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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 / ReutersThese 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 / ReutersOil 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 / ReutersDemonstrators 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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Chess

Trump threatens Syria, slams Iran in UN - Israel orders continuation of ops in Syria, in coordination with Russia


Sputnik
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:58 UTC
U.S. President Donald Trump
© REUTERS / Carlo AllegriU.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018
US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his address before the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Syria and Iran

Emphasizing the need for a "reinvigoration" of the UN-led Syrian peace process and saying that "our shared goals [in Syria] must be the de-escalation of military conflict along with a political solution," Trump threatened a US military response if Damascus deployed chemical weapons.

"We urge the United Nations-led peace process be reinvigorated, but rest assured the United States will respond if chemical weapons are deployed by the Assad regime," he said.

Comment: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, commenting on the move, explained that the Israeli military presence in Syria is aimed against the entrenchment of Iran.
"We will continue to act to prevent Iranian military entrenchment in Syria and we will continue the military coordination between the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) and the Russian army. I have reached an agreement with President Putin that working groups ... will meet soon to achieve this goal," Netanyahu told reporters on Tuesday.
See also: But of course: US State Dept says S-300 in Syria will put 'coalition' troops at risk

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Vader

US introduces new round of sanctions, blacklisting 12 Russian companies


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:52 UTC
us flag
© Mike Theiler / Reuters
The US Department of Commerce has imposed restrictions on 12 Russian corporations that are allegedly acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the US.

The document, set to be published on Wednesday, does not specify a date for the commencement of sanctions against the entities. It states that American corporations are banned from exporting dual-use goods to the sanctioned companies.

The black list includes AeroComposite, owned by Russia's United Aircraft Corporation; tech equipment producer Divetechnoservice; Federal State Unitary Enterprise Scientific Production Enterprise Gamma; the Vektor Research Institute; construction corporation Nilco Group; Obninsk Research and Production Enterprise Technologiya; the Okeanos Scientific and Production Enterprise; developer and builder of aircraft engines Aviadvigatel; Russia's developer of IT solutions for electric grids Infotech Group; Syrus Systems; Voronezh-based research institute Vega; and producer of radio electronics and software, Research Institute of Precision Instruments.
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World leaders laugh as Trump boasts of accomplishments during UN speech - Trump at UNGA demands OPEC members to contribute substantially to military protection


RT
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:35 UTC
US President Donald Trump
© Timothy A. Clary / AFP
US President Donald Trump prompted unexpected laughs from world leaders when he told the United Nations General Assembly that the American economy is "booming like never before".

Trump said that he had accomplished more in two years than any administration ever had, but was surprised when the boast was met with laughter from other leaders in the room.

"I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK," he said in response.

Comment: 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."

"I don't like it and nobody should like it. We defend many of these nations for nothing and then they take advantage of us by giving us high oil prices... We want them to start lowering prices... we are not going to put up with it, these horrible prices, much longer," he said.

"We defend many of these nations for nothing, and then they take advantage of us by giving us high oil prices. Not good."
See also: Trump demands OPEC lower oil prices, claims US 'protects' Middle East countries

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