Geopolitical mosaic: the media write about the plans of the Israeli special services to eliminate Obama, the Pope called capitalism a tyranny, and the Tajiks invaded Uzbeks
Mortar shelling of the Russian Embassy in Syria. “We are for peace, but we will fight.” - The success of the Syrian army. - Cut out Churkin. - In Syria, the "opposition" fought. - In Moscow, this is impossible. - The President of Israel spoke about Iranian terrorism and the nuclear program. - Kill Obama. - Poor Jews. - The Pope took up arms against the bourgeoisie. - Berlusconi was stripped of parliamentary powers. - Spain indicated Scotland its independent place. - About the danger of excesses. - Successful or fleeing? - Live Ukrainian chain. - "... have not reached hearing and reason." - The CSTO Anti-Drug Operations Center was established. - “Historical event ”for Georgia. - “I love Nursultan!” - The invasion of the Tajiks. - Totalitarian methods of the Turkmen police. - It's not the reason. - South Korea, China and Antarctica. - The Chinese army is in a state of "increased combat readiness." - Pipes, wires and batteries. - Canada gave America the go-ahead for espionage. - Porn blackmail. - Tremors of the earth. - Twelve shoots of Alexei Klimov. - McFaul: Zhirinovsky and Navalny - not a dime. - Thanks to Putin, Lavrov, Snowden and the Jewish lobby.
Mortar shelling of the Russian Embassy in Syria. As a result of the mortar shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus, a local resident was killed and the guards of the diplomatic mission suffered. In Moscow, considering the incident as a terrorist attack, said the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation, reports "Sight".
“November 28 near 17.00 Moscow time in Damascus as a result of mortar shelling from the anti-government armed forces of the region where the Russian Embassy in Syria is located, one mine exploded on its territory, the other in close proximity. Russian citizens were not injured. One Syrian was killed, nine people, including those from the Syrian guard of the embassy, were injured. The embassy’s building suffered minor material damage, ”the message on the Foreign Ministry’s website says.
“The mortar shelling that has recently become more frequent by the militants of the central part of Damascus, including the territory of the Russian embassy, is perceived with indignation and strong condemnation. We regard them as acts of terrorism, the perpetrators of which, and those who encourage and direct them, must be punished, ”the department said.
The UN Security Council condemned the shelling of the Russian Embassy in Damascus, equating it to the terrorist attack, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg Zelenin.
"The members of the Council expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and sympathy for all those who suffered as a result of this terrible terrorist act," the Security Council said in a statement.
The United States also condemned the shelling of the Russian embassy. Washington said that those responsible for the atrocities on both sides of the internal conflict in Syria should be brought to justice.
We are for peace, but we will fight. The head of the Syrian Free Army, Selim Idris, said that the SSA did not intend to take part in the Geneva-2 conference, Hasson Diya writes ("Voice of Russia").
Idris's statement to the Voice of Russia was commented on by the spokesman for the Chief of Staff of the SSA, a member of the National Coalition of Syrian Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Louis Mekdad. To the journalist's question, “Does the statement of Selim Idris mean that the Syrian free army refuses a peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis?” He replied:
According to Idris, the CCA does not reject the conference, but does not see any prospects. If Assad releases political prisoners and transfers his powers, then the opposition will go to Geneva. They demand "only democracy."
Idris also complains about the bad behavior of the international community. “None of the superpowers even offered a bag of milk to a starving child in Syria,” he says.
Therefore, the SSA will continue to conduct hostilities. After all, you wish the international community to stop the war in Syria, it would have done so.
Cunning oppositionist, oh, cunning, add on my own. Hasn’t Russia sent humanitarian aid to Syria? Sent. Syria and other countries helped.
As for Assad, a month ago a general amnesty was announced by his government (until November 30), and today the media reported that it was extended until the end of the year. The government wants the amnesty to benefit from as many citizens as possible. The amnesty concerns deserters - just those whom the peace-loving “oppositionists” from the SSA recognize as political enemies of the “regime”.
If such people as Idris would raise their paws and use the amnesty, in Syria, without any humanitarian aid, there would be plenty of milk and bread.
The success of the Syrian army. The troops of the Syrian army cleared from the militants the city of Deir-Attiyah on the border between Syria and Lebanon, reports "RT". Fighting for the city lasted about 10 days, said ITAR-TASS.
"Our troops completely took control of the city of Deir-Attiyah in the province of Damascus and crushed the last strongholds of terrorists in this village," said a source in the leadership of the Syrian army to The Daily Star.
Now Syrian soldiers continue to fight the militants for the dominant heights of the Kalamoun ridge near the city.
Carved Churkin. The American press has given rise to doubt its objectivity. The CNN television channel cuts out answers to key questions from an interview with Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, about Syrian support for Bashar al-Assad and the opposition’s actions that are hindering humanitarian missions in a country torn by civil conflict, Ilya Kharlamov reports ("Voice of Russia").
CNN cut a fragment in which Comrade Churkin calls not to exclude Assad from the negotiation process: after all, the president is supported by the majority of Syrians. The reason for this lies on the surface, says the general director of the Center for Political Information Alexei Mukhin:
In another episode, Vitaly Churkin speaks about the inadmissibility of the opposition putting forward preliminary conditions for the start of the negotiation process in Geneva. He critically assesses the actions of the rebels, who impede the evacuation and humanitarian assistance to the population, and also criticizes the states that support the opposition. Russia's permanent representative also indicates that the Assad government agreed to evacuate people.
A political scientist Pavel Salin suggests looking at the professional side of the matter:
The online version of the interview with Comrade Churkin is also very cropped. And referring to the shortage of airtime to journalists is not from the hand, the Voice of Russia correspondent notes. Obviously, we are talking about banal censorship. No wonder the London journalist Afshin Rattanzi called the actions of CNN "a catastrophe for the media."
This story has been continued.
As stated by CNN spokesman Jonathan Hawkins, the management of the television company decided to publish a full transcript of an interview with the representative of the Russian Federation at the UN, Vitaly Churkin, in order to show that the channel is not trying to hide anything. He added that the full text of the conversation is being published “in the interests of transparency,” "RT" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Mr. Hawkins said that the full interview with Churkin will be available on the website of leading Christian Amanpour, who met with the Russian permanent representative. According to the representative of the TV channel, abbreviation of the interview, which is not live, is a normal practice.
“We never distort the meaning of the interview,” Hawkins added.
Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, also commented on the incident with American censorship on the Facebook page of the department. According to her, this practice of the Western media, when “unnecessary” for the audience assessments are thrown out of the interview, was not the exception, but the norm, especially in relation to the statements of Russian representatives.
So, let us add, Christian Amanpour is right: for the American media this is “normal practice”.
In Syria, the "opposition" fought. Al-Qaeda supporters shot a group of militants from a rival group. This was reported by "Reuters", transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Roman Podervyansky.
The video on the Internet shows the public execution of a warlord of a rival Al-Qaeda group and six of his subordinates. These people were shot by extremists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which has close ties with an international terrorist organization.
The executed militants belonged to the so-called “Gurab ash-Sham” battalions.
The confrontation of an alliance of Islamist groups and battalions of Ghurab al-Sham, which has lasted since May, is also known because of disputes over the ownership of territories and the facts of looting. As it is specified, the participants of the “battalion” were detained a month ago, a “religious court” was held over them, after which they were executed.
In Moscow, this is impossible. The Syrian government will not make informal contacts with the opposition during the planned meeting in Moscow, Interfax reports, citing the statement by the Republic’s ambassador to Russia, Riad Haddad.
"It will not happen. We meet with the opposition only in Geneva or in Damascus, ”quotes Haddad "RT".
He also noted that the Russian side is trying to hold informal meetings to exchange views with the opposition. “Some representatives of the opposition have agreed, some have already said they do not agree, but most want to come to Moscow to exchange views. This is a very difficult mission, a difficult task for our Russian friends, ”said the ambassador.
