Military Base Hosting US Troops Comes Under Mortar Attack in Iraq

News about the assault comes amid rising tensions in the region, as Washington accused Iran of attacking several tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month.

Iraq’s military said in a statement that militants attacked the Balad Air Base north of Baghdad on Saturday, firing three mortar shells. No casualties have been reported, however, the attack caused small fires, which were extinguished immediately.

According to AP, citing an anonymous security officer that American trainers are stationed at Balad air base.

The assault comes just a month after the US put its facilities in the Middle Eastern country on alert, ordering all non-emergency government employees to leave Iraq.

Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, where international facilities are located, also suffered a rocket attack.

The United States and its allies have been fighting the Daesh* terror group in Syria and Iraq since 2014. During that period, US-led forces have killed at least 1,302 civilians, according to the Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (JTF-OIR).

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201906151075887797-us-base-iraq-baghdad-mortar-attack/

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The Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your Health

"A frightening wake-up call… if Fast Food Nation made you consider some serious lifestyle changes, The Hundred-Year Lie will inspire you to go ten steps farther." – Boston Herald

Combining the impact of the classic bestseller Silent Spring with Fast Food Nation, The Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your Health presents a devastating exposé of how chemicals in everyday products are ruining our health.

Over the past one hundred years, we have been guinea pigs in a vast chemistry experiment that uses our bodies, our health, and our good will to test the proposition that modern science can improve upon nature.

In The Hundred-Year Lie, investigative journalist RandallFitzgerald shatters dozens of myths being perpetuated by the chemical, pharmaceutical and processed food industries

Find out why you would never be FDA-approved—and why humans are becoming one of the most polluted species on the planet:

• The average American now carries a “body burden” of 700 or more synthetic chemicals, including Teflon, plastics, and dozens of pesticides.

• Musk fragrances used in detergents and air fresheners are not filtered out by our current water treatment facilities, ending up in our drinking water.

• The artificial sweetener aspartame, an ingredient in 1,200 food products from diet drinks to chewing gum, has been linked to eighty-eight toxic symptoms.

Fitzgerald not only sheds light on the problems we face from the unprecedented chemical onslaught, he presents suggestions for what we can to do to turn the tide.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/151817.The_Hundred_Year_Lie

Turning away from the dollar: Russia & EU keen on switching to national currencies for mutual trade

Moscow and Brussels are keen on quickly extending the use of the ruble and the euro to bilateral payments, the Russian Finance Minister said, after a meeting with the European Commission for Energy Union’s vice-president.

During their talks in Moscow this week, Russia’s Anton Siluanov and commissioner Maros Sefcovic, discussed switching to the national currencies for payments for energy resources.

“We have agreed now to study this issue in more detail at the level of specialists and to set up working bodies for this decision,” Siluanov said on Friday, as cited by TASS.

The minister’s spokesman, Andrey Lavrov, earlier said wider use of the ruble and the euro is beneficial for both sides as it can mitigate risks for Russian and European businesses. He added that the working group will look into the practical steps of using national currencies in bilateral trade.

Meanwhile the European Commission told TASS that the idea to create a special governing body is being considered; however, there’s no final decision on the matter yet.

https://www.rt.com/business/461933-russia-eu-ditch-dollar/

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Iran's Majlis: the face of the mullahs' corruption

Iran, June 14, 2019 - While the Iranian regime is surrounded by intensifying domestic and foreign crises, its decision-making bodies are finding themselves increasingly incapable of finding solutions to their problems. This unsolvable dilemma is perhaps best depicted in the current state of the Majlis (parliament), an establishment that has long been representative of the mullahs' endemic corruption and inefficiency.

A recent Majlis session best epitomized the regime's deadlock and the ongoing corruption of its officials.

"Social and economic inequalities, as well as widespread bureaucratic and political corruption, are weighing heavily on the people’s shoulders," Majlis member Ali Esmaili said during the session.

Majlis member Mohammad Javad Abtahi attacked the regime's president in his remarks.

"Mr. President, with all due respect, don't justify your inefficiency under the pretext of not having authority… Three months have passed since the beginning of the year of 'Production Prosperity.' Three months have passed since you stressed the need to change the structure of the national budget. What has the government done in this regard?"

The disputes between different regime factions and officials are happening as protests continue to spark across the country against the regime's incapacity to solve the various economic problems people are faced with.

Majlis member Kamalaldin Shahriari acknowledged that the Majlis itself has become a useless apparatus.

"Despite the expansion of the organization and the multiplication of employees and the creation of various departments and increase of budget… [The Majlis] has become an ineffective institution, a factory of laws and amendments that have no relation to the important problems of the society and country," he said.

Kouhkan, another member of the Majlis, revealed even more government-run corruption.

"The oil refinery company of Kermanshah, previously valued at 617 trillion rials, was forfeited with a 70-percent discount with the approval of [the Majlis]… two major aluminum companies… were forfeited at 360 trillion rials lower than expert valuations. We are saying that is a major part of the budget of government-run companies. We claim that the Majlis should act with power, that the Majlis should have oversight. How? We're forfeiting these companies… and then we gather to discuss the consequences on the society," he said.

https://english.mojahedin.org/i/irans-majlis-face-mullahs-corruption

In Spite of Increasing Tariffs, US Import Costs DOWN in May — US Economic Numbers OUTSTANDING Overall!

US costs for imports were reported down in the month of May. This is in spite of liberal cries that the Trump tariffs were going to increase costs to consumers.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday that in May the costs for imported goods were down from the prior month –

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/in-spite-of-increasing-tariffs-us-import-costs-down-in-may-us-economic-numbers-outstanding-overall/

The Marshall Tucker Band & Charlie Daniels - 24 Hours at a Time - Volunteer Jam

TN on Sept. 12, 1975

this gave me a good chuckle.. America is waking up kek

Jim Acosta’s ‘Quiet’ Book Signing: 30 Books Sold

CNN White House Correspondent Jim’s Acosta’s tell-all book, “The Enemy of The People,” describes his time “fighting on the front lines in President Trump’s war on truth.”

Acosta showed up Wednesday to the Barnes & Noble in Arlington, Virginia, for an impromptu book signing. Acosta tweeted out pictures of himself at the “surprise signing” displaying a stack of books and himself signing one.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/14/jim-acosta-book-signing/