Militants Constructing Fortifications in E. Aleppo Using Locals as Human Shield

Militants from radical groups in Syria's eastern Aleppo are using local residents as human shield while erecting fortifications and carrying out constant shelling against government forces.

Since early Tuesday, aircraft stopped flying over the area as well. The militants are using the situation for their own advantage and shell frontline neighborhoods with mortars and self-made rockets.

President of Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited Uche Ogah, Arrested by EFCC

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday morning picked up the President of Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, Mr. Uche Ogah, on the premises of a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Tinubu, Lagos Island.
Ogah was arrested as soon as he stepped out of the courtroom after the forgery charges filed against him by the Police were withdrawn.

“CrossTalk” Bullhorns bantering with Peter Lavelle

With Syria locked in a statement while Russia-US relations spiral downward, which party in this conflict is the barrier to peace and what needs to happen next?

CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda, Alex Christoforou, and Mohammad Marandi.

Recorded from RT, CrossTalk, October 10, 2016

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MH17 Report Taken Apart by Saker Reader

This comment was chosen by Mod KL from the post  “Moveable Feast Cafe 2016/09/30”. Mod KL found the comment to be a good summation regarding Ukraine and flight MH 17, it was of a reasonable length, and contained detailed information.

Every country has its history, except America that has a criminal record. SITREP by Scott

A day after I tried American food in the first time, I woke up covered in eczema, something I never had before. Thinking that I got infected with some horrible tropical disease during my flight, I went to see a doctor who explained to me that I had an allergic reaction to food and gave me some meds. The idea that one has to take meds to suppress immune system just to be able to eat poisonous food was bizarre to me. Any attempts to talk to other people about this were futile because they thought that it was weird that I found it bizarre.  For them it was “natural” to take meds just to have a slice of bread with butter and a chocolate candy. The majority of Americans have food allergies, they were saying. It’s not food allergy, I remember suggesting. It’s a reaction to poisonous substances in your food. Turned out I didn’t know what I was talking about because as they  informed me the American food was the best, cleanest and most healthiest in the world!

Russia Blocks French UN Security Council Ceasefire Resolution on Syria's Aleppo

On Saturday, Russia blocked a draft UN Security Council resolution on the cessation of hostilities in Syria's Aleppo favoring a proposal by the UN Envoy to Syria that focuses on evicting al-Nusra terrorists (al-Qaeda) from Eastern Aleppo.

Hillary’s Campaign Claims WikiLeaks Emails Are ‘Fake,’ ‘Russian Misinformation’

Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta asserts that the emails released by the prominent whistleblower are riddled with fakes and forgeries, but WikiLeaks fires back saying that if John Podesta released his emails the contents would be identical.

War on Cops: Manhunt in Palm Springs as Three Officers Shot - 2 Dead, 1 Injured

The Palm Springs Police Department confirms that at least three police officers were shot on Saturday and that a manhunt for the active shooter is underway.

NATO Falling Apart Due to Incompatible Weapon Systems, Missing Parts

NATO is a big war machine. But being big doesn't always mean being effective. According to US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, there are numerous factors impeding NATO’s effectiveness.

Asia’s SpaceX: Chinese Startups Making World’s Largest Space Plane and More

Access to space has long been an interest area of space agencies. In this domain, China became a force to be reckoned with as several Chinese space companies made great strides in the space race.

Hillary Spills Top Secret Intelligence During Paid Speech to Goldman Sachs

The recently WikiLeaks dump of Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta’s personal emails exposed the “missing” transcripts of the former Secretary of State’s speeches to Wall Street and suggest that she may have violated laws pertaining to confidential information by spilling the beans about state secrets to the nation’s top banks.

New Emails Expose White House Helped Clinton Campaign Navigate Server Scandal

The Obama White House was in close contact with the Clinton campaign last year, in handling the candidate’s email controversy.

The scandal surrounding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as the country’s top diplomat have plagued her presidential run. New revelations won’t help put concerns of American voters to rest.

Banner Calling Putin a ‘Peacemaker’ Unfurled From New York City Bridge (PHOTOS)

A massive banner praising Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “peacemaker” was hung from the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday afternoon.

At around 1:45 p.m., a 20 foot by 30 foot banner, featuring a photo of Putin with Russian and Syrian flags as the background was hung over the Brooklyn side of the bridge.

