Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The Peanut Gallery

Statements, comments and forecasts that have no substance, but just might turn out to be relevant.

1.The big news of the day: The British are leaving the EU. The two largest centres of the "Remain" support were Scotland and London. London is where the majority of Muslim immigrants and British intellectuals reside. The British have been watching the EU's multicultural ideology at work for decades and clearly they have said "enough!" The Peanut Gallery believes that this vote is the beginning of the end of an unelected EU and a philosophy that has benefitted Germany to the detriment of others. The global trend toward nationalism will continue as will the attack on political elitism. COMMENT: As for those watching Trump cheering the process...the markets have given a miniscule preview of what might happen if he is elected.

2. The U.N. refugee agency said June 20 that the number of people in the world displaced by conflict has reached more than 65 million, the highest it has ever been, BBC reported. That means that roughly one in 113 people throughout the world is either a refugee, an asylum seeker or an internally displaced person. One-third of these people come from Afghanistan, Syria or Somalia, according to the United Nations. Moreover, despite the media's heavy focus on Europe's refugee crisis, the vast majority of those displaced by war — around 86 percent — are currently living in low- and middle-income countries such as Turkey and Pakistan.  COMMENT: Refugees change the course of history and the case in question is no different.

3. International concerns are showing interest in Israel and Jordan's Red-Dead Sea pipeline. Sources inform "Globes" that 17 groups of Israeli and international companies yesterday bid in the tender for construction and operation of the project. Bidders in the $800 million tender include Chinese, Lebanese, Egyptian, Japanese, Korean, Canadian and Israeli companies. The project is designed to save the Dead Sea, whose level has been falling year by year, and arrange the division of water between Israel and Jordan. COMMENT: Politicians and analysts who argue that Israel is more isolated than ever, should get their heads out of their....whatever.

4. The US has arguably some of the smartest people on the planet. They also arguably have amongst the population members of the scum of the earth variety. Listening to these pro gun types spouting their hypocrisy on national TV can be nauseating to say the least. "Its a terrorism thing" they say or "its much worse in other countries". They must be thinking of failed states like Syria and Yemen. I wonder how they would define the Sandy Hook shooting? For the record...


Enough said.

5.Ynet Israel: The March 2016 cycle of Desert Reconnaissance Battalion soldiers were sworn in on Thursday, consisting largely of Muslim Bedouins, along with some Christian and Muslim Arabs, all of whom volunteered for army service; 'I understood how important it was to give and do my part for the country in which I was born, that I live my life in, and that I'm proud of.' COMMENT: Are you watching Mr Trump? Kolhakavod L Tsahal!

6.Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State militants in the city of Fallujah on June 26, ending the battle after nearly five weeks of fighting, the commanding general said, Reuters reported. The offensive has been backed by a U.S.-led coalition mostly in the form of airstrikes. At least 1,800 ISIS fighters were killed in the operation to retake Fallujah, and the rest had fled, officials said. Fighting to recapture the Iraqi city has forced more than 85,000 residents to flee to overwhelmed government-run camps. COMMENT: Say what you like about Obama..."Slowly but surely" works for him.

7.A new report from Germany's domestic intelligence agency catalogued a 42 percent rise in violence by right-wing extremists in 2015, Reuters reported June 28. The report listed more than 1,400 acts of violence throughout the year, including dozens of arson attacks against refugee centers and attacks against politicians and journalists. During 2015 Germany took in more than one million migrants, many of who were fleeing violence in the Middle East, Afghanistan and North Africa. The influx of migrants also led to a record performance during the country's March regional elections for the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. COMMENT: Here we go again!

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to
public office - Aesop

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge
even where there is no river - Nikita Khrushchev

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