Geopolitical mosaic: in China, “re-education camps” will be canceled and allowed to have two children in the family, and Paul Craig Roberts said that the world is tired of American “financial imperialism”
Investigation of the crash in Kazan. - The terrorist attack in Haraste. - Bug with the head. - NKORS is ready for negotiations with Moscow. “Saudis are furious.” - The US will prepare Libyan special forces. - 10 million from the State Department. - Libyan abduction. - Taiwan broke up with Gambia. - Uigurs with axes. - China: two children in the family. - Russian aircraft frightened the Japanese. - Ultra-right power: in Europe, remember the days of Hitler. - Garbage compromise. - About the "degenerative" pictures and their owner. - The French president decided to put pressure on Iran. - "Question Tymoshenko." - The kingdom and its bald king. - Visa liberalization for Moldova. - Euro in Russian advertising does not need. - Georgian governors resigned on a massive scale. - Navalny will head the "People's Alliance." - And America is not the same, and Putin is not the same. - The Pentagon refuses to purchase Mi-17 for Afghanistan? - Liquishing agents. - Paul Craig Roberts on the fate of the United States. - 300 years, boiling oceans and microbial soup.
Investigation of the crash in Kazan. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending a team of specialists to Russia to assist in the investigation of the plane crash in Kazan. This was reported by representatives of the board. A group of three people will be headed by NTSB senior aircraft accident investigation specialist Dennis Jones, "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
As Vesti reminds, the Boeing Aircraft Corporation told about the readiness to assist in investigating the causes of the crash of Boeing-737 in Kazan: “We express condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the crash of Tatarstan. Boeing is ready to provide technical assistance in investigating what happened. ”
The attack in Haraste. The explosion in Haraste near Damascus claimed the lives of 30 soldiers, the Naharnet news agency reported. According to unconfirmed reports, among the dead - three generals. Responsibility for the attack took on the group "Dira al-Asyma", part of the Free Syrian Army, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin.
The attack was arranged a day after the military commander declared the area of Harasta safe. The militants laid explosives under the building of the rear control of the Syrian armed forces.
Mistake with the head. Militants linked to al-Qaida apologized after decapitating the wrong person, writes Mixednews.ru with reference to the "Daily Mail".
The video, published on YouTube by militants of the Islamic State Iraq and Al-Sham group (ISIS) fighting in Syria, demonstrates the severed head of a man whom the thugs considered a supporter of Bashar al-Assad.
Later, after publication, it became clear that the victim was an associate of the militants, wounded in battle. The name of the slain is Mohammed Fares. He commanded the Arar al-Sham group, fighting on the side of ISIS.
What to do? The solution was found: the representatives of the group referred to the words of the Prophet Muhammad: he said that Allah will forgive the one who killed the believer by mistake.
NKORS is ready for negotiations with Moscow. The leader of the National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Ahmed Al-Jarba, "is ready for serious negotiations with Russia." This was stated by his press secretary Munzir Akbik, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin with reference to the "Naharnet."
“The head of the NKORS is very interested in a dialogue with Russia and accepted the invitation conveyed to him by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. However, he will not be able to arrive on a visit to Moscow, as proposed, on November 18-20, ”the spokesman said. According to him, "travel dates are agreed."
"Saudis are furious." "Mossad" and the government of Saudi Arabia are preparing a joint attack on Iran, writes "The Sunday Times" referring to informed sources, reports "Lenta.ru".
According to the publication, Jerusalem and Riyadh attack option on Iran is considered in the event that negotiations on a nuclear program will not bring significant fruit.
The parties agreed that Saudi Arabia would give Israeli aircraft access to flights over the country’s territory. Riyadh plans to take part in a possible military operation against Iran also with the help of UAVs. More Saudis will provide cargo planes and rescue helicopters. “The Saudis are furious and want to help Israel with everything that is possible,” the source said.
The USA will prepare Libyan special forces. The United States is developing a training plan for the Libyan security forces and special forces. This was announced by the head of the Special Operations Command of the US Armed Forces, Admiral William Makreyven, speaking at a defense forum that took place at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, over the weekend, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
“Suffice it to say that efforts will be made to train their (Libyans) conventional forces from 5 to 7 to thousands of people,” said the admiral. In addition, the United States will assist in the training of the Libyan special forces so that they can conduct counter-terrorism operations on their own.
“Perhaps there is a certain risk that some people whom we will prepare will have a faulty past,” the admiral added. “However, in the end, this is the best solution we can find in order to teach them how to cope with their own problems.”
As an anonymous representative of the Pentagon explained to journalists, the United States proposes to train the Libyan military in Bulgaria.
10 million from the State Department. The US government awarded 10 millions of dollars in remuneration for information about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in September 2012. According to "Lenta.ru" Reuters, this information was confirmed by the State Department.
The US Secretary of State announced that the award was announced in January. John Kerry wrote to the Republican Party senator John McCain about this, answering the question of why he hasn’t yet been offered a reward for information about the incident in Benghazi.
The Secretary of State explained the lack of wide publicity to security concerns. And further stressed that the relevant information was published on the website of the State Department's program "Awards for Justice", which involves the payment of rewards for information that helps to capture suspected terrorists.
Libyan abduction. Unidentified persons kidnapped in Liberal intelligence service deputy head Mustafa Nour in Tripoli, reports RIA News" with reference to France Press.
"The deputy head of intelligence was abducted immediately after returning to Tripoli because of a trip abroad," the agency quotes an anonymous source.
According to Reuters, Noura was kidnapped at the airport.
No terrorist group has yet claimed responsibility for what happened.
The abduction of Nur took place against the backdrop of protests and clashes that began in Tripoli on Friday, reminds RIA "News". Thousands of people gathered at an authorized rally near the headquarters of the militia in the capital district of Gargur. Protesters demanded that the armed militia left the city. Militants shot several times in the air, and then opened fire on the assembled.
On Saturday, clashes resumed, and army units intervened in the conflict. 45 people were killed, and about 400 injured were taken to hospitals.
Yesterday, the authorities of Tripoli imposed a state of emergency on the territory of the city.
Taiwan broke up with Gambia. Taiwan authorities have announced the termination of diplomatic relations with the Gambia. According to the official representative of Taiwan, "notifications about termination of relations with the Gambia and suspension of programs of assistance to this state were sent to the relevant departments abroad," correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexey Selishchev.
This step was a response to the statement of the African country about the break of official ties with Taiwan, motivated by "national strategic interests."
Beijing has declared its innocence to what is happening. Hong Lei, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said: “We received this information from foreign media; so far, China has not established contacts with the Gambia. We adhere to the one-China principle and the peaceful path to its reunification. ”
ITAR-TASS recalls that the Gambia established diplomatic relations with Taiwan 18 years ago. Analysts believe that the current gap means the Gambia’s desire to re-establish diplomatic ties with China, which are expanding its presence in Africa, interrupted in 1995.
