Gerry Adams is central to Sinn Fein's republican cause despite IRA denials
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Suicide Blast Kills 4 at Afghan Justice Ministryby webdesk@voanews.com (Ayaz Gul)
A Taliban suicide car bomber struck Tuesday near Afghanistan’s Justice Ministry in a busy section of downtown Kabul, killing at least four people and wounding more than 50 others. Afghan police and hospital officials say the device exploded in the ministry's car park where many employees gather to board minibuses at the end of the work day. "A police investigation has concluded a suicide bomber in an explosives-packed car detonated the device," Interior Ministry spokesman...
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Clinton says she 'made a mistake' when she voted to authorize the Iraq war as a senator. Speaking to reporters during a campaign stop in Iowa, the 2016 Democratic presidential frontrunner went on to say the current situation in Iraq is very different from how it was when she was senator. Islamic State fighters have been gaining ground in the country, most recently seizing Ramadi Continue reading...
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In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Shmuel Levin, the Chairperson of the Jewish religious Community of Vilnius and Lithuania, looks at the power substation built of tombstones from a Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania. Tombstones from a Jewish cemetery were used to build a power substation in the 1960s. City officials now want to tear it down and return the tombstones to Lithuania¿s tiny Jewish community, which was nearly wiped out during the Holocaust. They¿re also investigating whether there are other examples of Jewish tombstones being used as building material during the Soviet occupation, when the communist authorities paid little attention to religious symbols. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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Catfish Battle Erupts in US Senate Trade Debateby webdesk@voanews.com (Michael Bowman)
U.S. Senate debate over a bill to facilitate approval of a mammoth, 12-nation Pacific Rim free trade pact was mired Tuesday in a squabble over catfish, a whiskered, fresh-water fish commercially farmed in the United States that faces competition from Asian imports of a similar species. The controversy illuminates domestic political hurdles for trade legislation, as lawmakers contend with a multitude of local interests affected by international competition. The nations attempting to forge...
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WASHINGTON -- "Current Time," a TV news program for Russian-speaking audiences in countries bordering Russia, launched its new weekend edition with shows affording viewers a fresh alternative to Russian-controlled TV. Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) share the mic on "Current Time’s" daily show Monday through Friday, and now will serve up weekend programs, with VOA hosting "Current Time Week In Review" (Настоящее время. Итоги) on Saturdays and RFE/RL taking charge of the Sunday program, "Current Time This Week" (Настоящее время. Неделя). “We are expanding our efforts to bring independent, factual and compelling reporting to audiences that have little alternative to official Russian media,” said Nenad Pejic, RFE/RL Editor-in-Chief. “The balanced and responsible discussion on 'Current Time' is in marked contrast to the Kremlin’s aggressive media empire that denies an outlet for opposition alternatives and public debate,” added VOA Director David Ensor. “For Moscow it is very important now to keep the victorious posture,” Dmitry Oreshkin told VOA’s Yulia Savchenko, host of the Saturday edition of "Current Time." Oreshkin heads an independent Moscow-based political research group. “The Russian propaganda narrative is that America got scared of us,” he said. Other highlights from the inaugural Saturday program included coverage of the Kerry-Lavrov talks in Sochi, the issue of Ukraine’s future in NATO, and the latest diplomatic moves between Russia and China. The first Sunday program, anchored by RFE/RL’s Sergey Dorofeyev, looked at Boris Nemtsov’s posthumously published report on Russian military involvement in Ukraine, the tenth anniversary of the Andijon massacre in Uzbekistan, and the trial of Nadya Savchenko in Moscow. The program included an exclusive interview with the Deputy Chief of Staff Colonel Valentin Fedichev of Ukraine’s Anti-Terrorist Operation, who noted that, ”Ukraine is facing well-organized Russian military aggression in the East.” “With 'Current Time,' our networks are offering audiences professional, independent journalism that they cannot get elsewhere. This includes reporting from the front lines, but also regional and global issues that receive little coverage on official channels,” said BBG Interim CEO and Director André Mendes. "Current Time" is carried by more than 10 public and private affiliate channels in Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, and Ukraine, and is available to Russian speakers everywhere on digital platforms, including social media. Drawing on a network of reporters in the region, across Russia, and in European capitals and the U.S., it presents a daily, 30-minute mix of live news coverage, interviews, original features, and political satire. The show is one part of the U.S. government’s efforts to respond to Russian propaganda in the region. (originally posted by BBG)
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Six Chinese nationals charged in US over alleged economic espionage plot by Sam Thielman in New York and agencies
Group includes a university professor from China and two men who allegedly stole trade secrets from US companies that design electronic parts for iPhones
The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of a Chinese professor and the indictment of five other Chinese nationals over an alleged plot to steal trade secrets from two electronics manufacturers which design delicate electronic parts for iPhones.
According to a 32-count indictment unsealed by the DoJ on Tuesday, the group were part of a nine-year plot to obtain US trade secrets for universities and companies controlled by the Chinese government.
