Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/23/2016

The third trial of Geert Wilders on “hate speech” charges opened today in a high-security courtroom at the Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. Mr. Wilders’ lawyer argued before the judges for a dismissal of the case, saying that it could not be sustained on the merits.

In other news, Pope Francis said that journalism based on fear-mongering that stigmatizes migrants is a form of terrorism.

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Financial Crisis
» After Shock Therapy, Hungary’s Orbanomics Starts to Produce Rewards
» Erdogan Doesn’t Care at All if Turkey Gets Downgraded to Junk
» Gallup: If Small Businesses Keep Dying “We’ll Lose the Whole Middle Class”
 
USA
» 500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked: Here’s How to Secure Your Account
» Charlotte: Anti-White Hatred Erupts
» Charlotte Rioters Gang Up on Man With Hands Up, Drag and Pummel Him
» FBI Searching for 2 More Men Connected to NYC Bombing
» Hillary Loses it: “Why Aren’t I 50 Points Ahead of Trump?” [Video]
» How Political Correctness is Sabotaging Our War Against Jihad
» NAACP Leader Speaking Against Cops in Charlotte Financed by George Soros
» NSA Hushed Up Zero-Day Spyware Tool Losses for Three Years
» ‘Peaceful Protesters’ In Charlotte Attempt to Burn Unconscious Photographer Alive
» This One Picture Shows Why You Absolutely Must Own a Gun: ‘He Was Allowed to Drive Away Alive’
» Trump Loosens Up the Net, Big Time
» Video: Black Man Schools ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters in Epic Rant
» Who is Behind the Riots? Charlotte Police Says 70% of Arrested Protesters Had Out of State Ids
» YouTube Gameifies Censorship, Recruits Army of Trolls to Mass Flag Videos
 
Europe and the EU
» 2,000 Teens Radicalized by ISIS in France — Report
» French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Would Make Second Round of Presidential Vote, Poll Finds
» Netherlands: Geert Wilders’ Lawyer to Urge Judges to Drop Discrimination Case
» Nigel Farage in Running for ‘Alternative Nobel Prize for European Freedom’
» UK: Female Muslim Teacher Resigns After Being Ordered to Shake Hands With Male Colleagues
» UK: South London Woman Forced Into a House and Raped in Horror Attack
» UK: Video: New Images of Man Hunted by Leeds Police Over Sex Attacks
» Wales: Cardiff Man Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism, Anti Terror Unit Investigating Offences
 
Middle East
» “The Terrorists R Us”, in Kerry’s Own Words: Syria Prohibited From Attacking Al-Qaeda
» Arab Media Warn of Ahrar Al-Sham Terrorists’ Impending Chemical Attack on Syria
» Joint Chiefs Chairman: Russia Responsible for Attack on Aid Convoy
» Journey to Aleppo: Exposing the Truth Buried Under NATO Propaganda
» President Al-Assad’s Interview: The US Does Not Want to Fight the Terrorists, The US Supports the Terrorists
» Syrian Politician: “WWIII Has Begun, And it’s Being Fought in Syria”
» Syria’s Minister for National Reconciliation. “Western Politicians Support the Terrorism That They Pretend to be Combating”
» U.S. Coalition Intelligence “Operations Room” Inside Syria, Destroyed by Russian Missile Attack: Thirty Israeli, American, British, Turkish, Saudi, Qatari Intelligence Officials Killed, Report
» US Bombed Syrian Troops for Nearly One Hour, It Was Not a “Mistake”, it Was “Intentional”: Bashar Al-Assad
» US Pushes for “No Fly” Zone as Syrian Conflict Escalates
 
Russia
» Lost Toddler Survives Three Days in Siberian Taiga Alone
 
Australia — Pacific
» Bike-Helmet Study Throws Cold Water on Skeptics
 
Latin America
» Venezuela Just Arrested 3 Filmmakers Over This Powerful Video
 
Immigration
» France: Calais ‘Jungle’ Camp Volunteers Fear Claims of Sexual Exploitation Will Hit Fundraising
» Hey Office Holders, Do Your Job
» Hungary Says Migration Spreads Terror
» Hungarian Truck Driver Assaulted by Group of Migrants in France
» Pope Says Journalism Based on Fear-Mongering, Gossip is Form of ‘Terrorism’
» Study: Europeans Prefer Skilled, Christian Refugees to Muslim Migrants
» Sweden Charges Three Over Smuggling of 170 Migrants Through Europe
» Turkish Migrant Gang Attacks Locals During Reign of Terror Across Entire Dutch City
 
Culture Wars
» Italy: Shock as News Reader is Blasted and Condemned for Wearing Crucifix During TV Broadcasts
 
General
» Antarctica — Confusing the Alarmists
» Exposing the Mindset of Muslims #2 Stonings
» Exposing the Mindset of Muslims #1
 

After Shock Therapy, Hungary’s Orbanomics Starts to Produce Rewards

BUDAPEST, Sept 22 (Reuters) — Attila Behovits launched his street food business during hard times for Hungary but four years on, the economy — like demand for his traditional spicy sausages — is growing well.

