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crusade? yeah..yet that was used by satanic catholics to tax people to raise money…like about 13 times…so crusade might not be good to use, yet good answer to equate to jihad.

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Trump-Kim summit 2019: North Korea stages late-night press conference to deny US president’s claims about why summit ended

North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho says that contrary to Trump’s claims, Pyongyang only sought partial sanctions relief but offered to dismantle reactor

Trump earlier said he ‘had to walk’ from summit because Kim Jong-un wanted sanctions ‘lifted in their entirety’ before moving on weapons

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Social media fake news fans tension between India and Pakistan

15:32 February 28, 2019

Reuters Agency

Students chant slogans under the shade of national flag, after Pakistan shot down two Indian jets

Photograph: MOHSIN RAZA

With India and Pakistan standing on the brink of war this week, several false videos, pictures and messages circulated widely on social media, sparking anger and heightening tension in both countries.

The video of an injured pilot from a recent Indian air show and images from a 2005 earthquake have been taken out of context to attempt to mislead tens of millions on platforms like Twitter , Facebook and its messenger service, WhatsApp.

The spurt of fake news comes after New Delhi this week launched an air strike inside Pakistan, the first such move in over more than decades. India says the attack destroyed a militant camp run by the group that claimed responsibility for killing 40 paramilitary troops in Indian Kashmir on Feb 14. Pakistan denied there had been any casualties in the attack.

Tensions between the nuclear-armed nations peaked with both sides claiming they'd shot down each other's fighter jets on Wednesday, and Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot.

As claims and counter claims poured in from both sides, social media became a hotbed of unverified news, pictures and video clips, according to fact checkers.

Partik Sinha, co-founder of one such fact-checking website, Alt News, said it had received requests to verify news from journalists and people on social media.

"It's been crazy since Tuesday. There is so much out there that we know is fake, but we're not able to fact-check all of it," Sinha said.

A Facebook group that says it supports Amit Shah, the chief of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), posted images on Tuesday of the alleged destruction caused inside Pakistan by the Indian air strike.

Three photos posted on the group page showed debris from a destroyed building and bodies and have been shared hundreds of times.

Alt News said the pictures were from a 2005 earthquake in Kashmir.

India, where roughly 450 million people have smartphones, is already struggling with a huge fake news problem with misinformation having led to mass beatings and mob lynchings.

Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter have begun to take steps to combat the issue, but as India heads toward general elections, due by May, fake news is getting more intensely politicized.

Another message circulated on a WhatsApp group supporting the BJP claimed the Indian jet was not shot down, but crashed due to a technical snag and blamed the opposition Congress party for failing to upgrade the jets during its tenure.

Similarly in Pakistan, a purported video of a second captured Indian pilot was being widely circulated. Fact-checking website Boom noted the clip was from an air show in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, where two planes crashed on Feb. 19.

"Everyone has a role to play in ensuring misinformation doesn't spread on the internet and we encourage people who use Twitter not to share information unless they can verify that it's true," a spokeswoman for Twitter said.

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y a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan's army, will be released on Friday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said.

A senior Indian Air Force official welcomed the move on Thursday evening, but added that Islamabad was simply following international norms around prisoners of war.

"We have an Indian pilot. As a peace gesture we will release him tomorrow," Pakistan's Khan told a joint sitting of parliament in the capital Islamabad.

Khan also said he had unsuccessfully tried to make a telephone contact with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Wednesday night.

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"Yesterday, I tried to call Narendra Modi," Khan said. "I wanted to make it clear that we do not want any kind of escalation."

India welcomed Pakistan's decision to free the captured pilot, whose Mig-21 fighter was shot down during an aerial skirmish between the air forces of the two countries in the disputed region of Kashmir.

"We are extremely happy to have him back. We want to see him back," India's Air Vice Marshall RGK Kapoor told reporters in New Delhi.

"We only see it as a gesture which is in consonance with all Geneva conventions."

