BRUSSELS BELGIUM : SOLDIERS ON THE STREETS

ROMA (ITALY) NOVEMBER 2015

PARIS NOVEMBER 2015

NOVEMBER 18 - PARIS ST. DENIS - SPECIAL POLICE FORCES RAID ON GROUP PLANNING NEW TERROR ATTACK

FRANCE : PARIS 13 NOVEMBER - ATTACK ON BATACLAN CONCERT (EAGLE OF DEATH METAL)

STATE OF EMERGENCY IN FRANCE : BORDERS CLOSED

French President Francois Hollande has announced that his country’s borders have been closed and the military has been dispatched to the streets. In an address to the nation, Hollande declared a state of emergency and said the army is being deployed in and around Paris. He called the attacks taking place in Paris after siege at Bataclan concert hall and across the town, which have so far left more than 150 dead a “horror.” The state of emergency means French authorities can enter private homes and control the press, reported Fox News. He added that French security forces are assaulting a site in Paris. This is the first time France has declared a state of emergency since the Algerian war, which took place between 1954 and 1962. It is also the first time a curfew has been imposed since the dark days of world war two in 1944. Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/13/france-closes-borders-dispatches-military-to-the-streets/#ixzz3rQRWGhO2

POLAND : 50000 POLISH NATIONALISTS MARCH ON WARSAW, BURN EU FLAGS

Tens of thousands of Polish nationalists descended on Warsaw, Poland yesterday to mark the nation’s independence day. Demonstrators burned the European Union (EU) flag and banners on display compared EU membership to Soviet occupation.The rally was held under the slogan, “Poland for the Poles, Poles for Poland”, in reference to the ongoing migrant crisis.

Slovenian soldiers erect razorwire fences on the country’s border with Croatia

MYSTERY OF RUSSIAN AIRBUS A 321 CRASH

The UK has halted all flights between Britain and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, saying there is a "significant possibility" an explosive device caused the Russian plane crash at the weekend, killing all 224 people on board.

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SLOVAKIA - BOJNICE CASTLE

SAVING THE KIWI FLAG

CALAIS : FRANCE TO TIGHTEN SECURITY AT MIGRANT CAMP

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The police presence at the refugee camp near the northern French city of Calais will be stepped up to better manage the surging number of undocumented African migrants there, France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Wednesday. Around 6,000 migrants have been camping out rough for months on the outskirts of the French port city. They seek to cross the Channel Tunnel, the terminal of which is located in Calais, and claim asylum in the United Kingdom. The approaching winter has added urgency to their precarious situation. As temperatures drop, the French Interior Ministry has pledged to accommodate all women and children stranded at the makeshift "jungle" camp near Calais. Every night, desperate migrants – from Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, as well as Syria and Afghanistan – attempt crossing to England. At least 16 have died in traffic accidents at the entrance or inside the Channel Tunnel since June. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20151021/1028898718.html#ixzz3pRi8KnXS

SLOVENIA TO USE ITS ARMY TO MANAGE THE FLOW OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

Slovenia says the numbers entering from Croatia over the last three days have overwhelmed its ability to cope. The country's parliament is expected to approve changes later on Tuesday to enable the army to help police guard the border. Police in Slovenia say a total of 18,469 migrants have arrived in the country since Friday, with 5,092 crossing the border on Tuesday alone. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34577943

FRANCE : CALAIS MAYOR CALLS FOR FRENCH ARMY TO GUARD EXPANDING MIGRANT CAMP

The crisis in Calais continues as the number of refugees and migrants living in a make-shift camp near the French port doubles to 6,000 in just three weeks. The city's mayor is now suggesting that France send in the army to cope with the number of people trying to illegally enter Britain. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20151020/1028828207/calais-mayor-french-army-jungle-camp.html#ixzz3p9htNu55

REFUGEES FORCED TO REROUTE THROUGH SLOVENIA WHILE HUNGARY REINFORCES BORDER BLOCKS

Refugees are being forced to reroute through one of Europe's smallest countries, Slovenia, after Hungary sealed off its border with Croatia. Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban has continued his razor wire approach to refugees by blocking off the country's southern border with Croatia. Local media reported that Hungarian police and the army, some dressed in full battle gear, installed the barbed wire fence across the unofficial border crossing at Botovo, after which they closed it completely. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20151019/1028756947/eu-refugee-crisis-border-blocks-slovenia.html#ixzz3p3n5odU7

