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Villagers in Bournemouth come out to protest intimidations and double-standards of Two-Tier Keir. Leftards come out in opposition. BO is heavy, per Mahyar. Transcript link below video.

Many find it shocking the Department of Justice (DOJ) could be capable of ginning up false allegations against a former president in a previous election and would again do the same prior to the 2024 election. This shock, however, is a mark of just how drastically conservatives have failed to recognize the long decline of the DOJ and its ultimate transformation into a political subsidiary of a radicalized Democratic Party. Conservatives would do well to observe seminal moments that have led the country’s top law enforcement entity to its present dire state. In that review, all roads ultimately lead back...

While FASTag was seen as a transformative step to overcome various toll hurdles, the initiative doesn't have everyone's blessings. Ever since, FASTag was made mandatory for vehicles, there have been frequent commotions between locals and toll companies over concession. There has also been a growing demands of locals wanting a toll-free service as another option. However, as such a drastic rule change seems far from simple, it has led to people taking matters into their own hands. Tired of paying toll tax, villagers in coastal Karnataka, used a bulldozer to construct a 'parallel' road to bypass the booth. The residents...

A Sumatran tiger hangs, dead and disemboweled, from a ceiling in a public hall in a remote village in northern Indonesia. A photograph shows the lifeless animal strapped to a wooden plank — and dozens of villagers crowded around to see it. It’s not certain why the critically endangered animal was slain Sunday in a village in North Sumatra, but local news reports say it had mauled at least one or two residents who had followed it to its lair — to determine whether it was a mythological, supernatural being.The Jakarta Post reported that superstitious villagers feared it was a...

Operating from a small US Special Forces base on a snow-speckled field here is a newly minted US ally who represents either a brighter future or everything that is wrong with Afghanistan’s troubled past. The former Afghan insurgent is despised by the head of the provincial council, who calls him “a thief, a kidnapper and out of control.” He is disparaged by police, who view him as a dangerous fighter and dissolute hash smoker. But to the US military, Noor ul Haq’s past means less than his willingness to fight the Taliban. In these dangerous villages of northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan...

A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes today, sparking panic and chaos among thousands of villagers.The new blast came as rescuers hundreds of miles away finally were able to resume food deliveries and evacuate injured victims of a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake near a chain of remote islands off western Sumatra. The number of people killed in the twin catastrophes climbed to almost 500 on Sunday.Sirens blared, and people jumped into rivers trying to escape Mount Merapi's latest fury, while others sprinted down the mountain or

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE TAJI — U.S. Soldiers here recently conducted a two-dimensional operation; handing out food and clothing to local residents near this base while also gathering information about area security. Sgt. Chelsie Kirkland, an intelligence analyst with Regimental Troop Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Murfreesboro, Tenn., native, passes out donated shoes to an Iraqi boy during a humanitarian and intelligence gathering mission in Taji, Iraq, May 25, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Carden.The operation was organized and overseen by Master Sgt. Melvin Brown, an Iraqi Army liaison with Regimental Troop Squadron,...

AL ASAD AIR BASE – A team of Army medical personnel set up a temporary clinic with a local Iraqi doctor to assess the healthcare needs of a poor farming community near here along the Euphrates River, May 12. Physician's assistant Capt. Kenneth Brodie and several combat medics with 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist), treated minor ailments and inquired of healthcare needs from more than 100 walk-in patients in Dulaub, Iraq, with local general practitioner, Dr. Larif. The project was an assessment for a more comprehensive healthcare treatment and education...

3/26/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan (AFNS) -- A Transit Center at Manas Airmen wrote to his family and friends, "Please don't send me any care packages." Instead, Lt. Col. Rex Vanderwood told his family and friends, "If you want to send something, send things that will help the local villagers." Deployed to the Transit Center at Manas since January from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Colonel Vanderwook has taken an interest in the winter Warm and Dry Campaign to get the local community clothes they need to survive the harsh winters. Little did he know how much aid...

  International Security Assistance Force's Photo of the Day URUZGAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Dutch and Afghan officers and greeted villagers in the local market during his March 20 visit to the provincial capital of Tarin Kowt.  During the trip, the President conducted a shura with several hundred local citizens, where he took questions and addressed subjects like governance, development, reconciliation and service in the Afghan army and police force.  The President walked through the local bazaar, shared lunch with community elders, and visited the local hospital. ISAF Commander General Stanley McChrystal and several Afghan...