He stressed that Moscow is making significant efforts to help resolve the Syrian crisis and thanked the Russian side for that.
The President of Israel spoke about Iranian terrorism and the nuclear program. Shimon Peres offered Iran to abandon its nuclear program and stop developing long-range missiles, reports correspondent RIA "News" Dmitry Znamensky.
“I urge (Iran) to stop its terrorism, its nuclear program and (development) of long-range missiles,” Peres said in a speech in Mexico City to members of the Mexican Senate.
According to the President of Israel, the international community cannot come to terms with a nuclear-armed Iran, because no one threatens it. “When Iran stops threatening the rest, it will free itself from the cargo that is behind it,” Peres noted.
As for Israel itself, according to Peres, he extends the hand of friendship to all his neighbors, but "tyranny has no future."
Kill Obama. According to "Military informer", at sokol-ff.livejournal.com it was suggested a possible Israeli reaction to the signing in Geneva of an agreement on the suspension of Iran’s nuclear program.
The Israeli Prime Minister said that "Israel does not recognize the terms of the treaty and reserves the right to attack."
Of crucial importance in signing the agreement was Obama’s principled position, which came out against both the US military-industrial complex system and the most powerful Israeli lobby in the United States, seeking to drag the United States into a full-scale war with Iran.
The Israeli special forces, the author notes, has a vast experience of murder and sabotage. In addition to extracting classified information, the Mossad is also engaged in the physical elimination of the enemies of the Jewish state. The Directorate of Secret Operations "Komemiyut" ("Sovereignty") has secret combat units "Kidon" ("Spear"). And the motto of the Mossad (“By cunning and deceit you must wage war”) is constantly confirmed in practice ...
It is highly doubtful that the Jews would climb to kill the intractable Obama, but it’s not for nothing that we add, Netanyahu and Obama didn’t have a relationship. After the negotiations of the “six” in Geneva, these two finally disagreed on geopolitical views. By the way, it’s not for nothing that the US Secretary of Defense is Obama’s appointee and the same foe of the Jewish lobby in Washington as Obama himself. Moreover, Chuck Hagel also has a reputation as an anti-Semite.
When the Vietnamese veteran Hagel, the candidate for ministers, was subjected to biased interrogation last winter, he was reminded of his “anti-Semitic” past. The fact is that, while working in the Senate in 1997-2009, Chuck often performed criticized Israel’s policies and refused to support the initiatives of pro-Israel American public organizations. Once he even disapprovingly spoke of the powerful “Jewish lobby” in the United States, saying that he himself was “not an Israeli senator, but an American senator.” It was then that he was labeled an anti-Semite.
As senator, Charles Hagel condemned attempts to push the United States and Israel into war with Iran. In his bold judgments, he went so far as to allow the possibility of negotiations with Hezbollah. All of this logically fit into the mainstream of solving the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomacy.
At the winter “interrogation” in the Senate, Hagel also stated that the Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved with the help of international sanctions, which need to be coordinated with Russia and the UN Security Council.
As we see, over the past few months everything turned out exactly according to Hagel's old plan. But Obama proved to be a much more peace-loving guy than could have been supposed a couple of months ago.
The poor Jews. A third of Israelis live in poverty, and every fifth resident of the country is forced to save on food. This is eloquently shown by the results of a study conducted by the Taub Center for the Study of Social Issues. 35% of the inhabitants of the Jewish state were in an extremely difficult financial situation, writes correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Shirokov.
20% of Israelis save on food, 13% no longer use household appliances, air conditioners, telephones. Moreover, 40% of Israelis cannot afford to go to the dentist. 15% of citizens refuse prescribed drugs: pharmacy bills are too large for a modest family budget.
The Pope turned against the bourgeoisie. As transmits "Expert Online", in the apostolic epistle, Pope Francis condemned “wild capitalism”, which he compared with the “new tyranny”, and the cult of money.
On Tuesday, Bishop Reno Fisichella read the apostolic message of the pontiff - the first written work of that at the new post, one might say, program work.
In a note to the magazine "Expert" states that since the election of the 76-year-old pontiff demonstrates craving for modesty. He preferred the Vatican Hotel to the Apostolic Palace, and he drives a Ford Focus. He also removed a bishop from the service, who spent several million euros on a luxury residence.
In the manifesto, the Pope attacked “wild capitalism”, comparing it with the “new tyranny”, and called on politicians to fight poverty and inequality, to provide citizens with work, education and medical care. Comrade Papa believes that the economic system has become flawed: after all, it is based solely on the cult of money.
Berlusconi was deprived of parliamentary powers. The Italian Senate on Wednesday voted to deprive the country's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of parliamentary powers. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
Parliament supported the decision of the court that banned Berlusconi for two years to hold public office in connection with the case of fraud.
Spain indicated Scotland its independent place. The exit of Scotland from the UK will automatically deprive the new country of EU membership. Mariano Rajoy referred to the rules of the European Union, according to which, in order to regain a place in the EU, the consent of all 28 member states is necessary. According to experts, the Prime Minister’s statement is a veiled message to Catalonia, which also wants independence, reports channel "RT" with reference to The Telegraph.
The Spanish Prime Minister stressed that he would not oppose the entry of Scotland into the European Union, but, according to him, “residents have the right to fully imagine the consequences of taking such a serious decision.”
“I respect the decision of the British, but I know for sure that the region that separates from the country will cease to be part of the European Union,” Raha said.
On the danger of kinking. A court in Bristol sentenced 24-year-old Lee James to life imprisonment for the murder of his disabled neighbor, whom he mistaken for a pedophile. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to The Independent.
James was found guilty of having scored to death and set fire to the body of Iranian citizen Bijan Ebrahimi. The accused will be in jail for at least 18 years, after which he will be able to claim early release, BBC News reports.
The offender, 25-year-old Stephen Norley, was sentenced to four years in prison.
The murder occurred on 14 July. As established in court, James learned that Ebrahimi was detained on suspicion of pedophilia. He waylaid his neighbor and beat him, he died as a result of a head injury. Norley helped James carry the body away from the scene of the murder, pour out the solvent and set fire to it.
Successful or runaway? Juris Kazha and Charles Duxbury ("The Wall Street Journal"; the source of short translation - "Inopressa") told about the resignation of the Prime Minister of Latvia.
Valdis Dombrovskis unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday to share responsibility for the collapse of the Maxima supermarket in Riga, journalists write.
“During his four-year reign, 42-year-old Dombrovskis implemented a series of painful austerity measures to pull the economy of this small Baltic state out of crisis. His government will now begin preparations for the departure from power five weeks before Latvia’s entry into the eurozone, a landmark step aimed at further expanding its economy, which is considered one of the fastest growing in the European Union, ”the authors note.
Riga Mayor Nil Ushakov said he did not intend to follow the example of Dombrovskis. Ushakov accused the prime minister of trying to earn political points by leaving and avoiding the problems that Latvia faced.
But Carl Bildt, the Swedish foreign minister, tweeted that “Valdis Dombrovskis was one of the most successful prime ministers in Europe. He led Latvia through difficult times, determined its future. ”
Live Ukrainian chain. Viktor Yanukovych has already said that he will not sign an association agreement with the EU, but Ukrainian citizens expect a response from the European Union, writes correspondent ITAR-TASS Mikhail Melnik.
Most experts believe that Ukraine will continue to maneuver in line with the "multi-vector" between the two unions - the European and Customs.
Civil activist Yegor Sobolev, who was appointed commandant of the “euromaidan” on Independence Square in Kiev, said that there are two main scenarios: “The first one, which everyone likes, is to go and drive out the president. But for now this is unrealistic, although there is a lot of human energy. ” “The second scenario is to distribute“ euromaidans ”throughout Ukraine and explain to citizens what happened and what to do.”
“We came here not for the sake of some party or some kind of leader, but for the sake of an idea, for the sake of choosing a path,” a Kiev student told ITAR-TASS. “We testified that there are many people in the country who support the European way of development of Ukraine,” said another protester.
