veteranstoday--2020-10-11--NDAA Creates New Department of COVIDland Security (DCS)

An obscure , totally-overlooked provision of the new National Defense Appropriation Act unanimously passed by both houses of Congress yesterday has surreptitiously merged the FBI , CIA , NSA , DIA , DHS , CDC , FAA , ICE , PTA , NBA , NFL , MLB , and USA into a new overarching bureaucracy called DCS : The Department of COVIDland Security .
DCS is tasked with “ seizing and administering total and complete control of COVIDland ” which is defined as “ every theater of land , sea , air , earth , and space , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stars , galaxies , or extradimensional engagement areas ( EDEAs ) where documented , undocumented , hypothetical , or potential cases of COVID-19 exist or might be suspected to exist.
” To that end DCS has been awarded a multi-trillion-dollar black budget the specific amount of which is a national security secret so sensitive that if you knew what it was they would have to kill you .
DCS will soon be deploying billions of multipurpose drones for contact tracing , masking and distancing enforcement , mandatory vaccine compliance , and eliminating threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prejudice .
Anyone caught not wearing a mask , coming within six feet of anyone else , or fleeing when approached by a Needlebearing Vaccine Drone ( NVD ) will be subjected to extreme neutralization measures the likes of which can only be imagined .
DCS will also administer the Consolidated Corporate Media ( CCM ) , overseeing propaganda efforts to promote full compliance and save the known universe , and whatever lies beyond , from the scourge of COVID-19 .
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An obscure, totally-overlooked provision of the new National Defense Appropriation Act unanimously passed by both houses of Congress yesterday has surreptitiously merged the FBI, CIA, NSA, DIA, DHS, CDC, FAA, ICE, PTA, NBA, NFL, MLB, and USA into a new overarching bureaucracy called DCS: The Department of COVIDland Security.
DCS is tasked with “seizing and administering total and complete control of COVIDland” which is defined as “every theater of land, sea, air, earth, and space, as well as any planets, comets asteroids, stars, galaxies, or extradimensional engagement areas (EDEAs) where documented, undocumented, hypothetical, or potential cases of COVID-19 exist or might be suspected to exist.” To that end DCS has been awarded a multi-trillion-dollar black budget the specific amount of which is a national security secret so sensitive that if you knew what it was they would have to kill you.
DCS will soon be deploying billions of multipurpose drones for contact tracing, masking and distancing enforcement, mandatory vaccine compliance, and eliminating threats to the COVIDsphere via neutralization with extreme prejudice. Anyone caught not wearing a mask, coming within six feet of anyone else, or fleeing when approached by a Needlebearing Vaccine Drone (NVD) will be subjected to extreme neutralization measures the likes of which can only be imagined.
DCS will also administer the Consolidated Corporate Media (CCM), overseeing propaganda efforts to promote full compliance and save the known universe, and whatever lies beyond, from the scourge of COVID-19. To that end a significant fraction of neutralization drones will be tasked with terminating threats posed by irresponsible individuals questioning CCM dictates on websites and social media, especially satirists caught red-handed ridiculing
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veteranstoday--2020-10-11--Breaking: Murdoch-Fox-Hannity engineered spread of COVID to US, Italy, Spain…

Introduction : VT ran across Fox News years ago , before it was what it is .
The story was simple , a fake Australian billionaire , supposedly named Rupert Murdoch , the inheritor of the Maxwell-Epstein empire , wanted to buy American ’ s media .
Murdoch , an Israeli-Australian ( now US by act of congress ) citizen , is a plotter .
He bought Newt Gingrich , hired his wife , published Newt ’ s awful books and had a GOP congress give him the American based Fox network by changing law on foreign ownership .
Murdoch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Sheldon Adelson , Macao gambling boss that funds Trump .
The idea was to declare war on the US from inside , militarizing idiocy and primitive evangelical heresy into a political block of misogynists ’ , racists and neo-Nazis .
This faction then took over the GOP .
Now we find with this submission from Australia that Murdoch ’ s political stranglehold on that nation engineered the spread of COVID 19 to the US where Fox News assured it would destroy the United States , aided by , of course , Murdoch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zionist ( America last or never ) Donald Trump .
“ When news of the virus took off at the beginning of the year , Australia , which has a huge ‘ student ’ number from China , studying at their Universities … and during the Australian Summer , these students , both visa holders and ‘ Nationalised ‘ , ‘ new Australians ‘ , many return and go back home till the new scholastic year starts in March .
Many went back to Wuhan !
Anyway , to cut the story short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact based and not a rumour , the evil empire had a solution .
The Australian Government , and their P.M. , S. Morrison , a good Murdoch henchman , gave each student from China $ 8000- $ 10000 Aust dollars and told each , have a holiday , anywhere in the world ( not to stay in China ) , and after 2 weeks if you have no symptoms , your good to come back to Australia for the new school year .
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The favourite destinations ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , need I , say more .
Ugly facts , that can be proven to your investigators , as long as you avoid the Murdoch press .
His puppet ’ s gift to his so called new homeland and business paradise .
The Trojan Proxy .
This is fact not myth , and obviously has tragic implications .
BUT !
HOWEVER !
When one observes the ‘ FOX ‘ TAKE ON ‘ POX ’ , sly Rupert ‘ s , reaction , and selling of FAKE FACTS , it is murderous not negligent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , entrapping , lying to the American public , promoting deadly LIES , pushing , thrusting , a malevolent conspiracy , whilst playing down the actual dangers .
THUS … the mess your in oh ally .
Oh brother .
S.O.S .
AMERICA , NO , S.Y.S .
save -your- souls .
The Anti-Christ , lives amongst you .
He is no American , and he is no Patriot .
But he is yours , now .
Murdoch is , alas , yours , and to the fore .
His Puppet ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once selflessly created ‘ The Marshall Plan and saved civilisation ‘ is repaid in mis-information and damnation .
‘ OH SEPPO ’ , he has killed scores .
For pity never sleeps when these dying numbers onwards creep .
May the nightmare end .
AMEN ” !

