Iraq's parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave as a backlash grows against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general, and President Donald Trump doubled down on threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Tehran retaliates. Deepening a crisis that has heightened fears of a major Middle… Continue reading USA – Iran – Iraq – Middle east
Ukrainian Boeing 737 – Iran
Iranians, Canadians, Ukrainians, Swedes, Afghans, Germans and Britons killed in crash. It is reported that an Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 had suffered an engine malfunction before it went down a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, an airport official has said. The engine caught fire when the plane was airborne,… Continue reading Ukrainian Boeing 737 – Iran
Airlines avoiding Iranian and Iraqi airspace
A growing number of airlines said they were avoiding Iranian and Iraqi airspace for flights to the region after Tehran fired ballistic missiles against bases housing US troops in Iraq. "As a precautionary measure and following news of air strikes underway, Air France has decided to suspend until further notice all flights through Iranian… Continue reading Airlines avoiding Iranian and Iraqi airspace
Ukraine Boeing crashed in Tehran – Iran
An Ukraine Boeing 737 comes down near Tehran - 176 killed . Three British citizens were among 176 passengers and crew killed after a plane crashed in Iran, leaving no survivors. Ukraine's foreign ministry confirmed that everyone aboard the Boeing 737 was killed after it came down shortly after it departed from… Continue reading Ukraine Boeing crashed in Tehran – Iran
Qassim Soleimani – Syria – Iran – Turkey – Russia
Qassim Soleimani’s death may force a change in the Russian calculus involving Syria, Iran and Turkey. Iranian General Qassim Soleimani, killed last week by a U.S. drone in Baghdad, has been credited with persuading Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene militarily in Syria in 2015, a claim the Kremlin denies. Regardless of the truth… Continue reading Qassim Soleimani – Syria – Iran – Turkey – Russia
Virginia Senator Richard Black – Soleimani
Richard H. Black is a Republican member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 13. He was first elected to the chamber in 2011. Black is not seeking re-election in 2019. Black was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Virginia. He… Continue reading Virginia Senator Richard Black – Soleimani
Eskom “duck and dive a zero duck jive in a duck economy”
You at Eskom have only "ducks" - your excuses are ducks. Die jaar het nog nie eers begin nie, maar Eskom slaan hul naam uit vir 'n "duck" op die Eksdompaal. Hoeveel op bestuursvlak het 'n bietjie lewendige kundigheid - dit wil voorkom al die "ducks" bymekaar sit en wag vir die volgende "duck" maar… Continue reading Eskom “duck and dive a zero duck jive in a duck economy”
Qassem Soleimani – IRGC
General Qassem Soleimani was killed alongside six others following a US air raid at Baghdad's international airport. General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC's) Quds Force has been killed early alongside several others following a US air raid at Baghdad's international airport. Iraqi officials and the state television reported… Continue reading Qassem Soleimani – IRGC
Killing of Qasem Soleimani
The killing of Qasem Soleimani unleashed immediate fears of war — even of World War III — but if no further shots are fired, Thursday's airstrikes in Baghdad will nonetheless generate momentous consequences. The big picture: Iran has lost its best military strategist, and America has eliminated a man it saw as a singularly destructive… Continue reading Killing of Qasem Soleimani
US Embassy Baghdad December 2019
It was reported on 31 December 2019 that local staff were evacuated from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, while others remained inside a safe room within the compound as thousands of protesters and militia fighters thronged the gates in fury at U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, the AP reports. The latest: Defense Secretary Mark Esper… Continue reading US Embassy Baghdad December 2019
Trains in SA – Arson
Misdaad het 'n groot stert van inkomste vir regering en versekerings/medies. Plus 15% VAT in alle gevalle. Waar is die veiligheid en beveiliging van al hierdie treinstasies heen, alles was in 1994 in plek? Destyds was daar selfs 'n Spoorwegpolisie. Wie wen aan die einde met al hierdie tipe ekonomiese rewolusie en vernietiging? Al… Continue reading Trains in SA – Arson
Arson – Trains in South Africa
Treine en trokke steek nie vanself aan die brand nie, maar word met mensehande gedoen - identies dieselfde as bosbrande wat vernietigingswerk doen. Wie is al hierdie terroriste wat met mening alles eenvoudig afbrand? Is hierdie stasies en treine oop vir almal om in te loop, te brand en eenvoudig te verkas, hande… Continue reading Arson – Trains in South Africa
Bush-fires – Arson (deliberately)
Volgens die een artikel in DailyChrenk het die getal individue in Australië wie se brandstigting tot die huidige boskrisis bygedra het, meer as 200 geword en word dit omskryf dat dit nie as teenargument is vir "klimaatsverandering" (wat myns insiens nog moeiliker bewysbaar is - waaraan word "klimaat" gemeet? Die meeste mense… Continue reading Bush-fires – Arson (deliberately)
Bushfires and Arson – Australia
There are, on average, 62,000 fires in Australia every year. Only a very small number strike far from populated areas and satellite studies tell us that lightning is responsible for only 13 per cent. Not so the current fires threatening to engulf Queensland and NSW. There were no lightning strikes on most of the… Continue reading Bushfires and Arson – Australia
Australia fires – State of Disaster
Bushfires raging across Australia have burned more than 12 million acres—an area approximately the size of the U.S. states of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. The smoke from the blazes in the southwest of the country is visible from space, and it is spreading so far that it is causing haze in New Zealand more… Continue reading Australia fires – State of Disaster
Australia 2019-2020 Fires
Fires are consuming huge swathes of Australia and conditions are expected to worsen. The situation is attracting global interest, and reporting has been extensive. * VIDEO https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10317573/where-are-australia-fires-map-bush-fires/ 3 JANUARY 2020 NEW South Wales has declared a week-long state of emergency as fires continue to spread across Australia. To date, 20 people have tragically lost their lives due… Continue reading Australia 2019-2020 Fires
Ramp Enschede 2000
Na 19 jaar ... Op de warme middag van 13 mei 2000 wordt Enschede getroffen door een ramp. Een brand in een vuurwerkopslag van het bedrijf SE Fireworks leidt tot enorme explosies die de wijk Roombeek grotendeels verwoesten. Bij de ramp vinden 23 mensen de dood en raken 947 mensen gewond. Maar liefst 50 woningen worden… Continue reading Ramp Enschede 2000
Enschede – Grolsch
The fire led to an enormous explosion which killed 23 people including four firefighters, and injured nearly 1,000. A total of 400 homes were destroyed and 1500 buildings damaged. The first explosion had a strength in the order of 800 kg TNT equivalence, while the strength of the final explosion was within the range of 4000–5000 kg TNT. The biggest blast… Continue reading Enschede – Grolsch
Vuurwerke-Fireworks NL Eschede
Eschede - Dis die woongebied wat in 2000 gebrand het, waar 'n besigheid, SE Fireworks hul "groot vuurwerke" gestoor het. Nie net lewens verwoes het nie, maar binne 'n oogwink vermink gelaat en verbrand het. Die grootste "ontploffings" wat Nederland nog ooit beleef het na die oorlog - altans, dis wat berig word. Verskeie… Continue reading Vuurwerke-Fireworks NL Eschede
Mei 2000 – Nederland – Eschede woongebied
The Dutch town of Enschede was declared as a disaster area after an explosion in a fireworks warehouse killed at least 20 people and left 100 wounded. Amateur film footage showed a huge fireball rising over Enschede. Dozens of secondary explosions rocked the small town. Photo - 2000 - At least 20 people have been… Continue reading Mei 2000 – Nederland – Eschede woongebied










