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News Updates from CLG
08 September 2015

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Previous edition: 37 senators support Iran nuclear deal

 

Academics Who Criticize War on Terror Are 'Lawful Targets,' West Point Professor Says | 31 Aug 2015 | Legal scholars who criticize U.S. tactics against terrorists are committing treasonous acts in support of an enemy, and they and the law schools that employ them should be regarded as "lawful targets" for military attacks, a law professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point argued in an article published recently by a student-edited law journal. The article, "Trahison des Professeurs: The Critical Law of Armed Conflict / Academy as an Islamist Fifth Column," appeared in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of the National Security Law Journal, based at George Mason University, in Virginia. The article's author, William C. Bradford, has been an assistant professor of law at West Point for about a month, the British newspaper The Guardian reported on Saturday.

 

Civilian deaths claimed in 71 US-led airstrikes in Syria and Iraq | 03 Sept 2015 | The US-led coalition's bombing of Islamic State [I-CIA-SIS] in Iraq and Syria, which has been described as the "most precise ever", faces allegations that civilians have been killed in 71 separate air raids. A spokesman for US central command (Centcom) disclosed the claims to the Guardian. Many of the claims have been dismissed, but he said 10 incidents were the subject of fuller, formal investigations. Five investigations have been concluded, although only one has been published. To date, the coalition acknowledges civilian deaths in a single strike: in November 2014 a US strike on Syria killed two children, a Centcom investigation published in May found. Centcom said it will only publish investigations where a "preponderance of evidence" suggests civilians have died.

 

'West creates refugees by destroying Islamic nations' - Chechen leader | 05 Sept 2015 | The head of Russia's Chechen Republic claims the current asylum seeker crisis in European countries originated in the aggressive policies of the United States and the EU. He also called upon all Muslim nations to jointly fight the root of the problem. "If today no one rises against the inhumane policies of the Western countries, tomorrow the disaster may come to any Muslim country. I call upon you to urgently discuss this problem, to develop a unified position and to save the lives of thousands of people," Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on his Instagram account. Kadyrov also explained in his post that in his opinion the West must be blamed for tragedies that are currently taking place in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Libya, Yemen, Algeria and other Muslim nations.

 

In 'Pot-Kettle' moment of the century: US warns Russia over Syria involvement | 06 Sept 2015 | US Secretary of State John Kerry warned his Russian counterpart over unconfirmed reports of Moscow's plans to directly intervene in the [US-fomented] Syrian conflict, in a phone call on Saturday. Kerry told Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that if a report in "The New York Times" on Saturday was accurate, Russia's actions could further intensify the [CIA-engendered] four-year-old conflict, according to a statement by the US State Department. According to "The New York Times," Russia has delivered a portable air traffic control system and prefabricated housing units for hundreds of people at a Syrian airfield.

 

CIA, US Special Ops launch drone campaign in Syria [as America warns Russia not to intervene with its intervention, LOL!] | 02 Sept 2015 | The CIA and US special operations forces are carrying out a secret campaign using armed drones to target and kill Islamic State leaders in Syria, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The clandestine program is separate from America's wider military operations against IS fighters, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed US officials. Officials told The Post that the drone program has only resulted in a handful of strikes, which are being carried out by the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).

 

France eyes strikes against ISIS in Syria - report | 05 Sept 2015 | France is considering carrying out strikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) [but still I-CIA-SIS] in Syria, French newspaper Le Monde reported on Saturday citing an anonymous "high-level source." President Francois Hollande will give a news conference on Monday to clarify the matter, but government officials are refusing to comment on the report yet...In the coming months, an "informed source" said, reconnaissance missions could be conducted in Syria by the Dassault Mirage 2000 jet fighters based in Jordan.

 

Gaza water shortage catastrophic: 'We can't drink, cook or wash with it' | 06 Sept 2015 | More than 90 percent of the Gaza Strip's water is undrinkable. The rest is quickly running out. A combination of factors is rapidly depriving the population of this most basic of needs. Just one fresh water source exists today, according to the locals -- a coastal aquifer beneath the ground that is shared with Israel and Egypt. But Gaza is situated downstream from Israel, and Palestinians accuse the Jewish state of using the situation to its advantage,employing water deprivation as a tactic against the civilian population [aka a war crime]. The grim water statistics are part of a recent UN report on Gaza, which says the strip will become uninhabitable by 2020.

 

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Head of D.N.C., Backs Iran Nuclear Deal | 06 Sept 2015 | Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, announced on Sunday that she will support the nuclear agreement with Iran that has roiled [and pleased] many in her Florida district. "I'll be casting my vote to support the deal and if necessary sustain the president's veto," she told Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" on CNN. Ms. Wasserman Schultz telephoned President Obama on Saturday night to inform him of her decision.

 

Just in case anyone is wondering *why* the US is *still* in Afghanistan: Protecting the CIA's poppy fields and opium routes seems to be the prime directive. US-led coalition airstrike kills 11 Afghan anti-drug police in opium-dense Helmand province, Interior Ministry says | 08 Sept 2015 | A US-led coalition airstrike killed 11 Afghan anti-drug police officers in southern Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said Monday. Amid conflicting reports, NATO has denied responsibility. The airstrike hit the unstable, opium-rich province of Helmand on Sunday, AFP cited officials as saying. "Eleven counter-narcotics police were killed and four others were wounded in an airstrike carried out by international forces in the Garmsir district of Helmand province," deputy Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said.

 

Village of 1,000 quarantined after Ebola death in SLeone --Administrator: District on 'high alert' | 04 Sept 2015 | A village of almost 1,000 people has been placed in quarantine in Sierra Leone after the death of a 67-year-old woman from Ebola, officials said on Friday. The three-week lockdown comes after officials announced on Tuesday that the food trader had died in Sella Kafta village in the northern district of Kambia, after being sick for up to 10 days without the authorities' knowledge. Kambia chief administrator Alhaji Abu Bangura told the local Africa Independent Radio station that the district was on "high alert" to ensure the virus did not spread.

