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Putin: No evidence to blame Iran for Saudi Aramco attacks


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:34 UTC
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© voanews.comIranian President Hassan Rouhani • Russian President Vladimir Putin,
Following the 14 September attacks on Saudi Aramco's oil facilities, the US together with Saudi Arabia and several European countries accused Iran of being behind the attacks. Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that there was no evidence to blame Iran for the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.

"We condemn this [attack], but we are against shifting the blame on Iran, as there is no evidence for that," Putin said when asked how he views the attack on Saudi oil facilities.

The Russian president noted that those who orchestrated it did not reach their aims but merely negatively affected the global economy and consumers.

"[Russia] condemns such actions no matter who stands behind them. This was a destructive action that resulted in serious consequences for the global energy market. However, I doubt that those who planned, organized and carried out the attack reached their aims," Putin said.
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Tanker Trackers: Pompeo jumped the gun in claims Iran sells oil to Syria


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:12 UTC
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© AP/Marcos MorenoAdrian Darya 1
Iran's foreign ministry stated in September that the tanker had sold its cargo, but did not disclose its destination. The ship had been detained in Gibraltar for six weeks this summer on suspicion of carrying oil to sanctions-hit Syria.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he suspects an Iranian tanker of transporting oil to Syria, however there appears to be no clear evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of Iran.

"Despite [Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad] Zarif's promise to the UK that the #AdrianDarya1 would not deliver oil to Syria, it is now transferring oil off the Syrian coast," Pompeo tweeted. "Will the world hold Iran accountable if this oil is delivered to Syria?"


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Galloway: 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China shows communism may be the most viable

George Galloway
RT
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 07:01 UTC
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While mistakes of the Soviet Union put it in the museum, China's capacity to adapt and reinvent itself could soon make it the most important country in the world.

Last weekend, I addressed a 70th anniversary commemoration of the victory of the Chinese revolution. I joked to the Chinese diplomats present that I had spoken at the 70th anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia too and look what happened after that!

Cards on the table, I spent the best years of my life defending the perspectives of the USSR and, where they differed, opposing the Maoist line on matters of national and international politics.

It is now clear however that China had the more sagacious and forward thinking leadership. And that the myriad mistakes of the Soviet model put it in the museum while China goes from strength to strength. I'm happy for China but sad for the people of the former Soviet Union. And here's why.

China's capacity to adapt, to evolve, to reinvent itself has made it the second most important country in the world. If I live a normal life-span, I will see it become the first.
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North Korea: 'Unidentified projectiles' launched mere hours after agreeing to resume nuke talks with US


RT
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 22:42 UTC
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© KCNA via ReutersNorth Korean missile launch
The launch of several unidentified missiles from North Korea has been detected by the Japanese coast guard and the South Korean military, mere hours after Pyongyang said it would resume denuclearization talks with the US.

At least two projectiles were launched from Wonsan in the Kangwon province, eastward into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

One North Korean missile fell into the sea inside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), off the coast of Shimane Prefecture, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
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Comment: See also:
N. Korea presses Trump to make a bold move to revive diplomacy

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Putin: The US move to weaponize its currency destroys the dollar in international trade


RT
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:33 UTC
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Russia never wanted to turn away from the US dollar but American policies have forced it, as well as many other countries, to do so, President Vladimir Putin told participants of the Russian Energy Week forum on Wednesday.

The US' attempts to weaponize its national currency and use dollar settlements as an instrument of political pressure is a great mistake, according to the Russian president. He explained that Washington's actions have already forced many countries, including US allies, to reconsider the greenback as a reserve currency, while dollar settlements have already slid from 50 percent to 45 percent. Putin told the audience:
"The dollar enjoyed great trust around the world. It was almost the only universal currency in the world. For some reason, the United States began to use dollar settlements as a political tool, to impose restrictions on the use of the dollar."

"They [the US] are biting the hand that feeds them." [Sanctions] "undermine the trust in the dollar, isn't it clear, that they are destroying it with their own hands?"
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Russian paper reports S-500 successfully tested in Syria - MoD doesn't comment

Paul Antonopoulos
Fort Russ News
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 18:18 UTC
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According to media reports, tests of the Russian S-500 air defense system were successfully completed in Syria, however, the Russian Ministry of Defense did not comment on the matter.

The most important elements of the Prometei S-500 air defense system were tested in Syria, Izvestia newspaper reported.

During tests, experts identified "some problems" in the operation of the equipment, but they were quickly resolved.

The retired deputy commander of the Russian Aerospace Force, Lieutenant General Aitech Bizhev, noted that during the tests there is special attention to the proper functioning of all components of the equipment.

According to him, the systems "were tested under extreme technical and climatic conditions and worked fully [despite] wear and tear".

Later, the Russian Defense Ministry commented on reports to the Izvestia newspaper. According to the ministry, there is no need to test or use the S-500 systems in Syria.

