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>The unseen person off-camera requests clarification, prompting the soldier to respond: ‘I killed a girl who was 12 years old, but we are looking for the babies.’
>Erdogan declared he would no longer run for office.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism_and_Freemasonry
There is absolutely no question in my mind that the Mormon ceremony which came to be known as the Endowment, introduced by Joseph Smith to Mormon Masons initially, just a little over one month after he became a Mason, had an immediate inspiration from Masonry. This is not to suggest that no other source of inspiration could have been involved, but the similarities between the two ceremonies are so apparent and overwhelming that some dependent relationship cannot be denied.
“We are looking for babies, but there are no babies left.”
Ukraine's FM rejects the Pope's call to "raise the white flag:" "Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13179565/Ukraine-vows-never-surrender-Putins-Russia-Kyiv-furiously-slams-Popes-calls-war-torn-country-raise-white-flag.html
Ukraine vows 'never' to surrender to Putin's Russia - as Kyiv furiously slams the Pope's calls for the war-torn country to 'raise the white flag'
Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis's call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing 'never' to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should 'have the courage to raise the white flag'.
'Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags,' Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on social media.
The Catholic leader had fuelled anger in Kyiv after saying in an interview published Saturday that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia, which has seized large swathes of its territory during the war.
'Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags,' Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on social media.
While battling its bigger neighbour, Ukraine has vowed not to give up its territory.
The Pope fuelled anger by saying: 'When you see that you are defeated, that things are not working out, to have the courage to negotiate.'
Kuleba called on the elderly pontiff to stand 'on the side of good' and not put the opposing sides 'on the same footing and call it 'negotiations'.'
He also appeared to reference some of the Catholic church collaborating with Nazi forces during World War II:
'At the same time, when it comes to the white flag, we know this Vatican strategy from the first half of the 20th century,' Kuleba said.
'I urge to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past and to support Ukraine and its people in their just struggle for their lives.'
He also thanked Pope Francis for his 'constant prayers for peace' and said Kyiv hoped the cleric would visit Ukraine.
'We continue to hope that after two years of devastating war in the heart of Europe, the Pontiff will find an opportunity to pay an Apostolic visit to Ukraine to support over a million Ukrainian Catholics, over five million Greek-Catholics and all Ukrainians,' Kuleba said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/09/haiti-crisis-heavy-gunfire-reported-close-to-port-au-princes-national-palace
Haiti crisis: heavy gunfire reported close to Port-au-Prince’s national palace
Large-scale gang assault on multiple government buildings in capital reported as violence causes political crisis to spiral out of control
Heavy gunfire was seen on Friday near Haiti’s national palace in its capital of Port-au-Prince, according to reports by news agency EFE, as political turmoil sparked by prime minister Ariel Henry’s absence continued.
Haiti entered a state of emergency last Sunday after fighting escalated, armed gangs broke inmates out of prison and an estimated 10,000 people were displaced while Henry was in Kenya seeking a deal for an international force to fight Haiti’s gangs.
US ABC News reported that gangs had launched a large-scale assault against multiple government buildings in or near downtown Port-au-Prince early on Friday evening, according to a law enforcement source.
The source said the attack was coordinated and swift, with different groups simultaneously targeting multiple government buildings including the presidential palace, the interior ministry and a police headquarters for Haiti’s western district, which includes Port-au-Prince.
The broadcaster said people witnessed intense gunfire and heard large explosions, and that hundreds fled the area as the gangs engaged in fierce battles against police.
Two police stations near the national palace were attacked, CNN reported.
Henry, who is also acting president, was in Kenya when the gang onslaught began on 29 February and has been unable to return to Port-au-Prince. The US earlier this week called on him to expedite a political transition as armed gangs seek his ouster.
A special forces police officer turned gang kingpin called Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier has said the mission of the criminal groups is to overthrow Haiti’s unpopular prime minister and liberate the country’s 11.7 million citizens from what he calls his anti-democratic rule.
On Friday, Guy Philippe, who helped lead a coup in Haiti in 2004 and returned to the Caribbean island last year after serving a prison sentence in the US, demanded that Henry step down and said he wanted to become president.
“He should resign,” Philippe, a 56-year-old former police chief, said in an interview with Reuters. “I think he should stay where he is now … and let Haitians decide their fate.”
Philippe said he would seek to implement an amnesty for gang leaders were he to take power.
Henry’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In 2004, Philippe was one of the main leaders in the successful overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He won a Senate seat in 2016 but was arrested and extradited to the US before he could be sworn in.
Philippe was deported from the US to Haiti in November after serving six years of a prison sentence for money laundering derived from drug trafficking.
Since his return to Haiti, Philippe has traveled the country rallying support and calling for the government to step down.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/08/us-news/biden-confirms-he-may-not-debate-trump-depends-on-his-behavior/
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3254786/donald-trump-hosts-viktor-orban-mar-lago-praises-hungary-pm-fantastic-leader
Donald Trump hosts Viktor Orban at Mar-a-Lago, praises Hungary PM as ‘fantastic leader’
The former US president feted Orban with a tour of his resort, dinner with ex-first lady Melania Trump and musical performance by a band covering Roy Orbison
Joe Biden criticised the meeting, saying the Hungarian leader was ‘looking for dictatorship’