renegadetribune--2020-01-14--Fake-Green Zero Carbon Fraud — “Destroying The World to Save It”

Renegade Editor ’ s Note : Unfortunately the term “ fossil fuels ” is used throughout this article , and this is quite a misnomer .
If the grand plan to ‘ decarbonise the planet ’ was based upon a human-scale renewable energy supply and de-corporatised , decentralised , small-scale environmentally friendly distribution patterns – I would have no argument with the initiators .
On the contrary , I would applaud such a rare demonstration of holistic thinking .
But the reality is very , very different .
In fact it could not be more opposite .
The plan being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slowing down – but a significant expansion of the existing highly centralised finite energy mining and distribution apparatus , backed by a rampant corporatocracy , devious propaganda and unashamed political spin .
Emerging evidence increasingly points to deliberate actions being engaged in to bring about the very conditions that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) claims to be trying to prevent .
This United Nations organisation and its followers , appear to be intent upon expanding the volume of anthropogenic pollutants being released into the atmosphere , rather than reducing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global warming ” position , adopted by a plethora of industries and institutions determined to benefit from its decree , has already been exposed as a fraudulent misrepresentation of the truth .
Making CO2 into ‘ the devil in our midst ’ is an overtly false trail which I have dealt with in an earlier article .
* Observe carefully and you will notice that the great majority of political pronouncements made by leading protagonists of ‘ cabal politics ’ are subsequently reversed in the actions that follow .
Promises of peace are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of prosperity for all are followed by a widening of the poverty gap .
Claims of trying to stabilize the planet ’ s climate are followed by acts of wilful destabilisation – and so on .
This ‘ reversal of truth ’ formula is the trick used by power seeking despots who have adopted dark-side practices designed to suppress – and quite literally reverse – people ’ s natural propensity for humanitarian expressions of warmth and mutual respect .
Instead , turning those qualities into cold and calculating acts of division .
Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this ‘ cabal agenda ’ whose goals are not mutable nor flexible , attempts are being made to make it appear that every serious geological/environmental upheaval manifesting on this planet – is happening due to ( the phony ) ‘ global warming ’ .
The continuous repetition of this mantra by mainstream media is essential for the unquestioned roll-out of the corporate and banker backed ‘ Green New Deal/Zero Carbon ’ plan ( scam ) – which is termed ‘ Fourth Industrial Revolution ’ by the industry that backs it .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the corporations contracted to build and implement the impossibly large-scale infrastructural requirements deemed necessary to shift the world from an almost 100 % fossil fuel dependence to a close to 100 % dependence on renewable energy .
The heavy dependence upon fossil fuel energies needed in order to make possible this ( theoretical ) shift , would , in practice , involve an unparalleled asset stripping march across the length and breadth of the planet .
Such a situation makes a mockery of the hugely over-hyped UN term ‘ sustainability ’ .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example , must make it appear that the disastrous fires which have ravaged South East Australia and a significant part of California , are the result of ‘ anthropogenic global warming ’ and , of course , could not possibly have anything to do with any ‘ conspiratorial ’ ulterior motives .
Which leads us to ask the following question : just who might benefit from the fact that whole communities have been wiped out and large forests burned to ashes in these countries ?
A recent expose of the Australian position shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australian river systems by deliberately siphoning-off huge volumes of river water and hoarding it in a large number of specially constructed reservoirs .
Not for strategic use in irrigating the surrounding countryside in times of drought , but to sell off to the highest bidder – including foreign interests – hugely enriching the vendors .
A viciously inhuman policy which includes grossly negligent management of the Australian bush , in which millions of highly flammable gum trees have been allowed to over mature , presenting the perfect fuel for the rapid spreading of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the real government ambition behind this appalling act of ecocide is to pave the way for the establishment of a super-sized control grid , construction of 5G microwave powered ‘ smart cities ’ and a new high speed railway link between capital cities .
All recognised Agenda 2030/Green New Deal ambitions .
I established in earlier articles that Green New Deal is a key part of the New World Order ’ s strategic march to power .
It is founded on the fictitious ‘ greenhouse effect ’ science of the IPCC/United Nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to achieve an end to the use of fossil fuels ( ‘ zero carbon ’ ) by mining and burning vast volumes of oil , coal and gas ( fossil fuels ) in order to achieve this end !
Looking at steel alone , the embedded energy ( fossil fuel ) requirement involved in the construction of the tens of thousands steel hungry giant wind farms that would be needed to satisfy the Green New Deal ‘ zero carbon ’ scam – would lead to a terrible massacre of the ecology of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monstrous Zero Carbon ‘ Industrial Revolution ’ ( oxymoron ) ambition will be the harbinger of severe climactic reactions .
Quantum physics has already revealed the intimate interrelatedness and interactions that occur between man ’ s global activities and Gaia ’ s subtle levels of equilibrium and balance .
The sheer scale of the Green New Deal undertaking will involve unavoidable destabilisation of all aspects of planetary life , including that of the biosphere .
Under such a regime one can expect to see the build-up of a wide variety of intense environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already set in motion due to other nefarious anti-life programmes like the deadly HAARP ionospheric heaters , highly toxic global atmospheric aerosol geoengineering activities and the ubiquitous build-up of WiFi electronic smog .
These are , of course , coupled with other military/space attack and defence programmes manifest by a long running US determination to exert its hegemonic ambitions at will .
Weather , already largely under the manipulative control of the US military , will become even more a victim of political/corporate attempts to carve up the planet for their own deeply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of geological and atmospheric disruption will be blamed on ‘ global warming/climate change ’ with a stupefied public clinging to the quite demonic notion that ‘ zero carbon ’ – achieved at the cost of planetary ecocide – will finally put everything right !
This insider-created ‘ planetary climate emergency ’ – now with the backing of almost the entire global corporate cabal elite and a posse of high flying multi billionaires to boot – is operating under the Green New Deal moniker .
The Green New Deal ’ s professionally trained propaganda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Extinction Rebellion ’ , so as to give the impression of being cool anti-government rebels .
The UK Green Party has also willingly been brought into the fold , like so many errant sheep searching for a safe pen to keep them out of trouble .
Under this infamous Green New Deal , governments and their cohorts are further capitalising on spurious and fraudulent planetary ‘ carbon trading ’ schemes .
Schemes that fill the coffers of already bloated insider wheeler-dealers whose insatiable appetites lead them to rip-off the needy for the further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carbon trading has nothing to do with climate stabilisation , it is just another ‘ green dressing ’ for pure neocolonial exploitation .
Where the insanity on display reaches its most cruel zenith , is in the astounding degree of top-down deception that is being perpetrated on humanity .
“ Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely ” has never been a more apt declaration .
Perhaps the outstanding slight of hand performed by these trickster ’ s highly organised disinformation campaign – is the use of the word ‘ Green ’ to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earth .
All those who grasp the true meaning of the word Green , used as a synonym for environmentally friendly ecological management systems that support localised human-scale communities and benign land practices , must now speak out and vigorously decry this fake-green wholesale evisceration of the essential life support system of the planet .
Let us not allow ourselves the misplaced luxury of thinking that at some point all this craziness is just going to magically dissolve away .
It is not .
Those who recognise themselves as ‘ Real Greens ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fake-green interlopers , whose activities are carried-out with seemingly cool disdain – while boasting an unquestioning commitment to the six defining flags of green deception : ‘ Sustainable Development ’ , ‘ Agenda 2030 ’ , ‘ Green New Deal ’ , ‘ Climate Emergency ’ and ‘ Extinction Rebellion.
’ May all those capable of thinking and acting responsibly , now come together to stand resolutely for actions that work with – not against – nature .
Let us also rise up as one in support of the ever threatened sanctity of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starts with Reverence for Life .
Julian Rose is author of ‘ Overcoming the Robotic Mind – Why Humanity Must Come Through , now available from independent book stores and Amazon .
See www.julianrose.info for more information .
Julian is an international activist , writer , broadcaster , organic farming pioneer and actor .
In 1987 and 1998 , he led a campaign that saved unpasteurized milk from being banned in the UK ; and , with Jadwiga Lopata , a ‘ Say No to GMO ’ campaign in Poland which led to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plants in that country in 2006 .
Julian is currently campaigning to ‘ Stop 5G ’ WiFi .

