Australia, the US, and the Asia-Pacific Pivot [video]
Boiling Frogs Video
August 28, 2012
Formalized under the so-called ANZUS treaty in 1951, the military alliance between Australia and the United States has long defined Australia’s role in the security context of the Asia-Pacific region. Formed in the wake of World War II when memories of Japanese aggression in the Pacific were still fresh in the minds of Australians, it was invoked most prominently during Australia’s commitment of over 60,000 troops in the Vietnam war from 1962 to 1975.
Even given these decades of close cooperation, however, it still took many by surprise when it was announced last year at a joint press conference by US President Obama and Australian Prime Minister Gillard that that alliance was about to be deepened and expanded with the deployment of a permanent US marine presence in Darwin, Australia.
Find out more about this alliance in this week’s edition of The Eyeopener report.
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TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=5492
Louisiana Governor: ‘There May be Mandatory Evacuations’ [video]
theintelhub.com
August 27, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Mandatory evacuations on the way as hurricane Isaac make it’s way inland.
Is weather modification to blame?
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PN Editor’s note: See Chemtrails and Chembombs Cause Hurricane Isaac to Change Course
Turkey Violating Geneva Conventions Using Ambulances for Weapons Transport
Friends of Syria
August 28, 2012
“Witnesses in Kushakli, Harran and Buculmez, towns bordering Syria, also have reported that ambulances are carrying arms to the Arab country and back, and are moving wounded toTurkey, as declared by the deputy of the province of Hatay, Mevlut Dudu” (see article: Captured terrorist in Syria confesses to having received training in Turkey.Under the Geneva conventions, you cannot target medical vehicles – it is a war crime!
The Geneva Conventions are a set of international rules that govern the treatment of prisoners, the sick and wounded, and civilians during war. Under the Geneva Conventions, for example, ambulances and military hospitals and their staff are officially “neutral and are not to be fired upon.”
Nearly all countries of the world have agreed to the Geneva Conventions, including Turkey, a NATO ally and military friend of the United States.
Article 1. Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field. Geneva, 22 August 1864 states:
“Ambulances and military hospitals shall be recognized as neutral, and as such, protected and respected by the belligerents as long as they accommodate wounded and sick” (source:http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/full/120?opendocument ).
Turkey appears to be violating the Geneva Conventions in this regard by using Ambulances to transport weapons.
“The rules applying to ambulances or other ground vehicles are pretty straightforward”, said one Pentagon source, who refused to be identified in this report out of fear of being punished by higher ups.
“Like medical personnel, they “may in no circumstances be attacked,” but must be “respected and protected,” according to Articles 35 and 19 of the First Geneva Convention of 1949. They also should be marked with the Red Cross or Red Crescent emblem. They are subject to inspection and lose their protection, subject to a prior warning and a reasonable time limit, if they are used to commit acts harmful to the enemy that are outside their humanitarian duties. If these accounts are true, then Turkey is violating the Geneva Convention, plain and simple”, he said.
According to the U.S. State Department Turkey has received $21 billion dollars in aid from the United States, $14 billion of that in direct military aid (see article: TURKEY received $21 billion economic/military US foreign aid http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3432.htm ).
We contacted NATO officials in Brussels, Belguim who refused “official comment” on Turkey’s blatant violations of the Geneva Conventions, calling the reports “baseless and unsubstantiated.”
Pravda.ru and PressTV officials however stand by their reports, saying they are both factual and accurate.
BREAKING: Aurora Victims’ Families to Hold Press Conference TODAY on “Unspecified Events” [videos]
SheilaAliens.net
August 28, 2012
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“Relatives of some of the people killed in the Colorado movie theater shootings plan to speak publicly Tuesday about unspecified events that they say need to be addressed.
They have scheduled a news conference to discuss behind-the-scenes developments and will “speak with one voice” for the benefit of all the victims, they said in a news release.”
“The release did not elaborate on the events they plan to discuss. Anita Busch, a spokeswoman for the group, declined to comment on the topics.
Busch said she expects the families of most of the 12 people killed in the shootings to be represented.”
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I can’t imagine this NOT being something highly interesting. I will keep you posted.
Canadian church defends decision to boycott Israeli products [video]
Press TV
August 26, 2012
The United Church of Canada has defended its decision to promote a boycott of Israeli products produced in illegal settlements. The church has found itself being criticized by pro-Israel media pundits in Canada who denounced the Church’s decision as one-sided. Church leaders say their decision to pass motions which endorse a boycott aligns them with the international legal consensus on the settlements.
Press TV’s Joshua Blakeney reports from Calgary.
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Syrian Army helicopter downed over Damascus, crashes in flames [video]
Russia Today
August 27, 2012
A Syrian helicopter engulfed in flames has crashed in eastern Damascus on Monday amid witness reports of shelling and fierce fighting in the area – MORE INFO http://on.rt.com/gb8qsi
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