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Libya's Presidential Council slams Sisi's threats as ''declaration of war''
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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Bizarre conspiracy theories about George Soros organizing unrest in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd soar online - as far right claim he 'owns Antifa' and has 'hired protesters to cause chaos'
[Daily Mail]
    A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CLAIMS:
  • Soros pays protesters: No evidence has been presented to suggest demonstrators were paid by Soros or his organizations. It’s a new take on an old hoax: past versions claimed Soros paid for a long list of other events, including the 2017 Women’s March held just after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

  • Soros pays to transport protesters: Last week, a photo claiming to show two buses emblazoned with the words ‘Soros Riot Dance Squad’ got widespread attention. The photo was cited as proof of Soros’ involvement in the protests, but it was bogus. The original photo showed two unmarked buses; someone later doctored it to add the language supposedly implicating Soros.

  • Soros organizes stashing piles of bricks near protests: Several false claims involving stockpiles of bricks have been debunked, and no evidence has turned up showing they were purposefully placed.

Posted by: Skidmark || 06/22/2020 07:40 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The dem party own Antifa.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 06/22/2020 8:05 Comments || Top||

#2  But asserting your 2A rights to defend yourself is white privilege crackerism.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/22/2020 8:50 Comments || Top||

#3  "Bizarre... theories". No, no media bias here.
Posted by: Clem || 06/22/2020 9:03 Comments || Top||

#4  Headline screams "Daily Fail"
Posted by: Mercutio || 06/22/2020 9:14 Comments || Top||

#5  There have been dozens and dozens of instances of Soros throwing $ at lefty causes, PAC's, DA races, etc. and the Daily Mail still wants to pretend it's all a Fox Mulder like conspiracy.
Posted by: Raj || 06/22/2020 10:22 Comments || Top||

#6  "Will no one rid me of that turbulent priest?" -- Henry II of England
Soros only has to muse about his wishes and dreams to the lackeys groups he has bought supported with his millions of dollars...
Posted by: magpie || 06/22/2020 10:46 Comments || Top||

#7  Sounds like they're protecting a known Nazi sympathizer who helped round up Jews.
See, anybody can write unbiased opinionated scroff.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 06/22/2020 12:05 Comments || Top||


#9  The bizarre theory is that the MSM will tell the truth about anything that undercuts their fellow travelers agenda. Widespread sedition is underway across the country and all sorts of socialist/anarchist/Marxist coalitions are subsidizing it. Soros is just a convenient descriptor for all them.
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 06/22/2020 13:01 Comments || Top||

#10  There's no question Soros owns the DAs who operating a revolving door for perps.

And there's little doubt that he and Tom Steyer (among others) are funding the ActualFa and #BlackLiarsNatter.
Posted by: charger || 06/22/2020 15:54 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan
Taliban release details of the meeting between Mullah Baradar and Imran Khan’s top envoy
[KhaamaPress] The Taliban
...Arabic for students...
group released the details of the meeting between Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy political chief of the group with the top envoy of the Pak Prime Minister for Afghanistan.

"Mullah Baradar Akhund, the Political Deputy-Amir, IEA and Head of the Political Office met in Doha, Mohammad Sadiq Khan, Pakistain Special Representative for Afghanistan and discussed with him problems being faced by the Afghan refugees, businessmen and travellers at Turkham, Spinboldsk and Ghulam Khan, urging him to provide them needed facilities. Similarly, both sides talked about the coming intra-Afghan negotiations and peace. They emphasized that peace and security in Afghanistan was in the interest of both nations and countries," Suhail Shaheen, a spokesperson for the political office of Taliban said in a Twitter post.

A Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Pakistain had earlier told news hounds that Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador (R) Muhammad Sadiq visited Doha, Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
on 16-17 June 2020. During the visit, he met Taliban leaders including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar to discuss peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile Pakistain’s Foreign Ministry in a statement said, the Special Representative underlined that Pakistain will continue to play its role as controller for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. In this context, he referred to the highly productive visit of the Chief of Army Staff to Kabul recently, which had imparted a new impetus to Pakistain’s efforts.

