shoebat--2020-10-05--Christian Armenia And Muslim Azerbaijan Are Now At War. Azerbaijan Just Bombed An Armenian Neighborh

Christian Armenia And Muslim Azerbaijan Are Now At War. Azerbaijan Just Bombed An Armenian Neighborhood And Soldiers Are Killing One Another As The United States Does Nothing And Turkey Is Using The War To Revive Its Own Empire

As hundreds of people have been slaughtered by shelling , as homes are shattered , the empires of old rise , and the world we have become so accustomed to is deteriorating before our eyes .
Turkey , Russia and France are getting involved in the conflict within Nagorno-Karabakh , but the United States has been greatly silent , still treading upon the path of isolationism .
The US ’ s absence leaves a vacuum for other superpowers to take its place and use the conflict to the advantage of their own power and control .
We are already seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Turkish F16 shot down an Armenian fighter jet ; that Turkey has brought in Syrian fighters into Azerbaijan , and that Turkey supports Azerbaijan under the saying of “ one nation with two states ” , reflects the reality of a reviving Turkish beast , with the US allowing the Anatolian leviathan to come back with its tentacles outstretched into its former territories .
Armenia and Azerbaijan have not abated their conflict , but have only continued to further entrench themselves in the bloodshed , even going so far as to now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 it was reported that Azerbaijan bombed an Armenian neighborhood in Stepanakert , the biggest city within Nagorno-Karabakh , an attack which was described by an Amnesty International investigator as “ a new and completely unacceptable escalation of the Armenia/Azerbaijan conflict : the use of banned cluster munitions against civilian areas in Stepanakert.
” According Bernard Smith , reporting from Stepanakert for al-Jazeera , Stepanakert was under intense bombardment since early on Sunday morning ( October 3rd , 2020 ) .
“ Air-raid sirens wailed across this city as a barrage of rockets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ There has been considerable damage on the buildings in the city centre , ” added Smith , calling it “ a very difficult day for the people of Stepanakert … People were unable to go out .
They are hiding in the bomb shelters .
Civilians are on the receiving end of this bombardment.
” There is footage in which one can see the buildings being shook and shattered by the bombing under the eerie sound of alarms : But Azerbaijan claims that this was simply a retaliatory attack after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Baku also affirms that Armenian armed forces launched rockets at the towns of Terter and Horadiz in the Fizuli region .
The foreign ministry of Azerbaijan stated that an Armenian rocket hit the Azeri city of Ganja , killing one persona and injuring four others .
Baku is now threatening that it will destroy military centers within Armenia itself .
The transpiring story attests to the moribund reality that is unfolding before the world ’ s gaze : this conflict is not going to stop anytime soon , but is intensifying in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military targets directly inside Armenia from which shelling of its population centres is taking place , ” said the Azeri presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev .
The Armenian de facto Republic of Artsakh within Nagorno-Karabakh has affirmed that they did target Ganja but only a military base and ceased their bombardment to avoid civilian death .
According to Al Jazeera ’ s Sinem Koseoglu , reporting from Ganja : “ People here are telling us that approximately an hour after a rocket landed , a second hit another residential area a few blocks away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hajiyev said Armenian forces executed a missile attack against the industrial city of Mingachevir .
“ Mingachevir hosts water reservoir and key electricity plant .
Barbaric expression of desperation , ” Hajiyev said on Twitter .
Nonetheless , Armenian officials in Nagorno-Karabakh denied targeting the city .
The President of Azerbaijan , Ilham Aliyev , took to Twitter to report that his army seized the town of Jabrail and numerous villages .
Armenia is calling this story a fabrication , but if it is true it would mark a serious escalation in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his country demanding Armenia to set up a timetable for withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh , and in turn Azerbaijan would end its military operation .
“ Azerbaijan has one condition , and that is the liberation of its territories , ” he said .
“ Nagorno-Karabakh is the territory of Azerbaijan .
We must return and we shall return.
” But what is also disturbing is America ’ s silence and absence in the conflict .
People will argue and say that this is not America ’ s problem .
But the reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , but a global hegemony , and if America is not involved in a particular conflict , not only is it stripping itself of its geopolitical leverage , it is creating an opportunity for both Russia and Turkey to take advantage of the chaos to reestablish control in a region over which the Russians and Turks have historically controlled and fought each other .
When Russia and France called for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh , the United States did not have its head in the situation .
Carey Cavanaugh , a US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Armenia and Azerbaijan under the Clinton and Bush Jr. administrations , described America ’ s absence in the call for peace by France and Russia as “ heartbreaking ” and stated that “ The US wasn ’ t coordinated into that discussion ” .
Thomas de Waal , a senior fellow with Carnegie Europe who researches the Caucasus , explained : “ The Americans have withdrawn from this issue… If Trump has heard of Azerbaijan , it ’ s because it ’ s a place he wanted to build a Trump tower in.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ days after fighting broke out that a joint Minsk statement was made by the US , France and Russia .
Nonetheless , Secretary of State , Mike Pompeo , insisted on Fox News on an American isolationist position in regard to the Caucasus conflict : America ’ s indifference to the Armenian Azeri conflict was seen in 2017 when the US appointed Andrew Schofer to represent the US in the Minsk Group but did not give him ambassador status , which put him on a position lower than his French and Russian counterparts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crisis Group , has made the comparison between the US government of 2016 and how it is now in regards to this intense situation : “ Secretary [ John ] Kerry took part in the first summit of the Azerbaijan and Armenian presidents along with his counterparts from France and Russia .
And his presence definitely played a role , because they were able to agree on some measures to pacify the situation and prevent new escalations … Since this president [ Trump ] , the interest in this conflict has mainly disappeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is much less shuttle diplomacy going on .
The guys who used to represent the US before would go to the region and speak to the leaders and sometimes civil society to learn their views , see what could be done , and they were coming up with different proposals .
Not all of it worked , but it helped .
… Because when these two sides ( Armenia and Azerbaijan ) are left on their own , what we ’ ve seen in the past and recently is there is a bigger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ escalations.
” The global hegemony that makes the whole earth shake in fear , is now withdrawing itself from the control it could easily impose .
Turkey , NATO ’ s second most armed superpower , is leading America ’ s international coalition ( NATO ) in Azerbaijan , taking part in the war against Armenia .
It is not entirely clear what Russia is going to do in this conflict ( or if Russia will do anything significant at all ) .
But , the Prime Minister of Armenia , Nikol Pashinyan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intervene .
In an interview with BILD , he said : There has also been a report coming out of Armenia about how “ a Russian government plane was sent to Armenia.
” And how “ Various comments are made , linking the visit with the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.
” It is possible that Russia will help Armenia .
But , it is also possible that Russia won ’ t do anything , perhaps on account of the fact that the Pashinyan administration began as a pro-America government that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ read in a report from Jam News , the Russians may use the war as a way to pressure the Armenians to get closer to Russia : Remember what happened to Yugoslavia .
The Yugoslavs cut off its ties with Russia ( the Yugoslav Communist Party cut off ties with the Soviet Union in 1948 ) and knew that the Soviets could one day invade the Balkans .
At one point Yugoslavia even had a “ most favored nation ” status with the United States .
( See Chomsky & Dzalto , Yugoslavia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia did nothing about it .
Today we have NATO ( specifically Turkey ) aiding Azerbaijan against Armenia , and it would not be surprising that Russia would simply allow the Turks to devastate Armenia as a way to pressure the Armenians to deepen ties with Moscow .
Azerbaijan is one of the most oil rich countries on earth .
There are two major pipelines that run through Nagorno-Karabakh , which explains the immense geopolitical interest in the conflict .
Ultimately , whoever controls Azerbaijan , controls its oil .
Regardless of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that the conflict is getting worse and is being used by Turkey to revive its own power in the Caucasus .
If the battle continues to intensify , if bodies continue to pile , if bullets continue to be fired , if cannons still roar , then the path to the leviathan of world war will continue to get paved , and the beasts of old will awaken from their slumber .