Renegade Editor’s Note: Unfortunately the term “fossil fuels” is used throughout this article, and this is quite a misnomer.
Op-Ed by Julian Rose
If the grand plan to ‘decarbonise the planet’ was based upon a human-scale renewable energy supply and de-corporatised, decentralised, small-scale environmentally friendly distribution patterns – I would have no argument with the initiators. On the contrary, I would applaud such a rare demonstration of holistic thinking.
But the reality is very, very different. In fact it could not be more opposite. The plan being put into effect actually constitutes not a slowing down – but a significant expansion of the existing highly centralised finite energy mining and distribution apparatus, backed by a rampant corporatocracy, devious propaganda and unashamed political spin.
Emerging evidence increasingly points to deliberate actions being engaged in to bring about the very conditions that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims to be trying to prevent. This United Nations organisation and its followers, appear to be intent upon expanding the volume of anthropogenic pollutants being released into the atmosphere, rather than reducing them.
The IPCC “CO2 causes global warming” position, adopted by a plethora of industries and institutions determined to benefit from its decree, has already been exposed as a fraudulent misrepresentation of the truth. Making CO2 into ‘the devil in our midst’ is an overtly false trail which I have dealt with in an earlier article.*
Observe carefully and you will notice that the great majority of political pronouncements made by leading protagonists of ‘cabal politics’ are subsequently reversed in the actions that follow. Promises of peace are followed-up by acts of war; promises of prosperity for all are followed by a widening of the poverty gap. Claims of trying to stabilize the planet’s climate are followed by acts of wilful destabilisation – and so on.
This ‘reversal of truth’ formula is the trick used by power seeking despots who have adopted dark-side practices designed to suppress – and quite literally reverse – people’s natural propensity for humanitarian expressions of warmth and mutual respect. Instead, turning those qualities into cold and calculating acts of division.
Since our world is currently in the grip of this ‘cabal agenda’ whose goals are not mutable nor flexible, attempts are being made to make it appear that every serious geological/environmental upheaval manifesting on this planet – is happening due to (the phony) ‘global warming’.
The continuous repetition of this mantra by mainstream media is essential for the unquestioned roll-out of the corporate and banker backed ‘Green New Deal/Zero Carbon’ plan (scam) – which is termed ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ by the industry that backs it. This is because it promises vast riches to the corporations contracted to build and implement the impossibly large-scale infrastructural requirements deemed necessary to shift the world from an almost 100% fossil fuel dependence to a close to 100% dependence on renewable energy.
The heavy dependence upon fossil fuel energies needed in order to make possible this (theoretical) shift, would, in practice, involve an unparalleled asset stripping march across the length and breadth of the planet. Such a situation makes a mockery of the hugely over-hyped UN term ‘sustainability’.
The ‘zero carbon’ cabal, for example, must make it appear that the disastrous fires which have ravaged South East Australia and a significant part of California, are the result of ‘anthropogenic global warming’ and, of course, could not possibly have anything to do with any ‘conspiratorial’ ulterior motives.
Which leads us to ask the following question: just who might benefit from the fact that whole communities have been wiped out and large forests burned to ashes in these countries?
A recent expose of the Australian position shows successive governments destroying the vital South East Australian river systems by deliberately siphoning-off huge volumes of river water and hoarding it in a large number of specially constructed reservoirs. Not for strategic use in irrigating the surrounding countryside in times of drought, but to sell off to the highest bidder – including foreign interests – hugely enriching the vendors.
A viciously inhuman policy which includes grossly negligent management of the Australian bush, in which millions of highly flammable gum trees have been allowed to over mature, presenting the perfect fuel for the rapid spreading of extremely dense fires.
It is believed that the real government ambition behind this appalling act of ecocide is to pave the way for the establishment of a super-sized control grid, construction of 5G microwave powered ‘smart cities’ and a new high speed railway link between capital cities. All recognised Agenda 2030/Green New Deal ambitions.
I established in earlier articles that Green New Deal is a key part of the New World Order’s strategic march to power. It is founded on the fictitious ‘greenhouse effect’ science of the IPCC/United Nations; and on the insanely bizarre plan to achieve an end to the use of fossil fuels (‘zero carbon’) by mining and burning vast volumes of oil, coal and gas (fossil fuels) in order to achieve this end!
Looking at steel alone, the embedded energy (fossil fuel) requirement involved in the construction of the tens of thousands steel hungry giant wind farms that would be needed to satisfy the Green New Deal ‘zero carbon’ scam – would lead to a terrible massacre of the ecology of the planet.
Quite obviously, chasing this monstrous Zero Carbon ‘Industrial Revolution’ (oxymoron) ambition will be the harbinger of severe climactic reactions. Quantum physics has already revealed the intimate interrelatedness and interactions that occur between man’s global activities and Gaia’s subtle levels of equilibrium and balance. The sheer scale of the Green New Deal undertaking will involve unavoidable destabilisation of all aspects of planetary life, including that of the biosphere.
Under such a regime one can expect to see the build-up of a wide variety of intense environmental and geological upheavals, coupled to those already set in motion due to other nefarious anti-life programmes like the deadly HAARP ionospheric heaters, highly toxic global atmospheric aerosol geoengineering activities and the ubiquitous build-up of WiFi electronic smog. These are, of course, coupled with other military/space attack and defence programmes manifest by a long running US determination to exert its hegemonic ambitions at will.
Weather, already largely under the manipulative control of the US military, will become even more a victim of political/corporate attempts to carve up the planet for their own deeply narcissistic ends.
However, all forms of geological and atmospheric disruption will be blamed on ‘global warming/climate change’ with a stupefied public clinging to the quite demonic notion that ‘zero carbon’ – achieved at the cost of planetary ecocide – will finally put everything right!
This insider-created ‘planetary climate emergency’ – now with the backing of almost the entire global corporate cabal elite and a posse of high flying multi billionaires to boot – is operating under the Green New Deal moniker. The Green New Deal’s professionally trained propaganda front-runners have been given the title ‘Extinction Rebellion’, so as to give the impression of being cool anti-government rebels. The UK Green Party has also willingly been brought into the fold, like so many errant sheep searching for a safe pen to keep them out of trouble.
Under this infamous Green New Deal, governments and their cohorts are further capitalising on spurious and fraudulent planetary ‘carbon trading’ schemes. Schemes that fill the coffers of already bloated insider wheeler-dealers whose insatiable appetites lead them to rip-off the needy for the further aggrandisement of their uncontrolled narcissistic cravings. Carbon trading has nothing to do with climate stabilisation, it is just another ‘green dressing’ for pure neocolonial exploitation.
Where the insanity on display reaches its most cruel zenith, is in the astounding degree of top-down deception that is being perpetrated on humanity. “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” has never been a more apt declaration.
Perhaps the outstanding slight of hand performed by these trickster’s highly organised disinformation campaign – is the use of the word ‘Green’ to describe the materialistic rape of our blessed Earth.
All those who grasp the true meaning of the word Green, used as a synonym for environmentally friendly ecological management systems that support localised human-scale communities and benign land practices, must now speak out and vigorously decry this fake-green wholesale evisceration of the essential life support system of the planet. Let us not allow ourselves the misplaced luxury of thinking that at some point all this craziness is just going to magically dissolve away. It is not.
Those who recognise themselves as ‘Real Greens’ must now unite in overcoming the subversive fake-green interlopers, whose activities are carried-out with seemingly cool disdain – while boasting an unquestioning commitment to the six defining flags of green deception: ‘Sustainable Development’, ‘Agenda 2030’, ‘Green New Deal’, ‘Climate Emergency’ and ‘Extinction Rebellion.’
May all those capable of thinking and acting responsibly, now come together to stand resolutely for actions that work with – not against – nature. Let us also rise up as one in support of the ever threatened sanctity of humanity, remembering that everything of value starts with Reverence for Life.
*http://www.julianrose.info/2019/10/zero-carbon-5g-denial-and-green-fascism/
Related sites:
https://www.newchartistmovement.org.uk/welcome/real-greens-v-fake-greens-an-investigation-into-the-green-movement
https://www.ukcolumn.org/
Julian Rose is author of ‘Overcoming the Robotic Mind – Why Humanity Must Come Through, now available from independent book stores and Amazon. See www.julianrose.info for more information. Julian is an international activist, writer, broadcaster, organic farming pioneer and actor. In 1987 and 1998, he led a campaign that saved unpasteurized milk from being banned in the UK; and, with Jadwiga Lopata, a ‘Say No to GMO’ campaign in Poland which led to a national ban of GM seeds and plants in that country in 2006. Julian is currently campaigning to ‘Stop 5G’ WiFi.
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renegadetribune--2020-01-14--Vikings “Saved” Europe – Not Charlemagne

