Category Archives: Global Politics

Recordings reveal Khashoggi tortured then dismembered while still alive

“It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording of the Saudi journalist’s last moments,” told the Middle East Eye. The source said Khashoggi was “dragged from the Consul General’s office at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and onto the table of his study next door. The screaming stopped when Khashoggi was injected with an as yet unknown substance. Head of forensic evidence in the Saudi general security department Salah Muhammad al-Tubaigy began to cut Khashoggi’s body up on a table in the study while he was still alive. As he started to dismember the body, Tubaigy put on earphones and listened to music. He advised other members of the squad to do the same.”

Source: Recordings reveal Khashoggi tortured then dismembered while still alive

How drug resistant TB evolved and spread globally – European colonialism!

The most common form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) originated in Europe and spread to Asia, Africa and the Americas with European explorers and colonialists, reveals a new study led by UCL and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Source: How drug resistant TB evolved and spread globally

Audio Contains Gruesome Details of Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says – The New York Times – Who needs allies like this?

His killers were waiting when Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. They severed his fingers during an interrogation and later beheaded and dismembered him, according to details from audio recordings published in the Turkish news media on Wednesday. It was all over within a few minutes, the recordings suggested.

Hungary′s homeless ban: When poverty becomes a crime | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 15.10.2018 Governing from fear and ignorance.

An estimated 30,000 homeless people live in Hungary, most of them in Budapest. According to the government, shelters have room for 19,000 people, while civil society groups that look after the homeless say there is only room for around 11,000 people. Space is tight in many shelters, the homeless sleep in large dormitories and the social work is inadequate, they say. As a result, many homeless people often prefer to live on the streets. Critics say the Orban government’s handling of the homeless situation is unprofessional and amateurish. According to Gabor Ivanyi, a well-known Methodist priest who has been running a homeless association and a shelter in Budapest for many years, the new law is akin to the health care system banning people from falling ill.

Source: Hungary′s homeless ban: When poverty becomes a crime | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 15.10.2018

NSW Young Nationals investigate alt-right ‘infiltration’, suspend new memberships – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Background Briefing investigation revealed that Mr Jennings, Mr Brasher and Mr Tuckfield were attending a secret men’s-only fight club run by Lads Society. Mr Jennings was also a member of the far-right movement The New Guard, a group of self-described fascists. The new Nazis: How the meme-rich world of the internet is a threat The 21st century’s “Nazi 2.0” is moving from dark corners online into public debate. Here’s how the threat is different to its predecessor, writes Kaz Ross. “I wasn’t aware of this infiltration or these individuals attempting to come into our party to exert some level of influence,” Mr Grant said. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Young Nationals declared “radical ideologies have no place” within the party, and announced they would carry out an “urgent investigation” headed by the party’s constitution and ethics committee.

Source: NSW Young Nationals investigate alt-right ‘infiltration’, suspend new memberships – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

New Saudi airstrike hits bus carrying civilians in Yemen | News | DW | 13.10.2018

“The final toll is not determined yet because body parts of many victims are mixed with each other,” said spokesman for the rebel-controlled Health Ministry Youssef al-Hadari. Many of the wounded were reported to be in critical condition. Read more: Millions of children face famine in Yemen conflict Witnesses cited by the DPA news agency said that the victims were attempting to flee the fighting in the port city, where the forces allied with the Saudi coalition have been trying to dislodge the rebels since June. Hodeida plays a key role for supplying food to Yemen civilians, as 80 percent of all imports and aid enter the country through its port.

Source: New Saudi airstrike hits bus carrying civilians in Yemen | News | DW | 13.10.2018

Manhattan Republican Club Vandalized Ahead Of Visit From Proud Boys Founder: Gothamist – Have to wonder if they vandalized themselves for publicity and false flag op?

McInnes has insisted that he is not a white supremacist or member of the alt-right. But his past comments include suggesting Muslims are “more violent” due to inbreeding, referring to Asians as “slopes,” and defending the use of the N-word. He’s written for VDARE.com, which the Southern Poverty Law Center identifies as a “White Nationalist” hate group, and was recently banned by Twitter for violating the platform’s policy on “violent extremist groups.” Members of the Proud Boys were present at the white supremacist #UniteTheRight rally in Charlottesville where Heather Heyer was killed. Still, Reilly said that the Republican organization does not have any misgivings about hosting McInnes, noting that the Proud Boy founder’s views don’t differ much from those of previous Metropolitan Club guests, like Tucker Carlson, Newt Gingrich, and Ann Coulter. “He is part of the right,” Reilly told Gothamist. “We promote people and ideas of all kinds from the right. We’re open to different views. We would never invite anyone who would incite violence.”

Source: Manhattan Republican Club Vandalized Ahead Of Visit From Proud Boys Founder: Gothamist

Judge orders Palestinian-American student to remain in Israeli custody | +972 Magazine This is kidnapping, illegal arrest, abducting US citizen without cause!

A Tel Aviv District Court ordered Lara Alqasem, the 22-year-old Palestinian American who was denied entry into Israel due to her political views and has been held by Israeli authorities for the past nine days, to remain in detention on Thursday.

Source: Judge orders Palestinian-American student to remain in Israeli custody | +972 Magazine

Fear of Russian hacking of election is real in Georgia, USA | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 12.10.2018

Two years after Russian election meddling, many US states are ill-prepared to prevent a repeat in the midterms. Georgia, with its electronic-voting-only system, is one of the most vulnerable targets.

Source: Fear of Russian hacking of election is real in Georgia, USA | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 12.10.2018