Introduction: VT ran across Fox News years ago, before it was what it is. The story was simple, a fake Australian billionaire, supposedly named Rupert Murdoch, the inheritor of the Maxwell-Epstein empire, wanted to buy American’s media.
Murdoch, an Israeli-Australian (now US by act of congress) citizen, is a plotter. He bought Newt Gingrich, hired his wife, published Newt’s awful books and had a GOP congress give him the American based Fox network by changing law on foreign ownership.
Murdoch now owns the GOP, or co-owns with Sheldon Adelson, Macao gambling boss that funds Trump.
The idea was to declare war on the US from inside, militarizing idiocy and primitive evangelical heresy into a political block of misogynists’, racists and neo-Nazis.
This faction then took over the GOP. Now we find with this submission from Australia that Murdoch’s political stranglehold on that nation engineered the spread of COVID 19 to the US where Fox News assured it would destroy the United States, aided by, of course, Murdoch’s close associate and another fanatic Zionist (America last or never) Donald Trump.
“When news of the virus took off at the beginning of the year , Australia, which has a huge ‘student’ number from China , studying at their Universities … and during the Australian Summer , these students , both visa holders and ‘Nationalised ‘ , ‘new Australians ‘ , many return and go back home till the new scholastic year starts in March .
Rupert Murdoch through his EVIL media empire have played a large part in thousands of deaths worldwide through the spread of lies & misinformation in addition to the backing of Trump,Johnson & Morrison.
Murdoch media HACKS dead children's phones.https://t.co/OzAcVcZG4O — Francesca (@GodmotherComara) October 10, 2020
Many went back to Wuhan ! Anyway, to cut the story short .When the news of the virus became fact based and not a rumour , the evil empire had a solution . The Australian Government , and their P.M. , S. Morrison , a good Murdoch henchman, gave each student from China $ 8000-$10000 Aust dollars and told each, have a holiday , anywhere in the world ( not to stay in China) , and after 2 weeks if you have no symptoms , your good to come back to Australia for the new school year . !!!!!
Yes, 90% has tagged on to Murdoch and the Morrison bandwagon…. hoping to suck off more public COVID related funds before the worst of the depression hits and they declare bankruptcy. Meanwhile the obscene salaries and dividends continue — (Supposi) Tory Tony (@MiztaRabbit) October 11, 2020
The favourite destinations ? U.S.A. , ITALY , FRANCE , SPAIN , need I, say more . Ugly facts , that can be proven to your investigators , as long as you avoid the Murdoch press . His puppet’s gift to his so called new homeland and business paradise . The Trojan Proxy . This is fact not myth , and obviously has tragic implications .
BUT! HOWEVER ! When one observes the ‘FOX ‘ TAKE ON ‘POX’ , sly Rupert ‘s , reaction, and selling of FAKE FACTS , it is murderous not negligent .
Forever , promoting a nonsense web , entrapping , lying to the American public, promoting deadly LIES , pushing , thrusting , a malevolent conspiracy , whilst playing down the actual dangers . THUS … the mess your in oh ally . Oh brother . S.O.S. AMERICA , NO , S.Y.S. save -your- souls .
Let’s remember Rudd is not the only ex PM to say Murdoch media acts more like a political party than a media organisation. Turnbull also said it. So, there is rare bipartisanship on this issue. Morrison of course won’t complain as Murdoch gave him his job #MurdochRoyalCommission — 💧😷Queen Victoria (@Vic_Rollison) October 11, 2020
The Anti-Christ , lives amongst you . He is no American , and he is no Patriot . But he is yours , now . Murdoch is , alas , yours , and to the fore . His Puppet’s toxic holiday gifts to the Nation that once selflessly created ‘The Marshall Plan and saved civilisation ‘ is repaid in mis-information and damnation . ‘OH SEPPO’ , he has killed scores . For pity never sleeps when these dying numbers onwards creep . May the nightmare end . AMEN” !


veteranstoday--2020-10-11--‘Great Barrington Declaration’ a Fake, secretly funded by Koch ‘Science Denialist’

Dr Michael Head , a senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton , said the declaration was “ a very bad idea ” and doubted that vulnerable people would be able to avoid the virus if it was allowed to become widespread .
“ Ultimately , the Barrington Declaration is based on principles that are dangerous to national and global public health , ” said Head .
Guardian : An open letter that made headlines calling for a herd immunity approach to Covid-19 lists a number of apparently fake names among its expert signatories , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Professor Cominic Dummings ” .
The Great Barrington declaration , which was said to have been signed by more than 15,000 scientists and medical practitioners around the world , was found by Sky News to contain numerous false names , as well as those of several homeopaths .
This from Byline Times : “ Documents seen by Byline Times confirm that the Great Barrington Declaration advocating a ‘ herd immunity ’ approach to the COVID-19 pandemic has been sponsored by an institution embedded in a Koch-funded network that denies climate science while investing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 October 2020 , the American Institute for Economic Research ( AIER ) , a libertarian free-market think-tank in Great Barrington , Massachusetts , hosted a private gathering of scientists , economists and journalists to discuss responses to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Among them was the distinguished Oxford University epidemiologist Professor Sunetra Gupta , among the most vocal proponents of a ‘ herd immunity ’ strategy .
The Great Barrington Declaration , after the town in which it was created , was drafted by Gupta with two other top US scientists , Professor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fellow Jay Bhattacharya .
The Declaration itself – which calls for only the elderly and vulnerable to be quarantined while encouraging young people to contract the virus – was signed by an initial batch of some 35 scientists .
As of the time of writing , the Declaration claims to be signed by over 5,000 ‘ Medical & Public Health Scientists ’ and 11,267 ‘ Medical Practitioners ’ , along with over 155,000 members of the general public .
The claim that “ thousands of scientists ” are supporting the Barrington Declaration was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlets from the BBC to the Daily Mail .
But when I attempted to check how the signatory process works , I discovered that there was no vetting procedure in place for signatories – anybody could become a confirmed signatory of the Declaration and be categorised as a scientist or medic by falsifying entry information and ticking a box .
By experimenting with the process myself , I was able to add myself as a signatory under the ‘ Medical & Public Health Scientists ’ category and received an automated email confirming this.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ university of your mum ” and another supposed specialist whose name was the first verse of the Macarena .
Sky News discovered 18 self-declared homeopaths in the list of expert names and more than 100 therapists whose expertise included massage , hypnotherapy and Mongolian khoomii singing .
The declaration has also been accused of ignoring the growing evidence on long Covid , whereby thousands of fit and young people who contract the virus have been left with debilitating symptoms months after a mild infection .
Read more…

