veteranstoday--2020-05-23--On This Day: Mad President Killed by Train

Nobody was more qualified than Paul Deschanel to be President of France .
But after achieving his ultimate ambition a series of bizarre incidents ending , on this day , with him stumbling along a railway track in his nightwear , turned his presidency into a short-lived train wreck .
In his youth Deschanel studied philosophy , law and literature and in the course of his life wrote books on politics and literature .
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies , where he served two terms as president , and to the Académie Française in 1899 .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a war of words with Georges Clemenceau , who was to serve as France ’ s Prime Minister during the First World War .
Deschanel accused him of being involved in a corruption scandal .
French honour dictated the course of action after such a slur and in 1894 the two men accordingly fought a sword-duel !
Neither was hurt but Deschanel was declared the loser .
He took his revenge in February 1920 when he was elected President of France with a huge majority , having defeated Clemenceau in the preliminary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unusual behaviour began to raise eyebrows .
In the South of France he gave a speech at Nice , which was greeted with cheers and applause .
Gratified , Deschanel decided to give his audience more of the same , so he repeated the speech word for word !
Later , after a delegation of schoolgirls presented him with a bouquet , he tossed the flowers back at them one by one .
And there were unconfirmed reports that on another occasion when the British Ambassador made a formal visit Deschanel received him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office .
Other reports told of him climbing trees in a park and wading half-dressed into a lake .
But it was a train journey on 23 May 1920 that proved decisive in cutting short Deschanel ’ s presidency .
The story is told at length in the book Les Trains des Rois et des Présidents ( The Trains of Kings and Presidents ) by Jean Des Cars & Jean-Paul Caracalla , published in 1992 by Editions Denoël .
According to the authors , a little before midnight on that day railway worker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Montargis , 125km from Paris .
By the light of his lantern he saw a figure approaching .
Barefoot , dressed in elegant embroidered pyjamas and bruised and bleeding about the face , he said : “ I am the President of France.
” Incredulous and thinking he was dealing with a drunk or an escapee from an asylum , Radeau led him to a nearby house occupied by level crossing guard Gustave Dariot and his wife .
They put the man to bed and called a doctor .
Madame Dariot later told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was a gentleman – he had clean feet !
” In the light of day , his injuries having subsided , the doctor recognised that his patient was indeed President Deschanel and he was sent to hospital .
It was then 6.30 am .
President Deschanel ’ s nine-coach train carrying Ministers and the Press corps had left Paris at 9.30pm on the Sunday for an engagement in the Loire area .
About 10pm the President took a sleeping pill and retired to his compartment .
The party agreed to gather for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until the train stopped at 7.05am that the President ’ s disappearance became known .
Eventually at 8.30 the two threads of the tale came together , with confirmation that the missing person had been found , safe , if not actually sound .
It seems that Deschanel had felt hot , opened the window , leaned out too far and , perhaps under the influence of his medication , lost his balance .
Fortunately , the train was travelling at only 30 km/h and he fell into freshly-raked sand resulting from track @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern to mocking disbelief and the incident provided a rich vein of material for political cartoonists and satirical writers .

Nobody was more qualified than Paul Deschanel to be President of France. But after achieving his ultimate ambition a series of bizarre incidents ending, on this day, with him stumbling along a railway track in his nightwear, turned his presidency into a short-lived train wreck.
In his youth Deschanel studied philosophy, law and literature and in the course of his life wrote books on politics and literature. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, where he served two terms as president, and to the Académie Française in 1899.
While serving as a Deputy he became engaged in a war of words with Georges Clemenceau, who was to serve as France’s Prime Minister during the First World War. Deschanel accused him of being involved in a corruption scandal.
French honour dictated the course of action after such a slur and in 1894 the two men accordingly fought a sword-duel! Neither was hurt but Deschanel was declared the loser. He took his revenge in February 1920 when he was elected President of France with a huge majority, having defeated Clemenceau in the preliminary ballot.
But soon Deschanel’s unusual behaviour began to raise eyebrows. In the South of France he gave a speech at Nice, which was greeted with cheers and applause. Gratified, Deschanel decided to give his audience more of the same, so he repeated the speech word for word!
Later, after a delegation of schoolgirls presented him with a bouquet, he tossed the flowers back at them one by one. And there were unconfirmed reports that on another occasion when the British Ambassador made a formal visit Deschanel received him naked except for the French sash of office. Other reports told of him climbing trees in a park and wading half-dressed into a lake.
But it was a train journey on 23 May 1920 that proved decisive in cutting short Deschanel’s presidency. The story is told at length in the book Les Trains des Rois et des Présidents (The Trains of Kings and Presidents) by Jean Des Cars & Jean-Paul Caracalla, published in 1992 by Editions Denoël.
According to the authors, a little before midnight on that day railway worker André Radeau was inspecting newly-relaid track near Montargis, 125km from Paris.
By the light of his lantern he saw a figure approaching. Barefoot, dressed in elegant embroidered pyjamas and bruised and bleeding about the face, he said: “I am the President of France.”
Incredulous and thinking he was dealing with a drunk or an escapee from an asylum, Radeau led him to a nearby house occupied by level crossing guard Gustave Dariot and his wife. They put the man to bed and called a doctor.
Madame Dariot later told the press: “I could tell he was a gentleman – he had clean feet!” In the light of day, his injuries having subsided, the doctor recognised that his patient was indeed President Deschanel and he was sent to hospital. It was then 6.30 am.
President Deschanel’s nine-coach train carrying Ministers and the Press corps had left Paris at 9.30pm on the Sunday for an engagement in the Loire area. About 10pm the President took a sleeping pill and retired to his compartment. The party agreed to gather for breakfast at 7am.
It was not until the train stopped at 7.05am that the President’s disappearance became known. Eventually at 8.30 the two threads of the tale came together, with confirmation that the missing person had been found, safe, if not actually sound.
It seems that Deschanel had felt hot, opened the window, leaned out too far and, perhaps under the influence of his medication, lost his balance. Fortunately, the train was travelling at only 30 km/h and he fell into freshly-raked sand resulting from track repairs.
Press reaction ranged from genuine concern to mocking disbelief and the incident provided a rich vein of material for political cartoonists and satirical writers.


veteranstoday--2020-05-22--86 Years Ago Today: Bonnie & Clyde Ambushed & Killed

Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion , Bonnie Parker , were shot to death by officers in an ambush near Sailes , Bienville Parish , Louisiana on May 23 , 1934 , after one of the most colorful and spectacular manhunts the nation had seen up to that time .
Barrow was suspected of numerous killings and was wanted for murder , robbery , and state charges of kidnapping .
The FBI , then called the Bureau of Investigation , became interested in Barrow and his paramour late in December 1932 through a singular bit of evidence .
A Ford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pawhuska , Oklahoma , was found abandoned near Jackson , Michigan in September of that year .
At Pawhuska , it was learned another Ford car had been abandoned there which had been stolen in Illinois .
A search of this car revealed it had been occupied by a man and a woman , indicated by abandoned articles therein .
In this car was found a prescription bottle , which led special agents to a drug store in Nacogdoches , Texas , where investigation disclosed the woman for whom the prescription had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Further investigation revealed that the woman who obtained the prescription had been visited recently by Clyde Barrow , Bonnie Parker , and Clyde ’ s brother , L. C. Barrow .
It also was learned that these three were driving a Ford car , identified as the one stolen in Illinois .
It was further shown that L. C. Barrow had secured the empty prescription bottle from a son of the woman who had originally obtained it .
On May 20 , 1933 , the United States Commissioner at Dallas , Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Bonnie Parker , charging them with the interstate transportation , from Dallas to Oklahoma , of the automobile stolen in Illinois .
The FBI then started its hunt for this elusive pair .
Bonnie and Clyde met in Texas in January , 1930 .
At the time , Bonnie was 19 and married to an imprisoned murderer ; Clyde was 21 and unmarried .
Soon after , he was arrested for a burglary and sent to jail .
He escaped , using a gun Bonnie had smuggled to him , was recaptured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clyde was paroled in February 1932 , rejoined Bonnie , and resumed a life of crime .
In addition to the automobile theft charge , Bonnie and Clyde were suspects in other crimes .
At the time they were killed in 1934 , they were believed to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries .
Barrow , for example , was suspected of murdering two police officers at Joplin , Missouri and kidnapping a man and a woman in rural Louisiana .
He released them near Waldo , Texas .
Numerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bank robberies and automobile thefts .
Clyde allegedly murdered a man at Hillsboro , Texas ; committed robberies at Lufkin and Dallas , Texas ; murdered one sheriff and wounded another at Stringtown , Oklahoma ; kidnaped a deputy at Carlsbad , New Mexico ; stole an automobile at Victoria , Texas ; attempted to murder a deputy at Wharton , Texas ; committed murder and robbery at Abilene and Sherman , Texas ; committed murder at Dallas , Texas ; abducted a sheriff and the chief of police at Wellington , Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Columbia , Missouri .
Later in 1932 , Bonnie and Clyde began traveling with Raymond Hamilton , a young gunman .
Hamilton left them several months later and was replaced by William Daniel Jones in November 1932 .
Ivan M. “ Buck ” Barrow , brother of Clyde , was released from the Texas State Prison on March 23 , 1933 , having been granted a full pardon by the governor .
He quickly joined Clyde , bringing his wife , Blanche , so the group now numbered five persons .
This gang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which made headlines across the country .
They escaped capture in various encounters with the law .
However , their activities made law enforcement efforts to apprehend them even more intense .
During a shootout with police in Iowa on July 29 , 1933 , Buck Barrow was fatally wounded and Blanche was captured .
Jones , who was frequently mistaken for “ Pretty Boy ” Floyd , was captured in November 1933 in Houston , Texas by the sheriff ’ s office .
Bonnie and Clyde went on together .

Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion, Bonnie Parker, were shot to death by officers in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana on May 23, 1934, after one of the most colorful and spectacular manhunts the nation had seen up to that time.
Barrow was suspected of numerous killings and was wanted for murder, robbery, and state charges of kidnapping.
The FBI, then called the Bureau of Investigation, became interested in Barrow and his paramour late in December 1932 through a singular bit of evidence. A Ford automobile, which had been stolen in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, was found abandoned near Jackson, Michigan in September of that year. At Pawhuska, it was learned another Ford car had been abandoned there which had been stolen in Illinois. A search of this car revealed it had been occupied by a man and a woman, indicated by abandoned articles therein. In this car was found a prescription bottle, which led special agents to a drug store in Nacogdoches, Texas, where investigation disclosed the woman for whom the prescription had been filled was Clyde Barrow’s aunt.
Further investigation revealed that the woman who obtained the prescription had been visited recently by Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, and Clyde’s brother, L. C. Barrow. It also was learned that these three were driving a Ford car, identified as the one stolen in Illinois. It was further shown that L. C. Barrow had secured the empty prescription bottle from a son of the woman who had originally obtained it.
On May 20, 1933, the United States Commissioner at Dallas, Texas, issued a warrant against Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, charging them with the interstate transportation, from Dallas to Oklahoma, of the automobile stolen in Illinois. The FBI then started its hunt for this elusive pair.
Background
Bonnie and Clyde met in Texas in January, 1930. At the time, Bonnie was 19 and married to an imprisoned murderer; Clyde was 21 and unmarried. Soon after, he was arrested for a burglary and sent to jail. He escaped, using a gun Bonnie had smuggled to him, was recaptured and was sent back to prison. Clyde was paroled in February 1932, rejoined Bonnie, and resumed a life of crime.
In addition to the automobile theft charge, Bonnie and Clyde were suspects in other crimes. At the time they were killed in 1934, they were believed to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries. Barrow, for example, was suspected of murdering two police officers at Joplin, Missouri and kidnapping a man and a woman in rural Louisiana. He released them near Waldo, Texas. Numerous sightings followed, linking this pair with bank robberies and automobile thefts. Clyde allegedly murdered a man at Hillsboro, Texas; committed robberies at Lufkin and Dallas, Texas; murdered one sheriff and wounded another at Stringtown, Oklahoma; kidnaped a deputy at Carlsbad, New Mexico; stole an automobile at Victoria, Texas; attempted to murder a deputy at Wharton, Texas; committed murder and robbery at Abilene and Sherman, Texas; committed murder at Dallas, Texas; abducted a sheriff and the chief of police at Wellington, Texas; and committed murder at Joplin and Columbia, Missouri.
The Crime Spree Begins
Later in 1932, Bonnie and Clyde began traveling with Raymond Hamilton, a young gunman. Hamilton left them several months later and was replaced by William Daniel Jones in November 1932.
Ivan M. “Buck” Barrow, brother of Clyde, was released from the Texas State Prison on March 23, 1933, having been granted a full pardon by the governor. He quickly joined Clyde, bringing his wife, Blanche, so the group now numbered five persons. This gang embarked upon a series of bold robberies which made headlines across the country. They escaped capture in various encounters with the law. However, their activities made law enforcement efforts to apprehend them even more intense. During a shootout with police in Iowa on July 29, 1933, Buck Barrow was fatally wounded and Blanche was captured. Jones, who was frequently mistaken for “Pretty Boy” Floyd, was captured in November 1933 in Houston, Texas by the sheriff’s office. Bonnie and Clyde went on together.


veteranstoday--2020-05-22--‘Open the Churches” as Trump’s Poll Numbers Among Evangelicals Collapses-White Men Now Hate Him

Politico : A sudden shift in support for Donald Trump among religious conservatives is triggering alarm bells inside his reelection campaign , where top aides have long banked on expanding the president ’ s evangelical base as a key part of their strategy for victory this November .
The anxiety over Trump ’ s standing with the Christian right surfaced after a pair of surveys by reputable outfits earlier this month found waning confidence in the administration ’ s coronavirus response among key religious groups , with a staggering decline in the president ’ s favorability among white evangelicals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that supported Trump by wide margins in 2016 and could sink his reelection prospects if their turnout shrinks this fall .
The polls paint a bleak picture for Trump , who has counted on broadening his religious support by at least a few percentage points to compensate for weakened appeal with women and suburban populations .
One GOP official said the dip in the president ’ s evangelical support also appeared in internal party polling , but disputed the notion that it had caused panic .
Another person close to the campaign described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research Institute , which showed a double-digit decline in Trump ’ s favorability among white evangelicals ( -11 ) , white Catholics ( -12 ) and white mainline protestants ( -18 ) from the previous month , as “ pretty concerning.
” Read more…

Politico: A sudden shift in support for Donald Trump among religious conservatives is triggering alarm bells inside his reelection campaign, where top aides have long banked on expanding the president’s evangelical base as a key part of their strategy for victory this November.
The anxiety over Trump’s standing with the Christian right surfaced after a pair of surveys by reputable outfits earlier this month found waning confidence in the administration’s coronavirus response among key religious groups, with a staggering decline in the president’s favorability among white evangelicals and white Catholics.
Both are crucial constituencies that supported Trump by wide margins in 2016 and could sink his reelection prospects if their turnout shrinks this fall.
The polls paint a bleak picture for Trump, who has counted on broadening his religious support by at least a few percentage points to compensate for weakened appeal with women and suburban populations. One GOP official said the dip in the president’s evangelical support also appeared in internal party polling, but disputed the notion that it had caused panic.
Another person close to the campaign described an April survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, which showed a double-digit decline in Trump’s favorability among white evangelicals (-11), white Catholics (-12) and white mainline protestants (-18) from the previous month, as “pretty concerning.” Read more…
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/22/trump-churches-evaneglicals-coronavirus-274842
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veteranstoday--2020-05-22--Ben Garrison: Feast of the Naked Shorts (Wolves of Wall Street and Washington DC)

Wall Street financial crime is not new .
As far back as the Great Depression Wall Street has manipulated the marketplace to cheat the American public and more recently , both public and private pension funds .
Naked short selling — the counterfeiting of shares that are never delivered — is one of Wall Street ’ s greatest on-going crimes .
Articles , books , and lawsuits have documented toward $ 100 trillion ( not billion — TRILLION ) in money stolen in this fashion .
That money is then used to buy land , buildings , inventions , airplanes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world as well as gold , silver , and other valuables .
Above is shown the “ ecology ” of naked short selling , an on-going crime with US Government complicity .
The US Congress , particularly the Senate Banking Committee , has explicitly protected Wall Street from lawsuits and from federal racketeering investigations .
The Senate Banking committee has explicitly condoned the turning of a blind eye on Wall Street financial crimes by the SEC , FINRA , and the FBI .
Major banks and hedge funds are allowed to counterfeit billions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are never delivered despite good regulations that among other things demand “ settlement ” ( delivery of purchases shared ) within a few days of purchase .
Every participant in this crime is “ cooking the books ” while destroying target companies to avoid prosecution — once a company is destroyed its shareholders have no legal standing to sue the criminals that destroyed the company with naked short selling .
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ( DTCC ) is a “ self-regulated organization ” that is the chief enabler and cover-upper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It constantly refuses to cooperate with what few legitimate government inquiries are made .
Companies chosen for destruction are attacked not only with millions of counterfeit shares that cause the price ( valuation ) of the company to collapse , but this attack is aided by unethical law firms that file solicitations of class action lawsuits to scare legitimate investors into panic selling — these false solicitations , based on insider knowledge , constitute defamation and tortious interference .
Because they are part of a conspiracy , if proven they would yield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ double-dealers — companies that specialize in raising money for emerging and small companies who betray their client by providing insider information to naked short sellers such that when the placement is finally made , the valuation is so low that the naked short sellers can buy low and keep their profits ( for example , driving a price from $ 5 to $ 2 with counterfeit share offerings , then buying real shares at $ 2 , yields a $ 3 profit per share across millions of transactions ) .
This is done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including journalists working for the top financial media services companies but also many bottom feeders who create fake market research companies and fake social media accounts to maliciously libel the target company into death are an essential part of the criminal mob that is profiting from the death of target companies .
$ 100 trillion appears to have been stolen from the public by Wall Street over the past ten years .
Can our President get it back and apply those funds to compensate past victims and also re-boot the American economy ?