Entrepreneurs like Behovits still believe the country lacks innovative ideas and bemoan a labour shortage as young Hungarians keep heading abroad for a better life.

Nevertheless, “Orbanomics” — Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s controversial form of shock therapy — is paying off. The sharp economic contraction of 2012 has turned into a solid expansion, the budget deficit is under control and Hungary is regaining its investment grade credit ratings.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Erdogan Doesn’t Care at All if Turkey Gets Downgraded to Junk

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he is not worried if his country is rated below investment grade as credit rating firms are making wrong decisions because of their political bias.

[Comment: I’m no fan of Erdogan, but he might have a point about the political bias of credit rating firms. Moody’s downgraded the UK’s credit outlook right after Brexit. If anything, Brexit would mean greater economic growth for the UK, by getting rid of EU regulations.]

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Gallup: If Small Businesses Keep Dying “We’ll Lose the Whole Middle Class”

Did America ever truly “recover”? Officially, yes. We are in the greatest, and most transparent recovery of all time.

Unofficially, absolutely not. Businesses are dying; disposable income has dried up; the economy is artificially stimulated because otherwise there’s no pulse.

And middle and working class people who are the backbone of this country have been left behind because of it.

The CEO of Gallup.com, perhaps the nation’s oldest and most trusted polling company, wrote an op-ed, drawing from fresh polling data, that should give every American pause.

Citing statistics that show a precipitous decline in the comfortable status of “middle class,” Gallup CEO Jim Clifton explained how government/economic interference is killing small businesses and people who used to be employed by them.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked: Here’s How to Secure Your Account

“The ongoing investigation suggests that stolen information did not include unprotected passwords, payment card data, or bank account information; payment card data and bank account information are not stored in the system that the investigation has found to be affected. Based on the ongoing investigation, Yahoo believes that information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen and the investigation has found no evidence that the state-sponsored actor is currently in Yahoo’s network.”

Those with Yahoo accounts should take the following steps to protect their accounts:

Change Your Password

While changing your password may seem like obvious advice, there are several things to consider when doing so.

Firstly, make sure your password is long, complex and most importantly unique. Use letters, numbers and special characters. If your current Yahoo password is one you also use on other websites, you will need to change those too. If a hacker obtains your password, he will likely attempt to use it on other websites in order to access your online bank and social media accounts.

Use A Password Manager

Remembering long and unique passwords can be difficult. Obtaining a password manager — an encrypted database that allows you to create and store complex passwords — is a great way to increase the security of your online accounts.

Two popular password managers include KeePassX and 1Password.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Charlotte: Anti-White Hatred Erupts

Simmering anti-white hatred-generated by decades of controlled media bias and establishment politics-has erupted in in Charlotte, North Carolina, with thousands of blacks roaming the streets attacking whites at random. The “cause” of the riots is because a black policeman shot an armed black thug who threatened police as they arrived to serve a warrant on another black man.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Charlotte Rioters Gang Up on Man With Hands Up, Drag and Pummel Him

A graphic video from Wednesday night’s turmoil in Charlotte, North Carolina shows a gang of rioters beating up a [white] stranger after he appears to beg for mercy.

Local photographer Lenard Bennett posted a Facebook video early on Thursday morning of a man cornered by a handful of black men who punch him, knock him to the ground, pull off his pants, and drag him across a parking garage, kicking him while he is down.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

FBI Searching for 2 More Men Connected to NYC Bombing

(Breitbart) The Federal Bureau of Investigation is searching for more information on two unknown individuals who were spotted on camera taking a homemade bomb out of a piece of luggage before leaving it behind.

The men appear to have some possible involvement with explosives left in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York. The main suspect in that case — in which a homemade bomb injured 31 people — was arrested early Monday morning. Ahmed Khan Rahami of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was arrested in Perth Amboy after a shootout with police. His fingerprints were also found on explosives left at the Elizabeth train station and in a garbage can on a charity 5K race path in Seaside Park, NJ.

