»US Secretary of State Says Sarin Gas Used in Syria Attack 01/09/13 13:38 from Voice of America U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says independent testing has confirmed the use of sarin gas in last month's attack on civilians in the Syrian capital of Damascus.Kerry told CNN's State of the Union Sunday that hair and blood samples...
В Кремле под председательством Руководителя Администрации Президента Сергея Иванова состоялось заседание наблюдательного совета Евроазиатского центра изучения, сохранения и восстановления популяции леопардов.
Открывая встречу, Сергей Иванов сообщил, что в питомнике Сочинского национального парка пара леопардов принесла потомство, которое послужит основанием для воспроизводства переднеазиатского леопарда, обитание которого было полностью утрачено в 20–30-е годы прошлого века.
Программа восстановления переднеазиатского леопарда на Западном Кавказе инициирована Владимиром Путиным в 2009 году и реализуется Министерством природных ресурсов и экологии при участии Сочинского национального парка, Кавказского заповедника, Института проблем экологии и эволюции РАН, Всемирного фонда дикой природы и Московского зоопарка.
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Mike Nova comments: The incestuous proliferation (the offspring of one couple as the basis: "пара леопардов принесла потомство, которое послужит основанием") might limit and impoverish the genetic pool, even with animals and even with leopards and "leopards". "Fresh blood", along with fresh thinking, is always desirable. Although the idea of leopards' preservation might be a laudable one, their health and integrity, including their "political health and integrity", if these things are not mutually exclusive, and proper containment within a certain distance from the prospective Sochi Olympus and Olympians should also be within the scope of observation.
This is the end Hold your breath and count to ten Feel the Earth move and then Hear my heart burst again For this is the end I've drowned and dreamt this moment So overdue I owe them Swept away I'm stolen
Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will stand tall And face it all together
Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will stand tall And face it all together At Skyfall
Skyfall is where we start A thousand miles and poles apart When worlds collide, and days are dark You may have my number, you can take my name But you'll never have my heart
Let the sky fall, When it crumbles We will stand tall And face it all together
Let the sky fall, When it crumbles We will stand tall And face it all together At Skyfall
Where you go I go What you see I see I know I'll never be without the security Of your loving arms Keeping me from harm Put your hand in my hand And we'll stand
Let the sky fall, When it crumbles We will stand tall And face it all together
Let the sky fall, When it crumbles We will stand tall And face it all together At Skyfall
Purpose: to shoot down The Big Ear and The Big Eye from the Sky with a new "smart and soft" psychotronic"weapon" hidden in "Snowden download" files: "mass opinion manipulation and control via mass media", cooked up by the GRU in accordance with - imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and sometimes of "sincere love" - and with the help of some old dusty "MKUltra" handbooks and recipes, for use by Russia somewhat belatedly, as always.
A "Sky-fall" or a "Sunrise" ? Good time to wake up, to smell the coffee and to rise and shine! Actions speak louder than songs. However, sing, baby, sing! I like it!
Members of Russia's army sing 'Skyfall' on television
Published on Aug 22, 2013
Skyfall
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This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the Earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away I'm stolen
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall
Skyfall is where we start
A thousand miles and poles apart
When worlds collide, and days are dark
You may have my number, you can take my name
But you'll never have my heart
Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall
Where you go I go
What you see I see
I know I'll never be without the security
Of your loving arms
Keeping me from harm
Put your hand in my hand
And we'll stand
Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
Let the sky fall,
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
And face it all together
At Skyfall
SOME SKY FALLING - AND - RISING INTERPRETATIONS IN MVHASPO:
The attempt to analyse-synthesise (to piece apart and together) and to understand "The SkyFall" as the operation, movie, myth and song in the most memorable performance of the "Russian Army Choir" and some of its most gifted soloists. Skyfall (song) - From Wikipedia Quote: "The lyrics closely follow the narrative of the film rather than focusing on romanticism.[3][9] According to Epworth, the song is about "death and rebirth", saying "It's like, when the world ends and everything comes down around your ears, if you've got each other's back, you can conquer anything. From death to triumph, that was definitely something we set out to try and capture".[2] The Daily Telegraph writer Neil McCormick described the lyrics as "slightly sinister" and containing references to a number of Bond tropes and motifs.