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Analyst: CIA-Ukraine collaboration against Russia is straight out of US puppet playbook


Sputnik
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:27 UTC
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CIA collaboration with the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) is part of the standard US playbook that calls for working with local client states to undermine and even spark conflicts with adversaries like Russia, analysts told Sputnik.

On Monday, a former SBU employee, Vasil Prozorov, told reporters in Moscow that CIA officers are in Kiev and often visit the SBU to plan operations.

Prozorov said at his press conference that UK and US experts had been training an SBU counterintelligence unit that was allegedly responsible for regular acts of terrorism and sabotage in eastern Ukraine.

Preparing for War with Russia

It has been part of the CIA playbook to use client states to do preliminary work in weakening the political systems of declared enemies, former US Army Major Todd Pierce, a lawyer and historian, told Sputnik on Tuesday. Pierce said:
"It is consistent practice and has been well documented over the years that the CIA is directly involved in subverting any country whom the US has begun to target as the 'enemy'. It would therefore be consistent with past practice to train Ukrainians both for their fighting skills, but also to be coordinated with US forces".
Russia has been designated as an enemy in the US national security strategy, Pierce observed, but the United States will try to blame Moscow for any conflict.

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Bug

Mueller report post mortem: Clinton needed scapegoats to explain 2016 loss says Wikileaks editor


RT
Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:37 UTC
Kristinn Hrafnsson
© Reuters/Pierre Albouy
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson
Wikileaks became the target of baseless conjecture as part of Hillary Clinton's attempt to explain her "humiliating" loss in 2016, the organization's editor-in-chief told RT, following the anti-climactic end of the Mueller probe.

In an interview with Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi, Kristinn Hrafnsson stated it was clear that Russia and Wikileaks had been scapegoated in an attempt to deflect blame for the Democrats' shocking defeat in the 2016 presidential election.

"Within twenty-four hours after the election in 2016 it was decided that all blame for the humiliating loss of Hillary Clinton should be placed on the Russians, and of course it was obviously necessary to put Wikileaks in the middle of it."


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Rogue state: Israel launches airstrikes against Aleppo, Syrian air defenses activated once again


RT
Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:18 UTC
Israeli airstrike
© Global Look Press/Ammar Safarjalani
Syrian air defense forces have repelled an attack by Israel which rained down missiles on the area to the north-east of Aleppo, SANA said. There have been reports of a blackout in the city and a civilian airport being targeted.

A military source cited by the SANA news agency reported that the attack unfolded around 11pm local time (9pm GMT), forcing Damascus to activate its missile shield to shoot down a number of incoming rockets.

The Israeli missiles reportedly targeted the Sheikh Najjar industrial area to the northeast of Aleppo and the settlement of Jibrin, a local militia source told Sputnik. The source said that the rockets also targeted a civilian airport in the city, which has been under the Syrian government's control since December 2016.

According to multiple reports, Aleppo plunged into darkness in the wake of the raid due to a massive power outage.

Israel, having targeted what it claimed were Iranian positions within Syria in the past, has not commented on the goals of the latest alleged strikes.

Comment: More evidence of Israeli airstrikes in the Aleppo vicinity from Sputnik:



How many times can one country bomb another before the other country bombs it back?

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Arrow Down

American firms are biggest losers due to US sales ban on composite materials to Russia


RT
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:56 UTC
The MC-21
© United Aircraft Corporation
The MC-21
The US ban on composite materials to Russia has not stopped the production of its MC-21 passenger jet, but has deprived American businesses of up $200 million in revenues, according to the Russian trade minister.

Despite Washington's move putting the brakes on production for at least half a year, Russia has found a way to proceed with development of the Irkut MC-21-300 plane, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

"We definitely won't return to those suppliers who previously had the opportunity to do it [provide composite materials for the jet]. Speaking about the costs, it's about $2 million for each plane," the minister said at the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition in Malaysia on Monday. Given the order of composite supplies could cover up to 100 aircraft, US firms lost a deal worth up to $200 million.

Comment: As new partnerships and work-arounds defy the impact of US sanctions, perhaps the only country that will truly suffer a longterm financial effect may be the one that issued them.

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Massive turnout for anti-war demonstrations in Yemen on fourth anniversary of US-UK-Saudi invasion

Ahmed AbdulKareem
MintPress News
Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00 UTC
Demonstration Sanaa
© Krar Al-Moayed
Sabaeen Square in Sanaa where mass demonstrations were held on the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led war on the Yemen, March 26, 2019.
Massive demonstrations took place across Yemen's major cities on Tuesday to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led war on the country. The war ostensibly began on March 26, 2015, when Saudi Arabia, backed by the U.S. and other regional allies, launched a large-scale attack on Yemen under the pretext of reinstating ousted former president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. The war's real purpose was to defeat the Houthi Ansar Allah movement, which gained popular support following the Arab Spring and has grown even more powerful since the Saudi war began.

Massive rallies throughout the country

In Yemen's capital city of Sana'a, where the largest demonstrations took place, hundreds of thousands of residents from the suburbs of Sana'a and its neighboring provinces gathered in the southern al Sabaeen district carrying Yemeni flags and holding banners emblazoned with messages of steadfastness, promises to challenge the Saudi-led Coalition, and pledges of resistance against foreign forces in Yemen.
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Bad Guys

Regime change ramp-up? Guaido announces Venezuela-wide 'tactical action' against Maduro


RT
Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:20 UTC
guaido
© Reuters / Ivan Alvarado
US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has announced "tactical actions" by his supporters will begin next week after a nationwide protest, part of his "Operation Freedom" designed to topple President Nicolas Maduro.

