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By Paul Craig Roberts The Western pubic doesn’t know it, but Washington and its European vassals are convincing Russia that they are preparing to attack. Eric Zuesse reports on a German newspaper leak of a Bundeswehr decision to declare Russia to be an enemy nation of Germany. This is the interpretation that some Russian politicians themselves have put on the NATO military bases that Washington is establishing on Russia’s borders. Washington might intend the military buildup as pressure on President Putin to reduce Russian opposition to Washington’s unilateralism. However, it reminds some outspoken Russians such as Vladimir Zhirinovsky of Hitler’s troops on Russia’s border in 1941. Zhirinovsky is the founder and leader of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party and a vice chairman of the Russian parliament. In a confrontation with the editor of a German newspaper, Zhirinovsky tells him that German troops again on Russia’s border will provoke a preventive strike after which nothing will rema...

Iranian-German killer, 18, Ali David Sonboly, 18, killed nine people - six men and three women - during his murderous rampage Olympia Shopping Centre in Munich. Police confirmed that Sonboly had 300 rounds of ammunition in his bag while he shot at people in the city He had documents about spree shootings in his room at his parents' flat where he lived, two miles from the scene. The teenager used a Glock 17 semi-automatic handgun to kill the victims - who were aged between 13 and 45. And during a press conference today, Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae confirmed left-handed Sonboly - whose father works as a taxi driver - had no links to ISIS. He described him as a 'classical shooter without any political motivation' and added that he committed suicide as he was not shot by police. It also emerged that the teenager received 'psychological treatment' and was interested in mass shootings after files were found at his parents' home, which was two miles from the sc...

Syrian government forces have completely cut off the only main road used by foreign-backed militants into Aleppo. According to a London-based monitor on Sunday, militant-controlled parts of the northern Syrian city are now completely besieged after the army reached the Castello Road and fully cut it. "Aleppo is now 100% besieged," the French news agency AFP quoted a militant based in the city as saying, adding the army has started setting up sandbag barriers. The army had advanced on July 7 to within firing range of the key supply route but had not reached the road itself. Located south of the Syrian-Turkish border, Aleppo is the commercial and industrial hub and has always been a military strategic site. The new advances came a day after the Syrian army recaptured the town of Kinsabba in northern Latakia. Kinsabba, located in the mountains and considered an important strategic town, was taken over by the militants in June. The army had been attempting to seize the Castello R...

This is the newst update of the ‘U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map’ exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups on a weekly basis. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. Click to see the full-size map Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air wing (CVW) of 65 to 70 aircrafts. It’s composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers and/or frigates. A carrier strike group also, on occasion, includes submarines, attached logistics ships and a supply ship. Carrier strike groups comprise a principal element of U.S. power projection over the world’s oceans.

© TOLOnews / YouTube AddThis Sharing Buttons At least one explosion has rocked a mass demonstration in the Afghan capital, Kabul, with TOLOnews TV network reporting twin blasts. Some 20 people have been killed and 170 injured in the blasts, Afghan media reported, citing the Public Health Ministry. Interior Ministry officials told Reuters that the blast was caused by a suicide bomber. TOLOnews also reported that the suicide bomber detonated explosives right among demonstrators at Saturday's rally.  Follow Pajhwok Afghan News   @pajhwok Flash: 20 killed and 170 wounded in  # Kabul  Demo suicide attack. # Afghanistan  ministry of Public Health confirms 1:09 PM - 23 Jul 2016     23 23 Retweets     6 6 likes Officials have confirmed that at least three suicide bombers were present at the rally. The first detonated an explosives vest, the second was killed by police, while the third...

Munich police have announced a ‘cautious all-clear’ after an hours-long manhunt which culminated in the discovery of the suspected gunman’s body. The shooter is believed to have acted alone and with no clear motives in a rampage that claimed nine lives. “We found a man, who killed him himself. We assume, that he was the only shooter,” Munich police department said. The perpetrator has been identified “within the framework of Interpol,” police said in a series of tweets in German. Law enforcement believes “with high” probability that the gunman acted alone.  Follow Polizei München   ✔ @PolizeiMuenchen We found a man, who killed him himself. We assume, that he was the only shooter.  # gunfire   # munich 1:34 AM - 23 Jul 2016     2,729 2,729 Retweets     1,361 1,361 likes Police said the shooter was an 18-year-old German-Iranian who lived in the country for over two years and whose motives “are still un...