Month: May 2020

Categories Russia

‘Example of infodemic’: Moscow slams FT & NYT reports that put Russian Covid-19 death toll 70 percent higher than official data

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry will send letters to the Financial Times and New York Times demanding they retract reports which claim the actual death toll from Covid-19 in the country is much higher than the official figures. … Read More >‘Example of infodemic’: Moscow slams FT & NYT reports that put Russian Covid-19 death toll 70 percent higher than official data

Categories World

Expelling Ankara from F-35 program will impact troubled jet production due to lack of Turkish-made parts – report

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Suspending Turkey from the beleaguered F-35 program may prevent jet production from continuing at its current pace, a US government report has warned, as some Turkish-made parts still need to be sourced from elsewhere. … Read More >Expelling Ankara from F-35 program will impact troubled jet production due to lack of Turkish-made parts – report

Categories World

Pity they don’t work against Covid-19: US drives RECORD global spending on atomic weapons, report shows

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The world’s nuclear powers are increasingly pouring money into their atomic arsenals, a new report shows, with Washington leading the way. The US has also exited a major arms control treaty and deployed a new tactical weapon. … Read More >Pity they don’t work against Covid-19: US drives RECORD global spending on atomic weapons, report shows

Categories Op-ed

Why Operation Gideon Failed & What Strategic Goals Washington is Pursuing in Venezuela

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Washington is seeking to get rid of prominent Venezuelan military figures including dissident generals in order to undermine the country’s resistance potential and Chavista movement, suggests former Hugo Chavez adviser Heinz Dieterich explaining the amphibious botched raid. … Read More >Why Operation Gideon Failed & What Strategic Goals Washington is Pursuing in Venezuela

Categories USA

US kills Telegram cryptocurrency to maintain dollar dominance as Durov concedes defeat in ‘battle of generation’

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Telegram has been forced to abandon its cryptocurrency initiative, with its founder Pavel Durov blasting the US for seeking to crush any attempt at decentralization in order to maintain its global financial dominance. … Read More >US kills Telegram cryptocurrency to maintain dollar dominance as Durov concedes defeat in ‘battle of generation’

Categories Shows

Julian Assange’s treatment is cruel, being persecuted for telling the truth! (Geoffrey Robertson QC)

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We speak to Geoffrey Robertson QC of Doughty Street Chambers. He discusses the Interpol Red Notice for former CIA agent Anne Sacoolas, who is wanted for the death of Harry Dunn, a 19yo British teenager. He also discusses the case of Julian Assange and the birth of his 2 children, the coronavirus crisis in Britain, and his calls for a royal commission to investigate why Britain wasn’t sufficiently prepared, … Read More >Julian Assange’s treatment is cruel, being persecuted for telling the truth! (Geoffrey Robertson QC)