The following article is taken from Addendum J from The Noble Protagonist ’ s 1,100 page E-book , “ The Battle to preserve Western Civilization ( European Folk Soul vs. Jewish Supremacy ) .
Text was sourced from William O ’ Connor ’ s article : “ How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation ” , a key section of Torgrim Titlestad ’ s “ Viking Legacy ” book , and additional quotes from Bernhard Kummer ’ s book “ Vikings ” , courtesy of Third Reich Books .
The Germanic men of the North were cultured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deed , and who drew the strength for their deeds from their homeland and their custom.
” -Bernhard Kummer As much as this fighting Viking spirit could breech peace and spread terror , mightier and more effective still was always the Nordic will to build , to found and to colonize.
” -Bernhard Kummer History teaches that the Norse Vikings were brutal , thieving invaders , but much of that history was written by Viking victims , the European monks who had the monopoly on writing .
New evidence says otherwise !
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vikings is wildly off the mark , and it ignores the major contributions they made in shaping and “ saving ” Europe during the Middle Ages .
The Vikings weren ’ t picky about their raiding targets , but the short-term gains in booty and ransom achieved by attacking monasteries resulted in the Vikings being relegated to the “ vicious barbarian ” category of history .
The monks in those monasteries were the only historians around at that time .
On the other hand , the Holy Roman Emperor , Charlemagne , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Europe and the “ cultured ” hero of that age .
France and Germany compete over who has the greatest right to claim him as their national founder .
One of the reasons the Vikings are viewed so negatively is that their violence could seem wanton or irrational .
Part of that lies in the scarcity of documentation of what the Vikings actually did during their raids .
To many at the time , clerics in particular , attacking a monastery or church would have seemed irrational .
Those who did document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , had something to be gained by playing up the Vikings ’ violence against religious figures , and they often resorted to broad , generic rhetoric about the devastation and destruction without specific detail .
Or , the documentation we are left with was written centuries after the events , often in poetry , and often wrong .
The Norse Vikings , for the most part , were acting completely rationally with their raids .
These men weren ’ t addicted to violence .
The treasure gained from the raids was used by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gift-giving system of the Viking halls .
Charlemagne treated Saxony like his own personal punching bag .
On just one day in 782 A.D. , Charlemagne ordered no fewer than 4,500 Saxons decapitated because they were loyal to Paganism .
Meanwhile , the Viking execution of 111 prisoners in 845 A.D. lives on in infamy .
It is ironic that Germany is so quick to extol Charlemagne , when the Saxon ancestors of moderns Germans were among the longest-suffering of Charlemagne ’ s victims .
Note : The National Socialist government built memorial-shrine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in commemoration of those killed during the Massacre of Verden in the 8th Century , called the Saxon Grove ( Sachsenhain ) .
Charlemagne ’ s wars on his neighbors were similar to Viking raids , being that their primary purpose , particularly the raids of Avar and Pavia , was booty for his currency-starved empire .
The Vikings ’ sophisticated and extensive trade network “ saved ” Europe .
However disastrous and ruinous an individual Viking raid may have been for those attacked , the overall impact of Scandinavian endeavors ended up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The homeland in the rear gave them great courage .
For precisely Nordic man requires , for outreach and great deed , a sure bond inward , a religious and moral footing .
If he loses that , his deed degenerates into crude adventurism , such as the Vikings degenerated when they lost the homeland.
” -Bernhard Kummer The Germanic ( Viking ) equality of both sexes , the Germanic settlement manner from great farmstead to new farmsteads , and the belonging together of sword and plough , are clearly shown to us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these peasants requires no slaves .
Quite the opposite ; even in the last Pagan century , we still hear how the mightiest noble peasants give their purchased servants ( slaves ) an opportunity to earn their freedom within 3 years at most , and then to work their own little farm or fishery.
” -Bernhard Kummer Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire , all of Europe faltered as trade and commerce dried up .
While things had picked up by the height of the Viking era in the 9th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding the region back .
One was a negative balance of trade in Charlemagne ’ s kingdom and the region as a whole .
This was largely due to fact that currency was made of silver and gold , but the precious metals came from the East , Afghanistan in particular .
The second factor was that in regions where currency was not used , the system in place was the barter system , which limited economic growth .
The Vikings solved these problems in two ways .
The first , and less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the monasteries and churches , the Vikings tapped into the sole major untouched source of precious metals in Europe .
Those riches did not disappear , as the Vikings were well integrated in the European trade network .
They used it to buy anything from Frankish swords or mint them into coins for the kingdoms Scandinavian chieftains set up in England and Ireland .
More important for the early medieval resurgence of commerce in Western Europe was the Central Asian silver that Scandinavian merchants brought to Europe .
The trade network of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the west all the way to the caliphate and Bolghar in the East .
The Norse Vikings ’ prodigious exports , mainly fur and slaves , rectified for some time the lopsided trade balance between Western Europe and the East .
The economic recovery in Europe was during the Viking Age !
The Vikings were not roving bands of “ berserkers ” , ripping open people ’ s rib cages as the Viking TV show likes to falsely portray .
They were undoubtedly violent , and slaughtered countless innocent people , perhaps avenging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were killed by Charlemagne , who also destroyed their sacred “ holy ” sites .
But that hardly made them unique in the turbulent 9th and 10th Century .
What did make the Vikings unique , however , was their Thing-system .
All free men of the Vikings would gather in their communities to make law and to decide cases in a meeting called a “ Thing ” .
This system was the lifeblood of Viking civilization .
The adaptability of that system may be seen in the fact that the Thing might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ export ” .
They took it with them everywhere .
Things became a part of western European nation building .
It was the only collective alternative to a European monarchical system that was based on an exclusive upper class organized around a king or an emperor and his elite network of associates ( dukes & barons ) .
In this way , the Norse political system can be viewed as an advanced and reinvigorating phenomenon separate from that pyramidal system found on the Continent .
The Things pointed in a democratic direction .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the region .
They “ saved ” Europe !
In addition , they established the city of Dublin , left a legacy on the English language via their rule in England , they founded Russia , and much more .
This is White achievement which all Whites can be proud of .
We know the people ( of the Viking Era ) from their parents & ancestors .
They were Nordic peasants .
Their land was old civilized land , not steppe that produced predator instincts .
Hence , Nordic spirit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Viking , built and created much more that it destroyed , as long as it had not lost homeland through the great cultural change of Christianity , or through the fault of Nordic people of losing themselves in the foreign and falling homeland-lacking ambition.
” -Bernhard Kummer There are many among the peasant men & women of Iceland who are named to us as especially knowledgeable of the stars , of medicine , or of history .
Above all , the use of rune script for messages , warnings , grave inscriptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sagas & myths was an important area.
” -Bernhard Kummer Poetry became an art in which the entire ( Viking ) folk participated .
But not just the trivial matters of life , rather the greatest ideas where integrated into this literature.
” -Bernhard Kummer Note : Scandinavia became one of the very first settle area for the Indo-European tribes of Europe , thus , the scientific name for their racial-type , Nordic , came to be associated with the region itself ; hence , the term “ Nordic countries ” .
Note @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germans ” swept south into Germany out of the Nordic North .
Then , in the following period following the fall of the Roman Empire , the Vikings swept through Europe by sea & rivers , building cities and trade routes .
Note : There is ample evidence that the Viking-age Scandinavians possessed considerable knowledge about the natural world .
Old Norse-Icelandic lore testifies to an early interest in geography , zoology , astronomy , medicine and computistics .
Note : The high quality of social organization , political governance ( the Thing-system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , embroidery , ornamentation , construction and jewelry-making testifies to a High-Culture , evolving over hundreds of years .
Note : The history of Nordic countries are intertwined ; and the ability of these countries to survive the trepidations to which they were subjected , destroys the “ environmental ” theory of the creation & longevity of civilizations , with plagues , warfare , and economic turmoil all failing to destroy them .
In addition , the remarkable technological & scientific advancements which have come out of these Nordic countries , in spite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it is not “ environment ” which creates a culture , but rather the people themselves .

