Новости за 07.02.2019

By Nauman Sadiq, VT Islamabad During the eight-year proxy war in Syria, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of al-Nusra Front, has emerged as the second most influential militant leader after the Islamic State’s chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In fact, since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in August 2011 to April 2013, the Islamic State […]

The “dominionists” are using a dubious translation of the Hebrew word yirdu. Karl Grossman / NationofChange / Those involved in what’s become a major component of the evangelical right in the United States call themselves “dominionists.” They follow “dominion theology.” Pointing to the Bible, they emphasize that in it God gave humans “dominion” over the natural world and […]

Health Editor’s Note:  So there was bone cancer long before man-made carcinogenic agents were being produced.  Clearly this is a reminder that cancer can just be caused by a random mutation that causes a cell to become something other than what it was….Carol Oldest Case of Bone Cancer Was Diagnosed in a 240-Million-Year-Old Shelless Turtle […]

Stoke Prevention Awareness by Military Health System WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio —  Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability in the United States. The effects of a stroke range from mild to severe and can include paralysis, problems with thinking, difficulty with speaking, and emotional problems. According to the National Institutes […]

A Plan for the United States Anthony S. Fauci, MD1; Robert R. Redfield, MD2; George Sigounas, MS, PhD3; et al JAMA. Published online February 7, 2019. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.1343 In the State of the Union Address on February 5, 2019, President Donald J. Trump announced his administration’s goal to end the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years. The president’s budget will ask Republicans and […]

… by Ian Greenhalgh  with Jeff Smith, VT editors Jeff Smith is a particle physicist who spent years with the weapons design program of the US Department of Energy. Jeff has worked as an IAEA inspector around the world and is the “go to guy” on classified nuclear proliferation issues, why VT is a leader […]

Introduction by the Senior Editor Do listen carefully ass&%*#’s:  PissGate is the real deal, only the tiniest part of what is held over Trump’s head.  Were Trump a combat vet (very very flawed Mueller is, by the way, a Marine Vietnam vet), I would look on him differently. The issue is this, and the desire […]

Russia Today: Washington announced its suspension of obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on 1 February, claiming that it would withdraw from the agreement unless Russia “returns to compliance” within 6 months. The Russian Defence Ministry stated on Thursday that the United States had been violating the INF Treaty, creating conditions for the production of missiles […]

https://www.amazon.com/Mule-Robert-S-Mueller-III/dp/1795838825 “In 1980 Pillsbury Madison & Sutro lawyers helped make financial history when they were hired by Genentech in that company’s bid to go public. Founded in 1976 by a professor at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, Genentech pioneered the new field of genetic engineering or biotechnology when it showed that […]

The Washington Post’s Emily Wax-Thibodeaux reports: 19 Veteran suicides occurred on VA campuses from October 2017 to November 2018, seven of them in parking lots, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. While studies show that every suicide is highly complex — influenced by genetics, financial uncertainty, relationship loss and other factors — mental-health experts worry […]

'Israel has an Iron Dome and an iron fist. Our systems can face any threat,' Netanyahu said in response to the deal

Donations total more than $4 million over last four years</strong WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Paralyzed Veterans of America received over $1 million through Penske Automotive Group’s 2018 “Service Matters” campaign. Since the beginning of this partnership in 2015, Penske Automotive Group has raised more than $4 million to support PVA. Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. (M), president of Penske Automotive Group, presents David Zurfluh (L), […]

Editor’s note: Book Review for Tin Cans & Greyhounds: The Destroyer That Won Two World Wars, Clint Johnson. Regnery History released February 12, 2019, hard cover $29.99 ISBN: 978-1-62157-647-1 ebook  ISBN: 978-1-62157-767-6 Amazon    Barnes and Noble    e-book edition Just in time for Tom Hanks’ major motion picture, Greyhound (March 22, 2019), historian Clint […]

Facts About Saturn by John P. Mills Ph.D./ThoughtCo Saturn is a gas giant planet in the outer solar system best known for its beautiful ring system.  Astronomers have studied it closely using ground-based and space-based telescopes ​and found dozens of moons and fascinating views of its turbulent atmosphere. Seeing Saturn from Earth  Saturn looks like a […]