September 18, 2019 – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

WATCH NATO jets shadowing Russian nuke-capable bomber over Baltic Sea

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

Russian airmen have filmed a swarm of Belgian, Danish, Polish and Swedish fighter jets flanking a Tu-160 Blackjack bomber and its escort while on routine patrol over the Baltic Sea. … Read More >WATCH NATO jets shadowing Russian nuke-capable bomber over Baltic Sea

World

Saudi Arabia joins US-led naval patrols in Strait of Hormuz

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

Riyadh has enlisted in a US-led coalition aimed at protecting merchant ships as they travel through the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway has become a hotspot amid rising tensions with Iran. … Read More >Saudi Arabia joins US-led naval patrols in Strait of Hormuz

World

News Facebook will bankroll an ‘independent supreme court’ to moderate your content & set censorship precedents

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

Facebook has unveiled the charter for its ‘supreme court,’ a supposedly independent content moderation board that will take money from, and be appointed by, Facebook itself – while making binding decisions. What could go wrong? … Read More >News Facebook will bankroll an ‘independent supreme court’ to moderate your content & set censorship precedents

USA

US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

The US government is suing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden for his memoir profits not just to punish him, but also to intimidate others into staying silent, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou tells RT. … Read More >US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

USA

US sues Snowden for violating ‘CIA & NSA non-disclosure pact’ with his new book, but it also wants the proceeds

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

The US government has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, alleging that his newly-published memoir ‘Permanent Record’ violates nondisclosure agreements he signed with the CIA and NSA. … Read More >US sues Snowden for violating ‘CIA & NSA non-disclosure pact’ with his new book, but it also wants the proceeds

Journalism & Mass media

Talk on freedom of expression in Crimea given at OSCE despite Ukraine’s protests

Posted on September 18, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

A media representative from Crimea gave a talk despite protests by the Ukrainian side at an OSCE session on freedom of expression, media and information on September 16, the Krymskaya Gazeta newspaper reports. … Read More >Talk on freedom of expression in Crimea given at OSCE despite Ukraine’s protests

‘Israel at historic juncture’: Netanyahu refuses to concede as Gantz claims ‘mission accomplished’

Posted on September 18, 2019October 1, 2019By Editor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to fight on even as exit polls showed him tied or lagging behind his main opposition rival, with a slim chance of assembling the coalition needed for a fifth term. … Read More >‘Israel at historic juncture’: Netanyahu refuses to concede as Gantz claims ‘mission accomplished’