Supporters of European integration would like to organize a “living chain” from Kiev to the Polish border - more than 600 kilometers in length on the main day of the Eastern Partnership summit. This requires the participation of about 500 thousands of people. One of the organizers of the action, Alexander Pakhalchuk, said that the chain would be formed at noon on the European Square.
"... have not reached hearing and reason." The leaders of the EU countries could not convince the President of Ukraine to sign a partnership agreement, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse.
As the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite told the agency, the arguments of the European Union, which the summit participants put forward during an official dinner, “did not reach the ears and mind” of Yanukovych.
At the end of the first day of the summit, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said in a microblog that Kiev had to surrender to Russia's “tough economic pressure.” According to the Swedish diplomat, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara admitted this.
Thus, we will add from ourselves, Yanukovych’s “hearing and reason” have reached other arguments, more convincing.
The CSTO Anti-Drug Operations Center has been established. In Minsk, an agreement was signed on the establishment of the CSTO anti-drug operations center. He spoke about the main tasks of the center in an interview "Voice of Russia" the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, writes Yevgeny Mayorov.
The final signatures of the document will be put by the heads of the six CSTO member countries. The agreement was adopted at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the heads of the competent authorities on combating illicit drug trafficking.
Viktor Ivanov, head of the Russian Federal Service for Drug Control, said:
The decision of 28 in November created a working group to finalize the provisions and the procedure for activating the power capabilities of the CSTO countries, comrade Ivanov noted. Work began with the creation of national segments of specialized units in the structures of the police authorities of the CSTO member countries. They will work together to plan and conduct operations.
"Historical event" for Georgia. Georgia initialed an association agreement with the European Union. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The initialling of the document took place in Vilnius. From the Georgian side, the agreement was approved by Deputy Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani. He stated that for his country it was a “historic event.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, according to Interfax, reported that it was planned to sign an association agreement with the EU in 2014.
"I love Nursultan!" In Astana, more than three thousand students have declared their love for President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to Interfax.
Students on the square shouted “Elbasynye koldaymyz!” (“We support the Leader of the Nation!”), And then sang the President’s favorite song from the Soviet film “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”. They unfurled a banner with the inscription: “I love Kazakhstan! I love Nursultan! ”And launched into the sky thousands of balloons in the shape of hearts.
The event was attended by students of the Kazakh Humanitarian Law University. In the public relations department of the university, they explained that the initiators of the action were the students themselves. "They wanted to express their respect for Elbasy (the leader of the nation is the official title of Nazarbayev. - Note." Ribbons ") and thank him for what he has done for our country," said a source.
The action was organized on the eve of the Day of the first President, which is celebrated in Kazakhstan 1 December.
As Lenta reminds, several years ago, a monument was erected to the president in Almaty. Earlier, proposals were made to create a rock portrait of Nazarbayev in the Karaganda region and rename the capital of the republic to Nursultan.
The invasion of the Tajiks. On November 27, three Tajik Air Force helicopters violated the air border of Uzbekistan. This information was distributed by the portal 12uz.com, citing a law enforcement source, writes "Lenta.ru".
The helicopters were spotted in the Zaamin district of the Jizzakh region, they were allegedly seen in the suburbs of the city of Bekabad in the Tashkent region. They were said to have been on Uzbek territory for more than an hour.
In Tajikistan, information about border violations denied. With a refutation, as reported by Avesta, spokesman for the republic’s Ministry of Defense Faridun Makhmadaliyev said: “Our helicopter pilots make scheduled flights to improve skills, but I declare responsibly: None of the helicopters of the air forces of Tajikistan took off on November X .
Totalitarian methods of the Turkmen police. Raids on women began in Turkmenistan, writes Artem Kobzev ("Voice of Russia"). Representatives of the weaker sex, who are late in the evening on the street or in a restaurant, risk being in the police.
The raids in Ashgabat are as follows: a group of men in civilian clothes walks into a cafe or restaurant, grabs women, takes them to the police station. Detainees can be ladies sitting at tables both alone and with their husbands. After eleven o'clock in the evening, the policemen trap women in the streets. Guardians of the order thus struggling with prostitution.
Such measures are common for totalitarian states, said Azhdar Kurtov, an expert on Central Asian countries at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies:
Rumor has it that women in Turkmenistan will soon be banned from driving. Turkmen authorities are well known for their legislative initiatives. Under the former president of the republic, Saparmurat Niyazov banned gold teeth and wearing beards in the country. Under the ban at the same time were a circus, ballet, video games.
It's not the reason. In the Chechen government, they opposed the idea of enshrining in the Constitution the role of the Orthodox religion to the detriment of Islam, reports Interfax.
In conclusion, the department for relations with religious and public organizations of the administration of the head and government of Chechnya, referred to Interfax, says that "only a madman can deny the enormous influence of Orthodoxy in the history of Russia." “However, this is not yet a reason to bypass the role and importance of Islam, which is also an integral part of the historical heritage of the peoples of Russia and the second most common religion in society, in silence,” Chechen officials write.
According to them, Orthodoxy and Islam are "related in basic values" and together oppose forces that are "carrying out a large-scale attack against cultural, moral and family values, social foundations and religion in general."
“That is why the one-sided protrusion in the Constitution of the merits and values of one denomination to the detriment of others can reinforce the already tense inter-ethnic relations in Russia,” the authors emphasize the conclusion.
In addition, according to the authors, people who, by means of amending the Constitution, establish the special status of Orthodoxy, work on "the collapse of a great power, the destruction of our civilization."
As Interfax reminds, the definition of Orthodoxy as “the basis of the national and cultural identity of Russia” to the preamble of the main law was suggested earlier by State Duma deputy Elena Mizulina. The initiative was supported by members of the inter-factional deputy group in defense of Christian values.
Against the proposal Mizulina made ombudsman Vladimir Lukin, who said that he could not take this proposal seriously. The ombudsman had the impression that “we don’t have meetings in the Duma, but some kind of“ lukomorye ”.
South Korea, China and Antarctica. Seoul and Beijing have agreed to strengthen cooperation at sea, including joint research in the Antarctic, the agency "Yonhap" reports with reference to the message of the South Korean government, reports correspondent RIA "Novosti" Daria Krutov.
At the twelfth meeting of representatives of the ministries of the oceans and fisheries of the two countries, held on the eve of Beijing, a bilateral cooperation agreement was signed. In a press release published today, it is reported that the parties "agreed to conduct joint marine research in the polar regions using icebreakers of the two countries and to create a broad observation system in the Antarctic, setting up research stations there."
South Korea and China have agreed to intensify cooperation in deep-sea mining. To this end, countries will jointly develop manned and unmanned research and rescue equipment for deep diving.
The Chinese army is in a state of "increased combat readiness." China sent fighters to patrol the air defense zone, the creation of which was announced last week, reports CNN, citing a statement by the Chinese Ministry of Defense.
As noted by RIA News", the TV channel referring to the statement by Colonel of the Chinese Air Force Shen Jinke, published on the website of the Chinese Ministry of Defense, reports that on Thursday several Su-30 and J-11 fighters flew to patrol the zone.
"The fighters carried out a regular patrol aimed at strengthening control over the air targets in the zone," the statement said.
As the representative of the Ministry of Defense stated, the Chinese army is in a state of “increased combat readiness” and is ready to act on the basis of “various air threats in order to ensure anti-aircraft security.”
Pipes, wires and batteries. On Friday night, near the US military base near Tokyo, two homemade rockets exploded. There are no injuries, said the metropolitan police.
“According to residents living nearby, they heard explosions around midnight. Police found two steel pipes, connecting wires, batteries, etc. Shelling did not cause any damage, shells have not yet been found, "- quotes the words of the representative of the city law enforcement agencies "Interfax.by".
Police officers also reported that the discovered pipes were buried in the ground, and turned in the direction of the Yokota military air base.
According to the police, the attack is the work of militants from the ultra-left organization.