Uigurs with axes. On the night of November 17, nine Uighurs with axes attacked a police station in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. According to "Lenta.ru" with reference to BBC News, all the attackers were killed.
There are losses among the police: at least two of them died. Two more were injured.
China: two children in the family. The system of labor "re-education camps" in China will be abolished. This is stated in the message of Xinhua, which published the full text of the decisions of the last plenary session of the Communist Party, reports "Lenta.ru".
In addition, another major news is reported: Chinese families will be allowed to have two children, and not one - true, provided that one of the parents was the only child in the family.
Finally, an important decision of the plenum is the gradual reduction of the list of crimes for which China is punished with the death penalty.
As conceived by the Chinese leadership, such changes will become "part of efforts aimed at strengthening human rights and improving the quality of law enforcement."
As recalled by "Lenta", in Chinese labor camps ("laojiao") (laojiao), there are criminals who have committed minor offenses, and people who, for some reason, are irritating to local authorities. People are sent to such camps without a court decision, simply by the decision of the local police authorities.
With regard to innovations on the death penalty, the Chinese criminal code prescribes to shoot for pimping, poaching, maintenance of brothels, fake money, bribery, etc.
Russian aircraft frightened the Japanese. Today, the Japanese Air Force fighters were alerted. The reason was the flight of two Russian planes near the country's airspace. It is reported by the Japanese agency "Kyodo" with reference to representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Japan, reports "Lenta.ru".
According to the agency, two Tu-95 bombers flew along the Japanese archipelago - from the side of the island of Okinawa to the side of the island of Hokkaido. Then the aircraft headed towards Sakhalin. The airspace of Japan was not violated.
Yesterday, Japanese Air Force fighters were also alerted: anti-submarine Tu-142 flew near the borders of the country. The airspace was not violated.
Ultra-right power: in Europe, remember the times of Hitler. In the article "The rise of ultra-right Europe: a terrible echo of 1930-x" ("The Guardian"; the source of translation - "InoSMI") John Palmer writes that it will soon be too late to begin the struggle with the influence of parties with fascist inclinations.
French and Dutch populists, the author notes, are trying to keep a distance between themselves and frankly neo-Nazi parties (the Greek Golden Dawn or the Hungarian Jobbik, whose members oppose the Gypsy minority).
According to polls, the ultra-right can get up to a third of the seats in the European Parliament for elections to be held next May. The situation reminds the author of the 1936 situation of the year, when the centrists and leftists, especially in France, slowed down to fascism, but failed to form an effective coalition.
In addition, John Palmer is frightened by the “wait-and-see policy” emanating from conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and representatives of some of the Blue Labor ideologues toward racists.
Garbage compromise. Signing an agreement with contracting firms ended yesterday with the strike of the scavengers in the Spanish capital. During the 13 days of the strike, mountains of waste have accumulated on the streets of Madrid, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexander Chernosvitov.
The strikers have made the abolition of the decision to dismiss 1134 scavengers and lower salaries for the rest. They had to make concessions: their salaries would not rise over the next 5 years; new employees will not be hired for vacant positions, including those related to retirement; during the summer months vacation can not be taken entirely.
Juan Carlos del Rio, a spokesman for the Universal Union of Workers, said that "the strike ended in victory for the workers, who demonstrated what can be achieved by rallying the ranks in the struggle for common goals."
About the "degenerative" pictures and their owner. Recently became famous 80-year-old Cornelius Gurlitt, the owner of almost one and a half thousand valuable paintings, is not going to part with them, according to "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Previously it was thought that all these canvases died during the bombing of Dresden in 1945, but they were later found in the Munich Gurlitt storeroom — on canned food shelves. Here and Picasso, and Matisse, and Klee, and Nolde, and others. The entire assembly is worth about a billion euros.
The Nazis considered these works "degenerate", seized paintings from museums and private collections. Hildebrand Gurlitt, the father of Cornelius, was dismissed from the post of director of the museum: he was half Jewish. Later, the Nazis asked Gurlitt to transfer the paintings abroad, but in the end the canvas remained with him.
The son of this art historian is now accused of tax evasion: he sold some of his paintings, earning a living. The Bavarian authorities are now offering a deal to the owner of the collection: he will give masterpieces to the state, and the case against him will end.
The French president decided to put pressure on Iran. Francois Hollande called four conditions for resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, which his country will insist on, reports RIA News".
During the visit to Israel, which began yesterday, Hollande said that France would not ease the pressure on Iran until he was confident that he had no ambitions to get nuclear weapon. Hollande did not rule out the possibility of an interim deal that would put Iranian nuclear facilities under international control and limit uranium enrichment. At a press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, Hollande said: “The first requirement is to place all Iranian nuclear facilities under international control right now. Second, suspend enrichment to 20%. Third, reduce the accumulated reserves (of nuclear fuel). Finally, stop the construction of a plant in Arak (where plutonium can be produced). We consider these points as necessary guarantees of any transaction. ”
"Question Tymoshenko." The foreign ministers of 28 of the EU countries at the next meeting in Brussels will discuss Ukraine’s readiness to sign the EU Association Agreement, said RIA News" source in the Council of the European Union.
“It’s about Ukraine’s readiness to associate with the EU, but it’s hardly possible to expect any decisions on this,” the source said.
According to observers, the signing of an association agreement in Vilnius 28-29 in November depends on whether the Verkhovna Rada adopts a law that will allow Yulia Tymoshenko to undergo treatment abroad. In Brussels, they believe that Kiev delays the implementation of EU requirements with regard to political association and economic integration, one of which is to solve the “Tymoshenko issue”.
The kingdom and its bald king. About how a former resident of Iran recently became a Ukrainian earl, writes "Vіkna".
The center of the state is located in Chernihiv. "Vikna" found there a house with signs: "Interpol", "National Bank". Journalists saw cars with unusual numbers. Residents refused to communicate at home: a state secret, but Elena Tsaryuk, the spokesman for the traffic police of Chernihiv, explained to reporters that a certain “sovereign titular people” lived in the Chernihiv region, who did not recognize the laws of Ukraine.
An Iranian became a citizen of this nation, having obtained a passport from the hands of the emperor - bald man Oleg in a crumpled shirt - in a secret house. In the past, Oleg taught philosophy at the university. The newly-born Count Nick received a security guard with an Interpol certificate, as well as license plates from the Kingdom of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Nick Denise came to the conclusion that he was professionally deceived ...
Visa liberalization for Moldova. From 2015, Moldovan citizens will be able to visit EU countries without visas. This is reported by Publika.md, with reference to the European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso, reports "Lenta.ru".
