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Russia has sacrificed just as much blood, sweat and tears as any country in the fight against terrorism, yet when an apparent terrorist attack kills and maims dozens, this time in St. Petersburg, something seemed missing in the global response.

On my first visit to New York City 10 years ago, I was instantly struck by the number of Russians I encountered. The taxi driver who met me at JFK Airport was a Russian immigrant, and the radio station playing in his Yellow Cab was broadcasting in the Russian language. When I exited the taxi near Central Park, the first conversation I heard in this bustling city of 12 million people was between a Russian woman and a little girl as they were waiting for the light to change at an intersection. And this Russian presence goes far beyond New York City.

From Miami to Manhattan, Russian immigrants are heavily represented in American communities, universities and companies. I would guess that in the United States, as well as across Europe, most people know at least one person from Russia. So following Monday's terrorist attack on Russia's second largest city, which killed 11 people and injured dozens, one would expect there to have been an outpouring of solemn, heart-felt tributes to the victims of the blast, right?

Well, yes and no.

While users of social media around the world buzzed with individual declarations of sympathy and solidarity with the victims and families of the attack, similar displays of humanity went conspicuously missing from arguably the two most popular and influential forms of 'social media' in the world: the Empire State building in New York City and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Up until this week, these and several other famous architectural structures, like Germany's Brandenburg Gate, have been illuminated with the national colors of any people that had just experienced the deep trauma of terrorism. On other occasions, the lights were extinguished from the structures altogether.

Here are just a few examples:

In January 2015, following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris that killed 17 people, the Empire State Building provided an unforgettable tribute to the memory of those victims. The entire iconic structure, the very symbol of American might and ingenuity, was dimmed except for the upper crown section, which was illuminated in red, white and blue, the tricolor of the French flag.

Russia also participated, illuminating in Moscow the 540.1 metres (1,772 ft) tall Ostankino Tower, the tallest freestanding structure inEurope with the French tricolor.

In June 2016, following a mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub that killed 50, the Empire State building turned off its lights for a weekend, while the World Trade Center complex was awash in the multi-colors of the gay pride flag.

Following last year's terrorist attacks in Brussels, the de facto capital of the European Union, which left more than 30 people dead from a series of coordinated bomb blasts at the airport and subway station, the lights on the Empire State building were turned off.

Finally, last month, three people in London were killed and some 50 injured when an attacker used his car to run over people on Westminster Bridge before abandoning the vehicle and entering New Palace Yard where he killed an unarmed police officer with a knife. Paris showed solidarity with London by extinguishing the lights on the Eiffel Tower.

In Germany, Berlin also showed its solidarity with the British people by bathing the Brandenburg Gate with the Union Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom.

However, no Western country offered this very simple gesture to Russia, which has been actively fighting against the scourge of terrorism in Syria, following the barbaric attacks in St. Petersburg. No Russian flag draped across the Brandenburg Gate, no dimming of the lights on the Eiffel Tower, nor on the Empire State building in New York City, home to tens of thousands of native Russian immigrants.

Personally, I find that snub almost as distressing and disturbing as the terrorist attacks themselves. It is almost as if these Western countries believe they belong to some 'members only' club that is required to express condolences and solidarity only to those who pay their dues and know the secret handshake. Acts of terrorism are screened through a relativism filter where senseless deaths at the hands of terrorists are judged as to which ones deserve our sympathies and which ones do not. Could that club by any chance be NATO?

Whatever the case may be, the world got a whiff of stuffy Western exclusivity as Berlin offered an outrageous explanation as to why it opted not to drape the Russian tricolor over the Brandenburg Gate. A spokesman of the Senate was quoted as saying St. Petersburg is not a partner city of Berlin, and "exceptions should only be made in exceptional cases," as if the slaughter of 11 innocent commuters in a subway bomb blast was not exceptional enough.

And as far as being a "partner city" of Berlin, how does the German capital justify its decision for illuminating the structure for non-partner cities, like Orlando following the attack on the gay nightclub? Or for Jerusalem, after a man rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in January, killing four?

