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EU

In banning Hezbollah, Germany responds to far-right, U.S. and Israeli pressure – not any security threat

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020By Editor

Hezbollah has never been charged with any crimes in Germany nor does it have an official presence in the country. Why then is it being treated as a major threat to German society and security? … Read More >In banning Hezbollah, Germany responds to far-right, U.S. and Israeli pressure – not any security threat

USA

Bombshell: Crowdstrike admits ‘no evidence’ Russia stole emails from DNC server

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020By Editor

Crowdstrike, the firm behind the Russian email hacking allegation at the core of Russiagate, makes a bombshell admission: “We did not have concrete evidence.” … Read More >Bombshell: Crowdstrike admits ‘no evidence’ Russia stole emails from DNC server

Guaidó’s mercenary hit contract on Venezuela’s Maduro mirrors official US bounty, authorizes death squad killings

Posted on May 11, 2020May 11, 2020By Editor

The leaked contract between Juan Guaidó and the Silvercorp USA mercenary firm closely resembles a DEA bounty placed on the head of President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle this March. … Read More >Guaidó’s mercenary hit contract on Venezuela’s Maduro mirrors official US bounty, authorizes death squad killings

Journalism & Mass media

Russian journalists accuse NY Times of stealing stories that earned it Pulitzer Prize – for second time

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020By Editor

The New York Times has apparently stolen its Pulitzer Prize-winning stories from Russian journalists – the same liberal anti-Putin reporters its correspondents have lionized. … Read More >Russian journalists accuse NY Times of stealing stories that earned it Pulitzer Prize – for second time

Journalism & Mass media

Silvercorp co-founder speaks with The Grayzone: What did State Department know about failed Venezuela invasion?

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020By Editor

The Grayzone speaks to Drew White – a close friend and business partner of Silvercorp mercenary firm founder and failed Venezuela coup leader Jordan Goudreau … Read More >Silvercorp co-founder speaks with The Grayzone: What did State Department know about failed Venezuela invasion?

OPCW head FALSELY described Syria whistleblower inspectors to discredit them, new documents show

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020By Editor

New documents leaked from the global chemical watchdog show that two inspectors blowing the whistle about the 2018 Douma incident in Syria were right, and the director seeking to discredit them was wrong. … Read More >OPCW head FALSELY described Syria whistleblower inspectors to discredit them, new documents show

Exclusive: OPCW chief made false claims to denigrate Douma whistleblower, documents reveal

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020By Editor

The Grayzone has obtained documents exposing numerous falsehoods and misleading claims by OPCW Director General Fernando Arias to degrade the reputation of Douma whistleblower Ian Henderson. … Read More >Exclusive: OPCW chief made false claims to denigrate Douma whistleblower, documents reveal

Ecuador’s Moreno govt persecutes opponents as coronavirus catastrophe exposes its neoliberal war on public sector

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020By Editor

Sentencing former President Rafael Correa and Jorge Glas to eight years in jail and barring them from public office for an additional 25 years is a desperate move by a repressive administration trapped in a socio-economic crisis of its own making. … Read More >Ecuador’s Moreno govt persecutes opponents as coronavirus catastrophe exposes its neoliberal war on public sector

World

US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020By Editor

As the US government hunts Julian Assange, it refuses to extradite a CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn in a road incident. … Read More >US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn

Videos

Inside America’s Meddling Machine: NED, the US-Funded Org Interfering in Elections Across the Globe

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020By Editor

Inside America’s Meddling Machine: NED, the US-Funded Org Interfering in Elections Across the Globe … Read More >Inside America’s Meddling Machine: NED, the US-Funded Org Interfering in Elections Across the Globe