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Lebanese Ambassador hints Saudi Arabia funded ISIS in Syria, is summoned by UAE

Tim Korso
Sputnik
Tue, 18 May 2021 17:29 UTC
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In his recent televised interview, Lebanese FM Charbel Wehbe seemingly criticised the Gulf nations, including Saudi Arabia, for being partially responsible for the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

The UAE's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Lebanese ambassador to present its official objection to comments made by Lebanon's FM Charbel Wehbe. Dubai says his remarks are "inconsistent with diplomatic norms".
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] has strongly decried the derogatory and racist statements made by caretaker Lebanese Foreign Minister, Charbel Wehbe, against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] states", UAE state news agency (WAM) reported.

Comment: Al Arabiya reports:
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation "of the disgraceful insults that [his] statements contained towards the Kingdom, its people and the brotherly Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries," SPA reported.

The Kingdom's foreign ministry reaffirmed that these statements are inconsistent with diplomatic norms and are inconsistent with the historical relations between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.


Maybe some in Lebanon are losing their patience? Forbes asks: 'Was Israel responsible for the Beirut explosion?'


"Given the repercussions that these disgraceful statements may have on the relations between the two brotherly countries, the Ministry summoned the Ambassador of the Lebanese Republic to the Kingdom to express the Kingdom's rejection and denunciation of the abuses issued by the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he was handed an official memorandum of protest in this regard," the statement on SPA concluded.

Lebanon's president said on Tuesday the foreign minister's critical comments about Gulf states did not reflect official policy, seeking to avoid a further strain on ties with countries that have been Lebanon's allies and donors.
The evidence is irrefutable, were it not for the US & Israel, in league with its Gulf allies, these terrorist organizations would barely exist:

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EU Parliament report says regime change needed in Russia, recommends Brussels launch propaganda TV channel


RT
Tue, 18 May 2021 15:37 UTC
European Parliament
© Getty Images / Philipp von Ditfurth
FILE PHOTO. Members of the European Parliament sit in the plenary hall of the Parliament building.
Not content with months of worsening relations and the potential for military escalation, the European Parliament has now put forward a draft report insisting the EU needs to be more confrontational in its approach to Moscow.

A draft report published online by the assembly's Committee on Foreign Affairs caused consternation in Russian media on Monday, after statements came to light that argued the bloc "should establish with the US a transatlantic alliance to defend democracy globally" and "deter Russia" from supposed aggression in Eastern Europe.

As part of its "vision" for future ties with Moscow, the paper concludes that the EU should put forward a number of incentives designed to persuade Russians that a turn to the West would be beneficial, including visa liberalization and "free trade investment."

Comment: As an example of how warped the double standards are, imagine how leaders in the West would react if Russia or China were to issue a similar report making those same absurd accusations and dangerous 'recommendations'? Also check out SOTT radio's: MindMatters: Interview with Rod Dreher: How to Survive the Coming Soft Totalitarianism

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'Planned Obsolescence': The push for big pharma's booster Covid shots and annual vaccinations

Timothy Alexander Guzman
Silent Crows News
Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00 UTC
covclock
© timesofindia.com
Time to revaccinate...again!
Last month, the CEO from Pfizer, Albert Bourla said that yearly Covid-19 vaccinations may need to become normalized just like the flu shot. A New York Times article headlined with 'Booster shots and re-vaccinations could be needed. Drug companies are planning for it' said that a single shot of the Covid-19 vaccine won't be enough.
"Scientists have long said that giving people a single course of a Covid-19 vaccine might not be sufficient in the long term, and that booster shots and even annual vaccinations might prove necessary."
That was just a hypothetical scenario, however:
"that proposition has begun to sound less hypothetical. Vaccine makers are getting a jump-start on possible new rounds of shots, although they sound more certain of the need for boosters than independent scientists have."
The idea of getting a Covid-19 vaccine shot every year will be difficult task as more people are starting to refuse them because of the lack of trust. Bourla said that "a third dose of the company's Covid-19 vaccine was 'likely' to be needed within a year of the initial two-dose inoculation — followed by annual vaccinations."
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The mask of 'liberal democracy' falls with a bang

