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Archive | April 7th, 2017
'Take Out His Airfields': Zionist Clinton Comes Out of Woods to Warmonger
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: Syria: Zionist Hillary Clinton
Defeated Democratic presidential candidate Zionist Hillary Clinton made a rare public appearance on Thursday evening — to come out and push for the US to bomb Syria.
The former secretary of state called for more US international intervention while speaking at the Women of the World Summit in New York, saying that the US should target Syrian airfields.
"That air force is the cause of most of the civilian deaths, as we have seen over the years and as we saw again in the last few days," Clinton said.
"I really believe that we should have — and still should — take out his airfields and prevent him from being able to use them to bomb innocent people and drop sarin gas on them," she added, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and aligning herself with the likes of Iraq War architect Bill Kristol and neoconservatives such as Republican Senator John McCain.
The chemical attack has raised many eyebrows, however, as it came just days after the Trump administration stated that Syrians should decide who is running their country.
"It makes no sense, even if you were totally separate from this and take no sides of this and you were just an analyst, it doesn't make sense for Assad under these conditions to all of the sudden use poison gasses. I think it's zero chance that he would have done this deliberately," former Texas congressman Ron Paul said on Wednesday.
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie has also been outspoken about how the attack would not serve Assad's interests.
"Let me ask you this: Who benefits? Who benefits, if chemical weapons were used and America weighs in on the side of the rebels, or wades into a war against Assad?" Massie said in an interview on CNN. "How does Assad benefit from that?"
Many of Trump's most prominent supporters on social media have also been urging the president to ignore calls for intervention.
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Zionist BBC redacts article on Idlib to hide unwelcome facts
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: Syria: Zionist BBC
The push for "action" following the alleged chemical attack in Idlib, Syria is reaching fever pitch. Indeed, it may already have had disastrous consequences. The spokespeople for power that are the Western press consider the case against the Assad regime air-tight. Absent any forensic, or even circumstantial, evidence the mainstream media have resorted to simple arguments from authority looks of bewilderment.
The trouble is "authority" doesn't seem have any cohesion in this matter – so the press have carefully chosen who they will listen to… and who they will remove from their websites.
Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon is the favored voice of "reason" on these matters, he has dismissed any idea other than a deliberate attack by the Syrian government as "fanciful". And has been cited everywhere from Channel 4, to the Daily Mail to the Guardian, to the BBC. He is universally credited as a "chemical weapons expert" who works as the director of "Medics Under Fire"…. but that's not his only job, just his most recent.
He was originally in the British army, filling an important role at NATO:
Previously Commanding Officer of the UK CBRN Regiment and NATO's Rapid Reaction CBRN Battalion, Hamish is one of the most operationally experienced CBRN practitioners in the World and is regarded as one of the leading experts in Chemical and Biological Counter Terrorism and warfare.
With other hints from his biography suggesting some work in espionage or military intelligence:
He has also worked with US networks and British newspapers to smuggle chemical samples out of Syria for verification in UK and France.
… so he's hardly an objective source.
Of course, "Medics Under Fire" is nothing like what it appears to be, either. Its name conjures up imagery of global charities, along the lines of Medecins sans Frontieres. It is nothing like that, in truth it is a Western-backed NGO working out of Syria, very much like the White Helmets. In fact, their websites are almost completely identical.
On the other side of this narrow divide is Jerry Smith, a chemical weapons expert who took part in the removal of Syria's chemical weapons stocks in 2013. He is hardly a frothing pro-Assad alternative voice, but he takes a measured approach. He wrote in the Guardian :
Russia's claim that the latest poisoning is a result of a conventional attack on an opposition arms storage facility should not be dismissed out of hand. While it is true that nerve agent can be destroyed by explosion, it is perfectly possible that some agent could survive and be ejected out as a result of an explosion.
… but obviously nobody there was listening, because "dismissing it out of hand" is exactly what they have done.
Mr Smith was also interviewed on Channel 4 news (curiously absent from their online archive), and ABC news in Australia, both times saying very similar things.
The BBC referenced and quoted his Channel 4 interview in their article on the attack, this quote was included in an article headlined Syria chemical 'attack': Trump condemns 'affront to humanity':
… the official who led the UN-backed operation to remove Syria's chemical weapons told the UK's Channel 4 News that the Russian version of events could not be discounted.
"If it is Sarin that was stored there and conventional munitions were used, there is every possibility that some of those [chemical] munitions were not consumed and that the Sarin liquid was ejected and could well have affected the population," Jerry Smith said.
This paragraph was completely removed just 35 minutes later. The current version of this article makes no mention of Mr Smith at all. No reason is given, and there is no note referencing that the article had been amended.
A reminder that these are standards deemed acceptable by the "news service" for which we are all forced, by law, to pay.
Our thanks to the media lens twitter for bringing this issue to our attention, and to newssniffer for the very important work they do.
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What's really behind America's rush to war in Syria?
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: USA war in Syria
By John Wight
Without any recourse to international law or the United Nations, the Trump administration has embarked on an act of international aggression against yet another sovereign state in the Middle East, confirming that neocons have reasserted their dominance over US foreign policy in Washington.
It is an act of aggression that ends any prospect of détente between Washington and Moscow in the foreseeable future, considerably increasing tensions between Russia and the US not only in the Middle East but also in Eastern Europe, where NATO troops have been conducting military exercises for some time in striking distance of Russian territory.
In the wake of the horrific images that emerged from Idlib after the alleged sarin gas attack, the clamor for regime change in Damascus has reached a crescendo in the West, with politicians and media outlets rushing to judgement in ascribing responsibility for the attack to the Syrian government. No one knows with any certainty what happened in Idlib, which is why an independent investigation should have been agreed and undertaken in pursuit of the truth and, with it, justice.
However only the most naïve among us could believe that this US airstrike against Syria was unleashed with justice in mind. How could it be when US bombs have been killing civilians, including children, in Mosul recently? And how could it be given the ineffable suffering of Yemeni children as a result of Saudi Arabia's brutal military campaign there?
No, this US attack, reportedly involving 59 Tomahawk missiles being launched from ships in the eastern Mediterranean, was carried out with regime change in mind, setting a precedent that can only have serious ramifications for the entire region.
Regarding the attack in Idlib, what we can say with certainty is that a time when pro-government forces in Syria were in the ascendancy on the ground, and when the Syrian government was making significant progress on the diplomatic front, it would have constituted an act of ineffable self-harm to launch a chemical weapons attack of any kind, much less one of this magnitude. In fact it would have conformed to the actions of a government that was intent on bringing about its own demise. What also must be taken into consideration is the fact that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an organization supported by the US, confirmed back in June 2014 that the process to destroy Syria's entire stock of chemical weapons had been completed.
Moreover, the horrific images and eyewitness testimony that have emanated from Idlib in the wake of the attack have come from pro-opposition sources. No Western journalist or news crew would dare set foot in Idlib, or indeed any other part of opposition-held territory in Syria, knowing that as soon as they did they would be abducted and slaughtered.
Trump has proved with this unilateral military intervention that he can easily be dragged into conflict. Just a few days after his administration confirmed that regime change in Syria was off the table, that its focus was on defeating terrorism, he unleashes an airstrike that will only have emboldened the very forces of terrorism whose defeat he had stressed was the focus of his foreign policy previously.
So what now? Clearly, this military action places Russia in a very difficult position. Since joining the conflict in Syria at the end of September 2015, at the behest of the country's government, Moscow had been working tirelessly to bring about a negotiated settlement, one involving opposition forces and parties deemed moderate relative to the Salafi-jihadi fanatics of ISIS and Nusra, etc. It is a diplomatic process that has just been dealt a shattering blow, with the opposition now undoubtedly convinced that regime change is in the offing via Washington and therefore encouraged to work towards this end.
Meanwhile, as for Washington's regional allies – Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey (with Erdogan guaranteed to hitch his wagon to whoever appears to be in the driving seat) – they will most likely begin calling for more military action against Damascus now, viewing the US airstrike as the catalyst for open season on the country's sovereignty.
As for Trump himself, having been under inordinate pressure since assuming office in January from the Washington media, political, and intelligence establishment, this action will earn him some much needed approval and, with it, respite. The signs with regard to his administration had been ominous for some time, starting with the forced resignation of Mike Flynn as his National Security Adviser in February, and continuing recent departure of Steve Bannon from the President's National Security Council. It comes as further evidence that neocons have reasserted their dominance over the White House after a short and intense power struggle.
On a wider note, the lack of short-term memory in Washington is staggering to behold. Fourteen years after the disastrous US invasion of Iraq, which only succeeded in opening the gates of hell out of which ISIS and other Salfi-jihadi groups emerged, and six years after turning Libya into a failed state, in the process sparking a refugees crisis of biblical proportions, here we have yet another act of aggression against a sovereign state in the Middle East by the US.
Destroying countries in order to save them is the story of every empire there has been. But as history reveals, every empire carries within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Donald Trump is now on course to end up going down in history as a leader who rather than save the US from itself, may only have helped speed it down the path to its ultimate demise.
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British journalist destroys MSM lies on Syria
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: lies on Syria
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Questions following the US attack on Syria
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: US attack on Syria
How quickly enemies can become friends. All you have to do is bomb people.
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Q1: What happened?
Last night, and much to chagrin of people who thought Trump would not escalate matters in Syria, the US military launched 59 Tomahawk missiles into Syria, allegedly attempting to destroy a government airbase. They warned the Russian government before-hand, who will have passed on that warning to the Syrians, meaning the area was probably on alert, with any important equipment or personnel removed. The Pentagon have also stated that, at this time, there are no plans for any other strikes or any campaign in Syria.
Q2: Supposing the attack definitely happened as most are reporting – and that is a dangerous assumption to make these days – what have the results been?
At last count the number of Syrian casualties stood at 6 dead servicemen, and 9 dead civilians (including four children) and several more wounded, together with the loss of six aircraft. The airbase they attacked looks far from destroyed in footage from Russia 24 (see here). And chemical weapons? Well, they didn't destroy any…and say they weren't trying to do so (see our brief story on that contradiction here). So in terms of military targets, this strike has achieved very little.
The attack was pitifully inefficient, of the 50-70 missiles launched, only 23 struck anywhere near their targets. The other 30+ are currently unaccounted for. Tomahawk missiles cost between $500,000 and $1,500,000 dollar each, which means the US just spent between 25 and 105 MILLION dollars on dinging up a couple of aircraft hangars and murdering less than 20 people.
Q3: …then why do it?
There must be some political wins in this situation to justify the price tag, because the damage done to the "enemy" is practically zero. Indeed, when you take into account that the Pentagon informed the Russians, who will have informed the Syrians, and the reports of Syria evacuating personnel before the attack… the entire event appears somewhat theatrical. Meaning it was an entirely political act, possibly intended more for a domestic audience than anything else.
It had no bearing on the civil war at all, the airstrikes on rebel positions weren't even halted for a day.
Q4: Was it legal?
Whether it was the product of an impotent emotional tantrum, or a cynical public relations gambit, there is no question the attack was completely illegal under international law. But the American press have never cared much about that. Given that America's reputation was already in tatters, among those who consider such trifles important, this won't do much damage. They will take a hit on that front, it probably won't matter in the long-run.
The list of unpunished American international crimes is hugely long. This small addition barely qualifies.
Q5: cui bono?
Always the most important question.
Trump can definitely get some short-term political gains domestically here. Having "defied" the Russians and "stood-up to" Assad, Trump can now enjoy a period of respite from the "Trump is in Russia's pocket" talk. Plus, the wider establishment – so fond of calling for "action on Syria" – will be forced to either agree with (and consequently legitimize) the administration, or criticise an attack on Syria and dial back their own calls for war.
What Trump gains in terms of favour within the deep-state and political establishment he will lose in terms of approval with his voting base. One of the biggest issues contributing to Trumps electoral victory was his non-interventionist stance on the ME. This may only be a superficial event, but the list of people approving of and/or celebrating it is enough to alienate a lot of Trump voters for good. But he doesn't have to worry about that for the next four years.
One definite winner in all of this is Turkey, so long illegally picking at land along the Syrian border. They now have a precedent for a NATO ally taking unilateral action against the Syrian government on very flimsy evidence. They will take that and run with it. Israel, similarly, will see this as permission to be even more active in Syria. Both are key suppliers to the rebels, both are carving out chunks of Syria for themselves.
A danger does still lurk, of course. Whether Trump took this action to make a point, or was talked into it by generals and the like, the first official American attack on Syria has now taken place. Mission creep, intended from the outset or no, is an important thing to keep an eye on at this point.
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Dashed Hopes for Trump's Foreign Policy
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: Trump's Foreign Policy
By Gilbert Doctorow | Consortium News
My days of hoping for the best from Donald Trump – and at least appreciating the fact that he was not the neocon/liberal hawk that Hillary Clinton is – are over along with my hopes that he might implement his campaign promise and take U.S. foreign policy in a more positive, less warlike, direction.
From being possibly part of the solution, President Trump has become an integral part of the problem. And with his bigger-than-life ego, petulance and stubbornness, Commander-in-Chief Trump is potentially a greater threat to world peace than his weak-willed predecessor Barack Obama.
This week, Trump ignored Russian calls for an investigation into Tuesday's alleged chemical gas attack in Idlib province before issuing hasty conclusions on culpability. Instead he accepted a narrative of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's guilt despite indications that the incident may have been either an accident (the release of poison gas at a damaged rebel warehouse) or a false-flag operation designed by Al Qaeda-affiliated rebels in Syria.
The Assad-did-it storyline was disseminated by the White Helmets and other phony NGOs that are financed by Washington and London, and that narrative was accepted by the White House. Without waiting for any comprehensive review, Trump ordered the firing of 50 or more Tomahawk missiles against a Syrian military air base in Homs province, thereby crossing all Russian "red lines" in Syria.
Until this point, the Kremlin had chosen not to react to signs coming from Washington that Trump's determination to change course on Russia and U.S. global hegemony was failing. The wait-and-see posture antedated Trump's accession to power when Russian President Vladimir Putin overruled the dictates of protocol and did not respond to Obama's final salvo, the seizure of Russian diplomatic property in the U.S. and the eviction of Russian diplomats.
The Russians also looked the other way when the new administration continued the same neocon rhetoric from the tribune of the United Nations Security Council and during trips to Europe by Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Tillerson.
But the missile attack in Syria is a game-changer. The pressure on Putin to respond in some serious way will be immense. Putin has a cool mind and we may anticipate that the Russian response will come at a time of his choosing and in a manner that is appropriate to the seriousness of the U.S. offense. Look for a response by the end of the month.
In the meantime, we who have been hoping for a change of direction — for the rooting out of the neocons and liberal hawks at the heart of the Deep State — should recognize the dangers and the challenges ahead. One way or another, the White House must be told that arranging foreign policy moves out of purely domestic calculations, such as likely happened on Thursday, puts the nation's very existence at risk.
Acting tough by striking out at Russia and its allies is not the way to form a coalition to pass a Republican tax bill or revive the repeal plans on Obamacare or divert attention from the Democrats' obsessive investigations into Russia-gate. The same may be said of an alternative reading of the missile attack: that it was intended as a message to visiting Chinese President Xi that should there be no joint action to restrain North Korea, the United States will act alone and with total disregard for international law.
Either logic in the end is a formula for global suicide.
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Is Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent for Regime Change in Syria?
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: Syria: Noam Chomsky
By Kim Petersen | American Herald Tribune