Soldiers from AustraliaÂ’s Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) conduct a medical clinic (MEDCAP) for the Chenartu villagers while more than 150 people gather for a shura.(Photo courtesy Australian Government Department of Defence) Courtesy Australian Government Department of DefenceThe Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) with their Afghan partner force have facilitated a major gathering (shura) of village elders and religious leaders in Chenartu, north-east of Tarin Kowt, as part of their current focus on reaching out to Afghan communities across Uruzgan Province. During the meeting, village leaders and representatives were consulted to gain an understanding from the community of their...

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – The Deh Afghan District, Zabul province, has historically been a hotbed of insurgent activity. Nestled between three mountain ranges and bordering Oruzgan province, Deh Afghan was once frequented by a high level Taliban command enroute to Pakistan and Kandahar province. But years of attention from the Afghan national army and U.S. Special Forces has finally begun to pay off. The early morning sun brought more than one kind of light as Special Forces and ANA soldiers were approached by a local villager. A man wasted no time with pleasantries, informing the ANA of the location...

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2009 – A previous fear of the Taliban would have kept the people of Amir Agha hidden in their compounds as Marines patrolled through their fields and town, but their willingness to talk has increased with a growing sense of security. Marine Corps Sgt. Stephen G. Patten talks to a villager during a patrol through the fields and town of Amir Agha in Garmsir, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. "We want to help you. We need to talk to you. It...

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday. Villagers chanting hymns and carrying garlands, bowls of rice and fruits are pouring in from remote villages to a temple in Kendrapara, a coastal district in eastern Orissa state. Policemen have struggled to control the gathering and have failed to persuade the villagers to give up the sea turtle. "We have asked the villagers to hand it over as it is illegal to confine a turtle, but...

LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, July 1, 2009 – Coalition forces in this eastern Afghanistan province have learned that outreach to local residents can make a big difference in their ability to accomplish military operations and exercises. Army 1st Lt. Barry Klinger makes a friend in the village of Altimur in Afghanistan’s Logar province, June 20, 2009. Klinger and his soldiers visited the village to assess local needs and warn residents of upcoming artillery training in the area. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jaime’ DeLeon  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. U.S., Czech and Afghan soldiers recently made a trip to Altimur...

The news outlets are a'hum today with 400 approx villagers from Upper Dir district's Haya Gai area who formed a militia, and did their own vigilante mission thru five villages to hunt Taliban. Their complacence with Taliban muscle rule broke after a homicide bomber killed 33 during weekly prayer services on Friday. Some 400 villagers from Upper Dir attacked 20 houses suspected of harbouring Taliban and killed four militants.—AP/File The citizens' militia has occupied three of the villages and is trying to push the Taliban out of the other two. Some 20 houses suspected of harboring Taliban were destroyed, he...

An Iraqi woman receives a bag of food during a joint U.S./Iraqi humanitarian food drop in Firra Shia village, May 17. Photo by Jon Soles, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. BAGHDAD — Iraqi Army (IA) and U.S. Soldiers did their part to help some citizens here during a humanitarian food drop in Firra Shia village, May 17. The joint mission highlighted the use of both American and Iraqi military assets to meet the needs of the community where the Soldiers live and work.First Lt. Michael Neel, 8th Cavalry Regiment, said humanitarian missions show the many facets of the American and Iraqi...

KABUL, May 4, 2009 – Local medical professionals are working hand in hand with Afghan National Army commandos and medical personnel with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan to provide medical assistance for the people of Shindand district in Afghanistan's Herat province. A U.S. Special Forces medic examines a local man at the Qanati clinic in Afghanistan's Herat province, March 25, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Schult  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. This melting pot of caregivers from different backgrounds and abilities has come together to operate a medical clinic and provide specialized care...

4/20/2009 - FORWARD OPERATING BASE LION, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- A team of nearly 80 individuals, including 25 Airmen and 12 Soldiers, come together to perform a critical mission in Afghanistan's Panjshir Province. All of the servicemembers come from different walks of life, but now come together to help the impoverished province. One year ago, Staff Sgt. David Nielsen was repairing military vehicles at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.; U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Kelley was an Army Reserve Soldier serving with the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion in Upland, Calif.; and Lt. Col. Mark Stratton was serving with Joint Headquarters at the...

FOB HUNTER — U.S. Army medical experts recently visited a small clinic in southeastern Iraq to provide medical assistance to the citizens there. Local Iraqis lined up in single file near the clinic’s perimeter fence eagerly awaiting basic examinations and medical advice from combat medics and a physician. “Army medical personnel help is very good for us,” said Amle Jaffer, one of the Iraqi nurses at the clinic. “We generally have only Aspirin, water and basic medicines. Small clinics need lots of things that we don’t always have.” The medical personnel taught the clinic’s nurses how to maximize the use...