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....Miss Pickford was a lovely lady, and a superb businesswoman. Depression and Demon Rum got her in the end, however. Retreated into a bottle and her mansion in the mid-30s and pretty much stayed there until she passed in '79.
Mike
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I put in a vote for Carole Landis in a future edition. She is mentioned (unflatteringly, unfortunately) in James Ellroy's just released novel Widespread Panic.
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Didn't Carole play the part of Gloria in that model railroading movie, "Sick Trainset, Gloria Monday!"
Perhaps Afghanis will be busy fighting amongst themselves but this hardware will soon find its place in hands of terrorists in Kashmir. It won't take long. https://t.co/FZ1nqS309e
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As the management types say, Wren, personnel is policy. And the Taliban are a wholly owned subsidiary of Pakistan’s ISI. Still, Dron’s comrades-in-arms have proved much more effective at taking away the weapons the ISI have been sending over — or under — the border than the ISI have been at sending them, so there should be some healthful and satisfying exercise for all involved in the near future, with nicely photogenic piles of shiny new American weapons at the end of it.
[Washington Examiner] Afghan staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan are losing faith in their chances of getting evacuated from the country, according to a State Department diplomatic cable obtained by NBC News .
The cable, sent on Saturday, revealed that Afghan staff at the embassy were told to go to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, where the U.S. military is leading the evacuations.
The staffers had been warned to expect difficult conditions, "however no one anticipated the brutal experience that occurred," the cable said. Afghans said they had been hit, spat on, and cursed at by members of the Taliban near the airport.
Some staffers said they had nearly been separated from loved ones, while others said they had collapsed in the rush of people.
"It would be better to die under the Taliban’s bullet" than face the crowds again, the cable said, quoting a staff member, while another said, "Happy to die here, but with dignity and pride."
The Biden administration is working to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies who face danger after the Taliban quickly and easily rose to power in Afghanistan, the speed of which caught U.S. officials by surprise.
Death toll at Kabul airport chaos grows to 20 — NATO official
[IsraelTimes] A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport has killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military says, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
At least 20 people have been killed at the airport in the past week, a NATO official says.
“The crisis outside the Kabul airport is unfortunate. Our focus is to evacuate all foreigners as soon as we can,” the anonymous NATO official tells the Guardian.
Militants send special forces to Kabul airport Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[REGNUM] Militants of the Taliban movement sent a special-purpose detachment to the Kabul airport. Reported by Al Jazeera.
According to the agency, the purpose of the terrorists is to disperse people who are trying to leave the country on American and Pakistani planes involved in the evacuation of foreign citizens working for the United States.
"In order to overcome the chaos and restore order at the Kabul airport, all flights have been canceled," the terrorists said in a statement.
We will remind, at the present time at the Kabul airport there are about 800 representatives of NATO countries, as well as the military of the United States, Great Britain and Turkey.
US plans to close doors as thousands still waiting outside Kabul airport
[KhaamaPress] Thousands of men, women, and children are still waiting in the blazing heat to enter Hamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai ...Former president of Aghanistan, part of the problem not part of the solution... International airport and fly out of Kabul to save their lives.
US state department has announced that the airport will remain closed for 48 hours to evacuate those who have already entered the airport and then the operation will be resumed.
The sky of Kabul is still dominated by flights that are flying over the Afghan capital day in and day out, a desperate scene down on the ground for millions at homes and thousands sitting at the doors of the airport.
The worst humanitarian situation around the Kabul airport is at its peak and thoroughly unprecedented in history as 12 people have been reported to be either rubbed out or have been suffocated in past seven days.
The US and other countries have guided their nationals not to come to the airport as it is almost impossible to push through thousands of people and enter the main gate.
There is reportedly new guidance planned for those who tend to enter the airport which is said to be with the help of specific taxi drivers who will bring passengers to the gates.
On the other hand, the pentagon has hinted that US troops might begin operations outside Kabul airport to rescue citizens.
Bagram airfield, once the US’s largest aerial base in Afghanistan is the closest airport to Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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US Embassy Tells Americans: Do Not Go to Kabul Airport You're Screwed
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Gee, if only we had a large airbase, secured by American troops....
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^ Frank, that would make so much sense that it's easy to see why Team Biden didn't do it.
As I'm not the first to say, the stuff is really going to hit the oscillator when we get to the point of having to airlift the Marines and airborne and leaving everyone else behind.
Assuming, as I pray, that we can airlift the Marines and airborne. If not, break out your Chosin Reservoir handbooks.
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Some Taliban commanders decided to attack Panjshir. They sent a convoy of 3000 men. But they stopped in the middle. They know that, from Panjshir 3000 men will return on coffins. The Taliban wants to negotiate. But we have our conditions.
[EN.ALGHADEERTV.NET] A jacket wallah attacked a checkpoint into the Libyan town of Zella on Sunday, killing himself but causing no other casualties, a front man for the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), which controls that area, said.
Libya has endured a decade of violence and chaos since the 2011 NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... -backed uprising against Muammar Qadaffy ...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland... , but there have been only sporadic attacks by murderous Moslem groups in recent years, mostly in remote desert areas.