Speaking 15 November in Brussels after a meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Yuri Leanca, Barroso said that the republic had fulfilled all the necessary requirements for visa liberalization with the EU. In this regard, reports Interfax, the European Commission will propose to the EU Council to remove visa restrictions for Moldovans.
According to Publika.md, the relevant question will be raised at the next Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius on November 28-29.
As previously reported, the liberalization will affect the travel of Moldovan citizens to the EU for up to 90 days.
“This will be a big step that will allow Moldovans to travel without waiting in lines at the consulates, but just get on a plane or car and go,” said Stefano Manservizi, director of the interior department of the European Commission. According to him, the visa-free regime will also apply to those Moldovan citizens who live in the territory of the unrecognized Transnistria.
Euro in Russian advertising does not need. The Ministry of Finance of Latvia was banned from distributing Russian-language informational materials about the transition to the euro. Reports about it "DELFI" referring to the First Baltic channel, transfers "Lenta.ru".
According to available information, the ban was imposed by the State Language Center.
“Government agencies, including the Ministry of Finance, have the right to distribute all such information only in the state language,” said Agris Timushka, deputy director of the center.
"Lenta" reminds that the state language center monitors compliance with language legislation. Recently, the Center, for example, banned sending Russian-speaking invitations to women for free medical examinations from the National Health Service (on cancer testing). The National Service had planned to send these materials in Latvian and Russian, but the CJA insisted that they should be only in the state language.
Georgian governors resigned on a massive scale. Governors of all regions of Georgia sent resignation letters to President Saakashvili. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to Georgia Online.
The resignation of the governors followed the presidential election, which was won by the representative of the "Georgian Dream" Georgy Margvelashvili.
Resigned heads of regions were appointed to these posts by Saakashvili. The following governors (in accordance with the changes to the constitution, which will soon come into force) will be appointed by the government headed by Irakli Garibashvili - an ally of the Georgian Dream leader Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Navalny will head the "People's Alliance." Yesterday in one of the metropolitan hotels the founding congress of the party "People's Alliance" was held, reports Interfax.
At the congress, it was decided that the "People's Alliance" will lead Navalny. According to the vote counting protocol, 88 from 108 party members voted for his candidacy. After the announcement of Navalny as chairman of the party, he thanked his supporters who supported him.
Shortly before the vote, Navalny announced the submission of documents to the Ministry of Justice - for the registration of the "People's Alliance".
“I hope that the party will now be registered, because if this does not happen, it will be another confirmation that all the government’s talk that it is allowing the opposition to go to the elections is empty,” he said, adding then that “ People's Alliance "provides" people the only opportunity at all for someone to vote. "
Vladimir Ashurkov, a member of the party’s central council, said at the congress that Sergei Guriev, the ex-rector of the New Economic School, was helping to write to the People’s Alliance. Members of the movement also attracted experts from law enforcement, health, education and science.
The program of the “People’s Alliance”, in particular, provides for “amending the Constitution of Russia in terms of reducing the powers of the President of the Russian Federation in favor of the powers of parliament, lowering the threshold for passing parties to the State Duma, and reforming law enforcement and the judiciary.” In the field of economics, the People’s Alliance is in favor of reducing the state’s share in the economy, for gradual privatization, the proceeds of which should be spent on pension reform. At the same time, the party proposes to preserve the social model: free health care and education.
As for the national policy, it is proposed to eliminate the imbalance in the financing of some regions of the country and introduce a visa regime with the countries of Central Asia.
And America is not the same, and Putin is not the same. In the article “To leave the cold war in the past, it is not necessary to love Putin” (“American Thinker”; the source of translation is "InoSMI") Chris Stakhovsky (professional oil worker, born in Ukraine, studied in the USA, lives in Kiev) talks about the Cold War.
The cultural clichés of the Cold War are now giving way to a more complex picture, the author believes.
However, “Putin is not the straightforward conservative whom many consider him to be,” the analyst continues.
Putin demonstrated diplomatic skills during the Syrian crisis. As Ariel Cohen wrote, "figuratively speaking, Obama climbed a tree ... and Putin brought him a ladder so that he could get down." (Speech on the "red line").
The new generation of neorealists, led by politicians like Rand Paul, the author writes, is tired of the moralism of diplomacy. These people consider interventionism a source of problems for the country. Conservative leaders who oppose Putin are in the United States called provocateurs and "crazy relics of the Cold War." John McCain, for example, gained a reputation as a senile from the “old guard” of the Republican Party.
Nevertheless, the “myth about Putin that has arisen in conservative circles is regrettably wrong.” The Christian scenery built by Putin is described by the author as a deception - the same as Russian democracy. According to the analyst, Putin uses the Russian Orthodox Church in his strategy, strengthening control over the country and its neighbors. The church turns into an instrument of nationalism, and spirituality remains behind the scenes.
And what about the Russians? The author calls the Russian people the victims of Putin’s “oil dictatorship” - the same victims as the peoples of the rest of the world.
The following conclusion follows: to glorify V. Putin as a heroic conservative leader is the wrong way to overcome the old paradigm of US-Russian relations.
Does the Pentagon refuse to buy Mi-17 for Afghanistan? The US military decided to abandon the purchase of another batch of Russian helicopters Mi-17В-5 as part of a program to re-equip the armed forces of Afghanistan, writes Ilya Kramnik ("Voice of Russia").
Mi-17 is known in Afghanistan for a long time. In fact, this is the only helicopter mastered by several generations of Afghan pilots and technicians. At the same time, this Mi-17 is perfectly adapted for use in Afghan conditions.
Where does the wind come from?
Media writes that senators who appealed to Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel, demanding that they withdraw from acquiring the Mi-17 party, may be financially interested in disrupting supplies. The giants of the American defense industry, Sikorsky and Boeing, spend considerable amounts on lobbyism.
It is not clear, the analyst notes, whether the decision is final.
Agents are libertines. US Senator Ronald Johnson 14 said in November that he had information about numerous cases of inappropriate behavior of agents and the leadership of the Secret Service in at least 17 countries of the world, writes "Lenta.ru" with reference to The Washington Post.
We are talking about the use of the services of prostitutes, trips to brothels and the establishment of extramarital relations with foreigners who have not undergone due inspection. All this, says Comrade Johnson, contradicts the internal instructions of the Secret Service. However, the management of the department does nothing to prevent such facts.
According to Johnson, the structures called upon to oversee the observance of the norms and instructions in the Secret Service neglect their duties. The senator suggested urgently conducting a thorough investigation of the state of affairs within the service.
The senator said that the promiscuity of the security services threatens the security of the US president and other people guarded by agents. These agents themselves can easily become objects of blackmail.
