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Iranian official warns Qatar it will be a mistake if they send troops to Syria

Sputnik
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:37 UTC

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's adviser, Hussein Sheikholeslam, has commented in an interview with Sputnik on the possible cancellation of the nuclear deal signed with the P5+1 countries in 2015 as well as the situation in Syria in light of US statements about the possible deployment of Arab states' forces there.

Deployment of Arab Forces in Syria

Sheikholeslam said that Qatar will make a mistake if sends its contingent to Syria as such a deployment would worsen the situation in Syria.

"We categorically oppose the deployment of any troops to Syria, because their goal will be the same as that of the US servicemen in Syria - to complicate the crisis," the official said.

The interview comes in the wake of the Tuesday meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron with US President Donald Trump in Washington, where the Iran nuclear deal among other issues was discussed.

Macron rebukes Trump's "America First' Agenda

Liberty Headlines
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC

France's President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to embrace multilateralism and warned of the perils of trade war, in an address to Congress pushing back against Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.

The French leader's speech to lawmakers was a dramatic twist at the end of a three-day visit that had showcased his warm personal relationship with Trump, despite the gulf between their visions of world affairs.The two presidents had literally embraced each other, repeatedly talking up their much-vaunted friendship during the trip, but in his speech to Congress Macron pushed back against Trump's trade, climate and non-proliferation policies.

"We can build the 21st century world order based on a new breed of multilateralism, based on a more effective, accountable, and result oriented multilateralism," Macron said, defending the rules-based world order.

Trump has threatened to tear up international trade deals, scorns the United Nations, accuses US allies of not pulling their weight, walked away from Paris climate accord and hates dealing with transnational bodies like the European Union. But Macron, who one day earlier had appeared hand-in-hand with Trump at the White House, received applause from the US leader's domestic Democratic opponents by calling for a "strong multilateralism."

He declared that France would not pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, warned against imposing trade tariffs on allies and stressed that global action on climate change is vital because there is no "Planet B."

Comment: Trump may want 'a friend in the storm' but Macron, dubbed the 'Trump Whisperer' is at best an opportunistic bit player looking for a shortcut to the top. As for multilateralism, the US has 'exceptional' difficulty following 'the rules of the many'.

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Secret recording reveals Dem party boss Steny Hoyer order candidate to 'quit race'

Zero Hedge
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 13:58 UTC

In the latest striking example of how the Democratic Party resorts to cronyism (and perhaps corruption) to ensure that its favored candidates beat back progressive challengers in local races, a candidate for Colorado's 6th Congressional District has leaked a recording of a conversation with Minority Leader Steny Hoyer to The Intercept which published it overnight. In it, Hoyer can be heard essentially lecturing the candidate about why he should step aside and let the Democratic Party bosses - who of course have a better idea about which candidate will prevail over a popular Republican in the general election - continue pulling the strings.

The candidate, Levi Tillemann, is hardly a party outsider. Tillemann had grandparents on both sides of his family who were elected Democratic representatives, and his family is essentially Democratic Party royalty.

Still, the party's campaign arm - the notorious Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (better known as the DCCC, or D-trip) - refused to provide Tillemann with access to party campaign data or any of the other resources he requested.

Someone scarier than John Bolton? Think Nikki Haley for president

Philip Giraldi
The Unz Review
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC

The musical chairs playing out among the senior officials that make up the President Donald Trump White House team would be amusing to watch but for the genuine damage that it is doing to the United States. The lack of any coherence in policy means that the State Department now has diplomats that do not believe in diplomacy and environment agency heads that do not believe in protecting the environment. It also means that well-funded and disciplined lobbies and pressure groups are having a field day, befuddling ignorant administrators with their "fact sheets" and successfully promoting policies that benefit no one but themselves.

