A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, and his current employer, the International Crisis Group, said it was seeking his prompt and safe release. Michael Kovrig’s detention comes after police in Canada arrested the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on Dec. 1 at […]
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While Macron’s Paris Is on Fire, Salvini’s Rome Shines As He Puts Italians First… Imaging THAT!…
In his speech to 80,000 supporters, the Deputy Prime Minister and populist said in regards to the neighbouring “Yellow Vests” protests: “Those who sow poverty reap protests, those who sow false promises reap the response of those on the margins and the countryside”. His statement was met with cheers from the crowd of Italians who […]
MI6’s Spymaster Revealed How the UK Is Conducting “Fourth Generation Espionage”…
The head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Alex Younger briefed the public about the challenges of so-called “fourth generation espionage”. The UK’s top spy spent some of his time blaming Russia for trying to, as he put it, “subvert the UK way of life” by supposedly poisoning the Skripals and through other mischievous […]
French President Macron Declares “Social and Economic” State of Emergency (VIDEO)…
With massive civil unrest overwhelming many parts of French society, President Emmanuel Macron made a televised speech to the nation attempting to calm the anger. Macron declared a social and economic state of emergency and attempted to stop the ongoing Yellow Vest protests by announcing a special year-end bonus. In addition to the year-end bonus, […]
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Brexit: May’s Handbag…
The new hope for the UK being rescued from Brexit (as if there were any solution that not leave large swathes of the citizenry feeling bruised) is May’s handbag. I am not making that up. From The Times: “Theresa May will seek to emulate Margaret Thatcher by travelling to Brussels to demand a better Brexit […]
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Whitewash – The ‘Last Bastion Of Freedom’ Is an Al-Qaeda Infested Town…
This week the New Yorker published a long piece on Saraqib, a town in Idleb governorate in Syria. Syria’s Last Bastion of Freedom – Amid the brutal civil war, a town fought off the regime and the fundamentalists—and dared to hold an election. Can its experiment in democracy survive? The piece tells us that, despite […]
French MPs to Launch ‘No Confidence Vote’ Against Unpopular Macron…
French Members of Parliment are set to launch a No Confidence vote against Emmanuel Macron as the President has become plagued by plummeting popularity poll numbers and nationwide unrest. The vote will stem from left-wing opposition parties, such as the French Socialist Party, far-left Defiant France, and the Communist Party, who have all agreed to […]
France to Deploy 89k Security Personnel Ahead of Saturday Protests….
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said 89,000 members of the security forces would be deployed nationwide on Saturday, including 8,000 in Paris, where armored vehicles will also be out on the streets. “We are facing people who are not here to protest, but to smash and we want to have the means to not give […]
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Italian Police Make Major Arrests Linked to Sicilian Mob…
Italian authorities said Tuesday they had dismantled the rebuilt upper echelons of the Sicilian Mafia by arresting 46 people including the presumed new regional boss who took over after the death of the “boss of bosses” Salvatore “Toto” Riina. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini called the sweep an “extraordinary operation” in the Sicilian capital, Palermo. Based […]
Brexit: May Bloodied but Not Yet Bowed…
As Clive warned yesterday, “Don’t trust U.K. based reporting of events. I heard so much provable rubbish today, it’d fill a book.” We’ll try to be relatively sparing, since the big events that will provide more information come next week: the Withdrawal Act vote (the margin of loss will be critical), the presumed motion of […]
China’s Xi Promises to Crack Down on Illegal Chinese-Made Fentanyl…
After meeting with President Donald Trump in Argentina on Dec. 1, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he intends to list fentanyl as a controlled substance, “meaning that people selling fentanyl to the United States will be subject to China’s maximum penalty under the law,” according to a statement from the White House. Fentanyl, a synthetic […]
Police Target ‘Ndrangheta Mafia in Raids Across Europe…
Joint investigative teams involving police in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium are targeting members of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia. Around 90 arrests were made; 4,000 kilograms (8,820 pounds) of cocaine and 140 kilograms of ecstasy pills were seized. In Germany, the raids — which are part of Operation Pollino — are focused on the […]
Brexit: Coming to a Head?…
I’ll attempt to be brief, since events are very much in play, and there is still a great deal of noise relative to signal. The overarching issue is that while some exciting skirmishes are underway, what matters is the configuration of forces on the battlefield. We’ll discuss the two big events of the day (so […]
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Macron Folds: France Suspends Fuel Tax Hike After “Yellow Vest” Riots…
With his popularity rating at record lows (recent polls put it at around 26%, on par with Hollande), his capital city burning and the populists he defeated during his stunning electoral victory last year making serious electoral inroads, French President Emmanuel Macron finally caved, and on Tuesday ordered a six month suspension of planned ‘fuel […]
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Israel’s Supreme Court to Decide If Netanyahu Must Resign After Indictment…
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit says the High Court of Justice will have to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would need to resign if an indictment is filed in his corruption cases. Speaking to lawmakers in the Knesset State Control Committee, Mandelblit says, “When it comes to a minister, there’s a clear ruling from the […]
The Film the Israel Lobby Does Not Want You to See by Chris Hedges…
“The Lobby,” the four-part Al-Jazeera documentary that was blocked under heavy Israeli pressure shortly before its release, has been leaked online by the Chicago-based website Electronic Intifada, the French website Orient XXI and the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. The series is an inside look over five months by an undercover reporter, armed with a hidden camera, […]
Brexit: More Thrashing About…
We’ll attempt to be sparing in our Brexit update, since the noise to signal ratio is even higher than usual right now. As you’ve undoubtedly heard, the EU Council approved May’s deal as expected. May gave in to Spain’s demands over Gibraltar: 96% of Gibraltar voted to Remain. In response the UK has sacrificed Gibraltar […]
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CONFIRMED: Yeppers, Looks Like the UK Is in Fact Funding a Massive Anti-Russia ‘BAD’ Propaganda Campaign…
Those who have been saying that the West has turned Russia into a scapegoat to be blamed for each and every thing that goes wrong have been proved right. We have witnessed concocted stories invented to denigrate Moscow that have gone viral as directed by the secret services. The UK, the country that is spearheading […]
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Ukraine – Poroshenko Initiated Clash With Russia to Gain Dictatorial Powers – He Failed…
The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko’s attempted to shore up his approval rate for the upcoming election by provoking a military incident. It was a gamble and it failed. Three Ukrainian boats, a tug and two gun boats, attempted to sail from the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait into the Sea of Azov. The Kerch […]
Is the British Government Running a Massive Secret Anti-Russian Smear Campaign?…
In 2015 the government of Britain launched a secret operation to insert anti-Russia propaganda into the western media stream. We have already seen many consequences of this and similar programs which are designed to smear anyone who does not follow the anti-Russian government lines. The ‘Russian collusion’ smear campaign against Donald Trump based on the […]
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