One might well expect the corporate/state media to twice be complicit for the gas attack perpetrated by the Syrian regime scenario. One would hope, however, that media independent of the state and corporate sponsors would apply a higher journalistic standard. Yet Democracy Now! has been pushing the imperialist agenda for regime change in Syria. Tendentious recent reports from DN make this abundantly clear. The so-called independent [1] DN has also lured octogenarian professor Noam Chomsky to criticize the "Assad regime."
DN begins with the leading statement of "worldwide outrage mounts over an alleged chemical weapons attack in Idlib province, which was reportedly carried out by the Assad government…" No evidence is presented to support the accusation, and the accusers also are unnamed. What kind of journalism is this?
It would be completely nonsensical and insane for Syria to use chemical weapons while the war is turning in its favor. And, of course, there is evidence that refutes the allegation. For the record, when a Zionist and war criminal Barack Obama was bent on attacking Syria in 2013 following false accusations that the Assad government used sarin gas in Ghouta, Syria – to preempt the threatened invasion Assad agreed (UN Resolution 2118) to give up Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons (a deterrence against Israel's nuclear weapons). Now the Syrian government stands accused of using a chemical that was disposed of under international supervision. Is the Syrian government that stupid to risk another threat of invasion by using a non-conventional attack? And why is this new gas attack in Idlib taking place just after Rex Tillerson declared that it is the Syrian people who should decide the fate of their current president?
The professor tells DN: "Syria is a horrible catastrophe. The Assad regime is a moral disgrace. They're carrying out horrendous acts, the Russians with them."
How about a dose of skepticism? After all, Chomsky speculated recently of a Donald Trump-orchestrated false flag. Chomsky's opening omissions speak loudly. He goes straight at the Syrian government; he does not mention involvement by the US, Israel, and other western states. He does not mention the western, Saudi, and Qatari-backed terrorist mercenaries that seek to topple a foreign government through violence.
Indeed Chomsky, the linguist, has dipped into the imperialist lexicon. He criticizes the Assad "regime." I am unaware of Chomsky ever referring to a Trump, Obama or other US "regime" or of an Israeli "regime." To be sure, Chomsky has been a critic of US terrorism and imperialism and of Zionist crimes against Palestinians, but I am unaware of Chomsky referring to US, Israeli, or other western regimes as a "moral disgrace." It might be implicit but not explicit.
Moreover, to criticize "the Assad regime" seems starkly at odds with a fundamental tenet of Chomsky's philosophy: that his concern is primarily the terror and violence carried out by his own state, the USA.[2]
Chomsky is even on record as denying American-Israeli intent at regime change in Syria. If Chomsky is correct, then that would signal a profound change in American imperialist direction. In 2007, former US general Wesley Clark, told of a classified memo describing the US "tak[ing] out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran."
DN asks Chomsky: "Why the Russians with them [the 'Assad regime']?"
Replied Chomsky: "Well, pretty simple reason: Syria is their one ally in the whole region. Not a close ally, but they do have—their one Mediterranean base is in Syria. It's the one country that's more or less cooperated with them. And they don't want to lose their one ally. It's very ugly, but that's what's happening."
That is Chomsky's assessment, but it is factually inaccurate. Iran and Hezbollah are helping fight the terrorists in Syria. Also Chomsky does not discuss an important point: that Russia was invited to aid the Syrian government, as were Iran and Hezbollah.[3] The US is uninvited and Syrian president Assad calls US forces in Syria "invaders." Chomsky is well versed as to what happens when uninvited US forces show up in foreign lands – among them Korea, Viet Nam, Panama, Grenada, Somalia, Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, etc: genocide, millions killed, millions displaced, economic infrastructure destroyed, and vassalage.
Later in the interview, Chomsky almost exculpates the Russians when he mentions "an initiative from the Russians … for a negotiated settlement, in which Assad would be phased out, not immediately…. The West would not accept it, not just the United States. France, England, the United States simply refused to even consider it. At the time, they believed they could overthrow Assad, so they didn't want to do this, so the war went on."
Is the West's refusal of a negotiated settlement not a "moral disgrace"?
Says Chomsky, "Qatar and Saudi Arabia are supporting jihadi groups, [Italics added. Again Chomsky borrows from the imperialist lexicon. Why not characterize, then, western groups as "crusaders"?] which are not all that different from ISIS. So you have a horror story on all sides. The Syrian people are being decimated…. the country is simply being destroyed. It's descending to suicide."
Suicide? When US invaders are in Syria, when western governments and operatives are arrayed against the Syrian government, when Saudi and Qatari governments are supporting terrorists, and when Syrian people are being killed and made into refugees, then why describe this as a "suicide"? Does Chomsky want to imply that the Syrian people bear responsibility for the horror and decimation imposed upon them from outside? It sounds absurd.
As a first imperative, all uninvited outsiders should vacate Syria immediately. As a second imperative, all parties responsible for aggression against Syria and its peoples must be charged and prosecuted. Third, any crimes committed by the Assad government in allegedly putting down peaceful protests must be investigated and where such charges are valid, then prosecution must be carried out.
Noam Chomsky has garnered enormous respect for his opposition to US crimes, support for social justice, and anarchist leanings. Yet, Chomsky also stakes out positions that appear flawed (his statement that the truth doesn't matter as to 9-11), even morally questionable (his opposition to the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement).
It is imperative is that people become informed. We should all listen to the words of intellectuals and persons who have demonstrated great integrity, but we must also pay heed to our internal dissonance to seemingly incongruous information; we must question and apply rigorous challenge to that information; and based on our assessment of the factual accuracy, logic, and morality of the information we must reach our own conclusions. Avoid the allure of unquestioningly accepting the words of authority! Regardless of personage, open-minded skepticism is the key to developing our own ability to cut through disinformation and thwart the insidious acts propaganda is intended to disguise.
Critical and moral thinking is crucial to the revolution for a free and socially just world.
As the whistleblowing former FBI contractor Sibel Edmonds, among others, has pointed out DN receives large foundation grants:Serious questions have arisen about how Democracy Now!, begun and developed with the resources of Pacifica Radio and grants from the Carnegie Corporation, the Ford Foundation, the J.M. Kaplan Fund and others, suddenly became independent and the effective property of Amy Goodman without recompense to Pacifica. This transfer apparently included valuable assets such as trademarks, ownership of years of archived programs, affiliate station access, and more. In a contract that remains secret, Amy Goodman is also receiving $1 million per year for a five-year period that began in 2002, according to Pacifica Treasurer Jabari Zakiya, to continue doing what has become Pacifica's flagship morning news program. This is more than double Goodman's officially stated stipend of $440,000 per year from Pacifica Radio. Democracy Now! receives indirect funding from George Soros, and direct funding from the Ford Foundation, the Glaser Foundation, Soros' Open Society Institute… [Emphasis in original]
See Noam Chomsky, On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures (South End Press, 1987.)
Colleague BJ Sabri and I concluded in part 6 — "A Russian White Knight or an Interventionist Power?" — of our 7-part series on "The Imperialist Violence in Syria":
"Russia, although it entered the war on the side of the legitimate government, Russia has never declared any strategy or long-term objective in Syria except the one supporting a legitimate U.N. member from not being overrun by American/Saudi-supported terrorists and mercenaries."
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The Escalating War on Syria and Need for International Law
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: The Escalating War on Syria
By Rick Sterling | Dissident Voice
On Tuesday 4 April there were reports of children and other civilians killed by chemical poisoning in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. There were contradictory reports, some saying they smelled the gas; others claiming it caused immediate death like odorless sarin.
On Wednesday 5 April, President Trump blamed the Syrian government despite conflicting reports and contradictory information and accusations. He said, "Yesterday's chemical attack in Syria [was] against innocent people including women, small children and even beautiful little babies. Their deaths was an affront to humanity. These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated … my attitude toward Syria and Assad has changed very much."
On Thursday, 6 April, Trump ordered a 'targeted military strike' on Syria with 50 tomahawk missiles attacking the primary Syrian air base near Homs. This base is used to support the combat with ISIS in eastern Syria and Nusra/Al Qaeda in Idlib province.
As I will show below, it is likely the deaths in Khan Sheikhoun were caused by an armed opposition faction, not the Syrian government. The goal was precisely what has happened: a media firestorm leading to direct U.S. aggression against Syria.
What Happened and How?
On April 4 news broke of a 'chemical weapon' attack in Syria. Western media and governments quickly blamed the Syrian government. Just as quickly, neoconservatives such as Sen. John McCain recalled the 2013 crisis when Pres Obama ultimately decided not to attack Syria. Israeli PM Netanyahu chimed in with a not-too-subtle renewed call for war on Syria. He tweeted that it's time for the international community to "fulfill its obligations from 2013."
Basic facts include:
– On 22 March, the government controlled town of Khattab was over-run by militants with some civilians kidnapped and taken to the nearby opposition controlled town of Khan Sheikhoun.
– On 4 April, up to 80 persons, including many children, died at Khan Sheikhoun. Some showed signs of chemical poisoning. Photographs, videos, analyses and other sources are documented at "A Closer Look At Syria".
– one of the videos features a UK born and raised Dr. Shajul Islam. He received his UK medical license in 2012 but had the license suspended due to reports he was involved in the kidnapping in Syria of journalist John Cantlie.
– Many of the video scenes depict an area set into a limestone quarry with apparent caves and storage depots. There are flat bed trucks with bodies scattered on the ground in this semi-industrial area. Other videos show scenes in medical clinic.
– Photographs show "White Helmet" individuals handling bodies without gloves which is very strange if they died or were dying from chemical poison.
Who is responsible?
There are three theories about what happened:
– The western government narrative is that the Syrian "regime" is responsible. They fired illegal chemical weapons into the town, primarily killing innocent civilians and many children.
– The Syrian army acknowledges firing air strikes but deny using chemical weapons at this or any time. This area was the base for militant attacks against government areas in Hama province in the preceding weeks. The Russian Ministry of Defense says that militants had a weapons production factory including chemical weapon ingredients, and that may have been hit and caused the chemical weapon deaths.
– A third theory is the kidnapped civilians from Khattab were killed or poisoned by the militants as part of a staged event.
Evidence Pointing to the Militants
Looking at the facts, history and overall circumstances, it is far more likely the armed opposition is responsible for this event. Here is why:
(1) The incident and publicity help the opposition and hurt the government.
Crime investigations usually begin with the question: Who has a motive? In this case, it's strikingly clear that the armed opposition and their supporters benefit from this event. They have used the story to further demonize the Assad government and make renewed calls for US and "the world" to intervene.
The Syrian government is making steady advances in many parts of the country. They have no reason to use chemical weapons; they have every reason to NOT use chemical weapons. They know very well that the armed opposition has immediate access to major media.
Accusations that the Syrian government intentionally attacks civilians is contradicted by their policies and actions. As demonstrated last December in Aleppo, civilians are welcomed from opposition areas into government controlled areas. Even Syrian militants are welcomed after they sign an agreement to lay down arms.
It is also relevant to consider timing. There is a pattern of sensational events helpful to the armed opposition occurring simultaneous with critical international meetings or actions. In this case, the events in Khan Sheikhoun occurred the day before an important conference on Syria in Brussels. The conference titled "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" has been effectively sidetracked by news about the chemical weapons attack and the Syrian government being blamed.
(2) Extremists were responsible for the August 2013 Chemical Weapon attack in Damascus.
Western supporters of the armed opposition were quick to blame the Syrian government for the chemical attack in Ghouta on 21 August 2013. However, subsequent investigations by the most credible investigative journalists and researchers concluded the Syrian government was probably NOT responsible. Seymour Hersh and Robert Parry concluded the attack was most likely carried out by militants with support from Turkey. The in-depth examination titled Who Ghouta concluded "The only plausible scenario that fits the evidence is an attack by opposition forces." An MIT study made a detailed trajectory analysis, concluded that the missile could not have been fired from government territory and warned "Faulty intelligence could have led to an unjustified US military action."
(3) Armed Opposition Groups have a history of Staging Incidents
From the start, the Syrian conflict has included an information war. Hillary Clinton boasted of "training for more than a thousand activists, students and independent journalists." In December 2012, NBC journalist Richard Engel was reportedly kidnapped and abused by "shabiha" supporters of the Syrian government. Engel and his film crew were "liberated" by Free Syrian Army rebels after a gunfight with the Assad supporting kidnappers. In reality, the entire episode from kidnapping to rescue was a hoax designed to demonize Assad supporters and glorify the "rebels". The true story emerged years later after the actual events were leaked. When it was going to be made public, Engel finally admitted the truth.
(4) Supporters of the armed opposition have a history of fabricating stories which demonize the Syrian Government.
In February 2014, it was announced that a defecting Syrian military photographer, who was anonymous but code named "Caesar", had 55 thousand photos showing the torture and murder of 11 thousand innocent Syrian civilians. This news received sensational media attention with live interviews on CNN and front page coverage throughout the western world. The news relied on the judgment of legal prosecutors who "verified" the story and produced a "Caesar Report". This was released the day before the start of Geneva negotiations. It effectively disrupted the talks and facilitated the "rebels" refusal to negotiate and walk away. In reality, the "verification" and report were commissioned by the government of Qatar which has been a major funder of the armed opposition. Since then it has been discovered that nearly half the 55 thousand photos show the opposite of what was claimed: they show dead Syrian soldiers and victims of explosions NOT tortured civilians. That is just one of the findings confirming the fraud involved in this sensational story. A concise expose of "Caesar" is here.
How the Public has been Misinformed on Syria
Historian and journalist Stephen Kinzer has said, "Coverage of the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press." Here are a few examples showing the bias, half-truths and outright false statements regarding the events at Khan Sheikhoun:
– The PBS Newshour typically features two guests who are questioned by the host. The problem is that their guests consistently share the same basic viewpoint. On 4 April, one guest was from the Soros funded Physicians for Human Rights. She claimed, "We know that sarin has been used before by the Assad regime." In fact that has NOT been confirmed by any credible organization. On the contrary, the most thorough investigations point to sarin being used by the armed opposition NOT the Syrian government. The other guest was Andrew Tabler from the neoconservative Israeli associated "Washington Institute". His editorial from last Fall makes clear what he wants: "The case for (finally) bombing Assad." The discussion on Syria at PBS Newshour is consistently biased.
– The New York Times feature story on 4 April was "Worst Chemical Attack in Years in Syria; U.S. Blames Assad". One of the authors, Michael Gordon, was an influential proponent for "weapons of mass destruction in Iraq" that justified the 2003 invasion. But that has apparently not hurt his career. In this story on Syria, he and co-author Anne Barnard claim that "American intelligence agencies concluded" the 2013 attack was carried out by the Syrian government. That is false. The intelligence agencies did NOT agree and the "assessment" came from the White House not the intelligence agencies. It is astounding that they either do not know this or they are intentionally misleading the public. Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity explained the significance in their memorandum "A Call for Syria – Sarin Proof".
– DemocracyNow! is a popular television/radio show. It is widely considered to be "progressive" but is also highly biased in its presentation on Syria. It almost solely promotes the perspective of those who support the armed opposition and/or western intervention in Syria. On April 5, they interviewed Dr. Rola Hallam. She is infamous for being the key player in the documentary "Saving Syria's Children" which purports to show a chemical weapon attack in Aleppo but was actually staged. The "documentary" was then broadcast at a critical time trying to influence the 2013 vote in British parliament for an attack on Syria. On April 6, DemocracyNow! interviewed another "Syrian" who lives in the West and promotes western intervention: Lina Sergie Attar. Viewers of DemocracyNow! have no idea that the majority of Syrians support the government and especially the national Army in their struggle against invasion and terrorism.
Public understanding about what's happening in Syria has been seriously confused by the bad analysis of prominent analysts. Some have suggested that Israel was content to live with Assad. Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren clarified the truth as he said "we always wanted Bashar Assad to go, we always preferred the bad guys who weren't backed by Iran to those who were backed by Iran." In short, Israel prefers Al Qaeda or ISIS or, better yet, the conflict to continue so that both sides are destroyed.
Before the conflict began, in 2010, Secy of State Hillary Clinton made demands to Damascus that all revolved around Israeli interests. She wanted Syria to end its alliance with Hezbollah, to reduce its interactions with Iran and to come to an agreement with Israel. In contrast with what some analysts have said, Israeli interests have been a major factor driving and maintaining the conflict. With the liberation of Aleppo and prospect of a victory by Syria and allies, Israeli demands to escalate the war have probably increased.
