Anonymous ID: dd352d Aug. 14, 2018, 6:24 a.m. No.2594521   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Houston Chronicle is a liberal, Leftist rag, but I'm curious why they felt the need to point out Obama's indirect connection to this girl. What difference does that make?

 

2 on trial in killing of Chicago teen days after Obama event

 

CHICAGO (AP) — Two men are standing trial in the 2013 shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago student just days after she performed with her high school band at then-President Barack Obama's inaugural festivities.

 

Separate juries have been selected to hear the cases against Micheail Ward and Kenneth Williams in the death of Hadiya Pendleton. Opening statements begin Tuesday.

 

Pendleton was with friends at a park 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from Obama's Chicago home when she was shot in what prosecutors say was a botched attempt at gang retaliation. Prosecutors say the then-18-year-old Ward was the gunman and that Williams, who was 20, was the getaway driver.

 

Lawyers for the suspects have called the state's evidence deeply flawed and note that no physical evidence ties either defendant to the shooting.

 

https://www.chron.com/news/education/amp/Opening-statements-set-for-trial-of-2-in-death-of-13154227.php?

Anonymous ID: dd352d Aug. 14, 2018, 6:29 a.m. No.2594563   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>4570

Youths in Swedish towns burn and vandalize scores of cars

 

Youths torched and vandalized scores of cars in the Swedish city of Gothenburg and surrounding towns and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Tuesday the disturbances looked organized "almost like a military operation".

 

It was unclear what triggered Monday night's unrest but Sweden has seen a rise in violence in areas with high unemployment and other social problems and the incident echoed rioting in the capital Stockholm in 2013.

 

https://reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1KZ0OJ?

Anonymous ID: dd352d Aug. 14, 2018, 6:32 a.m. No.2594587   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Polish economy grew 5.1% in Q2 2018: flash estimate

 

The Polish economy grew 5.1 percent in the second quarter of this year, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) said in a flash estimate on Tuesday.

 

The reading was in line with expectations by analysts. Polish GDP grew 5.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Central Statistical Office.

 

Poland’s economy grew 4.9 percent in the final quarter of 2017 and expanded by 4.6 percent in 2017 as a whole.

 

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/08/polish-economy-grew-5-1-in-q2-2018-flash-estimate/

Anonymous ID: dd352d Aug. 14, 2018, 6:36 a.m. No.2594614   🗄️.is đź”—kun

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

California Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Syria

Rasheed Al Jijakli, 57, a Syrian-born naturalized U.S. citizen of Walnut, California, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of conspiring to export U.S.-origin tactical gear to Syria in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Syria Sanctions. Jijakli’s guilty plea was accepted by United States District Judge James V. Selna of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

 

The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Nicola T. Hanna of the Central District of California, Assistant Director in Charge Paul D. Delacourt of the FBI’s Los Angeles Division, and Special Agent in Charge Richard Weir of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement Los Angeles Field Office.

 

In the factual basis filed as part of the plea agreement, Jijakli admitted that from April 2012 through March 2013, he conspired with other individuals to export tactical gear, including U.S.-origin laser boresighters, day and night vision rifle scopes, and other items (Tactical Gear) from the United States to Syria. From June through July 2012, Jijakli and one of the co-conspirators (Co-conspirator 1) purchased the Tactical Gear. On July 17, 2012, Jijakli traveled from Los Angeles, California to Istanbul, Turkey with the Tactical Gear, with the intent that it would be provided to Syrian rebels training in Turkey and fighting in Syria. Jijakli provided some of the Tactical Gear, specifically the laser boresighters, to a second co-conspirator who Jijakli learned was a member of Ahrar Al-Sham. Jijakli also provided the goods to other armed Syrian insurgent groups in Syria and Turkey. In total, Jijakli and co-conspirators knowingly provided at least 43 laser boresighters, 85 day rifle scopes, 30 night vision rifle scopes, tactical flashlights, a digital monocular, 5 radios, and 1 bulletproof vest to Ahrar Al-Sham and other Syrian rebels in Syria, or with knowledge that the Tactical Gear was going to Syria. Also, in August and September 2012, Jijakli directed co-conspirators to withdraw thousands of dollars from Palmyra Corporation, where Jijakli was the Chief Executive Officer, to pay for Tactical Gear for Syrian rebels.

 

Jijakli was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 14, 2017. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison when sentenced on December 3, 2018. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of Jijakli will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

 

The prosecution is the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement, and IRS Criminal Investigation.

 

This is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S Attorney Mark Takla of the Central District of California and Trial Attorney Christian Ford of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.

 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-man-pleads-guilty-conspiring-violate-us-sanctions-against-syria-0

Anonymous ID: dd352d Aug. 14, 2018, 6:40 a.m. No.2594642   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>4784

 

EXCLUSIVE: IRANIANS POSING AS ANTI-IMMIGRANT AMERICANS ONLINE

 

Iranian nationals are impersonating Americans online to stoke fears of Indian immigrants

The Iranians are trying to defeat legislation that would eliminate the per-country cap on employment-based green cards, which would force them to wait behind Indian visa-holders, who were in line for green cards first.

The Iranians are organizing their campaign in chat groups on the messaging app Telegram

TheDCNF gained access to the groups through one of its members; one of the administrators confirmed that members are using faux American identities online

Iranian nationals are impersonating Americans online to demonize Indian immigrants as part of a lobbying campaign against proposed legislation in the House of Representatives, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation has found.

 

Using Twitter usernames that read like foreign stereotypes of American names, they tweet obsessively at reporters and high-profile political figures about the threats they say Indian immigrants pose to America.

 

https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/13/iranians-fake-american-twitter/