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Craig Murray: The beyond credible case of Boshirov and Petrov's visas

Craig Murray
craigmurray.org.uk
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC
BoshirovPetrov storefront
© MailOnline
The Metropolitan Police made one statement in the Skripal case which is plainly untrue; they claimed not to know on what kind of visa Boshirov and Petrov were travelling. As they knew the passports they used, and had footage of them coming through the airport, that is impossible. The Border Force could tell them in 30 seconds flat.
NeilClark twit
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To get a UK visa Boshirov and Petrov would have had to attend the UK Visa Application Centre in Moscow. There not only would their photographs be taken, but their fingerprints would have been taken and, if in the last few years, their irises scanned. The Metropolitan Police would naturally have obtained their fingerprints from the Visa Application.

One thing of which we can be certain is that their fingerprints are not on the perfume bottle or packaging found in Charlie Rowley's home. We can be certain of that because no charges have been brought against the two in relation to the death of Dawn Sturgess, and we know the police have their fingerprints. The fact of there being no credible evidence, according to either the Metropolitan Police or the Crown Prosecution Service, to link them to the Amesbury poisoning, has profound implications.

Comment: See also:

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Propaganda

Comments on The New Yorker's grossly irresponsible story

Charles C.W. Cooke
National Review
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:02 UTC
Brett Kavanaugh
© Leah Mills/Reuters
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Judge Kavanaugh labels The New Yorker's report a "smear, plain and simple." He should be applauded for his restraint. I am struggling to remember reading a less responsible piece of "journalism" in a major outlet.

The piece starts out not with a summary of the story, but with the news that Democrats in Washington are taking it seriously - a weaselly attempt to pass the buck if I ever saw one ("People are saying!"). After that throat clearing, it is acknowledged that the person making the accusation around which the piece revolves had not mentioned it until Kavanaugh was nominated, "was reluctant to characterize Kavanaugh's role in the alleged incident with certainty," and agreed to make the charge on the record only after she had spent "six days [] carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney."

There are no corroborating witnesses. None. Of the "dozens" of classmates The New Yorker contacted, all either failed "to respond to interview requests . . . declined to comment, or said they did not attend or remember the party. Indeed, we learn late in the piece that the authors could not establish that Kavanaugh was even there.

Comment: Whether or not Kavanaugh is a viable nominee, this circus is about denying Trump. The New Yorker is just one of the tools.

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MIB

UK spies go on the offensive with yet another costly intelligence agency

Annie Machon
RT
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:10 UTC
MI6 building in London
© Toby Melville / Reuters
A man near the MI6 building in London
With all the already existing British intelligence agencies, it is puzzling why the UK needs yet another costly cyber force to counter Russia and terrorism amid national financial uncertainty.

The UK Ministry of Defence announced on 21 September the establishment of yet another British spy agency, an amalgam of military and security service professionals designed to wage cyber war against terrorists, Russia and organised crime. The new agency will have upwards of 2000 staff (the size MI5 was when I worked there in the 1990s, so not inconsiderable). I have been asked for a number of interviews about this and here are my thoughts in long form.
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Megaphone

Macron urges Israel to accept two-state solution towards Palestine at UN


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:59 UTC
macron
© AP Photo / Richard Drew
Israel should refrain from unilateral actions and the policy of fait accompli on Palestine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday at the UN General Assembly Session.

"What will allow solving the crisis between Israel and Palestine?... Not unilateral initiatives, not ignoring the legitimate right of Palestinians to obtain durable peace, nor underestimating the legitimate rights of the Israelis, that is, security... It is in the name of this friendship [of France with Israel] that I am calling on it to rapidly put an end to the policy of fait accompli that is threatening the very possibility of reaching a peace agreement," Macron said.

The French president stressed that the two-state solution was the only possibility for Israel and Palestine.

Comment: It seems the international community is no longer able to ignore Israel's unconscionable treatment of the Palestinians - and for Macron, it may be that there were other motivations: Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Israeli-French Deception Downs Russian Spy Plane Off Syria, US Escalates 'Regime Change' Against Iran

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Bad Guys

Former US marine takes aim at 'state terror' perpetuated by Washington and liberal media


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:07 UTC
soldier US flag
© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
The US war in Afghanistan was built on a "profitable lie" and the "state terror" perpetuated by Washington in its foreign wars has little to do with protecting and defending Americans, a former US marine has written.

There is a "chasm of awareness" that exists between American veterans and civilians who don't know what war is really like, former marine Lyle Jeremy Rubin wrote in The Nation. Rubin said that he used to "believe every word" from Bush-era officials after the September 11 terror attacks, but that he had begun to start questioning the war even before he was deployed in 2010.