Dr Michael Head, a senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton, said the declaration was “a very bad idea” and doubted that vulnerable people would be able to avoid the virus if it was allowed to become widespread.
“Ultimately, the Barrington Declaration is based on principles that are dangerous to national and global public health,” said Head.
Guardian: An open letter that made headlines calling for a herd immunity approach to Covid-19 lists a number of apparently fake names among its expert signatories, including “Dr Johnny Bananas” and “Professor Cominic Dummings”.
EXCLUSIVE: Great Barrington Declaration on ‘herd immunity’ sponsored by Koch-funded climate deniers, Big Oil investors and stock market financiers https://t.co/zmFwSi2EKB my @BylineTimes investigation. And I also address the science, and evidence. — Dr Nafeez Ahmed (@NafeezAhmed) October 9, 2020
The Great Barrington declaration, which was said to have been signed by more than 15,000 scientists and medical practitioners around the world, was found by Sky News to contain numerous false names, as well as those of several homeopaths. This from Byline Times:
“Documents seen by Byline Times confirm that the Great Barrington Declaration advocating a ‘herd immunity’ approach to the COVID-19 pandemic has been sponsored by an institution embedded in a Koch-funded network that denies climate science while investing in polluting fossil fuel industries. On 3 October 2020, the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), a libertarian free-market think-tank in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, hosted a private gathering of scientists, economists and journalists to discuss responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them was the distinguished Oxford University epidemiologist Professor Sunetra Gupta, among the most vocal proponents of a ‘herd immunity’ strategy. The Great Barrington Declaration, after the town in which it was created, was drafted by Gupta with two other top US scientists, Professor Martin Kulldorff of Harvard University and Stanford Fellow Jay Bhattacharya. The Declaration itself – which calls for only the elderly and vulnerable to be quarantined while encouraging young people to contract the virus – was signed by an initial batch of some 35 scientists. As of the time of writing, the Declaration claims to be signed by over 5,000 ‘Medical & Public Health Scientists’ and 11,267 ‘Medical Practitioners’, along with over 155,000 members of the general public. The claim that “thousands of scientists” are supporting the Barrington Declaration was reported far and wide by major media outlets from the BBC to the Daily Mail. But when I attempted to check how the signatory process works, I discovered that there was no vetting procedure in place for signatories – anybody could become a confirmed signatory of the Declaration and be categorised as a scientist or medic by falsifying entry information and ticking a box. By experimenting with the process myself, I was able to add myself as a signatory under the ‘Medical & Public Health Scientists’ category and received an automated email confirming this.” Others listed include a resident at the “university of your mum” and another supposed specialist whose name was the first verse of the Macarena. Sky News discovered 18 self-declared homeopaths in the list of expert names and more than 100 therapists whose expertise included massage, hypnotherapy and Mongolian khoomii singing. The declaration has also been accused of ignoring the growing evidence on long Covid, whereby thousands of fit and young people who contract the virus have been left with debilitating symptoms months after a mild infection. Read more… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/09/herd-immunity-letter-signed-fake-experts-dr-johnny-bananas-covid Climate Science Denial Network Behind Great Barrington Declaration


