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'In a cage with a tiger': How locals in Taliban's Kabul adapt to the new reality
"Zendegi megozara" (Life goes on), an Afghan proverb says - and Kabul, dubbed by the Western media as the city of hope and despair, could be a physical illustration of the saying. Weeks of fear and uncertainty under Taliban rule followed the withdrawal of NATO troops, the mass evacuations and the flight of the country's leaders. Despite a humanitarian crisis unfolding and the future seeming murky, however, the Afghan capital looks just as it did back in the republican days - on the surface, at least. The airport in Kabul still isn't working at full capacity. After the Taliban took over the city on August 15 last year, most international carriers ceased flights to Afghanistan until the situation stabilizes - except for low-cost airline Fly Dubai, Mahan Air of Iran, and few more regional companies.
https://www.sott.net/article/466401-In-a-cage-with-a-tiger-How-locals-in-Talibans-Kabul-adapt-to-the-new-reality
'In a cage with a tiger': How locals in Taliban's Kabul adapt to the new reality
"Zendegi megozara" (Life goes on), an Afghan proverb says - and Kabul, dubbed by the Western media as the city of hope and despair, could be a physical illustration of the saying. Weeks of fear and uncertainty under Taliban rule followed the withdrawal of NATO troops, the mass evacuations and the flight of the country's leaders. Despite a humanitarian crisis unfolding and the future seeming murky, however, the Afghan capital looks just as it did back in the republican days - on the surface, at least. The airport in Kabul still isn't working at full capacity. After the Taliban took over the city on August 15 last year, most international carriers ceased flights to Afghanistan until the situation stabilizes - except for low-cost airline Fly Dubai, Mahan Air of Iran, and few more regional companies.
https://www.sott.net/article/466401-In-a-cage-with-a-tiger-How-locals-in-Talibans-Kabul-adapt-to-the-new-reality
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U.S. stops Russian bond payments in bid to raise pressure on Moscow
The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at U.S. banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of dollars. Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, foreign currency reserves held by the Russian central bank at U.S. financial institutions were frozen. But the Treasury Department had been allowing the Russian government to use those funds to make coupon payments on dollar-denominated sovereign debt on a case-by-case basis. On Monday, as the largest of the payments came due, including a $552.4 million principal payment on a maturing bond, the U.S. government decided to cut off Moscow's access to the frozen funds, according to a U.S. Treasury spokesperson. An $84 million coupon payment was also due on Monday on a 2042 sovereign dollar bond. The move was meant to force Moscow to make the difficult decision of whether it...
https://www.sott.net/article/466402-US-stops-Russian-bond-payments-in-bid-to-raise-pressure-on-Moscow
U.S. stops Russian bond payments in bid to raise pressure on Moscow
The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at U.S. banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of dollars. Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, foreign currency reserves held by the Russian central bank at U.S. financial institutions were frozen. But the Treasury Department had been allowing the Russian government to use those funds to make coupon payments on dollar-denominated sovereign debt on a case-by-case basis. On Monday, as the largest of the payments came due, including a $552.4 million principal payment on a maturing bond, the U.S. government decided to cut off Moscow's access to the frozen funds, according to a U.S. Treasury spokesperson. An $84 million coupon payment was also due on Monday on a 2042 sovereign dollar bond. The move was meant to force Moscow to make the difficult decision of whether it...
https://www.sott.net/article/466402-US-stops-Russian-bond-payments-in-bid-to-raise-pressure-on-Moscow
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Alleged execution of Russian POWs captured on video
Ukrainian forces have violated the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, the Russian Investigative Committee says. A gruesome clip emerged on social media on Tuesday, purportedly showing the execution of Russian prisoners of war by Ukrainian troops. The video starts with the apparent murder of a severely wounded Russian serviceman, who was lying on a road. "Look, he's still alive. He's wheezing," a voice said off screen before shots were fired at the defenseless soldier. It then shows the bodies of several more Russians, scattered on the ground nearby in puddles of blood, as armed men with Ukrainian military insignia on their uniforms cheer as they walk among them. At least one of the prisoners of war in the footage has his hands tied behind his back, and was apparently executed with a shot to the head at point-blank range. Some media outlets suggested that other soldiers may have had their throats slit. The Ukrainian troops in the video are seen shouting "Glory to Ukraine! Glory...
