Sputnik

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dramatically vowed to leave office if any proof is provided that Ankara has been buying oil from the terrorist group Daesh (ISIL/IS). But does the Turkish leader really believe that President Putin is going to make a statement unsupported by evidence? Here’s at least some of the evidence Erdogan has hastily asked for.

Satellite images and aerial photos showing the true scale of the Daesh (ISIL) oil trade:    Continue reading “Are You Sure About That? Why Erdogan Shouldn’t Have Asked for Proof”

Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Former UN human rights worker Kilian Kleinschmidt pointed out in a recent interview that for many people around the world, a stay in a refugee camp could last an entire lifetime.

“These are the cities of tomorrow, The average stay today in a camp is 17 years. That’s a generation. In the Middle East, we were building camps: storage facilities for people. But the refugees were building a city. I mean what’s the difference between someone in Philly and somebody in a refugee city? We have to get away from the concept that, because you have that status – migrant, refugee, martian, alien, whatever – you’re not allowed to be like everybody else.” he told Dezeen.   Continue reading “Average Stay in a Refugee Camp is 17 Years, UN Expert Says Camps are “The Cities Of Tomorrow””

RT

Russia has received additional intelligence confirming that oil from deposits controlled by Islamic State is moved through Turkey on an industrial scale, said Vladimir Putin. President Recep Erdogan said he will resign if this is confirmed.

Moscow has grounds to suspect that Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 on November 24 to secure illegal oil deliveries from Syria to Turkey, Putin said on the sidelines of the climate change summit in Paris on Monday.    Continue reading “Russia has ‘more proof’ ISIS oil routed through Turkey, Erdogan says he’ll resign if it’s true”

RT

The Paris terror attacks have prompted Belgium to call for a unified European intelligence agency that would share information to nip future threats in the bud. The idea has been met with skepticism from such EU members as Germany.

The statement was made by Belgium’s Prime Minister, Charles Michel. “We must quickly put in place a European intelligence agency, a European CIA,” in order to “unmask those with hostile intentions,” Michel said on French radio RTL.   Continue reading “Belgium wants unified ‘European CIA,’ cites Paris attacks”

CNN – by Michael Pearson and Dana Ford

A 21-year-old man was arrested Monday, accused of threatening to kill students and staff at the University of Chicago in an apparent attempt to avenge the death of Laquan McDonald, authorities said.

Jabari Dean, 21 was arrested without incident. He is expected to appear in court later in the day.   Continue reading “Chicago threat suspect allegedly sought to avenge Laquan McDonald’s death”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes

Not only has Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke been charged with first-degree murder in the October 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, but according to grand jury testimony of a Burger King restaurant manager, Chicago police also erased a surveillance video to try and cover the shooting up.

Jay Darshane, manager at a Burger King located near where McDonald was shot, testified that Chicago police officers showed up to his restaurant shortly after the shooting, asking him to see his surveillance footage. After they left, there was a curious and unexplained 86-minute gap in the footage that just so happens to cover the exact time of the shooting.   Continue reading “Chicago Police Accused of Deleting Burger King Surveillance Video to Hide Teen’s Death by Cop”

The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Boston, MA — A violent cop, who beat an innocent man in front of fellow officers, and then charged him with assault, pleaded guilty to battery last week, but only after video of the incident surfaced.

Officer Felix Rivera, Jr. 34, of the Chelsea police department, responded, along with several officers, to a call about a man with a gun on September 26, 2014. The victim, who was 20-years-old at the time, was not the man with a gun.   Continue reading “After Video Surfaces, Innocent Man is Exonerated for Assault on an Officer, Cop Pleads Guilty”

RT

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave the yuan a vote of confidence on Monday by including the Chinese currency in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) uniting the US dollar, euro, British pound and the Japanese yen.

Adding the yuan as a reserve currency will allow central banks to buy more of the Chinese currency, and boost investment in the Chinese stock market. According to Standard Chartered bank, within five years market players will invest at least $1 trillion in Chinese assets.   Continue reading “Chinese yuan to become global reserve currency”

Reuters

The World Bank on Monday launched a $500 million (333 million pounds) market-based scheme designed to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change.

Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have jointly pledged an initial $250 million to get the so-called Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF) up and running next year, while the bank hopes further contributions will take the eventual total to $500 mln.   Continue reading “World Bank launches $500 million carbon market scheme”

Reuters

Two senior U.S. senators called on Sunday for Washington to nearly triple military force levels in Iraq to 10,000 and send an equal number of troops to Syria as part of a multinational ground force to counter Islamic State in both countries.

