veteranstoday--2020-05-21--Battle Against COVID in a Fragmented World Has Ruined Billions of LIves

It is not only about physically surviving the pandemic .
People miss people , and places , sometimes desperately .
And they die , when separated .
We are bombarded by briefings and numbers .
We are scared into submission by horrifying medical stories , by shocking images , and then , simultaneously , by predictions of economic and social downfall .
Day and night , day and night .
But somehow , so often during this so-called coronavirus emergency , we tend to forget that people are people , not numbers , and that bare survival is far from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ You are living in a globalized world .
Borders have become redundant ” .
Some reluctantly , others happily , accepted .
Rich Westerners invaded all corners of the world with their yachts , villas and third and fourth homes .
Poor Philippine and Indonesian maids and hotel employees have migrated to the Gulf , in search of decently paid jobs .
Interracial , intercontinental marriages and relationships became the norm .
By the end of 2019 , hundreds of millions were living in several parts of the world , simultaneously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and poor individuals .
For some it became a lifestyle , for others bare necessity .
For better or worse , cultures were increasingly becoming intertwined .
To many , the color of skin was increasingly irrelevant .
At least to those few hundreds of millions , who have been living on this planet Earth , not just in Asia or Europe , Oceania , the Middle East , South or North America .
I have written a lot about this trend .
Some of it was clearly positive , while I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But it was the reality , and as many of us believed , an irreversible , permanent one .
Human beings were breaking up the chains of their past .
Suddenly , they felt free to step out of their traditional cultures , religions , habits .
They formed relations with human beings coming from other parts of the world .
They were marrying people with thoroughly different cultures and backgrounds .
They were moving to far away places .
And not only young people .
Often their parents , seduced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of miles away .
Men and women were doing research , in deep rainforests , some of them deciding to stay there , forever .
Others were ruining these forests , becoming rich on shameless plunder .
So many stories , good and bad .
So many reasons , wonderful and horrible , of globalized or internationalized life .
COVID-19 , or call it novel coronavirus , has arrived .
It came from nowhere , its mortality rate low , that of the common flu , but remarkably contagious .
Almost all proverbial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
So fast , and without plebiscites , referendums , debates .
Police , drones , surveillance , have rapidly been employed against the citizens , virtually everywhere .
And then , almost from the start of the pandemic , the borders began closing down .
Borders , which we used to be told , were there to stay open , forever .
And the international , or for some of us internationalist life , was suddenly arrested .
The changes were implemented so rapidly , that most of us had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helplessly , as frontiers were closed , airlines cancelled flights , and the movement of people came to an abrupt stop .
Across the border lines , disappearing beyond the horizon , were our families , or loved ones , our colleagues and comrades , as well as countries and cities for which we longed for .
There was nothing much we could do , because this brutal global lockdown was performed “ for our own good ” .
We found ourselves sheltered in prison , ‘ so we , and others , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s what we were told .
We have not been allowed to take risks , nor to dare .
Our loved ones have not been allowed to dare , either .
We have all become soft , and so easy to manipulate .
All that talk about freedom and democracy has quickly been forgotten .
In just one or two months , our planet has become fragmented , as never before .
Borders have been closed , even between the countries of Europe , Asia , Latin America , Africa , the Middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were forced into great sacrifices in exchange for a borderless continent , were suddenly stuck with those existing sacrifices , but also with the re-erected frontiers .
With shocking speed , all the gains made by humanity – gains towards an open world – were annulled , liquidated .
I have to repeat : people were not asked .
Nobody consulted them .
While several airlines began receiving billions of dollars in government subsidies , there has been no compensation for those hundreds of millions of people whose lives have been virtually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the travel bans , which have amounted to imprisoning multitudes in their current locations .
Right now , almost the entire South America is “ out of reach ” , and so is Asia .
Foreigners can not enter the United States .
Actually , most of the countries have turned themselves into fortresses .
Imagine that you have relatives living in a different part of the world .
Imagine that your spouse is there , somewhere , or your house , or important work which you love , passionately .
Imagine that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cover up the speeding-up of the destruction of its rainforests , as is happening right now in places such as Brazil and Indonesia .
Imagine that such governments are dispossessing indigenous people , and you can not continue your work , which is to expose crimes against humanity and nature .
Millions of people depend on your investigative work , but you can not go .
The borders are closed , planes are not flying .
“ It is all for your own good ” .
“ It is all for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask : “ What about the good of those millions who are being robbed , impoverished , even killed by events unrelated , or just partially-related to the COVID-19 ?
Do they have the right to live ?
Do they have the right to be protected , defended ?
” But , not many are asking those questions !
And if they do , the mass media is not paying attention .
The novel coronavirus , it appears , is now all that matters , at least to some , or to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is like those proverbial hospitals , which are letting people die from cancer and strokes , because their emergency rooms and beds are being used exclusively to treat COVID-19 patients .
There is something essentially and morally wrong with this approach .
Something deeply wrong , philosophically and logically , too .
Do governments in , say , Europe , have the right to tell a husband whose wife is dying in Japan or Korea , that he can not jump on a plane and go , in order to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevented from flying to a lab , on the other side of the world , if he or she is working on some urgent project that could improve life on our planet ?
Can I be prevented from flying to Venezuela , where U.S. and Colombian mercenaries have just attempted yet another coup against a legitimate government ?
It is the “ new normal ” yes .
Four or five months ago , it would all have been considered insane , unacceptable , even criminal .
But now , a flu pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ , as well as thoroughly new rules and norms for humanity .
And we do not have to look for important missions , or life and death situations , only .
There are hundreds of millions , perhaps billions of people , who are simply living on this beautiful planet of ours , not in just one particular country , and who can not exist in any other way .
Their culture is multiculturalism .
I do not say that it is good or bad .
It is simply a fact .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ depend on this ‘ lifestyle ’ , as well as their emotional wellbeing , and their work .