https://www.sott.net/article/466403-Alleged-execution-of-Russian-POWs-captured-on-video
Alleged execution of Russian POWs captured on video
Ukrainian forces have violated the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, the Russian Investigative Committee says. A gruesome clip emerged on social media on Tuesday, purportedly showing the execution of Russian prisoners of war by Ukrainian troops. The video starts with the apparent murder of a severely wounded Russian serviceman, who was lying on a road. "Look, he's still alive. He's wheezing," a voice said off screen before shots were fired at the defenseless soldier. It then shows the bodies of several more Russians, scattered on the ground nearby in puddles of blood, as armed men with Ukrainian military insignia on their uniforms cheer as they walk among them. At least one of the prisoners of war in the footage has his hands tied behind his back, and was apparently executed with a shot to the head at point-blank range. Some media outlets suggested that other soldiers may have had their throats slit. The Ukrainian troops in the video are seen shouting "Glory to Ukraine! Glory...
https://www.sott.net/article/466403-Alleged-execution-of-Russian-POWs-captured-on-video
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Finland reveals timeline of possible NATO accession
The Finnish government will provide the country's parliament with a review of possible NATO accession by the middle of this month, the country's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said. Moscow's attack on Ukraine has prompted Finland, which has a common border with Russia, to intensify the discussions on potential benefits of joining the military alliance. Haavisto revealed that Finland's leaders have already discussed the matter with "almost all" NATO members, and he "almost daily" talks about it with neighboring Sweden which is also considering joining the bloc. In an interview with Reuters, published on Monday, Haavisto said that Finland needs to be prepared for retaliation from Russia: We must "also listen to how NATO countries would react. We don't need to make any quick decisions on our own defense, but certainly a possible membership application could lead to making us a target of interference or hybrid actions." On Saturday, the country's prime minister Sanna Marin, speaking...
https://www.sott.net/article/466404-Finland-reveals-timeline-of-possible-NATO-accession
Finland reveals timeline of possible NATO accession
The Finnish government will provide the country's parliament with a review of possible NATO accession by the middle of this month, the country's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said. Moscow's attack on Ukraine has prompted Finland, which has a common border with Russia, to intensify the discussions on potential benefits of joining the military alliance. Haavisto revealed that Finland's leaders have already discussed the matter with "almost all" NATO members, and he "almost daily" talks about it with neighboring Sweden which is also considering joining the bloc. In an interview with Reuters, published on Monday, Haavisto said that Finland needs to be prepared for retaliation from Russia: We must "also listen to how NATO countries would react. We don't need to make any quick decisions on our own defense, but certainly a possible membership application could lead to making us a target of interference or hybrid actions." On Saturday, the country's prime minister Sanna Marin, speaking...
https://www.sott.net/article/466404-Finland-reveals-timeline-of-possible-NATO-accession
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Pundits who advocate hot war with Russia are enemies of humanity
In an appearance on the MSNBC show Velshi, The Modern War Institute's John Spencer explicitly advocated direct US military conflict with Russia due to allegations of war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Spencer sai: "I'm ready to commit at this moment — unlike I was before this day — to put people in direct contact with Russia, to stop Russia. Call it peacekeeping. Call it what you will. We have to do more than provide weapons. And by 'we,' I mean the United States. Yes, we'll do it as a coalition with lots of other people, but we are the example. So put boots on the ground, send weapons directly at Russia."Notice the bizarre verbal gymnastics being used by Spencer to obfuscate the fact that he is advocating a hot war with a nuclear superpower: "put people in direct contact with Russia," "send weapons directly at Russia". Who talks like that? He's calling for the US military to fire upon the Russian military, he's just saying it really weirdly. To be clear this isn't just...