Paul Craig Roberts on the fate of the United States. Former Assistant US Treasury Secretary Dr. P.C. Roberts shared his thoughts on the imminent collapse of the US economy in an interview with King World News, reports Mixednews.ru.
Comrade Roberts reminds that in the world there may be an agreement on the conduct of international settlements - like what the BRICS countries are preparing. These countries, the analyst notes, will not use US dollars for mutual settlements. The demand for the dollar will fall. And not only the BRICS countries are moving away from the dollar: similar deals are made between Japan and China, Australia and China.
300 years, boiling oceans and microbial soup. The climate on Earth continues to change, writes Sergey Duz ("Voice of Russia"). The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the average temperature increase. Apparently, nothing can be done about this. As the pessimists say, the worst is ahead. Fish and birds will die, and the sea waters will turn into primeval microbial soup.
The World Meteorological Organization notes that the outgoing year has every chance of getting into the top ten warmest from the beginning of meteorological observations: from January to September, the average temperature was half a degree higher than the average annual values underlying the period 1961-1990. (14,2 degrees). WMO Secretary General Michel Jarrot drew attention to the continuing increase in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, which is mainly due to the use of fossil fuels.
The negative impact on the water cycle becomes obvious: droughts, floods, extreme rainfall.
Valery Zyryanov, head of the hydrodynamics laboratory at the Institute of Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, says:
And scientists from the University of Michigan believe that global warming is fraught with the grinding of animals and humans. The conclusions were made on the basis of studying the bones of ancient species that lived on the planet about 55 a million years ago, the author notes. An increase in average annual air temperature by 5-7 degrees results in a decrease in mammalian size by 30%, and warming by 2,7 degrees - by 19%. However, this is a reversible process.
Scientists draw conclusions about the emerging risk of reversing evolution.
Says Valery Zyryanov:
It turns out that the world is not even killed by oil companies, but by ordinary people, consumers, producing millions of tons of household waste.
According to Alexei Karnaukhov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, even the pernicious habit of overconsumption will put us on the verge of survival:
In essence, let us add, humanity, who prefers primitive accelerated adaptability, realized by capitalism according to the formula “after the flood, even the flood”, to the difficult high consciousness, simply deserve the fate of the inhabitants on the shores of the microbial “soup”.
Investigation of the crash in Kazan. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending a team of specialists to Russia to assist in the investigation of the plane crash in Kazan. This was reported by representatives of the board. A group of three people will be headed by NTSB senior aircraft accident investigation specialist Dennis Jones, "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
As Vesti reminds, the Boeing Aircraft Corporation told about the readiness to assist in investigating the causes of the crash of Boeing-737 in Kazan: “We express condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the crash of Tatarstan. Boeing is ready to provide technical assistance in investigating what happened. ”
The attack in Haraste. The explosion in Haraste near Damascus claimed the lives of 30 soldiers, the Naharnet news agency reported. According to unconfirmed reports, among the dead - three generals. Responsibility for the attack took on the group "Dira al-Asyma", part of the Free Syrian Army, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin.
The attack was arranged a day after the military commander declared the area of Harasta safe. The militants laid explosives under the building of the rear control of the Syrian armed forces.
Mistake with the head. Militants linked to al-Qaida apologized after decapitating the wrong person, writes Mixednews.ru with reference to the "Daily Mail".
The video, published on YouTube by militants of the Islamic State Iraq and Al-Sham group (ISIS) fighting in Syria, demonstrates the severed head of a man whom the thugs considered a supporter of Bashar al-Assad.
Later, after publication, it became clear that the victim was an associate of the militants, wounded in battle. The name of the slain is Mohammed Fares. He commanded the Arar al-Sham group, fighting on the side of ISIS.
"In the Syrian mission for the protection of human rights, they said that the militants misunderstood the words of Fares on the founding fathers of Shiite Islam, imams Ali and Hussein."
What to do? The solution was found: the representatives of the group referred to the words of the Prophet Muhammad: he said that Allah will forgive the one who killed the believer by mistake.
NKORS is ready for negotiations with Moscow. The leader of the National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Ahmed Al-Jarba, "is ready for serious negotiations with Russia." This was stated by his press secretary Munzir Akbik, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin with reference to the "Naharnet."
“The head of the NKORS is very interested in a dialogue with Russia and accepted the invitation conveyed to him by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. However, he will not be able to arrive on a visit to Moscow, as proposed, on November 18-20, ”the spokesman said. According to him, "travel dates are agreed."
"Saudis are furious." "Mossad" and the government of Saudi Arabia are preparing a joint attack on Iran, writes "The Sunday Times" referring to informed sources, reports "Lenta.ru".
According to the publication, Jerusalem and Riyadh attack option on Iran is considered in the event that negotiations on a nuclear program will not bring significant fruit.
The parties agreed that Saudi Arabia would give Israeli aircraft access to flights over the country’s territory. Riyadh plans to take part in a possible military operation against Iran also with the help of UAVs. More Saudis will provide cargo planes and rescue helicopters. “The Saudis are furious and want to help Israel with everything that is possible,” the source said.
The USA will prepare Libyan special forces. The United States is developing a training plan for the Libyan security forces and special forces. This was announced by the head of the Special Operations Command of the US Armed Forces, Admiral William Makreyven, speaking at a defense forum that took place at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, over the weekend, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
“Suffice it to say that efforts will be made to train their (Libyans) conventional forces from 5 to 7 to thousands of people,” said the admiral. In addition, the United States will assist in the training of the Libyan special forces so that they can conduct counter-terrorism operations on their own.
“Perhaps there is a certain risk that some people whom we will prepare will have a faulty past,” the admiral added. “However, in the end, this is the best solution we can find in order to teach them how to cope with their own problems.”
As an anonymous representative of the Pentagon explained to journalists, the United States proposes to train the Libyan military in Bulgaria.
10 million from the State Department. The US government awarded 10 millions of dollars in remuneration for information about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in September 2012. According to "Lenta.ru" Reuters, this information was confirmed by the State Department.
The US Secretary of State announced that the award was announced in January. John Kerry wrote to the Republican Party senator John McCain about this, answering the question of why he hasn’t yet been offered a reward for information about the incident in Benghazi.
The Secretary of State explained the lack of wide publicity to security concerns. And further stressed that the relevant information was published on the website of the State Department's program "Awards for Justice", which involves the payment of rewards for information that helps to capture suspected terrorists.
Libyan abduction. Unidentified persons kidnapped in Liberal intelligence service deputy head Mustafa Nour in Tripoli, reports RIA News" with reference to France Press.
"The deputy head of intelligence was abducted immediately after returning to Tripoli because of a trip abroad," the agency quotes an anonymous source.
