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#Indonesea govt of Pres  Joko Widodo 33 proposed names to Ambassador posts 24 appear (to me) to be political appointments http://www.globalindonesianvoices.com/22332/ambassador-positions-as-consolation-prize/ #Egypt ambassador to Canada Ambassador Motaz Mounir Zahran to visit port of Sydney http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2015-09-02/article-4266057/Egyptian-ambassador-to-visit-port-of-Sydney/1 #Mexico confirms new ambassador to US academic, Miguel Basanez Ebergenyi k.a.  Miguel Basanez http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/associated_press/national/latin-america/mexico-senate-ratifies-academic-as-next-ambassador-to-us/article_14f76c5d-a762-5746-9116-65e506892a9a.html William McCormick Blair Jr fmr US Ambassador, Dead at 98 Stanford airforce intel ops China, Burma (Myanmar) & India http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/us/politics/william-mccormick-blair-jr-former-us-ambassador-dead-at-98.html?_r=0 #LatAm #Colombia Under Secretary Wendy Novelli meets w/ Colombian Ambassador to US http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/09/246590.htm #LatAm #Colombia Assistant Secretary Crocker meets with Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Juan Carlos Pinzón, at DoS http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/09/246590.htm ASSIST SEC ECONOMIC & BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN Assist. Sec Rivkin meets w/ President of Committee for European Affairs of the French Senate Jean Bizet, in Paris, France. travel to #France, #Nigeria, & #Senegal from September 1-11 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/09/246590.htm #LatAm #Chile Under Sec Wendy Novelli attends lunch hosted by Chilean Ambass to US Juan Gabriel Valdés, in WA, D.C. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/09/246590.htm Counsellor DoS / to Kerry Thomas A. Shannon lunch with #Azerbaijan Ambassador to the U.S. Elin Suleymanov http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/09/246590.htm Counselor Shannon - US DoS meeting U.S. Ambassador to #Rwanda Erica Barks-Ruggles, at Department of State http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/09/246590.htm Dir. Policy Planning (internal think tank) DAVID MCKEAN meets w/ Italian Ambassador to US Claudio Bisogniero, at DoS http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/09/246590.htm #Pakistan BISP moots cooperation w/ diplomatic corps / conference attended by deans of diplo corps http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/03-Sep-2015/bisp-moots-cooperation-with-diplomatic-corps Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) non-conditional cash transfer program / cash BISP est. 2005 to address reductions in purchasing power: *inflation *high cost food & oil *empower women ... lol  Sounds like a Pakistan gimme cash scam see also:  accusations of corruption and political favouritism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Income_Support_Programme Dr. Susan K. Brems rank of minister-counselor incoming Mission Director USAID Philippines, Pacific Islands & Mongolia 23 years in USAID Dr. Susan K. Brems, USAID previously, mission director Zambia & Angola http://www.interaksyon.com/article/116983/new-usaid-mission-director-to-ph Santos Aust oil & gas producer corporate Aust. horror show lost $10 BILLION in market capitalisation in past 12 mths more info Santos:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_Limited / 2013 oil spill QLD, 1 week to stem / high water usage: Indonesia, QLD, SA bulk of 500-plus job losses = come from its Adelaide HQ in the past 6 months AUD$27 billion GLNG project - overcapitalised http://www.afr.com/business/energy/oil/santos-bidding-war-could-be-undone-by-100m-partial-poison-pill-20150902-gjd54s Australia's Ambassador to Italy, San Marino, Albania + Libya = former SA premier, Mike Rann (ALP) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rann CORPORATE PATRIOTISM Jul / BHP Billiton slashes headcount by 37pc at Melb HQ / Treasury division relocating http://www.afr.com/business/mining/iron-ore/bhp-billiton-slashes-headcount-by-37pc-at-melbourne-headquarters-20150728-gim7lk Santos 500-plus job losses = bulk from Adelaide HQ in past 6 mths http://www.afr.com/business/energy/oil/santos-bidding-war-could-be-undone-by-100m-partial-poison-pill-20150902-gjd54s UNSC draft resolution re Europe's migrant crisis / inspection of suspected migrant ships on high seas Med http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/associated_press/national/africa/russia-security-council-addressing-europe-s-migrant-crisis/article_f6638637-91ca-5b3d-99ad-4aaae4238e48.html OUTRAGEOUS INTERFERENCE IN DOMESTIC POLITICAL AFFAIRS OF BRITIAN - OR A SET-UP BY THE TORY GOVERNMENT, WHO FULLY APPROVE OF THIS PUBLIC DISPLAY OF WHY BRITAIN 'MUST' REMAIN EU FAITHFUL? #UKpolitics German ambassador Dr Peter Ammon deliberate sabotage of UK / interfering