In the Trumpean world of all-the-time-stupid, there is, however, one individual who stands out for her complete inability to perceive anything beyond threats of unrelenting violence combined with adherence to policies that have already proven to be catastrophic. That person is our own Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who surfaced in the news lately after she unilaterally and evidently prematurely announced sanctions on Russia. When the White House suggested that she might have been "confused" she responded that "With all due respect, I don't get confused." This ignited a firestorm among the Trump haters, lauding Haley as a strong and self-confident woman for standing up to the White House male bullies while also suggesting that the hapless Administration had not bothered to inform one of its senior diplomats of a policy change. It also produced a flurry of Haley for higher office tweets based on what was described as her "brilliant riposte" to the president.

One over-the-top bit of effusion from a former Haley aide even suggested that her "deft rebuttal" emphasizes her qualities, enthusing that "What distinguishes her from the star-struck sycophants in the White House is that she understands the intersection of strong leadership and public service, where great things happen" and placing her on what is being promoted as the short list of future presidential candidates.

Comment: Regarding the neocon dream of Haley for president: Heaven help us - there aren't enough barf bags to go around.

Sycophant Macron in Washington, the fall of France

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:20 UTC

French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the US does not deserve the attention the news media is giving it.

Macron has nothing to offer Trump. France is only a bit player in the Syrian war. France's military contribution to the Syrian raid was token. France does not lead Europe, Germany does, and does not decide EU policy, which is decided not in Paris but in Berlin.

Macron has ideas about the Iranian nuclear deal and climate change, which are completely different from Trump's. However he is not going to change Trump's views on either matter. On the contrary it is Macron who is being forced to change his ideas to adapt them to Trump's.

The body language between the two men said it all very clearly. Trump is the overwhelmingly dominant partner. It is Macron who is being pulled along.

This is a tragedy for France.

Comment: Manny and Donny: Macron - the adoring lackey; Trump - the ticket to the top.

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Sen. Ted Cruz tweets plea for Alfie Evans and warns against 'socialized medicine'

Dr. Susan Berry
Breitbart
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:01 UTC

Sen. Ted Cruz took to Twitter to explain the plight of U.K. toddler Alfie Evans and to warn Americans about the dangers of "socialized medicine."

In a tweetstorm Wednesday, the Republican senator from Texas described Alfie's situation from his birth and subsequent illness, to the refusal of both the U.K. and European courts to allow Alfie's parents to pursue treatment for him at a Vatican hospital:

Comment: What right does the NHS have to forcibly keep Alfie in the hospital and prevent the parents from seeking alternative treatments? Is Alfie a prisoner under a mandatory death sentence? With the Pope and other leaders from around the world condemning the actions of the NHS, it's just pure stubbornness that's preventing them from doing the right thing at this point. Beyond cold-blooded.

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Flea climbing an elephant's backside: Ukraine threatens Russia with war if gas transit stops

RT
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:29 UTC

Kiev has warned Moscow of 'geopolitical consequences' if Gazprom ceases gas transits through the territory of Ukraine.

"If there is no transit through the territory of Ukraine, then the likelihood of a full-scale conflict between Russia and Ukraine is also increasing. European politicians need to understand not only the economic consequences for Ukraine, but also geopolitical consequences for the whole world," the commercial director at Ukraine's main gas company Naftogaz Yuri Vitrenko told the 112 Ukraine TV channel.

The gas-transit contract between Kiev and Moscow expires in 2019. Gazprom said on Tuesday that the contract will not be extended under any circumstances. The company added that the gas transit may remain, but only if Ukraine provides the necessary conditions for it.

Hungary's 'return home' migration and Middle East investment policies supported by Syrian government

Sputnik
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:09 UTC

Hungary's decision to fund the construction of a hospital in Syria and its calls for the European Union (EU) to rebuild the war-torn country instead of encouraging migration have been met with support from the Syrian government, according to a governmental source in Damascus.

The Syrian government backs Budapest's approach to handling and ending the migrant crisis, a source in the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) told Sputnik reporter and columnist Suliman Mulhem on Thursday.

"We fully support Hungary's efforts and approach to helping Syrian migrants return home, instead of destabilizing Syria with sanctions and encouraging Syrians to flee to Europe, as the EU has done," the source told Sputnik on the condition of anonymity.

