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Secret Project Created Weaponized Ebola in South Africa in the 1980s - 1 Update
MURRAY WINS! - 1 Update
when will Nadal become a father? - 8 Updates
Top Scientist: This Version Of Ebola Looks Like 'A Very Different Bug' - 1 Update
Former CIA Insider: Obama's Ebola Failure is Criminal Neglect - 1 Update
U.S. is Responsible for the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Liberian Scientist - 1 Update
Halep, Williams, Wozniacki and Radwanska last four in WTA Finals. - 3 Updates
No One Has A Monopoly on Truth -- Sergey Lavrov - 1 Update
Borna Coric 17y heading for top100 - 4 Updates
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks to the World - 1 Update
Colloidal Silver and the Ebola Hysteria - 1 Update
Kehoe goes ape after Nadal wins 61 61 - 1 Update
legacy value of YE #1? - 1 Update
Secret Project Created Weaponized Ebola in South Africa in the 1980s
Fednatic <fednatic@gmail.com>: Oct 20 10:59PM +0800
http://www.infowars.com/secret-project-created-weaponized-ebola-in-south-africa-in-the-1980s/
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MURRAY WINS!
grif <griffin_230@hotmail.com>: Oct 20 04:41PM +0100
On 20/10/2014 10:17, The Iceberg wrote:
> HOORAY!! Murray beats Ferrer in the Vienna final 57 62 75, making qualification for the O2 exo look hopefully likely. Also it's his first victory against a top 8 player since Wimbledon 2013, so hopefully he's storming back again!
It was a confidence boosting win. Murray's fitness since surgery has
been suspect and it looked like Ferrer might wear down Andy. He really
had to work for it, but in the end he hit a laser-like bh return down
the line to seal the final break.
Murray's now won 30 titles whch is amazing if you think someone like
Safin only won 15.
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when will Nadal become a father?
TT <ascii@dprk.kp>: Oct 24 05:06PM +0300
24.10.2014 13:58, Whisper kirjoitti:
> A gay guy trying to hide it would never do that.
Yes. Absolutely.
TT <ascii@dprk.kp>: Oct 24 05:09PM +0300
24.10.2014 16:32, The Iceberg kirjoitti:
> it was Giovanna, she was trying to put him off his game!
:)
That bitch!
TT <ascii@dprk.kp>: Oct 24 05:11PM +0300
24.10.2014 16:49, The Iceberg kirjoitti:
> but what about those beach photos you and Ulysees kept on about?
Good question. Has C1 changed her mind about that?
Court_1 <olympia0000@yahoo.com>: Oct 24 07:15AM -0700
On Friday, October 24, 2014 10:11:05 AM UTC-4, TT wrote:
> 24.10.2014 16:49, The Iceberg kirjoitti:
> > but what about those beach photos you and Ulysees kept on about?
> Good question. Has C1 changed her mind about that?
Nah. I just think that Nadal was gawking at that Brazilian woman.
TT <ascii@dprk.kp>: Oct 24 05:20PM +0300
24.10.2014 17:00, Court_1 kirjoitti:
> How about Hugh Jackman.
He doesn't give any gay vibes whatsoever. A 0% on my gaydar.
TT <ascii@dprk.kp>: Oct 24 05:21PM +0300
24.10.2014 17:15, Court_1 kirjoitti:
>>> but what about those beach photos you and Ulysees kept on about?
>> Good question. Has C1 changed her mind about that?
> Nah. I just think that Nadal was gawking at that Brazilian woman.
So Rafa is still gay?
Court_1 <olympia0000@yahoo.com>: Oct 24 07:35AM -0700
On Friday, October 24, 2014 10:20:32 AM UTC-4, TT wrote:
> 24.10.2014 17:00, Court_1 kirjoitti:
> > How about Hugh Jackman.
> He doesn't give any gay vibes whatsoever. A 0% on my gaydar.
ROFL! The only person more gay than Hugh Jackman is the dead Liberace! Your gaydar is off here.
Court_1 <olympia0000@yahoo.com>: Oct 24 07:39AM -0700
On Friday, October 24, 2014 10:21:47 AM UTC-4, TT wrote:
> >> Good question. Has C1 changed her mind about that?
> > Nah. I just think that Nadal was gawking at that Brazilian woman.
> So Rafa is still gay?
No idea. All I know is that he was gazing at the Brazilian woman. He could go both ways, no?