The following article is taken from Addendum J from The Noble Protagonist’s 1,100 page E-book, “The Battle to preserve Western Civilization (European Folk Soul vs. Jewish Supremacy). Text was sourced from William O’Connor’s article: “How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation”, a key section of Torgrim Titlestad’s “Viking Legacy” book, and additional quotes from Bernhard Kummer’s book “Vikings”, courtesy of Third Reich Books.
Free E-Book available at: http://www.battleforthewest.com/
The Germanic men of the North were cultured folks, who set off for Viking deed, and who drew the strength for their deeds from their homeland and their custom.” -Bernhard Kummer As much as this fighting Viking spirit could breech peace and spread terror, mightier and more effective still was always the Nordic will to build, to found and to colonize.” -Bernhard Kummer
History teaches that the Norse Vikings were brutal, thieving invaders, but much of that history was written by Viking victims, the European monks who had the monopoly on writing.
New evidence says otherwise! The image we have today of the marauding Vikings is wildly off the mark, and it ignores the major contributions they made in shaping and “saving” Europe during the Middle Ages.
The Vikings weren’t picky about their raiding targets, but the short-term gains in booty and ransom achieved by attacking monasteries resulted in the Vikings being relegated to the “vicious barbarian” category of history. The monks in those monasteries were the only historians around at that time.
On the other hand, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne, is today generally extolled as a founding father of Europe and the “cultured” hero of that age. France and Germany compete over who has the greatest right to claim him as their national founder.
One of the reasons the Vikings are viewed so negatively is that their violence could seem wanton or irrational. Part of that lies in the scarcity of documentation of what the Vikings actually did during their raids. To many at the time, clerics in particular, attacking a monastery or church would have seemed irrational.
Those who did document the raids, which were usually monks, had something to be gained by playing up the Vikings’ violence against religious figures, and they often resorted to broad, generic rhetoric about the devastation and destruction without specific detail. Or, the documentation we are left with was written centuries after the events, often in poetry, and often wrong.
Germanic man, and especially the Viking was militant, even war-like, if important life requirements demanded it. But the war-like imperialism that ravages folks and lands without reverence for the folk that inhabits it, is not Germanic.” -Bernhard Kummer Viking spirit is not pirate spirit, not robber knight spirit; rather deed-spirit of Nordic peasants and their war-like sons.” -Bernhard Kummer
The Norse Vikings, for the most part, were acting completely rationally with their raids. These men weren’t addicted to violence. The treasure gained from the raids was used by chieftains in the complex and even poetic gift-giving system of the Viking halls.
Charlemagne treated Saxony like his own personal punching bag. On just one day in 782 A.D., Charlemagne ordered no fewer than 4,500 Saxons decapitated because they were loyal to Paganism. Meanwhile, the Viking execution of 111 prisoners in 845 A.D. lives on in infamy. It is ironic that Germany is so quick to extol Charlemagne, when the Saxon ancestors of moderns Germans were among the longest-suffering of Charlemagne’s victims.
Note:The National Socialist government built memorial-shrine to the German Heathen’s slaughter in commemoration of those killed during the Massacre of Verden in the 8th Century, called the Saxon Grove (Sachsenhain).
Charlemagne’s wars on his neighbors were similar to Viking raids, being that their primary purpose, particularly the raids of Avar and Pavia, was booty for his currency-starved empire.
The Vikings’ sophisticated and extensive trade network “saved” Europe. However disastrous and ruinous an individual Viking raid may have been for those attacked, the overall impact of Scandinavian endeavors ended up stimulating the economy of Western Europe.
The homeland in the rear gave them great courage. For precisely Nordic man requires, for outreach and great deed, a sure bond inward, a religious and moral footing. If he loses that, his deed degenerates into crude adventurism, such as the Vikings degenerated when they lost the homeland.” -Bernhard Kummer The Germanic (Viking) equality of both sexes, the Germanic settlement manner from great farmstead to new farmsteads, and the belonging together of sword and plough, are clearly shown to us in the sources. The proud mastery of these peasants requires no slaves. Quite the opposite; even in the last Pagan century, we still hear how the mightiest noble peasants give their purchased servants (slaves) an opportunity to earn their freedom within 3 years at most, and then to work their own little farm or fishery.” -Bernhard Kummer
Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, all of Europe faltered as trade and commerce dried up. While things had picked up by the height of the Viking era in the 9th and 10th Centuries, two things were holding the region back. One was a negative balance of trade in Charlemagne’s kingdom and the region as a whole. This was largely due to fact that currency was made of silver and gold, but the precious metals came from the East, Afghanistan in particular. The second factor was that in regions where currency was not used, the system in place was the barter system, which limited economic growth.
The Vikings solved these problems in two ways. The first, and less significant one, is that by attacking the monasteries and churches, the Vikings tapped into the sole major untouched source of precious metals in Europe. Those riches did not disappear, as the Vikings were well integrated in the European trade network. They used it to buy anything from Frankish swords or mint them into coins for the kingdoms Scandinavian chieftains set up in England and Ireland.
More important for the early medieval resurgence of commerce in Western Europe was the Central Asian silver that Scandinavian merchants brought to Europe. The trade network of the Vikings stretched from Greenland and Iceland in the west all the way to the caliphate and Bolghar in the East. The Norse Vikings’ prodigious exports, mainly fur and slaves, rectified for some time the lopsided trade balance between Western Europe and the East.
The economic recovery in Europe was during the Viking Age!
The Vikings were not roving bands of “berserkers”, ripping open people’s rib cages as the Viking TV show likes to falsely portray. They were undoubtedly violent, and slaughtered countless innocent people, perhaps avenging the deaths of their Pagan brethren that were killed by Charlemagne, who also destroyed their sacred “holy” sites. But that hardly made them unique in the turbulent 9th and 10th Century.
What did make the Vikings unique, however, was their Thing-system. All free men of the Vikings would gather in their communities to make law and to decide cases in a meeting called a “Thing”. This system was the lifeblood of Viking civilization. The adaptability of that system may be seen in the fact that the Thing might be considered the Vikings’ foremost “export”. They took it with them everywhere.
Things became a part of western European nation building. It was the only collective alternative to a European monarchical system that was based on an exclusive upper class organized around a king or an emperor and his elite network of associates (dukes & barons). In this way, the Norse political system can be viewed as an advanced and reinvigorating phenomenon separate from that pyramidal system found on the Continent. The Things pointed in a democratic direction.
The Norse Vikings left a huge impact on the region. They “saved” Europe! In addition, they established the city of Dublin, left a legacy on the English language via their rule in England, they founded Russia, and much more. This is White achievement which all Whites can be proud of.
We know the people (of the Viking Era) from their parents & ancestors. They were Nordic peasants. Their land was old civilized land, not steppe that produced predator instincts. Hence, Nordic spirit, when it went out into the world as Viking, built and created much more that it destroyed, as long as it had not lost homeland through the great cultural change of Christianity, or through the fault of Nordic people of losing themselves in the foreign and falling homeland-lacking ambition.” -Bernhard Kummer There are many among the peasant men & women of Iceland who are named to us as especially knowledgeable of the stars, of medicine, or of history. Above all, the use of rune script for messages, warnings, grave inscriptions and prophecies & knowledge of passed down sagas & myths was an important area.” -Bernhard Kummer Poetry became an art in which the entire (Viking) folk participated. But not just the trivial matters of life, rather the greatest ideas where integrated into this literature.” -Bernhard Kummer
Note: Scandinavia became one of the very first settle area for the Indo-European tribes of Europe, thus, the scientific name for their racial-type, Nordic, came to be associated with the region itself; hence, the term “Nordic countries”.
Note: In ancient times, Indo-Aryan “Germans” swept south into Germany out of the Nordic North. Then, in the following period following the fall of the Roman Empire, the Vikings swept through Europe by sea & rivers, building cities and trade routes.
Note: There is ample evidence that the Viking-age Scandinavians possessed considerable knowledge about the natural world. Old Norse-Icelandic lore testifies to an early interest in geography, zoology, astronomy, medicine and computistics.
Note: The high quality of social organization, political governance (the Thing-system and alliances), lawmaking, craftsmanship, embroidery, ornamentation, construction and jewelry-making testifies to a High-Culture, evolving over hundreds of years.
Note: The history of Nordic countries are intertwined; and the ability of these countries to survive the trepidations to which they were subjected, destroys the “environmental” theory of the creation & longevity of civilizations, with plagues, warfare, and economic turmoil all failing to destroy them. In addition, the remarkable technological & scientific advancements which have come out of these Nordic countries, in spite of severe adverse climatic conditions, prove that it is not “environment” which creates a culture, but rather the people themselves.
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renegadetribune--2020-01-15--Norwegian Landscape Painter Sophus Jacobsen

Norwegian landscape painter ( 1833 Fredrikshald to 1912 Dusseldorf ) .
In 1853 he moved to Dusseldorf , studied with @ @ @ @ @ 1853-55 at the Dusseldorf Academy with Hans Gude , undertook in 1855 study tours through @ @ @ @ @ , Westerwald , North Sea coast , Rheinland ) , Holland and Italy .
In @ @ @ @ @ art exhibitions and the Düsseldorf art exhibitions and the Great Berlin Art exhibition , 1856-1912 @ @ @ @ @ )

Norwegian landscape painter (1833 Fredrikshald to 1912 Dusseldorf). In 1853 he moved to Dusseldorf, studied with scholarship from the Norwegian government 1853-55 at the Dusseldorf Academy with Hans Gude, undertook in 1855 study tours through Norway, Germany (Eifel, Westerwald, North Sea coast, Rheinland), Holland and Italy. In 1854 he exhibited in Norwegian art exhibitions and the Düsseldorf art exhibitions and the Great Berlin Art exhibition, 1856-1912. (Bio via AskArt)
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renegadetribune--2020-01-15--US Rep. David Kustoff Wants More Anti-Semitism Legislation

More and more resolutions “ combatting Anti-Semitism ” which are chipping away at your freedom of speech and right to @ @ @ @ @ America !

More and more resolutions "combatting Anti-Semitism" which are chipping away at your freedom of speech and right to bear arms. Wake up America!


renegadetribune--2020-01-15--The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur

The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur

By W. H. Matthews From Mazes and Labyriths [ 1922 ] CHARLES KINGSLEY in “ The Heroes ” and Nathaniel Hawthorne in “ Tanglewood Tales ” have familiarised most English-speaking people with the story of the exploits of Theseus , and doubtless most folk have some acquaintance with the first volume of Plutarch ’ s “ Lives , ” but it will not be out of place here to recall the portions of the legend which are associated with our particular theme , the parts , that is to say , which concern the Labyrinth of Crete .
In doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Plutarch .
This Greco-Roman historian flourished in the latter half of the first century of our era .
His information as to the deeds of Theseus , already for many centuries a staple ingredient in popular legendry , was drawn from the accounts of the early Greek writers Bacchylides ( fifth century B.C . )
, Cleidemus ( circ .
420-350 B.C . )
, Philochorus ( circ .
306-260 B.C . )
, and others .
The Cretan exploit was perhaps the most romantic of the long series of heroic ads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recall it .
Aegeus , the father of Theseus , was King of Athens .
At that time there reigned at Knossos , in Crete , a monarch called Minos , who held sway over what was then the most powerful maritime state in the Mediterranean .
Minos had a son named Androgeos , who , during his travels in Attica , was treacherously set upon and slain , or so his father was informed .
In consequence of this Minos imposed a penalty on the Athenians in the form of a tribute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such tribute to consist of seven youths and seven maidens , who were to be shipped to Knossos at the appointed periods .
There was at the court of Minos an exceedingly clever and renowned artificer or engineer , Daedalus by name , to whom all sorts of miraculous inventions are ascribed .
This Daedalus had devised an ingenious structure , the “ Labyrinth , ” so contrived that if anybody were placed therein he would find it practically impossible to discover the exit without a guide .
The Labyrinth was designed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any rate was inhabited by , a hideous and cruel being called the Minotaur , a monstrous offspring of Queen Pasiphaë , wife of Minos .
The Minotaur is described as being half man and half bull , or a man with a bull ’ s head , a ferocious creature that destroyed any unfortunate human beings who might come within its power .
According to report , the youths and maidens of the Athenian tribute were periodically , one by one , thrust into the Labyrinth , where , after futile wanderings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they were finally caught and slain by the Minotaur .
When Theseus arrived at the court of Aegeus , having been brought up hitherto by his mother in a distant seclusion , he was distressed to find that his father ’ s joy in the reunion was overcast by a deepening sadness .
On inquiring the reason for this , he learned of the vindictive tribute laid upon the kingdom , and that the time for the third payment was approaching .
“ Let me make one of the fourteen , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will find a way to slay this Minotaur , and then there will be no further need for the tribute.
” After various attempts to dissuade him , Aegeus at length consented , but stipulated that if Theseus were successful in his design the tribute ship should , on its return voyage , hoist a white sail in place of the black one which it customarily bore .
In due course Theseus came to Knossos , where , shortly after his arrival , he attracted the attention of Ariadne , the fair-haired daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against age and rancour , and the fair damsel arranged to provide the hero with a clue of thread and a sword before he was cast into the Labyrinth .
One end of this thread was to be fastened at the entrance and the rest unrolled as he advanced .
Theseus followed his instructions , met the Minotaur in its lair and , after a terrific combat , overcame and slew it , after which he retraced his steps by means of the thread and made his escape from the Labyrinth .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberate the other prisoners and to obtain possession of the tribute ship .
Then , with the fair Ariadne on board , they set sail for Athens .
They do not appear to have been too eager to reach their destination , however , for the party found time to celebrate their escape with dance and song on the islands en route .
It is said that on the island of Delos they performed a peculiar dance called the Geranos , or “ Crane Dance , ” in which they went through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this dance was perpetuated by the natives of that island until fairly recent times .
Theseus seems to have marred his home-coming by two little displays of thoughtlessness that might be considered reprehensible in anybody but a Greek hero .
In the first place , he left fair Ariadne behind on the island of Naxos ; secondly , he entirely overlooked his father ’ s request concerning the change of sail , with the result that poor old Aegeus , on the look-out for the returning ship , saw the black sail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son had failed in his encounter with the Minotaur , threw himself into the sea and was drowned .
Hence that sea was called the Aegean , and is so called to this day .
In Fig .
5 we reproduce an early Italian drawing in which the various incidents in the story are seen simultaneously .
This picture is one of a remarkable series , attributed to Baccio Baldini and known as the Florentine Picture Chronicle .
The collection was for many years the property of John Ruskin , but is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A contemporary engraving , of the school of Finiguerra , seems to be based on this picture ( Fig .
6 ) .
There are many versions of the legend , some of them greatly at variance with others .
For instance , Philochorus , an eminent writer on the antiquities of Athens , gives in his “ Atthis ” a very rationalistic account of the affair , stating that the Labyrinth was nothing but a dungeon where Minos imprisoned the Athenian youths until such time as they were given as prizes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held in honour of his murdered son .
He held also that the monster was simply a military officer , whose brutal disposition , in conjunction with his name , Tauros , may have given rise to the Minotaur myth .
The Cretan poet Epimenides , who lived in the sixth century B.C.
, says that Theseus was aided in his escape from the dark Labyrinth by means of the light radiated by a crown of blazing gems and gold which Bacchus gave to Ariadne .
Aristotle , according to Plutarch , stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to us his belief that the Athenian youths were not put to death by Minos but were retained as slaves .
Plutarch , moreover , deplores the abuse which Greek tradition had heaped upon the name of Minos , pointing out that Homer and Hesiod had referred to him in very honourable terms , and that he was reputed to have laid down the principles of justice .
According to the classic faith , he was born of Zeus , the supreme God of the Greeks , and Europa , daughter of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place in the Dictaean Cave , not far from Knossos .
He received the laws , like another Moses , direct from God , and after administering them during his life on earth continued to do so in the underworld after his death .
The probability is , as Professor Murray has suggested , that Minos was a general name , like “ Pharaoh ” in Egypt , or “ Caesar ” in Rome , bestowed upon each of a number of Cretan kings of a certain type .
A mark either of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held or of the colonising power of the monarch or monarchs in question is seen in the application of the name Minoa to several towns and villages scattered along the northern shores of the eastern Mediterranean .
The name Daedalus has likewise been thought by some to have been applied indiscriminately to various artificers and inventors of unusual ingenuity .
The principal feats associated with this name are , in addition to the planning of the Labyrinth , the construction of a Choros , or dancing-place , for Ariadne , the modelling of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife of Minos , in order that she might interview the great white bull for which she had conceived an unnatural affection ( the outcome being , in the words of Euripides , “ A form commingled , and a monstrous birth , half man , half bull , in twofold shape combined ” ) , and the invention of wings , wherewith Daedalus escaped from the Labyrinth when imprisoned there by Minos for his share in the Pasiphaë episode .
Daedalus was also credited with the invention of the auger , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masts and sails for ships .
The Theseus-Minotaur incident has been often celebrated in ancient and mediaeval art , instances of which we shall later have occasion to mention .
Modern artists , also , have not disdained the theme ; a particularly fine example is the colossal marble group by Canova ( 1819 ) , now at the Museum of Art History at Vienna , formerly in the Theseus Temple in the Volksgarten .
The question naturally arises : Was there actually such a thing as the Labyrinth , and , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was its nature ?

By W. H. Matthews
From Mazes and Labyriths [1922]
CHARLES KINGSLEY in “The Heroes” and Nathaniel Hawthorne in “Tanglewood Tales” have familiarised most English-speaking people with the story of the exploits of Theseus, and doubtless most folk have some acquaintance with the first volume of Plutarch’s “Lives,” but it will not be out of place here to recall the portions of the legend which are associated with our particular theme, the parts, that is to say, which concern the Labyrinth of Crete. In doing so we will follow the version given by Plutarch.
This Greco-Roman historian flourished in the latter half of the first century of our era. His information as to the deeds of Theseus, already for many centuries a staple ingredient in popular legendry, was drawn from the accounts of the early Greek writers Bacchylides (fifth century B.C.), Cleidemus (circ. 420-350 B.C.), Philochorus (circ. 306-260 B.C.), and others.
The Cretan exploit was perhaps the most romantic of the long series of heroic ads attributed to Theseus. Let us briefly recall it.
Aegeus, the father of Theseus, was King of Athens. At that time there reigned at Knossos, in Crete, a monarch called Minos, who held sway over what was then the most powerful maritime state in the Mediterranean. Minos had a son named Androgeos, who, during his travels in Attica, was treacherously set upon and slain, or so his father was informed. In consequence of this Minos imposed a penalty on the Athenians in the form of a tribute to be paid once every nine years, such tribute to consist of seven youths and seven maidens, who were to be shipped to Knossos at the appointed periods.
There was at the court of Minos an exceedingly clever and renowned artificer or engineer, Daedalus by name, to whom all sorts of miraculous inventions are ascribed. This Daedalus had devised an ingenious structure, the “Labyrinth,” so contrived that if anybody were placed therein he would find it practically impossible to discover the exit without a guide.
The Labyrinth was designed as a dwelling for, or at any rate was inhabited by, a hideous and cruel being called the Minotaur, a monstrous offspring of Queen Pasiphaë, wife of Minos. The Minotaur is described as being half man and half bull, or a man with a bull’s head, a ferocious creature that destroyed any unfortunate human beings who might come within its power. According to report, the youths and maidens of the Athenian tribute were periodically, one by one, thrust into the Labyrinth, where, after futile wanderings in the endeavour to find an exit, they were finally caught and slain by the Minotaur.
When Theseus arrived at the court of Aegeus, having been brought up hitherto by his mother in a distant seclusion, he was distressed to find that his father’s joy in the reunion was overcast by a deepening sadness. On inquiring the reason for this, he learned of the vindictive tribute laid upon the kingdom, and that the time for the third payment was approaching.
“Let me make one of the fourteen,” said the valiant youth. “I will find a way to slay this Minotaur, and then there will be no further need for the tribute.”
After various attempts to dissuade him, Aegeus at length consented, but stipulated that if Theseus were successful in his design the tribute ship should, on its return voyage, hoist a white sail in place of the black one which it customarily bore.
In due course Theseus came to Knossos, where, shortly after his arrival, he attracted the attention of Ariadne, the fair-haired daughter of Minos. Youth and love conspired against age and rancour, and the fair damsel arranged to provide the hero with a clue of thread and a sword before he was cast into the Labyrinth. One end of this thread was to be fastened at the entrance and the rest unrolled as he advanced.
Theseus followed his instructions, met the Minotaur in its lair and, after a terrific combat, overcame and slew it, after which he retraced his steps by means of the thread and made his escape from the Labyrinth.
By some means or other he contrived to liberate the other prisoners and to obtain possession of the tribute ship. Then, with the fair Ariadne on board, they set sail for Athens.
They do not appear to have been too eager to reach their destination, however, for the party found time to celebrate their escape with dance and song on the islands en route. It is said that on the island of Delos they performed a peculiar dance called the Geranos, or “Crane Dance,” in which they went through the motions of threading the Labyrinth, and that this dance was perpetuated by the natives of that island until fairly recent times.
Theseus seems to have marred his home-coming by two little displays of thoughtlessness that might be considered reprehensible in anybody but a Greek hero. In the first place, he left fair Ariadne behind on the island of Naxos; secondly, he entirely overlooked his father’s request concerning the change of sail, with the result that poor old Aegeus, on the look-out for the returning ship, saw the black sail in the distance, concluded that his son had failed in his encounter with the Minotaur, threw himself into the sea and was drowned. Hence that sea was called the Aegean, and is so called to this day.
In Fig. 5 we reproduce an early Italian drawing in which the various incidents in the story are seen simultaneously. This picture is one of a remarkable series, attributed to Baccio Baldini and known as the Florentine Picture Chronicle. The collection was for many years the property of John Ruskin, but is now jealously treasured by the British Museum. A contemporary engraving, of the school of Finiguerra, seems to be based on this picture (Fig. 6).
There are many versions of the legend, some of them greatly at variance with others. For instance, Philochorus, an eminent writer on the antiquities of Athens, gives in his “Atthis” a very rationalistic account of the affair, stating that the Labyrinth was nothing but a dungeon where Minos imprisoned the Athenian youths until such time as they were given as prizes to the victors in the sports that were held in honour of his murdered son. He held also that the monster was simply a military officer, whose brutal disposition, in conjunction with his name, Tauros, may have given rise to the Minotaur myth.
The Cretan poet Epimenides, who lived in the sixth century B.C., says that Theseus was aided in his escape from the dark Labyrinth by means of the light radiated by a crown of blazing gems and gold which Bacchus gave to Ariadne.
Aristotle, according to Plutarch, stated in a work which has not come down to us his belief that the Athenian youths were not put to death by Minos but were retained as slaves. Plutarch, moreover, deplores the abuse which Greek tradition had heaped upon the name of Minos, pointing out that Homer and Hesiod had referred to him in very honourable terms, and that he was reputed to have laid down the principles of justice.
According to the classic faith, he was born of Zeus, the supreme God of the Greeks, and Europa, daughter of man, both marriage and birth taking place in the Dictaean Cave, not far from Knossos. He received the laws, like another Moses, direct from God, and after administering them during his life on earth continued to do so in the underworld after his death.
The probability is, as Professor Murray has suggested, that Minos was a general name, like “Pharaoh” in Egypt, or “Caesar” in Rome, bestowed upon each of a number of Cretan kings of a certain type. A mark either of the respect in which the name was held or of the colonising power of the monarch or monarchs in question is seen in the application of the name Minoa to several towns and villages scattered along the northern shores of the eastern Mediterranean.
The name Daedalus has likewise been thought by some to have been applied indiscriminately to various artificers and inventors of unusual ingenuity. The principal feats associated with this name are, in addition to the planning of the Labyrinth, the construction of a Choros, or dancing-place, for Ariadne, the modelling of a great hollow cow for Pasiphaë, wife of Minos, in order that she might interview the great white bull for which she had conceived an unnatural affection (the outcome being, in the words of Euripides, “A form commingled, and a monstrous birth, half man, half bull, in twofold shape combined”), and the invention of wings, wherewith Daedalus escaped from the Labyrinth when imprisoned there by Minos for his share in the Pasiphaë episode. Daedalus was also credited with the invention of the auger, the plumb-line and other tools, and of masts and sails for ships.
The Theseus-Minotaur incident has been often celebrated in ancient and mediaeval art, instances of which we shall later have occasion to mention. Modern artists, also, have not disdained the theme; a particularly fine example is the colossal marble group by Canova (1819), now at the Museum of Art History at Vienna, formerly in the Theseus Temple in the Volksgarten.
The question naturally arises: Was there actually such a thing as the Labyrinth, and, if so, where was it and what was its nature?
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The Hasbara Project