Police did not give any indication as to who the individuals in the photo are or what their role is in connection with leaving bombs around the city, but the F.B.I. has released their photo.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Hillary Loses it: “Why Aren’t I 50 Points Ahead of Trump?” [Video]

The Democrat candidate for president of the United States displayed a disgruntled temperament in a recent video scolding Americans for supporting opponent Donald Trump.

“Having said all this, ‘Why aren’t I 50 points ahead?’ you might ask?” Clinton says, clearly frustrated. “Well, the choice for working families has never been clearer. I need your help to get Donald Trump’s record out to everybody. Nobody should be fooled.”

“If you do know somebody who might be voting for Trump, stage an intervention,” an irritated Clinton states. “Try to talk some sense into them. Lay out the facts. The facts are on our side, about what I’ve done versus what he’s done. Remember, friends don’t let friends vote for Trump.”

Also watch the following video: Will Hillary Pay For Her Legion Of Crimes?

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

How Political Correctness is Sabotaging Our War Against Jihad

The whole nation has been hamstrung by the politically correct narrative about Islam. We’ve been forced to limp along, shackled to the idea that Islam is a wonderful religion that’s been given a bad name by a handful of extremists. According to the narrative, there is a threat, but it is confined to terrorist organizations and lone wolves—none of whom have anything to do with Islam. Moreover, the narrative denies the existence of the doctrine of jihad warfare, even though the terrorists tell us repeatedly that jihad for the sake of Allah is what motivates them. For the jihadists, Allah’s eternal command is, to borrow a phrase from Tolkien, the “one ring to rule them all…”

           — Hat tip: Nick [Return to headlines]
 

NAACP Leader Speaking Against Cops in Charlotte Financed by George Soros

NEW YORK — As riots continue to plague Charlotte, North Carolina after a police shooting there, Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, has taken center stage in helping to shape the public narrative by commenting on the issue in the news media.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

NSA Hushed Up Zero-Day Spyware Tool Losses for Three Years

Investigation shows staffer screw-up over leak

Sources close to the investigation into how NSA surveillance tools and zero-day exploits ended up in the hands of hackers has found that the agency knew about the loss for three years but didn’t want anyone to know.

Multiple sources told Reuters last night that the investigation into the data dump released by a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers had determined that the NSA itself wasn’t directly hacked and the software didn’t come from exiled whistleblower Edward Snowden. Instead it appears one of the NSA staffers got sloppy.

It appears at this stage that the staffer, who has since left the NSA for other reasons, stashed the sensitive tools on an outside server — likely a bounce box — after an operation. Miscreants then found that machine, raided it and hit the jackpot. The staffer informed his bosses after the incident, but rather than warning companies like Cisco that their customers were at risk, the NSA kept quiet.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

‘Peaceful Protesters’ In Charlotte Attempt to Burn Unconscious Photographer Alive

We’ve already presented two examples which prove the so-called “peaceful protests” in Charlotte, N.C. are anything but. We saw a CNN reporter get attacked on the street, and we saw an innocent man get dragged into a parking structure — where he was beaten while begging for mercy. Stories like those are all over the internet, and they’re terrible, but I suppose they’re not quite as awful as having someone try to set you on fire while you’re unconscious. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to a photographer who was tasked with covering the “plea of the social justice warrior.”

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

This One Picture Shows Why You Absolutely Must Own a Gun: ‘He Was Allowed to Drive Away Alive’

If you still had any doubts as to why the 2nd Amendment must be protected, and why self defense must be respected as the priority that it is, then just take a look at what happened during the already insane riots taking place in Charlotte.

Despite large cadres of riot cops on scene and North Carolina’s Gov. McCrory declaring of a state of emergency and calling in the National Guard, no one was able to protect the dozens of innocent bystanders who were beaten, attacked, intimidated and knocked over just because of the color of their skin or the fact that they ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Numerous individuals and several journalists were targeted for physical attacks after the protest devolved into riots. At least one white man was dragged into a parking garage and beaten. One of the protesters was shot. Rocks and other objects were thrown, and the entire thing got out of control.

There’s little doubt that the authorities wanted to maintain order, but it wasn’t possible. And people got hurt.

But one person who wasn’t hurt by the violent and temporarily insane mob in downtown Charlotte was this guy:

While it is true that he brandished the weapon illegally according to North Carolina laws, when it came down to a confrontation with the mob, this guy got respect where others caught up in the scene did not.

Despite being angry at the world and lashing out at just about everyone, these protesters respected only those who were prepared to defend themselves.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Trump Loosens Up the Net, Big Time

A September 13, 2016 article from Understanding the Threat (UTT) “Islamic Movement in US Preparing for Battle” cited some very chilling observations.