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Top Scientist: This Version Of Ebola Looks Like 'A Very Different Bug'
Fednatic <fednatic@gmail.com>: Oct 20 11:08PM +0800
http://www.infowars.com/top-scientist-this-version-of-ebola-looks-like-a-very-different-bug/
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Former CIA Insider: Obama's Ebola Failure is Criminal Neglect
Fednatic <fednatic@gmail.com>: Oct 20 11:03PM +0800
http://www.infowars.com/former-cia-insider-obamas-ebola-failure-is-criminal-neglect/
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U.S. is Responsible for the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Liberian Scientist
Fednatic <fednatic@gmail.com>: Oct 20 11:00PM +0800
http://www.infowars.com/u-s-is-responsible-for-the-ebola-outbreak-in-west-africa-liberian-scientist/
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Halep, Williams, Wozniacki and Radwanska last four in WTA Finals.
Court_1 <olympia0000@yahoo.com>: Oct 24 07:11AM -0700
Who will win it all? It has been an unpredictable tournament. All of the big hitters except Williams are out. What a good job Woznaicki has done beating Sharapova, Radwanska and Kvitova! No losses for her so far. She should have dumped Rory McIlroy a long time ago. ;)
heyguys00@gmail.com: Oct 24 07:18AM -0700
On Friday, October 24, 2014 10:11:14 AM UTC-4, Court_1 wrote:
> Who will win it all? It has been an unpredictable tournament. All of the big hitters except Williams are out. What a good job Woznaicki has done beating Sharapova, Radwanska and Kvitova! No losses for her so far. She should have dumped Rory McIlroy a long time ago. ;)
Hopefully a Halep/Serena rematch in the final. If Wozniacki wins beating Sharapova, Radwanska, Kvitova, Serena, and Halep, that would be a mighty impressive way to end the year.
Court_1 <olympia0000@yahoo.com>: Oct 24 07:33AM -0700
> On Friday, October 24, 2014 10:11:14 AM UTC-4, Court_1 wrote:
> > Who will win it all? It has been an unpredictable tournament. All of the big hitters except Williams are out. What a good job Woznaicki has done beating Sharapova, Radwanska and Kvitova! No losses for her so far. She should have dumped Rory McIlroy a long time ago. ;)
> Hopefully a Halep/Serena rematch in the final. If Wozniacki wins beating Sharapova, Radwanska, Kvitova, Serena, and Halep, that would be a mighty impressive way to end the year.
Halep is not the brightest bulb in the box to allow Serena back into the tournament and thus lessening her chances to win it. She should have let Ivanovic win in two and Serena would have been eliminated. *rolls eyes*
Wozniacki is in great form. You never know, maybe she can actually beat Serena? The court seems to be playing quite slow and all of the attacking players are losing to the counterpunchers. Still, whenever you give Serena a second chance like Halep did here, it could be fatal for the rest.
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No One Has A Monopoly on Truth -- Sergey Lavrov
Fednatic <fednatic@gmail.com>: Oct 20 02:31PM +0800
No One Has A Monopoly on Truth -- Sergey Lavrov
"Ladies and gentlemen,
"There is growing evidence today of a contradiction for collective
and purposive efforts in the interest of developing adequate responses
to challenges common to all of us, and the aspiration of a number of
states for domination and a revival of the archaic block thinking
based on military drill discipline and the erroneous logic of friend
or foe.
"The US-led western alliance that portrays itself as a champion of
democracy, the rule of law, and human rights within individual
countries acts from a directly opposite position in the international
arena, rejecting the democratic principles of sovereign equality of
states, and trying to decide for everyone what is good and what is
evil.
"Washington has openly declared its right to the unilateral use of
military force anywhere to advance its own interests. Military
interference has become a norm, even despite the dismal outcome of all
operations of force that the US has carried out over recent years. The
sustainability of the international system has been severely shaken by
the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia, intervention in Iraq, the attack
against Libya, and the failure in Afghanistan.
"Only due to intensive diplomatic efforts was the aggression
against Syria prevented in 2013. There was an involuntary impression
that the goal of various color revolutions and other projects to
change unsuitable regimes is to create chaos and instability. Today,
Ukraine has fallen victim to this arrogant policy. The situation there
has revealed the remaining deep-rooted systematic flaws of the
existing architecture in the Euro-Atlantic area. The West has embarked
on a course towards vertical structuring of humanity, tailored to its
own far-from-inoffensive standards.
"After they declared victory in the Cold War and the so-called End
of History, the US and the EU have opted to expand the geopolitical
area that is under their control without taking into account the
balance of legitimate interests of all people of Europe. The western
partners did not heed our numerous warnings of the inadmissibility of
violating the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act.