The former marine took aim at liberal media for cheering on US military adventurism and for failing to properly cover wars which cause "needless destruction" and death. In particular, he said that "celebrated commentators" like MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell "fail to cover America's ongoing wars and the role some of their favorite guests have played in launching and expanding them".
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Propaganda

New York Times seeks evidence Russian hackers are fighting for internet freedom in US


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:56 UTC
net neutrality protesters
© Yuri Gripas / Reuters
These protesters may be doing Russia's bidding, the NYT says!
The New York Times is seeking evidence of Russian interference during a debate on placing restrictions on the internet in the US. It's alleged a public commenting system was invaded by hackers.

The idea of the commenting system is for the public to have a say on proposed law changes, or at least get the feeling that they're involved. There's more than a sneaking suspicion that it's more for show than substance.

Ironically, the comments which were highlighted as coming from abroad overwhelmingly supported continued freedom of the internet for all, a concept known as net neutrality.

Comment: What about the vast influence of AIPAC? Is that not also foreign influence on American democracy? The NYT is looking for influence where almost none exists and ignoring the most glaring evidences of foreign influence that should be pointed out.

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Propaganda

Propaganda alert! The Guardian alleges fantastic Russian plot to help Assange escape from the UK

Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Dan Collyns and Luke Harding
The Guardian
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:20 UTC
Julian Assange
© AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth
Russian diplomats held secret talks in London last year with people close to Julian Assange to assess whether they could help him flee the UK, the Guardian has learned.


Comment: And how exactly did the Guardian learn of this meeting pray tell?


A tentative plan was devised that would have seen the WikiLeaks founder smuggled out of Ecuador's London embassy in a diplomatic vehicle and transported to another country.

One ultimate destination, multiple sources have said, was Russia, where Assange would not be at risk of extradition to the US. The plan was abandoned after it was deemed too risky.

Comment: If this story were true (and by all indications it isn't), Assange really should have sought Russian help long ago.

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Dollar

Trump puts the squeeze on OPEC countries to 'contribute substantially' for US military 'protection'


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:11 UTC
Oil well Iraq
© Essam Al Sudani / Reuters
Oil well in Basra, Iraq
US President Donald Trump has taken another hit at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). He has demanded that member states should 'contribute substantially' for military protection provided by the US.

Trump's comments at the UN General Assembly come as oil hit a four-year high of $82 per barrel on Tuesday. Earlier, he repeatedly accused OPEC of "pushing for higher" crude prices despite the military protection provided by the US. The US president is against high oil prices, since they result in higher gasoline prices in America.

Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said that OPEC members were "as usual ripping off the rest of the world."

Comment: Clearly, the United States' military bases aren't positioned all over the globe to protect; they're there to squeeze countries like the gangster racket they are.

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Bizarro Earth

Kavanaugh debacle exposes Democrats' peak derangement as satire and reality blur


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:38 UTC
Kavanaugh protesters
© Joshua Roberts / Reuters
Demonstrators protest US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the Russell Senate Office building on Capitol Hill
Whether it's from late night comedians or Democrat politicians, hysteria around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's sexual assault allegations has climaxed and it's hard to tell what's real and what's satire anymore.

Kavanaugh's confirmation vote has been stalled, first by Christine Blasey Ford's allegation that Kavanaugh forced himself on her at a high-school party in the early 1980s; and then by a slew of subsequent, and also fantastically conveniently timed, allegations from his college years.

With nothing proven and the vote frozen, liberal comedian Jimmy Kimmel gave his two cents on Kavanaugh on his Monday night show. Kimmel first made fun of Kavanaugh for his claim that he was a virgin in high school, and kept calendars of all of his social engagements, which Kavanaugh hopes will place him somewhere else the night of the alleged assault.
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Bad Guys

Farage savages Blair over twisted second referendum 'betrayal' statement


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:45 UTC
Blair Farage
© Hannah McKay / Reuters
(L) Former Prime Minister Tony Blair Mike Blake (R), ex-leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage
Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has lashed out at Tony "the preacher" Blair for his latest intervention on Brexit, after the ex-PM claimed that the refusal to have a second referendum would a "betrayal."

Farage pounced after Blair penned an op-ed piece in the Evening Standard, in which he claimed that Labour Party members were "massively in favour" of another vote on Britain's withdrawal from the EU. He added that it would be a betrayal to deny the British citizens a "people's vote."

Farage ripped into the ex-New Labour leader, saying: "What an extraordinary use of the word betrayal, what an amazing twisting of the English language.


Comment: Blair lives in the same delusional fantasy world as Hillary Clinton. This is the same 'world' occupied by many with power, and the conflict between these so-called 'reality creators' and actual reality is growing by the day.

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