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Sniper from Russia, whose representatives SBU detained earlier in Kharkiv, said that for every one killed of Ukrainian military promised him $100 to $ 1,000. During interrogation, confessed saboteur, who arrived in Ukraine on orders Russian intelligence services and to also this he participated in military actions in Chechnya. 39-year-old Russian to shoot Ukrainian military for a fee. For the slain soldier was promised him $ 100, and an officer - 1000. Yet 2000 euro terrorist was to receive on his return to Russia, the press service of the SBU. Before leaving the territory of Ukraine attacker detailed briefing held...

Over the weekend, one Kremlin-backed separatist was killed, one wounded and an unspecified number were taken prisoner, including two Russian journalists, in clashes near Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, and Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian authorities say. [....] The next day, Ukrainian forces foiled a plan to shoot at the airfield with portable air-defense systems. The pro-Russian rebels were disarmed, with an unspecified number taken prisoner, including two Russian journalists. The Defense Ministry said that the portable air-defense systems “are not owned by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” in a May 18 statement. [....] The statement said that a group...

Separatists’ leader complains about low support in Donbas In a televised address May 17, the leader of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Russia intelligence service officer Igor Strelkov complained about the low response Donbas residents show to his invitations to take up arms and fight for Donbas. “For over a month now, we, a small group of volunteers from Russia and Ukraine, responding to calls for help, came to Donbas to counter the Ukrainian army,” he said

GOOGLE TRANSLATION: The leader of the terrorist organization, "DNI" Denis Pushilin appealed to residents to join Donetsk "armed forces" of terrorists. He stated this today, May 18, at a rally of his supporters on Lenin Square in Donetsk, where for the first time since March 1, gathered a RECORD LOW number of participants. Yesterday Igor terrorist Girkin also appealed to people of Donbass for help and complained that people in the region IGNORE militants

Separatists in the east of Ukraine «are well organized and armed» , it is spoken in the new report of the High Commissioner of the UN on human rights of Navi Pillay. According to the document, fighters are guilty in «purposeful murders, tortures, beatings, stealing, intimidation». So, according to authors of the report, especially often foreign and Ukrainian journalists become victims of similar crimes. It is reported that tens employees of mass media faced threats in the address, were stolen or illegally were late. Experts of the UN expressed concern and in connection with a problem of safety of candidates...

"Today, Interior Ministry officials detained commander of the South-East Army Alexei Aleksandrovich Rilke. He was convoyed to another region to conduct investigations and choose the best of preventive measures. He is charged with Article 109 and 208 of the Criminal Code," the minister said.

Footage has emerged of a white Mil Mi-24 helicopter allegedly being used in Ukraine's antiterror operation against pro-Russian separatists near the Donetsk Oblast city of Kramatorsk. Three further combat Mi-24 helicopters and one transport Mi-8 helicopter bearing the UN logo were spotted in the region by the Russian news outlet Life News. The UN has distanced itself from the footage below [video at URL], stating that, as Ukraine is a contributor to the organisation's forces, it must remove any UN insignia when the materials are returned. A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon said that any use of peacekeeping equipment,...

(Reuters) - Most mornings Alexandra, a painter and decorator in her late 20s, leaves her 10-year-old daughter at home, puts a starting pistol in her belt and walks to barricades in her hometown Slaviansk.

Ponomariov promises to steal and kill people/Reuters TRANSLATION "The self-proclaimed "mayor" Slavic Vyacheslav Ponomarev promises to prevent presidential elections in Ukraine at any cost. He said in an interview with Russian newspaper Gazeta.ru. "We will take all necessary measures to election in the southeast did not take place" - he said, referring not only captured terrorists Slovyansk, but the entire Ukraine. "Take someone in captivity and pìdvìsimo for I * I. realistically, you understand?", answered questions on the journalist utočnûval′ne Ponomarev. He also has promised to purge dissenters, calling it "a harsh truth of life." But beyond that, Ponomarev...

So much for that reset button.The pro-Russian goons who have seiged several public buildings in Eastern Ukraine sent a message to America today. Some salty language among the separatists in Eastern Ukraine. RT @svaboda: Узброенымі людзьмі захоплены Данецкі The Ukrainians fear the Russian plan is to kill 100-200 people and then flood Eastern Ukraine with soldiers.Pravda Ukraine reported: Russian military were tasked to kill a few hundred people, and then enter troops into Ukraine.This was told at a briefing a leader of counterintelligence SBU Vitaly Naida.“The main purpose of commandos and special forces operations in the territory of Ukraine is...

