Posts Tagged ‘pilots’

Leaked Flydubai recorder data reveals argument, panic in cockpit before ‘fatal nosedive’

#FlydubaiGate: Pilots speak out to RT after Rostov-on-Don crash Now that decoding of the flight data recorders of the crashed Boeing is complete, an unnamed source told Russian daily Kommersant that pilot error is now dominating the investigation as the probable cause. Flydubai scandal after crash in Russia exposes pilot fatigue It appears that while […]

EU citizens should undergo stricter border checks – Austria’s Interior Minister

Tougher border controls could protect European Union countries from Islamic State terrorists coming back from trainings completed in the Middle East, the minister said on Sunday in an interview with the Oesterreich newspaper. “We know that more than 5,000 people have gone to Syria or Iraq to receive training or even to fight. That’s why […]

Flogging for fashion? Cross-dresser faces prison or lashing in Saudi Arabia

The man in his 20s wearing an abaya – traditional Muslim women’s clothing compulsory for all women in Saudi Arabia – was arrested in a shopping mall in the city of Taef in western Saudi Arabia.  Puzzled by his appearance, one of the visitors followed him and discovered that he was a man. The shopper […]

Zarif cautions against publicizing divide of the nation

Tehran, Dec 28, IRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday cautioned against publicizing divide among the nation. He made the remarks in a meeting with intelligence minister and his deputies. He appreciated the services of the Intelligence Ministry to guide public opinion in the course of the nuclear negotiations and said the significant […]

French Teacher Lied About ISIS School Attack

The French teacher who was allegedly stabbed in the neck by an assailant shouting pro-ISIS slogans, made the entire story up, French prosecutors have announced. Following the Paris attacks in November, the preschool teacher sparked further hysteria on Monday, claiming he was attacked by a balaclava-wearing man yelling “This is for Daesh. It’s a warning.” The […]

Russian-made weapons hit 50% record sales growth in 2014

     In 2014, Russian defense companies increased their sales by nearly 50 percent, accounting for 10.2 percent of the entire global market. The Russian defense industry grew significantly in 2014, analysts at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in an annual report as quoted by Handelsblatt.The report is expected to be officially released on […]

“President Knowingly and Willingly Armed ISIS”… Top Obama Appointee

Let’s be very clear who’s come clean on Obama’s treasonous activities, then we can discuss a possible solution to deal with Obama. It’s not Fox News, it’s not the “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy,” it’s not racists, it’s not “climate deniers,” or whoever else liberals will try to pin this on, no, sorry! ~ Videos I […]

Okinawa: A Unique Joint US-Japanese Colony

As this Asia-Pacific Journal site (and its associated publications) has repeatedly demonstrated, Okinawa is a unique joint US-Japanese colony, that has endured 70 years of lying, deception, manipulation, discrimination, abuse and contempt from the Tokyo-based nation state. But it has also generated an opposition movement of world-historical significance on the part of the Okinawan people. […]

Brazilian Santa wanted after stealing helicopter in Sao Paulo

The bad Santa rented the chopper from an air taxi service at the Campo Marte airport in the city. He wanted the aircraft to carry out a Black Friday “surprise,” the Sao Paulo state security secretariat said on Saturday, as cited by Reuters. It turned out that Santa had something completely different in mind and […]

Israel Arrest Unprecedented 1,200 Palestinian Kids In One Month

Israeli authorities have arrested a staggering 1,200 Palestinian children in just over a month since the beginning of October.  The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) say the total number of Palestinians arrested since the beginning of October is currently at 2,400 (with half of that number being children). The PLO are calling on the UN to […]

Obama says US has to ‘do something’ about guns after Colorado gunman identified

One police officer from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and two civilians were killed and nine people were injured, including five police officers, after a gunman opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic on Friday.   After a five-hour standoff, the gunman, identified the as Robert Lewis Dear, 57, of South Carolina, […]

Obama says US has to ‘do something’ about guns after Colorado gunman identified

One police officer from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and two civilians were killed and nine people were injured, including five police officers, after a gunman opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic on Friday.   After a five-hour standoff, the gunman, identified the as Robert Lewis Dear, 57, of South Carolina, […]

