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UK interviewer abruptly cuts off UK Defense Minister Gavin Williamson for refusing to give straight answer to question on Russia


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 16:27 UTC
Gavin Williamson
© Tom Nicholson / Global Look Press
Gavin Williamson has a good, hard look at himself in the reflection of Number 10's shiny door
Gavin Williamson was cut off midway through a live TV interview after failing to give a straight response to a question on Russia, leaving a frustrated host, Richard Madeley, to put an end to the Defence Secretary's waffle.

Good Morning Britain presenter Madeley queried comments made by the Defence Secretary earlier that "Russia should go away and should shut up", shortly after Britain expelled 23 Russian diplomats in the aftermath of the Skripal poisoning.

Madeley - of the Richard and Judy fame - warned Williamson that he would not accept anything but a straight answer to whether or not he regretted using 'Trump-esque language' when commenting on Russia and the Skripals.

The Defence Secretary tried to launch into a long-winded answer referencing the incident, but the usually affable Madeley cut him off, saying: "No, no, Mr Williamson, I asked you a straight question. Do you regret using casual language? Can you answer the question? Do you feel that's too casual an expression?"
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Quenelle

Are you insane? Pro-Trump activist rightly roasted on Twitter for applauding US military interventions


Sputnik
Wed, 30 May 2018 16:21 UTC
US bombing oil fields
© Wikipedia/US Air Force
USAF aircraft of the 4th Fighter Wing (F-16, F-15C and F-15E) fly over Kuwaiti oil fires, set by the retreating Iraqi army during Operation Desert Storm in 1991
A pro-Trump political activist caused a storm on social media after he praised the US for its aggressive and interventionist foreign policy, hailing the US as "the kindest, most gentle, benevolent superpower ever to exist."

American conservative campaigner Charlie Kirk posted a tweet on Monday paying tribute to the US military's apparent selflessness, claiming "No other country in the history of the world consistently sends their own soldiers to die for the freedom of others. The world is a much better place thanks to America, and those who died protecting us."
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Beaker

UK allies and British media wondering what the truth is in Skripal poisoning case


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 15:15 UTC
Skripal investigation
© I-Images/Global Look Press
A former UN chemical weapons inspector has told RT that the British government is exercising damage control in their claims that the Russian government was behind the Salisbury poisoning.

Anton Unkin, who worked with the UN in Iraq, called out Britain's changing claims about the incident, including their charge that use of a "weapons grade agent", such a Novichok, could only come from Russia and exposure to it would be fatal. Unkin also queried the claim that London had no antidote to the nerve agent identified in the attack.

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Light Sabers

Saudi Arabia meets with Kurdish YPG to form new rebel group in Syria

Frank Sellers
The Duran
Wed, 30 May 2018 15:06 UTC
Erdogan
Back when it was cool to be a part of the gang that was going to oust Assad from power in Syria, Turkey's Erdogan thought it might be advantageous to get in on the action, helping to destabilize Syria. Then the Syria thing turned into a real quagmire and the Americans started backing the Kurds while the Russians were backing Assad, putting the Turks in a bit of a tight spot.

The Turks can't abide the Kurds, and they can't afford to get on Moscow's bad side. Then, of course, there's the whole Iran and Israel thing going on. But we can't forget America in all of this, they've got this bright idea to create an 'Arab Coalition' to act as yet another centrifugal force to help carry out their agenda, and that 'Coalition' envisions bringing in the Saudis.
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Star of David

IDF continues terrorizing Palestinians, destroys Gaza tunnel with airstrikes


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 16:11 UTC
gaza air strike
© Suhaib Salem / Reuters
The IDF has released a video claiming to show the destruction of a Gaza tunnel that stretched nearly 1km into Israeli territory. The Israeli Air Force struck more than 30 targets in Gaza in response to two rocket barrages.

Released by the Israeli military on Tuesday, the short video shows an airstrike against a "Palestinian terror tunnel that entered 900m inside Israel," according to Israeli journalist Amichai Stein.

The tunnel, located near the Kerem Shalom border crossing, extended inside Israeli and Egyptian territory and was used "for transporting weapons to the territory of Egypt," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed.


Comment: Perhaps, but the tunnel was also likely used to bring in much needed supplies to Gaza that Israel cruelly won't allow past their inspection site. Food and medical supplies are in short supply, and now Israel has cut off another way for Palestinians to live like normal humans.


The tunnel was targeted after dozens of mortars and projectiles were reportedly fired at Israel from inside Gaza on Tuesday. Israel says that most of the projectiles were intercepted by its Iron Dome missile defense system. At least one civilian and three soldiers were injured in the attacks, according to Israeli media.
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After pointless groping of countless Americans, the TSA keeps a secret watchlist of those who fight back

Jim Bovard
The Los Angeles Times
Mon, 28 May 2018 16:11 UTC
TSA enhanced pat-down
"I need a witness!" exclaimed the security screener at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Because I had forgotten to remove my belt before going through a scanner, he explained, I must undergo an "enhanced patdown." I told him that if he jammed his hand into my groin, I'd file a formal complaint. So he summoned his supervisor to keep an eye on the proceedings.

I thought of this exchange last week when the New York Times revealed that the Transportation Security Administration has created a secret watchlist for troublesome passengers. The TSA justified the list by saying that its screeners were assaulted 34 times last year, but did not release any details about the alleged assaults.

