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Paranoia on Parade? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo [Video]

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave an interview with Fox News’ journalist Brian Kilmeade that was posted to YouTube on March 15, 2019. This interview is twenty minutes and covers a range of topics. What is stunning is the degree of paranoia that Mr. Pompeo expresses about China most of all, as well as Russia, and their interests in the world. We post the video here, and we offer a list of the specific time stamps for each question with a paraphrased quote from Mr. Pompeo in reply. Where needed we have added emphasis:

The Surrealism of the Information War

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The flow of knowledge and information is commonly considered the main vector of humanity’s progress through history. One would think that in our era, which is rightly called the time of the information super-highway, the sheer mass of information available to all humans, anywhere at any given time, would have exponentially increased our understanding of our world and each other. This is, however, not the case.

Crimean people would gladly vote to join Russia again, polls show [Video]

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On March 16, 2014, Crimea held a referendum election on the question of rejoining the Russian Federation and seceding from Ukraine. The vote passed by an enormous margin, nearly 97% of the voters saying they wished to rejoin Russia. That number was amplified by the 83.1% voter turnout. Clearly this was a very pressing matter for the Crimean people.

New Zealand mosque attacks: How Christchurch massacre unfolded

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Via RT…

New Zealand experienced one of the worst instances of extremist violence in its history on Friday, when 49 people were gunned down at two mosques in Christchurch. This is how the tragic events unfolded.
The first reports of multiple gunshots in Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, came in around 1:40pm local time. Police deployed armed officers in response.

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