"The S-500 is intended for the fight against ballistic and aerodynamic targets over long distances. There was no need to test and especially to use the S-500 systems on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic," the Russian ministry said.
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Big Pharma: It's all about making money and keeping shareholders happy

Arjun Walia
Collective Evolution
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:42 UTC
Big Pharma
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The truth, as explained by Dr. Marcia Angell, a physician and longtime Editor-in-Chief of the New England Medical Journal (NEMJ), one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals in the world alongside The Lancet, isthat "it is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine." (source)

Arnold Symour Relman, a Harvard professor of medicine and also a former Editor-in-Chief of The New England Medical Journal also made it quite clear that "The medical profession is being bought by the pharmaceutical industry, not only in terms of the practice of medicine, but also in terms of teaching and research. The academic institutions of this country are allowing themselves to be the paid agents of the pharmaceutical industry. I think it's disgraceful." (source)(source)

At the end of the day, when it comes to medicine, it's not really about healthcare, it's more so about making money. This is why prescription drug use is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. It's also why substances that can't be patented like cannabis, for example, never really get funding for clinical trials because pharmaceutical companies can't make money off them.

Pharmaceutical companies are not in the business of healthcare, which is why doctors don't know much about nutrition and are simply trained to use and prescribe drugs, while at the same time being convinced that these medicines are completely safe and effective and the best way to go about treating, healing and curing diseases.
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Zuckerberg warns breaking up Big Tech will lead to more 'election meddling' and less censorship will hurt people in leaked audio


RT
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:50 UTC
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© BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks to meetings for technology regulations and social media issues on September 19, 2019, in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to threaten politicians who want to break up the company with election interference 'issues', and warns that unregulated social media would create angry crowds, in recently leaked audio.

Breaking up Big Tech firms like Facebook "is not actually going to solve the issues," Zuckerberg complained during a July open question-and-answer meeting with employees, a recording of which was obtained by The Verge. Instead, he warned, it'll make them worse. "It doesn't make election interference less likely. It makes it more likely because now the companies can't coordinate and work together."

Why broken-up Facebooklets would refuse to coordinate to quash "election interference," one can only wonder. The statement, which could be easily interpreted as a veiled threat, comes in response to widespread concern that Facebook is a monopoly with too much power over what information people see online. Facebook previously threatened the journalism industry with extinction if publishers refused to cooperate with the social media behemoth ("I'll be holding hands with your dying business like in a hospice," his deputy Campbell Brown warned publishers in a meeting last year, adding that Zuckerberg "doesn't care" about what happens to them if they scorn Facebook's olive branch), and Zuckerberg is very much aware of the amount of political power his company wields, especially heading into an election year.
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Indian FM rejects Trump's offer for mediation - Pakistani Kashmir chief says nuclear war a risk


NDTV
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:27 UTC
S Jaishankar
Categorically rejecting any scope for third party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India''s stand has been clear for decades and the two countries can discuss the issue bilaterally.

Mr Jaishankar arrived n Washington on Sunday night from New York after attending the annual General Assembly session of the United Nations along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, the two leaders held bilateral meetings with dozens of world leaders.

"India has been clear for 40 odd years that we would not accept mediation... and that whatever has to be discussed has to be discussed bilaterally," Mr Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters on Wednesday when asked about US President Donald Trump's mediation remarks on Kashmir.

Donald Trump in the recent past has offered mediation between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.

"I'm clearing in my mind as far as I'm concerned. That's what it's about. My point is very simple. Whose issue (is this?). Mine. Who has to take the call? Me. If it is my issue and I have to take the call; I will decide whether I want somebody's mediation or not. You can offer anything you like, but if I decide it is not relevant to me then it does not happen," Mr Jaishankar said.

"I am very clear in my mind. When people speak of it has gone up and down, where has it gone up and down? India has been very clear about it," he said when asked about the frequent offer of mediation by President Donald Trump.

Comment: Pakistani politicians are still ringing the alarm bells:
"Even a limited military conflict could evolve into a nuclear war," Masood Khan, the president of the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. Although others would unlikely be involved the confrontation, the consequences would be wide-ranging, he said.
If a war breaks out between India and Pakistan, it will be quick, dirty and deadly. It will be an Armageddon, hundreds of millions will die in South Asia, and 2.5 billion people will be affected by radiation all over the world.
Khan, Pakistan's former envoy to the UN, then struck a milder tone, saying his country is not seeking war, but he wants to predict "a realistic scenario so that international community could intervene and pile pressure on India."


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Good news? Kiev agrees to EU-backed roadmap for peace in E. Ukraine, elections in Donbass


RT
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:05 UTC
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© Reuters / Valentyn OgirenkoUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine on October 1, 2019.
The government in Kiev has agreed to the so-called 'Steinmeier Formula,' the process for Ukraine's breakaway eastern regions to receive autonomy, which is expected to revitalize the stalled peace process.

Named after Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German foreign minister who suggested it back in 2015, it's an addition to the second Minsk agreement that explains exactly how elections must be held in eastern regions of Ukraine in order to end the bloodshed and reintegrate the breakaway Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.

According to the formula, the "special status" - i.e. autonomy - law must enter into force temporarily on election day and become a permanent one after the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) deems the elections legitimate.

All members of the three-side contact group - Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE - as well as the ones from the self-proclaimed republics, agreed to the 'Steinmeier Formula' on Tuesday, sending letters of agreement to the OSCE special representative in Ukraine, Martin Sajdik.

The official confirmed to Interfax that no joint document was signed and "the signatories have been put under separate letters." It was not immediately clear to what extent the 'Formula' has become legally binding, given this quite unusual way of approval.

Comment: RFE/RL headline: Explainer: What Is The Steinmeier Formula -- And Did Zelenskiy Just Capitulate To Moscow? If that's how RFE is framing it, it must be a good thing! The question is: will Zelensky be able to outsmart and outlive the neo-Nazi crazies who oppose peace with the Donbass? If he can, he'll have earned his position.

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