AFGHAN REFUGEE SHOT DEAD BY POLICE WHILE TRYING TO ENTER BULGARIA

(Bulgarian fence at Turskish border) An Afghan man was shot trying to cross into Bulgaria from Turkey late on Thursday and died on his way to hospital, the interior ministry has said. “A big group of illegal migrants attempted to enter Bulgaria from Turkey. One man suffered a gunshot wound in the incident and died on the way to hospital,” an interior ministry spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse. SOURCE : http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/16/afghan-refugee-shot-dead-police-turkey-enter-bulgaria

HUNGARY CLOSES BORDER WITH CROATIA

Hungary has closed its border with Croatia in an effort to stem the flow of migrants through the country en route to western Europe. Croatia said it would begin directing migrants to Slovenia instead. Hungary has been a major transit country for migrants, many of whom aim to continue on to Austria and Germany. It announced the closure on Friday after EU leaders failed to agree a plan backed by Hungary to send a force to prevent migrants reaching Greece. The border, reinforced with a razor-wire fence, closed at midnight (22:00 GMT) on Friday. "We know that this is not the best, but only the second-best solution," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, announcing the closure earlier. Migrants could still apply for asylum in Hungary at two border transit zones, he added. Hungary has already sealed its border with Serbia. SOURCE : http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34556682

AUSTRIA : EXIT POLLS SUGGEST THE RIGHT-WING FREEDOM PARTY HAS DOUBLED ITS VOTE IN A REGIONAL ELECTION (31%)

Exit polls suggest the far-right FPO have doubled their vote in regional elections in Upper Austria. Preliminary results indicate the party got more than 31 percent support, compared to 15 in 2009. For party leader Hans-Christian Strache, the result has come as a surprise: “This result has surpassed our most optimistic expectations. It shows overwhelming confidence and overwhelming encouragement.” It is not enough to put the FPO in the lead, however. The conservative Christian Democrats are in front on 39.5 percent. Analysts think fears over the migrant crisis have shaped voting patterns in the state, the fourth biggest in Austria. Austria has become a main transit country for refugees and migrants heading from the Balkans to northern Europe. Vienna expects 80,000 asylum applications this year, proportionally high compared to other EU member states. SOURCE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/27/austria-exit-polls-suggest-the-far-right-fpo-has-doubled-its-vote-in-a-regional/

AUSTRIA : MIGRANT INFLUX BOOSTS RIGHT-WING PARTY IN KEY AUSTRIAN ELECTION

Just a few days after more than 100,000 people turned out in Vienna to support refugees, an anti-refugee party is poised to land a huge coup - a win at the polls that could see them take control of the Austrian capital Vienna. Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache has toned down his anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the Vienna vote in an attempt to win over critics.

(Mr Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of right-wing Austrian Freedom Party speaks with supporters ahead of the local elections at the Stephansplatz on Oct 8, 2015 in Vienna.)

MICHAEL FASSBENDER AS MACBETH 2015

CZECHS PROPOSE CENTRAL EUROPEAN ACTION TO PROTECT HUNGARIAN BORDER

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government has proposed that three central European states (Czech, Poland, Slovakia) send hundreds of troops and police to help protect Hungary's borders against a migrant influx into Europe's Schengen passport-free travel zone, officials said on Friday. The central Europeans have stressed the need to secure the European Union's outer borders as the basis of any response to the inflow of hundreds of thousands of refugees this year. Hungary's position is seen as pivotal as it forms the external boundary of the EU's Schengen passport-free travel zone. "Our government is prepared to help Hungary with protection of the Schengen border. We are proposing joint V4 action," Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on his Twitter page, referring to the Visegrad 4 group that compromises his country, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. Sobotka said their interior ministers would meet on Oct. 8 to tackle the idea. Czech news agency CTK quoted Interior Minister Milan Chovanec as saying the plans could include sending hundreds of Czech, Polish and Slovak soldiers and police officers to help patrol Hungary's southern border for several months. Hungary has drawn criticism from larger western EU countries and rights groups for measures it has taken to keep out migrants. It has built a high border fence facing non-EU member Serbia to the south and is racing to complete another one along its frontier with Croatia, an EU member but outside Schengen. The Visegrad 4 have been in the spotlight over their strong resistance to mandatory national quotas to share out 120,000 asylum seekers among the EU's 28 member states, approved by a majority vote of the bloc's interior ministers last month. Poland endorsed the measure but the Czechs, Slovaks and Hungarians continue to oppose quotas, saying it is better to focus on finding a solution to Syria's war, helping neighboring countries and protecting external EU borders. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said the influx of refugees into Europe threatens to undermine the continent's Christian roots and that governments must control their borders before they can decide how many asylum seekers to take. Hungary has been the most affected in central Europe by the migration wave, with 280,000 people entering its territory so far this year, although nearly all have sought just to pass on through to wealthier countries of the western EU. The other Visegrad nations have seen only a fraction of those numbers.