By Theodore Shoebat
As hundreds of people have been slaughtered by shelling, as homes are shattered, the empires of old rise, and the world we have become so accustomed to is deteriorating before our eyes. Turkey, Russia and France are getting involved in the conflict within Nagorno-Karabakh, but the United States has been greatly silent, still treading upon the path of isolationism. The US’s absence leaves a vacuum for other superpowers to take its place and use the conflict to the advantage of their own power and control. We are already seeing this with Turkey; the fact that a Turkish F16 shot down an Armenian fighter jet; that Turkey has brought in Syrian fighters into Azerbaijan, and that Turkey supports Azerbaijan under the saying of “one nation with two states”, reflects the reality of a reviving Turkish beast, with the US allowing the Anatolian leviathan to come back with its tentacles outstretched into its former territories.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have not abated their conflict, but have only continued to further entrench themselves in the bloodshed, even going so far as to now target civilians. On October 4th of 2020 it was reported that Azerbaijan bombed an Armenian neighborhood in Stepanakert, the biggest city within Nagorno-Karabakh, an attack which was described by an Amnesty International investigator as “a new and completely unacceptable escalation of the Armenia/Azerbaijan conflict: the use of banned cluster munitions against civilian areas in Stepanakert.”
According Bernard Smith, reporting from Stepanakert for al-Jazeera, Stepanakert was under intense bombardment since early on Sunday morning (October 3rd, 2020). “Air-raid sirens wailed across this city as a barrage of rockets and mortars rained down,” he said. “There has been considerable damage on the buildings in the city centre,” added Smith, calling it “a very difficult day for the people of Stepanakert … People were unable to go out. They are hiding in the bomb shelters. Civilians are on the receiving end of this bombardment.” There is footage in which one can see the buildings being shook and shattered by the bombing under the eerie sound of alarms:
But Azerbaijan claims that this was simply a retaliatory attack after receiving rocket fire from Stepanakert. Moreover, Baku also affirms that Armenian armed forces launched rockets at the towns of Terter and Horadiz in the Fizuli region. The foreign ministry of Azerbaijan stated that an Armenian rocket hit the Azeri city of Ganja, killing one persona and injuring four others. Baku is now threatening that it will destroy military centers within Armenia itself. The transpiring story attests to the moribund reality that is unfolding before the world’s gaze: this conflict is not going to stop anytime soon, but is intensifying in its escalation. “Azerbaijan will destroy military targets directly inside Armenia from which shelling of its population centres is taking place,” said the Azeri presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev. The Armenian de facto Republic of Artsakh within Nagorno-Karabakh has affirmed that they did target Ganja but only a military base and ceased their bombardment to avoid civilian death. According to Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu, reporting from Ganja: “People here are telling us that approximately an hour after a rocket landed, a second hit another residential area a few blocks away, wounding two people.” Also, Hajiyev said Armenian forces executed a missile attack against the industrial city of Mingachevir. “Mingachevir hosts water reservoir and key electricity plant. Barbaric expression of desperation,” Hajiyev said on Twitter. Nonetheless, Armenian officials in Nagorno-Karabakh denied targeting the city.
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, took to Twitter to report that his army seized the town of Jabrail and numerous villages. Armenia is calling this story a fabrication, but if it is true it would mark a serious escalation in the conflict. Aliyev did a televised address to his country demanding Armenia to set up a timetable for withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, and in turn Azerbaijan would end its military operation. “Azerbaijan has one condition, and that is the liberation of its territories,” he said. “Nagorno-Karabakh is the territory of Azerbaijan. We must return and we shall return.”
But what is also disturbing is America’s silence and absence in the conflict. People will argue and say that this is not America’s problem. But the reality is that America is not an isolated country, but a global hegemony, and if America is not involved in a particular conflict, not only is it stripping itself of its geopolitical leverage, it is creating an opportunity for both Russia and Turkey to take advantage of the chaos to reestablish control in a region over which the Russians and Turks have historically controlled and fought each other. When Russia and France called for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, the United States did not have its head in the situation. Carey Cavanaugh, a US ambassador who worked as a mediator between Armenia and Azerbaijan under the Clinton and Bush Jr. administrations, described America’s absence in the call for peace by France and Russia as “heartbreaking” and stated that “The US wasn’t coordinated into that discussion”. Thomas de Waal, a senior fellow with Carnegie Europe who researches the Caucasus, explained: “The Americans have withdrawn from this issue… If Trump has heard of Azerbaijan, it’s because it’s a place he wanted to build a Trump tower in.” It wasn’t until five days after fighting broke out that a joint Minsk statement was made by the US, France and Russia. Nonetheless, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, insisted on Fox News on an American isolationist position in regard to the Caucasus conflict:
“Our view is that this has been a longstanding conflict between these two countries in this particular piece of real estate… We’re discouraging internationalization of this. We think outsiders ought to stay out. We’re urging a ceasefire. We want them both to back up. We’ve spoken to the leadership in each of the two countries, asking them to do just that.”
America’s indifference to the Armenian Azeri conflict was seen in 2017 when the US appointed Andrew Schofer to represent the US in the Minsk Group but did not give him ambassador status, which put him on a position lower than his French and Russian counterparts. Olesya Vartanyan, from the International Crisis Group, has made the comparison between the US government of 2016 and how it is now in regards to this intense situation:
“Secretary [John] Kerry took part in the first summit of the Azerbaijan and Armenian presidents along with his counterparts from France and Russia. And his presence definitely played a role, because they were able to agree on some measures to pacify the situation and prevent new escalations … Since this president [Trump], the interest in this conflict has mainly disappeared, and what we’ve seen is much less shuttle diplomacy going on. The guys who used to represent the US before would go to the region and speak to the leaders and sometimes civil society to learn their views, see what could be done, and they were coming up with different proposals. Not all of it worked, but it helped. … Because when these two sides (Armenia and Azerbaijan) are left on their own, what we’ve seen in the past and recently is there is a bigger possibility for tensions, new clashes and escalations.”
The global hegemony that makes the whole earth shake in fear, is now withdrawing itself from the control it could easily impose. Turkey, NATO’s second most armed superpower, is leading America’s international coalition (NATO) in Azerbaijan, taking part in the war against Armenia.
It is not entirely clear what Russia is going to do in this conflict (or if Russia will do anything significant at all). But, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, is pretty certain that Russia will intervene. In an interview with BILD, he said:
“We have a joint air defense system, in the agreement on which it is clearly formulated in which cases it can also be used to ensure the security of Armenia… These are specific cases stipulated by the agreement, I am sure that if these cases arise, Russia will fulfill its treaty obligations”
There has also been a report coming out of Armenia about how “a Russian government plane was sent to Armenia.” And how “Various comments are made, linking the visit with the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.” It is possible that Russia will help Armenia. But, it is also possible that Russia won’t do anything, perhaps on account of the fact that the Pashinyan administration began as a pro-America government that was distancing itself from Russia. As we read in a report from Jam News, the Russians may use the war as a way to pressure the Armenians to get closer to Russia:
“the new leadership of Armenia has embarked on a course of distancing itself from Russia. Pressure was put on Russia’s henchmen and allies (Kocharyan, General Khachaturov and others). The Russian leadership, led by Putin himself, sent signals for this course to be reversed.The mouthpiece of the Kremlin propaganda –Russia Today – directly accused the Armenian leadership of cooperation with Western foundations, Soros and others. Moscow expressed its dissatisfaction with Pashinyan’s too independent geopolitical plans in every possible way. And it is possible that the Karabakh conflict could turn out to be another lever of pressure at such a moment.”
Remember what happened to Yugoslavia. The Yugoslavs cut off its ties with Russia (the Yugoslav Communist Party cut off ties with the Soviet Union in 1948) and knew that the Soviets could one day invade the Balkans. At one point Yugoslavia even had a “most favored nation” status with the United States. (See Chomsky & Dzalto, Yugoslavia). When NATO destroyed Yugoslavia, Russia did nothing about it. Today we have NATO (specifically Turkey) aiding Azerbaijan against Armenia, and it would not be surprising that Russia would simply allow the Turks to devastate Armenia as a way to pressure the Armenians to deepen ties with Moscow.
Azerbaijan is one of the most oil rich countries on earth. There are two major pipelines that run through Nagorno-Karabakh, which explains the immense geopolitical interest in the conflict. Ultimately, whoever controls Azerbaijan, controls its oil.
Regardless of what will happen, what we do know is that the conflict is getting worse and is being used by Turkey to revive its own power in the Caucasus. If the battle continues to intensify, if bodies continue to pile, if bullets continue to be fired, if cannons still roar, then the path to the leviathan of world war will continue to get paved, and the beasts of old will awaken from their slumber.
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shoebat--2020-10-05--Cardinal V. Cardinal As Becciu Caught Spending Over A Million Dollars Paying For False Testimony Aga

Cardinal V. Cardinal As Becciu Caught Spending Over A Million Dollars Paying For False Testimony Against Pell

