Month: September 2020

Categories Russia

Craig Murray: Opposition figure Navalny may possibly have been targeted by Russian state, but Western narrative doesn’t add up

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Once Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny was in Berlin it was only a matter of time before it was declared that he was poisoned with Novichok. The Russophobes are delighted. … Read More >Craig Murray: Opposition figure Navalny may possibly have been targeted by Russian state, but Western narrative doesn’t add up

Categories Russia

German FM links Nord Stream 2 to Navalny, threatens sanctions as Moscow accuses Berlin of dragging feet on alleged poisoning probe

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The alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny could see Berlin cancel the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and press the EU to consider other sanctions against Moscow, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said. … Read More >German FM links Nord Stream 2 to Navalny, threatens sanctions as Moscow accuses Berlin of dragging feet on alleged poisoning probe

Categories USA

US spying program is violating rules on protecting citizen privacy rights, but carry on, FISA court tells FBI

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The US FISA court has authorized the FBI to continue using a warrantless surveillance program that taps conversations between Americans and non-citizens overseas despite finding that the government is violating privacy rules. … Read More >US spying program is violating rules on protecting citizen privacy rights, but carry on, FISA court tells FBI

Categories UK

Police hunting for suspect after series of stabbing attacks in Birmingham, UK, leaves 1 dead and 7 injured

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One man has died and two other people are seriously injured after a spate of stabbings in Birmingham city center. Police have launched a murder investigation and are hunting for one suspect who is still at large. … Read More >Police hunting for suspect after series of stabbing attacks in Birmingham, UK, leaves 1 dead and 7 injured

Categories USA

‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville

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Facebook suddenly disabled the account of video journalist Ford Fischer as he was covering armed protests on Saturday in Louisville, raising fears that Big Tech censors are classifying newsgathering as incitement to violence. … Read More >‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville

Categories USA

‘I judge a man by his actions’: VA secretary says Trump’s pro-troop policies belie media narrative that he disparaged veterans

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US Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie dismissed media reports that Donald Trump disparaged the nation’s war dead as “losers,” saying the president honors those who fought for the country by taking real steps to help them. … Read More >‘I judge a man by his actions’: VA secretary says Trump’s pro-troop policies belie media narrative that he disparaged veterans

Categories Middle East

Turkey’s Erdogan, Libya’s Sarraj Discuss Cooperation in Eastern Mediterranean

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord, have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation to protect the two countries’ interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish Presidency said in a press release on Sunday. … Read More >Turkey’s Erdogan, Libya’s Sarraj Discuss Cooperation in Eastern Mediterranean