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Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Where things will stand in three years in unknown. A little humility might serve us well, for it is indeed too soon to tell about a great many things. Recent events call two quotes to mind, one from Napoleon Bonaparte and one from Chou En-Lai. Napoleon: “Do you know what amazes …
The criminals stole eight pieces of historic jewellery belonging to Napoleon and Joséphine A CHAINSAW-wielding gang has pulled off one of the most daring raids in living memory after they stormed the Louvre in Paris and stole tens of millions worth of jewellery. The seven-minute smash-and-grab heist saw “highly organised” thieves scale the side of …
Ukraine Might Be Gearing Up To Attack Or Cut Off Belarus’ Southeastern City Of Gomel. GPS L-Band Anomalies Reported Its Foreign Ministry’s ominously implied ultimatum to Minsk and reaffirmation of Ukraine’s right to self-defense suggest that Kiev might invade Belarus’ Gomel Region and/or Russia’s Bryansk Region. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Sunday warning about …