Some of the world's most famed political analysts have contributed to the confusion and lack of resistance as the war on Syria has continued. For example, Noam Chomsky on Democracy two days ago said "The Assad regime is a moral disgrace, the Russians with them." Evidently he believes all or most of the accusations which have been said about the 'regime'. In sharp contrast with Chomsky's assessment, it's remarkable that Syria has held together as well as it has in the face of attack by some of the most powerful and richest countries on earth. Over 100,000 Syrians have given their lives defending their country against the onslaught. Russia has supported their ally in compliance with international law, continually trying to work with the U.S. coalition as a "partner" against terrorism. Evidently Chomsky is unaware or does not believe the extent of lies that have been created around Syria. Evidently he does not recognize the distorted and shameful media coverage mentioned by Kinzer. Everyone makes mistakes but Chomsky's poor analysis here is a whopper. If he was to visit Syria and talk with real Syrians I think his perception would be dramatically changed just as described by the PBS Frontline crew here. With consummate hypocrisy, both Syrian and Russian governments are now demonized by western neoconservatives and liberals who have done little or nothing to stop their own government's collusion with terrorists raining havoc and destruction in Syria.
The need to restore International Law
International law has been undermined and replaced by "humanitarian law". This has contributed to the current disastrous situation whereby the U.S. and NATO are waging aggression under a humanitarian pretext.
International law regarding attacks on sovereign states is clear: it is illegal unless authorized by the UN Security Council or in legitimate self defense. It is clear that Syria poses no threat to any of its neighbors or any other nation. It is also clear that Syria has been the victim for six long years of aggression by foreign states which have funded and promoted a proxy army of fanatics and mercenaries from around the world.
As the former Nicaraguan Foreign Minister and President of the UN General Assembly, Father Miguel D'Escoto, has said: "What the U.S. government is doing in Syria is tantamount to a war of aggression, which, according to the Nuremberg Tribunal, is the worst possible crime a State can commit against another State."
There has been a sustained attempt to derail Trump's campaign pledge to stop the US "regime change" policy. This has been accompanied by a semi-hysterical demonization of Syria's ally Russia. Liberals have been willing accomplices in this campaign which serves the interests of the U.S. military security complex, Israel and Saudi Arabia.
It looks like the foreign policy hawks and neocons have succeeded. Yesterday's attacks on Syria mark an escalation in the war of aggression and violation of international law against Syria. This could lead to WW3 unless there is sufficient outcry and opposition.
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Syria/Idlib Chemical Attack Analysis: A 'Theater of the Macabre'
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: Syria/Idlib Chemical Attack
Unsurprisingly, more or less every image of the sarin attack victims being circulated in international media seems to have involved the infamous White Helmets or bears their logo.
However many Nobel Peace Prizes they might get nominated for or however many Oscars they win, the White Helmets (funded by the US, UK and France) has already been extensively discredited and is a fake media/false-flag operation in the form of a Hollywood-ised NGO and embedded with Al-Qaeda and other jihadists in Syria (see here, or go straight to Vanessa Beeley's work).
It should be enough that the White Helmets have previously been caught with Al-Nusra (Al-Qaeda) and other extremist militias and have also been caught on numerous occasions faking videos or images to provoke Western powers into attacking the Syrian government: but the fact that CNN and various media outlets, along with various Western officials, have once again based their entire condemnation of the Assad government solely on 'evidence' provided by the White Helmets and foreign-backed rebels in Idlib is both highly suspect and business as usual.
Beeley describes the White Helmets as a 'multi-million funded, conservatively speaking, 100 million dollars from the US, 23 million via USAID; from the UK around now 65 million – it was originally 19.7 million pounds and Boris Johnson announced a further 32 million. France is supplying equipment. Denmark, Germany, Holland and even Japan through the international agency in Japan' and as 'running a terrorist support group. They provide medical care for the terrorists, they funnel equipment in from Turkey into the terrorist areas…'
Moreover, she also concluded from her on-the-ground research that the White Helmets operation represents not only a fake war-propaganda operation, but a "parallel government in-waiting" designed – if all goes to plan – to replace the Assad-led, secular government of Syria.
Disobedient Media also makes some important observations, noting that 'On April 3rd, 2017, an anti-Assad journalist tweeted that the next day he would be launching a media campaign to cover airstrikes on the Hama countryside, including the use of chemical weapons'.
Raising the question, of course, of how he knew there would be a chemical attack.
As the same posts notes, observers had also spotted (April 1st – three days before the 'attack') that a doctor in Khan Sheikhoun had received several shipments of gas masks in the days prior to the sarin attack. The same figure has previously been linked to the kidnapping of two journalists and to ISIS fighters.
As far as this latest sarin incident is concerned, the White Helmets footage seems to be the only source being parroted all over the world, including by President Trump and by the comically insincere Nikki Haley, who can be found waving photographs of dead children in the UN Security Council to shame everyone else into falling into line. If you thought Samantha Power was bad, Haley seems to find it impossible to even begin to fake sincerity and comes across like a really bad actress.
So, what about those images and videos of the sarin victims and – to quote President Trump – "the beautiful, beautiful babies"?
In fact, what should be widely circulated in regard to the recurring bogeyman of these alleged gas attacks by the Syrian regime is the analyses by the Swedish Doctors For Human Rights (SWEDHR). A group of medical experts of various descriptions have firmly exposed the White Helmets' gas-attack videos (past and present) and images as fakes, consisting of both fake 'life-saving' practices and, worse, bleak malpractice on children.
In a thorough, detailed report published on March 17th, Proffessor Marcello Ferrada de Noli of the SWEDHR analysed the widely circulated video footage of the 'White Helmets' trying to save the lives of Syrian babies allegedly hit by gas attacks from the Syrian regime. This particular analysis centers on the gas attack in Sarmine in March 2015 (please read it – it is very thorough), and demonstrates meticulously that footage being circulated by CNN, Samantha Power and other anti-Assad propagandists was demonstrably staged/faked, with jihadist-aligned 'White Helmets' performing fake procedures with empty syringes on children that are either already dead or have been given drug overdoses.
These are opinions arrived at by independent medical experts and based on medical knowledge and careful analysis of the 'evidence' being provided. It concludes, 'Lifesaving' procedures on the children showed in the White Helmets videos were found to be fake, and ultimately performed on dead children.'
In regard to this current sarin attack of April 5th, an equally thorough analysis by Adam Larson at The Indicter Magazine builds on the same process of analysis. The conclusion is bleak.: 'Surprisingly specific and hard-to-deny visual clues suggest rebels are murdering the victims themselves using different methods, and lodging false claims as cover, and to shift the blame'.
The real story is disturbing, to say the least, leading to an inescapable conclusion that rebel/jihadist operatives – in collusion with the Western-funded, Oscar-winning White Helmets – have not only been staging gas-attack videos and footage of victims, but may have been murdering the victims themselves via various means and then presenting them as Assad's victims.
The widely circulated footage from the scene of the attack shows White Helmets' operatives treating the victims in ways that don't match established protocol for chemical-related attacks (lack of protective measures, and using bare hands instead of wearing gloves, for example). The comparison picture below is courtesy of the Willy Loman blog.
Just as disturbing, CNN and other mainstream media then use the rebels' carefully-staged footage – and the heartbreaking footage of dead or dying babies – to convince international audiences (and President Trump) of the brutality of the Assad regime.
Moreover, just as the former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, was in direct collusion with Syrian rebels in bringing their staged footage of alleged chlorine or sarin victims to the UN in order to call for action against Assad, President Trump's Ambassador, Nikki Haley, is now – in recent days – doing the precise same thing, waving those images around in the Security Council (and probably fully aware of their dubiousness).
Coming back to Proffessor Marcello Ferrada de Noli, in addressing previous White Helmets fakery and staged chemical attacks and their purpose being to create the no-fly zone in Syria, describes this dynamic as 'The UN Theatre of the Macabre': 'The final scene of this "drama" is the closed-door session at the UN Security Council, where the White Helmets video we have referred to, took centre stage… the shocking scenes of children's lifeless bodies being crudely manipulated and "arranged" combined with the theatrical and entirely ineffectual "life-saving" interventions – as depicted by the White Helmets movie – emotionally impacted upon the UN decision makers.'
He further pointed out the total sham of this entire UN process, however, by highlighting how the closed sessions of the Security Council simply had US and anti-Assad propagandists shaming other UN delegations into compliance via the images of dead or suffering children, but without providing any translations of the video content.
He wrote, 'Unfortunately, UN officials were so distracted by the macabre performance they had just witnessed, that they did not think to ask for a translation of the various instructions being issued by the "medics" in the film… SWEDHR took the time to get the dialogue in the White Helmet movie translated. At 1:16 the doctor in full light green and a gray & black jumper says: "Include in the picture (meaning in the film or the frame -translators note) the mother should be underneath and the children on top of her, hey! Make sure the mother is underneath."…'
Essentially, what it demonstrates is that these Western-funded propaganda videos and productions coming out of rebel-held areas could *easily* be debunked by any mainstream media organisation or government that had any genuine or neutral/unbiased interest in scrutinizing the 'evidence' instead of just rolling along with the propaganda line and citing 'experts' who 'confirm' that Assad carried out the chemical attack.
But, as we've long since learnt, there is no interest in objectivity and neutrality – only a pre-fabricated agenda and a vast, staged drama: now involving an Oscar-winning, Western-funded NGO on the ground, a one-sided propaganda exercise across international media, and theatrical performances by the likes of Nikki Haley in the UN and President Donald Trump in Washington.
As I noted previously concerning the White Helmets; this is "Syria, the Movie": and it appears to have completely replaced Syria, the Reality.
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US criminal Missile Attack on Syrian Airbase
Posted on 07 April 2017. Tags: Syria: US criminal Missile Attack
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The United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha'irat near Homs on April 6 in response to the alleged chemical weapons use in Idlib, an incident which Washington blames on Damascus.
According to Syria's news agency, the missile attack claimed nine lives.
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Written on December 4th, 2008 by Hendry Lee.
For some people, starting and engaging in conversations with their target audience are natural. They may come up with ideas very quickly and what they come up with usually are interesting. People may like them a few seconds later after talking to them. On the other hand, others prefer some kind of structure when it comes to using Twitter because content ideas flow in at a time but none an hour later.
Whichever type you are, the following article may help you create an organized effort to achieve your business goal with Twitter.
Want basic guide on how to use Twitter? Here is my others post about twitter for business (with ideas about how to use Twitter for your business).
A Twitter plan is much like a checklist. As part of my collection of checklist is a list of stuff I'd like to bring in my backpack for a 3-day weekend, if I'm going out of town. It helps me pack easily and quickly while still gives me flexibility. I can even choose which backpack to bring with me.
The checklist is just a reminder.
It doesn't make any sense at all to automate all tweets. That would spoil the fun part, not to mention that people will find that you are not real. A Twitter plan, on the other hand, helps you deliver your tweets while still allows you to be spontaneous and interact with your followers.
Another big thing about Twitter plan is its ability to save time and keep your productivity high. Twitter is addictive. It is easy to check what others are tweeting every minute. I should know because I still am easily distracted if I don't remind myself throughout the day. And I know I'm not the only one.
Just like email, it can be unproductive if used improperly.
With a little structure, you will be able to keep your Twitter account active but still get your work done. If at all, you should at least create a tweet plan to make content appear more regularly. This notifies people that you are there. Every tweet is an opportunity to reach your audience.
I got this idea from blogging. If I organize my blog content and schedule it in a way that there never can be a week without a new update, there should be a way to do the same with Twitter. But perhaps on a daily basis instead of weekly.
Content production. Read on to find out when you may produce content for Twitter up front.
Tweet plan. Messages and content plan, including schedule of when I'm going to tweet.
Auto Twitter message. As with email marketing, welcoming your followers and quickly introducing yourself are important to establish an initial impression.
Twitter monitoring. Not only do I use Twitter to reach out, but also to scour the Twittosphere for interesting tidbits about something I care to track.
As new tools become available, certainly this plan is going to change in the future, but for now here it is.
Before going in depth with each points, let's back up a step and start from the beginning.
Who you attract depends no your Twitter strategy. If you promote your Twitter account in a blog that talks about rose gardening, and you tweet frequently about that topic, you are going to attract people with the same interest.
You may think this is obvious but I often notice self-proclaimed social media experts who talk about their hobbies more than business. Tweeting personal life may establish a bond between you and your followers but too much of one topic is going to attract people with that topic more.
And if your short bio show something different, visitors may be even more confused.
It is important that you are clear about your goal and purpose of participating in Twitter. If you are going to use Twitter for customer service, perhaps providing tips about how to use your product is the way to go. Asking your followers how to improve your product is also a great way to encourage participation. The type of content certainly is different from photographers.
Understanding your followers is key.
Content production is the easiest part. You can find content of all types online. And if you are an avid RSS reader, finding hundreds of content worth sharing every day is easy.
The question is, what should you tweet about? Refer to my previous post on Twitter tutorial for micro content ideas.
For evergreen content, you should start allocating some time to produce it. Tweets can be scheduled nowadays. Frequent updates are necessary and with scheduling, you will save a lot of time thinking and producing content when it is time to update.
If you think about it, idea generation can be quite frustrating especially when you have to do it several times a day.
This may sound odd to some twitterers. Isn't Twitter suppose to be spontaneous?
It is, but for delivering valuable content, I prefer to do it regularly in bite-sized chunks. Like blogging, it is more effective if you update twice a week rather than eights posts a day and then none for the rest of the month.
When you start out, you don't have to tweet every hour or so. Start with 3-7 tweets per day. If you plan it strategically, those tweets allow you to cover various media and both deliver good business- and personal-related content mix.
Out of those, perhaps you can only schedule one or two tweets, but that doesn't matter. Once you do it, basically you can forget about it. At the very least, even when you are away, people will see your tweets.
You can use either twuffer or Tweet Later to schedule your tweets.
Unlike scheduled tweets, automated messages are not public tweets. They are direct messages. When someone follows you, Twitter has an option to notify you about it.
You may choose to visit their Twitter profile, and choose either to follow back or not. Of course, you may send personal message to them just to start the conversation. Be cautious when including your URL in the first direct message, as people may think you spam them.
Generally if you don't know how to pitch your URL, you should focus on relationship building first. You have as many tweets as you want to promote your site or blog later.
TweetLater allows you to send automated thank you notes to new followers or if you so choose, follow them back automatically. You can also ask the Twitter tool to send you email digest periodically for the @replies you received.
I didn't use the latest feature, because I'm an RSS addict. Here's what I mean.
Many twitterers fail to include this into their Twitter plan, but you should. In fact, even if you don't plan to participate and communicate actively in Twitter, you should not disregard Twitter for brand monitoring.
If you have been monitoring the blogosphere, add twittosphere to the mix. Otherwise you are missing an entirely different world.
The good news is, you can use Twitter Search, feed the right keyword into the Twitter search engine and grab the RSS feed out of it. Subscribe to the feed with your favorite news reader. Mine is Google Reader. Now you could never miss a single conversation about you in Twitter.
Using Twitter is not as simple as signing up and tweets whatever that comes to your mind. For personal use, that may be what you do but you need a more strategic and organized plan if you want to use it for business.
At first the number of things to do may seem overwhelming. They are. But if you tackle them one at a time, avoid frustration by coming up with content ideas up front, produce evergreen content, use the right tools to schedule your tweets and send auto welcome message, you have saved a lot of time.
It also makes your Twitter experience better.
Finally, no matter what your purpose is in using Twitter for your business, remember that marketing through social media is about interaction and relationship. This may sound obvious but unfortunately it is not commonly practiced. Many marketers focus on broadcasting their message out (sounds so Web 1.0) but ignore the feedback from their followers.
Don't let this happen to your business. Interaction is a must, relationship is the pillar. Even though if you take it to your blog — and answer questions there — you can later post a link to your blog post from your Twitter account. And your followers will appreciate your response.
Return to Social Media — Why It Matters and Business Implementations.