Wall Street financial crime is not new. As far back as the Great Depression Wall Street has manipulated the marketplace to cheat the American public and more recently, both public and private pension funds. Naked short selling — the counterfeiting of shares that are never delivered — is one of Wall Street’s greatest on-going crimes. Articles, books, and lawsuits have documented toward $100 trillion (not billion — TRILLION) in money stolen in this fashion. That money is then used to buy land, buildings, inventions, airplanes, mansions and boats all over the world as well as gold, silver, and other valuables.
Above is shown the “ecology” of naked short selling, an on-going crime with US Government complicity.
The US Congress, particularly the Senate Banking Committee, has explicitly protected Wall Street from lawsuits and from federal racketeering investigations. The Senate Banking committee has explicitly condoned the turning of a blind eye on Wall Street financial crimes by the SEC, FINRA, and the FBI.
Major banks and hedge funds are allowed to counterfeit billions of shares — “phantom shares” that are never delivered despite good regulations that among other things demand “settlement” (delivery of purchases shared) within a few days of purchase. Every participant in this crime is “cooking the books” while destroying target companies to avoid prosecution — once a company is destroyed its shareholders have no legal standing to sue the criminals that destroyed the company with naked short selling.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is a “self-regulated organization” that is the chief enabler and cover-upper of Wall Street’s financial crimes. It constantly refuses to cooperate with what few legitimate government inquiries are made.
Companies chosen for destruction are attacked not only with millions of counterfeit shares that cause the price (valuation) of the company to collapse, but this attack is aided by unethical law firms that file solicitations of class action lawsuits to scare legitimate investors into panic selling — these false solicitations, based on insider knowledge, constitute defamation and tortious interference. Because they are part of a conspiracy, if proven they would yield triple damages.
Then you have placement double-dealers — companies that specialize in raising money for emerging and small companies who betray their client by providing insider information to naked short sellers such that when the placement is finally made, the valuation is so low that the naked short sellers can buy low and keep their profits (for example, driving a price from $5 to $2 with counterfeit share offerings, then buying real shares at $2, yields a $3 profit per share across millions of transactions). This is done every day.
Paid “bashers” including journalists working for the top financial media services companies but also many bottom feeders who create fake market research companies and fake social media accounts to maliciously libel the target company into death are an essential part of the criminal mob that is profiting from the death of target companies. $100 trillion appears to have been stolen from the public by Wall Street over the past ten years. Can our President get it back and apply those funds to compensate past victims and also re-boot the American economy?


veteranstoday--2020-05-22--Book Review: 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII’s Bloodiest Battles

Book Review : 40 Thieves on Saipan : The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII ’ s Bloodiest Battles , Joseph Tachovsky with Cynthia Kraack .
Regnery History : Available June 2 , 2020 .
ISBN:978-1684510481 from Regnery Publishing , www.rengery.com .
“ Uncommon valor was a common virtue ” in the Pacific Theatre , and is the untold story of an especially valor-filled and daredevil gang of Marines .
Joseph Tachovsky knew his father was a Marine , but it was not until his father ’ s funeral that he discovered Lieutenant Tachovsky ( “ Ski ” ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nicknames the “ Forty Thieves.
” These top men were hosed for their willingness to defy rules and beat all comers .
When Marines got into fights , the loser went to the hospital , and the winner went to the brig and those were invited into Ski ’ s band of Thieves .
This book is written by the son of the daring leader of the 40 Thieves on Saipan and is a thrilling story of men whose unique skills in stealth and deadly hand-to-hand combat helped gain a critical victory in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ Treasure.
” Joseph has woven together this inspiring narrative from exhaustive interviews with the surviving Thieves , mementos from his father , and extensive documentary records .
Some of the methods these Marines used in their fight were not ordinary : • Lieutenant Ski saved his men from a tank banzai attack by charging out into the open and unleashing a bazooka on the tank .
He had grabbed the bazooka from another Marine team which was based nearby .
• The Black Death technique of silent killing , hand-to-hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and encouraged , and this allowed this team to move undetected when scouting behind enemy lines .
• Buckets filled with rusty shrapnel became short-fused bombs to clear out Japanese foxholes .
• Molotov cocktails were improvised from empty bottles and stolen gasoline and used to destroy Japanese tanks .
• Cloth caps and tennis shoes became their stealth scouting uniforms .
About the authors : Joseph Tachovsky is the son of Lieutenant Frank Tavovsky , commanding officer of the 40 Thieves .
Tachovsky knew nothing of his father heroic past until his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A eulogy was given in which a man recounted a story wherein Lieutenant Tachovsky saved every man in our unit from a Japanese tank .
This sent Joseph on a journey to discover everything he could about his father and the 40 thieves .
Tachovsky is a graduate of the University of Minnesota .
Cynthia Kraack ’ s literary skill breathed life into the stories and experiences of the 40 Thieves .
She holds a B.A .
in journalism and history from Marquette University , a master ’ s degree from the University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the University of Southern Maine .
She is the author of five novels , including the award-winning The High Cost of Flowers .

Book Review: 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII’s Bloodiest Battles, Joseph Tachovsky with Cynthia Kraack. Regnery History: Available June 2, 2020. ISBN:978-1684510481 from Regnery Publishing, www.rengery.com.
“Uncommon valor was a common virtue” in the Pacific Theatre, and 40 Thieves on Saipan is the untold story of an especially valor-filled and daredevil gang of Marines.
Joseph Tachovsky knew his father was a Marine, but it was not until his father’s funeral that he discovered Lieutenant Tachovsky (“Ski”) was commanding officer of the elite scout-snipers nicknames the “Forty Thieves.” These top men were hosed for their willingness to defy rules and beat all comers. When Marines got into fights, the loser went to the hospital, and the winner went to the brig and those were invited into Ski’s band of Thieves.
This book is written by the son of the daring leader of the 40 Thieves on Saipan and is a thrilling story of men whose unique skills in stealth and deadly hand-to-hand combat helped gain a critical victory in the battle of Saipan, Emperor Hirohito’s “Treasure.” Joseph has woven together this inspiring narrative from exhaustive interviews with the surviving Thieves, mementos from his father, and extensive documentary records.
Some of the methods these Marines used in their fight were not ordinary: Lieutenant Ski saved his men from a tank banzai attack by charging out into the open and unleashing a bazooka on the tank. He had grabbed the bazooka from another Marine team which was based nearby.
The Black Death technique of silent killing, hand-to-hand combat, and back-alley tactics were taught and encouraged, and this allowed this team to move undetected when scouting behind enemy lines.
Buckets filled with rusty shrapnel became short-fused bombs to clear out Japanese foxholes.
Molotov cocktails were improvised from empty bottles and stolen gasoline and used to destroy Japanese tanks.
Cloth caps and tennis shoes became their stealth scouting uniforms. About the authors: Joseph Tachovsky is the son of Lieutenant Frank Tavovsky, commanding officer of the 40 Thieves. Tachovsky knew nothing of his father heroic past until his father’s funeral in 2011. A eulogy was given in which a man recounted a story wherein Lieutenant Tachovsky saved every man in our unit from a Japanese tank. This sent Joseph on a journey to discover everything he could about his father and the 40 thieves. Tachovsky is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. Cynthia Kraack’s literary skill breathed life into the stories and experiences of the 40 Thieves. She holds a B.A. in journalism and history from Marquette University, a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, and an M.F.A. from the University of Southern Maine. She is the author of five novels, including the award-winning The High Cost of Flowers.
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--2020-05-22--This is an ugly video to watch, nursing home patients savagely beaten

‘ Can this be for real ?
’ Trump weighs in on SHOCKING VIDEO of 75yr old being brutally beaten in Detroit nursing home [ Editor ’ s Note : His name is Jaydon Hayden , a part time amateur boxer .
The perpetrator here appears to have been misplaced into this nursing home for temporary care were he prayed on its elderly patients , the man in the RT video and then the additional one victim at night in the second one .
This guy has obviously got a screw loose , but the incident appears to have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crazy in a facility with no security to monitor them , not even the economical baby cams that are widely used .
The claims by the facility not to have even known about the event seems strange as you can see the perp wipe blood off the old man ’ s face with a sheet , which the staff should have noticed .
This screams of a suspected cover up by the facility .
But could the incident be part of the Covid-19 overstretched nursing home staff , where corners were being cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know , and I suspect there will be a number of parties wanting to bury this story quickly .
Other than a boxing video there is not other background on him turning up so far .
In following the original twitter feed I found a black man having his say about black on white racism , something that is usually swept off media in a heart beat .
He did not appear to be a self promoter , but angry at what he has seen .
Fortunately no one seems to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have a big legal bill for this tragedy .
Who would ever think a mentally unstable person could roam around a facility like this .
I was also surprised to see our President on what appears to be on nursing home Twitter patrol as part of his duties .
I thought he had staff to do things like that .
We will try to follow up on this to see if there is a story behind the story… Jim W. Dean ] A disturbing video showing an elderly patient being punched repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home until he bleeds has made waves online , leading to the suspect ’ s arrest and attracting President Trump ’ s attention .
The video , which has gained traction across social media , shows a young black male punching an elderly white man who ’ s lying in bed .
The beating continues until the victim , who is unable to put up any resistance , is bloodied .
As the incident unfolds , the attacker starts hurling a barrage of insults at the elderly resident , calling him the n-word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ f**ck off ” what he says is his bed .
After the gruesome video sent shockwaves and concern for the elderly man ’ s well-being online , the Detroit Police Department confirmed on Thursday it made “ one arrest ” in connection with the incident .
The suspect ’ s identity has not been revealed .
“ Thank you to everyone for your assistance in bringing the senior home incident to our attention , ” the police said on Twitter , responding to a message from Code of Vets , a non-profit assisting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The incident apparently caught the attention of US President Donald Trump as well , who tweeted late Thursday : “ Is this even possible to believe ?
Can this be for real ?
Where is this nursing home , how is the victim doing ?
” The attack , which appears to have been recorded by the assailant himself , took place at the Westwood Nursing Home in northwest Detroit , the facility confirmed .
The care institution told police that it was blindsided by the video , having been completely unaware of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ footage , reportedly taken on May 15 .
The facility later revealed that both men were patients under its care .
The 20-year-old suspect , who now faces assault and battery charges , was in the facility on a temporary basis , after being brought there to undergo rehabilitation and recovery .
The man ’ s ailment was left unspecified .
The 75-year-old victim of the assault , meanwhile , is now at a local hospital where he is recuperating from non-life-threatening injuries .

