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NATO member rules out sending troops to Ukraine


RT
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 22:43 UTC
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© Getty Images/NurPhoto/ContributorRomania’s Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan
Romania will "under no circumstances" join the conflict militarily. Bucharest will not deploy troops to Ukraine under any circumstances, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has said, although he indicated that the "eastern flank" country will continue to gradually boost its military budget to meet NATO demands and align with the broader EU militarization agenda.

A group of European NATO member states has for months been exploring the formation of a potential force for deployment to Ukraine, as part of a so-called "coalition of the willing," ostensibly in a post-conflict peacekeeping capacity. Russia has repeatedly warned it would treat any foreign forces fighting alongside Ukrainian troops as legitimate targets, saying such actions could escalate the conflict.

Speaking during a live interview with broadcaster Antena 3 CNN on Thursday, Bolojan addressed a wave of disinformation suggesting that Romania might become militarily involved.

"We are not sending our young people or children to war," he said, dismissing such claims as unfounded and emphasizing that the country's position remains unchanged. "Romania, under no circumstances, is considering participating in the war - not before, not now."
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Return to First Principles to end wars in the Middle East

Patrick Barron
Misses Institute
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00 UTC
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The world is being driven to war — possibly nuclear war — by current leaders who want their citizens to believe that there are no other options. This is patently not true. Let us explore first principles to understand that there always are other alternatives.

There is No Such Thing as Fate

Events are driven by human action alone. At any time, a man can choose to take a different direction. The same is true of nations, because nations are driven by the actions of men, and men can choose to take a different course at any time. Do not believe those who say otherwise. Even at this late date in the course of the Middle Eastern war, men can choose simply to stop and take a different course.

There Is Such a Thing as Law, Both National and International

At the present time, America's president mistakenly believes that he alone holds the power to decide whether or not America will go to war. This is patently wrong. Only Congress holds that power. Previous Congresses may have passed resolutions granting the president war powers, but those resolutions are unconstitutional. Congress does not have the legal power to abrogate its constitutional authority to another branch of government, and the president does not have the legal power to accept it. Both branches of government have acted unconstitutionally. Furthermore, it is an established international legal principle that no nation has the legal right to wage preemptive war against another nation. Nations have only the legal right to wage a defensive war. Of course, one can see that — under this principle — there is no such thing as beginning a just war. In all wars either one or both sides are violating international law.
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CIA review states Obama's Trump-Russia collusion report was corrupt from start

Miranda Devine
New York Post
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:02 UTC
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© Gary Cameron/ReutersBetter days: James Comey, FBI Director, John Brennan, CIA Director, and James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, testify before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington D.C. on Feb. 4, 2014.
A bombshell new CIA review of the Obama administration's spy agencies' assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help Donald Trump was deliberately corrupted by then-CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who were "excessively involved" in its drafting, and rushed its completion in a "chaotic," "atypical" and "markedly unconventional" process that raised questions of a "potential political motive."

Further, Brennan's decision to include the discredited Steele dossier, over the objections of the CIA's most senior Russia experts, "undermined the credibility" of the assessment.

The "Tradecraft Review of the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment [ICA] on Russian Election Interference" was conducted by career professionals at the CIA's Directorate of Analysis and was commissioned by CIA Director John Ratcliffe in May.

Comment: Excellent observation. One can only surmise that everyone has dirt on everyone, especially the intelligence agencies. Very un-PC, but perhaps there is a 'mexican standoff' behind the scenes?

A less sanguine view of Ratcliffe's report:

GOP intel chair Rep. Rick Crawford: Ratcliffe CIA review on Russia and 2016 is a 'whitewash' & 'protects deep state'

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Iran moved enriched uranium before US strikes - Hersh


RT
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:51 UTC
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© Liang Youchang/Xinhua/Global Look Press/Medium/KJNSeymour Hersh • A nuclear site in Iran
More than 200kg of uranium enriched to 60% are "missing," according to the journalist.