Republicans John McCain and Lindsey Graham criticized President Barack Obama’s incremental Islamic State strategy, which relies on air strikes and modest support to local ground forces in Iraq and Syria, and said the need for greater U.S. involvement was underlined by this month’s Paris attacks.   Continue reading “U.S. senators call for 20,000 troops in Syria and Iraq”

Breitbart – by Pam Key

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declared he wasn’t going to “take it back,” during a heated exchange with host Chuck Todd over Trump’s claim thousands of American Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the Twin Towers going down on September 11, 2001.   Continue reading “Trump on 9/11 Claims: ‘I’m Not Going to Take it Back’”

Jon Rappaport

6:07pm Pacific Time, Friday, November 27. Before the name of the Colorado Springs shooter is released, before the final report is in on how many victims there are, before we know any of the facts and lies, the after-agenda is already set:

Take away the guns.

Planned Parenthood is a wonderful organization. Recent criticism, those bothersome videos—who cares? They’re selling baby parts for profit? Those videos were edited and omitted proper context (non-denial denial?). The folks at PP do a great job, and the proof of that is that they were attacked.   Continue reading “Planned Parenthood shooting agenda already set in stone”

Reuters

Trial begins on Monday for a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black man from an injury he suffered while in police custody that triggered rioting and protests and fueled a U.S. debate on police brutality.

Officer William Porter, 26, is the first of six officers scheduled for separate trials in Baltimore City Circuit Court for the death in April of Freddie Gray.   Continue reading “Trial of Baltimore police officer charged in man’s death to start”

Reuters

Authorities captured a man early on Sunday suspected of fatally shooting a police officer who had responded to a domestic dispute in a city east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State Police said.

Police searched six hours for Ray Shetler Jr., 31, who is suspected of shooting St. Clair Township Officer Lloyd Reed at a residence in New Florence, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, state police said in a statement.   Continue reading “Police capture suspect in shooting of Pennsylvania officer”

BBC News

Nearly 150 global leaders are gathering in Paris amid tight security for a critical UN climate meeting.

The conference, known as COP21, starts on Monday and will try to craft a long-term deal to limit carbon emissions.

Observers say that the recent terror attacks on the French capital will increase the chances of a new agreement.   Continue reading “COP21: Paris climate deal ‘more likely’ after terror attacks”

USA Today – by Aamer Madhani

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago has canceled classes on Monday and asked students, faculty and non-essential staff to stay away from its main campus on the city’s South Side after being informed by the FBI of a threat of gun violence.

“The University was informed by FBI counterterrorism officials today (Sunday) that an unknown individual posted an online threat of gun violence against the University of Chicago, specifically mentioning ‘the campus quad’ on Monday morning at 10 a.m.,” university president Robert Zimmer told the campus community in an e-mail Sunday. “Based on the FBI’s assessment of this threat and recent tragic events at other campuses across the country, we have decided in consultation with federal and local law enforcement officials to exercise caution by canceling all classes and activities on the Hyde Park campus through midnight on Monday.”   Continue reading “University of Chicago cancels Monday classes after gun violence threat”

Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Robert Hinton, 28, was killed just before midnight on Thursday, the day before he was scheduled to receive a $450,000 settlement from the city. Hinton had won the settlement roughly two months ago when it was decided in court that corrections officers used unjust force against him during his stay at Rikers Prison.

Surveillance footage at the prison revealed that corrections officers hog-tied Hinton and assaulted him, all while he was already shackled and not threatening them harm in any way. Hinton was being transferred to another part of the jail but refused to leave his cell. According to the lawsuit, that is when five corrections officers, including a captain, entered his cell and assaulted him.   Continue reading “Police Brutality Victim Mysteriously Killed a Day Before Receiving $450K Settlement”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

A day after Turkey arrested two journalists for their report exposing Erdogan’s weapons deliveries to “extremist groups” in Syria, confirming that no dissent to the president’s foreign policy would be allowed, today a new riot has erupted in Istanbul following the dramatic murder in broad daylight of Tahir Elci, the president of the Turkish bar association in southeastern Diyarbakir province, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while giving a public speech.   Continue reading “Violence Erupts In Turkey After Prominent Lawyer Is Assassinated On Live TV”

Free Thought Project – by Justin Gardner

It should be common knowledge now that law enforcement has no hesitation in abandoning morality to achieve its goals. During interrogation of suspects, they can lie, offer false rewards, harass and threaten in the pursuit of a confession, deceiving the suspect into waiving his constitutional rights. This is used on children too, resulting in a high rate of false confessions.   Continue reading “How Cops Use “Psychopaths and Liars” and Often Become Them to Achieve their Goals”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes

So, not only did rebel Turkmen admit to firing on the Russian pilots from the ground as they attempted to parachute to safety from their downed plane, including the surviving pilot who they claimed they killed but who lived to tell the story of how his plane was shot down without any warning from Turkey whatsoever, but…

Now video has been released reportedly showing the Syrian rebels firing a U.S.-made missile at the Russian helicopters sent in to rescue the pilots.   Continue reading “Video Shows Syrian “Rebels” Blowing Up Russian Rescue Helicopter With U.S. Missile”