www.mintpressnews.com
scheerpost.com
>Winstanley has repeatedly embarrassed the British establishment by exposing its covert and deep ties to Israel and its collusion with the Israeli lobby. > >In his book Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn, Winstanley exposed in shocking detail how anti-Semitism was weaponised against the former Labour leader. > >The book would have made uncomfortable reading for his successor, Sir Keir Starmer, now Britain’s prime minister, because it documents his role in the smear campaign.
>According to CNN, one of the documents reveals that Israel maintains a nuclear weapons arsenal which, for decades, has been an [open secret](https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-modernizing-nuclear-capabilities-upgrading-production-facilities-report/). This is highly controversial, as [amendments](https://mondoweiss.net/2021/08/israels-nukes-make-us-aid-illegal/) made to US foreign assistance laws by US Senators Stuart Symington and John Glenn in 1976 make Washington's huge military aid to Israel illegal because Tel Aviv is [not a signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/israel-nukes-halt-military-aid). But successive US presidents since Richard Nixon, including [Joe Biden most recently](https://news.antiwar.com/2021/09/01/biden-and-bennett-renewed-agreement-on-israels-secret-nuclear-weapons-program/#gsc.tab=0), have agreed with their Israeli counterparts to never acknowledge Israel's approximately [90](https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat)--[300](https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/israel-might-have-many-300-nuclear-weapons-and-some-are-ocean-27011) nukes.
www.theguardian.com
>Peru’s unpopular congress is under pressure to annul a controversial law, dubbed the “pro-organized crime” law, which experts argue weakens the fight against extortion and assassination by no longer classifying them as organized crime, which carries stiffer penalties. > >Moreover, the law stipulates that to carry out raids on suspected criminals, police and prosecutors must wait for their legal representatives to be present before conducting an operation. In practice, this can mean hours of waiting, allowing suspects to destroy evidence or otherwise frustrate the process. > >"A raid is an investigative mechanism that requires surprise," said Solis, adding that the law was instigated by "people in political positions who are being investigated for corruption". > >It is perhaps no coincidence that Boluarte -- whose [disapproval rating](https://elcomercio.pe/politica/gobierno/dina-boluarte-la-desaprobacion-a-la-presidenta-llega-al-92-y-es-la-mas-alta-de-su-gestion-ejecutivo-gobierno-datum-internacional-noticia/) reached a record low of 92% according to the polls this month -- was herself subject to a [raid on her home amid allegations swirling around her collection of Rolex watches and luxury jewellery](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/06/perus-embattled-president-dismisses-rolexgate-investigation-as-a-smoke-scr) in April.
www.theguardian.com
>Ian Brossat, a former Paris councillor and now a senator representing the French Communist party, called for SUVs to be banned in Paris. “This is not the first incident of its kind, and the dangerous nature of SUVs has already been pointed out on several occasions. We owe it to this young man to realise the scale of the problem and draw all the consequences,” Brossat told the Nouvel Obs.
www.aljazeera.com
>Facing [US sanctions](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/18/cuba-hundreds-protest-long-blackouts-tight-economy), Cuba has long relied on subsidised Venezuelan oil, but that supply is increasingly precarious as Venezuela [grapples with its own economic woes](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/28/venezuelan-opposition-rallies-in-caracas-one-month-after-disputed-vote). And Venezuela's allies Russia and China, have failed to send enough aid to fill the gap, [despite expressions of political solidarity.](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/13/why-are-russian-warships-in-cuba)
www.nationalobserver.com
>There’s already been a vetting process to weed out some resolutions, but this one made it through, which suggests “someone in the party thinks that this is worth debating,” Young said. > >“I think this reminds us that the base of the UCP is host to a pretty substantial group of people who do not believe that climate change is real, or they don't believe that it is driven by human activity, and they think that any actions taken to transition away from fossil fuels are unnecessary.”
responsiblestatecraft.org
>"Another armed foreign intervention in Haiti will not result in the necessary Haitian-led transition to a democratic government, rather it risks further destabilizing the country, endangering more innocent people, and entrenching the current, illegitimate regime," several members of Congress [wrote](https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-08-Letter-to-Secretary-Blinken-on-Kenya-Led-Haiti-Intervention.pdf) in a December open letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. > >Manpower and lack of planning are not the only challenges. A [long history](https://www.justsecurity.org/84475/as-haitis-last-10-lawmakers-terms-expire-political-transition-must-take-priority-over-military-intervention/) of American meddling and propping up corrupt regimes in Haiti's politics also casts an ominous shadow of doubt over the Biden administration's [claims](https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-press-availability-51/) that its strategy even aligns with Haitian interests. > >Haiti's 2010-2011 presidential election looms particularly large. After interfering in the election on his behalf in November 2010, the U.S. imposed [sanctions](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-imposes-sanctions-former-haitian-president-over-drug-trafficking-2024-08-20/) on former president Michel Martelly this August for charges related to drug-trafficking, with one American official citing the role he and other figures have played in "perpetuating the ongoing crisis in Haiti."
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This seems to be the actual indictment, in case anyone wants to read it:
https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-09/u.s._v._kalashnikov_and_afanasyeva_indictment_0.pdf
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The Carter Center (cited by that BBC piece) is funded by various western governments including the US, as well as CIA-affiliated regime-change orgs like the National Endowment for Democracy. They are not a neutral party.
The "pro-Kremlin" smear is similarly questionable as it is promoted by the same groups.
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Are there any problems with this particular story? I found it to be mostly collating current thought about BCI and its applications.
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Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvyULepxgw4
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This article is literally quoting the official press release of the committee's chairman:
Dr. Fauci claimed that the “6 feet apart” social distancing recommendation promoted by federal health officials was likely not based on any data. He characterized the development of the guidance by stating “it sort of just appeared.”
Dr. Fauci acknowledged that the lab leak hypothesis is not a conspiracy theory.
Dr. Fauci admitted that America’s vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase vaccine hesitancy in the future.