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Rigged: WADA admits to IOC that evidence Russia is doping its athletes 'insufficient'


RT
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:25 UTC
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WADA has admitted that Richard McLaren's 2016 report on the alleged use of doping by Russian athletes is "not sufficient to bring successful cases," the International Olympic Committee said.

"At the recent meeting (21 February) held by WADA in Lausanne to 'provide assistance to IFs [International Federations] regarding how to analyse and interpret the evidence,' it was admitted by WADA that in many cases the evidence provided may not be sufficient to bring successful cases," Christophe De Kepper, director-general and member of the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said in a letter to IOC.

Based on the first part of McLaren's report published on June 18, 2016, which presented the results of his investigation into alleged doping at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, WADA recommended that the IOC, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and all international sporting federations exclude Russia from their competitions. The entire team of Russian Paralympians was consequently banned from the Rio games.

Comment: "Oops, we actually have no reliable evidence..."

Freedom and democracy; ain't it great?

In all probability, the Russians do have ways and means to get hi-tech drugs to their athletes.

The thing is, thanks to recent hacking of WADA files (probably done by the Russians), we now know Western athletes do too. In fact, WADA manages their drug 'exemptions' system!

Countless top sports stars and athletes in the West were outed as career-long cheats late last year. Western media did its best to sweep the exposures under the carpet. WADA and the IOC have probably been told to back down from pushing this any further because they now know the Russians can expose their scams too...

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Did Trump's new drug and human-trafficking policies prompt the CIA to move against him?

Mark H. Gaffney
The International Reporter
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:23 UTC
IR Editor: "Trump's executive orders would launch a new war on drugs! Evidently, president Trump idealistically (or naively) has decided to accomplish what no president before him was able (or willing) to do, namely, eradicate the double scourge of drug and human trafficking which have destroyed so many young lives. Certainly it is a goal worthy of our support. However, there is a hitch, namely, the collision of such a policy with the status quo. This needs clarification: If Trump's new anti drug trafficking policy is carried out it will place drug enforcement agencies in direct opposition to CIA officers who for many years have "managed" the flow of cocaine and heroin into the United States. In fact, "dismantling the transnational criminal organizations" responsible for the drug trade will ultimately require nothing less than the dismantling of the CIA itself."

Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich
In recent days, we have witnessed the disturbing spectacle of open warfare between the newly elected president and the intelligence community.

Former congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) described the situation as "unprecedented. Whether you are for Trump or against Trump," Kucinich told FOX News, "the White House is under attack from elements inside the intelligence community, which are trying to elevate tensions between Russia and the US." Kucinich continued: "At the bottom of that is money, an agenda for someone to cash in on conflict between the US and Russia."

Kucinich was spot on. The military industrial complex and their media pawns clearly do not want improved relations with Russia and are using their considerable power to prevent it, for the reason cited. Untold billions in military contracts are at stake. War and the preparations for war are extremely profitable; at any rate, for a privileged few.
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US may mobilize THAAD missile defense system to S. Korea in June over China's objections


RT
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 12:25 UTC
THAAD missle
© ReutersA Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor.
Washington may deploy its high-tech THAAD antiballistic-missile system in South Korea in June - earlier than expected, local media report. Up to nine truck-mounted launchers, each with eight interceptors, could be mobilized.

To deploy the THAAD, the South Korean Defense Ministry plans take over the land in Lotte Skyhill Country Club's golf course in Seongju County, located some 300 kilometers south of Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.

While the exact number of launchers has not yet been announced, sources told Yonhap that the THAAD unit will have between four to nine truck-mounted launchers, each with eight interceptors. The battery will allegedly boast powerful 'X-band' AN/TPY-2 radar capable of detecting incoming missiles at great distances.

Seoul originally planned to sign the deal to take over the golf course in January, but plans stalled over strong objections to the deployment from Beijing. The ministry is now reportedly saying that the plan is being sped up.

"If the transfer and the design and development take place at the same time, the process can be completed without too much delay," a source told Yonhap, adding that "because of the unexpected delay, things will be sped up."

Comment: See also:
  • Dance of the Five Powers on the Korean Peninsula
  • US House Armed Services chair says US needs missiles that can reach Iran, N Korea


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Trump accuses NY Times of fabricating story about Russian contacts

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 16:37 UTC
New York Times

President Trump accuses The New York Times of inventing sources for its story of contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.

US President Donald Trump is making what is perhaps the most serious accusation against The New York Times in its recent history, which is that it at least in part fabricated its story of multiple contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence of 13th February 2017 by attributing it to briefings provided to The New York Times by anonymous officials who don't exist.

In what looks to me like an attempt to divert attention away from this accusation, The New York Times's various media allies are talking up claims that the White House supposedly breached rules by talking to the FBI about The New York Times story.

Comment: Donald Trump was right not to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Here's why

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SOTT Focus: Behind the Headlines: American Coup D'Etat, Anti-Russian Hysteria, Global Chaos, and the Fourth Turning


Sott.net
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 17:00 UTC
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‌In the midst of the coup atmosphere currently gripping the US, several related stories reflect American-generated chaos throughout the world: an uptick in Kiev's desperate war on Donbass civilians, the untimely death of yet another veteran Russian Ambassador, and the demonetization developments in India. All give a strong suggestion of where the elites would like to take things. How do all these fit together, and what are they a larger symptom of?