British politics Britain is eyeing EU’s exit door demanding fewer immigrants now refusing to pay a £1.7 billion bill sum demanded by the EU Commission is punishing the UK for recent economic growth "Dr Ammon would not be drawn on how the UK should vote." BUT ... "Germany would be happy if the UK stayed, he said." Leverage / Public Scare Tool "Berlin wants to trade with the UK more and increase existing investment that he said already supports 370,000 jobs." http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/political-interview-dr-peter-ammon-uk-stag-parties-london-is-the-best-9826049.html UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the US puppet trying for UN investigation chemical weapons #Syria / Russia refused to sign off .. lol Reports of ISIS mustard gas used  on Kurds ... WMD, anyone? http://www.3news.co.nz/world/russia-holds-up-un-syria-chemicals-investigation-2015090311 #Crime #Fraud #internet LOVE SCAM #Nigeria Gabriel Oseremen Xavi fake Facebook: Collins Page http://newmail-ng.com/efcc-returns-10540-euros-to-polish-love-scam-victim-pictures/ Do not send $$$$$$   lol #Jordan KING meets CEO Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Shimon Fogel mtg incl. Canadian ambassador in Amman http://en.ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleno=30007 ** Jordan his high energy needs.  Israel has energy.  Canada has energy expertise.  I'm going to guess that this meeting is about energy supply to Jordan.  Some sort of Israeli-Canadian joint project.  :) Hmmm ... hard to say.  Maybe not energy.  Maybe something else.  So much for my guesses.  lol Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs  *formerly the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy   oversight + co-ordinating body for a number of Jewish Canadian orgs  CIJA is the advocacy arm of the Jewish Federations of Canada-United Israel Appeal CIJA's creation has been criticized as an attempt to "corporatize" the funding structure of Jewish community organizations and tie them to pro-Israel lobbying. Opposition to boycotts of Israel Opposition to the Iranian government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Israel_and_Jewish_Affairs Shimon Fogel " ...registered consultant to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Canadian House of Commons, and has been a member of the Round-Table on Global Security under the Department of National Defence. He has also been a seasonal lecturer at Queen’s University ..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Fogel ... graduate of Clark University’s School of Government and International Relations in Massachusetts and pursued graduate and doctoral studies at McGill University. He also holds rabbinic ordination. ... written and lectured extensively in Canada and internationally on matters of public policy and has been engaged by numerous groups. The Hill Times recognized Fogel as one of the 100 most influential actors within the political sector, and Embassy Magazine ranked him among the 50 most important people influencing Canadian foreign policy. http://www.cija.ca/team/shimon-fogel/ Sweden | Russia Look out Russia, Sweden to stop pretending neutrality: / rethinking neutrality amid fear of 'Russian aggression' despite   "200-year-old posture of military neutrality" Oh, please.  Sweden was probably double-dealing the last 200 years.  It certainly has been the last 70 years or so.  Sweden's not neutral.  Sweden's virtually a member of the Anglo-American 'Five Eye' gang. http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-sweden-russia-nato-neutrality-20150902-story.html #CzechRepublic #cybersecurity firm CyberGym seek to train companies in defence / Israeli-side supervision #cybersecurity CyberGym is Israeli Israel Electric Corp. / planning US, LatAm & Asia ops http://www.praguepost.com/technology/49587-cyber-attack-training-center-to-open-near-prague UN under-secretary-general Stephen O’Brien (British former MP, Conservative) visit to Qatar’s embassy in Turkey http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/453539/un-official-praises-qatar%E2%80%99s-positive-stance Stephen O’Brien > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_O'Brien Sahel Arabic for:  "shore, coast" abt, top third (?) Africa overpopulation & over-farming / soil degradation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel Flags UN #Palestine proposed draft proposal for non-member states to raise flag / Ron Prosor Israel, rejects http://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2015/09/03/israel-asks-un-to-reject-palestinian-attempt-to-raise-flag #LatAm #Peru YANKEE GO HOME Peru Activists Show Displeasure In Arrival of 3,200 US Troops http://www.9and10news.com/story/29945309/peru-activists-show-displeasure-in-arrival-of-us-troops #Israel United Torah Judaism first Agudat Yisrael minister in 63 years Ya’acov Litzman takes oath Minister Health Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox / do not want ministers bearing collective responsibility / religion ethics issue? http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/Litzman-takes-oath-becomes-first-Agudat-Yisrael-minister-in-63-years-415031 1977 Moscow, US Embassy fire great deal of info was lost or stolen some classified KGB suspected US marines get revenge burning down KGB shed http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adst/the-us-embassy-moscow-fir_b_8078818.html #India #Oil USA keen to participate expansion project of Numaligarh Refinery / US working on Defence & Energy deals http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/48778653.