While a lot of people view the Catholic Church as a ‘ stable ’ entity in terms of political leadership , the historical reality for most of Church history is the opposite .
From approximately the middle of the fourth century until about 1450 , the Church ’ s leadership was characterized by complete instability , and sometimes chaos unlike anything ever seen in world history , or perhaps only very rarely .
Prior to that , the Church was a hated organization that was tolerated at best and persecuted at her worst , and still had many issues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last five centuries , in comparison with a lot of her history , has had a rather stable leadership and order , in spite of the chaos within even then .
Thus with the trend being that the Church is known for disorder , it is , from a larger view on history , an abnormal- and abnormally good -that she has had some order for a while .
Thus in recent times with fighting between bishops and cardinals in the Church hierarchy , while sad and very bad , is actually not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one might risk to argue that the historical trends to disorder as they were for well over a thousand years are returning to their mean and all of the very interesting and controversial detail that comes with them .
Such a case was seen lately with the exoneration of Cardinal Pell on false claims of sexual abuse and then the uncovery of Cardinal Becciu who not only has been caught in financial misappropriations and potential LGBT scandals , but now with what seems to have been paying almost a million dollars to buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strange case of a top Vatican cardinal who Pope Francis dismissed in September has just taken a Machiavellian turn that would make Dan Brown proud .
Giovanni Angelo Becciu , the Vatican ’ s former secretary of state and , until recently , head of the Holy See ’ s saint-making wing , has been accused of funneling some $ 800,000 of the pope ’ s charity money to Australia to buy false testimony against his archrival , Cardinal George Pell , while he was on trial for sexually abusing choir boys in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Becciu adamantly denies all wrongdoing , issuing a statement Monday in which he said , “ I categorically deny interfering in any way in the trial of Cardinal Pell.
” Pell , who mysteriously returned to Rome last week despite a ban on Australians traveling abroad , was first convicted in 2018 , and then acquitted of historical clerical sex abuse in April , after what was known as the “ cathedral trial ” because the alleged crimes happened in Melbourne ’ s main basilica .
The trial in which he was acquitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same case .
A subsequent trial that involved accusations of Pell grabbing young boys ’ genitals in a public swimming club , known as the “ swimmers trial , ” was dropped when Pell was convicted .
The Italian leaks also refer to a 39-year-old woman named as Cecilia Morogna , who is described as Becciu ’ s niece and reported to be involved in some of the transfers .
But the investigation leaks imply that Morogna is no relative of Becciu ’ s at all and is in fact part of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the papers imply that she has been seen in the cardinal ’ s company several times in Rome .
On Monday in Melbourne , a lawyer representing the primary witness in the trial against Pell adamantly denied receiving money for his testimony .
Viv Waller represents the alleged victim , whose name has not been made public because of privacy issues related to child sex-abuse allegations .
She said her client ’ s testimony was genuine .
“ My client denies any knowledge or receipt of any payments , ” she told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be commenting further in response to these allegations.
” Pell ’ s Australian lawyer , Robert Richter , has instead insisted that these claims of paid-for testimony be investigated .
“ They are concerning allegations and require thorough investigation of the money trail , wherever that may be , ” he said Monday .
( source ) With the appearance of more and more scandals in the Vatican , expect as a trend for the future for there to be a lot more coming out , as given the power , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into so many areas in the world , it is not just that she has secrets , but that she holds the secrets of others that may reveal further and unexpected secrets .
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While a lot of people view the Catholic Church as a ‘stable’ entity in terms of political leadership, the historical reality for most of Church history is the opposite. From approximately the middle of the fourth century until about 1450, the Church’s leadership was characterized by complete instability, and sometimes chaos unlike anything ever seen in world history, or perhaps only very rarely. Prior to that, the Church was a hated organization that was tolerated at best and persecuted at her worst, and still had many issues to deal with. The Church for the last five centuries, in comparison with a lot of her history, has had a rather stable leadership and order, in spite of the chaos within even then.
Thus with the trend being that the Church is known for disorder, it is, from a larger view on history, an abnormal- and abnormally good -that she has had some order for a while. Thus in recent times with fighting between bishops and cardinals in the Church hierarchy, while sad and very bad, is actually not an abnormal thing. In fact, one might risk to argue that the historical trends to disorder as they were for well over a thousand years are returning to their mean and all of the very interesting and controversial detail that comes with them.
Such a case was seen lately with the exoneration of Cardinal Pell on false claims of sexual abuse and then the uncovery of Cardinal Becciu who not only has been caught in financial misappropriations and potential LGBT scandals, but now with what seems to have been paying almost a million dollars to buy false testimony against Cardinal Pell.
The strange case of a top Vatican cardinal who Pope Francis dismissed in September has just taken a Machiavellian turn that would make Dan Brown proud. Giovanni Angelo Becciu, the Vatican’s former secretary of state and, until recently, head of the Holy See’s saint-making wing, has been accused of funneling some $800,000 of the pope’s charity money to Australia to buy false testimony against his archrival, Cardinal George Pell, while he was on trial for sexually abusing choir boys in Australia more than 30 years ago. Becciu adamantly denies all wrongdoing, issuing a statement Monday in which he said, “I categorically deny interfering in any way in the trial of Cardinal Pell.” Pell, who mysteriously returned to Rome last week despite a ban on Australians traveling abroad, was first convicted in 2018, and then acquitted of historical clerical sex abuse in April, after what was known as the “cathedral trial” because the alleged crimes happened in Melbourne’s main basilica. The trial in which he was acquitted came after a hung jury on the same case. A subsequent trial that involved accusations of Pell grabbing young boys’ genitals in a public swimming club, known as the “swimmers trial,” was dropped when Pell was convicted. … The Italian leaks also refer to a 39-year-old woman named as Cecilia Morogna, who is described as Becciu’s niece and reported to be involved in some of the transfers. But the investigation leaks imply that Morogna is no relative of Becciu’s at all and is in fact part of a Freemasonry Roosevelt Movement. Grainy photos run in the papers imply that she has been seen in the cardinal’s company several times in Rome. On Monday in Melbourne, a lawyer representing the primary witness in the trial against Pell adamantly denied receiving money for his testimony. Viv Waller represents the alleged victim, whose name has not been made public because of privacy issues related to child sex-abuse allegations. She said her client’s testimony was genuine. “My client denies any knowledge or receipt of any payments,” she told reporters in Melbourne. “He won’t be commenting further in response to these allegations.” Pell’s Australian lawyer, Robert Richter, has instead insisted that these claims of paid-for testimony be investigated. “They are concerning allegations and require thorough investigation of the money trail, wherever that may be,” he said Monday. (source)
With the appearance of more and more scandals in the Vatican, expect as a trend for the future for there to be a lot more coming out, as given the power, influence, and expanse of the Vatican into so many areas in the world, it is not just that she has secrets, but that she holds the secrets of others that may reveal further and unexpected secrets.
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shoebat--2020-10-05--Report: Ten Percent Of The World Potentially Infected With COVID-19

There has been a lot of talk about COVID-19 , and what one can pull from it is that the effects of the disease have had arguably more impacts than the disease itself , since the ensuing shutdowns to economies around the world have forced debts to come due and exposed long-standing weaknesses in the global economic system .
It will be a trend to watch the effects from COVID-19 on this and how as the infection spreads , it will cause more powerful economies to break away from weaker ones , and how that can affect long-term political stability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the AP reports from the World Health Organization that ten percent of the world may have been potentially infected with the virus .
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday its “ best estimates ” indicate that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and warned of a difficult period ahead .
Dr. Michael Ryan , speaking to a special session of the WHO ’ s 34-member executive board focusing on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urban to rural , and between different groups , but that ultimately it means “ the vast majority of the world remains at risk.
” He said the pandemic would continue to evolve , but that tools exist to suppress transmission and save lives .
“ Many deaths have been averted and many more lives can be protected , ” Ryan said .
He was flanked by his boss , WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , who minutes earlier led a moment of silence to honor victims as well as round of applause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to save them .
Ryan said southeast Asia faced a surge in cases , Europe and the eastern Mediterranean were seeing an increase in deaths , while the situations in Africa and the Western Pacific were “ rather more positive.
” “ Our current best estimates tell us that about 10 percent of the global population may have been infected by this virus , ” Ryan told attendees from member governments who make up the executive board and provide much of its funding .
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There has been a lot of talk about COVID-19, and what one can pull from it is that the effects of the disease have had arguably more impacts than the disease itself, since the ensuing shutdowns to economies around the world have forced debts to come due and exposed long-standing weaknesses in the global economic system. It will be a trend to watch the effects from COVID-19 on this and how as the infection spreads, it will cause more powerful economies to break away from weaker ones, and how that can affect long-term political stability.
It is of interest then, that the AP reports from the World Health Organization that ten percent of the world may have been potentially infected with the virus.
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday its “best estimates” indicate that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and warned of a difficult period ahead. Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking to a special session of the WHO’s 34-member executive board focusing on COVID-19, said the figures vary from urban to rural, and between different groups, but that ultimately it means “the vast majority of the world remains at risk.” He said the pandemic would continue to evolve, but that tools exist to suppress transmission and save lives. “Many deaths have been averted and many more lives can be protected,” Ryan said. He was flanked by his boss, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who minutes earlier led a moment of silence to honor victims as well as round of applause for the health workers who have strived to save them. Ryan said southeast Asia faced a surge in cases, Europe and the eastern Mediterranean were seeing an increase in deaths, while the situations in Africa and the Western Pacific were “rather more positive.” “Our current best estimates tell us that about 10 percent of the global population may have been infected by this virus,” Ryan told attendees from member governments who make up the executive board and provide much of its funding. (source)
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shoebat--2020-10-05--Biden Tests Negative For COVID-19