Join us this week on Behind the Headlines as we connect the dots that form the bigger, uglier picture. We'll also take look at one of the ideas of Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon - the 'fourth turning' - and what it might mean for America's future, and the world's. As the saying goes, "when the US sneezes the whole world catches a cold." In this light, we will also be asking how the US's growing inner turmoil is affecting other nations, and what a great US crisis may mean in the future for all.

Running Time: 01:52:49

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Donald Trump was right not to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Here's why

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 16:33 UTC
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Given the extent of the information war the media is currently waging against President Trump, with more and more essentially fake stories being published in order to discredit him, he would have been extremely unwise to sit down with his mortal enemies and have dinner with them.

The battle between the media and the Trump administration continues to heat up.

President Trump has asked the Justice Department to order the FBI to carry out an investigation into the illegal leaks from the US intelligence community that brought down his former National Security Adviser General Flynn. The President has also accused The New York Times of making up its story that nine anonymous investigators told it that the FBI is investigating multiple contacts between Donald Trump's campaign and Russian intelligence agents. Reince Priebus, the President's Chief of Staff, says he was "greenlighted" by the FBI to refute this story.

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Nexit looming? Netherlands to hold inquiry into whether it can ditch euro

Nick Hallett
Breitbart
Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:07 UTC
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The Dutch parliament is to hold an inquiry on whether it could ditch the euro, amid growing skepticism of the European single currency.

MPs voted unanimously to conduct the report over concerns the European Central Bank's low interest rates are hurting savers in the Netherlands. It will examine whether it is technically possible for the Netherlands to withdraw from the currency.

The inquiry's results are not due until after parliamentary elections in March, when Geert Wilders's Eurosceptic anti-Islamisation party is likely to make large gains as part of the spread of populism across Europe.
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Cuban government says it foiled plot to destabilize country, slams dissidents and OAS

Sarah Marsh and Nelson Acosta
Reuters
Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:07 UTC
Secretary-General Luis Almagro
© REUTERS/Jorge CabreraOrganization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro addresses the audience during an official visit to Honduras, in Tegucigalpa, January 17, 2017.
Communist-ruled Cuba on Wednesday said it had foiled a serious plot aiming to destabilize the country by preventing the chief of the Organization of American States traveling to the island to attend an award ceremony organized by dissidents.

The opposition group, which the government called "anti-Cuban and illegal," had invited OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to Havana to honor him for shining a light on violations of human rights in the Americas.

Cuba, which views the Washington-based OAS as an imperialist instrument of the United States despite its fledgling detente with its Cold War foe, denied Almagro and other international invitees visas and issued a blistering statement.
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Indonesia: Russia's ticket to successful cooperation with ASEAN

Dmitry Bokarev
New Eastern Outlook
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:34 UTC
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In recent years, Russia has been actively developing its ties with the states of the South East Asian (SEA) region, that remains one of the fastest growing parts of the world. A considerable progress has been achieved in improving ties with Indonesia, a powerful member of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Indonesia - one of the leading countries of Southeast Asia, that has eighth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, while being in the top five in terms of population. Its success lies in the fact that this island nation is located at the intersection of sea routes connecting the Asia-Pacific region with the Middle East, Europe and Africa. The Indonesian island of Sumatra, along with the Malay Peninsula are forming the famous Straits of Malacca, that allows the impressive trade traffic between such countries as China and Japan to reach Europe. Thus, Indonesia itself is an attractive economic partner and the positions it enjoys in the ASEAN makes it particularly beneficial for those willing to cooperate with this state.

It's imperative to understand that by developing relations with Indonesia, Russia strengthens its position in the whole region that is rich in transport routes and cash flows.
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UK's Jewish Labour Movement's intimidation campaign against journalists

Ali Abunimah
Electronic Intifada
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:24 UTC
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© Al JazeeraA still from Al Jazeera’s The Lobby shows Jewish Labour Movement chair Jeremy Newmark, right, with Shai Masot, the Israeli embassy officer caught plotting to “take down” a senior UK government minister.
Jewish Labour Movement chair Jeremy Newmark apparently wants people to believe he is unconcerned by The Electronic Intifada's reporting on his organization's pro-Israel advocacy within the UK's opposition Labour Party.

While he feigns nonchalance in public, Newmark's organization had its lawyers send a "private and confidential" letter to my colleague Asa Winstanley in a blatant attempt to intimidate him - and The Electronic Intifada - from doing our work as journalists.

But before I get to that, let's look at what Newmark says in public.

On 21 February, The Electronic Intifada published Winstanley's article "How the Israel Lobby is using Owen Jones."

It argues that the Jewish Labour Movement's invitation to Jones, a prominent left-wing Guardian columnist, to keynote one of the group's events, is part of a bigger strategy backed by Israel to drive a wedge into the Palestine solidarity movement.

Comment: Watch the Al Jazeera four-part series The Lobby here.

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