According to Reuters, Noura was kidnapped at the airport.
No terrorist group has yet claimed responsibility for what happened.
The abduction of Nur took place against the backdrop of protests and clashes that began in Tripoli on Friday, reminds RIA "News". Thousands of people gathered at an authorized rally near the headquarters of the militia in the capital district of Gargur. Protesters demanded that the armed militia left the city. Militants shot several times in the air, and then opened fire on the assembled.
On Saturday, clashes resumed, and army units intervened in the conflict. 45 people were killed, and about 400 injured were taken to hospitals.
Yesterday, the authorities of Tripoli imposed a state of emergency on the territory of the city.
Taiwan broke up with Gambia. Taiwan authorities have announced the termination of diplomatic relations with the Gambia. According to the official representative of Taiwan, "notifications about termination of relations with the Gambia and suspension of programs of assistance to this state were sent to the relevant departments abroad," correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexey Selishchev.
This step was a response to the statement of the African country about the break of official ties with Taiwan, motivated by "national strategic interests."
Beijing has declared its innocence to what is happening. Hong Lei, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said: “We received this information from foreign media; so far, China has not established contacts with the Gambia. We adhere to the one-China principle and the peaceful path to its reunification. ”
ITAR-TASS recalls that the Gambia established diplomatic relations with Taiwan 18 years ago. Analysts believe that the current gap means the Gambia’s desire to re-establish diplomatic ties with China, which are expanding its presence in Africa, interrupted in 1995.
Uigurs with axes. On the night of November 17, nine Uighurs with axes attacked a police station in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. According to "Lenta.ru" with reference to BBC News, all the attackers were killed.
There are losses among the police: at least two of them died. Two more were injured.
China: two children in the family. The system of labor "re-education camps" in China will be abolished. This is stated in the message of Xinhua, which published the full text of the decisions of the last plenary session of the Communist Party, reports "Lenta.ru".
In addition, another major news is reported: Chinese families will be allowed to have two children, and not one - true, provided that one of the parents was the only child in the family.
Finally, an important decision of the plenum is the gradual reduction of the list of crimes for which China is punished with the death penalty.
As conceived by the Chinese leadership, such changes will become "part of efforts aimed at strengthening human rights and improving the quality of law enforcement."
As recalled by "Lenta", in Chinese labor camps ("laojiao") (laojiao), there are criminals who have committed minor offenses, and people who, for some reason, are irritating to local authorities. People are sent to such camps without a court decision, simply by the decision of the local police authorities.
With regard to innovations on the death penalty, the Chinese criminal code prescribes to shoot for pimping, poaching, maintenance of brothels, fake money, bribery, etc.
Russian aircraft frightened the Japanese. Today, the Japanese Air Force fighters were alerted. The reason was the flight of two Russian planes near the country's airspace. It is reported by the Japanese agency "Kyodo" with reference to representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Japan, reports "Lenta.ru".
According to the agency, two Tu-95 bombers flew along the Japanese archipelago - from the side of the island of Okinawa to the side of the island of Hokkaido. Then the aircraft headed towards Sakhalin. The airspace of Japan was not violated.
Yesterday, Japanese Air Force fighters were also alerted: anti-submarine Tu-142 flew near the borders of the country. The airspace was not violated.
Ultra-right power: in Europe, remember the times of Hitler. In the article "The rise of ultra-right Europe: a terrible echo of 1930-x" ("The Guardian"; the source of translation - "InoSMI") John Palmer writes that it will soon be too late to begin the struggle with the influence of parties with fascist inclinations.
“Since the global banking crisis of 2007, many commentators occupying the most diverse positions in the political spectrum predicted with certainty the inevitable collapse not only of the euro, but of the entire European Union. So far, neither one nor the other has happened. However, the European project, launched after the destructive World War II, now faces the most serious threat in its entirety. history. This threat was embodied in the creation this week of a pan-European alliance of ultra-right parties led by the French National Front and the Dutch Freedom Party, led by Geert Wilders, who vowed to kill all the "monsters in Brussels."
Of course, the growing popularity of ultra-right, anti-European and anti-immigrant parties was caused by the most powerful recession, at least since 1930-s - massive unemployment, deteriorating housing conditions, aggravated by obsession with austerity measures, which European leaders insist. Now parties that have long been hidden in the shadows, keeping silent about their sympathy for fascism and Nazism, are gradually gaining weight, having made cosmetic repairs to their programs. Marine Le Pen (Marine Le Pen), head of the French National Front, is trying to conceal the anti-Semitic points of his party’s program. The leader of the Dutch ultra-right party chose a slightly different path, stimulating fear and hatred towards Muslim immigrants rather than towards Jews. Like Le Pen, Wilders focused on the perceived cosmopolitan threat to national identity that emanates from the European Union. Parties from other European countries, such as the Danish People’s Party, the Finnish Party and the Flemish Interest, have joined this chorus.
Of course, the growing popularity of ultra-right, anti-European and anti-immigrant parties was caused by the most powerful recession, at least since 1930-s - massive unemployment, deteriorating housing conditions, aggravated by obsession with austerity measures, which European leaders insist. Now parties that have long been hidden in the shadows, keeping silent about their sympathy for fascism and Nazism, are gradually gaining weight, having made cosmetic repairs to their programs. Marine Le Pen (Marine Le Pen), head of the French National Front, is trying to conceal the anti-Semitic points of his party’s program. The leader of the Dutch ultra-right party chose a slightly different path, stimulating fear and hatred towards Muslim immigrants rather than towards Jews. Like Le Pen, Wilders focused on the perceived cosmopolitan threat to national identity that emanates from the European Union. Parties from other European countries, such as the Danish People’s Party, the Finnish Party and the Flemish Interest, have joined this chorus.
French and Dutch populists, the author notes, are trying to keep a distance between themselves and frankly neo-Nazi parties (the Greek Golden Dawn or the Hungarian Jobbik, whose members oppose the Gypsy minority).
According to polls, the ultra-right can get up to a third of the seats in the European Parliament for elections to be held next May. The situation reminds the author of the 1936 situation of the year, when the centrists and leftists, especially in France, slowed down to fascism, but failed to form an effective coalition.
In addition, John Palmer is frightened by the “wait-and-see policy” emanating from conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and representatives of some of the Blue Labor ideologues toward racists.
“Now we have less and less time left - not only for the European Social Democrats, but also for the left and green parties - to demonstrate that we want to create a counterweight to the ultra right. Without this counterbalance, the new ultra-right parties will just have to unite and wait for the right moment to strike. ”
Garbage compromise. Signing an agreement with contracting firms ended yesterday with the strike of the scavengers in the Spanish capital. During the 13 days of the strike, mountains of waste have accumulated on the streets of Madrid, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexander Chernosvitov.