Time and again, they have avoided serious joint work to establish a
common space of equal and indivisible security and cooperation, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
"The Russian proposal to draft the European Security Treaty was
rejected. We were told directly that the legally binding guarantees of
security are only meant for the members of the North Atlantic
Alliance, and at this time they continue to expand to the East in
spite of the promises that were given to the contrary. The
instantaneous switch of NATO to hostile rhetoric, to the drawdown of
its cooperation with Russia even to the detriment of the West's own
interests, and the buildup of military infrastructure on Russia's
borders reveal the inability of the alliance to change its genetic
code which it created during the Cold War.
"The US and the EU supported the coup d'etat in Ukraine and
reverted to outright justification of any acts by the self-proclaimed
Kiev authorities that opted for suppression by force of the part of
the Ukraine people which had rejected attempts to impose throughout
the country an anti-constitutional order and wanted to defend its
right to its native language, culture, and history. It is precisely
the aggressive assault on these rights that helped the population of
Crimea to take its destiny in its own hands and make a choice in favor
of self-determination.
"This was an absolutely free choice, no matter what was invented
by those who are primarily responsible for the internal conflict in
Ukraine. General attempts to distort the truth and hide facts behind
blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the
Ukrainian crisis. Nothing has been done to try to hold to account
those responsible for the bloody February events at Maidan, and the
massive loss of human life in Odessa, Mariupol, and other regions of
Ukraine. The scale of appalling humanitarian disaster provoked by the
acts of the Ukrainian army in Southeastern Ukraine has been
deliberately underscored.
"Recently, new horrifying facts have been brought to light, when
mass graves were discovered in the suburbs of Donetsk. Despite UN
Security Council Resolution 2166, a thorough and independent
investigation of the circumstance of the loss of the Malaysian
airliner over the territory of the Ukraine has been drawn out. The
perpetrators of all these crimes must be identified and brought to
justice, otherwise it will be difficult to count on national
reconciliation occurring in Ukraine.
"Russia is sincerely interested in the restoration of peace in
this neighboring country, and this should be well understood by all
who are slightly acquainted with the history of the deep-rooted and
fraternal ties between these two peoples. The way towards political
settlement is well known. Last April, Kiev already took upon itself an
obligation in the Geneva Declaration of Russia, Ukraine, the US, and
EU to immediately begin a broad national dialogue with the
participation of all regions and political forces in Ukraine, with a
view to carrying out constitutional reform. The implementation of this
obligation would allow all Ukrainians to agree on how to live in
accordance with their traditions and culture, and would enable Ukraine
to restore its organic role as a binding link between the various
parts of the European space, which naturally implies the preservation
and respect by all of its neutral and non-block status.
"We are convinced that with goodwill and the refusal to support
the party of war in Kiev which is trying to push the Ukrainian people
into the abyss of national catastrophe, a way out of the crisis is
within our reach. The way to overcome a crisis has been opened with
the achievement of the ceasefire agreement in Southeastern Ukraine on
the basis of initiatives by Presidents Poroshenko and Putin. With the
participation of their representatives of Kiev, Donetsk, Lugansk, as
well as the OSCE and Russia, practical measures are being agreed upon
for the successive implementation of those agreements, including the
separation of the parties to the conflict, the removal of heavy
weapons of Ukraine and militia forces, and the setting up of
monitoring through the OSCE.
"Russia is prepared to continue to actively promote the political
settlement under the well known Minsk process as well as other
formats. However, it should be crystal clear that we are doing this
for the sake of peace, tranquility, and the well-being of the
Ukrainian people -- rather than to appease someone's ambitions.
Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its
values, truth, and justice have no prospects whatsoever for success.
"Allow me to recall some history from not so long ago. As a
condition for establishing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
in 1933, the US government demanded of Moscow guarantees of
non-interference into the domestic affairs of the United States and
obligations not to take any actions with a view to changing the
political or social order in America. At that time, Washington feared
a revolutionary virus, and those guarantees were put on record. And
this was the basis for, of course, reciprocity between the US and the
Soviet Union. Perhaps it makes sense to return to this topic and
reproduce the demands of that time of the US government -- on a
universal scale.
"Why would the General Assembly not adopt a declaration on the
inadmissibility of interference into the internal affairs of sovereign
states and the non-recognition of a coup d'etat as the method for the
change of power? The time has come to completely exclude from
international interactions attempts to exert illegitimate pressure by
some states on others. The senselessness and counter-productive nature
of unilateral sanctions is obvious if we look at the example of the US
blockade on Cuba.