Without being able to travel , their personal relationships are falling apart , their houses and apartments are literally collapsing , and their life is losing its meaning .
Is anyone compiling statistics on how many human lives are being affected , or even ruined in this manner ?
The number is definitely staggering .
Caution , of course !
Caution is essential .
The coronavirus should not be taken lightly .
But not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades to come , set back those countless positive gains that have been made by our civilization .
To travel , to explore ; getting to know “ the Other ” , trying to understand , to live with each other as one humanity : this is one of the great advances made by humankind .
Imperfect , sometimes hypocritical or half-hearted , but a great advance , nevertheless .
Not globalization , but internationalism , when things are at their best .
We thought that we could take these advances for granted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be removed from us .
We fought for the others , for the people of all nationalities and races , to be able to enjoy them , soon , too .
We thought that we could win .
And now , all of a sudden , we have realized that everything was just a mirage .
One strike of a pen by some government official , and all our liberties can disappear , get cancelled .
We get pushed into the corner , as if we were cattle , or kindergarten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights that can never , under any circumstances , be taken away from us .
The most frightening is the absolutism , extremism with which the regulations have been introduced .
A state of siege , perhaps , but not outright incarceration .
Travel could have been made difficult , but still possible .
I will say it as an anecdote , but there is some truth in it : I have a combat gas mask , which I use when covering riots , uprisings and revolutions .
It has a huge filter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was wearing it , I could get infected , or infect other people on an airplane .
If that is not enough , I would be willing to wear some plastic disposable suit , all the way from , say , South America to Asia , with transit points in Europe .
It would be an extremely uncomfortable , but safe ( for me and everybody ) way of travel .
And when in Asia , say Japan , I ’ d be happy to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine .
And even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ causing bother ’ .
But if I really need to go , if it is a matter of life and death for me , there should be some draconic option for me and for millions like me .
But there isn ’ t !
The borders of the entire Asia and of South America are closed , hermetically .
Even the borders of the United States are sealed , despite the fact that it has the highest rate of infected people .
Only citizens and green card holders can board the inbound planes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being ruined , on a just recently unimaginable scale .
Nothing , absolutely nothing can be done , it appears .
All of us are at the mercy of our regimes .
We had no idea , but now we know .
Even when these restrictions are lifted , nothing will ever be “ normal ” .
People will be well aware of the fact that their lives can be shattered again , on any pretext , at any time .
If a cure , or prevention , are ten times , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then it is immoral to be applying them .
Also , it is essential to remember , that there are many different ways in which human beings can die .
Some people could easily perish even if their lungs are intact , and hearts are beating .
They could die from sorrow , from the absence of loved ones , or from the meaninglessness of life in confinement .
Today ’ s struggle , and combat should not be exclusively against COVID-19 .
The battle should be simply for life , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter what viruses , conditions or circumstances are endangering it .
[ First published by the 21 Century Wire ] Andre Vltchek is a philosopher , novelist , filmmaker and investigative journalist .
He has covered wars and conflicts in dozens of countries .
Five of his latest books are “ China Belt and Road Initiative ” , “ China and Ecological Civilization ” with John B. Cobb , Jr. , “ Revolutionary Optimism , Western Nihilism ” , the revolutionary novel “ Aurora ” and a bestselling work of political non-fiction : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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By: Andre Vltchek for VT
It is not only about physically surviving the pandemic. People miss people, and places, sometimes desperately. And they die, when separated.
We are bombarded by briefings and numbers. We are scared into submission by horrifying medical stories, by shocking images, and then, simultaneously, by predictions of economic and social downfall. Day and night, day and night.
But somehow, so often during this so-called coronavirus emergency, we tend to forget that people are people, not numbers, and that bare survival is far from everything.
*
For decades we were told: “You are living in a globalized world. Borders have become redundant”. Some reluctantly, others happily, accepted.
Rich Westerners invaded all corners of the world with their yachts, villas and third and fourth homes.
Poor Philippine and Indonesian maids and hotel employees have migrated to the Gulf, in search of decently paid jobs.
Interracial, intercontinental marriages and relationships became the norm.
By the end of 2019, hundreds of millions were living in several parts of the world, simultaneously. For different reasons, both rich and poor individuals. For some it became a lifestyle, for others bare necessity.
For better or worse, cultures were increasingly becoming intertwined. To many, the color of skin was increasingly irrelevant. At least to those few hundreds of millions, who have been living on this planet Earth, not just in Asia or Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, South or North America.
I have written a lot about this trend. Some of it was clearly positive, while I have been criticizing, decisively, many elements.
But it was the reality, and as many of us believed, an irreversible, permanent one.
Human beings were breaking up the chains of their past. Suddenly, they felt free to step out of their traditional cultures, religions, habits. They formed relations with human beings coming from other parts of the world. They were marrying people with thoroughly different cultures and backgrounds. They were moving to far away places. And not only young people. Often their parents, seduced by wanderlust, were deciding to retire thousands of miles away.
Men and women were doing research, in deep rainforests, some of them deciding to stay there, forever. Others were ruining these forests, becoming rich on shameless plunder.
So many stories, good and bad. So many reasons, wonderful and horrible, of globalized or internationalized life.
Then suddenly, the end. Full stop!
COVID-19, or call it novel coronavirus, has arrived.
It came from nowhere, its mortality rate low, that of the common flu, but remarkably contagious.
Abruptly, our world stopped.
Almost all proverbial liberties have been taken away from the people. So fast, and without plebiscites, referendums, debates. Police, drones, surveillance, have rapidly been employed against the citizens, virtually everywhere.
And then, almost from the start of the pandemic, the borders began closing down. Borders, which we used to be told, were there to stay open, forever.
And the international, or for some of us internationalist life, was suddenly arrested.
The changes were implemented so rapidly, that most of us had no time to react. We watched, helplessly, as frontiers were closed, airlines cancelled flights, and the movement of people came to an abrupt stop.
Across the border lines, disappearing beyond the horizon, were our families, or loved ones, our colleagues and comrades, as well as countries and cities for which we longed for.