‘Can this be for real?’ Trump weighs in on SHOCKING VIDEO of 75yr old being brutally beaten in Detroit nursing home
…from Russia Today, Moscow
[ Editor’s Note: His name is Jaydon Hayden, a part time amateur boxer. The perpetrator here appears to have been misplaced into this nursing home for temporary care were he prayed on its elderly patients, the man in the RT video and then the additional one victim at night in the second one.
This guy has obviously got a screw loose, but the incident appears to have been a huge goof to place someone this crazy in a facility with no security to monitor them, not even the economical baby cams that are widely used.
The claims by the facility not to have even known about the event seems strange as you can see the perp wipe blood off the old man’s face with a sheet, which the staff should have noticed. This screams of a suspected cover up by the facility.
But could the incident be part of the Covid-19 overstretched nursing home staff, where corners were being cut. It is too early for us to know, and I suspect there will be a number of parties wanting to bury this story quickly. Other than a boxing video there is not other background on him turning up so far.
In following the original twitter feed I found a black man having his say about black on white racism, something that is usually swept off media in a heart beat. He did not appear to be a self promoter, but angry at what he has seen.
The Agressor behind the beating of an elderly man at a nursing home in Detroit made a YouTube video in which he asserted that “black people are supposed to rule the earth” And because he is black no one covers the story
Share and follow me to keep updatedhttps://t.co/SLTkRt1MTz pic.twitter.com/ZGVNh18ug5 — Alex LunaViewofJungle (@AlexLunaViewof1) May 22, 2020
Fortunately no one seems to have been severely injured. The nursing home will have a big legal bill for this tragedy. Who would ever think a mentally unstable person could roam around a facility like this.
I was also surprised to see our President on what appears to be on nursing home Twitter patrol as part of his duties. I thought he had staff to do things like that. We will try to follow up on this to see if there is a story behind the story… Jim W. Dean ]
– First published … May 22, 2020 –
A disturbing video showing an elderly patient being punched repeatedly in the face in a Detroit nursing home until he bleeds has made waves online, leading to the suspect’s arrest and attracting President Trump’s attention.
The video, which has gained traction across social media, shows a young black male punching an elderly white man who’s lying in bed. The beating continues until the victim, who is unable to put up any resistance, is bloodied.
As the incident unfolds, the attacker starts hurling a barrage of insults at the elderly resident, calling him the n-word and telling him to “get the f**ck off” what he says is his bed.
After the gruesome video sent shockwaves and concern for the elderly man’s well-being online, the Detroit Police Department confirmed on Thursday it made “one arrest” in connection with the incident. The suspect’s identity has not been revealed.
“Thank you to everyone for your assistance in bringing the senior home incident to our attention,” the police said on Twitter, responding to a message from Code of Vets, a non-profit assisting American veterans. WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE
I cant believe no one retweets this, what people ignore old women being beaten in Detroit Nursing Homes?
Police is too busy arresting bussiness women and man, meanwhile →[2nd Vid of Jadon Hayden Beating Elderly woman. Download if needed to send to the authorities..
Share pls pic.twitter.com/k53aKQgbur — Alex LunaViewofJungle (@AlexLunaViewof1) May 21, 2020
The incident apparently caught the attention of US President Donald Trump as well, who tweeted late Thursday: “Is this even possible to believe? Can this be for real? Where is this nursing home, how is the victim doing?”
The attack, which appears to have been recorded by the assailant himself, took place at the Westwood Nursing Home in northwest Detroit, the facility confirmed. The care institution told police that it was blindsided by the video, having been completely unaware of the attack until they were shown the footage, reportedly taken on May 15.
→[2nd Vid of Jadon Hayden Beating Elderly Video Link: https://t.co/l0fbQX1Zrs] Download if needed to send to the authorities.. Michigan's DHS's Adult Protective Services. 24Hr. Hotline: 855-444-3911 (He works at Saints Incorporated Disability Group Home: https://t.co/9GJGcwE8Lq) pic.twitter.com/e6GpEngZMa — Alex LunaViewofJungle (@AlexLunaViewof1) May 21, 2020
The facility later revealed that both men were patients under its care. The 20-year-old suspect, who now faces assault and battery charges, was in the facility on a temporary basis, after being brought there to undergo rehabilitation and recovery. The man’s ailment was left unspecified.
The 75-year-old victim of the assault, meanwhile, is now at a local hospital where he is recuperating from non-life-threatening injuries.


veteranstoday--2020-05-22--COVID-19 Stranded Scientists Working to Save Endangered Birds From Killer Mice

COVID-19 Stranded Scientists Trying to Save Endangered Birds From Killer Mice An invasive species of house mice are gnawing on the eggs and chicks of nesting seabirds on Gough Island , a remote breeding island in the south Atlantic .
The mice—about 50 percent larger than normal house mice—pose an existential threat to many of the island ’ s bird species , including the critically endangered Tristan albatross , Jason Daley reported for Smithsonian magazine last year .
In February , a conservation team from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) traveled to the Island @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , save the birds .
However , their conservation plans collapsed when the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in mid-March , according to a United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement .
As nearby countries began ramping up travel restrictions , officials had to scramble to figure out how to get the 12-person team off the remote island , Mark Brown reports for the Guardian .
Gough Island , part of the British Overseas Territory Tristan da Cunha , is located in the South Atlantic Ocean about 1,750 miles west of South Africa and 2,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ island is uninhabited except for a weather station , Amy Woodyatt reports for CNN .
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COVID-19 Stranded Scientists Trying to Save Endangered Birds From Killer Mice
by Nora McGreevey/Smithsonianmag/com
An invasive species of house mice are gnawing on the eggs and chicks of nesting seabirds on Gough Island, a remote breeding island in the south Atlantic. The mice—about 50 percent larger than normal house mice—pose an existential threat to many of the island’s bird species, including the critically endangered Tristan albatross, Jason Daley reported for Smithsonian magazine last year.
In February, a conservation team from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) traveled to the Island with a plan: kill the mice, save the birds. However, their conservation plans collapsed when the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in mid-March, according to a United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement.
As nearby countries began ramping up travel restrictions, officials had to scramble to figure out how to get the 12-person team off the remote island, Mark Brown reports for the Guardian. Gough Island, part of the British Overseas Territory Tristan da Cunha, is located in the South Atlantic Ocean about 1,750 miles west of South Africa and 2,000 miles east of South America. The island is uninhabited except for a weather station, Amy Woodyatt reports for CNN.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-23--How COVID-19 Hijacks Cells

How COVID-19 Hijacks Cells

‘ It ’ s something I have never seen ’ : How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells A deep dive into how the new coronavirus infects cells has found that it orchestrates a hostile takeover of their genes unlike any other known viruses do , producing what one leading scientist calls “ unique ” and “ aberrant ” changes .
Recent studies show that in seizing control of genes in the human cells it invades , the virus changes how segments of DNA are read , doing so in a way that might explain why the elderly are more likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drugs might not only save sick patients ’ lives but also prevent severe disease if taken before infection .
“ It ’ s something I have never seen in my 20 years of ” studying viruses , said virologist Benjamin tenOever of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , referring to how SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes Covid-19 , hijacks cells ’ genomes .
The “ something ” he and his colleagues saw is how SARS-CoV-2 blocks one virus-fighting set of genes but allows another set to launch , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Influenza and the original SARS virus ( in the early 2000s ) , for instance , interfere with both arms of the body ’ s immune response — what tenOever dubs “ call to arms ” genes and “ call for reinforcement ” genes .
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‘It’s something I have never seen’: How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells
By SHARON BEGLEY @sxbegle/Stat News
A deep dive into how the new coronavirus infects cells has found that it orchestrates a hostile takeover of their genes unlike any other known viruses do, producing what one leading scientist calls “unique” and “aberrant” changes.
Recent studies show that in seizing control of genes in the human cells it invades, the virus changes how segments of DNA are read, doing so in a way that might explain why the elderly are more likely to die of Covid-19 and why antiviral drugs might not only save sick patients’ lives but also prevent severe disease if taken before infection.
“It’s something I have never seen in my 20 years of” studying viruses, said virologist Benjamin tenOever of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, referring to how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, hijacks cells’ genomes.
The “something” he and his colleagues saw is how SARS-CoV-2 blocks one virus-fighting set of genes but allows another set to launch, a pattern never seen with other viruses. Influenza and the original SARS virus (in the early 2000s), for instance, interfere with both arms of the body’s immune response — what tenOever dubs “call to arms” genes and “call for reinforcement” genes.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-23--Sacha Stone: Failed Musician Turned Esoteric Fraudster