“There exists in the US a significant jihadi movement led primarily by the Muslim Brotherhood.

“There are over 2400 Islamic Centers/Mosques in America…” In the US the “‘nucleus’ for the Islamic Movement is the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)…

“Mosques and Islamic organizations are being built near key infrastructure facilities, military bases, … [Many] taxi cab drivers at the largest airports in the U.S. are Muslim…” There are “Sharia-compliant Muslim TSA officers…

“Muslims are purchasing hotels, Quick Marts, and 7-11 style stores with gas stations, and a majority of major hotels in cities across the U.S. have a manager or assistant manager who is a Muslim…

“Jihadis have penetrated U.S. federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies giving them access to sensitive intelligence systems, while simultaneously they have shut down real threat-based training inside these same agencies under the guise factual/truth-based training is ‘offensive to Muslims.’“ [Emphasis added.]

And there’s much more in the article.

Do you really think you’d have found this article pre-Trump?

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Video: Black Man Schools ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters in Epic Rant

“We cannot say that every cop is bad, none of these people here shot anyone!”

A black man in Charlotte offering “free hugs” schooled aggressive ‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters who turned on him after he dared to make the point that not all police officers are murderers.

The clip begins with the man hugging a white police officer, who thanks him. In the background, ‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters immediately begin to cuss and complain.

The man then embraces an African-American officer as the profane insults in the background continue.

“You a pussy, nigga!” one man yells.

“It’s not like that,” explains the “free hugs” man.

The irate protester begins screaming incoherently, before “free hugs” man responds, “Did he kill somebody?” pointing at the white officer.

“Did he kill somebody?” the man repeats, pointing at the African-American officer.

He then goes on to make an excellent point, which is that ‘Black Lives Matter’ activists always complain about others stereotyping all black people as criminals, but then are perfectly willing to stereotype all cops as racist murderers.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Who is Behind the Riots? Charlotte Police Says 70% of Arrested Protesters Had Out of State Ids

“These are not protestors, these are criminals.”

[Comment: Organized by communist BLM, paid for by Soros. When is the USA going to kick him out? Freeze his funds? Ban his NGOS? Follow Russia’s example and recognize that Soros is the financier implementing a destabilization agenda and the mass migration on Western countries. Finally, toss him into that French jail cell that has his name on it.]

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

YouTube Gameifies Censorship, Recruits Army of Trolls to Mass Flag Videos

YouTube is going to “fight the trolls”…by empowering an army of trolls to censor content they disagree with.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

2,000 Teens Radicalized by ISIS in France — Report

Around 2,000 teenagers have been radicalized by Islamic State propaganda in France, a security source told Le Figaro newspaper, adding that the number of girls embracing jihadist ideology is on the rise.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Would Make Second Round of Presidential Vote, Poll Finds

Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Front (FN) party, is almost certain to advance to the second round of the country’s 2017 presidential election, according to a new poll published on Thursday.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Netherlands: Geert Wilders’ Lawyer to Urge Judges to Drop Discrimination Case

The lawyer of anti-Islam campaigner and MP Geert Wilders will on Friday urge judges to halt the discrimination case against his client, in the latest in a string of legal procedures before the start of the main hearings.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

Nigel Farage in Running for ‘Alternative Nobel Prize for European Freedom’

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is set to speak at an ‘alternative Nobel Prize’ ceremony in Stockholm, organized by the far-right Sweden Democrats, where he is expected to win an award.

           — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago [Return to headlines]
 

UK: Female Muslim Teacher Resigns After Being Ordered to Shake Hands With Male Colleagues

A MUSLIM woman has quit her teaching job after refusing to shake hands with male members of staff.

           — Hat tip: Nick [Return to headlines]
 

UK: South London Woman Forced Into a House and Raped in Horror Attack

Woman was walking to her car in Lucien Road, Tooting, on Wednesday night when a man — described as Asian — allegedly pushed her into an address and raped her before running off.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

UK: Video: New Images of Man Hunted by Leeds Police Over Sex Attacks

Detectives hunting a serial sex attacker who targeted women in Leeds have renewed their appeal for information.

Police today released a new e-fit image of the suspect they want to identify along with new CCTV images.

           — Hat tip: Nick [Return to headlines]
 

Wales: Cardiff Man Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism, Anti Terror Unit Investigating Offences

Two houses in the area are being searched, at least one of which is residential and linked to the arrested man.

The man is being questioned a central London police station on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Under the provision “a constable may arrest without a warrant a person whom he reasonably suspects to be a terrorist”.

