Tag: Mike Pompeo

Categories USA

‘The Report’ details the CIA’s deadly torture program. Which part is fiction, Mike?

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Secretary of State and former CIA Director Mike Pompeo has added a new string to his bow: film critic. Though Pompeo dismisses ‘The Report’ as fiction, the torture chronicled in the movie was real, and had deadly consequences. … Read More >‘The Report’ details the CIA’s deadly torture program. Which part is fiction, Mike?

Categories USA

US State Department ‘firmly opposes’ ICC probe into Israeli war crimes allegations, insisting court lacks jurisdiction

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has voiced “firm” opposition to a bid in the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories. … Read More >US State Department ‘firmly opposes’ ICC probe into Israeli war crimes allegations, insisting court lacks jurisdiction

Categories Business

Lavrov says US-Russia trade INCREASED to $27bn under Trump – all despite sanctions he intends to keep

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Trade between the US and Russia has increased during the Donald Trump administration in spite of the sanctions levied on Moscow, the Russian FM has revealed. Washington sees it as an excuse to keep the sanctions in place, though. … Read More >Lavrov says US-Russia trade INCREASED to $27bn under Trump – all despite sanctions he intends to keep

Categories Russia

Ukraine, Syria, nukes and… Russiagate? What’s on the table as Lavrov goes to Washington

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While there is little hope that relations between Washington and Moscow will warm up, the fact that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is meeting with his US counterpart Mike Pompeo suggests they haven’t frozen over quite yet. … Read More >Ukraine, Syria, nukes and… Russiagate? What’s on the table as Lavrov goes to Washington

Categories Latin America

Pompeo demands Morales & officials ‘step aside’ from Bolivia election, vows ‘support’ for post-coup government

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has ordered officials involved in Bolivia’s last election to “step aside” in the next contest, and pledged “support” for the post-coup government empowered after the ouster of Evo Morales. … Read More >Pompeo demands Morales & officials ‘step aside’ from Bolivia election, vows ‘support’ for post-coup government

Categories World

‘Cold War mentality & zero-sum mindset’: Chinese embassy blasts Pompeo over ‘authoritarianism’ claim

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The Chinese embassy in Germany has dismissed the US secretary of state’s accusations of the Chinese government’s growing authoritarianism as the product of a “Cold War mentality and zero-sum game mindset.” … Read More >‘Cold War mentality & zero-sum mindset’: Chinese embassy blasts Pompeo over ‘authoritarianism’ claim

Categories Middle East

‘Iranian threat’ gives Israel ‘fundamental right, even obligation’ to bomb whomever it wants – Pompeo

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Israel should not be constrained by international borders or laws if it feels under threat, and can always rely on US support, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said following his meeting with the Israeli PM and the chief of Mossad. … Read More >‘Iranian threat’ gives Israel ‘fundamental right, even obligation’ to bomb whomever it wants – Pompeo