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Fake news Russophobia strikes again: Trump confirms G20 dinner chat with Putin, slams 'sick' MSM reports of 'secret talks'


RT
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:04 UTC
Trump and Putin
© BPA Agency / Reuters
US President Donald Trump lashed out at "sick" media reports that he held a second "undisclosed" meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin at a state dinner during the G20 summit in Germany, saying the press was fully aware of the high-profile event.

"Fake News story of secret dinner with Putin is 'sick'. All G20 leaders, and spouses, were invited by the Chancellor of Germany. Press knew!" Trump said in an angry tweet, followed by another one saying: "The Fake News is becoming more and more dishonest! Even a dinner arranged for top 20 leaders in Germany is made to look sinister!"

The first report about the meeting was apparently provided by Ian Bremmer, president of the global political consultancy Eurasia Group. In a newsletter to group clients, Bremmer reportedly said the meeting began "halfway" into the dinner and lasted "roughly an hour," according to the Washington Post.

"Never in my life as a political scientist have I seen two countries — major countries — with a constellation of national interests that are as dissonant, while the two leaders seem to be doing everything possible to make nice and be close to each other," he told Bloomberg's Charlie Rose.

Comment: Here is the consequence of the media's Russophobia: Straitjacket of Russophobia prevents Trump from returning seized Russian property

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Vader

GOP Senator Cotton says U.S. should cheat on Russia-US missile treaty by helping allies make nukes


RT
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:04 UTC
U.S. missiles
© Department of Defense / WikipediaFILE PHOTO: Pershing II missiles
A Republican senator has proposed a way around the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between Russia and the US by urging Washington to provide its allies with the technology and assistance to build the very missiles banned by the accord.

The INF Treaty, signed by Soviet Union and the US 1987, bans the testing, production and possession of land-based intermediate-range missiles by both Moscow and Washington.

It enabled the scrapping hundreds of nuclear-tipped missiles deployed in Europe amid the Cold War arms race. The missiles needed so little time to fly in case of an attack, that both sides had virtually no time to react to a launch warning, posing a grave threat of launching a nuclear war by mistake.

However, Senator Tom Cotton, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said the US should skirt around the accord during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.
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Attention

Straitjacket of Russophobia prevents Trump from returning seized Russian property

Finian Cunningham
RT
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:53 UTC
Russian compound in New York
© Rashid Umar Abbasi / ReutersA Russian compound, which was ordered to be closed and vacated, is seen in Upper Brookville, Long Island, New York.
The protracted row over the US' seizure of Russian diplomatic property illustrates how Russophobia has become a dangerous impediment to healthy bilateral relations. All contact with Russia is being seen through a prism of anti-Russia hysteria.

Seven months after ex-US President Barack Obama ordered the confiscation of two Russian diplomatic compounds and the expulsion of 35 diplomats and their families, the row trundles on - much to Moscow's vexation.

This week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov held lengthy discussions with US Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon in Washington DC to try to resolve the matter. After two hours of talks, there seems to have been no resolution.

Russia has reportedly said it reserves the right to retaliate by seizing US diplomatic property and expelling American officials.
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Info

US oil sector warns Washington over 'unintended consequences' with new anti-Russian penalties


RT
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:46 UTC
oil platform at sea
© imago stock&people / Global Look Press
A new round of sanctions against Russia approved by the Senate could massively hit the US labor market and oil and gas projects around the world, having "unintended consequences," according to the industry officials, as quoted by the Financial Times.

Last week, the Senate approved legislation banning US individuals and companies from providing goods, services or technology for Arctic offshore or shale projects where Russian companies are "involved."

The step comes as an extension to the penalties introduced against Russia in 2014 over its alleged role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The new measures are reportedly to punish the Kremlin for its alleged interference in the US presidential election.
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Top Secret

CIA plans to destroy old records related to leaks


RT
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:25 UTC
Central Intelligence Agency
© Larry Downing/Reuters
A CIA proposal to destroy files deemed no longer of historical importance has been authorized. Critics are questioning how honest the agency will be when it comes to the purging of potentially serious files.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has authorized the move to dump CIA documents that include classified information that was leaked, according to the Daily Beast.

The plan may be shelved, though, if enough people disapprove. There is a 45-day public comment period during which people can voice their concerns over the CIA plan before it goes into place.

