Tag: The Grayzone

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Leaked files expose Syria psyops veteran astroturfing BreadTube star to counter Covid restriction critics

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By covertly recruiting popular YouTube influencer Abigail Thorn to counter growing opposition to UK gov’t Covid restrictions, psy-ops pros are bringing home the tactics they honed in the Syrian dirty war. … Read More >Leaked files expose Syria psyops veteran astroturfing BreadTube star to counter Covid restriction critics

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Using and abusing Djibouti: How the US transformed a tiny African state into a hub of imperial aggression

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From Djibouti, the US trains proxies and bombs strategically-important countries in the name of democracy and counterterrorism. To justify the country’s militarization, Washington hypes fears over China’s regional ambitions. … Read More >Using and abusing Djibouti: How the US transformed a tiny African state into a hub of imperial aggression

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Leaked files expose Syria psyops veteran astroturfing BreadTube star to counter Covid restriction critics

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By covertly recruiting popular YouTube influencer Abigail Thorn to counter growing opposition to UK gov’t Covid restrictions, psy-ops pros are bringing home the tactics they honed in the Syrian dirty war. … Read More >Leaked files expose Syria psyops veteran astroturfing BreadTube star to counter Covid restriction critics

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Is Russia really planning a war in Ukraine – or is Washington?

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The US government claims Russia is planning to invade Ukraine, but is this true? Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with analyst and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter about Western governments’ dubious claims, and NATO’s designs for the region. … Read More >Is Russia really planning a war in Ukraine – or is Washington?

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Biden keeps Trump’s crushing sanctions yet blames Iran for nuclear impasse

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At the Vienna talks on restoring the Iran nuclear deal, the US and EU are accusing Iran of refusing to compromise. Mohammad Marandi, a University of Tehran professor advising the Iran delegation in Vienna, says that the compromise was the nuclear deal itself, and the problem is the US refusal to abide by its own commitments and lift the sanctions that target Iranian civilians. … Read More >Biden keeps Trump’s crushing sanctions yet blames Iran for nuclear impasse

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Flattening the curve or flattening the global poor? How Covid lockdowns obliterate human rights and crush the most vulnerable

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Marketed as life-saving public health measures, lockdowns triggered death and economic devastation on a global scale while doing little to slow the spread of Covid-19. Now, they’re back with a vengeance. … Read More >Flattening the curve or flattening the global poor? How Covid lockdowns obliterate human rights and crush the most vulnerable

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Backed by AFRICOM, corporations plunder DR Congo for “climate-friendly” materials and blame China

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Cobalt, a key metallic element used in lithium batteries and other “green” technology, is sourced from slave labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As the West points the finger at China, the US Africa Command is indirectly policing mining operations that profit US corporations. … Read More >Backed by AFRICOM, corporations plunder DR Congo for “climate-friendly” materials and blame China