It should be mentioned that at least one country, Israel, did express its condolences and solidarity with the victims of the St. Petersburg attack by lighting up city hall in Tel Aviv with the Russian tricolor.

However, I think there is a much simpler explanation for this snub of sympathy and solidarity by the Western elite following the worst terrorist attack on Russian territory in years. It all comes down to Russia's decision - following a formal invitation from Damascus - to carry out a military intervention in Syria to destroy Islamic State. This decision was greeted with disdain across the Western hemisphere. Instead of welcoming Russia's vast military expertise to battle the ultimate scourge of mankind, the West welcomed the news with an attitude bordering on hostility, even refusing to share any logistics or information to help the Russian military. At one point, Russia had to warn the United States not to attack Syrian government forces.

Nevertheless, the Syrian forces, with Russian support, have gone on to enjoy previously untold successes, liberating former terrorist strongholds of Palmyra and Aleppo, while halting oil shipments out of the country.

Now we have to ask ourselves, is it just a coincidence that following Russia's successful intervention in Syria, Moscow has been hounded by economic sanctions, as well as one ridiculous accusation after another - from being accused of hacking the 2016 US Presidential Elections, to hacking the US power grid, to spreading "fake news?" Not one of these things, incidentally, has been proven with solid evidence.

So what happened - or did not happen - on April 3rd, aside from the terrorist attacks, was just more of the same anti-Russia Western antics. The deliberate decision to snub Russia following a terrorist attack is yet another attempt to punish Russia for daring to take a stand against the forces of terrorism, and what appears to have been a calculated and inexorable push toward regime change in Damascus (a project that won't go away any time soon if the neocons in the US have any say in the matter).

However, the proud people of St. Petersburg, who have experienced and survived some of the most horrific and challenging moments in world history, didn't need the bright lights of New York, Paris or Berlin when tragedy struck home, although it would have been welcomed.

They provided the world with their own brilliant light by once again uniting together against the forces of evil, displaying a spirit that is indeed inextinguishable.

Note: At the time of this writing, following an outpouring of criticism, it was announced that the lights of the Eiffel Tower will go down at midnight on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of the St. Petersburg bombings, the French capital's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said on Twitter.

Still no word about the Empire State Building or Brandenburg Gate.

@Robert_Bridge

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Robert Bridge, an American writer and journalist based in Moscow, Russia, is the author of the book on corporate power, Midnight in the American Empire, released in 2013.

Russia launches most powerful nuclear attack submarine yet

April 5 2017

Russia has unveiled its army’s most powerful submarine to date, capable of carrying hundreds of torpedoes and reaching speeds of up to 31 knots.

The new Yasen-class nuclear powered attack submarine, called the Kazan, is armed with torpedoes and long-range Kalibr cruise missiles. The ship was launched at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, northern Russia.

According to Russia’s state news agency TASS, the new submarine has been designed to destroy an enemy’s submarines, surface ships, naval bases and ports, among other targets.

The ship reportedly carries a crew of up to 90 men and can be at sea for 100 days. It measures at around 139 metres long and can reach depths of around 600 metres underwater.

The vessel has space for eight Oniks and Kalibr cruise missiles and 300 torpedoes, and can reach speeds of up to 31 knots.

A single-shaft steam turbine nuclear power unit is understood to be part of the ship’s design, giving it a capacity of 43,000 horse power, and its arsenal is thought to be capable of hitting targets up to 1,500 miles away, The Mirror reported.

The Russian military had fallen on hard times after the 1991 Soviet collapse when it was forced to scrap many relatively new ships and keep most others at harbor for lack of funds. The military has revived its strength thanks to a sweeping arms modernization program amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.

At the launch of the new submarine, Admiral Vladimir Korolyov claimed the new ship is the most modern in the world, emphasising how hard it is to track due to its low-level noise.

“It represents the cutting edge of nuclear submarine design,” he said.

The launch comes at a time when Russian submarines combat patrols have reached levels not seen since the Cold War. Crews spent more than 3,000 days on patrol last year, which Admiral Korolyov called “an excellent level”.