It seemed straightforward enough at first .
A kind reader drew our attention to a video which included the illegally published images of RD ’ s children .
The video was linked to a “ Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking and Child Sex Abuse ” , which in turn is a project of something called the “ International Tribunal for Natural Justice “ , ITNJ for short .
As it turns out this is actually the project of a person called Sacha Stone , aka Simon Jean Paul Sacha Adams , born in the former Rhodesia in 1966 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bali and London .
Sacha/Simon is both a failed rock musician and the founder of the rather grand-sounding organisation “ Humanitad “ , which describes itself as …an international non-governmental , non-profit , self-funding organisation committed to the promotion of interfaith and intercultural tolerance and fellowship between all nations and faiths ” .
According to the Humanitad website , it achieves that “ through global arts and cultural exposition , education and the facilitation of coherent and progressive exchange amongst international leadership .
Got all that ?
Right , well .
Humanitad ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law ” appears to go by the name ( you might wish to take a deep breath here ) “ Sir John Walsh of Brannagh , the Duke de Ronceray Sir John Francis Patrick Cyril Colclough ; GCStJ , LLB , DipCrim ( Melb . )
, BEd , DipEd ( Monash ) , DJuris , PhD ( Columbia ) , GradDipLaw ( ANU ) ; Barrister-at-Law , constitutional lawyer ; son of : Sir John Francis Colclough Walsh of Brannagh , The Duke de Ronceray and The Hon Marie Bridget Colclough Walsh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s also “ Regent of the Royal House of Anjou , Marquis de Segre , Count de Bauge et de Fontevrault , Viscount de Fontevrault and Baron de Beaufort ” .
Incidentally , he earned his PhD from Columbia all right , but perhaps not the Columbia University you ’ re thinking of—it was in fact “ Columbia Pacific University ” , an unaccredited mail-order diploma institution located in Hawaii , for those lacking sufficient academic wall ornamentation .
Our Australian readers might be familiar with Sir John , about whom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , Sacha/Simon [ Sacha ] rebranded himself as Messiah of the New Age when his would-be rock-star career went tits-up in 2003 .
Since then he has been claiming credit for United Nations initiatives , bolstering his pose as an independent peace negotiator by photobombing meetings of ambassadors , and promoting a portfolio of New-Agey companies like Humanitad , the Natural Justice Academy , the International Tribunal for Natural Justice , New Earth Nation , New Earth University… all about Childhood ’ s-End / Age-of-Aquarius / Cosmic-Consciousness Global Transformation , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well be Spirit Quests and Sweat Lodges involved , and one expects his sites to use Papyrus font throughout .
His logos are modelled on Mandalas but come across as half Spirograph doodle and half Biohazard pictogram .
Oh , did we forget to mention that Sacha hawks something called “ Immortalis ” , a proprietary product which he claims will extend human life by hundreds of years .
Shades of Abe ’ s raw hemp juice !
According to the Humanitad website , The Immortalis Klotho Protocol , as it is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next two to three years within a measured and strictly limited client-base in various nations .
We will be studying its effects upon divergent genomes , amongst people enjoying different lifestyles , dietary configurations and set within differing environmental conditions .
Humanitad will oversight these surveys in league with the Immortalis team and Dr Ruggiero ’ s team in Arizona , and we will publish the findings as appropriate , whilst seeking to engender a new conversation in the biological sciences .
A conversation which hopefully begins with placating all cynics and skeptics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the great Socrates , wherein he acknowledged that ‘ the only thing I know for certain is that I know nothing at all ’ .
But wait !
That ’ s not all !
According to the good folks at Riddled , Stone is such a caricature of the prototypal New Age grifter that it can only be deliberate , much as Nigerian-Prince scammers try to be obvious about it , so they don ’ t waste time on people who retain a vestigial sense of skepticism .
Did you ever in your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Star-Child Paradigm Shift adorns a foundation of libertarian / far-right Sovereign Citizen movement , in which we each become our own nation — united by Natural Justice and the “ Spirit of the Law ” – to escape outmoded tax regimeslegal jurisdictions .
You can learn more about Stone than you probably desire from this useful profile , including his fondness for Kenyan-Obama Truther trumpery .
Who could possibly have predicted that a white refugee from what is now Zimbabwe would prove to be a colossal racist gobshite ?
Then there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as though we ’ d leapt down a never-ending spiralling rabbit hole to nowhere , we began to feel we were getting a picture of Sacha/Simon .
And now , back to the ITNJ ( remember that ? )
, which apparently is scheduled to hold a three-day hearing in London next month on the topic of ( what else ? )
Satanic ritual abuse and child trafficking .
Take a wild guess who the presiding judge will be at this shindig ?
Go on , just guess .
If you guessed “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duke de Ronceray Sir John Francis Patrick Cyril Colclough ” you win a lifetime supply of Immortalis Klotho ( and that ’ s saying something , if all Sacha ’ s claims are to be believed ) .
( Travel to Bali and accommodation not included , sorry . )
Even more interesting , “ confirmed witnesses ” include our old friends Lee Cant , Fiona Barnett , and Cathy O ’ Brien .
And what would any conspiraloon event be without its own crowdfunding page ?
Here ’ s the ITNJ Judicial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Child Sex Abuse page , which has amassed $ 18,000 on its way to its goal of $ 120,000 .
According to the page , contributors could be in for some pretty spectacular rewards , if they dig deeply enough into their pockets .
Here are just a few : An hour on Skype with Sir John Walsh of Brannagh ?
!
Wahey !
Sign us up !
There ’ s more—so much more !
—but we really feel ourselves slipping into Never-Never Land at this point .
Let ’ s just say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touch on Sacha/Simon ’ s interactions with SRA-claimant cum cult leader Teal Swan , nor his interviews on Mel Ve ’ s Conscious Consumer Network , nor with his expedition into the land of free energy using the unusually named QT-pi generator ( could Hoaxgirl have a new competitor ? )
.