"The policy of ultimatums and the philosophy of supremacy and
domination do not meet the requirements of the 21st century, and run
counter to the objective process of developing a polycentric and
democratic world order.
"Russia is promoting a positive and unifying agenda. We always
were, and continue to be, open to discussion of the most complex
issues no matter how unresolvable they may seem to be in the
beginning. We will be prepared to search for compromises and a balance
of interests, and even to exchange concessions, but only if the
discussion will be truly respectful and equitable. The Minsk
agreements of 5 and 19 September, on the way out of the Ukrainian
crisis, and the compromise on the timeline of the agreement between
Kiev and the EU are good examples to follow as is the declaration,
finally, of the readiness of Brussels to begin negotiations on the
establishment of a free-trade agreement between the European Union and
the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan as had been proposed
by President Putin back in January of this year.
"Russia has consistently called for the harmonization of
integration projects in Europe and Eurasia. The political on political
benchmarks and timelines of such a convergence of integrations would
make a real contribution to the work of the OSCE on the topic of
Helsinki Plus 40.
"Another crucial area of this work would be to launch a pragmatic
discussion, free from ideology, about the political and military
architecture of the Euro-Atlantic region, so that not only members of
NATO but all countries of the region including Ukraine, Moldova, and
Georgia would experience equal and indivisible security, and would not
have to make a false choice of 'either with us, or against us'. New
dividing lines in Europe must not be allowed, even more so because in
the era of globalization those lines can turn into a watershed divide
between the West and the rest of the world.
"It should be stated honestly that no one has a monopoly on truth
and no one is now capable of tailoring global and regional processes
to their own needs. There is no alternative today to the development
of consensus regarding the rules of sustainable governance and new
historical circumstances with full respect of the cultural and
civilizational diversity of the world, and a multiplicity of models of
development. It will be a difficult and perhaps a tiresome task to
achieve such a consensus on every issue, but the recognition of the
fact that democracy in every state is the worst form of government
except for all the others also took time to break its way through,
until Churchill proclaimed his verdict.
"The time has come to realize the inevitability of this
fundamental truth in international affairs, where today there is a
huge deficit of democracy. Of course, some will have to shatter
centuries-old ideas and abandon claims to eternal uniqueness, but
there is no other way forward. Joint efforts can only be built on the
principle of mutual respect and taking into account one another's
interests, as is the case for example in the framers of the United
Nations Security Council, the G20, BRICS, and the SCO.
"The theory of the value of collective work has been reaffirmed by
practice, and this includes progress in the settlement of the
situation around the Iranian nuclear program and the successful
conclusion of the chemical de-militarization of Syria. On the point,
speaking of chemical weapons, we would like to receive authentic
information on the state of the chemical arsenals in Libya. We
understand that our NATO colleagues, having bombed this country in
contravention of UN Security Council resolutions, would not like to
stir up the mayhem that they have created. However, the problem of
uncontrolled Libyan chemical arsenals is too serious to turn a blind
eye to.
"We think that the UN Secretary General has an obligation to show
proof of his responsibility on this issue as well. What is important
at this point is to see the global priorities and to avoid holding
them hostage to a unilateral agenda. There is an urgent need to
refrain from double standards and approaches to conflict settlement.
Generally, everyone agrees that the key issue is to resolutely counter
terrorists who are attempting to bring under their control
increasingly broader territories in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, the
Sahara-Sahel area.
"That being the case, this task should not be sacrificed to
ideological schemes or the desire to settle personal scores.
Terrorists, no matter what slogans they hide behind, should remain
outside the law. Moreover, it goes without saying that the fight
against terrorism should rely on a solid foundation of international
law. An important phase in this matter was the unanimous adoption by a
number of UN security resolutions, including those on the issue of
foreign terrorist fighters, and, to the contrary, attempts to
contravene the charter of our organization do not contribute to the
success of joint efforts.
"The struggle against terrorists on the territory of Syria should
be organized in cooperation with the Syrian government, which has
clearly stated its readiness to join it. Damascus has already shown
its capability of cooperating with international programs when it
participated in the destruction of its chemical arsenals. From the
very beginning of the Arab Spring, Russia called for it not to be left
to extremists and for the establishment of a united front to counter
the growing terrorist threat. We went against the temptation to make
allies of almost anyone who proclaimed himself an enemy of Bashar Al
Assad, whether it be Al Qaeda, Al Nusra, or other fellow travelers
seeking regime change, including ISIL, which today is the focus of our
attention.
