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US defense bill authorizes more Ukraine and Taiwan aid

RT | December 7, 2022 US lawmakers have reached a compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act, agreeing to approve $45 billion more in overall military spending in 2023 than President Joe Biden had requested, as well as multiple provisions for new “security assistance” to Ukraine and increased cooperation with Taiwan. The House and Senate Armed […]

CDC and Census Bureau had direct access to Twitter portal where they could flag speech for censorship

By Tom Parker | Reclaim The Net | December 7, 2022 Emails between an employee at the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Twitter have revealed that at least one CDC staff member and the US Census Bureau had access to Twitter’s dedicated “Partner Support Portal” which allows approved government partners to […]

Nigerian Army Preformed Over 10,000 Forced Abortions

By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | December 7, 2022 Nigerian soldiers fighting against a jihadist group regularly ordered women to be given abortions without their consent, according to a new Reuters investigation. The US has provided Nigeria with billions in military aid, weapons and training. Victims and soldiers told Reuters that women and girls […]

American “human rights” against the people of Yemen

By Viktor Mikhin – New Eastern Outlook – 07.12.2022 As US officials travel the world lecturing everyone on human rights, that same world has accused Washington of being the number one human rights violator. Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen, instigated and widely supported by the West and the United States in particular, is a prime example […]

Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill

John & Nisha Whitehead The purpose of a good government is to protect the lives and liberties of its people. Unfortunately, we have gone so far in the opposite direction from the ideals of a good government that it’s hard to see how this trainwreck can be redeemed. It gets worse by the day. For instance, despite …

Xi’s visit and the future of the Middle East

By Ramzy Baroud | MEMO | December 7, 2022 The problem with most Western media’s political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments. These types of analyses are now being applied to understanding official Arab attitudes towards Russia, China, global […]

Washington rejects ICC probe into Israel’s murder of Al Jazeera reporter

The Cradle | December 7, 2022 US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on 6 December said the White House opposes Al Jazeera taking the murder of Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Aqla to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “We oppose it,” Price told reporters when pressed about the ICC probe. He went on to add Washington maintains its “longstanding […]

Musk: Twitter Counsel Fired Over Concerns About His Role in Information Suppression

Samizdat – 07.12.2022 Elon Musk said in a tweet that he had fired Twitter’s deputy general counsel over concerns about his role in information suppression under the previous management. “In light of concerns about Baker’s possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today,” Musk said on […]