Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday, 12 September 2015

The European Union Times


Posted: 11 Sep 2015 03:58 PM PDT

The huge influx of migrants into Europe might one day force the Europeans to flee their own land, seeking for shelter. The Polish media even suggests they could find refuge in Russia’s Siberia; many already see it as “durable and stable” and secretly wish the “polite people in green uniforms would one day ensure their stability”.
Having found themselves in the middle of the migrant chaos, many Europeans may one day wish to simply run away from the problem, suggests the Polish news website Obserwator Polityczny.
It reckons they will follow in the footsteps of Crimea and gives its reasons why.
“With the deepening collapse of the West, every year Russia will become the only durable and stable country in an unstable environment,” the website states.
“Even today, many people from countries ruled by soft-gender politicians, which are unable to cope with the relatively trivial problem of illegal immigration, look to Russia with admiration and hope.”
The website is sure that Russian politicians will “not leave their residents and hide under the desk, waiting until circumstances change so that they can go to the cameras again and lie”.
It also states that the Russian model of state organization has proved to be “more effective, more efficient and, basically, fully resistant to interference”.
The Russians, it elaborates, can sleep peacefully in their beds all the way from Kaliningrad (Russia’s westernmost city) to Magadan (Russia’s easternmost large city on the Pacific), because they are confident that “whoever comes to them with a sword, will perish by the sword”.
And all the above, it adds, is despite the country having given refuge to millions of people who have fled the war-torn Donbass region into Russia and despite the anti-Russian sanctions.
Meanwhile, in Europe it is all very different nowadays.
The migrants who keep coming in from the Middle East and Africa, the website says, are not respecting their laws and customs and even at night behave in a way which most people perceive as a threat.
In Hungary, for example, a peaceful night’s rest has become a long-forgotten memory. Residents have taken control of their neighborhoods, patrolling villages and small towns, because the Hungarian government is apparently afraid to intervene, for fear of the derision of the European press and accusations of fascism.
“There are fewer countries in the world where you can lie down to sleep in peace, without fear that a stranger will come to your home at night and cause you harm.”
A year ago, the newswire says, ordinary Europeans couldn’t have been foreseen that today they might appreciate being in Crimea’s shoes, and readily greet the appearance of “polite people in green uniforms ensuring stability, peace and security.”
The above comes in reference to the term “polite people”, which was used to describe the Russian troops who anonymously maintained order during the unification of the Crimea peninsula with Russia in 2014.
But then another question pops up: where will Europe get these peacekeepers from?
In Poland, the website says, most professional soldiers are only on duty until 3:00 p.m. Then, it explains, they put on their civilian clothes and go home, like ordinary workers.
It is no different anywhere else in in Europe. Western countries have their armies, which already do not have tanks, because they are too expensive, and during training they have to save on ammunition.
The website ironically recommends that the countries would do best to study the Russian Constitution for the terms of accession to the Russian Federation. But does Russia need any newcomers?
“The Russians have television, and have Internet access to see what’s going on in Europe”, it states.
And the larger selection of cheeses is no longer regarded as an argument.
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Posted: 11 Sep 2015 03:19 PM PDT
Photo released by Iran’s official IRNA news agency shows remains of a human skeleton recovered in Lapuyi Hill near the southern city of Shiraz.
Archaeologists have recovered an ancient skeleton in southern Iran, claiming that it relates to thousands of years before.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency said Wednesday that the human remains found during excavations on the historic hills in Fars Province are about 5,800 years old.
Noruz Rajabi, head of the researchers at the site, said that the skeleton belongs to a man of 30-35 years of age, saying the recovery could provide valuable information about the history of the place.
He said the researchers have recovered signs of various historic periods at the site, including the nomadic culture and the start of urbanization.
The recovery is part of an extensive archeological operation on the Lapuyi Hill, about 20 kilometers north of the provincial capital Shiraz and 25 kilometers (12 miles) south of the ancient city of Persepolis, which aims to shed lights on some questions about the ancient history of the Cor River.
Rajabi said previous findings in the area had shown evidence of human residence dating back to 37th century BC.
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Posted: 11 Sep 2015 03:05 PM PDT

Air Force puts pressure on mine owners with possible eminent domain seizure.
The owners of a mining property in Nevada are being forced off their land by the U.S. Air Force, which is seeking to expand its testing capabilities near and around the secretive Area 51 military base.
Last month, the Air Force gave owners of the Groom Mine, which overlooks the notorious government installation at Groom Lake, the option to accept a “last best offer” of $5.2 million or face forfeit and eviction under eminent domain laws.
“The land has become an increasingly greater safety and security risk as demand for test and training opportunities have increased,” a press release from Nellis Air Force Base said last month.
But the land’s property owners have as yet stood firm, refusing the government’s offer.
Mine co-owners and cousins Joseph and Barbara Sheahan say they and some 20 other co-owners would rather keep the land their forebearers worked hard to tend for over a century.
“What they really want to buy is our property, our access rights and our view,” Henderson, Nevada, resident Joseph Sheahan, 54, told the Associated Press.
“We prefer to keep our property, but it’s for sale under the right price at the right conditions,” said Sheahan. “Why don’t they ask themselves what it cost my family over the years in blood, sweat, tears and money?”
The Sheahan’s mines have been in their family since the 1800s, starting with applications for mineral rights patents back in May 1876, which the family shows were signed by 18th US President Ulysses S. Grant.
The land surrounding the mine’s nearly 400-acre property has increasingly grown inhabited by the feds, who say they ultimately want to utilize the property “because the size and remoteness of the area enables military test and training activities that cannot be completed in other national training areas,” according to Col. Thomas Dempsey.
A letter from the Sheahan’s grandparents to the US attorney general in 1959 indicates government nuclear testing around the area contributed to the decline of their ore mining industry, reports the AP.
“Nuclear tests then began in 1951, their mine mill mysteriously exploded in 1954 and they ran out of money to seek reparations from the government in 1959,” writes the AP’s Ken Ritter.
The Air Force contends its attempt to forcefully eject the land owners will increase national security, and could ultimately save taxpayers millions.
“We understand the landowners’ connection to the land, but we must also consider the demands of national security,” said Jennifer Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations.
Groom Lake is familiar to investigators of extraterrestrial lore and fans of The X-Files as the location of Area 51, the government’s ultra-clandestine test site which many believe is used to study secretive hyper-propulsion technologies.
The Groom Mine owners have set up a Facebook page dedicated to saving Groom Mine.
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Posted: 11 Sep 2015 02:38 PM PDT

Guatemala’s ex-president, Otto Perez, says the US was behind his ouster from power by interfering in the Central American country’s domestic affairs days after he resigned and an arrest warrant was issued for him over corruption charges.
Guatemalan prosecutors and the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) took action against Perez following months of probe.
They also allegedly acquired information from some 89,000 telephone taps, almost 6,000 emails and 17 raids during the process.
Earlier this year, Washington reportedly pressured Perez to make changes to his administration and renew the CICIG’s mandate.
In a Wednesday interview with CNN’s Spanish-language television channel at the military prison where he is being held, Perez said, “Right now, we see the CICIG as an interference by the United States, which pressured most for this.”
The 64-year-old former president further said he believed Washington has “definitely” had a hand in his ouster by pushing the corruption investigation.
Perez is currently imprisoned awaiting trial over a graft scandal after a judge charged him with criminal association, accepting bribes and customs fraud.
In the interview, Perez denied the charges brought against him.
As a retired general, Perez took office in late 2011, vowing to fight crime and corruption. He stepped down last week ahead of Guatemala’s first round of presidential election.
Several high-ranking officials from his government, including his former vice president, have been implicated in the customs scam.
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Posted: 11 Sep 2015 02:33 PM PDT

At least 87 people died and 201 more were injured when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday.
The Kingdom’s General Directorate of Civil Defense blamed the accident on severe storms, according to its official Twitter.
The governor of the Makkah region, the capital of which is Mecca, Khalid al-Faisal has ordered the launch of an investigation into the causes of the accident.
The tragedy comes ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage which is due later this month. Millions of Muslims from around the world will converge on the holy city between September 21-26.
Photos taken from the scene and posted on social media show bodies lying in blood on the mosque’s floor surrounded by construction rubble and metal parts of the crane.
Over 68 emergency and rescue groups are active at the scene of the accident, the Saudi Red Crescent said on Facebook.
Director General of the Civil Defense Authority, confirmed to al-Ikhbariya television that storm winds had uprooted trees and affected cranes in the area.
“All those who were wounded and the dead have been taken to hospital. There are no casualties left at the location,” he added.
The project to expand the mosque was launched in 2011 by late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. Earlier in 2015, King Salman bin Abdulaziz added five construction projects as part of the mosque’s expansion aiming to accommodate more than 1.6 million worshippers.
The projects cover 1.47 million square meters and include the construction of 78 new gates at ground level, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. The project and is being carried out by the Saudi Binladin Group at an estimated cost of US$26.6 billion, according to local press.
The Grand Mosque, or Sacred Mosque, surrounds the Kaaba – the most sacred site in Islam. The cuboid structure made of granite located in the mosque’s center is often called the House of Allah.
The Kaaba is the place of the Hajj – the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, which is one of the five Pillars of Islam. It is mandatory of all Muslims physically and financially capable to carry out the journey at least once in a lifetime. The period of Hajj in Mecca is considered to be one of the largest gatherings of people in the world.
There have previously been fatal events during the Hajj period in Mecca, mostly due to the overflow of pilgrims at Islam’s holiest site. Among the latest was a stampede on the last day of the Hajj in 2006, which killed at least 346 people and injured at least 289 more. Other fatal incidents have been due to a bomb explosion, protests, fires, traffic incidents and diseases, including MERS.
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Posted by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi at 08:42