Month: March 2021

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Alexander Reid Ross, disgraced author of several retracted articles, works with ex-cops, CIA spies, and DHS agents

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Through his many hatchet jobs smearing anti-war leftists as crypto-fascists engaged in a supposed “red-brown” alliance with the far-right, writer Alexander Reid Ross has earned widespread derision and the retraction of his entire archive by one of his former publishers. … Read More >Alexander Reid Ross, disgraced author of several retracted articles, works with ex-cops, CIA spies, and DHS agents

Categories USA

How the US military subverted the Afghan peace agreement to prolong an unpopular war

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In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone, Col. Douglas Macgregor, a former senior advisor to the acting secretary of defense, revealed that President Donald Trump shocked the US military only days after the election last November by signing a presidential order calling for the withdrawal of all remaining US troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. … Read More >How the US military subverted the Afghan peace agreement to prolong an unpopular war

Categories Middle East

Delaying sanctions-lift even for 1 hour is ‘great betrayal’ of Iran, Rouhani warns factions, ahead of presidential election

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent a stern warning to hardliners seeking to derail the country’s quest to get rid of the US sanctions. He himself is set to leave office after an election in June. … Read More >Delaying sanctions-lift even for 1 hour is ‘great betrayal’ of Iran, Rouhani warns factions, ahead of presidential election

Categories EU

European Commission chief warns bloc could bar Covid vaccine exports to countries with higher inoculation rates

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The European Commission (EC) president has warned it could block vaccine exports “to countries who have higher vaccination rates than us,” and describes the slow rollout and rise in Covid as “the crisis of the century.” … Read More >European Commission chief warns bloc could bar Covid vaccine exports to countries with higher inoculation rates

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Poland announces new national lockdown as Covid-19 third wave gathers pace, with UK variant becoming most prevalent

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The Polish health minister has announced a new national lockdown, to come into force on Saturday, as the government looks to slow surging infections across the country and deal with more contagious Covid-19 variants. … Read More >Poland announces new national lockdown as Covid-19 third wave gathers pace, with UK variant becoming most prevalent

Categories Middle East

Israel’s top court annuls Netanyahu govt’s daily cap on citizens returning to the country during Covid-19 pandemic

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An order by PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to only allow 3,000 Israeli citizens per day back into the country violates civil rights, while that arbitrary figure was pulled out of the hat, Israel’s High Court ruled. … Read More >Israel’s top court annuls Netanyahu govt’s daily cap on citizens returning to the country during Covid-19 pandemic

Categories Middle East

Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis

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The Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, has been handed a dramatic ultimatum by the country’s president – to either form a new cabinet or quit, as the country remains paralyzed by a deep-seated economic crisis. … Read More >Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis

Categories UK

False alarm or malicious rumor? Twitter account claiming to be Ecuadorian FM falsely announces death of Julian Assange

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A Twitter account purporting to belong to Ecuador’s newly promoted foreign minister has falsely reported Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s death, acknowledging the news is “unconfirmed.” It’s not clear who’s behind the report. … Read More >False alarm or malicious rumor? Twitter account claiming to be Ecuadorian FM falsely announces death of Julian Assange