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renegadetribune--2020-01-15--Curcumin Effectively Reduces Pain in Osteoarthritis Patients

Curcumin has proven anti-inflammatory effects , and new research confirms that curcumin supplementation is an effective tool for pain management in patients with knee osteoarthritis Research from the City Care Accident Hospital in Parli Vaijnath , Maharashtra , India , indicates that curcumin , a polyphenolic curcuminoid found in turmeric , is a safe and effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis .
[ i ] Specifically , researchers determined that curcumin was equally effective as , but better tolerated than , diclofenac , a popular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ( NSAID ) often used to treat knee osteoarthritis .
Knee osteoarthritis ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cartilage that affects the bones , cartilage and thin synovium membrane surrounding the knee joint , characterized by stiffness , pain and immobility .
Knee osteoarthritis is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide , and is especially prevalent in older adults and those who are obese .
[ ii ] The prevalent nature of the disease makes researchers eager to find pain management therapies that are safe and effective .
Current conventional pain management recommendations for knee OA include the NSAID diclofenac .
Diclofenac is often used to treat mild to moderate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offers only temporary pain relief .
Additionally , diclofenac is an ineffective and unsafe long-term treatment for chronic pain associated with knee OA , as continual use of diclofenac can cause gastrointestinal bleeding , gastrointestinal ulcer formation , and increase cardiovascular risk .
[ iii ] [ iv ] For this reason , researchers are eager to find a natural , effective treatment for knee OA that doesn ’ t present such serious health implications .
Curcumin , long studied for its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects , is a logical substitute .
Questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lack of bioavailability and gastrointestinal effects compared to NSAIDS like diclofenac .
This is not the first study to test the efficacy of curcuminoids compared to standard pain medication .
GreenMedinfo has compiled over 2,500 abstracts on the use of curcumin , including for pain relief .
Previously , we ’ ve also researched the dangers of medications for pain management of arthritis and the viability of turmeric as an anti-inflammatory and pain-reducing supplement .
Study Results : Curcumin for Safer and More Effective Pain Management To test the efficacy of curcumin as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evaluated every two weeks for improvement in pain intensity using a visual analog scale ( VAS ) , a standardized and clinically validated test for measuring acute and chronic pain .
[ v ] Patients in the first group were given 500-milligram ( mg ) doses of curcumin three times daily , while the second group was given 50 mg of diclofenac twice daily .
At the end of the study , both treatment groups showed improvement in VAS pain scores , but patients receiving curcumin experienced fewer gastrointestinal effects and other benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , patients experienced less flatulence , an anti-ulcer effect and greater weight loss while taking curcumin .
Those receiving curcumin needed no H2 blockers during the study , while diclofenac patients did .
H2 blockers are a type of medication that works to reduce stomach acid and prevent the formation of gastric ulcers .
This is of significance because it indicates the anti-ulcer effects of curcumin .
Because NSAIDS , including diclofenac , are known to have gastrointestinal side effects such as intestinal bleeding , ulcers and flatulence , curcumin is a favorable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ vi ] [ vii ] Curcumin ’ s ability to support weight loss may also present an additional benefit to knee OA patients .
Obesity is a concern among knee OA patients and causes excess strain on joints , but it can be difficult for OA patients to lose weight when pain restricts their mobility or ability to exercise .
This vicious cycle could be alleviated by curcumin supplementation , which could help reduce weight while improving pain and allowing patients greater movement .
Overall , researchers determined that curcumin supplementation has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients with knee OA as does diclofenac , with curcumin presenting additional benefits that could further its efficacy .
One challenge surrounding the use of curcumin is its poor bioavailability ( absorption rate ) , but this can be increased via a number of mechanisms .
In this study , researchers used capsules that contained curcumin and essential oil of turmeric , which increased bioavailability .
Using only the most bioavailable forms of curcumin is an important step in its viability as a pain management treatment .
Researchers concluded : To learn more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have on your health , visit the GreenMedInfo database on the subject .

Curcumin has proven anti-inflammatory effects, and new research confirms that curcumin supplementation is an effective tool for pain management in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Research from the City Care Accident Hospital in Parli Vaijnath, Maharashtra, India, indicates that curcumin, a polyphenolic curcuminoid found in turmeric, is a safe and effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis.[i] Specifically, researchers determined that curcumin was equally effective as, but better tolerated than, diclofenac, a popular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) often used to treat knee osteoarthritis.
Current Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degeneration of joint cartilage that affects the bones, cartilage and thin synovium membrane surrounding the knee joint, characterized by stiffness, pain and immobility.
Knee osteoarthritis is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide, and is especially prevalent in older adults and those who are obese.[ii] The prevalent nature of the disease makes researchers eager to find pain management therapies that are safe and effective.
Current conventional pain management recommendations for knee OA include the NSAID diclofenac. Diclofenac is often used to treat mild to moderate pain associated with arthritis and osteoarthritis but offers only temporary pain relief.
Additionally, diclofenac is an ineffective and unsafe long-term treatment for chronic pain associated with knee OA, as continual use of diclofenac can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal ulcer formation, and increase cardiovascular risk.[iii] [iv]
For this reason, researchers are eager to find a natural, effective treatment for knee OA that doesn’t present such serious health implications. Curcumin, long studied for its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects, is a logical substitute. Questions about the efficacy of curcumin included its lack of bioavailability and gastrointestinal effects compared to NSAIDS like diclofenac.
This is not the first study to test the efficacy of curcuminoids compared to standard pain medication. GreenMedinfo has compiled over 2,500 abstracts on the use of curcumin, including for pain relief. Previously, we’ve also researched the dangers of medications for pain management of arthritis and the viability of turmeric as an anti-inflammatory and pain-reducing supplement.
Study Results: Curcumin for Safer and More Effective Pain Management
To test the efficacy of curcumin as a pain prevention method, patients were evaluated every two weeks for improvement in pain intensity using a visual analog scale (VAS), a standardized and clinically validated test for measuring acute and chronic pain.[v] Patients in the first group were given 500-milligram (mg) doses of curcumin three times daily, while the second group was given 50 mg of diclofenac twice daily.
At the end of the study, both treatment groups showed improvement in VAS pain scores, but patients receiving curcumin experienced fewer gastrointestinal effects and other benefits compared to those receiving diclofenac — specifically, patients experienced less flatulence, an anti-ulcer effect and greater weight loss while taking curcumin.
Those receiving curcumin needed no H2 blockers during the study, while diclofenac patients did. H2 blockers are a type of medication that works to reduce stomach acid and prevent the formation of gastric ulcers. This is of significance because it indicates the anti-ulcer effects of curcumin.
Because NSAIDS, including diclofenac, are known to have gastrointestinal side effects such as intestinal bleeding, ulcers and flatulence, curcumin is a favorable alternative to commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs.[vi] [vii]
Curcumin’s ability to support weight loss may also present an additional benefit to knee OA patients. Obesity is a concern among knee OA patients and causes excess strain on joints, but it can be difficult for OA patients to lose weight when pain restricts their mobility or ability to exercise.
This vicious cycle could be alleviated by curcumin supplementation, which could help reduce weight while improving pain and allowing patients greater movement.
Overall, researchers determined that curcumin supplementation has a similar effect on pain relief in patients with knee OA as does diclofenac, with curcumin presenting additional benefits that could further its efficacy.
Curcumin With Increased Bioavailability Is Important
One challenge surrounding the use of curcumin is its poor bioavailability (absorption rate), but this can be increased via a number of mechanisms.
In this study, researchers used capsules that contained curcumin and essential oil of turmeric, which increased bioavailability. Using only the most bioavailable forms of curcumin is an important step in its viability as a pain management treatment. Researchers concluded:
Our findings suggest that curcumin three times daily has similar efficacy to but a better safety profile than diclofenac two times daily among patients with knee OA. Our study results suggest that curcumin with increased bioavailability (BCM-95) can be a good alternative treatment option in patients with knee OA who are intolerant to the side effects of NSAIDS.”[viii]
To learn more about the potential positive effects curcumin can have on your health, visit the GreenMedInfo database on the subject.
References
[i] Trials volume 20, Article number: 214 (2019)
[ii] Trials volume 20, Article number: 214 (2019)
[iii] BMJ. 2018; 362: k3426.
[iv] National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Database. DICLOFENAC
[v] J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2018 Mar; 2(3): e088.
[vi] J Orthop Sci. 2014; 19(6): 933–939.
[vii] J Med Food. 2016 Aug 1; 19(8): 717–729.
[viii] Trials volume 20, Article number: 214 (2019)


renegadetribune--2020-01-15--Neocons, War Media Exploit the Dead of Ukraine Flight 752