veteranstoday--2020-10-11--Another war in Nagorno-Karabakh republic

An interview with Ashot Beglaryan for VT [ Editor ’ s Note : Alla brings us a perspective on the current fighting based on her earlier trip in 2016 , where she reported on the short war .
Before that she had reported on the disastrous Ukraine war .
Here we are again viewing the continuing scourge of the regional wars being instantly fueled by the ever growing pool of cheap hired gunmen , hiding behind their religious veil of honoring some warped religious duty , and looking for some fast money , or purely for the enjoyment of killing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The EU , NATO and the US have dirty hands here , as these instant cannon fodder mercenaries are all the rage now , even more so because most are already battle hardened and don ’ t require any training .
So called democratic western governments have done nothing to rein this in , despite the old battle cry of our war against terrorism .
It has sadly become a legitimate business , totally unregulated .
If there was any attempt at the UN level to require all those engaged in using proxy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms of keeping a complete database of everyone involved and full records of all their activities , it has escaped me .
Fortunes are being made doing this , where it appears that those on the business end have no threat of accountability .
That can normally only be possible because the politicians , including law enforcement , are being cut in for a piece of the action .
We have organized terrorism going on inside our own countries ; and we do not lift a finger morally , politically or via law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that ?
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Click to donate > > This interview was taken a while ago but I still wanted you to hear a voice from Karabakh .
While I was waiting for publishing some additional news appeared on the stage of this war .
On October 6 , the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Jabhat al-Nusra , Firkat Hamza , Sultan Murad , as well as extremist Kurdish groups were being transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh .
The presence of militants significantly increases the degree of escalation in this war .
This beastly essence has long been known .
War correspondent RT Murad Gazdiev says , “ They are completely soulless , repulsive , highly organized and dangerous assassins , adapted to and hardened by war .
It took Assad years to learn how to fight them effectively ” .
Gazdiev also emphasized that he worked in Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016th and knows know who is fighting and how .
If enough members of “ Nusra ” have arrived , Karabakh will burn , stated by the journalist ttps : //t.me/msgazdiev/201 The director of the SVR of Russia emphasized that the Transcaucasia can become a new springboard for international terrorist organizations , from where the militants can subsequently infiltrate into the states adjacent not just to Azerbaijan and Armenia , but also in Russia as well .
This fact is indeed a matter of serious concern for Russia .
Another notorious international relations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the war on Azerbaijan ’ s side .
This is , of course , Ukraine .
What would we do without them ?
According to Oleg Tsarev , a former Rada deputy and presidential candidate , in Kiev , “ they are now carefully conducting work and forming a group to send militants from Ukraine to Azerbaijan .
This process is underway.
” Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh has not died down for more than a week .
This time it is not a short-term military conflict , but an open , brutal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cities and villages and the death of civilians .
It is difficult to determine the real numbers of losses since in the context of an information war , all parties to military conflicts tend to exaggerate their victories and belittle the achievements of the enemy .
But the Armenians have always been known in history as good warriors , and the main factor in this war is that they are now fighting for their land , while for Azeris Karabakh is just a territory , even for those who are willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this territory used to be temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic , the legal successor of which Azerbaijan is not .
For Armenians , Karabakh is the ancient land of Artsakh , where Armenians have lived for a long time and where they live now .
This is their home-land .
It is enough to take into account the fact that Azerbaijan tempts , first of all , to destroy the ancient Armenian artifacts , getting to the Armenian lands , as it happened in Nakhichevan , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of arguments in the favor of the Baku officials .
I was in Karabakh during the 4-day war in 2016th .
I have met with soldiers and civilians , ordinary villagers , and officials and I was amazed at how monolithic these people are .
Therefore it is not surprising that martial law and mobilization have been declared in Karabakh and Armenia .
I bet if the mobilization had not been announced , then the entire male population filled the military enlistment offices with a request to include them in the ranks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the President of Nagorno-Karabakh Arayik Harutyunyan announced that in conditions of heavy battles with the enemy along the entire border , he personally went to the front line to fight the enemy .
Heavy battles with varying intensity are going on along the entire line of contact between Artsakh and Azerbaijan .
Civilian settlements , including the capital , Stepanakert , came under fire .
The right to live independently with dignity and to create and produce on their own land , liberated at the cost of the blood of Armenian sons , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now I am leaving with Special Forces to the front line to conduct my battle since I will be more valuable on the front line than in the rear… ” said the President of Artsakh to the people of the republic.
” A significant difference in this war from previous conflicts is the opened although not official Turkey ’ s participation in hostilities .
It looks more like Ankara is the mastermind of this new aggression against the Armenian people .
Many noted that the senseless , unjustified destruction of the civilian population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of genocide of the Armenian people .
“ The fifth day of the war unleashed by Azerbaijan and Turkey against Artsakh and the Armenian people , in general , was distinguished by more obvious targeted shelling of peaceful cities not only in Artsakh but also in Armenia .
Among the civilians , there are more than a dozen dead and dozens of wounded .
Journalists , including foreign ones , were seriously injured .
Residential buildings , civilian structures , including objects carrying out a humanitarian function , were destroyed and damaged .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not make any differences between military and civilian targets , trying to destroy everything living and inanimate as much as possible .
This once again confirms the fact that the main goal of the fascist tandem Erdogan – Aliyev is not a political solution to the Karabakh problem , but the destruction of the Armenian population in the region and the seizure of their territory .
“ This is an excerpt from one of a whole series of articles by the remarkable Artsakh writer , warrior , and public figure Ashot Beglaryan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take a blitz interview exclusively for VT. Q : Why do Turkey and Azerbaijan need this war at all ?
It is supposed to be clear that they won ’ t succeed in returning Artsakh .
Then what are the goals of Baku and Ankara ?
Perhaps Aliyev is planning to seize the disputed areas ?
Answer : Baku has revanchist goals – to return what was lost during the war unleashed against Nagorno-Karabakh in 1991-1994 .
The Baku regime believes that huge investments in the army and active support of Turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation in the region and the whole world will help resolve the issue by force .
But Ankara and Baku are hopelessly mistaken in this , as evidenced , in particular , by more than 3000 victims on their part .
Q : This time Turkey openly participates in hostilities on the side of Azerbaijan .
It even , in my opinion , looks more like Turkey is acting , but with the hands of Azerbaijan .
And it looks like a challenge to Russia .
Why would Erdogan go into conflict with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russian Federation will limit its actions with “ expressions of concern , ” and he is guided by a feeling of complete impunity ?
Or does Turkey , in turn , is backed by some forces that allow it to act so brazenly ?
If so , who can act behind Turkey ’ s back ?
Answer : Turkey believes that Russia is preoccupied with its many problems and is not in a position to undertake anything significant .
Besides , recently Erdogan has tied Putin with false bonds of friendship , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Turkey , of course , has “ sympathizers ” and “ partners ” in the Muslim world .
Turkey decided to take advantage of the situation when the whole world is fighting the coronavirus , and Russia has a lot of its own problems , including those related to its image in the context of its position on Belarus , to solve its pan-Turkic goals , expanding its influence in the Caucasus .
Q : In some Russian press , Pashinyan , as well as Lukashenko , is accused of being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States , which , according to the authors of articles and posts , was the spring for the start of the war .
Answer : In principle , it is wrong to blame multi-vector politics since it is the choice of a sovereign country .
The desire to build multi-vector relations with the countries of the world can not be condemned .
Pashinyan , as prime minister , never opposed relations with Russia ; on the contrary , he repeatedly noted the need to bring them to a higher level .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the CSTO , in particular , Russia , would look quite natural , although Yerevan has not yet officially applied for help .
Q : “ The Armenian Ambassador in the Russian Federation Vardan Toganyan stated that the signal for launching the missiles will be the use of F-16 fighters by Turkey , which is clearly warned by the Turkish side.
” How serious is this statement ?
Such a statement threatens an open war with Turkey .
Answer : If the Iskanders are also involved , the round of the war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , fraught with going far beyond the region .
And this is where the bold interposition of Russia and other powers is needed .
Turkey has thrown a direct challenge to the leadership of Russia , unleashing a large-scale war under its nose and not hiding its claims to increase its role in the Transcaucasian region .
Artsakh and Armenia are like a bone across their throats in realizing pan-Turkic goals .
Russia ’ s further silence will have a very negative impact on its image of a great power country .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shelled for the second day and Russia , I think , must intervene in what is happening .
The situation for Russia is extremely difficult .
We know that Pashinyan has already called Putin four times .
While the shelling of the NKR was going on , Russia could not interfere , but now the shelling of the border regions of Armenia , which , along with the Russian Federation , is a member of the CSTO , has begun .
For Russia , the Caucasus has historically been an area of interest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will most likely force it to take some decisive action , which is what Turkey and those behind it were trying to achieve .
Breaking a corridor to Azerbaijan through Nakhichevan and reaching the Caucasus would be a great victory for Turkey and a colossal defeat for Russia .
But it seems that the whole point of this war was to drag Russia into another war , to weaken and exhaust it on the external borders , while undermining the situation from within .
If for Aliyev the unleashed war is a pretext @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey ’ s open entry into the war is undoubtedly a challenge to Russia .
So Turkey is behaving more and more aggressively ; F-16s are already being used to deliver air strikes in hostilities , which will force Armenia to use the Joint Air Defense System of Armenia and the Russian Federation .
Pashinyan ’ s statement on the possibility of using the Russian military base in Gyumri could not have been made without the approval of the Kremlin .
It ’ s very likely that the Russian Federation will insist on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some time , avoiding an open demonstration of support for Armenia , given the fact that the Turkish army is stronger and that Azerbaijan is its business partner .
It ’ s important to Russia not to take sides outwardly while maintaining the ability to play the role of a peacemaker .
At this point , it remains to be hoped that the Turkish aggression will be stopped and will not lead to the outbreak of a global war .