Zella is a small oasis town in the desert south of Sirte located near an oilfield of the same name. LNA front man Ahmed Mismari said the attacks bore the hallmark of 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.... .
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Bandits have released 15 more #students kidnapped last month from a Baptist school in northwest #Nigeria, officials told Reuters on Sunday.https://t.co/yku9eF8phq
School administrator Reverend John Hayab said that parents had raised and paid an undisclosed ransom to free the students, who were among more than 100 taken on July 5 from the Bethel Baptist High School.
"The students are already being released and would be handed over to their parents any moment from now," Hayab said.
Hayab previously said the abductors were seeking 1 million naira ($2,430) per student.
Kaduna state’s commissioner for internal security, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the release but did not immediately comment on the ransom payment.
Kidnappers released 28 children from the school in July following the release of a first group of 28 two days after the raid. Around 80 had remained in captivity before Sunday’s release.
Armed bandidos seeking ransoms have kidnapped more than 1,000 students from schools in northwest Nigeria since December, and Kaduna state schools remain closed due to the threat.
President Muhammadu Buhari in February called on state governments to stop paying bandidos, and Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai publicly refuses to pay. But desperate parents and communities often raise and pay ransoms themselves.
[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] Portland Police Bureau Chief Chuck Lovell signaled ahead of Antifa ...the armed wing of the Democratic Party... 's announced direct action Sunday that local law enforcement won't intervene to protect residents from the riotous activity expected to take place.
The city braced for violence after Antifa accounts in Portland warned press to not film or photograph rioters at the planned Antifascist ...anybody you disagree with, damn them... Action at the Salmon Street Springs water fountain in Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Sunday afternoon.
All the members of the police department's Rapid Response Team had resigned during the course of the year 2021, after one of the team's officers was indicted for an incident that occurred while the group was being attacked by rioters. Instead, authorities plan to "provide safety information and direction to participants and bystanders via loudspeaker," according to Lovell.
"You should not expect to see coppers standing in the middle of the crowd trying to keep people apart. People should keep themselves apart and avoid physical confrontation," Lovell stated via PPB blurb.
According to local outlet Fox 12 KPTV, the city of Portland is readying itself for what will likely be another pitched street battle between Antifa and its right-wing counterparts on the anniversary of a previous violent mostly peaceful clash between the two forces, which took place in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center.
"Within the resource constraints we have, we are preparing and working with partners to include Oregon State Police and local partners from the metro area to put together the appropriate resource package for this weekend," Lovell continued. Responding to criticism for the decision, Lovell iterated: "I understand the optics of that. But we have to make tactical decisions that put us in a place where we’re likely to be successful in making an arrest or taking someone into custody."
"To the extent that we can, we will make arrests whether it's after something takes place or if it's possible to make one at a different time, we'll do that."
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You don’t have to like the messaging of street preachers but their speech is protected under law. However in Portland, freedom of expression & worship is practically dead as antifa storm troopers will assault & threaten you for exercising your rights. Law enforcement MIA. https://t.co/zkZQgQzuvx
Hundreds of antifa members & their supporters are at the Portland waterfront. Some are dressed in paramilitary gear & are brandishing their rifles. The antifa occupiers claim ownership over Portland. Video by @jennytyoung: pic.twitter.com/OhanNOsCvp
#Antifa from Seattle & other cities have travelled to Portland to riot today. They say they’re ready to kill & be killed, a promise they’ve made good on at CHAZ & in downtown Portland. Antifa are also doing reconnaissance in downtown currently. pic.twitter.com/W2nLVSi01X
"People are lighting fireworks and dispersing chemical spray," Portland authorities tweeted. "Those crossing line into criminal activity are subject to arrest. Some traffic lanes are being periodically affected."
In a separate tweet, officials warned drivers to avoid the area and told those engaged to leave the area and be peaceful.
Independent journalist Andy Ngo identified one of the two groups as Antifa and shared video footage of explosives being thrown and a van being crashed.
Fox 12 Oregon reported that there were approximately 50 Antifa members and 100 right-wing protesters in the area.
In addition to setting off fireworks, Antifa members were seen throwing smoke bombs and firing paintballs. A man was arrested after a shooting in downtown, but it was not clear if the incident was tied to the earlier clashes, police told Fox News. There was no information on any injuries.
Prior to the shooting, the suspect reportedly told an Oregonian/OregonLive reporter that the left-wing activists were "the real fascists."
The "Summer of Love: Patriots Spreading Love not Hate" event was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at Waterfront Park but was later moved to the parking lot of an abandoned K-Mart.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who held a virtual "Choose Love" event with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell and other city leaders ahead of the planned events, denounced hate and violence.
"Anyone who comes into our community and is spreading their hate, their racism, their xenophobia, their white supremacist predilections, all of that is very intimidating to people who are here, particularly people of color," Wheeler said.
The rioting came on the one-year anniversary of clashes between right-wing and Antifa members outside of the Multnomah County Justice Center.