Biden Tests Negative For COVID-19

With so much focus on Trump and COVID-19 , some have been asking , is it possible that he may have infected Democrat contender Biden ?
The potential outcomes for this could be either politically helpful or damaging , and what effect they would have on the already present trends is questionable .
Nevertheless , given Trumps ’ s attitude and his need to win key states , and knowing that Trump may have had COVID-19 during the first debate , a Biden illness may cause unexpected changes to public opinion of him .
That said , the AP reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he has so far tested negative .
Joe Biden ’ s campaign says the Democratic presidential nominee tested negative for coronavirus Sunday .
The results come five days after Biden spent more than 90 minutes on the debate stage with President Donald Trump .
The president was diagnosed with COVID-19 days after the debate , and he remains hospitalized .
Biden had two negative tests on Friday , as well .
Biden is scheduled to travel Monday to Florida .
His campaign said it will continue to observe public health guidelines on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( source ) The trend remains that Trump likely holds the upper hand .
Regardless of what one may speculate , if Trump re-emerges from this virus in good health , it gives him an advantage to say how he survived ‘ the pandemic ’ and that Biden may not have .
In a Trump way of speaking , one may hear something to the effect of ‘ The virus ?
Yeah , I had it .
Nothing .
Recovered fast .
I have strong genes .
Nothing at all .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Might have killed him .
Not me .
I survived the China virus .
I ’ m stronger than ever.
’ Such a presentation would likely draw more public support for Trump and in key areas present Biden as weak and less competent than ever , and all to Trump ’ s favor .
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With so much focus on Trump and COVID-19, some have been asking, is it possible that he may have infected Democrat contender Biden? The potential outcomes for this could be either politically helpful or damaging, and what effect they would have on the already present trends is questionable. Nevertheless, given Trumps’s attitude and his need to win key states, and knowing that Trump may have had COVID-19 during the first debate, a Biden illness may cause unexpected changes to public opinion of him. That said, the AP reports that Biden has taken a COVID-19 test and he has so far tested negative.
Joe Biden’s campaign says the Democratic presidential nominee tested negative for coronavirus Sunday. The results come five days after Biden spent more than 90 minutes on the debate stage with President Donald Trump. The president was diagnosed with COVID-19 days after the debate, and he remains hospitalized. Biden had two negative tests on Friday, as well. Biden is scheduled to travel Monday to Florida. His campaign said it will continue to observe public health guidelines on masks, social distancing and crowd sizes. (source)
The trend remains that Trump likely holds the upper hand. Regardless of what one may speculate, if Trump re-emerges from this virus in good health, it gives him an advantage to say how he survived ‘the pandemic’ and that Biden may not have. In a Trump way of speaking, one may hear something to the effect of ‘The virus? Yeah, I had it. Nothing. Recovered fast. I have strong genes. Nothing at all. Biden? I don’t know. Might have killed him. Not me. I survived the China virus. I’m stronger than ever.’ Such a presentation would likely draw more public support for Trump and in key areas present Biden as weak and less competent than ever, and all to Trump’s favor.
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shoebat--2020-10-05--Iran Declares Her Support For Turkey In Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Amid Allegations Of Supporting Arm

Iran Declares Her Support For Turkey In Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Amid Allegations Of Supporting Armenia

Shoebat.com has covered in the past how Turkey and Iran , while historically fighting with each other , have also worked together , and how in modern times , Iran has shown open support of Turkey and her aspirations , much to the dismay of Saudi Arabia .
In light of the current fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan , the latter who has been openly supported by Turkey , Iran has now declared her support for the Azeri-Turkish side as Radio Farda reports .
In an unprecedented move , the representatives of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , East Azerbaijan , West Azerbaijan , and Zanjan , have issued a joint statement supporting the Republic of Azerbaijan .
“ There is no doubt that Nagorno-Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan and its government ’ s move to recapture the region is completely legal , according to Shari ’ a , and in line with four Resolutions of the United Nation ’ s Security Council , ” Khamenei ’ s representatives have asserted .
The signatories to the statement are mid-ranking clerics Hassan Alemi , Mohammad Ali Al-i Hashem , Ali Khatami , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government has acted in a completely legal and religious manner in recapturing these lands and has implemented four UN Security Council resolutions , ” they wrote in their statement on Thursday .
Three decades ago , Nagorno-Karabakh was occupied by Armenia , along with seven other Turkish-speaking areas .
Since then , the UN Security Council has issued four resolutions calling for returning the lands to the Republic of Azerbaijan .
Apart from Armenia , no country has recognized these lands ’ occupation and the self-proclaimed government of the “ Republic of Artsakh.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces began in Nagorno-Karabakh , and both sides rejected calls for a ceasefire .
The joint statement of Khamenei ’ s representatives in the Turkish-speaking provinces of Iran seems to be in coordination with Khamenei ’ s ‘ beit ’ , or office , to console the Republic of Azerbaijan .
“ Unfortunately , the enemies of the relationship between the two friendly countries ( Iran and Azerbaijan ) have recently raised a clamor under pretenses and accused the Islamic Republic of betrayal ( against Azerbaijan ) , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ enemies ’ psychological warfare.
” Furthermore , the statement referred to the Azerbaijani soldiers killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as “ martyrs of the great nation of Azerbaijan ” and wished them “ heavenly high ranks.
” However , in recent days , Iran has been accused of assisting Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan .
Images are circulating on social media of allegedly Russian trucks carrying arms to Armenia via Iran .
On Wednesday , September 30 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ’ s Chief of Staff , Mahmoud Vaezi , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Armenia in its war with the neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan as “ baseless rumors ” aimed at disrupting Tehran-Baku relations .
Meanwhile , the state-run Mehr News Agency ( MNA ) reported on Friday , October 2 , “ Above twenty mortar shells from the military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region have hit Iran ’ s Aslandoz region in northwestern Ardabil province.
” Since the start of the military conflict on Sunday , numerous mortar shells have hit the Iranian soil .
Iran , the European Union , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other countries have called for an immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh .
( source )

Shoebat.com has covered in the past how Turkey and Iran, while historically fighting with each other, have also worked together, and how in modern times, Iran has shown open support of Turkey and her aspirations, much to the dismay of Saudi Arabia. In light of the current fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the latter who has been openly supported by Turkey, Iran has now declared her support for the Azeri-Turkish side as Radio Farda reports.
In an unprecedented move, the representatives of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, and Zanjan, have issued a joint statement supporting the Republic of Azerbaijan.
“There is no doubt that Nagorno-Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan and its government’s move to recapture the region is completely legal, according to Shari’a, and in line with four Resolutions of the United Nation’s Security Council,” Khamenei’s representatives have asserted.
The signatories to the statement are mid-ranking clerics Hassan Alemi, Mohammad Ali Al-i Hashem, Ali Khatami, and Mehdi Qoreishi.
“The Azerbaijani government has acted in a completely legal and religious manner in recapturing these lands and has implemented four UN Security Council resolutions,” they wrote in their statement on Thursday.
Three decades ago, Nagorno-Karabakh was occupied by Armenia, along with seven other Turkish-speaking areas. Since then, the UN Security Council has issued four resolutions calling for returning the lands to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Apart from Armenia, no country has recognized these lands’ occupation and the self-proclaimed government of the “Republic of Artsakh.”
Last Saturday morning, widespread clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces began in Nagorno-Karabakh, and both sides rejected calls for a ceasefire.
The joint statement of Khamenei’s representatives in the Turkish-speaking provinces of Iran seems to be in coordination with Khamenei’s ‘beit’, or office, to console the Republic of Azerbaijan.
“Unfortunately, the enemies of the relationship between the two friendly countries (Iran and Azerbaijan) have recently raised a clamor under pretenses and accused the Islamic Republic of betrayal (against Azerbaijan),” the statement said, warning against the “enemies’ psychological warfare.”
Furthermore, the statement referred to the Azerbaijani soldiers killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as “martyrs of the great nation of Azerbaijan” and wished them “heavenly high ranks.”
However, in recent days, Iran has been accused of assisting Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan.
Images are circulating on social media of allegedly Russian trucks carrying arms to Armenia via Iran.
Nevertheless, Iranian authorities have repeatedly denied assisting Armenia.
On Wednesday, September 30, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s Chief of Staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, denied several reports that Iran is assisting Armenia in its war with the neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan as “baseless rumors” aimed at disrupting Tehran-Baku relations.
Meanwhile, the state-run Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported on Friday, October 2, “Above twenty mortar shells from the military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region have hit Iran’s Aslandoz region in northwestern Ardabil province.”
Since the start of the military conflict on Sunday, numerous mortar shells have hit the Iranian soil. Iran, the European Union, Russia, the United States, and several other countries have called for an immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-06--Prepare For The Next Coming Great Jihad As Russia Warns That Azerbaijan Could Become The Next Center

Prepare For The Next Coming Great Jihad As Russia Warns That Azerbaijan Could Become The Next Center For Islamic Terrorists To Travel To Fight And Kill Christians