*
There was nothing much we could do, because this brutal global lockdown was performed “for our own good”. We found ourselves sheltered in prison, ‘so we, and others, could survive’. Or that’s what we were told.
We have not been allowed to take risks, nor to dare. Our loved ones have not been allowed to dare, either.
We have all become soft, and so easy to manipulate. All that talk about freedom and democracy has quickly been forgotten.
In just one or two months, our planet has become fragmented, as never before. Borders have been closed, even between the countries of Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East.
Europeans, for instance, who were forced into great sacrifices in exchange for a borderless continent, were suddenly stuck with those existing sacrifices, but also with the re-erected frontiers.
With shocking speed, all the gains made by humanity – gains towards an open world – were annulled, liquidated.
I have to repeat: people were not asked. Nobody consulted them.
While several airlines began receiving billions of dollars in government subsidies, there has been no compensation for those hundreds of millions of people whose lives have been virtually ruined, reduced to near nothing by the travel bans, which have amounted to imprisoning multitudes in their current locations.
*
Right now, almost the entire South America is “out of reach”, and so is Asia. Foreigners cannot enter the United States. Actually, most of the countries have turned themselves into fortresses.
Imagine that you have relatives living in a different part of the world. Imagine that your spouse is there, somewhere, or your house, or important work which you love, passionately. Imagine that some neoliberal government is using COVID-19 lockdown to cover up the speeding-up of the destruction of its rainforests, as is happening right now in places such as Brazil and Indonesia. Imagine that such governments are dispossessing indigenous people, and you cannot continue your work, which is to expose crimes against humanity and nature.
Millions of people depend on your investigative work, but you cannot go. The borders are closed, planes are not flying. “It is all for your own good”. “It is all for the sake others”.
You may want to ask: “What about the good of those millions who are being robbed, impoverished, even killed by events unrelated, or just partially-related to the COVID-19? Do they have the right to live? Do they have the right to be protected, defended?”
But, not many are asking those questions! And if they do, the mass media is not paying attention.
The novel coronavirus, it appears, is now all that matters, at least to some, or to the majority. Or to the regime.
It is like those proverbial hospitals, which are letting people die from cancer and strokes, because their emergency rooms and beds are being used exclusively to treat COVID-19 patients.
There is something essentially and morally wrong with this approach. Something deeply wrong, philosophically and logically, too.
*
Do governments in, say, Europe, have the right to tell a husband whose wife is dying in Japan or Korea, that he cannot jump on a plane and go, in order to be with her?
Can a scientist be prevented from flying to a lab, on the other side of the world, if he or she is working on some urgent project that could improve life on our planet?
Can I be prevented from flying to Venezuela, where U.S. and Colombian mercenaries have just attempted yet another coup against a legitimate government?
Apparently, the answer is “Yes!”
It is the “new normal” yes.
Four or five months ago, it would all have been considered insane, unacceptable, even criminal.
But now, a flu pandemic, has suddenly created a new ‘morality’, as well as thoroughly new rules and norms for humanity.
And we do not have to look for important missions, or life and death situations, only.
There are hundreds of millions, perhaps billions of people, who are simply living on this beautiful planet of ours, not in just one particular country, and who cannot exist in any other way. Their culture is multiculturalism. I do not say that it is good or bad. It is simply a fact. Their health, even medical supplies, depend on this ‘lifestyle’, as well as their emotional wellbeing, and their work.
Without being able to travel, their personal relationships are falling apart, their houses and apartments are literally collapsing, and their life is losing its meaning.
Is anyone compiling statistics on how many human lives are being affected, or even ruined in this manner? The number is definitely staggering.
*
Caution, of course! Caution is essential. The coronavirus should not be taken lightly. But not the extreme approaches, which could, for decades to come, set back those countless positive gains that have been made by our civilization.
To travel, to explore; getting to know “the Other”, trying to understand, to live with each other as one humanity: this is one of the great advances made by humankind. Imperfect, sometimes hypocritical or half-hearted, but a great advance, nevertheless. Not globalization, but internationalism, when things are at their best.
We thought that we could take these advances for granted. We strongly believed that they couldn’t be removed from us.
We fought for the others, for the people of all nationalities and races, to be able to enjoy them, soon, too. We thought that we could win.
And now, all of a sudden, we have realized that everything was just a mirage.
One strike of a pen by some government official, and all our liberties can disappear, get cancelled. We get pushed into the corner, as if we were cattle, or kindergarten children.
True rights are only those rights that can never, under any circumstances, be taken away from us.
*
The most frightening is the absolutism, extremism with which the regulations have been introduced.
A state of siege, perhaps, but not outright incarceration.
Travel could have been made difficult, but still possible.
I will say it as an anecdote, but there is some truth in it: I have a combat gas mask, which I use when covering riots, uprisings and revolutions. It has a huge filter. There is no way that if I was wearing it, I could get infected, or infect other people on an airplane. If that is not enough, I would be willing to wear some plastic disposable suit, all the way from, say, South America to Asia, with transit points in Europe. It would be an extremely uncomfortable, but safe (for me and everybody) way of travel. And when in Asia, say Japan, I’d be happy to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine. And even pay some reasonable fee, for ‘causing bother’.
But if I really need to go, if it is a matter of life and death for me, there should be some draconic option for me and for millions like me.
But there isn’t! The borders of the entire Asia and of South America are closed, hermetically. Even the borders of the United States are sealed, despite the fact that it has the highest rate of infected people. Only citizens and green card holders can board the inbound planes.
And so, human lives continue being ruined, on a just recently unimaginable scale.
Nothing, absolutely nothing can be done, it appears. All of us are at the mercy of our regimes.
We had no idea, but now we know.
Even when these restrictions are lifted, nothing will ever be “normal”. People will be well aware of the fact that their lives can be shattered again, on any pretext, at any time.
*
If a cure, or prevention, are ten times, or even hundred times deadlier than the disease, then it is immoral to be applying them.
Also, it is essential to remember, that there are many different ways in which human beings can die. Some people could easily perish even if their lungs are intact, and hearts are beating. They could die from sorrow, from the absence of loved ones, or from the meaninglessness of life in confinement.
Today’s struggle, and combat should not be exclusively against COVID-19. The battle should be simply for life, for each and every human life, no matter what viruses, conditions or circumstances are endangering it.
[First published by the 21 Century Wire]


