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'If I was going to do a coup, it wouldn't be with him': Trump attacks 'woke' general Milley who suspected a 'nazi' coup attempt

RT
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:25 UTC

Former President Donald Trump has issued a scathing rebuke of US General Mark Milley, after book excerpts revealed Milley had allegedly compared Trump's supporters to Nazis and planned to resist a hypothetical "coup" by Trump.

Excerpts from an upcoming book by Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker describe how, in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as Trump disputed Joe Biden's victory, Milley, the nation's highest military officer, summoned the rest of the Pentagon's top brass to discuss the possibility of Trump attempting to use them in a "coup" attempt to stay in power.

Milley, according to the excerpts seen by CNN, drew on numerous World War II cliches, comparing Trump's rhetoric of a 'rigged' election to "the gospel of the Fuhrer," his supporters to the Nazi "brownshirts," and Trump himself as "the classic authoritarian leader with nothing to lose."

As Milley and his deputies discussed the possibility of Trump's supporters directly attacking Washington DC, he flexed his military muscles. "They may try, but they're not going to f**king succeed," he reportedly said. "You can't do this without the military. You can't do this without the CIA and the FBI. We're the guys with the guns."

Comment: Trump is America's greatest unappreciated comedian:

The UAE is quietly attempting to eclipse Saudi Arabia and assert itself as the main power in the Persian Gulf

Robert Inlakesh
RT
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:37 UTC

A clash between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over oil production is finally revealing the rise of a new regional power. While the world looked the other way, Abu Dhabi has been slowly building and expanding its sphere of influence.

Unbeknownst to most in the West, the United Arab Emirates has been expanding its network of power throughout the Middle East and even beyond, to the point where its Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed seriously contests the power of Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman.

In the past weeks a dispute between Saudi Arabia and the UAE began when an OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) plan set out a new 2022 schedule during which there would be a prolonged reduction in oil output. The UAE quickly lashed out, publicly calling the plan "unfair" and sparking retaliatory rhetoric from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Under an OPEC+ (OPEC plus ten other oil-producing states) proposal, still in dispute, Saudi Arabia would have to cut its oil production by 5% and the UAE by 18%. The UAE fired back, declaring that the market is in need of higher oil production, due to a decline in prices, which comes as a result of the reduction in energy usage and international travel.

This spat between Persian Gulf powers may seem relatively inconsequential to the average western onlooker, but the implications have already been significant, with a six-year high in oil prices coming as a result. Although they seem to be moving towards an agreement, it is likely that the two allies will soon again be at loggerheads, as their proxy forces in Yemen wage war upon each other.

Glenn Greenwald: America First conservatives shouldn't support unrest in Cuba

Phillip Nieto
Spectator World
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:57 UTC

Glenn Greenwald wants right-wing populists to understand that the CIA is not their friend.

On Sunday thousands of Cubans swarmed the streets of Havana amid ongoing blackouts, food shortages and rising prices. Increasing COVID infections have strained the island's healthcare system and put medical care at a standstill. The protests are the largest of their kind in over a decade. In turn, the government began a crackdown. More than 100 activists and journalists are reportedly in custody. One male protester was shot in his home on Wednesday during a police raid. Facebook and Twitter played a crucial role in allowing the rest of the world to witness the unrest — so of course the Cuban government has banned those platforms in the last 72 hours.

Almost unanimously, GOP lawmakers in the last few days have thrown their support behind the anti-communist protesters, including Sen Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and 2024 hopeful Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

In an interview with The Spectator, journalist Glenn Greenwald broke down why he believes 'America First' conservatives should reevaluate their support for Cuba's protests. The Intercept co-founder argues that conservatives with nationalistic tendencies should prioritize American domestic policy without embroiling themselves in foreign conflicts.

Comment: See also: Thousands march in Cuba in rare mass protests amid economic crisis

Russia scrambles four fighter jets as US Air Force B-52H bombers fly over Bering Sea heading towards country's border

Jonny Tickle
RT
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:44 UTC

Russia's Ministry of Defense has released a video of four fighter planes escorting three US Air Force B-52H bombers over the waters of the Bering Sea on Thursday, after they were spotted heading towards the country's airspace.

According to the National Defense Management Center, Moscow detected three targets approaching the state border. Four planes - two MiG-31 and two Su-35 fighters - were scrambled to escort the American aircraft.

"The Russian fighter crews identified the aerial targets as B-52H strategic bombers of the US Air Force Global Strike Command and escorted them over the waters of the Bering Sea," the center said.

After the bombers turned around, the Russian fighters returned to their home airfield, and there was no reported violation of state borders.

The Boeing B-52 bomber, also known as the Stratofortress, is a long-range, jet-powered plane first introduced in the 1950s.

Last week, Russia's Ministry of Defense scrambled two Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets after a US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flew over the Black Sea, approaching the country's border during NATO's Sea Breeze multinational naval exercise.

Capitol police to use Army surveillance system on Americans to 'identify emerging threat'

Joseph Clark
Washington Times
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC

U.S. Capitol Police will begin fielding military surveillance equipment as part of sweeping security upgrades as the force becomes "an intelligence-based protective agency" after the Jan. 6 attack.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently approved a Capitol Police request for eight Persistent Surveillance Systems Ground - Medium (PSSG-M) units. The system provides high-definition surveillance video and is enabled with night vision. The system does not include facial recognition capabilities. The Pentagon said:

"This technology will be integrated with existing USCP camera infrastructure, providing greater high definition surveillance capacity to meet steady-state mission requirements and help identify emerging threats."

