Expert: One of the more profoundly depressing consequences of the aftermath of the American missile attack on the al Shayrat Syrian air base is having to acknowledge how terminally stupid our politicians are. Either that, or they are so captivated by the dictates of United States foreign policy that they follow blindly in its wake, which is a different kind of stupidity. Only the independent MP Andrew Wilkie (12 April 2017) and Green spokesperson Scott Ludlum (media release 7 April 2017) have publicly questioned the dominant media narrative. There are at least four alternative narratives available to explain what happened in what is alleged to be a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian village of Khan Sheikhoun. * the Syrian government dropped illegal chemical weapons on civilians. This is the meme repeated ad nauseum by our politicians and the media. This barrage of propaganda has been maintained despite the compete absence of any compelling evidence. * That it was an accidental discharge following an air strike on terrorist positions by the Syrian Air Force. This was the initial Russian reaction, but it also lacks supporting evidence. The Russians did, however, call for an independent investigation, which has been ignored by the western media and western politicians. They didn’t need evidence as they already “knew” that Syria was guilty. * The whole thing was a staged event using civilians kidnapped some time earlier from Khattab. This really has different components, as it is possible to be a staged, or false flag event, without the use of previous kidnap victims. Either way, again there is a lack of real evidence. * That outside forces (the US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia?) supplied the terrorists for the purpose of creating a situation that would lend itself to American intervention of the type we have witnessed. There is at least a track record of such practices (A. Larsen Analysis of Evidence Contradicts Allegations on Syrian Gas Attacks. The Indicter Magazine (5 April 2017). This has prima facie more plausibility than the other theories, but again the evidence is lacking. The strengths and weaknesses of the respective theories are usefully discussed by Rick Sterling1. The central point, however, is that whatever theory emerges as the most plausible explanation, it will only do so after a proper independent investigation. Judging from their public utterances thus far, an independent investigation is the furthest thing from the minds of our politicians. Even without such an investigation, there are ample grounds for questioning the official narrative. A far from exhaustive list would include such factors as the following: * the near impossibility that it was Sarin gas that was used. This is especially evident in the lack of typical symptoms in the victims that follow a Sarin attack. * The UN report of 23 June 2014 declared that Syria had been disarmed of its chemical weapons. There is no evidence of any resumption of manufacture or storage. * Given the short shelf life of Sarin, it would have to have been manufactured recently, and there is zero evidence of such manufacture. * In any criminal investigation, one of the first questions asked by investigators is: cui bono?, that is, who benefits. * As Assad is, since the intervention of the Russians in September 2014 (and the help of Iran and Hezbollah) winning the war against the terrorists in their multiple guises, there is no convincing reason why he would risk international opprobrium for so little military benefit. * Conversely, the US response gives umpteen reasons for the terrorists to repeat the exercise (which they have done several times before) knowing that the American response against Assad will be to their military advantage. There are many other factors militating against it being a Syrian government attack, but the above points are sufficient to confirm that the rush to judgment is neither appropriate nor likely to lead to a proper understanding of the forces at work. It hardly needs to be stated that the American attack was contrary to international law, and possibly US domestic law as well.2 That is a factor that barely, if at all, exercises the minds of either the politicians or the media that breathlessly repeat their inanities and provide equally inane ‘analysis’ of what is happening in Syria and its repercussions. It is not, of course, the first time that the United States has flaunted international law, perceiving itself as exempt from the constraints that dictate, or should dictate, the exercise of brute power in pursuit of geopolitical objectives. What is of additional concern, however, is that the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Labor leader Bill Shorten fell over themselves in their eagerness to approve such a flagrant violation of international legal norms. Turnbull, as a former lawyer, in particular, should have known better than to publicly ally himself and Australia with what is manifestly a war crime.3 One wonders exactly what international outrage has to be perpetrated by the Americans before the Australian government (and Opposition) takes