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From hero to zero: an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Advance News October 18, 2021
Two years ago, millions of Australians voted for you because they thought you were the man to stand between them and globalism, deindustrialisation and a Shorten Labor government.
It looks like you're about to betray them all.
In the space of a week, you've decided to jet off to the Glasgow United Nations Climate Conference, where insiders predict a new global carbon tax, to stop the world from Armageddon, will be announced.
You've formally committed to net-zero emissions by 2050, even though two years ago you said that net-zero emissions is "a reckless target…[which] will come at a tremendous cost to Australians".
Perhaps even worse, you've allowed iron ore magnate and close friend of the CCP, Twiggy Forrest, to fly across Australia and demand we transition to net-zero emissions via "green hydrogen" – a totally unproven form of cost-competitive baseload energy generation.
What's changed, mate?
Did Biden and Boris make committing to net-zero a condition of the new AUKUS agreement?
Have the "modern Liberals" threatened you with a leadership spill or the prospect of crossing the floor?
Or have you suddenly started believing the polls and the journalists who profess to speak for the majority of Australians?
We deserve an answer, because "net-zero emissions is not a harmless buzzword", as Senator Matt Canavan wrote over the weekend.
We know that if Australia commits to net-zero, the bureaucrats in Canberra and the state capitals will weaponise it to undermine any nation-building, job creating projects.
Forget new mines.
Forget new dams.
Forget new hotels on the Great Barrier Reef or the airstrips/ports required to operate them.
Unless, of course, you somehow make the entire operation net-zero, which means:
You buy incredible amounts of "carbon credits" from bankers who've been printing them (often under false pretences) and holding them while they rise significantly in price.
You somehow power the entire operation off-grid with solar panels and batteries – meaning that if there's a prolonged period of no sunshine (i.e., every day once the sun sets), the lights go out.
You generate carbon credits by planting incredible amounts of trees in monocultural plantations that are alien to our native ecosystems.
These are all taxes on industry, businesses and entrepreneurs that will lead to bigger government and less productive enterprise.
Although some – like the "modern Liberals" and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet – counter these arguments by saying "we'll innovate new emissions-free, cheap energy generation technologies like green hydrogen", it's just not good enough.
As Senator Matt Canavan said, "I support us investing in hydrogen and other technologies. As the Resources Minister I developed Australia's first National Hydrogen Strategy. I do not support gambling with people's jobs on the hope that an uncertain thing turns out. You don't take on a mortgage with the plan to pay it back by winning the lotto."
Prime Minister, can you answer the question that Bill Shorten could not: what will this cost Australia?
Then there's the China issue.
Xi Jinping isn't attending the Glasgow climate conference.
His regime has hundreds of coal-fired power plants under construction.
And yet we are stupid enough to take his net-zero by 2060 commitment seriously, when China just launched the world's first nuclear-capable hypersonic missile and couldn't be trusted to do a proper investigation of the origins of the coronavirus.
Look at what's happening in Europe right now.
After years of green environmentalists infiltrating the European Union: European energy prices have soared. We've seen the lines at petrol stations. The entire continent is dependent upon gas imports from Putin's Russia – the same mob who just spent billions on a new rail line to Asia for coal exports.
Then there's the food issue.
Due to Europe's gas shortage, there is a shortage of refrigerant gas for the transportation of food, forcing the UK government to bail out its major producer of carbon dioxide, CF fertiliser.
According to Senator Canavan, "The UK is at serious risk of running out of food for the first time since World War II".
All while we may be on the cusp of World War III…
"Thanks to COVID, Australia has the biggest government debt since World War II, our power prices have gone from the cheapest in the world to some of the most expensive and now we are turning our back on our indigenous sources of coal and gas, to instead rely on imports of solar panels and wind turbines from...China!"
Scomo, if we weren't watching it with our own eyes, we would think someone was having a lend of us.