Russian nuclear submarine, Yuri Dolgoruky, is seen during sea trials. Image: Schekinov Alexey Victorovich/Wikipedia

The submarine is expected to be placed in service by next year and Russia’s navy intends to commission a total of seven of the submarines to be put into service by 2023.

Independent News Service

(belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

ISIS-LINKED CYBER GROUP RELEASES ’KILL LIST’ OF 8,786 US TARGETS FOR LONE WOLF ATTACKS

ON 4/4/17 AT 10:42 AM

A group of hackers supporting the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) have released a list of thousands of individuals in the U.S. and their addresses,calling for lone wolf attacks on the targets.

The list, which includes 8,786 names, was released by the pro-ISIS hacking group the United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) and verified by the terror monitor SITE. The six-minute-long video, which includes a threat against President Donald Trump, instructed would-be attackers to: “Kill them wherever you find them.”

The phrase is regularly used by ISIS and its supporters on social media channels when trying to incite lone killers to carry out attacks on their own initiative.

The list, which includes 8,786 names was released by the pro-Islamic State hacking group the United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) and verified by the terror monitor SITE.SITE

On 16 March UCC released a video saying its leader Osed Agha had been killed in a U.S. airstrike. The footage promised retaliation for the killing. The group “vowed to continue its work” and included scenes of an American flag on fire.

The FBI has said in the past that making contact with those included on such lists was a routine procedure “in order to sensitize potential victims to the observed threat.”

In July 2016 the hacking group released another list of targets calling for lone wolf attacks. SITE said the list included 1,700 individuals including members of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues in the United States.

The inclusion of churchgoers and members of synagogues is not surprising given the radical Islamist group’s treatment of anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their radical interpretation of Islam.

(Newsweek)

Someone tell the White Helmets that Sarin exposure works through skin contact.

Syrian Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal Mekdad confirmed that the Syrian government provided the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations Security Council with necessary documentation and reports which prove that the chemicals, used in yesterday's gas attack on Khan Sheikhoun in Idleb province, were in fact stored and possessed by the terrorist groups, operating in the area.

Mekdad said that the media reports, surrounding the events, were used as a tool of distortion and falsification of facts, noting thatSyria has fulfilled all obligations to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, with the latter already verifying this.

He also denied that Syrian Army is in possession of chemical weapons, by saying: "The army has never used such weapons, even in the most intense and critical battles with the terrorist groups", while also reminding Staffan de Mistura, UN's Special Envoy to Syria, to act in accordance with his role and neutrally approach the situation.

Mekdad also stressed that Syria strongly condemns the attacks on Khan Sheikhoun, yesterday carried out by armed terrorist groups and their supporters, operating in the area and called on the international community to hold the parties, responsible for the crime, accountable. He also expressed concerns that Wednesday's conference on the Syrian issue in Brussels could be used as a tool to spread blatant lies and accusations against Syria.

The Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister further stated that the area where the incident occurred is under complete control of the terrorist groups and that the attacks are obviously their work and that of their aides and supporters, located in Britain, France, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, pointing out that the so-called "Syrian opposition" which itself refused to play its part in restoring peace and stability to Syria, is now trying to put pressure on the Syrian government by making such provocations.

Yesterday, reports came about a chemical weapons attack in the Syrian village of Khan Sheikhoun, located in Syria's Idleb province. Almost 60 people, many of them children, were said to have been killed by the poisonous substances that were dropped during air raids on the village. Despite no evidence and the fact that no raids were conducted on Khan Sheikhoun, the Islamist and corporate press accused the Syrian and Russian side to be behind the incident. The two have since denied and debunked the accusations.

Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 4/6/2017 10:57:07 AM
	After Using Chemical Weapons at Standing Rock, U.S. Slams Syrian Attack April 5, 2017 at 4:58 pm Written by Carey Wedle (ANTIMEDIA) Politicians around the world are rightly condemning the recent suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed dozens of civilians, including children — even if their finger pointing at President Bashar al-Assad lacks conclusive evidence to support their confident accusations. Of course, these allegations ignore previous evidence that Syrian rebels were responsible for the attack — arguably rebels the West has made a habit of empowering over the years. Regardless of who was responsible for the gruesome attack, however, the politicians condemning the carnage most vehemently have little ground to stand on considering their perceived authority stems from a government guilty of using chemical weapons. American police have used it to suppress protests for decades. Though the vast majority of protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrations in Standing Rock, North Dakota, were peaceful, law enforcement sprayed them with the chemical weapon, anyway. Though tear gas is a relatively mild chemical weapon compared to sarin gas, it can cause severe adverse health effects. A reputed U.N. lawyer forcefully condemned its use, along with other heavy-handed police tactics. Few American lawmakers came to their defense.The use of chemical and biological weapons in warfare was banned after World War I — a prohibition that was reaffirmed in 1972 and again in 1993. Tear gas, which is recognized as a chemical weapon, was included in the 1993 ban, but the final agreement allowed governments to use it domestically for riot control. U.S. law enforcement also deployed tear gas against black civil rights protesters in the 1960s and officers have continued to do so at protests against police brutality in recent years. But the government has used far worse chemical weapons than tear gas. The United States military used Agent Orange to destroy the opposition in its ill-fated war against Vietnam (it also used napalm extensively, a chemical that, when mixed with gasoline and bombs, amplifies explosions and poisons the air). “U.S. planes sprayed some 11 million to 13 million gallons of Agent Orange in Vietnam between January 1965 and April 1970” to destroy foliage the Vietcong used for cover, History.com has noted. To this day, Vietnamese individuals suffer the consequences of the United States’ weaponization of the chemical herbicide and defoliant. Between 2.1 and 4.5 million Vietnamese lived in regions sprayed with the chemical, and its remnants remain in the soil. One of the active ingredients, dioxin, “has been shown to be highly toxic even in minute doses; human exposure to the chemical could be associated with serious health issues such as muscular dysfunction, inflammation, birth defects, nervous system disorders and even the development of various cancers.” Though some might dispute the notion that Agent Orange, supplied to the U.S. military by Monsanto, Dow Chemical, and other corporations, is actually a chemical weapon, there is little technical doubt. Both herbicides and defoliants are considered chemicals, meaning when they are intentionally used in warfare, they are chemical weapons. Perhaps the biggest difference between the two chemicals is that nerve gas kills victims almost immediately whereas Agent Orange often leads to diseases that take lives over time. According to Vietnamese officials, Agent Orange has killed or maimed as many as 400,000 people. Further, a 2001 study that investigated the effects of Agent Orange on the reproductive systems of Vietnamese women described the use of the toxic herbicide as “chemical warfare” that had dire effects, including miscarriages, premature births, and “congenital malformations or developed disabilities within the first years of life” among ⅔ of babies born to parents exposed to it. To this day, the U.S. military is paying out settlements to thousands of veterans who were negatively affected by the chemical and, like Vietnamese parents, passed the damage down to their children. The military’s own website acknowledges Agent Orange may be responsible for various cancers, including Leukemia, as well Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, and birth defects in offspring. Unsurprisingly, when the chemical weapons ban was reaffirmed in 1972, the United States insistedthat herbicides should not be included and that their use did not constitute chemical warfare. In the 1980s, the CIA reportedly knew Saddam Hussein was using chemical weapons in his U.S.