An interview with Ashot Beglaryan for VT
…by Alla Pierce, Belarus
[ Editor’s Note: Alla brings us a perspective on the current fighting based on her earlier trip in 2016, where she reported on the short war. Before that she had reported on the disastrous Ukraine war.
Here we are again viewing the continuing scourge of the regional wars being instantly fueled by the ever growing pool of cheap hired gunmen, hiding behind their religious veil of honoring some warped religious duty, and looking for some fast money, or purely for the enjoyment of killing people with no judicial concerns whatsoever.
The EU, NATO and the US have dirty hands here, as these instant cannon fodder mercenaries are all the rage now, even more so because most are already battle hardened and don’t require any training.
So called democratic western governments have done nothing to rein this in, despite the old battle cry of our war against terrorism. It has sadly become a legitimate business, totally unregulated.
If there was any attempt at the UN level to require all those engaged in using proxy fighting forces to be fully regulated in terms of keeping a complete database of everyone involved and full records of all their activities, it has escaped me.
Fortunes are being made doing this, where it appears that those on the business end have no threat of accountability. That can normally only be possible because the politicians, including law enforcement, are being cut in for a piece of the action.
We have organized terrorism going on inside our own countries; and we do not lift a finger morally, politically or via law enforcement to stop it. Whose fault is that?… Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … October 11, 2020 –
This interview was taken a while ago but I still wanted you to hear a voice from Karabakh. While I was waiting for publishing some additional news appeared on the stage of this war.
On October 6, the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, announced that militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra, Firkat Hamza, Sultan Murad, as well as extremist Kurdish groups were being transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh.
The presence of militants significantly increases the degree of escalation in this war.
This beastly essence has long been known. War correspondent RT Murad Gazdiev says, “They are completely soulless, repulsive, highly organized and dangerous assassins, adapted to and hardened by war. It took Assad years to learn how to fight them effectively”.
Gazdiev also emphasized that he worked in Syria for years, was in Karabakh in 2016th and knows know who is fighting and how. If enough members of “Nusra” have arrived, Karabakh will burn, stated by the journalist ttps://t.me/msgazdiev/201
The director of the SVR of Russia emphasized that the Transcaucasia can become a new springboard for international terrorist organizations, from where the militants can subsequently infiltrate into the states adjacent not just to Azerbaijan and Armenia, but also in Russia as well. This fact is indeed a matter of serious concern for Russia.
Another notorious international relations activist has revealed a desire to participate in the war on Azerbaijan’s side. This is, of course, Ukraine. What would we do without them?
According to Oleg Tsarev, a former Rada deputy and presidential candidate, in Kiev, “they are now carefully conducting work and forming a group to send militants from Ukraine to Azerbaijan. This process is underway.”
Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh has not died down for more than a week. This time it is not a short-term military conflict, but an open, brutal and merciless war, accompanied by the destruction of cities and villages and the death of civilians.
It is difficult to determine the real numbers of losses since in the context of an information war, all parties to military conflicts tend to exaggerate their victories and belittle the achievements of the enemy.
But the Armenians have always been known in history as good warriors, and the main factor in this war is that they are now fighting for their land, while for Azeris Karabakh is just a territory, even for those who are willing to fight. Besides, what is important, this territory used to be temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, the legal successor of which Azerbaijan is not.
For Armenians, Karabakh is the ancient land of Artsakh, where Armenians have lived for a long time and where they live now. This is their home-land. It is enough to take into account the fact that Azerbaijan tempts, first of all, to destroy the ancient Armenian artifacts, getting to the Armenian lands, as it happened in Nakhichevan, to be able to understand all the precariousness of arguments in the favor of the Baku officials.
I was in Karabakh during the 4-day war in 2016th. I have met with soldiers and civilians, ordinary villagers, and officials and I was amazed at how monolithic these people are. Therefore it is not surprising that martial law and mobilization have been declared in Karabakh and Armenia.
I bet if the mobilization had not been announced, then the entire male population filled the military enlistment offices with a request to include them in the ranks of volunteers.
It is not surprising that the President of Nagorno-Karabakh Arayik Harutyunyan announced that in conditions of heavy battles with the enemy along the entire border, he personally went to the front line to fight the enemy.
“Generals, officers, sergeants, army soldiers! Comrades-in-arms and volunteers!
Heavy battles with varying intensity are going on along the entire line of contact between Artsakh and Azerbaijan. Civilian settlements, including the capital, Stepanakert, came under fire.
The right to live independently with dignity and to create and produce on their own land, liberated at the cost of the blood of Armenian sons, is now under threat.
Therefore, now I am leaving with Special Forces to the front line to conduct my battle since I will be more valuable on the front line than in the rear…” said the President of Artsakh to the people of the republic.”
A significant difference in this war from previous conflicts is the opened although not official Turkey’s participation in hostilities. It looks more like Ankara is the mastermind of this new aggression against the Armenian people. Many noted that the senseless, unjustified destruction of the civilian population is, in fact, another round of genocide of the Armenian people.
“The fifth day of the war unleashed by Azerbaijan and Turkey against Artsakh and the Armenian people, in general, was distinguished by more obvious targeted shelling of peaceful cities not only in Artsakh but also in Armenia.
