THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
Turkey: The Editor-in Chief and a reporter for the newspaper, Cumhuriyet, were arrested and charged with treason for accusing the government of using army trucks to deliver weapons to ISIS. Note that the charge is, not that their reports were false, but that they constituted treason against the government. Euronews 2015 Nov 27 (Story)
Turkish President Erdogan refused to apologize for downing the Russian bomber because he says his military warned Russia not to cross into Turkish airspace. Erdogan then lied, big time, when he said that the biggest supporter of Daesh (ISIS) is the Syrian Assad regime. Assad and ISIS are bitter enemies. ITN News 2015 Nov 26 (Story)
Protests that were mostly peaceful were staged in Chicago after release of a dashcam video of a black 17-year old male who was shot to death by the police. The officer who discharged 16 shots was arrested on charges of first-degree murder. The teen was a robbery suspect and had been carrying a three-inch knife, but he was moving away from police when he was shot. The city awarded the teen’s family $5 million. CBS News 2015 Nov 25 (Story)
Pfizer merged with Monsanto in 2000, and now the company will purchase Allergan, the makers of Botox and other drugs. It is a $160-billion dollar deal. The move will create the largest drug company on the planet. Natural Society 2015 Nov 25 (Story) (Cached)
This is a video clip of so-called ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels shooting at the helicopter that Russia sent to rescue their downed war plane pilots from ISIS forces. It shows an American M83 rocket launcher being used, confirming that the US is supplying ISIS with weapons. Reporter David Knight points out that Americans need to wake up and understand that terror attacks and fear mongering are being used to continue the wars and their profits. InfoWars 2015 Nov 25 (Story)
China has plans to open the world’s largest ‘cloning factory’ to produce cattle, racehorses, and pets. Telegraph 2015 Nov 24 (Story) (Cached)
Britain’s Prince Charles says that climate change is one of the causes of the Syrian civil war and the refugee crisis. Fox News 2015 Nov 24 (Story) (Cached)
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Here is a propaganda video clip designed to intensify racial discord in the US. It was posted to the Internet by the Black Lives Matter group and shows two white men, dressed in military gear and brandishing guns. The men use racial epithets and advise viewers to “stay white”. They say they are on the way to the Black Lives Matter protest at which five demonstrators were shot. Most viewers would conclude that these are the men who are responsible. Black Lives Matter posted the video, but the original source was blocked so it cannot be authenticated. This is classic propaganda to create hatred and violence, and both white and black are cooperating in its creation. Why would they do this? Read the editorial in last week’s edition and you will know the answer. The headline is: “Would we not shatter it to bits?” Gawker 2015 Nov 24 (Story)
The US military gives 45-minute warnings to ISIS and its supporters when military strikes are launched. It took the US 15 months before it started targeting the ISIS oil business that funds over 50% of its activities. Turkey, a member of NATO and US ally, facilitated $800-million in oil sales for ISIS. This is more evidence of collusion between the US and ISIS. InfoWars 2015 Nov 24 (Story) (Cached)
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Five Black-Lives-Matter demonstrators were wounded by gunfire on Tuesday night. Raeisha Williams, communications chair of the Minneapolis NAACP, told CNN that she believes police undercover agents were behind the shooting. She said she has video evidence of an undercover cop getting into an unmarked car and that police were brought in from other districts to provoke and bully the protestors. Police arrested two men for the shooting. Raw Story 2015 Nov 24 (Story)
Turkey shot down a Russian bomber, claiming they were protecting their territory. Russia says the incident was an act of aggression. Vice News 2015 Nov 24 (Story) (Cached)
Belgian schools and subways have been shut down because officials believe that a new terror cell plans to attack. Meanwhile, police are carrying out raids on the lairs of suspected terrorists and have made twenty arrests. Paris attack suspect Salah Abdesalem is still on the loose. CBS News 2015 Nov 23 (Story)
US: A federal court has suspended the implementation of an EPA water regulation that would give the agency authority over dry creek beds, ditches, and even puddles. This is in response to the fact that thirty states are suing to overturn the regulation. The Hill 2015 Nov 23 (Story) (Cached)
US Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Austin Scott, members of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced a bill to end the war to overthrow the Syrian President Assad regime by defunding those efforts. [The bill is not expected to receive wide support.] Truth In Media 2015 Nov 23 (Story)
The US weapons industry has set record sales this year of $47 billion. After the US military, itself, Saudi Arabia is the next biggest customer. It has purchased over $100 billion in US-made weapons over the past 3 years. A recent poll shows that 92% of Saudis who were polled support ISIS, yet the Saudis are seldom criticized for their military adventures because they spend a lot of money on American weapons. RT 2015 Nov 23 (Story)
In 2014, police across the US took $4.5 billion from citizens under civil-forfeiture regulations. That is more property than stolen by criminals in 2014. RT 2015 Nov 22 (Story)
The government of Bangladesh executed two opposition leaders for war crimes allegedly committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. Critics say that war-crime trials in Bangladesh merely are a tool of revenge against political opponents. EuroNews 2015 Nov 22 (Story)
US: There is a new bailout of insurance companies, using taxpayer’s money, to cover up failure of Obamacare. NY Post posted 2015 Nov 21 (Story) (Cached)
With Open Gates; The forced collective suicide of European nations, is a jaw-dropping 19-minute documentary on the European migrant crisis. It includes shocking aerial images of huge swarms of people invading Europe under the banner of migration. You will not soon forget these scenes. Why is this being allowed and even encouraged? The answer is the same as with the previous story about the deliberate creation of racial conflict in America. Read the editorial in last week’s edition: “Would we not shatter it to bits?” [The second video contains full audio.] NebraskaAttitude posted 2015 Nov 21 (Story)
The US Senate passed the Space Act of 2015 that grants US citizens or corporations the right to claim non-living natural resources, including water and minerals, mined in space. The bill could be contrary to an international treaty that bars the ownership of property in space. [Proponents argue that this is similar to the allowing homesteading on the American frontier, which stimulated exploration, development, and the reality of private property in America. What do you think?] AntiMedia posted 2015 Nov 21 (Story) (Cached)