I have taken so many poisoned arrows over recent years, mostly from own-side sniping, that I’ve become accustomed to the body blows.
If however, the International Tribunal and its very real efforts at apprehending pedophilia, trafficking and weaponisation of the Biosphere, should suffer loss or injury as a result of franchised cut & paste smears, I will absolutely instruct my lawyers in the US to deal with it head-on. I’m in no mood to permit further harm against good colleagues and volunteers or to subvert the earnest attention of hundreds of thousands of our good advocates and supporters.
Editor’s note: Sacha is right to the extent VT didn’t write this and we have not verified the information. VT doesn’t have editorial policies, which are dangerous, and in this spirit we are providing both sides.
On my own, with such huge enemies around us, there are bigger targets. VT does give them the attention they deserve.g
Is Sacha Stone the new Kevin Annett? A journey down the rabbit-hole
It seemed straightforward enough at first. A kind reader drew our attention to a video which included the illegally published images of RD’s children.
The video was linked to a “Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking and Child Sex Abuse”, which in turn is a project of something called the “International Tribunal for Natural Justice“, ITNJ for short.
As it turns out this is actually the project of a person called Sacha Stone, aka Simon Jean Paul Sacha Adams, born in the former Rhodesia in 1966, and now spending his time between Bali and London.
Sacha/Simon is both a failed rock musician and the founder of the rather grand-sounding organisation “Humanitad“, which describes itself as
…an international non-governmental, non-profit, self-funding organisation committed to the promotion of interfaith and intercultural tolerance and fellowship between all nations and faiths”. According to the Humanitad website, it achieves that “through global arts and cultural exposition, education and the facilitation of coherent and progressive exchange amongst international leadership.
Got all that? Right, well.
Humanitad’s director for “Institutional and Constitutional Law” appears to go by the name (you might wish to take a deep breath here) “Sir John Walsh of Brannagh, the Duke de Ronceray Sir John Francis Patrick Cyril Colclough; GCStJ, LLB, DipCrim (Melb.), BEd, DipEd (Monash), DJuris, PhD (Columbia), GradDipLaw (ANU); Barrister-at-Law, constitutional lawyer; son of: Sir John Francis Colclough Walsh of Brannagh, The Duke de Ronceray and The Hon Marie Bridget Colclough Walsh of Brannagh”.
Oh, and he’s also “Regent of the Royal House of Anjou, Marquis de Segre, Count de Bauge et de Fontevrault, Viscount de Fontevrault and Baron de Beaufort”.
Incidentally, he earned his PhD from Columbia all right, but perhaps not the Columbia University you’re thinking of—it was in fact “Columbia Pacific University”, an unaccredited mail-order diploma institution located in Hawaii, for those lacking sufficient academic wall ornamentation.
Our Australian readers might be familiar with Sir John, about whom more later.
Meanwhile, back to you, Sacha/Simon
A blog called Riddled describes him thus:
[Sacha] rebranded himself as Messiah of the New Age when his would-be rock-star career went tits-up in 2003. Since then he has been claiming credit for United Nations initiatives, bolstering his pose as an independent peace negotiator by photobombing meetings of ambassadors, and promoting a portfolio of New-Agey companies like Humanitad, the Natural Justice Academy, the International Tribunal for Natural Justice, New Earth Nation, New Earth University… all about Childhood’s-End / Age-of-Aquarius / Cosmic-Consciousness Global Transformation, and the appropriation of indigenous cultures. There may well be Spirit Quests and Sweat Lodges involved, and one expects his sites to use Papyrus font throughout. His logos are modelled on Mandalas but come across as half Spirograph doodle and half Biohazard pictogram.
Oh, did we forget to mention that Sacha hawks something called “Immortalis”, a proprietary snake oil product which he claims will extend human life by hundreds of years. Shades of Abe’s raw hemp juice!
According to the Humanitad website,
The Immortalis Klotho Protocol, as it is now coined, will be dispensed for the next two to three years within a measured and strictly limited client-base in various nations. We will be studying its effects upon divergent genomes, amongst people enjoying different lifestyles, dietary configurations and set within differing environmental conditions. Humanitad will oversight these surveys in league with the Immortalis team and Dr Ruggiero’s team in Arizona, and we will publish the findings as appropriate, whilst seeking to engender a new conversation in the biological sciences. A conversation which hopefully begins with placating all cynics and skeptics by leaning in toward the wisdom of the great Socrates, wherein he acknowledged that ‘the only thing I know for certain is that I know nothing at all’.
But wait! That’s not all!
According to the good folks at Riddled,
Stone is such a caricature of the prototypal New Age grifter that it can only be deliberate, much as Nigerian-Prince scammers try to be obvious about it, so they don’t waste time on people who retain a vestigial sense of skepticism. Did you ever in your puff see such a perfect perisher? The Star-Child Paradigm Shift adorns a foundation of libertarian / far-right Sovereign Citizen movement, in which we each become our own nation — united by Natural Justice and the “Spirit of the Law”– to escape outmoded tax regimeslegal jurisdictions. You can learn more about Stone than you probably desire from this useful profile, including his fondness for Kenyan-Obama Truther trumpery. Who could possibly have predicted that a white refugee from what is now Zimbabwe would prove to be a colossal racist gobshite? Then there’s the Elders-of-Zion antisemitism.
Despite feeling as though we’d leapt down a never-ending spiralling rabbit hole to nowhere, we began to feel we were getting a picture of Sacha/Simon.
And now, back to the ITNJ (remember that?), which apparently is scheduled to hold a three-day hearing in London next month on the topic of (what else?) Satanic ritual abuse and child trafficking.
Take a wild guess who the presiding judge will be at this shindig? Go on, just guess.
If you guessed “Sir John Walsh of Brannagh, the Duke de Ronceray Sir John Francis Patrick Cyril Colclough” you win a lifetime supply of Immortalis Klotho (and that’s saying something, if all Sacha’s claims are to be believed). (Travel to Bali and accommodation not included, sorry.)
Even more interesting, “confirmed witnesses” include our old friends Lee Cant, Fiona Barnett, and Cathy O’Brien.
Who’s funding it?
And what would any conspiraloon event be without its own crowdfunding page? Here’s the ITNJ Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking and Child Sex Abuse page, which has amassed $18,000 on its way to its goal of $120,000.
According to the page, contributors could be in for some pretty spectacular rewards, if they dig deeply enough into their pockets. Here are just a few:
An hour on Skype with Sir John Walsh of Brannagh?! Wahey! Sign us up!
There’s more—so much more!—but we really feel ourselves slipping into Never-Never Land at this point.
Let’s just say we didn’t even begin to touch on Sacha/Simon’s interactions with SRA-claimant cum cult leader Teal Swan, nor his interviews on Mel Ve’s Conscious Consumer Network, nor with his expedition into the land of free energy using the unusually named QT-pi generator (could Hoaxgirl have a new competitor?).
Our verdict on Sacha/Simon?


veteranstoday--2020-05-24--See the Birth of an Exoplanet for the First Time

This Very Large Telescope Snapped an Exoplanet ’ s Baby Photos Congratulations , it ’ s a gas giant !
An international team of astronomers has captured the telltale signs of the birth of an exoplanet for the first time .
The fiery image shows a swirl of dust and gas near the young star AB Aurigae , located in the Auriga constellation that ’ s visible to stargazers in the northern hemisphere in winter .
Storms of thick dust and gas around a young star are prime real estate for planets to form , and previous observations saw hints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and early 2020 , astronomer Anthony Boccaletti of PSL University in Paris led an international team at the European Southern Observatory ’ s Very Large Telescope in Chile to capture what may be the first photograph of exoplanet formation .
Their results published this month in Astronomy and Astrophysics .
“ Here , in this particular case , we don ’ t see the planet , ” Boccaletti tells Becky Ferreira at Vice .
“ We see the structure that the planet produces on the spiral—this is what we call a twist.
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This Very Large Telescope Snapped an Exoplanet’s Baby Photos
by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com
Congratulations, it’s a gas giant! An international team of astronomers has captured the telltale signs of the birth of an exoplanet for the first time.
The fiery image shows a swirl of dust and gas near the young star AB Aurigae, located in the Auriga constellation that’s visible to stargazers in the northern hemisphere in winter. Storms of thick dust and gas around a young star are prime real estate for planets to form, and previous observations saw hints that formation had started. In 2019 and early 2020, astronomer Anthony Boccaletti of PSL University in Paris led an international team at the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile to capture what may be the first photograph of exoplanet formation. Their results published this month in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
“Here, in this particular case, we don’t see the planet,” Boccaletti tells Becky Ferreira at Vice. “We see the structure that the planet produces on the spiral—this is what we call a twist.”
The twist is a thick point in the yellow spiral that’s vaguely lightning-bolt or S-shaped, located near the center of the photograph
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veteranstoday--2020-05-24--10 Deep State ideologues who should be hanged (Part IV)

Jewish writer Elliott Abrams , who served in foreign policy capacities for Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush , goes on to admit that the Jewish community “ clings to what is at bottom a dark vision of America , as a land permeated with anti-Semitism and always on the verge of anti-Semitic outbursts.
” [ 1 ] Abrams is an ideologue who has spent much of his political career destabilizing countries in the Middle East and elsewhere .
He is working for the Zionist machine , which has its diabolical headquarters in Israel , but Abrams has been able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also a flaming Neocon .
the Bush administration accused Iran “ of carrying out hydrodynamic testing of nuclear weapons at Parchin as early as 2004 , ” but this accusation was completely false , for hydrodynamic testing can not be carried out inside a facility !
As Robert Kelley , project leader for nuclear intelligence at Los Alamos National Laboratory and director of the IAEA , has said , “ You have to be crazy to do hydrodynamic explosives in a container .
There ’ s no reason to do it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tables.
” [ 2 ] By the summer of 2012 it was widely published by the media that Iran was building nuclear weapons near Parchin , but Kelley and others argued that the evidence was not there .
[ 3 ] At the same time , Netanyahu was beating the war drum and spending billions of dollars to prepare for a war with Iran .
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert even accused Netanyahu of spending too much money on “ security hallucinations that were not performed and will not be performed.
” [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been blinded by the Israel syndrome , the West largely ignores that treaty .
Some Republicans and Democrats urged then the Obama administration to abandon negotiations and move to stricter sanctions against Iran , [ 5 ] which hurt the average Iranian very badly .
[ 6 ] Meanwhile , the neoconservative crowd such as Elliott Abrams , Bill Kristol , Jamie Fly , Jonathan S. Tobin , continued to propose propaganda in order for the United States to strike Iran , [ 7 ] despite the fact that major US generals such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pursuits [ 8 ] and US intelligence continued to say that no hard evidence available shows that Iran is pursuing a nuclear bomb .
[ 9 ] The report was given by sixteen US intelligence agencies .
[ 10 ] Abrams wrote an entire article in the Weekly Standard in 2012 entitled , “ Time to Authorize Use of Force Against Iran.
” Abrams wanted to see blood in Iran .
His Neocon brethren helped destroy Iraq and Afghanistan , and he was eyeing for another country to destabilize .
Yet despite Abrams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after another , the Trump administration put him back on the political stage !
The American Conservative has rightly called Abrams a “ zombie neocon , ” largely because Abrams “ has a long history of pursuing disastrous policies in government.
” [ 11 ] A former senior official at the State Department has recently said : “ Everything Abrams is doing now is the same thing he was doing during the Reagan administration .
He ’ s very adept at manipulating the levers of power without a lot of oversight.
” [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Abrams : “ When he served as Reagan ’ s assistant secretary of state for human rights , he concealed a massacre of a thousand men , women , and children by U.S.-funded death squads in El Salvador .
He was also involved in the Iran Contra scandal , helping to secure covert funding for Contra rebels in Nicaragua in violation of laws passed by Congress .
In 1991 , he pled guilty to lying to Congress about the America ’ s role in those two fiascos—twice .
“ But then-president George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went on to support ‘ measures to scuttle the Latin American peace process launched by the Costa Rican president , Óscar Arias ’ and use ‘ the agency ’ s money to unseat the Sandinistas in Nicaragua ’ s 1990 general elections , ’ according to Brian D ’ Haeseleer .
“ Under President George W. Bush , Abrams promoted regime change in Iraq .
Abrams was initially blocked from joining the Trump administration on account of a Never Trump op-ed he ’ d penned .
But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo succeeded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite his history of support for disastrous regime change policies.
” [ 13 ] Under Abrams , the US is now spreading a diabolical plan in Venezuela .
So , who let the dog out ?
Who allowed Abrams to stand on the political platform once again ?
The Trump administration .
Does the administration culpable ?
We shall see .
In any event , Abrams ought to be hanged for the disasters he had helped create all over the world .
• [ 1 ] Elliott Abrams , Faith or Fear : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America , 191 .
• [ 6 ] Saeed Kamali Dehghan , “ Sanctions on Iran Punish its People , Not its Leaders , ” Guardian , Jul .
11 , 2012 • [ 7 ] Elliott Abrams , “ Time to Authorize Use of Force Against Iran , ” Weekly Standard , Aug. 21 , 2012 ; Jonathan S. Tobin , “ Obama Doesn ’ t Care He ’ s Been Proven Wrong about Iran , ” Commentary , Aug. 31 , 2012 .
• [ 8 ] Elie Leshem , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Be Complicit ’ in Israeli Strike on Iran , Says US Army Chief , ” Times of Israel , Aug. 30 , 2012 ; “ Ya ’ alon Accuses US Undermining Military Threat Against Iran , ” Jerusalem Post , Aug. • [ 9 ] James Risen and Mark Mazzetti , “ US Agencies See No More Attempts by Iran to Build a Bomb , ” NY Times , Feb. 24 , 2012 .
• [ 10 ] Ken Dilanian , “ US Does Not Believe Iran is Trying to Build Nuclear Bomb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2012 .
• [ 11 ] Barbara Boland , “ ‘ Zombie Neocon ’ : How This Iran Contra Architect Is Leading Trump Policy , ” American Conservative , May 14 , 2020 .