Canada gave America good for spying. Ottawa allowed the NSA to keep track of the guests of the G8 and G20 summits, which took place in Canadian territory in 2010. About this with reference to the secret documents transmitted by Snowden, reported the broadcasting corporation CBC.
As noted by "Lenta.ru", in the days of the G8 summit in Huntsville and the G-20 in Toronto, the American consulate turned into a spy center.
It follows from the documents that the task of the NSA was “to support high-ranking politicians”.
American intelligence agencies conducted an operation in "close cooperation" with Canadian colleagues.
Pornoshantazh. The NSA wanted to use information about the pornography of dangerous Muslim leaders to discredit them. Such information contains documents promulgated by Snowden, conveys hitech.vesti.ru.
The NSA secretly collected information about visits to porn sites to spoil the reputation of people who are inciting radical action. Porno tracking was aimed at six people: all - Muslims.
"The power of radical elements is especially vulnerable if their private behavior is not consistent with official rhetoric," the secret report says. That is why the representatives of the department had to monitor “online viewing of sexual materials” and pay special attention to “communicating with sexual and sexual issues with young and inexperienced girls”.
“The US government is really using all legal means to quell the influence of terrorist elements who want to harm our nation and incite people to violence,” said journalist Shaun Turner, an agency’s public relations specialist.
However, none of the six “porno-intelligence” targets was seen in terrorist activities.
Such counterterrorism techniques raise concerns among experts who believe that pornomat could be used not only against terrorists, but also for political struggle.
Shivering earth. An earthquake of magnitude 3,0 occurred in the north of the US state of Texas and was already the sixth earthquake in a week. Experts believe that it may be associated with the active production of shale gas, reports "RT".
The center of aftershocks fell on the town of Aizil (50 kilometers west of Dallas). 25 November in the town was recorded earthquake magnitude 3,3, and a day later the small town shuddered by an earthquake magnitude 3,0.
Mayor Alan Brandett is trying to find out the causes of earthquakes, reports "ABC". “What can we get to? What will happen if the strength of the earthquake is five points, and at home people will fall on their heads? ”The mayor asked journalists.
Earthquake specialists believe that tremors are associated with shale gas production that goes on in this part of Texas.
“It seems to me that the connection between earthquakes and shale gas wells is very possible,” said Cliff Frolich, a specialist at the University of Texas.
In the summer of 2013, the American scientists concluded that the use of fracturing technology leads to the fact that small earthquakes can occur in the area of production.
Twelve shoots of Alexei Klimov. Russian orphan Alexei Klimov, who escaped from an American adoptive family a year and a half ago, was found. For the escape he could face prison. Pavel Astakhov, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President, spoke about the fate of the young man in an interview to the Russia 24 channel; "Vesti".
About the unhealthy situation in the Dekkert family, who adopted Alexey Klimov and his sisters Anastasia and Svetlana, Astakhov knew from two sources - from a letter from a family neighbor and a letter from one of the girls. Anastasia Klimova’s message began: “I want you to know how terrible my life here is.” It was said that Alexey had already run 12 times.
When the facts were confirmed, Dekkert was deprived of parental rights. The children were transferred to another family. True, the boy had by now run away again. Responsibility is provided for escaping from a foster family. However, Alexei is likely to avoid her: there is a court order, which says that he was subjected to violence.
The Russians managed to find an escaped 18-year-old Klimov. Alexey is placed in a new custodial family.
“I spoke with Alexey two days ago. When asked how we can help, he replied that he wanted to continue studying and make a Russian passport, ”said Astakhov.
McFaul: Zhirinovsky and Navalny - not a penny. Ambassador Michael McFaul's words that America did not give "a single penny to either Zhirinovsky or Navalny," caused laughter in political circles, writes Vladislav Kalashnik ("Reedus").
The United States does not finance the Russian opposition, according to McFaul. “This is nonsense,” he says. “We did not give a penny to either Zhirinovsky or Navalny.”
And here is the ambassador’s argument: “I read yesterday that Obama sent me so that I could make a revolution. There are facts? Is there any evidence? Where did this idea come from? ”
The author also recalls that at the beginning of the week McFaul received a rebuke from representatives of Russian civil society. Member of the Public Chamber of the RF Georgy Fedorov compared McFaul with ... a prostitute.
The statements by the US ambassador “are more suitable for a woman of easy virtue who understands everything perfectly, but when she is brought out to clean water, she begins to say that she is“ discouraged ”and“ disappointed, ”said Fedorov.
Against the fact that McFaul arrived in Moscow to make a revolution, there really are neither facts nor evidence, let us add. Just because McFaul failed. This ideologue of "overload" even failed to sign the button without errors.
Thanks to Putin, Lavrov, Snowden and the Jewish lobby. Harvard professor of international relations Stephen M. Walt in an article in “Foreign Policy” (a source of short translations - "Inopressa") spoke with humor about ten things for which he is most grateful to the fate of 2013. Note scientist timed to Thanksgiving.
Mr. Walt was pleased with the “nuclear agreement with Iran.” After all, the alternatives are unenviable: an unlimited Iranian nuclear program, or an unnecessary war in the Middle East.
Putin was grateful for the thank-you: “I am glad that he is not in charge of my country, I usually find his behavior and decisions rather robber and clumsy.” However, Putin and Lavrov "threw the Obama administration's lifebuoy" in Syria.
The third among pleasing were international institutions. "We could not proceed to the chemical disarmament of Syria if the complex of institutions no longer existed and would not be ready to begin work."
Edward Snowden was numbered 4 (Walt “learned how the NSA manages my tax deductions”). The author hopes that the publicity sober up the NSA.
Walt also sarcastically thanked "AIPAC, CUFI, ZOA, ADL, WINEP and other elements of the Israeli lobby," whose influence on the US course he considers "disproportionate." Thanks to the scientist, these organizations received for having confirmed the author’s forecasts by their actions.
Walt is also grateful to ECB President Mario Draghi for his efforts in Europe; science and technology for progress; dissidents of the world - for the progress of mankind.
Walt is also pleased that some unrealistic concepts and predictions have discredited themselves, because “ambitious idealism usually entails the killing of many people.”
The scientist thanked all those who read and comment on his articles.
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Mortar shelling of the Russian Embassy in Syria. As a result of the mortar shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus, a local resident was killed and the guards of the diplomatic mission suffered. In Moscow, considering the incident as a terrorist attack, said the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation, reports "Sight".
“November 28 near 17.00 Moscow time in Damascus as a result of mortar shelling from the anti-government armed forces of the region where the Russian Embassy in Syria is located, one mine exploded on its territory, the other in close proximity. Russian citizens were not injured. One Syrian was killed, nine people, including those from the Syrian guard of the embassy, were injured. The embassy’s building suffered minor material damage, ”the message on the Foreign Ministry’s website says.
“The mortar shelling that has recently become more frequent by the militants of the central part of Damascus, including the territory of the Russian embassy, is perceived with indignation and strong condemnation. We regard them as acts of terrorism, the perpetrators of which, and those who encourage and direct them, must be punished, ”the department said.
The UN Security Council condemned the shelling of the Russian Embassy in Damascus, equating it to the terrorist attack, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg Zelenin.
"The members of the Council expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and sympathy for all those who suffered as a result of this terrible terrorist act," the Security Council said in a statement.
The United States also condemned the shelling of the Russian embassy. Washington said that those responsible for the atrocities on both sides of the internal conflict in Syria should be brought to justice.
We are for peace, but we will fight. The head of the Syrian Free Army, Selim Idris, said that the SSA did not intend to take part in the Geneva-2 conference, Hasson Diya writes ("Voice of Russia").
