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on September 22, 2015 in World News

Ron Paul Rages: Don’t Blame America, Blame The Neocons

Ron Paul Rages: Don’t Blame America, Blame The Neocons Submitted by Tyler Durden Is the current refugee crisis gripping the European Union “all America’s fault”? That is how my critique of US foreign policy was characterized in a recent interview on the Fox Business Channel. I do not blame the host for making this claim, but I think it is important to clarify the point. It has become common to discount any criticism of US foreign policy as “blaming America first.” It is a convenient way of avoiding a real discussion. If aggressive US policy in the Middle East –… View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Rep. McCaul Introduces Bill Requiring Congressional Approval for Refugees Resettlement

Rep. McCaul Introduces Bill Requiring Congressional Approval for Refugees Resettlement by Caroline May As the Obama administration moves forward with its plans to aggressively accelerate the admission of Syrian refugees, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is looking to rein in those plans and make certain Congress has a voice in the matter. “Many Americans are understandably concerned about the threat posed by inadequate security screening procedures for refugee seeking entry into the United States. ISIS themselves have stated their intention to take advantage of the crisis to infiltrate the west. We have to take this threat seriously,” McCaul, the chairman of… View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Law School Prof Suing Over Gun Prohibition In Wake Of Unarmed Prof Being Gunned Down

Law School Prof Suing Over Gun Prohibition In Wake Of Unarmed Prof Being Gunned Down by AWR Hawkins In a suit that falls just after unarmed history professor Ethan Schmidt was gunned down on the Delta State University campus, a University of Missouri law professor is suing to have his school’s prohibition against guns for self-defense declared unconstitutional. Missouri.net reported that through Amendment 5–which was approved by “approved by 60-percent of voters in August [2014]”–Missouri’s state constitution declares the right to keep and bear arms “unalienable” and requires that any prohibition against carrying guns for self-defense be examined under “strict… View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Reddit Mod Squeals In Panic: How Do I Stop People Talking About Immigration?

Reddit Mod Squeals In Panic: How Do I Stop People Talking About Immigration? by Milo Yiannopoulos A moderator of /r/Europe, Reddit’s largest forum for Europeans, is horrified that its users are discussing the issue of the moment — refugees and immigration. Reddit works on the basis of popularity. Users submit links or topics for discussion in topic-specific “subreddits”, and posts rise or fall on the subreddit’s front page based on how many votes they receive from other users. Users of the Europe subreddit, to the horror of their moderators, are now voting for more discussion of immigration. At the time… View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Suncor boosts stake in Fort Hills project, with $310M investment

Suncor boosts stake in Fort Hills project, with $310M investment Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) is tightening its grip on the Fort Hills oil sands project by paying $310 million to acquire an additional 10 per cent interest from one of its two partners. The seller is Total E&P Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Paris-based Total SA, which will retain a 29.2 per cent interest — remaining the second-largest partner after Suncor. Once the transaction closes, Suncor will own 50.8 per cent of the project and 20 per cent will be owned by Teck Resources Ltd., which has waived its right to… View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Visitors being reminded to keep safe distance after deer cornered in Banff

Visitors being reminded to keep safe distance after deer cornered in Banff by Clara Ho, Calgary Herald It weighs more than 200 pounds, sports sharp, pointy antlers, and can bolt at a moment’s notice — but that didn’t stop a group of people from cornering a mule deer in the town of Banff on Friday. About six people were seen getting close to the animal near the Silver Dragon Chinese Restaurant on Spray Avenue in the mountain town, holding a camera while standing just steps away from the large ungulate. Tyler McClure, education outreach co-ordinator with Bow Valley WildSmart, said this is a situation that could have ended… View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Putin’s clever, cynical Syria strategy befuddles White House once again

Putin’s clever, cynical Syria strategy befuddles White House once again Charles Krauthammer Once again, President Obama and his foreign policy team are stumped. Why is Vladimir Putin pouring troops and weaponry into Syria? After all, as Secretary of State John Kerry has thrice told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, it is only making things worse. But worse for whom? For the additional thousands of civilians who will die or flee as a result of the inevitably intensified fighting. True, and I’m sure Lavrov is as moved by their plight as by the 8,000 killed in Russia’s splendid little Ukrainian adventure…. View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Toxic gas, accidental burns and surgeries gone wrong: A look at medical mistakes in Canada

Toxic gas, accidental burns and surgeries gone wrong: A look at medical mistakes in Canada Alia Dharssi, National Post Staff apka Petrov never feels hungry. Ever. She has to remember to eat in order to survive. Her life changed with excruciating stomach pains that began right after gall bladder surgery in 2009. She also needed help to shower, dress, even eat. Courtesy of Kapka Petrov Kapka Petrov and Prof Gaydarski — the former Bulgarian Minister of Health who operated and found clips left insider her stomach during a previous surgery. She got no help, she said, from her medical team…. View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

At night we can hear them screaming’: U.S. soldiers told to ignore Afghan allies’ abuse of boys

At night we can hear them screaming’: U.S. soldiers told to ignore Afghan allies’ abuse of boys Joseph Goldstein, The New York Times In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base. “At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do anything about it,” the Marine’s father, Gregory Buckley Sr., recalled his son telling him before he was shot to death at the base in 2012…. View Article

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on September 21, 2015 in World News

Why allow women in combat if we won’t allow them to compete alongside men in sport

Why allow women in combat if we won’t allow them to compete alongside men in sport by John Robson Later this month the United States will almost certainly approve women in all combat positions. It’s a mistake whose time has logically come. I know, I know. Debate is closed on this issue. I’m not quite sure how that works in an open society though it seems to happen every time the left wins a policy battle, almost as though they were afraid of vigorous discussion. But questions thrown out the door have a way of climbing back in the window… View Article

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