a principled stand. Some important consequences flow from the American folly. One of the first things that Russia did was to cancel the Memorandum of Understanding with the US and its “coalition:” allies governing the military use of Syrian air space. The Belgium government, for example, immediately withdrew its contribution to the air war. Henceforth, coalition planes flying in Syrian air space will be vulnerable to being shot down by Syrian missiles, the upgrading of which Russia has already begun. Although you will not find any discussion of this in the Australian mainstream media, this also puts Australian planes at risk. Since September 2015 Australian fighters, reconnaissance planes and mid-air refueling tankers have been operating in Syrian air space. This is, itself, in violation of international law although the Australian government claims otherwise. They have refused to release the legal advice upon which this idiosyncratic view is based. In January 2017, the last month for which figures are available, E7A reconnaissance planes and K30A tankers violated Syrian air space 11 and 5 occasions respectively. What will be the Australian response if and when one or more of these planes are shot down? It is clearly not a matter our politicians are willing or able to discuss, any more than they allow debate on the broader issues of principle and practice involved. Another consequence is the absurd flip-flopping of US Secretary of State Tillerson and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, contradicting not only each other but also themselves in the space of only a few days. It speaks volumes about the power struggle going on in Washington between the various factions vying for dominance. On present indications it appears that Trump’s vague pre-election statements about a more constructive relationship with Russia have been overridden by the more powerful neocon and Deep State factions that control the US. The factional infighting, foreign policy inconsistencies and completely irrational conduct by the US administration led one of the more astute observers to invoke the Russia concept of “not agreement capable”.4 Given the erratic and arguably insane direction of US foreign policy Australia has every right to be concerned. The U aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson cancelled a planned Australia visit and diverted to Korean waters where a singularly dangerous situation is escalating. Further unilateral and unlawful conduct cannot be ruled out. The consequences of an American attack on North Korea are potentially horrendous. If the Australian government is concerned, as it should be, there has been no such sign. At a time when the international geopolitical scene calls for calm heads and rational analysis, it is all the more concerning that the best our politicians can muster is inflammatory rhetoric, in an evidence and fact free environment. The result is likely to be a great deal more harm than good. * How Media Bias Fuels Syrian Escalation, 10 April 2017 * Marjorie Cohn, Trump’s Syria attack Trampled Many Laws,11 April 2017. * M. Milanovic, The Clearly Illegal US Missile Strike in Syria, European Journal of International Law, 7 April 2017. * The Saker, A Multi-Level Analysis of the US Cruise Missile attack and its Consequences http://clubof.info/
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Jay-Mo Productions
Jay-Mo Productions1 year ago (edited)
13 going on 30
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kalese turknett
kalese turknett1 year ago (edited)
yup , i remember watching that movie over & over. i just all of a sudden remembered this song tho.
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Carlos Campos
Carlos Campos7 months ago (edited)
Why cant real life have dance sequences :)
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THEPLANETEARTH
THEPLANETEARTH6 months ago (edited)
i grew up in the wrong generation -_-
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Leanna Leon
Leanna Leon1 month ago (edited)
THEPLANETEARTH
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Sienna Solis
Sienna Solis1 month ago (edited)
yep me to BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
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Roxy Jones
Roxy Jones1 month ago
13 Going On to 30 anyone???
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mike bethune
mike bethune3 days ago
no 53 going on 18
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tobagotb10
tobagotb102 days ago
+mike bethune
Me too. Anyone born in 1963 have seen some wonderful times, as in ever!
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Webbie
Webbie7 months ago (edited)
sucks when your 40 years old and your parents kick you out
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jen d
jen d1 month ago (edited)
Give it 30-odd years, you'll look back on the new photo you show and your kids will think she looks odd and grandmotherly as well. Say she's 18, she'll be 48. Times move fast.
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Ken Pudsey
Ken Pudsey1 month ago (edited)
jen d -yeah,they move to fast jen-way to fast!
