strange weather

All I can say is that right now we are being slammed with 10 Br winds,my house is a wreck my yard the same,bbl. Weird for a med region yet it happens right now

at midday the temp.was around 18oC and dropped down  to-2 oC in a couple of ours maximum by 7pm

For peace, against war: literary selections

Voice of Russia
December 3, 2012

What implications could have Patriot missile deployment on Turkish-Syrian border?
Yekaterina Kudashkina

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Gennady Yevstafyev, independent analyst and retired Lieutenant General of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, about possible implications of the Patriot missile deployment on the Turkish-Syrian border.

Sir, what do we need to make out of the demand made by Turkey to deploy Patriot missiles on the border with Syria? What implications could that have?

Well, it is very difficult to predict what is going to happen. But in my personal opinion the Syrian tragedy is entering the final stage and now we are at the crossroads. Either we, I mean the international community, make a deal and we will find a peaceful solution or there will be further bloodshed and foreign intervention, and the growth of terrorist groups, and invasion into the Syrian territory. And in the long run…

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Dogma and Geopolitics

US Troops Attack Afghan Village, Rape Women TEHRAN (FNA)- The US forces in Afghanistan raided a village and raped a large group of women, Afghan media reports disclosed on Sunday.

The US forces launched night raid on a village in Chahar Bolak district in Balkh province and raped a large number of women there.

The US forces then warned to stage similar attacks in future in case the villagers complained to relevant officials or spoke to anyone about crime, Afghanistan Information Network reported.

The US military has already launched deadly attacks on Afghan citizens during its 11-year presence in Afghanistan.

US trooper Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, who was accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers, including nine children, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province on March 11, faced 16 counts of murder, six of attempted murder, seven of assault, two of using drugs, and one of drinking alcohol on duty.

Bales was the…

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