The strikers have made the abolition of the decision to dismiss 1134 scavengers and lower salaries for the rest. They had to make concessions: their salaries would not rise over the next 5 years; new employees will not be hired for vacant positions, including those related to retirement; during the summer months vacation can not be taken entirely.
Juan Carlos del Rio, a spokesman for the Universal Union of Workers, said that "the strike ended in victory for the workers, who demonstrated what can be achieved by rallying the ranks in the struggle for common goals."
About the "degenerative" pictures and their owner. Recently became famous 80-year-old Cornelius Gurlitt, the owner of almost one and a half thousand valuable paintings, is not going to part with them, according to "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Previously it was thought that all these canvases died during the bombing of Dresden in 1945, but they were later found in the Munich Gurlitt storeroom — on canned food shelves. Here and Picasso, and Matisse, and Klee, and Nolde, and others. The entire assembly is worth about a billion euros.
The Nazis considered these works "degenerate", seized paintings from museums and private collections. Hildebrand Gurlitt, the father of Cornelius, was dismissed from the post of director of the museum: he was half Jewish. Later, the Nazis asked Gurlitt to transfer the paintings abroad, but in the end the canvas remained with him.
The son of this art historian is now accused of tax evasion: he sold some of his paintings, earning a living. The Bavarian authorities are now offering a deal to the owner of the collection: he will give masterpieces to the state, and the case against him will end.
The French president decided to put pressure on Iran. Francois Hollande called four conditions for resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, which his country will insist on, reports RIA News".
During the visit to Israel, which began yesterday, Hollande said that France would not ease the pressure on Iran until he was confident that he had no ambitions to get nuclear weapon. Hollande did not rule out the possibility of an interim deal that would put Iranian nuclear facilities under international control and limit uranium enrichment. At a press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, Hollande said: “The first requirement is to place all Iranian nuclear facilities under international control right now. Second, suspend enrichment to 20%. Third, reduce the accumulated reserves (of nuclear fuel). Finally, stop the construction of a plant in Arak (where plutonium can be produced). We consider these points as necessary guarantees of any transaction. ”
"Question Tymoshenko." The foreign ministers of 28 of the EU countries at the next meeting in Brussels will discuss Ukraine’s readiness to sign the EU Association Agreement, said RIA News" source in the Council of the European Union.
“It’s about Ukraine’s readiness to associate with the EU, but it’s hardly possible to expect any decisions on this,” the source said.
According to observers, the signing of an association agreement in Vilnius 28-29 in November depends on whether the Verkhovna Rada adopts a law that will allow Yulia Tymoshenko to undergo treatment abroad. In Brussels, they believe that Kiev delays the implementation of EU requirements with regard to political association and economic integration, one of which is to solve the “Tymoshenko issue”.
The kingdom and its bald king. About how a former resident of Iran recently became a Ukrainian earl, writes "Vіkna".
“Dr. Nick Denise, a fugitive from Iran, was a Shah guard. When he got rid of, fled the country. 30 years of wandering and finally chose. He officially asked for a passport - he was refused. But good people suggested. There is an option. 15 thousand dollars - and he will become a citizen. And not just Ukraine, but the Ukrainian kingdom.
The center of the state is located in Chernihiv. "Vikna" found there a house with signs: "Interpol", "National Bank". Journalists saw cars with unusual numbers. Residents refused to communicate at home: a state secret, but Elena Tsaryuk, the spokesman for the traffic police of Chernihiv, explained to reporters that a certain “sovereign titular people” lived in the Chernihiv region, who did not recognize the laws of Ukraine.
An Iranian became a citizen of this nation, having obtained a passport from the hands of the emperor - bald man Oleg in a crumpled shirt - in a secret house. In the past, Oleg taught philosophy at the university. The newly-born Count Nick received a security guard with an Interpol certificate, as well as license plates from the Kingdom of Ukraine.
"Who came up with this kingdom?" And for what? Must know in the village Bakaivka. Because here citizens of the crown almost a hundred souls. The head of the village council says - when the collective farm collapsed, there was no work in the village. The guys from Chernigov arrived and said - the state does not care about you. Do not go to the polls, do not pay taxes. Many people believed. ”
Meanwhile, Nick Denise came to the conclusion that he was professionally deceived ...
Visa liberalization for Moldova. From 2015, Moldovan citizens will be able to visit EU countries without visas. This is reported by Publika.md, with reference to the European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso, reports "Lenta.ru".
Speaking 15 November in Brussels after a meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Yuri Leanca, Barroso said that the republic had fulfilled all the necessary requirements for visa liberalization with the EU. In this regard, reports Interfax, the European Commission will propose to the EU Council to remove visa restrictions for Moldovans.
According to Publika.md, the relevant question will be raised at the next Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius on November 28-29.
As previously reported, the liberalization will affect the travel of Moldovan citizens to the EU for up to 90 days.
“This will be a big step that will allow Moldovans to travel without waiting in lines at the consulates, but just get on a plane or car and go,” said Stefano Manservizi, director of the interior department of the European Commission. According to him, the visa-free regime will also apply to those Moldovan citizens who live in the territory of the unrecognized Transnistria.
Euro in Russian advertising does not need. The Ministry of Finance of Latvia was banned from distributing Russian-language informational materials about the transition to the euro. Reports about it "DELFI" referring to the First Baltic channel, transfers "Lenta.ru".
According to available information, the ban was imposed by the State Language Center.
“Government agencies, including the Ministry of Finance, have the right to distribute all such information only in the state language,” said Agris Timushka, deputy director of the center.
“This is a special newspaper“ Euro. Latvia is growing ”, the issue of which was organized by the Ministry of Finance in the framework of an awareness campaign about the euro. The newspaper was published both in Latvian and in Russian. Materials are already printed and are waiting to be sent to the addresses.
There will now be no mass mailing of Russian-language copies (200 thousands of them were printed). The Ministry of Finance, however, said that if desired, residents of the country can still get acquainted with them. To do this, they will have to contact the ministry themselves, the request can be sent via mail or social services. ”
There will now be no mass mailing of Russian-language copies (200 thousands of them were printed). The Ministry of Finance, however, said that if desired, residents of the country can still get acquainted with them. To do this, they will have to contact the ministry themselves, the request can be sent via mail or social services. ”
"Lenta" reminds that the state language center monitors compliance with language legislation. Recently, the Center, for example, banned sending Russian-speaking invitations to women for free medical examinations from the National Health Service (on cancer testing). The National Service had planned to send these materials in Latvian and Russian, but the CJA insisted that they should be only in the state language.
Georgian governors resigned on a massive scale. Governors of all regions of Georgia sent resignation letters to President Saakashvili. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to Georgia Online.