The Next Frontier in Formula Racing: Driverless Cars

The Next Frontier in Formula Racing: Driverless Cars November 27th, 2015 Via: Los Angeles Times: Imagine taking Google’s driverless car, mashing it up with Tesla’s zero-to-60-in-three-seconds “ludicrous mode,” and then pushing it to speeds of over 100 mph. Now imagine nearly two dozen of […]

United Nations Committee Calls for End to Israeli Occupation. US, Canada Voted against Resolution

The UN General Assembly committee responsible for human rights has adopted a resolution urging Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories. In the Third Committee, 170 countries voted in favor of the non-binding resolution, “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination”. Six nations that voted against the measure include Israel, United States, Canada, Marshall Islands, […]

9 quick facts about Russian Su-24 jet downed by Turkish Air Force

LIVE UPDATES: Russian warplane shot down at Syria-Turkey border 1. The Russian jet went down at 9:30am local time on Tuesday “Today at 9:30 the Russian aircraft, which performed combat counterterrorist missions was shot down by an aircraft of the Turkish Air Force,” Russia’s Ministry of Defense wrote on its official Facebook page. The ministry […]

Truck Apparently Carrying Nuclear Weapon Rear Ended by Vehicle in Security Convoy

Truck Apparently Carrying Nuclear Weapon Rear Ended by Vehicle in Security Convoy November 24th, 2015 Via: YouTube: More: DailyMail Research Credit: ottilie <!– –> […]

Turkey Did Not Act on Its Own. Was Washington Complicit in Downing Russia’s Aircraft?

Both countries are NATO allies, united against Assad, wanting him toppled, actively complicit in supporting and using ISIS, as well as other terrorist groups as proxy foot soldiers in the war Obama launched in March 2011. It’s inconceivable Turkey acted on its own, independent of US-dominated NATO. Its action is a major geopolitical incident – […]

Turkish President Erdogan approves newly elected cabinet hours after shooting down Russian jet over Syria

     Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a new elected cabinet, following a victory by his Justice and Development Party (AKP) in recent parliamentary elections. Erdogan on Tuesday approved a list presented by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. During a meeting at the presidential palace in the capital, Ankara, earlier in the day, Erdogan received […]

Al-Qaeda Commits Brutal TERRORIST Attack In Mali Just HOURS After John ‘Lurch’ Kerry Says THIS… (Video)

Dean James III% AMERICA’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS – Once again, the Obama administration has put their liberal feet in their filthy mouths! Their timing when it comes to making statements has a lot to be desired… Case in point: Y’all remember how Obama declared that ISIS is “contained” only hours before ISIS terrorized Paris and killed 129 […]

Hysterical demonization campaign of Putin and Russia – The Pentagon’s empire of whining

     Donald “known unknowns” Rumsfeld was a nasty piece of work (“iron-ass,” as Daddy Bush would have it). Fellow neocon and current Pentagon supremo Ash Carter – whose job will last shortly over a year – now runs the risk of forging a reputation as a discount diva on the lam. After eight days traveling […]

Man Says NYPD Beat Him For Unknowingly Giving Cop Killer Directions

A New York man says he was pulled over 20 times by NYPD officers before being beaten on Oct. 21 in retaliation for unknowingly giving directions to man that was about to kill two cops last year. 26-year-old Karim Baker says everything started when he was approached by Ismaaiyl Brinsley on Dec. 20 at Willoughby […]

Robot Builder Designed for Construction Sites

Robot Builder Designed for Construction Sites October 22nd, 2015 Via: Reuters: Zurich-based architects and roboticists have created the In-situ Fabricator, an autonomous construction robot capable of laying bricks into pre-programmed structures. Designers at the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication […]

Slovenia expands army powers to help police guard border amid refugee crisis – report

The new legislation was successfully passed on Wednesday, allowing the troops to help secure the nation’s borders amid an influx of thousands of refugees that have been trying to make their way into Slovenia from Croatia since Hungary’s decision to close its borders. Soldiers now have the power to make decisions when police are not […]

Laurence Shoup on the Power of the Council on Foreign Relations – Veterans Today

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Africa News from Liberte Matin – Veterans Today

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Pilot’s body retrieved from plane crash

AAP Four people, including two policemen, risked their lives trying to save a pilot and his passenger when a light plane crashed into the ocean just off a northern Sydney beach. The passenger in the two-seater plane, which nosedived into rough seas just off Curl Curl beach around 10.25am (EAT) on Friday, was helped to […]

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