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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny among at least 300 arrested during anti-Putin protests


Alexei Anatolievich Navalny (Russian: Алексе́й Анато́льевич Нава́льный, Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈvalʲnɨj]; born June 4, 1976) is a Russian lawyer and political activist.[2] A regular participant in Russian March, since 2009, he has gained prominence in Russia, and in the Russian and international media, as a critic of corruption and of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has organized large-scale demonstrations promoting reform and attacking political corruption, Putin and Putin's political allies; he has run for a political office on the same platform. In 2012, The Wall Street Journal described him as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most".[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny
 
Donald Trumps' London war zone.

Armed police units and extra patrols are being deployed on the streets of London after a weekend of gun and knife violence saw three shootings, a stabbing and an acid attack spree.

 
The man who was once tipped to be the next president of China is now a prisoner for life
One of China’s most high-profile politicians, Sun Zhengcai
孙政才, once seen as a likely candidate to be China’s next leader, was sentenced to life in prison for taking nearly $27 million in bribes. A court in the northern port city of Tianjin that has become the go-to choice for handling official corruption cases handed down the…

Sun Zhengcai,one of the Politburo members of 18th Chinese Communist Party Central Committee.
Sun_Zhengcai%28cropped%29.jpg

By Partidul Social Democrat from Romania [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Zhengcai



https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-politician-tipped-replace-president-083512771.html
 
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noirua said:
Reports: Israeli Preemptive Strike Thwarts Iranian Attack
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/33958/Default.aspx

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"Thwarting" attacks, or picking a fights.

If you're the side whose PM have been giving presentation and speeches on the need to overthrow the other guy's gov't... chances are you're the one picking a fight, hoping for a retaliation big enough Big Brother will have to come on in to defend democracy and all that.

With defensive strikes into Syria, plans to overthrow an Iran-backed but democratically elected Lebanese gov't in Lebanon (don't you hate it when Democracy goes the wrong way?)... there's going to be quite a few Nobel Peace prizes to future Israeli PMs and American presidents.
 
Five key Isil leaders captured in sting after Iraqi agents lure them into trap using Telegram app
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...eaders-captured-sting-iraqi-agents-lure-trap/
Baghdadi aide Ismail al-Eithawi and the four others were all members of a group chat on the social media app Telegram, which Isil members use to communicate and spread their propaganda.
One of the jihadists, Saddam al-Jamal, has been identified as the security commander of the organisation's Euphrates Valley district.
 
noirua said:
Five key Isil leaders captured in sting after Iraqi agents lure them into trap using Telegram app
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...eaders-captured-sting-iraqi-agents-lure-trap/
Baghdadi aide Ismail al-Eithawi and the four others were all members of a group chat on the social media app Telegram, which Isil members use to communicate and spread their propaganda.
One of the jihadists, Saddam al-Jamal, has been identified as the security commander of the organisation's Euphrates Valley district.
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Reminds me of the sting operation a few years back when wanted criminals were told they had won the lottery and all they had to do was turn up and collect their prize...
 

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