Op-ed – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US-British sanctions and pressure are unlikely to destabilize President Maduro in Venezuela

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020By Editor

Increased international pressure on Maduro, with the UK ruling against his access to Venezuela’s gold bullion and with US efforts to hamper the arrival of Iranian oil, will not destabilize the president in the short term. … Read More >US-British sanctions and pressure are unlikely to destabilize President Maduro in Venezuela

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Britain’s Leicester lockdown is an unjustifiable travesty, based on shoddy figures and a bungled report

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020By Editor

The so-called ‘outbreak’ of Covid-19 in the English city of Leicester, which has precipitated a second lockdown there, has been driven by the young and people under 40. The very people who aren’t much at risk of death. … Read More >Britain’s Leicester lockdown is an unjustifiable travesty, based on shoddy figures and a bungled report

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If US attempts to seize Iranian tankers carrying oil to Venezuela now, de-escalation will be more difficult than ever

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020By Editor

To expand its “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign targeting Iranian oil and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Command, the US has a warrant to seize the cargo of four tankers heading to Venezuela. We should expect the worst. … Read More >If US attempts to seize Iranian tankers carrying oil to Venezuela now, de-escalation will be more difficult than ever

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Iranian Pundit Reveals What May ‘Be Legal Basis’ for Prosecuting Trump Over Soleimani’s Killing

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

On Monday, an Interpol spokesperson cited the organisation’s rules and said that they would not consider any Iranian request for US President Trump’s arrest in connection with the 3 January killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. … Read More >Iranian Pundit Reveals What May ‘Be Legal Basis’ for Prosecuting Trump Over Soleimani’s Killing

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Julian Assange’s ‘Torture’ Has ‘Intensified’ and Must Be Stopped, Clinical Psychologist Says

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

The Lancet medical journal has published a second letter drafted by physicians from around the world demanding an end to the ongoing mistreatment of WikiLeaks publisher and founder Julian Assange. … Read More >Julian Assange’s ‘Torture’ Has ‘Intensified’ and Must Be Stopped, Clinical Psychologist Says

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Pentagon’s Nuclear Weapons ‘Power Grab’ Will Cause ‘Global Nuclear Arms Race’

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

Earlier this month, the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) advanced a measure which would reduce the time needed to conduct a nuclear test. Meanwhile, in an alarming move, the Pentagon is seeking more control over nuclear weapons funding, Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, told Sputnik Wednesday. … Read More >Pentagon’s Nuclear Weapons ‘Power Grab’ Will Cause ‘Global Nuclear Arms Race’

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Do Not Force the Russians to Give a Harsh Response: Advice to the Average European

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

Good day, neighbour on the continent! On June 24th I watched a military parade on Red Square dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. … Read More >Do Not Force the Russians to Give a Harsh Response: Advice to the Average European

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Failure to Reopen US in ‘Humane, Open Way’ Puts Millions of Unemployed in ‘Unspeakable Position’

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020By Editor

As identified cases of COVID-19 approach 2.63 million in the US and record numbers of the cases continue to be recorded daily, states such as Arizona have once again closed bars, gyms and theaters. One expert tells Radio Sputnik that US issues with rebounding may be related to the federal government’s initial response to the pandemic. … Read More >Failure to Reopen US in ‘Humane, Open Way’ Puts Millions of Unemployed in ‘Unspeakable Position’

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Free speech in the US is as illusory as free-range eggs there – neither really exists

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

America is as authoritarian and intolerant of dissent as any tinpot dictatorship. It generally just goes about quashing it in a subtler, more sophisticated way, aided by a conformist, groupthink mainstream media. … Read More >Free speech in the US is as illusory as free-range eggs there – neither really exists

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There they go again: NYT serves up spy fantasy about Russian ‘bounties’ on US troops in Afghanistan

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

Brace yourselves for another breathless Russia bombshell: The New York Times says US spies think Moscow may have offered Taliban bounty money to kill US troops in Afghanistan and Trump was told but did nothing about it! Impeach! … Read More >There they go again: NYT serves up spy fantasy about Russian ‘bounties’ on US troops in Afghanistan

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