Episode #195 – SUNDAY WIRE: ‘Chickenhawk Nation’ with Patrick Henningsen, Mike Robinson

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Episode #195 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on July 23rd, 2017 as guest host Patrick Henningsen brings you this week’s LIVE broadcast on the Alternate Current Radio Network – covering all the top news stories both at home and internationally…
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This week we deliver another LIVE broadcast from the UK, as SUNDAY WIRE host Patrick Henningsen is joined by Mike Robinson, editor of the UK Column, as we discuss this past weekend’s event at the Grenfell Tower in West London, and hear some testimonies from effected residents. Later in the second our we’ll discuss the collapse of the US Mainstream Media including the recent case of Kurt Eichenwald and Newsweek magazine who were defeated by a Sputnik News staff writer in a recent legal challenge, John McCain’s recent diagnosis, as well as the recent CIA announcement that they are finally halting (or so they claim) their failed ‘train and equip’ covert program in Syria used to traffic weapons into the hand of terrorists in Syria, and much, much more…
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*NOTE: THIS EPISODE MAY CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE AND MATURE THEMES*

This post was published at 21st Century Wire on JULY 23, 2017.

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Legal Fears Push Newsweek to Delete Eichenwald’s Articles Used to Smear Sputnik News

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21st Century Wire says…
Failing US magazine Newsweek once again finds itself on the ropes.
For the last year, US mainstream media outlets have given themselves license to freely spray any and all slanderous accusations regarding Russia into the public domain, and about Russian-based media outlets in particular. One of the primary motivations for this festival of defamation is of course political. Early on in the general election the ‘Russian conspiracy’ theory was promulgated by the White House and the Clinton campaign and the mainstream media in order to damage Trump’s credibility. After Clinton’s epic loss, legions of Democratic Party affiliated journalists and Hillary Clinton supporters in the media are still angry and upset about their election loss and do not accept Donald Trump as their President. As a result, many journalist are still using their positions in media to act out in public, and mostly with the full backing of their like-minded editors and media executives.
While most of the endless scapegoating and lies about Russia and Trump continue as annoying background noise, some of the US liberal establishment’s fake news and libelous claims, like stories made-up by CNN – are beginning to be challenged in the courts – which is causing a panic in many mainstream editorial news desks across America.

This post was published at 21st Century Wire on JULY 23, 2017.

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Democrats Urge Antitrust Action Against Amazon Over Whole Foods Deal

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In the wake of their embarrassing electoral defeat in November, Congressional Democrats are turning against the wealthy tech benefactors who bankroll their campaigns. To wit, a group of 12 Democratic Congressman have signed a letter urging the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a more in-depth review of e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc.’s plan to buy grocer Whole Foods Market Inc., according to Reuters.
Rumblings that Amazon is engaging in monopolistic business practices resurfaced last week when the top Democrat on the House antitrust subcommittee, David Civilline, voiced concerns about Amazon’s $13.7 billion plan to buy Whole Foods Market and urged the House Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing to examine the deal’s potential impact on consumers.
Making matters worse for the retailer, Reuters reported earlier this week that the FTC is investigating the company for allegedly misleading customers about its pricing discounts, citing a source close to the probe. The letter is at least third troubling sign that lawmakers are turning against Amazon, even as President Donald Trump has promised to roll back regulations, presumably making it easier for megamergers like the AMZN-WFM tieup to proceed.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 22, 2017.

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THE GREAT STATESMAN AND BELOVED MAYOR OF ALASKAN TOWN HAS DIED

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Stubbs, Talkeetna, Alaska’s honorary cat mayor and beloved by Alaskans and tourists alike, has died at the age of 20 according to the animal’s owners. The great statesman, who never once wrote a law or took freedom from anyone, has passed on.
After the false death report about Stubbs last year, the statesman quickly rebounded and proved he’d beaten the lies. But not for long. Stubbs’ death was announced late Saturday in a statement from the Spone family, which purchased Nagley’s General Store and the West Rib Pub and Grill in 2015. Part of the contract, the family said, was that Stubbs would stay with the store. But Stubbs the cat went on to become the Mayor of Talkeetna.
Stubbs had survived an attack by a dog in 2013 but because of his age, was spending less time out and about at the general store where he had routinely let visitors pet him. By late 2016 he was largely staying at home, but was spending more time with the two kittens the Spones had taken in, Aurora and Denali. ‘After a day or two of him giving them the eye and a little growl here and there; they became best friends,’ the family wrote. ‘He got some spunk back playing with kittens. He would even swat at them as they passed and snuggle in his bed with them at night.’

This post was published at The Daily Sheeple on JULY 23, 2017.

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Military Just Warned Americans To Exptect WAR With North Korea

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Although most Americans are aware of the ever increasing tensions between North Korea and the United States, the military is no longer pulling any punches. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggested Saturday that Americans must be ‘prepared for the possibility of a military confrontation with North Korea.’
The United States is now declaring the rogue country’s nuclear program an ‘urgent threat’ by Dunford as well. While speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, a gathering of national security officials in Colorado, Dunford said:
‘Many people have talked about military options with words like ‘unimaginable. I would probably shift that slightly and say it would be horrific, and it would be a loss of life unlike any we have experienced in our lifetimes, and I mean anyone who’s been alive since World War II has never seen the loss of life that could occur if there’s a conflict on the Korean Peninsula. But as I’ve told my counterparts, both friend and foe, it is not unimaginable to have military options to respond to North Korean nuclear capability. What’s unimaginable to me is allowing a capability that would allow a nuclear weapon to land in Denver, Colorado. That’s unimaginable to me. So my job will be to develop military options to make sure that doesn’t happen.’

