[GEO.TV] Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government, with hopes of healing the country convulsed by weeks of violence that forced ex-prime minister the loathesome Sheikh Hasina ...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated... to resign and flee to neighbouring India.
Known as the "banker to the poor", Yunus is the pioneer of the global microcredit movement. The Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for helping lift millions from poverty by providing tiny loans to the rural poor who are too impoverished to gain attention from traditional banks.
As chief adviser of the caretaker government, he is, however, tasked with bringing stability back to the country which witnessed some of its worst violence in decades and then hold fresh parliamentary elections.
"The country has the possibility of becoming a very beautiful nation," Yunus earlier told news hounds when he arrived in Dhaka following medical treatment in Gay Paree, after protesters backed him for the role in a caretaker set up.
The student protesters had saved the country, he said, adding: "Whatever path our students show us, we will move ahead with that."
A harsh critic of Hasina, Yunus became emotional and seemed to hold his tears back as he referred to a student he said had been shot during the protests and that sacrifice could not be forgotten.
"Now again we have to rise up. To the government officials here and defence chiefs — we are a family, we should move ahead together," he said.
Hasina's flight from the country she ruled for 20 of the last 30 years after winning a fourth term in January triggered jubilation and violence as crowds stormed and ransacked her official residence.
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It seems to me I recall an article, somewhere, can't remember where or exactly when but it was many years or even decades ago, about penny banks in Bangladesh. But IIRC it was an old woman who started the practice and she loaned primarily to other women so they could buy material for weaving and sewing. So now we have a Nobel laureate taking credit for it. Funny, though, ever since Baraq got a Nobel prize I haven't had much respect for it.
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^ No respect for the prize, even less for the Kenyan recipient.
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The flower of youth ["Yo, um, wow..."]
Is our fountain of truth! [OOF! BAM! POW!]
No, we Chinese aren't wrong
As we chant, billion strong,
Dear the children who teach Chairman Mao!"
Wisdom of the Beast, or, "Silly Mummy, Trix are for commies."
[NationalReview] Footage obtained by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and reported by Jewish Insider shows three masked individuals vandalizing the building early Monday morning. The department has since asked 'for the community's help to identify the suspects involved in a Destruction of Property offense in Northwest.'
Paleostine Action, a U.K.-based activist group founded to shut down arms dealers in Britannia, applauded the crime on social media, though it is unknown if members of the group were involved.
'Autonomous individuals paid visit to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) or the Zionist Lobby as a call to mass escalation across the DMV and the United States for Paleostine. 10 Months into this continued Genocide has yielded movement yet there has been little systemic change,' the post read. 'Escalation needs to increase 10 fold. The Zionist Entity needs to feel the heat from all sides.'
'This message is once again targeted towards those in Washington DC to move past liberal zionist organizations, Peace Police, and fear mongers that have stunted political growth and development,' the post continued. 'The al-Thawabet set forth by Paleostinians in Occupied Paleostine for their liberation should be the first thing you know and understand. Honor all the Martyrs and Glory to the Resistance®® from H m s, Jenin's Brigade, the Lions Den, HezBol, Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
, and more.'
Marshall Wittmann, an AIPAC front man, told the Insider that the group 'will not be deterred by the illegal actions of fringe, anti-Israel gunnies in our efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship.'
[Rudaw] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... ’s defense ministry announced that one of its soldiers was killed in an operation targeting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region on Wednesday, while the PKK claimed it hit Ottoman Turkish forces in Duhok province.
One soldier was killed, according to the ministry, during a "search and screening" operation.
Ankara said in the statement that the PKK fired at Ottoman Turkish army soldiers in Duhok province, without providing further details on the location or other casualties.
For its part, the PKK said in a statement that they "ambushed" Ottoman Turkish soldiers on Mount Zab in Kurdistan Region, killing 14.
A large number of Ottoman Turkish troops have been deployed in Duhok since mid June, causing an escalation in the decades-long war between Turkey and the PKK. Locals have told Rudaw of Turkey establishing checkpoints and conducting patrols in the mountainous border area.
The Iraqi government has condemned the Ottoman Turkish incursion into the Kurdistan Region. On July 12, Iraq’s National Security Council met to reject the "violations by Ottoman Turkish forces in the shared border areas" and reiterated their opposition to Ankara’s military incursions in the Kurdistan Region in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... i.
The operations have caused the displacement of families and the evacuation of several villages in the border areas.
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Iraqi security forces have arrested five individuals in connection with an attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, which resulted in the injury of five American soldiers and two American contractors, according to the Iraqi Security Media Cell. pic.twitter.com/doK48oZ7l2
[RUDAW.NET] More than 250 families who were displaced to the Kurdistan Region during the war with the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) are set to return to their homes in Nineveh province, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) interior ministry announced on Wednesday.
The return, following a directive from Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, is "voluntary," according to the ministry.
The families are returning to their homes east of djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... .
Of the 266 families, 159 reside outside camps and 107 families currently live inside camps located around 30 kilometers east of Mosul near the Erbil-Mosul road.
Since their opening, residents of Hassan Sham and Khazir camps have endured severe weather conditions, the spread of coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... , and limited access to essential services, including electricity, cooling systems, and clean water.
The Iraqi government wants to close all the camps across the country and see all displaced families return to their homes. In January, Baghdad set July 30 as the date for the Kurdistan Region to close IDP camps and aid provision to cease, though that deadline has been indefinitely extended. An Erbil-Baghdad joint committee was formed to discuss their closure. The KRG has said it would not force people to return home.
Around 26,500 families (157,000 individuals) remain in the Kurdistan Region’s IDP camps, according to official figures.
