Author: yreape

Although the problem of third world hunger is now thought to be linked to a suitable water supply, the idea of growing food to replace expensive animal rearing as a means to feed the world was once broached to an economist. He is believed to have replied that nothing would change because the price of beans and lentils would rise accordingly. In a capitalist culture, prices rise according to needs, and because needs are exploited in this way, self sufficiency may be the only answer.

According to documentation, Turkish activity in the Idlib and Aleppo districts began in 2017. A de-escalation zone was proposed as an as called neutral venue for peace talks. Resolution 2254, dated January 2016 called for peace talks, and u.n. supervision of democratic elections, said to be held within 18 months. Not held. Resolution 2254 was documented as to be invoked by Iran, Russia and Turkey, but Turkey says the north eastern region, thought to be populated by Kurds reported to be autonomous, is a threat.
As of now, Turkey may have twenty or more military posts in the Idlib and Aleppo provinces. According to news reports, local inhabitants are leaving in their droves, with no thought for their homes. In April 2019, the Syrian government began a counter-attack.
It is not known what Turkey plans for the area. Talk of relocating refugees, but perhaps are following u.n. orders. They are believed to have recently reinforced their presence with a reported 60 vehicle convoy entering Syria yesterday.

A Saudi air strike in Yemen yesterday has reportedly resulted in the deaths of over thirty, said to be civilians according to reports. The attack followed a report that Yemeni forces said they had shot down a Saudi war plane.

The as called Operation Barkhane, said to have begun in 2014 is documented as operating within five former colonies, listed as Burkino Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania. Although said to be fighting thought to be Sunni Muslim contingents, the border region of Burkino Faso, Niger and Mali is reportedly where the violence occurs.France have a history of dominance in the area. Border treaties with the British colony of Nigeria resulted in a border change in 1910. Forty one french soldiers and an unknown number of Africans have been killed in the present conflict which is ongoing.

Thomas Sankara was documented by Africans to be the last prime minister of Upper Volta which he renamed Burkino Faso, the uncorruptables. The position was said by Africans to now be abolished. A Marxist and Pan-Africanist, Thomas Sankara is said to be viewed by supporters as Africa’s Che Guevara. His policies were centred around nationalism of mineral wealth, thereby averting the power of the, as called International Monetory Fund and the World Bank.

Yemen was divided between east and west after the first world war and is now reportedly controlled by an as called provisional government. Believed to be in crisis with a reported eighty percent of Yemenese people in need of humanitarian assistance, the u.n. who are asking the public to fund aid are planning to fly thirty reportedly sick people to Jordan and Egypt for treatment.
The war is believed to be a fight for sovereignty. Yemen is said to have gained independence but this is not the case. Designated rebels, Yemenese forces have agreed to accept aid from the same forces who are exploiting them. Millions are said to have walked, with nowhere to go.

Sir Francis Drake who was said to have claimed what is now California is credited with first bringing the potato to Elizabeth I in England. He was awarded a knighthood. Originally believed to have been domesticated by indigenous people of South America. Potatoes have been identified as part of the design on ancient Chilean pottery and vessels. Date unknown. They are believed to have provided the principle energy source for the Inca civilisation. They then became known throughout Europe and the world.
Sir Walter Raleigh has also been associated with the potato. He was granted a royal charter to explore and exploit various lands he encountered, reportedly in return for 1/5 of any gold or silver mined there. According to reports he was a mayor of Youghal, County Cork, believed to be strategically important, in 1588 and 1599.
According to documentation he invaded Ireland in 1580. Later he became a landlord of consficated property of the Irish. He isn’t believed to have spent too much time in Ireland but was reported to be part of an inner circle belonging to Elizabeth I because of his efforts at increasing the protestant church in Ireland.
He fell out of royal favour a number of times, documented, and was beheaded under James I, on the death of Elizabeth I.
Raleigh, having run into difficulties, sold land to Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork in 1602. The Boyles prospered under James I and Charles I but were approached by Raleigh’s family on his death for compensation, believing the sale of the lands unfair.
Landlords extracted as called rent from the Irish in the form of most of their produce. The potato was introduced, some say by an English man named Murphy. No details. The Irish were given crops to keep them alive, which they did until the great famine, 1845-1849, when a potato disease was documented. There followed a period of mass starvation. An estimated one million people died and the same amount are believed to have emigrated, mainly to the u.s.

Four seminarians or student priests were kidnapped on January 8 during an attack at the good shepherd seminary, Kakau, Nigeria. Three seminarians were reported to have been released in late January, but recent news confirms the death of 18 year old Michael Nnadi, believed to have been murdered.

The attack, reported to be the latest in a string of attacks is believed to be connected to the political situation in west Africa and a struggle for natural resources. The u.n. appear to be exploiting the region’s vast natural resources at the expense of the people.

According to documentation, many Catholic cardinals were selected from the as called third world under Pope John Paul II. In 2001, they were said to have made up 40% of the body, but a thought to be more recent move towards ecumenicalism is believed in some countries to be a political tool, the hierarchy of which is not supportive of indigenous rights.

Factitious disorder imposed on another, known as FDIA, thought similar to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, according to documentation is a condition where a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person, typically their child. This may include abuse or neglect and false supporting evidence. They present the person as being mentally infirm.
Might conceivably be from a mother who was abused as a child. Motive; for the caregiver to feel well. Therapy rarely helps as the caregiver feels well at the expense of the child. The caregiver may exaggerate or make up symptoms. Affects children into adulthood.

Hundreds of u.s. soldiers are reported to be stationed in the north east of Syria inspite of Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw. The u.s. troops are believed to be encountering resistance.

Angry men were reportedly firing guns at a u.s. convoy of armoured vehicles in a village in the north. Believed to be yesterday, reportedly near the town of Qamishli which contains an airport. One resident died according to a Syrian source. Some residents are believed to have pelted the convoy with stones, while another dumped a bucket full of dirt on the back of one vehicle. A believed to be local resident shouted at the u.s. soldiers, “What do you want from our country? What is your business here?” The soldiers didn’t explain.

Civil rights may be a concern. No reports sufficiently explain the constant flow of migration, said to be towards the Turkish border.

On this day in 1989, human rights lawyer Pat Finucane was murdered by paramilitaries in front of his family, whilst eating sunday dinner. Pat was said to have represented Irish republican prisoners, including Bobby Sands. No further details.
In 1973 Catholic families were being driven out of Belfast. The Rathcoole housing estate, Newtownabbey, County Antrim was reportedly built to house displaced families. John and Rosalene Sands moved there with their four children Bobby, Marcella, Bernadette and John. Demographics, believed to be 30% Catholic. Sectarian violence was reported to be on the increase. According to reports, employment opportunities were monopolised by supporters of Britain.
Due to an attack on their home by an as called loyalist mob, the family moved again, to west Belfast. Bobby, the oldest son was accused of joining the as called Provisional IRA around 1972 when four handguns were reportedly found in a place he was staying. No further details. He spent three years in prison. On release, he was suspected of being a co-plotter of a bombing of a furniture company. There was reportedly a gun battle at the scene involving the then ruc, leaving two men behind injured. Bobby was one of four men in a car which was stopped by police who reportedly found one of the revolvers used in the attack. Bobby was imprisoned. Human rights abuses began straight away. He was chosen as a representative of IRA prisoners in Long Kesh. Accused of protests, there have been accusations concerning prison conditions. Excrement apparently was smeared on prison walls leading to unsanitary conditions, and hunger strikes. Bobby was elected a member of parliament while on hunger strike. He was among ten prisoners who died of starvation in 1981. His funeral was said to have been attended by 100,000 people.