Jewish writer Elliott Abrams, who served in foreign policy capacities for Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, goes on to admit that the Jewish community “clings to what is at bottom a dark vision of America, as a land permeated with anti-Semitism and always on the verge of anti-Semitic outbursts.”[1]
Abrams is an ideologue who has spent much of his political career destabilizing countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. He is working for the Zionist machine, which has its diabolical headquarters in Israel, but Abrams has been able get high-ranking positions in politics. Abrams is also a flaming Neocon.
the Bush administration accused Iran “of carrying out hydrodynamic testing of nuclear weapons at Parchin as early as 2004,” but this accusation was completely false, for hydrodynamic testing cannot be carried out inside a facility!
As Robert Kelley, project leader for nuclear intelligence at Los Alamos National Laboratory and director of the IAEA, has said, “You have to be crazy to do hydrodynamic explosives in a container. There’s no reason to do it. They’re done outdoors on firing tables.”[2]
By the summer of 2012 it was widely published by the media that Iran was building nuclear weapons near Parchin, but Kelley and others argued that the evidence was not there.[3] At the same time, Netanyahu was beating the war drum and spending billions of dollars to prepare for a war with Iran.
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert even accused Netanyahu of spending too much money on “security hallucinations that were not performed and will not be performed.”[4]
But since Western powers have been blinded by the Israel syndrome, the West largely ignores that treaty. Some Republicans and Democrats urged then the Obama administration to abandon negotiations and move to stricter sanctions against Iran,[5] which hurt the average Iranian very badly.[6]
Meanwhile, the neoconservative crowd such as Elliott Abrams, Bill Kristol, Jamie Fly, Jonathan S. Tobin, continued to propose propaganda in order for the United States to strike Iran,[7] despite the fact that major US generals such as Martin Demsey did not approve such pursuits[8] and US intelligence continued to say that no hard evidence available shows that Iran is pursuing a nuclear bomb.[9]
The report was given by sixteen US intelligence agencies.[10] Abrams wrote an entire article in the Weekly Standard in 2012 entitled, “Time to Authorize Use of Force Against Iran.”
Abrams wanted to see blood in Iran. His Neocon brethren helped destroy Iraq and Afghanistan, and he was eyeing for another country to destabilize. Yet despite Abrams’ long history of ransacking one country after another, the Trump administration put him back on the political stage! The American Conservative has rightly called Abrams a “zombie neocon,” largely because Abrams “has a long history of pursuing disastrous policies in government.”[11]
A former senior official at the State Department has recently said: “Everything Abrams is doing now is the same thing he was doing during the Reagan administration. He’s very adept at manipulating the levers of power without a lot of oversight.”[12] Here is a little background on Abrams:
“When he served as Reagan’s assistant secretary of state for human rights, he concealed a massacre of a thousand men, women, and children by U.S.-funded death squads in El Salvador. He was also involved in the Iran Contra scandal, helping to secure covert funding for Contra rebels in Nicaragua in violation of laws passed by Congress. In 1991, he pled guilty to lying to Congress about the America’s role in those two fiascos—twice.
“But then-president George H.W. Bush pardoned Abrams. He went on to support ‘measures to scuttle the Latin American peace process launched by the Costa Rican president, Óscar Arias’ and use ‘the agency’s money to unseat the Sandinistas in Nicaragua’s 1990 general elections,’ according to Brian D’Haeseleer.
“Under President George W. Bush, Abrams promoted regime change in Iraq. Abrams was initially blocked from joining the Trump administration on account of a Never Trump op-ed he’d penned. But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo succeeded in bringing him onboard last year, despite his history of support for disastrous regime change policies.”[13]
Under Abrams, the US is now spreading a diabolical plan in Venezuela. So, who let the dog out? Who allowed Abrams to stand on the political platform once again? The Trump administration. Does the administration culpable? We shall see.
In any event, Abrams ought to be hanged for the disasters he had helped create all over the world.


veteranstoday--2020-05-24--Vietnam War: Black Veterans Hail Spike Lee Film that Finally Tells Their Story

UK Guardian : Da 5 Bloods highlights the experience of veterans who fought for their country only to be treated as second-class citizens right , 15 miles outside Da Nang , Vietnam , in 1968 .
Photograph : Courtesy Dedan Kimathi Ji Jaga When Dedan Kimathi Ji Jaga returned from combat in Vietnam , he painted his walls black , covered his windows and sat in darkness all day .
His injuries and post-traumatic stress were severe , but as with many African American soldiers in 1968 , the US government gave him little support .
“ They summarily released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aid , ” said the 72-year-old California resident .
Black veterans across America are hoping this painful and enduring legacy will get the attention it deserves in Spike Lee ’ s new film , Da 5 Bloods , which chronicles the journey of four African American vets who return to Vietnam in search of their fallen squad leader and buried gold .
“ The plight of African American service members who served in Vietnam , where they are now , why they are the way they are , this should be brought to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a veteran in Charlotte , North Carolina , who began his service in 1972 in the navy .
“ A lot of African American service members never got cared for properly after they returned , and that is a life-altering impact .
”

When Dedan Kimathi Ji Jaga returned from combat in Vietnam, he painted his walls black, covered his windows and sat in darkness all day. His injuries and post-traumatic stress were severe, but as with many African American soldiers in 1968, the US government gave him little support.
“They summarily released me back to the streets with no aid,” said the 72-year-old California resident.
Black veterans across America are hoping this painful and enduring legacy will get the attention it deserves in Spike Lee’s new film, Da 5 Bloods, which chronicles the journey of four African American vets who return to Vietnam in search of their fallen squad leader and buried gold.
“The plight of African American service members who served in Vietnam, where they are now, why they are the way they are, this should be brought to light,” said Richard D Kingsberry, a veteran in Charlotte, North Carolina, who began his service in 1972 in the navy. “A lot of African American service members never got cared for properly after they returned, and that is a life-altering impact.”