"The Special Representative appreciated Taliban’s commitment to implement the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement. He also noted that the release of prisoners as per the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement would be a stepping stone towards immediate start of Intra-Afghan Negotiations," the statement added.

Pakistain’s Foreign Ministry also added that Pakistain hopes that all concerned parties will make sincere efforts for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Pakistain, on its part, remains fully committed to support the Afghan Peace Process.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Taliban

#1  John Bolton was there, heard everything. 'Tell all book' to be released before Eid al-Fitr.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/22/2020 1:33 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Government of National Accord (GNA) should ‘realize its size’ in Libya and be aware of who it’s talking to, an official source in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


Jordan: Egypt's National security is Jordan's security and a pillar of security and stability in the Arab region against Turkish invasion
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring

#1  Yessiree, dem muzz all on the same page for sure.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/22/2020 0:36 Comments || Top||

#2  Where is today’s TE Lawrence?
Posted by: Dacama || 06/22/2020 7:41 Comments || Top||

#3 
Posted by: jpal || 06/22/2020 10:23 Comments || Top||

#4  Dude couldn't keep his motorcycle on the road...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/22/2020 10:33 Comments || Top||

#5  READY PLAYER 14!
Posted by: swksvolFF || 06/22/2020 15:34 Comments || Top||


Italian Newspaper On Sisi: ‘He Sent a Strong Message to Turkey’
[LIBYAREVIEW] On Sunday, the Italian media highlighted the speech of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, made during his inspection of the Air Force units in the Western Military Region in Sidi Barani, located in the governorate of Marsa Matrouh. In the speech, Sisi confirmed that the Egyptian army is able to defend Egypt’s national security inside and outside the nation’s borders if necessary.

The Italian newspaper "Formiche" said that the Egyptian President issued a strong warning against any attempt by The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
to intervene in Libya and attack the city of Sirte. For the Italian newspaper, this was a strong message to Turkey that Egypt would intervene militarily to protect its western borders and achieve stability in Libya should Ankara continue its destabilising actions.

The newspaper cited the president’s statements, saying that "any direct interference from the Egyptian state has international legitimacy, whether within the framework of the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
Charter regarding the right to self-defense or based on the sole legitimate authority elected by the Libyan people, which is, the House of Representatives (HoR)."

Sisi also stressed that the first objective of the Egyptian intervention is to "protect and secure the western borders of the state with its strategic depth from the threat of terrorist militias and mercenaries. As for the second goal, it will be the fast restoration of security and stability on the Libyan scene as an integral part of the security and stability of Egypt and the Arab national security, and the third is stopping the bloodshed of Libyan brothers in the east and west, by creating the conditions for a ceasefire and preventing any of the parties from overcoming the current conditions."

Posted by: Fred || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring

#1  Is a strong message anything like a stern memo?
Posted by: AlanC || 06/22/2020 15:19 Comments || Top||


Europe
‘Greece Threatens Turkey: We will Burn Those Approaching Our Land’
[LIBYAREVIEW] In an escalation of the crisis between the two countries, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Konstantinos Floros, issued stern warnings to The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
against taking any action that could harm the interests of his country, threatening to "burn those who set foot" on Greek soil. Floros did not rule out the occurrence of a military conflict with Turkey should Ankara cross the red lines in its relationship with Athens, pointing out that such a conflict would not be limited, but would widen rapidly so that stopping it would be difficult.
Posted by: Fred || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte

#1  How very 7th century of them.
Posted by: Classer || 06/22/2020 0:33 Comments || Top||

#2  Greek fire. Good stuff.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/22/2020 2:58 Comments || Top||

#3  Somewhere in the background Putin and Xi must be smiling. NATO will be called upon to pick sides and the very public debate will rip away the idea that we will always have a unified coalition.
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 06/22/2020 12:53 Comments || Top||


Fifth Column
It Turns Out that Protest Organizers and Protesters Can Get Coronavirus Too
[PJMedia] At least four organizers of recent protests in South Carolina have tested positive for 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...
, prompting one of the main organizers to urge others to get tested.

Several protesters at the marches in downtown Columbia — in addition to similar events in Charleston and Greenville — have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to organizer Lawrence Nathaniel.