[17]" In MVHASPO (My Very Humble And Strictly Personal Opinion): This is a message: jointly from the Russian political and military leadership, performed, by the way, by a gayish looking singer (?A tacit acknowledgement of Western concerns about human and gay rights issues?), holding a folder with a name of "Morning - 5" in his hands (?"We have all the Snowden files on you! Wake up! Hende hoh!"?) and with a big figure "5" in the background (? a self-given top mark "5", which means "excellent"?); since "the chorus of the Russian Army" would not dare to emit a note or produce any meaningful and audible sound without the proper order, approval and command from the "highest levels of leadership". This message possibly, if it is interpreted by me more or less correctly, contains three main parts. 1). Admission of guilt and celebration of crime: "Yes, we did it, it is a "Skyfall" for you, of major proportions; and it is a retaliation for our previous humiliations and it is our victory which we now celebrate with this show. Catch me if you can!" Subcomment: We will. This part of the message also appears to signal a desire to end the current stage of this operation and to take a breather. 2). Claim of unity "in the face of adversity": "Russian political and military leadership stands united and you are not going to drive a wedge between us (intended or perceived). We will drive a wedge between you and your allies." See also Lavrov - Shoigu visit. 3). Plea for truce or "peace": It might be also (again, if it is interpreted by me correctly and if it is not some type of the "wishful thinking" on my part), an offer of truce and/or peace (on the part of the mentioned above "joint Russian leadership") and a tacit acknowledgement of the seriousness of the issues and circumstances involved and the desire to signal the peaceful intentions and offers of cooperation: see the recent developments on Syria: "to stand back to back", "together" "we will stand tall or face it all together at skyfall" as the words in the "Skyfall" song are. Subcomment: For Russia, to stand firmly and unequivocally within the Western orbit and to share the Western values and interests - is the best she can hope for historically, as a country and as a culture. It will be also logically consistent with the old British "naked powers" equation: "If you cannot beat them, join them" which might have some special, common sense appeal, to some Russian carriers of the "naked powers", among them the so called "Siloviki"(representing the views and interests, material and political, of "Siloviye Vedomstva": Security and Defence) and, and as opposed to, "Tziviliki" (representing the civilian, civil and somewhat civilised contemporary Russian "society"; or rather, to use a somewhat more fashionable word and concept: "социум", "идейная община" or "an ideological community" of "cohabitating humans", a "commune": please note some subtle difference in the vocabulary and usage but essentially the same etymology. However we have to note that there is always and everywhere a range of thoughts, feelings and " appeals" which extend far and beyond the realm of "common senses", rightly or wrongly; in all sorts of various directions and with all the various vectors of forces. The last part, as a hypothetical signal about the hypothetical offer of "truce or peace", sounds good, if it is true; and, apparently this is the most immediate and sincere reaction of Mr. Putin's (after a period of testing, of trying to meet his limits in how far he would be allowed to proceed) to Mr. Obama's cancellation of the planned meeting. For Mr. Putin, the subjects of the various statuses and their various symbols are obviously of great and deep importance, and he appears to be quite sensitive and thin-skinned about what he perceives as "personal snubs", for some possible and interesting onto-genetic reasons. It also signifies, to some degree, the greater range of accessibility, attention and efficiency which, apparently comes with this newly sprouted system of communications, based more on the negative, rather than the positive feedback model. The mentioned above hypothesis can be easily tested by the practical actions, which always speak much louder than the cracklings of "Skyfall operations", words, songs, "tropes" and "motifs"; and even more than the much beloved by the Russians, James Bond movies themselves, which are, no doubts, a part of the "Western Propaganda's subversive, perverse, and corrupting influence" on some of the Russian intelligence most sensitive and, undeniably and without a doubt also (?), (super?)artistic? fledgling(?) and promising (what, when, how?) minds.
Mike Nova: I see in his face here: anger, rage, deep narcissistic hurt, desire to get back at someone, something or both: possible self-perception as a professional and personal failure; obsessive preoccupation with one overwhelming idea or plan.
Mike Nova: mouth as a narcissistic poisoned well. -
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) attends a conference at the main operation centre of the Russian armed forces, with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and armed forces Chief-of-Staff Valery Gerasimov (R) in Moscow, June 6, 2013.
(Reuters) - Russia is sending two warships to the east Mediterranean, Interfax news agency said on Thursday, but Moscow denied this meant it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.
