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Theresa May disgraced in social care U-turn, election campaign falls into disarray


PressTV
Tue, 23 May 2017 17:46 UTC
Theresa May forward together
© AFP Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the launch of the Scottish manifesto by Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson in Edinburgh on May 19, 2017.
The election campaign of British Prime Minister Theresa May has fallen into disarray after she announced a U-turn on the Conservative Party's social care policy.

May made a reversal on her policy on social care costs, strangely branded as the "dementia tax," but she claimed that "nothing has changed" since her party's manifesto was published on Thursday.

The prime minister said she made some clarifications about her policy in response to Labour Party leader's Jeremy Corbyn's "fake claims."

"Since my manifesto was published, the proposals have been subject to fake claims made by Jeremy Corbyn. The only things he has left to offer in this campaign are fake claims, fear and scaremongering," she said on Monday while launching the Welsh Tory manifesto in Wrexham, Wales.
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Snakes in Suits

UKIP member favors increased anti-terror cooperation with Russia after Manchester attack


Sputnik
Tue, 23 May 2017 17:54 UTC
police cordon Manchester Arena
© AFP 2017/Oli Scarff
A UKIP member encourages closer cooperation between Russia and the UK on fighting terrorism amid the deadly attack in the UK city of Manchester, in a comment to Sputnik on Tuesday.

Nigel Sussman, a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) encourages closer cooperation between Russia and the United Kingdom on fighting terrorism following the deadly attack in the UK city of Manchester, in a comment to Sputnik on Tuesday.

Comment: Political Timing of Manchester Terror Attack is Suspicious

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No one can be outraged by Assad and a happy guest in Riyadh, not even the U.S.

Peter Hitchins
Daily Mail
Mon, 22 May 2017 17:37 UTC
Melania and Donald Trump with Saudi king Salman
Well, the next time you hear anyone from the US government going on about the horrors of the Assad 'regime', or indeed any other country where the internal arrangements are squalid and brutal (or the government is waging an ultra-violent war against a neighbour, or both), remind yourself of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's words, or rather lack of them, during the bizarre Trump visit to the Saudi despotism over the weekend.

After attacking restrictions on free speech in Iran (which is a good deal less repressive than Saudi Arabia), Secretary Tillerson was then asked by a reporter if he had anything to say about human rights in Saudi Arabia. He left without answering, according to the New York Times.
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Donna Brazile outed as the high-ranking Democrat who called police over Seth Rich murder investigation - asked why Private Investigator was "snooping"

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Tue, 23 May 2017 00:00 UTC
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
Ex-DNC chairwoman reportedly asked cops why investigator is 'snooping' into mysterious case.

Last week The Duran reported on new revelations that DNC Staffer Seth Rich passed on email documents to Wikileaks, and he may have paid the price for this leak with his life.

Of course if Seth Rich was indeed the source of the Wikileaks DNC document dump it would blow apart a year long fake news "Russia did it" narrative conjured up by the Clinton campaign to explain away her epic election failure...and now actually being investigated under a special counsel.

Comment: Why would Donna Brazile try to end an investigation into the death of someone who effectively worked for her - unless she wanted to hide something??

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Snakes in Suits

Here's why Trump's allying with Saudi Arabia against Iran is complete folly

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Mon, 22 May 2017 17:20 UTC
Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman
US President Trump is proposing to give $300 billion of arms to a Saudi regime led by the reckless Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who is openly talking of launching a pre-emptive war against Iran.

One of the most concerning things about President Trump, which has become increasingly obvious ever since he was inaugurated President, is that he is a President who those around him find very easy to manipulate. There are numerous reports, which I believe, that he tends to do whatever the last person he speaks to urges him to do.

Unfortunately Trump's intense hostility to Iran means that he has just been manipulated by arguably the most dangerous man on the planet, with the result that the US is now drifting into an alliance with Saudi Arabia against Iran.

Comment: Also read: Donald Trump's hostility towards Iran is irrational and extremely dangerous

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President Trump against jihadism - the strategic tool of the UK, Saudi Arabia and Turkey

Thierry Meyssan
Voltairenet.org
Tue, 23 May 2017 19:19 UTC
Melania and Donald Trump with Saudi king Salman

Donald Trump's speech to the leaders of the Muslim world marks a radical change in US military policy. As from now, the enemy is no longer the Syrian Arab Republic, but jihadism, in other words the strategic tool of the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

During his electoral campaign, Donald Trump had declared that he had no interest in overthrowing régimes, although he intends to put an end to Islamic terrorism. Since his election, his adversaries have been attempting to force him to follow their policy - using the power of the Muslim Brotherhood to overthrow the Syrian Arab Republic.