Idris's statement to the Voice of Russia was commented on by the spokesman for the Chief of Staff of the SSA, a member of the National Coalition of Syrian Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Louis Mekdad. To the journalist's question, “Does the statement of Selim Idris mean that the Syrian free army refuses a peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis?” He replied:
“On the contrary, we are only for a peaceful settlement. But we were put in such conditions that we can not quit weapon and cease fire. The Syrian people are suffering, they need help. The international community for two and a half years did not improve the situation in Syria, and the regime continues to wage war against the people. We will not negotiate with this regime until he releases the prisoners, transfers his powers to the interim government, and elections in the country begin. ”
According to Idris, the CCA does not reject the conference, but does not see any prospects. If Assad releases political prisoners and transfers his powers, then the opposition will go to Geneva. They demand "only democracy."
Idris also complains about the bad behavior of the international community. “None of the superpowers even offered a bag of milk to a starving child in Syria,” he says.
Therefore, the SSA will continue to conduct hostilities. After all, you wish the international community to stop the war in Syria, it would have done so.
Cunning oppositionist, oh, cunning, add on my own. Hasn’t Russia sent humanitarian aid to Syria? Sent. Syria and other countries helped.
As for Assad, a month ago a general amnesty was announced by his government (until November 30), and today the media reported that it was extended until the end of the year. The government wants the amnesty to benefit from as many citizens as possible. The amnesty concerns deserters - just those whom the peace-loving “oppositionists” from the SSA recognize as political enemies of the “regime”.
If such people as Idris would raise their paws and use the amnesty, in Syria, without any humanitarian aid, there would be plenty of milk and bread.
The success of the Syrian army. The troops of the Syrian army cleared from the militants the city of Deir-Attiyah on the border between Syria and Lebanon, reports "RT". Fighting for the city lasted about 10 days, said ITAR-TASS.
"Our troops completely took control of the city of Deir-Attiyah in the province of Damascus and crushed the last strongholds of terrorists in this village," said a source in the leadership of the Syrian army to The Daily Star.
Now Syrian soldiers continue to fight the militants for the dominant heights of the Kalamoun ridge near the city.
Carved Churkin. The American press has given rise to doubt its objectivity. The CNN television channel cuts out answers to key questions from an interview with Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, about Syrian support for Bashar al-Assad and the opposition’s actions that are hindering humanitarian missions in a country torn by civil conflict, Ilya Kharlamov reports ("Voice of Russia").
CNN cut a fragment in which Comrade Churkin calls not to exclude Assad from the negotiation process: after all, the president is supported by the majority of Syrians. The reason for this lies on the surface, says the general director of the Center for Political Information Alexei Mukhin:
“The United States media seem to be trying to support the country's leadership for patriotic reasons, which, to put it mildly, has lost face in resolving the Syrian issue. And now they are involved in the information confrontation with Russia. Such tricks, becoming public knowledge and attention of the public, including the world, do not do credit to the American press, which seems to be considered a reference from the point of view of democracy and freedom of speech. "
In another episode, Vitaly Churkin speaks about the inadmissibility of the opposition putting forward preliminary conditions for the start of the negotiation process in Geneva. He critically assesses the actions of the rebels, who impede the evacuation and humanitarian assistance to the population, and also criticizes the states that support the opposition. Russia's permanent representative also indicates that the Assad government agreed to evacuate people.
A political scientist Pavel Salin suggests looking at the professional side of the matter:
“At least with regard to the print media, there is a rule: if someone gives an interview, then the final text must be given to the author for approval. I do not know if it concerns television. But if it does, it was necessary for the Russian diplomat to show the final plot for approval. Apparently, everything happened without his knowledge. This is not the first time when uncomfortable statements on American TV channels are retouched.
Suffice it to recall the history of 2008 of the year, when there was a Russian-Georgian conflict, and a girl from Ossetia was invited to broadcast on one of the TV channels. The management of the channel expected her to make anti-Russian statements, but she began to make pro-Russian statements. Since it was a live broadcast, and it was impossible to remove anything, the TV channel immediately went on commercials and stopped the performance. ”
Suffice it to recall the history of 2008 of the year, when there was a Russian-Georgian conflict, and a girl from Ossetia was invited to broadcast on one of the TV channels. The management of the channel expected her to make anti-Russian statements, but she began to make pro-Russian statements. Since it was a live broadcast, and it was impossible to remove anything, the TV channel immediately went on commercials and stopped the performance. ”
The online version of the interview with Comrade Churkin is also very cropped. And referring to the shortage of airtime to journalists is not from the hand, the Voice of Russia correspondent notes. Obviously, we are talking about banal censorship. No wonder the London journalist Afshin Rattanzi called the actions of CNN "a catastrophe for the media."
This story has been continued.
As stated by CNN spokesman Jonathan Hawkins, the management of the television company decided to publish a full transcript of an interview with the representative of the Russian Federation at the UN, Vitaly Churkin, in order to show that the channel is not trying to hide anything. He added that the full text of the conversation is being published “in the interests of transparency,” "RT" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Mr. Hawkins said that the full interview with Churkin will be available on the website of leading Christian Amanpour, who met with the Russian permanent representative. According to the representative of the TV channel, abbreviation of the interview, which is not live, is a normal practice.
“We never distort the meaning of the interview,” Hawkins added.
Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, also commented on the incident with American censorship on the Facebook page of the department. According to her, this practice of the Western media, when “unnecessary” for the audience assessments are thrown out of the interview, was not the exception, but the norm, especially in relation to the statements of Russian representatives.
So, let us add, Christian Amanpour is right: for the American media this is “normal practice”.
In Syria, the "opposition" fought. Al-Qaeda supporters shot a group of militants from a rival group. This was reported by "Reuters", transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Roman Podervyansky.
The video on the Internet shows the public execution of a warlord of a rival Al-Qaeda group and six of his subordinates. These people were shot by extremists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which has close ties with an international terrorist organization.
The executed militants belonged to the so-called “Gurab ash-Sham” battalions.
The confrontation of an alliance of Islamist groups and battalions of Ghurab al-Sham, which has lasted since May, is also known because of disputes over the ownership of territories and the facts of looting. As it is specified, the participants of the “battalion” were detained a month ago, a “religious court” was held over them, after which they were executed.
In Moscow, this is impossible. The Syrian government will not make informal contacts with the opposition during the planned meeting in Moscow, Interfax reports, citing the statement by the Republic’s ambassador to Russia, Riad Haddad.
"It will not happen. We meet with the opposition only in Geneva or in Damascus, ”quotes Haddad "RT".
He also noted that the Russian side is trying to hold informal meetings to exchange views with the opposition. “Some representatives of the opposition have agreed, some have already said they do not agree, but most want to come to Moscow to exchange views. This is a very difficult mission, a difficult task for our Russian friends, ”said the ambassador.
He stressed that Moscow is making significant efforts to help resolve the Syrian crisis and thanked the Russian side for that.
The President of Israel spoke about Iranian terrorism and the nuclear program. Shimon Peres offered Iran to abandon its nuclear program and stop developing long-range missiles, reports correspondent RIA "News" Dmitry Znamensky.
“I urge (Iran) to stop its terrorism, its nuclear program and (development) of long-range missiles,” Peres said in a speech in Mexico City to members of the Mexican Senate.
According to the President of Israel, the international community cannot come to terms with a nuclear-armed Iran, because no one threatens it. “When Iran stops threatening the rest, it will free itself from the cargo that is behind it,” Peres noted.
As for Israel itself, according to Peres, he extends the hand of friendship to all his neighbors, but "tyranny has no future."
Kill Obama. According to "Military informer", at sokol-ff.livejournal.com it was suggested a possible Israeli reaction to the signing in Geneva of an agreement on the suspension of Iran’s nuclear program.
The Israeli Prime Minister said that "Israel does not recognize the terms of the treaty and reserves the right to attack."
Of crucial importance in signing the agreement was Obama’s principled position, which came out against both the US military-industrial complex system and the most powerful Israeli lobby in the United States, seeking to drag the United States into a full-scale war with Iran.
“Obama’s physical elimination, breaking agreements and possible Republicans coming to power in the United States opens up unlimited business opportunities in the war - where, according to the same Iraqi experience, the disappearance of even tens of billions of cash dollars, simply passes as a line of write-offs in the military budget.