https://www.sott.net/article/466405-Pundits-who-advocate-hot-war-with-Russia-are-enemies-of-humanity
Pundits who advocate hot war with Russia are enemies of humanity
In an appearance on the MSNBC show Velshi, The Modern War Institute's John Spencer explicitly advocated direct US military conflict with Russia due to allegations of war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Spencer sai: "I'm ready to commit at this moment — unlike I was before this day — to put people in direct contact with Russia, to stop Russia. Call it peacekeeping. Call it what you will. We have to do more than provide weapons. And by 'we,' I mean the United States. Yes, we'll do it as a coalition with lots of other people, but we are the example. So put boots on the ground, send weapons directly at Russia."Notice the bizarre verbal gymnastics being used by Spencer to obfuscate the fact that he is advocating a hot war with a nuclear superpower: "put people in direct contact with Russia," "send weapons directly at Russia". Who talks like that? He's calling for the US military to fire upon the Russian military, he's just saying it really weirdly. To be clear this isn't just...
https://www.sott.net/article/466405-Pundits-who-advocate-hot-war-with-Russia-are-enemies-of-humanity
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Evgeny Norin: Bucha needs to be properly investigated, not used for propaganda
The Russian military offensive in Ukraine is still under way and recent events have sent shockwaves across the globe. A few days after troops withdrew from the small town of Bucha, near Kiev, the Ukrainian authorities reported finding multiple bodies of dead civilians. What happened in Bucha is now being compared to the Srebrenica massacre - the Balkan town which became a symbol of the deadly war in Yugoslavia. Here's what should be kept in mind about this. Civilian deaths are always a tragedy, without any doubt, and they need to be investigated properly. The rebellion in the Donbass and the military assault now resulting from it can be called one of the bloodiest armed conflicts in the post-Soviet space. The widespread destruction of Mariupol during Moscow's offensive, a group of Russian POWs shot by Ukrainians, and a missile attack on residential areas of Donetsk by Kiev's forces are just some of the atrocities this war has seen so far. Bucha is another one on this list.
https://www.sott.net/article/466406-Evgeny-Norin-Bucha-needs-to-be-properly-investigated-not-used-for-propaganda
Evgeny Norin: Bucha needs to be properly investigated, not used for propaganda
The Russian military offensive in Ukraine is still under way and recent events have sent shockwaves across the globe. A few days after troops withdrew from the small town of Bucha, near Kiev, the Ukrainian authorities reported finding multiple bodies of dead civilians. What happened in Bucha is now being compared to the Srebrenica massacre - the Balkan town which became a symbol of the deadly war in Yugoslavia. Here's what should be kept in mind about this. Civilian deaths are always a tragedy, without any doubt, and they need to be investigated properly. The rebellion in the Donbass and the military assault now resulting from it can be called one of the bloodiest armed conflicts in the post-Soviet space. The widespread destruction of Mariupol during Moscow's offensive, a group of Russian POWs shot by Ukrainians, and a missile attack on residential areas of Donetsk by Kiev's forces are just some of the atrocities this war has seen so far. Bucha is another one on this list.
https://www.sott.net/article/466406-Evgeny-Norin-Bucha-needs-to-be-properly-investigated-not-used-for-propaganda
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Zelensky says 'No other choice' than to talk to Russia, as Bucha anger rises
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says there is "no other choice" than to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, even if it's difficult to do amid signs that Russian forces may have committed atrocities against civilians that have sparked widespread condemnation and calls for war crimes investigations. Speaking in an interview with Ukrainian journalists that was broadcast on state television on April 5, Zelensky called the events in Bucha "unforgiveable," and that "all of us, including myself, will perceive even the possibility of negotiations as a challenge. The challenge is internal, first of all, one's own human challenge. Then, when you pull yourself together, and you have to do it, I think that we have no other choice." The interview comes a day after Zelensky made an emotional trip to Bucha outside the capital, where Ukrainian officials say the bodies of civilians have been found, many of them shot in yards, streets, and homes. In a video address on April 5 to the UN...