"As the saying goes, better late than never. It is not for the
first time that Russia is making a very real contribution to the fight
against both ISIL and other terrorist factions in the region. We have
sent large supplies of weapons and military equipment to the
governments of Iraq, Syria, and other countries in the Middle East and
North Africa, and we will continue to support their efforts to
suppress terrorists. The terrorist threat requires a comprehensive
approach; we want to eradicate its root cause rather than be condemned
to react only to the symptoms. ISIL is only part of the problem.
"We propose to launch, under the auspices of the United Nations
Security Council, an in-depth and broad study on extremist and
terrorist threats and aspects of their threat in the Middle East and
North African region.
"This integrated approach implies also the long-standing conflict
should be considered primarily between the Arabs and Israel. The
absence of a settlement of the Israel-Palestine issue over several
decades remains and is widely recognized one of the main factors of
instability in the region which is helping the extremists to recruit
more and more jihadists.
"Another literally urgent area of our common work together is the
joining of our efforts to implement decisions of the UN General
Assembly and Security Council to combat the Ebola virus. Our doctors
are already working in Africa. There are plans to send additional
humanitarian assistance, equipment, medical instruments, medicines,
and teams of experts to assist the UN programs in Guinea, Liberia, and
Sierra Leone.
"The United Nations was established on the ruins of World War II,
and it is entering the year of its 70th anniversary. It is an
obligation for us all to celebrate in an appropriate manner the
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Borna Coric 17y heading for top100
Whisper <beaver999@ozemail.com>: Oct 25 12:25AM +1100
On 24/10/2014 11:47 PM, MBDunc wrote:
>> crying. That's an indelible image for impressionable youngsters with
>> big dreams.
> That is low...what about your theory about 1h bh vs 2h bh? ;) "only total idiots do idol champs who have 2h backhand"
I don't mean to put the boot into Federer, but it is very disappointing
Rafa owned him. Like it or not the kids all see Rafa as the better
player. They watched all the slam matches between them & that's the
only conclusion you can come too. They aren't swayed by Fed's wins over
Bagditis/Roddick/Hewitt or Rafa v Berdych etc - it's Rafa v Fed & Rafa won.
>> Tyson & Rafa make sense to me as role models for a kid who wants to be
>> the best.
> Tyson is a story. Rafa not so. He his just bland. Fed is as bland. Murray has minor qualities for a story. Djoker tries and tries but even then succees only partly.
Sure, but the young kids identify with the 'best' player, not so much
their back story. Borg was considered a god & he was catatonic.
MBDunc <michaelb@dnainternet.net>: Oct 24 06:38AM -0700
perjantai, 24. lokakuuta 2014 16.24.59 UTC+3 Whisper kirjoitti:
> Sure, but the young kids identify with the 'best' player, not so much
> their back story. Borg was considered a god & he was catatonic.
Borg had his looks, mystique (co-incident) and he brought in something totally new (and he was very likeable compared to Connors).
Note Tyson has been several times ranked surprisingly low when polls/experts have chosen "best boxers" ever. He has never been in top10 talks - not even during his heydays. So much for "the best" theory?
For example 2007 ESPN ranking puts him solid #50 ;).
http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/50_greatest.htm
.mikko
Whisper <beaver999@ozemail.com>: Oct 25 12:58AM +1100
On 25/10/2014 12:38 AM, MBDunc wrote:
Tyson looks like the Hulk.
TennisGuy <Jeffery142@hotmail.com>: Oct 24 10:08AM -0400
On 10/23/2014 3:04 PM, TT wrote:
>> the guy is a cunt.
> Tyson is a cunt and idiot but I think he likely wasn't guilty of the
> rape...
Was it really necessary to use BOTH 'think' and 'likely'?
It makes you sound wishy washy. :)
--
"I don't decide what's important, I merely reflect it." - Whisper
"Better polish that turd...errr mirror, because nothing important has
come our way yet." - TennisGuy
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks to the World
Fednatic <fednatic@gmail.com>: Oct 20 02:18PM +0800
October 19, 2014
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks to the World
By Paul Craig Roberts
Insouciant Americans are told that as they are the exceptional,
indispensable people, their government has a right to be unaccountable
to law. Law is what Washington imposes on others. Washington's
hegemony over others is the right of the "exceptional nation." No
other country counts or has any rights.
::::::::
Reprinted from Paul Craig Roberts
From flickr.com/photos/10246637@N04/5448107026/: Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov
I now have for you the complete English transcript of Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech to the United Nations. Lavrov's
speech, together with President Putin's remarks in his Serbian press
conference (See excerpts here) clearly indicate that the moral leader
of the world is Russia, not Washington.