-backedwar with Iran. But the U.S. government did nothing to stop him — in one instance, they helped advance an attack against Iran knowing Hussein was using banned sarin and mustard as weaponry. The United States is not the only Western power that has employed treacherous chemical weapons in warfare. As The Guardian has pointed out, Great Britain also unleashed them in their fight against the Bolsheviks in World War I and in Gaza in 1917. Historical hero Winston Churchill also insisted on using them against “rebellious” tribes in India. “I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes,” he said in a secret memo. France and Germany also used nonlethal chemical weapons in World War I — around the same time Western colonial powers were seeking to dominate andpartition the Middle East, including Syria. The West is now categorically condemning the chemical attack in Syria. Notably, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also quickly denounced the recent chemical attack in Syria, saying, “When I saw pictures of babies suffocating from a chemical attack in Syria, I was shocked and outraged. There’s no, none, no excuse whatsoever for the deliberate attacks on civilians and on children, especially with cruel and outlawed chemical weapons.” Conveniently absent from his condemnation was any acknowledgment that the Israeli government has used chemical weapons. In 2009, a Human Rights Watch report declared Israel had knowingly released white phosphorus on civilian populations in Gaza. As the Guardian summarized: “In a 71-page report, the rights group said the repeated use of air-burst white phosphorus artillery shells in populated areas of Gaza was not incidental or accidental, but revealed ‘a pattern or policy of conduct.’” The Israel government initially denied using chemical weapons, only to later admit they had. They asserted they were used in accordance with international law and had not targeted civilians. Regardless, as the media continues to direct its hysteria at the Syrians tragically suffering in Syria, politicians are aiming to claim the moral high ground — if not blame Assad without conclusive evidence — cobbling together a strategy to push for his removal from power. Though last week the Trump administration said regime-change in Syria would no longer be a U.S. foreign policy goal, following the attack on Tuesday the president said his “attitude toward Assad and Syria has changed very much.” He has not indicated whether he intends to impose more military force. As this feeding frenzy wears on, beware moral grandstanders in public office who will undoubtedly neglect to acknowledge the carnage their own government’s chemical weapons have imposed on civilians over the course of the last century, all while they continue to advocate further war and intervention in 2017. Indeed, bombs kill civilians just as easily as chemical weapons do, and while Western politicians may neglect their own countries’ histories to condemn their political opponents, their own bombs are wiping out civilians just as easily as sarin gas. Creative Commons / Anti-Media / Report a typo
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 4/6/2017 11:11:41 AM
	Je ne suis pas St Petersburg: Western bitterness on display as capitals choose not to honor Russian victims of terror attack Robert Bridge RT Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:42 UTC © Carlo Allegri / Reuters FILE PHOTO. New York January 11, 2015. Russia has sacrificed just as much blood, sweat and tears as any country in the fight against terrorism, yet when an apparent terrorist attack kills and maims dozens, this time in St. Petersburg, something seemed missing in the global response. On my first visit to New York City 10 years ago, I was instantly struck by the number of Russians I encountered. The taxi driver who met me at JFK Airport was a Russian immigrant, and the radio station playing in his Yellow Cab was broadcasting in the Russian language. When I exited the taxi near Central Park, the first conversation I heard in this bustling city of 12 million people was between a Russian woman and a little girl as they were waiting for the light to change at an intersection. And this Russian presence goes far beyond New York City. From Miami to Manhattan, Russian immigrants are heavily represented in American communities, universities and companies. I would guess that in the United States, as well as across Europe, most people know at least one person from Russia. So following Monday's terrorist attack on Russia's second largest city, which killed 11 people and injured dozens, one would expect there to have been an outpouring of solemn, heart-felt tributes to the victims of the blast, right? Well, yes and no. While users of social media around the world buzzed with individual declarations of sympathy and solidarity with the victims and families of the attack, similar displays of humanity went conspicuously missing from arguably the two most popular and influential forms of 'social media' in the world: the Empire State building in New York City and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Up until this week, these and several other famous architectural structures, like Germany's Brandenburg Gate, have been illuminated with the national colors of any people that had just experienced the deep trauma of terrorism. On other occasions, the lights were extinguished from the structures altogether. Here are just a few examples: In January 2015, following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris that killed 17 people, the Empire State Building provided an unforgettable tribute to the memory of those victims. The entire iconic structure, the very symbol of American might and ingenuity, was dimmed except for the upper crown section, which was illuminated in red, white and blue, the tricolor of the French flag. Russia also