https://www.sott.net/article/466407-Zelensky-says-No-other-choice-than-to-talk-to-Russia-as-Bucha-anger-rises
Zelensky says 'No other choice' than to talk to Russia, as Bucha anger rises
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says there is "no other choice" than to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, even if it's difficult to do amid signs that Russian forces may have committed atrocities against civilians that have sparked widespread condemnation and calls for war crimes investigations. Speaking in an interview with Ukrainian journalists that was broadcast on state television on April 5, Zelensky called the events in Bucha "unforgiveable," and that "all of us, including myself, will perceive even the possibility of negotiations as a challenge. The challenge is internal, first of all, one's own human challenge. Then, when you pull yourself together, and you have to do it, I think that we have no other choice." The interview comes a day after Zelensky made an emotional trip to Bucha outside the capital, where Ukrainian officials say the bodies of civilians have been found, many of them shot in yards, streets, and homes. In a video address on April 5 to the UN...
https://www.sott.net/article/466407-Zelensky-says-No-other-choice-than-to-talk-to-Russia-as-Bucha-anger-rises
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Medvedev concisely explained Russia's denazification goal in Ukraine
Denazification will have to be comprehensive and verifiable exactly as it was in defeated Germany after World War II, which is the only way to ensure "the peace of future generations of Ukrainians themselves and the opportunity to finally build an open Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok" like Russia envisions being in everyone's interests. Former Russian President and current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev shared another informative post on his Telegram channel, this time concisely explaining the denazification goal of his country's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine. This noble objective has been much-maligned by the US-led Western Mainstream Media (MSM), which gaslights its targeted audience by falsely claiming that no such thing as fascism even remotely exists in Ukraine under its Jewish President. Medvedev began by reminding everyone of Kiev's spree of consistently discredited psy-ops: the "Ghost of Kiev"; the claim of someone downing a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466408-Medvedev-concisely-explained-Russias-denazification-goal-in-Ukraine
Medvedev concisely explained Russia's denazification goal in Ukraine
Denazification will have to be comprehensive and verifiable exactly as it was in defeated Germany after World War II, which is the only way to ensure "the peace of future generations of Ukrainians themselves and the opportunity to finally build an open Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok" like Russia envisions being in everyone's interests. Former Russian President and current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev shared another informative post on his Telegram channel, this time concisely explaining the denazification goal of his country's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine. This noble objective has been much-maligned by the US-led Western Mainstream Media (MSM), which gaslights its targeted audience by falsely claiming that no such thing as fascism even remotely exists in Ukraine under its Jewish President. Medvedev began by reminding everyone of Kiev's spree of consistently discredited psy-ops: the "Ghost of Kiev"; the claim of someone downing a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466408-Medvedev-concisely-explained-Russias-denazification-goal-in-Ukraine
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Ukraine will be a 'big Israel' - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine will look to Israel for inspiration concerning its future security arrangements, arguing that an "absolutely liberal" Kiev is now "impossible" after Moscow's attack in late February. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the president said security would be the "number one" issue for Ukrainians for the next decade, even going so far as to forecast a lasting armed military presence in the streets. Comment: Zelensky is getting ahead of himself, although that's this delusional perfomance is likely intentional, because he probably doesn't want to admit the truth which is that Ukraine is losing and he probably won't be in his position in 10 months, never mind 10 years.
https://www.sott.net/article/466409-Ukraine-will-be-a-big-Israel-Zelensky
Ukraine will be a 'big Israel' - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine will look to Israel for inspiration concerning its future security arrangements, arguing that an "absolutely liberal" Kiev is now "impossible" after Moscow's attack in late February. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the president said security would be the "number one" issue for Ukrainians for the next decade, even going so far as to forecast a lasting armed military presence in the streets. Comment: Zelensky is getting ahead of himself, although that's this delusional perfomance is likely intentional, because he probably doesn't want to admit the truth which is that Ukraine is losing and he probably won't be in his position in 10 months, never mind 10 years.
https://www.sott.net/article/466409-Ukraine-will-be-a-big-Israel-Zelensky
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UN Human Rights Council to vote on suspension of Russia - media
The UN General Assembly will vote on Thursday on suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, French state media AFP reported on Wednesday. Some Western nations are pushing for the expulsion to punish Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. The US and its allies have argued that it's no longer feasible to have Russia as a member of the UN body after Kiev raised unverified allegations of war crimes against Moscow. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US permanent representative to the UN, called Russia's participation "a farce" during a visit to Romania on Monday. Similar sentiments were expressed by officials from nations such as the UK and Canada.
