F-16 Jets Explode After Mechanic Fires Cannon From Another Parked Jet In Bizarre Accident An almost unbelievable accident occurred at a Belgian military air base days ago which involved one F-16 jet destroying two others — all while stationary on the ground.  Stunning photos of the aftermath show a completely destroyed Belgian Air Force F-16 fighter and …

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International Relations: The Calm Before The Storm? Authored by Thierry Meyssan via The Voltaire Network, All international problems are currently suspended, awaiting the results of the US mid-term elections. The partisans of the old international order are gambling on a change of majority in Congress and a rapid destitution of President Trump. If the man …

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America's Disastrous Occupation Of Afghanistan Turns 17 Authored by Doug Bandow via The American Conservative, …And the Taliban are in their strongest position in just that many years. America has now passed the 17-year mark in Afghanistan. U.S. troops have been fighting there for longer than the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, and …

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What Will Europe's Internet Look Like After Passage Of Orwellian Directive? Last month, members of the EU Parliament voted to advance a controversial copyright directive that contains provisions forcing tech giants to install content filters, while also setting in place a potential tax on hyperlinking.  The bill, known as Article 13, would filter everything anyone …

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed's Net Worth Down 60% From 2014 Peak After being arrested and imprisoned by Saudi police during Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s corruption crackdown cash grab late last year, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Saudi Arabia’s richest man, was finally released (after reportedly being tortured and beaten) in January, having signed an agreement that …

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Africa Remains Unchartered Territory For U.S. Presidents This week, U.S. first lady Melania Trump has been visiting Africa. Even though she has visited Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt, her husband has not visited the continent since he became president. But, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, Trump isn’t alone in neglecting Africa. The following infographic is based on a Quartz …

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The UK Is Practicing Cyberattacks To Black Out Moscow As A Nuclear Deterrent Britain’s military has engaged in a massive cyber-strike war game scenario which envisioned an attack on Russia’s power grid which would black out all of Moscow. The non-conventional military exercise comes as British defense officials have expressed increasing concern that the UK …

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UK Sending 800 Troops To The Arctic To Target Russia As AntiWar.com’s Jason Ditz reports, UK troops will join Norway, US troops every winter… The British Defense Secretary announced that 800 commandos are being deployed into Norway starting next year, and continuing every winter for at least a decade. The troops will join US and Dutch …

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US Rotates To Ukraine As Location To Start Conflict With Russia Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The United States Government is now treating Ukraine as if it were a NATO member, and on September 27th donated to Ukraine two warships for use against Russia. This is the latest indication that the US is …

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Russian Military: US Killed Dozens By Bioweapon Disguised As Drug Research Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, The Russian Defense Ministry is accusing the United States of killing dozens of Georgians with a biological weapon after disguising it as drug research. Documents recorded the deaths of 73 people over a short period of time, indicating …

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