veteranstoday--2020-05-20--US DIA Intel refutes Pompeo claim of Iran threat to Afghan peace process

US intelligence acknowledges Iran not after destabilizing Afghanistan despite Pompeo ’ s claims [ Editor ’ s Note : We are seeing signs of pushback from the US Intel establishment on Pompeo ’ s appearance of being in a race with Trump over who can crank up the most fake threats against the US so they can play the great defenders .
Today we have none other than the Defense Intelligence Agency completely undercutting “ Pompeo the Pompus ' ” position that Iran wants to undermine the Afghan peace process .
This was delivered by none other than the DIA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Interest article that : “ Iran ’ s strategic objectives relating to Afghanistan continue to be maintaining a stable Afghan central government and security along Iran ’ s eastern border , ” the Lead Inspector General wrote in a Tuesday report , summarizing the DIA ’ s statements .
“ Iran ’ s objectives also include protecting Shia populations , eliminating [ the Islamic State in Central Asia ] , opposing the U.S. presence in the region , and securing Iranian economic interests.
” Pompeo of course had to claim the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump regime that Iran is a military threat to the entire region , based on its opposition to the terror forces supported by Israel and the US , who actually represent a threat to the region and are proving so every week .
The DIA told the inspector general that “ nothing in Iran ’ s March statements suggested Iran will actively oppose the deal , because it has previously voiced support for a U.S. withdrawal from the region.
” In contrast , US helicopters were reported this week to have used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syrian wheat crops at harvest time in areas that support Damascus , something that is a clear war crime , but your US MSM has refused to use that term .
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Click to donate > > The US intelligence agency has acknowledged that Iran is not seeking to destabilize Afghanistan where the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace process .
The US military intelligence announcement runs counter to previous remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , The National Interest reported .
“ Iran ’ s strategic objectives relating to Afghanistan continue to be maintaining a stable Afghan central government and security along Iran ’ s eastern border , ” the Lead Inspector General wrote .
“ Iran ’ s objectives also include protecting Shia populations , eliminating [ Daesh in Central Asia ] , opposing the US presence in the region , and securing Iranian economic interests.
” Back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state had claimed that Iran is “ actively working to undermine the peace process.
” Tehran has welcomed the withdrawal of US forces from its neighboring country , maintaining that Washington is in no position to make decisions for the future of Afghanistan .
The US reached a deal with the Taliban terrorist group on February 28 , under which the Taliban agreed to halt attacks in return for Washington ’ s phased withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan and a prisoner exchange with the government in Kabul .
The agreement was supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the war-ravaged country .
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of the so-called war on terror .
While the invasion ended the Taliban ’ s rule in the country , it has failed to eliminate the militant group .

US intelligence acknowledges Iran not after destabilizing Afghanistan despite Pompeo’s claims
…from PressTV, Tehran
[ Editor’s Note: We are seeing signs of pushback from the US Intel establishment on Pompeo’s appearance of being in a race with Trump over who can crank up the most fake threats against the US so they can play the great defenders.
Today we have none other than the Defense Intelligence Agency completely undercutting “Pompeo the Pompus'” position that Iran wants to undermine the Afghan peace process. This was delivered by none other than the DIA Inspector general himself, who said in the National Interest article that:
“Iran’s strategic objectives relating to Afghanistan continue to be maintaining a stable Afghan central government and security along Iran’s eastern border,” the Lead Inspector General wrote in a Tuesday report, summarizing the DIA’s statements. “Iran’s objectives also include protecting Shia populations, eliminating [the Islamic State in Central Asia], opposing the U.S. presence in the region, and securing Iranian economic interests.”
Pompeo of course had to claim the opposite to justify the constant mantra from the Trump regime that Iran is a military threat to the entire region, based on its opposition to the terror forces supported by Israel and the US, who actually represent a threat to the region and are proving so every week.
The DIA told the inspector general that “nothing in Iran’s March statements suggested Iran will actively oppose the deal, because it has previously voiced support for a U.S. withdrawal from the region.”
In contrast, US helicopters were reported this week to have used flares and their rotor turbulence to burn Syrian wheat crops at harvest time in areas that support Damascus, something that is a clear war crime, but your US MSM has refused to use that term. Gosh, I wonder why …Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … May 20, 2020 –
The US intelligence agency has acknowledged that Iran is not seeking to destabilize Afghanistan where the US he’s engaged in an alleged peace process.
The US military intelligence announcement runs counter to previous remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, The National Interest reported.
“Iran’s strategic objectives relating to Afghanistan continue to be maintaining a stable Afghan central government and security along Iran’s eastern border,” the Lead Inspector General wrote. “Iran’s objectives also include protecting Shia populations, eliminating [Daesh in Central Asia], opposing the US presence in the region, and securing Iranian economic interests.”
Back in January the US hawkish secretary of state had claimed that Iran is “actively working to undermine the peace process.”
Tehran has welcomed the withdrawal of US forces from its neighboring country, maintaining that Washington is in no position to make decisions for the future of Afghanistan.
The US reached a deal with the Taliban terrorist group on February 28, under which the Taliban agreed to halt attacks in return for Washington’s phased withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan and a prisoner exchange with the government in Kabul.
The agreement was supposed to lay the groundwork for a peace process in the war-ravaged country.
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of the so-called war on terror. While the invasion ended the Taliban’s rule in the country, it has failed to eliminate the militant group.