https://www.sott.net/article/466410-UN-Human-Rights-Council-to-vote-on-suspension-of-Russia-media
UN Human Rights Council to vote on suspension of Russia - media
The UN General Assembly will vote on Thursday on suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, French state media AFP reported on Wednesday. Some Western nations are pushing for the expulsion to punish Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. The US and its allies have argued that it's no longer feasible to have Russia as a member of the UN body after Kiev raised unverified allegations of war crimes against Moscow. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US permanent representative to the UN, called Russia's participation "a farce" during a visit to Romania on Monday. Similar sentiments were expressed by officials from nations such as the UK and Canada.
https://www.sott.net/article/466410-UN-Human-Rights-Council-to-vote-on-suspension-of-Russia-media
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Unvaccinated Australians can't leave Australia — unless they escape
Welcome to Prison Australia where unvaccinated citizens are not able to leave. (And Canadians thought they were the only ones). If your best friend is getting married in Madagascar, the Africans will let you fly in, but you can't go because Australia won't let you out. Australians who are unvaccinated or not-jabbed-enough can apply for permission to leave. But unless you need foreign medical care, live or work overseas, or are flying in the "national interest" (meaning you're a politician) you may not qualify. Trips need to be "longer than three months" for no good reason I can think of, except that it stops most holidayers. Which is obviously the point. People may get an exemption if they need to work overseas. Which is fine if your boss wants to send you to conventions in the Greek Islands but you can't take the wife and kids unless she owns the company, and the kids are your employees. Otherwise, there's no pleasure cruises for the unjabbed peasants from Oz. Unvaccinated...
https://www.sott.net/article/466411-Unvaccinated-Australians-cant-leave-Australia-unless-they-escape
Unvaccinated Australians can't leave Australia — unless they escape
Welcome to Prison Australia where unvaccinated citizens are not able to leave. (And Canadians thought they were the only ones). If your best friend is getting married in Madagascar, the Africans will let you fly in, but you can't go because Australia won't let you out. Australians who are unvaccinated or not-jabbed-enough can apply for permission to leave. But unless you need foreign medical care, live or work overseas, or are flying in the "national interest" (meaning you're a politician) you may not qualify. Trips need to be "longer than three months" for no good reason I can think of, except that it stops most holidayers. Which is obviously the point. People may get an exemption if they need to work overseas. Which is fine if your boss wants to send you to conventions in the Greek Islands but you can't take the wife and kids unless she owns the company, and the kids are your employees. Otherwise, there's no pleasure cruises for the unjabbed peasants from Oz. Unvaccinated...
https://www.sott.net/article/466411-Unvaccinated-Australians-cant-leave-Australia-unless-they-escape
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Ukraine will be a 'big Israel' - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine will look to Israel for inspiration concerning its future security arrangements, arguing that an "absolutely liberal" Kiev is now "impossible" after Moscow's attack in late February. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the president said security would be the "number one" issue for Ukrainians for the next decade, even going so far as to forecast a lasting armed military presence in the streets. Comment: Zelensky is getting ahead of himself, although this delusional performance is likely intentional, as he probably doesn't want to admit the truth, which is that Ukraine is losing and he probably won't be in his position in 10 months, never mind 10 years.
https://www.sott.net/article/466409-Ukraine-will-be-a-big-Israel-Zelensky
Ukraine will be a 'big Israel' - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine will look to Israel for inspiration concerning its future security arrangements, arguing that an "absolutely liberal" Kiev is now "impossible" after Moscow's attack in late February. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the president said security would be the "number one" issue for Ukrainians for the next decade, even going so far as to forecast a lasting armed military presence in the streets. Comment: Zelensky is getting ahead of himself, although this delusional performance is likely intentional, as he probably doesn't want to admit the truth, which is that Ukraine is losing and he probably won't be in his position in 10 months, never mind 10 years.