Renegade Editor ’ s Note : The “ neocons ” do not hate Trump whatsoever , as is asserted in this article .
It ’ s all just jewish theater .
They love Adelson ’ s bitch .
Social media produces idiots , know-nothings raging about Iran and how unfair it is when a US citizen is killed by people who want invaders and occupiers to leave their country , which was mostly destroyed by the USG and its corporate partners in crime .
The “ Trump War Room , ” a fitting name for a social media account posting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the million-plus Iraqis killed by the USG and its money-grubbing “ national security ” partners .
Meanwhile , Mark Levin , masquerading as a constitutionalist , finds it very interesting that the CIA and USAID folks are disrupting and destabilizing Iran .
Yes , Mark , it is very interesting when neocons and Zionists work covertly to destabilize countries , subvert elections , assassinate leaders , insert malware , organize violent demonstrations against the medieval mullahs for USG propaganda purposes , and wage relentless economic war , impoverishing millions .
Political opportunists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black-faced PM of Canada , are squeezing the shot-down Ukrainian airliner mishap for all it is worth , which isn ’ t much .
Not much to investigate here .
Iran , blinded by the fog of Israel and Trump ’ s war , accidentally shot down a civilian jetliner , same as the USG when it shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988 , killing 290 innocent civilians .
The USS Vincennes lobbed a surface-to-air missile at the domestic aircraft while the warship sat parked in Iranian territorial waters .
Flight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided Israel and the United States with additional war propaganda talking points .
Of course , there is no mention of Israel shooting down Libyan Flight 114 traveling from Tripoli to Cairo in 1973 , killing 108 innocents .
The US neocons , attached at birth to Israel and the Zionist agenda , hate Donald Trump so much they can ’ t bring themselves to admit he is the most pro-Zionist president in US history .
Here is “ Republican Leader and Representative of California ’ s 23rd District in the House of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense , Mr. McCarthy , would dictate you call for the removal of our troops from the Middle East , the end of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan , and an end to the sort of mass murder you and your fellow corporate crony serving colleagues support without consulting the people you supposedly represent .
But then both “ conservative ” and “ liberal ” statists follow national security state marching orders handed down from above , and the American people—who do the fighting and dying in addition to paying the bills—are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to town .
Israel never gets tired of demanding Americans pay for wars that have zero benefit for the American people and in fact diminish their security as the victims seek retribution ( as demonstrated by the death of the US contractor mentioned above ) .
The “ Jewish state ” never gets tired of fear tactics or coming off like the boy who cried wolf , claiming Iran will nuke the entire world if the neocon-dominated USG war machine doesn ’ t flatten the country like it did Iraq , Libya , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , naturally , antisemitic to point out the truth—these are wars for Israel and they have zero benefit for America .
BREAKING : The IDF reportedly believe Iran will have sufficient enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb by the end of 2020https : //t.co/xdA5weM0zZ In a perfect world , the USG would have never invented atomic weapons , thus motivating everybody else to develop and deploy nukes ( in Israel ’ s case , by stealing the technology ) .
This includes Iran .
It knows that if it has deployable nuclear weapons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far less likely to invade .
It should not come as a surprise that the Silicon Valley warmongers , masquerading as touchy-feely liberals and progressives , are busy shutting down any opposition to the ongoing plan to get a war going against Iran .
This includes not only antiwar citizens but the leaders of target countries not allowed to voice concern and opposition to the invasion of their nations and the mass murder that will ensue .
For some reason Twitter has temporarily restricted access to the account of Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re seeing this warning because there has been some unusual activity from this account . '
pic.twitter.com/ZMkTKe75HR Khamenei is not alone—there are thousands of us cut-off from social media for the crime of calling out the warmongers .
The next war will march forward emboldened by neocon lies and without the threat of serious resistance by the commoners , debt-serfs who will be forced at gunpoint to pay for endless war and be expected to quietly and without complaint bury the dead .
Inner Party member O ’ Brien would be proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day in the Empire .

Renegade Editor’s Note: The “neocons” do not hate Trump whatsoever, as is asserted in this article. It’s all just jewish theater. They love Adelson’s bitch.
By Kurt Nimmo
Social media produces idiots, know-nothings raging about Iran and how unfair it is when a US citizen is killed by people who want invaders and occupiers to leave their country, which was mostly destroyed by the USG and its corporate partners in crime.
An American was killed by Iran’s top terrorist, leaving a wife & 2 small children in California without a husband or father. Instead of caring that an American family was torn apart forever, @BernieSanders is outraged the terrorist was brought to justice.pic.twitter.com/14585suxY0 — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 14, 2020
The “Trump War Room,” a fitting name for a social media account posting faux patriotic hogwash, is not concerned about the million-plus Iraqis killed by the USG and its money-grubbing “national security” partners.
Meanwhile, Mark Levin, masquerading as a constitutionalist, finds it very interesting that the CIA and USAID folks are disrupting and destabilizing Iran.
Yes, Mark, it is very interesting when neocons and Zionists work covertly to destabilize countries, subvert elections, assassinate leaders, insert malware, organize violent demonstrations against the medieval mullahs for USG propaganda purposes, and wage relentless economic war, impoverishing millions.
Political opportunists, such as the dynastically entitled one-time black-faced PM of Canada, are squeezing the shot-down Ukrainian airliner mishap for all it is worth, which isn’t much.
“If there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families,” said Trudeau. https://t.co/NA5P6flxRF — Linda Hill (@bulldoghill) January 14, 2020
From Global News:
Trudeau spoke with Global National‘s Dawna Friesen on Monday about the Canadian response to the plane crash and the ongoing work happening to support the families, identify the victims, and hold Iran to account in the investigation into how the missile that took down the plane was fired.
Not much to investigate here. Iran, blinded by the fog of Israel and Trump’s war, accidentally shot down a civilian jetliner, same as the USG when it shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, killing 290 innocent civilians. The USS Vincennes lobbed a surface-to-air missile at the domestic aircraft while the warship sat parked in Iranian territorial waters.
Flight 752 is receiving widespread coverage and has provided Israel and the United States with additional war propaganda talking points. Of course, there is no mention of Israel shooting down Libyan Flight 114 traveling from Tripoli to Cairo in 1973, killing 108 innocents.
And of course the Libyan Airliner Flight 114 that entered Israeli-controlled airspace over the Sinai Peninsula in 1973 and was shot down by two Israeli F-4 Phantom II fighters because it refused to land! Of the 113 people on board, only five survived, including the co-pilot. pic.twitter.com/xVtx7Ernwj — Hadi Nasrallah (@HadiNasrallah) January 12, 2020
The US neocons, attached at birth to Israel and the Zionist agenda, hate Donald Trump so much they can’t bring themselves to admit he is the most pro-Zionist president in US history.
Pompeo should be subpoenaed to testify if he won’t appear voluntarily. Allowing him to squirm away will beget more lying and disrespect for Cong. Senate should pass war powers resolution; Congressmust restrict funds to attack Iran absent consultation. https://t.co/gq2jVGp3EP — Jennifer "Pro-privacy" Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 14, 2020
Here is “Republican Leader and Representative of California’s 23rd District in the House of Representatives,” Kevin McCarthy.
All of Congress can support a common-sense resolution that:
1⃣ Condemns the government of Iran for shooting down a Ukrainian plane
2⃣ Expresses unequivocal support for Iranian protesters
3⃣ Calls on Iranian regime to not use force against its own peoplehttps://t.co/XafKDIVafr — Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) January 14, 2020
Common sense, Mr. McCarthy, would dictate you call for the removal of our troops from the Middle East, the end of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and an end to the sort of mass murder you and your fellow corporate crony serving colleagues support without consulting the people you supposedly represent. But then both “conservative” and “liberal” statists follow national security state marching orders handed down from above, and the American people—who do the fighting and dying in addition to paying the bills—are only relevant when the election circus comes to town. Israel never gets tired of demanding Americans pay for wars that have zero benefit for the American people and in fact diminish their security as the victims seek retribution (as demonstrated by the death of the US contractor mentioned above). The “Jewish state” never gets tired of fear tactics or coming off like the boy who cried wolf, claiming Iran will nuke the entire world if the neocon-dominated USG war machine doesn’t flatten the country like it did Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and Syria. It is, naturally, antisemitic to point out the truth—these are wars for Israel and they have zero benefit for America. BREAKING: The IDF reportedly believe Iran will have sufficient enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb by the end of 2020https://t.co/xdA5weM0zZ — Conflict News (@Conflicts) January 14, 2020 In a perfect world, the USG would have never invented atomic weapons, thus motivating everybody else to develop and deploy nukes (in Israel’s case, by stealing the technology). This includes Iran. It knows that if it has deployable nuclear weapons, Israel and the US will be far less likely to invade. It should not come as a surprise that the Silicon Valley warmongers, masquerading as touchy-feely liberals and progressives, are busy shutting down any opposition to the ongoing plan to get a war going against Iran. This includes not only antiwar citizens but the leaders of target countries not allowed to voice concern and opposition to the invasion of their nations and the mass murder that will ensue. https://twitter.com/RussiaConnects/status/1216000656613486593 Khamenei is not alone—there are thousands of us cut-off from social media for the crime of calling out the warmongers. The next war will march forward emboldened by neocon lies and without the threat of serious resistance by the commoners, debt-serfs who will be forced at gunpoint to pay for endless war and be expected to quietly and without complaint bury the dead. Inner Party member O’Brien would be proud. This article originally appeared on Another Day in the Empire.
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renegadetribune--2020-01-17--Who Targeted Ukraine Airlines Flight 752? Iran Shot It Down But There May be More to the Story

