Month: November 2019

Categories Op-ed

Just think of the US’ Endless Wars as a constant string of increasingly derivative Hollywood sequels

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The US has reprised its crowd-pleasing anti-Islamic State campaign in Syria, the latest instalment of the blockbuster War on Terror series of wars, which has convinced many Americans to back their country’s overseas adventures. … Read More >Just think of the US’ Endless Wars as a constant string of increasingly derivative Hollywood sequels

Categories Russia

‘We didn’t forget how to negotiate’: US, Russia agree on adding Novichok & NATO-made chemicals to OPCW blacklists

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A Russian envoy rejoiced at a diplomatic breakthrough that allowed the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to make history by drastically expanding its blacklist of the world’s deadliest toxins. … Read More >‘We didn’t forget how to negotiate’: US, Russia agree on adding Novichok & NATO-made chemicals to OPCW blacklists

Categories UK

‘Telling the truth becomes a crime’: UK & international pundits blast Assange imprisonment

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An array of public figures, among them a retired British ambassador and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, again threw their weight behind Julian Assange, predicting the launch of a massive campaign in his support next year. … Read More >‘Telling the truth becomes a crime’: UK & international pundits blast Assange imprisonment

Categories Shows

CrossTalk on NATO: Obsolete alliance

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The NATO military alliance is a relic from the Cold War. Back then it was relevant, and even necessary. Today, it is an alliance in search of a mission. That search has almost completely entailed eastern expansion towards Russia. But a lingering question remains – is the average American and western European interested in a war over the sovereignty of Estonia or Montenegro? … Read More >CrossTalk on NATO: Obsolete alliance

Categories UK

No jurisdiction? Scotland Yard forced to explain why it dropped sex trafficking probe into Epstein & Prince Andrew

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The Met had to give an explanation for why it stopped investigating allegations of sex trafficking against Jeffrey Epstein after a woman who claims she was forced to have sex with the Duke of York accused the police of corruption. … Read More >No jurisdiction? Scotland Yard forced to explain why it dropped sex trafficking probe into Epstein & Prince Andrew

Categories World

‘Israeli WhatsApp-hacking spy van’ scandal triggers privacy breach probe in Cyprus

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Cypriot police are deepening their probe into a high-tech ‘spy van’ spotted on the island, owned by an Israeli surveillance firm and capable of hacking into any smartphone from a kilometer away. Its exact purpose remains unknown. … Read More >‘Israeli WhatsApp-hacking spy van’ scandal triggers privacy breach probe in Cyprus

Categories EU

Macron calls for ‘new’ security architecture with Russia, but rejects its offer of moratorium on short- & and mid-range missiles

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While France does not accept a Russian-proposed moratorium on short- and intermediate-range missiles, it backs building “a new security architecture” together with Moscow, President Emmanuel Macron pledged. … Read More >Macron calls for ‘new’ security architecture with Russia, but rejects its offer of moratorium on short- & and mid-range missiles

Categories World

Thanksgiving day massacre: Facebook & Instagram experience major outage across continental US & beyond

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The world’s largest social media platform Facebook has experienced a major outage across the continental US on Thanksgiving with thousands of reports of problems flooding in to popular crowdsourcing site DownDetector. … Read More >Thanksgiving day massacre: Facebook & Instagram experience major outage across continental US & beyond

Categories Shows

Epstein prison records fabricated & Nestlé GUZZLING Florida’s freshwater

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Mike Papantonio and Trial Lawyer magazine editor Farron Cousins discuss how New York is the latest state to file a lawsuit against Juul alleging their marketing practices are directly responsible for fueling the teen vaping epidemic that has swept the country. … Read More >Epstein prison records fabricated & Nestlé GUZZLING Florida’s freshwater