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Latest #fakenews: ONLY Russian journalists allowed at Trump-Lavrov meeting - not even wrong

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Thu, 11 May 2017 14:38 UTC
President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
© Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Some people in US mainstream media don't seem to understand what a private meeting is.

Last month, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had a private meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There were no photos of the event as it was a private meeting in every sense of the word. No one said anything at the time about this being unusual. People have private meetings all the time, whether it be a local businessman and his accountant or leaders of world powers.

Yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a similar private meeting with US President Donald Trump. The only difference is that in this meeting, two photographers were allowed in at some point during the meeting. From the looks of it, it appears the photos were taken either before or after serious discussions.

There was one photographer from Russia and another from America. For whatever reason, the US photographer's photos have not yet been released while the Russian photographer's images have been published by TASS.
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Info

Abbas reiterates Russia's key role in resolving the Palestinian problem


Sputnik
Thu, 11 May 2017 14:34 UTC
Mahmoud Abbas
© REUTERS/ Issam Rimawi/Pool/File
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the Palestinian problem cannot be resolved without the real participation of Russia.

"It is impossible to settle the Palestinian problem without the real participation of Russia. We always strive for this and we always talk about this, including in all international formats," Abbas said.

He said the position of Russia, which supports the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the borders of 1967 with the capital in East Jerusalem, is firm.

"We always hear this position from you, it's firm, and you always repeat it to us," Abbas said.
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Chess

Lavrov aide: No secret message from Putin to Trump in Washington meeting


RT
Thu, 11 May 2017 14:30 UTC
Trump lavrov
© Global Look PressMeeting by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President of the United States of America Donald Trump, Washington, US, May 10, 2017.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not exchange any messages through Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov when he met Trump in Washington DC, the Russian presidential aide Ushakov confirmed.

Yury Ushakov on Thursday addressed journalists, rejecting earlier reports about Lavrov passing on a message.

During his three-day visit to Washington Lavrov held talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Donald Trump. Moscow has welcomed the results of the talks, but noted that it is "too early to draw any conclusions" as huge work is still ahead, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

Comment: That won't stop the US presstitutes from trying to find one.

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Snakes in Suits

James Comey releases farewell letter after calling Trump 'crazy'

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Thu, 11 May 2017 14:24 UTC
James Comey
Taking the generous way out, former FBI Director James Comey sent a farewell letter on Wednesday to friends and agents, in which he notes he does not bear a grudge and notes that "a President can fire an FBI Director for any reason, or for no reason at all" and adds that "I'm not going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed. I hope you won't either. It is done, and I will be fine, although I will miss you and the mission deeply."

Comey urges the FBI, which he described as "a rock of competence, honesty, and independence" to continue its "mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution" and concludes by saying that his "hope is that you will continue to live our values and the mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution. Working with you has been one of the great joys of my life. Thank you for that gift."
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Dollar

'Follow the money': Viktor Bout on US motives and politics driving his case


RT
Thu, 11 May 2017 14:14 UTC
Viktor Bout
© Sukree Sukplang / Reuters
Dubbed 'the merchant of death' in the West, Russian businessman Viktor Bout, sentenced to a quarter-century prison term in the US, has shared his thoughts on Washington's broken criminal justice system and political motives behind his case in an exclusive interview with RT.

Bout, the Russian owner of an international air transport company, is currently serving a 25-year jail term at a Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. He was arrested in Thailand in 2008 in a sting operation by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.

It took more than two and a half years to extradite Bout to the US, where in 2012, he was eventually convicted of conspiring to kill American citizens by allegedly selling weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
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Merkel states Germany won't send more troops to Afghanistan


RT
Thu, 11 May 2017 14:05 UTC
German Bundeswehr army
© Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will continue to lead NATO's military training mission in northern Afghanistan but has no plans to boost its presence there or to expand its role in the global fight against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).

Merkel said that while she would wait to see the outcome of NATO's assessment of a request from the alliance's military authorities to send more troops to Afghanistan, one thing is certain: Berlin is not ready to take on more responsibilities there.