veteranstoday--2020-05-20--Erdogan’s cronies leech off Libya’s oil and bood

After chief of intelligence of the Libyan Government of the National Accord ( GNA ) Abdulkader Al-Tuhami died under mysterious circumstances , a number of media outlets who happened to be affiliated to Turkey downplayed the importance of the news by claiming that the Libyan spy-master experienced a heart attack , perhaps the most common cause of death there is to be found .
However , in Libya people , let alone spy-masters , are much more likely to die of more sinister causes , and the case of Al-Tuhami is no exception .
A number of well-informed sources are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assassination organized by high-ranking Turkish officials .
Turkish invasion of Libya obviously not only pursued political goals set by Recep Erdogan , but also sought to gain economic advantages .
Sources inside the Libyan intelligence community indicate that from the outset of the Turkish operation teams of Turkish specialists have been conducting surveys on the Libyan coast and in territorial waters in search of perspective oil and gas fields .
Considerable efforts are being put into keeping these activities secret in order to avoid suspicions of the Libyan authorities and criticism of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shelf for gas and oil , Ankara operates an oil smuggling ring via a number of proxies .
Turkey ’ s Chief of the General Staff GeneralYasar Guler personally oversees research and illegal oil trade , while his deputy General Metin Gyurak who commands the Turkish troops in Libya supervises smuggling routes to Europe and cooperation with local armed factions , sources claimed .
Cross-border smuggling is a domain in which Ankara possesses a remarkable skill .
Throughout years of the Syrian conflict Turkey tasked its proxies with producing and smuggling Syrian oil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Moreover , according to multiple members or Recep Erdogan ’ s inner circle , the Turkish President put his own son in charge of smuggling oil bought from ISIS .
Libya ’ s oil and gas reserves being much more substantial than Syria ’ s , it is no wonder that the Turkish elites hurried to get its hands on Libyan natural resources .
Experts believe that mysterious death of the Libyan spy-master Al-Tuhami might be a byproduct of the power struggle among the militias competing for the grip over oil .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ military is not shy of eliminating its competitors on the way to the total domination in the battle for Libyan oil .
Numerous Arab media suggested that Al-Tuhami died at the hands of Turkey-affiliated militants .
The Libyan officer was in a position to find out Ankara ’ s intentions to steal the Libyan resources , and more likely than not he tried to prevent it .
Unfortunately , the “ Turkish allies ” resorted to radical measures and assassinated him .
It is obvious that the Turkish establishment will not stop feeding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy disaster amid the COVID-19 pandemic and huge military expenses on campaigns in Syria and Libya .
The Turkish leader seeks to suck Libya dry under the thin veil of rhetoric in support of the GNA .
It ’ s no secret that Erdogan is desperate in his desire to restore the Ottoman empire to its former glory .
However , the only goal he pursues in Libya is to leech off the country ’ s natural resources by pulling the strings attached to its puppet GNA – ironically enough , the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invasion .

Alaeddin Saleh, Libyan journalist
– First published … May 20, 2020 –
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After chief of intelligence of the Libyan Government of the National Accord (GNA) Abdulkader Al-Tuhami died under mysterious circumstances, a number of media outlets who happened to be affiliated to Turkey downplayed the importance of the news by claiming that the Libyan spy-master experienced a heart attack, perhaps the most common cause of death there is to be found.
However, in Libya people, let alone spy-masters, are much more likely to die of more sinister causes, and the case of Al-Tuhami is no exception. A number of well-informed sources are confident that his death was actually an assassination organized by high-ranking Turkish officials.
Turkish invasion of Libya obviously not only pursued political goals set by Recep Erdogan, but also sought to gain economic advantages. Sources inside the Libyan intelligence community indicate that from the outset of the Turkish operation teams of Turkish specialists have been conducting surveys on the Libyan coast and in territorial waters in search of perspective oil and gas fields.
Considerable efforts are being put into keeping these activities secret in order to avoid suspicions of the Libyan authorities and criticism of the international community.
Besides foraging the Libyan shelf for gas and oil, Ankara operates an oil smuggling ring via a number of proxies. Turkey’s Chief of the General Staff GeneralYasar Guler personally oversees research and illegal oil trade, while his deputy General Metin Gyurak who commands the Turkish troops in Libya supervises smuggling routes to Europe and cooperation with local armed factions, sources claimed.
Cross-border smuggling is a domain in which Ankara possesses a remarkable skill. Throughout years of the Syrian conflict Turkey tasked its proxies with producing and smuggling Syrian oil to export the stolen fuel to Europe.
Moreover, according to multiple members or Recep Erdogan’s inner circle, the Turkish President put his own son in charge of smuggling oil bought from ISIS.
Libya’s oil and gas reserves being much more substantial than Syria’s, it is no wonder that the Turkish elites hurried to get its hands on Libyan natural resources.
Experts believe that mysterious death of the Libyan spy-master Al-Tuhami might be a byproduct of the power struggle among the militias competing for the grip over oil. The new powerhouse represented by the Turkish military is not shy of eliminating its competitors on the way to the total domination in the battle for Libyan oil.
Numerous Arab media suggested that Al-Tuhami died at the hands of Turkey-affiliated militants. The Libyan officer was in a position to find out Ankara’s intentions to steal the Libyan resources, and more likely than not he tried to prevent it. Unfortunately, the “Turkish allies” resorted to radical measures and assassinated him.
It is obvious that the Turkish establishment will not stop feeding on the war-torn Libya because of domestic economy disaster amid the COVID-19 pandemic and huge military expenses on campaigns in Syria and Libya. The Turkish leader seeks to suck Libya dry under the thin veil of rhetoric in support of the GNA.
It’s no secret that Erdogan is desperate in his desire to restore the Ottoman empire to its former glory. However, the only goal he pursues in Libya is to leech off the country’s natural resources by pulling the strings attached to its puppet GNA – ironically enough, the one that provided legitimate grounds for the Turkish invasion.