Chronicles of WWIII or What did Erdogan dismantle in Turkey? – Cat Motya

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Wall Street: The Trump-China missing link

by Pepe Escobar for RT

The yuan is about to enter the IMF’s basket of reserve currencies this coming Saturday – alongside the US dollar, pound, euro and yen. This is no less than a geoeconomic earthquake.

Not only does this represent yet another step in China’s irresistible path towards economic primacy; the Chinese currency’s inclusion in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket will also lead central banks and hyper-wealthy funds – especially from the US – to increasingly buy more Chinese assets.

At the first US presidential debate, Donald Trump took no prisoners, criticizing China’s currency manipulation. This is what he said:

World SITREP October 2nd, 2016 by Baaz

World War III

•       The US will exploit non-diplomatic options in the war with Russia

‘Russia will continue to send troops home [from Syria] in body bags’ – US State Dept

Latest developments in northern Syria – the race for Al-Bab and the debacle of ”Euphrates Shield” [Map included]

By Aram Mirzaei

Since the onset of the Turkish invasion of northern Syria back in August of 2016, Turkish-backed Jihadists managed to capture a host of villages and towns from both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and the US-backed “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF). Within weeks, a total of 900 square kilometres had been captured by the Turkish-backed Jihadist operations room, also called “Euphrates shield”.

“Ecumenism” New ideological weapon of the imperialism? (On some defects from 1968)

Author: Oxandabaratz

Translation: Ana for The Saker Latin-American Community

“Ecumenism” is a term that means “universalism” as an agreement on universally accepted values. That is, in religious terms it means interreligious dialogue on common minimum beliefs that unite all religions; in philosophical terms as a value system based upon common minimum values ​​of humanism, and so on. Thus, as a “universal agreement” of humanity, it is considered as a step forward in the direction of progress.

Oil Could Lie at the Root of US Growing Military Presence in Africa

Worker speaks to the control room at the new Port Harcourt refinery built in 1989 at the same site where the first refinery in Nigeria was built in 1965 in oil rich Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on September 16, 2015

Despite Washington pouring millions of American taxpayers' dollars into the US military infrastructure and arms supplies to troubled African states, the continent is not getting any safer. So what are the real objectives of the US African Command in the region?

Man loses his ATM card to a girl he met at the club, girl withdraws N300,000 with it

Bamigboye Imoleayo, a 24-year-old mother-of-one, has been arrested at a club house in Surulere, Lagos, for stealing an ATM card which belonged to one Musa Alli and withdrawing over N300, 000 from the account, with the help of her boyfriend, Adeyinka Ayodele, and two others.

Leaked Tapes Expose State Department’s Secret Plan to Oust Assad in Syria

In a leaked recording of Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the top US diplomat discusses deposing Assad by forcing through an election under questionable circumstances.

Speaking before a group of Syrian opposition members in New York only days before the collapse of the US-Russia brokered ceasefire in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry advised the group on their best path to ousting the Assad government amid intense fighting – a "political" solution.

Us Warns Moscow From Further Operation In Syria: “more Russian Aircraft Will Be Shot Down”

Photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta

US officials discuss options of non-diplomatic response to the failure of the ceasefire in Syria and warn Moscow that in the case of continuation of the operation in Syria, Russia would continue “to send troops home in body bags, and will continue to lose resources, perhaps even aircraft.”

"I am fed up; but I don’t want to pack out because of my children," victim of domestic violence, says

Her picture went viral some days ago, after one of her neighbors made a public plea that human rights activists should come to her aid. Now, the Lagos State police have launched a manhunt for her husband, Babatunde Igbara, a resident of Agege, after he allegedly battered Gbemisola’s eyes.

Punchng learnt that Babatunde had approached Gbemi on Monday morning, two days after he was released on bail from the Kirikiri prison, demanding if she took the N2,000 he kept in the room. He was said to have accused her of stealing the money and resorted to violence when she refuted the allegation.

The war against Syria: both sides go to “plan B”

This article was written for the Unz Review:http://www.unz.com/tsaker/the-war-against-syria-both-sides-go-to-plan-b/

In view of the total failure the US policy to regime-change Syria and overthrow Assad, the time has now come for the United States to make a fundamental choice: to negotiate or double down. Apparently, Kerry and others initially tried to negotiate, but the Pentagon decided otherwise, treacherously broke the terms of the agreement and (illegally) bombed the Syrian forces. At which point, Kerry, Power and the rest of them felt like they had no choice but to “join” the Pentagon and double down.