"I don't think we're first in line to expand our capacities there. It's more important to ensure that... stability is guaranteed in the north," Merkel said, speaking at a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday, as cited by Reuters.
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Quenelle - Golden

The only thing Russia's 'interfered with' has been the US destroying foreign countries

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Thu, 11 May 2017 12:44 UTC
Putin
© Sputnik/ Michael Klimentyev
Russia has not interfered in US elections, it has interfered in America's ability to foment 'regime change' abroad.

Many had hoped that the firing of former FBI director James Comey would bring an end to the disgrace of 'Russiagate'.

Russiagate was quite possibly the biggest canard in recent American political history. Take for example actual US political and policy scandals starting with the biggest.
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Quenelle

South Korea's new President may turn to peace & reconciliation

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Thu, 11 May 2017 12:44 UTC
Moon Jae-in
South Korean President Moon Jae-in
Could the winds of change be blowing through South Korea?

This week South Korea held an election to replaced the impeached former President Park Geun-hye. Whereas President Park was militantly pro-America, the new President, Moon Jae-in campaigned on a platform of peace and reconciliation.

In no way is President Moon anti-American, but instead he favours an approach whereby South Korea might work more closely with important regional countries in the region like China, in addition to maintaining good relations with Washington.

Comment: As Andrew Korybko wrote, under Moo Jae-In South Korea now has a chance to 'earn its rightful place in the Multipolar Century':
South Korea, by virtue of its geographic position, always does best whenever it balances between East and West. For example, one of the main reasons why the country became an Asian Tiger in the first place is because its location allowed it to skillfully manage cheap Chinese labor and hefty amounts of Japanese capital, which proved to be the winning formula that South Korea needed in order to develop during the strict leadership of General Park. Everything was running smoothly enough until Seoul committed to hosting THAAD, and the system actually began to be deployed on its soil just recently, which both Beijing and Moscow viewed as setting a precedent for further anti-missile deployments that could eventually undercut their nuclear second-strike capabilities. Russia isn't in a position to influence South Korea, but China definitely is, and Beijing's economic countermeasures against Seoul (which for all intents and purposes could be regarded as "unofficial sanctions") have had a noticeable impact on its economy.


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Smiley

'Phony hypocrites!' Trump destroys liberal 'shock' over James Comey firing

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Thu, 11 May 2017 12:44 UTC
Trump James Comey
© Reuters
Exposing Democrat party hypocrisy, and stupidity, is so simple.

With one tweet and little video montage, President Trump exposed the Democrats hypocrisy after the James Comey firing.

Trump tweeted yesterday...
The Democrats should be ashamed. This is a disgrace!
#DrainTheSwamp

Comment: Of course this won't stop the crazies from claiming that Trump fired Comey because he was 'too close to finding out the truth'. One nice little gem from Twitter:

This conveniently ignores the fact that intel head Clapper admitted there was no evidence of any Trump/Russia collusion. It's all made up, but the witch hunt is very real and is becoming more tyrannical by the day:

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Thought Police: Facebook deletes tens of thousands of account ahead of UK election

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Mon, 08 May 2017 12:15 UTC
Facebook
Ahead of the British general election on June 8, Facebook has deleted tens of thousands of accounts in Britain in its ongoing battle with "fake news" the AP reports. The campaign is part of Facebook's evolving response to accusations the group was responsible for influencing the US presidential election, through the spread of fake news stories and "filter bubbles".

"People want to see accurate information on Facebook and so do we. That is why we are doing everything we can to tackle the problem of false news," said Simon Milner, Facebook's director of policy for the UK. "To help people spot false news, we are showing tips to everyone . . . on how to identify if something they see is false."

Simon Milner, the tech firm's U.K. director of policy, says the platform wants to get to the "root of the problem" and is working with outside organizations to fact check and analyze content around the election. Milner added that Facebook is "doing everything we can to tackle the problem of false news."

Comment: Further reading:

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