Police have been searching two houses in the city, following the arrest on Thursday afternoon.

There was police activity in the Grangetown and Riverside areas of Cardiff on Thursday afternoon but Metropolitan Police refused to confirm if it was linked to the arrest.

Police said the arrest was planned and was as a result of an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command supported by the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit.

           — Hat tip: Nick [Return to headlines]
 

“The Terrorists R Us”, in Kerry’s Own Words: Syria Prohibited From Attacking Al-Qaeda

Kerry argued at the UN that it would be impossible to separate Washington’s “moderates” from al-Qaeda while al-Qaeda was under attack:

Now, I have said to Russia many times it’s very hard to separate people when they are being bombed indiscriminately and when Assad has the right to determine who he’s going to bomb, because he can, quote, ‘go after Nusrah’ but go after the opposition at the same time because he wants to.

Does this make any sense? It seem much more logical to argue that the threat of being bombed alongside al-Qaeda would be the greatest incentive for “moderates” to separate themselves from al-Qaeda as soon as possible!

You would think Washington would tell its “moderates”: “You must cease and desist from fighting alongside al-Qaeda in Syria within the next 48 hours or you will yourselves become targets of Syrian, Russian, and coalition planes.”

Instead Washington argues that because its “moderates” refuse to separate from al-Qaeda the Russians and Syrians must stop attacking al-Qaeda!

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Arab Media Warn of Ahrar Al-Sham Terrorists’ Impending Chemical Attack on Syria

Informed sources told the Arabic-language Hadas News website that they have corroborative evidence indicating that Ahrar al-Sham terrorists intend to launch a false-flag operation in civilian areas to accuse the Syrian government of launching chemical attacks on the country’s civilian population.

They said Ahrar al-Sham has hidden phosphorous munitions in the Northern part of the city of Saraqib in Idlib province, some 20 kilometers from the city of Idlib.

On Tuesday, nearly 70 members of Fatah al-Sham Front (the newly-formed al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group previously known as the al-Nusra Front) defected the terrorist group in Southern Idlib.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Joint Chiefs Chairman: Russia Responsible for Attack on Aid Convoy

WASHINGTON — The nation’s top U.S. military officer told lawmakers Thursday there’s no doubt in his mind that Russia is responsible for the airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria, and he called the attack an “unacceptable atrocity.”

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee that there were two Russian aircraft in the area of the strike when it happened. Syrian government aircraft were also nearby, he said. Dunford said he’s not certain which of the two Russian aircraft dropped the bombs, which killed 20 civilians.

During a wide-ranging hearing, Dunford also said the Obama administration is considering directly arming the Syrian Kurds whom the U.S. has been backing in the fight against the Islamic State.

“They are our most effective partner on the ground,” Dunford said of the battle-hardened Kurds, who are senior partners in an opposition group the U.S. calls the Syrian Democratic Forces.

Dunford said it “is very difficult” to manage the balance between supporting the Kurds and dealing with the Turkish government’s adamant opposition to that support. Turkey sees the Kurds as a long-term political threat…

           — Hat tip: Dean [Return to headlines]
 

Journey to Aleppo: Exposing the Truth Buried Under NATO Propaganda

The Syrian people are suffering under the ‘moderate rebels’ and ‘opposition forces’ backed by the US, NATO member states and their allies in the Gulf states and Israel. Yet their suffering is largely ignored in the mainstream media unless it furthers the agenda dictated by the State Department.

Mint Press Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a two-part series of one Western journalist’s journey to Aleppo, a city ravaged by an insurgency supported by the United States, NATO member states, and their allies in the Gulf states and Israel.

In Part I, Vanessa Beeley lays out the mainstream narrative on Syria, revealing a neoconservative agenda promoted by NATO-funded NGOs. These NGOs paint the destruction of the historic city as being caused by the Syrian government under Bashar Assad, not the violent armed insurgents which receive arms, funding and training from Western governments and their allies.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

President Al-Assad’s Interview: The US Does Not Want to Fight the Terrorists, The US Supports the Terrorists

President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Associated Press published Thursday, following is the full text: GR Editor’s Note: The AP Journalist is hideous and cynical in his questions and comments.

Journalist: President Assad, thank you very much for this opportunity to be interviewed by the Associated Press.

President Assad: You are most welcome in Syria.

Question 1: I will start by talking about the ceasefire in Syria. Russia, the US, and several countries say a ceasefire could be revived despite the recent violence and the recrimination. Do you agree, and are you prepared to try again?

President Assad: We announced that we are ready to be committed to any halt of operations, or if you want to call it ceasefire, but it’s not about Syria or Russia; it’s about the United States and the terrorist groups that have been affiliated to ISIS and al-Nusra and Al Qaeda, and to the United States and to Turkey and to Saudi Arabia. They announced publicly that they are not committed, and this is not the first attempt to have a halt of operations in Syria. The first attempt was in last February, and didn’t work, I think, because of the United States, and I believe that the United States is not genuine regarding having a cessation of violence in Syria.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Syrian Politician: “WWIII Has Begun, And it’s Being Fought in Syria”

The politician says that Syria is just one front in a Third World War being waged by Washington and its allies.

[Comment: Banksters are looking to trigger WWIII betwenn western countries and islamic countries. Out of the chaos they will “ride” to the rescue and implement the NWO. Probably only about 100,000 traitors worldwide who are implementing this agenda on the rest of humanity.]

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

Syria’s Minister for National Reconciliation. “Western Politicians Support the Terrorism That They Pretend to be Combating”

The dirty war on Syria was and is generated from outside the country. This is well-documented. Outside countries started the war, and they are perpetuating the war. Unprecedented disinformation campaigns continue to delude Western citizens so that “consent” can be engineered. Consequently, the western politicians support the terrorism that they pretend to be combating. All documented. Meanwhile, western citizens are confused to the point of inertia, passive in the face of egregious crimes committed in their name.

Westerners are critical of the Syrian government, calling it a “regime”, calling Assad a brutal dictator, and buying the spoon-fed lies, apparently blind to the fact that western intelligence agencies have totally contaminated their minds to the point where they believe white is black and black is white. Westerners falsely believe that they live in democracies even when there is very little if any difference between the ruling parties; even when the establishment drives the policies of the preening politicians who have been reduced to the function of public relations agents, and little else.

In Syria, however, the externally-driven war is being resolved internally, and the solutions are often the fruit of a genuine democratic process, in contrast to the fake democratic processes pretending to be democracy in the West.

Dr. Ali Heidar, Minister for National Reconciliation

Dr. Ali Haidar, who lost a son to the terrorists (as did the grand Mufti), is a member of the official opposition in Syria; not the foreign backed terrorist “opposition”, but the real opposition, and it is from this opposition that the brilliant idea of a “Ministry of Reconciliation” was born, to the chagrin of the Western invaders, and the ultimate approval of the Syrian government.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

U.S. Coalition Intelligence “Operations Room” Inside Syria, Destroyed by Russian Missile Attack: Thirty Israeli, American, British, Turkish, Saudi, Qatari Intelligence Officials Killed, Report

The US and its allies had established a Field Operations Room in the Aleppo region integrated by intelligence personnel. Until it was targeted by a Russian missile attack on September 20, this “semi-secret” facility was operated by US, British, Israeli, Turkish, Saudi and Qatari intelligence personnel.

According to Fars News, this intelligence facility was attacked by Russia in the immediate wake of the US Air Strikes against Syrian SAA forces at Deir Ezzor in support of the ISIS-Daesh terrorists. “The Russian warships stationed in Syria’s coastal waters targeted and destroyed a foreign military operations room, killing over two dozen Israeli and western intelligence officers”…

The Fars report conveys the impression that the Operations Room was largely integrated by Israelis. In all likelihood, the US was “calling the shots” and the facility was coordinated by Washington’s regional allies, in close liaison with (and on behalf) of the US military and intelligence apparatus.

With the exception of the Fars report and Sputnik Arabic, this Russian attack directed against a US-led coalition intelligence facility has not made the headlines. In fact there has been a total news blackout. The accuracy of the Fars report is yet to be fully ascertained.

What is significant is that the Operations Room situated in rebel held territory in the Aleppo region is manned by the main state sponsors of ISIS Daesh and Al Qaeda inside Syria, namely the US, UK (largely involved in the air raids), plus four countries of the region: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Qatar. The respective roles of the four regional countries relating to recruitment, training, logistics and the financing of terrorism have been amply documented.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

US Bombed Syrian Troops for Nearly One Hour, It Was Not a “Mistake”, it Was “Intentional”: Bashar Al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that US airstrikes on Syrian troops on Saturday were “intentional” and lasted for nearly one hour.

In an interview with the Associated Press conducted Wednesday, Assad said the attack targeted a “huge” area constituting of many hills, “so it was definitely intentional, not unintentional as they claimed.”

The US Central Command has said it may have unintentionally struck the Syrian airbase in Dayr al-Zawr while carrying out a raid against Daesh and that the strikes were stopped in less than five minutes when Russia called the US to halt it.