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[ZeroHedge] Following late night explosions being reported in the central Syrian region of Homs, state media SANA has subsequently confirmed that an Israeli airstrike has wounded at least four soldiers and caused "material losses" at the Shayrat Airbase.
The Israeli attack came from the direction of northern Lebanon. It has become common for Israeli jets to use undefended Lebanese airspace from which to attack targets inside Syria. Images showing a series of large explosions have circulated on social media.
Shayrat Airbase has long been well-known also as a base of Russian troop operations over several years. It remains unknown if Russians were present at the base when it was struck late Thursday night. Some Israeli sources have said ammo storage depots were hit, or else 'Iranian assets' were targeted - as is the usual refrain after such operations.
The airfield is the same base bombed by then President Trump in April of 2017:
Elsewhere in Syria, pro-Damascus Arab tribes in the east are seeking to drive out American occupying forces in the vicinity of Syria's oil and gas sites.
Turkish media reported at least nine separate clashes between Syrian Arab militants and US-backed Kurdish groups. "A warplane belonging to the international coalition led by the US made a low flight above the Deir ez-Zor countryside," Anadolu Agency said. One regional report has said the Syrian national army is involved in the fighting:
Syrian army troops shelled positions of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday, responding to attacks from the Kurdish militia on its territory in the countryside of the eastern governorate of Deir Ezzor.
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled SDF positions in Al-Busayrah city and the towns of Al-Sabha, Bariha, Jadid Bakara, and Al-Dahla in Deir Ezzor’s eastern countryside, Al Mayadeen reported on Thursday.
The SDF’s media center announced on August 8 that its militants targeted the Syrian army and allied forces in the Al-Zubari and Sa’lu villages of the Deir Ezzor countryside with artillery and mortar shells.
Beirut-based The Cradle additionally reports that "A coalition of Syrian Arab tribes, dubbed the Army of Tribes, seized several towns from the SDF in the countryside of eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor governorate on 7 August."
In the evening hours of Thursday there have been unconfirmed reports of a fresh attack against American forces located at the Rumalyn Landing Zone in Northeastern Syria.
All of this is happening against the backdrop of continued fierce fighting between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, a situation which threatens to escalate further...
Several Israeli Airstrikes just now on the Town of Hanaouay in the Tyre District of Southwestern Lebanon, with Fire and Smoke being seen from Miles by Residents. pic.twitter.com/zSpJusnKIy
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Iranians overtly, overtly enough that planefags tracked a military cargo plane that flew from Iran to Syria yesterday. It was speculated to have had weapons aboard. Those systems are thought to have been destroyed with this airstrike.
Israeli occupation forces destroy the house of late Palestinian resistance fighter Momen Masalma in the town of Dura, south of the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/axEImaLJBM
[GEO.TV] Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... 's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes hit two schools in Gaza City Thursday, killing more than 18 people, while the Israeli military said it struck Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... command centres.
"The Israeli occupation killed more than 18 citizens in strikes on two schools," senior agency official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP, referring to al-Zahra and Abdel Fattah Hamoud schools in Gaza City.
Mughayyir said 60 people were also maimed and more than 40 still missing.
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[RUDAW.NET] Pro-Syrian regime forces launched an overnight attack in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, resulting in the death of two civilians with at least five others injured, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Wednesday.
"In the late hours of yesterday evening and continuing into this morning, Syrian regime- backed mercenaries and groups of the so-called National Defense Forces launched a ground attack against areas on the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, east of Deir Ezzor," said the SDF in a statement, using a different spelling for the province.
Two non-combatants were killed and at least five others were maimed, added the statement by the SDF, which controls much of northeastern Syria (Rojava) and areas along the Euphrates, including the area where this attack occurred.
"In response to this aggression, our forces exercised their legitimate right to defend our area and our people," the statement added. "They successfully repelled the attack and are currently conducting clearance operations to eliminate any remaining threats posed by the attacking groups," stated the multi-ethnic force.
The SDF is a diverse force of Kurds, Arabs, Turkmens, and Assyrian Christians. Supported by the US-led global coalition, the group primarily has fought over the past decade against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) to retake control of many cities and areas across northeastern Syria.
Control of Deir ez-Zor province, which borders Iraq, is now split between the SDF and the Iran-backed Syrian regime. It is also home to many of the country’s key oilfields, such as Omar and Conoco, which the global coalition helps the SDF to control.
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[Rudaw] At least 10 people were killed and 13 others were maimed when a truck rigged with an explosive blew up in Azaz, northern Syria, a war monitor reported on Wednesday. Syria has seen a surge of violence over the past 24 hours.
The truck went kaboom! at a military check-point in Azaz, north of Aleppo near the border with The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire... , the UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.
The blast killed 10 people, including four members of the Syrian National Army (SNA), a rebel group backed by Ankara.
The perpetrator of the attack is not immediately clear.
This is the latest violent mostly peaceful incident in a nation-wide escalation over the past 24 hours.
In the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, pro-regime National Defense Forces launched an overnight attack killing two civilians and injuring five others, according to a statement from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls much of northeastern Syria (Rojava) and areas along the Euphrates, including the area where the attack occurred.
The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), the SDF’s political wing, blamed Damascus and called for a cross-party condemnation.
"The Council calls on all political and national forces to condemn the criminal actions of the Damascus authority and its agencies," read the SDC statement, adding that the attack "undermines the efforts to combat terrorism" and aids the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS), which is making a resurgence.
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...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling 
[Rudaw] At least 10 people were killed and 13 others 
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling 