Naturally, the TSA's official definition of troublemaking goes well beyond punching its officers. According to a confidential memo, any behavior that is "offensive and without legal justification" can land a traveler on the list, as can any "challenges to the safe and effective completion of screening." Anyone who has ever "loitered" near a checkpoint could also make the list. So could any woman who pushes a screener's hands away from her breasts.

Comment: Chilling thought: Is the TSA a Milgram Experiment?

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Bad Guys

Fake News: "Delusional" Kiev accuses Russian intelligence of plot to murder journalist Arkady Babchenko


RT
Mon, 28 May 2018 17:40 UTC
Arkady Babchenko
© Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
SBU Chief Sergey Gritsak (L), Arkady Babchenko (M) and Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yury Lutsenko (R)
The reported killing of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko on Tuesday in Kiev was actually a ruse played by the Ukrainian law enforcement to prevent a planned hit, the Ukrainian authorities said.

Reporting on the high profile case on Wednesday, the head of the SBU, Ukraine's national security service, Sergey Gritsak said Babchenko was alive and unhurt.

He claimed that the SBU had information about a planned assassination attempt on the journalist and acted to derail the plot.

"I want to congratulate his family, all of us and the entire world, which is watching it, and congratulate Babchenko with a third birthday," Gritsak wrote on his Facebook page.

Comment: Before it was revealed that Babchenko's death was a hoax, it was reported that Russia had urged all its reporters to leave Ukraine. This is certainly a strange story with a lot probably going on behind the scenes that isn't being revealed yet.

Now that the hoax is public, Russian officials' reaction was to point out the obvious point of this ridiculous fake story - to "slander" and demonize Russia in the eyes of the public.

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Smoking

Israel expands smoking ban to include parks and government sponsored events

Hezki Baruch
Arutz Sheva
Wed, 30 May 2018 13:24 UTC
No smoking sign
© Zest Magazine
The Knesset's Labor, Welfare, and Health Committee on Wednesday morning approved the Order to Prevent Smoking in Public Places and Exposure to Smoking, which expands the list of places in which smoking is prohibited.

Likud MK Yehuda Glick's suggestions were added to the order proposed by Health Minister Yakov Litzman (UTJ). In all of these locations, smoking is prohibited except in a defined area located at least ten meters (32.8 feet) away from the building's entrances and exits.

Smoking will also be forbidden at all events organized by the Israeli government and which take place in a defined area. This includes events organized by government bodies such as courts, rabbinic courts, local councils, and religious councils.

Comment: See also:

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Propaganda

New York Times gets busted peddling fake news - media doubles down anyway

Mollie Hemingway
The Federalist
Mon, 28 May 2018 15:36 UTC
new york times
There may have been a real White House briefing with real White House officials, but The New York Times couldn't be trusted to accurately summarize what the White House official said. And it wasn't on a minor point.

On the path to the June 12 summit with North Korea, journalists claimed President Donald Trump would not be willing to walk away from the negotiating table because he was too desperate for a win.

The Washington Post's David Nakamura wrote that "critics fear that a president determined to declare victory where his predecessors failed will allow his desire for a legacy-making deal to override the substance of the negotiations." On the same day, the Washington Post's Paul Waldman mocked Trump's desire for a win, which he said was turning Trump into a fool who was getting played.

Then President Trump did what media outlets said he'd never do. He walked away from the negotiating table due to North Korea's behavior. The media outlets didn't acknowledge their previous analytical missteps so much as come up with new lines of attack on Trump.
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Biohazard

UK medics admit they treated Skripals for opioid overdose until Porton Down showed them the error of their ways


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 15:11 UTC
skripals salisbury park
The medical team at Sainsbury Hospital were treating the Skripals for opioid overdose without any extra precautions, until UK chemical weapon experts "confirmed" nerve agent poisoning and "advised" them on treatment, BBC reports.

Staff at Salisbury District Hospital say that former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, who were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on March 4, were initially treated for opioid overdose, a new documentary reveals.

"The evening that Yulia and Sergei were admitted, at that point we were led to believe that they have taken an overdose, so there was no mention of nerve agent poisoning," Sarah Clark, ward sister in charge of the shift on March 4, told BBC2's Newsnight in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. "They were needing their support with their breathing and support with their cardiovascular system."

Some initial reports on the Skripals indicated that emergency services suspected the powerful drug fentanyl may have been involved. The highly addictive synthetic opiate has been linked to a sharp increase in overdoses in the US and has also resulted in dozens of deaths across the UK.

The medical staff was apparently so sure of the drug overdose diagnosis that they did not even consider taking special precaution to protect themselves against potential exposure to the deadly military grade chemical agent, which they were soon convinced caused the ailment of the Skripals.

"At first, when they first came in, there was no indication of the fact that it was a nerve agent. And therefore, we take our normal protection when any patient comes in but would have not at that point taken any extra precaution in terms of protecting ourselves," Clark said.

Comment: A full two days after exposure to a weapons-grade nerve agent with no proper treatment, no symptoms of nerve agent exposure, no local tests to determine if a nerve agent was involved (only Porton Down's say-so), and a miraculous recovery. It's almost sounds as if the Salisbury doctors are getting their side of the story out so that no one can accuse them of anything shady. Instead, they place the potential blame for that on Porton Down.

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