The technology allowed U.S. troops fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to monitor large areas 24/7 through extremely high-resolution cameras.

Some privacy rights advocates have raised concern that Capitol Police are getting into the business of spying on Americans.

Russia accuses US of 'staging' anti-government protests in Cuba; Washington must now 'end hypocrisy' of economic blockade

RT
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:17 UTC

Wide-scale protests and rioting that have rocked the Caribbean nation of Cuba are, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, part of an orchestrated campaign by American officials to oust the country's socialist government.

In a statement issued on Thursday, one of Moscow's top diplomatic representatives, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, blasted American "impudence" for suggesting that the demonstrations were a result of the Cuban government's own mistakes. Instead, she described the approach a part of "yet another political staging."

"Washington's cynicism is shown by the fact that throughout the entire period of the existence of revolutionary Cuba, it purposefully pursued a strategy of strangling the country, discriminating against its people and destroying the economy. Their thinking here is simple - it has already been repeatedly deployed by Washington in different situations. But in every case, there is the same goal - sparking 'color revolutions' in response to unwanted regimes."

The approach, the official added, hinges on applying sanctions and provoking tensions by worsening the socio-economic situation in the country.

Comment: Psychopathic diplomacy: The tyrant and its prey.

Down the memory hole: The world's first airline hijacking was actually carried out by Israel; BBC refuses to acknowledge this

Yvonne Ridley
Middle East Monitor
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:02 UTC

The BBC has become embroiled in a fact-checking row with demands for an apology over a presenter's claims that Libya was the first nation to carry out a state-sponsored hijacking of an airliner in the Middle East. According to the broadcaster's flagship radio show, "The Long View", the assertion was based on a hijacking incident in 1971. Counter-claims have emerged, though, pointing out that it was actually Israel which was the first ever state to carry out an act of sky piracy when, in 1954, it hijacked a Syrian civilian airliner.

The 29 June episode of The Long View was presented by Jonathan Freedland. He looked at the history of state-sponsored hijackings following a recent well-documented incident in Belarusian air space, involving a Ryanair plane en route from the Greek capital, Athens.

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger: Website has morphed into playground for rich and powerful manipulators, and that's called 'propaganda

RT
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:46 UTC

Wikipedia fails to reflect relevant viewpoints on hot-button topics and describes center-left establishment worldviews, its co-founder Larry Sanger said. This consensus reality is prone to nefarious manipulation by powers that be.

"There is a big nasty complex game being played behind the scenes to make the articles say what somebody wants them to say," Sanger said this week, blasting the current community culture at Wikipedia. "There are all kinds of tricks that people can play to 'win' it."

Sanger, who launched — along with Jimmy Wales — the world's premier website for reference materials, has become a vocal critic of his brainchild. He jokingly called himself "ex-founder," referring to both his criticism and Wikipedia's attempts to distance itself from his person. This week he talked about what he sees as a problematic change in the online encyclopedia to Freddie Sayers, the host of UnHerd magazine's show Lockdown TV.

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Cyprus says police patrol boat warned off by Turkish coastguard with gunfire

Anas Llobet and Charlie Charalambous
International Business Times
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:20 UTC

© AFP / Patrick BAZ
The Greek-Cypriot fishing port of Kato Pyrgos lies on a remote section of the island's north coast close to the UN-patrolled ceasefire line with the breakaway Turkish-Cypriot north

Cypriot police said the Turkish coastguard fired warning shots at one of its vessels patrolling for undocumented migrants off the island's north coast on Friday, as tensions mount ahead of a visit by the Turkish president to the breakaway north.

The Cyprus government said it was preparing a protest to the United Nations over the incident, which it said was the first of its kind.

But a Turkish diplomatic source denied that either the Turkish or the Turkish Cypriot coastguard had fired on any Greek Cypriot vessel.

Was Yair Lapid pitching Israeli 'killer robots' seen at Greek weapons fair to NATO?

Electronic Intifada
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:00 UTC

There was talk of a "fresh start" when Yair Lapid visited Brussels this week.

Israel's foreign minister was on a mission to "reboot" relations with Europe.

But behind his fresh facade lurked something rotten and sinister.

Lapid wasn't simply visiting to charm those EU representatives who are always impressed by smartly dressed liberals. He also paid a trip to the headquarters of NATO, a military alliance dominated by the US.

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Disrupting the root of Israeli military power is a focus in other countries too:

Elbit's capabilities have only grown from 2014:

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Puppet Masters

'If I was going to do a coup, it wouldn't be with him': Trump attacks 'woke' general Milley who suspected a 'nazi' coup attempt

The UAE is quietly attempting to eclipse Saudi Arabia and assert itself as the main power in the Persian Gulf

Glenn Greenwald: America First conservatives shouldn't support unrest in Cuba

Russia scrambles four fighter jets as US Air Force B-52H bombers fly over Bering Sea heading towards country's border

Capitol police to use Army surveillance system on Americans to 'identify emerging threat'

Russia accuses US of 'staging' anti-government protests in Cuba; Washington must now 'end hypocrisy' of economic blockade

Down the memory hole: The world's first airline hijacking was actually carried out by Israel; BBC refuses to acknowledge this

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger: Website has morphed into playground for rich and powerful manipulators, and that's called 'propaganda

Cyprus says police patrol boat warned off by Turkish coastguard with gunfire

Was Yair Lapid pitching Israeli 'killer robots' seen at Greek weapons fair to NATO?

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