Month: August 2021

MSN – Business Insider

United Airlines has instructed its flight attendants not to use duct tape on disorderly passengers.

John Slater, United’s senior vice president of inflight services, sent a memo to flight attendants on Friday telling them to avoid using tape to restrain unruly passengers. Continue reading “United Airlines told its flight attendants not to duct tape unruly passengers, saying most flyers are ‘on their best behavior’”

The Age – by Tom Cowie

Construction is under way at Melbourne’s Centre for National Resilience – the unwieldy name given to the new quarantine facility in Mickleham – with the camp set to open by the end of the year.

A community engagement session was held earlier this week on progress of the fast-tracked 1000-bed accommodation site for returning travellers, however residents were told that builders would not be delayed by any consultation process. Continue reading “Construction of Mickleham quarantine camp starts”

Newswars – by Paul Joseph Watson

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has put the entire country under lockdown after just one single case of COVID was discovered.

Yes, really.  Continue reading “Entire Country of New Zealand Put Under Lockdown After Just ONE Single COVID Case”

Epoch Times – by Mark Tapscott

Illegal immigrants are crossing into the United States from Mexico in record-shattering numbers, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ignoring a congressional request for information regarding where the government is relocating them, lawmakers say. Continue reading “Homeland Security Ignoring Congressional Requests for Info on Where Illegal Immigrants Are Being Sent”

RT

Newly elected president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, has claimed that the US “defeat” and its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan may represent a chance for war-torn Afghanistan to revive itself and find peace.

Ultraconservative Raisi commented on Monday that “the military defeat and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan should offer an opportunity to restore life, security and lasting peace in that country.”
Continue reading “Iranian President Raisi says US ‘defeat’ in Afghanistan may be chance for new-found peace as Taliban takes over”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Chinese, Iranian, and to some degree Russian media are reacting with glee over humiliating scenes of America’s exit plans in chaos coming out of Kabul Sunday into Monday.

Perhaps as expected, Chinese state-run Global Times featured it’s most prominent headline Monday with the words “Taliban’s rapid victory embarrasses US, smashes image, arrogance.” Alternately Beijing is claiming to “respect” Afghans’ choice – as the same article reads. And then there’s outright mocking – as is seen by the Global Times’ editor… Continue reading “China Mocks “Embarrassed, Arrogant” US Forces While Praising “Friendly” Relations With Taliban”

TASS

MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. Russia has established working contacts with Kabul’s new authorities in order to ensure security of the Russian diplomatic mission, a statement by Russia’s Foreign Ministry made public on Monday said.

“The Russian Embassy in Kabul continues to function as usual. The working contacts with the representatives of the new authorities have been established in order to ensure security of the Russian foreign institution,” the document said. Continue reading “Russia establishes working contacts with new Afghan authorities, Foreign Ministry says”

Sputnik

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said he intended to travel with representatives of the Taliban movement* through Kabul to make sure that the city is safe.

“I want to take a drive around the city with the Taliban and just see with my own eyes and make sure … is it really calm,” Zhirnov said on the air of the Ekho Moskvy broadcaster. Continue reading “Russian Ambassador Intends to Drive Through Kabul With Taliban to Make Sure City is Safe”

RT

The Taliban has started rounding up weapons belonging to civilians and those in the security profession, as the militant group firms up its control over the Afghan capital and thousands flee.

On Monday, the Taliban started entering premises around the captured Afghan capital of Kabul and began seizing weapons. A representative of the militant group said that people no longer needed to keep weapons for safety, confirming that it had started collecting firearms.  Continue reading “Taliban starts collecting weapons from civilians, claims people can feel safe under its rule”