The claim that Major General Qassem Soleimani was a “ terrorist ” on a mission to carry out an “ imminent ” attack that would kill hundreds of Americans turned out to be a lie , so why should one believe anything else relating to recent developments in Iran and Iraq ?
To be sure , Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 departing from Tehran ’ s Imam Khomeini International Airport on the morning of January 8th with 176 passengers and crew on board was shot down by Iranian air defenses , something which the government of the Islamic Republic has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considerably more to the story involving cyberwarfare carried out by the U.S. and possibly Israeli governments .
To be sure , the Iranian air defenses were on high alert fearing an American attack in the wake of the U.S. government ’ s assassination of Soleimani on January 3rd followed by a missile strike from Iran directed against two U.S. bases in Iraq .
In spite of the tension and the escalation , the Iranian government did not shut down the country ’ s airspace .
Civilian passenger flights were still departing and arriving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in judgment on the part of the airport authorities .
Inexplicably , civilian aircraft continued to take off and land even after Flight 752 was shot down .
Fifty-seven of the passengers on the flight were Canadians of Iranian descent , leading Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to point the finger both at the Iranian government for its carelessness and also at Washington , observing angrily that the Trump Administration had deliberately and recklessly sought to “ escalate tensions ” with Iran through an attack near Baghdad Airport , heedless of the impact on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What seems to have been a case of bad judgments and human error does , however , include some elements that have yet to be explained .
The Iranian missile operator reportedly experienced considerable “ jamming ” and the planes transponder switched off and stopped transmitting several minutes before the missiles were launched .
There were also problems with the communication network of the air defense command , which may have been related .
The electronic jamming coming from an unknown source meant that the air defense system was placed on manual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launch .
The human role meant that an operator had to make a quick judgment in a pressure situation in which he had only moments to react .
The shutdown of the transponder , which would have automatically signaled to the operator and Tor electronics that the plane was civilian , instead automatically indicated that it was hostile .
The operator , having been particularly briefed on the possibility of incoming American cruise missiles , then fired .
The two missiles that brought the plane down came from a Russian-made system designated SA-15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russians .
Its eight missiles are normally mounted on a tracked vehicle .
The system includes both radar to detect and track targets as well as an independent launch system , which includes an Identification Friend or Foe ( IFF ) system functionality capable of reading call signs and transponder signals to prevent accidents .
Given what happened on that morning in Tehran , it is plausible to assume that something or someone deliberately interfered with both the Iranian air defenses and with the transponder on the airplane , possibly as part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would be attributed to the Iranian government .
The SA-15 Tor defense system used by Iran has one major vulnerability .
It can be hacked or “ spoofed , ” permitting an intruder to impersonate a legitimate user and take control .
The United States Navy and Air Force reportedly have developed technologies “ that can fool enemy radar systems with false and deceptively moving targets.
” Fooling the system also means fooling the operator .
The Guardian has also reported independently how the United States military has long been developing systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electronics and targeting of Iran ’ s available missiles .
The same technology can , of course , be used to alter or even mask the transponder on a civilian airliner in such a fashion as to send false information about identity and location .
The United States has the cyber and electronic warfare capability to both jam and alter signals relating to both airliner transponders and to the Iranian air defenses .
Israel presumably has the same ability .
Joe Quinn at Sott.net also notes an interested back story to those photos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York Times and elsewhere showing the Iranian missile launch , the impact with the plane and the remains after the crash , to include the missile remains .
They appeared on January 9th , in an Instagram account called ‘ Rich Kids of Tehran ‘ .
Quinn asks how the Rich Kids happened to be in “ a low-income housing estate on the city ’ s outskirts [ near the airport ] at 6 a.m. on the morning of January 8th with cameras pointed at the right part of the sky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Ukrainian passenger plane… ?
” Put together the Rich Kids and the possibility of electronic warfare and it all suggests a premeditated and carefully planned event of which the Soleimani assassination was only a part .
There have been riots in Iran subsequent to the shooting down of the plane , blaming the government for its ineptitude .
Some of the people in the street are clearly calling for the goal long sought by the United States and Israel , i.e .
“ regime change.
” If nothing else , Iran , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the killing of Soleimani , is being depicted in much of the international media as little more than another unprincipled actor with blood on its hands .
There is much still to explain about the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 .
Philip M. Giraldi , Ph.D. , is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest , a 501 ( c ) 3 tax deductible educational foundation ( Federal ID Number # 52-1739023 ) that seeks a more interests-based U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East .
Website is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2157 , Purcellville VA 20134 and its email is inform @ cnionline.org .

The claim that Major General Qassem Soleimani was a “terrorist” on a mission to carry out an “imminent” attack that would kill hundreds of Americans turned out to be a lie, so why should one believe anything else relating to recent developments in Iran and Iraq? To be sure, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 departing from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on the morning of January 8th with 176 passengers and crew on board was shot down by Iranian air defenses, something which the government of the Islamic Republic has admitted, but there just might be considerably more to the story involving cyberwarfare carried out by the U.S. and possibly Israeli governments.
To be sure, the Iranian air defenses were on high alert fearing an American attack in the wake of the U.S. government’s assassination of Soleimani on January 3rd followed by a missile strike from Iran directed against two U.S. bases in Iraq. In spite of the tension and the escalation, the Iranian government did not shut down the country’s airspace. Civilian passenger flights were still departing and arriving in Tehran, almost certainly an error in judgment on the part of the airport authorities. Inexplicably, civilian aircraft continued to take off and land even after Flight 752 was shot down.
Fifty-seven of the passengers on the flight were Canadians of Iranian descent, leading Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to point the finger both at the Iranian government for its carelessness and also at Washington, observing angrily that the Trump Administration had deliberately and recklessly sought to “escalate tensions” with Iran through an attack near Baghdad Airport, heedless of the impact on travelers and other civilians in the region.
What seems to have been a case of bad judgments and human error does, however, include some elements that have yet to be explained. The Iranian missile operator reportedly experienced considerable “jamming” and the planes transponder switched off and stopped transmitting several minutes before the missiles were launched. There were also problems with the communication network of the air defense command, which may have been related.
The electronic jamming coming from an unknown source meant that the air defense system was placed on manual operation, relying on human intervention to launch. The human role meant that an operator had to make a quick judgment in a pressure situation in which he had only moments to react. The shutdown of the transponder, which would have automatically signaled to the operator and Tor electronics that the plane was civilian, instead automatically indicated that it was hostile. The operator, having been particularly briefed on the possibility of incoming American cruise missiles, then fired.
The two missiles that brought the plane down came from a Russian-made system designated SA-15 by NATO and called Tor by the Russians. Its eight missiles are normally mounted on a tracked vehicle. The system includes both radar to detect and track targets as well as an independent launch system, which includes an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system functionality capable of reading call signs and transponder signals to prevent accidents. Given what happened on that morning in Tehran, it is plausible to assume that something or someone deliberately interfered with both the Iranian air defenses and with the transponder on the airplane, possibly as part of an attempt to create an aviation accident that would be attributed to the Iranian government.
The SA-15 Tor defense system used by Iran has one major vulnerability. It can be hacked or “spoofed,” permitting an intruder to impersonate a legitimate user and take control. The United States Navy and Air Force reportedly have developed technologies “that can fool enemy radar systems with false and deceptively moving targets.” Fooling the system also means fooling the operator. The Guardian has also reported independently how the United States military has long been developing systems that can from a distance alter the electronics and targeting of Iran’s available missiles.
The same technology can, of course, be used to alter or even mask the transponder on a civilian airliner in such a fashion as to send false information about identity and location. The United States has the cyber and electronic warfare capability to both jam and alter signals relating to both airliner transponders and to the Iranian air defenses. Israel presumably has the same ability. Joe Quinn at Sott.net also notes an interested back story to those photos and video footage that have appeared in the New York Times and elsewhere showing the Iranian missile launch, the impact with the plane and the remains after the crash, to include the missile remains. They appeared on January 9th, in an Instagram account called ‘Rich Kids of Tehran‘. Quinn asks how the Rich Kids happened to be in “a low-income housing estate on the city’s outskirts [near the airport] at 6 a.m. on the morning of January 8th with cameras pointed at the right part of the sky in time to capture a missile hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane…?”
Put together the Rich Kids and the possibility of electronic warfare and it all suggests a premeditated and carefully planned event of which the Soleimani assassination was only a part. There have been riots in Iran subsequent to the shooting down of the plane, blaming the government for its ineptitude. Some of the people in the street are clearly calling for the goal long sought by the United States and Israel, i.e. “regime change.” If nothing else, Iran, which was widely seen as the victim in the killing of Soleimani, is being depicted in much of the international media as little more than another unprincipled actor with blood on its hands. There is much still to explain about the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752.
Philip M. Giraldi, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, a 501(c)3 tax deductible educational foundation (Federal ID Number #52-1739023) that seeks a more interests-based U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Website is councilforthenationalinterest.org, address is P.O. Box 2157, Purcellville VA 20134 and its email is inform@cnionline.org.