US veterans have returned to Standing Rock, vowing to shield indigenous protesters and activists opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline from attacks by a militarized police force. The growing group of military veterans are willing to put their bodies between Native American activists and the police who are trying to remove them. The veterans are gathering in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, with more still on their way.
North Korea has reportedly fired a ballistic missile, in the first test since Donald Trump took office as US president. The ballistic missile was launched on Sunday morning and reached an altitude of about 550 kilometers, according to a South Korean military source. Japanese officials said that the missile did not reach its waters. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the test was “absolutely intolerable” while President Trump assured the visiting Japanese PM that Washington was committed to the security of its key Asian ally.
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Naif Abdulaziz Al-Saud has received an award from the CIA for his contribution to the fight against terrorism. No it’s not April 1st yet and it isn’t fake new…. the Crown Prince, who is Saudi Arabia’s deputy premier and interior minister, really was presented with the George Tenet award by CIA Director Mike Pompeo in Riyadh on Friday. Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Naif Abdulaziz Al-Saud Friday received an award from the CIA for his contribution to the fight against terrorism.
US President Donald Trump welcomed Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe to the White House on Friday. President Trump, after pledging to strengthen ties between the two nations, forgot his earpiece while listening to Abe during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House. Short of a translation earpiece, Trump was seen nodding his head in agreement to Japanese Prime Minister’s comments, giving the impression that he understood Japanese. indy100.com reports: It appears Trump wasn’t wearing his earpiece – which translated Abe’s address for the room.
Lord Jacob Rothschild had admitted that his family were ‘crucial’ in the creation of Israel, in a Times of Israel interview. The 80-year-old Rothschild said in a recent interview that his ancestors “helped pave the way for the creation of Israel,” forcing the British government to sign the Balfour Declaration in 1917. The Rothschilds are commonly believed to have engineered WWI and waited until 1917 when Britain showed signs of trouble.