The resignation of the governors followed the presidential election, which was won by the representative of the "Georgian Dream" Georgy Margvelashvili.
Resigned heads of regions were appointed to these posts by Saakashvili. The following governors (in accordance with the changes to the constitution, which will soon come into force) will be appointed by the government headed by Irakli Garibashvili - an ally of the Georgian Dream leader Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Navalny will head the "People's Alliance." Yesterday in one of the metropolitan hotels the founding congress of the party "People's Alliance" was held, reports Interfax.
At the congress, it was decided that the "People's Alliance" will lead Navalny. According to the vote counting protocol, 88 from 108 party members voted for his candidacy. After the announcement of Navalny as chairman of the party, he thanked his supporters who supported him.
Shortly before the vote, Navalny announced the submission of documents to the Ministry of Justice - for the registration of the "People's Alliance".
“I hope that the party will now be registered, because if this does not happen, it will be another confirmation that all the government’s talk that it is allowing the opposition to go to the elections is empty,” he said, adding then that “ People's Alliance "provides" people the only opportunity at all for someone to vote. "
Vladimir Ashurkov, a member of the party’s central council, said at the congress that Sergei Guriev, the ex-rector of the New Economic School, was helping to write to the People’s Alliance. Members of the movement also attracted experts from law enforcement, health, education and science.
The program of the “People’s Alliance”, in particular, provides for “amending the Constitution of Russia in terms of reducing the powers of the President of the Russian Federation in favor of the powers of parliament, lowering the threshold for passing parties to the State Duma, and reforming law enforcement and the judiciary.” In the field of economics, the People’s Alliance is in favor of reducing the state’s share in the economy, for gradual privatization, the proceeds of which should be spent on pension reform. At the same time, the party proposes to preserve the social model: free health care and education.
As for the national policy, it is proposed to eliminate the imbalance in the financing of some regions of the country and introduce a visa regime with the countries of Central Asia.
And America is not the same, and Putin is not the same. In the article “To leave the cold war in the past, it is not necessary to love Putin” (“American Thinker”; the source of translation is "InoSMI") Chris Stakhovsky (professional oil worker, born in Ukraine, studied in the USA, lives in Kiev) talks about the Cold War.
The cultural clichés of the Cold War are now giving way to a more complex picture, the author believes.
“Of course, it’s good that Americans are moving away from the old mentality and are starting to look at the world in a new light. Undoubtedly, thanks to this the world will be better than the one that my generation knew. Russia is no longer the country it was two decades ago, and American foreign policy should not be based on an outdated world view. ”
However, “Putin is not the straightforward conservative whom many consider him to be,” the analyst continues.
"Both in his country and in the world, Putin likes to pose as the savior of Russia, who pulled the country out of the abyss into which it fell under Yeltsin, and defends the values of the Orthodox Church."
Putin demonstrated diplomatic skills during the Syrian crisis. As Ariel Cohen wrote, "figuratively speaking, Obama climbed a tree ... and Putin brought him a ladder so that he could get down." (Speech on the "red line").
The new generation of neorealists, led by politicians like Rand Paul, the author writes, is tired of the moralism of diplomacy. These people consider interventionism a source of problems for the country. Conservative leaders who oppose Putin are in the United States called provocateurs and "crazy relics of the Cold War." John McCain, for example, gained a reputation as a senile from the “old guard” of the Republican Party.
Nevertheless, the “myth about Putin that has arisen in conservative circles is regrettably wrong.” The Christian scenery built by Putin is described by the author as a deception - the same as Russian democracy. According to the analyst, Putin uses the Russian Orthodox Church in his strategy, strengthening control over the country and its neighbors. The church turns into an instrument of nationalism, and spirituality remains behind the scenes.
“The image of a strong leader who brought order and stability is also a myth, and a fragile one, supported by steady growth in oil prices over the past decade. Oil and gas prices, which provided the Russian government with half of budget revenues, were when Putin came to power, 30 with a small amount of dollars per barrel, and now it has passed over 100 dollars.
The high cost of oil is the only thing that stands between Putin and the fall of his regime. According to a study conducted by Citigroup Russia, in order for Putin to fulfill his election promises, he will need oil prices at the level of 150 dollars per barrel or higher. At stake is also his personal fortune, which, according to various estimates, ranges from 40 to 70 billions of dollars. Putin's embezzlement, which may have made him the richest man in the world, can only be compared with the embezzlement of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. ”
The high cost of oil is the only thing that stands between Putin and the fall of his regime. According to a study conducted by Citigroup Russia, in order for Putin to fulfill his election promises, he will need oil prices at the level of 150 dollars per barrel or higher. At stake is also his personal fortune, which, according to various estimates, ranges from 40 to 70 billions of dollars. Putin's embezzlement, which may have made him the richest man in the world, can only be compared with the embezzlement of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. ”
And what about the Russians? The author calls the Russian people the victims of Putin’s “oil dictatorship” - the same victims as the peoples of the rest of the world.
The following conclusion follows: to glorify V. Putin as a heroic conservative leader is the wrong way to overcome the old paradigm of US-Russian relations.
Does the Pentagon refuse to buy Mi-17 for Afghanistan? The US military decided to abandon the purchase of another batch of Russian helicopters Mi-17В-5 as part of a program to re-equip the armed forces of Afghanistan, writes Ilya Kramnik ("Voice of Russia").
“The first contract for the supply of Mi-17 for Afghanistan at the expense of the United States was concluded in May 2011 of the year. It included an agreement to acquire the 21 helicopter Mi-17В-5 worth 375,05 million dollars and an option for another 12 machines, subsequently implemented. 17 June of this year, the US military has concluded an agreement on the acquisition of 30 Mi-17, as well as on the supply of spare parts for these machines and their maintenance. The cost of this contract was about 572,2 million dollars.
The Pentagon intended to add more 15 machines to this number, but the opponents of this deal in Congress forced the military to retreat — temporarily or finally — is unclear. The cancellation of the deal was reported by the Associated Press agency with reference to the Republican senator John Cornyn, who was one of the main opponents of the deal. ”
The Pentagon intended to add more 15 machines to this number, but the opponents of this deal in Congress forced the military to retreat — temporarily or finally — is unclear. The cancellation of the deal was reported by the Associated Press agency with reference to the Republican senator John Cornyn, who was one of the main opponents of the deal. ”
Mi-17 is known in Afghanistan for a long time. In fact, this is the only helicopter mastered by several generations of Afghan pilots and technicians. At the same time, this Mi-17 is perfectly adapted for use in Afghan conditions.
Where does the wind come from?
Media writes that senators who appealed to Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel, demanding that they withdraw from acquiring the Mi-17 party, may be financially interested in disrupting supplies. The giants of the American defense industry, Sikorsky and Boeing, spend considerable amounts on lobbyism.
