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UK drone strike kills civilian in Syria admits MoD By Chris ColeUK drone strike kills civilian in Syria admits MoD By Chris Cole
For the first time, the Ministry of Defence has admitted a civilian death in its air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The strike, from an RAF Reaper drone, occurred on 26 March according to a written statement by the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. The strike itself was reported by the MoD on its… Continue reading
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The Silence Of The Skripals – Government Blocks Press Reports – Media Change The Record
The British government alleged that the Skripals were poisoned by Novichok, a deadly nerve agent, and blamed Russia for it. There are stiill many open questions to ask but the British media, otherwise not afraid of ‘door stepping’, are curiously uninterested. We already noted in early April that the British press was throwing Novi-Fog™ onto… Continue reading
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A British Gag Order After the Skripals’ Poisoning Points to UK Government Guilt By Karin Brothers
1 May 2018 — Global Research British government’s lack of interest in the Skripals’ “friend” ”at Zizzi’s” implies its involvement in their poisoning. They are now missing and presumed dead. Continue reading
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A British Gag Order After the Skripals’ Poisoning Points to UK Government Guilt By Karin Brothers
1 May 2018 — Global Research British government’s lack of interest in the Skripals’ “friend” ”at Zizzi’s” implies its involvement in their poisoning. They are now missing and presumed dead. Continue reading
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Media Lens: Douma: Part 2 – ‘It Just Doesn’t Ring True’
Jonathan Freedland’s ‘committed denialists and conspiracists’, and Paul Mason’s victims of Putin’s ‘global strategy’ clutching at ‘false flag theories’, presumably include Lord West, former First Sea Lord and Chief of Defence Intelligence. Continue reading
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Media Lens: Douma: Part 1 – Deception In Plain Sight
UK corporate media are under a curious kind of military occupation. Almost all print and broadcast media now employ a number of reporters and commentators who are relentless and determined warmongers. Despite the long, unarguable history of US-UK lying on war, and the catastrophic results, these journalists instantly confirm the veracity of atrocity claims made… Continue reading
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The Mainstream Media Fueled Military Action in Syria, Reprisals Against Russia over the Skripal Affair By Philip Giraldi
The complicity of America’s Fourth Estate in the evolution of the national security warfare state is often mentioned in passing but rarely analyzed in any detail. But a recent article on Lobe Log by Adam Johnson is refreshing in that it does just that, looking at the editorials in 26 leading newspapers relating to the… Continue reading
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Evidence – Novichok Delivery System Patented in the US
We wrote back on 9th April that: “The Skripal Novichok poison affair has fooled almost no-one with a slightly questioning mind and an internet connection. The entire story would make an epic egg-on-face Inspector Clouseau classic worthy of Peter Sellers at his best. The plot includes a delusional Russian despot attempting to assassinate an ageing… Continue reading
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IRR News (6 – 19 April 2018)
19 April 2018 — Institute of Race Relations Institute of Race Relations weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice The twenty-fifth anniversary of the racist killing of Stephen Lawrence, coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of Enoch Powell’s notorious ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech, reminds us how close is the link between racism in politics and… Continue reading
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Novichok News Links 14-19 April 2018
19 April 2018 — williambowles.info 19 April 2018 Russia exposes British lies on Skripal, but trail leads to US By M.K. Bhadrakumar https://williambowles.info/2018/04/19/russia-exposes-british-lies-on-skripal-but-trail-leads-to-us-by-m-k-bhadrakumar/ The Skripals Have Survived but They Are Not Safe: The Novichok Fraud Should Bring Down the UK Government https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-skripals-have-survived-but-they-are-not-safe-the-novichok-fraud-should-bring-down-the-uk-government/5636754 Continue reading
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Russia exposes British lies on Skripal, but trail leads to US By M.K. Bhadrakumar
Moscow says it has proof that the agent used in the UK attack is a chemical weapon patented in the US. So was this a covert operation aimed at ratcheting up tensions between the West and Russia? Continue reading
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Behind Theresa May’s ‘Humanitarian Hysterics’: The Ideology of Empire and Conquest By Colin Todhunter
18 April 2018 — CounterCurrents Until the 17th century, India was the richest country in the world and had controlled a third of global wealth. Political unity and military security helped evolve a uniform economic system, increased trade and enhanced agricultural productivity. Once the British had colonised India and left, it was a basket case. Continue reading
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Disgusting Conflict of Interest: Theresa May’s Husband’s Investment Firm Made a “Financial Killing” from the Bombing of Syria By Tom D. Rogers
Whilst it is pretty obvious that almost all married couples act as informal advisors to each other in some capacity, Tyrie’s admission that the Prime Minister’s husband has such a great influence over his wife’s decisions is made all the more worrying by the fact that Mr May – who is a Senior Executive at… Continue reading
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Disgusting Conflict of Interest: Theresa May’s Husband’s Investment Firm Made a “Financial Killing” from the Bombing of Syria By Tom D. Rogers
Whilst it is pretty obvious that almost all married couples act as informal advisors to each other in some capacity, Tyrie’s admission that the Prime Minister’s husband has such a great influence over his wife’s decisions is made all the more worrying by the fact that Mr May – who is a Senior Executive at… Continue reading
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Frack Off April Newsletter: Fracking Industry Counts Cost Of More Delays
Diary of events covering anti-fracking actions across the UK. Excellent Resource. Continue reading
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Attacking Syria. Trump's 'Dirty Game': Selected Articles
15 April 2018 — Global Research Attacking Syria: Thumbing Noses at Constitution and Law By Ray McGovern, April 15, 2018 As was the case 15 years ago when the U.S. and UK launched a war of aggression against Iraq, the pretext was so-called “weapons of mass destruction” (WMD) — this time the claimed use on April… Continue reading
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UN agency fails to substantiate claims of Russian use of “military grade nerve agent” in Skripal poisoning By Julie Hyland
The report by the UN agency is crucial in the efforts at damage limitation after last week’s implosion of the claims that an ultra-deadly nerve agent had been used on British soil, 10 times more toxic than sarin gas, and so sophisticated that it had to have been produced by a state actor. The claims… Continue reading
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US Launches Impotent Attack on Non-existent “Chemical Facilities” By Tony Cartalucci
The use of stand-off weapons such as cruise missiles and air-to-ground missiles reflects the US and its allies’ fear of Syrian and Russia anti-aircraft defense systems. The Syrian and Russian governments announced that 71 of over 100 missiles fired were intercepted, according to Russian media. Targets struck had already been evacuated or were not currently… Continue reading
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Trigger-Happy Trump and Syria: “The Worst Case Scenario Is Now Our Reality” By Felicity Arbuthnot
The “White Helmets” are funded in millions by the UK Foreign Office, the US, Canada and various other Western governments. Coupled with this is: A UK government £5.3 million media activists programme included training Syrian independent journalists and activists, including for reporting of “White Helmets” activities across Twitter and Facebook. (See Foreign and Commonwealth Office:… Continue reading
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