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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/22/2017 4:54:30 PM
	ISRAEL MOCKS IRAN'S FIRST STRIKE ON ISIS IN SYRIA AS 'A FLOP' BY JACK MOORE ON 6/21/17 AT 4:36 AM Israel‘s military and Israeli defense analysts have mocked Iran’s first strike on the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Syria, arguing that many of the missiles Tehran used in the raid missed their targets. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it fired as many as seven missiles at an ISIS compound in Deir Ezzor while Iranian media cited sources who said that the strikes killed 360 militants on Sunday. It marked the first time Tehran has fired into Syria from Iranian territory, using bases in Kermanshah and Kurdistan. The strikes were retaliation for the ISIS-claimed suicide bomb and gun attacks in Tehran on the country’s parliament and shrine of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomenei that left 18 dead on June 7. But Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot said Tehran was lying about the strike: “Their achievement was less than what was reported in the media. The strike manifested something, but it was far from a direct hit or what they have said,” Eisenkot told the Herzliya policy conference on Tuesday. Israeli Chief of Staff General Gadi Eisenkot attends an official memorial ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, at the military cemetery of Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 19, 2016. On Tuesday, he mocked Iran's first strike against ISIS in Syria.THOMAS COEX/AFP/GETTY He said Iran was attempting to “get more accurate rockets” in its “push for hegemony” in the Middle East—but it was not there yet. At least three of the seven ballistic missiles did not reach their intended targets, Israeli sources said in the Hebrew-language media, The Times of Israel reported. Read more: America “created ISIS,” says Iran's Supreme Leader “If the Iranians were trying to show their capabilities and to signal to Israel and to the Americans that these missiles are operational, the result was rather different,” analyst for Israel’s Channel 2 broadcaster Ehud Yaari said. It was “a flop,” he added, “a failure.” ISIS has not acknowledged the strikes and Syrian activists said at least two of the rockets caused no casualties. It is likely that the strike was not only intended to hit ISIS but to send a message to Iran’s adversaries, particularly the U.S., whose air force is operating in Syria in support of a Kurdish-Arab alliance besieging the eastern city of Raqqa, and Saudi Arabia. “The Saudis and Americans are especially receivers of this message,” Gen. Ramazan Sharif of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard told state television. “Obviously and clearly, some reactionary countries of the region, especially Saudi Arabia, had announced that they are trying to bring insecurity into Iran.” Iran is supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with ground forces and advisors in coordination with Russia. After the Iranian military pointed to the strike as a wider warning in the region, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back on Monday. “I have one message for Iran: Don’t threaten Israel.” (activistpost.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/22/2017 5:25:35 PM
	State Department releases strongly worded statement on Russia: 'Let's remember that these sanctions didn't just come out of nowhere' Pamela Engel 22h 1,779 Russian President Putin attends a live nationwide broadcasted call-in in Moscow Thomson Reuters The State Department on Wednesday released a statement chiding Russia for canceling a meeting over sanctions imposed by the US. "Let's remember that these sanctions didn't just come out of nowhere," department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced that it was reinforcing existing sanctions on Russia in an effort to counter attempts to circumvent the sanctions. Nauert noted that Treasury's reinforcement of sanctions was imposed "in response to Russia's ongoing violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbor, Ukraine." Also, amid an investigation into whether members of President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russian officials to swing the 2016 election, the Senate last week passed a measure that would increase sanctions on Russia and require Trump to obtain congressional approval before easing existing sanctions on the country. Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine in 2014 and still refuses to return to the territory to Ukraine. "If the Russians seek an end to these sanctions, they know very well the US position: Our sanctions on Russia related Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine will remain in place until Russia fully honors its obligations under the Minsk Agreements," the statement said, referring to the agreement that's meant to end the conflict in Ukraine. "Our sanctions related to Crimea will not be lifted until Russia ends its occupation of the peninsula." Russia announced Wednesday that it was canceling talks between Russian and US officials on how to improve relations between the two countries. The meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Raybkov and US Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon was supposed to take place in St. Petersburg. The Kremlin also said Wednesday that it is considering imposing retaliatory sanctions on the US. (businessinsider.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/22/2017 5:50:35 PM