Comment: Russia is also in agreement; as are a growing number of countries from the EU to the US - it's just the bizarre beauracrats in the West who seem to believe that mass migration is a good thing, when neither the host country nor, for the most part, the refugee's and the migrants themselves, seem to agree.

Also check out SOTT radio's: The Truth Perspective: Weapons of Mass Migration: Interview with Michael Springmann on Europe's Migrant Crisis

No more war: Two Koreas agree on complete denuclearization

RT
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:45 UTC

A new era of peace is beginning, according to a declaration signed by the leaders of North and South Korea after their first meeting in over a decade. Both nations are aiming to completely denuclearize the Korean peninsula. "South and North Korea affirmed their shared objective of achieving a nuclear-free Korean peninsula through complete denuclearization," reads the declaration signed by the leaders of the two countries, as cited by Yonhap. "There will be no more war on the Korean peninsula, and a new age of peace has opened," the document adds.

The two sides also agreed to hold multi-party talks, involving the US and China, in their push for a full-scale truce. Pyongyang and Seoul are also to have high-level military talks in May. In an ambitious statement after the signing ceremony, Kim said he hopes that the two Koreas will reunite. The states separated after the WWII and have remained hostile since the Korean War ended with an armistice, rather than a peace treaty, in 1953. "Terminating the current state of the truce and establishing a firm peace regime is a historic task that [the two Koreas] can no longer delay," the leaders pointed out.

Comment: Kim left a note in the guest book of the "peace house", before a meeting behind closed doors began: "A new history starts now. An age of peace from the starting point of history."

'Let us build a better world': Historic meeting between North and South Korea leaders kicks off

RT
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:56 UTC

© Host Broadcaster via Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, April 27, 2018

The much-awaited summit between Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in has begun in the "truce village" of Panmunjom. It is the first time the leaders of the two nations sat down for talks in over a decade.

The first inter-Korean summit since 2007, when Kim's late father Kim Il-sung met then-South Korean leader Roh Moo-hyun, is drawing all the eyes, coming ahead of the highly anticipated meeting between Kim and US President Donald Trump.

North Korea's nuclear program, whose rapid advancement triggered belligerent threats from the US President, ramping up tensions in the peninsula to the boiling point in late 2017, is expected to dominate the Friday meeting, which is taking place less than a week after Pyongyang announced a freeze of all nuclear and missile exercises and a closure of a major test site.

The meeting is also of a high symbolic value. By crossing the South Korean border on foot to be greeted by Moon on the other side, Kim makes history, becoming the first North Korean leader to set foot on South Korean soil since the war between the two ended in 1953.

Comment: North Korea's leader further suggested that they hold regular summits:

"Let us meet more often. Let us build a better world," Im Jong-seok quoted Kim as saying at a briefing after the first round of talks ended in the border village of Panmunjom

According to Seoul, Kim told Moon that Pyongyang "won't interrupt your early morning sleep anymore," referring to missile tests.

Moon, in his turn, offered, among other things, to link the railroads of the two countries, the spokesman said.

He said the two countries continue working on a joint statement.

"Both sides decided to continue working discussions on drawing up a joint declaration. If the statement appears, it will be signed and jointly published by the two sides' leaders," the spokesman said.

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Puppet Masters

Iranian official warns Qatar it will be a mistake if they send troops to Syria

Macron rebukes Trump's "America First' Agenda

Secret recording reveals Dem party boss Steny Hoyer order candidate to 'quit race'

Someone scarier than John Bolton? Think Nikki Haley for president

Sycophant Macron in Washington, the fall of France

Sen. Ted Cruz tweets plea for Alfie Evans and warns against 'socialized medicine'

Flea climbing an elephant's backside: Ukraine threatens Russia with war if gas transit stops

Hungary's 'return home' migration and Middle East investment policies supported by Syrian government

No more war: Two Koreas agree on complete denuclearization

'Let us build a better world': Historic meeting between North and South Korea leaders kicks off

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