https://www.sott.net/article/466409-Ukraine-will-be-a-big-Israel-Zelensky
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BEST OF THE WEB: Dr. Robert Malone v WEF
Dr. Robert Malone, one of the initial founders of mRNA vaccines, turned into the most prominent critic, plans to expose everyone in the World Economic Forum (WEF). "They've been working for 30 years to train people to be their gophers...to do their bidding...there are videos of Klaus Schwab bragging about it," Malone stated. "All of these people who want to lock us up and disrespect us are not very smart. I mean, have you watched Trudeau?" Malone admitted it is usually unethical to dox people online, but with "this crowd," ousting them is the only way to beat them. So the doctor spent millions compiling a list of over 4,000 people who are working with the WEF to push forward the Great Reset.
https://www.sott.net/article/466385-Dr-Robert-Malone-v-WEF
BEST OF THE WEB: Dr. Robert Malone v WEF
Dr. Robert Malone, one of the initial founders of mRNA vaccines, turned into the most prominent critic, plans to expose everyone in the World Economic Forum (WEF). "They've been working for 30 years to train people to be their gophers...to do their bidding...there are videos of Klaus Schwab bragging about it," Malone stated. "All of these people who want to lock us up and disrespect us are not very smart. I mean, have you watched Trudeau?" Malone admitted it is usually unethical to dox people online, but with "this crowd," ousting them is the only way to beat them. So the doctor spent millions compiling a list of over 4,000 people who are working with the WEF to push forward the Great Reset.
https://www.sott.net/article/466385-Dr-Robert-Malone-v-WEF
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20 facts about the emerging global food shortage that should chill you to the core
A very alarming global food shortage has already begun, and it is only going to get worse in the months ahead. I realize that this is not good news, but I would encourage you to share the information in this article with everyone that you can. People deserve to understand what is happening, and they deserve an opportunity to get prepared. The pace at which things are changing around the globe right now is absolutely breathtaking, but most people assume that life will just continue to carry on as it normally does. Unfortunately, the truth is that a very real planetary emergency is developing right in front of our eyes. The following are 20 facts about the emerging global food shortage that should chill you to the core... #1 One of France's most important government officials is telling us that we should brace ourselves for an "extremely serious" global food crisis... France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the EU must get to grips with the prospect that the war in...
https://www.sott.net/article/466412-20-facts-about-the-emerging-global-food-shortage-that-should-chill-you-to-the-core
20 facts about the emerging global food shortage that should chill you to the core
A very alarming global food shortage has already begun, and it is only going to get worse in the months ahead. I realize that this is not good news, but I would encourage you to share the information in this article with everyone that you can. People deserve to understand what is happening, and they deserve an opportunity to get prepared. The pace at which things are changing around the globe right now is absolutely breathtaking, but most people assume that life will just continue to carry on as it normally does. Unfortunately, the truth is that a very real planetary emergency is developing right in front of our eyes. The following are 20 facts about the emerging global food shortage that should chill you to the core... #1 One of France's most important government officials is telling us that we should brace ourselves for an "extremely serious" global food crisis... France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the EU must get to grips with the prospect that the war in...
https://www.sott.net/article/466412-20-facts-about-the-emerging-global-food-shortage-that-should-chill-you-to-the-core
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Transgender cyclist booted from women's championship after female competitors threaten boycott
Sport's governing body rules cyclist is not currently compliant with its regulations. A biologically male cyclist who now identifies as female was barred from competing in a women's championship race this weekend, following threats of boycott from female competitors. Emily Bridges, who formerly competed against men as Zach Bridges, was cut from the women's British National Omnium Championship on Saturday.
https://www.sott.net/article/466413-Transgender-cyclist-booted-from-womens-championship-after-female-competitors-threaten-boycott
Transgender cyclist booted from women's championship after female competitors threaten boycott
Sport's governing body rules cyclist is not currently compliant with its regulations. A biologically male cyclist who now identifies as female was barred from competing in a women's championship race this weekend, following threats of boycott from female competitors. Emily Bridges, who formerly competed against men as Zach Bridges, was cut from the women's British National Omnium Championship on Saturday.