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I'd say Thank-you ...
As the Chief of Police has officially said the his Police dept. will offer NO protection from the Rioters well documented physically violent, thieving nature and their Arsonists.
We the citizens of Portland hereby announce a Call to Order of All Citizens to organize into Community Watch and Protection Militia groups.
This done in order to protect our communities, were the Police have officially stated they cannot or will not offer such basic government obligated services and citizen protection from harm.
This unabridged authority is provided to the citizens by the US Constitutional's Right to Restore and Maintain order in the 2nd Amendment. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms..." to protect to ourselves, our families, and our properties.
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^There is a certain amount of Kabuki theater going on here on the part of Antifa, the Proud Boys, Prayer Warriors, and so forth. They are basically scheduling their street battles with one another and the police in certain contained areas. Unless they are participants, the locals know to avoid these areas while festivities are going on. So if you're buying a home on the other side of town, it's not really part of your day-to-day life.
Two civilians were killed in #Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region by a Turkish army bombardment as forces battle the Kurdistan Workers’ Party rebels, local officials say.https://t.co/mFTvLmvdgH
The latest violence comes six days before a regional summit in Baghdad.
The Iraqi non-combatants were killed in Iraq’s Zakho district, an area bordering The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... , said local mayor Farhad Mahmoud.
"They had gone to an area where it is advised not to go," Mahmoud said, adding that they were not from the area, but had been visiting from the city of djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... . "They were caught in a Ottoman Turkish bombing and died."
PKK fighters said festivities were ongoing Sunday.
Turkey has installed around a dozen military bases over the past 25 years in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, and it launched a new cross-border offensive in April against the PKK, consisting of both aerial and ground attacks.
Residents of dozens of villages in the area have fled the conflict.
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A man who murdered a senior Iraqi official in broad daylight this month was sentenced to death Sunday amid revulsion over the government’s failure to halt a wave of liquidations.
"After all proceedings concluded and the convict confessed, he was brought before the Karbala criminal court which examined the crime and sentenced him to death by hanging," the Supreme Court of Iraq said in a statement.
Abir Salim, municipal director in the shrine city of Karbala which houses the graves of two of Shia Islam’s most revered figures, was rubbed out as he worked on August 10.
He was on foot supervising a survey of unauthorized construction when Hussein Abd al-Amir, wearing a traditional white robe, pulled out a gun and shot him at close range.
Abd al-Amir was arrested at the scene.
Under Iraq’s criminal justice system, his lawyer now has 30 days in which to lodge an appeal.
President Barham Saleh also has to sign an execution order for the death penalty to be carried out.
Salim’s murder sparked widespread public anger over apparent impunity for politically linked crimes, after more than 70 activists had been targeted for liquidation since October 2019.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi went to Karbala after the killing and pledged: "Murderers and criminals will not escape punishment."
There have been no claims of responsibility for the wave of killings.
But supporters of anti-government protests that broke out in 2019 charge that the culprits are known to the security forces but allowed to go free because of political connections, particularly with Iraq’s powerful neighbor Iran.
After decades of war, insurgency and sectarian conflict, Iraq has no shortage of firearms in circulation.
According to the Small Arms Survey, the country counted 7.6 million registered firearms in 2017 for a population of 39 million people, 40 percent of them under the age of 14. Many more are unregistered.
Amnesia Amnesty International says Iraq is the world’s fourth most prolific implementer of the death penalty.
The rights group says it recorded more than 45 executions there in 2020, including many of people accused of belonging to ISIS.
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[EN.ALGHADEERTV.NET] Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced, on Saturday, that a "terrorist" was arrested and bombs were seized in al-Anbar and Kirkuk Governorates.
The Cell said in a statement that a joint force of Intelligence detachments and the ground forces had arrested a terrorist.
In addition, The intelligence detachments of the al-Jazeera Operations Command, with air support, seized a "hideout containing bombs in the Zawiya area within the al-Shamiya desert in al-Anbar."
The Cell added that "a joint force of the Federal Police and the Intelligence launched an operation including searching and purifying the areas of Wadi Abu Shahma, southwest of Kirkuk, ... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time... which resulted in seizing 58 shells and four bombs."
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SCOOP: A US F-15E shot down a UAS near the Green Village military base in eastern Syria yesterday. I'm also told a general officer was flying the F-15E and fired the AIM-9X. The ownership and identity of the UAS is not being released. Story: 🔒https://t.co/kxv5KHnJqM
A Fox News journalist reported that the drone was Iranian, and was shot down "after flying ’too close’ to some of the 900 US troops deployed" in eastern Syria.
Drones purported to be Iranian have been shot down by Israeli forces after being flown from the direction of Syria in the past. In 2020, Israel claimed to have a foiled a massive plot involving the use of Iranian attack drones flown from the Syrian Golan into Israel.
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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.
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...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 
...the armed wing of the Democratic Party...
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A man who murdered a senior Iraqi official in broad daylight this month was sentenced to death Sunday amid revulsion over the government’s failure to halt a wave of 