(demo in Slovakia against immigration)

RUSSIA BEGINS AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA

The Russian air force began air strikes in Syria on Wednesday. SOURCE : http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34419003

HUNGARY WARNS OF INSTABILITY FROM EUROPE'S REFUGEE CRISIS

Hungary’s prime minister has warned that the massive influx of refugees from the Middle East and Afghanistan risks destabilizing the European Union unless the continent adopts a tough stance on the crisis.

JASON CLARKE ON THE RED BULLETIN OCTOBER 2015

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CENTRAL EUROPE'S MIGRANT EMERGENCY - CROATIA CLOSES BORDER CROSSINGS WITH SERBIA

CROATIA closes border crossings with Serbia as thousands of refugees enter the country. The border closures mean the main refugee land route from Greece to northern Europe has been cut off. Croatia closed seven out of eight border crossings with Serbia Thursday after 10,000 refugees entered in two days. Croatia’s Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic told reporters that the country was “absolutely full” and could no longer take any more refugees, reports the BBC. “Don’t come here anymore,” he said. “Stay in refugee centers in Serbia and Macedonia and Greece. This is not the road to Europe. Buses can’t take you there. It’s a lie.” According to the BBC, Croatia has been overwhelmed by the new arrivals. On Thursday, crowds of people tried to break through police lines at two towns on the border with Serbia, in the hope of getting to the Croatian capital, Zagreb. Scuffles broke out at Tovarnik and Batina, two of the crossings that are now closed. Buses arrived to take the refugees to a registration center, but there was not enough transport to take everyone, and thousands of people reportedly spent Thursday night sleeping on the roadside or in fields. Hungary sealed off its southern border with Serbia on Wednesday, forcing thousands of desperate people to turn to neighboring Croatia in order to attempt to make their way to northern Europe and their preferred destination: Germany. In chaotic scenes at the Serbian border town of Horgos, riot police on the Hungarian side of the border used tear gas and water cannons to repel crowds of refugees back into Serbia. Hungary has defended its actions and has vowed to continue to forcefully defend its border, reports the Guardian. The border closures in Croatia and Hungary mean the main land route from Greece to northern Europe has effectively been cut off, reports the BBC. Meanwhile, Slovenia said it stopped a group of refugees on a train at the border and would return them to Zagreb. Slovenia, which lies to the north of Croatia and shares a border with Austria, is part of the E.U. border-free Schengen area. On Thursday, Slovenian officials told the European Commission that its border with Hungary would be closed for at least 10 days. SOURCE : http://time.com/4039742/croatia-border-crossings-closed-refugees-migrant-crisis/

HUNGARY USES WATER CANNON AT SERBIA BORDER

DENMARK : MIGRANTS WALKING ALONG DANISH MOTORWAY TO SWEDEN

HUNGARY SEALS BORDER

EUROPE MIGRANT CRISIS : HUNGARY WILL ARREST ILLEGAL MIGRANTS

Hungary's PM has warned that people who cross the country's border illegally will be arrested from next week.

ROZSKE HUNGARY 9 SEPTEMBER 2015 - REFUGEES CAMP ON SERBIA-HUNGARY BORDER

Several Hundred Refugees Set Up Unauthorized Camp on Serbia-Hungary Border SOURCE : http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150909/1026763070.html

HUNGARY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015 - REFUGEES IN HUNGARY

EUROPE'S MIGRANT CRISIS 2 SEPTEMBER - BODRUM'S BEACH TURKEY - DEAD SYRIAN CHILD

HUNGARY BUILDS FENCE ON ITS BORDER WITH SERBIA TO HALT MIDDLE EAST MIGRANT WAVE

The Hungarians are responding to a record-breaking wave of “migrants” from the war zones of the Middle East by constructing one of those border fences that’s supposed to be impossibly expensive and ineffective. According to the Associated Press, the fence will be up to 13 feet high, rising behind three layers of razor wire, ranging along the 109-mile border with Serbia through which migrant populations have been pouring. About 140,000 migrants have trooped through Hungary so far this year – over three times as many as they handled in all of 2014, according to the AP, and it’s only August. Monday saw 2,093 migrants detained by Hungarian police in a single day, well above the astounding daily average of 1,493. Another ten thousand poured over the Macedonian border over the weekend, with a fresh thousand camped in Serbia and preparing to move across the Hungarian border. Macedonia, in turn, has seen over 43,000 migrants in just the past two months. After imposing the cost of their presence upon the Hungarians, most of this migratory population presses on to the greener pastures of “richer European Union countries like Germany or the Netherlands before their claims are settled.” Among other things, this has produced a massive security and humanitarian crisis along the English Channel, as migrants strive to make the final push from France into the lavish welfare state of Britain. SOURCE: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/08/25/hungary-builds-border-fence-to-halt-middle-eastern-migrant-wave/