This post was published at shtfplan on July 23rd, 2017.

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A Complete History Of John McCain Calling For War Around The World

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Earlier this week notorious war hawk US Senator John McCain (R-Az) was diagnosed with brain cancer. While the liberal and conservative establishments are sending their regards, Geopolitics Alert instead compiled a list of reasons why we don’t care about McCain.
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The list is of course a history of all the instances McCain has called for US-led intervention around the world. There’s obviously a long history here, so Geopolitics Alert has compiled the largest examples from Europe to Asia. We’ll start with the obvious wars first.
Afghanistan and Iraq Obviously every US senator (besides California’s Barbara Lee) voted to give president George W. Bush the power to invade Afghanistan following the events of September 11th. However, McCain wasn’t happy with just moving to invade Afghanistan. No, he had other targets on his mind as early as the day after the towers fell.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 22, 2017.

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“You Afraid Of A Dead Body?” Boys Who Laughed While Man Drowned Will Face Charges

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In a news story that sounds like something from Mad Max, a group of Florida teenagers who filmed themselves laughing and cracking jokes while a disabled man drowned, and then left the scene without telling anybody, will face criminal charges after all – but there’s a catch.
The teenagers, each between the ages of 14 and 16, will be charged with not reporting a death, a misdemeanor offense under Florida law. Authorities initially said there didn’t appear to be grounds to prosecute the teens, who were caught on camera mocking 32-year-old Jamel Dunn as he drowned in Cocoa, Florida, according to the New York Post.
The callous crime, which is vaguely reminiscent of the infamous Kitty Genovese slaying in New York City, is indicative of a trend tht has been bothering older Americans since the first signs began emerging in the early 90s. The contemporary breakdown in communal responsibility, fostered by smartphones and digitization of daily life, where violent videos inure children to death and violence. The boys can be heard in the video discussing Dunn’s impending death. One of the boys teased another about being scared to see a dead body, the boy replies ‘I ain’t scared to see no dead person.’

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 22, 2017.

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White House Closing Down War Crimes Office (After Being Accused Of War Crimes)

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is reportedly closing a decades-old office in the State Department that has helped pursue justice for victims of war crimes.
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The ‘Office of Global Criminal Justice’ advises the secretary of state on issues surrounding war crimes and genocide. It was established by Bill Clinton’s secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, a woman who barely batted an eyelid while overseeing the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children.
According to Newsweek, the office has supported criminal courts in Rwanda, former Yugoslavia, Cambodia, and the Central African Republic. This alone should give one an idea of the office’s intentions and prerogatives: it is often concerned with punishing African nations – as the International Criminal Court (ICC) is often accused of doing – as well as America’s adversaries but also tends to ignore the actions of the United States and its allies.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 22, 2017.

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What is The Matrix

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Let’s pretend that a few Chinese sages, long ago, decided to float a trial balloon.
They spread the word that opposites could resolve in a state of harmony. Each polarity could reflect the other.
It was a poetic thought that might be embedded in a few verses.
The sages watched and waited. Eventually, they saw that this fancy had taken hold. In fact, it had become embedded in a philosophy. It was now being discussed as a principle of the universe, the cosmos.
The sages were shocked but not surprised. Humans exhibit strange fetishes.
What started out as a poet’s passing rumination on a summer afternoon – entertained purely for the purpose of writing verse – was now an all-embracing weave of the Matrix.
From the sages’ point of view, what might be done in a poem was far more important than what might be attributed to Universe.

This post was published at Jon Rappoport on July 22, 2017.

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Moscow, Baghdad Sign Huge Arms Deal

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It was reported on July 20 that Russia and Iraq have struck a deal on supplying a large batch of T-90 tanks. Vladimir Kozhin, the Russian president’s aide for military technical cooperation, confirmed the agreement but declined to provide details, saying only the number of tanks is substantial. Russian military analyst Ruslan Pukhov told Russian newspaper Izvestia that the deal might cover deliveries of several hundred T-90 tanks, and that the contract may exceed $1 billion.
The T-90 is among the best-selling tanks in the world. Hundreds of vehicles have been sold to India, Algeria, Azerbaijan and other countries. A small number of tanks has been delivered to Syria to reinforce the military’s capabilities of combatting Islamic State (IS). Kuwait, Vietnam and Egypt are considering the option of purchasing T-90s.
Known for its firepower, enhanced protection and mobility, the T-90 features a smoothbore 2A46M 125mm main gun that can fire both armor-piercing shells and anti-tank missiles and the 1A45T fire-control system. Standard protective measures include sophisticated armor, ensuring all-round protection of the crew and critical systems, including Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armor and active infrared jammers to defend the T-90 from inbound rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank missiles and other projectiles.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 22, 2017.

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