June 2020
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Is the Coronavirus Scare a Psychological Operation?
Governments have used psychological warfare throughout history to manipulate public opinion, gain political advantage, and generate profits. Western governments have engaged in such tactics in the war on terrorism as well as in its predecessor, the war on communism. Continue reading
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MH17: Trial by Media 6 June 2020
6 June 2020 — 21st Century Wire A live press conference ‘MH17 – Trial by Media’ will take place in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 6, 2020, in advance of the new sittings of the trial in absentia of three Russians and one Ukrainian in Amsterdam, beginning on June 8. Yana Erlashova from Bonanza Media, will present new and important Continue reading
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A Joint Enterprise: How the UK and the US co-operate on drone warfare
A new report published today by Drone Wars UK investigates the co-operation between the UK and the US in relation to armed drone operations. While the UK insist its armed drone programme is separate and independent to that of the US, our report, ‘Joint Enterprise: An overview of US-UK co-operation on armed drone operations’, argues… Continue reading
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Retraction of two “scientific” Covid-19 articles
On 5 June 2020, The Lancet withdrew an article it had published on May 22 [1], followed an hour later by the New England Journal of Medicine’s retraction of a similar article appeared on 1 May [2]. These two articles [3] [4] had been spotlighted by a high-profile media coverage orchestrated by the US-based Gilead Sciences laboratory. They purported… Continue reading
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Five questions for new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer about his UK and US national security establishment links
The public deserves answers about the UK’s new opposition leader and his relationship with the British national security establishment, including the MI5 and the Times newspaper, his former role in the Julian Assange case and his membership in the intelligence-linked Trilateral Commission. Continue reading
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I…Can’t…Breathe
6 June 2020 — Daily Maverick Zapiro (South Africa) Continue reading
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USA: Returning to normal?
The recent release of the US jobs data for May, which apparently showed a reduction in the unemployment rate from April, sparked a sharp rally in the US stock market. And if you were to follow the stock markets of the major economies, you would think that the world economy was racing back to normal… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Headlines 5 June 2020
5 June 2020 — Information Clearing House US should leave China alone, focus on putting its own house in order By Andre Vltchek U.S. policy, domestic and international, thrives on absurdity. – Continue ==== Continue reading
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Coronavirus Fact-Check #6: Does wearing a mask do anything?
Do masks actually do anything to prevent the spread of this disease? Or respiratory diseases in general? Continue reading
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“The World Cannot Breathe!” Squashed by the U.S. – A Country Built on Genocide and Slavery
More than two centuries of lies are now getting exposed. Bizarre tales about freedom and democracy are collapsing like houses of cards. Continue reading
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DeSmog UK Weekly: Leading from the back
That’s the latest language coming from Alok Sharma, the UK’s Business Secretary and COP26 chief (get well soon!), as the government urges countries, companies, and everyone else to “build back better” in the wake of COVID-19. Continue reading
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Legal complaint lodged with UK data watchdog over claims coronavirus Test and Trace programme flouts GDPR
Open Rights Group has instructed lawyers to lodge a complaint with the UK’s data watchdog over the rollout of the Test and Trace system because it says the system breaches the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Continue reading
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UK government wants your credit details and more, with some help from Cummings’s pals
The artificial intelligence (AI) firm employed by Dominic Cummings on the Vote Leave project is now working directly with the government on a highly sensitive data-matching project. Continue reading
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UK Information Wars: Ministry Of Defence Creates New Cyber Regiment
The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, whose stated purpose is to protect vital defence networks at home and on operations overseas. Continue reading
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Drone Wars at Ten #3: What’s next? A peek at the future
In this final post to mark our 10th birthday, I want to peer a little into the future, looking at what we are facing in relation to drone warfare in the coming years. Of course predicting the future is always a little foolish – perhaps especially so in the middle of a global pandemic –… Continue reading
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Racist Policing Accelerated During the Pandemic. Mounting Protests Could See It Get Even Worse
Dwayne Francis was racially profiled and detained by police in London last month, while on his way to work in a secondary school. “The rhetoric is always the same,” he said, describing how police routinely tell black people: “You fit the description of someone who has committed a crime, this is a high crime area,… Continue reading
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IRR News (20 May – 3 June 2020)
4 June 2020 —Institute of Race Relations weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice A ‘fascist speech’ verging on ‘a declaration of war against American citizens’. That’s how US president Donald Trump’s 1 June speech, where he invoked the threat of the Insurrection Act (1807) to suppress protests in 350+ US cities over the police killing of Continue reading
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NHS Data: 24 hours to get transparency!
There’s been an urgent development in our campaign to stop the secrecy about NHS data deals with private companies. The government now says they’ll make the decision “imminently” on how much detail they’ll disclose. It could be as soon as tomorrow. Continue reading
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