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Terrorism propaganda spreading in southern Russia - FSB


RT
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:32 UTC
Aleksandr Bortnikov
© Sputnik/Gavriil GrigorovThe head of Russia’s security service Aleksandr Bortnikov
International terrorist organizations are ramping up their propaganda efforts in Russia's North Caucasus regions, the director of the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) warned on Tuesday. Aleksandr Bortnikov accused the West of attempting to destabilize the Muslim-majority region.

He revealed that, since the start of the year, authorities had prevented 23 terrorist attacks and detained more than 200 suspects in those territories. In early August, Russia's Interior Ministry reported an alarming surge in terrorism-related crimes in the first half of the year.

Speaking at a meeting of Russia's Anti-Terrorist Committee, Bortnikov stated that "international terrorist organizations are intensifying their propaganda influence on the population of the North Caucasus, using the religious factor."

According to the official, these groups are spreading "radical strains of Islam [which are] not traditional to Russia." People peddling such ideologies are actively using the internet, as well as unofficial places of worship to disseminate their message.
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Cruise Missle

Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub, Zelenskyy says the war is in 'a very important phase'

Illia Novikov and Hanna Arhirova
Associated Press
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:54 UTC
Russian Army “Grad” self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launche
© Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via APIn this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, a Russian Army “Grad” self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires rockets toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location
Ukraine's military said it struck a major oil terminal Monday in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia's war effort as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the war has entered a key phase.

Both sides are facing the issue of how to sustain their costly war of attrition — a conflict that started with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and that shows no signs of a resolution.

Ukraine's General Staff said on social media that the oil terminal in Feodosia, on the south coast of the Russia-occupied Crimea Peninsula, has been supplying the Russian army with fuel and that the strike was part of an ongoing effort to "undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation."
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Heart - Black

IG report says FEMA is sitting on billions while Mayorkas says no more funds, agency is broke

Elizabeth MacDonald
Fox News
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:19 UTC
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
© Getty ImagesHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on Jan. 8, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas
Homeland Security Inspector General says agency has billions in untapped funds for storm relief

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faces a new firestorm of criticism for claiming FEMA is out of disaster funds right as the DHS' Inspector General released a report saying FEMA is sitting on at least $8.3 billion in untapped, unspent funds.

On Oct 2, Mayorkas said, "We are expecting another hurricane hitting. We do not have the funds. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season and what is imminent."

This new controversy is surfacing as Hurricane Milton has become a Category 5 storm, and massive evacuations are now underway in Florida, which is still struggling from Hurricane Helene, as is much of the Southeast.

Comment: Meanwhile, the sane people get on with it:







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As empire of lies crumbles, Hillary Clinton warns: "We'll lose total control" if social media stops censoring content

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:22 UTC
Hillary clinton
© Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images / AFP
About nine months ago, the WSJ Editor-in-Chief admitted to Davos elites that legacy media outlets no longer had a monopoly on information and narratives. In other words, misinformation and disinformation campaigns to brainwash the masses were no longer working.

"We owned the news. We were the gatekeepers, and we very much owned the facts as well ... Nowadays, people can go to all sorts of different sources for the news. And they're much more questioning about what we're saying," WSJ EIC Emma Tucker said.
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Dollars

Hurricane survivors neglected while Kiev gets billions - Trump


RT
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:18 UTC
Trumpflag
© Win McNamee/Getty ImagesFormer US President Donald Trump
The Republican presidential candidate claims that the response to last week's disaster has been underwhelming.

Former US President Donald Trump has accused the administration of President Joe Biden of neglecting the survivors of Hurricane Helene in the southeastern part of the country while sending billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering aid to people in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia who were affected by the devastating storm last week. The Republican presidential candidate claims, however, that the government response has been underwhelming due to the incompetence of the Democratic leadership of the country.

Trump told Fox News' Laura Ingraham in an interview on the sidelines of a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday:
"We're at almost $300 billion for Ukraine and yet they're offering people $750 for the worst hurricane that anybody's seen. But more importantly than that is they don't have the people."
He claimed that the response in North Carolina in particular was "a disaster" based on his impressions from visiting the state.
"One man - he's got a house that's gone, and he's sitting on a rock. You have to help them."

Comment: As yet there are no complete tallies of the dead from Hurricane Helene. It is suspected numbers could be many times more than have been (politically) reported. Supply chains have been compromised and FEMA has been late and by-in-large absent. Good folks are donating help with rescue and supplies. The touted $750? Not that forthcoming, mostly news ops. Florida, another 'red' state, is next.

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Arrow Down

The West isn't buying Zelensky's 'Victory Plan'. So what happens next?

Vitaly Ryumshin
RT
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:39 UTC
zelensky
© Getty ImagesVladimir Zelensky at the UN • New York • September 25, 2024
The Ukrainian leader has tough choices to make, and if he gets them wrong the situation may spiral out of control.

From Ukraine's perspective, the military confrontation with Russia appears to have finally reached a stalemate. Vladimir Zelensky's latest diplomatic tour, aimed at shaking up support for Kiev in the West, has brought no breakthroughs. And the future of the conflict is now very much up in the air.

The hopes of the Ukrainian leadership have revolved around a so-called 'victory plan'. The title of the document should speak for itself - it's apparently Kiev's strategy for defeating Russia, and it consists of four or five not entirely comprehensible points. In any case, Zelensky went to the United States last week to present it.

During the negotiations, however, it became clear that Ukraine and the West had very different ideas of what the strategy should be. The Americans and Western Europeans expected Kiev to present them with a clear vision of victory and a roadmap for achieving it. Instead, the Ukrainians brought a list of "demands" that the US and EU should fulfill so that Kiev can eventually negotiate from a stronger position.

