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Reblogged from Voices from Russia: ______________________________ The pro-Kremlin United Russia Party won 238 of 450 seats during elections to the RF Gosduma, the lower house of parliament, marking a significant drop compared to 315 seats after 2007’s elections, the Central Election Committee said on Monday. With votes from about 95 percent of polling stations counted, […]

Reblogged from : ‘Saudi Arabia may join nuclear arms race’ – Israel News, Ynetnews. Ex-spy chief says Saudi Arabia to consider acquiring atom weapons to match region rivals Israel, Iran AFP  Saudi Arabia may consider acquiring nuclear weapons to match regional rivals Israel and Iran, its former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal said on Monday. […]

Reblogged from : Over Half of IAF’s Flights – Unmanned Drones – Defense/Security – News – Israel National News. UAVs “are active in all types of IAF operations – from intelligence gathering to supporting ground forces,” says IDF Website. By Gil Ronen First Publish: 12/4/2011, 7:26 PM IAF UAV The IAF’s use of unmanned aerial […]

Reblogged from Four Blue Hills (A repository, of sorts): Opposition protesters arrested as Putin’s party suffers losses – CNN.com. Moscow (CNN) — While Russian police arrested 170 opposition protesters in two cities, voters in the country’s parliamentary election appeared to eat away at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s support in Sunday’s elections, slimming down his party’s […]

Reblogged from : Has a War with Iran Already Begun? – Michael Hirsh – International – The Atlantic. By Michael Hirsh Violent incidents between Iran and the West have been increasing Protesters storm the British embassy in Tehran / AP Two incidents that occurred on Sunday–Iran’s claim of a shoot-down of a U.S. drone, and […]

Reblogged from : By moving up Likud primary, Netanyahu out to clean house – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News. (It occurs to me that he may be doing it to lull Iran into a false sense of security until the primary at the end of January.  Remember, everything done at this point has to […]

Reblogged from : ‘Embattled Assad may start conflict with Israe… JPost – Defense. Photo by: REUTERS By JPOST.COM STAFF 12/05/2011 10:32 Mofaz says real possibility that Assad will try to engage Israel militarily in order to deflect attention from massacre. Talkbacks ()     Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Shaul Mofaz warned Monday that […]

Reblogged from : Despite Downed U.S. Drone Claims, Iran War Talk May Be Overblown – Global Spin – TIME.com. Anyone cut off from all news media for the six months before December 2011 could be forgiven for imagining we’re in the opening stages of a war between the West and Iran. Sunday’s headline was Iran’s […]

Reblogged from : Iran Lures Argentina into Trans-Atlantic Axis – Global Agenda – News – Israel National News. Iran is trying to spread its international terrorist axis by luring Argentina to join Venezuela in a trans-Atlantic terror axis. By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu First Publish: 12/5/2011, 11:22 AM Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Israel news photo: Wikimedia Commons/www.kremlin.ru. Iran […]

Reblogged from : The Looming Middle East Security Crisis – Keith B. Payne – National Review Online. The immediacy of Iranian nuclear and missile proliferation allows little room for delay. An international-security train wreck appears imminent. The outlines of this emerging crisis have been visible for almost a decade. The George W. Bush administration found […]

Reblogged from : Analysis – U.S. ramps up warnings on Iran strike risks – The West Australian. Hosenball, Reuters December 5, 2011, 2:28 pm Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has pointedly ramped up its public warnings over the last few weeks about the risks of military action against Iran, accompanied by private words […]

Reblogged from Kaaliope: Ce ne spunem cand nu ne vorbim – Chris Simion ”În timp ce mor …o sa îmi las bucati din suflet pe marginea vietii tale. Dupa ce nu o sa mai fiu, sa te opresti cînd ti-e dor, sa le iei, sa îti amintesti cît de mult te-am iubit si sa rîzi. […]

Reblogged from jasonmetier: I have been wanting to photograph Trishi for quite awhile. She has been photographed by many of the other prominent photographers and colleagues of mine, and I have always loved the power she possesses in her images. I have often heard Trishi described as a stoic and it is apparent to me […]

