Tag: Olympics
Assange’s supporters raise $52 million for his defense (Full show)
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange received a $52.8 million to fund his legal defense when the auction of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and donated the proceeds in hopes of aiding the controversial publisher, imprisoned in London after years of grueling asylum in the UK’s Ecuadorean embassy. Assange is fighting extradition to the US …
China backs Russian calls to curb NATO expansion (Full show)
Beijing has shown support for Russian proposals to promote collective security in Europe and chided NATO to abandon its outdated approach to international relations. This comes after a high-profile and friendly meeting between the presidents of Russia and China, who are strengthening their alliance. …
2022 Winter Olympics kick off in Beijing (FULL show)
Ben Holden of the “Ultimate Sports Hub” joins Faran Fronczak to discuss the forthcoming Beijing Olympics, the target of a mostly toothless “boycott” by a number of countries, including the US, over perceived human rights abuses in China. He also shares a part of his series of interviews with Olympian athletes and coaches, available exclusively on Portable.TV. …
Even Ukraine wants US media to chill out about Russian invasion (Full show)
The search continues for the $100 million F35C that went down over the South China Sea. The US Navy is aware that if Beijing finds and reverse engineers the wreck it will significantly tip the balance of global military prowess in China’s favor. RT producer Enrique Rivera reports. The US Defense Secretary admits that war with Russia is not inevitable. …
Christopher Hitchens revisited
Naomi Karavani sits down with Ben Burgis to discuss the philosophy professor’s latest book, ‘Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters’. Hitchens began his intellectual career as a socialist and ended it as a supporter of the War on Terror. Karavani and Burgis look at some of Hitchens’ career highlights such as exposing Bill Clinton, Mother Teresa, and more. …
Why US can’t keep up with China’s futuristic weapons (Full show)
The US Defense Department has the budget, the resources and the manpower. So why has Washington simply ceased to be competitive with Beijing in things like weapons development? Unable to make headway with its adversaries in Beijing on trade, the Biden administration has fixated on allegations of human rights abuses in China, threatening to boycott the looming Beijing Olympics. …
