Guilty until proven innocent (again): UN report on alleged Russian ‘war crimes’ in Syria is based on ‘We Say So’ & unnamed sources

7 March 2020 — In Gaza – RT.com

– Eva Bartlett
A UN-mandated report, which accuses Russia of war crimes in Syria, heavily relies on anonymous sources and lacks evidence, but also smacks of deliberate disinformation that is halting the eradication of terrorism in Idlib.

MH-17: Why Do the U.S. and Its Allies Hide These Facts From the Public? By Eric Zuesse

7 March 2020 — Strategic Culture Foundation

The latest are document-dumps and accompanying detailed explanations and translations of the revealed documents, and are from Bonanza Media. That’s a Finland-based website. Their “Bonanza Leaks” on 24 February 2020 shows photos of the official transcriptions of the witnesses’ testimony to the official Joint Investigative Team (JIT) which the U.S-allied Dutch Government operates in order to convict Russia for the shoot-down of the MH17 Malaysian airliner on 17 July 2014 above the civil-war zone in Ukraine. It includes an accompanying video presentation of these documents, from a day earlier, on February 23rd, titled “Bonanza Media LeaksTalk”.

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Bolivia News Links 7 March 2020

7 March 2020 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back

Russian diplomat blasts Bolivia’s allegations of Moscow’s involvement in illegal processes
https://tass.com/politics/1127425

WaPo Prints Study That Found Paper Backed an Undemocratic Bolivia Coup
https://williambowles.info/2020/03/05/wapo-prints-study-that-found-paper-backed-an-undemocratic-bolivia-coup/

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Dicamba litigation against Bayer, BASF poised to explode, lawyers say

6 March 2020 — GMWatch

Claims say weedkilling products developed by the former Monsanto and other chemical companies are destroying and contaminating crops, including organic

EXCERPT: In their legal claims, farmers allege that they have experienced damage both from the drift of old versions of dicamba and drifting newer versions as well. The farmers claim that the companies hoped fears of drift damage would force farmers to buy the special GMO dicamba-tolerant seeds in order to protect their cotton and soybean fields. Farmers growing other types of crops have been without any means to protect their fields.

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