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Another delay on Tesla truck: The Tesla semi-tractor heavy-duty truck is being delayed yet again, this time until mid-November. Resources will go instead to fix production bottlenecks for the Model 3. Another priority, in which Musk tweeted about, is diverting resources to help bring Puerto Rico back through battery production to help the island recover from hurricane devastation. Residents have been going without electricity. Tesla was below its production target to build more than 1,500 Model 3 units in the third quarter. The company had just delivered around 220 Model 3 sedans and produced 260 during the quarter. Earlier this week Tesla reported that "production bottlenecks" had left it behind the planned ramp-up for the Model 3.
Charging study: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published a study on the state of charging stations in the U.S. The study looked into best practices for avoiding wasting funds on charging equipment that could be the wrong type or located in the wrong places. There are quite a few variables to consider including the ratio of plug-in hybrid to battery electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrids have smaller battery packs than all-electrics; they charge faster and become depleted more quickly. Drivers do have the advantage of running out of battery power and getting there powered by a gasoline engine.
Waymo public education drive: Waymo is teaming up with non-profit groups to talk Americans into believing in the safety of self-driving cars. Google's self-driving car company is teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the National Safety Council, and the Federation for Blind Children in a campaign called "Let's Talk Self-Driving." Waymo also emphasizes that autonomous vehicles can eliminate most alcohol-related fatal crashes, and would offer the blind a transportation option. The company said the public awareness ad campaign will begin in Arizona on Monday. That's where Waymo has been doing a lot of its self-driving car testing. The ad campaign will be delivered through digital ads, outdoor billboards, fuel pump advertising, and radio spots.


