All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[Darth Penguin]

The Twelve Labours of Putin

[lecale]

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[Natalka]

(didn't realize someone already posted after Patty, and I didn't use the quote function
"I don't think these people can be defeated without ground troops and lots of them."

Probably, but no one is willing to commit boots on the ground, it's understandable.
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MPs approve air combat mission in fight against ISIS


After two days of debate, the motion to launch a combat mission against the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria passed 157-134.

Combat missions do not ordinarily require the approval of the House of Commons, but Harper himself promised any combat mission, including airstrikes, would be subject to a debate and a vote.

“There is never a good time to go to war but there comes a time in every country’s history where the necessity outweighs the risk and the urgency to defend our way of life, threatened as it is, must be defended,” Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Tuesday during a second day of debate.
“ISIL constitutes a clear and present danger to Canada and our allies.”

http://globalnews.ca/news/1602176/wa...-against-isis/

[Patty Smyth]

(didn't realize someone already posted after Patty, and I didn't use the quote function
"I don't think these people can be defeated without ground troops and lots of them."

Probably, but no one is willing to commit boots on the ground, it's understandable.
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MPs approve air combat mission in fight against ISIS


After two days of debate, the motion to launch a combat mission against the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria passed 157-134.

Combat missions do not ordinarily require the approval of the House of Commons, but Harper himself promised any combat mission, including airstrikes, would be subject to a debate and a vote.

“There is never a good time to go to war but there comes a time in every country’s history where the necessity outweighs the risk and the urgency to defend our way of life, threatened as it is, must be defended,” Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Tuesday during a second day of debate.
“ISIL constitutes a clear and present danger to Canada and our allies.”

http://globalnews.ca/news/1602176/wa...-against-isis/

What a stupid waste of time debating that. On this issue they look more like the american congress, vote against it "just because" it's what the cons want. This is the side of liberalism that i so disagree with, appeasing religious freedom.

[Natalka]

The Twelve Labours of Putin

Other things done for his birthday yesterday:

in Warsaw at the Russian embassy - bloody birthday cake and a gift of raw meat



Others



He says Yay, it's my birthday!

[Natalka]

Angelina Jolie Made Honorary Dame

The 39-year-old was presented with the insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross and of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George on Friday, in a private ceremony.
Jolie was addressed by her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace on Friday.

The actress' husband, Brad Pitt, along with their children, accompanied her to the Palace and were all introduced to the Queen.


The "Maleficent" star was being recognized for her continual activism and campaigning against sexual violence.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10...n_5965692.html

[Natalka]

25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

live broadcast from that evening

[Darth Penguin]

I remember watching that live..stll gives me the chills.

[Natalka]

Harper definitely took the best pic with the koala at the G20 in Brisbane!



Other leaders -

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos/wor...155510813.html

[Patty Smyth]

I remember watching that live..stll gives me the chills.

My cousin is on the cover of the Time magazine issue standing on the wall. She has lived in Berlin for 30 years.

Somewhere in here I think lol

[Darth Penguin]

This warms my evil little heart..

Residents of Wunsiedel, where Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess is buried, are tired of yearly invasion of neo Nazis to their village, so they decide neo-Nazis can march for a good cause.
They keep coming back year after year. Since the 1990s, neo-Nazi demonstrators invade the village of Wunsiedel in south Germany every November to commemorate the National Heroes' Remembrance Day by visiting the grave of Adolf Hitler’s Deputy, Rudolf Hess, which was located in the village until it was dissolved in 2005 when the lease agreement ran out.
The almost 1,000 inhabitants of Wunsiedel have been trying to stop these demonstrations every time, to no avail. They held counter demonstrations and formed action groups dedicated to tolerance, commitment and moral courage.
This year Wunsiedel gave it another try – with a completely new approach.

Even though the number of neo-Nazis decreased after reaching its peak in 2004 with 4,500 protesters, and they were repeatedly barred by the courts from holding their demonstration, the neo-Nazis have yet to give up their so-called annual “March of Remembrance”.

Instead of taking the neo-Nazis seriously, this time they decided to play a prank on them. Under the slogan "Right against right: (“rechts gegen rechts”), Wunsiedel's residents gave the neo-Nazis' march a new purpose.
For each meter the neo-Nazis marched last Saturday throughout the village, local companies donated 10 euro for a project called “Exit”, a NGO that supports neo-Nazis who are ready to leave the milieu.

The neo-Nazis themselves only learned of the villagers' prank while their march was already underway, walking through the village and carrying their flags and wreaths solemnly.
To make them aware of what they were inadvertently taking part in, the people of Wunsiedel put up colorful posters along their route, thanking the neo-Nazis for their participation.

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[Natalka]

Shame though, he's not allowed conjugal visits.

[Darth Penguin]

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30094019

An article about the "fascination" of Manson.Includes a recent photo of the chap complete with swastika between his eyes....

[MortgageQueen]

This warms my evil little heart..

How very very clever!! Lol