The Russians have come out of tyranny as America descends into
tyranny. Washington's barbarity in the world is unprecedented. For 13
years Americans have permitted their government to bomb women,
children and village elders in seven countries based entirely on lies
and the selfish interests of the ruling elite. Washington has spewed
depleted uranium everywhere, causing massive birth defects and health
problems. We must remember that Washington is the only government that
dropped nuclear weapons on helpless civilian populations. The victims
were Japanese when the Japanese government was trying to surrender.
Putin's warning to the White House Fool that humanity's existence
requires that Obama "remember what consequences discord between major
nuclear powers could bring for strategic stability" is a pointed
demand that the White House Fool halt Washington's aggression toward
Russia. We have had enough, Putin said. We are a patient people, but
we are running out of patience with your idiocy.
It is not ebola but Washington that is a plague upon the world.
Washington has declared itself to be above both the US Constitution
and International Law. Washington has destroyed the sovereignty of
Great Britain, all of Europe, and Japan and permits none of the
countries in its empire of captive nations to have a foreign policy
independent of Washington. Europe and Japan are nothing but punk
puppet states whose "leaders" are well paid for their subservience to
Washington.
Insouciant Americans are told that as they are the exceptional,
indispensable people, their government has a right to be unaccountable
to law. Law is what Washington imposes on others. Washington's
hegemony over others is the right of the "exceptional nation." No
other country counts or has any rights.
Russia and China disagree with Washington. Russia formed between the
third and eighth centuries and reformed after the Mongol invasion.
China has been around for five thousand years. The US is 238 years old
and, judging by its behavior, remains a two-year old.
Here is Lavrov speaking for Russia to the world. No one in the US
government is capable of giving such a speech. The speech follows
after these excerpts:
"Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its
values, truth, and justice have no prospects whatsoever for success."
"The [US] policy of ultimatums and the philosophy of supremacy and
domination do not meet the requirements of the 21st century, and run
counter to the objective process of developing a polycentric and
democratic world order."
"Washington has openly declared its right to the unilateral use of
military force anywhere to advance its own interests. Military
interference has become a norm, even despite the dismal outcome of all
operations of force that the US has carried out over recent years. The
sustainability of the international system has been severely shaken by
the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia, intervention in Iraq, the attack
against Libya, and the failure in Afghanistan."
No One Has A Monopoly on Truth -- Sergey Lavrov
"Ladies and gentlemen,
"There is growing evidence today of a contradiction for collective
and purposive efforts in the interest of developing adequate responses
to challenges common to all of us, and the aspiration of a number of
states for domination and a revival of the archaic block thinking
based on military drill discipline and the erroneous logic of friend
or foe.
"The US-led western alliance that portrays itself as a champion of
democracy, the rule of law, and human rights within individual
countries acts from a directly opposite position in the international
arena, rejecting the democratic principles of sovereign equality of
states, and trying to decide for everyone what is good and what is
evil.
"Washington has openly declared its right to the unilateral use of
military force anywhere to advance its own interests. Military
interference has become a norm, even despite the dismal outcome of all
operations of force that the US has carried out over recent years. The
sustainability of the international system has been severely shaken by
the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia, intervention in Iraq, the attack
against Libya, and the failure in Afghanistan.
"Only due to intensive diplomatic efforts was the aggression
against Syria prevented in 2013. There was an involuntary impression
that the goal of various color revolutions and other projects to
change unsuitable regimes is to create chaos and instability. Today,
Ukraine has fallen victim to this arrogant policy. The situation there
has revealed the remaining deep-rooted systematic flaws of the
existing architecture in the Euro-Atlantic area. The West has embarked
on a course towards vertical structuring of humanity, tailored to its
own far-from-inoffensive standards.
"After they declared victory in the Cold War and the so-called End
of History, the US and the EU have opted to expand the geopolitical
area that is under their control without taking into account the
balance of legitimate interests of all people of Europe. The western
partners did not heed our numerous warnings of the inadmissibility of
violating the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act.
Time and again, they have avoided serious joint work to establish a
common space of equal and indivisible security and cooperation, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
"The Russian proposal to draft the European Security Treaty was
rejected. We were told directly that the legally binding guarantees of
security are only meant for the members of the North Atlantic
Alliance, and at this time they continue to expand to the East in
spite of the promises that were given to the contrary. The
instantaneous switch of NATO to hostile rhetoric, to the drawdown of
its cooperation with Russia even to the detriment of the West's own
interests, and the buildup of military infrastructure on Russia's
borders reveal the inability of the alliance to change its genetic
code which it created during the Cold War.