 

Person County, NC, schools: Nearly 1000 students absent today following outbreak of mysterious illness | 04 Sept 2015 | The office of Person County's Superintendent told ABC11 980 students were absent Friday after an outbreak of a mysterious gastrointestinal illness. Superintendent Danny Holloman said a gastrointestinal outbreak kept almost 700 students out of school and off the field in Person County on Thursday. More than 100 students and teachers left school Wednesday due to the virus.

 

Salmonella outbreak from Mexican cucumbers kills one, sickens hundreds in the U.S. | 05 Sept 2015 | A salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers grown in Mexico has killed one person and sickened hundreds in the United States, health officials said. The outbreak of Salmonella Poona has been reported in 27 states since July, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of the 285 people sickened, more than half have been children younger than 18. The fatality occurred in California.

 

Polio Vaccine Paralyzes 2 Children in West Ukraine Outbreak | 05 Sept 2015 | Two children in western Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio, in the first cases of the disease seen in Europe in five years, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday. The two children, an infant and a 4-year-old, were not paralyzed by the "wild-type virus" that is now known to be circulating only in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but by a strain derived from the oral polio vaccine itself. The oral vaccine contains three strains of weakened live virus.

 

Marking Labor Day, Obama extends to contractors paid sick leave | 07 Sept 2015 | President Barack Obama says Republicans who stand in the way of helping workers have been wrecking the economy for "a long, long time." Obama is marking Labor Day by addressing a major union rally and breakfast in Boston. The president is announcing that he's signing an executive order requiring federal contractors to give their workers paid sick leave.

 

Lawyer in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration in critical condition after being shot in the head | 07 Sept 2015 | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's first deputy counsel is in critical condition Monday morning, after being shot in the head during the pre-dawn festivities for the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York. Authorities say Carey Gabay, 43, and his brother were walking near Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Place around 3:40am when they passed a group fighting and gunshots rang out. Gabay was shot in the head by a stray bullet and rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

 

Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton by 9 in New Hampshire, gains in Iowa: Poll | 06 Sept 2015 | Bernie Sanders has jumped out to a nine-point lead over front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, and he's gained ground on her among Iowa voters in the Democratic presidential race, according to a pair of brand-new NBC News/Marist polls. In New Hampshire, the Vermont senator gets the support of 41 percent of Democratic voters, Clinton gets 32 percent and Vice President Joe Biden gets 16 percent. No other Democratic candidate receives more than 1 percent.

 

Harking back to days of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Reformation, Kentucky judge rejects divorce petition --Judge rejects divorce case, cites gay marriage ruling | 03 Sept 2015 | A Tennessee couple who filed for divorce about a year ago are stuck with each other. Hamilton County's chancellor denied their petition, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling. The decision was issued by Jeffrey Atherton, who essentially said the June Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage across the country has destroyed the court's ability to grant divorces. He added the Supreme Court should issue a ruling on when a marriage is no longer a marriage — otherwise, he said, state courts won't be able to address marriage and divorce cases properly.

 

Kim Davis appeals contempt of court ruling over same-sex marriage licenses | 06 Sept 2015 | Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who's refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has appealed the contempt of court ruling that landed her in jail last week, according to court documents obtained by CNN. "While most Americans are enjoying the extended holiday weekend with family and friends, Kim Davis sits in isolation for the fourth day in jail," her attorney, Mat Staver, said in a statement Sunday. Davis had refused to give licenses to same-sex couples after June's Supreme Court decision on grounds that issuing the licenses would violate her Christian convictions against same-sex marriage.

 

Whole Foods' security guard is fired after 'slamming a customer into concrete pillars before choking him unconscious in bloody attack when he tried to pay with food stamps' | 04 Sept 2015 | An armed security guard working at the Whole Foods Market in Oakland, California has been fired after he reportedly beat one customer to a bloody pulp Thursday night. The alleged violent assault began inside the store located on Bay Place near Lake Merritt around 9:30pm, according to the store's spokeswoman Beth Krauss...Police say that the victim is in stable condition at a local hospital.

 

Mother Bear Hides in Tree for Hours After Terrorist Kills Her Cubs [A thousand pities the mother bear was unable to *shoot first.*] | 02 Sept 2015 | Update: The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office filed charges against [sociopath] Daniel C. Williams on Thursday, including two felony counts and six misdemeanor counts. He could face up to 4.5 years in prison and significant fines. A mother black bear thought she was taking her young cubs out to find some food. Instead, she watched them die. Early Tuesday morning, the young bear family found some unsecured trash cans in Evergreen, Colorado, and began to rummage through them. They were spotted by the homeowner, Daniel C. Williams. Instead of leaving the bears alone or calling officials, Williams decided to scare them off...One of the young cubs died instantly as his mother watched. The other was severely injured and had to be euthanized. The frightened mother bear ran across the street and into a nearby tree. Traumatized by watching her cubs die, she clung to its branches for 15 hours as officials cordoned off the area to keep her safe and waited for her to come down.

 

Season's seventh tropical storm, Grace, heading west from the eastern Atlantic | 07 Sept 2015 | The year's seventh named tropical storm has already begun forming in the mid-Atlantic, with meteorologists predicting it could gather steam in the coming days. Tropical Storm Grace, was seen with increasing signs of organizing itself into a spinning system on Sunday in the eastern Atlantic and was expected to reach the Caribbean at the end of the week. Grace marks an early emergence on the season's seventh storm, a mark not reached in the average year until September 16.

 

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