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The publication of the Finance Bill yesterday also coincided with other announcements from HMRC on issues affecting residency which will have wide ranging effects. Perhaps the most significant announcement indicated that HMRC would challenge the residency position on non UK residents if they were to spend more than 10 days working back in the UK during a year, potentially subjecting their entire income to UK tax. A great many individuals who have considered themselves to be non resident for a number of years may find their residency positioned challenged.
Expats may also be hit by changes to the tax treatment of their pensions. In line with the disguised remuneration rules, HMRC yesterday announced changes to Extra Statutory Concession A10.
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In The Cat Cave: "Home"
Doesn't that "Home" song by Phillip Phillips get you? It was ridiculous but I cried when he won last year - I just loved that song and I think its just so nice to see somebody who was unknown 3 or 4 mths ago working in a pawn shop to hit it big. Isn't that nice? So, I was happy for him... but also very pregnant.
Anyway, goodness, I was crying again the other day in the car thinking about this song. My husband said he's going to have to lock me up soon... I would have to agree. But I was thinking about layouts and projects, etc... I don't know if anybody else is like me but when I have my eyes closed and am rocking the baby or its just quiet around... I literally think of creations, etc. I can often think up an entire layout just in my head. In fact, I just thought of a canvas for my son... but I have a mind block for my daughter. Those days are fewer now with two kids but I still find some inspiration here and there.
Supplies Used: Bazzill 12x12 cardstock, Basic Grey for Studio Calico (SC)paper, SC stitched pockets, Freckled Fawn wood veneers and washi tape, Shopevalicious.com v2 Christmas badge buttons, Mister Hueys mist & masks, Authentique "Carefree" Elements, BG (BAS 3990) letter stickers, Bella Blvd Sophisticates Ciao Chips, Bella Blvd Mr. Boy Ciao Chips, MME Lost & Found 3 washi, Tim Holtz vintage photo distress ink, Robin's Nest dew drops, and Stampin Up Basic Black pen.
Also, you'll have to check out www.shopevalicious.com a new Canadian company... They made the flair there... luv it! They also make cute stamps, journalling cards, etc.
If you get a chance, there's still time to check out the Scrap That challenge - you have until Jan 23rd!
Love this LO Cathy! And I was the same way when he won - I just love that song too!


