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Former Israeli minister, Gonen Segev, sentenced to 11 years for spying for Iran


Sputnik
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:13 UTC
Gonen Segev
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Gonen Segev, center, escorted by prison guards as he leaves the court.
The former official, who served as energy and infrastructure minister from 1995 to 1996, has agreed to a plea bargain on charges of espionage and transfer of information to Iran.

The Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday sentenced Gonen Segev, a former Israeli minister of energy and infrastructure, to 11 years in prison for spying for Iran after a plea bargain was agreed.

Prosecutors Geula Cohen and Rachel Aharoni Zeevi stated:
"The indictment which Segev confessed to as part of the plea bargain included grave crimes of spying and providing information to an enemy with the intent of harming national security. He confessed that he acted on behalf of the Iranian intelligence forces for five years, maintained regular communications with his handlers using a clandestine channel and that he provided them with a diverse range of information - including top secret information."
According to the prosecutors, the former minister met with his handlers both in Iran and other countries at secret locations. As they specified, Segev sought to promote contact between Iran and Israelis he knew in the defence establishment.

Explaining his motives, Segev previously stated, as quoted by Channel 10, he tried to help Israel and return as a "hero" under the guise of spying for Iran.

Comment: See also: Former Israeli Energy Minister arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran

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Russian Security Council warns US amassing special ops in Puerto Rico, army in Colombia to oust Maduro


RT
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:31 UTC
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US Marines during a drill. February 2019.
By deploying troops and special ops forces to Puerto Rico and Colombia, Washington is getting ready to intervene in Venezuela and topple its leader, the secretary of Russia's Security Council said.

The US is "preparing for a military invasion" in Venezuela, Nikolai Patrushev told Russian media on Tuesday.
The relocation of American special forces' units to Puerto Rico, the deployment of the US Army units to Colombia and other facts evidently show that Pentagon is enhancing its military in the region in order to use it in ousting... President [Nicolas] Maduro.
"The people of Venezuela understand this clearly," Patrushev said, adding that this notion increases popular support for Maduro and drives the government to reject the aid offered by "an aggressor state."

Comment: The Venezuelan people are as staunch and brave as the Vietnamese. Trump may find himself in a quagmire worse than Vietnam, should he continue on the course Bolton and Abrams have decreed.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro interviewed by ABC News: 'The people around Trump are nuts'

Tom Llamas, et. al.
ABC News
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:41 UTC
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Nicolas Maduro is pictured during an interview with ABC News on Feb. 25, 2019.
Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the U.S. government of trying to fabricate a crisis, which is "doomed to failure," in an attempt to start a war in South America.

In his first interview with an American television network in years, Maduro said, "The extremist Ku Klux Klan government that Donald Trump directs wants a war over oil, and more than just oil," describing Venezuela as a "pacifist, humble nation."

A lightly edited transcript of Maduro's interview ABC News Anchor and Chief National Affairs Correspondent Tom Llamas, which aired on World News Tonight, follows here:
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi hiding in Baghuz, Syria? Last battle will see ISIS fighting to the death

Elijah J. Magnier
ejmagnier.com
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:01 UTC
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An SDF militant searching an ISIS militant near Baghuz, Syria.
President Donald Trump will not be able to declare victory over ISIS in the next days because there are still between 1000 to 1500 militants and Emirs in Baghuz, a city bordering the Euphrates river. It is obvious these militants are not ready to surrender but most likely will fight to death, unless a deal is made - as happened before in Jarablus, Raqqah and Dabiq - to transfer them to another location. There are strong indications suggesting the presence of top leadership individuals in Baghuz, including Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Following a deal reached between ISIS and the US forces in Baghuz, the Kurdish forces engaged in a battle against ISIS in the area allowed civilians, ISIS families, wounded and ISIS fighters willing to surrender to leave the surrounded city.

According to a high ranking Iraqi official in the military Intelligence services, "there are strong indications ISIS top ranking leaders are in the city, probably including Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi".

The source relies on intelligence information collected from Iraqis in Baghuz collaborating with Iraqi intelligence services. According to the source, "there is a serious shortage of food and medicine in Baghuz forcing ISIS leadership to reduce the burden by asking civilians and families of militants to leave. The 1000 or 1500 militants remaining in the city can survive longer rationing what is left and are ready to fight to the death. Fighters get used to bombing and ISIS has enough experience in tunnel digging and the setup of underground shelters for command and control leadership and fighters to wait out an infantry assault".

The exit of civilians offers more freedom for artillery and air force bombing because it reduces civilian casualties. The departure of all civilians will be achieved in the next several days. Then, the assault against the city will resume.
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Huawei exec trolls US, NSA at tech trade fair in Spain: "Ask Snowden"


Dayton Daily News
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:21 UTC
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© Lluis Gene | AFP | Getty Images
The U.S. government's fight to ban Chinese tech giant Huawei from next-generation internet networks appears to be flagging.

The two sides faced off Tuesday at the world's biggest mobile technology trade fair, in Barcelona, Spain, where they sought to win over customers and governments.

The U.S. argues Huawei is a security risk as it could let the Chinese government snoop on internet users worldwide. Huawei rejects the claim and says it is part of the United States' broader efforts to stifle China's economic and technological ascent.

On Tuesday, a top Huawei executive used a keynote speech at the show, called MWC Barcelona, to poke fun at U.S. intelligence.

"PRISM, PRISM, on the wall, who is the most trustworthy of them all?" said Guo Ping, Huawei's rotating chairman, in a reference to a U.S. data gathering program.

