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Multiple US Marines, Civilians Killed In Kabul Attack
Multiple U.S. military service members were killed in explosions outside the Kabul airport Thursday, the Defense Department confirmed.
“We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul airport,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement after the WSJ report. Kirby didn’t specify the number of fatalities.
Ross Wilson, the U.S. ambassador in Kabul, informed American embassy staff that four Marines had been killed, an official with knowledge of the briefing told the Wall Street Journal. U.S. officials confirmed the report to Fox News Pentagon reporter Lucas Tomlinson.
Afghan health officials estimated that there have been 30-40 confirmed fatalities as a result of the attacks, The New York Times reported. The officials spoke anonymously because the Taliban, which said 13 had been killed, told them not to speak to the press.
Hundreds Of ISIS-K Militants Surround Kabul Airport, More Attacks Expected: REPORT
Hundreds of ISIS-K militants have surrounded the Kabul airport and are expected to conduct more attacks, a source familiar with the situation told Fox News.
“Hundreds of ISIS-K in the vicinity, attacks likely to continue,” the source told Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich.
Multiple explosions ripped through the crowd outside the airport earlier Thursday, causing multiple civilian and U.S. service member casualties, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said.
“We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul airport,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement after the WSJ report. Kirby didn’t specify the number of fatalities.
Ross Wilson, the U.S. ambassador in Kabul, informed American embassy staff that four Marines had been killed, an official with knowledge of the briefing told the Wall Street Journal. U.S. officials confirmed the report to Fox News Pentagon reporter Lucas Tomlinson.
Afghan health officials estimated that there have been 30-40 confirmed fatalities as a result of the attacks, The New York Times reported. The officials spoke anonymously because the Taliban, which said 13 had been killed, told them not to speak to the press.
Hundreds Of ISIS-K Militants Surround Kabul Airport, More Attacks Expected: REPORT
Hundreds of ISIS-K militants have surrounded the Kabul airport and are expected to conduct more attacks, a source familiar with the situation told Fox News.
“Hundreds of ISIS-K in the vicinity, attacks likely to continue,” the source told Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich.
Multiple explosions ripped through the crowd outside the airport earlier Thursday, causing multiple civilian and U.S. service member casualties, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said.
R.I.P. Charlie Watts
Charlie Watts, best known as the prolific drummer for the rock band the Rolling Stones for more than half a century, has died. He was 80.
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ONE OF A NUMBER OF FACT CHECKS/BIAS ON "STATEOFTHENATION"
Overall, we rate State of the Nation (SOTN) extreme right biased and Questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, and pseudoscience as well as the use of poor sources, a complete lack of transparency, and false claims.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180
History
Founded in 2012, State of the Nation (formerly State of the Nation 2012) is a propaganda and conspiracy website that focuses on right-wing politics. According to their about page, “SOTN has no other interest except uncovering and presenting the facts. SOTN commentary provides a uniquely insightful perspective rarely found anywhere else in the alternative news media.”
The website completely lacks transparency as it does not name authors, editors, or owners.
Read our profile on United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
State of the Nation lacks transparency as they do not disclose ownership and there does not appear to be a source of revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, State of the Nation does not write original content, but rather links to other news sources, videos, social media, etc. They also republish news from other sources. Story selection comes from a far-right perspective with many stories promoting conspiracy theories such as this Here’s the Raw Truth about the Covid-19 Vaccine. (Video). This is a video that features Anti-vaccination Dr. Simone Gold, who has made numerous false claims regarding the Coronavirus. She was also arrested for taking part in the Capitol riots on January 6th. When it comes to sourcing they frequently use far-right questionable sources such as Breitbart, Zero Hedge, and the Gateway Pundit.
Editorially, all stories favor the right and particular former President Trump such as this Palm Beach County Harassing Trump, Chasing Him Out of Mar-a-Lago. In general, SOTN is not a credible source of information as they routinely promote far-right conspiracies, propaganda, and pseudoscience.
Failed Fact Checks
“Trump Warns Flu Shots Are The Greatest ‘Scam’ In Medical History.” – False
Overall, we rate State of the Nation (SOTN) extreme right biased and Questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, and pseudoscience as well as the use of poor sources, a complete lack of transparency, and false claims. (D. Van Zandt 1/13/2017) Updated (2/1/2021)
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180
History
Founded in 2012, State of the Nation (formerly State of the Nation 2012) is a propaganda and conspiracy website that focuses on right-wing politics. According to their about page, “SOTN has no other interest except uncovering and presenting the facts. SOTN commentary provides a uniquely insightful perspective rarely found anywhere else in the alternative news media.”
The website completely lacks transparency as it does not name authors, editors, or owners.