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A++ es sinónimo de abstracción más referencia más síntesis, que se usa como un nombre para el lenguaje de programación minimalista que se basa en ARS. ARS es una abstracción del cálculo lambda, tiene sus tres operaciones básicas, y le da un sentido más general, lo que proporciona una base para los tres principales paradigmas de programación: programación funcional, programación orientada a objetos y la programación imperativa.

Programación basada en ARS es el nombre dado para la programación que consiste principalmente en la aplicación de patrones derivados de ARS para la programación en cualquier lenguaje.

Historia
A++ fue desarrollado en 2002 con el propósito de servir como un instrumento de aprendizaje y no como un lenguaje de programación utilizado para resolver problemas prácticos.

Se supone que es una herramienta eficaz para familiarizarse con el núcleo de la programación y con los patrones de programación que se pueden aplicar en otros lenguajes necesarios para enfrentarse al mundo real.

Propósito
A++ es un lenguaje similar a C++, con su intérprete disponible en Scheme, Java, C, C++ y Python, y ofrece un ambiente ideal para el entrenamiento básico en la programación, cumpliendo con la aplicación de los fundamentos de los lenguajes de programación.

Principios Constitutivos
ARS (operaciones básicas)
Abstracción
Referencia
Síntesis
Ámbito léxico
Cierre

Paradigmas de Programación Soportados
 Programación funcional, (directamente compatibles)
 (escribir expresiones para ser evaluadas)
 Programación orientada a objetos (directamente compatibles)
 (envío de mensajes a objetos)
 Programación imperativa (directamente compatibles)
 (escribir sentencias que se ejecutan), incluyendo la programación estructurada.
 Programación lógica (indirectamente compatibles)
 (programación basada en reglas)

Funciones Centrales
 Abstracciones lógicas
(true, false, if, not, and, or)
 Abstracciones numéricas
(natural numbers, zerop, succ, pred, add, sub, mult)
 Abstracciones relacionales
(equalp, gtp, ltp, gep)
 Recursividad
 Creación y procesamiento de listas
(cons, car, cdr, nil, nullp, llength, remove, nth, assoc)
 Funciones de orden superior
(compose, curry, map, mapc, map2, filter, locate, for-each)
 Establecer operaciones
(memberp, union, addelt)
 Estructura de control iterativo
('while')

Desarrollo de Aplicaciones con A++
El propósito de A++ no es ser utilizado como un lenguaje de programación para escribir aplicaciones para las necesidades del mundo real. Sin embargo, es posible escribir programas sencillos en A++ como implementaciones orientadas a objetos para el un manejo de cuenta simple y un sistema de gestión de librerías.

Para escribir programas de aplicación reales se ofrece el lenguaje ARS++, que extiende A++ a un lenguaje similar a Scheme. ARS se deriva de ARS más Scheme más Extensiones.

Enlaces externos
 A++ book online
 Georg P. Loczewski, The Lambda Calculus and A++

Lenguajes de programación educativos

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La Gendarmerie iranienne, également appelée la gendarmerie du Gouvernement (en  Žāndārmirī-vous Daulatī), fut la première patrouille routière moderne et la force de police rurale en Iran.

Il s'agit d'une force paramilitaire qui joue un rôle important dans la politique depuis sa création en 1910 au cours de la dynastie Qadjar, jusqu'à l'avènement de la dynastie Pahlavi en 1921. Elle continua à servir jusqu'à la fin de l'ère Pahlavi et fut modernisée dans la Gendarmerie impériale iranienne.

Originellement établie comme une armée constitutionnelle, l'armée employait des officiers suédois commandant du personnel iranien pour effectuer à la fois des missions de polices traditionnelles et pour mener des campagnes militaires contre les forces tribales. En 1991, la Gendarmerie iranienne a été fusionnée avec d'autres forces de police pour former la Force d'application de la loi de la République islamique d'Iran.

Histoire

Tout au long du , la modernisation militaire fut une constante préoccupation des réformateurs iraniens, et l'histoire de la période Qadjar est parsemée de tentatives pour créer une armée permanente sur le modèle européen. Les Perses choisirent de confier à la Suède la tâche de sécuriser leurs routes commerciales et d'unifier le pays. Le , le major suédois Jarl Hjalmarson reçut le grade de général ainsi que le commandement de la Gendarmerie persane. De nombreux autres agents, souvent recrutés dans l'aristocratie suédoise, allaient suivre la voie de Hjalmarson.

Au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, les officiers de la Gendarmerie suédoise, qui comme la plupart des Iraniens de l'intelligentsia et les constitutionnalistes avaient de la sympathie pour l'Allemagne, aidèrent les Pouvoirs centraux et, à l'automne 1915, prirent le contrôle de Chiraz avec la connivence du gouverneur provincial Mehdi-Qoli Mokhber'ol Saltaneh Hedayat. Après le Coup d'état du 21 février 1921 le Ministre de la Guerre Reza Chah, fusionna les deux membres viables des forces armées qui existaient en Iran à cette époque, c'est-à-dire la Brigade cosaque et la Gendarmerie, pour créer l'Armée moderne nationale iranienne. Une police rurale, amnieh, fut créée et la nazmieh (ou force de police) fut également remaniée et placée sous le commandement d'officiers iraniens.

La dissolution de la Gendarmerie suédoise affaiblit grandement la monarchie qadjar et, la Brigade cosaque persane restant la seule unité de l'armée, cela facilita grandement le coup d'État de Reza Chah en 1921. Hjalmarson retourna en Suède et prit le commandement des volontaires de la Brigade suédoise pour servir dans le camp des blancs lors de la guerre civile finlandaise. Un autre officier, Eric Carlberg, allait par la suite devenir ambassadeur de Suède en Iran et confident de Mohammad Mossadegh.

Après la Révolution

Après le renversement du Shah en 1979, la Gendarmerie impériale iranienne continua d'exister, . En 1992, elle fusionna avec le Shahrbani (en persan : شهربانی Šahrbānī) et les Comités de la révolution islamique (en persan : کمیته Komīte) en une seule force d'application de la législation nationale.

Organisation

La Gendarmerie a eu pour but de garder les frontières et l'intérieur du pays. Elle se composait de bataillons de quatre à six compagnies. Pour la discipline et l'administration, la force fut sous la supervision de l'Officier général commandant la division de la région où elle était stationnée. Pour l'administration de la police du travail, elle travailla sous les autorités civiles locales. Elle fut armée  et certaines carabines soviétiques, françaises et britanniques, mais pas beaucoup d'armes modernes. Elle comprend un total de sept régiments mixtes indépendants et quinze bataillons mixtes, formant un corps.

Commandants

Officiers notables
 Eric Carlberg
 Abolqasem Lahouti

Stations
 Majeures
 Téhéran
 Mineures
 Chiraz
 Kerman
 Qazvin
 Ispahan
 Borujerd

Notes et références

Article connexe
 Brigade Cosaque Persane

Bibliographie

 Anglais

 Suédois
 Eric Carlberg, På uppdrag je Perse. Glimtar från en trettioårig vistelse sous solens och lejonets tecken, Stockholm, Natur & Kultur, 1962.

Iran
Iran
Histoire militaire de l'Iran
Histoire militaire de la Suède


The technical committee had decided that this repeater was excess to our needs. It was located on the WSAV TV tower. Effective 8 April 2016 it has been taken out of service. 146.70 will no longer be an active repeater.


Members of the tent city called Second Chance Village pleaded with Akron's city council to hear their case at Monday night's meeting.
The ongoing battle to survive for those living in a tent city in Akron continues.
Those residents are hoping the city will let them stay, despite an ongoing lawsuit.
Numerous members of this tent city called Second Chance Village pleaded with Akron's city council to hear their case at Monday night's meeting.
Back on March 10, Akron ordered 'Tent City' to shut down within 30 days if it didn't file a permit to rezone the property. Those who live there say the 35 members of their homeless community will have no place to go if they are forced out.
"We are a more low barrier facility that gives people more control and freedom to live their lives," said Sage Lewis from Second Chance Village.
And what happens if they are kicked out by the city? "Living in the most wretched, deplorable squalor you can imagine under bridges, in the woods and on the streets," said Lewis.
Neighbors we talked to say the folks from 'Tent City' haven't caused any issues and don't mind them staying in the neighborhood, as long as it's not visible to the public from the street.
We also paid a visit to the neighbor who filed the lawsuit to kick out the Second Chance Village, but no one answered. The leader of Second Chance Village says he has officially submitted a conditional-use permit. He wants 'Tent City' to exist as a conditional campground.
We reached out to the city law department and city council about the permit and lawsuit. Both declined to comment at this time, as this permit is now being evaluated.


