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[DesertRoo]

New article, was the 9/9 assassination of Massoud the precursor to 9/11.

Strategy laid bare, running with the hares and hunting with the foxes for a gas pipeline.. .

Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man on September 9, 2001 a Crucial Pre-condition for 9/11? - CovertAction Magazine

Peter Dale Scott, with assistance from Aaron Good, breaks new ground with this exclusive investigation into the two-decades-old assassination of Ahmed Shah Massoud and may identify his murder as the green light—not only for Osama bin Laden’s attack on the World Trade Center—but also for the...

covertactionmagazine.com

 

[DesertRoo]

Pentagon pulls support for CIA?

Trump Officials Reviewing DOD Support To CIA

Some officials familiar with the review see it as an effort to cut vital DOD support to the agency.

www.defenseone.com

 

[andana]

Hold a grudge or what.

 

[DesertRoo]

Russia Fails to Halt Enforcement of Yukos $57 Billion Award

Russia lost a bid to suspend enforcement of $57 billion in damages and interest won by former shareholders of Yukos Oil Co. as the government awaits a ruling on its final appeal against the arbitration award late next year.

www.bloomberg.com

As Russia loses the Yukon case, it might be time to pay the piper soon for nationalising assets.

 

[DesertRoo]

 

[andana]

ISIS getting stronger and more experienced in Middle East and West Africa ^

 

[DesertRoo]

ISIS getting stronger and more experienced in Middle East and West Africa ^

Two things to watch, khalifa haftar final assault..

Fighting Stalls After 'Final Assault' on Libya's Tripoli Fails to End War

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has announced plans to overrun the western capital several times, but a stalemate continues in the suburbs

www.voanews.com

and Uganda shutting down coverage of anti government protests

Uganda seeks to block 14 Youtube channels over deadly protests - The Maravi Post

Uganda seeks to block 14 Youtube channels over deadly protests - The Maravi Post

www.maravipost.com

it’s certainly going to be an interesting month with the worlds eyes fixated on the US elections.

 

[DesertRoo]

while the US house argues over a $1200 one off payment, a nice history lesson for a young desperate population.

How economic hardship fuelled the Arab Spring 10 years ago

Protests against joblessness, corruption, inequality in Tunisia in 2010 sparked a regional explosion of popular anger.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[DesertRoo]

Kangaroos4eva one for you...

 

[DesertRoo]

Former Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki: We Would Have Sent The Iraqi Army To Fight In Syria If It Were Needed To Prevent The Fall Of The Al-Assad Regime

Former Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki said in a December 24, 2020 interview on Al-Alam TV (Iran) that there was a plot to brin...

www.memri.org

former Iraqi PM ‘we would’ve sent troops to protect Assad in Syria’..

If Assad were to fall, an invasion by Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda & others into Iraq, Lebanon, & Jordan would have ensued.
it’ll be interesting to see what happens in the ME with the new admin.

 

[The Warlord]

A year since the murder of Sulemeini and they're still desperately trying to provoke Iran to war.

 

[DesertRoo]

India probes the origin of the farmer protests.. UK funding NGO’s?

 

[ferball]

India probes the origin of the farmer protests.. UK funding NGO’s?

I understand those farmers protests, personally. There is alot of uncertainty about the laws they are protesting and they believe those laws will remove state government ability to protect them from large corporations.

Not a fan of Modi. He is a potential fascist shithead. A real one who could do some serious damage.

 

[DesertRoo]

I understand those farmers protests, personally. There is alot of uncertainty about the laws they are protesting and they believe those laws will remove state government ability to protect them from large corporations.

Not a fan of Modi. He is a potential fascist sh*thead. A real one who could do some serious damage.

Modi and hindunationalism adds a dangerous, volatile mix to the region.

and those farmers protests were absolutely crazy, largest single workers march in history..

But you know my thoughts on this, there’s no such thing as grass roots movement,

So might be the British dreaming of the ole empire or Modi propaganda, stoking those exact fears, either way interesting to hear about the funding, might be a developing story.

 

[ferball]

Indian Farmers have been doing it tough for a long time. The suicide numbers are insane.

I'd say Modi propaganda. If someone is stoking it (and no doubt someone is to some degree) I think it would be Pakistan and China.

The farmers strikes are not the same as the largest workers march either. They are seperate issues and different groups are protesting them but I think they are allied and support each others causes.

 

[ferball]

 

[DesertRoo]

American Lawyers looking to sue China for Covid..

The Chinese Communist Party’s Global Lockdown Fraud

Request for expedited federal investigation into scientific fraud in COVID‑19 public health policies by Simon Dolan et al.

dryburgh.com

 

[ferball]

American Lawyers looking to sue China for Covid..

The Chinese Communist Party’s Global Lockdown Fraud

Request for expedited federal investigation into scientific fraud in COVID‑19 public health policies by Simon Dolan et al.

dryburgh.com

Have you read that?

Who is behind these lawyers I wonder?

 

[DesertRoo]

Have you read that?

Who is behind these lawyers I wonder?

Yeah I did have a skim through, pretty funny, the fact they cc fbi, mi5, ais and ze Germans, me thinks it might be a case of did we do it right?

 

[andana]

Just days before a new president enters the White House, promising to unify a dangerously divided country, the state of the union can perhaps be judged by this metric: The U.S. is facing a shortage of bulletproof vests, gas masks and ballistic helmets.

Some retailers of protective equipment have seen a fivefold increase in sales of military-grade defensive gear, leading to empty shelves and waiting lists. A retailer in Oregon has sold out of decontamination wipes designed to remove chemical agents such as pepper spray. Customers cleaned out thousands of pieces of body armor from a store in Texas as soon as they went on sale.

Beginning with the arrival of COVID-19 in the United States and continuing through months of protests against racism and police violence, demand for protective equipment has soared. Retailers said it spiked again after a pro-Trump mob infiltrated the U.S. Capitol last week. And it is continuing to rise as state capitols and federal agencies brace themselves for potential unrest ahead of next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

For those trying to stock up on protective gear — a group that now includes state and federal lawmakers, law enforcement organizations, journalists and worried civilians — long delays await.

latimes.com

 

[giantroo]

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[Swallow_Wood]

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Thank you for your thoughts, China.

 

[andana]

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Kim Jong-un will not be getting another free vacation in Singapore.

 

[DesertRoo]

First big test of Biden Presidency..
will he place more troops on the ground in the ME?

Twin suicide bombings hit heart of Iraqi capital, 32 killed

More than 100 wounded after commercial area in centre of Iraqi capital hit by explosions, death toll likely to rise.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[DesertRoo]

Russian kids planning protest movement through tictok...

Young Russians Flood TikTok With Navalny Protest Cries - The Moscow Times

Young Russians have flooded TikTok with calls to rally in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny this weekend, prompting the state censor to urge the popular short-video app’s administrators to take them down.

www.themoscowtimes.com