Comment: Never fear: The West has its fat finger on this pulse.

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No Entry

Slovakian PM Fico opposes Ukrainian membership in NATO, warns against 'Russophobia'


RT
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 23:02 UTC
Fico
© Tomas TkacikSlovakian President Robert Fico
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has said that his country would not allow Ukraine to join NATO as long as he stays in power. Admitting Kiev into the US-led military alliance would trigger a new world war, he warned in an interview with the broadcaster STVR on Sunday.
"As long as I am the prime minister of the Slovak Republic, I will lead the legislators, whom I have control over as a party chairman, to never agree to Ukraine's membership in NATO. Ukraine's entry into NATO would serve as a good basis for a third world war."
Fico, a longtime critic of Western military and financial aid to Ukraine, has insisted that the conflict must be resolved through diplomatic means. He repeatedly warned against further escalation with Moscow.

Comment: "As long as he stays in power..." That will be the the test. Breaking solidarity has consequences.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday announced his intention to visit Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Speaking to the host of the Saturday Dialogues show on Slovakia's RTVS radio, Fico said the event should have nothing to do with today's conflicts.
"Who will stop me next year, when it will be the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, from going to a peaceful demonstration in Moscow? I think I will go. And why wouldn't I go. What does it have to do with the present time?"
Fico said he would not let anyone forget that "freedom came from the East," apparently referring to the liberation of Slovakia from Nazi occupation by the Soviet Army in spring 1945. With regard to present-day Ukraine, he said he recently reiterated to authorities in Kiev that he does not understand why they continue to fight the Russians.

Since returning to power in 2023, Fico has stopped Slovak weapons deliveries to Ukraine. He has also repeatedly called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. At a press conference earlier this week, the premier vowed to do everything in his power to restore relations with Moscow once the fighting ends.

Earlier this month, Fico lambasted the West for condemning the atrocities committed by the Third Reich during WWII while turning a blind eye to Ukrainian troops wearing Nazi symbols. In a speech at the former site of Sered concentration camp in western Slovakia, he called on the global community to stop silently tolerating Kiev's forces using Nazi insignia.

Moscow has long tried to draw the attention of the global community to the growing influence of Nazi ideology among the Ukrainian public, and has made the "denazification" of Ukraine one of the goals of the military operation it launched in February 2022.

Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev accused the West earlier this year of nurturing and supporting modern Nazis by backing Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin also recently slammed the West for "forgetting the lessons of World War II" and "mocking history" by justifying the actions of current followers of the Nazis.
Shamefully, Washington utilizes any 'advantage' - the more despicable, the better.

See also: This EU leader is a rare voice of sanity when it comes to Russia

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Gavel

Trial date set in Von der Leyen Covid-19 vaccine scandal


RT
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:39 UTC
VDLeyen
© Thierry Monasse/Getty ImagesPresident of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
The European Commission president is suspected of withholding private text messages that she supposedly exchanged with the CEO of Pfizer.

The European Court of Justice will hear a case on November 15 concerning European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen's handling of Covid-19 vaccine procurement, the Financial Times has said, citing anonymous sources. A panel of 15 judges will reportedly consider whether she illegally withheld private text messages she supposedly exchanged with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.

At the height of the pandemic, the commission advocated collectively purchasing billions of shots and distributing them among EU member states struggling to contain Covid-19. In 2020 and 2021, Brussels struck deals with vaccine manufacturers to the tune of approximately €2.7 billion ($2.95 billion).

It is believed that Von der Leyen played a key role in organizing the procurement, with critics claiming the negotiations were not transparent enough.
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Russian Flag

Russia and China oppose West's attempts to maintain dominance - Lavrov


RT
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:46 UTC
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
© Alexey Maishev; RIA Novosti
The world is going through a "multipolar moment" and the West's attempts to maintain its dominance are undermining peace, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Newsweek published on Monday.

Asked to comment on Moscow's strengthening relations with Beijing and other powers, and the effects these partnerships could have on the world, the diplomat argued that the shift towards a "multipolar world order is a natural part of power rebalancing." Russia and China have a mutual understanding on this issue, he added.

Lavrov explained that these developments reflect "objective changes in the world economy, finance, and geopolitics." Even the West has belatedly begun to realize that this process is "irreversible," he argued.

"We are talking about strengthening new centers of power and decision-making in the Global South and East. Instead of seeking hegemony, these centers acknowledge the importance of sovereign equality and civilizational diversity and support mutually beneficial cooperation and respect for each other's interests," the minister said.

Lavrov added that the growing role of regional associations such as the African Union, Eurasian Economic Union, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are contributing to the manifestation of multipolarity.
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Red Pill

NordStream attacked to divide Europe - Russian intel


RT
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:35 UTC
Sergey Naryshkin
© Sputnik / Grigory SysoyevThe head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin
The US and the UK were directly involved in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said.

Sergey Naryshkin made the remarks during a meeting of intelligence officials of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) states in Astana, Kazakhstan last week. The transcript of the speech was published on the SVR website on Monday.

The West's ongoing investigation into the attack is unlikely to identify its true masterminds and perpetrators, while the public has been fed scarcely believable theories about the sabotage through the media, the SVR boss stated.

"Russia has repeatedly requested data on the explosions from the Europeans, but has never received it. Western media are trying to blame a group of Ukrainian amateur divers who allegedly acted independently. However, this is a version designed for a naive layman," he said.

Comment: Previously:

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