https://www.sott.net/article/466413-Transgender-cyclist-booted-from-womens-championship-after-female-competitors-threaten-boycott
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French voters could strike a major blow to globalism
After Emmanuel Macron picked globalism over his country's interests for five years, his main rival Marine Le Pen is drawing closer. The French are headed to the polls this Sunday, April 10 for the first of two rounds in the country's presidential election. No longer about 'right v left', the contest pits the establishment globalist straightjacket against true democracy and independence. The result has the potential to not just cause a political earthquake in France, but in all of Europe, dealing a major blow to the "rules-based" order of globalists. But will French voters seize the occasion? There's a long-standing view that Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally candidacy could never win against an establishment candidate - in this case, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron.
https://www.sott.net/article/466414-French-voters-could-strike-a-major-blow-to-globalism
French voters could strike a major blow to globalism
After Emmanuel Macron picked globalism over his country's interests for five years, his main rival Marine Le Pen is drawing closer. The French are headed to the polls this Sunday, April 10 for the first of two rounds in the country's presidential election. No longer about 'right v left', the contest pits the establishment globalist straightjacket against true democracy and independence. The result has the potential to not just cause a political earthquake in France, but in all of Europe, dealing a major blow to the "rules-based" order of globalists. But will French voters seize the occasion? There's a long-standing view that Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally candidacy could never win against an establishment candidate - in this case, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron.
https://www.sott.net/article/466414-French-voters-could-strike-a-major-blow-to-globalism
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Bucha massacre - when satellite images and videos are manipulated to tell a false story
As the scandal surrounding the Bucha massacre grows, new elements prove that this episode is indeed worthy of the mass graves of Timisoara, between the disinformation of the New York Time which releases satellite images that do not hold water, the Ukraine which releases the video of a drone taken on another day, and the truth which appears in the video filmed by the Ukrainian troops in charge of "cleaning the city". Following my article of yesterday highlighting several inconsistencies in the official narrative of the Bucha massacre, new information has come to reinforce my analysis. First, posts from a Telegram channel dedicated to life in Bucha show photos from 31 March 2022, where there are no bodies in the streets. And no mention of them either.
https://www.sott.net/article/466415-Bucha-massacre-when-satellite-images-and-videos-are-manipulated-to-tell-a-false-story
Bucha massacre - when satellite images and videos are manipulated to tell a false story
As the scandal surrounding the Bucha massacre grows, new elements prove that this episode is indeed worthy of the mass graves of Timisoara, between the disinformation of the New York Time which releases satellite images that do not hold water, the Ukraine which releases the video of a drone taken on another day, and the truth which appears in the video filmed by the Ukrainian troops in charge of "cleaning the city". Following my article of yesterday highlighting several inconsistencies in the official narrative of the Bucha massacre, new information has come to reinforce my analysis. First, posts from a Telegram channel dedicated to life in Bucha show photos from 31 March 2022, where there are no bodies in the streets. And no mention of them either.
https://www.sott.net/article/466415-Bucha-massacre-when-satellite-images-and-videos-are-manipulated-to-tell-a-false-story
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BEST OF THE WEB: In a break with the past, U.S. is using intel to fight an info war with Russia, even when the intel isn't rock solid
It was an attention-grabbing assertion that made headlines around the world: U.S. officials said they had indications suggesting Russia might be preparing to use chemical agents in Ukraine. President Joe Biden later said it publicly. But three U.S. officials told NBC News this week there is no evidence Russia has brought any chemical weapons near Ukraine. They said the U.S. released the information to deter Russia from using the banned munitions. It's one of a string of examples of the Biden administration's breaking with recent precedent by deploying declassified intelligence as part of an information war against Russia. The administration has done so even when the intelligence wasn't rock solid, officials said, to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin off balance. Coordinated by the White House National Security Council, the unprecedented intelligence releases have been so frequent and voluminous, officials said, that intelligence agencies had to devote more staff members to work...
