Iranian ruling mullahs’ futile attempts to whitewash their crimes and corruption

Jan. 6, 2019 - Resentment and discontent toward the ruling mullahs among the Iranian population has reached unprecedented levels over the past few years and has set the theocracy in a fragile position even among their less-educated and economically poor base.

The “children of the Supreme Leader” don’t even own their homes and pay rent, “a single hair of our worst officials is better than all of the previous system”, and “over the past 40 years, we’ve made progress that equals 400 years,” are all recent statements by prominent Iranian mullahs who desperately try to cover up the results of four decades of kleptocracy, nepotism, and blatant mismanagement.

In a meeting with younger mullahs, Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, the head of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office, asked the youth to “appreciate the mullahs in Qom and use this opportunity to full extent.”

Golpayegani then said he himself had heard the Supreme Leader saying, “If not for reasons concerning the security, I would have traveled in a Paykan.”

Paykan, is an Iranian-made car that is famous for being cheap (and insecure) and used by lower-income classes.

“In [the Supreme Leader’s] office there are cars that are being used. But every six months, the Supreme Leader pays the costs for the fuel and deprecation of the cars that he used back to his security team.”

Having laid the necessary groundwork for his biggest lie, Golpayegani then said that the Supreme Leader’s children don’t own their homes and pay rent. He further said that for using even the simplest utilities of the office like the copy machine, the Supreme Leader’s children would pay.

https://english.mojahedin.org/i/iran-mullahs-corruption-theivery-010619

China’s ‘Belt and Road’ plan in Pakistan takes a military turn – bdnews24.com

The reality was that Pakistan already had a replacement sponsor lined up.

Just two weeks later, the Pakistani air force and Chinese officials were putting the final touches on a secret proposal to expand Pakistan’s building of Chinese military jets, weaponry and other hardware. The confidential plan, reviewed by The New York Times, would also deepen the cooperation between China and Pakistan in space, a frontier the Pentagon recently said Beijing was trying to militarise after decades of playing catch-up.

All those military projects were designated as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a $1 trillion chain of infrastructure development programs stretching across some 70 countries, built and financed by Beijing.

Chinese officials have repeatedly said the Belt and Road is purely an economic project with peaceful intent. But with its plan for Pakistan, China is for the first time explicitly tying a Belt and Road proposal to its military ambitions — and confirming the concerns of a host of nations who suspect the infrastructure initiative is really about helping China project armed might.

https://militarymen.in/chinas-belt-and-road-plan-in-pakistan-takes-a-military-turn-bdnews24-com-2/

Gabon Soldiers Seize State Radio in Apparent Coup Attempt

LIBREVILLE—Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Jan. 7, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.

A New Year’s eve address by Bongo “reinforced doubts about the president’s ability to continue to carry out of the responsibilities of his office,” said Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang, who described himself as an officer in the Republican Guard and leader of the self-declared Patriotic Movement of the Defense and Security Forces of Gabon.

In a video circulating on social media, Ondo Obiang is seen in a radio studio wearing military fatigues and a green beret as he reads the statement, which was broadcast at around 4:30 a.m. local time (0530 GMT). Two other soldiers with large assault rifles stand behind him.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/gabon-soldiers-seize-state-radio-in-apparent-coup-attempt_2758979.html

104 military personnel committed suicide in 2018 | India News

NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Over 100 personnel of the 15-lakh strong armed forces continue to commit suicide every year despite the so-called measures being undertaken by the defence establishment to reduce stress and strain among soldiers, airmen and sailors deployed far away from their families.

Minister of state for defence Subhash Bhamre, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on Monday, said 104 personnel (80 soldiers, 16 airmen, and eight sailors) are “suspected” to have committed suicide in 2018. The toll in 2016 stood at 129, while it was 101 in 2017. Moreover, there are also a few cases of fragging or fratricide (to kill a fellow-soldier or superior) every year.

https://militarymen.in/104-military-personnel-committed-suicide-in-2018-india-news/

Just think 3000 terrorists were stopped at the border,,, BUILD THE WALL

Pakistan terror: 262 terror attacks killed 595 people in Pakistan in 2018: Report

ISLAMABAD: At least 595 people, including Pakistani security officials, have been killed and 1,030 others injured in 262 terror attacks in the country during 2018, according to a report.

Most of the attacks were targeted at security and law enforcement agencies. Among these attacks, the most menacing were carried out on political leaders and workers.

The deadliest attacks took place in the run-up to the July 25 general elections, the Pak Institute for Peace Studies’ (PIPS), an Islamabad-based think tank, said in its annual Pakistan Security Report 2018.

In July, a suicide bomber killed 128 people at an election rally in southwestern Pakistan in the second election-related attack. The bombing was the most deadly attack in Pakistan in over three years.

It stated that there was a “29 per cent decline in terrorist attacks and 27 per cent in consequent fatalities in 2018, compared to previous year”.

https://militarymen.in/pakistan-terror-262-terror-attacks-killed-595-people-in-pakistan-in-2018-report/

Italy’s Salvini keeps campaign promise and reduces number of migrant crossings by 80 per cent

Spain now leads in number of migrant crossings than any other European country. Whilst at the same time, crossings into Italy have fallen 80 per cent, Reuters reports.

The European border agency, Frontex, reported that 150,000 migrants entered EU countries illegally in 2018. Spain’s portion of those was double previous years’ having 57,000 using the now most active wroute through Morocco. Iraq and Syrian illegal migrants to Cyprus and Greece were up to 56,000.

On the other hand, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has kept his campaign promise of reducing illegal immigration to Italy.

They’ve seen an 80 per cent drop since Salvini said in June, “From today, Italy will also start to say no to human trafficking, no to the business of illegal immigration.” There were 23,000 crossings into Italy, the majority during the first half of the year.

It has become all too clear that Europeans want less migration and this shows with the rising popularity of populist politicians and governments, including the nationalist VOX party in Spain.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/01/italys-salvini-keeps-campaign-promise-and-reduces-number-of-migrant-crossings-by-80-per-cent/

Approximately 15 acid attacks per week in Britain, with 73% of them taking place in London

The United Kingdom’s surge of the previously unheard of phenomenon of acid attacks has seen an average of 15 a week over the past three years, with the vast majority taking place in the crime-struck capital.

There were 2,602 acid attacks in Britain between January 2015 and May 2018, according to government figures accessed by The Mirror.

Comparing that figure, the newspaper notes that between 2007 and 2011 there were just 100 such attacks, or just one a fortnight over the period.

The paper also reports instances of particular attacks that have taken place in recent years, some of which have child victims and even child perpetrators – one being as young as six years old.

Breitbart London has reported on the rising prominence of acid attacks in the United Kingdom and in London in particular, with the city being crowned the world acid attack capital in 2017, with incidents reaching “epidemic” levels, according to medics working on acid victim care.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/01/approximately-15-acid-attacks-per-week-in-britain-with-73-of-them-taking-place-in-london/

Former Iranian health minister: We took $3.5 billion from the people’s pockets

Jan. 6, 2019 - Hassan Ghazizaeh Hashemi, Hassan Rouhani’s former health minister, confessed in a recent government session, “For two years, the poor people have been moving around in rain and snow, from one hall to another. The people are setting up tents in the street. At the end, we took 350,000 billion rials (approx. $3.5 billion) from the people’s pockets and we didn’t tell them anything. And we say with pride that we managed the issue.”

Ghazizadeh Hashemi, who quit last week over budget cut disputes, said, “According to our friends in the Planning and Budget Organization, the entire amount that was spent on the health development plan in the 11th and 12th governments (Rouhani's tenure) was 164,000 billion rials (approx. $1.6 billion) and the figures others are mentioning are unreal.”

The former health minister added, “350,000 billion rials was spent on corrupt financial and credit institutions, on people who were extortionists and corrupt, on institutions such as Samen al-Hojaj, which misuse the name of religious figures. Dr. Rouhani stated in a public speech that 350,000 billion rials were spent on these institutions. Look at how these institutions destroyed the reputation of the country.”

Ghazizadeh Hashemi tried to distance himself from the corruption that is plaguing the entirety of the Iranian regime and said, “In my short life, many things have happened. These problems aren’t new. Until today, I didn’t deem it suitable to make these problems public. I wrote to my boss on several occasion. I haven’t told many of these things to anyone and there’s no need to say it because it won’t solve anything.

https://english.mojahedin.org/i/former-iranian-health-minister-credit-institutions-corruption

Michigan State atoned for Nassar scandal by punishing male sexually assaulted by female: lawsuit

Former sex crimes prosecutor took ‘prosecutorial stance’ against him

A Michigan State University professor was found guilty of performing sexual acts on female students and athletes without their consent. He’ll spend the rest of his life in prison.

But when a sober female student performed sexual acts on an intoxicated male student without his consent, the scandal-plagued university blamed the victim, suspending him for two years, according to a lawsuit filed just before Christmas.

A former student alleges that Michigan State’s sexual-assault investigation of him was “tainted from the outset with gender bias” and violated his due process rights.

The university pursued a “blind, unlawful rush” to find “John Doe” guilty due to pressure the school was facing to avoid further “bad publicity,” as well as potential loss of federal funding, based on its previous handling of sexual-assault cases, Doe claims.

https://www.thecollegefix.com/michigan-state-atoned-for-nassar-scandal-by-punishing-male-sexually-assaulted-by-female-lawsuit/

Don't Panic! Lighten Up!,,, Smiley

Ocasio-Cortez continues to claim she grew up on the streets of Mos Eisley

Washington, D.C.-Despite scrutiny from critics, incoming congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continues to claim she grew up on the hard-knock streets of Mos Eisley, the thriving hub of the seedy underworld of the desert planet Tatooine.

"I'm still Alex from the most wretched hive of scum and villainy," she tweeted along with a picture of her new congressional office. "You can take me out of the dangerous, crime-ridden spaceport, but you can't take the dangerous, crime-ridden spaceport out of me."

She also added that growing up in a place full of criminals should help her adjust to Washington, D.C. life quickly.

Critics were quick to point out that Mos Eisley is a fictional spaceport from the Star Wars universe, but Ocasio-Cortez hit them with the perfect clapback, accusing her critics of "mansplaining" and "catcalling" her. "Just because Mos Eisley is fictional, doesn't mean it's not real," she said.

At publishing time, Ocasio-Cortez had admitted she actually grew up on the upper levels of Coruscant, but it was "close enough" to qualify as living in the streets of Mos Eisley.

https://www.sott.net/article/404102-Ocasio-Cortez-continues-to-claim-she-grew-up-on-the-streets-of-Mos-Eisley

Running Scared

Pope decries rise of nationalism, flaws of globalization

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis expressed concern Monday over the rise of populism and nationalism, including separatist tendencies in Europe, partly blaming those growing trends on reactions to waves of migration and on globalization's disorderly development.

Francis offered wide-ranging and sometimes glum views on world issues in an hour-long speech to diplomats at the Holy See. Without specifying countries or political parties, Francis lamented national policies favoring "quick partisan consensus" over patient efforts for long-range solutions for the common good.

https://newsok.com/article/feed/8329355/pope-decries-rise-of-nationalism-flaws-of-globalization

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Crimes committed by Muslims don't count