As the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues , Russia just put out a warning that Azerbaijan ( specifically Nagorno-Karabakh ) could become the next center for Islamic terrorists to travel .
If this happens , the Islamists will be partaking in the grand jihad to fight and kill the Christian Armenians .
As we read in a report from Reuters : Sergei Naryshkin , the head of Russia ’ s SVR Foreign Intelligence Service , said the conflict was attracting people he described as mercenaries and terrorists from the Middle East .
“ We are talking about hundreds and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earn money in a new Karabakh war , ” Naryshkin said in a statement .
He warned that the South Caucasus region could become “ a new launch pad for international terrorist organisations ” from where militants could enter states including Russia .
It goes without saying that there is nothing far-fetched about this .
Anytime there has been a major fighting ground for Muslims — be it Chechnya , Dagestan , Afghanistan , Iraq , Syria — there was foreign fighters joining in the fray .
If the fighting continues between Azeris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the site of battle .
If you look at a map of the Caucasus you will see that Azerbaijan borders right with Dagestan , which is a Muslim country with a long history of Islamist insurgency against Russia .
Also next to Dagestan are numerous Caucasus Muslim countries like Chechnya and Ingushetia , both Islamic countries with a heavy Mujahideen presence .
We know that jihadists would travel to Azerbaijan to fight the Armenians ( if the fighting continues ) because that is what happened the last time the Armenians and Azeris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 80s and early 90s .
Islamist fighters from Afghanistan , Chechnya and Turkey , and even Right-wing fascist paramilitary fighters from Ukraine , joined the Azeris ; while Orthodox Christian fighters from Greece and Russia travelled to join the side of the Armenians .
As the Greek City Times recounts : What happened in the Artsakh War was truly a manifestation of the Islamist-Fascist unification , which the world saw at its biggest scale during the Second World War when Muslims from Bosnia , Albania and the Middle East joined the Third Reich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Norat Ter-Grigoryants , an Armenian lieutenant-general who was a leading figure in developing the Armed Forces of Armenia during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1992–1995 , mujahideen fighters from Afghanistan , jihadists from Chechnya , Turkish ultra-nationalists ( “ Grey Wolves ” ) and Ukrainian neo-Nazis travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh to fight the Armenians : That Ukrainian Nazis would travel all the way to Azerbaijan to fight the Armenians may be surprising to some , because many people would wonder as to why Ukrainians — being traditionally Christian — would fight fellow Christians ( Armenians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who fought the Armenians were members of the UNA or the Ukrainian National Assembly , the very group that would later in 2014 merge with Right Sector ( Azov ) , the pagan neo-Nazi paramilitary that fought the Russians in Eastern Ukraine .
So , these people were not Christian in any way , but ethno-nationalists who worshipped race .
Moreover , that these Ukrainian fascists would fight side by side with Chechens is not far fetched at all , since they fought in Chechnya against the Russians in the 1990s .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UNA militiamen fought for the Chechen mujahideen and their leader , Dzhokhar Dudayev , against the Russians ( See Byshock & Kochetkov , Neonazis & Euromaidan , pp .
108 , 118 ) .
Another Ukrainian Nazi , Oleh Tyahnibok , who was then a member of the Social National Party of Ukraine ( SNPU , which would eventually become Right Sector or Azov ) and later became the head of Svoboda ( a Nazi party in Ukraine ) , fought alongside Chechen separatists , against the Russians .
Other Ukrainian nationalists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Chechens , such as Igor Mazur , Valeriy Bobrovich , Dmytro Korechynsky , Andriy Tyahnibok , Dmytry Yarosh , Vladimir Mamalyga , and Olexander Muzychko .
They fought for Chechen jihadist leaders Shamil Basayev and Ibn al-Khattab .
The Ukrainian fighters trained at the base for the Ukrainian National Assembly , in Ivano-Frankivsk , and the base was called “ the Ukrainian People ’ s Self-Defense.
” The Ukrainian fighters were sadists , being known to cut throats , pull out finger nails , break fingers and gouge out eyes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Okexander Muzychko , an award for bravery .
So if Ukrainian Nazis fought as allies to the Chechens against the Russians , and if they fought in the jihad against the Armenians in the 1990s , then it would not be surprising that this type of nightmare would happen again if fighting in the South Caucasus continues and intensifies .
In fact , there are already reports from Greece about Greek Christians being in Nagorno-Karabakh to support their fellow Christians , the Armenians .
As we read in the Greek City Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are volunteering to go and fight in Artsakh , with one source telling Greek City Times that the first batch of volunteers amount to 30 men , while a former non-commissioned officer claimed to Sputnik Hellas that the number is as high as 500 .
Whatever the truth may be , it is being widely reported in Greek media that tens , if not hundreds of volunteers from Greece are going to Artsakh , motivated by religion and solidarity with Armenians , and without receiving a salary .
It has also been revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly descendants of Greek Genocide survivors , are fighting alongside the Armenian army .
It is possible that a Christian Islamic war has already begun…

By Theodore Shoebat
As the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues, Russia just put out a warning that Azerbaijan (specifically Nagorno-Karabakh) could become the next center for Islamic terrorists to travel. If this happens, the Islamists will be partaking in the grand jihad to fight and kill the Christian Armenians. As we read in a report from Reuters:
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s SVR Foreign Intelligence Service, said the conflict was attracting people he described as mercenaries and terrorists from the Middle East. “We are talking about hundreds and already even thousands of radicals hoping to earn money in a new Karabakh war,” Naryshkin said in a statement. He warned that the South Caucasus region could become “a new launch pad for international terrorist organisations” from where militants could enter states including Russia.
It goes without saying that there is nothing far-fetched about this. Anytime there has been a major fighting ground for Muslims — be it Chechnya, Dagestan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria — there was foreign fighters joining in the fray. If the fighting continues between Azeris and Armenians, foreign fighters will travel to the site of battle. If you look at a map of the Caucasus you will see that Azerbaijan borders right with Dagestan, which is a Muslim country with a long history of Islamist insurgency against Russia. Also next to Dagestan are numerous Caucasus Muslim countries like Chechnya and Ingushetia, both Islamic countries with a heavy Mujahideen presence.
We know that jihadists would travel to Azerbaijan to fight the Armenians (if the fighting continues) because that is what happened the last time the Armenians and Azeris had a serious war in the late 80s and early 90s. Islamist fighters from Afghanistan, Chechnya and Turkey, and even Right-wing fascist paramilitary fighters from Ukraine, joined the Azeris; while Orthodox Christian fighters from Greece and Russia travelled to join the side of the Armenians. As the Greek City Times recounts:
The First Artsakh War (1988-1994) saw Greek and Russian volunteers fight alongside the Armenians. Chechens, Afghan Mujahedeen, Turkey’s Gladio Gray Wolves and Ukrainian Far Right militants fought on the side of Azerbaijan in the First War.
What happened in the Artsakh War was truly a manifestation of the Islamist-Fascist unification, which the world saw at its biggest scale during the Second World War when Muslims from Bosnia, Albania and the Middle East joined the Third Reich to fight the Allies. According to Norat Ter-Grigoryants, an Armenian lieutenant-general who was a leading figure in developing the Armed Forces of Armenia during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1992–1995, mujahideen fighters from Afghanistan, jihadists from Chechnya, Turkish ultra-nationalists (“Grey Wolves”) and Ukrainian neo-Nazis travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh to fight the Armenians:
In addition to Chechen militants, radical Islamists from Afghanistan, “Gray Wolves” and others, Ukrainian Nazis from UNA-UNSO also noted in Karabakh. In the First Karabakh War, Ukrainian neo-Nazis served in the Azerbaijani army as pilots and artillerymen.
That Ukrainian Nazis would travel all the way to Azerbaijan to fight the Armenians may be surprising to some, because many people would wonder as to why Ukrainians — being traditionally Christian — would fight fellow Christians (Armenians). For one, the Ukrainians who fought the Armenians were members of the UNA or the Ukrainian National Assembly, the very group that would later in 2014 merge with Right Sector (Azov), the pagan neo-Nazi paramilitary that fought the Russians in Eastern Ukraine. So, these people were not Christian in any way, but ethno-nationalists who worshipped race. Moreover, that these Ukrainian fascists would fight side by side with Chechens is not far fetched at all, since they fought in Chechnya against the Russians in the 1990s. In the fall of 1994 to 1995, UNA militiamen fought for the Chechen mujahideen and their leader, Dzhokhar Dudayev, against the Russians (See Byshock & Kochetkov, Neonazis & Euromaidan, pp. 108, 118).
Another Ukrainian Nazi, Oleh Tyahnibok, who was then a member of the Social National Party of Ukraine (SNPU, which would eventually become Right Sector or Azov) and later became the head of Svoboda (a Nazi party in Ukraine), fought alongside Chechen separatists, against the Russians. Other Ukrainian nationalists, also part of the SNPU, fought for the Chechens, such as Igor Mazur, Valeriy Bobrovich, Dmytro Korechynsky, Andriy Tyahnibok, Dmytry Yarosh, Vladimir Mamalyga, and Olexander Muzychko. They fought for Chechen jihadist leaders Shamil Basayev and Ibn al-Khattab. The Ukrainian fighters trained at the base for the Ukrainian National Assembly, in Ivano-Frankivsk, and the base was called “the Ukrainian People’s Self-Defense.” The Ukrainian fighters were sadists, being known to cut throats, pull out finger nails, break fingers and gouge out eyes. The Chechens even gave one Ukrainian fighter, Okexander Muzychko, an award for bravery.
So if Ukrainian Nazis fought as allies to the Chechens against the Russians, and if they fought in the jihad against the Armenians in the 1990s, then it would not be surprising that this type of nightmare would happen again if fighting in the South Caucasus continues and intensifies. In fact, there are already reports from Greece about Greek Christians being in Nagorno-Karabakh to support their fellow Christians, the Armenians. As we read in the Greek City Times:
…it was revealed that ethnic Greeks are volunteering to go and fight in Artsakh, with one source telling Greek City Times that the first batch of volunteers amount to 30 men, while a former non-commissioned officer claimed to Sputnik Hellas that the number is as high as 500. Whatever the truth may be, it is being widely reported in Greek media that tens, if not hundreds of volunteers from Greece are going to Artsakh, motivated by religion and solidarity with Armenians, and without receiving a salary. It has also been revealed that the Greek minority in Armenia, mostly descendants of Greek Genocide survivors, are fighting alongside the Armenian army.
It is possible that a Christian Islamic war has already begun…
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shoebat--2020-10-06--Corner Store Owners Beg To ‘Re-fund The Police’ After Machete Attack

With the rising trend of national violence coming at the same time of calls for “ defunding ” the police , not all people agree , because while police abuse is real , fallen human nature is also real and is a reason why the need for police exists .
A group representing “ bodega ” ( a term used for “ corner stores ” commonly found in Puerto Rican Spanish ) owners is calling to ‘ re-fund ’ the police after a bodega owner in the Bronx was attacked in his store by men with machetes .
Disturbing video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men do battle int he doorway of a Bronx bodega , with two of them desperately trying to fend off a larger group that chased them into the store .
Two separate clips released by the United Bodegas of America early Tuesday show the attackers hurling items at the door as the duo inside attempt to defend themselves — with one waving a machete and the heaving a candy dispenser as a makeshift maul .
During the fracas , one of the men inside the store was slashed across the eye and forehead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the coalition of bodega owners .
The incident happened on Sunday around 5 p.m. at the Colorado store at 158 Gerard Ave. in the South Bronx .
Fernando Mateo , a spokesman for the bodega owners group , said clerks in the store were forced to hide behind the encounter while the melee played out at the store ’ s entrance .
He said it ’ s an example of the violence plaguing small businesses in the Big Apple .
“ We are small businesses that are trying to invest our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can see the gangs have taken over , ” Mateo said at a morning press conference Tuesday .
“ You know , there ’ s very little that we can do to defend ourselves , ” he said .
Mateo said the latest incident at the Bronx bodega had prompted to owner to flee town with his family , fearing reprisal from local gangs .
“ The owner of Colorado bodega is a family man , married with five children , ages 1 to 21 , ” he said .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town last night because he ’ s fearful for his life .
He ’ s fearful that something is going to happen to him because there will be arrests made , which he has nothing to do with.
” In a statement released earlier , Mateo said “ someone could have died , ” and called it a “ lucky day for the two victims who ran into the bodega.
” The footage shows one of the men who fled into the store , wearing a red T-shirt , slashing back as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the store .
Mateo did not provide details on the extent of the man ’ s injuries .
“ Mayor de Blasio must refund the police , ” the statement said .
“ We need public safety in our hoods , we pay for that protection and we are not getting it .
Too many victims , too many killing , too many crimes committed in NYC , this must END.
” Radhames Rodriguez , president of the coalition , compared the attack to the heinous caught-on-camera June 20 , 2018 machete and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was dragged out of the Belmont store in a case of mistaken identity .
“ We are nervous and afraid , these machete attacks bring us back two years when Junior was killed and the bodega owner was blamed for his death , ” Rodriguez said .
( source )

With the rising trend of national violence coming at the same time of calls for “defunding” the police, not all people agree, because while police abuse is real, fallen human nature is also real and is a reason why the need for police exists.
A group representing “bodega” (a term used for “corner stores” commonly found in Puerto Rican Spanish) owners is calling to ‘re-fund’ the police after a bodega owner in the Bronx was attacked in his store by men with machetes.
Disturbing video captures the moment two groups of machete-wielding men do battle int he doorway of a Bronx bodega, with two of them desperately trying to fend off a larger group that chased them into the store.
Two separate clips released by the United Bodegas of America early Tuesday show the attackers hurling items at the door as the duo inside attempt to defend themselves — with one waving a machete and the heaving a candy dispenser as a makeshift maul.
During the fracas, one of the men inside the store was slashed across the eye and forehead before cops and an ambulance arrived, according to the coalition of bodega owners.
The incident happened on Sunday around 5 p.m. at the Colorado store at 158 Gerard Ave. in the South Bronx.
Fernando Mateo, a spokesman for the bodega owners group, said clerks in the store were forced to hide behind the encounter while the melee played out at the store’s entrance.
He said it’s an example of the violence plaguing small businesses in the Big Apple.
“We are small businesses that are trying to invest our money in this city, and as you can see the gangs have taken over,” Mateo said at a morning press conference Tuesday.
“You know, there’s very little that we can do to defend ourselves,” he said.
Mateo said the latest incident at the Bronx bodega had prompted to owner to flee town with his family, fearing reprisal from local gangs.
“The owner of Colorado bodega is a family man, married with five children, ages 1 to 21,” he said. “He picked up his kids and he left town last night because he’s fearful for his life. He’s fearful that something is going to happen to him because there will be arrests made, which he has nothing to do with.”
In a statement released earlier, Mateo said “someone could have died,” and called it a “lucky day for the two victims who ran into the bodega.”
The footage shows one of the men who fled into the store, wearing a red T-shirt, slashing back as the group of attackers try to get into the store.
Mateo did not provide details on the extent of the man’s injuries.
“Mayor de Blasio must refund the police,” the statement said. “We need public safety in our hoods, we pay for that protection and we are not getting it. Too many victims, too many killing, too many crimes committed in NYC, this must END.”
Radhames Rodriguez, president of the coalition, compared the attack to the heinous caught-on-camera June 20, 2018 machete and knife killing of 15-year-old Guzman-Feliz after he was dragged out of the Belmont store in a case of mistaken identity.
“We are nervous and afraid, these machete attacks bring us back two years when Junior was killed and the bodega owner was blamed for his death,” Rodriguez said. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-06--France Rips Into Turkey Over Support Of Azerbaijan, Backs Armenia

With the US absent amid her own election and Russia curiously silent but certainly watching the situation , Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to tear into each other , and amid all of this , France has thrown herself into the mix as the nominal Turkish ally has ripped into Turkey over her support of Azerbaijan and publicly given support to Armenia according to the Daily Sabah .
The resumption of deadly fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia has turned the international community ’ s attention to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) Minsk Group , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on which the international community relies to steer both countries toward a path to peace .
Yet , while Russia ’ s silence has been deafening and the U.S. has been widely absent , France has fanned the flames of conflict through statements of support for Yerevan and accusations toward third parties instead of providing a solution .
“ The behavior of French President ( Emmanuel ) Macron and Russia , in general , has surprised many observers of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict over the past week .
As for the French president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toward President ( Recep Tayyip ) Erdoğan and Turkey that first began to surface last year around October , ” Matthew Bryza , a former U.S. co-chair of the Minsk Group and former U.S. envoy to Azerbaijan , told Daily Sabah .
Bryza noted that relations between the two NATO allies soured when Macron called the transatlantic alliance “ brain dead ” after U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to accept Erdoğan ’ s request to move Turkish troops into northern Syria in an operation to secure its border from terrorism .
“ Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of President Erdoğan and Turkey , whether it be in Syria , Libya or the Eastern Mediterranean and now Azerbaijan .
His full tilt toward Armenia makes it very difficult if not impossible for France to remain an impartial mediator as a co-chair of the Minsk Group .
So , the Minsk Group is in big trouble , ” Bryza said .
Macron last week voiced support for Yerevan in Latvia ’ s capital Riga during a visit to the Baltic European Union state , saying , “ I say to Armenia and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its role.
” Speaking to Daily Sabah , journalist Sevil Nuriyeva Ismayılov said that there is a plan by France to pull Turkey into the events through Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian .
“ In such a plan , Armenia will occupy new territory , and this violation will be met with anger by Turkey and lead to Turkey ’ s response , which would be opposed by Russia and result in a clash between Moscow and Ankara despite consensus on Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean , ” Ismayılov pointed out , describing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She suggested that France believed Turkey and Russia would confront each other , yet has been met with Azerbaijan ’ s statements insisting on Ankara ’ s presence at the negotiating table as a principle condition .
“ As Ilham Aliyev underlined on Monday , there is no way that Azerbaijan will sit down with anyone without Turkey , ” she said .
The trio late Monday stated that the escalating conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh represented an “ unacceptable threat ” to the region ’ s stability .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a joint statement condemned “ in the strongest terms the unprecedented and dangerous escalation of violence , ” adding that attacks allegedly targeting civilian centers “ constitute an unacceptable threat to the stability of the region.
” ( source ) The above allegations of a possible ‘ conspiracy ’ by France with Turkey in this is not an unreasonable proposition .
The French have done with before , such as with the wars of religion in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries , where the French government would verbally support the Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to her in her neighboring countries , but internally would support Protestantism and even leave Protestant revolutionaries alone as a hedge against the Church .
This was at the same time that they were also backing the Ottoman Empire in their wars against Christians as a part of the Franco-Ottoman alliance , which was a huge matter , since the French were supporting Muslims in their wars against Christians or doing not a thing to stop them from their attacks , and all in the name of politics .
It bears a disturbing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as India , where the US will speak about ‘ reigious freedom ’ and ‘ Christian persecution ’ in certain nations , but ignore it in India , which has become a major persecutor and is threatening genocide against many Christians , and the US stays silence because of her alliance with India against China .
There may be a lot more here , but given the trends of France to stay one thing and do another when it comes to geopolitics and policy , it will be to watch Turkey ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s words , but her response to Turkey to see if she genuinely cares for the Armenians or is using historical patterns of behavior again .
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With the US absent amid her own election and Russia curiously silent but certainly watching the situation, Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to tear into each other, and amid all of this, France has thrown herself into the mix as the nominal Turkish ally has ripped into Turkey over her support of Azerbaijan and publicly given support to Armenia according to the Daily Sabah.
The resumption of deadly fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia has turned the international community’s attention to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, which is tasked with solving the crisis and on which the international community relies to steer both countries toward a path to peace. Yet, while Russia’s silence has been deafening and the U.S. has been widely absent, France has fanned the flames of conflict through statements of support for Yerevan and accusations toward third parties instead of providing a solution. … “The behavior of French President (Emmanuel) Macron and Russia, in general, has surprised many observers of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict over the past week. As for the French president, he seems to be continuing his anger toward President (Recep Tayyip) Erdoğan and Turkey that first began to surface last year around October,” Matthew Bryza, a former U.S. co-chair of the Minsk Group and former U.S. envoy to Azerbaijan, told Daily Sabah. Bryza noted that relations between the two NATO allies soured when Macron called the transatlantic alliance “brain dead” after U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to accept Erdoğan’s request to move Turkish troops into northern Syria in an operation to secure its border from terrorism. “Since then, Macron has been highly critical of President Erdoğan and Turkey, whether it be in Syria, Libya or the Eastern Mediterranean and now Azerbaijan. His full tilt toward Armenia makes it very difficult if not impossible for France to remain an impartial mediator as a co-chair of the Minsk Group. So, the Minsk Group is in big trouble,” Bryza said. Macron last week voiced support for Yerevan in Latvia’s capital Riga during a visit to the Baltic European Union state, saying, “I say to Armenia and to the Armenians, France will play its role.” Speaking to Daily Sabah, journalist Sevil Nuriyeva Ismayılov said that there is a plan by France to pull Turkey into the events through Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. “In such a plan, Armenia will occupy new territory, and this violation will be met with anger by Turkey and lead to Turkey’s response, which would be opposed by Russia and result in a clash between Moscow and Ankara despite consensus on Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean,” Ismayılov pointed out, describing this as France’s strategy. She suggested that France believed Turkey and Russia would confront each other, yet has been met with Azerbaijan’s statements insisting on Ankara’s presence at the negotiating table as a principle condition. “As Ilham Aliyev underlined on Monday, there is no way that Azerbaijan will sit down with anyone without Turkey,” she said. The trio late Monday stated that the escalating conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh represented an “unacceptable threat” to the region’s stability. The three countries’ foreign ministers in a joint statement condemned “in the strongest terms the unprecedented and dangerous escalation of violence,” adding that attacks allegedly targeting civilian centers “constitute an unacceptable threat to the stability of the region.” (source)
The above allegations of a possible ‘conspiracy’ by France with Turkey in this is not an unreasonable proposition. The French have done with before, such as with the wars of religion in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, where the French government would verbally support the Catholic Church, and even provide material support to her in her neighboring countries, but internally would support Protestantism and even leave Protestant revolutionaries alone as a hedge against the Church. This was at the same time that they were also backing the Ottoman Empire in their wars against Christians as a part of the Franco-Ottoman alliance, which was a huge matter, since the French were supporting Muslims in their wars against Christians or doing not a thing to stop them from their attacks, and all in the name of politics. It bears a disturbing resemblance to US policy in places such as India, where the US will speak about ‘reigious freedom’ and ‘Christian persecution’ in certain nations, but ignore it in India, which has become a major persecutor and is threatening genocide against many Christians, and the US stays silence because of her alliance with India against China.
There may be a lot more here, but given the trends of France to stay one thing and do another when it comes to geopolitics and policy, it will be to watch Turkey’s response and with that, not France’s words, but her response to Turkey to see if she genuinely cares for the Armenians or is using historical patterns of behavior again.
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shoebat--2020-10-06--California Vineyards Laid To Waste By Fires

Amid the horrible California wildfires , one of the trends that I warned about that needs to be watched is the prices of alcohol , especially wine and some brandies , since the fires are destroying the vineyards used by many American wineries .
This will likely cause a spike in wine prices , and depending on the scope of the fires , possibly a large one .
Unfortunately , it appears this trend is coming true , as BloombergQuint reports that in the Napa Valley , one of the most critical grape-growing regions , 80 % of Cabernet Sauvignon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the morning of Sept. 27 as a 20-acre brushfire in Napa ’ s eastern hills has now become a fast-growing conflagration covering more than 65,580 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties , as of Monday morning , according to Cal Fire .
A reported 826 structures have been destroyed and an additional 163 damaged .
On Sunday morning , the City of Calistoga reported that in Napa County , at least 264 commercial properties and 173 homes have been lost , with an additional 57 damaged .
Cal Fire expects those numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths have been reported .
The fires are from the northern part of the valley , from Calistoga to just south of St. Helena , and on the east and west hillsides .
They ’ ve expanded from Howell Mountain , Diamond Mountain , and Spring Mountain well into Sonoma .
The fire now threatens areas on both sides of the valley south of St. Helena , including Rutherford , home to Inglenook , owned by film director Francis Ford Coppola .
The list of destroyed or damaged wineries this week grew longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mountain , it includes boutique winery Château Boswell and historic Burgess Cellars on Howell Mountain , purchased just weeks ago by billionaire Gaylon Lawrence , owner of Napa icon Heitz Cellar .
Treasury Wine Estates , which owns Sterling Vineyards , issued a statement that buildings were damaged , though details were scant .
Flames also engulfed beloved resorts that were already having a hard year because of Covid-19 .
Calistoga Ranch , part of Auberge Resorts , is mostly gone .
At Meadowood , where the Napa Valley auction has been held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three Michelin stars are a pile of ash and rubble .
Philippe Melka , a winemaking consultant to three dozen high-profile wineries that include Newton , typically makes about 2,000 cases .
This year , he won ’ t make any .
“ Smoke is moving around , ” he says .
The chemical compounds in smoke can get into the skin of grapes exposed to it for a period of time , making the resulting wine smell and taste like a wet ashtray .
Smoke from the Glass Fire is adding to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimates that 80 % of vineyards may be affected .
Those in the south of Napa , from sub-regions such as Pritchard Hill , Stags Leap , and Mount Veeder may be all right .
“ But in a year like this , ” he says , “ who will pay $ 300 for any wines ?
” About 51 % of Napa ’ s grapes are cabernet , and the expensive wines made from them generate much more revenue than , say , sauvignon blanc .
The Napa wine industry contributes roughly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. economy , and a lot of that comes from cabernet .
But Melka doubts that there will be many premium cabernets from elite Napa labels in 2020 .
Wines made from white grapes picked before any fires struck will probably be fine .
On Diamond Mountain , sparkling wine producer Schramsberg , whose wines have been poured at White House state dinners , were still beating back active fires , but all the chardonnay and pinot noir grapes for the house ’ s 2020 bubblies have been picked and processed and stashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ )

Amid the horrible California wildfires, one of the trends that I warned about that needs to be watched is the prices of alcohol, especially wine and some brandies, since the fires are destroying the vineyards used by many American wineries. This will likely cause a spike in wine prices, and depending on the scope of the fires, possibly a large one.
Unfortunately, it appears this trend is coming true, as BloombergQuint reports that in the Napa Valley, one of the most critical grape-growing regions, 80% of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes have been lost.
What began on the morning of Sept. 27 as a 20-acre brushfire in Napa’s eastern hills has now become a fast-growing conflagration covering more than 65,580 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties, as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire. A reported 826 structures have been destroyed and an additional 163 damaged. On Sunday morning, the City of Calistoga reported that in Napa County, at least 264 commercial properties and 173 homes have been lost, with an additional 57 damaged. Cal Fire expects those numbers to rise. So far, no deaths have been reported.
The fires are from the northern part of the valley, from Calistoga to just south of St. Helena, and on the east and west hillsides. They’ve expanded from Howell Mountain, Diamond Mountain, and Spring Mountain well into Sonoma. The fire now threatens areas on both sides of the valley south of St. Helena, including Rutherford, home to Inglenook, owned by film director Francis Ford Coppola.
The list of destroyed or damaged wineries this week grew longer. In addition to those on Spring Mountain, it includes boutique winery Château Boswell and historic Burgess Cellars on Howell Mountain, purchased just weeks ago by billionaire Gaylon Lawrence, owner of Napa icon Heitz Cellar. Treasury Wine Estates, which owns Sterling Vineyards, issued a statement that buildings were damaged, though details were scant.
Flames also engulfed beloved resorts that were already having a hard year because of Covid-19. Calistoga Ranch, part of Auberge Resorts, is mostly gone. At Meadowood, where the Napa Valley auction has been held since 1981, the restaurant and its three Michelin stars are a pile of ash and rubble.
Philippe Melka, a winemaking consultant to three dozen high-profile wineries that include Newton, typically makes about 2,000 cases. This year, he won’t make any. “Smoke is moving around,” he says.
The chemical compounds in smoke can get into the skin of grapes exposed to it for a period of time, making the resulting wine smell and taste like a wet ashtray. Smoke from the Glass Fire is adding to that of fires last month.
Melka estimates that 80% of vineyards may be affected. Those in the south of Napa, from sub-regions such as Pritchard Hill, Stags Leap, and Mount Veeder may be all right. “But in a year like this,” he says, “who will pay $300 for any wines?”
About 51% of Napa’s grapes are cabernet, and the expensive wines made from them generate much more revenue than, say, sauvignon blanc. The Napa wine industry contributes roughly $34 billion in revenue to the U.S. economy, and a lot of that comes from cabernet. But Melka doubts that there will be many premium cabernets from elite Napa labels in 2020.
Wines made from white grapes picked before any fires struck will probably be fine. On Diamond Mountain, sparkling wine producer Schramsberg, whose wines have been poured at White House state dinners, were still beating back active fires, but all the chardonnay and pinot noir grapes for the house’s 2020 bubblies have been picked and processed and stashed safely in historic caves. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-06--Far From Anime And Success, Japan’s Youth Continually Slip Away

In Japan , a “ hikikomori ” defines a person who usually has no job , no wife , plays games all day , and has no future .
Unfortunately , this is the case for millions of young men who have shied away from work , family , and life in general , and instead pass their day and eventually , away into silence and oblivion The doors open only once .
That ’ s how people often describe Japan ’ s hidebound hiring system , in which college students have their best shot at landing a coveted salaried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those who successfully navigate the arduous corporate recruiting process will be rewarded with a secure place on the corporate ladder , along with regular raises and promotions .
The rest are largely condemned to flit from one low-paying job to the next , with little avenue for advancement and zero job security .
The divide was solidifying when I finished college in 2000 .
It had been a decade since Japan ’ s bubble economy had collapsed , and employers drastically scaled back new hires to protect older workers .
The labor market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” according to media reports .
Having watched my older brother struggle to establish himself in a career , I chose to emigrate to the U.S. to pursue my interest in journalism .
Over the years , I read stories about the travails of the so-called lost generation .
Faced with limited job prospects , many ended up single and childless .
Japan ’ s 2015 census revealed there were 3.4 million people in their 40s and 50s who had not married and lived with their parents .
It was a brutal knife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the perpetrator was a man in his 50s who had been out of work for many years and living with relatives , that got me thinking about profiling people whose lives had been disrupted by the employment ice age .
From a news perspective , the timing was propitious : A month after the attack , the government unveiled plans to help those who were shut out of the labor market in their 20s land full-time positions , with a goal of assisting 300,000 over three years .
There was no shortage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has an estimated 613,000 middle-aged hikikomori , a term usually used to describe socially withdrawn adolescents who hole up in their bedrooms , according to the results of a government survey released in March of last year .
Among those in their early 40s , as many as one in three said they had become shut-ins because they had trouble finding or settling into a job after finishing school .
( source ) This story is a major issue because it is a part of the larger trend of whereby families are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and in some cases , even whole villages are at risk of disappearing .
Japan ’ s situation , while extreme , is a refleciton of the whole Western world , where amid low birth rates and a refual to form families in combination with the death of relationships and isolation , society is crumbling as a demographic winter looms .
Jobs are only a part of this , because ultimately it is an issue of philosophy- if one does not believe in God , what purpose is there to live for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one can not even live for oneself , what purpose is there to life at all ?
Indeed , there is much purpose , but because of God , and the stripping of God and meaning from life , combined with the inability to provide for oneself , ultimately leads to the evisceration and not the building up of a society , even to the point of complete destruction .
There is never such a thing as too many people , for people are what make a society exist .
As the trend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Europe away from children and more towards indiviualism and isolationism , expect there to be more of such people that emerge , and as well for society to slowly disappear or contract in a dystopian like way seen in science fiction but now reality .
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In Japan, a “hikikomori” defines a person who usually has no job, no wife, plays games all day, and has no future. Unfortunately, this is the case for millions of young men who have shied away from work, family, and life in general, and instead pass their day and eventually, away into silence and oblivion
The doors open only once. That’s how people often describe Japan’s hidebound hiring system, in which college students have their best shot at landing a coveted salaried position in the year approaching graduation. Those who successfully navigate the arduous corporate recruiting process will be rewarded with a secure place on the corporate ladder, along with regular raises and promotions. The rest are largely condemned to flit from one low-paying job to the next, with little avenue for advancement and zero job security. The divide was solidifying when I finished college in 2000. It had been a decade since Japan’s bubble economy had collapsed, and employers drastically scaled back new hires to protect older workers. The labor market had entered an “ice age,” according to media reports. Having watched my older brother struggle to establish himself in a career, I chose to emigrate to the U.S. to pursue my interest in journalism. Over the years, I read stories about the travails of the so-called lost generation. Faced with limited job prospects, many ended up single and childless. Japan’s 2015 census revealed there were 3.4 million people in their 40s and 50s who had not married and lived with their parents. It was a brutal knife attack in May 2019, in which the perpetrator was a man in his 50s who had been out of work for many years and living with relatives, that got me thinking about profiling people whose lives had been disrupted by the employment ice age. From a news perspective, the timing was propitious: A month after the attack, the government unveiled plans to help those who were shut out of the labor market in their 20s land full-time positions, with a goal of assisting 300,000 over three years. There was no shortage of potential subjects for my project. Japan has an estimated 613,000 middle-aged hikikomori, a term usually used to describe socially withdrawn adolescents who hole up in their bedrooms, according to the results of a government survey released in March of last year. Among those in their early 40s, as many as one in three said they had become shut-ins because they had trouble finding or settling into a job after finishing school. (source)
This story is a major issue because it is a part of the larger trend of whereby families are not forming, children are not being born, and in some cases, even whole villages are at risk of disappearing.
Japan’s situation, while extreme, is a refleciton of the whole Western world, where amid low birth rates and a refual to form families in combination with the death of relationships and isolation, society is crumbling as a demographic winter looms. Jobs are only a part of this, because ultimately it is an issue of philosophy- if one does not believe in God, what purpose is there to live for anything outside of oneself, and when one cannot even live for oneself, what purpose is there to life at all? Indeed, there is much purpose, but because of God, and the stripping of God and meaning from life, combined with the inability to provide for oneself, ultimately leads to the evisceration and not the building up of a society, even to the point of complete destruction.
There is never such a thing as too many people, for people are what make a society exist. As the trend grows in Japan, the US, and Europe away from children and more towards indiviualism and isolationism, expect there to be more of such people that emerge, and as well for society to slowly disappear or contract in a dystopian like way seen in science fiction but now reality.
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shoebat--2020-10-06--Bashar Al-Assad Declares: ‘Turkey Is The Main Instigator Behind The War Between Armenia And Azerbaij

Bashar Al-Assad Declares: ‘Turkey Is The Main Instigator Behind The War Between Armenia And Azerbaijan.’

Bashar al-Assad declared that Turkey is the main instigator behind the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan .
According to Reuters : Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan of being the main instigator in the deadliest fighting between Armenian and Azeri forces for more than 25 years .
In an interview published on Tuesday that is likely to exacerbate international frictions over the clashes in the South Caucasus region , Assad also said militants from Syria were being deployed to the conflict area .
Turkey has denied involvement in the fighting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh , a mountain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law but is governed by ethnic Armenians , and has dismissed accusations that it sent mercenaries to the area .
But Assad told Russian news agency RIA : “ He ( Erdogan ) … was the main instigator and the initiator of the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
” “ Turkey used these terrorists from different countries in Syria .
The same method was later used in Libya .
They used Syrian terrorists in that country .
…It is self-evident , more than likely , that [ the Turks ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are the ones who created this problem , this conflict .
It is the Turks who encourage the escalation of the conflict .
They want to achieve some goals , they use the same methods .
…So we can say for sure that the Turks are using terrorists from other countries in Nagorno-Karabakh as well ” Bashar al-Assad understands the Turks because his own country has been invaded by the Turkish military in northeast Syria .
It is not difficult to believe that Turkey would instigate a conflict in the Caucasus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ government who wanted to instigate a conflict between Syria and Turkey by murdering Syrian soldiers without provocation ; and it was officials within Turkish intelligence ( MİT chief Hakan Fidan and then-Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler ) who wanted to fire shells into Turkey from Syria to create false information that Syria attacked Turkey .
One can see the writing on the wall .
Turkey is in Syria , Turkey is working to control the Eastern Mediterranean , Turkey is now in Azerbaijan against the Armenians ( over a million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during WW1 ) ; the reality is right on our faces ; the Crescent is showing itself , and its sharp edge wants to eclipse the light asunder .

By Theodore Shoebat
Bashar al-Assad declared that Turkey is the main instigator behind the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to Reuters:
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan of being the main instigator in the deadliest fighting between Armenian and Azeri forces for more than 25 years. In an interview published on Tuesday that is likely to exacerbate international frictions over the clashes in the South Caucasus region, Assad also said militants from Syria were being deployed to the conflict area. Turkey has denied involvement in the fighting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountain enclave that belongs to Azerbaijan under international law but is governed by ethnic Armenians, and has dismissed accusations that it sent mercenaries to the area. But Assad told Russian news agency RIA: “He (Erdogan) … was the main instigator and the initiator of the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia.”
Al-Assad also detailed:
“Turkey used these terrorists from different countries in Syria. The same method was later used in Libya. They used Syrian terrorists in that country. …It is self-evident, more than likely, that [the Turks] are doing the same in Nagorno-Karabakh … They are the ones who created this problem, this conflict. It is the Turks who encourage the escalation of the conflict. They want to achieve some goals, they use the same methods. …So we can say for sure that the Turks are using terrorists from other countries in Nagorno-Karabakh as well”
Bashar al-Assad understands the Turks because his own country has been invaded by the Turkish military in northeast Syria. It is not difficult to believe that Turkey would instigate a conflict in the Caucasus. It was indeed people within the Turkish government who wanted to instigate a conflict between Syria and Turkey by murdering Syrian soldiers without provocation; and it was officials within Turkish intelligence (MİT chief Hakan Fidan and then-Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler) who wanted to fire shells into Turkey from Syria to create false information that Syria attacked Turkey. One can see the writing on the wall. Turkey is in Syria, Turkey is working to control the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey is now in Azerbaijan against the Armenians (over a million of whom were slaughtered by the Ottomans during WW1); the reality is right on our faces; the Crescent is showing itself, and its sharp edge wants to eclipse the light asunder.
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