A founding EU member, Belgium, is struggling to maintain political unity as a separatist party scored major victories in municipal elections yesterday (14 October) and its leader is set to become mayor of the second city, raising the pressure on a fragmented national government. The Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New Flemish Alliance or N-VA) won the most votes in a vast swathe of districts in the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders, including the port city of Antwerp. The party's leader, Bart De Wever, was on course to become the city's mayor after the N-VA were on 36% of the vote with most of...

The violence unleashed in Kyrgyzstan is being spun as ethnic rioting. The reality is a good deal more complex, and the blame can be laid directly at Russia's door. Russia's coup against the Bakiyev government which took power in the Tulip Revolution leveraged Uzbek separatists in the Osh Province to suppress Kyrgiz nationalist supporters of Bakiyev. Russia had been trying for a while to force out Manas Air Base, a US air force base that serves as a vital link to US forces in Afghanistan. Russia tolerated Bakiyev, so long as he was against the US base. But once Bakiyev...

The retail giant stopped advertising on TLC's "All-American Muslim" after a conservative group known as the Florida Family Association complained, saying the program was "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values."

AFP - Armed Basque separatist group ETA declared Thursday "the definitive cease of its armed activity" after four decades of bombing and shooting for a homeland independent of Spain. "ETA has decided the definitive cease of its armed activity," the group said in a statement issued in Basque, Spanish, French and English on the website of Basque newspaper Gara. "ETA calls upon the Spanish and French goverments to open a process of a direct dialogue with the aim of addressing the resolution of the consequences of the conflict and, thus, to overcome the armed confrontation," it said. "Through this historical...

DEARBORN, Mich. — An autopsy report shows that a Muslim prayer leader suffered 21 gunshot wounds during an FBI raid at a warehouse in a Detroit suburb where agents were attempting to arrest him. The report released Monday by the Wayne County medical examiner's office indicates that Luqman Ameen Abdullah was shot once in the back. Earlier Monday, Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad (huh-DAD') said it would take several more weeks for his department to complete its investigation into the Oct. 28 shooting. Abdullah was described as a leader of a national radical Sunni group that wants to create an...

The alleged head of a militant Islamic group was killed in a shootout with FBI agents in Detroit Wednesday, the FBI announced. Luqman Ameen Abdullah and 10 other men were to be arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit a series of federal crimes. From the FBI release: "During the arrests today, the suspects were ordered to surrender. At one location, four suspects surrendered and were arrested without incident. Luqman Ameen Abdullah did not surrender and fired his weapon. An exchange of gun fire followed and Abdullah was killed. An FBI canine was also killed during the exchange. "Abdullah was...

A Lakeview Elementary parent is upset the audience of a school program on Martin Luther King Jr. was asked to stand for a song known as the black national anthem. Two teachers performed the song, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” — known to some as the “Black National Anthem” — as part of a 15-minute program during Black History Month. Russ Roberts, who has a first-grade daughter and fourth-grade son at Lakeview, said he was shocked when the audience was asked to stand for the song after it was identified as the “Black National Anthem.” He said he doesn’t object...

While watching ABC This Week, ABC ran a Good Morning America television commercial with the tagline of Michelle Obamab will only talk to Robin Roberts, who happens to be a fellow African-American woman.

Michelle Obama's Refined RacismMichelle Obama and Black Separationists at Princeton  http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8642.htmlfree republic: The Michelle Obama FileSearch for obama princeton thesis site:www.freerepublic.comRead the full thesis here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. Or here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. For months during the nominating process, Michelle Obama's graduating thesis has been under lock and key at Princeton University. The university stated suspiciously that it would be available to the public after the general election. Nobody knew why until now. Michelle Obama's Refined RacismThe sequestering of an academic thesis was unprecedented at Princeton, a liberal university that...

THE BLACK VALUE SYSTEM Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the Black Value System, written by the Manford Byrd Recognition Committee, chaired by the late Vallmer Jordan in 1981. Dr. Manford Byrd, our brother in Christ, withstood the ravage of being denied his earned ascension to the number one position in the Chicago School System. His dedication to the pursuit of excellence, despite systematic denials, has inspired the congregation of Trinity United Church of Christ. Prayerfully, we have called upon the wisdom of all past generations of suffering Blacks for guidance in fashioning an instrument of Black self-determination, the Black...