Migrants are detained by Hungarian police after crossing the Hungarian-Serbian border illegally.

THE DECAY OF SWEDEN'S MILITARY

Once protected by hundreds of thousands of conscripted units and armed with an ingenious mobile force, Sweden’s defence capabilities began to decline during the late 1980s. Now, the nation faces an immense dilemma: a weak army incapable of defending its homeland. Just before the Second World War began, the PM at the time Per Albin Hansson told the public that, “Sweden’s preparedness is good.” This was a lie; Sweden’s military had been greatly reduced since the 1920s. All of the army’s technology was outdated and there were simply not enough soldiers. Sweden declared neutrality, allowing Germany to use their railways. By becoming neutral and giving Germany access to their railroads, the Germans had a route to Norway that permitted the movement of soldiers and weaponry. As a result of this, Sweden was spared the German occupation that Denmark and Norway experienced. Despite being neutral, the Swedish military did strengthen during WWII. Part of Sweden’s defence was a spectacularly devised system called “mobilization repositories”. Coupled with the draft that made military service for all young men mandatory, Sweden had the ability to bring much of its military into service within hours. Over 6,000 of these repositories were hidden in the woods, consisting of arms and equipment caches. Drills were consistently conducted in order to keep the nation ready for defence on short notice. “The potential was huge if you went full throttle, which we never did,” Wilhelm Agrell, Swedish military historian. Sweden’s strong defences began to diminish once the mid-1980s came around. Supporting such a powerful force was not cheap, and changing attitudes among the top officials prompted them to suggest cuts. The Cold War had ended, the Soviet Union had collapsed and the Berlin wall had been removed. It seemed as though Sweden no longer had a purpose for its military. Throughout the nineties and early 2000s, the Swedish Army was subjected to a series of cuts that saw its combat capabilities reduced to 6% of its strength in the 80s. Air and naval forces also dwindled; by 2004, only 100 planes were ready to go and a mere seven vessels and four submarines remained functional. In 2008, Russia invaded Georgia, resulting in a war that lasted less than a week. Russia’s invasion of Georgia was completely unseen, and Swedish military personnel and politicians were in trouble. “The consensus had been that no state in Europe would ever attack another state. But someone just had, and it wasn’t just anybody. It was Russia. It was not supposed to happen, but it had. Suddenly Swedish politicians understood that we need to have some kind of ability to defend ourselves, if we against all odds were to be threatened again.” National service was abolished in 2010 in favour of voluntary professional armed forces, as Sweden could not order its conscripts to participate in Afghanistan’s conflicts. One year later, Russia resumed the Cold War practice of flying military aircraft uncomfortably close to Sweden’s airspace, and Russian submarines were sighted in their waters. “We can defend ourselves against an attack against a localized target. We’re talking about a week on our own,” Sverker Göransson, the Swedish military’s Supreme Commander, made this statement in 2013. Russia went so far as to make a joke out of Sweden’s incredibly poor military strength. Gotland is an island belonging to Swedish sovereignty that is of great strategic importance, but is also very undermanned. Located in the Baltic Sea, Russia could capture the island with ease and there isn’t a thing Sweden could do about it. The purpose of Russia capturing Gotland would grant them further leverage over the Baltic nations. The fourteen tanks stationed there would be inefficient during an invasion. Former military officials who were responsible for encouraging the dismantling of the Swedish military have expressed their regrets. In the 2015 documentary “What Happened to Defense?”, former Supreme Commander Owe Wictorin is deeply saddened by what has happened. He says that the idea of slowly reducing military spending was good, but it all happened much too quickly. Sweden’s biggest threat is likely not Russia, however; it is the hordes of non-Europeans that have settled there. Their destructive behaviour and penchant to become violent over minor provocations, usually with regards to their faith, makes them a powder keg. Taking into account the ease that groups like ISIS have when entering European nations and the volatility of “peaceful” Muslims, the Swedish army and police would not stop an Islamic revolution. Military service is a must for any country that wishes to defend itself and build a strong character in its men. A nationalist leader will strongly prioritize the quality of its soldiers by implementing conscription. Until Sweden and other weakened European countries begin increasing their military power and removing non-Europeans, the threat of a hostile takeover from within will continue to loom. “One needs to always be prepared to defend the nation’s capital, vital infrastructure, power supply and telecommunications, important airports, import of basic necessities and military reinforcements. … [Sweden] today does not have that capability.” SOURCE : http://www.europeanguardian.com/84-uncategorised/defence/607-the-decay-of-sweden-s-military-and-its-current-sad-state

