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Airstrikes Destroy Scud Missile Facility in Sanaa, Yemen
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20150330/1020223778.html
Saudi-led airstrikes continue to bombard the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, continuing into Monday night.
Bombing caused a large explosion at a Scud Missile Facility in the capital. According to Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed, all known Scud missile launch pads have been “devastated” by the bombing campaign.
According to a statement by the Arab League on Sunday, Saudi-led bombings will continue until Shia insurgents "withdraw and surrender their weapons."
A
series of strong earthquakes struck off the neighboring South Pacific
Ocean states of Samoa and Tonga on Monday, Reuters reported. A number
of 6.8 magnitude quakes struck southwest of the Samoan capital, Apia,
in waters between the two island states of Tonga and Samoa, according
to the US Geological Survey (USGS). There were no reports of damage
in Samoa, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there is no
tsunami threat. Just hours earlier, a major 7.7 quake struck off the
coast of Papua New Guinea, near the town of Rabaul, in the northeast
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20150330/1020223778.html
Saudi-led airstrikes continue to bombard the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, continuing into Monday night.
Since last Thursday, the bombings have been targeting Houthi rebels and troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
According to local residents speaking to Reuters, the airstrikes have largely targeted the area around the presidential palace. Figures released by Yemen’s health ministry — which is currently Houthi controlled — said 35 people had been killed over the weekend, with another 88 injured.
All Yemeni fighter jets have been destroyed in the strikes, and Shia rebels have been forced from government airbases.
Despite the bombing campaign, Houthi fighters have continued to make gains. Though it has yet to make a decision, the Saudi Arabian government is considering sending ground troops into Yemen.
"I don’t know that anyone wants to go into Yemen but we don’t rule anything out. Right now the objective is being achieved through an air campaign," Saudi ambassador to the US, Adel al-Jubeir told NBC, according to Al Arabiya.
The Saudi navy has also announced that it’s control of all Yemeni ports.
Strong quakes hit off South Pacific islands
The
personal details of all 20 leaders at the recent G20 summit in
Australia have been accidentally leaked by the Australian immigration
department. Despite being notified of the high-profile breach four
months ago, it neglected to inform anyone.
The
details included passport numbers, visa details and other particulars
of each leader at the summit. The peculiar thing is they were sent to
the organizers of the Asian Cup football tournament, the Guardian has
revealed.
The
mishap was caused by an employee who inadvertently caused the leak,
which involved the Russian, American, British, German, Chinese
leaders, among others. It remains unclear if any of the leaders was
notified.
During
a floor speech on March 24, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) offered some
frightening and seditious advice to Israel.
Alternet
reports: Republicans have teamed up with their counterparts in the
Israeli political system to do everything they can to obstruct a deal
– with tactics such as drafting new sanctions legislation and
warning the Iranian leadership that the nuclear agreement will not
outlast President Obama.
But
this past week Senator John McCain (R-AZ) ratcheted up this sabotage
to a new level. During a floor speech he gave on March 24th, the
senator suggested that Israel “go rogue” and that if they don’t
they may not survive the next 22 months of the Obama presidency:
McCAIN:
The
Israelis will need to chart their own path of resistance. On the
Iranian nuclear deal, they may have to go rogue. Let’s hope their
warnings have not been mere bluffs. Israel survived its first 19
years without meaningful U.S. patronage. For now, all it has to do is
get through the next 22, admittedly long, months.
News Links, March 27, 2015
Due
to moving, I'll be offline for a few days. Look for the next update
about the middle of next week. -- RF
##
Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards ##
US Economy Heads Toward Zero Growth in Q1: Wall Street's promise of Escape Velocity is a joke.
Low interest rates causing 'huge problems' in Germany: Schaeuble
South Korea intends to join China's AIIB
Global Industrial Deflation Alert——Here Comes The Flood Of 'Cheap' Imports
Russia unveils plans for Europe-U.S. superhighway
US Economy Heads Toward Zero Growth in Q1: Wall Street's promise of Escape Velocity is a joke.
Low interest rates causing 'huge problems' in Germany: Schaeuble
South Korea intends to join China's AIIB
Global Industrial Deflation Alert——Here Comes The Flood Of 'Cheap' Imports
Russia unveils plans for Europe-U.S. superhighway
Even
if started, the project would never come anywhere near completion.