After making a decision on peace with Iran, Barack Obama should seriously consider his own security, the activities of the presidential Security Service and the changes in the army command. ”
After making a decision on peace with Iran, Barack Obama should seriously consider his own security, the activities of the presidential Security Service and the changes in the army command. ”
The Israeli special forces, the author notes, has a vast experience of murder and sabotage. In addition to extracting classified information, the Mossad is also engaged in the physical elimination of the enemies of the Jewish state. The Directorate of Secret Operations "Komemiyut" ("Sovereignty") has secret combat units "Kidon" ("Spear"). And the motto of the Mossad (“By cunning and deceit you must wage war”) is constantly confirmed in practice ...
It is highly doubtful that the Jews would climb to kill the intractable Obama, but it’s not for nothing that we add, Netanyahu and Obama didn’t have a relationship. After the negotiations of the “six” in Geneva, these two finally disagreed on geopolitical views. By the way, it’s not for nothing that the US Secretary of Defense is Obama’s appointee and the same foe of the Jewish lobby in Washington as Obama himself. Moreover, Chuck Hagel also has a reputation as an anti-Semite.
When the Vietnamese veteran Hagel, the candidate for ministers, was subjected to biased interrogation last winter, he was reminded of his “anti-Semitic” past. The fact is that, while working in the Senate in 1997-2009, Chuck often performed criticized Israel’s policies and refused to support the initiatives of pro-Israel American public organizations. Once he even disapprovingly spoke of the powerful “Jewish lobby” in the United States, saying that he himself was “not an Israeli senator, but an American senator.” It was then that he was labeled an anti-Semite.
As senator, Charles Hagel condemned attempts to push the United States and Israel into war with Iran. In his bold judgments, he went so far as to allow the possibility of negotiations with Hezbollah. All of this logically fit into the mainstream of solving the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomacy.
At the winter “interrogation” in the Senate, Hagel also stated that the Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved with the help of international sanctions, which need to be coordinated with Russia and the UN Security Council.
As we see, over the past few months everything turned out exactly according to Hagel's old plan. But Obama proved to be a much more peace-loving guy than could have been supposed a couple of months ago.
The poor Jews. A third of Israelis live in poverty, and every fifth resident of the country is forced to save on food. This is eloquently shown by the results of a study conducted by the Taub Center for the Study of Social Issues. 35% of the inhabitants of the Jewish state were in an extremely difficult financial situation, writes correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Shirokov.
20% of Israelis save on food, 13% no longer use household appliances, air conditioners, telephones. Moreover, 40% of Israelis cannot afford to go to the dentist. 15% of citizens refuse prescribed drugs: pharmacy bills are too large for a modest family budget.
The Pope turned against the bourgeoisie. As transmits "Expert Online", in the apostolic epistle, Pope Francis condemned “wild capitalism”, which he compared with the “new tyranny”, and the cult of money.
On Tuesday, Bishop Reno Fisichella read the apostolic message of the pontiff - the first written work of that at the new post, one might say, program work.
In a note to the magazine "Expert" states that since the election of the 76-year-old pontiff demonstrates craving for modesty. He preferred the Vatican Hotel to the Apostolic Palace, and he drives a Ford Focus. He also removed a bishop from the service, who spent several million euros on a luxury residence.
In the manifesto, the Pope attacked “wild capitalism”, comparing it with the “new tyranny”, and called on politicians to fight poverty and inequality, to provide citizens with work, education and medical care. Comrade Papa believes that the economic system has become flawed: after all, it is based solely on the cult of money.
Berlusconi was deprived of parliamentary powers. The Italian Senate on Wednesday voted to deprive the country's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of parliamentary powers. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
Parliament supported the decision of the court that banned Berlusconi for two years to hold public office in connection with the case of fraud.
Spain indicated Scotland its independent place. The exit of Scotland from the UK will automatically deprive the new country of EU membership. Mariano Rajoy referred to the rules of the European Union, according to which, in order to regain a place in the EU, the consent of all 28 member states is necessary. According to experts, the Prime Minister’s statement is a veiled message to Catalonia, which also wants independence, reports channel "RT" with reference to The Telegraph.
The Spanish Prime Minister stressed that he would not oppose the entry of Scotland into the European Union, but, according to him, “residents have the right to fully imagine the consequences of taking such a serious decision.”
“I respect the decision of the British, but I know for sure that the region that separates from the country will cease to be part of the European Union,” Raha said.
On the danger of kinking. A court in Bristol sentenced 24-year-old Lee James to life imprisonment for the murder of his disabled neighbor, whom he mistaken for a pedophile. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to The Independent.
James was found guilty of having scored to death and set fire to the body of Iranian citizen Bijan Ebrahimi. The accused will be in jail for at least 18 years, after which he will be able to claim early release, BBC News reports.
The offender, 25-year-old Stephen Norley, was sentenced to four years in prison.
The murder occurred on 14 July. As established in court, James learned that Ebrahimi was detained on suspicion of pedophilia. He waylaid his neighbor and beat him, he died as a result of a head injury. Norley helped James carry the body away from the scene of the murder, pour out the solvent and set fire to it.
“Three days before the murder, Ebrahimi was indeed detained by the police. The occasion served as a kind of accusation that he photographed children. The law enforcement agencies carefully studied the memory of his cameras and camcorders, as well as the files stored on his computer. Nothing suspicious was found, and Ebrahimi was released without charge. ”
Successful or runaway? Juris Kazha and Charles Duxbury ("The Wall Street Journal"; the source of short translation - "Inopressa") told about the resignation of the Prime Minister of Latvia.
Valdis Dombrovskis unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday to share responsibility for the collapse of the Maxima supermarket in Riga, journalists write.
“During his four-year reign, 42-year-old Dombrovskis implemented a series of painful austerity measures to pull the economy of this small Baltic state out of crisis. His government will now begin preparations for the departure from power five weeks before Latvia’s entry into the eurozone, a landmark step aimed at further expanding its economy, which is considered one of the fastest growing in the European Union, ”the authors note.
Riga Mayor Nil Ushakov said he did not intend to follow the example of Dombrovskis. Ushakov accused the prime minister of trying to earn political points by leaving and avoiding the problems that Latvia faced.
But Carl Bildt, the Swedish foreign minister, tweeted that “Valdis Dombrovskis was one of the most successful prime ministers in Europe. He led Latvia through difficult times, determined its future. ”
Live Ukrainian chain. Viktor Yanukovych has already said that he will not sign an association agreement with the EU, but Ukrainian citizens expect a response from the European Union, writes correspondent ITAR-TASS Mikhail Melnik.
Most experts believe that Ukraine will continue to maneuver in line with the "multi-vector" between the two unions - the European and Customs.
Civil activist Yegor Sobolev, who was appointed commandant of the “euromaidan” on Independence Square in Kiev, said that there are two main scenarios: “The first one, which everyone likes, is to go and drive out the president. But for now this is unrealistic, although there is a lot of human energy. ” “The second scenario is to distribute“ euromaidans ”throughout Ukraine and explain to citizens what happened and what to do.”
“We came here not for the sake of some party or some kind of leader, but for the sake of an idea, for the sake of choosing a path,” a Kiev student told ITAR-TASS. “We testified that there are many people in the country who support the European way of development of Ukraine,” said another protester.
Supporters of European integration would like to organize a “living chain” from Kiev to the Polish border - more than 600 kilometers in length on the main day of the Eastern Partnership summit. This requires the participation of about 500 thousands of people. One of the organizers of the action, Alexander Pakhalchuk, said that the chain would be formed at noon on the European Square.
"... have not reached hearing and reason." The leaders of the EU countries could not convince the President of Ukraine to sign a partnership agreement, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse.
As the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite told the agency, the arguments of the European Union, which the summit participants put forward during an official dinner, “did not reach the ears and mind” of Yanukovych.
At the end of the first day of the summit, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said in a microblog that Kiev had to surrender to Russia's “tough economic pressure.” According to the Swedish diplomat, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara admitted this.