Last month's US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities failed to hit the country's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed, citing US officials.

The attack, which involved seven US B-2 'Spirit' bombers carrying 30,000-pound bunker busters, was not even expected to "obliterate" the Iranian nuclear program, one of the journalist's sources admitted.

"The centrifuges may have survived and 400 pounds of 60% enriched uranium are missing," one of the officials said, adding that the US bombs "could not be assured to penetrate the centrifuge chamber . . . too deep."

The lack of radioactivity at the targeted Iranian nuclear sites - specifically Fordow and Isfahan - following the attack suggest that the enriched uranium stockpile had been moved ahead of time, one US official familiar with the matter said. Fordow, an underground complex built deep inside a mountain that many believed housed the stockpiles, was a particular focus of the attack.
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New footage exposes trigger-happy US mercenaries firing toward Gaza aid seekers

Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed
The Grayzone
Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:05 UTC
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© Associated PressThis photo, provided by an American contractor on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, shows a woman slumped over in a donkey cart after the contractor said she was hit in the head with part of a stun grenade at a food distribution site in Gaza run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in June 2025.
Following an AP investigation accusing a US mercenary firm of firing on desperate Gaza aid seekers, the company has released extensive new footage in an attempt at damage control. But the video only further implicates the scandal-plagued operation.

On July 2, the Associated Press released an exposé containing short videos which appeared to show American mercenaries associated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) opening fire on aid-seekers in Gaza during an incident in southern Gaza this May. The footage was supplied by a former employee of UG Solutions, a firm charged with securing GHF distribution sites.

"I think you hit one," one soldier of fortune says to another following a loud burst of gunfire.

"Hell yeah, boy!" another exclaims.

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THIS HAS TO BE SEEN FULLY: The entire leaked footage and investigation by Associated Press containing more clear evidence from within the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and its partners Safe Reach Solutions (logistics), UG Solutions (security). The footage documents deliberate executions of civilians seeking food, with no chaos, only bullets and grenades fired at people who came looking for food.

According to the latest update from June 29th, since the establishment of these so-called "death traps," the U.S.-Israeli GHF, on May 27, 2025, Israeli occupation forces and GHF have killed 580 Palestinians, injured 4,216, and 39 remain missing while attempting to access food.


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Buh-bye to another Democrat FBI operative

Julie Kelly
Declassified with Julie Kelly
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:22 UTC
Michael Feinberg
© Declassified with Julie KellyMichael Feinberg?
Michael Feinberg, friend of Peter Strzok, quit the bureau before being forced to spill the beans on the nature of his work and friendship with the disgraced Comey lackey

In yet another example of what the new leadership at the Federal Bureau of Investigation is up against, Michael Feinberg, a self-proclaimed intelligence expert at the bureau, resigned in May. Feinberg — as is the fashion for FBI employees forced out after being exposed as political hacks rather than the diligent crime fighters they purport to be — penned a sanctimonious screed explaining why big bad Kash and Dan are responsible for his decision to quit as an intelligence analyst at the Norfolk field office.

Writing for Lawfare, the Brookings Institution's appropriately named repository for Trump foes, Feinberg claimed he was targeted due to his longtime friendship with Peter Strzok. Lover of Lisa Page and hater of Donald Trump, Strzok took a lead role in concocting the Trump-Russia election collusion hoax in 2016, which included his ambush of General Michael Flynn in the White House in January 2017. He, along with Page, also served on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators.
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SOTT Focus: NewsReal: Iran War Aint Over: Trump 'Pause' Delays Goal of Thwarting Eurasian Integration


Sott.net
Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:56 UTC
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Everybody knows it's a 'war for Israel', but is it so simple as the mighty US being so thoroughly blackmailed and bribed into another costly, bloody war? This week on NewsReal, we lay out the 'positive motivation' for the US: its strategic goal of thwarting Eurasian transport and trade integration between Chinese economic power, Russian military power and Iranian energy power.

