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Philippines' Duterte raises concerns with Beijing as 220 Chinese vessels moor at reef in Manila's territorial waters


RT
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:12 UTC
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FILE PHOTO: Vessels seen in Whitsun Reef , which Manila calls the Julian Felipe Reef, in this Maxar handout
The Presidential Palace has spoken of its leader's "concern" after hundreds of Chinese boats, reportedly manned by maritime militia, anchored in Philippine waters. Beijing says "bad weather" forced the vessels to seek refuge.

"The president said we are really concerned. Any country will be concerned with that number of ships," presidential spokesman Harry Roque told a regular news conference on Thursday.

According to Roque, President Rodrigo Duterte had raised the issue with the Chinese envoy to the Philippines and Beijing said the ships had been forced to move into the Philippines-claimed territory because of "bad weather."

Comment: See also: China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan, Washington says it 'is not leaving' the South China Sea dispute

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That time a leaked memo proved the US weaponizes 'human rights' against nations like China

Caitlin Johnstone
caitlinjohnstone.com
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:07 UTC
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The US, UK, EU and Canada have simultaneously implemented new sanctions against Chinese officials in yet another reminder that these nations consistently function as member states of a single empire on foreign policy, and that the Biden administration is continuing right where the Trump administration left off on anti-China hawkishness.

The basis for these sanctions is listed as "human rights" violations in Xinjiang province, as US Secretary of State Tony Blinken explains:
"Amid growing international condemnation, the PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. The United States reiterates its calls on the PRC to bring an end to the repression of Uyghurs, who are predominantly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang, including by releasing all those arbitrarily held in internment camps and detention facilities."
Blinken's allegations are unfounded, as explained in this recent article from The Grayzone and in this comprehensive video by the Youtube channel Bay Area 415. While it's entirely possible that human rights violations could be happening in Xinjiang in some form and to some extent, the extremely flimsy and blatantly manipulated evidence we've seen so far for western claims of "genocide" and "crimes against humanity" should draw immediate incredulity from anyone who remembers the lead-up to the Iraq invasion. The only sane response to unfounded claims by known liars is skepticism and agnosticism until we are presented with proof that rises to the level required in a post-Iraq invasion world.

Comment: See also:

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Ireland's new 'Digital Green Certificates' and why they must be immediately rejected


Wake TF Up Weekly Newsletter
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00 UTC
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In Ireland, on the 25th of March 2021, a vote on the examination procedure for the Digital Green Certificate Regulation will take place. It aims to allow the newly jabbed persons of Europe to travel freely within the E.U, while limiting the movement of those who are unvaccinated.

Highly respected Irish barrister Tracey O'Mahoney has conducted an analysis of the proposal to reveal extremely worrying possibilities (or impossibilities) that lay in wait for those who will say no to the jab. In her YouTube presentation, she implores her audience to contact the Members of the European Parliament to demand that they refrain from giving the nod to this Orwellian law. I implore you to do the same.

A vote for this ugly apartheid system, which is currently in place in Israel and is proven to have already created a wave of discrimination and bias, is a vote for the Davos cult and a blow to the sovereignty of Irish people and of individualism. It is a vote against liberal democracy and a further step towards tyranny and oppression.

This is being addressed presently in Israel, with a law firm taking it towards the International Criminal Court, citing violations of the Nuremberg Code.

Comment: Few countries in the world are as far along in rolling out the Totalitarian policies of the virus as Israel.

But more individuals are now speaking up loud and clear about the rapid transition towards overt and covert oppression in the name of health safety:



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US Secret Service reportedly got involved in bizarre gun case involving Hunter Biden

Mark Moore
New York Post
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00 UTC
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The Secret Service said it has no record of agents investigating the Hunter Biden incident and said President Biden was not under protection at the time.
The Secret Service intervened in an investigation into a 2018 incident involving Hunter Biden and his girlfriend at the time — his former sister-in-law, Hallie — in which she took his gun and tossed it into the trash, thinking he was going to kill himself with it, according to a report.

When she returned to retrieve the gun, it was gone, Politico reported on Thursday.

Police in Delaware launched an investigation in case the gun, left in a trash can across from a high school, had been used in a crime, the report said.

But Secret Service agents contacted the owner of the store where Hunter bought the gun and asked to take the paperwork recording the sale, Politico reported.

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Unable to win on battlefield, West waging 'mental war' against Russian civilization - Moscow's Ministry of Defense


RT
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:39 UTC
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FILE PHOTO. British servicemen after the opening ceremony of the joint military exercises of Ukraine and NATO countries Rapid Trident-2020 at the Yavoriv training ground in the Lviv region.
Fearing nuclear firepower and one of the world's largest armies, foreign states are keen to avoid direct conflict with Russia, a top Moscow official has said, warning that they are waging a hybrid war against its society instead.

In an interview with the Armory of the Fatherland magazine, Andrei Ilnitsky, an adviser at the country's Ministry of Defense, said that the West was acutely aware of the size of Russia's arsenal of rockets and its modern, well-equipped troops. As a result, he said, there is little to no prospect of a genuine armed conflict between rival spheres within the next decade.