Continue reading...French Mayor Forced Into Mental Institution For ‘Islamophobic’ Comments by The European Union Times
Robert Chardon reportedly committed to psychiatric ward after Twitter outburst.
If this story turns out to be accurate, it appears as though the spirit of “Je Suis Charlie” is very much dead in France.
A French Mayor was reportedly committed to a mental institution against his will after he posted ‘Islamophobic’ comments on Twitter.
The story began when Robert Chardon, mayor of the southern French town of Venelles, became embroiled in a Twitter debate with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Chardon insisted that France “ban the Muslim faith in France” and instead “promote the practice of the Christian faith.”
While Chardon’s remarks may be seen as bigoted and offensive to many, what reportedly happened next was infinitely more shocking.
A translated version of an AFP story states that Chardon was “forcibly hospitalized” as a result of “incoherent statements” made on Twitter.
Press reports about Chardon’s comments in English-language media contained no details of Chardon being detained in a psychiatric ward.
Local officials subsequently denied the AFP report and claimed that Chardon had been hospitalized for cancer treatment, although the mayor had been undergoing such treatment for months.
The AFP story said that Chardon had been committed to the mental institution “by someone close to him for reasons of incoherent statements.”
Selwyn Duke sums up the chilling prospect of Chardon being forcibly detained over his political beliefs.
“One tactic Soviet-bloc countries would use to stifle dissidents was involuntary confinement to mental institutions. After all, you have to be crazy to oppose state ideology, right? Now, though, 26 years after the Berlin Wall’s fall comes a similar shocking story — from well west of where the wall stood.”
While those who disparage or merely criticize the religion of Islam are finding themselves under increasing scrutiny in Europe, some countries are extending political correctness to the point of directly aiding ISIS jihadists.
At least 32 Danish citizens who are fighting alongside Islamic State terrorists in Syria have received welfare unemployment benefits of around 378,000 kroner (US$57,000) each.
Meanwhile, in Sweden, some politicians are calling for ISIS terrorists to be reintegrated into society and given jobs – at taxpayer expense – upon their return from Iraq and Syria.
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's powerful parliamentary chief, Diosdado Cabello, on Tuesday slammed a Wall Street Journal report that U.S. authorities are investigating him and other senior officials for possible cocaine trafficking and money laundering.
The artist, who collaborated with the rapper for his 2013 video for Picasso Baby, said the experience was
‘cruel’ and something she never wants to repeat
‘cruel’ and something she never wants to repeat
Marina Abramović, the Serbian superstar perfomance artist, has spoken about how she was “used” by Jay Z when the rapper shot a music video for his song Picasso Baby in 2013 while the artist performed her work The Artist Is Present, in which she sat across a table from members of the public and held their gaze.
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The Japanese manufacturer's airbags explode too forcefully, spraying shrapnel, and they've been blamed for 5 deaths in the U.S.
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House Committee Holds Hearing on Policing Strategiesby webdesk@voanews.com (Arash Arabasadi)
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee held a hearing on policing strategies for the 21st century just one day after President Barack Obama issued an executive order to keep certain military-style equipment out of the hands of local police departments. The discussion Tuesday, however, was about what influence – if any – the federal government should exert over local police. Arash Arabasadi reports from Washington.
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Countering Russian Strategic Missile Threat Too Hard, Costly for US by The European Union Times
Countering the threat of Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missiles is too hard and too costly for the United States, Vice Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James Winnefeld stated on Tuesday.
The top of the list of threats to the survival of the United States itself is “a massive nuclear attack from Russia, or some other high-end adversary or potential adversary like China,” Winnefeld noted.
“We have stated that missile defense against these high end threats is too hard, and too expensive, and too strategically destabilizing to even try,” Winnefeld said of the threat of a Russian or Chinese nuclear attack in a speech at the Center for Strategic International Studies.
US missile defense is intended for situations where “it has the highest probability of being most effective,” Winnefeld explained.
Military and top civilian leadership have alleged that US homeland and regional European missile defense systems are intended to counter long-range missile threats from North Korea and Iran.
The primary US deterrent against Russia, Winnefeld added, is the nuclear triad.
“We will use the cost imposition piece to deter Russia by keeping all three legs of our nuclear deterrent strong and our nuclear command and control system robust.”
By the end of 2015, the United States will install the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system in Romania, completing Phase 2 of the European Phased Adaptive Approach, Winnefeld said.
Moscow has repeatedly raised opposition to US proliferation of missile defense systems near its border, claiming it represents a threat to Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
The BMD systems were previously limited under the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty between the US and Russia to avoid a strategic imbalance. The United States backed out of that treaty in 2001.
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The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee held a hearing on policing strategies for the 21st century just one day after President Barack Obama issued an executive order to keep certain military-style equipment out of the hands of local police departments. The discussion Tuesday, however, was about what influence – if any – the federal government should exert over local police. Arash Arabasadi reports from Washington.
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Gerry Adams's time at the helm of the Sinn Fein party has been overshadowed by one recurring theme – his constant denial that he was a member of the terror group, the IRA.
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