And yes, Israel expects to dominate the Middle East as a result, so ITS 'positive motivation' is to ensure the US remains fully committed. The transatlantic deep state consortium that dominates the US government certainly is, but whether Trump completely betrays the core promises that got him re-elected remains to be seen...


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Another war, another trip, another ask: Netanyahu returns to Washington

Farhad Ibragimov
RT
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 19:15 UTC
TrumpNet
© Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin • US President Donald Trump • White House
With Gaza still burning and corruption charges mounting, Israel's prime minister arrives in D.C. looking for favors, not peace.

Fresh off a bruising 12-day war with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flying back to Washington. This will be his third visit to the US since Donald Trump returned to the White House - but arguably the most consequential. For Netanyahu, it's more than a diplomatic courtesy call: it's a chance to cash in on battlefield momentum, convert military theatrics into political capital, and solidify his standing with Israel's most crucial ally.

According to Israeli media, Netanyahu's agenda goes beyond flag-waving and photo ops. He's expected to push forward on defense cooperation, intelligence sharing, and a new trade deal. But above all, he wants to translate Israel's perceived tactical success into long-term strategic advantage - ensuring that Washington remains firmly aligned with Israeli goals on regional security.
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Can Trump's Gazprombank gesture really change US-Russia relations?

Andrey Kortunov
RT
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:13 UTC
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© Ilya Pitalev/RIAVladimir Putin and Donald Trump • G20 summit • Osaka, Japan • June 2019
The decision to ease some sanctions is a short-term transaction, not a sign of broader normalization.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced that US President Donald Trump has lifted financial sanctions on Russia that had blocked Rosatom from continuing construction of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant 2 in Hungary. Although the Biden administration's sanctions late last year were formally directed at Moscow, Budapest arguably suffered the most, since the two new reactor units at Paks were viewed as vital for Hungary's long-term energy independence. (The first four units were built during the Soviet period.)

A year ago, Hungary managed to have the Paks-2 project removed from the European Union's sanctions list, but at significant political cost. Nevertheless, the Democratic administration in Washington remained unyielding - which Budapest saw as a political vendetta for its outspoken support of Trump. Against this backdrop, the current US decision to ease sanctions on Gazprombank looks far more like a favor to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban than to Russian President Vladimir Putin. It also indirectly benefits French firms participating in the Paks-2 project.

Comment: Putin's longevity as president proves his track record: solid trust by his people and global partners. Can the US say as much? Presidents rotate, decisions overturn, whim this year, wham the next. Integrity is a virtue hard come by...especially when half the world wants to take it down.

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Israel covered up Iranian hits on military sites - Telegraph


RT
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 15:19 UTC
Iran missiles
© Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu/Getty ImagesStreaks of light from Iranian ballistic missiles are seen in the night sky, as Iran resumes its retaliatory strikes against Israel
Successful missile attacks on air bases, a logistics hub, and an intelligence center were censored, the outlet claims.
Israel concealed that Iranian missiles hit several key military sites across the country during the recent 12-day war, The Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing radar data.

The data, provided to the British paper by Oregon State University researchers who track bomb damage using satellite radar, indicates that six Iranian missiles hit five military facilities in the north, south, and center of Israel, including a major air base, an intelligence gathering center, and a logistics base. The extent of the reported damage is unclear.

However, the hits were not publicly reported due to heavy military censorship, according to the report. When pressed on the issue, the Israel Defense Forces, declined to comment, only saying that "all relevant units maintained functional continuity throughout the operation."

Analysis cited by The Telegraph suggests that Israeli and US air defenses generally performed well, intercepting most of the incoming fire, although the share of missiles that penetrated through Israeli defenses rose to about 16% by the seventh day. The paper noted that this could have been linked with Israeli attempts to conserve ammunition, improved tactics by Iran, or the deployment of more advanced and harder-to-intercept weaponry.
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