Thus, we will add from ourselves, Yanukovych’s “hearing and reason” have reached other arguments, more convincing.
The CSTO Anti-Drug Operations Center has been established. In Minsk, an agreement was signed on the establishment of the CSTO anti-drug operations center. He spoke about the main tasks of the center in an interview "Voice of Russia" the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, writes Yevgeny Mayorov.
The final signatures of the document will be put by the heads of the six CSTO member countries. The agreement was adopted at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the heads of the competent authorities on combating illicit drug trafficking.
Viktor Ivanov, head of the Russian Federal Service for Drug Control, said:
“... In the conditions of wide enough international cooperation of the competent police structures of the CSTO countries in conducting joint operations, the creation within the CSTO of this center allows to involve not only the capabilities of the police structures, but also other structures in which the need arises. There is a need for joint operations by the forces of customs structures, border structures, and in some cases by the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) of the CSTO countries.
It was this model of organization of work that was tested in September this year in Kyrgyzstan, where the Thunder 2013 exercises were held, during which the capabilities of the Air Force of the Russian Federation, in particular, the assault force, were used aviation, helicopter equipment, special forces capabilities of the internal troops of the ministries of internal affairs of the CSTO countries. They operated in highlands, inaccessible areas where caravan routes for drug trafficking pass.
At the same time, in the course of the exercise, a real operation was carried out, where a group of militants was detained, in fact, a paramilitary group that was involved in drug trafficking. This provides truly synergistic opportunities to increase the effectiveness of anti-drug operations. ”
It was this model of organization of work that was tested in September this year in Kyrgyzstan, where the Thunder 2013 exercises were held, during which the capabilities of the Air Force of the Russian Federation, in particular, the assault force, were used aviation, helicopter equipment, special forces capabilities of the internal troops of the ministries of internal affairs of the CSTO countries. They operated in highlands, inaccessible areas where caravan routes for drug trafficking pass.
At the same time, in the course of the exercise, a real operation was carried out, where a group of militants was detained, in fact, a paramilitary group that was involved in drug trafficking. This provides truly synergistic opportunities to increase the effectiveness of anti-drug operations. ”
The decision of 28 in November created a working group to finalize the provisions and the procedure for activating the power capabilities of the CSTO countries, comrade Ivanov noted. Work began with the creation of national segments of specialized units in the structures of the police authorities of the CSTO member countries. They will work together to plan and conduct operations.
"Historical event" for Georgia. Georgia initialed an association agreement with the European Union. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The initialling of the document took place in Vilnius. From the Georgian side, the agreement was approved by Deputy Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani. He stated that for his country it was a “historic event.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, according to Interfax, reported that it was planned to sign an association agreement with the EU in 2014.
"I love Nursultan!" In Astana, more than three thousand students have declared their love for President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to Interfax.
Students on the square shouted “Elbasynye koldaymyz!” (“We support the Leader of the Nation!”), And then sang the President’s favorite song from the Soviet film “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”. They unfurled a banner with the inscription: “I love Kazakhstan! I love Nursultan! ”And launched into the sky thousands of balloons in the shape of hearts.
The event was attended by students of the Kazakh Humanitarian Law University. In the public relations department of the university, they explained that the initiators of the action were the students themselves. "They wanted to express their respect for Elbasy (the leader of the nation is the official title of Nazarbayev. - Note." Ribbons ") and thank him for what he has done for our country," said a source.
The action was organized on the eve of the Day of the first President, which is celebrated in Kazakhstan 1 December.
As Lenta reminds, several years ago, a monument was erected to the president in Almaty. Earlier, proposals were made to create a rock portrait of Nazarbayev in the Karaganda region and rename the capital of the republic to Nursultan.
The invasion of the Tajiks. On November 27, three Tajik Air Force helicopters violated the air border of Uzbekistan. This information was distributed by the portal 12uz.com, citing a law enforcement source, writes "Lenta.ru".
The helicopters were spotted in the Zaamin district of the Jizzakh region, they were allegedly seen in the suburbs of the city of Bekabad in the Tashkent region. They were said to have been on Uzbek territory for more than an hour.
In Tajikistan, information about border violations denied. With a refutation, as reported by Avesta, spokesman for the republic’s Ministry of Defense Faridun Makhmadaliyev said: “Our helicopter pilots make scheduled flights to improve skills, but I declare responsibly: None of the helicopters of the air forces of Tajikistan took off on November X .
Totalitarian methods of the Turkmen police. Raids on women began in Turkmenistan, writes Artem Kobzev ("Voice of Russia"). Representatives of the weaker sex, who are late in the evening on the street or in a restaurant, risk being in the police.
The raids in Ashgabat are as follows: a group of men in civilian clothes walks into a cafe or restaurant, grabs women, takes them to the police station. Detainees can be ladies sitting at tables both alone and with their husbands. After eleven o'clock in the evening, the policemen trap women in the streets. Guardians of the order thus struggling with prostitution.
Such measures are common for totalitarian states, said Azhdar Kurtov, an expert on Central Asian countries at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies:
“Naturally, with such an attitude towards one’s own people, which is characteristic of totalitarian regimes, the authorities believe that it has the right to interfere in all spheres of public life without exception. Including in the sphere of moral regulation. It is not surprising that the Turkmen authorities are trying to fight for morality in ways that are far from understanding human rights and democracy. That is, by means of police raids, checks of documents degrading human dignity and forcing their citizens to strictly defined standards of behavior, which these authorities themselves invent. ”
Rumor has it that women in Turkmenistan will soon be banned from driving. Turkmen authorities are well known for their legislative initiatives. Under the former president of the republic, Saparmurat Niyazov banned gold teeth and wearing beards in the country. Under the ban at the same time were a circus, ballet, video games.
It's not the reason. In the Chechen government, they opposed the idea of enshrining in the Constitution the role of the Orthodox religion to the detriment of Islam, reports Interfax.
In conclusion, the department for relations with religious and public organizations of the administration of the head and government of Chechnya, referred to Interfax, says that "only a madman can deny the enormous influence of Orthodoxy in the history of Russia." “However, this is not yet a reason to bypass the role and importance of Islam, which is also an integral part of the historical heritage of the peoples of Russia and the second most common religion in society, in silence,” Chechen officials write.
According to them, Orthodoxy and Islam are "related in basic values" and together oppose forces that are "carrying out a large-scale attack against cultural, moral and family values, social foundations and religion in general."
“That is why the one-sided protrusion in the Constitution of the merits and values of one denomination to the detriment of others can reinforce the already tense inter-ethnic relations in Russia,” the authors emphasize the conclusion.
In addition, according to the authors, people who, by means of amending the Constitution, establish the special status of Orthodoxy, work on "the collapse of a great power, the destruction of our civilization."
As Interfax reminds, the definition of Orthodoxy as “the basis of the national and cultural identity of Russia” to the preamble of the main law was suggested earlier by State Duma deputy Elena Mizulina. The initiative was supported by members of the inter-factional deputy group in defense of Christian values.
Against the proposal Mizulina made ombudsman Vladimir Lukin, who said that he could not take this proposal seriously. The ombudsman had the impression that “we don’t have meetings in the Duma, but some kind of“ lukomorye ”.
South Korea, China and Antarctica. Seoul and Beijing have agreed to strengthen cooperation at sea, including joint research in the Antarctic, the agency "Yonhap" reports with reference to the message of the South Korean government, reports correspondent RIA "Novosti" Daria Krutov.
At the twelfth meeting of representatives of the ministries of the oceans and fisheries of the two countries, held on the eve of Beijing, a bilateral cooperation agreement was signed. In a press release published today, it is reported that the parties "agreed to conduct joint marine research in the polar regions using icebreakers of the two countries and to create a broad observation system in the Antarctic, setting up research stations there."
South Korea and China have agreed to intensify cooperation in deep-sea mining. To this end, countries will jointly develop manned and unmanned research and rescue equipment for deep diving.