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst #Panama #Italy #LatAm international scandal President Juan Carlos Varela http://plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4122031&Itemid=1 #Ukraine Western journalists knew  US govt operatives helped orchestrate coup & ignored right-wing nationalists http://www.globalresearch.ca/maidan-2-0-ukraine-rightists-kill-police-putin-blamed/5473431 USA presumes to lecture the world re 'human rights' US Hypocrites move To EXPLOIT: "Free 20 Women Political Prisoners" campaign USA almost a quarter of the world's prisoners  2.3 million USA prisoners 1.6 million CHINA prisoners @ x4 population of USA SOURCE - US STATS http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/world/americas/23iht-23prison.12253738.html?pagewanted=all SWITZERLAND Ideologue of Swiss People's Party Facebook blocked - AGAIN CENSORSHIP Previously blocked for captioning migrant ship with:  here comes the labour force. https://archive.is/qyaBh#selection-2227.15-2235.1 Swiss People's Party Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP Democratic Union of the Centre right-wing Eurosceptic nationalist economic liberalism Britain’s surveillance state  ‘worse than bad joke’ UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy  Joseph Cannataci  today there are many parts of the English countryside where there are more cameras than George Orwell could ever have imagined. https://www.rt.com/uk/314157-britain-surveillance-dangerous-un/ #Nevada #USpoli #Surveillance Undercover FBI infiltrates Burning Man festival, collects intelligence, documents show http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-infiltrates-burning-man-festival-collects-intelligence-documents-show/ FBI investigated this song 1964 The Kingsmen  |  Louie Louie 1963 https://youtu.be/7Vae_AkLb4Q Best Version: Motorhead |  Louie Louie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDP7_h4wkgw #Philippines #Surveillance #HumanRights Supreme Court protection & release of dossiers sought re govt harassment / unions & student union / threats + surveillance activities / military and police participation http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/718981/militant-leaders-seek-sc-help-vs-govt-harassment US military deploys drones to #Latvia on training mission / NATO puppets help ground exercises & planning http://www.pressexaminer.com/us-military-deploys-drones-to-latvia-on-training-mission/66820 ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT Just some of the news that caught my attention. Much of it just skimmed.   A lot of this is trivia. US is deploying drones on Russia's doorstep, but the papers aren't screaming 'US aggression'. US ally, Philippines, appears to engage in harassment and repression of unions and those that are politically active.  That would probably be standard practice for close friends of the US.  lol Britain has cameras in the countryside, while the FBI is infiltrating the likes of a hippy festival in Nevada.  Western values?  Freedom?  Oh, bullsh*t.  lol Free speech regarding the consequences (mass immigration) of the pursuit of the neocon US aligned corporate/imperialist agenda abroad, is harshly censored in Europe.  While there's a funny side to that Swiss guy's Facebook being blocked, this social media censorship is suppression of political comment, debate, and dissent ... in what's supposed to be a democracy, one presumes. Britain is pretending it doesn't want to be in the EU, for the sake of the rabble who don't.  But they've probably OK'd the German Ambassador's theatrical, 'Baby, Please Don't Go' performance. The US hypocrites and that awful Power woman are forever exploiting humanitarian, minority and feminist causes for political gain.  Meanwhile ... back in the United States .... (check out incarceration stats in America, the 'land of the free'). Nation states operate as handmaidens of corporations and the interests of corporations are put above all else ... but corporations:  well, corporations put PROFITS above all else.  Stuff the rabble back home.  Let them eat cake.  We're downsizing.  lol The Latin American and Italian scandal is a bit hard (for me) to follow in that article.  Don't have the patience with that one.  There'd be more articles regarding that, if anyone's into keeping track of dodgy Latin goings on.  lol ꕤ