(pope) Francis reprimanding the Mafia has been all over the news, but I thought I’d pass it up…until a friend of mine commented flippantly: ‘Have you heard that the pope told the Mafia that they’ll end up in Hell if they don’t repent? I wonder if they (the mobster/mafia) blackmailed the pope?’  ‘Lol. That would be an interesting strategy on his (popes) part,’ I said, and then left if like that.  But today came across this article: The drugs had been mailed from South America, and were bound for the Vatican post office, where any of the Vatican’s 800 citizens could have picked it up… INCLUDING the Pope. Well, there’s a 1/800 chance, at least. VIDEO

With the blockbuster news that all of Israel’s embassies and consulates are closing for the first time in history, supposedly due to a union “strike,” it is noteworthy that just days before this hit the MSM, it was reported that Israel was preparing to launch the “first strike” against Iran, as part of a “coordinated operation led by the Pentagon.”

Furthermore, in January, two months before the reports of Malaysia Flight 370 mysteriously disappearing, Israel conducted an emergency preparedness drill, which included, “a fictional airplane crashing into a residential area, causing hundreds of casualties.”  MORE

France’s far-right National Front party dealt a major blow to the ruling Socialists Sunday after several of its candidates took prime position in the first round of local elections.

The main centre-right opposition UMP party also hailed a “big victory” as initial estimates showed it came out trumps in the elections, as President Francois Hollande suffers record unpopularity against a backdrop of near-zero growth and high unemployment. MORE

The Foreign Ministry’s worker’s committee declared a full-fledge strike on Sunday, closing the ministry and all the country’s embassies and consulates around the world for the first time in the country’s history. MORE

VIDEO: For the First Time in History, Israel Suspiciously Closes All Embassies & Consulates World Wide! MORE

A spiritual healer from Bromley has reportedly revealed that she was the wife of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in the 15th century.

Stephany Cohen, who claims that she is the god of all aliens, has said that Wenger was heir to the French throne at the time and she was the saint Joan of Arc in a previous life, when she married the football boss. MORE

It sounds all and good until one finds he has no conscience.

Bad memories are not only part of our conscious mind, they also leave a trace in our unconscious. But now, new research shows that actively trying to forget an unwanted memory can help erase this unconscious trace. MORE

Police officers have a message for state lawmakers: Undercover officers need to be able to have sex with prostitutes.

It’s a message they’re pressing as legislators weigh a bill that would crack down on prostitution. As part of that bill, lawmakers initially did away with an existing exemption allowing officers on duty to have sex with prostitutes during investigations. But after testimony from Honolulu officers, the bill was amended to restore that protection. MORE

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President Putin enjoys overwhelming popularity in Russia due to his defense of traditional religious values. In his State of the Nation address last December, Putin said: “Many Euro-Atlantic countries have moved away from their roots, including Christian values… Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan.” MORE

A Catholic nun has become an overnight pop sensation after stunning the jury of Italy’s “The Voice” television talent show with her version of the Alicia Keys song “No One”.

Sister Christina Scuccia, a 25-year-old Sicilian, bopped about on the stage in her black habit and a large cross necklace on Wednesday night’s show, sparking wild cheers from the audience and stunned reactions from the four judges. MORE

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A strike by Israeli Foreign Ministry staff has caused diplomats to cancel trips to the Jewish state and could endanger a visit to the Holy Land by Pope Francis in May, union officials said.MORE

Ukraine owes the money because Crimea is now part of Russia and the two countries’ 2010 lease agreement was now “subject to annulment,” Medvedev said at a meeting of the Security Council.”The Ukrainian state saved some $11 billion dollars and accordingly the Russian budget has a missed profit of the same $11 billion,” he warned. MORE

A fews years old but pertinent still: Remember “neocons” are still COMMUNISTS  by any other name!

During the Reagan Administration a woman named Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt was serving as the Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Education before she was fired for exposing what was going on there. MORE