They have used anything they could to destroy the team chosen by candidate Trump, notably by provoking the resignation of his National Security Advisor, General Michaël Flynn. In 2012, Flynn had opposed Barack Obama's project to create Daesh, and he continued to finger the Muslim Brotherhood as the source of Islamic terrorism.
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Tensions continue to rise as India claims destruction of Pakistan army posts in disputed Kashmir territory


PressTV
Tue, 23 May 2017 17:25 UTC
India Pakistan border
© AFPThis photo taken on February 20, 2017 shows Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrolling along a fence at the India-Pakistan border, at Wagah some 35kms from Amritsar.
India said on Tuesday it had attacked and damaged Pakistani army posts in Kashmir as it sought to prevent militants infiltrating from the Pakistani side of the disputed region, but Pakistan denied the assertion.

The Indian army said its troops had attacked positions in the Nowshera area, but it did not say when or how it had inflicted the damage. Reuters was unable to verify footage circulated on Indian television showing explosions in a hilly area.

"It is essential that the infiltrations along the Line of Control are controlled," Indian Major General Ashok Narula told reporters, referring to the disputed border between the Pakistani and Indian sides of Kashmir, known as the LoC.

He also accused Pakistan of firing into villages on the Indian side of the frontier.
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Pentagon reports pro-Syrian government forces working on leaving al-Tanf deconfliction zone


Sputnik
Tue, 23 May 2017 17:12 UTC
Hezbollah fighter
© AP Photo/ Bassem Mroue
The pro-Syrian government militia that was attacked by a US-led coalition strike near al-Tanf last week has halted its advance and is working on leaving the deconfliction zone, US Department of Defense spokesperson Capt. Jeff Davis said in a briefing on Tuesday.

On May 18, a US defense official told Sputnik that the US-led coalition struck the Syrian army near the town of al-Tanf in the area of an established "deconfliction zone" with Russia. The coalition strikes occurred near al-Tanf, where US' and British special operations forces have been training Syrian rebel fighters near the border with Iraq and Jordan.

Russia slammed that move as a violation of international law.

"These pro-regime forces, they have halted their advance. If they resume their advance on coalition forces, they will be considered a hostile threat, and coalition forces will defend themselves," Davis told reporters.

"There is one area — they are still in it — but they are not moving, and I understand that they are working to leave."
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'Cairo does not trust what Americans say': Egypt backs US-proposed 'Arab NATO', but doesn't want bloc to fight in Syria


Sputnik
Tue, 23 May 2017 17:06 UTC
Sisi and Trump
© AP Photo/ Evan Vucci
Egypt "is going to join" the Middle Eastern military alliance, informally known as Arab NATO, if it is created, Egyptian lawmaker Ahmed Ismail, a member of the parliamentary National Security and Defense Council, told Sputnik Persian.

United States President Donald Trump appeared to have indirectly mentioned the bloc while on a visit to Saudi Arabia during a key speech.

"Our goal is a coalition of nations who share the aim of stamping out extremism and providing our children a hopeful future that does honor to God," Trump said during his first overseas visit. "We have also started discussions with many of the countries present today on strengthening partnerships, and forming new ones, to advance security and stability across the Middle East and beyond."

The issue is said to have also been on the agenda of Trump's meetings with leaders of Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
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Shadow Education Secretary: Claims that Jeremy Corbyn supported IRA is a "dead cat"


RT
Tue, 23 May 2017 16:44 UTC
ireland soldiers
© Mark Winter / Barcroft Media / Getty Images
Claims by the press and Conservatives that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn supported the IRA have been dismissed as baseless slurs by Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner.

"I think it's a bit of dead cat because the Conservatives know at the moment they are on the rack, because they are trying to bring in a dementia tax which will hurt older people," Rayner told the Independent on Monday.

"Jeremy Corbyn on [the Sky News program with] Sophy Ridge did condemn the bombing [by the] IRA, he did condemn that bombing and he was quite clear about that.

She said Labour had a "proud record" of bringing together the peace process in Northern Ireland.
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