Read our profile on United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
State of the Nation lacks transparency as they do not disclose ownership and there does not appear to be a source of revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, State of the Nation does not write original content, but rather links to other news sources, videos, social media, etc. They also republish news from other sources. Story selection comes from a far-right perspective with many stories promoting conspiracy theories such as this Here’s the Raw Truth about the Covid-19 Vaccine. (Video). This is a video that features Anti-vaccination Dr. Simone Gold, who has made numerous false claims regarding the Coronavirus. She was also arrested for taking part in the Capitol riots on January 6th. When it comes to sourcing they frequently use far-right questionable sources such as Breitbart, Zero Hedge, and the Gateway Pundit.
Editorially, all stories favor the right and particular former President Trump such as this Palm Beach County Harassing Trump, Chasing Him Out of Mar-a-Lago. In general, SOTN is not a credible source of information as they routinely promote far-right conspiracies, propaganda, and pseudoscience.
Failed Fact Checks
“Trump Warns Flu Shots Are The Greatest ‘Scam’ In Medical History.” – False
Overall, we rate State of the Nation (SOTN) extreme right biased and Questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, and pseudoscience as well as the use of poor sources, a complete lack of transparency, and false claims. (D. Van Zandt 1/13/2017) Updated (2/1/2021)
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Livin' in a polygag and givin' off spock...
It's difficult getting the lyrics 100% on some songs. I blogged about this before.
An old song came on the radio today that needs clarification.
It's Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler.
You may have heard it... what sounds like:
"I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark, we're livin' in a polygag and givin' off spock"
Is really:
"I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark, we're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks"
Yeah...
Bonnie turned 70 this year!
An old song came on the radio today that needs clarification.
It's Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler.
You may have heard it... what sounds like:
"I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark, we're livin' in a polygag and givin' off spock"
Is really:
"I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark, we're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks"
Yeah...
Bonnie turned 70 this year!
6 Airlines ordered to provide planes to fly Americans & Afghan Allies fleeing Kabul
Today from The New York Times;
In response to:
BREAKING NEWS
The U.S. ordered six airlines to provide planes to fly Americans and Afghan allies fleeing Kabul, picking them up from airbases outside Afghanistan.
Sunday, August 22, 2021 9:19 AM EST
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III's order would help with the growing U.S. military operation evacuating Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul, the Afghan capital, the Pentagon said on Sunday.
Civilian planes would not fly into or out of Kabul, where a rapidly deteriorating security situation has hampered evacuation flights. Instead, commercial airline pilots and crews would help transport thousands of Afghans who are arriving at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
BREAKING NEWS
The U.S. ordered six airlines to provide planes to fly Americans and Afghan allies fleeing Kabul, picking them up from airbases outside Afghanistan.
Sunday, August 22, 2021 9:19 AM EST
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III's order would help with the growing U.S. military operation evacuating Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul, the Afghan capital, the Pentagon said on Sunday.
Civilian planes would not fly into or out of Kabul, where a rapidly deteriorating security situation has hampered evacuation flights. Instead, commercial airline pilots and crews would help transport thousands of Afghans who are arriving at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
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'Publican Senator Calls On 'Crats To Enact Amendment 25 To Remove Ol' Joe ...
@ 0:38 - Afghan Withdrawal Raises Question Of Joe's Ability To Function As POTUS
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Misleading stat claims more vaccinated people die
In response to: Some people, including those pushing an anti-vaccine agenda online, have been misinterpreting figures showing that a large proportion of those dying with the Delta variant of coronavirus had been vaccinated.
One conspiracy site even claimed vaccinated people were dying at higher rates than those who had not received the jab, which is untrue.
This site and others use real figures in a misleading way, to arrive at a completely false conclusion - that the vaccine may not be working or even doing more harm than good.
The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show there were 92,029 confirmed Delta cases between 1 February and 22 June, most of which were identified in June.
Of these, 58% were in completely unvaccinated people and only 8% were fully vaccinated. For context, by the start of June more than half of adults in the UK were fully vaccinated. If the vaccines weren't helping, we would expect them to make up more than half the cases.
So we can see the vaccine is reducing cases.
One conspiracy site even claimed vaccinated people were dying at higher rates than those who had not received the jab, which is untrue.
This site and others use real figures in a misleading way, to arrive at a completely false conclusion - that the vaccine may not be working or even doing more harm than good.
The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show there were 92,029 confirmed Delta cases between 1 February and 22 June, most of which were identified in June.
Of these, 58% were in completely unvaccinated people and only 8% were fully vaccinated. For context, by the start of June more than half of adults in the UK were fully vaccinated. If the vaccines weren't helping, we would expect them to make up more than half the cases.
So we can see the vaccine is reducing cases.
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