In 2014, The National Security Archive, along with other interest groups, filed objections which blocked a 2014 CIA proposal to destroy the emails of 22 senior agency officials, according to the Daily Beast.
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TV

Lousy script: The biggest plot hole In Russiagate is that nobody can even say what it is

Caitlin Johnstone
Medium
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 03:39 UTC
Putin and Trump
© AP Photo/ Evan Vucci
After months and months of shrieking about Russian hackers, Kremlin bots, RT propaganda and urinating prostitutes, the dauntless crusaders for the Russiagate conspiracy theory are now crowing that they have at long last been vindicated by a new revelation that has nothing whatsoever to do with any of these things. Today's Shocking Trump-Russia Revelation is that Donald Trump Jr. published his emails with a British tabloid reporter last year who claimed that the Russian government supported Trump over Clinton, and wanted to provide documents to the Trump campaign proving Clinton's connections with the Kremlin.

Leaving aside the fact that no such documents ever surfaced, the fact that none of these manic Russiagaters seem to be remotely curious about their anointed queen's Kremlin connections, the fact that it should surprise no one that Russia preferred Trump over the woman who wanted to set up a no-fly zone in an area where Russian military planes are conducting operations, the fact that the lawyer Trump Jr. met with is nowhere near the Kremlin power broker these people are pretending she is, and the fact that what Trump Jr. was doing is virtually identical to what the Clinton camp was doing at the exact same time — leaving all of that aside — the single biggest plot hole in this Trump-Russia collusion narrative is that nobody has ever painted a clear picture of what specifically said collusion is meant to have looked like. The fact that Trump Jr.'s emails don't fit with any part of the preexisting Russiagate narrative, don't confirm anything the Russiagaters have been saying about what happened, and never manifested in any actual released documents of Clinton-Russia connections doesn't seem to bother these people at all.
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Star of David

Bush on anti-western demonstrators in Syria in '06: 'We need to cut their heads off' — Tzipi Livni

Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:04 UTC
bush livni
© Israeli Government Press OfficeGeorge W. Bush meeting Tzipi Livni in 2008.
"We need to cut their heads off, " then-President George Bush said of violent anti-western protests in Syria in 2006, former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni said last month in Washington. The protesters had set fire to two European embassies in anger over cartoons of Muhammad that had appeared in the European press.

Livni recalled the exchange at an American Jewish Committee conference on June 10. Asked by David Gregory of CNN about how Europe is responding to the latest wave of terrorist violence, Livni said (minute 7 in the video below), "Maybe I'll tell a story."

Comment: Livni is not an anomaly among Israeli officials:

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Info

Interview: Russian lawyer Veselnitskaya says Magnitsky Act lobbyist Browder behind Trump Jr. scandal


RT
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:41 UTC
Natalia Veselnitskaya
© RTNatalia Veselnitskaya
The scandal concerning the meeting between US President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr, and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya was orchestrated by Magnitsky act lobbyist William Browder, the lawyer told RT in an exclusive interview.

"I´m ready to clarify the situation behind this mass hysteria - but only through lawyers or testifying in the Senate," Veselnitskaya told RT.

"I can only assume that the current situation that has been heated up for ten days or so by now is a a very well-orchestrated story concocted by one particular manipulator - Mr. Browder. He is one of the greatest experts in the field of manipulating mass media," Veselnitskaya said.
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Che Guevara

Bolivian President Evo Morales: US Empire interfering in Venezuelan affairs in order to seize its oil


Sputnik
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:37 UTC
caracas protest
© REUTERS/ Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Tuesday he believed the United States was preparing a plot against the Venezuelan authorities in order to seize the country's oil.

Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump said that the United States would take strong and swift economic actions if Venezuela called the Constituent Assembly.

"The economic conspiracy of Trump is aimed at the interference and supremacy over the Venezuelan people. Its goal is to seize its oil," Morales wrote on his Twitter page.
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USA

American democracy in action: US threatens Venezuela with sanctions, should there be an assembly election

Al Mayadeen - translated by Samer Hussein
Fort Russ News
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:33 UTC
Venezuela referendum voting
US President Donald Trump has stepped up his pressure on Venezuela, following the failed referendum, brokered by the Washington-backed Venezuelan opposition.

In a White House statement, issued on Monday it was said the US president noted the Venezuelan people went to the polls in order to prove how deeply they care about democracy, freedom and the rule of law. However, their strong determination and courage are still being ignored by a bad leader who is dreaming of becoming a dictator."

The statement added that the United States will not stand idly and watch Venezuela collapsing, while also threatening that it will resort to strong economic measures, should an official vote for the new assembly, scheduled for July 30th, take place.

The White House concluded its statement by urging Venezuelan government to allow for the "fair and free" elections.
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