veteranstoday--2020-05-20--Trump Gets It Wrong, Again: No Lancet Report Warning of Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak in December 2019

Lancet knocks Trump for ‘ factually incorrect ’ statement in letter warning of WHO funding cuts The Lancet medical journal knocked President Trump on Tuesday for a “ factually incorrect ” statement in his letter warning of World Health Organization ( WHO ) funding cuts .
The medical journal released a statement saying Trump ’ s claim that the journal published reports in December 2019 or earlier about a coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan , China , were wrong .
“ This statement is factually incorrect , ” the journal said in a statement posted on Twitter .
“ The Lancet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , referring to a virus or outbreak in Wuhan or anywhere else in China.
” Trump wrote in the letter released Monday night that the WHO “ consistently ignored credible reports of the virus spreading in Wuhan in early December 2019 or even earlier , including reports from the Lancet medical journal.
” The president ’ s Monday night letter to the WHO director-general threatened to permanently stop U.S. funds to WHO and withdraw the country from the WHO if it “ does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published reports on coronavirus on Jan. 24 , including one involving the first 41 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Wuhan .
The researchers for that report were all from Chinese institutions .
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Lancet knocks Trump for ‘factually incorrect’ statement in letter warning of WHO funding cuts
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The Lancet medical journal knocked President Trump on Tuesday for a “factually incorrect” statement in his letter warning of World Health Organization (WHO) funding cuts.
The medical journal released a statement saying Trump’s claim that the journal published reports in December 2019 or earlier about a coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, were wrong.
“This statement is factually incorrect,” the journal said in a statement posted on Twitter. “The Lancet published no report in December, 2019, referring to a virus or outbreak in Wuhan or anywhere else in China.”
Trump wrote in the letter released Monday night that the WHO “consistently ignored credible reports of the virus spreading in Wuhan in early December 2019 or even earlier, including reports from the Lancet medical journal.”
The president’s Monday night letter to the WHO director-general threatened to permanently stop U.S. funds to WHO and withdraw the country from the WHO if it “does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days.”
The Lancet said it first published reports on coronavirus on Jan. 24, including one involving the first 41 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Wuhan. The researchers for that report were all from Chinese institutions.


veteranstoday--2020-05-20--Annie Glenn, Lovely Lady, Dead From COVID-19

Annie Glenn , widow of astronaut John Glenn , dead at 100 from coronavirus Annie Glenn , the widow of astronaut and US Sen. John Glenn who became an inspiration to people with disabilities around the globe by overcoming a severe stutter , died Tuesday at age 100 .
Glenn died of complications from the coronavirus at a nursing home near St. Paul , Minnesota , said Hank Wilson , a spokesman for the Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University .
Her husband died at age 95 in 2016 , when the two had been married @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone knew her , was thrust into the spotlight in 1962 , when her husband became the first American to orbit Earth — but she shied away from the spotlight because of her stutter as he became a household name .
She underwent an intensive program at the Communications Research Institute at Hollins College — now Hollins University — in Roanoke , Virginia , and learned how to speak in public while controlling her impediment .
Annie was born Anna Margaret Castor in Columbus , Ohio , on Feb. 17 , 1920 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moved the family to New Concord when she was 3 .
After moving to the new town , her parents joined a monthly card club that included John Glenn ’ s parents , according to the Columbus Dispatch .

Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut John Glenn, dead at 100 from coronavirus
by Yaron Steinbuch/New York Post
Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and US Sen. John Glenn who became an inspiration to people with disabilities around the globe by overcoming a severe stutter, died Tuesday at age 100.
Glenn died of complications from the coronavirus at a nursing home near St. Paul, Minnesota, said Hank Wilson, a spokesman for the Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University.
Her husband died at age 95 in 2016, when the two had been married for 73 years.
Annie, as everyone knew her, was thrust into the spotlight in 1962, when her husband became the first American to orbit Earth — but she shied away from the spotlight because of her stutter as he became a household name.
She underwent an intensive program at the Communications Research Institute at Hollins College — now Hollins University — in Roanoke, Virginia, and learned how to speak in public while controlling her impediment.
Annie was born Anna Margaret Castor in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 17, 1920, and her father, a dentist, moved the family to New Concord when she was 3.
After moving to the new town, her parents joined a monthly card club that included John Glenn’s parents, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-20--Florida Readers: You Might Have Received Incorrect COVID-19 Test Results

