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US military buildup around Russia meant to bankrupt Moscow: Petras

Press TV – January 2, 2016 The United States is attempting to bankrupt Russia’s economy by encircling it through military buildup, an American writer and political commentator says. James Petras, a professor emeritus of sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and adjunct professor at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, […]

‘Not enough data to show Russian link to election’ – Wordfence CEO

RT | January 1, 2017 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s claims that Russia hacked the 2016 US election are based on flimsy evidence, says security expert Mark Maunder. On December 29, the DHS and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released a Joint Analysis Report (JAR) put together by the DHS […]

Portrait of an Assassin: Obama’s Revenge

By James Petras | December 30, 2016 The events leading to the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey have a long and torturous trail. The beginning and end are found in President Obama’s attempt to militarily encircle and discredit Russia through massive propaganda and sanctions. Obama built military bases on Russia’s borders; organized a […]

Democrats’ year-end moves seem like revenge on Trump for winning – Russian FM spokeswoman

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova © Grigoriy Sisoev / Sputnik RT | December 31, 2016 The new punitive measures imposed on Russia by the outgoing US administration seem to be an attempt to take revenge on Republican Donald Trump for winning the presidency, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has noted. “The outgoing administration […]

Hypocrisy Over Alleged Russian ‘Hacking’

By Michael Brenner | Consortium News | December 30, 2016 The psychodrama over the alleged but unsubstantiated Russian hacking of Democratic emails to influence the U.S. presidential election has yet to reach its climax. Already, though, it has earned nomination as the most surreal and passionate work of fiction of the Twenty-first Century. In all the […]

Kerry’s speech violates int’l law, Palestinian rights

Palestine Information Center – December 30, 2016 LONDON – The Palestinian Return Center (PRC) slammed on Thursday a speech by the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, saying his comments pose a danger for Palestinians’ rights, particularly the right of return. According to PRC, the call of Kerry to resettle refugees […]