participated, illuminating in Moscow the 540.1 metres (1,772 ft) tall Ostankino Tower, the tallest freestanding structure inEurope with the French tricolor. In June 2016, following a mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub that killed 50, the Empire State building turned off its lights for a weekend, while the World Trade Center complex was awash in the multi-colors of the gay pride flag. Following last year's terrorist attacks in Brussels, the de facto capital of the European Union, which left more than 30 people dead from a series of coordinated bomb blasts at the airport and subway station, the lights on the Empire State building were turned off. Finally, last month, three people in London were killed and some 50 injured when an attacker used his car to run over people on Westminster Bridge before abandoning the vehicle and entering New Palace Yard where he killed an unarmed police officer with a knife. Paris showed solidarity with London by extinguishing the lights on the Eiffel Tower. In Germany, Berlin also showed its solidarity with the British people by bathing the Brandenburg Gate with the Union Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom. However, no Western country offered this very simple gesture to Russia, which has been actively fighting against the scourge of terrorism in Syria, following the barbaric attacks in St. Petersburg. No Russian flag draped across the Brandenburg Gate, no dimming of the lights on the Eiffel Tower, nor on the Empire State building in New York City, home to tens of thousands of native Russian immigrants. Personally, I find that snub almost as distressing and disturbing as the terrorist attacks themselves. It is almost as if these Western countries believe they belong to some 'members only' club that is required to express condolences and solidarity only to those who pay their dues and know the secret handshake. Acts of terrorism are screened through a relativism filter where senseless deaths at the hands of terrorists are judged as to which ones deserve our sympathies and which ones do not. Could that club by any chance be NATO? Whatever the case may be, the world got a whiff of stuffy Western exclusivity as Berlin offered an outrageous explanation as to why it opted not to drape the Russian tricolor over the Brandenburg Gate. A spokesman of the Senate was quoted as saying St. Petersburg is not a partner city of Berlin, and "exceptions should only be made in exceptional cases," as if the slaughter of 11 innocent commuters in a subway bomb blast was not exceptional enough. And as far as being a "partner city" of Berlin, how does the German capital justify its decision for illuminating the structure for non-partner cities, like Orlando following the attack on the gay nightclub? Or for Jerusalem, after a man rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in January, killing four? It should be mentioned that at least one country, Israel, did express its condolences and solidarity with the victims of the St. Petersburg attack by lighting up city hall in Tel Aviv with the Russian tricolor. However, I think there is a much simpler explanation for this snub of sympathy and solidarity by the Western elite following the worst terrorist attack on Russian territory in years. It all comes down to Russia's decision - following a formal invitation from Damascus - to carry out a military intervention in Syria to destroy Islamic State. This decision was greeted with disdain across the Western hemisphere. Instead of welcoming Russia's vast military expertise to battle the ultimate scourge of mankind, the West welcomed the news with an attitude bordering on hostility, even refusing to share any logistics or information to help the Russian military. At one point, Russia had to warn the United States not to attack Syrian government forces. Nevertheless, the Syrian forces, with Russian support, have gone on to enjoy previously untold successes, liberating former terrorist strongholds of Palmyra and Aleppo, while halting oil shipments out of the country. Now we have to ask ourselves, is it just a coincidence that following Russia's successful intervention in Syria, Moscow has been hounded by economic sanctions, as well as one ridiculous accusation after another - from being accused of hacking the 2016 US Presidential Elections, to hacking the US power grid, to spreading "fake news?" Not one of these things, incidentally, has been proven with solid evidence. So what happened - or did not happen - on April 3rd, aside from the terrorist attacks, was just more of the same anti-Russia Western antics. The deliberate decision to snub Russia following a terrorist attack is yet another attempt to punish Russia for daring to take a stand against the forces of terrorism, and what appears to have been a calculated and inexorable push toward regime change in Damascus (a project that won't go away any time soon if the neocons in the US have any say in the matter). However, the proud people of St. Petersburg, who have experienced and survived some of the most horrific and challenging moments in world history, didn't need the bright lights of New York, Paris or Berlin when tragedy struck home, although it would have been welcomed. They provided the world with their own brilliant light by