https://www.sott.net/article/466416-In-a-break-with-the-past-US-is-using-intel-to-fight-an-info-war-with-Russia-even-when-the-intel-isnt-rock-solid
BEST OF THE WEB: In a break with the past, U.S. is using intel to fight an info war with Russia, even when the intel isn't rock solid
It was an attention-grabbing assertion that made headlines around the world: U.S. officials said they had indications suggesting Russia might be preparing to use chemical agents in Ukraine. President Joe Biden later said it publicly. But three U.S. officials told NBC News this week there is no evidence Russia has brought any chemical weapons near Ukraine. They said the U.S. released the information to deter Russia from using the banned munitions. It's one of a string of examples of the Biden administration's breaking with recent precedent by deploying declassified intelligence as part of an information war against Russia. The administration has done so even when the intelligence wasn't rock solid, officials said, to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin off balance. Coordinated by the White House National Security Council, the unprecedented intelligence releases have been so frequent and voluminous, officials said, that intelligence agencies had to devote more staff members to work...
https://www.sott.net/article/466416-In-a-break-with-the-past-US-is-using-intel-to-fight-an-info-war-with-Russia-even-when-the-intel-isnt-rock-solid
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Sara Walker and her crew publish the most interesting biology paper of 2022 (So far, anyway)
https://www.sott.net/article/466417-Sara-Walker-and-her-crew-publish-the-most-interesting-biology-paper-of-2022-So-far-anyway
Sara Walker and her crew publish the most interesting biology paper of 2022 (So far, anyway)
https://www.sott.net/article/466417-Sara-Walker-and-her-crew-publish-the-most-interesting-biology-paper-of-2022-So-far-anyway
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Twitter bans US Marine for questioning Ukraine narrative
Platform says USMC veteran and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter violated "targeted harassment" rule. Twitter "permanently suspended" the retired US Marine Corps officer Scott Ritter on Wednesday, accusing him of engaging in prohibited behavior by questioning the claims of Ukrainian authorities that Russian soldiers had massacred civilians in Bucha near Kiev. Ritter is best known as the former UN weapons inspector who doubted US claims about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, invoked by Washington as a pretext for the 2003 invasion. "So apparently I've been suspended from Twitter for the crime of challenging the orthodox narrative of the so-called Bucha massacre," Ritter said on his Telegram channel, sharing a screenshot of the message he received from the Big Tech platform.
https://www.sott.net/article/466418-Twitter-bans-US-Marine-for-questioning-Ukraine-narrative
Twitter bans US Marine for questioning Ukraine narrative
Platform says USMC veteran and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter violated "targeted harassment" rule. Twitter "permanently suspended" the retired US Marine Corps officer Scott Ritter on Wednesday, accusing him of engaging in prohibited behavior by questioning the claims of Ukrainian authorities that Russian soldiers had massacred civilians in Bucha near Kiev. Ritter is best known as the former UN weapons inspector who doubted US claims about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, invoked by Washington as a pretext for the 2003 invasion. "So apparently I've been suspended from Twitter for the crime of challenging the orthodox narrative of the so-called Bucha massacre," Ritter said on his Telegram channel, sharing a screenshot of the message he received from the Big Tech platform.
https://www.sott.net/article/466418-Twitter-bans-US-Marine-for-questioning-Ukraine-narrative
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Dozens of Disney employees have been arrested for child sex crimes
What's really behind Disney's opposition to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill? Amidst Disney's opposition to Florida's falsely monikered "Don't Say Gay" bill - which aims to protect children from exposure to harmful gender ideologies and activism - the company's long history of employing individuals arrested for a variety of child sex crimes has come under scrutiny. Initially, Disney executives stayed silent on the legislation - which bans teachers from pushing alternative gender identities and LGBTQ activism on Kindergarteners through third-grade students - before being pressured by its left-wing workers to oppose the bill.
https://www.sott.net/article/466419-Dozens-of-Disney-employees-have-been-arrested-for-child-sex-crimes
Dozens of Disney employees have been arrested for child sex crimes
What's really behind Disney's opposition to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill? Amidst Disney's opposition to Florida's falsely monikered "Don't Say Gay" bill - which aims to protect children from exposure to harmful gender ideologies and activism - the company's long history of employing individuals arrested for a variety of child sex crimes has come under scrutiny. Initially, Disney executives stayed silent on the legislation - which bans teachers from pushing alternative gender identities and LGBTQ activism on Kindergarteners through third-grade students - before being pressured by its left-wing workers to oppose the bill.
https://www.sott.net/article/466419-Dozens-of-Disney-employees-have-been-arrested-for-child-sex-crimes