SET back from the road, Hopleys is a large Victorian house in Much Hadham with four acres of garden set in rolling parkland and a nursery filled with row upon row of tempting plants. Hopleys Plants began in the early 1970s by David and Barbara Barker: David was the local GP in the village and he enjoyed gardening and raising plants. With a large garden to fill, the couple bought a mist propagation unit to produce their own plants and soon began to sell surplus plants, gradually increasing the range until they set up a small nursery.
David and Barbara's son Aubrey became director in 1980 and runs the nursery today. In the mid 1970s, a chance seedling from a shrub in the garden became the talk of the horticultural world. Potentilla 'Red Ace' was the first deep red coloured potentilla ever found and caused great excitement when it was launched at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May 1976 where security guards were hired to guard the display. Soon the new plant, distributed by Blooms Nurseries at Bressingham, Norfolk, was available in Europe, Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Australia. During the last 30 years, more than 100 other plants have also been introduced by Hopleys.
As I walk around the garden, the informal island beds remind me of Alan Bloom's Dell Garden at Bressingham and Aubrey explains, 'My parents were great friends of Alan Bloom and were greatly inspired by his garden.' At Hopleys, conifers and other trees form seasonal backdrops to beds filled with perennials, shrubs and roses, including many stock plants. The garden has also been a useful trial ground for many new plants collected over the years from all over the world. Despite the exposed situation, no watering is done in the garden and plants thrive although strong winds and gales have reduced the number of broadleaf trees over the years. A few large oaks remain as well as a huge ash tree, the fourth largest in the country and measuring over 100ft high. The large area of lawn at the south side of the property is also used for concerts and picnics in the summer.
Aubrey and his garden designer wife Jan try and add new features or plantings each year to continue the development of the garden. Recent additions include a new bed near the nursery to show off colourful winter stems and a copper water feature. A new visitor centre is planned in the autumn which will offer more room for talks, exhibitions and a larger tea room. Aubrey, who worked in engineering before taking over the family business, has introduced engineering artefacts in the garden including some strategically placed millstones, all blending beautifully with their surroundings. Sculpture exhibitions often take place in the summer in the garden. Guruve, based at Stanstead Abbots and specialising in contemporary sculptures and art from Zimbabwe, will be transforming Hopleys into a sculpture garden for the weekend of August 8 to 10, inviting other sculptors and artists to participate in what promises to be a fantastic event.
At the nursery you'll find a comprehensive range of unusual, interesting and garden worthy plants with perennials a speciality. Plants are conveniently organised into suitability for sun and shade loving sites and many of the plants can be found in the garden. Most plants are propagated on site - the business side of the nursery is tucked away at the end of the garden - and Hopleys offer more than 6,000 different plant varieties, specialising in some genus particularly Campanula, Diascia, Euphorbia, Geranium, Helianthemum, Hemerocallis, Osteospermum, Penstemon and Salvia. Special plant weekends take place during the year, such as the Hellebore weekend in early March and lecture and demonstration events include an Autumn Colour weekend in October. Whilst at the shop and particularly if you garden on clay, do pick up the Hopleys Wavy Spade, brilliant for cutting through the ground, moving shrubs and dividing perennials.


Since the last two recipes I posted were about spreads (Hummus and Tahini Paste), I thought to continue this trend and share a few more spread and dip recipes with you, and make it a Spread&Dip Week. Hope you like it!
And today, it's a Guacamole Day! Yep... Today, I'm sharing with you a recipe for nice, irresistible, fresh, homemade guacamole. This dip originating from Mexico, beloved and popular internationally, is believed to be invented by the Aztecs, and the word guacamole, meaning avocado sauce, is coming from the Aztec dialect Nahuati. It's a super easy recipe ready in 10-15 minutes, ideal for breakfast, as a snack dip or sandwich spread. It is made from only a couple of ingredients, but it has a great nutritional value, which makes it a very popular meal in vegan diet. If you want to try another, even simpler avocado spread combos, you can check this avocado garlic spread.
*Basically, you can use any kind of tomatoes, but make sure to remove the seeds (or least most of them).
**You can use a small piece of bell pepper or way pepper if you don't like eating hot food.
Finely chop onion, garlic, and pepper. You can even mash them with a pestle afterward, to get even smoother dip. Dice the tomatoes.
Scoop the avocado flesh and smash it with a fork. Add the vegetables and combine.
Now, add chopped fresh coriander, olive oil and some salt and lime juice to taste and stir well.
Lime juice is added, among else, to prevent the avocado from browning and to add up to the freshness. However, if you don't like a sourish taste, and if you know you will eat the whole guacamole right away, you can leave out the lime juice.
Serve as a dip with tortilla chips or bread or as a spread in sandwiches and wraps.
Guacamole is normally served immediately after it's made, but if you need to store it for later or you have some leftovers, put the dip in a plastic box or a jar, cover it with onion slices and seal the box. Keep it in the fridge.


The actual costs for 2019/20 are still being determined. The costs for 2018/19 are listed below for estimation purposes.
For a list of fees for all programs, please view the PDF on our Tuition & Fees page.
Fees are subject to change. The College will make every effort to provide students with as much advance notice as possible when the College fees change.
These are expenses the student can expect to incur in addition to fees invoiced in their registration package/invoice. The expenses are not included in the Fee Invoice and are not included in the Total Fees Due per term amount.
The General Expenses column is a total of the Books, Expendable Supplies, Uniforms & Minor Equipment, Field Trips & Local Transportation, Major Equipment, Professional Association Exam Fees, Other and Optional Expenses.


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Boulloterion - przyrząd używany w Cesarstwie Bizantyńskim do zaciskania ołowianych pieczęci służących do zamykania poufnej korespondencji oraz w celu potwierdzenia autentyczności dokumentów.

Boulloterion kształtem przypominał żelazne szczypce ze szczękami w kształcie płytek. Awers płytek był wygrawerowany inskrypcją, motywem graficznym lub ich połączeniem. Boulloterion miał nad szczękami wypust, w który uderzano młotkiem, powodując zaciśnięcie ołowianego krążka pieczęci i jednocześnie wybicie na nim wzorów wyrytych na płytkach stempla. Używane przy wykonywaniu pieczęci ołowiane krążki były odlewane w ten sposób by pozostawić w nich pusty kanalik od góry do dołu przez całą jego średnicę. Przez ten kanalik przewlekano końce sznurka umieszczonego uprzednio w otworach wykonanych w dokumencie, a następnie go zawiązywano. Po zaciśnięciu w boulloterionie pieczęć była trwale połączona z dokumentem.

Bibliografia
 Whitow Mark: The Making of Orthodox Byzantium, 600-1025, London, 1996

Bizancjum
Pieczęcie


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Edward David Crippa (* 8. April 1899 in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming; † 20. Oktober 1960 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei), der den Bundesstaat Wyoming im US-Senat vertrat.

Nach dem Schulbesuch in Wyoming diente Edward Crippa als Private während des Ersten Weltkrieges in der US Army. Nach seiner Rückkehr in die USA gehörte er von 1926 bis 1928 dem Stadtrat seines Heimatortes Rock Springs an. In der Folge schlug er eine Laufbahn als Unternehmer ein: 1930 wurde er Präsident der Union Mercantile Company, später dann Eigentümer und Geschäftsführer der in Rock Springs ansässigen Crippa Motor Company sowie Präsident der North Side State Bank und Direktor der Rock Springs Fuel Company.

Sein erstes öffentliches Amt übernahm Crippa 1941. Als Highway commissioner war er bis 1947 Mitglied der Regierung von Wyoming. Am 24. Juni 1954 wurde er dann von Gouverneur Clifford Joy Rogers zum US-Senator ernannt; er trat in Washington die Nachfolge des Demokraten Lester C. Hunt an, der fünf Tage zuvor Suizid begangen hatte.

Zur offiziellen Nachwahl trat Edward Crippa nicht an. Bei dieser war der Demokrat Joseph C. O'Mahoney siegreich, der ihn dann am 28. November 1954 bereits wieder ablöste. Crippa ging wieder seiner Tätigkeit als Geschäftsmann nach und starb 1960 in Rock Springs.

Weblinks

Senator der Vereinigten Staaten aus Wyoming
Mitglied der Republikanischen Partei
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1899
Gestorben 1960
Mann


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South East Point is a point  east-north-east of Fildes Point, marking the south-eastern point of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted by a British expedition 1828–31, under Henry Foster. The name was proposed in 1949 by the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty, following a survey of the island by Lieutenant Commander D.N. Penfold, Royal Navy, in 1948–49.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area
The point forms part of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 140), comprising several separate sites on Deception Island, and designated as such primarily for its botanic and ecological values.

References

Geography of Deception Island
Headlands of the South Shetland Islands
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas