veteranstoday--2020-01-18--Russian Foreign Minister: 6 -35 fighters on Iran’s borders at time of plane crash…suspected false fl

Russian Foreign Minister: 6 -35 fighters on Iran’s borders at time of plane crash…suspected false flag

Some reports have them flying from an Israeli base in Azerbaijan Acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there is unverified information that at least six American F-35 jets were “ in the Iranian border area ” at the time when Iran accidentally downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 last week .
“ This information has yet to be verified , but I ’ d like to underline the edginess that always accompanies such situations , ” he said on Friday .
Lavrov stressed that it was important to understand the context of the incident , which occurred as Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Washington ’ s assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani .
“ There is information that the Iranians were expecting another attack from the United States after the strike but did not know what form it might take , ” Lavrov said .
The Russian foreign minister added that he was not trying to excuse anyone for the incident .
On January 8 , the Ukrainian plane crashed minutes after take-off near the capital , Tehran , while en route to Kiev .
The incident led to the death of all of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom were Iranians .
Iran initially attributed the crash to technical failure but ultimately announced that the plane had been brought down by a missile fired due to “ human error ” after conducting further investigations .
Speaking on Friday , the Russian foreign minister also said that the tragic downing of the Ukrainian plane served as a “ very serious red flag ” that signaled a need to “ start working on de-escalation and not on constant threats.
” “ An increase in tensions between Iran and the US will not help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if only because the tensions will be increasing , ” he said .
Lavrov added that Washington ’ s “ unprecedented ” assassination of Soleimani “ undermined and put into question all imaginable norms of international law.
” According to Iraqi officials , Soleimani had been invited to Iraq as a formal guest of the Iraqi government when he was targeted by a US drone strike at Baghdad International Airport .

Acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there is unverified information that at least six American F-35 jets were “in the Iranian border area” at the time when Iran accidentally downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 last week.
“This information has yet to be verified, but I’d like to underline the edginess that always accompanies such situations,” he said on Friday.
Lavrov stressed that it was important to understand the context of the incident, which occurred as Iran was on very high alert after retaliating against Washington’s assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
“There is information that the Iranians were expecting another attack from the United States after the strike but did not know what form it might take,” Lavrov said.
The Russian foreign minister added that he was not trying to excuse anyone for the incident.
On January 8, the Ukrainian plane crashed minutes after take-off near the capital, Tehran, while en route to Kiev. The incident led to the death of all of the 176 people on board, most of whom were Iranians.
Iran initially attributed the crash to technical failure but ultimately announced that the plane had been brought down by a missile fired due to “human error” after conducting further investigations.
‘Very serious red flag’
Speaking on Friday, the Russian foreign minister also said that the tragic downing of the Ukrainian plane served as a “very serious red flag” that signaled a need to “start working on de-escalation and not on constant threats.”
“An increase in tensions between Iran and the US will not help settle any single crisis in the region, if only because the tensions will be increasing,” he said.
Lavrov added that Washington’s “unprecedented” assassination of Soleimani “undermined and put into question all imaginable norms of international law.”
According to Iraqi officials, Soleimani had been invited to Iraq as a formal guest of the Iraqi government when he was targeted by a US drone strike at Baghdad International Airport.


veteranstoday--2020-01-18--General Haftar, of Libya in Greece, Seeking Military Support

Meetings with Mitsotakis and Tender on today Haftar arrived in Athens just two and a half days before the Berlin International Conference on Libya.On Thursday afternoon , General Khalifa Haftar landed in extreme secrecy for security reasons .
He is expected to meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tomorrow and will also visit the Greek Parliament .
Haftar ’ s arrival in Athens comes just two and a half days before the Berlin International Conference on Libya , which has ruled out both Greece and Cyprus .
“ In addition , Foreign Minister Nikos Dendia ’ s private meeting with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( LNA ) , Major General Khalifa Haftar , ended in a central hotel in Athens .
It is recalled that Haftar had met in Benghazi with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias , where it was found that views on the illegality of the two memorandums signed by the Libyan government with Turkey were identified.
” General Haftar did not conceal his strong dissatisfaction with the fact that Greece did not receive an invitation from Germany to the Berlin Conference on Libya .
According to the M.LNA Twitter page… # Greece PM Mitsotakis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with # Germany Chancellor Merkel tomorrow over # Libya ; says clearly that Greece will veto any EU decision on Libya if the illegal Libya-Turkey memoranda are not cancelled .

NewPost.gr – Haftar arrived in Athens just two and a half days before the Berlin International Conference on Libya.
On Thursday afternoon, General Khalifa Haftar landed in extreme secrecy for security reasons. He is expected to meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tomorrow and will also visit the Greek Parliament.
#Greece PM Mitsotakis says he will talk on the phone with #Germany Chancellor Merkel tomorrow over #Libya; says clearly that Greece will veto any EU decision on Libya if the illegal Libya-Turkey memoranda are not cancelled. pic.twitter.com/dtqs19SsDf — M.LNA (@LNA2019M) January 16, 2020
Haftar’s arrival in Athens comes just two and a half days before the Berlin International Conference on Libya, which has ruled out both Greece and Cyprus.
“In addition, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendia’s private meeting with the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Khalifa Haftar, ended in a central hotel in Athens. It is recalled that Haftar had met in Benghazi with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, where it was found that views on the illegality of the two memorandums signed by the Libyan government with Turkey were identified.” General Haftar did not conceal his strong dissatisfaction with the fact that Greece did not receive an invitation from Germany to the Berlin Conference on Libya. According to the M.LNA Twitter page… #Greece PM Mitsotakis says he will talk on the phone with #Germany Chancellor Merkel tomorrow over #Libya; says clearly that Greece will veto any EU decision on Libya if the illegal Libya-Turkey memoranda are not canceled. Source: NewPost.gr


veteranstoday--2020-01-18--Lies: 11 American Wounded Medivaced to Germany after Trump Declares “No Casualties” (video repaired)

Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War .
He is a disabled veteran and has worked @ @ @ @ @ for decades .
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of @ @ @ @ @ .
He manages the world ’ s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with @ @ @ @ @ has traveled extensively , is published around the world and is a regular guest on @ @ @ @ @ than “ several ” countries .
He is also a trained chef , wine enthusiast @ @ @ @ @ specializing in historical weapons and restoration .
Business experience and interests are in energy and @ @ @

The United States military has said that 11 of its troops were wounded in an Iranian retaliatory missile attack last week despite Washington’s initial claim denying casualties.
“While no US service members were killed in the January 8 Iranian attack on al-Asad Airbase, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blasts and are still being assessed,” US Central Command spokesman Captain Bill Urban said in a statement on Thursday.
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veteranstoday--2020-01-23--NEO – US Agency for global media: the Empire’s newest propaganda arm

…by Henry Kamens , …with New Eastern Outlook , Moscow , …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences , a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa .
[ Editor ’ s Note : Henry has a good update below on how US media operations are a moving target in themselves , something that our busy Congress never seems to have time to keep an oversight eye on with the current three ring circus it is dealing with .
Hence , all kinds of government operations go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With prospective voters loaded up only on the things that the Deep State wants their attention on , other things like major reforms are never addressed , and sadly they are too complicated for the short attention span for an America public that prefers its information in small Twitter doses .
Is this just the usual rough and tumble age old American politics , or something more sinister , a subversion of our government with the acquiescence of many insiders ?
Disinformation is now a huge industry , funded by the taxpayers supposedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if that is a lie , and it is really a key part of the Chaos Theory Carnage that is rolling over the planet , something the Israelis claim to be the best at , and which is actually an attack on all the pretend-a-democracies .
Who would care if it was ?
Who would save us ?
Who we bother to save ourselves , or consider it someone else ’ s responsibility ?
Why is this not an issue for any presidential candidate ?
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Click to donate > > My first reaction to learning about the creation of a new government agency , the US Agency for Global Media , was one of complete surprise and ANGER .
Does not the US government already have at its disposal enough purported media – VOA and democracy support groups , NDI , collaborating media and a wide range of related agencies ?
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ block .
Not really new , but the same old and well-known bully wearing a new set of clothes , with deep pockets itching to pick fights .
I always liked the quote of Mark Twain about the choices between being informed or misinformed : “ If you don ’ t read the newspaper , you are uninformed , if you do , you are misinformed.
” There is lasting truth in this quote , and not only in terms of print media but all media outlets .
Nowadays there remains only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , fake news and allegations thereof !
Even HBO is getting in on the discussion of whether media is to be trusted , in an upcoming documentary .
After Truth : Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News will uncover and bring to light the “ rising phenomenon of ‘ fake news ’ in the US and the impact that disinformation , conspiracy theories , and false news stories have on the average citizen.
” But it is not only the US ; fake news is often sanctioned and exists on the global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the following catchphrase .
Keep in mind that modern propaganda , regardless of who produces it , is often indistinguishable from privately produced news .
It is by-and-large truthful and accurate , but gently guides a reader or viewer to adopt a particular point of view , rather than inundate him or her with an obvious political message that is devoid of truth or the semblance of truth under the guise of being used for insidious ends .
However , “ Propaganda , to be effective , must be believed.
” To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credible , so as to justify the actions .
There also must be some veneer of truth , or at least things which can be accepted as truth .
Whether it be Nazi-era movies , such as Uncle Kruger , or modern-day blockbusters , such as American Sniper , successful propaganda always follows this principle .
But it is not only fledgling countries which are faced with media influences that are less than mundane , and many so-called independent media outlets are far from independent .
If some propaganda had been successful , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the well-intended documentary Spanish Earth , about the Spanish Civil War , made clear that conflict was a dry run for the carnage to come .
But nowadays spin doctors , movie producers and policymakers are one and the same .
That is why civil society and NGOs need to understand that they just got in bed with those who are working outside of official channels , often tied with some who are the closest to the Deep State , including innocent appearing sources such as Wikipedia .
It would be too easy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modern-day media on the CIA and USAID , the only culprits to be challenged .
Wikipedia is also alleged to be a professional propaganda organisation which allows fake news and outright illegal propaganda to dominate the internet .
But the media spin is not taken to heart by all .
The US Agency for Global Media , formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors , which broadcasts news and information about the United States and the world to audiences abroad , is more often than not far from being truthful—involved in pure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it because it targets a foreign audience , and few in the US are even aware of the organisation and its mandate .
The question that , therefore , begs , is what exactly its agenda is ?
Whether it really achieves what it claims to achieve by way of national security is also questionable .
But let ’ s first look at Global Media ’ s predecessor – the Broadcasting Board of Governors .
Matt Novak , writing for the tech blog Gizmodo , described the BBG as the “ propaganda arm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speculated that its alleged role in propagandising on behalf of the US government was a reason for the denied entry of Jeff Shell , its director , to Russia in July of 2016 .
It comes as no surprise to learn that the old organisation was explicitly forbidden from being broadcast inside the United States , under laws that prohibit the government from releasing propaganda domestically , especially that concerning US citizens .
During consideration of recent legislation allowing access by American citizens to US-produced propaganda , critics voiced concern that lifting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ influence foreign audiences being used against American citizens .
Proponents countered that the ban made it difficult for Americans to access and evaluate this content .
Even as recently as August 2019 , AP reported that the new law signed by Obama did not allow propaganda in the US .
However , all these attempts to shield Americans from homegrown propaganda fail because they eventually get access to that same propaganda indirectly through the many websites that present US-funded fake news pieces as legitimate news .
These seem to be written by legitimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Effectively this means that US government-funded sites are lying , not only to an international audience but to the American people as a whole .
There are many readers who may unknowingly access these sites while searching for alternative views outside of the MSM , and take them at face value , as they are funded by the US government .
It is still questionable whether the amendments to the Smith-Mundt Act now allow materials created by the U.S. Agency for Global Media , the nation ’ s foreign broadcasting agency , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nonetheless , it is hoped that they do not repeal the Smith-Mundt Act , but rather lift some unnecessary restrictions on the domestic dissemination of government-funded fake media .
It should be agreed that American taxpayers ’ money shouldn ’ t be funding propaganda for American audiences , and especially that directed against US citizens , but this is effectively what is happening under the guise of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 .
The original intention of the law is being circumvented .
One only needs to read : “ Apple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and after the repeal of the domestic dissemination ban ” to know what is going on in the name of spreading the truth !
As the Northwestern Law Review clearly reveals , “ there is little evidence that the State Department and the BBG have any desire to ‘ propagandize ’ the American people , [ and in some cases against Americans ] .
It is critical to establish safeguards now—before the United States enters into a new conflict or engages in some other highly controversial activity—that will prevent the federal government from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States .
The government will continue to speak , and the American people must know whom they are listening to.
” It was also noted in the above-highlighted article that “ the best rules are ones that are enacted before they are needed.
” It is all about informational warfare , “ information vs. disinformation.
” Previously the lead organisation involved in this battle was the United States Information Agency ( USIA ) , the propaganda arm of the US government , which was dissolved in 1999 .
It is however understandable why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to Cold War tactics in the media war .
American soft power , which used public diplomacy as a key instrument during the Cold War decades , has recently been in decline Against this backdrop , it was James Clapper , the former Director of National Intelligence , who recently said that the US needed something like USIA again .
Actually , he just told Congress that there was a need for a “ USIA on steroids.
” There are more than just claims to be made as to how the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been well documented by the Washington Post .
In 2016 , Congress authorised the establishment of a Global Engagement Center/ US Agency for Global Media , that , although originally imagined as a mechanism to counter the Islamic State militant group , was soon framed by its legislative backers as part of a pushback against what it claimed was Kremlin-backed media manipulation .
However , in fact , it is being used to stifle independent media in places like Georgia and the former Soviet Union , and even attacking US citizens for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As a result , everything now gets painted as anti-Western , even normal discourse by local media outlets .
But that is where the money is—and such a site has to produce evidence that it is earning its keep .
Henry Kamens , columnist , expert on Central Asia and Caucasus , exclusively for the online magazine “ New Eastern Outlook ” .

…by Henry Kamens, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow, …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa.
[ Editor’s Note: Henry has a good update below on how US media operations are a moving target in themselves, something that our busy Congress never seems to have time to keep an oversight eye on with the current three ring circus it is dealing with.
Hence, all kinds of government operations go on with little or no review. With prospective voters loaded up only on the things that the Deep State wants their attention on, other things like major reforms are never addressed, and sadly they are too complicated for the short attention span for an America public that prefers its information in small Twitter doses.
Is this just the usual rough and tumble age old American politics, or something more sinister, a subversion of our government with the acquiescence of many insiders?
Disinformation is now a huge industry, funded by the taxpayers supposedly for their national security. But what if that is a lie, and it is really a key part of the Chaos Theory Carnage that is rolling over the planet, something the Israelis claim to be the best at, and which is actually an attack on all the pretend-a-democracies.
Who would care if it was? Who would save us? Who we bother to save ourselves, or consider it someone else’s responsibility? Why is this not an issue for any presidential candidate? Inquiring minds would like to know… Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … January 22, 2020 –
My first reaction to learning about the creation of a new government agency, the US Agency for Global Media, was one of complete surprise and ANGER. Does not the US government already have at its disposal enough purported media – VOA and democracy support groups, NDI, collaborating media and a wide range of related agencies?
And now enters a new kid on the block. Not really new, but the same old and well-known bully wearing a new set of clothes, with deep pockets itching to pick fights.
I always liked the quote of Mark Twain about the choices between being informed or misinformed: “If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed, if you do, you are misinformed.”
There is lasting truth in this quote, and not only in terms of print media but all media outlets. Nowadays there remains only a thin line between media truth and propaganda, fake news and allegations thereof! Even HBO is getting in on the discussion of whether media is to be trusted, in an upcoming documentary.
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News will uncover and bring to light the “rising phenomenon of ‘fake news’ in the US and the impact that disinformation, conspiracy theories, and false news stories have on the average citizen.” But it is not only the US; fake news is often sanctioned and exists on the global level, as we are well reminded by the following catchphrase.
Wag the Dog
Keep in mind that modern propaganda, regardless of who produces it, is often indistinguishable from privately produced news. It is by-and-large truthful and accurate, but gently guides a reader or viewer to adopt a particular point of view, rather than inundate him or her with an obvious political message that is devoid of truth or the semblance of truth under the guise of being used for insidious ends.
However, “Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed.” To be believed, it must be ostensibly credible, so as to justify the actions. There also must be some veneer of truth, or at least things which can be accepted as truth. Whether it be Nazi-era movies, such as Uncle Kruger, or modern-day blockbusters, such as American Sniper, successful propaganda always follows this principle.
But it is not only fledgling countries which are faced with media influences that are less than mundane, and many so-called independent media outlets are far from independent. If some propaganda had been successful, we could have avoided WW2, as the well-intended documentary Spanish Earth, about the Spanish Civil War, made clear that conflict was a dry run for the carnage to come.
But nowadays spin doctors, movie producers and policymakers are one and the same. That is why civil society and NGOs need to understand that they just got in bed with those who are working outside of official channels, often tied with some who are the closest to the Deep State, including innocent appearing sources such as Wikipedia.
It would be too easy to blame what is happening with the modern-day media on the CIA and USAID, the only culprits to be challenged. Wikipedia is also alleged to be a professional propaganda organisation which allows fake news and outright illegal propaganda to dominate the internet.
But the media spin is not taken to heart by all. The US Agency for Global Media, formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which broadcasts news and information about the United States and the world to audiences abroad, is more often than not far from being truthful—involved in pure media spin. It gets away with it because it targets a foreign audience, and few in the US are even aware of the organisation and its mandate.
The question that, therefore, begs, is what exactly its agenda is? Whether it really achieves what it claims to achieve by way of national security is also questionable.
But let’s first look at Global Media’s predecessor – the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Matt Novak, writing for the tech blog Gizmodo, described the BBG as the “propaganda arm” of the US government. He speculated that its alleged role in propagandising on behalf of the US government was a reason for the denied entry of Jeff Shell, its director, to Russia in July of 2016.
It comes as no surprise to learn that the old organisation was explicitly forbidden from being broadcast inside the United States, under laws that prohibit the government from releasing propaganda domestically, especially that concerning US citizens.
During consideration of recent legislation allowing access by American citizens to US-produced propaganda, critics voiced concern that lifting the restrictions could result in information designed to influence foreign audiences being used against American citizens. Proponents countered that the ban made it difficult for Americans to access and evaluate this content.
Even as recently as August 2019, AP reported that the new law signed by Obama did not allow propaganda in the US. However, all these attempts to shield Americans from homegrown propaganda fail because they eventually get access to that same propaganda indirectly through the many websites that present US-funded fake news pieces as legitimate news. These seem to be written by legitimate organisations, at least at first impression.
Effectively this means that US government-funded sites are lying, not only to an international audience but to the American people as a whole. There are many readers who may unknowingly access these sites while searching for alternative views outside of the MSM, and take them at face value, as they are funded by the US government.
It is still questionable whether the amendments to the Smith-Mundt Act now allow materials created by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the nation’s foreign broadcasting agency, to be directly disseminated in the US. Nonetheless, it is hoped that they do not repeal the Smith-Mundt Act, but rather lift some unnecessary restrictions on the domestic dissemination of government-funded fake media.
It should be agreed that American taxpayers’ money shouldn’t be funding propaganda for American audiences, and especially that directed against US citizens, but this is effectively what is happening under the guise of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012.
The original intention of the law is being circumvented. One only needs to read: “Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith-Mundt Act before and after the repeal of the domestic dissemination ban” to know what is going on in the name of spreading the truth!
As the Northwestern Law Review clearly reveals, “there is little evidence that the State Department and the BBG have any desire to ‘propagandize’ the American people, [and in some cases against Americans]. It is critical to establish safeguards now—before the United States enters into a new conflict or engages in some other highly controversial activity—that will prevent the federal government from covertly influencing public opinion within the United States. The government will continue to speak, and the American people must know whom they are listening to.”
It was also noted in the above-highlighted article that “the best rules are ones that are enacted before they are needed.”
“USIA on steroids”
It is all about informational warfare, “information vs. disinformation.” Previously the lead organisation involved in this battle was the United States Information Agency (USIA), the propaganda arm of the US government, which was dissolved in 1999.
It is however understandable why the US is now trying to go back to Cold War tactics in the media war. American soft power, which used public diplomacy as a key instrument during the Cold War decades, has recently been in decline
Against this backdrop, it was James Clapper, the former Director of National Intelligence, who recently said that the US needed something like USIA again. Actually, he just told Congress that there was a need for a “USIA on steroids.”
There are more than just claims to be made as to how the media game is being played upon. This has been well documented by the Washington Post.
In 2016, Congress authorised the establishment of a Global Engagement Center/ US Agency for Global Media, that, although originally imagined as a mechanism to counter the Islamic State militant group, was soon framed by its legislative backers as part of a pushback against what it claimed was Kremlin-backed media manipulation.
However, in fact, it is being used to stifle independent media in places like Georgia and the former Soviet Union, and even attacking US citizens for exercising their rights of free expression. As a result, everything now gets painted as anti-Western, even normal discourse by local media outlets. But that is where the money is—and such a site has to produce evidence that it is earning its keep.
Henry Kamens, columnist, expert on Central Asia and Caucasus, exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”.


veteranstoday--2020-01-23--Chicken Little: “Iguanas Are Falling”

Chicken Little: “Iguanas Are Falling”

The weather warning came with a disclaimer .
“ This isn ’ t something we usually forecast , ” the Miami National Weather Service wrote on Twitter Tuesday afternoon , “ but don ’ t be surprised if you see iguanas falling from the trees tonight.
” As temperatures in the southern part of the Sunshine State dipped between 30 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit , Florida residents encountered not slow or sleet , but frozen reptiles tumbling from trees .
Cold-blooded iguanas are exothermic , meaning that they rely on environmental temperatures to maintain their own body temperature .
Cold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unable to grip the trees where they like to roost at night .
The immobile iguanas may look “ dead as a doornail , ” Ron Magill , a spokesperson for Zoo Miami , told Patricia Mazzei of the New York Times in 2018 , but they often make it through the cold snap .
“ [ A ] s soon as it starts to heat up and they get hit by the sun rays , it ’ s this rejuvenation , ” Magill said .
On Wednesday morning , the Miami National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chances of “ iguana ‘ rain ’ ” would drop to zero by the afternoon , as temperatures were expected to climb back up to 60 degree Fahrenheit .

by Brigit Katz/Smithsonianmag.com
The weather warning came with a disclaimer.
“This isn’t something we usually forecast,” the Miami National Weather Service wrote on Twitter Tuesday afternoon, “but don’t be surprised if you see iguanas falling from the trees tonight.”
As temperatures in the southern part of the Sunshine State dipped between 30 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit, Florida residents encountered not slow or sleet, but frozen reptiles tumbling from trees. Cold-blooded iguanas are exothermic, meaning that they rely on environmental temperatures to maintain their own body temperature. Cold weather stuns the lizards, rendering them unable to grip the trees where they like to roost at night.
The immobile iguanas may look “dead as a doornail,” Ron Magill, a spokesperson for Zoo Miami, told Patricia Mazzei of the New York Times in 2018, but they often make it through the cold snap. “[A]s soon as it starts to heat up and they get hit by the sun rays, it’s this rejuvenation,” Magill said.
On Wednesday morning, the Miami National Weather Service informed Florida residents that the chances of “iguana ‘rain’” would drop to zero by the afternoon, as temperatures were expected to climb back up to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Read Full Article on SmithsonianMag.com


veteranstoday--2020-01-23--Exclusive: Trump Planning Nuclear Strike on Russia…Soon (updating)

This is published for one reason because we have multiple confirmations that we should not have .
A week ago , Pompeo announced that he was prepared to order the assassination of Russian and Chinese leaders .
We published this in English and Russian at the website of the Russian Academy of Science , a peer-reviewed journal , and it has gone genuinely viral…inside Russia alone .
NEO : New US Policy Authorized Drones Strikes on Russian , Chinese Leaders Russia kicked the US out of the Black Sea , using Turkey to enforce the Montreaux Treaty , for one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ships to target Russian missile defenses for a first strike .
Trump and Pompeo were silent on this HUGE story for one reason , they were caught with dirty hands .
Behind this , we began being hit with threat and some strange censorship , Libya , Sudan , places we have people on the ground with Adamas as advisors .
Then Russia announced their Moscow missile system , going the extra mile… and then this : Pompeo and Esper , others from the West Point Mafia , have , according to sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can take down Russia in one blow .
We believe it is soon , days away .
Trump is totally surrounded by Armageddon loving cultists and is in a state of dementia .
We also have 2 responses from Russia , one today announcing their new Doomsday Weapons…called “ Dead Hand ” and the other in a Russian announcement of their new missile system defending Moscow , both published today on VT .

DISCLOSURE: Sourced from Russian government funded media
Russian Mi-35M helicopters firing off flares and tear gas (?) while covering a joint Russian-Turkish patrol near Kobani pic.twitter.com/jhlE3yDCXQ
This is published for one reason because we have multiple confirmations that we should not have. A week ago, Pompeo announced that he was prepared to order the assassination of Russian and Chinese leaders. We published this in English and Russian at the website of the Russian Academy of Science, a peer-reviewed journal, and it has gone genuinely viral…inside Russia alone.
NEO: New US Policy Authorized Drones Strikes on Russian, Chinese Leaders
Russia kicked the US out of the Black Sea, using Turkey to enforce the Montreaux Treaty, for one reason, the US was using AEGIS ships to target Russian missile defenses for a first strike. Trump and Pompeo were silent on this HUGE story for one reason, they were caught with dirty hands.
Behind this, we began being hit with threat and some strange censorship, Libya, Sudan, places we have people on the ground with Adamas as advisors.
Then Russia announced their Moscow missile system, going the extra mile…
and then this:
Pompeo and Esper, others from the West Point Mafia, have, according to sources, drawn up plans and believe they can take down Russia in one blow.
We believe it is soon, days away.
Trump is totally surrounded by Armageddon loving cultists and is in a state of dementia.
We also have 2 responses from Russia, one today announcing their new Doomsday Weapons…called “Dead Hand” and the other in a Russian announcement of their new missile system defending Moscow, both published today on VT.
Duck and cover.


veteranstoday--2020-01-23--UN Cites Saudi Prince in Murder-Blackmail Plot Against Jeff Bezos

The UN believes a very real plot on the part of the Saudi Crown Prince and an Israeli security company ( NSO Group ) , believed to have been complicit in the gruesome dismemberment ( while alive ) killing of Washington Post bureau chief Jamal Khashoggi , has been unleashed against Jeff Bezos , a political enemy of Donald Trump .
“ The special rapporteurs – Agnès Callamard and David Kaye – said in a joint statement they were “ gravely concerned ” by evidence they had reviewed about the apparent surveillance of Bezos in what they described as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not silence , the Washington Post ’ s reporting on Saudi Arabia .
In one of the most extraordinary disclosures , the UN rapporteurs said that , according to forensic analysis , the “ crown prince sent WhatsApp messages ” to Bezos , in November 2018 and February 2019 , “ in which he allegedly revealed private and confidential information about Mr Bezos ’ personal life that was not available from public sources .
An annexe to their report provided further details of an alleged incident in November 2018 when a single photograph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prince ’ s WhatsApp account ‘ along with a sardonic caption ’ .
The image , according to the UN rapporteurs , was of “ a woman resembling the woman with whom Bezos is having an affair , months before the Bezos affair was known publicly . '
” Two months later , in January 2019 , the National Enquirer published a special edition that exposed the affair .
AMI , which owns the US supermarket tabloid , has denied any “ third party ” was involved in influencing its reporting .
United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s richest man , Jeff Bezos , owner of the Washington Post , a newspaper often at odds with Trump and MBS and , of course , owner of Amazon , has been the victim of a potential murder-blackmail plot .
Back in 2018 , Bezos received a cryptic message from the Saudi crown prince with a photo of a woman Bezos was allegedly having an affair with .
The photo contained software from NSO Cyber Intelligence , the Israeli company that was used by Saudi Arabia in the murder of Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MBS has been accused .
“ Special rapporteur for the UN , Agnes Callamard along with David Kay said the revelation that the future king of Saudi Arabia might have had a personal involvement in the targeting of the billionaire owner of the Washington Post should put a renewed spotlight on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi .
Khashoggi , a Washington Post journalist , was killed in October 2018 , five months after the alleged “ hack ” of Bezos ’ s iPhone .
Callamard is UN special rapporteur on summary executions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a previous report that detailed credible evidence for Saudi Arabia ’ s involvement in the premeditated murder of Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul .
The crown prince denies any involvement in the killing .
According to the UN special rapporteurs , the Saudi Royal Guard “ acquired from NSO Group ” its Pegasus spyware in November 2017 and it is believed to have been involved in the targeting of Saudi dissidents .
Their statement said : ‘ The hacking of Mr Bezos ’ phone occurred during a period , May-June 2018 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associates of Jamal Khashoggi , Yahya Assiri and Omar Abdulaziz , were also hacked , allegedly using the Pegasus malware . '
”

The UN believes a very real plot on the part of the Saudi Crown Prince and an Israeli security company (NSO Group), believed to have been complicit in the gruesome dismemberment (while alive) killing of Washington Post bureau chief Jamal Khashoggi, has been unleashed against Jeff Bezos, a political enemy of Donald Trump.
“The special rapporteurs – Agnès Callamard and David Kaye – said in a joint statement they were “gravely concerned” by the evidence they had reviewed about the apparent surveillance of Bezos in what they described as a possible “effort to influence, if not silence, the Washington Post’s reporting on Saudi Arabia.
In one of the most extraordinary disclosures, the UN rapporteurs said that, according to forensic analysis, the “crown prince sent WhatsApp messages” to Bezos, in November 2018 and February 2019, “in which he allegedly revealed private and confidential information about Mr. Bezos’ personal life that was not available from public sources.
An annex to their report provided further details of an alleged incident in November 2018 when a single photograph was texted to Bezos from the crown prince’s WhatsApp account ‘along with a sardonic caption’. The image, according to the UN rapporteurs, was of “a woman resembling the woman with whom Bezos is having an affair, months before the Bezos affair was known publicly.'”
TheGuardian.com: Jeff Bezos UN calls for investigation into alleged Saudi hack
Two months later, in January 2019, the National Enquirer published a special edition that exposed the affair. AMI, which owns the US supermarket tabloid, has denied any “third party” was involved in influencing its reporting.
United Nations experts have determined that the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, a newspaper often at odds with Trump and MBS and, of course, owner of Amazon, has been the victim of a potential murder-blackmail plot.
Back in 2018, Bezos received a cryptic message from the Saudi crown prince with a photo of a woman Bezos was allegedly having an affair with. The photo contained software from NSO Cyber Intelligence, the Israeli company that was used by Saudi Arabia in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, for which MBS has been accused.
“Special rapporteur for the UN, Agnes Callamard along with David Kay said the revelation that the future king of Saudi Arabia might have had personal involvement in the targeting of the billionaire owner of the Washington Post should put a renewed spotlight on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist, was killed in October 2018, five months after the alleged “hack” of Bezos’s iPhone.
Callamard is UN special rapporteur on summary executions and extrajudicial killings, and the author of a previous report that detailed credible evidence for Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the premeditated murder of Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul. The crown prince denies any involvement in the killing.
According to the UN special rapporteurs, the Saudi Royal Guard “acquired from NSO Group” its Pegasus spyware in November 2017 and it is believed to have been involved in the targeting of Saudi dissidents. Their statement said: ‘The hacking of Mr. Bezos’ phone occurred during a period, May-June 2018, in which the phones of two close associates of Jamal Khashoggi, Yahya Assiri and Omar Abdulaziz, were also hacked, allegedly using the Pegasus malware.'”


veteranstoday--2020-01-23--Russia would annihilate the US in a nuclear war

Oliver Stone once again should be recommended for asking Vladimir Putin thought-provoking questions .
Back in 2017 , Stone asked Putin : “ In a hot war is the US dominant ?
” Without hesitation , Putin responded : “ I don ’ t think anyone would survive such a conflict.
” In other words , the Neocons , the war machine , ethnic cleansers in the Middle East , and probably even Donald Trump would not survive a nuclear war with Russia .
That means that if Trump is even thinking about attacking Russia , then he is digging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States , said Putin , have been living in a crazy or diabolical world since the beginning of time .
In 2015 , Vladimir Putin was asked by an interviewer to explain why “ the countries that used to be parties to the Warsaw Treaty and today are NATO countries , such as the Baltic states and Poland , feel threatened by Russia .
NATO has decided to create special forces to address these concerns .
My question is whether the West is right in its determination to restrain ‘ the Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to speak in such a contentious tone ?
” Putin must have been thinking , “ The Lord hath delivered thee into my hands.
” If you have spent time watching some of the interviews that Putin has done over the years , you know that he usually takes the premises of the New World Order by the horn and swings them back to their masters .
This moves often kills those NWO agents politically and intellectually because those people , sad to say , can not or does not want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismiss practical reason and somehow expect to make sense in the political universe .
Putin has survived the New World Order onslaught because he is focused , and his distractors are not .
He knows that the worldview that makes up the New World Order is philosophically incoherent and morally repugnant and worthless .
He also knows that his job as a political figure is to articulate the truth in a manner that any rational person will understand , and truth will work itself out .
So it seems that Putin finds it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of existence in the political world .
He exposes them for what they really are : Satanists , people who want nothing to do with logic and reason .
They are the kind of people who want to bring down the moral and political order .
His response to the interviewer bears repeating here : “ US military spending is higher than that of all countries in the world taken together .
The aggregate military spending of NATO countries is 10 times , note – 10 times higher than that of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bases abroad .
“ We have the remnants of our armed forces ( since Soviet times ) in Tajikistan , on the border with Afghanistan , which is an area where the terrorist threat is particularly high .
“ The same role is played by our airbase in Kyrgyzstan ; it is also aimed at addressing the terrorist threat and was set up at the request of the Kyrgyz authorities after a terrorist attack perpetrated by terrorists from Afghanistan on Kyrgyzstan .
“ We have dismantled our bases in various regions of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and so on .
This means that our policy in this respect is not global , offensive or aggressive .
I invite you to publish the world map in your newspaper and to mark all the US military bases on it .
You will see the difference .
“ American submarines are on permanent alert off the Norwegian coast ; they are equipped with missiles that can reach Moscow in 17 minutes .
But we dismantled all of our bases in Cuba a long time ago , even the non-strategic ones .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia has indeed a base in Syria , but it is necessary .
They need to keep the United States in check there .
Obviously the Neocons and the Powers That Be didn ’ t want to listen then .
In fact , for Putin to reason with them was like talking to an ATM machine .
They would usually preface their remarks by saying things like , “ Vladimir Putin , the former KGB… ” But was Putin right in his assessment ?
You be the judge .
Linda J. Bilmes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of California presented a paper in which they argued that “ Today US military operations are involved in scores of countries across all the five continents .
The US military is the world ’ s largest landlord , with significant military facilities in nations around the world , and with a significant presence in Bahrain , Djibouti , Turkey , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Iraq , Afghanistan , Kosovo , and Kyrgyzstan , in addition to long-established bases in Germany , Japan , South Korea , Italy , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vast , such as the Al Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar , the forward head- quarters of the United States Central Command , which has recently been expanded to accommodate up to 10,000 troops and 120 aircraft .
“ The US Central Command ( CENTCOM ) is active in 20 countries across the Middle Eastern region , and is actively ramping-up military training , counterterrorism programs , logistical support , and funding to the military in various nations .
“ At this point , the US has some kind of military presence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Kuwait , Kyrgyzstan , Lebanon , Oman , Pakistan , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , U.A.E.
, Uzbekistan , and Yemen.
” Tell me : has Russia been involved in “ military operations across all the five continents ” ?
Do they have military bases virtually all over the world ?
Serious scholars know that Putin ’ s political position is far more plausible than the worldview that has been propounded by the United States and NATO .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ J. Bacevich , who doesn ’ t even like Putin , has argued that NATO and the United States violated virtually every major agreement they made with Russia during the Cold War .
[ 1 ] Stephen F. Cohen of Princeton and New York University has been saying similar things .
[ 2 ] In short , let us hope that Trump and the Khazarian Mafia in Washington do not even approach the language that they will come out on top if they happen to attack Russia .
Let us hope that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its ultimate conclusion .
As Gordon Duff has recently put it , “ Trump is totally surrounded by Armageddon loving cultists and is in a state of dementia.
” One of those cultists is none other than Sheldon Adelson , who has perpetuated that the United States should have bombed Iran long ago .
[ 3 ] Negotiation or dialogue with Iran always gives Adelson some kind of headache because he wants to see blood all over Iran .
“ What are we going to negotiate about ?
” Adelson said back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ What I would say is , ‘ Listen .
You see that desert out there , I want to show you something.
’ …You pick up your cellphone and you call somewhere in Nebraska and you say , ‘ OK let it go.
’ And so there ’ s an atomic weapon , goes over ballistic missiles , the middle of the desert , that doesn ’ t hurt a soul .
Maybe a couple of rattlesnakes , and scorpions , or whatever .
And then you say , ‘ See @ @ @ @ @ @ @ middle of Tehran.
’ So , we mean business.
” [ 4 ] The interesting thing is that Trump has been listening to Adelson since he ascended to the Zionist throne .
Take it from Trump himself : I said to Sheldon , “ What do you think was bigger ?
… Israel and the embassy going in , and it became Jerusalem , the capital of Israel ?
Or the Golan Heights [ recognition as Israeli territory ] ?
” He said , “ Neither.
” I said , “ What do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” He said , “ The biggest thing you did for Israel was breaking up and terminating the horrible , one-sided , catastrophic deal that was made by President Obama.
” ( Applause . )
Right ?
I said , “ I never thought of it that way , Sheldon , but I agree with you .
If you want to know the truth , I agree with you.
” Trump : “ We have to get the people of our country , of this country , to love Israel more .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ We have to do it .
We have to get them to love Israel more .
Because you have people that are Jewish people , that are great people — they don ’ t love Israel enough .
You know that .
You know that .
( Applause . )
” Trump again declared that he learned some of his tricks from none other than Sheldon Adelson , whom he refers to as king : “ Well , I learned all these tricks from Sheldon .
So , you know .
( Laughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hi , King .
What ’ s up ?
What ’ s happening ?
” ( Laughter . )
He said , “ I wanted to tell you I didn ’ t like you doing that with Israel.
” “ Oh , man !
I wish I called you back a little sooner .
I ’ m sorry.
” ( Laughter . )
Call a president : “ What ’ s up , President ?
” “ I wanted to tell you not to do that , sir .
But you ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Yeah , I wish — you know , I wish I could have gotten you sooner , but I ’ m so busy.
” ( Laughter . )
I took about 40 of those calls .
Right ?
Everyone was the same : “ I wanted to tell you… ” I said , “ But , you know , in the meantime , it opened and it was , you know , really pretty amazing.
” So was Duff right in saying that Trump is surrounded by the Khazarian Bankster Cult in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yes .
Will the US again survive a war with Russia ?
The answer is no .
Who is pushing a war with Russia again ?
Well , you should know the answer to that question by now .
If you still don ’ t know , perhaps you should give flaming Neocon Max Boot a call .
• [ 2 ] See for example Stephen F. Cohen , “ Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan , ” The Nation , January 3 , 2018 .
• [ 3 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuke Iranian desert , ” Times of Israel , October 24 , 2013 .

Oliver Stone once again should be commended for asking Vladimir Putin thought-provoking questions. Back in 2017, Stone asked Putin: “In a hot war is the US dominant?” Without hesitation, Putin responded: “I don’t think anyone would survive such a conflict.”
In other words, the Neocons, the war machine, ethnic cleansers in the Middle East, and probably even Donald Trump would not survive a nuclear war with Russia. That means that if Trump is even thinking about attacking Russia, then he is digging his own grave.
Politicians in the United States, said Putin, have been living in a crazy or diabolical world since the beginning of time.
In 2015, Vladimir Putin was asked by an interviewer to explain why “the countries that used to be parties to the Warsaw Treaty and today are NATO countries, such as the Baltic states and Poland, feel threatened by Russia. NATO has decided to create special forces to address these concerns. My question is whether the West is right in its determination to restrain ‘the Russian bear’, and why does Russia continue to speak in such a contentious tone?”
Putin must have been thinking, “The Lord hath delivered thee into my hands.” If you have spent time watching some of the interviews that Putin has done over the years, you know that he usually takes the premises of the New World Order by the horn and swings them back to their masters. This moves often kills those NWO agents politically and intellectually because those people, sad to say, cannot or do not want to think rationally. They deliberately abandon or dismiss practical reason and somehow expect to make sense in the political universe.
Putin has survived the New World Order onslaught because he is focused, and his distractors are not. He knows that the worldview that makes up the New World Order is philosophically incoherent and morally repugnant and worthless. He also knows that his job as a political figure is to articulate the truth in a manner that any rational person will understand, and the truth will work itself out.
So it seems that Putin finds it entertaining to put New World Order agents out of existence in the political world. He exposes them for what they really are: Satanists, people who want nothing to do with logic and reason. They are the kind of people who want to bring down the moral and political order. His response to the interviewer bears repeating here:
“US military spending is higher than that of all countries in the world taken together. The aggregate military spending of NATO countries is 10 times, note – 10 times higher than that of the Russian Federation. Russia has virtually no bases abroad.
“We have the remnants of our armed forces (since Soviet times) in Tajikistan, on the border with Afghanistan, which is an area where the terrorist threat is particularly high.
“The same role is played by our airbase in Kyrgyzstan; it is also aimed at addressing the terrorist threat and was set up at the request of the Kyrgyz authorities after a terrorist attack perpetrated by terrorists from Afghanistan on Kyrgyzstan.
“We have dismantled our bases in various regions of the world, including Cuba, Vietnam, and so on. This means that our policy in this respect is not global, offensive or aggressive. I invite you to publish the world map in your newspaper and to mark all the US military bases on it. You will see the difference.
“American submarines are on permanent alert off the Norwegian coast; they are equipped with missiles that can reach Moscow in 17 minutes. But we dismantled all of our bases in Cuba a long time ago, even the non-strategic ones. And you would call us aggressive?”
Russia has indeed a base in Syria, but it is necessary. They need to keep the United States in check there. Obviously the Neocons and the Powers That Be didn’t want to listen then. In fact, for Putin to reason with them was like talking to an ATM machine. They would usually preface their remarks by saying things like, “Vladimir Putin, the former KGB…” But was Putin right in his assessment?
You be the judge. Linda J. Bilmes of Harvard and Michael D. Intriligator of the University of California presented a paper in which they argued that
“Today US military operations are involved in scores of countries across all the five continents. The US military is the world’s largest landlord, with significant military facilities in nations around the world, and with a significant presence in Bahrain, Djibouti, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Kyrgyzstan, in addition to long-established bases in Germany, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and the UK. Some of these are vast, such as the Al Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar, the forward headquarters of the United States Central Command, which has recently been expanded to accommodate up to 10,000 troops and 120 aircraft.
“The US Central Command (CENTCOM) is active in 20 countries across the Middle Eastern region and is actively ramping-up military training, counterterrorism programs, logistical support, and funding to the military in various nations.
“At this point, the US has some kind of military presence in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, U.A.E., Uzbekistan, and Yemen.”
Tell me: has Russia been involved in “military operations across all the five continents”? Do they have military bases virtually all over the world? Serious scholars know that Putin’s political position is far more plausible than the worldview that has been propounded by the United States and NATO.
For example, military historian and academic Andrew J. Bacevich, who doesn’t even like Putin, has argued that NATO and the United States violated virtually every major agreement they made with Russia during the Cold War.[1] Stephen F. Cohen of Princeton and New York University has been saying similar things.[2]
In short, let us hope that Trump and the Khazarian Mafia in Washington do not even approach the language that they will come out on top if they happen to attack Russia. Let us hope that they do not follow their diabolical plan to its ultimate conclusion. As Gordon Duff has recently put it, “Trump is totally surrounded by Armageddon loving cultists and is in a state of dementia.”
One of those cultists is none other than Sheldon Adelson, who has perpetuated that the United States should have bombed Iran long ago.[3] Negotiation or dialogue with Iran always gives Adelson some kind of headache because he wants to see blood all over Iran. “What are we going to negotiate about?” Adelson said back in 2013. He moved on to say:
“What I would say is, ‘Listen. You see that desert out there, I want to show you something.’ …You pick up your cellphone and you call somewhere in Nebraska and you say, ‘OK let it go.’ And so there’s an atomic weapon, goes over ballistic missiles, the middle of the desert, that doesn’t hurt a soul. Maybe a couple of rattlesnakes, and scorpions, or whatever. And then you say, ‘See? The next one is in the middle of Tehran.’ So, we mean business.”[4]
The interesting thing is that Trump has been listening to Adelson since he ascended to the Zionist throne. Take it from Trump himself:
I said to Sheldon, “What do you think was bigger? … Israel and the embassy going in, and it became Jerusalem, the capital of Israel? Or the Golan Heights [recognition as Israeli territory]?” He said, “Neither.” I said, “What do you mean ‘neither,’ Sheldon?” He said, “The biggest thing you did for Israel was breaking up and terminating the horrible, one-sided, catastrophic deal that was made by President Obama.” (Applause.) Right?
I said, “I never thought of it that way, Sheldon, but I agree with you. If you want to know the truth, I agree with you.”
Trump: “We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more. I have to tell you that. We have to do it. We have to get them to love Israel more. Because you have people that are Jewish people, that are great people — they don’t love Israel enough. You know that. You know that. (Applause.)”
Trump again declared that he learned some of his tricks from none other than Sheldon Adelson, whom he refers to as King:
“Well, I learned all these tricks from Sheldon. So, you know. (Laughter.) So I call: “Hi, King. What’s up? What’s happening?” (Laughter.) He said, “I wanted to tell you I didn’t like you doing that with Israel.” “Oh, man! I wish I called you back a little sooner. I’m sorry.” (Laughter.) Call a president: “What’s up, President?” “I wanted to tell you not to do that, sir. But you’ve done it.” What can I — “Yeah, I wish — you know, I wish I could have gotten you sooner, but I’m so busy.” (Laughter.) I took about 40 of those calls. Right? Everyone was the same: “I wanted to tell you…” I said, “But, you know, in the meantime, it opened and it was, you know, really pretty amazing.”
So was Duff right in saying that Trump is surrounded by the Khazarian Bankster Cult in the White House? The answer is yes. Will the US again survive a war with Russia? The answer is no. Who is pushing war with Russia again?
Well, you should know the answer to that question by now. If you still don’t know, perhaps you should give flaming Neocon Max Boot a call.


veteranstoday--2020-01-23--UN Security Council: Russia Takes Apart Theory on Chemical Attacks in Syria

Russian representatives disassembled the theory about the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Duma 2018 in front of the UN Security Council in New York .
They not only pointed out all the contradictions and their own investigation results but also backed them up with graphics and pictures .
Conclusions in the OPCW report would simply ignore important results and facts that do not fit into the picture that the Syrian government uses chemical weapons .
Russia is certain that the chlorine gas cylinder that the Syrian government allegedly dropped was subsequently placed there for staging by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejects .
This was explained by the Permanent Representative of Russia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) , Alexander Shulgin .
This conclusion contradicts the observations of Russian military experts , who were certain that the [ chlorine ] containers of militants were placed in the premises by hand for provocative purposes .
What exactly speaks for placement by hand ?
You can find detailed information and images here : Poison gas in Syria : OPCW answers Russia and continues to get involved in contradictions The Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were presented as victims of poison gas in the video recordings of the white helmets could be found on the spot , alive and well .
And they confirmed that nobody had poisoned them .
He goes on to state that the so-called “ independent reports ” of the OPCW completely ignored the statements made by these people and “ a conclusion was drawn that indicates the use of chlorine as a so-called chemical weapon ” .
The Syrian government forces and the Russian military police were in Duma a few days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to find the Syrians who were shown in the video of the white helmets as the so-called victims of the toxic substances .
It turned out that nobody had poisoned her with anything .
However , they became tools for another provocative staging of the white helmets .
These 13 people , including the little boy Hasan Diab , explained everything at a special meeting on April 26 , 2018 , at the OPCW headquarters .
After that , this unfortunate video suddenly disappeared and the media in the western states tried not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted that the same situation happened with the photos of the allegedly poisoned children in Khan Sheikhun .
There were these photos A video explanation by former OPCW inspector Ian Henderson was also shown .
He was invited by Chinese UN officials .
His visa application to attend the meeting in person was rejected by the United States .
The longtime and senior investigator of the organization for the ban on chemical weapons also testified that the scientific evidence indicates that no gas attack took place in Duma , Syria in April 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the fact-finding mission ( FFM ) , which carried out the on-site investigation for the OPCW , in this case in Duma .
Then a new concept of the so-called FFM core team was announced by the OPCW management in July 2018 , which essentially resulted in the dismissal of all inspectors who were on the team that had been deployed at the Duma locations and continued to monitor their results and analyzes would have ” .
The scientific investigations of his group went unnoticed .
Instead , the OPCW submitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The results in the final FFM report were contradictory and were a complete reversal of what the team had gathered together during and after the Duma operations .
And at the time of the release of the interim report in July 2018 , we felt that we had serious concerns that a chemical attack had occurred .
In my case , I had carried out technical and ballistic studies on these cylinders for another six months , the results of which further supported the view that there had been no chemical attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Russia ’ s Permanent Representative to the UN , Vasily Nebensya , to discuss the report on the alleged chemical attack on Duma by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) in April 2018 .
He pointed out that these alleged chemical weapons attacks in Khan Sheikhun and Duma served as legitimacy for the United States , France , and the United Kingdom to attack Syria .
Syria gave up its chemical arsenals between 2013 and 2014 and became a member of the OPCW , but it continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against its own population .
Our repeated questions about the benefits of this to the Syrian government on the battlefield , especially in a situation where it has already won the war on terrorism and was least interested in provoking the fire against itself , remain unanswered .
Nevertheless , these allegations led to missile attacks by the United States in 2017 and later by the United States , France , and the United Kingdom in 2018 .
The so-called Sarin attack in Chan Sheikhun was the reason for a U.S. missile attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false evidence ,

Russian representatives disassembled the theory about the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Duma 2018 in front of the UN Security Council in New York. They not only pointed out all the contradictions and their own investigation results but also backed them up with graphics and pictures. Conclusions in the OPCW report would simply ignore important results and facts that do not fit into the picture that the Syrian government uses chemical weapons.
Russia is certain that the chlorine gas cylinder that the Syrian government allegedly dropped was subsequently placed there for staging by the controversial white helmets that the Syrian government rejects. This was explained by the Permanent Representative of Russia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Alexander Shulgin.
This conclusion contradicts the observations of Russian military experts, who were certain that the [chlorine] containers of militants were placed in the premises by hand for provocative purposes.
What exactly speaks for placement by hand? You can find detailed information and images here: Poison gas in Syria: OPCW answers Russia and continues to get involved in contradictions
The Russian representative again pointed out that the people who were presented as victims of poison gas in the video recordings of the white helmets could be found on the spot, alive and well. And they confirmed that nobody had poisoned them. He goes on to state that the so-called “independent reports” of the OPCW completely ignored the statements made by these people and “a conclusion was drawn that indicates the use of chlorine as a so-called chemical weapon”.
He further explained:
The Syrian government forces and the Russian military police were in Duma a few days after the so-called ‘chemical attack’ to find the Syrians who were shown in the video of the white helmets as the so-called victims of the toxic substances. It turned out that nobody had poisoned her with anything. However, they became tools for another provocative staging of the white helmets. These 13 people, including the little boy Hasan Diab, explained everything at a special meeting on April 26, 2018, at the OPCW headquarters. After that, this unfortunate video suddenly disappeared and the media in the western states tried not to remember it. It should be noted that the same situation happened with the photos of the allegedly poisoned children in Khan Sheikhun. There were these photos
A video explanation by former OPCW inspector Ian Henderson was also shown. He was invited by Chinese UN officials. His visa application to attend the meeting in person was rejected by the United States. The longtime and senior investigator of the organization for the ban on chemical weapons also testified that the scientific evidence indicates that no gas attack took place in Duma, Syria in April 2018.
As he explains, he was part of the fact-finding mission (FFM), which carried out the on-site investigation for the OPCW, in this case in Duma. Then a new concept of the so-called FFM core team was announced by the OPCW management in July 2018, which essentially resulted in the dismissal of all inspectors who were on the team that had been deployed at the Duma locations and continued to monitor their results and analyzes would have”. The scientific investigations of his group went unnoticed. Instead, the OPCW submitted another report that completely contradicted its findings.
The results in the final FFM report were contradictory and were a complete reversal of what the team had gathered together during and after the Duma operations. And at the time of the release of the interim report in July 2018, we felt that we had serious concerns that a chemical attack had occurred. In my case, I had carried out technical and ballistic studies on these cylinders for another six months, the results of which further supported the view that there had been no chemical attack.
The Security Council meeting was convened by Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebensya, to discuss the report on the alleged chemical attack on Duma by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in April 2018. He pointed out that these alleged chemical weapons attacks in Khan Sheikhun and Duma served as legitimacy for the United States, France, and the United Kingdom to attack Syria.
Syria gave up its chemical arsenals between 2013 and 2014 and became a member of the OPCW, but it continues to be accused of using chemical weapons against its own population. Our repeated questions about the benefits of this to the Syrian government on the battlefield, especially in a situation where it has already won the war on terrorism and was least interested in provoking the fire against itself, remain unanswered.
Nevertheless, these allegations led to missile attacks by the United States in 2017 and later by the United States, France, and the United Kingdom in 2018. The so-called Sarin attack in Chan Sheikhun was the reason for a U.S. missile attack in April 2017. Despite undecided and false evidence,


veteranstoday--2020-01-22--Deep State Pushes Back and so does VT:  Threatened Over Posting Exchange Stabilization Fund Videos

VT seems to have touched the holy grail , as it were , of what we aren ’ t allowed to discuss .
When Wanta ’ s very real trillions disappeared , through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ( Guitner ) , it was the ESF that did it .
Every tax dollar , a dollar per gallon on gasoline , half what you pay for wheat products , sugar , meat , steel , aluminum , all run into Rothschild ’ s hands through the ESF and the Deep State .
Five videos explain it all in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as VT has always asserted , the US government is now and has been for some time , little more than middle management in a worldwide organized crime conspiracy .
The proof is before you .
Watch the 5 part video series titled “ WHAT I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO BLOG ABOUT : THE ESF AND ITS HISTORY ” Here ’ s why you should watch these five videos… It is impossible to understand the world today without knowing what the ESF is and what it has been doing .
Officially in charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the government agency that controls the New York Fed , runs the CIA ’ s black budget , and is the architect of the world ’ s monetary system ( IMF , World Bank , etc ) .
ESF financing ( through the OSS and then the CIA ) built up the worldwide propaganda network which has so badly distorted history today ( including erasing awareness of its existence from popular consciousness ) .
It has been directly involved in virtually every major US fraud/scandal since its creation in 1934 : the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Iran-Contra , CIA drug trafficking , HIV , and worse… These five videos are the “ answer ” I have arrived at after three years of blogging on MarketSkeptics.com .
They took me a month and a half to make ( and months of research ) .
You will not find the material covered anywhere else .
The Links to all the material covered can be found below the videos .
I recommend following them and confirming the facts for yourself .

Who sent $10 trillion of US funds into the Rothschilds banks without knowledge of anyone?
VT seems to have touched the holy grail, as it were, of what we aren’t allowed to discuss. When Wanta’s very real trillions disappeared, through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Guitner), it was the ESF that did it.
Every tax dollar, a dollar per gallon on gasoline, half what you pay for wheat products, sugar, meat, steel, aluminum, all run into Rothschild’s hands through the ESF and the Deep State.
Five videos explain it all in detail, rationally, factually, and as VT has always asserted, the US government is now and has been for some time, little more than middle management in a worldwide organized crime conspiracy. The proof is before you.
Watch the 5 part video series titled “WHAT I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO BLOG ABOUT: THE ESF AND ITS HISTORY”
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5 Here’s why you should watch these five videos… It is impossible to understand the world today without knowing what the ESF is and what it has been doing. Officially in charge of defending the dollar, the ESF is the government agency that controls the New York Fed, runs the CIA’s black budget, and is the architect of the world’s monetary system (IMF, World Bank, etc). ESF financing (through the OSS and then the CIA) built up the worldwide propaganda network which has so badly distorted history today (including erasing awareness of its existence from popular consciousness). It has been directly involved in virtually every major US fraud/scandal since its creation in 1934: the London gold pool, the Kennedy assassinations, Iran-Contra, CIA drug trafficking, HIV, and worse… These five videos are the “answer” I have arrived at after three years of blogging on MarketSkeptics.com. They took me a month and a half to make (and months of research). You will not find the material covered anywhere else. The Links to all the material covered can be found below the videos. I recommend following them and confirming the facts for yourself. (The youtube view counts for these videos are incomplete (because they only count views on youtube’s website)) Mirrored from MarketSkeptics.com


veteranstoday--2020-01-22--Breaking: Confirmed, Turkey closing Black Sea to US Navy-NATO

[ Editor ’ s Note : This is quite a strange story , especially with its having been kept out of the news for three days .
These are the times when someone knocks on our door .
The spat over the US being aggressive in the Black Sea , like having more than one ship in at a time and flipping the bird in Turkey , has been ongoing for some time .
The US land-based Aegis missile system was there earlier , the one that Putin had complained could be converted to a “ first strike ” missile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reloading the launch tubes with offensive explosive missiles versus the kinetic energy ones used for intercept , or it could configure the launchers with half of each .
So I had to ask the textbook required question of “ why now ” , and what came up three days ago was Haftar saying “ screw you ” to the permanent ceasefire talks where Putin had invested a lot of political capital and Erdogan , also .
At first , Haftar was in , and then he was out like someone pulled his chain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
And then boom , we have this “ rabbit out of the hat ” game-changer for the Black Sea .
We will be updating this story as we get more information… Jim W. Dean ] Erdogan , in an interview with CNN-Turkey , announced that he ; “ intends to put an end to the free passage of ships through the Bosphorus , as established by the Montreux Convention of 1936.
” “ Turkey began to block the passage of NATO ships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea , thereby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alliance .
According to the Nordic Monitor , restrictions on the passage of NATO warships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea are already in effect , and therefore , even US Navy ships can not freely enter the Black Sea region .
“ At the meeting , Turkish officials emphasized that stability in the Black Sea should be maintained ( paragraph 2.a ) ; NATO activities will be supported in accordance with the restrictions imposed by the Montreux Convention ( paragraph 2.b ) , and Russia should not be unduly provoked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are disclosed .
Turkey is a key country in the Black Sea because it controls the entry and exit to the sea through a system of straits , which includes the Istanbul / Bosphorus Strait , the Dardanelles / Canakkale Strait and the Sea of Marmara , connecting the Black and Mediterranean Seas ” – сообщает “ Nordic Monitor ” by providing relevant documents.
” According to current data , several NATO warships have already been denied passage through the Bosphorus , moreover , Ankara motivated this by the existing convention and agreements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that Turkey actively supports Russia trying to prevent any provocations from the North Atlantic alliance .
What is Erdogan going to do The Turkish leader plans to dig a new canal by the end of 2025 , which , “ bypassing the Bosphorus , will connect the Black and Marmara Seas.
” “ Erdogan argued that the Greek newspaper Ekathimerini writes that ” Americans feel too free in the Black Sea .
“ What has Turkey already begun to do But conversations are conversations , and , as AVIA.PRO reports today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Turkey has begun to block the passage of NATO ships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea .
“ NATO ’ s activities will be supported in accordance with the restrictions imposed by paragraph 2. b of the Montreux Convention .
This is the requirement of Turkey , which considers itself a key country in the Black Sea on the basis that it controls the entry and exit to the sea through a system of straits , including among others , the Bosphorus Strait , connecting the Black and Mediterranean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the publication , several ( the number is not specified – approx .
Ed . )
NATO military courts have already been denied passage through the strait .
“ And although Ankara ’ s motivation is confirmed by the convention , there is every reason to believe that Erdogan is trying as actively as possible to prevent provocations against Russia from the North Atlantic Alliance , ” the material says .
Nordic Monitor – Ahead of the NATO Warsaw summit in 2016 , Romania sought Turkey ’ s support for establishing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sea region but was rejected by Ankara , a confidential Turkish military document obtained by Nordic Monitor has confirmed .
According to the minutes of a meeting issued by the Plans and Principles Directorate of the Turkish General Staff in May 2016 , representatives from the Defense Ministry , the Foreign Ministry , the relevant military forces and the Coast Guard Command met on May 26 , 2016 , to discuss Romanian proposals to establish a permanent NATO base in the Black Sea and to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two littoral states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requested Turkey ’ s support for its diplomatic initiative aimed at setting up a regional naval command under NATO ’ s Allied Maritime Command ( MARCOM ) , the headquarters of all NATO maritime forces .
However , Turkish officials agreed to reject the Romanian proposal since it did not comply with Turkey ’ s policy on the Black Sea , the minutes stated .
Turkey had previously expressed concern about perceived Russian ambitions in the Black Sea region and called for a greater NATO presence there ; however , its relations with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey has become resistant to backing a more substantial NATO role in the Black Sea .
The first page of the Turkish military document : Turkish officials stressed at the meeting that stability in the Black Sea should be maintained ( paragraph 2.a ) ; NATO activities would be supported in accordance with the limitations imposed by the Montreux Convention ( paragraph 2.b ) , and Russia should not be unnecessarily provoked ( paragraph 2.b ) , the military minutes revealed .
Turkey is a key country in the Black Sea since it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sea through the Turkish Straits System , which includes the Istanbul/Bosporus strait , the Dardanelles/Çanakkale strait and the Marmara Sea , connecting the Black and Mediterranean seas .
The l936 Montreux Convention gave the country control over the system and guaranteed the free passage of civilian vessels during peacetime .
The convention stipulates that only littoral states can have a standing naval presence in the Black Sea .
The tonnage and time spent in the Black Sea by ships from non-littoral states are restricted to 21 days , and submarines and aircraft carriers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The second page of the document : The Foreign Ministry was working on Turkey ’ s maritime security concept in the Black Sea , and a new concept paper was to take the Romanian and Bulgarian proposals into account , the minutes stated .
According to the military document , the Bulgarian bilateral cooperation plan was not discussed during the meeting .
Moreover , the minutes underlined that the Turkish officials agreed not to oppose the formation of a multinational land brigade in Romania , adding that a Turkish brigade would be affiliated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MND-SE ) .
Romania ’ s initiative to launch the Combined Joint Enhanced Training Center would also be supported by Turkey .
Romania was invited to join the North Atlantic Alliance at the NATO summit in Prague in 2002 along with Bulgaria , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Romania , Slovakia , and Slovenia and officially became a NATO member in March 2004 .
Four years later , it hosted the NATO summit in Bucharest on April 2-4 , 2008 .
According to its military strategy document , Romania , in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Multinational Division Southeast Headquarters , the NATO Force Integration Unit , the Deployable Communications Module Element , and the Deveselu Missile Defense Base .
Romania considered Russia ’ s takeover of Crimea in March 2014 a direct threat and pressed NATO to have a strong presence in the Black Sea .
Following the annexation of Crimea , naval assets from several allied nations and NATO ’ s Standing Maritime Group 2 increased military exercises in the region and regularly train for combat proficiency in the Black Sea .
Furthermore , a Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MARCOM , and a multinational land brigade was formed in Craiova , Romania .
Last page of the document :

…from VT Editors
[ Editor’s Note: This is quite a strange story, especially with its having been kept out of the news for three days. These are the times when someone knocks on our door.
The spat over the US being aggressive in the Black Sea, like having more than one ship in at a time and flipping the bird in Turkey, has been ongoing for some time.
The US land-based Aegis missile system was there earlier, the one that Putin had complained could be converted to a “first strike” missile launch facility in a few hours by reloading the launch tubes with offensive explosive missiles versus the kinetic energy ones used for intercept, or it could configure the launchers with half of each.
So I had to ask the textbook required question of “why now”, and what came up three days ago was Haftar saying “screw you” to the permanent ceasefire talks where Putin had invested a lot of political capital and Erdogan, also. At first, Haftar was in, and then he was out like someone pulled his chain. Guess who that might have been?
And then boom, we have this “rabbit out of the hat” game-changer for the Black Sea. We will be updating this story as we get more information… Jim W. Dean ]
– First published … January 21, 2020 –
Erdogan, in an interview with CNN-Turkey, announced that he; “intends to put an end to the free passage of ships through the Bosphorus, as established by the Montreux Convention of 1936.”
From Avia Pro:
“Turkey began to block the passage of NATO ships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea, thereby indicating its position against the North Atlantic Alliance. According to the Nordic Monitor, restrictions on the passage of NATO warships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea are already in effect, and therefore, even US Navy ships cannot freely enter the Black Sea region.
“At the meeting, Turkish officials emphasized that stability in the Black Sea should be maintained (paragraph 2.a); NATO activities will be supported in accordance with the restrictions imposed by the Montreux Convention (paragraph 2.b), and Russia should not be unduly provoked (paragraph 2.b), military protocols are disclosed. Turkey is a key country in the Black Sea because it controls the entry and exit to the sea through a system of straits, which includes the Istanbul / Bosphorus Strait, the Dardanelles / Canakkale Strait and the Sea of Marmara, connecting the Black and Mediterranean Seas ”– сообщает “Nordic Monitor” by providing relevant documents.”
According to current data, several NATO warships have already been denied passage through the Bosphorus, moreover, Ankara motivated this by the existing convention and agreements, however, experts draw attention to the fact that Turkey actively supports Russia trying to prevent any provocations from the North Atlantic alliance.
Подробнее на: Avia-Pro.net
What is Erdogan going to do
The Turkish leader plans to dig a new canal by the end of 2025, which, “bypassing the Bosphorus, will connect the Black and Marmara Seas.”
“Erdogan argued that the Greek newspaper Ekathimerini writes that” Americans feel too free in the Black Sea. “
What has Turkey already begun to do
But conversations are conversations, and, as AVIA.PRO reports today with reference to the Nordic Monitor portal, “Turkey has begun to block the passage of NATO ships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea.
According to the author of the publication, in this way Erdogan finally “indicates his position against the North Atlantic Alliance.” According to Nordic Monitor, today the US Navy ships cannot enter the Black Sea region without hindrance.
“NATO’s activities will be supported in accordance with the restrictions imposed by paragraph 2. b of the Montreux Convention. This is the requirement of Turkey, which considers itself a key country in the Black Sea on the basis that it controls the entry and exit to the sea through a system of straits, including among others, the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the Black and Mediterranean Seas, “says Nordic Monitor.
Why Erdogan overlaps the Bosphorus
According to the publication, several (the number is not specified – approx. Ed.) NATO military courts have already been denied passage through the strait.
“And although Ankara’s motivation is confirmed by the convention, there is every reason to believe that Erdogan is trying as actively as possible to prevent provocations against Russia from the North Atlantic Alliance,” the material says.
Turkey opposed permanent NATO presence in the Black Sea, rebuffed Romanian proposal
Nordic Monitor – Ahead of the NATO Warsaw summit in 2016, Romania sought Turkey’s support for establishing a permanent NATO presence in the Black Sea region but was rejected by Ankara, a confidential Turkish military document obtained by Nordic Monitor has confirmed.
According to the minutes of a meeting issued by the Plans and Principles Directorate of the Turkish General Staff in May 2016, representatives from the Defense Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, the relevant military forces and the Coast Guard Command met on May 26, 2016, to discuss Romanian proposals to establish a permanent NATO base in the Black Sea and to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two littoral states.
The minutes reveal that Romania had requested Turkey’s support for its diplomatic initiative aimed at setting up a regional naval command under NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), the headquarters of all NATO maritime forces. However, Turkish officials agreed to reject the Romanian proposal since it did not comply with Turkey’s policy on the Black Sea, the minutes stated.
Turkey had previously expressed concern about perceived Russian ambitions in the Black Sea region and called for a greater NATO presence there; however, its relations with Russia have improved since 2016, and Turkey has become resistant to backing a more substantial NATO role in the Black Sea.
The first page of the Turkish military document:
Turkish officials stressed at the meeting that stability in the Black Sea should be maintained (paragraph 2.a); NATO activities would be supported in accordance with the limitations imposed by the Montreux Convention (paragraph 2.b), and Russia should not be unnecessarily provoked (paragraph 2.b), the military minutes revealed.
Turkey is a key country in the Black Sea since it controls the entrance and exit to the sea through the Turkish Straits System, which includes the Istanbul/Bosporus strait, the Dardanelles/Çanakkale strait and the Marmara Sea, connecting the Black and Mediterranean seas.
The l936 Montreux Convention gave the country control over the system and guaranteed the free passage of civilian vessels during peacetime. The convention stipulates that only littoral states can have a standing naval presence in the Black Sea. The tonnage and time spent in the Black Sea by ships from non-littoral states are restricted to 21 days, and submarines and aircraft carriers of non-littoral states are banned altogether.
The second page of the document:
The Foreign Ministry was working on Turkey’s maritime security concept in the Black Sea, and a new concept paper was to take the Romanian and Bulgarian proposals into account, the minutes stated. According to the military document, the Bulgarian bilateral cooperation plan was not discussed during the meeting.
Moreover, the minutes underlined that the Turkish officials agreed not to oppose the formation of a multinational land brigade in Romania, adding that a Turkish brigade would be affiliated with the Romanian Multinational Division South-East (MND-SE). Romania’s initiative to launch the Combined Joint Enhanced Training Center would also be supported by Turkey.
Romania was invited to join the North Atlantic Alliance at the NATO summit in Prague in 2002 along with Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia and officially became a NATO member in March 2004. Four years later, it hosted the NATO summit in Bucharest on April 2-4, 2008.
According to its military strategy document, Romania, in terms of the NATO Force Structure, hosts the Multinational Division Southeast Headquarters, the NATO Force Integration Unit, the Deployable Communications Module Element, and the Deveselu Missile Defense Base.
Romania considered Russia’s takeover of Crimea in March 2014 a direct threat and pressed NATO to have a strong presence in the Black Sea. Following the annexation of Crimea, naval assets from several allied nations and NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 increased military exercises in the region and regularly train for combat proficiency in the Black Sea. Furthermore, a Black Sea functional center has been established within MARCOM, and a multinational land brigade was formed in Craiova, Romania.
Last page of the document:


veteranstoday--2020-01-22--Malabar Giant Squirrel: I Want Some!

Malabar Giant Squirrel: I Want Some!

Health Editor ’ s Note : Squirrels three feet long ?
Now that we have perfected the anti-squirrel bird feeder here at Duff Pond , bring them on !
🙂 Instead of looking out the window and seeing squirrels hanging/eating upside from bird feeders filled with black oil sunflower seeds , they are relegated to eating those seeds that the birds drop .
I do put some seeds intentionally on the ground for the squirrels and the chipmunks and of course the birds that feed on the ground .
We do have tons of oak trees and I believe this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The ground squirrels climb into the balsam trees and consume the multitude of small pine cones .
We now live in the world of the gray , black , what appears to be a mixture of both , and only an occasional fox squirrel .
Too bad we do not live where we would also have these Malabar giant squirrels .
… Carol Yes , Giant Technicolor Squirrels Actually Roam the Forests of Southern India The multi-hued , three-foot-long squirrels currently taking the internet by storm are no Photoshopped mythical creatures .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the colorful four-pound critters—enjoying a renewed burst of attention thanks to a series of snapshots posted on Instagram by amateur photographer Kaushik Vijayan—not only roam the forests of southern India but also , in the words of wildlife conservation biologist John Koprowski , look “ exactly ” like the majestic orange- , purple- and maroon-colored animals seen on Vijayan ’ s feed .
( Give or take a few filters , that is : Evolutionary biologist Dana Krempels points out that the photographer may have enhanced the squirrels ’ natural coloring by applying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Officially known as Ratufa Indica , or the Malabar giant squirrel , the species is one of four relatively hefty rodents in the squirrel family .

Health Editor’s Note: Squirrels three feet long? Now that we have perfected the anti-squirrel bird feeder here at Duff Pond, bring them on! 🙂 Instead of looking out the window and seeing squirrels hanging/eating upside from bird feeders filled with black oil sunflower seeds, they are relegated to eating those seeds that the birds drop. I do put some seeds intentionally on the ground for the squirrels and the chipmunks and of course the birds that feed on the ground. We do have tons of oak trees and I believe this was a banner year for acorns. The ground squirrels climb into the balsam trees and consume the multitude of small pine cones. We now live in the world of the gray, black, what appears to be a mixture of both, and only an occasional fox squirrel. Too bad we do not live where we would also have these Malabar giant squirrels. … Carol
Yes, Giant Technicolor Squirrels Actually Roam the Forests of Southern India
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-01-24--Exclusive: Trump Planning Nuclear Strike on Russia…Soon (updating)

Breaking : On January 24 , 2020 , American armored forces involved in stealing Syrian oil which is being given at no cost to Trump supporters fired on 2 Russian MI35 helicopters protecting peacekeeping forces .
No casualties are reported .
This is published for one reason because we have multiple confirmations that we should not have .
A week ago , Pompeo announced that he was prepared to order the assassination of Russian and Chinese leaders .
We published this in English and Russian at the website of the Russian Academy of Science , a peer-reviewed journal , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
NEO : New US Policy Authorized Drones Strikes on Russian , Chinese Leaders Russia kicked the US out of the Black Sea , using Turkey to enforce the Montreaux Treaty , for one reason , the US was using AEGIS ships to target Russian missile defenses for a first strike .
Trump and Pompeo were silent on this HUGE story for one reason , they were caught with dirty hands .
Behind this , we began being hit with threat and some strange censorship , Libya , Sudan , places we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisors .
Then Russia announced their Moscow missile system , going the extra mile… and then this : Pompeo and Esper , others from the West Point Mafia , have , according to sources , drawn up plans and believe they can take down Russia in one blow .
We believe it is soon , days away .
Trump is totally surrounded by Armageddon loving cultists and is in a state of dementia .
We also have 2 responses from Russia , one today announcing their new Doomsday Weapons…called “ Dead Hand ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their new missile system defending Moscow , both published today on VT .