Post by Michael James Stone on Aug 28, 2012 11:02:47 GMT -8
28 Aug 12
Female suicide bomber kills six in Russia's Dagestan
A female suicide bomber posing as a pilgrim killed a top Islamic scholar and at least five others in Russia's restive Muslim region of Dagestan. President Vladimir Putin immediately reacted saying such attacks would fail to undermine Russia's spirit of religious tolerance. The Caspian Sea region's interior ministry said the attack claimed the life of one of Dagestan's most respected religious leaders who defended moderate Islam against the rise of radical militancy.
'The Government Doesn't Care About the Temple Mount'
The government of Israel does not care about the Temple Mount, attorney Yisrael Caspi alleged Tuesday during a meeting of the State Control Committee. The committee met to discuss the Muslim Waqf’s ongoing unauthorized digs on the Temple Mount and the government’s response to the problem. The meeting was attended by senior city and government officials'
Iran ready to expand ties with DPRK
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said that the Islamic republic is ready to expand bilateral relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in all arenas, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday. Salehi made the remarks when meeting with his DPRK counterpart, Pak Ui-chun, here on Sunday.
Pig fever sweeps across Russia
Russian authorities have incinerated tens of thousands of pigs and closed roads in the past few weeks, in an attempt to contain an emerging outbreak of African swine fever, a viral disease so lethal to the animals that it has been likened to Ebola. The spread of the disease comes with a heavy economic toll — last year, the Russian Federation lost 300,000 of the country’s 19 million pigs to swine fever, at an estimated cost of about 7.6 billion roubles (US$240 million).
Earthquake swarm isn't an omen of the Big One, experts say
Ever since hundreds of earthquakes began rippling through southeastern California over the weekend, many asked the question: Could this be a precursor to the Big One? The answer: Probably not — at least, if this swarm of quakes follows past patterns. Certainly, the weekend's quakes were troubling for Imperial County, which is located in one of California's most earthquake prone regions. More than 400 earthquakes have been detected since Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
SEAL Ad to Excoriate Obama for Bowing to Foreign Leaders
The ad is sure to provoke massive consternation on the left, which has been in a frenzy ever since Special Operations for America launched.
France confirms it is working to establish buffer zone within Syria
As government forces launched a devastating aerial and artillery assault on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, Francois Hollande, the French president, declared on Monday night that he and his international partners were closer than ever before to a formal intervention in Syria. “We are working … [on] the initiative of buffer zones proposed by Turkey,” Mr Hollande said.
Arctic sea ice reaches record low
"The arctic used to be dominated by multiyear ice, or ice that stayed around for several years," he said in a statement. "Now it's becoming more of a seasonal ice cover and large areas are now prone to melting out in summer."
Feds: Too few Americans ‘turn to government for assistance’
More Americans rely on their families for assistance than the government, so federal officials have undertaken an effort to help people to apply for federal assistance. “Given that only 15 percent of you turn to government assistance in tough times, we want to make sure you know about benefits that could help you,” USA.gov announced today.
Turkey accuses Israel of ‘exploiting’ Syrian civil war to advance settlements
Turkey has accused the Israeli government of exploiting the ongoing Syrian civil war to advance its settlement enterprise, a move likely to deepen the diplomatic rift between the two nations. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Monday released a statement “strongly condemn[ing]” Israel for its plans to build 130 new housing units in East Jerusalem’s Har Homa neighborhood...
Caution reigns along Gulf Coast as Katrina's lessons in play
Levees are stronger, flood walls higher and residents and cities better prepared. But how much safer is the Gulf Coast from a catastrophic storm like Hurricane Katrina, which slammed the region in 2005, killing more than 1,800 people and drowning 80% of New Orleans?
Merkel liaison pledges to safeguard circumcision
The German government will ensure that Jews can perform circumcisions, a top aide to German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrote the European Jewish Association on Sunday. The letter was sent to Menachem Margolin, director of the Rabbinical Center of Europe.
Merkel Pushes for Convention to Draft New EU Treaty
Germany is pushing for a new treaty governing the construction of the European Union, and it is calling for a convention to draft the pact to be convened before the end of the year. The treaty would pave the way for deeper European integration and would create a new legal foundation for the bloc.
WARNING: We Are Heading For A Market Shock In Septmber or October
“The problem is a shortage of liquidity – that is what is causing the problems with the banks. It feels exactly as it felt in 2008,” said one senior London-based bank executive. “I think we are heading for a market shock in September or October that will match anything we have ever seen before,” said a senior credit banker at a major European bank.
New DHS Informant Leaks a Shocker
...there’s talk inside Homeland Security offices that Russian Spetsnaz commandos are infiltrating into the U.S.A from Canada. He said it’s been underway all summer, and he estimated the number of commandos at the present time inside the U.S.A to be in excess of 20,000.”