SAUDIS CALL MISSILE ATTACK “BLATANT ACT OF AGGRESSION” BY IRAN, “COULD BE CONSIDERED ACT OF WAR” (Source Zero Hedge)

At the time, Al Jazeera reported that Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they launched the Yemeni-made, long-range ballistic missile Burqan 2-H (with a range of 500 kilometers) from the Saudi-Yemeni border before being intercepted. According to a statement from the Saudi coailition carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the missile that targeted Riyadh has been called “a direct military aggresion” by Iran against Sauid Arabia,  that “could rise to be considered an act of war.” Furthermore, the Saudi-led coalition has closed all Yemen’s land, sea and air ports after missile targeted Riyadh. Following on what the Coalition had previously announced regarding the ballistic missiles launched by the Iranian-controlled Houthi militias from within Yemeni territory that targeted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the most recent of which was the flagrant military aggression by the Iranian-controlled Houthi militias which targeted the city of Riyadh. The Coalition’s command considers the Iranian regime’s action in supplying the Houthi militias that it commands with these missiles to be a blatant violation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions that prohibit nations from arming these militias, specifically UNSC Resolution (2216). Further, Iran’s role and its direct command of its Houthi proxy in this matter constitutes a clear act of aggression that targets neighboring countries, and threatens peace and security in the region and globally. Therefore, the Coalition’s Command considers this a blatant act of military aggression by the Iranian regime, and could rise to be considered as an act of war against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and thus affirms the legitimate right of the Kingdom to defend its territory and people in accordance with Article (51) of the U.N. Charter.

Russian Senator accuses West of compiling biological data on its citizens in planning for biological attack (Sourcenindependent.co.uk) A Russian senator has claimed that the West is compiling biological material on Russians in scenario-planning for a biological attack on the country. Frants Klintsevich, Deputy Chairman of the upper house’s defence sub-committee, made the comments on Monday following similarly alarmist claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a session of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, Mr Putin had suggested “certain forces” were compiling biological profiles of the nation. He said the work was being done “purposefully and professionally,” and profiles were being made for various ethnic groups across the country.

Senator Klintsevich claimed the President’s words were “not accidental” and represented a step change in hostile activity from the West. “It is no secret that different ethnic groups react to biological weapons in different ways,” he wrote in Facebook. “This is why the West is meticulously collecting material all across the country.”

Lower ranking politicians frequently come out with hyperbolic statements that they believe the Kremlin wants them to hear. Many do so in an effort to improve their political standing. Anti-Western sentiment is also typical in the months leading up to presidential elections. These are due to take place next March. For the time being, biological attacks on Russians are more likely to come from traditional sources.

Khamenei says Iran, Russia should cooperate to isolate U.S., foster Middle East stability (Source Reuters)Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Tehran and Moscow must step up cooperation to isolate the United States and help stabilize the Middle East, state TV reported.Iran and Russia are the main allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while the United States, Turkey and most Arab states support rebel groups fighting to overthrow him. Putin met Iranian political leaders in an effort to nurture a warming relationship strengthened since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened recently to abandon the international nuclear deal with Iran reached in 2015. “Our cooperation can isolate America … The failure of U.S.-backed terrorists in Syria cannot be denied but Americans continue their plots,” Khamenei told Putin, according to Iranian state television. Since Russia’s military intervention in Syria’s war in 2015, and with stepped-up Iranian military assistance, Assad has taken back large amounts of territory from rebels as well as swathes of central and eastern Syria from Islamic State militants. Moscow is now trying to build on that success with a new diplomatic initiative, including a congress of Syria’s rival parties it plans in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Nov. 18, though a major opposition bloc has refused to take part. Pragmatist Iranian President Hassan Rouhani echoed Khamenei, saying Iran and Russia together could tackle “regional terrorism” – an allusion to Sunni Muslim armed groups hostile to Iran, Assad and many other Arab states. “Our cooperation has helped the fight against terrorism in the region … Together we can establish regional peace and security,” Rouhani said in a televised joint press conference with Putin and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, who took part in a three-way summit in Tehran.

US fighter jets launched to escort Russian bombers away from aircraft carrier (Source independent.co.uk)

US Navy fighter jets took off to shadow a pair of Russian bombers after they reportedly approached the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan. Two F/A-18 Hornets scrambled from the 100,000-tonne carrier to escort the Russian TU-95s on Sunday, according to US officials. The meeting was categorised as safe and professional, the defence officials told CNN. Russia’s defence ministry was cited by Sputnik, a state-controlled website, as saying: “Two Russian Tu-95MS Bear bombers carried out scheduled flights over neutral waters of the Sea of Japan and the western part of the Pacific Ocean.” The Hornets had “closely followed” the bombers, Sputnik said.

Millennials Are Becoming Witches (Source thetrumpet.com)

An October 2017 Pew Research Center Fact Tank report reveals that 56 percent of United States adults surveyed “say it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values.” This number is up from the 49 percent figure reported in a 2011 survey. Pew associates this increase with the continued rise in population of the religiously non-affiliated persons called “nones.” The “nones” describe themselves as “atheist, agnostic or ‘nothing in particular.’”