It is not clear, the analyst notes, whether the decision is final.
Agents are libertines. US Senator Ronald Johnson 14 said in November that he had information about numerous cases of inappropriate behavior of agents and the leadership of the Secret Service in at least 17 countries of the world, writes "Lenta.ru" with reference to The Washington Post.
We are talking about the use of the services of prostitutes, trips to brothels and the establishment of extramarital relations with foreigners who have not undergone due inspection. All this, says Comrade Johnson, contradicts the internal instructions of the Secret Service. However, the management of the department does nothing to prevent such facts.
According to Johnson, the structures called upon to oversee the observance of the norms and instructions in the Secret Service neglect their duties. The senator suggested urgently conducting a thorough investigation of the state of affairs within the service.
The senator said that the promiscuity of the security services threatens the security of the US president and other people guarded by agents. These agents themselves can easily become objects of blackmail.
Paul Craig Roberts on the fate of the United States. Former Assistant US Treasury Secretary Dr. P.C. Roberts shared his thoughts on the imminent collapse of the US economy in an interview with King World News, reports Mixednews.ru.
Comrade Roberts reminds that in the world there may be an agreement on the conduct of international settlements - like what the BRICS countries are preparing. These countries, the analyst notes, will not use US dollars for mutual settlements. The demand for the dollar will fall. And not only the BRICS countries are moving away from the dollar: similar deals are made between Japan and China, Australia and China.
“However, the Fed has to print dollars to finance the federal government and service debt-related derivatives. It turns out that the volume of dollars will grow, and the demand for them will fall. This means that sooner or later the price of a dollar in relation to other currencies will fall. And as soon as this happens, the Fed will lose control of the situation and the stock market will collapse.
I know that the whole world is already tired of this financial persecution, of American financial imperialism. ”
I know that the whole world is already tired of this financial persecution, of American financial imperialism. ”
300 years, boiling oceans and microbial soup. The climate on Earth continues to change, writes Sergey Duz ("Voice of Russia"). The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the average temperature increase. Apparently, nothing can be done about this. As the pessimists say, the worst is ahead. Fish and birds will die, and the sea waters will turn into primeval microbial soup.
The World Meteorological Organization notes that the outgoing year has every chance of getting into the top ten warmest from the beginning of meteorological observations: from January to September, the average temperature was half a degree higher than the average annual values underlying the period 1961-1990. (14,2 degrees). WMO Secretary General Michel Jarrot drew attention to the continuing increase in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, which is mainly due to the use of fossil fuels.
The negative impact on the water cycle becomes obvious: droughts, floods, extreme rainfall.
Valery Zyryanov, head of the hydrodynamics laboratory at the Institute of Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, says:
“As the climate warms, the ocean surface becomes warmer. And in tropical latitudes, this temperature increasingly passes for the critical mark of 26,6 C. And this is the beginning of the occurrence of hurricanes. So the warming of the climate pulls the catastrophic natural phenomena. There were observations in the Hawaiian Islands about the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere - the main component of the greenhouse effect. Schedule called "Hawaiian saw." It shows fluctuations in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. On the schedule imposed a curve of carbon dioxide emissions by mankind. Before 1978, these curves went the same way. This suggests that we ourselves have shifted the balance. But with 78, the emission curve for humanity has become smoother. But the CO2 increase curve in the atmosphere still rises. While we were throwing CO2, the ocean was heating up. It is enough for him to warm up to half a degree in order to start throwing a huge amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Approximately 85% of all CO2 is dissolved in the waters of the World Ocean. ”
And scientists from the University of Michigan believe that global warming is fraught with the grinding of animals and humans. The conclusions were made on the basis of studying the bones of ancient species that lived on the planet about 55 a million years ago, the author notes. An increase in average annual air temperature by 5-7 degrees results in a decrease in mammalian size by 30%, and warming by 2,7 degrees - by 19%. However, this is a reversible process.
“That which does not burn will sink.” According to the UN, global sea level has risen to a new record level. Every year it grows on a millimeter 3,2 - twice as fast as in the last century. Recently, the National Geographic scientific journal published a forecast of changes in the geographical appearance of our planet if the ice of the World Ocean melts as a result of global warming. Almost all coastal areas will be flooded. Under the water will go areas where now a fairly large percentage of the population of the planet lives. And all this water will be almost lifeless, like 3 a half billion years ago.
Had we in the Archean seas, we would have found ourselves in a sort of microbial “soup” of algae and bacteria. Over time, they evolved to complex forms. But today we are talking about the reverse transformation of once complex oceanic ecosystems (with large animals and intricate food chains) into simplified systems with the dominant position of microbes and jellyfish. ”
Had we in the Archean seas, we would have found ourselves in a sort of microbial “soup” of algae and bacteria. Over time, they evolved to complex forms. But today we are talking about the reverse transformation of once complex oceanic ecosystems (with large animals and intricate food chains) into simplified systems with the dominant position of microbes and jellyfish. ”
Scientists draw conclusions about the emerging risk of reversing evolution.
Says Valery Zyryanov:
“Oceans are a big sediment of nature. Everything that flowed from the continents accumulated and precipitated there. Because of this, the oceans are salty - all salts were washed away from the land. Currents mix the waters of all oceans. The approximate time of one revolution is 450 years. Thanks to this process, the ocean has time to accumulate a lot of pollution. But coastal areas suffer the most. Now more and more oil pollution. Because humanity goes on shelf prey. But it is still less than it falls into the ocean as a result of a land run-off. ”
It turns out that the world is not even killed by oil companies, but by ordinary people, consumers, producing millions of tons of household waste.
According to Alexei Karnaukhov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, even the pernicious habit of overconsumption will put us on the verge of survival:
“The worst thing is not that we will have a primitive ocean ecosystem. If we do not limit ourselves in the consumption of natural resources (including hydrocarbons), then the oceans will simply boil away. This will happen in 300 years, if we do not change the nature of nature management. Temperatures may vary by more than 100 degrees. As such, the sea will not be at all.
If we do not change our attitude to nature, global warming will turn into an irreversible stage of the greenhouse catastrophe. And our planet Earth will turn into a likeness of Venus, on the surface of which is several hundred degrees, and no life in its usual form is possible. ”
If we do not change our attitude to nature, global warming will turn into an irreversible stage of the greenhouse catastrophe. And our planet Earth will turn into a likeness of Venus, on the surface of which is several hundred degrees, and no life in its usual form is possible. ”
In essence, let us add, humanity, who prefers primitive accelerated adaptability, realized by capitalism according to the formula “after the flood, even the flood”, to the difficult high consciousness, simply deserve the fate of the inhabitants on the shores of the microbial “soup”.
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