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dakota hunter
dakota hunter6 months ago (edited)
who here from the movie 13 going on 30
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A person
A person3 months ago (edited)
dakota hunter 100th to like it
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Roger Longsword
Roger Longsword3 months ago (edited)
"Look, shes running away from home and shes only thirty" Beavis and Butthead
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Gabriele Angel King
Gabriele Angel King1 month ago (edited)
she is the arm of God maggot
she can burn you and break you with a wink
who the fuck are you maggots faggots
why you a suck; a fucking dink
go fuck yourself piece of shit
I only lighten up what ya cant get, faggots
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Gabriele Angel King
Gabriele Angel King1 month ago (edited)
Turd hoe the Perrier faggot once famously said
the government has no business in my bed.
now, they have laws and do not keep them
they have doc trains but do not practice them
they have law and order, but murder and deceit are them.
they make statements with double speak, 1984 baby, they are weak.
maggots and faggots
Know this, it is who I am, I dont know them
why do they want to know me.
I have no desire to be king over them
nor do they get to over rule me
I have done nothing but the right
to defend my family in this sacred fight
I have done nothing they did not build
so they delight in their death, then grind me at their mill.
fuck them, fuck their laws, fuck you, divergent are the draws
everywhere i go, i see through the shadows, I see you reel
inwardly people still have a innate law, and they have the deals
they will fight back and hang a murdering priest, got the wheels.
who is Jesus, ask me if i fucking care preacher wolf over there
what the fuck you doing raping children in your lair?
who the fuck are these no minded bots?
who are these half breed maggots with no original thoughts?
Ask me if i wanna be your king
and I will say, put their heads in a sling
and throw them over the ole boys wall
watch the maggots as they crawl
I dont wanna be king over some fucking losers and war bruisers
I wanna be the King of angels, and humanity is a bunch of losers
and I hate these maggots cause their soul has died
you been judged maggots, deep greene fried.
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susub75
susub757 months ago (edited)
No wonder her father kicked her out, she was 30 when this single was released! Time to stand on your own feet!
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Salvador Elias
Salvador Elias2 months ago (edited)
susub75 you made me laugh so hard
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Jeffrey Hinkle
Jeffrey Hinkle2 months ago (edited)
Goddam it! She's out there SOMEwhere! Somethin' LEEEADS to HER!
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MrPeterpiper1969
MrPeterpiper19694 months ago (edited)
What a talent. What a song. And what a drop dead gorgeous singer. Pat Benatar rocks in every way.
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Jennifer Fields
Jennifer Fields2 months ago (edited)
+Charles Toporzycki wth that mean
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Mc Shaggy TEORIAS DE DRAGON BALL
Mc Shaggy TEORIAS DE DRAGON BALL1 month ago (edited)
Yeah fuck JB , OD and those fags
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Rusty Shackleford
Rusty Shackleford1 year ago (edited)
A lovely song about a girl who leaves home to become the head hooker. Only to find herself oppressed in a brothel she calls a love battlefield. She will now have to do the impossible and lead her comrades on a dance off to freedom. Will she succeed? Only her pimp can tell...
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3prettyvacant
3prettyvacant11 months ago (edited)
Scary what can happen on here........
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James Smith
James Smith1 month ago (edited)
left the IC behind to comment on pat benatar videos on youtube?
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Jamal Rana
Jamal Rana6 months ago (edited)
Who came here after the X factor uk tonight
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XGemskiX
XGemskiX5 months ago (edited)
I equally love both versions (:
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Rian Sama
Rian Sama3 months ago (edited)
kiddo and I are cooking fine with no mom... and better cooks for it.
:( still i feel so alone....
30 years ago... i missed the boat...
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Steve T
Steve T6 months ago (edited)
sada vadooooooo
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charley schoute
charley schoute4 months ago (edited)
Stairs and flowers skinny puppy
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teichiq
teichiq2 months ago (edited)
acdc
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mark grierson
mark grierson1 month ago
how 80s !! loved that decade
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Device Factor
Device Factor1 week ago
Jane G Seda me to. I'm 32
I make music in the style of the decade, but wish I could've been born earlier..
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Device Factor
Device Factor1 week ago
it's as if we've become boring and flat.. compared to then
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Lyn Croughan
Lyn Croughan6 months ago (edited)
My dad was just like her dad , i moved out at 17 , but i didnt end up singing a cool song and dancing , god my life sucks :P
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Rab Fox
Rab Fox1 month ago
Lyn Croughan but have you tried throwing a glass of water over a Latino barfly?