"The US and the EU supported the coup d'etat in Ukraine and
reverted to outright justification of any acts by the self-proclaimed
Kiev authorities that opted for suppression by force of the part of
the Ukraine people which had rejected attempts to impose throughout
the country an anti-constitutional order and wanted to defend its
right to its native language, culture, and history. It is precisely
the aggressive assault on these rights that helped the population of
Crimea to take its destiny in its own hands and make a choice in favor
of self-determination.
"This was an absolutely free choice, no matter what was invented
by those who are primarily responsible for the internal conflict in
Ukraine. General attempts to distort the truth and hide facts behind
blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the
Ukrainian crisis. Nothing has been done to try to hold to account
those responsible for the bloody February events at Maidan, and the
massive loss of human life in Odessa, Mariupol, and other regions of
Ukraine. The scale of appalling humanitarian disaster provoked by the
acts of the Ukrainian army in Southeastern Ukraine has been
deliberately underscored.
"Recently, new horrifying facts have been brought to light, when
mass graves were discovered in the suburbs of Donetsk. Despite UN
Security Council Resolution 2166, a thorough and independent
investigation of the circumstance of the loss of the Malaysian
airliner over the territory of the Ukraine has been drawn out. The
perpetrators of all these crimes must be identified and brought to
justice, otherwise it will be difficult to count on national
reconciliation occurring in Ukraine.
"Russia is sincerely interested in the restoration of peace in
this neighboring country, and this should be well understood by all
who are slightly acquainted with the history of the deep-rooted and
fraternal ties between these two peoples. The way towards political
settlement is well known. Last April, Kiev already took upon itself an
obligation in the Geneva Declaration of Russia, Ukraine, the US, and
EU to immediately begin a broad national dialogue with the
participation of all regions and political forces in Ukraine, with a
view to carrying out constitutional reform. The implementation of this
obligation would allow all Ukrainians to agree on how to live in
accordance with their traditions and culture, and would enable Ukraine
to restore its organic role as a binding link between the various
parts of the European space, which naturally implies the preservation
and respect by all of its neutral and non-block status.
"We are convinced that with goodwill and the refusal to support
the party of war in Kiev which is trying to push the Ukrainian people
into the abyss of national catastrophe, a way out of the crisis is
within our reach. The way to overcome a crisis has been opened with
the achievement of the ceasefire agreement in Southeastern Ukraine on
the basis of initiatives by Presidents Poroshenko and Putin. With the
participation of their representatives of Kiev, Donetsk, Lugansk, as
well as the OSCE and Russia, practical measures are being agreed upon
for the successive implementation of those agreements, including the
separation of the parties to the conflict, the removal of heavy
weapons of Ukraine and militia forces, and the setting up of
monitoring through the OSCE.
"Russia is prepared to continue to actively promote the political
settlement under the well known Minsk process as well as other
formats. However, it should be crystal clear that we are doing this
for the sake of peace, tranquility, and the well-being of the
Ukrainian people -- rather than to appease someone's ambitions.
Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its
values, truth, and justice have no prospects whatsoever for success.
"Allow me to recall some history from not so long ago. As a
condition for establishing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
in 1933, the US government demanded of Moscow guarantees of
non-interference into the domestic affairs of the United States and
obligations not to take any actions with a view to changing the
political or social order in America. At that time, Washington feared
a revolutionary virus, and those guarantees were put on record. And
this was the basis for, of course, reciprocity between the US and the
Soviet Union. Perhaps it makes sense to return to this topic and
reproduce the demands of that time of the US government -- on a
universal scale.
"Why would the General Assembly not adopt a declaration on the
inadmissibility of interference into the internal affairs of sovereign
states and the non-recognition of a coup d'etat as the method for the
change of power? The time has come to completely exclude from
international interactions attempts to exert illegitimate pressure by
some states on others. The senselessness and counter-productive nature
of unilateral sanctions is obvious if we look at the example of the US
blockade on Cuba.
"The policy of ultimatums and the philosophy of supremacy and
domination do not meet the requirements of the 21st century, and run
counter to the objective process of developing a polycentric and
democratic world order.
"Russia is promoting a positive and unifying agenda. We always
were, and continue to be, open to discussion of the most complex
issues no matter how unresolvable they may seem to be in the
beginning. We will be prepared to search for compromises and a balance
of interests, and even to exchange concessions, but only if the
discussion will be truly respectful and equitable. The Minsk
agreements of 5 and 19 September, on the way out of the Ukrainian
crisis, and the compromise on the timeline of the agreement between
Kiev and the EU are good examples to follow as is the declaration,
finally, of the readiness of Brussels to begin negotiations on the
establishment of a free-trade agreement between the European Union and
the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan as had been proposed
by President Putin back in January of this year.
