Amazon, Google, and Apple have moved past monopoly status to competing directly with governments… and winning

US Senator Josh Hawley is demanding a criminal antitrust probe of Amazon as the e-commerce behemoth’s powers grow to rival the government’s own. Google and Apple, too, are now ordering governments around. … Read More >Amazon, Google, and Apple have moved past monopoly status to competing directly with governments… and winning

Exclusive: OPCW insiders slam ‘compromised’ new Syria chemical weapons probe

Current and former staff members of the OPCW have denounced the organization’s IIT report alleging Syrian government sarin use at Ltamenah, criticizing its reliance on rumor, hearsay, “scientifically flawed” claims and the influence of unqualified, secret “experts” aligned with the Western-backed opposition. … Read More >Exclusive: OPCW insiders slam ‘compromised’ new Syria chemical weapons probe

OPCW insiders dispute SECOND chemical weapons probe on Syria, blast watchdog for ‘glaring technical weaknesses’

A group of current and former OPCW employees have explosively slammed the organization for producing what they say is yet another “procedurally and scientifically flawed” report into alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria. … Read More >OPCW insiders dispute SECOND chemical weapons probe on Syria, blast watchdog for ‘glaring technical weaknesses’

No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says

If the global coronavirus crisis isn’t brought under control by next year, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – already re-scheduled for July 2021 – will be cancelled, the president of the organizing committee said in an interview. … Read More >No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says

Kim Jong-un isn’t suffering from anything but ‘INFODEMIC’ & ‘fake news’ on his health – Seoul

A South Korean minister has addressed the death rumors surrounding the North’s leader, explaining his disappearance by the desire to shield him from Covid-19. Seoul has “confident” intelligence quashing the speculation, he said. … Read More >Kim Jong-un isn’t suffering from anything but ‘INFODEMIC’ & ‘fake news’ on his health – Seoul

US war with Iran — will Trump wag the dog?

Rick Sanchez examines the looming prospect of war between the US and Iran and whether the Trump administration might use such a conflict to distract from political and economic discontent at home. Then RT America’s John Huddy discusses recent naval incidents in the Persian Gulf and the escalating exchange of insults and threats between Washington and Tehran against the backdrop of the novel coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >US war with Iran — will Trump wag the dog?

‘What’s the US hiding?’ Beijing slams Washington’s Covid-19 response & ‘desperate’ attempts to pin blame on China

Beijing has called on Washington to address the concerns of its own citizens about the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, while condemning American politicians for shifting blame for the crisis squarely onto China’s shoulders. … Read More >‘What’s the US hiding?’ Beijing slams Washington’s Covid-19 response & ‘desperate’ attempts to pin blame on China