Among the civilians, there are more than a dozen dead and dozens of wounded. Journalists, including foreign ones, were seriously injured. Residential buildings, civilian structures, including objects carrying out a humanitarian function, were destroyed and damaged.
In the other words, the enemy does not make any differences between military and civilian targets, trying to destroy everything living and inanimate as much as possible. This once again confirms the fact that the main goal of the fascist tandem Erdogan – Aliyev is not a political solution to the Karabakh problem, but the destruction of the Armenian population in the region and the seizure of their territory. “
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This is an excerpt from one of a whole series of articles by the remarkable Artsakh writer, warrior, and public figure Ashot Beglaryan[1] with whom I managed to take a blitz interview exclusively for VT.
Q: Why do Turkey and Azerbaijan need this war at all? It is supposed to be clear that they won’t succeed in returning Artsakh. Then what are the goals of Baku and Ankara? Perhaps Aliyev is planning to seize the disputed areas?
Answer: Baku has revanchist goals – to return what was lost during the war unleashed against Nagorno-Karabakh in 1991-1994. The Baku regime believes that huge investments in the army and active support of Turkey in the current complex geopolitical and military-political situation in the region and the whole world will help resolve the issue by force. But Ankara and Baku are hopelessly mistaken in this, as evidenced, in particular, by more than 3000 victims on their part.
Q: This time Turkey openly participates in hostilities on the side of Azerbaijan. It even, in my opinion, looks more like Turkey is acting, but with the hands of Azerbaijan. And it looks like a challenge to Russia. Why would Erdogan go into conflict with the Kremlin? Is Erdogan hoping that the Russian Federation will limit its actions with “expressions of concern,” and he is guided by a feeling of complete impunity? Or does Turkey, in turn, is backed by some forces that allow it to act so brazenly? If so, who can act behind Turkey’s back?
Answer: Turkey believes that Russia is preoccupied with its many problems and is not in a position to undertake anything significant. Besides, recently Erdogan has tied Putin with false bonds of friendship, and he cannot get out of them. Turkey, of course, has “sympathizers” and “partners” in the Muslim world.
Turkey decided to take advantage of the situation when the whole world is fighting the coronavirus, and Russia has a lot of its own problems, including those related to its image in the context of its position on Belarus, to solve its pan-Turkic goals, expanding its influence in the Caucasus.
Q: In some Russian press, Pashinyan, as well as Lukashenko, is accused of being a multi-vector politician and of turning towards the United States, which, according to the authors of articles and posts, was the spring for the start of the war.
Answer: In principle, it is wrong to blame multi-vector politics since it is the choice of a sovereign country. The desire to build multi-vector relations with the countries of the world cannot be condemned. Pashinyan, as prime minister, never opposed relations with Russia; on the contrary, he repeatedly noted the need to bring them to a higher level. So statements about the need for support from the CSTO, in particular, Russia, would look quite natural, although Yerevan has not yet officially applied for help.
Q: “The Armenian Ambassador in the Russian Federation Vardan Toganyan stated that the signal for launching the missiles will be the use of F-16 fighters by Turkey, which is clearly warned by the Turkish side.” How serious is this statement? Such a statement threatens an open war with Turkey.
Answer: If the Iskanders are also involved, the round of the war will rise to the most critical level, fraught with going far beyond the region. And this is where the bold interposition of Russia and other powers is needed.
Turkey has thrown a direct challenge to the leadership of Russia, unleashing a large-scale war under its nose and not hiding its claims to increase its role in the Transcaucasian region. Artsakh and Armenia are like a bone across their throats in realizing pan-Turkic goals. Russia’s further silence will have a very negative impact on its image of a great power country.
The border regions of Armenia have been already shelled for the second day and Russia, I think, must intervene in what is happening.
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The situation for Russia is extremely difficult. We know that Pashinyan has already called Putin four times. While the shelling of the NKR was going on, Russia could not interfere, but now the shelling of the border regions of Armenia, which, along with the Russian Federation, is a member of the CSTO, has begun.
For Russia, the Caucasus has historically been an area of interest, and Turkey’s aggressive actions will most likely force it to take some decisive action, which is what Turkey and those behind it were trying to achieve. Breaking a corridor to Azerbaijan through Nakhichevan and reaching the Caucasus would be a great victory for Turkey and a colossal defeat for Russia.
But it seems that the whole point of this war was to drag Russia into another war, to weaken and exhaust it on the external borders, while undermining the situation from within.
If for Aliyev the unleashed war is a pretext for solving his regional ambitions, then Turkey’s open entry into the war is undoubtedly a challenge to Russia. So Turkey is behaving more and more aggressively; F-16s are already being used to deliver air strikes in hostilities, which will force Armenia to use the Joint Air Defense System of Armenia and the Russian Federation. Pashinyan’s statement on the possibility of using the Russian military base in Gyumri could not have been made without the approval of the Kremlin.
It’s very likely that the Russian Federation will insist on a diplomatic resolution of the conflict for some time, avoiding an open demonstration of support for Armenia, given the fact that the Turkish army is stronger and that Azerbaijan is its business partner. It’s important to Russia not to take sides outwardly while maintaining the ability to play the role of a peacemaker.
At this point, it remains to be hoped that the Turkish aggression will be stopped and will not lead to the outbreak of a global war.
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[1] Ashot Beglaryan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashot_Beglarian


