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Off Florida, Captain Karim
Awoke with a bloodcurdling scream.
"Boats! Women! Big dogs
At the wheel... and the hogs!
By Hussain, what a terrible dream."
[Chicago Tribune] A shoplifting suspect who got into a shootout with reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel... police is dead, and a police officer and a security worker were hospitalized in a confrontation Thursday afternoon at a store on the city’s Southwest Side, authorities said.
The officer is the fourth Chicago cop to be shot in less than two weeks.
"I get questioned all of the time, ’what is the department doing about the violence, the shootings and the homicides?’ What we’re doing is risking our lives every day to protect this city," Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference outside Mount Sinai Hospital, where police said the officer was treated for a gunshot wound to the shoulder and underwent surgery before being released later Thursday.
A second victim, a security worker from a Home Depot store where the confrontation broke out about 5 p.m., in the 2400 block of West 46th Place, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in grave condition, authorities said.
The officer maimed in the shooting has four years with the department and is assigned to the 9th District, authorities said. Shortly before 8 p.m., the officer had been released from the hospital. As he stepped into a vehicle, a jacket draped over him, at least three Chicago coppers at his side stood at attention and saluted him.
Authorities said the suspect shot the security worker near the store. Officers responded, and the suspect tried running away and shot one of the officers in the shoulder, authorities said.
They also said police who responded at some point fired back and struck the suspect.
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[Garowe] At least three non-combatants were killed and five maimed when a barrage of mortars targeted the UN and African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... peacekeeping mission forces (AMISOM) headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, a police official said.
Abdi Yusuf, a police officer in Mogadishu's Dharkinley neighborhood, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that several mortar shells landed in a residential area near Somali Adan Adde International Airport in Mogadishu.
Local media reported that a father and an infant were among the victims of the attack, claimed by al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab ...... the personification of Somali state failure... .
The targeted UN compound, known as Camp Halane, houses several Western diplomatic missions including those of Britannia and the United States.
Sources in the compound who spoke to Anadolu Agency over the phone on condition of anonymity confirmed that several mortar shells also landed in and around the airport where the UN compound is also located.
Somali leaders are currently meeting in the same compound to end a months-long political and election stalemate.
This is the second time the UN compound has been targeted in less than a month, following a March 9 attack with no reported casualties.
[LIBYAREVIEW] On Thursday, the Joint Security Chamber of Benghazi announced the arrest of two suspects in the liquidation of Special Forces Commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), Mahmoud al-Wirfalli.
In a statement, the chamber said that the arrest of the suspects was based on reports by the Benghazi Military Prosecution. A third suspect is believed to have fled to Egypt. It pointed out that legal measures will be taken to ensure that he is brought in for investigation.
The statement called on citizens to cooperate with the security chamber or the nearest security authority, by providing them with any information that would benefit the investigation.
On Wednesday, unidentified button men in Benghazi rubbed out al-Wirfalli. The LNA commander and two of his bodyguards were attacked outside the Arab Medical University Hospital.
This comes amid growing friction between rival factions in eastern Libya, which could further degenerate into a series of retaliatory attacks.
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[LIBYAREVIEW] Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... ’s RADA Special Deterrence Forces announced on Friday, the arrest of a gang involved in armed robbery against gold and foreign currency merchants in the al-Musheer market in Tripoli.In a video statement, RADA claimed that the gang consisted of six people, with four of them having been arrested. In addition to robbing merchants, the gang had been stealing vehicles since 2014.
Friction between rival factions in Libya has been escalating for some time, and could further degenerate into a series of retaliatory attacks.
The interim Government of National Unity (GNU) was sworn into office this month, taking over from the two rival administrations based in east and west. The eastern administration, backed for years by the LNA, handed over power to the GNU on Tuesday in Benghazi.
On Wednesday, UN Special Envoy Jan Kubis told the Security Council: "Various gangs continue to operate without hindrance, human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... violations continue with almost total impunity."
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Targets: Aramco's headquarters in Ras al-Tanura, Rabigh, Yanbu, Jizan and King Abdulaziz's base in Dammam with twelve Samad-3 drones and eight ballistic missiles of the Zulfiqar, Badr, and Sa`ir type.
Targeting military sites in Najran and Asir with six Qasef 2k drones.
Video of the Muslim protest outside Batley school in West Yorkshire credited to @YappAppLtd. The school apologized & suspended the teacher who allegedly showed image of Muhammad in an education class. Department of Education says there have been threats. https://t.co/jJ5CkOT69s
[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] Ontario Provincial Police have seized $1.8 million worth of illegal cannabis as part of a massive drug bust in London, Ontario, according to a blurb.
The bust was part of a larger operation, dubbed "Project Weaver," raiding illegal cannabis growers across southwestern Ontario. Illegal grow-ops in Barrie, Brantford, Brant County, St. Thomas, and Oakland were raided on Mar 9, leading to the London location being raided on Mar 12.
A total of ten people have been collectively handed 268 criminal charges related to the illegal operations. Three of them remain in jug while the other seven were given conditional release.
$979,862 worth of cannabis, $58,720 worth of cannabis plants, $60,120 worth of hash, $419,260 worth of oils, $273,611 worth of cannabis isolates, $7,615 worth of packaged cannabis, and $218,282 in cash were seized in the London operation.
Police also seized 31 firearms, 81 grenades, two grenade launchers, three explosive projectiles, psilocybin, MDMA, and cocaine.
"Project Weaver has revealed the availability of truly alarming offensive weapons and firearms, which compromise the safety of the citizens of Ontario," said OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique. "It is imperative that law enforcement continue the fight against illegal firearms and those who choose to engage in their trafficking."
The raids ultimately affected four criminal cannabis networks and led to the shutting down of two cannabis storefronts.