However, he declared, "all this has led to the emergence of a new type of war." In the past, "the goal of wars was to destroy the enemy's manpower, then, in modern cyber wars, it became about destroying the enemy's infrastructure."

Comment: See also: And check out SOTT radio's:

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Not satire: VP Harris slated for 'one-on-one' with Bill Clinton to discuss 'empowering women and girls'

Breck Dumas
The Blaze
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:37 UTC
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Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to sit down with former President Bill Clinton for a "one-on-one conversation" at a Clinton Foundation event this week, where the two will discuss "empowering women and girls."

What are the details?

Politico reporter Christopher Cadelago broke the news on Twitter, sharing that a press release touting an event for the Clinton Global Initiative University has on its Friday afternoon schedule "[a] one-one-one conversation with President Clinton and Vice President Kamala Harris on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women, and empowering women and girls in the U.S. and around the world."

The online schedule for the event held in conjunction with Harris' alma mater, Howard University, does not list her.
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Angela Merkel BACKTRACKS on Easter lockdown after uproar


DW
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:21 UTC
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany's 16 states will reverse their plan to toughen virus lockdown measures over Easter.

Merkel announced the changes after an impromptu videoconference with the 16 regional leaders in which she explained the U-turn and said the mistake was ultimately hers to answer for.

What did Merkel say?

During a press conference, Merkel said the Easter lockdown was formed "with the best of intentions," but on closer analysis, the planned shutdown risked doing more harm than good.

"It was well reasoned, but was not really doable in such a short time," Merkel said of the Easter measures. "Far too many questions, from missing wages through to the loss of time in factories and facilities, could not be adequately answered in time."
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Former White House physician says 'something's not right' with Biden's health

Carly Roman
Washington Examiner
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 18:05 UTC
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US President Joe Biden
Ronny Jackson, a representative for Texas's 13th Congressional District who previously served as a physician to former presidents, is questioning President Biden's health after he slipped boarding Air Force One.

Jackson shared his concerns about Biden's condition in a tweet on Sunday afternoon.

"I served as White House physician under THREE Presidents. I've seen what it takes physically AND mentally to do the job. I can tell you right now that the way Biden is hiding from the public is a MAJOR red flag. Something's not right!" he wrote.


Jackson's remarks followed a series of physical and verbal gaffes from Biden in recent days. The president recently attracted scrutiny after he was captured on tape stumbling up the steps leading to Air Force One on Friday. White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield wrote on Twitter after the incident saying Biden "is fine," adding that the fall was "nothing more than a misstep on the stairs."

The president has also suffered verbal missteps, referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as "president" last week.

Comment: The emperor has no clothes. And dementia.

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Israeli High Court bars Bibi from appointing top law enforcement, justice officials


Times of Israel
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:42 UTC
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on February 8, 2021. Netanyahu is charged with fraud and breach of trust in three cases and bribery in one of them.
The High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must abide by conflict of interest rules laid out by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and cannot intervene in the appointment of senior law enforcement and justice officials.

Netanyahu has previously said he is not bound by the opinion drawn up by Mandelblit, which clips his wings on appointments of officials due to his criminal trial.

"The reality in which a prime minister is serving while an indictment is pending against him for serious offenses in the area of ​​personal integrity is an exceptional situation that requires extreme adherence to the principle of prohibiting a person in public office from being in a situation of conflict of interest," the court said in its ruling.

Comment: Is the noose finally tightening on Netanyahu?

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Reuters: Sweden had 10% lower 2020 death spike than much of Europe

Johan Ahlander
Reuters
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:30 UTC
Sweden
© TT News Agency/Janerik Henriksson via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the sun at an outdoor restaurant, despite the continuing spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Stockholm, Sweden March 26, 2020.
Sweden, which has shunned the strict lockdowns that have choked much of the global economy, emerged from 2020 with a smaller increase in its overall mortality rate than most European countries, an analysis of official data sources showed.

Infectious disease experts cautioned that the results could not be interpreted as evidence that lockdowns were unnecessary but acknowledged they may indicate Sweden's overall stance on fighting the pandemic had merits worth studying.


Comment: When supposed experts fail to see the obvious facts of a situation, it's clear that ideology is the driving force, not science.


In the past week, Germany and France have extended lockdowns amid rising coronavirus cases and high death tolls, moves that economists say will further delay economic recovery.


Comment: With the above data at hand, it begs the question just why countries continue to enforce lockdowns that clearly don't work? And worse, because it's becoming hard to deny that they actually correlate with a higher death rate whilst also destroying the economy, which will lead to an even higher mortality rate in the long term: UK's lockdown extension will have "severe" economic impact


Comment: Sweden is not the only example, there are numerous other countries that either didn't lockdown or did so only briefly and who have emerged from the coronavirus scare, by all metrics, in much, much better shape. Meanwhile the vast majority of Western nations continue to reimpose lockdowns, because apparently a year of lockdowns has failed to achieve what they claimed would only be '3 weeks to flatten the curve':

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