veteranstoday--2020-10-11--Guardian: A Stable Genius? No, a narcissist and racist, a portrait of Trump from a library of books

Guardian: A Stable Genius? No, a narcissist and racist, a portrait of Trump from a library of books (good read)

Guardian/UK : Donald Trump is not a reader but to the publishing industry he is the gift that keeps on giving .
His time in the White House has yielded an avalanche of books with titles like Fear , Rage , Unhinged and Fire and Fury .
Together , they paint a withering portrait of the 45th president .
Some crackle with the fury of scorned employees .
Others are banquets of gossip by seasoned reporters , whether highbrow ( Bob Woodward ) or lowbrow ( Michael Wolff ) .
One is by a member of Trump ’ s own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estranged uncle in the psychiatrist ’ s chair .
To anyone seeking to understand the presidency of Donald Trump , such books are a goldmine that offer startling insights into his character , personality and mental state .
Here are six categories to guide you through the canon : “ Every critic , every detractor will have to bow down to President Trump , ” was the bold prediction of Omarosa Manigault Newman , a former contestant on The Apprentice , on PBS Frontline in 2016 .
Fired from the White House the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a book that proved single-word titles are deadly : Unhinged .
“ It had finally sunk in that the person I ’ d thought I ’ d known so well for so long was actually a racist , ” Manigault Newman writes .
“ Using the N-word was not just the way he talks but , more disturbing , it was how he thought of me and African Americans as a whole .
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Wade through the vast tomes of books written about the president over the last four years and a horrifying picture emerges
Guardian/UK: Donald Trump is not a reader but to the publishing industry he is the gift that keeps on giving. His time in the White House has yielded an avalanche of books with titles like Fear, Rage, Unhinged and Fire and Fury. Together, they paint a withering portrait of the 45th president.
Some crackle with the fury of scorned employees. Others are banquets of gossip by seasoned reporters, whether highbrow (Bob Woodward) or lowbrow (Michael Wolff). One is by a member of Trump’s own family: Mary Trump who put her estranged uncle in the psychiatrist’s chair.
To anyone seeking to understand the presidency of Donald Trump, such books are a goldmine that offer startling insights into his character, personality and mental state.
Here are six categories to guide you through the canon:
Sex and race “Every critic, every detractor will have to bow down to President Trump,” was the bold prediction of Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former contestant on The Apprentice, on PBS Frontline in 2016. Fired from the White House the following year, she turned on Trump in a book that proved single-word titles are deadly: Unhinged. “It had finally sunk in that the person I’d thought I’d known so well for so long was actually a racist,” Manigault Newman writes. “Using the N-word was not just the way he talks but, more disturbing, it was how he thought of me and African Americans as a whole.” read more https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/11/donald-trump-books-woodward-wolff-anonymous-niece-ivanka


veteranstoday--2020-10-11--Legal Classification of the Status of Jammu and Kashmire

More than 14 months have been passed , but the Indian strict lockdown in the Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir ( IIOJK ) continues unabated .
Indian cruel actions against the Kashmiris reached climax on August 5 , last year when Indian Constitution which claims India to be a secular state was torn into pieces , as Indian extremist government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi , the leader of the fanatic ruling party BJP revoked articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution , which gave a special status to the disputed territory of the IIOJK .
Thus , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( IOK ) with the Indian Federation to turn Muslim majority into minority .
New Delhi also deployed more than 900,000 troops in the IOK .
Indian military and paramilitary troopers have martyred tens of thousands of the Kashmiris , including women and children through ruthless tactics , firing of pallets and extrajudicial killings .
Besides closure of mosques and curtailment of fundamental religious freedom of millions of Kashmiri Muslims constitute a serious violation of applicable international human rights law , to which India is a party .
Due to the military clampdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , medicines for the patients and coronavirus-affected , Kashmiris have been facing painful deaths .
In order to conceal India ’ s state terrorism , Kashmir has been cut off from rest of the world .
Besides , implementing the ideology of Hindutva ( Hindu Nationalism ) , Indian prejudiced rulers ’ various other measures such as issuance of domicile certificates to 40000 non-Kashmiris , blaming Indian Muslims for spreading of coronavirus in India and IOK show Indian anti-Muslim campaign .
In the recent past , the United Nations High Commissioner for Human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We remain deeply concerned about the ongoing human rights violations , excessive use of force , torture and other forms of ill-treatment reportedly committed during the arrest and detention and death in custody…We have asked the Indian government to investigate killings of several Muslim men since January 2019 .
A report was sent to the Indian government on May 4 over the continued deterioration of human rights conditions in occupied Kashmir ” .
Notably , Amnesty International said on September 29 , this year that it is “ stopping its work in India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accounts on September 10 for highlighting rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir and riots in Delhi in recent days and the government had sought to punish it for that ” .
However , in the present circumstances , legal classification of the status of the Jammu & Kashmir ( J & K ) needs attention .
Everyone should know about the proper terminologies and legal references of the law of occupation while discussing IIOJK .
The correct legal classification of situation in J & K is illegal occupation by India .
The laws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ references of the law of occupation are given below : According to article 42 of the 1907 Hague Regulations states that a territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army .
According to the common article 2 of the Geneva conventions , territory will be considered occupied , even if the occupying forces faced no armed resistance .
The law of occupation is primarily motivated by humanitarian considerations ; it is solely—the facts on ground which determines its application .
IHL [ International Humanitarian Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applicable whenever a territory comes under the effective control of hostile foreign armed forces .
India exercises effective control over the foreign territory of IIOJK .
Hence , India as an occupation force is bound to apply IHL principles and rules related to occupation .
New Delhi does not acquire sovereignty over the territory , as the occupation is only a temporary situation , and the rights of the occupant are limited to the extent of that period .
Article 47 of the GC IV : Agreements concluded between the occupying power and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population of occupied territory from the protection afforded by IHL .
Article 64 ( Para I ) of the GC IV : The occupying power must respect the laws in force in the occupied territory , unless they constitute a threat to its security or an obstacle to the application of the international law of occupation .
Article 55 & 56 of the GC IV : The occupying power must ensure sufficient hygiene and public health standards , as well as the provision of food and medical care to the population under occupation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the GC IV : Collective or individual forcible transfer of population from and within the occupied territory are prohibited .
Article 49 ( Para 6 ) of the GC IV : Grave violation ; transfers of the civilian population of the occupying power into the occupied territory , regardless whether forcible or voluntary , are prohibited .
While , the UN resolution 1541 on the ‘ Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ’ adopted by the General Assembly in 1960 accepts the legitimacy of the right of self-determination and opposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom fighters by the colonial powers .
And UN resolution 2625 of 1970 authorized the dependent people to seek and even receive support from outside to fight against the repressive machinery .
World ’ s history proves that in the 20th century , a majority of the Third World countries got independence after an armed struggle against the colonial powers .
Even independence of the US , unification of Germany and Italy became possible after an armed struggle .
So , question arises that were the peoples of these countries terrorists at that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the historical background of Kashmir and present war of liberation in light of the related UNO resolutions , articles of the Geneva Convention-international laws , he will definitely conclude that acts of barbarism , employed by Indian troopers on the Kashmiris to maintain Indian illegitimate occupation tantamount to alien rule .
In these terms , Indian forces are the real terrorists .
Therefore , international community must take practical actions like sanctions against India .
Sajjad Shaukat writes on international affairs and is author of the book : US vs Islamic Militants , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in International Relations