The Chinese army is in a state of "increased combat readiness." China sent fighters to patrol the air defense zone, the creation of which was announced last week, reports CNN, citing a statement by the Chinese Ministry of Defense.
As noted by RIA News", the TV channel referring to the statement by Colonel of the Chinese Air Force Shen Jinke, published on the website of the Chinese Ministry of Defense, reports that on Thursday several Su-30 and J-11 fighters flew to patrol the zone.
"The fighters carried out a regular patrol aimed at strengthening control over the air targets in the zone," the statement said.
As the representative of the Ministry of Defense stated, the Chinese army is in a state of “increased combat readiness” and is ready to act on the basis of “various air threats in order to ensure anti-aircraft security.”
Pipes, wires and batteries. On Friday night, near the US military base near Tokyo, two homemade rockets exploded. There are no injuries, said the metropolitan police.
“According to residents living nearby, they heard explosions around midnight. Police found two steel pipes, connecting wires, batteries, etc. Shelling did not cause any damage, shells have not yet been found, "- quotes the words of the representative of the city law enforcement agencies "Interfax.by".
Police officers also reported that the discovered pipes were buried in the ground, and turned in the direction of the Yokota military air base.
According to the police, the attack is the work of militants from the ultra-left organization.
Canada gave America good for spying. Ottawa allowed the NSA to keep track of the guests of the G8 and G20 summits, which took place in Canadian territory in 2010. About this with reference to the secret documents transmitted by Snowden, reported the broadcasting corporation CBC.
As noted by "Lenta.ru", in the days of the G8 summit in Huntsville and the G-20 in Toronto, the American consulate turned into a spy center.
It follows from the documents that the task of the NSA was “to support high-ranking politicians”.
American intelligence agencies conducted an operation in "close cooperation" with Canadian colleagues.
Pornoshantazh. The NSA wanted to use information about the pornography of dangerous Muslim leaders to discredit them. Such information contains documents promulgated by Snowden, conveys hitech.vesti.ru.
The NSA secretly collected information about visits to porn sites to spoil the reputation of people who are inciting radical action. Porno tracking was aimed at six people: all - Muslims.
"The power of radical elements is especially vulnerable if their private behavior is not consistent with official rhetoric," the secret report says. That is why the representatives of the department had to monitor “online viewing of sexual materials” and pay special attention to “communicating with sexual and sexual issues with young and inexperienced girls”.
“The US government is really using all legal means to quell the influence of terrorist elements who want to harm our nation and incite people to violence,” said journalist Shaun Turner, an agency’s public relations specialist.
However, none of the six “porno-intelligence” targets was seen in terrorist activities.
Such counterterrorism techniques raise concerns among experts who believe that pornomat could be used not only against terrorists, but also for political struggle.
Shivering earth. An earthquake of magnitude 3,0 occurred in the north of the US state of Texas and was already the sixth earthquake in a week. Experts believe that it may be associated with the active production of shale gas, reports "RT".
The center of aftershocks fell on the town of Aizil (50 kilometers west of Dallas). 25 November in the town was recorded earthquake magnitude 3,3, and a day later the small town shuddered by an earthquake magnitude 3,0.
Mayor Alan Brandett is trying to find out the causes of earthquakes, reports "ABC". “What can we get to? What will happen if the strength of the earthquake is five points, and at home people will fall on their heads? ”The mayor asked journalists.
Earthquake specialists believe that tremors are associated with shale gas production that goes on in this part of Texas.
“It seems to me that the connection between earthquakes and shale gas wells is very possible,” said Cliff Frolich, a specialist at the University of Texas.
In the summer of 2013, the American scientists concluded that the use of fracturing technology leads to the fact that small earthquakes can occur in the area of production.
Twelve shoots of Alexei Klimov. Russian orphan Alexei Klimov, who escaped from an American adoptive family a year and a half ago, was found. For the escape he could face prison. Pavel Astakhov, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President, spoke about the fate of the young man in an interview to the Russia 24 channel; "Vesti".
About the unhealthy situation in the Dekkert family, who adopted Alexey Klimov and his sisters Anastasia and Svetlana, Astakhov knew from two sources - from a letter from a family neighbor and a letter from one of the girls. Anastasia Klimova’s message began: “I want you to know how terrible my life here is.” It was said that Alexey had already run 12 times.
When the facts were confirmed, Dekkert was deprived of parental rights. The children were transferred to another family. True, the boy had by now run away again. Responsibility is provided for escaping from a foster family. However, Alexei is likely to avoid her: there is a court order, which says that he was subjected to violence.
The Russians managed to find an escaped 18-year-old Klimov. Alexey is placed in a new custodial family.
“I spoke with Alexey two days ago. When asked how we can help, he replied that he wanted to continue studying and make a Russian passport, ”said Astakhov.
McFaul: Zhirinovsky and Navalny - not a penny. Ambassador Michael McFaul's words that America did not give "a single penny to either Zhirinovsky or Navalny," caused laughter in political circles, writes Vladislav Kalashnik ("Reedus").
The United States does not finance the Russian opposition, according to McFaul. “This is nonsense,” he says. “We did not give a penny to either Zhirinovsky or Navalny.”
“... it would be interesting to look at the same McFaul or some Obama, offering at least a penny, or Vladimir Volfovich’s cent worn from time to time. I am sure it would be a real show, worthy of a live broadcast with Vladimir Solovyov or Sergey Dorenko, the master of domestic television. It is terrible to even think how many colorful epithets, how many beautiful phrases characterizing American expansion, we would hear. And without the orange juice, perhaps, also would not have done. ”
And here is the ambassador’s argument: “I read yesterday that Obama sent me so that I could make a revolution. There are facts? Is there any evidence? Where did this idea come from? ”
The author also recalls that at the beginning of the week McFaul received a rebuke from representatives of Russian civil society. Member of the Public Chamber of the RF Georgy Fedorov compared McFaul with ... a prostitute.
The statements by the US ambassador “are more suitable for a woman of easy virtue who understands everything perfectly, but when she is brought out to clean water, she begins to say that she is“ discouraged ”and“ disappointed, ”said Fedorov.
Against the fact that McFaul arrived in Moscow to make a revolution, there really are neither facts nor evidence, let us add. Just because McFaul failed. This ideologue of "overload" even failed to sign the button without errors.
Thanks to Putin, Lavrov, Snowden and the Jewish lobby. Harvard professor of international relations Stephen M. Walt in an article in “Foreign Policy” (a source of short translations - "Inopressa") spoke with humor about ten things for which he is most grateful to the fate of 2013. Note scientist timed to Thanksgiving.
Mr. Walt was pleased with the “nuclear agreement with Iran.” After all, the alternatives are unenviable: an unlimited Iranian nuclear program, or an unnecessary war in the Middle East.
Putin was grateful for the thank-you: “I am glad that he is not in charge of my country, I usually find his behavior and decisions rather robber and clumsy.” However, Putin and Lavrov "threw the Obama administration's lifebuoy" in Syria.
The third among pleasing were international institutions. "We could not proceed to the chemical disarmament of Syria if the complex of institutions no longer existed and would not be ready to begin work."
Edward Snowden was numbered 4 (Walt “learned how the NSA manages my tax deductions”). The author hopes that the publicity sober up the NSA.
Walt also sarcastically thanked "AIPAC, CUFI, ZOA, ADL, WINEP and other elements of the Israeli lobby," whose influence on the US course he considers "disproportionate." Thanks to the scientist, these organizations received for having confirmed the author’s forecasts by their actions.
Walt is also grateful to ECB President Mario Draghi for his efforts in Europe; science and technology for progress; dissidents of the world - for the progress of mankind.
Walt is also pleased that some unrealistic concepts and predictions have discredited themselves, because “ambitious idealism usually entails the killing of many people.”
The scientist thanked all those who read and comment on his articles.
We also thank the readers of "Military Review". Thank you, comrades! There are no authors without readers!
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