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Lyn Croughan
Lyn Croughan1 month ago (edited)
@Rab Fox lmao not yet , but maybe i should 😂👍😛
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Philip Drake
Philip Drake7 months ago (edited)
Amazing song, they had some good music back in the day!
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edgar martinez
edgar martinez2 months ago (edited)
Penelope Katz i guess he meant that we had giants in the music industry during the 80s meaning legends. The fact that most people have not heard of sea wolf proves there not at the same level Fyi the red hot chill peppers are from the 90s
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BOH10666
BOH106662 months ago (edited)
as someone who has followed the chili peppers from day 1, they are nowhere near as phenomenonal as they once were. thesebdays, i'd say they were mediocre. that's understandable, given how long they have been rapid but their heyday has come and gpne.
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ari ramsi
ari ramsi4 months ago (edited)
theres so many young teenager got kicked by their parent in 80s
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Jennifer Carter
Jennifer Carter1 month ago (edited)
esrapk I'm sorry about your cousin did hear that it does break my heart it's sad that people treat young teens like that they are so misunderstood people forget what it's like to be a teenager
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chezzeeX
chezzeeX1 month ago (edited)
My friend got kicked out in the 80's.I remember it like it was yesterday.
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Anazman
Anazman7 months ago (edited)
I don't care about any haters or dislikes! I am Proud as f--k to be part of the 80's generation! Cool music, cool people, cool times! And Pat was/is awesome!
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Dusk Legend
Dusk Legend5 months ago (edited)
You know you can say "fuck" right?
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Deena Wolf
Deena Wolf2 months ago (edited)
the 80s were the best!!
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Dogan Kaytan
Dogan Kaytan6 months ago (edited)
Came here from X Factor. = )
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jose713ful
jose713ful3 months ago (edited)
ain't that a wrestling move
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Elijah Shane
Elijah Shane2 months ago (edited)
Yes, it is. I used to watch that garbage show. No talent. Just people singing.
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Maggie Sterling
Maggie Sterling2 months ago (edited)
I'm 11 and I know most 80s music than people who were born in the 80s I love pat benatar Michael Jackson cyndi lauher Bon Jovi the eurphymics kiss
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Maggie Sterling
Maggie Sterling1 month ago (edited)
R M then I really like linken park
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Maggie Sterling
Maggie Sterling1 month ago (edited)
R M plus green day is going on tour
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rif42
rif421 month ago (edited)
In the video 30 year old Pat Benetar plays a girl half her age. Her father (Trey Wilson) is actually only 5 years older than her. ;-) Great 80's song.
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tillallareoneluv
tillallareoneluv5 days ago
come on, she don't look like a teenager here. It's ridiculous. Let be honest. 27 maybe in the real world 24-25 "actor" age..
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Justinadude Rogers
Justinadude Rogers5 days ago
Surah Online I'm 39 an looks younger than her
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a chance for lifelong friendships; sterling & tel
Getting out of class was something that Tel found himself loving more and more every time it happened. He didn't used to enjoy the concept of getting out and wandering around in the sun, but the fact that friendships were starting to become something that was a key part of Tel's life meant that he was actually looking forward to battling with the sun in order to spend time with them. He paused to tuck the book that he'd been using in class into his bag before he shifted it onto his shoulder, making his way out of the lecture hall that he'd had his lesson in as he wandered towards the library. The idea of getting to at least spend a little bit of time with Sterling was something that Tel was looking forward to and he braved the sun as he made his way over to the library, keeping his head down and focusing on ignoring the uncomfortable feeling of the sun despite the addition of his ring. He let out a sigh of relief after he stepped into the library doors and he flashed his identification card at the security guard before he made his way towards the front entrance, glancing at the welcome desk before he spotted Sterling and smiled. "Hello," he said as he approached him. "I do believe I'm here to save you from the nightmare of your job."
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