Pepe Escobar
The Saker
Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00 UTC
Bombed Beit Lahia
© Unknown
Six members of the same family assassinated at this bombing in Beit Lahia
Nakba, May 15, 2021. Future historians will mark the day when Western "liberal democracy" issued a graphic proclamation:
We bomb media offices and destroy "freedom of the press" in an open air concentration camp while we forbid peaceful demonstrations under a state of siege in the heart of Europe. And if you revolt, we cancel you.
Gaza meets Paris. The bombing of the al-Jalaa tower - an eminently residential building which also housed the bureaus of al-Jazeera and AP, among others - by "the only democracy in the Middle East" is directly connected to the verboten order carried out by Macron's Ministry of Interior.

For all practical purposes Paris endorsed the occupying power's provocations in East Jerusalem; the invasion of al-Aqsa mosque - complete with tear gas and stun grenades; racist Zionist gangs harassing and crying "death to Arabs"; armed settlers aggressing Palestinian families threatened with expulsion from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan; a campaign of carpet bombing whose lethal victims - on average - are 30% children.
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Psaki says Biden 'committed to codifying' Roe v. Wade after Supreme Court agrees to revisit precedent

Brittany Bernstein
National Review
Mon, 17 May 2021 01:15 UTC
Jen Psaki
© Tom Brenner/Reuters
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that President Biden is "committed to codifying" Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion, after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will allow the justices to reconsider the precedent set by the landmark Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions.

During a press briefing, Psaki declined to comment on the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case, which involves a Mississippi law passed in 2018 that bans abortions after 15 weeks with limited exceptions. She claimed, however, that
"over the last four years critical rights like the right to healthcare and the right to choose have been under withering and extreme attack, including through draconian state laws.

"The president and the vice president are devoted to ensuring that every American has access to health care including reproductive health care regardless of their income, race, health insurance status or immigration status. As such, the president committed to codifying Roe ... unrelated ... to the outcome of this case."
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SolarWinds cyberhack on US gov may have been done by Western agencies; Moscow involvement denied

Jonny Tickle
RT
Tue, 18 May 2021 10:35 UTC
Sergey Naryshkin
© RIA
Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin
Russia had absolutely no involvement in the 2020 SolarWinds hack, and all claims to the contrary read like a "bad crime novel," according to Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the country's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

In an interview with British state-broadcaster the BBC, published on Tuesday, the spy chief also revealed that his agency had resumed correspondence with London's MI6, and noted that he hoped to meet face-to-face with his British counterpart.

When asked about the SolarWinds attack, Naryshkin denied his agency had been behind the hackings it was accused of, as well as poisonings and interference in elections. He branded the accusations as so "absurd" and "pathetic" they were not worth talking about.

"Regarding these accusations that have been leveled against us publicly, that's right - Russia is not involved," he asserted.

Naryshkin said the accusations about the SolarWinds hack were "flattering," but he could not take the credit for other people's work.
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Trump gave military orders to get out of Middle East, Africa, Germany - Pentagon traitors disobeyed

Jonathan Swan, Zachary Basu
Axios
Sun, 16 May 2021 17:48 UTC
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© Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
Axios' "Off the rails" series documents the end of the Trump administration, from election night 2020 through the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol.

One important piece is only now beginning to emerge: Former President Donald Trump's last-minute bid to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan and swaths of the Middle East, Africa and even Europe ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration — and why he blinked.

John McEntee, one of Donald Trump's most-favored aides, handed retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor a piece of paper with a few notes scribbled on it. He explained: "This is what the president wants you to do."
  1. Get us out of Afghanistan.
  2. Get us out of Iraq and Syria.
  3. Complete the withdrawal from Germany.
  4. Get us out of Africa.
It was Nov. 9, 2020 — days after Trump lost his re-election bid, 10 weeks before the end of his presidency and just moments after Macgregor was offered a post as senior adviser to acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.

As head of the powerful Presidential Personnel Office, McEntee had Trump's ear. Even so, Macgregor was astonished. He told McEntee he doubted they could do all of these things before Jan. 20.

