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Gang rape investigation launched against employees of ex-oligarch Khodorkovsky's media group

Jonny Tickle
RT
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:13 UTC
Khodorkovsky
© Sputnik / Ramil SitdikovMikhail Khodorkovsky
Russia's Investigative Committee has begun to look into allegations that Sergei Prostakov, the former chief editor of opposition website MBK Media, and photographer Andrey Zolotov participated in the gang rape of a girl in 2014.

On July 13, Victoria Kuzmenko, an employee at Russian news outlet Lenta.ru, wrote a tweet in which she claimed that Zolotov was involved in a rape at a house party, while Prostakov watched and masturbated. She later clarified she did not witness the incident herself. Following the accusations, both Prostakov and Zolotov resigned from their posts at MBK Media, which is owned by disgraced 1990s oligarch, Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Responding to the allegations, Prostakov claimed he did not remember what happened, having been intoxicated, but apologized "to all the women whom [he] offended." Meanwhile, Zolotov explained that there had been "group sex" at the party, but he had not participated.

Comment: See also: And check out SOTT radio's: The Truth Perspective: Bill Browder, the Magnitsky Act, and anti-Russia Sanctions: Interview with Alex Krainer

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Belarusian authorities cancel opposition campaigning ahead of election


RFE/RL
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 05:26 UTC
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Supporters gather near the the place where a campaign rally by Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya was disrupted by authorities in Salihorsk on August 4.
Belarusian authorities have again canceled campaign events by presidential contender Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya ahead of the August 9 election, claiming that repair work needed to be carried out where the political rallies were to be held.

In the city of Slutsk, located 100 kilometers south of the capital, Minsk, local authorities on August 4 said there was an "urgent" need for repair work at an event place and announced that a planned opposition rally was canceled.

Riot police and plainclothes officers then detained at least 17 people as hundreds of opposition supporters gathered for the political rally, according the Vyasna human rights center. Among those detained was the editor of a local news website.

Tsikhanouskaya was also forced to cancel a rally in the city of Salihorsk, scheduled for the evening of August 4 after the one in Slutsk.

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Attention

Don't do your own research! - Just take our word for it...

James Corbett
Corbett Report
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:38 UTC
They Live!
© Slant Magazine
Do your own research! Read it for yourself! It's in the show notes! How many times have I uttered these words? These exhortations represent the founding ethos of The Corbett Report. I want you to read the source documents for yourself and come to your own conclusions. But guess what? The establishment doesn't want you to think for yourself, and now that the Corona World Order is beginning the Great Reset, they are coming out and saying as much. Find out the details in this week's edition of #PropagandaWatch.

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Snakes in Suits

US hypocritically condemns foreign military involvement in Libya


RFE/RL
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 05:39 UTC
Haftar
© HaftarRussia has been helping Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA)
The United States has said it is "deeply troubled" by growing violence in Libya and called on foreign powers to end their proxy war in the troubled North African nation.

"We strongly oppose foreign military involvement, including the use of mercenaries and private military contractors, by all sides" in Libya, White House national-security adviser Robert O'Brien said in a statement on August 4.

The U.S. military has accused Moscow of supplying Russian mercenaries and military hardware to Libya in an attempt to gain a foothold in the North African country.

Comment: See also: US signs deal with Kurdish-led rebels to steal Syrian oil

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TV

Brace yourselves: Biden campaign announces largest multi-media ad buy ever by a presidential candidate

Bo Erickson, Nikole Killion, Nicole Sganga, Ed O'Keefe
CBS News
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:53 UTC
Biden
© Jim Watson/AFP/Getty.jpgPresumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Pretty soon it'll be hard to escape Joe Biden on your television. Or your radio. Or your phone.

The Biden campaign on Wednesday is announcing what it says is the largest TV ad buy ever by a presidential candidate, with $220 million set aside for commercials to air through the fall and another $60 million budgeted to reach audiences digitally on social media or gaming platforms.

Biden's team is planning to reach voters in at least 15 states, with messages that feature the former vice president speaking directly to camera about the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic fall.

Signaling the states they see as most competitive, the Biden campaign said their ads will target: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, Colorado, Virginia, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio and Texas.

Comment: But will it help in the end? Hillary had the same strategy.

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Light Saber

Ouch. Russian ambassador tells Britain: You exaggerate your political importance & London has become a haven for Russian criminals


RT
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:41 UTC
big ben
If you live in Britain, Russia looms large in political discourse, but for those in Moscow, the UK barely registers. Now Russia's envoy to London has delivered a few home truths: he says his country has bigger fish to fry.