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Alcohol must at least be made. However you feel about weed as a drug, it's - a f'n weed! Imagine if you could get intoxicated just by going outside at a certain time or day, or breathing a certain way?
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It's been known to happen before when the authorities are doing their controlled burns.
[ENGLISH.AAWSAT] Iraq’s government announced taking a series of new measures to prevent the infiltration of ISIS holy warriors through the border with Syria.
Commander of the Border Guards Lieutenant General Hamid al-Husseini announced on Thursday that fortifications have been initiated to secure the borders, including the installation of thermal cameras and control towers.
"More than 150 control towers will be erected in Mount Sinjar," he noted, stressing the efficiency of the thermal-camera systems.
According to Husseini, the situation is constantly improving.
The 617 kilometer-long border will be under the border guards’ control, he stressed, pointing to their determination to eliminate the threat posed by ISIS remnants.
ISIS holy warriors recently stepped up their attacks in Iraq, prompting the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure.... to expand its training mission in the country from 500 to around 4,000 personnel.
Notably, Baghdad and Washington revealed earlier that US military has cut troop levels in Iraq to 2,500 amid continuous calls for foreign troops to leave the country.
Meanwhile, ...back at the pound, the little lost dog had finished eating the rat terrier... attacks on US targets in Iraq continue despite a number of gangs announcing a truce and vowing not to attack US interests, including the US Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.
On Thursday, a roadside improvised bomb targeted a convoy carrying supplies for the US-led coalition forces on an international road in Diwaniyah. No causalities were reported.
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[AlMasdar] The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrived in the Gulf waters as part of a mission to combat the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS/ISIS/IS/ISIS) terrorist group and to promote "freedom of navigation" in maritime areas that witnessed increased tension.
The carrier left the port of Toulon, southeastern La Belle France, last month on a new mission to the eastern Mediterranean and from there to the Indian Ocean later as part of the "North" operation, referring to the French contribution to the international coalition fighting ISIS.
"The mission includes showing that we are able to deploy the aircraft carrier strike group wherever we decide," said the commander of the Naval Air Group escorting the aircraft carrier, Mark Oceda. "Within a towable distance"
He added that the message of this operation is to reaffirm "freedom of navigation," according to what the French Ministry of the Armies confirmed when announcing the mission.
The French general said in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi: "I can confirm with what we saw, that we did so without any hindrance."
This mission, which I called "Clemenceau 21", comes after a period of tension in the eastern Mediterranean, while the United States and Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... repeatedly accuse Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... of impeding freedom of navigation in the Gulf.
In addition to two frigates, a supply ship and a French submarine, the aircraft carrier is accompanied by a Belgian frigate, a Greek frigate and an American destroyer.
The French Ministry of Armies had stated that the carrier’s crew of 1,200 sailors had received the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... vaccine, and that two-thirds of the crew had contracted the virus last year.
We know the Chinese are likely involved here too,in the Persian Gulf, so we are putting our best people on the case. Some are going under deep cover, others are already, natural deep cover, and others will be used to distract the suspects. Operation Clouseau 21 Avant!
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[SANA.SY] Ottoman Turkish occupation and its mercenaries of terrorist organizations renewed their attacks on a number of villages in Tal Tamer area in Hasaka northern courtyside.
Local sources told SANA news hound that the Ottoman Turkish occupations forces and groups of terrorist mercenaries on Friday evening launched artillery attacks on the locals’ houses in the two villages of al-Khashma and al-Dardara to the north of Tal Tamer town in Hasaka countryside.
The sources added that the attacks caused material damage to the public and private properties in addition to the service facilities.
besieged on Friday al-Hawl Refugee camp in Hasaka eastern countryside.
Local sources told SANA news hound in Hasaka that dozens of QSD turbans began deploying around the camp where more than 70,000 persons live inside.
The move comes in preparation for storming the camp and kidnapping young men to recruit them in their ranks.
The sources noted that the militia set up checkpoints along the road linking between al-Hawl camp and Hasaka city and prevented the movement from and to the camp.
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Amid the diverse political interpretations of the circumstances of Hezbollah delegation visit to Moscow last week, Head of the Party’s Foreign Relations Official Ammar al-Moussawi stressed that the talks with the Russian officials were positive and constructive.
In an interview with al-Manar TV Channel, al-Moussawi refuted all the circulated reports about a negative Russian stance towards Hezbollah role in Syria, adding that the Party has deployed troops even at Russia’s Hmeimim Military Base in Latakia.
"This is not confidential," he said.
Al-Moussawi highlighted the military feats achieved jointly by Hezbollah forces and the Russian troops in Syria, underscoring the strategic coordination between the two sides in this regard.
Hezbollah official added that a large number of the governments which blacklist the Party try to contact it secretly, stressing that Hezbollah is not regionally and internationally isolated at all.
In this regard, al-Moussawi clarified that some Gulf countries as well as most of EU states, except Britannia and Holland, contact Hezbollah secretly to evade the US pressures, noting that even the Party’s ties with The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... were not disrupted at all.
Al-Moussawi also narrated that once a foreign official visiting Leb ...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... started his meeting with Hezbollah command before the government officials, adding that he justified his step by saying that the Party’s name was always present during his meetings in a certain Arab country.
"That’s why I wanted to get acquainted with Hezbollah," al-Moussawi quoted the foreign official as saying.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
The officer 
...... the personification of Somali state failure...
[LIBYAREVIEW] On Thursday, the Joint Security Chamber of Benghazi announced the arrest of two suspects in the 
[LIBYAREVIEW] 
[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] Ontario Provincial Police have seized $1.8 million worth of illegal cannabis as part of a massive drug bust in London, Ontario, according to a 
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
[SANA.SY] 
[SANA.SY] US occupation —backed QSD militia 
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