Reblogged from Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The other day I saw a video of Dennis Kucinich, an American Congressman, reviewing a scandal which I thought was years old. It was actually breaking news with important new information. Just when you thought Wall Street’s scandals couldn’t get much worse, details have come to light this week thanks […]

Reblogged from We Heart Vintage: Ginger Rogers in a deep v necked dress and small 1930s hat Related Posts Ginger Rogers in Gold Diggers 1933 Cyd Charisse for LIFE Magazine Ginger Rogers Dancing

Reblogged from The Written Word: FILMCRAFT – THE INSIDER BY MICHAEL MANN I’ve decided to start a new Segment called Filmcraft, where I focus/hone in on some Filmmakers Etc. that I admire… Being that I wanted to Make Films during my Twenties, but didn’t get and/or create a chance too… But did pursue it from […]

Reblogged from The Music Service: It’s day five of the Music Service’s rundown of the 20 best albums of the year, which means we are already a quarter of the way through the list. For today’s album, I have chosen to profile one of England’s best live acts. So lets see who I selected shall […]

Reblogged from All about Giulia ♥: Spunea cineva ca  “Viata e grea, dar trece”. Nu a promis niciodata ca o sa fie usor, aici noi trebuie sa invatam sa ne croim drum, mai printre flori, mai printre spini. Inca nu m-am hotarat daca imprevizibilitatea este un lucru bun sau un lucru rau. Nu mi-au placut […]

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Reblogged from AnythingHorror Central: You know I just can’t pass up a movie titled, JURASSIC SHARK!!  The film is directed by Brett Kelly and written by David A. Lloyd (Trevor Payer wrote in some additional dialogue).  Here’s the plot crunch: When an oil company unwittingly unleashes a prehistoric shark from its icy prison, the Jurassic killer maroons […]

Reblogged from Elspeth A. Lodge: The Queen of England is facing six consecutive years of funding cuts. Until 2013 she will receive only 15 per cent of profits compiled two years previously by the Crown Estate. This means £30m per year and an extra £1m to fund the cost of the upcoming diamond jubilee. All […]

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Reblogged from 965 Q8 .com: This is afghanistan. Where are the human rights!? A poor country with years of war war and war…..

Reblogged from 965 Q8 .com: Photographer Athar Hussain’s note: “I had become severely ill in the days target killings in Karachi hit their peak. Covering breaking news is my passion. I figured the best way to get over my illness was to rejoin news coverage on August 23. The same day a source called to […]

Reblogged from : Iran threatening to cut Hamas funds, arms supply if it flees Syria – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News. Palestinian sources tell Haaretz that Hamas is abandoning its headquarters in Syria and looking at other Arab states as alternative location for its political command center. By Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel Iran […]

Reblogged from : ‘US ready to help Syria after Assad falls’ – Israel News, Ynetnews. US Vice President Joe Biden says Washington, Ankara will help Damascus through transition following end of Assad’s regime Reuters The United States and Turkey are reviewing how to help Syria if pro-democracy protests drive President Basher Assad from power, US […]

Reblogged from : Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in Iran – latimes.com. Attacks targeting nuclear scientists and sites lead some observers to believe that the U.S. and Israel are trying to derail Iran’s programs. By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times 7:29 PM PST, December 4, 2011 Reporting from Washington Advertisement At an Iranian military […]

Reblogged from : Secret war against Iran’s nuclear threat is build-up to allies’ blitz – mirror.co.uk. A Saegheh missile is fired from its launch vehicle in Iran (pic: Reuters) AFTER months in the shadows the undercover war on Iran’s nuclear menace has exploded into action. Advertisement >> Sleeper agents in Tehran received coded signals and […]

Reblogged from : Obama Administration’s Threefold Slap in Israel’s Face | FrontPage Magazine. Worried about losing some of the Jewish vote for 2012, President Obama has been sweet-talking American Jews lately and making some staunchly pro-Israel statements. In September he told the UN General Assembly: Let us be honest with ourselves: Israel is surrounded by […]

Reblogged from : Panetta’s antagonistic speech on Israel – Right Turn – The Washington Post. By Jennifer Rubin Just when you think that the Obama administration hasn’t annoyed the American Jewish community quite enough or publicly insulted our democratic ally Israel sufficiently, along comes an administration figure willing to stick his finger in the eye […]