"Then do as much as you can," McEntee replied.
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Spanish politician temporarily suspended by Twitter after saying 'a man cannot get pregnant'

Lucas Manfredi
Fox News
Mon, 17 May 2021 17:45 UTC
twitter hq
© REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, January 11, 2021.
Francisco José Contreras, deputy to Spain's far-right Vox Party, was locked out of his Twitter account for 12 hours last week after saying "a man cannot get pregnant" because they have "no uterus or eggs."

Contreras' comments were in response to an article he shared on the social media platform about a transgender male who announced they were a father after giving birth to a baby girl.

Contreras said in a Facebook post on May 11 that he had received a message from Twitter which informed him that he had violated its policies on "hate speech" for the remarks.

"The hateful tweet (which I was forced to delete) was one that said: ′′A man cannot get pregnant. A man has no womb or eggs"," Contreras wrote in response to the move. "You can see this is already fascist biology. Next time I'll try 2 + 2 = 4."

According to Twitter, Contreras violated its policy against material that threatens, harasses, or fosters violence against other people on the basis of their race, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, age, disability or disease.

"Keep in mind that repeated defaults may lead to permanent suspension of your account," Twitter warned. "Go to Twitter now to fix the problem with your account."


Comment: The problem is you, Twitter. Men can't get pregnant.


A spokesperson for Twitter declined to comment.
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CNN contributor deletes tweet saying 'the world today needs a Hitler'

Jake Dima
Washington Examiner
Sun, 16 May 2021 17:36 UTC
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A journalist and verified Twitter user on Sunday said that "the world today needs a Hitler" in a since-deleted social media post as tensions continue to boil between Israel and Hamas.

Adeel Raja, who lists himself as a "Freelance Contributor at CNN" on his LinkedIn profile, appears to have published several articles for CNN's webpage, a review by the Washington Examiner found. According to the LinkedIn profile, Raja has held the position from August 2013 until the present day. His most recent byline for the outlet appears to have been from Sept. 16, 2020.

Raja's tweet appears to have been posted around 12:45 p.m. on Sunday. As of around 3:15 p.m., the tweet was deleted.

After originally saying he "never heard of" Raja, Matt Dornic, a spokesman for CNN, told the Washington Examiner that the journalist would no longer be allowed to work with CNN in the future.

"Adeel Raja has never been a CNN employee. As a freelancer, his reporting contributed to some newsgathering efforts from Islamabad," he said in an email. "However, in light of these abhorrent statements, he will not be working with CNN again in any capacity."

Comment: No matter what the issue, you'll find totalitarians on both sides. Evil knows no national or ideological boundaries.

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"Intimidating Russia": NATO conducts Europe's largest air, missile exercise off Scotland

Rick Rozoff
Anti-Bellum
Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00 UTC
NATO meeting
What the North Atlantic Treaty Organization bills as the largest and most complex air and missile defense exercises in Europe started on May 15 at and near the Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland and will continue until June 3. Some of the drills are also occurring at a military training site in Norway.

Formidable Shield 2021, said NATO Deputy Spokesperson Piers Cazalet, "shows how Allies are working together to defend NATO forces and populations from the very real threat of missiles." Though what they are also practicing for it neutralizing missiles - Russian missiles to be exact - that might be fired in retaliation for a NATO attack against that nation and its assets.

This year's iteration of the exercise, held biannually, includes guided-missile warships tracking a missile flying over 12,000 miles an hour, and practicing destroying anti-ship, submarine-launched and supersonic missiles "using NATO procedures."

The exercise is held under the aegis of U.S. Sixth Fleet but is being conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO.

Comment: If nothing else, this article reminds us that NATO exists primarily for three reasons:

1. To make the weapons company lots and lots of money
2. To bully and possible defeat Russia militarily towards the ultimate objective of subjecting her to US and European imperial whims.

and a third - which many in the West may find hard to believe:

3. To geo-strategically sow as much chaos around the world as possible - using as much plausible deniability as possible to "justify" their behavior; chaos actually being a high value among those at the top of this power hierarchy.

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