By Sajjad Shaukat Pak VT
More than 14 months have been passed, but the Indian strict lockdown in the Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) continues unabated.
Indian cruel actions against the Kashmiris reached climax on August 5, last year when Indian Constitution which claims India to be a secular state was torn into pieces, as Indian extremist government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the leader of the fanatic ruling party BJP revoked articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution, which gave a special status to the disputed territory of the IIOJK. Thus, New Delhi unilaterally annexed the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) with the Indian Federation to turn Muslim majority into minority.
New Delhi also deployed more than 900,000 troops in the IOK. Indian military and paramilitary troopers have martyred tens of thousands of the Kashmiris, including women and children through ruthless tactics, firing of pallets and extrajudicial killings. Besides closure of mosques and curtailment of fundamental religious freedom of millions of Kashmiri Muslims constitute a serious violation of applicable international human rights law, to which India is a party.
Due to the military clampdown in the IOK, shortage of foods, medicines for the patients and coronavirus-affected, Kashmiris have been facing painful deaths. In order to conceal India’s state terrorism, Kashmir has been cut off from rest of the world.
Besides, implementing the ideology of Hindutva (Hindu Nationalism), Indian prejudiced rulers’ various other measures such as issuance of domicile certificates to 40000 non-Kashmiris, blaming Indian Muslims for spreading of coronavirus in India and IOK show Indian anti-Muslim campaign.
In the recent past, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—four UN special rapporteurs said:
“We remain deeply concerned about the ongoing human rights violations, excessive use of force, torture and other forms of ill-treatment reportedly committed during the arrest and detention and death in custody…We have asked the Indian government to investigate killings of several Muslim men since January 2019. A report was sent to the Indian government on May 4 over the continued deterioration of human rights conditions in occupied Kashmir”.
Notably, Amnesty International said on September 29, this year that it is “stopping its work in India because the government has frozen its bank accounts on September 10 for highlighting rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir and riots in Delhi in recent days and the government had sought to punish it for that”.
However, in the present circumstances, legal classification of the status of the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) needs attention.
Everyone should know about the proper terminologies and legal references of the law of occupation while discussing IIOJK.
The correct legal classification of situation in J&K is illegal occupation by India. The laws which back this position include
UNSC resolution on Kashmir,
article 42 of the Hague regulations 1907,
common article 2 of the Geneva conventions (GC),
article 42-56 Geneva convention-IV and
customary international law.
Correct legal references of the law of occupation are given below:
According to article 42 of the 1907 Hague Regulations states that a territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army.
According to the common article 2 of the Geneva conventions, territory will be considered occupied, even if the occupying forces faced no armed resistance.
The law of occupation is primarily motivated by humanitarian considerations; it is solely—the facts on ground which determines its application. IHL [International Humanitarian Law] rules relevant to occupied territories become applicable whenever a territory comes under the effective control of hostile foreign armed forces.
India exercises effective control over the foreign territory of IIOJK. Hence, India as an occupation force is bound to apply IHL principles and rules related to occupation.
New Delhi does not acquire sovereignty over the territory, as the occupation is only a temporary situation, and the rights of the occupant are limited to the extent of that period.
Article 47 of the GC IV: Agreements concluded between the occupying power and the local authorities cannot deprive the population of occupied territory from the protection afforded by IHL.
Article 64 (Para I) of the GC IV: The occupying power must respect the laws in force in the occupied territory, unless they constitute a threat to its security or an obstacle to the application of the international law of occupation.
Article 55 & 56 of the GC IV: The occupying power must ensure sufficient hygiene and public health standards, as well as the provision of food and medical care to the population under occupation.
Article 49 (Para 1) of the GC IV: Collective or individual forcible transfer of population from and within the occupied territory are prohibited.
Article 49 (Para 6) of the GC IV: Grave violation; transfers of the civilian population of the occupying power into the occupied territory, regardless whether forcible or voluntary, are prohibited.
While, the UN resolution 1541 on the ‘Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples’ adopted by the General Assembly in 1960 accepts the legitimacy of the right of self-determination and opposes repressive measures of all kinds against the freedom fighters by the colonial powers. And UN resolution 2625 of 1970 authorized the dependent people to seek and even receive support from outside to fight against the repressive machinery.
World’s history proves that in the 20th century, a majority of the Third World countries got independence after an armed struggle against the colonial powers. Even independence of the US, unification of Germany and Italy became possible after an armed struggle. So, question arises that were the peoples of these countries terrorists at that time?
If any impartial observer studies the historical background of Kashmir and present war of liberation in light of the related UNO resolutions, articles of the Geneva Convention-international laws, he will definitely conclude that acts of barbarism, employed by Indian troopers on the Kashmiris to maintain Indian illegitimate occupation tantamount to alien rule. In these terms, Indian forces are the real terrorists. Therefore, international community must take practical actions like sanctions against India.
Sajjad Shaukat writes on international affairs and is author of the book: US vs Islamic Militants, Invisible Balance of Power: Dangerous Shift in International Relations
Email: sajjad_logic@yahoo.com


veteranstoday--2020-10-13--Half of North America’s Mammals Came From South America

Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus , Ohio and received her diploma as a registered @ @ @ @ @ Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature @ @ @ @ @ of Toledo , College of Nursing , and received a Master ’ s of Nursing @ @ @ @ @ has traveled extensively , is a photographer , and writes on medical issues .
Carol @ @ @ @ @ Katherine , and Stephen – two daughters-in-law ; Suzy and Katie – two granddaughters ; @ @ @ @ @ – and one grandson , Alexander Paul .
She also shares her life with husband @ @ @ @ @ , and two rescue pups .

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.


veteranstoday--2020-10-13--Hairy Venomous Caterpillar: Do Not Touch!


veteranstoday--2020-10-13--Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablet