Day: September 16, 2019

Congress Wants the Military to Report Extremism in the Ranks. Here’s Why That Will Be Tough | Military.com

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“It’s hard enough to keep an eye on all these social media sites for terrorism and extremist purposes,” he said. “You are going to keep an eye on what everybody in the military is doing? There is no way you are going to be able to do that.”

It’s also easy, he added, for people to remain anonymous online.

“If you go home and do it and you are careful, and maybe you use [information technology] that hides your IP address and you don’t use your real name — it’s going to be hard to identify people,” Jones said.
— Read on www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/14/congress-wants-military-report-extremism-ranks-heres-why-will-be-tough.html

The Rutherford Institute :: The Bill of Rights Turns 230, and What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good

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It’s been 230 years since James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the Constitution—as a means of protecting the people against government tyranny, and what do we have to show for it? Nothing good. In America today, the government does whatever it wants, freedom be damned. We can pretend that the Constitution, which was written to hold the government accountable, is still our governing document, but the reality of life in the American police state tells a different story.
— Read on www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_bill_of_rights_turns_230_and_what_do_we_have_to_show_for_it_nothing_good

Saudi Arabia call ‘Emergency Meeting’ for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Foreign Ministers”

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NEWS | Sep 10, 22:47 GMT | By Ross J Burland

Saudi Arabia called an ‘Emergency Meeting’ for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Foreign Ministers.
The United States is “very concerned” about China’s purchases of Iranian oil.
Following the comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, where he said that Iran has a secret nuclear facility and called for action against the Middle Eastern nation, Saudi Arabia called an ‘Emergency Meeting’ for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Foreign Ministers to discuss Netanyahu’s Move.

Market implications

This follows the new Saudi energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, confirming expectations that he would stick with his country’s policy of limiting crude output to support prices. However, the United States is “very concerned” about China’s purchases of Iranian oil, and there is a keen focus on such developments with respect to the price of a barrel of oil. 

— Read on www.fxstreet.com/news/saudi-arabia-call-emergency-meeting-for-the-organization-of-islamic-cooperation-foreign-ministers-201909102247