"I feel that Britain exaggerates, very much, its place in Russian thinking," Andrei Kelin told the Daily Mail. "The scope and place of Great Britain in Russian politics is not that big. We have other problems of much larger magnitude," the ambassador said.

The ambassador also dismissed the UK media narrative about nefarious Russian 'oligarchs' doing the Kremlin's bidding in London. Kelin pointed out that, in reality, the British capital has turned itself into a haven for wealthy Russians trying to evade justice back home.

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Star of David

Haaretz: 'Beirut blast shockwaves will be felt by Hezbollah for a long time'

Zvi Bar'el
Haaretz
Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:49 UTC
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© AP/Hussein MallaFirefighters douse a fire after an explosion took place in Beirut, Lebanon, August 4, 2020.
Massive damage could reopen public debate on storing weapons in population centers as port shutdown comes at a time when Lebanon needs every dollar. Cellphone videos of horrifying scenes from Tuesday's explosion at the port of Beirut predictably fueled speculation about who was behind the incident and why.

Initially, the story was that a warehouse containing several tonnes of fireworks slated for use in festivities had blown up.

Then official military sources said the warehouse housed flammable or explosive material, further specifying that it was ammonium nitrate, which was stored in a warehouse for six years.

But even as the Lebanese authorities were feverishly investigating, some of the public were quick to suggest that this wasn't the result of an accident or negligence, but a terror attack reminiscent of the bombings that rocked Lebanon in the 1980s, or the huge bombing that killed Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005 as he traveled in a guarded convoy. The implication was that it was a bombing perpetrated by Lebanese actors.

Fingers were also pointed at Israel, accompanied by the explanation that the bombing at the port was part of Israel's campaign against Iran. Lebanese pundits cited the fire that erupted on Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf port of Bushehr a few weeks ago, an incident attributed to Israel, as well as other recent fires in Iran.
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Star of David

Flashback Israel threatens to return Lebanon to the 'Stone Age'


Israel Today
Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:00 UTC
Yisrael Katz
© AlahednewsFormer Israeli Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz
Mounting threat of Iranian arms influx to Hezbollah won't end well for Lebanon, warns Israeli minister.

In a rare interview with Saudi Arabian media, a top Israeli government minister last week threatened to return neighboring Lebanon "to the Stone Age."

Israel Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz was speaking to the Saudi online newspaper Elaph when he was asked about the threat of increased Iranian arms supplies to Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist militia.

"The more accurate that Hezbollah's missiles get, the stronger and wider Israel's strike will be," Katz warned. "What happened in 2006 will be a picnic compared to what we can do. I remember a Saudi minister saying they will send Hezbollah back to their caves in south Lebanon. I am telling you that we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age."
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Biohazard

Dr. Michael Callahan: DARPA's man in Wuhan

Raul Diego
Unlimited Hangout
Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:58 UTC
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Dr. Michael Callahan
Dr. Michael Callahan was given a leave of absence from his senior executive role at United Therapeutics (UTHR) in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China; sent there to assist colleagues handling mass infections of the novel coronavirus under his joint appointment at a Chinese sister hospital of the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where he has maintained a faculty appointment since 2005.

Soon, Callahan would be poring through thousands of case studies emerging from the epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan, examining patients in Singapore and briefing U.S. officials on the location of the next likely outbreak, according to NatGeo. The doctor marveled at the "magnificent infectivity" of the disease, which sits "like a little silent smart bomb in your community".

The doctor's strange fascination with viral infections and morbid titillation might well be attributed to the fact that he has dedicated his life to studying these microscopic killers. "Triple boarded" in internal medicine, infectious diseases and tropical medicine, Callahan, nevertheless also has a strong entrepreneurial streak, that drove him to launch no less than 11 companies and develop 8 patents.
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Snakes in Suits

'He'll be there' - Jill Biden says slow Joe will show up to the three scheduled debates

Henry Rodgers
Daily Caller
Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:58 UTC
Jill Biden
© Screen Shot Youtube Dana Perino Jill Biden Fox News Grabien
Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, confirmed Tuesday that her husband will show up to all three scheduled presidential debates.

In an appearance on Fox News' "The Daily Briefing" with Dana Perino, Biden's wife was immediately asked if her husband would show up and take on President Donald Trump at the three scheduled presidential debates following speculation they could be canceled.

"Oh yes," Biden said. "He will. I think it's three debates that they decided on. Yeah. He'll be there."

The question comes as Democratic strategists and supporters of Biden have said he should not debate Trump.

Comment: The Dems are understandably worried about their walking disaster of a candidate making live televised appearances of any kind - but standing toe to toe with Trump?! This is likely to be quite the show if Biden actually shows up.

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