Daesh militants briefly overran government positions in the area until they were beaten back.

“How could they (Daesh) know that the Americans are going to attack that position in order to gather their militants to attack right away and to capture it one hour after the strike?” Assad asked.

“It wasn’t an accident by one airplane… It was four airplanes that kept attacking the position of the Syrian troops for nearly one hour, or a little bit more than one hour,” he said.

“You don’t commit a mistake for more than one hour,” Assad said in the interview.

           — Hat tip: JD [Return to headlines]
 

US Pushes for “No Fly” Zone as Syrian Conflict Escalates

Speaking before a United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry demagogically blamed Russia and the government of President Bashar al-Assad for the escalating violence that has left a ceasefire reached earlier this month in tatters.

Kerry also demanded the imposition of a de facto “no fly” zone over areas controlled by US-backed Islamist “rebels,” including those affiliated with Al Qaeda, under the pretext of assuring delivery of humanitarian aid and reviving the ceasefire.

“I believe that to restore credibility to the process, we must move forward to try to immediately ground all aircraft flying in those key areas in order to deescalate the situation and give a chance for humanitarian assistance to flow unimpeded,” Kerry told the Security Council meeting.

The Syrian government declared the ceasefire ended on Monday after reporting 300 violations by the Western-backed Islamist “rebels” and in the wake of the US bombing of a Syrian army outpost near the Deir al-Zor airport in eastern Syria on Saturday that killed as many as 90 soldiers and wounded another 100.

US officials have claimed that the attack was a mistake, while Damascus has pointed out that it was immediately followed by an assault on the position by fighters of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS), charging that the air and ground actions were coordinated. Deir al-Zor occupies a strategic position on the highway leading from Syria to Iraq and onto Iran.

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Lost Toddler Survives Three Days in Siberian Taiga Alone

A Russian toddler who went missing in the Siberian taiga was found three days later, alive and healthy, Russian media and the emergencies ministry reported.

Three-year-old Tserin disappeared from his home in a remote village in Tyva in southern Siberia last weekend. Left unattended, he had chased after his dogs, who led him into the taiga — a forest between the tundra and the steppes populated by wild animals ranging from bears and wolves to lynx and foxes.

Three days of searches by more than 100 police and rescue workers, sniffer dogs and a helicopter yielded no result. Eventually, the boy heard his uncle calling and replied. He was just a few kilometers from his house.

The first thing the little boy asked for was his toy car, a rescue worker said, according to local media.

Tserin probably survived because he didn’t panic, a local emergency worker was quoted as saying. The first thing he did after he got lost was finish some chocolate in one of his pockets. Then he laid down in a dry spot under a larch tree and fell asleep.

Quite predictably, he has already been nicknamed Mowgli.

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Bike-Helmet Study Throws Cold Water on Skeptics

(Sydney Morning Herald) The largest review yet of bike helmet use by 64,000 injured cyclists worldwide has found helmets reduce the chances of a serious head injury by nearly 70 per cent.

Claims that bike helmets damaged the neck and caused serious brain injury (diffuse axonal injury) were also found to be wrong in the study by University of NSW statistician Dr Jake Olivier who presented on Tuesday to the international injury prevention conference Safety 2016 in Finland.

Advocates of mandatory helmet laws — which only exist in a small number of jurisdictions including Australia and New Zealand — hope the Australian research will debunk “junk science” often cited by helmet opponents in the ongoing and heated debate.

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Venezuela Just Arrested 3 Filmmakers Over This Powerful Video

Three Venezuelan activists have been arrested for making a powerful video that challenges rank-and-file soldiers to question their loyalties to a government that has them living in the same conditions of economic hardship as the protesters they’re deployed to repress in the streets.

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France: Calais ‘Jungle’ Camp Volunteers Fear Claims of Sexual Exploitation Will Hit Fundraising

A sexual exploitation scandal in the Calais “jungle” deepened on Friday amid allegations of charity workers demanding “sex for aid” from refugees, and other female volunteers involved in “sex contests” with male migrants.

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Hey Office Holders, Do Your Job

We all know that Obama almost foams at the mouth at the mere mention of protecting the United States from invading illegal immigrants. He and all of his progressive democrats and rino republicans have stated that Trump cannot build a wall for our southern border. To be honest, many among academe and activist groups have completely lost their grasp on common sense, rational thinking and putting America first. That is why I was not shocked when I read what I am sure is a tongue and cheek article in Financial Times which details how in 2015 Mexico deported 175.000 Central Americans from that nation after they strolled in illegally.