"If you don't understand that, you can go ask Edward Snowden," he told the audience, referring to the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the program in 2013.
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UK intelligence services attempts 'very British coup' against Corbyn via media ultimatum

George Galloway
RT
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:45 UTC
Jeremy Corbyn with Seumas Milne
© Global Look Press / Elliott Franks
Jeremy Corbyn with Seumas Milne
A fortnight ago, the Mail on Sunday devoted over 12 pages to the destruction of Jeremy Corbyn in one of the biggest misfires in media history. It returned like a dog to its own vomit last weekend with more tales from the east.

This time, the main target was not Labour leader Corbyn but his right-hand man Seumas Milne (full disclosure: Milne has been a close friend of mine since the 1970s), the Labour Party's director of communications and strategy.

The top line was - in the mouth of Sir Richard Dearlove, the disgraced former head of the British Iraq-War security services - that unless Corbyn ditched Milne, neither the US nor other "allied" countries would share information with the UK under a Corbyn premiership, which would thereby be rendered impossible. The implication was that the Privy Council would advise the Queen to select someone else instead of the winner of the election!

Comment: It's clear that the UK establishment is going all out to take down Corbyn, and that they're utilizing every smear at their disposal. But, as of yet, they've utterly failed. Because under his leadership, Labour party membership continues to grow: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Britain fights to keep its last African colony, and deservedly loses

Simon Allison
Mail & Guardian
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 16:55 UTC
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Fuel tanks at the edge of a Military airstrip on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago, it is the site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966.
On Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague began public hearings that may determine the fate of the Chagos Islands - Britain's last remaining African colony.

Twenty-two nations have applied to take part in the proceedings. Supporting Britain in its bid to retain control of the islands are the United States, Australia and Israel. The United States maintains a large and strategically important naval base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands.

Opposing Britain's continued rule over the Indian Ocean archipelago is Mauritius, which argues that the Chagos Islands should fall under its sovereignty.

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Star of David

Kushner reveals vague details of upcoming Israel-Palestine peace plan


Sputnik
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:53 UTC
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© AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis
Mr Kushner is in the Middle East this week for a five-nation tour accompanied by US Middle East Envoy, Jason Greenblatt. The pair are reportedly in the region to gauge the level of support among Arab statesmen for President Trump's 'deal of the century' between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior aide to President Donald Trump, has told Sky News' Arabia service that the administration's much-touted peace plan will address all of the main points of conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.

"We have tried to formulate practical and just solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian issue," Sky quotes Mr Kushner as saying.

Despite the announcement, Mr Kushner was tight-lipped on details, saying that he did not yet wish to reveal too many.

"The American peace plan is very detailed and will focus on delineating the border and providing solutions to the main issues that are controversial and will be appropriate for the current situation on the ground," Mr Kushner reportedly said.

Comment: See also: Israeli Education Minister says US planning on releasing 'deal of century' for Israel-Palestine in days after Israeli election

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Black Cat

Meet Juan Guaido's first 'ambassador': Fake Twitter diplomat Maria Faría slammed by Costa Rica for 'unacceptable entry'

Anya Parampil
The Grayzone
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:24 UTC
Maria Faría venezuela costa rica ambassador
© CB24
Maria Faría, fake ambassador appointed by fake president Guaido
Maria Faría, the daughter of a would-be Hugo Chávez assassin, illegally barged into Venezuela's embassy in Costa Rica and declared herself ambassador. The embarrassing stunt highlighted everything wrong with Juan Guaidó's reality-show government.

While tweeting that she had taken charge of Venezuela's Embassy in Costa Rica on February 20, Maria Faría demonstrated that she was more familiar with the conventions of social media than those dictating international diplomacy.

"In fulfillment of the diplomatic functions, assigned by President Juan Guaido", tweeted Faría, referring to the US-appointed leader of Venezuela's parallel coup government, "we assume control of the administrative headquarters of the Embassy of Venezuela in San Jose".

The surprise announcement came early Wednesday morning from inside the Embassy, leading many to wonder how Faría, or "@Mandyfaria26" - who describes herself in her Twitter bio as the "Diplomatic Representative for the Venezuelan Republic" in Costa Rica - was able to secure access to the Embassy.
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Che Guevara

Venezuela refuses to become the 68th sovereign government overthrown by America

Tommy Sheridan
Sputnik
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:37 UTC
Haiti Demonstrators
© AP Photo / Dieu Nalio Chery
Demonstrators run away during a protest to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise and demanding to know how Petro Caribe funds have been used by the current and past administrations, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. Much of the financial support to help Haiti rebuild after the 2010 earthquake comes from Venezuela's Petro Caribe fund, a 2005 pact that gives suppliers below-market financing for oil and is under the control of the central government.
Over my eleven years as an elected local government Councillor and eight years as a Member of the Scottish Parliament I championed many causes and found myself often in police cells, on picket lines, marching in demonstrations and the subject of scathing attacks in mainstream newspaper headlines and editorials.

I wore such attacks as a badge of honour remembering the opinion of Labour's first working class leader and MP, Keir Hardie, that when the press attack you it means you are doing something right.

Perhaps it was that notoriety that made me very popular with journalism students anxious to conduct an interview for their course portfolios. Lecturers regularly invited me to address student journalism classes. I offered the same advice then as I do now to anyone interested in journalism or news gathering. Read John Pilger.

Pilger is the foremost investigative journalist in the Western hemisphere and familiarising yourself with his articles, books and documentaries amounts to the cheapest but best education you could ever experience. Without fear or favour he speaks truth to power and holds the powerful to account in a way which shames the lackeys and useful idiots employed by the mainstream press and media.

John's latest article was published a few days ago and exposes expertly the real story of Venezuela today and why the duty of every individual with a shred of democratic principle and progressive values in their pores is to stand 100% behind the democratically elected President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and the ordinary masses of Venezuela. Please open your mind and improve your understanding of real news and international affairs by reading it today.

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