	BLOOMBERG TO TRUMP: YOUR CLIMATE DENIALISM IS EMBARRASSING AMERICA BY ALEXANDER NAZARYAN ON 6/21/17 AT 9:11 AM Michael R. Bloomberg speaking to Anderson Cooper on CNN. CNN After Superstorm Sandy flooded much of Manhattan and devastated coastal regions of New Jersey, Bloomberg Businessweek—the finance magazine owned by billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg, then the mayor of New York City—issued a cover that pithily summed up the cause of the disaster, in a riff on James Carville's famous line about the economy, which supposedly helped Bill Clinton win the presidency in 1992. BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Some five years later, the message remains the same. No longer a politician, Bloomberg is now a businessman, again, as well as a globetrotting philanthropist. championing many of the same issues he was passionate about while in office. Among these are obesity and gun control. But perhaps no issue is more urgent than climate change, especially as polar ice caps melt, oceans rise and global weather patterns become increasingly unpredictable. Bloomberg recently authored a book, Climate of Hope, with Carl Pope, former executive director of the Sierra Club. The book's main argument is that cities and corporations, in particular, can drive the green revolution, as can ordinary people. "What you see is big companies doing things that are good for the world because their customers want it, their employees want it and, most of all, their investors want it,"Bloomberg told NPR in April. That is, perhaps, not a surprising position for a corporate titan who also led the nation's largest city for 12 years. Bloomberg is not known to suffer fools, as just about anyone who has covered him knows. And that was apparent during a Tuesday night appearance on CNN, when Bloomberg told Anderson Cooper that President Trump's idea of returning to a coal economy was a fiction, while his silence on climate change was "embarrassing." Though careful not to criticize Trump directly, Bloomberg devastated the president's argument for having withdrawn, last month, from the Paris climate accords. "There is nothing that is going to save coal miners' jobs," Bloomberg told Cooper. "And, to put it in context, more people work at Arby's than work in the coal business." He noted that the budget proposed by White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney would cut programs that retrain coal miners. That budget is widely loathed and unlikely to become reality. Follow CNN ✔@CNN Former New York City Mayor Bloomberg: Trump's refusal to acknowledge climate change is real is "embarrassing" http://cnn.it/2sp4tSq 1:36 AM - 21 Jun 2017 871 Retweets 2,670 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Answering a subsequent question posed by Cooper, Bloomberg said it was "just embarrassing" to have Trump remain silent on whether he believes climate change is real. Climate change reportedly did not figure into his decision to pull out of the Paris accords. Trump's now-famous reasoning is that he was elected to help Pittsburgh, not Paris. The mayors of Pittsburgh and Paris quickly condemned his move and made a climate deal of their own. "Is it helpful that America pulls out and the president says these things? No, it is not helpful," Bloomberg told Cooper. "Is it a disaster for the world? No, it just makes us look foolish.” In other words, it's global warming—still. (Newsweek)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/23/2017 12:09:28 AM
	Germany Begins Raiding Homes For “Freedom” JUNE 21, 2017 By Dawn Luger In the ever increasing global creep toward totalitarianism, some nations are stepping up punishments for their civilians caught using social media for free speech. Now Germany is in the headlines for raiding the homes of those who the government declared had posted “offensive” content on social media. It hit the fan when it comes to free speech in Germany. Wasn’t this the country that had to fight tooth and nail to free themselves from the grip of Adolf Hitler’s censorship? It’s like some lessons are never learned. In a coordinated campaign across 14 states, the German police raided the homes of 36 people accused of hateful postings over social media, including “threats,” “coercion,” and “incitement to racism.” The goal of these raids was the confiscation of the “hate posters” Internet connection devices, according to a press release from the German federal police (BKA). In the most ironic statement of the century, Holger Münch, president of the Federal Criminal Police Office, said “The still high incidence of punishable hate posting shows a need for police action. Our free society must not allow a climate of fear, threat, criminal violence, and violence either on the street or on the internet.” So in Germany, a free society means “don’t say things the government doesn’t like, or your home will be raided.” The raids come as German politicians are debating the