliament is introducing a new rule set to curb hate speech, cutting live debate feeds and removing video/audio traces of offensive remarks.
https://www.rt.com/news/378757-european-parliament-censorship-rule/
Islamic State planning attacks in Britain: anti-terrorism lawyer:
Islamic State militants are planning "indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians" in Britain on a scale similar to those staged by the Irish Republican Army 40 years ago, the head of the country's new terrorism watchdog said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-britain-idUSKBN1650DW
UK: electoral expert - Copeland by-election 'unlawful', count 'suspect':
Labour's election results in the constituency had been in sharp decline since 1997 and an anti-Corbyn candidate was standing. But there may be yet more to the story.
https://skwawkbox.org/2017/02/26/exclusive-electoral-expert-copeland-by-election-unlawful-count-suspect/
30 Spanish cities march in solidarity with refugees, against 'Fortress Europe': Video - ,
Protesters decried the perceived indifference of the Spanish and other European governments in the face of the refugee and migrant crisis.
https://www.rt.com/news/378690-30-spanish-cities-refugee-march/
Va. man charged with hate crime after using Muslim slurs, biting victim's face, police say:
http://tinyurl.com/z4a8h3r
How San Diego Built a Bridge Over the Wall:
A simple pedestrian crossing created the world's first true binational airport, and boosted the economies on both sides of the border.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/san-diego-bridge-border-wall-airport-tijuana-214788
What happens during a deportation raid in the US?
Activists and undocumented people describe the chaos and terror of predawn deportation raids taking place across the US.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/02/immigration-deportation-raid-170214213550603.html
Trump's Deportation Rules Will Make America Unsafe Again:
The Trump administration's approach to immigration enforcement will do anything but enhance public safety.
http://fortune.com/2017/02/24/donald-trump-public-safety-executive-order-deportation-immigration-illegal-undocumented/
Why Worry About "Importing" Terrorists, When the Regime Can Grow Its Own?
This year, there have been three domestic terrorism-related incidents involving American-born military veterans.
https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/2017/02/worry-importing-terrorists-regime-can-grow/
Targeting a Sanctuary:
After ICE Stakes Out a Church Homeless Shelter, Charities Worry Immigrants Will Fear Getting Help
http://tinyurl.com/gncjva8
Father Of Navy SEAL Killed In Yemen Raid Has Harsh Words For Trump:
"I told them I didn't want to make a scene about it, but my conscience wouldn't let me talk to him," Owens said of the president in an interview with The Miami Herald.
http://tinyurl.com/hkq55pl
National security adviser: Term 'radical Islamic terrorism' isn't helpful:
National security adviser H.R. McMaster is already setting a strikingly different tone than his ousted predecessor, Michael Flynn, and President Donald Trump, saying the term "radical Islamic terrorism" isn't helpful for US goals.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/nsa-radical-islamic-terror-term-unhelpful/index.html
Military Industrial Complex Wins: Trump's budget will call for $54 billion increase in "defense" spending:
Under Trump's proposal, most federal agencies would face budget reductions, but the official did not say which would see the biggest cuts. Foreign aid spending would also drop.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/27/trumps-first-budget-proposal-will-call-for-54-billion-increase-in-defense-spending.html
No evidence yet of Trump team, Russia contacts: key lawmaker;
U.S. intelligence officials had not yet presented the committee with any evidence of contacts between Trump campaign staff and Russian intelligence.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-congress-idUSKBN1661Z0?il=0
Trump's pick for Navy secretary withdraws:
The development leaves Trump and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis without nominees to head both the Navy and Army.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-navy-idUSKBN16600W?
Schumer: Trump broke his promises to Americans:
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted the GOP and President Donald Trump's first month in office while speaking with reporters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KXMkeFtX5Y
White House planted fake story to smear Politico reporter who wrote about leaks: reports:
The White House apparently attempted to smear a critical reporter by planting a story about him laughing at the mention of a Navy SEAL's death.
http://tinyurl.com/jrma93t
Sean Spicer targets own staff in leak crackdown:
Press secretary Sean Spicer is cracking down on leaks coming out of the West Wing, with increased security measures that include random phone checks of White House staffers, overseen by White House attorneys.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sean-spicer-targets-own-staff-in-leak-crackdown-235413
State legislators take steps to criminalize protests;
Republican state legislators across the country are advancing bills that would criminalize or penalize some public protests just a month after millions of Americans took to the streets in opposition to President Trump.
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/321018-state-legislators-take-steps-to-criminalize-protests
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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,886
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,486
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