{"id":71240,"date":"2017-04-03T15:30:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=71240"},"modified":"2017-04-03T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T19:19:09","slug":"news-from-afar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=71240","title":{"rendered":"News from Afar"},"content":{"rendered":"

First thing is this video from the BBC News service, of the use of human shields by IS. \u00a0The sound is not good, but it’s radio communication which can be blurred.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-39475588<\/a><\/p>\n

The second bit of news, which I got from Nicki and relayed to Jonn, is that there was a bomb explosion on a commuter train between two commuter stations in St. Petersburg. So far the report is 10 people killed, and another explosive was found at another train station. \u00a0Medvedev is describing it as a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-39481770<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s easy enough to point fingers, but I won’t speculate about who did it. \u00a0If it’s Vlad Putin behind it, what purpose is there but to increase support for his efforts in Syria? And considering that a few weeks ago, his loudest critic was shot in the back four times while crossing a bridge near the Kremlin, I’m not sure it makes sense to blame him. \u00a0At the same time, he sold 50% of the drilling rights for the Rosneft oil platform to Qatar and Swiss-based Glencore a couple of months ago, which doesn’t seem very smart unless he needs money to fund his war in Syria and maybe returning to Central Asia. This is why I won’t speculate, just report what happened. \u00a0There should be more on the news tonight, and Nicki has an article on it at her blog.<\/p>\n

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