Reblogged from : Abraham H. Foxman: Leon Panetta Blames the Victim. Posted: 12/ 4/11 10:09 PM ET The notion that Israel is primarily responsible for deteriorating relations with Turkey, Egypt and the Palestinians, as claimed by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in his speech to the 2011 Saban Forum, is more than simply inaccurate. It […]

Reblogged from : ‘Iran violating int’l norms, bec… JPost – Iranian Threat – News. Photo by: REUTERS By REUTERS 12/05/2011 11:14 Senior US official pushes S. Korea to limit Iranian oil imports; warns: “If we cannot achieve a diplomatic solution soon, inevitably interests will grow in a different kind of solution.” Talkbacks ()     […]

  by =ahermin You’ve lived so little that you tend to imagine you’ll not going to die; it seems improbable that human existence can be reduced to so little; one imagines, in spite of oneself, that sooner or later something is bound to happen. A big mistake. A life can just as well be both […]

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Reblogged from : IDF to equip North from southern bases – JPost – Defense. Photo by: IDF Spokesperson By YAAKOV KATZ 12/05/2011 07:19 The IDF assesses that in a future war, Hezbollah will be able to fire up to 600 missiles, rockets into Israel daily, impairing the military’s ability to resupply its forces from bases […]

Reblogged from : Syria tests Scud B missiles – JPost – Middle East. Photo by: Courtesy By OREN KESSLER 12/05/2011 02:23 IDF sources say Syria testing missiles to show international community what Assad regime is capable of.   A Syrian army test of cutting- edge missiles on Saturday was aimed at showing the international community […]

Reblogged from Beings Akin: There are the moments when something new has entered into us, a something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy perplexity, everything in us withdraws, a stillness comes, and the new, which no one knows, stands in the midst of it and is silent. Rainer Maria Rilke Painting by Jan Vermeer: Girl with […]

Reblogged from Gds44's Blog: The Do-Nothing President and his awesome vacation. – Tea Party Nation. Posted by Judson Phillips on December 4, 2011 Barack Obama is going on vacation.  Hold the presses.  Obama is taking a vacation!  For millions of Americans, the reaction is, “Must be nice.”  Obama is heading to Hawaii from December 17 […]

Reblogged from : Iran threatens retaliation after drone shot down – Telegraph. Iran’s military said on Sunday it had shot down a US reconnaissance drone aircraft in eastern Iran and warned it would retaliate on foreign soil for the incursion. Image 1 of 2 An RQ-170 American drone has been shot down in eastern Iran Image 1 of 2 Qassem Suleimani, […]

Reblogged from Four Blue Hills (A repository, of sorts): I have been nominated for the Versatile Blog Award by Fishin’ for Chuckles I am honored to receive this award, to have even been considered is wonderful.  Thank you very, very much! The rules for the Versatile Blog Awards are: Nominate 15 fellow bloggers. Inform the […]

Reblogged from Cuvinte Răvășite: Îmi dai un vis în care nu doar unul, ci chiar doi Tu mi-ai fi dăruit, iubindu-mă, din tine pentru noi Eu am tăcut surprins, știam că nu-ți dorești Nici gândul meu, iubire pentru tine, să-l mai crești Nici vorba să o mai asculți nu ai răbdare Și nici cuvântul înflorit […]

Reblogged from Four Blue Hills (A repository, of sorts): Snow this morning. Read more… 5 more words

Reblogged from Four Blue Hills (A repository, of sorts): Snow this morning. Read more… 5 more words

Reblogged from Four Blue Hills (A repository, of sorts): A Gift from Saint Nicholas: From New York folklore at Americanfolklore.net. A New York Christmas Story   retold by S. E. Schlosser “Claas Schlaschenschlinger was a wealthy cobbler living on New Street in New Amsterdam. He was a contented bachelor who could afford eight – eight mind you! – […]

Reblogged from Gds44's Blog: Obama immigration hypocrisy. – Tea Party Nation. Posted by Judson Phillips on December 4, 2011 If you look up the word Hypocrisy in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Barack Obama and the Party of Treason.    Real Americans are tired of the illegal immigration nightmare in this country.  […]