On one hand, considering America’s history from its earliest colonial days, it is shocking to learn that half of Americans say they can still be spiritual without organized religion and God. So if more Americans are ditching religion, yet are staying spiritual with high morals and good values, how are they doing it? Kari Paul, writer for MarketWatch.com tells us that the millennial generation (ages 18 to 29) is staying spiritual by embracing witchcraft and astrology.

“Interest in spirituality has been booming in recent years while interest in religion plummets, especially among millennials,” Ms. Paul wrote. “Meanwhile, more than half of young adults in the U.S. believe astrology is a science, compared to less than 8 percent of the Chinese public,” Paul continued. “The psychic services industry—which includes astrology, aura reading, mediumship, tarot-card reading, palmistry, among other metaphysical services—grew 2 percent between 2011 and 2016. It is now worth $2 billion annually. That huge dollar figure is an indication of how big the move away from organized religion truly is. Yet what type of business is Kari Paul even talking about? We must tell the truth. It is witchcraft! Honestly, a booming witchcraft business isn’t a boom for true spirituality, morality or values.

What will the America of the future be like if its coming-on-the-scene—known to be politically active—millennial generation are witches?

“Melissa Jayne, owner of Brooklyn-based ‘metaphysical boutique’ Catland, said she has seen a major uptick in interest in the occult in the past five years, especially among New Yorkers in their 20s,” continued Ms. Paul. “The store offers workshops like ‘Witchcraft 101,’ ‘Astrology 101’ and a ‘Spirit Séance.’” The store sounds like a mini Harry Potter Hogwarts school. “Whether it be spell-casting, tarot, astrology, meditation and trance, or herbalism, these traditions offer tangible ways for people to enact change in their lives,’ she said.” Jayne explained why the millennials are turning to witchcraft to enact change in their lives: “For a generation that grew up in a world of big industry, environmental destruction, large and oppressive governments, and toxic social structures, all of which seem too big to change, this can be incredibly attractive,” Paul quoted in her article. Are we surprised? This generation was raised on J. K. Rowling’s dark fantasy novels about Harry Potter (considered a wizard, or male witch) and the left’s new religion—climate change.

The growth of America’s Neo-Pagan movement, which includes witchcraft, is nothing new. It got its big start in America in the 1990s. An effective job of promoting the Craft has been done. The practice of witchcraft is accepted in today’s world—all around the world. It has come “out of the closet,” so to speak. Besides the outspoken millennials, many seemingly normal people today consider themselves to be practicing witches. Doctors, lawyers, nurses, laborers—think about any job—the person you would least expect might be a practicing witch. We even have witches in the U.S. military.

What is witchcraft? Here is a simple definition: the practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells and the invocation of spirits. Truthfully, witchcraft is more bluntly known as demonology. It may be good business today, but it is not good for the human spirit.

Here is how Covenant of the Goddess, the largest California-based witch organization, defines the Craft on its website: “Wicca, or witchcraft, is an earth religion—a re-linking (re-ligio) with the life-force of nature, both on this planet and in the stars and space beyond. In city apartments, in suburban backyards, in country glades, groups of women and men meet on the new and full moons and at festival times to raise energy and put themselves in tune with these natural forces. They honor the old goddesses and gods, including the triple goddess of the waxing, full and waning moon, and the horned god of the sun and animal life, as visualization of immanent nature.” Of course, this well-written definition puts a positive spin on witchcraft—especially the use of the name Wicca. But what is really being said? Wiccans, or witches, worship the pre-Christian fertility goddesses and gods. In fact, Wiccans are proudly pagan, which means that witches are proudly into the worship of Satan and his demon angels.

US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert (Source defenseone.com)

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991. That means the long-dormant concrete pads at the ends of this base’s 11,000-foot runway — dubbed the “Christmas tree” for their angular markings — could once again find several B-52s parked on them, laden with nuclear weapons and set to take off at a moment’s notice.

“This is yet one more step in ensuring that we’re prepared,” Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff, said in an interview during his six-day tour of Barksdale and other U.S. Air Force bases that support the nuclear mission. “I look at it more as not planning for any specific event, but more for the reality of the global situation we find ourselves in and how we ensure we’re prepared going forward.”

Goldfein and other senior defense officials stressed that the alert order had not been given, but that preparations were under way in anticipation that it might come. That decision would be made by Gen. John Hyten, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, or Gen. Lori Robinson, the head of U.S. Northern Command. STRATCOM is in charge of the military’s nuclear forces and NORTHCOM is in charge of defending North America. Putting the B-52s back on alert is just one of many decisions facing the Air Force as the U.S. military responds to a changing geopolitical environment that includes North Korea’s rapidly advancing nuclear arsenal, President Trump’s confrontational approach to Pyongyang, and Russia’s increasingly potent and active armed forces.