The humorous article also stated that Obama was against illegal immigration into Mexico, so much so that he has given $75 million U.S. tax dollars to that nation to help pay for a wall on the Mexican southern border. Now we all know that the same president who was willing to take Arizona to court for wanting to protect Arizonans from being brutalized by illegal immigrants streaming into our republic, couldn’t be helping another nation build a wall, right? The truth is, in this country, Obama does want illegal immigrants, Muslim refugees, even the diseased ones to pile into America and bring about a horrendous change.

[Comment: Office holders just pretend to work for the American people. Their real job is advancing the plans of the central banksters.]

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Hungary Says Migration Spreads Terror

UNITED NATIONS — Migratory policies around the world have failed, leading to the spread of terrorism, Hungary’s foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday.

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Hungarian Truck Driver Assaulted by Group of Migrants in France

A Hungarian truck driver has been attacked by migrants near the French town of Calais, according to the victim’s wife.

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Pope Says Journalism Based on Fear-Mongering, Gossip is Form of ‘Terrorism’

Journalism based on gossip or rumors is a form of “terrorism” and media that stereotype entire populations or foment fear of migrants are acting destructively, Pope Francis said on Thursday.

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Study: Europeans Prefer Skilled, Christian Refugees to Muslim Migrants

A new study has found significantly varied attitudes towards migratory groups among European citizens, with strong preference shown for refugees with a similar religious background, and higher levels of education.

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Sweden Charges Three Over Smuggling of 170 Migrants Through Europe

Sweden has charged three men with organizing the smuggling of 170 migrants in minibuses from northern Italy across the EU’s open-border zone to Scandinavia, prosecutors said on Friday.

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Turkish Migrant Gang Attacks Locals During Reign of Terror Across Entire Dutch City

SHOCKING attacks have ripped through a quiet Dutch city as a mob of Turkish youths terrorised locals.

The terrifying attacks have been filmed by the twisted gang of migrants around the city of Zaandam.

For months now, migrant youths have uploaded videos of themselves beating up random citizens and even intimidating police officers.

In one shocking clip last weekend, the gang can be seen relentlessly chasing after and attacking local Dutch civilians.

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Italy: Shock as News Reader is Blasted and Condemned for Wearing Crucifix During TV Broadcasts

AN ITALIAN news reader has attracted huge amounts of abuse after she appeared wearing a crucifix and rosary beads around her neck in several broadcasts.

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Antarctica — Confusing the Alarmists

Antarctica, the continent that covers Earth’s south pole contains more frozen water than all other deposits of glacial ice on the planet combined. It’s quite huge; 42% larger than the entire United States in size. Every few years there appears a spate of articles and even TV reports that the ice of Antarctica is about to disintegrate and drown us all. The collapse of the Antarctic ice shelves, causing oceans to rise and all sorts of climate mayhem, is a favorite theme of climate alarmists everywhere. Unfortunately, for the alarmists, new reports tell a different story. It seems that the Antarctic Peninsula has actually cooled over the past two decades. Moreover, all the hoopla about this being the hottest year ever is contradicted by findings from Antarctic ice cores that during the Eemian, the last interglacial (130,000 to 115,000 years ago), global climate was warmer than today and global mean sea level was 6-9 m higher, reports Doug Hoffman. 1

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Exposing the Mindset of Muslims #2 Stonings

In the first chapter of “Exposing the Mindset of Muslims”, we saw how an everyday Mo in Pakistan condoned pedophilia. Tonight in a continued effort to show the savage mind of Muslims, we see another everyday Mo who has no problem with people getting stoned to death.

While the Koran tells the story of the people of Lut getting pelted with stones, it does not prescribe the punishment of stonings.

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Exposing the Mindset of Muslims #1

In order to know the mindset of Muslims it helps to actually speak to them, something I have been doing for years now. And the results are not very comforting. They are not rational and clearly do not think like most Westerners. For instance their views on marriage are alarming different than those with morals.

While the Koran sanctions prepubescent marriages, many Muslims I have spoken to state that Islam allows marriage upon puberty and they clearly have no issues with it. So for arguments sake I will go with that for now. The reason being that a female can reach puberty at the age of 8, and that is pedophilia.

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One thought on “Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/23/2016

  1. Boy, are our Marxists manipulating Islam to destroy Christianity once and for all. Look at Syria, Libya and then Europe for examples. Half of former Christians and all Marxist – loving Jews endorse this eve of destruction. Some will benefit from it, most will die from it. Will their last words be “Oops”?

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