"Russia has consistently called for the harmonization of
integration projects in Europe and Eurasia. The political on political
benchmarks and timelines of such a convergence of integrations would
make a real contribution to the work of the OSCE on the topic of
Helsinki Plus 40.
"Another crucial area of this work would be to launch a pragmatic
discussion, free from ideology, about the political and military
architecture of the Euro-Atlantic region, so that not only members of
NATO but all countries of the region including Ukraine, Moldova, and
Georgia would experience equal and indivisible security, and would not
have to make a false choice of 'either with us, or against us'. New
dividing lines in Europe must not be allowed, even more so because in
the era of globalization those lines can turn into a watershed divide
between the West and the rest of the world.
"It should be stated honestly that no one has a monopoly on truth
and no one is now capable of tailoring global and regional processes
to their own needs. There is no alternative today to the development
of consensus regarding the rules of sustainable governance and new
historical circumstances with full respect of the cultural and
civilizational diversity of the world, and a multiplicity of models of
development. It will be a difficult and perhaps a tiresome task to
achieve such a consensus on every issue, but the recognition of the
fact that democracy in every state is the worst form of government
except for all the others also took time to break its way through,
until Churchill proclaimed his verdict.
"The time has come to realize the inevitability of this
fundamental truth in international affairs, where today there is a
huge deficit of democracy. Of course, some will have to shatter
centuries-old ideas and abandon claims to eternal uniqueness, but
there is no other way forward. Joint efforts can only be built on the
principle of mutual respect and taking into account one another's
interests, as is the case for example in the framers of the United
Nations Security Council, the G20, BRICS, and the SCO.
"The theory of the value of collective work has been reaffirmed by
practice, and this includes progress in the settlement of the
situation around the Iranian nuclear program and the successful
conclusion of the chemical de-militarization of Syria. On the point,
speaking of chemical weapons, we would like to receive authentic
information on the state of the chemical arsenals in Libya. We
understand that our NATO colleagues, having bombed this country in
contravention of UN Security Council resolutions, would not like to
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Colloidal Silver and the Ebola Hysteria
Fednatic <fednatic@gmail.com>: Oct 20 01:23PM +0800
http://thesilveredge.com/colloidal-silver-and-the-ebola-hysteria.shtml
Colloidal Silver and the Ebola Hysteria
The spread of Ebola is the big news now.
And the news media "hysteria machine" (not to mention the
end-of-the-world crowd on the internet grapevine) is running full
force with scare stories about Ebola's potential spread --
particularly since it's been announced that several American victims
of Ebola in West Africa are going to be evacuated to the U.S. for
treatment.
But do we really have a lot to fear from Ebola here in the U.S.? I
contend we have a lot less to fear from Ebola than we have to fear
from the federal government using the Ebola issue to rob us of more of
our freedoms and liberties under the guise of "protecting" us from a
largely manufactured "national health crisis."
That's the bad news. The potentially good news is this: Way back in
2008 the federal government itself demonstrated the fact that
antimicrobial silver is, under certain conditions which I'll explain
below, extremely effective against Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever
viruses.
In fact, two years ago I was able to obtain from the U.S. Department
of Defense formerly classified documents they probably now wish they'd
never de-classified. These documents explain the positive results
achieved by the DOD when testing antimicrobial silver against these
deadly viruses.
So with all of that said, here's my somewhat contrarian view regarding
the current Ebola "crisis," as well as what I've discovered so far
about the potential for colloidal silver's effectiveness against this
deadly virus…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for TheSilverEdge.com…
How soon we forget how shrewdly the federal government used the
overblown anthrax scare directly after 9-11 to rob us of many of our
precious Constitutional rights.
After the anthrax scare we witnessed the institution of illegal spying
on America citizens, unconstitutional search and seizures, and
severely diminished due process of law.
We also forget how the news media later whipped up the so-called "Bird
flu" hysteria, followed by the "Swine flu" hysteria.
Through these manufactured crises, various departments of the federal
government were able to pass new "guidelines" and regulations on the
detention and quarantine of U.S. citizens
These can now be used by the federal government to restrict travel at
a moment's notice, arrest and detain individuals, and even quarantine
entire cities during a declared "national health emergency."
That's why I'm extremely skeptical of the current so-called "Ebola
crisis."
Yes, I understand how virulent and deadl