draft of a new social media law aimed at cracking down on hate speech, a measure that an array of experts said was unconstitutional at a parliamentary hearing on Monday. The law simply dictates what one is allowed to say or not say on social media. That’s, without a doubt, a free speech violation. Of course, the German government is selling it in the name of “freedom.” Under German law, social media users are subject to a range of punishments for posting illegal material, including a prison sentence of up to five years for inciting racial hatred. Under the draft statute, networks must offer a readily available complaint process for posts that may amount to threats, hate speech, defamation, or incitement to commit a crime, among other offenses.Social media outlets would have 24 hours to delete “obviously criminal content” and a week to decide on more ambiguous cases. The law, approved by Germany’s cabinet in April, would be enforced with fines of up to $53 million. But even human rights organizations understand that all speech, even that which is disliked, is considered free speech, and any law against it is a human rights violation. Human rights, including free expression, aren’t just essential to functioning democracies, but to safe and secure societies. While controversial, protecting the expression of even the most disfavored views is how we ensure that free speech is protected for all, including the most marginalized groups. –Human Rights First Some of the posts were cruel in nature, but still free speech. According to Abendzeitung, police arrived at one man’s house in Munich at 6 am and confiscated two of his cell phones. The 23-year-old was accused of commenting that gays should hang themselves underneath a Facebook photo of two men kissing. Others were accused of making “anti-government” statements. It looks like Germany will have to relearn all the lessons they have failed. It wasn’t so long ago that they allowed the government enough power that it exterminated millions of people. But relearning these lessons will be costly at best and disastrous at worst. Delivered by The Daily Sheeple Contributed by Dawn Luger of The Daily Sheeple. Dawn Luger is a staff writer and reporter for The Daily Sheeple. Wake the flock up – follow Dawn’s work at our Facebook or Twitter. Image Credit (activistpost.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/23/2017 12:25:10 AM
	MOST TERRORISTS IN THE U.S. ARE RIGHT WING, NOT MUSLIM: REPORT BY MIRREN GIDDA ON 6/22/17 AT 12:53 PM U.S. President Donald Trump was elected vowing to get tough on “radical Islamic terrorism.” He has tried to implement a travel ban barring people from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. and has tweeted frequently about Islamist terrorist attacks around the world. On Thursday, a new report claimed the president has his facts muddled. A joint project by the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute, a nonprofit media center, and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting has found that within the past nine years, right-wing extremists plotted or carried out nearly twice as many terrorist attacks as Islamist extremists. Of the 115 right-wing incidents, police only foiled 35 percent. Compare this to the 63 Islamist terrorism cases, where police foiled 76 percent of the planned attacks. Right-wing extremists were not only more successful, they were often more deadly, too. From 2008 to 2016, a third of right-wing attacks involved fatalities, compared to 13 percent of Islamist attacks. It should be noted, however, that Islamist extremists killed more people overall, with a death toll of 90 people compared to 79. In a statement pointing out the higher rate of successful, right-wing terrorist attacks, the Investigative Fund said: “This project quantifies just how irrational Trump and the GOP's fixation on 'radical Islamic terrorism' as the greatest security threat is.” “Fixation” might be the right word. The president has yet to acknowledge the problem of right-wing violence, remaining uncharacteristically silent after an Islamophobic attack on a mosque in London that left one man dead. (Trump tweeted about the three incidents of Islamist terrorism that have hit the U.K. capital in recent months.) Part of the problem, the Investigative Fund and Reveal suggest, are the people that Trump has advising him. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the president’s former national security adviser, had said that “fear of Muslims is rational,” and that he doesn’t “see Islam as a religion.” Trump advisor Steve Bannon has referred to Islam as a “religion of submission,” and is believed to have been a strong advocate for the ban on certain nationalities entering the U.S. (As the former head of Breitbart News, Bannon boasted that the organization was “the platform for the alt-right.”) The new administration, says Reveal and the Investigative Fund, is therefore unlikely to change the culture whereby federal authorities disproportionately focus on potential Islamist extremists. Of the incidents’ the two organizations registered, federal authorities handled 91 percent of the Islamist ones and just 60 percent of the right-wing ones. (Newsweek)
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