Month: February 2020

Categories USA

Art of the deal? Trump boasts Facebook supremacy over Modi ahead of India visit to ink trade & weapons sales

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US President Donald Trump has claimed he is more popular than PM Narendra Modi on Facebook, ahead of his upcoming trip to India. A coy political maneuver or standard social media banter from the US leader? … Read More >Art of the deal? Trump boasts Facebook supremacy over Modi ahead of India visit to ink trade & weapons sales

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‘TROJAN HORSES’ for Beijing intelligence: Pompeo takes aim at Huawei & other Chinese tech companies

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Tech firms that receive support from Beijing serve as instruments of Chinese intelligence, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has alleged, in the latest verbal volley aimed at Huawei and other Chinese companies. … Read More >‘TROJAN HORSES’ for Beijing intelligence: Pompeo takes aim at Huawei & other Chinese tech companies

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Shifting rationales: White House memo says Soleimani strike was ‘response’ to past attacks instead of ‘imminent’ threat

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The US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general was ordered in retaliation for previous attacks, the White House said in a memo, contradicting earlier claims that an “imminent” threat justified the assassination. … Read More >Shifting rationales: White House memo says Soleimani strike was ‘response’ to past attacks instead of ‘imminent’ threat

Categories Op-ed

Stronger than sanctions: What’s driving countries from Turkey to India to buy Russia’s S-400?

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The S-400 ‘Triumf’ air defense system is taking the globe by storm. After NATO member Turkey, India is next in line and even Iraq is reportedly interested, despite US threats of sanctioning anyone who buys weapons from Moscow. … Read More >Stronger than sanctions: What’s driving countries from Turkey to India to buy Russia’s S-400?

Categories Shows

The News with Rick Sanchez – February 14, 2020

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The US and Iran seemed at the brink of war when Iran struck US bases in Iraq following the high-profile assassination of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani. The Trump administration claimed that Soleimani had been responsible for a rocket attack. But Iraqi intelligence says that neither Soleimani nor Iran’s proxies were behind the attack. Rick Sanchez hears from former Pentagon official Michael Maloof while “In the Now” host Rania Khalek joins the discussion from Beirut, Lebanon and Prof. … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – February 14, 2020