veteranstoday--2020-05-24--Hong Kong Rioters Fighting Against Their Own Country

For several months , Western mass media called the Hong Kong rioters , “ pro-democracy protesters ” .
It still does .
But I began noticing a new , even deadlier terminology .
Now , the black-clad ninja-looking men and women that are periodically and violently clashing with the law enforcement forces are once in a while described as “ pro-independence ” .
Some Hong Kong citizens are defining the rioters , who recently celebrated the Americans ’ “ Mother ’ s Day ” with further protests and aggressive actions , as a “ political virus ” .
Now many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the use of force against the predominantly young , badly-informed and poorly educated individuals – those who have been responsible , together with the novel coronavirus , for bringing their city to its knees .
It has become obvious that the soft , reconciliatory approach which has so far been adopted by both the Beijing and Hong Kong administrations , might not be able to stop the conflict between the State and the rioters , who are clearly being financed and ideologically outfitted from abroad .
The more reasonable China is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming from Washington and its allies are .
COVID-19 , the situation in Hong Kong , international trade , Taiwan and the South China Sea ; all gets thrown into a huge , filthy wok , and stir-fried until it becomes a tasteless , foul smelling mess , which is then thrown straight into Beijing ’ s face , endangering the global peace , prosperity and well-being .
“ Beijing has lashed out at US legislation which seeks to impose sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate with Washington ’ s investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would require the president to notify Congress within 60 days that China had “ provided a full and complete accounting ” to any US-led probe into the coronavirus outbreak .
The rule would also apply to investigations carried out by American allies and UN agencies such as the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
The legislation also demands that China shutter all “ wet markets ” which can pose a risk to human health .
It also calls for the immediate release of Hong Kong activists arrested during ongoing protests in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and even the U.S. President himself , are demanding big concessions from China , without offering anything in return .
The confused , depressed and beaten down citizens of the United States , many of them unemployed , some now even starving , are hardly paying any attention to the foreign policy of their country , let alone trying to stop it .
The rioters in Hong Kong have to be confronted with one fact , which many of them most likely do not realize : this is a moment when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may go up in flames .
The United States , with its economic system collapsing , is dragging China , Russia , but also Iran , Venezuela and other countries , into a conflict , and consequent war .
Such a war could cost millions , even hundreds of millions human lives .
So far , China and Russia are sticking to diplomacy .
Of course , it is hard to be restrained , when faced with insults , foul propaganda , and constant military provocations .
But global peace , and precisely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during a confrontation , are making Beijing and Moscow act in subtle , measured , ways .
But anything could happen .
Patience is not limitless .
If China or Russia were to feel that their existence , or the existence of their people , was in danger , they would have to react , in the name of protecting life itself .
The rioters in Hong Kong are already at the frontline .
They may not realize it , in their naïveté or their foolishness , but they are .
Whatever they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and eventually used against their country .
They are engaged in a battle , now .
And they are fighting on the side of the foreign powers which want to fully control the world .
Are the rioters committing treason ?
Some clearly are .
But I also want to believe that most of them don ’ t .
Not yet .
I want to give them the benefit of doubt .
Most of them are young , confused and even lost .
However , this benefit of doubt should have clear boundaries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decides to push China into a confrontation , the situation in Hong Kong will be one of the justifications given by Washington .
At that very moment , the naïve and badly informed kids would be converted , by circumstance , into de facto combatants , fighting against their motherland .
With all the due consequences .
Let ’ s do everything we can , that such a dire situation is avoided !
The rioters should be told : “ There is still time .
Sit down and talk , negotiate .
Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These are terribly dangerous times , and forgive me for saying it so frankly : I have been observing you for quite some time .
You don ’ t really know what you are doing !
” Andre Vltchek is a philosopher , novelist , filmmaker and investigative journalist .
He has covered wars and conflicts in dozens of countries .
Six of his latest books are “ New Capital of Indonesia ” , “ China Belt and Road Initiative ” , “ China and Ecological Civilization ” with John B. Cobb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Western Nihilism ” , a revolutionary novel “ Aurora ” and a bestselling work of political non-fiction : “ Exposing Lies Of The Empire ” .
View his other books here .
Watch Rwanda Gambit , his groundbreaking documentary about Rwanda and DRCongo and his film/dialogue with Noam Chomsky “ On Western Terrorism ” .
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By: Andre Vltchek for VT
For several months, Western mass media called the Hong Kong rioters, “pro-democracy protesters”. It still does. But I began noticing a new, even deadlier terminology. Now, the black-clad ninja-looking men and women that are periodically and violently clashing with the law enforcement forces are once in a while described as “pro-independence”.
Some Hong Kong citizens are defining the rioters, who recently celebrated the Americans’ “Mother’s Day” with further protests and aggressive actions, as a “political virus”.
Now many people living in Hong Kong are calling for the use of force against the predominantly young, badly-informed and poorly educated individuals – those who have been responsible, together with the novel coronavirus, for bringing their city to its knees.
It has become obvious that the soft, reconciliatory approach which has so far been adopted by both the Beijing and Hong Kong administrations, might not be able to stop the conflict between the State and the rioters, who are clearly being financed and ideologically outfitted from abroad.
The more reasonable China is, the more aggressive the actions and threats coming from Washington and its allies are. COVID-19, the situation in Hong Kong, international trade, Taiwan and the South China Sea; all gets thrown into a huge, filthy wok, and stir-fried until it becomes a tasteless, foul smelling mess, which is then thrown straight into Beijing’s face, endangering the global peace, prosperity and well-being.
On May 13, 2020, RT reported:
“Beijing has lashed out at US legislation which seeks to impose sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate with Washington’s investigation into the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill would require the president to notify Congress within 60 days that China had “provided a full and complete accounting” to any US-led probe into the coronavirus outbreak. The rule would also apply to investigations carried out by American allies and UN agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO).
The legislation also demands that China shutter all “wet markets” which can pose a risk to human health. It also calls for the immediate release of Hong Kong activists arrested during ongoing protests in the semi-autonomous territory.”
Neocon politicians in Washington, and even the U.S. President himself, are demanding big concessions from China, without offering anything in return.
The confused, depressed and beaten down citizens of the United States, many of them unemployed, some now even starving, are hardly paying any attention to the foreign policy of their country, let alone trying to stop it.
*
The rioters in Hong Kong have to be confronted with one fact, which many of them most likely do not realize: this is a moment when the entire planet as we know it, may go up in flames. The United States, with its economic system collapsing, is dragging China, Russia, but also Iran, Venezuela and other countries, into a conflict, and consequent war.
Such a war could cost millions, even hundreds of millions human lives.
So far, China and Russia are sticking to diplomacy. Of course, it is hard to be restrained, when faced with insults, foul propaganda, and constant military provocations. But global peace, and precisely those millions human lives that would vanish during a confrontation, are making Beijing and Moscow act in subtle, measured, ways.
But anything could happen. Patience is not limitless. If China or Russia were to feel that their existence, or the existence of their people, was in danger, they would have to react, in the name of protecting life itself.
The rioters in Hong Kong are already at the frontline. They may not realize it, in their naïveté or their foolishness, but they are.
Whatever they do, is being monitored, recorded and eventually used against their country.
They are engaged in a battle, now. And they are fighting on the side of the foreign powers which want to fully control the world.
Are the rioters committing treason? Some clearly are. But I also want to believe that most of them don’t. Not yet. I want to give them the benefit of doubt. Most of them are young, confused and even lost.
However, this benefit of doubt should have clear boundaries.
Paradoxically, if the United States decides to push China into a confrontation, the situation in Hong Kong will be one of the justifications given by Washington. At that very moment, the naïve and badly informed kids would be converted, by circumstance, into de facto combatants, fighting against their motherland. With all the due consequences.
Let’s do everything we can, that such a dire situation is avoided!
The rioters should be told: “There is still time. Sit down and talk, negotiate. Do not fight against your country as mercenaries. These are terribly dangerous times, and forgive me for saying it so frankly: I have been observing you for quite some time. You don’t really know what you are doing!”
*
[First published by China Daily Hong Kong]


veteranstoday--2020-05-23--FFWN: Orwellian Tyranny Coming at “Warp Speed”

Click HERE for the list of stories we covered .
This week ’ s guest commentator is Lucy Morgan Edwards , author of The Afghan Solution .
She is a former Political Advisor to the EU Special Representative in Kabul .
Among the things we learned this week : *Alan Dershowitz says he , Jeffrey Epstein , and the government have the right to plunge anything into anybody .
( satire alert ) *A study led by Flinders University vaccine researcher Nikolai Petrovsky in Australia…learned that COVID-19 has been optimized for penetration into human cells as opposed to animal cells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an animal intermediary , but became specialized for human cell penetration by living previously in human cells , quite possibly in a laboratory .
*A TIMELINE of events leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic includes drills that apparently finally “ went live ” in late 2019 .
*A peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs “ calculated a sobering COVID-19 death toll , ranging from 350,000 to 1.2 millions lives lost by the year ’ s end…THE INFECTION FATALITY RATE AMONG SYMPTOMATIC CASES IS 1.3 % .
” *Ten days after you contact the virus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will give you a 30 % to 50 % chance of having a false negative result .
They also yield an unknown but “ significant ” number of false positives .
*A cop has been fired for publicly saying he supports people ’ s Constitutional rights .
* Patrick Zylberman , a professor of History of Health in Paris , predicted years ago that “ sanitary terror ” would be used as an instrument of governance .
Those are just a few of the 33 stories we covered on this week ’ s @ @

Click HERE for the list of stories we covered.
Among the things we learned this week:
*Alan Dershowitz says he, Jeffrey Epstein, and the government have the right to plunge anything into anybody. (satire alert)
*A study led by Flinders University vaccine researcher Nikolai Petrovsky in Australia…learned that COVID-19 has been optimized for penetration into human cells as opposed to animal cells. So it did not come from an animal intermediary, but became specialized for human cell penetration by living previously in human cells, quite possibly in a laboratory.
*A TIMELINE of events leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic includes drills that apparently finally “went live” in late 2019.
*A peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs “calculated a sobering COVID-19 death toll, ranging from 350,000 to 1.2 millions lives lost by the year’s end…THE INFECTION FATALITY RATE AMONG SYMPTOMATIC CASES IS 1.3%.”
*Ten days after you contact the virus, the tests being used in the USA will give you a 30% to 50% chance of having a false negative result. They also yield an unknown but “significant” number of false positives.
*A cop has been fired for publicly saying he supports people’s Constitutional rights.
* Patrick Zylberman, a professor of History of Health in Paris, predicted years ago that “sanitary terror” would be used as an instrument of governance.
Those are just a few of the 33 stories we covered on this week’s FFWN!