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Vladimir Putin blasts western double-standards while standing next to Angela Merkel

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Tue, 02 May 2017 20:52 UTC
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin
© AP Photo/Alexander ZemlianichenkoGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin
President Putin lambasted European leaders for their total lack of concern for the victims of the Odessa Massacre which took place three years ago today.

Standing next to Germany Chancellor Merkel, The Russian President reminded Merkel that,
"Ukrainian nationalists forced helpless people into the Trade Unions House and burned them alive.

The international community should never forget about this incident and never allow anything like it to happen in the future"
Angela Merkel's government helped draft the infamous 21 February agreement in 2014 which immediately led to an illegal coup against President Viktor Yanukovych. Her credibility on the wider Ukrainian problem is therefore deeply tarnished.

Comment: See also: Furious Putin accuses Merkel of complicity in Kiev's 'destructive acts,' demands she take action

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Snakes in Suits

Part of the problem: Revolving door between Wall Street and the Fed exemplified by Federal Reserve Vice Chair

Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
Business Insider
Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:01 UTC
Stanley Fischer
© REUTERS/Gil Cohen MagenStanley Fischer stands at a hotel balcony during the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) annual meeting in Tel Aviv, June 11, 2009.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer's academic and policy credentials are hard to match. During his days at MIT's economics department, he was a teacher of teacher, lecturing to Ben Bernanke, the ex-Fed chairman, and Mario Draghi, the current European Central Bank president.

Still, like Draghi and Bernanke, both of whom have had stints in finance, Fischer is hardly a pure academic. He spent three years working on Wall Street, where he amassed a small fortune.

When he made financial disclosures required of his nomination to the Fed's board in 2014, Fischer revealed he had as much as $56.3 million in assets, making him one of the richest officials at the central bank.
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Snakes in Suits

Trump's adviser Kushner failed to report dealings with Soros and Goldman Sachs


Sputnik
Tue, 02 May 2017 17:25 UTC
Jared Kushner and Donald Trump
© REUTERS/ Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner did not disclose existing business connections with the investment firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and billionaires George Soros and Peter Thiel, media reported on Tuesday.

Kushner holds shares of a New York-based real-estate financial firm Cadre that works on a number of projects with Goldman Sachs and prominent investors, including Soros, The Wall Street Journal reported citing securities filings.

Trump's son-in-law also failed to report nearly $1 billion in loans from more than 20 lenders to his corporations and properties, according to the filings.

Kushner's lawyer Jamie Gorelick said his client disclosed his ownership of BFPS Ventures LLC, which is a housing company for Cadre.
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Russian MoD slams ridiculous HRW allegations about use of 'Soviet' chemical bomb in Syria


Sputnik
Tue, 02 May 2017 17:10 UTC
Khan Shaykhun airstrike damage
© REUTERS/ Ammar Abdullah
Russian Defense Ministry has dismissed a report issued by western experts from the Human Rights Watch on the alleged use of a Soviet-era chemical bomb in Syria as a "fairy tale."

On Tuesday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov slammed the allegations, pointing out that there has been no concrete evidence to support the claims that chemical weapons had been used during the attack.

"Today marks precisely one month since the incident in Syrian Khan Shaykhun, where chemical weapons were allegedly used. However, neither US representatives nor the UK and France that roared about the 'chemical attack' cannot present any concrete [evidence] to the public or the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Only rumors and speculations based on social media data, which have been refuted by experts," the statement issued by Russia's Ministry of Defense said.
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Attention

Trump on budget deal: 'Our country needs a good shutdown'


RT
Tue, 02 May 2017 16:29 UTC
Donald Trump
© Carlos Barria / Reuters
After a bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers reached an agreement on a budget bill to fund the government through September 30, US President Donald Trump in a abrupt reversal now says the government "needs a good shutdown."

President Trump expressed frustration that passing a bill in Congress needs 60 votes in the Senate because of the filibuster, arguing it would be necessary to elect more Republicans or "change the rules now to 51%."

