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Muslims in the news
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A sane country would have done this years ago. Unfortunately half the country wants to see this country "defeated."
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Satire for Sanity
Houthi missile strike on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport wounds 26
Saudi-led coalition says missile struck arrivals hall of airport in town of Abha in kingdom's southwest.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...a-abha-airport-wounds-26-190612090351880.html
Saudi-led coalition says missile struck arrivals hall of airport in town of Abha in kingdom's southwest.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...a-abha-airport-wounds-26-190612090351880.html
moon
Satire for Sanity
Pakistan eyes arms from Russia & better ties with Moscow in ‘changing’ world – PM
Islamabad wants to procure weapons from Russia and develop military-to-military relations, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, adding that he is happy Pakistan is moving “closer” to Russia in the “changing” world.
“Yes, we are looking for arms from Russia, and I know our military is already in touch with the Russian military,” Khan told Sputnik News on Thursday.
Although the Pakistani military has relied on Western and Chinese suppliers for decades, its interest in Russian weapon systems has grown over the years. Recently, there have been reports that Pakistan is looking at an array of fighter jets and attack helicopters, including the Sukhoi Su-35 and Mi-35M.
Pakistani troops have also been taking part in Russian war games, while a number of their officers have been trained at military academies in Russia.
While both countries were in “opposite camps” during the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989), times have changed, and “I am very happy that we now are moving closer to Russia,” Khan said.
The world is not what it used to be, according to the PM, and this has effects on bilateral relations.
https://www.rt.com/news/461743-pakistan-russia-weapons-cooperation/
Islamabad wants to procure weapons from Russia and develop military-to-military relations, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, adding that he is happy Pakistan is moving “closer” to Russia in the “changing” world.
“Yes, we are looking for arms from Russia, and I know our military is already in touch with the Russian military,” Khan told Sputnik News on Thursday.
Although the Pakistani military has relied on Western and Chinese suppliers for decades, its interest in Russian weapon systems has grown over the years. Recently, there have been reports that Pakistan is looking at an array of fighter jets and attack helicopters, including the Sukhoi Su-35 and Mi-35M.
Pakistani troops have also been taking part in Russian war games, while a number of their officers have been trained at military academies in Russia.
While both countries were in “opposite camps” during the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989), times have changed, and “I am very happy that we now are moving closer to Russia,” Khan said.
The world is not what it used to be, according to the PM, and this has effects on bilateral relations.
https://www.rt.com/news/461743-pakistan-russia-weapons-cooperation/
moon
Satire for Sanity
Inside Israel’s million dollar troll army
Act.IL’s Israeli headquaters in Herzliya
A global influence campaign funded by the Israeli government had a $1.1 million budget last year, a document obtained by The Electronic Intifada shows.
Act.IL says it has offices in three countries and an online army of more than 15,000.
In its annual report, from January, Act.IL says its goal is to “influence foreign publics” and “battle” BDS – the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for Palestinian rights.
Through its app, Act.IL issues “missions” to this troll army in exchange for “cool prizes” and scholarships.
The app directs comments towards news websites in support of Israeli wars and racism, while attacking Palestinians and solidarity campaigners.
The leaked report claims Act.IL’s app completes 1,580 such missions every week.
Act.IL’s report was obtained by The Electronic Intifada thanks to researcher Michael Bueckert.
Bueckert monitors the app, and posts screenshots of its missions to the Twitter account Behind Israel’s Troll Army.
https://twitter.com/AntiBDSApp
Act.IL directs users of its app to promote negative comments on Facebook videos about Palestinians, such as this one about the Palestinian community in El Salvador. (Michael Bueckert)
The report was sent out to app users. You can read it in full below.
It claims that Act.IL’s 15,000 “online volunteers” come from 73 countries
As well as its Israeli headquarters, the report lists seven offices – its “media rooms.”
These are mainly in the US, with the report giving details from its New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia, Orange County, New York, Florida and then-forthcoming Los Angeles offices.
The home page of Act.IL’s website sports a British flag alongside the Israeli and American, suggesting the organization has another “local media room” in Britain.
The report doesn’t give details of any UK office. But it does name UK lobby group We Believe in Israel and the far-right group Sussex Friends of Israel as among its “partnerships.”
We Believe in Israel’s director, the right-wing Labour activist Luke Akehurst, did not reply to a request for comment.
Act.IL claims to be a “grassroots” group, but has been described by one expert as “advanced digital political astroturfing” – in other words, a fake “grassroots” campaign.
The app’s users pose as ordinary members of the public. But many of the most active users are actually Act.IL staff.
At least six out of nine “top activists” named by Act.IL in a screenshot from April work for the group, an investigation by The Electronic Intifada has established.
Screenshots from the app’s rankings taken in June provided to The Electronic Intifada by Bueckert show that four of the top 11 “activists” this month are actually current or former Act.IL staff.
READ MORE HERE;
https://electronicintifada.net/cont...il&utm_term=0_e802a7602d-fb78ad7b9d-299180421
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