"We are asking you please go get tested immediately," Nathaniel said Sunday on Facebook.

Nathaniel’s previous political work includes organizing for the Democrats’ Tom Steyer and Bernie Sanders
...The only first openly Socialist member of the U.S. Senate. Sanders was Representative-for-Life from Vermont until moving to the Senate for the rest of his life in 2006, assuming the seat vacated by Jim Jeffords. He ran for the 2016 nomination for president, to be cheated out of it by Hillary Clinton, then went back to being an Independent socialist, waiting for 2020 to roll around...
campaigns according to his Facebook page.

He is now re-thinking protest strategy. His group was set to hold a statue-related rally but now that’s off.

"It’s time that we must step up our game. What are we doing to step up our game? We’re canceling all our protests," Nathaniel said. That includes an event that was scheduled for next Saturday, dubbed the "Take Down the Statue" protest.

Fascinating. Nathaniel is one better than the 1,000 so-called health care experts who prioritized protesting over public health (and at the same time wanted to shut down other First Amendment-protected activities such as attending church or President Trump’s rally).
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/22/2020 01:41 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM

#1  Why bad things happen to good people?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/22/2020 3:22 Comments || Top||

#2  re: #1 or vice versa.
Posted by: AlanC || 06/22/2020 7:32 Comments || Top||

#3  Funny, I had it from the highest authority that they should be out in the streets at this very moment. Bit of confusion in the ranks I suppose. At least we can pray for horrible side effects.
Posted by: Cesare || 06/22/2020 7:38 Comments || Top||

#4  For once, I'm rooting for 'rona.
Posted by: charger || 06/22/2020 15:55 Comments || Top||

#5  I love Karma.
Its and Equal Opportunity B****
Posted by: NN2N || 06/22/2020 18:50 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian lawmakers criticize Britain, France and Germany for drafting a UN nuclear watchdog resolution
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday passed a resolution critical of Iran
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  Back to the strongly worded letter I see.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 06/22/2020 0:34 Comments || Top||

#2  "You boys stop that right now!" Who didn't hear that while growing up?
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/22/2020 1:08 Comments || Top||

#3  June's check didn't clear?
Posted by: Mercutio || 06/22/2020 9:16 Comments || Top||

#4  Sounds a lot like the GOP dealing with Dem shananigans. "We mean it...this time!
Posted by: Clem || 06/22/2020 9:21 Comments || Top||


Rumor about a meeting taking place between Muqtada al-Sadr and Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 06/22/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah

#1  social distancing?
Posted by: lord garth || 06/22/2020 9:43 Comments || Top||

#2  Oh, to be a fly on the wall block of C-4 under the table at that meeting!
Posted by: SteveS || 06/22/2020 10:07 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Mon 2020-06-22
  Libya's Presidential Council slams Sisi's threats as ''declaration of war''
Sun 2020-06-21
  Sisi threatens direct Egyptian intervention in Libya
Sat 2020-06-20
  UN arms embargo on Iran must remain in place:
France, Germany, Britain
Fri 2020-06-19
  Mufti Al-Ghariani issues fatwa giving the GNA militias right to execute anyone loyal to the LNA
Thu 2020-06-18
  Iran announces its support for Turkey-backed gov't in Libya
Wed 2020-06-17
  Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament: We request to expel the GNA ambassador
Tue 2020-06-16
  Al Qaeda calling their fighters to join the GNA in Libya
Mon 2020-06-15
  Florida city's SWAT team resigns after police chief
kneels with protesters
Sun 2020-06-14
  Coup attempt on the Lebanese government that has failed, Prime Minister Hassan Diab says
Sat 2020-06-13
  Occupy 2.0: Nashville Trying to Set Up the Next Radical Autonomous Zone, Portland’s Fails
Fri 2020-06-12
  Turkish aircraft intercepted near Misrata
Thu 2020-06-11
  Greek Navy intercepts Turkish ship en route to Libya
Wed 2020-06-10
  Turkey sends missile frigate to Libyan coast
Tue 2020-06-09
  North Korea says it will sever
inter-Korean hotlines with South Korea
Mon 2020-06-08
  Egyptian M1 Abrams tank column heading to the border with Libya


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