Interfax quoted a source in the armed forces' general staff as saying Russia, Syria's most powerful ally, was deploying a missile cruiser from the Black Sea Fleet and a large anti-submarine ship from the Northern Fleet in the "coming days".
По инициативе иранской стороны состоялся телефонный разговор Владимира Путина с Президентом Ирана Хасаном Рухани.
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»Obama makes case for punishing Syria, but possible delays loom 29/08/13 11:03 from Reuters: International WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike against Syria in response to last week's chemical weapons attack even as he faced new obstacles with British allies and U.S. lawmakers... »UK under pressure to produce Syria evidence - USA TODAY 29/08/13 10:51 from Top Stories - Google News Channel 4 NewsUK under pressure to produce Syria evidenceUSA TODAYSHARE 9 CONNECT 9 TWEET 3 COMMENTEMAILMORE. LONDON — An element of doubt Thursday crept into the British government's ability to authorize military action on Syria. Br...
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»Who authorised the NSA and GCHQ to spy on Germans? - The Guardian 28/08/13 16:18 from nsa - Google News The GuardianWho authorised the NSA and GCHQ to spy on Germans?The GuardianAngela Merkel and Barack Obama: 'It is the responsibility of the German government to see to it that the programmes of the NSA and GCHQ no longer process the d...
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»Going beyond the headlines on the NSA - CNN 27/08/13 18:10 from nsa prism surveillance scandal - Google News Going beyond the headlines on the NSACNN(CNN) -- As Congress prepares to return from its August recess, Washington is gearing up for a national conversation on the balance between security and liberty, between necessary surveillance and ...
»Ongoing NSA work | Glenn Greenwald - The Guardian 28/08/13 11:14 from nsa - Google News Ongoing NSA work | Glenn GreenwaldThe GuardianAbout this article. Close this popup. Ongoing NSA work | Glenn Greenwald. This article was published on the Guardian website at 20.19 EDT on Tuesday 27 August 2013 . It was last modified at 2...
»Obama's NSA review board proving the cynics right - RT (blog) 28/08/13 07:35 from nsa - Google News RT (blog)Obama's NSA review board proving the cynics rightRT (blog)Of course, the more cynical among us (myself included) immediately dismissed this idea of an NSA review board knowing full well that review boards are DC speak for “k...
»Ongoing NSA work | Glenn Greenwald - The Guardian 28/08/13 06:27 from nsa - Google News Ongoing NSA work | Glenn GreenwaldThe GuardianAbout this article. Close this popup. Ongoing NSA work | Glenn Greenwald. This article was published on the Guardian website at 20.19 EDT on Tuesday 27 August 2013 . It was last modified at 2...
»NSA intimidation expanding surveillance state: Column - USA TODAY 27/08/13 21:37 from nsa - Google News NSA intimidation expanding surveillance state: ColumnUSA TODAYLast month, Levison reportedly received an order -- probably a National Security Letter -- to allow the NSA to eavesdrop on everyone's e-mail accounts on Lavabit. Rather t...
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»Iran boosts advanced uranium enrichment capacity: IAEA 28/08/13 13:25 from Reuters: International VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has installed about 1,000 advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges and is set to test them, a U.N. nuclear report showed, a development likely to worry Western powers hoping for a change of course under the country...
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»Iran's Khamenei says U.S. intervention in Syria would be disaster 28/08/13 13:10 from Reuters: International DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday U.S. intervention in Syria would be "a disaster for the region", the ISNA state news agency reported, as Western powers made plans to hit Damascus over a c...
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By John Sanchez Jr.(about the author) Quote: "In the matter of his acceptance of a one-year grant of political asylum from Russia, this is the first time that I have ever heard of such a provisional grant of political asylum. It argues for a contract-like circumstance that could well be Snowden making his downloaded data available, making himself available for further debriefing, and perhaps conducting a few seminars for the Russian security apparatus before moving on to a nation with a political philosophy and lifestyle that he considers to be more compatible with his preferences. Certainly the high-minded declarations of Vladimir Putin in the run up to this granting of temporary asylum are easily and safely discounted based solely on his reputation.