The ominously vague "tactical action" relies on the organization of so-called "Aid and Freedom Committees," according to a tweet from Guaido which scheduled the event for April 6. The committees, planned civilian "freedom cells" he set up across Venezuela with the help of opposition lawmakers in recent weeks, will supposedly rise up when he gives the signal, ultimately marching on the Miraflores presidential palace - where President Maduro has stubbornly remained despite Guaido's self-coronation in January.

Guaido officially announced "Operation Freedom" earlier this month, advertising it as a "full-fledged revolution in all states of Venezuela simultaneously." After the freedom and aid committees come "labor and sectoral committees" in the public and private sectors, to be followed by "constitutional forces" within the Venezuelan army - which with its continued loyalty to Maduro remains the primary thorn in Guaido's side. Impatient with the military's failure to join his coup, Guaido has hinted he is open to foreign military intervention. Meanwhile, for the US, "all options remain on the table."

Comment: What he's calling for is terrorism (which is already underway as we've seen with the black-outs). And the US is fully behind it.

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Chess

US top brass warn against punishing unbending India for buying Russia's S-400 missiles


RT
Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:16 UTC
s-400
© Sputnik / Aleksey Malgavko
US defense officials are trying to convince India to reject Russian S-400 missiles, but warn against slapping sanctions on the nation if it completes the deal. However, as with Turkey, efforts have so far failed.

India's decision to purchase the S-400 air defense system from Russia, as well as the fact that it leaves New Delhi exposed to American sanctions, was discussed during a House Armed Service committee hearing on Wednesday.

Assistant Defence Secretary Randall Schriver told the lawmakers he thought "it would be an unfortunate decision" if the Indians completed the S-400 deal. "We are very keen to see them make an alternative choice," he said, adding that "we're working with them to provide potential alternatives".

A similar line came from Admiral Philip Davidson, Commander of the Indo-Pacific Command. "I continue to make the point with them that our interoperability and compatibility going forward will be advantaged with the purchase of US systems," he said.

Comment: The US really has no play against countries that are powerful enough to ignore American imperial dictates.

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Stop

Facebook bans all praise of 'white nationalism' & 'white separatism'


RT
Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:06 UTC
national socialist movement
© Reuters / Jim Urquhart
Commander Jeff Schoep of the National Socialist Movement, a white nationalist group, speaks at a rally in Arkansas
Facebook has announced that it will ban content relating to 'white nationalism' and 'white separatism' from its platform. The nature of the content that will be banned raises some free speech concerns.

Facebook's hate speech policies already forbid any content praising or promoting "white supremacy." The company has, until now, drawn a distinction between this content and "white nationalism" and "white separatism," much to the ire of civil rights activists, who argue that the terms are interchangeable.

"Going forward," the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday, "while people will still be able to demonstrate pride in their ethnic heritage, we will not tolerate praise or support for white nationalism and separatism."

As of next week, users attempting to post such content will be redirected to Life After Hate, a nonprofit staffed by former extremists that seek to turn young people away from white supremacy. The new policy will apply to both Facebook and Instagram.
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Marijuana

US House to soon approve legislation ending interference with states' marijuana legalization

Adam Dick
The Ron Paul Institute
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:41 UTC
dea raid
In a new interview at Boston Herald Radio, United States House of Representatives Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) said he expects the House, in the next few weeks, will approve by "an overwhelming vote" legislation requiring the US government to respect states' marijuana legalization. "We need to make sure that our federal laws do not obstruct what states are doing," declared McGovern.

McGovern further states in the interview that he believes the legislation will have bipartisan support in the US Senate. The question remains, though: Will Senate leadership also allow a floor debate and vote on such legislation?

McGovern's new comments, in which he also explains the Rules Committee he chairs will guide the marijuana legislation to the House floor for a vote, are in line with his declaration in November, soon after Democrats won a majority in the House, that US laws had fallen behind as states liberalized marijuana laws and that, as Rules Committee chairman, he would end his Republican predecessor's years-long practice of blocking marijuana amendments from reaching the House floor for debates and votes.

McGovern's comments in the Boston Herald Radio interview provide one more indication of the great momentum behind ending marijuana prohibition across America. The Ron Paul Institute (RPI) will be holding a conference on May 18 in Houston, Texas where RPI Chairman Ron Paul and drug war experts will explore the timely topic of ending the war on marijuana, as well as the rest of the war on drugs. You can find out more about the conference and purchase conference tickets here.

Kyle Jaeger provides more information regarding McGovern's new comments concerning congressional consideration of marijuana legislation in a Wednesday Marijuana Moment article.
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Eye 2

A history of covert self-interest guides British foreign policy in the Middle East

Mark Curtis
Middle East Eye
Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:19 UTC
Therese May British Parliament
© Associated Press
Covert involvement in Yemen raises the same old questions about the machinations of the British oligarchy

On Tuesday in the British parliament, Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry asked an urgent question relating to allegations that British troops have been covertly fighting in Yemen and supporting the Saudi-led coalition.

As reported in the Mail on Sunday, five British special forces troops from the elite Special Boat Service (SBS) were injured while "advising" Saudi Arabia on their deadly campaign in Yemen.

The commandos were injured in gun fights as part of a top-secret campaign, and other reports have claimed British troops have been killed in such battles. British soldiers from the Special Air Service (SAS) have reportedly been secretly deployed and operate "dressed in Arab clothing".

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