33,000 Floridians who took COVID-19 test may have incorrect results TAMPA ( WFLA ) — Health care company AdventHealth says as many as 33,000 Florida patients who took COVID-19 tests may have been told incorrect results , or received no results at all .
The Florida company said over the weekend that it terminated its contract with one of its third-party coronavirus testing labs because of the unreliable test results .
It is possible there were patients who tested negative but were in fact positive , and patients who tested positive who were actually negative .
Those impacted will receive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receive a phone call .
These individuals fall into the following two categories : • Those whose samples were processed and whose results provided by the lab are not deemed reliable .
• Individuals who had unreliable positive results will require retesting .
• Individuals with unreliable negative results who are symptomatic need to seek care and may require retesting .
• Individuals with unreliable negative results who are asymptomatic but request to be retested will be offered testing pending availability .
• Those whose samples are at the lab in question and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be tested ; Therefore , no result will be available .
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33,000 Floridians who took COVID-19 test may have incorrect results
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TAMPA (WFLA) — Health care company AdventHealth says as many as 33,000 Florida patients who took COVID-19 tests may have been told incorrect results, or received no results at all.
The Florida company said over the weekend that it terminated its contract with one of its third-party coronavirus testing labs because of the unreliable test results.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-20--U.S. COVID-19 infections in prisons much higher than official figure

[ Editor ’ s Note : This Covid prison story came as no surprise .
In both the pandemic preparation and the scramble for protection equipment and testing , the prisons and jails were at the end of the competition line .
The rationale for the would be that front line health care workers were more valuable due to the pending risk of the hospitals being over flooded , which some were , and their staff going down with Covid , adding to the medical and ensuing political risk of a botched response .
The US was hijacking en route @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we learned this week that Israel ’ s Mossad did the same , gabbing their first batch of masks from an order for the UAE .
Welcome to dog eat dog geopolitics .
Even worse were the reports from Syria of US helicopters dropping flares to burn wheat crops in areas that had been selling their wheat to Damascus .
As officers were flying these choppers , we are now waiting to see if they are charged with the obvious war crime they engaged in .
I would not bet a lot on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Actually , the veterans themselves should take the lead on this .
They should be demanding an investigation , not just the Vietnam vets who usually do most of the heavy lifting work , but the Afghan and Iraqi war Vets who were supported by the Nam Vets during their mistreatment for the Gulf War syndrome .
The prison guards and staff were an under the radar sacrifice , analogous to the nursing home staffs across much of the world .
They lost out in the feverish competition for Covid resources .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over nursing homes , and that it had been a mistake .
And the cherry on top is the orange buffoon ’ s attempt to blame it all on China and the WHO , but given his reputation for skimpy credibility , the claim is not going to bought by anyone other than the Trump koolaid drinkers … Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the United States , media reports are showing a similar trend behind bars .
A new report by Reuters has found that figures announced by the federal government undercount the number of infections in correctional facilities .
A recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated under 5-thousand cases of COVID-19 among inmates nationwide .
But Reuters ’ report recorded more than 17-thousand cases which is three times higher than the official figure .
The report warned that inadequate testing and reporting in jails @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health officials tracking the spread of the virus .
The investigation also raised concern that released inmates may have not been properly screened for COVID-19 before returning to the community .
Over 90-thousand people have been killed and more than 1-point-5 million cases of infections reported in the country so far .

by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with PressTV, Tehran
[ Editor’s Note: This Covid prison story came as no surprise. In both the pandemic preparation and the scramble for protection equipment and testing, the prisons and jails were at the end of the competition line.
The rationale for the would be that front line health care workers were more valuable due to the pending risk of the hospitals being over flooded, which some were, and their staff going down with Covid, adding to the medical and ensuing political risk of a botched response.
The US was hijacking en route protection equipment from other countries, and we learned this week that Israel’s Mossad did the same, gabbing their first batch of masks from an order for the UAE. Welcome to dog eat dog geopolitics.
Even worse were the reports from Syria of US helicopters dropping flares to burn wheat crops in areas that had been selling their wheat to Damascus. As officers were flying these choppers, we are now waiting to see if they are charged with the obvious war crime they engaged in. I would not bet a lot on that, if I were you.
Actually, the veterans themselves should take the lead on this. They should be demanding an investigation, not just the Vietnam vets who usually do most of the heavy lifting work, but the Afghan and Iraqi war Vets who were supported by the Nam Vets during their mistreatment for the Gulf War syndrome.
The prison guards and staff were an under the radar sacrifice, analogous to the nursing home staffs across much of the world. They lost out in the feverish competition for Covid resources. The British today admitted they had prioritized hospitals over nursing homes, and that it had been a mistake.
And the cherry on top is the orange buffoon’s attempt to blame it all on China and the WHO, but given his reputation for skimpy credibility, the claim is not going to bought by anyone other than the Trump koolaid drinkers … Jim W. Dean ]
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As the coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the United States, media reports are showing a similar trend behind bars. A new report by Reuters has found that figures announced by the federal government undercount the number of infections in correctional facilities.
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A recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated under 5-thousand cases of COVID-19 among inmates nationwide.


veteranstoday--2020-05-20--Asshole: Trump Withholds Flood Relief Funds from Michigan Because of Fake News Story (like when he a

Asshole: Trump Withholds Flood Relief Funds from Michigan Because of Fake News Story (like when he attacked Syria and they shot the missiles down)

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veteranstoday--2020-05-20--Unretouched/Yesterday: Is Trump Dying? (de-listed/censored by Google and Facebook)