Like Japan's maglev project, it would just be an environmentally
destructive waste of money and resources. -- RF
Bear
markets happen more than people think: Since 1940 we have
encountered 12 bear markets.
## Airline Death Spiral ##
El Al swings to loss in 2014
## Airline Death Spiral ##
El Al swings to loss in 2014
Air
travel in the U.S. is, if you haven't noticed, kind of
miserable. Lines are long, airlines are reducing the size of
seats, flights are fuller than ever, many airports are
rundown and "ancillary fees" are becoming the norm.
Airline
fees take off
Sky's the limit as carriers pile on charges for early boarding, seating choices and more
Sky's the limit as carriers pile on charges for early boarding, seating choices and more
If
recycled cooking oil is the key, then the airlines are in even more
trouble than I thought. People never consider factors such as the
sheer scale of industrial society, and where cooking oil comes from.
-- RF
Airlines
Keep Fuel Savings For Themselves
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Can't Make This Up – U.S. Providing Aid in Fight Against ISIS in Iraq Alongside Iranian Troops
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Can't Make This Up – U.S. Providing Aid in Fight Against ISIS in Iraq Alongside Iranian Troops
'War
on Terror' Body Count (Physicians
for Social Responsibility; PDF)
##
Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks
##
Montreal midday austerity protest leads to more than 30 arrests
South Africa's Eskom halts work at strike-hit power station
Montreal midday austerity protest leads to more than 30 arrests
South Africa's Eskom halts work at strike-hit power station
A
report published Thursday by the energy consultant group finds the
oil and gas industry as a whole is on pace to cut budgets
for exploration by an average 30 percent.
The
Most Challenging Oil And Gas Projects In The World
The fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is approaching, but in the intervening years since the well blowout deep offshore, oil and gas drillers have pushed even deeper and even farther afield.
## Infrastructure scavenging ##
Fort Worth church hit again and again by metal thieves
The fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is approaching, but in the intervening years since the well blowout deep offshore, oil and gas drillers have pushed even deeper and even farther afield.
## Infrastructure scavenging ##
Fort Worth church hit again and again by metal thieves
Metal
Thieves Target Railroad Spikes
## Got food? ##Kraft-Heinz merger to create mammoth food company
## Got food? ##Kraft-Heinz merger to create mammoth food company
Termite
species mix in Florida, reproducing at breakneck rate
Two of the most destructive termites species in the world are mating in South Florida, producing hybrid colonies that are growing at twice the normal rate of other termites, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Two of the most destructive termites species in the world are mating in South Florida, producing hybrid colonies that are growing at twice the normal rate of other termites, scientists reported on Wednesday.
A
mile deep, ocean fish facing health impacts from human
pollution
Deep-water marine fish living on the continental slopes at depths from 2,000 feet to one mile have liver pathologies, tumors and other health problems that may be linked to human-caused pollution, one of the first studies of its type has found.
Deep-water marine fish living on the continental slopes at depths from 2,000 feet to one mile have liver pathologies, tumors and other health problems that may be linked to human-caused pollution, one of the first studies of its type has found.
##
Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##They
Are Slowly Making Cash Illegal
This
is serious, but as I've observed previously, a cashless system
requires reliable power and internet. As the reliability of power
grids and the internet decline, efforts to enforce cashless
transactions will falter. -- RF
##
Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
##
Japan ##
How Japan Rigs Its Stock Market: BOJ Plus State Pension Fund Now Owns 37 Trillion Yen Of Equities
How Japan Rigs Its Stock Market: BOJ Plus State Pension Fund Now Owns 37 Trillion Yen Of Equities
Record
28,923 children suspected of being abused in 2014
More maintenance flaws found at Monju reactor
More maintenance flaws found at Monju reactor
China's
coal use falling faster than expected
Specter of deflation hits Chinese luxury
## UK ##
Young adults are the 'indoor generation' who walk half as much as pensioners
## US ##
Meet the "Surveillance State Repeal Act" – A Bipartisan Bill to Fully Repeal the Patriot Act
Specter of deflation hits Chinese luxury
## UK ##
Young adults are the 'indoor generation' who walk half as much as pensioners
## US ##
Meet the "Surveillance State Repeal Act" – A Bipartisan Bill to Fully Repeal the Patriot Act
Don't
hold your breath. -- RF
Number
2 takes the cake. -- RF
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