TY Baker!
>measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale
there's some serious Baader–Meinhof on No. 44 this past week…
>Pierre Omidyar
Pierre Omidyar's corporate spying scandal buried for good as eBay sells Craigslist stake
It didn’t get much attention, but eBay just quietly unloaded its 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist, putting to rest one of the most sordid episodes in Silicon Valley, in which eBay executives — including First Look Media publisher Pierre Omidyar and HP chief Meg Whitman — were directly implicated in corporate spying, stealing secrets, and exploiting Craigslist’s anti-capitalist idealism.
https://pando.com/2015/06/19/pierre-omidyars-corporate-spying-scandal-buried-for-good-as-ebay-sells-craigslist-stake/
PIERRE OMIDYAR’S INFLUENCE EMPIRE
Pierre Omidyar: A Billionaire Prone to Reclusiveness and his Trove of State Surveillance Secrets
With strategically placed donations, Omidyar has placed himself in the rare position of being able to support both the national security state and at least part of its self-proclaimed opposition. In the eyes of the former element, that might be precisely what makes him so valuable.
Since pumping $100 million into a network of news outlets, fact-checking sites, film projects and press-advocacy groups, Pierre Omidyar has emerged as one of the most quietly influential media funders in the country. All along, he has kept out of the spotlight, avoiding the scrutiny and attack campaigns that have followed other politically influential oligarchs like Jeff Bezos and George Soros.
Omidyar lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, far from the American mainland. From there, he courts famous gurus and wields his media empire against a Hawaiian lawmaker who has emerged as the most outspoken opponent of the national security state and its militaristic agenda.
The billionaire’s target is Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), a military veteran and member of Congress from Omidyar’s primary state of residence, Hawaii. Gabbard recently announced a long-shot campaign for the White House centered on mobilizing opposition to U.S. regime-change wars and interventionism.
moar:
ware sources
https://www.mintpressnews.com/pierre-omidyar-a-billionaire-prone-to-reclusiveness-and-his-trove-of-state-surveillance-secrets/255439/
>“We should turn him over to the Saudis, his buddies. The same Saudis who got rid of that reporter [Jamal Khashoggi]. Maybe they could do the same for him.”
REEEEEEEEEEYOU
>misinterpreted it
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What ShareBlueGuy has to say about that:
Breaking: Reports of mortar fire in vicinity of US Embassy in Baghdad.
Such attacks are sadly common and should NOT be viewed as pretext for war with Iran.
CST
https://twitter.com/TheOtherBernie/status/1130168907891920896
BLAST HEARD IN CENTRAL BAGHDAD, CLOSE TO U.S. EMBASSY - REUTERS WITNESSES
BY REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 19, 2019 20:51
BAGHDAD - A blast was heard in central Baghdad on Sunday night, with its cause and precise location unclear, Reuters witnesses said. Iraqi officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.Two Baghdad-based diplomatic sources also said they heard the blast close to the Iraqi capital's fortified Green Zone which houses government buildings and foreign embassies.
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in the northern city of Erbil evacuated non-essential staff this week.
President Donald Trump's administration has said it sent additional forces to the region to counter what it called credible threats from Iran against U.S. interests, including from militias it supports in Iraq.
Iran and the United States have both said they do not want war as tensions between them increase.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Blast-heard-in-central-Baghdad-close-to-US-Embassy-Reuters-witnesses-590120
#Iraqi army reports no causalities after one Katyusha rocket was fired towards the #US embassy on #Baghdad. This comes just days after Washington ordered all non-essential personnel to leave the country amid tensions with #Iran
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https://twitter.com/AAhronheim/status/1130173483378515969
The rocket launched at Baghdad…Soviet:
The Katyusha used an improved derivative of the aircraft launched 132 mm RS-132 rocket, the M-13.
It had a 5 kg high explosive (HE) warhead.
The vehicle on which was to be mounted on was designated as the BM-13. The designation BM-13 meant that it was the Combat Machine for the M-13 rockets.
These rockets had a range of 8.5 km
The explosive fragmentation radius upon impact was over 10 m.
The launch rails could accommodate 16 rockets
A bigger and improved version of the M-13 rocket, the 300 mm M-30/31 was developed in 1942. It was fired from launchers mounted on 6Ă—6 trucks and was designated as BM-31
It had a bulbous head which accommodated more explosive and used a frame launcher when compared to the rail launcher of the M-13.
The frame launcher was called Rama and lacked mobility when compared to the BM-13 as the initial versions were not mounted on mobile platforms.
Each rocket had a 29 kg HE warhead which came at a reduced range of 4.3 km.
12 rockets were carried per frame by every BM-31 self-propelled launcher.
https://defencyclopedia.com/2016/02/20/greatest-world-war-ii-weapons-the-fearsome-katyusha-rocket-launcher/
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