Human face of the conflict

Following Pakistani villagers and soldiers filming his capture and captivity on Wednesday in video clips that have since gone viral on social media, the pilot - identified by Islamabad as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman - fast emerged as the human face of the dangerous flare-up between the arch enemies.

Varthaman and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been at the heart of the crisis between India and Pakistan after the latter claimed to have shot down two Indian fighter jets in response to the bombing of alleged "terror" targets inside Pakistan on Tuesday morning.

Tensions have flared between India and Pakistan since a suicide car bombing by Pakistan-based armed group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in India-administered Kashmir killed at least 42 Indian paramilitary forces on February 14.

But the risk of an all-out armed conflict rose dramatically on Tuesday when India launched air raids on what it claimed was a JeM training camp near Jaba town in northern Pakistan.

As tensions rose between the nuclear-armed neighbours, the United States and China appealed for restraint.

Storm on social media

In a video posted on social media, the Indian pilot could be seen in ankle-deep stream of water, his face bloodied as he is assaulted by a group of men in disputed Kashmir.

At raid site, no casualties and a mysterious school

In another video, the pilot is seen blindfolded and can be heard saying, "I've got hurt and I would request some water." He then reveals his name and rank before politely fending off questions from soldiers by saying: "I'm not supposed to tell you that."

In a third video, posted on Twitter by Pakistan's state broadcaster, PTV news, the pilot is shown relaxed while saying, "I would like to put this on record and I would not change my statement if I go back to my country. The officers of the Pakistan Army have looked after me very well. They are thorough gentlemen."

Pakistan army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a photo of the pilot and said he was "being treated as per norms of military ethics". Pakistani tweeters said he was shown exemplary hospitality.

'A vulgar display'

However, in a statement released by its foreign ministry, India branded Pakistan's videos as a "vulgar display" of an injured airman, saying they violated international humanitarian laws and the Geneva Convention.

"Pakistan would be well advised to ensure that no harm comes to the Indian defence personnel in its custody. India also expects his immediate and safe return," read the statement.

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The airman's treatment at the hands of Pakistani troops drew both condemnation and praise.

Following the release of a picture of the pilot, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp were inundated with old videos and photos of him.

Many Indian users expressed their concern, hoping for Varthaman's return, with hashtags #BringHimHome and #AbhinandanMyHero being the top two trends on Indian Twitter on Wednesday evening.

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Others went on social media to send their prayers to the family demanding his return. "True inspiration & model figure … Huge respect," wrote a Twitter user.

Pakistanis on social media also called on the army and the government to treat Varthaman with respect and ensure his safe return back to his country.

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Venezuela military defector: I'll keep fighting for our freedom

Although hundreds have defected, analysts say until there are breaks in upper ranks, there'll be little effect on Maduro

by Steven Grattan

28 Feb 2019 23:09 GMT

Two Venezuelan soldiers lie on the ground as they are detained by Colombian police after driving into Colombia in an armor car from the Venezuelan side of Simon Bolivar International bridge in Cucuta [Schneyder Mendoza/AFP]

Cuctua, Colombia - Ricardo* sat on the stairs inside a Colombian migration office, dressed in his green Venezuelan military fatigues. He recalled his childhood, watching the late Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez deliver charismatic speeches on television.

Ricardo said Chavez inspired him to join the armed forces.

A member of the Venezuelan National Guard, Ricardo defected on Saturday, in an escape he had planned for days with a colleague, leaving the military and their homeland behind them.

"I was filled with adrenaline, nerves and fear, but I was greeted with open arms by Colombia and now I will continue fighting for Venezuela's freedom," said Ricardo, 23, who, after four years training, served for just six months.

Saturday's attempts to deliver US humanitarian aid to Venezuela by US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido turned violent in the Colombian border town of Cucuta as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent flocks of military to block the borders. Security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas, leaving more than 300 injured.

"They'd threaten us. If we weren't part of their political party, they'd lock us up," Ricardo said about the Venezuelan government.

After months of feeling trapped and frustrated in the military, the young soldier saw the border operation as his chance to escape, even if it meant leaving his young fiancee and four-month-old child behind.

Families of defected Venezuelan soldiers speak out about torture

"I didn't have the chance to make this decision before. Another colleague and I followed through on what we had been planning for several days. We took the risk of crossing the border and recognised Guaido as our rightful leader," he said at a migration centre in Cucuta, where dozens of defectors dressed in their uniforms were being officially registered by authorities.

Cause for concern for Maduro?

According to Colombian migration authorities more than 560 members of Venezuela's armed forces have defected to Colombia, but analysts say until there are breaks among the higher ranks, such defections are likely to have little effect on Maduro.

Venezuela's military leaders have repeatedly affirmed their support for Maduro. Last weekend, as the US-backed opposition planned their efforts to bring aid across the border, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrinos said opposition leaders would have to pass over "our dead bodies" to install a new government.

"The fracture of the military unit is an important element in the transition that is coming in Venezuela. The dissidents will help consolidate the hierarchy of the new government and reflect how cracked the regime is," said Sergio Guarin, director of the post-conflict programme in Fundacion Ideas para la Paz, a Colombian peace and conflict think-tank.

"However, until there is a dissidence within the power ring close to Venezuela's Minister of Defence, Vladimir Padrinos, the dissidence will not be the breaking point for the Maduro's Government," he told Al Jazeera.

A Venezuelan National Guard sets on fire a copy of a document, regarding a proposed amnesty law for members of the military, police and civilians [Ronald Pena/El Pitazo/Reuters]

Sergio Guzman, director of Colombia Risk Analysis, a political risk consultancy firm, added that what has happened is significant from the point of view of morale, but it is insignificant from the point of view of Maduro losing his grip on power.

"Four hundred from an army of 200,000 is virtually nothing," Guzman told Al Jazeera.

"It's something that affects morale because no military wants to have defectors, but it's not significant in terms of turning the tide," he added.

"Many people expected a domino effect of sorts, and I think this is not a domino of 400 pieces, it is a domino of 200,000 pieces, and to see 400 men and women at arms change sides to a really unexpected future gives hope that there may be many more, but that hasn't manifested."

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FBI Guam: Preparing for Threats Posed by Improvised Explosives and Potentially Dangerous Chemicals

TAMUNING—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering specialized training to provide advanced understanding of the hazards posed by improvised explosives and potentially dangerous chemicals.

The “Chemical Industry Outreach Workshop” is intended for both Guam and CNMI public safety officials, law enforcement partners, and people who work in the chemical industry. This includes suppliers of pool chemicals, beauty supplies, and home improvement materials.

The workshop will include a classroom presentation and an outdoor explosive demonstration on the effects of conventional and improvised explosives. The training will underscore the potential dangers of particular chemicals, both in the hands of terrorists as well as juvenile experimenters.

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Iran power struggle continues as Zarif keeps top diplomatic post

Foreign Minister Zarif's attempt to resign sheds light on the divisions between hardliners and moderate forces in Iran.

by Virginia Pietromarchi

22 hours ago

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation [Vahid Salemi/AP]

Iran fires missiles into Syria over parade attack

A further point of friction between moderates and hardliners over Syria concerns if and how Iran should respond to the Israeli attack on Iran's military installations on January 21, according to Brookings visiting fellow and Iran expert Ali Fathollah-Nejad.

"There are increasing considerations among some Iranian security circles that Iran should respond," Fathollah-Nejad said.

"If this is the plan, it would strike a blow to what Zarif is trying to achieve given that any confrontation with Israel would jeopardise EU support for Iranian relations."

Iranian actions in EU

Iran's internal power struggle stretches beyond regional boundaries to reach European soil.

France accused Iran of plotting a foiled bomb attack on June 30 against an exiled opposition group's rally while Rouhani was in Europe to salvage the nuclear accord.

A few months later, the Netherlands condemned Iran for the assassinations of two Dutch nationals of Iranian origin.

150 kg of narcotic hashish seized in Homs countryside

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