Today’s News

[1959_60]

Saudi Arabia sentences women to death by stoning, brutally whips peaceful activists, and with their allies, just bombed a school bus full of kids in Yemen.

Canada just called out their latest jailing of women activists, and now Saudi has slammed them with sanctions. It's a typical bullying Saudi response: make an "example" of anyone who dares stand up to them.

Enough is enough -- let's get our governments to stand with Canada by publicly demanding the release of human rights activists, calling to expel Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council, and to bring sanctions if the abuse continues.

Most of the world is still democratic and respects human rights. But rogue states like Saudi are trying to change that, to move us away from law and rights and democracy, towards a darker world where might makes right.

They’re targeting Canada to make an example of a champion of humanity and global values. The rest of the world’s democracies need to unite, or we’ll all soon face the same treatment.

Saudi Arabia isn’t just on the UN’s Human Rights Council, they actually sit on women's rights committees, even as they lock up women unjustly. Now is the moment for our governments to stand up for human rights. Join the call for them to speak out and expel Saudi from the Human Rights Council.

Our movement played a major role in helping to win a vote in the European Parliament to ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia. It was the first time democracies have strongly stood up to Saudi oil and cash and done the right thing. Let’s make sure that a bright future of justice and law and human rights prevails over the dark dystopia that Saudi Arabia and Trump are pushing on us.

[Altobelli]

Turkey in trouble, as dollar rises Currency falling as US impose tariffs on their steel and aluminium. Debts rising and bank lenders taking a hit include ING HSBC BNP. The people now being told to buy their currency with any foreign currency by Erdogan. Will many come on Thursday?

Tell me about it, I have 2 Turkish accounts over there with Lira, HSBC and DenizBank, I opened them when the Lira was 2.56 to the pound about 6 years ago, although I have been getting fantastic interest (currently 13.5%), the Lira has shot up over the years and today it closed on 8.20 for a pound, I'm absolutely gutted

[oldcolner]

Alto
No idea it had fallen in value so much. The media there are saying little as Erdogan now controls them.

59
Saudi is a problem and we sell them arms. What is your movement.

Other snippets
M&S to close 9 more stores
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45143404

Southampton police to show a video of Murdered 14 year old Lucy McHugh at the match tomorrow looking for witnesses to Fergus last movements,

Monsanto fined $289m for selling glycophosphate weedkiller said to be a known carcinogen in the US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45152546

while the EU renewed a licence for its use for 5 years from November last, saying it doesn’t cause cancer in humans. France disagrees and will ban it in 3 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42135437

Jacob Rees Mogg wades into Boris row saying it’s all a plan to stop him becoming leader.
Lol just stopped my predictive text calling him Jacob Rees Mogadishu

Several NFL players who protested during the US national anthem before pre-season games have been criticised by President Donald Trump. Ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the first to protest in 2016 and some players raised a fist and others kneeled at three games on Thursday.
The NFL says plans to fine players for anthem protests have been put on hold.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Must be a quiet news day, or is that sort of tripe typical of the Grauniad ?

Just keeping abreast of the times sinkov!

[sinkov]

Saudi Arabia sentences women to death by stoning, brutally whips peaceful activists, and with their allies, just bombed a school bus full of kids in Yemen.

Canada just called out their latest jailing of women activists, and now Saudi has slammed them with sanctions. It's a typical bullying Saudi response: make an "example" of anyone who dares stand up to them.

Enough is enough -- let's get our governments to stand with Canada by publicly demanding the release of human rights activists, calling to expel Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council, and to bring sanctions if the abuse continues.

Most of the world is still democratic and respects human rights. But rogue states like Saudi are trying to change that, to move us away from law and rights and democracy, towards a darker world where might makes right.

They’re targeting Canada to make an example of a champion of humanity and global values. The rest of the world’s democracies need to unite, or we’ll all soon face the same treatment.

Saudi Arabia isn’t just on the UN’s Human Rights Council, they actually sit on women's rights committees, even as they lock up women unjustly. Now is the moment for our governments to stand up for human rights. Join the call for them to speak out and expel Saudi from the Human Rights Council.

Our movement played a major role in helping to win a vote in the European Parliament to ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia. It was the first time democracies have strongly stood up to Saudi oil and cash and done the right thing. Let’s make sure that a bright future of justice and law and human rights prevails over the dark dystopia that Saudi Arabia and Trump are pushing on us.

This UN Human Rights Council, would it be the same UN whose WHO appointed Robert Mugabe as 'Goodwill Ambassador' ? I wouldn't fret about the UN 59/60, no one in their right mind takes this organisation seriously any more.

[sinkov]

Daily Telegraph.

"Chicken campaigner who became social media star attacked by vegans who say eating eggs is evil "

[Altobelli]

Daily Telegraph.

"Chicken campaigner who became social media star attacked by vegans who say eating eggs is evil "

Doris writes for that one

[Balanbam00]

Here is some good news for BT :

SAS sniper 'kills ISIS commander from nearly 1.5 MILES away' in Afghanistan with one round from a powerful .50 Calibre machine gun.
.......... shooting him in the chest in northern Afghanistan as the jihadi was midway through briefing his men. Shooting him in the chest in northern Afghanistan as the jihadi was midway through briefing his men. (must have had a 'slingshot ,or an incendiary balloon on him?)
As per post 103 by BT !! ''Meanwhile, IDF snipers are free to kill defenceless civilians on sight. It's shocking it really is.''

Post 117 : ''It really is a case of choosing sides. Dispossessed Arabs or ruthless Jews, (ops I mean SAS? )

Post 97: ''I could not stand alongside a group of people who would murder a nurse /(troop briefer) in cold blood. Can you?''

[Balanbam00]

....More news

The capabilities of China's current carrier force are severely limited by several serious weaknesses, making it vastly inferior to the US Navy, but the one it has in the works is where the world could start to see the Chinese navy closing the gap with its primary competitor. China only has one aircraft carrier — the Type 001 Liaoning — in service. ( Balan- keep an eye open for China's 'expansion!)

'Keep out!': China sent 6 warnings to a US Navy plane, but the US didn't back down.

Chinese forces deployed to the hotly contested South China Sea ordered a US Navy reconnaissance aircraft to "leave immediately" six times Friday, but the pilot stayed the course, refusing to back down. A US Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane flew past China's garrisons in the Spratly Islands, giving CNN reporters aboard the aircraft a view of Chinese militarization in the region. Flying over Chinese strongholds on Mischief Reef, Johnson Reef, Fiery Cross Reef, and Subi Reef, CNN spotted "large radar installations, power plants, and runways sturdy enough to carry large military aircraft." At one outpost, onboard sensors detected 86 vessels, including Chinese Coast Guard ships, which China has been known to use to strong-arm countries with competing claims in the South China Sea.


Beijing has said it is necessary for the Asian powerhouse to keep growing its military presence in the South China Sea in order to protect its sovereignty. The US Navy was warned five or six times by the Chinese military and the crew responded. The response was: "I am a sovereign immune United States naval aircraft conducting lawful military activities beyond the national airspace of any coastal state. "In exercising these rights as guaranteed by international law, I am operating with due regard for the rights and duties of all states." Next, the Chinese navy warned a Philippine military aircraft and they were not as polite. They said: “Philippine military aircraft, I'm warning you again, leave!

Note 2016......China attacks international court after South China Sea ruling

A UN tribunal ruled overwhelmingly against Chinese claims to huge swaths of the strategically important waterway, Beijing rebuffed the verdict, calling it “a piece of paper that is destined to come to naught”.

[sinkov]

Doris writes for that one

Do I detect a certain lack of respect for our next Prime Minister Alto ? Surely not.