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THE GUARDIAN 12 AUGUST 2015 - USA WARPLANES F-16 LAUNCH FIRST AIR STRIKES AGAIN ISIS IN SYRIA

US warplanes have carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (Isis) targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish base, kicking off a key new phase in the campaign against the jihadists. US drones had previously executed a single lethal air strike against an Isis target in Syria but this was the first time manned US fighter jets had carried out raids after taking off from Turkey’s strategically located Incirlik base. Turkey is currently pressing a two-pronged “anti-terror” offensive against Isis jihadists in Syria and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq and south-east Turkey following a wave of attacks inside the country. But until now the Turkish air strikes have overwhelmingly concentrated on the separatist Kurdish rebels, to the frustration of western commentators who want to see Turkey ramp up its involvement in the fight against Isis. Using the Incirlik base outside the city of Adana in southern Turkey drastically cuts the distance needed for the US jets to fly to northern Syria compared with other launch bases farther afield in the Middle East. “Today, the United States began flying manned counter-Isil missions from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Strikes were conducted,” Pentagon spokeswoman Commander Elissa Smith said, using an alternate name for the terror group. Turkey’s Dogan news agency said three US fighter jets were seen taking off from Incirlik in the evening. Last month, Turkey agreed to open up the base to coalition planes for bombing Isis targets in Syria following months of tough negotiations. SOURCE: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/12/us-warplanes-anti-isis-air-strikes-syria-turkey

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AUGUST 2015 - CALAIS MIGRANT CRISIS

The UK and France have urged other EU nations to help address the root causes of the Calais migrant crisis. In the Sunday Telegraph, Home Secretary Theresa May and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve said it was part of a "global migration crisis". Migrants in Calais are making nightly bids to cross the Channel, leading to delays on cross-Channel services. Meanwhile, the Home Office said support could end for failed asylum-seekers, to discourage illegal migration. Bolstered security measures planned for around the French end of the Channel Tunnel, which include more CCTV surveillance, French police reinforcements and extra fencing, were agreed between Prime Minister David Cameron and President Francois Hollande on Friday. There have been thousands of attempts by migrants to access the Eurotunnel terminal in the last week. A man believed to be Sudanese was killed on Tuesday night while attempting to make the journey, the ninth person to die while trying to access the tunnel since the start of June. SOURCE: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33750336

1 AUGUST 2015 - NATIONALIST FINNISH GROUP RIOTS

About forty representatives of the national socialist Finnish Resistance Movement demonstrated in the central Finnish city of Jyväskylä on Saturday. Although the demonstration started out calmly, brawling broke out as the protest proceeded, leading to thirty people being charged with rioting and assault. A public demonstration by the Finnish Resistance Movement (Kansallinen Vastarinta), which describes itself as national socialist, ended in fighting on Saturday. Local police say the extreme right group’s protest began peacefully and that approximately 40 people were in attendance. As the event proceeded, however, the protesters began to assault bystanders and aggressively prevent the police from performing their duty. Some of the aggressors continued their violent behaviour within the premises of the nearby Sokos department store. The situation was quickly brought under control, say the police, and 30 people were apprehended. Several will be charged with violent rioting and assault. The Finnish Resistance Movement says it is part of the Nordic Resistance Movement led by the Swedish neo-Nazi Klas Lund. Three of the Finnish group's members were involved in a 2013 scuffle at the Jyväskylä Library, when one person was stabbed. Finns Party MP Olli Immonen, who recently came under fire for posting an inflammatory Facebook status update calling for a “fight until the end” against the “nightmare called multiculturalism”, posed in June for a photograph with members of the Finnish Resistance Movement in Porvoo. He posted the photo on his Facebook page after the event. SOURCE: YLE

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GERMAN SOLDIER WWI. The flowers into his uniform are an indication that he will be sent to the frontline soon.

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