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While you were sleeping: 22 June 2017
Michigan stabbing injures one, IS blow up iconic mosque, and Trump basks in Georgia win.
Thursday, 22 June 2017
“God save us from people who mean well.”
Vikram Seth
STORY OF THE DAY
SCORPIO: In the non-surprise of the year, WMCLEAKS.com smear campaign tracked to a Gupta associate
By SCORPIO
With the costly, UK-based PR spin doctors Bell Pottinger paid up and shipped out, South Africa’s First Family, the Guptas, scrambled to find a replacement spin machine after damning revelations of their involvement in the capture of ministers and government officials, gleaned from #GuptaLeaks, began to be made public last month. Soon afterwards, several websites and Twitter accounts relating to “White Monopoly Capital” were launched and used to attack some of the Guptas’ biggest opponents. Scorpio has identified one man associated with this fake news – former Gupta-owned Sahara Computers employee Saurabh Aggarwal.
Michigan knife attack injures officer
Authorities are investigating a knife attack on a police officer at Michigan’s Bishop International Airport. The suspect, Amor Ftouhi, stabbed the officer in the neck with a 12-inch knife after screaming “Allahu Ackbar”. Ftouhi was then wrestled to the ground by the officer and detained. No other passengers or officers were injured in the attack.
IS blow up historic Mosul mosque
The mosque where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State’s leader, declared a caliphate in 2014, was destroyed on Wednesday night. Despite IS perpetrating the destruction, the terrorist group were quick to blame American aircraft. The destruction of the Nuri mosque was a probable attempt to avoid a propaganda victory for advancing Iraqi forces.
Myanmar mounts counter-terror raids against camp
Three people have been killed by Myanmar’s security forces in a raid against Rohingya Muslim militants in the north of Rakhine state. Guns and ammunition were found inside the camp, believed to belong to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). ARSA is suspected of conducting earlier attacks in October.
Trump
Donald Trump has
IN NUMBERS
80
The number of years which the happy birthday song was falsely copyrighted for.
FACTS OF THE DAY
Today in 1941 Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union
Children won’t fully grasp sarcasm until about the age of 10. This is possibly reduced if they are the offspring of journalists.
FEATURED ARTICLES
SCORPIO: In the non-surprise of the year, WMCLEAKS.com smear campaign tracked to a Gupta associate
BY MARIANNE THAMM AND JEAN LE ROUX
OPINIONISTAS
Government’s love-hate relationship with business has consequences for the poor
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