"Our country needs a good 'shutdown' in September to fix mess!" President Trump tweeted on Tuesday.
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Attention

Here's why Hamas is still a dangerous terrorist organization

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Tue, 02 May 2017 16:00 UTC
Hamas flag
Hamas has engaged in a war of aggression against Syria.

The Palestinian group Hamas which currently controls the government in Gaza, has released a new political charter. This comes days before Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas from the rival faction Fatah has his first meeting with Donald Trump.

There are three key difference in the current charter from the previous charter of 1988.


Comment: Arab sources say Hamas to soften stance on Israel, Muslim Brotherhood in policy document


Comment: Russia is also facilitating this 'meeting of the minds' in Palestine: Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas unite in Moscow

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Gold Coins

Evo Morales drops economic truth bomb: Independent monetary policy key to national sovereignty


Russia Insider
Tue, 02 May 2017 07:00 UTC
Evo Morales
© EFE
Bolivia's president Evo Morales explains how his country regained its sovereignty

Bolivia is one of the few countries left on Earth that has the cojones to tell it like it is.

We witnessed some much needed truth-telling last month when Bolivia's ambassador to the UN deconstructed Nikki Haley's word goo at the Security Council: "Now the United States believe that they are investigators, they are attorneys, judges and they are the executioners ... The unilateral actions are imperialistic actions. The USA is not interested in international law; they ignore it when it is inconvenient to them".

But this was just a warm-up lap.

During a speech last week marking the 10th anniversary of UN Declaration on Indigenous' rights, Bolivia's president Evo Morales warned that banks "control the world" and urged nations to reject US militarism and financial servitude.

Comment: See also: Bolivia President Morales: US is selfish and conceited over North Korea issues

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Snakes in Suits

Leaked emails reveal Belgium urged diplomats to vote for Saudi Arabia in UN women's rights commission


RT
Tue, 02 May 2017 15:28 UTC
Woman in face veil
© Frank May / Global Look Press
Leaked emails show that the Belgian delegation was instructed in advance to vote for the appointment of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), and to make sure its support was known to the Saudis, UN Watch reports.

The leaked documents, cited by Belgian news network 7sur7 and UN Watch, reveal that Belgian diplomats had been instructed to follow "clean slate" procedures and provide "support to the candidates for the various positions during the secret vote."

Moreover, the cabinet of Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders wanted the delegation to seek the opportunity "to inform the various candidates, including Saudi Arabia" about its support, despite the vote being secret.

Comment: For more on this story: Lame excuse: Belgium claims vote to appoint Saudi Arabia to UN Women's Rights Commission due to diplomatic mix-up

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Opposition calls on Venezuelans to revolt as Maduro calls for vote on new 'constituent' assembly


RT
Tue, 02 May 2017 14:57 UTC
Protesters confront police after breaking a fence surrounding an air force base,Caracas
© Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters Protesters confront police after breaking a fence surrounding an air force base,Caracas, Venezuela May 1, 2017.
Venezuela's embattled president, Nicolas Maduro, said he is convening the Constituent Assembly in a bid to fight a "fascist" takeover. The opposition called the move a "coup" and a "scam," calling on supporters to take to the streets.

In an attempt to find a way out of the political turmoil which Venezuela has found itself in since last month, Maduro announced he was invoking provisions of the Venezuelan Constitution, which, he argued, enable him to call a vote for a new constituent assembly.

Comment: For more on the Venezuela crises: Who Is Behind the Coup Plot in Venezuela?

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Czech Prime Minister Sobotka announces cabinet resignation by week-end


Sputnik
Tue, 02 May 2017 15:01 UTC
Bohuslav Sobotka
© AFP 2017/ BELGA / DIRK WAEMCzech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he will tender his resignation to President Milos Zeman later this week.

"I cannot, as prime minister, be responsible for such a government, in which the finance minster is suspected of financial fraud. Therefore, I decided that the cabinet will resign," Sobotka said.

Sobotka said at a scheduled press conference that he planned to file a petition to Zeman "during the current week."

Czech presidential spokesman Jiri Ovcacek said that the announcement would be left without comments for now.

Sobotka has been in office since January 2014.
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