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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
September 19th, 2016

Gitmo Detainee Says A Saudi Royal Family Member Recruited Him For Terror Before 9/11
A Guantanamo Bay detainee suspected of working as a bomb maker for al-Qaida, testified this summer that he was recruited into terrorism by an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family before 9/11. The detainee, 41-year-old, Ghassan Abdallah al-Sharbi, said he overheard a telephone conversation in which a religious leader used the phrase “your highness” during a telephone call, just before pressuring Sharbi to move back to the United States and execute terror plots.

Netanyahu's rebuke to the UN is well-earned
The UN is an organization whose hypocrisy when it comes to Jews is straight out of Kafka. United Nations member States need to examine their own consciences and policies following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu castigating them for promoting a Jew-free Palestinian Arab State in Judea and Samaria ('West Bank') and East Jerusalem.

Theresa May to tell world leaders that Britain has 'a right' to protect its borders
The Prime Minister will use a trip to the United Nations General Assembly this week to criticise the global response to “unmanaged migration”, warning that Western nations are simply “treating the symptoms of this crisis”. Mrs May will say that “all countries” have a “responsibility” to manage their borders to reduce illegal and uncontrolled migration.

Navy Requires All Sailors to Undergo Transgender Education by July 2017
Starting Nov. 1, the training will educate sailors about the Navy’s new transgender policy that allows transgenders to serve in the military, Military.com reported. “This training will emphasize policies and expectations of personal behavior,” the message states. It is unclear what exactly is in these training sessions yet, but the Navy will soon send out messages with more information.

Manhattan Bombs Provide Trove of Clues; F.B.I. Questions 5 People
A bomb that injured 29 people on Saturday in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, and another that failed to detonate, were filled with shrapnel and made with pressure cookers, flip phones and Christmas lights to set off a powerful explosive compound, law enforcement officials said on Sunday.

China says Japan trying to 'confuse' South China Sea situation
China on Monday accused Japan of trying to "confuse" the situation in the South China Sea, after its neighbor said it would step up activity in the contested waters, through joint training patrols with the United States. Ties between Asia's two largest economies have long been overshadowed by arguments over their painful wartime history and a territorial spat in the East China Sea, among other issues.

Pipe Bombs Discovered Near New Jersey Train Tracks
At least five devices were found in a backpack inside a waste basket in Elizabeth, New Jersey Sunday, Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage told CNN. Cell phones and electronic timers were discovered on or around the items, Bollowage indicated.

China threatens countermeasures after Dalai Lama speaks at EU Parliament
China expressed anger on Monday and threatened countermeasures after exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama spoke at the European Parliament...and met its president, Martin Schulz. China regards the 80-year-old, Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk as a separatist, though he says he merely seeks genuine autonomy for his Himalayan homeland, which Communist Chinese troops "peacefully liberated" in 1950.

Toxic algae troubles many California lakes and waterways
Katie Stone didn’t know about the threat of toxic blue-green algae...until...her chocolate lab Josie lapped up some...and died within a few hours. It was a stark...example of California’s...problems with cyanobacteria, a naturally occurring substance that has blossomed like a slimy weed to infect more than 40 state lakes and waterways...It is the highest count ever and double the 22 reported last year...

Berlin state poll: Losses for Merkel's CDU, gains for AfD
Germany's CDU, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, has suffered historic losses in Berlin state elections. It has been ousted from the state governing coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats. Meanwhile right-wing anti-migrant party Alternative for Germany (AfD) will enter the state parliament for the first time with 14% of the vote.

Police: Palestinian stabs officers in Jerusalem and is shot
Israeli police say a Palestinian assailant stabbed two police officers near Jerusalem's Old City before troops shot and wounded him. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says a female police officer was stabbed in the neck and badly wounded while a male officer was moderately injured.

Duterte to extend drug war as 'cannot kill them all'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked for a six-month extension for his war on drugs, saying there are too many people involved in the narcotics trade and he "cannot kill them all". Some 3,000 people have been killed since Duterte won May elections in a landslide on a vow to kill tens of thousands of criminals in an unprecedented blitz to rid the country of illegal drugs in six months.

Putin's party dominates at Russia parliament vote
President Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party on Sunday cruised to an easy victory at parliamentary elections, exit polls showed, despite the longest economic crisis of his 16-year rule.

U.S.-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency U.N. meeting
U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on Saturday, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting as tensions between Moscow and Washington escalated.

Obama Jokes About ISIS On Same Day America Gets Bombed Twice
Obama made a joke with unfortunately bad timing Saturday, quipping that the Islamic State was no big deal compared to his birth certificate, only to have America hit by two separate explosions.

Bomb Explodes in Manhattan, Injuring 29; Second Bomb Found Blocks Away
In what authorities believe to be a deliberate attack against New Yorkers, a large explosion tore through a crowded street in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea on Saturday night, leaving 29 injured and putting New York on high alert.

Police: 8 Stabbed, Suspect Dead In St. Cloud Mall Incident
A St. Cloud mall was on lockdown for several hours Saturday night after a suspect stabbed eight people, according to police....the suspect, dressed in a private security uniform, made a reference to Allah and asked one victim if they were Muslim.

Dollar lending outside U.S. falls for first time since 2009: BIS
Global lending remained weak in 2016's first quarter, with dollar-denominated bank loans to non-U.S. borrowers worldwide falling for the first time since the 2007-09 financial crisis... Dollar loans to emerging markets and lending in euros to borrowers outside the euro zone also fell, signs that the stronger dollar, emerging market weakness and financial market uncertainty took a toll on the demand for credit.

World's largest telescope to be switched on as scientists step up search for alien life
Is Earth finally about to make contact with extra terrestrial life? That is one of the hopes for the world's largest radio telescope, which will be switched on later this month. The finishing touches have now been put to the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), in south west China's Guizhou Province, with the enormous 1,650-foot-wide dish set become operational from September 25.

New mosquito-borne disease detected in Haiti
University of Florida researchers have identified a patient in Haiti with a serious mosquito-borne illness that has never before been reported in the Caribbean nation. Known as "Mayaro virus," it is closely related to chikungunya virus...Most reported cases, however, have been confined to small outbreaks in the Amazon. Whether this case signals the start of a new outbreak in the Caribbean region is currently unknown.

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