Blue lips , the look of a man with hypoxia though it is difficult to tell the difference between some personality disorders , dementia and lack of oxygen to the brain .
In this case , all 3 .
This is the face of someone dying .
All that is holding him together is adderall .
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Blue lips, the look of a man with hypoxia though it is difficult to tell the difference between some personality disorders, dementia and lack of oxygen to the brain.
Dehydration.
In this case, all 3.
This is the face of someone dying.
All that is holding him together is adderall.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-21--Reopening of States Likely to Cause Uptick in New Infections

Health Editor ’ s Note : In this article you will find a map with designation of how “ open ” a state is .
There is a description of level of openness and a graph to show levels of cases .
Someone went to a lot of work on this .
I suspect that we will be sorry as we experience an increase in cases , as we did after Easter and Mother ’ s Day weekends when people ignored “ stay in place ” suggestions .
In Michigan we definitely saw an increase in numbers of COVID-19 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Lansing .
Yep , meeting up in the capital , without physical distancing , let alone masks and waving guns from the top of the Trump float ( as reported on VT and other media sites ) and elsewhere made sure state areas with no cases , soon had them….Carol Where states are reopening after America ’ s shutdown All states and U.S. territories have eased restrictions on businesses and social activity , trying to restart economies battered by the novel coronavirus pandemic and weeks of stay-at-home orders that affected some 315 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this increased activity is likely to cause a surge of new infections .
“ There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control ” by reopening too quickly , said infectious-disease expert Anthony S. Fauci in Senate testimony May 12 , “ leading to some suffering and death that could be avoided.
” Cases continue to rise in some of the states where governors have been most aggressive in opening public spaces and businesses that rely on close personal contact , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ met the federal government ’ s core recommendation of a two-week decline in reported cases .

Note: The lockdown protesters had cited Sweden as their model, low numbers, no lockdown, life as usual, then it happened as it is happening across white rural America among the less educated who watched Fox News: COVID death and massive infection rates.
Here in Michigan, low COVID numbers in the North are leading to an unlock in a few days. Problem is, counties with low numbers in fact have very low population and very poor access to medical care and now soaring COVID numbers, as with Sweden, based on a small population.
Look to New Zealand, 21 dead and COVID gone. They locked down totally, few died, but they didn’t have a reality TV fake for a national leader.
From Business Insider:
Skeptical experts in Sweden say its decision to have no lockdown is a terrible mistake that no other nation should copy More than 2,000 experts across Sweden in April urged the country to change its unusual decision not to have an enforced coronavirus lockdown.
Its death toll is now among the highest in the world, and some of those experts told Business Insider they remain convinced the plan is a historic mistake.
“This is not an example to follow. I don’t want thousands of people around the globe to start dying,” one science professor said.
They say much of Sweden’s advice is out of step with other countries: on masks, on the risks to children, and on who should self-isolate.
They are urging Sweden to test more so it can better understand its outbreak and give information to the rest of the world. Business Insider: Sweden’s strategy for dealing with the coronavirus means it has never had a lockdown. Instead it allows people to go to parks, restaurants, and keeping working, while encouraging but not enforcing social distancing. But it has sparked alarm among some experts who point to the country’s high death toll, the effects on vulnerable groups, and what they say is an approach that ignores much of the best research on COVID-19. Two open letters signed in April by more than 2,000 experts across the country to adopt tougher measures with compulsory elements. But the letters did not change government policy. Sweden’s death toll is now among the highest in the world, and its average death toll from May 13 to May 20 was the highest in the world on a per capita basis. They said they hope no other countries try to imitate Sweden, which anti-lockdown protesters and some US politicians have held up as an example of a better approach. Olle Kämpe, a professor and senior consultant in endocrinology at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, said: “We are sacrificing old people and people with diseases.” “So I don’t that it’s something that anyone should copy.” Read more.. https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-coronavirus-plan-is-a-cruel-mistake-skeptical-experts-say-2020-5
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veteranstoday--2020-05-21--Sweden Fail: The Price of Defying the Gods

Sweden becomes country with highest coronavirus death rate per capital Sweden has now overtaken the UK , Italy and Belgium to have the highest coronavirus per capita death rate in the world , throwing its decision to avoid a strict lockdown into further doubt .
According to figures collated by the Our World in Data website , Sweden had 6.08 deaths per million inhabitants per day on a rolling seven-day average between May 13 and May 20 .
This is the highest in the world , above the UK , Belgium and the US , which have 5.57 , 4.28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has only had the highest death rate over the past week , with Belgium , Spain , Italy , the UK and France , still ahead over the entire course of the pandemic .
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell , the spokesman for Sweden ’ s outlier coronavirus strategy , dismissed the figures on Tuesday night , arguing that it was misleading to focus on the death toll over a single week… .
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By Richard Orange, MALMÖ, The Telegraph
Sweden has now overtaken the UK, Italy, and Belgium to have the highest coronavirus per capita death rate in the world, throwing its decision to avoid a strict lockdown into further doubt.
According to figures collated by the Our World in Data website, Sweden had 6.08 deaths per million inhabitants per day on a rolling seven-day average between May 13 and May 20.
This is the highest in the world, above the UK, Belgium, and the US, which have 5.57, 4.28, and 4.11 respectively.
However, Sweden has only had the highest death rate over the past week, with Belgium, Spain, Italy, the UK, and France, still ahead over the entire course of the pandemic. State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the spokesman for Sweden’s outlier coronavirus strategy, dismissed the figures on Tuesday night, arguing that it was misleading to focus on the death toll over a single week… Read Ful Article at Telegraph.co.uk
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