Of course, none of this admittedly circumstantial evidence can be considered as positive proof of Snowden's subterfuge. But considered in the aggregate, one must admit that it has the odor of ill repute all over it. That should be sufficient to dampen any effort to lionize Snowden for what could well be a smoke screen for an effort to enrich himself at the expense of his nation's security." »Edward Snowden's digital maneuvers still stumping US government - CBS News 27/08/13 07:06 from Edward Snowden - Google News The GuardianEdward Snowden's digital maneuvers still stumping US governmentCBS NewsWASHINGTON The U.S. government's efforts to determine which highly classified materials leaker Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agen...
Big Brother: a government that engages in mass surveillance cannot claim to value innovation, critical thinking or originality. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
Chris Chambers: Research shows that indiscriminate monitoring fosters distrust, conformity and mediocrity
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»Syria Agrees to Let UN Inspect Alleged Chemical Attack Site 25/08/13 14:07 from Voice of America Syria says it has agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors to visit the site of a suspected chemical attack that apparently killed hundreds of civilians near Damascus on Wednesday.In a statement released Sunday, the Syrian foreign ...
»Tensions Rise As U.S. Confers on Syria Attack 25/08/13 13:32 from WSJ.com: World News The Obama administration held internal talks and conferred with European partners over the weekend as it neared a determination about suspicions the Syrian regime launched chemical weapons last week. »U.S. says ready to carry out military options, if Obama chooses 25/08/13 08:36 from Reuters: International KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Pentagon is prepared to carry out military options on Syria should President Barack Obama order them, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday. ______________________________ Prior to 8.25.13
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 - More details about the CIA SNAFU in Moscow and some general context information Interesting information is being leaked to reporters in Moscow about the recent CIA spy incident in Moscow...
Igor Sergun
There are even more smaller reasons which I will not mention here for the sake of space. Bottom line is this: the GRU is now the weakest of the Russian security services even though it is now headed by a real career GRU officer - Igor Sergun - about whom very little is known, but who has made an excellent impression so far. Personally, I expect the GRU to slowly but surely recover under with combined efforts of Defense Minister Shoigu, Chief of Staff Valerii Gerasimov and GRU Commander in Chief Igor Sergun and I expect the new GRU to be very different from the old one with the biggest changes probably coming in the Russian special forces structure. I wanted to mention these facts to illustrate an important feature of the context of the latest CIA SNAFU in Moscow: the after two decades of absolute collapse, the Russian security services are back, some of them probably better shape than their Soviet predecessors (I think of the FSB here). This means that after two decades of careless arrogance western intelligence services need to adapt to this new reality and not assume that the 1990s are not really over. They are. Whether Fogle himself was a drooling idiot or somebody with mental issues really doesn't matter. What matter is that the Russian security services are clearly punishing the USA for not taking their previous warning seriously. This is what we see across the board: the Americans just can't accept the fact that Russia under Putin has truly slipped away from its imperial control and that from now on the USA will have to treat Russia as an equal and respected partner if it wants to do business with it. If not - they can expect even more painful or embarrassing "push back" from the Kremlin.
"Сегодня ГРУ - практически единственная спецслужба в мире, имеющая в своей структуре все известные в настоящее время виды и направления разведки ..."
"Russia’s military intelligence has focused its activity on terrorism, crisis regions, and the prevention of nuclear proliferation, its chief Major General Igor Sergun said in a report presented to President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday.
“Changes in the global situation require corrections in intelligence priorities and their implementation mechanisms,” Sergun, who took over as head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) from Alexander Shlyakhturov in December last year, said in his report."
"he was Shlyakhturov’s deputy and his background appears to have been in field intelligence, including time as a military attache. In other words, he’s career GRU, not a drop-in from elsewhere in the General Staff apparatus. I could be wrong, but I don’t believe he has a Spetsnaz action-man background, either.
So this looks like a very business-as-usual transition. However, what makes this interesting is precisely the length of time it has taken for Shlyakhturov’s fate to be decided – or at least announced – at a time when the GRU is facing serious challenges and a probable further downgrading in status. Today’s confusion as to his departure is just extra indication of this. Although Sergun appears to have been Shlyakhturov’s protege, the choice would not have been his but that of Defence Minister Serdyukov, Chief of the General Staff Makarov, and whoever makes these decisions at the top level – presumably Putin. In this context, it makes sense to choose a spook given that. as the GRU contracts, its defence attache network will be one of the few strategic-level assets it is likely to retain."
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