once again uniting together against the forces of evil, displaying a spirit that is indeed inextinguishable. Note: At the time of this writing, following an outpouring of criticism, it was announced that the lights of the Eiffel Tower will go down at midnight on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of the St. Petersburg bombings, the French capital's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said on Twitter. Still no word about the Empire State Building or Brandenburg Gate. @Robert_Bridge About the author Robert Bridge, an American writer and journalist based in Moscow, Russia, is the author of the book on corporate power, Midnight in the American Empire, released in 2013. Comment: Victims of terrorism are only honored in the West when its leaders deem it politically expedient for its subjects to emote. (sott.net)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 4/6/2017 3:58:39 PM
	Russia launches most powerful nuclear attack submarine yet April 5 2017 Russia has unveiled its army’s most powerful submarine to date, capable of carrying hundreds of torpedoes and reaching speeds of up to 31 knots. The new Yasen-class nuclear powered attack submarine, called the Kazan, is armed with torpedoes and long-range Kalibr cruise missiles. The ship was launched at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, northern Russia. According to Russia’s state news agency TASS, the new submarine has been designed to destroy an enemy’s submarines, surface ships, naval bases and ports, among other targets. The ship reportedly carries a crew of up to 90 men and can be at sea for 100 days. It measures at around 139 metres long and can reach depths of around 600 metres underwater. The vessel has space for eight Oniks and Kalibr cruise missiles and 300 torpedoes, and can reach speeds of up to 31 knots. A single-shaft steam turbine nuclear power unit is understood to be part of the ship’s design, giving it a capacity of 43,000 horse power, and its arsenal is thought to be capable of hitting targets up to 1,500 miles away, The Mirror reported. The Russian military had fallen on hard times after the 1991 Soviet collapse when it was forced to scrap many relatively new ships and keep most others at harbor for lack of funds. The military has revived its strength thanks to a sweeping arms modernization program amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. At the launch of the new submarine, Admiral Vladimir Korolyov claimed the new ship is the most modern in the world, emphasising how hard it is to track due to its low-level noise. “It represents the cutting edge of nuclear submarine design,” he said. The launch comes at a time when Russian submarines combat patrols have reached levels not seen since the Cold War. Crews spent more than 3,000 days on patrol last year, which Admiral Korolyov called “an excellent level”. Russian nuclear submarine, Yuri Dolgoruky, is seen during sea trials. Image: Schekinov Alexey Victorovich/Wikipedia The submarine is expected to be placed in service by next year and Russia’s navy intends to commission a total of seven of the submarines to be put into service by 2023. Independent News Service (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 4/6/2017 5:00:45 PM
	ISIS-LINKED CYBER GROUP RELEASES ’KILL LIST’ OF 8,786 US TARGETS FOR LONE WOLF ATTACKS BY ON 4/4/17 AT 10:42 AM A group of hackers supporting the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) have released a list of thousands of individuals in the U.S. and their addresses,calling for lone wolf attacks on the targets. The list, which includes 8,786 names, was released by the pro-ISIS hacking group the United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) and verified by the terror monitor SITE. The six-minute-long video, which includes a threat against President Donald Trump, instructed would-be attackers to: “Kill them wherever you find them.” The phrase is regularly used by ISIS and its supporters on social media channels when trying to incite lone killers to carry out attacks on their own initiative. The list, which includes 8,786 names was released by the pro-Islamic State hacking group the United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) and verified by the terror monitor SITE.SITE Read More: ISIS releases new hit list featuring churchgoers and Jewish worshippers On 16 March UCC released a video saying its leader Osed Agha had been killed in a U.S. airstrike. The footage promised retaliation for the killing. The group “vowed to continue its work” and included scenes of an American flag on fire. The FBI has said in the past that making contact with those included on such lists was a routine procedure “in order to sensitize potential victims to the observed threat.” In July 2016 the hacking group released another list of targets calling for lone wolf attacks. SITE said the list included 1,700 individuals including members of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues in the United States. The inclusion of churchgoers and members of synagogues is not surprising given the radical Islamist group’s treatment of anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their radical interpretation of Islam. (Newsweek)
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